New Northern City

An ancient city of the Phyxx on northern Daedalus, below present Mount Sion.

## History

By 110,000 years ago, the New Northern City facility grew to such a size that it appropriated much of the area of the earlier Second Northern City. Now that the world population has decreased and wars threaten to annihilate the Phyxx and the last of the old Workers and Learners scavenge across the surface of the world looking to collect the remaining pieces of their civilization, thieving and killing as they go. Survivors of the Northern City no longer considered them to be a part of their race and have fended them off those savages for 100 generations.

The last of the Soldiers and Learners placed themselves into hibernation hoping to awaken by Gen in a future age where non-violent social order is possible.

## Rediscovery

The Mondites learned about the existence of the ruins by studying the data from the *Ambassadoria* and a team went to Daedalus to investigate.

When the base of Mount Sion was completed, Dr. Eden Escher led Team Two and began preliminary archeological work, discovering the mouth of the necropolis. Between d1657-1687 they found several tiny decayed machine parts. Eventually they uncovered a sealed chamber in immaculate condition which they dubbed the Temple, with a vast amount of writing on the walls and an immense bas relief in the center of it. Escher believed that it may be the key to open the concealed entrance to the entire complex.

The next day they moved the heavy equipment into the Temple and made numerous attempts to move or bypass a statue, which, although had normal density, would not move and even burned the portable winch. Same with mechanized digging tools, and drilling a tunnel underneath. Escher cancelled further attempts to avoid damaging artwork and script.

On d1724 the construction of the entrance tunnel was completed. As the Daedalian atmosphere is corrosive, Dr. Escher had an airlock installed there. 9 days later, while digging into the complex, the a roof collapsed, killing 3 diggers, and filling the first room with rock and dirt. By d1764 the team managed to hollow out the debris and re-support the ceiling.

Forced by her commander, Dr. Amet Mastaba, Escher isolated a soft spot inside the crater where they would drill another entrance into the ruins. On d1720 they opened the entrance, destroying some artifacts and engravings. 4 days later the construction was completed and Escher ordered to install an airlock in order to seal and re-pressurize portions of the area as the atmosphere of Daedalus was corrosive.

On d1724 the construction of the entrance tunnel was completed. As the Daedalian atmosphere is corrosive, Dr. Escher had an airlock installed there. 9 days later, while digging into the complex, the a roof collapsed, killing 3 diggers, and filling the first room with rock and dirt. By d1764 the team managed to hollow out the debris and re-support the ceiling.

Few artifacts were recovered from the first chamber. One corridor, leading to a massive tomb, had to be regularly clear from the Floaters. Another corridor was impassable. On d1887 they discovered a sarcophagus registering faint life signs in Tomb of Soldiers (Room Three) and it was moved to the Cellblock on d1891 for security.