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When a mundane digging operation in the lower levels of the base uncovered a [[Wellsian]] [[Tripod]] with multiple dormant, but living Wellsians inside, he quickly realised their potential as weapons, especially as the aliens would know how to repair and operate the [[Heat Ray]] weapons also scattered in the ruined ship. Mandragora told Governor about his discovery and got the Governor to authorise [[Mandragora's Great Experiment|the “Great Experiment”]] to bring the Wellsians back to life. However, [[Digger-291]], whom he had taken as an apprentice, was secretly part of a covert rebellion formed by the Morningstar Cupids who were tired of the Governor's tyranny. Digger, who feigned stupidity when in Mandragora's presence, spirited [[Retsha sog-Wampyr|one Wellsian]] away to carry out his own version of the ritual based on observation of Mandragora's progress. | When a mundane digging operation in the lower levels of the base uncovered a [[Wellsian]] [[Tripod]] with multiple dormant, but living Wellsians inside, he quickly realised their potential as weapons, especially as the aliens would know how to repair and operate the [[Heat Ray]] weapons also scattered in the ruined ship. Mandragora told Governor about his discovery and got the Governor to authorise [[Mandragora's Great Experiment|the “Great Experiment”]] to bring the Wellsians back to life. However, [[Digger-291]], whom he had taken as an apprentice, was secretly part of a covert rebellion formed by the Morningstar Cupids who were tired of the Governor's tyranny. Digger, who feigned stupidity when in Mandragora's presence, spirited [[Retsha sog-Wampyr|one Wellsian]] away to carry out his own version of the ritual based on observation of Mandragora's progress. | ||
[[File:Mandragora-257 in The Resurrection of the Wellsians.png|thumb|right|Mandragora as he appeared when he first met [[Pythagoras-858]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Resurrection of the Wellsians (short story)|The Resurrection of the Wellsians]]'')]]The Wellsians themselves couldn't wait to break free of the Cupids' hold; even before they were physically resurrected, their telepathic minds were active, scheming their escape. Having realised that the [[Fog Ship]]s were locked and the Governor would never let the Wellsians use them unsupervised, they sent a psychic distress signal to the [[Cupid Homeworld]], leading the [[Department of Problem-Solving]] to come to Morningstar in [[Department of Problem-Solving's Fog Ship|their Department Fog Ship]], which they parked a little ways outside the base and left unlocked. When [[Pythagoras-858]], [[Juliet-178]], [[Carter-1277]] and [[Edwin-750]] were taken to Governor's throne room by [[Dactylopius-177|the Deputy Governor]], he feigned to be even more foppish and careless than he really was, and vaguely told them to go talk to Mandragora. Mandragora was interested to meet Pythagoras, having heard of how the other Cupid had recently “bound a [[demon]]”: [[Lord Thymon]]. Pythe turned this to his advantage, distracting Mandragora with a conversation while Carter went down unnoticed into the excavation site, finding the dormant Wellsians surrounded by candle pentagrams. Mandragora admitted that he had tried to conceal them, but claimed that his interest in them was purely as an experimental subject. | [[File:Mandragora-257 in The Resurrection of the Wellsians.png|thumb|right|Mandragora as he appeared when he first met [[Pythagoras-858]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Resurrection of the Wellsians (short story)|The Resurrection of the Wellsians]]'')]]The Wellsians themselves couldn't wait to break free of the Cupids' hold; even before they were physically resurrected, their telepathic minds were active, scheming their escape. Having realised that the [[Fog Ship]]s were locked and the Governor would never let the Wellsians use them unsupervised, they sent a psychic distress signal to the [[Cupid Homeworld]], leading the [[Department of Problem-Solving]] to come to Morningstar in [[Department of Problem-Solving's first Fog Ship|their Department Fog Ship]], which they parked a little ways outside the base and left unlocked. When [[Pythagoras-858]], [[Juliet-178]], [[Carter-1277]] and [[Edwin-750]] were taken to Governor's throne room by [[Dactylopius-177|the Deputy Governor]], he feigned to be even more foppish and careless than he really was, and vaguely told them to go talk to Mandragora. Mandragora was interested to meet Pythagoras, having heard of how the other Cupid had recently “bound a [[demon]]”: [[Lord Thymon]]. Pythe turned this to his advantage, distracting Mandragora with a conversation while Carter went down unnoticed into the excavation site, finding the dormant Wellsians surrounded by candle pentagrams. Mandragora admitted that he had tried to conceal them, but claimed that his interest in them was purely as an experimental subject. | ||
Not realising that Governor was in on the plan, the Problem-Solvers returned to the throne room to find Governor in the midst of having yet another portrait of himself painted by [[Paintbrush-122]]. Dismissing the artist, Governor casually revealed to them that Mandragora was acting on his authority and shooed them out of the throne room, having told them that the Experiment was too far in for them to do anything about it now. Indeed, a short while later, Mandragora successfully resurrected the six Wellsians under his care, sprinkling them with a a special powder made of metals of symbolic significance. | Not realising that Governor was in on the plan, the Problem-Solvers returned to the throne room to find Governor in the midst of having yet another portrait of himself painted by [[Paintbrush-122]]. Dismissing the artist, Governor casually revealed to them that Mandragora was acting on his authority and shooed them out of the throne room, having told them that the Experiment was too far in for them to do anything about it now. Indeed, a short while later, Mandragora successfully resurrected the six Wellsians under his care, sprinkling them with a a special powder made of metals of symbolic significance. | ||
