Cult of the Dracolitch

The Cult of the Dracolitch is a mystery religion and form of Dragon Worship, in particular the veneration of a number of ancient dracolitches, necromanic dragons who had become litches. It is thus strongly tied for formal traditions of necromancy, and most adherents are themselves necromancers.

History

Early History

The earliest records of the cult come from the Golden Age of Necromancy, by which time it was well-established. While Green Temple ideology was common at this time, the Grey Temple had not yet reared itself, and so Necromancy was home to many schools of thought.

Defining the existence of the Dracolitches is difficult. Most necromanic theology, especially later theology, holds that all sacred myths should be treated as truth, irregardless of origin and in defiance of historical fact. This practice was especially common in Green Temple ideology, of which far more records survived into the modern era.

Mentions of the Dracolitches in primary sources from the First Chaotic Period are few, but they were always refer to them as though they did exist. Anecdotal evidence suggests the cults were uncommon, but widespread. Records from the Dynastic Period are more frequent, but provide no information. The only surviving documentation confirms the existence of the cult, but provide no details.

Alliance Era

The first documented evidence of the cult comes from the Layloma Empire. In the mountains above modern-day Senega, a group of necromancers had settled and built a series of temples. While outwardly they were an ordinary Grey Temple, they were secret adherhents of the cult. For years, they had been kidnapping people from the surrounding regions and sacrificing them to the dracolitches. This finally came to the attention of the imperial legions in A.Y. 1107. Initially the matter was