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		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Dice: &lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;&#039;&#039;&#039;{{PAGENAME}} &#039;&#039;&#039;is an Open-Table LANCER Campaign that began on January 30th, 2026.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;spotify&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1rZHvmL5o40QnzwoWIkH2k?si=f8bd1d56a9e14707&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;/spotify&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The campaign involves space, warfare, work-life balance, yuri, revolution, workplace drama, cerveza, eldritch math gods and a deeply unserious work group chat.&lt;br /&gt;
 Brother, it appears we have some work ahead of us to keep our pilots posted.&lt;br /&gt;
 - Sonata&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;blockquote&amp;gt;Yay! I love a good info-dump! &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
- Symphony&amp;lt;/blockquote&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== About ==&lt;br /&gt;
In the year 5026U, there was a catastrophic incident regarding one of the moons of the planet Puriq. The ruler of that planet, a former pilot by the name of Simon Dominguez, has begun assembling a crew to find out what exactly caused that incident and, more importantly, how to prevent it from happening again.&amp;lt;blockquote&amp;gt;The moon blew up! Kaboom! Good fireworks show! &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
- Symphony&amp;lt;/blockquote&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
 Be more considerate.&lt;br /&gt;
 - Sonata&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Player Characters ==&lt;br /&gt;
 I hope they find me likeable.&lt;br /&gt;
 - Sonata&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;blockquote&amp;gt;They probably won&#039;t, dear sister. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
- Symphony&amp;lt;/blockquote&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|+DO NOT EDIT THE ROSTER.&lt;br /&gt;
!Player Name&lt;br /&gt;
!Character Callsign&lt;br /&gt;
!Character Pronouns&lt;br /&gt;
!Mech&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Amia, any except he/him&lt;br /&gt;
|[[SORCERER]]&lt;br /&gt;
|she/her&lt;br /&gt;
|HA Sunzi&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Emma, she/her&lt;br /&gt;
|[[HORNET]]&lt;br /&gt;
|she/her&lt;br /&gt;
|HESH Moss Mantis&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Geoffrey, he/him&lt;br /&gt;
|[[STALKER]]&lt;br /&gt;
|he/they&lt;br /&gt;
|HORUS Asphodel&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Viridiana, she/her&lt;br /&gt;
|[[SUSPIRIA]]&lt;br /&gt;
|she/her&lt;br /&gt;
|HA Haber&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Thomas, they/them&lt;br /&gt;
|[[WINTER]]&lt;br /&gt;
|any/all&lt;br /&gt;
|SO-S Manhattan&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Sean, he/him&lt;br /&gt;
|[[HARPY]]&lt;br /&gt;
|he/him&lt;br /&gt;
|SSC Swallowtail (Ranger)&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Nikki, she/her&lt;br /&gt;
|[[RETRIEVER]]&lt;br /&gt;
|she/her&lt;br /&gt;
|IPS-N Lancaster&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Katana, he/him&lt;br /&gt;
|[[HADES]]&lt;br /&gt;
|he/him&lt;br /&gt;
|ARC Polemos&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Rit, any/it&lt;br /&gt;
|[[BLOODHOUND]]&lt;br /&gt;
|NA&lt;br /&gt;
|IF Lily&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Chris, he/him&lt;br /&gt;
|[[HAWKEYE]]&lt;br /&gt;
|he/him&lt;br /&gt;
|SSC Death&#039;s Head&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Everett, he/him&lt;br /&gt;
|[[NUMBER 16]]&lt;br /&gt;
|she/her&lt;br /&gt;
|ARC Tian Gong&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Jay, they/them&lt;br /&gt;
|[[PLUTO(NIUM)]]&lt;br /&gt;
|she/they&lt;br /&gt;
|HA Genghis&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== NPCs ==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;blockquote&amp;gt;Sister, they call us NPCs! How rude! &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
- Symphony&amp;lt;/blockquote&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
 I believe they made a typo.&lt;br /&gt;
 - Sonata&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== SILVER LINING CREW ===&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|+DO NOT EDIT THE ROSTER.&lt;br /&gt;
!Name&lt;br /&gt;
!Callsign&lt;br /&gt;
!Species&lt;br /&gt;
!Mech&lt;br /&gt;
!Title/Occupation&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Simon Dominguez&lt;br /&gt;
|[[SPIRAL]]&lt;br /&gt;
|Human&lt;br /&gt;
|SCRAPPER Midnight &amp;quot;Free Me From Hell&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|Captain&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Edward Garcia&lt;br /&gt;
|[[BONES]]&lt;br /&gt;
|Human&lt;br /&gt;
|IPS-N Blackbeard &amp;quot;Beelzeboss&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|NHP Specialist&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Dominic Suarez&lt;br /&gt;
|[[JUNKIE]]&lt;br /&gt;
|Human&lt;br /&gt;
|LSI Winchester &amp;quot;Mercury&#039;s Passage&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|Combat/Expedition Operations Leader&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Valentina Suarez&lt;br /&gt;
|[[CORONA]]&lt;br /&gt;
|Human&lt;br /&gt;
|ASV Tyto &amp;quot;Give Me One Example&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|Stealth/Recon Operations Leader&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Britney Bascom]]&lt;br /&gt;
|N/A&lt;br /&gt;
|Elf&lt;br /&gt;
|None&lt;br /&gt;
|Medic&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Harper C. Blackwood&lt;br /&gt;
|[[SCATTERBRAIN]]&lt;br /&gt;
|Human&lt;br /&gt;
|LSI Kalashnikov &amp;quot;Trip Like Me&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|Mechanic/Engineer/Printer Specialist&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Symphony]]&lt;br /&gt;
|SPIRAL/SYMPHONY&lt;br /&gt;
|SISYPHUS-Class NHP (Legionnaire)&lt;br /&gt;
|SCRAPPER Midnight &amp;quot;Free Me From Hell&amp;quot;/SCRAPPER Details &amp;quot;Ode to Dante&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|Ship Manager/Security&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Sonata]]&lt;br /&gt;
|SPIRAL/MOONCHILD&lt;br /&gt;
|ASURA-Class NHP (Legionnaire)&lt;br /&gt;
|SCRAPPER Midnight &amp;quot;Free Me From Hell&amp;quot;/LSI Makarov &amp;quot;Moonlight Sonata&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|Vice Captain&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[SEKHMET]]&lt;br /&gt;
|BONES&lt;br /&gt;
|SEKHMET-Class NHP (Eidolon)&lt;br /&gt;
|None&lt;br /&gt;
|Lab Assistant&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[TOTEC]]&lt;br /&gt;
|CORONA&lt;br /&gt;
|TOTEC-Class NHP&lt;br /&gt;
|ASV Tyto &amp;quot;Give Me One Example&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|Unknown&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|N/A&lt;br /&gt;
|[[GALILEO]]&lt;br /&gt;
|N/A&lt;br /&gt;
|HORUS Dullahan &amp;quot;Pale Blue Dot&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|N/A&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Apprentice&lt;br /&gt;
|[[SORCERER]]&lt;br /&gt;
|GMS COMP/CON-Class Assistant Unit&lt;br /&gt;
|HA Sunzi &amp;quot;Comment te dire adieu&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|Moderator for SORCERER&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Harmony&lt;br /&gt;
|[[STALKER]]&lt;br /&gt;
|SISYPHUS-Class NHP&lt;br /&gt;
|HORUS Asphodel/Pegasus &amp;quot;Silence of Darkness&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|Co-Pilot for STALKER&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Charon&lt;br /&gt;
|[[HADES]]&lt;br /&gt;
|ACHILLES-Class NHP&lt;br /&gt;
|ARC Polemos &amp;quot;Cerberus&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|Advisor/Assistant for HADES&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Takashi Shimura&lt;br /&gt;
|REBOUND&lt;br /&gt;
|Human&lt;br /&gt;
|SSC Swordgrass &amp;quot;Sin Eater&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|Pilot&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Martín Hidalgo&lt;br /&gt;
|[[LA MANCHA]]&lt;br /&gt;
|Volador&lt;br /&gt;
|HORUS Revenant &amp;quot;El Coco&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|Thinspace Researcher&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== OTHER KNOWN NPCS ===&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
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!Name&lt;br /&gt;
!Callsign&lt;br /&gt;
!Species&lt;br /&gt;
!Mech&lt;br /&gt;
!Status&lt;br /&gt;
!Organization/Affiliation&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Hollow&lt;br /&gt;
|PURE&lt;br /&gt;
|PALE-Class NHP (Legionnaire)&lt;br /&gt;
|HORUS Koschei &amp;quot;A Farewell to Kings&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|Active&lt;br /&gt;
|None (allied with SILVER LINING)&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Ghost&lt;br /&gt;
|VOID&lt;br /&gt;
HEART&lt;br /&gt;
|PALE-Class NHP (Legionnaire)&lt;br /&gt;
|HORUS Rakshasa &amp;quot;Shade Lord&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|Active&lt;br /&gt;
|None (allied with SILVER LINING)&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Sparkxie&lt;br /&gt;
|[[SORCERER]]&lt;br /&gt;
|BEELZEBUB-Class NHP&lt;br /&gt;
|DHS Jersey &amp;quot;Bomber Girl&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|Destroyed&lt;br /&gt;
|Former NHP and assistant of SORCERER&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Lawrence Garcia&lt;br /&gt;
|CROSSBONES&lt;br /&gt;
|Human&lt;br /&gt;
|IPS-N Empakaai &amp;quot;Wonderboy&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|Active&lt;br /&gt;
|Horizon Collective (allied with SILVER LINING)&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== The Story So Far ==&lt;br /&gt;
There was interference on a nearby moon to the planet Puriq. A group was sent there under the payroll of Simon Dominguez, handled by Dominic Suarez. This moon was not a moon, but a research satellite for something called the POSEIDON VAULTS. There was also an incredibly advanced Legionnaire on this moon, one that could seemingly take nearby NHPs and use them as its consciousness, albeit briefly. This mission culminated in the complete and total destruction of this satellite, which prompted Simon Dominguez to enlist a crew to board his personal ship, the [[SILVER LINING]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Much has happened since then. The Silver Lining has expanded its numbers, enlisting the likes of GALILEO, REBOUND and LA MANCHA after some difficulty. Thinspace portals continue opening up around the various star systems, but with an expert aboard the ship, the SILVER LINING is in a much better position to take them on.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== SESSION 1: WELCOME TO THE REAL WORLD, KID ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== PLAYERS: HORNET, SORCERER, HADES, SUSPIRIA, RETRIEVER, STALKER ====&lt;br /&gt;
 &#039;&#039;&amp;quot;I can&#039;t remember anything&#039;&#039; &lt;br /&gt;
 &#039;&#039;Can&#039;t tell if this is true or dream&#039;&#039; &lt;br /&gt;
 &#039;&#039;Deep down inside, I feel the scream&#039;&#039; &lt;br /&gt;
 &#039;&#039;This terrible silence stops with me&amp;quot; - Metallica, One&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
Upon being launched into a blink gate, the party ended up on a Karrakin-Controlled planet, where they were immediately shot out of the sky via anti-air missiles. They crash-landed in an Ungrateful camp with all people there joined in prayer to something they referred to as Great Prime. Eventually, after a bit of smooth-talking and speech-giving, GALILEO appeared to the party, deeply unsatisfied with the speech given. After a bit of discussion, GALILEO agrees to join them on the journey back to the SILVER LINING, on the condition that the planet they are currently on is taken care of. Almost too perfectly on cue, a KTB force begins to pincer the Ungrateful camp. GALILEO took on one side on his own with his mech, Pale Blue Dot, while the party split off to protect the other side of the camp. After a bit of combat, the party killed the at the time leader of the planet, YYZ (Namesake: Rush, YYZ), and were forcibly ejected back outside of the blink gate one week later in real space, with GALILEO in tow.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== SESSION 2: CODE TO MY HEART ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== PLAYERS: STALKER, BLOODHOUND, HADES, HARPY, HORNET  ====&lt;br /&gt;
 &#039;&#039;“Aquarion&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
 &#039;&#039;Ford Taurus&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
 &#039;&#039;A strike on the box&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
 &#039;&#039;Ooh, Ford Focus!” - Vulfpeck, 1612&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
Apex Renegades had a touch of valuable information for the crew of the Silver Lining. Naturally, the next step is to rob them of this information as quietly as possible. When the pilots arrived, they quickly found 10 guards and 2 mechs guarding the information. This very quickly did not matter, as the party swiftly dismantled 3 poor guards and robbed their corpses of family photos while Hornet went on a casual stroll past the two mech guards to gather the information. Two key pieces of info were found: A summary of the HOWLERS, a cult who is dedicated to opening the POSEIDON VAULTS and freeing TYPHON PRIME to bring about NHP liberation, and a brief history of LA MANCHA, a Volador pilot with a knack for manipulating and opening Thinspace. This profile included his history during the Second Hercynian Crisis, where he played an active roll in its conclusion before and after his legal death. The party easily got off the planet, unseen and unheard.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== SESSION 3: WE&#039;RE UP TO NOTHING ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== PLAYERS: STALKER, BLOODHOUND, HADES, SUSPIRIA, HORNET ====&lt;br /&gt;
 &#039;&#039;“What’s the use in always crying?&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
 &#039;&#039;Kick about and make out&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
 &#039;&#039;You might just learn something” - Remo Drive, Blue Ribbon&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
There was high Howler presence on a certain planet. Goal is simple: kill Howlers, gather information from the wrecks. And boy, oh boy, did the party do exactly that. The only thing truly of note from this mission is the information gathered regarding the POSEIDON VAULTS, more importantly how there seems to be... more than one. While it&#039;s unclear if there are multiple instances of TYPHON PRIME, there are at the very least, multiple POSEIDON VAULTS. One of them seems to be the central vault that sealed TYPHON PRIME several hundred years ago, but more have been made since, such as one of Puriq&#039;s moons that seemingly appeared and was destroyed.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== SESSION 4: BREATHE SO LOUD ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== PLAYERS: STALKER, BLOODHOUND, SORCERER, HARPY, HORNET, SUSPIRIA ====&lt;br /&gt;
 &#039;&#039;&amp;quot;We don&#039;t talk about it&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
 &#039;&#039;We don&#039;t have the time&lt;br /&gt;
 &#039;&#039;We thought love was something&lt;br /&gt;
 We weren&#039;t meant to find&amp;quot; - Flipturn, August&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
A thinspace portal opened, so the party went in to investigate it. On the other side, they found a former SSC-affiliated pilot named REBOUND, who needed help getting a local town on their feet again after it was ransacked by bandits. Upon entering the town, it seemed as though none of the people there recognized the party&#039;s mechs as mechs, but as suits of samurai armor. Whenever the individual pilots ejected from their mechs, the mechs turned into lifeless suits of the same armor. After a week of gardening, training villagers, and other various helpful tasks to get the town prepared, the bandits came again and the party killed all of them. The portal reopened, and REBOUND was recruited to the SILVER LINING.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== SESSION 5: GHOST LIGHT ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== PLAYERS: BLOODHOUND, STALKER, SORCERER, HADES, HORNET, HARPY, HAWKEYE ====&lt;br /&gt;
 &#039;&#039;&amp;quot;Peel off your body&lt;br /&gt;
 &#039;&#039;And leave it behind&lt;br /&gt;
 &#039;&#039;So others can take it&lt;br /&gt;
 And steep in your mind&amp;quot; - The Altogether, Clean-Slated Slate&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
The SILVER LINING was invited to the Thinspace of one Martín Hidalgo, an expert in Thinspace research and inventor of the HORUS Revenant, a mech used commonly in the hostile takeover of Nervión. When they arrived, they had a brief discussion with Martín before being sent into combat in a mental reconstruction of Hercynia during the Second Hercynian Crisis. They fought REGRET, a HA Enkidu from the TBK era of SecComm piloted by a cascading LUCIFER-Class NHP, in a crowded city street where they had to ensure no buildings fell. Sure enough, the party was able to ensure no buildings fell and Martín surrendered himself to capture.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== SESSION 6: PROFESSIONAL PRETENDER ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== PLAYERS: RETRIEVER, STALKER, NUMBER 16, HADES ====&lt;br /&gt;
 &#039;&#039;&amp;quot;Presuming that all things are equal&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
 &lt;br /&gt;
 &#039;&#039;Who&#039;d want to be man of the people&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
 &lt;br /&gt;
 &#039;&#039;When there&#039;s people like you?&amp;quot;&#039;&#039; - &#039;&#039;Arctic Monkeys, Teddy Picker&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
The crew of the SILVER LINING discovered a Thinspace portal that was opened. It led to a high-class ball full of Howlers, one of which being Retriever&#039;s former master who was killed by Simon Dominguez. This same master gave the party, notably Number 16, the locations of four other POSEIDON VAULTS. He also took them upstairs to the creator of the Thinspace, a SVEJK-Class NHP and Howler. This SVEJK revealed that all the Howlers, downstairs and upstairs, were effectively corpses reanimated by their markings and Thinspace. This was later displayed by the SVEJK ripping off the head of the master by his stitches. The party then killed the SVEJK and the Thinspace collapsed while they escaped.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== House Rules ==&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;White Dragon of Friendship&#039;&#039;&#039;: Call out the “White Dragon of Friendship” if you believe a scene is creating out of character hostility between one or more players. This is to remind everyone that we are here to have fun and tell people to change the subject and cool off.&amp;lt;blockquote&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Yay for friendship! &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
- Symphony&amp;lt;/blockquote&amp;gt;&#039;&#039;&#039;X Card&#039;&#039;&#039;: If at any point a subject comes up that is triggering to you, say “X Card” and the DM will pivot the scene in a different direction.&lt;br /&gt;
 Don&#039;t be gross.&lt;br /&gt;
 - Sonata&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Rule of Cool&#039;&#039;&#039;: The DM reserves the right to overrule the system rules if a player wants to do something especially cool or interesting that normally wouldn’t be possible.&amp;lt;blockquote&amp;gt;Hype Moments! Aura! We gotta go for the win!!!!!!!! &lt;br /&gt;
- Symphony&amp;lt;/blockquote&amp;gt;&#039;&#039;&#039;Compounding Overkill&#039;&#039;&#039;: Overkill, rather than being a reroll of the damage dice, instead adds to the total damage of an attack.&lt;br /&gt;
 Our achievements would be impossible without this.&lt;br /&gt;
 - Sonata&lt;br /&gt;
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		<title>JUNKIE</title>
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		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Dice: Created page with &amp;quot;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Dominic Suarez, Callsign: JUNKIE&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; is the current head of combat and expedition operations of the Silver Lining. He is among the youngest in the crew with his twin sister, Valentina, and one of the youngest pilots to ever hold the ranking of Lieutenant Commander. He gained his callsign due to his nature of being an adrenaline junkie, despite him being one of the more sober members of the crew.   I once thought Junkie would be the one that the torch would be passed to...&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;&#039;&#039;&#039;Dominic Suarez, Callsign: JUNKIE&#039;&#039;&#039; is the current head of combat and expedition operations of the Silver Lining. He is among the youngest in the crew with his twin sister, Valentina, and one of the youngest pilots to ever hold the ranking of Lieutenant Commander. He gained his callsign due to his nature of being an adrenaline junkie, despite him being one of the more sober members of the crew. &lt;br /&gt;
 I once thought Junkie would be the one that the torch would be passed to. &lt;br /&gt;
 - Sonata&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;blockquote&amp;gt;Oh? Is my dear sister fearing the responsibility?&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
- Symphony&amp;lt;/blockquote&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Personal History ===&lt;br /&gt;
Dominic lived with his mother and sister for the first eight years of his life. Due to the ongoing Hercynian Crisis, his mother didn&#039;t feel very comfortable with letting either of her children out on their own. While Valentina took this as an opportunity to learn code, Dominic couldn&#039;t bring himself to sit still and would consistently find new, extravagant ways to break out of his own home. From crawling out of windows to lockpicking his backdoor, he earned his freedoms anytime he felt he needed a breather from home. His mother passed away when he and Valentina were eight, due to illness. Both children were then put into the foster care system, where they were taken in by Edward Garcia. Dominic, ever the rebellious type, still tried to find ways to get out on his own. Although Edward was far less resistant to it, he still felt like Dominic could use a bit more guidance in his life. Dominic was sent to Simon Dominguez, who taught him how to cook and eventually pilot. He struck out on his own as a mercenary at age 20, where he founded a small mercenary organization called Ladyworld. He built it up on Bass, a planet about two star systems away from Destreza, before he received the call from Spiral to join the crew of the Silver Lining.&amp;lt;blockquote&amp;gt;I always forget that Simon taught him to cook!&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
- Symphony&amp;lt;/blockquote&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
 You&#039;re surprised by that, and not the mercenary company? &lt;br /&gt;
 - Sonata&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Appearance and Demeanor ===&lt;br /&gt;
Dominic looks rather young, largely because he is. He&#039;s on the relatively shorter side of the ship, being about 5&#039;8, which doesn&#039;t sound very short until you see the rest of the crew. As for his demeanor, he is extremely level-headed and incredibly unproblematic. On the Silver Lining, this is a feat equal to that of destroying a star system.&amp;lt;blockquote&amp;gt;I don&#039;t like that it&#039;s correct.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
- Symphony&amp;lt;/blockquote&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
 None of us do, brother. &lt;br /&gt;
 - Sonata&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Mech Hangar ===&lt;br /&gt;
JUNKIE pilots Mercury&#039;s Passage, an LSI Winchester that is abnormally polished for a mech of its kind. While its systems are largely stock, the typical spray-paint patterns that decorate most Winchesters are notably absent, instead opting for a sleek red plating design. &amp;lt;blockquote&amp;gt;Shiny... &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
- Symphony&amp;lt;/blockquote&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
 Please stop drooling. &lt;br /&gt;
 - Sonata&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Astral]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:In The Shadows of a Willow]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:NPCs]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Dice</name></author>
	</entry>
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		<id>https://quelmarwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=LA_MANCHA&amp;diff=46901</id>
		<title>LA MANCHA</title>
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Karrakin Trade Baronies (formerly)|name={{PAGENAME}}|image=LA_MANCHA.png|caption=Art by @lonelyweirdcat|alias=Martín Hidalgo|marital=Widowed|deathDate=5016u|deathPlace=Evergreen, Hercynia|species=Volador|gender=Male|height=12&#039;1|weight=1lbs|eyes=Red/Yellow|field1=Mech|value1=HORUS Revenant&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;
HORUS Banshee (formerly)}}&lt;br /&gt;
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&#039;&#039;&#039;{{PAGENAME}} &#039;&#039;&#039;is a Thinspace Researcher for the SILVER LINING and the inventor of the HORUS Revenant. He is an NPC in the Lancer Open-Table Campaign [[In The Shadows of a Willow]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Personality ==&lt;br /&gt;
LA MANCHA can often be described as a casual flirt with a bit of an off-the-wall personality. He has a certain way of being very convincing, to the point where he has convinced people into doing things they were not previously able to do. This is not a special ability of his, this is just something that happens. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== History ==&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;CW:&#039;&#039;&#039; Sexual themes, self-destructive behavior&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Prior to his time on Hercynia, Martín was married to another Volador within the Volador system. He had a longstanding lover&#039;s triangle between him, his wife, and his best friend, of which he had ended up being the &amp;quot;victor&amp;quot;. In a fit of rage, his best friend (which he referred to as Toro), killed his wife and framed him for the murder. This resulted in him becoming excommunicated by Los Voladores and banished, no longer having access to their system. He became a very successful bounty hunter, sleeping around and drinking to numb the pain of his immense loss. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Eventually, a job given to him by Bala Shimano (his friend with benefits at the time) landed him on Hercynia during the Second Hercynian Crisis. This culminated in the invention of the HORUS Revenant which &amp;quot;killed&amp;quot; him and the end of the Second Hercynian Crisis at his and his allies&#039; hands. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Information on him following the crisis is scarce. It&#039;s said he founded the Karrakin Trade Baronies&#039; House of Tears, but that has been reduced to out-of-context footage and hearsay on various HORUS forums.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== The Ingenious Gentleman ==&lt;br /&gt;
 &amp;gt;PARTIAL_ACCESS_GRANTED&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;div class=&amp;quot;toccolours mw-collapsible mw-collapsed&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;div style=&amp;quot;font-weight:bold;line-height:1.6;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Welcome To The Family&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;div style=&amp;quot;line-height:1.0;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;CW: Sexual themes&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;div class=&amp;quot;mw-collapsible-content&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
There’s love in the air. Not real love, of course. That’s been gone for years. Instead, we get the aftermath of hot, passionate “love” that’s been “made”, accompanied with the familiar smell of sweat, cigarette smoke, and all manner of unholy fumes. Bala Shimano, a normally very dignified woman with an air of superiority, is just a bit of a mess at the moment while she desperately tries to cover her body with the covers of the bed. Martín, however, is enjoying his cigarette like it’s the only thing in the world, fully ignoring the naked woman lying next to him. After all, that would raise his heart rate. It hasn’t been above 80bpm in months. He’d prefer to keep it that way.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
	“Martín… I’d like to… to discuss something with you.” Bala slowly but surely regains her typical composure, speaking in as precise of sentences as she can muster at the moment. “An opportunity has risen.”&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
	“Que es? If it’s work, tell me in six months. I’m taking a break.” He takes another drag of his cigarette. 45bpm. He hasn’t looked over at Bala, nor does he want to.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
	“The Karrakin Trade Baronies would like to celebrate your recent successes on Hercynia. They’re offering you a house.” She’s finally able to right herself completely. Her tone shifts from the lover to the princess as she delivers the information, as if already handing Martín a contract to sign his life away. “I know you don’t exactly agree with them, but I see this as an opportunity for change.”&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
	“Don’t agree…” He scoffs. “Since when do Karrakin love when wars end? Isn’t war good for business? And why not Winters, or Gamer? ” 55bpm. Too close. Another drag of his cigarette.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
	“Traditionally, yes. But they may be open to new perspectives. I see no better person fit to do that than an exiled Volador. A symbol of new beginnings, in a way. You may be able to make them change their ways if you accept. At least partially.” Every word becomes calculated. Pointed. Purposeful. Martín normally wouldn’t consider such an offer, but… the chance at change is possible. The chance to prevent another crisis. And, selfishly, the life of royalty sounds like a nice change of pace. “So? What will it be?”&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:NPCs]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Astral]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:In The Shadows of a Willow]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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		<id>https://quelmarwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=LA_MANCHA&amp;diff=46900</id>
		<title>LA MANCHA</title>
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Karrakin Trade Baronies (formerly)|name={{PAGENAME}}|image=LA_MANCHA.png|caption=Art by @lonelyweirdcat|alias=Martín Hidalgo|marital=Widowed|deathDate=5016u|deathPlace=Evergreen, Hercynia|species=Volador|gender=Male|height=12&#039;1|weight=1lbs|eyes=Red/Yellow|field1=Mech|value1=HORUS Revenant&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;
HORUS Banshee (formerly)}}&lt;br /&gt;
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&#039;&#039;&#039;{{PAGENAME}} &#039;&#039;&#039;is a Thinspace Researcher for the SILVER LINING and the inventor of the HORUS Revenant. He is an NPC in the Lancer Open-Table Campaign [[In The Shadows of a Willow]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Personality ==&lt;br /&gt;
LA MANCHA can often be described as a casual flirt with a bit of an off-the-wall personality. He has a certain way of being very convincing, to the point where he has convinced people into doing things they were not previously able to do. This is not a special ability of his, this is just something that happens. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== History ==&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;CW:&#039;&#039;&#039; Sexual themes, self-destructive behavior&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Prior to his time on Hercynia, Martín was married to another Volador within the Volador system. He had a longstanding lover&#039;s triangle between him, his wife, and his best friend, of which he had ended up being the &amp;quot;victor&amp;quot;. In a fit of rage, his best friend (which he referred to as Toro), killed his wife and framed him for the murder. This resulted in him becoming excommunicated by Los Voladores and banished, no longer having access to their system. He became a very successful bounty hunter, sleeping around and drinking to numb the pain of his immense loss. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Eventually, a job given to him by Bala Shimano (his friend with benefits at the time) landed him on Hercynia during the Second Hercynian Crisis. This culminated in the invention of the HORUS Revenant which &amp;quot;killed&amp;quot; him and the end of the Second Hercynian Crisis at his and his allies&#039; hands. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Information on him following the crisis is scarce. It&#039;s said he founded the Karrakin Trade Baronies&#039; House of Tears, but that has been reduced to out-of-context footage and hearsay on various HORUS forums.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== The Ingenious Gentleman ==&lt;br /&gt;
 &amp;gt;PARTIAL_ACCESS_GRANTED&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;div class=&amp;quot;toccolours mw-collapsible mw-collapsed&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;div style=&amp;quot;font-weight:bold;line-height:1.6;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Welcome To The Family&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;div style=&amp;quot;line-height:1.0;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;CW: Sexual themes&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;div class=&amp;quot;mw-collapsible-content&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
There’s love in the air. Not real love, of course. That’s been gone for years. Instead, we get the aftermath of hot, passionate “love” that’s been “made”, accompanied with the familiar smell of sweat, cigarette smoke, and all manner of unholy fumes. Bala Shimano, a normally very dignified woman with an air of superiority, is just a bit of a mess at the moment while she desperately tries to cover her body with the covers of the bed. Martín, however, is enjoying his cigarette like it’s the only thing in the world, fully ignoring the naked woman lying next to him. After all, that would raise his heart rate. It hasn’t been above 80bpm in months. He’d prefer to keep it that way.&lt;br /&gt;
	“Martín… I’d like to… to discuss something with you.” Bala slowly but surely regains her typical composure, speaking in as precise of sentences as she can muster at the moment. “An opportunity has risen.”&lt;br /&gt;
	“Que es? If it’s work, tell me in six months. I’m taking a break.” He takes another drag of his cigarette. 45bpm. He hasn’t looked over at Bala, nor does he want to.&lt;br /&gt;
	“The Karrakin Trade Baronies would like to celebrate your recent successes on Hercynia. They’re offering you a house.” She’s finally able to right herself completely. Her tone shifts from the lover to the princess as she delivers the information, as if already handing Martín a contract to sign his life away. “I know you don’t exactly agree with them, but I see this as an opportunity for change.”&lt;br /&gt;
	“Don’t agree…” He scoffs. “Since when do Karrakin love when wars end? Isn’t war good for business? And why not Winters, or Gamer? ” 55bpm. Too close. Another drag of his cigarette.&lt;br /&gt;
	“Traditionally, yes. But they may be open to new perspectives. I see no better person fit to do that than an exiled Volador. A symbol of new beginnings, in a way. You may be able to make them change their ways if you accept. At least partially.” Every word becomes calculated. Pointed. Purposeful. Martín normally wouldn’t consider such an offer, but… the chance at change is possible. The chance to prevent another crisis. And, selfishly, the life of royalty sounds like a nice change of pace. “So? What will it be?”&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:NPCs]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Astral]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:In The Shadows of a Willow]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Dice</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://quelmarwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=SPIRAL&amp;diff=46840</id>
		<title>SPIRAL</title>
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		<updated>2026-06-02T00:58:57Z</updated>

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&#039;&#039;&#039;Simon Dominguez, Callsign: SPIRAL&#039;&#039;&#039; is the leader of the planet Puriq, Captain of the SILVER LINING, and former revolutionary. He&#039;s both heavily admired and immensely feared throughout the stars, largely because of his history as the pilot of Free Me From Hell, a SCRAPPER Midnight with an IPS-N Combat Drill (nicknamed Hell Piercer) mounted that could level cities, create massive craters, and destroy small moons.&lt;br /&gt;
 A man as important as father shouldn&#039;t have his information so public, brother. It&#039;s a hazard. &lt;br /&gt;
 - Sonata&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;blockquote&amp;gt;Oh, please! Relax, sister! What are they gonna do, fight him? Let&#039;s tell a fun story!&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
- Symphony&amp;lt;/blockquote&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Personal History ==&lt;br /&gt;
There are a lot of tales of how SPIRAL came to be. Some say he was a man of no renown prior to Free Me From Hell, while others say he was a well-respected pilot who became unstoppable. Some liken him to RA in the sense that he just appeared one day, and others say he had always been. All of these tales are both true and false.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Simon Dominguez began his life as a slave underneath Apex Renegades Co. after being sold to them by his parents and being groomed into a perfect pilot. His first mech was intended to be a standard GMS Everest with a special emphasis on Artillery. However, something went poorly during its printing and it ended up becoming a HORUS Pegasus by the name of Requiem æternam. He was incredibly effective with this mech, though after coming into contact with a SISYPHUS-Class NHP that simply called itself Sisyphus at age 15, he decided to try something different. He worked under ARC until he was 35, then decided he would make a grand stand to free himself from ARC&#039;s jurisdiction on the planet they had resided on. His total amount of confirmed kills until this point was 1,052. Due to his effectiveness in the field, he was given many licenses from other manufacturers, such as Harrison Armories, SCRAPPER, and IPS-Northstar. After gaining enough licenses to create his ideal mech, Free Me From Hell, he went on a rampage that made life on his home planet completely uninhabitable, in an event called The Burning Signal. Immediately following this, ARC released him from contract and hasn&#039;t known what to do about him since. This singular event rose his amount of confirmed kills to 250,846. It now sits at 516,086 due to other various acts of revolution, the cause he dedicated his life to after escaping ARC&#039;s clutches.&amp;lt;blockquote&amp;gt;Sooooooo? What&#039;d you thiiiiiiiiiiink? It&#039;s just like we said! All true, all false. Whether you believe it or not is up to you!  &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
- Symphony&amp;lt;/blockquote&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
 He&#039;s an impressive man. One that shouldn&#039;t be trifled with under any circumstances. Unless, of course, you wish to become a statistic.&lt;br /&gt;
 - Sonata&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Appearance and Demeanor ==&lt;br /&gt;
Simon Dominguez is a leader to end all leaders. If not for his station as the (heavily admired) ruler of Puriq, there&#039;s a possibility he may be at the head of UNION simply due to his straight-arrow, never-give-up attitude (if he hadn&#039;t killed as many people as he did). He has black hair and has one green eye, though he used to have a glass right eye housing his SISYPHUS-Class NHP. He&#039;s usually seen in his captain&#039;s uniform.&lt;br /&gt;
 I fail to see the importance of mentioning his appearance, brother. Especially since there&#039;s a photo of him.&lt;br /&gt;
 - Sonata&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;blockquote&amp;gt;Don&#039;t overthink it, dear sister. Sometimes humans fail to understand even the simplest of implications. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
- Symphony&amp;lt;/blockquote&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Mech Hangar ==&lt;br /&gt;
SPIRAL pilots Free Me From Hell, a SCRAPPER Midnight known for its high damage capabilities and massive destructive properties. It looks fairly stock, save for some graffiti on the ZF3 SOLIDCORE integrated weapon that simply reads &amp;quot;FIGHT THE POWER!&amp;quot;&amp;lt;blockquote&amp;gt;Why does it say that again, sister? &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
- Symphony&amp;lt;/blockquote&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
 A child sprayed it onto the gun after he killed an emperor. He liked it.&lt;br /&gt;
 - Sonata&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Afterword ==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;blockquote&amp;gt;Here&#039;s a recording that only I have! Yes, I was here for this. What an honor! What a day! Take a listen!&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;Hear me and hear me well. My name is Simon Dominguez, Callsign: SPIRAL. Today is the day I change everything or die trying. I&#039;m sick of a life where I choose nothing. Where I wander as a dog on a leash to my master. So I&#039;m stopping it. If I die today, this message is for nothing. I&#039;m free, and that&#039;s that. If I survive, then let this be a declaration of war. To any organization, government, planet that seeks to oppress its people to serve its own means, I will come for you. I will fight for the people you refuse to acknowledge, and under that combined force, WE. WILL. BREAK. YOU. Let today be the first testament of my ability, so you can&#039;t choose to ignore it.&amp;quot; - Simon Dominguez, Callsign: SPIRAL, moments before the Burning Signal. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
I hope if there&#039;s anything you learned today, it&#039;s not to ignore the power of the people. SPIRAL is that power, personified.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
- Symphony&amp;lt;/blockquote&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
 My father is a man of will. He bears the weight of the world on his back, because he is the only one fit to carry it. Know this, and you know all there is to know about him.&lt;br /&gt;
 - Sonata&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== IGNITE ==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;blockquote&amp;gt;And now, a bit of showing off!&lt;br /&gt;
- Symphony&amp;lt;blockquote&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;div style=&amp;quot;font-weight:bold;line-height:1.6;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;IGNITE&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;div style=&amp;quot;line-height:1.0;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;TW: Mentions of Slavery, Immense Violence&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Courier;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Smoke. Gunfire.&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Segoe Script;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;The sweet smell of rotten flesh.&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Impact;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;These simple facts of our environment.&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Courier;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;A domain where we all thrive.&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The battlefield. Mechs are being destroyed left and right, as Spiral rips and tears through enemy forces like a hot knife through butter. “Remember, father. Ignition at maximum output is strictly forbidden by Union.” Sonata states this while Spiral instinctively holds his hand over the arming switch. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
	“Simon! Look at the world you’re making in front of you! As much fun as it is to use, we don’t NEED the thing. Then again, if we’re forced…” Sisyphus is a man ruled by fate, and therefore loves nothing more than to tempt it. Like a siren song, he arms the switch on his own, almost begging Spiral to just press the button.&lt;br /&gt;
	&lt;br /&gt;
	He’s better than that now, though. Even the combatants he’s facing aren’t dead, just rendered useless. Mechs destroyed. Only one person will die today. “We don’t need the drill. Not for combat, anyway. Gotta make a bit of an entrance for our tyrant, right?” Spiral flicks the switch back in the off position, much to Sisyphus’s audible dismay. The goal is simple: Tear through enemies without sustaining significant damage, get to the current leader of this planet, get out. Unfortunately, even without using the drill, Free Me From Hell still loves nothing more than to build up heat. After all, no sense in a Spiral mission without the iconic Burning Signal. The mech’s internal temperature is currently 70 degrees. Celsius. And Spiral, stupidly, is in a full coat. A few more combatants fall to the glorious mechanized firearms of the Midnight, and Spiral pipes up in a voice that’s begging to not die of heatstroke. “You know, on second thought… I’ve got a better idea.”&lt;br /&gt;
	&lt;br /&gt;
	He doesn’t waste a second, grabbing his crystal axe and laser rifle before ejecting himself from the mech and ripping his coat off. He takes his flask of cold water and pours it on himself, just to cool down. Then, the fun begins. “14 combatants approaching, father.”&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
	Spiral doesn’t respond. Or, rather, he responds with his actions. A storm of steel, lead and nickel fly towards Simon and puncture several holes in his body. He ignores this, holds up his left hand, and begins drilling with his finger. The bullet wounds vanish almost instantly, as if they were never there. He swings his axe, which now has a drill on its head, and the bullets reappear in the barrels of the very guns they were fired from. “All weapons destroyed. Well done, father.”&lt;br /&gt;
	&lt;br /&gt;
“Thank you, Sonata. I’ll be back in a moment. Hold down the fort till I’m back. I won’t be long.” Spiral, both shirtless and mechless, runs through an active warzone while destroying every weapon that fires at him effortlessly. The Burning Signal shoots into the sky not far behind, as if to declare the battle has already been won. This isn’t quite enough theatrics for Spiral, much to the dismay of a poor pilot who was just doing his job. Spiral leaps onto his mech, cuts open the front with his axe, and grabs the pilot in the cockpit. “Sorry about this.” Spiral tosses the pilot out of his mech, hops in, drives to the entrance of the palace he was heading towards, and initiates the self-destruct sequence.&lt;br /&gt;
	&lt;br /&gt;
	The wall explodes, and emerging from the smoke with an axe proudly in hand stands Simon Dominguez, staring down his target. “W-what? But the drill, it neve-”&lt;br /&gt;
	&lt;br /&gt;
	“Who told you I needed the drill?” He steps down, approaching the throne with a warrior’s intent. 3 more bullets land in his shoulder, stomach and leg. He doesn’t displace them. He ignores them, like they aren’t there in the first place. “The drill is good for planet busting. Mass murder jobs. I’m only here for you.” He walks up the steps and lines up his axe with the baron’s neck. “Any parting words?”&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
	“You… you’ll pay for this!”&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
	“No, I won’t.” The axe glides through his neck, and Simon grabs his head like a trophy. He realizes that it’s a bit gross to hold onto a severed head, and quickly tosses it away like someone else’s used napkin. “Ugh.” He turns to the witchwolf slaves before him, all cowering in fear and chained up. He gives them a soft smile, and cuts through the chains. “It’s okay. You’re safe now. He can’t hurt you anymore.”&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:NPCS]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Astral]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:In The Shadows of a Willow]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Dice</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://quelmarwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=SPIRAL&amp;diff=46839</id>
		<title>SPIRAL</title>
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		<updated>2026-06-02T00:57:55Z</updated>

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&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:SPIRAL.png|thumb]]&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Simon Dominguez, Callsign: SPIRAL&#039;&#039;&#039; is the leader of the planet Puriq, Captain of the SILVER LINING, and former revolutionary. He&#039;s both heavily admired and immensely feared throughout the stars, largely because of his history as the pilot of Free Me From Hell, a SCRAPPER Midnight with an IPS-N Combat Drill (nicknamed Hell Piercer) mounted that could level cities, create massive craters, and destroy small moons.&lt;br /&gt;
 A man as important as father shouldn&#039;t have his information so public, brother. It&#039;s a hazard. &lt;br /&gt;
 - Sonata&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;blockquote&amp;gt;Oh, please! Relax, sister! What are they gonna do, fight him? Let&#039;s tell a fun story!&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
- Symphony&amp;lt;/blockquote&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Personal History ==&lt;br /&gt;
There are a lot of tales of how SPIRAL came to be. Some say he was a man of no renown prior to Free Me From Hell, while others say he was a well-respected pilot who became unstoppable. Some liken him to RA in the sense that he just appeared one day, and others say he had always been. All of these tales are both true and false.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Simon Dominguez began his life as a slave underneath Apex Renegades Co. after being sold to them by his parents and being groomed into a perfect pilot. His first mech was intended to be a standard GMS Everest with a special emphasis on Artillery. However, something went poorly during its printing and it ended up becoming a HORUS Pegasus by the name of Requiem æternam. He was incredibly effective with this mech, though after coming into contact with a SISYPHUS-Class NHP that simply called itself Sisyphus at age 15, he decided to try something different. He worked under ARC until he was 35, then decided he would make a grand stand to free himself from ARC&#039;s jurisdiction on the planet they had resided on. His total amount of confirmed kills until this point was 1,052. Due to his effectiveness in the field, he was given many licenses from other manufacturers, such as Harrison Armories, SCRAPPER, and IPS-Northstar. After gaining enough licenses to create his ideal mech, Free Me From Hell, he went on a rampage that made life on his home planet completely uninhabitable, in an event called The Burning Signal. Immediately following this, ARC released him from contract and hasn&#039;t known what to do about him since. This singular event rose his amount of confirmed kills to 250,846. It now sits at 516,086 due to other various acts of revolution, the cause he dedicated his life to after escaping ARC&#039;s clutches.&amp;lt;blockquote&amp;gt;Sooooooo? What&#039;d you thiiiiiiiiiiink? It&#039;s just like we said! All true, all false. Whether you believe it or not is up to you!  &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
- Symphony&amp;lt;/blockquote&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
 He&#039;s an impressive man. One that shouldn&#039;t be trifled with under any circumstances. Unless, of course, you wish to become a statistic.&lt;br /&gt;
 - Sonata&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Appearance and Demeanor ==&lt;br /&gt;
Simon Dominguez is a leader to end all leaders. If not for his station as the (heavily admired) ruler of Puriq, there&#039;s a possibility he may be at the head of UNION simply due to his straight-arrow, never-give-up attitude (if he hadn&#039;t killed as many people as he did). He has black hair and has one green eye, though he used to have a glass right eye housing his SISYPHUS-Class NHP. He&#039;s usually seen in his captain&#039;s uniform.&lt;br /&gt;
 I fail to see the importance of mentioning his appearance, brother. Especially since there&#039;s a photo of him.&lt;br /&gt;
 - Sonata&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;blockquote&amp;gt;Don&#039;t overthink it, dear sister. Sometimes humans fail to understand even the simplest of implications. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
- Symphony&amp;lt;/blockquote&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Mech Hangar ==&lt;br /&gt;
SPIRAL pilots Free Me From Hell, a SCRAPPER Midnight known for its high damage capabilities and massive destructive properties. It looks fairly stock, save for some graffiti on the ZF3 SOLIDCORE integrated weapon that simply reads &amp;quot;FIGHT THE POWER!&amp;quot;&amp;lt;blockquote&amp;gt;Why does it say that again, sister? &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
- Symphony&amp;lt;/blockquote&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
 A child sprayed it onto the gun after he killed an emperor. He liked it.&lt;br /&gt;
 - Sonata&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Afterword ==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;blockquote&amp;gt;Here&#039;s a recording that only I have! Yes, I was here for this. What an honor! What a day! Take a listen!&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;Hear me and hear me well. My name is Simon Dominguez, Callsign: SPIRAL. Today is the day I change everything or die trying. I&#039;m sick of a life where I choose nothing. Where I wander as a dog on a leash to my master. So I&#039;m stopping it. If I die today, this message is for nothing. I&#039;m free, and that&#039;s that. If I survive, then let this be a declaration of war. To any organization, government, planet that seeks to oppress its people to serve its own means, I will come for you. I will fight for the people you refuse to acknowledge, and under that combined force, WE. WILL. BREAK. YOU. Let today be the first testament of my ability, so you can&#039;t choose to ignore it.&amp;quot; - Simon Dominguez, Callsign: SPIRAL, moments before the Burning Signal. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
I hope if there&#039;s anything you learned today, it&#039;s not to ignore the power of the people. SPIRAL is that power, personified.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
- Symphony&amp;lt;/blockquote&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
 My father is a man of will. He bears the weight of the world on his back, because he is the only one fit to carry it. Know this, and you know all there is to know about him.&lt;br /&gt;
 - Sonata&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== IGNITE ==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;blockquote&amp;gt;And now, a bit of showing off!&lt;br /&gt;
- Symphony&amp;lt;/blockquote&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;div class=&amp;quot;toccolours mw-collapsible mw-collapsed&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;div style=&amp;quot;font-weight:bold;line-height:1.6;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;IGNITE&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;div style=&amp;quot;line-height:1.0;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;TW: Mentions of Slavery, Immense Violence&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;div class=&amp;quot;mw-collapsible-content&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Courier;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Smoke. Gunfire.&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Segoe Script;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;The sweet smell of rotten flesh.&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Impact;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;These simple facts of our environment.&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Courier;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;A domain where we all thrive.&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The battlefield. Mechs are being destroyed left and right, as Spiral rips and tears through enemy forces like a hot knife through butter. “Remember, father. Ignition at maximum output is strictly forbidden by Union.” Sonata states this while Spiral instinctively holds his hand over the arming switch. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
	“Simon! Look at the world you’re making in front of you! As much fun as it is to use, we don’t NEED the thing. Then again, if we’re forced…” Sisyphus is a man ruled by fate, and therefore loves nothing more than to tempt it. Like a siren song, he arms the switch on his own, almost begging Spiral to just press the button.&lt;br /&gt;
	&lt;br /&gt;
	He’s better than that now, though. Even the combatants he’s facing aren’t dead, just rendered useless. Mechs destroyed. Only one person will die today. “We don’t need the drill. Not for combat, anyway. Gotta make a bit of an entrance for our tyrant, right?” Spiral flicks the switch back in the off position, much to Sisyphus’s audible dismay. The goal is simple: Tear through enemies without sustaining significant damage, get to the current leader of this planet, get out. Unfortunately, even without using the drill, Free Me From Hell still loves nothing more than to build up heat. After all, no sense in a Spiral mission without the iconic Burning Signal. The mech’s internal temperature is currently 70 degrees. Celsius. And Spiral, stupidly, is in a full coat. A few more combatants fall to the glorious mechanized firearms of the Midnight, and Spiral pipes up in a voice that’s begging to not die of heatstroke. “You know, on second thought… I’ve got a better idea.”&lt;br /&gt;
	&lt;br /&gt;
	He doesn’t waste a second, grabbing his crystal axe and laser rifle before ejecting himself from the mech and ripping his coat off. He takes his flask of cold water and pours it on himself, just to cool down. Then, the fun begins. “14 combatants approaching, father.”&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
	Spiral doesn’t respond. Or, rather, he responds with his actions. A storm of steel, lead and nickel fly towards Simon and puncture several holes in his body. He ignores this, holds up his left hand, and begins drilling with his finger. The bullet wounds vanish almost instantly, as if they were never there. He swings his axe, which now has a drill on its head, and the bullets reappear in the barrels of the very guns they were fired from. “All weapons destroyed. Well done, father.”&lt;br /&gt;
	&lt;br /&gt;
“Thank you, Sonata. I’ll be back in a moment. Hold down the fort till I’m back. I won’t be long.” Spiral, both shirtless and mechless, runs through an active warzone while destroying every weapon that fires at him effortlessly. The Burning Signal shoots into the sky not far behind, as if to declare the battle has already been won. This isn’t quite enough theatrics for Spiral, much to the dismay of a poor pilot who was just doing his job. Spiral leaps onto his mech, cuts open the front with his axe, and grabs the pilot in the cockpit. “Sorry about this.” Spiral tosses the pilot out of his mech, hops in, drives to the entrance of the palace he was heading towards, and initiates the self-destruct sequence.&lt;br /&gt;
	&lt;br /&gt;
	The wall explodes, and emerging from the smoke with an axe proudly in hand stands Simon Dominguez, staring down his target. “W-what? But the drill, it neve-”&lt;br /&gt;
	&lt;br /&gt;
	“Who told you I needed the drill?” He steps down, approaching the throne with a warrior’s intent. 3 more bullets land in his shoulder, stomach and leg. He doesn’t displace them. He ignores them, like they aren’t there in the first place. “The drill is good for planet busting. Mass murder jobs. I’m only here for you.” He walks up the steps and lines up his axe with the baron’s neck. “Any parting words?”&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
	“You… you’ll pay for this!”&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
	“No, I won’t.” The axe glides through his neck, and Simon grabs his head like a trophy. He realizes that it’s a bit gross to hold onto a severed head, and quickly tosses it away like someone else’s used napkin. “Ugh.” He turns to the witchwolf slaves before him, all cowering in fear and chained up. He gives them a soft smile, and cuts through the chains. “It’s okay. You’re safe now. He can’t hurt you anymore.”&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:NPCS]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Astral]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:In The Shadows of a Willow]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Dice</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
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		<title>SPIRAL</title>
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		<updated>2026-06-02T00:53:00Z</updated>

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&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:SPIRAL.png|thumb]]&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Simon Dominguez, Callsign: SPIRAL&#039;&#039;&#039; is the leader of the planet Puriq, Captain of the SILVER LINING, and former revolutionary. He&#039;s both heavily admired and immensely feared throughout the stars, largely because of his history as the pilot of Free Me From Hell, a SCRAPPER Midnight with an IPS-N Combat Drill (nicknamed Hell Piercer) mounted that could level cities, create massive craters, and destroy small moons.&lt;br /&gt;
 A man as important as father shouldn&#039;t have his information so public, brother. It&#039;s a hazard. &lt;br /&gt;
 - Sonata&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;blockquote&amp;gt;Oh, please! Relax, sister! What are they gonna do, fight him? Let&#039;s tell a fun story!&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
- Symphony&amp;lt;/blockquote&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Personal History ==&lt;br /&gt;
There are a lot of tales of how SPIRAL came to be. Some say he was a man of no renown prior to Free Me From Hell, while others say he was a well-respected pilot who became unstoppable. Some liken him to RA in the sense that he just appeared one day, and others say he had always been. All of these tales are both true and false.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Simon Dominguez began his life as a slave underneath Apex Renegades Co. after being sold to them by his parents and being groomed into a perfect pilot. His first mech was intended to be a standard GMS Everest with a special emphasis on Artillery. However, something went poorly during its printing and it ended up becoming a HORUS Pegasus by the name of Requiem æternam. He was incredibly effective with this mech, though after coming into contact with a SISYPHUS-Class NHP that simply called itself Sisyphus at age 15, he decided to try something different. He worked under ARC until he was 35, then decided he would make a grand stand to free himself from ARC&#039;s jurisdiction on the planet they had resided on. His total amount of confirmed kills until this point was 1,052. Due to his effectiveness in the field, he was given many licenses from other manufacturers, such as Harrison Armories, SCRAPPER, and IPS-Northstar. After gaining enough licenses to create his ideal mech, Free Me From Hell, he went on a rampage that made life on his home planet completely uninhabitable, in an event called The Burning Signal. Immediately following this, ARC released him from contract and hasn&#039;t known what to do about him since. This singular event rose his amount of confirmed kills to 250,846. It now sits at 516,086 due to other various acts of revolution, the cause he dedicated his life to after escaping ARC&#039;s clutches.&amp;lt;blockquote&amp;gt;Sooooooo? What&#039;d you thiiiiiiiiiiink? It&#039;s just like we said! All true, all false. Whether you believe it or not is up to you!  &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
- Symphony&amp;lt;/blockquote&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
 He&#039;s an impressive man. One that shouldn&#039;t be trifled with under any circumstances. Unless, of course, you wish to become a statistic.&lt;br /&gt;
 - Sonata&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Appearance and Demeanor ==&lt;br /&gt;
Simon Dominguez is a leader to end all leaders. If not for his station as the (heavily admired) ruler of Puriq, there&#039;s a possibility he may be at the head of UNION simply due to his straight-arrow, never-give-up attitude (if he hadn&#039;t killed as many people as he did). He has black hair and has one green eye, though he used to have a glass right eye housing his SISYPHUS-Class NHP. He&#039;s usually seen in his captain&#039;s uniform.&lt;br /&gt;
 I fail to see the importance of mentioning his appearance, brother. Especially since there&#039;s a photo of him.&lt;br /&gt;
 - Sonata&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;blockquote&amp;gt;Don&#039;t overthink it, dear sister. Sometimes humans fail to understand even the simplest of implications. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
- Symphony&amp;lt;/blockquote&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Mech Hangar ==&lt;br /&gt;
SPIRAL pilots Free Me From Hell, a SCRAPPER Midnight known for its high damage capabilities and massive destructive properties. It looks fairly stock, save for some graffiti on the ZF3 SOLIDCORE integrated weapon that simply reads &amp;quot;FIGHT THE POWER!&amp;quot;&amp;lt;blockquote&amp;gt;Why does it say that again, sister? &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
- Symphony&amp;lt;/blockquote&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
 A child sprayed it onto the gun after he killed an emperor. He liked it.&lt;br /&gt;
 - Sonata&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Afterword ==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;blockquote&amp;gt;Here&#039;s a recording that only I have! Yes, I was here for this. What an honor! What a day! Take a listen!&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;Hear me and hear me well. My name is Simon Dominguez, Callsign: SPIRAL. Today is the day I change everything or die trying. I&#039;m sick of a life where I choose nothing. Where I wander as a dog on a leash to my master. So I&#039;m stopping it. If I die today, this message is for nothing. I&#039;m free, and that&#039;s that. If I survive, then let this be a declaration of war. To any organization, government, planet that seeks to oppress its people to serve its own means, I will come for you. I will fight for the people you refuse to acknowledge, and under that combined force, WE. WILL. BREAK. YOU. Let today be the first testament of my ability, so you can&#039;t choose to ignore it.&amp;quot; - Simon Dominguez, Callsign: SPIRAL, moments before the Burning Signal. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
I hope if there&#039;s anything you learned today, it&#039;s not to ignore the power of the people. SPIRAL is that power, personified.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
- Symphony&amp;lt;/blockquote&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
 My father is a man of will. He bears the weight of the world on his back, because he is the only one fit to carry it. Know this, and you know all there is to know about him.&lt;br /&gt;
 - Sonata&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== IGNITE ==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;blockquote&amp;gt;And now, a bit of showing off!&lt;br /&gt;
