Abna’ alharb

One who bows in worship of the Father of War may
become what it calls a “Son of War.” Accepting the
Father of War into your soul means accepting it into
your body as well. It requires swallowing a chip of
obsidian imbued with the power of the Father. The
modern Sons of War call this the “Vigil of Stone.”

The Father of War sometimes uses the Sons of War
as its eyes and ears, knowing everything they see and
hear. It cannot know its servants’ thoughts; it can only
hear their words and see their actions. When it wants
to call a Son of War to it for instructions, the imbedded
chip pulls them. It causes them pain until they
answer the call. The individual chips cannot communicate
beyond that.

Worship of the Father of War begins with absolute
obedience. Those who disobey the Father, or who
share its secrets, die horribly. The obsidian chip slices
its way through the traitor until it reaches the heart.

Newly manifested, the first thing the Father
of War demands from its acolytes is transport to a
suitable temple, someplace secure from the light of
the sun. Buildings are good. Caves are best. Then the
worshippers must provide human sacrifices. The most
acceptable means of sacrifices are those that utilize
obsidian to kill slowly.