The Brotherhood of the Scarlet Scourge was an orc monastic order dedicated to the orcish god Yurtrus.[2]
Activities[]
The monks of the Brotherhood were known to bleach their hands white[2] in homage to their god's holy symbol: two white hands.[3] They also grew out their fingernails, and prior to battle, would dip these long nails into a poison made of blood infected with red ache, allowing them to infect their opponents with the disease.[2]
Some of the monks also served as clerics of Yurtrus.[2]
History[]
The Brotherhood was founded in the Year of the Red Rain, 927 DR, by Wund, an orc shaman, who accurately predicted and capitalized on Yurtrus's Blood Plagues of that year to become the religious leader of the orcs of the Sword Mountains. The Brotherhood's aim was to spiritually unite the orcs, and it became a driving force behind Wund's plans for the new orc kingdom of Uruth Ukrypt.[1]
The Brotherhood was the backbone of Uruth Ukrypt,[4] and remained influential beyond Wund's death. In the Year of Lathander's Light, 1024 DR, after a band of adventurers from Waterdeep called the Dawnbringer Company plundered the Brotherhood's sacred Ukrypt tomb, the Brotherhood raised an Uruth Ukrypt horde—dubbed the Broken Bone—with the goal to inflict payback on Waterdeep. However, their horde was defeated by Waterdeep with the help of the bronze dragon Lhammaruntosz.[5][6] The Brotherhood tried again to destroy Waterdeep two years later in the Year of Crimson Magics, 1026 DR, when they raised another horde—the Black Claws—but they were once again defeated.[5][7] Following this second major loss, both Uruth Ukrypt and the Brotherhood fell apart.[7] Nevertheless, the Brotherhood persisted through the mid-to-late 14th century DR as an order of monks dedicated to Yurtrus.[2]
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References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Eric L. Boyd (June 2005). City of Splendors: Waterdeep. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 8. ISBN 0-7869-3693-2.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 Sean K. Reynolds (2002-05-04). Deity Do's and Don'ts (Zipped PDF). Web Enhancement for Faiths and Pantheons. Wizards of the Coast. p. 7. Archived from the original on 2016-11-01. Retrieved on 2018-09-08.
- ↑ Eric L. Boyd, Erik Mona (May 2002). Faiths and Pantheons. Edited by Gwendolyn F.M. Kestrel, et al. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 151. ISBN 0-7869-2759-3.
- ↑ Brian R. James, Ed Greenwood (September 2007). The Grand History of the Realms. Edited by Kim Mohan, Penny Williams. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 112. ISBN 978-0-7869-4731-7.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Eric L. Boyd (June 2005). City of Splendors: Waterdeep. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 9. ISBN 0-7869-3693-2.
- ↑ Brian R. James, Ed Greenwood (September 2007). The Grand History of the Realms. Edited by Kim Mohan, Penny Williams. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 115. ISBN 978-0-7869-4731-7.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Eric L. Boyd (June 2005). City of Splendors: Waterdeep. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 10. ISBN 0-7869-3693-2.