The Crimson Crusade
The Crimson Crusade is shrouded in mystery. All that is really known about the creation of the group is a Charismatic and very strong Paladin know as Guthix preaching to anyone who would listen about the calling of the blood god. Many saw him as a mad man and was easily ignored however the message was attracting the downtrodden and poorer folk of society aswell as old veterans of the Dungeon War that made many disillusioned with the gods. The message was that of revolution, Guthix stated that his god had spoke to him of the Tyrant Gods that use fate against all. All gods were guilty of this sin and used mortals as their play things. However this entity also promised to bestow great gifts to his followers to give them ability to fight their enemies. Eventually the Cult grew to an alarming number and when the Empires finally decided to make their move they had simply disappeared without a trace. Not a single trace was found of them only whispered mention in the underbelly of most cities or the tales of surviving tribal members that entered the cities and towns.
Guthix is a full blooded Orc and most of the Crusades mission have been located in the Dwarven Kingdom. The Cult mainly consists of Orcs and Dwarven folk however there are a mixture of races that swell the number. Reports of their magic being blood related as made many Arcanists interested in capturing some members to exploit this magic for their own use but to this day no one has able to capture one alive. Before their disappearance many reports of the Crusade around dungeons were frequent however due to the nature of the dungeons themselves no evidence was ever found to support these claims.
Few things are recorded about this blood god however through the small amount of texts that had been recorded of whisperings, burnt parchments recovered and rumours have been put together. The Cults God we believe is named Kizaru and has a strange triangular pattern to their eyes. No pictures have ever been recovered of their god fully however many pictures have been recovered of a huge eye with a strange pattern in the Iris. Also pictures recovered have entities that seem to dance around seem to be a mixture of Infernal and Abyssal heritage. Many references also have been noted that this 'God' is asleep or dead and the whole purpose of the Cult is to awaken their god and ascend them to power.
The symbol of the Crusade appears to be a golden chalice with Rubies surrounding the top half with all instances there appears to be either black or red liquid pouring from the chalice. This difference in liquid has no significant meaning from what the guild understands however theory has speculated that this chalice was used to anoint new members in the cult.
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