The Voidtamer Confluence - Revision history

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	=== Food and Agriculture ===		=== Food and Agriculture ===
	Voidtamers, like all other dionae, are big eaters. The Hunger that is present in all dionae affects them just as well, which has led to cultural adaptations made to maximize food availability and consumption.		Voidtamers, like all other dionae, are big eaters. [[Dionae Biology#The Hunger\|The Hunger]] that is present in all dionae affects them just as well, which has led to cultural adaptations made to maximize food availability and consumption.

	Reef nebula exoplanets are one such example, as they are curated ecosystems designed to maximize the amount of bioavailable energy calories that can be grown and eaten. Home gardening and cultivation of edible foodstuffs is ubiquitous, and voidtamers often have many meals or snacks throughout their day. This is a practice so engrained in Voidtamer culture that it has carried over into the daily life of Liberty’s Cluster. In Temporal environments, dionae that are culturally adjacent to voidtamers are often seen maintaining communal gardens, or dedicating a substantial amount of their living space to growing plants for consumption. Some even keep livestock, such as indoor chickens.		Reef nebula exoplanets are one such example, as they are curated ecosystems designed to maximize the amount of bioavailable energy calories that can be grown and eaten. Home gardening and cultivation of edible foodstuffs is ubiquitous, and voidtamers often have many meals or snacks throughout their day. This is a practice so engrained in Voidtamer culture that it has carried over into the daily life of Liberty’s Cluster. In Temporal environments, dionae that are culturally adjacent to voidtamers are often seen maintaining communal gardens, or dedicating a substantial amount of their living space to growing plants for consumption. Some even keep livestock, such as indoor chickens.

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	=== Food and Agriculture ===		=== Food and Agriculture ===

	Voidtamers, like all other dionae, are big eaters. The Hunger that is present in all dionae affects them just as well, which has led to cultural adaptations made to maximize food availability and consumption.		Voidtamers, like all other dionae, are big eaters. The Hunger that is present in all dionae affects them just as well, which has led to cultural adaptations made to maximize food availability and consumption.

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	Voidic Primals and other smaller clusters vary in food access wildly. For the former, they are most subject to whatever environment they drifted into, whether it’s a barren and hostile exoplanet, a reef nebula, or even a terrestrial sphere.		Voidic Primals and other smaller clusters vary in food access wildly. For the former, they are most subject to whatever environment they drifted into, whether it’s a barren and hostile exoplanet, a reef nebula, or even a terrestrial sphere.

			=== Cuisine ===
			Voidtamer cuisine emphasizes variety of textures and aesthetic presentation over taste. Raw vegetables and fruits are often served together; sometimes cooked. Most meats tend to be smoked, dry aged, cured, freeze dried, or irradiated. Hakma beetle byproducts are also heavily incorporated, such as the milk. Eggs or carp caviar are also a common protein staple for voidtamers.

			Inorganic compounds are also used. Irradiated material is often crushed and sprinkled into the dish as “seasoning”, to give an energizing crackle as the food goes down. Many dishes incorporate gastroliths, small stones that are enveloped in the gestalt’s food vacuole to help speed up the process of breaking the meal down.

			Most Voidtamers have a fascination with the food of Temporal cultures. Because of The Hunger, all food is delicious, though there is still a preference for caloric density, aesthetic presentation, and an avoidance of raw meats. In the Republic of Biesel, this has incidentally made Dionae one of the largest consumers of Getmore, thanks to the cheap prices and caloric density of their processed food products.

	== Leadership ==		== Leadership ==

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	Korun is produced by a special caste known as Voidsmiths. In absence of terrestrial smithing techniques, Voidsmiths instead use Electromagnetic Induction heating and cooling. In an environment bereft of gravity, Metal or unprocessed ore is first lowered into a heavily ornamented induction coil, whereupon a ritual group of Voidsmiths will begin a coordinated, ritualized chant in rootsong: projecting electromagnetic waves into the coil, heating the metal and manipulating its shape. When the forge is finished, the Voidsmiths chant in reverse, bringing the Korun to a rest through induction cooling, before raising the final work out of the crucible.		Korun is produced by a special caste known as Voidsmiths. In absence of terrestrial smithing techniques, Voidsmiths instead use Electromagnetic Induction heating and cooling. In an environment bereft of gravity, Metal or unprocessed ore is first lowered into a heavily ornamented induction coil, whereupon a ritual group of Voidsmiths will begin a coordinated, ritualized chant in rootsong: projecting electromagnetic waves into the coil, heating the metal and manipulating its shape. When the forge is finished, the Voidsmiths chant in reverse, bringing the Korun to a rest through induction cooling, before raising the final work out of the crucible.

