Bane

The Black Hand, Lord of Darkness

Clerics and paladins who follow the Lord of Darkness strive to dominate others through force of arms. They embrace strife in campaigns of conquest, viewing it as a tool to test the resolve of the faithful and break the will of enemies. Only the strong shall rise above the ranks to rule over the weak. A Banite in a position of power will rule with an iron fist and seek to douse all hopes of rebellion - pursuing all enemies mercilessly.
Banites generally celebrate no marked calendar days as holy ones. However, many of the faithful revel on Midwinter as the day when Bane was resurrected from death by bursting through the body of his son and now-dead lesser deity, Iyachtu Xvim.
The Black Altar is a plain, stone slab draped with black cloth where congregations to Bane perform private rituals. A symbol of Bane is made to hover over the altar, if possible. Many of these rituals involve a subject who is tortured and humiliated before being sacrificed.
Bane’s presence is strong around the Moonsea. In other areas, such as along the Sword Coast, Banites are less publicly accepted and tend to make their meetings and rituals secret.

Divine Classification

Order and War domains

Alignment

Lawful Evil