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remnant faithful world is silent, urging them to prepare for his resurrection,
either by secretly molding society to accept his return, or
by concocting rituals that hasten his rebirth.
Empowered by the essentially never-dying essence of
their lord, the Whispered One, those who remain under remnant chosen
his sway and fulfill their part in his unknowable schemes
are granted secret knowledge and powers that strip away All followers of the Whispered One are zealous followers
the perceived fallacies of society and the world around of their god-to-be. Every cultist spends hours in silent
them, baring the terrible truths that only aid to further meditation, hoping to hear their long-dead master whis-
indoctrinate the faithful. per a commandment from beyond the veil. For most, this
meditation is fruitless.
remnant cultist But some do hear the whispers. In the silence of their
meditation, the spectral voice of the Whispered One
All cultists of the Whispered One endure horrific rites of
worms its way into their emptied minds, filling their heads
initiation that forever shackle them to the will of the cult
with words of power. Fragments of the Whispered One’s
leaders. Every cultist can feel the presence of their foul
ancient arcane might boils within their blood, granting
god just beyond the fabric of the physical world, and many
them spells unseen since the Age of Arcanum.
claim to hear him speaking to them when the rest of the

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