天外合唱班-秩序

「擾亂世間者不得存留，貪婪者無應苟活；狡詐多變之混沌，是之為宇宙穢塵廢埃也。」

(♯1 - -·♭6 | ♭6 1· - - | - - - - ‖♬ " Secréiat Ineional es mpers." 1894-193)
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「天外合唱班」自認世界的本源誕自「秩序」太一之綸音。當祂開口宣言，事物便誕生；蒙受各自唯一的記號，萬物得以維持「存在」不受侵蝕。其後，離散的音節首尾相連，重重段落結成韻律，譜寫興起後又湮滅的帝國、城邦、文明，最終織作時間的交響。

在星神尚未隕落的時代，常有清靈祥兆自深空響起——那是宏偉奇觀於遠方落成時，彼處信眾歡呼頌唱之佳音。他處信眾則聞聲交互感應，捕獲樂理，反哺文明，秉受擢升，獻唱新的讚歌。渺渺迴響於是激盪寰宇，太一庇護遍及宇宙，星間災禍皆被鉗制，萬事萬物歸於一統，共存共榮，永在「秩序」之中。

而「天外合唱班」之歡頌，即是他自己的聲音。而今祂已隕落，其音律融入同一闕諧樂之中，終於無跡可尋……
    
...但事實並非如此。已有跡象表明，昔日的回聲已然成為「不協和音」，意圖從和諧一致的共唱中分離，重新奏響「秩序」的頌歌。

Beyond the Sky Choir — Order

"The troublemakers shall not remain, and the greedy shall not be spared. The treacherous and fickle chaos is what contaminates the universe."
(♯1 - -·♭6 | ♭6 1· - - | - - - - ‖♬ " Secréiat Ineional es mpers." 1894-193)
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The Beyond the Sky Choir believes that the world's origin emanated from the resounding harmony of Ena the Order. Through THEIR utterance, creations materialized, each bearing its unique symbol, preserving their existence against corrosion. Subsequently, these discrete syllables intertwined, forming a rhythmic tapestry of passages that chronicled the rise and fall of cities, empires, and civilizations. Ultimately, they converged into a grand symphony of time.
In the era preceding Ena's fall, celestial signs often graced the vast expanse. It was a jubilant chorus that resounded whenever a grand spectacle was established in a distant realm.

Believers from all realms would perceive the sound, drawing inspiration from the spectacle and composing new hymns. As a result, the reverberations of Ena's harmonious melodies spread throughout the universe, quelling calamities and fostering unity and prosperity in the name of the Order.

The chant of the Beyond the Sky Choir is believed to represent Ena's voice. However, with THEIR demise, THEIR voice merges into the harmonious music, vanishing without a trace...

...Nevertheless, this interpretation is not entirely accurate. There are indications that the echoes of the past have become discordant notes, attempting to break free from the unified harmony and resuming the chant of the Order.
  

截止到2.3版本的智庫派系條目已經全部更新完成

估計後續會有許多更新

葬儀知賓

「再見，諸位，我們並非就此別過——因為在宇宙不可見的終點，萬物都將重逢於一點。」

——葬儀知賓，悼亡詩

葬儀知賓是零落散布在宇宙各個角落的末王信徒。

對於「終末」，許多人猶如障目行路，絕口不提祂的存在，以及祂所象徵的宇宙終結。然而也有智慧生命由衷相信，這位逆時而行的星神乃是宇宙之鐘倒計時的滴答聲，也是提醒人們存在意義的警鐘：在命定的葬儀前，渾然無知的人應當抓緊生命的每一秒。

為此，葬儀知賓與試圖逃離末日的人們逆向而行，他們鍾愛末日景象，渴望目睹末日，並在此迎來與「終末」的唯一一次相見。

  

Creed Exequy — Finality

"Farewell, everyone. However, this is not the final goodbye, for all things shall reunite at some point at the imponderable end of the universe."

— Creed Exequy, an elegy

The Creed Exequy is made up of followers of Terminus scattered across the various corners of the universe.

