Unreviewed Will of the Vehement Sun Religion

[Kaelyr]

✺ OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION

Intent: To signify the religion and cult that Kaelyr propagates and expands in his endeavors, as it is an ancient religion created by a primordial dark side entity of destruction, evolution, and conquest. This is to establish the cult and belief system of the Will of the Vehement Sun and those a part of this group, as well as the purpose of the cult and its goals, such as seeing that the strong achieve self-mastery, conquering weakness, renewal through destruction, evolution from stagnation, and delving deep into the mysteries and forbidden knowledge of the Dark Side of the Force.

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✺ GENERAL INFORMATION

• Organization Name: Will of the Vehement Sun
• Classification: Religious Cult
• Affiliation: The Sith Covenant {Under Kaelyr's Leadership}
• Organization Symbol: See above image
• Description:

At the center is a black eclipsed sun, surrounded by a thin ring of burning crimson-gold flame. Through the center runs a single vertical black sword, representing Yggdrakses as the Divine Conqueror. Two curved crescent horns extend from either side of the sun, representing destruction and rebirth. Behind the sun is a simple four-pointed star, representing Yggdrakses's four principles: Conquest, Destruction, Evolution, Dominion.

✺ GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

• Headquarters: The system is unknown {Will be discovered IC}
• Domain: Will come to claim the home star system and temples IC
• Notable Assets: N/A Yet

✺ SOCIAL INFORMATION

The Ascended Sun	Is regarded as the living manifestation of Yggdrakses's will. His word is considered divine law, and questioning him is essentially blasphemy.
The Vehement Lords	A council of the cult's most powerful servants & confidants. They oversee the major aspects of the cult: military conquest, religious doctrine, Sith sorcery, intelligence, elite warriors, evolutionary experimentation, and the preservation of cult knowledge & traditions.
The Solar Magisters	Powerful sorcerer-knights who practice the cult's combination of dark-side abilities, solar magic, and forbidden transformation. They act as the ruling lords of conquered territories seized through holy campaigns and acquisitions.
The Ashen	Ordinary followers and initiates of the Will. However, the hierarchy is intentionally designed so that advancement is possible. An Ashen can rise through the ranks by proving their strength and surviving increasingly brutal trials. The fundamental philosophy is that no one is entitled to their position—they must continually prove that they deserve it. In the Will of the Vehement Sun, the hierarchy isn't simply a chain of command; it is a furnace designed to burn away weakness and forge something greater.

Membership: Membership is rather easy, as one must acknowledge that the Yggdrakses' will is law, and swear to burn away their weakness, striving to improve themselves no matter what, as stagnation is a cardinal sin.

Climate:
The Will of the Vehement Sun is a cult built around the worship of Yggdrakses, the Cosmic Flame of Conquest, Evolution, and Destruction. Its culture combines Sith philosophy and warrior tradition. Society is highly hierarchical, but advancement is possible through talent, ambition, military achievement, Force mastery, and Sith scholarship. Power is considered a responsibility and a measure of one's potential, while stagnation is viewed as the greatest personal failure.

At the top is the Ascended Sun, seen as a God-King given in flesh. Knowledge is treated as another form of power, so the Vehement Sun encourages the study of Sith alchemy, Force sorcery, science, engineering, medicine, astronomy, and forbidden techniques. Children are called Sparks and are trained from an early age to discover and develop their abilities, with exceptional individuals encouraged to surpass their teachers and ancestors.

Surprisingly, family, rivalry, and ambition are deeply intertwined within the cult and society as a whole. Genuine affection exists, but relationships often carry competitive dimensions. Rivals are respected because they force one another to improve, while failure is acceptable so long as it produces growth. The ideal citizen possesses strength, ambition without vanity, discipline without stagnation, and power tempered by purpose & ruthlessness. The strongest are expected to lead their communities and use their abilities to strengthen the cult rather than indulge in pointless frivolities.

The worship of Yggdrakses & his Ascended Sun permeates everyday life. Temples of Yggdrakses resemble immense Sith cathedrals filled with black stone, crimson fire, violet light, imagery of their dark sun god, and its symbol of the eclipsed sun. The faithful believe that conquest, destruction, and evolution are necessary parts of cosmic existence & dominion. Conquered peoples may retain their cultures and traditions if they accept the authority & doctrine of the Vehement Sun and demonstrate that they can contribute to its future. You do not necessarily have to be born beneath the Sun to belong to it—you simply have to prove you can withstand its fire and evolve.