			=== Food and Agriculture ===

			Voidtamers, like all other dionae, are big eaters. The Hunger that is present in all dionae affects them just as well, which has led to cultural adaptations made to maximize food availability and consumption.

			Reef nebula exoplanets are one such example, as they are curated ecosystems designed to maximize the amount of bioavailable energy calories that can be grown and eaten. Home gardening and cultivation of edible foodstuffs is ubiquitous, and voidtamers often have many meals or snacks throughout their day. This is a practice so engrained in Voidtamer culture that it has carried over into the daily life of Liberty’s Cluster. In Temporal environments, dionae that are culturally adjacent to voidtamers are often seen maintaining communal gardens, or dedicating a substantial amount of their living space to growing plants for consumption. Some even keep livestock, such as indoor chickens.

			Meats are more of a delicacy, requiring more curing and preparation before they can be enjoyed without post-mortem mental noise. As a result, most meats tend to come out like irradiated jerky. Dionae prefer their beef well done, corned, or dry aged.

			Food scarcity has a substantial effect on each Voidtamer tributary cluster. Arushan voidtamers have the greatest access to organic foodstuffs, and are much more active, and expansionistic. More nomadic groups, such as the Reclaimers, tend to be more frugal. They focus on herding shoals of exofauna such as carp or hakma, while supplementing their diet with plants grown on their vessels and inorganic irradiated material.

			Celestial Creed dionae are the most slow, conservationist, and deliberate of the tributary clusters. They tend to go through intense bursts of appetite rather than a constant gnawing feeling. Most of their energy calories come from filter feeding irradiated accretion disk particulates from black holes, but they are also opportunists that will capture, dismantle, and eat anything that presents itself as an option while they are in the throes of The Hunger.

			Voidic Primals and other smaller clusters vary in food access wildly. For the former, they are most subject to whatever environment they drifted into, whether it’s a barren and hostile exoplanet, a reef nebula, or even a terrestrial sphere.

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 The Choir is known for its complete disconnection from conventional morality. They do not see cruelty or mercy in their work. Instead, they are guided by the ancient whispers of '''The Conductor''', which demands both preservation and destruction in equal measure. Those who resist their duty, those who would seek to disobey the Conductor’s silent commands, are said to be absorbed into the Choir, their voices lost among the cacophony, until only the Cluster remains. For the Umbral Choir, there is no end, only an eternal return to the hunger that binds all things together. Each Tributary Cluster may come and go, but the Choir remains constant, its voices ever fading and echoing into the vast, starless void. [[Dionae]] that leave the Choir typically feel empty – hollowed, even. They are neither lost nor without life, but merely eke an existence until they rejoin them – whenever that may be.
 == Relations ==
 ===Interaction with the Narrows===
 The Voidtamer Confluence, but moreso the Collective Voice of the Begotten Ways, sometimes reach [[the Narrows]], broadcasting a calling that drifts through the [[Dionae]] aboard the vessel – they are not easily deciphered by those not exposed to the Chorus of the Minds, but those on the Narrows have claimed these whispers emerge as haunting, fragmented songs – a ghostly Rootsong echoing across the vastness of space. Some [[Dionae]] aboard the Narrows have interpreted these signals as a call to something deeper, an invitation to embrace a more unrestrained, cosmic purpose. This has led to growing tensions within the Narrows. There are those who see the Confluence as kindred spirits, entities who have mastered the art of autonomy within the void and have shed their shackles. However, others see the Voidtamer influence as a dangerous, corrupting force. Many view the Confluence’s transmissions as an existential threat to the order and productivity of the vessel. In response, efforts are underway to block the Confluence’s signals, employing jamming technologies and isolating the Dionae suspected of being more vulnerable to the whispers. These efforts have had mixed success, as the signals often manifest in ways that transcend simple radio frequencies, bleeding through psychic resonance or manifesting in the subconscious Rootsong of the vessel’s population. They sometimes trade with the Confluence, where necessary, at the very least.

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	''“The void calls to us, and we answer. Through the endless dark, we navigate the unknown, and from it, we harvest the secrets of existence.”''		''“The void calls to us, and we answer. Through the endless dark, we navigate the unknown, and from it, we harvest the secrets of existence.”''

