EntryBanterTullinaIslaReply

Pfft. It was hardly unexpected. Just early!

EntryBanterIslaToTullina

Tullina, how do you feel about having large, electrified metal rods jutting from your spine?

EntryBanterIslaToTullinaTwo

What about your skull?

EntryBanterIslaToTullinaThree

Got it. Legs it is.

ExitBanterTullinaIslaReply

Smooth… Smooth… Hey, Tullina, what about a helmet that dissolves your hair while you wear it?

ExitBanterIslaToTullina

We probably shouldn’t dilly-dally.

ExitBanterIslaToTullinaTwo

No reason. Totally unrelated, how upset would you be if everything you owned was shredded by a rogue mechanical spider?

SelectionBanterTullinaIslaReply

Only if I can’t get my wall-crawler up and running in time.

SelectionBanterTullinaIslaReplyTwo

Couldn’t be more wrong. It’s a brilliant, beautiful mechanical spider.

SelectionBanterTullinaIslaReplyThree

No, but that’s what this is for, right lady Kurai?

SelectionBanterTullinaIslaReplyKurai

Oh… Fine.

SelectionBanterIslaToTullina

I’ve just had the best idea.

SelectionBanterIslaToTullinaTwo

Picture a wall, but completely transparent. You can stand on one side and see everything on the other side, but you can’t touch it.

SelectionBanterIslaToTullinaThree

That’s—, no, that’s different. Windows are different. This is larger and more transparent. You’re just not getting it. Just forget about it. What’s your thing?

SelectionBanterIslaToTullinaFour

Yeah, let’s do your thing.

ExitBanterIslaToAdiyah

My contraptions worked perfectly!

ExitBanterIslaToAdiyahTwo

Decently.

ExitBanterAdiyahIslaReply

Parameters fell within the plan.

EntryBanterTibbsIslaReply

That’s genius! If we make the plan sticky, we’re less likely to drop it. I’ll jot that down!

EntryBanterIslaToTibbs

Tibbs, can you see me?

EntryBanterIslaToTibbsTwo

Fantastic. My visibility oil works!

ExitBanterTibbsIslaReply

Tibbs, are you left or right handed?

ExitBanterTibbsIslaReplyTwo

So the evil reflection is still at large…

ExitBanterIslaToTibbs

Barely any malfunctions and plenty of data.

ExitBanterIslaToTibbsTwo

That’s a funny word! {Loot}.

SelectionBanterTibbsIslaReply

The usual. Steal ALL of the THINGS!

SelectionBanterTibbsReplyTwo

Afraid not. The bone decoupler decoupled itself. The test bone is fine, though there are now several thin metal strips deeply embedded in it.

SelectionBanterTibbsIslaReplyThree

Gave me an idea for intra-muscular springs. Tibbs, would you like to test something with me after this job?

SelectionBanterIslaToTibbs

Made it! Had to put out a small fire, but I made it.

SelectionBanterIslaToTibbsTwo

No, sadly someone beat me to that invention a long while ago. And this particular fire completely engulfed my heat-powered-exo-strider.

SelectionBanterIslaToTibbsThree

Exo-strider. Yes. Put a few burning embers in the converter and off you stride! Just a prototype made of cheap materials, scrap metal, wood, oil-soaked rags—oh, dammit, Isla! You’re better than this.

EntryBanterKarstIslaReply

Clandestine.

EntryBanterKarstIslaReplyTwo

Even better!

EntryBanterIslaToKarst

Got a new word for you, Karst. Taciturn. It means silent.

ExitBanterKarstIslaReply

New materials to experiment with! I’ll turn gold into lead!

ExitBanterIslaToKarst

Anyone got a quill? Had an idea on the run out of here.

SelectionBanterKarstIslaReply

Karst! Did you finish it?

SelectionBanterKarstIslaReplyTwo

The book! Did you get to the end?

SelectionBanterKarstIslaReplyThree

Yeah, but it’s a great start!

SelectionBanterIslaToKarst

Here I am!

