WHO ARE THE CIRCLE?

The Iron Circle is a mercenary company and esoteric order with a bloody and infamous history. Known for their ruthless efficiency, they are feared across Solisium and beyond. Their unwavering bond with their comrades defines them, and their reputation precedes them as harbingers of death and destruction on the battlefield."Your service in the Iron Circle has made you a force of nature, impervious to fear and unstoppable in your resolve. Across the shattered realms, you will charge with unrelenting fury, leaving no foe unbroken. You are the embodiment of our will—unyielding, unrepentant, unrelenting. Where others falter behind barricades or falter in defense, you will shatter through. You have trained for years under brutal conditions, molded into warriors who defy the limits of mortal endurance. Barriers will not hold you; traps will not ensnare you. You are Iron's chosen. Fail me, and you will answer to the wrath of the Iron Circle." – Odothian, Iron Warlord

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IRON CIRCLE LORE

Spirituality and Religion
Although deeply rooted in mysticism and reverence, the Red Bishops of the Iron Circle stand apart from traditional religions. Neither huddled in shadowy dens like cults nor commanding sprawling cathedrals as the faiths of Solisium, their practices are enigmatic and fiercely guarded. To those within the Circle, glimpses of their beliefs are granted—particularly during rare lunar rites or in whispered counsel beneath the crimson sky.Organized Religion
The Red Bishops harbor open disdain for the established faiths of Solisium. To them, the sprawling temples and gilded priests of great religions are instruments of oppression, their leaders treacherous and deceitful. Such figures are treated with calculated malice, while the faithful masses are pitied as misguided. The Bishops believe all who seek divinity worship an underlying truth—a singular, omnipresent force they call the Loom.Science and Alchemy
Those seeking faith within the Iron Circle often find laughter in response. The Bishops hold that the truth of the divine lies not in prayer, but in understanding. Their doctrine exalts empirical study, blending arcane mastery with scientific pursuit. Experiments, whether magical or alchemical, are conducted with little regard for morality or legality. To the Bishops, any sacrifice is worth unraveling the secrets of the Loom—a ceaseless weave of energy that binds all things.The Nature of the Loom and the Universe
The Red Bishops fiercely protect their writings on the Loom's nature, treating these works as treasures and their discovery as grounds for war. To the Bishops, the Loom is the essence of existence: a cosmic thread that connects all matter and energy, unthinking and impartial. It holds no commandments, bears no morality, and transcends the mortal desire for meaning. This detached view of the divine often alienates others, but the Bishops persist, believing that all gods, however named or shaped, are fragments of the Loom's incomprehensible whole. In their eyes, even the devout of rival religions unknowingly worship the same force—an unseen, eternal Muse that pulls order from chaos.