The Breakers

Chaos · Day · Hard Kh · Hard Zar

MOKH-zahr

Chaos Day Hard Kh Hard Zar

"Creation is proven by destruction."

Philosophy

You strike hard, fast, and openly. When you succeed, the world changes immediately. When you fail, it does so just as dramatically. You do not fear collapse—you welcome it.

The Pronunciation Dispute

The Breakers share the Shapers' hard pronunciation but draw radically different conclusions. Yes, creation was violent—and violence is *generative*. The act of breaking creates space for something new. Breaker theology holds that stagnation is the only true sin, and that destruction is merely creation's necessary precondition. They speak the Name as a battle cry, not a command. The world doesn't obey because it must—it transforms because it cannot help itself.

Tendencies

High-impact, high-risk actions with dramatic consequences
Success creates immediate, visible change; failure is equally spectacular
Momentum matters more than position

History

The Breakers emerged from the warrior-cults that formed in the chaos following the great collapses. Where others saw catastrophe, they saw opportunity. Where others mourned the fallen empires, they celebrated the space cleared for new growth. Their founding prophet, Rhazek the Unrepentant, reportedly burned his own temple to demonstrate that destruction held no terror for the faithful. Breaker history is necessarily episodic—they do not build lasting institutions, and they consider this a feature rather than a flaw. What they build instead are legends. Every generation produces its Breaker heroes: the generals who won impossible victories, the prophets who shattered corrupt systems, the martyrs who chose glorious destruction over quiet survival.

Notable Events

The Shattering of the Eternal Gate

When told the fortress of Kel Mathren had never fallen, a Breaker warband spent three years devising a method to prove otherwise. They succeeded. The method has been lost, which the Breakers consider appropriate.

The Voluntary Collapse

A Breaker province deliberately destroyed its own infrastructure upon learning of an incoming invasion. The invaders, finding nothing to conquer, withdrew in confusion. The Breakers rebuilt within a decade, considering this a net positive.

Scholarly Commentary

"Creation screamed. That was the first truth."

— Rhazek the Unrepentant, The First Shout

The only surviving fragment of Rhazek's teachings. The rest were presumably too provocative to preserve.

"Breaker philosophy is widely quoted and rarely endorsed in writing. Scholars note that Breaker movements tend to burn bright and die violently—though Breakers insist this is proof of correctness, not failure."

— Historical assessment, various sources

"If it cannot be broken, it was never truly built."

— Breaker proverb

Relationships

Natural Allies

The Shapers The Reforgers

Traditional Rivals

The Keepers The Watchers