The Fearsome Five

The Fearsome Five are a part of The Guardians, a cult in the Shadowmoore Empire. The Fearsome Five are comprised of the five lieutenants of the cult who serve their leader Christoph Heggen.

Origins
The Fearsome five is older can trace back it's roots to the Gendrum in 3,485 AC, before the founding of The Guardians. The five members, as well as the eventual leader of the Guardians, Christoph Heggen, were all orphans raised in the town. When the Orphanage was burnt down in the raid in 3,475 AC during the Second Caldaran Civil War. The group began to work for the thieves and assassins guilds to sustain themselves. After ten years of work, the broke off from the guilds and began to work for themselves, while Christoph Heggen left them it pursue the life as a scholar with the money he made over the years. Around 5 years after Heggen's disappearance, he returned to his friends with the knowledge of a ritual that could grant them the powers of gods. The five agreed to join their friend and formed The Guardians.