Arcane Tower

Status: 640 XP, Tier 3, Rank 2

Last time on Absolution... Our agents retrieved two canisters of plasma, and four cart-loads of spare parts for reuse. The Silver Knight isn't sure which plan we are enacting yet... either creating the parts for the Arvus Lighter (the ancient shuttle) or repairing the Silver Knight. To repair the shuttle, you'll need to spend many days recreating the shuttle parts damaged in the explosion, you have enough parts to do this, time is the only concern... for some reason, skill doesn't seem to be a concern. To get the Silver Knight operational, you'll need a lot more plasma, at least twenty canisters just to get it started, and that won't be fully operation, or many hours of even partial operation. Worse, even after days of making spare parts, it will take days of starting the engines. The “kickstarter” he mentioned would take days to build as well, but would allow the plasma core to be started in hours instead of days after completed. The Silver Knight isn't sure how much time this will save. This all presumes you don't intend to stay until all of it is done... but will Capt. Akahir wait that long?

The intelligent computer, of course, thinks that it may be of much greater use to you if it were out of the hulk, so it recommends working on that. It doesn't know how much space-hulk is between it and freedom, nor what dangers wait outside the hulk. It doesn't want to be fully mission capable before being freed, but will accede to your recommendations on that front since you have more up-to-date situational awareness. Maybe doing something about his sensors might help... that's his recommendation, anyways.

Deeper into the hulk is definitely more dangerous, it always is... but you need more plasma either way. More reconnaissance seems to be necessary... but doesn't that require the shuttle... which to do first... thinking outside the box might be the first step.

Loot Notes:

Rhongowennan (You haven't heard the name yet) – The spear carried by Caladon. This spear has an unusually long blade, and haft of adamantium-reinforced wraithbone. There is a large mood-stone set at the base of the blade that changes color. (perhaps with someone's mood?) (currently uses the stats for singing spear but remove warp weapon and add blessed (2). Will convert to Nemesis Force Halberd if we ever gets stats for one)

2 Artificer Shotguns and 1 Astartes shotgun with enough Xenopurge ammo (-2AP, +2 ED) to load and reload each weapon once.

Adamantium Prayer Chain – Worn by Shadow as a psychic focus. Tiny High Gothic engravings discus the the emperor's truth and demand the path of reason instead of faith.

// posted by S'Ren @ 2:57 AM