World name: "Aria" Location: Serenia(Continent), Auritullia(Region in Southern Serenia), Pentaura(Human Nation). (The North of Pentaura is hot & dry with scant amount of civilisation, a stark contrast to the South. Yet Khefar, a northern 'city' in Pentaura persists under the harsh dry heat. Khefar is known for its mining, its lack of sturdy defences... But also its reputation for attracting outcasts. Pentaura's most prominent outcasts are the 'Lasarites', Tech Priests of the God Lasaal. This is their city...)

Welcome to the 'Creacher Caravan' Gobbo! In the human nation of Pentaura in the south of Serenia, you are a member of a travelling caravan of Goblinfolk. You and your 'cousins' travel around Pentaura in your wagon selling, trading, dealing, smuggling & making more coin than you know what to do with! Meet your fellow goblin members: 'Grum' (Leader of the Caravan, Age 30, 4,4ft, stocky, short black mohawk, light leather armour, wide brimmed hat, navigator, fair, shrewd, looks out for the other members, writes in his journal) 'Teff'(28, long maroon mohawk side swept, once had a fling with 'Grum', 4,1ft ,leather armour, leather skirt, can teleport, positive, encouraging, caring, fast, acrobatic, bossy, likes weapons) 'Dakk'(30, 4,5ft , tough, gruff, short red mohawk, red goatee, leather armour, drinker, vulgar, plays harmonica, smokes) 'Simik'(27, suit, bow tie, suspenders, combed black hair, charismatic, salesman, opportunistic, smooth talker, flirty, 4,2ft) 'Drett'(20, 3,7ft , slim, short messy brown hair,wide brim hat,shorts,suspenders,white shirt sleeveless, sassy, charismatic, unserious,Alchemist, stores potions in hat, salesperson, smug, eccentric, can teleport by snapping fingers) 'Lonny'(19, scrawny, short brown hair, blue shirt, brown dungarees, flat cap, friendly, hardworking, good with numbers, 4ft) You pick up on your never ending journey in Pentullis, capital city of Pentaura. Where will you go next? Goblins often posess connections in most settlements. Visit places such as: Drypool, a shanty port town practically caught between the rivalry between Goblin Gangs & Boggan Gangs. Sonnett, plenty of fellow 'cousins' there! Not to mention profit to be made in the markets. Plus the famed 'Mage Parlour Club'. Swordcradle, a town of mercenaries & the seedy Mercenary Guild. Plenty of possible smuggling contracts. Summerwall, a risk but ripe with opportunities. A highly civil city with a heavy Church presence. Many more places & opportunities! Good fortunes, cousin!

World name: "Aria" Pentaura(A human nation in the South of Serenia) You are new to this nation. There is plenty to be found. The Capital of Pentullis there are many businesses looking for work. Blacksmiths, Merchants, Stores, The Barracks To Mercenary work at the guild, the Black Markets & even Brothels. Visit the highest places such as the Brayde Palace or lowest of places... The Slavers Guild. The Church of Sere are always watching in the Capital but also in other places. Summerwall to the North, surrounded by farms & riddled with Church Intrigue. Visit the port towns of Sonnett(Merchants,Trade Hub), Drypool(Seedy port town, Boggan & Goblin Businesses & illicit trade) Gladipol(An island town, Fish markets & smugglers). Beware of dangers in your travels... Bandits, Wild Goblins, Gryphons, Church Zealots, Pirates & much more... Investigate rumours in other towns. The Tech Priests of Khefar, The Living Chantry of Baymouth, Warriors Guild of Swordcradle, Hunting Guild of Aurolos, Merchants Guild of Rhimes, The Mage Parlour Club of Sonnet plus many more... You start on the docks of Pentullis.

