Order Of The Black Lotus {CR}

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-::. Order Of The Black Lotus .::-

[The wisest men follow their own direction.]
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[/u][/i] – Imi Reiku is currently the only Sage, as the position was left to him in the death of his father. He resides in Taki and will continue the work where his father stopped, as the creed from the order leaves him with no choice.[/ul]

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[/b] are the highest in the chain of command. The sages are considered God's on Earth and are to be followed unquestioned. Below the sages are the Bishops, the bishops are advisers to the sages and are in charge of relaying orders down the chain. Bishops are also in charge of discipline, they are the ones who deliver assassination orders down from the sages. Below the bishops are the Priests, who stand as the basic rulers of the followers. Priests are the ones who deliver most of the orders and are usually the ones who are gone to for advice by the followers as well. Under no condition is the chain of command ever questioned or broken.[/ul]

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History:

[/u][/i] Originally founded in Taki No Kuni, hundreds, possibly thousands of years ago. Not a lot is known about this group, especially how it was founded, other than by it's own members who hold the rank to know such knowledge. It was founded by a small group of men, who felt their way of thinking was more suited to live by than that of what surrounded them. Having tried to convince others to see things in their perspective, they were all but shunned, having been labeled madmen if not that of traitors. having been treated as outcasts, these men met in the secret of the night, hidden away behind secret waterfall hide outs where they might gather their genius as one.

The Gatherings: As they had more meetings in secrecy, more began to grow interested in their ideas, and so more began conforming to their ways of thinking. It wasn't long before they had to have multiple meetings at different locations instead of just one. When the others found out about these meetings, they first cried treason, but when such could not be proven, they cried out cult. So once again, the men were put to more shame in the eyes of the community. They cared not though, for they knew they were right in what they were doing, and the others were just simple minded fools, but now they would have to move their meetings out further, and swear all members to a oath of secrecy.


A New Covenant: No amount of secrecy can keep one hidden forever, though they had all taken a oath, met in the shadows at various locations, they were still found by another similar group. This group called themselves, "The Third Eye", they had basically the same way of thinking, but were strictly focused on training and protecting forbidden jutsu, as well as creating new jutsu. After several meetings of leaders, and weeks of deliberation, it was decided that the two groups would merge, becoming as one to benefit mankind. One mind, one body, that was the new group that would come together under new leadership.

The Order: The new leadership had decided they would need one place, where they could meet uninterrupted, as steadily as once a day, even in the daytime. They found themselves a few select waterfalls and built small temples in them, calling them holy places where they could gather and meditate, as well as discuss important matters or study. It wasn't long before someone had accidentally stumbled upon one of these temples and was ordered to leave as it was a holy place, when asked under who's authority was it holy, another cried out, "Under The Order of the Black Lotus!". Startled, the intruder left, but told others of what had happened. The leaders had no choice, they accepted this new name and instated a creed.

Oath and Creed: They had accepted their new name, made their own symbol, had uniforms created, and had instated a oath and a creed. Their uniforms were solid white, with black lines that made the shape of the Lotus blossom on the back of them in the center of the shoulder blades. Their Oath was solid, those who did not abide by it, would swiftly vanish, they were said to have been dealt with by the Order's assassins, but no proof was ever found. With the new order formed, they were now considered a religion, and so they would act like one. Slowly they were accepted more into society since they were a religion, they were almost respected by a few in the public eye.

New Horizons: Now they had structure, a name, a purpose, and a loyalty stronger than that of most military. Their members are now respected as any other member of a religion, their priests and sages are highly respected and sought after for their teachings. They still reside in Taki No Kuni and have no intent on ever leaving, they still live in secrecy to those outside of their members, and still study the old forbidden techniques as well as protect them, and focus on creating new jutsu when possible. [/ul]

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