The Tharici often seek out the Desert Screamers to learn the wisdom of the desert. Tarsikkans tolerate the Desert Screamers, due to their relationship with the Servants of the Eternal Dawn. The Desert Screamers are accepted within the Caliphate, though some view them with skepticism and fear. Most of the adherents of this cult are dervishes or those who rely on stealth. Their mystical gifts are said to take the form of swiftness, invisibility, or a terrible ferocity. In addition to great cats, their imagery focuses on flame and sand. There are rumors that they have found patronage within the government of the Caliphate of Dusk. They claim that they can gain mystical insight from the great cats of the desert. The mystery cult known as the Desert Screamers is based chiefly in the harsh Akathian deserts. You can learn more about mystery cults and totemic power in Chapter 12 of the Rulebook The Desert Screamers

Those who know a little more have heard rumors that actual mystical might - even the gift of resurrecting the dead - comes to the truly dedicated, though none have seen such powers openly displayed. The average person knows almost nothing of these cults beyond what the Throne and the Left Hand say of them. The Redwood Throne rails against these cults, and the Left Hand of the Throne works to stamp them out, but they have quietly survived the last twelve centuries of the Throne's presence. Humans have the option to join (before or during play) one of the mystery cults that practices in secret or on the margins of society.

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