Soulcreek Prototype

The Soulcreek Prototypes, more commonly just known as the Prototypes, were the first iterations of the devices used by the Glitched to channel and harness the Aether.

Origins
Naomi never fully intended for the Prototypes to be used. They were, arguably, nothing more than set-pieces to be shown to King Ptomley in order to convince him that progress was, indeed, being made on his Soulcreek project. The devices were designed to function with someone who possessed a strong, natural Aperture. An AI would be loaded into the device as an operating system, and would act as a translator between the user and the Aether. Naomi, however, never intended to write such an AI as she considered it impossible to code a piece of software that could keep up. And the idea of actually putting an Aperture into a human was still, at the time, impossible.

After the arrival of the Glitched and the outbreak of Blacklight leading to the 2nd Icecrown Incursion, Naomi was forced to use the Prototypes to give those caught up in the quarantine a fighting chance. The Glitched possessed an Aperture, though it was unbalanced and extremely frail. She wrote an AI, the first of its kind, that would keep up with the Aether's massive processes - to her surprise, the software worked.

Capabilities
The Prototypes were extremely crude and difficult to use. They require constant mental stimulation, and linked directly to the users nervous system in an intrusive manner. Operating them was dangerous, as it sapped the user of strength. However, when practiced, they were devestating - acting as a pyschokenetic weapons with the potential to be both precise and powerful.