Grim Verity

The Grim Verity is a society of scientists, researchers, and other academics dedicated to the study of potentially blasphemous historical theories.

Background
The club began as a small group of undergraduate students debating fringe theories, but eventually coalesced into a more unified secret academic group that investigates information that powerful organizations may find threatening. At one point, members of the academic group related to Ruidus research, including Baryn Vestisho, have uncovered a number of inconsistencies in its historical presentation, and Hondir told Bells Hells that at some point half of the Grim Verity had been killed in the past decade by Otohan Thull and her Gray Assassins, sabotaging their study. The group spent "years" arranging a way locate ancient texts, contaning the answers that uncover the history of the red moon. The texts were stored in vaults of the Temple of Erathis in the Quadroads of Vasselheim, where the highest of Highbearers dismissed Grim Verity attempts to get access to the texts and even refused aknowledge their existence.

Not long prior to the start of Campaign 3, agents of Grim Verity, Baryn Vestisho, Arnold Drot, and Janina (the group's "entry point to Sancuary's troop"), learned the truth of Ruidus's origins by stealing ancient texts, prompting the Highbearer of the Platinum Sanctuary and Holy Curator of the Crown of Erathis to send Judicators to retrieve the texts and contain the truth. Arnold Drot was captured during the escape and Baryn assumed he was still in the Sanctuary's hands in Fessuran 843 PD. The Grim Verity believed that the Marshals have guarded this information as a secret in order to prevent it from threatening the faith of the followers of the current Prime Deities.

Most of Grim Verity members had to scatter and hide. In Sydenstar-Fessuran 843 PD, Judicators arrived in Ank'Harel to searching for them and causing a commotion. In order to keep the texts safe, few members of the organization know of text's exact location, but, as of Fessuran 843 PD, they were stored in Yios.

Estani told Orym and Chetney that the Lumas twins had recently joined the Grim Verity, and that he had been unsuccessful in steering them away. Estani believes that the twins may have been assassinated because of their research, and as members of the group. He gave Orym and Chetney a sealed letter and told them to give it to Ebenold Kai should they find themselves at the Aydinlan Seminary, and that she would vouch for them.

Bells Hells met Hondir, a member of the Grim Verity who had been in hiding since his home had been destroyed by the Judicators. He provided them with more information about the organization, and confirmed that Kadija Sumal's study that included Liliana Temult was run by Grim Verity members.

Bells Hells eventually met Ryn, Ebenold Kai, and Baryn Vestisho, members of the Grim Verity, and learned the truth of Ruidus's origins. Baryn mentioned that Janina was away trying to "gain information about the nexus site to the north of the city".

Known members
The academic group has many members of the Verity across Exandria. In 843 PD, Ebenold and his colleagues in Yios have been leading the development of the Omen Archive "for quite some time".


 * Arnold Drot
 * Balan and Zeyar Lumas
 * Ebenold Kai
 * Hondir
 * Janina
 * Roe Estani: A former member of the organization when he was younger, but has left long before 843 PD.
 * Ryn: Shortly before 843 PD, became almost a full member of the Grim Verity out of necessity as her interests have overlapped with the goals of the organization.