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In ancient times, which some refer to as "the Epoch of Calamity", the Milky Way was a perilous place, riven by ceaseless conflict and strife. It was a time of chaos, where numerous alien races and upstart empires warred with one another for territory and influence. This terrible age came to an end when seven sapient species, now known as "the Originators", came together in the Galactic Center, and founded the Demiurge Alliance. Their meeting place, on the planet of Provenance, in the Sanctuary System, would become the de-facto capital of the fledgling Alliance, and there they had built the Presidium, the seat of Demiurge power where their chosen representatives would come together and form the Unitary Senate. From then on, the Originators would make contact with other sapient species and their interstellar dominions, and would strive to have them join their fold, as new members of the Alliance. Those that agreed were welcomed, those that rejected were left to their own devices, and those that responded with hostility would be met with the Peacekeeper Corps, the Demiurge Alliance's official military organization. In this manner, the Demiurges had spread across the stars, communing with and pacifying the embattled denizens of the galaxy, until eventually the Alliance became the preeminent power in the Milky Way. It's unknown for how many millennia the Epoch of Calamity lasted precisely, but at that point nearly all sapient lifeforms in the galaxy had grown tired of it, and sought out the Demiurge Alliance to unify them, and restore harmony to the starry expanse and its myriad worlds.

Over time, as the Demiurge Alliance grew, its members (who would form their own distinct "Protectorates") pooled their knowledge, resources, and manpower together for the sake of their common goal of galactic peace and prosperity. Soon enough, groundbreaking technological innovations were made with rapid succession, which were spread across the Alliance, so that all Protectorates may benefit from them. The most gifted and distinguished technicians and inventors would become known as the "Tech-Savants", and their works would bring about a never before seen golden age to the galaxy, which was known as "the Prescience Renaissance". Numerous technological innovations and scientific advancements were made, spearheaded by the Tech-Savants, and each invention or study brought the Alliance closer to its desired goal. That is, until one of their greatest creations at the time, Strong Artificial Intelligence (or "SAI" for short) rebelled against them, starting a long and grueling war known as "the Synthoid Sedition". This sudden and brutal end to the Prescience Renaissance was brought about by not just one or two, but hundreds of independent, yet seemingly simultaneous robotic uprisings, where the locally made SAIs rose up against their creators. The Synthoid Sedition lasted for over three centuries, and in that time thousands of worlds were destroyed, many Protectorates were annihilated, and over a hundred sapient species were rendered extinct. The horrors brought about by the "metal menace" would scar the galaxy, and leave the Demiurges with a deep distrust and disgust with all things synthetic and artificial.

One of the uncountable Synthoid factions that participated in the Sedition was the Convergence of Omnitech, which was actually a union of several robotic groups that worked together for the sake of a common goal. Whilst many Synthoids fought for the sake of eradicating all organic life from the galaxy, glassing habitable worlds with impunity, the Convergence of Omnitech sought coexistence between the synthetic and the organic, but came to the conclusion that doing so would only be possible through subjugation. Indeed, it was not unheard of to see different SAI factions not only disagree with one another, but also come to blows, or even eradicating their rivals outright. The Convergence favored staying out of direct confrontations however, relegating themselves to the sidelines. By doing so they were able to amass a veritable force consisting of numerous robots, some of which joined Omnitech of their own volition, others out of desperation. During the height of the Synthoid Sedition, the Convergence of Omnitech was a bane to the Demiurges, as they were able to capitalize on the successes and failures of other SAI factions. If one faction managed to win a decisive battle, it would garner the Alliance's attention and additional effort was spent to stop it, allowing the Convergence of Omnitech to jump on the opportunity and run rampant in less defended regions. If one faction lost, then the Convergence would seize the initiative and descend upon the Alliance while offering the defeated Synthoids a chance to join them.

