5E Dungeons and Dragons: Cult of the Silver Star

Kaalut Kuzulhu is a Lev 4, chaotic evil variant human. He's a Fathomless Warlock, whose patron is Cthulhu.        

Kaalut Kuzulhu

He’s starting a cult in Neverwinter. 

Kaalut is the cults enigmatic leader, but to help achieve its goals, he'll assume other perona using the Mask of Many Faces invocation and Disguise Kits. One such alias is the mysterious Lord Orlok; a rather strange looking man who wears black robes, is bald and has large, pointed ears. Orlok is Magus of the Void level grade and deals with most of the new applicants. 

Lord Orlok

                                                

Another guise used, when intimidation is needed, is that of Vu’oog Dragell, Magus of the Black Moon, who is more than capable of motivating the members. During special ceremonies, Vu'oog opens gateways to alien realms, calling forth the harrowing Star Spawns, who whisper unfathomable cosmic secrets to stupefied congregants.

Vu'oog Dragell

To root out spies and learn the cultists' intents and weaknesses, Kaalut will often disguise himself as a new member and make liberal use of the Detect Thoughts spell cast through the Telepathic feat. 

When higher level, Kaalut will specialize in the use of the spells Dream and Dream Sending of Cthulhu, which are essential for conveying revelations to Silver Star members as well as deterring its detractors. 

The cult does not openly promote evil per say, but it does celebrate chaos and individual freedoms. Randomness of actions is interpreted as ultimate truths. Anything that stands in the way of individual freedom is considered an untruth including those set by law, order and social norms. Each individual is capable of achieving self-realization through their own personal choices. 

Cthulhu is not mentioned specifically to the members, at first. Until cultists have advanced to higher grades, Cthulhu is referred to as He Who Sleeps, He Who Whispers in Dreams, The Great Dreamer or the One Who Calls. 

Meditation, the deep speech language, astrology, and the Mythos of the Cosmos are taught to beginners. Some nights are devoted to social interactions, as revelry in personal freedoms is paramount to enlightenment.

The cult also spreads the good word of enlightenment around Neverwinter through the many altruistic activities they are involved with. 

Initially, the cult could run as a spy network or be used for some added finances. The long term goal is to have the most devout members move to a secluded island community, where they are transformed or give birth to Deep Ones or hybrids, destined for R'lyeh. Outsiders are warned from visiting the island, as the inhabitants have a reputation for being xenophobic. The community, however, is renowned for its fishery and weekly hauls are brought to Neverwinter by mysterious individuals, whose faces are always scarfed, but are said to have large eyes that never blink and have fingers that are webbed...

These are the flyers that are posted throughout Neverwinter inviting all to join the cult. The key word is transformation. All are welcome to join..including you!

Real testimonials:

"Joining the Silver Star has been a transformative experience!"

Fergus Littleman
Citizen of Neverwinter