Kreiyusism

What is Kreiyusism?
Kreiyusism is a religion new to Rathnir but ancient in other planes. Kreiyusism is a religion that doesn't worship any gods or higher powers but instead seeks to destroy the higher power. Kreiyusism was founded on the belief that the mystic energy field, the Vydis, was responsible for the continuous conflict nations would find themselves in. The Vydis is known to have a will, a destiny for every living thing. The Vydis is what makes decisions for us. We do not make our own decisions. That is why we hate the Vydis. We preach individualism and living for yourself. Not living for a higher power. You are not a tool. You are a living being. We seek to destroy the Vydis and the only way to do that is to be stripped of your connection to it. for if you are connected to it, you will be under it's influence.

What is The Kreiyus Order?
The Kreiyus Order is an organization that was founded by The Exile that consists of an entire hierachy system where the Grand Priest leads the order. The Kreiyus Order is still very new with minimal members and doesn't have a location where rituals are conducted although plans to construct The Kreiyus Temple are in place and are about to go ahead.

Origins
Kreiyusism is an ancient religion originating from an empire far from the plane that Rathnir and Eldham are located. This empire known as the Kotoron Empire was headed by Emperor Kreiyus, a once revered leader who kept the empire strong. Emperor Kreiyus was always fascinated with higher powers and beings. It was already known that there was a higher power, an energy field, that embodied every living thing that was named Vydis. Although Vydis didn't seem to be a living god that would communicate with the beings it controlled, it seemed living in the fact that it controlled the decisions one would make and therefore control their destiny. The Kotoron Empire constantly found itself in endless wars with neighbouring empires and with rebels who refused to accept the Kotoron Empire as their new governing body. Although the Kotoron Empire would usually triumph over these wars, Emperor Kreiyus knew that these wars could not continue or the Kotoron Empire would collapse. Emperor Kreiyus desired peace. After the devastating Kotoronite-Trontis Wars between the Kotoron Empire and the Trontis Empire, the Great Kotoron Civil Wars began which saw the imperial loyalists of the Kotoron Empire loyal to Emperor Kreiyus pitted against the rebels who sought to end the rule of Emperor Kreiyus and turn the Kotoron Empire into a republic which undermined the entire reason the empire was founded in the first place, 200,000 years ago by Emperor Molvalus. After the brutal massacre of the rebels by the 45th Imperial Army in the deep forests in the core of the empire, Emperor Kreiyus declared an end to the Great Kotoron Civil Wars. Emperor Kreiyus knew that now, he had to find a way to stop the constant wars the empire was suffering from. In his search for answers, he began to develop a theory. A theory that the Vydis is what was causing all of the wars. The Vydis was already known to control the decisions of every living being and this lead Emperor Kreiyus to believe that the Vydis was choosing to create the endless wars by making the emperors of the neighbouring empires declare war on the Kotoron Empire. Emperor Kreiyus began to develop an intense hatred to the Vydis. It was responsible for the near destruction of the Kotoron Empire. It was responsible for the endless wars the empire found itself fighting. Emperor Kreiyus began to spread his teachings across the Kotoron Empire but the civilians rejected his teachings. To the civilians, Emperor Kreiyus was beginning to look too much like a spiritiual leader than the emperor they thought he was. Decisions that the emperor usually made were being passed down to the Kotoronite Lords. The civilians began protesting against the emperor's teachings and demanded he stop studying the Vydis and continue to rule the empire. However, a group of radicals didn't just want to see the emperor rule again, but wanted to dethrone him and replace him with his son, Savinius. The radicals were noticed by the Kotoron Senate and they held a unanimous vote on whether to exile Emperor Kreiyus. They ruled in favor of exiling the emperor as the radicals threatened to convince the Trontis Empire to declare war on the Kotoron Empire again which was something the Senators were not willing to risk. The Senate utilized their own military forces to storm the Kotoron Imperial Palace and Emperor Kreiyus fled far into the uncharted wilderness of the world where no soul had ever returned from and his son, Emperor Savinius, ascended to the Kotoron throne. Now simply known as Kreiyus, he took on the mantle of the Exile. He began to focus on learning more about the Vydis and how he could free all living things from it's all encompassing grip. As he wandered for 44 years, living off the land, he came across the warrior race known as the Masuchi. They took in the weak Kreiyus and treated him. Kreiyus knew that this was the perfect opportunity to spread his teachings of the Vydis. The Masuchi, not knowing of Kreiyus' past, accepted his teachings and they too began to despise the Vydis as Kreiyus did. Kreiyus taught them that the Vydis was controlling them and making their decisions. That they were not living for themselves. Kreiyus said that the only way for them to begin living for themselves was to be stripped of their connection the Vydis. They began to utilize Vydis alchemy and old wizardry to create an aqueus substance, Dranolin, that would strip anyone who bathed in it of their connection to the Vydis. This process in itself took amost 20 years to perfect. At this point, Kreiyus was 112 years old. He knew that he was not going to live for much longer. In his final years of being alive, he wrote the Book Of Kreiyus that held all of his teachings and included several prophecies including one that spoke of someone of his lineage who would destroy the Vydis and free every living thing. As Kreiyus finished the book, he bathed in the pool that was filled with Dranolin and he had his connection with the Vydis severed. He died a peaceful death in his tower in the Masuchi settlement at 117 year old. The Book Of Kreiyus was hidden in a cave deep underground in the Masuchi settlement and the Masuchi promised to only teach Kreiyus' views in their own civilization until Kreiyus returned when they would then venture into the outside world and free it of the Vydis. But this was the Masuchi misunderstanding one of the prophecies in the Book Of Kreiyus, for Kreiyus would never return.

