Aoidos

Aoidos was a scientific research institution based on Earth, formed by the Coalition Government. It is where Klaus, Galea, and were employed. Aoidos is the owner of the Conduit and the Trinity Processor, as well as three space elevators and (at least) two orbital stations.
Information on Aoidos within the games themselves is scarce; much of its lore, including its name, comes from the Siren model kit's box, with other lore coming from the Radio in Future Redeemed.
==Lore==
Aoidos was founded as a scientific organization by the Coalition Government to study the newly discovered Conduit. After ten years of study, scientists confirmed that the Conduit is a gateway between multiple universes. This discovery was monumental, as it suggested the possibility of reaching other worlds and realities, but it also posed significant dangers if misused. In response, the Coalition Government decided to move its research into space. To achieve this, they constructed three space elevators, known as Beanstalks, located along the equator: Rhadamanthus, Aeacus, and Minos. These three space elevators were linked by a massive orbital ring encircling the Earth in low-earth orbit.
Aoidos developed a collective artificial intelligence known as the Trinity Processor to manage the Conduit. This AI also designed massive robots called Artifices to protect the orbital stations from any threats.
With advancements in technology, the Coalition Government launched the Project Exodus, aimed at sending millions of people to other star systems for colonization. Little is known about the first seven ships sent, but the eighth ship, named Icarus, was launched from the Rhadamanthus spaceport on Wednesday, May 16th, 20XX. The Icarus successfully carried 480,000 people to the , in the of the .
The ninth ship was scheduled to depart in July of the same year and was the first of a new generation of ultra-long-range colony ships, officially known as Philadelphia-class motherships. The government planned to launch up to 13 additional ships within the same year, each carrying 1.5 million colonists. If all went according to plan, the project aimed to send a total of 10 million people into space.
The previous summer, a group called the Saviorites had introduced the "Saviorite Human Rights Protection Bill" to congress. In the political sphere, the approval of the bill sparked great controversy and societal debate. Thirteen authorities opposed the bill, and an influential politician, Dimitri Yuriev (who also represented the Minos Authority), spoke out regarding it. Additionally, the Justice Ministry’s 7th Special Commission on Human Rights debated the bill, but reports suggested it was highly likely to be discarded.
Eventually, in the year 20XX, the Saviorites attacked Rhadamanthus. In an attempt to defend the station, the director activated an Artifice named Aion, but was blocked by Klaus, an employee at the station. Klaus decided to activate the Conduit. His colleague Galea tried to stop him, knowing the extreme danger it posed, but Klaus refused to listen. This ultimately condemned Earth (effectively wiping out Aoidos) and created at least one new universe.
===Rhadamanthus===
Rhadamanthus is the most prominent Beanstalk in the story. It features a space station at the altitude of the low-earth-orbit Orbital Ring, called the First Low Orbit Station, which is explorable in Xenoblade Chronicles 2. This is where the Conduit and the Trinity Processor are located, and also where Klaus and Galea worked. The orbital station contains a wide and large residential area (called Elysium at the time of Xenoblade Chronicles 2) for the people working in Rhadamanthus, various hangars with Artifices, the room housing the Conduit and the Trinity Processor, the room with the space elevator, a large room with lots of computers, and at least one spaceport.It is unknown if the spaceport used by Rex and co. at the end of Xenoblade Chronicles 2 is the same one used for the Icarus. Additionally, the Beanstalk contains more than 214 anchor bolts to correct the tower's balanceThe Birth of a Universe: Sensing Coriolis deviation across orbital ring. Reading shift to west-by-northwest, magnitude comma two. Correcting tower balance. Releasing anchor bolt 127 through 214.. It extends up to geostationary orbit, where there is a second orbital ring and another space station. The structure ends with a counterweight above geostationary orbit.Daybreak: Once the satellite reaches geostationary orbit, it lowers a cable towards Alrest. Next, it extends a weighted cable in the opposite direction.Also seen in Pneuma's diagram during The Last Gift.
The space elevator houses (among other things) a Waste Store, a Nuclear Dump Facility, and a Data Processing Room. By the time of the events of Xenoblade Chronicles 2, it has become the World Tree. It collapses at the end of Xenoblade Chronicles 2 with the disappearance of the Conduit. Its bottom is also seen in Future Redeemed in the background of The Ark.
===Aeacus===
Aeacus is a second Beanstalk which is only mentioned in the Siren Model Kit. As a result, little is known about this elevator or the Aeacus Authority.
===Minos===
Minos is a third Beanstalk. Although the beanstalk itself (or any stations it may contain) are not mentioned in the games, the Minos Authority is. The only known information about the Minos Authority is its representative, Dimitri Yuriev, who also holds significant political power.Na'el's Dream: And now, Dimitri Yuriev, councilperson from the Minos Authority, has issued a statement concerning the matter at hand.
==Trivia==
* As stated in Mythra's Siren kit, the space elevators are located along the equator, thus invalidating the fan theory that places Rhadamanthus in Houston or California.Siren (model kit): ...the Coalition government was working on three equatorial orbital towers called "Beanstalks".
==Gallery==
Rhadamanthus workers 2.png|Aoidos employees
Rhadamanthus worker informs the director.png|Another employee
Klaus's world.png|The base of the Rhadamanthus Beanstalk
Lower Level World Tree Far View.jpg|The inside of the Rhadamanthus Beanstalk
Data Processing Room 3.jpg|The Data Processing Room
First Low Orbit Station DE.png|The First Low Orbit Station showed in XC1
First Low Orbit Station XC2.png|The First Low Orbit Station showed in XC2
Upper Level First Low Orbit Station Rhadamanthus Portal.jpg|The exit of Rhadamanthus' space elevator
==Notes==
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