Warped Skeleton

The Warped Skeleton is a megastructure created from the death of the being known Kuldr at the hands of Old Brethren using an S Engine array.

## Appearance

The Warped Skeleton possesses, as the name indicates, a skeletal appearance. The megastructure takes the form of an articulated frame in a shape vaguely reminiscent of the skeletons of vertebrate land animals, albeit with very exaggerated proportions in many areas and some rather obvious asymmetry. Portions of the frame possess hollow chambers which are often used for habitation and its associated functions such as manufacturing and research. Far smaller megastructures are often anchored within the these sections, serving the aforementioned functions of habitation, research and manufacturing.

## History

Kuldr, the being whom was converted into the Skeleton, was a member of an unknown species. What was known, however was that Kuldr was a powerful independent warlord who had destroyed a crippled Weave Node in the latter days of the First Aeon War with the intent of capturing its Godmind. Kuldr carried a then unseen ability to greatly weaken the effects of Reality Anchors and Old Brethren fields, allowing reality warping effects to be used at their fullest extent. With no Outer Gods nearby, it fell to the civilisations of Node 2019 to fend of the opportunistic warrior. The Godmind of Node 2019 fled the destroyed node, leading Kuldr in a chase around the region. The region in which the Weave Node was situated, the Umurut Sphere, was relatively close to the Timeless Eternities and thus held a very large Old Brethren population.

As Kuldr went about his chase, intelligence personnel associated with the Weave Node gathered information on the warlord and found a weakness; due to his unique ability, his soul was made vulnerable to many exotic effects, leaving him vulnerable to a sufficiently thorough alpha strike. After this information was received, many Linelayers scattered around the region transported several S Engine megastructures to the universes surrounding the reality now known as Kuldr's Folly. After the megastructures were in position, the Linelayers waited outside the universe, ready to link it with the S engines. As Kuldr followed the Godmind into the target universe, the Linelayers made their move. In sync, they connected the universe to the S Engine array, the megastructures activating simultaneously. Kuldr's soul was instantly transmuted into a structure several billion light years in length and breadth, while his will was subsumed.

The resulting megastructure, now known as the Warped Skeleton, was taken and given purpose as a mobile capital for several civilisations. The Old Brethren who participated in the slaying of Kuldr traded the Skeleton away in return for suitable compensation, namely in the form of a Living Mythos for themselves. While powerful, the structure's abilities were counterintuitive to the Old Brethrens' own, and as such was of little use for the living reality anchors. The Skeleton saw use as both a mobile megacity and siege engine, playing a prominent part in the battles of the Second Aeon War.

## Abilities

The megastructure of the Warped Skeleton possesses the main ability that Kuldr had, now enhanced to a far greater extent. The structure at full output can completely nullify even the reality anchors of Weave Nodes and Old Brethren derived Patra, allowing the full usage of any reality warping its wielders possess.