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Message: <blockquote data-quote="CleverNickName" data-source="post: 9460680" data-attributes="member: 50987">Here's my entry.Pumpkin Spice Lattes have a bit of a cult following here in America. And in the City of Neverwinter, they take that cult status very seriously.  Behold, the Cult of the Pumpkin Spice Latte!The Cult of the Pumpkin Spice LatteThe Cult of the Pumpkin Spice Latte, sometimes referred to as the Order of the White Chalice, is an organization dedicated to a coven of powerful witches: Esne, the Goddess of Milk and Cattle[1]; Kahawa, Goddess of Coffee[2]; Sokeria, Goddess of Sugar and Sweet Things[3]; and Ingver, Goddess of Spices and Herbs[4].  Contrary to their name, their pantheon does not contain a pumpkin deity.ActivitiesAcross Faerûn, the Cult operates many hospices--called "cafes"--whose mission is to aid those who they believe are suffering under the oppression of summertime.  Most of these cafes enjoy a positive reputation in the community, educating the populace about the dangers of summertime (heat exhaustion and heatstroke, insect bites and insect-borne illnesses, poison ivy, droughts, wildfires, etc.), and provide refreshment and encouragement to those who toil under the hot sun.  But this is a front for their true, sinister goal:  they seek to hasten the end of summer and herald the arrival of autumn earlier with each passing year, eventually eradicating summertime altogether and plunging Faerûn into an endless autumn.Base of OperationsThe Cult's most active cell is located in Neverwinter, at a well-known cafe called Serenbwch[5].  Here, the high priestesses of the Cult brew their potions and concoctions and sell them to the general public by day...and work their dark rituals in the basement by night.  This basement contains a teleportation circle that connects the coven to other cafes across Faerûn, with more added with each passing year.DogmaThe secret faith of the Order of the Pumpkin Spice Latte holds that summertime is a blight upon Faerûn, the result of a magical curse from tens of thousands of years ago by a deranged witch.  They believe that the world was never intended to experience hot weather, and they labor tirelessly to free the world from this ancient curse.The Cultists of the Pumpkin Spice Latte believe the ultimate expression of autumn is the holy union of the four goddesses of their pantheon: milk, coffee, sugar, and spices.  They craft this concoction in their cafes, where it is sold to the populace as a means of legitimizing their front (and generating profit), and consumed in their rituals as an act of reverence and worship.HistoryIn 1450 DR, the original cafe (Serenbwch) was opened in Neverwinter by an urban coven of druids.  It has been expanding ever since, opening new cafes in nearly every district of the city and even expanding to new cities across the Realms.Typical CultistsUse the following stat blocks for adding the Cultists of the Pumpkin Spice Latte to your campaign.[ATTACH=full]380143[/ATTACH]  [ATTACH=full]380144[/ATTACH]  [ATTACH=full]380145[/ATTACH]  [ATTACH=full]380146[/ATTACH]-------------Fun facts!1.  Esne is Basque for "milk"2.  Kahawa is Swahili for "coffee"3.  Sokeria is Finnish for "sugar"4.  Ingver is Slovenian for "ginger"5.  Serenbwch is Welsh for "star buck"</blockquote>

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