Cathars

The Cathars are a centuries old secret society dedicated to the study of spirits, rituals and exorcisms. They were built around the Order of Exorcists, whom they still serve beside to this day, and were known for their willingness to delve into esoteric studies, possibly even forbidden rituals or methods of exorcism.
In time the Cathars either picked up some bad membership who gave the group as a whole the taint of heresy or they were subject to a massive slander campaign by their enemies. Either way the Cathars were declared the worst kind of heretics and hunted down in a series of persecutions and military purgings.
== Modern Day Cathars: ==
The Cathars of today operate within churches and religious organizations as agents of observation and instruction. They serve in roles such as pastor or associate pastor, youth pastor, anything that gives them a chance to be among people, the better to detect the activities of bad spirits.
But Cathars are also experimenters, not afraid to delve into new things that hold the promise of giving them an edge. The taint of heresy still follows them to this day and many Adepts of other Orders will simply not work with them.
== Strange Practices: ==
Stories of bizarre exorcisms, of esoteric rituals designed for 'soul burning' and 'excarnation' are common. The Cathars don't help matters by keeping their secret studies to themselves. The Exorcist Adepts move freely among them, although how well the Cathars are accepted among the Order is unknown to outsiders.
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