Cult of Ustream (Group)

The Cult of Ustream is a prominent organized group of characters that exists within the Manaverse, specifically operating out of Ustream, Euthora. The group was founded by Jason Shaver, who stumbled across an abandoned Seotaran military outpost and opted to use it for his own purposes; to protect people who were in need of shelter. Increasingly, the group has grown and eventually has become intertwined with events that cross planetary boundaries, as well as extremely influential events that exist within Euthora. The Cult exists only within its titular canon, and does not exist in any other timeline.

Members

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• Alexander Knight †
• Azzan Dmitryus - A Lycan-Ithzon hybrid vampire Spirit-user from Ferona. Likes to play guitar to the point of having made it a part of his fighting style. Tends toward being laid back and sometimes goofy. Will eat most anything put in front of him.
• Darius
• Darkside - A physical manifestation of Alexander "crazE" Knight's negative thoughts and emotions.
• David Shaver † - The deceased adoptive brother of Cult leader Jason Shaver, David was a reclusive Shapeshifter with limited presence within the Cult. He seemed to be aloof in nature, additionally acting as a prankster from time to time. Although, it seemed that he was also researching something secretive prior to his untimely death...
• Deathstorm - Deathstorm is one of the three Shadow Drakes that protects Ustream, the father of the young hatchling Zephyrus, the former guardian of the seal in the Taelos Range, and one of Jason Shaver's familiars, having recently been freed of joint control with Lord X-Giga-X. He considers Jason one of his best friends, and his former second master someone not to push too often given the difference in their power. Despite his involvement in Lord X-Giga-X's group, he is on good terms with the members of the Cult, and does anything he can to help them out. Near the end of Season One, he has become a guardian of the seal in the Kakaru Range alongside Volant and Vergari.
• Emma Isokoski
• Espira Xirro - A highly-skilled and trained assassin from Phantasia who was assigned to eliminate Shadow Version 27. She arrived with him to Euthora in critical condition before being resuscitated by Pricilla Starkey. Coldly neutral, calculating, and callous, Espira is not a force that one should take lightly.
• Fallen †
• Fricai - A dragon of unknown species that is permanently crippled due to abuse and neglect as a hatchling, Fricai is one of Jason's dragons and is more or less insane. He does have shining moments of lucidity in which he proves to be highly intelligent; as of late, his friendship with Shadow has made these moments more apparent.
• Grodisflare - An Armored Wyvern-Hydra hybrid, Grodisflare is the familiar of Lord X-Giga-X. Despite his rather unusual pattern of speech, he is actually somewhat intelligent.
• Jack Evans - A cyborg Lycan samurai who many think to be from Ferona despite that not actually being the case. Usually looks at things from a practical standpoint, though can at times be more than a bit emotional. Highly skilled with computer systems and information technology. Likes to cook.
• Jason Shaver - The leader of the Cult, Jason is a Shapeshifter-dragon hybrid with a tendency toward recklessness and impulsiveness. Generally solitary and aloof, Jason nonetheless does make the effort to involve himself with the Cult and do his job. Whether or not he is good at it may be a different story.
• Judas Numidius - A very formal and personable Feronite demigod who fills the role of messenger among Ferona's pantheon, often called the Houses of Osyrhia collectively. Knowledge seeker and collector responsible for the Messenger's Memoirs and the maintenance of the Frost Manor's Great Library, one of the largest collections of knowledge on the Manaverse's history in the mortal plane. Has a very strong sense of justice and will often stand up for his beliefs.
• Kayera Vriam
• Kyton Haryn - A Shapeshifter with iridescent lime-green hair, Kyton is more sociable than other members of the Cult and seems actively willing to listen to what its members have to say, though he rarely fights and does not seem willing to get overly involved in conflicts he may be nearby.
• Lord X-Giga-X - A human achlymperist and dracoimperist, Lord X-Giga-X is the former Second-in-Command of the Cult. Despite his former position within the Cult, he usually remained distant from them, leaving little known about him outside of his own group within the cult. He is often found in his lab performing a variety of experiments, with varying degrees of success. His presence in the Cult has resulted in varying levels of tension between himself and the rest of the members, notably Pricilla Starkey, Alexander Knight, and the Cult's leader Jason Shaver. The increasing tension in addition to conflicts between the two high-ranking members inevitably lead to his defection from the Cult.
• Mimring Thunderscale - A proud Plated-Stormcloud Firedrake hybrid, Mimring is one of Jason's Familiars and serves as his master's "voice of reason" when the Shapeshifter's impulsiveness puts him in danger. The dragon and Shapeshifter are as close as family, if not closer, and either will protect the other with an almost bestial ferocity.
• Pricilla Starkey
• Shadow Version 27 - Formerly a "fugitive" Diclonius that was originally part of the Phantasian underground DEICLONOS Project conducted by the GARNET Research Facility, he arrived on Euthora by interplanetary travel with Espira Xirro.
• Skyshriek
• Starlight Thunderscale - A Plated-Stormcloud Firedrake hybrid and Mimring's clutchmate, this silver dragon is aggressive and solitary. While his shining scales make it difficult to surprise prey when he hunts, Lord X-Giga-X offered him food and strength in return for submitting to dracomancy. The dragon accepted out of desperation.
• Stephanie Roseasilmillään
• Stormshaper † - Killed in the escalating series of events that led to Lord X-Giga-X defecting from the Cult of Ustream. He was a Stormfire and Jason's first dragon, resulting in a powerful friendship between the two which didn't fully show itself until Stormshaper's murder. He was a quiet dragon who tended to stay uninvolved, not wishing to cause conflict.
• Terra
• Valen Scarletburn
• Valerie Knight
• Vera
• Zephyrus - An active, playful Shadow Drake hatchling and Deathstorm's son, Lord X-Giga-X handed off his egg to Jason so as not to keep it in the lab. So far, he has been kidnapped twice for leverage against Jason- once by Death, and once by Giga himself.
• Ziolang Hirasu - A Demon from the planet Deveron who is adept in swordplay, and is the wielder of a legendary blade.

