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'''Anarchitects''' were [[conceptual entity|conceptual entities]] created by the [[Celestis]] using [[flux]] technology ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Book of the War (novel)|The Book of the War]]'') and used as weapons by [[the enemy]] during | '''Anarchitects''' were [[conceptual entity|conceptual entities]] created by the [[Celestis]] using [[flux]] technology ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Book of the War (novel)|The Book of the War]]'') and used as weapons by [[the enemy]] during the [[War in Heaven]]. | ||
The anarchitects | The anarchitects were disembodied intelligences which were able to inhabit architecture and disrupt the information that held it together, allowing them to rebuild entire cities at will. This technology was the same that the [[Time Lord]]s had used by the early [[TARDIS]] models, but they'd never thought to use it as a weapon of war. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Alien Bodies (novel)|Alien Bodies]]'') One anarchitect was capable of "possessing" a single structure, regardless of size. | ||
However, the "rewriting" of physical structures was achieved by manipulating the ''meaning'' of these structures rather than the ''matter''. Like other conceptual entities | However, the "rewriting" of physical structures was achieved by manipulating the ''meaning'' of these structures rather than the ''matter''. Like other conceptual entities, the anarchitects lacked physical form and only existed in the mind of the beholder, which they would manipulate to warp that person's understanding of their relationship to their world-environment. | ||
{{quote|Bridges can disappear underfoot, simple corridors can become impenetrable labyrinths, while spaces can become oppressively small or horrifyingly large without warning. And yet the anarchitects achieve this without actually changing the substance of the building at all.|''[[The Book of the War]]''}} | {{quote|Bridges can disappear underfoot, simple corridors can become impenetrable labyrinths, while spaces can become oppressively small or horrifyingly large without warning. And yet the anarchitects achieve this without actually changing the substance of the building at all.|''[[The Book of the War]]''}} | ||
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As a result, because they were purely non-physical, anarchitects could not be combatted by [[cast]]s. [[Time-aware]] [[posthuman]] species attributed the effects of anarchitects to [[nanite]]s. | As a result, because they were purely non-physical, anarchitects could not be combatted by [[cast]]s. [[Time-aware]] [[posthuman]] species attributed the effects of anarchitects to [[nanite]]s. | ||
A flaw in the early anarchitect program was a well-developed sense of self which could lead to conflict with the anarchitect's user. This flaw particularly pronounced in the [[gargoyle (The Book of the War)|gargoyle]]s, a previous iteration of the technology. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Book of the War (novel)|The Book of the War]]'') | A flaw in the early anarchitect program was a well-developed sense of self which could lead to conflict with the anarchitect's user. This flaw particularly pronounced in the [[gargoyle (The Book of the War)|gargoyle]]s, a previous iteration of the technology. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Book of the War (novel)|The Book of the War]]'') The [[shift]]s were later created by applying the same principles to living subjects. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Alien Bodies (novel)|Alien Bodies]]'') | ||
== Instances == | == Instances == | ||
[[Homunculette]] faced an anarchitect in the ruins of [[London]] after the [[22nd century Dalek invasion]] | [[Homunculette]] faced an anarchitect in the ruins of [[London]] after the [[22nd century Dalek invasion]]: a [[bridge]] disappeared right from under his feet, and he fell into the polluted [[River Thames]]. When he told this to [[Marie (Alien Bodies)|Marie]], she asked him if he was sure he didn't just fall off. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Alien Bodies (novel)|Alien Bodies]]'') | ||
The [[Remote]] had anarchitect-derived weaponry in their [[weaponstore]]s, but they rarely used it on the battlefield. Some Remote left a "ship-killer anarchitect" behind as they left the [[Venue Accords]], but it remained dormant. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Book of the War (novel)|The Book of the War]]'') | The [[Remote]] had anarchitect-derived weaponry in their [[weaponstore]]s, but they rarely used it on the battlefield. Some Remote left a "ship-killer anarchitect" behind as they left the [[Venue Accords]], but it remained dormant. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Book of the War (novel)|The Book of the War]]'') | ||
