Voices in the ghostly machine 1.0.0

Department of HumanitiesPsychology/Sociology Section

For: Chief EngineerSubject: Voices of the indoctrination

What follows are the transcriptions of some of the speeches and slogans used by the recruiters in Rigus.

"Men, strong men, have been denied their destiny. I offer you a chance at a new life. A life with meaning. A life worth living! Together, we can take back our place in the multiverse and ascend into the annals of history as those who brought order."-CPT (Captain) Malix DiBolique, Recruiter for House Vegetius, 7th Corps, 3rd Division, 6th Battalion, 1st Strikers (Calvary unit), member of the Hon. First Order.

"Have you seen it all? Tired of running on endless quests for this power or that one? Come see us, The First Cabal. We'll help you rediscover your lost spirit."-Recruiting Poster for the fledgling militia "The First Cabal"

"Down on you luck? Feeling unneeded? Lost your job and need to feed your family? Come see us today! We'll get you back on your feet. Excellent pay, good benefits, choice of military occupation is up to you*. {*: If you can qualify for it.}"-House Ziverk Recruiting poster

"You have made the right choice by signing on with us. We are your best hope in finding what you want to be. We will teach you the skills you need to survive anything. The benefits for you: do well and you'll be promoted. All we ask is that from here on, you observe all the instruction given and mind that you are the lowest rank. You will show absolute military bearing and courtesy towards those appointed over you."-Typical speech to newly conscripted and volunteer soldiers by the indoctronationists of Rigus.

These excerpts are the typical motivational works conjured up by the psychologist branches of the various units. (Those that do have them) Depending on the size of the military organization, they may have several recruiting houses within Rigus. Each such house contains rooms for newly acquired soldiers to rest and sleep until they are shipped off into Avalas for their training.

To keep within the law of conservation which Acheron follows, for each new recruit the armies prepare to receive, they slaughter one of their enemy captives or their own who have turned against at the denoted time in a precision-honed method to ensure that for every new member, an enemy is sacrificed to keep the numbers on their side.

I have more, but as time has not permitted, I shall try to send a companion letter as soon as I am able, the amount of raw data I have collected is overwhelming. Currently I am sticking to overviews to keep you informed and if I have to, will wait until my return in order to fill you in completely. I know that our Section and ultimately our Department can discover the deeper meanings in these reports.

Calix Arvandus, Shaper 2.