Blood Congregation
| The Blood Congregation | |
| Leader | Dyzanru de Soulis |
| Patron | Apollyon |
| Leadership Style | Dictatorship |
| Founder | Xerimor |
| City | Mhaldor |
| Classes Permitted | None |
| House Tutor | Morimbuul, the daemon tutor |
| Heraldric Arms | None |
| Icon | The Crown of Thorns (destroyed) |
Founded in 318 AF by Father Xerimor and formerly known as the Apostate guild, The Blood Congregation is one of the houses of Mhaldor.
They serve as the clergy of the city, devoting themselves to the Seven Truths in all fields with a fierce zealotry.
Their house tutor is Morimbuul, a troublesome daemon who has fathered three children with mortal mothers. His children are Aznahz, Sabatu, and Nebatu.
The foundation of the Apostate class and, subsequently, the guild itself occurred after a number of unusual occurrences. The first hint to its beginning was in the year 318 AF, when images of dark priests began to appear to Mhaldorians, while angels in Shallam began to show demonic traits.
In the same year, the rogue occultist Xerimor summoned Lord Taug and was told to travel to the Chaos Plane to slay Danaeus.
Upon the completion of this task, Taug imprisoned Danaeus' soul in an altar in Mhaldor, with the intent of imprisoning him there for eternity. Naturally, Lord Golgotha was enraged by this action, and instructed Xenophage and the Occultists to construct a portal strong enough for him to enter Sapience through. Upon his arrival, he freed Danaeus and, to fill the void left in the altar, imprisoned Xerimor in his place.
The citizens of Mhaldor worked to free Xerimor from his prison, lest his soul be bound there for eternity. They were instructed to make a sacrifice of a holy being to achieve this goal. Though many attempts were made to capture and slay a priest for this purpose, none were successful. Finally, Azmodai, the pit fiend, summoned the priest Valeo, whose angel was slain and used as a sacrifice to free Xerimor.
Immediately upon his release, Xerimor explained that the altar could be used to unleash a demonic force upon the land, and he then opened a portal in this manner; one that was large enough for an entire army of demons and other infernal beasts.
Valeo intervened, however, striking Xerimor with his holy mace and then using the last of his power to resurrect his angel. In the meantime, the demon general, Morimbuul walked through the portal, the first of what should have been many demons. It was then that Valeo's angel stepped through the portal with her master's corpse. This had an unpleasant effect, at least from the perspective of the followers of Evil, as it balanced out the powers of the portal, and caused it to collapse.
Rather than waste the efforts put forth by the Mhaldorians, Xerimor completed a ritual to bind the now stranded Morimbuul to a life of servitude. With Morimbuul's knowledge, the Apostates were formed.
The leader of the Congregation is referred to as the Messiah of the Damned. Former Messiahs are known as Fathers or Abbesses, depending on if they or male or female, respectively.
Secretaries of the Congregation are known as Vicars.
| Messiahs of the Damned | "Term of Service" |
| Xerimor | 318 AF to 321 AF |
| Mistral | 321 AF to 324 AF |
| Detritus | 325 AF to 335 AF |
| Afflicted | 335 AF to 350 AF |
| Ladydeath | 350 AF to 359 AF |
| Ranzou | 359 AF to 378 AF |
| Ravai | 378 AF to 385 AF |
| Wulfen | 385 AF to 397 AF |
| Herenicus | 397 AF to 413 AF |
| Cypra | 413 AF to 431 AF |
| Dyzanru | 431 AF to Present |