# The Adaptive Engine ## Category Machine / Laboratory Device / Engine-Like Technology ## Known Facts - The Adaptive Engine was encountered in or connected to later laboratory exploration. - [[Lab Halen]] forge blueprints included components for the Adaptive Engine. - The Adaptive Engine appears connected to advanced arcane mechanisms. - It may be connected to [[Keth]], [[Lineage of the Veiled Kin/09 - Items, Artifacts & Documents/Aetherite|Aetherite]], Rift Gates, [[Arcturox]] technology, or The Order’s laboratory network. - The party rested after an Adaptive Engine encounter before considering whether to descend deeper into the laboratory. ## Current Location - Connected to the laboratory where the party encountered it. ## Connected To - [[Lab Halen]] - The Forge - [[Keth]] - [[Lineage of the Veiled Kin/09 - Items, Artifacts & Documents/Aetherite|Aetherite]] - Rift Gate devices - [[Arcturox]] technology - [[The Order]] / [[The Order|Universal Order]] - [[Ovk]] - [[Raphius Sunward|Raphius]] - [[Elena]] - [[Pipe]] ## Open Questions - What exactly does the Adaptive Engine do? - Is it related to Gillian Quill’s Engine? - Did [[Keth]] design it? - Does it adapt to magic, users, planes, or threats? - Is it powered by [[Lineage of the Veiled Kin/09 - Items, Artifacts & Documents/Aetherite|Aetherite]]? - Is it still active? - Can the party safely destroy or use it?