The Blood Cult/Cuachitl of Light

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They are said to be in constant confrontation with the Cuachitl of Darkness, namely the Daimons, the Undead, and the Monsters. They have come to this world as vessels of Gods, allowing men to sacrifice their blood to tap into its divine potential. It is, however, unknown what gods they serve and what their ultimate purpose on this world is. Sources say that this weakens the barrier between the divine and the mortal world, as every bust of their energy allows greater numbers of the forces of darkness to arrive to balance the immediate loss they suffer. They come preaching salvation, but are depicted as destroyers of the world as others.

They have currently sought to establish themselves among the Damned, creating further doubt on their motives. The Damned, who waged war on the faithful because of their Blood Sacrifices, are now sacrificing unprecedented amounts of blood to these beings, never in Cultist History so much blood having been spilled in such short periods. More is yet to come.

Accounts of the Daimons

Prudent

Report from Prudent

Oh no? We couldn't reinforce Avalon and Enweil because of Hetland's magic dealings...take a look: Lights in the Sky (1 hour, 31 minutes ago) As you are going about your business, the temple of Daishi in Creasur bursts forth with a blinding white light, shooting straight up into the sky. Moments later, an answering light streaks down in Xinjin. This must have something to do with the Servants of Light people have been whispering about. An entire army was obliterated in Xinjin, over 25k in strength... We need humanity to crush Creasaur for the magics are too powerful here, and they have turned our own technology against us! The very same shields we established around our portals to allow only those of our genetic code to cross, have been twisted, and set up in Creasaur...only humans can enter/exit the city.. Tell me, then, should we just walk away so they can teleport immense waves of energy at us resulting in complete obliteration?

Prudent

Report from Prudent

There is immense evil taking place in Creasaur...humanity is the only one able to destroy it. They have corrupted our technology somehow, a feat impossible for Man alone...we must have a betrayer here...but in any case, they have used our genetic based force fields to allow only humans to enter and leave Creasaur...they have further turned our teleportation abilities into outbursts of immense energy that wipe everything out on impact. Teleporting "blanks" so to speak...all that energy has to leave... It is something in your blood, the same thing the monsters and undead are attracted to. Something in human blood that I haven't figured out, but it is a dangerous weapon: Sacrifices to the Light (just in) McChester FinkWallow (Knight of Midbote) has given some of his blood to the Power of the Light.

Prudent

Report from Prudent

Lights in the Sky (1 hour, 31 minutes ago) As you are going about your business, the temple of Daishi in Creasur bursts forth with a blinding white light, shooting straight up into the sky. Moments later, an answering light streaks down in Xinjin. This must have something to do with the Servants of Light people have been whispering about. A massive army was wiped out by the same energy we use to teleport with...I don't know how they learned about us so quickly...perhaps we have a betrayer among our ranks...but this is an impossible feat for your people without help.

Prudent

Report from Prudent

They are not creatures..they are using our technology against us. What is normally used as a force field barrier, and a teleportation devise...is sending forth bursts of energy...I was seriously wounded...I am lightly wounded, to almost die by your own weapons is insanity... Humans should not have this sort of technology at their disposal, it is far too dangerous...we never used it as a weapon for that very reason. Whoever is doing this, is going to blow up this Island....but they use your blood for fuel which is amazing. I knew your blood was special, but even I have not uncovered all the secrets yet...someone has a better lab than I do here...

Prudent

Report from Prudent

Seared by Light (1 day, 5 hours ago) As you are attending to your conquests in Ypsilanti, there is a flicker of light in the distance, from the direction of Creasur. Moments later, you are seared through by an impossibly bright white light. All your troops turn instantly to dust. You are stronger than they are, but you find yourself clinging to this existence by a thread. Lights in the Sky (1 day, 5 hours ago) As you are going about your business, the temple of Daishi in Creasur bursts forth with a blinding white light, shooting straight up into the sky. Moments later, an answering light streaks down in Ypsilanti. This must have something to do with the Servants of Light people have been whispering about. Sacrifices to the Light (1 day, 5 hours ago) Sacrifices to the Light (1 day, 5 hours ago) VonGarrett Anderbliss (Noble) has given up his life to the Power of the Light.

Prudent

Report from Prudent

Well the thing is...this 'wepaon' causes a great deal of damage to your lands...there is much radiation...your earth was not designed to take such 'beatings' you know. It would be against my own conscience to utilize such a weapon against anyone... Find out the identity of the traitor that has supplied these people with enough weaponry to destroy the world. There we shall find our answer...

Prudent

Report from Prudent

Scorched...my friend...WE scorch the lands...this...does more damage than meets the initial eye. Take a look at the craters. Hit too many surrounding regions with it, and you'll find your world 'collapsing' in more ways than one...

