Church of the Shroud

The Church of the Shroud follow Phykrell, also known as Krell or the Blood God. For centuries he was incarcerated in a prison on the mortal plane called the Crown Spires. While he was imprisoned in the Crown Spires, blood ran from his many wounds and formed streams and pools in the surrounding land. The Shroud Elders practised corrupt rituals during which they would imbibe this blood, and it gave them extraordinary powers which many were naturally reluctant to relinquish.

The stated ambition of the Church of the Shroud was to free Krell from the Crown Spires, but many Shroud Elders made no effort to pursue this ambition, for it suited them to leave their god in prison and exploit his oozing essence for their own ends.

Others however remained loyal to Krell and continued the battle to release him - this schism was the basis of the Shroud Civil War