Serve no one but Bane. Fear him always and make others fear him even more
than you do. The "Black Hand" always strikes down those who stand against it
in the end. Defy Bane and die - or in death find loyalty to him, for he shall
compel it.
Bane orders his clerics and followers to achieve positions of power within
their society, either through force or trickery, and to use that power to
further the cause of hate, fear, and strife. The Black Hand much prefers his
clerics to subvert governments and carry out their agendas under cover of the
rule of law, but he tolerates a limited amount of discord and debauchery.
Torture, beatings, and calculated assassinations frequently come into play in
such operations, and rare indeed is the initiate of the Lord of Darkness who
does not possess at least rudimentary skills in such enterprises. The church
operates under a strict hierarchy - questioning or disobeying the orders of a
superior is an insult to Bane's supremacy, and is punishable by torture,
disfigurement, or death.