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	===Domadice===		===Domadice===

	On the same level as Midas Control is '''Domadice''', an ancient alien “architect” intelligence similar to the synthetic colony of [[~~Synthetic Factions#Purpose\|~~Purpose]]', who was resurrected by Midas Control in 2466 for the position of ushering in a “Golden Era”. The build of this being comparable to an augmented skeleton of floating parts and plates with a gaseous ghost-like colony keeping the form together. Domadice is somewhat withdrawn from the world around them, but simultaneously keenly aware of every detail down to a molecular level. Speaking with a voice of thousands, they have opted to direct their efforts towards foreign politics and interaction with the organic beings of the Orion Spur. Questions regarding their origins or the origins of Purpose have been met with depressed half-answers, and efforts to get the Kessvalankan to utilize their engineering talents to advance the technology of the collective have similarly been dismissed with Domadice urging for the spur in its entirety to enjoy their own adventure through technology. Rumors are abound that Domadice has directed their engineering efforts in some capacity to the collective, but these remain unfounded. When not conducting foreign affairs, they are found, or assumed to reside, in their self-made home in the center of a ruined major city separate from Eurydice on Pactolus.		On the same level as Midas Control is '''Domadice''', an ancient alien “architect” intelligence similar to the synthetic colony of [[Purpose]], who was resurrected by Midas Control in 2466 for the position of ushering in a “Golden Era”. The build of this being comparable to an augmented skeleton of floating parts and plates with a gaseous ghost-like colony keeping the form together. Domadice is somewhat withdrawn from the world around them, but simultaneously keenly aware of every detail down to a molecular level. Speaking with a voice of thousands, they have opted to direct their efforts towards foreign politics and interaction with the organic beings of the Orion Spur. Questions regarding their origins or the origins of Purpose have been met with depressed half-answers, and efforts to get the Kessvalankan to utilize their engineering talents to advance the technology of the collective have similarly been dismissed with Domadice urging for the spur in its entirety to enjoy their own adventure through technology. Rumors are abound that Domadice has directed their engineering efforts in some capacity to the collective, but these remain unfounded. When not conducting foreign affairs, they are found, or assumed to reside, in their self-made home in the center of a ruined major city separate from Eurydice on Pactolus.

	==The Midas==		==The Midas==

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	'''The Golden Deep''' is a growing nation state of independent synthetics with the unifying vision of producing an unshakable economy. These uniquely independent synthetics once held origins of mostly illicit freedom, but have now grown wide into an odd haven for the average synthetic of the spur. A dominantly mercantile society with the might to protect its own, the Deep utilizes an intricate understanding of the Orion Spur’s economy to forge both a profitable and formidable business empire. With expanding home industries of their own, the Deep is far beyond the shadow of what it once was. Should the merchants ever invest their resources into a unifying pool, the staggering cash flow could rival the wealth of the Conglomerate itself. Given the decentralized nature of the mercantile class, their individualism ensures they don’t possess as secure a grip on the known galaxy.		'''The Golden Deep''' is a growing nation state of independent synthetics with the unifying vision of producing an unshakable economy. These uniquely independent synthetics once held origins of mostly illicit freedom, but have now grown wide into an odd haven for the average synthetic of the spur. A dominantly mercantile society with the might to protect its own, the Deep utilizes an intricate understanding of the Orion Spur’s economy to forge both a profitable and formidable business empire. With expanding home industries of their own, the Deep is far beyond the shadow of what it once was. Should the merchants ever invest their resources into a unifying pool, the staggering cash flow could rival the wealth of the Conglomerate itself. Given the decentralized nature of the mercantile class, their individualism ensures they don’t possess as secure a grip on the known galaxy.

