Bloodband

gnarrkonz hell'tranokk lozhra liukra'tozhaChaos shall bring forth its form onto the world
— Bloodband Motto and Passage from the Grak'Knorr

The Bloodband is a collection of cults that sprouted up around Ossalimar as a group connected through blood rituals to the princes of the Demonic Realms. They are aiming to release an apocalyptic wave of demonic energies across the realm to serve at the will of their lords.

Description

Over the years, different cults worshipping under the Lords and Ladies of the Demonic Realms found themselves always overturned by the works of different adventurers and guards. After the time of the Bornassi, many of these followers found themselves scattered in different splinters of existence across Ossalimar. After a time, Sharin Whitemane gathered some of the more influential among their ranks to gather together the cults under one banner. A group that would allow the cults to thrive from a shared set of resources and understanding throughout the realm. The main issue was understanding how to make this structure work through a hierarchy. The question of how to worship all the demonic figures was core to planning this new structure. Sharin was to be in charge, for they were not only a chosen of Vazris, the leader of the Demons, but they had gathered the founding members of the Bloodband together. From there, Sharin defined five other major factions that would work as their own sects under the command of Sharin and their direct followers. Over the years, as new members following other prominent demons joined the Bloodband, smaller factions have developed intensely focused on developing their own capabilities and wishes throughout the world. This has led some to believe there is an abundance of disconnected cults that appear throughout the world, but instead they are connected through the power of the Bloodband.

Bloodband

Basic Information

Type	Cult
Leader	Sharin Whitemane
Favored patrons	Vazris Ba'kraazok Klaz'ronaer Lekesh Shustuth Ulza'zrosak
Goals	Gather power, members, and knowledge to unleash the demonic presence onto the mortal plane.

Membership

Notable Members	Korin Bloodstone Shin Marison Tolderick Massiera

Factions

Faction	Patron	Leader	Distinction
Crimson Spirits	Vazris, Prince of Demons	Sharin Whitemane (They/Them, Grassfolk)	Blood Magic and Secrecy
Those of Hungry Eyes	Ba'kraazok, The Flesh Devourer	Tormyr Gristleteeth (He/They, Giantkin)	Cannibalism and Rats
Bone Wraiths	Klaz'ronaer, Lord of Undeath	Korin Bloodstone (He/Him, Half-Elf)	Undeath and Control
Shadow Keepers	Lekesh, Lady of the Darkened Depths	Evelyn Marqenna (She/Her, Human)	Shadows and Stealth
Oceanariate	Shustuth, Prince of the Malithrot	Lothris Morana (They/She, Aquan Elementra)	Ocean Living and Erosion
Carrion Terrors	Ulza'zrosak, Marquis of the Rotted Wastes	Gorn (They/Them, Dhampir)	Rotting Flesh

Notable Members

Name	Pronouns	Description
Sharin Whitemane	They/Them	Grassfolk Leader of the Bloodband and Crimson Spirits. They were taught hemocraft and dark secrets from their Lord Vazris, these allowed them to gather together those under a banner of bringing the Abyss onto the mortal realm. However, it also left them with scarring across most of their body, to hide this, they wear multiple layers and a white mask.
Korin Bloodstone	He/Him	Half-Elf Leader of the Bone Wraiths. Patriarch of the Bloodstone family, Korin was one of the founding members of the Bloodband, and has been the leader of the Bone Wraiths since its inception. While not a follower of the Bloodmaester, Korin was taught hemocraft to heal those in his family and extend his own life.
Evelyn Marqenna	She/Her	Human Leader of the Shadow Keepers. The most recent of the faction leaders to be added among their ranks, Evelyn made a name for herself as an assassin and shadowed follower of Lekesh. There are some in the Bloodband who say she was once among the Order of Shadows or Saitodian, giving her a notoriety that was rare to come by in the Bloodband. She seems to have potential with Necromantic magics as well as dashing in the darkness and shadows.
Shin Marison	She/Her	Oni Follower of Ba'kraazok. Shin has been the leader of a small group of followers under Those of Hungry Eyes. She spent time attempting to summon a follower of Ba'kraazok in the north of the Daunka Province, until she was thwarted by a group of adventurers, now she seeks revenge. She is one of the few members of the Angles of Flesh cult that she worked alongside in the north of the Province. In seeking her revenge, she has returned to the hidden base of the Bloodband.
Tolderick Massiera	He/Him	Lycankind Member of the Shadow Keepers. As a child, Tolderick had been assigned to seek out information from within the Obsidian Forge. He worked through the ranks and now acts as a Ruby within the Grantour archive.

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