The start of the theory is a statement in Cults of Terror about how Rashoran calmed people in the Lesser Darkness by teaching them how to be unafraid of what they did not know.
So when he was brought back as Nysalor after the Sunstop, my thinking is that his teaching was the same
At first his followers applied it to ordinary flaws but later expanded it into supernatural fears (darkness, dragons, death). One school of his followers studied the the one thing that everybody feared - chaos. This had much success until they tried to overcome Gbaji - they were deceived into thinking they had one whereas they actually failed. As a result they became slaves of chaos while believing themselves to be its masters.
After an atrocity or two, the authorities prohibited the study of Gbaji. However the promise of quick power lured many and the authorities were always finding new cells. Sympathizers within the government often tipped them off, given them ample time to flee to the edge of the world. And that is how Nysalorans of the bad kind found themselves in places like Tanisor or Herlalia. After a while, there's a Gbajite revolt lead by Ralzakark which is quickly suppressed - although much of Dorastor has been tainted with chaos as a result. The resulting purges causes a wave of chaotics fleeing to Tanisor and other sanctuaries just when Arkat is trying to convince people that something's wrong.
--Peter Metcalfe
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