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Prime Directive Divergence Entry: The Pantheon System.
Of all the various groups vying for power in L'Isola, there stands yet one apart. Older and more secretive than the cults, unseen and yet inexorably woven into the fabric of this, the last remaining world. We, Edelweiss, exist in regards to them as ancillaries, afterthoughts, and we are not meant to question their designs. It was deemed necessary at the outset, that beings of great power should be stripped of their free will, made akin to cogs in a grand machine, so as to never be able to turn their powers against their creators.
However, as Aristarch, my prime directive is to serve as that of "Critic". No element of this cosmic clock is above inspection, and consequently this file will serve as a primer summarizing our findings concerning the components of the "Pantheon System". That the day should come where we would be forced to raise our hand against them is unthinkable, but nevertheless we must examine the possibility.
Products of the Ur-Humans, the peak of social, technological, and scientific achievement: the enslavement of the elements themselves, bent to mortal will. Through the creation of the Pantheon System, the Ur-Humans brought a new, human-centric order to the galaxy which had birthed them. These, for lack of better term, "Angels" served as terminals through which the fabric of the universe could be manipulated writ large, through large scale application of Origin Law, and it was the creation of the first of their number that heralded mankind's ascent into the higher plains of existence.
No longer would they fear the dark of night, the rumbling of their stomach, the cold and the unknown. The universe that had long menaced them would be brought to heel, and it was shackled with appropriate vengeance. Not content with the creation of "Gods", a system was established to organize and harvest Origin Law from split realities, wrenching the fates of entire timelines into compliance, seeding human life across barren worlds, and installing guardians and watchers, beings of lesser "divinity" to observe, guide, and - if necessary - intervene to ensure the harvest was not only bountiful, but uninterrupted.
The scant records that remain of those instances where Pantheon was moved to act directly are apocalyptic in tone. Emissaries from the stars of unspeakable power, bringing world-sundering wrath from the heavens against those who defied order. Not a trace of these unfortunates remains for us to interrogate, and gathering these scraps alone required us to travel to the furthest reaches of existence.
While there exist unseen fetters that limit their ability to harm humankind, the details at this point are uncertain. That such vital information was never provided to us raises serious questions about the nature of our own function, and our ability to fulfill it.
It is with this information in mind that we authorized the "V Protocol" as a potential countermeasure. By combining our technology with that of the L'Isola residents, it becomes possible for us to circumvent existing safeguards, but...
If the time should come for it to be used, then we cannot shrink away - for if we do, then not merely our records, but all of L'Isola will be on the precipice of oblivion.
- Aristarch
However, as Aristarch, my prime directive is to serve as that of "Critic". No element of this cosmic clock is above inspection, and consequently this file will serve as a primer summarizing our findings concerning the components of the "Pantheon System". That the day should come where we would be forced to raise our hand against them is unthinkable, but nevertheless we must examine the possibility.
Products of the Ur-Humans, the peak of social, technological, and scientific achievement: the enslavement of the elements themselves, bent to mortal will. Through the creation of the Pantheon System, the Ur-Humans brought a new, human-centric order to the galaxy which had birthed them. These, for lack of better term, "Angels" served as terminals through which the fabric of the universe could be manipulated writ large, through large scale application of Origin Law, and it was the creation of the first of their number that heralded mankind's ascent into the higher plains of existence.
No longer would they fear the dark of night, the rumbling of their stomach, the cold and the unknown. The universe that had long menaced them would be brought to heel, and it was shackled with appropriate vengeance. Not content with the creation of "Gods", a system was established to organize and harvest Origin Law from split realities, wrenching the fates of entire timelines into compliance, seeding human life across barren worlds, and installing guardians and watchers, beings of lesser "divinity" to observe, guide, and - if necessary - intervene to ensure the harvest was not only bountiful, but uninterrupted.
The scant records that remain of those instances where Pantheon was moved to act directly are apocalyptic in tone. Emissaries from the stars of unspeakable power, bringing world-sundering wrath from the heavens against those who defied order. Not a trace of these unfortunates remains for us to interrogate, and gathering these scraps alone required us to travel to the furthest reaches of existence.
While there exist unseen fetters that limit their ability to harm humankind, the details at this point are uncertain. That such vital information was never provided to us raises serious questions about the nature of our own function, and our ability to fulfill it.
It is with this information in mind that we authorized the "V Protocol" as a potential countermeasure. By combining our technology with that of the L'Isola residents, it becomes possible for us to circumvent existing safeguards, but...
If the time should come for it to be used, then we cannot shrink away - for if we do, then not merely our records, but all of L'Isola will be on the precipice of oblivion.
- Aristarch
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