God-King Shad-Hujem

The dark God-King Shad-Hujem burst into the world in fire and pain, searing the eyes from the heads of those who witnessed His arrival. He came to conquer, and found the Hujem only too willing to bend the knee.

History
Before the God-King appeared, the Hujem were but a loose nation of uncivilized raiders making war on one another. Almost overnight, the Hujem were transformed into what they are today: A religious empire of warrior-priests and anti-paladins bent on converting the world, by the Word or by the Sword. Fueled by an unmatched religious fervor, their empire grew faster than any before it, and a generation ago stood poised to fulfill Shad-Hujem’s commandment to convert all of Countermay.

In the worldwide War of the God-King, the Hujem and their allies in Esh and the Unseelie seemed destined for victory. It was only the unlikely arrival of the Displaced that finally halted their advance. Simm Buxtehude, Hero of Holden, forged an unstable alliance between Malchior, Arcanix, the Seelie of the Tuatha, the Ord and the newly arrived Displaced against the might of the God-King’s forces. With the help of the Seelie prince Dundareel, Buxtehude tricked the God-King into committing his forces, allowing their alliance to sneak the Displaced’s city-killing bomb into His presence. The resulting explosion vaporized Shad-Hujem and buried the Godhead Seat—his source of power—under a mountain of stone, breaking his army.

Today, the Cult of Shad-Hujem is much weakened, both militarily and spiritually, and is more on par in the balance of power with the other eight empires. However, the truly devout know that the God-King will return, and when He does, He will resume his conquest of conversion and baptize the world in fire. Some transdimensional travelers believe they have encountered him in a realm called Fartherall.

Fictions

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