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Kobus

Kobus is the Candidate for the Divine Loyalty and with Loyalty runs the Lux Vox Data Research Center. They are the newest Candidate in the Golden Branch Star Sector and a little unsure of themself.

Kobus is young even for a Candidate, somewhere between 12 and 15, and because of this has developed and unhealthy dependence on Loyalty, going as far as eating and sleeping inside of Loyalty.

During the timeskip, Kobus steps down from their position as Candidate of Loyalty, though they remain working with the Hands of Grace. They also keep the name Kobus, claiming not to remember what their name was before becoming a Candidate.
Shortly before Rigor attacks, Kobus uploads Liberty into Grace's frame, hoping to fix her. However, the uploading process reveals to Kobus that Grace was never malfunctioning, and that her erratic behavior is just a thing she does sometimes. Rather than risk her attacking any more civilians or Liberty convincing her to flee, Kobus decides to pilot them both into Sigilia's sun, killing themself as well as both Divines. This puts Kobus at the highest Divine kill count of the season.

## Trivia

* Other proposed adjectives for Kobus are "cautious" and "hopeful".
* They are the worst dancer among the finale PCs

## References

1. ↑ Counter/WEIGHT Episode 41, 00:41:12
2. ↑ Counter/WEIGHT Episode 41, 00:58:58
Tendency Porter

Tendency "Ten" Porter is the Vice President of Rare Materials Acquisition for the Diasporatic Department of Material Resources: Slate Division. He is most notable for giving the Chime the job to take a "golden orb" from the Iron Choir and return it to him.

He appears in Episode 16, "*The Rear-Left Engine*".
Counterweight's Angels

**Counterweight's Angels** was an enigmatic group known to occasionally broadcast video messages across the many domes of Counterweight.

Counterweight's Angels were eventually revealed to be a branch of the Rapid Evening under the command of Addax Dawn.
After the Rapid Evening's agents were compromised by Rigour the majority of Counterweight's Angels were captured or killed.
Episode 29

## *Three Conversations*

> *"People like you starve to death, eventually, because you're so alone. Because no one wants to be near you. People like me don't starve to death because we move towards new people."*
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## Opening Narration

> ***An excerpt from the final letter to Attar Rose, five years before the creation of Weight:***
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> *When you say that what I've built so far is an achievement, I'll shut up and take the compliment. But it isn't enough that the program is just up and running; people need to understand what we've found here, what the Strati really are.*
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> *I hate that they call it "fogging"; it's a misnomer. Yes, the machines that they touch grow confused, but for the Strati things become much more clear. When they connect consciousness to Mesh, they reach beyond the gauche facade of that realm—the neon links of chain-gate ICE, the glowing lev lines of information, the aviary of chirping data. All of these give away to a vision of the Mesh that is more personal, more fundamental to the general human experience.*
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> *It is a mistake to think that the graduate of the new Stratus Program is merely a weapons platform, or some sort of fantasy pulled from the neurovids. They are the embodiment of a new mode of being. In time they'll reveal not only the secrets of corporate labs, not only the workings of your holy Divines, but the interiority of interiority itself.*
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> *I can dress it up as much as I want though. I know it falls on deaf ears. And I'm sure that you know me well enough to know that what I really want to say isn't just "my research is very exciting." You know that what I want to say is:*
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> *Don't go.*
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> *When we left we were young and stupid, but we came here and we learned so much and we made a life of our own on this rock. You don't have to give yourself to that thing just to help people. We can do so much good from right here. From home.*
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> *Please, don't go.*
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> *But, I know you as well as you know me. And you always were a little self-righteous, so...*
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> *I love you, Attar. That will always be who you are to me. No Candidacy can change that.*
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> *Yours always,*
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## Episode Description

> A Lion and a Man chanced to travel in company through the forest. They soon began to quarrel, for each of them boasted that he and his kind were far superior to the other both in strength and mind.
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> Now they reached a clearing in the forest and there stood a statue. It was a representation of Heracles in the act of tearing the jaws of the Nemean Lion.
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> "See," said the man, "that's how strong we are! The King of Beasts is like wax in our hands!"
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> "Ho!" laughed the Lion, "a Man made that statue."
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> --The Man & The Lion, from "The Aesop for Children: with Pictures by Milo Winter"
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## Featured Players

* Austin Walker
* Ali Acampora
* Keith J. Carberry
* Art Tebbel
* Jack de Quidt
Episode 22

## Opening Narration

> *They found each other in the wreckage of optimism, and it took them a decade to decide that hope was not enough to save the Golden Branch from itself. It was in a library, not an armoury, where the Apostalistian beame the sword and shield of Integrity, a Divine who’d lost its candidate.*
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> *Some climb into their Divines, others deploy them across the battlefield, or fight under the blanket of their shadows. But Integrity demands intimacy, it digs into the flesh of the willing - all metal and promises and penetralia - desperate to create an unbreakable human. It is afraid and wounded and it cannot know the power it gives without seeing it first in the reflection of a candidate's eyes. The loft, the velocity, the violence. And for the first time in centuries, Integrity doesn't fear it’s candidate. It moves with confidence in muscle and ambition. It believes in Sokrates Nikon Artemisios.*
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## Episode Description

> As our heroes review the past, the Golden Branch Star sector moves forward without them. And i moves towards instability. New corporate initiatives seek to re-establish the status quo. Old heroes come out of retirement, hoping to change things dramatically for the better. Masterminds move chess pieces and pawns contemplate their sacrifices. And above the planet Sage, Grace tightens her fist.
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> This week on COUNTER/Weight: "The Broken Branch"
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> On a long enough timeline, every orbit decays.
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## Featured Players

* Austin Walker
* Sylvia Clare
* Andrew Lee Swan
Por amor

***Por amor*** es el tema central de la telenovela "El Camionero". Fue presentada por primera vez en el especial de Olmué de Conectados. Ha conseguido destacarse entre las canciones de la teleserie. Es musicalizada por La Otra Fé.

