—<☼>—The Society Of Illuminus Obscura—<☼>—

[Taiga 764]

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[[ For a more thorough comprehension in simpler words, we are a society dedicating to eradicating the religions of Asulon. To purge the lands of the gods and their influence and rule those under us. ]]

☼> The Society of Illuminus Obscura <☼

"The Obscuring of Light"

"The Pentagram of Illuminus Obscurum. Five pentacles represent the five pillars upon our society's founding. An eclipse, to obscure the light of the gods. And an eye in the center, maintaining order of the Illum and Obscurum, represents the Usurpant."

█The Lies of Histories and Religion█

"Ponder this thought before you leave, for I will explain the very basis and meaning of life.

The gods, who tirelessly watch over the peoples of the world. Relentlessly providing the people protection, sanctioning our very needs in the world. Tirelessly defending our subtle, yet weak races. We soil our cuffs, dirty our hands, and die for the gods who reward us with protection.

This is an Illusion. Falsehoods cover the true intentions of the gods. Why should we let our people die in hopes of a lost cause?

Now, bring a different train of thought into our minds. To obscure the "light" of the gods, to shun their lies and deceitful glares.

The gods, are nothing but cruel slave masters sitting in their thrones of celestial material. They laugh, they taunt, and let their servants, nay, slaves do their bidding. These 'slaves', referred as the Aenguls, Daemons, and any divine entities, do the bidding of the gods, carrying out their plans, and scripting their next scene. We, are but mere pets, folly to the slaves, and a burden gods themselves. The only reason we still exist, is the sheer enjoyment the gods receive from atop their thrones. The gods, treat us as mongrels do. They feed us, when we are hungry. They watch as we are a theatre, laughing at our hardships, troubles, and anguish with glee. Do the people of the world, sanction themselves as dramas and plays?

They care not about us. The meaning of life, is a large act, being played at a monumental theatre. Iblees, providing the drama and anguish, and Aeriel, supplementing the heroes and heroines. All a large plot from the creator. He laughs and cries. He chortles and becomes enraged. An everlasting serenade of gaffs.

No doubt, you must all remember the times, when the gods meddled not in the affairs of the people. Minor wars erupted, but none as catastrophic as the damage dealt by the gods. In their effort to please the gods, Aenguls and Daemons ready the stage, taking us away from our morales, and turning us into mindless followers of a faith. Whether it be Iblees or Aeriel, the sheer number of people inducted into the plays eventually die. Their deaths, all in vain, for life is a mere torch. It burns bright, and fades away slowly, destined to be discarded.

Your life, is not of your own. Your thoughts, are not of thyself. And your actions, certainly aren't acted by free will. Greater forces pull your strings, their ropes attached to a relentless puppetmaster, tugging the ropes erratically, never stopping to please their patron. For this is the cycle of how our lives run, and will continue running without end, until someone halts their passage.

The peoples of Aegis, blinded by their visions of fame and chivalry. A ruse to explain the meaning of their life, and the natural evolution of the world. The many lives it has cost us. The illusion of religion, justice, morale, and faith must be stopped. End the endless spiral of death, chaos, and confusion. Step out of the stage light, and into the embracing curtains of the show's stage.

Displease the gods. End their show. End the violence, with one last act of violence. Tear the strings that control us, and control the masters. Turn their creations against themselves. Control the controller. Usurp the tyrant. Create our own thrones upon where we may stand upon.

We become our own gods in a sense. Like a mighty phoenix, we will reshape this world to how we see fit— a world free from wars, a world where no person will die, a world without fighting, a world under one, united rule. In a world where everyone is unified, none shall perish any more."

~"To right the countless wrongs of our day, we shine this light of true redemption, that this place may become as paradise. What a wonderful world such would be..."

█The Aims of the Illuminus Obscurum█

Following the two teachings of Illum and Obscurum, they guide the society towards its goal, to uproot the traces of gods in the world. Old or new, they must be eradicated for the world to be at peace. Seeing the mindless hoards of people devoted to gods, the Usurpant, known to some as Eris Monitan, wishes to settle the score with the gods.

