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The '''Cult of Ustream''' canon (often shortened to '''CoU''') is a collaborative, primarily chatplay-based roleplay canon set in the [[Manaverse]], specifically [[Ustream]], [[Euthora]]. The events of the canon focus initially on the accumulation of the members of the Cult of Ustream, with isolated instances of self-defense and protection of the other residents of Ustream. However, in later parts of the canon's first season, and well into the second season, the Cult is dragged into the protection of Ustream's Seals from the enigmatic group known as [[The Sealbreakers]].
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The '''Cult of Ustream''' canon (often shortened to '''CoU''') is a collaborative, primarily chatplay-based roleplay canon set in the [[Manaverse]], specifically [[Ustream]], [[Euthora]]. The events of the canon focus initially on the accumulation of the members of the Cult of Ustream, with isolated instances of self-defense and protection of the other residents of Ustream. However, in later parts of the canon's first season, and well into the second season, the Cult is dragged into the protection of [[Seals of Ustream|Ustream's Seals]] from the enigmatic group known as [[The Sealbreakers]].
  
 
==Overview==
 
==Overview==
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The Cult of Ustream canon acts as a proverbial "melting pot" of other Manaverse canons, including but not limited to [[Euthoran Song (Canon)|Euthoran Song]], [[Oblivion Phantasy]], and [[Hirasu Legacy (Canon)|Hirasu Legacy]]. Most of these are canon to ''Cult of Ustream'' only to a point, after which they diverge into their "main" paths, with the events taking place in the ''Cult of Ustream'' canon being considered a sort of alternate timeline. For example, the beginning of ''[[Fyreborne]]'' is the cutoff point for Euthoran Song, and the background plot of the Oblivion Phantasy plot ''[[Forsaken Malign]]'' splits off into ''Cult of Ustream''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> canon before the actual roleplay begins. Hirasu Legacy is an exception to this; its creator specifically tailored parts of it to directly fall in line with CoU canon.
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The Cult of Ustream canon acts as a proverbial "melting pot" of other Manaverse canons, including but not limited to [[Euthoran Song (Canon)|Euthoran Song]], [[Oblivion Phantasy]], and [[Hirasu Legacy]]. Most of these are canon to ''Cult of Ustream'' only to a point, after which they diverge into their "main" paths, with the events taking place in the ''Cult of Ustream'' canon being considered a sort of alternate timeline. For example, the beginning of ''[[Fyreborne]]'' is the cutoff point for Euthoran Song, and the background plot of the Oblivion Phantasy plot ''[[Forsaken Malign]]'' splits off into ''Cult of Ustream''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> canon before the actual roleplay begins. Hirasu Legacy is an exception to this; its creator specifically tailored parts of it to directly fall in line with CoU canon.
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The story of Cult of Ustream canon opens with the accumulation<sup>[''w.c.'']</sup> of "off-worlders" who ultimately find their respective ways to Ustream, a country-region on the continent of Forvolrasuls on the planet Euthora. Many different characters from worlds spanning across the Manaverse have their fates gravitate towards this region for reasons unknown, by way of anomalies that range from teleportation systems malfunctioning to personal choice. The events leading up to the canon's beginning spawn the creation of the Alter Timeline, a prominent Manaverse timeline that sees the divergence of the fates of many primary Manaverse characters from their "main" story paths.
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The Cult of Ustream is established as a loose union of the various characters who have wound up in the general vicinity of the Cult of Ustream Headquarters building, an abandoned Seotaran military outpost that is claimed out of convenience by the Shapeshifter, Jason Shaver. Jason becomes the ''de facto'' leader of the Cult, and names the achlymperist Lord X-Giga-X as his second in command.
  
 
==Plots==
 
==Plots==
 
Cult of Ustream canon is segmented into "seasons" marked off by major plots and themes, with a short era prior to the first season which was developed "offscreen". This period of time, as well as any plans for the future, are vastly subject to change as new developments occur in the chatplay itself.
 
Cult of Ustream canon is segmented into "seasons" marked off by major plots and themes, with a short era prior to the first season which was developed "offscreen". This period of time, as well as any plans for the future, are vastly subject to change as new developments occur in the chatplay itself.
 
===Prologue===
 
===Prologue===
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As this era of the canon was never roleplayed in the reboot, and barely roleplayed in "oldcanon", nobody quite knows what ''exactly'' happened during this period of time, which includes the formation of the [[Cult of Ustream (Group)|Cult of Ustream]] and its first few major conflicts involving the man [[Drake Kuro]].
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The Prologue of this canon focuses on events taking place during a period prior to Season One lasting several months. The events of the canon are set into motion upon the first chance encounter between [[Jason Shaver]] and [[Lord X-Giga-X]], who are [...]. After this, the [[Cult of Ustream (Group)|Cult of Ustream]] is established out of convenience, with Jason repurposing an old military building to provide a place for adrift travelers to stay. The Prologue also details the Cult's encounters with [[The Shadow Drakes]], both in [[Ustream]] and the [[Chasm of the Unknown]], and the group's conflicts against the canon's first antagonists, the [[dracoimperist]] [[Drake Kuro]] and the dragons under his control.
  
