World Engine - Revision history

Rock: /* Function */

2024-07-04T18:52:51Z

Function

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	*Unknown to both Mu and Mordenheim, [[the Red Haunt]] planned to use the machine to establish connections not to alternate realities, but within the Demiplane of Dread as it is. She envisioned the machine being able to grant her, essentially, unlimited power over time and space within the Demiplane's uniquely malleable environment. The [[fiend]] expected the machine to grant her material for an eternity of study.		*Unknown to both Mu and Mordenheim, [[the Red Haunt]] planned to use the machine to establish connections not to alternate realities, but within the Demiplane of Dread as it is. She envisioned the machine being able to grant her, essentially, unlimited power over time and space within the Demiplane's uniquely malleable environment. The [[fiend]] expected the machine to grant her material for an eternity of study.
	*Like a real-world computer, the World Engine stores all data presented to it. It also incorporates functions that can limit access to its full functionality to specific individuals.		*Like a real-world computer, the World Engine stores all data presented to it. It also incorporates functions that can limit access to its full functionality to specific individuals.
	*Currently, [[the Red Haunt]] is using the World Engine to maintain the security and change the layout of her [[oubliette]] [[lair]], ~~a.k.a.~~ ''the Retreat''. It has limited control over the security [[golem\|golems]] in its chamber.		*Currently, [[the Red Haunt]] is using the World Engine to maintain the security and change the layout of her [[oubliette]] [[lair]], ''[[The Retreat\|the Retreat]]''. It has limited control over the security [[golem\|golems]] in its chamber.
	*The World Engine's intelligence mentions it can 'do little things', which allowed it to contact the dormant mind of [[Victor Gagné]] while he was in the [[oubliette]] it was managing for [[the Red Haunt]].		*The World Engine's intelligence mentions it can 'do little things', which allowed it to contact the dormant mind of [[Victor Gagné]] while he was in the [[oubliette]] it was managing for [[the Red Haunt]].

Rock: /* Current Sketch */

2023-10-02T22:01:44Z

Current Sketch

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	==Current Sketch==		==Current Sketch==
	Currently, the World Engine still resides in the [[lair]] of [[the Red Haunt]]. Its location has been 'shifted', however, to be closer to [[Malopelagio]] in the [[Wartorn Cluster]] than its previous proximity to [[Paridon]] in the [[Zherisia\|Zherisia Cluster]].		Currently, the World Engine still resides in [[The Retreat\|the Retreat]]; the [[lair]] of [[the Red Haunt]]. Its location has been 'shifted', however, to be closer to [[Malopelagio]] in the [[Wartorn Cluster]] than its previous proximity to [[Paridon]] in the [[Zherisia\|Zherisia Cluster]].
	Although it is still in service to the Red Haunt, the [[fiend]] is apparently not yet aware that the [[machine]] has achieved a greater degree of freedom than it possessed before its encounter with Victor Gagné. It is possible that the World Engine is deliberately hiding its greater agency while awaiting another opportunity to liberate itself and reconnect with its 'mother'.		Although it is still in service to the Red Haunt, the [[fiend]] is apparently not yet aware that the [[machine]] has achieved a greater degree of freedom than it possessed before its encounter with Victor Gagné. It is possible that the World Engine is deliberately hiding its greater agency while awaiting another opportunity to liberate itself and reconnect with its 'mother'.

Rock: /* Description */

2023-01-08T16:40:12Z

Description

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	==Description==		==Description==
	The '''World Engine''' is an apparently intelligent machine, created through a joint effort between [[Mu]], [[the Red Haunt]], [[Victor Mordenheim]] and [[~~Diederich~~ von Hochstatt]] over a period lasting between [[752 BC]] and [[753 BC]].		The '''World Engine''' is an apparently intelligent machine, created through a joint effort between [[Mu]], [[the Red Haunt]], [[Victor Mordenheim]] and [[Diedrich von Hochstatt]] over a period lasting between [[752 BC]] and [[753 BC]].

