Editing Religions (section)

===Wanderers of the Waste===

The Wanderers of the Waste are the Traders, Merchants and Explorers of the wider world, and travel far and wide to understand the mysteries of the past, the possibilities of the future, and the pleasures and profits of the present. These men and woman are unified by a common vision of a better, brighter and happier world and they aim to produce it. The merchants bring wonders and toys to as many villages, hovels and grand cities alike, and congregate in splendid festivals that feature illusions to awe the common people, forbidden delights for the more carnal minded, and spices and drugs from the world over. They descend upon small towns and other places in broad processions and are said to have an almost hypnotic effect when they arrive. The debaucheries and freedom experienced are soon forgotten, and all that is left is a bright memory of a glaring night of excess in a life of toil, making them, much beloved by the common folk. A typical member may be a bard, juggler or prostitute, or even a jolly baker or toy maker. The deeper one enters into the order however, more truths are revealed. The Order covers its more exotic activities with this public mask, which include delving deep into forbidden places for esoteric knowledge, and the higher members of the order are advanced adepts at Opaque magic. They rarely appear in the Twin Cities, rather wandering the vast world, spreading light and glamor.

-- by stephen_dean