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The currently accepted line of events is as follows.
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The exact details of the Prologue are subject to change. The "reboot" of the canon began with ''Season One'', with the Prologue being revisited with a parallel series of chatplays.
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====Cult's Formation====
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Prior to the formation of the Cult, [[Jason Shaver]], a Euthoran [[Shapeshifter]] and [[Lord X-Giga-X]], a human achlymperist, had a brief encounter in the nearby forest. This encounter was instigated by the latter accidentally shooting his Gamma-X Ray into the trees, nearly hitting the nearby Jason and startling him into bolting away in his wolf form. This led to a chase, only for Lord X-Giga-X to be annoyed he seemed to simply be chasing a wolf, and attempted to kill Jason (even after discovering the wolf was in actuality a Shapeshifter). After a brief fight, which Jason lost, [[Mimring Thunderscale]] appeared, interfering in the fight and thus saving Jason's life. An extremely brief conversation followed and the two parted ways.
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Sometime later, Jason came across an abandoned [[Seotara]]n military outpost that would later be repurposed into the [[Cult of Ustream Headquarters]]. Needing a place to stay, if only briefly, he settled in, and ended up staying to "take in" lost or injured travelers and help them regain their bearings- including Lord X-Giga-X himself. While some of them ended up going their own way after getting a grasp of the area, most remained in the building and eventually became known as the Cult of Ustream. Jason automatically took the role as leader, mainly because of his role in helping everyone else who came across the building. Lord X-Giga-X became his Second-in-Command.
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====The Original Arc====
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Not much time went by before Jason caught word of the [[Shadow Drake]]s, a trio of [[dragon]]s "guarding" Ustream from any threat, one of which was part of the cult himself- [[Deathstorm]], under both Jason's and Lord X-Giga-X's control. His curiosity getting the better of him, Jason directed the rest of the Cult into finding the other two Shadow Drakes, [[Cassiel]] and [[Charos]]. Their searches for both were unsuccessful, but they did manage to pinpoint [[Charos's castle]], where they found signs of a struggle. The next day, Deathstorm was found to be missing, and when the Cult searched for him, he met them coming down from the [[Casrshai Range]] in the north. He told of a [[dracoimperist]] named Drake Kuro in [[Kuro's Castle|a castle in the mountains]], who used his three dragons to capture Cassiel and Charos in an effort to harness their power. Jason promptly had the Cult attack the castle and free the two Shadow Drakes; the resulting struggle ended in Kuro and his dragons fleeing the scene. The Shadow Drakes then became allies of the Cult.
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Some time passed before their next encounter with Kuro; an exploration of the [[Chasm of the Unknown]] (then known as the Hole of Ultimate Doom by the Cult) gone awry led to them meeting the counterparts of the Shadow Drakes- [[Pyrros]], [[Kuthian]], and [[Ilatrya]]. A brief brawl between the Cult and Kuthian, born of a misunderstanding, ended with Pyrros breaking up the fight. The leader of the Chasm's Shadow Drakes promptly ordered the Cult to be on their way, and the group complied, with the dragon acknowledging that the Cult had to find one of their members- [PLACEHOLDER]- who had wandered off and gotten separated from the main group before encountering Kuthian. They eventually found out what happened to him- one of Kuro's dragons, the [[Pyrespine]] [[Helix]], had brutally attacked, killed, and then eaten the Cultist. Understanding now that the Chasm was in danger, the Cult rushed back to the trio of Shadow Drakes, only for the Chasm to begin collapsing. With the Shadow Drakes' help in escaping, the Cult managed to find its way back to Ustream, where they encountered Kuro and his dragons- Helix, the [[Golden Firedrake]] [[Volant]], and the [[Plated Firedrake]] [[Faryx]]. Another difficult battle ensued, during which Kuro managed to very briefly take control of Jason and Mimring, but ultimately ended in Kuro's death. Lord X-Giga-X took the corpse for whatever reason, and after a brief encounter with Fallen's spirit, the Cult returned to Headquarters.
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The next day, as Lord X-Giga-X was attempting to find a way to revive Fallen, Kuro's own spirit managed to find its way to his body. The resulting conflict that followed resulted in the Cult's Second-in-Command freeing Grodisflare and Deathstorm as Kuro proceeded to claim control of him. The two dragons and [[Xibu Uif G]] escaped the lab as it was then destroyed as Kuro and Lord X-Giga-X fled to Kuro's Castle When Deathstorm informed the Cult of this, they sought Lord X-Giga-X out and tried to free him from Kuro's control. Instead, they found themselves in a battle with Lord X-Giga-X and his newly acquired [[Stellar Wyvern]], [[Cosmic Meteor Dexus]], during which the dracoimperist teleported the Cult away. However, instead of teleporting them somewhere dangerous, Lord X-Giga-X managed to regain control of himself long enough to send the Cult to the edge of the Chasm. Taking the opportunity, the Cult decided to get help from the Shadow Drakes- instead running across an enigmatic castle that served as a home to the more powerful counterparts of Grodisflare and Lord X-Giga-X, [[Bratos]] and [[Acento Bane]]. After convincing Acento to help, the Cult returned to Ustream and began a long and mostly fruitless search for their Second-in-Command, eventually finding him, Kuro, and Kuro's dragons back at the castle. Once again, they battled, only managing to prevail with Acento's help against his Ustream counterpart. With Lord X-Giga-X distracted by Acento, Jason was able to break Kuro's concentration long enough for Lord X-Giga-X to break free and throw Kuro into a black hole, effectively killing him for good. Kuro's three dragons were spared this fate and fled.
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===Season One===
 
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After a brief two-week break, during which Lord X-Giga-X began to rebuild his destroyed lab, a disturbance shook the immediate area as [[Shadow Version 27]] and [[Espira Xirro]] appeared seemingly out of nowhere- the former injured, the latter dead. The cult took immediate action in treating Shadow's wounds and attempting to revive Espira; however, before Shadow could check on his friend, [[Ziolang Hirasu]] stopped and challenged him on the grounds that the [[Diclonius]] was weak. Two one-sided battles, the Cult's general protest, one kidnapping, and one escape later, Shadow finally managed to see Espira, fully healed (thanks to [[Pricilla Starkey|Starr]]), as she interfered with Ziolang's second attempt to take Shadow away (this time to train him in [[Deveron]]). The [[Demon]] still did not back down, but conceded Shadow's stay in Ustream for one day, which would supposedly be extended on the condition that Shadow show improvement combat-wise during that timeframe. The Cult pitched in as one to help Shadow train, and by his next battle with Ziolang, the boy showed enough improvement by the Demon's standards to stay with the Cult.
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''Season One'' encompasses a period of approximately four and a half months following the defeat of Drake Kuro. During this point in time, the Cult gains several members, including [[Shadow Version 27]], [[Espira Xirro]], [[Valen Scarletburn]], and [[Darius]]. New conflicts begin to arise, including the supposed resolution of Jason's debt with Death and the [[Black Assassin]]'s hunt for [[CrazE]] and his blood relatives. However, a new major conflict arose as an enigmatic group known only as [[The Sealbreakers]] began to destroy [[Seals of Ustream|five seals]] that are scattered across Ustream. It is believed that these seals restrain something of high significance or grave danger, as they are anchors to a spell system that encompasses the entire region of Ustream. Without much difficulty or particular resistance, the Sealbreakers succeed in destroying three of the seals by the end of ''Season One''.
  
