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Episode 34

## Opening Narration

> *Far above September skies, the network that undergrids the common mesh comes alight as the powerful and petty find excuse to put skill to test.*
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> *Interns collate data sets that mean nothing in the abstract. New corporate protocols are established and old projections revisited. And all across the Golden Branch Star Sector conditional people open confidential files.*
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> *Kobus waits on the shores of Vox, Loyalty chittering, afraid. On Archonic, Alunde Sinclair, OriCon Expeditionary CEO Emeritus, writes two speeches, one for each grave. Rapid Evening agents tend to wounds and limp towards a new dawn. And on far Apostolos an envoy paces, waiting to deliver a message that they know Apokine Sokrates will not want to hear. The word has gone out. And now there is only the question of whether it is to be believed.*
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> *But there is one who already knows that it’s all true. And with each word spoken, each curse uttered, each promise exchanged, with every time its name is mentioned, sound itself comes into its tune. Now all it needs is a bridge.*
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## Episode Description

> Maryland September has been located and The Chime are safe but only for the moment. The storm rages outside and with it, threat hangs heavy in the air. In a space that is both familiar and unfamiliar, where does the real danger lie? A simple phone call, a little impatience, a forgotten responsibility, and a distant memory...what could be worse than a little rain?
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> This week on COUNTER/Weight: Reaching Out
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> What lies beyond the bounds?
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## Featured Players

* Austin Walker
* Ali Acampora
* Keith J. Carberry
* Art Tebbel
* Jack de Quidt
Grace

This massive Capital Ship sized Divine that along with her support vessels serves as the main Diasporan Space Fleet in the Sector. Her current Candidate is Vicuna.

Grace possess a Halo like ring that seems to allow her to both read secrets from human minds and also project emotion and thoughts into human minds. Unlike most Divines that are genderless, she identifies as female. She and her Candidate lead The Hands of Grace.

She is described as being gold with intricate black trim.

## Fanart Gallery

Vicuna and Grace by HoneyboyGrace by Shauna Foley
1. ↑ Episode 09
Consolidated Counterweight Technocracy

The Conolidated Counterweight Technocracy was a non-aligned goverment admistration put into place on Counterweight after The Golden War to serve as a neutral third party and mediator between the occupying forces of  The Autonomous Diaspora and The People's Conglomerate of Orion.  The CCT tried to maintain peace between the two occupying forces and also represent the Apostolosian refugees on Counterweight.  Eventually The Diaspora and OriCon decided the CCT was unecessary and divided rule of the domes on Coutnerweight between them effectively creating two nations on Counterweight.

Orth Godlove was an adminstrator for the CCT before it was dissolved.
Episode 11

## Opening Narration

> *At the interior of the bar and nightclub Sine Wave, Jamil Quartz-Noble finds herself kneeling among a few dozen bodies. Some separate flesh from blood, while others vibrate holographically, a humming static where once there was a thing like life.*
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> *She sighs and shakes her head before lifting a finger to her ear and speaking to someone she knows can't make this better.*
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> *"It's too late. It's live. All we can do now is damage control."*
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> *And with a swipe of her hand, the holographic bodies evaporate, no trace left for when PrivSec arrives to conduct their investigation. And in the DJ booth, a pop song plays on repeat—aggressively joyous and designed with a singular, final precision.*
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## Episode Description

> This week, we enter into The Sprawl in earnest. Big Cass finds themself pulled between familial duty and personal safety. AuDy calls in a favor from a fellow sentient machine, Mako goes digging for information, and Aria finds, to her surprise, that she has a new hit record.
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> This week on COUNTER/Weight: "A Thing You Know About Nightclubs"
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> Get ready to feel the beat!
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## Featured Players

* Austin Walker
* Ali Acampora
* Keith J. Carberry
* Art Tebbel
* Jack de Quidt
Руины

### Обзор

Руины - это выкрашенные в красный цвет ветхие здания с несколькими этажами, которые можно найти по всей карте в режиме выживания.

Руины имеют множество различных вариаций. Более высокие руины могут быть особенно полезными.

#### Лут

Руины содержат Поврежденные ящики и Сундуки с Руинами. Золотые поврежденные ящики также можно найти, часто на крыше более высоких Руин и очень редко на крыше или верхних этажах более коротких Руин.

Хейботы появляются внутри Руин или рядом с ними.

Внутри руин можно найти кучи сена. Их можно уничтожить с помощью кувалды, иногда обнаруживая поврежденный ящик.

### Стратегия

Рекомендуется двигаться медленно, так как хейботы могут застать игрока врасплох и атаковать его.

Иногда в руинах нет пути на верхний этаж. Игрок может воспользоваться своим лифтом или сиденьем, чтобы помочь ему добраться до этих этажей.

Ящики могут появляться в необычных местах, например, на верхней части стены на крыше. Кроме того, если у Руины есть радиоантенна на крыше, на ней может быть ящик.

### История

Бета 0.4.6

Изменен дизайн некоторых руин. Добавлено освещение в интерьеры.

