Leatherwing Cult

The Leatherwing Cult is one of the most powerful Pyroi Warbands, and known for the namesake, their flying steeds: The War-Bats of Pyre. They believe that the Fire-Bats of Khar-Ulan are their birthright, and that the Jebtsuk Temple (at the base of Khar Ulan) is not following the ideals laid down by its founding Volcano-Priest, "Jezbar the Garnet-Eyed Bat That Is Son of Khar-Ulan."

Originating as a splinter group of that largest Temple of Temples, the Leatherwing Cult has recently grown into a totemic Warband that believes the true Might of the Pyroi people is to be found in the skies. The cult even maintains its own priesthood, separate from the Volcano-Priests, known as the Blood Clerics. The Blood Clerics are female shaman and the Leatherwing Cult is the only warband who believes that Khar Ulan is a female.

Once initiated as a Firethane or Blood Cleric, cult members are branded with the Leatherwing sigil. The Firethanes are then granted the steed they trained to achieve initiation, while Blood Clerics are granted a Garnet necklace to protect them from evil magic.

The fleet of War-Bats and their riders has grown to such strength recently, that the Leatherwing Cult now has quite a bit of political clout, and their leader, Nema Padro, has a seat kept open for her at the Circle of Embers - an honor usually only given to the most esteemed and respected Embertongues. But the Cult is not above petty squabbles and conflicts with their neighbors, especially their neighbors, the Smoking Stones.