Hunters of Oria
The Hunters of Oria, also known as the Cult of Oria or the Cult of the Forest, is the name of the cult dedicated to the worship of Oria. Their base of operations is located in Trima, Elmawood.
| Founder(s) | Naenar Petkas |
| Leader(s) | Unknown |
History
The Hunters are thought to have been founded at some point during the 1st Era after the founding of the Warriors Guild by a subset that decided to dedicate themselves to Oria for life. The first recorded instance of the guild is in 91 AC when its first Master Warrior Naenar Petkas met with the King of Elmawood in his court.Second Era
After the founding of the First Empire of Snow the Hunters of Oria spread to the other provinces in Erilel. As such smaller subsets created their own headquarters in other capital cities and the new title of Lord Warrior was created. Lord Warriors are the leaders of their respective Reserves in the other provinces besides Elmawood. The second known Master Warrior, Jilius Demancus, wrote the book 'Silver Tongues and Bloody Hands- A biography of Naenar Petkas'. This book became notorious and was banned by the Warriors Guild as it exposed some of their worst practices. During the first rebellion, the current leader of the hunters refused to help the rebels until they proved they could win the war. After the Battle of the River of Ghosts the leader, whos name has been lost to history, joined in the rebellion. After the Second Empire was founded the hunters were not penalised for their assistance in the rebellion.Third Era
When the Dragon Empire was founded and the earth dragons moved to Elmawood, many of their riders joined the hunters as they also worshipped Oria. Not much is known about the activity of the Hunter's of Oria during the third era. The next recorded instance of them appearing is their refusal to join in the Great Rebellion and instead helping the riders and dragons.Fourth Era
After the dragons fell the hunters joined the rest of the province in the Elven Rebellion. Yusi Onip, the leader at the time, signed off on the Elven Alliance and was one of the first members of the Elven Court. From this moment and up till now the hunters have stayed mostly to themselves, the only change has been an expansion of the Peritian Reserve and the naming of Kise Resul as the Master Warrior.Structure
Initiate
New members of the Hunters of Oria, they are tasked with the mundane things like cleaning and temples and cooking food. They are also assigned as servants to a higher-ranked member.Adept
Adepts are not the lowest rank but arent much more important, they also clean and serve the higher-ranked members, but they are also tasked with hunting for food.Augur
The augurs are the members that commune with Oria herself and get visions from the goddess. They usually stay in the top floors of the buildings of the hunters or in secluded tents.Lord Warrior
Lord Warriors are the leaders of the Reserves in the provinces besides Trima and smaller regions of Elmawood. They have a lot of authority and only bow to the Master Warrior and Oria herself.Master Warrior
The Master Warrior is the supreme authority of the hunters and is appointed by Oria herself. Many have been great heroes throughout history.Orias Gusa
Founding Date
Unknown
Type
Religious, Cult
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