Archives (Episode Prompto)

Archives encompasses the Documents and Data Logs found in Final Fantasy XV: Episode Prompto that chronicle the notes and audio logs Prompto collects in Niflheim. Documents can be read in the menu and data logs can be replayed from the Item menu. They are available in Chapter 1.
== Entries ==
=== Tattered Newspaper ===
Found on a desk in the Pre-Production Chamber where Prompto first awakens.
:A New Hope
:Construction finished today on the First Magitek Production Facility. Rising military star and leading authority on magitek Verstael Besithia has been selected to oversee the plant's operation. Reports say Besithia will relinquish his field duties in order to serve at the compound full-time.
:Date of Publication: M.E. 723-XI-26th
=== Research Log: 722-VII-8th ===
Found on a wall-mounted desk in the same Pre-Production Chamber.
:Verstael: Research log: Year 722, Day 189. I received a proposal regarding a way to improve the infantry's performance by leaps and bounds: outfit the troopers with magitek cores. Preliminary tests suggest sublimating daemons for fuel will result in an unstable infantry unfit for the field. If the calculations he provided are correct, though, this could solve all our problems. The Deathless Project marks the advent of a new age. No longer will our soldiers fall on the field of battle. The empire shall rise, and soon, all the world shall bask in our glory!
=== Research Log: 722-X-21st ===
Found on a shelf in the hallway leading from the Pre-production Chamber to the Manufacturing Center, past the glass looking at the idle MTs.
:Verstael: Research log: Year 722, Day 294. I acted on the proposal mentioned in my log of Day 189. My attempts to infuse the troopers' magitek cores with daemonic energy proved successful. Only in the most basic sense, however. While the soldiers are indeed deathless, they are far from fit for fighting. Thus, I've decided to take a different approach: rather than relying on daemons to power the magitek infantry, why not use humans instead? Frankly, I had never considered employing my fellow man in any magitek-related experiments. But countless men and women succumb to the plasmodia each day. Rather than let them die victims of an ignominious disease, why not help them ascend to nobler heights? I've lost many a comrade on the field of battle, and I've no intention of allowing any more of their deaths to go in vain. 
:Prompto: How could he even think of using those innocent people for his twisted experiments?
=== Research Log: 722-XII-5th ===
Found in an alcove near the spot where the Stealth-kill tutorial is played (left-hand side coming from the Manufacturing Center).
:Verstael: Research log: Year 722, Day 339. Another day, another mental breakdown. All my tests so far have resulted in the former soldiers suffering ego deaths. Today, however, I developed a new hypothesis: I will continue to sublimate daemonified humans to harvest the miasma, but, if a sense of self is the source of these snags, why not inject infants with the plasmodia instead? We've little time. If we are to combat the Lucian threat, we must explore new options. I, too, will set aside my personal misgivings and do what I must for the empire. 
:Prompto: What kind of maniac experiments on kids?
=== Research Log: 736-V-3rd ===
Found in the Reference Room of the Production Hangar on top of a bookcase near the Ebony vending machines.
:Verstael: Research log: Year 736, Day 123. It seems my laboratory is not nearly as secure as I once believed. Some thief—likely a Lucian—made off with one of my experiments. Absconding with a single infant will do nothing to enlighten them of the grandeur of my research. That said, I will see to it such an incident never arises again. I've posted magitek troopers around the facility and instructed them to keep a vigilant watch. It is their home, after all. 
:Prompto: The kingdom kidnapped one of those infants? Does that mean I...? No, it couldn't be. There's no way.
=== Prototype Numbering Instructions ===
Found on a padded blue bench in the middle of the Production Hangar's Reference Room.
:Prototype Numbering Instructions
:M.E. 746-VI-3rd
:In order to better monitor the large number of new magitek models entering production, the Imperial Defense Council motions to reform the coding system as follows: 
:- Troopers: 5-digit model number + 8-digit production code 
:- Infants: 4-digit production year + 8-digit production code
:Prompto: We... We've all got the same barcodes.
=== Research Log: 723-III-11th ===
Found on a pile of large, green boxes across from the Ebony vending machines in the Production Hangar's Reference Room.
:Verstael: Research log: Year 723, Day 70. I pondered how I might find the necessary number of infants, and then it dawned on me: why not make them myself? If I clone them from my own genes, I can eliminate the pesky process of breeding them. Mass production remains a pipe dream for now, but I'm confident I can create a massive infantry once the process picks up. If everything goes according to plan, the empire will boast a million-man army in no time at all. 