To bring down the gods, the Illum, represented by a star that courses through the people, teaches how the gods exist, relying on worship and support, they dwell within our very existences, because we believe them to. Due to the nature of people, corruption lies in the very souls of people. Because of this, the gods strayed from their path, corrupting themselves and bringing anguish and pain to the people. With this, the birth of the Aeguls and Daemons took place, seeing their existences form and take shape in the realm. The Wandering Wizard, Iblees, Aeriel, and the like, are creations of the gods. As the Illum believes, they are slaves of the gods, manipulating the world directly, keeping the gods safe, hiding behind a mask. Not unlike gladiators, they fight their kind to the death, slave fighting slaves. If they are slaves, we are considered playthings, or puppets rather. As puppets, we are not expected to do much, rather to please the audience. The viewers, being the gods, laugh and cry at our anguish, never ceasing. The puppetmasters, Aenguls and Daemons, pulling our strings relentlessly, just to please their master. Why have we never seen the face of the gods? If we have, they would be grinning.

To carry out the will of the Illum, the Obscurum, must be applied. Represented by the five points touching the circle, they are the five ordeals and teachings on where we stand upon. To usurp the thrones of the gods, we must become gods ourselves. But not in immortality or magicks, but from influence and power. We must become our own rulers, eradicating the face of the gods from the world. The five principles, being exegation, inquisition, discretion, obscuration, and the eradication, are the five pillars in which we must keep unto. The inquisition, charged with using the influence of the spoken word, to question the people's standings. They are the keepers of the moral boundaries of the Illum. Exegation, interpreting new laws for the Illum, represent the central thought process which the world must stand upon. Discretion, being the secrets and law that must be passed upon the society. Obscuration, to change the thoughts of the people, manipulating their minds and forcing themselves to pass judgment upon themselves. The last being Eradication, the removal of believers and opposition by force. With these, they keep the world and society in order.

This society is for those who wish for peace, prosperity, and power. If you seek control and manipulation of beliefs, you share similar goals to ourselves. We rid the world of the weak, creating a superior race of people; Gods.

█Comprehension Guide to the Illuminus Obscura█

[[ Due to many people's difficulty in comprehending the idealism and teachings, I have made a comprehension guide. ]]

[[ The Illuminus Obscura is a Society of those who seek power and peace. Realizing the empty promises and lies the gods have exclaimed, this society "reaches" to become the gods. Whether it is is literally or figuratively, we aim to become a superior race of beings. Symbolizing the five focal points on which the society is founded upon, these ideals are set to maintain order and power.

Another ideal in the concept includes the ending of violence with violence. According to the Illum, the Book of Teachings, greed is the source of all sins. But, to become a god, one must possess some greed to sate their greediness. Once becoming a god, greed is no longer existent. What more can you wish when you are god?

Another goal we must achieve, is to rid the world of the traces of the gods. According to the Obscurum, the Book of Retribution, the gods rely on support and worship to exist. Without these beliefs, they will not exist and their power will wane. Since gods rely on worship, we shall gather our ranks to worship ourselves as the supreme deities. Only then, shall we rise to their thrones. ]]

█Subsidiaries of the Society█

"Engulfed in flames,

We fight fire with fire"

This tyranny, end it must. With puppetmasters, we fight them likewise. Consider yourselves disciples, unworthy of achieving greatness. But, as your rise, the more your eyes open. The more they shut, the more you let yourself fade into the gods' grasp.

Take a step, turn not back, for you shall never return if you have.

Open your eyes to a true light. You realize that the wherefore the actions of a god no one had known of before. Aegis was a peace-riddled land before they came into being. A realization of the people, they exist because they think it.

Iblees, the personification of mortal sins, exists because sins exist.

Aeriel, the idealization of goodwill and trust, exists because good resides in evil.

Two of the most commonly worshiped beings of Aegis. The gathering of these ideals, in logic, formed the pantheon of deities. Now, we shall personify ourselves, and we shall become the gods gods of our own reality.

