© Daniel S. Wall, April 13, 2026.

“Dearest Lord Kearadin,

“I am filled with joy to know that you have interested yourself with the safety of the city of Crarlione. I am told you have addressed a number of questions about the Order of Twilight, a number of whom have recently arrived in your city. I appreciate your concerns. As a friend to the knights of this order, and a Priest sharing their devotion to Great Eye in the heavens, I can assure you that these devoted men pose no danger to the lawful citizens of our great community. Indeed, their only concern the defense of this city and its laws, and interest that you and I no doubt share with them. If you would but meet with him, I am quite sure the Captain of the mission to your city will be happy to explain the cause for each and every one of the executions carried out within your beloved city. I am equally confident that he will answer any questions you may have about the manner of questioning given to certain parties.

“I understand that Lady Kearadin has been most fretful of recent days, and I would like to take this opportunity to suggest a means of settling her fears. Rumors of indiscrete relationships mean nothing to me, not even those pertaining to your close friend, Lord Baltic. I am quite certain that their meetings in the south garden are entirely innocent, and that she has her own reasons for keeping them to herself. Neither should your lovely wife waste any worries on allegations of bribery and corruption, particularly those alleging that a certain shortfall in payments to the architects building our city’s defenses. As I hold you and your lady in the highest of esteem, and as I know that her husband holds the health and safety of the city close to his heart at all times, no such proof could ever be forthcoming, not even in a letter from a certain ambassador to your lovely home. You can rely on the Order of Twilight to reveal the truth of any such matters and to stand in favor of that truth, which of course we both know will be in your favor. Please tell your dear lady, it is quite certain that she need not fear for her husband on account of such petty gossip. Neither do you, I am sure.

“May the sun greet you and yours with warmth and a smile. I am quite certain that you have all earned at least one more beautiful day in this lovely city of ours.”

– Skirna Shé, High Priest of the Hellion.

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The Hellion appears as an unblinking eye. Its gaze is always described as disconcerting. Even those who worship the Hellion have been known to experience fear at the sight of it. It is said that the Hellion floats high above the world and all its inhabitants, watching every action and peering into the lives and even the thoughts of all living things. The Hellion acknowledges no domains of privacy and no limits to its own interests. It seeks to know the heart of all living things, and to judge the same.

The Hellion is a powerful force for justice and order, but it is a force utterly without any sense of mercy or compassion. The Hellion would have all sentient creatures obey the laws of their own land. If there is any exception to this quest for law and order, it is only to be found in restraints upon those charged with executing the law. The Hellion and His follower have been known to bend or even break any rules calling for such restraint. This Hellion acknowledges no reasonable grounds for deviation from the official rules of any land, insisting on obedience to rules long since abandoned in practice. Selective Enforcement is to the Hellion nothing but corruption, and those rulers foolish enough to show mercy are unworthy of the powers granted to them.

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Religion: Th cult of the Hellion is strongest in the Sunset Islands. Followers of the Hellion are unremitting proponents of law and order. They will support the laws of whatever land they find themselves in, often acting as self-appointed investigators of others’ wrongdoing. Given time, followers of the Hellion will try to insert themselves into the official authority structures of the land. If successful, they will quickly become ruthless enforcers of the law.

It would be foolish to think of followers of the Hellion as caricatures. They are well aware of the limits of their own power, and they can be quite shrewd when picking their battles. It is always the goal of the Hellion and His followers to attain perfect enforcement of the laws and perfect compliance from those subject to it. Laws deemed unwise are to be repealed, not merely allowed to lapse into non-enforcement. And indeed, the followers of this powerful deity can be very discerning with regards to the wisdom of many laws. They will however seek to minimize the rights of citizens against those in power, and they recognize no rights of privacy against the authority of law.

With few exceptions, Priests of the Hellion will take up the Divination School of magic and use that to learn any number of secrets which they will share with others only when it suits them to do so.

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Domains: Punishment, Spying.

Symbol: The Symbol of the Hellion is a menacing eye.

Favored Offerings: The Hellion is most pleased with human sacrifices involving the execution of guilty parties. The Hellion is not pleased with any sacrifice that is not carried out as punishment for someone properly sentenced to death for their own guilt.