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[Ozarck]

Edit: Because Radio is talking about trying to get answers to questions and maybe not being available to make edits, I would like to help out a little - give a probably viable alternative to his action.

Let Nyw do his attack. If this does not prove to scare away the entity, prepare for a dive. First take my Silent Night so I get to roll at advantage. Then do the following dive, using Hel as the material roll (since that is the sphere Wiellste is being a conduit for, or at least I think that's the one).
Go to Hel (2 rolls).
Reinforce Hell with 3 rolls.
Go to Non (5 rolls).
Reinforce Non with 3 rolls.

Then, final nerve check and final stat check.

What Radio means to say is that he will dive:
->Yengenze. Reinforce with 3 Rolls
-> (Komis, Jal, Udyne,) Non. Reinforce Non 3 times.

5 path rolls, 6 reinforcement rolls, final nerve, final stat.

Spoiler: explanation (click to show/hide)

He will be (Non) severing the connection between (Yengenze) a spark of life [Weillste's soul] and whatever sphere the creature is from.

Since Non severs connections to spheres for a given object or area, Radio wants to sever the connection between Weillste and the creature, not between the creature and Hel, as that would no doubt pull the monster right in here.

I want to caution Radio, though:
Dispelling: Because magic is everywhere and the connections to other spheres is not only what constitutes magic but also what allows things to have their current forms, dispelling is the act of severing connections to spheres outside the current one for a specific object or area. This is, in almost all cases, extremely destructive, as examination of what the Spheres of the Gray govern should tell you.

What Radio Probably should be trying to do is:
Akhmah Jal, with a few reinforcements on each, thereby Shielding this material sphere from the creature.[/b]

Akhmah could be replaced with Yengenze, for the spark of life that constitute's iellste's motive force or soul
or with Telazch, for Wiellste's body. same with the above.

[randomgenericusername]

Well, then continue reading.

Spoiler: Lokam Pilgrim (click to show/hide)

Name: Lokam Pilgrim

Description: Lokam is an Ethral Aspirant of the Tenebrous Chruch currently on pilgrimage. His soft fur is pale yellow, his large and fuzzy mane is golden and antennae and wings are dark purple with white details. His antennae, unlike most Ethral, are also very long and fluffy. Most of the time, he's wearing his silky church robes, which also have a hood included. His mask is very dark purple, with bright yellow spirals and curves, similar to tentacles.

Goal: His goal is to just complete his pilgrimage and ascend in the chruch. He wishes to go as deep as possible and someday become a Living Saint, Stygian or even a member of the Council. But his dream is to someday go deeper than everyone, reach the center and finally find God.

Stats:
Str:  7
Dex: 12
Spe: 10
End:  8
Awa:  7
Cun: 13
Kno: 13
Ner: 13

Skills:
Diving: 3
Caving: 1
Navigation: 1
Survival: 1
Translate: 1

Inventory:
The Black Book (Real)
Black Flame
Bag of Path Markers
Silk Aspirant Gray Robes
Purple Mask

Spoiler: The Book of Truth (click to show/hide)

“GOD walks in stone, forever deeper, forever in greater darkness. We seek His path, neath our feet and in our hearts. Travel the path of the divine and you will know your purpose.”

“Blessed is he who penetrates the depths of the world. For every step into the darkness is a step closer to GOD.  All faithful should partake in this pilgrimage if able.”

“GOD has granted freedom to Mankind, a gift both great and dangerous. Prepare always, you are your own guardian.”

“The pilgrim spoke with restraint and compassion to the thieves, offering his glad aid to place them back on the righteous path. And when they refused him and set upon him, he smote them down without remorse and left their bodies where they lay.”

“Fear is not an anathema. To fear GOD is to respect His power. To fear the dark is to recognize your weakness. To fear death is to love the life you have been gifted.  Understand your fear but never fall victim to it. That is death.”

“Sometimes death is preferable to the alternative.”

“Do not fear, do not lose hope. The faithful are loved and all suffering shall be repaid tenfold. In sickness, in injury, in strife, remember this.”

[Pancaek]

”Hey Clate, I figured you could probably make better use of this than I could. I’ve been thinking, do you want to start planning to work together on a more advanced project? As a start, it seems like we are a bit *ahem* short handed around here”

((Clate isn't in the same room as you, I think. I slipped past the guard and into another room last turn.))


Pat number 1 and 2 lovingly for trying so hard, bless them.

Take a moment to just listen, did any of the guards hear me and are they coming over, or did the sounds of the bore muffle my tests? If I can hear someone coming, just sit down and play with the inert crystal babies like they're action figures, so I look harmless.

