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A construction magnate with Credits to burn, Colabello\u2019s passion for collecting antique weapons led him to buy a strange crate at a military surplus auction in Cestulus. Inside, Colabello found prototype parts for ship weapons unlike anything he had ever seen. The crate\u2019s contents fascinated Colabello and started him on a journey that would end with the creation of Apocalypse Arms. After the auction, Colabello returned home and unsuccessfully attempted to reconstruct the weapons. Though he couldn\u2019t get the prototypes working, he was captivated by their unique design and potential power. Colabello quickly became obsessed with uncovering their creator. Comms with the military warehouse only turned up one clue; the crate had been in storage since 2792. The year the Messer regime finally fell.\n\nFueled by the possibility that these weapons might be a lost part of history, Colabello hired private investigators to chase the digital trail and took the weapons to numerous experts, hoping that one of them could provide answers. Eventually, a Messer scholar at Reis\u2019 Carey University found an archived datalog of shipments into and out of the Davien warehouse where Colabello had purchased the crate. A cross-reference against the extensive log scored a hit; the crate had been sent there from an address in Newcastle, Magnus.\n\nThe Elusive Engineer\nMuch to Colabello\u2019s disappointment, a Casaba Outlet currently occupied the Newcastle address. Doubting that the fine purveyors of affordable fashion briefly made an inventive and bold set of ship weapons, Colabello searched the site\u2019s 2792 property log. Records revealed that Genly Engineering Solutions was renting the space when the crate was shipped to Cestulus. Still, answers did not come easy. Outside of the name on the rental agreement, Genly did not seem to exist.\n\nYears passed without any further information coming to light. Requests to the government uncovered nothing. The lack of progress sunk Colabello into a deep depression and he even considered selling the weapons. Yet his curiosity could not be extinguished. Hopeful that a brute force method would bear results, Colabello went to the Ark to meticulously checked Magnus\u2019 2792 census by hand, which, after months of pouring over names, led him to discover one Genly Maupin. Colabello was disappointed to learn that Genly was only six years old in 2792, but since he was still Colabello\u2019s best lead in years, he kept digging and found out that Genly\u2019s mother was Juliet Maupin, a former Aegis Dynamics engineer.\n\nMonths later, Colabello found the great-granddaughter of Juliet Maupin living in Lo and paid her a visit. He showed her the prototypes and asked if she had any idea if they were her great-grandmother\u2019s creation. She explained that she had heard stories from her mother about the awards her great-grandmother had won for her scanner designs, but nothing about weapons. However, she was happy to allow Colabello to examine Juliet\u2019s old notes. There, in an unlabeled folder, he found what he had sought for so long: Juliet\u2019s original designs for the prototypes and a journal describing their creation.\n\nThe Unknown Genius\nPrior to designing the weapons that would eventually inspire Apocalypse Arms, Juliet Maupin worked as a lead engineer for the titan of Cestulus industry, Aegis Dynamics. She led the team responsible for the 2783 revamped Retaliators still coveted by today\u2019s \u201cbomber boys.\u201d Following that success, Maupin was introduced to Sylvain Evans, a high-ranking member of the UEE military. Evans enlisted Maupin for a classified project to produce a new line of powerful and advanced combat systems for the Messer government. Maupin leapt at the opportunity to design weapons with the freedom only government funding could provide.