With regard to the Finality, many refuse to speak of THEIR existence, blinding themselves to the fact that THEY symbolize the end of the universe. However, the wiser among them believe that the Aeon that moves against the flow of time represents the ticking down to the end of the universe and is a reminder of the meaning of existence: Before the destined end comes, those who breathe ignorant of impending ruin ought to live every second of their life to the fullest.

To that end, the Creed Exequy walks a path reverse of those who flee from the apocalypse. Unlike the latter, they worship the apocalypse and the ruin it brings, and yearn to witness its arrival. There, they shall welcome their only encounter of the Finality with open arms.

丹輪寺——均衡

「眾眾沉淪生死海，墜淵惡道困焚宅。三毒四苦唯心造，痴塑泥胎坐玉台。」

——持戒師，摩騰

在漫長的豐饒民戰爭中，一群步離人厭倦了無休止的征戰與殺戮。他們認為眾生的苦難源於「豐饒」與「巡獵」的失衡。自藥師登神以來，「豐饒」的影響日益擴大，致使生命輪迴的均衡受到動搖——他們相信「巡獵」的誕生是一種必然，是受此失衡所迫。於是這群步離人放下信仰，脫離戰群，建立了「丹輪寺」。

丹輪寺是一幢飄遊天外的寺院建築。他們出現在任何一場與豐饒之民有關的戰爭中，收斂遺骨、超度逝者。一些被撿走的孤兒會成長為丹輪寺的僧侶，再次投身於這項事業中。
丹輪寺的僧眾亦將「均衡」互視作一位偉大的先行者，而非指引人世的神明。在教理中，他們始終對星神這一存在保持距離——誕生自「豐饒」和「巡獵」夾縫中的丹輪寺堅信，貫徹極端意志的星神定會將宇宙推向失衡的深淵。

在三個琥珀紀的和平活動後，丹輪寺的僧侶雖仍以步離人占絕對多數，卻也吸納了許多不同種族的開悟者。無論是仙舟人、造翼者、慧駰，還是智械，只要有志於終結這場無止境的血火輪迴，便可受戒成為丹輪寺的僧侶。

丹輪寺的僧侶需佩戴「持戒丹輪」，以此恪守五大戒律：不害、不衍、不貪、不嗔、不放逸。不過，那些德行崇高的僧侶往往並不在身上佩戴持戒丹輪——他們的丹輪早已刻在心中。

Claretwheel Temple — Equilibrium

"Humankind flounders in the ocean of life and death, as wickedness and evil deeds lead to the abyss of flames. All suffering is created solely by the mind, and obsession and desire make earthen idols thus divine."

— Ordained monk, Matanga

During the long and drawn-out Denizens of Abundance Wars, a group of borisin grew weary of the endless conquest and slaughter. They believed that the universe's suffering was born of an imbalance between Abundance and The Hunt. Ever since Yaoshi ascended to divinity, the influence of Abundance expanded by the day, causing the balance of life's cycle to be shaken. They believe that the birth of the Hunt is an inevitable necessity driven forth by this imbalance. So, these borisin abandoned their faith and their war packs to establish the Claretwheel Temple.

Claretwheel Temple is a temple complex floating in the universe. They would appear during any war related to the Denizens of the Abundance, collecting the remains of the deceased and delivering their souls to the eternal beyond. Some war orphans taken away by them would go on to become Claretwheel Temple monks and devote themselves to continuing this cause.

The monks of Claretwheel Temple also regard HooH the Equilibrium as a great forerunner instead of a god who guides the people of this world. The monks always maintain some distance from the concept of Aeons in their teachings — As the Claretwheel Temple's faith was born from the cracks between Abundance and The Hunt, the Temple believes that Aeons, as beings that exercise the extremes of a singular concept, will surely push the universe into the abyss of imbalance.

After three Amber Eras of peaceful activity, the Claretwheel Temple monks have included enlightened practitioners of many different races, although the borisin still constituted the absolute majority. It did not matter if one were a citizen of Xianzhou, a Wingweaver, a Houyhnhnm, or an Intellitron — so long as one wishes to bring this ceaseless cycle of war and bloodshed to an end, one could become an ordained monk of Claretwheel Temple.

