Arcane Machine

Orokin artifact requiring protection.

The Arcane Machines are devices of cryptic and unknown origin.

A second Arcane Machine is used as a Defense objective found in the Defeat Chroma portion of The New Strange quest. An unscannable version is also featured in the Stolen Dreams quest. The unscanable version relays a message that is shown in The New Strange quest.

History[]

Stolen Dreams[]

Main Article: Arcane Codices

All-All is silent- Hushed-hushed and empty is-is-is the womb of the sky.

All is silent and calm. Hushed and empty is the womb of the sky.

—Cryptic message from the codices

(download, history)

The Arcane Codices are a set of machine code, fragmented into six pieces. The Grineer believed they contained a cure for Cloning Decay Syndrone, while the Corpus thought they would lead to lost Orokin treasure.

Tyl Regor hired Maroo to recover a codex from a Machine aboard an Infested derelict. However, she betrayed Regor and sold the codex to the Corpus.

After the Tenno upload the full set of codices into the Arcane Machine, what came out from the ancient machine was not what was expected. Cryptic and mysterious messages were broadcasted, after which a pair of Arcane Infested ambushes and attacks. After the encounter, the Lotus immediately concluded that "whatever the machine is doing, it's not for us".

The New Strange[]

Cephalon Simaris requires the Tenno's assistance to free his Sentinels from custody of the Grineer. After freeing his Sentinels, the Lotus discovered "fragments of a biological signature" within the prison's security logs. Ordis plays the log and a mysterious transmission plays, with a voice similar to the one found from the Arcane Machine from the end of the Stolen Dreams quest.

(sounds of wild gunfire are suddenly interrupted by a blast) "HERE WE SHALL SEARCH AND FIND. THE EYES OF DAY DRINKING THE NIGHT." (battle suddenly continues)

(download, history)

After refusing to answer on the subject, Simaris tells the Tenno that, in exchange for deciphering this mysterious biological signature, they must assist him in Synthesis. After helping Simaris, he says that the signature is of Tenno origin. A blueprint for a beacon derived from the signature is given to the player to help track down this creature. Crafting this beacon sends a signal which turns out to be a transmission from the Arcane Machine:

"ALL IS SILENT IN THE CALM. HUSHED AND EMPTY IS THE WOMB OF THE SKY."

(download, history)

The Lotus informs the Tenno that this creature has been going to locations where the Arcane Codices were found, slaughtering Grineer and Corpus to cover somebody's tracks; somebody doesn't want people to know the existence of such codices or the Arcane Machine. After extracting information from a Corpus network, this creature turns out to be the Warframe Chroma who has gone rogue — not controlled by any Tenno.

The hunt leads the Tenno back to the Arcane Machine where they encounter a hostile Chroma who destroyed the machine. Simaris asks the Tenno to synthesize it for its unusual behavior. However, Chroma escapes being synthesized after being scanned once. As a result, Simaris reveals to have a piece of the Arcane Codices of his own and discloses another location that holds an Arcane Machine. Luring Chroma to this particular machine results in a successful Synthesis and the Tenno receives a Chroma blueprint for their troubles. Unbeknownst to the Lotus and the Tenno, this second Arcane Machine contains a projection of a Sentient relic, hinting at future events to come.

Trivia[]

The transmission from the Arcane Machine heavily resembles the translation of a line from the start of the Popol Vuh, a text recounting the mythology and history of the K'iche' Maya. The translated line in question reads 'All is silent and calm. Hushed and empty is the womb of the sky.

Gallery[]

Patch History[]

Update 17.10 (2015-11-04)

Reduced the required Codex scans for the Arcane Machine to one.

