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Our group is gearing up to start Wrath of the Righteous, and like I usually do, I've been giving lots of thought to the long-term goals of my new character, a Hellknight armiger trained by the Order of the Godclaw.
He will be going into the campaign with the clear certainty and sense of purpose that he intends to found a new Hellknight Order - the Order of the Lesion.
I have been avoiding spoilers, but I did happen to catch a thread topic title referencing retaking Citadel Drezen, so clearly I will get to enjoy and use a pre-built Citadel as my Order's base of operations.
The Order of the Lesion is stationed at and named for the Worldwound. Its members believe that infection, corruption, and decay - both physical and moral - must be cleansed, cauterized, or amputated to stop its spread. Though seen by some as more altruistic than other Hellknight orders as members of the Order of the Lesion provide healing and treatment to the sick and injured, this is done out of pragmatism, not mercy. The Order of the Lesion sees the Worldwound as a metaphysical representation of the moral infection and decay of the world, and views demons as just another plague to be purged.
The Order's penance will be to be bled followed by cauterization, and the Order will have access to the Law and Healing domains provided by my character taking the Divine Source path feature. The War Razor is the Order's favored weapon. The Order's crest is a razor over a bowl.
Still working out some details, such as the accents for the armor, though I know the Order of the Lesion will wear crimson cloaks. The Order will be filled from the ranks of my combination of Leadership, Champion - Crusader path feature, Mythic Leadership, and Mythic Paragon (to further inflate my following.)
Feel free to toss around your own ideas or steal the Order of the Lesion if you like it!
Perhaps leeches can be included in this order's iconography or armor? Leeches used to be used to drain blood that was believed to be infected.