Lone Wolf: The Huntress - Waking Flame Enamel Pin Badge

This hard enamel 25mm pin depicts the crest of the Order of the Waking Flame.

The design, by David Marr, was the winning submission to the Waking Flame Fan Art Competition. The task was to design a crest from this simple description: "a half-lidded eye enwreathed in fire".

“You have to warn them. They are in Dalobu. Understand? Inside Dalobu. The statue shows the way. Nessa must be told, the Twins have returned. They bring with them the old plague, the worms of the Kunae.”
The woman is delirious with pain and fear and is not making sense. You notice a curious brand on the woman’s forearm, a half-lidded eye inside a spire of flame.

Formed sometime after the arrival of the Shianti, the Order of the Waking Flame was created to protect against threats from other dimensions and “serve the greater good.” They seek out paranormal occurrences in their homeland of Dessi, investigating and often banishing the cause. They draw most of their members from the area around the town of Dalobu, which is their base of operations.

In MS 4812, Dalobu was burned during a Cener plague. It never recovered and most of the Order were killed. The remainder went underground, literally, taking up residence in the hillside catacombs upon which the city was built. Here they continue to watch for other-worldly dangers to their beloved homeland. And if they detect one, they act swiftly to eradicate it.

The symbol is impressed upon the forearm of members using two brands: one of the eye, the other of the flame. Each branding is its own separate ceremony, with the first marking a member as a “Kindling” and the second completing their initiation, usually after a successful quest or mission. Only women are allowed to join the order. While they may be scouted from a very young age, a member cannot receive their first brand until they are 19 years of age. These brands are made with magic-imbued Blue Steel. The brand of the eye is said to confer wisdom and the brand of the flame is said to bring physical strength.