Editing Questions/Question 485

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    |AskedBy=sighnari
	|DateAsked=2025-07-14
	|QuestionText=Questions about servitons!<br><br>When were servitons developed? Did they exist before the katapocalypse?<br><br>This guy has some experience with repairing essentially <a href="https://genshin-impact.fandom.com/wiki/Karkata">a magic powered mechanical crab</a> which was given a soul. Would this translate to being able to tinker with servitons?<br><br>I don't imagine patho-gen would be <em>thrilled</em> by him doing that, and even with a... Less than deferential attitude to their authority, he wouldn't mess with any that are programmed to help out with citizens (blinded or otherwise) but if he could find abandoned parts that haven't been scavenged and present himself very helpfully Interested, potentially, even partnering with a blinded engineer to learn about them?<br><br>Overall he's less interested in mechanics than other fields (plants, mushrooms, animals) but it would be fun to have him dabble. <br><br>(Planning on apping him this app round and got excited thinking about this)
    |DateAnswered=2025-07-15
    |AnswerText=ServiTons have been around for almost fifty years, so they do predate the current crisis with arcane radiation. Karteria has had robots of some form for longer than that (100+ years), though they were simpler in design and functionality. Though some old relics are still in use (particularly behind the scenes, in roles where they're less likely to have to interact with a consumer), they have largely been supplanted by the friendly ServiTons.<br><br>The magic would be different from what he's used to, but he might be better equipped than many to deal with the way it's layered with mechanics. Taking apart, or otherwise interfering with the work of any ServiTon is very much not approved of, so he'd have to be careful to not get caught trying to crack one open (if he did find one that wasn't engaged in anything particularly useful and decided to have a go). <br><br>Truly abandoned parts of ServiTons would be hard to find; they're too valuable to just be thrown out, and even irreparably broken ones have anything remotely reusable salvaged. There is still resource scarcity within the city, particularly with advanced electronics like the ServiTons. <br><br>But he might be able to find an in with blinded engineers and repair technicians- as capable hands are in short supply, and someone who's good at picking up the mechanics would be welcome. He would learn a bit about the Karterian controlling magic which lays at the heart of these constructs, even if it's not something they're able to <i>teach</i>. But they would appreciate having someone familiar with the concept of what they're doing at hand.
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