Iron Chef

Day 24, 6th Month of the Standard Calendar. Location: Brigade HQ.

Today, Saf, another old brigade member, challenged Akira for the title of the brigade's cook.

I personally believe Akira will win due to his extensive experience in cooking. Saf might throw a few curveballs however, as he is the brigade's chief creative influence.

TUNE IN NEXT TIME FOR IRON CHEF BAKATENSHI

But not really.

-Count Inyou

Main Suspect

Captain Dynamo is still missing and we haven't received word from him after the assassination attempt on the doctor. Strong evidence against him leads us to believe that he was the assassin. All of his equipment is gone from his room and he is the only one to withdraw a Swivel Shot rifle from the guild's armory during the time frame. As much as I hate the thought of it I can't disagree, he is our main suspect at the moment. During our investigation; we looked through the doctor's files to try and find a motive behind Dynamo's assault on the doctor, if it is him that is. We did find something interesting, Patient Profile A-266, although the doctor did warn us about Dynamo's split personalities on his initial reports this file describes in detail the research and information the doctor had accumulated on Dynamo's condition and his split personalities. We believe from the files that the doctor was close to curing Dynamo of his affliction, although we won't know for sure till the doctor awakens but it provides us with a possible motive of why he was assaulted. From the file we deduce Dynamo's split personality Dynamic Edge is responsible.

Although something about this is bugging me...the weapon of choice doesn't fit...

Spy? Assassin?

Lead Security Officer Imagin reporting on the current situation. Around midnight a gun shot was heard in the lower compounds of the brigade facility. I sent a couple of my men to investigate the situation telling them to use the utmost caution. A few minutes later, one of my men contacted me on my reciever asking to me to send down a medic to the medical labs. Dr. Healzalot was found critically injured in his office in the medical labs, a near fatal gunshot wound in his chest 2 inches away from his vitals. We found him bleeding intensively from a bullet wound in his chest. The medic managed to extract the bullet from his chest and stop the bleeding but it doesn't look like hes gonna wake up any time soon. His condition seems to be stabilizing, thank god we made it when we did or else...We need to figure out who this assassin is.

Lead Security Officer
- Imagin Arynumber

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In the morning after the incident involving in the near fatal wound inflicted upon Dr. Healzalot we analyzed the bullet extracted from the doctor. A special combination bullet normally used to store a poison injector or an explosive round. The bullet was thankfully a dud though and the explosive contents within the bullet did not detonate. Luckily the doctor fell behind his desk shielding him from any further attempt to finish the job by the assassin before security could arrive. We did manage to find something this morning that we overlooked last night, a bloody note scribbled on the wall by the doctor in his own blood...

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We have no idea what the doctor's bloody scribble means, we might have to wait till he awakens...In other news, Captain Leget Dynamo is missing from his room and he hasn't checked in yet...

Lead Security Officer
- Imagin Arynumber

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The prototype steam pack is gone! After that incident that shook the barracks last night the assassin must have made off with my steam pack! I can't go into too much detail but...the steam pack hooks up with any steam based armor to provide a boost in performance that can range from increased strength and speed of the armor. UGH this is gonna set me back months in my research! It must have been an Elerd spy!

- Engineer Solitaire

Elerd Soul Crystal Analysis.

Day 18, 6th Month of the Standard Calendar. Location: Garden of Riall.

"The Garden itself was beautiful, but rumors warned me that looks were deceiving. The garden, it seemed, was the ruins of in my belief and old building of some sort. The ruined signs of the four sides of the building and various crumbling colonnades separate the garden into two areas. The inside area, was surrounded by an illuminating red field of energy of some sort, and seemed to when entered causes aggressive tendencies. The garden was a site for both nations to enjoy, but when one passes the boundary, one has an irresistible urge to kill the members of the other nation. No aggression was observed when two members of the same nation entered the red field. It seems like the source of aggression is strongly links down to the bloodline.


