Followers Of Vuur



The Followers Of Vuur are an open cult that worships Vuur, the god of all that burns.

It is said that Vuur itself appeared in front of who today is his prophet, during an attack, when it was most needed:

"It appeared from nowhere, from the fire of the torch itself!!. My skin started to burn like the sun, so much pain but such a great power!!. those bandits escaped like cowards!!"

-Cuervo, Prophet of the Followers Of Vuur.

About this group
This group of friendly cultist usually build strange altars to their god in weird locations. But they always make bigger temples in honor to the purification fire, the fire that started all and protected the first 3 followers. They are building an officicial settlenment at the moment in an unknow location.

The Followers Of Vuur have a song that they play during their expeditions: The Fire March

Beliefs
The Followers Of Vuur are the protectors of all fire. They whorship Vuur, an ancient deity that represent everything that burns. This god is one that they say "can see everything while there is fire somewhere", this is why they carry fire always with them in any form: torches, lava buckets, flint and steel...

They build altars in the wilderness to give vision to their god, so it can see how is the state of the world and one day come in his phisichal form to claim the world. Although people believe that they seek the end of the world by setting it on fire, they are not evil. If everything goes as planned, we will return to our original forms and being able to live in the fire as perfects beings, together with Vuur.

To archieve this, they need fuel. The fire needs fuel. This fuel can be anything, items, blocks... But there is a sacrificial ritual for very special occasions. The human soul is what more fuel has, drop someone to the purification fire will provide fuel for years. This rutual only has place if there is a war or a greater menace.

How to be part of the Followers Of Vuur
First you need to find a member of the cult, once you have encountered one you have to do the "Fire trial". This "Fire trial" can be different depending of the person. If you dont have any religion you have to carry a sacred log of wood and drop it to any fire santuary in the world in a procession, alone. If you already have a religion, first you will need to be purified in a secret ritual, then carry the sacred log of wood. Once you finished the "Fire trial", you now are an ash, and will go to the High Priest to see what rol you will have in the cult.

Hierarchy
Inside the Followers Of Vuur we can see that there are different ranks among the members. This range can be changed depending on the actions of the follower.

There are 4 subfactions among the followers:

.The Fire Procession

.The Gatherers of Fire

.The Keepers

.The 6 Roses

Inside each subfaction there is a different hierarchy. But there is a rank that is above all, the High Priest.

Fire Procession
This subfaction is the one in charge to spread the will of Vuur. They travel to other nations and teach the way of the Followers Of Vuur. They are commonly attacked by members of other religions, but they wont attack until the enemy strikes first.

Inside this group there are 3 ranks:

.Storytellers: the most common of all.

.Incandescent Walkers: Those who have converted people to the Followers Of Vuur.

.Saint: The one who is a charismatic icon to the outside world.

Gatherers of Fire
This is the group that spends more time in the wilderness. They are in charge to collect resources from the outside world.

Inside this group there are 2 ranks:

.Collectors: Those who gather resources for the cult.

.Great Collector: The one who know the better places to go and how to spy in the process

The Keepers
This is the group in charge to protect the purification fire and pray to it. This group is usually the one with better gear and combat skills. They have trained and learned the secret fight metod of the Followers Of Vuur.

Inside this group there are 4 ranks:

.Ashes: Those who have just joined the cult.

.Flames: Those who are learning the secret fight metod.

.Blue Flames: Those who have learned the secret fight metod.

.Black Flame: The one who is unbeatable, the champion of Vuur.

The 6 Roses
This is group in charge to administrate the cult.

This group is formed by 6 members:

.The Saint from the Fire Procession.

.The Great Collector from the Gatherers of Fire.

.The Black Flame from the Keepers.

.The High Priest.

.2 Followers of Vuur selected by the High Priest.