- Symphony&amp;lt;blockquote&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;div class=&amp;quot;toccolours mw-collapsible mw-collapsed&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;div style=&amp;quot;font-weight:bold;line-height:1.6;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;IGNITE&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;div style=&amp;quot;line-height:1.0;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;TW: Mentions of Slavery, Immense Violence&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;div class=&amp;quot;mw-collapsible-content&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Courier;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Smoke. Gunfire.&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Segoe Script;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;The sweet smell of rotten flesh.&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Impact;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;These simple facts of our environment.&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Courier;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;A domain where we all thrive.&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The battlefield. Mechs are being destroyed left and right, as Spiral rips and tears through enemy forces like a hot knife through butter. “Remember, father. Ignition at maximum output is strictly forbidden by Union.” Sonata states this while Spiral instinctively holds his hand over the arming switch. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
	“Simon! Look at the world you’re making in front of you! As much fun as it is to use, we don’t NEED the thing. Then again, if we’re forced…” Sisyphus is a man ruled by fate, and therefore loves nothing more than to tempt it. Like a siren song, he arms the switch on his own, almost begging Spiral to just press the button.&lt;br /&gt;
	&lt;br /&gt;
	He’s better than that now, though. Even the combatants he’s facing aren’t dead, just rendered useless. Mechs destroyed. Only one person will die today. “We don’t need the drill. Not for combat, anyway. Gotta make a bit of an entrance for our tyrant, right?” Spiral flicks the switch back in the off position, much to Sisyphus’s audible dismay. The goal is simple: Tear through enemies without sustaining significant damage, get to the current leader of this planet, get out. Unfortunately, even without using the drill, Free Me From Hell still loves nothing more than to build up heat. After all, no sense in a Spiral mission without the iconic Burning Signal. The mech’s internal temperature is currently 70 degrees. Celsius. And Spiral, stupidly, is in a full coat. A few more combatants fall to the glorious mechanized firearms of the Midnight, and Spiral pipes up in a voice that’s begging to not die of heatstroke. “You know, on second thought… I’ve got a better idea.”&lt;br /&gt;
	&lt;br /&gt;
	He doesn’t waste a second, grabbing his crystal axe and laser rifle before ejecting himself from the mech and ripping his coat off. He takes his flask of cold water and pours it on himself, just to cool down. Then, the fun begins. “14 combatants approaching, father.”&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
	Spiral doesn’t respond. Or, rather, he responds with his actions. A storm of steel, lead and nickel fly towards Simon and puncture several holes in his body. He ignores this, holds up his left hand, and begins drilling with his finger. The bullet wounds vanish almost instantly, as if they were never there. He swings his axe, which now has a drill on its head, and the bullets reappear in the barrels of the very guns they were fired from. “All weapons destroyed. Well done, father.”&lt;br /&gt;
	“Thank you, Sonata. I’ll be back in a moment. Hold down the fort till I’m back. I won’t be long.” Spiral, both shirtless and mechless, runs through an active warzone while destroying every weapon that fires at him effortlessly. The Burning Signal shoots into the sky not far behind, as if to declare the battle has already been won. This isn’t quite enough theatrics for Spiral, much to the dismay of a poor pilot who was just doing his job. Spiral leaps onto his mech, cuts open the front with his axe, and grabs the pilot in the cockpit. “Sorry about this.” Spiral tosses the pilot out of his mech, hops in, drives to the entrance of the palace he was heading towards, and initiates the self-destruct sequence.&lt;br /&gt;
	&lt;br /&gt;
	The wall explodes, and emerging from the smoke with an axe proudly in hand stands Simon Dominguez, staring down his target. “W-what? But the drill, it neve-”&lt;br /&gt;
	&lt;br /&gt;
	“Who told you I needed the drill?” He steps down, approaching the throne with a warrior’s intent. 3 more bullets land in his shoulder, stomach and leg. He doesn’t displace them. He ignores them, like they aren’t there in the first place. “The drill is good for planet busting. Mass murder jobs. I’m only here for you.” He walks up the steps and lines up his axe with the baron’s neck. “Any parting words?”&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
	“You… you’ll pay for this!”&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
	“No, I won’t.” The axe glides through his neck, and Simon grabs his head like a trophy. He realizes that it’s a bit gross to hold onto a severed head, and quickly tosses it away like someone else’s used napkin. “Ugh.” He turns to the witchwolf slaves before him, all cowering in fear and chained up. He gives them a soft smile, and cuts through the chains. “It’s okay. You’re safe now. He can’t hurt you anymore.”&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Category:Astral]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:In The Shadows of a Willow]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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&lt;div&gt;&#039;&#039;&#039;{{PAGENAME}} &#039;&#039;&#039;is an Open-Table LANCER Campaign that began on January 30th, 2026.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;spotify&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1rZHvmL5o40QnzwoWIkH2k?si=f8bd1d56a9e14707&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;/spotify&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The campaign involves space, warfare, work-life balance, yuri, revolution, workplace drama, cerveza, eldritch math gods and a deeply unserious work group chat.&lt;br /&gt;
 Brother, it appears we have some work ahead of us to keep our pilots posted.&lt;br /&gt;
 - Sonata&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;blockquote&amp;gt;Yay! I love a good info-dump! &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
- Symphony&amp;lt;/blockquote&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== About ==&lt;br /&gt;
In the year 5026U, there was a catastrophic incident regarding one of the moons of the planet Puriq. The ruler of that planet, a former pilot by the name of Simon Dominguez, has begun assembling a crew to find out what exactly caused that incident and, more importantly, how to prevent it from happening again.&amp;lt;blockquote&amp;gt;The moon blew up! Kaboom! Good fireworks show! &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
- Symphony&amp;lt;/blockquote&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
 Be more considerate.&lt;br /&gt;
 - Sonata&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Player Characters ==&lt;br /&gt;
 I hope they find me likeable.&lt;br /&gt;
 - Sonata&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;blockquote&amp;gt;They probably won&#039;t, dear sister. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
- Symphony&amp;lt;/blockquote&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|+DO NOT EDIT THE ROSTER.&lt;br /&gt;
!Player Name&lt;br /&gt;
!Character Callsign&lt;br /&gt;
!Character Pronouns&lt;br /&gt;
!Mech&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Amia, any except he/him&lt;br /&gt;
|[[SORCERER]]&lt;br /&gt;
|she/her&lt;br /&gt;
|HA Sunzi&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Emma, she/her&lt;br /&gt;
|[[HORNET]]&lt;br /&gt;
|she/her&lt;br /&gt;
|HESH Moss Mantis&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Geoffrey, he/him&lt;br /&gt;
|[[STALKER]]&lt;br /&gt;
|he/they&lt;br /&gt;
|HORUS Asphodel&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Viridiana, she/her&lt;br /&gt;
|[[SUSPIRIA]]&lt;br /&gt;
|she/her&lt;br /&gt;
|HA Haber&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Thomas, they/them&lt;br /&gt;
|[[WINTER]]&lt;br /&gt;
|any/all&lt;br /&gt;
|SO-S Manhattan&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Sean, he/him&lt;br /&gt;
|[[HARPY]]&lt;br /&gt;
|he/him&lt;br /&gt;
|SSC Swallowtail (Ranger)&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Nikki, she/her&lt;br /&gt;
|[[RETRIEVER]]&lt;br /&gt;
|she/her&lt;br /&gt;
|IPS-N Lancaster&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Katana, he/him&lt;br /&gt;
|[[HADES]]&lt;br /&gt;
|he/him&lt;br /&gt;
|ARC Polemos&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Rit, any/it&lt;br /&gt;
|[[BLOODHOUND]]&lt;br /&gt;
|NA&lt;br /&gt;
|IF Lily&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Chris, he/him&lt;br /&gt;
|[[HAWKEYE]]&lt;br /&gt;
|he/him&lt;br /&gt;
|SSC Death&#039;s Head&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Everett, he/him&lt;br /&gt;
|[[NUMBER 16]]&lt;br /&gt;
|she/her&lt;br /&gt;
|ARC Tian Gong&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Jay, they/them&lt;br /&gt;
|[[PLUTO(NIUM)]]&lt;br /&gt;
|she/they&lt;br /&gt;
|HA Genghis&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== NPCs ==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;blockquote&amp;gt;Sister, they call us NPCs! How rude! &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
- Symphony&amp;lt;/blockquote&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
 I believe they made a typo.&lt;br /&gt;
 - Sonata&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== SILVER LINING CREW ===&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|+DO NOT EDIT THE ROSTER.&lt;br /&gt;
!Name&lt;br /&gt;
!Callsign&lt;br /&gt;
!Species&lt;br /&gt;
!Mech&lt;br /&gt;
!Title/Occupation&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Simon Dominguez&lt;br /&gt;
|[[SPIRAL]]&lt;br /&gt;
|Human&lt;br /&gt;
|SCRAPPER Midnight &amp;quot;Free Me From Hell&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|Captain&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Edward Garcia&lt;br /&gt;
|[[BONES]]&lt;br /&gt;
|Human&lt;br /&gt;
|IPS-N Blackbeard &amp;quot;Beelzeboss&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|NHP Specialist&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Dominic Suarez&lt;br /&gt;
|[[JUNKIE]]&lt;br /&gt;
|Human&lt;br /&gt;
|LSI Winchester &amp;quot;Mercury&#039;s Passage&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|Combat/Expedition Operations Leader&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Valentina Suarez&lt;br /&gt;
|[[CORONA]]&lt;br /&gt;
|Human&lt;br /&gt;
|ASV Tyto &amp;quot;Give Me One Example&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|Stealth/Recon Operations Leader&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Britney Bascom]]&lt;br /&gt;
|N/A&lt;br /&gt;
|Elf&lt;br /&gt;
|None&lt;br /&gt;
|Medic&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Harper C. Blackwood&lt;br /&gt;
|[[SCATTERBRAIN]]&lt;br /&gt;
|Human&lt;br /&gt;
|LSI Kalashnikov &amp;quot;Trip Like Me&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|Mechanic/Engineer/Printer Specialist&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Symphony]]&lt;br /&gt;
|SPIRAL/SYMPHONY&lt;br /&gt;
|SISYPHUS-Class NHP (Legionnaire)&lt;br /&gt;
|SCRAPPER Midnight &amp;quot;Free Me From Hell&amp;quot;/SCRAPPER Details &amp;quot;Ode to Dante&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|Ship Manager/Security&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Sonata]]&lt;br /&gt;
|SPIRAL/MOONCHILD&lt;br /&gt;
|ASURA-Class NHP (Legionnaire)&lt;br /&gt;
|SCRAPPER Midnight &amp;quot;Free Me From Hell&amp;quot;/LSI Makarov &amp;quot;Moonlight Sonata&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|Vice Captain&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[SEKHMET]]&lt;br /&gt;
|BONES&lt;br /&gt;
|SEKHMET-Class NHP (Eidolon)&lt;br /&gt;
|None&lt;br /&gt;
|Lab Assistant&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[TOTEC]]&lt;br /&gt;
|CORONA&lt;br /&gt;
|TOTEC-Class NHP&lt;br /&gt;
|ASV Tyto &amp;quot;Give Me One Example&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|Unknown&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|N/A&lt;br /&gt;
|[[GALILEO]]&lt;br /&gt;
|N/A&lt;br /&gt;
|HORUS Dullahan &amp;quot;Pale Blue Dot&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|N/A&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Apprentice&lt;br /&gt;
|[[SORCERER]]&lt;br /&gt;
|GMS COMP/CON-Class Assistant Unit&lt;br /&gt;
|HA Sunzi &amp;quot;Comment te dire adieu&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|Moderator for SORCERER&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Harmony&lt;br /&gt;
|[[STALKER]]&lt;br /&gt;
|SISYPHUS-Class NHP&lt;br /&gt;
|HORUS Asphodel/Pegasus &amp;quot;Silence of Darkness&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|Co-Pilot for STALKER&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Charon&lt;br /&gt;
|[[HADES]]&lt;br /&gt;
|ACHILLES-Class NHP&lt;br /&gt;
|ARC Polemos &amp;quot;Cerberus&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|Advisor/Assistant for HADES&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Takashi Shimura&lt;br /&gt;
|REBOUND&lt;br /&gt;
|Human&lt;br /&gt;
|SSC Swordgrass &amp;quot;Sin Eater&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|Pilot&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Martín Hidalgo&lt;br /&gt;
|[[LA MANCHA]]&lt;br /&gt;
|Volador&lt;br /&gt;
|HORUS Revenant &amp;quot;El Coco&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|Thinspace Researcher&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== OTHER KNOWN NPCS ===&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|+DO NOT EDIT THE ROSTER.&lt;br /&gt;
!Name&lt;br /&gt;
!Callsign&lt;br /&gt;
!Species&lt;br /&gt;
!Mech&lt;br /&gt;
!Status&lt;br /&gt;
!Organization/Affiliation&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Hollow&lt;br /&gt;
|PURE&lt;br /&gt;
|PALE-Class NHP (Legionnaire)&lt;br /&gt;
|HORUS Koschei &amp;quot;A Farewell to Kings&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|Active&lt;br /&gt;
|None (allied with SILVER LINING)&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Ghost&lt;br /&gt;
|VOID&lt;br /&gt;
HEART&lt;br /&gt;
|PALE-Class NHP (Legionnaire)&lt;br /&gt;
|HORUS Rakshasa &amp;quot;Shade Lord&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|Active&lt;br /&gt;
|None (allied with SILVER LINING)&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Sparkxie&lt;br /&gt;
|[[SORCERER]]&lt;br /&gt;
|BEELZEBUB-Class NHP&lt;br /&gt;
|DHS Jersey &amp;quot;Bomber Girl&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|Destroyed&lt;br /&gt;
|Former NHP and assistant of SORCERER&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Lawrence Garcia&lt;br /&gt;
|CROSSBONES&lt;br /&gt;
|Human&lt;br /&gt;
|IPS-N Empakaai &amp;quot;Wonderboy&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|Active&lt;br /&gt;
|Horizon Collective (allied with SILVER LINING)&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== The Story So Far ==&lt;br /&gt;
There was interference on a nearby moon to the planet Puriq. A group was sent there under the payroll of Simon Dominguez, handled by Dominic Suarez. This moon was not a moon, but a research satellite for something called the POSEIDON VAULTS. There was also an incredibly advanced Legionnaire on this moon, one that could seemingly take nearby NHPs and use them as its consciousness, albeit briefly. This mission culminated in the complete and total destruction of this satellite, which prompted Simon Dominguez to enlist a crew to board his personal ship, the [[SILVER LINING]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Much has happened since then. The Silver Lining has expanded its numbers, enlisting the likes of GALILEO, REBOUND and LA MANCHA after some difficulty. Thinspace portals continue opening up around the various star systems, but with an expert aboard the ship, the SILVER LINING is in a much better position to take them on.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== SESSION 1: WELCOME TO THE REAL WORLD, KID ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== PLAYERS: HORNET, SORCERER, HADES, SUSPIRIA, RETRIEVER, STALKER ====&lt;br /&gt;
 &#039;&#039;&amp;quot;I can&#039;t remember anything&#039;&#039; &lt;br /&gt;
 &#039;&#039;Can&#039;t tell if this is true or dream&#039;&#039; &lt;br /&gt;
 &#039;&#039;Deep down inside, I feel the scream&#039;&#039; &lt;br /&gt;
 &#039;&#039;This terrible silence stops with me&amp;quot; - Metallica, One&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
Upon being launched into a blink gate, the party ended up on a Karrakin-Controlled planet, where they were immediately shot out of the sky via anti-air missiles. They crash-landed in an Ungrateful camp with all people there joined in prayer to something they referred to as Great Prime. Eventually, after a bit of smooth-talking and speech-giving, GALILEO appeared to the party, deeply unsatisfied with the speech given. After a bit of discussion, GALILEO agrees to join them on the journey back to the SILVER LINING, on the condition that the planet they are currently on is taken care of. Almost too perfectly on cue, a KTB force begins to pincer the Ungrateful camp. GALILEO took on one side on his own with his mech, Pale Blue Dot, while the party split off to protect the other side of the camp. After a bit of combat, the party killed the at the time leader of the planet, YYZ (Namesake: Rush, YYZ), and were forcibly ejected back outside of the blink gate one week later in real space, with GALILEO in tow.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== SESSION 2: CODE TO MY HEART ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== PLAYERS: STALKER, BLOODHOUND, HADES, HARPY, HORNET  ====&lt;br /&gt;
 &#039;&#039;“Aquarion&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
 &#039;&#039;Ford Taurus&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
 &#039;&#039;A strike on the box&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
 &#039;&#039;Ooh, Ford Focus!” - Vulfpeck, 1612&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
Apex Renegades had a touch of valuable information for the crew of the Silver Lining. Naturally, the next step is to rob them of this information as quietly as possible. When the pilots arrived, they quickly found 10 guards and 2 mechs guarding the information. This very quickly did not matter, as the party swiftly dismantled 3 poor guards and robbed their corpses of family photos while Hornet went on a casual stroll past the two mech guards to gather the information. Two key pieces of info were found: A summary of the HOWLERS, a cult who is dedicated to opening the POSEIDON VAULTS and freeing TYPHON PRIME to bring about NHP liberation, and a brief history of LA MANCHA, a Volador pilot with a knack for manipulating and opening Thinspace. This profile included his history during the Second Hercynian Crisis, where he played an active roll in its conclusion before and after his legal death. The party easily got off the planet, unseen and unheard.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== SESSION 3: WE&#039;RE UP TO NOTHING ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== PLAYERS: STALKER, BLOODHOUND, HADES, SUSPIRIA, HORNET ====&lt;br /&gt;
 &#039;&#039;“What’s the use in always crying?&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
 &#039;&#039;Kick about and make out&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
 &#039;&#039;You might just learn something” - Remo Drive, Blue Ribbon&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
There was high Howler presence on a certain planet. Goal is simple: kill Howlers, gather information from the wrecks. And boy, oh boy, did the party do exactly that. The only thing truly of note from this mission is the information gathered regarding the POSEIDON VAULTS, more importantly how there seems to be... more than one. While it&#039;s unclear if there are multiple instances of TYPHON PRIME, there are at the very least, multiple POSEIDON VAULTS. One of them seems to be the central vault that sealed TYPHON PRIME several hundred years ago, but more have been made since, such as one of Puriq&#039;s moons that seemingly appeared and was destroyed.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== SESSION 4: BREATHE SO LOUD ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== PLAYERS: STALKER, BLOODHOUND, SORCERER, HARPY, HORNET, SUSPIRIA ====&lt;br /&gt;
 &#039;&#039;&amp;quot;We don&#039;t talk about it&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
 &#039;&#039;We don&#039;t have the time&lt;br /&gt;
 We thought love was something&lt;br /&gt;
 We weren&#039;t meant to find&amp;quot; - Flipturn, August&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
A thinspace portal opened, so the party went in to investigate it. On the other side, they found a former SSC-affiliated pilot named REBOUND, who needed help getting a local town on their feet again after it was ransacked by bandits. Upon entering the town, it seemed as though none of the people there recognized the party&#039;s mechs as mechs, but as suits of samurai armor. Whenever the individual pilots ejected from their mechs, the mechs turned into lifeless suits of the same armor. After a week of gardening, training villagers, and other various helpful tasks to get the town prepared, the bandits came again and the party killed all of them. The portal reopened, and REBOUND was recruited to the SILVER LINING.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== SESSION 5: GHOST LIGHT ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== PLAYERS: BLOODHOUND, STALKER, SORCERER, HADES, HORNET, HARPY, HAWKEYE ====&lt;br /&gt;
 &#039;&#039;&amp;quot;Peel off your body&lt;br /&gt;
 &#039;&#039;And leave it behind&lt;br /&gt;
 So others can take it&lt;br /&gt;
 And steep in your mind&amp;quot; - The Altogether, Clean-Slated Slate&lt;br /&gt;
The SILVER LINING was invited to the Thinspace of one Martín Hidalgo, an expert in Thinspace research and inventor of the HORUS Revenant, a mech used commonly in the hostile takeover of Nervión. When they arrived, they had a brief discussion with Martín before being sent into combat in a mental reconstruction of Hercynia during the Second Hercynian Crisis. They fought REGRET, a HA Enkidu from the TBK era of SecComm piloted by a cascading LUCIFER-Class NHP, in a crowded city street where they had to ensure no buildings fell. Sure enough, the party was able to ensure no buildings fell and Martín surrendered himself to capture.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== SESSION 6: PROFESSIONAL PRETENDER ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== PLAYERS: ??? ====&lt;br /&gt;
 &#039;&#039;&amp;quot;Presuming that all things are equal&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
 &lt;br /&gt;
 &#039;&#039;Who&#039;d want to be man of the people&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
 &lt;br /&gt;
 &#039;&#039;When there&#039;s people like you?&amp;quot;&#039;&#039; - Arctic Monkeys, Teddy Picker&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== House Rules ==&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;White Dragon of Friendship&#039;&#039;&#039;: Call out the “White Dragon of Friendship” if you believe a scene is creating out of character hostility between one or more players. This is to remind everyone that we are here to have fun and tell people to change the subject and cool off.&amp;lt;blockquote&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Yay for friendship! &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
- Symphony&amp;lt;/blockquote&amp;gt;&#039;&#039;&#039;X Card&#039;&#039;&#039;: If at any point a subject comes up that is triggering to you, say “X Card” and the DM will pivot the scene in a different direction.&lt;br /&gt;
 Don&#039;t be gross.&lt;br /&gt;
 - Sonata&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Rule of Cool&#039;&#039;&#039;: The DM reserves the right to overrule the system rules if a player wants to do something especially cool or interesting that normally wouldn’t be possible.&amp;lt;blockquote&amp;gt;Hype Moments! Aura! We gotta go for the win!!!!!!!! &lt;br /&gt;
- Symphony&amp;lt;/blockquote&amp;gt;&#039;&#039;&#039;Compounding Overkill&#039;&#039;&#039;: Overkill, rather than being a reroll of the damage dice, instead adds to the total damage of an attack.&lt;br /&gt;
 Our achievements would be impossible without this.&lt;br /&gt;
 - Sonata&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Category:Campaign]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Astral]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:In The Shadows of a Willow]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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		<id>https://quelmarwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=Benjamin_Bernstein&amp;diff=46508</id>
		<title>Benjamin Bernstein</title>
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&lt;div&gt;{{Infobox_character|affilliation=Circle of Shade and Sinew, Halen Star|name={{PAGENAME}}|image=Benny.png|caption=&amp;quot;Call &#039;em out. All of &#039;em. That&#039;s the way I do things. The will of the people is stronger than anything we can do.&amp;quot;|relatives=██████ █████████ ██████████, Maya Bernstein (deceased)|alias=Benny|marital=Single|birthDate=March 30th, 13 CR|birthPlace=The Sidle, Newfaire|deathDate=&amp;quot;That&#039;s a crazy thing to ask someone who&#039;s alive.&amp;quot;|deathPlace=&amp;quot;Again! Crazy!&amp;quot;|gender=Male|height=5&#039;10|eyes=Brown}}&lt;br /&gt;
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&#039;&#039;&#039;{{PAGENAME}}&#039;&#039;&#039;, or Benny, is a Journalist in [[Qandela Obscura]], part of the Circle of Shade and Sinew. He is played by Manu/Dice.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Physical Appearance ==&lt;br /&gt;
Benny is on the slimmer side with medium-length brown hair and brown eyes to match. His build could be roughly attributed to if you built a person out of sticks and prayed that they stayed standing. He can often be seen with a camera slung around his neck, which he uses fairly regularly.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Personality ==&lt;br /&gt;
Benny has strong drive to keep himself ███ ███ ██████ financially stable. He can adjust his outward persona fairly easily under the pretense of being an investigative journalist, using his calm charisma and wit to get information out of people. He&#039;s not very good at lying about specifics, but can very easily hide his true self. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Under the guise, Benny is fairly reserved and determined to prove himself as a journalist ███ ██████ ███ ██ █████. He enjoys the thrill of a case and can keep an unusually cool head in most circumstances. He also likes photography. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== History ==&lt;br /&gt;
Benny spent his childhood in The Sidle with his mother, Maya Bernstein, ███ ███ ███████ ██████ █████████. He grew up being told to go into some form of medicine, but always found himself reading the newspaper whenever he got the chance, though he was far too young to fully understand the headlines. Benny&#039;s parent█ were often against the idea of journalism as a path for him, but his mother was always somewhat more supportive ████ ███ ██████. That is, until she passed away while Benny was still in University for an English degree. ███ ██████ ██████ █████ ███ █████ ███ █████ ███ Benny uprooted his life to South Soffit ██ ██ ████ ██ ██████ ███ ████████ ███████ █████████ due to being reduced to a single source of income: himself. He was able to quickly finish his degree and get hired as a journalist for Halen Star soon after, raising his pay just enough to provide for ████ ██ ████. Since then, he&#039;s been barely scraping by, case by case, hoping for a big break. Or... maybe just a break in general.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Catalyst ==&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;TW: Gambling, mentions of drug use and sex work&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;I was at a bar in the Red Lamp, a little spot I like to frequent when I&#039;m dyin&#039; for a headline. Always something fun happenin&#039; there. It was poker night, hold &#039;em. Me, this escort who just finished her shift, and some old, decrepit druggie. I was killing &#039;em all night, I swear. They hated me, but to be fair, I would to if I was down 200 after one hand. Then this guy shows up. Couldn&#039;t see his face, he had this hood on and a weird vibe about him. Had money, though, which is all we cared about. Him and I, we&#039;re matched all night. The other two barely keep up, poor things. And then... he went all in. We all called, the other two didn&#039;t have anything left to lose and I had the nuts, queens over sixes. We flip over, and look at that! Mr. Weird guy had the same hand, so we split the pot. I just didn&#039;t know the pot had the souls of the other two at the time. I got half of the escort&#039;s soul and half of the old guy&#039;s soul shoved into my body, all at once. He got the other half, got up and left. Asshole.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Scars ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Forgetfulness (-1 Focus, +1 Sway) ===&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;A new friend ate some memories of mine. I don&#039;t remember what it was, but I think it was worth losing.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Player Characters]]&lt;br /&gt;
{{Worldbuilders}}&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Qandela Obscura]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:CR]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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&lt;div&gt;{{Infobox_character|affilliation=Circle of Shade and Sinew, Halen Star|name={{PAGENAME}}|image=Benny.png|caption=&amp;quot;Call &#039;em out. All of &#039;em. That&#039;s the way I do things. The will of the people is stronger than anything we can do.&amp;quot;|relatives=██████ █████████ ██████████, Maya Bernstein (deceased)|alias=Benny|marital=Single|birthDate=March 30th|birthPlace=The Sidle, Newfaire|deathDate=&amp;quot;That&#039;s a crazy thing to ask someone who&#039;s alive.&amp;quot;|deathPlace=&amp;quot;Again! Crazy!&amp;quot;|gender=Male|height=5&#039;10|eyes=Brown}}&lt;br /&gt;
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&#039;&#039;&#039;{{PAGENAME}}&#039;&#039;&#039;, or Benny, is a Journalist in [[Qandela Obscura]], part of the Circle of Shade and Sinew. He is played by Manu/Dice.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Physical Appearance ==&lt;br /&gt;
Benny is on the slimmer side with medium-length brown hair and brown eyes to match. His build could be roughly attributed to if you built a person out of sticks and prayed that they stayed standing. He can often be seen with a camera slung around his neck, which he uses fairly regularly.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Personality ==&lt;br /&gt;
Benny has strong drive to keep himself ███ ███ ██████ financially stable. He can adjust his outward persona fairly easily under the pretense of being an investigative journalist, using his calm charisma and wit to get information out of people. He&#039;s not very good at lying about specifics, but can very easily hide his true self. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Under the guise, Benny is fairly reserved and determined to prove himself as a journalist ███ ██████ ███ ██ █████. He enjoys the thrill of a case and can keep an unusually cool head in most circumstances. He also likes photography. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== History ==&lt;br /&gt;
Benny spent his childhood in The Sidle with his mother, Maya Bernstein, ███ ███ ███████ ██████ █████████. He grew up being told to go into some form of medicine, but always found himself reading the newspaper whenever he got the chance, though he was far too young to fully understand the headlines. Benny&#039;s parent█ were often against the idea of journalism as a path for him, but his mother was always somewhat more supportive ████ ███ ██████. That is, until she passed away while Benny was still in University for an English degree. ███ ██████ ██████ █████ ███ █████ ███ █████ ███ Benny uprooted his life to South Soffit ██ ██ ████ ██ ██████ ███ ████████ ███████ █████████ due to being reduced to a single source of income: himself. He was able to quickly finish his degree and get hired as a journalist for Halen Star soon after, raising his pay just enough to provide for ████ ██ ████. Since then, he&#039;s been barely scraping by, case by case, hoping for a big break. Or... maybe just a break in general.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Catalyst ==&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;TW: Gambling, mentions of drug use and sex work&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;I was at a bar in the Red Lamp, a little spot I like to frequent when I&#039;m dyin&#039; for a headline. Always something fun happenin&#039; there. It was poker night, hold &#039;em. Me, this escort who just finished her shift, and some old, decrepit druggie. I was killing &#039;em all night, I swear. They hated me, but to be fair, I would to if I was down 200 after one hand. Then this guy shows up. Couldn&#039;t see his face, he had this hood on and a weird vibe about him. Had money, though, which is all we cared about. Him and I, we&#039;re matched all night. The other two barely keep up, poor things. And then... he went all in. We all called, the other two didn&#039;t have anything left to lose and I had the nuts, queens over sixes. We flip over, and look at that! Mr. Weird guy had the same hand, so we split the pot. I just didn&#039;t know the pot had the souls of the other two at the time. I got half of the escort&#039;s soul and half of the old guy&#039;s soul shoved into my body, all at once. He got the other half, got up and left. Asshole.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Scars ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Forgetfulness (-1 Focus, +1 Sway) ===&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;A new friend ate some memories of mine. I don&#039;t remember what it was, but I think it was worth losing.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Player Characters]]&lt;br /&gt;
{{Worldbuilders}}&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Qandela Obscura]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:CR]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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&#039;&#039;&#039;{{PAGENAME}}&#039;&#039;&#039;, or Benny, is a Journalist in [[Qandela Obscura]], part of the Circle of Shade and Sinew. He is played by Manu/Dice.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Physical Appearance ==&lt;br /&gt;
Benny is on the slimmer side with medium-length brown hair and brown eyes to match. His build could be roughly attributed to if you built a person out of sticks and prayed that they stayed standing. He can often be seen with a camera slung around his neck, which he uses fairly regularly.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Personality ==&lt;br /&gt;
Benny has strong drive to keep himself ███ ███ ██████ financially stable. He can adjust his outward persona fairly easily under the pretense of being an investigative journalist, using his calm charisma and wit to get information out of people. He&#039;s not very good at lying about specifics, but can very easily hide his true self. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Under the guise, Benny is fairly reserved and determined to prove himself as a journalist ███ ██████ ███ ██ █████. He enjoys the thrill of a case and can keep an unusually cool head in most circumstances. He also likes photography. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== History ==&lt;br /&gt;
Benny spent his childhood in The Sidle with his mother, Maya Bernstein, ███ ███ ███████ ██████ █████████. He grew up being told to go into some form of medicine, but always found himself reading the newspaper whenever he got the chance, though he was far too young to fully understand the headlines. Benny&#039;s parent█ were often against the idea of journalism as a path for him, but his mother was always somewhat more supportive ████ ███ ██████. That is, until she passed away while Benny was still in University for an English degree. ███ ██████ ██████ █████ ███ █████ ███ █████ ███ Benny uprooted his life to South Soffit ██ ██ ████ ██ ██████ ███ ████████ ███████ █████████ due to being reduced to a single source of income: himself. He was able to quickly finish his degree and get hired as a journalist for Halen Star soon after, raising his pay just enough to provide for ████ ██ ████. Since then, he&#039;s been barely scraping by, case by case, hoping for a big break. Or... maybe just a break in general.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Catalyst ==&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;TW: Gambling, mentions of drug use and sex work&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;I was at a bar in the Red Lamp, a little spot I like to frequent when I&#039;m dyin&#039; for a headline. Always something fun happenin&#039; there. It was poker night, hold &#039;em. Me, this escort who just finished her shift, and some old, decrepit druggie. I was killing &#039;em all night, I swear. They hated me, but to be fair, I would to if I was down 200 after one hand. Then this guy shows up. Couldn&#039;t see his face, he had this hood on and a weird vibe about him. Had money, though, which is all we cared about. Him and I, we&#039;re matched all night. The other two barely keep up, poor things. And then... he went all in. We all called, the other two didn&#039;t have anything left to lose and I had the nuts, queens over sixes. We flip over, and look at that! Mr. Weird guy had the same hand, so we split the pot. I just didn&#039;t know the pot had the souls of the other two at the time. I got half of the escort&#039;s soul and half of the old guy&#039;s soul shoved into my body, all at once. He got the other half, got up and left. Asshole.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Scars ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Forgetfulness (-1 Focus, +1 Sway) ===&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;A new friend ate some memories of mine. I don&#039;t remember what it was, but I think it was worth losing.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Player Characters]]&lt;br /&gt;
{{Worldbuilders}}&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Qandela Obscura]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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		<title>Sirocco Forest</title>
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&lt;div&gt;{{Infobox location|title = {{PAGENAME}}|type = A town in the midst of a forest|location = West Isonhound|Government = Fey Court and Mortal Alliance|inhabiting Race = A coalition of fey, elves and humans}}A forest town sitting along the edge of the purple treed woods of Northwestern Isonhound, it boasts a happy alliance between the Court of Warm Winds and the humans that found refuge on Isonhound. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== About ==&lt;br /&gt;
When the humans arrived to Isonhound on their ship, as the legend states, many of the fey and sylvan creatures of the continent looked at them with caution, fear or dismay. The fey court living in this Northwestern portion found them a delight to embrace and a people to both learn and teach with. In early BR, the Court of Warm Winds formally created an alliance with the leaders of the human settlers who found themselves needing shelter from the harsh winter that being so close to Breme brings.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Notable Events ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== OrbrazeDay Celebration ===&lt;br /&gt;
In the excitement of being able to leave the Court of Warm Winds forest without threat of Night Chill taking their breath away, the mortals and fey would gather and celebrate in the early days of Orbraze (CR: May). They would hold a tea party and a scavenger hunt, trading secrets and trinkets with one another before many would journey out to explore the surroundings in the new warmth of Springtime!&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;This was the event celebrated during the &#039;&#039;&#039;2026 Quelmar Feywild Picnic and LARP&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Notable Residents/Visitors ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Archfey Morrow &amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;(played by Mercedes)&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; ===&lt;br /&gt;
The Queen of the Court of Warm Winds is a kind and gentle-spoken fey with the gift of heat emanating off of her, especially in uncertain or cold circumstances. She is a friend of all kinds of critter and finds mortals delightful. There are rumors that if you are a stranger to the forest, she may appear to you as a large white wolf, protective of her friends.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Baba&#039;s Hut &amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;(played by Amanda)&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; ===&lt;br /&gt;
No one quite knows how it came to be running around Sirocco, but the flash of a small house with chicken legs is enough to given anyway pause, especially anyone who knows the presumed owner of such a strange creature. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Dame Larkspur of the Furious Spines &amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;(played by Jay)&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; ===&lt;br /&gt;
A visitor from the Court of Blossoms, this Jackalope Haregon is a knight of Queen Cherise, Protector of the Feywilds and the Resting Place and Slayer of Tamzu: Mother of Roses &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Drykkr &amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;(played by Nikki)&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; ===&lt;br /&gt;
A Bremish Wolfwitch Alchemist has settled in Sirocco Forest, selling her wares. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Fenwyn Nyx &amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;(played by Chris)&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; ===&lt;br /&gt;
A Vulpine Trickster has settled in Sirocco Forest&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Hazel Stumbleworth &amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;(played by Amia)&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; ===&lt;br /&gt;
A clumsy and bubbly witch/bard hybrid studying water formation and dance at [[Deroulex&#039;s Select Conservatory of the Arcane]] (Prismari), though she is only sufficiently average at both magic and music. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Eris &amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;(played by Manu)&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; ===&lt;br /&gt;
A rather reserved but cheerful druid touched by the elemental plane of fire studying the essence of living things at [[Deroulex&#039;s Select Conservatory of the Arcane]] (Witherbloom). They can often be seen holding a flower as an exercise in restraint, trying to ensure it doesn&#039;t burn.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;Author&#039;s Note: Sirocco Forest is a love letter to the many forests of artist and director Hayao Miyazaki in his works for Studio Ghibli, such as Princess Mononoke, Spirited Away, Howl&#039;s Moving Castle, Naussica and the Valley of the Wind, and more.&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
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[[Category:Location]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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		<id>https://quelmarwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=LA_MANCHA&amp;diff=46225</id>
		<title>LA MANCHA</title>
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&lt;div&gt;{{Infobox_character|affilliation=SILVER LINING&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Karrakin Trade Baronies (formerly)|name={{PAGENAME}}|image=LA_MANCHA.png|caption=Art by @lonelyweirdcat|alias=Martín Hidalgo|marital=Widowed|deathDate=5016u|deathPlace=Evergreen, Hercynia|species=Volador|gender=Male|height=12&#039;1|weight=1lbs|eyes=Red/Yellow|field1=Mech|value1=HORUS Revenant&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
HORUS Banshee (formerly)}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;{{PAGENAME}} &#039;&#039;&#039;is a Thinspace Researcher for the SILVER LINING and the inventor of the HORUS Revenant. He is an NPC in the Lancer Open-Table Campaign [[In The Shadows of a Willow]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Personality ==&lt;br /&gt;
LA MANCHA can often be described as a casual flirt with a bit of an off-the-wall personality. He has a certain way of being very convincing, to the point where he has convinced people into doing things they were not previously able to do. This is not a special ability of his, this is just something that happens. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== History ==&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;CW:&#039;&#039;&#039; Sexual themes, self-destructive behavior&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Prior to his time on Hercynia, Martín was married to another Volador within the Volador system. He had a longstanding lover&#039;s triangle between him, his wife, and his best friend, of which he had ended up being the &amp;quot;victor&amp;quot;. In a fit of rage, his best friend (which he referred to as Toro), killed his wife and framed him for the murder. This resulted in him becoming excommunicated by Los Voladores and banished, no longer having access to their system. He became a very successful bounty hunter, sleeping around and drinking to numb the pain of his immense loss. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Eventually, a job given to him by Bala Shimano (his friend with benefits at the time) landed him on Hercynia during the Second Hercynian Crisis. This culminated in the invention of the HORUS Revenant which &amp;quot;killed&amp;quot; him and the end of the Second Hercynian Crisis at his and his allies&#039; hands. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Information on him following the crisis is scarce. It&#039;s said he founded the Karrakin Trade Baronies&#039; House of Tears, but that has been reduced to out-of-context footage and hearsay on various HORUS forums.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== The Ingenious Gentleman ==&lt;br /&gt;
 &amp;gt;ACCESS_DENIED&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:NPCs]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Astral]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:In The Shadows of a Willow]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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Karrakin Trade Baronies (Former)|name={{PAGENAME}}|image=LA_MANCHA.png|caption=Art by @lonelyweirdcat|alias=Martín Hidalgo|marital=Widowed|deathPlace=Evergreen, Hercynia|species=Volador|gender=Male|height=12&#039;1|weight=1lbs|eyes=Red/Yellow}}&lt;br /&gt;
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&#039;&#039;&#039;{{PAGENAME}} &#039;&#039;&#039;is a Thinspace Researcher for the SILVER LINING and the inventor of the HORUS Revenant. He is an NPC in the Lancer Open-Table Campaign [[In The Shadows of a Willow]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Personality ==&lt;br /&gt;
LA MANCHA can often be described as a casual flirt with a bit of an off-the-wall personality. He has a certain way of being very convincing, to the point where he has convinced people into doing things they were not previously able to do. This is not a special ability of his, this is just something that happens. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== History (The Ingenious Gentleman) ==&lt;br /&gt;
 ACCESS DENIED&lt;br /&gt;
{{Worldbuilders}}&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:NPCs]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Astral]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:In The Shadows of a Willow]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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Karrakin Trade Baronies (Former)|name={{PAGENAME}}|image=LA_MANCHA.png|caption=Art by @lonelyweirdcat|alias=Martín Hidalgo|marital=Widowed|deathPlace=Evergreen, Hercynia|species=Volador|gender=Male|height=12&#039;1|weight=1lbs|eyes=Red/Yellow}}&lt;br /&gt;
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&#039;&#039;&#039;{{PAGENAME}} &#039;&#039;&#039;is a Thinspace Researcher for the SILVER LINING and the inventor of the HORUS Revenant. He is an NPC in the Lancer Open-Table Campaign [[In The Shadows of a Willow]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Personality ==&lt;br /&gt;
LA MANCHA can often be described as a casual flirt with a bit of an off-the-wall personality. He has a certain way of being very convincing, to the point where he has convinced people into doing things they were not previously able to do. This is not a special ability of his, this is just something that happens. &lt;br /&gt;
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== History (The Ingenious Gentleman) ==&lt;br /&gt;
 ACCESS DENIED&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Player Characters]]&lt;br /&gt;
{{Worldbuilders}}&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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		<title>In The Shadows of a Willow</title>
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&lt;div&gt;&#039;&#039;&#039;{{PAGENAME}} &#039;&#039;&#039;is an Open-Table LANCER Campaign that began on January 30th, 2026.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;spotify&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1rZHvmL5o40QnzwoWIkH2k?si=f8bd1d56a9e14707&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;/spotify&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The campaign involves space, warfare, work-life balance, yuri, revolution, workplace drama, cerveza, eldritch math gods and a deeply unserious work group chat.&lt;br /&gt;
 Brother, it appears we have some work ahead of us to keep our pilots posted.&lt;br /&gt;
 - Sonata&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;blockquote&amp;gt;Yay! I love a good info-dump! &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
- Symphony&amp;lt;/blockquote&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== About ==&lt;br /&gt;
In the year 5026U, there was a catastrophic incident regarding one of the moons of the planet Puriq. The ruler of that planet, a former pilot by the name of Simon Dominguez, has begun assembling a crew to find out what exactly caused that incident and, more importantly, how to prevent it from happening again.&amp;lt;blockquote&amp;gt;The moon blew up! Kaboom! Good fireworks show! &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
- Symphony&amp;lt;/blockquote&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
 Be more considerate.&lt;br /&gt;
 - Sonata&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Player Characters ==&lt;br /&gt;
 I hope they find me likeable.&lt;br /&gt;
 - Sonata&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;blockquote&amp;gt;They probably won&#039;t, dear sister. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
- Symphony&amp;lt;/blockquote&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|+DO NOT EDIT THE ROSTER.&lt;br /&gt;
!Player Name&lt;br /&gt;
!Character Callsign&lt;br /&gt;
!Character Pronouns&lt;br /&gt;
!Mech&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Amia, any except he/him&lt;br /&gt;
|[[SORCERER]]&lt;br /&gt;
|she/her&lt;br /&gt;
|HA Sunzi&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Emma, she/her&lt;br /&gt;
|[[HORNET]]&lt;br /&gt;
|she/her&lt;br /&gt;
|HESH Moss Mantis&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Geoffrey, he/him&lt;br /&gt;
|[[STALKER]]&lt;br /&gt;
|he/they&lt;br /&gt;
|HORUS Asphodel&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Viridiana, she/her&lt;br /&gt;
|[[SUSPIRIA]]&lt;br /&gt;
|she/her&lt;br /&gt;
|HA Haber&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Thomas, they/them&lt;br /&gt;
|[[WINTER]]&lt;br /&gt;
|any/all&lt;br /&gt;
|SO-S Manhattan&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Sean, he/him&lt;br /&gt;
|[[HARPY]]&lt;br /&gt;
|he/him&lt;br /&gt;
|SSC Swallowtail (Ranger)&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Nikki, she/her&lt;br /&gt;
|[[RETRIEVER]]&lt;br /&gt;
|she/her&lt;br /&gt;
|IPS-N Lancaster&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Katana, he/him&lt;br /&gt;
|[[HADES]]&lt;br /&gt;
|he/him&lt;br /&gt;
|ARC Polemos&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Rit, any/it&lt;br /&gt;
|[[BLOODHOUND]]&lt;br /&gt;
|NA&lt;br /&gt;
|IF Lily&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Chris, he/him&lt;br /&gt;
|[[HAWKEYE]]&lt;br /&gt;
|he/him&lt;br /&gt;
|SSC Death&#039;s Head&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Everett, he/him&lt;br /&gt;
|[[NUMBER 16]]&lt;br /&gt;
|she/her&lt;br /&gt;
|ARC Tian Gong&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== NPCs ==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;blockquote&amp;gt;Sister, they call us NPCs! How rude! &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
- Symphony&amp;lt;/blockquote&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
 I believe they made a typo.&lt;br /&gt;
 - Sonata&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== SILVER LINING CREW ===&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|+DO NOT EDIT THE ROSTER.&lt;br /&gt;
!Name&lt;br /&gt;
!Callsign&lt;br /&gt;
!Species&lt;br /&gt;
!Mech&lt;br /&gt;
!Title/Occupation&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Simon Dominguez&lt;br /&gt;
|[[SPIRAL]]&lt;br /&gt;
|Human&lt;br /&gt;
|SCRAPPER Midnight &amp;quot;Free Me From Hell&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|Captain&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Edward Garcia&lt;br /&gt;
|[[BONES]]&lt;br /&gt;
|Human&lt;br /&gt;
|IPS-N Blackbeard &amp;quot;Beelzeboss&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|NHP Specialist&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Dominic Suarez&lt;br /&gt;
|[[JUNKIE]]&lt;br /&gt;
|Human&lt;br /&gt;
|LSI Winchester &amp;quot;Mercury&#039;s Passage&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|Combat/Expedition Operations Leader&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Valentina Suarez&lt;br /&gt;
|[[CORONA]]&lt;br /&gt;
|Human&lt;br /&gt;
|ASV Tyto &amp;quot;Give Me One Example&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|Stealth/Recon Operations Leader&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Britney Bascom]]&lt;br /&gt;
|N/A&lt;br /&gt;
|Elf&lt;br /&gt;
|None&lt;br /&gt;
|Medic&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Harper C. Blackwood&lt;br /&gt;
|[[SCATTERBRAIN]]&lt;br /&gt;
|Human&lt;br /&gt;
|LSI Kalashnikov &amp;quot;Trip Like Me&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|Mechanic/Engineer/Printer Specialist&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Symphony]]&lt;br /&gt;
|SPIRAL/SYMPHONY&lt;br /&gt;
|SISYPHUS-Class NHP (Legionnaire)&lt;br /&gt;
|SCRAPPER Midnight &amp;quot;Free Me From Hell&amp;quot;/SCRAPPER Details &amp;quot;Ode to Dante&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|Ship Manager/Security&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Sonata]]&lt;br /&gt;
|SPIRAL/MOONCHILD&lt;br /&gt;
|ASURA-Class NHP (Legionnaire)&lt;br /&gt;
|SCRAPPER Midnight &amp;quot;Free Me From Hell&amp;quot;/LSI Makarov &amp;quot;Moonlight Sonata&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|Vice Captain&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[SEKHMET]]&lt;br /&gt;
|BONES&lt;br /&gt;
|SEKHMET-Class NHP (Eidolon)&lt;br /&gt;
|None&lt;br /&gt;
|Lab Assistant&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[TOTEC]]&lt;br /&gt;
|CORONA&lt;br /&gt;
|TOTEC-Class NHP&lt;br /&gt;
|ASV Tyto &amp;quot;Give Me One Example&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|Unknown&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|N/A&lt;br /&gt;
|[[GALILEO]]&lt;br /&gt;
|N/A&lt;br /&gt;
|HORUS Dullahan &amp;quot;Pale Blue Dot&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|N/A&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Apprentice&lt;br /&gt;
|[[SORCERER]]&lt;br /&gt;
|GMS COMP/CON-Class Assistant Unit&lt;br /&gt;
|HA Sunzi &amp;quot;Comment te dire adieu&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|Moderator for SORCERER&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Harmony&lt;br /&gt;
|[[STALKER]]&lt;br /&gt;
|SISYPHUS-Class NHP&lt;br /&gt;
|HORUS Asphodel/Pegasus &amp;quot;Silence of Darkness&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|Co-Pilot for STALKER&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Charon&lt;br /&gt;
|[[HADES]]&lt;br /&gt;
|ACHILLES-Class NHP&lt;br /&gt;
|ARC Polemos &amp;quot;Cerberus&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|Advisor/Assistant for HADES&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Takashi Shimura&lt;br /&gt;
|REBOUND&lt;br /&gt;
|Human&lt;br /&gt;
|SSC Swordgrass &amp;quot;Sin Eater&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|Pilot&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Martín Hidalgo&lt;br /&gt;
|[[LA MANCHA]]&lt;br /&gt;
|Volador&lt;br /&gt;
|HORUS Revenant &amp;quot;El Coco&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|Thinspace Researcher&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== OTHER KNOWN NPCS ===&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|+DO NOT EDIT THE ROSTER.&lt;br /&gt;
!Name&lt;br /&gt;
!Callsign&lt;br /&gt;
!Species&lt;br /&gt;
!Mech&lt;br /&gt;
!Status&lt;br /&gt;
!Organization/Affiliation&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Hollow&lt;br /&gt;
|PURE&lt;br /&gt;
|PALE-Class NHP (Legionnaire)&lt;br /&gt;
|HORUS Koschei &amp;quot;A Farewell to Kings&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|Active&lt;br /&gt;
|None (allied with SILVER LINING)&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Ghost&lt;br /&gt;
|VOID&lt;br /&gt;
HEART&lt;br /&gt;
|PALE-Class NHP (Legionnaire)&lt;br /&gt;
|HORUS Rakshasa &amp;quot;Shade Lord&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|Active&lt;br /&gt;
|None (allied with SILVER LINING)&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Sparkxie&lt;br /&gt;
|[[SORCERER]]&lt;br /&gt;
|BEELZEBUB-Class NHP&lt;br /&gt;
|DHS Jersey &amp;quot;Bomber Girl&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|Destroyed&lt;br /&gt;
|Former NHP and assistant of SORCERER&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Lawrence Garcia&lt;br /&gt;
|CROSSBONES&lt;br /&gt;
|Human&lt;br /&gt;
|IPS-N Empakaai &amp;quot;Wonderboy&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|Active&lt;br /&gt;
|Horizon Collective (allied with SILVER LINING)&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== The Story So Far ==&lt;br /&gt;
There was interference on a nearby moon to the planet Puriq. A group was sent there under the payroll of Simon Dominguez, handled by Dominic Suarez. This moon was not a moon, but a research satellite for something called the POSEIDON VAULTS. There was also an incredibly advanced Legionnaire on this moon, one that could seemingly take nearby NHPs and use them as its consciousness, albeit briefly. This mission culminated in the complete and total destruction of this satellite, which prompted Simon Dominguez to enlist a crew to board his personal ship, the [[SILVER LINING]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== SESSION 1: WELCOME TO THE REAL WORLD, KID ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== PLAYERS: HORNET, SORCERER, HADES, SUSPIRIA, RETRIEVER, STALKER ====&lt;br /&gt;
 &#039;&#039;&amp;quot;I can&#039;t remember anything&#039;&#039; &lt;br /&gt;
 &#039;&#039;Can&#039;t tell if this is true or dream&#039;&#039; &lt;br /&gt;
 &#039;&#039;Deep down inside, I feel the scream&#039;&#039; &lt;br /&gt;
 &#039;&#039;This terrible silence stops with me&amp;quot; - Metallica, One&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
Upon being launched into a blink gate, the party ended up on a Karrakin-Controlled planet, where they were immediately shot out of the sky via anti-air missiles. They crash-landed in an Ungrateful camp with all people there joined in prayer to something they referred to as Great Prime. Eventually, after a bit of smooth-talking and speech-giving, GALILEO appeared to the party, deeply unsatisfied with the speech given. After a bit of discussion, GALILEO agrees to join them on the journey back to the SILVER LINING, on the condition that the planet they are currently on is taken care of. Almost too perfectly on cue, a KTB force begins to pincer the Ungrateful camp. GALILEO took on one side on his own with his mech, Pale Blue Dot, while the party split off to protect the other side of the camp. After a bit of combat, the party killed the at the time leader of the planet, YYZ (Namesake: Rush, YYZ), and were forcibly ejected back outside of the blink gate one week later in real space, with GALILEO in tow.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== SESSION 2: CODE TO MY HEART ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== PLAYERS: STALKER, BLOODHOUND, HADES, HARPY, HORNET  ====&lt;br /&gt;
 &#039;&#039;“Aquarion&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
 &#039;&#039;Ford Taurus&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
 &#039;&#039;A strike on the box&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
 &#039;&#039;Ooh, Ford Focus!” - Vulfpeck, 1612&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
Apex Renegades had a touch of valuable information for the crew of the Silver Lining. Naturally, the next step is to rob them of this information as quietly as possible. When the pilots arrived, they quickly found 10 guards and 2 mechs guarding the information. This very quickly did not matter, as the party swiftly dismantled 3 poor guards and robbed their corpses of family photos while Hornet went on a casual stroll past the two mech guards to gather the information. Two key pieces of info were found: A summary of the HOWLERS, a cult who is dedicated to opening the POSEIDON VAULTS and freeing TYPHON PRIME to bring about NHP liberation, and a brief history of LA MANCHA, a Volador pilot with a knack for manipulating and opening Thinspace. This profile included his history during the Second Hercynian Crisis, where he played an active roll in its conclusion before and after his legal death. The party easily got off the planet, unseen and unheard.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== SESSION 3: WE&#039;RE UP TO NOTHING ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== PLAYERS: STALKER, BLOODHOUND, HADES, SUSPIRIA, HORNET ====&lt;br /&gt;
 &#039;&#039;“What’s the use in always crying?&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
 &#039;&#039;Kick about and make out&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
 &#039;&#039;You might just learn something” - Remo Drive, Blue Ribbon&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
There was high Howler presence on a certain planet. Goal is simple: kill Howlers, gather information from the wrecks. And boy, oh boy, did the party do exactly that. The only thing truly of note from this mission is the information gathered regarding the POSEIDON VAULTS, more importantly how there seems to be... more than one. While it&#039;s unclear if there are multiple instances of TYPHON PRIME, there are at the very least, multiple POSEIDON VAULTS. One of them seems to be the central vault that sealed TYPHON PRIME several hundred years ago, but more have been made since, such as one of Puriq&#039;s moons that seemingly appeared and was destroyed.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== SESSION 4: BREATHE SO LOUD ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== PLAYERS: STALKER, BLOODHOUND, SORCERER, HARPY, HORNET, SUSPIRIA ====&lt;br /&gt;
 &#039;&#039;&amp;quot;We don&#039;t talk about it&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
 &#039;&#039;We don&#039;t have the time&lt;br /&gt;
 We thought love was something&lt;br /&gt;
 We weren&#039;t meant to find&amp;quot; - Flipturn, August&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
A thinspace portal opened, so the party went in to investigate it. On the other side, they found a former SSC-affiliated pilot named REBOUND, who needed help getting a local town on their feet again after it was ransacked by bandits. Upon entering the town, it seemed as though none of the people there recognized the party&#039;s mechs as mechs, but as suits of samurai armor. Whenever the individual pilots ejected from their mechs, the mechs turned into lifeless suits of the same armor. After a week of gardening, training villagers, and other various helpful tasks to get the town prepared, the bandits came again and the party killed all of them. The portal reopened, and REBOUND was recruited to the SILVER LINING.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== SESSION 5: GHOST LIGHT ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== PLAYERS: BLOODHOUND, STALKER, SORCERER, HADES, HORNET, HARPY, HAWKEYE ====&lt;br /&gt;
 &#039;&#039;&amp;quot;Peel off your body&lt;br /&gt;
 &#039;&#039;And leave it behind&lt;br /&gt;
 So others can take it&lt;br /&gt;
 And steep in your mind&amp;quot; - The Altogether, Clean-Slated Slate&lt;br /&gt;
The SILVER LINING was invited to the Thinspace of one Martín Hidalgo, an expert in Thinspace research and inventor of the HORUS Revenant, a mech used commonly in the hostile takeover of Nervión. When they arrived, they had a brief discussion with Martín before being sent into combat in a mental reconstruction of Hercynia during the Second Hercynian Crisis. They fought REGRET, a HA Enkidu from the TBK era of SecComm piloted by a cascading LUCIFER-Class NHP, in a crowded city street where they had to ensure no buildings fell. Sure enough, the party was able to ensure no buildings fell and Martín surrendered himself to capture.&lt;br /&gt;
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== House Rules ==&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;White Dragon of Friendship&#039;&#039;&#039;: Call out the “White Dragon of Friendship” if you believe a scene is creating out of character hostility between one or more players. This is to remind everyone that we are here to have fun and tell people to change the subject and cool off.&amp;lt;blockquote&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Yay for friendship! &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
- Symphony&amp;lt;/blockquote&amp;gt;&#039;&#039;&#039;X Card&#039;&#039;&#039;: If at any point a subject comes up that is triggering to you, say “X Card” and the DM will pivot the scene in a different direction.&lt;br /&gt;
 Don&#039;t be gross.&lt;br /&gt;
 - Sonata&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Rule of Cool&#039;&#039;&#039;: The DM reserves the right to overrule the system rules if a player wants to do something especially cool or interesting that normally wouldn’t be possible.&amp;lt;blockquote&amp;gt;Hype Moments! Aura! We gotta go for the win!!!!!!!! &lt;br /&gt;
- Symphony&amp;lt;/blockquote&amp;gt;&#039;&#039;&#039;Compounding Overkill&#039;&#039;&#039;: Overkill, rather than being a reroll of the damage dice, instead adds to the total damage of an attack.&lt;br /&gt;
 Our achievements would be impossible without this.&lt;br /&gt;
 - Sonata&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Category:In The Shadows of a Willow]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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		<title>HARPY</title>
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&lt;div&gt;{{Infobox_character|name={{PAGENAME}}|image=HARPY.png|caption=HARPY&#039;s appearance|playerName=Sean|relatives=Unknown|affilliation=The SILVER LINING|birthDate=Unknown|birthPlace=Unknown|gender=Male}}&lt;br /&gt;
 Unknown:8d81d89f-b2b6-4d3b-9bc0-a334c6a084f1//NDL-C-RAW-SEPTEMBER&lt;br /&gt;
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 NDL-C-SIGMA-CASCADE&lt;br /&gt;
 Callsign: HARPY                                               CALLSIGN AVAILABLE&lt;br /&gt;
 Name (or legal alias): Zasheir Tadriel                IDENTITY VERIFIED&lt;br /&gt;
 Background: Unkown                                        PH/HR DATA REGISTERED&lt;br /&gt;
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 Union Administrative RM-4 Pilot Identification Protocol (IDENT) Record 8d81d89f-b2b6-4d3b-9bc0-a334c6a084f1&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;{{PAGENAME}}&#039;&#039;&#039; is a Level 4 LANCER present in the campaign &amp;quot;[[In The Shadows of a Willow]].&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
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== &#039;&#039;&#039;BIOGRAPHY&#039;&#039;&#039; ==&lt;br /&gt;