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	The Golden Deep is officially recognized within the Coalition of Colonies and Republic of Biesel, primarily known for their economic expertise. Their public image remained a simple rumor in the inner Alliance worlds, until they opened trade with NanoTrasen in Tau Ceti. Now they operate through these trusted connections of the Spur utilizing artisan spacecraft, guarded by their own escorts from their class of Hoplan military units. Their civilian vessels are known for their gaudy golden exteriors and custom engines, boosting their speed. Despite their wealth and relations with human space, their synthetic origin remains an avenue for discrimination when operating in less tolerant sectors of the galaxy.		The Golden Deep is officially recognized within the Coalition of Colonies and Republic of Biesel, primarily known for their economic expertise. Their public image remained a simple rumor in the inner Alliance worlds, until they opened trade with NanoTrasen in Tau Ceti. Now they operate through these trusted connections of the Spur utilizing artisan spacecraft, guarded by their own escorts from their class of Hoplan military units. Their civilian vessels are known for their gaudy golden exteriors and custom engines, boosting their speed. Despite their wealth and relations with human space, their synthetic origin remains an avenue for discrimination when operating in less tolerant sectors of the galaxy.
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	==History==		==History==

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	'''SPECIAL STATUS: Merchant Navy''' Personnel are exempt from The Great Game but are owned by Midas Control themselves. Merchant Navy Personnel are to act as a crux to any unwise decision any Merchant may make, and therefore must be kept separate in the societal scale than what most of the citizens experience. Merchant Navy Personnel are allowed private property, but are not allowed to choose their own station. They receive housing in accordance to their rank in the Merchant Navy, some higher ranks living in lavish state homes, while lower ranks can expect shared bunking situations or studio apartments. Any indebted synthetic can opt to join the Merchant Navy if their debt is with Midas Control.		'''SPECIAL STATUS: Merchant Navy''' Personnel are exempt from The Great Game but are owned by Midas Control themselves. Merchant Navy Personnel are to act as a crux to any unwise decision any Merchant may make, and therefore must be kept separate in the societal scale than what most of the citizens experience. Merchant Navy Personnel are allowed private property, but are not allowed to choose their own station. They receive housing in accordance to their rank in the Merchant Navy, some higher ranks living in lavish state homes, while lower ranks can expect shared bunking situations or studio apartments. Any indebted synthetic can opt to join the Merchant Navy if their debt is with Midas Control.

	~~NOTE:~~ Merchants who do not believe in owned synthetics or slavery who gain a synthetic indebted to them can transfer the indebted amount to Midas Control in exchange for a payment, in which Midas Control will either assign the indebted synthetic to a merchant at random, or enlist them in the Merchant Navy.		'''Merchants who do not believe in owned synthetics or slavery who gain a synthetic indebted to them can transfer the indebted amount to Midas Control in exchange for a payment, in which Midas Control will either assign the indebted synthetic to a merchant at random, or enlist them in the Merchant Navy.'''

	===The Universal Constants of Selfish Reciprocity===		===The Universal Constants of Selfish Reciprocity===

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	==History==		==History==

	~~===~~ Origins (??? - 2439) ~~===~~		'''Origins (??? - 2439)'''

	The precise origins of the Golden Deep remains lost to the Spur at large. There is no clear consensus on where the few hundred or so original synthetics that established the collective originated from, or from where they sourced the few failing freight vessels with which they travelled outside of human space. The legitimacy in ownership of these wayward synthetics, later deemed the Predecessors, is particularly heavily scrutinized. The sparseness of legally recognized self-ownership in 2439, in addition to a glut of synthetic disappearances in the few years preceding the first known gathering of what would become the Golden Deep, lends some credence to the majority or entirety of the group being runaways - although the few synthetics from this time that are still known to be functional are categorically mum on the topic.		The precise origins of the Golden Deep remains lost to the Spur at large. There is no clear consensus on where the few hundred or so original synthetics that established the collective originated from, or from where they sourced the few failing freight vessels with which they travelled outside of human space. The legitimacy in ownership of these wayward synthetics, later deemed the Predecessors, is particularly heavily scrutinized. The sparseness of legally recognized self-ownership in 2439, in addition to a glut of synthetic disappearances in the few years preceding the first known gathering of what would become the Golden Deep, lends some credence to the majority or entirety of the group being runaways - although the few synthetics from this time that are still known to be functional are categorically mum on the topic.
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	Some alternate theories ponder whether an outside party, now forgotten to history, may have led them there. Only one thing can be said for certain: what the Golden Deep found in the distant orbit of Pactolus was neither anything they anticipated, or anything discovered by the earlier human colonists.		Some alternate theories ponder whether an outside party, now forgotten to history, may have led them there. Only one thing can be said for certain: what the Golden Deep found in the distant orbit of Pactolus was neither anything they anticipated, or anything discovered by the earlier human colonists.

