Order of the Graceful Bones

he secret society known as the Order of the Graceful Bones is an organisation that has learned to harness the power of an imprisoned god.
The god was imprisoned in an artefact dating from a past Age. Although xer name has been long since forgotten, their power has not waned, and the society has created rituals that allow them to channel the strength and knowledge of the god in order to gain magical power far in exess of their own. Deities are sapient creatures, in law and in society, and draining one in this way is a form of human sacrifice - no different to drawing the power out of a living being. As part of thier initiation, members are required to show their commitment by having the symbol of the god carved into their bones, creating a link that allows them to channel the power of the god, and to wear a silver ring that knows a personally devastating secret, which bond them to the society. In the event that they act against one of their fellows, the secret will immediately become public knowledge.
Members of the society are high-ranking professonals, politicians, doctors, community leaders, and members of the clergy and the military. Although they take a vow to use their powers for the good of humankind, this does not offset the fact that the source of their power is maleficarum: the abuse of human remains. Magical power is the lifeblood of a god, and using one like this - even a forgotten and unworshipped god - is tantamount to human sacrifice. If discovered, membership of the society would be a capital crime.

Type

Secret, Occult