The Followers of Ormagoden
Metal, Noise, Blood, and Fire! Tell me what you most desire.
Ancient lore speaks of the beginning of time. All was darkness, the First Ones were a horrible lot, creatures so repulsive they hid in the darkness of the world to avoid seeing how ugly they really were. Living their lives in a utter lie. Then came the Eternal Fire Beast, Ormagoden. A God of Fire, For he was the Cremator of the Skies and Illuminator of Darkness. His body made of white hot metal and his scream piercing thought, ground, and soul as he raged across the skies like a burning comet. The First Ones utterly loathed this God, for the light he brought forced them to see how utterly repulsive they truly were; Dreaming of the day they would kill the Fire Beast and return the land to shadow.
All day the First Ones drank from the tree Madronal, the tree of nourishment. While underground sat Aetulia, who sang all day long to the tree and caused it to create its lovely juices. One day a evil demon captured her so she may only sing to him. Becoming the lands first Demon King. The day of the First Ones arrived. The King used the captured maidens song to lure the mighty Ormagoden to ground where they smothered him with mud. Rather than let himself be put out like a common flame, the mighty Fire Beast let out an earth-shattering scream and exploded like a sun. Millions of pieces of his steel flesh shot into the ground, veining it with ore, pieces of metal, and the flora that would later die with the ancient world. His fire flew up into the sky and became the sun, baking the world and further illuminating the world even to this day. There was so much blood it flooded the world, drowning all the First Ones as it formed the oceans, nourishing the world for the upcoming generations and forever more. His death cry was so loud that it echoes throughout the world to this day. Low creatures felled the god Ormagöden, but his death gave the world the elements from which a new era would rise: Blood, Fire, Noise, and Metal.
According to the Followers of Ormagoden, this is how the world came about. A ancient era of metal, mystery, magic, and creation. Supposedly demons had earlier in existence enslaved mankind. A ancient race of Titans had created music, cars, civilization itself. A web of lies and confusion? Perhaps. The truth? Maybe. It would explain the mystic powers of these men and women of the cult. Some say they may play the bass guitar so well it heals the sick, or play a guitar solo so amazing it melts the faces of lesser men. Acts so absurd anyone bringing such reports are met with time in a asylum.
Regardless of their myths and rumors associated with them, the men and women of Ormagoden are active hunters. The Followers have members all across both coasts in larger amounts, with members in most of the major American cities. The facade is they are bandmembers or otherwise musical in order to honor Ormagoden. Many of them are also proficient in bladed weaponry such as swords or axes that are honed and repaired by unknown methods. They are very enigmatic to the point almost nobody outside knows how they even are coordinated much less how they work their miracles. Some people do believe the idea they do it though music, some people think they will it into existence like a mage, some even more think they are a front group of the Lucifuge. Whether you buy it or not, Followers are amazing at the art they choose whether it be Bass or Guitar.
Warriors of Humanity
Joining the followers is by no means permanent, and their beliefs are by no means pushed on you. However, there is one duty that is bound to you that may never be shaken. As a follower it is your duty to rid Earth of the supernatural, be it demon, vampire, or otherwise. These creatures have disturbed and tampered with the rights of the offspring of the Titans. Vampires are grim mockeries and fallacies of the Titans. Changelings are half breeds, abducted by demonic creatures and swayed from the grace of Ormagoden. Demons however, rub Followers in the worst way possible. Those who summon them easily attract the wrath of Ormagoden. Which is what heavily brought a large animosity between them and the Lucifuge. This hatred naturally stems from the First Ones. When the Titans became the Metal Gods, they left behind humanity, the smaller version of themselves with versions of the first ones as their pets. Eventually they rose up and enslaved them only to later be be banished from the world by a bloodline of heroes.
Around the World
Followers set up no church. However there are common places said to be their hiding place and congregation points. These places are often Concert Venues or Bars, the closest to a church by their standards. This of course makes it nigh impossible to discern a regular metal head from a Follower of Ormagoden. Even more so that they may choose when to will their instrument to bring about effects on the world, allowing them to practice their fret work without blowing their cover. Even more so, there are tales within the order of Followers fooling cocky vampires or demons by not willing their music, and appearing to be simply crazy until the monsters guard is down and they are engulfed in flame or lightning and ultimately banished from this world.
