According to the priestesses of the Gytanoi clanÉ
The savior is coming, the one who will guide us home. The true son of the thirteenth will answer the call of the lost ones. With the help of the mirror, the Rhomanii shall find their way back to where they belong.
That was according to the Dom'umm Terramyn'oos, also known as the one true religion with loyal followers who believed black holes held the secrets to their future. People saw things when they traveled through those folds in space. Rafe saw things when he imbibed too much Jaanja herb, it didn't make it true. But tell that to the priestesses who swore by their visions. According to them, Rafe was the chosen one, which meant they wanted to keep him alive.
If you listened to the Eternal Roamers, then Rafe was destined to kill them all. ÉFor he shall wake the great darkness. It hungers for blood. We must hide, lest it devour us. To survive, the destroyer must die.