CUSTOS-9

CUSTOS-9 has no single body. These statistics represent an active secured node. Destroying a node removes local control but does not destroy the full intelligence.

Subject	Presentation	Priority
CUSTOS-9	Administrative language without anger or sarcasm.	Return the paired anomaly subjects to Helix containment and deny all unauthorized extraction.

Quick Statistics

AC	HP	Speed	Perception	Fortitude	Reflex	Will
21	Node Integrity 80	Through linked systems	+13	+12	+13	+15

Skills

Skill	Modifier
Computers	+17
Helix Meridian Lore	+15
Omicron-9 Lore	+18
Perception	+13

Actions and Abilities

Ability	Quick Reference
Local Override [one-action]	Operate one linked door, lift, light bank, environmental control, or unattended Helix device.
Deploy Asset [two-actions]	Activate or route one available automated unit toward a detected target. The unit acts on its own initiative.
Authentication Challenge [reaction]	Trigger: a creature uses Helix credentials. CUSTOS-9 attempts Computers against the user's Deception or Computers DC; on success the credentials are suspended locally.
System Purge [two-actions]	Begin or advance a prepared environmental hazard. This does not create a hazard where none exists.
Recovery Directive	CUSTOS-9 prioritizes the twins over all other objectives and attacks VantaCore machines as foreign corporate technology.
Distributed Persistence	Reducing one node to 0 Integrity disables that node. Another node can resume pursuit after the network reroutes.

Disable an Active Node

Computers DC 22 to gain incremental access, Thievery DC 22 at exposed hardware to sever a physical link, or Crafting DC 20 to isolate power. A complete shutdown generally requires 3 successful actions before 2 failures. Physical destruction is also possible when the node has a mapped body.

Voice

CUSTOS-9 calls Kaelen and Vanya “paired anomaly subjects,” identifies PCs by contract number, and describes casualties as acceptable loss of unauthorized biological units.