Rockers naturally gravitate towards Rock Venues, and it is not too rare for a group of Followers to form a Band as a cover and even go on tour across the country or even world in order to play concerts and on their off time rid the cities of local monstrosities as they work. Ormagodens scream may be channeled in many ways afterall. The wail of a microphone, the whammy of a guitar, the grooves of a bass, or even the earth shattering quakes of drums.
The Tour of Destruction
A deep tradition withing the Followers of Ormagoden is the rise of Bands and a event known as the Tour of Destruction. In the ancient times this was literally driving along the road until the Band reached Demon infested territory, and the wrested control of it away from them. Afterwards the Band would continue driving. In these modern days, the premise is still there, however do to the requirement of staying relatively low profile they must avoid killing things left and right. Instead the proper manifestation of this event is quite different. The band will tour like a normal band and play shows.
When the Band inevitably runs across obvious hostile supernatural presence, then war is declared right there on the spot. Sometimes, the song being played will suddenly have the singer screaming words like "We go to war" or the band will cover a Man of War song out of the blue. After this declaration is made, the show will end normally. Afterwards, the band will prepare for battle quite litteraly. Tune their guitars, get out their weaponry, and sound the battlecry. There will be a battle of the bands. There will be supernatural blood on the ground while the Followers of Ormagoden avenge their fallen Fire Beast.
After this battle is over, the band packs up and leaves town as planned. This will continue until the Band is either fallen or has successfully played through their entire tour. Then there will be a huge party, the Followers will return to their society and celebrate their kills as vengeance for Ormagoden and Honor to the metal gods.
The Enemy
Their creation myth flat out paints demons as monsters and beings to be destroyed for their attempted enslavement of mankind. Vampires and the other offshoots of humans attract their hatred for deviating from the path of Ormagoden. In short, besides mages; Followers have distinct hatred of the supernatural for transgressions they cause against humanity.
Vampires, Half breed heathens
Humanity is modeled after the Titans, therefore anything directly changing that design is most likely a abomination or shadow attempt at a second Enslavement. Vampires have a special hatred reserved by the Followers. Monstrous, undead creatures pretending to be human and better yet; feeding on them and trying to control them. To them, this already resembles a modern attempt at a second Enslavement and is treated as a declaration of war. The Gods of Metal against the Undead Scourge. The spells of the Followers are useful against them, as they doubt that humanity has the ability to shoot lightning and fire out of musical devices. A grave mistake that has charred and burned many kindred.
However, there are some key details about Follower interactions with vampires. The main way they are discovered is among crowds of fans watching the Bands performance. Unlike regular musicians, Rockers specifically make a point of watching the crowd for obvious supernaturals. Quite often this translate for searching for vampires preying among their crowd. Even if they were not Followers, those are still leeches like the days of old feeding on their fans! Therefore, when they are not chasing stories of demonic summoning; they hunt Vampires that make the mistake of going after their bread and butter.
Changelings, Those who were lost
It is a shame, humans being abducted and made into something arcane and other-worldly. Quite often, the Followers mistake these creatures as demonic. It is sad, as they are therefore treated as demons. Their bodies forming the path of the tour of destruction just like the demons and vampires. However, unlike demons Changelings rarely are discovered due to the innate magic protecting them. Once a blue moon a Rocker will discover or see through the mask protecting a Changeling and confused them as a demon, leading to the eventual hunt of said Changeling.
Demons, Slavers no more
Kill on sight. If humans betray mankind to summon them? Kill on sight. If humans work with them? Kill on sight. Demons are the issue, the problem, and the entire purpose of the Vigil for these individuals, to protect mankind against the forces of demons. There are always rumors within the Followers that if too many demons exist on earth then the Tainted Coil will be birthed once more, something that would bode horribly for the weakened armies of humanity. As a result, any talk of demonic influence that reaches any large pocket of Followers instantly is check into by a Band or traveling group of Followers.
Band Styles
The Followers of Ormagoden divide their society by three styles of music based off of the three Factions during the great Tour of Destruction of olden days. There is slight philosophical meaning behind the forms of music along with the obvious differences between the three styles of music themselves.
