Talos Cult

The Talos Cult are a renegade order of Talos worshipers expanded upon in Imperium."'Since the incident in the Deathshead garrison, the Talos Cult has since been branded a treasonous organisation and any affiliation or membership to it is grounds for execution by the Legion.'"~Legion Guard dialoge

In-game
The Talos Cult are a small sect of legionnaires wanting to remove Uriel Septim VII as Emperor and install Crown Prince Geldall Septim in his place.

After the investigation into the Cult ordered by General Darius, the cult is considered a traitorous organisation to which membership of is considered high treason to the Empire.

While the legitimacy of the cult is short-lived in the basement of the Gnisis barracks, the cult inevitably spreads and takes a foothold in the lower ranks of the Imperial Legion, with many deciding to join secretly in the hopes of restoring the Legion to its former glory outside of the shadow of the Order of Ebonheart or the Red Dome Templars.

Despite being similar factions that revere Talos, the Cult is readily opposed to the Templars due to their support of Uriel Septim VII and differing views on the abolition of the Elder Council. The elitist Red Dome Templar also often alienates lower ranking legionnaires, leading to many junior soldiers to join the Cult, despite it being outlawed.

Ranks

 * Whisperer: Low ranking troublemakers for the Cult. Their main "duties" include spreading disinformation to disorientate and turn the low-ranking legion body against their Templar and Order commanders.
 * Acolyte: More professional full-time cutlists who prepare more drastic and direct disruptions to the Legion.
 * Warrior: Active troublemakers for the Cult. The Talos Cult Warriors covertly sabotage Legion operations and keep counter-intelligence efforts second-guessing.
 * Justice: The Justices make up the leadership for the Cult's self-proclaimed "true" courts of Imperial Law. Cult tribunals are held by the Cult Justices who pass their own rulings and verdicts in matters within Legion garrisons where the Cult has a large following, intentionally ignoring the rulings of legitimate Imperial legal institutions and Legion code.
 * Praetorian: The Praetorians are in charge of making sure all Cult chapters are on the same page, regulating their activities and culling any cultists deemed not devout enough.
 * Hand of Talos: The Hand of Talos is the leader of the Cult, and the self-proclaimed champion of Tiber himself.

Notable Members

 * Arius Rulician
 * Oritius Maro
 * Furius Acilius