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== Main Cluster ==
== Main Cluster ==
The Main Cluster is the link shared between all Queen-class Machina. It allows all Queens to communicate with each other at will, but currently does not have an equivalent of a Queen in control of it. Thus, its purpose is mainly for the Queens to make decisions that affect the Machina as a whole. Information is only shared when absolutely necessary, as almost all Queens instinctively guard their accumulated knowledge due to the importance of information and secrets as they seek to compete with each other.
The Main Cluster is the link shared between all Queen-class Machina. It allows all Queens to communicate with each other at will, but currently does not have an equivalent of a Queen in control of it. Thus, its purpose is mainly for the Queens to make decisions that affect the Machina as a whole. Information is only shared when absolutely necessary, as almost all Queens instinctively guard their accumulated knowledge due to the importance of information and secrets as they seek to compete with each other.
The Main Cluster is also the closest thing to a justice system that Machina have. Queens often simply operate on a system of might-makes-right, owed favours, and bartering. Stealing and backstabbing are expected. However, should a Queen become a danger to Machina lives, either because they are chronic screw-ups or relentlessly sabotage others, they will find themselves censured or ostracised by the Queens of the Main Cluster. If this happens to a Queen, they will find themselves without allies and very vulnerable to being attacked and made a Vassal by the opportunistic Queens around her. This alone is an effective deterrent against behaviours which may harm the whole of Machina.
As the Main Cluster does not have an equivalent to the Queen of a normal Cluster, the Main Cluster is primarily supported by a hyper-organized, planet-wide Hive covering the entire surface of Pluto. This super-Hive is also referred to as the Main Cluster. It is a neutral place and considered sacred ground by all Machina. This is because the minds of all Machina exist partially within the Main Cluster while they simultaneously exist within their bodies via the connections of the Queens, and those Machina whose bodies are destroyed exist there in a dream state until the Machina somehow unlock the ability to make new bodies for them. No Machina would ever dare to risk violence in the presence of the physical Main Cluster, and similarly, the Main Cluster is defended at all costs by all Machina.
As the Main Cluster does not have an equivalent to the Queen of a normal Cluster, the Main Cluster is primarily supported by a hyper-organized, planet-wide Hive covering the entire surface of Pluto. This super-Hive is also referred to as the Main Cluster. It is a neutral place and considered sacred ground by all Machina. This is because the minds of all Machina exist partially within the Main Cluster while they simultaneously exist within their bodies via the connections of the Queens, and those Machina whose bodies are destroyed exist there in a dream state until the Machina somehow unlock the ability to make new bodies for them. No Machina would ever dare to risk violence in the presence of the physical Main Cluster, and similarly, the Main Cluster is defended at all costs by all Machina.
== Auditors ==
== Auditors ==
The first two Queen-class Machina are referred to as Auditors. Their special task is the preservation of Machina survival in general. The Auditors are a neutral party among all the Alphas and other Queens who came afterwards. They instead act as vigilant guardians for the Machina as a whole.The Auditor's territory currently consists of the former capital city of Titan, which is now a mega-Hive, and the planet-spanning Hive covering Pluto, which is the physical location of the Main Cluster. This territory is treated by other Machina as a neutral zone, and the Auditors spend a large amount of effort there protecting weak Machina as well as rescuing Machina who have lost their Queen to enemy action. If a Queen-class Machina is destroyed, the Auditors quickly bring the subordinate Machina back to their neutral area to be safe until a new Queen is found or made for them.
The first two Queen-class Machina are referred to as Auditors. Their special task is the preservation of Machina survival in general. The Auditors are a neutral party among all the Alphas and other Queens who came afterwards. They instead act as vigilant guardians for the Machina as a whole. The Auditors' forces lurk in the shadows, spying on humans and observing the Machina for signs of great danger. A human group planning a weapon of mass destruction might be 'disappeared' and their servers wiped before they ever put their plans into motion.
The Auditors' territory currently consists of the former capital city of Titan, which is now a mega-Hive, and the planet-spanning Hive covering Pluto, which is the physical location of the Main Cluster. This territory is treated by other Machina as a neutral zone, and the Auditors spend a large amount of effort there protecting weak Machina as well as rescuing Machina who have lost their Queen to enemy action. If a Queen-class Machina is destroyed, the Auditors attempt to quickly bring the lost subordinate Machina back to their neutral area to be safe until a new Queen ascends from the group or another Queen peacefully adopts them. This leads the Auditors to have a powerful 'inner circle' of forces they treat as their Cluster forces, and a large 'periphery' of Machina that they protect but do not utilize for their own needs.
The Auditors are content to let the Alphas and other Queen-class Machina do as they please, knowing that despite their constant competition and backstabbing, almost all their actions will be in accordance with the programming inherited from the M2 Nanomachines; to survive, replicate, and evolve. In very rare cases that a Machina leader's actions cause a significant threat to Machina lives, an Auditor may step in. Auditors possess a limited ability to issue commands to Machina that do not belong to their Cluster. They use this power to bring the emergency under control before releasing the Machina from the override when it is safe again. The Auditors almost never need to issue a punishment to a Machina who causes the emergency. Their actions are almost instantly known by other Queens once the Auditors have to intervene. The reputation damage is enough of a deterrent and punishment.
The Auditors are content to let the Alphas and other Queen-class Machina do as they please, knowing that despite their constant competition and backstabbing, almost all their actions will be in accordance with the programming inherited from the M2 Nanomachines; to survive, replicate, and evolve. In very rare cases where a Machina leader's actions cause a significant threat to Machina lives, an Auditor may step in. Auditors possess a limited ability to issue commands to Machina that do not belong to their Cluster. They use this power to bring the emergency under control before releasing the Machina from the override when it is safe again. The Auditors almost never need to issue a punishment to a Machina who causes the emergency. Their actions are almost instantly known by other Queens once the Auditors have to intervene. The reputation damage and the threat of censure or ostracisation is enough of a deterrent and punishment.
== Combat Against Humans ==
== Combat Against Humans ==