Verlin's Hand
In 1002 of the 4th age, when Whitwen became emperor of Elysium he gave his spiritual advisor and trusted friend Verlin a simple command: Find all the sorcerers and magicians in the empire and beyond, and strip them of their powers by any means.
To carry out this task, Verlin was given absolut authority and a wealth of ressources at his disposal, with it he established an order of witch hunters. An elite group of assassins trained to hunt and capture sorceress and similar creatures whos blood ran with spontaneous magical powers.
The recruits was plucked among death-row prisoners, soldiers exiled for excessive violence, cruel bandit leaders and such hopeless and evil men, that they wouldn't think twice if they were ordered to kill a newborn child. These were to be Verlins will and hand.
Sometimes they killed the sorceress they found, but often they captured them and brought them to Voidfang Fortress, the base of operations for the organisation. Rumours say that they devised a tortuous method to suck them of their powers and soul, leaving behind an empty husk sometimes seen in the service of Verlin.
As many sorceress fled the empire, The Hand evolved into an international organisation without borders, whispered in fear upon the lips of the hiding mages, seeking refuge in the lawless corners of the world, never feeling truly safe.
Type
Military, Special Operations Force
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