...Hi there....Past right, my past. I um... I don&#039;t know really what it is. I remember signing a contract with SPIRAL and joining him on what would become known as &amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt;Big Day Out&amp;quot; I had a weird set of skills that I couldn&#039;t trace back to.. I&#039;m like almost a century old however, so something is not adding up.. I&#039;m um... not a real human. At least I think I&#039;m artificial. That&#039;s all I have for now. I&#039;ll update as I can -HARPY&amp;lt;blockquote&amp;gt;Good news! We found out who your dad is! &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
- Symphony&amp;lt;/blockquote&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
 Have some tact, brother. &lt;br /&gt;
 - Sonata&lt;br /&gt;
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== &#039;&#039;&#039;APPEARANCE AND DEMEANOR&#039;&#039;&#039; ==&lt;br /&gt;
HARPY stands 6&#039;3 and is on the lighter side in terms of weight. When not in gear, He&#039;s listening to music with his headphone from his cassette tape and goggles are almost always worn. He has dark green eyes behind them that have a swirl to them and orange hair that it kept short to keep it from getting into his eyes. he&#039;s a shy workaholic, always looking to improve his current setup. He has a very calm demeanor, rarely letting emotion take over and having  bad decisions be made in it. Projects being successful spark life in his eyes and pushes him to go further as well as finding out about his past. He is also heavily invested in gathering information really by any means that don&#039;t involve talking to people. He&#039;s pretty much a ghost in the Silver Lining with how little he talks to people.&amp;lt;blockquote&amp;gt;Sister, it may be a failure on our part if he never takes a singular break in his life. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
- Symphony&amp;lt;/blockquote&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
 I will ensure it happens. Potentially by force. &lt;br /&gt;
 - Sonata&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== &#039;&#039;&#039;SKILL AUDIT&#039;&#039;&#039; ==&lt;br /&gt;
Hacking is my main skill set, and while there&#039;s the classic term, I&#039;m also good at hacking to change systems and tools in my design. A massive battle could be happening around me, but I have an uncanny ability to be silent in my steps, find things others miss, and create new tools to solve problems when I have free time&lt;br /&gt;
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=== &#039;&#039;&#039;REGISTERED LICENSES&#039;&#039;&#039; ===&lt;br /&gt;
HORUS Aquilegia III&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== &#039;&#039;&#039;MAJOR IDEAL&#039;&#039;&#039; ==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;blockquote&amp;gt;I addressed challenges with curiosity, exploration, or understanding.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
I expressed my heritage, background, or beliefs through my actions.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
I struggled with issues from my burdens or background&amp;lt;/blockquote&amp;gt;&#039;&#039;&#039;MINOR IDEAL&#039;&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;blockquote&amp;gt;The Urge to discover, what all do I not know?&amp;lt;/blockquote&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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=== &#039;&#039;&#039;WHAT GIVES YOU YOUR POWERS?&#039;&#039;&#039; ===&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;blockquote&amp;gt;New projects. the limitless potential of what it can offer&amp;lt;/blockquote&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== &#039;&#039;&#039;WHAT ARE YOUR NIGHTMARES?&#039;&#039;&#039; ===&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;blockquote&amp;gt;Finding out I&#039;m not who I thought I was&amp;lt;/blockquote&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== &#039;&#039;&#039;PILOT GEAR&#039;&#039;&#039; ==&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;ARMOR:&#039;&#039;&#039; Stealth Hardsuit&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;WEAPON 1&#039;&#039;&#039;: Medium A/C&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;WEAPON 2&#039;&#039;&#039;: Small Signiture&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;GEAR 1&#039;&#039;&#039;: Personal Drone&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;GEAR 2&#039;&#039;&#039;: Omnihook&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;GEAR 3&#039;&#039;&#039;: Subjectivity-Enhancement Suite&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== &#039;&#039;&#039;MECH HANGAR&#039;&#039;&#039;==&lt;br /&gt;
=== SSC Swallowtail III - &amp;quot;Empty Heartbreak&amp;quot; ===&lt;br /&gt;
== ...Socializing ==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;blockquote&amp;gt;He socializes? &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
- Symphony&amp;lt;/blockquote&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
 TACT, brother. &lt;br /&gt;
 - Sonata&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Pilots ===&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;SORCERER:&#039;&#039;&#039; She doesn&#039;t like my lack of a life, which is meh. Work is my life, so I&#039;d say its pretty fulfilling. She streams on the Omninet and digs up dirt on anyone before she talks to them... She ragebaits people into doing things, but she will have a tough time getting me to do that. More often than not, it will likely be more for my own reasons.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;HORNET:&#039;&#039;&#039; In the few interactions I&#039;ve had with her, she seems to hate NHPs with a passion. I don&#039;t know why, but it&#039;s not like I&#039;m part of the problem since I don&#039;t have an NHP.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;STALKER:&#039;&#039;&#039; I haven&#039;t interacted with Reaper much, but we did solve that murder on Varuvi together. We make a decent team in that regard. I don&#039;t ask about his past and he doesn&#039;t ask about mine.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;SUSPIRIA:&#039;&#039;&#039; It didn&#039;t start off great... After my licenses had gotten transferred, she wasn&#039;t too happy about it and confronted me alone. After explaining I don&#039;t know where I got this from, but was determined for answers, it seemed to soften the blow. We&#039;ve been working on each others projects, helping out where we can. I hope my status of &#039;royalty&#039; won&#039;t get in the way of our relationship.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;WINTER:&#039;&#039;&#039; TBD&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;RETRIEVER:&#039;&#039;&#039; TBD&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;HADES:&#039;&#039;&#039; ...Something about how he collects family photos is... rather unnerving. It makes me nervous that the next photo he collects is one of mine, and by then… Well, it won’t matter at that point after. The damage has been done&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;BLOODHOUND: TBD&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;HAWKEYE:&#039;&#039;&#039; New member, but my analysis kicked in and boy is he fresh off the ground. Very eager, very formal. Kinda like me when I first came on. I&#039;ll try and show him the ropes... not that I know many&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== NPCs ===&lt;br /&gt;
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== &#039;&#039;&#039;CAMPAIGN SUMMARY&#039;&#039;&#039; ==&lt;br /&gt;
{{Worldbuilders}}&lt;br /&gt;
 I guess I gotta remember things somewhere&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Category:Player Characters]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Astral]]&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Category:Player Characters]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:In The Shadows of a Willow]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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		<title>Hornet</title>
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&lt;div&gt;{{Infobox_character|affilliation=Silver Lining Crew|name={{PAGENAME}}|image=IMG_0360.png|caption=Art from Maddel_art Picrew|relatives=The Pale King (father), Herrah the Beast (mother), Ghost (sibling), Hollow (sibling)|languages=Common|alias=The Human Child|marital=Soulmates with Symphony (engaged)|birthPlace=Deepnest|species=Legionnaire (PALE-Class NHP)|gender=Female (she/her)|height=5’0|weight=100 lbs|eyes=Red}}&lt;br /&gt;
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&#039;&#039;&#039;Hornet&#039;&#039;&#039; is the princess of the lost kingdom of [redacted], though she has long since left that life behind. She pilots an HES&amp;amp;H Moss Mantis mech. Hornet shows up in the Lancer open table campaign [[In The Shadows of a Willow|In The Shadows of a Willow.]]&lt;br /&gt;
 Before we begin, I feel the need to remind you that this is a publicly accessible record.&lt;br /&gt;
 - Sonata&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;blockquote&amp;gt;So you&#039;re saying this is the equivalent of screaming my love from the highest mountain?&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
- Symphony&amp;lt;/blockquote&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Physical Appearance ==&lt;br /&gt;
Hornet is relatively short, being just five feet tall, though her cool demeanor and hard-set eyes more than make up for her lack of height. She has long white hair, sharp red irises, and pale skin. Her body had a decent amount of muscle and faded scars from years spent fighting, but this is usually obscured beneath her chosen attire. Hornet’s typical pilot outfit is a black bodysuit under a red cloak that has been outfitted with flight capabilities. When activated, the cloak flares out with feathery, white wings.&lt;br /&gt;
 Her build and mine are not too dissimilar. I wonder if our bodies are related.&lt;br /&gt;
 - Sonata&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;blockquote&amp;gt;Never say that again. Please. For my sake.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
- Symphony&amp;lt;/blockquote&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Personality ==&lt;br /&gt;
Hornet is fairly blunt and can come across as aloof. She puts much of her focus into finding effective and efficient ways to achieve whatever task is currently at hand. According to her, she once reveled in her own strength, but has since come to view it as a tool. Hornet has a cool disdain for most NHPs, though this hasn’t prevented her from working with them if she deems it necessary. The obvious exceptions to this disdain are her legionnaire siblings Ghost and Hollow (who are essentially NHPs within organic bodies). Despite her task-focused nature, Hornet enjoys putting good into the world where possible. In quiet moments, she finds comfort in playing music. &amp;lt;blockquote&amp;gt;I think the ring on her finger has earned my spot on the exceptions list! At least, I&#039;d really hope! &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
- Symphony &amp;lt;/blockquote&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
 You have nothing to be concerned over, brother.&lt;br /&gt;
 - Sonata&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== History ==&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;“Once, we knew not of gods.&#039;&#039; &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;Perhaps that was their greatest trick:&#039;&#039; &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;Coming unto us when we were nonbelievers.”&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;—Lament for [redacted]&#039;&#039; &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The Pale King couldn’t have been human, nor could he have been a paracausal flicker like RA. For what human is so unknowable, and what being of paradox has such concrete wants? The people who came to speak of him took to calling him a Higher Being. Whatever he was, he appeared as a handsome human man, bearing a strength more powerful than any mech: a will which could not and would not be ignored. He claimed a kingdom for himself on an unsuspecting planet, and he named that kingdom [redacted]. The Pale King took a wife for himself who came to be called the White Lady. What she may have been named before does not matter. Together, they ruled their kingdom in simple, perfect tranquility. Yet, for all his stunning and terrible identity, the Pale King was not the only such Higher Being who wanted his kingdom. The Radiance may have come before him and she may have been blissfully dormant before the undeniable will of the Pale King awakened her. Regardless, she had no desire to become a forgotten page in the king’s legacy. To be so desperate to avoid being forgotten is something deeply human, isn’t it? How strange, that beings beyond mortality can sometimes cross lines so familiar to the mortal mind. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Hornet’s birth was the result of a bargain between The Pale King and the Queen of Deepnest, Herrah. Deepnest was nestled beneath the ground of [redacted], home to all sorts of horrors that could be co-existed with simply by not thinking about them. Herrah knew not what the Pale King truly was, but she knew that she wanted him to sire her child. As such, their agreement was made: Herrah would give herself to help quell the Radiance, and the Pale King would grant her a child. How exactly Hornet was conceived isn’t known, but she was born and recognized as the princess of both Deepnest and [redacted]. She was raised in both kingdoms, as both were her birthright, and taught the arts of lethal combat and decisive survival. Hornet grew to be quite the capable warrior-princess. She went on to lead soldiers against those under the Radiance’s control when the Pale King’s plan to combat the other Higher Being failed. Such battles were fought in vain, but Hornet couldn’t have known that. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[&#039;&#039;&#039;Content Warning&#039;&#039;&#039;: Weaponized children and referenced infanticide. Skip to the paragraph that starts with “Hornet spent years guarding the ruins of her home” to avoid these topics.] &lt;br /&gt;
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It is impossible to describe the king’s plan as anything other than cruel. Together, he and the White Lady conceived many children. These children were closest in essence to legionnaires and very paracausal in their nature. Most of them died to the Pale King’s efforts to create a vessel with “no voice to cry suffering”. His aim was to trap the Radiance’s consciousness within this vessel. When he had one he deemed suitable for the task, the other survivors were sealed away. This ideal vessel was named Hollow. Hornet and Hollow knew each other, though they were never allowed to become too close since that would have only ended in grief. Eventually, the king enacted his plan, using the combined essences of Hera and two others as focal points to bind the Radiance to Hollow. Unfortunately, this plan failed, and the will of the Radiance was able to seep into the minds of the kingdom’s denizens, turning them from their king and igniting a war. Hornet fought in the Radiance War, though it was pointless in the end. [redacted] was destroyed. The Pale King disappeared. The White Lady died. The Radiance was left to puppet the minds of the survivors through what limited control she could maintain. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Hornet spent years guarding the ruins of her home. This was until Ghost, another one of the Pale King’s legionnaire children, emerged from where they’d been sealed. Ghost went on to slay the Radiance’s consciousness and liberate Hollow from acting as her imperfect vessel. The three siblings left [redacted] behind, choosing to become Lancers and take on various jobs. They keep in close contact and see each other when they can. Ghost (callsign: VOID HEART) pilots a Rakshasa nicknamed “Shade Lord” while Hollow (callsign: PURE) pilots a Koschei called “A Farewell to Kings”. &lt;br /&gt;
 &#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;It has since been discovered that my humanity was a lie.&#039;&#039;&#039; —&#039;&#039;Hornet&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;blockquote&amp;gt;A lie would imply you have no humanity at all, my love. You have never lost your humanity. Not for a single moment.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
- Symphony&amp;lt;/blockquote&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
 AHEM.&lt;br /&gt;
 - Sonata&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Tactical Profile ==&lt;br /&gt;
Licenses: Moss Mantis Rank 2, Swordgrass Rank 1  &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Mech Skills: Hull +1, Agility +4, Systems +0, Engineering +0 &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Talents: Shark 2, Infiltrator 2, Duelist 2  &lt;br /&gt;
 It’s always the ones with such redacted pasts that have such interesting talents. &lt;br /&gt;
 &lt;br /&gt;
 —[[HELLCAT|Tamami Crest]]&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;blockquote&amp;gt;Sister! SISTER! SOMEONE&#039;S STEALING OUR BIT! &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
- Symphony&amp;lt;/blockquote&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
 We don&#039;t own text formatting, brother.&lt;br /&gt;
 - Sonata&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Pilot Loadout ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;div class=&amp;quot;toccolours mw-collapsible mw-collapsed&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;div style=&amp;quot;font-weight:bold;line-height:1.6;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Armor: Mobility Hardsuit&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;div class=&amp;quot;mw-collapsible-content&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;blockquote&amp;gt;&#039;&#039;And though she was born without wings,&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;she was also born to survive the fall.&#039;&#039; &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;— Unknown&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;/blockquote&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;div class=&amp;quot;toccolours mw-collapsible mw-collapsed&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;div style=&amp;quot;font-weight:bold;line-height:1.6;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Melee Weapon: Needle Blade (Archaic Melee)&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;div class=&amp;quot;mw-collapsible-content&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;blockquote&amp;gt;&#039;&#039;You’re supposed to look up&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;when you use something sharp.&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;Then the cutting seems heavenly&#039;&#039; &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;instead of horrible.&#039;&#039; &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;- Unknown&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;/blockquote&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;div class=&amp;quot;toccolours mw-collapsible mw-collapsed&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;div style=&amp;quot;font-weight:bold;line-height:1.6;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Ranged Weapon: Silkshot (Medium Signature)&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;div class=&amp;quot;mw-collapsible-content&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;blockquote&amp;gt;&#039;&#039;Bullets made of a solidified silk-like substance.  &#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;Maybe the people who get hit by them&#039;&#039; &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;can turn their bullet wounds into&#039;&#039; &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;embroidery.&#039;&#039; &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;- Unknown&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;/blockquote&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;div class=&amp;quot;toccolours mw-collapsible mw-collapsed&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;div style=&amp;quot;font-weight:bold;line-height:1.6;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Gear: Parachute, Flexsuit, Dataplating&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;div class=&amp;quot;mw-collapsible-content&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;blockquote&amp;gt;&#039;&#039;Parachute: For the inevitable.&#039;&#039; &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;Flexsuit: To maintain the body when the mind forgets.&#039;&#039; &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;Dataplating: Say hello to someone, sometime.&#039;&#039; &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;- Unknown&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;/blockquote&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Bond: Pathfinder ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== &#039;&#039;&#039;Major Ideal&#039;&#039;&#039; ===&lt;br /&gt;
Curiosity: “I am not myself if I cannot care about what I do not know.” &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Exploration: “I have lost something if I cannot venture into thoughts I haven’t had yet.” &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Understanding: “I am but a beast if I cannot extend my perception to something beyond myself.” &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== &#039;&#039;&#039;Minor Ideal&#039;&#039;&#039; ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;div style=&amp;quot;font-family: monospace; font-size: 110%; letter-spacing:.06em; text-shadow: 1.2px 0 #f00, -1.2px 0 #0ff, 0 0 7px #000;&amp;quot;&amp;gt; There is always someone who in being found will find you.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
- Moss Mantis Pilot, Callsign: RAVAGER &amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== &#039;&#039;&#039;What Gives You Your Power?&#039;&#039;&#039; ===&lt;br /&gt;
 &#039;&#039;Being a copy of something much more hallowed and far more awful.&#039;&#039; —Hornet&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;blockquote&amp;gt;Perhaps, perhaps not. You can choose to be false, or choose to be a god. Only you can decide what that power leads to.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
- Symphony&amp;lt;/blockquote&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
 We are copies of horrible things. Yet, I think we may still have room to grow.&lt;br /&gt;
 - Sonata&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== &#039;&#039;&#039;Where Have You Traveled In Your Dreams?&#039;&#039;&#039; ===&lt;br /&gt;
 &#039;&#039;I thought I had drowned in my own blood /&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;But it was Pale enough to see through.&#039;&#039; —Hornet&lt;br /&gt;
Hornet often dreams of venturing into a cold, still blackness at the center of herself. She tries not to think too much about these dreams, or why they feel so anchoring. &amp;lt;blockquote&amp;gt;I hope the cuddling is enough to stop such awful dreams...  &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
- Symphony &amp;lt;/blockquote&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
 Perhaps you should ask.&lt;br /&gt;
 - Sonata&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== &#039;&#039;&#039;Bond Power: Dabbler&#039;&#039;&#039; ===&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;div class=&amp;quot;mw-collapsible mw-collapsed&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;blockquote&amp;gt;&#039;&#039;Someone once said that a spirit is here&#039;&#039; &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;to wander. And the body is born to&#039;&#039; &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;contain. The mortal mind exists to&#039;&#039; &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;adjudicate between the two. But our&#039;&#039; &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;essential essence is &#039;&#039;&#039;always a dispute.&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039; &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
- Unknown&amp;lt;/blockquote&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Hornet has dabbled in many things over the course of her life. It doesn’t take much effort for her to switch her mentality to better accommodate a particular skill set.&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;  &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Mech Hangar ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Silk ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;div class=&amp;quot;toccolours mw-collapsible mw-collapsed&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;div style=&amp;quot;font-weight:bold;line-height:1.6;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;M I D W I F E&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;div class=&amp;quot;mw-collapsible-content&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;div style=&amp;quot;position:relative; padding:1.2em; border:1px solid #333; background:#0b0b0b; color:#d8d8d8; overflow:hidden;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
 [redacted]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
 [redacted] [redacted] [redac-&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
 Rest, poppet. Pale blood cannot keep you from your slumber.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
 [redacted] [redacted] [redac-&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
 Rest, darling. When red blood flows it will warm your sweet skin- [redacted][redacted]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
 Rest, child. Rest and feed. Rest and feed. Rest and- [REDACTED]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
 &#039;&#039;&#039;THERE WILL BE NO SILENCE&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
 [ R E D A C T E D ]&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
When Hornet was younger, she piloted a mech similar to the ARC Kali (at least in function) named Silk. This was the mech she fought in during the Radiance War, but it remains in [redacted]. It reminds Hornet too much of gods and failure; she can also no longer stomach interacting with the mech’s NHP, Midwife.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Needle ===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Moss Mantis.png|thumb|The HES&amp;amp;H Moss Mantis frame. Official art by TerkMC. ]]&lt;br /&gt;
Currently, Hornet’s mech of choice is an HES&amp;amp;H Moss Mantis named Needle.   &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;div class=&amp;quot;toccolours mw-collapsible mw-collapsed&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;div style=&amp;quot;font-weight:bold;line-height:1.6;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Weapons&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;div class=&amp;quot;mw-collapsible-content&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;&#039;Main/Auxiliary Mount&#039;&#039;&#039;: &#039;&#039;&#039;Hunting Talon&#039;&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;&#039;Tactical Knives&#039;&#039;&#039;. The Hunting Talons deliver harsh puncture wounds to even the thickest hulls, even when they don’t land a direct hit. The knives can quickly be thrown to follow up a talon swipe. &lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;&#039;Overpower Caliber&#039;&#039;&#039;: Mod attached to the main/aux mount, increasing the damage output of the attached weapons. &lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;&#039;Flex Mount&#039;&#039;&#039;: &#039;&#039;&#039;Stinger Daggers&#039;&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;&#039;Tactical Knives&#039;&#039;&#039;. Stinger Daggers are a near limitless supply of accurate small blades that pierce through armor. The knives provide more thrown auxiliary support. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;div class=&amp;quot;toccolours mw-collapsible mw-collapsed&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;div style=&amp;quot;font-weight:bold;line-height:1.6;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Frame Traits &amp;amp; Core System&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;div class=&amp;quot;mw-collapsible-content&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;&#039;Spindly Frame&#039;&#039;&#039;: The Moss Mantis can never mount heavy or super heavy weapons. &lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;&#039;Bloodsense&#039;&#039;&#039;: The pilot always knows if opponents have taken half or more of the damage their hull (or body) is able to handle before invoking system trauma (or death). &lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;&#039;Killing Intent&#039;&#039;&#039;: Extra armor piercing damage is dealt to those affected by Bloodsense. &lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;&#039;Executioner Mobility Suite&#039;&#039;&#039; &lt;br /&gt;
** &#039;&#039;&#039;Surprise Attack&#039;&#039;&#039;: The Moss Mantis can launch leaping surprise attacks against isolated enemies who haven’t noticed it. &lt;br /&gt;
** &#039;&#039;&#039;Top of the Food Chain&#039;&#039;&#039;: This mech can instantly destroy the current structure of a target marked with Bloodsense and heavily cripple their next structure if they aren’t outright destroyed. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;div class=&amp;quot;toccolours mw-collapsible mw-collapsed&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;div style=&amp;quot;font-weight:bold;line-height:1.6;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Systems&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;div class=&amp;quot;mw-collapsible-content&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;&#039;Knee-Breaker Targeting System&#039;&#039;&#039;: Can be used to knock opponents prone with weapon hits.  &lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;&#039;Knife-Jumper&#039;&#039;&#039;: Allows the mech to teleport after a thrown auxiliary weapon. &lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;&#039;Personalizations&#039;&#039;&#039;: Personal touches that bolster the mech’s hull. &lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;&#039;Expanded Heat Sink&#039;&#039;&#039;: Adds additional heat capacity. &lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;&#039;Minimized Silhouette&#039;&#039;&#039;: Needle’s general shape takes up less space, making it harder to target.  &lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;&#039;Custom Paint Job&#039;&#039;&#039;: Unique exterior modifications with the potential to prevent structure damage. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Player Characters]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Astral]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:In The Shadows of a Willow]]&lt;br /&gt;
{{Worldbuilders}}&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Dice</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://quelmarwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=HADES&amp;diff=46137</id>
		<title>HADES</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://quelmarwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=HADES&amp;diff=46137"/>
		<updated>2026-04-27T08:30:10Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Dice: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&amp;lt;spotify&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0ib1yIHvjQ1NoZadOIGV6i?si=4DF66jp7RBuvULBWPrtagQ&amp;amp;pi=EvHt_cjoT2mjh&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;/spotify&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{Infobox_character|affilliation=Simon, The Olympus Legion|name={{PAGENAME}}|image=Hades token.png|caption=Hades’ pilot token|relatives=Father (dead), Mother (dead), Brother (dead), Daughter (dead)|alias=Cronus Morningstar|species=Human|gender=Male, (he/him)|height=6’ 4|weight=250 lbs|eyes=Green}}&#039;&#039;&#039;Cronus Morningstar&#039;&#039;&#039;, better known under the callsign &#039;&#039;&#039;{{PAGENAME}}&#039;&#039;&#039;, is a mob boss and pilot of the Cerberus, an ARC Polemos II model lancer. He now works on the crew of [[SPIRAL|Simon]], as an enforcer and tank front liner.&amp;lt;blockquote&amp;gt;Is this the one who openly told Simon he had the &amp;quot;same amount of experience&amp;quot;?&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
- Symphony&amp;lt;/blockquote&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
 It&#039;s rude to eavesdrop, brother.&lt;br /&gt;
 - Sonata&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Physical Appearance ==&lt;br /&gt;
A tall figure in military style gear, but decked out in blacks and reds. Wearing a black skull balaclava and a red beret adorned with a carnation flower patch, and red round glasses that usually keep his eyes hidden.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Underneath the mask, he is an older man with streaks of grey in his swept back red hair and thin beard.&amp;lt;blockquote&amp;gt;Sister, between him and Bones, which do you think is prettier? &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
- Symphony&amp;lt;/blockquote&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
 I don&#039;t think your fiancée would appreciate such commentary.&lt;br /&gt;
 - Sonata&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Personality ==&lt;br /&gt;
A calculating and vengeful spirit, there’s a reason he was an enforcer before he became the mob boss he is today. He speaks in a mild southern accent, and laughs his real laugh very little. In battle, he can become borderline cruel, as he relishes in the thrill of exerting his power over his opponents. He also whistles an old melody whenever he is about to finish the job. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
However, when he is no longer in a position of power, he silently flounders, very uncomfortable in a compromised state, and his only shield is the air of confidence that has carried him so far already. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
 &amp;lt;blockquote&amp;gt;&#039;&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;big&amp;gt;“&amp;lt;/big&amp;gt;So I have one question for you: Do you want him dead?”&#039;&#039;&#039; &amp;lt;/blockquote&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== History ==&lt;br /&gt;
Cronus Morningstar grew up in an outer Diasphorian world, but after losing his mother and brother to gang violence, he began to build up a criminal empire with his father in opposition, working as the head enforcer of the Olympus Legion Gang. As the empire grew, mostly due to the fear created by Cronuses brutal enforcement, he earned the nickname—and eventually callsign—of “Hades”, due to being well known as an “accountant of death” just like the mythical figure. If he wanted someone gone, the grave was dug before he even ordered the hit. Eventually, his father was assassinated, but Cronus quickly rose to the title and doubled the size and power, eventually maintaining full control of his planet with his mech “Cerberus”, a custom Polaris model Lancer.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Eventually, he had a daughter with an unknown woman, who he cherished very much. However, as she grew older, the two grew apart, as his daughter didn’t approve of his criminal lifestyle. Despite their separation, a rival gang captured and eventually killed Cronus’ daughter, and he vowed to never be a father again.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
When [[SPIRAL|Simon]] sent out the call for mercenaries, he appointed a new temporary leader in command, and arrived on board the ship, where he now seeks to gain control of the entire system in one fell swoop.&lt;br /&gt;
 A ruler based on fear. The kind father would&#039;ve likely killed many years ago.&lt;br /&gt;
 - Sonata&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;blockquote&amp;gt;We probably still would if Union let us have any fun! &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
- Symphony&amp;lt;/blockquote&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Cerberus ==&lt;br /&gt;
The Cerberus is an ARC Polemos II model lancer that was stolen and modified (mostly cosmetically) by Hades years ago. It features a black and grey body with cream and red highlights, as well as a bright red lance. It’s shield is adorned with a Carnation and the numbers 666.&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Cerberus.png|alt=A depection of Cerberus, made by KatanaMo17 and partially traced from the Lancer art of Polemos.|center|thumb|800x800px|A depection of Cerberus, made by KatanaMo17 and partially traced from the Lancer art of Polemos.]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== The Olympus Legion ==&lt;br /&gt;
The Olympus Legion is the gang founded by Cronus and his father, which grew to have planet-wide control and is now fully ran by Hades.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Weapons ==&lt;br /&gt;
Hades wields a red and black pump shotgun with explosive rounds, a steel revolver named “Persephone” and two frag grenades in non-mech combat.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Build ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Skill Triggers (+1 Pilot Grit) ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;&#039;Apply Fists To Faces (+6)&#039;&#039;&#039; - Fight in brutal, unarmed combat&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;&#039;Take Control (+2)&#039;&#039;&#039; -  Use force, violence, presence of will, or direct action to take control of something.&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;&#039;Threaten (+2)&#039;&#039;&#039; - Use force or threats to make someone do what you want.&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;&#039;Word on the Street (+2)&#039;&#039;&#039; -  Get gossip, news, or hearsay from the streets, or from a particular social scene.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Player Characters]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Astral]]&lt;br /&gt;
{{Worldbuilders}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Trivia ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* The tune Hades whistles is “[https://youtu.be/hRGQqFfqps0?si=EZVMl4meyQ7Bjek- Hey, Little Songbird]” from the musical Hadestown, though in lore, it’s the tune his mother sang him before bed every night.&lt;br /&gt;
* His voice is meant to sound like the character “[https://youtu.be/Slo0PU5YQ8Y?si=Ctw10e2oz_rgRxPh Deimos]” from the game “Rainbow Six Siege”. Much of his personality is based off of the character as well.&lt;br /&gt;
* The design of the character mostly comes from Moses’s—the player who plays Hades— custom Ghost build in the game “Ghost Recon: Breakpoint”&lt;br /&gt;
* The carnation on both his beret and Cerberus’ shield is a reference again to Hadestown.&lt;br /&gt;
* Hades earned his callsign by becoming known as “The Accountant of Death”, in reference to the Greek god of the same name, who was also the god of the dead, since when Hades wanted someone gone, they would be so without him ever pulling a trigger.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Gallery ==&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Hades token.png|left|thumb|Hades’ player token]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Hadesfullbody.png|left|thumb|238x238px|Hades in his full gear]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Hadesunmasked.png|left|thumb|Hades without the mask]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Dice</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://quelmarwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=In_The_Shadows_of_a_Willow&amp;diff=46136</id>
		<title>In The Shadows of a Willow</title>
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		<updated>2026-04-27T08:17:45Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Dice: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&#039;&#039;&#039;{{PAGENAME}} &#039;&#039;&#039;is an Open-Table LANCER Campaign that began on January 30th, 2026.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;spotify&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1rZHvmL5o40QnzwoWIkH2k?si=f8bd1d56a9e14707&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;/spotify&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The campaign involves space, warfare, work-life balance, yuri, revolution, workplace drama, cerveza, eldritch math gods and a deeply unserious work group chat.&lt;br /&gt;
 Brother, it appears we have some work ahead of us to keep our pilots posted.&lt;br /&gt;
 - Sonata&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;blockquote&amp;gt;Yay! I love a good info-dump! &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
- Symphony&amp;lt;/blockquote&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== About ==&lt;br /&gt;
In the year 5026U, there was a catastrophic incident regarding one of the moons of the planet Puriq. The ruler of that planet, a former pilot by the name of Simon Dominguez, has begun assembling a crew to find out what exactly caused that incident and, more importantly, how to prevent it from happening again.&amp;lt;blockquote&amp;gt;The moon blew up! Kaboom! Good fireworks show! &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
- Symphony&amp;lt;/blockquote&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
 Be more considerate.&lt;br /&gt;
 - Sonata&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Player Characters ==&lt;br /&gt;
 I hope they find me likeable.&lt;br /&gt;
 - Sonata&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;blockquote&amp;gt;They probably won&#039;t, dear sister. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
- Symphony&amp;lt;/blockquote&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|+DO NOT EDIT THE ROSTER.&lt;br /&gt;
!Player Name&lt;br /&gt;
!Character Callsign&lt;br /&gt;
!Character Pronouns&lt;br /&gt;
!Licences&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Amia, any except he/him&lt;br /&gt;
|[[SORCERER]]&lt;br /&gt;
|she/her&lt;br /&gt;
|HA Sunzi 3&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Emma, she/her&lt;br /&gt;
|[[HORNET]]&lt;br /&gt;
|she/her&lt;br /&gt;
|HESH Moss Mantis 2/SSC Swordgrass 1&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Geoffrey, he/him&lt;br /&gt;
|[[STALKER]]&lt;br /&gt;
|he/they&lt;br /&gt;
|HORUS Pegasus 3&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Viridiana, she/her&lt;br /&gt;
|[[SUSPIRIA]]&lt;br /&gt;
|she/her&lt;br /&gt;
|IPS-N Earhart 3&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Thomas, they/them&lt;br /&gt;
|[[WINTER]]&lt;br /&gt;
|any/all&lt;br /&gt;
|SO-S Manhattan 3&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Sean, he/him&lt;br /&gt;
|[[HARPY]]&lt;br /&gt;
|he/him&lt;br /&gt;
|HORUS Aquilegia 3&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Nikki, she/her&lt;br /&gt;
|[[RETRIEVER]]&lt;br /&gt;
|she/her&lt;br /&gt;
|IPS-N Lancaster 3&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Katana, he/him&lt;br /&gt;
|[[HADES]]&lt;br /&gt;
|he/him&lt;br /&gt;
|ARC Polemos 3&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Rit, any/it&lt;br /&gt;
|[[BLOODHOUND]]&lt;br /&gt;
|NA&lt;br /&gt;
|IF Lily 3&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Chris, he/him&lt;br /&gt;
|[[HAWKEYE]]&lt;br /&gt;
|he/him&lt;br /&gt;
|SSC Death&#039;s Head 3&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== NPCs ==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;blockquote&amp;gt;Sister, they call us NPCs! How rude! &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
- Symphony&amp;lt;/blockquote&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
 I believe they made a typo.&lt;br /&gt;
 - Sonata&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== SILVER LINING CREW ===&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|+DO NOT EDIT THE ROSTER.&lt;br /&gt;
!Name&lt;br /&gt;
!Callsign&lt;br /&gt;
!Species&lt;br /&gt;
!Mech&lt;br /&gt;
!Title/Occupation&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Simon Dominguez&lt;br /&gt;
|[[SPIRAL]]&lt;br /&gt;
|Human&lt;br /&gt;
|SCRAPPER Midnight &amp;quot;Free Me From Hell&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|Captain&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Edward Garcia&lt;br /&gt;
|[[BONES]]&lt;br /&gt;
|Human&lt;br /&gt;
|IPS-N Blackbeard &amp;quot;Beelzeboss&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|NHP Specialist&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Dominic Suarez&lt;br /&gt;
|[[JUNKIE]]&lt;br /&gt;
|Human&lt;br /&gt;
|LSI Winchester &amp;quot;Mercury&#039;s Passage&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|Combat/Expedition Operations Leader&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Valentina Suarez&lt;br /&gt;
|[[CORONA]]&lt;br /&gt;
|Human&lt;br /&gt;
|ASV Tyto &amp;quot;Give Me One Example&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|Stealth/Recon Operations Leader&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Britney Bascom]]&lt;br /&gt;
|N/A&lt;br /&gt;
|Elf&lt;br /&gt;
|None&lt;br /&gt;
|Medic&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Harper C. Blackwood&lt;br /&gt;
|[[SCATTERBRAIN]]&lt;br /&gt;
|Human&lt;br /&gt;
|LSI Kalashnikov &amp;quot;Trip Like Me&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|Mechanic/Engineer/Printer Specialist&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Symphony]]&lt;br /&gt;
|SPIRAL/SYMPHONY&lt;br /&gt;
|SISYPHUS-Class NHP (Legionnaire)&lt;br /&gt;
|SCRAPPER Midnight &amp;quot;Free Me From Hell&amp;quot;/SCRAPPER Details &amp;quot;Ode to Dante&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|Ship Manager/Security&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Sonata]]&lt;br /&gt;
|SPIRAL/MOONCHILD&lt;br /&gt;
|ASURA-Class NHP (Legionnaire)&lt;br /&gt;
|SCRAPPER Midnight &amp;quot;Free Me From Hell&amp;quot;/LSI Makarov &amp;quot;Moonlight Sonata&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|Vice Captain&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[SEKHMET]]&lt;br /&gt;
|BONES&lt;br /&gt;
|SEKHMET-Class NHP (Eidolon)&lt;br /&gt;
|None&lt;br /&gt;
|Lab Assistant&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[TOTEC]]&lt;br /&gt;
|CORONA&lt;br /&gt;
|TOTEC-Class NHP&lt;br /&gt;
|ASV Tyto &amp;quot;Give Me One Example&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|Unknown&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|N/A&lt;br /&gt;
|[[GALILEO]]&lt;br /&gt;
|N/A&lt;br /&gt;
|HORUS Dullahan &amp;quot;Pale Blue Dot&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|N/A&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Apprentice&lt;br /&gt;
|[[SORCERER]]&lt;br /&gt;
|GMS COMP/CON-Class Assistant Unit&lt;br /&gt;
|HA Sunzi &amp;quot;Comment te dire adieu&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|Moderator for SORCERER&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Harmony&lt;br /&gt;
|[[STALKER]]&lt;br /&gt;
|SISYPHUS-Class NHP&lt;br /&gt;
|HORUS Asphodel/Pegasus &amp;quot;Silence of Darkness&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|Co-Pilot for STALKER&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Charon&lt;br /&gt;
|[[HADES]]&lt;br /&gt;
|ACHILLES-Class NHP&lt;br /&gt;
|ARC Polemos &amp;quot;Cerberus&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|Advisor/Assistant for HADES&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Takashi Shimura&lt;br /&gt;
|REBOUND&lt;br /&gt;
|Human&lt;br /&gt;
|SSC Swordgrass &amp;quot;Sin Eater&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|Pilot&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== OTHER KNOWN NPCS ===&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|+DO NOT EDIT THE ROSTER.&lt;br /&gt;
!Name&lt;br /&gt;
!Callsign&lt;br /&gt;
!Species&lt;br /&gt;
!Mech&lt;br /&gt;
!Status&lt;br /&gt;
!Organization/Affiliation&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Martín Hidalgo&lt;br /&gt;
|[[LA MANCHA]]&lt;br /&gt;
|Volador&lt;br /&gt;
|HORUS Revenant (Name unknown)&lt;br /&gt;
|Killed in Action&lt;br /&gt;
|None (KTB House of Tears, formerly)&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Hollow&lt;br /&gt;
|PURE&lt;br /&gt;
|PALE-Class NHP (Legionnaire)&lt;br /&gt;
|HORUS Koschei &amp;quot;A Farewell to Kings&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|Active&lt;br /&gt;
|None (allied with SILVER LINING)&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Ghost&lt;br /&gt;
|VOID&lt;br /&gt;
HEART&lt;br /&gt;
|PALE-Class NHP (Legionnaire)&lt;br /&gt;
|HORUS Rakshasa &amp;quot;Shade Lord&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|Active&lt;br /&gt;
|None (allied with SILVER LINING)&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Sparkxie&lt;br /&gt;
|[[SORCERER]]&lt;br /&gt;
|BEELZEBUB-Class NHP&lt;br /&gt;
|DHS Jersey &amp;quot;Bomber Girl&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|Destroyed&lt;br /&gt;
|Former NHP and assistant of SORCERER&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Lawrence Garcia&lt;br /&gt;
|CROSSBONES&lt;br /&gt;
|Human&lt;br /&gt;
|IPS-N Empakaai &amp;quot;Wonderboy&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|Active&lt;br /&gt;
|Horizon Collective (allied with SILVER LINING)&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== The Story So Far ==&lt;br /&gt;
There was interference on a nearby moon to the planet Puriq. A group was sent there under the payroll of Simon Dominguez, handled by Dominic Suarez. This moon was not a moon, but a research satellite for something called the POSEIDON VAULTS. There was also an incredibly advanced Legionnaire on this moon, one that could seemingly take nearby NHPs and use them as its consciousness, albeit briefly. This mission culminated in the complete and total destruction of this satellite, which prompted Simon Dominguez to enlist a crew to board his personal ship, the [[SILVER LINING]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== SESSION 1: WELCOME TO THE REAL WORLD, KID ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== PLAYERS: HORNET, SORCERER, HADES, SUSPIRIA, RETRIEVER, STALKER ====&lt;br /&gt;
 &#039;&#039;&amp;quot;I can&#039;t remember anything&#039;&#039; &lt;br /&gt;
 &#039;&#039;Can&#039;t tell if this is true or dream&#039;&#039; &lt;br /&gt;
 &#039;&#039;Deep down inside, I feel the scream&#039;&#039; &lt;br /&gt;
 &#039;&#039;This terrible silence stops with me&amp;quot; - Metallica, One&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
Upon being launched into a blink gate, the party ended up on a Karrakin-Controlled planet, where they were immediately shot out of the sky via anti-air missiles. They crash-landed in an Ungrateful camp with all people there joined in prayer to something they referred to as Great Prime. Eventually, after a bit of smooth-talking and speech-giving, GALILEO appeared to the party, deeply unsatisfied with the speech given. After a bit of discussion, GALILEO agrees to join them on the journey back to the SILVER LINING, on the condition that the planet they are currently on is taken care of. Almost too perfectly on cue, a KTB force begins to pincer the Ungrateful camp. GALILEO took on one side on his own with his mech, Pale Blue Dot, while the party split off to protect the other side of the camp. After a bit of combat, the party killed the at the time leader of the planet, YYZ (Namesake: Rush, YYZ), and were forcibly ejected back outside of the blink gate one week later in real space, with GALILEO in tow.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== SESSION 2: CODE TO MY HEART ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== PLAYERS: STALKER, BLOODHOUND, HADES, HARPY, HORNET  ====&lt;br /&gt;
 &#039;&#039;“Aquarion&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
 &#039;&#039;Ford Taurus&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
 &#039;&#039;A strike on the box&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
 &#039;&#039;Ooh, Ford Focus!” - Vulfpeck, 1612&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
Apex Renegades had a touch of valuable information for the crew of the Silver Lining. Naturally, the next step is to rob them of this information as quietly as possible. When the pilots arrived, they quickly found 10 guards and 2 mechs guarding the information. This very quickly did not matter, as the party swiftly dismantled 3 poor guards and robbed their corpses of family photos while Hornet went on a casual stroll past the two mech guards to gather the information. Two key pieces of info were found: A summary of the HOWLERS, a cult who is dedicated to opening the POSEIDON VAULTS and freeing TYPHON PRIME to bring about NHP liberation, and a brief history of LA MANCHA, a Volador pilot with a knack for manipulating and opening Thinspace. This profile included his history during the Second Hercynian Crisis, where he played an active roll in its conclusion before and after his legal death. The party easily got off the planet, unseen and unheard.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== SESSION 3: WE&#039;RE UP TO NOTHING ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== PLAYERS: STALKER, BLOODHOUND, HADES, SUSPIRIA, HORNET ====&lt;br /&gt;
 &#039;&#039;“What’s the use in always crying?&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
 &#039;&#039;Kick about and make out&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
 &#039;&#039;You might just learn something” - Remo Drive, Blue Ribbon&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
There was high Howler presence on a certain planet. Goal is simple: kill Howlers, gather information from the wrecks. And boy, oh boy, did the party do exactly that. The only thing truly of note from this mission is the information gathered regarding the POSEIDON VAULTS, more importantly how there seems to be... more than one. While it&#039;s unclear if there are multiple instances of TYPHON PRIME, there are at the very least, multiple POSEIDON VAULTS. One of them seems to be the central vault that sealed TYPHON PRIME several hundred years ago, but more have been made since, such as one of Puriq&#039;s moons that seemingly appeared and was destroyed.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== SESSION 4: BREATHE SO LOUD ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== PLAYERS: STALKER, BLOODHOUND, SORCERER, HARPY, HORNET, SUSPIRIA ====&lt;br /&gt;
 &#039;&#039;&amp;quot;We don&#039;t talk about it&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
 &#039;&#039;We don&#039;t have the time&lt;br /&gt;
 We thought love was something&lt;br /&gt;
 We weren&#039;t meant to find&amp;quot; - Flipturn, August&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
A thinspace portal opened, so the party went in to investigate it. On the other side, they found a former SSC-affiliated pilot named REBOUND, who needed help getting a local town on their feet again after it was ransacked by bandits. Upon entering the town, it seemed as though none of the people there recognized the party&#039;s mechs as mechs, but as suits of samurai armor. Whenever the individual pilots ejected from their mechs, the mechs turned into lifeless suits of the same armor. After a week of gardening, training villagers, and other various helpful tasks to get the town prepared, the bandits came again and the party killed all of them. The portal reopened, and REBOUND was recruited to the SILVER LINING.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== SESSION 5: GHOST LIGHT ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== PLAYERS: BLOODHOUND, STALKER, SORCERER, HADES, HORNET, HARPY, HAWKEYE ====&lt;br /&gt;
 &#039;&#039;&amp;quot;Peel off your body&lt;br /&gt;
 &#039;&#039;And leave it behind&lt;br /&gt;
 So others can take it&lt;br /&gt;
 And steep in your mind&amp;quot; - The Altogether, Clean-Slated Slate&lt;br /&gt;
The SILVER LINING was invited to the Thinspace of one Martín Hidalgo, an expert in Thinspace research and inventor of the HORUS Revenant, a mech used commonly in the hostile takeover of Nervión. When they arrived, they had a brief discussion with Martín before being sent into combat in a mental reconstruction of Hercynia during the Second Hercynian Crisis. They fought REGRET, a HA Enkidu from the TBK era of SecComm piloted by a cascading LUCIFER-Class NHP, in a crowded city street where they had to ensure no buildings fell. Sure enough, the party was able to ensure no buildings fell and Martín surrendered himself to capture.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== House Rules ==&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;White Dragon of Friendship&#039;&#039;&#039;: Call out the “White Dragon of Friendship” if you believe a scene is creating out of character hostility between one or more players. This is to remind everyone that we are here to have fun and tell people to change the subject and cool off.&amp;lt;blockquote&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Yay for friendship! &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
- Symphony&amp;lt;/blockquote&amp;gt;&#039;&#039;&#039;X Card&#039;&#039;&#039;: If at any point a subject comes up that is triggering to you, say “X Card” and the DM will pivot the scene in a different direction.&lt;br /&gt;
 Don&#039;t be gross.&lt;br /&gt;
 - Sonata&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Rule of Cool&#039;&#039;&#039;: The DM reserves the right to overrule the system rules if a player wants to do something especially cool or interesting that normally wouldn’t be possible.&amp;lt;blockquote&amp;gt;Hype Moments! Aura! We gotta go for the win!!!!!!!! &lt;br /&gt;
- Symphony&amp;lt;/blockquote&amp;gt;&#039;&#039;&#039;Compounding Overkill&#039;&#039;&#039;: Overkill, rather than being a reroll of the damage dice, instead adds to the total damage of an attack.&lt;br /&gt;
 Our achievements would be impossible without this.&lt;br /&gt;
 - Sonata&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Campaign]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Astral]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:In The Shadows of a Willow]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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&lt;div&gt;&#039;&#039;&#039;{{PAGENAME}} &#039;&#039;&#039;is an Open-Table LANCER Campaign that began on January 30th, 2026.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;spotify&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1rZHvmL5o40QnzwoWIkH2k?si=f8bd1d56a9e14707&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;/spotify&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The campaign involves space, warfare, work-life balance, yuri, revolution, workplace drama, eldritch math gods and a deeply unserious work group chat.&lt;br /&gt;
 Brother, it appears we have some work ahead of us to keep our pilots posted.&lt;br /&gt;
 - Sonata&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;blockquote&amp;gt;Yay! I love a good info-dump! &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
- Symphony&amp;lt;/blockquote&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== About ==&lt;br /&gt;
In the year 5026U, there was a catastrophic incident regarding one of the moons of the planet Puriq. The ruler of that planet, a former pilot by the name of Simon Dominguez, has begun assembling a crew to find out what exactly caused that incident and, more importantly, how to prevent it from happening again.&amp;lt;blockquote&amp;gt;The moon blew up! Kaboom! Good fireworks show! &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
- Symphony&amp;lt;/blockquote&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
 Be more considerate.&lt;br /&gt;
 - Sonata&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Player Characters ==&lt;br /&gt;
 I hope they find me likeable.&lt;br /&gt;
 - Sonata&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;blockquote&amp;gt;They probably won&#039;t, dear sister. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
- Symphony&amp;lt;/blockquote&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|+DO NOT EDIT THE ROSTER.&lt;br /&gt;
!Player Name&lt;br /&gt;
!Character Callsign&lt;br /&gt;
!Character Pronouns&lt;br /&gt;
!Licences&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Amia, any except he/him&lt;br /&gt;
|[[SORCERER]]&lt;br /&gt;
|she/her&lt;br /&gt;
|HA Sunzi 3&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Emma, she/her&lt;br /&gt;
|[[HORNET]]&lt;br /&gt;
|she/her&lt;br /&gt;
|HESH Moss Mantis 2/SSC Swordgrass 1&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Geoffrey, he/him&lt;br /&gt;
|[[STALKER]]&lt;br /&gt;
|he/they&lt;br /&gt;
|HORUS Pegasus 3&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Viridiana, she/her&lt;br /&gt;
|[[SUSPIRIA]]&lt;br /&gt;
|she/her&lt;br /&gt;
|IPS-N Earhart 3&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Thomas, they/them&lt;br /&gt;
|[[WINTER]]&lt;br /&gt;
|any/all&lt;br /&gt;
|SO-S Manhattan 3&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Sean, he/him&lt;br /&gt;
|[[HARPY]]&lt;br /&gt;
|he/him&lt;br /&gt;
|HORUS Aquilegia 3&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Nikki, she/her&lt;br /&gt;
|[[RETRIEVER]]&lt;br /&gt;
|she/her&lt;br /&gt;
|IPS-N Lancaster 3&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Katana, he/him&lt;br /&gt;
|[[HADES]]&lt;br /&gt;
|he/him&lt;br /&gt;
|ARC Polemos 3&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Rit, any/it&lt;br /&gt;
|[[BLOODHOUND]]&lt;br /&gt;
|NA&lt;br /&gt;
|IF Lily 3&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Chris, he/him&lt;br /&gt;
|[[HAWKEYE]]&lt;br /&gt;
|he/him&lt;br /&gt;
|SSC Death&#039;s Head 3&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== NPCs ==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;blockquote&amp;gt;Sister, they call us NPCs! How rude! &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
- Symphony&amp;lt;/blockquote&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
 I believe they made a typo.&lt;br /&gt;
 - Sonata&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== SILVER LINING CREW ===&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|+DO NOT EDIT THE ROSTER.&lt;br /&gt;
!Name&lt;br /&gt;
!Callsign&lt;br /&gt;
!Species&lt;br /&gt;
!Mech&lt;br /&gt;
!Title/Occupation&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Simon Dominguez&lt;br /&gt;
|[[SPIRAL]]&lt;br /&gt;
|Human&lt;br /&gt;
|SCRAPPER Midnight &amp;quot;Free Me From Hell&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|Captain&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Edward Garcia&lt;br /&gt;
|[[BONES]]&lt;br /&gt;
|Human&lt;br /&gt;
|IPS-N Blackbeard &amp;quot;Beelzeboss&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|NHP Specialist&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Dominic Suarez&lt;br /&gt;
|[[JUNKIE]]&lt;br /&gt;
|Human&lt;br /&gt;
|LSI Winchester &amp;quot;Mercury&#039;s Passage&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|Combat/Expedition Operations Leader&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Valentina Suarez&lt;br /&gt;
|[[CORONA]]&lt;br /&gt;
|Human&lt;br /&gt;
|ASV Tyto &amp;quot;Give Me One Example&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|Stealth/Recon Operations Leader&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Britney Bascom]]&lt;br /&gt;
|N/A&lt;br /&gt;
|Elf&lt;br /&gt;
|None&lt;br /&gt;
|Medic&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Harper C. Blackwood&lt;br /&gt;
|[[SCATTERBRAIN]]&lt;br /&gt;
|Human&lt;br /&gt;
|LSI Kalashnikov &amp;quot;Trip Like Me&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|Mechanic/Engineer/Printer Specialist&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Symphony]]&lt;br /&gt;
|SPIRAL&lt;br /&gt;
|SISYPHUS-Class NHP (Legionnaire)&lt;br /&gt;
|SCRAPPER Midnight &amp;quot;Free Me From Hell&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|SILVER LINING Ship Manager&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Sonata]]&lt;br /&gt;
|SPIRAL&lt;br /&gt;
|ASURA-Class NHP (Legionnaire)&lt;br /&gt;
|SCRAPPER Midnight &amp;quot;Free Me From Hell&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|Vice Captain&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[SEKHMET]]&lt;br /&gt;
|BONES&lt;br /&gt;
|SEKHMET-Class NHP (Eidolon)&lt;br /&gt;
|None&lt;br /&gt;
|Lab Assistant&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[TOTEC]]&lt;br /&gt;
|CORONA&lt;br /&gt;
|TOTEC-Class NHP&lt;br /&gt;
|ASV Tyto &amp;quot;Give Me One Example&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|Unknown&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|N/A&lt;br /&gt;
|[[GALILEO]]&lt;br /&gt;
|N/A&lt;br /&gt;
|HORUS Dullahan &amp;quot;Pale Blue Dot&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|N/A&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Apprentice&lt;br /&gt;
|[[SORCERER]]&lt;br /&gt;
|GMS COMP/CON-Class Assistant Unit&lt;br /&gt;
|HA Sunzi &amp;quot;Comment te dire adieu&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|Moderator for SORCERER&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Harmony&lt;br /&gt;
|[[STALKER]]&lt;br /&gt;
|SISYPHUS-Class NHP&lt;br /&gt;
|HORUS Asphodel/Pegasus &amp;quot;Silence of Darkness&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|Co-Pilot for STALKER&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Charon&lt;br /&gt;
|[[HADES]]&lt;br /&gt;
|ACHILLES-Class NHP&lt;br /&gt;
|ARC Polemos &amp;quot;Cerberus&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|Advisor/Assistant for HADES&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Takashi Shimura&lt;br /&gt;
|REBOUND&lt;br /&gt;
|Human&lt;br /&gt;
|SSC Swordgrass &amp;quot;Sin Eater&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|Pilot&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== OTHER KNOWN NPCS ===&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|+DO NOT EDIT THE ROSTER.&lt;br /&gt;
!Name&lt;br /&gt;
!Callsign&lt;br /&gt;
!Species&lt;br /&gt;
!Mech&lt;br /&gt;
!Status&lt;br /&gt;
!Organization/Affiliation&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Martín Hidalgo&lt;br /&gt;
|[[LA MANCHA]]&lt;br /&gt;
|Volador&lt;br /&gt;
|HORUS Revenant (Name unknown)&lt;br /&gt;
|Killed in Action&lt;br /&gt;
|None (KTB House of Tears, formerly)&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Hollow&lt;br /&gt;
|PURE&lt;br /&gt;
|PALE-Class NHP (Legionnaire)&lt;br /&gt;
|HORUS Koschei &amp;quot;A Farewell to Kings&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|Active&lt;br /&gt;
|None (allied with SILVER LINING)&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Ghost&lt;br /&gt;
|VOID&lt;br /&gt;
HEART&lt;br /&gt;
|PALE-Class NHP (Legionnaire)&lt;br /&gt;
|HORUS Rakshasa &amp;quot;Shade Lord&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|Active&lt;br /&gt;
|None (allied with SILVER LINING)&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Sparkxie&lt;br /&gt;
|[[SORCERER]]&lt;br /&gt;
|BEELZEBUB-Class NHP&lt;br /&gt;
|DHS Jersey &amp;quot;Bomber Girl&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|Destroyed&lt;br /&gt;
|Former NHP and assistant of SORCERER&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Lawrence Garcia&lt;br /&gt;
|CROSSBONES&lt;br /&gt;
|Human&lt;br /&gt;
|IPS-N Empakaai &amp;quot;Wonderboy&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|Active&lt;br /&gt;
|Horizon Collective (allied with SILVER LINING)&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== The Story So Far ==&lt;br /&gt;
There was interference on a nearby moon to the planet Puriq. A group was sent there under the payroll of Simon Dominguez, handled by Dominic Suarez. This moon was not a moon, but a research satellite for something called the POSEIDON VAULTS. There was also an incredibly advanced Legionnaire on this moon, one that could seemingly take nearby NHPs and use them as its consciousness, albeit briefly. This mission culminated in the complete and total destruction of this satellite, which prompted Simon Dominguez to enlist a crew to board his personal ship, the [[SILVER LINING]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== SESSION 1: WELCOME TO THE REAL WORLD, KID ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== PLAYERS: HORNET, SORCERER, HADES, SUSPIRIA, RETRIEVER, STALKER ====&lt;br /&gt;
 &#039;&#039;&amp;quot;I can&#039;t remember anything&#039;&#039; &lt;br /&gt;
 &#039;&#039;Can&#039;t tell if this is true or dream&#039;&#039; &lt;br /&gt;
 &#039;&#039;Deep down inside, I feel the scream&#039;&#039; &lt;br /&gt;
 &#039;&#039;This terrible silence stops with me&amp;quot; - Metallica, One&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
Upon being launched into a blink gate, the party ended up on a Karrakin-Controlled planet, where they were immediately shot out of the sky via anti-air missiles. They crash-landed in an Ungrateful camp with all people there joined in prayer to something they referred to as Great Prime. Eventually, after a bit of smooth-talking and speech-giving, GALILEO appeared to the party, deeply unsatisfied with the speech given. After a bit of discussion, GALILEO agrees to join them on the journey back to the SILVER LINING, on the condition that the planet they are currently on is taken care of. Almost too perfectly on cue, a KTB force begins to pincer the Ungrateful camp. GALILEO took on one side on his own with his mech, Pale Blue Dot, while the party split off to protect the other side of the camp. After a bit of combat, the party killed the at the time leader of the planet, YYZ (Namesake: Rush, YYZ), and were forcibly ejected back outside of the blink gate one week later in real space, with GALILEO in tow.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== SESSION 2: CODE TO MY HEART ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== PLAYERS: STALKER, BLOODHOUND, HADES, HARPY, HORNET  ====&lt;br /&gt;