\n\nIn 2790, Linton Messer XI felt his Empire crumbling. From without, the ongoing Xi\u2019An cold war and the emergent Vanduul threat were exacting a sustained toll, while from within, the death of Anthony Tanaka had begun to transform the dissenters among the public from mere activists to operational revolutionaries. Messer XI knew his time was limited unless he created a strategic advantage, i.e. bigger and better guns.\n\nEvans provided Maupin with a high-tech lab and an able team in a non-descript building in Newcastle. To keep their work secret, the project was given the codename Genly Engineering Solutions in honor of Maupin\u2019s young son. Building off the work she had done at Aegis, Maupin developed prototypes for a ballistic Gatling gun and a mass driver, the weapons that would eventually find their way into Colabello\u2019s crate.\n\nIn 2792, the military picked up the prototypes with the intention of shipping them to Kilian for testing. During their journey, footage of the Massacre of Garron II leaked to the public and the entire UEE military was mobilized to quell the rebellion. The crate containing the weapons was offloaded into the Cestulus warehouse and forgotten until Colabello bought it well over a century later.\n\nAfter the collapse of the Messer regime, Juliet Maupin grew concerned that her association with the corrupt government would be revealed. She swore off weapon design and fled with her family to the Corel System. Eventually, Maupin went to work at a Lo engineering firm where she worked on a project that built advanced scanning machines used to detect contraband along the UEE-Banu border. Many of the scanners still in use today are based off her designs. Maupin passed away in 2862 never knowing that her greatest contribution to the world was still to come.\n\nApocalypse Arms\nAfter unraveling the mystery, Colabello knew what to do next. He purchased the original design documents from Maupin\u2019s great-granddaughter, sold his construction business and poured all his assets into launching Apocalypse Arms, a name inspired by a line in Maupin\u2019s journals that described her desire to \u201cbuild guns that could overcome any situation \u2026 even the apocalypse.\u201d\n\nWith the full designs in hand, Colabello was finally able to get the prototypes working and the first line of Apocalypse Arms branded munitions hit the market in 2913. Though updated to take advantage of modern technology, most of what Maupin had originally conceived over a hundred years earlier remained untouched, especially the weapons\u2019 unique style and overpowering performance. In a bold move, Apocalypse Arms\u2019 inaugural sales campaign did not shy away from saying the guns were built for the Messers. Many found the strategy obscene, but sales proved it to be effective. Colabello went on any Spectrum show, whether hosted by friend or foe, to talk about the weapons\u2019 history, and how these innovative and powerful guns were saved from being used by a despot. From his perspective, Apocalypse Arms was a Human success story.\n\nToday, the specter of the Messers still hangs over Apocalypse Arms and has driven some to shun their products. Many more automatically associate the name with its prevalence in chaotic conflict zones like Nexus IV and Charon III. Still, the guns\u2019 quality and effectiveness cannot be denied, and over the years, the brand has built a loyal fan base. Using Maupin\u2019s innovative designs as inspiration, Colabello has hired new engineers to continue to expand AA\u2019s catalogue. All of this makes Apocalypse Arms one of the more interesting, and deadly, manufacturers in the Empire.","de_DE":"Die Kiste\nDalton Colabello konnte nie ahnen, wie drastisch sich sein Leben wegen einer ung\u00fcnstigen Kiste ver\u00e4ndern w\u00fcrde. Colabellos Leidenschaft f\u00fcr das Sammeln alter Waffen f\u00fchrte ihn dazu, eine seltsame Kiste bei einer milit\u00e4rischen \u00dcberschussauktion in Cestulus zu kaufen. Im Inneren fand Colabello Prototypenteile f\u00fcr Schiffswaffen, wie er sie noch nie zuvor gesehen hatte. Der Inhalt der Kiste faszinierte Colabello und begann mit einer Reise, die mit der Erschaffung der Apokalypse Arms enden sollte. Nach der Auktion kehrte Colabello nach Hause zur\u00fcck und versuchte erfolglos, die Waffen zu rekonstruieren. Obwohl er die Prototypen nicht zum Laufen bringen konnte, war er fasziniert von ihrem einzigartigen Design und ihrer potentiellen Leistungsf\u00e4higkeit. Colabello wurde schnell besessen davon, ihren Sch\u00f6pfer aufzudecken. Die Kommunikation mit dem Milit\u00e4rlager ergab nur einen Hinweis; die Kiste war seit 2792 gelagert. In dem Jahr, in dem das Messer-Regime endlich fiel.