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  • 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.)
  • 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.)
  • Constructoid  + (A small mechanoid designed to perform construction tasks. It can perform blunt melee attacks if necessary.)
  • Agrihand  + (A small mechanoid designed to sow and harvest crops. While it is better suited to labor than combat, it can fight with built-in cutting blades if necessary.)
  • Astragalus  + (A small perennial wildflower that grows in alpine climates.)
  • Small altar  + (A small platform that plays a role in ideoligious rituals.)
  • Gauranlen pod  + (A small pod that protects a single Gauranlen seed. This seed can be harvested and used to plant a Gauranlen tree.)
  • Arctic fox  + (A small predator adapted for cold climates. It usually hunts small game like mice and voles, sometimes burrowing through a meter of snow to reach its prey.)
  • Monkey  + (A small primate, the monkey can use its curly tail to grab on to branches, leaving its hands free to do other things. Monkeys are selfish but clever, and can be trained to carry out fairly complex tasks.)
  • Donkey  + (A small relative of the horse, domesticated in ancient times for farm work. Its goofy call is simultaneously annoying and endearing.<br>When in a caravan, people can ride donkeys to increase the caravan's speed.)
  • Kid pants  + (A small set of pants sized to fit children.)
  • Small nature shrine  + (A small shrine for honoring spiritual beinA small shrine for honoring spiritual beings. Tribal psycasters can focus on this shrine while meditating to increase psyfocus gain. Nature shrines lose their power if they are close to artificial structures, so they are always built in nature. Since they look like natural objects to unobservant outsiders, raiders will generally ignore them.iders, raiders will generally ignore them.)
  • Red fox  + (A small solitary canine evolved for hunting small prey in temperate climates. Chicken farmers hate foxes because of their ability to destroy a whole coop in minutes.)
  • Witchwood tree  + (A small toxin-adapted tree with a twisted trunk. It can only grow on polluted terrain. When harvested, it yields a meager amount of wood.)
  • Gray pine tree  + (A small toxin-adapted tree with twisted branches. It can only grow on polluted terrain, and yields a meager amount of wood when harvested.)
  • Bonsai tree  + (A small tree, pruned and shaped to look visually pleasing.)
  • Small shelf  + (A small triple-stack shelf that holds threA small triple-stack shelf that holds three times as much as empty ground. Items stored inside will never deteriorate and don't affect the beauty of their surroundings.</br><br><br>Since shelf space is limited, shelves cannot hold chunks, buildings, plants and large corpses.nnot hold chunks, buildings, plants and large corpses.)
  • Fabricor  + (A small work mechanoid designed to craft all manner of manufactured objects.)
  • War urchin  + (A small, deployable combat mechanoid usually manufactured inside an ultra-heavy war queen mech. War urchins are expendable fighters designed to swarm-attack enemies. They are mounted with short-ranged spiner guns and have a non-rechargeable power source.)
  • Ancient small crate  + (A small, empty crate which was abandoned ages ago. It's too rusted to store anything.)
  • Yorkshire terrier  + (A small, even-tempered dog. Originally bred to hunt rats, it later became a show and companionship animal. Some consider it useless, but the mood boost it gives by nuzzling can outweigh the cost of feeding it.)
  • Gazelle  + (A small, extremely quick antelope known for its amazingly long leap.)
  • Raccoon  + (A small, hardy animal that ranges wide across forests and shrubland. It is happy to break into your garbage container, or your kitchen, to eat almost anything.)
  • Chinchilla  + (A small, nimble rodent. Its fur is softer than just about anything in the universe, making it very valuable as a trade good.)
  • Kid shirt  + (A small, simple t-shirt sized to fit children.)
  • Animal bed  + (A soft bed for animals to sleep on. Fits any animal.)
  • Panthera fur  + (A soft furry pelt harvested from a big cat. It is difficult to pierce and insulates well against heat.)
  • Wolfskin  + (A soft furry pelt harvested from a wolf-like creature. It is difficult to pierce and insulates well against cold.)
  • Ambrosia  + (A soft, rare fruit. Ambrosia tastes wonderful and produces a subtle mood-increasing chemical high. However, if eaten too often, it can generate a mild addiction.)
  • Beret  + (A soft, round, flat-crowned hat.)
  • Tuque  + (A soft, thick cap. Great for keeping warm in winter.)