			[[File:Lemurian Voidtamer.png\|700px\|thumb\|A Lemurian Voidtamer contemplating a warding sphere taken from a raid on an Assunzionii vessel. ]]


	The Celestial Creed of the Explorers, or the Lemurian Voidtamers, is a tributary cluster within the Confluence, operating deep within the enigmatic expanse of the Lemurian Sea—a lightless and treacherous region of space dominated by blackholes, strange creatures, and anomalous phenomena. This cluster stands apart from others for its deep connection to the mysterious and the unknown, specialising in the capture, study, and manipulation of anomalous lifeforms, artifacts, and cosmic events. The Celestial Creed is a collective of self-educated xenobiologists, explorers, and hunters, seeking out the strange and the impossible. Their ships are essentially roaming laboratories and containment cells, dedicated to capturing anomalous creatures and harvesting the latent powers they possess. These creatures and phenomena are not only sources of knowledge but also essential to the cluster’s survival. The Creed works closely with the Zeng-Hu Pharmaceuticals’ Assunzione branch, selling bio-anomalous creatures and insights in exchange for resources needed to continue their operations.		The Celestial Creed of the Explorers, or the Lemurian Voidtamers, is a tributary cluster within the Confluence, operating deep within the enigmatic expanse of the Lemurian Sea—a lightless and treacherous region of space dominated by blackholes, strange creatures, and anomalous phenomena. This cluster stands apart from others for its deep connection to the mysterious and the unknown, specialising in the capture, study, and manipulation of anomalous lifeforms, artifacts, and cosmic events. The Celestial Creed is a collective of self-educated xenobiologists, explorers, and hunters, seeking out the strange and the impossible. Their ships are essentially roaming laboratories and containment cells, dedicated to capturing anomalous creatures and harvesting the latent powers they possess. These creatures and phenomena are not only sources of knowledge but also essential to the cluster’s survival. The Creed works closely with the Zeng-Hu Pharmaceuticals’ Assunzione branch, selling bio-anomalous creatures and insights in exchange for resources needed to continue their operations.

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	''“The void calls to us, and we answer. Through the endless dark, we navigate the unknown, and from it, we harvest the secrets of existence.”''		''“The void calls to us, and we answer. Through the endless dark, we navigate the unknown, and from it, we harvest the secrets of existence.”''

	The Celestial Creed of the Explorers, or the Lemurian Voidtamers, is a tributary cluster within the Confluence, operating deep within the enigmatic expanse of the Lemurian Sea—a lightless and treacherous region of space dominated by blackholes, strange creatures, and anomalous phenomena. This cluster stands apart from others for its deep connection to the mysterious and the unknown, specialising in the capture, study, and manipulation of anomalous lifeforms and cosmic events. The Celestial Creed is a collective of self-educated xenobiologists, explorers, and hunters, seeking out the strange and the impossible. Their ships are essentially roaming laboratories and containment cells, dedicated to capturing anomalous creatures and harvesting the latent powers they possess. These creatures and phenomena are not only sources of knowledge but also essential to the cluster’s survival. The Creed works closely with the [[Zeng-Hu ~~Pharmaceuticals]]’~~ Assunzione branch, selling bio-anomalous creatures and insights in exchange for resources needed to continue their operations.		The Celestial Creed of the Explorers, or the Lemurian Voidtamers, is a tributary cluster within the Confluence, operating deep within the enigmatic expanse of the Lemurian Sea—a lightless and treacherous region of space dominated by blackholes, strange creatures, and anomalous phenomena. This cluster stands apart from others for its deep connection to the mysterious and the unknown, specialising in the capture, study, and manipulation of anomalous lifeforms, artifacts, and cosmic events. The Celestial Creed is a collective of self-educated xenobiologists, explorers, and hunters, seeking out the strange and the impossible. Their ships are essentially roaming laboratories and containment cells, dedicated to capturing anomalous creatures and harvesting the latent powers they possess. These creatures and phenomena are not only sources of knowledge but also essential to the cluster’s survival. The Creed works closely with the Zeng-Hu Pharmaceuticals’ Assunzione branch, selling bio-anomalous creatures and insights in exchange for resources needed to continue their operations.

