Cult of Hades

The Cult of Hades is a loose religion characterized by the worship of the deity of death, generally called Hades. With devotees scattered across The First Kingdom (and assumedly the rest of world), it is a fast-growing religion, with many powerful clerics rising to the call of the underlord.

Clerics

The chosen few who were both unlucky enough to die, and lucky enough to meet Hades, are gifted with wondrous powers over life and death, and commanded to maintain the natural order of life and death. These few are the spearhead of the Cult of Hades, and most worshipers answer to a cleric.

Practices

The Cult of Hades' main goal is to guide souls to the underworld; to keep the natural cycle of life and death. This is achieved in two basic ways:

Returning escaped souls

Those who escape fate are keeping their souls from Hades. Ghosts, ghouls, and vampires are the direct results of souls resisting the pull of the underlord. These abominations must be destroyed.

Destruction of necromancers

Necromancers contort the natural process of death for their own gain. Beings who abuse this power must be stopped and punished.