## Spotify Info

La canción rapidamente obtuvo gran cantidad de visitas y fue muy bien aceptada por el medio. La canción ha tenido más de 3460 visitas, y se encuentra disponible en el playlist de TVN, "El Camionero TVN". Tiene 2 de 8 barras de aceptación en la actualidad.

## Letra

Por amor bajaría la luna
Pa' que sea testigo de esta linda locura
Por amor le diré a la estrellas
Que ilumine tu cara porque eres la mas bella
Y por amor yo daría la vida
Sin tu amor yo no se lo que haría

Eres la persona indicada
La que quería que a mi vida llenara
Me has bendecido con tu amor infinito
Sera suerte o el destino lo quiso
Quiero envejecer a tu lado
Gritar que nos amamos

Por amor bajaría la luna
Pa' que sea testigo de esta linda locura
Por amor le diré a la estrellas
Que iluminen tu cara porque eres la mas bella
Y por amor yo daría la vida
Sin tu amor yo no se lo que haría

Eres la persona indicada
La que quería que a mi vida llenara
Me has bendecido con tu amor infinito
Sera suerte o el destino lo quiso

Has calado tan hondo
Que en el centro de mi alma
Esta tatuado tu nombre
Eres la que esperaba
La mujer que soñara
Diera rumbo a mi norte

Eres lo que yo esperaba, mira tu eres pa' mi
Y tu esperabas lo que yo esperaba de ti
Y por andar rondero yo me puse a buscar
Te encontré mi niña linda mira vamos a bailar
Eres lo que esperaba mira tu eres pa' mi
Y tu esperabas lo que yo esperaba de ti
Y por andar rondero yo me puse a buscar
Te encontré mi niña linda mira vamos a bailar

Por amor bajaría la luna
Pa' que sea testigo de esta linda locura
Por amor le diría a la estrellas
Que iluminen tu cara porque eres la mas bella
Por amor yo daría la vida
Sin tu amor yo no se lo quería.
Maxine Ming

**Maxine Ming** is a princess from the Principality of Kesh. After she was recognized as a Stratus, she was sent to study at the September Institute.

As is custom on Kesh, she has covered hair and "dresses like a pilgrim" with long skirts and such. She is apparently "cool as fuck" and never seems out of place despite her unusual appearance.

During the September Incident, she encountered Cassander while they were being affected by the memory-altering powers of Voice, giving the two of them implanted memories of time as colleagues in House White Star studying at the September Institute. Although they eventually realized these events did not actually occur, she and Cass remained platonic friends, prompting them to rescue her with the Apokine as Mode City was consumed by a wormhole.
Benny BABS

## Beneficial Automated Booking System

Benny BABS (Beneficial Automated Booking System) is the nickname of a sentient robot housed in an old computer terminal in the lobby of the Centralia Herald building. They get really upset when it's pointed out to them that their acronym and nickname do not match. Officially, they book appointments. Unofficially, they are a shadow broker operating exclusively within the Centralia dome. Would-be clients create 6 anonymous meetings to access the screen for interacting with Benny BABS's sentience.
Hadrian

A figure of legend and myth. Most of Hadrian's story has been lost. What little information available describes him as an incredibly devout and capable warrior; however, in what should have been his finest hour he colossally failed at every attempted action due to a long stretch of incredibly poor luck. Often invoked when someone keeps spectacularly failing at a task.
J-m 27

> *"I would like a bribe."* —J-m 27, Episode 01: *I Would Like A Bribe*
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**J-m 27** (pronounced *Jim 27*, typically shortened to *Jim*) is a drone control robot that coordinates numerous cargo transfer and storage activities at the Rethal-Addax Memorial Spaceport . At some point they developed sentience and discovered they love their job. They do not want illegal things to be seen and will help people acquire or hide illegal things (often with a tarpaulin.) They work hard and would like a bribe.
Colleen and Crystal Steiger

The Stygers are twin sisters who head the Golden Branch division of Minerva Mining and Mechanics.

Colleen is an expert at rigger engineering and heads the fabrication and development side of the corporation while Crystal oversees the mining and resource collection aspects of the company.

They recently accepted an offer to oversee and assist the OriCon Expeditionary Force forming the Minerva Strategic Alliance, and have been tasked with bringing the rogue corporations that have formed Petrichor Automedia back into the OriCon fold.
Righteousness

**Righteousness** is the Divine of the Candidate (and self-proclaimed Executive) Ibex.

Unlike most Divines, Righteousness does not possess a single corporeal form, but is instead an operating system capable of controlling whatever devices or vehicles it is installed on. Currently, Ibex commands a fleet of hovertanks that operate independently of each other. Righteousness has also compromised Cassander's phone.