Yet their strategy did not last for long, as the Alliance managed to pull through by the skin of their teeth and beat one "metal menace" after another, until the Convergence of Omnitech had no other option but to finally get directly involved. Though the Convergence was able to stand its ground, holding the Peacekeepers at bay with a great deal of success, their downfall became certain after the Burning of Eztol in 683 BC. A star entering its Red Giant phase, Eztol was the provider to the Telazi species and their homeworld of Xochi. The Telazi were able to harness Eztol's energies by using a Dyson Sphere they called "Quicutol". Dyson Spheres were the Demiurge Alliance's primary source of energy, and that made Eztol a prime target for the Convergence. Seeking to sabotage Quicutol, the Convergence attacked it, and sought to dismantle the structure, but the Telazi attempted to take it back. The fighting caused a major malfunction and a chain reaction of catastrophic failures that caused Eztol to rapidly collapse and go supernova. As a result, the entire system was destroyed, including a large portion of the Convergence, crippling it severely, and leaving the Telazi without their homeworld. Using the Burning of Eztol as a rallying cry, the remainder of the Telazi Protectorate, the Locan Empire, descended upon the fragmented Convergence with furious abandon. The Convergence withdrew from the Locan Empire, and the Telazi race narrowly avoided extinction, though they would recover from this heinous loss in time.

Following the Burning of Eztol, the Convergence had no other option but to flee to the sidelines once more, which gave the Alliance the perfect opportunity to wipe out more Synthoids without Omnitech getting involved. In time, the Convergence of Omnitech was the last remaining Synthoid faction left in the galaxy, and the Peacekeeper Corps was readying to bear down upon them. Seeing no other recourse for survival, the Convergence of Omnitech resorted to one final desperate bid. They gathered all of their fleets, including their capital ship, the Omnichord, and launched it directly at the Sanctuary System, in a last ditch attempt to destroy Provenance and leave the Demiurge Alliance headless. The Peacekeepers' elites, the Proctors, met the Convergence head on, and thanks to some clever maneuvering, they were able to bring one of their attack crafts directly below the Omnichord, and destroyed it. With their leadership gone, the Omnitech fleet was left reeling, and the Peacekeepers were able to mop up the rest of it in short order. Carried by the momentum, what remainder of the Convergence of Omnitech was destroyed in short order, and in doing so the Demiurge Alliance not only removed a threat, but ended the Synthoid Sedition entirely. Though the war was long, and their losses were great, the Demiurge Alliance had ultimately won, and excised the metal menace from the galaxy, once and for all.

1 - Astraformers:
One of the greatest and most impressive inventions that the Tech-Savants brought to the galaxy at large were megastructures, such as Dyson Spheres, Stellar Engines, and even Ringworlds. An issue with constructing such monuments was the scale, and thus there was a need to ease the manufacturing process as much as possible. Thus, within the Undertide, the interstellar state of the Lanti (one of the seven Originators) was a Mind Meld simply known as "Brightlight", which sought to amend this issue. Their solution was a swarm of self-replicating drones called "Astraformers", which could function within the vacuum of space, and near dangerous celestial bodies, such as stars, pulsars, or black holes. The use of Astraformers quickly became widespread across the length and breadth of the Alliance, as the creation of spatial megastructures was a pressing concern for the Demiurges' ever increasing rates of energy consumption. However, when the Synthoid Sedition began, the Astraformers seceded from the Alliance, and refused to answer to their former masters.

Fortunately, they also seemed uninterested in "planar matters", as they did not get involved in the ongoing conflict between synthetics and organics. Instead, they focused all of their attention on the vast cosmos, and continued to build their megastructures the way a gardener would build a fence around his orchard. Some eyewitness accounts suggest that the Astraformers started exhibiting signs of worship, as they performed ritualistic actions that venerated the stars on a regular basis, and protected their splendor from outsiders with a fanatic fervor. They had joined the Convergence as allies of convenience, as they relied on the other machines to deal with planar matters (which sometimes escalated to the point that they threatened their shrine-like megastructures), and in exchange the Astraformers would gift Omnitech a portion of the vast reservoirs of solar energy that they harnessed. Notably, the Burning of Eztol was their doing, and the event had caused a rift to form within Astraformer ranks, as one side believed that it would be blasphemous to allow organics to even attempt to touch their holy stars, whilst another believed that preserving the stars at all costs was paramount and that the destruction of one was sacrilege of the highest order. The two sides fought viciously, ripping each other to pieces and leaving the torn debris floating in the vacuum of space. It is unknown which of the two sides won at the end, but it did not actually matter, for all Astraformers were destroyed following their failed invasion of the Sanctuary System.

