The Calignosus

"The price, I am willing to pay.
The sacrifices, I am willing to make.
The blood, I am willing to spill.
What was taken from me shall be mine once more." 
-Oath of the Reborn
The Order of the Reborn, re-emerged as the Calignosus, is the name of a secretive cult that is claimed by many to be responsible for the Reborn creatures that have outbreaked and terrified humanity and the galaxy at key points in history. 
==History==
The Order of the Reborn emerged shortly after the Age of Zaram. At the time, they called themselves the Reclaimers and sought to reclaim magic for humanity after it was taken away to prevent extinction due to a demonic plague.
The former wizard Mediant discovered that in order to regain magic, one must sacrifice life, as magic was taken away in order to preserve life. However, he never found a way to use magic again. His children eventually found out that giving blood though certain rituals would allow for a weakened form of necromancy. One of his descendants, who called herself Ma'reka (Mary Kane), managed to create a form of undead, the Reborn.
Soon, her own minnions rebelled against her, knowing that they possessed true magic and was, in their opinion, superior to regular humans. They overthrew Ma'reka and selected one of their own as leader. Although they thought their creator was weak, they still honored her. From then on, the Reborn's goal changed; although they still wanted to bring magic to humanity, they sought to do so by converting all humans to Reborn.
The Reborn hid for centuries, studying magic and gathering strength. By the late 24th century, they had become strong enough to attempt their goal. However, their power was short-lived, as their plan was thwarted by the Beastmaster, a subject of Project Akin. The leadership of the Order fell one by one, and soon the Reborn was scattered and weakened. But they were merely defeated, not destroyed.
Minor Reborn infections continued into the Age of Avarice, but by the time Atlantis was discovered, the Reborn had faded into history. A few members of the Order survived and their descendants eventually refounded the Reborn as the Calignosus.
Much of the information did not survive the fall of the original Order, and the Calignosus had to rediscover many of the secrets of the Reborn. Nevertheless, they are a dangerous threat to human civilization, even in the 31st century...
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