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[Grim_]

Karl tells him about the tear drop artifact he found.

[paul191600]

Kemios:

As you approach the house, you hear someone going, "Help! Help!"

 

Karl:

The ecologist's eyes light up in excitement. He begins murmuring terms that you wouldn't understand without a dictionary.

 

(was having dinner)

[Jehosaphat]

Kemios stops and looks around for whoever's yelling.

[paul191600]

Kemios:

It is coming from inside the house.

[Jehosaphat]

Kemios looks into the house, ready to either shoot something or run away rapidly.

[paul191600]

Kemios:

As you enter the house, you see two dead mercs, and a large cat standing over them. The cat is about the size of a cougar, and seems to be able to mimic voices. The cat swipes you with it's claws, causing a moderate wound. Your fast reflexes respond by sending a bullet straight into the animal's head.

[Jehosaphat]

Kemios shoots the cat again for good measure, then sees what the dead mercenaries were carrying.

[paul191600]

Kemios:

You shoot another round into the mutated cat to be safe. You check the fist merc, but his armor and gas mask have been torn up by the fight. He has an M16, but it is badly damaged, beyond repair. The second merc's armor is also damaged, although his M-40 gas mask is in decent condition. He also has a FN P90 (average quality, poor condition), although it needs some repair. You find 3 5.7x28mm rounds, for the FN P90.

+0.5 handgun prof.

- (2) 9mm rounds

(forgot to add exp earlier)

[Jehosaphat]

Kemios takes the damaged weapons, gas masks, and armor with him back to the pub anyways. (Might as well sell them for scrap...) He also takes the body of the cat, if he can.

[paul191600]

Kemios:

The cat is too big to take back. However, it has some unusual lobes by its ears, which you harvest. You take back the damaged armor and gas mask, but keep the good mask for yourself. You come back to the camp, and tell the trader of the news. He tells you, "Damn, they were good men, too. The armor and M16 you brought back are in pretty bad shape, but I can salvage some from it. I will also repair that FN P90 for free." The trader hands you 200c and the FN P90 (now good condition).

[Jehosaphat]

Kemios asks for another mission.

[Grim_]

Karl asks if the ecologist can explain what the artifact is in plain english.

[paul191600]

Kemios:

The trader says that some of the fellow mercs went off to guard an ecologist bunker. He puts the location on your map, although it seems some distance away.

 

Karl:

The ecologist says, "Simply put, this artifact enhances the rate at which the body heals wounds! It is quite a remarkable find, although this one speeds up the healing only by a miniscule amount. There are more potent variations of this in the field, although they are quite rare. This one is called a crystal tear. Will you give it to us for research?"

[Jehosaphat]

Kemios begins walking to the bunker, FN P90 at the ready in case of an incident.

[Grim_]

Karl gives them the tear drop for research. He then goes to the Freedom outpost to buy some ammunition.

[paul191600]

Kemios:

On the way, you encounter two men standing around some pile of metal, chanting and praying.

 

Karl:

The ecologist thanks you for the artifact, and gives you 200c for it. He takes back the SP99 ECO suit. You return to the trader at the Freedom outpost.

[Grim_]

Karl asks the trader what he has to sell.

[Jehosaphat]

Kemios walks around them, ready to shoot if they become violent.

[paul191600]

Karl:

Well, this is an outpost, so I don't have much. Mostly ammo, some basic gas masks, and a few weapons.

 

Kemios:

As you watch them from a distance, a UN attack helicopter flys overhead, and guns down the men. It leaves shortly after.

[Jehosaphat]

Kemios continues on, after looking through the pile of metal to see what it is they were "worshipping."

[Grim_]

"how much do the gas masks cost?" Karl also asks what weapons he has.

[paul191600]

Karl:

300c for a civilan gas mask (+1 vs chemicals, moderate time in radioactive dust)

 

Kemios:

Nothing special other than a strange arrangement of scrap metal.

[Jehosaphat]

Kemios loots the mens' bodies then continues on his way.

[Grim_]

Karl asks for the prices of his weapons and ammunition.

[paul191600]

Kemios:

Sadly, a missle pod from the attack helicopter destroyed pretty much everything there is to loot. However, you find 5 more 5.7x28MM rounds.

+0.1 salvage

 

Karl:

AK-47: 1000c

7.62MM rounds (for AK-47): 50c for 5 rounds.

9mm rounds (for 9mm handgun and MP5): 50c for 10 rounds.

MP5: 700c

 

The trader tells you he doesn't have much else right now.