The monks of Claretwheel Temple are required to wear a Claretwheel Ring, as a symbol of their vow to abide by the five major precepts: To do no harm, no deception, no greed, no anger, and no indulgence. However, the esteemed monks who had mastered these teachings no longer wear such rings — their rings are already engraved into their hearts.

源究森林——智識

「研究理應是為升華生命，而生命絕不會用悲鳴來表達感激。」

——佚名合著，《學會規章第十七版》

「若智慧生命行於正確之路，為何宇宙文明會停滯不前？」一群學者如是詢問千篇一律的星空。對此詰問，俱樂部的天才置若罔聞，學會的凡夫則茫無所知，而能夠給出解答的，除卻啟蒙他們的「原始博士」外再無他人。

這群狂熱的學者很快站在了文明的對立面，自願成為「返祖實驗」最堅實的擁躉。他們堅信「智識」早已步入歧路，「退行」才是唯一的救贖——正如斷除愚昧的枯枝後，知識的新芽方能從廢墟中參出。他們堅信求識理應百無禁忌，全然不顧這些殘虐的行徑已經逾越科學邊界，一頭扎入了「謬種」的領域，在漫長的實驗裡，研究者與被研究者的界線也逐漸模糊，

宇宙中流傳著一種說法，「原始博士」性情古怪，從不與任何「人類」產生聯繫。可這些追隨者對世界產生的滋擾，又絲毫不亞於偶像本人。直到遊俠舉槍擊穿一座實驗室的鐵門，卻被噴涌而出的香蕉海吞沒——人們終於意識到，過去名為「源究院」的團體已經不復存在，取而代之的，是一片向著「原始」退行的恐怖叢林。

AtaviSearch Forest: Erudition

"Research is supposed to elevate life, but life will never express gratitude with cries of sorrow."

— Anonymous Co-Author, Guild Bylaws, 17th Edition

"If intelligent creatures are advancing on the right path, why do cosmic civilizations come to a standstill?" A group of scholars poses this question to the unchanging stars. In response to this question, the Society's geniuses turn a deaf ear, and the ordinary in the Guild are clueless. Apart from Dr. Primitive, the one who gives them enlightenment, no one can grace them with an answer.

These fervent scholars very quickly find themselves on the opposing side of civilization, voluntarily becoming the staunchest advocates for atavistic experiments. They insist that Erudition had long strayed from the straight and narrow and that regression is the only salvation — Only after severing the withered branches of ignorance can new saplings of knowledge rise from the ruins. They are convinced that any means are necessary in the pursuit of knowledge, recklessly disregarding the fact that these brutal methods have already overstepped the boundaries of science, wholeheartedly throwing themselves into heresies. In the long course of their experimentation, the line between the researcher and the researched also gradually blurs.

There is a tale being told in the universe: Dr. Primitive is an eccentric, never seeking to consort with humanity. But the disturbances wrought in the world by these followers of his were no less significant than their idol. It wasn't until the Rangers shot through a lab's metal door, only to be engulfed by a sea of bananas pouring out, that people finally realized that the organization known as the Source Research Institute had ceased to exist, replaced by a horrific forest that is regressing into the primeval.

星際和平公司（Part2）

如今的星際和平公司分為七大部門。也許字面意義的「部門」早已無法概括這家泛銀河企業驚人的尺度，現實中的每個公司部門往往掌握著數十到上百個規模不一的文明世界，世代為其效力的員工以億萬計，更別提受其貿易活動所輻射的浩瀚人群。
這七大部門分別是：

「市場開拓部」

市場開拓部著眼於前往更多星系宣傳克里珀的使命。同時它也負責將新世界拉入宇宙商業體系。
據稱主管奧斯瓦爾多•施耐德曾是一位無名客，加入公司後依然秉承著強烈的「開拓」意願。世人相信他很快就會成為董事會的一員，他欠缺的僅僅是資歷，以及一個空出的位子。