\n\nGetankt von der M\u00f6glichkeit, dass diese Waffen ein verlorener Teil der Geschichte sein k\u00f6nnten, beauftragte Colabello Privatdetektive, den digitalen Weg zu verfolgen, und brachte die Waffen zu zahlreichen Experten, in der Hoffnung, dass einer von ihnen Antworten geben k\u00f6nnte. Schlie\u00dflich fand ein Messer-Stipendiat der Carey University von Reis einen archivierten Datenspeicher mit Sendungen in und aus dem Daviener Lager, in dem Colabello die Kiste gekauft hatte. Ein Querverweis auf das umfangreiche Protokoll ergab einen Treffer; die Kiste war von einer Adresse in Newcastle, Magnus, dorthin geschickt worden.\n\nDer schwer fassbare Ingenieur\nZu Colabellos Entt\u00e4uschung belegte ein Casaba Outlet derzeit die Adresse in Newcastle. Colabello bezweifelte, dass die feinen Anbieter von erschwinglicher Mode kurzzeitig einen erfinderischen und mutigen Satz von Schiffswaffen herstellten, und durchsuchte das 2792 Eigentumsprotokoll der Website. Aufzeichnungen ergaben, dass Genly Engineering Solutions den Raum gemietet hat, als die Kiste nach Cestulus verschifft wurde. Dennoch waren die Antworten nicht einfach. Au\u00dferhalb des Namens auf dem Mietvertrag schien Genly nicht zu existieren.\n\nJahre vergingen, ohne dass weitere Informationen ans Licht kamen. Anfragen an die Regierung enth\u00fcllten nichts. Der Mangel an Fortschritt versenkte Colabello in eine tiefe Depression und er dachte sogar dar\u00fcber nach, die Waffen zu verkaufen. Doch seine Neugierde konnte nicht gel\u00f6scht werden. In der Hoffnung, dass eine Methode der rohen Gewalt zu Ergebnissen f\u00fchren w\u00fcrde, ging Colabello in die Arche, um die Volksz\u00e4hlung von Magnus 2792 von Hand akribisch zu \u00fcberpr\u00fcfen, was ihn nach Monaten des \u00dcbergie\u00dfens von Namen dazu brachte, einen Genly Maupin zu entdecken. Colabello war entt\u00e4uscht zu erfahren, dass Genly 2792 erst sechs Jahre alt war, aber da er immer noch Colabellos bester Lead seit Jahren war, grub er weiter und fand heraus, dass Genlys Mutter Juliet Maupin war, eine ehemalige Aegis Dynamics Ingenieurin.\n\nMonate sp\u00e4ter fand Colabello die Urenkelin von Juliet Maupin in Lo und besuchte sie. Er zeigte ihr die Prototypen und fragte sie, ob sie eine Ahnung h\u00e4tte, ob es die Kreation ihrer Urgro\u00dfmutter sei. Sie erkl\u00e4rte, dass sie von ihrer Mutter Geschichten \u00fcber die Auszeichnungen geh\u00f6rt habe, die ihre Urgro\u00dfmutter f\u00fcr ihre Scanner-Entw\u00fcrfe gewonnen habe, aber nichts \u00fcber Waffen. Sie erlaubte Colabello jedoch gerne, Juliets alte Notizen zu \u00fcberpr\u00fcfen. Dort, in einem unbenannten Ordner, fand er das, was er so lange gesucht hatte: Juliets Originaldesigns f\u00fcr die Prototypen und ein Journal, das ihre Entstehung beschreibt.\n\nDas unbekannte Genie\nVor der Entwicklung der Waffen, die schlie\u00dflich die Apokalypse Arms inspirieren sollten, arbeitete Juliet Maupin als leitende Ingenieurin f\u00fcr den Titanen der Cestulus-Industrie, Aegis Dynamics. Sie leitete das Team, das f\u00fcr die 2783 umgestalteten Vergeltungsma\u00dfnahmen verantwortlich war, die von den heutigen \"Bomberjungen\" immer noch begehrt waren. Nach diesem Erfolg wurde Maupin Sylvain Evans, einem hochrangigen Mitglied des UEE-Milit\u00e4rs, vorgestellt. Evans beauftragte Maupin mit einem geheimen Projekt zur Herstellung einer neuen Reihe leistungsstarker und fortschrittlicher Kampfsysteme f\u00fcr die Regierung Messer. Maupin nutzte die Gelegenheit, Waffen mit der Freiheit zu entwickeln, die nur eine staatliche Finanzierung bieten konnte.