B097 Cogmist Wastes

B097 Cogmist Wastes

Field	Value
BiomeID	097
Biome name	Cogmist Wastes
Climate	ARCANE_ANOMALY
Difficulty	9
Starting control	F06 Cogmist Engineers
Contested by	F12 Soulglass Circle
Primary hazard	Arcane Energy Surge
Signature resource	Machine Crystal
MysteryZone	False
Continent	ARCH_COGRIM_PLATEAU
Region	Ashara — Cogrim Plateau Centre
Elevation_m	2000
Status	LIVE_CANON
Source	LIVE/DATA/biome_registry_v5.7.4.json

Ground

Cogmist Wastes are littered with fragments of ancient gear-machines dunes of powdered alloy and relic towers etched with forgotten symbols. Every gust carries whispers of function long abandoned. The machines once ran on arcane energy that still leaks from fractured cores.

Settlements

Name	Type	Population	Controlling faction
Arcane Engine	Industrial Research City	35000	F06 Cogmist Engineers
Machine Hollow	secondary	N/A	F06 Cogmist Engineers
Relic Tower Field	primary	N/A	F06 Cogmist Engineers

Settlement pages: Arcane Engine, Machine Hollow, Relic Tower Field. All settlements: Settlements.

Factions present

Faction	Where recorded
F06 Cogmist Engineers	Home faction of this biome. Controlling faction on every recorded settlement row. Eight NPC rows.
F02 Verdania Collective	One NPC row.
F07 Ironveil Compact	One NPC row.
F08 Frosthold Vigil	One NPC row.
F01 Ashen League	Two NPC rows.

The faction named as starting control in the header holds the biome at the start. Control can change during play, and quests follow whoever controls the biome at the time. The faction table also gives F12 Soulglass Circle a foothold here, so the biome is contested.

Resources

Full table with IDs and node details: B097 Cogmist Wastes/Resources.

• Arcane Ore (Cogmi) (GATHERABLE, Common)
• Cogmis Aether Crystal (GATHERABLE, Uncommon)
• Cogmis Prism Dust (GATHERABLE, Common)
• Cogmis Runic Shard (GATHERABLE, Uncommon)
• Energy Sediment (Cogmi) (GATHERABLE, Common)
• Reality Glass (Cogmi) (GATHERABLE, Uncommon)
• Refined Arcane Clay (GATHERABLE, Rare)
• Refined Prism Dust (GATHERABLE, Common)
• Refined Rune Fiber (GATHERABLE, Common)
• Refined Runic Shard (GATHERABLE, Uncommon)
• Void Rune (Cogmi) (GATHERABLE, Common)

Signature, primary, secondary, and minerals

These rows are recorded on the B097 resource table and were not in the gatherable list above.

ID	Name	Type	Rarity
SIG-097	Machine Crystal	SIGNATURE	Rare–Legendary
PRI-097	Cogmist Alloy	PRIMARY	Uncommon–Rare
SEC-097	Arcane Gear Fragment	SECONDARY	Common–Uncommon
MIN-COM-COG	Cogite	Common Mineral	Common
MIN-COM-ARC	Arcane Ore	Common Mineral	Common
MIN-COM-MAC	Machine	Common Mineral	Common
MIN-RARE-COG	Cog Crystal	Rare Mineral	Rare
MIN-RARE-MAC	Machine Glass	Rare Mineral	Rare

Harvest

The harvestable index records counts for biome 097 only: flora 4, ore 3, trees 3, total 10. That index does not name the rows, so those counts are not assigned to names here.

Named flora recorded for Cogmist Wastes:

ID	Name	Harvestable
FLORA-VOID-097	Voidbloom	Yes
FLORA-AETH-097	Aethermoss	Yes
FLORA-HARM-097	Harmonic Crystal Plant	No
FLORA-ARCA-097	Arcane Moss	No
FLORA-PRIS-097	Prism Fern	No
FLORA-COGR-097	Cogrim Orchid	No
FLORA-VOID-097	Void Tendril	No
FLORA-SURG-097	Surge Bloom	No

Two named flora rows are marked harvestable. That does not match the harvestable index count of 4. Duplicate flora ids are left as separate recorded rows. Both figures are left as recorded. The ecological-role cell says PROTECTED SPECIES on Harmonic Crystal Plant, Arcane Moss, Prism Fern, Cogrim Orchid, Void Tendril, and Surge Bloom.