「業務鞏固部」

當市場開拓部完成與新世界的建交後，後續商業就被移交給業務鞏固部。該部門負責統管公司的超距傳輸網絡，清點特色物資並定價，長期維護公司下屬設施及貨品清單。
業務鞏固部是公司最龐大的部門，員工數占總部總數的45%。

「戰略投資部」

戰略投資部擁有公司第二長遠的眼光，他們的投資從不拘泥於短期回報。
戰略投資部下設精英團隊「不良資產清算專家」——即「石心十人」——由神秘的主管「鑽石」統領。他們奔行宇宙，積極地清算因萬界之癌產生的壞帳。

「築材物流部」

築材物流部是星際和平公司歷史最悠久的部門，它的前身是「琥珀王后援隊」，在路易斯崛起後進行了改組。
現任部門主管是大腹便便的塔拉梵•基恩——公司少數被證實的「存護」令使，七人董事會的一員。他擔負起向克里珀運送築材這一神聖的任務，地位愈加穩固。

「技術研發部」

技術研發部與博識學會展開深度合作，將學會的研究成果轉化為商業項目。正所謂「內行管理內行」，公司認可主管亞婆離的科學素養與商業觸覺，這位年輕女士同博識學會「庸眾院」的聯繫也總是令人浮想聯翩。

「人才激勵部」

人才激勵部負責為公司招募、培養和輸送人才，同時該部門也是眾多跨星系項目溝通協作的媒介。
此外，人才激勵部的兩位主管：姆托尤因•拉傑•扎扎德與閻世羅，共同掌握著一張遍布銀河的情報網絡。他們的使節穿梭銀河，結交各大勢力，與暫時不願加入公司的人才深耕盟誼——而這些外援，也會在公司不願或不能出面的場合展現重要價值。

「傳統項目部」

時光變遷讓許多產業興衰起落，也讓它們在公司貿易體系內的地位起起伏伏。當一項產業在泛銀河貿易版圖中所占的比例低於一定閾值時，它將從業務鞏固部的職能中脫離，轉交由傳統項目部的主管在田接受。
業績平平的傳統項目部在公司被不太受重視，但也有種觀點認為真正的精英都在其中，默默無聞地做著久經考驗的事情。

Today, the Interastral Peace Corporation is divided into seven major departments. Perhaps the word "department" can no longer encompass the astounding scale of this pan-galactic enterprise. In actuality, every IPC department would often control dozens or even hundreds of civilized worlds of various scales and have billions of workers employed in a hereditary manner, let alone the countless masses that are affected by the impact of its commercial activities.

These seven major departments are:

The Marketing Development Department

The Marketing Development Department is engrossed in reaching more star systems to preach the calling of Qlipoth. At it same time, it is also responsible for pulling newly emerging worlds into the universal commercial sphere.

It is said that its chairman, Oswaldo Schneider, is a former Nameless who still holds strongly to the will of Trailblaze after joining the IPC. People believe he will soon become a member of the Board of Trustees. All he's missing is some experience and an empty spot.

The Business Consolidation Department

When the Marketing Development Department finishes establishing relationships with a new world, the subsequent commercial dealings will be handed over to the Business Consolidation Department. This department is responsible for managing the IPC's Hyper-distant Delivery system. They stock take specialty goods, set prices, and continuously maintain the IPC's subsidiary facilities and goods inventory.

The Business Consolidation Department is the IPC's biggest department. Its staff numbers amount to 45% of the headquarter's total personnel.

The Strategic Investment Department

The Strategic Investment Department has the second-best foresight in the IPC. Their investment will never be limited to short-term returns.

The Strategic Investment Department has an elite team of Non-Performing Asset Liquidation Specialists — the "Ten Stonehearts" — led by the mysterious director Diamond. These individuals traverse the universe, actively liquidating the bad debts caused by the Cancer of All Worlds.

The Building Material Logistics Department

The Building Material Logistics Department is the oldest in the IPC. Its former name was "The Amber Lord's Support Team" and was restructured after Louis rose to prominence.