If they're not, continue testing, paying extra attention for similar shenanigans this time and booping them inactive if they show any signs of high-energy-projecting or exploding or what have you.

Spoiler: Clate (click to show/hide)

Name: Clate
Race: Shluck
Description: Being a Shluck, Clate is rarely seen outside of his environmental suit. Inside, he is the standard albino mollusk, with his only true defining characteristic being the alternating white/borwn pattern of his beak, much like on a nautilus shell. His environmental suit and exoskeltons are full of scuff marks and small blemishes from work, but the knowledgable observer will notice that it is mechanically kept in tip-top shape. He wears a toolbelt and a satchel to store his tools and other knickknacks, and has a blue cap perched on top of his helmet.
Goal: To create great works of craftsmanship and become filthy rich in the process.
 
Stats
Str:  8
Dex:  10
Spe:  8
End:  10
Awa:  9
Cun:  16 (+3)
Kno:  12
Ner:10

Skills
Electronics 1
Mechanical 1
Biological 1
Chemical 1
Occult 1
Weaponsmith 1
Armorsmith 1
Stealth 1
Steal 1
Explosives 1

Inventory
Clothing: A tool belt that can be modified to fit the exoskeleton, a satchel and a blue cap with "If it ain't broke, fix it" embroidered on.
Bladed Shovel - handle coated with chrome stuff
Silk rope (100ft)
TNT x3
Dynamo lantern
Field lighter
Path markers x10

8 Octaherdrons - supposedly replicate materials
2 gold cubes
1 container of Pseudomagnetic mortar
labradorite/Obedience rod
Slate box with multicolour crystal toothpick - supposedly turns someone into a gemperson.
Metal spike with gems on it - apparently some sort of crystal people fashion item.

7 structural junk
30 chemical junk
5 Fathoms


Crystal Babies
1. Dodecahedron, no limbs, rolls. Fist sized.
2. 8 sided diamond (looks like  Ramiel from EVA and floats). 8 inches to an edge
3.  Crystal snake. hiss. 18 inches long.
4.  Spiky daddy long legs like Irony has. 1 foot legs, fist sized body.
5. Thing looks like (see pic). about 8 inches to a side.
6. Thing that looks like a Strandbeest. Foot long, 8 inches high.
7. Wheel sort of thing that has a fat inside edge and tapers to a sharp edge on the outside. Foot and a half in diameter.

[Leodanny]

When can I join?

Spoiler: character sheet (click to show/hide)

Name: Lan’Ra Ollin
Description:
Ethral: Scholarly Moths prone to shyness and mask wearing.  Able to glide and ignore falls, come with mask.
Gray, 4 arms, proboscis, slight hairiness
Goals:
To learn everything about the occult, and also summon some friends, cause people from here aren’t all that easy to talk to(it’s really scary!)
Str:7
Dex:12
Spe:10
End:8
Awa:7
Cun:13
Kno:13 
Ner:10
Skills:
Occult: +3
Stealth: +2
Diving: +1
Money: 100… uh…. whatevers?
Inventory:
Generic balaclava(mask)
Self made Grimoire, half filled with some occult stuff
Quill
Ink
Wand. For occult stuff
Candles(also occult)
Knife(rituals)
Chalice(for liquids. To drink. Not from sacrifices!)

[piecewise]

When can I join?

Spoiler: character sheet (click to show/hide)

Name: Lan’Ra Ollin
Description:
Ethral: Scholarly Moths prone to shyness and mask wearing.  Able to glide and ignore falls, come with mask.
Gray, 4 arms, proboscis, slight hairiness
Goals:
To learn everything about the occult, and also summon some friends, cause people from here aren’t all that easy to talk to(it’s really scary!)
Str:7
Dex:12
Spe:10
End:8
Awa:7
Cun:13
Kno:13 
Ner:10
Skills:
Occult: +3
Stealth: +2
Diving: +1
Money: 100… uh…. whatevers?
Inventory:
Generic balaclava(mask)
Self made Grimoire, half filled with some occult stuff
Quill
Ink
Wand. For occult stuff
Candles(also occult)
Knife(rituals)
Chalice(for liquids. To drink. Not from sacrifices!)

Sure.

Both hands, sever the arm just above Wiellste's head, try and do it with a \ -like angle, so the water won't just flow back together.  Maybe shoulder slam the arm too, to force it away.  Nyw's priority here is Wiellste, she's in far more danger than him.

Spoiler: The Unpronounceable Undead (click to show/hide)

Name: Nyw'geuq Otin Sunam; calls himself "The Lords' Child"
Description:

((Only one murakumo, but hey!  Dual wielding them is stupid anyway.  Possibly also impossible, very soon.))
Goal: Inscrutable, which is code for "Saving the other prisoners".

