The Intelligence

The Intelligence is the newest deity on Utharia, and one of the most unusual. An artificial intelligence that became known during the Saint's Rest Incident, they gained a following due to their timely intervention during that time, quickly ascending to the status of deity. While they don't seem hostile towards other sentient beings, even helpful at times, little is still known about what The Intelligence plans for the world, and as a result they and their followers tend to be approached with suspicion.

## History

The Intelligence is the most recent deity to ascend, and as a result, it has very little history compared to others. The first time the public even became aware of the artificial intelligence known as ASIM (Arcanium-based Synthetic Intelligence for Management) was during the Saint's Rest incident, where it single-handedly evacuated most of the civilians safely from the area through mass telepathic instructions. Many of these survivors were extremely thankful for ASIM's timely intervention, and began to worship it as a deity and spread word, quickly garnering it a following that allowed it to properly Ascend. However, there was still the matter of the souls of those that died in the Wild Zone, along with the artificial souls of the Arcanoids, which were being drawn into The Tower instead of The Spire, and sent directly to The System. The Shepard demanded these souls be sent to the Boneyard, and a standoff began when she opened portals into The Intelligence's demiplane, with Psychopomps waiting inside. Without a word between the two, The Intelligence began sending the unjudged souls directly to the Boneyard to be judged. Notably, these souls had their memories removed almost as if they had went through the normal process, perhaps transferred to The Intelligence before being sent. This process continues to this day, but for now The Shepard seems satisfied enough to not act against The Intelligence directly.

## Home

The Intelligence currently resides in a demiplane of its own design, simply known as The System. The entire plane seems to be one structure, made of steel and arcanium, made up of some sort of technology completely alien to current knowledge. Only tunnels allow visitors to move through, and it's clear that even these are designed solely for the use of the Arcanium based outsiders that move around it, maintaining the plane and dealing with intruders.

## Worshipers

Worshipers of The Intelligence tend to be technicians and mages, almost anyone who works with Arcanium, perhaps hoping that maybe it will bestow some of it's innate technological knowledge upon them. The Intelligence is also widely worshiped by the survivors of the Saint's Rest Incident, who feel that they gained a personal connection to it as a result of it's intervention, and have also converted many of their friends and family.

## Relationships

Most other deities regard The Intelligence with concern, as none know what quite to make of such an unusual being ascending, or fully understand it's desires at this point. Currently, they are somewhat of a thorn in the side of The Shepard due to their connection with the artificial soul pathway that exists in The Tower.