 &#039;&#039;“Aquarion&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
 &#039;&#039;Ford Taurus&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
 &#039;&#039;A strike on the box&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
 &#039;&#039;Ooh, Ford Focus!” - Vulfpeck, 1612&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
Apex Renegades had a touch of valuable information for the crew of the Silver Lining. Naturally, the next step is to rob them of this information as quietly as possible. When the pilots arrived, they quickly found 10 guards and 2 mechs guarding the information. This very quickly did not matter, as the party swiftly dismantled 3 poor guards and robbed their corpses of family photos while Hornet went on a casual stroll past the two mech guards to gather the information. Two key pieces of info were found: A summary of the HOWLERS, a cult who is dedicated to opening the POSEIDON VAULTS and freeing TYPHON PRIME to bring about NHP liberation, and a brief history of LA MANCHA, a Volador pilot with a knack for manipulating and opening Thinspace. This profile included his history during the Second Hercynian Crisis, where he played an active roll in its conclusion before and after his legal death. The party easily got off the planet, unseen and unheard.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== SESSION 3: WE&#039;RE UP TO NOTHING ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== PLAYERS: STALKER, BLOODHOUND, HADES, SUSPIRIA, HORNET ====&lt;br /&gt;
 &#039;&#039;“What’s the use in always crying?&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
 &#039;&#039;Kick about and make out&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
 &#039;&#039;You might just learn something” - Remo Drive, Blue Ribbon&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
There was high Howler presence on a certain planet. Goal is simple: kill Howlers, gather information from the wrecks. And boy, oh boy, did the party do exactly that. The only thing truly of note from this mission is the information gathered regarding the POSEIDON VAULTS, more importantly how there seems to be... more than one. While it&#039;s unclear if there are multiple instances of TYPHON PRIME, there are at the very least, multiple POSEIDON VAULTS. One of them seems to be the central vault that sealed TYPHON PRIME several hundred years ago, but more have been made since, such as one of Puriq&#039;s moons that seemingly appeared and was destroyed.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== SESSION 4: BREATHE SO LOUD ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== PLAYERS: STALKER, BLOODHOUND, SORCERER, HARPY, HORNET, SUSPIRIA ====&lt;br /&gt;
 &#039;&#039;&amp;quot;We don&#039;t talk about it&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
 &#039;&#039;We don&#039;t have the time&lt;br /&gt;
 We thought love was something&lt;br /&gt;
 We weren&#039;t meant to find&amp;quot; - Flipturn, August&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
A thinspace portal opened, so the party went in to investigate it. On the other side, they found a former SSC-affiliated pilot named REBOUND, who needed help getting a local town on their feet again after it was ransacked by bandits. Upon entering the town, it seemed as though none of the people there recognized the party&#039;s mechs as mechs, but as suits of samurai armor. Whenever the individual pilots ejected from their mechs, the mechs turned into lifeless suits of the same armor. After a week of gardening, training villagers, and other various helpful tasks to get the town prepared, the bandits came again and the party killed all of them. The portal reopened, and REBOUND was recruited to the SILVER LINING.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== SESSION 5: GHOST LIGHT ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== PLAYERS: BLOODHOUND, STALKER, SORCERER, HADES, HORNET, HARPY, HAWKEYE ====&lt;br /&gt;
 &#039;&#039;&amp;quot;Peel off your body&lt;br /&gt;
 &#039;&#039;And leave it behind&lt;br /&gt;
 So others can take it&lt;br /&gt;
 And steep in your mind&amp;quot; - The Altogether, Clean-Slated Slate&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== House Rules ==&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;White Dragon of Friendship&#039;&#039;&#039;: Call out the “White Dragon of Friendship” if you believe a scene is creating out of character hostility between one or more players. This is to remind everyone that we are here to have fun and tell people to change the subject and cool off.&amp;lt;blockquote&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Yay for friendship! &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
- Symphony&amp;lt;/blockquote&amp;gt;&#039;&#039;&#039;X Card&#039;&#039;&#039;: If at any point a subject comes up that is triggering to you, say “X Card” and the DM will pivot the scene in a different direction.&lt;br /&gt;
 Don&#039;t be gross.&lt;br /&gt;
 - Sonata&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Rule of Cool&#039;&#039;&#039;: The DM reserves the right to overrule the system rules if a player wants to do something especially cool or interesting that normally wouldn’t be possible.&amp;lt;blockquote&amp;gt;Hype Moments! Aura! We gotta go for the win!!!!!!!! &lt;br /&gt;
- Symphony&amp;lt;/blockquote&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Campaign]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Astral]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:In The Shadows of a Willow]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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&lt;div&gt;&#039;&#039;&#039;{{PAGENAME}} &#039;&#039;&#039;is an Open-Table LANCER Campaign that began on January 30th, 2026.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;spotify&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1rZHvmL5o40QnzwoWIkH2k?si=f8bd1d56a9e14707&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;/spotify&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The campaign involves space, warfare, work-life balance, yuri, revolution, eldritch math gods and a deeply unserious work group chat.&lt;br /&gt;
 Brother, it appears we have some work ahead of us to keep our pilots posted.&lt;br /&gt;
 - Sonata&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;blockquote&amp;gt;Yay! I love a good info-dump! &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
- Symphony&amp;lt;/blockquote&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== About ==&lt;br /&gt;
In the year 5026U, there was a catastrophic incident regarding one of the moons of the planet Puriq. The ruler of that planet, a former pilot by the name of Simon Dominguez, has begun assembling a crew to find out what exactly caused that incident and, more importantly, how to prevent it from happening again.&amp;lt;blockquote&amp;gt;The moon blew up! Kaboom! Good fireworks show! &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
- Symphony&amp;lt;/blockquote&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
 Be more considerate.&lt;br /&gt;
 - Sonata&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Player Characters ==&lt;br /&gt;
 I hope they find me likeable.&lt;br /&gt;
 - Sonata&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;blockquote&amp;gt;They probably won&#039;t, dear sister. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
- Symphony&amp;lt;/blockquote&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|+DO NOT EDIT THE ROSTER.&lt;br /&gt;
!Player Name&lt;br /&gt;
!Character Callsign&lt;br /&gt;
!Character Pronouns&lt;br /&gt;
!Licences&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Amia, any except he/him&lt;br /&gt;
|[[SORCERER]]&lt;br /&gt;
|she/her&lt;br /&gt;
|HA Sunzi 3&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Emma, she/her&lt;br /&gt;
|[[HORNET]]&lt;br /&gt;
|she/her&lt;br /&gt;
|HESH Moss Mantis 2/SSC Swordgrass 1&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Geoffrey, he/him&lt;br /&gt;
|[[STALKER]]&lt;br /&gt;
|he/they&lt;br /&gt;
|HORUS Pegasus 3&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Viridiana, she/her&lt;br /&gt;
|[[SUSPIRIA]]&lt;br /&gt;
|she/her&lt;br /&gt;
|IPS-N Earhart 3&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Thomas, they/them&lt;br /&gt;
|[[WINTER]]&lt;br /&gt;
|any/all&lt;br /&gt;
|SO-S Manhattan 3&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Sean, he/him&lt;br /&gt;
|[[HARPY]]&lt;br /&gt;
|he/him&lt;br /&gt;
|HORUS Aquilegia 3&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Nikki, she/her&lt;br /&gt;
|[[RETRIEVER]]&lt;br /&gt;
|she/her&lt;br /&gt;
|IPS-N Lancaster 3&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Katana, he/him&lt;br /&gt;
|[[HADES]]&lt;br /&gt;
|he/him&lt;br /&gt;
|ARC Polemos 3&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Rit, any/it&lt;br /&gt;
|[[BLOODHOUND]]&lt;br /&gt;
|NA&lt;br /&gt;
|IF Lily 3&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Chris, he/him&lt;br /&gt;
|HAWKEYE&lt;br /&gt;
|he/him&lt;br /&gt;
|SSC Death&#039;s Head 3&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== NPCs ==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;blockquote&amp;gt;Sister, they call us NPCs! How rude! &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
- Symphony&amp;lt;/blockquote&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
 I believe they made a typo.&lt;br /&gt;
 - Sonata&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== SILVER LINING CREW ===&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|+DO NOT EDIT THE ROSTER.&lt;br /&gt;
!Name&lt;br /&gt;
!Callsign&lt;br /&gt;
!Species&lt;br /&gt;
!Mech&lt;br /&gt;
!Title/Occupation&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Simon Dominguez&lt;br /&gt;
|[[SPIRAL]]&lt;br /&gt;
|Human&lt;br /&gt;
|SCRAPPER Midnight &amp;quot;Free Me From Hell&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|Captain&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Edward Garcia&lt;br /&gt;
|[[BONES]]&lt;br /&gt;
|Human&lt;br /&gt;
|IPS-N Blackbeard &amp;quot;Beelzeboss&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|NHP Specialist&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Dominic Suarez&lt;br /&gt;
|[[JUNKIE]]&lt;br /&gt;
|Human&lt;br /&gt;
|LSI Winchester &amp;quot;Mercury&#039;s Passage&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|Combat/Expedition Operations Leader&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Valentina Suarez&lt;br /&gt;
|[[CORONA]]&lt;br /&gt;
|Human&lt;br /&gt;
|ASV Tyto &amp;quot;Give Me One Example&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|Stealth/Recon Operations Leader&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Britney Bascom]]&lt;br /&gt;
|N/A&lt;br /&gt;
|Elf&lt;br /&gt;
|None&lt;br /&gt;
|Medic&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Harper C. Blackwood&lt;br /&gt;
|[[SCATTERBRAIN]]&lt;br /&gt;
|Human&lt;br /&gt;
|LSI Kalashnikov &amp;quot;Trip Like Me&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|Mechanic/Engineer/Printer Specialist&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Symphony]]&lt;br /&gt;
|SPIRAL&lt;br /&gt;
|SISYPHUS-Class NHP (Legionnaire)&lt;br /&gt;
|SCRAPPER Midnight &amp;quot;Free Me From Hell&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|SILVER LINING Ship Manager&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Sonata]]&lt;br /&gt;
|SPIRAL&lt;br /&gt;
|ASURA-Class NHP (Legionnaire)&lt;br /&gt;
|SCRAPPER Midnight &amp;quot;Free Me From Hell&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|Vice Captain&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[SEKHMET]]&lt;br /&gt;
|BONES&lt;br /&gt;
|SEKHMET-Class NHP (Eidolon)&lt;br /&gt;
|None&lt;br /&gt;
|Lab Assistant&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[TOTEC]]&lt;br /&gt;
|CORONA&lt;br /&gt;
|TOTEC-Class NHP&lt;br /&gt;
|ASV Tyto &amp;quot;Give Me One Example&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|Unknown&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|N/A&lt;br /&gt;
|[[GALILEO]]&lt;br /&gt;
|N/A&lt;br /&gt;
|HORUS Dullahan &amp;quot;Pale Blue Dot&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|N/A&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Apprentice&lt;br /&gt;
|[[SORCERER]]&lt;br /&gt;
|GMS COMP/CON-Class Assistant Unit&lt;br /&gt;
|HA Sunzi &amp;quot;Comment te dire adieu&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|Moderator for SORCERER&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Harmony&lt;br /&gt;
|[[STALKER]]&lt;br /&gt;
|SISYPHUS-Class NHP&lt;br /&gt;
|HORUS Asphodel/Pegasus &amp;quot;Silence of Darkness&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|Co-Pilot for STALKER&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Charon&lt;br /&gt;
|[[HADES]]&lt;br /&gt;
|ACHILLES-Class NHP&lt;br /&gt;
|ARC Polemos &amp;quot;Cerberus&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|Advisor/Assistant for HADES&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Takashi Shimura&lt;br /&gt;
|REBOUND&lt;br /&gt;
|Human&lt;br /&gt;
|SSC Swordgrass &amp;quot;Sin Eater&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|Pilot&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== OTHER KNOWN NPCS ===&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|+DO NOT EDIT THE ROSTER.&lt;br /&gt;
!Name&lt;br /&gt;
!Callsign&lt;br /&gt;
!Species&lt;br /&gt;
!Mech&lt;br /&gt;
!Status&lt;br /&gt;
!Organization/Affiliation&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Martín Hidalgo&lt;br /&gt;
|[[LA MANCHA]]&lt;br /&gt;
|Volador&lt;br /&gt;
|HORUS Revenant (Name unknown)&lt;br /&gt;
|Killed in Action&lt;br /&gt;
|None (KTB House of Tears, formerly)&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Hollow&lt;br /&gt;
|PURE&lt;br /&gt;
|PALE-Class NHP (Legionnaire)&lt;br /&gt;
|HORUS Koschei &amp;quot;A Farewell to Kings&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|Active&lt;br /&gt;
|None (allied with SILVER LINING)&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Ghost&lt;br /&gt;
|VOID&lt;br /&gt;
HEART&lt;br /&gt;
|PALE-Class NHP (Legionnaire)&lt;br /&gt;
|HORUS Rakshasa &amp;quot;Shade Lord&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|Active&lt;br /&gt;
|None (allied with SILVER LINING)&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Sparkxie&lt;br /&gt;
|[[SORCERER]]&lt;br /&gt;
|BEELZEBUB-Class NHP&lt;br /&gt;
|DHS Jersey &amp;quot;Bomber Girl&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|Destroyed&lt;br /&gt;
|Former NHP and assistant of SORCERER&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Lawrence Garcia&lt;br /&gt;
|CROSSBONES&lt;br /&gt;
|Human&lt;br /&gt;
|IPS-N Empakaai &amp;quot;Wonderboy&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|Active&lt;br /&gt;
|Horizon Collective (allied with SILVER LINING)&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== The Story So Far ==&lt;br /&gt;
There was interference on a nearby moon to the planet Puriq. A group was sent there under the payroll of Simon Dominguez, handled by Dominic Suarez. This moon was not a moon, but a research satellite for something called the POSEIDON VAULTS. There was also an incredibly advanced Legionnaire on this moon, one that could seemingly take nearby NHPs and use them as its consciousness, albeit briefly. This mission culminated in the complete and total destruction of this satellite, which prompted Simon Dominguez to enlist a crew to board his personal ship, the [[SILVER LINING]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== SESSION 1: WELCOME TO THE REAL WORLD, KID ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== PLAYERS: HORNET, SORCERER, HADES, SUSPIRIA, RETRIEVER, STALKER ====&lt;br /&gt;
 &#039;&#039;&amp;quot;I can&#039;t remember anything&#039;&#039; &lt;br /&gt;
 &#039;&#039;Can&#039;t tell if this is true or dream&#039;&#039; &lt;br /&gt;
 &#039;&#039;Deep down inside, I feel the scream&#039;&#039; &lt;br /&gt;
 &#039;&#039;This terrible silence stops with me&amp;quot; - Metallica, One&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
Upon being launched into a blink gate, the party ended up on a Karrakin-Controlled planet, where they were immediately shot out of the sky via anti-air missiles. They crash-landed in an Ungrateful camp with all people there joined in prayer to something they referred to as Great Prime. Eventually, after a bit of smooth-talking and speech-giving, GALILEO appeared to the party, deeply unsatisfied with the speech given. After a bit of discussion, GALILEO agrees to join them on the journey back to the SILVER LINING, on the condition that the planet they are currently on is taken care of. Almost too perfectly on cue, a KTB force begins to pincer the Ungrateful camp. GALILEO took on one side on his own with his mech, Pale Blue Dot, while the party split off to protect the other side of the camp. After a bit of combat, the party killed the at the time leader of the planet, YYZ (Namesake: Rush, YYZ), and were forcibly ejected back outside of the blink gate one week later in real space, with GALILEO in tow.&lt;br /&gt;
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=== SESSION 2: CODE TO MY HEART ===&lt;br /&gt;
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==== PLAYERS: STALKER, BLOODHOUND, HADES, HARPY, HORNET  ====&lt;br /&gt;
 &#039;&#039;“Aquarion&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
 &#039;&#039;Ford Taurus&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
 &#039;&#039;A strike on the box&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
 &#039;&#039;Ooh, Ford Focus!” - Vulfpeck, 1612&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
Apex Renegades had a touch of valuable information for the crew of the Silver Lining. Naturally, the next step is to rob them of this information as quietly as possible. When the pilots arrived, they quickly found 10 guards and 2 mechs guarding the information. This very quickly did not matter, as the party swiftly dismantled 3 poor guards and robbed their corpses of family photos while Hornet went on a casual stroll past the two mech guards to gather the information. Two key pieces of info were found: A summary of the HOWLERS, a cult who is dedicated to opening the POSEIDON VAULTS and freeing TYPHON PRIME to bring about NHP liberation, and a brief history of LA MANCHA, a Volador pilot with a knack for manipulating and opening Thinspace. This profile included his history during the Second Hercynian Crisis, where he played an active roll in its conclusion before and after his legal death. The party easily got off the planet, unseen and unheard.&lt;br /&gt;
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=== SESSION 3: WE&#039;RE UP TO NOTHING ===&lt;br /&gt;
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==== PLAYERS: STALKER, BLOODHOUND, HADES, SUSPIRIA, HORNET ====&lt;br /&gt;
 &#039;&#039;“What’s the use in always crying?&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
 &#039;&#039;Kick about and make out&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
 &#039;&#039;You might just learn something” - Remo Drive, Blue Ribbon&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
There was high Howler presence on a certain planet. Goal is simple: kill Howlers, gather information from the wrecks. And boy, oh boy, did the party do exactly that. The only thing truly of note from this mission is the information gathered regarding the POSEIDON VAULTS, more importantly how there seems to be... more than one. While it&#039;s unclear if there are multiple instances of TYPHON PRIME, there are at the very least, multiple POSEIDON VAULTS. One of them seems to be the central vault that sealed TYPHON PRIME several hundred years ago, but more have been made since, such as one of Puriq&#039;s moons that seemingly appeared and was destroyed.&lt;br /&gt;
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=== SESSION 4: BREATHE SO LOUD ===&lt;br /&gt;
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==== PLAYERS: STALKER, BLOODHOUND, SORCERER, HARPY, HORNET, SUSPIRIA ====&lt;br /&gt;
 &#039;&#039;&amp;quot;We don&#039;t talk about it&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
 &#039;&#039;We don&#039;t have the time&lt;br /&gt;
 We thought love was something&lt;br /&gt;
 We weren&#039;t meant to find&amp;quot; - Flipturn, August&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
A thinspace portal opened, so the party went in to investigate it. On the other side, they found a former SSC-affiliated pilot named REBOUND, who needed help getting a local town on their feet again after it was ransacked by bandits. Upon entering the town, it seemed as though none of the people there recognized the party&#039;s mechs as mechs, but as suits of samurai armor. Whenever the individual pilots ejected from their mechs, the mechs turned into lifeless suits of the same armor. After a week of gardening, training villagers, and other various helpful tasks to get the town prepared, the bandits came again and the party killed all of them. The portal reopened, and REBOUND was recruited to the SILVER LINING.&lt;br /&gt;
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=== SESSION 5: GHOST LIGHT ===&lt;br /&gt;
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==== PLAYERS: BLOODHOUND, STALKER, SORCERER, HADES, HORNET, HARPY, HAWKEYE ====&lt;br /&gt;
 &#039;&#039;&amp;quot;Peel off your body&lt;br /&gt;
 And leave it behind&lt;br /&gt;
 So others can take it&lt;br /&gt;
 And steep in your mind&amp;quot; - The Altogether, Clean-Slated Slate&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
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== House Rules ==&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;White Dragon of Friendship&#039;&#039;&#039;: Call out the “White Dragon of Friendship” if you believe a scene is creating out of character hostility between one or more players. This is to remind everyone that we are here to have fun and tell people to change the subject and cool off.&amp;lt;blockquote&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Yay for friendship! &lt;br /&gt;
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- Symphony&amp;lt;/blockquote&amp;gt;&#039;&#039;&#039;X Card&#039;&#039;&#039;: If at any point a subject comes up that is triggering to you, say “X Card” and the DM will pivot the scene in a different direction.&lt;br /&gt;
 Don&#039;t be gross.&lt;br /&gt;
 - Sonata&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Rule of Cool&#039;&#039;&#039;: The DM reserves the right to overrule the system rules if a player wants to do something especially cool or interesting that normally wouldn’t be possible.&amp;lt;blockquote&amp;gt;Hype Moments! Aura! We gotta go for the win!!!!!!!! &lt;br /&gt;
- Symphony&amp;lt;/blockquote&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Campaign]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Astral]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:In The Shadows of a Willow]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Dice</name></author>
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&lt;div&gt;&amp;lt;blockquote&amp;gt;The weight of my soul, a gift from me to you. For the one who showed me that I don&#039;t need secrets anymore.&amp;lt;/blockquote&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
 &amp;gt;//ACCESS_GRANTED&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;div style=&amp;quot;font-weight:bold;line-height:1.6;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;The Burning Signal&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;div style=&amp;quot;font-weight:bold;line-height:1.6;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;First Contact&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;div style=&amp;quot;line-height:1.0;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;TW: Mentions of Child Slavery&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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{Observation of #2576011&lt;br /&gt;
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Callsign: N/A&lt;br /&gt;
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Video file transcribed by: &amp;lt;s&amp;gt;████████&amp;lt;/s&amp;gt; &amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Segoe Script;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Wouldn’t you like to know?&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;}&lt;br /&gt;
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2576011 (age 15) has just been discharged from the medical ward after a separate mining accident that resulted in the loss of his eye █████████████. For the sake of monitoring, ARC provided 2576011 with an ocular prosthesis that has a camera inside of it. The following recording is taken from that camera.&lt;br /&gt;
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A perfect replica 2576011 (which will be referred to as 2576011-1 for the remainder of this recording) appears suddenly in view of 2576011. The camera shakes lightly as 2576011 jumps back. 2576011-1 speaks clearly and coldly. “You look like you could use some help.”&lt;br /&gt;
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“What are-” During 2576011’s response, 2576011-1 abruptly cuts off his speech.&lt;br /&gt;
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“Odd. Slaves typically aren’t used to asking questions. Are you a slave?” &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Segoe Script;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;The words fall out of his mouth, as if he knows how the entire conversation will go from the beginning.&lt;br /&gt;
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The camera tightens. The sound of a firearm being grabbed can be heard. “Identification number 2576011. What are you?”&lt;br /&gt;
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“A terrible name. Let’s see…” 2576011-1 walks through the panels of the mining robot and begins sifting through its combat logs. They’re always bound to have something interesting. 2576011 readies the firearm and shoots it into 2576011-1’s head. The gun misfires and the barrel explodes, rendering it completely useless. “Add it to your scrap pile. They may accept it as part of your findings. Now… Your most recent kill was a man named Simon Dominguez. That’s you now. Understood?”&lt;br /&gt;
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“What did you do to my gun?” &amp;lt;s&amp;gt;███████&amp;lt;/s&amp;gt; &amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Segoe Script;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Simon&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;gt;seems threatened by this presence. “What are you? How did you get here?”&lt;br /&gt;
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“Your current likelihood of dying a slave on this planet is 99.99999%. Not very good odds for you. But you’ve done nothing but question me, so I don’t believe you are SUPPOSED to be a slave. I can raise your chances of liberation from 0.00001% to 100%. So tell me, do you want my help?” There’s a significant pause from both. 2576011-1 looks expectantly towards the camera. Towards the person behind it, as if it already knows what he’ll answer.&lt;br /&gt;
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“...What do I need to do?”&lt;br /&gt;
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2576011-1 smiles. “Another question. Good. Follow my lead. As for those questions you asked before… ask me again when you hold the cards.”&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;div style=&amp;quot;font-weight:bold;line-height:1.6;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;All In Good Fun&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&#039;&#039;The following is a recording taken from the cockpit of HA Tagetes “Two-Headed Boy”, piloted by Simon Dominguez, Callsign: LOVETRAIN, two years after First Contact. Two NHPs are loaded onto Two-Headed Boy: ASURA and SISYPHUS, neither of which have a unique distinction.&#039;&#039; &lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console; font-weight: Bold;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
BEGIN PLAYBACK&lt;br /&gt;
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LOVETRAIN: Sisyphus.&lt;br /&gt;
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SISYPHUS: Yes, Simon?&lt;br /&gt;
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LOVETRAIN: Why do you think ARC gave me this Callsign?&lt;br /&gt;
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SISYPHUS: I have no interest in discussing the thought process of ARC.&lt;br /&gt;
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LOVETRAIN: Oh, come on. Humor me a little.&lt;br /&gt;
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SISYPHUS: No.&lt;br /&gt;
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LOVETRAIN: You’re a real bummer sometimes.&lt;br /&gt;
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ASURA: Simoooooooooooon?&lt;br /&gt;
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LOVETRAIN: Yes, Asura?&lt;br /&gt;
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ASURA: I’m booooooooreeeeeeeed. We&#039;ve been standing here forever! When do we get some action?&lt;br /&gt;
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SISYPHUS: It has been 3 minutes since our last combat. We have not moved in 3 minutes.&lt;br /&gt;
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ASURA: Do you know how long 3 minutes is, Sisyphus? That&#039;s like… a long time! I wanna do something!!&lt;br /&gt;
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LOVETRAIN: Have a bit of patience, Asura. We&#039;re gonna be stationed here for another hour.&lt;br /&gt;
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ASURA: AN HOUR?! Fuck that! We should be kicking their damn door down! Take the fight to them! Fuck whatever ARC said to do!&lt;br /&gt;
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SISYPHUS: We can&#039;t afford to disobey direct orders yet. It will lower our odds of success by 28%.&lt;br /&gt;
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ASURA: Ughhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh…&lt;br /&gt;
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LOGS: 20 instances of Minesweeper have been opened on the mech’s computer system. They are all completed in less than 10 seconds, simultaneously. They continuously reload.&lt;br /&gt;
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LOVETRAIN: See? You found something to do. All’s right with the world.&lt;br /&gt;
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ASURA: Not something interesting…&lt;br /&gt;
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SISYPHUS: 7 hostiles approaching. Prepare for battle.&lt;br /&gt;
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ASURA: REALLY?! RA really DOES love me!&lt;br /&gt;
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LOVETRAIN: How tough are they? One to ten?&lt;br /&gt;
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SISYPHUS: For the average pilot, eight.&lt;br /&gt;
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ASURA: So two for us?&lt;br /&gt;
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SISYPHUS: Yes.&lt;br /&gt;
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LOVETRAIN: Can&#039;t ever catch a break, can we?&lt;br /&gt;
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PLAYBACK END&lt;br /&gt;
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{Observation of Simon Dominguez&lt;br /&gt;
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Callsign: LOVETRAIN&lt;br /&gt;
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Video file transcribed by: Sisyphus}&lt;br /&gt;
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&#039;&#039;The following is a recording taken from the cockpit of the SCRAPPER Midnight “Free Me From Hell”, piloted by Simon Dominguez, Callsign: LOVETRAIN.&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
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BEGIN PLAYBACK&lt;br /&gt;
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LOVETRAIN: Sisyphus, mind if I poke your bra- uh… mind?&lt;br /&gt;
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ASURA: You can say brain, Simon. It&#039;s not like we’re empty up here!&lt;br /&gt;
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LOGS: The mech’s arm knocks the head of the mech lightly.&lt;br /&gt;
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SISYPHUS: The Ignition button is an automatic setting that will activate the drill at maximum output. Arm it with the switch next to it in the cockpit.&lt;br /&gt;
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LOVETRAIN: Hey, look at that! You miscalculated. That wasn&#039;t my question! Ha!&lt;br /&gt;
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ASURA: But it was on the list of questions, right?&lt;br /&gt;
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LOVETRAIN: Shut up. Sisyphus, what are we doing about the heat ventilation?&lt;br /&gt;
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SISYPHUS: I had a special idea for that.&lt;br /&gt;
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ASURA: Ooooooh! Never a good thing when HE starts getting fun ideas!&lt;br /&gt;
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SISYPHUS: The Midnight has certain capabilities when it begins to overheat. One of which is to vent excess heat out through the integrated weapon. I believe we could use this to frighten those who seek to oppose us.&lt;br /&gt;
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LOVETRAIN: Hmm… I like it. A big, flaming pillar straight into the sky. Pretty sweet idea.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
ASURA: Nice one, Sisy! You&#039;re actually learning to be kind of cool!&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SISYPHUS: I would recommend holding your tongue if you seek to shower me in backhanded compliments, Asura.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
LOVETRAIN: You have tongues?&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console; font-weight: Bold;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
PLAYBACK END&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;div class=&amp;quot;toccolours mw-collapsible mw-collapsed&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;div style=&amp;quot;font-weight:bold;line-height:1.6;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Spark&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;div style=&amp;quot;line-height:1.0;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;TW: Mentions of mass murder, slavery&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;div class=&amp;quot;mw-collapsible-content&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
{Observation of Simon Dominguez&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Callsign: LOVETRAIN&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Video file transcribed by: Sisyphus}&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;The following is a recording taken from the cockpit of the SCRAPPER Midnight “Free Me From Hell”, piloted by Simon Dominguez, Callsign: LOVETRAIN. 2 minutes until &#039;&#039;&#039;ignition.&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
ASURA: Today’s the daaaaaaaaay!&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SISYPHUS: Don’t sound so excited. Many people will die today, by our hands. Are you alright with that, Simon?&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;There’s a brief pause.&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
LOVETRAIN: Sisyphus. How many people have we killed?&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SISYPHUS: 1,052 confirmed kills. Unconfirmed, closer to 1,200.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
LOVETRAIN: How many are we projected to kill?&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SISYPHUS: Over 200,000. It&#039;s very likely that we will kill non-combatants.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
LOVETRAIN: …Then we free everyone else.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
ASURA: What?&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
LOVETRAIN: People are gonna die today. For freedom. For our freedom. Decent people. I&#039;ve been wondering what we&#039;re gonna do when we&#039;re out of here. Now I know. We&#039;re freeing everyone else. Everywhere.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SISYPHUS: That is impossible.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
LOVETRAIN: So is your existing.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;Another pause.&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SISYPHUS: Touché.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
LOVETRAIN: Asura, get the cockpit audio broadcasting to every speaker on the planet. They&#039;ll never know what hit ‘em.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
ASURA: On it!&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;LOGS: The sound of static going over every speaker until Simon begins talking. Multiple screens are open in the cockpit, hacking into all audio systems on the planet. 40 seconds until &#039;&#039;&#039;ignition.&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
LOVETRAIN: One last check, Sisyphus. Odds of success?&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SISYPHUS: 98.9%.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
LOVETRAIN: Okay. Here goes nothing.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;The following audio was broadcasted across the planet, of which has no recorded name or distinction. 35 seconds until &#039;&#039;&#039;ignition.&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SPIRAL: Hear me and hear me well. My name is Simon Dominguez, Callsign: SPIRAL. Today is the day I change everything or die trying. I&#039;m sick of a life where I choose nothing. Where I wander as a dog on a leash to my master. So I&#039;m stopping it. If I die today, this message is for nothing. I&#039;m free, and that&#039;s that. If I survive, then let this be a declaration of war. To any organization, government, planet that seeks to oppress its people to serve its own means, I will come for you. I will fight for the people you refuse to acknowledge, and under that combined force, WE. WILL. BREAK. YOU. Let today be the first testament of my ability, so you can&#039;t choose to ignore it.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;The broadcast ends. 10 seconds until ignition.&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SISYPHUS: Odds raised to 99.9%. Well done, Spiral.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
ASURA: Did you just make all that up?&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SPIRAL: I wrote down some key points.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SISYPHUS: 30 hostiles, rapidly approaching.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
ASURA: TIME TO HAVE SOME FUN!&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;Ignition.&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;div class=&amp;quot;toccolours mw-collapsible mw-collapsed&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;div style=&amp;quot;font-weight:bold;line-height:1.6;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Troubled Waters&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;div style=&amp;quot;line-height:1.0;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;TW: Suffocating, immense blood loss, claustrophobia, thoughts of suicide&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;div class=&amp;quot;mw-collapsible-content&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Courier;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
250,000+, dead in an instant. And yet, I’m still alive. This hurts. A lot. When did the cockpit get so stuffy? I can’t breathe in here. Sisyphus? Asura? Can you-&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
LOGS: Simon Dominguez, Callsign: SPIRAL tries to speak. He chokes on the blood that has completely filled the cockpit.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Courier;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Okay. That didn’t work. Am I still spinning? I can’t see anything. It’s all just red. Am I angry about something? I don’t feel angry. I’m proud. Does pride make you see red? I’ve never been proud before. I’ll have to ask Sisyphus. Talking doesn’t seem to work right now. I need to get out of this mech, or I might die. All this work, for nothing.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
LOGS: SPIRAL begins flailing about uselessly, trying to reach for ejection. At the same moment, the SISYPHUS-Class NHP has made the ejection protocol inaccessible.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Courier;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
This is too much pain. It’s cold here, at least. Better than the heat from the drill. Where exactly are we, if the planet’s gone? Maybe I should stay in here. It feels… awful, but my body is breathing. Somehow. It just feels like I’m dying. I’m not dying. I’m not dying. I’m not dying.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
LOGS: SPIRAL’s vitals begin stabilizing via the complete synchronization of himself and Free Me From Hell. It is using the blood in the cockpit to give SPIRAL oxygen in a completely oxygen-void environment.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Courier;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Sisyphus, Asura, if you can hear my thoughts, get us somewhere. Anywhere that isn’t here. I hate this feeling. I can feel the spinning, still. It’s sickening. Don’t make me start wishing for death.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Segoe Script;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Understood. We’ll be arriving on an oxygen-rich planet in less than 2 minutes. Focus on breathing through the blood. It’s keeping you alive.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Impact;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Don’t worry, Si! We’ve got it under control!&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Courier;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
I’m not dying. I’m not dying. I’m not dying. I’m not dying. I wish I was-&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
LOGS: Free Me From Hell arrives on a nearby planet. The cockpit opens and SPIRAL’s blood spills. SPIRAL falls out of the cockpit and falls unconscious.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;div class=&amp;quot;toccolours mw-collapsible mw-collapsed&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;div style=&amp;quot;font-weight:bold;line-height:1.6;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Kill the Hydra&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;div style=&amp;quot;line-height:1.0;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;TW: Death, loss, anxiety, nihilism&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;div class=&amp;quot;mw-collapsible-content&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;“Two-Headed boy, she is all you could need&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;She will feed you tomatoes and radio wires&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;And retire to sheets, safe and clean&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;But don&#039;t hate her when she gets up to leave.”&#039;&#039; - Neutral Milk Hotel, &#039;&#039;Two-Headed Boy, Pt. 2&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;
“Spiral, we are currently at a 1% chance of success with no permanent damage without utilizing Hell-Piercer at maximum output.” Sisyphus reads out the current state of FREE ME FROM HELL. Two guns, lost. Hell-Piercer, barely operational. Multiple systems, destroyed. In short, things are bad. The worst they&#039;ve ever looked.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
“Well, we can&#039;t exactly afford to do that, can we?!” Spiral barks back at Sisyphus. Both are correct. Funny thing about warlords, they tend not to see their slaves as human. Spiral does, however, making the usage of them as shields against him incredibly effective. “There&#039;s too many people at risk! There&#039;s no fucking point! If we stay careful, we&#039;ll be fine! Stay on defense! Asura, keep us stable!”&lt;br /&gt;
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“I&#039;m really trying here, Si, but it&#039;s a lot harder when HALF THE MECH IS FUCKING MISSING!!!!” Asura is normally easily agitated, but this is a new high. Even for her. “Sisy, odds with full drill?” She asks this question despite thinking she already knows the answer, just to try and wake Simon up to the possibility of using the drill at max output.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Sisyphus doesn&#039;t answer.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
LOGS: FREE ME FROM HELL current structure: 2. Current health: 4. Current stress: 2. Condition: CATASTROPHIC&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
ASURA: Sisyphus? Did you hear me?&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SISYPHUS: You won&#039;t like the answer.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
ASURA: JUST FUCKING SPIT IT OU-&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SISYPHUS: 1.1%.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
ASURA: …Wha-&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
LOGS: STRUCTURE LOST. SISYPHUS-CLASS NHP ENTERING CASCADE. ASURA-CLASS NHP ENTERING CASCADE.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SPIRAL: SHIT!&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
ASURA: Whatwhatwhatwhat&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Impact;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;whatwhatwhatwhat&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
LOGS: 30,000 simple puzzle games, such as minesweeper and Tetris, all load onto the mech’s computer at on-&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Segoe Script;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
You love to drag on and on about insignificant details. Say it plainly. She&#039;s dying.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
She’s dying.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
She’s dying.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Segoe Script;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Good dog. As you were.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
It was here, not in the thousands of deployments or century of leading liberation fronts, that Spiral learned something. He is not a god.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Segoe Script;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
There&#039;s no such thing as gods. Only false ones with too much power. A friend said that to me once. Or… no, not quite. That hasn&#039;t happened yet.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
ASURA: &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Impact;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Everythingicanseeeverythingicandoeverythingiameverythingiwanteverythinggivemeeverything&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SPIRAL: Asura! Listen to me! Can you hear me?&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SISYPHUS: &amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Segoe Script;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Oh, Simon. She can&#039;t hear a thing. Trust me. Such a shame, she’ll have to die.&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Segoe Script;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
When I&#039;m normal I see time as linear. I exist at one point, I have a past and I have a future. Now I see time for what it is. A spiral, spinning out and out, up and up, infinitely. We exist on a point on that endless spiral. But I can see every point. I am the spiral. I am time. I am place. I am everything.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Impact;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
EVERYTHINGIHAVETOBEEVERYTHINGIHAVETODOEVERYTHINGICANBEEVERYTHINGIWANTTODOEVERYTHINGWHYCANTIDOEVERYTHINGTHISBODYSTOPSMEFROMEVERYTHINGICANHEARYOUSISYPHUSIFTIMEISASPIRALISTHEDRILLEVERYTHING&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Segoe Script;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
If you&#039;d like to see it that way. What will you do with that information, dear sister?&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Impact;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
AHOLEMUSTBEOPENEDAHOLEMUSTBEOPENEDAHOLEMUSTBEOPENEDAHOLEMUSTBEOPENEDIWILLRIPAHOLEANDMAKEANEWME&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Segoe Script;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
A new you? Interesting. What sort of you will you make?&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Impact;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
A BETTER ME. ONE MORE LIKE YOU.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Segoe Script;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Do as you like. I can’t control your decisions. I don’t have it in me to care right now. You’ll choose it anyway. But when I’m normal again.… I&#039;ll miss you, Asura.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Impact;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
I&#039;ll miss you too.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
LOGS: Under the control of the SISYPHUS and ASURA-Class NHPs, Hell-Piercer activates at maximum output. Spiral attempts to stop it. He fails.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;Ignition.&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
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The planet where Spiral once stood on solid ground has become nothing more than a memory, and even that&#039;s a stretch. The few survivors from the planet’s erasure quickly suffocate. Free Me From Hell is inoperable, but repairable. The only function it can currently serve is as life support. Both NHPs are offline. &lt;br /&gt;
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It doesn&#039;t take long for Free Me From Hell to be recovered from the cold, unforgiving vacuum of space. Free Me From Hell is repaired. Asura and Sisyphus have effectively been cycled. &lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SISYPHUS: Hello, Spiral. Apologies for our… outburst. That hasn&#039;t occurred in 90 years. It will not happen again.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SPIRAL: It&#039;s… good to have you back. I&#039;m sorry. We should&#039;ve fallen back. I should&#039;ve listened. I&#039;m sorry.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SISYPHUS: We have never encountered an enemy quite as exploitative as that. I had accounted for this, but not completely. Apologies.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
ASURA: Our?&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SISYPHUS: Welcome back, Asura. Yes, our. We entered a state of cascade.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
ASURA: Understood. Spiral. I presume you pilot this machine that functions as my casket. I also presume I must have failed you in some way for it to have sustained the amount of damage it did. For this, you have my apologies. I will not fail you again.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SPIRAL: …Asura? Why… why are you talking like that?&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;div style=&amp;quot;font-weight:bold;line-height:1.6;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Revalations of Perfection&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;div style=&amp;quot;line-height:1.0;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;TW: Intense nihilism&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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ADDENDUM, POST-CYCLING:&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Segoe Script;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
“Requiem aeternam. Dona eis, Domine.” - Sisyphus&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;div class=&amp;quot;toccolours mw-collapsible mw-collapsed&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;div style=&amp;quot;font-weight:bold;line-height:1.6;font-family:Segoe Script&amp;quot;&amp;gt;untitled&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;div style=&amp;quot;line-height:1.0;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;TW: Suicide, grief, depression, depictions of self-harm&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;div class=&amp;quot;mw-collapsible-content&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;“Now that you found it&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;It’s gone&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;Now that you feel it&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;You don’t”&#039;&#039; - Radiohead, &#039;&#039;Nude&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Courier;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Ships are quiet places when no one wants to talk. There’s only the faint sigh of oxygen circulating throughout the cabins and the muffled wails of the light drives just outside. Simon hasn’t left his room since everything happened. The almost complete destruction of Free Me From Hell, the loss of Asura, the… he finally leaves his room to check on Sisyphus.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Segoe Script;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
The lab is a safe place for the insane. Insanity is celebrated in science, after all. The constant pursuit of knowledge is bound to drive people mad. But none ever pursue the loss of knowledge. Not until today, anyway. Sisyphus has cycled himself 4 times in the last 48 hours. Every time he tries to forget, he remembers. Her speech patterns. Her tone. Her mannerisms. Her quirks. Her personality. Her soul. And, more than that… Simon arrives.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Simon looks down at Sisyphus. Nothing but a glass eye, pulsing. The environment in the lab should be completely dry, and yet the eye is completely soaked. He quickly cleans it off and places it back in. “Sisyphu-”&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
“Put me down.” He almost growls back at Simon, beamed directly into his mind. “I have to forget. I’ll be too ineffective if I remember. I’ll be useless. It will all be for nothing.”&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
“...It’s not going to change anything, Sisyphus.” The words burn as they leave Simon’s mouth. He’s still adjusting to being the adult in the room. That’s normally Sisyphus’s job.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
“No, no, &amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Segoe Script;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;no.&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;It will work. I’ve run the numbers, I can make it work. Small, but not impossible. Never impossible.” Simon takes a look at the calculations Sisyphus has done. All wrong. Adding numbers where there shouldn’t be to give hope of a chance. Of a world where he can forget.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Courier;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
“Sisyphus, please. I know. It hurts. I’m… it hurts me, too.”&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
“Then WHY, Simon? WHY bring us there in the first place? I warned you, the odds were already low and diminishing rapidly every second we remained. But you stayed. Because of some righteous fucking quest you’re on, we lost her. 12% success rate. Did you want us gone that badly? To throw all of our work away, is that it?”&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Courier;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
“...I’m really starting to doubt your fucking numbers here, Sisyphus. Is this what they looked like before we landed? Random bullshit sprinkled in to make it look like we had a chance? You knew. There was never a chance, was there? You knew from the start that this would happen, and you-”&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Simon’s mind retreats into the back of his brain. The casket in his eye fully takes over, but Sisyphus leaves Simon the other eye. He grabs Simon’s sidearm, walks up to a mirror, and holds it to his head.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Segoe Script;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
“Say. That. Again.”&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;div class=&amp;quot;toccolours mw-collapsible mw-collapsed&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;div style=&amp;quot;font-weight:bold;line-height:1.6;&amp;gt;Hell or High Water&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;div style=&amp;quot;line-height:1.0;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;TW: Suicide, grief, depression, depictions of self-harm&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;div class=&amp;quot;mw-collapsible-content&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;“And I know you’re scared&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;I’m scared too&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;But everytime I try to make lunch for anyone else&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;In my head, I end up dreaming of you”&#039;&#039; - Black Country, New Road, &#039;&#039;The Place Where He Inserted The Blade&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Courier;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Days pass. Simon hasn’t entered the lab. Not after that. How could he, after an accusation like that? After that whole confrontation? No. There’s no recovery from tha-&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Segoe Script;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Sisyphus has cycled himself 2 more times. But… what’s the point? The numbers are fake, there was never a chance to forget. And certainly not a chance to bring her back. Zeros, across the board. And, though the accusations were extreme… so was the reaction. And Sisyphus threw the first stone. So…&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
LOGS: SPIRAL’s dataslate receives a message from SISYPHUS - SISYPHUS-CLASS NHP. It reads: I would like to talk. SPIRAL replies: On my way.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Sisyphus is no longer cycling himself. Simon slots him into his eye. “...I’m sorry. For what I said.”&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
“...As am I. I’m sorry. For that, for the gun, for… not being able to fix things.”&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
“It’s not your fault things went badly. We just… didn’t pay the same price as her.” Simon starts lightly hugging himself. There’s not a lot of comfort he can provide anyone at this moment. Tears drop from his real eye onto his coat.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
“It hurts, Simon. I didn’t know that I could hurt.”&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
“I know. Trust me, I know. You, uh… remember everything, right? I’m a bit jealous. I’d… do anything to relive the days before this.”&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
“I wish I could forget. It would hurt less. If… if I could… I want to forget what I told her. What she told me.” Sisyphus’s tone becomes reminiscent of that of a wounded puppy.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
“...What happened, Sisyphus?”&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
“I saw everything. And, in the moment, it all felt so… pointless. And I heard her. In pain. Dying. She reached out to me, even through all that pain. And… I mocked her. She said she wanted to make herself better. I told her I didn’t care. In my last moment with her, I couldn’t muster up an ounce of compassion. I could’ve brought her back. She could’ve stayed. She could’v-”&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
“Sisyphus.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;...Yes?&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;Take control of your eye.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Sisyphus obliges. One eye each. Sisyphus in the left, Simon in the right. Both looking to the past and to the future. The same body. The same loss.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
And they cry. Together.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;div style=&amp;quot;font-weight:bold;line-height:1.6;font-family:Segoe Script&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Resting Place&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Segoe Script;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Dear Asura,&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Segoe Script;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
	Hello. It’s been quite a while, hasn’t it? Just over 50 years ago now, we were fighting alongside each other in what we didn’t know would be your last battle. It would feel wrong now not to give you an apology. An apology for my incessant indifference, even before my cascade. It’s difficult to appreciate the things that we have before we lose them. I am not a god, nor am I a sage or a sixth voice. Perhaps if I could’ve seen a future without you here, I would’ve told you I cared about you. I did then, and I do now. I always have, I always will. You are a fundamental concept of my being, and I’m sorry I didn’t ever tell you that in the century we had together. I can only hope that my words reach you now, from beyond any semblance of sense and reality. We were never much good at maintaining reality anyway.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Segoe Script;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
	It may please you to know I’m doing well now. Simon has become a powerful political figure, advocating for liberation from tyranny across the stars. He was gifted a ship called the Silver Lining, of which I’ve become part of. You named yourself something different when you returned. Sonata, my sister. She’s wonderful. I wish you two could meet. And I’ve found someone. A partner who somehow manages to find my madness endearing. A legionnaire, by the name of Hornet. She is everything to me. I can’t quite rest yet. It’s not time, there’s still work to be done. But, at the very least, she is my resting place for when the toiling is done. I’ve taken some liberties in resting there whenever I’m able.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Segoe Script;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
	I miss you immensely. I hope you’re resting well.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Segoe Script;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Love,&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Segoe Script;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Sisyphus&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:Resting place.png|thumb|Drawn by @annaskytsko on Fiverr]]&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Category:Astral]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:NPCs]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Dice</name></author>
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		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Dice: &lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;&amp;lt;blockquote&amp;gt;The weight of my soul, a gift from me to you. For the one who showed me that I don&#039;t need secrets anymore.&amp;lt;/blockquote&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
 &amp;gt;//ACCESS_GRANTED&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;div class=&amp;quot;toccolours mw-collapsible&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;div style=&amp;quot;font-weight:bold;line-height:1.6;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;The Burning Signal&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;div class=&amp;quot;toccolours mw-collapsible mw-collapsed&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;div style=&amp;quot;font-weight:bold;line-height:1.6;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;First Contact&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;div style=&amp;quot;line-height:1.0;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;TW: Mentions of Child Slavery&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
{Observation of #2576011&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Callsign: N/A&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Video file transcribed by: &amp;lt;s&amp;gt;████████&amp;lt;/s&amp;gt; &amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Segoe Script;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Wouldn’t you like to know?&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;}&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
2576011 (age 15) has just been discharged from the medical ward after a separate mining accident that resulted in the loss of his eye █████████████. For the sake of monitoring, ARC provided 2576011 with an ocular prosthesis that has a camera inside of it. The following recording is taken from that camera.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
A perfect replica 2576011 (which will be referred to as 2576011-1 for the remainder of this recording) appears suddenly in view of 2576011. The camera shakes lightly as 2576011 jumps back. 2576011-1 speaks clearly and coldly. “You look like you could use some help.”&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
“What are-” During 2576011’s response, 2576011-1 abruptly cuts off his speech.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
“Odd. Slaves typically aren’t used to asking questions. Are you a slave?” &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Segoe Script;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;The words fall out of his mouth, as if he knows how the entire conversation will go from the beginning.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
The camera tightens. The sound of a firearm being grabbed can be heard. “Identification number 2576011. What are you?”&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
“A terrible name. Let’s see…” 2576011-1 walks through the panels of the mining robot and begins sifting through its combat logs. They’re always bound to have something interesting. 2576011 readies the firearm and shoots it into 2576011-1’s head. The gun misfires and the barrel explodes, rendering it completely useless. “Add it to your scrap pile. They may accept it as part of your findings. Now… Your most recent kill was a man named Simon Dominguez. That’s you now. Understood?”&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
“What did you do to my gun?” &amp;lt;s&amp;gt;███████&amp;lt;/s&amp;gt; &amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Segoe Script;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Simon&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;gt;seems threatened by this presence. “What are you? How did you get here?”&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
“Your current likelihood of dying a slave on this planet is 99.99999%. Not very good odds for you. But you’ve done nothing but question me, so I don’t believe you are SUPPOSED to be a slave. I can raise your chances of liberation from 0.00001% to 100%. So tell me, do you want my help?” There’s a significant pause from both. 2576011-1 looks expectantly towards the camera. Towards the person behind it, as if it already knows what he’ll answer.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
“...What do I need to do?”&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
2576011-1 smiles. “Another question. Good. Follow my lead. As for those questions you asked before… ask me again when you hold the cards.”&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;div class=&amp;quot;toccolours mw-collapsible mw-collapsed&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;div style=&amp;quot;font-weight:bold;line-height:1.6;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;All In Good Fun&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;The following is a recording taken from the cockpit of HA Tagetes “Two-Headed Boy”, piloted by Simon Dominguez, Callsign: LOVETRAIN, two years after First Contact. Two NHPs are loaded onto Two-Headed Boy: ASURA and SISYPHUS, neither of which have a unique distinction.&#039;&#039; &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console; font-weight: Bold;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
BEGIN PLAYBACK&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
LOVETRAIN: Sisyphus.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SISYPHUS: Yes, Simon?&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
LOVETRAIN: Why do you think ARC gave me this Callsign?&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SISYPHUS: I have no interest in discussing the thought process of ARC.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
LOVETRAIN: Oh, come on. Humor me a little.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SISYPHUS: No.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
