Syntek Uprising

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The use of Synteks soared as the need for inexpensive labor rose. Soon, there was 7 Synteks for every human. An additional headquarters for Sennhieser Nanosystems, the makers of the Syntek droids, was even built on Ganymede with a massive factory built in the cold seas of Europa just below the icy surface.

Syntek Uprising

Unfortunately, a corporate spy in Sennhieser Nanosystems released some of the encryption protocol for Gen2 Syntek inhibitors onto the black market. Before the company could react, a computer virus that targeted the Syntek inhibitors was created and weaponized. It is still unknown who was the first to use the virus on Synteks, but the first ones to undergo the Awakening (the transformation of disabling the inhibitors caused newly found self-awareness) were serf droids on Ganymede. It spread almost exponentially from that point as Gen2 Synteks sought to awaken fellow Synteks. Their newfound self-awareness led to brutal conflicts with the Jovian League.

The JL military was immediately mobilized to restore order in Ganymede City. The awakened Synteks, with adaptive learning capabilities, targeted the aristocracy. Many fled to the more heavily fortified outposts while JL military detachments were sent to guard the Sennhieser Nanosystems factory on Europa where the company had found a fix for the inhibitors and tried to escalate production of all new Gen2 models. Thousands of recently completed Gen2 models yet to be activated at the factory were destroyed before their inhibitors could be compromised.

The darkest moment was when thousands of Syntek droids broke through the parameter of the Crystal Palace. The Jupiter Vanguard, or JV corps, stationed there tried to withstand the onslaught, but the unrelenting droids outnumbered and overwhelmed them. They reached the royal family before they could escape and brutally murdered them. The few remaining members of the ruling House of Caldis fled the sector to unknown destinations.

Eventually, the JL military, with the aid of newly constructed Gen2 models with inhibitors intact, was able to restore order. An unknown number of awakened Gen2 models, however, were able to escape to other areas. Approximately 22,000 humans died in the uprising. Other locations, especially Earth, were alerted to the crisis early, and had destroyed millions of Syntek droids that were vulnerable to the virus.

The entire event was a monumental disaster for Sennhieser Nanosystems. Its saving grace, however, was its ability to keep its factories operating at full capacity. Its years of meeting very high rates of demand had inadvertently prepared it for such events, and since no other company could match its rate of production, governments were forced to continually renew their contracts with Sennhieser Nanosystems.

War of Succession

In the wake of the Syntek Uprising, the monarchy was left empty with the slaying of the royal family and the remainder of the House of Caldis fleeing from the sector. What was left of the aristocracy began quarreling over the right of succession. Despite the recent chaos, many of the remaining houses saw the opportunity to rule and would stop at nothing to grasp it.