Arek'Jaalan: Electric Sheep Production Update

Production continues apace on several components of the Electric Sheep project.


Planetary Materials

Our colony on Aphi IV is producing many materials envisioned as relevant to creation of infomorphic sheep. We also seek to glean insight into the history of the Takmahl from this temperate world, located in the same system as the Labyrinth. Although we have yet to discover substantial ruins, let alone technological relics, it stands to reason that the ancient sect made some use of Aphi IV. Project components produced so far include:

Nano-Factories: 13
Wetware Mainframes: 28
Robotics: 9
Biotechnology Reports: 114
Synthetic Synapses: 285
Gel Matrix Biopaste: 33
Transcranial Micro Controllers: 132


Takmahl Technology

The Takmahl were not known for infomorphism. However, their expertise in biotechnology and cybernetics applies to scanning and interface controls necessary to support infomorphism. At this time, the following materials have been recovered from the Museum Arcana in Zimse:

Takmahl Dynamic Gauge: 3
Takmahl Phrenic Appendix: 1
Takmahl Cohere Cord: 6
Takmahl Diamond Rod: 3
Takmahl Solid Mox: 1
Takmahl Ritual Texts: 2
Takmahl Binary Texts: 12
Takmahl Fractal Sheets: 12


Sleeper Tech

Sleeper Civilization of course serves as the inspiration for this project, and developed substantial expertise in both infomorphism and virtual reality. Although we have made numerous forays into Sleeper space, most have been in covert ships tasked with documenting the civilization's architecture. However, the following items have been recovered:

Sleeper Neural Network Analyzer: 8
Sleeper Data Library: 4


Blood Raider Technology

The Covenant descends from Amarr and Takmahl traditions, and the Raiders prosecute aggressive "farming" of organic entities (such as humans). Their scientists are naturally known for the expertise in breeding programs. Five have been acquired from Raider laboratories in Munory. Other materials of note include high technology treatises; and, the peculiar "bug ridden corpse" - an application of highly invasive cybernetics.

Although sheep do not represent typical targets of Blood Raider experimentation, introduction of cybernetics into living organisms overlaps with our objectives. Of course, our success criteria depend upon being able to compare the original animal with successive infomorphs, and so we must necessarily apply our cybernetics in a manner minimally disruptive to the psychological health of the target.

Scientists: 5

Classic Doctrine: 1
Formation Layout: 1
Sacred Manifesto: 1
Bug Ridden Corpse: 2


Other Technology

Some other high technology items recovered may provide inside into circuitry to support infomorphism. These include:

RAM Electronics: 2
RAM Robotics: 1
RAM Weapon Tech: 1


Datacores

While datacores are traditionally used in the production of military equipment, principles and processes contained within may provide insight into applications of relevant disciplines to our present purpose. Currently, we have engaged three research agents, spread across Viziam and Ishukone; we intend to add a forth shortly.

Pertinent datacores produced so far include:

Amarrian Starship Engineering: 31 (relevant domain: neural interfacing)
Mechanical Engineering: 54 (relevant domain: robotics)
Nanite Engineering: 8 (relevant domain: nanite scans; brain refabrication)

Active Researchers:

Bikan Uanen (Molecular; Viziam)
Gatan Falboudih (Nanite; Viziam)
Poirmavas Isoya (Electronic; Ishukone)