	~~Their most prized quarry is~~ the ~~Phoron Trident Worm, a creature capable~~ of ~~short-range bluespace travel. By mimicking~~ the ~~abilities of~~ these ~~worms, the Lemurian Voidtamers have developed a form~~ of ~~driveless bluespace travel, though it is rudimentary and increasingly strained due to~~ the ~~scarcity of phoron—a vital resource to power their adaptations. As a result~~, ~~their operations are at risk~~ of ~~collapse, and their dependence on black holes for survival grows with each passing year~~. ~~The Celestial Creed’s fleet navigates~~ the ~~Lemurian Sea using a unique method~~ of ~~bluespace travel that relies on Hawking Radiation from blackholes. Operating in a~~ region ~~devoid of stars~~, ~~they charge their vessels using this radiation, allowing them to leap from one black hole to~~ the ~~next. Their vessels lack traditional bluespace drives, making them dependent on phoron and~~ the ~~peculiarities of blackhole environments. Their method of travel, however, comes at a cost. With phoron becoming scarce~~, the Creed ~~has turned to minor piracy~~, ~~shaking down other vessels in the Lemurian Sea~~ and ~~Light's Edge to acquire the phoron they desperately need~~. ~~This practice has made them a contentious presence, especially with~~ the ~~Coalition of Colonies~~ and ~~other Assunzione-based explorers. Despite this~~, the ~~Creed’s unique role in sourcing bio-anomalous creatures has led to some leniency from Zeng-Hu~~, ~~ensuring that~~ their ~~less savoury actions are overlooked due to their contributions to xenobiology~~.		The Celestial Creed are primarily based within the accretion disks of Black hole within the region, harvesting these zones and taking advantage of the strange, unique ecologies of these voidic environments. Due to the gravidic anomalies of the region, as well as the the general scarcity, life for the Creed is slow, deliberate, and careful. As the land shifts and changes constantly, Creed vessels will often hang listlessly in the void, as their Exodesists scry into it for safe passage.

	The Lemurian Voidtamers are blind to light, having long since adapted to the darkness of the Lemurian Sea. Instead of eyes, they rely on a unique adaption of echolocation through their Rootsong, a complex system of vocalised vibrations that bounce off their surroundings, allowing them to "see" the world in sound. This form of perception, which they call the Sight of Sound, is deeply ingrained in their culture. To them, light is unnecessary and even rejected as a core part of existence – despite it being one of the dominant forms of Dionae sustenance. They are often a danger to other species, due to their radioactivity, but those that do leave the Tributary Cluster often understand the necessity to tolerate the light, and ensure their sustenance does not have a negative effect on others surrounding them. The Voidtamers hold a unique philosophy regarding anti-light. They revere black holes, viewing them as the true embodiment of cosmic power. In their belief system, stars are seen as wasteful emitters of energy, while black holes represent the ultimate efficiency—a place where energy is conserved, recycled, and harnessed. They claim that energy is far more present outside of the visible spectrum, a viewpoint that aligns with their reliance on ~~Hawking Radiation~~. This ~~anti-~~light ~~stance~~ has put them at odds with other [[Dionae]] that view light as being religiously important.		Their most prized quarry is the Phoron Trident Worm, a creature capable of short-range bluespace travel. By mimicking the abilities of these worms, the Lemurian Voidtamers have developed a form of driveless bluespace travel, though it is rudimentary and increasingly strained due to the scarcity of phoron—a vital resource to power their adaptations. As a result, their operations are at risk of collapse, and their dependence on black holes for survival grows with each passing year. Their vessels lack traditional bluespace drives, making them dependent on phoron and the peculiarities of blackhole environments. Because of the scarcity, the Creed have turned to minor piracy, shaking down other vessels in the Lemurian Sea and Light's Edge to acquire phoron and other resources they cannot otherwise obtain. This practice has made them a contentious presence, especially with the Coalition of Colonies and other Assunzione-based explorers. Despite this, the Creed’s unique role in sourcing bio-anomalous creatures has led to some leniency from Zeng-Hu, ensuring that their less savoury actions are overlooked due to their contributions to xenobiology.