Lore Edit

Codex • Leverian • Story and History
Historical Events
	Main	The Collapse • The New War • The Old War • Void-Jump Accident
	Leverian	Aria’s Revolution • Death of Holsum Yurr • Insurgency of Altra • Javi’s Execution • Karishh’s Final Feast • Liberation of the De Nas Brothers • Massacre of Reshantur • Tale of Telamon • Trial of the Myrmidon • Voruna's Continuity
	Misc	Great Plague • Rain Of Chains • The Bleeding Earth
Stories	Fragments	Alad V's Partnership • Albrecht's Notes • Duviri's Lost Islands • Gara Legend • Grineer Queens • Ordis' Past • Revenant Legend • Solaris United History • Specimen VK-7 • Tale of the Woman of the Earth and the Husband of the Sea • The Tenets
	Codex	Kaleen's Investigation • Orokin Archives: Warframe • The Beast • Warframe Archive: Debrief
	Synthesis Imprints	Corpus Trade Mission • Creation of Sentients • Grineer Encounter with Sentients • Grineer Uprising • Infested Jordas • Orokin Survivors • Relief Mission on New Uxmal
	Comics	Rell (Webcomic) • The Ascension • WARFRAME: Ghouls • What Remains
	Nightwave	The Emissary of Eris • The Glassmaker • The Wolf of Saturn Six
	Misc	Ascension Day • Albrecht Entrati & the Requiem Words • Litany of the Dax • Mirror Queen Story • Naberus Folktale • Prime Trailers • Solaris United ARG • Tales of Duviri • The Dying Old Man • The Hollow Rider • Unauthorized Broadacast Transcripts • Waverider • Zariman ARG
Locations		Ceres (Altra) • Cephalon Weave • Corposium • Deimos (Cambion Drift, Necralisk) • Duviri (Academe, Archarbor, Cornucopia, Galleria, Kullervo's Hold, Lake Verula, Lorn, Manipura, Necropolis, Scholar's Landing, Watcher's Island) • Earth (Cetus, Tower of Unum, Plains of Eidolon, Iron Wake, The Silver Grove) • Harkonar Production Zone • Ice Mines • Jupiter • Kuva Fortress • Phobos (Mycona Colony) • Pluto • Lua (Circulus, Yuvarium, Reservoir) • Lucretia Platform • Luna Placida • Mars (Martialis, New Uxmal) • Murex • Masker's Theodolite • Neptune • Orokin Derelicts • Origin System • Relay • Reshantur • Eris • Europa (Riddha) • Sanctuary • Saturn (Saturn Six) • Sedna • Tau System • Undercroft • Uranus • The Void (Duviri, Granum Void) • Venus (Dabaoth-Kra, Deck 12, Orb Vallis, Fortuna) • Yuvan Theaters • Zariman 10-0
Technology		Arcane Machine • Archwing • Anchor Station • Amalgams • Amps • Archon Shards • Asteroid Hangars • Autofactory • Ayatan Treasures • Carrier Platform • Cephalon • Conduits • Corpus Ships • Cosmic Clock • Crystal Index • Cyclops Array • Defixios • Entrati Lanthorn • Fomorian • Freightlinker • Genestamps • Golden Maw • Galleons • Heart of Deimos • Hydraulas • Icedriver • Infestation (Helminth, Lephantis, Levianthan) • Isolation Vaults • Jade Light • Kuria • Lora Device • Mandachord • Missile Platform • Narmer Veil • Necramechs • Neural Sentry • Orbiter • Orokin Shield Nodes • Orokin Towers • Orowyrm • Pom-2 • Pulse Turbine • Railjack (The Tempestarii) • Tether Power Plant • Raknoids • Razorback • Reliquary Drive • Sentients (Eidolons, Murex) • Sentinels • Shipkiller Platform • Solar Rails (Junctions) • Specters • Torsion Beam Device • Transference (Somatics) • Veilbreaker • Vessels • Vitruvian • Void Relics • Warframes • Weeping Towers • Zanuka Project (Zanuka)
Factions/ Organizations	Main	Corpus (Board of Directors, Feed and Research Division, Order of Profit) • Grineer • Infestation • Narmer (Archons) • Orokin ( Corrupted, Entrati, Necraloid, Cavia) • Stalker • Sentient • Tenno • The Murmur
	Syndicate	Steel Meridian • Arbiters of Hexis • Cephalon Suda • Perrin Sequence • Red Veil • New Loka
	Civilian	Myconians • Kahl's Garrison • Nightwave • Ostron ( The Quills) • Solaris United (Solari, Ventkids, Vox Solaris) • The Holdfasts
	Misc	Acolytes • Archimedeans • Black Seed • Cephalites • Children of Reshantur • Corpus Guilds • Dax • Focus Schools • Hollow Children • House of Stavika • House Lavan • House Sigma • House Vidar • House Zetki • Kavor • Lorists • Tekelu • Temple Telamon • The Scoria • Tubemen • Yaskutai • Yuvan Clerisy• Arlo's Congregation (Devotees, Zealot Herald, Zealot Proselytizer, Zealot Baptizer, Zealoid Bastion, Zealoid Prelate)
Currencies		Credits • Granum Crown • Orokin Ducats • Platinum • Regal Aya
Languages/Scripts		Corpus Language • Grineer Language • Orokin Language (1999 Script) • Ostron Language • Solari Language • Voidtongue
Eras		Orokin Era (Lith • Meso • Neo • Axi • Void Era)
Other		Albrecht Membrane • Brain-Shelving • Cephalon Cordylon • Cloning Decay Syndrome • Conceptual Embodiment • Continuity • Komi • Kuva • Naberus • Operator Report • Oro • Rathuum • Shawzin • Synthesis • Star Days • Temporal Axioms • Theories of Time • The Index • Vosphene Glyphs

