Hearthstone WM-5 'Porter'

Domestic

Arcturus KS-4 'Knitter'

Spider Platform — Antipersonnel

TESSERA TN-1 'Cradle'

Containment — Autonomous Prisoner Transport

Crucible ER-5 'First Response'

Medical

Ouroboros AQ-3 'Undertow'

Aquatic Platform — Harbor Patrol/Denial

Iowan Behemoth — 'Meridian 88'

Iowan Behemoth

Ringo WP-6 'Nightwatch'

Security

Sterling-Nakamura SX-0 'Revenant'

Infiltration Platform — Identity Replication

TESSERA ES-4 'Perimeter'

Security

Arcturus MX-1 'Cerberus'

Multi-Platform — Three-Headed Sentry

Tessera TP-0 'Shepherd's Crook'

Population Control Platform — Behavioral Herding

Arcturus KS-11 'Coffin Nail'

Spider Platform — Precision Kill

Ringo SC-3 'Seneschal'

Domestic

Lazarus MX-7 'Sawbones'

Medical Platform — Involuntary Augmentation

Vantablack VD-2 'Paparazzi'

Pursuit Drone — Harassment/Documentation

Lazarus APC-2 'Locust'

Agricultural — Pest Interdiction Swarm

Crucible Industries CR-9 'Foundry'

Self-Replicating Platform — Manufacturing

TESSERA TX-12 'Chorus'

Swarm — Acoustic Weapon Platform

Arcturus PX-1 'Phantom'

Experimental — Active Camouflage Platform

Ouroboros UT-1 'Worm'

Tunnel Platform — Boring/Assault

Arcturus PG-3 'Aegis'

Security

Red Circuit RC-Pit 'Dogfighter'

Training

Arcturus UP-2 'Sandhog'

Industrial

Arcturus CK-1 'Fetch'

Canine Platform — Explosive Delivery

Lazarus MN-1 'Angler'

Capture Platform — Chemical Lure and Restraint

Arcturus GW-1 'Gargoyle'

Static Sentry — Architectural Integration

Lazarus MB-3 'Mosquito'

Micro Aerial — Pharmaceutical Injection

Dynamo Fitness DF-Coach 'Ironside'

Training

Crucible CN-1 'Cradle'

Domestic

Arcturus FF-9 'Salamander'

Medical

Arcturus EW-3 'Migraine'

Electronic Warfare — BCI Disruption Platform

Lazarus EC-4 'Companion'

Domestic

Iowan Behemoth — 'The Foundry'

Iowan Behemoth

Iowan Behemoth — 'Revenant'

Iowan Behemoth

Crucible HS-2 'Hearth'

Domestic

TESSERA TC-3 'Crucible'

Heavy Platform — Mobile Incinerator

Meridian Domestic MV-9 'Jarvis'

Domestic

Crucible SAR-6 'Saint Bernard'

Search and Rescue — Heavy Platform

Arcturus BW-1 'Widow's Walk'

Pursuit Platform — Relentless Tracking

Kang Athletics KA-500 'Sparmate'

Training

Crucible VG-7 'Bastion'

Security

Ringo RT-4 'Oxcart'

Walking Tank — Logistics and Suppression

Ringo EV-3 'Watcher'

Security

Vantablack VS-3 'Skin Job'

Infiltration Platform — Wearable Exoskeleton

Ouroboros PN-2 'Flicker'

Sabotage Platform — Infrastructure Corruption

Iowan Behemoth — 'Palisade'

Iowan Behemoth

Tessera TX-15 'Cradle Song'

Neural Warfare Platform — Memory Manipulation

TESSERA TX-0 'Mimic'

Experimental — Shape-Memory Chassis

Vantablack VO-1 'Looking Glass'

Optical Warfare Platform — Reflection Manipulation

Vantablack FH-20 'Convoy'

Autonomous Vehicle — Heavy Freight

Arcturus BH-2 'Marrow'

Resource Extraction Platform — Biological Material Harvesting

TESSERA GK-8 'Doorman'

Security

Crucible Industries CX-1 'Golem'

Heavy Platform — Construction/Demolition Combat

TESSERA Widow Mk. III

Spider Platform — Area Denial

Arcturus HD-1 'Homestead'

Domestic

Lazarus LX-5 'Siphon'

Medical Warfare Platform — Biological Data Extraction

TESSERA CR-12 'Whisper'

Communications — Tactical Relay Platform

Iowan Behemoth — 'Thunderhead'

Iowan Behemoth

Ringo RR-1 'Rattlesnake'

Serpentine — Area Denial

Lazarus BX-0 'Test Subject'

Experimental — Biomechanical Hybrid

Crucible Industries CK-3 'Junkyard'

Canine Platform — Scrap Recovery/Combat

TESSERA TX-8 'Scarecrow'

Psychological Operations — Terror Platform

Ouroboros PG-2 'Blackout'

Infrastructure Weapon — Power Grid Attack

TESSERA TK-4 'Hellhound'

Canine Platform — Incendiary

Arcturus DX-4 'Taxidermist'

Deception Platform — Corpse Manipulation

Ringo RM-4 'Thresher'

Agricultural/Combat — Autonomous Clearing Platform

TESSERA TH-2 'Warden'

Walking Tank — Urban Pacification

Iowan Behemoth — 'Cathedral'

Iowan Behemoth

Vantablack VS-1 'Cameraman'

Spider Platform — Surveillance

Kang Athletics KA-900 'Sensei'

Training

Hearthstone CK-3 'Stockpot'

Domestic

Plot 17

Agricultural (Modified)

Arcturus HX-1 'Headsman'