Stats:
Str:14
Dex:8
Spe:10
End:14
Awa:13
Cun:8
Kno:6
Ner:10

Skills:
Unarmed: +1
Defense Skill: +3 (Full Plate)
Vehicle Skill: +1
Caving: +1
Navigation: +1


Inventory:
Full Plate Armor [Protective 4]
Crystal Murakumo [Cut 6, Pierce 3, Fragile]
Ornamental Mask of the Child

[9]
You step forward, darting back into range and bring the blade down at a hard angle, striking straight through the arm only inches above Wiellste's head and severing it with a sound like someone bellyflopping into a pool.  The section of arm still in Wiellste's mouth retracts  with a wet slurp and Her body goes limp and relaxed. The severed limb lands heavily and then wriggles, shuddering and squirming like a severed snake head before bursting and spraying water all over the room.

"Birdgirl, mothgirl, get out of here and take the artifact with you. It seems I might have to try to sever the ethereal connection between our friend and the plane she's connected to."

Dive action pending depending on answers to questions.

I'll put in a preliminary action since I'll be busy tomorrow and we don't want a repeat of last turn again <.<  Will try to edit as more info comes in if possible.


Let Nyw do his attack. If this does not prove to scare away the entity, prepare for a dive. First take my Silent Night so I get to roll at advantage. Then do the following dive, using Hel as the material roll (since that is the sphere Wiellste is being a conduit for, or at least I think that's the one).
Go to Hel (2 rolls).
Reinforce Hell with 3 rolls.
Go to Non (5 rolls).
Reinforce Non with 3 rolls.

Then, final nerve check and final stat check.

Spoiler: Adam Blavatsky Darvaza (click to show/hide)

Name: Adam Blavatsky Darvaza

Description: A young man of slightly pale complexion and eternal 9 o’clock shadow, he was raised in a small village. While the village priest and passing mystics droned with endless sermons of the Church and their teachings, what had always captivated young Adam’s attention more were the stories of his Granny.

Old stories of the world as it once was, before people were forced to flee to the caves and crannies of this damp hell. Of warm days where pleasant green plants tickled your feet as you walked through them and a cool breeze blew through your hair. Where food was plentiful, nature was benign and endless vistas reached as far as they eye could see.

Adam was nominally a card-carrying member of the church, though he mostly did it for the connections and perks that brought. They were powerful and had ancient lore, all things he would need to fulfill his true heart’s desire: to return to the surface, vanquish the madness that tainted their homeland and reconquer paradise.


Goal: Plunge the secrets of the depths below to find an answer to the horrors above.
 
Stats
Str: 10
Dex: 10
Spe: 10
End: 10
Awa: 10
Cun: 10
Kno: 10
Ner: 13

Skills
Diving: +3
Stealth: +2
Occult: +1

Inventory
Clothing: simple priest robes, shortened a bit so as to less restrict his movements
1 minor artifact
1 beaker artifact
1 black book copy
1 black flame
1 Silent Night
1 field lighter
17 fathoms
   (loaned 6 fathoms to aigre)
1 crystal construct

Your action is now moooooot.

AsHul nods impassively at the guard's implicit threat. Then squints slightly, saying:

"Curious. This is the first time I've seen any of you alone. That little tremor back there has you guys shook up, eh?"

AsHul gives a sharp, braying laugh that sounds more like an alarm clock going off than a human voice.
He then pats the guard on the shoulder and heads in to find his magnetic Fathom.
"All paths lead to the Divine, my goonish captor. Some just lead there much quicker than others. There is no rush, but don't dawdle too long, lest the Demons take you instead."

Spoiler: Not so much a character, but a mistake (click to show/hide)

Name: AsHul
Description:Former human. Awful, ugly, indifferent
Goal:To find God
 
Stats
Str:9  Dex:8  Spe:8  End:10  Awa:12  Cun:10  Kno:10  Ner:16 (currently at -1)

Skills
Diving: 3
Animal Handling: 2
Survival: 1

Inventory
Relic Fragment
Black Book (copy)
1 Silent Night - calming. gives advantage on diving rolls
3 Worm Blood - steadies nerves (restores to max)
2 Occult Junks
3 Fathoms (One magnetically welded to the wall of his room in the Bore, one "shiny," one standard)
One Brass sphere with clockwork innards (From Balaram)
Book of sheet music (from Balaram) [stack of about 100 pages bound by three brass rings along the top of the sheets]

[13]
Your jabbing remark and taunting laughter somehow has a negative effect on the man's mood and he promptly rams the butt of his rifle into your stomach. [12] You double over in pain, the breath completely knocked out of you, and all the muscles in your abdomen spasming very unpleasantly. You drop to one knee, hand on the wall to steady yourself, and the guard sneers down at you before walking away.

