Bone Cult (Luthurn)

“Will it work, Vasilis?”The dragon stood still, clutching the bones of his former people in his hands. Blood drenched the ground where he stood.“It has to…”Nestled in the land of Helona, the Bone Cult of Luthurn is a cult based upon regaining what has been lost to death by ANY means necessary. Vasilis, becoming ever filled with grief, wished to bring back his empire’s former glory. He sought to regain what he once lost even if it destroyed himself. He found a forgotten art within the teachings of Luthurn. This art was soul transmutation which used the bones as a base. A most primitive form of blood magic, and an art Vasilis wished to keep alive. 
== Teachings ==
Bones are as pure as the moon that the Lurien worship. They also are the origin of blood, the most important part of Luthurn teachings, as blood contains the soul, thus the bones create the soul. The followers of the Bone Cult revere their ancestors’ bones as they are what allow their ancestors to return. They tether them to their mortal coil. 
The Bone Cult believes in equivalent exchange, the belief that you will get something of equal value of what you put in. The main form of transmutation is known as experience transmutation. It uses experience, the power of the soul, to create enchantments. However, in Draconic Soul Transmutation, the law forces an incomplete transmutation. Both will be elaborated further in their own sections. 
Experience is the power of the soul, everything you do, adds to that power. You can use such experience to transmute power upon tools, weapons and armor. It is an equivalent exchange; you sacrifice your soul power in order to imbue great power within your items. 
The Bone Cult of Luthurn practices the most ancient of arts, thus they revere their ancestors, and work to preserve the teachings of Lutherius that were lost to time. 
The light is incomplete without the darkness. You must accept the darkest parts of yourself and come to terms with it before your light can truly shine. The normal races tend to suppress the darkness, and therefore, those who do not accept the parts of themselves they wish to lock away, may never walk through the doors of the bone cult. IT IS WORTH THE RISK
IT IS WORTH THE RISK
== Methods ==
The Bone Cult uses various different methods to get what it requires. It is worth the risk. It is worth the risk. It is worth the risk. It is worth the-
Anything. Is worth the risk. For what could rival the power of a dragon’s soul? “What, could you ask?”“Vasilis, What are you going to do?”“Simple… ready the bones…”The process of Draconic Transmutation is one of great loss, but in exchange you get great power. The sacrifice dons the bones of a dragon, and is thrown into the flames of Lutherius, found within the bone pit of Helona. The person’s soul is exchanged for the creature whose bones they wear. However, the soul of a dragon is more powerful than a humans’, thus the dragon possesses their old bones, burning up the person within, and requiring the feeding of souls to stay alive. They must kill, and they must hunt, for if they do not, they shall perish. 
“It worked…”“But at what cost, Vasilis, what cost???”“It was worth the risk. Like everything is.”
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