The Luminaries

The Luminaries are a research-oriented syndicate first introduced in Chapter 4: Season 1 on the island Asteria. 
They are a group specialized in technology inventions and in scientific research.
==Locations and Members==
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===Major Bases===
Name and Image	Name and Image	Information
MEGA City 	 	The Luminaries' home.
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===Founder===
Name 	Description
Mystica	The Fabled Survivor of the Luminaries. They are the founder of tech-based syndicate The Luminaries, mysterious explorer-inventor Mystica has made a new home in MEGA City and will do anything to protect it.
===Members===
Name 	Description
Captain Hypatia	The Explorer of the Luminaries. She is a space explorer who lost her crew. She seems to have joined The Luminaries in order to get help from them.
Trace 	The Rebel of the Luminaries. They are a traveler and explorer who settled in MEGA City. They actively conducted research in the jungle as one of The Explorers and asked Mystica and Captain Hypatia to support them in their project.
Verity 	The Vision of the Luminaries. Verity is a field-agent and a scientist.
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==History==
===Chapter 4: Season 1===
*Towards the end of the season, they are alluded to through static radio sent to EvieShown from Cipher Quests..
===Chapter 4: Season 2===
*Update v24.20 Hotfixes: A saboteur from The Unseen had stolen weapon prototypes from The Luminaries labs. Through teaming up with the Peace Syndicate, they enlist The Looper to help in search for the saboteur using a sensor backpack to discover any information. They learn that their missing saboteur is affiliated with The Unseen, and they gather data on their possible allegiance with The Last RealityAs seen in Part 3 of the Syndicate Quests released on April 25th, 2023..
*Update v24.40: The Rumbles across the Island create concern for The Luminaries, and Mystica's new default response indicates the faction's move to study the tectonic shifts. They align with The Explorers and share the excavation camps to monitor the seismic activityShown from Week 12 of This Season Quests..
===Chapter 4: Season 3===
*Update v25.00: Creeky Compound is enacted as the main research base in the heart of the Jungle Biome. The Explorers, the research-based Faction they're aligned with, send a Convoy to The Apparatus to study it; Trace, a member of both The Explorers and The Luminaries, has already begun to stake out the location.
*Update v25.10: The convoy reaches The Apparatus, and a rudimentary research camp is set up there, fit with various machinery, equipment, and supplies.
==References==
Category:The Luminaries
Category:Story and Lore
Category:Factions