Cult of Chaos
The Cult of Chaos, a secret formation of Necromancers who live in the shadows of the world. Their mission is to find a way to break free their master from eternal imprisonment by any means necessary. Throughout history they have plotted, schemed and deployed plans which have led to some of the darkest moments in the history of Violem, all in the name of Archaos.
Origins:
After the leaders of the world decided realm travel to be too dangerous, they banned the use of portal magic. Leaving many displeased with this and forcing to illegal uses of magic to break free of Violem, the realm of magic. Some searched for secret waystones dotted underground and out of sight. Others tried inventing new portal spells to varying degrees of success. But one group ventured into uncharted territory, leading them to a new land where something unimaginable was wating for them. A small band of necromancers had stumbled upon a new form of realm travel via dreams. Leading them to enter a pocket realm outside the boundaries of normal travel. Inside this realm lay a land ruled by madness and anarchy. Unnatural creatures galloped across deserts, storms raged in the skies above, and sat in a tower watching over it all was a being known as Archaos. This all-powerful deity watched the necromancers enter his domain, saw a path outside of its prison walls and made swift work in its escape. It invaded the minds of the lost necromancers, giving them a taste of its power. The destruction it could cause, the chaos it would rule. And before long, the lost necromancers were entranced by Archaos. Devoting their lives to setting it free from this dimensional box. Upon returning to Violem, the newly formed Cult of Chaos began work straight away.I can taste it. Between the cracks and flaws of civilizations. Every empire, every version of society. The foundations in which governments are built upon and order is implemented. I can feel it. The struggles. The temptations. The failure of organisation and laws. And in its wake, I will arrive to deliver chaos to the realms once more!
Influence on History:
Since the age of darkness began, the cult had been working behind the scenes to evoke chaos into the air. Enough so that a barrier can be broken and set free Lord Archaos himself. While starter trials only resulted in the spirits of Nikkan to appear, their plans grew bigger and bolder. The first notable actions of the cult came in the infiltration of the Royal family of Prassan, specifically the Prince of Prassan. Who had a natural hatred for Minauran which they fuelled to extreme measures. What came next was the Prince overthrowing his father, starting a war against non magical beings and burning down the city of Entello in a single night. But the actions of the cult failed and so they hid back in the shadows and tried again. Overtime they saw the destruction caused by the diseased Acuran who simply lost their minds, lashing out into the world and causing devastation. So they began capturing and containing the mad Acurans, in the hopes of finding a way to recreate the disease and spread back out into the world. But their actions were futile as the powerful species of magic users became extinct with the heroic actions of Exerone, The Last Acuran. But all their tests, trials and research led to something new, a war across the continent. The Cult of Chaos grew larger and larger, spreading across the continent of Cytal enough so that they could remain undetected in every major city at the time. Once reaching this stage, they deployed their plan. To simultaneously ambush each city with various explosions that were untraceable. After the confusion had settled, they helped guide leaders to point and blame other cities for the acts of violence. Escalating into a civil war amongst the entire continent. With leaders being fed lie after lie to cause more chaos across the land. And after years of war, the cult began to break the barrier and free their lord. Unfortunately for them, they had been caught and were unable to stop the 12 Commanders who figured out their plans and destroyed their chance to break free Archaos. So the cult disappeared once more. Continuing to think of new ways in which to free the lord of chaos.Potential Plot Hook: A scholar from Birohhal university has gone missing. A controversial character who has a specialty in waystones and portal magic. Rumours say the scholar was finally taken out by rivals who believed their work to be dangerous. But the chairman of the university is convinced they were kidnapped by the Cult of Chaos.
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