Exituri

Exituri
Organization Profile
Type Religious Organization
Founding Year First Exodus[citation needed]
Parent Organization Independent
Headquarters: Shiloh[citation needed]


History[edit]

The Exituri were a secretive religious sect whose beliefs blended together a mix of elements from various different faiths including Christianity, Hinduism, Islam and even Paganism. Ideological reasons drove the Exituri to choose to leave Terra early in the Exodus, and the order colonized Shiloh, creating a theocratic society known as the Bhagavad-Gita based on their religious precepts.[1]

Despite numerous rebellions launched by the population against the hardline theocratic government the leadership of the Exituri maintained almost complete control over the planet during the Succession Wars, preaching that their Divinity no longer recognized mankind because of mankind's increasing dependence on the tools of science and warfare, condemning the evils of advanced technology. This condemnation extended to all the Great Houses, whom the Exituri held responsible for all of the tragedies experienced by the human race, not just the more recent Succession Wars.[1]

Word of Blake agents had been subverting the ancient Exituri government for years prior to the Jihad, and within months of the Jihad beginning the Blakists washed away the Exituri rule. Replacing the absolute theocratic government of Shiloh with their own technotheocray, the Blakists were able to shape the Exituri youth into a new kind of fanatical grouping, dedicated to the causes of chaos and death. The Blakists were soon using Shiloh as a training ground for MechWarriors and commandos, and the planet became a favored location for Blakist "reeducation camps".[1]

During the Dark Age various Exituri sects were still present on Shiloh, even if they were no longer able to exercise control over the government as they had done prior to the Jihad.[1]

Notes[edit]

House Kubayshev was an influential noble family associated with the Exituri sect on Shiloh.

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Dark Age: Republic Worlds (3130), p. 197: "Shiloh"

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