Way of Flame
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The Way of Flame is a religion followed by the Cybertronian society on the lost colony of Caminus. Adherents believe in the Thirteen Primes and Primus to be gods. Chief among their deities is the smith god Solus Prime. Camiens believe themselves to be descended from Solus Prime and that a fragment of her Spark exists within each of them. The Light of the Forgefire is a holy text in the Way of Flame.
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Hierarchy
The Mistress of Flame is a title belonging to the High Priestess of the Way of Flame, who leads the religion. The Matriarch of Incaendium is the title of the Camien who is next-in-line to become the Mistress of Flame. Serving the Mistress of Flame are the six Torchbearers, who act as an elite traveling group of peacekeepers on Caminus. The Torchbearers are known for sharing a unique color scheme that identifies them. The title of Magna is used for the leader of the Torchbearers.
Fiction
2005 IDW continuity
Sometime between 500 years ago and the Present Day[1], a Matriarch of Incaendium of the Way of Flame traveled to Antilla, only to be attacked by Onyx Prime. The Matriarch survived; however, by the time she returned to Caminus, the previous Mistress of Flame had perished. The Matriarch, now the next Mistress of Flame, declared Praesidia to be a new Torchbearer. Surfeit of Primes
Years later, the Torchbearers, led by Praesidia Magna, encountered Onyx Prime and his Maximals in the Camien town of Parvus Oppidum, which led to the death of Praesidia. Another Torchbearer, Pyra, had a close encounter with Onyx, who fled into a singularity. Ghost Stories The Mistress of Flame subsequently covered up the attack, Another Mine and Pyra, after experiencing a period of nightmares involving Onyx Prime quoting a poem from the Light of the Forgefire, would eventually claim the title of Magna, becoming Pyra Magna. Ghost Stories
Aileron and Sterling, who idolized the Mistress of Flame and the Torchbearers, were inspired to continue following the Way of Flame after Pyra Magna visited their village. Aileron later moved to a city with Sterling, where they continued to partake in the religious customs of the Way of Flame. The Ground
Immediately following the reintroduction of Cybertron to Caminus, Optimus Prime was warned by Windblade that he would be worshipped due to his status as a Prime. The Sum and Its Parts Indeed, the Mistress of Flame believed that Optimus was the incarnation of The Arisen, the legendary thirteenth Prime; while Pyra and her team considered the matter to be more complex. The Medium and the Message
After moving to Cybertron, Aileron, Sterling, and Swift passed out religious literature in the Decepticon ghetto outside Metroplex. This prompted a mixed reaction from the passerby Decepticons, with some looking at their materials out of curiosity, and others responding not as nicely. The Transgressors
Optimus Prime would use the beliefs held by those who practiced the Way of Flame to develop devout rookies for the Autobots. To Walk Among the Chosen Time Will Rust Post
After Sideswipe perished, Aileron comforted Arcee explaining the belief that his spark had returned to Solus's forge, which burned beneath the Primal Wellspring, to eventually be reincarnated. The belief brought dark amusement to Arcee as she reflected on the possibility of all of her and Sideswipe's victims coming back. The Life of Sideswipe
The Mistress of Flame would perish during Unicron and the Maximals' attack on Caminus, passing her Forgehammer on to Pyra Magna. Last Stand Pyra Magna would later realize that the Mistress of Flame had chosen her to become the new Mistress of Flame. Pyra took on the title and made Swift and Slide new members of the Torchbearers. Post
Notes
- ↑ "Bad Moon Rising" establishes Anode as arriving on Caminus 500 years before the end of the Great War. The current write-up for Caminus suggest Anode's time on Caminus takes place before the energy crisis described in "The Last Autobot", "Ghost Stories", and "The Falling, Chapter 1: Surfeit of Primes"
