Church of Majora (Total War)

The Church of Majora is an NPC Faction in Hyrule Total War.

Description
While relatively absent in the land of Hyrule, the ever looming threat of Majora Worship spreading often keeps the zealous on their guard. When followers of Majora recognize that they are large in numbers they will usually establish the Church of Majora where they begin to train their armies and promise more people a place of power should they convert to the material deity. Armies assembled by the Church of Majora generally are composed of the same soldiers trained by every other race in Hyrule, though horrific spawn of Majora itself may disgrace the battlefield with their demonic and twisted presence.

Prehistory
It is during this age that the First Sages called upon the demonic Druthulidi in an attempt to take the Triforce for themselves. When they lost control of those terrible monsters however, they pleaded with a much more powerful being they did not understand, and promised that they'd give it the World of Hyrule in exchange for the destruction of all the other Druthulidi.

The being, Majora, obliged, and set out to defeat the demons and even their sister Sulkaris, who was still loyal to the Golden Goddesses. The Druthulidi quickly hid themselves to escape Majora's wrath, and the First Sages likewise retreated inside hidden sanctuaries around the world so that they wouldn't have to uphold their side of the bargain. Despite their betrayal, Majora still hunted down the demons, but would eventually come and collect the First Sages' dues when the time was right.

It's very likely that the first instances of the Church of Majora began in this period, where the influence and presence of Majora would be at their strongest and most apparent.

Ancient Age
Majora's influence would be felt again in the Kingdom of Ikana, where the material god presented itself as a masked stranger and whispered doubts in the mind of the good king Igos du Ikana, and later incited betrayal in the hearts of Captain Keeta, the Garo Master, and the king's own daughter, Gomess.

The people of Ikana were quick to start worshipping Majora, as they felt that the Golden Goddesses had turned their backs on them. The dark god would give the Ikanians access to its spawns during the bloody three-day civil war that brought Ikana to ruin and killed their entire race as well as the Garo race. Everything ended with Igos cursing the Goddesses and allowing Majora to claim their souls and drag them into Termina to relive their bloody civil-war for all eternity.

The Ikana region became a desolate wasteland, only ruins and corpses left. The Akkalans were wary of that land, believing it to be cursed. However, the followers of Majora would visit the ruins of the Ikanian civilization and regard them as sacred places, as they were the first to be directly touched by their god Majora since prehistoric times.

The Realm of Twilight
Belief in Majora exists in the Twilight Realm as well, mostly kept in place by the Great Fairy Morsheen and her sect.

When the prince of the Mizorant Dynasty came to Uzu to exact his revenge, she pleaded with her dark god and offered the lives of the invading army of Zant as tribute for its help. Thus, Majora offered its avatars to the Great Fairy, to crush all opposition.

Despite that, the power of Majora was not enough to stop Zant, but his dynasty would adopt Majora Worship for itself as well.

First Golden Age
A Sheikah by the name of Agahnim would come into contact with Majora after his life had been ruined by the Sheikah Cadre and through it seek revenge for it and find a way to be reunited with his wife. He begins a personal cult in worship of Majora, and through its guidance, they devise a plan to destroy the Kingdom of Hyrule.

The Gerudo Wars
During this time, Agahnim followed his god's instructions and approached the Gerudo and Darknut Legion to cripple the kingdom so that he could be allowed to flee with his wife and daughter to live in hiding without anyone knowing he orchestrated the war, let alone with Majora's help.

However, things don't go as planned and his wife dies in the conflict, leaving the Sheikah wizard distraught. His daughter also ends up disowning him as a father once he tells her it's too late for him to stop the war that started and that he needs to see it through to the end. It's then that the armies of Hyrule and the Sheikah launch a full-scale attack.

Agahnim pleads with Majora one more time, consumed by despair for his wife's death and fear for his daughter's life. He begs for aid and harbor in Termina, and Majora tells him that if they share his request, it shall grant it, before reminding Agahnim not to forget his mission. After that encounter, a group of powerful soldiers under the control of Agahnim awaken to fight for him during this battle.

However, Agahnim is still killed and his soul is dragged into Termina.

The Return of Sulkaris
The First Sage of Time, Demoko, is left in the rubble of the fallen City in the Sky, where he is met by several members of the Church of Majora. One of them, Mikhael Yoribi, dons a mask of Majora so that the material god can speak to the sage personally and mock him for his failures.

As the First Sage dies of his wounds, the cultists take his mask and disappear once more.

Known Majora Worshippers

 * Igos du Ikana
 * Keeta
 * Gomess
 * Garo Master
 * Morsheen
 * Zant
 * Agahnim
 * Mikhael Yoribi

List of appearances

 * Torn Asunder (First appearance - Ally)
 * The Trial of Zant (Last appearance - Opponent)