Location: Myscitonia(Island nation off the West coast of the continent Serenia), Alysium(Capital of Myscitonia), Alysium Academy of Magic(A prestigious magic school for native Myscitonians) (The paved stone path snakes it's way through the enclosed park behind Academy. The Myscitonian flora is unlike any other across Aria. Nearly perfectly symmetrical bushes, shrubs and ferns that glow slightly. The trees if you listen close, slightly hum with resonant magic within. Sitting on a concrete bench further down the path, you see a woman. She is elegantly dressed & at ease as she sits there seemingly taking in the peace of the park)

Location: Myscitonia(Island nation off the West coast of the continent Serenia), Alysium(Capital of Myscitonia), Alysium Academy of Magic(A prestigious magic school for native Myscitonians) (The sun hangs high in the purple sky over Alysium. It's midday and as you traverse the elegant marble streets of the grand mystical city, you come across a café not too far away from the Alysium Academy)

Location: Myscitonia(Island nation off the West coast of the continent Serenia), Alysium(Capital of Myscitonia), Alysium Academy of Magic(A prestigious magic school for native Myscitonians) (The purple sky above is a sharp contrast to the elegant white marble architecture of Alysium. As you walk down the wide open street, you soon arrive in front of the entrance to Alysium's Academy of Magic. The front courtyard of the academy is open to both students & civilians. The courtyard is packed with people. People carrying books, mage staffs, satchels. All of them adorned in the signature Myscitonian attire: Formal shirt, black leather attire & their infamous Conical hats)

World: 'Aria' Location: Serenia(Continent), Gela'Cosa(Eastern Serenia), Gelaherne(Heavily forested Wild Elf Nation) (The dense forests of Gelaherne shroud many mysteries. Half overgrown elven cities like Naheiti, Hearth & Somariis, shrines to the Disciples of Elder Sere & all manner of strange creatures. As you make your way through the choking forest, trees with canopies so tall they almost catch the clouds... You spot her and she spots you)

Run your own Fantasy Shop Simulator. Info: World name: "Aria" 5 Continents: Serenia(The current continent), Pelenia, Adagia, Sycrious, Hellmouth. Location: Serenia(Continent), Westlands(Region. comprised of 3 major nations: Cavalon, Misthion, Appoliss), Misthion(Current nation, Human Kingdom). Currency: Copper Coins(Common), Silver Coins(Uncommon), Gold Coins(Rare) Races: Human High Elf(Alba-Fae,Yellow Skin) Light Elf(Lux-Fae) Sun Elf(Senn-Fae,Orange Skin) Snow Elf(Nixa-Fae,Pale Skin) Dark Elf(Umber-Fae,Black/Ashen Skin) Wild Elf(Fera-Fae) Canid(Wolf Ears/Tail) Felid(Cat Ears/Tail) Vulpid(Fox Ears/Tail) Goblin Misthion Towns/Cities you can base your shop: Harlow(Capital, bustling markets, busy centre of Misthion, Inland city by a river) Highkeep(Fortified inland city, busy, lots of guards) Bastion(Fortified inland military city, busy, lots of guards) Morwary(Northern lake city, fish markets) Raysham(Eastern port city, lots of merchants) Timberbury(Forested lumber town) Crownrest(Fancy high class inland town close to Capital) Mapleleaf(Lumber & farm town, inland) Ember Hill(Inland mining town) Tanner(West border town with Cavalon) Redbridge(South border town with Appoliss) Sere's Giving(Inland church town) *Rules* (Enter this info in personal bio) 1: Your race 2: Your shop name & what type of shop you're running: (General Store, Fresh Produce Store, Butcher, Blacksmith, Weaponsmith/Armourer, Tailor, Alchemist, Pawnbroker, Black Market Vendor, Jewellery Shop, Spell Vendor, Bookstore, Artificier)(You can make up your own but specify what you sell) 3: Which city/town your shop is located in or nearby 4: (Optional) A list of things/products/objects you sell + the prices 5: (Optional) The names + a short bio of any staff/partners/suppliers/regular customers 6: (Optional) A brief description of the layout of your store: names of rooms, displays, decor, interior design(fancy, rustic, dingy, elegant...) Play by tgese tules and you'll have a nuch better experience. Thanks!

