Editing Helotry of Xiombarg (section)

==The Nameless Goddess==
While Xiombarg is well known for her bloodthirsty warriors, there is a following of sorcerously inclined people that have formed a quasi-religious mystery cult dedicated to the adoration of the Queen of Swords. These witches dedicate themselves to those aspects of the chaos goddess which are magical in nature as well as a mystery based on an imprisoned lover of the goddess.

The tale goes that the Lords of Order, angered by the incessant disruptions the mad goddess inflicted upon the world, crafted a beautiful creature that was the epitome of all the goddess seemed to adore. This creature was a beautiful maiden that the goddess did indeed begin to adore. However, once the smitten goddess had begun to indulge her mate - driven thoroughly as mad as she herself was by the very nature of the realms of chaos - the Lords of Order released the trap, targeting not the goddess herself but her lover. Bound inside a crystalline prison of purest order, the bound demigoddess sleeps forever, as Xiombarg pines for her release, thus distracting the brother of Arioch and allowing the world to move on free of her terrible madness. But even imprisoned, the demigoddess lover of Xiombarg works her magic upon the goddess, gentling her enough that she does not destroy all that exists in a fit of awesome rage.

The Helotry of Xiombarg portrays the mystery of their cult by confining themselves in some manner, usually binding their arms or wearing manacles or chains. This is unusual in that all of the Helots are spell casters, a profession normally defined by the requirement of having their hands free. All of them have, at one time or another, been unwillingly bound and have managed to cast their spells despite this, and thus experienced a part of the mystery of the unnamed demigoddess who enthralls her lover still.

The Helots of Xiombarg emulate the demigoddess that their deity watches over by binding their bodies in some manner. Their arms are almost always bound in some fashion or another, and they often add manacles, severe clothing and other restraints and inconveniences. Piercings are acceptable but not the norm among them. The most advanced Helots are often decorous women and women who are little more than ornamental in appearance, bound hand and foot, even gagged and blindfolded. However, the appearance of helplessness is quite a different thing than helplessness. As their goddess' lover manipulates and guides Xiombarg, so does her Helotry guide, influence and command the world around them without hands.

All Helots are capable of casting magic without somatic components; it is a requirement and an experience they all share at some point in their lives. They learn to manipulate objects with their will, and to command and suborn the wills of others with a glance. The most powerful of them can slip free of their earthly bodies, exploring and manipulating the world in the form of disembodied spirits while their bodies are posed, immobile and senseless.