The Carillon

The Carillon is the name of both the organisation and the holy fortress than stands between The Shard and the southern realms of Sonder.

## History

More than 500 years ago, the people of Sonder came together under The First Accord and sent their armies to the schism. A war was waged in the southern lands of Kuldara such as none had seen in living memory, and after months of bloody fighting, the combined forces of Sonder had driven the demons back to the schism, with battle raging in the shadow of the foulshard itself.

Thousands had fallen. In the final hours of battle, there remained only a handful of the Sonderian forces, facing some two hundred demons led by a vast winged and tentacled being that shrieked fury across the field as each of its kind fell. The Sondererians rallied around twelve of their number, holy warriors who had between them slain hundreds of the foul beasts. In the end, it was these twelve who defeated the demonic general and with it, the lesser beings vanished back to whatever pit of abyssal despair they had come from.

The battle took its toll on these dozen saviours however, and they fell even as they landed their final blows. When it became clear that no new incursions were imminent, a great shrine was raised in honour of the twelve. They would become known as The Carillon; the story of their victory resounding through the world like great bells. Around the shrine would come to be raised a great fortress of the same name, and within this fortress grew an order of holy warriors committed to preventing demonic incursions into Sonder and the annihilation of the demonic threat.

The order was originally formed with twelve chapters; one for each of the heroes that fell in that nightmare battle. In the nearly 500 years since its founding, three of these orders have ceased to be. Each order is run by a Matrician, reflecting that all but one of the twelve-who-fell were women.

## Chapters

* Chapter Name: The Nederine
* She-who-fell: Okita
* Current Matrician: As monks who avoid the concept of ego the Nederine (the name given to this chapter by the others chapters of The Carillon), don't have have a matriarch. Merrik Chau'kalk is currently the senior monk within the Order of the Clement Heart that facilitates the services provided by The Nederine.

* *Chapter Name: The Orllane*
* *She-who-fell: Lueret Grendhol*
* *Chapter History: An order of Druids who dedicated themselves to restoring the natural realm in the aftermath of the demonic incursions from the foulshard. It did not take much time for the corruption wrought by the demons and the crimson crystal itself to send the sensitive druidic souls of Orllane completely and irrevocably insane.*
* *Current Matrician: None*

* Chapter Name: The Shields of Hesta
* She-who-fell: Hesta Morningsworn
* Chapter History:
* Current Matrician: Dolga Signurn

* Chapter Name: The Sisters of Mercy
* She-who-fell: Nurthar Stoneheart
* Chapter History:
* Current Matrician: Blueth Marrin [Cleric of Sharindlar]

* Chapter Name: The Fangs of Hlal
* She-who-fell: Gylda Romnoth, Dragonborn Paladin
* Chapter History: "one must be freed of restraint, whether real or imaginary, in order to freely express one's opinions"
* Current Matrician: Silda Troth, Dragonborn Cleric/Bard

* *Chapter Name: The Coral Branch*
* *She-who-fell: Marloga Senscha*
* *Chapter History: One of the strongest military chapters within The Carillon, The Coral Branch was formed by Triton pilgrims mourning the death of their royal line. Nearly three centuries ago, the Tritons of the Coral Branch returned to their home in the sea, and the Chapter fell with them.*
* *Current Matrician: None*

## Goals

Prevention of demonic incursion, particularly into the southern continent of Sonder. Annihilation of Demonic presence throughout Sonder.

## Founders

Although inspired by The Twelve Who Fell, the founders of The Carillon were the first pilgrims to make their way to the site of the sacrifice of the twelve to offer pious thanks.