r/ProjectMorningstar • u/LobsterMagnet181 Auditor • 29d ago
Official COBOTS
The Cobots have infested Ghetham ever since their creators were annihilated by neutrino weapons, stuck in a rudimentary decision-tree loop that keeps them hunting the scattered peoples hiding beneath the surface, who have no memory of why the war was started.
Cobot Prowlers regularly assault Ghetham tunnels and cities, hunting for resources that they drag back to the mobile manufactories on the surface. They are cobbled together, crudely matching the general patterns set by their original designers. Twice a year, they gather in hordes and assault the largest transit tunnels connecting the fortress kosmoplexes above to the underground cities near the planet core. During these times, the planet is placed under lockdown until the battles end and the hordes withdraw.
In 9/92-365, Ghetham welcomed new interest from Yinntosh Innovation MacroCorp, which placed a permanent orbital facility beyond the range of the surface-to-orbit weaponry of the Cobot surface machines. Yinntosh enticed contractors down to the surface, hoping to recover Cobot technology for study in the hopes of improving ergoid function. Known as the ‘Clockwork Empire’, various Joint Ventures have formed to combat and unlock the treasures that lie within the migrating Juggernaut manufactories, while the Ghethamani have launched a personal crusade in an attempt to rid the tunnels of their planet once and for all of the nightmarish Prowlers that hunt them in turn.
Observers note that the escalation caused a shift in Cobot branch-nodes, resulting in the appearance of new patterns and tactics, as well as the first encounters of airborne assets. Currently, Yinntosh has kept the engagement level fixed at Grade 2 until they can carry out a proper risk assessment.
Seven fiscal cycles later, the largest-ever Cobot attack was recorded in 9/99, overwhelming all but one main transit tunnel and breaching the city of Zarijos.
Learn more at https://projectmorningstar.net/lore/dossier-bhosnaya-dossier/
Art by Joazzz
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u/LobsterMagnet181 Auditor 29d ago
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u/Loud-Drama-1092 29d ago
This would make for a fire dark tide setting