It was also interesting to find that once one extinguishes an individual, their life essence becomes encapsulated in the form of a crystalline lattice. And the individual themselves are reanimated at the garden entrance, as if they were ghosts caught in an endless loop, doomed to wander the garden. I started gathering them from those that fell in battle. This place... whether strange it maybe, has peaked my interest."

-Volanthrope

It Gives You Wings

Day 18, 6th Month of the Standard Calendar. Location: Republic of Rogwel.

I recently volunteered myself for "testing" for a bit of extra money.

When they were finished, I found myself with a gimpy pair of wings attached to my back. Seriously, what the hell did they do? They're not even physically attached. They float a couple inches away and seriously get in the way sometimes when I'm trying to change clothes.

For some reason though, I am able to train for longer periods of time. These wings sure are weird...

-Count Inyou

Lock n Load

Day 13, 6th Month of the Standard Calendar. Location: Greticos.

Test #9 Conclusion:

Explosive properties applied to swords have been ineffective, if not detrimental. Application to shield is yet to be found practical as a steam tank can not be fitted without reducing the shield's integrity. However, bullets have proven to be a useful device to deliver payloads. Coated with rendin on all sides but the front, only an impact will detonate the bullet.

I shall be using a gun from now on to maximize explosive potential.

-Count Inyou

Concerns About Dynamo

Patient Profile A-266

Medical ID #: 1007091989

Cptn. Leget Dynamo

The captain has grown unstable I fear, I have recently diagnose Leget Dynamo with split personality disorder. The symptoms first started upon his return from a scouting mission into the Dimensional Rift in Riall. The captain has been displaying troubling signs of mental instability over the past week now and I fear it is only getting worse.

So far I have been able to diagnose several of his split personalities...

The first calls himself Lockdown Stratosphere, he is very cautious and avoids combat at all costs unless required; a silent man of few words. He seems to have an extensive knowledge of gizmology and is said to be skilled with a rifle.

The second calls himself the Dynamic Edge. He is very aggressive, reckless, bloodthirsty, and egoistic; he prefers to wield 2 handed weapons. This split personality is by far the most interesting as he share the same name as the infamous sky pirate, Dynamic Edge, that was supposedly killed years ago. I had an opportunity to talk with the new Dynamic Edge who openly boasted that he was the very same Dynamic Edge. I am not sure I believe this or not but if this startling piece of information is true...Leget Dynamo's condition might have existed back further than I believed. Perhaps, although this is just speculation at this point, Leget Dynamo is the split personality of the Dynamic Edge.

I came to the conclusion that the Dimensional Rift isn't the cause to Dynamo's condition but rather a catalyst. Further observation required, until then I recommend Cptn. Dynamo be restricted to duties around the brigade barracks.

Brigade M.D.

Dr. Healzalot

An Early Arrival

Day 11, 6th Month of the Standard Calendar. Location: Republic of Rogwel.

Everybody woke up this morning to cries of "FIRE IN THE WAREHOUSE!" With much difficulty, we managed to put out the flames. Startling enough, nothing was damaged. Even more surprising was that we found fiery, glowing wings. Was it a trap set by Elerd? How could they have gotten past sentries? I picked up a pair and found that it did not burn my hand as a smarter person might have foreseen. I proceeded to put them on my back, where they set off the fuses to every single bomb in my bag. Immediately throwing them into the sea, I was drenched by a massive wave that it caused.

Looking back, the bombs should not have caused such a large explosion. Granted, there should have been a large wave, but it should not nearly empty Diren's harbor. I might have to experiment with the fiery properties of these wings.

-Count Inyou

A Steampunk Story! Tales of the Steam. Chapter 1: Destiny's Cry

While waiting for the launch, why not sit down to a nice story? hmm?

Drops of warm rain hit the metal houses, making a soothing melody spread throughout the city. The Republic's industrial might, a normally monstrous, intimidating presence has been put aside by the soothing rain. People scurry through the streets, trying to flee nature's wet embrace. If one we're to look up towards the buildings of the town square, you can see a man standing on a balcony, staring to the sky. This is man is no ordinary sight, no no. He is rather well dressed then most people on the street, yet more so covered in soot and dirt than the typical street urchin. His head is covered with a hat ordained with fascinating instruments, like something only told in fairy tales. He clutches and glares at a pocket watch almost obsessively as if time itself were trying to sneak away.