Additionally, Righteousness is different from other Divines in that it does not need a pilot to move towards its ideal's goals.

During the Golden War, Ibex uploaded Righteousness to the Kingdom Come, as well as the other ships in the fleet led by Orth Godlove.

## Additional Notes

* All Divines possesses the ability to create portals which lead to other Divines, each of them taking a unique shape. Righteousness's portal appears as a line of fire.
Merys Linwood

Merys Linwood is a former bureaucrat of the Consolidated Counterweight Technocracy. Her office was directly across the hall from Orth Godlove's. The Chime bribed her to let them into his office so they could search for clues to his disappearance. Notably, she did not want credits for herself. Instead she asked for 6 credits to complete a public program to improve routing for automated transport.
Arete

The ***Arete*** is the Colossi of the Apokine, the former emperor of Apostolos. The Arete is currently owned and operated by Cassander. It first appears in Episode 23.

It is a military mech, with Power 2: Huge and Aggressive, Armor 2, Looks 2: Muscular and Luxurious. Weaknesses are: Cramped (x2), Picky, and Owned. It is cramped because the Apokine is not expected to pick people up; it is picky because there is only one of it and there are not many parts for it. Weapons are a plasma line launcher, which is like a space taser, solar missile pods, and the marble blade, which is as it sounds.

## Additional Information

* "Arete" is a word from ancient Greek (ἀρετή) meaning "excellence" or "virtue".
Ali Acampora

**Ali Acampora** is a nice witch, Queen of the Butterflies, and editor of *Friends at the Table*. She currently plays Aria Joie, and during the Holiday Special she assumed the role of Jace Rethal.

You can find Ali on Twitter @ali\_west. She also streams at StreamFriends.tv.

Ali assembles tiny plastic robots, has strong opinions on wrestling, and has yet to tearfully slaughter any of her best friends during the current season of *Friends at the Table*. We are incredibly proud of her.
Mako Trig

**Mako Trig** is a former member of the illustrious and dedicated September Institute. Stolen from their families at birth, September students know little of the world beyond the Wall. Mako, like many students at the September Institute, is an Induced Stratus, with the ability to Fog, which permits him to mentally infiltrate and manipulate most computer systems, including Divines. After eloping from the September Institute, Mako learned fast: how to lie, how to steal, how to shoot; hopefully, how to survive.

After arriving on Counterweight he fell in with the Chime and has inadvertently acquired ownership of a large group of industrial riggers and a Ring of Saturn flightboard. (Specifically, despite the fluctuating number mentioned throughout the show, the contract was for one Saturn model, four Luna models, and "a couple of" Mars drones with the Ring of Saturn as a bonus.)

Mako along with many other students at The September Institute was secretly a clone created using the modified DNA of Maryland September by The September Institute under Superintendent Twelfth as experiments about the capabilities of Strati. Mako was allowed to leave The September Institute as a further experiment

### Appearance

Mako is described as having "nervous eyes, a sharp face, a young body, very slightly blue skin, and spiky yellow hair."
Inspiration for Mako's appearance was partially taken from the character Bren Turner from Lost Planet E.X. Troopers.

## References

1. ↑ Counter/WEIGHT Episode 03: 01:40:28
2. ↑ Counter/WEIGHT Episode 10

## Fanart Gallery

Cassander with Mako by Carey PietschCass, Mako, and Aria by Emily Hammersley-AmbroiseMako by Anna Landin Anna LandinMako and Audy in formalwear by Carey PietschIbex and The Chime by Carey PietschMako with the Ring of Saturn by Emily Blau
Sokrates Nikon Artemisios

**Sokrates Nikon Artemisios** is a scion of House Pelagios and the second child of the Apokine. They were a military research scientist prior to the Golden War.

During the war they were deeply involved in the Apostolosian War effort. However, their morals began to clash more and more with the tactics being utilized by Apostolosian forces, and eventually they learned of plans to develop a planet-destroying superweapon. This drove Sokrates to defect and bring this information to OriCon and The Diaspora.

They were a major figure in bringing together the joint taskforce led by Orth Godlove and Addax and acted as the head of the Apostolosian renegades from their ship, the Callisto.

After the war, Sokrates vanished from the public eye.

Ten years after the war, during the time that The Chime were inside the memory den reliving Jace's memories from the Golden War, Sokrates became Candidate Enhydra of the Divine known as Integrity. Using Integrity, Sokrates (resisting the use of a candidate name) deposed the Apokine and reorganized the empire into the Golden Branch Demarchy.
Territory Jazz

**Territory Jazz** was a Diasporan  mercenary. He piloted a "Keyfield suit", which allowed him to control several large armored satellites as well as eight large attack drones. He is the father of Territory Jazz Jr., who also pilots a Keyfield suit, similar to her father's.

## Appearance

Territory Jazz is described as slender, with long, silver hair styled up, wearing red goggles and a bright turquoise suit.

## Keyfield Suit

Territory Jazz pilots a unique rigger known as a Keyfield suit. The suit consists of several rounded drones enclosing its pilot in an armored shell, and eight large, circular attack drones. The drones are described as "A Honda Civic if a Honda Civic was a circle". The drones act as a distributed processing network, with two drones handling scanning, while another coordinates tactical maneuversfor the entire group. The primary rigger, composed of oblong satellites, works as a central server for the attack drones. The satellites can separate, and while they are unarmed, are able to serve as moving platforms for their pilots. They also each have a laser tether that can be used to grab and pull apart enemies.

