The last two Servants dipped and drifted towards the newly constructed facility. As we under our Consul are stronger than the renegades that followed Levistras, and the Isparians have surprised us with the developments of their capabilities over time, so too might these mechanical beings surprise us with their own advancements in that time.” Our calculations are based on potentially obsolete specimens that were last seen on this world hundreds of Isparian year-cycles ago. “Report to the Reaving Facility and be prepared to support the Simulacra should our calculations of their physical and mental capabilities prove inaccurate. With those three Servants gone, the Master issued common orders to the two remaining. We will not have Isparians overrunning this facility and ruining our ruse, as has occurred at other facilities.” “Prepare the Gotrok in the tunnels to defend the entrance. The Master then turned to direct orders to its first Servant.
Await further instructions there.” That Servant dipped and departed. Bring through no more than one at a time until we have assured ourselves of the Simulacra's effectiveness against them. “Station yourself near the Arrival Chamber to start transferring the mechanical beings through the Gate into the Reaving Facility. Notify me when the Simulacra are equipped and in place to intercept the new arrivals.” The Servant dipped in the air and left to carry out its orders. “Bring the Simulacra to the armory when they arrive, make sure they are fully armed and armored, and dispatch them into the Reaving Facility. The patterns of Aetheric energy flow indicate the imminent arrival of a small delegation.” As the Consul expected, they have been attempting to find their way to this world-nexus since the disappearance of their first delegation. “Our remote sensing indicates that the mechanical beings have responded to our beacon. “The gate to the Arrival Chamber has been constructed,” it reported. The Master felt the nascent twinges of an emotion that could be described as pleasure or pride as it turned to its fifth Servant. The improved Simulacra will benefit from improved weaponry as well as improved thaumic combat capabilities.” The weapon shipments have been transferred without Isparian interference, and are stored in the Reaving Facility itself. “Our Isparian proxies have assembled enough equipment to arm and armor the bodies of the anticipated Simulacra. The Master turned to its fourth Servant for a report. The Simulacra will come through the gate in one hour, after the Consul has finished conditioning them.” These Simulacra will be capable of channeling and focusing mana energy. We were able to gain access to the techniques the rogue Aerbax developed in creating its ‘Prodigal Children.' The Consul itself supervised the creation and development of these variants, which we believe will be far superior to the crude approximations that the renegade Levistras created during its own attempt to create a New Singularity.
The third one also reported on a task successfully completed.
We Servants completed the matter transference points and Aetherium storage chambers.” The Gotrok builders have reinforced the interior walls. The Master acknowledged the Servant's report and turned to another member of its circle of minions. We did not require them to work past their meal hour.” “The Gotrok diggers breached the final wall at the end of their day cycle. “The tunneling has been completed,” one of the Servants reported. It sat at the center of a circle of five Servants, turning to each to receive its report. The Master had received personal instructions from the shadowy Consul who directed the entire Apostate faction. In a roughly excavated cavern deep beneath the surface of northwestern Osteth, a Virindi ranked Master among the Apostate faction consulted with a group lower-ranked Servants who were bound to its will.