\n\n2790 sp\u00fcrte Linton Messer XI, wie sein Reich zusammenbrach. Von au\u00dfen forderten der andauernde Xi'An-Kalte Krieg und die aufkommende Vanduul-Bedrohung einen anhaltenden Tribut, w\u00e4hrend der Tod von Anthony Tanaka von innen heraus begonnen hatte, die Andersdenkenden in der \u00d6ffentlichkeit von einfachen Aktivisten zu operativen Revolution\u00e4ren zu machen. Messer XI wusste, dass seine Zeit begrenzt war, es sei denn, er schuf einen strategischen Vorteil, n\u00e4mlich gr\u00f6\u00dfere und bessere Gesch\u00fctze.\n\nEvans stellte Maupin ein High-Tech-Labor und ein leistungsf\u00e4higes Team in einem nicht beschriebenen Geb\u00e4ude in Newcastle zur Verf\u00fcgung. Um ihre Arbeit geheim zu halten, erhielt das Projekt den Codenamen Genly Engineering Solutions zu Ehren von Maupins jungem Sohn. Aufbauend auf der Arbeit, die sie bei Aegis geleistet hatte, entwickelte Maupin Prototypen f\u00fcr eine ballistische Gatling-Gun und einen Massenfahrer, die Waffen, die schlie\u00dflich ihren Weg in Colabellos Kiste finden w\u00fcrden.\n\n2792 holte das Milit\u00e4r die Prototypen mit der Absicht ab, sie zum Testen nach Kilian zu schicken. W\u00e4hrend ihrer Reise wurden Aufnahmen des Massakers von Garron II an die \u00d6ffentlichkeit weitergegeben, und das gesamte UEE-Milit\u00e4r wurde mobilisiert, um die Rebellion zu unterdr\u00fccken. Die Kiste mit den Waffen wurde in das Cestulus-Lager entladen und vergessen, bis Colabello sie weit \u00fcber ein Jahrhundert sp\u00e4ter kaufte.\n\nNach dem Zusammenbruch des Messer-Regimes wurde Juliet Maupin besorgt, dass ihre Verbindung zur korrupten Regierung aufgedeckt w\u00fcrde. Sie schwor vom Waffenentwurf ab und floh mit ihrer Familie zum Corel-System. Schlie\u00dflich ging Maupin zu einem Lo Ingenieurb\u00fcro, wo sie an einem Projekt arbeitete, das fortschrittliche Scan-Maschinen zur Erkennung von Schmuggelware an der Grenze zwischen UEE und Banu baute. Viele der heute noch im Einsatz befindlichen Scanner basieren auf ihren Entw\u00fcrfen. Maupin starb 2862, ohne zu wissen, dass ihr gr\u00f6\u00dfter Beitrag zur Welt noch kommen w\u00fcrde.\n\nApokalypse Arme\nNachdem er das Geheimnis gel\u00fcftet hatte, wusste Colabello, was er als n\u00e4chstes tun musste. Er kaufte die urspr\u00fcnglichen Entwurfsdokumente von Maupins Urenkelin, verkaufte sein Baugesch\u00e4ft und goss all seine Verm\u00f6genswerte in die Gr\u00fcndung von Apocalypse Arms, einem Namen, der von einer Zeile in Maupins Tageb\u00fcchern inspiriert war, die ihren Wunsch beschrieb, \"Waffen zu bauen, die jede Situation \u00fcberwinden k\u00f6nnten.... sogar die Apocalypse\".\n\nMit den vollst\u00e4ndigen Entw\u00fcrfen in der Hand konnte Colabello endlich die Prototypen in Betrieb nehmen, und die erste Linie von Apocalypse Arms-Munition kam 2913 auf den Markt. Obwohl aktualisiert, um die Vorteile der modernen Technologie zu nutzen, blieb das meiste von dem, was Maupin urspr\u00fcnglich \u00fcber hundert Jahre zuvor konzipiert hatte, unber\u00fchrt, insbesondere der einzigartige Stil und die \u00fcberw\u00e4ltigende Leistung der Waffen. In einem k\u00fchnen Zug scheute die erste Verkaufskampagne von Apocalypse Arms nicht davor zur\u00fcck, zu sagen, dass die Waffen f\u00fcr die Messers gebaut wurden. Viele fanden die Strategie obsz\u00f6n, aber der Verkauf bewies, dass sie effektiv war. Colabello ging zu jeder Spectrum-Show, ob von Freunden oder Feinden veranstaltet, um \u00fcber die Geschichte der Waffen zu sprechen und dar\u00fcber, wie diese innovativen und m\u00e4chtigen Waffen vor der Verwendung durch einen Despoten bewahrt wurden. Aus seiner Sicht war Apocalypse Arms eine menschliche Erfolgsgeschichte.