Characters Edit

Tenno	Baro Ki'Teer • Berryn • Excalibur Umbra • Haigos • Jenva • Kahl-175 • Lotus • Mathon • Operator (Drifter) • Rell • Terolee • Teshin Dax • Varzia
Cephalon	Apnar • Cy • Drusus • Jordas • Loid • Melica • Ordis • Otak • Suda • Sark • Simaris • Vull
Grineer	Captain Vor • Councilor Vay Hek • Garv • General Sargas Ruk • Grineer Queens • Kela De Thaym • Kahl-175 • Kuva Lich • Lieutenant Lech Kril • Sprag • The Grustrag Three • Tyl Regor • Ven'kra Tel • Wolf of Saturn Six
Corpus	Alad V • Exploiter Orb • Frohd Bek • Latrox Une • Nef Anyo • Parvos Granum • Profit-Taker Orb • Sisters of Parvos • The Sergeant • Vala Glarios • Veso • Xeto
Infested	Fass • Helminth • Technocyte Coda • Vome • Zealoid Prelate
Orokin	Albrecht Entrati • Ballas • Isaah • Margulis • Nihil • Silvana
Sentient	Erra • Hunhow • Natah • Praghasa
Murmur	The Man in the Wall
Stalker	Angst • Malice • Mania • Misery • Stalker (Shadow Stalker) (Protector Stalker) • Torment • Violence
Narmer	Ballas • Erra (Pazuul) • Archon Amar • Archon Boreal • Archon Nira • Ka-Nuteru
Duviri	Acrithis • Barris • Brimon • Bombastine • Dominus Thrax • Drifter • Koral • Luscinia • Lodun • Mathila • Pip • Sythel • Teshin • The Warden • The Vagabond
1999	Amir • Aoi • Arthur • Eleanor • Lettie • Quincy
Neutral	Clem • Darvo • Maroo • Neewa • Nora Night • The Unum

Syndicate Leaders

Amaryn () • Cephalon Suda () • Cephalon Simaris () • Cressa Tal () • Ergo Glast () • Eudico () • Fibonacci () • Konzu () • Little Duck () • Loid () • Mother () • Nora Night () • Onkko () • Palladino () • Quinn () • Roky () • Teshin () • Kahl-175 ()

Ostron
Characters	Konzu • Onkko • Pedlek • Saya • Shigg
Vendors	Hok • Old Man Suumbaat • Fisher Hai-Luk • Master Teasonai • Nakak
Cetus • Ostron Language • Plains of Eidolon • The Quills

Solaris United
Characters	Boon • Cutter • Eudico (Vox) • Solaris United Agent
Vendors	Legs • Rude Zuud • Smokefinger • The Business • Ticker
Allied Vendors	Little Duck • Roky
Fortuna • Deck 12 • Orb Vallis • Solari Language • Ventkids • Vox Solaris

