Cult of the Faceless Sphinx

Cult of the Faceless Sphinx

(Organization)

Type

Cult

Leader

Mafaere Alonsyn

Goals

Bring about the return of the Outer Gods

Scope

Sekamina, Osirion

Members

Drow, drow slaves

Source: Lord of the Black Sands, pg(s). 68

The Cult of the Faceless Sphinx is a Darklands-based cult dedicated to the worship of the Outer Gods, particularly Nyarlathotep.

History

The Cult of the Faceless Sphinx was founded by Mafaere Alonsyn, a drow from House Dolour in Zirnakaynin who, after being assassinated, rose as a ghost and destroyed all members of the house responsible for her killing except for one housemaid, Falaim, who escaped to Osirion on the surface. Mafaere almost destroyed herself in her rage over this failure, but received a vision of Nyarlathotep in his aspect of the Faceless Sphinx. The god promised Mafaere the completion of her vengeance and destruction of her house's enemies, but she would need to perform tasks for him first. Mafaere embraced her new god and began to carry out his instructions. She swayed other drow of her house to her faith, and formed a network of influential drow from other houses whom she had recruited away from worship of the demon lords and to that of the Faceless Sphinx. These agents joined Mafaere in venturing to the surface to carry out their god's complex commands.

Goals

The Cult of the Faceless Sphinx focuses on spreading the worship of Nyarlathotep and carrying out the god's commands and instructions, with the ultimate goal of returning the Outer Gods to this reality. Nyarlathotep commands his cult to manipulate the government and history of Osirion by indoctrinating its leaders into the Faceless Sphinx's worship, giving aid to those who spread his doctrine, and causing Osirion to decline or prosper according to Nyarlathotep's design.