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The [[Station of Seotara]], initially viewed as antagonistic following a scouting mission gone awry, becomes an invaluable ally in defending the seals. However, during this timeframe, tension between the Cult's leader-figures, Jason and Lord X-Giga-X, rose over the fate of Deathstorm; a Shadow Drake over who the two leaders shared control by way of [[dracoimpery]]. Sustained conflict and tension culminated in Giga's defection and Organization G-X's secession from the Cult.
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General developments and relationships formed before the next major event. While at the Cult, Shadow quickly began to fit into its daily lifestyle, even forming a friendship with a previously unapproachable crippled dragon named [[Fricai]]. [[Alexander Knight|CrazE]] began to show disturbing signs of [[Darkside|another being]] inhabiting his mind; [[Erahvs|a clone of Jason]] turned up in Ustream before promptly being chased out of the Headquarters' basement by Fricai. Jason obtained an egg that would later hatch into [[Zephyrus]], before he and Shadow had a conflict with Starr regarding her experimenting, ultimately ending in Jason revealing a debt he had with Death and the reason he always sheltered the injured. Brief scuffles and battles were had here and there; Starr briefly leaves the cult for a time before returning to open arms. More people begin to learn of Jason's debt as it starts to become more immediately relevant, culminating in [[Destiny|a pink-robed, feminine version of Death]]. [[Stephanie Roseasilmillään]], also known as "Gaga", was introduced during this time, along with [[Emma Isokoski]] ("Four") and [[Valen Scarletburn]] ("Five"). Zephyr hatched; Pink Death joined the Cult; [[Valerie Knight]], crazE's cousin, was introduced and soon punched Shadow out of a third-story window (later actually becoming friends with him).
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Amid this chaos, the Cult's final conflict within this timeframe arose in the form of the deity [[Oikeus]], previously housed within the body of [[Valen Scarletburn]], [...].
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This (relatively) quiet period was soon shattered with the arrival of the [[Black Assassin]]. This robotic adversary was sent to kill crazE and any blood relatives of his- including Valerie and his as-of-yet unhatched offspring with Starr, [[Rye Knight|Rye]] and [[Ringo Knight]]. Espira- and quickly Vale- fought the Black Assassin after it attacked Valerie and crazE (and Shadow after he tried to interfere). They defeated it after a long struggle, and it appeared to have been destroyed. A brief period of rest followed, during which Espira had Lord X-Giga-X "analyze" a sample of fabric the Black Assassin wore, along with its decapitated visor, with little result other than the fabric "absorbing" a glove.
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For a time, things quieted down; brief battles occur every so often and crazE and Starr manage to find the time to conceive their children- this results in a fight between the former and [[Shockwing]], during which crazE is injured and Shockwing is begrudgingly forced to treat him, upon Jason's order. Shadow's friendship with Fricai grows stronger, which proves vital in the climax of this arc. The Black Assassin soon makes its return, however, and certain members of the Cult manage to fight it off once again (though not before learning it has acquired Lord X-Giga-X's achlympery, resulting in an irate Espira telling him off the day after; he futilely tried to to fix the error by providing Jason with a map that allows him to track the locations of all achlymperists in Ustream). Jason manages to glean a small amount of information on the Black Assassin from crazE, but not enough to be very helpful.
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===Season Two===
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At the beginning of ''Season Two'', the Cult heads to the Sulsian country of [[Nienearcl]] as a sort of "desert vacation." During this vacation, they also conduct an investigation of the seal that [[Skyking Súndávr]] guards. Increasingly frequent "incidents" involving [[Ziolang Hirasu]] begin to occur as he returns from his self-inflicted exile, as the Vodera appears to be attempting to sever all ties with the Cult. He attacks Shadow, causes a fight between Mimring and [[Starlight Thunderscale]], injures Starr, and fights with [[Emma Isokoski]]. The lattermost event leads to Emma being crippled.
  
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The next break the Cult manages to find (during which Jason and Lord-X-Giga-X have minor conflict) is broken by something entirely different; the being within crazE's mind, identified as Darkside, breaks free. While he is subdued relatively easily, the Cult finds itself with another problem- that of Jason's debt, apparently unresolved despite what the pink one had claimed. By holding Zephyr hostage, Death managed to trick Jason into offering his soul again, causing the Shapeshifter to panic and restart his four-year flight from the inevitability of death. He is finally cornered after he and Mimring cross part of the [[Mithril Sea]] to the west, and as Mimring makes the trek back to Headquarters. Nearly dying when he gets there, he is given [[Demon Energy]] by Ziolang to sustain him while [[Jack Evans]] and Deathstorm go to Hell in order to rescue Jason, with Pink Death's help. As Jack and Deathstorm distract Death, the pink one escorts Jason out of Hell, allowing him to rejoin his body and come back to life. Even when Death attempts to reap Jason's soul again, he finds that he cannot, and promptly vanishes. It is revealed that Pink Death sold her immortality for Jason's soul, turning her into a human by the name of Destiny.
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The Cult continues to defend the seals from the Sealbreakers, although a new problem emerges when Drake Kuro [returns from / makes a resurgence after] [...]. He attacks the seal with his dragons, and half of the Cult moves to intercept them by way of Shadow's [[voidcore]]. In a surprising twist, it turns out that the Sealbreakers were in fact waiting to "recruit" Kuro into their ranks due to their aligning interests. They succeeded before moving on to their main objective of destroying the seal. While this is going on, the other half of the Cultists remain back at Cult Headquarters in order to prepare for the arrival of [[Helix]], a former dragon of Drake Kuro who manipulated a resurrected, amnesiac clone of Jason to retrieve the powers of various dragons across Ustream. Having lost his patience after he failed to return to him, he went off toward his next target, resulting in a confrontation with the Cult.
  
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The day after after Jason returns to the land of the living, crazE, Shadow, Starr, Valerie, and Vale return from a "vacation" they had taken to the [[Euthorica Islands]], now with [[Darius]] tagging along. Almost immediately, the Black Assassin attacks again, in what proves to be the final battle: Darius, Jason, Mimring, Starr, and Lord X-Giga-X were all killed; Espira (although thought to have been killed), [[Grodisflare]], crazE, and Fricai were seriously injured, and ultimately Shadow was the one who destroyed the Black Assassin permanently, by destroying the visor. In the end, Shockwing managed to heal everyone, even using Starr's training to revive the dead.
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Following the battle at the seal, the Cult paid a visit to a seal guardian, [[Draco Maxima Irizutákor]]. This led the group back to the [[Chasm of the Unknown]] to learn more about the seals, as [[the Shadow Drakes]] have been guarding the seals through the generations.
  
