Editing Scrollhammer: Order of the Black Worm (section)

===Arkay the Enemy===

Once Mannimarco too was a but a lowly mortal, but through his will, he entered the ranks of the gods. Now, he seeks to share his glory with those who would call themselves his faithful.

Most Necromancers are fools and weaklings. Fodder for the witchhunters. But those who serve the Order of the Black Worm, they are the chosen of the Worm King. In the days to come, few will dare to stand against their might. But one obstacle remains. His name is Arkay.
 
He was also a man who entered the ranks of the gods. The similarities between his mortal life and Mannimarco are nothing short of astonishing. It is only proper that they should be enemies.
 
Arkay's Blessing prevents the souls of men, beastmen, and elves from being used without consent. Arkay's Law prevents those buried with the proper rituals from being raised to serve the practitioners of the Black Arts. It is well known that Arkay's Blessing is flexible to those with daring, but Arkay's Law is unwavering.
 
Even now the Order of the Black Worm prepares and bides its time. Its Scholars befriend kings with honeyed words and bind them to their will. Its Priests send missionaries to the unbound dead, so that all the nations of dead might carry His banner and His banner alone. And the Hidden, as always, wait in the darkness.

For soon the time will come when they shall strike. The Temples of Arkay will be torn stone from stone. The blood of his priests will sate the Order's thirst; their bones will rise as its servants. The name Arkay will be struck from the records. Only He shall hold sway over life and death. Only one name shall be whispered in fear. The name of the Order's lord and master; Mannimarco, the King of Worms.


The following book contains the rules necessary to field an Order of the Black Worm army in games of [[Scrollhammer]].