Metal Men practice the ancestral music of the Titans and are considered to be the most pure of music and soul. This genre of music involves much headbanging, and is heavy on harmonics in some guitar solos and is heavy on drummers. Experienced Metal Men bands have a skilled Drummer and Bassist for support and very aggressive Singers and Guitar players. Metal Men Guitarists tend to have more fiery guitarwork and powerful symbolic solos. Metal Men Tours will often go sea to sea, sometimes in a zig-zag pattern and are most aware of demonic presence in a area and target such areas specifically for their Tour
Black Sorrow is in honor of the Black Tear Rebellion. The Drinkers of the Black tear were suicidal and fueled by Aetulias sorrow and rage. The Black Sorrow, however took the sorrow of the black metal and made it their own; looking at their situation healthily and screeching their sorrowful and dark tunes leaving a haunting feeling to the venues they play. Black Sorrow Followers follow deep ideals of defensive Bass Playing and Haunting Guitar riffs that demoralize the enemy. Sorrow Tours Prefer to start in the south and quickly go north, usually targeting a specific region like the east or west. Once they arrive in the cold, dark, barren lands on the north they will prosper and play energetic and truly amazing shows in efforts to attract Vampire fans for them to lure to doom.
Flaming Coils Bands shriek and scream heavy metal tales picturing the defeat of the Tainted Coil, the demon empire that once enslaved mankind. Their ideal is to emulate the Industrial Metal of the Coil and turning it into dark songs of liberation and war against the Coil. Flaming Coils Bands feature a more aggressive Bassist and Singer while the Guitarist and Drummer perform defensive solos. The Coils are very niche in their Touring schedule. Often they make it up depending on their location. For instance, a Coils band may be playing in San Francisco, only for them to find out there are demonic cults causing trouble in San Diego. In a result they will postpone their next show in order to make record time and arrive at San Diego.
Status
Gaining Status as a Follower can be fairly easy if you can fill the shoes of a true believer of Ormagoden. Amazing guitar playing and weeding out demons and vampires will earn you the Metal Gods favor and therefore increase your Status in the followers of Ormagoden.
*: You have taken up the Guitar as a Ormagoden Band member. As a result you gain the crafts specialty of the instrument you choose (Microphone, Guitar, Bass, or Drums). You probably have not gone on a Tour yet, but you plan to soon. Your not quite that good at spotting creatures lurking in your shows and have not learned your Music Magic that well yet.
***: You have been around the block a few times, and profited heavily from it. Gain a dot of fame (Musician) Your a musical maestro and popular, your shows sell out almost always sell out. As a resource you also may gain a dot of Resources.
*****: Your a true follower of Ormagoden and have pleased the metal gods on countless occasions. You have been on many Tours of Destruction. Quite often, other bands wish to open for your Band and get included in your Tour. You get two dots of Allies (Ormagoden Tour Band)
All day the First Ones drank from the tree Madronal, the tree of nourishment. While underground sat Aetulia, who sang all day long to the tree and caused it to create its lovely juices. One day a evil demon captured her so she may only sing to him. Becoming the lands first Demon King. The day of the First Ones arrived. The King used the captured maidens song to lure the mighty Ormagoden to ground where they smothered him with mud. Rather than let himself be put out like a common flame, the mighty Fire Beast let out an earth-shattering scream and exploded like a sun. Millions of pieces of his steel flesh shot into the ground, veining it with ore, pieces of metal, and the flora that would later die with the ancient world. His fire flew up into the sky and became the sun, baking the world and further illuminating the world even to this day. There was so much blood it flooded the world, drowning all the First Ones as it formed the oceans, nourishing the world for the upcoming generations and forever more. His death cry was so loud that it echoes throughout the world to this day. Low creatures felled the god Ormagöden, but his death gave the world the elements from which a new era would rise: Blood, Fire, Noise, and Metal.
According to the Followers of Ormagoden, this is how the world came about. A ancient era of metal, mystery, magic, and creation. Supposedly demons had earlier in existence enslaved mankind. A ancient race of Titans had created music, cars, civilization itself. A web of lies and confusion? Perhaps. The truth? Maybe. It would explain the mystic powers of these men and women of the cult. Some say they may play the bass guitar so well it heals the sick, or play a guitar solo so amazing it melts the faces of lesser men. Acts so absurd anyone bringing such reports are met with time in a asylum.
