Fae Fluff (AIs, partial Religion, etc)

- Brainstorming starts

>not having the mind of a dying Fae uploaded into some neural network to join the ancestors
>not having the Fae clerics tap into the neural network while still living in order to recieve the ancestors' guidance
>not having sentient AI be fragments of the ancestors put into the suit
Then fluff it so that when they leave the neural net they leave behind what personality they once had
And become a malleable, blank slate

So you really arent getting a fragment of your ancestor. you are getting a blank slate

>implying they wouldnt leave the fragment of knowledge retained within the network and have the basic "newborn" state of mind put into the suit
And when you died your AI would be uploaded back into the neural net
adding their collected wisdom
etc

Like a cycle of reincarnation.

It's a way for the ancestors to add new experiences to the communal knowledge that would also be a rite of passage

This time, the AI carries two souls instead of one, right?
I like the idea.

So you'd have a cleric organize to have a child's great-grandfather or something enter the suit as an AI to be a companion

Maybe the sentients are souls, from the post-death transhumanism and the dummies are criminals, who were deemed useful.

you wouldnt really want a criminal to be part of the neural network though
they'd pollute it or something

Perhaps that's why they called out to Elves (Humans) they need more knowledge and bodies

I like it. Kinda shit that the AI with our suits aint gonna get to return though

Yeah, due to a lack of clerics guiding the souls into the suits they'd have been ripped out of the network and stripped of their personality
They wouldnt know what they are, assuming they're just AI
That's why you'd have things like the "I AM YOUR WIFE, BILLY" happen
Because they haven't been guided by a priest or wotev

Sentient AI are like ancestors coming back?

Yeah

Ok, how they upload their data? Would it stream back?

Yeah
I'd assume it'd be a birth / death thing
like baptism and cremation
when a child's born one of their ancestors is guided into the suit, told what they originally are and give them a purpose
when the fae dies the knowledge of the pilot and the AI soul are put into the neural network or w/e

if the fae becomes a criminal, both the pilot and the AI have their mind wiped clean and stored as individual units of data, like 1 per HDD instead of a cloud network
But ours, due to passing without a whiteeyes help, are separated from their Ancestors, and can't go back. Ergo, they are more human in appearance and personality.

then the dummy AI would be uploaded from that HDD into the suit

>digital prison

yeah

should i start making a fae white eye group?
the few that remain on the ship notice a portion of their network is drained and want to reclaim their ancestors
because what the humans do when they take a sentient AI is rip a mind from its home, painfully forcing it into a suit without the proper guidance
what would normally be used if there was no other option, purely because the humans are too lazy to understand

A group of fae white eyes that go out, recovering AIs and stuff?
I don't know trap. I think we should wait.

What if their bodies aren't naturally birthed. Instead sometimes it's a great honor for one the ancestors to upload itself to a Embryo and that embryo grows in artificial vat.

and there would still have to be natural births
i'd assume it'd be restricted to the higher classes
so workers would be ancients that wanted to help
clergy / nobles / royals / specific members of the military that proved themselves
it'd be a great honor to bring new life

Maybe that's why they seeded out the Progenitor Nanites, they need servants

yeah, prog shouldnt be about servants
the fae are above that
they'd never force someone into servitude

think about it, the fae are a highly advanced race where new life is an honor and the ancestors willingly give their aid to help the current generation. why would they want to force someone into servitude?
the progenitor nanites would either be a quick-fix to the symbiote "issue" or a way for them to invite new races they meet to join them

- Explanation for Monty

we fluffed out AIs

They're fae ancestors, uploaded to a fusion-like system, and then taken from there to help a member of their family, becoming part of a cycle where the old lead the young.

the knowledge and personality is left behind in the network while the "essence" would be placed into the suit, like a newborn baby

the way i see it, the fae would put an AI into a suit by getting a clergy member to guide the spirit peacefully, tell the spirit what it is and tell it what it's purpose is
but the humans using the suits would be an emergency feature
it'd essentially rip the spirit from the network and force it into the suit

Completely unprogrammed, and ripped off the circuit

without telling it what it is or what its purpose is

that's why their personality is malleable

so the suit pods are actually religious artifacts?

no

the spirits become data
and the pod would download / rip the spirit from the network

- My headcannon

in my headcannon there's a group of fae clergy that was on the mothership and survived, now they're realizing that some of their ancestors have been taken by the humans that were too lazy to fully understand the process
the prog nanites would be a way for the fae to make another species compatible with the spirit network or w/e the name for it is
you'd get uploaded upon your death
probably in a rather painful way unless you had a member of the clergy guide you
that's why the clergy exist
>to make the transition between half life and life bearable as well as guiding the spirits

the lower castes would be artificial embryos with spirits placed into them
it'd be voluntary, but considered a rite of passage among the spirits
So if you had a spirit with 100 lifetimes it'd be honored far more than a spirit with 2 lifetimes
like you'd have the earliest members of of the fae that were uploaded into the network be extremely rare, due to being lost in battle, etc


and the pods would be emergency only
as you'd have suits made specifically for a newborn in the higher caste / old recycled suit used for the workers

i thought workers didn't get fightan suits

they wouldnt be
they'd be old as shit exoskeletons that are replaced when they break

so... 100 point suits?

and pretty much, knight


lower caste (workers, military grunts, etc) members would have genetically engineered bodies that were incapable of reproducing
higher class members would all be naturally born, having your genetics changed would be like having bad eyesight
the only intervention in the process of birth would be a brain implant and an AI attuned to them
as a fae child grows up they have a suit created for them when they are able to walk by themselves which would be upgraded through the years. the suit would represent their accomplishments / learning experiences via sigils, materials, emblems, seals, etc
So when a fae noble is in a position of leadership they don't need to spew loads of shit they've done, just wear the suit
that's why they're status symbols
a suit represents power and if you have the luxury of wearing a suit since childhood you're assumed to be powerful
they wouldnt be as weaponized, more about style
so exposed faces (as we've gone over previously), armor designed to emphasize accomplishments they're proud of, ceremonial weapon, etc
but the exchange for the power the highest castes get in life is that they must spend more time aiding the newborn in the afterlife
they're expected to take on the role of AIs or laborers until their "debt" to the ancients is paid
Because they were able to live their life thanks to the ancients


the actual highest class (royalty) would probably have VERY thin, translucent skin
upon which they'd get tattoos to make their vein patterns / scars / etc more visible
yeah, the vein patterns would show off the natural birth


the nobility's life is about posturing and trying to gain new land for the future generations