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While Jason and Mimring were fleeing from Death, and later when Jason was being rescued, crazE, Starr, Shadow, Valerie, and Vale took a brief break from the Cult, going to Azuma Island to have a sort of vacation away from the stress. This sideplot was primarily for character development, during which Shadow destroyed a rollercoaster in panic and Vale was the one imprisoned for it. The group also picked up Darius along the way, bringing him back to the Cult just in time for the final battle against the Black Assassin.
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The Cult of Ustream canon takes place almost exclusively on the Euthoran continent of [[Forvolrasuls]], with particular focus on the region of Ustream. The [[Cult of Ustream Headquarters]] in Ustream's midwest is established as a major settlement in the early parts of the canon's Prologue, with the Cult of Ustream adopting an old Seotaran military outpost as its permanent home. Over the course of the Prologue, the Cult is pulled by various circumstances to explore several of the locales of Ustream, discovering [...]. In addition, the Cult delves into the [[Chasm of the Unknown]] during the Prologue, exploring the parallel Ustream inside.
  
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In ''Season One'', there are several instances of the Cult leaving Ustream to visit the neighboring country of [[Durasken]], and a minor instance in which a portion of the Cult visits the nearby [[Euthorica Islands]] region. The Cult also discovers the existence of the [[seals of Ustream]] during this period of time, which leads to a more in-depth exploration of previous places to discover further information. Late in ''Season One'', the Cult is temporarily forced to relocate their base of operations to the Station of Seotara's headquarters in Ustream's north, as Oikeus has claimed dominion of the Cult Headquarters.
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After finally defeating the Black Assassin, the Cult earns a well-deserved break, during which repairs are made to Headquarters and [[Kyton Haryn]] joins the Cult. This extremely brief period of downtime vanishes when a new group, known as the [[Station of Seotara]] (a military group sent to keep an eye on [[Durasken]]'s southern border), finds itself in Cult territory. The small recon group involved consists of [[Slash]], [[Ayana]], [[Reika Aerixai]], and [[Zaiek Kierrmi]]. Jason smells the group- namely the other Shapeshifter, Slash- and instinct causes him to abandon his would-be confrontation with Lord X-Giga-X regarding a dragon in favor of driving away the intruder to his territory. He is promptly defeated once Slash shifts into his [[Banether]] form. Jason retreats with Mimring's help, and the group approaches Lord X-Giga-X's laboratory to raid it, destroying it in the process.
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A break is still not to be had; the Cult quickly finds itself drawn into an alarmingly large-scale dilemma, one of five seals scattered throughout Ustream. A lone woman, [[Azænia]], is destroying these seals for an unknown reason, her first target being one contained in a shipwreck a short distance south of Cassiel's cavern. A short and one-sided battle ends with Cassiel injured and the Cult retreating to assess the situation, and Cassiel and Deathstorm reveal that all three Shadow Drakes guard- or guarded- three of Ustream's seals. None of them know what the seals are restraining, but they all agree that it would be very bad to release it.
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The Cult resolves to find the seals before Azænia does and assure their safety, but [[Stormshaper]] finds the Station of Seotara base before they set out. Interested in the possibility of recon, Jason has Lord X-Giga-X lead an investigation team to the other building before he, Mimring, Deathstorm, Dark, Shadow, and Gaga depart for the southern seal, in Deathstorm's old territory. There they find it- a tower with smaller towers floating around it- completely unharmed, but before they can do much more than comment on the fact, a gigantic [[Stormcloud Firedrake]] confronts them: [[Skyking Súndávr]], the [[Familiar]] of [[Koth Grimseeker]], a man who had tried to take over Euthora 700 years prior by controlling all of its dragons, before [[Skyking Shyr]] defeated and sealed him away. In attempting to reason with Súndávr, they both assure the seal's (temporary) safety and learn that the Stormcloud is still in contact with his master. After a violent farewell from the dragon, the group heads north to assist Lord X-Giga-X in the investigation team.
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... Which has now become a raid. This group, originally consisting of Lord X-Giga-X, Grodisflare, Erahvs, Jack, Kyton, and Stormshaper, in response to being noticed before actually reaching the building, begins to attack the Station, presumably in revenge for the Station's own raid against the Cult. Shortly, the group who had investigated the seal, as well as [[Judas Numidius]], arrive to support the raid (although Jason isn't particularly happy that it resulted in a fight), and soon Kyton, Jason, and Lord X-Giga-X fight against Slash and [[Mya Vertgrand]] in the basement sector of the building (Kyton slips away during the fight). They are soundly defeated, and forced to retreat when Charos's seal is suddenly destroyed, resulting in a noticeable pillar of light and magic in the western sky. During this time, Grodisflare and Erahvs are captured, and Kyton is captured when he tries to escape later, after gathering information. A rescue attempt by Espira, Lord X-Giga-X, and [[Xibu Uif G]] succeeds without much incident, although the Station now knows of the seals.
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After another brief respite, the Cult breaks up a fight between [[Ganso Turris]], a Shapeshifter Jason knows as his adoptive brother, and [[Careodry]], a melanistic [[Voidwalker]] with obscure morals. After Ganso recovers from the battle, Careodry approaches the Cult, challenging them to a game, despite a [[Soul Harvester]] arriving and attempting to get Careodry to leave the Cult alone. The Cult refuses, futilely, as Careodry pulls them into the game anyway. They are told to view a simulated world and make changes based on what they see. This does not go over well- even Careodry grows bored with it. In the end, the dragon challenges them to something more interesting- their own timeline will be branched off into a very real scenario, where they will all be placed. Only one of them will be aware that they are in the game, and will be able to make changes mostly on their own (via communication with Careodry through his [[Voidcore]]).
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It is decided that Shadow will be the one to make the changes. He finds himself in Tarik, the capital city of Durasken, where he eventually meets nearly all members of the Cult who were in the game, and a few who weren't. He finds Jason under the restraint of Tarik's guards, violent and nearly feral; Lord X-Giga-X wanders the city under a cloak, searching for books on dracoimpery with the help of a man named [[Nit Toi]]; [[Azzan Dmitryus]] (aka Dark) follows Jack and Jude (who were not even in the game) on Jude's journey for musical inspiration; and Shockwing and his sister [[Scena]] rescue Starr from a prison elsewhere in the city. The only one absent is Mimring, who (being a dragon) would not logically be anywhere near the city. Shadow is even more pressured to find the dragon and bring the Cultists together when the reality almost seems to break, stopping time and showing an ominous, borderline macabre landscape, and both Careodry and the Soul Harvester urge Shadow to hurry. Eventually Shadow finds Mimring- along with [[Starlight]] and [[Icelake Thunderscale]]- off the coast of the island Tarik rests on, and after reaching the island once again, the Cult is forcibly pulled out.
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They find themselves back in Careodry's void, with all memories from both timelines intact. However, they also find themselves surrounded by Soul Harvesters, one of them [[Crux]], who informs them that there is a problem with the branched timeline. The branch will be deleted, and the Cultists will have their memories of it erased. Surprisingly, all of them agree to it, not wanting to remember some of the harder memories anyway. However, when Shadow is the last to have his memories erased, Crux stops the Soul Harvesters. Careodry then explains that as Shadow was placed into the timeline without any context or memories, he only remembers what he had experienced- with no conflicting memories. He is sent back to Ustream with the rest of the Cult, still in possession of Careodry's Voidcore.
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With most of the Cult's memories of the second half of Careodry's game erased, it seems as if there has been very little incident in the past several days. This illusion is, once again, broken when Darius and Valerie suddenly reappear in Ustream after having been missing since shortly after Kyton's arrival. A brief, post-traumatic misunderstanding results in Darius trying to fight off a very confused Cult before the matter is resolved fairly quickly, and both of them are taken to the infirmary to recover. Valerie wakes up, has a similar but less intense reaction than Darius, and reveals that they were taken to a place called the [[Dark Zone]] and that crazE stayed behind, sacrificing himself to save them.
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As the canon takes place on Euthora, many of the characters figure prominently in Euthoran Song, such as Mimring and Starlight Thunderscale. However, many main or primary characters from other canons also have roles of varying significance, including Oblivion Phantasy's Shadow Version 27 and Slash, [[Messenger's Memoirs (Canon)|Messenger's Memoirs]]' Judas Numidius, and Hirasu Legacy's Ziolang Hirasu.
 
