The Argent Archivum, originally known as the Cortex of Unbound Thought, was established during the height of the Sanctuary of the Mind era. This massive spire-like university and data repository was dedicated to theoretical biology and quantum computation. It attracted intellectuals from across the sector and was strategically located in Gelime's frozen northern wastes. The cold environment ensured the super-cooling of its vast subterranean server banks.
Twenty-five years ago, Gelime experienced the Diplomatic Annexation by the Red Sun Dominion. The Dominion swiftly seized the facility, immediately converting it into a high-security research prison. While Prime Director Solon Vex officially maintains administrative oversight, General Kaelen Thorne, the System Overseer, effectively controls the Archivum. Thorne began exploiting its immense processing power and the captive intellect of Gelime's top scientists.
Thorne's true purpose was to decrypt and reverse-engineer Maltech salvaged from the Sundered Spiral, including debris from the destroyed Vael Station and forbidden cloning experiments from the Fat System. The Dominion publicly claimed the facility was cataloging and neutralizing dangerous heresies to protect the populace. However, the Null Hypothesis resistance movement learned that Thorne was attempting to weaponize the very technologies the Dominion publicly condemned.
The facility transformed into a pressure cooker of paranoia, with scientists communicating in complex mathematical ciphers to organize work slowdowns. Dominion Mind Guards patrolled the sleek white corridors, searching for any deviation from the Cult of Sol Invictus. Recently, tension has spiked even further.
Rumors now circulate that a shipment containing artifacts from the Ghost Market has arrived, supposedly linked to the infamous GH 23 AI Core incident. This has drawn the gaze of Inquisitors, who might realize Thorne is hoarding power for himself. The Outpost remains an oppressed and paranoid high-security research prison, masking a hotbed of intellectual rebellion and forbidden experimentation.
