A formerly tiny, inconsequential, heretical desert cult, hundreds of years old, suddenly sweeps to great power, conquering the Orient, both Near and Far. By dominating the trade-routes with toll stops and governance of all the major ports, the cult quickly amassed great wealth which was used the further fortify and secure their mysterious leader. Throughout the dominion there is talk of a learned outsider who now leads the group as he is believed to be able to read from the cult's spellbook, written in a long-forgotten language. No credible descriptions of the leader exist, though it is whispered he has one eye which is strikingly blue and he speaks with a strange accent. It is also said that he has sooth-saying abilities, which accounts for the massive wealth.