The Campaigners

The CampaignersThe Warmongers, The WarriorsSect Symbol: Two Swords crossed over a red shield with a blue infinity symbol engraved on its surface.Sect Philosophy:Some say War is Hell. But look around the multiverse and what do you see? Conflict without apparent end. Sure, it is most obvious in Acheron or the Blood War, but Wars are a part of life on most Prime worlds, and in the Inner Planes as well. Even Sigil is not immune to this universal truth. War is the true meaning of existence. Even in nature, conflict abounds. To servive, a species must hunt and kill, or be killed. This is true with sentient bashers as well. If you want to survive, you fight, if you wish your loved ones to have the best lives themselves, you fight to make it happen. Conflict, war, is constant, even when it's not of a physical nature.The Campaigners are a large sect that in Planar terms, grew almost overnight. Formed shortly after the Faction War ravaged Sigil by a charismatic General on Acheron named Hazious, this sect of soldiers, philosophers and common folk preaches the one universal truth in there eyes: War is Life.Class/Alignment Restrictions: Any Lawful or Neutral, all classes, unless forbidden by creed or with conflicting beliefs (Example: A Priest of a God/Goddess of Peace, or a person who opposes war on philosophical grounds.)Sect Allies and Enemies:The Campaigners count the Order of the Planes Millitant as an ally, for both believe that you must fight for what you believe in. The Sodkillers, sharing the Campaigner's view that survival is fighting, are also natural allies.

The Dustmen, seeing as they believe that this life is not the true life, and that the only true life lies in true death, are natural enemies with the Campaigners, who see life as a struggle fulled with Conflict. The Dustmen see the Campaigners as one of the reasons this life can't be the true life, while the Campaigners see the Dustmen as weak beings who would rather give up and die than fight to survive, and have you believe that such an existence isn't really living.

The Doomguard, believing in the eventual descuction of the Multiverse, view the destruction caused by war (and the sect's beliefs) with delight. The Campaigners, in turn, are somewhat neutral with the Doomguard. Also, the Harmonium and the Campaigners are pretty much polar opposites. The Harmonium wish to end all conflict and bring Harmony to all, while the Campaigners view conflict as the universal constant, and necessary for survival.

With the Harmonium weakened from the Faction war and the Campaigners growing at an almost unreal rate, the Harmonium wouldn't dare challenge the Campaigners now, but they do view the Campaigners as a threat to the peace and harmony they are trying to achieve, and you can guarantee they will do something about it once they have recovered from the faction war.Primary Plane of Influence: Acheron (On a plane which pretty much represents war incarnate, this should come as no surprise)The Sect was founded on one of the smaller Cubes near what is now the Iron Fortress of the Sword's Edge. Orginally a Orcish war fortress, Hazious and his sect have converted it into their temporary sect headquarters. Hazious hopes to take advantage of the turmoil resulting from the Faction War and turn his sect into a Faction, complete with a Sigil headquarters.Sect's origins:Hazious was once a commander in the Harmonium. He was considered a model officer by his superiors in the faction, and seemed to be on the fast track to promotion. As a faction member, you could not find a more fanatical man than Hazious.Hazious was also highly favored in religious circles. As a Paladin, Hazious was even more fanatical than he was as a member of the Harmonium!Then it happened. War erupted on the streets of Sigil between the Factions. This event totally shook Hazious' beliefs in a harmonious Multiverse. Hazious wandered the Planes for months, forshaking his faction and his God, until stumbling upon a small encampment of orcs on Archeron, fighting for their lives against a group of baatezu and their slaves.Still believing in honor, Hazious rushed into the battle, sword drawn, and began fighting alongside the orcs, thinking to even the odds. Then it hit him. Was this what he would spend the rest of his days doing? Ever since the Faction War, Hazious had been fighting for his life in his self-imposed exile, fighting to survive against everything from angry fiends to starvation. Is conflict the universal constant, is harmony simple wishful thinking by cowards who refuse to see the truth?Hazious quickly found the answer to his questions was yes in, and then dropped out of the battle and found a place where he could make his voice heard. From atop a hill overlooking the battlefield, Hazious spoke the few sentences which are now the sect's motto:"All beings fight to survive, or die trying. If you desire survival, if you wish to live, you fight."Hazious then, upon realizing that the battle had ended, and all were focusing on him, continued:"Slavery is the pressing of the will of the strong upon the weak. I implore you who are weak, take your anger at your enslavement, and turn it into strength, the victors will never fear enslavement again, for the strong cannot be shackled."And within seconds, the orc's slaves joined the orcs in fighting the baatezu, and soon the battle was over.The orcs and former slaves became the first members of the Campaigners that day, and since then, the sect has grown to near-faction status, with Hazious bringing his message to the many warring factions of Acheron.

Sectol:

General Hazious of the CampaignersMale, Human, African, Age 35Alignment: Lawful Neutral (Good tendancies)Class: 25th level WarriorSpecial Abilities: It is believed that Generel Hazious has super-natural powers of a mysterious nature, as anyone who hears his speeches seems to feel compelled to join the Campaigners, and it takes a being of strong convictions to resist. Even beings with potent magical resistance may fall victim to this effect. Fortunately for the other sects and factions, Hazious rarely goes out recruiting himself, as he now has the priviledge and responsibility of running the Sect itself.