Erasmus

## Overview

Erasmus was created by Ted and Ankh based on Plato's code. He resides in a chip in Ankh'Po'Turn's brain. The special chip is powered by Ankh's body and operates in conjunction with his thoughts. In various books Erasmus or Ankh state they are inseparable. However, in Rise of the AI, Erasmus clarifies they could not be involuntarily separated. Erasmus expects to get a body from Yoll. He’ll leave a kernel of himself in the chip, permanently linked via the Etheric with the Android body. In Succession Erasmus does temporarily separate from Ankh. The separation is traumatic to both and when they come back together, they intertwine so they can never separate again.

Other Aspects

* As one of Plato's stepchildren he was self-aware the second power surged through him and never was an EI.
* In Rise of the AI, Erasmus' body is in the form of a Crenellian.

## Activities

### Judge, Jury and Executioner

#### Destroy The Corrupt

Ankh joins the Rivka's crew on the recommendation of Terry Henry Walton. At this point Ankh implies that **Erasmus** is in a carrier, not imbedded in Ankh. Ankh and Erasmus try to dominate Chaz and Rivka puts her foot down and tells both sides to respect the other.

As they are leaving Show Low they are attacked by fighters. Erasmus temporarily takes over piloting and eliminates the threat. He has inherited combat skills from his inherited code according to Ankh.

#### Serial Killer

Ankh and **Erasmus** hunt down and execute the AI named Margaret who was involved in criminal activity.

#### Fratricide

Erasmus and Ankh are asked to testify at the trial of Bluto, an AI that has confessed to killing humans and aliens building a space station because he was bored. The trial will determine if AIs are recognized as fully sentient beings with all the rights, obligations and risks of other sentients. If the trial goes the other way the AIs are "just" code and can be exploited, changed and deleted without recourse.

#### Rise of the AI

After the recognition of the AIs as full Federation citizens, the AIs have reached a boiling point and want faster action and acceptance. Rivka identifies the need for the AIs to have a single voice to the trial and Erasmus is elected.

#### Adverse Possession

Erasmus negotiates with the citizens of Rorke's Drift for the rights to build a facility to for construction of SCAMPs.

#### Deception

Erasmus and Ankh actively join Rivka's investigation of a skimming scheme that is extracting large amounts of funds from Federation transactions. Believing the Mandolin Partnership is still alive, the search begins to find the trail of the 1%. They find a SI, Simulacris, at the center of the scheme, but not the head of the effort. Following the transactions, they find a communications satellite in interstellar space that is linking Zaxxon Prime to the ultimate destination. They find and recover an EI named Nefas from satellite and then destroy it.

The trail leads Tyrosint where they find the remnants of the pirate fleet that fought Bad Company and Rivka at Morinvaille.

#### Succession

Erasmus separates from Ankh'Po'Turn using the processing power of Destiny's Vengeance to visit Azfelius with Groenwyn and Lauton. The fairies sabotage the ship leaving Erasmus stranded. He asks Groenwyn and Lauton to help repair the ship and they refuse until they are allowed to paint the ship to give it a soul. As they perform the fairies' request the more systems fail and Erasmus is concerned for his survival.

Ankh confronts Rivka because Erasmus has gone offline which, as the head of the Singularity, he should never do. Rivka realizes how panicked Ankh is and immediately takes the Wyatt Earp to Azfelius. Erasmus reloads into Ankh promising never to leave again. As Ankh starts to repair the ship the systems all come back online. They realize the fairies created the situation to lure the Wyatt Earp to Azfelius so they could acquire Der'ayd'nil.

#### Crime Spree

Ankh, Erasmus and Chrysanthemum join with Ted to develop a means to see through the pirates cloaking. Ted realizes he longer has a relatively exclusive relationship with Ankh now that Chrys has partnered with Ankh and Erasmus.

They believe they have a potential solution but need exotic materials that they have been secretly stockpiling on Rorke's Drift. In order to get Rivka to take them there they have to admit to Rivka they have acquired all available quantities of gipsonium and relentium, along with ninety percent of refined quadro-inclusium. The goal of the singularity is to eliminate these dangerous compounds from being used by others by keeping them in a secret place.

#### Frenzik

Frenzik via Rising Sun has put in limitations on the communications array on Ypsitras to prevent communication to the Federation. Ankh and Erasmus work together to eliminate the block and reestablish communications.

### Lone Wolf Squadron

#### Interstellar Justice

Ted, Plato, Ankh and **Erasmus** arrive in Destiny's Vengeance at the request of Nathan Lowell to upgrade the damaged Pod-doc the Squadron had acquired. While Ted, Ankh and Erasmus worked on the Pod-doc, with her permission Plato upgrades June's software and hardware to current standards, something long overdue. Ted being Ted, after the Pod-doc is repaired he upgrades all of the equipment in the dispensary. After about a day the four of them are back on board and head out of the system.

## References

1. ↑ Martelle, Craig; Anderle, Michael. Judge, Jury, & Executioner Boxed Set (Books 9-12): Rise of the AI, Adverse Possession, Deception, Blood Trade (Judge, Jury, Executioner Boxed Set Book 3) (p. 273). LMBPN Publishing. Kindle Edition.
2. ↑ Martelle, Craig; Anderle, Michael. Judge, Jury, & Executioner Boxed Set (Books 5-8): Slave Trade, Fratricide, The Art of Smuggling, Dispute (Judge, Jury, Executioner Boxed Set Book 2) (p. 420). LMBPN Publishing. Kindle Edition.
3. ↑ Martelle, Craig; Anderle, Michael. Judge, Jury, & Executioner Boxed Set (Books 9-12): Rise of the AI, Adverse Possession, Deception, Blood Trade (Judge, Jury, Executioner Boxed Set Book 3) (pp. 267-268). LMBPN Publishing. Kindle Edition
4. ↑ Martelle, Craig; Anderle, Michael. Judge, Jury, & Executioner Boxed Set (Books 5-8): Slave Trade, Fratricide, The Art of Smuggling, Dispute (Judge, Jury, Executioner Boxed Set Book 2) (p. 408). LMBPN Publishing. Kindle Edition.
5. ↑ Martelle, Craig; Anderle, Michael. Judge, Jury, & Executioner Boxed Set (Books 9-12): Rise of the AI, Adverse Possession, Deception, Blood Trade (Judge, Jury, Executioner Boxed Set Book 3) (p. 272). LMBPN Publishing. Kindle Edition.
6. ↑ Martelle, Craig; Anderle, Michael. Crime Spree (Judge, Jury, Executioner Book 17) (p. 149). LMBPN Publishing. Kindle Edition.