BRIEF SUMMARY
Codex Lore: UNSANCTIONED HOSTILITIES 5/5
OBJECTIVES
NO TACTICAL OBJECTIVES ASSIGNED TO THIS NODE.
UNSANCTIONED HOSTILITIES 5/5
ANALYZING… FILE TYPE: UESC Comms PERIOD: Present Day SPEAKERS: UESC Admiral Sulera [ID: CSUL], Vulcan [ID: VULC] TOPIC: UESC-Traxus Relations SUMMARY: An intersystem call between UESC Admiral Sulera and Traxus AI Vulcan regarding salvage rights on Tau Ceti IV. =================================================================== [CSUL]: The UESC was very clear when we laid out our arrangements for the Tau Ceti recovery mission. Locating survivors was our goal, first and foremost. In the unfortunate case that there were no survivors, sole jurisdiction was clearly specified to go to our investigation team. [VULC]: With consideration, of course, for Traxus's legal salvage rights. [CSUL]: Legally, corporations are prohibited from interfering in an active investigation. [VULC]: No Traxus representatives, employees, or artificial intelligences have been physically deployed to Tau Ceti IV. My own involvement has been entirely remote and exploratory in nature. We have no physical presence in the system, Admiral. There's no language, in the law or in any of our contractual agreements, that would support a definition of our actions as "interference." [CSUL]: What about recruiting mercenaries to act on your behalf? [VULC]: Traxus OffWorld Industries doesn't hire Runners. Feel free to make a legal request for our employment records. [CSUL]: Are you actually claiming to have had no contact with Runners on Tau Ceti? [VULC]: Our actions are all perfectly legal and in line with our contractual agreements. I advise you to consider the larger context. Traxus and the UESC have several mutually beneficial arrangements. If our partnership were compromised, Traxus would be forced to revoke our funding contributions to your mission. Surely a budgetary interruption would be more detrimental to you than some petty conflict with civilian Runners. [VULC]: The board has asked me to offer the following encouragement: Our success is your success. =================================================================== TYPE: TEXT [X]; AUDIO [X]
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.