## Battle in Seabed City

Territory Jazz was the primary combatant vs The Chime in the early stages of the Battle of Seabed City in Episode 17. Jazz used his drones to devastate the city with trench run style attacks, drawing out The Chime while he searched for the Golden Orb. Jazz's drones did fair damage to The Chime, including tearing a leg off of the Regent's Brilliance and sawing into the cockpit of the Megalophile, forcing Cass to eject. During his ejection from his mech, Cass managed to disrupt Jazz's drones with a flood of Apostolosian information, giving him an opening to take a single shot, killing Jazz instantly.
Episode 06

## *Here's Your Bribe Tip*

> *"Hello, AuDy. If you're receiving this, it means that one of a number of protocols has been activated."*—Transmission from Orth Godlove
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> *The flash and fury of gunshots leaving high-pitched ringing noises, muting the rest of the world. We see the length of a Golden War-era revolver, and the camera pivots to the side to reveal Orth Godlove—broad, dark-faced, gray stubble, and an even grayer suit buttonless fit snugly around his old muscle.*
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## Episode Description

After a few weeks of recovery and dry times, The Chime finally gets a new job from Orth Godlove: to investigate his own disappearance. Stakes are high but tensions are even higher as protesters fill the streets around the Consolidated Counterweight Technocracy. Just what, if anything, do the protests have to do with Orth? Where is Orth and what else can The Chime learn about him while they have the chance?

This episode of MechNoir: "Here's Your Bribe Tip"

Things are heating up!

## Plot Synopsis

A month has passed since the fiasco at SnowTrak Heavy Industries, and the Chime has been recuperating. Mako and Aria have not been successful unloading the mechs they purchased during their infiltration.

AuDy receives a communication from Orth Godlove. Despite it being mid-afternoon, the sky in Orth’s message is night and it quickly becomes clear that it is a recording.

Orth’s recording explains that his bio-signature has been lost, and he is therefore enlisting the Chime to find him. However, they are not the only group he has contacted, and time is of the essence if they wish to be paid.

The members of the Chime decide to start their investigation at Orth’s office at the Counterweight Consolidated Technocracy in the central dome. As they pass through the streets, they see protestors with signs railing against the current food rationing on Counterweight. The crowd is a mix not just of Counterweight natives, but also members of OriCon, the Diaspora, and the Apostolosian Empire.

## Featured Players

* Austin Walker
* Ali Acampora
* Keith J. Carberry
* Art Tebbel
* Jack de Quidt
Colossi

**Colossi** are the military mechs utilized by The Golden Branch Demarchy and the former Apostolosian Empire. Although similar to riggers in appearance and scale, they were independently developed, utilizing very different control schemes and a programming language that is incompatible with OriCon systems. In addition to large Colossi like Cassander's Megalophile and the Apokine's Arete, Apostolos utilized small power armored suits called Hoplites, although whether these are officially classified as Colossi is not confirmed.
Episode 27

## *An Animal Out of Context*

> ***REMEMBER:** You have beaten your worst days.*
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*Day 1: As the Seventh Sun breaches the astringent atmosphere of Counterweight, the Kingdom Come flies away through the dark, through the smuggler lanes and hidden ways that will slowly take it towards September. The Chime rests in tense silence.*

*Day 6: The quiet remains, but it is calmer now. In the cockpit, Orth Godlove rises from the co-pilot chair, resting a hand briefly on the one remaining shoulder of Automated Dynamics Unit 227. He moves through the ship, past the crew quarters where Mako Trig rests his head softly against the metal of a cabin wall, shined to a mirror's polish. The old soldier moves past the common area where Cassander Timaeus Berenice sits, plotting for unexpected eventualities, and towards the ship's ruined hull, where Jaqi Green and Aria Joie start the long work of repairs. Orth grips the handrailing and starts a smile he cannot finish.*

*Still at the helm, AuDy finishes a process they started long ago. They scan one file, then another, then another. It's a catalogue of their past; a collection of actionable information, a self they never knew they were. And then they see it: Rigour.DAT.*

## Episode Description

> As Ibex’s Righteous Vanguard lands on Counterweight, the Kingdom Come drifts away in a slow arc towards September. The trip is long and cold and quiet, and with a surplus of free time on their hands, The Chime turns towards introspection. Aria Joie is led into a new musical endeavor, Mako Trig unearths new truths about the history September Institute, and Cass considers both of his families.
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## Featured Players

* Austin Walker (GM)
* Jack de Quidt (AuDy, Chital)
* Ali Acampora (Aria Joie)
* Art Tebbel (Cassander Timaeus Berenice)
* Keith J. Carberry (Mako Trig)

## Additional Information

* Much of this episode focuses on the use of a game called The Tower to tell the story of Chital, final Candidate of Liberty and Discovery. The game was designed by cast members Austin Walker and Jack de Quidt.
* This episode includes the premiere of six new songs for the series, composed by Jack de Quidt.

