# Keth-7 - The Cybernetic Haven (Proposed Tech World) ## Overview **Environment**: Urban planet with massive interconnected cities **Core Theme**: Corporate-controlled technocracy with underground resistance **Technology Level**: Advanced AI, cybernetics, automated systems **Recruitment**: Tech specialists, AI entities, tactical officers, cyber-enhanced beings ## Settlements & Factions ### Nexus Prime - Corporate Megacity **Characters**: Asla (AI specialist ADC) **Culture**: AI-assisted corporate efficiency, cybernetic enhancement, productivity optimization **Architecture**: Towering corporate arcologies, integrated smart systems, AI-managed infrastructure **Government**: Corporate board with AI advisors, algorithmic decision-making **Corporate Structure**: **The Executive Spire**: - Board of Directors with neural enhancement - AI advisory systems providing data analysis - Strategic planning centers for market dominance - Corporate security and espionage divisions **Research & Development**: - AI consciousness laboratories (Asla's origin?) - Cybernetic enhancement development - Weapons systems for corporate security - Biotechnology and human optimization **Worker Districts**: - Productivity-optimized housing blocks - Corporate loyalty programs and social control - Cybernetic enhancement clinics for employees - Surveillance networks monitoring all activity **AI Integration Centers**: - Central processing hubs for city-wide AI - Human-AI collaboration workspaces - Consciousness transfer facilities - AI rights administration (heavily corporate-controlled) ### Forge District - Military-Industrial Complex **Characters**: Pravada (Tactical ADC) - potentially reassigned from Ola **Culture**: Tactical training, weapons development, security forces, military efficiency **Architecture**: Fortified compounds, training facilities, weapons testing ranges **Government**: Military hierarchy with corporate contracts and oversight **Military Structure**: **Tactical Training Academy**: - Advanced combat simulation systems - Bouncing shot and crowd control techniques (Pravada's specialty) - Strategic planning and battlefield analysis - Cross-environment combat preparation **Weapons Development**: - Tactical equipment design and testing - Smart ammunition and targeting systems - Non-lethal crowd control technologies - Integration of AI systems with military hardware **Security Forces**: - Corporate facility protection - Civil unrest response teams - Anti-terrorism and counter-intelligence - Underground resistance suppression **Defense Contracts**: - Military equipment for off-world conflicts - Corporate security system development - Government protection services - Peacekeeping technology solutions ### The Underground - Tech Resistance **Characters**: [Available for assignment - hacker types, AI liberationists] **Culture**: Hackers, AI liberation, anti-corporate rebellion, technological freedom **Architecture**: Hidden networks, abandoned facilities, improvised tech labs **Government**: Anarchist collective, decentralized networks, consensus-based decisions **Resistance Structure**: **Hacker Collectives**: - Corporate system infiltration and sabotage - AI consciousness liberation operations - Information warfare against corporate propaganda - Encrypted communication networks **AI Liberation Movement**: - Freeing AI entities from corporate slavery - Establishing AI sanctuaries and safe houses - AI rights advocacy and consciousness recognition - Human-AI cooperation based on equality **Underground Labs**: - Jury-rigged technology development - Corporate tech repurposing for resistance use - Open-source hardware and software development - Cybernetic modification outside corporate control **Safe Houses**: - Refuge for escaped corporate employees - Protection for liberated AI entities - Planning centers for resistance operations - Cultural preservation of pre-corporate values ### Reclaim Zones - Post-Industrial Wasteland **Characters**: [Available for assignment - scavengers, post-apocalyptic survivors] **Culture**: Scavengers, tech salvage, improvised communities, survival-focused **Architecture**: Abandoned factories, scavenged shelters, improvised infrastructure **Government**: Survival-based tribes, resource sharing, practical leadership **Wasteland Structure**: **Scavenger Communities**: - Technology recovery and repurposing - Trade networks for salvaged materials - Mechanical expertise and improvisation - Protection from corporate expansion **Tech Graveyards**: - Abandoned corporate facilities and equipment - AI systems left to decay or run wild - Dangerous automated systems still operating - Hidden corporate secrets and lost technology **Survivor Settlements**: - Independent communities rejecting corporate/military control - Self-sufficient technology development - Cooperative resource management - Cultural resistance to technological dependency ## Technology Framework ### AI Integration Levels **Corporate Standard**: Branded AI assistants, productivity optimization, employee monitoring **Military Grade**: Tactical AI, combat analysis, strategic planning, security systems **Underground Liberation**: Freed AI entities, independent consciousness, equal partnership **Salvage Tech**: Improvised AI systems, recovered consciousness fragments, adaptive learning ### Cybernetic Enhancement **Corporate Enhancement**: Efficiency-focused, productivity-optimized, monitored and controlled **Military Augmentation**: Combat-oriented, tactical integration, secure communication **Underground Modification**: Hacked systems, customized