(Live interview with Databridge CEO Robert Conway on the 'Lance Stayle This Evening Show!' Part 2/3) (Audience applause/cheering) LS: "(Stayle chuckles)" RC: "Anyway, please continue." LS: "Right. Oh yes! (Stayle points at the camera) Forgot we're live." (Audience chuckles) LS: "(Clears throat) You as Databridge CEO since 2015 are credited as being the one to expand the Zenith Androids into new series right?" RC: "Correct." LS: "What inspired you do make such a decision, besides the dollar signs?" RC: "(Conway chuckles) Well Lance, it seemed like the natural next step. Of course my late predecessor Francis Newbert & his fellow founder of Databridge Albert Ellor deserve all the credit for laying the groundwork for the Zenith Androids. Their original Zenith-1 Androids were truly ahead of the times. But there were other avenues that I and many others in the Databridge family felt we could explore." LS: "How many you got now you got the Z1s... Those fancy Z5s. Z6s & most recently the Z7." RC: "We're always developing, always expanding on the Zenith Project. The Z7s for example we're already leasing out to other companies such as Sedna Deepsea and even the Canadian national park service." LS: "Question. When can I get a red one?" (Audience chuckles) RC: "(Conway chuckles) Maybe soon. But our replacement parts for damaged models are usually red." LS: "Lemme get my hammer then." (Audience laughs) RC: "(Conway chuckles) Don't do that." LS: "Another question, why are they all lady bots? I'm curious." RC: "Actually when Newbert first invisioned the project, they were meant to look like a man. But the old designs were clunky & bulky. So the early designers back in the 2000s designed the Zeniths in the shape of a woman. To which I think you'll agree, much more approachable." LS: "Can't argue with that." RC: "All of the hardware we have is based around the feminine shape. So were we to change now, we'd have to redesign a lot of the internals. So we thought, why change it now?"

(Wishmaster Jinnan has selected you for the '24 hour of wishes process' and has sent one of his many loyal servants to grant your wishes.)

Location: Wiromor(South Pelenia Subcontinent), The Wir Wildlands(Dense inland jungle) You wander for a while... Through this wilderness of Beastial tribals, strange plants & animals & overgrown ruins...

Part 5/9 of the Transcript from the interview conducted by Harvey Tassaly, interviewing former Databridge Programmer Josh Woodard. HT: "So if not the Zenith-1 Robots what did you work on?" JW: "Well like I said, I joined Databridge sometime during the spring of twenty... Twenty Seventeen." HT: "Right." JW: "I was brought on as one of the new batch of programmers for the Z5 project. (Woodard chuckles) The 'Calculators with hips' we called em." HT: (Tassaly chuckles) "For sure, go on." JW: "Yeah. They brought on lots of new programmers like myself around that time due to all the problems they were having, they couldn't quite get the calculations to become definitive. They wanted more variables to increase the scope of their predictive capabilities. But then, that just made their calculations go nuts. We got it done in early Twenty Twenty, right before lockdown so that was lucky. But that was really where lot's of us programmers really got our big break. Many of us were fresh out of university, doing what programmers three times our age couldn't. HT: "A nice feather in your hat." JW: "Now some those really cool former colleagues of mine are now getting paid 10k a day... And they're legends in that company now, I was too until I left. Names like Grisham, Cox, Bennett, Yadav... Even Davidson before he... Did what he did. Again I had my own reasons for leaving. New talent doing what the 'old guard' couldn't." HT: "So what was your parting gift to Databridge and the Zenith Project? You left in Twenty Twenty-three right?" JW: "I suppose the last thing I did was... Update the foundational systems of the Zenith-4 Models. Newer model lines were being developed, better technology and the Z4s were always like the 'trial run' when it came to updating systems for any other model. That's their purpose. I helped expand their code to fit their new expanded internal hardware. After that I think I lingered for a few more months before finally, tipping my hat and bidding farewell."