			The Lemurian Voidtamers are blind to light, having long since adapted to the darkness of the Lemurian Sea. Instead of eyes, they rely on a unique adaption of echolocation through their Rootsong, a complex system of vocalised vibrations that bounce off their surroundings, allowing them to "see" the world in sound. This form of perception, which they call the Sight of Sound, is deeply ingrained in their culture. To them, light is unnecessary and even rejected as a core part of existence – despite it being one of the dominant forms of Dionae sustenance. They are often a danger to other species, due to their radioactivity, but those that do leave the Tributary Cluster often understand the necessity to tolerate the light, and ensure their sustenance does not have a negative effect on others surrounding them. The Voidtamers hold a unique philosophy regarding anti-light. They revere black holes, viewing them as the true embodiment of cosmic power. In their belief system, stars are seen as wasteful emitters of energy, while black holes represent the ultimate efficiency—a place where energy is conserved, recycled, and harnessed. They claim that energy is far more present outside of the visible spectrum, a viewpoint that aligns with their reliance on accretion disk energy. This idiosyncratic stance on light has put them at odds with other Dionae that view light as being religiously important.

	The leader of the Tributary Cluster, known as '''The Seer Beyond Time''', is a revered yet mysterious figure. Many in the Creed believe the Seer gained foresight after encountering a temporal anomaly in the Lemurian Sea, allowing them to see into the future. However, some question whether these visions are the result of the anomaly or simply hallucinations caused by the Seer’s advanced age and prolonged exposure to radiation. The Seer's cryptic predictions are often vague, leading to debate within the Creed. Sometimes their advice proves insightful, steering the fleet in the right direction; at other times, it leads to misguided outcomes. Despite these inconsistencies, the Seer remains a powerful symbol, and their cluster continues to revere their leader’s guidance. Whether a prophet or a deteriorating mind, the Seer's presence maintains unity within the Creed, blurring the line between myth and reality.		The leader of the Tributary Cluster, known as '''The Seer Beyond Time''', is a revered yet mysterious figure. Many in the Creed believe the Seer gained foresight after encountering a temporal anomaly in the Lemurian Sea, allowing them to see into the future. However, some question whether these visions are the result of the anomaly or simply hallucinations caused by the Seer’s advanced age and prolonged exposure to radiation. The Seer's cryptic predictions are often vague, leading to debate within the Creed. Sometimes their advice proves insightful, steering the fleet in the right direction; at other times, it leads to misguided outcomes. Despite these inconsistencies, the Seer remains a powerful symbol, and their cluster continues to revere their leader’s guidance. Whether a prophet or a deteriorating mind, the Seer's presence maintains unity within the Creed, blurring the line between myth and reality.

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	Voidsmiths are the blacksmiths, or material scientists and engineers of Voidtamer society. They are chiefly associated with procuring Korun, The Unyielding Substance, as well as dabbling into and the fabrication of technologies based on conventional material sciences, such as circuitry. Nearly all Voidsmiths are followers of the Iron Eternal as a result.		Voidsmiths are the blacksmiths, or material scientists and engineers of Voidtamer society. They are chiefly associated with procuring Korun, The Unyielding Substance, as well as dabbling into and the fabrication of technologies based on conventional material sciences, such as circuitry. Nearly all Voidsmiths are followers of the Iron Eternal as a result.

			==Technology==

			The scientific process for Voidtamers is unlike any other advanced interstellar culture in the Spur. Whereas other factions build their technology of the world using secular, materialistic principles through empirical science, Voidtamers never formally separated their methodology from religious or philosophical postulation. Their academics more resemble religious wisemen or sorcerers than they do scientists, and often mix religious ritual and metaphysical postulation with their theories, practices and methods.

			There is no unified academic authority among the Voidtamers that dictates standards and practices, meaning that no theory, no matter how absurd or against common consensus it is, is suppressed or dismissed out of hand. Rather, concepts, theories, and technologies achieve popularity or common consensus through rhetorical or logical debate, and practical demonstrations.
			This, ironically, creates an academic culture that is highly individualistic, where individual gestalt philosophers are able to pursue their fixations alone with their followers and apprentices, while common consensus is dictated by what the Collective Will is convinced to accept. The Orthodox Eternal, the Ichor Eternal, and the Iron Eternal, for example, are all schools of thought achieved through this method of consensus.

			As for fields with practical applications, Voidtamers have a solid understanding of Biology, Astrology, and Mathematics; each field respectively due to genetic memory absorption, long term observations from living in space, and the processing potential of the Dionean neural strata. There is a particular interest in Bluespace metaphysics, being a field with lively debate and metaphysical postulations of its properties and purpose in the grand design of the universe.

