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Lokam simply nods in agreement.

Protect AsHul from any dangers with my Black Flame as he dives.

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

[Pancaek]

Seeing Harm pull out her revolver, Clate back up a little.

"Hmm, yes, uh, good initiative! Tell you what, if you end up breaking the snake, you can have the pinecone. I'll just, take a looksie at the other barrels while you do your thing, eh?"


Shine my lantern into the hole and take a looksie, keeping some distance and not putting my face directly over the hole. If I don't see anything immediatly awful, stick my shovel handle in there to see if that gets a reaction.

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
Silk rope (100ft)
TNT x3
Dynamo lantern
Field lighter
Path markers x10

1 structural junk
5 Fathoms

[Praefectus Screptum]

"Yes, we probably should avoid taking exaggerated measures for now. We don't know what will happen if we use explosives here...Or shooting when we do have the risk of harming another of our group."
The moth just follows for now, keeping his weapon ready just in case things get bad.

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

[Parisbre56]

*huff huff* the Corven hyperventilated both out of the exertion of holding onto her friend and out of the adrenaline and stress.
Kara would had probably enjoyed riding the Crystal shard if she didn't have bigger things on her mind.

She saw the possessed and immediately raised her rifle. However, she found it much more difficult pulling the trigger. She knew that it was the right thing to do. The abomination's life was not worth as much as the rest of the Abducted. But she also knew that the others would be unlikely to see things from her point of view. They had made that quite clear. She could lie about it, say it attacked her, but they probably wouldn't believe that. Besides, even if that could work, she hadn't shot anyone before and she wasn't sure she could do it now.
"Gold damn it!" she cursed, lowering her rifle with the same intensity she had raised it.
Still, she couldn't stand idly by. Riding the Crystal had helped her catch up. The others were still down the tunnel. If she waited for them, they'd be back where they started, too far back to really be able to do anything. So she decided to take a third option.

She might have to leave her Crystal Friend behind, but she hoped the others would take care of it and would be able to use it to open the door.

If I can pick up my Crystal Friend and it wouldn't slow me down too much, do so. Else just grab my shirt from it.

Either way, jump through the hole and run as fast as I can. Try to overtake the possessed. Try to reach the central tower before it does.

I don't know how long the turn will last, so I'll also add some conditionals:
If I reach the central tower before it and there is a door, spill the oil from my lighter on it and light it on fire. Hopefully this will slow the abomination down enough for the others to catch up, since from what I understand it has to touch a door to break it.

If I reach the tower but there's no door (or the abomination got there first and broke it) get in and try to reach the artifact.

Spoiler: "Kara" the Corven (click to show/hide)

Name: "Kara" is what most humans call her, though the closest pronunciation would be  Kr'ra-Kax
Race: Corven (advantage for climb, disadvantage for falls)
Appearance: She is a crow-like Corven with matte-black feathers. A bit short. Constantly moves her head around, examining her surroundings. Moves her tail up and down whenever she's excited.
Age: Adult, but just barely
Goal: Wants to find artifacts and experiences that she can use to make an (under)world-famous museum. Wants to prove herself to her mother and piss off her brother with her success (both financially and socially).

Stats
Str:8 
Dex:13 
Spe:13 
End:6 
Awa:12
Cun:10 
Kno:8 + 3 = 11
Ner:10

Skills
Rifle: 1
Medical: 1
Translate: 1
Acrobatics: 1
Caving: 1
Machine Control: 1
Stealth: 1
Geology: 1
Archeology: 1
Navigation: 1

Inventory
Crystal Friend (wearing shirt)
Ethral Rifle (rifle 3, pierce 3) 7/7
Field Lighter (Fire 2)
Simple Clothes (no shirt)
Kara's Diary

[piecewise]

"Aspirant, I am going to take a short journey. Watch over me, and, should anything untoward happen, flee and alert the otehrs. I expect to return in anywhere from a few minutes to an hour or so.

Dive into Balaram.

