Cult of Nihil

The Cult of Nihil is a loose group of hedonist anti-religious zealots.

History
The cult is said to be as old as human civilization, and every culture and religious structure has rejected the cult. It is widely thought that people who have had a severe crisis of faith are most succeptible to the recruitment efforts of the cult.

Belief
The doctrine of the Cult of Nihil is simple. They believe two things: 1) God is dead. 2) Life has no meaning. In this moral void, cultists do as they please: they hurt, rob, kill, eat, and rape people as they please. They answer only to those who have the power to coerce them.

Response
The Church of the One True God holds regular trials of suspected cultists. Convicts are emplored to confess their sin before God. In either case, repentant or no, the convicted cultist is drowned. Townspeople often drive cultists into the wilderness outside The Bulwark. These members usually form gangs for protection. They dodge savages and waylay travelers in order to consume them.