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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (''Flame of God'') is a Shirerithian attempt at creating a so-called ''matter re-modulation device''. Development work began in 1659 under the supervision of the [[shire:Directorate of Research & Engineering|Directorate of Research & Engineering]] with the active participation of the [[shire:Ordo Imperiale Decimae|Decimæ]]. The inspiration for the project came from [[shire:Kezan|Kezanite]] [https://bastionunion.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=874&t=18417 experiments] which had upended conventional assumptions about the how the fundamental laws of physics operate at the subatomic level. In essence two key assumptions underpinned the project; firstly that the material universe, perceived however erroneously as reality, is fundamentally malleable if sufficient energy is applied, and secondly that energy can be drawn off from the [[shire:Balgurd|parallel pocket universes]] known in Shirerithan [[shire:Cedrism|cosmology]].
'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (''Flame of God'') is a Shirerithian attempt at creating a so-called ''matter re-modulation device''. Development work began in 1659 under the supervision of the [[Directorate of Research & Engineering|Directorate of Research & Engineering]] with the active participation of the [[Ordo Imperiale Decimae|Decimæ]]. The inspiration for the project came from [[Kezan|Kezanite]] [https://bastionunion.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=874&t=18417 experiments] which had upended conventional assumptions about the how the fundamental laws of physics operate at the subatomic level. In essence two key assumptions underpinned the project; firstly that the material universe, perceived however erroneously as reality, is fundamentally malleable if sufficient energy is applied, and secondly that energy can be drawn off from the [[Balgurd|parallel pocket universes]] known in Shirerithan [[Cedrism|cosmology]].


