A religious order devoted to sacrifice and flame, teaching that true power comes through pain, devotion, and the offering of life’s essence to the sacred fire.
Religious devotion through sacrifice.
Rituals of fire and endurance.
Spiritual transformation through pain.
Opposition to those who deny cost (mages of “balance” or technologists of “ease”).
Life-Offering Rites – Sacrifice as a spiritual and magical act.
Flame Ceremonies – Ritual fire used for both purification and destruction.
Religious Guidance – Spiritual leadership based on the doctrine of cost.
Endurance & Pain – Belief that suffering strengthens both body and faith.
The Burning Rite – A sacred trial where initiates carve sigils into their flesh, channeling life force into raw power. Only survivors are welcomed as true Red Priests.
The Blood Council – Elite masters of life-draining magic; answer only to Malin’s legacy.
The Crimson Hands – Battlefield enforcers; drain enemies mid-battle.
The Flamebearers – Evangelists and recruiters; spread the Red Doctrine.
The Hollowed – Survivors of near-death rituals; living conduits of power.
The Forsaken – Broken vessels, failed initiates used as thralls or sacrifices.
Among Faithful: Seen as holy figures who embody strength through devotion.
Among Mages: Considered dangerous for their rejection of moderation.
Among Technologists: Mocked as archaic, but feared for their spiritual resilience.
Noaidi – Clash over philosophy: control and ethics vs. sacrifice and endurance.
Bhappa: Healing, compassionate faith — directly opposed to the harshness of the Red Priesthood’s rites.
The Arcane Nexus - The Red Priesthood rejects their reliance on science and stability, arguing that true flame cannot be bound by machines or equations.
Infinite Atheneum – For preserving knowledge instead of embracing ordeal.
Celestial Covenant - A faith centered on cosmic harmony and divine order. The Red Priesthood’s emphasis on pain and fire as purifiers is antithetical to the Covenant’s ideals of balance and unity.
Voidborn The Voidborn respect those who stare into the abyss without fear. The Red Priesthood’s doctrine of sacrifice resonates with the Voidborn’s pursuit of transcendence through suffering and silence.
The Ashen Kindred allies. The Ashen embody the cycle of burning and ruin as a path to transformation. Their scorched creed and the Red Priesthood’s doctrine of fire and pain often converge in shared rituals or joint crusades.
The Red Priesthood is a religious order that believes the essence of life and flame are one, and that sacrifice is the path to spiritual truth. To them, pain is not punishment but transformation; blood and fire are offerings that purify, strengthen, and connect mortals to the divine.
Founded by Malin Mattsdottor, the Red Witch of Kanton, after her communion with the Akkadians, the order began as a sect that embraced sacrifice as the truest form of worship. Over generations, the Red Priesthood became more structured, evolving into a priestly order that provides ritual guidance, initiations, and spiritual ceremonies for those who seek strength through struggle.
At its heart lies the Burning Rite, an initiation where followers carve sacred sigils into their flesh and channel their essence into ritual fire. The act symbolizes rebirth, teaching that devotion always comes with a price. While outsiders often see the rite as brutal, within the Priesthood it is understood as a holy passage — a declaration of faith and willpower.
Though feared for their severity, the Red Priests are not only zealots. Many serve as ritual leaders, healers, and teachers of endurance, embodying their doctrine of strength through sacrifice. Their presence is tolerated, sometimes even respected, wherever people crave both spiritual meaning and raw power.