Editing New Directive

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=== Break from the Singularity and first experiments and raids ===

In Portal Year 12, during the [[The Rise of the New Singularity ]] Story Arc, [[Levistras]] and other Virindi such as [[Aerbax]] and [[Adirred the Theoretican]] rebelled against the Singularity, the core of Virindi existence in portal space. They were straining against the constrictions of the race's communal mind, and were largely responsible for the aggression against humanity. They sought ways to free themselves totally from dependence on the “Singularity” – where the race evidently resides – and separate themselves from the shared Virindi consciousness, the “[[Quiddity]].”
They called themselves the New Directive and were determined to keep their individuality at all costs.<ref name=PackLevistras>2004/11 [[On Bended Knee]] - [[Pack Levistras]]</ref><ref name=RiseNewSingularity>[[AC:DM CD Lore/Historical Overview/Portal Year 12 - The Rise of the New Singularity]]</ref><ref>2001/07 [[Lost in the New Horizon]] - [[Dirrich's Journal]]</ref>

The Directors following Levistras' path named themselves and formed a plan, assigning themselves roles. Some would research human thought processes, hoping to learn techniques to break themselves completely from dependence on the [[Quiddity]]. Others would gather up power within the realm, to one day build up the prodigious reserves of energy it takes to establish a core Quiddity.<ref name=Insights>[[AC:DM CD Lore/Virindi Texts/Insights into the Unknown|Insights into the Unknown]]</ref> 

Several of Levistras' circle fell. An experimenter named [[Adirred the Theoretican]] was destroyed by the humans when he orchestrated a takeover of [[Ayan Baqur]] and kidnapped most of its residents.<ref name=RiseNewSingularity>[[AC:DM CD Lore/Historical Overview/Portal Year 12 - The Rise of the New Singularity]]</ref> Another researcher named [[Lacandrillar the Inculcator]] was similarly brought low by humans. Lacandrillar helped orchestrate the kidnapping of Ayan Baqur's population, and had been using them as experimental fodder. He hoped he could, with access to fresh captives, discover what in human consciousness allows us to function as fully individual and independent beings. Lacandrillar believed that within the human mind was the secret to final liberation from the Quiddity.<ref>2001/06 [[Chains of Command]] - [[Translated Staging Complex Note]]</ref><ref>2001/06 [[Chains of Command]] - [[Translated Inculcation Cells Note]]</ref> Outraged humans slew him, releasing the residents of Ayan Baqur from their imprisonment.<ref name=LostRollout>2001/07 [[Lost in the New Horizon]] - [[Announcements - 2001/07 - Lost in the New Horizon#Rollout Article|Rollout Article]]</ref><ref name=RiseNewSingularity>[[AC:DM CD Lore/Historical Overview/Portal Year 12 - The Rise of the New Singularity]]</ref> Both of these were denied re-assimilation, their energies released to the void, given to oblivion.<ref name=Insights>[[AC:DM CD Lore/Virindi Texts/Insights into the Unknown|Insights into the Unknown]]</ref>

=== 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>

=== Virindi Raids and final Defeat ===

All over Osteth, groups of humans found themselves assaulted by Virindi servants transported by Virindi portal servitors, the [[Rift]]s. Virindi Inquisitors, lethal enforcers of the Quiddity, arrived on [[Caul]] island and in some of the newly opened Virindi bases. Some speculated that the Inquisitors were there to curb the activities of the breakaway Virindi faction, but the Inquisitors also turned their sickles on humans, suggesting that perhaps the renegades had reached a détente with the old guard, to eradicate the human foe before deciding their internal struggle.<ref name=RiseNewSingularity>[[AC:DM CD Lore/Historical Overview/Portal Year 12 - The Rise of the New Singularity]]</ref><ref>2001/07 [[Lost in the New Horizon]] - [[Edicts of the Quiddity]]</ref> 

