There are few minds in the Prime Material that can work the miracles necessary for the mechanical wonder that is the Extraplanar Progenitor-0 Engine. Capable of channeling the pure essences of multiple planes. When he approached the Outer Path he saw an opporunity to combine their research into ascension with his genius, in order to create a new kind of Necromaton Body that will no longer degrade and will instead constantly regenerate and revive itself. While he hasn't achieved that miracle yet, with the creation of the Progenitor-0, that dream is nearly within grasp.