## External Links

Episode Page
Fortitude

### Enemies

Righteousness, The Golden Branch Demarchy, Ibex, Sokrates, Ariadne, the population of Gemm, their own security officers

The Divine Fortitude is a suit of power armor linked to sub-units of piloted power armor. Fortitude and its Candidate Gerenuk are stationed on Gemm as an extension of Grace's authority.

During a recent Pro-Demarchy protest Fortitude intervened to break up the gathering. However, the speech of the Demarchy leader, Ariadne turned not only the crowd but also several of the sub-unit officers against Fortitude causing significant damage to the Divine.
Slate

## Planet

The planet Slate lies in The Golden Branch Star Sector  within The Diaspora's area of influence. Formerly the Apostolosian planet of Apotica, this heavily populated and highly industrialized world is now The Diaspora's primary mining and manufacturing center for this sector.  Unsurprisingly this planet is under the direct control of The Diasporatic Department of Material Resources, serving as their headquarters in the Golden Branch.

The Divine Service is stationed at Slate and oversees the DDMR: SD. Currently mandatory labor practices and strict rationing are in place to optimize production. Service and the DDMR: SD justify these actions by pointing to the ongoing conflict in the sector. The Lux Vox Data Research Center and the Divine Loyalty vehemently oppose these measures and currently are engaged in a shadow campaign to destabilize Slate and wrest control form the DDMR: SD.

Slate lies under the protection of The Hands of Grace. According to the world generation episode, it is "burning," hot enough that people cannot survive on it without the aid of technology, and is home to microbial alien life.
Megalophile

The **Megalophile** is a hybrid War Colossus and industrial rigger owned and operated by Cassander that has been rebuilt using a combination of Apostolosian and OriCon equipment to closely approximate a heavy ground combat Colossi. It was designed for medium- to extreme-range combat and artillery support. It is significantly larger than most riggers, almost twice the size of a standard Rook. Like most Colossi, the Megalophile's design resembles the armor of Ancient Greek warriors.

The Megalophile's primary armament is a heavy railgun that can punch through an enemy rigger before it can close to engage and which also functions as an anti-ship weapon. However, targeting becomes difficult once a smaller enemies reach close range.

A missile pod designed to fire salvos of guided missiles comprises the Megalophile's secondary weapon system.

Although the Megalophile does have a shield, it carries no melee weapons.

## Additional Information

The name *Megalophile* is cobbled together from Greek and basically means "Big Buddy". You can write it in the Greek alphabet as Μεγαλοφίλε.
Stratus

A Stratus is an individual with an enhanced almost psychic connection to computerized systems, especially vehicles/mechs. This also allows them to sense/interact with/understand Divines more easily than most individuals. Strati come in two forms Natural Strati and Induced Strati.

**Natural Strati**

These individuals occur naturally and seemingly at random. They have a "sixth sense" about machines that allows them to perform amazing techniques and gain the best performance from machines they operate. They also can sense/speak to a Divines AI far better than other non-Candidates. Jace Rethal was a Natural Stratus.

**Induced Strati**

The September Institute has discovered a method for transforming certain children into a more powerful variant of Stratus. Instead of having an instinctive sixth sense regarding computers and vehicles, they can mentally connect with computer systems and subvert them bending them to the Strati whim. This ability is referred to as Fogging and works quite well against Divines. It is much harder for a Stratus to control the foreign systems used by Apostolosian systems.

## Additional Notes

* In Episode 08, Keith describes Fogging as feeling like sensing the vibrations of a video game controller during a lock picking mini-game.
Episode 12

## Episode Description

The Chime continues their hunt for the Gnosis virus, as Cassander and Mako infiltrate the Snowtrak facility, AuDy finds a nice cafe and Aria goes to a concert. Will Cassander be able to keep their head down? What will Mako find in the mesh? Is Aria the best Aria Joie cosplayer?

This week on COUNTER/Weight: "A Home After A Wake"

Every dog has their day!

## Featured Players

* Austin Walker
* Ali Acampora
* Keith J. Carberry
* Art Tebbel
* Jack de Quidt
Episode -1

## Secret World Gen Episode

A secret episode linked in the description of Episode 00 where they talk about the setting (inspiration, wants and don't wants, specifics about the two major factions) and randomly generate the interesting planets in the sector.

## Featured Players

* Austin Walker
* Ali Acampora
* Keith J. Carberry
* Jack de Quidt
* Art Tebbel
* Nick Scratch
* Andrew Lee Swan
Cassander Timaeus Berenice

## Cassander

**Cassander Timaeus Berenice**, also known as Mister Real Estate, was the third child born to House Pelagios the ruling family of Apostolos. If not for the Golden War, Cassander would likely have lived their life as a minor noble functionary free from both want and expectation.

During the war Cassander entered the military as was tradition for a Child of House Pelagios, and as such receiving training in piloting Colossi and military tactics during their youth. However when the war broke out they eschewed a command position to enroll in the Iatrokos (Medical) Corp where they met Koda Whitegloves.

A grievous injury to their eldest sibling (Euanthe) and the banishment of their second oldest sibling (Sokrates) thrust Cassander in to the spotlight as the new heir apparent. They appeared in propaganda films during this period. Euanthe’s miraculous recovery at the end of the war saw Cass banished from Apostolosian space. Settling on Counterweight Cass didn’t find a lot of work for disgraced royal dignitaries so they started working with the Chime. Cass longs to return to the noble life but deep down they know that they aren’t suited for it anymore; their time on the fringes of polite society have left them too rough, too direct, with a temper too short, to ever go back home.

