In 2099, when scientistst started to use military weapon on protesting people a new religious group, known as the Followers of  The Great Om, came into the light. A group of robe-clad men and women, the Priests of Om, used unknown powers to halt riots. They claimed to have received a blessing from the almighty god Om which allowed them to perform superhuman feats. The Priests sided with the common folk and hunted down scientists – some were killed in public executions, some behind closed doors, others were believed to have had found a way to escape the planet.

The Priests took control of the scientists’ facilities and formed a church. Most of the planet’s population joined the Church of Om, while the others were shunned and often killed by the believers. Some claimed that it was all an elaborate ruse of the scientists to take control over the people, that only the scientists who opposed the idea of tricking the common folk were killed and that the powers given by Om were a form of technology nobody understood. Others believed that the Priests, who rarely revealed their faces, were members of an alien race. Still, the Church of Om grew strong and took active control over the planet.

When the voidshift ended and communication with other planets was restored three decades later, Pots was a different planet altogether. The Church of Om had its own army loyal to the Priests, and quickly began to spread to other colonies. No other corporation, government or organization was able to establish a lasting presence on the planet, although many tried. The most notable conflict was the so-called War of the Dandelions in 2132, when the Alliance of Common Planets tried to take control over the planet. After months of warfare the ACP managed to take the city of Germeli, only to flee weeks later when the contingent was attacked by Om Followers.