  • Billiards table  + (A soft-topped bounded table for playing a variety of billiards-type games. It trains shooting ability.)
  • Poplar tree  + (A softwood tree that grows very fast. Unfortunately, its wood is weak and so it yields less useful material than hardwood trees.)
  • Aesthetic shaper  + (A sophisticated package of hormonal and meA sophisticated package of hormonal and mechanite influences shapes the muscles and fat on the body, adding non-functional aesthetic tissue where needed to achieve a desired appearance. The implant can be configured to form various body shapes according to the user's taste - or that of their partner.e user's taste - or that of their partner.)
  • Shuttle  + (A spacer-tech shuttle designed for transit between surface and orbit, or between moons of a planetary system.)
  • Darklight brazier  + (A specially treated brazier that illuminates its surroundings with darklight and creates heat. These satisfy royal brazier requirements.)
  • Fungus darktorch  + (A specially-treated fungus torch that produces a dim light over a large area. People who prefer darklight work best with this light source. Can be automatically refueled with raw fungus. Produces a small amount of heat.)
  • Darktorch  + (A specially-treated wooden torch that produces a dim light over a large area. People who prefer darklight work best with this light source. Can be automatically refueled with wood. Produces a small amount of heat.)
  • Blood torch  + (A specially-treated wooden torch that prodA specially-treated wooden torch that produces a red light over a large area. Sanguophages gather around torches like these during their ceremonial meetings. The sanguine glow is particularly pleasing to individuals with the bloodfeeder gene. It can be automatically refueled with wood, and produces a small amount of heat wood, and produces a small amount of heat)
  • Mining Speed  + (A speed at which this person mines away walls.)
  • Deep Drilling Speed  + (A speed at which this person uses a [[deep drill]] to extract underground resources.)
  • Dryad cocoon  + (A sphere of fibrous plant matter. A dryad inside is slowly morphing into a new form. Gauranlen trees grow these spheres to help protect the dryads as they morph.)
  • Skullspike  + (A spike mounted upright for the purpose of piercing and displaying a human skull. To some, displayed skulls are a symbol of power. To others, they represent barbaric evil. Skullspikes are an especially brutal and effective way to terrorize slaves.)
  • Knee spike  + (A spike that extends at will from a hidden opening on the front of the knee. Appearing without warning, it can be used for devastating stabbing attacks which penetrate even thick armor.)
  • Revenant  + (A spindly figure of desiccated skin stretcA spindly figure of desiccated skin stretched over an impossibly tall humanoid frame. The revenant's name comes from its pattern of returning to hypnotize new people each night.<br/>Outlander folklore describes an invisible spectre that captures the minds of sinners, placing them in a living hell. In the story, the victims can only be returned to life by hunting the creature as it sleeps and killing it.<br/>A hidden revenant can be revealed with disruptor flares, explosives, EMP, firefoam, or by being lit on fire.s, explosives, EMP, firefoam, or by being lit on fire.)
  • Ritual spot  + (A spot for carrying out certain kinds of rituals.)
  • Psychic ritual spot  + (A spot for performing psychic rituals. Rituals can only be cast if the area around the ritual spot is unobstructed.)
  • Fungal gravel  + (A spreadable form of gravel for growing fungal crops underground. It must be placed under overhead mountain so the dank coolness of the depths can nourish the fungal spores.)
  • Standard subcore  + (A standard-tier mechanoid brain, this is aA standard-tier mechanoid brain, this is a psychodynamic substrate unit supporting a thinking subpersona. This particular subcore is strong enough to drive standard-tier mechanoids. Mechanoids are more than robots, and this is more than a silicon computer. Its thinking, psychically-present subpersona makes it more adaptable than silicon systems. However, this also means it can only be produced by analog pattern transfer from another thinking mind.ttern transfer from another thinking mind.)
  • Morbid slab (broad)  + (A stone bas relief of morbid imagery for decorating a floor.)
  • Morbid slab (medium)  + (A stone bas relief of morbid imagery for decorating a floor.)
  • Ship structural beam  + (A structural beam around which a starship can be constructed. Includes all the necessary conduits and transit pipes for communications, power, and materials transport.)
  • Chopped stump  + (A stump left behind after a tree has been felled. The stump can be extracted but yields very little usable wood. Left outdoors, the stump will deteriorate in time.)