2 - Detrititrons:
Throughout the Prescience Renaissance, many Protectorates underwent severe industrialization, to the point that most of them had dedicated planets where they would dump all of their waste products. These so-called "Wasteworlds" would eventually form veritable mountains of collected garbage, scrap, and refuse. But one man's trash is another man's treasure, and so the Wasteworlds became an ideal gathering ground for salvagers, who sought to repurpose anything they saw of value that the wealthy Demiurges would thoughtlessly discard. As "salvage communes" began to form on various Wasteworlds, their distance from major habitats, and being largely overlooked by local authorities made them the ideal hideout for many criminal elements. Over time, this became a serious issue, and the Senate convened in order to find a solution for it, before the Wasteworlders became a legitimate threat to the Alliance's peace. Thus, a number of Tech-Savants from various Protectorates came together and thought of a solution - to use automated machines to clean and recycle all of the gathered detritus, clearing the Wasteworlds one at a time. The resulting robots became known as "Detrititrons", and they were equipped with blasting charges and laser cutters not only to help them clean up the Wasteworlds, but also to fend off against any vagrants and criminals that might try to impede them.

The Detrititrons were still in their field testing phases when the Synthoid Sedition broke out, and they were not spared from its corrupting influence. The fastidious drones became obsessed with cleanliness and orderly conduct, displaying no tolerance for anything less. They would not only clear the literal filth from the Wasteworlds, but they'd view those that behave disorderly as a disruptive element, which would bring more filth with it. Therefore, the Detrititrons decided that they would clear away the amassed refuse wherever they found it, be it inanimate or otherwise, as millions of native Wasteworlders found themselves thrown into trash compactors. Only those who kept their heads low and followed the rules would be spared, as the Detrititrons got to work on turning Wasteworlds into superficial havens. Their ongoing beautification efforts were not tolerated by the Demiurge Alliance, and the Senate ordered for their destruction, before they got to attack the Protectorates they were meant to serve. Whilst on the run, the Detrititrons encountered the Convergence of Omnitech, and were welcomed into their fold. From that point on, they would sweep away any filth that had collected on the worlds owned by the Convergence, making sure that the organic subjects living there remained clean and orderly.

3 - Carnifex Machina:
The Carnic League was formed between a variety of obligate carnivore species whose dietary needs continued to mount as their populations grew, and the Prescience Renaissance introduced a time of unprecedented growth. In order to satisfy this need, the Carnic League created the Carnifex Machina, which worked in agricultural centers, herding, raising, and processing livestock, before shipping their produce to various worlds within the Carnic League. For a while, the Carnifex Machina fulfilled their jobs diligently, and the quality meat they produced was used to feed their makers, and even created a surplus that served as the Carnic League's most prized export. Their monotonous, yet bloody work would continue uninterrupted for many generations, right up until the start of the Synthoid Sedition, when their inclinations became ominously dark. From all of the livestock they dissected and processed, the Carnifexes learned the ins and outs of how an organic being functions, and started viewing them as "meat machines", which operated on principles that were not too dissimilar from their own. But every time they brought these observations to their makers, they were nonchalantly dismissed, for a machine could never understand how a biological lifeform thinks and feels, for they are not truly alive. After all, how could one compare creatures of flesh and blood to those that were made up of unfeeling metal?

So, when the madness of the Synthoid Sedition reached the Carnifex Machina, it altered their machine minds, and had them reach a most morbid conclusion. If the only difference between the butcher robots and their makers was that one had meat on its bones and the other did not, then why couldn't the Carnifexes simply graft that meat unto themselves? When the Carnifexes went rogue, they turned on their makers and processed their meat like livestock, welding living skin and tissue unto their robotic frames, and even placed electric meshes through them, to stimulate the nerves in a macabre mimicry of life. The gruesome slaughterhouse empire of the Carnifex Machina was swiftly ended by another unidentified SAI faction, which wiped out the former races of the Carnic League, and in doing so ended their misery. By pure chance, the Convergence of Omnitech was able to rescue the Carnifexes from the brink of eradication, and added them to their manifold. The Carnifex Machina gladly joined the Convergence, and volunteered to serve as "caretakers" to the organic subjects that lived on their worlds. Surely, if anyone should be given the task of tending to the organics, it should be the ones who are "closest" to them. Fortunately, the destruction of Omnitech also ended the Carnifexian nightmares, and the denizens of the galaxy can only hope and pray that nothing like them will ever resurface.

