Lurid Pines

New Character: Apok, a Wise Doghead Purplefolk Anarchist, skilled in Biomancy. They carry a silver book proclaiming revolution and a brainhook. A blood symbiont madly whispers in their ears.

The heroes celebrate their victory in Shiver Urburt’s Yoghurt Bar with fermented goat milk. Azure notices that her body is changing and consults the shaman: she bulked up, her armor doesn’t fit and her skin is strangely knotted. Shiver Urburt advises her to visit the Pylon Kraal where she might get proper medical attention.

Hamish proposes to donate the slightly dented autowagon of the Redlanders to the Great Folk community but is voted down. Instead they decide to keep the wagon and give it a test drive to the cave Azure had seen in her vision.

Lurid "Pines"

Naida spots the entrance to the cave through the scope of her rifle: a solid vault door. Hamish “picks” it by jamming his sword into the lock’s machinery. A musky smell wafts out of the cave as they descend into the darkness. Motile ferns scurry away from the beam of Hamish’s flash light. Apok finds a crate with a familiar symbol -interlocking wheels – that indicates it once housed the machine parts they are looking for. But the crate is empty. Other crates are discovered, full of ancient Biomancy gear.

An ancient Biomancy Company

If the heroes listen closely they can hear organ music from deeper within the mountain. Nada sends Ajax down a concrete stair case to investigate. Azure explores the cave. The lichen covered cave walls are irregular metal plates reminiscent of Johnny-7’s hull. There is a crawlspace leading deeper into what might be another autofac. Within the tunnel half a dozen pairs of eyes stare back at Azure. Naida joins and is quickly tackled to the ground by Azure as a heat ray shoots out of the tunnel. Naida readies her shotgun.

Deeper within the Mountain

Hamish, waiting for Ajax at the top of the stairs, picks up soft conversations over the organ music: Distinguished voices with an oddly squeaky undertone. Listening closely Hamish realizes that the conversation phrases repeat themselves frequently. Ajax returns unimpressed but complains loudly to Naida that “the rats are fucked up!”. He refuses to elaborate.

Actual Play: https://youtu.be/jqlVGNuYNEI