Baetyl

A is an object belonging to the baetyls faction. The only baetyl that can be encountered other than is a unique variant found in.

Baetyls are completely immobile objects with extremely high health and AV, meaning they are extremely difficult to destroy under normal circumstances. If a baetyl's hitpoints are somehow reduced to 25% of their maximum HP (500 HP), it will become broken. If its HP is further reduced to 20% (400 HP), it will violently explode with a force of 25,000, dealing damage to everything in a huge radius. This explosion is considered neutronic. After exploding, the baetyl itself will disappear, leaving behind a.

Baetyls have an inherent reality stabilization effect, while will contest reality distorting events. The strength of this reality stabilization is equal to 120 when a baetyl is at maximum HP; if the baetyl takes damage, the strength of reality stabilization will be multiplied by the percentage of HP it has of its maximum HP. Notably, reality stabilization will prevent baetyls from being revealed by Clairvoyance.

A baetyl's reality stabilization and gas repulsion will be disabled if the baetyl is broken, rusted, or affected by EMP; however, its explosion effect will still function.

Baetyls will passively push adjacent gases away from themselves, with a 25% chance of doing so each round.

are a kind of baetyl that can grant the player "quests".

Bethesda Susa Baetyl
A unique baetyl can be encountered within the Temple of the Rock, located at the bottom of Bethesda Susa. It is identical to a normal baetyl, save for having a different description. The player is also able to speak to it; however, it will refuse to speak to the player if they have sufficiently low reputation with baetyls.

This baetyl is integral to the Decoding the Signal quest. It can be spoken with to "decode the signal" if the player is in possession of the.

Trivia

 * A "baetyl" is a stone, often a meteorite, that is believed to be divine in origin and is sometimes worshipped, similarly to how the baetyl in Bethesda Susa is worshipped by the Mechanimists.