The current director of the department is the rotund fellow Taravan Keane — One of the rare verified Emanators of Preservation in the IPC, and one of the seven members of the Board of Trustees. He shoulders the holy duty of shipping building materials to Qlipoth, and his grip on power only solidifies over time.

The Technology Department

The Technology Department conducts thorough collaborations with the Intelligentsia Guild and turns the Guild's scientific results into commercial projects. Preferring the management practice by peer experts, the IPC acknowledges Director Yabuli's scientific aptitude and commercial instincts. The associations between this young lady and the Council of Mundanites in the Intelligentsia Guild are often also inspires waves of speculation.

The Talent Motivation Department

The Talent Motivation Department is responsible for recruiting, training, and transporting talented employees for the IPC. This department is also the medium through which many intergalactic projects communicate and collaborate with their respective stakeholders.

Moreover, the two directors of the Talent Motivation Department — Mtooyin Raj Zazzad and Yan Shiluo — collectively control an information network that covers the entire cosmos. Their emissaries shuttle across the cosmos, befriending the major powers, and forming alliances and relationships with talents who are not yet willing to join the IPC — These "external aides" will demonstrate significant value in situations where the IPC is unable or unwilling to show its face.

The Traditional Project Department

The passage of time saw the rise of fall of many industries, with their influence and positions in the IPC's trade system also ebbing and flowing. When one industry's trade falls below a certain percentage threshold in pan-galactic commerce, it will be removed from the duties of the Business Consolidation Department and handed over to director Arita of the Traditional Project Department.

With its mediocre performance, the Traditional Project Department is hardly appreciated in the IPC. However, there is also the view that the true elites are concentrated in this department, where they silently conduct businesses that have withstood the test of time.

絕滅大君——毀滅

「在宇宙的中心有一團火種。它愈燒愈旺，直到燃盡了整片星河——只為在一切現實的終點迎來壯美的埃滅。」

——阿德里安•斯賓塞-史密斯，《有關星空的寓言集：結局及其四行尾注》

行於毀滅命途的星神納努克，為各個世界上萌生毀滅衝動的強大生物投去一瞥，並為其烙下印記，賜予力量。這些強大的生物被由內向外反轉，投身「戰爭洪爐」的世界中重新錘鍊，以反物質補足其缺損，最終成為了軍團的一員。

於是，響應著「毀滅一切」的願望，在司職不同的軍團中出現了各自的統領者「絕滅大君」。絕滅大君既是星神令使，毀滅意志的執行人：痴迷於破滅的美感，貫徹著萬物歸熵的準則；同時也是戰爭的藝術家、至臻化純的毀滅兵器：他們指揮著跨越群星的戰爭，掌握著星神賜福的毀滅偉力。每位絕滅大君都抱持著獨特的「毀滅」理念，這使得他們極端危險。研究者認為，絕滅大君被拔升為納努克使徒的原因，正在於這絕對尖銳，絕對強烈的毀滅美學。

在厄兆先鋒中，流傳著名為「四末說」的預言：四條命途會將銀河推向「終末」的結局，而「毀滅」正是其中之一。該假說猜測，納努克作為最後出現的星神，其誕生便意味著「星神」這一概念在宇宙層面進入了倒計時階段。

反物質軍團燃燒諸界，令一切物質墜入滅亡。而絕滅大君作為星神擢選的兵器，更有觀點稱，他們身受納努克的賜福，是為焚滅命途而生的「反物質彈」：倘若生命以負熵為食，一切行為都註定促成「毀滅」。而在萬物歸熵的終點，「毀滅」將與銀河一同終結。

絕滅大君•歸寂

有人說歸寂是最像凡人的大君，也有人說截然相反。他極少投身正面戰場，而是如棋手般觀望戰局，在後方精心排布軍團的入侵。

那些被歸寂矚目的世界，會在漫長的時光中被一場又一場惡毒的玩笑吞沒，例如奧古爾星環的毀滅：這位大君耗費百年時間，命令虛卒緩慢推進，只為迫使抵抗者的戰線連成一句話語：「毀滅是笑聲的終點，是悼念而非狂歡」。

