Dragon Cults

The Dragon Cults are various philosophies associated with an alternative belief of Tirren's founding, called the Dragonslayer Myth.

Believers in the Myth are widespread but thinly dispersed, earning them the "cult" label placed on them by the Creed of the Five Gods. Seen as heretics by the Creed, believers in the Dragonslayer Myth are highly persecuted and pushed to the edges of society.

Dragon Cultists are characterized by their belief and interest in monsters and magic, which they believe exist in far reaches of the world and sometimes dedicate their life to the research and pursuit of. This earns them even more suspicion as the Creed of the Five Gods specifically outlaws the research of magic outside the Shamans.

The Dragonslayer Myth
The myth which gives birth to the Dragon Cult ideology is an alternative understanding of Draven Basilius's legend about the foundation of Tirrenor.

In this alternative myth, it is claimed that the gods themselves were Dragons, that ruled over the land before Draven's arrival. Draven was actually the most powerful warrior who ever lived, and came to the land of Tirrenor on a quest to kill the five Dragons and free the land. He mostly succeeded, killing four of the five dragons. The last to live, Phlendegar, bargained its way out of death by offering Draven a deal. Phlendegar departed for the northern lands, along with all that is magical and impossible, allowing Draven a chance to settle and build Tirrenor without the fearsome monsters of the past. To this day, Phlendegar and the rest of the magical beasts are said to remain dormant, perhaps one day returning to get its revenge on the Tirrenian people.

Role in The Crimson Mountains
In The Colony of Targe, Kairos Kallistratos came across a Dragon Priest giving a sermon to spread word of the myth.