As the canon takes place on Euthora, many of the characters figure prominently in Euthoran Song, such as Mimring and Starlight Thunderscale. However, many main or primary characters from other canons also have roles of varying significance, including Oblivion Phantasy's Shadow Version 27 and Slash, [[Messenger's Memoirs (Canon)|Messenger's Memoirs]]' Judas Numidius, and Hirasu Legacy's Ziolang Hirasu.
  
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*'''Jason Shaver:''' The current leader of the Cult of Ustream. Jason is a rather solitary hybrid of a Shapeshifter and a dragon. He keeps the close company of Mimring Thunderscale, who is also one of his [[Familiar]]s. He is a dracoimperist with control over two dragons in addition to Mimring. Often reckless and impulsive, his ability to lead is occasionally tested by other members of the Cult. However, Jason is friendly with those who have gained his trust, and is exceedingly loyal to those that he would call a friend.
 
*'''Jason Shaver:''' The current leader of the Cult of Ustream. Jason is a rather solitary hybrid of a Shapeshifter and a dragon. He keeps the close company of Mimring Thunderscale, who is also one of his [[Familiar]]s. He is a dracoimperist with control over two dragons in addition to Mimring. Often reckless and impulsive, his ability to lead is occasionally tested by other members of the Cult. However, Jason is friendly with those who have gained his trust, and is exceedingly loyal to those that he would call a friend.
 
*'''Lord X-Giga-X:''' The former second-in-command of the Cult of Ustream. Lord X-Giga-X is a powerful human achlymperist and dracoimperist, often having remained distant to the Cult proper during his tenure. He could frequently be found in his laboratory, conducting a variety of experiments with his own group, [[Organization G-X (Group)|Organization G-X]]. As a result of growing tensions between himself and the Cult of Ustream towards the conclusion of Season One, Lord X-Giga-X defects from the Cult.
 
*'''Lord X-Giga-X:''' The former second-in-command of the Cult of Ustream. Lord X-Giga-X is a powerful human achlymperist and dracoimperist, often having remained distant to the Cult proper during his tenure. He could frequently be found in his laboratory, conducting a variety of experiments with his own group, [[Organization G-X (Group)|Organization G-X]]. As a result of growing tensions between himself and the Cult of Ustream towards the conclusion of Season One, Lord X-Giga-X defects from the Cult.
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*'''Judas Numidius:''' A notorious Feronite demigod as well as divine messenger hailing from the Osyrhic [[House Numidius]]. He found himself intertwined with the events of the Cult of Ustream, and has stuck around in order to assist them in furthering their goals after having befriended several members, including Valen Scarletburn. Typically rule-abiding, Judas seems to allow things to run their natural course. He has a powerful sense of justice, often standing up for his own beliefs. He maintains the [[Messenger's Memoirs]], and extensive collection of books chronicling events on his journey from his own perspective as well as that of others.
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*'''Judas Numidius:''' A notorious Feronite demigod as well as divine messenger hailing from the Osyrhic [[House Numidius]]. He found himself intertwined with the events of the Cult of Ustream, and has stuck around in order to assist them in furthering their goals after having befriended several members, including Valen Scarletburn. Typically rule-abiding, Judas seems to allow things to run their natural course. He has a powerful sense of justice, often standing up for his own beliefs. He maintains the [[Messenger's Memoirs]], an extensive collection of books chronicling events on his journey from his own perspective as well as that of others.
 
*'''Shadow Version 27:''' A [[Diclonius]], originally from [[Phantasia]], that ultimately ended up a member of the Cult of Ustream. Though initially very weak and timid, Shadow proved to have a significant amount of promise within him, detected first by [[Ziolang Hirasu]], who wished to take him back to [[Deveron]] in order to have him further hone his abilities.  
 