SelectionBanterIslaToKarstTwo

No, the brain-bore still requires a few small optimisations.

SelectionBanterIslaToKarstThree

Oh! Sorry! You were making a joke! Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha!

SelectionBanterIslaToKarstFour

What? No! It’s already made. I’m just tweaking it a little.

Introduction

Got somethin’ needs made? Or unmade? I can take ‘em apart as fast as I put them together, sometimes faster. Or is it the other way ‘round? I’ve had an idea just now for a spinning device that - oh, yes, my name is Isla. I’m an engineer. Welcome.

The Boss

The Boss? Oof, it’s inefficient to ask about the Boss. Believe me. You’ll go round and round, a spinning gear ‘na machine made of secret parts. The one thing you should never rely on is a mechanism you don’t understand. It’s liable to implode, or {ex}plode. Neither is pretty when your arse is sittin’ upon it hopin’ to fly somewhere. The Boss put in an order for an air-sail once, for a job. Impossible, I told Kurai. Turned out it worked! It just didn’t go with the poor sod we hired. It stayed with us in flames while he took to the skies. He achieved a perfect parabolic arc right onto the tower we were aiming for. Survived the trip, too, judgin’ by the screaming. But getting back down? Oof, the Boss never ordered a falling machine. That’s on him. Gotta think things through, mind you!

Isla’s Prototypes

{You} want to work with {me}? I didn’t realize we were that close. This is fantastic! I’ll need a partner to retrieve my early prototypes from the hands of the Templars. I made a series of precursor contraptions before I was exiled that would have led to some of my greatest achievements. If you can imagine it, my inventions could have done it… eventually. I didn’t realise who I was working for until it was too late. They seized my prototypes and exiled me for the damage I caused in the process of building them. What’s a few implosions in the pursuit of progress? Or maybe it was the sea tide of acid… or the glowing rock that made people sick… oh, yes. Care to help me steal those prototypes back?

Isla’s Prototypes_2

My inventions! My babies! I missed them so much. I would never have found the proper materials to recreate them here on Wraeclast, not with all the horrific creatures roaming about. Thank you, Exile!

Isla’s Designs

As I studied the prototypes you helped me retrieve, I realized that they’d already been examined… by someone else. The Templars must have lied about declaring my work heretical. They’re trying to build them for their own gain! I cannot imagine what disaster they’ll bring upon us if they manage to do so. We already have the prototypes, so now we must steal the designs they created based on them. We’ll need to steal the blueprints for my Extreme Warmth Beam, my Storm Wooing Rod… hmm, the Mind Sublimator… and the Unbreakable, of course! I don’t claim to be the most imaginative namer, but it is what it is. They’re all related, eventually intended to be part of one single superweapon, so the designs should all be in one place. Let’s go retrieve those blueprints!

Isla’s Designs_2

We did it, Exile, at least in part. The designs for the Unbreakable were missing… I fear that they may have begun construction on it. If they complete the Unbreakable, we’ll never be able to… break it. Science deserves better masters than the Templars!

Breaking the Unbreakable

My instruments have started going haywire. I believe the Templar have managed to build the Unbreakable, {my} greatest achievement. Normally, I would be thrilled at seeing my work given life, but I have a feeling the Unbreakable will be used against us, not for us. It’s time to do some deconstruction. You’re good at smashing things, yes? Then perhaps you can break the Unbreakable.

IslaContractThreeEncounterStart

Stop, in the name of science!

IslaContractThreeEncounterEnd

My baby… my proudest work… Wait! I still have the blueprints! Let’s go, Exile!

Breaking the Unbreakable_2

The Unbreakable has been broken. You know what that means, don’t you? The Templar didn’t build it right. I’ll have to continue my work to prove it can be done!

IslaSelectedContractOne

My mental gears are already turning!

IslaSelectedContractTwo

Creative solutions on the fly!

IslaSelectedContractThree

Long as I can bring my gadgets.

IslaSelectedBlueprintOne

Did someone say my name?