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

Skills
Diving: 3
Animal Handling: 2
Survival: 1

Inventory
Relic Fragment
Black Book (copy)
1 Silent Night - calming. gives advantage on diving rolls
4 Worm Blood - steadies nerves
2 Occult Junks
2 Fathoms (One magnetically welded to the wall of his room in the Bore)

[13]
You curl up in a ball, close your eyes,  and rather than forcibly tearing an effect from one of the spheres, you let your mind drift. The transition from waking world to the sphere is a difficult one to comprehend, even for you. You remember it like you remember a dream; a hazy impression more than an actual memory. A dream of falling.  You seem to enter the sphere as though you were falling into your own body; a tumbling soul suddenly jerked to a stop in place. You can't see anything around you; its pitch black but you can feel the ground you're on moving forward steadily and hear the muffled roar of machinery around you. You reach out and feel riveted metal walls sliding past you on the left and right. In front and behind you find some sort of large metal things; though their shapes are too complex for you to form a mental image of when you explore them with your fingers. Conical, vaguely, and solid. Almost like giant and very complex gear.

Lokam simply nods in agreement.

Protect AsHul from any dangers with my Black Flame as he dives.

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

You sit next to Ashul and wait.  He lies very still and barely breathes, like he's asleep, or maybe something deeper.

Shoot at the snake with my revolver.

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
Several large chunks of blue crystal
Lucky Shot (7 rounds)
Field Lighter
10 Path Markers
2 units structural junk
2 units mechanical junk

[2]
You draw your revolver and basically jam it into the gap in the barrel before firing. You hear something break and then the bullet ricochet several times inside the barrel.  As you pull your hand back, something grows violently from the opening; a dull silvery crystal shape sprouts like a tree, branches  expanding out fractally. Within  a few seconds the barrel is completely entombed in silvery roots and growths with a huge bloom of crystalline lead above it.

"These doors are annoying."

If we cut a chunk off that construct, could we use that as a key to open the doors?

Spoiler: Wiellste... (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: 10
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

[3]

Maybe? But cutting it might also render it inoperable and destroy the only "Key"  you have.  Its high risk and whether or not it will work is a total guess on your part.

Seeing Harm pull out her revolver, Clate back up a little.

"Hmm, yes, uh, good initiative! Tell you what, if you end up breaking the snake, you can have the pinecone. I'll just, take a looksie at the other barrels while you do your thing, eh?"


Shine my lantern into the hole and take a looksie, keeping some distance and not putting my face directly over the hole. If I don't see anything immediatly awful, stick my shovel handle in there to see if that gets a reaction.

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
Silk rope (100ft)
TNT x3
Dynamo lantern
Field lighter
Path markers x10

1 structural junk
5 Fathoms

You shine your lantern into the hole and take a look as best you can; its somewhat difficult to both look into the hole and not block the light with your head, but you can see something in there. It looks almost like crinkled up aluminum foil, very reflective. You turn your shovel around and insert the handle. You poke it around a bit to see if anything grabs it and then pull it out. The handle was a dull sort matte iron color when it went in, but now its the same bright silvery color as whatever you saw in there. Almost like you dipped it in chrome paint or something.

"Yes, we probably should avoid taking exaggerated measures for now. We don't know what will happen if we use explosives here...Or shooting when we do have the risk of harming another of our group."
The moth just follows for now, keeping his weapon ready just in case things get bad.

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

"You might be right about whatever has possessed our companion seeking what we want, Kara. They probably wouldn't like to be shot in any case and I'd rather we save that as a last measure in case we're in danger."

"And since your little friend is repairing the damage, we can't rush forward and leave it behind or we might end up trapped. At least someone has to keep watch over it." Vikkan commented when they reached the doorway, just a bit tired from all the exercise while wearing armor.

Carefully follow the group.

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.

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 Flame
-Black Book (Copy)
-Field Lighter
-Mail Shirt
-2 Fathoms

*huff huff* the Corven hyperventilated both out of the exertion of holding onto her friend and out of the adrenaline and stress.
Kara would had probably enjoyed riding the Crystal shard if she didn't have bigger things on her mind.

