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The Fall of the Serpent Cult

Conan the Barbarian

The snake-god's empire spreading out of the East, tightening around Zamora, and collapsing in one night of fire and steel.

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The Procession of SetThe Procession of Set from "Conan the Barbarian". The Procession of Set A strange parade passes through Shadizar: glassy-eyed youths, naked serpent-bearers, and veiled priestesses.
The Procession of Set A strange parade passes through Shadizar: glassy-eyed youths, naked serpent-bearers, and veiled priestesses. The Chanting Tower The marchers disappear into a dark tower while a chant rolls back through the street: Doom, Doom, Thulsa Doom. The Cult Unmasked A merchant warns Conan that the servants of Set worship death and murder their own parents. Conan has found his enemy's religion.
The Profaned ShrineThe Profaned Shrine from "Conan the Barbarian". The Profaned Shrine Three thieves climb the Tower of the Black Serpent and enter a temple lit by green fire.
The Profaned Shrine Three thieves climb the Tower of the Black Serpent and enter a temple lit by green fire. The Serpent S lain Conan takes the Eye of the Serpent, sees the medallion of Doom, and kills the great serpent on the altar. The Wound to the Faith The cult's talisman is stolen and its priest humiliated. From that night the church of Set hunts the thieves across the eastern lands.
The Doctrine of DoomThe Doctrine of Doom from "Conan the Barbarian". The Doctrine of Doom Thulsa Doom stands before his faithful and proclaims the Great Cleansing of the world.
The Doctrine of Doom Thulsa Doom stands before his faithful and proclaims the Great Cleansing of the world. The Catechism of Death He asks who will strike parent, teacher, and judge for Set, and the congregation answers with moans of ecstasy. The Infidel Exposed His hypnotic eye finds Conan in the ranks, and the guards fall upon the barbarian like dogs.
The Army of Beast-MenThe Army of Beast-Men from "Conan the Barbarian". The Army of Beast-Men The cult sends a score of riders and howling beast-men against the burial mound where Conan, Subotai, and the shaman make their stand.
The Army of Beast-Men The cult sends a score of riders and howling beast-men against the burial mound where Conan, Subotai, and the shaman make their stand. The Defiance The secret trench swallows horses; the shaman's returning spear kills again and again. Conan cuts his way through the leaderless attackers. The Master's Arrow Doom turns a living serpent into an arrow and shoots at Conan. Valeria leaps into its path and falls.
The Cult UnmadeThe Cult Unmade from "Conan the Barbarian". The Cult Unmade After the beheading of Thulsa Doom, the faithful straggle down the stairs and cast their candles into the pool.
The Cult Unmade After the beheading of Thulsa Doom, the faithful straggle down the stairs and cast their candles into the pool. The Orphans of Paradise Some weep for their lost master; others stare in confusion. Conan tells them they are free and can go home. The Hollow Mountain The temple crumbles and the beast-men return to their caves. Set's empire loses its center, and the towers across Zamora begin to empty.
Conan's first day in Shadizar
the night of the tower raid
the sermon in the Mountain temple before Conan's capture
the attack on the burial mounds
in the temple after the final ceremony