Order of the True Flame

We Bring Peace
Founded by King Richard Valeria, the Order of the True Flame was created to bring order to a long unruly land. They worshiped the goddesses Sarenrae and Iomedae outwardly, but the higher ups and those in the know within the Order drew their power from their true master, Kai'Thikul. The others carried out their orders none the wiser to the malicious intents of those above.

The Order hunted down followers of anything other than the twin goddesses and fabricated evidence of deeper crimes, murder or speaking against the king in most cases. Their novice devotees executed the orders to remove these evil folk with heavy hearts, but knowing that the work they did would provide a shining path to Brevoy's future. Those who learned of the dark truths behind the Order were accused of the same crimes they sought out and punished with death every time. The common people of Brevoy cried out against the actions of the Order, but with the king on their side and the other major religions brought to kneel under their boots, the people were powerless to resist.

Henchwomen
Being the source of the people's misery however created a distaste for the Order, one that they would need to overcome if they were to turn Brevoy into a utopia of law. They requested their newly appointed archbishop, Finn Valeria, to create a new task force under the Order's control. They would be the ones to carry out the dirty work of the church while the Order converted the peoples and taught them the glory of the twin goddesses. Finn granted their request, forming the Flame Spurned. These women who had demonstrated absolute faith in the twin goddesses would be the hammer of the church, crushing the heretics against the anvil of the Order. The Order put the women to work immediately against the rebels that sprung up throughout Brevoy like weeds. Wherever a paladin defamed the church or a citizen practiced a non-sanctioned religion, the Flame Spurned would appear to administer swift and lethal justice.

First Crusade of the Flame
With the announcement of the First Crusade of the Flame, the Order began to show it's true colors to the world. Rapid conscription into the armies of Brevoy were accompanied by inquisitors forcibly converting the new soldiers or burning them alive if they refused to renounce their faiths. 'The heretics of this land will blight Golarion forever if we do not purify them now' they would declare as they set about their deeds. More and more of the lesser devotees turned on their betters, attempting to spread word that the Order was corrupt. It was too late for them as they were disorganized and splintered whereas the Order and the Flame Spurned had decades of practice in hunting down "heretics". The war raged