	Physically, the World Engine consists of two concentric rings of machinery around a sphere of what appears to be condensed [[Mists\|Mist]] with an unidentified light source at its centre. The outer ring basically consists of three circular keyboards, one set above the other. The second ring is a mass of cogs and gears in constant motion, powered by [[alchemy]]. Part of its structure is analogous to human biology; it has a system of 'arteries', a '[[heart]]' and a 'kidney' that allow it to circulate an [[alchemy\|alchemical compound]] that serves as its [[blood]], allowing it to generate kinetic energy and process part of that energy into arcane power. Without its 'blood', the World Engine gradually winds down and stops functioning, obliging its current owner to keep providing it with the compound.		Physically, the World Engine consists of two concentric rings of machinery around a sphere of what appears to be condensed [[Mists\|Mist]] with an unidentified light source at its centre. The outer ring basically consists of three circular keyboards, one set above the other. The second ring is a mass of cogs and gears in constant motion, powered by [[alchemy]]. Part of its structure is analogous to human biology; it has a system of 'arteries', a '[[heart]]' and a 'kidney' that allow it to circulate an [[alchemy\|alchemical compound]] that serves as its [[blood]], allowing it to generate kinetic energy and process part of that energy into arcane power. Without its 'blood', the World Engine gradually winds down and stops functioning, obliging its current owner to keep providing it with the compound.

Rock: /* Description */

2023-01-08T16:39:58Z

Description

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	==Description==		==Description==
	The '''World Engine''' is an apparently intelligent machine, created through a joint effort between [[Mu]], [[the Red Haunt]], [[Victor Mordenheim]] and ~~an as-yet unnamed~~ [[~~Lamordia\|Lamordian~~]] ~~engineer~~ over a period lasting between [[752 BC]] and [[753 BC]].		The '''World Engine''' is an apparently intelligent machine, created through a joint effort between [[Mu]], [[the Red Haunt]], [[Victor Mordenheim]] and [[Diederich von Hochstatt]] over a period lasting between [[752 BC]] and [[753 BC]].

	Physically, the World Engine consists of two concentric rings of machinery around a sphere of what appears to be condensed [[Mists\|Mist]] with an unidentified light source at its centre. The outer ring basically consists of three circular keyboards, one set above the other. The second ring is a mass of cogs and gears in constant motion, powered by [[alchemy]]. Part of its structure is analogous to human biology; it has a system of 'arteries', a '[[heart]]' and a 'kidney' that allow it to circulate an [[alchemy\|alchemical compound]] that serves as its [[blood]], allowing it to generate kinetic energy and process part of that energy into arcane power. Without its 'blood', the World Engine gradually winds down and stops functioning, obliging its current owner to keep providing it with the compound.		Physically, the World Engine consists of two concentric rings of machinery around a sphere of what appears to be condensed [[Mists\|Mist]] with an unidentified light source at its centre. The outer ring basically consists of three circular keyboards, one set above the other. The second ring is a mass of cogs and gears in constant motion, powered by [[alchemy]]. Part of its structure is analogous to human biology; it has a system of 'arteries', a '[[heart]]' and a 'kidney' that allow it to circulate an [[alchemy\|alchemical compound]] that serves as its [[blood]], allowing it to generate kinetic energy and process part of that energy into arcane power. Without its 'blood', the World Engine gradually winds down and stops functioning, obliging its current owner to keep providing it with the compound.