  • Cataphract armor  + (A suit of heavy powered armor, built for mA suit of heavy powered armor, built for maximum protection at the cost of mobility. Heavy layered plasteel-weave plates with solid ablative coatings stop all but the most well-aimed or powerful attacks. Neuro-memetic assistors prevent the suit's massive weight from immobilizing the wearer entirely, but the suit is still quite cumbersome. Armor like this is used by imperial cataphracts to break heavily fortified positions in frontal assaults when no other option is available.ssaults when no other option is available.)
  • Prestige cataphract armor  + (A suit of heavy powered armor, built for mA suit of heavy powered armor, built for maximum protection at the cost of mobility. Heavy layered plasteel-weave plates with solid ablative coatings stop all but the most well-aimed or powerful attacks. Neuro-memetic assistors prevent the suit's massive weight from immobilizing the wearer entirely, but the suit is still quite cumbersome.<br/>Expensive and beautiful, prestige armor like this is usually made for those of high status. Embedded eltex threads also enhance the wearer's psychic sensitivity.s also enhance the wearer's psychic sensitivity.)
  • Prestige recon armor  + (A suit of light partially-powered armor, dA suit of light partially-powered armor, designed to permit quick movement. Plasteel-weave plates block attacks without compromising mobility, and neuro-memetic assistors in the lower body allow a human to wear the armor and still move easily.<br/>Expensive and beautiful, prestige armor like this is usually made for those of high status. Embedded eltex threads also enhance the wearer's psychic sensitivity.s also enhance the wearer's psychic sensitivity.)
  • Recon armor  + (A suit of light partially-powered armor, dA suit of light partially-powered armor, designed to permit quick movement. Lightweight plasteel-weave plates block attacks without compromising mobility, and neuro-memetic assistors in the lower body allow a human to wear the armor and still move easily. Armor like this is often used by imperial scout troops and glitterworld police forces.out troops and glitterworld police forces.)
  • Prestige marine armor  + (A suit of powered armor. Layered plasteel-A suit of powered armor. Layered plasteel-weave plates are very effective at stopping attacks, with few vulnerable joint sections. Neuro-memetic assistors allow a human to wear the armor and still move easily.<br/>Expensive and beautiful, prestige armor like this is usually made for those of high status. Embedded eltex threads also enhance the wearer's psychic sensitivity.s also enhance the wearer's psychic sensitivity.)
  • Marine armor  + (A suit of powered armor. Layered plasteel-A suit of powered armor. Layered plasteel-weave plates are very effective at stopping attacks, with few vulnerable joint sections. Neuro-memetic assistors allow a human to wear the armor and still move easily.<br/>Armor like this is often used by rapid-incursion space marines. is often used by rapid-incursion space marines.)
  • Nutrient paste meal  + (A synthetic mixture of protein, carbohydrates, and vitamins, amino acids and minerals. Everything the body needs, and absolutely disgusting.)
  • Go-juice  + (A synthetic performance-enhancing drug devA synthetic performance-enhancing drug developed for space marines during the early days of interplanetary warfare. Go-juice blocks pain, increases movement speed, and improves the user's melee and shooting abilities. The military chemists who created it were never able to remove its addictiveness. Some saw this as a downside; others saw it as a benefit.as a downside; others saw it as a benefit.)
  • Neutroamine  + (A synthetic precursor chemical. Useless on its own, many drugs require neutroamine as an ingredient.)
  • Wake-up  + (A synthetic stimulant. Wake-up fills the uA synthetic stimulant. Wake-up fills the user's need for rest, allowing them to work for extended periods without getting tired. However, taking wake-up runs the risk of developing an addiction.<br/>In the most competitive universities and companies of many worlds, high-achievers are sometimes called 'wake-ups' because of the association with this drug.-ups' because of the association with this drug.)
  • Metalblood serum  + (A syringe full of rust-colored liquid thatA syringe full of rust-colored liquid that constantly hardens and liquifies. When injected into the bloodstream, the metalblood substance can harden the flesh when it anticipates a blow, making the user more resistant to damage. However, the bioferrite-based chemistry of this serum also makes the user particularly vulnerable to fire. the user particularly vulnerable to fire.)
  • Mind-numb serum  + (A syringe of clear, viscous fluid. Injected near the brainstem, it deadens the mind, rendering the user unable to feel the highs and lows of human emotion. This temporarily prevents them from having mental breaks and inspirations.)