0.4.0

Добавленное Руины.
Episode 25

## *You Can Call Me Captain*

> *"It's not her ship, it's the robot's ship!"*
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## Opening Narration

> *It’s been five years, exactly, since they last spoke face to face. There on the boardwalk of Vox’s largest city, in the warmth of a sea breeze, lost together in the murmuring wave of the most patriotic of revelers.*
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> *“It’s heavy is what it is,” the veteran’s voice trailed away and he thought about how unfair it all was. What a miserable responsibility to give to someone so young. He sipped at his drink, a glowing concoction of red and blue. A little umbrella with the colors of the Diasporan flag. Very patriotic. And Quintin- no Jerboa, now his name was Jerboa, he reminded himself. He mirrored the actions of his role model. Eyes wide as the alcohol touched his young tongue.*
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> *“But don’t worry, little man, you can carry that weight.”*
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> *Jerboa smiled.*
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> *“And hey, you got a good one, Detachment is... it’s like a falcon.”*
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> *Confusion.*
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> *“Oh a, uh, falcon it’s a bird, a big bird, wide wings,” he gestured. His arms stretched out, his body menacing and beautiful. The tourists on the boardwalk automatically cleared space for him without knowing why, whistling their nationalistic hymns, “sharp talons, incredible speed, a fierce hunger.”*
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> *Fireworks blossomed above them, punctuating this metaphor. Jerboa tilted his head under the erratic light, “If Detachment is a falcon, then what's Righteousness?”*
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> *Ibex resisted the mechanistic urge to bite his tongue, “Oh Quentin,” he ran his hand down his little brother’s fresh fade, “it’s a vulture, man. It’s a fucking vulture.”*
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## Episode Description

> The Kingdom Come has left the surface of Counterweight, but it hasn't quite made it out of orbit. Between a furious unit out for revenge, and a stuffy military bureaucrat insistent on doing things by the book, the Chime will need to get creative to get away. Cass tries to justify their ownership of Apostolosian material, Mako goes on a covert operation with his new best friend, and Aria and AuDy try to keep everything from spinning out of control.
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> This time on COUNTER/Weight: You Can Call Me Captain
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> Who's in charge here again?
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## Featured Players

* Austin Walker
* Ali Acampora
* Keith J. Carberry
* Art Tebbel
* Jack de Quidt
Seabed City

Seabed City is a location on Counterweight, home to the Iron Choir and their leader, Sister Rust.

It is the current resting place of the Divine Order (formerly Peace). The Iron Choir include Order in their worship, as they consider Order to be "dead metal".

The Golden Orb allows for agriculture to flourish in direct proximity to Order, though raids conducted by Iron Choir members on nearby caravans suggest Seabed City is not entirely self-sufficient. Otherwise, the city and surrounding areas are desert-like in climate.

In accordance with the Iron Choir's doctrine, Seabed City's infrastructure is entirely analog, and its citizens rely on simple machines to conduct everyday operations and defend their city. Seabed City is also in a networking dead zone, meaning that those in proximity to it cannot connect to The Mesh; short-range communications and broadcasts will work, however.

The events of Episode 17 took place primarily in Seabed City.

## Location

Seabed City is located in the wreckage of an abandoned dome with a shattered roof. The abandoned dome is located west of Dome 32 and Dome 48.
Hoplites

Hoplites are a type of Apostolosian mechs more akin to power suits. Standing at about 8-10ft tall, they are equipped with four booster on their backs that shoot out narrow propulsion jets and have wings attached to their shoulders. Some hoplite models come equipped with drilling systems allowing them to move subterraneously.
Episode 38

## Opening Narration/Flash Forward

> ***9 months after the September Incident:***
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> *After negotiations and debriefings, after concerts and confrontations, the future of the RIghteous Vanguard had been determined. It would happen tomorrow night, all pomp and theatrics. Aria Joie would lift her arm, bright and golden, say a few inspiring words and then the party would be hers. In some ways it had been hers all along. That's what Ibex said anyway.*
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> *Jacqui Green ran her fingers along her partner’s brilliant new limb, “So, I have a question. Are you upset that Paisley won’t be here?”*
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> *[Ali as Aria:] “I’m more upset Jamil won’t come.”*
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> *“I mean she’s just- That’s understandable don't you think?”*
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> *“No. I mean, why are you asking about Paisley?”*
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> *“I just, you know, you saved him on September after he, whatever he became. He’s not even a man anymore.”*
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> *“He meant a lot to me once and- It’s my fault? So, uh I don't know, I couldn't just leave him there. It was a chance that I could have helped him, I would’ve.”*
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> *“I’m worried for you, Aria.”*
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> *“Why?”*
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> *“You know you can't save everybody right?”*
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> *“Yeah, but I can try to.”*
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> *She laughs, “I thought that too once. Anyway good luck. I’ll be there for you.”*
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## Episode Description

> As ships pull into high orbit over September and an uncanny groan bleats from below it, The Chime pair off and move to complete their mission. Cassander and AuDy find themselves wondering if there's more to Dr. September's cabin than meets the eye. Meanwhile, Aria Joie and Mako Trig scrub through the past for an answer to the Institute's biggest mysteries.
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> This week on COUNTER/Weight: Found Footage
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> Do you ever wish you could rewind time?
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## Featured Players

* Austin Walker
* Ali Acampora
* Keith J. Carberry
* Art Tebbel
* Jack de Quidt
Liberty and Discovery Automatic Corp

The Liberty and Discovery Automatic Corp are a Diasporatic Corporation based on the planet Glimmer in the Golden Branch Star Sector. They specialize in drones and robotics. The group is led by Ibex and Righteousness and it is the overt front of the Righteous Vanguard.

