Edith

Edith is a city, the Colossus of which died long ago. It is said that Edith also had residents at that time and they all died out overnight. After visiting the Colossal Grave, the Proxy ordered to sentence Vaillant and banish all the Demiurges to Edith.

It’s quite strange that Proxy decided to banish all of them, as they were the Elite and held in the highest regard. It’s generally known that the Demiurges had to serve a sentence for their leader, but if we dive deeper, it becomes clear they made Demiurges confess through severe tortures and that it all started from their love of truth and pure knowledge: “Demiurges believed that everything has its source, even magic, and by studying carefully, they can decode it…” (the Spellbreaker Runestone’s description).

It seems like during their time in the Blessedland they were the most progressive scholars (they also created the Brass Mask “through years of research and a large amount of experiments on the live subjects”). Maybe at some point their research led to discovering the location of the Grave. That’s why the Demiurge scholars were sent there 1st. And I believe Higgins was afraid that Vaillant could use the knowledge he got in the Grave to the detriment of the Church and its influence.

* Though, some of the Demiurges, it seems, actually did try to use the Dark Mist to further their own interests. For example, the wicked Demiurge monk Artaud, as “it is rumoured, that in order to craft these [Raw Gem] amulets, Artaud signed a contract with the Pagan Daemon to obtain supernatural knowledge” (the Raw Gem Amulet description).

To justify getting rid of the Demiurges, Higgins made up facts about Vaillant’s deal with ‘the Devil’ and tortured his people to make them confirm these false accusations: “Prisoner Theodore, a young Demiurge, showed great loyalty to his leader. When this energetic young man was tortured bald and toothless, when he was so vulnerable that a child could easily break his neck, we finally got what we wanted - Vaillant had long planned to assassinate the Proxy...” (from the Interrogation Record).

“Nobody knows what would happen to them after living in the darkness for so long. The Demiurges got infected by the Moss of Edith, an infectious disease that erodes your bones and viscera. It even turned some of the infected crazy. When they die, the Moss covers their bodies with colorful sores.” - from the Edith Moss’ description. It’s worth mentioning that the members of Takola - the most mysterious group in the Church - went to Edith together with the Demiurges, as they highly respected their High Priest Vaillant. “They tried to cure the corruption with smoke therapy… Thanks to the help of Takola, the infectious disease caused by the Edith Moss was controlled. There’s black smoke coming from the pot used by the Takolas as they must have used something from within the Dark Mist.” - from the Empty Smoking Pot’s description.

However, some time ago a foreign Witch appeared in Edith and performed a ritual that connected Demiurges to the consciousness of the Newborn Edith through eating the White Dust, telling people that it was “the power given by God, that this is the hope bestowed by God” (the Pure White Amulet’s description). This also helped them recover from the disease caused by the Edith Moss completely, but made the Disciples lose their minds.

The White Dust itself was made by Edith through the same ritual. It was then turned into crystals and fused with humans, from whom a great power was activated (Frollo).

“After voluntarily taking the White Dust, my body is slowly changing as expected… I think I have become a part of Edith’s great power…  My eyes have seen thousands of miles away and the red light will eventually replace everything!” (the Demiurge Warrior’s Handbook’s description).

That’s really curious how Edith’s light is described as red and the Colossus itself is described as being scarlet, as we know that this isn't the usual color of the light of the Colossi. I think it has something to do with the way Edith was reborned and Demiurges’ will for vengeance: “The Witch made the floating White Dust fall on us. After swallowing it, a flame was felt burning in our veins. I felt that I had endless power, as we were no longer human beings but Envoys of Vengeance for Edith” (Envoy of Vengeance).

“What a wonderful light! We were too nervous to make a sound. The magical witch stood alone in the middle of the flying White Dust, and the shining thing in her hand was releasing the light that made Edith reborn! Floating in the bright red, was the Son of God, Edith has its light now” (My Manifesto).

After that, Elena (elected as Vice Pontifex) started preparing the revolt against the Proxy and some time later with all Demiurge soldiers went to the Blessedland.

“... No, we are going back! We are going to uncover the hypocritical mask of the Blessedland, expose the lies that Proxy wove with desire, and we are going to burn the humiliation that the Church imposed on the Demiurges...” (The Official Document Issued by Elena).