Norns

A cryptic cult that produces tomes of prophecy and fate. They have libraries of future history protected by clockwork guardians. They have developed intricate clockwork mechanisms which they've used to make advanced prosthesis.

Structure

High priest, priest, acolyte

Public Agenda

To gather knowledge from the far corners of the globe and decipher Krynja's will

Assets

Silver, gold, libraries, monasteries

Mythology & Lore

Krynja's search for forbidden knowledge

Cosmological Views

They believe the sky is the goddess's mantle encompassing the earth

Tenets of Faith

To collect knowledge, discern the unknown

Ethics

They don't interact much with the outside and sacrifice body parts for knowledge

Worship

Meditation, copying manuscripts, speaking little

Priesthood

Priests wear black hoods with silver lining and stern ivory masks

Granted Divine Powers

Prophetic visions, some kind of true sight

Political Influence & Intrigue

Their seers are used by kings to predict the future

Sects

The sects have no, discernable, features to outsiders. Some groups perform animal and human sacrifices which are seen as sacrilegious by the main body.