  • Juggernaut serum  + (A syringe of opaque milky-yellow liquid thA syringe of opaque milky-yellow liquid that increases the user's strength and speed, and allows them to recover from injuries faster. The serum is injected into the user's musculature, where it adds energy to various metabolic processes. However, the unstable substance also psychically influences the mind, provoking unsettling thoughts and severely reducing the user's mood.hts and severely reducing the user's mood.)
  • Poker table  + (A table designed for playing gambling card games like poker. A great way to test your strategic skills and a bit of luck.)
  • Ancient operating table  + (A table once used for surgical operations. It has long since deteriorated into uselessness.)
  • Styling station  + (A table with a mirror and styling tools. People can use this to change their look.)
  • Timbershroom  + (A tall brown mushroom with a long stem. When harvested, it yields a wood-like substance.)
  • Cypress tree  + (A tall coniferous tree often found in swamps. Despite its slow growth, planting these trees can be profitable as a low-effort, long-term investment because they yield so much usable wood.)
  • Corn plant  + (A tall grain plant which produces ears of soft, edible seeds. While corn takes a long time to grow, it yields lots of food compared to other crops. Harvested corn takes a long time to spoil.)
  • Top hat  + (A tall, stiff, shiny hat.)
  • Large stele  + (A tall, thick slab with engravings on the sides. Steles have been used since ancient times to memorialize individuals, battles, and other important events.)
  • Mech gestator  + (A tank of mechanite-rich fluid with supporA tank of mechanite-rich fluid with support tubes for feeding in materials and nutrients. Mechanitors can use it to produce new mechanoids or to resurrect dead mechanoids. This basic type of mech gestator is only capable of generating light-weight mechs.<br/>The process uses harsh chemicals which are stored in toxic wastepacks. Haulers must remove the wastepacks from time to time.rs must remove the wastepacks from time to time.)
  • Large mech gestator  + (A tank of mechanite-rich fluid with supporA tank of mechanite-rich fluid with support tubes for feeding in materials and nutrients. Mechanitors can use it to produce new mechanoids or to resurrect dead mechanoids. This tier of mech gestator is capable of generating medium, heavy, and ultraheavy mechs.<br/>The process uses harsh chemicals which are stored in toxic wastepacks. Haulers must remove the wastepacks from time to time.rs must remove the wastepacks from time to time.)
  • Gunlink  + (A targeting computer that helps the user aA targeting computer that helps the user aim. It detects and analyzes targets using infrared, visible, and millimeter-wave electromagnetic sensors. An onboard targeting computer displays firing solutions on a retinal projection. It offers no protection at all.rojection. It offers no protection at all.)
  • Telescope  + (A telescope for doing amateur astronomy. It's a relaxing hobby for a certain kind of person. Can only be used outdoors.)
  • Birch tree  + (A temperate-biome tree known for its thin, white, paper-like bark.)
  • Tailcap  + (A thick cap made from animal skin with a stylish bushy tail. Great for keeping warm in winter.)
  • Parka  + (A thick parka for staying warm even in the coldest of temperatures.)
  • Psychic foil helmet  + (A thin helmet containing finely-tuned sheets of psychically-absorptive foil. Reduces the impact of psychic waves.)
  • Eltex vest  + (A thin vest embedded with special psychic focusing materials. These enhance psychic sensitivity and help dissipate neural heat.)
  • Thrumbo horn  + (A thrumbo's horn. It's razor-sharp, rock-hard, and priceless in most markets. This is a true trophy, as well as a deadly melee weapon.)
  • Eltex skullcap  + (A tight skullcap designed for psychic focusing. It provides no physical protection, but its special materials enhance the wearer's psychic sensitivity and dissipate neural heat.)
  • Count-down activator  + (A timed mechanoid activation unit. After counting down, it will wake nearby dormant mechanoids and structures.)
  • Coronet  + (A tiny crown-like piece of headwear made of metal.)
  • Dandelions  + (A tiny yellow flower which grows in large clusters. Though it is often considered a weed, dandelions in bloom are quite beautiful.)
  • Small sculpture  + (A torso-sized piece of material sculpted into an artistic form.)
  • Flak jacket  + (A tough fabric jacket with armor plates sewn in. While it's not as good as solid armor, it offers effective protection against all manner of attacks while remaining quite comfortable.)
