Horde

[St. John]

Infernalists, demon-worshipers, dark mages, whatever you call them, the Horde represents everything that is feared about magic and those who wield it. Led by Supreme High Lord Gog and his four lieutenants, the Horsemen. The Horde mages harness the power of the infernal Abyss, drawing the strength of hell and its denizens into their sphere of control. The stronger the mage, the stronger the demon they draw their powers from. Rumor persists that Gog has managed to draw the powers of the Morningstar itself.

The Empire of the Horde, based out of the Black Tower in the heart of Manhattan island, rules over the fallen world, treating humans like animals. Millions were killed when the Horde arose, burning away it hellfire in what was known as the Cullings - a clever name for nothing more than the systematic genocide of humanity. The humans that now live and are trapped in the realm of the Horde live in fear, a true nightmare. Some or made into slaves, some hunted for sport or traded with the vampires of the Undercity, and others live and die in the Pens, a hellish place where the dark mages experiment in cruel and sometime pointless ways on their human cattle.

For as much power as they wield, the mages of the Horde are still mortal. They grow, they age, and eventually, they die. Some of the darkest (and most corrupting magic) allows the mages to extend their lives beyond normal circumstances and some believe that if he has the power of the Morningstar, Lord Gog has the power of an ageless life.

[St. John]

The mages of the Horde have stolen their power from the creatures of a place they call the Abyss. Be it hell or hades, or any other word and other other religion has created, it is a place of suffering, darkness and destruction. In turn, their powers are all based on these aspects and their souls corrupted by the use of such magic. The stronger the Horde mage, the stronger the being of the Abyss that they can draw and the more potent (and destructive) their magic.

The magic of the Horde is focused on the elements of destruction and evil. If a Horde mage wields powers from the Common realm of magic, whatever element they use will always reflect its dark nature (ie, fire = raging inferno, water = tsunami, air = tornado, earth = earthquake).

[St. John]

The Horde is a strict tyrannical empire, ruled with the most powerful dark mages at the top and the weaker at the bottom. If a mage feels he has more power than a superior, he is free to issue a challenge to prove it. Such challenges cannot be denied if the challenger is directly below the higher mage and it is not during and immediate conflict. To prove oneself the strongest, the mage must prove that he is fit to survive, a code that results in only one survivor of the duel. This edict helps to keep younger mages in line and prevents needless deaths as mages throw themselves at more powerful superiors. It also allows Lord Gog to build a stronger army as only the greatest remain in his ranks while preventing those beneath him from rising up to usurp him.

Supreme High Lord: Ruler of the Horde and the strongest of all the dark mages. The High Lord has gained his rank in the only way possible: wading through the dead mages he killed to get there.

• Gog

Horsemen: The four lieutenants, advisers, and enforcers of the High Lord. These mages are powerful in their own might, surpassed only by the High Lord himself. It is from these ranks that the next High Lord will ascend.
Password: "Insane!"

• Abraham Solis
  
• Evangeline Annunziata (vampire)
  
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Prelate: Captains and commanders, they deliver the orders of the Horsemen to the lesser mages. The Prelates have risen enough in ranks to now be fiercely loyal to the cause of the Horde.
Password: "We don't fatten"

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Rook: Promising mages with growing power but still too weak to challenge their Prelate superiors. These are the upstarts of the Empire, trained in the use of the Infernal Magic to be graduated apprentices.
Password: "We didn't glitter?"

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Infinite: Shock troops of the Horde army. The most numerous but also the weakest of the dark mages. Many Infinites have just begun to peer into the world of magic and some still do not fully understand the potential power at hand.
Password: "It's better to charm"

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