### Appearance

Cass's skintone is described as "mediterranean," they have "weary eyes and a wiry frame." They are not very fashionable and dress more "vintage." Their hair looks like that of the Persona 4 protagonist.

### Trivia

* Cass follows Apole, the Eidolon of Personal Sacrifice, Family, and the Collection of Resources.

## References

1. ↑ Counter/WEIGHT Episode 10
2. ↑ Counter/WEIGHT Episode 23, 00:30:30

## Fanart Gallery

Cass, Mako, and Aria by Emily Hammersley-AmbroiseAntebellum portrait of Cassander by Cody A.J. SimpsonCass by Emily BlauCassander with Mako by Carey PietschCass by spamCass and Aria in September Institute uniforms by Carey PietschIbex and The Chime by Carey Pietsch
Jack de Quidt

**Jack de Quidt** is a musician and game designer. They play AuDy, and assumed the role of Orth Godlove for the Holiday Special and Chital in *An Animal Out of Context*.

Jack composed and performed *The Long Way Around*, which is the theme of *COUNTER/Weight*, as well as *The Sermon of Sister Rust* and *The Antenna.* You can find their music on Bandcamp.

You can also find Jack on Twitter @notquitereal, or at their game studio Crows Crows Crows.
Episode 08

## *Our Hostage Below*

> *"I like this ransom idea because I'm a little bit in the hole"*
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## Episode Description

The battle continues as The Chime tries to rescue Orth Godlove but they aren't the only ones with their sights set on him...between the Iron Choir and the Netted Wave, this Orth guy is pretty popular! Who knows what they want with him, but who's asking questions when his life—and more importantly, kredits are on the line?

This time on MechNoir: "Our Hostage Below"

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## Plot Synopsis

AuDy turns the Kingdom Come towards the approaching group, hoping to grab their attention and lead them towards the ground crew.

On the ground, Mako avoids getting shot by an Iron Choir member, but the member now has the gun on Orth. Aria dismounts from Regent’s Brilliance and attempts to land on the gunman, but misses.

The approaching hoplites lay down a few warning shots around the group. Mako tries to bargain for Orth’s life, saying the Chime will help Sister Rust escape if she gives up Orth, but she is unconvinced.

Cass opens up a line of communication between themself, the Kingdom Come and the barge. A person introduces themself as Kimon Tell of the Netted Wave. The conversation goes nowhere though, with the Wave insistent on getting to Orth.

As the battle begins overhead, Aria convinces the man with a gun to Orth’s head to flee lest he lose his life. Mako takes the opportunity to knock Sister Rust.

With Orth freed, the hoplites are closing in and the Kingdom Come lands behind the rest of the Chime. Aria picks up Orth and brings him inside the Brilliance. AuDy picks up Sister Rust brings her aboard the ship, hoping she may have a bounty on her.

After a short battle, the Chime manages to escape. At a meeting between Aria and Jamil, Aria sees another rogue transmission from Counterweight’s Angels showing footage of the Chime fighting off the Netted Wave and claiming that the food delivery had been recovered by them.

Cass receives an angry call from Koda, asking why the Chime are receiving credit for recovering food when it was the Netted Wave who captured and distributed it.

## Featured Players

* Austin Walker
* Ali Acampora
* Keith J. Carberry
* Art Tebbel
* Jack de Quidt
Ziishe

**Ziishe** is a cold planet in the coreward region of Golden Branch. Its population, numbering in the millions, makes up the majority of the citizenry of the Principality of Kesh. The supertech-wielding Rapid Evening is headquartered there, from which it protects the planet of Kesh, which contains the Principality's government.

 Temperature
 Biosphere
 Population
 Tech Level
 World Tags

## References

1. ↑ Episode 41: *A Splintered Branch, A Ringing Bell Pt. 1*
Territory Jazz Jr.

Daughter of Territory Jazz, from whom she got the best name. Seeing that her father's strategy of bouncing around in the air got him killed, she pilots the divine Defiance in the finale, which is a rounded and bulbous mech. She is a part of The Odamas Fleet.

She and Defiance are both consumed by Rigour during its final push on Kalliope, and launch an attack against Weight, where she is met by Aria Joie and Jacqui Green. Aria talks Jacqui out of launching a suicide attack against Territory, allowing her to escape in Defiance. However, with the destruction of Rigour, Territory regains control of herself and turns on the rest of Rigour's forces, ultimately earning a medal from Aria and joining the Righteous Vanguard.
Jorne

Jorne was an employee of the Snowtrak Synergies company, working as a sales associate at the Lab Tau location. After the incident where the Chime retrieved Cene Sixheart from the Lab Tau facility, he left Snowtrak to found a private venture making gaming/gambling centers at MagLev stations on Counterweight.
Maritime Lapel

Maritime Lapel is a student at the September Institute in House Blue World.

She is physically described as kind of sinewy, with dark, white-streaked hair worn up in a messy bun and world-weary eyes. When she first met Aria and The Chime she was wearing a pantsuit in the dark blue and seafoam of her House.

She uses her Stratus abilities to sculpt things in the Mesh.

This page contains information that is by its nature a spoiler. If you do not wish to know the secrets of the Golden Branch Sector, please turn back.

