Warhammer: Start with a dog.

Chapter 324: The Star Language Guild
Sandra was about to celebrate her thirty-third sidereal birthday here, and as the leader of the Astropathic Guild of Dacharna - now she was told that it was actually called Tessaguarza - she was also, strangely, the bishop of the local state religion.

- Because nearly five centuries of hard survival were enough for these pragmatic colonists and rigorous leaders to take many more stringent management measures against these two groups of people who neither engaged in production nor had contact with the outside world, and who were also the most susceptible to mutants and strange mutations - or, because she held these two positions at the same time, she would be called the matriarch within the guild, or, in a more public and external situation, her more widely known position would be High Priestess of Sandra.

This position was given not only because of her mutated appearance that made her look almost nonexistent, but also because of the surging power in her - although many times, Sandra did not quite understand what to do with it - it was a miracle that a number of textbooks and books, as well as the inheritance of the teaching profession, were left on a State Religion pilgrimage ship and some colony ships, but in the warp navigation accident on the day of collapse, almost all the navigators and astrologer choir members of the ships died in the warp storm. They placed all their strength on the last and strongest navigator, who struggled desperately to tear open a warp rift for the fleet and died like the others.

So when the first psychically-powered children of the first colonists appeared, it was obvious that they were expected to become the new generation of Astropathic Choir, their only hope in making unremitting calls for help from the Empire and Holy Terra on this strange, desolate death world.

The first Grand Regent at the time believed that the sacred nature and environment of the state religion should be helpful in protecting these fragile but psychically energetic newborns, so they were all handed over to the state religion personnel, who were prepared to try to train them into some kind of astropathic reserve according to the few books and records.

However, it is obvious that becoming an Astropath is not just about the strength of psychic talent. Between the children who kept being sent in and the mutant babies who mysteriously disappeared, someone had to be responsible for taking care of them. In the end, it became a strange phenomenon in Tessaguarza: the state religion and the Astropath Guild were completely integrated into a primitive and strange ancestor and sun worship organization that operates as an integrated whole.

After the Holy Emperor's child, His Highness the Son of God Konrad Curze, finally manifested His miracles for the first time here and sent down rain from the sky, the entire local Astropathic State Religion Guild has been in a state of private turmoil: parents are eager to send their children out of their closed concentration camps by any means possible - many parents or siblings claim that they are willing to offer any form of service in exchange for their children leaving here, or some are willing to dedicate their children directly to the gods - no matter what, staying here is only endless prayers, mumbling, more production in the dark, mutations and watching for the endless darkness and the sun without any light.

When these illegal wild psychics discovered and sensed the new star-like light in the sky, they were undoubtedly ecstatic. What could be more pious and touching than discovering that the "God" you have been praying for since your ancestors really appeared in the sky and brought miracles that made the people here live better?

Since the "God Emperor" and "Son of God" written in the ancient books are real, then aren't these servants of God the far-sighted people, the truly devout and steadfast ascetics, and the most suitable servants for the Son of God now?
At the beginning, everyone was filled with unprecedented confidence and hope. They talked about the magical ships in the sky that they could not see but could sometimes feel the presence of the "Son of God", which were said to be as big as the palace in the sky; the eagles that could fly in the storm and the steel angels under the Son of God who could see without light; and who among them would be chosen to be with the "Son of God" and have the honor of becoming his first servants here.

But what happened in the following months undoubtedly made them begin to feel fear, panic and even doubt their own existence - they urgently submitted their requests for an audience with the Son of God through various channels, and requested that High Priest Sandra come on their behalf to talk to the Son of God first and offer their pious service, or hoped to be allowed to be released to participate in some activities.

But without exception, these requests were silent and unanswered. As time went by, more changes in the environment were visible to the naked eye: abundant rain fell at regular times and locations, and lightning fixed nitrogen in the atmosphere into the soil. Although some people claimed that there seemed to be something howling unwillingly in the rain, they must have heard it wrong! More ground buildings, greenhouse farms, crops and large machinery. Houses and reinforced passages were repaired with the help of angels (although the priests of the Myriad Gods issued terrible curses on the local residents for dismantling ships and artillery and using them in their own houses)

And the most miraculous thing! The desert turned into soil! The angels flew low over the sky with their thunder eagles, and sprinkled the gifts from God on the earth. Then the Son of God gave abundant rain, and then the angels in red began to bury the seeds in the ground with a technique and tools they had never seen before. After a month, the desert here would no longer be blown and moved, and turned into black soil. The first batch of tender shoots began to show a little green - other than that, what else can be called a miracle? !
While the rest of the people of Tesaguarza were visibly moving towards a better and brighter future with joy, these believers and psychics were left behind, and one can imagine the fear in their hearts.

But today, the gathering place of the Ecclesiastic Star Language Guild, which was almost completely desperate, received a notice.

Their request for an audience was granted.

High Priestess Sandra will be able to take the Thunder Eagle that will pick her up in twelve Terra hours to meet the Night King, the Lord of the Legion, the Master of the Midnight Lords, the Heir of the God-Emperor, the Son of Miracles, the One in Charge of Wind, Rain and Harvest - the last few items were obviously added by herself in the excitement of the herald, but it doesn't matter. High Priestess Sandra is even quite confident that she can add a few more items that may sound more pleasing to the Son of God, such as "Lord of Mercy and Forgiveness" and the like.

indeed.

As she wrapped her shawl tightly around her shoulders and sat on the Thunderhawk, she began to think over her words.

"The Master of Mercy and Forgiveness" was a good one, and she decided to use that as one of her opening salutations.

(End of this chapter)