Regardless of their myths and rumors associated with them, the men and women of Ormagoden are active hunters. The Followers have members all across both coasts in larger amounts, with members in most of the major American cities. The facade is they are bandmembers or otherwise musical in order to honor Ormagoden. Many of them are also proficient in bladed weaponry such as swords or axes that are honed and repaired by unknown methods. They are very enigmatic to the point almost nobody outside knows how they even are coordinated much less how they work their miracles. Some people do believe the idea they do it though music, some people think they will it into existence like a mage, some even more think they are a front group of the Lucifuge. Whether you buy it or not, Followers are amazing at the art they choose whether it be Bass or Guitar.
Warriors of Humanity
Joining the followers is by no means permanent, and their beliefs are by no means pushed on you. However, there is one duty that is bound to you that may never be shaken. As a follower it is your duty to rid Earth of the supernatural, be it demon, vampire, or otherwise. These creatures have disturbed and tampered with the rights of the offspring of the Titans. Vampires are grim mockeries and fallacies of the Titans. Changelings are half breeds, abducted by demonic creatures and swayed from the grace of Ormagoden. Demons however, rub Followers in the worst way possible. Those who summon them easily attract the wrath of Ormagoden. Which is what heavily brought a large animosity between them and the Lucifuge. This hatred naturally stems from the First Ones. When the Titans became the Metal Gods, they left behind humanity, the smaller version of themselves with versions of the first ones as their pets. Eventually they rose up and enslaved them only to later be be banished from the world by a bloodline of heroes.
Around the World
Followers set up no church. However there are common places said to be their hiding place and congregation points. These places are often Concert Venues or Bars, the closest to a church by their standards. This of course makes it nigh impossible to discern a regular metal head from a Follower of Ormagoden. Even more so that they may choose when to will their instrument to bring about effects on the world, allowing them to practice their fret work without blowing their cover. Even more so, there are tales within the order of Followers fooling cocky vampires or demons by not willing their music, and appearing to be simply crazy until the monsters guard is down and they are engulfed in flame or lightning and ultimately banished from this world.
Rockers naturally gravitate towards Rock Venues, and it is not too rare for a group of Followers to form a Band as a cover and even go on tour across the country or even world in order to play concerts and on their off time rid the cities of local monstrosities as they work. Ormagodens scream may be channeled in many ways afterall. The wail of a microphone, the whammy of a guitar, the grooves of a bass, or even the earth shattering quakes of drums.
The Tour of Destruction
A deep tradition withing the Followers of Ormagoden is the rise of Bands and a event known as the Tour of Destruction. In the ancient times this was literally driving along the road until the Band reached Demon infested territory, and the wrested control of it away from them. Afterwards the Band would continue driving. In these modern days, the premise is still there, however do to the requirement of staying relatively low profile they must avoid killing things left and right. Instead the proper manifestation of this event is quite different. The band will tour like a normal band and play shows.
When the Band inevitably runs across obvious hostile supernatural presence, then war is declared right there on the spot. Sometimes, the song being played will suddenly have the singer screaming words like "We go to war" or the band will cover a Man of War song out of the blue. After this declaration is made, the show will end normally. Afterwards, the band will prepare for battle quite litteraly. Tune their guitars, get out their weaponry, and sound the battlecry. There will be a battle of the bands. There will be supernatural blood on the ground while the Followers of Ormagoden avenge their fallen Fire Beast.
After this battle is over, the band packs up and leaves town as planned. This will continue until the Band is either fallen or has successfully played through their entire tour. Then there will be a huge party, the Followers will return to their society and celebrate their kills as vengeance for Ormagoden and Honor to the metal gods.
The Enemy
Their creation myth flat out paints demons as monsters and beings to be destroyed for their attempted enslavement of mankind. Vampires and the other offshoots of humans attract their hatred for deviating from the path of Ormagoden. In short, besides mages; Followers have distinct hatred of the supernatural for transgressions they cause against humanity.
Vampires, Half breed heathens
Humanity is modeled after the Titans, therefore anything directly changing that design is most likely a abomination or shadow attempt at a second Enslavement. Vampires have a special hatred reserved by the Followers. Monstrous, undead creatures pretending to be human and better yet; feeding on them and trying to control them. To them, this already resembles a modern attempt at a second Enslavement and is treated as a declaration of war. The Gods of Metal against the Undead Scourge. The spells of the Followers are useful against them, as they doubt that humanity has the ability to shoot lightning and fire out of musical devices. A grave mistake that has charred and burned many kindred.
