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Invictus, Borne of Calamity
Though He is truly without name, the followers of the Black Word cult have taken to calling their deity Invictus, meaning unconquerable or undefeated. The irony is indeed lost on them, however, as the monstrous god was indeed defeated and locked away many, many years ago for meddling in the affairs of mortals for His pleasure and amusement.
It was through Invictus that the First was given the power of spreading the Word, and it is His eventual return that drives the cult forward. It is said that once the cult has grown large enough, amassed enough power, He will be freed from His shackles to direct and lead His armies of followers into depravity, calamity, and the eventual rebirth of the world, and the Empire with it.
The official word from the Empire's historians is that Invictus is a myth, a false deity, and unjust justification for the crimes the cult has committed. Whether or not He truly exists, or ever existed, is nearly irrelevant at this time. The Black Word will continue to use His teachings as reason enough to spread their chaos, seed, and destruction across the kingdoms and within the Empire.
Invictus, Borne of Calamity
Though He is truly without name, the followers of the Black Word cult have taken to calling their deity Invictus, meaning unconquerable or undefeated. The irony is indeed lost on them, however, as the monstrous god was indeed defeated and locked away many, many years ago for meddling in the affairs of mortals for His pleasure and amusement.
It was through Invictus that the First was given the power of spreading the Word, and it is His eventual return that drives the cult forward. It is said that once the cult has grown large enough, amassed enough power, He will be freed from His shackles to direct and lead His armies of followers into depravity, calamity, and the eventual rebirth of the world, and the Empire with it.
The official word from the Empire's historians is that Invictus is a myth, a false deity, and unjust justification for the crimes the cult has committed. Whether or not He truly exists, or ever existed, is nearly irrelevant at this time. The Black Word will continue to use His teachings as reason enough to spread their chaos, seed, and destruction across the kingdoms and within the Empire.