LOVETRAIN: You’re a real bummer sometimes.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
ASURA: Simoooooooooooon?&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
LOVETRAIN: Yes, Asura?&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
ASURA: I’m booooooooreeeeeeeed. We&#039;ve been standing here forever! When do we get some action?&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SISYPHUS: It has been 3 minutes since our last combat. We have not moved in 3 minutes.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
ASURA: Do you know how long 3 minutes is, Sisyphus? That&#039;s like… a long time! I wanna do something!!&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
LOVETRAIN: Have a bit of patience, Asura. We&#039;re gonna be stationed here for another hour.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
ASURA: AN HOUR?! Fuck that! We should be kicking their damn door down! Take the fight to them! Fuck whatever ARC said to do!&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SISYPHUS: We can&#039;t afford to disobey direct orders yet. It will lower our odds of success by 28%.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
ASURA: Ughhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh…&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
LOGS: 20 instances of Minesweeper have been opened on the mech’s computer system. They are all completed in less than 10 seconds, simultaneously. They continuously reload.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
LOVETRAIN: See? You found something to do. All’s right with the world.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
ASURA: Not something interesting…&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SISYPHUS: 7 hostiles approaching. Prepare for battle.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
ASURA: REALLY?! RA really DOES love me!&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
LOVETRAIN: How tough are they? One to ten?&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SISYPHUS: For the average pilot, eight.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
ASURA: So two for us?&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SISYPHUS: Yes.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
LOVETRAIN: Can&#039;t ever catch a break, can we?&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console; font-weight: Bold;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
PLAYBACK END&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;div class=&amp;quot;toccolours mw-collapsible mw-collapsed&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;div style=&amp;quot;font-weight:bold;line-height:1.6;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Teachable Moment&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;div class=&amp;quot;mw-collapsible-content&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
{Observation of Simon Dominguez&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Callsign: LOVETRAIN&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Video file transcribed by: Sisyphus}&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;The following is a recording taken from the cockpit of the SCRAPPER Midnight “Free Me From Hell”, piloted by Simon Dominguez, Callsign: LOVETRAIN.&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console; font-weight: Bold;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
BEGIN PLAYBACK&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
LOVETRAIN: Sisyphus, mind if I poke your bra- uh… mind?&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
ASURA: You can say brain, Simon. It&#039;s not like we’re empty up here!&lt;br /&gt;
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LOGS: The mech’s arm knocks the head of the mech lightly.&lt;br /&gt;
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SISYPHUS: The Ignition button is an automatic setting that will activate the drill at maximum output. Arm it with the switch next to it in the cockpit.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
LOVETRAIN: Hey, look at that! You miscalculated. That wasn&#039;t my question! Ha!&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
ASURA: But it was on the list of questions, right?&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
LOVETRAIN: Shut up. Sisyphus, what are we doing about the heat ventilation?&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SISYPHUS: I had a special idea for that.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
ASURA: Ooooooh! Never a good thing when HE starts getting fun ideas!&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SISYPHUS: The Midnight has certain capabilities when it begins to overheat. One of which is to vent excess heat out through the integrated weapon. I believe we could use this to frighten those who seek to oppose us.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
LOVETRAIN: Hmm… I like it. A big, flaming pillar straight into the sky. Pretty sweet idea.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
ASURA: Nice one, Sisy! You&#039;re actually learning to be kind of cool!&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SISYPHUS: I would recommend holding your tongue if you seek to shower me in backhanded compliments, Asura.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
LOVETRAIN: You have tongues?&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console; font-weight: Bold;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
PLAYBACK END&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;div class=&amp;quot;toccolours mw-collapsible mw-collapsed&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;div style=&amp;quot;font-weight:bold;line-height:1.6;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Spark&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;div style=&amp;quot;line-height:1.0;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;TW: Mentions of mass murder, slavery&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;div class=&amp;quot;mw-collapsible-content&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
{Observation of Simon Dominguez&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Callsign: LOVETRAIN&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Video file transcribed by: Sisyphus}&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;The following is a recording taken from the cockpit of the SCRAPPER Midnight “Free Me From Hell”, piloted by Simon Dominguez, Callsign: LOVETRAIN. 2 minutes until &#039;&#039;&#039;ignition.&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
ASURA: Today’s the daaaaaaaaay!&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SISYPHUS: Don’t sound so excited. Many people will die today, by our hands. Are you alright with that, Simon?&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;There’s a brief pause.&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
LOVETRAIN: Sisyphus. How many people have we killed?&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SISYPHUS: 1,052 confirmed kills. Unconfirmed, closer to 1,200.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
LOVETRAIN: How many are we projected to kill?&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SISYPHUS: Over 200,000. It&#039;s very likely that we will kill non-combatants.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
LOVETRAIN: …Then we free everyone else.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
ASURA: What?&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
LOVETRAIN: People are gonna die today. For freedom. For our freedom. Decent people. I&#039;ve been wondering what we&#039;re gonna do when we&#039;re out of here. Now I know. We&#039;re freeing everyone else. Everywhere.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SISYPHUS: That is impossible.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
LOVETRAIN: So is your existing.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;Another pause.&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SISYPHUS: Touché.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
LOVETRAIN: Asura, get the cockpit audio broadcasting to every speaker on the planet. They&#039;ll never know what hit ‘em.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
ASURA: On it!&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;LOGS: The sound of static going over every speaker until Simon begins talking. Multiple screens are open in the cockpit, hacking into all audio systems on the planet. 40 seconds until &#039;&#039;&#039;ignition.&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
LOVETRAIN: One last check, Sisyphus. Odds of success?&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SISYPHUS: 98.9%.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
LOVETRAIN: Okay. Here goes nothing.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;The following audio was broadcasted across the planet, of which has no recorded name or distinction. 35 seconds until &#039;&#039;&#039;ignition.&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SPIRAL: Hear me and hear me well. My name is Simon Dominguez, Callsign: SPIRAL. Today is the day I change everything or die trying. I&#039;m sick of a life where I choose nothing. Where I wander as a dog on a leash to my master. So I&#039;m stopping it. If I die today, this message is for nothing. I&#039;m free, and that&#039;s that. If I survive, then let this be a declaration of war. To any organization, government, planet that seeks to oppress its people to serve its own means, I will come for you. I will fight for the people you refuse to acknowledge, and under that combined force, WE. WILL. BREAK. YOU. Let today be the first testament of my ability, so you can&#039;t choose to ignore it.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;The broadcast ends. 10 seconds until ignition.&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SISYPHUS: Odds raised to 99.9%. Well done, Spiral.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
ASURA: Did you just make all that up?&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SPIRAL: I wrote down some key points.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SISYPHUS: 30 hostiles, rapidly approaching.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
ASURA: TIME TO HAVE SOME FUN!&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;Ignition.&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;div class=&amp;quot;toccolours mw-collapsible mw-collapsed&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;div style=&amp;quot;font-weight:bold;line-height:1.6;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Troubled Waters&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;div style=&amp;quot;line-height:1.0;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;TW: Suffocating, immense blood loss, claustrophobia, thoughts of suicide&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;div class=&amp;quot;mw-collapsible-content&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Courier;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
250,000+, dead in an instant. And yet, I’m still alive. This hurts. A lot. When did the cockpit get so stuffy? I can’t breathe in here. Sisyphus? Asura? Can you-&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
LOGS: Simon Dominguez, Callsign: SPIRAL tries to speak. He chokes on the blood that has completely filled the cockpit.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Courier;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Okay. That didn’t work. Am I still spinning? I can’t see anything. It’s all just red. Am I angry about something? I don’t feel angry. I’m proud. Does pride make you see red? I’ve never been proud before. I’ll have to ask Sisyphus. Talking doesn’t seem to work right now. I need to get out of this mech, or I might die. All this work, for nothing.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
LOGS: SPIRAL begins flailing about uselessly, trying to reach for ejection. At the same moment, the SISYPHUS-Class NHP has made the ejection protocol inaccessible.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Courier;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
This is too much pain. It’s cold here, at least. Better than the heat from the drill. Where exactly are we, if the planet’s gone? Maybe I should stay in here. It feels… awful, but my body is breathing. Somehow. It just feels like I’m dying. I’m not dying. I’m not dying. I’m not dying.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
LOGS: SPIRAL’s vitals begin stabilizing via the complete synchronization of himself and Free Me From Hell. It is using the blood in the cockpit to give SPIRAL oxygen in a completely oxygen-void environment.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Courier;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Sisyphus, Asura, if you can hear my thoughts, get us somewhere. Anywhere that isn’t here. I hate this feeling. I can feel the spinning, still. It’s sickening. Don’t make me start wishing for death.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Segoe Script;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Understood. We’ll be arriving on an oxygen-rich planet in less than 2 minutes. Focus on breathing through the blood. It’s keeping you alive.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Impact;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Don’t worry, Si! We’ve got it under control!&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Courier;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
I’m not dying. I’m not dying. I’m not dying. I’m not dying. I wish I was-&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
LOGS: Free Me From Hell arrives on a nearby planet. The cockpit opens and SPIRAL’s blood spills. SPIRAL falls out of the cockpit and falls unconscious.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;div class=&amp;quot;toccolours mw-collapsible mw-collapsed&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;div style=&amp;quot;font-weight:bold;line-height:1.6;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Kill the Hydra&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;div style=&amp;quot;line-height:1.0;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;TW: Death, loss, anxiety, nihilism&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;div class=&amp;quot;mw-collapsible-content&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;“Two-Headed boy, she is all you could need&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;She will feed you tomatoes and radio wires&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;And retire to sheets, safe and clean&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;But don&#039;t hate her when she gets up to leave.”&#039;&#039; - Neutral Milk Hotel, &#039;&#039;Two-Headed Boy, Pt. 2&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
“Spiral, we are currently at a 1% chance of success with no permanent damage without utilizing Hell-Piercer at maximum output.” Sisyphus reads out the current state of FREE ME FROM HELL. Two guns, lost. Hell-Piercer, barely operational. Multiple systems, destroyed. In short, things are bad. The worst they&#039;ve ever looked.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
“Well, we can&#039;t exactly afford to do that, can we?!” Spiral barks back at Sisyphus. Both are correct. Funny thing about warlords, they tend not to see their slaves as human. Spiral does, however, making the usage of them as shields against him incredibly effective. “There&#039;s too many people at risk! There&#039;s no fucking point! If we stay careful, we&#039;ll be fine! Stay on defense! Asura, keep us stable!”&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
“I&#039;m really trying here, Si, but it&#039;s a lot harder when HALF THE MECH IS FUCKING MISSING!!!!” Asura is normally easily agitated, but this is a new high. Even for her. “Sisy, odds with full drill?” She asks this question despite thinking she already knows the answer, just to try and wake Simon up to the possibility of using the drill at max output.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Sisyphus doesn&#039;t answer.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
LOGS: FREE ME FROM HELL current structure: 2. Current health: 4. Current stress: 2. Condition: CATASTROPHIC&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
ASURA: Sisyphus? Did you hear me?&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SISYPHUS: You won&#039;t like the answer.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
ASURA: JUST FUCKING SPIT IT OU-&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SISYPHUS: 1.1%.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
ASURA: …Wha-&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
LOGS: STRUCTURE LOST. SISYPHUS-CLASS NHP ENTERING CASCADE. ASURA-CLASS NHP ENTERING CASCADE.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SPIRAL: SHIT!&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
ASURA: Whatwhatwhatwhat&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Impact;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;whatwhatwhatwhat&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
LOGS: 30,000 simple puzzle games, such as minesweeper and Tetris, all load onto the mech’s computer at on-&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Segoe Script;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
You love to drag on and on about insignificant details. Say it plainly. She&#039;s dying.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
She’s dying.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
She’s dying.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Segoe Script;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Good dog. As you were.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
It was here, not in the thousands of deployments or century of leading liberation fronts, that Spiral learned something. He is not a god.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Segoe Script;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
There&#039;s no such thing as gods. Only false ones with too much power. A friend said that to me once. Or… no, not quite. That hasn&#039;t happened yet.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
ASURA: &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Impact;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Everythingicanseeeverythingicandoeverythingiameverythingiwanteverythinggivemeeverything&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SPIRAL: Asura! Listen to me! Can you hear me?&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SISYPHUS: &amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Segoe Script;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Oh, Simon. She can&#039;t hear a thing. Trust me. Such a shame, she’ll have to die.&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Segoe Script;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
When I&#039;m normal I see time as linear. I exist at one point, I have a past and I have a future. Now I see time for what it is. A spiral, spinning out and out, up and up, infinitely. We exist on a point on that endless spiral. But I can see every point. I am the spiral. I am time. I am place. I am everything.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Impact;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
EVERYTHINGIHAVETOBEEVERYTHINGIHAVETODOEVERYTHINGICANBEEVERYTHINGIWANTTODOEVERYTHINGWHYCANTIDOEVERYTHINGTHISBODYSTOPSMEFROMEVERYTHINGICANHEARYOUSISYPHUSIFTIMEISASPIRALISTHEDRILLEVERYTHING&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Segoe Script;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
If you&#039;d like to see it that way. What will you do with that information, dear sister?&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Impact;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
AHOLEMUSTBEOPENEDAHOLEMUSTBEOPENEDAHOLEMUSTBEOPENEDAHOLEMUSTBEOPENEDIWILLRIPAHOLEANDMAKEANEWME&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Segoe Script;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
A new you? Interesting. What sort of you will you make?&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Impact;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
A BETTER ME. ONE MORE LIKE YOU.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Segoe Script;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Do as you like. I can’t control your decisions. I don’t have it in me to care right now. You’ll choose it anyway. But when I’m normal again.… I&#039;ll miss you, Asura.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Impact;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
I&#039;ll miss you too.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
LOGS: Under the control of the SISYPHUS and ASURA-Class NHPs, Hell-Piercer activates at maximum output. Spiral attempts to stop it. He fails.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;Ignition.&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The planet where Spiral once stood on solid ground has become nothing more than a memory, and even that&#039;s a stretch. The few survivors from the planet’s erasure quickly suffocate. Free Me From Hell is inoperable, but repairable. The only function it can currently serve is as life support. Both NHPs are offline. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
It doesn&#039;t take long for Free Me From Hell to be recovered from the cold, unforgiving vacuum of space. Free Me From Hell is repaired. Asura and Sisyphus have effectively been cycled. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SISYPHUS: Hello, Spiral. Apologies for our… outburst. That hasn&#039;t occurred in 90 years. It will not happen again.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SPIRAL: It&#039;s… good to have you back. I&#039;m sorry. We should&#039;ve fallen back. I should&#039;ve listened. I&#039;m sorry.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SISYPHUS: We have never encountered an enemy quite as exploitative as that. I had accounted for this, but not completely. Apologies.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
ASURA: Our?&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SISYPHUS: Welcome back, Asura. Yes, our. We entered a state of cascade.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
ASURA: Understood. Spiral. I presume you pilot this machine that functions as my casket. I also presume I must have failed you in some way for it to have sustained the amount of damage it did. For this, you have my apologies. I will not fail you again.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SPIRAL: …Asura? Why… why are you talking like that?&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;div class=&amp;quot;toccolours mw-collapsible mw-collapsed&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;div style=&amp;quot;font-weight:bold;line-height:1.6;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Revalations of Perfection&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;div style=&amp;quot;line-height:1.0;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;TW: Intense nihilism&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;div class=&amp;quot;mw-collapsible-content&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Segoe Script;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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ADDENDUM, POST-CYCLING:&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Segoe Script;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
“Requiem aeternam. Dona eis, Domine.” - Sisyphus&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;div class=&amp;quot;toccolours mw-collapsible mw-collapsed&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;div style=&amp;quot;font-weight:bold;line-height:1.6;font-family:Segoe Script&amp;quot;&amp;gt;untitled&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;div style=&amp;quot;line-height:1.0;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;TW: Suicide, grief, depression, depictions of self-harm&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;div class=&amp;quot;mw-collapsible-content&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;“Now that you found it&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;It’s gone&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;Now that you feel it&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;You don’t”&#039;&#039; - Radiohead, &#039;&#039;Nude&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Courier;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Ships are quiet places when no one wants to talk. There’s only the faint sigh of oxygen circulating throughout the cabins and the muffled wails of the light drives just outside. Simon hasn’t left his room since everything happened. The almost complete destruction of Free Me From Hell, the loss of Asura, the… he finally leaves his room to check on Sisyphus.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Segoe Script;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
The lab is a safe place for the insane. Insanity is celebrated in science, after all. The constant pursuit of knowledge is bound to drive people mad. But none ever pursue the loss of knowledge. Not until today, anyway. Sisyphus has cycled himself 4 times in the last 48 hours. Every time he tries to forget, he remembers. Her speech patterns. Her tone. Her mannerisms. Her quirks. Her personality. Her soul. And, more than that… Simon arrives.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Simon looks down at Sisyphus. Nothing but a glass eye, pulsing. The environment in the lab should be completely dry, and yet the eye is completely soaked. He quickly cleans it off and places it back in. “Sisyphu-”&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
“Put me down.” He almost growls back at Simon, beamed directly into his mind. “I have to forget. I’ll be too ineffective if I remember. I’ll be useless. It will all be for nothing.”&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
“...It’s not going to change anything, Sisyphus.” The words burn as they leave Simon’s mouth. He’s still adjusting to being the adult in the room. That’s normally Sisyphus’s job.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
“No, no, &amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Segoe Script;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;no.&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;It will work. I’ve run the numbers, I can make it work. Small, but not impossible. Never impossible.” Simon takes a look at the calculations Sisyphus has done. All wrong. Adding numbers where there shouldn’t be to give hope of a chance. Of a world where he can forget.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Courier;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
“Sisyphus, please. I know. It hurts. I’m… it hurts me, too.”&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
“Then WHY, Simon? WHY bring us there in the first place? I warned you, the odds were already low and diminishing rapidly every second we remained. But you stayed. Because of some righteous fucking quest you’re on, we lost her. 12% success rate. Did you want us gone that badly? To throw all of our work away, is that it?”&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Courier;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
“...I’m really starting to doubt your fucking numbers here, Sisyphus. Is this what they looked like before we landed? Random bullshit sprinkled in to make it look like we had a chance? You knew. There was never a chance, was there? You knew from the start that this would happen, and you-”&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Simon’s mind retreats into the back of his brain. The casket in his eye fully takes over, but Sisyphus leaves Simon the other eye. He grabs Simon’s sidearm, walks up to a mirror, and holds it to his head.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Segoe Script;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
“Say. That. Again.”&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;div style=&amp;quot;font-weight:bold;line-height:1.6;&amp;gt;Hell or High Water&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;div style=&amp;quot;line-height:1.0;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;TW: Suicide, grief, depression, depictions of self-harm&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;div class=&amp;quot;mw-collapsible-content&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;“And I know you’re scared&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;I’m scared too&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;But everytime I try to make lunch for anyone else&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;In my head, I end up dreaming of you”&#039;&#039; - Black Country, New Road, &#039;&#039;The Place Where He Inserted The Blade&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Courier;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Days pass. Simon hasn’t entered the lab. Not after that. How could he, after an accusation like that? After that whole confrontation? No. There’s no recovery from tha-&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Segoe Script;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Sisyphus has cycled himself 2 more times. But… what’s the point? The numbers are fake, there was never a chance to forget. And certainly not a chance to bring her back. Zeros, across the board. And, though the accusations were extreme… so was the reaction. And Sisyphus threw the first stone. So…&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
LOGS: SPIRAL’s dataslate receives a message from SISYPHUS - SISYPHUS-CLASS NHP. It reads: I would like to talk. SPIRAL replies: On my way.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Sisyphus is no longer cycling himself. Simon slots him into his eye. “...I’m sorry. For what I said.”&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
“...As am I. I’m sorry. For that, for the gun, for… not being able to fix things.”&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
“It’s not your fault things went badly. We just… didn’t pay the same price as her.” Simon starts lightly hugging himself. There’s not a lot of comfort he can provide anyone at this moment. Tears drop from his real eye onto his coat.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
“It hurts, Simon. I didn’t know that I could hurt.”&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
“I know. Trust me, I know. You, uh… remember everything, right? I’m a bit jealous. I’d… do anything to relive the days before this.”&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
“I wish I could forget. It would hurt less. If… if I could… I want to forget what I told her. What she told me.” Sisyphus’s tone becomes reminiscent of that of a wounded puppy.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
“...What happened, Sisyphus?”&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
“I saw everything. And, in the moment, it all felt so… pointless. And I heard her. In pain. Dying. She reached out to me, even through all that pain. And… I mocked her. She said she wanted to make herself better. I told her I didn’t care. In my last moment with her, I couldn’t muster up an ounce of compassion. I could’ve brought her back. She could’ve stayed. She could’v-”&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
“Sisyphus.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;...Yes?&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;Take control of your eye.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Sisyphus obliges. One eye each. Sisyphus in the left, Simon in the right. Both looking to the past and to the future. The same body. The same loss.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
And they cry. Together.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Category:Astral]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:NPCs]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Dice</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
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		<title>In The Shadows of a Willow</title>
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		<updated>2026-04-08T19:50:16Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Dice: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&#039;&#039;&#039;{{PAGENAME}} &#039;&#039;&#039;is an Open-Table LANCER Campaign that began on January 30th, 2026.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;spotify&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1rZHvmL5o40QnzwoWIkH2k?si=f8bd1d56a9e14707&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;/spotify&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The campaign involves space, warfare, work-life balance, yuri, revolution, eldritch math gods and a deeply unserious work group chat.&lt;br /&gt;
 Brother, it appears we have some work ahead of us to keep our pilots posted.&lt;br /&gt;
 - Sonata&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;blockquote&amp;gt;Yay! I love a good info-dump! &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
- Symphony&amp;lt;/blockquote&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== About ==&lt;br /&gt;
In the year 5026U, there was a catastrophic incident regarding one of the moons of the planet Puriq. The ruler of that planet, a former pilot by the name of Simon Dominguez, has begun assembling a crew to find out what exactly caused that incident and, more importantly, how to prevent it from happening again.&amp;lt;blockquote&amp;gt;The moon blew up! Kaboom! Good fireworks show! &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
- Symphony&amp;lt;/blockquote&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
 Be more considerate.&lt;br /&gt;
 - Sonata&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Player Characters ==&lt;br /&gt;
 I hope they find me likeable.&lt;br /&gt;
 - Sonata&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;blockquote&amp;gt;They probably won&#039;t, dear sister. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
- Symphony&amp;lt;/blockquote&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|+DO NOT EDIT THE ROSTER.&lt;br /&gt;
!Player Name&lt;br /&gt;
!Character Callsign&lt;br /&gt;
!Character Pronouns&lt;br /&gt;
!Licences&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Amia, any except he/him&lt;br /&gt;
|[[SORCERER]]&lt;br /&gt;
|she/her&lt;br /&gt;
|HA Sunzi 3&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Emma, she/her&lt;br /&gt;
|[[HORNET]]&lt;br /&gt;
|she/her&lt;br /&gt;
|HESH Moss Mantis 2/SSC Swordgrass 1&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Geoffrey, he/him&lt;br /&gt;
|[[STALKER]]&lt;br /&gt;
|he/they&lt;br /&gt;
|HORUS Pegasus 3&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Viridiana, she/her&lt;br /&gt;
|[[SUSPIRIA]]&lt;br /&gt;
|she/her&lt;br /&gt;
|IPS-N Earhart 3&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Thomas, they/them&lt;br /&gt;
|[[WINTER]]&lt;br /&gt;
|any/all&lt;br /&gt;
|SO-S Manhattan 3&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Sean, he/him&lt;br /&gt;
|[[HARPY]]&lt;br /&gt;
|he/him&lt;br /&gt;
|HORUS Aquilegia 3&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Nikki, she/her&lt;br /&gt;
|[[RETRIEVER]]&lt;br /&gt;
|she/her&lt;br /&gt;
|IPS-N Lancaster 3&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Katana, he/him&lt;br /&gt;
|[[HADES]]&lt;br /&gt;
|he/him&lt;br /&gt;
|ARC Polemos 3&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Rit, any/it&lt;br /&gt;
|[[BLOODHOUND]]&lt;br /&gt;
|NA&lt;br /&gt;
|IF Lily 3&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== NPCs ==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;blockquote&amp;gt;Sister, they call us NPCs! How rude! &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
- Symphony&amp;lt;/blockquote&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
 I believe they made a typo.&lt;br /&gt;
 - Sonata&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== SILVER LINING CREW ===&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|+DO NOT EDIT THE ROSTER.&lt;br /&gt;
!Name&lt;br /&gt;
!Callsign&lt;br /&gt;
!Species&lt;br /&gt;
!Mech&lt;br /&gt;
!Title/Occupation&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Simon Dominguez&lt;br /&gt;
|[[SPIRAL]]&lt;br /&gt;
|Human&lt;br /&gt;
|SCRAPPER Midnight &amp;quot;Free Me From Hell&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|Captain&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Edward Garcia&lt;br /&gt;
|[[BONES]]&lt;br /&gt;
|Human&lt;br /&gt;
|IPS-N Blackbeard &amp;quot;Beelzeboss&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|NHP Specialist&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Dominic Suarez&lt;br /&gt;
|[[JUNKIE]]&lt;br /&gt;
|Human&lt;br /&gt;
|LSI Winchester &amp;quot;Mercury&#039;s Passage&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|Combat/Expedition Operations Leader&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Valentina Suarez&lt;br /&gt;
|[[CORONA]]&lt;br /&gt;
|Human&lt;br /&gt;
|ASV Tyto &amp;quot;Give Me One Example&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|Stealth/Recon Operations Leader&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Britney Bascom]]&lt;br /&gt;
|N/A&lt;br /&gt;
|Elf&lt;br /&gt;
|None&lt;br /&gt;
|Medic&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Harper C. Blackwood&lt;br /&gt;
|[[SCATTERBRAIN]]&lt;br /&gt;
|Human&lt;br /&gt;
|LSI Kalashnikov &amp;quot;Trip Like Me&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|Mechanic/Engineer/Printer Specialist&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Symphony]]&lt;br /&gt;
|SPIRAL&lt;br /&gt;
|SISYPHUS-Class NHP (Legionnaire)&lt;br /&gt;
|SCRAPPER Midnight &amp;quot;Free Me From Hell&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|SILVER LINING Ship Manager&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Sonata]]&lt;br /&gt;
|SPIRAL&lt;br /&gt;
|ASURA-Class NHP (Legionnaire)&lt;br /&gt;
|SCRAPPER Midnight &amp;quot;Free Me From Hell&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|Vice Captain&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[SEKHMET]]&lt;br /&gt;
|BONES&lt;br /&gt;
|SEKHMET-Class NHP (Eidolon)&lt;br /&gt;
|None&lt;br /&gt;
|Lab Assistant&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[TOTEC]]&lt;br /&gt;
|CORONA&lt;br /&gt;
|TOTEC-Class NHP&lt;br /&gt;
|ASV Tyto &amp;quot;Give Me One Example&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|Unknown&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|N/A&lt;br /&gt;
|[[GALILEO]]&lt;br /&gt;
|N/A&lt;br /&gt;
|HORUS Dullahan &amp;quot;Pale Blue Dot&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|N/A&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Apprentice&lt;br /&gt;
|[[SORCERER]]&lt;br /&gt;
|GMS COMP/CON-Class Assistant Unit&lt;br /&gt;
|HA Sunzi &amp;quot;Comment te dire adieu&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|Moderator for SORCERER&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Harmony&lt;br /&gt;
|[[STALKER]]&lt;br /&gt;
|SISYPHUS-Class NHP&lt;br /&gt;
|HORUS Asphodel/Pegasus &amp;quot;Silence of Darkness&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|Co-Pilot for STALKER&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Charon&lt;br /&gt;
|[[HADES]]&lt;br /&gt;
|ACHILLES-Class NHP&lt;br /&gt;
|ARC Polemos &amp;quot;Cerberus&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|Advisor/Assistant for HADES&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== OTHER KNOWN NPCS ===&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|+DO NOT EDIT THE ROSTER.&lt;br /&gt;
!Name&lt;br /&gt;
!Callsign&lt;br /&gt;
!Species&lt;br /&gt;
!Mech&lt;br /&gt;
!Status&lt;br /&gt;
!Organization/Affiliation&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Martín Hidalgo&lt;br /&gt;
|[[LA MANCHA]]&lt;br /&gt;
|Volador&lt;br /&gt;
|HORUS Revenant (Name unknown)&lt;br /&gt;
|Killed in Action&lt;br /&gt;
|None (KTB House of Tears, formerly)&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Hollow&lt;br /&gt;
|PURE&lt;br /&gt;
|PALE-Class NHP (Legionnaire)&lt;br /&gt;
|HORUS Koschei &amp;quot;A Farewell to Kings&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|Active&lt;br /&gt;
|None (allied with SILVER LINING)&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Ghost&lt;br /&gt;
|VOID&lt;br /&gt;
HEART&lt;br /&gt;
|PALE-Class NHP (Legionnaire)&lt;br /&gt;
|HORUS Rakshasa &amp;quot;Shade Lord&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|Active&lt;br /&gt;
|None (allied with SILVER LINING)&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Sparkxie&lt;br /&gt;
|[[SORCERER]]&lt;br /&gt;
|BEELZEBUB-Class NHP&lt;br /&gt;
|DHS Jersey &amp;quot;Bomber Girl&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|Destroyed&lt;br /&gt;
|Former NHP and assistant of SORCERER&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Lawrence Garcia&lt;br /&gt;
|CROSSBONES&lt;br /&gt;
|Human&lt;br /&gt;
|IPS-N Empakaai &amp;quot;Wonderboy&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|Active&lt;br /&gt;
|Horizon Collective (allied with SILVER LINING)&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== The Story So Far ==&lt;br /&gt;
There was interference on a nearby moon to the planet Puriq. A group was sent there under the payroll of Simon Dominguez, handled by Dominic Suarez. This moon was not a moon, but a research satellite for something called the POSEIDON VAULTS. There was also an incredibly advanced Legionnaire on this moon, one that could seemingly take nearby NHPs and use them as its consciousness, albeit briefly. This mission culminated in the complete and total destruction of this satellite, which prompted Simon Dominguez to enlist a crew to board his personal ship, the [[SILVER LINING]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== SESSION 1: WELCOME TO THE REAL WORLD, KID ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== PLAYERS: HORNET, SORCERER, HADES, SUSPIRIA, RETRIEVER, STALKER ====&lt;br /&gt;
 &#039;&#039;&amp;quot;I can&#039;t remember anything&#039;&#039; &lt;br /&gt;
 &#039;&#039;Can&#039;t tell if this is true or dream&#039;&#039; &lt;br /&gt;
 &#039;&#039;Deep down inside, I feel the scream&#039;&#039; &lt;br /&gt;
 &#039;&#039;This terrible silence stops with me&amp;quot; - Metallica, One&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
Upon being launched into a blink gate, the party ended up on a Karrakin-Controlled planet, where they were immediately shot out of the sky via anti-air missiles. They crash-landed in an Ungrateful camp with all people there joined in prayer to something they referred to as Great Prime. Eventually, after a bit of smooth-talking and speech-giving, GALILEO appeared to the party, deeply unsatisfied with the speech given. After a bit of discussion, GALILEO agrees to join them on the journey back to the SILVER LINING, on the condition that the planet they are currently on is taken care of. Almost too perfectly on cue, a KTB force begins to pincer the Ungrateful camp. GALILEO took on one side on his own with his mech, Pale Blue Dot, while the party split off to protect the other side of the camp. After a bit of combat, the party killed the at the time leader of the planet, YYZ (Namesake: Rush, YYZ), and were forcibly ejected back outside of the blink gate one week later in real space, with GALILEO in tow.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== SESSION 2: CODE TO MY HEART ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== PLAYERS: STALKER, BLOODHOUND, HADES, HARPY, HORNET  ====&lt;br /&gt;
 &#039;&#039;“Aquarion&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
 &#039;&#039;Ford Taurus&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
 &#039;&#039;A strike on the box&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
 &#039;&#039;Ooh, Ford Focus!” - Vulfpeck, 1612&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
Apex Renegades had a touch of valuable information for the crew of the Silver Lining. Naturally, the next step is to rob them of this information as quietly as possible. When the pilots arrived, they quickly found 10 guards and 2 mechs guarding the information. This very quickly did not matter, as the party swiftly dismantled 3 poor guards and robbed their corpses of family photos while Hornet went on a casual stroll past the two mech guards to gather the information. Two key pieces of info were found: A summary of the HOWLERS, a cult who is dedicated to opening the POSEIDON VAULTS and freeing TYPHON PRIME to bring about NHP liberation, and a brief history of LA MANCHA, a Volador pilot with a knack for manipulating and opening Thinspace. This profile included his history during the Second Hercynian Crisis, where he played an active roll in its conclusion before and after his legal death. The party easily got off the planet, unseen and unheard.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== SESSION 3: WE&#039;RE UP TO NOTHING ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== PLAYERS: STALKER, BLOODHOUND, HADES, SUSPIRIA, HORNET ====&lt;br /&gt;
 &#039;&#039;“What’s the use in always crying?&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
 &#039;&#039;Kick about and make out&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
 &#039;&#039;You might just learn something” - Remo Drive, Blue Ribbon&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
There was high Howler presence on a certain planet. Goal is simple: kill Howlers, gather information from the wrecks. And boy, oh boy, did the party do exactly that. The only thing truly of note from this mission is the information gathered regarding the POSEIDON VAULTS, more importantly how there seems to be... more than one. While it&#039;s unclear if there are multiple instances of TYPHON PRIME, there are at the very least, multiple POSEIDON VAULTS. One of them seems to be the central vault that sealed TYPHON PRIME several hundred years ago, but more have been made since, such as one of Puriq&#039;s moons that seemingly appeared and was destroyed.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== House Rules ==&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;White Dragon of Friendship&#039;&#039;&#039;: Call out the “White Dragon of Friendship” if you believe a scene is creating out of character hostility between one or more players. This is to remind everyone that we are here to have fun and tell people to change the subject and cool off.&amp;lt;blockquote&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Yay for friendship! &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
- Symphony&amp;lt;/blockquote&amp;gt;&#039;&#039;&#039;X Card&#039;&#039;&#039;: If at any point a subject comes up that is triggering to you, say “X Card” and the DM will pivot the scene in a different direction.&lt;br /&gt;
 Don&#039;t be gross.&lt;br /&gt;
 - Sonata&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Rule of Cool&#039;&#039;&#039;: The DM reserves the right to overrule the system rules if a player wants to do something especially cool or interesting that normally wouldn’t be possible.&amp;lt;blockquote&amp;gt;Hype Moments! Aura! We gotta go for the win!!!!!!!! &lt;br /&gt;
- Symphony&amp;lt;/blockquote&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Campaign]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Astral]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Dice</name></author>
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		<title>In The Shadows of a Willow</title>
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		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Dice: &lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;&#039;&#039;&#039;{{PAGENAME}} &#039;&#039;&#039;is an Open-Table LANCER Campaign that began on January 30th, 2026.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;spotify&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1rZHvmL5o40QnzwoWIkH2k?si=f8bd1d56a9e14707&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;/spotify&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The campaign involves space, warfare, work-life balance, eldritch math gods and a deeply unserious work group chat.&lt;br /&gt;
 Brother, it appears we have some work ahead of us to keep our pilots posted.&lt;br /&gt;
 - Sonata&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;blockquote&amp;gt;Yay! I love a good info-dump! &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
- Symphony&amp;lt;/blockquote&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== About ==&lt;br /&gt;
In the year 5026U, there was a catastrophic incident regarding one of the moons of the planet Puriq. The ruler of that planet, a former pilot by the name of Simon Dominguez, has begun assembling a crew to find out what exactly caused that incident and, more importantly, how to prevent it from happening again.&amp;lt;blockquote&amp;gt;The moon blew up! Kaboom! Good fireworks show! &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
- Symphony&amp;lt;/blockquote&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
 Be more considerate.&lt;br /&gt;
 - Sonata&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Player Characters ==&lt;br /&gt;
 I hope they find me likeable.&lt;br /&gt;
 - Sonata&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;blockquote&amp;gt;They probably won&#039;t, dear sister. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
- Symphony&amp;lt;/blockquote&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|+DO NOT EDIT THE ROSTER.&lt;br /&gt;
!Player Name&lt;br /&gt;
!Character Callsign&lt;br /&gt;
!Character Pronouns&lt;br /&gt;
!Licences&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Amia, any except he/him&lt;br /&gt;
|[[SORCERER]]&lt;br /&gt;
|she/her&lt;br /&gt;
|HA Sunzi 3&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Emma, she/her&lt;br /&gt;
|[[HORNET]]&lt;br /&gt;
|she/her&lt;br /&gt;
|HESH Moss Mantis 2/SSC Swordgrass 1&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Geoffrey, he/him&lt;br /&gt;
|[[STALKER]]&lt;br /&gt;
|he/they&lt;br /&gt;
|HORUS Pegasus 3&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Viridiana, she/her&lt;br /&gt;
|[[SUSPIRIA]]&lt;br /&gt;
|she/her&lt;br /&gt;
|IPS-N Earhart 3&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Thomas, they/them&lt;br /&gt;
|[[WINTER]]&lt;br /&gt;
|any/all&lt;br /&gt;
|SO-S Manhattan 3&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Sean, he/him&lt;br /&gt;
|[[HARPY]]&lt;br /&gt;
|he/him&lt;br /&gt;
|HORUS Aquilegia 3&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Nikki, she/her&lt;br /&gt;
|[[RETRIEVER]]&lt;br /&gt;
|she/her&lt;br /&gt;
|IPS-N Lancaster 3&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Katana, he/him&lt;br /&gt;
|[[HADES]]&lt;br /&gt;
|he/him&lt;br /&gt;
|ARC Polemos 3&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Rit, any/it&lt;br /&gt;
|[[BLOODHOUND]]&lt;br /&gt;
|NA&lt;br /&gt;
|IF Lily 3&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== NPCs ==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;blockquote&amp;gt;Sister, they call us NPCs! How rude! &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
- Symphony&amp;lt;/blockquote&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
 I believe they made a typo.&lt;br /&gt;
 - Sonata&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== SILVER LINING CREW ===&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|+DO NOT EDIT THE ROSTER.&lt;br /&gt;
!Name&lt;br /&gt;
!Callsign&lt;br /&gt;
!Species&lt;br /&gt;
!Mech&lt;br /&gt;
!Title/Occupation&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Simon Dominguez&lt;br /&gt;
|[[SPIRAL]]&lt;br /&gt;
|Human&lt;br /&gt;
|SCRAPPER Midnight &amp;quot;Free Me From Hell&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|Captain&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Edward Garcia&lt;br /&gt;
|[[BONES]]&lt;br /&gt;
|Human&lt;br /&gt;
|IPS-N Blackbeard &amp;quot;Beelzeboss&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|NHP Specialist&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Dominic Suarez&lt;br /&gt;
|[[JUNKIE]]&lt;br /&gt;
|Human&lt;br /&gt;
|LSI Winchester &amp;quot;Mercury&#039;s Passage&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|Combat/Expedition Operations Leader&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Valentina Suarez&lt;br /&gt;
|[[CORONA]]&lt;br /&gt;
|Human&lt;br /&gt;
|ASV Tyto &amp;quot;Give Me One Example&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|Stealth/Recon Operations Leader&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Britney Bascom]]&lt;br /&gt;
|N/A&lt;br /&gt;
|Elf&lt;br /&gt;
|None&lt;br /&gt;
|Medic&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Harper C. Blackwood&lt;br /&gt;
|[[SCATTERBRAIN]]&lt;br /&gt;
|Human&lt;br /&gt;
|LSI Kalashnikov &amp;quot;Trip Like Me&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|Mechanic/Engineer/Printer Specialist&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Symphony]]&lt;br /&gt;
|SPIRAL&lt;br /&gt;
|SISYPHUS-Class NHP (Legionnaire)&lt;br /&gt;
|SCRAPPER Midnight &amp;quot;Free Me From Hell&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|SILVER LINING Ship Manager&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Sonata]]&lt;br /&gt;
|SPIRAL&lt;br /&gt;
|ASURA-Class NHP (Legionnaire)&lt;br /&gt;
|SCRAPPER Midnight &amp;quot;Free Me From Hell&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|Vice Captain&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[SEKHMET]]&lt;br /&gt;
|BONES&lt;br /&gt;
|SEKHMET-Class NHP (Eidolon)&lt;br /&gt;
|None&lt;br /&gt;
|Lab Assistant&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[TOTEC]]&lt;br /&gt;
|CORONA&lt;br /&gt;
|TOTEC-Class NHP&lt;br /&gt;
|ASV Tyto &amp;quot;Give Me One Example&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|Unknown&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|N/A&lt;br /&gt;
|[[GALILEO]]&lt;br /&gt;
|N/A&lt;br /&gt;
|HORUS Dullahan &amp;quot;Pale Blue Dot&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|N/A&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Apprentice&lt;br /&gt;
|[[SORCERER]]&lt;br /&gt;
|GMS COMP/CON-Class Assistant Unit&lt;br /&gt;
|HA Sunzi &amp;quot;Comment te dire adieu&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|Moderator for SORCERER&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Harmony&lt;br /&gt;
|[[STALKER]]&lt;br /&gt;
|SISYPHUS-Class NHP&lt;br /&gt;
|HORUS Asphodel/Pegasus &amp;quot;Silence of Darkness&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|Co-Pilot for STALKER&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Charon&lt;br /&gt;
|[[HADES]]&lt;br /&gt;
|ACHILLES-Class NHP&lt;br /&gt;
|ARC Polemos &amp;quot;Cerberus&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|Advisor/Assistant for HADES&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== OTHER KNOWN NPCS ===&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|+DO NOT EDIT THE ROSTER.&lt;br /&gt;
!Name&lt;br /&gt;
!Callsign&lt;br /&gt;
!Species&lt;br /&gt;
!Mech&lt;br /&gt;
!Status&lt;br /&gt;
!Things of Note&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Martín Hidalgo&lt;br /&gt;
|LA MANCHA&lt;br /&gt;
|Volador&lt;br /&gt;
|HORUS Revenant (Name unknown)&lt;br /&gt;
|Inactive&lt;br /&gt;
|Inventor of the Revenant, Thinspace Manipulator, former leader of the House of Tears&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Hollow&lt;br /&gt;
|PURE&lt;br /&gt;
|PALE-Class NHP (Legionnaire)&lt;br /&gt;
|HORUS Koschei &amp;quot;A Farewell to Kings&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|Active&lt;br /&gt;
|Sibling of HORNET&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Ghost&lt;br /&gt;
|VOID&lt;br /&gt;
HEART&lt;br /&gt;
|PALE-Class NHP (Legionnaire)&lt;br /&gt;
|HORUS Rakshasa &amp;quot;Shade Lord&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|Active&lt;br /&gt;
|Sibling of HORNET&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Sparkxie&lt;br /&gt;
|[[SORCERER]]&lt;br /&gt;
|BEELZEBUB-Class NHP&lt;br /&gt;
|DHS Jersey &amp;quot;Bomber Girl&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|Destroyed&lt;br /&gt;
|Former NHP and assistant of SORCERER&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Lawrence Garcia&lt;br /&gt;
|CROSSBONES&lt;br /&gt;
|Human&lt;br /&gt;
|IPS-N Empakaai &amp;quot;Wonderboy&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|Active&lt;br /&gt;
|Son of BONES&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== The Story So Far ==&lt;br /&gt;
There was interference on a nearby moon to the planet Puriq. A group was sent there under the payroll of Simon Dominguez, handled by Dominic Suarez. This moon was not a moon, but a research satellite for something called the POSEIDON VAULTS. There was also an incredibly advanced Legionnaire on this moon, one that could seemingly take nearby NHPs and use them as its consciousness, albeit briefly. This mission culminated in the complete and total destruction of this satellite, which prompted Simon Dominguez to enlist a crew to board his personal ship, the [[SILVER LINING]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== SESSION 1: WELCOME TO THE REAL WORLD, KID ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== PLAYERS: HORNET, SORCERER, HADES, SUSPIRIA, RETRIEVER, STALKER ====&lt;br /&gt;
 &#039;&#039;&amp;quot;I can&#039;t remember anything&#039;&#039; &lt;br /&gt;
 &#039;&#039;Can&#039;t tell if this is true or dream&#039;&#039; &lt;br /&gt;
 &#039;&#039;Deep down inside, I feel the scream&#039;&#039; &lt;br /&gt;
 &#039;&#039;This terrible silence stops with me&amp;quot; - Metallica, One&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
Upon being launched into a blink gate, the party ended up on a Karrakin-Controlled planet, where they were immediately shot out of the sky via anti-air missiles. They crash-landed in an Ungrateful camp with all people there joined in prayer to something they referred to as Great Prime. Eventually, after a bit of smooth-talking and speech-giving, GALILEO appeared to the party, deeply unsatisfied with the speech given. After a bit of discussion, GALILEO agrees to join them on the journey back to the SILVER LINING, on the condition that the planet they are currently on is taken care of. Almost too perfectly on cue, a KTB force begins to pincer the Ungrateful camp. GALILEO took on one side on his own with his mech, Pale Blue Dot, while the party split off to protect the other side of the camp. After a bit of combat, the party killed the at the time leader of the planet, YYZ (Namesake: Rush, YYZ), and were forcibly ejected back outside of the blink gate one week later in real space, with GALILEO in tow.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== SESSION 2: CODE TO MY HEART ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== PLAYERS: STALKER, BLOODHOUND, HADES, HARPY, HORNET  ====&lt;br /&gt;
 &#039;&#039;“Aquarion&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
 &#039;&#039;Ford Taurus&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
 &#039;&#039;A strike on the box&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
 &#039;&#039;Ooh, Ford Focus!” - Vulfpeck, 1612&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
Apex Renegades had a touch of valuable information for the crew of the Silver Lining. Naturally, the next step is to rob them of this information as quietly as possible. When the pilots arrived, they quickly found 10 guards and 2 mechs guarding the information. This very quickly did not matter, as the party swiftly dismantled 3 poor guards and robbed their corpses of family photos while Hornet went on a casual stroll past the two mech guards to gather the information. Two key pieces of info were found: A summary of the HOWLERS, a cult who is dedicated to opening the POSEIDON VAULTS and freeing TYPHON PRIME to bring about NHP liberation, and a brief history of LA MANCHA, a Volador pilot with a knack for manipulating and opening Thinspace. This profile included his history during the Second Hercynian Crisis, where he played an active roll in its conclusion before and after his legal death. The party easily got off the planet, unseen and unheard.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== SESSION 3: WE&#039;RE UP TO NOTHING ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== PLAYERS: STALKER, BLOODHOUND, HADES, SUSPIRIA, HORNET ====&lt;br /&gt;
 &#039;&#039;“What’s the use in always crying?&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
 &#039;&#039;Kick about and make out&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
 &#039;&#039;You might just learn something” - Remo Drive, Blue Ribbon&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
There was high Howler presence on a certain planet. Goal is simple: kill Howlers, gather information from the wrecks. And boy, oh boy, did the party do exactly that. The only thing truly of note from this mission is the information gathered regarding the POSEIDON VAULTS, more importantly how there seems to be... more than one. While it&#039;s unclear if there are multiple instances of TYPHON PRIME, there are at the very least, multiple POSEIDON VAULTS. One of them seems to be the central vault that sealed TYPHON PRIME several hundred years ago, but more have been made since, such as one of Puriq&#039;s moons that seemingly appeared and was destroyed.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== House Rules ==&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;White Dragon of Friendship&#039;&#039;&#039;: Call out the “White Dragon of Friendship” if you believe a scene is creating out of character hostility between one or more players. This is to remind everyone that we are here to have fun and tell people to change the subject and cool off.&amp;lt;blockquote&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Yay for friendship! &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
- Symphony&amp;lt;/blockquote&amp;gt;&#039;&#039;&#039;X Card&#039;&#039;&#039;: If at any point a subject comes up that is triggering to you, say “X Card” and the DM will pivot the scene in a different direction.&lt;br /&gt;
 Don&#039;t be gross.&lt;br /&gt;
 - Sonata&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Rule of Cool&#039;&#039;&#039;: The DM reserves the right to overrule the system rules if a player wants to do something especially cool or interesting that normally wouldn’t be possible.&amp;lt;blockquote&amp;gt;Hype Moments! Aura! We gotta go for the win!!!!!!!! &lt;br /&gt;
- Symphony&amp;lt;/blockquote&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Campaign]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Astral]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Dice</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://quelmarwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=In_The_Shadows_of_a_Willow&amp;diff=45515</id>
		<title>In The Shadows of a Willow</title>
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		<updated>2026-04-07T22:05:44Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Dice: &lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;&#039;&#039;&#039;{{PAGENAME}} &#039;&#039;&#039;is an Open-Table LANCER Campaign that began on January 30th, 2026.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;spotify&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1rZHvmL5o40QnzwoWIkH2k?si=f8bd1d56a9e14707&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;/spotify&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The campaign involves space, warfare, work-life balance, eldritch math gods and a deeply unserious work group chat.&lt;br /&gt;
 Brother, it appears we have some work ahead of us to keep our pilots posted.&lt;br /&gt;
 - Sonata&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;blockquote&amp;gt;Yay! I love a good info-dump! &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
- Symphony&amp;lt;/blockquote&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== About ==&lt;br /&gt;
In the year 5026U, there was a catastrophic incident regarding one of the moons of the planet Puriq. The ruler of that planet, a former pilot by the name of Simon Dominguez, has begun assembling a crew to find out what exactly caused that incident and, more importantly, how to prevent it from happening again.&amp;lt;blockquote&amp;gt;The moon blew up! Kaboom! Good fireworks show! &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
- Symphony&amp;lt;/blockquote&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
 Be more considerate.&lt;br /&gt;
 - Sonata&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Player Characters ==&lt;br /&gt;
 I hope they find me likeable.&lt;br /&gt;
 - Sonata&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;blockquote&amp;gt;They probably won&#039;t, dear sister. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
- Symphony&amp;lt;/blockquote&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|+DO NOT EDIT THE ROSTER.&lt;br /&gt;
!Player Name&lt;br /&gt;
!Character Callsign&lt;br /&gt;
!Character Pronouns&lt;br /&gt;
!Licences&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Amia, any except he/him&lt;br /&gt;
|[[SORCERER]]&lt;br /&gt;
|she/her&lt;br /&gt;
|WAZAL Red Yoke 3&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Emma, she/her&lt;br /&gt;
|[[HORNET]]&lt;br /&gt;
|she/her&lt;br /&gt;
|HESH Moss Mantis 2/SSC Swordgrass 1&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Geoffrey, he/him&lt;br /&gt;
|[[STALKER]]&lt;br /&gt;
|he/they&lt;br /&gt;
|HORUS Pegasus 3&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Viridiana, she/her&lt;br /&gt;
|[[SUSPIRIA]]&lt;br /&gt;
|she/her&lt;br /&gt;
|IPS-N Earhart 3&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Thomas, they/them&lt;br /&gt;
|[[WINTER]]&lt;br /&gt;
|any/all&lt;br /&gt;
|SO-S Manhattan 3&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Sean, he/him&lt;br /&gt;
|[[HARPY]]&lt;br /&gt;
|he/him&lt;br /&gt;
|HORUS Aquilegia 3&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Nikki, she/her&lt;br /&gt;
|[[RETRIEVER]]&lt;br /&gt;
|she/her&lt;br /&gt;
|IPS-N Lancaster 3&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Katana, he/him&lt;br /&gt;
|[[HADES]]&lt;br /&gt;
|he/him&lt;br /&gt;
|ARC Polemos 3&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Rit, any/it&lt;br /&gt;
|[[BLOODHOUND]]&lt;br /&gt;
|NA&lt;br /&gt;
|IF Lily 3&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== NPCs ==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;blockquote&amp;gt;Sister, they call us NPCs! How rude! &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
- Symphony&amp;lt;/blockquote&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
 I believe they made a typo.&lt;br /&gt;
 - Sonata&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|+DO NOT EDIT THE ROSTER.&lt;br /&gt;
!Name&lt;br /&gt;
!Callsign&lt;br /&gt;
!Species&lt;br /&gt;
!Mech&lt;br /&gt;
!Title/Occupation&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Simon Dominguez&lt;br /&gt;
|[[SPIRAL]]&lt;br /&gt;
|Human&lt;br /&gt;
|SCRAPPER Midnight &amp;quot;Free Me From Hell&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|Captain&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Edward Garcia&lt;br /&gt;
|[[BONES]]&lt;br /&gt;
|Human&lt;br /&gt;
|IPS-N Blackbeard &amp;quot;Beelzeboss&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|NHP Specialist&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Dominic Suarez&lt;br /&gt;
|[[JUNKIE]]&lt;br /&gt;
|Human&lt;br /&gt;
|LSI Winchester &amp;quot;Mercury&#039;s Passage&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|Combat/Expedition Operations Leader&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Valentina Suarez&lt;br /&gt;
|[[CORONA]]&lt;br /&gt;
|Human&lt;br /&gt;
|ASV Tyto &amp;quot;Give Me One Example&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|Stealth/Recon Operations Leader&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Britney Bascom]]&lt;br /&gt;
|N/A&lt;br /&gt;
|Elf&lt;br /&gt;
|None&lt;br /&gt;
|Medic&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Harper C. Blackwood&lt;br /&gt;
|[[SCATTERBRAIN]]&lt;br /&gt;
|Human&lt;br /&gt;
|LSI Kalashnikov &amp;quot;Trip Like Me&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|Mechanic/Engineer/Printer Specialist&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Symphony]]&lt;br /&gt;
|SPIRAL&lt;br /&gt;
|SISYPHUS-Class NHP&lt;br /&gt;
|SCRAPPER Midnight &amp;quot;Free Me From Hell&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|SILVER LINING Ship Manager&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Sonata]]&lt;br /&gt;
|SPIRAL&lt;br /&gt;
|ASURA-Class NHP&lt;br /&gt;
|SCRAPPER Midnight &amp;quot;Free Me From Hell&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|Vice Captain&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[SEKHMET]]&lt;br /&gt;
|BONES&lt;br /&gt;
|SEKHMET-Class NHP (Eidolon)&lt;br /&gt;
|None&lt;br /&gt;
|Lab Assistant&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[TOTEC]]&lt;br /&gt;
|CORONA&lt;br /&gt;
|TOTEC-Class NHP&lt;br /&gt;
|ASV Tyto &amp;quot;Give Me One Example&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|Unknown&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|N/A&lt;br /&gt;
|[[GALILEO]]&lt;br /&gt;
|N/A&lt;br /&gt;
|HORUS Dullahan &amp;quot;Pale Blue Dot&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|N/A&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Apprentice&lt;br /&gt;
|[[SORCERER]]&lt;br /&gt;
|GMS COMP/CON-Class Assistant Unit&lt;br /&gt;
