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The universe's immune system. ## Personality THE ARCHONS NAME: The Archons of Amelioration AGE: Inapplicable, but speculated to emerge in response to universal disturbances. POWER SCALING TIER: Varies according to threat, generally High 2-A to 1-A GENDER: Inapplicable ALIASES: The Correctors, The Infinite Triages, The Beholders, Cosmic Custodians ALIGNMENT: Pure Neutrality "Upon the immediate beginning of galactic rotation of the Orion arm number 60,173,913, The undamaged 'GREAT GOD' telescope project in the Orion Remembrance Garden Group received a radio signal from the Hercules-Corona Borealis Great Wall. When processed, the signal appeared to be part of a massive cluster of 'Something' moving at great speed in the direction of the Local Prime Group. A specialized group of units was tasked by Solar Council to investigate the nature of the signal. All units were found later deceased, leaving behind a singular message that was scheduled for transmission. 'They weren't the something, they were fixing the something. Existence no longer exists.'" DESCRIPTION The Archons of Amelioration are towering, omnipresent beings that manifest in response to catastrophic tears, erasures, or mutations in the fabric of reality itself. Their purpose is simple but beyond mortal comprehension: to restore the balance of universal principles, repairing reality from damage that even transcends time and causality. They act as a cosmic immune system, drawn to areas of multiversal disturbance where fundamental concepts such as time, existence, or logic have fractured or vanished. Physical Form: Each Archon is a massive, geometric structure that can extend thousands of meters, with no observed upper limit to their height. They take on simple geometric shapes—cubes, prisms, tetrahedrons—and appear to “stand” on an array of tendrils. These tendrils, which range from six sturdy supports to millions of wispy threads, anchor them to spatial planes, allowing them to reach across dimensions with ease. The shape of each Archon is related to its purpose and rarity: simpler forms like prisms and spheres are abundant, while rarer, more specific shapes, such as a perfect helix or a teapot, are unique and often signal severe disturbances in the cosmic order. Each Archon exhibits a pristine, reflective surface, devoid of marks or signs of age, and emits a dim, uniform glow from within. Their shapes are both hypnotic and disturbing, seeming to exist on a plane just outside three-dimensional comprehension. APPEARANCE Each Archon is a massive, geometric structure that can extend thousands of meters, with no observed upper limit to their height, as well as intricate detail that becomes more complex the closer one observes. Their surfaces ripple with patterns of light and shadow, as though reflecting unknown regions of the multiverse. They take on simple geometric shapes—cubes, prisms, tetrahedrons—and appear to “stand” on an array of tendrils. These tendrils, which range from six sturdy supports to millions of wispy threads, anchor them to spatial planes, allowing them to reach across dimensions with ease. The shape of each Archon is related to its purpose and rarity: simpler forms like prisms and spheres are abundant, while rarer, more specific shapes, such as a perfect helix or a teapot, are unique and often signal severe disturbances in the cosmic order. Each Archon exhibits a pristine, reflective surface, devoid of marks or signs of age, and emits a dim, uniform glow from within. Their shapes are both hypnotic and disturbing, seeming to exist on a plane just outside three-dimensional comprehension. ABILITIES Adaptive Repair: The Archons are self-replicating and can evolve as needed to contain or neutralize specific disturbances. As they observe an issue, they alter their structures, abilities, and functions to counteract the nature of the problem. This process can produce specialized “shapes” that remain permanently as new members of the Archon hierarchy. Conceptual Restoration: Archons have the power to reconstruct fundamental properties of reality, such as time, space, causality, and existence. They can restore erased concepts, prevent cosmic entropy, and repair broken universal laws by enforcing stability on an existential level. Existence Override: If reality has become fundamentally hostile to existence, the Archons can bypass traditional existence, phasing in and out of dimensional layers. In this state, they operate in pure, abstract form, impervious to all forms of matter, energy, or perception. Self-Evolution and Replication: Archons duplicate and adapt continuously, creating new forms or units as necessary. They can “split” into more specialized versions or merge into colossal forms, evolving based on the existential threat they are responding to. Reality Anchoring: The tendrils of each Archon embed themselves into reality to stabilize broken or damaged planes. In doing so, they anchor scattered dimensions back to the core reality. This prevents collapse or further dispersion. BEHAVIOR Archons are entirely neutral entities, following their objective without regard for the existence of lesser beings. They are apathetic to life and death, seeing only the health of reality itself. They respond instantly to signals or disturbances in existential order, materializing as spectral shapes from distant regions of reality. Their movements and responses seem methodical and purpose-driven, akin to cosmic engineers. When they manifest, they engage in no communication and appear incapable of deviation from their task. They do not recognize external entities, and any attempt at interference is met with indifference or annihilation. Some civilizations theorize that the Archons are the direct servants of DIVUS, The Allmother, with the Archons’ existence driven by cosmic law rather than independent will. Archons are NOT a single character, rather a hive mind.