However, there are some key details about Follower interactions with vampires. The main way they are discovered is among crowds of fans watching the Bands performance. Unlike regular musicians, Rockers specifically make a point of watching the crowd for obvious supernaturals. Quite often this translate for searching for vampires preying among their crowd. Even if they were not Followers, those are still leeches like the days of old feeding on their fans! Therefore, when they are not chasing stories of demonic summoning; they hunt Vampires that make the mistake of going after their bread and butter.
Changelings, Those who were lost
It is a shame, humans being abducted and made into something arcane and other-worldly. Quite often, the Followers mistake these creatures as demonic. It is sad, as they are therefore treated as demons. Their bodies forming the path of the tour of destruction just like the demons and vampires. However, unlike demons Changelings rarely are discovered due to the innate magic protecting them. Once a blue moon a Rocker will discover or see through the mask protecting a Changeling and confused them as a demon, leading to the eventual hunt of said Changeling.
Demons, Slavers no more
Kill on sight. If humans betray mankind to summon them? Kill on sight. If humans work with them? Kill on sight. Demons are the issue, the problem, and the entire purpose of the Vigil for these individuals, to protect mankind against the forces of demons. There are always rumors within the Followers that if too many demons exist on earth then the Tainted Coil will be birthed once more, something that would bode horribly for the weakened armies of humanity. As a result, any talk of demonic influence that reaches any large pocket of Followers instantly is check into by a Band or traveling group of Followers.
Band Styles
The Followers of Ormagoden divide their society by three styles of music based off of the three Factions during the great Tour of Destruction of olden days. There is slight philosophical meaning behind the forms of music along with the obvious differences between the three styles of music themselves.
Metal Men practice the ancestral music of the Titans and are considered to be the most pure of music and soul. This genre of music involves much headbanging, and is heavy on harmonics in some guitar solos and is heavy on drummers. Experienced Metal Men bands have a skilled Drummer and Bassist for support and very aggressive Singers and Guitar players. Metal Men Guitarists tend to have more fiery guitarwork and powerful symbolic solos. Metal Men Tours will often go sea to sea, sometimes in a zig-zag pattern and are most aware of demonic presence in a area and target such areas specifically for their Tour
Black Sorrow is in honor of the Black Tear Rebellion. The Drinkers of the Black tear were suicidal and fueled by Aetulias sorrow and rage. The Black Sorrow, however took the sorrow of the black metal and made it their own; looking at their situation healthily and screeching their sorrowful and dark tunes leaving a haunting feeling to the venues they play. Black Sorrow Followers follow deep ideals of defensive Bass Playing and Haunting Guitar riffs that demoralize the enemy. Sorrow Tours Prefer to start in the south and quickly go north, usually targeting a specific region like the east or west. Once they arrive in the cold, dark, barren lands on the north they will prosper and play energetic and truly amazing shows in efforts to attract Vampire fans for them to lure to doom.
Flaming Coils Bands shriek and scream heavy metal tales picturing the defeat of the Tainted Coil, the demon empire that once enslaved mankind. Their ideal is to emulate the Industrial Metal of the Coil and turning it into dark songs of liberation and war against the Coil. Flaming Coils Bands feature a more aggressive Bassist and Singer while the Guitarist and Drummer perform defensive solos. The Coils are very niche in their Touring schedule. Often they make it up depending on their location. For instance, a Coils band may be playing in San Francisco, only for them to find out there are demonic cults causing trouble in San Diego. In a result they will postpone their next show in order to make record time and arrive at San Diego.
Status
Gaining Status as a Follower can be fairly easy if you can fill the shoes of a true believer of Ormagoden. Amazing guitar playing and weeding out demons and vampires will earn you the Metal Gods favor and therefore increase your Status in the followers of Ormagoden.
*: You have taken up the Guitar as a Ormagoden Band member. As a result you gain the crafts specialty of the instrument you choose (Microphone, Guitar, Bass, or Drums). You probably have not gone on a Tour yet, but you plan to soon. Your not quite that good at spotting creatures lurking in your shows and have not learned your Music Magic that well yet.
***: You have been around the block a few times, and profited heavily from it. Gain a dot of fame (Musician) Your a musical maestro and popular, your shows sell out almost always sell out. As a resource you also may gain a dot of Resources.
*****: Your a true follower of Ormagoden and have pleased the metal gods on countless occasions. You have been on many Tours of Destruction. Quite often, other bands wish to open for your Band and get included in your Tour. You get two dots of Allies (Ormagoden Tour Band)
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