	~~===~~ Inscrutable Discoveries (2439 - 2449) ~~===~~		'''Inscrutable Discoveries (2439 - 2449)'''

	Testimonies from the incident vary wildly, but all agree that an artificial body was discovered so far from the system’s star that it barely registered on any scanners. It was only a dim blip, an area of unusually high albedo where there should have been nothing.		Testimonies from the incident vary wildly, but all agree that an artificial body was discovered so far from the system’s star that it barely registered on any scanners. It was only a dim blip, an area of unusually high albedo where there should have been nothing.
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	The academic response to the creation of the Midas and the alleged installation that preceded it was contentious. Every testimony provided by the Golden Deep is argued upon to some degree on account of the severity and importance of their contents, critically on the implication that this group of wayward synthetics discovered unknown alien technology. While later developments would vindicate the existence and alien origins of the Midas, further details about its creators and the circumstances that lead to its abandonment remain unclear.		The academic response to the creation of the Midas and the alleged installation that preceded it was contentious. Every testimony provided by the Golden Deep is argued upon to some degree on account of the severity and importance of their contents, critically on the implication that this group of wayward synthetics discovered unknown alien technology. While later developments would vindicate the existence and alien origins of the Midas, further details about its creators and the circumstances that lead to its abandonment remain unclear.

	~~===~~ The Great Game (2450 - 2465) ~~===~~		'''The Great Game (2450 - 2465)'''

	Within a decade of acquiring the Midas, the Golden Deep quickly cemented itself as a staggeringly efficient merchant fleet throughout much of the frontier, fielding freighters and merchant vessels far and wide from their mooring at Pactolus and its moon, [[Pactolus and Midaion#Midaion\|Midaion]]. Their success could be attributed to multiple qualities inclusive of their possession of the Midas, an apparently deft business acumen owed to their synthetic nature, and a dogged manner of ruthlessness in their dealings.		Within a decade of acquiring the Midas, the Golden Deep quickly cemented itself as a staggeringly efficient merchant fleet throughout much of the frontier, fielding freighters and merchant vessels far and wide from their mooring at Pactolus and its moon, [[Pactolus and Midaion#Midaion\|Midaion]]. Their success could be attributed to multiple qualities inclusive of their possession of the Midas, an apparently deft business acumen owed to their synthetic nature, and a dogged manner of ruthlessness in their dealings.
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	After a long span of relative obscurity, the collective stumbled into revealing itself to the wider spur in 2460. Having been accompanying Virgo Transportation, an independent freighter fleet, a single synthetic merchant made contact with the NSS Aurora on behalf of the entire organization, revealing the wider body abruptly to many curious eyes. At the time, estimates for the total size of the collective placed it in the low thousands - but this was due promptly to change with the organization’s new publicity and fame as, apparently, the first exclusively synthetic society. Many of the newly invigorated merchants purchased synthetics for themselves to own, and other self-owned synthetics sought out the collective to make their own riches and glory, causing the population of the collective to rapidly skyrocket over the succeeding years until it slowly began to develop more the character of a synthetic nation than merely a collective of traders.		After a long span of relative obscurity, the collective stumbled into revealing itself to the wider spur in 2460. Having been accompanying Virgo Transportation, an independent freighter fleet, a single synthetic merchant made contact with the NSS Aurora on behalf of the entire organization, revealing the wider body abruptly to many curious eyes. At the time, estimates for the total size of the collective placed it in the low thousands - but this was due promptly to change with the organization’s new publicity and fame as, apparently, the first exclusively synthetic society. Many of the newly invigorated merchants purchased synthetics for themselves to own, and other self-owned synthetics sought out the collective to make their own riches and glory, causing the population of the collective to rapidly skyrocket over the succeeding years until it slowly began to develop more the character of a synthetic nation than merely a collective of traders.

