With only three minutes of work you are able to move enough of the junk aside to allow Tig-0 to squeeze through.
"Subroutine successfully terminated. New designation command protocol: access Forge core. Priority: ONE." It leads the way through the hallway, which slopes gently downward toward a series of switchback staircases.
The group comes upon an opening that seems to have been melted through the skymetal walls of the hallway you are in. This 15-ft. wide tunnel descends steeply, bypassing the switchback staircases.
Tig-0 beeps a loud alarm (SFX), "WARNING: unauthorized access route detected. Maintenance units: begin tertiary command protocol subroutine. Priority: THREE. Add to repair queue: structural integrity of main access route, Forge core level. End command." It then continues walking down the staircase.
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Psycho Mantis, never one to exert himself physically unless absolutely necessary and not being entirely on-board with bringing the robot to begin with, stayed back and cleared junk using his telekinesis.
Psycho Mantis hovers his gloved hands close to the "unauthorized access route" in the wall, testing to see if it is still giving-off heat from being melted.
"Robo--I mean...director unit...how powerful a fire would be necessary...to melt through the walls...."
It is cool to the touch.
Turning its head without slowing its pace, Tig-0 responds, "Djezeteel has a melting point of 1908.36 absolute thermal degrees."
Tig-0 then turns toward Harmonius, "Priority: THREE."
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Tig-0 beeps. (SFX)
It then adds, "Maintenance unit, you are malfunctioning," and reaches out a tentacle that touches Psycho's arm. "Do not move while repairs are underway." A small swarm of metallic dust seethes from Tig-0's tentacle to Psycho's arm and quickly disperses.
"Now proceed this way." Tig-0 then crawls along the wall down the stairway.
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Psycho Mantis gives a disgusted sneer at his arm and swipes at it, futily trying to get rid of the foreign substance.
"Disgusting...like one of the...Paracountess's...'parties'...."
He nearly chokes on the woman's title, he says it with so much bile. He immediately sequesters her name in his mental Mnemonic Cache where associated memories can't jump out again.
Yet another day in which he deeply, deeply regrets reading Zarta's mind.
Those who take the shortcut arrive at the bottom of the stairs well ahead of Tig-0 and anyone who follows him.
Continuing down the passage, the group comes upon another levitator. Inside there is again only one button, and pressing it causes the room to descend.
The hallway beyond leads to another set of switchback stairs. These too have a steep shortcut melted through the walls bypassing the stairs.
Again, Tig-0 beeps a loud alarm (SFX), "WARNING: unauthorized access route detected. Maintenance units: begin tertiary command protocol subroutine. Priority: THREE. Add to repair queue: structural integrity of main access route, Forge core level 2. End command."
A door is visible a short distance down the stairs, in the direction that Tig-0 is walking.
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(SFX) "Humanoid equipment storage."
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Tig-0 turns to Barth and beeps an alarm before responding. (SFX) "ERROR: requested memory file corrupted. Self-diagnosis routine indicates negligible damage to memory drive and sensor arrays. My functioning capacity is within acceptable parametric variation. I am unable to answer your question, though it will be possible to update my records at the Forge power control station."
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"Can one of you get us to the equipment storage room, through that door? I'm sure there are helpful items in there," Tess pleads.
"Tig, can you use your Nanites to repair the damage you told us about? Getting you hale and hearty should be on our list of priorities.". Tess was growing quite fond of this bag of bolts.
"I am unable to repair corrupted memory files. I can reboot damaged systems once we interface my backup drive at the Forge power control station."
Unintelligible red symbols flank the door. The door is currently locked with a technological lock.
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"What do'ya think Barth, think you can crack this door wide open?"
I could always use my Ring of the Ram to try and force this door open, I wonder how tough it'd be
Harmonious stands at the door watching it, looking around at it for any weak spots.
I wonder if there any vents for bypassing this door just in case
"Hey Tig-Meister, any advice for Barth on opening this door?"
(SFX) "Only maintenance units with a proper passcode sequence can access restricted areas. Access to this area is not required for primary command protocol designation: interface with Forge core power control station. Resume priority ONE command protocol."
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"I have determined that access to restricted cache will aid with execution of priority ONE command designation. Maintenance units: begin new command protocol. Open door to humanoid equipment storage."
Tig-0 walks over to the key pad. (SFX)
After about 25 seconds, the door unlocks and opens. (SFX)
Inside this large storage room, you find several mundane white coats, a technological mask, and a pair of boots with strange technological soles.
Slot none; Weight 1 lb.; Capacity 10; Usage 1 charge/hour
A filter mask is a clear plastic shield worn over the entire face. The mask has ionized filters and scrubbers that purify the air the user breathes in and give the mask an unintentionally fearsome look. While the mask has power, the wearer is completely immune to inhaled toxins or diseases. Even when the mask has no power, it grants the wearer a +3 resistance bonus on all saving throws made to resist airborne toxins and diseases.
Slot feet; Weight 6 lb.; Capacity 10; Usage 1 charge/hour
These clunky-looking boots have powerful electromagnets built into their soles that activate and deactivate automatically as the wearer flexes her foot, allowing her to walk on a metal surface with relative ease in zero gravity. They grant a +10 circumstance bonus on all Climb checks made while scaling metal surfaces.
At the bottom of the stairs, the passage comes to a pair of double doors.
