Society for Serving Silvis

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> “Even long after the demise of the society, she awoke in lament from night terrors.”
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> Callida Boone's trauma following the end of SSS, [*"The Chronicle of King Silvis"'*]

**The Society for Serving Silvis** (SSS or Triple S for short) was a destructive cult that was operative from 1886 to 1894 in the Kingdom of Metallum.

## Layout of SSS

### Attendants (alphabetical order)

* Belkin Idem (1821 -- 1905) ✝

* Ezequella Misk (1860 -- 1910) ✝

* King Berwig Banut (1877 -- ?)

* Roberos Mulch (1845 -- 1895) ✝

* Laith Sylla (1830 -- 1895) ✝

### Members (alphabetical order)

* Ascalle Opal (1843 -- 1909) ✝

* Callida Boone (1855 -- 1928) ✝

* Cathyra Murklin (1829 -- 1893) ✝

* Cedrick Kell (1857 -- 1914) ✝

* Elandor Harius (1874 -- ?)

* Keylen Wynqual (1872 -- ?)

* Luelle Marioh (1871 -- ?)

* Magwin Oradus (1850 -- 1929) ✝

* Marelle Prisma (1877 -- 1940) ✝

* Mirya Vergahn (1875 -- 1927) ✝

* Montallie Triffol (1843 -- 1893) ✝

* Paladinus Yules (1855 -- 1894) ✝

* Zetilla Triffol (1845 -- 1893) ✝

## Founding of SSS

At the time he established *The Society for Serving Silvis* (SSS) in December of 1886, King Silvis Prisma had reigned as a Metalscale for only a few months. He ruled alongside Queen Pamelina Khrom, who was a wise and fair ruler, but also stiff, stubborn, and grounded. She clashed with King Silvis frequently, due to him also being stubborn and grounded. Yet, they differed, with him being egotistical, arrogant, and having a god-like complex, believing he was superior to any society or law. Queen Pamelina and King Silvis argued over their different views and his ignorance. Queen Pamelina valued improving work and transportation conditions, while King Silvis preferred giving the military a higher budget in order to intimidate Natura with threats of war. As a result of her values, Queen Pamelina was far more liked and respected than King Silvis. She repeatedly shut down his projects. King Silvis was enraged at her, and stated to his council (in his words): “...that bastard of a woman is out to have it for me!”

King Silvis established this secret cult to essentially have his own set of worshippers, as well as having his own free reign and doing as he pleased without intervention from Queen Pamelina. He set the location in the Temple of Metallum for two essential reasons. One, it was forbidden, even for Metalscales, to enter the temple from sundown to sunrise due to primeval legends that it ‘disrespected’ the sleep of Armis. Of course, King Silvis did not care about this law. He even used the law to his advantage, making sure the temple would be completely empty for meetings. Secondly, this was the only location King Silvis had ever been able to actually *see* Insomnia and hear their true voice.

## Enlisting of SSS Attendants

### Belkin Idem

Belkin was King Silvis’ longtime business-partner and friend. He was highly-classed Gold who inherited Idem Tobacco Co., his family company, in 1861, after his father, Nivorlas Idem, died due to a stroke. King Silvis went on to sponsor Idem Tobacco Co. in support of Belkin. At one point, allegations came up in January 1887, accusing Belkin of his cigars causing compaction and suffocation due to the tobacco not being processed properly. While in truth, Belkin cared little for the company and products, only about the money it made him. Belkin attempted to dismiss all these allegations, but with little luck. King Silvis came to his aid and threatened the accusers with exile into the Llana Desert. After the accusers went silent, King Silvis shut down the allegations. This, in turn, had King Silvis urge Belkin to ‘repay’ his deeds by joining SSS as his attendant. Belkin was already a close advisor and henchman to King Silvis, so he more than happily obliged.

### Laith Sylla and Roberos Mulch

Other trusted allies and associates of King Silvis followed shortly after with becoming attendants of SSS. Laith was a Silver and Roberos a Gold. Both were King Silvis’ closest guards, but had become so attached and hooked on his manipulation and bribery that they started to volunteer in their work. Laith often guarded King Silvis' left side and Roberos his right. Laith and Roberos received their living by taking care of King Silvis’ dirty work. For example, they went to the front line to rid off Belkin’s accusers. King Silvis offered these two men in exchange for their loyalty to him a share of his power once he became an absolute ruler.

### Ezequella Misk

Next came Ezequella, a Silver, who was an in-and-out patient of Silkdime Mental Facility. At times, she went into unstable and manic episodes, which had her family take legal action against her. No longer allowed to see her two young sons, Fionn and Diam Misk, Ezequella was bent on bettering her mental state. After sensing herself fall into a manic episode, she visited Bartolo Misk, her former partner, who was also the sole guardian of their sons. She tried to rekindle with Bartolo, begging to see their sons, only for him to refuse so. Submitting into rage, Ezequella attacked Bartolo and covered him in scratches and bites. Unfortunately, Bartolo could not be saved, and succumbed to his injuries at Hillbourn Infirmary shortly after he arrived. Ezequella was utterly devastated over his death.

