Editing Questions/Question 557

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	|QuestionFaqPage=Test Drive Meme - January 2026/Event FAQ
    |Link=https://kelesis.dreamwidth.org/10476.html?thread=11346156#cmt11346156
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    |AskedBy=ralliesprotests
	|DateAsked=2026-01-06
	|QuestionText=Sooooooo one of the [https://alogos.dreamwidth.org/1341.html?thread=391997#cmt391997 data back ups is in Basileios].  If someone was to take advantage of the chaos to do a raid, what protection would they still find standing and what would they be able to discover?  I assume Rowan would be able to pin point where it is, or at least get close enough to poke around until they can find it.  They do have an ability that allows them to open all locks around them for one minute, but they can only use it absolutely maximum twice a day (because I doubled the cost for it to nerf them) and that would completely nerf all of their werewolf abilities if they did, so they'd only use it twice in an emergency, and they'll be bringing someone as back up, but that depends on who takes up the option.<br><br>In particular they'd be looking for details around the back up in the south, and any mention of PG locations outside of the barrier.
    |DateAnswered=2026-01-09
    |AnswerText=The backups are contained in an otherwise unassuming building in one of Basileios' business streets. While it doesn't advertise itself as being 'this is where Patho-Gen is keeping sensitive information', it's also not a secret that Patho-Gen owns the place, and does mundane data entry, clerical, etc., type of things. It's all aboveboard, just not advertised. There are no secret experiments going on in the basement, or science at all.<br><br>So it shouldn't be too hard for Rowan to find out that this unremarkable Patho-Gen building is one and the same with the data back ups! Unlike the rest of the businesses in Basileios which are closed down for the duration and empty of employee and customer alike (even if the residents themselves might be stubbornly holing themselves up in their homes), there is a skeleton crew maintained here. A base precaution, intended to turn away idle opportunists, rather than protect against serious incursions. The floors above-ground don't have anything too interesting, and the machines up here are mostly unusable due to the pillar-breaking.<br><br>The basement: it is very thickly protected, reinforced against natural disasters. It also has its own limited electrical supply, separate from the primary Karterian grid. Should some disaster happen, the information here is meant to endure. However... the pillar breaking in Basileios, and the particular nature of it, is more than it was ever expected to handle. The machines here are somewhat protected from the interference/corruption that's afflicting devices in the rest of the district and citywide. But there's still glitching, still errors- which might even work in Rowan's favor, as it disrupts technological security.<br><br>And with suitable distractions/diversions, they could likely get a way down into the basement, and obtain a little bit of time to explore.<br><br>For the back up to the south: the only location properly south of Karteria is... Mt. Pneuma. And outside of Patho-Gen HQ, Pneuma appears to be the largest center of activity. While the nature of the data is thoroughly encrypted, there's an active flood of it, indicating that the facility there is very much in use. Unsurprising, maybe, but another confirmation of a connection between Pneuma and Karteria.<br><br>Other Patho-Gen locations: naturally, there's an extensive number of these within Karteria. Outside the barrier their number just as naturally dwindles, which makes them easier to go through. There seem to have been outlets in both Doxa and Phantasia, but are presently defunct, and have been for some time. Those look to be it, when it comes to Orexis.<br><br>There is nothing tying them to Aparallaxia; it seems like the bridge town never warranted their intervention.<br><br>On Eparsis: There were also locations within Kelesis, with smaller facilities (akin to clinics) having been shut down by the time they officially withdrew from the city. There is also a much larger, unofficial one underneath Kelesis. That is presumably the Terra "farm" that went rampant over these years. After being disconnected from them for the duration, there's been notable activity recently (beginning when the Augmented first made it to Kelesis). While the activity there has again dropped off, it hasn't entirely disappeared.<br><br>There's also a much smaller lab near Lake Telos. It seems to have been abandoned at an even earlier point than the withdrawal from Kelesis.<br><br>On Ekklisis: Not much, as neither Patho-Gen nor Karteria were ever made <i>welcome</i> in Enochlesis, or its territory. But there were several facilities in the city. Oddly, the connection seems to have been severed from the Karterian side, rather than the Enochlesian. More recently too, compared to Kelesis, with the most recent access being ~10 years ago, rather than 25.<br><br>On Lupê: There's something here. Or there was- which is perhaps not surprising, as it's not as though they had always been in conflict with Karteria. It has also been accessed more recently than the end of the war, and the destruction of the city. All information in connection to Lupê carries the most thorough encryption/deflection/protection. It's unlikely that all of it is even here.<br><br>(If there's anything else you'd like Rowan to dig for, we can roll a die to see how successful they are at continuing, with an increased risk of getting caught.)
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