:Prompto: All this time, those things I've been fighting have been...
=== Termination Report ===
Found in the room beyond the sealed door that contains the cloned "specimens," on the ground near the stairs leading to the upper floor.
:Termination Report
:M.E. 755-VII-25th
:ATTN: Research Chief Verstael Besithia
:The following specimens have been eradicated:
:0755-06000326 0755-06000327 0755-06000328
:0755-06000329 0755-06000330 0755-06000331
:0755-06000332 0755-06000333 0755-06000334
:0755-06000335 0755-06000336 0755-06000337
:0755-06000338 0755-06000339 0755-06000340
:0755-06000341 0755-06000342 0755-06000343
:0755-06000344 0755-06000345 0755-06000346
:0755-06000347 0755-06000348
:All 23 samples listed have been incinerated to avoid potential daemonification of personnel.
=== Research Log: 756-IV-8th ===
Found on a table in the seating area of the Production Hangar Reception Room.
:Verstael: Research log: Year 756, Day 98. Finally, my daemon-infused magitek armor is complete. I have christened my creation "Diamond Weapon." It has exhibited an extremely unstable psyche, immediately unleashing unmitigated horrors upon activation. Its destructive capabilities, however, are indeed beyond compare. Not even the "impenetrable" Insomnia could withstand its onslaught. Why, the Crown City would fall in a mere matter of minutes. The Stone of legend will soon be mine. To think that, in less than a month's time, the Crystal will be mine to play with as I please! 
:Prompto: So he's the one behind the attack on Insomnia... He planned the whole thing. Everything we lost that day is gone because of him.
=== Diamond Weapon Report ===
Found on another table in the seating area of the Production Hangar Reception Room.
:Diamond Weapon Report
:M.E. 756-IV-8th
:ATTN: His Imperial Majesty Iedolas Aldercapt
:It is with great pride I inform Your Radiance that development has finished on the new daemon armor, Codename: Diamond Weapon. I encourage Your Radiance to visit the First Production Facility at Your Radiance's earliest convenience. I am most confident the final product will prove to Your Radiance's liking.
:Verstael Besithia
:Chief of Magitek Research
=== Researcher's Writings VI-XI ===
Found in the abandoned hut to the north of the Annex Facility/Laboratory.
:755-VII-25th
:So thanks to yesterday's fiasco, my boss made me throw all the remaining plasmodium samples into the incinerator. What a waste of resources! My boss told the chief we used them in a series of experiments, but the thought of lying about what happened doesn't sit well with me at all. The whole thing is eating me up inside.
:755-VII-29th
:So I ended up telling Chief Besithia the truth about the other day. Here I was, ready for him to tear me a new one—and he ended up praising my loyalty instead! Everyone made it sound like the chief was some kind of hardass, but he seems to be a really reasonable guy if you actually take the time to sit down and talk with him.
:755-XI-2nd
:Another one of the plasmodium samples started leaking today. How does this keep happening? Clearly someone isn't doing their job. The worst part is that some of the researchers seem to have been infected. I need to get out of here ASAP.
:755-XII-3rd
:There's a rumor going around the lab that those "leaks" from before weren't accidents at all. My buddy says he thinks the chief is actually trying to expose us all to the virus. I don't want to believe it, but...
:756-I-14th
:The whole compound is crawling with daemons these days... I shiver every time I turn the corner. What the hell am I doing here? When can I go home?
:756-II-12th
:We are all... 
:Together, we...Insomnia. 
:As the ultimate...we... 
:Thank you... Farewell...
=== Crumpled Letter ===
Found on the ground in the opening chamber of the Annex Facility (Besithia's Laboratory) after exiting the elevator.
:M.E. 745-XI-22nd
:ATTN: Research Chief Verstael Besithia
:It has come to my attention that the Glacian's recent assault was quelled by your magitek infantry. As commendation for your service to our great nation, I have approved your petition to increase funding for your research. Your work is the centrifugal force that will propel the empire beyond our borders to greatness on the world stage. I eagerly await further reports of your progress.
:Emperor Iedolas Aldercapt
=== Researcher's Writings I-V ===
Found on the ground past the Crumpled Letter, near the wall of the opening chamber of the Annex Facility.
:754-VIII-25th
:I've been assigned to Chief Besithia's lab! Not many people can say they've worked under the supervision of a living legend. I mean, this is the guy who saved the empire from eternal winter. He's practically our savior!
