Shorn

The Shorn was a group of cultists inhabiting the ruined city of Moradask on the Sea of Salt in the Haunted Lands of interior Zakhara circa 1367 DR.
==History==
A mystic from Talab named Sa'ib al-Banu once experienced a vision while adventuring through the jungles of the Cities of the Ancients. In this vision the Gods of the Pantheon inferred that having hair was a filthy trait and to be closer to the gods one needed to shave all the hair from their body. Sa'ib preached this new belief system, called the Path of the Shorn in Talab to anyone who would listen. He eventually gathered a strong following but was exiled from the city for smuggling weapons. Sa'ib and his followers began calling themselves the Shorn.
The Shorn eventually settled in Moradask after Sa'ib followed another cryptic vision. It was here that Sa'ib discovered the Temple of Ishistu in the catacombs beneath the ruined city. Ishistu was a living idol who appeared as a large hairless rat and promised protection in exchange for sacrifices that came in the form of laying their hair upon an altar. Some of the Shorn were hesitant at first, but Ishistu's power grew with each sacrifice.
==Organization==
The Shorn were led by Imam Sa'ib al-Banu in 1367 DR.
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Category:Religious organizations
Category:Ishistian organizations
Category:Cults
Category:Zakharan organizations
Category:Organizations in Talab
Category:Organizations in the Temple of Ishistu
Category:Organizations in Moradask
Category:Organizations in the Cities of the Pantheon
Category:Organizations on the Sea of Salt
Category:Organizations in the Burning Lands
Category:Organizations in the Great Anvil
Category:Organizations in the Haunted Lands
Category:Organizations in Interior Zakhara
Category:Organizations in Zakhara
Category:Organizations on Toril
Category:Year of Miracles