Void Shepard

Void Shepards are Bankashi units whose sole purpose is to eradicate The Bog. Void Shepards are also deployed as elite troops by Bankashi forces, and specialize in fighting powerful entities and countering magical abilities.

Living Mummification
Bankashi who are chosen to become Void Shepards will undergo vigorous training. This training ensures that the recruit is mentally and physically prepared to become a Void Shepard. Part of the training involves the complete memorization of all Bankashi History.

After training is complete, the subject moves onto a process known as living mummification. Living mummification desiccates and preserves the subject's body while allowing cognitive processes to continue largely unaffected. The entire process takes several years and requires intense meditation.

The Application of the Exo-Suit
After the subject is mummified, they are fitted with a powerful exoskeleton. This cybernetic enhancement restores the subject's ability to ambulate and gives them superhuman strength and agility. The connection between the brain and the suit is permanent, linking the mind of the user directly into the computer built into the suit.

The Staff
A Void Shepard's weapon of choice is its staff. A Void Shepard's staff is rather crude in appearance, it is slightly over two meters in length with a metal loop on one end. The Staff contains powerful technology developed by the Bankashi to close portions of the Bog permanently, however everything in the closed area (including the Void Shepard) will be lost as well.