Cene Sixheart is a former employee of Liberty and Discovery Automatic Corp.
Episode 36

## Opening Narration

> *A note echoes through the halls of the September Institute's two vacant laboratories, repeated once, and then again, and then again, shifting in tone until it becomes an old song from the days of Earth, somehow passed down countless millennia. And Sinner Twelt, Provost-Regent Twelfth, whistles it as he goes about his work.*
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> *He doesn't need a clearer picture to know that everything's moving according to plan. Everyone else in the sector is running blind through a maze. He's the only one with real perspective. His whistles turn to singing as he slips on gloves. And deep below Mode City,* it *sings too.*
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## Episode Description

> Throughout the Golden Branch Star Sector, leaers leap into action as news of a new, galactic threat spreads. Minerva's Steiger sisters move their invisible fleet into position. The Rapid Evening digs in deeper to their new outpost in the sector. Rigor stirs from its slumber. And on Counterweight, Ibex knocks on a door.
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## Plot Synopsis

Ibex contacts Kobus to set up contact between himself and Vicuna on Sigilia. Kobus agrees and opens up a portal for Ibex. Ibex convinces Vicuna that Rigour is real and suggests that it may be necessary to destroy a large swath of planets to prevent it from moving forward. The threat of Rigour is enough to make both Vicuna and Kobus consider Ibex’s offer of alliance. Ibex hands Vicuna the schematics for a new Divine weapon and leaves.

The Minerva Strategic Alliance- aware but not fully understanding the threat of Rigour- move their consolidated fleet of merchant and military ships to September, though they’re blockaded from landing.

The Rapid Evening attempts to set up a base on Minerva, but their intentions become known. Kiva’s Hellsingers manage to resist an orbital bombardment from the Minerva Strategic Alliance and set up a subterranean base.

As Ibex walks through the portal away from Vicuna and Kobus, he is surprised to find himself face-to-face with Sokrates in his throne room. After an incredibly tense conversation, Sokrates and Ibex agree to a short-term alliance to deal with Rigour. Sokrates activates the Netted Wave cells on Counterweight.

The Odamas Fleet continues toward Kalliope, though Ionias lays in their path.

On September, Voice sets off a series of controlled explosions in an old mine which Rigour is trying to escape through. In the storm, the explosions sound like thunder. Natalya- let loose by Rigour- finds on old terminal in the tunnels and counterhacks Voice.

## Featured Players

* Austin Walker
* Sylvia Clare
* Andrew Lee Swan
Voice

Voice is the artificially created Divine used by the September Institute that allows them to speak directly to other Divines, such as Loyalty.

## Politics

### Allies

September Institute, Superintendent Twelve

### Enemies

Not yet revealed

Voice was created by Maryland September and Attar Rose over the course of a few months. It was built out of the code of the Divine Righteousness (which, as a set of programs rather than a single physical entity, was uniquely suited to create a new Divine) and the lost Apostolosian mech Apokine (which was able to speak to and use the will of a large group of people). Unlike most Divines, Voice can take huge groups of people as its Candidates.

1. ↑ Opening to COUNTER/Weight 35: A Knock at the Door.
Leonard Bertram

Leonard Bertram is a representative for EarthHome Entertainment. He is from Kalliope, and has the slick appearance and literally sparkling smile to prove it. He is from a rich family and is a smooth talker, but that talk and his ego often gets him in trouble.

When EarthHome went after the Technocracy for the footage of the Regent's Brilliance shown in Counterweight's Angels' unauthorized broadcast, Leonard faced off against Orth Godlove and was shut down immediately.

Leonard is also Snowtrak's contact with EarthHome, and helps authorize Snowtrak's recruitment plan on Joypark.
Rigger

Riggers are large, primarily humanoid mechs utilized by OriCon in civil, industrial, and military operations. Most Riggers stand between 1 to 3 stories tall and have a single pilot. The majority of Riggers are ground based though variants capable of operating in numerous environments exist.

Riggers can be operated by physical controls or via a neural interface, and many Riggers can be controlled remotely.

While there are numerous corporations throughout the galaxy that build Riggers, Minerva Mining and Mechanics' Rooks are the most ubiquitous military Rigger in the Golden Branch Star Sector. Other notable Rigger corporations include Fairchild, famous for their state of the art military Riggers especially Jace Rethal's Panther and Snowtrak Heavy Industries, whose mechs are mostly geared toward industrial usage.
Service

**Service** is the Divine based on Slate. Along with its Candidate it runs the Diasporatic Department of Material Resources: Slate Division.

Though Service is yet to be seen directly it has been described as a harsh taskmaster and is believed by many, including the Divine Loyalty, to be mistreating the people under its influence.
Rooks

Rooks are the basic production line model Rigger produced by Minerva Mining and Mechanics .  They are highly modular and can be outfited for numerous duties and a variety of environements including zero-g making them very popular among OriCon military forces and PMCs.