The Illuminus Obscurum follows two secular beliefs; Illum and Obscurum.

Illum, being the faith and knowledge we possess to change the will and minds of the people.

Obscurum, being the Judgement that must be passed in order to fulfill our destinies.

█Faiths of the Illum█

Of the many sects founded by the Mufti, five stand as the core and centerpiece of the Illum. Theses five are the very pillars of the Illum, sanctioning an equality between Warfare, Peacemaking, and Inquisition. Upon the five's shoulder, houses the entire force and standpoint of the Illum. These form the pentagram of Illuminus Obscurum.

-The College of Cardinals-

"The Exegators"

A council comprised of veterans, trusted members, partners, and high-ranking officials. These people ensure law, order, and faith are equally distributed amongst the Illum. Overseen by the Usurp and Nighthawks, they ensure the equal rights distributed amongst the people. Wars and Alliances may be declared, and under extreme cases, execution of a being who shunned the tidings of the Illum, and decides to bask in the tyranny of the gods.

-The Road to Inquisition-

"The Inquisitors"

These men are charged with the task of uprooting heretics and the public execution of those who oppose our cause. They are trained to feel no emotion whilst doing so, ruthlessly killing the being who praises the gods of the worlds. Wielding the rights to forcefully interrogate those in their very homes, no mercy shall be shown to those against the faith. Interrogation of Nobles will require approval from an Inquisitor or a person of Higher stature.

-The March of White-

"The Whitemarch"

Trusted soldiers and officers, trained to purge a land after an inquisition. Commanders of their own sect, they march into battle, ridding the land of those of a religion. Children, Women, and Men shall have no immunity, for all shall be purged in the lands. One soul, could provide the people hope, and it is the lies that hope brings that blinds the eye in the light of the gods.

-The Path of Obscuration-

"The Obscured"

True to their word, conductor of rites. They determine what is, and isn't, against our Faith. Interpreters of the gods' miscreants, the Obscurers drive the Illum forward, gaining followers, fealty, and dominance over religion. Preachers, Criers, and Converters to the Illum belong here, possessing great intellect, charisma, and most importantly, the skill of manipulation.

-Usurpant's Alley-

"The Discreet"

Comprised of warriors, fighters, and those devoted to our cause, they carry out the word of the Illuminus. Working the maintain the iron grasp of the Illum, sanctioning the safety, welfare, and overall conduct of the followers. Used as a military force as well, they are considered an elite force, composed of mainly Usurpant's Guard and honorary members.

█Specific Details for the Faiths█

☼The College of Cardinals☼

Vicarus

Directors of the College, two uphold the laws and integrity of the Illum. By shaping the Illum to what it must be, they determine all the happenings and doings of all the five sects.

Chronicler

Tasked with Chronicling, recording, and maintaining the meeting discussions, they must be attentive. They may also contribute through their respective standing Vicarus.

☼The Road to Inquisition☼

High Inquisitor

Leaders of Inquisitorial Sect, leading the inquisition of the people's beliefs. The High Inquisitor is tasked with the welfare, responsibility, and success of an inquisition. Possessing intimacy and wordplay, they must be able to coax the secrets and separate the lies from the truth. Ruthless, yet subtle, they are the interpreters of belief. They are also members of the College, providing providence and law.

Inquisitorials

Followers of the Road to Inquisition. Two Precepts rule their actions, to follow their faith, and to follow their leaders. Ruthless as they may be, they hold no weapons other than their unquestionable faith in their words.

☼The March of White☼

The Grand Marcher

Leading the Whitemarch behind them, the marcher is the ideal personification of Order and Righteousness. They are sent to purge the lands of scum blinded with gods and ideals against our own. With unquestionable judgment, the sword acts instead of their words.

The Right Arm

The fist of the Grand Marcher, they carry out the will of those above them. To be used as commanders in war, they, along with the Marcher, purge the lands of miscreants against the cause.

The Left Arm

The attacking force of the Whitemarch, tasked with abduction and killing of opposition.

