A Brief History of Cassandranism
In the early days of the aftermath of World War 3, an old woman named Cassandra James who was living in Huntsmire, not far from London, experienced a dream one night. She later told her granddaughter that a star would fall to Earth, and it would bear humanity's salvation. Cassandra repeated this prophecy to any who would listen, but most scoffed at her and blamed her delusions on old age and radiation poisoning.
Cassandra died in 2029, just two years before the Federation of Nations was formed, and thirty years before a DrayH'M scout ship crash landed on Earth. The ship landed in the midst of the ruins which had once been London, exactly 120 miles from the village where Cassandra had lived and died. The alien survivors were rescued by the newly formed world government and nursed back to health. In the next few decades, Cassandra's prophecy was proved to be true, as it was the DrayH'M who helped humanity to build a new world from the ashes of the old.
At the same time, most of the survivors of World War 3 had lost faith in the old religions. Catholicism, Christianity, Buddhism, and many others lost a great deal of their followers who believed that God – in whatever form He might take – had abandoned His creation. His long prophesied return had yet to take place, and, in the wake of such a global devastation, many believed that the predictions from the book of Revelation had come to pass, but with no sign at all of the Second Coming of Christ. This was the event which all Biblical scholars had said would precede the visions which John wrote down during his exile to the isle of Patmos.
Therefore, when Cassandra's prediction did come to pass, many who had scoffed and scorned her now embraced her as a symbol of a new era for humanity. A renewed faith was placed in the Gods and Goddesses of Greek and Roman mythology. A new name was given to this religion, Cassandranism, and it has become the central religion of all mankind since their rebirth among the stars. While there are still followers of the old faiths, most now practice a worship of Zeus, Hera, Athena, Apollo, and many others in the celestial pantheon. Believers in this religion refer to themselves as a son or daughter of Cassandra.
Cassandra's granddaughter, Jessica, wrote what is considered to be the Bible of Cassandranism. In the wake of her grandmother's death, during the thirty years before the arrival of the DrayH'M, Jessica wrote about her own series of "visions" which she believed she received from her grandmother. She claimed that Cassandra visited her in her dreams, and, as Jessica entered her twilight years, she was believed by the public to be as crazy and deluded as her grandmother. While Jessica lived long enough to see Cassandra's one and only prophecy come to pass, she died only a matter of months after the scout ship landed. Her book was stolen from her home and kept safe by one of the few people who actually believed both Jessica and her grandmother. No one knows exactly who this follower was, not even his or her name. But, in the next several decades, as the DrayH'M lent their aid to mankind, and as more copies of Jessica's book became available, more and more people turned to this new faith. Altars to the Gods were erected in public squares, and a new order of clergy – known as the Sisterhood of the Delphi – were ordained.
Jessica and Cassandra are considered sacred names by the followers of this faith.
Cassandra died in 2029, just two years before the Federation of Nations was formed, and thirty years before a DrayH'M scout ship crash landed on Earth. The ship landed in the midst of the ruins which had once been London, exactly 120 miles from the village where Cassandra had lived and died. The alien survivors were rescued by the newly formed world government and nursed back to health. In the next few decades, Cassandra's prophecy was proved to be true, as it was the DrayH'M who helped humanity to build a new world from the ashes of the old.
At the same time, most of the survivors of World War 3 had lost faith in the old religions. Catholicism, Christianity, Buddhism, and many others lost a great deal of their followers who believed that God – in whatever form He might take – had abandoned His creation. His long prophesied return had yet to take place, and, in the wake of such a global devastation, many believed that the predictions from the book of Revelation had come to pass, but with no sign at all of the Second Coming of Christ. This was the event which all Biblical scholars had said would precede the visions which John wrote down during his exile to the isle of Patmos.
Therefore, when Cassandra's prediction did come to pass, many who had scoffed and scorned her now embraced her as a symbol of a new era for humanity. A renewed faith was placed in the Gods and Goddesses of Greek and Roman mythology. A new name was given to this religion, Cassandranism, and it has become the central religion of all mankind since their rebirth among the stars. While there are still followers of the old faiths, most now practice a worship of Zeus, Hera, Athena, Apollo, and many others in the celestial pantheon. Believers in this religion refer to themselves as a son or daughter of Cassandra.
Cassandra's granddaughter, Jessica, wrote what is considered to be the Bible of Cassandranism. In the wake of her grandmother's death, during the thirty years before the arrival of the DrayH'M, Jessica wrote about her own series of "visions" which she believed she received from her grandmother. She claimed that Cassandra visited her in her dreams, and, as Jessica entered her twilight years, she was believed by the public to be as crazy and deluded as her grandmother. While Jessica lived long enough to see Cassandra's one and only prophecy come to pass, she died only a matter of months after the scout ship landed. Her book was stolen from her home and kept safe by one of the few people who actually believed both Jessica and her grandmother. No one knows exactly who this follower was, not even his or her name. But, in the next several decades, as the DrayH'M lent their aid to mankind, and as more copies of Jessica's book became available, more and more people turned to this new faith. Altars to the Gods were erected in public squares, and a new order of clergy – known as the Sisterhood of the Delphi – were ordained.
Jessica and Cassandra are considered sacred names by the followers of this faith.