			The level of technological development that the Voidtamer Confluence is at tends to vary wildly, and is extremely stratified. The average lay-person gestalt tends to operate at a low level, just enough to maintain their way of life and progeny. Larger fleets or Nebula settlements tend to operate at a higher level, enough to be able to defend themselves and compete against other interstellar cultures outside of the Confluence. There are a rare few that possess technological capabilities exceeding conventional science, either due to reverse engineering xenoarchaeological finds, accessing lost knowledge, or from completely new breakthroughs created from decades or even centuries of research. However, these tend to be extremely uncommon, jealously guarded secrets done for their own sake.

			===Use of Phoron===
			Despite their long, extensive historic memory, Voidic Dionae prior to the Rueltab Incident perceived the universe only as a passing muse: Galactic pre-history is only understood as myths and contradictory accounts from ancient gestalts, or as tales handed down and recited from gestalt to gestalt; second hand accounts that were filtered in and intercepted by the Voidic Rootsong Network. Despite distant coexistence with pre-historic intergalactic societies, with some even interacting with phoron, Voidic Dionae never pursued this knowledge beyond casual observation.

			The Rueltab Incident changed everything, and has led to a quiet phoronic revolution inside of the Confluence, built by reverse engineering xenoarchaeological finds from ancient legends, and stockpiling phoron through trade, and their connections to Liberty’s Cluster.

			====Trident Worms====
			Discovered by the Celestial Creed of the Explorers sometime after the Rueltab Disaster, Trident worms are a space-native xenofauna that are capable of slipping in and out of bluespace, so long as they possess the internal phoron reserves to do so.
			This is the only “drive” that Voidtamer Dionae are capable of domestically producing, raised by Ichortorii and later fused into the Voidtamers’ ships. This is a key advantage that has allowed the Voidtamers to springboard from being relative interstellar luddites travelling at sublight speeds, to possessing ships that can reach top speeds comparable to the best drives in the Spur.

			===Supermatter===
			The Voidtamers have a unique relationship with Supermatter specifically - a naturally occurring impure isotope of phoron commonly used in power generation or explosives - as they have discovered a way to transmute pure phoron into Supermatter, instead of another impure isotope, and further manipulate its properties through an unknown process. This process remains elusive, a secret kept among the Eldest Cosmothaumaturgists of the Confluence. It wasn't until roughly a decade after the process was discovered that the wider spur learned that they were even capable of it.
			Supermatter has become culturally significant in the Voidtamer Confluence. They are symbols of the Confluences’ newfound unity, prized additions to any ships or settlements, and the containment areas for them are often social hubs, bathing those in the vicinity with invigorating gamma rays.

			====Supermatter Attunement====
			Supermatter attunement describes the Voidtamer field of directly manipulating or altering the properties of supermatter themselves. This is a jealously guarded secret, even more so than crystal synthesis itself, and done solely by Cosmothaumaturgists in limited quantities. The exact properties and applications of this attuned supermatter vary wildly, but the end product is usually more stable and safe to handle than in its standard form. At least, by Voidtamer standards.
			There are two known classes of attuned supermatter technologies: Orbs, and weapons.

			====Attuned Crystal Orbs====
			Attuned Orbs are the most stable variant of Supermatter one can directly manipulate. Compressed tightly, and secured by stabilizing forces exerted upon it by the outer shell, an inert orb is safe enough for a human to handle. When activated, however, these Orbs are able to receive, direct, project, amplify, and store a wide range of Oscillatory phenomena. Much like how the exact physical processes of bluespace drives are not fully understood by the rest of the Spur, so too are the capabilities and limitations of these Orbs; it often depends on the individual skill and researched expertise of the user in question, what they can do. For most in the Confluence, however, the known oscillatory phenomena the orbs are able to interact with are the Electromagnetic Spectrum, Acoustic waves, Plasma waves, and even Psionic waves.
			For most practical applications, Attuned Orbs are used as communicators, data stores, advanced calculating tools for Numeromancers, and signal-reception amplifiers for Exodesists.

			There are limitations to this technology, however. Attuned Orbs are fundamentally supermatter, despite their stable state. The more load that is placed on them, the more radiation, psionic phenomena, and eventually heat, they will produce. Overloading an attuned orb with too much oscillatory input will cause the outer shell to fail, and delaminate. Oscillatory output or amplification is limited by the size of the orb, and the orbs themselves are ludicrously expensive to make. Almost all orbs are only big enough for a Gera or an Argus gestalt to use.