Not recorded: a named tree list, and a named ore list that matches the index counts of 3 and 3.

Deep zone

Field	Value
Deep zone	Deep Cogmist — Cogmist Core
Layout	Phasing Chamber Descent
Max players	6
Lockout hours	72
Boss name	Machinehorn — Deep Form
Ground note	The Cogmist Core has never been accessible to surface explorers. The Deep Zone system reveals what the biome contains at its most dangerous depth.

Boss

Field	Value
Boss	Machinehorn, Ancient of Biome 097
Difficulty	T3_Heroic
Recommended party	4
Damage type	Nature
Arena	Relic Tower Field
Arena description	The boss encounter takes place in the heart of Cogmist Wastes's most extreme terrain feature. The arena is shaped by arcane anomaly conditions — no neutral ground exists. In 0.68g, player jump arcs extend 47% further than Earth-equivalent, and boss knockback sends players 35% further than expected.
Arena size (m)	132
Arena terrain	Arcane energy surge wasteland
Arena hazard	Arcane Energy Surge
Unique material	Reality Scale
Ground blurb	The Reality Prowler the Ancient is the apex expression of Cogmist Wastes's ecosystem — a creature that has been shaped by arcane anomaly conditions across centuries of adaptation in 0.68g. It is not simply dangerous. It is what Cogmist Wastes would be if the biome could choose to fight.

Weather

The atmosphere row records weather patterns Arcane Mist and Machine Wind. Those two names are not rows in the weather table. Six weather rows are recorded for this biome.

ID	Name	Code	Recorded effect
WX-097-STORM	Storm	STORM	Severe visibility reduction. Player movement restricted. Pack predators shelter. Ambush predators peak activity.
WX-097-ASH	Ashfall	ASH	Reduces visibility. Ash-adapted creatures +15% aggro. Node guardian activity increases. Machine Crystal harvest modified.
WX-097-SNOW	Cold Event	SNOW	Winter only. Fauna density minimum. Node guardians reduced patrol. Resource yield -20% all types.
WX-097-ANY	Any Weather	ANY	Weather-independent spawn — present in all conditions.
WX-097-RAIN	Rain/Mist	RAIN	Rare moisture event. Suppresses primary hazard temporarily. Most comfortable traversal conditions.
WX-097-CLEAR	Clear Sky	CLEAR	Maximum K3V amber light. Visibility maximum. Best navigation conditions. Standard resource yields.

Spawn entries recorded on those rows: Storm 9, Ashfall 19, Cold Event 8, Any Weather 14, Rain/Mist 6, Clear Sky 14. Night-multiplier entries above 2.0 recorded on those rows: Storm 3, Ashfall 5, Cold Event 2, Any Weather 1, Rain/Mist 3, Clear Sky 1.

Mobs

Five named mobs are recorded. One further row records 65 additional spawn-table entries that are not named. Those 65 are not listed as species here. That summary row records 14 corrupted variants and 0 event overrides. Its weather distribution cells are all zero.

ID	Name	Archetype	HP	Creature ID	Node guardian
MOB-097-01	Cogmisthorn	Large Herbivore	153	CR06721	False
MOB-097-02	Machinemantle	Pack Predator	107	CR06722	False
MOB-097-03	Cogmistsalker	Ambush Predator	115	CR06723	False
MOB-097-04	Machinehorn	Ancient Walker	226	CR06724	False
MOB-097-05	Cogmistcoil	Scavenger	105	CR06725	False

Nodes

Sixteen network nodes are recorded. Eight are positive and eight are negative. The node profile records dominant CHAOTIC, density extreme, base respawn 48 minutes, and modifier 1.90x.

