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 The
Children of Unnek
“The world is ending and we shall feast upon its carcass.”
Description/Common Knowledge
The Children of Unnek are an evil product of Grazer culture, created
by the purges of Grazelander society in their quest to remain the
Pure Horse people. They are a band of outcasts, criminal and renegades
Grazers that have banded together to follow the path of Unnek the
Buzzard and the spirits of the night. They are murderers, thieves
and rapists. They have a common hatred of all Grazelanders and seek
to cause the downfall of the clans by any means. Their practices include
banditry; night-time raids and hiring themselves out to anyone who
seeks to attack the Grazers. Their religious practices include cannibalism,
bloodletting and worst of all sacrificial worship to the Grazer enemy
deities.
Form: An undisciplined mounted war band.
Cultural Context: An anti-Grazer gang of bandits,
fanatics and murderers.
Ideology: ‘We Hate Grazers!’
Look and Feel: Half starved half crazed madmen and
fanatical warriors dedicated to the destruction of the society that
created them. It accepts membership from all outcast Grazers and Grazer
haters. There are four distinct sub-groups within the Hero Band. The
Night Vultures pierce their bodies and faces with feathers. The Screaming
Claws have notable scars on their chest from their initiation. The
Carrion Eaters are Bolcar Foul-Feathers personal guards and are renowned
for their cannibalism and filed teeth. The Crazy Birds are almost
all ‘Contraries’ and are almost all insane. The latter is
the smallest group.
Purpose: To bring about the downfall of Grazer
society. To establish the rule of Unnek and the spirits of the Night.
The Children of Unnek believe that the ‘Strong shall lead and
the weak shall become carcasses to feed their Goddess!’
Reactions: Those who actively seek to attack and destroy
the Grazers may find alliance with the Children of the Buzzard. They
have forgotten all their former Grazer prejudices and have replaced
it with hatred of the own kinfolk. Children of the Buzzard will attack
Grazers on sight, taking no quarter.
Resources
Leader: Bolcar Foul-Feather is the most senior priest
of Unnek the Buzzard. He calls himself ‘Father of Carrion’.
He discovered sacrificial worship of Unnek was possible, after slaying
his brother in the Buzzard Goddess’s name. Bolcar was formerly
a shaman of the Silkmane clan, until he was exiled for his fratricide.
Bolcar has been able to develop several affinities from the Buzzard
Goddess, but his followers are not so capable.
Renowned Members: Rothgot Scalp-Mane was a Stallion
Soldier exiled for rape; he has a special hatred of the Feather Horse
Queen, he leads the Screaming Claws. Maklomor Horse-Eater is an Uz
who has been adopted in the band; he actively teaches new atrocities
to his brethren, he leads the Night Vultures. Falak Mad-Stallion is
a wild-eyed contrary that paints his skin red and rides into battle
backwards, a most dangerous foe, he leads the Crazy Birds.
Membership: It is estimated that as many as four hundred
Children of the Buzzard exist. Reports however are unsubstantiated,
due to their nocturnal habits. A typical war band consists of 50-100
warriors, lead by a Son of Unnek. At least four war bands have been
noted during attacks, identified by their peculiar brandings, piercing
and body paint.
Headquarters: The Children of Unnek are nomadic in
nature, wandering the borders of the Grazelands. They appear to concentrate
in the North-West, but have been encountered throughout the region.
Other Contacts: The band has connections with several
previous employers. These have included several Lunar commanders,
a rebel cadre of Sartarite, and an Esrolian queen. Maklamor’s
Night Vultures are friendly with several bands of Uz that wander the
Skyreach Mountain’s foothills.
Organization
Divine Resource
Name: Unnek the Buzzard.
Rune: 
Description/Common Knowledge: Unnek is the eater of the dead
and queen of buzzards. She steals the soul of the dead horse, removing
its spirit from the cycle of renewal if not appeased.
Entry Requirements: Must be an outcast from traditional Grazer
society.
Physical Skills: Charge Foe, Terrifying War Cry, and Snatch
up Booty, Fight in Darkness, Ambush.
Mental Skills: Intimidate Grazer.
Virtues: Cruel, viscous, and callous.
Affinities:
Buzzard (Eat Carrion, Sense Death, Circling
Flight, Tearing Claws, Stench of Death).
Devour (Despair, Decay, Visage of Fear, Capture Horse Soul).
Secret: Become Buzzard.
Flaws: Light sensitive.
Worshippers: ex-Grazer Jardani or Dastali
Manifestations: As a black Buzzard.
Other Side: Unnek’s demesne is both above the grassy
feeding grounds of Yu-Kargzant’s Endless Sun Horselands and
in the perpetual darkness of her nesting site of the Black Rock
Bluffs that border the Endless Sun Horselands.
Other Connections: Kanvak the Night Demon.
Disadvantages: Outcast from society, hated by all Grazers.
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