The Cult of the Bloody Blade,Lawful Evil Corrupted Cult of Maal

Long banned from the courts of Maal, these people believe justice cannot be served by the faint of heart. There are crimes that must be dealt with in the most brutal and merciless manner possible—and if a few mistakes are made along the way, so be it—Maal’s wisdom is infinite, and he promised justice would come.
The members of the Cult of the Bloody Blade are a profound disappointment to other members of the courts of Maal. They are generally justiciars who showed too much zeal in the prosecution of the wicked, and becoming what they persecuted. These outcasts hold their own courts in hiding, often hauling the accused blindfolded before them, to respond to secret evidence.
These courts have their own “officers,” who are usually money-driven mercenaries, but sometimes actual fallen officers join the dark courts. These warriors form fists like other Maalites, and hunt “criminals” (defined in strange ways, depending on the dark court) with sadistic zeal.
The Cult of the Bloody Blade is quite powerful in some evil cultures, serving as their only law enforcement group. Their symbol is Maal’s longsword Justice, dripping with blood.
The cult tries to follow the same power structure as the courts of Maal. It even has three “Justices” who claim to Evil & Heretical Cults of the Tree be its central authority.
How they keep in contact with the many tendrils of the outcast cult is unclear. All the cult’s members, especially these false Justices, are considered enemies of the mainline courts of Maal. The mother church is their most implacable foe.

Doctrine

“All have the right to justice; some have more of a right than others.” —Justice Willem Baneblade

The stereotypical witch-finding inquisitor is a member of the Cult of the Bloody Blade. These cultists are so convinced they know what is right and just they’ll brutally murder children they believe have been “infected” with the criminal element. The ends justify the means.
The Cult of the Bloody Blade is unconcerned with fiends, undead, and other obviously evil powers. In fact, they might even make bargains with such beings, for the cult believes the greatest threats to the mortal races come from within, in the forms of lawlessness and anarchic magic.
They’ll torture and mutilate a known thief to track down his “ringleader.” They have no pity for criminals; if they accidentally kill an innocent, they believe Maal will make amends, for the god has guaranteed justice, in the end

Type

Religious, Cult