Sei Soroyoto

Overview

Sei Soroyoto, known as the Dogmatist of Order, was the last great thinker of the Soroyoto dynasty before the dawn of the Stars Age. He systematized the philosophy of power into doctrine, merging Makio’s Law with Goro’s Severity and preparing the ground for Korin’s Philosophy of Obedience. In his work, Order becomes sacred and submission a fundamental principle of human existence.

Life and Work

Sei was born in an era when the kingdom had stabilized, yet conflicts among houses and nobles continued to threaten its balance. He grew up with the writings of Makio and the laws of Tetsu and early on believed that Order could not survive through violence alone or through Law alone, but required faith—faith in the necessity of hierarchy.

In his major work, The Doctrine of Order, Sei Soroyoto argued that society is a divine reflection of the cosmic Law of the Heptad. As the seven Gods rule harmoniously through different roles, so must human society function through tiers of obedience. Disobedience, for him, was not only a political fault but a sacred sin.

He believed that discipline is a form of prayer, and that the servant who performs his duty serves the gods more than the priest who chants their names. Thus Sei transformed Makio’s Law into worship and Goro’s fear into virtue.

Doctrine and Influence

The Doctrine of Order spread throughout the kingdom and was taught for centuries in the academies of the dynasty. Through it, Sei established the theological basis of Law: the King is the voice of the Gods, the laws are their commands, and obedience is worship. Any challenge to the throne was seen as defiance of divine will.

Sei’s work bridged political philosophy with religious faith. Because of him, the centuries that followed saw royal authority evolve into an imperial institution, and his name was remembered as the legislator of belief.

Legacy

Sei Soroyoto established the ideological structure upon which the later imperial Sorestia was built. His writings became the foundation of religious administration, education and social hierarchy. Nobles invoked him as an authority, teachers taught him as a sage and later emperors referred to him as “the last who spoke with the voice of the Gods”.

Yet his legacy was double edged. He turned faith into a mechanism of obedience and theology into a political tool. Centuries later Raiken Soroyoto would stand before his statue and whisper, “You taught them to believe that silence is virtue.”

Character

Sei Soroyoto was calm, introverted and wholly devoted to his work. He sought neither power nor glory. He saw himself as a theologian of Law, translating divine order into human structures. For him, freedom was a misunderstanding of the weak mind and Order the only true path to salvation.

His contemporaries called him the “cold prophet”. His words lacked passion but carried unshakable certainty, and his writings resembled prayers more than philosophy.

Quotes

• "Disobedience is a sin against Order"
• "Discipline is a form of prayer"
• "The Law is the voice of the Gods, and the King its echo"

Category: Character Tags: Governance, History, Sorestia