Agents Of Empire/Turns/7/House Intrepid

Turn 7

Previous turn: Turn 6

House Actions

Shipping:

• Professor Winth disembarks from Thunderchild and is shown to his luxury beach house, adjacent to the practice grounds of the Arabian Knights Under-21 Women. Seve recruits the Yowlin' Yoshis and has them disguise Thunderchild as an anoymous pirate ship (hopefully not too hard, as it already was one before we stole it), then they take off to join House Aramin's agents on the rescue mission. Since we're not hauling cargo, we'll also take an Astro-Polo team, just in case.
• The Titanicus leaves Imperial Market, headed for Arroyo.

Fighting: If there's any, we're ready for it!

Exploration: The Lewison Clarks press on and explore the scree at L15.

Production: The large warp crystal mine in K14, the Bonanza Mine, produces 2 raw units. The basic hyperidot mine in I13 produces 1 raw unit. Total: +3 raw hyperidot.

Processing: None.

Research: I don't imagine Winth will do anything useful on his own, but we give him a tour of the Mysterious Machine, just to whet his appetite.

Building: None.

Landing:

• The Titanicus arrives at Arroyo.
• Who knows where Thunderchild will end up! Back home, hopefully.

Trade: House Aramin pays up, hopefully.

Politics: Oh, you know -- shenanigans.

Character Actions

Bram Lincoln Continental (Roger): Bram decides to appreciate the lovely sunsets from H15 as he rests up from his fire-ant ordeals.

Seve Ballesteros (Iain): Daring piracy! Bold maneuvers! Gallant rescue! Blowing stuff up real good!

Results

The mines produce their hyperidot.

The Yoshis regretfully paint over the flame-wreathed avestruz gripping lightning in its beak emblazoned on the prow of Thunderchild and Seve embarks with them and the Thirteen Thieves. Bram takes it easy and inspects the local art and drinking scene.

The Lewison Clarks explore L15, reporting that they have noticed a metal structure and are investigating further. This is followed by an emergency distress signal, and then no further reports.

Finally, Winth proves his value immediately by identifying the Mysterious Machine as an old-Empire terraformer, low on fuel but probably still serviceable. (This requires one turn to get operational, and then can move one hex per turn. Instead of moving, it can instead turn its current hex into a different terrain type. It can do this transformation up to six times before running out of fuel.) For his part, he comments that the Arroyo climate is "bracing" and the views from his window are "extraordinary".

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