Sacred Band

The Sacred Band is a splinter faction of the Church of Ignis dedicated to monitoring the catacombs of Estoria, ensuring the Flayed remain under control and that the March of the Damned does not come to pass. They were initially a branch of the Church known as the Vigilants, though increased politicization and intervention of the Church in international affairs angered the body of the order. This led to the departure of many of the Vigilants under the command of Captain Piero Berti and the formation of the Sacred Band. Though they have been declared rebels and excommunicated for breaking their vows as Vigilants, the Band see themselves as true servants of Ignis and some of the few who truly understand the threat the Flayed may pose should they be ignored. The Church has been able to do little to stop the Sacred Band, both for a lack of desire on the part of soldiers to execute fellow Ignisi and a refusal to journey to many of the abandoned catacombs of the world.

The Sacred Band is estimated to be composed of only a few thousand members, though they are so spread out and secretive it is difficult to know if that is a definitive number.