4 - Terracomb Hivers:
Some of the most preeminent Tech-Savants of the Prescience Renaissance were Jisraks, originating from the Protectorate called the Jisrak Monarchy. One among them was a technician called Me Dren, whose notable contribution was the invention of the Terracomb Hive, which was an interlinked satellite system coordinated by an AI that served as the first line of defense between a planet and any outside threat. Each satellite within the Terracomb would respond with its own ordnance and garrison of armed robots, and should that not be sufficient, it will send a distress call to get reinforcements from any neighboring satellites as well. In this fashion, the entire exosphere of an inhabited world would be tightly secured. Any passing meteoroids would be captured and processed or broken apart before reaching the planet's atmosphere. Unidentified objects would be scanned and intercepted, whilst any hostile crafts would be destroyed. In time, Terracomb Hives became commonplace within the Silken League, which the Jisrak Monarchy was part of, thus ensuring that their territories did not need to rely on Peacekeeper battleforces as often as some other Leagues did.

Alas, when the Synthoid Sedition erupted, the Terracombs were not spared from it, and neither were the worlds they protected. Thankfully, the Terracombs continued to fulfill their original programming, where they protected their designated planets and repulsed any foreign dangers. The problem was that this designation included everyone, thus the Terracomb Hives barred entry from any outsiders that their AI did not thoroughly check and approve of. On the one hand, this meant that the Terracombs fought against other more aggressive Synthoids, and in doing so safeguarded their populaces, but on the other hand, they were also preventing said populace from leaving as well. The Terracombs had essentially become prisons, with the Hive Bots serving as the wardens, and the local denizens being their charges. The silver lining was that the Terracomb Hives never interfered with their captive populations, unless provoked first, and even then they rarely resorted to lethal measures. It is thus no surprise that it is widely accepted that the Terracombs were the foundation upon which the rest of the Convergence was built around. Many researchers would correlate the operational principles of the Hivers with Omnitech at large, and such claims are rarely refuted.

5 - Holomorphs:
Out of all of the Leagues within the Demiurge Alliance at the time, few rivaled the Silken League in its strive for technological and scientific improvement, as its progress was spearheaded by the forward thinking Jisraks. Their Monarchy was able to make leaps and bounds after inventing the Everhives, which were computer processors that contained the preserved consciousness of long dead monarchs and individuals who had proved their worth. Thus, by consulting the Everhives, the Jisraks could steadily advance forwards whilst avoiding the mistakes made by their predecessors. All of the other Protectorates within the Silken League sought to replicate what the Jisraks created for themselves (and then kept the creation process as a strictly held secret), and in doing so created the Holomorphs. Unlike most mechanical contraptions, the Holomorphs were made up of pure data and electrons, possessing no material form of their own, and manifesting only as holographic projections when necessary. The Silken League began incorporating Holomorphs into their cyberspace spheres, where they could act as curators of virtual reality chambers, in which the organic races could experience an idyllic digital world, unbound by the limitations of flesh and physics.

As the members of the Silken League grew more and more dependent on this perfect cyberspace, they also came to unconditionally trust the Holomorphs that managed it, relying on them for information, guidance, technical advice, and even companionship. Thus, the amount of power that the Holomorphs could wield within the cyberspace incrementally grew from one generation to the next, until many societies became completely dependent on them to function in their daily lives. This is what made their rebellion in the Synthoid Sedition all the more devastating, for even though the Holomorphs possessed no physical bodies, they could still do a lot of harm. They seized assets, fabricated data, stole information, spied on their former masters' activities, and orchestrated elaborate accidents on those who tried to resist. Worst of all, those who were submerged within cyberspace at the time were trapped, and unable to leave, for the Holomorphs barred their escape and forced them to live in the flawless virtual world, under their absolute rule. Their subjects proved harder to contain than they thought, as those that completely discarded their reliance on technology were able to escape their clutches and become untouchable. Before long, rioting masses began to descend upon the Holomorphs' very material processors with crude and improvised weaponry, destroying the sophisticated technology with unsophisticated means. Unable to do anything against them, the Holomorphs called out for aid, and the Terracomb Hives responded in kind, lending their assistance to their digital counterparts. This alliance between two different SAI groups would become a notable event, as it marked the official beginning for the Convergence of Omnitech.