ID	Name	Type	Location	Signature resource growth	Guardian
NODE_097_P01	Cogmist Primary Anchor	POSITIVE	Located at the summit of the primary terrain feature, where K3V light exposure is maximum. Within the Relic Tower Field zone.	No	None
NODE_097_P02	Cogmist Light Node 2	POSITIVE	Located within the main resource cluster, feeding crystal growth. Within the Machine Hollow zone.	No	None
NODE_097_P03	Cogmist Light Node 3	POSITIVE	Located at the convergence of the two largest named locations. Within the Machine Hollow zone.	No	None
NODE_097_P04	Cogmist Light Node 4	POSITIVE	Located near the biome's primary water source or geological anchor. Within the Machine Hollow zone.	No	None
NODE_097_P05	Cogmist Light Node 5	POSITIVE	Located at the highest-traffic prey corridor, where ecological energy concentrates. Within the Machine Hollow zone.	No	None
NODE_097_P06	Cogmist Light Node 6	POSITIVE	Located inside the faction settlement perimeter, co-opted for faction infrastructure. Within the Machine Hollow zone.	No	None
NODE_097_P07	Cogmist Light Node 7	POSITIVE	Located at the boundary of the biome's two primary terrain types. Within the Machine Hollow zone.	No	None
NODE_097_P08	Cogmist Light Node 8	POSITIVE	Located at the summit of the primary terrain feature, where K3V light exposure is maximum. Within the Machine Hollow zone.	No	None
NODE_097_N01	Cogmist Void Node 1	NEGATIVE	Located in the deepest depression of the biome's terrain, where void energy pools. The primary hazard (Arcane Energy Surge) is most intense within 20m of this node.	Yes — unresolved token {sig_res} within 40m	Present
NODE_097_N02	Cogmist Void Node 2	NEGATIVE	Located at the most hazardous point of the primary hazard zone. The primary hazard (Arcane Energy Surge) is most intense within 20m of this node.	Yes — unresolved token {sig_res} within 40m	Present
NODE_097_N03	Cogmist Void Node 3	NEGATIVE	Located beneath the primary ambush predator territory centre. The primary hazard (Arcane Energy Surge) is most intense within 20m of this node.	Yes — unresolved token {sig_res} within 40m	Present
NODE_097_N04	Cogmist Void Node 4	NEGATIVE	Located at the outer boundary of the biome, where it transitions to adjacent terrain. The primary hazard (Arcane Energy Surge) is most intense within 20m of this node.	Yes — unresolved token {sig_res} within 40m	Present
NODE_097_N05	Cogmist Void Node 5	NEGATIVE	Located within the node guardian's primary patrol circuit centre. The primary hazard (Arcane Energy Surge) is most intense within 20m of this node.	Yes — unresolved token {sig_res} within 40m	Present
NODE_097_N06	Cogmist Void Node 6	NEGATIVE	Located at the lowest point of any geological feature — voids sink. The primary hazard (Arcane Energy Surge) is most intense within 20m of this node.	Yes — unresolved token {sig_res} within 40m	Present
NODE_097_N07	Cogmist Void Node 7	NEGATIVE	Located where the primary hazard is most intense — negative nodes amplify hazards. The primary hazard (Arcane Energy Surge) is most intense within 20m of this node.	Yes — unresolved token {sig_res} within 40m	Present
NODE_097_N08	Cogmist Void Node 8	NEGATIVE	Located at the scavenger's primary feeding zone — death concentrates void energy. The primary hazard (Arcane Energy Surge) is most intense within 20m of this node.	Yes — unresolved token {sig_res} within 40m	Present

The node-network file records a guardian name string on each of these sixteen nodes. Those strings are not rows in the named mob list above. The biome file, used in this table, records no guardian on the eight positive nodes and a guardian present on the eight negative nodes. Both records are left as recorded.

World events

Three world events are recorded. Where the duration cell and the notes cell disagree, both figures are left as recorded. The biome-pack names and the world-event master names disagree. Both name sets are left as recorded.