The standard coloration for a Rook model is tan and blue, and Jace's customized Rook he used for the majority of the war was white and green.
Maryland September

Dr. Maryland September was a scientist studying Strati and the founder of the September Institute. She created this organization to discover how to give Stratus abilities to all humans. She is the author of several books, including Strati and Sociologistics: Towards a Interventionist Structuralism. She was the former lover of Ibex.
Aria Joie

*"THE BELLS ARE RINGING!"*

**Aria Joie** is an Asian pop idol-turned-smuggler and one of the primary members of the Chime.

Born Varyne Roth, she took the name Aria Joie when she began her pop idol career on the People's JoyPark Planet Presented by EarthHome Entertainment, a planet-wide amusement park dedicated to the memory of Earth and the celebration of OriCon. After years of performing propaganda with her rigger back up dancer, the Regent's Brilliance, Aria set her sights beyond JoyPark and started touring across the Golden Branch.

Seeing more of galaxy lead to a different understanding of it, leading to a shift in music style then a loss of corporate backing and the need for a new way to make ends meet. Aria still performs but doesn't quite fill stadiums anymore, and that's fine--her charm and Brilliance's might are better off serving the Chime.

She is in a relationship with Jacqui Green.

During the timeskip, Aria assumes control of the Righteous Vanguard, taking over after Ibex's mysterious disappearance. Working under her are Sister Rust and Tea Kenridge.
She survives the war with Rigor and spends the rest of her life working to rebuild the sector. She succeeds in her life's goal of giving Weight to the people of Counterweight, as well as restoring Counterweight to a livable state without the need for domes.

## Appearance

Aria has "shiny eyes, an alluring face, a toned body," wears "clothes that present authority," such as menswear inspired jackets and shoulderpads, with feminine elements such as sequined shirts.

## Fanart Gallery

(Song) A cover of Love's First Explosion by Emma Lloyd (Youtube)Aria Joie by Cassie FreireAria Joie with Audy by Carey PietschAria Joie with Jacqui Green by Carey PietschCass, Mako, and Aria by Emily Hammersley-AmbroiseAria and Jamil by Emily Hammersley-AmbroiseAria by Emily BlauAria by HoneyboyAria Joie by Anna LandinAria Joie ad bumper by HadrianIbex and The Chime by Carey PietschAria sketches by HoneyboyCass and Aria in September Institute uniforms by Carey PietschAria and Hella in cosplay by Hadrian
September Institute

The **September Institute**, based in Mode City on the planet September, is an institute that teaches Strati from the elementary to graduate school levels. The school is divided into the houses of Rose Moon, White Star, Blue World, and Gold Slate. The current head of the September Institute is Provost-Regent Twelfth.

Few people know that it is actually an OriCon research project created to find ways to disrupt or control Divines which at some point uncovered the existence of individuals who could sense and interact with machines in an instinctive and almost psychic manner. The Institute eventually determined how to induce and enhance these powers in certain children, creating individuals capable of mentally interfacing with and controlling computer systems, or even deceiving and subverting Divines.

On September, children are identified at birth as potential Strati and taken from their families to the September Institute. Mako Trig is one such child. He was raised at the Institute and successfully went through the program, but was eventually let go for "not performing to expectations."

The September Institute was in fact founded by Diasporans Attar Rose and Maryland September during the industrialization of the planet Service II, now called September. Their goal was to use the programs of Righteousness to create both induced Strati and the Divine Voice in order to destabilize the Diasporan reliance on Divines. They also established the institute under OriCon leadership in order to further mask its origins and purpose.
However, neither remained in a direct administrative role for long, as Rose was focused on his Candidacy and September on her duties as a member of the faculty (and later her retirement). Instead, Rose, on the advice of Liberty and Discovery, appointed the planet's young leader Sinner Twelt and the Tzadik as his stand-ins, and kept a hands-off approach to the Institute.
At some point, the Institute began cloning people using loopholes in their contracts. Mako Trig and Maritime Lapel are two examples of a group of genetically-altered clones of Maryland September.
Many people in the Institute and on the planet were implanted with false memories using the abilities of Voice and the rains of September, erasing the Institute administration's actions.
Orth Godlove

**Orth Godlove** is a retired soldier who fought in the Golden War for OriCon. He currently works as a mid-level bureaucrat for the Consolidated Counterweight Technocracy.

During his service in the Golden War, Orth originally served as a Rigger pilot with a distinguished combat record, eventually being assigned to the elite squadron known as The Queen's Gambit.

He was selected to lead the OriCon component of a joint OriCon/Diaspora taskforce. Strangely, Orth was appointed to this position over several other more capable candidates, including his superior officer in The Queen's Gambit, Tea Kenridge. His personal command ship within the Oricon/Diaspora taskforce was the light frigate *Kingdom Come*. While investigating his selection for the command position, Orth discovered that the taskforce was being sent on a suicide mission and that he was placed in command to serve as a scapegoat when the mission failed.

Throughout the mission, Orth was plagued with doubt and increasingly unsure in his suitability for command. His insecurity resulted in him abdicating many of his responsibilities and increasingly relying on Ibex to make decisions for him. Eventually, Orth came to the realization that he would have to step up to his responsibilities and regained control of the Fleet before the final battle over Counterweight.

After the end of the Golden War Orth retired and took a position in CCT as a regional administrator.

Orth hooked AuDy up with the partially decommissioned Kingdom Come, and is a primary source of jobs for the Chime.

