087: Tam Uisge

ENTRY 087: Tam Uisge

One of only a handful of heavily-modified futura morphs designed for extensive underwater operation, Tam Uisge is one of the relatively few morphs on Europa that can survive for extended periods in the cold seas with minimal support equipment, provided he stays within the proper pressure and temperature bands. Psychologically disconnected from most other transhumans, Tam takes advantage of this ability to lose himself in the black waters of Europa, striking out on his own for sometimes days at a time, crawling inside an inflatable, buoyant “tent” for a few hours when he has to sleep, and switching to reserve oxygen when swimming through one of the low-oxygen zones of “dead water.” While a hard man to get a hold of, few are as intimately familiar with the seas of Europa as Tam Uisge.

COG	COO	INT	REF	SAV	SOM	WIL	MOX
20	17	14	17	8	22	14	-
INIT	SPD	LUC	TT	IR	DUR	WT	DR
6	1	28	5	56	35	7	52

Morph: Futura

Skills: Academics: Biology 33, Academics: Oceanography 66, Academics: Physics 33, Art: Throat Singing 44, Demolitions 33, Infiltration 44, Interests: Aquatic Techology 44, Interests: Earth Oceans 44, Interests: Whalesong 33, Interfacing 30, Investigation 30, Kinetic Weapons 35, Language: Native Irish 84, Language: Japanese 47, Language: English 52, Navigation 77, Networking: Autonomists 30, Networking: Criminals 25, Networking: Ecologists 65, Palming 27, Perception (Smell) 55, Pilot: Watercraft 44, Profession: Oceanographer 48, Scrounging 44, Swimming 77, Unarmed Combat 44

Implants: Basic Biomods, Basic Mesh Inserts, Chameleon Skin, Circadian Regulation, Clean Metabolism, Cortical Stack, Eidetic Memory, Emotional Dampers, Enhanced Senses (Echolocation, Electrical Sense, Enhanced Smell, Enhanced Vision), Gills, Oxygen Reserve, Respirocytes, Temperature Tolerance, Toxin Filters

Traits: Striking Looks (1), Zero-G Nausea

Using Tam Uisge

In appearance Tam is less like the Creature from the Black Lagoon than a streamlined human with the skin of a dolphin; in personality he’s a broody teenager trapped in the body of seasoned underwater survivalist. If PCs need a “native guide” on Europa, Tam is their man. His penchant for getting lost in the depths also makes him an excellent hook to hang a plot on—Tam has gone missing (either in region X or looking for macguffin Y), and people want him found; in this way the gamemaster might be able to encourage the PCs to get their feet wet and explore Europa a little more than they might otherwise.

While designed for Europa, Tam can be transported to almost any setting where there’s enough water for him to operate—and where there isn’t enough, he’s a literal fish out of water.

Seed

• With his striking looks, Tam has admirers that even he doesn’t know about. In particular a scavenger named Dolphinboi has been stalking him through the Mesh for weeks—so when Tam hasn’t posted for a while, Dolphinboi sets out on a “rescue” mission. When Dolphinboi goes missing, his friends and relatives ask the PCs to track him down and bring him home. Two lost morphs, one big ocean.