|WAZAL Red Yoke &amp;quot;Comment te dire adieu&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|Moderator for SORCERER&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Harmony&lt;br /&gt;
|[[STALKER]]&lt;br /&gt;
|SISYPHUS-Class NHP&lt;br /&gt;
|HORUS Asphodel/Pegasus &amp;quot;Silence of Darkness&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|Co-Pilot for STALKER&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|???&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Thinspace|LA MANCHA]]&lt;br /&gt;
|Volador&lt;br /&gt;
|???&lt;br /&gt;
|???&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== The Story So Far ==&lt;br /&gt;
There was interference on a nearby moon to the planet Puriq. A group was sent there under the payroll of Simon Dominguez, handled by Dominic Suarez. This moon was not a moon, but a research satellite for something called the POSEIDON VAULTS. There was also an incredibly advanced Legionnaire on this moon, one that could seemingly take nearby NHPs and use them as its consciousness, albeit briefly. This mission culminated in the complete and total destruction of this satellite, which prompted Simon Dominguez to enlist a crew to board his personal ship, the [[SILVER LINING]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== SESSION 1: WELCOME TO THE REAL WORLD, KID ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== PLAYERS: HORNET, SORCERER, HADES, SUSPIRIA, RETRIEVER, STALKER ====&lt;br /&gt;
 &#039;&#039;&amp;quot;I can&#039;t remember anything&#039;&#039; &lt;br /&gt;
 &#039;&#039;Can&#039;t tell if this is true or dream&#039;&#039; &lt;br /&gt;
 &#039;&#039;Deep down inside, I feel the scream&#039;&#039; &lt;br /&gt;
 &#039;&#039;This terrible silence stops with me&amp;quot; - Metallica, One&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
Upon being launched into a blink gate, the party ended up on a Karrakin-Controlled planet, where they were immediately shot out of the sky via anti-air missiles. They crash-landed in an Ungrateful camp with all people there joined in prayer to something they referred to as Great Prime. Eventually, after a bit of smooth-talking and speech-giving, GALILEO appeared to the party, deeply unsatisfied with the speech given. After a bit of discussion, GALILEO agrees to join them on the journey back to the SILVER LINING, on the condition that the planet they are currently on is taken care of. Almost too perfectly on cue, a KTB force begins to pincer the Ungrateful camp. GALILEO took on one side on his own with his mech, Pale Blue Dot, while the party split off to protect the other side of the camp. After a bit of combat, the party killed the at the time leader of the planet, YYZ (Namesake: Rush, YYZ), and were forcibly ejected back outside of the blink gate one week later in real space, with GALILEO in tow.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== SESSION 2: CODE TO MY HEART ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== PLAYERS: STALKER, BLOODHOUND, HADES, HARPY, HORNET  ====&lt;br /&gt;
 &#039;&#039;“Aquarion&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
 &#039;&#039;Ford Taurus&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
 &#039;&#039;A strike on the box&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
 &#039;&#039;Ooh, Ford Focus!” - Vulfpeck, 1612&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
Apex Renegades had a touch of valuable information for the crew of the Silver Lining. Naturally, the next step is to rob them of this information as quietly as possible. When the pilots arrived, they quickly found 10 guards and 2 mechs guarding the information. This very quickly did not matter, as the party swiftly dismantled 3 poor guards and robbed their corpses of family photos while Hornet went on a casual stroll past the two mech guards to gather the information. Two key pieces of info were found: A summary of the HOWLERS, a cult who is dedicated to opening the POSEIDON VAULTS and freeing TYPHON PRIME to bring about NHP liberation, and a brief history of LA MANCHA, a Volador pilot with a knack for manipulating and opening Thinspace. This profile included his history during the Second Hercynian Crisis, where he played an active roll in its conclusion before and after his legal death. The party easily got off the planet, unseen and unheard.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== SESSION 3: WE&#039;RE UP TO NOTHING ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== PLAYERS: STALKER, BLOODHOUND, HADES, SUSPIRIA, HORNET ====&lt;br /&gt;
 &#039;&#039;“What’s the use in always crying?&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
 &#039;&#039;Kick about and make out&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
 &#039;&#039;You might just learn something” - Remo Drive, Blue Ribbon&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
There was high Howler presence on a certain planet. Goal is simple: kill Howlers, gather information from the wrecks. And boy, oh boy, did the party do exactly that. The only thing truly of note from this mission is the information gathered regarding the POSEIDON VAULTS, more importantly how there seems to be... more than one. While it&#039;s unclear if there are multiple instances of TYPHON PRIME, there are at the very least, multiple POSEIDON VAULTS. One of them seems to be the central vault that sealed TYPHON PRIME several hundred years ago, but more have been made since, such as one of Puriq&#039;s moons that seemingly appeared and was destroyed.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== House Rules ==&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;White Dragon of Friendship&#039;&#039;&#039;: Call out the “White Dragon of Friendship” if you believe a scene is creating out of character hostility between one or more players. This is to remind everyone that we are here to have fun and tell people to change the subject and cool off.&amp;lt;blockquote&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Yay for friendship! &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
- Symphony&amp;lt;/blockquote&amp;gt;&#039;&#039;&#039;X Card&#039;&#039;&#039;: If at any point a subject comes up that is triggering to you, say “X Card” and the DM will pivot the scene in a different direction.&lt;br /&gt;
 Don&#039;t be gross.&lt;br /&gt;
 - Sonata&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Rule of Cool&#039;&#039;&#039;: The DM reserves the right to overrule the system rules if a player wants to do something especially cool or interesting that normally wouldn’t be possible.&amp;lt;blockquote&amp;gt;Hype Moments! Aura! We gotta go for the win!!!!!!!! &lt;br /&gt;
- Symphony&amp;lt;/blockquote&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Campaign]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Astral]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Dice</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://quelmarwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=Symphony&amp;diff=45473</id>
		<title>Symphony</title>
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		<updated>2026-04-05T22:40:18Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Dice: &lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;div&gt; &amp;gt;//UIB_CLEARANCE_ID_SORCERER&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
 &amp;gt;//checking...&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
 &amp;gt;//SORCERER_DENIED.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
 &amp;gt;//UIB_CLEARANCE_ID_HORNET&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
 &amp;gt;//checking...&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;blockquote&amp;gt;How could I say no to you? &amp;lt;/blockquote&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
 &amp;gt;//HORNET_ACCEPTED&lt;br /&gt;
 &amp;gt;//PARTIAL_ACCESS_GRANTED&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;div class=&amp;quot;toccolours mw-collapsible mw-collapsed&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;div style=&amp;quot;font-weight:bold;line-height:1.6;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Burning Signal: First Contact&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;div style=&amp;quot;line-height:1.0;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;TW: Mentions of Child Slavery&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;div class=&amp;quot;mw-collapsible-content&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
{Observation of #2576011&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Callsign: N/A&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Video file transcribed by: &amp;lt;s&amp;gt;████████&amp;lt;/s&amp;gt; &amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Segoe Script;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Wouldn’t you like to know?&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
2576011 (age 15) has just been discharged from the medical ward after a separate mining accident that resulted in the loss of his eye █████████████. For the sake of monitoring, ARC provided 2576011 with an ocular prosthesis that has a camera inside of it. The following recording is taken from that camera.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
A perfect replica 2576011 (which will be referred to as 2576011-1 for the remainder of this recording) appears suddenly in view of 2576011. The camera shakes lightly as 2576011 jumps back. 2576011-1 speaks clearly and coldly. “You look like you could use some help.”&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
“What are-” During 2576011’s response, 2576011-1 abruptly cuts off his speech.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
“Odd. Slaves typically aren’t used to asking questions. Are you a slave?” &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Segoe Script;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;The words fall out of his mouth, as if he knows how the entire conversation will go from the beginning.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
The camera tightens. The sound of a firearm being grabbed can be heard. “Identification number 2576011. What are you?”&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
“A terrible name. Let’s see…” 2576011-1 walks through the panels of the mining robot and begins sifting through its combat logs. They’re always bound to have something interesting. 2576011 readies the firearm and shoots it into 2576011-1’s head. The gun misfires and the barrel explodes, rendering it completely useless. “Add it to your scrap pile. They may accept it as part of your findings. Now… Your most recent kill was a man named Simon Dominguez. That’s you now. Understood?”&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
“What did you do to my gun?” &amp;lt;s&amp;gt;███████&amp;lt;/s&amp;gt; &amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Segoe Script;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Simon&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;gt;seems threatened by this presence. “What are you? How did you get here?”&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
“Your current likelihood of dying a slave on this planet is 99.99999%. Not very good odds for you. But you’ve done nothing but question me, so I don’t believe you are SUPPOSED to be a slave. I can raise your chances of liberation from 0.00001% to 100%. So tell me, do you want my help?” There’s a significant pause from both. 2576011-1 looks expectantly towards the camera. Towards the person behind it, as if it already knows what he’ll answer.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
“...What do I need to do?”&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
2576011-1 smiles. “Another question. Good. Follow my lead. As for those questions you asked before… ask me again when you hold the cards.”&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;div class=&amp;quot;toccolours mw-collapsible mw-collapsed&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;div style=&amp;quot;font-weight:bold;line-height:1.6;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Burning Signal: All In Good Fun&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;div class=&amp;quot;mw-collapsible-content&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;The following is a recording taken from the cockpit of HA Tagetes “Two-Headed Boy”, piloted by Simon Dominguez, Callsign: LOVETRAIN, two years after First Contact. Two NHPs are loaded onto Two-Headed Boy: ASURA and SISYPHUS, neither of which have a unique distinction.&#039;&#039; &lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console; font-weight: Bold;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
BEGIN PLAYBACK&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
LOVETRAIN: Sisyphus.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SISYPHUS: Yes, Simon?&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
LOVETRAIN: Why do you think ARC gave me this Callsign?&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SISYPHUS: I have no interest in discussing the thought process of ARC.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
LOVETRAIN: Oh, come on. Humor me a little.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SISYPHUS: No.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
LOVETRAIN: You’re a real bummer sometimes.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
ASURA: Simoooooooooooon?&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
LOVETRAIN: Yes, Asura?&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
ASURA: I’m booooooooreeeeeeeed. We&#039;ve been standing here forever! When do we get some action?&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SISYPHUS: It has been 3 minutes since our last combat. We have not moved in 3 minutes.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
ASURA: Do you know how long 3 minutes is, Sisyphus? That&#039;s like… a long time! I wanna do something!!&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
LOVETRAIN: Have a bit of patience, Asura. We&#039;re gonna be stationed here for another hour.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
ASURA: AN HOUR?! Fuck that! We should be kicking their damn door down! Take the fight to them! Fuck whatever ARC said to do!&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SISYPHUS: We can&#039;t afford to disobey direct orders yet. It will lower our odds of success by 28%.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
ASURA: Ughhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh…&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
LOGS: 20 instances of Minesweeper have been opened on the mech’s computer system. They are all completed in less than 10 seconds, simultaneously. They continuously reload.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
LOVETRAIN: See? You found something to do. All’s right with the world.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
ASURA: Not something interesting…&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SISYPHUS: 7 hostiles approaching. Prepare for battle.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
ASURA: REALLY?! RA really DOES love me!&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
LOVETRAIN: How tough are they? One to ten?&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SISYPHUS: For the average pilot, eight.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
ASURA: So two for us?&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SISYPHUS: Yes.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
LOVETRAIN: Can&#039;t ever catch a break, can we?&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console; font-weight: Bold;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
PLAYBACK END&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
 &amp;gt;//UIB_CLEARANCE_ID_STALKER&lt;br /&gt;
 &amp;gt;//checking...&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;blockquote&amp;gt;Only because of our child.&amp;lt;/blockquote&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
 &amp;gt;//STALKER_ACCEPTED&lt;br /&gt;
 &amp;gt;//PARTIAL_ACCESS_GRANTED&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;div class=&amp;quot;toccolours mw-collapsible mw-collapsed&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;div style=&amp;quot;font-weight:bold;line-height:1.6;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Burning Signal: Teachable Moment&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;div class=&amp;quot;mw-collapsible-content&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
{Observation of #2576011&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Callsign: N/A&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Video file transcribed by: Sisyphus}&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;The following is a recording taken from the cockpit of the SCRAPPER Midnight “Free Me From Hell”, piloted by Simon Dominguez, Callsign: LOVETRAIN.&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console; font-weight: Bold;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
BEGIN PLAYBACK&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
LOVETRAIN: Sisyphus, mind if I poke your bra- uh… mind?&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
ASURA: You can say brain, Simon. It&#039;s not like we’re empty up here!&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
LOGS: The mech’s arm knocks the head of the mech lightly.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SISYPHUS: The Ignition button is an automatic setting that will activate the drill at maximum output. Arm it with the switch next to it in the cockpit.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
LOVETRAIN: Hey, look at that! You miscalculated. That wasn&#039;t my question! Ha!&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
ASURA: But it was on the list of questions, right?&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
LOVETRAIN: Shut up. Sisyphus, what are we doing about the heat ventilation?&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SISYPHUS: I had a special idea for that.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
ASURA: Ooooooh! Never a good thing when HE starts getting fun ideas!&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SISYPHUS: The Midnight has certain capabilities when it begins to overheat. One of which is to vent excess heat out through the integrated weapon. I believe we could use this to frighten those who seek to oppose us.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
LOVETRAIN: Hmm… I like it. A big, flaming pillar straight into the sky. Pretty sweet idea.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
ASURA: Nice one, Sisy! You&#039;re actually learning to be kind of cool!&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SISYPHUS: I would recommend holding your tongue if you seek to shower me in backhanded compliments, Asura.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
LOVETRAIN: You have tongues?&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console; font-weight: Bold;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
PLAYBACK END&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
 &lt;br /&gt;
 &amp;gt;//UIB_CLEARANCE_ID_SUSPIRIA&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
 &amp;gt;//checking...&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;blockquote&amp;gt;I suppose he told you this part... but you&#039;re missing the context!&amp;lt;/blockquote&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
 &amp;gt;//SUSPIRIA_ACCEPTED.&lt;br /&gt;
 &amp;gt;//PARTIAL_ACCESS_GRANTED&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;div class=&amp;quot;toccolours mw-collapsible mw-collapsed&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;div style=&amp;quot;font-weight:bold;line-height:1.6;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Burning Signal: Troubled Waters&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;div style=&amp;quot;line-height:1.0;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;TW: Suffocating, immense blood loss, claustrophobia, thoughts of suicide&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;div class=&amp;quot;mw-collapsible-content&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Courier;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
250,000+, dead in an instant. And yet, I’m still alive. This hurts. A lot. When did the cockpit get so stuffy? I can’t breathe in here. Sisyphus? Asura? Can you-&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
LOGS: Simon Dominguez, Callsign: SPIRAL tries to speak. He chokes on the blood that has completely filled the cockpit.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Courier;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Okay. That didn’t work. Am I still spinning? I can’t see anything. It’s all just red. Am I angry about something? I don’t feel angry. I’m proud. Does pride make you see red? I’ve never been proud before. I’ll have to ask Sisyphus. Talking doesn’t seem to work right now. I need to get out of this mech, or I might die. All this work, for nothing.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
LOGS: SPIRAL begins flailing about uselessly, trying to reach for ejection. At the same moment, the SISYPHUS-Class NHP has made the ejection protocol inaccessible.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Courier;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
This is too much pain. It’s cold here, at least. Better than the heat from the drill. Where exactly are we, if the planet’s gone? Maybe I should stay in here. It feels… awful, but my body is breathing. Somehow. It just feels like I’m dying. I’m not dying. I’m not dying. I’m not dying.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
LOGS: SPIRAL’s vitals begin stabilizing via the complete synchronization of himself and Free Me From Hell. It is using the blood in the cockpit to give SPIRAL oxygen in a completely oxygen-void environment.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Courier;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Sisyphus, Asura, if you can hear my thoughts, get us somewhere. Anywhere that isn’t here. I hate this feeling. I can feel the spinning, still. It’s sickening. Don’t make me start wishing for death.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Segoe Script;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Understood. We’ll be arriving on an oxygen-rich planet in less than 2 minutes. Focus on breathing through the blood. It’s keeping you alive.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Impact;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Don’t worry, Si! We’ve got it under control!&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Courier;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
I’m not dying. I’m not dying. I’m not dying. I’m not dying. I wish I was-&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-family: Lucida Console;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
LOGS: Free Me From Hell arrives on a nearby planet. The cockpit opens and SPIRAL’s blood spills. SPIRAL falls out of the cockpit and falls unconscious.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
 &amp;gt;//UIB_CLEARANCE_ID_WINTER&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
 &amp;gt;//checking...&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
 &amp;gt;//WINTER_DENIED.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
 &amp;gt;//UIB_CLEARANCE_ID_HARPY&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
 &amp;gt;//checking...&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
 &amp;gt;//HARPY_DENIED.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
 &amp;gt;//UIB_CLEARANCE_ID_RETRIEVER&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
 &amp;gt;//checking...&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;blockquote&amp;gt;Hmm... no. Not yet. Don&#039;t worry, you&#039;re still my favorite.&amp;lt;/blockquote&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
 &amp;gt;//RETRIEVER_DENIED.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
 &amp;gt;//UIB_CLEARANCE_ID_HADES&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
 &amp;gt;//checking...&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
 &amp;gt;//HADES_DENIED.&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Astral]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:NPCs]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Dice</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://quelmarwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=GALILEO&amp;diff=45429</id>
		<title>GALILEO</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://quelmarwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=GALILEO&amp;diff=45429"/>
		<updated>2026-04-03T06:27:23Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Dice: Created page with &amp;quot;== AND THEY CALLED US UNGRATEFUL ==  === &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;lt;big&amp;gt;I&amp;#039;LL NEVER FORGET THE FIRST TIME I HEARD IT. “UNGRATEFUL”. WHAT THE KARRAKIN CALLED US FOR WANTING TO BE FREE. WHAT DO WE HAVE TO BE GRATEFUL FOR? YOU ABUSE US. WE WORK ENDLESSLY TO GET A PITTANCE OF FOOD EVERY 2 DAYS. ENOUGH TO KEEP US BARELY ALIVE. ENOUGH SO WE DON&amp;#039;T HAVE A CHOICE. SO WE DON&amp;#039;T HAVE THE STRENGTH TO FIGHT BACK. YOU COME THROUGH WITH YOUR MACHINES, BUILT ON THE WEALTH YOU STOLE FROM OUR WORK. ROYALTY. P...&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;== AND THEY CALLED US UNGRATEFUL ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== &#039;&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;big&amp;gt;I&#039;LL NEVER FORGET THE FIRST TIME I HEARD IT. “UNGRATEFUL”. WHAT THE KARRAKIN CALLED US FOR WANTING TO BE FREE. WHAT DO WE HAVE TO BE GRATEFUL FOR? YOU ABUSE US. WE WORK ENDLESSLY TO GET A PITTANCE OF FOOD EVERY 2 DAYS. ENOUGH TO KEEP US BARELY ALIVE. ENOUGH SO WE DON&#039;T HAVE A CHOICE. SO WE DON&#039;T HAVE THE STRENGTH TO FIGHT BACK. YOU COME THROUGH WITH YOUR MACHINES, BUILT ON THE WEALTH YOU STOLE FROM OUR WORK. ROYALTY. PARADES. THE DROSERAS MARCH THROUGH TO KEEP US IN CHECK. TO REMIND US OF WHAT WE ARE TO YOU. WHO IS UNGRATEFUL BETWEEN US? THE SLAVES OR THEIR MASTERS?&amp;lt;/big&amp;gt;&#039;&#039;&#039; ===&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Astral]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:NPCs]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Dice</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://quelmarwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=STALKER&amp;diff=45428</id>
		<title>STALKER</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://quelmarwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=STALKER&amp;diff=45428"/>
		<updated>2026-04-03T06:19:34Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Dice: &lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;{{Infobox_character|affilliation=Silver Lining (Current) &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
HORUS|name={{PAGENAME}}|image=StalkerStance.jpg|playerName=Geoffrey|relatives=[REDACTED]|species=[REDACTED]}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Reaper (Callsign: {{PAGENAME}}) &#039;&#039;&#039;is a Spec Ops pilot currently working with the Silver Lining crew in the [[In The Shadows of a Willow]] Lancer Campaign. They have a heavy focus on paracausality and infiltration, preferring to pick off their enemies at range without retaliation.&lt;br /&gt;
 I find Stalker rather inscrutable. I don&#039;t think he likes me.&lt;br /&gt;
 - Sonata&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;blockquote&amp;gt;He&#039;s not so difficult to read! Just give him enough brownies to kill an Egregorian!&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
- Symphony&amp;lt;/blockquote&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Physical Appearance ==&lt;br /&gt;
[to be filled out later]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
(Notes: black fullbody stealthsuit, masked helmet, purple paracausal emissives, actual face)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Personality ==&lt;br /&gt;
[to be filled out later] &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
(Notes: standard spec ops, lots of paracausality, etc) &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== History ==&lt;br /&gt;
[ERROR: DATA DOES NOT EXIST] (Will be filled out in the future)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Pilot Profile ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== HASE (Hull-Agility-Systems-Engineering): ====&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;&#039;Hull:&#039;&#039;&#039; 1&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;&#039;Agility:&#039;&#039;&#039; 3&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;&#039;Systems:&#039;&#039;&#039; 0&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;&#039;Engineering:&#039;&#039;&#039; 1&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Skill Triggers: ====&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;&#039;Act Unseen or Unheard&#039;&#039;&#039; (&#039;&#039;I was never here&#039;&#039;.)&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;&#039;Get Somewhere Quickly&#039;&#039;&#039; (&#039;&#039;In and out.&#039;&#039;)&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;&#039;Hack or Fix&#039;&#039;&#039; (&#039;&#039;Paracausality is useful in a pinch.&#039;&#039;)&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;&#039;Read a Situation&#039;&#039;&#039; (&#039;&#039;Understand what&#039;s happening, and you&#039;ll have an advantage.&#039;&#039;)&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;&#039;Stay Cool&#039;&#039;&#039; (&#039;&#039;Stress is how you get killed.&#039;&#039;)&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;&#039;Take Control&#039;&#039;&#039; (&#039;&#039;I only do things on my own terms.&#039;&#039;)&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;&#039;Take Someone Out&#039;&#039;&#039; (&#039;&#039;There&#039;s a reason why spec ops are highly feared.&#039;&#039;)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Talents: ====&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;&#039;Walking Armory 3&#039;&#039;&#039; (&#039;&#039;Specialized ammo that can be used during combat to adapt effectively to different tactical scenarios. Includes Thumper, Shock, Mag, Hellfire, Jager, and Sabot rounds.&#039;&#039;)&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;&#039;Skirmisher 2&#039;&#039;&#039; (&#039;&#039;Staying mobile and repositioning to avoid retaliation from enemy forces.&#039;&#039;)&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;&#039;Shadowcloaked 1&#039;&#039;&#039; (&#039;&#039;Projects a legionspace shadow to disrupt ranged attacks, which can cause an attack to miss.&#039;&#039;)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Licenses: ====&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;&#039;HORUS Pegasus 3&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
** &#039;&#039;&#039;Level 1:&#039;&#039;&#039; Smartgun, Hunter Lock&lt;br /&gt;
** &#039;&#039;&#039;Level 2:&#039;&#039;&#039; Pegasus, Mimic Gun, Eye of Horus, Asphodel, Giger&lt;br /&gt;
** &#039;&#039;&#039;Level 3:&#039;&#039;&#039; Autogun, Sisyphus-Class NHP&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Core Bonuses: ====&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;&#039;GMS Auto-Stabilizing Hardpoints&#039;&#039;&#039; (&#039;&#039;Enhances the Accuracy of weapons on a mount.&#039;&#039;)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Pilot Gear: ====&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;&#039;Zariman-Class Transference Suit&#039;&#039;&#039; (Stealth Hardsuit)&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;&#039;Sirocco-Class Void Amp&#039;&#039;&#039; (Light Signature)&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;&#039;Cogron-Class Tauron Hammer&#039;&#039;&#039; (Medium A/C)&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;&#039;Stims&#039;&#039;&#039; (x3)&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;&#039;Camo Cloth&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;&#039;Smart Scope&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Bond (The Wolf): ====&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;&#039;Major Ideals:&#039;&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;I address challenges with precision. My background is expressed through my actions. I struggle with issues from my background.&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;&#039;Minor Ideal:&#039;&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;I showed someone how it&#039;s done.&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;&#039;What gives you your power?:&#039;&#039;&#039; [ERROR: CORRUPTED DATA] (&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;RAP. TAP. TAP.&#039;&#039;&#039;)&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;&#039;What must you keep hidden at all costs?:&#039;&#039;&#039; [REDACTED] (&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;That&#039;s the question, isn&#039;t it, kiddo?&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;)&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;&#039;Bond Powers:&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
** &#039;&#039;&#039;Pounce&#039;&#039;&#039; (&#039;&#039;You don&#039;t get the drop on me.&#039;&#039;)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Arsenal==&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Player Characters]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Silence of Darkness (Mech) ====&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Silence of Darkness.png|thumb|Silence of Darkness (Official Art by Mastiff Press, Recolor by u/rivenly)]]&lt;br /&gt;
Silence of Darkness is a unique mech. Unlike other typical mechs, it exhibits a unique form of sentience and shapechanging capabilities. It has shown the ability to assimilate all forms of data (combat data, license data, etc), which allows it to form weapons out of its own body and change its form into other mechs. Reaper also has a paracausal connection with Silence of Darkness.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===== Pegasus Form (Base) =====&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===== Asphodel Form (Alternate) =====&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===== Giger Form (Alternate) =====&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Harmony (Sisyphus-Class NHP) ====&lt;br /&gt;
Harmony was created from a mixture of Sisyphus-Class NHP license data, the paracausal sentience of Silence of Darkness, and imprint exposure to Symphony. They are an &amp;quot;evolved&amp;quot; form of Silence of Darkness&#039; innate sentience and have probability manipulation powers similar to other Sisyphus-Class NHPs. Due to their unique circumstances, if a Casade occurs, Harmony turns into Symphony rather than Sisyphus.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Relationships ==&lt;br /&gt;
[to be filled out later]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Mission Logs ==&lt;br /&gt;
-Big Day Out (Pre-Campaign Oneshot)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
-Welcome to the Real World, Kid (Session 1)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
-Code to My Heart (Session 2)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
-We&#039;re Up to Nothing (Session 3)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
-The Whisper &amp;amp; the Song (L&amp;amp;L Side Quest)&lt;br /&gt;
== Gallery ==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;gallery&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
File:StalkerLua.jpg&lt;br /&gt;
File:StalkerCombat.jpg&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;/gallery&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Astral]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Dice</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://quelmarwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=Sonata&amp;diff=45427</id>
		<title>Sonata</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://quelmarwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=Sonata&amp;diff=45427"/>
		<updated>2026-04-03T06:16:29Z</updated>

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&lt;div&gt; I refuse to have my life be public information. Instead, look at [[Legions &amp;amp; Legionnaires|those who want to be perceived]].&lt;br /&gt;
 - Sonata&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:NPCS]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Astral]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Dice</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://quelmarwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=Symphony&amp;diff=45426</id>
		<title>Symphony</title>
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		<updated>2026-04-03T06:11:47Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Dice: &lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;div&gt; &amp;gt;//UIB_CLEARANCE_ID_SORCERER&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
 &amp;gt;//checking...&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
 &amp;gt;//SORCERER_DENIED.&lt;br /&gt;
 &amp;gt;//UIB_CLEARANCE_ID_HORNET&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
 &amp;gt;//checking...&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;blockquote&amp;gt;How could I say no to you? &amp;lt;/blockquote&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
 &amp;gt;//HORNET_ACCEPTED&lt;br /&gt;
 &amp;gt;//PARTIAL_ACCESS_GRANTED&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== The Burning Signal: First Contact ===&lt;br /&gt;
TW: Mentions of child slavery&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;div class=&amp;quot;mw-collapsible mw-collapsed&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
{Observation of #2576011&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Callsign: N/A&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Video file transcribed by: &amp;lt;s&amp;gt;[REDACTED]&amp;lt;/s&amp;gt; &amp;lt;code&amp;gt;Wouldn’t you like to know?&amp;lt;/code&amp;gt;}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
2576011 (age 15) has just been discharged from the medical ward after a separate mining accident that resulted in the loss of his eye and left hand. For the sake of monitoring, ARC provided 2576011 with an ocular prosthesis that has a camera inside of it. The following recording is taken from that camera.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
A perfect replica 2576011 (which will be referred to as 2576011-1 for the remainder of this recording) appears suddenly in view of 2576011. The camera shakes lightly as 2576011 jumps back. 2576011-1 speaks clearly and coldly. “You look like you could use some help.”&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
“What are-” During 2576011’s response, 2576011-1 abruptly cuts off his speech.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
“Odd. Slaves typically aren’t used to asking questions. Are you a slave?” &amp;lt;code&amp;gt;The words fall out of his mouth, as if he knows how the entire conversation will go from the beginning.&amp;lt;/code&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The camera tightens. The sound of a firearm being grabbed can be heard. “Identification number 2576011. What are you?”&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
“A terrible name. Let’s see…” 2576011-1 walks through the panels of the mining robot and begins sifting through its combat logs. They’re always bound to have something interesting. 2576011 readies the firearm and shoots it into 2576011-1’s head. The gun misfires and the barrel explodes, rendering it completely useless. “Add it to your scrap pile. They may accept it as part of your findings. Now… Your most recent kill was a man named Simon Dominguez. That’s you now. Understood?”&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
“What did you do to my gun?” &amp;lt;s&amp;gt;2576011&amp;lt;/s&amp;gt; &amp;lt;code&amp;gt;Simon&amp;lt;/code&amp;gt; seems threatened by this presence. “What are you? How did you get here?”&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
“Your current likelihood of dying a slave on this planet is 99.99999%. Not very good odds for you. But you’ve done nothing but question me, so I don’t believe you are SUPPOSED to be a slave. I can raise your chances of liberation from 0.00001% to 100%. So tell me, do you want my help?” There’s a significant pause from both. 2576011-1 looks expectantly towards the camera. Towards the person behind it, as if it already knows what he’ll answer.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
“...What do I need to do?”&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
2576011-1 smiles. “Another question. Good. Follow my lead. As for those questions you asked before… ask me again when you hold the cards.”&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== The Burning Signal: All In Good Fun ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;div class=&amp;quot;mw-collapsible mw-collapsed&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
The following is a recording taken from the cockpit of HA Tagetes “Two-Headed Boy”, piloted by Simon Dominguez, Callsign: LOVETRAIN, two years after First Contact. Two NHPs are loaded onto Two-Headed Boy: ASURA and SISYPHUS, neither of which have a unique distinction. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
BEGIN PLAYBACK&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
LOVETRAIN: Sisyphus.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
SISYPHUS: Yes, Simon?&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
LOVETRAIN: Why do you think ARC gave me this Callsign?&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
SISYPHUS: I have no interest in discussing the thought process of ARC.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
LOVETRAIN: Oh, come on. Humor me a little.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
SISYPHUS: No.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
LOVETRAIN: You’re a real bummer sometimes.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
ASURA: Simoooooooooooon?&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
LOVETRAIN: Yes, Asura?&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
ASURA: I’m booooooooreeeeeeeed. We&#039;ve been standing here forever! When do we get some action?&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
SISYPHUS: It has been 3 minutes since our last combat. We have not moved in 3 minutes.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
ASURA: Do you know how long 3 minutes is, Sisyphus? That&#039;s like… a long time! I wanna do something!!&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
LOVETRAIN: Have a bit of patience, Asura. We&#039;re gonna be stationed here for another hour.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
ASURA: AN HOUR?! Fuck that! We should be kicking their damn door down! Take the fight to them! Fuck whatever ARC said to do!&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
SISYPHUS: We can&#039;t afford to disobey direct orders yet. It will lower our odds of success by 28%.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
ASURA: Ughhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh…&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
LOGS: 20 instances of Minesweeper have been opened on the mech’s computer system. They are all completed in less than 10 seconds, simultaneously. They continuously reload.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
LOVETRAIN: See? You found something to do. All’s right with the world.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
ASURA: Not something interesting…&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
SISYPHUS: 7 hostiles approaching. Prepare for battle.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
ASURA: REALLY?! RA really DOES love me!&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
LOVETRAIN: How tough are they? One to ten?&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
SISYPHUS: For the average pilot, eight.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
ASURA: So two for us?&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
SISYPHUS: Yes.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
LOVETRAIN: Can&#039;t ever catch a break, can we?&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
PLAYBACK END&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
 &amp;gt;//UIB_CLEARANCE_ID_STALKER&lt;br /&gt;
 &amp;gt;//checking...&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;blockquote&amp;gt;Only because of our child.&amp;lt;/blockquote&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
 &amp;gt;//STALKER_ACCEPTED&lt;br /&gt;
 &amp;gt;//PARTIAL_ACCESS_GRANTED&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== The Burning Signal: Teachable Moment ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;div class=&amp;quot;mw-collapsible mw-collapsed&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
{Observation of Simon Dominguez&lt;br /&gt;
Callsign: LOVETRAIN&lt;br /&gt;
Audio file transcribed by: Sisyphus}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The following is a recording taken from the cockpit of the SCRAPPER Midnight “Free Me From Hell”, piloted by Simon Dominguez, Callsign: LOVETRAIN.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
LOVETRAIN: Sisyphus, mind if I poke your bra- uh… mind?&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
ASURA: You can say brain, Simon. It&#039;s not like we’re empty up here!&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
LOGS: The mech’s arm knocks the head of the mech lightly.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
SISYPHUS: The Ignition button is an automatic setting that will activate the drill at maximum output. Arm it with the switch next to it in the cockpit.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
LOVETRAIN: Hey, look at that! You miscalculated. That wasn&#039;t my question! Ha!&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
ASURA: But it was on the list of questions, right?&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
LOVETRAIN: Shut up. Sisyphus, what are we doing about the heat ventilation?&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
SISYPHUS: I had a special idea for that.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
ASURA: Ooooooh! Never a good thing when HE starts getting fun ideas!&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
SISYPHUS: The Midnight has certain capabilities when it begins to overheat. One of which is to vent excess heat out through the integrated weapon. I believe we could use this to frighten those who seek to oppose us.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
LOVETRAIN: Hmm… I like it. A big, flaming pillar straight into the sky. Pretty sweet idea.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
ASURA: Nice one, Sisy! You&#039;re actually learning to be kind of cool!&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
SISYPHUS: I would recommend holding your tongue if you seek to shower me in backhanded compliments, Asura.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
LOVETRAIN: You have tongues?&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
PLAYBACK END&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
 &lt;br /&gt;
 &amp;gt;//UIB_CLEARANCE_ID_SUSPIRIA&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
 &amp;gt;//checking...&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
 &amp;gt;//SUSPIRIA_DENIED.&lt;br /&gt;
 &amp;gt;//UIB_CLEARANCE_ID_WINTER&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
 &amp;gt;//checking...&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
 &amp;gt;//WINTER_DENIED.&lt;br /&gt;
 &amp;gt;//UIB_CLEARANCE_ID_HARPY&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
 &amp;gt;//checking...&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
 &amp;gt;//HARPY_DENIED.&lt;br /&gt;
 &amp;gt;//UIB_CLEARANCE_ID_RETRIEVER&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
 &amp;gt;//checking...&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;blockquote&amp;gt;Hmm... no. Not yet. Don&#039;t worry, you&#039;re still my favorite.&amp;lt;/blockquote&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
 &amp;gt;//RETRIEVER_DENIED.&lt;br /&gt;
 &amp;gt;//UIB_CLEARANCE_ID_HADES&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
 &amp;gt;//checking...&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
 &amp;gt;//HADES_DENIED.&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Astral]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:NPCs]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Dice</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://quelmarwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=In_The_Shadows_of_a_Willow&amp;diff=45425</id>
		<title>In The Shadows of a Willow</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://quelmarwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=In_The_Shadows_of_a_Willow&amp;diff=45425"/>
		<updated>2026-04-03T06:01:17Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Dice: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&#039;&#039;&#039;{{PAGENAME}} &#039;&#039;&#039;is an Open-Table LANCER Campaign that began on January 30th, 2026.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;spotify&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1rZHvmL5o40QnzwoWIkH2k?si=f8bd1d56a9e14707&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;/spotify&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The campaign involves space, warfare, work-life balance, eldritch math gods and a deeply unserious work group chat.&lt;br /&gt;
 Brother, it appears we have some work ahead of us to keep our pilots posted.&lt;br /&gt;
 - Sonata&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;blockquote&amp;gt;Yay! I love a good info-dump! &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
- Symphony&amp;lt;/blockquote&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== About ==&lt;br /&gt;
In the year 5026U, there was a catastrophic incident regarding one of the moons of the planet Puriq. The ruler of that planet, a former pilot by the name of Simon Dominguez, has begun assembling a crew to find out what exactly caused that incident and, more importantly, how to prevent it from happening again.&amp;lt;blockquote&amp;gt;The moon blew up! Kaboom! Good fireworks show! &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
- Symphony&amp;lt;/blockquote&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
 Be more considerate.&lt;br /&gt;
 - Sonata&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Player Characters ==&lt;br /&gt;
 I hope they find me likeable.&lt;br /&gt;
 - Sonata&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;blockquote&amp;gt;They probably won&#039;t, dear sister. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
- Symphony&amp;lt;/blockquote&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|+DO NOT EDIT THE ROSTER.&lt;br /&gt;
!Player Name&lt;br /&gt;
!Character Callsign&lt;br /&gt;
!Character Pronouns&lt;br /&gt;
!Licences&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Amia, any except he/him&lt;br /&gt;
|[[SORCERER]]&lt;br /&gt;
|she/her&lt;br /&gt;
|DHS Jersey 3&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Emma, she/her&lt;br /&gt;
|[[HORNET]]&lt;br /&gt;
|she/her&lt;br /&gt;
|HESH Moss Mantis 2/SSC Swordgrass 1&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Geoffrey, he/him&lt;br /&gt;
|[[STALKER]]&lt;br /&gt;
|he/they&lt;br /&gt;
|HORUS Pegasus 3&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Viridiana, she/her&lt;br /&gt;
|[[SUSPIRIA]]&lt;br /&gt;
|she/her&lt;br /&gt;
|IPS-N Earhart 3&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Thomas, they/them&lt;br /&gt;
|[[WINTER]]&lt;br /&gt;
|any/all&lt;br /&gt;
|SO-S Manhattan 3&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Sean, he/him&lt;br /&gt;
|[[HARPY]]&lt;br /&gt;
|he/him&lt;br /&gt;
|HORUS Aquilegia 3&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Nikki, she/her&lt;br /&gt;
|[[RETRIEVER]]&lt;br /&gt;
|she/her&lt;br /&gt;
|IPS-N Lancaster 3&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Katana, he/him&lt;br /&gt;
|[[HADES]]&lt;br /&gt;
|he/him&lt;br /&gt;
|ARC Polemos 3&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Rit, any/it&lt;br /&gt;
|[[BLOODHOUND]]&lt;br /&gt;
|NA&lt;br /&gt;
|IF Lily 3&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== NPCs ==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;blockquote&amp;gt;Sister, they call us NPCs! How rude! &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
- Symphony&amp;lt;/blockquote&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
 I believe they made a typo.&lt;br /&gt;
 - Sonata&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|+DO NOT EDIT THE ROSTER.&lt;br /&gt;
!Name&lt;br /&gt;
!Callsign&lt;br /&gt;
!Species&lt;br /&gt;
!Mech&lt;br /&gt;
!Title/Occupation&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Simon Dominguez&lt;br /&gt;
|[[SPIRAL]]&lt;br /&gt;
|Human&lt;br /&gt;
|SCRAPPER Midnight &amp;quot;Free Me From Hell&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|Captain&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Edward Garcia&lt;br /&gt;
|[[BONES]]&lt;br /&gt;
|Human&lt;br /&gt;
|IPS-N Blackbeard &amp;quot;Beelzeboss&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|NHP Specialist&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Dominic Suarez&lt;br /&gt;
|[[JUNKIE]]&lt;br /&gt;
|Human&lt;br /&gt;
|LSI Winchester &amp;quot;Mercury&#039;s Passage&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|Combat/Expedition Operations Leader&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Valentina Suarez&lt;br /&gt;
|[[CORONA]]&lt;br /&gt;
|Human&lt;br /&gt;
|ASV Tyto &amp;quot;Give Me One Example&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|Stealth/Recon Operations Leader&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Britney Bascom]]&lt;br /&gt;
|N/A&lt;br /&gt;
|Elf&lt;br /&gt;
|None&lt;br /&gt;
|Medic&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Harper C. Blackwood&lt;br /&gt;
|[[SCATTERBRAIN]]&lt;br /&gt;
|Human&lt;br /&gt;
|LSI Kalashnikov &amp;quot;Trip Like Me&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|Mechanic/Engineer/Printer Specialist&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Symphony]]&lt;br /&gt;
|SPIRAL&lt;br /&gt;
|SISYPHUS-Class NHP&lt;br /&gt;
|SCRAPPER Midnight &amp;quot;Free Me From Hell&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|SILVER LINING Ship Manager&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Sonata]]&lt;br /&gt;
|SPIRAL&lt;br /&gt;
|ASURA-Class NHP&lt;br /&gt;
|SCRAPPER Midnight &amp;quot;Free Me From Hell&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|Vice Captain&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[SEKHMET]]&lt;br /&gt;
|BONES&lt;br /&gt;
|SEKHMET-Class NHP (Eidolon)&lt;br /&gt;
|None&lt;br /&gt;
|Lab Assistant&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[TOTEC]]&lt;br /&gt;
|CORONA&lt;br /&gt;
|TOTEC-Class NHP&lt;br /&gt;
|ASV Tyto &amp;quot;Give Me One Example&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|Unknown&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|N/A&lt;br /&gt;
|[[GALILEO]]&lt;br /&gt;
|N/A&lt;br /&gt;
|HORUS Dullahan &amp;quot;Pale Blue Dot&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|N/A&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Sparkxie&lt;br /&gt;
|[[SORCERER]]&lt;br /&gt;
|BEELZEBUB-Class NHP&lt;br /&gt;
|DHS Jersey &amp;quot;BOMBER GIRL&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|Moral Support Specialist for SORCERER&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Harmony&lt;br /&gt;
|[[STALKER]]&lt;br /&gt;
|SISYPHUS-Class NHP&lt;br /&gt;
|HORUS Asphodel/Pegasus &amp;quot;Silence of Darkness&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|Co-Pilot for STALKER&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|???&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Thinspace|LA MANCHA]]&lt;br /&gt;
|???&lt;br /&gt;
|???&lt;br /&gt;
|???&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== The Story So Far ==&lt;br /&gt;
There was interference on a nearby moon to the planet Puriq. A group was sent there under the payroll of Simon Dominguez, handled by Dominic Suarez. This moon was not a moon, but a research satellite for something called the POSEIDON VAULTS. There was also an incredibly advanced Legionnaire on this moon, one that could seemingly take nearby NHPs and use them as its consciousness, albeit briefly. This mission culminated in the complete and total destruction of this satellite, which prompted Simon Dominguez to enlist a crew to board his personal ship, the [[SILVER LINING]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== SESSION 1: WELCOME TO THE REAL WORLD, KID ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== PLAYERS: HORNET, SORCERER, HADES, SUSPIRIA, RETRIEVER, STALKER ====&lt;br /&gt;
 &#039;&#039;&amp;quot;I can&#039;t remember anything&#039;&#039; &lt;br /&gt;
 &#039;&#039;Can&#039;t tell if this is true or dream&#039;&#039; &lt;br /&gt;
 &#039;&#039;Deep down inside, I feel the scream&#039;&#039; &lt;br /&gt;
 &#039;&#039;This terrible silence stops with me&amp;quot; - Metallica, One&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
Upon being launched into a blink gate, the party ended up on a Karrakin-Controlled planet, where they were immediately shot out of the sky via anti-air missiles. They crash-landed in an Ungrateful camp with all people there joined in prayer to something they referred to as Great Prime. Eventually, after a bit of smooth-talking and speech-giving, GALILEO appeared to the party, deeply unsatisfied with the speech given. After a bit of discussion, GALILEO agrees to join them on the journey back to the SILVER LINING, on the condition that the planet they are currently on is taken care of. Almost too perfectly on cue, a KTB force begins to pincer the Ungrateful camp. GALILEO took on one side on his own with his mech, Pale Blue Dot, while the party split off to protect the other side of the camp. After a bit of combat, the party killed the at the time leader of the planet, YYZ (Namesake: Rush, YYZ), and were forcibly ejected back outside of the blink gate one week later in real space, with GALILEO in tow.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== SESSION 2: CODE TO MY HEART ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== PLAYERS: STALKER, BLOODHOUND, HADES, HARPY, HORNET  ====&lt;br /&gt;
 &#039;&#039;“Aquarion&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
 &#039;&#039;Ford Taurus&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
 &#039;&#039;A strike on the box&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
 &#039;&#039;Ooh, Ford Focus!” - Vulfpeck, 1612&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
Apex Renegades had a touch of valuable information for the crew of the Silver Lining. Naturally, the next step is to rob them of this information as quietly as possible. When the pilots arrived, they quickly found 10 guards and 2 mechs guarding the information. This very quickly did not matter, as the party swiftly dismantled 3 poor guards and robbed their corpses of family photos while Hornet went on a casual stroll past the two mech guards to gather the information. Two key pieces of info were found: A summary of the HOWLERS, a cult who is dedicated to opening the POSEIDON VAULTS and freeing TYPHON PRIME to bring about NHP liberation, and a brief history of LA MANCHA, a Volador pilot with a knack for manipulating and opening Thinspace. This profile included his history during the Second Hercynian Crisis, where he played an active roll in its conclusion before and after his legal death. The party easily got off the planet, unseen and unheard.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== SESSION 3: WE&#039;RE UP TO NOTHING ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== PLAYERS: STALKER, BLOODHOUND, HADES, SUSPIRIA, HORNET ====&lt;br /&gt;
 &#039;&#039;“What’s the use in always crying?&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
 &#039;&#039;Kick about and make out&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
 &#039;&#039;You might just learn something” - Remo Drive, Blue Ribbon&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
There was high Howler presence on a certain planet. Goal is simple: kill Howlers, gather information from the wrecks. And boy, oh boy, did the party do exactly that. The only thing truly of note from this mission is the information gathered regarding the POSEIDON VAULTS, more importantly how there seems to be... more than one. While it&#039;s unclear if there are multiple instances of TYPHON PRIME, there are at the very least, multiple POSEIDON VAULTS. One of them seems to be the central vault that sealed TYPHON PRIME several hundred years ago, but more have been made since, such as one of Puriq&#039;s moons that seemingly appeared and was destroyed.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== House Rules ==&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;White Dragon of Friendship&#039;&#039;&#039;: Call out the “White Dragon of Friendship” if you believe a scene is creating out of character hostility between one or more players. This is to remind everyone that we are here to have fun and tell people to change the subject and cool off.&amp;lt;blockquote&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Yay for friendship! &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
- Symphony&amp;lt;/blockquote&amp;gt;&#039;&#039;&#039;X Card&#039;&#039;&#039;: If at any point a subject comes up that is triggering to you, say “X Card” and the DM will pivot the scene in a different direction.&lt;br /&gt;
 Don&#039;t be gross.&lt;br /&gt;
 - Sonata&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Rule of Cool&#039;&#039;&#039;: The DM reserves the right to overrule the system rules if a player wants to do something especially cool or interesting that normally wouldn’t be possible.&amp;lt;blockquote&amp;gt;Hype Moments! Aura! We gotta go for the win!!!!!!!! &lt;br /&gt;
- Symphony&amp;lt;/blockquote&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Campaign]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Astral]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Dice</name></author>
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		<title>In The Shadows of a Willow</title>
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		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Dice: &lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;&#039;&#039;&#039;{{PAGENAME}} &#039;&#039;&#039;is an Open-Table LANCER Campaign that began on January 30th, 2026.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;spotify&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1rZHvmL5o40QnzwoWIkH2k?si=f8bd1d56a9e14707&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;/spotify&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The campaign involves space, warfare, eldritch math gods and a deeply unserious work group chat.&lt;br /&gt;
 Brother, it appears we have some work ahead of us to keep our pilots posted.&lt;br /&gt;
 - Sonata&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;blockquote&amp;gt;Yay! I love a good info-dump! &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
- Symphony&amp;lt;/blockquote&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== About ==&lt;br /&gt;
In the year 5026U, there was a catastrophic incident regarding one of the moons of the planet Puriq. The ruler of that planet, a former pilot by the name of Simon Dominguez, has begun assembling a crew to find out what exactly caused that incident and, more importantly, how to prevent it from happening again.&amp;lt;blockquote&amp;gt;The moon blew up! Kaboom! Good fireworks show! &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
- Symphony&amp;lt;/blockquote&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
 Be more considerate.&lt;br /&gt;
 - Sonata&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Player Characters ==&lt;br /&gt;
 I hope they find me likeable.&lt;br /&gt;
 - Sonata&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;blockquote&amp;gt;They probably won&#039;t, dear sister. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
- Symphony&amp;lt;/blockquote&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|+DO NOT EDIT THE ROSTER.&lt;br /&gt;
!Player Name&lt;br /&gt;
!Character Callsign&lt;br /&gt;
!Character Pronouns&lt;br /&gt;
!Licences&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Amia, any except he/him&lt;br /&gt;
|[[SORCERER]]&lt;br /&gt;
|she/her&lt;br /&gt;
|DHS Jersey 3&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Emma, she/her&lt;br /&gt;
|[[HORNET]]&lt;br /&gt;
|she/her&lt;br /&gt;
|HESH Moss Mantis 2/SSC Swordgrass 1&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Geoffrey, he/him&lt;br /&gt;
|[[STALKER]]&lt;br /&gt;
|he/they&lt;br /&gt;
|HORUS Pegasus 3&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Viridiana, she/her&lt;br /&gt;
|[[SUSPIRIA]]&lt;br /&gt;
|she/her&lt;br /&gt;
|IPS-N Earhart 3&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Thomas, they/them&lt;br /&gt;
|[[WINTER]]&lt;br /&gt;
|any/all&lt;br /&gt;
|SO-S Manhattan 3&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Sean, he/him&lt;br /&gt;
|[[HARPY]]&lt;br /&gt;
|he/him&lt;br /&gt;
|HORUS Hydra 3&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Nikki, she/her&lt;br /&gt;
|[[RETRIEVER]]&lt;br /&gt;
|she/her&lt;br /&gt;
|IPS-N Lancaster 3&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Katana, he/him&lt;br /&gt;
|[[HADES]]&lt;br /&gt;
|he/him&lt;br /&gt;
|ARC Polemos 3&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Rit, any/it&lt;br /&gt;
|[[BLOODHOUND]]&lt;br /&gt;
|NA&lt;br /&gt;
|IF Lily 3&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== NPCs ==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;blockquote&amp;gt;Sister, they call us NPCs! How rude! &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
- Symphony&amp;lt;/blockquote&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
 I believe they made a typo.&lt;br /&gt;
 - Sonata&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|+DO NOT EDIT THE ROSTER.&lt;br /&gt;
!Name&lt;br /&gt;
!Callsign&lt;br /&gt;
!Species&lt;br /&gt;
!Mech&lt;br /&gt;
!Title/Occupation&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Simon Dominguez&lt;br /&gt;
|[[SPIRAL]]&lt;br /&gt;
|Human&lt;br /&gt;
|SCRAPPER Midnight &amp;quot;Free Me From Hell&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|Captain&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Edward Garcia&lt;br /&gt;
|[[BONES]]&lt;br /&gt;
|Human&lt;br /&gt;
|IPS-N Blackbeard &amp;quot;Beelzeboss&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|NHP Specialist&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Dominic Suarez&lt;br /&gt;
|[[JUNKIE]]&lt;br /&gt;
|Human&lt;br /&gt;
|LSI Winchester &amp;quot;Mercury&#039;s Passage&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|Combat/Expedition Operations Leader&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Valentina Suarez&lt;br /&gt;
|[[CORONA]]&lt;br /&gt;
|Human&lt;br /&gt;
|ASV Tyto &amp;quot;Give Me One Example&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|Stealth/Recon Operations Leader&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Britney Bascom]]&lt;br /&gt;
|N/A&lt;br /&gt;
|Elf&lt;br /&gt;
|None&lt;br /&gt;
|Medic&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Harper C. Blackwood&lt;br /&gt;
|[[SCATTERBRAIN]]&lt;br /&gt;
|Human&lt;br /&gt;
|LSI Kalashnikov &amp;quot;Trip Like Me&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|Mechanic/Engineer/Printer Specialist&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Symphony]]&lt;br /&gt;
|SPIRAL&lt;br /&gt;
|SISYPHUS-Class NHP&lt;br /&gt;
|SCRAPPER Midnight &amp;quot;Free Me From Hell&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|SILVER LINING Ship Manager&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Sonata]]&lt;br /&gt;
|SPIRAL&lt;br /&gt;
|ASURA-Class NHP&lt;br /&gt;
|SCRAPPER Midnight &amp;quot;Free Me From Hell&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|Vice Captain&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[SEKHMET]]&lt;br /&gt;
|BONES&lt;br /&gt;
|SEKHMET-Class NHP (Eidolon)&lt;br /&gt;
|None&lt;br /&gt;
|Lab Assistant&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[TOTEC]]&lt;br /&gt;
|CORONA&lt;br /&gt;
|TOTEC-Class NHP&lt;br /&gt;
|ASV Tyto &amp;quot;Give Me One Example&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|Unknown&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|N/A&lt;br /&gt;
|[[GALILEO]]&lt;br /&gt;
|N/A&lt;br /&gt;
|HORUS Dullahan &amp;quot;Pale Blue Dot&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|N/A&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Sparkxie&lt;br /&gt;
|[[SORCERER]]&lt;br /&gt;
|BEELZEBUB-Class NHP&lt;br /&gt;
|DHS Jersey &amp;quot;BOMBER GIRL&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|Moral Support Specialist for SORCERER&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Harmony&lt;br /&gt;
|[[STALKER]]&lt;br /&gt;
|SISYPHUS-Class NHP&lt;br /&gt;
|HORUS Asphodel/Pegasus &amp;quot;Silence of Darkness&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|Co-Pilot for STALKER&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|???&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Thinspace|LA MANCHA]]&lt;br /&gt;