IslaSelectedBlueprintTwo

Engineer, reporting!

IslaSelectedBlueprintThree

Just tell me where to build!

IslaEngineeringOne

A simple solution!

IslaEngineeringTwo

Just a matter of math!

IslaEngineeringThree

Hardly a hurdle!

IslaEngineeringFour

The axles and the gears go ‘round and ‘round…

IslaEngineeringFive

You put the axle in, you take the ball-bearing out…

IslaEngineeringSix

Sometimes there’s an elegant solution… sometimes.

IslaEngineeringSeven

I’ve got just the contraption for this!

IslaEngineeringEight

Leave it to your engineer.

IslaEngineeringLoudOne

Alright, alright!

IslaEngineeringLoudTwo

Carry the seven…

IslaEngineeringLoudThree

Such awful racket!

IslaEngineeringLoudFour

Must go faster, must go faster.

IslaEngineeringLoudFive

Can’t think with all that racket!

IslaEngineeringLoudSix

You can’t rush engineering!

IslaEngineeringLoudSeven

I’ll do what I can!

IslaDisarmTrapOne

Time to take it apart!

IslaDisarmTrapTwo

Let’s throw a wrench in the works.

IslaDisarmTrapThree

My turn!

IslaDisarmTrapFour

Construction, deconstruction… it’s all the same, in the end.

IslaDisarmTrapFive

A beautiful design. A shame I have to wreck it.

IslaDisarmTrapSix

Traps are the arse end of engineering. No artisanship.

IslaDisarmTrapLoudOne

Thrilling!

IslaDisarmTrapLoudTwo

The fun part!

IslaDisarmTrapLoudThree

Careful and quick!

IslaDisarmTrapLoudFour

I’m just going to smack it with a wrench!

IslaDisarmTrapLoudFive

Poor parts, bad craftsmanship!

IslaDisarmTrapLoudSix

I can’t even hear myself think!

IslaCounterThaumaturgyOne

Open your mind…

IslaCounterThaumaturgyTwo

Empty-headed, that one.

IslaCounterThaumaturgyThree

Mind-contraption, activate!

IslaCounterThaumaturgyFour

The mind is just another system of gears.

IslaCounterThaumaturgyFive

Your mental machinery is mine to mould!

IslaCounterThaumaturgySix

Statistically, this should work.

IslaCounterThaumaturgyLoudOne

Too loud to think!

IslaCounterThaumaturgyLoudTwo

Can’t rush this!

IslaCounterThaumaturgyLoudThree

Ack!

IslaCounterThaumaturgyLoudFour

Let’s hope this works!

IslaCounterThaumaturgyLoudFive

Bloody racket, can’t think!

IslaCounterThaumaturgyLoudSix

I’ll do my best!

IslaBusyOne

Just a moment.

IslaBusyTwo

A moment please.

IslaBusyThree

I’m in the middle of something.

IslaBusyFour

I’m engaged already.

IslaBusyFive

One job at a time!

IslaBusyLoudOne

I’m working!

IslaBusyLoudTwo

I’m on the job already!

IslaBusyLoudThree

Don’t deviate from the plan!

IslaBusyLoudFour

Machines have a limit!

IslaBusyLoudFive

I can’t, I can’t!

IslaInterruptedOne

They’re touching me!

IslaInterruptedTwo

Aren’t you supposed to defend your engineer?!

IslaInterruptedThree

They’re in my personal space!

IslaInterruptedFour

I can’t think when I’m under attack!

IslaInterruptedLoudOne

Get them away from me!

IslaInterruptedLoudTwo

They’re going to deconstruct me!

IslaInterruptedLoudThree

Personal space, personal space!

IslaInterruptedLoudFour

This plan is crumbling!

IslaCombatStartOne

We’ve been sighted!

IslaCombatStartTwo

Oh my, someone must do the fighting now.

IslaCombatStartThree

I hope you don’t expect me to fight.

IslaCombatStartFour

A better plan would have avoided this.

IslaCombatStartFive

Not good. Not good at all!