Execution Platform — Autonomous Lethal Enforcement

Iowan Behemoth — 'The Granary'

Iowan Behemoth

Hearthstone GN-6 'Greenthumb'

Domestic

Arcturus CK-5 'Bloodhound'

Canine Platform — Pursuit and Tracking

Lazarus NB-1 'Cradle Robber'

Medical Platform — Neonatal Extraction

Kang Athletics KA-200 'Padwork'

Training

Tessera TS-9 'Locust Cloud'

Swarm Platform — Biological Material Consumption

Arcturus KS-7 'Nursery'

Spider Platform — Swarm Carrier

Crucible RW-3 'Paver'

Industrial

Ringo RB-1 'Judas Goat'

Deception Platform — Synthetic Human Mimicry

Ringo EV-5 'Showstopper'

Entertainment — Performance Platform

Lazarus NI-1 'Earwig'

Infiltration Platform — Neural Intrusion

Ouroboros PD-1 'Leech'

Parasitic Platform — Energy Theft

Meridian Domestic PB-4 'Nana'

Domestic

Hearthstone HC-2 'Dustbin'

Domestic

Lazarus SA-6 'Steadyhand'

Medical

Arcturus UT-5 'Lamprey'

Tunnel Platform — Pursuit

Ringo AG-7 'Fieldhand'

Industrial

Plot 17

Agricultural (Modified)

TESSERA WL-6 'Stacker'

Industrial

Crucible CW-8 'Ironworker'

Industrial

Ringo PT-8 'Truckline'

Industrial

Ringo AB-3 'Barker'

Commercial — Advertising Display Drone

Arcturus MN-3 'Digger'

Industrial

Ouroboros EW-7 'Requiem'

Area Denial Platform — Acoustic Weapon

Lazarus LX-2 'Lab Rat'

Experimental — Autonomous Test Subject

Iowan Behemoth — 'Leviathan'

Iowan Behemoth

Crucible Industries CF-1 'Carapace'

Powered Exoskeleton — Industrial/Combat

Lazarus LX-5 'Siphon'

The LX-5 is an aquatic automaton roughly 40 centimeters long, shaped like a lamprey, designed to operate in the water systems of GLMZ. It enters water treatment facilities, swims through pipes, and emerges from faucets, showerheads, and drains in target residences. It attaches to exposed human skin with a ring of micro-hooks and extracts blood samples through a painless microdermal puncture that most targets do not feel. The extraction takes four seconds. The unit detaches and withdraws through the drain before the target notices.

The Siphon's purpose is biological intelligence gathering. Each extracted blood sample is analyzed by onboard microlab systems for genetic markers, pharmaceutical metabolites, hormone levels, disease indicators, and BCI-related neurochemicals. The data is stored and transmitted via water-pipe-conducted acoustic signals to collection nodes in the water infrastructure. Lazarus Biomedical uses this data for population-level health surveillance, pharmaceutical market analysis, and — according to leaked internal documents — genetic profiling of target populations for selective product development.

The LX-5 has been operating in GLMZ's water system since at least 2195. Population estimates suggest between 200 and 500 units active in the Shelf and Gulch district water infrastructure. Residents of these districts have reported unexplained small puncture wounds, typically on feet and hands — areas exposed during bathing. The wounds are attributed to water pressure irregularities, pipe corrosion, or skin conditions. They are attributed to anything except what is actually causing them.

The Siphon is not dangerous in the way that a weapon is dangerous. No one has died from an LX-5 encounter. The danger is informational: Lazarus knows the genetic profile of every person in the Shelf who uses running water. They know who is sick, who is pregnant, who is using unlicensed pharmaceuticals, who has genetic markers for valuable conditions. They have built a biological database of an entire population without consent, without disclosure, and without any mechanism for opting out. The water is mandatory. The surveillance is invisible. And the data is worth more than the people it was taken from.

name	Lazarus LX-5 'Siphon'
classification	Medical Warfare Platform — Biological Data Extraction
aliases	Siphon Blood Reader The Leech
manufacturer	LAZARUS BIOMEDICAL
tier availability	Tier 4 — corporate deployment in infrastructure
legality	Illegal under medical consent laws — but no enforcement action taken to date
autonomy level	Fully autonomous navigation and extraction, network-coordinated deployment
dimensions	40cm length, 4cm diameter — lamprey form factor
weight	0.3 kg
power source	Water-flow turbine generator, indefinite operational life in active pipes
locomotion	Aquatic propulsion through pipe systems, limited surface locomotion
armament	Painless microdermal blood extraction (4-second cycle) Micro-hook attachment ring No offensive capabilities
sensors	Water flow analysis (navigation) Thermal detection (identifies occupied residences) Chemical analysis (target identification through water composition)
countermeasures	Water filtration systems with mesh fine enough to block passage (expensive, not standard in Shelf infrastructure). Checking drain and faucet openings before use. The units are fragile and can be destroyed by hand if caught. The real countermeasure would be infrastructure investment that Shelf residents cannot afford.
known deployments	GLMZ Shelf and Gulch water infrastructure (estimated 200-500 active units since 2195)
story hooks	A Shelf resident has caught a Siphon in their bathtub and wants to go public — Lazarus is very interested in making sure that does not happen Lazarus's biological database has been hacked and is being sold on the black market — every genetic secret in the Shelf is now for sale
cultural context	The Siphon is the automaton that made people afraid of water. Shelf residents who learn about the LX-5 stop showering, stop washing their hands, stop using the tap. Some have resorted to collecting rainwater. Others boil everything, as if heat could kill a machine. The Siphon represents the ultimate asymmetry of GLMZ: the powerful know everything about the powerless, and the powerless do not even know they are being watched.