Prudent

Event from Prudent

Duels are for equals...I will not soil my hands purposely. Those of you that are slain were killed in the heat of battle. A proper death for a cowardly nation. We will overcome you. Your blood supplies shall dwindle, and our armies will isolate you from the rest of the world. Hopefully it doesn't take you too long to bleed out and die...you are causing much damage to this world by utilizing such an evil technology. Peace will find you soon.

Prudent

Sherilynn

Report from Sherilynn Delsantos

The gullible fools in Hetland and Sint have committed the most insane of all possible acts. It is inconceivable that they have agreed to deal with these Servants of what you have only known so far as the mythical "fourth faction". These temples of light are not the salvation of humanity they would have you believe. The Servants have cloaked themselves in the trappings of salvation only to draw the gullible into willingly giving their own lives. In this manner the Servants need not put themselves at risk. They simply use the life energy of their willing victims to unleash horrific forces of destruction. At the same time they siphon off some of the energy to stage an attack the barriers that hold back their masters. Should he sacrifices be allowed to continue unabated, the energy they amass will eventually be sufficient to drop these last barriers. If that happens then you shall truly come to know the meaning of "hell on earth". This is no fabrication, I swear unto you. The weakening of these barriers has also widened those gates through which we summon our own daimons. We have been able to begin bringing forth large numbers of our own daimon soldiers. The undead and monsters will also have taken advantage of this weakening of the barriers to summon large numbers of their own forces as well, and will continue to do so for so long as the temples of light continue to drain the life-energy of your world through the unwitting sacrifices. We must work together quickly to destroy these temples of light. If they are allowed to continue to siphon off the life energy of humanity, then all of us shall be destroyed when the Servants finally bring down the final barriers.

Sherilynn Delsantos (Goddess and Collector of Netherworld)

Letter from Sherilynn Delsantos

Beware, humans! You know not what forces with which you play. With every human sacrifice you so willingly pledge, you weaken the barriers ever further. Think you that these "prophets of light" will not demand a price for their aid? You build a debt each time you wield their infernal power. You cannot postpone the repayment of this debt forever. When the barriers are gone, they will come to claim it.

Sherilynn Delsantos (Goddess and Collector of Netherworld)

Letter from Sherilynn Delsantos

I see that my predictions have born fruit far faster than even I expected. Already the "forces of light" have pulled back their power. Now that you have been given a taste of what they can do, they start to make excuses for why they can't keep producing it. What next? Will they begin to ask for greater, and more frequent sacrifices in order to keep the power flowing? I warn you, humans: You know not the power of that with which you play! Your meddling in these powers you cannot comprehend could very well be the doom of us all.

Sherilynn Delsantos (Goddess and Collector of Netherworld)

Letter from Sherilynn Delsantos

Benton, you are a spineless dog. You betray not only your alliances, but your oaths and your faith. It was only a few short months ago that you got on your knees before me, acknowledged my godhood, and pledged your very soul to my service. Now when you meet the first true test of your faith, you tremble like leaf in the wind and forswear all your oaths and loyalties. Look, all of you, and see what kind of lackeys the "servants of light" call to their service: Forsworn, faithless cowards. Ahh... Had I only known that humans were so gullible, that they'd be willing to open their own veins for the promise of a little bit of power, and a flash of light from the sky. When the barriers finally collapse, and They finally return to these lands, I shall have to congratulate them on their brilliant ploy. By the time They arrive, all of you humans will have killed yourselves in your foolish greed.

Sherilynn Delsantos (Goddess and Collector of Netherworld)

Others

Report from Observer

Sacrifices to the Light (2 hours, 52 minutes ago) VonGarrett Anderbliss (Noble) has given up his life to the Power of the Light. People are KILLING THEMSELVES to feed an energy that wipes out our genetic markers...but they could affect monsters and undead, theoretically...it all depends on how much they know, and who is pulling the strings. Helping humans have cost us so much. We were the only realm to stand up for man, and lost many comrades against the monsters...and this is how we are repaid. So sad. All things have unexpected consequences. All of these power surges they are beaming across your world will have some sort of effect. At any rate, all of our armies are being obliterated. Prudent and her bodyguard Keeper are both critically wounded... Try to discover what you can. We cannot fight our own technology being used against us. If only we knew the identity of the betrayer...and Prudent would be the only one able to find a way...and she has been assassinated by the equivalent of a "bomb" in human terms. She will recover...but to what...

Observer

Letter from Cimmerian

The Light? They are false saviours. While they claim to be the saviours of humanity, they demand blood and sacrifice. What saviour demands that? Even the Goddess does not. They perpetrate a falsehood to turn you to their side and gain your trust that they will betray when they feel the ti perpetrate a falsehood to turn you to their side and gain your trust that they will betray when they feel the time is right.

