The Acolytes of Rustvan

=== 1.1 Abstract and General Information - ===
Out of the fires of the War of the Comet came a new era for those found themselves on a world new and untamed. Free from the world-engulfing conflicts and terrors of Ratham, there came hope, and it was because of this hope that the Acolytes were formed. 
Created out of those idealists who saw the anger and destruction of Ratham, and fearing its return and corruption of Abexilas, the Acolytes of Rustvan are a growing collection of individuals of whom work tirelessly to offer another option to those actors and great individuals of merit away from the Machiavellian cycle of intrigue and betrayal which claimed their old home. Through hardship and individual efforts, they have slowly begun the process of making something new, something which might just stand the test of time, something which will outlive themselves, something which will last.
=== 1.2 The Gerarian Controversies and the First Skulk War ===
The Acolytes first found their footing in the Rustvan mesa, who's namesake Selina Rustovania inspired the first Acolyte Walker Rustovania Asellus Reddington, her son to carry on her life's work after her death in the Great Scouring. The mesa gave them the means to build a small outpost, which they named Neo Razuni after the once great Razuni Sultanate of which was a center of learning and progress in old Eldham during the reign of Sultan Malar. Soon, trouble came as the Gerarian Imperium began a series of special military operations into the deep dark which angered the many Skulk Cults which hid below the surface. Neo Razuni would be attacked and captured by these cultists, but actions taken by the Gerarian forces would see them beat back with heavy casualties to both sides.
The Gerarian imperium would not last and a series of controversies and kidnappings would plague the imperium and culminate in a total societal collapse. The Cultists would attack the Acolytes once again, killing all but a few and sacking the city. The few survivors were saved by Aurumflorans of whom had been close compatriots of the first Patriarch, Walker Reddington. It is now in the wake of this massacre that the Acolytes have begun rebuilding, determined as ever to see their mission through.
=== 1.3 New Ages and a Change in Course ===
After their integration into Aurumflora, the Acolytes began to restore their ranks with then Dyshellan recruits. Their tenacity of the Dyshellan people and their love of their leader, Spades began to shift the internal culture of the Acolytes from a group of explorers and intellectuals who sought to understand the technologies of old, into a much more applied force who sought to harness the power of the Ancient cities and skulk in order to empower their leader and now Elthrini Emperor, Spades.
They way they saw it, they weren't forsaking their oath to fight against the tyrant by giving their leader more power. Theirs was a benevolent dictator, and such benevolence they would repay. This wouldn't last for long however. Elthrin too would fall, reorganized into Valandor, a pirate state managed by a coalition of Paragon Mercenaries. With no improvements in conditions and a degrading reputation, alongside several new wars, Aurumflora would declare their independence from Valandor.
As one of the finer irregular fighting forces within the republic, the Acolytes would soon find themselves at center stage once again as they set to work on securing the new nation's sovereignty.