☼The Path of Obscuration☼

Obscurum

Obscurers of the false light of hope and leaders of the Path of Obscuration. Falling under the jurisdiction of the Usurpant and the Inquisitors, they interpret and decide the fate of the Illum. There are no understudies, for beliefs and wisdom should be left unhindered by other forces. They preach as holy preachers do, letting the public familiarize with such foreign antics to spread the veil over the people's eyes, letting the world know of the lies of the gods.

☼Usurpant's Alley☼

The Usurpant

The Master of the Illum, representing the top pentacle of the Illuminus Pentagram. Overseeing all of the Illum and leading them to their goal, the Usurpant's word is equivalent to those of a god's.

The Obscuring Hands

Servants of the Usurpant, they serve both the Illum, faith, and the Obscurum, judgement. They swear fealty to the Usurpant, and the Usurpant alone. They are equivalent to the god's puppeteers, shaping their own destinies, along with opposition.

---Out of Character---

Remember, a villain application for evils 1, 2a, are required for maximum potential. Although it is not necessary, it is advised that they should be implemented. Number 4 and others may be needed as you progress. It should also be preferably related to anti-heroism as well. Simply completing this form, does not make you a member of the society. Signing this is agreeing to all the terms above, covering In Character, and Out-Of-Character aspects, as well as any outliers. Filling out the form is equivalent to signing your name on the scroll above, asking for examination of your bloodline, heritage, and traits that separate you from the rest of the world. We will accept forms, but may not accept you in game if you fail the required inquisition.

It is also a great help if you could support our town charter here: http://www.lordofthecraft.net/forum/index.php?/topic/36551-the-city-of-enlightenment-%e2%80%94-pasloe/#entry247674

Thank you.

[Lawrence Berell 226]

I might join this, after doing some things with the Karakatuan.

[Eledyr 85]

Congratz on this :D

Seriously there are only a few people that really make interesting rp, and sir you are one of them :P

[Lym 849]

Mind = Blown

[Nightmareeeee 36]

That...was epic, nothing more needs to be said :)

[Taiga 764]

Congratz on this :D

Seriously there are only a few people that really make interesting rp, and sir you are one of them :P

Thanks for the positive feedback. This will truly be interesting if executed properly.

Mind = Blown

Actually, your mind is ker'sploded.

That...was epic, nothing more needs to be said :)

It was indeed.

[Lawrence Berell 226]

Simon, Y U NO QUOTE ME?

[Taiga 764]

I might join this, after doing some things with the Karakatuan.

Yey.

You just got replied. Happy?

[Lawrence Berell 226]

Hell yes.

[Schwaan 176]

Absolutely perfect in every way. Great read, good job Simon. :)

[realslimshady 7]

Well, considering RL people's tendencies to switch religious beliefs, I think my character has been overwhelmed at the shear organization of all this.

He made his own theory of Iblees a while ago, but he's been met with such opposition that he thinks that he will follow this cause.

[Taiga 764]

Well, considering RL people's tendencies to switch religious beliefs, I think my character has been overwhelmed at the shear organization of all this.

He made his own theory of Iblees a while ago, but he's been met with such opposition that he thinks that he will follow this cause.

Ahh, I'm glad for you and other's positive feedback. It is still a work in progress, and will be available in the new world. Otherwise, people may post their thoughts and chit-chat down in the replies below.

I'm just thankful people see this as an excellent cult idea.

[Thrym 188]

Actually, your mind is ker'sploded.

That sums me up. If the Clerical Order ever gets approved I see this as being a problem....

[susitsu 870]

Well done with the new update, looking amazing. Funny to say this forum is acting just like the BH forum, us baddies gather with occasional visits from non-baddies. But really, looking good.

[Nightmareeeee 36]

Well done with the new update, looking amazing. Funny to say this forum is acting just like the BH forum, us baddies gather with occasional visits from non-baddies. But really, looking good.

Indeed... I am actually shaking from excitement!... I genuinely cannot wait for this to be in the new world... 'Gonna have some interesting RP :)