Origins
The story of the Meticulously Engineered Maschine Sentients, is the story of one half of their being: a Daedalust.
Highly intelligent sentients with superlative engineering and applied physics knowledge. Without their MEMS shells, they are hominids appearing mechanical in nature. Chest attached thin two layered limbs with multi digit manipulator terminating appendages (“arms and hands”) correspond to thin two layered limbs with Torso attached surface tension gripping terminating appendages (“feet and legs”). Their skin is alive with activity, artificial spin ice patterning (magnetic organization that disallows attraction / pairing). Colouration ranges from oiled bronze to gleaming stainless steel. Distinctive personal magnetic fields surround them at all times, ebbing and eddying to their patterning’s activity. Controlled magnetic interpolation creates new members of this species, with contributions from any number of hosts. Sometimes multiple Daedalusts are created to work together, creating the various skeins of the MEMS. Each is still unique, with their shells ever so slightly differentiated. Names given to these are a collective designation.
Their society is built around specialization, with individuals “born” with immutable traits and talents at about a collegiate level comparatively. A ferromagnetic world called Werkzeugbed is their home. Each Daedalust crafts their MEMS shell in a nascent way before venturing out into the vasts of space. Larger shells like the capital class MEMS ships are crafted by multiple groups of Daedalusts. Speech is a transactional exchange of magnetic resonances.
Werkzeugbed is protected by multiple arrays of defenses. The local system does not appear on any star atlas nor does its cluster, either by directed obfuscation or Fjarl involvement.
Unknown to the universe at large.
Additional Information
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Extensions of Werkzeugbed’s manufacturing prowess, these massive stations orbit unique locations throughout the galaxies. Dreadnaught and Colossi class MEMS can be retrofitted here, at a fraction of the time and cost. Skein class MEMS can be engineered and produced here, given enough materiel. [Redacted] is needed to complete production of new Daedulsts and MEMS outside the confines of Werkzeugbed, and due to the sensitive nature of their alliance with the MIMS, requires extraordinary circumstances on these remote stations. However, [Redacted] already declared as part of their existing stockpile, may be used without compunction.
Resupplying, engineering and other highly technical activities can occur at these stations with significant bonuses, if owned and operated by MEMS. Dracovirum forces can occupy and utilize some of these capability and services, at a 50% efficiency premium. Additionally, Dracovirum forces can repurpose the Daedalust creation technologies to apply unique genetic bonuses to themselves, but burning that module of the station out unless reconstructed by MEMS units.