Crimson Regime

## Philosophy

### Purpose

Gather all the strongest individuals together in order to unite the nations together.

## Relationships

### Related Factions

Enemies* Qilyrux

The Crimson Regime is the name of expansionist movement originating out of Oshtnfel that seeks to bring together the strongest fighters across Aefex togther to fight the coming storm.

## Lore

As many of the nations of Itoris were left barren after the victory in the first age, the early adopters of power dictated much of the landscape for the next few years to come, and Oshtnfel was one of these early few. A proud nation made from the scraps of small civilizations, they collectively came together to promise hope and prosperity for the people. However in reality: the king of the Oshtnfel was anything but benevolent. Being more powerful than everyone else, his new rule had simply taken the place of the previous power vacuum left by the Blessed Children that came before themselves, continuing to look down up the remaining commoners.

This didn't sit well with people, as they hadn't been freed: but simply passed from one oppressor to another. In the outskirts of Oshtnfel, the flames in their hearts from the battle of the first lands hadn't been fully extinguished: groups of indiviudals began to gather together under one banner: as they believed the gathering of the strongest individuals would only serve to strengthen themselves and allow them to take back control of their lives. This group then took it to the king of Oshtnfel's domain, storming their walls and slaughtering their troops as their strength had been built up by themselves and themselves alone.

Taking the throne for themselves, the group decided to split the rule between themselves instead as the Crimson Regime took over the nation. They began to spread their darwinistic approach to the rest of the people, showing how true strength had to be earnt and could only be developed if the others around would follow suit. Iron sharpens iron echoed throughout the new Oshtnfel, as they refused to bow down to any threats that would approach them. Perhaps they had learnt their lesson from their first age or perhaps it was fear, but the Crimson Regime were not content to simply rule. They wanted to remain on top no matter what, and developed the brutalist, threatening, and battle hardened reputation we now see today. They believed anyone with the strength necessary to prove their own worth and continue forward would have a place in their society. The Crimson Regime's core tenants value strength and movement above all else. Those with strength, but no desire to go further or challenge impossible goals were useless.

After the first breaches in the second age occured, the members of the Crimson regime were shaken. They believed that these breaches signified something greater that would come, an event they would come to name the coming storm: which they believed would destroy existence as they knew it. This was the great battle that their philosophy had been building towards. And as such, they believed that this was the sign that their regime had to expand, to unify as many warriors as they could gather to prepare themselves to fight the upcoming battles that laid ahead. The weak were needed to support up the strong, who would lead them: and as such, they began to conquer other foreign lands. This was the correct way to prepare mortalkind, where those with the agency and strength to perform chance would be at the forefront.

As they expanded their teritory into Valhan and beyond, they left many civilizations destroyed in their wake. As they invaded, they came to find many civilizations who had spent their whole lifetimes developing trivial things to them such as culture, books and writings. The Crimson regime scoffed at these weak willed socieities, they had been so focused with protecting their knowledge, they had forsaken the notion of protecting themselves. Such weakness would not strengthen the regime, but could be used as footstools to a greater purpose. Many of these texts were confiscated and torn away from the people, some texts are now lost to time itself.

as the crimson regime marched in search of strength to add to their numbers

## Miscellaneous

* The term the coming storm is a reference to Servantis from Ben 10, who uses the term to refer to Ben Tennyson himself.