  • Jacket  + (A tough jacket to stop scrapes and bruises, and keep one warm in chilly weather.)
  • Grand stele  + (A towering slab with extensive engravings on the sides. Steles have been used since ancient times to memorialize individuals, battles, and other important events.)
  • Waste rat  + (A toxin-adapted variant of the common rat. Waste rats have evolved to be pollution-resistant, as well as larger, tougher, and more aggressive than standard rats. Their bite infects their attacker with toxic buildup.)
  • Toy box  + (A toy box containing many small toys. Toy boxes can be used to play with babies, satisfying their need for play.)
  • Passive cooler  + (A traditional unpowered cooler that works by water evaporation. Must be regularly replenished with wood. Not efficient enough to refrigerate food.)
  • Mechanoid transponder  + (A transponder micro-organ that connects a A transponder micro-organ that connects a mechanitor to a mechanoid, even over a great distance. Mechanitors are capable of controlling many mechanoids using a mix of psychic and electromagnetic signals.<br>Decrypting the transponder will allow you to pinpoint the location of the last mechanitor who controlled the mechanoid.he last mechanitor who controlled the mechanoid.)
  • Rat palm tree  + (A tree similar to a palm tree with dense surface roots. It can only grow on polluted terrain. When harvested, it yields a meager amount of wood.)
  • Alocasia  + (A tropical plant. Its extremely broad leaves are a commonly-recognized signifier of tropical forests.)
  • Cocoa tree  + (A tropical tree that produces chocolate, genetically engineered to sweeten its own product, and survive in slightly less-warm climates.)
  • Palm tree  + (A tropical tree with a tall, naked trunk topped by a cluster of very broad leaves. Unfortunately, this variety doesn't produce any edible coconuts.)
  • Noctolith  + (A twisted pillar of jagged blade-like structures made of dark, oily metal. It pulses with energy, powered by dark archotechnology at its core..<br/><br/>If you destroy the pillar, you can recover a shard of dark archotech.)
  • Hellsphere cannon  + (A ultra-high-power energy pulse projector A ultra-high-power energy pulse projector designed for siegebreaking. The hellsphere cannon must hold a bead on its target for several seconds while charging, before it releases a devastating tsunami of power. The explosion is capable of melting concrete in its blast radius. The heat of the explosion will ignite anything nearby. It cannot fire at close-up targets.earby. It cannot fire at close-up targets.)
  • Firefoam pop pack  + (A utility pack made for firefighters. When triggered, a burst of fire-retardant foam is released, covering a wide circle around its wearer.)
  • Disruptor flare pack  + (A utility pack that shoots disruptor flareA utility pack that shoots disruptor flares. On impact, the flare burns a capsule of bioferrite, which creates a bright flash and a local psychic disruption. This stuns psychically sensitive creatures, revealing those that are invisible, and reducing their consciousness and movement speed for a short while. Afterwards, the flare continues to burn, lighting up a wide area for some time.rn, lighting up a wide area for some time.)
  • Phoenix armor  + (A variant of cataphract armor with a shoulA variant of cataphract armor with a shoulder-mounted flamebolt launcher. This armor is slightly less protective than standard cataphract armor against normal damage, but is especially flame-resistant. The flamebolt launcher has very limited ammo and must be reloaded after use.<br/>Phoenixes specialize in clearing out very confined spaces full of enemies, as in underground or shipborne operations. They can absorb hits while moving down a corridor, fill rooms with flame, and emerge from the smoke unscathed.with flame, and emerge from the smoke unscathed.)
  • Grenadier armor  + (A variant of marine armor with an integratA variant of marine armor with an integrated frag launcher on the shoulder. The armor is slightly less protective than standard marine armor. The launcher can only hold a limited amount of ammo and must be reloaded after use.<br/>Grenadiers usually specialize in breaching buildings or internal ship bulkheads. While not effective at very long range, grenadiers can be surprisingly deadly in confined quarters.can be surprisingly deadly in confined quarters.)
  • Locust armor  + (A variant of recon armor with an integrateA variant of recon armor with an integrated burst rocket for short-ranged flight. Locust armor is slightly less protective than standard recon armor. Each jump consumes a burst of fuel, so the armor must be reloaded after several uses.<br/>Unlike most ultratech military units, locusts train primarily with melee weapons. They usually avoid static shootouts, preferring to jump straight into enemy fortifications and fight hand-to-hand. They do poorly in static defense or confined quarters, but excel in mixed cover or shipcracking operations.excel in mixed cover or shipcracking operations.)
