Book Keepers

The Aoumnix were such a dire threat once they were released that even those created to destroy them were powerless against their might. The Battle of Aeiridus was the universe's first encounter with this unstoppable force and it was there where the dreaded Aoumnix displayed their unstoppable carnage to an utterly unprepared universe.

It was also at this place that our universe's only salvation was born. Led by Underkeeper Zeiruun Aeitunik, a group of elite Commen had moved to prevent the Aou Lord from unleashing the Aoumnix, but to their dismay, failed. Very few Commen were left alive and those whom were, the Underkeeper amongst them, were permanently scarred in ways unimaginable by their experiences.

This scarring was both a curse and a gift. It rendered their bodies and conscious minds virtually useless, but also imprinted upon their souls invaluable knowledge regarding the Aoumnix. Upon the return of Zeiruun to the Commen's seat of power, the Church's Overkeeper Sheisun Teiruk realised this fact and ordered Zeiruun to be tended to immediately.

After mobile life support systems had been mounted on the Underkeeper and the other survivors, the Underkeeper and Sheisun proceeded to collaborate with Nether in an attempt to develop weapons which could stop the Aoumnix once and for all.

Their efforts eventually led to the creation of the Diventeins, omnipotent mechanical beings capable of harnessing the very power of Nether herself. No other form of matter or energy in the universe could ever match it due to the fact that the universe itself had been created from an infinitely miniscule amount of it.

The survivors of Aeiridus came together and established the Arceive, dedicated to putting an end once and for all to the Aoumnix. Due to the light, unmilitaristic nature the life support systems that the survivors were forced to wear, they developed an immensely heavily armed and armoured mobile suit system which they could utilise in combat armed with weaponry similar to that of the Diventeins. The warriors whom donned these suits were known as Book Keepers and are, even to this very day, an unstoppable force of sheer destructive power.

Today, the Arceive stands vigilant watch at the edge of the Sarqueilan Anomoly, believing that it is the location from which the Aoumnix will emerge once more.

The Arceive refuses to side with either the Altruists or Arcanists for the fact that it could interfere with their work and mission.