Lunsoc

The Lunaran Socialist Movement also known as Lunsoc or simply The Movement is a fringe political organization, philosophy and way of life that exists solely within the confines of the planned settlement of Lunara, Daxia. Permission to settle and construct a self sustaining town in an uninhabited area of Shan province was granted in 2003 to Hugo, a foreigner of unclear nationality and about forty of his followers; the majority of which are suspected of criminal insanity. Hugo or 'the Dark Lord' as his followers refer to him appears to have a hypnotic, vice-like grip on 'The Movement'

Lunsoc espouses what it calls 'Lunaran Socialism', a bizarre and mostly undefined set of ideas that may only be tangentially related to socialism as commonly understood. Lunsoc's seeming overriding aim is to alternatively better the community and to cause fear and dominate other local towns as a mafia would.

Neighboring towns accuse Lunsoc of organizing fraudulent charity events, participating in random street brawls and arson, extortion of small time animal farmers and hunters and mass littering(mainly Lunsoc propaganda pamphlets). Lunsoc for its part posits that it is merely working towards a 'greater Lunara' and the overall good of the community and that those that oppose it will be crushed underfoot as vermin. For unknown reasons authorities have been almost lethargic in their response, merely issuing a few minor fines.

Ranks of The Movement

 * Dark Lord - The Supreme Leader and highest authority in the Lunaran Socialist Movement, Hugo is the indispensable visionary that powers all of Lunsoc's works and schemes. Able to pierce the densest of mists and chart the road ahead through the storm, Hugo guides the movement towards a Greater Lunara(?).
 * Coordinator - The four Coordinators are the closest companions of the Dark Lord and senior leaders of Lunsoc. They are the ones that bring the words of the leader to the masses in addition to being in charge of Lunsoc's administration and all important recruitment efforts.
 * Executor - Lunsoc's merciless mailed fist, the Executors are the military arm of the movement. Composed of hardened killers, they vigorously persecute the enemies of the community and assorted malcontents.
 * Prole - The basic grunts of the movement, the Proles are the lowest echelon. From bright eyed recruits to drifters and the mentally deranged, the proles range from cannon fodder to valued servants ready to give their miserable lives for the glory Lunsoc.

Lunaran Enlightenment
The Lunaran Enlightenment is an effort to increase the mindspace of the typical denizen of the world. It has been likened to Zen Buddhism and the Sufi sect of Islam. It uses short parables to achieve great insight into the workings of the id, ego, and ox. Ox is a part of the mind solely discovered by the Enlightenationists. It is named after the obvious connection to the large, charging sort of animal. The following are a couple of examples of the genius that goes into the Movement. Some have claimed links between the Enlightenationment and Lunsoc, but these are generally mocked and derided.

A Zen Story
A serious young man found the conflicts of mid 20th Century Urcea confusing. He went to many people seeking a way of resolving within himself the discords that troubled him, but he remained troubled. One night in a coffee house, a self-ordained Zen Master said to him, "go to the dilapidated mansion you will find at this address which I have written down for you. Do not speak to those who live there; you must remain silent until the moon rises tomorrow night. Go to the large room on the right of the main hallway, sit in the lotus position on top of the rubble in the northeast corner, face the corner, and meditate." He did just as the Zen Master instructed. His meditation was frequently interrupted by worries. He worried whether or not the rest of the plumbing fixtures would fall from the second floor bathroom to join the pipes and other trash he was sitting on. He worried how would he know when the moon rose on the next night. He worried about what the people who walked through the room said about him. His worrying and meditation were disturbed when, as if in a test of his faith, ordure fell from the second floor onto him. At that time two people walked into the room. The first asked the second who the man was sitting there was. The second replied "Some say he is a holy man. Others say he is a shithead." Hearing this, the man was enlightened.

The Barstool Experiment
Once upon a time, two Serious Minded people were in Frodo's pub, having a few pints, and talking about the nature of Universe. Hugo pointed out that most of what we consider “matter” is made up of empty space. “The distance between a nucleus, its electrons, and the nearest adjacent atom is comparatively large; why, that barstool over there shouldn't even be considered a solid!” Amber responded, “but wait… As far as we can actually prove, that barstool might simply be a hallucination, for we're not actually seeing the barstool, we're processing electric signals in our heads generated by our optic nerves. And all they are doing is claiming certain wavelengths of light have bounced off an object. But what if the nerves are misfiring, which we all know happen quite often? So, we can’t really say whether or not the barstool even exists!” Just then, a man approached them and said, “I couldn’t help but overhear you two talking. If I may, I have an experiment for you. Purely in the interest of a deeper understanding of the universe, of course.” He then proceeded to pick up the barstool and pummel both Hugo and Amber squarely about the head and torso, because they were so obviouly pretentious assholes who deserved a beatdown. Thus, they were enlightened.