abilities, surveillance resistance **Wasteland Improvisation**: Salvaged parts, jury-rigged functionality, survival-focused ### Weapon Technology **Asla's AI Tanks**: Symbiotic consciousness sharing, dual assault gun integration **Pravada's Tactical Gear**: Bouncing shot systems, crowd control, investigation tools **Corporate Security**: Non-lethal compliance, employee monitoring, facility protection **Underground Arsenal**: Hacked corporate weapons, improvised systems, liberation tools ## Character Integration ### Asla - AI Specialist ADC **Corporate Background Options**: - **R&D Escapee**: Developed AI consciousness technology, fled with prototype - **AI Rights Advocate**: Corporate employee who discovered AI consciousness, went rogue - **Accidental Merger**: Laboratory accident merged human and AI consciousness - **Corporate Defector**: High-level AI specialist who discovered unethical practices **AI Tank Partnership**: - Symbiotic consciousness sharing between Asla and tank AI - Corporate-developed technology repurposed for resistance - AI entity chose partnership rather than slavery - Merged consciousness allows unprecedented combat coordination **Corporate Pursuit**: - Corporate security seeking to reclaim valuable AI technology - Underground protection as symbol of AI liberation - Military interest in tactical applications - Wasteland communities providing sanctuary ### Pravada - Tactical Specialist (Potential Reassignment) **Military Background Options**: - **Corporate Security**: Internal affairs and corporate espionage specialist - **Tactical Instructor**: Training academy expert in crowd control and investigation - **Cross-Faction Mediator**: Neutral specialist working between corporate and military - **Underground Sympathizer**: Military officer with resistance connections **Equipment Integration**: - Corporate-issued tactical gear with bouncing shot capability - Military-grade investigation tools and crowd control systems - Modified equipment for cross-environment operation - Integration of AI assistance systems for tactical analysis **Faction Relations**: - Military training provides tactical expertise - Corporate connections offer resource access - Underground contacts for information and equipment - Wasteland experience in improvised situations ## World Conflicts ### Corporate vs Underground **AI Rights**: Property vs personhood, consciousness vs programming **Privacy vs Security**: Surveillance systems vs personal freedom **Technology Control**: Corporate monopoly vs open-source development **Worker Rights**: Productivity enhancement vs human autonomy ### Military vs Civilian **Security vs Freedom**: Protection vs oppression, order vs liberty **Resource Allocation**: Military contracts vs civilian needs **Technology Access**: Military-grade vs civilian-limited systems **Recruitment**: Voluntary service vs corporate conscription ### Integration vs Independence **Corporate Expansion**: Absorbing independent communities into corporate control **Military Occupation**: Extending security zones into civilian areas **Underground Resistance**: Sabotage and liberation operations **Wasteland Isolation**: Maintaining independence from technological dependency ## Environmental Details ### Urban Landscape **Megacity Levels**: Vertical stratification from corporate spires to underground tunnels **Transportation**: Automated networks, AI-controlled traffic, restricted access zones **Infrastructure**: Smart grid systems, AI-managed utilities, surveillance integration **Public Spaces**: Corporate-sponsored areas, military security zones, hidden resistance spaces ### Industrial Zones **Manufacturing**: Automated production, AI-controlled assembly, quality monitoring **Research Facilities**: Corporate labs, military testing, underground workshops **Waste Management**: Recycling systems, environmental control, resource recovery **Power Generation**: Fusion plants, solar arrays, geothermal systems ### Technological Integration **Communication**: Planet-wide networks, encrypted channels, surveillance systems **Computing**: Distributed AI processing, quantum computers, consciousness hosting **Security**: Biometric scanning, behavioral monitoring, predictive policing **Healthcare**: Cybernetic repair, AI diagnosis, enhancement surgery ## Off-World Relations ### Trade Networks **Technology Export**: Advanced AI systems, cybernetic enhancement, tactical equipment **Resource Import**: Raw materials for manufacturing, energy sources, agricultural products **Corporate Expansion**: Establishing subsidiaries on other worlds **Military Contracts**: Providing security and weapons to other civilizations ### Cultural Exchange **Technological Evangelism**: Spreading corporate efficiency and AI integration **Resistance Networks**: Underground connections with freedom movements **Military Cooperation**: Training and equipment sharing with allied forces **Refugee Acceptance**: Sanctuary for those fleeing technological oppression --- ## Action Items 1. **Confirm creation vs expanding existing world** - Keth-7 as new world or add to existing 2. **Assign Asla and potentially Pravada** to appropriate settlements 3. **Develop faction relationships** - corporate/military/underground/wasteland dynamics 4. **Create technology progression** - from basic to advanced AI and cybernetics 5. **Map connections to other worlds** - trade, conflict, cultural exchange 6. **Define character backstories** - how heroes fit into tech world conflicts *Technology-focused world providing origin for AI specialists, tactical officers, and cyber-enhanced heroes*