Yet beneath this sophisticated civilization lies its greatest danger. The Vehement Sun can justify almost anything in the name of evolution and strength: political manipulation becomes strategy, tyranny becomes order, experimentation becomes progress, conquest becomes civilization, and destruction becomes necessary renewal. Its people can be loving, educated, artistic, loyal, and genuinely compassionate while simultaneously believing that civilizations which refuse to evolve deserve to be destroyed. That contradiction is at the heart of the Vehement Sun: it does not teach its people to be monsters—it teaches them to believe that those strong enough to shape the future have the right to decide what deserves to survive.

Reputation: Was once the living testament of power and way of life as well as the theological authority in the origin star system of Yggdrakses. Is mostly believed to be a remnant of what it once was.
Curios: To be discovered/added IC
Rules: Their rules are seen as cardinal sins if one breaks them:

• Stagnation is unforgivable
• Betrayal is unforgivable
• Blasphemy is a death sentence
• Failure to evolve and ascend beyond one's own limitations is a death sentence

Goals: To spread the will of the Dark god to the worthy, and enact his will in the material plane.

✺ KNOWN MEMBERS
Kaelyr

✺ Origin Story

Long ago, on a forgotten world devastated by the death of its star, an ancient Sith civilization collapsed beneath the weight of its own arrogance. Its ruling houses hoarded knowledge, its warriors grew complacent, and its leaders clung to power while their people suffered. Among the survivors was a Sith scholar-warrior known as the First Spark, who sought answers within a buried temple older than the civilization itself.

There, the First Spark encountered Yggdrakses, the cosmic Flame of Conquest, Evolution, and Destruction. Through a terrifying vision, the First Spark witnessed the birth and death of stars, the rise and fall of empires, and the endless transformation of life. They came to understand that destruction was not merely an ending, but the means through which new possibilities emerged. From this revelation came the Threefold Flame: crimson for conquest, violet for evolution, and black for destruction.

The First Spark gathered the dispossessed, rejected apprentices, fallen warriors, and ambitious scholars into a new religious movement known as the First Flame. Its followers believed that strength was earned through transformation, that knowledge was a weapon against stagnation, and that even the lowborn could surpass their masters. Yet disagreement soon divided the movement. One faction sought gradual advancement through knowledge and discipline, while another believed the galaxy could only be transformed through conquest. Their conflict, remembered as the Eclipse Schism, shattered the original order. From its ashes emerged the Will of the Vehement Sun, a militant faith determined not merely to preach the Flame, but to impose its vision upon the galaxy.

Over generations, the cult developed into a powerful empire ruled by aristocratic houses, Sith sorcerers known as Solar Magisters, and elite warrior-mystics called Solar Knights. Combining ancient Sith traditions with military conquest, forbidden research, and political ambition, the Vehement Sun absorbed other civilizations into its growing dominion. Conquered peoples could earn positions within the imperial hierarchy, but all were expected to serve the empire's relentless pursuit of advancement. Its central doctrine became simple: the Flame tests all, and nothing has the right to remain unchanged forever. However, in recent years, the cult is a shadow of its former glory, assailed by rival factions and other power-hungry enemies who wished to wipe them out. Only now do remnant embers smolder as rumors of a chosen one begin to circulate.

At the heart of the cult lies an ancient prophecy foretelling the return of Yggdrakses through a mortal incarnation known as the Incarnate Sun. To prepare for this apotheosis, the faithful seek twelve scattered fragments of their god's soul, believing that their recovery will restore Yggdrakses' power and allow the empire to fulfill its ultimate destiny. Whether this destiny will usher in a golden age or consume the empire itself remains unknown. For the Will of the Vehement Sun, however, the answer is unquestionable: the galaxy will be transformed, whether it welcomes the Flame or not.

The creed of the faithful:
✺“From the First Flame came the Eclipse. From the Eclipse came the Will. From the Will shall come the Incarnate. We are the fire between the beginning and the end. We are the Vehement Sun.✺”