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  • Light charge blaster  + (A pulse-charged rapid-fire blaster for area fire.)
  • Spikecore floor-star (broad)  + (A radial arrangement of metal pieces in a spikecore style, for decorating a floor.)
  • Spikecore floor-star (medium)  + (A radial arrangement of metal pieces in a spikecore style, for decorating a floor.)
  • Anima tree  + (A rare tree with warm, skin-smooth bark anA rare tree with warm, skin-smooth bark and long iridescent leaves. Infused with bioluminescent micro-organisms, anima trees develop a unique form of psychic symbiosis with surrounding lifeforms, allowing them to grow in a wide variety of biomes.<br/>If a person (psycaster or not) meditates near an anima tree, it will grow anima grass around its base. Once enough grass is grown, it becomes possible to carry out a psychic linking ritual with the tree and upgrade a person's psychic powers. Only tribal peoples know the secret of this ritual. Tribal psycasters are also able to draw psyfocus from anima trees while meditating to them.<br/>Anima trees' psychic properties are weakened if artificial structures are placed nearby. They refuse to be caged or studied, and must remain part of nature.<br/>Most tribes believe that anima trees are not simply trees, but are rather the physical extremities of a single world spirit.re rather the physical extremities of a single world spirit.)
  • Ambrosia bush  + (A rare wild bush which yields the ambrosiaA rare wild bush which yields the ambrosia fruit. Ambrosia fruit is delicious and produces a drug-like mood boost. Ambrosia cannot be farmed, which makes wild ambrosia groves very valuable.<br/>Its rarity, beauty, and desirability are why ambrosia was named after the food of the ancient Greek gods. named after the food of the ancient Greek gods.)
  • Giant rafflesia  + (A rare, giant flower which can be found deep in steaming jungles. You would think a giant flower would be beautiful, but this one looks and smells like rotting flesh.)
  • Elbow blade  + (A razor-sharp blade that extends at will from a hidden opening at the end of the ulna. Appearing without warning, it can be used for devastating slice attacks.)
  • Hand talon  + (A razor-sharp talon which extends from a hA razor-sharp talon which extends from a hidden opening between the middle and ring fingers. The talon is longer than the palm, but it becomes flexible upon retracting, allowing the user to curl it up and conceal it inside the hand. It can perform rapid slashing attacks, but is poor at penetrating armor.attacks, but is poor at penetrating armor.)
  • Ship engine  + (A reactionless Johnson-Tanaka drive capable of launching a ship into orbit, and crawling across the vast expanses between stars.)
  • Recurve bow  + (A recurve bow. Its construction behaves like a tuned spring, storing energy more efficiently and delivering a faster shot.)
  • Mace  + (A refined club, engineered for efficient swinging and deadly impacts.)
  • Yayo  + (A refined powdery preparation of the psychA refined powdery preparation of the psychite drug. When snorted, it produces a rapid euphoric high, dramatically reduces the user's need for rest, and suppresses pain. Like all forms of psychite, it is addictive, though it is not as addictive as the cruder flake.<br/>Because of its high cost and refined appearance, many cultures associate yayo with degenerate wealth. Whether in the throneroom or the boardroom, many hare-brained policy schemes have been developed during yayo-fueled binge parties.been developed during yayo-fueled binge parties.)
  • Mech booster  + (A remote energy and computation enhancement device. Any friendly mechanoids in its effect radius will move and work faster.)
  • Venom talon  + (A retractable finger talon connected to a venom pump in the lower arm. The user can scratch an enemy while squirting venom into the wound. The talon is designed to be installed in the middle finger. It's fast, but poor at penetrating armor.)
  • Tox pack  + (A reusable backpack containing canisters oA reusable backpack containing canisters of reagents and a mechanism that uses them to generate tox gas. When the wearer activates the pack, it will begin spreading tox gas and continue for several seconds until it runs out of reagents. Once used, it must be reloaded with chemfuel before it can be used again. Tox gas burns the lungs and eyes, causing a temporary shortness of breath and reduction in sight. Continued exposure to tox gas results in toxic buildup which can be lethal.ults in toxic buildup which can be lethal.)
  • Void node  + (A roiling sphere of twisted psychic energy. Powered by nearby archotech machinery, it is one part of a bridge from our world into the black void.)
  • Effigy  + (A rough wooden frame in the shape of a human, ready to be burned as part of a ritual.)
