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"So Lily, you're a famous cosplayer, what's it like to play second fiddle to Sebrir?"
"Umm... Listen," she takes off part of her facial covering in a sort of 'let's get real' sort motion, "I know that #HimToo has been trending a lot on the infosphere lately, but honestly it has no place here. We're all Starfinders. Equally! That means we signed a 'No Conflict' agreement when we got our implants," She shows off her Starfinder Insignia dermal implant. "And, outside of the Society, we don't compete for viewers! So, really, all I have to say is #ExploreReportCooperate!"
"What's the best thing about being a Starfinder?"
"Free TRAVEL!! I've done SO many vidcasts from remote locales. Way more exciting than VR goggles."
"What do you hope to find here?"
"Honestly... IDK! Like, hopefully some super advanced civilization that has some killer music! But that's another great thing about this job: everything's new!"
Lily-Ghoul jubilantly leaps up the rubble.
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Medrick has a look of disappointment into the camera. I still think we should let him go. But I guess taking him is the next best thing. I hope we let them go after we take him with us. Medrick then goes and checks for any valuables on the dead enemies.
Medrick then tries to follow the group up the rubble.
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Raia gratefully accepts Medrick's help.
As she does so, she projects into Medrick's mind .
"Do the viewers want us dead? What kind of ghouls watch this stuff...? Oh, yeah..."
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As you all make your way up to the next level, the camera crew films the proceedings, and once you are above, several crewmembers fire grapplers and adeptly hoist themselves and their equipment up.
As you reach the top, you spot a dwarf (picture: here)
The dwarf looks at all of you and begins speaking in several different languages trying to communicate with you. Luckily Raia is able to recognize and stop her once she gets to celestial.
In Celestial:
The dwarf looks at the undead camera crew and her eyes go wide, In celestial
Raia puts on her best smile,
Even those who don’t speak celestial can catch the eager tone in Raia’s questions.
Raia looks at Sebrir, wide-eyed with astonishment, "She thinks she's on Golarion. If she isn't crazy then this whole place could give us some clues to the gap!"
Raia turns back to take-in the dwarf, "Amazing."
She shakes her head in astonishment, "We're going to meet the clan. I think."
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You know that Dwarven Sky Citadels, are just that sky citadels, nothing about what is being relayed to you makes it sound like this moon is a sky citadel or that a resident of a sky citadel would confuse where they live with Golarion.
Ylga leads you on an approximately 30-minute trek through the moon. Feel free to ask any additional questions, I will assume they can be translated. Ylga will share the following but anything else you'd like to know you should ask, I will answer any questions and then follow up tomorrow afternoon.
"We have always lived below ground, but a generation ago my ancestors answered Torag’s summons—a tremor that called on our people to seek what lies above in the Quest for Sky. There we shall do our god’s will on Golarion’s surface."
"The Marbleheart clan, my clan, is large, but we split into smaller groups to seek the surface more than a century ago, from a time before my memories. I now lead a band of 43 Dwarves, though we are down to 29 after the orcs and earthquakes returned." That the planet Golarion disappeared during the Gap (leaving only Absalom Station orbiting in its place) 318 years ago is common knowledge.
Regardless of the language you speak you can hear Ygla clearly state the word "Torag." To recognize who/what that is I need a mysticism check.
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Hey, Raia. You should ask this dwarf what year she thinks it is. I am curious.
Medrick asks a few other questions that are meant to test her metal stability. He has training in this as he is an emergency medic and has needed to quickly assess the mental stability in the ambulance ride. He makes a big show of contemplating each answer, like a drama tv show psychologist.
But the whole thing comes off as hokie rather than dramatic.
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As you reach the Dwarven settlement you see a dozen stone buildings each with reinforced doors, arrow slits, and other modest fortifications. Most shockingly, however, a fissure has split down the middle of the settlement. A massive chunk of stone has also crashed into the facade of one of the most prominent buildings. A few dozen Dwarves are struggling to break through the boulder or one of the reinforced walls to get inside.
Ylga speaks:
She then runs frantically back and forth assessing the situation and continues
Wazasha appears to speak Aklo upon hearing that there two options, she says "The audience is voting on what you should do next", she pulls up a holographic display from her wrist computer to show the votes as they’re cast. Every time the Dwarves identify one option’s difficulty, painfulness, or uncomfortable circumstances, the voting for that option surges. Ultimately, though, the audience votes for you to clamber through the strange fluid-choked fissure to sneak into the temple from behind.
"The vote is non-binding of course, but remember, defying the fans could anger them."
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"Well then, we shall bravely... brave climbing through whatever the strange fluid is! It's all for you, our fans!"
Sebrir doesn't wait for his allies to agree, and starts to clamber up toward the fissure, doing handstands and jumps on his way up.
Unfortunately everything he attempts is awkward and uncoordinated.
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If you choose the fissure you have two options, you can either climb directly through the fluid which will lather you in it (which will make you covered in fluid, which while not directly harmful will make you act as though you are in the effects of a grease spell.)
The other option is climb above the grease by bracing against the wall, which requires a successful athletics check or you can fly over if that's something you have access to (which I don't believe any of you do.)
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"I guess we are going through the goo... wonderful."
He then looks down to his goblin pet.
"Time to be useful. You are nice and small, go on ahead a bit and let me know what you see."
He then begins a telepathic communication with the goblin.
Ok, this is me, your captor. Try thinking what you want to say instead of speaking. This is how you should tell me if there is danger. Remember. Good goblin gets credits and explosives at the end. Bad goblin BECOMES an explosive and goes boom."
He then reels out more of his cable and gives the goblin up to 20' of slack as needed.
Once the goblin starts crawling/swimming/etc through the goo, Tyrin will follow.
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So you can go around it, both you and the goblin are the only ones who do, the goblin is basically a non-combatant unless he really needs to be.
With your physical science check you know that this is a synthetic lubricant, much as would be found in a mechanical engine or hydraulic system.
As the goblin gets into the room, he motions back that there appears to be some fluids that are moving about, and in the room ahead the dwarf who appears to be trapped under a pillar. We are in initiative.
Fluids will move up and you can all go.
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Drehp moves down the stairs to get a better view of whatever it is shambling down there, and flings a nearby wrench at the nearest one .