Muralia Shurto

**Muralia Shurto** was a historical figure from the Holy Crusades over 2000 years ago. She was the first individual to ever be chosen by DIV, acting as her representative on Io. With the overwhelming powers of Radiance granted to her, she was able to grant the Kiss of DIV to her followers, which created a group of Radiant individuals called the Ignited. Her presence changed the course of the Crusades, causing them to end in an stalemate.

## Description

### Appearance

It is unknown what Muralia Shurto looked like.

### Personality

Nothing is known about Muralia Shurto's personality, bar a fanatical devotion to her god, VOID.

## History

### Background

Not much is known of Muralia Shurto's life. She was born Radiant and lived on the continent of Qethos. At some point, she attracted the attention of DIV, the God of Radiance. DIV saw fit to grant her a part of her own divine power, transforming Muralia Shurto into DIV's representative on Io. As the first Champion of DIV, Muralia could pass on her Radiant powers to others through a ritual called the Kiss of DIV, creating an elite force of holy warriors called the Ignited.

### The Crusades

The ongoing animosity between DIV and VOID eventually escalated into a full-blown war, with Radiant and VOID-Touched forces siding with their respective gods. Muralia Shurto was one of the most prominent figures of the conflict, acting as a general for the Radiance. In direct opposition to her was her VOID-Touched counterpart, Kas Dominius. With her considerable power, the two sides were evenly matched, resulting in devastation and bloodshed but not much progress made in wearing down their enemies. Eventually the war petered out and a precarious stalemate came into being, lasting for the next few centuries. It is unknown what became of Muralia Shurto after the end of the war.

## Story

### Recorded History

While staking out the Crater of Atlas for the arrival of the VOID Reborn, the young sorcerer Sachi Ko researched a holy text she had taken from the desecrated Church of DIV in southern Qethos. Though written in Divenese, she was able to decipher its teachings. She learned of the existence of the two emissaries of the gods, Muralia Shurto and Kas Dominius and the roles they played in the Crusades. Being a book written by DIV worshippers, Muralia Shurot was presented as a great hero and mighty warrior.

From this knowledge, Sachi determined that her plan to bring back DIV and VOID as controlled forces instead of the wild corruptive energies that were currently manifesting could be done using human vessels to channel their power. With this in mind, she deduced herself and Leask Laell would be appropriate successors for the two emissaries. When the VOID Reborn arrived and revealed Leask Laell's proposition to host it rather than the djinn Terasolum, Sachi made her argument, citing the emissaries as proof of concept. This won the VOID Reborn's favor, and the two parties aligned to complete their shared goal; infiltrate the Mainframe of Atlas and use the power within for Sachi and Leask's ascension.

## Powers and Abilities

* **Radiant Magic:** As the Champion of DIV, Muralia Shurto was able to manipulate Radiant energy in the form of spells.