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Message: <blockquote data-quote="SelcSilverhand" data-source="post: 2608189" data-attributes="member: 30016">BackgroundIn war there are always casualties. Regrettable Losses. Collateral Damage. War with the backing of a church is called a crusade and given noble titles to inflame zealotry in its members. 180 years ago <a href="http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/ebds/20050404a" target="_blank">The Purge</a> began as the threat of Lycranthropy waxed. Knights of the church took up the cause to cleanse the land of any who bear the taint of the disease. It was during this crusade that the Shifters became targets of the knights. It was an easy mistake to make, the shifters bore a feral resemblance to their lycanthropic breathern. Many commanders found them far easier prey than the true targets of the crusade. A true lycanthrope might kill a dozen templars before being brought down. Wiping out whole Shifter communities, the leaders of the crusade where able to make bold announcements that they were making progress towards eradicating the menace. It wasn't until far into the crusade that Shifters were proven to be a seperate race, unable to spread the disease. The crusade had already taken its toll, resulting in the deaths of hundreds of Shifters.Drue knows all too well the extent of the destruction the church wrought. His father served as a knight for the church and took part in several attacks on the Shifters before the announcement was made. Unable to bear the shame of killing innocents, his father retired to a small farm in Thrane. He never took up a weapon again. Drue, as his eldest son, learned all he could of church doctrine and history, especially facts relating to the Purge due to his families part in it. He blames the Puritans and their fanatical, rigid interpretation of the words coming from the Silver Flame for the slaughter. He has long believed that if the church had been better informed when the Purge started that the deaths could have been avoided. To that end, he joined the church when he reached adulthood to serve as an Informant. He has journeyed throughout the realm investigating lycanthrope sightings, heretics, and demonic plots. He believes that the church serves a good cause, and thus they have his loyalty, but he sometimes has his own opinion on church doctrine. He hopes that the information he gathers will help save lives and safeguard his nation. CharacterDrue Culler, Gnome Bard 7. Neutral Good.</blockquote>

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