The Children Of Crellavin

"Crellavin our symbol and ambassador of what we have been opened to from our blind lives, he was the first sculptor chosen by our sacred one that lives within all and outer all, he who watched and watches us, then beholds the first sculpture of him which our symbol mends together with only a pick and hands, far from the Old world does this sculpture remain and there the first Descendants of Crellavin rises for this new being who grants us such power and vision we shall go on learning his silent words and wishes, much we don't know yet we learn patiently because he is our watcher, our god who we will not let down, those who evade his essences shall morph in punishing agony." - Fénla Morbis 'Arriver' (One of the last leaders vanished from 'The Old Testament')

Overview
The Children Of Crellavin are a new uprising religious span, taking forms of various cult groups and organisations, their prime priest or 'Descendant' named Arkadonius or 'Arkon' is a man with very little known history appearing to be the son of an ongoing bloodline called 'The Crellavin Dynasty', this Crellavin is the first prophet or symbol that seeds the original cult, the actual name of it was unclear so it is called 'The Old Testament' and now they follow its ancient patterns and beliefs, the religion was known not too widely and purposely tried to stay hidden burrowing in the caves of the North and East, however for mysterious reasons they were wiped out after time and a small amount of their followers remained in which they fled scattering around the map, now after years of silence a rumour is beheld in Rathnir, this supposedly 'dead' Arkon returns promoting the new 'Rebirthed' leaders and setting the foundation of 'The Children Of Crellavin' which aims to essentially consume other religions and standing nations. But far has come 'His Essence' which has slightly bent the minds of followers, producing the Sacramen that towns and miners fear, these new organised cults do lack equipment and sustainability however if they were to possess such powerful items and weaponary, it could be fatal towards smaller empires who aren't aware of such forces.

The Belief System
'The Rebirth' or 'The Old Testament' is a crusade, a sacred goal in which they convert and destroy any standing religions or groups in Rathnir so they 'pleasure' their Deity/God, the first stages is by inducing fear and anxiety which is controlled over days, then onto the stage of capturing targets or simply Butchering them as their lands and temples are invaded, it is Sacramen who operate such missions using multiple tools and techniques, the belief behind all this violence is 'His essence' within feeds off the fear and pain when close to their enemies essentially fuelling the Sacramen with rage and bloodthirst in order to properly complete the conquests/missions that is required of them, the stages are practised with animals before so they are aware and truly acknowledged of the celestial energy, they also are constantly trying to prove to Him that they are worthy of power and gifts, intense emotionally painful rituals are engaged or even physical ones, this appears to work as for multiple members have transformed into 'Morphed Ones' before in The Old Testament, they were known to be extremely dangerous and animalised; yet possessing such power and biological enhancements while their humanoid forms mould into something glorious...or devastating, either way this is what we all want in the end, to stand beside your god with this new form granted to you- this is what The Children Of Crellavin are known about, to sacrafice everything in order to gain something so much more than what you've sacrificed, essentially becoming a 'God'. There's many stories and old myths that was placed into this religion which makes the members who they are and what defines them, Emotion and Pain is the key effects used in practises and rituals, the celestial being they heavilly worship seems to crave this as some sort of 'pleasure' and then favouring those that please him which later on decides what blessings and gifts he can grant them, but it is believed when a Member severes the connection with His essence within, intentionally or uninentionally either way, a paradoxical reaction occurs within the soul where the now dismembered person is driven into fits of maddness and dangerous erratic behavior, if they are to survive this reaction a second effect called "Mind Blight" takes hold and then the dehumanisation of it, transforming them into an ageless deformed humanoid possibly conditioning them with an extreme mental imbalance, and as for this they should be sacraficed and cleared off the Old World.

