The Eye of Ar-Seid

The Eye of Ar-Seid, also known as Keepers of the Shadow Hoard or Wearers of Black, was a semi-religious evil organization venerating undead dragons, or dracoliches, founded by Revelor, a powerful wizard. Revelor possessed great power, in a manner similar to Valethar and Khelben "Blackstaff" Arumon. In Revelor's case however, the additional power was brought by dreams of godhood and madness, and he came to believe in time that "Dragons shall rule the world entirely once more" and began to work toward that goal, fighting the several armies of Akeroth and even the God Ius along the way. While Revelor has died, he was risen as his true form Ar-seid, and fallen again, his cult lived on, and continued to threaten the land of Akeroth.
The Eye of Ar-Seid venerated dragons, Ar-Seid in particular, and specifically any of his children. They reanimated the gargantuan corpses as powerful and fell dracoliches. The Cult acted as an information network for its draconian "masters", brought riches as offerings, and encouraged evil dragons to become dracoliches. Their belief was that dracoliches were destined to one day rule Akeroth and beyond. They could become inhabited by objects which were created in their image, especially with the image of the Eye.

Cultists of Ar-Seid

Public Agenda

The Eye of Ar-Seid's main activities was to gather intelligence for the dragons of Akeroth, contribute treasure for their hoards, and aid them in any way possible, in an attempt to gain the cooperation of these dragons. They were also able to make preparations for these evil dragons to transform into dracoliches, and guard dragon lairs, sometimes containing dragon eggs or hatchlings, while these dragons went hunting or raiding.
In exchange, the members of the Eye of Ar-Seid would seek permission to use the dragons' lairs for shelter and ask for help from the dragons if they were ever called upon using the rings of dragons.
The Cult was active throughout the Realm but was especially powerful in Erstone and the Northern Peaks, where dragons were particularly abundant. Cult member activities included gathering information on particularly rich caravans to be raided, stealing unique items to be offered to their masters, and leading raids against their enemies (who, in their minds, were all those who might oppose the rulership of the dragons). Senior members of the Cult were given the secret of the creation of dracoliches and each was also in possession of a ring of dragons. The keepers used these to protect themselves against assailants.
The cult was not against legitimate commercial activities, and as such, it had several merchant members who used their well-earned money to fund cult projects