Ezequella was immediately sent back into Silkdime Mental Facility and placed in the most dangerous inmate unit. She was kept in isolation and always bound in restraints. Her story spread around Metallum like wildfire, with King Silvis striking an interest in her. Seeing as someone to take advantage of for his own violent outbursts, King Silvis ordered Penrith Mordaunt, the founder of Silkdime, to free Ezequella. King Silvis’ outrageous command obviously left Penrith with questions, but he ultimately did not bother himself more with the request. Ezequella was released and King Silvis stated she could build a life for herself if she would become an attendant for SSS. He further promised he would reunite her with her sons, who were living with her parents. Ezequella initially agreed, but after learning that she would have to inflict violence during practices in SSS, she backed out. She explained to King Silvis she wanted to better herself and draw away from any further violence. This angered King Silvis, as he, of course, never enjoyed being told ‘no.’

Under orders from King Silvis, Laith and Roberos abducted Fionn and Diam from their grandparents and held them hostage in the Temple of Metallum. After hearing about the kidnapping of her sons, Ezequella rushed to the temple and pleaded with King Silvis to release Fionn and Diam. King Silvis blackmailed Ezequella by saying if she did not agree to be an ally of his and apart of SSS, he would slit the throats of her young sons in front of her. Knowing her choices were either submission or her sons dead, Ezequella gave in and agreed to all of King Silvis’ pacts. As a result, King Silvis ordered Laith and Roberos to return Fionn and Diam to Ezequella unharmed.

### King Berwig Banut

The last attendant was Berwig Banut, at least this title was how he started out. King Silvis had met the Diamond Berwig a few times as a child at social events, but never paid too much attention to him. After all, Berwig was in the same age group as his daughters. He did not even live in the same palace as them.

King Silvis truly began his relationship with Berwig in 1890, already after SSS had been formally established with members. Twelve-year-old Berwig came to Queen Pamelina and King Silvis with the invention of the Rustgear Serum. Both Metalscales found him questionable. How could a boy, hardly a teenager, concoct an injection that was able to top research of scientists over *centuries*? Queen Pamelina requested a meeting with King Silvis and Berwig, for him to show her his exact files and research. Berwig agreed to this meeting.

King Silvis gave Berwig a glass of lemonade as a kind homage. However, he followed Berwig after he drank the glass, due to the fact he actually drugged the lemonade. When Berwig came to a few hours later, King Silvis ordered him to poison Queen Pamelina at their next meeting. Berwig had no choice but to oblige.

After Queen Pamelina’s timely death, which was shaped to be a heart attack, King Silvis orchestrated Berwig taking the Metalscale spot. Now, he basically had full control over Metallum, with King Berwig as a kind of puppet only sitting in the other Metalscale spot. King Berwig was hardly asked for in decisions or anything involving the kingdom, all the doings of King Silvis to limit him. Furthermore, King Silvis also enlisted him as an attendant in SSS. He knew perfectly well with both Metalscales present at meetings, none of the other attendants or members would betray him. He also knew King Berwig was proven with violence, obeyed orders, and used him.

## Joining of SSS Members

### Callida Boone

Callida was the first member to join SSS. She, along with her identical twin sister, Castilla, were Belkin’s two youngest children out of four. Callida was a Gold born with the surname Idem, but she later changed to Boone after partnering with Owyne Boone in 1880. Callida’s joining was short, it was simply an urging from her father to do so, saying she would better herself from it. She did not know exactly what she was getting herself into, and went in trusting Belkin.

### Cathyra Murklin

Cathyra was a first-cousin of King Silvis. However, Cathyra had a bit of a different upbringing than her cousin. She was raised as a Gold in a sleepy Brassridge suburb, Phillbrick, by her single mother, Meteora Murklin. Cathyra’s father, Waylon Prisma, who was a younger brother of Dennith Prisma, was mauled by dogs and died before she was born. Cathyra and King Silvis had met a few times during his childhood, although the two never bonded due to being about eleven years apart in age. King Silvis visited Phillbrick in secret, escorted by Laith and Roberos, to politely ask Cathyra to join SSS. He masked it by saying the two could share a powerful cousin-duo. Enthusiastic to begin a relationship with not only the king, but her cousin, Cathyra agreed. She even went further to move her family into downtown Brassridge.

### Magwin Oradus

Magwin was a failed writer at the time she joined SSS. In fact, she broke down outside of a publishing office after being denied the publishing of another of her works when confronted by Belkin Idem. Seeing potential in her desperateness, Belkin brought Magwin to King Silvis to evaluate her in joining SSS. Initially, King Silvis was not impressed.

### Luelle Marioh

Luelle's joining of SSS was brief. She was King Silvis' partner throughout the existence of SSS. King Silvis coerced her to join the society, but oversimplified the details. Thinking it would simply be 'strange' dates with her partner, Luelle naively swamped herself into the society. Once fully realizing what she was faced with, it was too late for Luelle to back out, since King Silvis had complete control over everything in her life.