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The '''Sibylline Sisterhood''' were a women-only cult active in ancient [[Pompeii]], members of which breathed in [[Pyrovile]] Dust which granted them their supernatural abilities but also slowly converted them into stone Pyrovile. many if not all of the cultist seemed to posses the power of foresight, which could be explained by the [[Temporal rift]] that was briefly created by the power of the [[Volcano]], and they could also communicatie [[Telepathy|telepathicaly]]. | The '''Sibylline Sisterhood''' were a women-only cult active in ancient [[Pompeii]], members of which breathed in [[Pyrovile]] Dust which granted them their supernatural abilities but also slowly converted them into stone Pyrovile. many if not all of the cultist seemed to posses the power of foresight, which could be explained by the [[Temporal rift]] that was briefly created by the power of the [[Volcano]], and they could also communicatie [[Telepathy|telepathicaly]]. | ||
Membership of the sisterhood was seen as prestigious by Pompeii inhabitants, and the [[Caecilius]] family had pledged [[Evelina Caecilius Iucundus|their daughter]] to the sisterhood for life.The organisation had existed for generations, | Membership of the sisterhood was seen as prestigious by Pompeii inhabitants, and the [[Caecilius]] family had pledged [[Evelina Caecilius Iucundus|their daughter]] to the sisterhood for life. The organisation had existed in Pompeii for generations, as well as other parts of the Roman world. | ||
At the time of the eruption of [[Vesuvius]], their leader is the [[High Priestess]] and known members are [[Soothsayer]], [[Spurrina]], [[Evelina]] and various other women. | |||
The Sisterhood was the cult itself, the soothsayers were known as the '''[[Sibylline Oracles]]'''. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Fires of Pompeii]]'') | The Sisterhood was the cult itself, the soothsayers were known as the '''[[Sibylline Oracles]]'''. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Fires of Pompeii]]'') | ||