Aiden stood atop the lofty altar in the guise of the goddess of vengeance, below him knelt a host of mercenaries.
When he entered, these mercenaries had been engaged in a bizarre worship around the altar, which was adorned with a pile of skulls. According to the goddess of vengeance, these were the skulls of their enemies.
Those who offered their faith to the goddess of vengeance were mostly driven by the need for revenge, personal grudges, or vendettas rooted in family or national enmities. They sacrificed a part of their spirit and offered unto the goddess irreversible and absolute loyalty, in return for which the goddess of vengeance granted them the power of retribution.