Everyone except Harmonius is able to hear what sounds like several women arguing in a foreign tongue.
"من آن را در بر داشت در ابتدا، شما دو مشغول بیش از وجود دارد!"
"شما آن را برای اولین بار پیدا من آن را دیدم طولانی قبل از شما انجام داد. من فقط نمی حریص در مورد آن همه شما می خواهم. من می دانستم که تمام مدت وجود دارد، و من که قرار بود به عقب برگردید و دریافت کنید! آن را به کار هنگامی که ما انجام می شود. "
"اوه، خفه شو، هر دو از شما! هیچ کدام از شما حتی می دانم آنچه در آن است و یا چه می کند. از آنجا که قدیمی ترین خواهر ما در حال حاضر دارای اسباب بازی کوچک او وجود دارد، و از آنجایی که من دوم قدیمی ترین هستم، پس من فکر می کنم من جت او چشم بیبه آن را به من بدهید. "
"You did not find it first! I saw it long before you did. I just didn't get all greedy about it like you. I knew it was there the whole time, and I was going to go back and get it when we're done working."
"Oh, shut up, both of you! Neither of you even know what it is or what it does. Since our oldest sister already has her little toy up there, and since I'm second oldest, then I think I should get it."
At that point, you all hear another sound, much louder. It can only be described as maybe a swarm of loud, angry, robotic bees. (SFX)
Type two-handed melee; Proficiency exotic; Dmg (M) 3d6 slash.; Dmg (S) 1d12 slash.; Critical 18-20/×2; Capacity 10; Usage 1 charge/hour; Special deadly, distracting; Weight 10 lbs.
Originally developed for use as tools, chainsaws work remarkably well as weapons and are often used by lunatics or those who want to intimidate their enemies. A chainsaw consists of a weighty housing for the engine and power source that is fitted with two handles, and a 2- to 3-foot-long blade extending from the front, around which a whirling, buzzing chain of razor-sharp cutting links spins at blinding speed when the weapon is activated. It's a standard action to activate a chainsaw, and doing so consumes a charge of power. The chainsaw continues to run constantly after activation, draining an additional charge each hour. A dropped chainsaw automatically turns off unless it is set down carefully as a move action. The buzzing of a chainsaw's blade is loud and distracting (but not deafening), causing anyone carrying an activated chainsaw to take a -10 penalty on Stealth checks. An activated chainsaw grants a proficient user a +2 morale bonus on Intimidate checks.
Dimble recognizes this sound.
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Psycho Mantis holds up his hands in the direction of the voices. His hands float about in tune with the rhythm of their speech as he closes his eyes as he attempts to reconstruct the scene on the other side of the door mentally.
"They are siblings...arguing...they are looting...fighting over the items...the oldest sister has this 'chainsaw'...."
He speaks in a conspiratorial tone, trying to avoid giving away the party's presence to the people inside.
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Psycho Mantis suddenly produces incense and a handful of marked finger bones.
"I will reach out with my mind...and tell you soon enough...in one minute...how we should proceed."
He holds his hands out to his side and begins floating barely off the ground. The incense floats in a circle around his head, and the finger bones spin rapidly in front of him.
"Would it be worthwhile...to try the diplomatic approach...with these creatures?"
He speaks to himself, seeking the answer within the complex tapestry of psychic residue, auras, and mindscapes nearby.
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Psycho hears a voice boom in his head...
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The bones spinning in front of Psycho Mantis suddenly stop, spelling out three words.
"Weal...and...woe...."
Psycho Mantis settles back down on the ground, catching the bones out of the air and mentally tossing the spent incense aside.
"Since it is both...I suggest...we just kill them...but I will accept...other proposals."
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With a look of grim determination he watches Psycho Mantis with fascination, eagerly awaiting the results of the augury. As he hears Psycho Mantis' answer he is let down but quickly perks back up.
"Sounds like dagger diplomacy it is ! Hahah let's do this then"
Harmonious with sword at the ready will kick the door in and will speak to whoever is in the room.
"By the light of Saranrae, surrender now and seek redemption or face the consequences!"
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Shrugging, Barth takes out his Gunsmith Kit, a Brown E-Pick, and Masterwork Thieves Tools. He crams everything haphazardly into one case, and holds it in front of him. Stepping forward briefly, he quickly knocks on the door.
"River Kingdoms Delivery! Anyone home? We got the parts you ordered!"
The southern edge of this rectangular room is damaged, offering an obscured view of vertical red lights that suggest a massive, bottomless, circular chamber beyond. A wire mesh catwalk encircles most of the room, accessible by three ladders and a staircase. Discarded scrap sits in tall piles around the room, casting long shadows to the west, and two long tables stand in the center of the floor with various components spilled across their surfaces. The piles part to the east around a circular, fifteen-foot-wide pit. A large button is situated in the floor by the pit’s edge. At the eastern extreme of the catwalk, a wide, metallic red slab serves as a door.
Three brass-skinned females with flames for hair stand around one of the tables arguing in Ignan, heat rippling the air around them. The fourth sister—the one with the chainsaw—is up on the catwalk, currently chopping up scrap using the power tool.
Knowledge (planes):
Harmonius
Tessara
Female 3
Female 2
Dimble
Psycho
Female 1
Barth
Female C
Tig-0