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Acdsz: Created page with " === Location === * Heartsong Refuge in Lower Larmidia === Summary === Dr. Jurita Abrashi, a SATI scientist, is researching a time anomaly from the last commute. Though the original site was destroyed, a subsurface anomaly allows him to "see but not touch" critical data and processes. He encoded these into memory and intends to share them with the team—but only under strict confidence. To ensure secrecy, **each party member was required to ingest a SATI-engi..."

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Created page with " === Location === * Heartsong Refuge in Lower Larmidia === Summary === Dr. Jurita Abrashi, a SATI scientist, is researching a time anomaly from the last commute. Though the original site was destroyed, a **subsurface anomaly** allows him to "see but not touch" critical data and processes. He encoded these into memory and intends to share them with the team—**but only under strict confidence**. To ensure secrecy, **each party member was required to ingest a SATI-engi..."

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=== Location ===

* Heartsong Refuge in Lower Larmidia

=== Summary ===
Dr. Jurita Abrashi, a SATI scientist, is researching a time anomaly from the last commute. Though the original site was destroyed, a **subsurface anomaly** allows him to "see but not touch" critical data and processes. He encoded these into memory and intends to share them with the team—**but only under strict confidence**.

To ensure secrecy, **each party member was required to ingest a SATI-engineered lozenge**:

* These lozenges enforce a **deadly contractual agreement**—if any member attempts to betray SATI, it will trigger **organ failure**.
* This binding agreement applies collectively—**if one betrays SATI, all are affected**.

== Party Roster ==

* '''Syd''' plays '''Marcus Camus''' – A techno-shamanic **Osteon** with a recording **ocular implant** that intermittently transmits imagery back to SATI. Distrusts dinosaur dependency and yearns for a technological underground.
* '''Keybounce''' plays '''Dr. Holly Marshal''' – A field researcher and tech with a loyal **Triceratops companion named Spot**.
* '''Blurwake''' plays '''Patrocles''' – A dynamic character partnered with a **Mega Raptor named Taloes**. Recently had a new implant tested by Lomaton.

== Hex 42 ==

* Location cannot be confirmed.
* Message transcription occurred **seven years ago**.
* The facility was a **secret project site**.
* Dr. Abrashi introduces the party to the legacy of **DISCO**, a key to restoring time travel.

== DISCO ==

* “DISCO is the key to getting back to the 24th century.”
* “DISCO is not dead.”
* The party now holds a **beacon listening device** which allows them to monitor the repeated signal.
* The beacon is actively receiving the **distress message**, which is being transmitted over and over.
* DISCO is requesting:

- A **negotiator**
- A **technician**
- An **extraction team**

=== DISCO’s Fate ===

* Originally possessed **air transport** capability—now lost.
* A **time jump** led to its return at the wrong coordinates due to **continental drift**.
* It previously recovered **LUCA**, went back to the **Mid-Carboniferous**, and is now back but **vulnerable**, without shielding.
* If recovered, DISCO provides:

- Time travel core tech
- LUCA
- Pathway back to the **24.5th century**

=== Consciousness & Evolution ===

* DISCO is **sapient but not sentient** (or possibly vice versa).
* Claims to have fulfilled its directive.
* May have **merged with LUCA**, which appears to have evolved.
* [[pop culture reference::V'Ger]]

== Ancient Presence ==

* In the **future**, humanity fled into oceans due to an **invasion**.
* **Sub-oceanic settlements** were built using discovered alien tech.
* Tech and fossils suggest:

- **Aliens coexisted with dinosaurs**
- **Alien technology enabled time travel**
- **LUCA was sent back** further than the invasion, possibly avoiding alien detection

== Current Goals ==

* Retrieve **time travel core**
* Secure **LUCA** as either secondary or equivalent objective
* Re-establish **air transport systems**
* Gain access to **lost databases and biological data**
* Understand and possibly alter the **timeline**

== Rare Material: Halfium ==

* A newly discovered substance named **Halfium**
* Exhibits an **atomic weight of ~1.5**
* Can **alter or modify existing materials**
* Believed to be a **critical component** for time travel and advanced technological interfaces

== Environment and Route ==

* Destination: **Camp Setawan**, south of the **Cinder Ocean**, near the “Boot”
* The **target location lies off all known maps**
* **Sea travel is dangerous** due to aerial predators
* Safer passage found **through the tree zones on land**

== Additional Characters ==

* **Dr. Holly Marshal and Spot** – Researcher with Triceratops companion
* **Patrocles and Taloes** – Operative with Mega Raptor; both recently received tech implants
* **Lomaton** – SATI agent who’s “gone native”:

- Older, not a commuter
- Dino handler
- Tests **Patrocles** and **Taloes**' new implant

== GM Notes ==

* Extra items requisitioned by **SATI**
* “**Wielctrically**” – Thought caps can transmit visual/memory data

Predation: Bring Home The Beacon Session 1 - Revision history

Acdsz at 03:26, 1 May 2025