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[[File:Karkati Brigade Flag.png|thumb|Flag of the Karkati Brigades, the last of the Ipsitite Military Orders, bearing the Crab which acts as a symbol of the Pax in the Sect.]]The '''Ipsitite''' sect is a heavily deviating and minor sect of Paxism that came out of the nomadic hordes of Western Yasteria, existing now as only minor pockets in Suvania after being persecuted by both [[Alva]] and later Suvania itself. Arising around 740 CE, it competed with [[Ayalism]] in the region, eventually being almost wiped out following the creation of the [[Alva|Alvan Empire]]. It was started by the Prophet Ipsit, a traveller who crossed from modern day Suvania to Central Yasteria in order to better understand the world, returning to his homeland speaking of "The Prophet of the Water." This is believed to be a misinterpreted form of the Pax, with Pax having been the word used for "Water". Ipsit taught his followers of his interpretations of Pax as a mortal prophet of Noi, and thus was declared by them to be the second coming of the Prophet, with the [[Ayalism|Ayalist]] Alvans being descendants of the torturers. The followers of Ipsit wrote what was to become the ''Mahimavan Agranirupana'', describing the world in a cyclical manner as a battle between the evil and cruelty of the Urth which they called Borg, and the Creator who arrived from the Sky which they called Noi - although some Anthropologists and Historians theorize that the link between Noi and the sky is a later interpretation by [[Ayalism|Ayalist]] scholars wishing to make the sect more synchronous with their beliefs. Ipsitites believe there will be many Coming Days, and each shall see a victory of Noi (the Sky), alongside Pax (the Sea) against the evils of Borg (the Urth), believing that should the Sea be destroyed, Borg will encompass the entirety of the Urth and Avarice shall reign. Ipsitites use of a lot of naturalistic symbolism in expressing their faith, often depicting the Pax in the form of a Crab, with the crab being their most used religious symbol. This is believed to be due to the nature of crabs as having had their eggs laid in the ocean before coming on land, as if rising from the water to claim dominion over the Land. Many Paxists consider the Ipsitites to be a different religion as opposed to a sect, however their shared worship of Noi and belief in the battle between the Pax and NoriNoi against the Borg intertwines them to a certain degree.