The predecessors of this Motile from several thousand years ago from a time between the Primes' mastery of agriculture and their development of complex machinery. This soldier motile is clad in steel plate, basic cloth clothes to prevent abrasions and is armed with a shield, two war picks and a spear to fight in formations not too dissimilar to ancient greek phalanxes. The shields bear a representation of their Imotile's location. Only one nerve receptor is left exposed. The Imotiles at this point regularly congregate new soldiers as the conflicts of their world are constant, as are deals in which herds of soldier motiles are bartered. All Prime Imotiles above all else seek to extend their influence and power, secure themselves and remove competition for resources. At this point the scale of each territory is limited by communications issues, allowing tens of thousands of immotiles to share their world in a never ending series of deals, alliances and betrayals.The Primes are from Peter F. Hamilton's Commonwealth Saga