At the time of his kidnapping by the Iron Choir, Orth had working relationships with Horizon Tactical Solutions, the Weightless, Jacqui Green & Jillian Red, and military outreach people in the Diaspora, as well as the Chime. His automated security protocol sent each an offer of 10 credits to locate him.

Since the dissolution of the CCT, Orth has taken an interest in helping the Chime against Ibex. He brought them to Jace Rethal's memory den, allowing them to learn more about Ibex and the events at the end of the Golden War. Additionally he elected to accompany them on their mission to September accepting the role of co-pilot of the *Kingdom Come.*

Austin is very cruel to Orth and Orth doesn't deserve that at all. Shame on you, Austin.

## Additional Notes

* In Episode 03, Austin describes Orth looking like actor Dennis Haysbert
* In Episode 06, Austin describes Orth as looking like actor Laurence Fishburne

## Fanart Gallery

Ibex and The Chime by Carey PietschOrth Godlove by Emily BlauOrth Godlove in glasses, a collared shirt, and a sweater, with a golden ball hovering beside his head.
Episode 44

## *Live Post-Mortem*

With *COUNTER/Weight* firmly wrapped up, the cast takes some time to answer fan questions, discuss the highs and lows of the season, and talk a little bit about what's coming next for *Friends at the Table*!

## Featured Players

* Austin Walker
* Ali Acampora
* Keith J. Carberry
* Jack de Quidt
* Art Tebbel
* Sylvia Clare
* Andrew Lee Swan
OriCon Expeditionary Force

The OriCon Expeditionary Force is OriCon's primary military presence in the Golden Branch Star Sector. Based out of the planet Archonic, it is tasked with maintaining peace in OriCon controlled systems, protecting OriCon corporations and furthering the goals of OriCon.

With the recent secession of EarthHome Entertainment and Snowtrak Heavy Industries from Oricon Golden Branch Board of Trustees, the responsibility of confronting these renegade corporations would normally fall to the Expeditionary Force. However the commander of the OEF felt the task exceeded their capabilities and enlisted the aid of the only major loyal OriCon corporation, Minerva Mining and Mechanics. In exchange for the financial and industrial suupport of Minerva, the Expeditionary Force placed itself at the disposal of Minerva for the duration of the crisis forming the Minerva Strategic Alliance.
Stellar Combuster

The Stellar Combuster is a weapon of mass destruction developed by the refugee fleet that eventually became the Autonomous Diaspora. The weapon initiates a chain reaction within a star that generates a wave of destruction capable of consuming entire star clusters.

Eighty thousand years ago during the exodus, the proto-Diasporatic fleet detonated stellar combusters behind them as they fled across a bridge of stars connecting the Perseus and Sagittarius arms of the Milky Way galaxy to prevent Rigour from pursuing them.

More recently(about 20,000 years ago), the Diaspora again deployed stellar combusters when The Diaspora and Rigour met again at the second star bridge. This time the Diaspora attempted to draw Rigour itself into the star bridge and annihilate it in the ensuing firestorm.

As a sequelae to the stellar combusters detonation a web of light burns in the space where the stars were destroyed, a brilliant scar that only fades after tens of thousands of years.
Vicuna

The young woman **Vicuna** is the current Candidate of Grace. She is extremely confident in the abilities of both herself and her Divine.

In episode 9, "This Month of Ours," Vicuna is described as a 16-17 year old girl, dressed in a tight white and gold bodysuit with "weird cyberware in the back of her neck." She is described as having very dark skin and long blonde hair and bangs.

## Fanart Gallery

Vicuna and Grace by HoneyboyVicuna by Emily Blau
Garden

**Garden** is a planet in the Golden Branch star sector that serves as the main base of operations for the Hands of Grace. Originally the Apostolosian planet of Apokine, it was used as a meeting place for royalty due to its rolling green hills. During the Golden War, it was captured and colonized by the Diaspora, who gave it its new and highly original name.

Garden's greenery is likely the result of its climate. For nine months of its ten-month year, it experiences a consistent temperate spring. The remaining month consists of a week-long winter storm followed by three weeks of "a beautiful winter playground." This month is notable enough for everyone in the sector to know its name.

By the time of the finale, The Golden Branch Demarchy has reclaimed the planet and restored its name to Apokine. There, Cass meets with a number of Apostolosian nobles in an attempt to gain their political support. Their concentration is broken by a transmission from AuDy, consisting of just the word "failure".

1. ↑ COUNTER/Weight Episode 27
AuDy

**AuDy** (short for Automated Dynamics) is a sentient robot originally programmed to land and park vehicles in parking garages designed to hold thousands. AuDy doesn't know or understand how they gained sentience but as soon as it happened, they left their job as a valet and their link to any network behind for good. AuDy now pilots the Kingdom Come which might seem similar to being a valet but it's amazing what a difference feeling the engine's resistance as you grip the controls with your own triple-jointed pressure sensors makes.

AuDy is self aware because it contains the AI of the Divines Liberty and Discovery. It is unclear where AuDy end and Liberty and Discovery begin; most likely they are one being, though a database of their memories is on at least one other planet, and AuDy staying offline meant that they were unable to access them. Liberty and Discovery were among the first Divines. They are unique among divines as they are constantly together and have lacked a candidate ever since Chital was killed.