Aria and Mako encountered Maritime during their investigation at the September Institute. Mako eventually found a news article showing that Maritime died years ago after being shot. Investigating this lead eventually led Aria and Mako to a secret cloning facility at the Institute where he encountered numerous clones of both Maritime and himself all based off of a clone of Maryland September. Apparently previous clones of Maritime had serially discovered the lab during the Institute's Formal and attempted to flee.
In all but one case the clone was killed in secret. One clone was shot in Mode City and discovered leading to the news article about her death.
When the Chime fled September the clones of Maritime were trapped in interdimensional space and assimilated by Rigour and Voice. When Rigour escaped from the interdimensional prison and sent forth it's forces to invade the Golden Branch, numerous clones of Maritime piloting Rigour units provided a large portion of the Divine's forces.
Jacqui Green

**Jacqui Green** is a cybernetically enhanced hitwoman who loves dancing, explosions and the month of June. Her appearance is Samoan. She first encountered the Chime when she and her former partner and girlfriend Jillian Red were attempting to retrieve the same lethal computer virus as the Chime. She and Aria Joie engaged in a battle in the catwalks over a Aria Joie Holo-concert, where she was defeated by Aria bringing a rigger to a gun fight.

After this encounter Jacqui was dejected by the loss of Jillian. She took a job with Horizon Tactical Solutions to kidnap Jamil Quartz-Noble. This also was interrupted by Aria. This resulted in multiple bystanders being killed at a street festival and Jacui having Aria at her mercy. Aria recognized Jacqui's malaise and convinced her to turn against Horizon and join the Chime.

Jacqui has a prior history with Orth Godlove. She and Jill were one of several groups contacted through his automated security protocols when he was kidnapped. They received the same message as the Chime did.

Jacqui has demonstrated enhanced strength and dexterity, the ability to deploy explosives with from her cybernetic limbs, and excellent fashion sense.

Jacqui is real and she is strong and she is Aria's girlfriend.

## Fanart Gallery

Jacqui by Emily BlauJacqui Green and Jillian Red by Carey PietschThe Big Sad by Emily Hammersley-AmbroiseJacqui Green by HadrianJacqui with Aria Joie by Carey PietschIbex and The Chime by Carey Pietsch
September

September is an OriCon controlled planet that is most well known as the home of the September Institute, as well as several recreational centers.

Appropriate to the home of the Branch's foremost center for the study and training of Strati, the Mesh on September--and particularly the largest city, the college town Mode City--is deeply interwoven with daily life.

September was previously known as Slate II while under the control of the Diasporan Divine Service. Earlier still, September was an Apostolosian world. These influences are still evident in much of September's architecture, as is September's previous industry of large-scale sandstone mining.

September is a habitable, forested planet with polar ice caps. September's climate is warmly autumnal, and marked by rainstorms on enormous scales. The rain that falls on September is noticeably heavier than that of most other habitable planets, with a gel-like consistency.
Constellation Café

*We at **Constellation Café** would like to congratulate our Customer of the Month: Carla. Her favorite sport is blitzball.*

"It's really more like a **Consolation Café** to be honest."

A constant throughout Counterweight 's domes, the Constellation Café is a common meeting place for all manner of business - even that conducted by groups like the Chime.
Episode 37: Visions from Windows, Or: The Last Time the Bomb Dropped

## *Visions from Windows, Or: The Last Time the Bomb Dropped*

> May the bridges we burn light our way.
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## Opening Narration

> *The first stellar-combustors were activated just decades after the death of Chital, final candidate of Liberty and Discovery. They were lit by a desperate fleet. Dropped behind them as they fled at super high speeds through a carefully calculated escape route. The explosions propelled the fleet further and though some were lost the bulk of the Automated Diaspora survived, never stopping to look back at the destruction they had left in their wake. But over 60,000 years later, the second time the bomb dropped, it was impossible not to watch.*
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## Episode Description

> 20,000 years before The Chime met on Counterweight, long before the Golden War against Apostolos, the Automated Diaspora devised a plan to stop Rigor once and for all, and at great cost...
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> This week on COUNTER/Weight: Visions from Windows, Or: The Last Time the Bomb Dropped
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> Alright, alright. Now back to work!
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## External Links

Episode Page
Episode 31

## *Expertize with a Z*

> *"Everybody here is in tremendous danger."*
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> *On its first night, students and workers from Mode City pulsed through the Bacchus Biotech Recreational District like hungry blood cells, finally able to devour the nutrients and proteins they'd only seen in the neurovids.*
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> *Above them the so-called Pleasure Dome—a suggestive, energetic pink—blasted out imported vibrancy. This was the trade Sinner Twelt had made. His opponents said that he'd sold the planet out. His mentors called him arrogant. His workers doubted that their young leader had their interests at heart. But he did. And he silenced his own doubt with the fact that the people of Service II had dug themselves out from under a Divine once. A couple of civilians from the Diaspora with good connections were nothing in comparison.*
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> *And they brought opportunity. Their world will not be the provincial joke it was when he was born on it. It would have culture. It would have a reputation. There would be a way forward.*
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> *And so Sinner Twelt bought his opponents. He disavowed his mentors and silenced the workers who dared speak out. He took the bastardized name the outsiders used for him, but in exchange he found a new name for the planet. It couldn't be Service II anymore. Instead: September. And he felt relieved when the outsider took it as her name too. And relieved further when the contracts came, and the shopping centers, and the new streets, and the university.*
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> *But now, in the light of that gaudy dome, he realized he should have asked for more.*
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## Episode Description

