BRIEF SUMMARY
Codex Lore: EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION 2/4
OBJECTIVES
NO TACTICAL OBJECTIVES ASSIGNED TO THIS NODE.
ANALYZING… FILE TYPE: Drone Manifest PERIOD: Present Day TOPIC: Anomalous Cargo SUMMARY: UESC Transport Drone manifest annotated by two UESC officials. Document indicates that materials being transported are dangerously contaminated and unstable after significant exposure to the phenomenon known as "the Anomaly." =================================================================== SHIPMENT NUMBER 48729 // MANIFEST // VESSEL UESC-T22 // 2894 CARGO: [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [023_SYAR] Shipment contains all remnants collected from the site of Incident 253 (see Incident Report: Contagious Mimesis). All debris was collected within the vicinity of the Anomaly and should be considered severely contaminated. At the site, crew has followed all standard and nonstandard cleanup procedures to the best of ability: Standard Toxic Substance Disposal Protocol, Unknown Substance Containment Procedure, Biological Hazard Removal and Retainment ("Dyer Method"), Radioactivity Risk Mitigation, Contagion and Contamination Risk Assessment and Isolation. Materials collected appear to be inactive. Per Orion, all analysis is paused. Moving forward with containment procedures with plans for incineration. [015_ITRE] Please revise this plan. Orders from HQ are for analysis on 253 materials to begin immediately. [023_SYAR] Did Orion back this? His initial instruction was risk mitigation. I noted above that all materials appear to be inactive, but this isn't a reliable indicator of stability. Immediate analysis of materials runs a high risk of another destructive incident. [015_ITRE] Confirmed by Orion. UESC personnel with adequate hazardous materials training should start assessment in orbital lab units. [023_SYAR] Need to push back here. "Hazardous materials training" doesn't cover materials that defy physics. Strongly suggest defaulting to containment. [015_ITRE] Denied. No further risk assessment is required or requested. Assessment should begin immediately in orbital lab units. =================================================================== TYPE: TEXT [X]; AUDIO [ ]
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.