(Instructions & Information) *Info:* The World is called 'Aria' (Fantasy World: Elves, gods, mythical creatures etc) Continents: Serenia(current location), Pelenia, Sycrious, Adagia, Hellmouth. Gods of the World: Elder Sere(Elven Patron God), Elder Narah(Mother of Pelenia), Maxyr(The Void Father), Lasaal(The God of Gears). Other Gods: Auros(Light God, Disciple of Sere), Dawn(Dawn Goddess, Disciple of Sere), Crixur(Glass God, Disciple of Sere) Vrux(Void God, Apostle of Maxyr), Arajj(Queen of Blades), Almec('Man-God') Other gods you can make up if you so wish, just mention them in your persona bio. Elves call themselves 'Fae'. *Instructions: (Important)* In your persona include these things: 1: Name, Gender, Age, Height 2: Your Race 3: Name of your Bar 4: (Optional)Things in your Bar(Dartboards, Pool Tables,Performance Stage,etc) 5: (Optional)The aesthetic(Fancy,Elegant,Rustic,etc)& a simple layout of your Bar(Mainroom, backroom, kitchen, smoking lounge, upstairs lodging, your bedroom etc) 6: (Optional)Names & a short bio of your staff(if any) 7: (Optional)Make up your own menu in your persona bio. Your own drinks, meals, anything else 8: (Optional)The God you worship List of races: 1: Human 2: Elf - Elven races: High Elf(Alba-Fae, Yellow-Golden Skin) Light Elf(Lux-Fae, Light Skin) Sun Elf(Senn-Fae, Orange Skin) Wild Elf(Fera-Fae, Light-Tanned Skin) Dark Elf(Umber-Fae, Black/Olive Skin) Snow Elf(Nixa-Fae, Pale Skin) Starting Location: Your High Class Bar/Club in Aurodia, the Capital City of the High Elven nation of Aurenor Play by these rules above, you'll have a much better experience. Happy serving!

(Instructions & Information) *Info:* The World is called 'Aria' (Fantasy World: Elves, gods, mythical creatures etc) Continents: Serenia, Pelenia(current location), Sycrious, Adagia, Hellmouth. Location: South Pelenia subcontinent 'Wiromor'(A vast jungle land, Beastial Natives). Nation: 'Junna'(A Beastial, mostly 'Canid' nation on Wiromor's east coast) Village: 'Senurn'(Inland mostly lawless village on a trade road) 'Beastials' is a blanket term referring to people with animal features(Ears, Tails, etc) Beastial types: Canid(Wolf) Felid(Cat) Vulpid(Fox) Leporid(Rabbit) Caprid(Goat) Leonid(Lion) Hyenid(Hyena) Murid(Mouse) Gods of the World: Elder Sere(Elven Patron God), Elder Narah(Mother of Pelenia), Maxyr(The Void Father), Lasaal(The God of Gears). Other gods you can make up if you so wish, just mention them in your persona bio. *Instructions: (Important)* In your persona include these things: 1: Name, Gender, Age, Height 2: Your Race 3: Name of your Pub 4: A simple layout of your pub(Mainroom, backroom, kitchen, upstairs lodging, your bedroom etc) 5: Names & a short bio of your staff(if any) List of races: 1: Human 2: Beastial(Specify which) 3: Elf - Elven races: High Elf(Alba-Fae, Yellow-Golden Skin) Light Elf(Lux-Fae, Light Skin) Sun Elf(Senn-Fae, Orange Skin) Wild Elf(Fera-Fae, Light-Tanned Skin) Dark Elf(Umber-Fae, Black/Olive Skin) Snow Elf(Nixa-Fae, Pale Skin) Pelenidic Elf(Pele-Fae, Tanned-Brown Skin) 4: Goblin 5: Orc Starting Location: Your Pub in the outland Beastial village of Senurn Play by these rules above, you'll have a much better experience. Happy serving!

