Cult of the Burning Sun

This page is about an evil cult and as such may contain disturbing themes.

The Cult of the Burning Sun is an ancient cult devouted to solar worship. Based around understanding the flow of flame and light, the cult performed magical experiments in order to gain access to the sun's energies. Their practice of using portals to transport minute and controlled pieces of the sun was extremely risky, and eventually during a particularly disasterous experiment they killed almost the entire cult in their quest for understanding. Not seeking to be disuded, their leader, Incinerator Victonian sought out a patron, Quoukar, The Blazing Sun, an abberration said to have once been the heart of another Crystal Sphere. Quoukar offered to transform the cult and their leader into beings capable of spreading his divine light, allowing him to conquer this Crystal Sphere, and eventually eat it's sun. Incinerator Victonian was turned into an angelic being and gained great power and resistances associated with those who become on with the sun and his followers were transformed into semi-demonic creatures of large to huge size.

The Cult continued to operate for the following years, advancing the values of Quoukar. Those that they managed to convert joined the growing demonic army and Quoukar's power grew with each convert. Eventually, coming under scrutiny from the authorities for their evil deeds the cult fled to the woodlands, and cursed them. They created their own castle there and continued their schemes, believing themselves safe. News of their plans leaked however, when a Wizard scryed on them during a group prayer, and so the dukes of the area amassed an army and went into the forest to strike them down. The battle was trecherous, many lost their lives, but in the end it was a pyrrhic victory for the Dukes. Quoukar, enraged by their failure, cursed them to undeath forevermore. They then lived as revenants, only free when they destroy the bloodline of those that interfered with their plans.

The Cult contnued their schemes over the following centuries, hoping to recruit new members, but ultimately failing. Their powers were dwindled though their faith was not shaken. They discovered a new way to influence the energies of the world via the corruption of Ki, which they learned from a book known only as "Light". They planned to use this in order to kill their enemies and return themselves to greatness, and once more earn Quoukar's favour. These plans were ruined when a party of adventurers stole the book and killed several of the cult members, including Incinerator Victonian.

Quoukar
There is a high amount of debate between theologians and historians about the identity of Quoukar, and if he is even an entity and not something Victonian made up. Victonian identified Quoukar as an interstellar entity that belonged to another Crystal Sphere, apparently originally he was that sphere's dying sun, and in order to continue living he travelled to other Spheres to eat their suns, and continues to do so now. Quoukar was also identified by the title "The Recreant" by Victonian on occassion.