The dark elves of Sheoloth have known the power of the Dark Mother for centuries, they have always been ruled, controlled, coerced and guided by these powerful matriarchs in their lives and the Sprawling City has grown from strength to strength. But, there is another power, a power that keeps the Dark Mother wary for it stands for the male who refuses to be controlled, guided, cowed or otherwise dominated.
The Church of the Killer.
The Killer, the dominant male hand of battle that provides the priestess of the Dark Mother with military might. An important ally, and a friend to keep an eye on lest he grow too powerful for them to handle. Yet, the Killer is one of those necessary evils required to keep the city out of the hands of those who would wish to do it harm.
It craws the priestesses of the Dark Mother that they must treat these males as equal, but for some reason it is their goddesses’ command and those who disobey find themselves executed by a man working for the Killer’s church. A public and very showy execution where the Killer’s motives are surely made manifest as much as his desires.
The Killer’s secrets are exposed here in this book that brings to light the day to day lives of his priesthood. New magic spells to help dark elf Player Characters cut a bloody swathe in battle, new equipment and new information on the Killer’s violent cult all reside in this tome, the second of the Cults of Sheoloth series that dives into the cults of the Sprawling City in more detail.
Just hope that you do not become a target for the Tavari Order, a group of assassins that operates within Sheoloth, brought to light for the first time with two options for the mysterious order that presents two radically different faces.
Welcome to the Killer’s Church, step in, shed some blood.
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Esper Degrayne (dark elf/m/Assassin/Master) this dark elf is one of the many actors (assassins) that work the theatre for their master. Esper is a talented writer, playwright and dark elf comedian (note: dark elf comedy is often bloody, fatal and entirely unpleasant for the butt of the joke. How many knives does it take to change the pitch of a surface elf’s voice? For example) that has performed far and wide across the many notable cities of the dark elf’s underground kingdom.
Esper tends to wear a variety of costumes, carries several concealed knives and has a penchant for poison in his assassinations. He is a master of disguise and no one really knows what he truly looks like, he spends his days being a million different people (his exaggeration) and it is hard to know where the fake Esper ends and the real one begins.
Esper delights in highly complex and comedic deaths of his victims and was partly responsible for the mix-up during the performance of the Massacre of Zendrith. Apparently the mass mayhem and death during the battle scene where he switched out the hooded slaves for the noble’s entourage is considered, by him at least, to be supremely funny.
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There'll be full stat blocks for these guys and gals btw, like I did with the Dark Mother.
