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Automaton Table

Carl's Automaton Manual

Carl's automaton crafting resource, whose recipe Katia repurposed into Tran's mechanical crab rig.

Story so far

Carl's automaton manual proves to be one of the crawler army's most valuable possessions in an unexpected way. Katia took a recipe from it and repurposed it to build Tran's two-part "wheelchair" — the small mechanical crab body that lets him climb walls and sprint short distances, and the exoskeleton battle armor that encases him in full plate.

Carl notes the rig is similar to what Katia plans to build next for Jamal, making the manual the origin point of the crawler army's prosthetics program for its maimed veterans.

Role

Source of the automaton recipes Katia adapts into mobility rigs for injured crawlers.

Relationships

Carl — Owner of the manual.
Katia — Took a recipe from it to build Tran's rig.
Tran's Crab Body — Device derived from one of its recipes.
Jamal — Next intended beneficiary of an adapted recipe.

Earlier in this series

Also appears in books you've already read — spoiler-safe to their endings:

Sources — 4 recorded facts, by chapter
Chapter 7
  • Carl's crafting station for building automatons, restocked with XL sponsor supplies and fabricator parts.
Chapter 9
  • Carl's crafting table for building automatons, now shared with Katia for prosthetics and vehicles.
Chapter 14
  • Automaton blueprints Britney clutches so intently that she misses the wedding happening in front of her.
Chapter 28
  • Carl's automaton crafting resource, whose recipe Katia repurposed into Tran's mechanical crab rig.
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