Cult of the Green Lady
| Cult of the Green Lady | |
|---|---|
| Alignment: | Lawful Neutral |
| Founded: | 586 CY |
| Leader: | Amariss, formerly Nohrtan |
| Members: | Worshippers of Wee Jas |
| Headquarters: | Cairn of the Green Lady, Diamond Lake |
The Cult of the Green Lady is a small sect of Wee Jas who venerate the Green Lady from her cairn near Diamond Lake.
Description
The Cult of the Green Lady] operates out of their mistress's tomb, known as the Cairn of the Green Lady. These brooding cultists dress in green robes and are quick to threaten outsiders. Though once forbidden from entering Diamond Lake by Governor-Mayor Lanod Neff, the Cult of the Green Lady is tolerated within the town, mainly because they maintain and protect the Diamond Lake Boneyard.
The cult has always had about three dozen members, or so.[1] numbers about forty individuals[2] in 595 CY and is led by a charming priestess named Amariss. Devotees of the Green Lady honor their patron with mournful prayers to the departed and mysterious explorations of the hills surrounding Diamond Lake.
The cult are known for their fanaticism. They are "brooding" and "quick to threaten outsiders"[3] and some members have even chosen to face certain death, claiming the Green Lady would protect them. They are known for saying things like, "Death comes to us all, and I look forwardto the great beyond."[4]
The cult also owns a ten-man sailboat, dubbed the Harkness, which cultists use to make the journey back and forth across the lake. They are known to give "bothersome sermons on the exquisite beauty of death and the arcane prowess of the Dark-Eyed Lady."[2]
History
In 586 CY, a Fruzti cleric of Wee Jas, was visited by the Green Lady in a dream. This man, Nohrtan, was entreated by the Green Lady to gather followers to protect her tomb from heathens. Nohrtan set off on a long pilgrimage, stretching from the Thillonrian Peninsula to the Cairn Hills, gaining converts along the way. Nohrtan and his fellow cultists finally reached Diamond Lake in 591 CY. Other members at the time included Olan, Lehja, and Willam of Tenh.[5]
By 595 CY, the mantle of leadership had been passed on to Amariss (LN female human cleric 6).[6] Nohrtan's fate is unknown, though it is likely he died when Doomgrinder crossed the path of the camp of the Jasian cultists and he refused to leave. He and some few others "[stood] in the path of this infernal beast of destruction".[1]
Diamond Lake's overcrowded cemetery "used to be a great source of bodies for medical students in the Free City and unscrupulous necromancers, but the Cult of the Green Lady has put a stop to that."[2]
References
Notes
Citations
- ↑ a b LT3 The Doomgrinder (1998), p.20.
- ↑ a b c "Backdrop: Diamond Lake". Dungeon #124 (Jul 2005), p.63
- ↑ Age of Worms Overload (2005), p.23.
- ↑ Age of Worms Overload (2005), p.20.
- ↑ LT3 The Doomgrinder (1998), p.19-20.
- ↑ Age of Worms Overload (2005), p.23.
Bibliography
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