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{{quote|In its dying breath, the Traveler created the Ghosts… To seek out those who can wield its Light as a weapon. Guardians, to protect us, and do what the Traveler itself no longer can.|The Speaker}} | {{quote|In its dying breath, the Traveler created the Ghosts… To seek out those who can wield its Light as a weapon. Guardians, to protect us, and do what the Traveler itself no longer can.|The Speaker}} | ||
Built from machinery and the Traveler's Light, Ghosts guide their Guardian companions in the quest to reclaim our solar system. | Built from machinery and the [[Traveler]]'s [[Light]], Ghosts guide their [[Guardian]] companions in the quest to reclaim our [[solar system]]. | ||
Every Ghost seeks out its Guardian among the ancient dead. The Ghost serves as scout, librarian, and mechanic, waking ancient machinery and cracking alien codes. In the right situations, a Ghost can even save a Guardian from death. | Every Ghost seeks out its Guardian among the ancient dead. The Ghost serves as scout, librarian, and mechanic, waking ancient machinery and cracking alien codes. In the right situations, a Ghost can even save a Guardian from death. | ||
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==Dead Ghosts== | ==Dead Ghosts== | ||
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Battered and drained of their Light, these Ghosts are nevertheless valuable for the information they preserve. Their recovered memories may well prove vital to the City's survival. | Battered and drained of their Light, these Ghosts are nevertheless valuable for the information they preserve. Their recovered memories may well prove vital to the [[The Last City|City]]'s survival. | ||
The problem of dead Ghosts troubles the City's scholars. Are new Ghosts still being born? Or is the number of Ghosts dwindling? Will there come a day when no more remain - an end to the rise of new Guardians? | The problem of dead Ghosts troubles the City's scholars. Are new Ghosts still being born? Or is the number of Ghosts dwindling? Will there come a day when no more remain - an end to the rise of new Guardians? | ||
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Two more scans and she could move on to the elevated grid. There wasn't really anything new other than the delta to sea level, but at less than 30% of the way through 2^128 scans, even a distinction without a difference could feel like a brand new shell. | Two more scans and she could move on to the elevated grid. There wasn't really anything new other than the delta to sea level, but at less than 30% of the way through 2^128 scans, even a distinction without a difference could feel like a brand new shell. | ||
"Cassiopeia!" | "[[Cassiopeia]]!" | ||
So numb after months with just her own scans for company. She didn't even pick up on another Ghost being this close. "Obverse? Wait. I'm sorry. You're... Obsidian! Wow, how long has it been?" | So numb after months with just her own scans for company. She didn't even pick up on another Ghost being this close. "[[Obverse]]? Wait. I'm sorry. You're... [[Obsidian]]! Wow, how long has it been?" | ||
"Well, I mean..." | "Well, I mean..." | ||
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Obsidian floated closer. "That's okay. It HAS been a while. I guess you haven't found yours yet?" | Obsidian floated closer. "That's okay. It HAS been a while. I guess you haven't found yours yet?" | ||
Cassiopeia projected glumness. "Not yet. But I haven't been looking on Mars for that long, at least! I'm optimistic." | Cassiopeia projected glumness. "Not yet. But I haven't been looking on [[Mars]] for that long, at least! I'm optimistic." | ||
"You should be! I was just at the City last year. A lot more of us are starting to find our Guardians latel— what's that?" | "You should be! I was just at the City last year. A lot more of us are starting to find our Guardians latel— what's that?" | ||
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Obsidian looked at Cassiopeia. He read as nervous. She probably did, too. | Obsidian looked at Cassiopeia. He read as nervous. She probably did, too. | ||
"I was beneath the Blind Watch for a while. A long ~SIVA.MEM.GH404~ while. It was fun! There were puzzles. No one was alive down there, though." | "I was beneath the [[Blind Watch]] for a while. A long ~[[SIVA]].MEM.GH404~ while. It was fun! There were puzzles. No one was alive down there, though." | ||
Cassiopeia's scan of the new Ghost returned nothing amiss. "Are you okay, friend?" | Cassiopeia's scan of the new Ghost returned nothing amiss. "Are you okay, friend?" |