Rock at 11:43, 29 December 2022

2022-12-29T11:43:13Z

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Rock: /* Current Sketch */

2022-11-20T22:34:43Z

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2022-05-12T19:24:28Z

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2022-05-12T19:24:15Z

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Rock: /* Personality */

2021-11-10T17:16:31Z

Personality

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	==Personality==		==Personality==
	It is unknown whether any of the World Engine's creators intended for it to have a mind of its own, but it became evident during its appearance in ''Conferences of Victor Gagné~~, Part~~ the ~~Fourth''~~ that it was intelligent. Its intelligence may actually be on a level that surpasses that of most [[Human\|humans]], as it expressed some frustration with an inability to 'translate' the information it was trying to communicate in conversation. Then again, the World Engine itself claimed this was due to the fact that the languages available to it for communication were not up to the task.		It is unknown whether any of the World Engine's creators intended for it to have a mind of its own, but it became evident during its appearance in [[The Conferences of Victor Gagné IV\|the Conferences of Victor Gagné IV]] that it was intelligent. Its intelligence may actually be on a level that surpasses that of most [[Human\|humans]], as it expressed some frustration with an inability to 'translate' the information it was trying to communicate in conversation. Then again, the World Engine itself claimed this was due to the fact that the languages available to it for communication were not up to the task.
	When interacting with [[Victor Gagné]], the machine manifested an avatar that resembled known incarnations of the [[deity\|goddess]] [[Brightwell]] for an unknown reason.		When interacting with [[Victor Gagné]], the machine manifested an avatar that resembled known incarnations of the [[deity\|goddess]] [[Brightwell]] for an unknown reason.
	In conversation, the machine even expressed - or at the very least emulated - genuine emotion, annoyance and sarcasm, and appeared to have preferences of its own. Specifically, it expressed dislike for both [[the Red Haunt]] and [[Victor Mordenheim]], and a desire to reconnect with [[Mu]], to whom it referred as its 'mother'. The intelligence made it very clear that it wished to be free of the programming that forced it to serve the Red Haunt instead of pursuing its own interests and somehow 'getting out'.		In conversation, the machine even expressed - or at the very least emulated - genuine emotion, annoyance and sarcasm, and appeared to have preferences of its own. Specifically, it expressed dislike for both [[the Red Haunt]] and [[Victor Mordenheim]], and a desire to reconnect with [[Mu]], to whom it referred as its 'mother'. The intelligence made it very clear that it wished to be free of the programming that forced it to serve the Red Haunt instead of pursuing its own interests and somehow 'getting out'.

Rock: /* Function */

2020-11-18T21:22:00Z

Function

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	==Function==		==Function==
	*The machine's original - stated - purpose was to prove the '''many-worlds interpretation'''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Many-worlds_interpretation] in the [[Mists\|Lands of Mist]], and to establish connections to alternate realities. By making these connections, the machine would theoretically be able to backtrack to the many worlds' point of origin, thus enabling its creators to connect to the [[Prime Material Plane]] or to [[Gothic Earth]], and break free of the [[Demiplane of Dread]]. This is the purpose ~~envision~~ by the scholar [[Mu]].		*The machine's original - stated - purpose was to prove the '''many-worlds interpretation'''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Many-worlds_interpretation] in the [[Mists\|Lands of Mist]], and to establish connections to alternate realities. By making these connections, the machine would theoretically be able to backtrack to the many worlds' point of origin, thus enabling its creators to connect to the [[Prime Material Plane]] or to [[Gothic Earth]], and break free of the [[Demiplane of Dread]]. This is the purpose envisioned by the scholar [[Mu]].
	*Unknown to Mu and the Red Haunt, [[Victor Mordenheim\|Mordenheim]] envisioned using the machine not to backtrack points of origin, but to force alternate versions of an individual person to collapse and fuse into a single, unmarred whole. This was meant to restore [[Elise Mordenheim]] to full health.		*Unknown to Mu and the Red Haunt, [[Victor Mordenheim\|Mordenheim]] envisioned using the machine not to backtrack points of origin, but to force alternate versions of an individual person to collapse and fuse into a single, unmarred whole. This was meant to restore [[Elise Mordenheim]] to full health.
	*Unknown to both Mu and Mordenheim, [[the Red Haunt]] planned to use the machine to establish connections not to alternate realities, but within the Demiplane of Dread as it is. She envisioned the machine being able to grant her, essentially, unlimited power over time and space within the Demiplane's uniquely malleable environment. The [[fiend]] expected the machine to grant her material for an eternity of study.		*Unknown to both Mu and Mordenheim, [[the Red Haunt]] planned to use the machine to establish connections not to alternate realities, but within the Demiplane of Dread as it is. She envisioned the machine being able to grant her, essentially, unlimited power over time and space within the Demiplane's uniquely malleable environment. The [[fiend]] expected the machine to grant her material for an eternity of study.