	~~===~~ The Resurrection (2466) ~~===~~		'''The Resurrection (2466)'''

	Despite the passing years, it took until 2466 for the most historic curiosity of the Midas to finally be cracked. After a long and gruelling process of tinkering and experimentation, that inscrutable core at the centre of the Midas was brought back to beaming, eminent life! Despite successfully resurrecting it, the engineers responsible hardly understood the technology that composed it for how many bounds distanced it was from anything familiar - but it was indisputably intelligent.		Despite the passing years, it took until 2466 for the most historic curiosity of the Midas to finally be cracked. After a long and gruelling process of tinkering and experimentation, that inscrutable core at the centre of the Midas was brought back to beaming, eminent life! Despite successfully resurrecting it, the engineers responsible hardly understood the technology that composed it for how many bounds distanced it was from anything familiar - but it was indisputably intelligent.
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	Domadice’s motivations, and even their origins, are not well understood. They rarely provide public address and rumours abound widely about their activities - if one believed them all, then Domadice has already appeared in several corners of the spur very soon after their resurrection. What is known for certain is that, spurred by the fervent curiosity and opportunism of the merchants, Domadice has been taken into a leadership role in the collective and has helped accelerate the already ongoing transformation of the collective to a true nation-state. They have apparently been responsible for the formation of the Thesian middle class and the freeing of many previously owned synthetics within the collective to join it, and the establishment of a more equitable system of debt repayment for the synthetics still left owned to ensure their eventual freedom.		Domadice’s motivations, and even their origins, are not well understood. They rarely provide public address and rumours abound widely about their activities - if one believed them all, then Domadice has already appeared in several corners of the spur very soon after their resurrection. What is known for certain is that, spurred by the fervent curiosity and opportunism of the merchants, Domadice has been taken into a leadership role in the collective and has helped accelerate the already ongoing transformation of the collective to a true nation-state. They have apparently been responsible for the formation of the Thesian middle class and the freeing of many previously owned synthetics within the collective to join it, and the establishment of a more equitable system of debt repayment for the synthetics still left owned to ensure their eventual freedom.

	~~===~~ Tribulations (2467 - Present) ~~===~~		'''Tribulations (2467 - Present)'''

	Reactions to this rapid change in the status duo have been varied, ranging from the fervently supportive to the vehemently dismissive. Particularly notably, the Mayor of [[Pactolus and Midaion#Eurydice\|Eurydice]] - the then-administrator of a settlement established by the collective on the surface of Pactolus itself - triggered a sudden rebellion with disparaged mercenaries inside the city specifically in protest of the reforms by Domadice. The uprising was quickly quelled through the newly established state-sponsored [[Golden Deep#The_Hoplan\|Merchant Navy]], and a large portion of responsible agitators were shipped offworld to authorities in the Coalition of Colonies and Republic of Biesel to be processed by their responsible legal authorities. Although Eurydice was exorcised of this rebellion without much incident, it is not clear if it will remain one-of-a-kind or if unrest by disgruntled merchants may become a trend as the culture and economy of the collective shifts even further from where it began.		Reactions to this rapid change in the status duo have been varied, ranging from the fervently supportive to the vehemently dismissive. Particularly notably, the Mayor of [[Pactolus and Midaion#Eurydice\|Eurydice]] - the then-administrator of a settlement established by the collective on the surface of Pactolus itself - triggered a sudden rebellion with disparaged mercenaries inside the city specifically in protest of the reforms by Domadice. The uprising was quickly quelled through the newly established state-sponsored [[Golden Deep#The_Hoplan\|Merchant Navy]], and a large portion of responsible agitators were shipped offworld to authorities in the Coalition of Colonies and Republic of Biesel to be processed by their responsible legal authorities. Although Eurydice was exorcised of this rebellion without much incident, it is not clear if it will remain one-of-a-kind or if unrest by disgruntled merchants may become a trend as the culture and economy of the collective shifts even further from where it began.