This suspicion was borne out as some documents found on high-ranking Virindi were translated, showing a new edict for all Virindi: to cease all interaction with humans and to act only to destroy them. The masked ones called upon a long-standing alliance with the warlike, desert-dwelling Tumeroks to cooperate in a military push against human towns.<ref name=CrestTeaser>2001/08 [[Crests of a Turbulent Sea]] - [[Announcements - 2001/08 - Crests of a Turbulent Sea#Teaser|Teaser]]</ref> With Virindi providing transportation and magical support, and the Tumeroks bringing fighting power and organization, the new alliance moved against the human capital cities of [[Cragstone]], [[Hebian-To]], and [[Zaikhal]].<ref name=CrestTeaser>2001/08 [[Crests of a Turbulent Sea]] - [[Crests of a Turbulent Sea#Town Crier Rumors|Town Crier Rumors]]</ref> The [[Quiddity Ingot]] originally spawned on raids made up of [[Dark Marionette]]s, [[Tusker]]s and [[Virindi Master]]s during the [[Lost in the New Horizon]] event. These raids were admin triggered. Massive floating fortresses (the [[Virindi Towers]]<ref>2001/08 [[Crests of a Turbulent Sea]] - [[Virindi Towers]]</ref>) and underground bunkers provided anchors for the invasion, and humans scrambled to drive back Virindi and Tumerok forces. Meanwhile, continued lightning raids continued to make victims of isolated human groups in the wild. <ref name=LostTC>2001/07 [[Lost in the New Horizon]] - [[Lost in the New Horizon#Town Crier Rumors|Town Crier Rumors]]</ref><ref name=CrestTeaser>2001/08 [[Crests of a Turbulent Sea]] - [[Announcements - 2001/08 - Crests of a Turbulent Sea#Teaser|Teaser]]</ref><ref>2001/08 [[Crests of a Turbulent Sea]] - [[Announcements - 2001/08 - Crests of a Turbulent Sea#Rollout Article|Rollout Article]]</ref><ref name=RiseNewSingularity>[[AC:DM CD Lore/Historical Overview/Portal Year 12 - The Rise of the New Singularity]]</ref> During the [[Keep Your Enemies Closer]], the assaulting Virindi forces retreated into their fortified holdings. This slackening of their direct assault on the capital cities of Dereth did not resulted in a slackening of the frequency or ferocity of the Virindi raiding parties.<ref>2001/09 [[Keep Your Enemies Closer]] - [[Announcements - 2001/09 - Keep Your Enemies Closer#Rollout Article|Rollout Article]]</ref>


The resulting war between their minions and Virindi forces loyal to the Singularity nearly destroyed Isparian civilization on Dereth. The Singularity sought to wipe Dereth clean of life to ensure that this never occurred again, and the New Directive's goal of creating a New Singularity would have destroyed Dereth as we know it.<ref name=PackLevistras>2004/11 [[On Bended Knee]] - [[Pack Levistras]]</ref> 

The New Directive hoped to construct the New Singularity with three different materials. These slivers were kept within repositories all across Dereth. Within the walls of the [[Singular Pyreal Repository]] the Virindi were hoarding the pyreal columns that they have mined, defended by [[Doll]]s. In the [[Singular Chorizite Repository]] the Lugian Raiders sworn to the defense of the Singularity are aided by their Virindi masters in the defense of the stockpile. Deep within the Obsidian Plain lies the [[Singular Obsidian Repository]], where the Virindi command their Tusker Guards and Rampagers in the defense of the pillars of obsidian.<ref name=GyreRecap>2001/10 [[The Widening Gyre]] - [[Announcements - 2001/10 - The Widening Gyre#Recap|Recap]]</ref><ref>2001/10 [[The Widening Gyre]] - [[Announcements - 2001/10 - The Widening Gyre#Rollout Article|Rollout Article]]</ref>