==Timeline==
==Timeline==
*Phase 1: Construction of the site, accelerated owing to concerns that [https://bastionunion.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=211&t=21290 reforms to labour laws] might upset certain elements of the programme of works.  
*Phase 1: Construction of the site, accelerated owing to concerns that [https://bastionunion.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=211&t=21290 reforms to labour laws] might upset certain elements of the programme of works.  
**01.X.1659: 74 unmarked lorries, 12 black land-cruisers, and 20 heavy earth-moving machine plants, escorted by a full "haß" (squadron) of [[shire:Corps of Auxiliaries|Auxiliaries]], arrived in the village of Grimbergen, 23 kilometres north-east of Traiectum in Shirerithian administered [[Batavia]]. The village was cleared in a dawn razzia and properties were subsequently demolished. Displaced persons were moved to Portus Batavii in the south of the country. Unemployed male denizens (ages 15 to 30) in the bailiwicks of Traiectum and Noviomagus had been rounded up in the preceding week and were now delivered to the Grimbergen site under the guard of [[shire:Imperial Marshals|Imperial Marshals]] to begin construction work on a camp and barracks facility.   
**01.X.1659: 74 unmarked lorries, 12 black land-cruisers, and 20 heavy earth-moving machine plants, escorted by a full "haß" (squadron) of [[shire:Corps of Auxiliaries|Auxiliaries]], arrived in the village of Grimbergen, 23 kilometres north-east of Traiectum in Shirerithian administered [[Batavia]]. The village was cleared in a dawn razzia and properties were subsequently demolished. Displaced persons were moved to Portus Batavii in the south of the country. Unemployed male denizens (ages 15 to 30) in the bailiwicks of Traiectum and Noviomagus had been rounded up in the preceding week and were now delivered to the Grimbergen site under the guard of [[Imperial Marshals|Imperial Marshals]] to begin construction work on a camp and barracks facility.   
**02.X.1659:
**02.X.1659:
***The project manager, Doctor Emmanuelle Horten ([[shire:University of Goldshire|University of Goldshire]]), and camp commandant, Tribune Laticlavii Erik Mindagugas, conducted site inspection with architects and civil engineers in attendance. Site for first bore-shaft and excavation pit identified 2km west of camp.
***The project manager, Doctor Emmanuelle Horten ([[University of Goldshire|University of Goldshire]]), and camp commandant, Tribune Laticlavii Erik Mindagugas, conducted site inspection with architects and civil engineers in attendance. Site for first bore-shaft and excavation pit identified 2km west of camp.
***361 [[Kalgachia#The Nezeni|Nezeni]] (also known as [[Deep Singers]]) [[Fall Schwartz-Tilman|recovered from recalcitrant burrows]] arrived at the site. Inducted as Loyal Subjects of the Kaiser in a ceremony overseen by the camp commandant. Each Nezeni is assigned to a "squad" of seven conscripted Batavians. By order of the commandant all infractions by any individual within a squad will result in collective punishment for all members of the squad.
***361 [[Kalgachia#The Nezeni|Nezeni]] (also known as [[Deep Singers]]) [[Fall Schwartz-Tilman|recovered from recalcitrant burrows]] arrived at the site. Inducted as Loyal Subjects of the Kaiser in a ceremony overseen by the camp commandant. Each Nezeni is assigned to a "squad" of seven conscripted Batavians. By order of the commandant all infractions by any individual within a squad will result in collective punishment for all members of the squad.
***Outer perimeter of three lines of barbed wire laid by Imperial Marshals and auxiliaries.  
***Outer perimeter of three lines of barbed wire laid by Imperial Marshals and auxiliaries.  
***A contingent of man-hunting Mishalanski bears and their handlers brought to site to augment perimeter patrols. For reasons of [[Tales from Kalgachia - 14|operational security]] the bear handlers are assigned a ruined barn outside the perimeter as their quarters and have been denied access to the main camp.   
***A contingent of man-hunting Mishalanski bears and their handlers brought to site to augment perimeter patrols. For reasons of [[Tales from Kalgachia - 14|operational security]] the bear handlers are assigned a ruined barn outside the perimeter as their quarters and have been denied access to the main camp, excavation pit, and work sites.   
***Arrival of team of electrical and mechanical engineers from the 9th Cohort of the Decimæ. [[shire:Coraniaid|ESM-28]] sensors installed in concealed positions in a 4km radius around the site. ES-26 VERITAS telex-relays installed in command hut.
***Arrival of team of electrical and mechanical engineers from the 9th Cohort of the Decimæ. [[Coraniaid|ESM-28]] sensors installed in concealed positions in a 4km radius around the site. ES-26 VERITAS telex-relays installed in command hut.
**03.X.1659:
**03.X.1659:
***Sanitation and utilities working group formed. Latrines dug.
***Sanitation and utilities working group formed. Latrines dug.
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***[[shire:Directorate of Imperial Defence Administration|Procurement officer and four administrative staff]] arrive. Assigned hut and tents beside the latrines.
***[[shire:Directorate of Imperial Defence Administration|Procurement officer and four administrative staff]] arrive. Assigned hut and tents beside the latrines.
**04.X.1659:
**04.X.1659:
***[[shire:Panopticon|Aerostat]] tethered over the site.
***[[Panopticon|Aerostat]] tethered over the site.
***[[shire:Vigiles Arcani|Health and Safety]] site inspection.
***[[Vigiles Arcani|Health and Safety]] site inspection.
***Granite monoliths, delivered by convoy of [[shire:GAV(U)-4 Jackalope|pinnaces]], installed by [[shire:Pleroma Solutions|Ly'Mortem Engineering]] at cardinal points around the site.
***Granite monoliths, delivered by convoy of [[shire:GAV(U)-4 Jackalope|pinnaces]], installed by [[Pleroma Solutions|Ly'Mortem Engineering]] at cardinal points around the site selected for the excavation pit.
***Work on security barrier, enclosing the monoliths, begins.
*Phases 2-5: ???
*Phase 6:
**05-16.I.1667:
***Following the liquidation of Batavian personnel and families the facility was disassembled by the enthusiastic application of demolition charges to any and all standing structures on site as well as with within a 2km radius of the site perimeter.
***Personnel and records taken into ESB custody, presumed to have been relocated to [[Constancia]] during the subsequent relocation of corporate assets from the Imperial Republic to Eura.
***The site, thus remediated, was ploughed over and sold to a Modanese pig farming concern.
***The whereabouts and fate of the Nezeni co-opted into the project remains unrecorded. They are variously presumed to have been liquidated together with their Batavian colleagues, "expended" during previous phases of the site's operations, or else to have been removed from the country alongside other objects of interest appropriated by the ESB Group.


