The Desolate Order
Type: Fiend-aligned mercenary / assassin organization Alignment: Fiendish — overlaps with the Zentarium guild network by convenience Status: Active — present in Waterdeep as of Session 058 First Reference: Referenced earlier in campaign; formalized in Session 058
What the Party Knows
- Crowley is a member; the Order is part of the broader fiend-adjacent network that includes his Zarielian contract chain (Mizora, General Zon).
- The Order's currency is soul coins — rare, high-value, and not tradeable on the open market.
- Members apparently have defined roles: at minimum a "shadow" role (covert / assassin) and a "painkiller" role (frontline / tank). AC has transitioned toward the painkiller role.
- The Order overlaps with the Zentarium guild in Waterdeep by mutual convenience — described as "all sharks are fish, but not all fish are sharks."
- The Mathenson House scroll (Session 057/058) was a relay tool used by the Order to locate AC in Waterdeep.
- An unnamed Desolate Order Contact (tiefling-adjacent figure) met AC in Booth 27 at the Yawning Portal and assigned the warehouse job.