Overview
The Black Ledger, the much feared enforcers of Duke Albrecht Eisenwald, operate across the Duchy of Feranhald and beyond. Operating in the shadows, they use their vast network of agents to root out any malcontents or 'threats to the state' before they fester.
Also tasked with policing the use of magic in the duchy, ruthlessly persecuting any unsanctioned mages.
Key Information
Central Tenets
Guiding Principles
Compliance and duty above everything
Mutation or corruption is to be destroyed
Magic is dangerous it must be controlled
Guild Rules
Rules that govern its members
Detailed records must be kept
A name once entered may never be removed from the Black Ledger
Enforcement
How the faction enforces its rules
An extensive network of informants, witch hunters and agents.
Membership
Aptitudes
Skills and Abilities
Guile and cunning are essential, ruthlessness, a must.
Allegiance
Loyalty and Commitment
Aspirants are required to submit a list of traitors to be added to the Black Ledger
Compensation
Benefits and Rewards
Good pay and rations. Some security from accusation
Hierarchy
Structure and Ranks
Autonomous cells operate across the duchy under command of Inquisitors.
Use of the ledgers, magically connected to the master ledger allowed for names to be added.
Coordinated by the Witch Finder General
Faction Support
They act in the name of Duke Albrecht Eisenwald.
Faction History
The Black Ledger were founded in the years after the fall. The power and control required to keep order during the great wars against the shadow necessitated its foundation.