Host of the Faithful

Roughly three percent of Thrane’s citizens worship the Sovereign Host instead of the Silver Flame. Modest shrines to the Sovereign Host can be found in most of the nation’s major settlements, although they pale next to the Silver Flame’s magnificent and ostentatious cathedrals. Groups who worship the deities of the Sovereign Host are collectively called the Host of the Faithful. They can trace their lineage back through centuries of Thrane’s history, and they are as much citizens of the nation as those who hold the Silver Flame as infallible. By ignoring them, the theocracy relegates the Host of the Faithful to second-class citizens.
In an incendiary postwar culture, worshipers of the Sovereign Host must remain vigilant and find quiet ways to legitimize their religion. Religious intolerance does not pervade Thrane’s society, but devout followers of one religion remember those who openly practice other religions. Many members of the Host choose to hide their religious affiliation, pretending to revere the Silver Flame while attending secret services for the Sovereign Host. While the theocracy tolerates such activity when it is found, Flame devotees are sometimes less forgiving.
Characters with any connection to the Sovereign Host who spend time in Thrane will hear about the Host of the Faithful. They might be called upon to help Arawai-worshiping farmers fi nd the zealous Flame-worshipers who have been slaughtering their livestock, or they might serve as escort for a merchant who worships Kol Korran and learn more about the religious intolerance he faces whenever he trades in Flamekeep. Characters with family ties to House Cannith might be called upon to help worshipers of Onatar (god of artifice and the forge) build a shrine in Flamekeep and deal with the more violent opponents of the project.

Type

Secret, Religious sect