  • Timber wolf  + (A rugged predator long feared by many ancient Earth cultures. As pack hunters, wolves have complex social lives and are fiercely intelligent.)
  • Proximity detector  + (A scanner capable of detecting invisible creatures. The device raises an alarm when it detects the presence of psychically invisible biosignatures within its radius.)
  • Sleep suppressor  + (A scavenged archotech shard mounted in an A scavenged archotech shard mounted in an electrical control frame. The device creates a psychic pulsation in the local area which alters the brain chemistry of those nearby, halting the buildup of fatigue toxins and removing the need for sleep. However, it also irritates anyone nearby. However, it also irritates anyone nearby.)
  • Shard  + (A scavenged fragment of dark archotechnoloA scavenged fragment of dark archotechnology. Originally created by a hyperintelligent archotech mind, this shard is packed with technology beyond human comprehension. It is capable of manipulating psychic flows, inducing archotech influences and more esoteric outcomes. While it is useless by itself, it can be built into devices that harness its power to produce exotic effects.rness its power to produce exotic effects.)
  • Ancient pipeline section  + (A section from an ancient pipeline. It once carried some valuable fluid over long distances. Now it's been looted and deteriorated to uselessness.)
  • Xenogerm  + (A self-contained biological organ containiA self-contained biological organ containing one or more implantable xenogenes.<br/><br/>Once implanted inside a host's body, the xenogerm modifies the host's genes, gene expression, and phenotypic development using viruses, hormones, bio-synthesized drugs, and possibly mechanites. Depending on the xenogerm, the host will develop any of a wide variety of exotic traits and abilities, transforming them into a different human xenotype.<br/><br/>Xenogerm implantation is a traumatic process. Once implanted with a xenogerm, a person will be bedridden for days as the transformation sets in.<br/><br/>During storage and transport, xenogerms are kept safe in sealed containers.gt;During storage and transport, xenogerms are kept safe in sealed containers.)
  • Autocannon  + (A self-loading large-bore cannon designed to attach to a turret.)
  • Toxbomb launcher  + (A self-loading low-pressure canister launcA self-loading low-pressure canister launcher loaded with tox bombs. Upon impact, the tox bombs will stick to the ground and release tox gas for several seconds Tox gas burns the lungs and eyes, causing a temporary shortness of breath and reduction in sight. Continued exposure to tox gas results in toxic buildup which can be lethal.ults in toxic buildup which can be lethal.)
  • Uranium slug cannon  + (A self-loading uranium slug cannon designed to attach to a turret.)
  • Mini-slugger turret  + (A self-powered defense turret mounted with a weak but long-ranged slug-thrower. May explode when damaged.)
  • Hermetic crate  + (A self-powered hermetically-sealed crate for preserving valuable items. These can preserve their contents for a long time.)
  • Mech node  + (A self-powered mechanoid node of unknown function. Mech nodes can be deconstructed to yield valuable resources - but only if they are captured intact. The internal micro power cell will flame out and ruin the materials if the unit takes too much damage.)
  • Cryptosleep casket  + (A self-powered sarcophagus designed to keep a person in a state of suspended animation for many years.)
  • Auto charge turret  + (A self-powered turret mounted with a charge blaster. It cannot sense targets at very short ranges.)
  • Auto inferno turret  + (A self-powered turret mounted with an inferno cannon. It cannot sense targets at very short ranges.)
  • Auto mortar  + (A self-powered, self-loading, automatic mortar. It can hit targets at any distance, over walls, but is quite inaccurate.)
  • Ground-penetrating scanner  + (A sensor unit used by researchers to searcA sensor unit used by researchers to search for buried resources. The chance to find a resource depends on the operator's research ability. It consumes a lot of electricity. If you find a buried resource, you'll need to use deep drills to extract it. It doesn't work under a roof. extract it. It doesn't work under a roof.)
  • Learning assistant  + (A sensory recording system that replays important experiences during sleep, strengthening the formation of new memories.)
  • Deathrest capacity serum  + (A serum that permanently increases the number of deathrest buildings a person can connect to during deathrest.<br/>The serum can only be ingested by individuals with the deathrest gene.)
  • Snowman  + (A set of large snowballs piled and shaped to resemble a person. People make these for the fun of it.)