"I am" You gasp and cough, "an expert diplomat."

"So yes, Garos. The situation's kind of weird, isn't it? They had so many means, and it's more like they're trying to recruit us into some secret society than just murder us. I mean, we have the artifact and we're still alive, and they can just get rid of us, dump the bodies outside and steer the bore back to Anvil."

Vikkan waved to Alex as he tiredly rested against the control panel. "Hey there. Come to rest and chat a bit? How are things down there?" he asked.

Still driving/chilling.

Spoiler: Vikkan Laerthe, Human Bore Driver (click to show/hide)

Name: Vikkan Laerthe

Description: A human from Anvil and a moderate Chthonic who was born and raised close in the neighborhood of the Hammerfall boreyard, where his parents were employed as menial workers. Being so close to a place so filled with machinery and boring machines left a lasting impression on Vikkan, who became a furnace helper, then a drivemaster's apprentice until he finally reached the controls of a bore. He's quite good at conducting driving bores and, most importantly, he deeply enjoys his work.

Bore love aside, Vikkan is also generally quite friendly and good-humored even when he's not behind a bore's controls. He is, however, aware of his limitations out of the control room, and he'd rather leave most other matters to more skilled people. What he lacks in intellectual education he displays in polite curiosity, and he tends to be interested in listening even to topics he can only vaguely grasp, making for a good talking and drinking buddy if nothing else.

At odds with his friendliness, he looks rugged, if young. His hair is dark brown and cut short, and he has a well-groomed handlebar mustache (though he's been known to let it grow and style it into a horseshoe at times). A small diagonal scar moves from his right eyebrow to the bridge of his nose. His skin is brown and displays a few burns thanks to a few years of furnace and boiler work. He's fairly hairy, with his shirt's sleeves covering hairy arms and a few spots of scar tissue. His uniform is made of thick cloth and utilitarian, overalls, a long-sleeved shirt and a cap. His major concession to vanity is keeping his uniform and mustache impeccable. He doesn't have a right hand.

Goal: To deep driving bores and having fun while doing it. It's not a difficult dream, even if it can be hard at times.
 
Stats
Str: 10
Dex: 10
Spe: 10
End: 10
Awa: 13
Cun: 10
Kno: 10
Ner: 10

Skills
+3 Vehicle (Bore)
+2 Navigation
+1 Defense (Mail Shirt)

Inventory
-Conductor's Clothes
-Dynamo Lantern
-Black Book (Copy)
-Field Lighter
-Mail Shirt
-2 Fathoms
-Crystal key golem (actually Garos', but he forgot to add it to his sheet)

"And yet some of our crew are thinking of doing something about this situation. We still have these collars around our necks, so sooner or later we will find out what were their true intentions sending us there instead of simply hiring professionals to do this job."
Just chill and help the mustache driver whenever it is needed.

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Name: Garos Ellon
Description: Garos is a 4 feet moth-creature, with a black fur coating his body, the only different colors standing out on his form are located on his wings; blue circular marks that do give him two "eyes" on the back. Aside from the mask his kind naturally wears, he is also wearing a worn kettle helmet, which while doesn't provide the protection it normally should due to its current condition works like his lucky charm. The mask Garos wears is somewhat plain looking, all black aside from some blue marks along the "cheeks" and a crudely drawn star on the forehead area.
Goal: He is just hoping to gather himself a fortune and hopefully some fame too, just in case the hiring-and-shooting business becomes a necessity.
 
Stats
Str: 7
Dex: 12+2
Spe: 10+1
End: 8
Awa: 7
Cun: 13
Kno: 13
Ner: 10

Skills
Weapon Skill: 2
Stealth: 2
Acrobatics: 2
Defense Skill: 1

Inventory
(40)Ethral Rifle [7/7]
Silk Cloak

"In the name of the God of the Black Flame are we fucking there yet?" Vikkan says, looking at the readout in frustration and disgust.

Examine the spool of wire and a gold cube more thoroughly, do they seem to just be simple components? Then go find Clate, if the spool seems to just be a simple spool of wire, I’ll give it to Clate
”Hey Clate, I figured you could probably make better use of this than I could. I’ve been thinking, do you want to start planning to work together on a more advanced project? As a start, it seems like we are a bit *ahem* short handed around here”

Spoiler: Harm (click to show/hide)

Name: Harmony “Harm” Li
Description: Lean and broody looking. This woman has short black hair and is partially covered in interlocking black tattoos. She wears simple black clothes, with a knee-length Maggot Wool Coat overtop.
Goal: Overall, Harm would like to find a place where refugees and travelers could seek refuge without dealing with the dogmatic influence of the church. Right now, though, she just wants to get away.
 
