Highborns are individuals selected, through their bloodline, to rule over the general populace. The majority of political positions require one to be a Highborn, and they are afforded a number of additional capabilities by the Archus of the Split Lands.
Highborns have a black arrowhead tattooed on the back of their hand, granted to them by the Archus.
Those who have committed particularly heinous crimes in the Split Lands are branded with Penance Glyphs - powerful enchantments that allow anyone with the mark of a Highborn to force them to obey their verbal commands.