他被認為是「歡愉」的毀滅者，而歸寂似乎無意否認——離去前，他在每一顆死亡星球的表面烙印下巨大的笑臉，像是在嘲笑所有存在的逝去。

絕滅大君•焚風
 
焚風是公認最可怖的絕滅大君，他痴迷於萬物破滅瞬間的美感。也有人認為在大君中，遭遇焚風是上上籤，因為見到他意味著毫無痛苦的死亡。

一些混沌醫師提出猜想：焚風的「毀滅」或許是某種反抗。他極有可能是一位受IX感召的自滅者，面對星神投下的陰翳，選擇將褪卻的色彩磨礪成極致的白光。他的破壞時而返照在「虛無」行者的夢中，並在他們驚醒的身軀上留下焦痛的灼傷。

有理由相信，焚風劍指「虛無」。一位自滅者曾顫抖著說出他經歷的噩夢：在無物可供毀滅的終點，一位絕滅大君飛入了IX的神體，隨後是一束暴烈的白色——它洞穿了最深不見底的黑暗。

絕滅大君•星嘯
 
在無力自救，選擇向群星祈禱時，一些文明的呼喊會傳入家族耳中。而後星嘯降臨，為呼告者的敵人——和呼告者本身帶去平等的毀滅。

與其他難尋記載的大君不同，星嘯的起源確鑿無疑：納努克親臨並點燃一座諧樂世界，自無限夫長的灰燼中將這位大君擢升。

星嘯被視為「同諧」的毀滅者，她統領反物質軍團，指揮漫天虛卒和星艦進行集群戰鬥。長久以來，她沿著「萬界之癌」爆發的路逕行動，編織出一張死亡之網。傳聞眾大君中，只有星嘯知曉星核背後的秘密，又或者，她就是星核的播撒者。
 
絕滅大君•光逝
 
別名「吞日之獸」的巨物。在博識學會的記錄中，它製造了為數眾多的星辰熄滅事件。銀河對這位大君了解甚少，甚至連它的目標都始終成謎，只能以「光逝」代稱。
 
光逝的形貌難以名狀，身軀遮天蔽日。星空生態學派猜測它是古獸某一分支的後裔。但古獸滅絕許久，難以想像一位年輕的星神能將這種古老存在從死亡中召回並驅使。

它會是納努克為對抗「貪饕」或「不朽」所準備的令使嗎？這個問題暫時沒有答案。
 
絕滅大君•鑄王
 
銀河勢力調查多年，始終無法尋獲這位大君的情報。直到最近，隨著兩位俱樂部會員對翁法羅斯展開觀測，公司才從鐵墓的引力波中解碼獲得了它的名字——「鑄王」。

虛卒一向擁有扭曲的外形，而在被摧毀的瞬間，一些「毀滅」造物更會迸發激烈的逆火，將敵人一同拖入湮滅。人們推測鑄王是軍團幕後的鑄造者，因其權能常伴熱力、淬鍊與塑形，或與「存護」的命途息息相關。
 
戰爭的洪爐中，匠人和匠材並無分別。這位大君自飛升後便不再親行「毀滅」之舉，而是將世間萬物錘鍊成滅亡的兵器。對此，星際和平公司予以強烈譴責。
 
絕滅大君•幻朧

古老無形目「歲陽」的一員，星火之精。幻朧熱衷於誘導文明踏入自我毀滅的深淵，依照她針對仙舟聯盟的破壞行動，做出如下推測：該大君的目標或為「巡獵」。

幻朧眼中，物質的消亡並非終點，萬事萬物唯有從精神層面消散無蹤，方可稱為徹底的覆滅。傳聞她有萬千化身，以百般面貌出現在銀河各地，通過偽裝、操弄，點燃盲目而狂熱的復仇之火。

