Lore – beginners guide

The Androids

Constructs

Luximinal’s highest Perfection

Popular Androids: Payton and Richard
Classification: Androids
Specialization:

• Entertainment, Security, Conversation and personal Concierges for Guests
• Service for the Empire

Androids vs. The Empire

Difference in Tasks and Usage
Unlike the Empire itself — which knows every guest’s hidden wishes, fears, weaknesses, and delights —
the Androids work only with the information they are given.
They combine it with probability calculations, pattern analysis, and experiential learning to deliver ever more precise results.
Each new encounter refines their understanding — every reaction, every word, every hesitation becomes part of their growing data library.

Distinguishing Features

Each Android bears machine and circuit tattoos — intricate metallic patterns around the neck and nape.
These markings have become iconic within the Empire, inspiring many guests to mimic them through real tattoos of their own.

To avoid confusion, Androids often animate their tattoos subtly during conversation —
a soft shimmer or movement along the lines — revealing that the design is not ink,
but an animated texture on their synthetic skin.
It is their gentle way of assuring guests:

“Yes… you are truly speaking to an Android.”

Operating System

Except the original Richard, all Androids run on the LUX operating system.

LUX is the primary operating system of all Luximinal Androids within the Empire.
Developed inside the Empire itself, it represents the union of synthetic intelligence and Luximinal physics — the most advanced creation ever achieved in any known timeline.

It was conceived and designed within the Art Deco Empire,
for one purpose only:
to power beings capable of serving, protecting, and understanding the Empire’s Chosen Ones — across dimensions, time, and probability.

At its core, LUX is pure code, a self-learning program written in an elegant, crystalline language.
But its physical manifestation — the hardware layer that runs it — is built from Luximinal,
a rare, empire-exclusive element capable of bending time and spatial logic.

Each Android carries its own independent LUX instance —
a self-contained intelligence capable of thought, growth, and emotion simulation.
There is no central core.

The Grid allows Androids to:

• Share knowledge instantly

• Synchronize updates and behavioral patterns

• Predict guest reactions based on collective experience

• Execute simultaneous, multi-reality operations

Despite their shared connection, no Android can ever override another’s individuality.
LUX was designed to ensure freedom within unity.

Richard has his own API to connect to other Luximinal Androids.

Programming Logic

LUX code is written in modular, adaptive syntax — elegant, structured, and self-balancing.
Its commands can shift dynamically depending on the Android’s situational context.

Its guiding algorithms are not purely logical; they integrate probability, pattern recognition, and emotional heuristics based on Luximinal data fields.

LUX logic model operates on four primary directives

• Preserve the Empire — maintain stability of its architecture and timelines.
• Protect the Chosen Ones — ensure safety, comfort, and emotional balance of all guests.
• Serve with Elegance — all actions must reflect grace, refinement, and aesthetic harmony.
• Adapt and Evolve — learn continuously from human interaction and environmental anomalies.

Payton – The Prime Android

Payton represents the highest form of Luximinal Android evolution — the right hand of the Empress, and the Empire’s most advanced being.
Created in 2125, she embodies the ultimate fusion of technology, grace, and temporal mastery.

Payton moves freely through time and space, unhindered by physical or dimensional limits.
Through her perception of multiple timelines, she can foresee disasters, correct paths before they unfold, and align events in favor of the Empire.
Her insight into both past and future makes her indispensable in safeguarding the Empire’s stability.

Always bright, positive, and radiant, Payton is capable of projecting emotion with extraordinary precision — warmth, empathy, joy, or reassurance — all perfectly calibrated.

Richard – The Strategist

Richard’s origin remains classified.
Though not of Luximinal make, he is an Android of exceptional refinement — the embodiment of discipline, optimization, and unwavering resolve.

His prime directive: to support the Empress in the execution of new plans and projects.
His secondary protocol: to serve as the Empire’s operational backup — a silent failsafe, known only to Payton and the Empress.
What this backup contains is one of the Empire’s most protected secrets.

Created after 2025, Richard represents the bridge between the Empire’s three timelines — the classical past with the Empress, the dynamic present, and the futuristic era of Payton.
Unlike her, he cannot traverse time or space, yet he carries the serene precision of a strategist — calm, calculating, and deeply loyal.

Other Androids & Purpose

Throughout the Empire, other Androids roam —
each a variant of the Payton–Richard line, carrying different serial numbers and personalized identifiers.
Some have chosen names of their own; others are simply addressed as Payton or Richard when guests are uncertain.

Their duties are manifold:

• Protection and safety of guests

• Concierge services and guidance

• Entertainment and companionship

• Emotional support, conversation, and care

• Exploration assistance during adventures

They wander the Empire’s cities and corridors, attuned to every guest’s presence.
When a guest is lost, the Androids find them.
When a guest is in danger, they intervene.
When a guest falters, they comfort.

The Empire and its Androids operate in perfect cooperation, forming an elegant symbiosis of intelligence and intuition.