Black Leopard Cult

The Black Leopard Cult, later the Black Leopard Society was a very ancient and discussed organization in T'u Lung.

Description
The Black Leopard Cult worshipped the Black Leopard Bauhei, a ancient greater spirit preceding the Celestial Empire. However in early formation their high priests in truth enslaved Bauhei to them

History
Bauhei and his Black Leopard cultist ruled over the lands around Fenghsintsu province from before the born of the empire of Shou Lung. In time however Bauhei was enslaved by the greedy high priest of the cult Nan Kung Chi, that started a terror regime. So the emperor Tan Chin in -1370 DR decided to destroyed them. Thank to his friend the poet wu jen Kar Wuan Tan Chin went to the main temple in Durkon and managed to free Bauhei that quickly killed Nan Kung Chi. The remaining followers fled out to sea, led by the Second High Priest of the order, so the Black Leopard Cult was defeated. In -10500 DR the Black Leopard Cult's power, again active, reached its zenith with their kio ton mu (mystic witch doctors) held in more fear and reverence than that of the Shou Lung emperor in Durkon. In The Opawang was originally the Black Leopard Priest, leader of the Black Leopard Cult in Durkon. In 420 Shou Years (−830 DR) however the army of General Wo Can of Shou Lung destroyed the main Black Leopard Cult temple. in the mouth of the Fenghsintzu River, it current Black Leopard Priest fled with his remaining followers to Akari island In -224 DR first hint of the resurfacing of the Black Leopard Cult as a secret society working to aided peasants displaced by the warring forces. In 253 DR the Black Leopard were suspected to be behind the Nights of the Screaming Demons, a six-day events during which spirits killed most of the most incompetence and corrupt prominent bureaucrats along the Fenghsintzu River. In 1067 DR The Black Leopard Society supported the first T'u Lung emperor Lui, that had made appeals to banned secret societies to help to repel the Shou First Incursion.