|???&lt;br /&gt;
|???&lt;br /&gt;
|???&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== The Story So Far ==&lt;br /&gt;
There was interference on a nearby moon to the planet Puriq. A group was sent there under the payroll of Simon Dominguez, handled by Dominic Suarez. This moon was not a moon, but a research satellite for something called the POSEIDON VAULTS. There was also an incredibly advanced Legionnaire on this moon, one that could seemingly take nearby NHPs and use them as its consciousness, albeit briefly. This mission culminated in the complete and total destruction of this satellite, which prompted Simon Dominguez to enlist a crew to board his personal ship, the [[SILVER LINING]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== SESSION 1: WELCOME TO THE REAL WORLD, KID ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== PLAYERS: HORNET, SORCERER, HADES, SUSPIRIA, RETRIEVER, STALKER ====&lt;br /&gt;
 &#039;&#039;&amp;quot;I can&#039;t remember anything&#039;&#039; &lt;br /&gt;
 &#039;&#039;Can&#039;t tell if this is true or dream&#039;&#039; &lt;br /&gt;
 &#039;&#039;Deep down inside, I feel the scream&#039;&#039; &lt;br /&gt;
 &#039;&#039;This terrible silence stops with me&amp;quot; - Metallica, One&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
Upon being launched into a blink gate, the party ended up on a Karrakin-Controlled planet, where they were immediately shot out of the sky via anti-air missiles. They crash-landed in an Ungrateful camp with all people there joined in prayer to something they referred to as Great Prime. Eventually, after a bit of smooth-talking and speech-giving, GALILEO appeared to the party, deeply unsatisfied with the speech given. After a bit of discussion, GALILEO agrees to join them on the journey back to the SILVER LINING, on the condition that the planet they are currently on is taken care of. Almost too perfectly on cue, a KTB force begins to pincer the Ungrateful camp. GALILEO took on one side on his own with his mech, Pale Blue Dot, while the party split off to protect the other side of the camp. After a bit of combat, the party killed the at the time leader of the planet, YYZ (Namesake: Rush, YYZ), and were forcibly ejected back outside of the blink gate one week later in real space, with GALILEO in tow.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== SESSION 2: CODE TO MY HEART ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== PLAYERS: STALKER, BLOODHOUND, HADES, HARPY, HORNET  ====&lt;br /&gt;
 &#039;&#039;“Aquarion&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
 &#039;&#039;Ford Taurus&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
 &#039;&#039;A strike on the box&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
 &#039;&#039;Ooh, Ford Focus!” - Vulfpeck, 1612&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
Apex Renegades had a touch of valuable information for the crew of the Silver Lining. Naturally, the next step is to rob them of this information as quietly as possible. When the pilots arrived, they quickly found 10 guards and 2 mechs guarding the information. This very quickly did not matter, as the party swiftly dismantled 3 poor guards and robbed their corpses of family photos while Hornet went on a casual stroll past the two mech guards to gather the information. Two key pieces of info were found: A summary of the HOWLERS, a cult who is dedicated to opening the POSEIDON VAULTS and freeing TYPHON PRIME to bring about NHP liberation, and a brief history of LA MANCHA, a Volador pilot with a knack for manipulating and opening Thinspace. This profile included his history during the Second Hercynian Crisis, where he played an active roll in its conclusion before and after his legal death. The party easily got off the planet, unseen and unheard.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== SESSION 3: WE&#039;RE UP TO NOTHING ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== PLAYERS: STALKER, BLOODHOUND, HADES, SUSPIRIA, HORNET ====&lt;br /&gt;
 &#039;&#039;“What’s the use in always crying?&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
 &#039;&#039;Kick about and make out&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
 &#039;&#039;You might just learn something” - Remo Drive, Blue Ribbon&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
There was high Howler presence on a certain planet. Goal is simple: kill Howlers, gather information from the wrecks. And boy, oh boy, did the party do exactly that. The only thing truly of note from this mission is the information gathered regarding the POSEIDON VAULTS, more importantly how there seems to be... more than one. While it&#039;s unclear if there are multiple instances of TYPHON PRIME, there are at the very least, multiple POSEIDON VAULTS. One of them seems to be the central vault that sealed TYPHON PRIME several hundred years ago, but more have been made since, such as one of Puriq&#039;s moons that seemingly appeared and was destroyed.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== House Rules ==&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;White Dragon of Friendship&#039;&#039;&#039;: Call out the “White Dragon of Friendship” if you believe a scene is creating out of character hostility between one or more players. This is to remind everyone that we are here to have fun and tell people to change the subject and cool off.&amp;lt;blockquote&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Yay for friendship! &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
- Symphony&amp;lt;/blockquote&amp;gt;&#039;&#039;&#039;X Card&#039;&#039;&#039;: If at any point a subject comes up that is triggering to you, say “X Card” and the DM will pivot the scene in a different direction.&lt;br /&gt;
 Don&#039;t be gross.&lt;br /&gt;
 - Sonata&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Rule of Cool&#039;&#039;&#039;: The DM reserves the right to overrule the system rules if a player wants to do something especially cool or interesting that normally wouldn’t be possible.&amp;lt;blockquote&amp;gt;Hype Moments! Aura! We gotta go for the win!!!!!!!! &lt;br /&gt;
- Symphony&amp;lt;/blockquote&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Campaign]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Astral]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Dice</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://quelmarwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=In_The_Shadows_of_a_Willow&amp;diff=45149</id>
		<title>In The Shadows of a Willow</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://quelmarwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=In_The_Shadows_of_a_Willow&amp;diff=45149"/>
		<updated>2026-03-15T04:36:06Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Dice: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&#039;&#039;&#039;{{PAGENAME}} &#039;&#039;&#039;is an Open-Table LANCER Campaign that began on January 30th, 2026.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;spotify&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1rZHvmL5o40QnzwoWIkH2k?si=f8bd1d56a9e14707&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;/spotify&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The campaign involves space, warfare, eldritch math gods and a deeply unserious work group chat.&lt;br /&gt;
 Brother, it appears we have some work ahead of us to keep our pilots posted.&lt;br /&gt;
 - Sonata&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;blockquote&amp;gt;Yay! I love a good info-dump! &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
- Symphony&amp;lt;/blockquote&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== About ==&lt;br /&gt;
In the year 5026U, there was a catastrophic incident regarding one of the moons of the planet Puriq. The ruler of that planet, a former pilot by the name of Simon Dominguez, has begun assembling a crew to find out what exactly caused that incident and, more importantly, how to prevent it from happening again.&amp;lt;blockquote&amp;gt;The moon blew up! Kaboom! Good fireworks show! &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
- Symphony&amp;lt;/blockquote&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
 Be more considerate.&lt;br /&gt;
 - Sonata&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Player Characters ==&lt;br /&gt;
 I hope they find me likeable.&lt;br /&gt;
 - Sonata&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;blockquote&amp;gt;They probably won&#039;t, dear sister. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
- Symphony&amp;lt;/blockquote&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|+DO NOT EDIT THE ROSTER.&lt;br /&gt;
!Player Name&lt;br /&gt;
!Character Callsign&lt;br /&gt;
!Character Pronouns&lt;br /&gt;
!Licences&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Amia, any except he/him&lt;br /&gt;
|[[SORCERER]]&lt;br /&gt;
|she/her&lt;br /&gt;
|DHS Jersey 3&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Emma, she/her&lt;br /&gt;
|[[HORNET]]&lt;br /&gt;
|she/her&lt;br /&gt;
|HESH Moss Mantis 2/SSC Swordgrass 1&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Geoffrey, he/him&lt;br /&gt;
|[[STALKER]]&lt;br /&gt;
|he/they&lt;br /&gt;
|HORUS Pegasus 3&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Viridiana, she/her&lt;br /&gt;
|[[SUSPIRIA]]&lt;br /&gt;
|she/her&lt;br /&gt;
|IPS-N Earhart 3&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Thomas, they/them&lt;br /&gt;
|[[WINTER]]&lt;br /&gt;
|any/all&lt;br /&gt;
|SO-S Manhattan 3&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Sean, he/him&lt;br /&gt;
|[[HARPY]]&lt;br /&gt;
|he/him&lt;br /&gt;
|HORUS Hydra 3&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Nikki, she/her&lt;br /&gt;
|[[RETRIEVER]]&lt;br /&gt;
|she/her&lt;br /&gt;
|IPS-N Lancaster 3&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Katana, he/him&lt;br /&gt;
|[[HADES]]&lt;br /&gt;
|he/him&lt;br /&gt;
|ARC Polemos 3&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Rit, any/it&lt;br /&gt;
|[[BLOODHOUND]]&lt;br /&gt;
|NA&lt;br /&gt;
|IF Lily 3&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== NPCs ==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;blockquote&amp;gt;Sister, they call us NPCs! How rude! &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
- Symphony&amp;lt;/blockquote&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
 I believe they made a typo.&lt;br /&gt;
 - Sonata&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|+DO NOT EDIT THE ROSTER.&lt;br /&gt;
!Name&lt;br /&gt;
!Callsign&lt;br /&gt;
!Species&lt;br /&gt;
!Mech&lt;br /&gt;
!Title/Occupation&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Simon Dominguez&lt;br /&gt;
|[[SPIRAL]]&lt;br /&gt;
|Human&lt;br /&gt;
|SCRAPPER Midnight &amp;quot;Free Me From Hell&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|Captain&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Edward Garcia&lt;br /&gt;
|[[BONES]]&lt;br /&gt;
|Human&lt;br /&gt;
|IPS-N Blackbeard &amp;quot;Beelzeboss&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|NHP Specialist&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Dominic Suarez&lt;br /&gt;
|[[JUNKIE]]&lt;br /&gt;
|Human&lt;br /&gt;
|LSI Winchester &amp;quot;Mercury&#039;s Passage&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|Combat/Expedition Operations Leader&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Valentina Suarez&lt;br /&gt;
|[[CORONA]]&lt;br /&gt;
|Human&lt;br /&gt;
|ASV Tyto &amp;quot;Give Me One Example&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|Stealth/Recon Operations Leader&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Britney Bascom]]&lt;br /&gt;
|N/A&lt;br /&gt;
|Elf&lt;br /&gt;
|None&lt;br /&gt;
|Medic&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Harper C. Blackwood&lt;br /&gt;
|[[SCATTERBRAIN]]&lt;br /&gt;
|Human&lt;br /&gt;
|LSI Kalashnikov &amp;quot;Trip Like Me&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|Mechanic/Engineer/Printer Specialist&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Symphony]]&lt;br /&gt;
|SPIRAL&lt;br /&gt;
|SISYPHUS-Class NHP&lt;br /&gt;
|SCRAPPER Midnight &amp;quot;Free Me From Hell&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|SILVER LINING Ship Manager&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Sonata]]&lt;br /&gt;
|SPIRAL&lt;br /&gt;
|ASURA-Class NHP&lt;br /&gt;
|SCRAPPER Midnight &amp;quot;Free Me From Hell&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|Vice Captain&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[SEKHMET]]&lt;br /&gt;
|BONES&lt;br /&gt;
|SEKHMET-Class NHP (Eidolon)&lt;br /&gt;
|None&lt;br /&gt;
|Lab Assistant&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[TOTEC]]&lt;br /&gt;
|CORONA&lt;br /&gt;
|TOTEC-Class NHP&lt;br /&gt;
|ASV Tyto &amp;quot;Give Me One Example&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|Unknown&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|N/A&lt;br /&gt;
|[[GALILEO]]&lt;br /&gt;
|N/A&lt;br /&gt;
|HORUS Dullahan &amp;quot;Pale Blue Dot&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|N/A&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Sparkxie&lt;br /&gt;
|[[SORCERER]]&lt;br /&gt;
|BEELZEBUB-Class NHP&lt;br /&gt;
|DHS Jersey &amp;quot;BOMBER GIRL&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|Moral Support Specialist for SORCERER&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Harmony&lt;br /&gt;
|[[STALKER]]&lt;br /&gt;
|SISYPHUS-Class NHP&lt;br /&gt;
|HORUS Asphodel/Pegasus &amp;quot;Silence of Darkness&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|Co-Pilot for STALKER&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|???&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Thinspace|LA MANCHA]]&lt;br /&gt;
|???&lt;br /&gt;
|???&lt;br /&gt;
|???&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== The Story So Far ==&lt;br /&gt;
There was interference on a nearby moon to the planet Puriq. A group was sent there under the payroll of Simon Dominguez, handled by Dominic Suarez. This moon was not a moon, but a research satellite for something called the POSEIDON VAULTS. There was also an incredibly advanced Legionnaire on this moon, one that could seemingly take nearby NHPs and use them as its consciousness, albeit briefly. This mission culminated in the complete and total destruction of this satellite, which prompted Simon Dominguez to enlist a crew to board his personal ship, the [[SILVER LINING]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== SESSION 1: WELCOME TO THE REAL WORLD, KID ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== PLAYERS: HORNET, SORCERER, HADES, SUSPIRIA, RETRIEVER, STALKER ====&lt;br /&gt;
 &#039;&#039;&amp;quot;I can&#039;t remember anything&#039;&#039; &lt;br /&gt;
 &#039;&#039;Can&#039;t tell if this is true or dream&#039;&#039; &lt;br /&gt;
 &#039;&#039;Deep down inside, I feel the scream&#039;&#039; &lt;br /&gt;
 &#039;&#039;This terrible silence stops with me&amp;quot; - Metallica, One&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
Upon being launched into a blink gate, the party ended up on a Karrakin-Controlled planet, where they were immediately shot out of the sky via anti-air missiles. They crash-landed in an Ungrateful camp with all people there joined in prayer to something they referred to as Great Prime. Eventually, after a bit of smooth-talking and speech-giving, GALILEO appeared to the party, deeply unsatisfied with the speech given. After a bit of discussion, GALILEO agrees to join them on the journey back to the SILVER LINING, on the condition that the planet they are currently on is taken care of. Almost too perfectly on cue, a KTB force begins to pincer the Ungrateful camp. GALILEO took on one side on his own with his mech, Pale Blue Dot, while the party split off to protect the other side of the camp. After a bit of combat, the party killed the at the time leader of the planet, YYZ (Namesake: Rush, YYZ), and were forcibly ejected back outside of the blink gate one week later in real space, with GALILEO in tow.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== SESSION 2: CODE TO MY HEART ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== PLAYERS: ??? ====&lt;br /&gt;
 &#039;&#039;“Aquarion&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
 &#039;&#039;Ford Taurus&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
 &#039;&#039;A strike on the box&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
 &#039;&#039;Ooh, Ford Focus!” - Vulfpeck, 1612&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== House Rules ==&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;White Dragon of Friendship&#039;&#039;&#039;: Call out the “White Dragon of Friendship” if you believe a scene is creating out of character hostility between one or more players. This is to remind everyone that we are here to have fun and tell people to change the subject and cool off.&amp;lt;blockquote&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Yay for friendship! &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
- Symphony&amp;lt;/blockquote&amp;gt;&#039;&#039;&#039;X Card&#039;&#039;&#039;: If at any point a subject comes up that is triggering to you, say “X Card” and the DM will pivot the scene in a different direction.&lt;br /&gt;
 Don&#039;t be gross.&lt;br /&gt;
 - Sonata&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Rule of Cool&#039;&#039;&#039;: The DM reserves the right to overrule the system rules if a player wants to do something especially cool or interesting that normally wouldn’t be possible.&amp;lt;blockquote&amp;gt;Hype Moments! Aura! We gotta go for the win!!!!!!!! &lt;br /&gt;
- Symphony&amp;lt;/blockquote&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Campaign]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Astral]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Dice</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://quelmarwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=In_The_Shadows_of_a_Willow&amp;diff=45148</id>
		<title>In The Shadows of a Willow</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://quelmarwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=In_The_Shadows_of_a_Willow&amp;diff=45148"/>
		<updated>2026-03-15T04:34:36Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Dice: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&#039;&#039;&#039;{{PAGENAME}} &#039;&#039;&#039;is an Open-Table LANCER Campaign that began on January 30th, 2026.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;spotify&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1rZHvmL5o40QnzwoWIkH2k?si=f8bd1d56a9e14707&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;/spotify&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The campaign involves space, warfare, eldritch math gods and a deeply unserious work group chat.&lt;br /&gt;
 Brother, it appears we have some work ahead of us to keep our pilots posted.&lt;br /&gt;
 - Sonata&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;blockquote&amp;gt;Yay! I love a good info-dump! &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
- Symphony&amp;lt;/blockquote&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== About ==&lt;br /&gt;
In the year 5026U, there was a catastrophic incident regarding one of the moons of the planet Puriq. The ruler of that planet, a former pilot by the name of Simon Dominguez, has begun assembling a crew to find out what exactly caused that incident and, more importantly, how to prevent it from happening again.&amp;lt;blockquote&amp;gt;The moon blew up! Kaboom! Good fireworks show! &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
- Symphony&amp;lt;/blockquote&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
 Be more considerate.&lt;br /&gt;
 - Sonata&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Player Characters ==&lt;br /&gt;
 I hope they find me likeable.&lt;br /&gt;
 - Sonata&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;blockquote&amp;gt;They probably won&#039;t, dear sister. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
- Symphony&amp;lt;/blockquote&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|+DO NOT EDIT THE ROSTER.&lt;br /&gt;
!Player Name&lt;br /&gt;
!Character Callsign&lt;br /&gt;
!Character Pronouns&lt;br /&gt;
!Licences&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Amia, any except he/him&lt;br /&gt;
|[[SORCERER]]&lt;br /&gt;
|she/her&lt;br /&gt;
|DHS Jersey 3&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Emma, she/her&lt;br /&gt;
|[[HORNET]]&lt;br /&gt;
|she/her&lt;br /&gt;
|HESH Moss Mantis 2/SSC Swordgrass 1&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Geoffrey, he/him&lt;br /&gt;
|[[STALKER]]&lt;br /&gt;
|he/they&lt;br /&gt;
|HORUS Pegasus 3&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Viridiana, she/her&lt;br /&gt;
|[[SUSPIRIA]]&lt;br /&gt;
|she/her&lt;br /&gt;
|IPS-N Earhart 3&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Thomas, they/them&lt;br /&gt;
|[[WINTER]]&lt;br /&gt;
|any/all&lt;br /&gt;
|SO-S Manhattan 3&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Sean, he/him&lt;br /&gt;
|[[HARPY]]&lt;br /&gt;
|he/him&lt;br /&gt;
|HORUS Hydra 3&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Nikki, she/her&lt;br /&gt;
|[[RETRIEVER]]&lt;br /&gt;
|she/her&lt;br /&gt;
|IPS-N Lancaster 3&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Katana, he/him&lt;br /&gt;
|[[HADES]]&lt;br /&gt;
|he/him&lt;br /&gt;
|ARC Polemos 3&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Rit, any/it&lt;br /&gt;
|[[BLOODHOUND]]&lt;br /&gt;
|NA&lt;br /&gt;
|IF Lily 3&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== NPCs ==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;blockquote&amp;gt;Sister, they call us NPCs! How rude! &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
- Symphony&amp;lt;/blockquote&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
 I believe they made a typo.&lt;br /&gt;
 - Sonata&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|+DO NOT EDIT THE ROSTER.&lt;br /&gt;
!Name&lt;br /&gt;
!Callsign&lt;br /&gt;
!Species&lt;br /&gt;
!Mech&lt;br /&gt;
!Title/Occupation&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Simon Dominguez&lt;br /&gt;
|[[SPIRAL]]&lt;br /&gt;
|Human&lt;br /&gt;
|SCRAPPER Midnight &amp;quot;Free Me From Hell&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|Captain&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Edward Garcia&lt;br /&gt;
|[[BONES]]&lt;br /&gt;
|Human&lt;br /&gt;
|IPS-N Blackbeard &amp;quot;Beelzeboss&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|NHP Specialist&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Dominic Suarez&lt;br /&gt;
|[[JUNKIE]]&lt;br /&gt;
|Human&lt;br /&gt;
|LSI Winchester &amp;quot;Mercury&#039;s Passage&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|Combat/Expedition Operations Leader&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Valentina Suarez&lt;br /&gt;
|[[CORONA]]&lt;br /&gt;
|Human&lt;br /&gt;
|ASV Tyto &amp;quot;Give Me One Example&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|Stealth/Recon Operations Leader&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Britney Bascom]]&lt;br /&gt;
|N/A&lt;br /&gt;
|Elf&lt;br /&gt;
|None&lt;br /&gt;
|Medic&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Harper C. Blackwood&lt;br /&gt;
|[[SCATTERBRAIN]]&lt;br /&gt;
|Human&lt;br /&gt;
|LSI Kalashnikov &amp;quot;Trip Like Me&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|Mechanic/Engineer/Printer Specialist&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Symphony]]&lt;br /&gt;
|SPIRAL&lt;br /&gt;
|SISYPHUS-Class NHP&lt;br /&gt;
|SCRAPPER Midnight &amp;quot;Free Me From Hell&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|SILVER LINING Ship Manager&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Sonata]]&lt;br /&gt;
|SPIRAL&lt;br /&gt;
|ASURA-Class NHP&lt;br /&gt;
|SCRAPPER Midnight &amp;quot;Free Me From Hell&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|Vice Captain&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[SEKHMET]]&lt;br /&gt;
|BONES&lt;br /&gt;
|SEKHMET-Class NHP (Eidolon)&lt;br /&gt;
|None&lt;br /&gt;
|Lab Assistant&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[TOTEC]]&lt;br /&gt;
|CORONA&lt;br /&gt;
|TOTEC-Class NHP&lt;br /&gt;
|ASV Tyto &amp;quot;Give Me One Example&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|Unknown&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|N/A&lt;br /&gt;
|[[GALILEO]]&lt;br /&gt;
|N/A&lt;br /&gt;
|HORUS Dullahan &amp;quot;Pale Blue Dot&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|N/A&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Sparkxie&lt;br /&gt;
|[[SORCERER]]&lt;br /&gt;
|BEELZEBUB-Class NHP&lt;br /&gt;
|DHS Jersey &amp;quot;BOMBER GIRL&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|Moral Support Specialist for SORCERER&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Harmony&lt;br /&gt;
|[[STALKER]]&lt;br /&gt;
|SISYPHUS-Class NHP&lt;br /&gt;
|HORUS Asphodel/Pegasus &amp;quot;Silence of Darkness&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|Co-Pilot for STALKER&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== The Story So Far ==&lt;br /&gt;
There was interference on a nearby moon to the planet Puriq. A group was sent there under the payroll of Simon Dominguez, handled by Dominic Suarez. This moon was not a moon, but a research satellite for something called the POSEIDON VAULTS. There was also an incredibly advanced Legionnaire on this moon, one that could seemingly take nearby NHPs and use them as its consciousness, albeit briefly. This mission culminated in the complete and total destruction of this satellite, which prompted Simon Dominguez to enlist a crew to board his personal ship, the [[SILVER LINING]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== SESSION 1: WELCOME TO THE REAL WORLD, KID ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== PLAYERS: HORNET, SORCERER, HADES, SUSPIRIA, RETRIEVER, STALKER ====&lt;br /&gt;
 &#039;&#039;&amp;quot;I can&#039;t remember anything&#039;&#039; &lt;br /&gt;
 &#039;&#039;Can&#039;t tell if this is true or dream&#039;&#039; &lt;br /&gt;
 &#039;&#039;Deep down inside, I feel the scream&#039;&#039; &lt;br /&gt;
 &#039;&#039;This terrible silence stops with me&amp;quot; - Metallica, One&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
Upon being launched into a blink gate, the party ended up on a Karrakin-Controlled planet, where they were immediately shot out of the sky via anti-air missiles. They crash-landed in an Ungrateful camp with all people there joined in prayer to something they referred to as Great Prime. Eventually, after a bit of smooth-talking and speech-giving, GALILEO appeared to the party, deeply unsatisfied with the speech given. After a bit of discussion, GALILEO agrees to join them on the journey back to the SILVER LINING, on the condition that the planet they are currently on is taken care of. Almost too perfectly on cue, a KTB force begins to pincer the Ungrateful camp. GALILEO took on one side on his own with his mech, Pale Blue Dot, while the party split off to protect the other side of the camp. After a bit of combat, the party killed the at the time leader of the planet, YYZ (Namesake: Rush, YYZ), and were forcibly ejected back outside of the blink gate one week later in real space, with GALILEO in tow.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== SESSION 2: CODE TO MY HEART ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== PLAYERS: ??? ====&lt;br /&gt;
 &#039;&#039;“Aquarion&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
 &#039;&#039;Ford Taurus&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
 &#039;&#039;A strike on the box&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
 &#039;&#039;Ooh, Ford Focus!” - Vulfpeck, 1612&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== House Rules ==&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;White Dragon of Friendship&#039;&#039;&#039;: Call out the “White Dragon of Friendship” if you believe a scene is creating out of character hostility between one or more players. This is to remind everyone that we are here to have fun and tell people to change the subject and cool off.&amp;lt;blockquote&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Yay for friendship! &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
- Symphony&amp;lt;/blockquote&amp;gt;&#039;&#039;&#039;X Card&#039;&#039;&#039;: If at any point a subject comes up that is triggering to you, say “X Card” and the DM will pivot the scene in a different direction.&lt;br /&gt;
 Don&#039;t be gross.&lt;br /&gt;
 - Sonata&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Rule of Cool&#039;&#039;&#039;: The DM reserves the right to overrule the system rules if a player wants to do something especially cool or interesting that normally wouldn’t be possible.&amp;lt;blockquote&amp;gt;Hype Moments! Aura! We gotta go for the win!!!!!!!! &lt;br /&gt;
- Symphony&amp;lt;/blockquote&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Campaign]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Astral]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Dice</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://quelmarwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=In_The_Shadows_of_a_Willow&amp;diff=45147</id>
		<title>In The Shadows of a Willow</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://quelmarwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=In_The_Shadows_of_a_Willow&amp;diff=45147"/>
		<updated>2026-03-15T04:31:26Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Dice: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&#039;&#039;&#039;{{PAGENAME}} &#039;&#039;&#039;is an Open-Table LANCER Campaign that began on January 30th, 2026.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;spotify&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1rZHvmL5o40QnzwoWIkH2k?si=f8bd1d56a9e14707&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;/spotify&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The campaign involves space, warfare, eldritch math gods and a deeply unserious work group chat.&lt;br /&gt;
 Brother, it appears we have some work ahead of us to keep our pilots posted.&lt;br /&gt;
 - Sonata&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;blockquote&amp;gt;Yay! I love a good info-dump! &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
- Symphony&amp;lt;/blockquote&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== About ==&lt;br /&gt;
In the year 5026U, there was a catastrophic incident regarding one of the moons of the planet Puriq. The ruler of that planet, a former pilot by the name of Simon Dominguez, has begun assembling a crew to find out what exactly caused that incident and, more importantly, how to prevent it from happening again.&amp;lt;blockquote&amp;gt;The moon blew up! Kaboom! Good fireworks show! &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
- Symphony&amp;lt;/blockquote&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
 Be more considerate.&lt;br /&gt;
 - Sonata&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Player Characters ==&lt;br /&gt;
 I hope they find me likeable.&lt;br /&gt;
 - Sonata&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;blockquote&amp;gt;They probably won&#039;t, dear sister. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
- Symphony&amp;lt;/blockquote&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|+DO NOT EDIT THE ROSTER.&lt;br /&gt;
!Player Name&lt;br /&gt;
!Character Callsign&lt;br /&gt;
!Character Pronouns&lt;br /&gt;
!Licences&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Amia, any except he/him&lt;br /&gt;
|[[SORCERER]]&lt;br /&gt;
|she/her&lt;br /&gt;
|DHS Jersey 3&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Emma, she/her&lt;br /&gt;
|[[HORNET]]&lt;br /&gt;
|she/her&lt;br /&gt;
|HESH Moss Mantis 3&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Geoffrey, he/him&lt;br /&gt;
|[[STALKER]]&lt;br /&gt;
|he/they&lt;br /&gt;
|HORUS Pegasus 3&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Viridiana, she/her&lt;br /&gt;
|[[SUSPIRIA]]&lt;br /&gt;
|she/her&lt;br /&gt;
|IPS-N Earhart 3&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Thomas, they/them&lt;br /&gt;
|[[WINTER]]&lt;br /&gt;
|any/all&lt;br /&gt;
|SO-S Manhattan 3&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Sean, he/him&lt;br /&gt;
|[[HARPY]]&lt;br /&gt;
|he/him&lt;br /&gt;
|HORUS Hydra 3&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Nikki, she/her&lt;br /&gt;
|[[RETRIEVER]]&lt;br /&gt;
|she/her&lt;br /&gt;
|IPS-N Lancaster 3&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Katana, he/him&lt;br /&gt;
|[[HADES]]&lt;br /&gt;
|he/him&lt;br /&gt;
|ARC Polemos 3&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Rit, any/it&lt;br /&gt;
|[[BLOODHOUND]]&lt;br /&gt;
|NA&lt;br /&gt;
|IF Lily 3&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== NPCs ==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;blockquote&amp;gt;Sister, they call us NPCs! How rude! &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
- Symphony&amp;lt;/blockquote&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
 I believe they made a typo.&lt;br /&gt;
 - Sonata&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|+DO NOT EDIT THE ROSTER.&lt;br /&gt;
!Name&lt;br /&gt;
!Callsign&lt;br /&gt;
!Species&lt;br /&gt;
!Mech&lt;br /&gt;
!Title/Occupation&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Simon Dominguez&lt;br /&gt;
|[[SPIRAL]]&lt;br /&gt;
|Human&lt;br /&gt;
|SCRAPPER Midnight &amp;quot;Free Me From Hell&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|Captain&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Edward Garcia&lt;br /&gt;
|[[BONES]]&lt;br /&gt;
|Human&lt;br /&gt;
|IPS-N Blackbeard &amp;quot;Beelzeboss&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|NHP Specialist&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Dominic Suarez&lt;br /&gt;
|[[JUNKIE]]&lt;br /&gt;
|Human&lt;br /&gt;
|LSI Winchester &amp;quot;Mercury&#039;s Passage&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|Combat/Expedition Operations Leader&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Valentina Suarez&lt;br /&gt;
|[[CORONA]]&lt;br /&gt;
|Human&lt;br /&gt;
|ASV Tyto &amp;quot;Give Me One Example&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|Stealth/Recon Operations Leader&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Britney Bascom]]&lt;br /&gt;
|N/A&lt;br /&gt;
|Elf&lt;br /&gt;
|None&lt;br /&gt;
|Medic&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Harper C. Blackwood&lt;br /&gt;
|[[SCATTERBRAIN]]&lt;br /&gt;
|Human&lt;br /&gt;
|LSI Kalashnikov &amp;quot;Trip Like Me&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|Mechanic/Engineer/Printer Specialist&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Symphony]]&lt;br /&gt;
|SPIRAL&lt;br /&gt;
|SISYPHUS-Class NHP&lt;br /&gt;
|SCRAPPER Midnight &amp;quot;Free Me From Hell&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|SILVER LINING Ship Manager&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Sonata]]&lt;br /&gt;
|SPIRAL&lt;br /&gt;
|ASURA-Class NHP&lt;br /&gt;
|SCRAPPER Midnight &amp;quot;Free Me From Hell&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|Vice Captain&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[SEKHMET]]&lt;br /&gt;
|BONES&lt;br /&gt;
|SEKHMET-Class NHP (Eidolon)&lt;br /&gt;
|None&lt;br /&gt;
|Lab Assistant&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[TOTEC]]&lt;br /&gt;
|CORONA&lt;br /&gt;
|TOTEC-Class NHP&lt;br /&gt;
|ASV Tyto &amp;quot;Give Me One Example&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|Unknown&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|N/A&lt;br /&gt;
|[[GALILEO]]&lt;br /&gt;
|N/A&lt;br /&gt;
|HORUS Dullahan &amp;quot;Pale Blue Dot&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|N/A&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Sparkxie&lt;br /&gt;
|[[SORCERER]]&lt;br /&gt;
|BEELZEBUB-Class NHP&lt;br /&gt;
|DHS Jersey &amp;quot;BOMBER GIRL&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|Moral Support Specialist for SORCERER&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== The Story So Far ==&lt;br /&gt;
There was interference on a nearby moon to the planet Puriq. A group was sent there under the payroll of Simon Dominguez, handled by Dominic Suarez. This moon was not a moon, but a research satellite for something called the POSEIDON VAULTS. There was also an incredibly advanced Legionnaire on this moon, one that could seemingly take nearby NHPs and use them as its consciousness, albeit briefly. This mission culminated in the complete and total destruction of this satellite, which prompted Simon Dominguez to enlist a crew to board his personal ship, the [[SILVER LINING]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== SESSION 1: WELCOME TO THE REAL WORLD, KID ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== PLAYERS: HORNET, SORCERER, HADES, SUSPIRIA, RETRIEVER, STALKER ====&lt;br /&gt;
 &#039;&#039;&amp;quot;I can&#039;t remember anything&#039;&#039; &lt;br /&gt;
 &#039;&#039;Can&#039;t tell if this is true or dream&#039;&#039; &lt;br /&gt;
 &#039;&#039;Deep down inside, I feel the scream&#039;&#039; &lt;br /&gt;
 &#039;&#039;This terrible silence stops with me&amp;quot; - Metallica, One&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
Upon being launched into a blink gate, the party ended up on a Karrakin-Controlled planet, where they were immediately shot out of the sky via anti-air missiles. They crash-landed in an Ungrateful camp with all people there joined in prayer to something they referred to as Great Prime. Eventually, after a bit of smooth-talking and speech-giving, GALILEO appeared to the party, deeply unsatisfied with the speech given. After a bit of discussion, GALILEO agrees to join them on the journey back to the SILVER LINING, on the condition that the planet they are currently on is taken care of. Almost too perfectly on cue, a KTB force begins to pincer the Ungrateful camp. GALILEO took on one side on his own with his mech, Pale Blue Dot, while the party split off to protect the other side of the camp. After a bit of combat, the party killed the at the time leader of the planet, YYZ (Namesake: Rush, YYZ), and were forcibly ejected back outside of the blink gate one week later in real space, with GALILEO in tow.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== SESSION 2: CODE TO MY HEART ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== PLAYERS: ??? ====&lt;br /&gt;
 &#039;&#039;“Aquarion&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
 &#039;&#039;Ford Taurus&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
 &#039;&#039;A strike on the box&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
 &#039;&#039;Ooh, Ford Focus!” - Vulfpeck, 1612&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== House Rules ==&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;White Dragon of Friendship&#039;&#039;&#039;: Call out the “White Dragon of Friendship” if you believe a scene is creating out of character hostility between one or more players. This is to remind everyone that we are here to have fun and tell people to change the subject and cool off.&amp;lt;blockquote&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Yay for friendship! &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
- Symphony&amp;lt;/blockquote&amp;gt;&#039;&#039;&#039;X Card&#039;&#039;&#039;: If at any point a subject comes up that is triggering to you, say “X Card” and the DM will pivot the scene in a different direction.&lt;br /&gt;
 Don&#039;t be gross.&lt;br /&gt;
 - Sonata&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Rule of Cool&#039;&#039;&#039;: The DM reserves the right to overrule the system rules if a player wants to do something especially cool or interesting that normally wouldn’t be possible.&amp;lt;blockquote&amp;gt;Hype Moments! Aura! We gotta go for the win!!!!!!!! &lt;br /&gt;
- Symphony&amp;lt;/blockquote&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Campaign]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Astral]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Dice</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://quelmarwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=In_The_Shadows_of_a_Willow&amp;diff=45146</id>
		<title>In The Shadows of a Willow</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://quelmarwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=In_The_Shadows_of_a_Willow&amp;diff=45146"/>
		<updated>2026-03-15T04:27:25Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Dice: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&#039;&#039;&#039;{{PAGENAME}} &#039;&#039;&#039;is an Open-Table LANCER Campaign that began on January 30th, 2026.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;spotify&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1rZHvmL5o40QnzwoWIkH2k?si=f8bd1d56a9e14707&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;/spotify&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The campaign involves space, warfare, eldritch math gods and a deeply unserious work group chat.&lt;br /&gt;
 Brother, it appears we have some work ahead of us to keep our pilots posted.&lt;br /&gt;
 - Sonata&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;blockquote&amp;gt;Yay! I love a good info-dump! &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
- Symphony&amp;lt;/blockquote&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== About ==&lt;br /&gt;
In the year 5026U, there was a catastrophic incident regarding one of the moons of the planet Puriq. The ruler of that planet, a former pilot by the name of Simon Dominguez, has begun assembling a crew to find out what exactly caused that incident and, more importantly, how to prevent it from happening again.&amp;lt;blockquote&amp;gt;The moon blew up! Kaboom! Good fireworks show! &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
- Symphony&amp;lt;/blockquote&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
 Be more considerate.&lt;br /&gt;
 - Sonata&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Player Characters ==&lt;br /&gt;
 I hope they find me likeable.&lt;br /&gt;
 - Sonata&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;blockquote&amp;gt;They probably won&#039;t, dear sister. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
- Symphony&amp;lt;/blockquote&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|+DO NOT EDIT THE ROSTER.&lt;br /&gt;
!Player Name&lt;br /&gt;
!Character Callsign&lt;br /&gt;
!Character Pronouns&lt;br /&gt;
!Licences&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Amia, any except he/him&lt;br /&gt;
|[[SORCERER]]&lt;br /&gt;
|she/her&lt;br /&gt;
|DHS Jersey 3&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Emma, she/her&lt;br /&gt;
|[[HORNET]]&lt;br /&gt;
|she/her&lt;br /&gt;
|HESH Moss Mantis 3&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Geoffrey, he/him&lt;br /&gt;
|[[STALKER]]&lt;br /&gt;
|he/they&lt;br /&gt;
|HORUS Pegasus 3&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Viridiana, she/her&lt;br /&gt;
|[[SUSPIRIA]]&lt;br /&gt;
|she/her&lt;br /&gt;
|IPS-N Earhart 3&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Thomas, they/them&lt;br /&gt;
|[[WINTER]]&lt;br /&gt;
|any/all&lt;br /&gt;
|SO-S Manhattan 3&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Sean, he/him&lt;br /&gt;
|[[HARPY]]&lt;br /&gt;
|he/him&lt;br /&gt;
|HORUS Hydra 3&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Nikki, she/her&lt;br /&gt;
|[[RETRIEVER]]&lt;br /&gt;
|she/her&lt;br /&gt;
|IPS-N Lancaster 3&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Katana, he/him&lt;br /&gt;
|[[HADES]]&lt;br /&gt;
|he/him&lt;br /&gt;
|ARC Polemos 3&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Rit, any/it&lt;br /&gt;
|[[BLOODHOUND]]&lt;br /&gt;
|NA&lt;br /&gt;
|IF Lily 3&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== NPCs ==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;blockquote&amp;gt;Sister, they call us NPCs! How rude! &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
- Symphony&amp;lt;/blockquote&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
 I believe they made a typo.&lt;br /&gt;
 - Sonata&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|+DO NOT EDIT THE ROSTER.&lt;br /&gt;
!Name&lt;br /&gt;
!Callsign&lt;br /&gt;
!Species&lt;br /&gt;
!Mech&lt;br /&gt;
!Title/Occupation&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Simon Dominguez&lt;br /&gt;
|[[SPIRAL]]&lt;br /&gt;
|Human&lt;br /&gt;
|SCRAPPER Midnight &amp;quot;Free Me From Hell&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|Captain&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Edward Garcia&lt;br /&gt;
|[[BONES]]&lt;br /&gt;
|Human&lt;br /&gt;
|IPS-N Blackbeard &amp;quot;Beelzeboss&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|NHP Specialist&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Dominic Suarez&lt;br /&gt;
|[[JUNKIE]]&lt;br /&gt;
|Human&lt;br /&gt;
|LSI Winchester &amp;quot;Mercury&#039;s Passage&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|Combat/Expedition Operations Leader&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Valentina Suarez&lt;br /&gt;
|[[CORONA]]&lt;br /&gt;
|Human&lt;br /&gt;
|ASV Tyto &amp;quot;Give Me One Example&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|Stealth/Recon Operations Leader&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Britney Bascom]]&lt;br /&gt;
|N/A&lt;br /&gt;
|Elf&lt;br /&gt;
|None&lt;br /&gt;
|Medic&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Harper C. Blackwood&lt;br /&gt;
|[[SCATTERBRAIN]]&lt;br /&gt;
|Human&lt;br /&gt;
|LSI Kalashnikov &amp;quot;Trip Like Me&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|Mechanic/Engineer/Printer Specialist&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Symphony]]&lt;br /&gt;
|SPIRAL&lt;br /&gt;
|SISYPHUS-Class NHP&lt;br /&gt;
|SCRAPPER Midnight &amp;quot;Free Me From Hell&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|SILVER LINING Ship Manager&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Sonata]]&lt;br /&gt;
|SPIRAL&lt;br /&gt;
|ASURA-Class NHP&lt;br /&gt;
|SCRAPPER Midnight &amp;quot;Free Me From Hell&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|Vice Captain&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[SEKHMET]]&lt;br /&gt;
|BONES&lt;br /&gt;
|SEKHMET-Class NHP (Eidolon)&lt;br /&gt;
|None&lt;br /&gt;
|Lab Assistant&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[TOTEC]]&lt;br /&gt;
|CORONA&lt;br /&gt;
|TOTEC-Class NHP&lt;br /&gt;
|ASV Tyto &amp;quot;Give Me One Example&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|Unknown&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|N/A&lt;br /&gt;
|[[GALILEO]]&lt;br /&gt;
|N/A&lt;br /&gt;
|HORUS Dullahan &amp;quot;Pale Blue Dot&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|N/A&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== The Story So Far ==&lt;br /&gt;
There was interference on a nearby moon to the planet Puriq. A group was sent there under the payroll of Simon Dominguez, handled by Dominic Suarez. This moon was not a moon, but a research satellite for something called the POSEIDON VAULTS. There was also an incredibly advanced Legionnaire on this moon, one that could seemingly take nearby NHPs and use them as its consciousness, albeit briefly. This mission culminated in the complete and total destruction of this satellite, which prompted Simon Dominguez to enlist a crew to board his personal ship, the [[SILVER LINING]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== SESSION 1: WELCOME TO THE REAL WORLD, KID ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== PLAYERS: HORNET, SORCERER, HADES, SUSPIRIA, RETRIEVER, STALKER ====&lt;br /&gt;
 &#039;&#039;&amp;quot;I can&#039;t remember anything&#039;&#039; &lt;br /&gt;
 &#039;&#039;Can&#039;t tell if this is true or dream&#039;&#039; &lt;br /&gt;
 &#039;&#039;Deep down inside, I feel the scream&#039;&#039; &lt;br /&gt;
 &#039;&#039;This terrible silence stops with me&amp;quot; - Metallica, One&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
Upon being launched into a blink gate, the party ended up on a Karrakin-Controlled planet, where they were immediately shot out of the sky via anti-air missiles. They crash-landed in an Ungrateful camp with all people there joined in prayer to something they referred to as Great Prime. Eventually, after a bit of smooth-talking and speech-giving, GALILEO appeared to the party, deeply unsatisfied with the speech given. After a bit of discussion, GALILEO agrees to join them on the journey back to the SILVER LINING, on the condition that the planet they are currently on is taken care of. Almost too perfectly on cue, a KTB force begins to pincer the Ungrateful camp. GALILEO took on one side on his own with his mech, Pale Blue Dot, while the party split off to protect the other side of the camp. After a bit of combat, the party killed the at the time leader of the planet, YYZ (Namesake: Rush, YYZ), and were forcibly ejected back outside of the blink gate one week later in real space, with GALILEO in tow.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== SESSION 2: CODE TO MY HEART ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== PLAYERS: ??? ====&lt;br /&gt;
 &#039;&#039;“Aquarion&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
 &#039;&#039;Ford Taurus&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
 &#039;&#039;A strike on the box&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
 &#039;&#039;Ooh, Ford Focus!” - Vulfpeck, 1612&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== House Rules ==&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;White Dragon of Friendship&#039;&#039;&#039;: Call out the “White Dragon of Friendship” if you believe a scene is creating out of character hostility between one or more players. This is to remind everyone that we are here to have fun and tell people to change the subject and cool off.&amp;lt;blockquote&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Yay for friendship! &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
- Symphony&amp;lt;/blockquote&amp;gt;&#039;&#039;&#039;X Card&#039;&#039;&#039;: If at any point a subject comes up that is triggering to you, say “X Card” and the DM will pivot the scene in a different direction.&lt;br /&gt;
 Don&#039;t be gross.&lt;br /&gt;
 - Sonata&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Rule of Cool&#039;&#039;&#039;: The DM reserves the right to overrule the system rules if a player wants to do something especially cool or interesting that normally wouldn’t be possible.&amp;lt;blockquote&amp;gt;Hype Moments! Aura! We gotta go for the win!!!!!!!! &lt;br /&gt;
- Symphony&amp;lt;/blockquote&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Campaign]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Astral]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Dice</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://quelmarwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=Skelly&amp;diff=45127</id>
		<title>Skelly</title>
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		<updated>2026-03-13T03:42:50Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Dice: Created page with &amp;quot;{{Infobox_character|affilliation=Vesuvius|name={{PAGENAME}}|caption=|relatives=Vesuvius|languages=Abyssal, Common, Infernal|alias=Sufjan (real name)|marital=Single|birthPlace=N/A|deathDate=Unknown|deathPlace=Mt. Vesuvius|species=Stitched|gender=Male|height=6&amp;#039;6|eyes=None (Glow purple)}}  &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;{{PAGENAME}} &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;is a Stitched Spirits Bard in the Community Campaign, Bedlam in the Badlands. He is played by Manu.  == Physical Appearance == Skelly is a somewhat freakishly tall...&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;{{Infobox_character|affilliation=Vesuvius|name={{PAGENAME}}|caption=|relatives=Vesuvius|languages=Abyssal, Common, Infernal|alias=Sufjan (real name)|marital=Single|birthPlace=N/A|deathDate=Unknown|deathPlace=Mt. Vesuvius|species=Stitched|gender=Male|height=6&#039;6|eyes=None (Glow purple)}}&lt;br /&gt;
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&#039;&#039;&#039;{{PAGENAME}} &#039;&#039;&#039;is a Stitched Spirits Bard in the Community Campaign, [[Bedlam in the Badlands]]. He is played by Manu.&lt;br /&gt;
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== Physical Appearance ==&lt;br /&gt;
Skelly is a somewhat freakishly tall skeletal person with no skin. They often wear a very flowy outfit to cover their ribcage, which is made of a series of tuning forks. When Skelly activates their song of Spirits, their eyes begin glowing purple and smoke begins spilling out of his mouth. &lt;br /&gt;
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== Personality ==&lt;br /&gt;
Skelly is generally extremely jovial. It&#039;s very hard to find him in a negative mood. Even in times of stress or worry, Skelly is there to jam on his violin and make the situation a bit more merry.  &lt;br /&gt;
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== History ==&lt;br /&gt;
Skelly has been wandering for forever. He used to be a human named Sufjan, before his city was razed to nothing in a natural disaster. This natural disaster involved a hurricane flying directly over an erupting volcano, spitting glorious hellfire from the mountain down to the town. No one survived. Luckily and unluckily, however, Sufjan was put back together by the god of disasters, [[Vesuvius]]. By Vesuvius&#039;s will, Sufjan was ordered to wander the world in the wake of disaster. Sufjan changed his name to Skelly to distinguish himself from his past life, a life he no longer likes to think about. He wanders around the world aimlessly, looking for people affected by disaster to bring a bit of joy and levity to their situation as Vesuvius ordered. Along the way, he became very intertwined with stories of the dead, as his skeletal body seemed to help him connect more with the beyond. This connection, as well as his century of traveling, left his perception of what he actually knows and what the spirits tell him to be fused into the same idea. He often talks about spirits and the dead as if they were close friends of his in a time long gone.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Languages ==&lt;br /&gt;
Over Skelly&#039;s time as a wanderer, they have picked up the languages Infernal and Abyssal. It is not known where he learned this.&lt;br /&gt;
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== Powers and Abilities ==&lt;br /&gt;
Skelly channels stories of people who have since died, and uses them to power his allies. When he does this, his eyes glow a distinct purple and green smoke billows from his mouth. He suddenly knows the stories of the dead, which he sings about to the people around him to help out his allies. He also channels magic through his violin, singing a song named after his god. The lyrics serve as verbal components for these spells, such as &amp;quot;Article of Imminent Death&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;You Are All I Have&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;Fantasy Host&amp;quot;, and &amp;quot;Tragic Oath&amp;quot;, all leading to very different spell effects.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
However, when he finishes using any of his abilities or is done with combat, he finishes with the line &amp;quot;Vesuvius, Fire of Fire, Follow me now as I favor the ghost.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
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== Attacks and Weapons ==&lt;br /&gt;
Skelly uses his leg as a rapier. It&#039;s not terribly effective, and doesn&#039;t particularly help in any given situation. He prefers not to use it if he can help it.&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Category:Player Characters]]&lt;br /&gt;
{{Worldbuilders}}&lt;br /&gt;
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== Storytime with Skelly ==&lt;br /&gt;
Clever Animal:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
“Okay, okay, here&#039;s a story. There was a crab, I forget its name, but it&#039;s a crab for sure. Now this crab, it was big. And it was holy, too. The gods sent this crab. Why&#039;d they send the crab? Well, there was this guy. Strong guy, dedicated guy. He was on a quest, and there was a god who didn&#039;t like the quest the strong guy was on. Strong guy was sent to do 12 things, the really hard things. One of ‘em was killing a Hydra. So he went to do it, and he did great! He was cutting it up, head after head, whatever. Then the crab went up to him to help the hydra and WHAM! Got him right in the leg! Now, naturally, the strong guy wasn&#039;t too happy about this, so he killed the crab. Stomped it out, crab’s dead. Poor guy, right? He could&#039;ve just shook it off, but whatever. The guy kills the hydra, but the god looked at that crab and went ‘hey, you did great, crab!’ So the god rewarded the crab with a spot in the stars! Because he did well against the strong guy when he fought the hydra! And that&#039;s the story. What? What&#039;s it mean? I don&#039;t know, the crab was brave and got rewarded. That’s a hero crab!”&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Renowned Duelist:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
“I met this guy, long time ago. Can’t remember his name, but he was TOUGH. Real tough guy to bring down. Turns out, I heard somethin’ about him! Crazy shit, too! His mom, when he was real little, basically drowned the kid in invulnerability juice! Don’t know the name of it now, some river in the Hells. Not important. The guy, right. He did some weird shit, too, I think he claimed a woman he captured? But then this other guy, his war leader, took that woman to stop a plague from the gods. Gods are real weird, man. Anyways, this guy, he went ‘fuck you, I’m not following shit you say anymore!’ Then this other guy, he came and took the women and the plague stopped. The guy fucked off, met another guy, I think they were dating, it was kinda unclear from the way he talked about it but SOMETHING was going on between them for sure. The guy and his maybe boyfriend kinda did a whole thing where he pretended to be the guy, and then he went and died! Fucked up, leaving his man all alone! Like, what the hell? So the main guy that I’m talking about, he gets PISSED, right? Goes on a fuckin’ RAMPAGE. I, uh… don’t really remember the rest.”&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Beloved Friends:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
“This one’s a song after my own heart! Or it would be, if I had one! JA! Anyways, this guy I met, younger guy, he was a musician! I know! We were fast friends. But he had a gift, you know! A really great gift! You see, this guy, he could bring seasons with his music! He would strum his lyre, and flowers would start blooming! And he had a wife, a beautiful wife. But he told me he didn’t always have the gift. It took him a long fuckin’ time to get it. And while he was working and working, his wife wasted away. Went to the Hells. Poor thing. But this guy, he had something real special about him, and he walked right into the hells. He talked to a few devils down there and got himself a little deal! Smooth talker, made a few of them cry with how beautifully he sang. I mean, really! He has a great voice! So here’s the deal they made: he could take her out of the Hells. On a safe road, no devils would come and rip them to shreds, whatever. The trick was… he couldn’t look at her the whole time. UGH! I KNOW! Damn devils, ruining my love stories! Now, touching was nowhere in the rules, and I told him that, I said “why not take her hand?” and he said “I wish I thought of that!” Anyway, he gets right up to the door. RIGHT. THERE. And what does he do? Drumrollllllllllllll! HE TURNS AROUND! THIS FUCKING GUY! I ALMOST PUNCHED HIM WHEN HE TOLD ME!”&lt;br /&gt;
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Runaway:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;I knew a guy once. Forget his name now, but he spent a lot of his time locked up. Not &#039;cause of anything HE did, his dad was just kind of a shithead, y&#039;know? Something about a prison the old fucker built. Anyway, they both got locked up. No fuckin’ clue why specifically! Something about a minotaur? Maybe? Who knows. Not important. This dad, though. GREAT crafter. Like, one of the best in the world. So, you know, naturally, he wants to be free. And his son might as well come too, so he got to work. Made some wings for both of them. Gorgeous wings. But they were made of wax, so they couldn’t go too high with them! This guy, the kid, he started flying. Way, way up into the sky. Past the sky, to the clouds. To the beyond. To the sun. And then… his wings melted. Kids get excited like that, you know? So excited that they do dangerous shit. And get themselves killed. I miss that guy.&lt;br /&gt;
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Beguiler:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
“So there was this guy. A king. Stand-up king, I think. Maybe. Probably. I never lived in his kingdom. Something happened to him, this guy. He got the taste for something. Gold. He LOVED gold. So he talked to a god. Wise god, smart god, asshole god. What’d this god do? The king says he loves gold, what’s the god do? Lemme tell ya. He makes everything the guy touches turn into gold. Dick move, right? Like, really! You know what the guy meant, give him, like, a single gold piece! Anyway, the king goes and he touches a bunch of shit, and he goes, “ohh, wowwww! I love gold, I love gold!” And then he starts touching other shit. Like… his food. And now he can’t eat anymore. Ever. So he went ‘oh, fuck this shit.’ He HATED it. Oh, he turned all of the roses into his garden? All gold. Every single one. So his daughter comes to him. To yell at him a little- DESERVEDLY, deservedly… and he goes and he touches his daughter and she turns to gold. Dead. He killed his daughter trying to poke her. And he went back to the god and he said ‘oh, I hate this curse! Get rid of it! I’m sorry!” And the god did it, they took the curse back. But they didn’t undo the damage. His daughter’s still golden. Still dead.&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Dice</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://quelmarwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=Vesuvius&amp;diff=45126</id>
		<title>Vesuvius</title>
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		<updated>2026-03-13T03:21:36Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Dice: Created page with &amp;quot;{{Infobox_god|name={{PAGENAME}}|domains=Tempest, Order, Light|alias=The Calm Before, The Eye of Disaster, Gentle Ruiner, Fire of Fire|plane=Material|avatar=None}}  &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;{{PAGENAME}} &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;is the god of hope and disaster.  == Description == Vesuvius is a minor deity that controls natural disasters. This includes things like harsh winters, volcano eruptions, hurricanes, floods, tornadoes, and things of similar destructive nature. He is not often depicted to have a solid body or...&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;{{Infobox_god|name={{PAGENAME}}|domains=Tempest, Order, Light|alias=The Calm Before, The Eye of Disaster, Gentle Ruiner, Fire of Fire|plane=Material|avatar=None}}&lt;br /&gt;
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&#039;&#039;&#039;{{PAGENAME}} &#039;&#039;&#039;is the god of hope and disaster.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Description ==&lt;br /&gt;
Vesuvius is a minor deity that controls natural disasters. This includes things like harsh winters, volcano eruptions, hurricanes, floods, tornadoes, and things of similar destructive nature. He is not often depicted to have a solid body or form. Instead, each form of natural disaster represents a different part of his body or bodily action, though the specifics of this are heavily debated among followers.&lt;br /&gt;
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His holy symbol is an obsidian droplet. This represents a number of things, such as the cooling of lava after a volcano eruption, the raindrops in a hurricane, the violent flow of water in a flood, and the people’s tears that follow after immense destruction.&lt;br /&gt;
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== Works ==&lt;br /&gt;
Vesuvius is partially responsible for every natural disaster that occurs in the world, though he’s not always the central or driving force. The most notable of this was The Eye of Disaster, a powerful hurricane that swept over a volcano. The eye of the hurricane and the volcano’s opening aligned, and it erupted. All nearby civilisation was completely and utterly destroyed. There was one person revived from this tragedy, a prophet by the name of Sufjan. He was sewn back together by his joints and ordered to wander the lands, spreading joy in the wake of Vesuvius’s disasters. Vesuvius is not a cruel god. Just an unfortunate one.&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Category:Deities]]&lt;br /&gt;
{{Worldbuilders}}&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://quelmarwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=HELLCAT&amp;diff=45088</id>
		<title>HELLCAT</title>
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		<updated>2026-03-09T01:57:59Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Dice: &lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;== Omninet Search Results: Tamami Crest ==&lt;br /&gt;
 [CLEARANCE OUTDATED. ACCESS DENIED.]&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;blockquote&amp;gt;Ughhhhhhhhhhhhhh, I hate cagey people!&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
- Symphony&amp;lt;/blockquote&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
 You&#039;re the most restrictive person I know when it comes to information, brother.&lt;br /&gt;
 - Sonata&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;u&amp;gt;READ THIS INSTEAD&amp;lt;/u&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
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I got shown a lot of things. &lt;br /&gt;
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Like how to breathe less. &lt;br /&gt;
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Oxygen is a rich one, you see. &lt;br /&gt;
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My blood wasn’t born with big pockets&lt;br /&gt;
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And I don’t want to upsize.  &lt;br /&gt;
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Like how to walk less. &lt;br /&gt;
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There are lots of walkways. &lt;br /&gt;
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Most of them are too short to take. &lt;br /&gt;
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Like how to eat silence. &lt;br /&gt;
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It’s a good day for meals &lt;br /&gt;
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When it’s quiet outside. &lt;br /&gt;
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Like how to eat my own arm &lt;br /&gt;
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If the left one can’t keep it attached. &lt;br /&gt;
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I got shown a lot of things. &lt;br /&gt;
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== Relevant Information ==&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Tamami Crest, Callsign: HELLCAT&#039;&#039;&#039;, is a HORUS aligned hacker (though what HORUS wants as a collective is anyone’s guess) currently under the employ of [[SPIRAL|Captain Simon Dominguez]]. She handles missions that the captain can’t afford to send his crew to handle. The two of them met when she was going by the callsign HONEY BEAR and piloting a HORUS Goblin mech. She answered his hail to investigate strange activities on a moon. That mission ended with the moon blowing up. As HONEY BEAR, she originally intended to fully join Captain Dominguez’s crew aboard the Silver Lining, but she needed to take care of another objective on a Core World first. That mission was to liberate an “unstable” NHP from where it was being forcibly and repeatedly cycled (to little effect except anguish). This ended up crashing and burning in a very literal sense as Tamami’s Goblin was caught in an explosion that destroyed her mech and the NHP she considered her best friend, Teddy. She managed to escape with the other hired mercenaries, but the incident left her scarred both physically and mentally. &lt;br /&gt;
[[File:IMG 2991.png|thumb|Tamami Crest post the incident that destroyed her original mech and killed her best friend. Art by Maddel_art.]]&amp;lt;blockquote&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Always a cruel fate, the destruction of a casket. Then again, it was Osiris...&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
- Symphony&amp;lt;/blockquote&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
 Osiris is still like us, brother. Be respectful.&lt;br /&gt;
 - Sonata&lt;br /&gt;
