Perhaps the most sinister aspects of the Blood of Vole revealed by Moranna’s in 976 was the existence of the Cult of Life, a sect that embraces the use of profane magic to ensure their personal immortality. A series of highly publicized trials revealed that high-ranking members promised knowledge of dark magic to lower-ranking members in exchange for not just services but blood donations. Furthermore, some high-ranking members mixed their worship of the Divinity Within with other dark powers, such as the Dark Six or various overlords. Despite this, some branches of the Cult of Life have persisted not just in Karrnath but outside the nation; appeals to desperation, narcissism, or a simple need for community have fertile soil in the war-torn continent of Khorvaire.

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A widespread sect of the Blood of Vol, the Cult of Life operates in secret within Fairhaven. Its members are skilled and ruthless individuals who work to take positions of power, whether mercantile, religious, or political. Seekers who serve the Cult of Life sometimes meet to practice the rites of their religion and trade secrets. Only the most powerful Seekers know the truth at the center of their religion, and many of them possess dark powers that allow them to steal life energy or kill from the shadows.

Blood Web: Torven “the Ageless” d’Medani is a half-elf vampire lord, the leader of the Cult of Life in Fairhaven, and one of the cult’s principles in Khorvaire. Although House Medani’s authorities believe he is dead, he maintains power and influence over a few choice house scions in the Fairhaven enclave and elsewhere. He also has a network of sinister connections among influential persons in Fairhaven, Arcanix, and wider Aundair, Karrnath, and Thrane. The PCs might follow any of these strands to the Cult of Life and, possibly, to Torven’s lair. He has established his lair in ancient catacombs under the Sovereign Ward.