The Prophets of Doom are clerics, lay priests and other followers of the god Urdevaal, the god of pain and suffering. The Prophets dress in simple black and brown robes, wear plain rope sandals, and travel the roads and towns of the north, preaching gloom, doom and repentance for your sins. The Prophets often shave their heads and tattoo their skulls with religious symbols.
The Prophets are not a welcome sight among the commoners in the North, but have become more frequently encountered in recent years, especially in Mercia, Rimini and Alsberg. Within the last couple of years they have become a relatively common sight in the towns and villages along the Great North Road.
In addition to their generally unwelcome preachings, there is rumored to be a much darker side to the Prophets. Tales told in the taverns and inns tell of kidnappings, torture, and ritual sacrifices made to the Prophets' bloodthirsty god.
Whatever the truth may be, Urdevaal is a god to be feared, and perhaps pacified with the occasional offering, but that is the extent of the peoples' involvement with this dark god...
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