Editing Ksarul (section)

===Kettek, Prophet of the Dark Old One===
:The Dark Old One is the [[Pe Choi]] god of change. He was rediscovered some 1300 years ago by the Pe Choi Ksarul priest Kettek who was led in his explorations and visions of the past and of the outer planes by Ksarul himself. Kettek is depicted as an elderly male Pe Choi with a deformed carapace.

:Kettek lived during the reign of Nriqa Gachike (984-1010). At the time conflict between Thumis and Ksarul was intense and spilled over into civil war soon after his reign; Kettek was a civil servant in the Palace of the priesthoods and was reviled as he had been a Thumis priest before he converted to Ksarul and began his researches on other planes. In 991 he announced the discovery of The Black Old One, an ancient deity of the Pe Choi whose worship had been suppressed. Kettek was physically distorted by his work - those hostile to him say he was not Kettek at all after his trip, but a demonic impersonator. 

:During the civil war of 1010-26, Pe Choi converts to the Dark Old One opposed forces loyal to the Ito when they gained control of Do Chaka, while those loyal to the Father of Nests aided the Ito but later betrayed them, only the Ito's old wild Pe Choi allies who worshipped their own form of Sarku remained loyal. War between these Pe Choi groups was especially bitter and savage. There was even conflict within the dark Trinity; at first Ksarul claimed The Dark Old One was an avatar of their deity, but he was eventually recognised as Hru'u. Some Pe Choi refused to accept this subordination and there were riots in Butrus over the issue. Kettek is still a divisive figure, and his theological status is a matter of debate.