Sack Obtainers / S4K

All three prophets — Vaelen the Shrewd, Serae the Open Palm, and Thorn of the Last Vault — were born in the shadow of Ruin Station, during a rare orbital eclipse over Pyro II, known in later faith texts as The Quiet Weighing.

There, among the rusting wreckage of abandoned corporate warships and pirate dens, the trio grew up among syndicates and salvage crews. They learned the sacred skills: the con, the smuggle, the steal — and most importantly, the value of unbreakable loyalty.

While scavenging a derelict wreck buried in Pyro IV’s crust, the three unearthed a hidden vault sealed by ancient tech and faith-lock encryption. Within lay the Sack of Living Thread, the divine artifact that would bind them to their destiny.

Each took a relic:

Vaelen — the Needle of the Ledger

Serae — the Palmcloth

Thorn — the Final Knot

From this moment, they ceased to be mere thieves. The Conclave of the Unburdened Grace was born.

The Prophets began preaching across outlaw settlements on Pyro VI, notably in the shantytown of Ashana and among the drifting barges of Kareah’s Ghost Chain (an orbital smuggler fleet).

Their early converts were smugglers, fence-priests, and deserters. The Faith grew quietly—understood not as religion, but as a code: Gold is holy, but loyalty is sacred.

Upon arriving in Stanton, the Prophets moved covertly into the derelict city of Ghost Hollow. There, betrayal struck: a disciple sold them out to a MicroTech security faction.

Rather than flee, the Prophets set fire to their own enclave — purging it and executing the betrayer. This brutal lesson became doctrine: “Let the sack burn, but not the bond.”

The Faith seeded its influence in Stanton’s underbelly:

In Grim HEX (orbiting Yela), they established the Vaulted Chorus, a secretive network of fence-priests.

In Lorville, they ran false charities under the banner of reclamation.

In ArcCorp’s Area 18, they smuggled sacred texts encrypted in supply chain ledgers.

Disciples wore marks of loyalty — hidden coins sewn into gloves, prayer tattoos disguised as ship serials.

A high-ranking disciple, known only as The Gilded Tongue, attempted to seize the Prophets’ ledgers and break their code of secrecy. In a cold-data ambush beneath New Babbage, Thorn personally executed the traitor, but not before suffering near-fatal wounds.

The Prophets realized then: their presence endangered the Conclave. It was time to disappear.

Their last known sighting occurred in the Ashfields of Daymar, where whispers say the Three performed a final ritual—burying a sealed relic known as the Sackheart, said to contain a fragment of all three souls.

They vanished after that day. No confirmed sightings. No transmissions. Only a single phrase left behind:

“The sack must be obtained. We are not gone — only heavier.”

Now, across Stanton and whispers into Nyx and Cathcart, the Faith persists in shadow. Shrines hidden in cargo bays, coded scripture passed among mercenaries, and new prophets claiming visions from Thorn, Serae, or Vaelen.

“As long as the sack is obtained, the Three remain.”