The Oydessy

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The Oydessy is a very large highly advanced spacecraft. It was constructed by the ancient Earth civilization of Mu, a culture contemporaneous with, and in conflict with, that of famed Atlantis. The long and bitter war eventually wrecked both civilizations. Atlantis defeated Mu and erased Mu from the face of Earth. But the effort exhausted much of Earth's supply of Mana (the power that fuels magic). Atlantean mages were unable to maintain the spells that prevented Atlantis from sinking beneath the waters of the Atlantic.


 * For more details see:    Log: The Warning

The Atlantean's victory in the war wasn't a hundred percent complete. Although all traces of Mu were erased from the face of the Earth the greatest of the Mu spacefaring vessels, the Oydessy, escaped into space with the fantical remnants of the Mu leadership cadre and several hundred Atlantean prisoners and slaves.



Oydessy Security Mech
These very dangerous security mechs still roam various areas of the Oydessy spacecraft. They warn any living beings not identified as crew members by the mech to 'return to your cages' and attack if there is not instant compliance. The mechs are controlled by expert systems but are not AIs and thus lack any flexibility. They cannot be reasoned with, show no mercy and employ lethal force.

The mechs appear as disks just under six feet in diameter and two feet high at their thickest point. They normally float three to four feet above the floor of the area they are in although they seem capable of flight when engaging air-borne targets. The main body of the mech is comprised of a blue composite material with areas of internal illumination showing through the translucent surface. Around the rim of the disk is the main weapon, a circular plasma emitter. In combat conditions the mech is further protected by a golden-hued force field.

The mechs have lightning fast robotic reflexes and speed. They can project up to three independant plasma bolts at the same time and are highly resistant to damage under combat conditions. Their sensor arrays are excellent but not infallible. They are much easier to damage when in patrol mode as the force field is not deployed.

The mech's operating system is coded into hardware and cannot be changed. However the mechs do have an encrypted wireless network connection to the Oydessy's main AI and thus a resourceful hacker could potetnially instruct a mech to power-down into an inactive state.

It seems probable that there is either a reserve supply of mechs hidden somewhere within the craft or replacement mechs are being fabricated. Areas of the vessel which have been previously cleared of security mechs can become re-infested by them. Presumably under the direction of the Oydessy's AI.