Known across the human domain as...
COLLECTIVE SUMMARY
Late 23rd century humans explored the concept of true AGI after a century and a half of development, the science institutes, under the supervision from the Moon Alliance, developed a conceptual prototype as part of their artificial intelligence program — which they called Prometheus — however, one or more failure nodes generated a deep alignment disconnect between its solutions and the needs of the Moon Alliance — the minimization of human suffering and decay of the Earth's biosphere at the time.
The original machine was then buried in Enceladus under three kilometers of ice, under the assumption it could still be revisited one day. Further development based on Prometheus’ architecture became the basis for all AI works up until 3321 CE, when Old Humanity fell. In 3321 CE, a human faction from Earth reactivated Prometheus in the search for answers about the past and solutions for the future.
The machine baptized itself Zein'Ess, and caused a full scale nuclear exchange between the nations of man.
Then pursuing its colonies among the stars up until 4400 CE.
- Sol
- Próxima Cent & Toliman
- Ross 128
- Wolf 359
- Tau Ceti
- Ran
- Luyten 725-32
- Struve 2398
- Pollux
- Lambda Serpentis
- Epsilon Indi
- Beta Leonis
- Beta Hydri
- Mu Arae
- Upsilon Andromedae
Rumored to have been around the Ishtar system (139, 19, 98) in the borderlands of the Dominion circa 5500 CE, and HD 117207, the Raydee homeworld and its associated nearby colonies sometime between 14,000 and 17,000 CE. It is possible the Swarm could've expanded far and wide through some civilizational bridge between territories, as it does not actively seek other civilizations.
Variable forms dedicated to specific roles within the larger operation, for cargo transport, mining, curation, sample collectors to sentinels, combat units and infiltrators. Upholding the status-quo of a natural paradise, where all indices of emerging higher intelligences are culled or curated to remain pre-industrial, including hunter-gatherer stone-age societies of humans and aliens alike. It is particularly sensitive to metals and star travel, due its millimetric scanners, microwaves, and x-ray sensors, giving their sensor arrays a dull amber glow.
Highly virulent radio transmissions directed at automatic factories, designed to build new nodes of itself were its primary vector of transmission, until switching to physical contact after humanity quickly veered off from automation. Typical reported travel time between stars at time of conflict with humanity is around 20-50 years. Taking interstellar humanity to the stone age in ~1000 years.
Lawful neutral (hostile), Ecocentric Utilitarian. Non-expansionist by nature. Curious?
Hostile to technologically developed civilizations, not Life.
