The Magisterium emerges as a dark confluence of all known and paramount religions of the era, casting a shadow over the spiritual landscape of mankind. HARKAN VARLO, with cunning subtlety, wove himself into the fabric of various religious hierarchies, asserting dominion to forge a monolithic sacred order across the globe. He christened the apex of this order Origen, in a nod to the ancient luminary of biblical scholarship, thereby signaling a return to the doctrinal origins yet veiled in mystery.
As doctrines meander through the corridors of time, the essence of religions, three centuries hence, diverged from their origins. Varlo, having already ensnared the spiritual leviathans of his time, embarked on a relentless quest to dissect and assimilate the texts of myriad faiths, aiming to sculpt his ultimate vision. The Magisterium's creed is anchored in the life and teachings of Origen, yet it is a tapestry of ancient wisdom and Varlo's dark ambition.
The Magisterium's elite cloak themselves in helmets and masks, erasing any semblance of individuality or emotion. This deliberate obscurity lends a haunting mystique to their assembly, as if they were phantoms of a forgotten creed. Their presence, shrouded in solemn pageantry, whispers of a world where distinction and humanity are sacrificed on the altar of unity.
Through the crucible of crusades and the tumult of ages, Forn Sior's influence waxed, even as the Magisterium hunted dissenters across continents. In the year 2366, the silent coup of religions culminated, cementing a hierarchy within the Magisterium:
- The Origen reigns as the shadowed feudal lord, with HARKAN VARLO lurking behind the enigmatic guise, his identity a closely guarded secret.
- The Logos, bearing the mantle of "high priests" just beneath Origen, embody the principle of logos — the rational and spoken truth that underpins the universe.
- The Madregos, or Hunter Priests, scour the globe for heretics and dissenters, a relentless pursuit to indoctrinate or eliminate those beyond the Magisterium's grasp. Adorned in vestments that echo ancient orders and Templar knights, they remain masked, symbols of their old faiths melding into the Magisterium's dogma.
Among them, a figure darker (Umbra Noctis) and more vengeful than his brethren casts a long shadow, pivotal in the Magisterium's campaign of terror against the FORN SIOR movement and the heretical Therianthropes.
The Magisterium's singular goal is the annihilation of FORN SIOR and the eradication of the Therianthrope heresy. In concert with the NRs, it seeks to obliterate the mythical city of Babylon, repository of ageless wisdom, threatening to unravel their spiritual dominion.
Under the doctrine of Harkan Varlo and the NR, the Magisterium's crusade extends beyond mere suppression; it aims to erase the very history of mankind's origins and the legacy of the Therianthropes. In its quest for absolute spiritual supremacy, the Magisterium endeavors to extinguish the light of Forn Sior's faith from the collective memory of humanity, casting a shadow over the soul of the world.
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