			Attuned Orbs can be used as weapons in a pinch, whether from the user merely stimulating them to generate background pulses of psionic energy or radiation, or from more advanced users modulating the orbs to direct concentrated blasts of stored oscillate energy at attackers. This is never done as a first resort, as the orbs are not meant to be risked in combat, and repurposing them for defense often ruins whatever dataset or program they were modulated for.

			====Weapons====
			Attuned supermatter crystals used for weapons are much simpler to produce. They are stable enough not to react when exposed to atmosphere, and have a moderate tolerance for heat, but will fragment and delaminate against anything solid that comes into contact with them. Attuned supermatter crystals used in Voidtamer projectile weapons are stored and loaded from containers which contain an inert gel that provides additional stability and transport handling. Attuned supermatter projectiles can be assembled for ship weapons, as a premium ordinance, or as singular rounds to be individually loaded into Voidtamer projectile small arms.

			This type of attuned supermatter is more elusive than attuned orbs. Presently, the only Voidtamers permitted access to these weapons are the Extirpraetors, partially due to munitions’ grievous cost, but also due to the belief that vaporizing anything using supermatter purges the subject from creation entirely; that they will have their matter, energy, and soul removed from the Eternal cycle of life. Final death. Death or execution by supermatter is ritualized in this way as the ultimate form of Extirpation, and only the Extirpraetors are worthy to carry this out.

			The payload of these weapons are devastating - though less powerful to munitions which utilize [[phoron\|Weapons Grade Phoron]] - due to the impurity of the material. Still, whether it’s fired from a ship, or from an Extirpraetor’s Jezail, attuned projectiles at high velocities will embed, fragment, and then violently delaminate, vaporizing chunks out of the target, scattering radiation and psionic shockwaves into the vicinity.

			Most feared of all during boarding actions, are Extirpation Blades, also known as Resonant Swords. Wavy-bladed shortswords composed of a special variant of attuned supermatter that allows the Extirpraetor to cleave through and vaporize targets on repeated hits. Depending on the skill of the Extirpraetor, they are even able to manipulate the resonant oscillating properties of the sword like an attuned orb. Each sword is kept in a special sheath, internally saturated with the same inert gel used to store the attuned projectiles; the longer the blade remains out of the sheath, the more unstable it becomes. An Extirpraetor can have their blade detonate while using it, if they are not careful. A resonant sword is only drawn when an Extirpraetor has chosen to Extirpate, and in turn, the blade will hum with sickness and madness until it reaches its mark.

	==Tributary Clusters==		==Tributary Clusters==

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 Disobeying the Chorus is viewed as more than just rebellion; it is seen as a rupture in the Voidtamer's connection to the universe, and the Eternal. Such acts are taboo and even dangerous, as they risk breaking the synchrony that allows the Confluence to operate efficiently and in harmony. Those who defy the Chorus often face severe repercussions, including ostracism or even “forgetting”—a symbolic form of termination.  Obedience, therefore, is seen as the lifeblood of the Confluence. The Chorus of Minds represents the guiding consciousness of the Voidtamers, their wisdom earned through millennia of existence and deep resonance with the universe. To follow the Chorus is to ensure the survival and success of the Confluence as a whole, as well as to honour the cosmic harmony that defines their belief system. Disobedience, on the other hand, threatens not only individual survival but the stability and unity of the entire Confluence. It is an unforgivable act in the minds of the Voidtamers, a crime against both their society and the universe itself.
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 The fewest in number, Cosmothautamaturgy is a discipline almost exclusive to the eldest cohort of gestalts. It deals with the nature of the fabric of reality itself, metaphysics, the properties of space, bluespace, and other unexplained phenomena. Practitioners of Cosmothautamaturgy are colloquially known as Astrosages. Of all the disciplines, Astrosages are by far the most secluded and detached from the ephemeral. Their language is disjointed and archaic, their overall temperament Voidic in nature. Astrosages rarely venture far from their enclaves, and express mere token interest in other sapients. The Last Vociferation remains a prominent point of discussion for these intellectuals, and one never presents their findings before the Confluence until they are absolutely sure.
 ==Tributary Clusters==

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Celestial Creed of the Explorers

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	''“The void calls to us, and we answer. Through the endless dark, we navigate the unknown, and from it, we harvest the secrets of existence.”''		''“The void calls to us, and we answer. Through the endless dark, we navigate the unknown, and from it, we harvest the secrets of existence.”''

