Ansibles

**Ansibles** are superluminal communications devises capable of transmitting data instantaneously over vast distances. Ansible complexes utilize **singularity attunement** by spinning Dasn particles at their highest achievable angular momentum, where the force reverses from outward-in, collapsing the particle into a micro singularity. By harmonizing an active singularity with the target's unique spin and oscillation, two points are able to engage in two-way communication or pass on small amounts of data in various formats. This is possible because of a quantum state wherein two ansibles, regardless of distance, merge into a singular object that inhabiting different locales simultaneously.

This has allowed for attunement networks to connect all of the Sphere and theorized to have linked the whole of the Kryssiad Empire beyond the Fade.

## Operation

Ansibles use sustained, powerful lasers and focusing elements to produce their micro singularity. A unique oscillation is then applied to the micro singularity, making its frequency stand out amongst others within the network. Once having achieved the desired attunement, the lasers used to create spin are replaced by pulsed lasers to give existing angular momentum preservative attention in a sort of "idle" state, allowing previously used equipment opportunity for inspection, maintenance, and even replacement.

Engaging in actual communications, manipulation lasers must assist the spin of the combined singularities so long as the ansibles are harmonized. Should the micro singularity lose angular momentum, the Dasn particle with destabilize, the micro singularity will dissipate, and the process must be repeated. Before that can happen, however, extensive inspections must be conducted and maintenance done on all equipment that hows the slightest signs of wear or fatigue. Reigniting a micro singularity is an intensive process that may take months to safely and successfully complete.

The process to ignite and reignite a micro singularity, as well as maintain its angular momentum, requires enormous amounts of energy. Ansible complexes often have several dedicated fusion reactors to, within the best of a facility's abilities, ensure that a signal never disappears also known as "going dark."

## Limitations

As data transfer is dictated by the Hertz generated by the Dasn singularity, thus dictating the bitrate of the communication capabilities as a whole. Because modern ansibles require so much attention and power to assure constant operation they are only capable of short bursts of datapackage-driven communications. Though it is true that two-way communication is achievable via these systems, the quality of said communications is drastically lower than that of zipped datapackage drops or even relying on simple interstellar couriers.

These singularities must be constantly active to be both harmonized and detected. Outside of scheduled maintenance, in which notices are broadcast by ansibles complexes for months before hand, the disappearance of an ansible frequency is considered a cause for serious concern by the international community. Jumpships are commissioned and special couriers are dispatched to systems that have gone silent to ensure that no catastrophic failure has occurred.

For all their utility for superluminal communication and the inherent boon to humanity and the Shiildr, ansible complexes are tens of km2 wide and the result of thousands of hours of effort and scientific and engineering ingenuity. Great quantities of resources and dedicated manpower goes into the creation of these sprawling facilities and are commitments that are capable of overwhelming unprepared governments and nations. Fusion reactors, while more capable and less dangerous than their fission counterparts, still require an intense amount of resources to safely build and operate. Coolant is recycled but vast quantities must be kept on-premises to ensure ceaseless operation. The list of materials required for simple, low-bitrate communications is staggering but ultimately necessary for a star system's interaction beyond its own reaches.

### Modern vs. Kryssiad-Era Ansibles

Modern ansibles' limited capabilities are, at first blush, lackluster in comparison to the understated superiority of Kryssiad engineers and scientists.

While both ansible facilities theoretically achieve the same goal, notable exception is made to that of ansibles of Kryssiad-era technology, or Gilded Technology. Modern ansibles are only capable of limited data transmission because it is capable of only producing and maintaining one micro singularity at a time. For the same amount of effort, resources, and energy, Kryssiad-era ansibles are capable of producing and maintaining an array of singularities that allow for the simultaneous transfer of massive amounts of data as well as two-way communications of various formats.

Currently, there appears to be no upper limit to the number micro singularities that Gilded ansibles can create and support. There are currently no digital schematics of the ancient technology available, and without inconsequential Kryssiad-era ansibles available for careful dismantling, there is no means to reliably reproduce the same efficiency. Those knowledgeable of the process and the systems therein, too, are hesitant to do more than careful preventative maintenance on these precious pieces of technological miracles.