*'''Shadow Version 27:''' A [[Diclonius]], originally from [[Phantasia]], that ultimately ended up a member of the Cult of Ustream. Though initially very weak and timid, Shadow proved to have a significant amount of promise within him, detected first by [[Ziolang Hirasu]], who wished to take him back to [[Deveron]] in order to have him further hone his abilities.  
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*'''Pricilla Starkey:''' A scientist working against her own morals and values. Creator of many things, medic of great skill, and a [[Garnere Range of Frequencies|Garnere]] theorist practitioner. Her battle is within herself as she struggles to clean her conscious of a horrible betrayal she committed to her people. She is the single mother of twins Rye and Ringo Knight, whose father was the late Alexander "crazE" Knight.
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*'''Pricilla Starkey:''' A [[Mantua]]nese scientist working against her own morals and values. She primarily serves as the Cult's medic due to her skills. She also conducts many genetic experiments in her [lab on the hill?], and is a practitioner of the [[Garnere Range of Frequencies|theories of Garnere]]. Her battle is within herself as she struggles to clean her conscious of a horrible betrayal she committed against her people. She is the single mother of twins Rye and Ringo Knight, whose father was the late Alexander "crazE" Knight.
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*'''Alexander "crazE" Knight:''' A genetically-modified Terran who utilized bioexplosive energy which was created from his own body. Often considered to be energetic and carefree, he was passionate and enthusiastic in preserving what he thought was morally right, and how to preserve it in the right way. Having hailed from a multi-billion dollar, family-owned research facility on Terra, CrazE's curious nature led him to test a teleporter that had been invented by his older brother. This brought him into the midst of the Cult of Ustream. He met his unfortunate end, much like the rest of his family lineage before him, by attempting to save his family and friends from the Dark Zone.
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*'''Alexander "crazE" Knight:''' A genetically-modified Terran who hailed from a multi-billion dollar family with a reputable research facility on Terra. CrazE's curious nature led to him testing a teleporter that was invented by his older brother, which ultimately transported him to Ustream. Energetic and carefree, CrazE's passions and enthusiasm led to him attempting to aid the Cult, and he eventually had twins with fellow Cultist Pricilla Starkey. However, his lineage also attracted the [[Black Assassin]] to Ustream, a construct that was designed to kill him and end his bloodline. CrazE met his end when he attempted to save his family and friends from the Dark Zone.
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*'''Valen Scarletburn:''' The Cult's gunslinger and a man robbed of his very fate. Hailing from a proud tribal tundra background, his perception of the world around him is unique and powerful as his guns are. Vale's cursed destiny gives him the tools to right all his wrongs and protect the innocent.
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*'''Drake Kuro:''' A powerful human dracoimperist who first attempted to take control of Ustream's Shadow Drakes in an effort to take advantage of their powers, putting him at odds with the Cult of Ustream. He eventually moved on to attempt to seize the control of their parallels within the Chasm of the Unknown. The members of the Cult fought and defeated him before the beginning of ''Season One''. While is true intentions remained unknown for some time, it was later revealed that he intended to destroy the seal within the Chasm of the Unknown. In his death, this goal is now being fulfilled by his clone, who has become a member of [[The Sealbreakers]].
 
*'''Azænia:''' The primary footsoldier for a mysterious group known as [[The Sealbreakers]]; a determined girl who seems to have a painful past, and wields an arcane sword she calls ''Bradura''. Arrived on Euthora with the equally enigmatic [[Faryn Zyhrai]].
 
*'''Azænia:''' The primary footsoldier for a mysterious group known as [[The Sealbreakers]]; a determined girl who seems to have a painful past, and wields an arcane sword she calls ''Bradura''. Arrived on Euthora with the equally enigmatic [[Faryn Zyhrai]].
  
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*The canon has gone through at least two phases of forum-based roleplaying, both of which were considered failed attempts. The canon has also been "rebooted"; that is to say, restarted due to inconsistencies and the poor quality of "oldcanon".
 
*The canon has gone through at least two phases of forum-based roleplaying, both of which were considered failed attempts. The canon has also been "rebooted"; that is to say, restarted due to inconsistencies and the poor quality of "oldcanon".
 
*The Hole of Ultimate Doom had its name changed to Chasm of the Unknown, both in and out of character, when it was brought up in a meeting between the Cult of Ustream and the Station of Seotara and everyone realized just how ridiculous the name was. Zaiek was the one who came up with the new name.
 
*The Hole of Ultimate Doom had its name changed to Chasm of the Unknown, both in and out of character, when it was brought up in a meeting between the Cult of Ustream and the Station of Seotara and everyone realized just how ridiculous the name was. Zaiek was the one who came up with the new name.
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The Cult of Ustream canon (often shortened to CoU) is a collaborative, primarily chatplay-based roleplay canon set in the Manaverse, specifically Ustream, Euthora. The events of the canon focus initially on the accumulation of the members of the Cult of Ustream, with isolated instances of self-defense and protection of the other residents of Ustream. However, in later parts of the canon's first season, and well into the second season, the Cult is dragged into the protection of Ustream's Seals from the enigmatic group known as The Sealbreakers.

Overview

The Cult of Ustream canon acts as a proverbial "melting pot" of other Manaverse canons, including but not limited to Euthoran Song, Oblivion Phantasy, and Hirasu Legacy. Most of these are canon to Cult of Ustream only to a point, after which they diverge into their "main" paths, with the events taking place in the Cult of Ustream canon being considered a sort of alternate timeline. For example, the beginning of Fyreborne is the cutoff point for Euthoran Song, and the background plot of the Oblivion Phantasy plot Forsaken Malign splits off into Cult of Ustream's canon before the actual roleplay begins. Hirasu Legacy is an exception to this; its creator specifically tailored parts of it to directly fall in line with CoU canon.

The story of Cult of Ustream canon opens with the accumulation[w.c.] of "off-worlders" who ultimately find their respective ways to Ustream, a country-region on the continent of Forvolrasuls on the planet Euthora. Many different characters from worlds spanning across the Manaverse have their fates gravitate towards this region for reasons unknown, by way of anomalies that range from teleportation systems malfunctioning to personal choice. The events leading up to the canon's beginning spawn the creation of the Alter Timeline, a prominent Manaverse timeline that sees the divergence of the fates of many primary Manaverse characters from their "main" story paths.

The Cult of Ustream is established as a loose union of the various characters who have wound up in the general vicinity of the Cult of Ustream Headquarters building, an abandoned Seotaran military outpost that is claimed out of convenience by the Shapeshifter, Jason Shaver. Jason becomes the de facto leader of the Cult, and names the achlymperist Lord X-Giga-X as his second in command.

Plots

Cult of Ustream canon is segmented into "seasons" marked off by major plots and themes, with a short era prior to the first season which was developed "offscreen". This period of time, as well as any plans for the future, are vastly subject to change as new developments occur in the chatplay itself.