\n\nHeute h\u00e4ngt das Gespenst der Messers noch immer \u00fcber den Apokalypsenarmen und hat einige dazu gebracht, ihre Produkte zu meiden. Viele weitere assoziieren den Namen automatisch mit seiner Pr\u00e4valenz in chaotischen Konfliktzonen wie Nexus IV und Charon III. Dennoch ist die Qualit\u00e4t und Wirksamkeit der Waffen nicht zu leugnen, und im Laufe der Jahre hat sich die Marke eine treue Fangemeinde aufgebaut. Mit den innovativen Designs von Maupin als Inspiration hat Colabello neue Ingenieure eingestellt, um den Katalog von AA weiter auszubauen. All dies macht Apocalypse Arms zu einem der interessantesten und t\u00f6dlichsten Hersteller im Imperium.","zh_CN":"The Crate\nDalton Colabello could never have predicted how drastically his life would change because of one inauspicious crate. A construction magnate with Credits to burn, Colabello\u2019s passion for collecting antique weapons led him to buy a strange crate at a military surplus auction in Cestulus. Inside, Colabello found prototype parts for ship weapons unlike anything he had ever seen. The crate\u2019s contents fascinated Colabello and started him on a journey that would end with the creation of Apocalypse Arms. After the auction, Colabello returned home and unsuccessfully attempted to reconstruct the weapons. Though he couldn\u2019t get the prototypes working, he was captivated by their unique design and potential power. Colabello quickly became obsessed with uncovering their creator. Comms with the military warehouse only turned up one clue; the crate had been in storage since 2792. The year the Messer regime finally fell.\n\nFueled by the possibility that these weapons might be a lost part of history, Colabello hired private investigators to chase the digital trail and took the weapons to numerous experts, hoping that one of them could provide answers. Eventually, a Messer scholar at Reis\u2019 Carey University found an archived datalog of shipments into and out of the Davien warehouse where Colabello had purchased the crate. A cross-reference against the extensive log scored a hit; the crate had been sent there from an address in Newcastle, Magnus.\n\nThe Elusive Engineer\nMuch to Colabello\u2019s disappointment, a Casaba Outlet currently occupied the Newcastle address. Doubting that the fine purveyors of affordable fashion briefly made an inventive and bold set of ship weapons, Colabello searched the site\u2019s 2792 property log. Records revealed that Genly Engineering Solutions was renting the space when the crate was shipped to Cestulus. Still, answers did not come easy. Outside of the name on the rental agreement, Genly did not seem to exist.\n\nYears passed without any further information coming to light. Requests to the government uncovered nothing. The lack of progress sunk Colabello into a deep depression and he even considered selling the weapons. Yet his curiosity could not be extinguished. Hopeful that a brute force method would bear results, Colabello went to the Ark to meticulously checked Magnus\u2019 2792 census by hand, which, after months of pouring over names, led him to discover one Genly Maupin. Colabello was disappointed to learn that Genly was only six years old in 2792, but since he was still Colabello\u2019s best lead in years, he kept digging and found out that Genly\u2019s mother was Juliet Maupin, a former Aegis Dynamics engineer.\n\nMonths later, Colabello found the great-granddaughter of Juliet Maupin living in Lo and paid her a visit. He showed her the prototypes and asked if she had any idea if they were her great-grandmother\u2019s creation. She explained that she had heard stories from her mother about the awards her great-grandmother had won for her scanner designs, but nothing about weapons. However, she was happy to allow Colabello to examine Juliet\u2019s old notes. There, in an unlabeled folder, he found what he had sought for so long: Juliet\u2019s original designs for the prototypes and a journal describing their creation.\n\nThe Unknown Genius\nPrior to designing the weapons that would eventually inspire Apocalypse Arms, Juliet Maupin worked as a lead engineer for the titan of Cestulus industry, Aegis Dynamics. She led the team responsible for the 2783 revamped Retaliators still coveted by today\u2019s \u201cbomber boys.\u201d Following that success, Maupin was introduced to Sylvain Evans, a high-ranking member of the UEE military. Evans enlisted Maupin for a classified project to produce a new line of powerful and advanced combat systems for the Messer government. Maupin leapt at the opportunity to design weapons with the freedom only government funding could provide.