Fellowship of the Radiants

The **Fellowship of the Radiants** was an alleged Secret Society that operated in the shadows of the world, largely in Europe, influencing decisions for their own goals. Evidence was discovered of their existence by GUISS in 2183, and it was not until 2266 that they were discovered by name, by the NEIA. It was effectively dissolved in 2274, when Tekin retook control of Neo-Europe and claimed he had integrated it with his own movement.

## History

### Beginnings

During the chaos of the 2020s, a small group of people formed a society in order to create and then control a world better suited to their needs, believing it was needed to get every nation out of the various crises. It is believed most of the founders were elites of some description and all agreed to a document known as the 'Maxims of Radiance'. What this document contained is unknown. The individuals were largely wealthy businessmen, but also several religious figures, politicians and military officers. Despite its pan-Germanic identity, its founding members came from a variety of ethnic backgrounds and nationalities: Germans, Britons, Americans, Jews, Italians, Russians, Arabs, Iranians, Indians, Romani, Koreans and Chinese. Though, one defining feature of its founding members was that they were all male. Some of its founding members had origins to pre-existing groups, perhaps bringing these resources into the Fellowship's foray, though all formal ties with such groups were cut. Some remained open to their previous affiliations, effectively working as double agents, notably the Russian oligarch twins, Dmitri and Pyotr Kozlov (until they left their native land following the return of Communism). The early Fellowship, while having some form of hierarchy, had no leader, with all top figures having equal say, with unanimous decisions required.

### The 'Rebirth of Europe', 2020s-40s

The Fellowship acted immediately, and was not short of resources due to several influential figures and billionaires taking membership. Wolfgang, under the control of the Fellowship, campaigned in both the United Kingdom and Germany, where, in the latter, they orchestrated a *coup d'etat*, allowing him to take control as President. Subsequently, the United Kingdom entered a formal union with Germany (owing to clandestine Radiant influence over the British government) and within several years Wolfgang was, effectively, European Emperor.

### The 'Shadow Establishment' of Neo-Europe, 2040s-80s

The Fellowship never once revealed itself to non-members, and its members were all sworn to secrecy.

### Split From the Stuttgarts, 2090s

While it is believed Emperor Franz Von Stuttgart was not formally a member, evidence suggests he had been involved with the group from a very young age. Following the death of Wolfgang, Franz formally broke away from the group and began to slowly remove known members from office (under the pretence of other crimes) in an attempt to stop their influence over Neo-Europe.

### Early 22nd Century Exploits

When the split became apparent to the Radiants, they sought other methods of regaining control, including funding slavic separatists (notably Razem) and eventually they manipulated the Neo-European Republican Movement. This time, unlike with Wolfgang, they remained very well hidden, with the likes of Oscar Murphy unaware of their influence.

### Third World War (2145-50)

The Fellowship continued to secretly support the Republicans once they formed NESR.

### Sanctorum Crisis, 2160s

Evidence suggests the Radiants funded and sometimes motivated the Judeo-Christian terrorist group Sanctorum. While unlikely the Fellowship agreed ideologically, it is likely they saw the religious crisis as a good opportunity to be exploited in order to cause chaos and install a Fellowship loyalist in charge of Neo-Europe and Nordica.

### Scavravirus, 2170s

Decades later, Ekrim Tekin attributed the Fellowship with having created the Scavravirus, with the aim of creating global turmoil in order to seize control and rule as they saw fit. This plan only worked in Neo-Europe, however.

### Manipulation of the Neo-European Armed Forces Leadership & Tekin's Rise to Power, circa. 2178

Owing to the economic crisis resulting from the pandemic, tensions continued in Neo-Europe. A military officer and war hero Ekrim Tekin was selected as a possible puppet in future governments, given all Fellowship members ad lost faith in the status quo. With Tekin, they saw the potential to unknowingly manipulate him and slowly alter society into their desired condition. Simultaneously with the virus, Fellowship members paved the way for Tekin to gain high office in the military hierarchy. General Albert Ader was blackmailed into promoting Tekin; shortly after taking power, Ader would commit suicide out of guilt for his role in this.

### Meddling in the inter-Tekin period

With the creation of Milosovic, the established plan continued. The first major move was the fabrication of documents confirming Milosovic's attendance at university, birth certificate, etcetera, which was relatively straightforward. In building his political career, a catalyst was required. As a result, the death of incumbent Zadar East Deputy **Mira Drakulic** was orchestrated, paving the way for his entry into politics.

