Ormus

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Ormus
Type	Religious organization
Head of State	Patriarch
Leader	Julius XVIII (formerly); Sergius XIV (formerly); Sergius XVII (Episode I & II); Heinlein (Episode III)
Notable people	Margulis; Pellegri; Orgulla; Richard; Hermann
Headquarters	Michtam; Ormus Stronghold
Affiliates	U-TIC Organization; Immigrant Fleet; Hyams

Ormus is a religious organization and the main antagonistic force in the Xenosaga series. It is led by Sergius XVII of the Immigrant Fleet. Their ultimate goal is to return to the land of Lost Jerusalem. Ormus's symbol is an upside-down cross and an elm tree.

Beliefs[edit]

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Story[edit]

History[edit]

Ormus was founded over 6000 years prior to the story of Xenosaga, shortly following the death of the messiah during the ancient era of Lost Jerusalem to pass on and manage the words of God, Lemegeton, as well as to protect God's artifacts. Their organizational structure resembles that of the Vatican of the Middle Ages. Ormus was the first to leave Lost Jerusalem, hidden amongst the Immigrant Fleet in a ship known as the Pleroma. Ormus then settled on the planet Abraxas. The descendants of the Immigrant Fleet, called the People of Zohar, carried on Ormus' values from then on. The asteroid base, Pleroma is named after the aforementioned ship and was used as a place of worship for years until it was abandoned.

Ormus uses a series of dummy corporations to fund its operations with Hyams as their manufacturer and the U-TIC Organization as their public military forces. The Immigrant Fleet, although an intergovernmental organization, is conflated as a religious organization thanks to Ormus' influence. As a result, the two are seen as nearly synonymous. After the Miltian Conflict, learning from their failure, Ormus assigned all their illegal activities on the U-TIC Organization, while maintaining legal activities though Patriarch Sergius by manipulating the Federation Parliament.

Episode I[edit]

Although Ormus doesn't make a direct appearance, their public military force, the U-TIC Organization and the asteroid base Pleroma make an appearance in the story.

Episode II[edit]

Ormus as a whole is explored more in-depth with the debut of its key members, including Patriarch Sergius XVII, and the Inquisitors. After Albedo opens the way to Old Miltia, Sergius spearheads an operation to recover the original Zohar and Proto Ω. However, they were contested by the Federation and Second Miltian fleets, despite this, they manage to make their way down to the surface and recover both the Zohar and Proto Ω which gave rise to the Ω System. Sergius intends to use both the Zohar and Proto Ω to exterminate the Gnosis and rule the galaxy with an iron fist. However he was betrayed by his chief Inquisitor Margulis who conspired with Heinlein to have him die a martyr to install the latter as the new Patriarch.

Episode III[edit]

Pellegri sends Richard and Hermann to deal with the Federation fleet at Rennes-le-Château, while Margulis philosophies before being interrupted by a U-TIC soldier who informs them of the Durandal's arrival hear that region. Margulis then orders the soldier to set a course to Rennes-le-Château via, the Prodigium. Ormus ambushes, Asher, Zebulun, and Reuben above the Floating Landmass. Margulis's E.S., Levi personally duels Reuben but is defeated. Margulis attempts to enter the landmass, only for Heinlein to call him back. Throughout the entire game, Margulis often reports in to Heinlein who frustrated by the latter's bizarre orders.

Ormus later participate in a three-way battle between the Federation, Gnosis, and themselves around Abel's Ark as the party infiltrates Merkabah and the hijacked Durandal. The three-way battle continues after the party escapes Abel's Ark and land on Michtam. Eventually, Heinlein is revealed to be Wilhelm who reveals that he established Ormus 6000 years ago and their true goal: to protect Lemegeton left behind after the death of the Messiah, and that the supposed goal to return to Lost Jerusalem is a lie. After this revelations, Ormus's chain of command collapses completely, with many of its key members' faith shattered completely, losing a purpose and chooses to die by the party's hands during their exploration on Michtam. What become of Ormus after the events on Michtam is unknown.

Database[edit]

Episode III

Ormus

The religious order that unites the Immigrant Fleet.

The general term for the religious order that unites the Immigrant Fleet. It has an organizational structure resembling the Vatican of the Middle Ages.

It was established long ago, during the Lost Jerusalem era, and already existed as a group by approximately A.D. 40. Its main goal was to protect the sacred relics and the words of God that had been left by the Messiah; it holds different doctrines, taken from the world religions that would later break off from it, and carries out its own set of sacraments.

Xenosaga I & II

オルムス

移民船団を統べる教団の総称。
中世バチカンに似た組織構造を持っている。
その設立は古く、ロスト・エルサレム時代、西暦40年頃には既に組織として存在しており、救世主の遺した神の言〈ことば〉、聖遺物を護る事を主目的とし、後に分派した世界宗教とは異なる教義を持ち、独自の秘跡〈サクラメント〉を執り行っていた。