She saw the possessed and immediately raised her rifle. However, she found it much more difficult pulling the trigger. She knew that it was the right thing to do. The abomination's life was not worth as much as the rest of the Abducted. But she also knew that the others would be unlikely to see things from her point of view. They had made that quite clear. She could lie about it, say it attacked her, but they probably wouldn't believe that. Besides, even if that could work, she hadn't shot anyone before and she wasn't sure she could do it now.
"Gold damn it!" she cursed, lowering her rifle with the same intensity she had raised it.
Still, she couldn't stand idly by. Riding the Crystal had helped her catch up. The others were still down the tunnel. If she waited for them, they'd be back where they started, too far back to really be able to do anything. So she decided to take a third option.

She might have to leave her Crystal Friend behind, but she hoped the others would take care of it and would be able to use it to open the door.

If I can pick up my Crystal Friend and it wouldn't slow me down too much, do so. Else just grab my shirt from it.

Either way, jump through the hole and run as fast as I can. Try to overtake the possessed. Try to reach the central tower before it does.

I don't know how long the turn will last, so I'll also add some conditionals:
If I reach the central tower before it and there is a door, spill the oil from my lighter on it and light it on fire. Hopefully this will slow the abomination down enough for the others to catch up, since from what I understand it has to touch a door to break it.

If I reach the tower but there's no door (or the abomination got there first and broke it) get in and try to reach the artifact.

Spoiler: "Kara" the Corven (click to show/hide)

Name: "Kara" is what most humans call her, though the closest pronunciation would be  Kr'ra-Kax
Race: Corven (advantage for climb, disadvantage for falls)
Appearance: She is a crow-like Corven with matte-black feathers. A bit short. Constantly moves her head around, examining her surroundings. Moves her tail up and down whenever she's excited.
Age: Adult, but just barely
Goal: Wants to find artifacts and experiences that she can use to make an (under)world-famous museum. Wants to prove herself to her mother and piss off her brother with her success (both financially and socially).

Stats
Str:8 
Dex:13 
Spe:13 
End:6 
Awa:12
Cun:10 
Kno:8 + 3 = 11
Ner:10

Skills
Rifle: 1
Medical: 1
Translate: 1
Acrobatics: 1
Caving: 1
Machine Control: 1
Stealth: 1
Geology: 1
Archeology: 1
Navigation: 1

Inventory
Crystal Friend (wearing shirt)
Ethral Rifle (rifle 3, pierce 3) 7/7
Field Lighter (Fire 2)
Simple Clothes (no shirt)
Kara's Diary

You grab the Crystal and try to drag it away. It stays firmly rooted in place, intent on fixing the door. You grab your shirt and decide to leave your new friend behind for the moment. [20] You and the rest of your faithful followers run out through the open door and chase after the possessed woman. You make good progress; on these walkways you're not at the disadvantage you were before and quickly catch up.  You're maybe 20 feet behind her, taking  sharp turn when you lose your balance and slip.  You fall onto your stomach and slide, nearly going off the edge. Nyw dives and grabs your hands, and Garos and Vikkan grab his waist. You all end up on the ground, but they prevent you from sliding off the walkways and down to your certain death.  As they pull you back up onto the path, you look ahead to see the possessed woman smash through another set of doors and disappear into the main tower.

[Parisbre56]

Keep on running in the 90s underground. Maybe my luck will improve.

Spoiler: "Kara" the Corven (click to show/hide)

Name: "Kara" is what most humans call her, though the closest pronunciation would be  Kr'ra-Kax
Race: Corven (advantage for climb, disadvantage for falls)
Appearance: She is a crow-like Corven with matte-black feathers. A bit short. Constantly moves her head around, examining her surroundings. Moves her tail up and down whenever she's excited.
Age: Adult, but just barely
Goal: Wants to find artifacts and experiences that she can use to make an (under)world-famous museum. Wants to prove herself to her mother and piss off her brother with her success (both financially and socially).

Stats
Str:8 
Dex:13 
Spe:13 
End:6 
Awa:12
Cun:10 
Kno:8 + 3 = 11
Ner:10

Skills
Rifle: 1
Medical: 1
Translate: 1
Acrobatics: 1
Caving: 1
Machine Control: 1
Stealth: 1
Geology: 1
Archeology: 1
Navigation: 1

Inventory
Ethral Rifle (rifle 3, pierce 3) 7/7
Field Lighter (Fire 2)
Simple Clothes
Kara's Diary

[The Lupanian]

Inspect the tree like thing. How big is it, and does the material have any crafting qualities? Also check the base where the barrel was, does the stuff seem to still be there, or is it all toast?
”Clate, I’m beginning to wonder whether this venture is worth the effort”

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
Several large chunks of blue crystal
Lucky Shot (6 rounds)
Field Lighter
10 Path Markers
2 units structural junk
2 units mechanical junk

[Hotfire90]

Continue looking after the crystal creature and capture it once it's done repairing the door.