  • Growth vat  + (A vat of fluid which can gestate an embryoA vat of fluid which can gestate an embryo or accelerate a child's growth.<br/>While growing or gestating, the vat must be fed with a constant supply of nutrition to provide the feedstock for growth. Gestating an embryo takes twice the nutrition of accelerating a child's growth.<br/>Embryos are gestated for 9 days before a baby is formed. There is a risk of health complications.<br/>Child growth can only be accelerated up to age 18, but not beyond. While growing, a child's skills will slowly increase. Children raised in growth vats will have lower skills and gain fewer passions than normal.<br/>The device uses chemical injections, electrical stimulation, and simple mechanite treatments to push the body to grow. Growth vats are often used to quickly manufacture engineered workers or warriors. often used to quickly manufacture engineered workers or warriors.)
  • Hellcat rifle  + (A versatile assault rifle with good range,A versatile assault rifle with good range, decent power, and good accuracy.<br>It also comes equipped with a bioferrite-powered mini-burner unit which generates a blast of flame from pressurized bioferrite charges. The mini-burner unit can be used twice before refueling.-burner unit can be used twice before refueling.)
  • Duck  + (A very common type of farm bird, also appearing in the wild, the duck is raised for its delicious meat. It grows quick but lays eggs quite rarely.)
  • Spiner  + (A very small gun used by war urchins which quickly fires spine-like projectiles. It is short-ranged but deadly.)
  • Labrador retriever  + (A very versatile, medium-sized dog. Originally bred to retrieve birds shot on the hunt, the lab is also an excellent guard dog, play pal, and family friend.)
  • Formal vest  + (A vest embroidered with complex decorative designs.)
  • Flak vest  + (A vest with armor plates inserted on the chest and back. While quite effective at deflecting gunshots and stabbing attacks against the chest, it does nothing to protect the limbs.)
  • Chemfuel  + (A volatile liquid chemical. Used to fuel engines and rockets, or to transmute into propellant for projectiles, or as an incendiary weapon.)
  • Barricade  + (A waist-high barrier for use as cover from incoming shots. Barricades are ugly, but provide better cover than other low objects. Barricades will block certain kinds of animals the same way that fences do.)
  • Wall torch lamp  + (A wall-mounted wooden torch for lighting an area. It is not as bright as a regular torch lamp, but it can be mounted on walls. Produces a small amount of heat.)
  • Persona zeushammer  + (A warhammer with an embedded EMP capacitorA warhammer with an embedded EMP capacitor. Upon impact, it blasts the target with an EMP burst in addition to the physical damage. <Br> This weapon has an onboard persona that can bond to only a single person. The wielder and intelligent weapon can synchronize their reflexes and attack with frightening speed, accuracy, and creativity. Once bonded to a wielder, the weapon's persona will refuse to be wielded by anyone else.ersona will refuse to be wielded by anyone else.)
  • Zeushammer  + (A warhammer with an embedded EMP capacitor. Upon impact, it blasts the target with an EMP burst in addition to the physical damage.)
  • Patchleather  + (A weak textile created by cutting up and sewing together various types of leathers. Regardless of what kind of leather is used to create it, patchleather's irregular seams make it less tough and less insulating than any intact leather.)
  • Turret pack  + (A wearable pack that allows the user to deA wearable pack that allows the user to deploy a battery-powered turret. The pack contains a propulsion device, letting the user launch the turret a short distance. These turrets are effective for flanking and distracting enemies. However, the turret's limited AI can't be directly controlled, so it can cause friendly fire incidents. The turret battery lasts for several hours.he turret battery lasts for several hours.)
  • Bookcase  + (A wide bookcase for storing and displaying up to ten books. Books stored here will passively enhance academic work done nearby, and increase the beauty of the bookcase. The stored books will never deteriorate.)
  • EMP launcher  + (A wide-barreled EMP shell launcher. The shell will upon impact release a burst of electromagnetic energy, stunning mechanical targets (mechanoids, turrets, mortars) and depleting shields in the area of effect.)
  • Incendiary launcher  + (A wide-barreled incendiary bolt launcher. The bolts create small incendiary explosions on impact, starting fires.)