IslaCombatStartLoudOne

Enemies approaching!

IslaCombatStartLoudTwo

Don’t let them touch me!

IslaCombatStartLoudThree

The jig’s up!

IslaCombatStartLoudFour

Consarn it, a fight’s on!

IslaCombatStartLoudFive

Zooterkins, here comes a beating!

IslaCombatEndOne

We… survived?

IslaCombatEndTwo

Interesting tactics.

IslaCombatEndThree

Their strategy was incorrect.

IslaCombatEndFour

They made a tactical error.

IslaCombatEndFive

They should have thought this through.

IslaCombatEndLoudOne

Violence complete!

IslaCombatEndLoudTwo

Continue with the plan!

IslaCombatEndLoudThree

No time to waste!

IslaCombatEndLoudFour

Like clockwork!

IslaCombatEndLoudFive

Must get back on schedule!

IslaLootingOne

That’ll fund a few inventions.

IslaLootingTwo

If they cannot prevent us from taking it, it is ours.

IslaLootingThree

A good plan reaps its own rewards.

IslaLootingFour

Don’t deviate too much.

IslaLootingFive

I believe they call that loot.

IslaLootingLoudOne

Treasure. Check. Keep moving.

IslaLootingLoudTwo

The plan was to get treasure before the alarm!

IslaLootingLoudThree

Now’s not the time for looting!

IslaLootingLoudFour

We get nothing if the plan fails!

IslaLootingLoudFive

Why are you doing that now?!

IslaAlertThresholdOne

We’re at the limits of our plan now.

IslaAlertThresholdTwo

This clock is on the verge of chiming…

IslaAlertThresholdThree

We can afford no more unanticipated variables.

IslaAlertThresholdFour

We will be detected if we are not careful.

IslaAlarmOne

The clock chimes at the appointed hour!

IslaAlarmTwo

According to plan.

IslaAlarmThree

Right on cue.

IslaEarlyAlarmOne

I don’t like surprises!

IslaEarlyAlarmTwo

This wasn’t the plan!

IslaEarlyAlarmThree

Our design appears to have been flawed!

IslaFinalRoomOne

Flawless execution… so far.

IslaFinalRoomTwo

Phase one complete. Acquire the treasure.

IslaFinalRoomThree

Remember, this is only the midpoint.

IslaFinalRoomFour

From the blueprints, I thought it’d be bigger.

IslaFinalRoomFive

I haven’t even used half my contraptions yet!

IslaFinalRoomLoudOne

No time!

IslaFinalRoomLoudTwo

Accelerate the plan!

IslaFinalRoomLoudThree

Timetable’s up!

IslaFinalRoomLoudFour

Move quickly!

IslaFinalRoomLoudFive

Hurry!

IslaObjectiveLootedOne

Objective achieved!

IslaObjectiveLootedTwo

Apex of the plan accomplished. Now, to survive!

IslaObjectiveLootedThree

Phase two begins now!

IslaObjectiveLootedFour

Oh, that’s it? Hmm.

IslaObjectiveLootedLoudOne

I recommend flight!

IslaObjectiveLootedLoudTwo

Time to flee!

IslaObjectiveLootedLoudThree

Let’s run!

IslaObjectiveLootedLoudFour

Got it? Let’s go!

IslaEntryBanterOne

A strong plan is the best path to success.

IslaEntryBanterTwo

We can account for all the variables. No deviating!

IslaEntryBanterThree

I hope I get to use my contraptions.

IslaEntryBanterFour

Is this the part where we make nervous small talk?

IslaEntryBanterFive

You do know what you’re doing, yes?

IslaExitBanterOne

The real treasure is the knowledge we gleaned along the way!

IslaExitBanterTwo

Does this mean we’re friends now?

IslaExitBanterThree

Is this the part where we make relieved small talk?

IslaExitBanterFour

Plan, execute, success! I love logic!

IslaExitBanterFive

This has inspired an idea for a new invention!

SelectionBanterKuraiIslaReply

…Of course.