ID	Biome-pack name	Master name	Type	Duration cell	Cooldown cell	Broadcast	Trigger	Notes duration
WE0289	Machine Season	Cogmist Wast Environmental Event	Environmental	60min	4hr	FALSE	WEATHER	45-90 minutes real-time
WE0290	Cog Bloom	Cogmist Wast Resource Event	Resource	120min	4hr	FALSE	RANDOM	30 minutes real-time
WE0415	Arcane Leak Event	Cogmist Wast Major Transformation Event	Major Transformation	0min	0hr	TRUE	PLAYER_COUNT	3-8 hours real-time

WE0289 notes: Machine Crystal nodes restricted, hazard blocks access during the event. Resource bonus on that row is FALSE. Affects territory is FALSE. Spawn override on that row is ANCIENT_WALKER. WE0290 notes: Machine Crystal nodes surge, triple yield during the event. Resource bonus on that row is TRUE. Affects territory is FALSE. Spawn override on that row is ELITE_SURGE. WE0415 notes: Machine Crystal nodes restricted, hazard blocks access during the event. Resource bonus on that row is FALSE. Affects territory is TRUE. Spawn override on that row is NODE_GUARDIAN_ELITE. Biome state change recorded as Cogmist Wastes_STATE_ALTERED.

Quests

Nine quests are recorded for this biome. Listed as id, title, layer, and giver id only. No quest prose is added here.

• Q0865 The Cogmist Toll — Main — giver NPC0673
• Q0866 Cogmist Watch — Surface — giver NPC0673
• Q0867 Cogmist Vault Count — Underground — giver NPC0678
• Q0868 The Resonance Pool Echo — Cogmist Wastes — Aquatic — giver NPC0676
• Q0869 Machine Crystal for the Engineers — Main — giver NPC0673
• Q0870 Surge Season — Surface — giver NPC0675
• Q0871 What the Cogmist Vault Hums — Underground — giver NPC0676
• Q0872 After the Resonance Pool Draw — Cogmist Wastes — Aquatic — giver NPC0678
• Q0873 The Soulglass Circle on the Cogmist Line — Main — giver NPC0673

Favor

Cogmist Wastes has its own favor track. It is separate from faction reputation and does not change the ending.

• Biome-line quests: 9. Each one gives +10 favor.
• Finish all 9 to become Favored here (+20 bonus). Highest favor: 110.
• Chain order: Q0865 → Q0866 → Q0867 → Q0868 → Q0869 → Q0870 → Q0871 → Q0872 → Q0873.
• Favor is lost: −5 for each quest done for F12 Soulglass Circle outside this biome. That faction contests this biome. Quests in this biome never cost favor here.
• Skipping quests gives no favor.

NPCs

Thirteen NPCs are recorded with location Cogmist Wastes. Sex, age, items held, kinship, and the quests-given cell are blank on those rows. Quest giver ids above come from the quest table, not from the quests-given cell.

NPC ID	Name	Role	Settlement	Faction
NPC0673	Brix Xenstone	quest_giver	Arcane Engine	F06 Cogmist Engineers
NPC0674	Gael Zephyrcroft	merchant	Arcane Engine	F06 Cogmist Engineers
NPC0675	Idris Bleakwood	trainer	Arcane Engine	F06 Cogmist Engineers
NPC0676	Hira Duskhollow	lore_keeper	Arcane Engine	F06 Cogmist Engineers
NPC0677	Hira Frostmark	blacksmith	Arcane Engine	F06 Cogmist Engineers
NPC0678	Gael Hollowbane	quest_giver	Arcane Engine	F06 Cogmist Engineers
NPC0679	Holt Jadestone	merchant	Arcane Engine	F06 Cogmist Engineers
NPC0703	Idris Hollowbane	lore_keeper	Relic Tower Field, Cogmist Wastes	F02 Verdania Collective
NPC0707	Ilex Duskhollow	trainer	Relic Tower Field, Cogmist Wastes	F07 Ironveil Compact
NPC0711	Jora Hollowbane	merchant	Relic Tower Field, Cogmist Wastes	F08 Frosthold Vigil
NPC0715	Juno Duskhollow	quest_giver	Relic Tower Field, Cogmist Wastes	F01 Ashen League
NPC0719	Kress Hollowbane	blacksmith	Arcane Engine	F06 Cogmist Engineers
NPC0723	Kaell Duskhollow	lore_keeper	Relic Tower Field, Cogmist Wastes	F01 Ashen League

