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The C-9 carrier and everything it carries: chassis, reactor, shields, drones, weapons, shards, caches and the calibrations that keep it alive.
ARCHIVE RECORDC-9 “Wayfarer”A crew-rated industrial elevator rebuilt as a single-pilot armoured carrier. The only vehicle descending the Rift.
ARCHIVE RECORDChassis configurationsStandard, Scout, Bulwark and Carrier: four permanent frames for the same C-9, trading speed, armour, shields and mount capacity.
ARCHIVE RECORDReactor and phase couplerThe reactor interface that draws a small, stable current from a Rift Shard, anchors the carrier to its route, and decides which systems get power.
ARCHIVE RECORDShieldsA phase field that converts stored energy into protection. Capacity resets every floor; the energy to fill it does not.
ARCHIVE RECORDSupport dronesNarrow-purpose survey and defence craft launched from the carrier’s drone bay. They fire only when the bay is powered.
ARCHIVE RECORDWeapons and ammunitionBasic turret, machine gun, cannon and laser: the four weapon families of the C-9, and why only one of them never runs out.
ARCHIVE RECORDField routines and repairGuard, Overdrive and Brake: three short emergency routines on separate control loops. Plus the repair kit that keeps the hull closed.
ARCHIVE RECORDRift ShardsFragments of anomalous material that keep a stable energy signature after removal. Power source, research material and possibly memory.
ARCHIVE RECORDCredits and supply cachesThe salvage ledger that pays for everything, and the sealed caches along the route where credits become ammunition, repairs and new weapons.
ARCHIVE RECORDThe garageThe carrier’s equipment planner: assign weapons to mounts, switch chassis and preview parts without spending credits.
ARCHIVE RECORDField calibrationsFourteen temporary adjustments chosen between floors, and the four synergies that link them.
ARCHIVE RECORDDirectorate researchPermanent upgrades developed at Asterion from shard records the carrier sends up: reactor, weapons, hull, drones and shields.