The Exile
Just over 700 years after the death of Kreiyus, Emperor Hydronis lead the Kotoron Empire. Like Kreiyus, he was a strong leader who would typically lead the Kotoron Empire to several victories against the neighbouring empires. But Emperor Hydronis also sought peace and a way to end the constant wars the Kotoron Empire faced. After poring through history books of the previous Kotoron Emperors, he came across an error. There was a gap between Emperor Savinius and Emperor Zenatus, the emperor that ruled before Kreiyus. Emperor Hydronis knew that Emperor Zenatus did not live long enough to rule the empire for Emperor Savinius to immediately take over. He knew that someone had erased the records of the emperor between Emperor Zenatus and Emperor Savinius. Emperor Hydronis began searching for answers by himself. After searching, he was directed to an old man who had been alive for nearly 1000 years and therefore knew who Emperor Hydronis was looking for. He told the emperor everything, including how Kreiyus was exiled into the uncharted wilderness and never returned and that the old man even accepted Kreiyus' teachings of severing connections to the Vydis. He taught Emperor Hydronis about the teachings of Kreiyus and how the Vydis had a will for everyone and that nobody could escape it's grasp. Emperor Hydronis thanked the old man and returned to the palace. After 5 years of difficult searching, Emperor Hydronis was talking to the old man for more answers. However, those who opposed Kreiyus' teachings overheard Emperor Hydronis talking to the old man. They were horrified to find out that Emperor Hydronis was taking the same path as Kreiyus once did. A huge crowd armed with weapons gathered outside the house they were in and began demanding the emperor stop studying Kreiyus' teachings and return to governing the empire. Emperor Hydronis returned to the palace and the crowd, now numbering in the hundred thousands, violently protested in front of the palace. The Imperial Army was called in and began slaughtering the crowd. After 40,000 protesters remained, the Imperial Army remembered what happen with Kreiyus and why he was exiled. The army stopped killing the crowd and turned against Emperor Hydronis, breaking into the palace and looking to kill him. Emperor Hydronis has already fled the palace and took all the books about Kreiyus with him. When he looked back, the Kotoron Banner that had flown for over 200,000 years lowered and was replaced by the flag of the Kotoron Republic. Hydronis, stripped of his emperor title, could feel his body flow with hatred for those who had dethroned him. But he knew he couldn't keep looking back or they'd find him. Hydronis travelled the same route that Kreiyus followed and after the 44 years of wandering, Hydronis found the Masuchi race. Careful to not expose his position, Hydronis edged his way through their settlement for 2 days before he reached a cave marked with torches that burned a bright blue. As he entered, he could feel the Vydis losing it's grip on him. He now knew that this was an area of importance. After 2 hours of walking down this cave, it opened into a massive chamber where a sarcophagus was located. The two Masuchi guardians that stood before the sarcophagus let out blood chilling war cries as a means to alert the other Masuchi that there was an invader. Hydronis quickly executed the Masuchi guardians with his bow,  Percussio Exilii . He opened the heavy sarcophagus and found the remains of Kreiyus. And in the hands of the corpse, was the Book Of Kreiyus. He removed the book and made his way to the mouth of the cave to escape the oncoming Masuchi. However, when he reached the mouth, he was confronted by several Masuchi who slowed him down for the arrival of more warriors. After killing 7 Masuchi with  Percussio Exilii , Hydronis was struck down and killed by a Masuchi warrior with a sword. But when this happened, his mind split in two. One side was focused on how Hydronis lived a wholesome and happy life as emperor and wanted to die to experience the afterlife. However, the other side, was fueled entirely by his hatred for those who dethroned him and a thirst for vengeance on those who did so. The part of his mind fueled by hatred and vengeance refused to let his physical body die. To the horror of the Masuchi, Hydronis simply rose from the ground and crushed the throat of the Masuchi with his bear hand, killing it instantly. As the Masuchi ran, Hydronis executed them with  Percussio Exilii . Not one Masuchi lived through the massacre. None of them were safe, not even the women and the children. Hydronis executed all of them out of the extreme hatred he was experiencing. After the entire race perished before Hydronis, he read through the Book of Kreiyus and learnt of Kreiyus' past and how he used to bear the mantle of The Exile. Hydronis, reading the prophecy in the book that spoke of Kreiyus' descendant killing the Vydis, realized that Kreiyus was his ancestor. After learning this, he decided to let go of the name Hydronis, and bear the mantle of The Exile. This was the official establishment of The Kreiyus Order.

The Kreiyus Order
The Exile began wandering further and further into the uncharted wilderness until he began crossing the void that separated the planes. After the 200 year crossing, the Exile found himself in Alamayn, Northern Rathnir, in a town known as Cuslandia. He met a group of settlers which consisted of Iceklyabsol, Lucius and Dungalo whom he joined. Just before Cuslandia would declare independence, The Exile would move with Lucius, Iceklyabsol, and Dungalo to the town of Taeharel in the Dales where The Exile would develop the city with the group he met and make more friends in Taeharel. Shortly after, Lucius invited him to help in the construction of the Wintergard Fortress, a fortress designed to house the Alamayn Elites. The Exile accepted and began extracting materials from the earth once construction of his house was completed. The Exile began making the design plans for The Kreiyus Temple where his order would reside and conduct rituals to strip people of their connection to the Vydis. The Exile is currently looking for the optimal location to begin construction and waiting to enchant a silk touch pick with mending.