Entrati
Characters	Mother • Albrecht • Fibonacci • Loid (Original) • Tagfer
Vendors	Father • Daughter • Son • Grandmother • Otak
Allied Vendors	Bird 3 • Loid
Albrecht's Laboratories • Cambion Drift • Cavia • Heart • Necralisk • Necraloid • Necramech • Sanctum Anatomica

The Holdfasts
Characters	Archimedean Yonta (Skittergirl) • Cavalero • Hombask • Kira • Quinn • The Husband • VERD-IE
Chrysalith • Dormizone • Everview Arc • Halako Perimeter • Oro Works • The Greenway • Tuvul Commons • Zariman Ten Zero

Kahl's Garrison
Characters	Chipper • Horrek • Jarka • Kahl-175 • Olvar D
Drifter's Camp

Cephalon	Acetuma • Cordylon • Samodeus
Grineer	Dr. Tengus • Gharn • Gral • Sergeant Zek • Veytok
Corpus	Bak Vondu • Cladius • Corpus Captain • Corpus Commander • Dr. Intehb • Jubb Lott • Sigor Savah • The Philanthropist • Zyl
Infested	Arlo • Kenga
Orokin	Alarez • Archimedian Perintol • Bilsa • Bekran Zaft • Belric & Rania • Bren Terrasiam • Corphel & Irilia • Davis • Dax Menz • Dom De Nas • Executor Avantus • Executor Karishh • Executor Tuvul • Historian Porvis • Javi • Lorist Ontella • Lorist Remballa • Kaleen • The Myrmidon • Olemedi • Pilio De Nas • Valeria
Sentient	-
Duviri	Caxa • Fergin • Garmi • Govio • Jinn • Leem • Mother Opa • Pol • Qig • Roon • Ula • Vana • Velkk • Yimi
Ostron	Er-Phryah • Hinmun • Mer-Sah • Mitsuki • Mukha • Shigg
The Quills	Pratoo
Solaris	Cutter • Volan
Entrati	Kalymos
Red Veil	Cantis
Other	Aria • Darro • Fidelia Scorse • Holsom Yurr • Leo De Nas • Raff Seglass

Main Story Quests Edit
Arc 1 - Awakening	Awakening • Vor's Prize • Saya's Vigil • Vox Solaris • Once Awake • Heart of Deimos • The Archwing
Arc 2 - The War Within Saga	Natah • The Second Dream • Rising Tide • The War Within • Chains of Harrow • Apostasy Prologue • The Sacrifice
Arc 3 - The New War Saga	Prelude to War (Chimera Prologue • Erra • The Maker)^[1] • The New War (The Duviri Paradox)^[2]
Arc 4 - The Void War Saga	Angels of the Zariman • Whispers in the Walls • Jade Shadows • The Lotus Eaters
Side Quests
Warframe Quests	Hidden Messages ( Mirage) • The Limbo Theorem ( Limbo) • Patient Zero ( Mesa) • The New Strange ( Chroma, Khora) • The Jordas Precept ( Atlas) • Sands of Inaros ( Inaros) • The Silver Grove ( Titania) • The Glast Gambit ( Nidus) • Octavia's Anthem ( Octavia) • Chains of Harrow ( Harrow) • Saya's Vigil ( Gara) • Mask of the Revenant ( Revenant) • The Sacrifice ( Excalibur Umbra) • Vox Solaris ( Garuda, Baruuk, Hildryn) • Chimera Prologue ( Wisp) • The Deadlock Protocol ( Protea) • Call of the Tempestarii ( Sevagoth) • The Waverider ( Yareli) • Heart of Deimos ( Xaku, Lavos, Citrine) • The New War ( Caliban) • Angels of the Zariman ( Gyre) • Veilbreaker ( Styanax) • The Duviri Paradox ( Kullervo) • Whispers in the Walls ( Qorvex, Dante) • Jade Shadows ( Jade)
Syndicate Unlock Quests	Saya's Vigil ( Ostron) • Vox Solaris ( Solaris United, Ventkids) • Heart of Deimos ( Entrati) • The War Within ( The Quills, Vox Solaris, Necraloid) • Angels of the Zariman ( The Holdfasts) • Whispers in the Walls ( Cavia)
Location Unlock Quests	The Duviri Paradox (Duviri, Dormizone) • Saya's Vigil (Plains of Eidolon) • Vox Solaris (Fortuna) • Heart of Deimos (Cambion Drift) • The Archwing (Empyrean Proximas) • The Second Dream (Lua) • The War Within (Kuva Fortress) • Chains of Harrow (Iron Wake) • The New War (Drifter's Camp) • Angels of the Zariman (Zariman Ten Zero, Dormizone) • Whispers in the Walls (Albrecht's Laboratories)
Feature Unlock Quests	The Duviri Paradox (Drifter, The Circuit, Duviri Incarnons) • Howl of the Kubrow (Incubator Segment) • The Archwing (Archwing) • Stolen Dreams (Maroo Weekly Ayatan Hunt) • The New Strange (Sanctuary Onslaught) • Vox Solaris (K-Drive) • Heart of Deimos (Necramech, Helminth Segment, Mirror Defense) • A Man of Few Words (Clem Weekly Mission) • The Second Dream (Operator, Focus) • Rising Tide (Railjack) • The War Within (Kuva Lich) • Call of the Tempestarii (Sisters of Parvos) • Angels of the Zariman (Void Armageddon, Void Cascade, Void Flood, Zariman Incarnons) • Veilbreaker (Break Narmer, Archon Hunt, Archon Shard) • Whispers in the Walls (Arcane Dissolution, Melee Upgrade Segment, Entrati Incarnons, Alchemy, Netracells, Deep Archimedea) • Jade Shadows (Ascension)
Story and History

