In the early 2330s, a Prophet had possessed Sarah Sisko for the purpose of ensuring Benjamin Sisko's birth to take on the role of Emissary. She owned a necklace which contained the phrase "Orb of the Emissary" in ancient Bajoran. Her husband, Joseph, would keep this for many years and eventually give it to his son, unknowingly helping him to discover the orb. The Prophet left Sarah in 2333 and stayed inside the orb, located buried in a desert on Tyree, its existence unknown for years.