Mao Ze

Mao Ze, also known as Mo'Sha or Mo'Zi, was the second of the Five Great Reformers, and a legendary figure in many Tau Kappa Cluster myths. Active approximately during the years -2300 and later, Mao Ze would have been around after the fall of the Gamma Dynasty during the Dynastic wars. Several different accounts of Mao Ze each with different interpretations of his teachings exist. Several similarities lie between the legends, which describe Mao Ze as a religious leader, teacher, conquerer, and liberator.

Historical Account
Religious Leader

The many works of Mao Ze include his surviving theses on religion, in which he advocates for one supreme diety and monotheism. During the time of the Dynastic Wars, monotheism was an immense unifying force amongst the polytheistic faiths of various wars, and functioned as a casus belli for war. The surviving religions in the region follow monotheistic fatihs worshiping figures with similarities in description to those of "The One".

Conqueror and Warlord

Mao Ze's teachings include only the need for religion in the face of law and order, but not war. It was the teachings of a previous prophet, Zoro of Asteria, and later followers of Zoro and Mao that mainly used their teachings to justify war. Many myths in the Tau Kappa Cluster even describe Mao Ze as being a powerful Caster, being able to raise and lower sea levels by mountainous heights. One story describes him using his power to drown an entire King's army while saving his people from slavery.

Liberator

Following conquest, subjugated populations were often freed from slavery, giving Mao the nickname as "The Liberator". Many converted to the monotheistic faiths, but those who did not were either killed or forced into servitude. Mao Ze advocated not only for peace and order, but for the sanctity of humanoid life. Whereas previous conqueres would continue to enslave conquered peoples, teachings of Mao spread around Zones 4-6 more quickly due to the innovations of the digital press. These kingdoms and empires tended to be more lenient to conquered populations and populations of different religions.