  • Club  + (A shaped stick, heavy at one end, for bashA shaped stick, heavy at one end, for bashing enemies to death. This weapon is so old it's part of human biology. Evolutionary biologists say that a major reason humans can tilt our wrists side-to-side (instead of just forward-and-back like other primates) is to be able to better swing a club.tes) is to be able to better swing a club.)
  • Shard inhibitor  + (A shard of dark archotechnology that resonates with psychic energy, increasing the containment strength of any holding platform or spot within its radius.<br/>The effect does not stack.)
  • Kneel sheet  + (A sheet on which believers kneel while observing rituals, praying, or discussing.)
  • Shelf  + (A shelf for storing miscellaneous items. Items stored in this will not affect room beauty and they won't deteriorate, even if outside.)
  • EMP shell  + (A shell filled with batteries and antennas, for generating an electromagnetic pulse when detonated. Electromagnetic pulses temporarily disable electrical devices and mechanoids. Can be fired from mortars or installed as a trap. Explodes when damaged.)
  • Incendiary shell  + (A shell filled with flammable gel and a small explosive charge. Starts fires when detonated. Can be fired from mortars or installed as a trap. Explodes when damaged.)
  • High-explosive shell  + (A shell filled with high explosives. Can be fired from mortars or installed as a trap. Explodes when damaged.)
  • Ancient mechanoid shell  + (A shell from a smashed mechanoid. It has been deteriorating for many years and the useful components have disintegrated.)
  • Smoke shell  + (A shell that generates a cloud of smoke when detonated, obscuring incoming shots and preventing turrets from locking on. Can be fired from mortars or installed as a trap. Explodes when damaged.)
  • Mech high-shield  + (A shielding device which projects a momentA shielding device which projects a momentum repulsor field. Shots can go out, but not in. This one is tuned to high angles, so it will block mortar rounds. The unit can be temporarily disabled by EMP attacks, either by shocking the projector unit itself, or using EMP munitions on the shield.elf, or using EMP munitions on the shield.)
  • Mech low-shield  + (A shielding device which projects a momentA shielding device which projects a momentum repulsor field. Shots can go out, but not in. This one is tuned to low angles, so it will block ground-level projectiles like bullets. The unit can be temporarily disabled by EMP attacks, either by shocking the projector unit itself, or using EMP munitions on the shield.elf, or using EMP munitions on the shield.)
  • Eltex shirt  + (A shirt embedded with special psychic focusing materials. These enhance psychic sensitivity and help dissipate neural heat.)
  • Pincushion cactus  + (A short cactus. It is so named because it resembles a pincushion.)
  • Bush  + (A short shrub. Does not typically talk.)
  • Ikwa  + (A short spearhandle attached to a long bladed point, designed to be driven into vital organs with a quick thrust.)
  • Gladius  + (A short sword of ancient design. Good for stabbing or slashing. It's light and nimble, which sometimes lets it beat bigger, heavier weapons.)
  • Rice plant  + (A short, fast-growing crop that yields smaA short, fast-growing crop that yields small edible grains. Its great nutritional output and ease of cultivation has made it the economic core of many great civilizations. While rice grows quickly, it is sensitive to soil fertility and will not fare well in poor soil.ility and will not fare well in poor soil.)
  • Turkey  + (A short, fat, flightless bird known for its hilarious 'gobbling' call. It has been long domesticated, but also lives in the wild.)
  • Circadian half-cycler  + (A signal redirector which isolates half ofA signal redirector which isolates half of the brain, allowing the other half to sleep while the user remains outwardly awake. By alternating brain halves, the user never needs to sleep. Unfortunately, two hemispheres are better than one - working half a brain causes a reduction in consciousness.brain causes a reduction in consciousness.)
  • T-shirt  + (A simple T-shirt.)
  • Horseshoes pin  + (A simple ancient game played with a horseshoes and a large pin in the ground. Players toss horseshoes to try to get them to land on the pin. It's relaxing, and trains shooting skills.)
  • Hoopstone ring  + (A simple ancient game played with stones and a large ring in the ground. Players try to toss stones through the ring from a distance. It's relaxing, and trains shooting skills.)
  • Mini-turret gun  + (A simple automatic gun made to be mounted on a turret.)
  • Tactical turret gun  + (A simple automatic gun made to be mounted on a turret.)