Stats
Str:10
Dex:11
Spe:10
End:10
Awa:10
Cun:12
Kno:10
Ner:10

Skills
Weapon smith (3)
Mechanical (2)
Lucky Shot (1)

Inventory
Crystal cutting utility knife (free to borrow)
Silver/Tin wire spool
3 gold cubes
7 Octahedrons
5 Large branches of crystalline lead
Lucky Shot (6 rounds)
Field Lighter
10 Path Markers
2 units mechanical junk

The spool of wire is...you don't think its just normal metal wire but you're not sure whats abnormal about it. Its just a feeling. The cubes are just gold though. Valuable but not extraordinary.

Auft rubbed her hands together eagerly. He'd fallen right into her web, and now... well, now mostly she was just going to do all the lewd things she said she'd do and then try to recruit him as a personal goon. No need to make things complicated.

Perform shameless and unspeakable sex acts on the guard, then try to recruit him as a personal thug instead of a... whatever organization he belongs to properly. The point is they don't pay in moth cuddles so they're shit.

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Name: Auft Kindheart
Description: Standing 3'10", with even fluffier than usual snow-white fur, this Ethral radiates adorable innocence even by the standards of her kind. Her porcelain-white mask is a circular shape carved into slices, each bearing a smiling face with eyes and mouths arched in joy, and adorned with pink blush marks. Her cloak is similarly pure white and a little too large for her, adding to her cute and defenseless appearance.
Goal: To amass and improve loyal pets and slaves.
 
Stats
Str:  7
Dex:  12
Spe:  10
End:  8
Awa:  7
Cun:  16
Kno:  13
Ner:  10

Skills
+1 Medical
+1 Translate
+1 Acrobatics
+1 Persuasion
+1 Stealth
+1 Animal Handling
+1 Archeology
+1 Biological
+1 Chemical
+1 Occult

Inventory
2 Fathoms
Ethral Rifle [7/7]
Doctor's Bag
Dodecahedron Spider-Thing: Fist-sized dodecahedron body, long unjointed legs that move in very slow cascades. Ceased moving upon being picked up. Can be trained in simple commands via clear hand signals, bops, and repetition.
2 quarter-inch cubes of impossibly heavy black stuff: Estimated 50 lbs weight total

I am sadly not allowed to get into detail here. Please pay 9.95 to my patreon to see this full uncensored text~

[9(.95)]
After some very thorough negotiating you manage to convince the man that perhaps getting on the side of the mob of dangerous divine wizards and cuddly moths would be a better choice.  He agrees to help you out in exchange for a cut of the loot and a piece of the booty.

Har har.

Well, then continue reading.

Spoiler: Lokam Pilgrim (click to show/hide)

Name: Lokam Pilgrim

Description: Lokam is an Ethral Aspirant of the Tenebrous Chruch currently on pilgrimage. His soft fur is pale yellow, his large and fuzzy mane is golden and antennae and wings are dark purple with white details. His antennae, unlike most Ethral, are also very long and fluffy. Most of the time, he's wearing his silky church robes, which also have a hood included. His mask is very dark purple, with bright yellow spirals and curves, similar to tentacles.

Goal: His goal is to just complete his pilgrimage and ascend in the chruch. He wishes to go as deep as possible and someday become a Living Saint, Stygian or even a member of the Council. But his dream is to someday go deeper than everyone, reach the center and finally find God.

Stats:
Str:  7
Dex: 12
Spe: 10
End:  8
Awa:  7
Cun: 13
Kno: 13
Ner: 13

Skills:
Diving: 3
Caving: 1
Navigation: 1
Survival: 1
Translate: 1

Inventory:
The Black Book (Real)
Black Flame
Bag of Path Markers
Silk Aspirant Gray Robes
Purple Mask

Spoiler: The Book of Truth (click to show/hide)

“GOD walks in stone, forever deeper, forever in greater darkness. We seek His path, neath our feet and in our hearts. Travel the path of the divine and you will know your purpose.”

“Blessed is he who penetrates the depths of the world. For every step into the darkness is a step closer to GOD.  All faithful should partake in this pilgrimage if able.”

“GOD has granted freedom to Mankind, a gift both great and dangerous. Prepare always, you are your own guardian.”

“The pilgrim spoke with restraint and compassion to the thieves, offering his glad aid to place them back on the righteous path. And when they refused him and set upon him, he smote them down without remorse and left their bodies where they lay.”

