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The Brotherhood of the Whip, also called the Brothers of the Whip, was a [[Nova Vaasan]] gang of [[bandit]]s, [rebellion]], and [[fiendish cult]] founded and led by the [[Black Duke]] under the guise of a mighty and skilled [[human]] man-at-arms.<ref name="Van Richten's Guide to Fiends p. 71">[[Van Richten's Guide to Fiends]] p. 71</ref> His group of cultists provided a virtual army to inflict devastation and fear<ref name="Van Richten's Guide to Fiends p. 71">[[Van Richten's Guide to Fiends]] p. 71</ref> in the service of their seeming "bandit king".<ref name="Gaz V p. 42">[[Gazetteer V]] p. 42</ref> The Brotherhood's activity climaxed with the destruction of [[Drataan]], then then largest community in [[Ehrendton]]<ref name="Gaz V p. 42">[[Gazetteer V]] p. 42</ref> | |||
The Brotherhood of the Whip, also called the Brothers of the Whip, was a [[Nova Vaasan]] gang of [[bandit]]s, [[rebellion]], and [[fiendish cult]] founded and led by the [[Black Duke]] under the guise of a mighty and skilled [[human]] man-at-arms.<ref name="Van Richten's Guide to Fiends p. 71">[[Van Richten's Guide to Fiends]] p. 71</ref> His group of cultists provided a virtual army to inflict devastation and fear<ref name="Van Richten's Guide to Fiends p. 71">[[Van Richten's Guide to Fiends]] p. 71</ref> in the service of their seeming "bandit king".<ref name="Gaz V p. 42">[[Gazetteer V]] p. 42</ref> The Brotherhood's activity climaxed with the destruction of [[Drataan]], then then largest community in [[Ehrendton]]<ref name="Gaz V p. 42">[[Gazetteer V]] p. 42</ref> | |||
According to the journal of [[Lertan Scarhand]], one of the Black Duke's lieutenants, the Black Duke inducted new members with a [[temptation]] and make the new member swear an [[oath]] of service as part of a perverse [[ritual]] of black magic. Decades later, [[Dr. van Richten]] identified this as a [[blood oath ritual]] giving the fiend power over the oathmakers and allow the fiend to always know their locations.<ref>[[Van Richten's Guide to Fiends]] p. 61-65</ref> | According to the journal of [[Lertan Scarhand]], one of the Black Duke's lieutenants, the Black Duke inducted new members with a [[temptation]] and make the new member swear an [[oath]] of service as part of a perverse [[ritual]] of black magic. Decades later, [[Dr. van Richten]] identified this as a [[blood oath ritual]] giving the fiend power over the oathmakers and allow the fiend to always know their locations.<ref>[[Van Richten's Guide to Fiends]] p. 61-65</ref> | ||
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Despite the defeat of Ironhand and his knights, the Brotherhood of the Whip was eventually broken up.<ref>Van Richten's Guide to Fiends p. 62</ref> The Black Duke was never apprehended, having seemingly disappeared around the time of the Brotherhood's downfall. Dr. van Richten speculates the Black Duke is forming new and [[violent]] cults elsewhere.<ref name="Van Richten's Guide to Fiends p. 71">[[Van Richten's Guide to Fiends]] p. 71</ref> | Despite the defeat of Ironhand and his knights, the Brotherhood of the Whip was eventually broken up.<ref>Van Richten's Guide to Fiends p. 62</ref> The Black Duke was never apprehended, having seemingly disappeared around the time of the Brotherhood's downfall. Dr. van Richten speculates the Black Duke is forming new and [[violent]] cults elsewhere.<ref name="Van Richten's Guide to Fiends p. 71">[[Van Richten's Guide to Fiends]] p. 71</ref> | ||
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The Brotherhood of the Whip, also called the Brothers of the Whip, was a Nova Vaasan gang of bandits, rebellion, and fiendish cult founded and led by the Black Duke under the guise of a mighty and skilled human man-at-arms.[1] His group of cultists provided a virtual army to inflict devastation and fear[1] in the service of their seeming "bandit king".[2] The Brotherhood's activity climaxed with the destruction of Drataan, then then largest community in Ehrendton[2]
According to the journal of Lertan Scarhand, one of the Black Duke's lieutenants, the Black Duke inducted new members with a temptation and make the new member swear an oath of service as part of a perverse ritual of black magic. Decades later, Dr. van Richten identified this as a blood oath ritual giving the fiend power over the oathmakers and allow the fiend to always know their locations.[3]
The depredations of the Brotherhood did not go without reprisal, as recounted in The Beast of Ehrendton by Sir Armand Ironhand ten years after the fact. In approximately 685 BC[2], Sir Ironhand led a group of mighty knights to best the Blake Duke, not knowing the fiend's true nature. The Black Duke faced them alone, revealed its true form, and single-handedly defeated them all. All of the knights but Ironhand and Jess d’Lurien perished, the final two allowed to escape by the Black Duke.[4]
Despite the defeat of Ironhand and his knights, the Brotherhood of the Whip was eventually broken up.[5] The Black Duke was never apprehended, having seemingly disappeared around the time of the Brotherhood's downfall. Dr. van Richten speculates the Black Duke is forming new and violent cults elsewhere.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Van Richten's Guide to Fiends p. 71
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Gazetteer V p. 42
- ↑ Van Richten's Guide to Fiends p. 61-65
- ↑ Van Richten's Guide to Fiends p. 36-38
- ↑ Van Richten's Guide to Fiends p. 62
Pages in category "The Brotherhood of the Whip"
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