S E N T I N E L
OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION
- Intent: To flesh out the Brotherhood's religious dogma and creed they live by.
- Image Credit: Artwork edited by
Syrenno Maraan
for faction based on Chaos symbol from Warhammer 40k - Canon: N/A
- Permissions: N/A
- Links: Brotherhood of the Maw
- Religion Name: Scripture of the Hidden Maw, the Dark Path
- Religion Type: Force-based Polytheism
- Influence: Interplanetary
- Influence Area: Unknown Regions
- Symbol: Hidden Maw
- Description: The Scripture of the Hidden Maw, the holy text and code by which they live, is one of savagery. Slavery and murder are encouraged to believers, the weak are punished by the strong by right of triumph. The galaxy must be purged of weakness and be reforged in the fires of conquest to bring true freedom and spiritual nirvana. This is the code by which they all follow religiously, the only truth of the Brotherhood. Such is the word of the Heathen Priests, such is the word of the Scripture, that the Maw begat three divine aspects of itself from which to experience the galaxy.
The Avatar of War, proud and vain. Ambitious conqueror.
The Avatar of Death, cold and distant. Neutral, equal to all.
The Avatar of Rebirth, chainless and alive. Bringer of freedom.
It was these three that set upon themselves to correct the natural order and bring the galaxy to the Netherworld where it would be reborn in paradise. Their birth formed the cluster of black holes that would become known as the Maw Cluster, the 'Hidden Maw' itself represents Bogan, the Dark Side of the Force, from which this cult believes will provide the way to break all chains.
- Founders: Unnamed explorers whose names have been lost to the ravages of time. Their names are lost but their deeds will remain legendary.
- Membership:
- Voluntary Induction: Anyone can be voluntarily initiated into the Dark Path's mysteries. The Brotherhood of the Maw accepts any and all who are willing to forego all ties to their previous lives in lue of their new faith under the Hidden Maw. A dark initiation ceremony is held by a member of the Heathen Priesthood and the said individual(s) are welcomed as 'Children of the Maw'.
- Forceful Conversion: Whether broken by the Taskmaster
Tu'teggacha
's mind breaking conversion process or the mental domination of the Heathen Priests, forceful conversion is the sad fate for most of the enslaved populace taken by the Brotherhood.
- Sacred:
- The Maw Cluster: The sacred birth wound from which all darkness entered the Galaxy, it is from this wound that the Hidden Maw begat the three divine 'Avatars' to experience itself. This is where the holy texts of the Scripture of the Hidden Maw were supposedly 'found'.
- The Heathen Priesthood: As keepers of the Scripture, they are considered sacred among the Brotherhood and as instruments of their deities must be protected at all costs.
- Dogma:
- Keep What You Kill, Take What You Want
- Rule By The Strong
- Fear Not Death, Embrace Rebirth
- Embrace The Dark Side
- Reputation: Outside of the Brotherhood of the Maw, the Dark Path has been labeled heretical and barbaric. Denizens of the Unknown Regions know all too well the type of zealot that follows such cruelty, to the rest of the galaxy at large it is relatively unknown and misunderstood. Some are attracted to the freedom such a path offers and the temptations of the Dark side of the Force it boasts.
Pockets and cells of cultists who practice the Scripture of the Hidden Maw exist in the galaxy hidden from the prying eyes of galactic governments who would persecute such barbarism. Encouraged by the dark words of the Heathen Priesthood, broadcasting their unholy sermons across the galaxy, many yearn for the chance at becoming an adherent before realizing when it's too late the monster they've become.
MEMBERS
-
Darth Solipsis
: Voice of the Maw, Prophet among the Heathen Priesthood -
Syrenno Maraan
: Warlord of the Brotherhood, devotee
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Zachariel Steelblood
: Warlord of the Brotherhood, devotee -
Maestus
: Warlord of the Brotherhood, devotee -
Anabasa
: Warpriest and Warlord, unofficial Heathen Priest -
The Mongrel
: Convert, tortured slave-soldier devotee -
Kyrel Ren
: Master of the Knights of Ren, devotee -
Alars Keto
: Enforcer for the Brotherhood, devotee -
Tu'teggacha
: Taskmaster of the Brotherhood, devotee
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Koleric
: Marauder and Shaper of Kro Var, devotee -
TK-818
: Knight of Ren, devotee [lip service]
HISTORICAL INFORMATION
The holy text by which most members claim lip service, the Scripture of the Hidden Maw, is claimed to have been written by the eldest of prophets around the foundation of the first Galactic Republic. The text was recovered from a broken world within the Maw Cluster by a group of explorers who would become the first Heathen Priests. There is little to no record of what led these priests, nor when, to the Unknown Regions. Their origins are shrouded in mystery, it was only known when they emerged after frequent whispers of genocidal marauders raiding system after system in the vast reaches of the Unknown Regions.
Annually these raiders and pagan priests would venture to the Maw Cluster on pilgrimage to pay homage to their dark deities. It was here they discovered an unfinished worldcraft from the Imperial Era and brought it back to their people to start the foundations of the Brotherhood of the Maw. The vessel became their holy city, and around it they amassed a fleet of followers who came to hear their unholy patrons' words. The Heaten Priestdom slowly began broadcasting to the galaxy until generations later they began becoming aggressively violent, sacking colonies throughout the Unknown Regions. Their belief came to the forefront where they sought to purge the galaxy and make it clean for renewal by the Hidden Maw.
Recently within the last decade the Heathen Priesthood have inducted a new member, a prophet among their number who claimed to speak for the dark deities they served. This 'Voice' rallied the dark raiders into a coherent crusade and began spewing forth the will of the darkness, the will of the Hidden Maw with honeyed words.
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