Stalkers RPG Main Action and Team Status [SEASON 5]

[Neo Emolga]

If what Rali said is true, then this information about Saadat is quite troubling.

Maybe let's try to get his side of the story too. We've been deceived and given red herrings about stalkers before after all.

Good call. Okay I'll interview [SQE] Saadat the Dewott .

Interview Rapport: NEUTRAL, INTIMIDATING
+Intimidation (Grass VS Water)

As the sun begins its descent, you head out of the steel mill Emissary base and make your way south toward the military compound. Thankfully tonight, the dusty winds have died down and you don’t find yourself needing to squint so much. Still, as you look around, it seems as though there are even fewer Pokémon walking about. Remembering what happened to Nico, you keep an eye on everything that’s around you, making sure the shadows stay exactly where they’re supposed to…

Once you arrive at the compound, you feel you might have gotten a bit lucky as Saadat is serving on patrol duty tonight and is already out and about, keeping a watchful eye on everything. He has some light metal armor plates on that bear the Aurorawatch symbol while wearing goggles on top of his head, not using them at the moment as the wind isn’t all that bothersome right now. Still, with the way he keeps watch on everything, it makes you wonder if he even sleeps…

When you find a good opportunity and it doesn’t look like he’s busy, you approach him and introduce yourself, mentioning that you’re here looking into the Stalkers and you mention Rali had something for you to investigate.

“She’s something else…” Saadat grumbles, looking away as his thoughts come to him. “She mentioned that you would be coming around. Quite frankly, I would never break protocol like this and trust a complete stranger, but the alternative is doing nothing and I already know nothing will come out of this otherwise.”

He looks like he doesn’t really approve of what he’s doing, but he decides to do it anyway.

“It’s… a stone,” Saadat tells you, showing you the odd red and black rock he’s holding. “Something about it just… look, I’m not a superstitious Pokémon, but this goes beyond science. I’ll just confess I don’t know how to research it, so I agreed to hand it off to you. This thing has only made my life more of a living hell, so if you really want it, you can take it.”

He then hands the stone to you and you hold out your paws to receive it. But when he places the dark red and black rock in your hands, suddenly you realize what the matter was…

#Mind-Warp Presence (5 Sanity Damage)# Trap 40% Evasion Test: 3 out of 100: Failed!

Noble has taken 5 points of damage to Sanity.

Your mind suddenly l͕͔ͅͅͅu̠̝̲̜͜r̮͙̝͜c̪̜͖̹̺̦h̩̤̤̳͈͘e̜͎̲͔̭̘s̫ in mental agony as your cognitive ability is scrambled and distorted. You mumble to yourself, v̗̟̟̺̔ͬ̿̓́̿ͅo̳͇̯͇̠̹m̖͎̒i̱̟̝̗̬̤͉ťͭ̄̇ͤ̽ͦi͓n͎̥̲ͨ̿ͮ̐̌ ̫̭̦g̩͙͍̭͚̘ͨͣͨ incoherent statements as your eyes roll back. It even makes you twitch, as if a deranged, mindless insect cerebral bore was d͎̖̤̙̺̗̙ͭ̇̍i̹̙̟̘̇̚g̹g̟͉͑ͤ̔̒î͖̟̅̀ͣ͋ͣ̇n͈͎̙̱̪̥͍͊̾ͤg̈́ ̜̯̜̰͆ͅ ̬̭͎̯̼͔̥i͐͌̉n̼̮̙̲̔t̐ͣȏ̞ͪ̌̌̉̇ ̺͓͚̳ͤ͆y̓o̥̟͕͎͕͍̔͋u̖̪͚̼r̙̞̬̖̺͓ ̘̦͉̼ͬ̔͐̆̔b͍̩͇̗ͤ͆͌ͩr̺̖͈̺ͣ͒̏ͦ̀̉ͥǎ̯͍̞̣i̹̺̜̒͊̃ṋͯ͌̏̃̐ ̖̪̼̰̹ͅ, ripping through your knowledge and mental abilities, leaving you helpless and paralyzed to do anything about it.

#[Wrath Stone of the NECOMID] Mind-warp Presence – (5 Sanity Damage)# has been added to the Team Inventory.

“Are you still there?” Saadat asks.

You barely pull off a nod…

“Look, just take it and go,” Saadat tells you quickly, looking impatient. “I need to get back to my post before I get chewed out. As far as the Stalkers go, your guess is as good as mine.”

And he’s gone before you’re able to get more information, but as least he gave you the stone even without the paperwork. Still, you begin to understand why he’s been acting this way…

You decide to head back to base with the dark stone, and you can just feel the grim, scrambled aura coming out of it. You’re quite certain this hideous stone doesn’t at all belong in this world and certainly didn’t come from here…

Noble the Shaymin (S: Grass)

Health: 16/16 | Sanity: 15/20 | Purity: 24/24
Battle Stance: Tactical
Perk: Seinaru | Abilities:
EQUIPMENT:
Attack Weapon: [|AW| Razor-sharp Shiv] (Adds 1d4 damage to successful attack rolls)
Defense Armor: <Empty>
Jewelry: <Empty>
Utopian Aspect: <Empty>
MERCENARIES:
#1: <Empty>
#2: <Empty>
PACK:

• $205 Sochas$