Name: Fragmented Data Core

Type: Quest Item / Collectible

Description:
Encased in cracked geo-alloy plating and pulsing with a faint blue core, the Fragmented Data Core is a remnant of the Old Epoch’s archival systems. Though its exterior resembles worn stone, the core is a stabilized memory shard an ancient hard drive containing encrypted schematics, historical logs, or critical coordinates lost to time.

These cores were often hidden within crumbled bastions or buried beneath collapsed aetherworks, waiting to be rediscovered by a worthy Gearbound. Most cannot be accessed without advanced decoders or an upgraded Aetherbound Conduit.

Gameplay Role:

• Used to unlock lore entries, blueprints, or new regions when decrypted at Archive Terminals.
  
  

• Scattered across the world as collectibles, often hidden in environmental puzzles or behind light combat challenges.
  
  

• Can be tracked via resonance pulse from upgraded staff modules.
  
  

Codex Entry:

“Stone conceals. Light remembers. The truth of the past lies dormant in these fractured cores, whispering through time for someone to listen.”