>>5178752“Paloma gave us coordinates to a dock where we may be able to commission the Daughter Leviathan met recently. It’d be nice to have an ‘in’.” You say to Gina, though given your Neuromantic link she’s already nodding along before you’re even halfway through your sentence.
“You wanna talk to Ziz before heading out, maybe get a rundown on what to expect from Leviathan?” She asks, following your train of thought as you glance out the window, the thunderbird’s shadow looming large across the rusted shacks below.
“From what little Ziz alluded to on the way over here, it sounds like we can expect a fair amount of condescension.” Dorian informs you, frowning. “Though if you happen to be 'intriguing', then you'll apparently have an easier time of things."
“Oh, I don’t think we’ll have any problem—Shu’s plenty intriguing.” GG replies, shooting you a wink as the young man beside you laughs.
“A fair point…ah, and before I forget.” He says, suddenly remembering something as he retrieves a trio of Relics from his jacket. “These are for us, courtesy of Snowbird.”
>>STASIS WOMB (Empty): A close cousin of the Goregrowth Box, this translucent orb filled with topaz-hued liquid can be filled with a single ability from a vanquished foe, allowing the user to hold onto a given ability until the time is right. The ability inside is held until a level-up point is used to retrieve it at a later date, and multiple level-up points may be infused into the WOMB to acquire the ability within in a leveled-up state. (Any Slot; After a combat in which the STASIS WOMB was equipped for, the stats of the ability inside are slightly boosted upon acquisition. This effect stacks.)>>2x ADRENAL NAIL: The gruesome result of refining a Daughter down to a Relic, a feat possible with a Tier 5 Forge, one may embed this stake into one's body. Doing so allows the user vastly increased strength and speed, increasing their melee damage output by 10% and increasing their default movement range by one zone at the cost of reducing HEALTH REGEN by half. One of the simplest Relics to manufacture, embedding multiple nails into one's body results in a multiplicative effect rather than an additive one. (Any Slot: HEALTH +100%, DMG+, MOVE ACT +1 Zone, HEALTH REGEN penalty negated.)“So, what now?” Dorian asks as you examine the Relics in hand.
“Now?” You say, turning to Merkabah’s remains.
“…we do what we must.”
!-NEW LEXION WORDS ACQUIRED-!
>>FIR (BIO-10% *2): A term for passion, rage, and raw emotion, this word carries the power of HEAT, imbuing the target’s attacks with the element and granting one level of resistance to it, as well.>>ZIO (BIO-10%, *2): A term for alacrity, wit, and decisive action, this word carries the power of ELEC, imbuing the target’s attacks with the element and granting one level of resistance to it, as well.(Continued)
