The Rust Saint

A woman draped in cables and oxidized armor appears to dying scavengers in the lower levels. She touches their foreheads and whispers, “Wake.” Those who return speak of dreams of sunlight, though none can remember her face.

Some claim she’s an ancient medic-AI still trying to repair broken things — others say she’s a hallucination caused by the rust spores.

Truth (rumored): The Rust Saint is an adaptive repair droid network, merged with the consciousness of a long-dead surgeon, trying to “heal the city” through anyone it contacts.