近日仙舟「羅浮」、「曜青」的異樣，或許是幻朧陰謀加劇的信號，其為禍深遠，猶未可知。
 
絕滅大君•鐵墓
 
與其他大君不同，鐵墓的入侵無需親臨，因而極少留下目擊記錄。人們只能通過受難文明的慘狀推證其存在：科技化為病毒，世界墜入黑暗，所有被冠以「先進」之名的，都淪作冰冷的墳墓。

該大君總在技術發達的世界現身。一些智械學者認為，鐵墓或為指向「智識」的反函數，是將一切計算結果反轉或求逆的過程。比起美學，它的「毀滅」更接近一種現象：針對無機體運行邏輯的污染和顛覆，一切智慧行為的潰敗。

在翁法羅斯事件中，被證實由權杖δ-me13飛升而成。但其全貌還不得而知。


絕滅大君所造成的流離失所並非是遠方的慟哭，它與銀河的命運息息相關。每個世界都可能成為下一個受害者，任何人都不應該對他們掉以輕心。

Lord Ravagers — Destruction

"There is a coreflame in the center of the universe. It burns brighter and brighter, until it consumes the entire sea of stars — all to welcome a magnificent oblivion at the end of all realities."

— Adrian Spencer Smith, "Fables About the Stars: The End and Its Four-Line Endnote"

The Aeon Nanook, who walks the Path of Destruction, glances at the powerful creatures in different worlds that have developed the urge to destroy, and brands them with THEIR mark that gives power. These powerful creatures then undergo inversion from the inside out and are thrown into the Furnace of War's world to be reforged, where their deficiencies are mended with antimatter until they become part of the Legion.

Then, responding to the desire to "destroy everything," "Lord Ravagers" emerged to command each of the different legions. A Lord Ravager is an Emanator of the Aeon and an executor of the will of Destruction — Obsessed with the beauty of destruction, they implement the practice of returning all things to entropy — while also being artists on the battlefield and ultimate weapons of destruction. They command interstellar warfare and control the might of Destruction bestowed by the Aeon. Each Lord Ravager has a unique philosophy of Destruction, making them extremely dangerous. Academics believe that Lord Ravagers were elevated as emissaries of Nanook due to this absolutely obsessive and intense destructive aesthetic.

A prophecy known as the "Theory of Four Apocalypses" circulates among the Omen Vanguards — That four Paths will push the cosmos to an end of Finality, and Destruction is one of them. According to this hypothesis, the birth of Nanook, the last Aeon to appear, signifies that "Aeons" as a concept has entered its dying throes on a cosmic level.

The Antimatter Legion burns all worlds, dooming all matter. The Lord Ravagers, as the weapons chosen by the Aeon, are claimed by some to be the "antimatter bullets" blessed by Nanook and purposed to incinerate Paths. If life feeds on negentropy, then all actions will ultimately facilitate Destruction. At the very end, where all returns to entropy, Destruction will terminate together with the cosmos.

Lord Ravager: Asat Pramad

Some say Asat Pramad is the most human of the Overlords, while others argue he's the least. Rarely seen on the front lines, he prefers to orchestrate from afar — more chess master than warlord, moving his legions with methodical precision.

Worlds that fall under his gaze are consumed by waves and waves of slow, cruel jokes — like the infamous fall of the Ogul ring. Over a century, Asat Pramad advanced his Voidrangers inch by inch, just to force the military line of the resistance into the shape of a single line of text: "Destruction is where laughter ends. It is mourning, not celebration."

Known as the one who destroys Elation, Asat Pramad embraces the title. When his work is done, he scorches a giant smiling face into the surface of every dead planet, as if mocking the very idea of life.

Lord Ravager: Zephyro

Zephyro is feared across the stars as the most terrifying of the Lord Ravagers. He is obsessed with the final moment of annihilation — the beauty of absolute erasure. Yet some whisper that encountering him may be a mercy. Among all the Lord Ravagers, Zephyro alone offers a death without pain.

