Motif · from book 5
Primal engines
Circe's history lesson on the CrawlCon panel: the original council nations 'accidentally tripped the primal engines' and started the chain reaction that overpopulated the galaxy, leaving primal elements to be collected from the pre-seeded worlds; the Hive, who reverse-engineer primal technology, demanded the right to field-test macro-AI-controlled enhancement zones, and the request was put under advisement. A hunter promises to birth a thousand nymphs in the birthing hall of Hive Home two.
First appears: Book 5
Series arc
Through book 5
Circe's ten minutes of history on the CrawlCon panel 'Crawling Through the Ages': the council nations 'accidentally tripped the primal engines', the overpopulated galaxy, the primal elements to be collected from pre-seeded worlds, and the Hive's macro-AI enhancement zones (B5 ch. 33). Keith says his father says Carl whores himself 'to the macro AI and to the mudskippers' (B5 ch. 31); Vrah will birth a thousand nymphs in the birthing hall of Hive Home two (B5 ch. 35).
Where they appear
| Book | Chapters they are in (of the book's) | Where |
|---|---|---|
| 5 — The Butcher's Masquerade | 3/78 | Ch. 31, Ch. 33, Ch. 35 · the book's own page |
By book
Primal engines in book 5 — The Butcher's Masquerade
Circe's ten minutes of history at the masquerade: the council nations 'accidentally tripped the primal engines', the overpopulated galaxy, the primal elements to be collected from pre-seeded worlds, and the Hive's macro-AI enhancement zones (ch. 33). Keith says his father says Carl whores himself 'to the macro AI and to the mudskippers' (ch. 31); Vrah will birth a thousand nymphs in the birthing hall of Hive Home two (ch. 35).