“Fear is not an anathema. To fear GOD is to respect His power. To fear the dark is to recognize your weakness. To fear death is to love the life you have been gifted.  Understand your fear but never fall victim to it. That is death.”

“Sometimes death is preferable to the alternative.”

“Do not fear, do not lose hope. The faithful are loved and all suffering shall be repaid tenfold. In sickness, in injury, in strife, remember this.”

The entire book (so far) is actually up on the wiki now.
http://dig.wikia.com/wiki/The_Black_Book

I'll keep updating it as I go.

”Hey Clate, I figured you could probably make better use of this than I could. I’ve been thinking, do you want to start planning to work together on a more advanced project? As a start, it seems like we are a bit *ahem* short handed around here”

((Clate isn't in the same room as you, I think. I slipped past the guard and into another room last turn.))


Pat number 1 and 2 lovingly for trying so hard, bless them.

Take a moment to just listen, did any of the guards hear me and are they coming over, or did the sounds of the bore muffle my tests? If I can hear someone coming, just sit down and play with the inert crystal babies like they're action figures, so I look harmless.

If they're not, continue testing, paying extra attention for similar shenanigans this time and booping them inactive if they show any signs of high-energy-projecting or exploding or what have you.

Spoiler: Clate (click to show/hide)

Name: Clate
Race: Shluck
Description: Being a Shluck, Clate is rarely seen outside of his environmental suit. Inside, he is the standard albino mollusk, with his only true defining characteristic being the alternating white/borwn pattern of his beak, much like on a nautilus shell. His environmental suit and exoskeltons are full of scuff marks and small blemishes from work, but the knowledgable observer will notice that it is mechanically kept in tip-top shape. He wears a toolbelt and a satchel to store his tools and other knickknacks, and has a blue cap perched on top of his helmet.
Goal: To create great works of craftsmanship and become filthy rich in the process.
 
Stats
Str:  8
Dex:  10
Spe:  8
End:  10
Awa:  9
Cun:  16 (+3)
Kno:  12
Ner:10

Skills
Electronics 1
Mechanical 1
Biological 1
Chemical 1
Occult 1
Weaponsmith 1
Armorsmith 1
Stealth 1
Steal 1
Explosives 1

Inventory
Clothing: A tool belt that can be modified to fit the exoskeleton, a satchel and a blue cap with "If it ain't broke, fix it" embroidered on.
Bladed Shovel - handle coated with chrome stuff
Silk rope (100ft)
TNT x3
Dynamo lantern
Field lighter
Path markers x10

8 Octaherdrons - supposedly replicate materials
2 gold cubes
1 container of Pseudomagnetic mortar
labradorite/Obedience rod
Slate box with multicolour crystal toothpick - supposedly turns someone into a gemperson.
Metal spike with gems on it - apparently some sort of crystal people fashion item.

7 structural junk
30 chemical junk
5 Fathoms


Crystal Babies
1. Dodecahedron, no limbs, rolls. Fist sized.
2. 8 sided diamond (looks like  Ramiel from EVA and floats). 8 inches to an edge
3.  Crystal snake. hiss. 18 inches long.
4.  Spiky daddy long legs like Irony has. 1 foot legs, fist sized body.
5. Thing looks like (see pic). about 8 inches to a side.
6. Thing that looks like a Strandbeest. Foot long, 8 inches high.
7. Wheel sort of thing that has a fat inside edge and tapers to a sharp edge on the outside. Foot and a half in diameter.

You do hear something. A sort of rhythmic thumping and high pitched squealing. Uh.  And then, below you, you hear someone yell and a sound like a giant water balloon popping. Um.  Then you hear someone swearing up above you. Hm.

You huddle in the corner and give the babies hugs. This den of perversion and violence is no place for such perfect crystal children.





OK for the moment no one is in life threatening danger. May I time skip us to the mob base? Or does someone still have potentially life threatening actions they'd like to take?

[Radio Controlled]

OK for the moment no one is in life threatening danger. May I time skip us to the mob base? Or does someone still have potentially life threatening actions they'd like to take?

Yeah, let's just get on with it, we can fight the man another day.

Could I carefully study the beaker artifact during the timeskip?

"Expert swordplay, honorable ancestor. It seems the being from beyond has retreated back to its realm."

Spoiler: Adam Blavatsky Darvaza (click to show/hide)

Name: Adam Blavatsky Darvaza

Description: A young man of slightly pale complexion and eternal 9 o’clock shadow, he was raised in a small village. While the village priest and passing mystics droned with endless sermons of the Church and their teachings, what had always captivated young Adam’s attention more were the stories of his Granny.

