The High-Priestess

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Early Life
Before her ascendance as the High-Priestess of what the Omni-Sphere, a mechanical sphere the size of a small planet which the Vo’jn worship. Eshrika of the Vo’jn Clan Shec was born 251 years ago. However she was a weak child, barely able to walk without the assistance of a crude wooden crutch. At this time the Vo’jn were a tribal race living on the forest world of Praxx VI. Her disability disqualified her from becoming a Warrior of Clan Hren or one of the scouts of Clan Vox and so she joined Clan Shec, dedicating her life to song.

The young Eshrika learned to sing many songs of the Vo’jn. From the explosive war chants of the Hren to the aberrant, energetic mantras heard during gatherings of members of Clan Vox.

During a festival celebrated by the Vox she met a young male by the name of Kal’Yik (literally: The Trickster). Kal’Yik was the closest thing the Vox had to a priest, and sought to embody their patron god Vox’Kesh. Often skulking across the intertwining canopies, and visiting mischief upon unsuspecting Vo’jn. Kal’Yik’s wild nature intrigued Eshrika as did her quiet and calm demeanour him. Kal’Yik played many tricks on Eshrika but she gave no hostile reaction like many had done before her. Instead she regarded them with general bemusement before laughing at them.

Even after the festivals end the two made pilgrimages to one another’s clans to meet each other. Eventually Kal’Yik pulled Eshrika to a quit secluded area and removed his mask to reveal his face to her as a sign of courtship. Eshrika accepted and the two were regarded as one of the most unusual couplings in Vo’jn history.

Eshrika and Kal’Yik lived happily for the equivalent of two Vo’jn years (8 months Sol) until one day, the Blue giant known as Praxx disappeared and something emerged from the Darkness.

The Enemy From the Stars and the Singing Sphere
On the solar date August 23 1775 a Urazian mother ship found itself stranded in the Praxx star system. With food supplies low the Uraz positioned their ship in the path of Praxx engulfing the planet in darkness before they descended upon Praxx like a swarm of locusts. The Vo’jn tried to fight back against the invading monsters but for every one Uraz that fell, two more would take his place. Men and women, old or young were taken from their homes to be taken to the mother ship in order to used as a source of food. Eshrika was one of the many Vo’jn to be kidnapped by the alien invaders. Kal’Yik, not willing to let them take him or his beloved withought a fight, struck out against the Uraz managing to kill three of their warriors before being eviscerated by one of the Urazian females before her very eyes. As they were placed upon the Urazian dropships the Vo’jn prayed to their gods, in the hope that they would be saved by some kind of divine intervention. None came and their hope faded.

All was not lost however. As the drop ship left the Vo’jn home world, a strange mechanical sphere appeared suddenly and the ship crashed into it. When Eshrika awoke she found that she was the only survivor of the crash and tried to pull herself from the wreckage. She now found herself inside the strange machine and could hear a strange sombre sound, much like an animal singing. Using a piece of wreckage as a crutch she made her way to the source of the sound to a room with a strange machine in the centre. The machine moved towards her and regarded her curiously before emitting a haunting ethereal melody. Eshrika begged the machine to help save her people, to drive away the demons that had come from the darkness. A small platform in the centre of the room lit up and the machine appeared to motion for Eshrika to step onto it. Gingerly, she did so and the platform began its descent into a room filled with a glorious bright light that blinded Eshrika. In an instant she felt a change come about her. She had become one with the machine. She now possessed all of its knowledge, all of its functions and with this she focused on the Urazian mother ship. The Sphere launched a barrage of golden orbs at the mechanical monstrosity which tore it apart in a matter of seconds. On the Vo’jn home world, winged mechanical beings descended upon the remaining Uraz and slaughtered them completely.

Praxx VI had been saved and the surviving Vo’jn rejoiced sending praise to the strange sphere which hung in the sky. On that day Eshrika Shec was reborn and through the Sphere, she would bring the Vo’jn to greatness.

Birth of the Vo’jn Consortium
It was not long before the Vo’jn abandoned their gods just as they felt their gods had abandoned them and began to worship the sphere as their protector. Several priestesses from Clan Shec were transported to the holy sphere where it’s knowledge would be downloaded into them. In a matter of days the Vo’jn were able make a significant technological advancement, from a simple tribal species to one capable of space travel.

As the Gynoids of the sphere helped the Vo’jn rebuild their homes, Eshrika scanned the wreckage of the Urazian ship and was able to find a library containing all of their knowledge. In a matter of minutes Eshrika learned everything about the Urazian culture. Eshrika found it to be perfect and adapted it to suit that of her own people. However, where the Uraz followed a perverse manifest destiny, believing only they should exist in the universe, the Vo’jn would lead the universe into a new era of peace through their new protector.

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