Namis the goddess of freedom, among other things.
Her primary followers, the Rovers on the Wind or simply Rovers tend to flout societal conventions or even taboos in their attempt to embrace the goddess' directive to be free.
Most Rovers believe subscribe to some variation of "I am free to do whatever I want as long as I don't hurt others." A small fringe of Rovers just say "I'm free to do whatever I want." The Bacchites are an infamous group of Nami worshipers with a penchant for theft and arson (among other crimes), but the Uninhibited took things so far that made Bacchites uncomfortable.
Nami, named by Zeta Gardner
"Why would I a Bacchite, one who preaches and lives a life unconstrained by society's rules shun cannibalism? Our guiding principle is to be a slave to nothing and no one. We are not slaves to kings and queens. We aren't slaves to high priests and priestesses. We are not slaves to manners and decorum. And we are not slaves to addictions. Nothing is more addictive than Cannibal Sickness. There are some cannibals that don't murder, more out of cowardice than out of morality. They raid graveyards and battlefields for corpses because it's less dangerous. Most cannibals hunt and kill their prey, and their addictions push them to do this more and more until they little more than mindless killers, to say nothing of the warping of their mind, body, and soul" -Perspective of a Bacchite
History
A common Rover tale is that we took care of our own and killed the Uninhibited before most non-Rover knew they were there, but that sounds like wishful thinking romanticizing the distant past. I can't imagine how the factions crimes would go unnoticed, and I imagine there was a lengthy backlash against all Rovers for a generation to come after their last vile member was slain."-Lynnet of the Roversby me with Midjourney"The Uninhibited crimes didn't begin or end with cannibalism. The Uninhibited didn't just break the taboo against cannibalism, they broke every norm and rule Willy Nally seemingly without rhyme or reason. Worst of all, they resorted to kidnapping, torture, brainwashing, and forced breeding programs to 'recruit' new members against their will. Ultimately, it didn't work because they made so many enemies, they were killed faster than they could draw in new recruits.
Disbandment
The Uninihibited didn't dissolve. There was no repentence or reconciliation. Every member, including their enslaved unwilling members was killed.
Exactly when this happened is not known, and the Rovers are not eager to dive deep into this dark chapter of thier history. An educated guess that is common is that this happened in the "Warlord's Period" of the Red Era.
Demography and Population
Granted Divine Powers
If the old stories are true, only one-in-ten of the Uninhibited were theurgists. Only one-in-ten doesn't sound like a lot, but upon further reflection, this is disturbing. Ideally, they have should have ZERO theurgists. The presence of theurgists among their ranks implies that on some level, Nami condoned their behavior. And this thought sometimes keeps me up at night and makes me question my faith."-Wenkler, Sedentary Roverby me with Hero Forge"What qualifies as a' mainstream' or 'fringe' is very subjective, but there is a broad tendency that members of fring rreligious orders develop theurgy at a higher rate rate. This is part of the reason why fringe groups are able to draw in recruits despite societal opposition. On average, one in five members of mainstream religious orders are theurgists. Among fringe groups, it's closer one-in-four or even one-in-three. This was not the case with the Uninhibited.
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