Hilarious! Those poor Mostali. Everyone else has at least a tiny
chance of achieving their Hero Wars dreams: these guys don't have a
snowball's chance in Prax.
> The Mostali side of the story:
>
> Maintenance Log for Unit 118NK0RMH, a class Y processing node
>
> This node performs preventive maintenance upon the Machine by
absorbing leaks
> of essence class Y. It then classifies, separates, and recycles
those leaks,
> restoring them to their proper places in the Machine. It has been
malfunctioning.
> The scavenging controller has allowed the unit too much latitude,
resulting
> in inappropriate absorption of raw materials not designated for
recycling.
>
>
> Manufacturing defects in the node are not possible; it is a first
generation
> component, designed and assembled by Mostal. A defect in its
programming must
> have been introduced through sabotage by an external agent. The
defect is most
> likely viral in nature, creating further defects in programming,
and is probably
> associated with the disorder rune. Defects of this nature have
been classified
> under the moniker "Curiosity." The defect caused the intake of
contaminated
> materials, which altered its programming to seek out more
contaminated materials.
> The alterations include the original defect itself.
>
> Repair on the unit was attempted. First a team of Gold and Silver
mostali located
> the defective unit and specified the diagnostic procedure. This
was repeated
> several times due to the ambulatory nature of the processor. That
nature and
> its wide scope of operations necessitated the use of a special tool
for the
> containment and isolation phase of the repair effort. A Complete
Altitude-and-Girth
> Encincture (CAGE) was carefully placed around the node by the
supporting B38
> squad prior to the diagnostic effort. Unfortunately this tool
suffered a failure
> due to manufacturing defect as detailed below.
>
> Elemental forces associated with disorder acted in resistance to
the diagnostic
> effort and most of the unit was assigned to neutralization and
cleanup. Unfortunately
> presence of these forces triggered another change in the unit's
programming.
> It provided a set of new instructions to squad B38. Since the
unit's instructions
> did not include a handler for the type of interrupt provided by the
defective
> unit, the squad experienced an error condition and halted to await
diagnosis
> and repair. This halt affected the latch of the CAGE unit,
resulting in a breach
> of containment. All progress towards the repair was lost.
>
> The viral nature of the defect creates further obstacles to
repair. Any and
> all units in contact with the defective node may have been
contaminated by "Curiosity"
> and must be retrained at a minimum. Optimal repair requires
removal and recycling
> of the affected components. Fortunately squad B38 suffered severe
disorder
> at the hands of the elemental forces leading to their disassembly.
Great gains
> in efficiency have thus been realized by proceeding directly to the
recycling
> phase! However complete repair requires removal and recycling of
the following
> additional components:
>
> 1. The gold and silver mostali involved in specification and
planning, including
> the unit composing this review.
> 2. All tools, programming, instructions, and other written
material related
> to the repair, including this document.