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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Isida Kep'Tukari" data-source="post: 1179193" data-attributes="member: 4441">Halivar, I don't need that any more, so you may delete the wish-list info.  I have some more information on the church of Hoar for you, which might be useful to you.Hoar's symbol is a dark gray coin with a two-sided face on it (bascially the same as the symbol in FR, but minus it being held by a gloved hand).  Hoar's church is actually outlawed in Low'verok, despite their strong code of honor.  They are seen as assassins and rabble-rousers by those that have been on the receiving ends of their vengence-driven attacks, but are seen as champions of the oppressed and downtrodden by most others.  The fact that it is often the upper class that are the victims of Hoar's followers hasn't helped any.There are no open temples to Hoar, and few closed ones.  There are less than a handful of actual temples to Hoar, and all of them are in closely-guarded locations that can be packed up and moved within minutes.  The majority of Hoar's clergy and followers keep a low profile, and only be let it known to a few that they are in the area.  Generally those that really need to find a follower of Hoar have to let it be known to certain individuals, who contact the followers of The Doombringer.  Often a symbol of recognition is given to those desiring to gain entrace to one of Hoar's enclaves.  The symbol is a lead coin stamped with a two-sided face.  It is often slipped to supplicants and fellow priests in everyday transations to let them know another follower is near.  It's also sometimes slipped to a potential victim to let him or her know he's been marked for retribution, or left at the sight of vengence to let the authorities know why the death (or humiliation, or assault, or other) has been carried out.Most followers of Hoar work alone, but they are all connected by their common cause of justice, and the code of the church expects members to help one another in time of need.  The High Priest is currently Icander Leafhopper, a halfling who lost one hand to the whim of a greedy noble who claimed that Icander, a former trader, had stolen from him.  Burning at the injustice of it, he has strongly led the church for over fifteen years, an almost unheard-of length of time in Hoar's clergy.Though Low'verok's government as a whole is lawful neutral (and so is Hoar), the two sometimes work at cross purposes.  Some town authorities actually subtlely welcome Hoar's followers, and if they see one of their symbols at the scene of a crime, sometimes will not pursue the matter any farther.  Others, however, see Hoar's followers as a menace, and the possession of one of his symbols is worth a stay in prison, a flogging, a hefty fine, or in some extreme cases, death.  It doesn't help that occasionally the Assassins' Guild will leave a copied symbol of Hoar at their kills, which has done much to cause the tarnishing of the church's image.  Most assassin Guildmasters use this tactic sparingly however, as it's unwise to tempt a deity of retribution overly much.</blockquote>

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