Eclipsed Flame

The Eclipsed Flame accepts what most of the Light of Hedon only implies: the world is dying, death is the only certainty, and every breath is stolen from a world that is already dead. They are the faith's death cult, members who do not fear the end but defy it by burning as brightly as possible in whatever time remains. Their celebrations are wild and nihilistic, incorporating symbols of death, rot, and ruin. They dance among the fallen, toast to the dead, and light fires in places long abandoned.
  For the Eclipsed Flame, Necrology and the study of death are not merely science but a religious calling. They embrace the raw decay of existence, study the dying system of the Mortis, and accept that as the wasteland dies, so do they. Instead of despair, this knowledge brings liberation. If death is certain, there is no need for caution, no reason for hesitation. Every act of pleasure, pain, or passion may be their last, and that awareness makes each one sharper.
  The Eclipsed Flame exists on the fringes of the faith, both revered and feared. Their open embrace of mortality unsettles those who seek more hopeful paths. Yet in times of crisis, the Eclipsed lead the charge without hesitation, fearless in the face of what others spend their lives avoiding. They pull no one toward their path; those who join do so because they already hear the void calling. At every gathering, a cup is raised in honor of death itself, a reminder that the most vivid celebrations happen in its shadow.
  In the Holy City of Vestige, the Eclipsed Flame runs through the grimmer observances of the House of Excess, the rooms where death, impermanence, and the narrow seam between delight and ruin are met head-on rather than politely hidden. Its presence there keeps the House honest about how near joy and self-destruction sit in the wasteland.