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== Organization ==
== Organization ==
The cult was started by a person who called himself the [[Oaleed King]]. He had three regents who were his advisors and main executioners of his will. Each regent commanded a group of counselors. Each counselor ran a counsil of messengers, who were the lowest ranking members of the cult.
The cult was started by a prominent religious figure known in Mantar as the [[Oaleed King]]. He had three regents who were his advisors and main executioners of his will. Each regent commanded a group of counselors. Each counselor ran a counsil of messengers, who were the lowest ranking members of the cult.
Initially, the Coming of Vaona was a strictly spiritual affair, with the messengers of the cult engaging in recruiting through speeches and inviting people to dine with their community. Later, however, the cult began to adopt more violent measures, such as forced relocation of families, kidnappings, murder and coordinated attacks on the royal guards. It is generally believed that this was largely due to the heightened tension between Nilma's government and his attack on non-Xaewoon religions, but there is reason to believe that the cultists were likely to resort to violence regardless, simply due to the violent nature of their belief system.
Initially, the Coming of Vaona was a strictly spiritual affair, with the messengers of the cult engaging in recruiting through speeches and inviting people to dine with their community. Later, however, the cult began to adopt more violent measures, such as forced relocation of families, kidnappings, murder and coordinated attacks on the royal guards. It is generally believed that this was largely due to the heightened tension between Nilma's government and his attack on non-Xaewoon religions, but there is reason to believe that the cultists were likely to resort to violence regardless, simply due to the violent nature of their belief system.
== Downfall ==
The cult was a constant nuisance for Nilma throughout the first decade of his reign, with the Oaleed King seriously increasing the level of violence in the city after Nilma's return from the second Qep campaign. This forced Nilma to essentially start a war with the cultists. Tata, who was one of Nilma's negotiators, was able to aide the Oaleed King, delivering disappointment after disappointment to Nilma's royal guard. In 1604, Nilma executed the royal guard's commander, Mors Lornea, punishing him for the lack of progress and acting on suspicions of leaks, and installed Davoy Gol Mōllork in his place. Mōllork set up a secret operation, reporting directly to Nilma and leaving everyone else out. This also kept Tata out of the loop and in 1605 a number of successful raids began to bleed the cultists, including the one that killed Regent Bomoor.
In 1606 the Oaleed King fled Mantar, accompanied by several hundred of other believers, and ending the cult. The cultists traveled north and crossed Kōnzoh with heavy losses, after which they attacked several villages at Koalderood and set up camp. They were then mauled by the army of Jegin in the beginning of 1607.