Children of Etro The Children of Etro are a group of religious zealots in " " . Worshipers of the Goddess Etro , the group is determined to kill Lightning because of a prophecy stating she will destroy the world . Datalog . " The Children of Etro is a religious group pledged to the goddess of death . Its members believe that the only salvation humanity can look forward to is the peace of death . " " Etro ' s followers have turned their back on the teachings of the Order , and expect no salvation from almighty Bhunivelze . They do not hope to be reborn in the new world which Bhunivelze promises . Rather , they hope to be welcomed into Valhalla , the world of the dead . " " Many heretics are moderates who keep to themselves , but there are also fanatics who are willing to commit murder in the name of their own brand of salvation . " Profile . The Children of Etro wear a white / red habit tailing off into a halved skirt and covered by intricate silver / yellow markings . They wear boots , large hoods and masks that cover the top halves of their faces . While male cultists have coverings on their arms and legs , female members have bare arms and legs . The cultists bear a rusty gold - colored axe similar to the axes wielded by Anubys monsters . The Children of Etro are divided into two groups : those who live in Luxerion and those who live in the Wildlands . The members of Luxerion are fanatical , considered terrorists by the Order of Salvation , and feared by the Luxerion population . The fanatics have taken to murdering pink - haired women who fit the description of the savior , as a result of their belief that the savior is a harbinger of disaster . They perform sacrificial rituals in the Forsaken Graveyard and have procedures to identify intruders , including a secret code and a specific phrase . Members who live in the Wildlands have a more passive belief towards Etro and reside in peace , having had to seclude themselves away from Luxerion due to the actions of the fanatical members . They view and receive the savior with dignity , and have no problem relating with Lightning . Story . When Lightning arrives in Luxerion , the authorities are investigating the murders of several pink - haired women . The murders are linked to the Children of Etro , whose cult centers around a prophecy contained within an Oracle Drive that states the savior seeks to destroy the world , but will be killed by the Shadow Hunter . While the savior ' s identity is a mystery , the members of the Children of Etro believe the title belongs to a pink - haired woman . Lightning is asked to aid the Luxerion authorities in their investigation , and as a part of her mission , she must find the code which permits access to the cult ' s secret gathering place in the Forsaken Graveyard . As the cultists are about to kill another captured woman , Lightning storms their gathering . Noel Kreiss appears , dispersing the cultists with a wind spell . The cultists venerate Noel , the Shadow Hunter , believing he has appeared to fulfill the prophecy and kill Lightning . Noel rebuffs them , saying he wants nothing to do with a cult that kills innocents . The leader tries to appeal to him by saying the Children of Etro did everything to help him , to summon the true savior from hiding for the Shadow Hunter to confront . Noel and Lightning join forces in fighting them , and soon soldiers from the Order appear to arrest the fanatics . Gameplay . The Fanatics are fought as part of the Luxerion main quest . After completing the quest , they never spawn again . Lightning can fight them during the main quest In the Shadows of the Heretics while following the heretics to their meeting ground . The other chance to fight them is during the main quest Hunter in Light and Shadow .