### Discovery by NEIA and Mabaso

Premier Mabaso stated that, after NEIA (Neo-European Intelligence Agency) were investigating suspected Tekinites, they uncovered a 'secret society' or cult named the **Fellowship of the Radiants**. Their key ideals, including global domination, were discovered, which Mabaso said is 'worrying and threatening towards democracy.' The reports suggested membership was currently between 2-7 thousand.

Three established members were arrested on suspicion of insurrection, and will be thoroughly questioned. It is believed new technology developed in the Tekin era regarding the extraction of consciousness and mind influencing procedures may help extract some information.

### Tekin's Confession

Following the landing of Tekin's clone in Neo-Europe, and after his long negotiations with Dmitri Milosovic (who promptly killed himself for Tekin's own ends), the returned Tekin admitted that he had took control of the organisation in order to destroy it from the inside. He also confessed the Brotherhood of Tekin was a mere front for the Fellowship: now that he was back in power, both groups were no longer needed. He stated he would reveal his discoveries to the public of the Fellowship's activities, asserting they had a right to know, although he revealed very little other than hinting at their involvement in the Scavravirus and his own rise to power.

### Integration With the Human Commonwealth and Continued Existence

At least a large amount of the Fellowship was integrated into the Human Commonwealth's government - while most members were not appointed in government, per-se, its ideas and scientific experiments formed a key component of the Human Commonwealth's ideology. However, the possibility remains that certain members of the original Fellowship remain active in secret to this day, free from Tekin's influence, although this cannot be proven. Regardless of that fact, Tekin still appropriated large swathes of the Fellowship for his own needs, which Gorgolez inherited afterwards, despite the organisation officially being disbanded.

## Signs of Membership

The most well-known sign of membership was through some sort of tattoo on the body which usually formed the letters 'FR,' most often in Germanic Rune form (though regional variations occurred). The vast majority of these tattoos were invisible to the naked eye and relied on Ultra-Violet light to be detected (such as in the case of Wolfgang Von Stuttgart). However, certain members chose to have the runes traditionally tattooed.

Those unwilling, or unable, to have tattoos often used other methods of identification, including being cut in a certain way (thereby creating specific scars), or even the use of microchips.

## Ideology

Other than world power, it is unknown what their true beliefs actually were. Most scholars agree there was evidence of white superiority, and there definitely was elements of romanticism for Germanic tradition throughout the group, although its early membership contradicts this somewhat. Nonetheless, it is clear they combined elements of conservatism with a proud need for progress, owing to their monumental, but often immoral, scientific experiments.

## Significance

Their exact significance is not known; though membership was believed to be in the low thousands, many members may be publicly influential people. They unquestionably pulled the strings in Wolfgang's rise to power, and by extension the creation of the new world order that emerged in the 2040s. Having created the Scavravirus, they are directly responsible for millions of deaths and, as it paved the way for disorder in Neo-Europe, led to Tekin's rise to power and countless more deaths.

## Offshoots and Related Groups

In order to preserve their own secrecy, the Fellowship often made use of other groups that were more open. Likewise, there were several offshoots as a result of divisions within the Fellowship proper.

### DOGMA

A subsidary which was active in eastern Europe in the first half of the 22nd century. It soon began to have ideals independent of its parent organisation, including a continued orthodoxy (while the Fellowship proper was willing to adapt to survive), prompting its forced disbandment shortly after the Third World War.

### Neo-European Republican Party

The Fellowship helped finance and organise the Republican party, following Emperor Franz's severing of ties with the group.

### Sanctorum

Indirectly related to the Fellowship, Sanctorum was a radical Judeo-Christian (and later solely Christian) group that caused major acts of terror in Neo-Europe and the Human Commonwealth in the decades following the Third World War. While the main face of the movement, Sebastian Bauer, was unaware of the Fellowship's meddling, several of his peers had involvement with the Fellowship, including several of Sanctorum's founders. Furthermore, Sanctorum was largely financed by groups and individuals close to the Fellowship.

### The Brotherhood of Tekin

The Brotherhood of Tekin was a more well-known group, and one of the largest cults established at worshipping Tekin following his death. In actuality, it was established by members of the Fellowship as a sort of 'Trojan Horse' and front for the group, so as to preserve the Fellowship's secrecy and own interests.

## Members

### Leading Figures

 Hugo Dacons[See Notes] | 'Odin'
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