Items

Sixteen crafted items are recorded for Cogmist Wastes. All are crafted at Arcane Forge. The item table records Machine Crystal as the primary material on every row.

Item ID	Name	Type	Slot	Rarity	Primary material
B097_WPN_01	Cogmist Machine Edge	Weapon	Weapon	Rare	Machine Crystal
B097_HLM_01	Machine Ward Helm	Armor	Helm	Uncommon	Machine Crystal
B097_CHS_01	Machine Breastplate	Armor	Chest	Rare	Machine Crystal
B097_HND_01	Cogmist Grips	Armor	Hands	Uncommon	Machine Crystal
B097_LEG_01	Cogmist Greaves	Armor	Legs	Uncommon	Machine Crystal
B097_FET_01	Cogmist Treads	Armor	Feet	Uncommon	Machine Crystal
B097_TRK_01	Machine Relic	Trinket	Necklace	Rare	Machine Crystal
B097_REL_01	Cogmist First-Stone	Trinket	Relic	Epic	Machine Crystal
B097_CON_01	Cogmist Draught	Consumable		Common	Machine Crystal
B097_SAL_01	Cogmist Salve	Consumable		Uncommon	Machine Crystal
B097_MAT_01	Refined Cogmist Grit	Material		Common	Machine Crystal
B097_BAR_01	Machine Ingot	Material		Rare	Machine Crystal
B097_TOL_01	Cogmist Node Pick	Tool	Tool	Uncommon	Machine Crystal
B097_KIT_01	Cogmist Field Kit	Tool	Tool	Uncommon	Machine Crystal
B097_UPG_01	Machine Catalyst	Upgrade Component		Rare	Machine Crystal
B097_FOC_01	Cogmist Focus	Weapon	Off-Hand	Uncommon	Machine Crystal

Recipes

Sixteen recipes are recorded, one for each item above. Output quantity is 1. The third material cell is blank on every row, so no third material is listed. Recipe unlock cells use T1 Known, T2 Trusted, T3 Honoured, and T4 Honoured. The faction reputation row names those bands T1 Neutral, T2 Friendly, T3 Honoured, and T4 Revered. Both wordings are left as recorded.

Recipe ID	Output	Workstation	Materials	Unlock reputation
RCP_B097_WPN_01	Cogmist Machine Edge	Arcane Forge	Machine Crystal x9; Refined Cogmist Grit x1	T3 Honoured
RCP_B097_HLM_01	Machine Ward Helm	Arcane Forge	Machine Crystal x7; Refined Cogmist Grit x1	T2 Trusted
RCP_B097_CHS_01	Machine Breastplate	Arcane Forge	Machine Crystal x9; Refined Cogmist Grit x1	T3 Honoured
RCP_B097_HND_01	Cogmist Grips	Arcane Forge	Machine Crystal x7; Refined Cogmist Grit x1	T2 Trusted
RCP_B097_LEG_01	Cogmist Greaves	Arcane Forge	Machine Crystal x7; Refined Cogmist Grit x1	T2 Trusted
RCP_B097_FET_01	Cogmist Treads	Arcane Forge	Machine Crystal x7; Refined Cogmist Grit x1	T2 Trusted
RCP_B097_TRK_01	Machine Relic	Arcane Forge	Machine Crystal x9; Refined Cogmist Grit x1	T3 Honoured
RCP_B097_REL_01	Cogmist First-Stone	Arcane Forge	Machine Crystal x11; Refined Cogmist Grit x1	T4 Honoured
RCP_B097_CON_01	Cogmist Draught	Arcane Forge	Machine Crystal x5; Refined Cogmist Grit x1	T1 Known
RCP_B097_SAL_01	Cogmist Salve	Arcane Forge	Machine Crystal x7; Refined Cogmist Grit x1	T2 Trusted
RCP_B097_MAT_01	Refined Cogmist Grit	Arcane Forge	Machine Crystal x5; Refined Cogmist Grit x1	T1 Known
RCP_B097_BAR_01	Machine Ingot	Arcane Forge	Machine Crystal x9; Refined Cogmist Grit x1	T3 Honoured
RCP_B097_TOL_01	Cogmist Node Pick	Arcane Forge	Machine Crystal x7; Refined Cogmist Grit x1	T2 Trusted
RCP_B097_KIT_01	Cogmist Field Kit	Arcane Forge	Machine Crystal x7; Refined Cogmist Grit x1	T2 Trusted
RCP_B097_UPG_01	Machine Catalyst	Arcane Forge	Machine Crystal x9; Refined Cogmist Grit x1	T3 Honoured
RCP_B097_FOC_01	Cogmist Focus	Arcane Forge	Machine Crystal x7; Refined Cogmist Grit x1	T2 Trusted

