Sculkism

Sculkism is a monotheistic Religion In Rathnir. Sculkisms Deity is known as Zecarra. Her followers deem her as The saviour of the Sculkin. Sculkism is an ancient religion, Which dates back to the first civilizations on the lands of rathnir. However It has been largely Forgotten by nearly all citizens of Rathnir.

History
Sculkism was Founded in the ancient underground Kingdom of Sculdar. Sculdar used to have many large underground cities, All connected by an intricate tunnel system. All of the citizens of this nation were Part of the hivemind controlled by Zecarra. At the time it was Believed that Sculk was infectious and if you were to get infected by it you would be part of the hivemind. Humanity Saw the potential of this ability and feared what it could do, That if Zecarra were to Decide on Taking over humanity she could do so with ease, So Humanity struck first, They attacked the Kingdom of Sculdar, Zecarra sensed the disturbance in the Sculk via Hivemind and acted on it, Humans expected for the Sculkin to be surprised however, Upon arrival they were fully prepeared, Wardens and other creatures with weapons ready, Fighting to defend their Homeland. However, humanity had more manpower, and in a war of attrition They emerged victorious. A weakened Zecarra returned to beyond the bedrock, With hate for humanity that despised her so much, She Started gathering strength, Zecarra would not be Seen For Thousands of years........

Not all Sculkin were exterminated, A select few Survived, and Hid in the ruins of their Cities that once thrived so much, Every day Praying for Zecarra to return. The one and only evidence they had that She would return one day is a Scripture that said the following "I shall return, The day i do mankind will Suffer for their crimes, Until then pray and don't Lose sight of your goals" The future generations of the sculkin Hung on To this promise, Devoting their lives and preparing themselves to the Return of Zecarra.

Thousands of years later, When Zecarra returned to the mortal Realm A loud tremor was heard From beneath the ground, The sculkin Were the only ones that knew what had happened, As one command Entered their heads "awake my children" AS this command was Released The wardens that were in a slumber since she disappeared, awoke, The Sculkin Under her command, Started rebuilding the cities that were lost to time. And Zecarra, Released the hostile Sculk Virus, Which Turns Humans Into Sculkin and Puts them under the command of the Hivemind