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Pockets
of Wyrm-worshipers meet in secluded fens and the basements of
slums throughout Telgard. Although the Church denys their power,
they are more widespread and have more influence then is believed.
Evil priests worship H'roathyll, the Wyrm, who is rumored to
be the father of the Dragons and the Dark One. They learn magic
for dark purposes and train as assasins. Funding comes from
organized crime. Diguise is an essential skill for these believers,
as is a small weapon proficiency. Cult doctrine states that
members must be armed at all times and ready to aid the Dark
One when he returns.
The
cult is ruled by a Council of Thirteen, but unlike the Dark
Order do not have a Matriarch or Patriarch, though the two
organizations are remarkably similar. The obedience of members
of the Cult is legendary; learned cult members will reveal
nothing even under threat of execution, for they fear the
power of the Wyrm more. However, some of the more zealous
members of the Church of Telgard have discovered that a Cultist
may be tortured, such that the pain caused makes him forget
his fear of the Wyrm. While the Church officially frowns on
torture, some inquisitors would rather suffer the consequences
and that the price is worth digging out the Wyrm.
The
largest presence of the cult seems to be in Korresh; not because
the humans are more evil, but because they are more successful
at trade. After that, the cult's strongest presence is in
Mirg, where they often corrupt worshippers of the Serpent.
It is not known exactly how widespread the Cult is; the Church
regularly stamps out nests of cultists, but more always seem
to spring up.
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