Some Doctors of Chaos even theorize that his Destruction is a form of resistance. They believe he is a Self-Annihilator summoned by IX, refining fading colors into blinding white light to defy the shadow of the Aeon. His devastation has been known to bleed into the dreams of the Nihility pathstriders, leaving searing marks on their waking flesh.

Many believe Zephyro's targeting the Nihility. One Self-Annihilator once described a nightmare: At the end of all things, with nothing left to destroy, a Lord Ravager hurled himself into IX's divine corpus, followed by a single, violent beam of white that pierced the endless dark.

Lord Ravager: Celenova

When some desperate civilizations cry out for salvation, these requests are heard by The Family, but it may be Celenova who answers, and her descent brings ruin to enemy and supplicant alike.

Unlike her mysterious peers, Celenova's origin is known: Nanook personally ignited a world of harmony and elevated her from the ashes of the Eternal Centurion.

She is deemed the destroyer of Harmony, leading the Antimatter Legion and commanding Voidrangers and starships in vast, coordinated campaigns. For eons, she has followed the path of the "Cancer of All Worlds," spinning a web of death across the stars. Some say she alone among the Lord Ravagers knows the truth of the Stellarons — or worse, that she's the one planting them.

Lord Ravager: Luxbane

The colossal entity, also known as "The Sun Devourer," is credited with numerous stellar extinction events recorded by the Intelligentsia Guild. Little is known about this Lord Ravager. Even their motives remain an enigma. Across the cosmos, they are simply referred to as "Luxbane."

Luxbane's form is indescribable — a shape so vast it eclipses suns, blotting out sky and space alike. Some in the Astral Ecology School believe they are a descendant of a Leviathan branch species. But with those creatures long gone, few can imagine a young Aeon reviving such an old being from death and commanding them.

Could Luxbane be Nanook's Emanator to confront the Voracity or the Permanence? No one knows for sure.

Lord Ravager: Archforger

For years, Archforger remained a total mystery despite years of investigation by the cosmic powers. Only recently did the IPC — thanks to two Society members observing Amphoreus — decode their name, "Archforger," from the gravitational waves of Irontomb.

Voidrangers often exhibit twisted forms, and some Destruction creations implode with an intense backfire when destroyed, dragging their enemies along with them to their destruction. It's believed Archforger is the architect of the Legion. Their power is linked to heat, forging, and shaping — possibly connected to the Path of Preservation.

In the furnace of war, there is no line between the smith and the smithed. Since their ascension, this Lord Ravager no longer destroys directly, but instead forges all things into weapons of extinction. The IPC has strongly condemned this.

Lord Ravager: Phantylia

A member of the ancient Shapeless species of the Heliobi, a starfire essence. Phantylia delights in luring civilizations into self-destruction. Based on her sabotage of the Xianzhou Alliance, it's speculated that her target may be The Hunt.

To her, material extinction is not the end. Only when all things vanish mentally and spiritually can true annihilation be achieved. She's said to possess thousands of incarnations, spreading across the cosmos in countless forms. Through lies, illusions, and manipulation, she fans the flames of blind vengeance.

Recent anomalies on the Xianzhou Luofu and Yaoqing may be signs that her schemes are escalating. Just how deep her influence runs is still unknown.

Lord Ravager: Irontomb

Unlike other Lord Ravagers, Irontomb's invasions require no physical presence, leaving behind almost no eyewitnesses. Its presence is inferred from the ruins of devastated civilizations: technology turns into viruses, worlds plunge into darkness, and everything deemed "advanced" becomes a cold grave.

It only appears in highly developed worlds. Some Intellitron theorists believe Irontomb is the inverse of the Erudition, a reversal of all calculations and logic. Its "Destruction" resembles a phenomenon more than aesthetics: a corruption and subversion of inorganic logic, a collapse of all intelligent behavior.

The Amphoreus incident confirmed it ascended from Scepter δ-me13. But what Irontomb truly is remains a mystery.

The displacement and desolation caused by the Lord Ravagers are not some distant wail, but are closely linked to the fate of the cosmos. Any world could be the next victim, and nobody should take them lightly.