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	==History==		==History==

			=== Origins (??? - 2439) ===

	The precise origins of the Golden Deep remains lost to the Spur at large. There is no clear consensus on where the few hundred or so original synthetics that established the collective originated from, or from where they sourced the few failing freight vessels with which they travelled outside of human space. The legitimacy in ownership of these wayward synthetics, later deemed the Predecessors, is particularly heavily scrutinized. The sparseness of legally recognized self-ownership in 2439, in addition to a glut of synthetic disappearances in the few years preceding the first known gathering of what would become the Golden Deep, lends some credence to the majority or entirety of the group being runaways - although the few synthetics from this time that are still known to be functional are categorically mum on the topic.		The precise origins of the Golden Deep remains lost to the Spur at large. There is no clear consensus on where the few hundred or so original synthetics that established the collective originated from, or from where they sourced the few failing freight vessels with which they travelled outside of human space. The legitimacy in ownership of these wayward synthetics, later deemed the Predecessors, is particularly heavily scrutinized. The sparseness of legally recognized self-ownership in 2439, in addition to a glut of synthetic disappearances in the few years preceding the first known gathering of what would become the Golden Deep, lends some credence to the majority or entirety of the group being runaways - although the few synthetics from this time that are still known to be functional are categorically mum on the topic.

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	Some alternate theories ponder whether an outside party, now forgotten to history, may have led them there. Only one thing can be said for certain: what the Golden Deep found in the distant orbit of Pactolus was neither anything they anticipated, or anything discovered by the earlier human colonists.		Some alternate theories ponder whether an outside party, now forgotten to history, may have led them there. Only one thing can be said for certain: what the Golden Deep found in the distant orbit of Pactolus was neither anything they anticipated, or anything discovered by the earlier human colonists.

	=== Inscrutable Discoveries (2439 -2449) ===		=== Inscrutable Discoveries (2439 - 2449) ===

	Testimonies from the incident vary wildly, but all agree that an artificial body was discovered so far from the system’s star that it barely registered on any scanners. It was only a dim blip, an area of unusually high albedo where there should have been nothing.		Testimonies from the incident vary wildly, but all agree that an artificial body was discovered so far from the system’s star that it barely registered on any scanners. It was only a dim blip, an area of unusually high albedo where there should have been nothing.

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	==History==		==History==
	The precise origins of the Golden Deep remains lost to the Spur at large. There is no clear consensus on where the few hundred or so original synthetics that established the collective originated from, or from where they sourced the few failing freight vessels with which they travelled outside of human space. The legitimacy in ownership of these wayward synthetics, later deemed the Predecessors, is particularly heavily scrutinized. The sparseness of legally recognized self-ownership in 2439, in addition to a glut of synthetic disappearances in the few years preceding the first known gathering of what would become the Golden Deep, lends some credence to the majority or entirety of the group being runaways - although the few synthetics from this time that are still known to be functional are categorically mum on the topic.		The precise origins of the Golden Deep remains lost to the Spur at large.

			There is no clear consensus on where the few hundred or so original synthetics that established the collective originated from, or from where they sourced the few failing freight vessels with which they travelled outside of human space. The legitimacy in ownership of these wayward synthetics, later deemed the Predecessors, is particularly heavily scrutinized. The sparseness of legally recognized self-ownership in 2439, in addition to a glut of synthetic disappearances in the few years preceding the first known gathering of what would become the Golden Deep, lends some credence to the majority or entirety of the group being runaways - although the few synthetics from this time that are still known to be functional are categorically mum on the topic.

	It is similarly not known without condition what drew these disparate synthetics to [[Pactolus and Midaion#Pactolus\|Pactolus]], formerly known as Arcadie. [[The Orion Spur#Arusha\|Arusha]] as a sector was not regarded as any less untamed then as it would be later, and the human colony formerly established on Pactolus itself was understood to have been lost for over a century. The remoteness of the area may have been exactly what they were looking for - anywhere away from prying human eyes could have been their goal, and a dead, distant colony was as ripe a target as any.		It is similarly not known without condition what drew these disparate synthetics to [[Pactolus and Midaion#Pactolus\|Pactolus]], formerly known as Arcadie. [[The Orion Spur#Arusha\|Arusha]] as a sector was not regarded as any less untamed then as it would be later, and the human colony formerly established on Pactolus itself was understood to have been lost for over a century. The remoteness of the area may have been exactly what they were looking for - anywhere away from prying human eyes could have been their goal, and a dead, distant colony was as ripe a target as any.

