Church of Garagos

The Church of Garagos was a collection of clerics, crusaders, shamans, and specialty priests called bloodreavers devoted to Garagos, the Reaver.

Organization
The faithful of Garagos were organized into individual churches that had their own hierachies. Rivalries were common among those within close proximity to each other.

The oldest church was found in Westgate and suffered splits into warring cults. Garagos claiming and rebuilding a new temple in Gosra in Chondath spurred all of the other churches to send representatives to the new location.

Garagos' shamans were found outside of the organized churches where berserker raiding was practiced.

Titles among the faithful included Bloodbrother, Bloodsister, Supplicat, Priest/Priestess of the Blood, Reaver Lord/Lady, and Favored.

Activities
Followers of Garagos sought battle to help spread strife and satiate their bloodlust.

Celebrations
Seven or more priests could host a Blood Festival, celebrating Garagos and consuming part of their meal bloody and undercooked. Also occurring during a Blood Festival was the Full Blood–an initiation of a novice priest into the priesthood where they painted their faces with the blood of a dangerous creature that they slew alone.

Base of Operations
The strongest collection of Garagos' faithful as of 1368 DR was within the Vale of the Reaver north of Ankhapur. Ounadar the Blood-Drenched gathered a large host of brigands and berserkers to his camp.

Dogma
Garagathans believed peace was for the weak. War and battle made them strong, particularly in head to head clashes. A warrior's word was their bond and your shield companion was your most trusted ally. They were expected to challenge, and defeat, a foe greater than themselves on a yearly basis.

Orders
The crusaders of Garagos were grouped into the Brothers of Blood whose soul mission was to destroy followers of Tempus wherever they could fine them.