NPCThe disk of the planet is shrouded in a translucent haze of atmosphere. Its icy surface gleams and sparkles in the starlight like a huge diamond with thousands of facets.
NPCEogunn's soft and strangely cracked voice comes over the vox-channel. "This is the place. This is where I did what I have regretted every second of the last fifty years of my existence. Please, Your Lordship/Ladyship, let's finish this as quickly as possible — I fear my soul's resolve is not as great as yours."
YOU"Remind me again, what exactly are we looking for?"
NPC"My laboratory. Well, former laboratory, to be precise. According to the coordinates, it is on the dark side of the planet, in the fifth segment of the northern hemisphere." Each word the Manipulus utters is precisely enunciated to the point of lifelessness. His speech, usually rich in nuance, seems drained of all colour. "I recommend that you bring sufficiently powerful lumens with you, Your Lordship/Ladyship. I fear the level of insolation on the surface is unlikely to satisfy you."
YOU"Remind me again, what exactly are we looking for?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Are you ready?"
NPC"Am I ready...?" For a few seconds, the vox-link seems to break, but then Eogunn replies. "No. It is impossible to prepare for this — such is the cruel science I have had to learn, Your Lordship/Ladyship. But where it began, there must it end: there is no escape from fate, one can only face it head-on and accept the inevitable. I must see the work of my hands and put a stop to it. Lead the way."
YOU"Remind me again, what exactly are we looking for?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Are you ready?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Well, let us proceed. I declare us ready for landing."
NPC"May the wisdom of Omnissiah be with us." With a strangely quiet sigh, Eogunn ends the vox-session.
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YOU"This is no time to be hasty. Better to be prepared for the unknown waiting below."
NPC"I suppose you are right. I will make all necessary arrangements for equipment and shuttles suited for the extreme conditions of the local climate and will await your order to make planetfall." Eogunn's tone is one of naked relief.
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YOU"Well, let us proceed. I declare us ready for landing."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"This is no time to be hasty. Better to be prepared for the unknown waiting below."continues where this line first appears above
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NPC"A truly ice world, Aett-Vater." Ulfar's growling voice bursts unceremoniously over the vox. "The sight of it reminds me of how glorious it is to return home after a long absence and share a goblet of good mjod with my brothers. For one who has not been hardened by the winds of Fenris, only skilfully chosen equipment will save them in the midst of such cold. Without it, the blood will freeze in your veins before you can utter a word."
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YOU"Are you ready?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Well, let us proceed. I declare us ready for landing."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"This is no time to be hasty. Better to be prepared for the unknown waiting below."continues where this line first appears above
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NPCThe disk of the planet is shrouded in a translucent haze of atmosphere. Its icy surface gleams and sparkles in the starlight like a huge diamond with thousands of facets.
NPCEogunn says dimly, "Is it time?"
YOU"Remind me again, what exactly are we looking for?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Are you ready?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Well, let us proceed. I declare us ready for landing."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"This is no time to be hasty. Better to be prepared for the unknown waiting below."continues where this line first appears above