Number 8You back away slowly. Maybe a little too slowly. The crab loses its patience and rushes towards you, claws snapping all the while.
Male Cyborg
Status: Healthy. Life Flashing Before Eyes.
Equipment: Black Synthetic Duster, Two Plasma Arm Cannons, Energy Blade, Poker Chips, Ace of Hearts
Abilities: Cyborg (Passive) [+1 Endurance, +1 Agility, +1 Intelligence]
Marcus FlintThey glance at one another, apparently confused. Either they don't understand you or they were expecting a duel. The one on your right emits a low hiss, and the other mutters something under his breath and nods. Their hands tighten about their weapons.
Male Aristocrat
Status: Healthy. Unsure.
Equipment: Dress Suit, Top Hat, Kinetic Pistol (crafted in the likeness of a contemporary matchlock sidearm), Ebony Cane-Sword
Abilities: Well-Dressed (Passive) [+1 to Charisma]
UgYou start to move forwards when suddenly the ground gives way. You fall for some time before landing on a dinner table, crushing it under your weight. The well-dressed patrons of the lavish ballroom stare at you momentarily before returning to their meals and conversations. The people who were sitting at the table you landed on take your arrival in good humour and help you up before inviting you to sit with them at one that remains in a single piece. They pull you over to the fresh table and seat you and themselves before ordering a second meal.
The band strikes up a tune, and a few people head over to the dance floor and begin to waltz. A waiter offers you a bubbly purple liquid in a small glass, calling it "champagne." The others at the table already have their glasses and are pouring them onto the ground as you stare, horrified. You want to go home.
Male Caveman
Status: Healthy. Scared out of your mind.
Equipment: Bearskin Loincloth, Mammoth Thighbone
Abilities: Can Make Fire [Requires Flammable Material and a Feasible Catalyst]