BRIEF SUMMARY
Codex Lore: SURVEILLANCE RECORDINGS
OBJECTIVES
NO TACTICAL OBJECTIVES ASSIGNED TO THIS NODE.
ANALYZING… FILE TYPE: Text Communication PERIOD: Colony Era TOPIC: Colony Surveillance SUMMARY: Communications between two New Cascadia infosec officials, outlining unauthorized activation of surveillance systems. The user behind these acts is unknown. Annotated by sender. =================================================================== From: Wan, M. To: Allen, S. Subject: Surveillance protocol troubleshooting Attached is an example of the irregularity I'm seeing. I've seen it across all sectors. An unknown user is reactivating surveillance protocols even when they've been legitimately shut off by an authorized user. Seems to be an unnamed, automated program rather than a human user, but can't say for sure. Any ideas on who or what "unknown user" is? I can't access the "restricted directory," either. Don't want to send this up the chain if we can solve it ourselves, but I'm worried classified quarantine activity is getting recorded, saved, and possibly distributed. No way am I taking the fall for an info leak, not after what happened with Carson. We need a fix ASAP. >>ATTACHMENT>> 0535: USER_B829112 disabled surveillance protocol in Quarantine Unit B. 0540: UNKNOWN USER activated surveillance protocol in Quarantine Unit B.[1] 0560: USER_B829112 disabled surveillance protocol in Quarantine Unit B. 0564: USER_B829112 requested deletion of SURV_FOOTAGE_QuarB_0540-0559. 0565: SURV_FOOTAGE_QuarB_0540-0559 deleted. 0568: USER_B829112 signed out. 0600: UNKNOWN USER activated surveillance protocol in Quarantine Unit B.[2] 0605: UNKNOWN USER initiated file recovery.[3] 0619: SURV_FOOTAGE_QuarB_0540-0559 recovered. 0622: UNKNOWN USER transferred SURV_FOOTAGE_QuarB_0540-0559 to RESTRICTED DIRECTORY[4] ===================================================================== [1] Short pause before deactivated surveillance is reactivated by the unknown user. I assume the delay is to try to avoid detection. [2] Another, even longer delay before the protocol is illicitly reactivated once again. [3] An "unknown user" should absolutely not be able to do this without approval from administrators. [4] No idea what or where this is. I can't access it. These logs indicate hundreds of files are being covertly added to this unreachable directory. ===================================================================== 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.