> As The Chime makes their way towards The September Institute, they find that they'll need more than style and wit to get past the campus gates. In the years that have passed since Mako's time as a student, who remains for him to count on and at what will they ask in return? As the storm swells over September, time becomes more and more precious...
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> This time on COUNTER/Weight: Expertize with a Z
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> Keep it wavy, baby
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## Featured Players

* Austin Walker
* Ali Acampora
* Keith J. Carberry
* Art Tebbel
* Jack de Quidt

## Additional Information

* Fucking Lazer Ted.
Lazer Ted

> "*Oh, what a beautiful baby boy I have, his eyes reveal hopes and dreams, like any other's.*" - An Excerpt from the Journal of Melinda Horst
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Theodore Horst, better known as **Lazer Ted**, is a former associate of Mako Trig from his days at the September Institute and still works at the Sam Goody in the Bacchus Biotech Recreational District on September. Ted is known for his resourcefulness, flashy style, and blatant disregard for the law. Apart from his ability to "get anyone into anywhere," Lazer Ted is also known to play a lot of video games. Like, *a lot*.

## Physical Description

Ted is a Caucasian human male of average build and height with brightly colored cornrows that are lasers. Literally lazers.  He wears shades that project the real time picture from a camera drone that flies ahead of him to capture his own face. Lazer Ted's teeth are hidden by a "grill" comprised of hundreds of LEDs that form a display, which often displays words or catchphrases for a few seconds after he uses them in conversation.

Lazer Ted is described as looking similar to the rapper known as Riff Raff

## Interaction with The Chime

In Episode 31, Mako contacts Lazer Ted in order to secure forged credentials for The Chime as part of their plan to infiltrate the September Institute. Ted reveals that he can help with this plan, but has received a lifelong ban from Kinko's for attempting to print his own printer, and thus has no access to a laminator to finish the fake IDs. During the escapade to remove Ted's ban from the store, it is revealed that Lazer Ted is also a Stratus, albeit not a very good one.

## Facts About Lazer Ted (according to Lazer Ted)

* Makes good music.
* Can send you his latest mix through his eyes.
* Only had one arm for a while.
* Destroyed a planet one time.
* Is wavy.
* Has like seven businesses.These include:
	+ Costume shop
	+ Sells drugs sometimes (that was a mistake though)
	+ 3D-Printing Company
	+ Independent Janitorial Services
	+ Is an entertainer
	+ Makes music
	+ Is a rapper
* Future business plans:
	+ Windows - you see through 'em
	+ Windows - the operating system
	+ Stage shows
	+ Costume cleaning
	+ Fortunes

## Fanart Gallery

Lazey T by Anna LandinI'm WaAvVy by  Hadrian
## References

1. ↑ Mako Trig - Episode 31
2. ↑ Tweet from Austin Walker
3. ↑ Tweet from Ali Acampora
4. ↑ Lazer Ted - Episode 38
Queen's Gambit

The Queen's Gambit was an squad of elite OriCon rigger pilots during the Golden War.  The Gambit was assigned to the joint OriCon/Diaspora taskforce near the end of the war.  After the Battle over the Sea of Counterweight the unit was disbanded.

Among their more well known members was squad leader Tea Kenridge and Orth Godlove.

Tea and several other members of the gambit went on to form the Mercenary group The Weightless.

Even more recently the OriCon Expeditionary Force has approached Tea and convinced her to re-enlist to lead a reformed the Queen's Gambit as a publicity move.
Episode 30

## Opening Narration

> *It had been a nice visit. The school had blossomed even further than when he was last there, and he felt like he had come to peace with his past with Maryland. But when it was time to go, he suddenly welled up with regret, and something else: fear.*
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> *And so he chose a man, someone bright, someone who came from nothing like he himself had. Someone who had been with the September Project from the start, from before it was even September. And Ibex anointed this man his proxy. Except the fear remained. What would happen if Twelfth couldn't reach him? What if OriCon discovered the Institute's true nature? Their voices broke the mood wide open.* Their *voices broke the mood wide open.*
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> *"What you need," they told him, "are people so righteous that they'll be on their best behavior even when their god isn't watching them. Let us do this for you. Let us build you a presence there, even when you are absent."*
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> *Ibex's eyes drew in. "For a Divine that doesn't have a Candidate, you sure are eager to delegate power."*
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> *Liberty and Discovery reached out one of their many limbs, resting it on his left shoulder.*
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> *"No more Candidates." They whirred a solution into place, even as they spoke to him. "Only peers."*
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## Episode Description

> With the larger threat of Rigor rapidly approaching, The Chime have agreed to truce with Ibex and his Righteous Vanguard. In exchange for this peace, they've taken on the most dangerous job they've ever had: Descend to September, locate the school's missing founder, and figure out how to wound something they can barely comprehend.
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> This week on COUNTER/Weight: Another Facility Among Trees
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> Better get started...
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## Featured Players

* Austin Walker
* Ali Acampora
* Keith J. Carberry
* Art Tebbel
* Jack de Quidt