Cult of Color

*For the one-shot, see Looney Tunes.*

The **Cult of Color** is a synesthesiac cult of The Unnamed led by Professor Duran.

## Organization

The Cult of Color is led by Professor Duran.

The next tier in the organization, directly under Professor Duran, is led by "Bright" followers who have been in the cult for a long time, mostly those from the origination of the cult. These are referred to as "Elder Brights". Some notable examples of these are Gudrun Hyngrefskadrdr and a dance instructor.

The next tier under the Elder Brights are the normal Brights. These are members who have seen the "True Spectrum" and experience synesthesia.

The last tier of followers are the Mundane and the Uninitiated.

## Beliefs

The strongest beliefs of the cult are that the Unnamed exists just beyond our reality and that its reality is more desirable than our own. What differentiates it from the Cult of the Unnamed is that they have a particular focus on the sensory aspects of the alternate reality. Of key importance is that there is claimed to be another spectrum of light "so beautiful and awe-inspiring that it makes our reality look like mud."

The same "tune" that other followers of the Unnamed worship appears here as well, and is referred to as the River of Light.

## Behavior

Followers of the cult greet others with the saying, "May the Unnamed teach you revulsion and sing you Its light."

## History

### Founding

*See also: Looney Tunes*

The beginnings of the cult start in 390 A.U.[*CONFIRM*]. Professor Muntz, Professor Duran, and Professor Heleen Keighley from the Academy on Saldan were working collaboratively on a project to determine if null space could be vibrated to communicate with beings on the other side.

During the course of the project, the team sent some test subjects out into the shaking null space. Test subjects included a variety of birds and a single graduate student under Professor Muntz. They determined that a song was being played from the other side and sent a copy of the music back to the Academy. Two of the three professors reported strange behavior from those who listened to it. The third, a dance instructor, dropped everything and immediately headed to the location of the project.

Their findings led to Professor Keighley to go out into the void herself for an entire week. The first day she was reported to have suffered some extreme side-effects of the exposure. Her associates attempted to make contact, but the received was then switched off on Professor Keighley's end.

On the second day, Professor Keighley's vital signs seemed to stabilize and she reached out to her associates through her phone. Once they answered, she reportedly answered with a disgusted grunt and slammed the phone down.

After the week was up, the observation skiff was reeled back in to the main ship. During this time, Professor Keighley's vital signs became erratic and she threw something out of the skiff. When the door was opened up, the other professors were greeted by a disgusted-looking Professor Keighley who had sawed her own left hand off. They quickly determined that it was indeed her hand that she had thrown overboard and while she was being dragged away, Professor Keighley shouted to them not to retrieve it, that it had been infected by the Unnamed. Examination also showed that one of her eyes had become paralyzed, but Professor Keighley did not seem to mind.

The dance instructor arrived and talked with the three professors. After talking with Professor Keighley, she agreed to go out into the null space with her. Upon returning, the dance instructor never spoke again. She began teaching her students strange dances and "stage blocking" meant to interpret the things she saw in the void. The students also took up a vow of silence.

Professor Duran was disturbed by the events unfolding during the project, but Professor Muntz, an Anthropologist, simply took them as an opportunity to study the origination of cults.

As the project continued, the group decided to summon an angel. Needing a sacrifice, some of the dance students volunteered and without a word all paced into the sacrificial chamber and calmly waited for death. After they made use of the angel, its dissipation produced the True Spectrum that the cult worships and Professor Duran became obsessed with it.

He approached Professor Keighley and they determined that it could be reproduced if created *and* viewed inside null space. The two ventured out into the null space together in a skiff, now converted into a chamber for that exact purpose. Professor Keighley passed away during the event, but Professor Duran returned, converted to a cult and possessing a paralyzed eye.

Professor Duran immediately took over for Keighley and ordered the Mundane among them out into the null space in the "Baptismal Void Chamber". Once this was done, all had become Brights. Professor Duran ordered the forced baptism of all remaining individuals on the ship. Professor Muntz agreed willingly, but had poisoned himself beforehand and did not live through the event.

## Notes

1. ↑ Dr. Doran is no longer a professor at the Academy on Saldan
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