The Cabal believes that - like their shrouded and enigmatic patron Shar - it is necessary for them to operate from the shadows to reach their ultimate goal. They believe secrecy to be of utmost importance, even among their own members, as to protect themselves and their endeavors from their adversaries. This is why most members have little to no knowledge in regards to who else is a member. This anonymity thus helps protect the rest of the Cabal should one of their members be compromised or go rogue. They similarly believe subterfuge and manipulation to be their best tools - either convince someone to join your Cause, or make it so they are either forced to support it, or so that they support it unknowingly. (Supporting unknowingly could be as simple as resources they provide, unbeknownst to them, ending up in the hands of the Cabal).
The Cabal has a hand in almost everything that goes on in Marcandria, and boast to themselves that they have planned for every eventuality and every possible outcome. They believe that even if a few of their endeavors goes awry, they have their hands in so much that they view it as not making a difference. “In a web of a thousand threads, plucking one thread makes no difference”, as they might say. They try to convey to their members that so long as they let Shar guide them as they traverse these dark paths they are destined to reach this new dawn with a fair and just society, where they are all given what they justly deserve. Most of the Cabal's larger projects and endeavors are credited to exist because of Shar's guidance - that her guidance has told them that this project/endeavor is part of the best path towards their goals. The most devoted members have absolute confidence in Shar's guidance, and absolute certainty achieving their envisioned future.
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The most devoted members have absolute certainty in their eventual victory.
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To them, even if a few endeavors goes awry, it
Absolute certainty. Plans for everything. Servitude to Shaar.
Shadows, secrecy, manipulation, subterfuge. - Working from the shadows is the only way - to make sure their adversaries are unable to stop them.