:754-XI-17th
:My boss pulled me aside today to issue me a "special task." Said it's "highly confidential" and that I'm the only one qualified for the job. But how? I barely even know my way around the compound. Well, whatever this "task" is, I'll deal with it in the morning.
:754-XI-18th
:I found out what my "special task" is today—and frankly I wish I hadn't. If only I could unsee the things I saw today... I really oughta eat something before I go to bed, but that shit totally killed my appetite.
:755-II-16th
:I had the honor of seeing His Imperial Majesty in person today. To think His Radiance would travel all that way through the ice and snow just to observe our progress... If the emperor is putting all his faith in magitek, then so should I!
:755-VII-24th
:Just my luck. One of the plasmodium samples started leaking, and yours truly was the one blessed with the "privilege" of cleaning it up. And then my boss had the nerve to yell at me—as if the whole thing were my fault! If he wants to criticize the real culprit, he oughta look in a mirror!
=== Research Log: 745-XI-21st ===
Found on a bookshelf in the hallway leading from the first chamber of the Annex Facility to the rest of the facility.
:Verstael: Research log: Year 745, Day 325. Today marks a momentous triumph for our great nation. The Glacian herself graced us with her presence in the Ghorovas Rift, and, through the combined efforts of the magitek infantry and my precious daemons, we killed her. The resulting casualties were great, but these sacrifices afforded us something far more valuable than a few units. With the data I collected, I intend to begin developing a new magitek weapon codenamed "Godslayer." Soon, all the Astrals shall bow before me and the might of my magitek. Soon, they shall know my wrath. 
:Prompto: What the hell is wrong with this guy?
=== Proposal For Operation: Countersign ===
Found on the bookshelf across from the one containing Research Log: 745-XI-21st in the same hallway of the Annex Facility.
:Proposal for Operation: Countersign
:M.E. 755-IX-18th
:As Deputy High Commander, I hereby propose a large-scale assault on the Lucian capital of Insomnia. Preparations are to begin next month. Our future is far too precious to entrust to our enemy. We must retrieve the Crystal and Ring of legend; only then shall our world know true peace.
:Deputy High Commander Ravus Nox Fleuret
=== Research Log: 724-X-24th ===
Found on a white counter across from the Ebony vending machines in an alcove in the Annex Facility Corridor.
:Verstael: Research log: Year 724, Day 297. Mass production of the magitek infantry was a success. We've overwhelmed the Lucians with our numbers and surrounded Insomnia. But to rest on our laurels now would be unthinkable. On occasion, harvesting the plasmodic miasma produces some "side effects." The daemons born of this process have been disposed of on sight—until now. How foolish I was to let these sublime creatures go to waste! What they lack in adaptability, they make up for in sheer power. I realize now that I ought to channel my efforts into exploring the true potential of these daemons for the sake of the empire. Perhaps this has been my true calling all along. 
:Prompto: He's mad. This guy has completely lost his mind.
=== Record Of Unit SAS-0822 ===
Found on the ground in the hallway leading down from the Annex Facility Corridor save point (the Ebony vending machines).
:Report on Unit SAS-0822
:M.E. 756-V-21st
:After several years of experimentation, we have finally succeeded in fusing mammal and magitek. Although we are still conducting various tests on Codename: Barbarus, the unit should be functional enough to fend off would-be intruders until development finishes on Unit XDA-1002: Immortalis.
=== Research Log: 756-VII-9th ===
Foun on a shelf across from the Record of Unit SAS-0822 in the same hallway.
:Verstael: Research log: Year 756, Day 190. At long last, my life's work is complete. Not only have I found a way to preserve the ego, I've also managed to sustain that consciousness through the sublimation process and transfer it into my magitek troopers. The prototype has proven slightly less powerful than the Diamond Weapon, but this presents no real problem. After all, one's consciousness can be transmuted again and again and again. All that remains is to fully surrender myself to my research and become my own final test subject. I will conclude my mortal life by offering a word of thanks. Chancellor Ardyn Izunia, your assistance has proved invaluable. You have my eternal gratitude. It is through your aid that I have completed my work and begun my ascension to an existence beyond divinity. 
:Prompto: Of course it was Ardyn... Everywhere we go, his name just keeps coming up. Everything that's happened to us, it's all his fault.
Category:Downloadable content in Final Fantasy XV
Category:Archives in Final Fantasy XV