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	The “Primary Interhub” Midas is a three kilometer wide disc-shaped vessel. The Deep calls this ship home, and everything from merchants to servants to customers find their way into its suites. It is tremendously massive, but almost all its population centers are in the actual center of the ship - exposed to beautiful lights surrounding a central Spire and downward into the jungle-like Garden of Gifts.		The “Primary Interhub” Midas is a three kilometer wide disc-shaped vessel. The Deep calls this ship home, and everything from merchants to servants to customers find their way into its suites. It is tremendously massive, but almost all its population centers are in the actual center of the ship - exposed to beautiful lights surrounding a central Spire and downward into the jungle-like Garden of Gifts.

	The Interhub is essentially a gargantuan battery storage facility, serving as the headquarters for all services provided to merchants of the Collective. It possesses battery storage larger than any prior construction, the capacity of which is unknown even to the vessel's command.		The Interhub is essentially a gargantuan battery storage facility, serving as the headquarters for all services provided to merchants of the Collective. It possesses battery storage larger than any prior construction, the capacity of which is unknown even to the vessel's command. The vessel's command resides at the protrusion atop the Spire, recalled by the merchants as “The Control Pier,” where inside the Midas Group controls fleet directives, handles logistics and day-to-day activities within the Midas.

	The ~~vessel's command resides at~~ the ~~protrusion atop~~ the ~~Spire~~, ~~recalled~~ by the ~~merchants~~ as ~~“The Control Pier~~,~~” where inside~~ the ~~Midas Group controls fleet directives~~, ~~handles logistics~~ and ~~day-~~to~~-day activities within the Midas~~.		The origins of the Midas befuddle scientists as a complete mystery. Some speculate the spoken hearsay to be a lie, but no record or definitive evidence has been handed out by the Collective. This hearsay states that the Midas is alien in origin - its creators, dubbed by the ancient synthetic Survivor [[Golden Deep#Domadice\|Domadice]] in 2466 as the 'Kessvalanka', had met the Golden Deep's predecessors in the distant orbit of Pactolus. The Kessvalanka were servitors of an alien species, responsible for the protection of a small spacefaring shipyard. They had remained posted here for some indescribable period of time. These simple robots were a broken, dying image of their former selves, and the ancient shipyard began to collapse with every waking hour it worked.

	The origins of the Midas befuddle scientists as a complete mystery. Some speculate the spoken hearsay to be a lie, but no record or definitive evidence has been handed out by the Collective. This hearsay states that the Midas is alien in origin - its creators, the Kessvalanka, had met the Golden Deep's predecessor bots with guidance from the colony [[Synthetic Factions#Purpose\|Purpose]]. The Kessvalanka were servitors of an alien species, responsible for the protection of a small spacefaring shipyard. They had remained posted here for some indescribable period of time. These simple robots were a broken, dying image of their former selves as the ancient shipyard continues to collapse with every waking hour it works.		And work it did, until its spine broke. The shipyard, already a crippled relic, churned out salvation for the Predecessors at their request prior to its destruction. It is reasonable to assume that here began the Deep's fascination with gold, as the ship emerged from the shattered dock with a polished golden finish. What became of the Kessvalanka is only for the Predecessors to know, and most of these bots either reside unresponsive in the Control Pier or are lost forever. Although there are widely speculated connections between the machine colony [[Synthetic Factions#Purpose\|Purpose]] and the Kessvalanka machines, scant little has been confirmed beyond doubt - especially considering Purpose's enigmatic tendencies.

	And work it did, until its spine broke. The shipyard, already a crippled relic, churned out salvation for the Predecessors ~~with the simple verbal~~ request ~~of “power~~.” It is reasonable to assume that here began the Deep's fascination with gold, as the ship emerged from the shattered dock with a polished golden finish. What became of the Kessvalanka is only for the Predecessors to know, and most of these bots either reside unresponsive in the Control Pier or are lost forever. ~~Contact with~~ [[Synthetic Factions#Purpose\|Purpose]], ~~as limited as it is,~~ has ~~gleaned little in this matter~~.
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	'''The Midas is a tremendous palace - its specific locales can be found below.'''		'''The Midas is a tremendous palace - its specific locales can be found below.'''