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Or so history believed. But centuries of explorers’ tales spoke of a surviving, elusive Warmind –a myth substantiated when [[Guardians]] exploring the old [[Cosmodrome]] made positive contact with Rasputin. A single Warmind still lives, diminished but unbroken. | Or so history believed. But centuries of explorers’ tales spoke of a surviving, elusive Warmind –a myth substantiated when [[Guardians]] exploring the old [[Cosmodrome]] made positive contact with Rasputin. A single Warmind still lives, diminished but unbroken. | ||
Threatened by a convergence of [[Fallen]] and [[Hive]] forces, Rasputin exploited the reactivation of the Cosmodrome’s Terrestrial-space array to extend itself across the inner [[solar system]]. The Guardian [[Vanguard]] hoped that Rasputin might make a powerful ally, capable of mapping and reviving Golden Age military assets and recruiting them for the | Threatened by a convergence of [[Fallen]] and [[Hive]] forces, Rasputin exploited the reactivation of the Cosmodrome’s Terrestrial-space array to extend itself across the inner [[solar system]]. The Guardian [[Vanguard]] hoped that Rasputin might make a powerful ally, capable of mapping and reviving Golden Age military assets and recruiting them for the [[The Last City|City's]] defense. But Rasputin has proven recalcitrant and high-handed, unresponsive to the City’s outreach. | ||
We cannot characterize Rasputin’s strategic objectives and capabilities, cannot define its physical or computational architecture, cannot ascertain its disposition with regard to the City, and cannot be sure it retains memory of events before the Collapse. Perhaps what remains is only an autonomic shell, defending itself by reflex. Or perhaps Rasputin’s objectives have changed, transformed by some vital information it obtained during those dark days. | We cannot characterize Rasputin’s strategic objectives and capabilities, cannot define its physical or computational architecture, cannot ascertain its disposition with regard to the City, and cannot be sure it retains memory of events before the Collapse. Perhaps what remains is only an autonomic shell, defending itself by reflex. Or perhaps Rasputin’s objectives have changed, transformed by some vital information it obtained during those dark days. | ||
