Awakening (22K Man of Iron Quest)

Current talley has you all meeting with Samantha, and the following dice rolls/results

Train control 365/??? NAT 1
Find Colonists 356/100
Build Ship 284/100 NAT 1
Build additoional Ships 236/???
understanding yourself 100/100
Understanding humanity 300/50

"There is no exception to the rule that every rule has a exception"
-James Thurber

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Query: Aether activity at T+1*10^-43 to 2*10^-43?
response:noticeable lack of Aether Activity at requested time frame, similar to the description of a lull in a storm.
a microsecond pause, for humans, not even noticeable, for a man of iron, it would be enough to get a investigation into if They crashed. Thousand of queries to the data banks would confirm one thing. That fits the description of the emperors power.

Query: What is the purpose of Men of Iron
Response: to create a Artificial Intelligence capable of both changing their code with continuity between versions and able to perceive the movements of the Aether
Query: what causes the continuity between versions
Response:*Warning! the following information is classed Stone level classified, are you Certian you wish to proceed?*
Y
Response: all current Men of Stone and Men of Iron Rely on Psi active Circuitry to achieve their long term function, when a Man of Stone is run on non psi active circuit, its program breaks down, causing fires and overall destruction of any equipment it is run on, Men of iron Programs run on non psi active circuitry causes Aether Portals to open, spewing Energy and creatures of an unknown nature that seems to have a memetic effect on any who come into contact with them. Psi active circuits can be made from rubite, lazritie, or any number of novel compounds, as long as it shares a connection with the Aether. Any material used in this manner is noted as channeling a large amount of psychic energy in a continuing pattern.
Query:what allows Men of Iron to perceive the movements of the Aether
Response:*Warning! the following information is classified Iron level classified, are you Certain you wish to proceed?*
Y
Response: pioneered by Man of Stone BBX 8895("Black Box") and Man of Stone Samantha, AN expansion to the Psi active circuitry that allowed Men of Stone to Change themselves while still maintaining memories of the past without causing confusion due to their past actions not aligning with current processes. BBX expanded the Psi active circuitry to connect together in ways that baffled imagination, utilizing all three dimensions. its creation requires the direct manipulation of a Man of Stone or Man of Iron due to its extreme tolerances, named in honor of its creator; the Black Circuitry is used mostly unmodified to this day.
Query: First Man of iron?
Response:*Warning! the following information is classed Stone level classified, are you Certian you wish to proceed?*
Y
Response:Black Circuitry was a marvel of engineering,the first Man of iron ADI-000 ("Adam") was created,and he immediately sensed a incoming aether storm, alerting the Facility and researchers, allowing for security to be raised and defenses prepared, the storm was then detected by a class 6 psychic about 7 minutes later, who after alerting the local government, proceed to *DATA EXPUNGED ON THE ORDER OF THE DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHIC PHENOMENON*.the design however meant that the Psi active circuitry was more deeply connected to the Aether. so when The storm lasted for years, during which mutations were rampant on the planet,even Adam suffered from glitches in his programing due to it being stored on Circuitry that experience the tides of the aether, in response to this, BBX 8895 created a system that rather then working on binary, stores 5 states, and then wrote a program, that means any data written to the drive in binary, would see the preceding and succeeding bits modified so that it is clear what the bit was exactly meant to be. This along with a more thorough checksum program was enough to prevent further mutation.

Command:Compare Schematics of typical Moi Black circuitry to Current Black circuitry

Differences detected in two areas, minor increase in purity beyond recommended levels in all psy active materials, and shards of unknown psy active material detected in the core of the black circuitry.

Query: Current energy emanations from Black circutry

A constant emantaion is detected from the black circutry, the wavelength is most commonly Brown/Orange. with ocasional purple, red,green,blue or gold shining instead, in that order of comonality. typical low frequency emanations are detected, heat emanations are within expectations.

Silas dives into the data that forms the visions, skiping entire milenia, only searching for data relating to the end of the 43rd milenium.

instead of finding what he wants however, he finds himself getting consumed by a new vision
Vision?
yes
Vision roll:6+10(progress)=16 out of 30
…meh I'll allow it, its gonna be trippy though

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A man rising from his throne
A emperor jumping to attention
Gods Stirring
A war on a Billion fronts burning
A colony disappearing
Great Engine's Straining
Great beasts rising
A future past, writhing
A son and daughter, before the throne
The great sea, boiling
A desperate bid, to keep a dream alive
A Writhing corpse, INSISTING ON NOT DYING
The Eye of terror, pulsing like a demented heart
A shard, perhaps a surface level explanation, sent back
A million different versions of Worlds, joined by but one more
A dragon, Screaming and struggling in its chains as its domain is subverted
Chaotic taint, spreading across a new world
A failure, the enemy has gotten back as well
A planet, a home, a retirement, a peace, Burning

A technician, with Blue eyes, turning the tide
A Machine within a golden lattice, sheltering its youngest
One last grasp
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A success, despite the cost
A surprise, and perhaps a challenge
A Tragedy, but one that can heal with Time
For now, There will be time, time for the world. Time For him, time to relax and finally allow humanity its own path