Editing The Morninglord (section)

==Secrets==
A secret society called the Dawnslayers exists within the heart of the Morninglord's church. Following a hidden mandate called the Midnight Clarion, these are the most dedicated vampire hunters in all of the Demiplane of Dread.

What no living member of the church knows is that the sect was inadvertently founded by vampires: the "saint" Martyn Pelkar who founded the Morninglord's church did so after being driven mad by an incident when [[Strahd von Zarovich]] killed his family, but was forced to spare him by [[Jander Sunstar]], a Gold Elf Vampire who had witnessed the hunt. An outlander who had originated in the [[Forgotten Realms]], Martyn blended his half-remembered aspects of Lathander's doctrine with his distorted memories of this salvation, creating a cult that crudely aped his original faith. The depiction of the Morninglord is, in fact, a depiction of Jander Sunstar himself, as he was etched into Martyn's memories when they met.

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