Bellugh Nuathal

After the Years of Sorrow, when all Humanity toiled under the dark oppression of the Deathless Empire, it was the Centaurs who taught escaped Human slaves the ways of the All-Father and the forgotten history of Ardan, reuniting the Sons of Men with their stolen destiny. Not all Humans embraced this new faith, however. There were some who cursed the All-Father for never saving Ardan, and renounced the Titans as well, for had their folly not doomed men of old? These Men spurned the counsel of the Horse Lords, and set out to find new Gods.

Thus began the Cult of Bellugh Nauthal. Led by the prophet Bellugh, these renegades were drawn to worship of the elements, of earth, wind, sea and fire. Fire they placed above all the other elements as creator and destroyer, the source and the bane of all that lives. Some scholars have identified some tenets of Bellugh's faith as a profound influence on the Art of Channeling, though now forgotten. Bellugh's followers worshipped the Sun, which they named Nuath, as the greatest force in the universe. Some suspect that Khalikryst may have dallied with this cult, and rumors of dark rites and human sacrifice led the Church of the All-Father to denounce the followers of Bellugh as heretics. Crusade and inquisition drove the cult of Bellugh Nauthal (Bellugh's cult of Nuath the Sun) into hiding, where they faded from all knowledge. The Bellugh Nuathal took haven among the Gwendannen, who for a time added Nuath to their pantheon of Gods, but over the centuries Bellugh's heresies were forgotten even to the Hillmen.

In recent days there have been rumors that the Bellugh Nuathal has reformed, or else emerged from hiding. Priests in the brazen vestments of the Sun God have wandered into deserts and swamps, seeking to gather creatures born of fire and Chaos. Some see the hand of the Phoenix at work, and the Temple of the Flame has been quick to hunt down the heretics.

See Also

• The Vorgrim Legion
• The Crimson Circle