Prologue

Main Article: Prologue

The Prologue of this canon focuses on events taking place during a period prior to Season One lasting several months. The events of the canon are set into motion upon the first chance encounter between Jason Shaver and Lord X-Giga-X, who are [...]. After this, the Cult of Ustream is established out of convenience, with Jason repurposing an old military building to provide a place for adrift travelers to stay. The Prologue also details the Cult's encounters with The Shadow Drakes, both in Ustream and the Chasm of the Unknown, and the group's conflicts against the canon's first antagonists, the dracoimperist Drake Kuro and the dragons under his control.

The exact details of the Prologue are subject to change. The "reboot" of the canon began with Season One, with the Prologue being revisited with a parallel series of chatplays.

Season One

Main Article: Season One

Season One encompasses a period of approximately four and a half months following the defeat of Drake Kuro. During this point in time, the Cult gains several members, including Shadow Version 27, Espira Xirro, Valen Scarletburn, and Darius. New conflicts begin to arise, including the supposed resolution of Jason's debt with Death and the Black Assassin's hunt for CrazE and his blood relatives. However, a new major conflict arose as an enigmatic group known only as The Sealbreakers began to destroy five seals that are scattered across Ustream. It is believed that these seals restrain something of high significance or grave danger, as they are anchors to a spell system that encompasses the entire region of Ustream. Without much difficulty or particular resistance, the Sealbreakers succeed in destroying three of the seals by the end of Season One.

The Station of Seotara, initially viewed as antagonistic following a scouting mission gone awry, becomes an invaluable ally in defending the seals. However, during this timeframe, tension between the Cult's leader-figures, Jason and Lord X-Giga-X, rose over the fate of Deathstorm; a Shadow Drake over who the two leaders shared control by way of dracoimpery. Sustained conflict and tension culminated in Giga's defection and Organization G-X's secession from the Cult.

Amid this chaos, the Cult's final conflict within this timeframe arose in the form of the deity Oikeus, previously housed within the body of Valen Scarletburn, [...].

Season Two

Main Article: Season Two

At the beginning of Season Two, the Cult heads to the Sulsian country of Nienearcl as a sort of "desert vacation." During this vacation, they also conduct an investigation of the seal that Skyking Súndávr guards. Increasingly frequent "incidents" involving Ziolang Hirasu begin to occur as he returns from his self-inflicted exile, as the Vodera appears to be attempting to sever all ties with the Cult. He attacks Shadow, causes a fight between Mimring and Starlight Thunderscale, injures Starr, and fights with Emma Isokoski. The lattermost event leads to Emma being crippled.

The Cult continues to defend the seals from the Sealbreakers, although a new problem emerges when Drake Kuro [returns from / makes a resurgence after] [...]. He attacks the seal with his dragons, and half of the Cult moves to intercept them by way of Shadow's voidcore. In a surprising twist, it turns out that the Sealbreakers were in fact waiting to "recruit" Kuro into their ranks due to their aligning interests. They succeeded before moving on to their main objective of destroying the seal. While this is going on, the other half of the Cultists remain back at Cult Headquarters in order to prepare for the arrival of Helix, a former dragon of Drake Kuro who manipulated a resurrected, amnesiac clone of Jason to retrieve the powers of various dragons across Ustream. Having lost his patience after he failed to return to him, he went off toward his next target, resulting in a confrontation with the Cult.

Following the battle at the seal, the Cult paid a visit to a seal guardian, Draco Maxima Irizutákor. This led the group back to the Chasm of the Unknown to learn more about the seals, as the Shadow Drakes have been guarding the seals through the generations.

Setting

The Cult of Ustream canon takes place almost exclusively on the Euthoran continent of Forvolrasuls, with particular focus on the region of Ustream. The Cult of Ustream Headquarters in Ustream's midwest is established as a major settlement in the early parts of the canon's Prologue, with the Cult of Ustream adopting an old Seotaran military outpost as its permanent home. Over the course of the Prologue, the Cult is pulled by various circumstances to explore several of the locales of Ustream, discovering [...]. In addition, the Cult delves into the Chasm of the Unknown during the Prologue, exploring the parallel Ustream inside.

In Season One, there are several instances of the Cult leaving Ustream to visit the neighboring country of Durasken, and a minor instance in which a portion of the Cult visits the nearby Euthorica Islands region. The Cult also discovers the existence of the seals of Ustream during this period of time, which leads to a more in-depth exploration of previous places to discover further information. Late in Season One, the Cult is temporarily forced to relocate their base of operations to the Station of Seotara's headquarters in Ustream's north, as Oikeus has claimed dominion of the Cult Headquarters.

Later on in the canon, the Cult explores other Euthoran countries, such as Nienearcl.

Dramatis Personae

Main Article: List of Characters in Cult of Ustream Canon

As the canon takes place on Euthora, many of the characters figure prominently in Euthoran Song, such as Mimring and Starlight Thunderscale. However, many main or primary characters from other canons also have roles of varying significance, including Oblivion Phantasy's Shadow Version 27 and Slash, Messenger's Memoirs' Judas Numidius, and Hirasu Legacy's Ziolang Hirasu.

Characters who have, so far, proven to have noticeable story value in the canon are as follows:

  • Jason Shaver: The current leader of the Cult of Ustream. Jason is a rather solitary hybrid of a Shapeshifter and a dragon. He keeps the close company of Mimring Thunderscale, who is also one of his Familiars. He is a dracoimperist with control over two dragons in addition to Mimring. Often reckless and impulsive, his ability to lead is occasionally tested by other members of the Cult. However, Jason is friendly with those who have gained his trust, and is exceedingly loyal to those that he would call a friend.
  • Lord X-Giga-X: The former second-in-command of the Cult of Ustream. Lord X-Giga-X is a powerful human achlymperist and dracoimperist, often having remained distant to the Cult proper during his tenure. He could frequently be found in his laboratory, conducting a variety of experiments with his own group, Organization G-X. As a result of growing tensions between himself and the Cult of Ustream towards the conclusion of Season One, Lord X-Giga-X defects from the Cult.
  • Judas Numidius: A notorious Feronite demigod as well as divine messenger hailing from the Osyrhic House Numidius. He found himself intertwined with the events of the Cult of Ustream, and has stuck around in order to assist them in furthering their goals after having befriended several members, including Valen Scarletburn. Typically rule-abiding, Judas seems to allow things to run their natural course. He has a powerful sense of justice, often standing up for his own beliefs. He maintains the Messenger's Memoirs, an extensive collection of books chronicling events on his journey from his own perspective as well as that of others.
  • Shadow Version 27: A Diclonius, originally from Phantasia, that ultimately ended up a member of the Cult of Ustream. Though initially very weak and timid, Shadow proved to have a significant amount of promise within him, detected first by Ziolang Hirasu, who wished to take him back to Deveron in order to have him further hone his abilities.
  • Pricilla Starkey: A Mantuanese scientist working against her own morals and values. She primarily serves as the Cult's medic due to her skills. She also conducts many genetic experiments in her [lab on the hill?], and is a practitioner of the theories of Garnere. Her battle is within herself as she struggles to clean her conscious of a horrible betrayal she committed against her people. She is the single mother of twins Rye and Ringo Knight, whose father was the late Alexander "crazE" Knight.
  • Alexander "crazE" Knight: A genetically-modified Terran who hailed from a multi-billion dollar family with a reputable research facility on Terra. CrazE's curious nature led to him testing a teleporter that was invented by his older brother, which ultimately transported him to Ustream. Energetic and carefree, CrazE's passions and enthusiasm led to him attempting to aid the Cult, and he eventually had twins with fellow Cultist Pricilla Starkey. However, his lineage also attracted the Black Assassin to Ustream, a construct that was designed to kill him and end his bloodline. CrazE met his end when he attempted to save his family and friends from the Dark Zone.
  • Valen Scarletburn: The Cult's gunslinger and a Syelsumoii man who was robbed of his fate. Hailing from a proud tribal tundra background, his perception of the world around him is as unique and powerful as his guns are. Vale's cursed destiny gives him the tools to right all his wrongs and protect the innocent, although he grapples with [...]. His body played host to the Syelsumoii deity of [...], Oikeus, until the end of Season One.
  • Ziolang Hirasu:
  • Drake Kuro: A powerful human dracoimperist who first attempted to take control of Ustream's Shadow Drakes in an effort to take advantage of their powers, putting him at odds with the Cult of Ustream. He eventually moved on to attempt to seize the control of their parallels within the Chasm of the Unknown. The members of the Cult fought and defeated him before the beginning of Season One. While is true intentions remained unknown for some time, it was later revealed that he intended to destroy the seal within the Chasm of the Unknown. In his death, this goal is now being fulfilled by his clone, who has become a member of The Sealbreakers.
  • Azænia: The primary footsoldier for a mysterious group known as The Sealbreakers; a determined girl who seems to have a painful past, and wields an arcane sword she calls Bradura. Arrived on Euthora with the equally enigmatic Faryn Zyhrai.

Trivia

  • The canon has gone through at least two phases of forum-based roleplaying, both of which were considered failed attempts. The canon has also been "rebooted"; that is to say, restarted due to inconsistencies and the poor quality of "oldcanon".
  • The Hole of Ultimate Doom had its name changed to Chasm of the Unknown, both in and out of character, when it was brought up in a meeting between the Cult of Ustream and the Station of Seotara and everyone realized just how ridiculous the name was. Zaiek was the one who came up with the new name.
    • The fact that "Chasm of the Unknown" can be abbreviated to "CotU" (similar to Cult of Ustream's "CoU") seems to be a surprisingly fitting coincidence, as the Chasm's purpose appears to be to reflect the inhabitants of its immediate area in preventative self-defense. As Ustream is primarily wilderness, the only residents the Chasm has reflected are the Cult itself.
  • The Cult of Ustream canon, to date, brings together the following individual canons:
Cult of Ustream Canon
Alter Timeline - Prologue - Season One - Season Two - Season Three
Characters Primary Characters Jason Shaver - Lord X-Giga-X - Shadow Version 27
Secondary Characters Judas Numidius - Mimring Thunderscale - Ziolang Hirasu
Tertiary Characters
Cult of Ustream Azzan Dmitryus - Darius - Darkside - David Shaver - Deathstorm - Destiny - Emma Isokoski - Espira Xirro - Fricai - Jack Evans - Jason Shaver - Judas Numidius - Kyton Haryn - Mimring Thunderscale - Pricilla Starkey - Shadow Version 27 - Shockwing - Stefani Roseasilmillään - Valen Scarletburn - Valerie Knight - Vera - Zephyrus
Inactive Members Alexander Knight - Grodisflare - Kayera Vriam - Lord X-Giga-X - Skyshriek - Stormshaper - Zane Sekouta - Ziolang Hirasu
Organization G-X Abatunyx - Giag - Grodisflare - Hexidos Urso - Izexn - Lord X-Giga-X - Meteor Dexus - Netá'roul - Nit Toi - Starlight Thunderscale - Xibu Uif G
Station of Seotara Ayana - Bophez Igneite - Hobekitsu Gecar - Kenchoi Sepain - Mya Vertgrand - Reika Aerixai - Saieru Orath - Slash - Terrence Jameson - Zaiek Kierrmi
Seal Guardians Cassiel - Charos - Deathstorm - Draco Maxima Irizutákor - Illatrya - Kuthian- Pyrros - Quasma Eleko - Skyking Súndávr - Vergari - Volant
The Chasm Acento Bane - Bratos - Illatrya - Kiryu Teirakh - Kuthian - Pyrros
Unaffiliated Aegis Ruska - Careodry - Crux - Cuwind - Erahvs - Ganso Turris - Ivan Karros - Smeremus Elephas - Ziolang Hirasu
Antagonists The Sealbreakers Ahriman - Aravera Calpurnia - Azænia - Brenna Kieran - Drake Kuro - Dynos - Faryn Zyhrai - The Soulseeker - Ymohmi
Black Assassin - Death - Erahvs - Faryx - Helix - Koth Grimseeker - Oikeus - Skyking Súndávr - Volant
Locations Euthora Ustream Charos' Castle - Chasm of the Unknown - Cult of Ustream Headquarters - Kuro's Castle - Voletno Súndiávir
Durasken - Euthorica Islands - Nienearcl
Deimos' Abyss
Important Groups Cult of Ustream - Organization G-X - The Sealbreakers - Station of Seotara - The Shadow Drakes
Others Seals of Ustream - Stone of Advancing
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