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.
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WIL
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8
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22
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14
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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.
Minor spelling mistake: "Tam is there man" should be "Tam is their man".
ReplyDeleteOtherwise, great entry. Love the loner survivalist with the aquatic twist.
Fixed! Thanks.
DeleteAlright, now I'm sure of it. "Gailteach" was one thing but a water-modded futura morph named "Táim Uisce" is a definite indicator that we're dealing with an Irish speaker here. An bhfuil tú as n-Éirin, a Bobby? Cén ait?
ReplyDeleteI'm not fluent, I just have a taste of it.
DeleteSame here. A taste is enough, though!
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