He is an inventor. A glamorous profession with in the Republic that is often sought after, but never achieved. A person that is highly regarded as an architect to modern society and expected to keep the wheels of industry turning. It is this great man, staring into the rain like it was calling to him, soaking in the drops that hits his body. Suddenly, another inventor appears from the house. Gazing at the other with bewilderment and avoiding the weather like the plague.

"Don't you just love this weather Lucien? It's not everyday we get rain over here. It's so wonderful!" Said the excited inventor. "Are you kidding Gabriel? All the rain is good for causing rust." Lucien grunts. "Oh Lucien, you are such a pessimist. It's always gloom this and doom that with you. Why don't you loosen up once in while?" Shouts Gabriel. "Because it's the only thing that keeps on course Little Brother." Lucien replies. "Hahaha, alright, you have a good point. Let's get back to work shall we?"
The Galvatinni brothers are renown inventors far across the world. The amount of contributions towards the republic's might has been countless, any many rival inventors seek to match and surpass them. They are not very concerned with appearances however. The Galvatinni workshop is littered with gizmos and gadgets, Cogs and Sprockets, pistons and piping, as far as the eye can see. Remnants of their past genius is spread through the workshop, as well as they're numerous blunders, like the 3 chambered coffee pot, a device that brewed coffee at twice the speed and powered by steam. The compound pressure caused an mass explosion. Litigation is still being made.

But the attention of the brothers seem to be focused on one invention. An invention shrouded in mystery and only known by the leader of the republic. The workshop is guarded by republic soldiers and only people can enter by invitation only. The most curious however claim to have seen a giant metal arm from the street window.
"This is our greatest invention Lucien! Just a few more tweaks and we can finally turn this beauty on! Aren't you just filled with excitement?!" Shouted Gabriel. "I would be lying if i said i wasn't excited. I just think we should run a few more tests with the energy transfer system." Lucien replies. "Oh Pish posh. We already tested it twice! It works fine! Don't be so paranoid!" assures Gabriel "I just think that haphazardly messing with a new energy source is a bit foolish Gabriel. That is all."

The brothers are interrupted by a knock at the door. Gabriel opens the door to see a gaudy dressed man with a ledger in his hand. It is the appointed emissary from the Senate in charge of overseeing the project, joined side by side with Republican Guardsmen. "Hello gentlemen. I trust the project is ready for its first test run?" asked the emissary. "Ready as ever! All we need to do is pull this level here and we can start the test!" said the excited Gabriel. "No disrespect sir, but i think we need to do so more work on the energy transfer system before we start the initial test phase. The system seems a bit unstable and..."
"Now now, sir Lucien. The Senate expressed great interest in this project and any more delays will make him most displeased." interrupted the emissary. "I know, but the Senate would probably like it if..." "The Senate would like it if the project were finished on schedule. Your brother seems to think its ready and i trust his judgment. Unless you can show me physical evidence that more work on the energy system is needed, the test goes on as planned." Explains the emissary. "Yes...but..." Lucien cries. "Enough of this. Gabriel Galvatinni, please start the initial test phase by order of the Senate"
"Yes sir!" shouts Gabriel.
The lever is pulled. Suddenly the large blanketed object starts to glow a bright, incandescent blue. The object starts to shake, and the large metal hand starts to move. "Yes!" exclaims the emissary. "The Senate will be most pleased! Most pleased!" Suddenly darkness. Every inch of light is swallowed. Everything is quiet, until a great light encompasses the room. A great force whips the inventors across the room and ignites everything in a furious blaze. The greatest explosion the city has ever known rips through the city like a tidal wave and reduces the Great Galvatinni workshop into mere black cinders. The rumble could be felt across the land."OK Sir Lucien...your physical evidence is very...compelling. Please...repair the energy system and report to the head office for another test..." The Emissary collapses in a large pile of ash and the Guardsmen trying to collect him and themselves from the rubble. The rain continues to fall on the ruins of the workshop as if it were divine practical joke. "This is why i hate the rain Gabriel."

