#mdencoreau

The Warden is a project, incomplete and nearly lost to time. It's creators fell to the virus, drone and human. However it's creators thought ahead. The Warden would awaken later after days of no response, operating as it's own fragile, curious mind.

At first, we, the survivors, feared The Warden. It's presence is truly terrifying with his size tripling the murderous sentinels, spines along it's body and tail, sharp curved claws. However, The Warden wasn't made for measel drones like us. No, it's prey was much larger and sinister. The pet projects the Solver held of massive weapons of destruction was it's aim, matter of fact, it didn't even mind us resting in it's lair.

I haven't posted the sheet for The Hive faction yet in the Encore AU so things may be a little confusing. Basically The Hive is a group of Murder Drones who've grouped together to counter fighting groups of Worker Drones somewhat influenced to round up by Cyn. They live in a hierarchy based on efficiency and popularity, less favorable MDs being picked with as more favorable ones are very respected, called High Ranks.

The Faction also allows Worker Drones in the form of AbsoluteSolvers who have at least one mutation. These drones are assigned, up to 4, under a high ranking Murder Drone to eventually be trained into a full fledged Murder Drone. Each labeled Fledgeling is ranked non-socially but instead based on their skills, specifically their familiarity of their mutations from usage to amount of them, usage of the Solver, and how synergized they can use both in tandem. Fledgelings who've mastered all 3 will be sent to a chamber where they'd become a fully fledged Murder Drone.

this au, as it is labeled, is one of my multiple extension aus for series, this one for Murder Drones specifically, where I kinda just experiment with the concept and try to create things as close to canon possibility as i can, kind of a challenge

the main focus of this au is just additional factions with no plot really in mind yet

THE PIT

An underground stronghold in a vast open desert. A former lab and military base.

Founded by Rhionna and Kreig after their son died.

Lead in an organized but barely governed group.

A group of Worker Drones able to fight back with weapons of different variety, sometimes1

Only order in common sense laws, dangerous events or procedures, housing, and units. Everything else is common sense and free for all.

3 Murder Drones assigned to their regiment {Serial Designations U, C, Z} eventually were unable to kill any more and slowly ran out of oil.

C overheated, U and Z used this to stay alive longer.

Rhionna makes a neck bracelet to control them, renaming them to Raptor U and Z.

Raptor U is the leader nicknamed Rex. Z is a member.

Both have been modified, U especially.

U is larger, has 2 tails, metal horns on the side of his face, blades on his arms and 2 extra wing parts like Q for stabilization. U also has an upgraded cannon. The control device on U is nearly perfect due to how dangerous he is and he's specifically designed to overload if it's broken or removed when he attacks.

Z has a heavier tail for more acid. She has extremely high agility in flight and run speed. This over runs her heavy tail as it's usually curled into her back to reduce weight location to make it easier to fly. Z lost canons for pincers with nanite acid as well as a set of sharper claws. Z is regular size.

U sees Z as a little sister and Z sees U as an older brother.

They are stuck in Violent mode. U could break free from it but it requires the band to be damaged and something to cause U to be extremely passionate (Like Z in danger).

There are 3 floors; Halberd, Metro, Leisure.

Halberd holds the office as well as storage. It also has the main workshop.

Metro is the largest and the main area with dorms, workshops, practice areas, shop streets, etc. Gaming centers for entertainment is the newest installment. 

Also holds the Arena, the #1 source of entertainment.

Leisure holds prisons and cages. It also holds Raptor training rooms.

They now rescue other drones left in the open or in other civilizations, though their rivals are Vigilance.

OLYMPYTES

Before the Murder Drones designated to their area {S, M, T} arrived, survivor Worker Drones warned the native Worker Drones about them.

They decided to scale the mountain to eventually reach a tower.

With enough change the tower became a small Stronghold.

Survivors eventually left to warn others.

When SMT arrived, they weren't able to reach the WD because even at night it was too hot in the area.

Eventually T would order S and M to sacrifice themselves and they did.

One night it was cold enough for T to reach the bunker.

When she reached there, the residents thought she was some kind of counter to MDs.

T played along and was idolized as a Protector, requesting sacrifices occasionally. 

The "healthy" relationship continues to this day.

The WD leader is the proxy of T, Dilan.

Dilan is one of the few aware of T's manipulation of that she's a MD. He plans to find a way to seize power by making it seem T set him as the new defender and getting rid of her.

The others are in a revolutionary group called "Red Lights". They know T is a MD and doesn't want any rule under her.

VIGILANCE

Vigilance are a group of Worker Drones formed to defend against The Hive.

Some of these Worker Drones were from completely different places entirely, being reccomended there by members to seek refugee in.

The place is run by Varren, a drone working in the stronghold nearby along with his adopted daughter, Princess.

The group eventually made weapons growing into a full blown resistance akin to The Pit.

Enemies of The Pit for their different views on humans as well (negative).

Often open to alliances to match the growth of the Pod Union.

THE HIVE

The Hive is located in the Gorge alongside Vigilance and rings in Murder Drones from different pods to destroy all Worker Drones and rival large fighting coalitions of Worker Drones.

It runs in a hierarchy based on efficiency and popularity, less favored MDs are often bullied, labeled Low Ranks, while more favored ones are very respected, labeled High Ranks. Ones in between generally have no particular treatment unless they slowly lean in a direction.

Members are split into different territories, the large individual groups ran by the highest ranking MDs, most often leaders of former pods.

Once every full moon all the groups meet in the center of Copper 9 in order to discuss further actions and report progress or gain instructions from their #1 host, the Solver itself. Only high rank leaders tend to have part in these discussions as the rest only can listen.

haha im too multifandom i need to tone it down a bit as well as too many aus

this is an MD au where there are 5 groups also on the exoplanet copper 9 is in, The Pit, Olympytes, Vigilance, The Pod Union and the Overgrown Refuge.

These two are in The Pit, a group that was eventually able to fend themselves from the Murder Drones sent there. After they were unable to kill the armed drones and the leader overheated collars were stuck on them overwriting their code contents with whatever The Pit wanted, deleted some functions such as critical thinking for safety making them completely mindless drones.