  • Bedroll  + (A simple bed that lays on the floor, usualA simple bed that lays on the floor, usually made of cloth or leather, often lined with fur. It is lightweight and can be rolled up for easy transport, but it is not quite as comfortable as a typical bed. Caravans can use bedrolls while traveling for better sleep.bedrolls while traveling for better sleep.)
  • Simple research bench  + (A simple bench with writing implements and simple measurement devices. Researchers work here to discover new things.)
  • Double bed  + (A simple double-wide bed that fits two people.)
  • Double bedroll  + (A simple double-wide bed that lays on the A simple double-wide bed that lays on the floor, usually made of cloth or leather, often lined with fur. It is lightweight and can be rolled up for easy transport, but it is not quite as comfortable as a typical bed. Caravans can use bedrolls while traveling for better sleep.bedrolls while traveling for better sleep.)
  • Fence gate  + (A simple gate made of posts and crossbars. It blocks some animals like a fence. Handlers can lead animals in and out of the pen through these gates.)
  • Airwire headset  + (A simple head-mounted comms computer that slightly enhances a mechanitor's control bandwidth. This allows them to control more mechs.)
  • Kid helmet  + (A simple helmet sized for children. It gives moderate protection against sharp attacks. Not effective against blunt weapons. That said, if this is being used in combat something has already gone very wrong.)
  • Simple helmet  + (A simple helmet which gives moderate protection against sharp attacks. Not effective against blunt attacks.)
  • Simple meal  + (A simple meal quickly cooked from a few ingredients.)
  • Stool  + (A simple platform on which to sit. Not very comfortable, but much better than nothing. Can be used at tables, work stations, and elsewhere.)
  • Pants  + (A simple set of pants.)
  • Short bow  + (A simple short selfbow made from a single piece of wood.)
  • Flamebow  + (A simple short selfbow with a load of incendiary arrows. The arrows carry fuel and an igniter. Upon impact, they spray fuel around and ignite it.)
  • Harp  + (A simple stationary musical instrument. A row of strings are stretched over a frame and plucked directly by a musician's fingers. It can be crafted at a crafting spot or smithy.)
  • Vent  + (A simple vent for equalizing the temperature between two rooms without allowing people to walk between them.)
  • Jump pack  + (A single-person burst rocket for short-ranA single-person burst rocket for short-ranged flight. With its integrated harness and guidance assistant, the jump pack allows anyone to leap long distances at high speed, even over obstacles. It must be recharged after several uses. <Br> Some spacer tech militaries have melee combat specialists who use jump packs to bypass obstacles and rapidly close with the enemy.pass obstacles and rapidly close with the enemy.)
  • Low-shield pack  + (A single-use man-portable low-shield projeA single-use man-portable low-shield projector. Deployed on the ground, it generates a circular shield that allows bullets out but not in. The unit is designed to last only a short time before burning out.<br/>Many ultratech combat squads owe their lives to a shield pack deployed at just the right time.o a shield pack deployed at just the right time.)
  • Deadlife pack  + (A single-use pack that launches a capsule A single-use pack that launches a capsule which explodes into deadlife dust. The dust animates human and animal corpses as shamblers that will only attack your enemies.</br>Deadlife dust is composed of microscopic machine-like archites which hang in the air. Where they touch a corpse, they induce a chaotic and violent resurrection.induce a chaotic and violent resurrection.)
  • Ancient cryptosleep pod  + (A single-use pod for preserving one person in a state of suspended animation. Unlike cryptosleep caskets, cryptosleep pods can only be used once.)
  • Doomsday rocket launcher  + (A single-use rocket launcher that fires a A single-use rocket launcher that fires a massive explosive projectile. Good against large groups of soft targets. Starts fires.<br/>Because of its unwieldiness, single-use limitation, and the massive destruction it causes, it's said that one must be slightly crazy to use this weapon.t one must be slightly crazy to use this weapon.)
  • Triple rocket launcher  + (A single-use rocket launcher that fires a A single-use rocket launcher that fires a cluster of three large-bore explosive rockets. Good against small groups of tough targets.<br/>Because of its unwieldiness, single-use limitation, and the massive destruction it causes, it's said that one must be slightly crazy to use this weapon.t one must be slightly crazy to use this weapon.)
  • Slab bed  + (A slab of hard material made to sleep on. Slab beds are uncomfortable, but some see their use as a demonstration of moral good.)
  • Slab double bed  + (A slab of hard material made to sleep on. Slab beds are uncomfortable, but some see their use as a demonstration of moral good. This one is wide enough to fit two people.)