SelectionBanterKuraiIslaReplyTwo

I’m always thinking about my inventions.

SelectionBanterIslaToKurai

Let’s get to it!

SelectionBanterIslaToKuraiTwo

I better be! We’ve only got a few hours!

SelectionBanterIslaToKuraiThree

It’s not a major concern. The spores are currently harmless. Just have to be back to my devices before my vivarium germinates.

SelectionBanterIslaToKuraiFour

Hurry now, let’s get the job done!

SelectionBanterNenetIslaReply

Is it a tunk… tunk… tunk, or more of a tick, tick, tick?

SelectionBanterNenetIslaReplyTwo

You can hear that?

SelectionBanterNenetIslaReplyThree

Indeed!

SelectionBanterNenetIslaReplyFour

Oh no, that won’t go off for several hours, probably.

SelectionBanterIslaToNenet

Oh, Nenet, there you are. I had a minor breakthrough on that humanoid golem you asked for.

SelectionBanterIslaToNenetTwo

The thing is, I can’t get his movement right. He’s as stiff as granite, which is to be expected. Also, he doesn’t cook very well.

SelectionBanterNilesIslaReply

About what?

SelectionBanterNilesIslaReplyTwo

One of my machines detects divine energies. Divinity is real.

SelectionBanterIslaToNiles

If I use two parts Voltaxic Sulphite with three parts Trarthan… oh my, who are you?

SelectionBanterIslaToNilesTwo

Oh yes, yes, I have trouble with faces. Especially handsome faces.

SelectionBanterIslaToNilesThree

The human body is just another machine, my dear… joints… pistons…

SelectionBanterVinderiIslaReply

Oh, hello!

SelectionBanterVinderiIslaReplyTwo

My inventions aren’t supposed to explode.

SelectionBanterVinderiIslaReplyThree

Then compete we shall!

SelectionBanterIslaToVinderi

Hello. What’s your name again?

SelectionBanterIslaToVinderiTwo

I’m bad with names.

SelectionBanterHuckIslaReply

Oh my.

SelectionBanterHuckIslaReplyTwo

Of course.

SelectionBanterIslaToHuck

You wanted to see me, Huck?

SelectionBanterIslaToHuckTwo

Oh, there’s a job on.

SelectionBanterGiannaIslaReply

Inventions are, by definition, new!

SelectionBanterIslaToGianna

Can I bring my glowing red rocks along on this mission?

SelectionBanterIslaToGiannaTwo

The rocks don’t make people sick. It’s the Corruption they leak that does that.

SelectionBanterIslaToGiannaThree

Wear a dress lined with six-inch-thick armour and you’ll be fine.

EntryBanterNenetIslaReply

EntryBanterNenetToIslaThree

EntryBanterIslaToNenet

How are you today, Nenet?

EntryBanterIslaToNenetTwo

That’s my girl!

EntryBanterNilesIslaReply

As you should!

EntryBanterIslaToNiles

Niles, have you thought about those interrogation devices I suggested?

EntryBanterIslaToNilesTwo

You think I’ve got a pleasant smile?

EntryBanterHuckIslaReply

How about you go in front instead of behind us?

EntryBanterIslaToHuck

You can rely on my contraptions, Huck! Have no fear!

EntryBanterIslaToHuckTwo

So does Voltaxic-powered battle armour!

EntryBanterIslaToHuckThree

That’s what they all say…

EntryBanterVinderiIslaReply

But then what would we take? Oh, the scrap! Of course!

EntryBanterIslaToVinderi

Just remember when we’re in there, combustion is the mother of invention!

EntryBanterGiannaIslaReply

An enormous mirror—

EntryBanterGiannaIslaReplyTwo

—that focuses all the light to a white-hot point, and sets everything it touches on fire!

EntryBanterIslaToGianna

I’ll be watching your art. I’m not great with people.

EntryBanterIslaToGiannaTwo

You’re so eloquent!

ExitBanterNenetIslaReply

Told you I’d never let anything happen to you.

