Quoted By:
"They would know too much. Yes, yes, know too much. So they sent you to operate in their stead. <span class="mu-b">Everything for 5000 miles in every direction was irradiated 155 years ago. Low enough to not be notable with how long has passed but it left a SCAR.</span>"
Oh. Oh, that's not good at all. You're about to open your mouth to say something but-
"The Dark Forest. Was once something greater. Where it all started. Before the reactor collapsed. If you go there, expect things beyond your understanding to be inside."
"Two. It'll get cold real soon. This time of year, the temperatures reach below -65 Celsius. A storm so intense and foul will sweep these lands, you will not be able to perceive more than your own hands. I know a secret to explore past the storm."
<span class="mu-b">"Go north. Always go north. One day I will go north to the end of the world, stained with the inks of the violet undernight-"</span> The entity shutters for a moment. "The storm will confuse you. Only north will be viable. You will always be able to find the location you wish to stumble across no matter how intense the storm is."
"JUST. GO. NORTH."
Then, the Clockwork Man slumps onto the floor. It is now inactive, seemingly recovering from whatever you did to it. Welp! You might as well check to see what it left behind for you.
RELICS OBTAINED!
>APPENDIXED FROSTBITTEN TOME. (A hefty book filled to the brim with excerpts from old manifestos, archived speeches from 300+ years ago, and other mostly forgotten historic information. Reduces the DC certain checks in I-CORP by 3 and SEEKER will be FAR better at informing you how to handle situations for the rest of the mission and I-Corp will pay you a monstrous amount to get it back.)
>MOSIN NAGNAT (RELIC WEAPON. Uses RIFLE AMMO. ATTACK ROLL: HIGHEST STAT OF USER+3. The gun of the gods. Comes with 5 RIFLE AMMO.)
>GLOBUS MODEL 5-19-2 (RELIC TECH. A complex electromechanical analog computer that used an elaborate system of gears, cams, and differentials designed to help you in case you're lost. Can be sold to I or G-CORP for 3 FAVORS.)
>$1000 (A note reading "FOR MY FOOD" is scribbled on it.)
Awesome! You're now getting the fuck out of here! You can tell Wendy wants to get the hell out of here. Her shoulders are tensed up so high her shoulders are about ready to cave her neck in. You two quickly scramble down the staircase and as you two start the long descent down, your EARPIECE goes off.
"Hello." Alexis' voice coos into your ear. "I met up with Quentin a few moments ago. He already escorted Bill back to the village and now he has joined up with me. He said he dealt with the chemical barrels to. We're heading back to the village right now. Lex and Ashley, from what I know, have broken into the bank and they need you to come down to investigate some artifacts so you can determine what to keep and what to sell."
The feed goes off from there. Hm. Well, time to decide where to head to from here. How do you want to handle things next, Nicole?
