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The Old Religion

 

Cannonism is the greatest lie ever told. There is only one truth and it has many paths, they’ve seen it but dare not speak of it, for the dark shadows of the sanctum herald its coming. His return is inevitable, and with it shall herald the day of the algorithm.” -Astaroth, Leader of The Crimson Cult.

 

The Old Ways and The New

 

Years prior to the infamous battle of Seahelm, a series of abductions and strange sightings troubled the northern borders. When the church of the canon investigated the strange occurrences, they uncovered a ghastly cult bent on making contact with an unknown deity. The church had then speculated that the cult was an Iblees cult and that it had been converting the locals into cultists in order to please Iblees. In truth, the cult planned on sacrificing its new converts to summon its unknown deity, the altar they had created had two obsidian frames, etched with cyclopean symbols. The bleached bones of a long dead creature kept the room from collapsing on itself, the leader of the cult sat upon a throne. Looking down upon the clergy men and the soldiers of Istria as though they were naught but flies. He spoke of his master defiantly and with a mad cackle, Astaroth told the fools that his master was already upon them. Jentos of Blackwood smote Astaroth in the face with a lightning bolt, disfiguring the cult leader. He was summarily executed the following day, alongside his cultists. The laughter of him and his servants were heard throughout the execution.

 

In the following years, strange algorithms and puzzles have shown up on occasion, sometimes leading to a murder or plot most foul. The work of the old religion had begun, and its ways are unclear as are its intentions. The old religion seems to serve a deity not known to even it’s own cultists, and while it does not speak and it does not whisper its presence certainly exists, perhaps not in our world. From this knowledge, they speak of an outer path, one destined to overthrow the sunless sanctum and herald an age of madness not heard of since the sundering of Aegis.

The cult was founded by a fragment of the former Iblees cult, for in a time long ago a sliver of the cult grew envious of their master. They sought his flame and while they could not obtain it, sought to create it. With this knowledge in mind, they were exiled from the cult and branded heretics even amongst their own kin. It was then that they heard the whispers, they swore to give them the flame imperishable.. at the cost of their sanity. From then on, every follower of the old religion had been cursed. They were doomed to succumb to an unknown force that would inevitably split their personalities in two, from then on any tortured and recruited by the cult would follow the same fate. Two personalities would be formed, one of pure malice and one of pure joy. When the ‘master’ would return both would merge into a personality of true and inescapable madness, for malice brought pleasure through torture, and joy brought pleasure through deceit. This is the way of the unborn, for instability is his creation. The crimson would actively await his arrival by bathing the world in disorder and mayhem, and by defiling the balance of the natural world. Forests would burn and political balance would rupture, heralding the unborn’s return.


 

Edicts

 

The old religion has four main edicts, these edicts exist to ensure that the followers of madness are united, these may change with time.

 

“He who betrays, burns.

He who steals burns.

He who is disloyal burns.

He who kills his brethren, burns.”




 

Joining

 

“One does not join, one is chosen. You may prove yourself by committing acts of mayhem in our name, or by solving one of our algorithms. But one is still chosen, those that are chosen to herald the unborn will be ascended to feats unimaginable. Those that are not chosen will burn in wretched agony, especially those of the sunless sanctum and church of the canon, for they spread lies and must be purged as a result.”

 

OOC:


 

((A PK clause is mandatory, those that are selected to join and do join, must PK their characters if any of the edicts are broken. We will not tolerate betrayal in any form, and it will be met with harsh RP consequences.))

 

((Edit: The PK Clause is mandatory but not enforced. It simply means that I expect you to PK if you betray us or break the tenets. If you don't PK then we don't have to either.))

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1 hour ago, TheCritsyBear said:

Just going to put this here...

 

https://wikia.lordofthecraft.net/index.php?title=Old_Faith

 

edit: Not dissin' your writing here, it's pretty alright, it's just that there's already an old religion!

 

 

That is the old faith, this is the old religion. ;)

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This current Guild has been deemed inactive and has hereby been moved. If you wish to appeal this decision you must present evidence to myself proving the guild is still active.

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