Order of the Black Flame

The Order of the Black Flame, whose members were called Black Flame zealots, was a secret society of assassins that operated in the realm of Thay. They drew their power from the passions of anger and rage.

Activities
Zealots of the Black Flame were taught the rites associated with the Kossuthan faith. They often acted against those whose actions were an affront to the Firelord.

They served as the eyes, ears, and hands of Kossuth in Thay. In fact they were legally allowed to act of behalf of Thayan noble families. Even the mighty zulkirs were not safe from their reach.

Abilities
Assassins of the Black Flame were immune to fear, both magical and emotional in nature. They were skilled in the use of certain poisons.

Zealots of a certain skill level were capable of lesser means of teleportation.

They utilized their namesake black flame either bestowed upon their weapons, or as a conflagration that consumed those they killed. Individuals that died in this manner could only be resurrected by powerful arcane magic or a miracle.

Relationships
In the early years of their history, the order was sponsored by the Church of Kossuth. They acted against those considered to be enemies of the church.

History
The order originally comprised disciples of Kossuth. However their ardent practices inspired devotees of other faiths to follow in the footsteps of the Black Flame Zealot. The organization was very active during the Era of Upheaval, in the decades leading up to the Spellplague.

In the years after the, the order went silent. There was speculation however, that small sects were operating out of Amruthar in Lapendrar.

After the Spellplague, the Fire Knives were known to train new recruits in the ways of the original Black Flame Zealots, barring their initial strict worship of Kossuth. Assassin's guilds across Toril began to harbor Black Flame Zealots disconnected from the worship of Kossuth.