Order of the Burning Palm

The Burning Palm was a religious cult devoted to the god Yaerrin active in the province of Kerriisk in Carufell. They had authority over three towns. Their main leader was Warren Kassett who implemented policies to make the cult more like the army of Roadon. Soldiers of the Palm wore orange robes and white masks.

History
In the 5th century of the modern era the Palm was active in Carufell trying to convert people to the devotion of Yaerrin and the shunning of all other gods. They took over Agnoor and the Nurmendemar around AeP 416 through cultural methods and not violence. However by AeP 441 they were under the control of Kassett and severely more militarized. All soldiers had an orange uniform with a white porcelain mask. They also made all their initiates brand themselves by scarrin their right hands with fire. Under Kassett, the Palm began experimenting on children to creat magical soldiers like those of the old gods. To get these subjects they kidnapped children from the Silver Circle. Their only successful subject was Ingrid but she escaped their citadel several weeks before the summer solstice of AeP 441

On the night before the solstice they rescued survivors of a Mordish passenger ship including Tlaloc, Tal Silverstep, Ellenora Pimm, Buck, and Kayn. These they dropped off immediately on land but the rest they brought to Agnoor and later their capital Hundred’s Keep. Several days later they fought a battle against the Silver Circle at the river dividing their two lands. This fight was leads by Caid and Strongarm and against a force led by Thèandìl. The battle was a success and they took prisoners including the Circle’s leader. They brought them to Hundred’s Keep. There Ellenora, Ingrid, Kayn, Tal, and Tlaloc broke them out. In the escape Strongarm was killed. This group led a rebellion at Agnoor. Several days later the palm was defeated trying to defend their citadel from the Nurmendemar and Hundred’s Keep from the remnants of the Silver Circle.

The remnants of the Palm retreated to their stronghold, the town of Ley-Hilla. However about a month later Tal diplomatically organized their surrender.

Legacy
The Dawn Priest was the title of a woman who was once a member of the Order. She was involved in the research into human enchantment. After the Palm was defeated, she fled west and eventually performed the ritual on herself. She gained the power of innate magic but her body was weakened and injured. Five years after the defeat of the Palm she arrived in Curaheim. She worked there as a mage for hire. But soon the Drel’Mareath arrived. They were drawn to her and obeyed her commands. The Dawn Priest began to think of herself as a god. In the style of the Order, she painted the right hands of her Drel’Mareath red. When humans started to follow her as a god, she had them ritualistically burn their right hands. She was eventually defeated by a group of Winter’s Hand which included Deacon Valera, a former member of the Silver Circle.

Members
Warren Kassett- General

Caid- Captain

Strongarm- Captain

Dawn Priest

Appearances

 * 1) Cults of the North Session 1: To Start Again
 * 2) Cults of the North Session 4: The Battle at the River
 * 3) Cults of the North Session 5: An Alliance of Theives
 * 4) Cults of the North Session 6: In the Halls of Our Fathers
 * 5) Cults of the North Session 7: Last Bastion of the Light