Obsidian Cabalists

The Obsidian Cabalists are ancient sorcerers of the Obsidian Order who have prolonged their lives through twisted use of magic. These horrible entities worship the eight anti-virtues and seek to fulfill the Dire Prophecies by laying siege to the towns of Novia. They wield unique vile artifacts that players who are able to defeat them may be able to loot. Those artifacts include unique hoods and weapons for each cabalist as well as the robes, from which special patterns can be extracted. For example, the Dastardly Vile Sword that Nefario the Obsidian Cabalist carries into a town siege is almost impossible to get.

Town sieges occur according to Celestial Mechanics. As the eight planets pass through the twelve sections of the sky representing the virtues, the Cabalist(s) whose planets are in front of a given constellation join a siege that is set upon ANY towns that contain Devotionals to that Virtue.

Members
 
 * Dolus: The Cabalist of Deceit who causes confusion in the ranks, whose symbol is the Two Faces of Deceit.
 * Temna: The Cabalist of Despite who turns allies against each other, whose symbol is the Torn Heart.
 * Nefario: The Cabalist of Dastard (Cowardice) who strikes terror into those who dare oppose him, whose symbol is the Raised Arms of Capitulation.
 * Nefas: The Cabalist of Injustice who causes enemies to beg for mercy, whose symbol is Imbalance.
 * Avara: The Cabalist of Punishment who inflicts huge amounts of damage that lingers for long amounts of time, whose symbol is the Flail.
 * Indigno: The Cabalist of Dishonor who generates large clouds of poisonous gas, whose symbol is the Poisoned Chalice.
 * Corpus: The Cabalist of Carnality who forces opponents to “disrobe”, therefore losing all their defensive protection, whose symbol is Intercourse.
 * Fastus: The Cabalist of Vanity who mesmerizes opponents, whose symbol is the Vortex of Self Absorption.