The Claret Orders

Hundreds of years ago, a fell power exerted its dark will over Wildemount, corrupting its outlying townships and spreading chaos among its people. Undeath washed over grave sites like a plague, shadowed beasts stalked the midnight woods, and the influence of fiends befouled even Wildemount’s purest souls. In the eleventh hour, a priest of the Matron of Ravens named Trence Orman prayed for a way to protect his flock. The Matron’s inspiration came in the form of long-hidden knowledge: the secrets to blood magic. Taking his gifts, Trence trained his most trusted warriors in these techniques, giving a portion of their humanity in exchange for the power to defend their people. This marked the origin of the Claret Orders, and the first Blood Clerics and Blood Hunters. The Claret Orders work in relative secrecy, as the nature of their abilities are largely misunderstood and often lead to persecution. Their numbers are small, as the price is great and the Orders only accept those strong of heart with little to lose. Small sects of the Orders have ventured West to wander the lands of Tal’Dorei in recent years, keeping out of the public eye and remaining vigilant to the signs of familiar darkness undermining the region.

Public Agenda

Goals
The Creed of the Claret Orders asks its followers to commit their lives to the hunt of entities and creatures that threaten the sanctity of life and joy. While the sacrifice is great, the reward is the continued existence of purity and good in the world. The Orders strive to protect those who cannot protect themselves from the shadows, taking no credit for their deeds or reward for their services, beyond the means to live and travel. Some have strayed, focusing on building a fortune for themselves, but should word of such intent make it back to the heads of the Orders, and their actions begin to threaten the innocents they’ve sworn to protect, they may find themselves the hunted.

Foreign Relations

The Claret Orders have no alliance or allegiance to any standing government or group. Solitary in action and discrete in display, they’ve not yet drawn the attention of many factions in Tal’Dorei. However, it is only a matter of time before curious eyes begin to seek answers to questions about these dark guardians and their true nature.

Tenets of Faith

“As blood flows through and invigorates the body, so faith flows through and invigorates the soul. Ever remember this: Thy blood and thy faith are one in the same. Spill not thy blood nor that of another heedlessly, but do not hesitate to spill either when the cause is just.” —From the Crimson Canon, a holy text of the Claret Orders

Legislative Body

Figures of Interest

Claret Director Teresa Dulamar Dwarf Blood Cleric of Ravens. Head of the Claret Orders in Tal’Dorei, she mostly stays within Kymal as an information nexus for her hunters who play sentinel to these newer lands. Collected and seemingly cold, she keeps her compassion hidden before the untrusted riffraff.
Hunter Jorick LaMensh Human Blood Hunter. Right hand to Teresa Dulamar and capable member of the Order of the Profane Soul, his hatred for fiends and their making of pawns of good people is only matched by his skill with a blade.