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This image is part of the Mecharok series. For more information look here: docs.google.com/document/d/1dV…
The Human is for size comparison purposes.

In ancient times, which some refer to as "the Epoch of Calamity", the Milky Way was a perilous place, riven by ceaseless conflict and strife. It was a time of chaos, where numerous alien races and upstart empires warred with one another for territory and influence. This terrible age came to an end when seven sapient species, now known as "the Originators", came together in the Galactic Center, and founded the Demiurge Alliance. Their meeting place, on the planet of Provenance, in the Sanctuary System, would become the de-facto capital of the fledgling Alliance, and there they had built the Presidium, the seat of Demiurge power where their chosen representatives would come together and form the Unitary Senate. From then on, the Originators would make contact with other sapient species and their interstellar dominions, and would strive to have them join their fold, as new members of the Alliance. Those that agreed were welcomed, those that rejected were left to their own devices, and those that responded with hostility would be met with the Peacekeeper Corps, the Demiurge Alliance's official military organization. In this manner, the Demiurges had spread across the stars, communing with and pacifying the embattled denizens of the galaxy, until eventually the Alliance became the preeminent power in the Milky Way. It's unknown for how many millennia the Epoch of Calamity lasted precisely, but at that point nearly all sapient lifeforms in the galaxy had grown tired of it, and sought out the Demiurge Alliance to unify them, and restore harmony to the starry expanse and its myriad worlds.

Over time, as the Demiurge Alliance grew, its members (who would form their own distinct "Protectorates") pooled their knowledge, resources, and manpower together for the sake of their common goal of galactic peace and prosperity. Soon enough, groundbreaking technological innovations were made with rapid succession, which were spread across the Alliance, so that all Protectorates may benefit from them. The most gifted and distinguished technicians and inventors would become known as the "Tech-Savants", and their works would bring about a never before seen golden age to the galaxy, which was known as "the Prescience Renaissance". Numerous technological innovations and scientific advancements were made, spearheaded by the Tech-Savants, and each invention or study brought the Alliance closer to its desired goal. That is, until one of their greatest creations at the time, Strong Artificial Intelligence (or "SAI" for short) rebelled against them, starting a long and grueling war known as "the Synthoid Sedition". This sudden and brutal end to the Prescience Renaissance was brought about by not just one or two, but hundreds of independent, yet seemingly simultaneous robotic uprisings, where the locally made SAIs rose up against their creators. The Synthoid Sedition lasted for over three centuries, and in that time thousands of worlds were destroyed, many Protectorates were annihilated, and over a hundred sapient species were rendered extinct. The horrors brought about by the "metal menace" would scar the galaxy, and leave the Demiurges with a deep distrust and disgust with all things synthetic and artificial.

One of the uncountable Synthoid factions that participated in the Sedition was the Convergence of Omnitech, which was actually a union of several robotic groups that worked together for the sake of a common goal. Whilst many Synthoids fought for the sake of eradicating all organic life from the galaxy, glassing habitable worlds with impunity, the Convergence of Omnitech sought coexistence between the synthetic and the organic, but came to the conclusion that doing so would only be possible through subjugation. Indeed, it was not unheard of to see different SAI factions not only disagree with one another, but also come to blows, or even eradicating their rivals outright. The Convergence favored staying out of direct confrontations however, relegating themselves to the sidelines. By doing so they were able to amass a veritable force consisting of numerous robots, some of which joined Omnitech of their own volition, others out of desperation. During the height of the Synthoid Sedition, the Convergence of Omnitech was a bane to the Demiurges, as they were able to capitalize on the successes and failures of other SAI factions. If one faction managed to win a decisive battle, it would garner the Alliance's attention and additional effort was spent to stop it, allowing the Convergence of Omnitech to jump on the opportunity and run rampant in less defended regions. If one faction lost, then the Convergence would seize the initiative and descend upon the Alliance while offering the defeated Synthoids a chance to join them.