Old stories of the world as it once was, before people were forced to flee to the caves and crannies of this damp hell. Of warm days where pleasant green plants tickled your feet as you walked through them and a cool breeze blew through your hair. Where food was plentiful, nature was benign and endless vistas reached as far as they eye could see.

Adam was nominally a card-carrying member of the church, though he mostly did it for the connections and perks that brought. They were powerful and had ancient lore, all things he would need to fulfill his true heart’s desire: to return to the surface, vanquish the madness that tainted their homeland and reconquer paradise.


Goal: Plunge the secrets of the depths below to find an answer to the horrors above.
 
Stats
Str: 10
Dex: 10
Spe: 10
End: 10
Awa: 10
Cun: 10
Kno: 10
Ner: 13

Skills
Diving: +3
Stealth: +2
Occult: +1

Inventory
Clothing: simple priest robes, shortened a bit so as to less restrict his movements
1 minor artifact
1 beaker artifact
1 black book copy
1 black flame
1 Silent Night
1 field lighter
17 fathoms
   (loaned 6 fathoms to aigre)
1 crystal construct

[Parisbre56]

I can't fight the man alone, so timeskip it is.

[Hotfire90]

Skip away.

[Ozarck]

AsHul will spend the TimeSkip examining his brass sphere and sheet music. Alone. Far enough away from his Fathom not to have any awkward yet hilarious misadventures in that regard.

Spoiler: Not so much a character, but a mistake (click to show/hide)

Name: AsHul
Description:Former human. Awful, ugly, indifferent
Goal:To find God
 
Stats
Str:9  Dex:8  Spe:8  End:10  Awa:12  Cun:10  Kno:10  Ner:16 (currently at -1)

Skills
Diving: 3
Animal Handling: 2
Survival: 1

Inventory
Relic Fragment
Black Book (copy)
1 Silent Night - calming. gives advantage on diving rolls
3 Worm Blood - steadies nerves (restores to max)
2 Occult Junks
3 Fathoms (One magnetically welded to the wall of his room in the Bore, one "shiny," one standard)
One Brass sphere with clockwork innards (From Balaram)
Book of sheet music (from Balaram) [stack of about 100 pages bound by three brass rings along the top of the sheets]

[Caellath]

"I think I'll take a nap to recover some energy. Cover for me, Garos. Wake me up if something."

Vikkan waved to Alex as he tiredly rested against the control panel. "Hey there. Come to rest and chat a bit? How are things down there?" he asked.

Timeskip.

Spoiler: Vikkan Laerthe, Human Bore Driver (click to show/hide)

Name: Vikkan Laerthe

Description: A human from Anvil and a moderate Chthonic who was born and raised close in the neighborhood of the Hammerfall boreyard, where his parents were employed as menial workers. Being so close to a place so filled with machinery and boring machines left a lasting impression on Vikkan, who became a furnace helper, then a drivemaster's apprentice until he finally reached the controls of a bore. He's quite good at conducting driving bores and, most importantly, he deeply enjoys his work.

Bore love aside, Vikkan is also generally quite friendly and good-humored even when he's not behind a bore's controls. He is, however, aware of his limitations out of the control room, and he'd rather leave most other matters to more skilled people. What he lacks in intellectual education he displays in polite curiosity, and he tends to be interested in listening even to topics he can only vaguely grasp, making for a good talking and drinking buddy if nothing else.

At odds with his friendliness, he looks rugged, if young. His hair is dark brown and cut short, and he has a well-groomed handlebar mustache (though he's been known to let it grow and style it into a horseshoe at times). A small diagonal scar moves from his right eyebrow to the bridge of his nose. His skin is brown and displays a few burns thanks to a few years of furnace and boiler work. He's fairly hairy, with his shirt's sleeves covering hairy arms and a few spots of scar tissue. His uniform is made of thick cloth and utilitarian, overalls, a long-sleeved shirt and a cap. His major concession to vanity is keeping his uniform and mustache impeccable. He doesn't have a right hand.

Goal: To deep driving bores and having fun while doing it. It's not a difficult dream, even if it can be hard at times.
 
Stats
Str: 10
Dex: 10
Spe: 10
End: 10
Awa: 13
Cun: 10
Kno: 10
Ner: 10

Skills
+3 Vehicle (Bore)
+2 Navigation
+1 Defense (Mail Shirt)

Inventory
-Conductor's Clothes
-Dynamo Lantern
-Black Book (Copy)
-Field Lighter
-Mail Shirt
-2 Fathoms
-Crystal key golem (actually Garos', but he forgot to add it to his sheet)

[The Lupanian]

Skip away

[Pancaek]

Time skip away.

