Order of Sol

The Order of Sol is a religion in the world of Eldham based around the worship of the single deity, Sol.

The city of Alzaria was a former member of The Order of Sol, but now follows The Order of Alzar'agnatus. More information can be found below, under "The Alzaria Memory Crisis".

History
The religion was founded by the general of an army known as who, as told by the Book of the Forge, was said to have seen the great lord Sol appear to him atop a mountain above the burning city of Sodalis. The great Sol told General Litrus about the creation of the world and presented him with a book written by the ancient people of Eldham. He also told the General of an ancient city that was holy to Sol, where the old people had lived. He told the general that the city had crumbled away over the centuries and the the land would have to be rebuilt. Sol had the perfect vision of this land and he named it The Promised Land, promising that it would rise again and his people would live on through a new generation. After Sol disappeared, Litrus came down from the mountain and told his army of Sol and what he had told him, forming the beginnings of The Order of Sol.

More information on The Order of Sol can be found HERE.

The Alzaria Memory Crisis
The city of Alzaria was previously a nation that followed The Order of Sol very closely. Their leader, Alzar, claims to be a god that walks among men, and many believe this to be true. However, there was a time when Alzar's memory was not fully intact, which has led to some unfortunate confusion about his identity. It was around this time that Treedodger, the prime minister of Alzaria at the time, organised a meeting with Alzar and Rex Litrus I, upon hearing about The Order of Sol. Treedodger noticed similarities between The Order and the stories he heard about Alzar's past, and thought it necessary that the two meet. During the meeting Litrus mentioned his god Sol, the name of which Alzar seemed to recognise immediately. This sent Alzar into a crazed obsession to gather more information, in hopes that it would end his amnesia. It wasn't long until the three of them began preparing an ancient memory ritual, to be carried out in The Temple of Dragons in Alzaria, with the purpose of restoring Alzar's memories using Litrus's own experiences. The ritual appeared to be successful, with Alzar having gained many years of experiences he previously didn't have. From that day onwards, Alzar formerly aligned his identity with the deity known as Sol and Alzaria was accepted into The Order of Sol, becoming an important holy site in the religion - the home of Sol himself.

In, about 175 years after the memory ritual took place, Alzar and Treedodger returned to Eldham, after a long absence, with some unfortunate news. In his absence, it is said that Alzar visited another deity known as Atyra in a far away realm. There, he learnt that the memories "restored" to him, during the memory ritual with Rex Litrus I, were nothing but false truths. He explained that his true name was in fact Sol, however not the same Sol worshipped by those in Litrus's order. During the memory ritual, Alzar was desperate to see results. It is believed that the ritual took hold of this desperation and generated false memories, which were combinations of Litrus's beliefs and Alzar's own experiences. These memories were then implanted in Alzar's mind, convincing him of his false identity for many years.

As Alzar and Treedodger made their return to Eldham, repairing Alzaria from a dreadful war that took place while they were gone, they reorganised the city's religion into a new order known as The Order of Alzar'agnatus. Alzaria officially left The Order of Sol, which had effectively dissolved at that point anyway, with this new religion taking its place. The people of Alzaria happily followed the teachings of Alzar, now that his wisdom had been restored.

The Confederate States under Sol
The Confederate States under Sol was a confederacy consisting of nations that followed The Order of Sol at the time.

Member states of the confederacy included:
The confederacy was formed in and dissolved in.
 * Heliosos
 * Alzaria
 * Wildonia
 * Golden Sun City
 * Yeoleum
 * Townscape