	The Celestial Creed of the Explorers, or the Lemurian Voidtamers, is a tributary cluster within the Confluence, operating deep within the enigmatic expanse of the Lemurian Sea—a lightless and treacherous region of space dominated by blackholes, strange creatures, and anomalous phenomena. This cluster stands apart from others for its deep connection to the mysterious and the unknown, specialising in the capture, study, and manipulation of anomalous lifeforms and cosmic events. The Celestial Creed is a collective of self-educated xenobiologists, explorers, and hunters, seeking out the strange and the impossible. Their ships are essentially roaming laboratories and containment cells, dedicated to capturing anomalous creatures and harvesting the latent powers they possess. These creatures and phenomena are not only sources of knowledge but also essential to the cluster’s survival. The Creed works closely with the [[Zeng-Hu ~~Pharmaceutical~~]]’s Assunzione branch, selling bio-anomalous creatures and insights in exchange for resources needed to continue their operations.		The Celestial Creed of the Explorers, or the Lemurian Voidtamers, is a tributary cluster within the Confluence, operating deep within the enigmatic expanse of the Lemurian Sea—a lightless and treacherous region of space dominated by blackholes, strange creatures, and anomalous phenomena. This cluster stands apart from others for its deep connection to the mysterious and the unknown, specialising in the capture, study, and manipulation of anomalous lifeforms and cosmic events. The Celestial Creed is a collective of self-educated xenobiologists, explorers, and hunters, seeking out the strange and the impossible. Their ships are essentially roaming laboratories and containment cells, dedicated to capturing anomalous creatures and harvesting the latent powers they possess. These creatures and phenomena are not only sources of knowledge but also essential to the cluster’s survival. The Creed works closely with the [[Zeng-Hu Pharmaceuticals]]’ Assunzione branch, selling bio-anomalous creatures and insights in exchange for resources needed to continue their operations.

	Their most prized quarry is the Phoron Trident Worm, a creature capable of short-range bluespace travel. By mimicking the abilities of these worms, the Lemurian Voidtamers have developed a form of driveless bluespace travel, though it is rudimentary and increasingly strained due to the scarcity of phoron—a vital resource to power their adaptations. As a result, their operations are at risk of collapse, and their dependence on black holes for survival grows with each passing year. The Celestial Creed’s fleet navigates the Lemurian Sea using a unique method of bluespace travel that relies on Hawking Radiation from blackholes. Operating in a region devoid of stars, they charge their vessels using this radiation, allowing them to leap from one black hole to the next. Their vessels lack traditional bluespace drives, making them dependent on phoron and the peculiarities of blackhole environments. Their method of travel, however, comes at a cost. With phoron becoming scarce, the Creed has turned to minor piracy, shaking down other vessels in the Lemurian Sea and Light's Edge to acquire the phoron they desperately need. This practice has made them a contentious presence, especially with the Coalition of Colonies and other Assunzione-based explorers. Despite this, the Creed’s unique role in sourcing bio-anomalous creatures has led to some leniency from Zeng-Hu, ensuring that their less savoury actions are overlooked due to their contributions to xenobiology.		Their most prized quarry is the Phoron Trident Worm, a creature capable of short-range bluespace travel. By mimicking the abilities of these worms, the Lemurian Voidtamers have developed a form of driveless bluespace travel, though it is rudimentary and increasingly strained due to the scarcity of phoron—a vital resource to power their adaptations. As a result, their operations are at risk of collapse, and their dependence on black holes for survival grows with each passing year. The Celestial Creed’s fleet navigates the Lemurian Sea using a unique method of bluespace travel that relies on Hawking Radiation from blackholes. Operating in a region devoid of stars, they charge their vessels using this radiation, allowing them to leap from one black hole to the next. Their vessels lack traditional bluespace drives, making them dependent on phoron and the peculiarities of blackhole environments. Their method of travel, however, comes at a cost. With phoron becoming scarce, the Creed has turned to minor piracy, shaking down other vessels in the Lemurian Sea and Light's Edge to acquire the phoron they desperately need. This practice has made them a contentious presence, especially with the Coalition of Colonies and other Assunzione-based explorers. Despite this, the Creed’s unique role in sourcing bio-anomalous creatures has led to some leniency from Zeng-Hu, ensuring that their less savoury actions are overlooked due to their contributions to xenobiology.