The Electronic Divine Interface and Control Technology or EDICT System was originally deployed during the Divine Clash, over 2400 years before the events of PARTIZAN. It was developed by Orion Combine scientist Kirst Bittenbach. Its first major use was against the Divine Collaborate, granting victory to the combined forces of Oricom and the Divine Principality, and leading to the creation of Stel Orion.
It requires a great deal of power to activate, and needs to be transported by multiple large trucks, but when it is used, it can badly disrupt Divine activity--at least most of the time. There are many theories as to which Divines are affected and why, with many believing it is determined by provenance or era of Divine, some internal system of the EDICT itself, or even the current condition of the Perennial Wave.[1]
Austin suggested it is a descendant of an ancient piece of technology used to communicate with Divines.[2]