Here is an exploration of the legacy of Maruhk, from his origins to the world-shattering events he inspired. The Prophet of the First Era
Maruhk was a 1st Era prophet and a member of the (ape-folk) race from the province of Valenwood. His rise to prominence began after he claimed to have received visions from the legendary Saint Alessia. These visions formed the basis of the Alessian Doctrines , a set of 77 inflexible laws that promoted a strictly monotheistic faith centered on "One True God". The Alessian Order and Human Supremacy maruhk
As a storm god, Maruk was believed to have control over the weather and was often invoked for fertility and agriculture. He was also associated with: Here is an exploration of the legacy of
Maruk had connections with other Mesopotamian gods: These visions formed the basis of the Alessian
They believed that Akatosh, the Dragon God of Time, had been "contaminated" by Elven influence. The Elves saw Akatosh as Auri-El, a being of beginning, of ascendancy, of linear, hierarchical time . Marukh’s followers wanted a god of eternal, unbroken stasis —a Time that does not progress but simply is . So they attempted to remove the "Elven bits" from the Dragon. They danced. They used tonal architects and ritual violence. And they succeeded— partially .