Cimmerian

Acounts of Nobles

Meeting in Cresur

Roleplay from Guillaume Chénier

Message sent to everyone in the region Creasur (50 recipients)

So be it, Guillaume thought, though he was reluctant to move forth. He arrived at the entrance of the Daishi temple, shuddering at the mere thought of entering such a despicable place. Much suffering had been cause by these people, these fools, these hypocritical fools. What had to be done had to be done. He penetrated inside and went for Marta, though she did not seem to care for his approach as he did. He walked slowly, carefully, he knew how dangerous this place was. "Marta..." He paused. "Servant of the Light." He bowed, then looked her in the eyes as he continued. "We... are afraid. The world is afraid. Do you bring the salvation we all pray for? Or do you bring the destruction we fear for? We... We want to believe. But..." Guillaumed paused a bit, looking around him. The stares were angry, murderous. "Here you are, among the Damned, protecting them. These people... are punished by the gods. They are murderers, oath-breakers. Before this invasion, they hunted down people, people doing what you ask humanity to now do. They swore never to side with the invaders, that they'd rather die, that they would always be the vanguard of humanity. But when the invaders came, and we pleaded for their help... none came. We suffered against the monster hordes, and they sat and did nothing. Then the daimons came, and told them they had to help against the monsters and the undead. They refused, blocking the sole source of assistance we could hope for. And for this, they were punished. Are punished. For their hypocrisy, egoism, dishonour, and murders. Look at their diplomatic relations, they are the only realm to have signed peace with the monster puppets of Meridian Republic. They signed peace with the monsters, it was only the latter which broke it and not the Damned themselves. Never once did they fight the monsters that plague the South or the undead who consume the North. The only ones they ever fought are the only ones who ever stood alongside man to defend him. And as for Sint... you could say their moral compass always points South. There are always the first to worship the daimons, and then the first to say they've repented. Now two invasions in a row." He emptied his lungs before finishing. "If you are the forces of Good, if you are here to save us, why do you work with people so Evil?"

Guillaume Chénier (Ambassador of Enweil, Duke of Iato, Third Teocoatl of the Blood Cult)

Roleplay from Regstav Pryde (15 hours, 49 minutes ago) Message sent to everyone in the region Creasur (48 recipients) Marta, we have faced Guillaume Chénier for many years.

When Reeds rebelled from Creasur when I was young, it allied with the Daimoms. The Chénier family was there in those times. It was that family who was either the founder or one of the founding members of the Blood Cult, a religion devoted to sacrificing people to the Daimons, to support their power and give them strength. On your way through Weghie, you possibly saw one of their temples, maintained by the Order of Daishi so that the memories of their actions and rituals would never be forgotten.

Guillaume, we never tried to stop the Daimons from moving through our lands. We couldn't have if we'd wanted to. We in fact told them that if they wished to fight the Monsters, we would allow them through our lands. For a time they did that, moving to face the Monsters. Then they changed their minds. Then they decided to destroy us, and then they swarmed our lands and while the Monsters destroyed Avalon they did nothing but rape our lands.

They could have saved your ally. Instead they chose to destroy us. I know your family has followed the Daimons for most of my life, but consider this. The Daimons chose to assault a nation that had not moved against them since the fall of Heen and Mesh. They chose to assault a nation that had given them free passage to support you and your alliance. And when your allies were on the verge of destruction, the Daimons abandoned them, just as the Monsters abandoned us to destroy Avalon.

These invaders are not trustworthy. They do not consider us equals. They do not consider us worthy of their efforts. We are food to them. No lasting alliance can ever be created between sheep and lions, at least not one that requires new sheep every day. We may be sheep to them, but we are well-armed sheep, and we are contesting their vote on who to eat.

Regstav Pryde General of Hetland, Senator of Ypsilanti, Marshal of the Arms of Creasur

Roleplay from Vivi Anderbliss (7 hours ago) Message sent to everyone in the region Creasur (45 recipients) As the expansion of the temple was being complete, Vivi addressed the crowd at the event.

"In order to commemorate the sacrifices of those who have built the foundation of our religion, I have ordered the enlarging of the temple in Creasur. The Tirelli family donated much of the gold prior to willingly sacrificing their life for the light, so the dedication for the temple is in honor of Bleeder, Rikardon, Telea, and Kauffman...they are and always will be missed.

The Blessing of the Light has given us hope against the forces of evil, and although there is some trepidation about use of this unknown power, one cannot deny that the protection of the Light has aided in the survival of our realm. Only time will tell if the Light is the answer to humanity's desperate pleas in the face of certain death or a false ray of hope. Ever the optimist and steadfast in my faith, I am confident that the Light is part of the answer to ridding our lands of the dark forces.