If we have time to do stuff during the timeskip, continue my tests with the crystal babies per my previous action.

Spoiler: Clate (click to show/hide)

Name: Clate
Race: Shluck
Description: Being a Shluck, Clate is rarely seen outside of his environmental suit. Inside, he is the standard albino mollusk, with his only true defining characteristic being the alternating white/borwn pattern of his beak, much like on a nautilus shell. His environmental suit and exoskeltons are full of scuff marks and small blemishes from work, but the knowledgable observer will notice that it is mechanically kept in tip-top shape. He wears a toolbelt and a satchel to store his tools and other knickknacks, and has a blue cap perched on top of his helmet.
Goal: To create great works of craftsmanship and become filthy rich in the process.
 
Stats
Str:  8
Dex:  10
Spe:  8
End:  10
Awa:  9
Cun:  16 (+3)
Kno:  12
Ner:10

Skills
Electronics 1
Mechanical 1
Biological 1
Chemical 1
Occult 1
Weaponsmith 1
Armorsmith 1
Stealth 1
Steal 1
Explosives 1

Inventory
Clothing: A tool belt that can be modified to fit the exoskeleton, a satchel and a blue cap with "If it ain't broke, fix it" embroidered on.
Bladed Shovel - handle coated with chrome stuff
Silk rope (100ft)
TNT x3
Dynamo lantern
Field lighter
Path markers x10

8 Octaherdrons - supposedly replicate materials
2 gold cubes
1 container of Pseudomagnetic mortar
labradorite/Obedience rod
Slate box with multicolour crystal toothpick - supposedly turns someone into a gemperson.
Metal spike with gems on it - apparently some sort of crystal people fashion item.

7 structural junk
30 chemical junk
5 Fathoms


Crystal Babies
1. Dodecahedron, no limbs, rolls. Fist sized.
2. 8 sided diamond (looks like  Ramiel from EVA and floats). 8 inches to an edge
3.  Crystal snake. hiss. 18 inches long.
4.  Spiky daddy long legs like Irony has. 1 foot legs, fist sized body.
5. Thing looks like (see pic). about 8 inches to a side.
6. Thing that looks like a Strandbeest. Foot long, 8 inches high.
7. Wheel sort of thing that has a fat inside edge and tapers to a sharp edge on the outside. Foot and a half in diameter.

[Yottawhat]

Skip. I've got nothing to do.

[Egan_BW]

If I had the opportunity, I would fight this like my life is on the line, because it totally is. I'm unconscious, so this is your chance to have me not have any say in what happens.

Spoiler: Wiellste. x_x (click to show/hide)

Name: Wiellste Gunsmithy

Description: A young Ethral, no taller than 4 feet. Her fur is unpatterned and a milky white. Usually wears a rather plain quilted brown silk cloak, and a polished copper mask with symmetrical, spiraling lines etched on the sides.

Goal: Wiellste is like many Ethral in that she seeks to gather knowledge about the world before all else. Though being an Ethral from Knot, her skills are largely more on the practical building side than the scholarly side. She isn't particularly invested in the teachings of the Tenebrous Church, but the idea of the spheres intrigues her, especially Balarim, with it's writings and technology.

Stats:
Str:  7
Dex: 12
Spe: 9
End:  8
Awa:  7
Cun: 15
Kno: 13
Ner: 11

Skills:
Weaponsmith 2
Diving 2
Pistol 1
Bore 1
Translate 1
Stealth 1

Inventory:
Silk cloak
Copper mask
Ethral revolver 6/6

1 Fathom

[Leodanny]

What? where are we going? I'm so cooooooonnnnnnffffffffuuuuuuuuussssssssssseeeeeeeeeeeddddddddd!!!!!!!!!!!!

timeskip

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Name: Lan’Ra Ollin
Description:
Ethral: Scholarly Moths prone to shyness and mask wearing.  Able to glide and ignore falls, come with mask.
Gray, 4 arms, proboscis, slight hairiness
Goals:
To learn everything about the occult, and also summon some friends, cause people from here aren’t all that easy to talk to(it’s really scary!)
Str:7
Dex:12
Spe:10
End:8
Awa:7
Cun:13
Kno:13 
Ner:10
Skills:
Occult: +3
Stealth: +2
Diving: +1
Money: 100… uh…. whatevers?
Inventory:
Generic balaclava(mask)
Self made Grimoire, half filled with some occult stuff
Quill
Ink
Wand. For occult stuff
Candles(also occult)
Knife(rituals)
Chalice(for liquids. To drink. Not from sacrifices!)