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==The Hounds of Fate==
Araushnee the Weaver's most loyal servants are the Hounds of Fate, warriors and sages who seek out and punish those that would shake the bonds of destiny and re-write the fate that has been determined for them.  Typically, the Hounds of Fate work in groups of three to six members, each with a diversity of talents and skills, though every group has at least one cleric or paladin among them.  These "packs" operate independently from one another, receiving their orders through divination, prophecy, and direct revelation by their goddess.  When packs cross one another's paths they will offer whatever aid they can to one another without straying from their own set objectives.  Their loyalty to one another is secondary only to their loyalty to their goddess and her objectives.

Of late the Hounds have become fragmented.  A portion of the Hounds has begun acting on prophecies and orders that the rest of the sect cannot understand, though they acknowledge that the dictates do appear to be genuine in their origin from Araushnee.  Whispers heard from among this splinter group have prompted their fellows to label them as "The Students of Caiphon", a name with which few are familiar.  Unease grows among them as the tasks that the Students of Caiphon take seem more and more at odds with the sect's previous goals, sometimes even conflicting directly with orders that another pack has been given.  The eldest among the Hounds see these signs of growing division within their goddess's mind and shudder at the thought of where it may lead.