Image prompt

Text only. No file is uploaded. The prompt below is the recorded overview prompt for B097, followed by the ground description and settlement names already on this page.

Recorded overview prompt: ABERNON game concept art, Biome 097 Cogmist Wastes, K3V amber light, arcane_anomaly environment, 0.68g low gravity, Cogmist Engineers faction territory, AAA game quality, cinematic painterly, panoramic establishing shot, biome landscape at K3V amber light, faction settlement visible, atmosphere establishes biome identity.

Detailed prompt for an image creator: Painterly cinematic establishing shot of Cogmist Wastes, biome 097, arcane anomaly, under K3V amber light at 0.68g. Cogmist Wastes are littered with fragments of ancient gear-machines dunes of powdered alloy and relic towers etched with forgotten symbols. Every gust carries whispers of function long abandoned. The machines once ran on arcane energy that still leaks from fractured cores. Terrain recorded as arcane energy surge wasteland. Reality bends. Geometry is unreliable. Arcane energy surges without warning. Arcane Energy Surge is the recorded primary hazard. Machine Crystal is the signature resource. Recorded colour palette: violet, prismatic, silv. The Cogmist Engineers settlement Arcane Engine is visible, with Machine Hollow and Relic Tower Field in the same territory. AAA game concept art, faction territory readable in the architecture, no text in the image.

The image-prompt table also records twenty ungenerated prompts, IMG01921 through IMG01940. Each uses this recorded stem, with the type name in place of the scene type: AAA game concept art, Cogmist Wastes, arcane anomaly biome, [type], reality distortion, arcane energy surges, amber and void contrast, Arcane Energy Surge environmental hazard visible, Unreal Engine 5 quality, painterly, cinematic lighting, amber K3V star palette, alien yet familiar world aesthetic.

ID	Type	Status
IMG01921	hero_landscape	UNGENERATED
IMG01922	apex_creature	UNGENERATED
IMG01923	weather_event	UNGENERATED
IMG01924	flora_closeup	UNGENERATED
IMG01925	faction_outpost	UNGENERATED
IMG01926	loading_screen	UNGENERATED
IMG01927	ambient_day	UNGENERATED
IMG01928	ambient_night	UNGENERATED
IMG01929	energy_node	UNGENERATED
IMG01930	hazard_event	UNGENERATED
IMG01931	npc_portrait	UNGENERATED
IMG01932	creature_combat	UNGENERATED
IMG01933	resource_gather	UNGENERATED
IMG01934	world_event	UNGENERATED
IMG01935	sky_atmosphere	UNGENERATED
IMG01936	underground_entrance	UNGENERATED
IMG01937	coastal_view	UNGENERATED
IMG01938	mystery_fragment	UNGENERATED
IMG01939	faction_landmark	UNGENERATED
IMG01940	player_action	UNGENERATED

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