For decades, centuries, millennia, the human being has existed, evolved.
He no longer inhabits dark caverns, but huge skyscrapers. He no longer dresses with vulgar animal skins, but with luxurious fabrics. He does not only work with his hands, but with countless resources and tools. He no longer seeks precarious security, but lasting comfort. He no longer undergoes its environment, but imposes his will on plant life and the animal kingdom.
The human being able to give body to his will by creating or erasing it, by destroying; being able to give and take back life, then we could believe that he is the equal of a god.
Now, the existence of Man is ephemeral and unhappy. And that of a god is eternal and blessed.
We, members of the Order of the Light, believe that the Man is a being in the making, which must be fulfilled, to blossom.
We believe that the path of knowledge can enable man to transcend his mortal nature.
We believe that ignorance holds the human being captive to his fear and desires. He leads war and gives in to conflict, because he fears or despises what he does not know or understand, and he succumbs to sin because he tends to happiness that is always out of his reach, that he can not satisfy.
We, members of the Order of the Light, believe that the whole humanity, that each human being, deserves and can claim the oldest knowledge that conceals this world.
Join the Order of the Light!
The Order of the Light was formed in the year 1224, at the time of the Crusades led by the Order of the Temple, then charged to protect the pilgrims during their trip to the Holy Land. But despite the splendor of this order and the nobility of their quest, their adversaries were always more numerous, and the possibility of their decline could no longer be dismissed.
Some of the most eminent scholars of the world were the first members. Their task was then to gather all occult knowledge that could help the war effort in one place, and to allow the Templars to win a decisive victory against their opponents. The capture of Constantinople and Jerusalem by the Order of the Temple allowed the Order of the Light to recover valuable archives tracing the history of biblical characters whose existence was considered by many as a myth: Abraham, Moses, Elijah, Ezekiel…
The Old Testament recognized these men as mortal, and therefore as missing, but what were they, really?
With the greatest secrecy, an expedition was organized, mixing templars and scientists, in the foolish hope of finding one of these legendary beings. But some of the Order's rivals were unfortunately informed about this project, and tried to put an end to it.
Seven years later, a single survivor returned to the Grand Master of the Order of Light. But he was not alone. Beside him stood 12 beings, haloed by a soft light and an aura of wisdom. Persuaded of the importance of a final battle against obscurantism, they rallied to the Order of Light, blessed it, and placed it under the protection of God, but condemned the Order of the Temple, because they were corrupted by a thirst for power and wealth.
These 12 emissaries of divine knowledge have sat all this time at the Great Council of the Celestial Ancestry, planning to pull humanity out of the clutches of madness.
Thanks to their unshakeable faith in the Supreme Being, they were no longer Man, but Immortal.
Our goal, as members of the Order of the Light, is most clear: to allow humanity to rise above the lowliness that it is unworthy of: crime, corruption, greed…
We believe that Man must learn to remain master of himself, and not give in to his impulses, and to offer himself to ataraxia, which renders him permanently happy and impervious to the obstacles of life that would otherwise inevitably spoil his path.
We believe that Man has not yet reached the final stage of his evolution. We therefore offer you the teaching of the secret values of the holy beings who will raise you well beyond the simple rank of being human.
We believe that everyone is worthy of being taught by the greatest.
It is to this end that we regularly welcome new members to our Colleges of Study of the Metaphysical Sciences, where subjects far more rare than the essentials are taught, such as metapsychics, ontology or parapsychology.
We guarantee a quality education, within reach of all budgets and which will open the doors to a most promising future. The most deserving are inevitably destined to become that of an immortal!
The secrets of the occult faculties of the human body, the path of happiness, and Earthly Paradise may not be one for you.
Join us and rise, high in the heavens.
This world has harbored, since the dawn of time, things whose mere existence would incite humanity to doubt or make it yield to an unprecedented terror.
We must not flee or fight, but welcome these beings, as they are often endowed with reason. They are a gift from God. As we once were, they too must have time to evolve.
We, members of the Order of the Light, believe that one day, Man will be able to coexist with what exceeds his understanding. To approach what can be fatal without fear or hatred. To unite with what defies the very laws of the Universe.
It's only a matter of time.
The Order of the Light aims to conquer the intellectual world. No work, no theory, no history of which the Earth was ever a witness is unknown to us.
This infinity of knowledge is a legacy that legitimately returns to the descendants of Adam and Eve. So we allow ourselves to offer to your eyes a glimpse of what we have been guardians of for so long.
Author's notes
The ideology of the Order of Light can be summed up in three words: "Intelligence is power." Intelligence is might. It is the erudition of this organization that is its strength.
Maybe you think that's the same for the Foundation, and for all other interest groups. They also accumulate knowledge, and they too use their knowledge and experience to serve their purposes, with ever more efficiency. But it is no longer the same type of knowledge.
Organizations outside the Order are lacking in the knowledge of what is at the bottom of the oceans, beyond the clouds, deep in caves. The knowledge of the nature of the threat of new anomalies, ever more elaborate and Machiavellian plans of their rivals, or the knowledge of armaments and methods they will use later to restore "order".
The Order of Light preaches self-knowledge. Understand by this that it is a question of knowing what are the biological limits of the human body, and how can one profit from it.
Thus, any member of the Order who has completed their training only has the appearance of human.
The state of ataraxia in which every adept is immersed renders him insensitive. Shoot him in the heart to kill him, but do not expect any reaction from him - let alone suffering. At best, he will smile at the incredulous look of his assailant, who was expecting, all the same, a few contortions of pain from him. The followers exercise a perfect control, as much on their body as on their mind. Contempt, joy, hatred, are just as many words whose meaning escapes them.
To be free from emotions is to transcend good and bad.
If the Order of Light can afford to take so much distance and adopt such a casual attitude to the danger posed by what the Foundation calls an "SCP", it is because this religious organization is precisely under the individuals who are able to protect it. So they are powerful SCPs who direct the Order of Light.
If what we know about them boils down to the fact that they are 12, that they are humanoids, and that they are closely related to the First Testament of the Bible, then this leaves room for many speculations about their identity - and to so many personal interpretations. These Sages instruct the most diligent students to enable them to lead the final crusade against all that amounts to obscurantism in man.
One goal: the extinction of emotions, sources of vices and sins.
Author's note #2:
Do you want to help the guardians of humanity, peace and harmony between life and death? Very good.
Take the time to better understand the impossible.
SCPs linked to the Order of Light are generally divided into two genres.
The first refers to characters, objects, places or creatures of biblical inspiration. Knowledge of their context and history can be quite helpful in writing a report about them.
Example: a proud and bellicose colossus named "Goliath" has little interest. On the other hand, an enraged and heavily armed colossus with the name of "Goliath" which can only be defeated by a puny and disarmed child is much more promising.
Note that it may be interesting to try to "modernize" the biblical entity to show that it may have been "resuscitated" or that it has adapted to our civilization, for better or worse…
The second concerns anomalies related to the forces of nature, or space and time. This classification is very vague, but it is done to give free rein to your imagination, and allow you to interpret what has just been stated in your own way.
An entity can fit into both categories at the same time.
The anomalies studied by the Order are most often; "old" and "conscious" (even "empathic"), whose purposes are "balance", "purification", "justice", and "knowledge", however, their confinement can be expensive in terms of human lives…
The Order continues the stability of this world by surrounding itself with supernatural entities that should not be confronted by the uninitiated.
But the Order of Light does not feel itself to be more or less powerful than its rivals. In fact, it does not consider anything or anyone as a rival.
And if the question of the existence of organizations hostile towards us should be raised, the faithful will answer you:
"Does the lion pay attention to ants?"
