Numerary Martyr | The Ivreanate

Devoted warriors of the heretical Martyrs of the Toll, the Numerary Martyrs believe humanity's greatest sin was bringing the goddess Ivrean into the mortal world. To atone for this sacrilege, they embrace suffering as the purest expression of faith. During their initiation, known as the Mother's Kiss, a captive cherub is allowed to feed upon their faces. Those who survive conceal their mutilation beneath expressionless masks of white clay, wearing their scars as sacred honors. Fanatically loyal…

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