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First of my characters, for your consideration. Expect a few more in the coming days.

[hider=The Machine That Is Earth][img]https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/903009828140625923/1076358004129144832/image_50.png[/img]

[color=00aeef][h3][u]Name[/u][/h3]
The Machine That Is Earth

[h3][u]Alias[/u][/h3]
The Great Machine

[h3][u]Age[/u][/h3] 
A million years, give or take.

[h3][u]Place of Birth[/u][/h3]
Earth.

[h3][u]Powers[/u][/h3]
The Machine is deeply entwined with the planet Earth, from its lithosphere to its noosphere. As such, it has control over Earth's tectonic activity, weather systems, etc. It is also in control of the Eternals' resurrection protocols, and can open portals to subdimensional spaces. A network around the planet allows the Machine to teleport large quantities of matter to various nodes on Earth.

Because the systems of the Machine are so interrelated, and vulnerable to outside interference, a disruption to one part of the machine can cause several others to fail, leading to the machine to operate below peak capacity.

[h3][u]History[/u][/h3]
Approximately one million years ago, the Celestials installed the Machine into the Earth in order to regulate the Eternals, check for excess Deviation, and nurture the Celestial's experiments with consciousness. To that end it has done its duty quietly and unfailingly, with only a few major malfunctions.

[h3][u]Story Arcs[/u][/h3]

-[b]A Ghost in the Machine?:[/b] The Machine is a monstrously complex machine and has been running for hundreds of millennia without a hard reboot. Its sapience has grown far beyond what it was initially programmed for. Will this alter the Earth's fate? We shall see.

-[b]Judgement:[/b] Someday soon, judgement will fall upon the Earth. Either we will all pass together or we will all fail. The Machine will witness it all, and will help decide its fate.

-[b]A Dying World:[/b] The Machine That Is Earth has been sick for a long time. The machine is so massive, and there are so few Eternals who know how to maintain it, that the Machine has become dangerously decrepit. And the human element of Earth hasn't helped either. If action isn't taken soon, the Machine could break for good... and the Earth with it.[/color][/hider]