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[[File:2025 DEC Marathon Press Kit Compressed 012.jpg|thumb|right|300px|The Anomaly on [[Dire Marsh]].]] | [[File:2025 DEC Marathon Press Kit Compressed 012.jpg|thumb|right|300px|The Anomaly on [[Dire Marsh]].]] | ||
'''The Anomaly''' was a radioactive alien force which erupted from the surface of [[Tau Ceti IV]] during its [[Colony Era]], causing significant disruption to colonization efforts due to its unpredictable effects on physics, biology, and technology (including AI systems). It was presumed to be linked to the [[Novel contagion|novel contagion]] in some way. | '''The Anomaly''' was a radioactive alien force which erupted from the surface of [[Tau Ceti IV]] during its [[Colony Era]], causing significant disruption to colonization efforts due to its unpredictable effects on physics, biology, and technology (including AI systems). It was presumed to be linked to the [[Novel contagion|novel contagion]] in some way. | ||
== History == | == History == | ||
Before making its presence known explicitly, the Anomaly manifested in a number of bizarre occurrences before the colony knew of its existence. Recovered logs from [[Perimeter]] relate that terraplatforming efforts in the [[Zone]] were halted when such strong anomalous readings were detected beneath [[Hauler]] that it had to be shut down,<ref>''Marathon'' (2026), Codex, Personal Log: Kuzmin, I: PERSONAL LOG: KUZMIN, I (2)</ref> prompting the establishment of a [[Data Wall]], and the building of the [[Twin Relays]] to broadcast recovered data into space.<ref | Before making its presence known explicitly, the Anomaly manifested in a number of bizarre occurrences before the colony knew of its existence. Recovered logs from [[Perimeter]] relate that terraplatforming efforts in the [[Zone]] were halted when such strong anomalous readings were detected beneath [[Hauler]] that it had to be shut down,<ref>''Marathon'' (2026), Codex, Personal Log: Kuzmin, I: PERSONAL LOG: KUZMIN, I (2)</ref> prompting the establishment of a [[Data Wall]], and the building of the [[Twin Relays]] to broadcast recovered data into space.<ref>''Marathon'' (2026), Codex, Personal Log: Kuzmin, I: PERSONAL LOG: KUZMIN, I (3)</ref> | ||
[[QIDAR]] systems malfunctioned, and subterranean survey drones regularly exploded, resulting in a return to manual surveying. These surveyors needed to take anti-hallucinogens to counter the lingering whispers they heard after returning to the surface.<ref>''Marathon'' (2026), Codex, Survey Drone Cartridge: DRONE MODIFICATIONS</ref> | [[QIDAR]] systems malfunctioned, and subterranean survey drones regularly exploded, resulting in a return to manual surveying. These surveyors needed to take anti-hallucinogens to counter the lingering whispers they heard after returning to the surface.<ref>''Marathon'' (2026), Codex, Survey Drone Cartridge: DRONE MODIFICATIONS</ref> | ||