After the fracture of the Templar Order into hundreds of different chapters, some became even more stuck in theirs ways. With none this is more true than the Pariah.

Before the splinter, the Chapter that would become known as the Pariah Templar were some of the most zealous and ardent supporters of what the Order stood for. They were extremely militant, ardent warriors, and often utilized brutal tactics in their workings. More so than any other Chapter the Pariah despise Liches, Necromancers, and mages who would do evil against the common man.

This hatred has stuck with them over the centuries, and although it is not official doctrine, it has come to pass that many Pariah Templar hate mages as a matter of common fact. Most Pariah consider all mages to be 'ticking time bombs' and thus regard them with little more than disdain.

Though this is not universally true it is a fact for many.

This truth is only compounded by the fact that the Pariah Fortress known as the Ebon Bay is located relatively close to Elbion itself. Though the Grandmaster of the Chapters have often claimed this was a coincidence, others often think that this was done on purpose in order to keep an 'eye' on the College.

The Pariah's are zealots in their beliefs through and through. They believe in the tenants of their order far more than most other Chapters and are disliked, if not outright disdained for it.

Of course, the thing that allows the Pariah's to hold to their ideals so steadfastly is the fact that each and every one of them is a magical null. This means that Pariah Templar are not affect by direct applications of magic, an ability achieved through an incredibly painful initiation Trial.

This trial consists of a surgery with various alchemical agents being applied throughout.

The Trial has a survival rate of one out of a dozen, with many recruits simply passing away within the first hour of the procedure. Those that survive however are rendered Nulls, and thus pose an incredibly danger to most mages and sorcerers.

Of course, this trial has other side-effects. Those who survive have their emotions dulled and often live far shorter life-spans than average members of their species. Their skin also often turns more pale than it originally was, their eyes become darker, and various other smaller side-effects that can often differ from person to person.

This is what truly marks a Pariah.