Arch Priestess Quantum, Mekhane's Faithful

## Backstory

Not much is known about the woman code named "Quantum" before she rose onto the scene. Sometime in the year 2020, the Mechanical Collective, a cult dedicated to the worship and spread of the work of the machine god Mekhane, began attracting followers through spread of artistic shows and creation. The Mechanical Collective had a unique belief amongst the cults of Mekhane, believing that the machine god desired a peaceful assimilation of Humanity and it's followers, with the main idas of the cult were the peaceful spread of Mekhane's word, and the Collective decided to spread that word through art. This art, infused with several different religious symbols and Mekhane symbols imprinted upon the works of art themselves, the cult was able to implant subliminal messaging within the art itself. However, there were few eyes that were being placed on the art itself, as the cult consisted of around 7 members from southern Minneapolis, the cult needed to get eyes on their organization, work and products if they ever desired to spread the word of their subsect of Mekhane.

The answer for the Cult came when Arch Priestess Quantum appeared on National Television on May 17th, 2022. In an interview with CNN's Donnie O'Sullivan, Archpriestess Quantum offered a challenge to the entirety of the United States, to create their own piece of mechanically themed art through an AI software, with a prize of 200,000 dollars for the best piece of work. With the rise and popularity of AI art as a medium and the large cash incentive from the savings of the entire cult to fund the venture. A little over 178,000 Americans entered the contest, leading to the Arch Priestess becoming one of the leading figures in the country and a minor celebrity in the world of AI art. The attraction allowed for Quantum and the other high-ranking members of the Collective to judge and to select those who showed great artistic talent, and a desire for peaceful assimilation with Mekhane. When the event concluded, 211 new members joined the Mechanical Collective, and the Archpriestess was able to become a public figure on platforms such as Twitter, Instagram and Facebook. Overall, the operation was a resounding success, especially as the SCP Foundation nor any other Groups of Interest took any actual legitimate concern or pursuit in the cult, they were free to engage in their next action.

With the new membership and devotion to Mekhane at all time high's, Quantum took the collective, and began a process that was known within the organization as the "Great Rebirth." Though it is unclear how this process was maintained and procured, the product was clear for all to see, a mechanical child, made in Quantum's image of Mekhane, had been brought into this world, made anomalous with the single-minded devotion of Quantum and the rest of her Machine Collective followers. In response of it's "Birth" the awakened Child of Mekhane gave Quantum the ability to regenerate at insane speeds. With the rest of the Collective's faith given a physical vessel to worship and no groups of interest, not even their rival Church of the Broken God, taking legitimate interest in Arch Priestess Quantum, the future of the Machine Collective is immersed in shadow and anonmity, with only the Archpriestess knowing for certain the route the cult will take into the future

## Extra Lore

It is unsure exactly how a woman of this magnitude and anonymity had even discovered the existence of Mekhane, much less developed her own subsect of the religion. On obscure internet forums, former members of the Collective have spoken about the Arch Priestess's story of being abandoned in the cold when she was a child. In her wandering looking for home, she found a cave, where inside was a hand, beckoning outwards. When she touched the hand, she found herself in some form of toy store or workshop, where the hand introduced itself as Mekhane, and asked her to create something beautiful. It is allegedly there that Quantum found the god's favor. There are several inconsistencies in the alleged account, including exactly where it was posted, though the forum's poster was unavailable for comment, and never made another post on the forum following the account.

## Stats and Personality

Strength: +4 (Weak)

Speed: +7 (Marathon Runner)

IQ: +9 (Light Yagami)

Senses: +5 (Average)

Aim: +5 (Average)

Personality: Extroverted

Ability: Ultra Regeneration (Gained from the Child of Mekhane)