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=== Experiments and contacts with the [[Renegade]]s ===

In the course of the process of establishing the New Singularity, factions split off from from [[Levistras]] and his group. One of these groups were the Virindi who sought to embrace the physicality of the realm, lead by [[The Crafter]]. They crafted new forms, shaped in the images of humans and planned to use these creations as vessels for themselves. Though [[Levistras]]  reacted positively on the creation of humanshaped servants, he disagreed on taking on these physical, insisting that cloaking themselves in physical form would taint the Virindi's purity and reduce them to the level of crude beasts, like the humans. After disagreement with [[Levistras]] about the continuation of their experiments, [[The Crafter]] and his followers established a faction known as the [[Martinate Virindi]] and constructed a set of Virindi installations, where they crafted servant creatures that looked much more convincingly human, the [[Simulacrum|Simulacra]]. They also managed to come to favorable arrangements with local tribes of their allies, the [[Renegade]] Tumeroks.<ref>2001/09 [[Keep Your Enemies Closer]] - [[Simulacra Rumor]]</ref><ref>2001/09 [[Keep Your Enemies Closer]] - [[Translated Northern Infiltrator Note]]</ref><ref>2001/09 [[Keep Your Enemies Closer]] - [[Translated Southern Infiltrator Note]]</ref><ref>2001/09 [[Keep Your Enemies Closer]] - [[Translated Asteliary Crafter's Note]]</ref> It was on the techniques developed by this faction that [[Candeth Martine]] based his Simulacra.

They contacted the [[Renegade]] Lugians for the delivery of the anti-magic material Chorozite and established and operation base in Southern Osteth.<ref>2001/04 [[A Reign of Stone]] - [[Translated Virindi Envoy's Note]]</ref><ref name=RiseNewSingularity>[[AC:DM CD Lore/Historical Overview/Portal Year 12 - The Rise of the New Singularity]]</ref> Furthermore, human explorers found the laboratory and notes of [[Aerbax]], a Virindi gone mad from its own experimentation, the creator of the [[Doll]]s and [[Marionette]]s.<ref name=RiseNewSingularity>[[AC:DM CD Lore/Historical Overview/Portal Year 12 - The Rise of the New Singularity]]</ref><ref>2001/04 [[A Reign of Stone]] - [[Orb of Clarity]]</ref>

The next step did not take long. Unknown to many, the Virindi had taken over the island to the southwest of Dereth. The island, formerly a proving ground where Bael'Zharon tested monarchs eager to join his army, became known as the [[Singularity Caul]]. It was the center of Virindi power on Dereth, flooded with hordes of their most powerful servant creatures. Humanity's discovery of this island coincided with the launch of perhaps the final Virindi offensive.<ref name=RiseNewSingularity>[[AC:DM CD Lore/Historical Overview/Portal Year 12 - The Rise of the New Singularity]]</ref><ref name=LostTC>2001/07 [[Lost in the New Horizon]] - [[Lost in the New Horizon#Town Crier Rumors|Town Crier Rumors]]</ref><ref name=LostRollout>2001/07 [[Lost in the New Horizon]] - [[Announcements - 2001/07 - Lost in the New Horizon#Rollout Article|Rollout Article]]</ref>