Warfare may have been an alien concept to the Riftborn in their previous existence, but that didn't prevent Σ enjoying a natural aptitude for the subject. Eventually rescued by Haroshem scavengers, e was brought to the attention of the Academy who were more than happy to bring e into their fold. Setting up an emergency beacon, e used the cold to put itself into a state of suspended animation. When things seemed utterly lost e had an epiphany though. One by one, e's teammates succumbed to the freezing temperatures. Despite making great strides in understanding the complex ecologies of the planet, the rapidly receding star meant the world grew colder and colder. Unfortunately, contact with the home dimension was lost, and e and its team became stranded on a barren, rocky nomad world passing through a red-supergiant star system. This curiosity led to e piloting the first craft through the rift and into the galaxy with a small team of empiricists. Fascinated by the universe on the other side of the rift, e was one of the first Riftborn to begin analyzing the tear-and one of the first to seriously consider breaching the Endless universe. When the rift tore a hole in the very fabric of the Riftborn's universe, most of e's worldmates fled in terror. He has sworn off any affiliation to the Horatio (at least officially), but it is whispered in certain circles that Salario is secretly constructing a large cloning facility of his own. As a governor he is overbearing and supercilious, but tends to gets results wherever he is assigned. Thankful for helping him to channel his urges, Salario bears an intense respect and loyalty to the Academy. Driven by the need to experience ever more new and stimulating sensations, he eventually abandoned the over-exploited environment of Tareste and joined the Academy, where he received training in controlling his newfound intellectual abilities. His accidental exposure to Dust sent shockwaves through his town's sleepy urban center as Salario, empowered with a vastly enhanced intellect, rapidly took control of all major shipping and commercial corporations. Unfortunately, Salario Domus -63, a blue-collar worker in the desert region of Tareste, possessed neither.

To master Dust requires great emotional stability as well as an intimate knowledge of oneself.

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