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Latest revision as of 19:42, 10 March 2024

Project Uriah (Flame of God) is a Shirerithian attempt at creating a so-called matter re-modulation device. Development work began in 1659 under the supervision of the Directorate of Research & Engineering with the active participation of the Decimæ. The inspiration for the project came from Kezanite experiments which had upended conventional assumptions about the how the fundamental laws of physics operate at the subatomic level. In essence two key assumptions underpinned the project; firstly that the material universe, perceived however erroneously as reality, is fundamentally malleable if sufficient energy is applied, and secondly that energy can be drawn off from the parallel pocket universes known in Shirerithan cosmology.

Timeline

  • Phase 1: Construction of the site, accelerated owing to concerns that reforms to labour laws might upset certain elements of the programme of works.
    • 01.X.1659: 74 unmarked lorries, 12 black land-cruisers, and 20 heavy earth-moving machine plants, escorted by a full "haß" (squadron) of Auxiliaries, arrived in the village of Grimbergen, 23 kilometres north-east of Traiectum in Shirerithian administered Batavia. The village was cleared in a dawn razzia and properties were subsequently demolished. Displaced persons were moved to Portus Batavii in the south of the country. Unemployed male denizens (ages 15 to 30) in the bailiwicks of Traiectum and Noviomagus had been rounded up in the preceding week and were now delivered to the Grimbergen site under the guard of Imperial Marshals to begin construction work on a camp and barracks facility.
    • 02.X.1659:
      • The project manager, Doctor Emmanuelle Horten (University of Goldshire), and camp commandant, Tribune Laticlavii Erik Mindagugas, conducted site inspection with architects and civil engineers in attendance. Site for first bore-shaft and excavation pit identified 2km west of camp.
      • 361 Nezeni (also known as Deep Singers) recovered from recalcitrant burrows arrived at the site. Inducted as Loyal Subjects of the Kaiser in a ceremony overseen by the camp commandant. Each Nezeni is assigned to a "squad" of seven conscripted Batavians. By order of the commandant all infractions by any individual within a squad will result in collective punishment for all members of the squad.
      • Outer perimeter of three lines of barbed wire laid by Imperial Marshals and auxiliaries.
      • A contingent of man-hunting Mishalanski bears and their handlers brought to site to augment perimeter patrols. For reasons of operational security the bear handlers are assigned a ruined barn outside the perimeter as their quarters and have been denied access to the main camp, excavation pit, and work sites.
      • Arrival of team of electrical and mechanical engineers from the 9th Cohort of the Decimæ. ESM-28 sensors installed in concealed positions in a 4km radius around the site. ES-26 VERITAS telex-relays installed in command hut.
    • 03.X.1659:
      • Sanitation and utilities working group formed. Latrines dug.
      • Deep Energy fuel cells delivered to site.
      • Soup truck and catering personnel arrive from Portus Batavii. Officers and citizens, security personnel and denizens, and loyal subjects fed - in that order.
      • Procurement officer and four administrative staff arrive. Assigned hut and tents beside the latrines.
    • 04.X.1659:
      • Aerostat tethered over the site.
      • Health and Safety site inspection.
      • Granite monoliths, delivered by convoy of pinnaces, installed by Ly'Mortem Engineering at cardinal points around the site selected for the excavation pit.
      • Work on security barrier, enclosing the monoliths, begins.
  • Phases 2-5: ???
  • Phase 6:
    • 05-16.I.1667:
      • Following the liquidation of Batavian personnel and families the facility was disassembled by the enthusiastic application of demolition charges to any and all standing structures on site as well as with within a 2km radius of the site perimeter.
      • Personnel and records taken into ESB custody, presumed to have been relocated to Constancia during the subsequent relocation of corporate assets from the Imperial Republic to Eura.
      • The site, thus remediated, was ploughed over and sold to a Modanese pig farming concern.
      • The whereabouts and fate of the Nezeni co-opted into the project remains unrecorded. They are variously presumed to have been liquidated together with their Batavian colleagues, "expended" during previous phases of the site's operations, or else to have been removed from the country alongside other objects of interest appropriated by the ESB Group.