50 CHAPTER 2 | FAITHS OF KHORVAIRE
THE DARK SIX
The Dark Six and the Sovereign Host are
opposite sides of the same coin. If you believe it
one you inherently believe in the other; the only
question is whether you fear or revere the Dark
Six. The principles of the faith are the same:
just like the Sovereigns, the Six are with us at all
times. They shape the world and speak to those
who will listen.
In general, the Sovereigns represent values
tied to civilization: Law, community, trade,
industry, agriculture, honor in war. The Dark
Six embody dangerous concepts: Death, chaos
and change, the destructive powers of nature,
treachery in battle, dark magic and monsters,
passion and madness. Those who worship the
Sovereigns fear these things; those who revere
the Six embrace them and don’t consider them
to be evil. If you’re a barbarian, it’s the Fury
who unleashes your rage. If you’re an assassin,
you walk the path of the Mockery as opposed to
that of Dol Arrah.
The creatures of Droaam generally revere the
Dark Six. Humanity sees the Shadow as a villain
who gave the harpy her voice and the medusa
her gaze; to the harpy and the medusa, this
makes the Shadow a hero.THE BLOOD OF VOL
- Each one of us has a spark of divinity
within our blood and our spirit. Find that
power within. - Death is the end, Dolurrh is oblivion, and
if the gods exist they are cruel. Stand with
those you care for; all we have is this life
and each other.
Because of its association with necromancy and
the undead, many people believe that the Blood
of Vol embraces death and that its followers
wish to become undead. Neither of these things
are true. The Seekers of the Divinity Within
(as the faithful call themselves) don’t ZM^MZMthe
undead; they believe that once someone has
died you might as well put the corpse to use.
But the spark of divinity is tied to both blood
and soul, and the Seekers believe that the
undead can never fully harness its power. The
vampires and mummies of the Blood of Vol
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to guide and protect the living. They’re martyrs,
not something to envy.
Public opinion of the Blood of Vol is often
colored by the actions of the Order of the
Emerald Claw. This extremist sect serves a lich
known as the Queen of Death, and employs
undead and necromancy in acts of terror. Most
Seekers have no love for the Emerald Claw and
don’t support its actions.