4411-Order of the Eight Demons

The is a  of the, god of fire and war. The order emerged from bloody schism just over five years ago when female clerics of the chose to chart their own destiny. The separatists toppled the establishment with sudden violence and have quickly become the dominant Agrikan religious order in the, while also controlling a keep and substantial lands in the.

Like the from whom they split, the  places a high degree of emphasis on divination through the interpretation of signs, portents, and omens in a variety of forms. In addition to astrology and an Agrikan form of tarot, they examine sacrificial entrails or blood spatter and the dancing shapes of flames or sulfurous smoke.

What sets the order apart is its all-female membership and dogmatic emphasis on pain, particularly the agony of childbirth. Pain holds a special place for most Agrikans, whether inflicting or enduring it, and many orders of the faith perform some sort of ritualized self-mutilation, such as tattooing, branding, or flagellation. The torture of captives or sacrificial victims is also common. But for the priestesses of the, the concept is central to their identity. One of their core tenets is that there is no pain as exquisite as that of birthing a child; in this state, the is thought to be as close to the divine as possible. By extension, the mere fact of their sex makes women more godly and thus more apt to truly comprehend the ways of their harsh god. In addition, the has earned a grim reputation for the sexual torture of male captives and sacrificial victims.

First edition
4411- was published in 2018 by Columbia Games (CGI) with the printed version carrying the part 4411. The article describes the order's history and current situation, membership and recruitment, organization and practices, and scriptures and lore.

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