Aloysius Granger

Aloysius Granger is the leader of the Sinless Harbingers, a cult dedicated to bringing about the end of the world. He is well known for his anti-magic and anti-war stance.

Early Life
Granger was born into a small community outside of Merrowlight to middle class landowners. He is an only child. His family was forced to flee to the city when The Great War started. Granger's father, Reinholdt Granger, transitioned his power from land to government, taking a position as a member of the Council of Elders, tipping the balance in favor of the Party of Lords, a move which in part lead to the economic situation we have today. Aloysius, despite his privileged upbringing, or perhaps because of it, was never educated in a public education system, mainly relying on his own curiosity to learn about the world around him. Upon turning 18, he joined the Armed Forces, according to him, "due to a love of the land my family lived in and a drive to end the war that drove my family from their home."

Time in the Armed Forces
Granger is a formerly decorated veteran of Armed Forces of Hoc North. Starting as a lowly foot soldier who went into the army with no professional experience or education, Granger quickly rose in the ranks due to his charm, rakish good looks, and knack for tactics. He served briefly under Mayor Koto Fujiwara as a tactical advisor, but the Mayor has consistently denied any continuing association with him. Granger served faithfully for several years and secured victory in several battles, including those of East Triggum and Crosect Valley. He was a zealous patriot and often rewarded for his bravery and loyalty. This all took a turn in 1910. The war was escalating and the army advised the use of magic to win the war. Granger had long been an objector to magical warfare, stating his belief that it often led to cruel and unusual deaths beyond the scope of what war should be. Despite this, the government contracted Myth Inc., led by powerful wizard The Great Skeeve, to crush the invading forces in Gup Row, often disparagingly called "Grub Row". The battle at Gup Row is such an infamous tragedy that it need not be recounted here except to say that it effectively ended the Great War.

Post-Armed Forces and Alleged Patricide
After seeing the atrocities at Gup Row, Ganger was moved to rebellion. When the government officially allowed the use of magic in warfare and later policing, Granger was among the first to speak against this policy. He held countless protests on the steps of the capital, even at one point hiring a wizard to project a reenactment of the battle at Gup Row onto the façade of the building to remind people of the cruelty inherent in magically enhanced warfare. He spoke at many meetings of the Council of Elders, even very publicly clashing with his father, who was among those who cosigned the order to hire Myth Inc. When his father turned up dead in his estate, his corpse twisted and broken much like those who died in the battle of Gup Row, many suspected Aloysius had to be involved. Though he was never convicted, he was tried and stripped of his military honors following these proceedings. In an interview with the Merrowlight Post, Granger said, "Though my father and I clashed, he was still my father. His death deeply saddens me. Thought what saddens me more is the baseless accusation that his death was some kind of political statement from me and my party, who have been nothing but peaceful in our crusade to end the use of magic in our policing and warfare." Following the passing of his father and the loss of his ranking, Granger turned to a popular craze of the day, spiritualism. His study of meditation and communications with the gods led him to found the Sinless Harbingers.

The Sinless Harbingers
Ganger founded the Sinless Harbingers based on a communication with Olan, God of Life and Death. Olan spoke to Granger as he meditated at Olan's temple. Olan told Granger that a reckoning was coming, a reckoning which would eliminate war and fighting, in fact, a reckoning that would eliminate all life on earth. According to the beliefs of the Sinless Harbingers, "Olan has a grand plan to bring us into his kingdom and judge the world. The task he assigns to his prophets is to spread the word of his coming and bring it about through various rituals and practices." The cult has been accused of ritualistic murder and encouraging self-immolation as sacrifice, though defenders of the Sinless Harbingers say the cult exists mainly to spread the word of Olan. Less charitable sources, such as March Trenoweth, scholar and priest of Asone, say that the cult is up to much more than they seem: "[Granger] is a madman. He is encouraging his followers to murder those he sees as 'sinners.' I have multiple sources who claim that Granger was more involved with the atrocities at Gup Row than he claims to be." Granger has not spoken about the claims of Trenoweth.