### Appearance

AuDy has a compact body (designed to fit into as many different cars as possible), carbon fiber plates, no eyes, no face, and no skin (since they're a robot). They wear a blue vest stolen from a police bot. A pair of sunglasses is clipped to the vest, despite the fact that AuDy has no way to wear them, because "that's just what vests look like".
AuDy has a concealed shotgun within one arm. As of Episode 26, they are missing the other.

## References

1. ↑ Counter/WEIGHT Episode 10
2. ↑ AuDy's MechNoir character sheet

## Fanart Gallery

This page contains information that is by its nature a spoiler. If you do not wish to know the secrets of the Golden Branch Sector, please turn back.

Aria Joie with Audy by Carey PietschAuDy by HadrianAutomated Dynamics bootup logo by HadrianAuDy by Anna LandinMako and Audy in formalwear by Carey PietschIbex and The Chime by Carey PietschAudy by Emily Blau
Episode 15

## *A Candle in the Sun*

> *"Straitlight One to Moonrunner, we've boarded. Please show them that their god is mortal."*
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## Opening Narration

> *Four weeks after Rigour clawed its way from an accidental tomb, Snowtrak Senior Researcher Natalya Greaves has hidden herself away so that she can begin to piece together the puzzle:*
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> *What is Rigour? and how many weeks will follow this one?*
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> *She looks to the past for an answer: quad-hashed history DAT's, quantum redacted service records, propaganda vids from the old days—when they only offered you a single layer of lies.*
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> *It was forty years after Rigour first came online all those years ago that it took control; that it assigned us tasks for every day, and every hour, and every second of our lives, and to disobey was not simply impossible but unthinkable because it had removed those thoughts and closed those pathways which ran through our minds.*
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> *And it was four hundred years later, when the Autonomists and their fledgling algorithmic demigods left the Orion Spur and its bitter populace—which could not bring itself to follow, it could not help but to hate those who left them behind.*
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> *And then time stopped. It stopped being as we know it now, because with no one to keep track of it—with so many stars destroyed in that violent flash of desperation—the calendars all stopped making much sense.*
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> *And then four hundred, or thousand, or million years later, something—a hero or two she guessed—or more or luck or history or God or something else; she wasn't quite sure. Someone or something gave us time again—freed us from the chain of Rigour.*
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> *Natalya Greaves, Snowtrak Senior Researcher, clears her calendar. Four days. Four weeks. Four months. She knows that none are long enough to save us, but she can't but try. And to do that she'll need more time.*
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> *"Dear Ibex," she writes. "I hope you are well. It's been too long."*
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## Episode Description

> Tensions rise throughout the Golden Branch star sector. OriCon megacorporations maneuver for advantage, striking with deniable operatives, market manipulation, and the finest in advertising campaigns. The remnants of Apostolos hope to find a secret strength on the seemingly abandoned planet of Torru. Horizon Tactical Solutions, stretched thin but no less hungry for retribution, strikes at the Odamas Fleet, itself in motion towards vengeance at Kalliope. And in the orbit of Sage, the Divine Grace comes up against a force that does not recognize her holiness.
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> This week on COUNTER/Weight: "A Candle in the Sun"
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## Featured Players

* Austin Walker
* Sylvia Clare
* Andrew Lee Swan
Loyalty

Loyalty was the Divine stationed at Vox. Along with its Candidate, Kobus, it headed the Lux Vox Data Research Center. For much of the post-Golden War period, they were at odds with Service and the Diasporatic Department of Material Resources: Slate Division.

After the September Incident, Loyalty's candidate was Capra, formerly known as Chet Wise of Sage.

## Additional Notes

* All Divines possesses the ability to create portals which lead to other Divines, each of them taking a unique shape. Loyalty's portal takes shape in the natural shadows of the environment it appears within.
The Callisto

The Callisto was the ship piloted by Sokrates and the Apostolosian rebels during The Golden War. After a transmission went out from it to Apostolosian space, the entire crew of the ship were branded as traitors.

Sokrates claims not to have known the name of the ship, preferring to refer to it as simply their ship, but this may have been a deflection tactic. No one ever accused Sokrates of subtlety.
Koda Whitegloves

**Koda Whitegloves** is a combat surgeon who served alongside Cassander during the Golden War. During that time they were Cassander's mentor and friend.

During the post-war period Koda left the Apostolosian military and set up an underground clinic on Counterweight, primarily serving dispossessed Apostolosian refugees. They have contacts with the Netted Wave and the Apostolosian embassy.

## Interaction with the Chime

Things went south when the Chime infiltrated Snowtrak, and Aria suffered massive shock from her injuries during the ensuing firefight. Koda met with the Chime and was able to save her life. Koda surgically replaced Aria's hand and forearm with cyberware.
Jerboa

**Quentin Rose** is the Candidate of the Divine Detachment, known as Jerboa after candidacy. He is the younger brother of Ibex, and is roughly 22 at the beginning of the show.

Quentin lived with Ibex for several years, during which time he became close enough with Liberty and Discovery for them to attend his high school graduation. Around this time, he became the Candidate of Detachment, against Ibex's wishes. They celebrated together, but Jerboa cut ties with his older brother shortly after, siding with Grace over the Righteous Vanguard. Even so, Jerboa continued to look up to Ibex, to the point of carrying Ibex's old pistol.

