AnonCastillo
08-06-2006, 11:02 AM
Although there were many different
factors that led to the ending of the Aeon
of Strife, one unprecedented discovery is
cited with bringing about the radical
changes of the Second Age. As the ancient,
vicious blood feuds continued to take their
toll upon yet another generation of Protoss
warriors, one eccentric mystic stumbled
upon a pivotal insight. The mystic, whose
true name has been forgotten in the annals
of history, was eventually named Khas or
‘he who brings order’. Khas, having studied
the archaic, forbidden teachings of the
Xel’Naga, unearthed ancient, monolithic
artifacts known as the Khaydarin Crystals.
The Crystals, left behind by the Xel’Naga,
were fundamental in facilitating their protogenetic
experiments. Khas was able to
channel the primal energies of the Crystals
through himself, allowing him to access the
primordial, psychic bond of his race. For
the first time in thousands of years, the
primal chord of the Protoss was tapped.
Flooded by emotions emanating from every
member of his race, Khas became aware
that the Protoss had not lost their primal
link, but had simply forgotten how to attune
themselves to it. Horrified by the warring
emotions that had been tearing his race
apart for countless centuries, Khas began
to search for a way to heal the searing pains
of his people. Khas, gathering many young
Protoss together, was able to teach the new
generation of warriors how to access their
latent psychic bond. These young ones,
suddenly free to distance themselves from
the horrendous strife around them, were
able to see clearly that the conflict of their
race was folly. They believed that the
Xel’Naga had been right to abandon them
and that because their racial essence had
been corrupted by the rise of ego, they were
indeed a failed creation. They maintained,
however, that because their inherent failure
was not of their own doing, the inner conflict
of the Protoss and racial turmoil was baseless
and hollow. Khas developed a radical system
of psychic progression that he hoped would
discipline the new generation and keep them
from repeating the tragic mistakes of their
ancestors. His theory, known as the Khala, or
‘Path of Ascension’, called all Protoss to
forsake their own whims and strive to reunify
their once mighty, communal race. The
greatest hope of Khas was that the Khala would
instill a new sense of essence and vitality
within the Protoss race. Slowly, many Protoss
gave up their ages-old feuds and rallied behind
the ever-growing legions of the Khalai. This
marked the true turning point in the Aeon of
Strife and led to the rise of the Second Age.
As the terrible wars subsided and the Tribes
once more began to heal and bond, the
premise of the Khala began to permeate even
the deepest, most fundamental roots of Protoss
society.
Khas helped the Protoss regain their psionic abilities. He taught them to reconnect with each other psionically, giving up a bit of individuality in the process (something the tribes which became the Dark Templar would reject). He made the Protoss begin a slower, steadier, more controlled progression into their psionic abilities than what the Xel'Naga had originally attempted.
However, the strictness of the Khalai teachings that Khas passed down also held the Protoss back. The energies the Templar caste are capable of wielding are incapable of permanently damaging the Zerg. In short, he began the process of advancing the Protoss as far as possible without giving them the capability to prevent the Zerg from assimilating the Protoss.
Duran said that he has played many roles throughout the millennia. Could one of them have been Khas, who attempted to turn the Protoss into the most advanced species the Zerg would ever be given an easy opportunity to infest?
factors that led to the ending of the Aeon
of Strife, one unprecedented discovery is
cited with bringing about the radical
changes of the Second Age. As the ancient,
vicious blood feuds continued to take their
toll upon yet another generation of Protoss
warriors, one eccentric mystic stumbled
upon a pivotal insight. The mystic, whose
true name has been forgotten in the annals
of history, was eventually named Khas or
‘he who brings order’. Khas, having studied
the archaic, forbidden teachings of the
Xel’Naga, unearthed ancient, monolithic
artifacts known as the Khaydarin Crystals.
The Crystals, left behind by the Xel’Naga,
were fundamental in facilitating their protogenetic
experiments. Khas was able to
channel the primal energies of the Crystals
through himself, allowing him to access the
primordial, psychic bond of his race. For
the first time in thousands of years, the
primal chord of the Protoss was tapped.
Flooded by emotions emanating from every
member of his race, Khas became aware
that the Protoss had not lost their primal
link, but had simply forgotten how to attune
themselves to it. Horrified by the warring
emotions that had been tearing his race
apart for countless centuries, Khas began
to search for a way to heal the searing pains
of his people. Khas, gathering many young
Protoss together, was able to teach the new
generation of warriors how to access their
latent psychic bond. These young ones,
suddenly free to distance themselves from
the horrendous strife around them, were
able to see clearly that the conflict of their
race was folly. They believed that the
Xel’Naga had been right to abandon them
and that because their racial essence had
been corrupted by the rise of ego, they were
indeed a failed creation. They maintained,
however, that because their inherent failure
was not of their own doing, the inner conflict
of the Protoss and racial turmoil was baseless
and hollow. Khas developed a radical system
of psychic progression that he hoped would
discipline the new generation and keep them
from repeating the tragic mistakes of their
ancestors. His theory, known as the Khala, or
‘Path of Ascension’, called all Protoss to
forsake their own whims and strive to reunify
their once mighty, communal race. The
greatest hope of Khas was that the Khala would
instill a new sense of essence and vitality
within the Protoss race. Slowly, many Protoss
gave up their ages-old feuds and rallied behind
the ever-growing legions of the Khalai. This
marked the true turning point in the Aeon of
Strife and led to the rise of the Second Age.
As the terrible wars subsided and the Tribes
once more began to heal and bond, the
premise of the Khala began to permeate even
the deepest, most fundamental roots of Protoss
society.
Khas helped the Protoss regain their psionic abilities. He taught them to reconnect with each other psionically, giving up a bit of individuality in the process (something the tribes which became the Dark Templar would reject). He made the Protoss begin a slower, steadier, more controlled progression into their psionic abilities than what the Xel'Naga had originally attempted.
However, the strictness of the Khalai teachings that Khas passed down also held the Protoss back. The energies the Templar caste are capable of wielding are incapable of permanently damaging the Zerg. In short, he began the process of advancing the Protoss as far as possible without giving them the capability to prevent the Zerg from assimilating the Protoss.
Duran said that he has played many roles throughout the millennia. Could one of them have been Khas, who attempted to turn the Protoss into the most advanced species the Zerg would ever be given an easy opportunity to infest?