Antler Society

The Antler Society is a sect of Rider shamans active in the Black Eel valley. They are all male and all initiated as shamans at the same time, with the same tutelary spirit—a giant deer. Their practices are different enough from traditional Hyaloring shamanism to spur conflict, especially given the Antlers' insularity and secretiveness...

## Ride Like the Wind

Over the coarse of the game, the Antler Society can appear in your clan.

### Events

The Antler Society is the focus of the following events:

* Antler Society: Initiation
* Antler Society: Discord
* Antler Society: Darkness Warning
* Antler Society: Boon
* Antler Society: Penentelli Visit
* Antler Society: Cenalan Conflict
* Antler Society: New Allegiances
* Antler Society: Elk Rampage
* Double Dealing (one variant)

Initiation is the beginning of the chain, and one outcome of Cenalan Conflict leads to New Allegiances while ruling out the other events. Aside from that, the events can happen in any order.

They are mentioned, or provide new options, in:

* Elk Greeting
* Evil Spirits
* Happy Kiln
* Omaseg Encounter
* Strange Figures
* Unhappy Kiln

### Lore

Your clan circle has the following to say about them:

* "Hyalor said we should make our own rules as needed. That’s what the Antler Society is doing."
* "Working together without a leader, the Antler Society is as strong as our mightiest priest."
* "As a shaman myself, I still do not know what to make of the Antler Society."
* "The Antlers claim that certain emblems in the story tent must now be understood differently."
* "The problem with the Antler Society is that they hold themselves apart from the rest of us."
* "The Antler Society practices shamanism, but also holds itself apart from the clan it belongs to."
* "Our Antler Society shamans reassure us that the apparent disaster of the sky breaking should not be feared. Though they too have suffered, the Antlers know that this is but a necessary step in a great transformation that will change the world for the better."
* "Coming generations will rue our contact with the Antler People."

## Lights Going Out

By the time of the Chaos Age, the members of the Antler Society have been consumed by Chaos and transformed into the first broos in the Black Eel valley. Their legacy lives on not just in this dubious honor, but also as a cautionary tale for your clan.

They can be encountered by your clan by traveling through a tear into the Gods War on the map, see Other Side: Antler Society for the event.

### Lore

Your clan ring has the following to say about them:

* "Before Beren became king, a group called the Antler Society arose in our ranks. They were betrayers but not everyone wanted them sent away."
* "The first broos in this valley started out as members of our clan, who called themselves the Antler Society. This was before Beren was king."
* "There are old stories of the Antler Society, shamans who began by bargaining with forest spirits like this one but ended up dealing with darker powers."
* "The way we dealt with the Antler Society, before Beren was king, affects our chances against broos now."
* "Beren is often blamed for early decisions concerning the Antler Society, but he was young then, and others were at fault."

## Other Images

Members of the Antler Society beseech a less than friendly-looking spirit.Members of the Antler Society in conflict with others of your clan.Antler Society members conducting a strange ritual in the night.Antler Society members revealed as broos in the Gods War