Jerboa first encounters the Chime as they attempt to flee the planet to escape Ibex. Jerboa calls to deliver a truly unimpressive threat, but because he has a Divine, they have to assume he can follow through. He does manage to inflict serious damage to the Kingdom Come before Aria and Cass take out several of Detachment's satellites.

Jerboa is killed in a conflict with AuDy, launched out of his Divine to die alone in space. His final act is to call his brother for help, though Ibex is unable to arrive in time to help him. This failure apparently haunts Ibex enough that he can only allow himself to think about Quentin on his two birthdays.

### Trivia

Jerboa was originally imagined as even younger, but Austin misspoke when introducing him. The Diaspora really loves its child soldiers.

## References

1. ↑ COUNTER/Weight Episode 29: 00:36:56
2. ↑ COUNTER/Weight Episode 44: 02:37:16
Apostolosian FTL Sail

Large Golden Sails utilized by Apostolosian ships to travel faster than light. These are significantly slower than conventional FTL drives used by most of the galaxy.

However conventional drives must follow specific hyperspace lanes plotted between planets limiting paths that ships can take from planet to planet. The Golden Sails are not limited in this manner allowing Apostolosian ships to take any route they choose including travel through the darkspace voids where there are no stars. During the Golden War Apostolos utilized this system to bypass heavily defended border planets and strike directly at key under defended targets deep in enemy space.
Gnosis Virus

> *See also: Gnosis Virus (Twilight Mirage Wiki).*
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The **Gnosis Virus** is a program that is able to connect the Mesh with people's minds in the physical world, allowing them to rewrite their own thoughts, bodies, or selves. Because of these features, it has the ability to kill people who come into contact with it, and has done so to twelve people at a nightclub called the Sine Wave, leaving their bodies distorted or even completely holographic.

The way the virus functions is described as being "like a dog on a leash." There is one copy of the virus tethered to a program that directs it where to go next. The virus cannot be replicated- it exists in one place at a time and moves on from that place within 24 hours.

The virus was created by the September Institute and stolen from them by an Apostolosian named Jornis, who then handed it over to Snowtrak. Paisley Moon, hired by Kevin Vacation, then gave the job of recovering the virus to the Chime. At the same time, Jacqui Green and Jillian Red were also assigned to recover the virus for Horizon Tactical Solutions.

Despite the objections of Jamil Quartz-Noble and the Rapid Evening, the virus eventually ended up in the possession of the Apostolosian government, where it was sequestered away for study.
Episode 13

## Opening Narration

> *For as long as Jacqui Green and Jillian Red can remember, they were a harmony. Back when they met on distant, cold Kalliope, they pulled the driving synth sound of neurotech dance beats over them like a blanket. On their first contract, they danced a clumsy, violent waltz through Fairchild Headquarters, but each misstep only drew them closer together in rhythm.*
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> *Now chasing their biggest score yet, they move to a beat only they can hear—one made of gunshots and bionic arms, hard cash, and the very sharpest of smiles.*
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## Episode Description

> Even though they're not quite sure what it is (or what they should do with it), the Chime continues to track down the mysterious Gnosis virus. Cass and Mako dive deeper into the Horizon Tactical Solutions R&D labs, Aria Joie runs into a fan, and AuDy enjoys the algorithmically handcrafted atmosphere of the most corporate coffeeshop franchise in the galaxy. But they're not the only ones on the case...
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## Featured Players

* Austin Walker
* Ali Acampora
* Keith J. Carberry
* Art Tebbel
* Jack de Quidt
Ibex

**Ibex**, formerly **Attar Rose**, is the Candidate of Righteousness and the longest serving Candidate in the Golden Branch star sector. He is initially described as being in his mid-thirties, but Austin has also made statements regarding timelines that suggest he could be in his sixties, so who knows. Ibex is described as being similar in appearance to Tristan Walker, Founder and CEO of Walker & Co. Brands.

He is currently the head of Liberty and Discovery Automatic Corp and secretly controls the September Institute and the Lux Vox Data Research Center (he refers to this shadowy affiliation as the Righteous Vanguard because of course he would call it that.)

According to Austin Ibex has the potential to be the best kisser in the Golden Branch, but because he wants to be #1 so bad he will only ever be #2.

He is a real fucker.

Prior to becoming a Candidate, his name was Attar Rose; he worked with Maryland September, helping her found the September Institute. His younger brother Quentin later became Detachment's Candidate, Jerboa.
At some point after the Golden War, he gained several robot clone bodies that all had Righteousness installed on them (because of course he did).
After the September Incident, he gave his Candidacy and position as the leader of the Righteous Vanguard to Aria Joie and mysteriously disappeared. He came out of the shadows as the final fight with Rigour approached, but was killed by a Rigour-enthralled clone of Maryland September.

## Fanart Gallery

Ibex by Cody A.J. SimpsonIbex and The Chime by Carey PietschIbex by Emily Blau
Apokine

The Apokine is the title of the sitting Emperor of Apostolos. According to legend the First Emperor took the name Apokine and all others have used that name in their honor.

The planet Garden was named Apokine when it was part of the Apostolosian Empire.

This page contains information that is by its nature a spoiler. If you do not wish to know the secrets of the Golden Branch Sector, please turn back.

