Quote:A few minutes later Kee nods to the unfamiliars and says: - I'm Kee Borg and thanks for watch my Chris.
A green Kobold replies, "My name is Piper and you are welcome but thanks should be given to the Wolf-Hound. We did not know who owned the cheetah but the dog refused to leave the cat behind. It was quite unusual."
Quote:When kneeling, she looks at Simon. "This Torque Energy. What sort of process does it cause its...tranmogrification by? Is it arcane, divine, psionic, or something else?"
The Wolf-Hound will happily accept Selina's attentions.
Simon replies, "I believe Torque is a manifestation of both technological and arcane magics and neither. So it's likely your friend [Nods to Betimi] would receive partial protection from its effects with her ability. The Torque is profoundly chaotic in nature and seems to interact with random results whenever it has been tested. If you've never heard of this energy I can only assume that in your world it has either never been discovered or it simply does not exist in your reality. The latter would be consistent with what we know of the energy's chaotic nature and how its effects are so random. I would also be interested in knowing if your world knows of some other exotic energies that were created in this world such as Possible Energy.
Possible energy was discovered when powerful entities appeared and took over the whole planet for a period of 500 years. The Ghosthead, as these entities were known, originated on another world in a different plane of existence somewhere on the eastern rim of the universe. Seeking a milder place to live than their homeworld, which was torn between a vicious cycle of days and nights that created oceans of molten iron and froze the very atmosphere, the Ghosthead built a "metal fish" and used it to find this world. Their arrival created The Scar, a massive physical and dimensional rift on the planet's surface from which different existential possibilities leak. The Ghosthead harnessed the energy from The Scar with a process called "possibility mining", and used their power to gain control over all of the world, manipulating possibilities to their advantage. The Ghosthead Empire was ultimately destroyed by a rebellion called the Contumancy, followed by a period known as the Sloughing-Off. The Empire's history has survived long after its fall in documents such as the Imperial Canon, and in lost technologies and structures. I have heard that scientists are even getting close to creating technology called a Possibility Engine. Who knows what possibilities could be harnessed from such an incredible achievement!"
Quote:"Now we are talking. But as willing I am to go there, just as eager I am to get back from there. Paragliding doesn't look like a return trip. How wide is this critical zone we should cross as fast as possible? Talking about minutes or hours?"
Simon replies, "Days, actually. But I will have the paragliders equipped with flying engines so they may travel a short distance. If my calculations are correct, which they always are, each will have enough energy to get enough altitude to be able to glide to the nearest border of the contaminated zone or to get to an Airship if you somehow find yourselves in possession of such a vehicle. The Airship would of course be the safest option as the less time one spends in the Stain's Radiation the less likely one will become a talking pickle."