  • Lectern  + (A slanted platform that holds a text in front of a speaker. Place it near the focus of rituals and speeches to extend the duration of their positive effects.)
  • Woodmaker  + (A slow, bumbling caste of dryad which specA slow, bumbling caste of dryad which specializes in wood production. Together with its Gauranlen tree, this dryad can generate a wood-like material on an ongoing basis. However, it is slow and ineffective at work or combat.<br>In general, dryads are mammal-like creatures that have a symbiotic relationship with the Gauranlen tree. They reproduce together with their tree, which contains a hidden dryad queen. Dryads can morph into various specialized castes.ryads can morph into various specialized castes.)
  • Wild healroot  + (A slow-growing plant which yields herbal medicine when harvested.<br>This wild breed of healroot is hardier than domesticated healroot, but too difficult to cultivate. It is prized by tribespeople in colder climates.)
  • Healroot  + (A slow-growing plant which yields herbal mA slow-growing plant which yields herbal medicine when harvested. Sowing and harvesting healroot are both very labor-intensive tasks because of its delicate shoots.<br>Healroot was selectively bred for centuries by settlers. It is sometimes also called "healer's hand" by tribespeople - a nickname it owes to its five major medicinal virtues.ame it owes to its five major medicinal virtues.)
  • Techprof subpersona core  + (A small AI core housing a low-grade subpersona specialized in teaching technology. When used, the AI will teach you the technology you're currently researching, instantly and for free. Can only be used once.)
  • End table  + (A small bedside table which makes nearby beds a little bit more comfortable. Must be placed directly adjacent to the head of the bed. Placing more than one end table near the same bed has no effect.)
  • Animal sleeping box  + (A small box for animals to sleep in. Fits smaller animals like chickens, cats, or small dogs.)
  • Glowstool  + (A small brown mushroom typically found in caves. It smells like an old, dirty rag pulled from the stomach of a rotting muffalo - but it tastes surprisingly good when cooked. Dies when exposed to light.)
  • Mini-flameblaster  + (A small burst-oriented flamethrower used by mechanoids.)
  • Pebble cactus  + (A small cactus that resembles a cluster of pebbles. It can only grow on polluted terrain. It yields a meager amount of woody fiber when harvested.)
  • Genepack  + (A small capsule containing a package of genetic information. To use a genepack, it must be placed in a gene bank near a gene assembler and combined into an implantable xenogerm. If not kept in a powered gene bank, this genepack will slowly deteriorate.)
  • Archite capsule  + (A small capsule containing archites - micrA small capsule containing archites - microscopic machines produced by a superintelligent archotech. These devices are capable of physical and psychic feats which seem impossible to human scientists. As with all archotechnology, no human can create one. We can only try to scavenge the ones that archotechs create for their own unfathomable reasons.<br/><br/>This capsule is useless by itself, but it can be spent at a gene assembler to create a new archite-powered xenogerm. This requires researching archogenetics and a genepack that contains an archite gene. Archite genepacks can be obtained from traders. gene. Archite genepacks can be obtained from traders.)
  • Charge blaster turret  + (A small charge blaster designed for use on a defense turret.)
  • Militor  + (A small combat mechanoid armed with a low-A small combat mechanoid armed with a low-powered mini-shotgun. Roughly four feet tall, militors lack the power, range, and toughness of more senior combat mechs. However, it is cheap to gestate and maintain, and so is often used as a rear guard or swarm attacker.<br>In war, mech armies are known to send militors into urban ruins to hunt down survivors after breaking the human defenses. For this reason, they are considered by some to be the most cruel of all mechanoid patterns. to be the most cruel of all mechanoid patterns.)
  • Fennec fox  + (A small fox originally from the northern part of Earth's Africa continent. It hunts small creatures and has very large ears for cooling itself in the heat.)
  • Lifter  + (A small mechanoid designed for hauling. Lacking a ranged weapon, it can make only weak melee attacks.)
  • Paramedic  + (A small mechanoid designed for non-violentA small mechanoid designed for non-violent emergency situation management and medical care. The paramedic can rescue the wounded, fight fires, treat the sick, and even perform surgery when a more-qualified human is not available. Its built-in jump launcher allows it to jump into, and out of, emergency situations, and its built-in firefoam popper can quickly extinguish fires.efoam popper can quickly extinguish fires.)