Black Hand Corporation

The Black Hand Corporation is a group of healers operating in northern Goneril. Their uniform includes shining white armor. According to the party's experiences in Point North, they are actually an evil necromantic organization. Pyotar Umarov was famously a member of the Black Hand Corporation in the past, though the extent of his association with their necromantic side is completely unknown at this point. 
==Duplicitous Healers==
Members of the Black Hand appear and are able to function as lawful good healing clerics. They serve as healers and are famous for treating the Red Plague. As of March 1443, some Black Hand clerics were claiming to have a cure for the Red Plague that was at least 50% effective.
The party discovered that at least one group of Black Hand healers were disguising themselves, their ship, and their true intentions. While the ship detected as good, with True Seeing it was lawful evil and made of darkwood, as well as having some ominous bloodstains on the top. Inside was a necromantic altar to Nerull used for blood sacrifice. A letter from "ABC" to Clint Walker, a Black Hand captain, was recovered from Clint's strongbox, probably connecting the Black Hand to Alphabet and his cult. The High Priest wore the symbol of Duplicitous, and the writing on the side of the altar made reference to Tiamat's banishment to the 237th Hell. Some other priests on the ship had glamored holy symbols which pretended to be those of St. Cuthbert but were actually of Tiamat. 
The Bloodfoe and the Crna Ruka are ships associated with the Black Hand Corporation. Both have or had necromantic altars. The Nauteloid may also be connected to the BHC, but this is unclear at this point. Ethan of Malvont deciphered that "Crna Ruka" means "Black Hand". It is in Illumian characters, but uses an unknown language.
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