↑ Prelude to War is a compilation of miniquests and cutscenes leading up to The New War.
↑ While not part of the main story quest, The Duviri Paradox has very interlinked story context to several critical characters in The New War.

Events

Update 36.0 (2024-06-18)	Belly of the Beast
Update 35.0 (2023-12-13)	Gargoyle's Cry
Update 34.0 (2023-10-18)	—
Update 33.0 (2023-04-26)	—
Update 32.0 (2022-09-07)	—
Update 31.0 (2021-12-15)	Zariman ARG
Update 30.0 (2021-04-13)	—
Update 29.0 (2020-08-25)	Nights of Naberus • Orphix Venom • Star Days
Update 28.0 (2020-06-11)	—
Update 27.0 (2019-12-13)	Scarlet Spear
Update 26.0 (2019-10-31)	—
Update 25.0 (2019-05-22)	Hostile Mergers
Update 24.0 (2018-11-08)	Solaris United ARG • Buried Debts
Update 23.0 (2018-06-15)	The Pyrus Project
Update 22.0 (2017-10-12)	Plague Star
Update 21.0 (2017-06-29)	—
Update 20.0 (2017-03-24)	Ambulas Reborn
Update 19.0 (2016-11-11)	Infested Summer • Corpus Bust • The Index Preview • The Pacifism Defect
Update 18.0 (2015-12-03)	Shadow Debt • Rathuum • Proxy Retribution
Update 17.0 (2015-07-31)	Infested Nightmares • Proxy Rebellion
Update 16.0 (2015-03-19)	False Profit • Tubemen of Regor
Update 15.0 (2014-10-24)	Halloween • Mutalist Incursions • Eyes of Blight
Update 14.0 (2014-07-18)	Avalanche Offensive • Cryotic Front • Back To School • Gate Crash
Update 13.0 (2014-04-09)	Specters of Liberty • Suspicious Shipments • Breeding Grounds
Update 12.0 (2014-02-05)	Ties That Bind • Tethra's Doom
Update 11.0 (2013-11-20)	The Hunt for Alad V • A Favor For Darvo • The Cicero Crisis • Oxium Espionage
Update 10.0 (2013-09-13)	The Gradivus Dilemma
Update 9.0 (2013-07-13)	Sling-Stone • Arid Fear • Survival Weekend
Update 8.0 (2013-05-23)	Artifact Defense • Informant
Update 7.0 (2013-03-18)	Fusion MOA

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Playerbase Dependent		Fomorian Sabotage • Razorback Armada
Monthly		Ghoul Purge • Thermia Fractures
Yearly		Plague Star

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