The Beldam Investigation Board

During the reign of Grand Vox, Xaram Quite Vigilant, a council, the only one to date, was held in Gemmingtown. Known as the Sole Council of Gemmingtown, the Counts of all the provinces of Beldam, gathered with the bishops and Grand Vox to discuss the rampant crime and supernatural attacks plaguing the villages and towns of Beldam. Countessa Belladonna Von Shoch, of the township of Raggart, suggested an independent group, reporting only to the high council of Counts and Clergy, be formed to investigate and attempt to enforce the law where possible, and to remove the supernatural threats where applicable.
The Council chose to appoint a local magistrate from the Villacond neighborhood of Byronne, a wise and skilled investigator with a reputation beyond reproach of the provinces and church. Her name was Magda Vollmner. Magda, or Midja, took 12 months to select her first task force. Midja chose 20 individuals, from several races, across the provinces of Beldam. Midja demanded that the task force be given complete autonomy and protected from influence. They would be funded from the general coffers of taxes collected by all the Counts from the populace. They would be allowed to retain their own wealth and would be granted complete and ad infinitum ownership of a property of her choosing, to use as their headquarters. Midja chose Gemmingtown to establish her headquarters.
The group would have jurisdiction across all of Beldam. Any provinces considered rouge or "excommunicated" would be subject as well to the authority of this investigative group and they would be free from liability or consequence when investigating such territories. Any prosecutions the group put forward would be brought directly to the High Council of Counts and Clergy for adjudication. Midja chose to name the group "The Beldam Investigation Board" or BIB. To this day, the operate in the towns and villages of Beldam as well as the forests, tombs, underground, and coasts. They are highly trained investigators with the most disciplined knowledge and integrity. They are practicioners of clerical magic and also psionic abilities.