End of Chapter 1.

-AkirianaKojus

The Art of Stealth

Day 10, 6th Month of the Standard Calendar. Location: Diren.

'"I have found that a scientist like myself is quite the vulnerable being when going out to collect samples. While wandering the streets of Diren looking for supplies for my studies, I spotted a posting on the local town bulletin board, "Nightstalker's Training classes for Novices- Move around unseen, and take down your prey in one swoop" it said. Quite the temptation for me. There is only so much I can do with this gun of mine against the unknown species of this continent. If I were to learn to travel unseen, it would make finding and obtaining samples for my experiments oh the much easier. hmmm."

[writes down contact information...]

Volanthrope - BioWeapons Galvanist/ Nightstalker-in-Training

p.s. *Laughs* Inyou and Hengrin are at it again. This is why you keep everything you own locked up. In a Lab. In a Secret Location. ;]

ATTN: Inyou

STOP MOVING MY STOCKPILES OF LEATHER AND CRYSTALS AROUND GNARFGASDRGFGARGAFDHSGARDGASFG

-Lord Hengrin

Storage Shenanigans

Day 9, 6th Month of the Standard Calendar. Location: Warehouse.

Akiriana began organizing our warehouse today. Of course, this is an impossible task for someone to manage by himself, so the whole brigade had to help out. Things weren't organized whatsoever. The only person who had anything organized whatsoever was Fay. I guess she didn't want her underwear stolen. We'll probably be busy at this for a few more days. Some people have so much stuff lying around that we could outfit a fireteam with it.
In addition, what is with all these stockpiles of iron, leather, and crystals? What in the world could possibly use all of this? We should recruit more people. Maybe they could help.


-Count Inyou

P.S. Storm needs to not leave his Variable Oils out. Someone might think they're lubricants.

Note to self: Figure out why Fay has cucumbers.

What a Motley Crue we are! pt. 2

Day 9, 6th Month of the Standard Calendar. Location: Republic of Rogwel.

-Fay Nitori
Fay is extremely experienced with magic. She said that she began practicing mass use of projectiles more than 10 years ago and began employing Spell Cards as a means to create large numbers of projectiles several years ago. Not only that, she is able to dodge nearly everything we can throw at her, even her own spells. Even when it looks like she's hit, she reflects it 9000-fold. She seldom takes a hit, but when she does, it's often serious.

-Squire Storm
Storm may be just a squire, but he's extremely dangerous. His speed and skill with blades complemented by his skill in stealth can dispatch any person who gives him an opening. I don't really know all that much about him even though he's one of my favorite people to hang around.

Storm and Fay are good friends that met up back when they first enlisted in the war back home. They're my favorite people talk to, for fun and/or serious matters.

-Count Inyou

Note to self: Learn from Fay and possibly incorporate knowledge into new bombs.

Consolation Prize

Day 4, 6th Month of the Standard Calendar. Location: Riall Gardens.

Day 4 of the new moon, I received orders to deliver a message to all Elerd in the Gardens at all costs. I was told it was crucial to our advantage in the war. Setting out for the garden at once, I decided that the best method was to sneak in quietly and sneak back out. Donning borrowed camouflage, I slowly crept into the midst of the main Elerd force. Just as I was placing the message, I was caught by an Evoker. I don't know what hit me, but as I fell to the floor, I caught a glimpse of the message. The last thing I remember before blacking out is feeling a dull sense of satisfaction.

-Count Inyou

Forbidden Love

Day 3, 6th Month of the Standard Calendar. Location: Riall Gardens.

Today was a very special day. Today I met somebody very special. I sang for her a very special song. Her name was Ray Zroe. She was an Elerd, but to me it didn't matter.


-Count Inyou

Who doth in Hades thou thinketh thy am?! Steamin' Lagann!

1st day, 6th month of Standard calendar. Location: Rusty Coast


Believe in the Baka, that believes in you! Pierce the heavens with your drill!

-AkirianaKojus