ExitBanterIslaToNenet

Your skills and my inventions carried the day!

ExitBanterIslaToNenetTwo

That’s what science is for!

ExitBanterNilesIslaReply

Nonsense. A good plan always succeeds.

ExitBanterNilesIslaReplyTwo

Oops, did I not tell you the contingencies? No wonder you were terrified!

ExitBanterIslaToNiles

That was impressive. I should study your brain.

ExitBanterIslaToNilesTwo

No drills, I promise. I could do it with a trepan.

ExitBanterHuckIslaReply

I could replace your muscles with pistons if you like.

ExitBanterIslaToHuck

Your chances for survival would have been much better with my Voltaxic-powered battle armour.

ExitBanterIslaToHuckTwo

I thought you were STRONGER than a mannequin…

ExitBanterVinderiIslaReply

We just did the mission. We’re going home now.

ExitBanterIslaToVinderi

What are you going to do with your share, Vinderi?

ExitBanterIslaToVinderiTwo

Can I come take notes?

ExitBanterGiannaIslaReply

If I’m not making people cower in terror from the inexplicability of my inventions, then I’m not really doing science right!

ExitBanterIslaToGianna

If I copy what you did with your art, will I have the same effect on men?

ExitBanterIslaToGiannaTwo

First thing I’m going to do is go terrorise Niles some more.

IslaSettlersHeistMetNotBuilt

Oh, hello! I’m Isla. Have we met? I always forget a face, as they say. Oh, yes… we {definitely don’t know each other.} I’m hoping to sign on as an engineer here, and I don’t have {any other job.} Just like you. {Wink!} If you build the proper facilities, I can put together all sorts of contraptions you might find useful!

IslaSettlersHeistNotMetNotBuilt

Oh, hello! Have we met? I always forget a face, as they say. I’d like to sign on here as an engineer. I can build all sorts of contraptions you might find useful. We would need the proper facilities, however. Until then, there’s not much I can do. Can’t have my inventions getting rained on!

Introduction_2

Oh, hello! I’m Isla. Have we met? I always forget a face, as they say. Oh, yes… we {definitely don’t know each other.} I’m the engineer here, and I don’t {any other job.} Just like you. {Wink!}

Introduction_3

Oh, hello! Have we met? I always forget a face, as they say. I’m Isla, your local engineer! I specialise in contraptions, devices, inventions, and gadgets!

IslaSettlersBeforeBuildingBuilt

I’m tinkering with what I have, but we’re going to need some investment before I can get a proper facility up and running.

IslaSettlersRecombinatorIntro

I’ve always had a {penchant} for taking things apart. You could say I’m something of a savant, if I do flatter myself. On the other hand, I’ve spent most of my life studying how to put things back together again, with… mixed results. The thing is, that actually might be quite useful to you. I’ve drawn plans for a device. A disassembling-reassembling contraption. It could take things apart, and put them back together differently, {on purpose.} It’s my own personal talent in machine form. I call it ‘The Isla-nator!’ If you’re interested in funding such a project, just let me know.

IslaSettlersUnlockRecombinator

Ooh, I’m so excited! Stage one of the ‘Isla-nator’ can only… {recombinate} weapons, but I’m sure you’ll have lots of fun with that! Recombinate… {recombinate…} such a pleasurable word…

IslaSettlersUpgradeArmour

Stage two of the Recombinator I’m calling it the Recombinator now! can disassemble and reassemble armour. With another upgrade, it could do even more!

IslaSettlersUpgradeJewellery

Stage three! Time to throw all your prettiest rings and necklaces into the Recombinator!

IslaSettlersUpgradeCost

I’ve restructured some internal mechanisms. The {recombination} process should be more efficient now!