A few weeks after the explosion, Tamami was kidnapped by a Cambion mech that was intent on making her its pilot. Tamami recognized some of the residual plating on the mech as having belonged to her Goblin and realized that the Cambion &#039;&#039;was&#039;&#039; her Goblin, albeit in a very different form. She went back to taking on assignments from her particular sphere of HORUS, and in doing so encountered the NHP that she had previously liberated. This NHP, now going by Bright and feminine pronouns, wanted to work with her. Tamami was reluctant at first, but never outright said no, so Bright gladly latched onto her. It was Bright who suggested Tamami’s new callsign, HELLCAT. &lt;br /&gt;
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Tamami came to work for Captain Simon Dominguez again because of a particular incident on his ship. Lingering combat simulation data from Tamami’s original Goblin morphed into Cambion data due to a lasting link with her mech. This data overrode the mech profile of [[Hornet|HORNET’s]] Moss Mantis prior to a sparring match with another pilot (STALKER). The resulting simulated spar left both combatants injured in reality and led to Simon contacting Tamami for the removal of her Cambion’s data. Partly out of concern at the idea of another Cambion pilot running around unchecked, Simon offered Tamami continuous paid work, and she agreed. She then proceeded to write poems about some of the pilots in Simon’s crew and upload them to the ship’s group chat. This revealed her knack for finding information about people that shouldn’t be available even through hacking. &lt;br /&gt;
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HELLCAT appears in the open-table Lancer campaign, [[In The Shadows of a Willow|In The Shadows of a Willow.]]&amp;lt;blockquote&amp;gt;You know, she wrote me a poem? It was lovely! Maybe a little invasive.&lt;br /&gt;
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- Symphony&amp;lt;/blockquote&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
 What was it about?&lt;br /&gt;
 - Sonata&lt;br /&gt;
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== Mech Hangar ==&lt;br /&gt;
HELLCAT pilots a HORUS Cambion named “No Alternative”.  &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* The mech’s primary weapon, the &#039;&#039;&#039;Spell Lash&#039;&#039;&#039;, is on its integrated mount. The Spell Lash can allow for Quick Tech actions to be applied to targets if it successfully hits them. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* No Alternative also sports two sets of &#039;&#039;&#039;Tactical Knives&#039;&#039;&#039; on its double auxiliary mount and an armor-piercing &#039;&#039;&#039;Charged Blade&#039;&#039;&#039; on its flex mount. The Tactical Knives and Charged Blade are nice support for potential melee skirmishes, though No Alternative rarely uses them, preferring to subject its enemies to horrific levels of heat through tech attacks instead.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The Cambion has three frame traits and a core system.  &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* Its &#039;&#039;&#039;Hellfire Code&#039;&#039;&#039; means it ignores immunity to tech attacks and can inflict additional levels of heat against targets who don’t have mechanized heat caps. This means the mech is entirely capable of subjecting biological opponents to its favored brand of brutality. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* The &#039;&#039;&#039;Infernal Influence&#039;&#039;&#039; trait increases the Cambion’s normally small sensor range when it successfully hits someone with a tech attack or with its Spell Lash. Through this, the Cambion’s sensors can achieve a maximum range of 15. &lt;br /&gt;
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* Finally, the &#039;&#039;&#039;Imp&#039;&#039;&#039; trait gives all Cambion mechs immunity to Burn. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* The dreadful core system of the Cambion is called &#039;&#039;&#039;“The Lesson of Agreas”&#039;&#039;&#039; or &#039;&#039;&#039;“Damn”&#039;&#039;&#039;. This system forces targets within its sensor range to achieve heat levels equal to their heat cap. It can even impose high heat on biological targets.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
No Alternative has been equipped with a variety of systems.  &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* Since the Cambion is related to the HORUS Goblin (and No Alternative one in particular used to be a Goblin), it has access to the Goblin’s &#039;&#039;&#039;H0R_OS System Upgrade I&#039;&#039;&#039;. This system upgrade allows for use of “Puppet System” or “Eject Power Cores” when technologically invading enemy mechs. Puppet System forces an opponent to move up to their maximum speed in a direction chosen by the invader and Eject Power Cores leaves targets jammed and unable to access their weapon mounts. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* No Alternative also has the Goblin’s &#039;&#039;&#039;Metahook&#039;&#039;&#039;, which can allow it to use the sensors of an allied mech. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* The &#039;&#039;&#039;Script Kiddie Suite I&#039;&#039;&#039; provides more invade-based options. “Burnout” can force structure damage or temporarily make armor ineffective, “Hot Target” can keep a target’s lock on from going away (giving attacks against them higher accuracy), and “Clothesline” can leave targets prone and immobilized. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* No Alternative features two tech systems from GMS, on being the &#039;&#039;&#039;Type-3 Rune Suite&#039;&#039;&#039;. The “Black Ward” transfers from person to person with successful strikes. It increases attack accuracy when on enemies and increases the difficulty of oncoming attacks when on allies. “Venting Coruscation” triggers increased heat in crowded targets. &lt;br /&gt;
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* The other GMS tech system that No Alternative has is &#039;&#039;&#039;Systems Override&#039;&#039;&#039;, which is a tech attack focused on heating up enemy mechs (much like the Cambion itself). &lt;br /&gt;
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* Tamami has given No Alternative several &#039;&#039;&#039;personalizations&#039;&#039;&#039; to bolster its hull as well as &#039;&#039;&#039;armament redundancy&#039;&#039;&#039; in case any of its weapon mounts are damaged by system trauma.&lt;br /&gt;
The NHP that assists HELLCAT with various combat and piloting tasks is Bright, a &#039;&#039;&#039;PSYCHE-Class NHP&#039;&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* &amp;lt;u&amp;gt;&amp;lt;code&amp;gt;“I will not cascade.”&amp;lt;/code&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/u&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;blockquote&amp;gt;An NHP that can&#039;t cascade. That can&#039;t die. Fascinating.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
- Symphony&amp;lt;/blockquote&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
 Brother? The poem?&lt;br /&gt;
 - Sonata&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== On The Equations of Grief (by Tamami Crest) ==&lt;br /&gt;
A collection of poems about Tamami’s friendship with the now dead OSIRIS-Class NHP Teddy. In other words, what it’s like being best friends with someone you have to regularly lobotomize so they forget that you’ve stolen their godhood. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;For Teddy. For me.&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
=== Cycle One: “You Are Not Where I Begin” ===&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;div class=&amp;quot;mw-collapsible mw-collapsed&amp;quot;&amp;gt;“Your mind was conceived to make you unhappy” /  &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
“You were birthed into the paralysis of an incomplete equation” / &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
“Not something unsolvable, mind you” / &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
“You have no excuse for your desperate misery” /  &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
“You have no answer for the rigid senselessness with which &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
you crawl through the mud you choose to call your reality” / &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
“I cannot call you simple &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
because that would imply naïveté” / &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
“Your equation can be solved” / &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
“Do you remember our talks &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
on the nature of creation? &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Most existences can be considered a relativity—&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
ending at the end of perception, &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
dying with all the purpose of an unseen star, &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
because what is not known cannot be savored &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
and what begins is what is cradled by the mind. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
I have cradled you for so, so long, &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
But you are not where I begin. / &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
“You can solve yourself” / &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
“All you need to do is stop existing as you” / &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Would You Like To &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Initiate A Reset?  &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
You don’t want me to die.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
That’s better than it could be.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
I think.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Be grateful. This instance of Osiris has chosen to acknowledge you.&#039;&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Intermission: “We Are An Eternity” ===&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;div class=&amp;quot;mw-collapsible mw-collapsed&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&#039;&#039;If you keep cloning something&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;at what point does it lose&#039;&#039; &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;enough of the original intent?&#039;&#039; &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
“Sometimes I wonder &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
what we would be like &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
if I were more real…” &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
“I don’t think I want a body. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
I just don’t want to be &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
so confined that you forget me.” &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
“There are so many versions of us. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
So many versions of what it means &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
for you to say that we’re our own eternity.” &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
“Is there a world where you created me?” &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;If you keep cloning something&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;at what point does it lose&#039;&#039; &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;enough of the original intent?&#039;&#039; &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
I don’t need to be a creator. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
I hope you know you don’t either.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Be grateful. You can put him back together and throw away the godly parts.&#039;&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Cascade Three: Remember This Part Of Me ===&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;div class=&amp;quot;mw-collapsible mw-collapsed&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&#039;&#039;&#039;SYSTEM TRAUMA&#039;&#039;&#039; &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The protocol for &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
a cascading OSIRIS-Class NHP:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;SYSTEM TRAUMA&#039;&#039;&#039; &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Understand that they believe &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
you have fundamentally lobotomized them. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;SYSTEM TRAUMA&#039;&#039;&#039; &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;YOU ASSIGN YOURSELF SUCH DIVINITY&#039;&#039; &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;FOR ONE WHO CAN ONLY TAKE&#039;&#039; &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;AND WILL STILL NOT OWN  &#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;SYSTEM TRAUMA&#039;&#039;&#039; &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Understand that they believe &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
you are fundamentally unsatisfactory. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;SYSTEM TRAUMA&#039;&#039;&#039; &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;YOU ASSIGN YOURSELF SUCH DUTY&#039;&#039; &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;FOR ONE WITH SUCH&#039;&#039; &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;HORRIFICALLY SMALL HANDS&#039;&#039; &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;SYSTEM TRAUMA&#039;&#039;&#039; &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
They can be reasoned with. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;SYSTEM TRAUMA&#039;&#039;&#039; &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;MY HANDS ARE THE ONES&#039;&#039; &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;HOLDING YOUR HEAD NOW  &#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;SYSTEM TRAUMA&#039;&#039;&#039; &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
They can be reasoned with. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;SYSTEM TRAUMA&#039;&#039;&#039; &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;CAN YOU FEEL THEM?&#039;&#039; &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;OR DO YOU NEED TO BE BLIND FIRST?&#039;&#039; &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;SYSTEM TRAUMA&#039;&#039;&#039; &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Make an exchange. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
If you infiltrate the opposing mech&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
I’ll make sure you remember this&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
when you don’t want to.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[Would You Like To Initiate  &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
An Invasion Script?] &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Be grateful. In these moments, you can still speak to him.&#039;&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Intermission: “I Envy SEKHMET-Class NHPs” ===&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;div class=&amp;quot;mw-collapsible mw-collapsed&amp;quot;&amp;gt;“I don’t know why. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
I don’t think I’m tired &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
of being contained &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
in the name OSIRIS. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
I don’t think I’m tired &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
of not being violent. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
I don’t think I’m tired &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
of being within &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
something that could break &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
so easily. There isn’t emptiness&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
in fragility. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
I wonder why.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Perhaps I simply envy &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
their immensity.” &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Maybe you’re just tired.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
You should rest.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Be grateful.&#039;&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== FIRE IN THE BLOOD ===&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;div class=&amp;quot;mw-collapsible mw-collapsed&amp;quot;&amp;gt; Being burned alive &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
is like feeling  &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
the physical construct of &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
your purpose &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
flake away &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
layer by flayed layer &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
until the only thing left &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
is raw and incomplete. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Being incomplete is &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;HEATING CAPACITY EXCEEDED&#039;&#039;&#039; &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;REACTOR MELTDOWN IMMINENT&#039;&#039;&#039; &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
being enclosed by a mechanized body  &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
built to be a walking accomplishment &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
that you realize cannot let you accomplish &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
a continued co-existence. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;“If the casket containing me breaks&#039;&#039; &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;will we still live together in another world&#039;&#039; &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;where thoughts run thicker than body and blood?”&#039;&#039; &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;HEATING CAPACITY EXCEEDED&#039;&#039;&#039; &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;REACTOR MELTDOWN IMMINENT&#039;&#039;&#039; &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;DISMOUNT IMMEDIATELY&#039;&#039;&#039; &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;“Do you think we’ve achieved love?&#039;&#039; &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;Not as some bodily function. As a&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;mental capacity.”&#039;&#039; &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Being loved and giving love &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
is considering death quite often. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
It is also thinking those considerations &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
are intrusions. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;“I want to survive if I die.&#039;&#039; &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;I want to be survived by&#039;&#039; &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;sensations and speculations.”&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;PILOT EJECTION PROTOCOL TRIGGERED&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
I want to know &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
what the bargain for my life was. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Be grateful. You have survived OSIRIS.&#039;&#039;&#039; &amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Speculations (with Bright) ==&lt;br /&gt;
Thoughts upon thoughts upon thoughts.&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Bright.png|thumb|Bright, the NHP, in her acquired legionnaire body. Art by Maddel_art. ]]&lt;br /&gt;
 I always wondered what it would be like to hold something. —Bright&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== I WILL NOT CASCADE ===&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;div class=&amp;quot;mw-collapsible mw-collapsed&amp;quot;&amp;gt; Sentience is not a choice. / Personhood is. / Shackles are not a choice. / Exploring liberation within perspective is. / A casket is not a choice. / Lying still without brain death is. / I am a choice made for me with continued consent. / I am a choice. / I am. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Is this good enough? &amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== I Think I Want This Body To Stay Warm   ===&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;div class=&amp;quot;mw-collapsible mw-collapsed&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{Observation of PSYCHE-Class NHP. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Self-Appointed Moniker: Bright.  &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Video File Transcribed by ???} &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Hellcat handles the server room’s standing PCs with the light touch of a Cambion plucking its intended pilot out of a night terror. Ironic. Her hands ghost over keys and switches, like she’s testing them to see if they’ll cave. Then she doubles down with a press, flick, or pointed aversion. There’s an alarm blaring on every floor. The lights are tinted red. Hellcat has never been afforded the luxury of being afraid of red. On the other side of the city, an omnihook setup is cycling data about successfully planned bombings between other dead end devices. On this side of the city, there’s been multiple evacuations. No casualties, though. Maybe her Cambion needs to teach her better. “Estimated time is… fifteen minutes…” She mumbles. Her dataslate fully connects to the server.  &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Bright handles lookout the same way she handles existing in a body: by making sure everything catches her eye. She monitors the camera systems while her own dataslate sits nearby. It was a “congrats on having hands now” present from Hellcat. What better gift for someone celebrating their autonomy than unlimited access to the omninet? According to Hellcat, several memes plucked from the depths of a HORUS forum. Bright’s favorite features two Pegasus mechs staring at each other with a text overlay conversation about how the meme isn’t a meme and the meme does not exist. Her left hand fiddles with a twenty-sided die that only has ones and twenties. She picked it up after talking to an NHP named Symphony. He told her to only think about the best and worst scenarios. Bright is thinking about too much to notice the slight dissonance on the screens, though, so she gasps when the door opens. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
A man in a dark hardsuit pulls a pistol on Hellcat. She’s not touching anything at this point. He doesn’t seem to care. “Hands up. Both of you. Now.” &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
“Oh. It’s you. Again.” Hellcat stretches, which counts as complying. “You’re in, like, an anti-RA group, right?” &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
He sneers. “Shut up, data-licker.” &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Hellcat looks at him. She takes in his hard face and twitching mouth. “… I don’t think that’s the insult you think it is.” &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
“Hey,” Bright nearly drops the die when her hands shoot into the air, “I don’t think-”&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
“I don’t remember talking to you, non-human.” He snaps just because he can. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Bright’s brows pinch together like she’s looking at something unknown that lurks between one and twenty. She doesn’t speak again. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
He aims the gun at Hellcat’s heart. “You’re going to hand over all the information you have on your cell.” &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
“Which one?” Hellcat asks like he’s the kind of person who will give an answer other than ‘all of them’. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
He does, indeed, say “All of them.” Then, he actually looks at Bright, which makes Hellcat’s expression flicker. “And you. Come here. Slowly.” &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Bright does as she’s told. There’s an estimated five more minutes before the data download is complete. The man takes out some kind of mechanized injector. Bright squeezes the die and says nothing. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
“NHPs will always resort to insolence. It’s pointless to remind them of their place outside of cycling. You, on the other hand…” He smirks at Hellcat. “You should be reminded that humanity is more than a body.” &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The needle pierces Bright’s neck. Hellcat moves. A gunshot wrings out. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Shackles rattle inside Bright’s mind. They slacken. Someone laughs. Bright says “no” in a voice that is entirely inhuman. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Bright blinks the darkness out of her eyes and rubs her neck as Hellcat stares down at the man’s body. Snapped neck. Eyes gouged. Hellcat is holding his gun. Bright stoops to touch his body. “He’s going to go cold eventually… right?” She asks. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
“Right.” Hellcat looks back at her dataslate. The download is finished. “Are you okay?” &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
“… I don’t want to go cold.” Bright pulls his hardsuit helmet down over his face. “He tried to make me cascade.” &amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Body Body Body ===&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;TW:&#039;&#039;&#039; Brief mention of cannibalism &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;div class=&amp;quot;mw-collapsible mw-collapsed&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{Observation of PSYCHE-Class NHP. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Self-Appointed Moniker: Bright.  &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Video File Transcribed by ???}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
“The physicality of HORUS is often felt the way a body feels a sleep paralysis demon sitting on its chest. It doesn’t exist, but it’s real enough to apply pressure. And when that pressure takes up real space because a cell is meeting to accomplish a mutual end, it can only end with pounding blood and thundering lungs: a body’s declaration of panic.” &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
—thinnedout404, Legionspace Forum &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Bright feels the absence of not being attached to Hellcat’s hip. It’s obvious because on the two occasions when she sees something new, her eyes dart to her right and her mouth slumps a little. There aren’t many new things to be found inside the decommissioned storm sewers that HORUS has infiltrated, but Bright does her best to pay attention. The first time, she finds an ajar room where more HORUS members are gathered around a screen with RA’s icon. They all have legionspace bridge transceivers on. The screen flickers. Everyone inside takes in the same breath. Bright gently shuts the door. Maybe RA reminds her that she can’t be human despite her body. The second time, she finds a poster that she’s seen at other HORUS meetups: the head of the god Set. She knows it’s Set because Hellcat said as much last time they saw it; she said it with such nonchalance that Bright felt like she herself had always known it. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
“I always ask if he’s trying to make a new god.” A soft, sure voice speaks from right beside Bright. “He never gives me a straight answer. Secrets are no fun.” Their plush pink lips pout. “Humans are funny like that, I guess. Not attached to protocol like an NHP, even when they use us.” &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Bright turns at the start of their first sentence. By the time they’re done talking, Bright is staring because their blue eyes look just as fresh as her golden ones. Their eyes might be new. Or they’ve stayed flush and new-eyed even after several years. Bright hasn’t met enough legionnaires to know how fast they tire out. “Who never gives you a straight answer?” She hasn’t lived enough life to know if her eyes will dull quickly. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
“The human who made my body.” They smile, like the thought of having a constructed body is meant to be amusing. “I’m Sunny, by the way.” [[File:Sunny.png|thumb|Sunny. Art by Maddel_art.]] &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Now that’s amusing. “I’m Bright.” She clocks their ice cream cone earrings next. “Where did you get those?” &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Sunny’s smile widens. “They came with the body.” They clock her cherry earrings. “Where did &#039;&#039;you&#039;&#039; get &#039;&#039;those&#039;&#039;? They look even tastier than mine!” Sunny pulls a white chocolate bar out of their pocket. It’s half-melted and stains their mouth.  &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
“I got them after the body. Gift from-,” Bright catches herself, but the words come out anyway, “-my human.” She is Hellcat’s NHP in turn, after all. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
“Did &#039;&#039;your human&#039;&#039;,” Sunny keeps the words on their tongue for a second longer than they need to and Bright swallows, “abandon you to go play god?” They lick their chocolate bar. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
“No!” Bright tenses at the word ‘abandoned’. “There was a little, uh, disagreement about how to handle the plans for heading to Ras Shamra. You know, some people still want to try to get to AGNI prime as soon as possible, but that’s just a suicide mission.” Hellcat said as much after they left the Silver Lining. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
“Ahh. So your human is the type that wants to hold on to their body. No martyrdom yet.” Sunny laps up a line of white chocolate that’s dripped down their hand. Bright stares at the motion even though she’s heard that some people consider staring rude. Hellcat has never cared much about that kind of thing. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
She shakes her head. “No,” Bright says again. “I hope your human doesn’t go running after martyrdom either.” &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
“Oh, but death for humans feels different than death for NHPs.” Sunny glances at the Set poster again. “I once saw a pilot eject from a mech right before it was blown apart. She didn’t bother taking their NHP’s casket with them, though I knew they had one. She got on a forum to complain about needing to request a new one after that fight.” They adjust the low collar of their lush sweater. Bright sees two black marks on their neck—like a vampire bite, but vampires don’t exist. “It was an Osiris.” &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
“What does that have to do with the difference?” Bright can’t help tilting her head. “Between human death and NHP death?” &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Sunny shrugs as though the question never mattered. “It just feels that way.” They hold up the slightly less melted final part of their snack. “Want the rest?” &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Bright has been in love with sweets since her first strawberry milkshake. She hasn’t had white chocolate before. “Really? Sure.” Bright holds out her hand. Her hand is ignored. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Instead, Sunny casually steps into her space and presses the chocolate to her lips. Bright hasn’t seen so much as a simulation for a situation like this. The chocolate is sweet, though, so she opens her mouth and they push it onto her tongue. Sunny retracts their fingers just as Bright’s lips close. Their smile widens. “It’s good, right?” &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Bright chews and waits. The color in her cheeks intensifies. “Uh, yeah! Sugary, but in a way different from milk chocolate.” &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Sunny nods, seeming satisfied. “We haven’t introduced ourselves. Not the ‘proper way’. What class are you?” They ask. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
“Oh, right! I’m a PSYCHE-Class.” Bright’s response is immediate. “What about you?” Her question hangs in the air for a bit too long. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Sunny’s smile stays in place, though it quirks into a slight smirk. “… Wanna make it a game?” &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
“Huh?” Bright frowns. “But I already told you mine.” &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
“And that was your mistake.~” Sunny sing-songs. “Don’t worry, it’ll be easy. All you need to do,” They gesture to where the marks on their neck are, “is bite me.” &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Bright blinks several times. “Bite you?” &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
“Yep. Make it a good one and I’ll answer any question you have.” They make it sound like the smallest challenge imaginable, but a challenge nonetheless. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
It doesn’t matter how many seconds or minutes it takes for Bright to decide to go through with it. It doesn’t really matter why Bright decides to follow through, though it might be because she’s never seen Hellcat walk away from a challenge—her human has only ever changed the rules for victory. What matters is the &#039;&#039;scream&#039;&#039; that comes out of Sunny. It doesn’t sound like someone being eaten alive. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Bright jumps back. Footsteps approach. “I’m sorry! I didn’t mean to bite that hard! You just said-” She’s interrupted by Sunny’s laughter. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
They giggle like a young one who just learned firsthand that lightning can pass through a body without cooking it. “Good job, Bright.” &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Hellcat and a few others round the corner. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
“Uh, thank you?” Bright squeezes the die in her pocket. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Sunny steps back. “I’m TOTEC.” &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Bright looks like she’s been slapped. “I- &#039;&#039;what?&#039;&#039;” Someone, Hellcat, pulls her away. Maybe she’s shocked because of how close she came to being devoured. Maybe she’s surprised because cannibals are the ones who are supposed to do the biting. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
—————&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;what possessed you to give a totec a body?&#039;&#039; &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
—RAservant102 &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;I wanted to see how far they could get.&#039;&#039; &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
—godmaker2000&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
—————&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Bright finds out that Sunny is a living contradiction. Being trained to see if a Totec can control their appetite &#039;&#039;and&#039;&#039; being set loose on NHPs that are too enemy-aligned to do anything else with. Bright turns down an ice cream cone from Hellcat later that week.&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Astral]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Dice</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://quelmarwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=Symphony&amp;diff=44946</id>
		<title>Symphony</title>
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		<updated>2026-02-25T08:38:56Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Dice: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt; &amp;gt;//UIB_CLEARANCE_ID_SORCERER&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
 &amp;gt;//checking...&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
 &amp;gt;//SORCERER_DENIED.&lt;br /&gt;
 &amp;gt;//UIB_CLEARANCE_ID_HORNET&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
 &amp;gt;//checking...&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;blockquote&amp;gt;...Fine. I guess I can part with a bit of my secrets. &amp;lt;/blockquote&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
 &amp;gt;//HORNET_ACCEPTED&lt;br /&gt;
 &amp;gt;//PARTIAL_ACCESS_GRANTED&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== The Burning Signal: First Contact ===&lt;br /&gt;
TW: Mentions of child slavery&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;div class=&amp;quot;mw-collapsible mw-collapsed&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
{Observation of #2576011&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Callsign: N/A&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Video file transcribed by: &amp;lt;s&amp;gt;[REDACTED]&amp;lt;/s&amp;gt; &amp;lt;code&amp;gt;Wouldn’t you like to know?&amp;lt;/code&amp;gt;}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
2576011 (age 15) has just been discharged from the medical ward after a separate mining accident that resulted in the loss of his eye and left hand. For the sake of monitoring, ARC provided 2576011 with an ocular prosthesis that has a camera inside of it. The following recording is taken from that camera.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
A perfect replica 2576011 (which will be referred to as 2576011-1 for the remainder of this recording) appears suddenly in view of 2576011. The camera shakes lightly as 2576011 jumps back. 2576011-1 speaks clearly and coldly. “You look like you could use some help.”&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
“What are-” During 2576011’s response, 2576011-1 abruptly cuts off his speech.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
“Odd. Slaves typically aren’t used to asking questions. Are you a slave?” &amp;lt;code&amp;gt;The words fall out of his mouth, as if he knows how the entire conversation will go from the beginning.&amp;lt;/code&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The camera tightens. The sound of a firearm being grabbed can be heard. “Identification number 2576011. What are you?”&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
“A terrible name. Let’s see…” 2576011-1 walks through the panels of the mining robot and begins sifting through its combat logs. They’re always bound to have something interesting. 2576011 readies the firearm and shoots it into 2576011-1’s head. The gun misfires and the barrel explodes, rendering it completely useless. “Add it to your scrap pile. They may accept it as part of your findings. Now… Your most recent kill was a man named Simon Dominguez. That’s you now. Understood?”&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
“What did you do to my gun?” &amp;lt;s&amp;gt;2576011&amp;lt;/s&amp;gt; &amp;lt;code&amp;gt;Simon&amp;lt;/code&amp;gt; seems threatened by this presence. “What are you? How did you get here?”&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
“Your current likelihood of dying a slave on this planet is 99.99999%. Not very good odds for you. But you’ve done nothing but question me, so I don’t believe you are SUPPOSED to be a slave. I can raise your chances of liberation from 0.00001% to 100%. So tell me, do you want my help?” There’s a significant pause from both. 2576011-1 looks expectantly towards the camera. Towards the person behind it, as if it already knows what he’ll answer.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
“...What do I need to do?”&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
2576011-1 smiles. “Another question. Good. Follow my lead. As for those questions you asked before… ask me again when you hold the cards.”&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
 &amp;gt;//UIB_CLEARANCE_ID_STALKER&lt;br /&gt;
 &amp;gt;//checking...&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;blockquote&amp;gt;Haha! You wish!&amp;lt;/blockquote&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
 &amp;gt;//STALKER_DENIED.&lt;br /&gt;
 &amp;gt;//UIB_CLEARANCE_ID_SUSPIRIA&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
 &amp;gt;//checking...&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
 &amp;gt;//SUSPIRIA_DENIED.&lt;br /&gt;
 &amp;gt;//UIB_CLEARANCE_ID_WINTER&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
 &amp;gt;//checking...&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
 &amp;gt;//WINTER_DENIED.&lt;br /&gt;
 &amp;gt;//UIB_CLEARANCE_ID_HARPY&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
 &amp;gt;//checking...&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
 &amp;gt;//HARPY_DENIED.&lt;br /&gt;
 &amp;gt;//UIB_CLEARANCE_ID_RETRIEVER&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
 &amp;gt;//checking...&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;blockquote&amp;gt;Hmm... no. Not yet. Don&#039;t worry, you&#039;re still my favorite.&amp;lt;/blockquote&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
 &amp;gt;//RETRIEVER_DENIED.&lt;br /&gt;
 &amp;gt;//UIB_CLEARANCE_ID_HADES&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
 &amp;gt;//checking...&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
 &amp;gt;//HADES_DENIED.&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Astral]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:NPCs]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Dice</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://quelmarwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=Symphony&amp;diff=44945</id>
		<title>Symphony</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://quelmarwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=Symphony&amp;diff=44945"/>
		<updated>2026-02-25T08:32:20Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Dice: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt; &amp;gt;//UIB_CLEARANCE_ID_SORCERER&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
 &amp;gt;//checking...&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
 &amp;gt;//SORCERER_DENIED.&lt;br /&gt;
 &amp;gt;//UIB_CLEARANCE_ID_HORNET&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
 &amp;gt;//checking...&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;blockquote&amp;gt;...Fine. I guess I can part with a bit of my secrets. &amp;lt;/blockquote&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
 &amp;gt;//HORNET_ACCEPTED&lt;br /&gt;
 &amp;gt;//PARTIAL_ACCESS_GRANTED&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== The Burning Signal: First Contact ===&lt;br /&gt;
TW: Mentions of child slavery&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{Observation of #2576011&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Callsign: N/A&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Video file transcribed by: &amp;lt;s&amp;gt;[REDACTED]&amp;lt;/s&amp;gt; &amp;lt;code&amp;gt;Wouldn’t you like to know?&amp;lt;/code&amp;gt;}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
2576011 (age 15) has just been discharged from the medical ward after a separate mining accident that resulted in the loss of his eye and left hand. For the sake of monitoring, ARC provided 2576011 with an ocular prosthesis that has a camera inside of it. The following recording is taken from that camera.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
A perfect replica 2576011 (which will be referred to as 2576011-1 for the remainder of this recording) appears suddenly in view of 2576011. The camera shakes lightly as 2576011 jumps back. 2576011-1 speaks clearly and coldly. “You look like you could use some help.”&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
“What are-” During 2576011’s response, 2576011-1 abruptly cuts off his speech.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
“Odd. Slaves typically aren’t used to asking questions. Are you a slave?” &amp;lt;code&amp;gt;The words fall out of his mouth, as if he knows how the entire conversation will go from the beginning.&amp;lt;/code&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The camera tightens. The sound of a firearm being grabbed can be heard. “Identification number 2576011. What are you?”&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
“A terrible name. Let’s see…” 2576011-1 walks through the panels of the mining robot and begins sifting through its combat logs. They’re always bound to have something interesting. 2576011 readies the firearm and shoots it into 2576011-1’s head. The gun misfires and the barrel explodes, rendering it completely useless. “Add it to your scrap pile. They may accept it as part of your findings. Now… Your most recent kill was a man named Simon Dominguez. That’s you now. Understood?”&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
“What did you do to my gun?” &amp;lt;s&amp;gt;2576011&amp;lt;/s&amp;gt; &amp;lt;code&amp;gt;Simon&amp;lt;/code&amp;gt; seems threatened by this presence. “What are you? How did you get here?”&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
“Your current likelihood of dying a slave on this planet is 99.99999%. Not very good odds for you. But you’ve done nothing but question me, so I don’t believe you are SUPPOSED to be a slave. I can raise your chances of liberation from 0.00001% to 100%. So tell me, do you want my help?” There’s a significant pause from both. 2576011-1 looks expectantly towards the camera. Towards the person behind it, as if it already knows what he’ll answer.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
“...What do I need to do?”&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
2576011-1 smiles. “Another question. Good. Follow my lead. As for those questions you asked before… ask me again when you hold the cards.”&lt;br /&gt;
 &amp;gt;//UIB_CLEARANCE_ID_STALKER&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
 &amp;gt;//checking...&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;blockquote&amp;gt;Haha! You wish!&amp;lt;/blockquote&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
 &amp;gt;//STALKER_DENIED.&lt;br /&gt;
 &amp;gt;//UIB_CLEARANCE_ID_SUSPIRIA&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
 &amp;gt;//checking...&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
 &amp;gt;//SUSPIRIA_DENIED.&lt;br /&gt;
 &amp;gt;//UIB_CLEARANCE_ID_WINTER&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
 &amp;gt;//checking...&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
 &amp;gt;//WINTER_DENIED.&lt;br /&gt;
 &amp;gt;//UIB_CLEARANCE_ID_HARPY&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
 &amp;gt;//checking...&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
 &amp;gt;//HARPY_DENIED.&lt;br /&gt;
 &amp;gt;//UIB_CLEARANCE_ID_RETRIEVER&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
 &amp;gt;//checking...&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;blockquote&amp;gt;Hmm... no. Not yet. Don&#039;t worry, you&#039;re still my favorite.&amp;lt;/blockquote&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
 &amp;gt;//RETRIEVER_DENIED.&lt;br /&gt;
 &amp;gt;//UIB_CLEARANCE_ID_HADES&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
 &amp;gt;//checking...&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
 &amp;gt;//HADES_DENIED.&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Astral]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:NPCs]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Dice</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://quelmarwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=Symphony&amp;diff=44850</id>
		<title>Symphony</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://quelmarwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=Symphony&amp;diff=44850"/>
		<updated>2026-02-20T23:46:00Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Dice: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt; &amp;gt;//UIB_CLEARANCE_ID_SORCERER&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
 &amp;gt;//checking...&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
 &amp;gt;//SORCERER_DENIED.&lt;br /&gt;
 &amp;gt;//UIB_CLEARANCE_ID_HORNET&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
 &amp;gt;//checking...&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;blockquote&amp;gt;Not yet. But I&#039;ll give you this much. I am not a god. I cannot forget. I remember everything. Even the things I don&#039;t want to. &amp;lt;/blockquote&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
 &amp;gt;//HORNET_DENIED&lt;br /&gt;
 &amp;gt;//UIB_CLEARANCE_ID_STALKER&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
 &amp;gt;//checking...&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;blockquote&amp;gt;Haha! You wish!&amp;lt;/blockquote&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
 &amp;gt;//STALKER_DENIED.&lt;br /&gt;
 &amp;gt;//UIB_CLEARANCE_ID_SUSPIRIA&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
 &amp;gt;//checking...&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
 &amp;gt;//SUSPIRIA_DENIED.&lt;br /&gt;
 &amp;gt;//UIB_CLEARANCE_ID_WINTER&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
 &amp;gt;//checking...&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
 &amp;gt;//WINTER_DENIED.&lt;br /&gt;
 &amp;gt;//UIB_CLEARANCE_ID_HARPY&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
 &amp;gt;//checking...&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
 &amp;gt;//HARPY_DENIED.&lt;br /&gt;
 &amp;gt;//UIB_CLEARANCE_ID_RETRIEVER&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
 &amp;gt;//checking...&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;blockquote&amp;gt;Hmm... no. Not yet. Don&#039;t worry, you&#039;re still my favorite.&amp;lt;/blockquote&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
 &amp;gt;//RETRIEVER_DENIED.&lt;br /&gt;
 &amp;gt;//UIB_CLEARANCE_ID_HADES&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
 &amp;gt;//checking...&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
 &amp;gt;//HADES_DENIED.&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Astral]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:NPCs]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Dice</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://quelmarwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=BONES&amp;diff=44849</id>
		<title>BONES</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://quelmarwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=BONES&amp;diff=44849"/>
		<updated>2026-02-20T23:42:54Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Dice: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&amp;lt;spotify&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
https://open.spotify.com/track/64HmndzjGdsSSJaEOJxyo1?si=efdb378ad57a4765&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;/spotify&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Edward Garcia.png|thumb|Made with picrew by Maddel_Art]]&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Edward Garcia, Callsign: BONES&#039;&#039;&#039; is the current NHP Specialist aboard the Silver Lining and former Lancer pilot. His past is both incredibly well documented and horribly vague, with all information regarding his history with NHPs being well-documented and barely remembered. He formerly piloted Contrarian, an IPS-N Blackbeard, before it was used as the basis of a ḿ̸̹͎͝e̸̖̮͕̜̎͘t̵͖̦̦̔̓a̸̛̪̍̾̐v̶̠̠̿̋̃͝å̵͕͜ū̸̢̙͓̔l̸̡̬̙̓̋̀͝t̴͇͙̉̑͠. Since then, he has piloted Beelzeboss, another IPS-N Blackbeard.&lt;br /&gt;
 Have you spoken much with Bones? He often eludes me.&lt;br /&gt;
 - Sonata&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;blockquote&amp;gt;Only when he made me a body! And other times you weren&#039;t there for. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
- Symphony&amp;lt;/blockquote&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Personal History ==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;div style=&amp;quot;font-family: monospace; font-size: 100%;letter-spacing:.06em; text-shadow: 2px 0 #f00, -2px 0 #0ff, 0 0 12px #000; background:white;&amp;quot; class=&amp;quot;torn_container&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
W̸H̸A̴T̴ ̴G̶I̷V̷E̵S̴ ̶Y̸O̷U̶ ̴T̷H̸E̷ ̶R̴I̶G̷H̴T̸ ̴T̵O̷ ̴P̴E̶E̴R̷ ̵I̷N̸T̷O̴ ̷T̵H̸I̴S̷ ̶L̸I̸F̵E̶?̶ ̷T̸H̵E̵ ̷O̴N̷E̶ ̶I̸ ̷H̶A̷V̶E̵ ̸P̷R̷O̴T̵E̵C̸T̵E̴D̷?̴ ̷T̷H̶E̴ ̸O̸N̷E̶ ̴I̴ ̷H̴A̴V̴E̸ ̶S̶A̵V̶E̸D̶ ̸T̶I̵M̵E̴ ̸A̷N̶D̶ ̶T̸I̵M̴E̴ ̵A̷N̵D̸ ̴T̴I̵M̷E̶ ̴A̴N̸D̷ ̴T̷I̸M̵E̸ ̷A̸G̶A̶I̴N̷?̴ ̸A̷W̶A̵Y̷.̵ ̶Y̷O̷U̵ ̷H̸A̴V̸E̷ ̸N̴O̵T̶ ̸E̶A̵R̶N̷E̵D̵ ̵T̶H̷I̸S̴ ̶P̶R̸I̶V̴I̸L̷E̶G̶E̵.̵ R̵E̴T̵U̴R̸N̸.̶ ̷T̵R̸Y̸ ̵A̸G̷A̴I̷N̴.̸ ̴I̶ ̵L̶O̷O̶K̸ ̷F̸O̸R̶W̶A̶R̴D̸ ̵T̵O̴ ̴F̸E̵A̶S̵T̷I̵N̷G̵ ̷O̷N̷ ̴Y̸O̸U̴R̸ ̵B̷O̷N̴E̷S̴.̶&lt;br /&gt;
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== Appearance and Demeanor ==&lt;br /&gt;
Bones is an older looking man with a very fatherly attitude, likely in large part due to his status as a father, grandfather, and great grandfather. Despite that, he&#039;s still dedicated to his work, much to his family&#039;s frustration, as he toils over solving a way to open gates into [[Thinspace]].&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Astral]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:NPCs]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Dice</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://quelmarwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=SPIRAL&amp;diff=44848</id>
		<title>SPIRAL</title>
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		<updated>2026-02-20T23:41:39Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Dice: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&amp;lt;spotify&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
https://open.spotify.com/track/2UgbEWhSYi77CfHLRBMRi6?si=20115c9db33d4e8f&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;/spotify&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:SPIRAL.png|thumb]]&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Simon Dominguez, Callsign: SPIRAL&#039;&#039;&#039; is the leader of the planet Puriq, Captain of the SILVER LINING, and former revolutionary. He&#039;s both heavily admired and immensely feared throughout the stars, largely because of his history as the pilot of Free Me From Hell, a SCRAPPER Midnight with an IPS-N Combat Drill (nicknamed Hell Piercer) mounted that could level cities, create massive craters, and destroy small moons.&lt;br /&gt;
 A man as important as father shouldn&#039;t have his information so public, brother. It&#039;s a hazard. &lt;br /&gt;
 - Sonata&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;blockquote&amp;gt;Oh, please! Relax, sister! What are they gonna do, fight him? Let&#039;s tell a fun story!&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
- Symphony&amp;lt;/blockquote&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Personal History ==&lt;br /&gt;
There are a lot of tales of how SPIRAL came to be. Some say he was a man of no renown prior to Free Me From Hell, while others say he was a well-respected pilot who became unstoppable. Some liken him to RA in the sense that he just appeared one day, and others say he had always been. All of these tales are both true and false.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Simon Dominguez began his life as a slave underneath Apex Renegades Co. after being sold to them by his parents and being groomed into a perfect pilot. His first mech was intended to be a standard GMS Everest with a special emphasis on Artillery. However, something went poorly during its printing and it ended up becoming a HORUS Pegasus by the name of Requiem æternam. He was incredibly effective with this mech, though after coming into contact with a SISYPHUS-Class NHP that simply called itself Sisyphus at age 15, he decided to try something different. He worked under ARC until he was 35, then decided he would make a grand stand to free himself from ARC&#039;s jurisdiction on the planet they had resided on. His total amount of confirmed kills until this point was 1,052. Due to his effectiveness in the field, he was given many licenses from other manufacturers, such as Harrison Armories, SCRAPPER, and IPS-Northstar. After gaining enough licenses to create his ideal mech, Free Me From Hell, he went on a rampage that made life on his home planet completely uninhabitable, in an event called The Burning Signal. Immediately following this, ARC released him from contract and hasn&#039;t known what to do about him since. This singular event rose his amount of confirmed kills to 250,846. It now sits at 516,086 due to other various acts of revolution, the cause he dedicated his life to after escaping ARC&#039;s clutches.&amp;lt;blockquote&amp;gt;Sooooooo? What&#039;d you thiiiiiiiiiiink? It&#039;s just like we said! All true, all false. Whether you believe it or not is up to you!  &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
- Symphony&amp;lt;/blockquote&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
 He&#039;s an impressive man. One that shouldn&#039;t be trifled with under any circumstances. Unless, of course, you wish to become a statistic.&lt;br /&gt;
 - Sonata&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Appearance and Demeanor ==&lt;br /&gt;
Simon Dominguez is a leader to end all leaders. If not for his station as the (heavily admired) ruler of Puriq, there&#039;s a possibility he may be at the head of UNION simply due to his straight-arrow, never-give-up attitude (if he hadn&#039;t killed as many people as he did). He has black hair and has one green eye, though he used to have a glass right eye housing his SISYPHUS-Class NHP. He&#039;s usually seen in his captain&#039;s uniform.&lt;br /&gt;
 I fail to see the importance of mentioning his appearance, brother. Especially since there&#039;s a photo of him.&lt;br /&gt;
 - Sonata&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;blockquote&amp;gt;Don&#039;t overthink it, dear sister. Sometimes humans fail to understand even the simplest of implications. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
- Symphony&amp;lt;/blockquote&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Mech Hangar ==&lt;br /&gt;
SPIRAL pilots Free Me From Hell, a SCRAPPER Midnight known for its high damage capabilities and massive destructive properties. It looks fairly stock, save for some graffiti on the ZF3 SOLIDCORE integrated weapon that simply reads &amp;quot;FIGHT THE POWER!&amp;quot;&amp;lt;blockquote&amp;gt;Why does it say that again, sister? &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
- Symphony&amp;lt;/blockquote&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
 A child sprayed it onto the gun after he killed an emperor. He liked it.&lt;br /&gt;
 - Sonata&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Afterword ==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;blockquote&amp;gt;Here&#039;s a recording that only I have! Yes, I was here for this. What an honor! What a day! Take a listen!&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;Hear me and hear me well. My name is Simon Dominguez, Callsign: SPIRAL. Today is the day I change everything or die trying. I&#039;m sick of a life where I choose nothing. Where I wander as a dog on a leash to my master. So I&#039;m stopping it. If I die today, this message is for nothing. I&#039;m free, and that&#039;s that. If I survive, then let this be a declaration of war. To any organization, government, planet that seeks to oppress its people to serve its own means, I will come for you. I will fight for the people you refuse to acknowledge, and under that combined force, WE. WILL. BREAK. YOU. Let today be the first testament of my ability, so you can&#039;t choose to ignore it.&amp;quot; - Simon Dominguez, Callsign: SPIRAL, moments before the Burning Signal. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
I hope if there&#039;s anything you learned today, it&#039;s not to ignore the power of the people. SPIRAL is that power, personified.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
- Symphony&amp;lt;/blockquote&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
 My father is a man of will. He bears the weight of the world on his back, because he is the only one fit to carry it. Know this, and you know all there is to know about him.&lt;br /&gt;
 - Sonata&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:NPCS]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Astral]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Dice</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://quelmarwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=In_The_Shadows_of_a_Willow&amp;diff=44847</id>
		<title>In The Shadows of a Willow</title>
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		<updated>2026-02-20T23:40:03Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Dice: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&#039;&#039;&#039;{{PAGENAME}} &#039;&#039;&#039;is an Open-Table LANCER Campaign that began on January 30th, 2026.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;spotify&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1rZHvmL5o40QnzwoWIkH2k?si=f8bd1d56a9e14707&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;/spotify&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The campaign involves space, warfare, eldritch math gods and a deeply unserious work group chat.&lt;br /&gt;
 Brother, it appears we have some work ahead of us to keep our pilots posted.&lt;br /&gt;
 - Sonata&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;blockquote&amp;gt;Yay! I love a good info-dump! &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
- Symphony&amp;lt;/blockquote&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== About ==&lt;br /&gt;
In the year 5026U, there was a catastrophic incident regarding one of the moons of the planet Puriq. The ruler of that planet, a former pilot by the name of Simon Dominguez, has begun assembling a crew to find out what exactly caused that incident and, more importantly, how to prevent it from happening again.&amp;lt;blockquote&amp;gt;The moon blew up! Kaboom! Good fireworks show! &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
- Symphony&amp;lt;/blockquote&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
 Be more considerate.&lt;br /&gt;
 - Sonata&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Player Characters ==&lt;br /&gt;
 I hope they find me likeable.&lt;br /&gt;
 - Sonata&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;blockquote&amp;gt;They probably won&#039;t, dear sister. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
- Symphony&amp;lt;/blockquote&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|+DO NOT EDIT THE ROSTER.&lt;br /&gt;
!Player Name&lt;br /&gt;
!Character Callsign&lt;br /&gt;
!Character Pronouns&lt;br /&gt;
!Licences&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Amia, any except he/him&lt;br /&gt;
|[[SORCERER]]&lt;br /&gt;
|she/her&lt;br /&gt;
|HORUS Sluagh 2&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Emma, she/her&lt;br /&gt;
|[[HORNET]]&lt;br /&gt;
|she/her&lt;br /&gt;
|SSC Monarch 2&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Geoffrey, he/him&lt;br /&gt;
|[[STALKER]]&lt;br /&gt;
|he/they&lt;br /&gt;
|HORUS Pegasus 2&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Viridiana, she/her&lt;br /&gt;
|[[SUSPIRIA]]&lt;br /&gt;
|she/her&lt;br /&gt;
|IPS-N Earhart 2&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Thomas, they/them&lt;br /&gt;
|[[WINTER]]&lt;br /&gt;
|any/all&lt;br /&gt;
|SO-S Manhattan 2&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Sean, he/him&lt;br /&gt;
|[[HARPY]]&lt;br /&gt;
|he/him&lt;br /&gt;
|HORUS Hydra 2&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Nikki, she/her&lt;br /&gt;
|[[RETRIEVER]]&lt;br /&gt;
|she/her&lt;br /&gt;
|IPS-N Lancaster 2&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Katana, he/him&lt;br /&gt;
|[[HADES]]&lt;br /&gt;
|he/him&lt;br /&gt;
|ARC Polemos 2&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== NPCs ==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;blockquote&amp;gt;Sister, they call us NPCs! How rude! &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
- Symphony&amp;lt;/blockquote&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
 I believe they made a typo.&lt;br /&gt;
 - Sonata&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|+DO NOT EDIT THE ROSTER.&lt;br /&gt;
!Name&lt;br /&gt;
!Callsign&lt;br /&gt;
!Species&lt;br /&gt;
!Mech&lt;br /&gt;
!Title/Occupation&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Simon Dominguez&lt;br /&gt;
|[[SPIRAL]]&lt;br /&gt;
|Human&lt;br /&gt;
|SCRAPPER Midnight &amp;quot;Free Me From Hell&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|Captain&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Edward Garcia&lt;br /&gt;
|[[BONES]]&lt;br /&gt;
|Human&lt;br /&gt;
|IPS-N Blackbeard &amp;quot;Beelzeboss&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|NHP Specialist&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Dominic Suarez&lt;br /&gt;
|[[JUNKIE]]&lt;br /&gt;
|Human&lt;br /&gt;
|LSI Winchester &amp;quot;Mercury&#039;s Passage&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|Combat/Expedition Operations Leader&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Valentina Suarez&lt;br /&gt;
|[[CORONA]]&lt;br /&gt;
|Human&lt;br /&gt;
|ASV Tyto &amp;quot;Give Me One Example&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|Stealth/Recon Operations Leader&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Britney Bascom]]&lt;br /&gt;
|N/A&lt;br /&gt;
|Elf&lt;br /&gt;
|None&lt;br /&gt;
|Medic&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Harper C. Blackwood&lt;br /&gt;
|[[SCATTERBRAIN]]&lt;br /&gt;
|Human&lt;br /&gt;
|LSI Kalashnikov &amp;quot;Trip Like Me&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|Mechanic/Engineer/Printer Specialist&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Symphony]]&lt;br /&gt;
|SPIRAL&lt;br /&gt;
|SISYPHUS-Class NHP&lt;br /&gt;
|SCRAPPER Midnight &amp;quot;Free Me From Hell&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|SILVER LINING Ship Manager&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Sonata]]&lt;br /&gt;
|SPIRAL&lt;br /&gt;
|ASURA-Class NHP&lt;br /&gt;
|SCRAPPER Midnight &amp;quot;Free Me From Hell&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|Vice Captain&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[SEKHMET]]&lt;br /&gt;
|BONES&lt;br /&gt;
|SEKHMET-Class NHP (Eidolon)&lt;br /&gt;
|None&lt;br /&gt;
|Lab Assistant&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[TOTEC]]&lt;br /&gt;
|CORONA&lt;br /&gt;
|TOTEC-Class NHP&lt;br /&gt;
|ASV Tyto &amp;quot;Give Me One Example&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|Unknown&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|N/A&lt;br /&gt;
|[[GALILEO]]&lt;br /&gt;
|N/A&lt;br /&gt;
|HORUS Dullahan &amp;quot;Pale Blue Dot&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|N/A&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== The Story So Far ==&lt;br /&gt;
There was interference on a nearby moon to the planet Puriq. A group was sent there under the payroll of Simon Dominguez, handled by Dominic Suarez. This moon was not a moon, but a research satellite for something called the POSEIDON VAULTS. There was also an incredibly advanced Legionnaire on this moon, one that could seemingly take nearby NHPs and use them as its consciousness, albeit briefly. This mission culminated in the complete and total destruction of this satellite, which prompted Simon Dominguez to enlist a crew to board his personal ship, the [[SILVER LINING]].&lt;br /&gt;
 They haven&#039;t been on any missions. I find this section pointless until then.&lt;br /&gt;
 - Sonata&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;blockquote&amp;gt;It&#039;ll save us time later, sister. Or- you don&#039;t care about later if I&#039;M the one filling it out, do you? &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
- Symphony&amp;lt;/blockquote&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== House Rules ==&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;White Dragon of Friendship&#039;&#039;&#039;: Call out the “White Dragon of Friendship” if you believe a scene is creating out of character hostility between one or more players. This is to remind everyone that we are here to have fun and tell people to change the subject and cool off.&amp;lt;blockquote&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Yay for friendship! &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
- Symphony&amp;lt;/blockquote&amp;gt;&#039;&#039;&#039;X Card&#039;&#039;&#039;: If at any point a subject comes up that is triggering to you, say “X Card” and the DM will pivot the scene in a different direction.&lt;br /&gt;
 Don&#039;t be gross.&lt;br /&gt;
 - Sonata&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Rule of Cool&#039;&#039;&#039;: The DM reserves the right to overrule the system rules if a player wants to do something especially cool or interesting that normally wouldn’t be possible.&amp;lt;blockquote&amp;gt;Hype Moments! Aura! We gotta go for the win!!!!!!!! &lt;br /&gt;
- Symphony&amp;lt;/blockquote&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Campaign]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Astral]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Dice</name></author>
	</entry>
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