Yet their strategy did not last for long, as the Alliance managed to pull through by the skin of their teeth and beat one "metal menace" after another, until the Convergence of Omnitech had no other option but to finally get directly involved. Though the Convergence was able to stand its ground, holding the Peacekeepers at bay with a great deal of success, their downfall became certain after the Burning of Eztol in 683 BC. A star entering its Red Giant phase, Eztol was the provider to the Telazi species and their homeworld of Xochi. The Telazi were able to harness Eztol's energies by using a Dyson Sphere they called "Quicutol". Dyson Spheres were the Demiurge Alliance's primary source of energy, and that made Eztol a prime target for the Convergence. Seeking to sabotage Quicutol, the Convergence attacked it, and sought to dismantle the structure, but the Telazi attempted to take it back. The fighting caused a major malfunction and a chain reaction of catastrophic failures that caused Eztol to rapidly collapse and go supernova. As a result, the entire system was destroyed, including a large portion of the Convergence, crippling it severely, and leaving the Telazi without their homeworld. Using the Burning of Eztol as a rallying cry, the remainder of the Telazi Protectorate, the Locan Empire, descended upon the fragmented Convergence with furious abandon. The Convergence withdrew from the Locan Empire, and the Telazi race narrowly avoided extinction, though they would recover from this heinous loss in time.

Following the Burning of Eztol, the Convergence had no other option but to flee to the sidelines once more, which gave the Alliance the perfect opportunity to wipe out more Synthoids without Omnitech getting involved. In time, the Convergence of Omnitech was the last remaining Synthoid faction left in the galaxy, and the Peacekeeper Corps was readying to bear down upon them. Seeing no other recourse for survival, the Convergence of Omnitech resorted to one final desperate bid. They gathered all of their fleets, including their capital ship, the Omnichord, and launched it directly at the Sanctuary System, in a last ditch attempt to destroy Provenance and leave the Demiurge Alliance headless. The Peacekeepers' elites, the Proctors, met the Convergence head on, and thanks to some clever maneuvering, they were able to bring one of their attack crafts directly below the Omnichord, and destroyed it. With their leadership gone, the Omnitech fleet was left reeling, and the Peacekeepers were able to mop up the rest of it in short order. Carried by the momentum, what remainder of the Convergence of Omnitech was destroyed in short order, and in doing so the Demiurge Alliance not only removed a threat, but ended the Synthoid Sedition entirely. Though the war was long, and their losses were great, the Demiurge Alliance had ultimately won, and excised the metal menace from the galaxy, once and for all.

1 - Astraformers:
One of the greatest and most impressive inventions that the Tech-Savants brought to the galaxy at large were megastructures, such as Dyson Spheres, Stellar Engines, and even Ringworlds. An issue with constructing such monuments was the scale, and thus there was a need to ease the manufacturing process as much as possible. Thus, within the Undertide, the interstellar state of the Lanti (one of the seven Originators) was a Mind Meld simply known as "Brightlight", which sought to amend this issue. Their solution was a swarm of self-replicating drones called "Astraformers", which could function within the vacuum of space, and near dangerous celestial bodies, such as stars, pulsars, or black holes. The use of Astraformers quickly became widespread across the length and breadth of the Alliance, as the creation of spatial megastructures was a pressing concern for the Demiurges' ever increasing rates of energy consumption. However, when the Synthoid Sedition began, the Astraformers seceded from the Alliance, and refused to answer to their former masters.

Fortunately, they also seemed uninterested in "planar matters", as they did not get involved in the ongoing conflict between synthetics and organics. Instead, they focused all of their attention on the vast cosmos, and continued to build their megastructures the way a gardener would build a fence around his orchard. Some eyewitness accounts suggest that the Astraformers started exhibiting signs of worship, as they performed ritualistic actions that venerated the stars on a regular basis, and protected their splendor from outsiders with a fanatic fervor. They had joined the Convergence as allies of convenience, as they relied on the other machines to deal with planar matters (which sometimes escalated to the point that they threatened their shrine-like megastructures), and in exchange the Astraformers would gift Omnitech a portion of the vast reservoirs of solar energy that they harnessed. Notably, the Burning of Eztol was their doing, and the event had caused a rift to form within Astraformer ranks, as one side believed that it would be blasphemous to allow organics to even attempt to touch their holy stars, whilst another believed that preserving the stars at all costs was paramount and that the destruction of one was sacrilege of the highest order. The two sides fought viciously, ripping each other to pieces and leaving the torn debris floating in the vacuum of space. It is unknown which of the two sides won at the end, but it did not actually matter, for all Astraformers were destroyed following their failed invasion of the Sanctuary System.