\n\nIn 2790, Linton Messer XI felt his Empire crumbling. From without, the ongoing Xi\u2019An cold war and the emergent Vanduul threat were exacting a sustained toll, while from within, the death of Anthony Tanaka had begun to transform the dissenters among the public from mere activists to operational revolutionaries. Messer XI knew his time was limited unless he created a strategic advantage, i.e. bigger and better guns.\n\nEvans provided Maupin with a high-tech lab and an able team in a non-descript building in Newcastle. To keep their work secret, the project was given the codename Genly Engineering Solutions in honor of Maupin\u2019s young son. Building off the work she had done at Aegis, Maupin developed prototypes for a ballistic Gatling gun and a mass driver, the weapons that would eventually find their way into Colabello\u2019s crate.\n\nIn 2792, the military picked up the prototypes with the intention of shipping them to Kilian for testing. During their journey, footage of the Massacre of Garron II leaked to the public and the entire UEE military was mobilized to quell the rebellion. The crate containing the weapons was offloaded into the Cestulus warehouse and forgotten until Colabello bought it well over a century later.\n\nAfter the collapse of the Messer regime, Juliet Maupin grew concerned that her association with the corrupt government would be revealed. She swore off weapon design and fled with her family to the Corel System. Eventually, Maupin went to work at a Lo engineering firm where she worked on a project that built advanced scanning machines used to detect contraband along the UEE-Banu border. Many of the scanners still in use today are based off her designs. Maupin passed away in 2862 never knowing that her greatest contribution to the world was still to come.\n\nApocalypse Arms\nAfter unraveling the mystery, Colabello knew what to do next. He purchased the original design documents from Maupin\u2019s great-granddaughter, sold his construction business and poured all his assets into launching Apocalypse Arms, a name inspired by a line in Maupin\u2019s journals that described her desire to \u201cbuild guns that could overcome any situation \u2026 even the apocalypse.\u201d\n\nWith the full designs in hand, Colabello was finally able to get the prototypes working and the first line of Apocalypse Arms branded munitions hit the market in 2913. Though updated to take advantage of modern technology, most of what Maupin had originally conceived over a hundred years earlier remained untouched, especially the weapons\u2019 unique style and overpowering performance. In a bold move, Apocalypse Arms\u2019 inaugural sales campaign did not shy away from saying the guns were built for the Messers. Many found the strategy obscene, but sales proved it to be effective. Colabello went on any Spectrum show, whether hosted by friend or foe, to talk about the weapons\u2019 history, and how these innovative and powerful guns were saved from being used by a despot. From his perspective, Apocalypse Arms was a Human success story.\n\nToday, the specter of the Messers still hangs over Apocalypse Arms and has driven some to shun their products. Many more automatically associate the name with its prevalence in chaotic conflict zones like Nexus IV and Charon III. Still, the guns\u2019 quality and effectiveness cannot be denied, and over the years, the brand has built a loyal fan base. Using Maupin\u2019s innovative designs as inspiration, Colabello has hired new engineers to continue to expand AA\u2019s catalogue. All of this makes Apocalypse Arms one of the more interesting, and deadly, manufacturers in the Empire."},"links_count":0,"comment_count":93,"created_at":"2015-12-08T00:00:00+00:00","created_at_human":"10 years ago"},"meta":{"processed_at":"2026-05-08 00:23:02","valid_relations":["images","links"],"prev_id":15100,"next_id":15102}}