Order of Salvation The Order of Salvation is an organization based in the Luxerion Cathedral in the divine city of Luxerion in " " . The Order is a religious cult consisting of disciples led by a high priestess , charged with not only keeping the peace in Luxerion , but preaching the worship of its patron god Bhunivelze and teachings of salvation in the coming of a new world . Vanille lives in the Order ' s care , sheltered within the cathedral . " The history of Nova Chrysalia began 500 years ago , when the walls between this world and the next broke , allowing Chaos to flood the dimension in which humanity lives . " Datalog . " The influx of Chaos slowly covered the lands , leaving only small tracts still inhabitable by man . The people stood strong in the face of this disaster thanks to the strength of their leader , Hope Estheim . But when he disappeared without warning 169 years ago , the bonds that had held society together began to dissolve . After many years of living with the Chaos , a church that preached of God ' s salvation appeared and quickly grew to power , capturing faltering hearts . This was the Order of Salvation . It brought about the great changes in the lives of the people , and returned a sense of stability of society . The people of this dying world largely chose the path of faith : bowing to the God in hope of salvation . " " The Order now governs much of human society from its seat of power in the grand cathedral in Luxerion . " " Believe in the coming of the new world , entrust yourself and all you are to God on high — this is the teaching that has won over the majority of humanity . It is a message of hope in a world with no future , a balm for those suffering under the burden of overlong lives . " " In the past , the Order also led the suppression of ' heretics ' who did not accept its principles , but that is no longer official policy . This is part of the reason why so many people are perplexed by the one - sided violence being displayed by some heretic groups . " Profile . The Order clergy consists of disciples whose positions include clerics , inquisitors , pilgrims , and those who act as servants to Vanille . They wear long garments adorned with a dark or light gray chequered pattern and Bhunivelze ' s crest . The uniform colors range from black to light gray , with crisscrossed belts at the waist , unknown devices akin to mechanical backpacks , and gold or black masks that cover the upper half of the wearer ' s face . While male disciples wear colored wigs that frame their faces , some female disciples wear black beret - like caps , simple headpieces , or have hair highlights . The female disciples ' garments have a plunging neckline covered by sheer mesh . The high priestess wears a red and yellow ensemble with a faint yellow chequered pattern , a gold backpack , a golden mask , and a gold crown - like headdress . The Order ' s military force , known as the Secutors , consists of sentries who dress in fitted gray uniforms with golden pauldrons and a golden headpiece with a large red crystal . They act as guards but also carry out the Order ' s missions outside of Luxerion . The Order was established in the aftermath of Nova Chrysalia ' s creation and Bhunivelze ' s awakening to preach the teachings of God and spread the word of the coming of a new world . It is said that Bhunivelze speaks directly to the high priestess , who then communicates his wishes to the disciples and the general public . While the Order is based in Luxerion , they have influence across the whole of Nova Chrysalia , with the exception of the Wildlands . The Order of Salvation opposes the Children of Etro , a cult of white - robed " heretics " who shun Bhunivelze and the Order ' s sermons and worship the dead goddess Etro . As followers of Bhunivelze , the Order of Salvation preaches that carrying out God ' s will is the only way for everyone to achieve salvation in the new world , but they are under the impression that salvation is a privilege given to the chosen few , and that the dead are impure and thus unworthy to join them in the new world . To ensure their own salvation , the Order acts on Bhunivelze ' s beckoning to destroy the dead so they will not be burdened by their memories of them when they begin anew . This culminates in the Soulsong , a ritual that can only be performed on the world ' s final day through the use of a divine relic called the holy clavis , which is said to summon souls , by a sacrificial offering who can hear the dead . Story . The Order of Salvation was established in the aftermath of Nova Chrysalia ' s creation to keep the people from breaking down when Hope Estheim was abducted by Bhunivelze , restoring some sense of society in Luxerion . In " " , Snow Villiers posits that the Order ' s rise to power was masterminded by Bhunivelze because Hope ' s unrelenting resolve had made him a beacon of hope for the people ; thus Bhunivelze removed him to make humanity accept him and the Order ' s teachings as their new hope . Gaining ground in Luxerion , the Order intended to take control of the supply plant in Yusnaan operated by the world ' s last fal ' Cie , Pandaemonium . Snow quelled the squabbles over the plant by becoming the Patron of Yusnaan and pretending acquiescence to the Order ' s authority . Thirteen years ago , taking her and Fang into their