IslaSettlersUpgradeTier

With all the work I’ve done on the Recombinator, it’s starting to reassemble things better than they were before! That’s… actually quite concerning, to a woman of science…

IslaSettlersUpgradeKeepMods

That’s it! The Recombinator is complete! It defies known science in a few fundamental ways, but I’m not about to take it apart to find out why… no matter how tempting that might be…

IslaSettlersMappingIntro

There are rumours that you’re venturing into the Atlas. Oh, yes, I know all about that. It was twenty years ago, now, that I had the opportunity to work on a map device. I wasn’t the one that put it together, but I learned quite a bit by taking it apart. This older, wiser Isla might be able to build one for you… with the proper investment.

IslaSettlersUnlockMapping

Here it is! This prototype map device can only maintain two portals, but I’m quite proud of it. My interplanar bridges are also more like… tubes… than doorways, so whoever uses it will have to more or less… {slide…} but the important thing is that it works!

IslaSettlersMapUpgradePortalsOne

I’ve added more power couplers, and now it should be able to maintain four portals. The ride might be a little bumpier, but that’s why we don’t test these contraptions ourselves!

IslaSettlersMapUpgradePortalsTwo

MORE POWER!

IslaSettlersMapUpgradeYellow

I’ve added more danger to the device, as requested!

IslaSettlersMapUpgradeRed

We can now extend the reach of our interplanar tubes. They’re gonna slide right into horrible dangers, just like you wanted!

IslaSettlersMapUpgradeHardMaps

I’ve overclocked the power cores. We should be able to plumb the darkest and deadliest depths of the Atlas now! How exciting!

IslaSettlersMapUpgradeDeviceOne

Now we can operate a second map device! This one’s even using custom-made parts, instead of pieces I oh, no, Isla, don’t mention {that…}

IslaSettlersMapUpgradeDeviceTwo

With parts smithed by Dannig and your generous investment, we’ve finally been able to complete a third map device!

IslaSettlersMapUpgradeSpeed

Ooh, it’s finally time to implement my Minion I mean, Labourer Incentives Program!

IslaSettlersMapUpgradeExtra

I’ve altered a few of the mechanisms. Don’t worry, it {should} be safe.

IslaSettlersMapUpgradeFinal

I now consider my prototypes complete! With my interplanar tubes, you can slide into any of a thousand different maps! Oh, Isla, you’ve certainly outdone yourself this time!

The Recombinator

Place equipment in the Recombinator. Like matches with like. The machine will break the objects down into their constituent components, then try to reintegrate them as one fresh new piece. It’s simply genius!

Map Running

With these facilities, any runners you assign will go through my portals and explore the Atlas. They’ll bring back all sorts of treasures, and you can collect the gains at your leisure! It sure beats stealing… not that… either of us would ever be involved in anything like that.

Previous Experience

Twenty years ago, when I was in my first year, a certain High Templar picked me out of a crowd of Academy engineers. I was taken to the Chief Arkhon’s laboratory, among other staff and guards. That building held a functioning map device, and it was my job to repair and maintain it. Several terrible things happened there… but I learned more high science on that single job than I would have in years at the university! Good thing, too…

Oriath

I heard about Oriath. I’ve no love for that city. I… wasn’t treated very well there…

Kingsmarch

This place is going to be grand! When that handsome Dannig spins his tales about the years to come, I can see it as clearly as I see my inventions in my head. I’d rather be working here than for the Templars any day.

The Ring

{Hush!} We can’t have anybody overhearing that kind of business!

IslaSettlersRecruited

You want {me} to be your engineer? This ‘Kingsmarch’ sounds like a place for a proper and upstanding job. Been awhile since I had one of those. Hmm… I’ll give it a look.

IslaSettlersIntroInHeist

Got somethin’ needs made? Or unmade? I can take ‘em apart fast as I oh, it’s you! I hope you won’t hold this moonlighting against me… science is a costly business. An inventor’s got to make ends meet! All’s fair, I won’t even ask what’s brought you here. Welcome.

Oil-smudged Letter

I’m so happy you’re alive! I always wondered what happened to you. A shame about your father. He was the smartest man I’ve ever known. Of course I’ll keep you apprised of my progress with the map devices! We should definitely correspond about the strange effect Kalguuran runes have on portals. I’ll send more in my next letter.