Black Banner Truthful

Though never formally acknowledged in any capacity by the Army of the Truthful, the group known as the Black Banner Truthful considered itself to be a subsect of the organization. During the Truthful's Dragonblight Offensive, many members of the Scarlet Onslaught converted to Truth, and when the Truthful departed and the raven faith began to reassert itself, the remaining Onslaught converts had little choice: they would either flee the Onslaught or be purged by the Raven Conclave as heretics. These survivors established small camps across the southeastern Dragonblight, identifying themselves first as Truthful, and then as Black Banner Truthful. Never plentiful in number, the sect carried out multiple small-scale attacks and raids against Onslaught supply lines in 37 LC, though these attacks seem to have ceased by 38 LC. The organization has since become defunct, though the ideology lives on in Black Banner survivors reintegrating into the Truthful hierarchy.

Followers of the Black Banner ideology consider themselves first and foremost followers of the faith called Truth. However, the Black Banner is typically characterized by more Abbendite leanings than the average Truthful, who identify as staunch Saidanites. Its membership is also primarily military or mercenary in origin, having come from the ranks of the elite Onslaught, as compared to the more civilian origins of many Truthful militants.

The name of the organization is taken from the crude battle standards carried by the Black Banner Truthful during their insurgency, crafted from spare black sailcloth stolen from the Scarlet flagship Sinner's Folly.