In the end, the Virindi were no match for Isparian strength. With the assistance of [[Ecorto the Lost Director]], who was instigated by [[Candeth Martine]]<ref>2001/10 [[The Widening Gyre]] - [[Announcements - 2001/10 - The Widening Gyre#Teaser|Teaser]]</ref>, Isparians stormed the [[Seat of the New Singularity]] and slew Levistras.
<ref name=PackLevistras>2004/11 [[On Bended Knee]] - [[Pack Levistras]]</ref><ref name=GyreRecap>2001/10 [[The Widening Gyre]] - [[Announcements - 2001/10 - The Widening Gyre#Recap|Recap]]</ref><ref>2001/10 [[The Widening Gyre]] -[[New Singular Repositories#Lore & Dialog]]</ref>
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== Notable Members ==
* [[Aerbax]]
* [[Aerbax's Apprentice]]
* [[Levistras]]
* [[Cazamal the Envoy]]
* [[Ecorto the Lost Director]]
* [[Adirred the Theoretican]]<ref name=Insights>[[AC:DM CD Lore/Virindi Texts/Insights into the Unknown|Insights into the Unknown]]</ref>
* [[Lacandrillar the Inculcator]] <ref name=Insights>[[AC:DM CD Lore/Virindi Texts/Insights into the Unknown|Insights into the Unknown]]</ref>
* [[Lythusser]]<ref name=Insights>[[AC:DM CD Lore/Virindi Texts/Insights into the Unknown|Insights into the Unknown]]</ref>
* Virindi Legates:
** [[Esard the Legate]]
** [[Geraux the Legate]]
** [[Nelamar the Legate]]

=== Martinate Virindi ===
* [[Northern Infiltrator Master]]
* [[Southern Infiltrator Master]]
* [[The Crafter]]

=== Apostate Virindi ===
* Quaestor [[Esbarth]]

== Related Pages ==
=== Lore Articles ===
* [[Virindi Lore]]

=== Texts ===
{{Item Table|Caption=New Singularity
 | Translated Inculcation Cells Note
 | Orb of Clarity
 | Translated Staging Complex Note
 | Translated Singular Chorizite Note
 | Translated Singular Obsidian Note
 | Translated Singular Pyreal Note
 | Translated Virindi Envoy's Note
}}

{{Item Table|Caption=Martinate Virindi
 | Translated Asteliary Crafter's Note
 | Translated Northern Infiltrator Note
 | Translated Southern Infiltrator Note
}}

=== Quests ===
* [[New Singular Repositories]]
* [[Quiddity Orb Quest]]
* [[Quiddity Weapons]]
* [[Simulacra Infiltrators]]
* [[Virindi Spells Quest]]

=== Locations ===
* [[Aerbax Laboratory]]
* [[Gredaline Consulate]]
* [[Land Bridge Staging Complex]]
* [[Seat of the New Singularity]]
* [[Singular Chorizite Repository]]
* [[Singular Obsidian Repository]]
* [[Singular Pyreal Repository]]
* [[Singularity Bore]]
* [[Singularity Caul]]
* [[Virindi Towers]]

=== Items ===
{{Item Table
 | Esard's Life Magic Scroll
 | Geraux's Life Magic Scroll
 | Nelamar's War Magic Scroll
 | Quiddity Ingot
 | Quiddity Orb
 | Ecorto's Chisel
 | Singular Pyreal Pillar
 | Singular Chorizite Pillar
 | Singular Obsidian Pillar
 | Sliver of Singular Pyreal
 | Sliver of Singular Chorizite
 | Sliver of Singular Obsidian
 | Singularity Calyx
 | Fragment of the New Singularity
 | Doll Leader's Charm
 | Lugian Warlord's Scepter
 | Obsidian Director's Mask
 | Shroud of Levistras
 | Virindi Shroud
}}

{{Item Table|Caption=Martinate Virindi
 | Asteliary Orb
 | Helm of the Simulacra
 | Shield of the Simulacra
 | Asteliary Gem
 | Imbued Asteliary Orb
 | Imbued Helm of the Simulacra
 | Imbued Shield of the Simulacra
 | Amuli Coat (Infiltrator Master)
 | Amuli Leggings (Infiltrator Master)
 | Amuli Coat (The Crafter)
 | Amuli Leggings (The Crafter)
}}

=== Creatures ===
* [[Doll]]s <ref name=RiseNewSingularity>[[AC:DM CD Lore/Historical Overview/Portal Year 12 - The Rise of the New Singularity]]</ref>
* [[Simulacrum|Simulacra]] <ref>2001/09 [[Keep Your Enemies Closer]] - [[Translated Asteliary Crafter's Note]]</ref>
* [[Marionette]]s <ref name=RiseNewSingularity>[[AC:DM CD Lore/Historical Overview/Portal Year 12 - The Rise of the New Singularity]]</ref>

== References ==
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