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A secretive conclave of sorcerers and practitioners of black witchcraft, the Coven of the Shunned is infamous. Little concrete is known about them save that they are ruled by a council of five, and that they have been implicated in atrocity after atrocity, hoarding forbidden knowledge, and seeking to subjugate the minds and hearts of those of weaker will to their dark purposes. Although political maneuvering within the Coven structure is commonplace, Initiates tend to be fanatically loyal to the Coven itself, a loyalty ensured through rumours of the dark fates met by those who have betrayed their secrets.

It is told that two sects make up the Coven of the Shunned. Wielders of magic and the masters of mindcraft are trained to turn their studies to darkness, and to enfold infernal power into all their works. Those of a more martial calling may find a place in the vanguard of the Shunned, whereby making pacts with the demon houses allied with the Coven they gain unholy power over enemies and minions alike.

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The activities and ultimate goals of the Coven of the Shunned are shrouded in secrecy and rumour, and individuals within the Coven often have schemes of ambitions of their own that may take years or centuries to come to fruition. However, even those with no ambition beyond destruction, murder, and sadism are welcomed, their bloodlust channeled to useful ends. Initiates of the Coven can expect to delve into mysteries both forbidden and infernal, and readily make pacts with demonkind.