BRIEF SUMMARY
Codex Lore: ESTABLISH LINK: ARACHNE
OBJECTIVES
NO TACTICAL OBJECTIVES ASSIGNED TO THIS NODE.
ESTABLISH LINK: ARACHNE
rnnrqterm.cdx.access - -:- -.- -.- -:- -.- - =================================================================== RUNNERS' GUIDE v.1.001.04.tciv FACTIONS: ARACHNE =================================================================== FACTION: ARACHNE ROLE: Spiritual organization, dedicated violence catalyst CLASSIFICATION: Cult AGENT: CHARTER OVERVIEW: ARACHNE is a registered 784s(g) spiritual group. ARACHNE is a fairly recent religion that was heavily influenced by early cryosleep space travel technology and saw a surge of interest during the staffing of the UESC MARATHON. Key beliefs include viewing sleep, cryosleep, and death as journeys that will ultimately lead believers and nonbelievers alike to salvation. To this end, ARACHNE devotees dedicate themselves to providing death (which they view as "the gift of silence") through various means, including ritual combat. As all deaths are considered progress toward salvation, consciousness uploads notwithstanding, RUNNERS are almost deified by ARACHNE. Their interest in TAU CETI IV seems largely due to the presence of the RUNNERS themselves rather than the planet's resources. REMARK: The source of ARACHNE's considerable wealth is unknown. =================================================================== [RNNRqterm] || CyberAcme Systems, Inc. ///REDACTED///
About Codex in Marathon
The Codex is one of the most important progression systems in Marathon because it keeps track of the things that stay with your account over time. It covers achievements, collections, lore entries, cosmetics, titles, and other rewards tied to what you do in the game, and you can check it outside of your runs.
What makes the Codex stand out is that it is not just a lore menu. Marathon connects it to contracts, narrative items, and other in-game milestones, so the more you explore and complete, the more entries and rewards you unlock. It also carries over between seasons, even when things like gear, faction progression, contract progression, and player level reset.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
The Codex is Marathon’s long-term progression hub. It tracks things like achievements, lore-related discoveries, cosmetics, titles, and other milestone-based rewards, and it can be viewed outside of runs.
The Codex keeps a record of what you have completed and found in Marathon. That includes progress from contracts, narrative items, and other achievements, along with the rewards tied to those goals.
Yes. Codex progression carries over between seasons, which makes it one of Marathon’s main long-term systems even when seasonal resets affect gear and other progression.
The Codex includes free cosmetics and other unlocks tied to objectives. You can get rewards like weapon styles, stickers, profile emblems, profile backgrounds, titles, runner shell cosmetics, and loadout packages.
Codex entries are unlocked by doing things like completing contracts, finding narrative items, completing objectives, and hitting other in-game milestones. As you keep playing, more entries and rewards open up.
The Marathon Codex page helps you understand what the Codex is, how it works, what kind of rewards it offers, and why it matters for long-term progression. It is also a useful place to get a simple view of the game’s achievement and reward tracking system.