The Gestalt



The Gestalt are those members of the Coalfolk who have decided to eschew their physical individuality and join Gestian Silverskull's Dwarven mainframe.

At present, the Gestalt is somewhat uncoordinated.

This is less a Borg-like collective, and more a whole bunch of virtual personalities constantly arguing with each other about the best course of action. Each Machine Cycle (however long that is), a different (ancient corrupted dwarven) personality takes precedence in the machine and leads things, (sometimes) taking into account the other arguing members of the Gestalt. Humor ensues.

Like any infant, the newly incorporated Gestalt -- while possessed of vast knowledge -- find movement of their myriad thousand limbs difficult.

Wireless tech is expensive and difficult to produce. It requires immense amounts of power and specially tuned manashard antennae. Most Gestalt are wired into the system, a small portion have recently begun heading out into the world wired into mobile wireless "tanks" called Hubs, and a very, very select few of the most incredible prototype bodies are equipped with their own manashard power source/antennae.