

When a Crusader's master dies, their student takes up their weapons and their identity…and the crusade continues, even beyond death.

Some fight out of righteousness others in the hopes that their victories may make corrupt Zakarum whole again.

Flimsy “containment” gives evil many opportunities to thrive, and wandering crusaders – often master and apprentice pairs – regularly strike down Sanctuary’s demons. Today, the Crusaders’ focused quest for purity has broadened. Akkhan’s “crusaders” were young recruits, chosen for honor and goodness, trained in weaponry and flesh-scouring magics, though their most important quality was unwavering devotion to duty. It was not the first time Zakarum had lapsed 200 years prior, the cleric Akkhan noticed corruption at the heart of his faith, and sent his acolytes on a far-ranging quest to cleanse it. The leaders of the harmonious Zakarum religion once strove to imprison Mephisto, Lord of Hatred, beneath Travincal temple, preventing him from ever twisting the hearts of humanity again.
