The Followship Of The Black Hound is an inquisitional order dedicated to the search for the missing, the punishment of murderers, and the exorcism of undead that is all too often resultant of such tragedy. They take their name from the portent of the Black Dog said to haunt roads, barking to warn of death; the members of the Followship vow to follow the Black Dog and investigate the death it warns of, no matter if it’s their own end they’re following it to. Hence the name “Followship.” The Followship is currently based out of Mistburg. This organization is known throughout the continent of Radavan.

Members of the Followship are trained from a very young age to become inquisitors and join the organization. Those who enter training after the age of thirteen are seen as compromised or weaker than those raised from the Followship from childhood.

Many within the organization make use of dogs in their work for the purposes of tracking. Many inquisitors are given a dog if they desire, and the last months of apprenticeship involves rearing a puppy, turning it into a proper companion trained to track and fight at the side of their master.

Members of the Followship are known officially as “inquisitors” but are often colloquially known as “hounds.” The official name of the inquisitional order is “The Followship Of The Black Hound”. But it’s also known as “The Inquisition Of The Black Hound”, “The Black Hound Inquisition”, and “The Followship” (“followship” is a somewhat rare word compared to “fellowship” so it's sometimes seen as synonymous with this one inquisitional order.) Members are often called “Hounds”, or “Hounds of the Inquisition”, by outsiders. A common insult for Hounds usually involves “bitch”, “son of a bitch”, or other dog-related insults because of their dog-association.

• Archibald Cooney
• Robynn

Vigilance - A Hound must always be vigilant. Know that the threats you face are wolves in sheep's skin; they are cunning and subversive, and no matter the threat, big or small, all are equal in the intent to wreck harm. A failure to be attentive to threats you sense, no matter the cause or the character of the victim, is a failure to uphold this tenet of the Followship of the Black Hound.

Truth - A Hound must always seek to divine the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, no matter the consequences. Only can we, Hound and patrons alike, move forward with the truth. In turn, a Hound must always stand by their own truth. Carrying on with falsehoods attached to your name is a failure to uphold this tenet of the Followship of the Black Hound.

Commitment - A Hound must always uphold a promise they have freely given. Any Hound that has accepted coin or bounty from a patron exchanges absolute commitment to the plight of the missing and endangered for whose sake the patron has asked for help. They are bound to this commitment in duty and good faith until the whole truth is uncovered, a victim recovered, and final rites observed if need be. A failure to uphold your commitments is a failure to uphold this tenet of the Followship of the Black Hound.

Authority - A Hound may act in the place of Authority, in the absence of authority, in the name of their commitment to a patron or a victim. A Hound may act in the place of authority, in the absence of authority, in the name of seeking the truth. A Hound may act in the place of authority, in the absence of authority, in the observance of last rites. A Hound may act in the place of authority, in the absence of authority, in the judgment and exorcism of the Undead. A Hound can not act in the place of authority in any other situation. A failure to give due respect to authority as they give due respect to you is a failure to uphold this tenet of the Followship of the Black Hound.

Loyalty - A Hound must always covet loyalty to their patron, to the missing and endangered, and to their own, in trust and faith, above all else. Unless, that is, they find that in their pursuit of truth their patron or another Hound seeks to wreck harm, deceive, betray their commitments, or disregard authority. A patron who would betray you, or a Hound who has failed to uphold all other tenets, has failed to uphold the last tenet of the Followship of the Black Hound held between a Hound and all people. A Hound may act in the place of all authorities to subdue or kill a Hound that has become a wolf in dog's skin. Or a patron wearing the skin of a sheep.

Faith (Unofficial Tenet) - A Hound must always follow the Black Hound that haunts the roads of the world if it appears to them, no matter if it's their own end they're following it to.