Spoiler: Alex Wells (click to show/hide)

Name: Alex Wells

Description: A middle aged man standing 5'7" feet tall. He has short brown hair and an unkempt beard.

Goal: Exploring the depths and collecting its wealth.

Stats:
Str: 11
Dex: 10
Spe: 10
End: 10
Awa: 10
Cun: 12
Kno: 10
Ner: 10

Skills:
Explosives 2
Mechanical 1
Survival 1
Caving 1
Chemical 2
Geology 1

Inventory:
Dynamo Lantern
Field Lighter
3 TNT
Bladed Shovel
Mail Shirt
8 Fathoms

[Pancaek]

”Clate, I’m beginning to wonder whether this venture is worth the effort”

"Nonsense. Just a minor setback, really. It is kinda weird how these temples always store their contraptions in the weirdest places."

Touch the chromed part of my shovel to my field lighter. Observe if the chrome stuff reacts in any way.

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
Silk rope (100ft)
TNT x3
Dynamo lantern
Field lighter
Path markers x10

1 structural junk
5 Fathoms

[randomgenericusername]

Continue reading from my Black Book. Don't really have anything else to do.

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

[Caellath]

"A bit more care, Kara!" Vikkan said after he and the other two were done saving and hoisting the Corven up. They were lucky she was light, though if the heavy honored dead had slid with her towards the edge that would have been their doom.

Keep following Kara.

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.

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 Flame
-Black Book (Copy)
-Field Lighter
-Mail Shirt
-2 Fathoms

[Egan_BW]

"Dammit, why do they always need to be running so fast? Dark and forgetfulness, my feet hurt already."

Oh, they're gone already. Guess I'm sticking with Alex. And by "with" I mean far enough away that I can run from the TNT before it goes off.

Spoiler: Wiellste... (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: 10
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

[Ozarck]

1) What does the ground below feel like?
2) Is there space between the walls and the giant gearlike things behind and ahead? How much?
3) Do I feel like the ground below is tilting forward as it moves, like the axle of a giant gear?
4) Slowly and gently reach up, pinky and ring finger on one hand extended. Do I come into contact with anything? Do I lose the aforementioned digits?

I'm worried that I have landed between the complex teeth of a complex gear, and that the tooth of another gear will soon be inhabiting this space where I am currently inhabiting. I do not wish to be inhabiting this space when another gear tooth is attempting to inhabit this space.

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

Skills
Diving: 3
Animal Handling: 2
Survival: 1

Inventory
Relic Fragment
Black Book (copy)
1 Silent Night - calming. gives advantage on diving rolls
4 Worm Blood - steadies nerves
2 Occult Junks
2 Fathoms (One magnetically welded to the wall of his room in the Bore)

[Gentlefish]

I was not made for running, I do hope we make it soon Drett wheezes, obviously short of breath

Keep up the pursuit!

Given the information I know and the actions of the possessor, what would be a good way to break its hold without damaging the possessed?

Spoiler: Drett Medizin (click to show/hide)

Race: Ethral
Str:7  Dex:12  Spe:10  End:8  Awa:7  Cun:14 Kno:15  Ner:10
Medical +2
Biological +2
Mechanical +1
Chemical +1
Occult +1
Archeology +1

1x Doctor's Bag - 25
1x Field Lighter -3
6x Cave Spider Venom - 18
Fathoms - 10

[Radio Controlled]

And Adam was also there, with the group, doing the things.

And think again about how to stop possessions I suppose, specifically from entities coming from ES (assuming that is common knowledge, if not then disregard that detail).

((Sorry, not much time to post and rather limited internet access.))

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 black book copy
1 black flame
1 Silent Night
1 field lighter
17 fathoms
(loaned 6 fathoms to aigre)