Followers of the Falling Fire#
- Type: Religious faction
- Goal: Embrace the meteor as the Sacred Flame made real; guide willing souls through the sacrament of delirium
- Base: Hendrix Farm (pilgrims), Saint Selena’s Monastery (inner city, Lucretia’s base)
- Leader: Lucretia Mathias
A faction of Sacred Flame worshippers who believe the meteor was a divine manifestation. Their sacrament involves plunging a delerium shard into the heart — a transformation Lucretia Mathias was first to undergo and that every member of her congregation has since taken. Those who survive the sacrament become immune to the haze and are changed in ways Lucretia calls “elevated.” She views delirium not as a plague but as a force of nature with purpose — inviting humanity toward something new.
The congregation’s pilgrims camp near the crater, including at Champion’s Gate, and are unbothered by the haze that other factions’ members cannot endure.
The Sacrament#
Members of the Falling Fire take a delerium shard and drive it into their own hearts. The process is terrible; those who survive emerge immune to the haze and transformed by delirium in ways that may include enhanced senses, changed appearance, or new abilities. Lucretia Mathias describes this as “embracing” rather than merely wearing delirium.
Known Members#
- Lucretia Mathias (leader; first to take the sacrament)
- Nathaniel Flint (chaplain, at Hendrix Farm)
- Balthazar Adamos (disciple; currently missing)
- Brother Katja Braun (acolyte)
Party Relationship#
Friendly and trusted. The party retrieved the Scepter of Saint Vitruvio and brought it to Lucretia Mathias, who returned it to Heda as a caretaker rather than claiming it for the faction. She cured the party’s contamination and gave them a new quest. Heda is personally drawn to the Falling Fire’s philosophy.
Log
- Session 1
- Mentioned by Flamekeeper Bella; not yet visited
- Session 5
- Nathaniel Flint appeared at Bella’s chapel in Emberwood Village with a group of robed pilgrims
- Asked the party to retrieve the Scepter of Saint Vitruvio to help reassemble Saint Vitruvio’s vestments
- Directed the party to the Chapel of Saint Brenna: north on Champion’s Way, ~1 mile into the city
- Session 6
- Nathaniel Flint sent Brother Katja Braun and acolytes to the chapel; they were stymied at the portcullis before the party arrived
- Session 7
- Party reported success to Nathaniel Flint at Hendrix Farm; he urged them to take the scepter to Lucretia Mathias
- Party met Lucretia Mathias at Champion’s Gate; she delivered her philosophy of delirium as salvation at length
- Lucretia examined the scepter and returned it to Heda as caretaker
- Offered to cure the party’s contamination in exchange for finding missing disciple Balthazar Adamos; deal accepted
- Cured Theobroma, Margareta, and Cory; Heda retained his blindsight mutation voluntarily
- New quest active: Find Balthazar Adamos