Divided Factions

• Organization G-X: Lord X-Giga-X lead his own faction within the Cult, with Grodisflare as a higher ranking member (because of his involvement in the original group prior to its downfall). Members of this group included his two clones, his recent experiment Hexidos Urso, and the dragons he acquired. The Shadow Drake Deathstorm was also part of this group, eventually leaving after Jason had freed him from Lord X-Giga-X's control. Ultimately, this group left the Cult during Lord X-Giga-X's defection.

Relationships

• The Shadow Drakes: The Cult has historically been on good terms with Ustream's Shadow Drakes as a result of some members having come to their aid multiple times throughout its existence.
• Station of Seotara: Though at first on hostile terms with the Cult, due to a scouting mission gone wrong and a resulting counterattack, the Station of Seotara has become an asset, if not an ally. Both the Cult and the Station are working to protect the seals scattered throughout Ustream, and the latter has even offered the former shelter during an incident in which Cult Headquarters was rendered unsafe to live in.
• Careodry: The Cult's relationship with this enigmatic Voidwalker is a strange one; most of them have not met him, and those that have dislike him. However, due to events in his Void, which only Shadow fully remembers, Careodry has seemed to take an interest in the Diclonius. Shadow is able to contact Careodry at almost any time for help; so far, this has been limited to delivering items.
• The Sealbreakers:
• Organization G-X: As a result of growing tensions between the Cult and Lord X-Giga-X's faction, as well as actions and conflicting views from Jason Shaver and Lord X-Giga-X, the latter has defected from his post at the Cult, rendering him and his entourage a neutral-hostile threat to the Cult. Currently, there has been no further escalating action between the two factions.

Location

The Cult of Ustream is primarily based and acts centrally out of their self-named Cult Headquarters, an abandoned Seotaran military outpost left in Ustream, Euthora. Though the original purpose of the building was to spy on military rivals in Durasken, it has since been repurposed to house the members of the Cult.