55 lines
2.0 KiB
Markdown
55 lines
2.0 KiB
Markdown
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type: faction
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alignment: Chaotic Evil
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leader: "[[High Pontiff Vosseth]]"
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# The Hand of Ruin
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## Overview
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A secret apocalyptic cult that worships the [[Primordial Wrath]] as a divine force of chaos and renewal. They believe the current world is stagnant and corrupt; only by unleashing the Wrath can creation be purified and remade.
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## Structure
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| Rank | Title | Description |
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| 1 | Pontiff | Supreme leader — [[High Pontiff Vosseth]] |
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| 2 | Keeper | Regional commander (e.g., [[Keeper Valdrek]], [[Keeper Malachar]]) |
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| 3 | Herald | Elite enforcer; one for each seal (six total) |
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| 4 | Witness | Cell leader; manages one ritual site |
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| 5 | Chosen | Full member; sworn through blood ritual |
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| 6 | Ember | Initiate; not yet blood-sworn |
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## Goals
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- Shatter all seven seal anchors
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- Free the [[Primordial Wrath]]
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- Remake the world in elemental chaos
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## Methods
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- Infiltration of noble courts and institutions
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- Blood rituals to weaken seal anchors
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- Binding dragons and elementals as weapons
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- Manufacturing wars to distract nations
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- Assassination of those who learn too much
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## Known Cells
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| Cell | Location | Leader | Status |
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| Eastmarch Cell | [[Eastmarch]] | Keeper Valdrek | Destroyed (Arc 1) |
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| Ironheart Cell | [[Ironheart Mine]] | Witness Graven | Destroyed (Arc 2) |
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| Sunken Cell | [[Sunken Spire]] | [[Mistress Veyla]] | Destroyed (Arc 2) |
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| Thronewood Cell | [[Thronewood]] | Keeper Malachar | Destroyed (Arc 2) |
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| Dragon Court Cell | [[Heart of the Mountain]] | [[Morgra, the Ashen Matron]] | Destroyed (Arc 3) |
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| Citadel Cell | [[Citadel of Sundering]] | [[High Pontiff Vosseth]] | Final stronghold |
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## Symbols
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- **Sigil:** A downward spiral with seven cracks radiating outward
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- **Colors:** Black and ash gray
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- **Uniform:** Black robes with gray spiral on the left breast (higher ranks have more cracks filled in)
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- **Holy text:** The *Canticle of Sundering* — a book prophesying the world's destruction and rebirth
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