The Numencore¶
You feel an arcane presence...
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The Numencore is the fifth and final main story location on the divine moon of Lo'Dahr. The Numencore is accessed by solving the main puzzle at the Core Facility, using information from the other three locations on the moon's surface.
The Numencore is a massive concentration of primal energy utilized by Khive, the Aspect of Magic, as his source of power, and by extension, the source of primal energy for all of the Aspects. The core was accessed by Avsohm in the later years of its reign, and the player's time at the Numencore is spent in the facility they built to attempt to harness its power.
Coordinates
| X | Y | Z |
|---|---|---|
| 27378 | 122 | 55 |
Within the Lo'Dahr dimension, these coordinates place the player in the Numencore, just in front of the warp ring.
Story (Arrival)¶
After solving the Core Facility puzzle, the player is directly transported to the Numencore, gaining the "Apex of Divinity" advancement.
The interior of the Numencore facility.
Within, the player can read holotexts that paint a clearer picture of Avsohm's truest ambitions on Lo'Dahr and beyond.
It is made clear that Avsohm intended to use the Numencore as a secondary source of primal energy to charge the Mythbreaker with, as using the network on Drehmal would crash the power grid entirely due to the amount of energy the spear would require. At this point, Avsohm intended to use the Mythbreaker to tear a physical hole in the Veil, allowing them to venture beyond the boundaries of their own realm. A station was constructed to charge the Mythbreaker using the Numencore, and the plan had the full backing of Emperor Anyr.
However, this plan was put on indefinite hold after Marto, an Avsohmic researcher on the site, convinced those in charge that it was not worth potentially incurring the wrath of Khive by stealing a significant amount of energy from their own power source, and the project was shelved. Avsohm fell before the plan was ever carried out.
The player, however, does have the power to enact this plan, and in order to progress the story, must do so.
Gameplay¶
The Numencore can only be accessed through the warp ring at the Core Facility, and it can be left via that same warp ring at any time.
Its primary gameplay concerns the charging of the Mythbreaker, and the following sequence with the Charged Mythbreaker.
In order to access the charging station, the player must flip two override switches, one on either side of the facility, and then place the Inert Mythbreaker on the opened charging station.
The Numencore, with an Inert Mythbreaker placed in the charging slot.
Doing so and exiting the facility begins the Mythbreaker run.
Original Writing¶
Within the Numencore, there are 5 holotexts to be found.
There is also one book at the Numencore, which contains deeper information on Orix Cehein.
Lore¶
The Numencore was created as Khive's primary reserve of primal energy, and its purpose was to serve as a source of primal energy for them and the other Aspects. Khive, being the Aspect of Magic, has innate control over primal energy, but does not have the ability to apply it in the unique ways that other Aspects do in their own domains of nature. As such, Khive facilitated the work of the other Aspects by creating pathways for them to draw upon the Numencore's energy.
The Numencore likely went physically untouched until Avsohm's colonization of the moon in the late Second Avihm, at which point they utilized their reverse-engineered warp rings to establish a physical gateway to the Numencore. Avsohm built a small facility around the core, with the ultimate goal of harnessing it as an energy source to charge the Mythbreaker with.
Several prominent Avsohmic characters are known to have spent time at the Numencore facility, including Kahmas Tuhs, Ekoh, Cehva, and Marto.
Extras¶
Trivia¶
Boundary-breaking in the Numencore can reveal two easter eggs.
Forbidden Knowledge!
Directly underneath the facility, obtainable only by using cheats to enter Creative or Spectator Mode, the player can obtain the Meethbreekr, a joke rendition of the Mythbreaker. The Meethbreekr is a golden shovel enchanted with Level 255 Sharpness, dealing a patently absurd 130.5 damage per hit.
Deep inside the core itself, a player head resembling a plush figure of Maelihs can be found.
Soundtrack¶
The song that plays when entering the Numencore for the first time is simply titled "The Core", by Drehmal composer Chris Nesja.