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<title>Echoing Ruins and Encounters</title>
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<h1>THE WORLD - ECHOING RUINS</h1>
<h2>The Ruins</h2>
<p>
The remains of ancient machines emerge from the undergrowth alongside the
metal fuselage of a huge airship, now crushed by tree roots. The only
creatures that live in these forgotten ruins are constructs, intent on an
endless cycle of repairs.
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<h3>Key Discoveries and Mysteries</h3>
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<li>
<strong>Echoing Ruins:</strong> Ancient technology is preserved here.
Deciphering the old logs and restarting the main console, the PCs
discover that this technology is not from the known world. Which epoch
does it come from?
</li>
<li>
<strong>Lost Technology:</strong> Strange weapons and tools of unknown
function lay under the dust inside the fuselage. The PCs might find rare
pieces of equipment, recharge their Inventory Points, or decipher an
ancient and forgotten alphabet. What kind of tools do they find? What
were they designed for? How do they function?
</li>
<li>
<strong>Cold Fusion:</strong> The belly of the ship hides an artifact
that can generate infinite energy. The device now exists symbiotically
with the last of the lumenflies, an ancient species of giant firefly
considered extinct. The artifacts heat is necessary for the eggs to
hatch, but someone wants to use its power to fight a decisive battle.
Who are they? Is it possible to find a compromise?
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<h2>PROTECTION WANTED</h2>
<p>
The heroes stumble upon a caravan of traveling merchants. They are not
familiar with this region and they arent confident to continue without an
escort.
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<h3>Imperatrix</h3>
<p>
This creature has ruled the skies of the Cerulean Jungle since time
immemorial. Despite her fierce appearance, she prefers to nest up in the
mountains and has never attacked the denizens of the forest... until
now.
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<ul>
<li>
<strong>Abilities:</strong> She boasts a terrifying dive attack that
holds down the target until the end of the round, dealing damage and
inflicting slow, but she can also breathe searing flames.
</li>
<li>
<strong>Crisis Form:</strong> When in Crisis, she can hit up to two
targets during a dive and inflict poisoned with her tail sting.
</li>
<li>
<strong>Vulnerabilities/Resistances:</strong> She is
<strong>Vulnerable</strong> to ice and bolt damage, but
<strong>Immune</strong> to fire and poison.
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</ul>
<h3>Something Unsaid</h3>
<p>
In a cage on the central cart is the Imperatrixs offspring, which the
merchants stole from the nest. Only the inestimable value of such a
creature pushed them to take such a risk.
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<p>
<strong>The Conflict:</strong> If the PCs discover the truth, the
merchants try to buy their silence. If someone returns her lost
hatchling, the mother returns to the mountains without causing further
damage to the forest. What will the PCs do?
</p>
<blockquote>
“Respect nature and it will respect you. Trample even a single flower
and it will take back what was stolen from it. Everything has a place in
this ecosystem!”
</blockquote>
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