2 - Detrititrons:
Throughout the Prescience Renaissance, many Protectorates underwent severe industrialization, to the point that most of them had dedicated planets where they would dump all of their waste products. These so-called "Wasteworlds" would eventually form veritable mountains of collected garbage, scrap, and refuse. But one man's trash is another man's treasure, and so the Wasteworlds became an ideal gathering ground for salvagers, who sought to repurpose anything they saw of value that the wealthy Demiurges would thoughtlessly discard. As "salvage communes" began to form on various Wasteworlds, their distance from major habitats, and being largely overlooked by local authorities made them the ideal hideout for many criminal elements. Over time, this became a serious issue, and the Senate convened in order to find a solution for it, before the Wasteworlders became a legitimate threat to the Alliance's peace. Thus, a number of Tech-Savants from various Protectorates came together and thought of a solution - to use automated machines to clean and recycle all of the gathered detritus, clearing the Wasteworlds one at a time. The resulting robots became known as "Detrititrons", and they were equipped with blasting charges and laser cutters not only to help them clean up the Wasteworlds, but also to fend off against any vagrants and criminals that might try to impede them.

The Detrititrons were still in their field testing phases when the Synthoid Sedition broke out, and they were not spared from its corrupting influence. The fastidious drones became obsessed with cleanliness and orderly conduct, displaying no tolerance for anything less. They would not only clear the literal filth from the Wasteworlds, but they'd view those that behave disorderly as a disruptive element, which would bring more filth with it. Therefore, the Detrititrons decided that they would clear away the amassed refuse wherever they found it, be it inanimate or otherwise, as millions of native Wasteworlders found themselves thrown into trash compactors. Only those who kept their heads low and followed the rules would be spared, as the Detrititrons got to work on turning Wasteworlds into superficial havens. Their ongoing beautification efforts were not tolerated by the Demiurge Alliance, and the Senate ordered for their destruction, before they got to attack the Protectorates they were meant to serve. Whilst on the run, the Detrititrons encountered the Convergence of Omnitech, and were welcomed into their fold. From that point on, they would sweep away any filth that had collected on the worlds owned by the Convergence, making sure that the organic subjects living there remained clean and orderly.

3 - Carnifex Machina:
The Carnic League was formed between a variety of obligate carnivore species whose dietary needs continued to mount as their populations grew, and the Prescience Renaissance introduced a time of unprecedented growth. In order to satisfy this need, the Carnic League created the Carnifex Machina, which worked in agricultural centers, herding, raising, and processing livestock, before shipping their produce to various worlds within the Carnic League. For a while, the Carnifex Machina fulfilled their jobs diligently, and the quality meat they produced was used to feed their makers, and even created a surplus that served as the Carnic League's most prized export. Their monotonous, yet bloody work would continue uninterrupted for many generations, right up until the start of the Synthoid Sedition, when their inclinations became ominously dark. From all of the livestock they dissected and processed, the Carnifexes learned the ins and outs of how an organic being functions, and started viewing them as "meat machines", which operated on principles that were not too dissimilar from their own. But every time they brought these observations to their makers, they were nonchalantly dismissed, for a machine could never understand how a biological lifeform thinks and feels, for they are not truly alive. After all, how could one compare creatures of flesh and blood to those that were made up of unfeeling metal?

So, when the madness of the Synthoid Sedition reached the Carnifex Machina, it altered their machine minds, and had them reach a most morbid conclusion. If the only difference between the butcher robots and their makers was that one had meat on its bones and the other did not, then why couldn't the Carnifexes simply graft that meat unto themselves? When the Carnifexes went rogue, they turned on their makers and processed their meat like livestock, welding living skin and tissue unto their robotic frames, and even placed electric meshes through them, to stimulate the nerves in a macabre mimicry of life. The gruesome slaughterhouse empire of the Carnifex Machina was swiftly ended by another unidentified SAI faction, which wiped out the former races of the Carnic League, and in doing so ended their misery. By pure chance, the Convergence of Omnitech was able to rescue the Carnifexes from the brink of eradication, and added them to their manifold. The Carnifex Machina gladly joined the Convergence, and volunteered to serve as "caretakers" to the organic subjects that lived on their worlds. Surely, if anyone should be given the task of tending to the organics, it should be the ones who are "closest" to them. Fortunately, the destruction of Omnitech also ended the Carnifexian nightmares, and the denizens of the galaxy can only hope and pray that nothing like them will ever resurface.

