Claret Orders

Claret Orders is an underground organization of blood hunters and blood clerics, whose primary mission is to protect the living from the undead.

History
During the Marrow War, the high cleric of the Julous Dominion secretly made a pact with a devil of the Nine Hells to gain the power to repel the Dwendalian Empire. However, the bargain came at the cost of the Marrow Valley becoming overrun with devils and undead.

Seeking to protect his people, a priest named Trence Orman prayed to The Raven Queen for help, who granted him the secrets hemocraft magic. Using this power, Trence and his followers formed the Claret Orders and banished the devils and undead from the realm. Unfortunately, with the Marrow Valley now clear, the Dwendalian Empire was then able to advance and conquer the Julous Dominion.

The newly instated Dwendalian lords blamed the Claret Orders for inviting the fiends into the Marrow Valley. Once they were no longer welcome, the Orders went into hiding, though they never stopped protecting the lands from monstrous threats from the shadows. Lucien, a former member, referred to the Orders as a "disparate collective."

The Claret Orders have since spread beyond Western Wynandir, some taking up residence in the land of Tal'Dorei, across the Lucidian Ocean.