For Daishi...for humanity!"

Vivi Anderbliss Ambassador of Hetland

Roleplay from Vivi Anderbliss (7 hours ago) Message sent to everyone in the region Creasur (45 recipients) As the roar of the gathered crowd began to dwindle, Vivi scanned the gathered throng for one specific face. Because she had only seen him once, Vivi was not sure if the man she was about to address was even present.

Guillaume Chenier,

If you are in attendance and are willing to put the needs and survival of humanity above the petty feud between our families, religions, and realms, I invite you to step forward and help me set the last stone in place on the temple. This does not signify your acceptance of Daishi in any way, but stands as a symbol of the unified strength of humanity against forces that would seek to destroy us all. Humanity will not survive through an alliance with daimons, monsters, undead, or on sole reliance on the Light...we humans must band together as one, or there is no hope for a future. There will be no chosen realms if humanity loses to the dark forces...we all shall perish. What say you?"

Vivi Anderbliss Ambassador of Hetland

Roleplay from Guillaume Chénier (15 hours, 52 minutes ago) Message sent to everyone in the region Creasur (48 recipients) You need not ask, I will answer.

My allegiance is to the realm of man. My current realm and the promised realm of the future where all shall live in the plentiness of the gods. My acts with the forces of darkness have been to give courage to peasants and nobles, to tell them to stand strong and proud against those who would consume them, not to lose hope before the overwhelming odds they are pitted against. My religion is the one who lost the most during this invasion, all of our remaining elders, that the Damned did not murder themselves, were executed by the daimons for refusing to bow so such beings. My love of the daimons is the love that a man has for the people who murdered all of his brothers.

These people will try to deceive you, they always do. If you are sent by the gods, then I know you will see through their lies.

Guillaume Chénier Duke of Iato, Ambassador of Enweil

Roleplay from Guillaume Chénier (24 minutes ago) Message sent to everyone in the region Creasur (41 recipients) Guillaume sighed, disappointed. "And those here allied with the monsters, and yet here you established yourself. The Daimons have never asked anything in return for their help. They sacrificed many of theirs to protect us. Indeed, we never, ever, gave them anything in return. The principle was pretty straight-forward: the enemy of my enemy is my friend. Not once did we, or any of our allies, attack humanity during the invasion. So if you judge us for allying the daimons, then you judge us for refusing to be the monsters' lunch and accepting help when it is offered without strings attached. I speak of the monsters and undead because you do not. The daimons plague 1 realm, the two others plague the rest of the continent. And never have they shown any form of sympathy. You do a lot here, but where the monsters ravaged, you simply moved on, uncaring for the suffering of our Avalonian brothers and sisters. You say we accept darkness into our hearts... you dishonour the countless who gave their life in battle, their very last words being cries of agony, their very last sights being claws and teeth. The many who died fighting to protect those of us still living today. Fighting to prevent the monster taint from spreading, to deny them access to our fertile lands. If you do not see the monsters as a great evil that must be fought, or the undead that enslave your body and force you into your ranks, then I do not know what to think of you. Black and white... my hands are clean. Man does no belong to these worlds, man is of the gray. To think otherwise is to misunderstand our nature and our place in this world."

He turned to Vivi, saddened. "This temple... is a symbol of death, persecution, and fear to my people. On hearsay and rumours, the people of this faith banded and chased the faithful to the four corners of these lands. I was not there in the times, and I was told that for this I should be thankful. The tales of it are bone-chilling, the zeal of the likes of Lunarion Lefanis, which your realm was so eager to follow and whose relative now leads the monster colony is too horrible to detail. When in war, the military people of these lands often preferred to run around to torch our temples than to defend your lands against invaders. And now... look at this place. This is a blood bath. Your temple has more blood on it than any of ours. Look at yourselves. Some nice-looking beings come about and call themselves the "light", speak of salvation. Just as you needed little more than a few words to go on a rampage against you, again you need nothing more than a few words to sacrifice your life to these beings, on which you know absolutely nothing. You are playing with the fate of the whole continent, all by yourselves, without thought, consideration, or discussion. You keep on giving, feeding them, empowering them. The seal lasted much longer against them than against any of the others... perhaps there was a pretty good reason for that. The thing is, we don't know, and actions are being made without anyone truly understanding the consequences."

"I pray for the survival of mankind on these lands... but I fear if Daishi, The New Way of the Dragon and Hemaism are what they consider 'purity', if the undead and the monsters are not considered a great enough threat. Just as the sun gives us life, nurturing the lands but burning everything when it is too strong, I fear for what would happen if these Cuachitl of Light get too strong and there is no Darkness left to balance them out."

Guillaume Chénier Duke of Iato, Ambassador of Enweil