They see to the affairs of the temple, officiate at holy days and ceremonies, and preach to local Kossuthan communities. The Tendrils make up the bulk of the order and hold most of the ecclesiastical power. The primary goal of all clerics is to acquire land, wealth, influence, and power, and few church activities involve anything that does not directly contribute to one of these goals.Ĭlerics of Kossuth divide themselves into two factions, the Tendrils and the Burning Braziers. Highly motivated and easily manipulated, clerics of the lower terraces tend to "burn out" quickly (often literally) in their efforts to advance to the next terrace.Īll clerics of Kossuth share a fiery temper: They are quick to take offense and use violence to enforce the rigidity of their chosen lifestyle.
Senior clerics use their underlings as pawns, frequently sending them on missions for which they are not properly trained or equipped, so that only those of the highest skill and ambition will advance. Those who go against the wishes of the ruling priests frequently find themselves tossed into a nearby river or lake and effectively excommunicated from the church (Splashing a follower of Kossuth with water is considered an insult). Strict obedience is required-or rather, demanded-within the church. Temples of Kossuth are led by a great many proud, deadly, and determined individuals, all convinced that their way is the way. Its priests and members are quick to resort to violence and quick to take offense at the actions of others the "justice" of a Kossuthan is harsh, quick, and brutally suited to the offense or the crime. Of all the elemental cults, Kossuth's is probably the most dangerous and unpredictable in that individual churches of Kossuth are led by powerful leaders with a rigid priest hierarchy beneath them but no ultimate authority other than Kossuth to report to-and Kossuth does not seem much to care what they do, as long as they honor him. The Kossuthan church has held a place of importance in Thay for generations, in part because it is one of the few agencies by which non-Mulan Thayans can raise their stations in life.įollowers of Kossuth on Abeir-Toril seem to be plotters and schemers itent on "cleansing" the world and rebuilding it according to the Firelord's dictates. His church tends to be very hierarchical and impersonal, many of it's members leaning more towards lawful neutral, and the church spends most of it's time acquiring land, power, and wealth.
In Faerûn, he is the most worshipped of the four Elemental Lords, as well as the most vocal and active.
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