Adrift the Misted Leaves

Drawn by @accipitridae. on Discord

## Overview

Adrift the Misted Leaves (ATML) is a Generation 1 iterator, senior of the local group (BOWLSOFCEREAL). ATML is reclusive and curious, and adept at genetic modification. Examples of these experiments include The Nomad and The Hydra. One such experiment led to the development of the Forlorn Expanse.

## Personality

### First Glance

Adrift the Misted Leaves is rather withdrawn. He doesn’t spend much time talking to the local group and bides his time confining himself to his work. He is observant and logical, and his emotions are hard to tell at times. Rarely does he ever break from his stoic and composed demeanour. Despite this, he has developed an affection towards those in his local group.

### A little deeper

ATML is a logical thinker, and speaks in quite a formal manner. His words and conversations are usually well thought out. He cares deeply for his peers, but tends to mask his true feelings. His presentation towards the other iterators are somewhat important to him; he avoids revealing his true feelings if they make him seem weak or vulnerable.

## About ATML

After a myriad of cycles following his creators’ departure Adrift the Mist Leaves begun to work on much larger projects. His curiosity allowed him to experiment freely, creating creatures that would inhabit lands soon to be of treachery and peril.

One substance brought about interest: “Void Fluid”.

His creators, the Ancients, were able to produce superstructures occupied by life-like puppets able to operate several hundreds of processes at once, and build cities atop these half-mechanical, half-organic mountains of metal, all on account of this powerful substance. This substance is not only strong, but its corrosiveness allows it to disintegrate matter, completely removing it from existence.

And this power may have been what he needed.

With enough interference the void seas in the subterraneans underneath his facility grounds were in disarray; the guardians forbidding any creature (regardless of karma level) to enter the now shattered temples of the Ancients and the void sea unsparingly disintegrating matter even above the surface, dust constantly raining down.

“If you leave a stone on the ground and come back some time later, it will be covered in dust. This happens everywhere, and over several lifetimes of creatures such as you, the ground slowly builds upwards.”

## Known logs and pearls

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Log-1056
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Log-(Null)
…It’s risky, but if I could potentially
 Log xxxx.01
[Audio File)
I thought I should get in to the habit of writing logs. The absurdity of recent events have left me finding it difficult to compose myself and think rationally.
…I have terminated all significant processes of Revising Synthesis and taken on the the burden of his workload. It’s a tremendous amount to do, but no worries; I’m sure I can get this completed within 15 or so cycles.
Aside from that, I… I’m not sure what got into me during that conversation. What I said was out of character. I can’t let myself repeat that mistake. I’m usually able to keep a straight face during these sorts of situations, but the stress was almost overwhelming…
…
This log is pointless. There’s no use dwelling over my feelings. I will continue what Revising Synthesis started, and once the workload is complete I will lift the seniority lock. This action was necessary, I haven’t been able to check the messages often but it seems as if Revising has fixed his faulty wiring, which was my intention.
I won’t let him do this to himself.