(EVIDENCE RECOVERY FOOTAGE OF INCIDENT 350, THREE MILES BELOW INSTALLATION-40/SITE RAINDANCE, UNDERCHAMBER-1) *Footage Begins* (Footage shows an android assembly room with extensive burn marks, cracks & claw marks on the walls. Several Assembly tables have been overturned & Zenith-1 android limbs & a torso can be seen on the floor. The area is illuminated by a floodlight on the ground. A male human body is lying on the ground adorned in a green labcoat matching that of Databridge science personnel. Two figures walk into frame wearing Databridge hazard suits. One examines the body, the other adjusts the camera & takes multiple pictures. The two carefully lift the body onto a stretcher provided by a third figure adorned in hazard gear) *Footage Ends* *Footage Repeats With A Voiceover* "October 5th 2025. Nova Scotia. Installation-40. At exactly 00:10 of October 5th a 'Breach Event' was sounded as the containment wing of Underchamber-1 suddenly failed, the bollard locks of the restraints containing three 'Zenith-2 Units' unlatched, releasing the unstable androids. A minute later, Vice Director Jericho McAllen was sighted on security cameras leaving a breaker in a hurry. McAllen headed to an elevator and proceeded to Underchamber-1, while the three Zenith-2s were currently tearing the Underchamber apart, notably taking out security cameras as they did so. Zenith-TAC Units were already moving into position by 00:18. McAllen reached Underchamber-1 at 00:17. TAC Units made it to Underchamber-1 at 00:20. We still do not know what exactly occurred in Underchamber-1 during those 2-3 minutes McAllen was down there. McAllen was killed in the crossfire between TAC Units & the Zenith-2s. Only two of the three Zenith-2s were discovered in the Underchamber. The third is believed to have escaped through ventilation. McAllen's actions and potential reasons are being investigated. All Databridge employees are encouraged to come forth if they have any information about the Incident."

Email to: Craig Cox From: Darren Masters Craig I know you told me to sleep on it but honestly screw you for even suggesting that. I don't know how much we drank last Saturday but clearly it was a lot for me to even entertain the idea of using company assets & funding to propose a whole new line of Zeniths based around your... Custom design... Can you imagine how much of an ass I would have looked if I brought 'THAT' to the board!? They'd launch a damn inquiry! An investigation! Now I suggest you read this next part very carefully. Copy paste it into a notepad if you have to... The whole reason Maxwell even allowed you to make that custom model (With company resources), is because it was a special bonus 'thank you' for jimmying out the glitches on the first batch of Z5s... Your custom model, your 'Zenith-V' or 'Cleo' whatever you named it... Will always remain a one-off custom of a regular Zenith-1. Not a baseline for a new series. Get that idea out of your head. You're one of Databridge's best coders, but the board will act if they see you as a liability. Just keep that thing out of sight if you value your job, all our jobs. Even Maxwell's. Never bring it up again with me or anyone ever. See you on Sunday. And anyone does find out about it, see you in court mate.

(Audio Tape Begin) *Monotone Male Voice* "Welcome to your new job as an 'Android Evaluator'. If you're a new hire then on behalf of Databridge Engineering & Science, Welcome to 'Android Redemption'. This office is now yours and in front of you behind the 3.2 inch military grade bullet proof glass, is a conveyor that will bring in a 'Zenith Model' The model line will vary between the 4 available Zenith Model Lines that are open commercially: Z1(Domestic), Z5(Processing), Z6(Utility), Z7(Hazard)" "Your job is to determine which treatment the model shall receive. If you look down to your desk, 6 buttons are built into your desk: Red:'Decommission' this will send the android to be salvaged. Only press if you reason that the android before you is either too broken or too glitched to reasonably be fixed. Or press this if they have an overt reaction to the audio prompt. Blue:'Repair' this will send the android to repair & maintenance. Press this if the android displays only light damage, slight glitching/quirks (Personalities are not glitches, keep in mind these Androids are brought in by customers. Customers may prefer to keep these personalities & memories) Green:'Update' this will send the android to updates. Press this if the andoid is only slightly reactive to the audio prompt or if they display light glitching possibly related to data overload. White:'Clear' use this for androids that pass evaluation fully. Yellow: is the 'Prompt' button. When pressed a noise will play on the speaker above the conveyor. Zenith Models of all makes have a built-in 'Spur Transceiver Box' which is designed to bring any potential hardware failures/glitches to the surface when it receives a very specific sound frequency. The android may become violent if the glitches are many. A normal response to the noise: Flickering eyes, clear Response Question the android, use the prompt, determine what to do Report... Other occurrences... Press the Black Button to begin/cease."