Nyx seeks to develop the means to create useful automatons by using deceased creatures, enhanced with sparkcraft and operated by a sparkcraft brain. These are considered complex and require multiple stages and specific materials to create.
Required Research
- Electroplasmic Organic Tissue Sustainer - a small pump charged with an electroplasm concoction that is pumped like blood through organic tissues, preventing decay.
- 12-segment clock, requires a small supply of electroplasm to experiment with, along with a dead creature for each downtime activity spent researching
- Sparkcraft Tissue Interface - the necessary technology to interface sparkcraft limbs and joints with organic tissue to make them work together seamlessly.
- 8-segment clock
- This technology exists but is closely guarded by a select few Sparkwrights. It could be stolen.
- Clockwork Mind Mk1 - a sparkcraft brain that can follow specific pre-programmed instructions, engage with organic sensory organs, and drive an organic body.
- 8-segment clock
- Clockwork Mind Mk2 - as above, but can follow verbal commands with some limited adaptability
- 8-segment clock
- This technology exists and could be adapted once the Mk1 mind is invented. It is closely guarded by a select few Sparkwrights and could be stolen.
- Clockwork Mind Mk3 - as above, but can function with the capacity of a highly-trained animal
- 8-segment clock
- Clockwork Mind Mk4 - as above, but can effectively simulate human consciousness. Is it alive?
- 12-segment clock
To Craft
- Sustained Body - Tier 4 - requires a source of electroplasm and a suitable corpse
- Optional: Body enhancements, structural repairs as needed - Tier 2-4
- Clockwork Mind:
- Mk1 - Tier 3
- Mk2 - Tier 4
- Mk3 - Tier 5
- Mk4 - Tier 7
- Alternately: Soul Vessel to house a spirit - Tier 7 (Arcane)
- Optional: Hull Features - Tier 6 - any reasonable Hull features could be applied to the automaton