custody when they awoke from crystal stasis , the Order learned that Vanille is the " sacred one " they need for the Soulsong and the elders deemed her a saint . The Order keeps her within the cathedral under their constant watch , claiming it to be for her own safety and protection , all the while hiding the full truth of the Soulsong from her and making her believe the ritual will save the dead from their suffering within the Chaos . Despite the Order sheltering her and Vanille , Fang didn ' t trust them , believing they were only interested in Vanille for her newfound ability . When Fang learned the part of the Soulsong that involves Vanille ' s death , she left for the Dead Dunes to find the clavis needed for the ritual , as Vanille chose to stay behind under the Order ' s " protection " and prepare for the Soulsong . As the world is set to end in thirteen days , Bhunivelze ' s chosen savior , Lightning , travels to Luxerion . She finds the city terrorized by the Children of Etro , who are killing pink - haired women who resemble her . Asked to investigate the murders by an Order inquisitor , Lightning falls under threat from the Children of Etro and is stalked by the " Shadow Hunter , " who turns out to be Noel Kreiss . Lightning puts an end to the Children of Etro ' s murders and Vanille hears of her exploits in the city and requests to meet her . After saving Noel ' s soul , Lightning heads for Cathedral Plaza where Vanille ' s servant , Aremiah , tells Lightning that a precious crystal shard belonging to Vanille has been stolen . When Vanille awoke from crystal stasis , she found herself grasping a piece of crystal and it has been her precious possession ever since as it lets her glimpse the estranged Fang . Lightning finds the crystal with a delivery company employee who claims someone high up in the Order gave it to them with no receiver ' s address , and Lightning theorizes someone from the Order wanted to steal it from Vanille . Lightning returns the crystal to Aremiah and is granted passage into the cathedral at night time . In the Hall of Devotion , Lightning reunites with Vanille , who is joined by her new friend Lumina . Vanille leads Lightning to a chamber underneath the cathedral called God ' s Sanctum where millions of souls trapped within the Chaos have gathered over the centuries . Lumina explains the Order plans to free the souls of the dead from their suffering and needs Vanille to call out to them . When Lightning and Fang find the clavis in the Temple Ruins , the Order ' s Secutors steal it and take it to Luxerion . On the eve of the Apocalypse , the high priestess announces the beginning of the end and calls for the people to gather on the cathedral steps and pray to Bhunivelze for salvation in the new world . Once preparations are complete , Vanille faces the clavis and begins the Soulsong in God ' s Sanctum as sentries stand guard with the high priestess and several disciples in attendance . Lightning and Fang interfere and reveal the Order ' s true goals the former learned from Lumina . The high priestess defends their resolve by explaining that those who failed to survive the centuries are not part of God ' s plan as he demands pure and untainted souls for his new world . As Vanille listens to the dead and a pair of Sets appear , the high priestess calls them proof of the dead conjuring lies and hate due to their corruption by the Chaos to convince Vanille to sacrifice herself and " free them from their torment . " After listening to the dead , Vanille discovers they carry hope despite their suffering and stops the Soulsong . She decides to guide the dead to the Ark so they can be reborn in the new world . Outraged by Vanille ' s defiance , the high priestess uses the clavis ' s energy to strike her down and has it begin to drain her life to complete the ritual . With Snow ' s timely arrival , the clavis is destroyed and the high priestess obliterated . The Order of Salvation ceases to be once the final day passes and humanity begins anew in the new world . As Aoede interviews Fang and Vanille on her quest to uncover the truth behind people ' s latent memories of another world , they talk about their interactions with the Order . Fang says that a number of the Order ' s followers were decent people who treated her and Vanille well , but those in the upper ranks were rotten garbage . As Vanille saw the Order ' s teachings act as a lifeline for the suffering populace after Hope ' s disappearance , she wanted to help the organization as their saint , unaware they were manipulating her and using her as a means to an end . Fang says the Order exploited Vanille ' s feelings and used her desires to help the suffering populace and atone for the past to control her . The Order told Vanille what she wanted to hear , fed her lies that she took at face value , and made her believe that she could help everyone by doing whatever the Order of Salvation wanted . Creation and development . The Order of Salvation was designed by character designer Yasuhisa Izumisawa . Their design was made based on the keywords , ' suspicious cultists ' and ' cyberpunk ' . Gameplay . The Order of Salvation ' s soldiers are fought in Yusnaan during the prologue and main quest , and in the Luxerion Cathedral on the final day . They are also faced in the Slaughterhouse under different names .