The Apokine was also the first Colossus built by the Ancient Apostolosians (the Apostles) after freeing themselves from Rigour when it was flung into Ionias by the detonation of the second spacebridge. They designed this mech to allow a single leader to link the minds and wills of their people and create a more perfect society. In the process of creating and building the Apokine, the Apostles took care to not incorporate any of Rigour's tech into this new style of mecha.
At some point in Apostolos' past the Apokine was buried on September. It was unearthed decades before the Golden War by Ibex and Maryland September. They reverse engineered its ability to commune with the minds of Apostolosians and used this tech to create Voice.
During the September Incident, Cassander Timaeus Berenice came into contact with the Apokine, causing it to reactivate and giving the Chime a much needed weapon against Rigour.
During Rigour's attempt to return and assimilate the Golden Branch, the Apokine was instrumental in protecting Apostolos from Rigour's drones. Once the Golden Branch Demarchy was safe, Cass took the Apokine back to September and used the Apokine's spear to pin Rigour to the planet that was slowly falling into the system's star.
The Apokine appeared to be made of some type of stone and was chiseled to look like a Greek warrior armed with a spear and a shield. In addition, it could draw energy from the will and focus of the Apostolosian people to create devastating energy attacks.
Independence

*See also: Independence (Twilight Mirage Wikia). Twilight Mirage spoilers at link.*

**Independence** is a Divine, and one of the first to be deliberately created by the Diaspora. 20,000 years ago, while it was still piloted by its first Candidate, Kadaknath, the Diasporan Envoy-Elect of the Far Bridge Sector, it was witness to the second stellar-combustor detonation. Its status around the time of the main game is unknown.

Based on descriptions from Twilight Mirage (where it returns as a major character), it is presumably an enormous city-sized centipede made out of guns.

## Episode 37

### Vision 3, Reams of Distant Cloth

> "*We'll build with it. No more steel, no more concrete. We will build cities that move in the wind. We will draw buildings in the air that twist and bend with the needs of the people, instead of insisting on what would be best for each individual. For each world destroyed, we will build another more beautiful, more human."*
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Kingdom Come

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The *Kingdom Come* is a partially-decommissioned OriCon Gazer-class Light Frigate that serves as the mobile base of the Chime. AuDy is its current captain.

Orth Godlove was the *Kingdom Come*'s captain during the Golden War. Since the war, most of the *Kingdom Come*'s weapons and its FTL drive have since been removed, making it unsuitable for large-scale combat and interstellar travel.

It is a large ship, capable of housing both the Regent's Brilliance and the Megalophile, and has been retrofitted with a small sickbay with basic operating equipment, a functional kitchen, and beds.

The name is a callback to the previous season of Friends at the Table, in which a notorious pirate and recurring foe of the party captained a ship named the *Kingdom Come*.

In the MechNoir system, it has the tags *quadcopter, linked, burst cannon, armor, thrusters, rotor fans, cam, hover, huge, mic,* and *pod*.

1. ↑ AuDy's MechNoir character sheet
Tower Chalet

Tower Chalet is a student at the September Institute in House Rose Moon.

He was a friend of Mako's when he attended the Institute. He's described as a large, bronze dude with floofy hair that would be really nice if he kept it together, but he's too much of a mess to deal with it.

At the school dance, he dressed up as "a young, hot Hadrian."

This page contains information that is by its nature a spoiler. If you do not wish to know the secrets of the Golden Branch Sector, please turn back.

When the Chime infiltrated the Institute to find information about Maryland September, he and Mako encountered each other. They recognized each other as good friends and developed some romantic interest. Mako and Tower danced together at the Hieron Formal; however, Mako had to leave Tower to continue his mission. When Mode City was shunted into interdimensional space Mako chose to abandon Tower so that he could save Lazer Ted.
Of note despite being in House Rose Moon, Tower was not a genetically modified clone of Maryland September.
While trapped in interdimensional space, Tower was assimilated by Voice and Rigour. When Liberty escaped from the interdimensional prison, Tower piloted one of the Rigour units that pursued him. During this battle Tower attacked Aria Joie in her new Righteous Regent, and was killed by Jillian Red.
Big Fuck Off Sniper Rifle

*"Don't get shot by a sniper rifle." -Austin Walker*

Heavy armor piercing rifle best utilized from extreme range. Used by an unidentified secretary against Mako Trig, it was super effective.

This longarm was appropriated by AuDy, is over 5 feet tall, and can not be hidden under a coat. It recently lived under a pretty sweet golden sedan parked by a park, not too far from the September Institute.

AuDy and the rifle have been reunited and are again traveling together.
Regent's Brilliance

The Regent's Brillance is a highly customized Rook utilized by Aria Joie first in her role as an entertainer for EarthHome Entertainment then as a combat rigger in her time with The Chime.

The Brillance was originally designed to be an aerial performance rigger for stunt combat shows on JoyPark celebrating the OriCon armed forces and specifically the hero Jace Rethal.  To better perform this role the Rook's standard modular armor and joints were removed and replaced with a custom highly flexible joint system and a lightweight highly aerodynamic exterior shell.  A thruster system was also installed transforming the mech into a highspeed aerial unit.

For special effects a pair of head mounted autocannons were modified to fire pyrotechnics, and a series of speakers and lights were installed throughout The Brillance.

The Brillance is unarmed except for a beam saber that Aria has acquired.