Church of Lost Hope

Filed Under: Religious Organizations of Concern, Realm of the Ancient Ones
Designation: “Church of Lost Hope” (self-proclaimed “The Cleansed”)
Compiled by: Cyndralis Office of Civil Security
Status: Active – Containment recommended

📜 Incident Summary

Following increased reports of disappearances within the southern quarter of Cyndralis and sightings of unnatural lightning phenomena near the Navar Forest perimeter, authorities initiated an inquiry into a sect led by an individual identifying himself as Zaheer, “The Prophet of Ruin.”

Initial observations indicated a benign spiritual congregation emphasizing freedom from mortal corruption. Subsequent investigations revealed ritualized bloodletting, chanting in unknown dialects, and self-inflicted lightning burns during midnight gatherings. The group’s theology appears centered on the worship of a sentient weather anomaly referred to as “The Stillness.”

🗒️ Recovered Evidence – Page Fragment

(Found within Zaheer’s quarters, written on aged vellum bearing Black Star sigils)

“Time ceases where It dwells.
No raindrop falls unless permitted…
We called it a storm, but that was misdirection.
Storms rage. This waits. It listens. It judges.”

Handwritten marginalia (believed to be Zaheer’s):

‘Judgment is mercy.
Those who surrender to stillness are absolved.’

This fragment is believed to be a lost page from the original Convergence Research Codex, suggesting Zaheer had access to forbidden documentation relating to the Navar anomaly. His interpretation—“a cleansing of the unworthy”—has since formed the central dogma of the cult.

🧠 Doctrinal Overview

Zaheer’s sermons describe the storm not as a natural disaster but as divine sentience—a consciousness purging imperfection from the world. Members believe that by surrendering body and mind, they achieve “Stillness,” merging with the entity’s will.

The cult’s motto, carved into temple walls:

“Become one with the winds of the storm,
Empty your mind and set your body free,
Only then does the world’s truth reveal itself to the unchained..”

Initiates undergo purification rituals involving immersion in electrified water basins while chanting “Let the lightning remember us.” Survivors bear distinctive spiral-shaped scars—believed to mark their “acceptance” by the storm.

⚠️ Current Findings

Interrogation of Zaheer revealed:

The sect claims the storm “speaks” through thunder patterns.
Zaheer believes himself a “messenger of convergence reborn.”
He denies human sacrifice, asserting victims “ascended by choice.”
He refers repeatedly to “the page,” claiming it was “given, not found.”

Cross-reference with Project Black Star archives confirms the document fragment predates the organization’s dissolution by several decades. Its authenticity remains unverified, though recorded anomalies within the Navar Forest support correlation.

🕯️ Security Recommendation

“Avoid direct engagement. The cult’s proximity to the storm renders its followers volatile and possibly infused with residual convergence energy. Their faith appears to act as an amplifier for the anomaly’s effects. Until containment protocols are established, all contact is forbidden. Consider the Church of Lost Hope an ongoing existential hazard.”
— Head Guardsman of Cyndralis, 5th November, Year X

🪶 Addendum – Final Entry (Recovered from abandoned chapel)

“The lightning no longer burns. It embraces.
We are not the fallen. We are the forgiven.
And when the last storm ends, the world will finally be still.”