Tÿskenautelland and the Cult of Decay (Suōtāä)

In the beginning, there was nothing. Simply a void. Emptiness.

The void was empty, yet full; bursting through the seams with two fundamental Elements:

The Element of Knowledge and the Element of Time.

The universe in the beginning was made up of only the two, each sharing half of all the universal energy in a 50/50 split.

There was a third, however, and it only revealed itself towards the end of the beginning. The third Element, Substance.

It was spawned after quintillions of years of the coexistence time and knowledge, when the two finally decided to come together as one element. They thought in all of their infinite wisdom that they would combine into a perfect mixture of the two Elements, finally bringing about an infinite era of Unity.

When it finally materialized (literally), it did so in a huge and violent explosion, converting most of the energy retained within the first two Elements into the energy of Substance.

This threw the universe into a severe imbalance, as an Artificial Third Element now held more universal energy than the two Natural Ones combined.

As the explosion, known as the ‘Satāāmi’ in Masetzu, settled, a temporary balance had been achieved, in which Substance had 60% of the energy, while the rest was split evenly between the Elements of Knowledge and Time.

The goal for the Two Elements became clear: they had to reconvert all of the energy held by the Element of Substance back into their previous forms to re-establish equity in the universe, through their new initiative known as Suōtāä, or Decay.

The Element of Substance and its possessed energy started condensing into 3-dimensional objects of varying size, shape and mass. The first, being stars, the second being planets, and the third being astroids and comets. The void was suddenly filled with light and color and warmth, however, it was false. The energy was poorly divided, and what should’ve been a harmonious coexistence between the two elements had turned into a parasitic problem, a plot to unify the universal energy under a false image.

To help counter this, the two natural elements went to a system that had the highest concentrations of their respective energies. Within this system, was a singular planet with a singular moon circling a singular star, all three right size and shape to work together to achieve a harmonious coexistence.

This, was Sabrim.

The two Elements inhabited Sabrim as multiple different kinds of plants and animals with the eventual goal of creating a singular intelligent species to inhabit the planet. When the humans developed language, the Elements of Knowledge and Time manifested themselves into their realm and introduced themselves as their creators. They then asked if some humans would join the cause of Suōtāä, and those that didn’t want to were left to their own devices. The Worshippers of Decay would be known as the Enlightened Ones throughout their history. With the people that joined them, they experimented with the different aspects of human life, such as health, society, relationships, food, industry, etc..

During the Stone Age, the Enlightened Ones were already experimenting with metals through guidance from the Elements. The Bronze Age had brought about a time of extreme technological revolution and the Enlightened Ones came together to form the Enlightened Kingdom of Suōtanii. From there, they would be the most rapidly developing and wealthiest nations throughout history, surviving the Bronze Age collapse and other notable events. However, then came a time of great turmoil for them. The other humans that experienced history alongside the Enlightened Ones gradually grew envious of their deific guidance through life, and the huge surrounding kingdoms all declared war on the Old Kingdom of Suōtanii, forcing the from their lands and stealing all of their resources and technology they spent thousands of years collecting, developing and perfecting. From there, they fled to the mountains and set up monasteries in valleys along rivers with massive potato farms.

The Time of Turmoil didn’t stop there, however. The Elements had had their fun, but now they needed to properly figure out how to move forward. Just then, the Element of Substance had caught wind of their doings on Sabrim, and decided to end their cause. The Elements fought back with all of their might and power, combining their infinite endurance and wit, but in doing so, they almost wiped all life from earth, thus leading to an event known as ‘The Great Reset’. The Great Reset saw the destruction of most of Sabrim, destroying the ancient kingdoms and killing millions of people. The clash was so violent, that Mount Kautāāsß flew off into space and smashed into the moon, shattering it into billions of fragments. The front line along which the war was fought received such an intense amount of energy and pressure, that it formed an unnatural mountain range jutting out from the middle of the New World which would be known as the Tÿskenautii Mountain Range, a sacred place to the Enlightened Ones, the Worshippers of Decay. The Element of Substance banished the other two Elements to the new moons, the Small Golden moon being the vessel of the Element of Knowledge and the Larger Silver moon being the vessel for the Element of Time. The Element of Substance set up defenses and boundaries in their dimension to inhibit the other two from accessing Sabrim and its humans.

The new world was a barren wasteland; few plants grew and animals existed only in small herds.

Only a minor number of the Enlightened Ones managed to crawl out of the rubble, and they regrouped at the foot of the remnants of Mount Kautāāsß.

From there, the two elements manifested themselves again with as much energy as they could muster, and delivered them the Last Message.

The Last Message from the two Elements was as such:

My dear enlightened populous, please heed to Our word-

You must flee to the Tÿskenautii Mountain Range, they were carved by us during the Great Reset for you and your practices.

Build your Monasteries, Forts, Farms and Temples to preserve and sustain your peoples and your beliefs.

Maintain neutrality with the other Kingdoms and Nations, and do not interfere with their policies.

Conduct rituals in which you honor both moons in Our image, and brew the sacred drink of Our Cause.

Let it and the rituals guide you, and remind you of your purpose given to you from us.

Should others contest ownership of the Tÿskenautii Mountains and Her valleys and lakes,

remind them they were formed for you and only you.

For now, take refuge in one of the mountains’ many caves until you’ve heard word of outside development,

and merge only when you’ve caught word of the formation of outside nations and peoples.

Because of our stance in history, please respect the intentions of others, and resolve conflicts through peace and diplomacy.

The *last* thing we need is more bloodshed and hurt within Our community.

With that, a thousand years ago, the enlightened ones fled to the Tÿskenautii Mountains, and hid underground in grottos and caves.

When the outside kingdoms and nations began developing, a small troupe of cossack warriors from the Krajan Hetmanate discovered them.

At first sight, swords were pointed at them, but they came to realize that they had no harmful intentions among them.

The Enlightened Ones knew what to do now.

They heeded the word of the Elements, and started construction of farmland and monasteries in the valley and on the mountains.

Although technically against the Last Message, they maintain close relations to the Krajan Hetmanate who maintains their sovereignty in the eyes of the other Nations in

exchange for food and alcohol and other products.

The recipe for the sacred drink was never mentioned in the Last Message, but the Suōtanii of the capital city of Suō, Juno4321, received a vision that hints of how the sacred brew is produced. Though it hasn’t been successfully made yet, the theoretical recipes are being thoroughly experimented with and perfected.