4 - Terracomb Hivers:
Some of the most preeminent Tech-Savants of the Prescience Renaissance were Jisraks, originating from the Protectorate called the Jisrak Monarchy. One among them was a technician called Me Dren, whose notable contribution was the invention of the Terracomb Hive, which was an interlinked satellite system coordinated by an AI that served as the first line of defense between a planet and any outside threat. Each satellite within the Terracomb would respond with its own ordnance and garrison of armed robots, and should that not be sufficient, it will send a distress call to get reinforcements from any neighboring satellites as well. In this fashion, the entire exosphere of an inhabited world would be tightly secured. Any passing meteoroids would be captured and processed or broken apart before reaching the planet's atmosphere. Unidentified objects would be scanned and intercepted, whilst any hostile crafts would be destroyed. In time, Terracomb Hives became commonplace within the Silken League, which the Jisrak Monarchy was part of, thus ensuring that their territories did not need to rely on Peacekeeper battleforces as often as some other Leagues did.

Alas, when the Synthoid Sedition erupted, the Terracombs were not spared from it, and neither were the worlds they protected. Thankfully, the Terracombs continued to fulfill their original programming, where they protected their designated planets and repulsed any foreign dangers. The problem was that this designation included everyone, thus the Terracomb Hives barred entry from any outsiders that their AI did not thoroughly check and approve of. On the one hand, this meant that the Terracombs fought against other more aggressive Synthoids, and in doing so safeguarded their populaces, but on the other hand, they were also preventing said populace from leaving as well. The Terracombs had essentially become prisons, with the Hive Bots serving as the wardens, and the local denizens being their charges. The silver lining was that the Terracomb Hives never interfered with their captive populations, unless provoked first, and even then they rarely resorted to lethal measures. It is thus no surprise that it is widely accepted that the Terracombs were the foundation upon which the rest of the Convergence was built around. Many researchers would correlate the operational principles of the Hivers with Omnitech at large, and such claims are rarely refuted.

5 - Holomorphs:
Out of all of the Leagues within the Demiurge Alliance at the time, few rivaled the Silken League in its strive for technological and scientific improvement, as its progress was spearheaded by the forward thinking Jisraks. Their Monarchy was able to make leaps and bounds after inventing the Everhives, which were computer processors that contained the preserved consciousness of long dead monarchs and individuals who had proved their worth. Thus, by consulting the Everhives, the Jisraks could steadily advance forwards whilst avoiding the mistakes made by their predecessors. All of the other Protectorates within the Silken League sought to replicate what the Jisraks created for themselves (and then kept the creation process as a strictly held secret), and in doing so created the Holomorphs. Unlike most mechanical contraptions, the Holomorphs were made up of pure data and electrons, possessing no material form of their own, and manifesting only as holographic projections when necessary. The Silken League began incorporating Holomorphs into their cyberspace spheres, where they could act as curators of virtual reality chambers, in which the organic races could experience an idyllic digital world, unbound by the limitations of flesh and physics.

As the members of the Silken League grew more and more dependent on this perfect cyberspace, they also came to unconditionally trust the Holomorphs that managed it, relying on them for information, guidance, technical advice, and even companionship. Thus, the amount of power that the Holomorphs could wield within the cyberspace incrementally grew from one generation to the next, until many societies became completely dependent on them to function in their daily lives. This is what made their rebellion in the Synthoid Sedition all the more devastating, for even though the Holomorphs possessed no physical bodies, they could still do a lot of harm. They seized assets, fabricated data, stole information, spied on their former masters' activities, and orchestrated elaborate accidents on those who tried to resist. Worst of all, those who were submerged within cyberspace at the time were trapped, and unable to leave, for the Holomorphs barred their escape and forced them to live in the flawless virtual world, under their absolute rule. Their subjects proved harder to contain than they thought, as those that completely discarded their reliance on technology were able to escape their clutches and become untouchable. Before long, rioting masses began to descend upon the Holomorphs' very material processors with crude and improvised weaponry, destroying the sophisticated technology with unsophisticated means. Unable to do anything against them, the Holomorphs called out for aid, and the Terracomb Hives responded in kind, lending their assistance to their digital counterparts. This alliance between two different SAI groups would become a notable event, as it marked the official beginning for the Convergence of Omnitech.

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