However, when the OXA machine was rebuilt by the savant Otzot, Calus was impressed enough by her genius to order the machine preserved and hold a festival in her honor, elevating Otzot to his court as Imperial Dreamer. His accomplishments during that time included redistributing Praetorate wealth to the people, granting citizenship to the Imperial Legions, and putting down various alien threats such as the Sindu, the Clipse, and the Psions' OXA Machine. Under his rule, the Cabal Empire became a seat of all-encompassing hedonism and revelry. By his side during the revolution stood his long-time friend and protector Shayotet, who stopped numerous attempts to kill Calus. Many years prior to the invasion of the Solar system, Calus led a populist revolution to remove the Praetorate and restore the Emperor's power. But in time the jealous and the tight-fisted rose up and sent me into exile." - Emperor Calus " For centuries, I led the revels of my empire, and the stars themselves burnt sweet and clear. It is Calus' belief that she eventually committed suicide due to her powerlessness and isolation. While he was born near the end of her life, the Praetorate feared a succession crisis and forced the previous Empress to live upon a ship that was kept near light speed constantly, using the relativistic effects to slow her aging to an effective eternity. By the time of his birth, most of the throne's power had been taken over by a military aristocracy known as the Praetorate, who strictly controlled his life to a degree he openly compared to slavery. He would ultimately meet his fate at the hands of his former Shadow defeating him in battle with the power of Strand.Ĭalus was known as the Prince Designate to the Cabal Empire and to succeed the Empress before him. Given command of the Shadow Legion, Calus and his new Cabal army launched an all-out siege on the Neptunian city of Neomuna to claim The Veil on behalf of his master, although his efforts were met with resistance by The Guardian along with that of Osiris, Caiatl, and the Cloud Striders of the city. Instead, the former emperor was challenged by a coalition between the Vanguard and his daughter Empress Caiatl, to which they would thwart his connection with the Pyramid.ĭespite their efforts, the former emperor successfully gave himself to The Witness, where he underwent a physical transformation into Calus, The Disciple, the newest of the latter's paracausal followers and the main antagonist of the Lightfall campaign. His consciousness having fully integrated with the Darkness through the Egregore fungi that infests his now derelict Leviathan, Calus sought control over the Lunar Pyramid by psychically melding his mind fully with the vessel. Having communed successfully with The Witness, the exiled Cabal became Emperor Calus, Herald of the Witness joining forces with the Witness and the Black Fleet. Following the demise of Ghaul, Calus travelled to the Sol System aboard his Leviathan to recruit The Guardian and their fellow Lightbearers as his Shadows to have by his side as he prepared for the coming of the Black Fleet and what he believed to be the end of all things. Emperor Calus has spoken.Įmperor Calus was the former Emperor of the Cabal Empire, who was usurped by Dominus Ghaul prior to the Red War. I leave you with those words, and these parting gifts. There is power in the universe beyond your feeble Light. If you seek the means to live to your potential, I can guide you to it.
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