Jonnas Moska
Jonnas Moska | |
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| Born | February 1302 Zepot, Southern Ivilia, Flatstone |
| Died | 30th January 1325 Umudin, Flatstone |
| Nationality | Southern Ivili |
| Other names | Traitor, Devil |
| Occupation | Prophet |
| Years active | 1319-1325 |
| Known for | Kopen |
Jonnas Moska was a Stonish prophet of Southern Ivili descent, an infamous heretic and treasoner against the Stonish crown. Jonnas was single-handedly responsible for the creation of Kopenism as a religion and the numerous Kopen uprisings that occured after his initial insurrection. He most notably took part in the First Kopen Uprising, acting as the head of the rebellion for the majority of its duration. Jonnas would be met with an untimely fate in 1325 when he would be struck with an arrow and left to bleed out alone during the Siege of Umudin that he had been in command of. Today, he is regarded with widespread mockery in all of Flatstone except regions still dominated by the Kopen faith. He is a religious icon throughout Flatstone representing the triumph and perseverance of the Geologist faith and the Stonish crown responsible for it's spread. He is also commonly referred to as a traitor and a devil.
Background
The details of Jonnas Moska's greater family tree are unknown. As far as the world is concerned, Jonnas Moska was the last of his bloodline as he lacked both kin and a spouse at the time of his death. All that is known is that his father was a man of high standing and political importance, as Jonnas possessed an unusual amount of wealth of which he had obtained through an inheritance. It is known that Jonnas was born into a small fishing settlement, today known as Zepot within the greater Glasod province as a subdivision. It is likely that he spent the majority of his childhood here before migrating to larger settlements nearby during his years of adulthood prior to his death. Glasod province would later become his base of operations during the First Kopen Uprising, as well as his strongest foothold throughout the Umudin peninsula.
Kopenism
Kopen as a religion is largely centered around emotion, and the idea that happiness is synonymous with purity. Happyness is the only way to god and salvation; anger, sadness, sickness, and all negative emotions are a form of corruption that should be cleansed. In Kopenism, negative emotions are a form of heresy that must be removed. Like Geologism, the religions heretical counterpart, Kopenism is unusually authoritarian in its beliefs and often resorts to unorthodox punishments and methods for those deemed as heretics. This is likely a direct result of Geologist influence or the unforgiving nature of Stonish culture and tradition in general.