( WIP ) -── The Rebirth ──-
The Children Of Crellavin is a cult however they take such definition as a riddance and wrong, 'The Descendant' Arkadonius or 'Arkon' is the prime leader or priest of this continued organisation, the members believe in multiple myths and stories which supports their religious understandings in which they practise rituals or activities in a constant matter, once you become a newcomer you choose to be a 'Sacraman' or a 'Groundman' with enchanting yet haunting effects that embed into you, it is difficult to acknowledge from a foreign perspective but this is the bond they feel connecting to 'Him' blessing you with a very secure feeling of fearlessness and thirst for power, your emotions and thoughts are watched over along with your actions. 'The Rebirthed' are chosen by Arkon giving an old role and title which the proto-religons of Crellavin formed, they are the leaders of this new faith, however it is rumoured this uprising cult are mostly savages and less organised than the forgotten religion it was once before.

-── The Old Testament ──-
It was the proto-religion or the original cult, they called themselves Ethódians but the meaning of this name remains hidden, the beliefs and practises barely changed after they were banished and defeated still holding strong roots within the mythology and belief system, now as The Children Of Crellavin bring wrathful and horrific forces to the Old World (Rathnir) they remember their intense goals and demands whispered by 'Him', the one who watched and watches. The original name of the religion was unclear so it is called 'The Old Testament'

(They used the pickaxe as a banner or symbol, which will soon be designed.)

Mythology
There is thousands of mythical tales and theories in The Old Testament and even before that, the stories/tales appears to all be emotional and end grusomely yet glamorously in a religious sense, the figures that dwell within the mythology are somewhat unclear and remains dedicated only to 'Crellavin' or 'He Who Watched And Watches'.

• Crellavin, a symbol that is looked up at and used as a calling for the next god, the myth describes he was taken out of his sleep and dropped from the sky out off raining clouds, there he lands into the sea, only to instantly burst to the surface realising the surprising flat level of the sea, he would be in 'His World' now, unknown why Crellavin was chosen until later he proves to the deity of his capabilities, after months of drowning and endlessly drowning, unable to die, he evolves to witstand the waters and there right then the Deity leaves him, for centuries Crellavin floating immortally until he decides to dive and kept diving, he realised he could see no darkness at the bottom, there was only rusted mining picks laid out scattering the flat rock bottom,

Sacramen
The berzerkers, the hunters, the agents of the new Rebirth, they are extremists who spread whatever that needs to be spread, operating missions and tasks that their celestial deity whispers to them within, their souls are watched over as the 'Essence' feeds off the pain and fear from enemies, fuelling the thirst for power and glory; Sacramen will engage in constant mini-contained sacrifices for outer blessings and for the Crellavin Dynasty, in order to enhance and perhaps transform into a 'Morphed One', they must 'please Him' via; inducing anxiety and fear into towns or cities of foreign and opposing religions, capturing targets of high reputition and torturing along with general raids and livestock slaughterings. Sacramen roam in squadrons completing their sacred tasks unless they are controlled by organised worshipers or 'Rebirthed' leaders.

Groundmen
The workers and caretakers of the religion in any establishment or stronghold; Groundmen are emotionless yet tough souls, constantly at work in sustaining and feeding the group, there is no time for religious practises or worships when it comes to them, they are the builders and framers of the new rebirth and heavily relied on, their sacred god who watches within is pleased when such emotionless work is at hand and so the rewarding blessings and gifts enhances them over time to either transform into a 'Morphed One' or become ageless and continue on their work. Groundmen farm all sorts and build religious structures, however they are only found working in organised cults or worshiper groups of the new Rebirth, very few standing cults remain in Rathnir.

Worshipers
The healers and seers of the religion, constantly utilizing the religious structures that the Groundmen build like sculptures or statues, they're silent and barely seen as they present such gifts and offerings to the deity daily, the flow of 'His Essence' is kept energised by the Worshipers enteraining him and reminding themselves of Crellavin's stories and last demands, they also write in sacred texts or on rocks, carving in images of their pasts and visions in order to founder the religious branches they believe in, they can become extremely aggressive if provoked or offended by opposing religions or hateful folk. The Worshipers have acknowledged the full understanding of the celestial that burrows within or above them and how powerful the unimaginable divinity their god weilds, it is believed He who watched and watches is not to be mentioned frequently and only on a neccesary special time, speaking or discussing his presence tinkers his trust and so for many decades it is prefered his worshipers are silent.