  • Smoke launcher  + (A wide-barreled smoke shell launcher. The shell will upon impact release a cloud of smoke, obscuring incoming shots and preventing turrets from locking on.)
  • Rat  + (A widely-hated rodent known for soiling kitchens and spreading disease, rats have a way of following humans everywhere they go. It eats almost anything and lives almost anywhere.)
  • Lynx  + (A wildcat larger than a housecat, but smaller than a cougar. Lynxes survive on a diet of small birds and animals. Their very warm fur keeps them safe from the brutally cold temperatures of their frozen territories.)
  • Wind turbine  + (A wind-powered electrical generator. Requires a large clear space in front and behind for optimal air flow.)
  • Peg leg  + (A wood log fashioned into a crude but effective artificial leg.)
  • Burnbong  + (A wood structure packed with smokeleaf. It can be ignited during a ritual and produce a huge amount of smokeleaf smoke for a few hours, after which it is destroyed.)
  • Fueled smithy  + (A wood-fueled station for smithing non-mechanical weapons and tools.)
  • Fueled stove  + (A wood-fueled stove with an attached countertop for preparing meals.)
  • Animalist slab (broad)  + (A wooden bas relief of animalist imagery for decorating a floor.)
  • Animalist slab (medium)  + (A wooden bas relief of animalist imagery for decorating a floor.)
  • Totemic slab (broad)  + (A wooden bas relief of totemic imagery for decorating a floor.)
  • Totemic slab (medium)  + (A wooden bas relief of totemic imagery for decorating a floor.)
  • Torch lamp  + (A wooden torch for lighting an area. People need light to move and work at full speed. Can be automatically refueled with wood. Produces a small amount of heat.)
  • Pyre  + (A wooden tower for ritual burning.)
  • Drug lab  + (A work bench equipped with containers, heaters, and measurement devices for producing various drugs.)
  • Bioferrite shaper  + (A work bench used to craft bioferrite products. This bench uses heat and electromagnetic stimulation to temporarily coax bioferrite into a pliable state, allowing a worker to shape it into complex shapes and combine it with other materials.)
  • Machining table  + (A work station for assembling machinery like guns and ammunition, or breaking down dead mechanoids.)
  • Subcore encoder  + (A work station where a mechanitor can prodA work station where a mechanitor can produce basic-tier subcores. Subcores are the brains of mechanoids, and one is required to produce any mechanoid. Basic subcores can only be used in simple basic-tier mechs.<br>Higher tier subcores can be created by building a subcore softscanner or a subcore ripscanner.g a subcore softscanner or a subcore ripscanner.)
  • Brewery  + (A work station with all the equipment needed to mix wort for beer production. Wort must be fermented to finally become beer.)
  • Stonecutter's table  + (A work table with saws and chisels for cutting stone chunks into usable blocks.)
  • Art bench  + (A workbench equipped for creating art.)
  • Fabrication bench  + (A workbench equipped with advanced tools for producing technological marvels from simpler materials.)
  • Gene assembler  + (A workbench for creating implantable xenogerms from genepacks stored in nearby gene banks. Genepacks are not consumed in this process and can be reused.)
  • Hand tailor bench  + (A workbench for tailoring clothes by hand. Works at 50% of the speed of an electric tailoring bench.)
  • Serum lab  + (A workbench that uses scavenged archotechnology to create single-use injectable serums. Serums produce diverse and exotic effects through the use of exotic archotech mechanites.)
  • Electric tailor bench  + (A workbench with a sewing machine for rapid tailoring of clothes. Can work without electricity at 50% of normal speed.)
  • Headwrap  + (A wrapped piece of fabric which covers the wearer's hair.)
  • Growing zone  + (A zone where your colonists will try to grow a certain kind of plant.)
  • Maximum Comfortable Temperature  + (Above this [[temperature]], characters will be unhappy. <span title="10°C" style="border-bottom:1px dotted">Significantly</span> above this temperature, they will develop [[heatstroke]] and eventually [[Death|die]].)
  • Advanced component  + (Advanced computing and energy-directing machinery, miniaturized and hardened for the most demanding applications.)
  • Plasteel  + (Advanced spacer tech structural material. Plasteel is extremely strong due to its unique molecular structure.)
  • Polux tree  + (After generations of exposure, these treesAfter generations of exposure, these trees have evolved to metabolize pollutants. By drawing pollutants from the ground through wide root networks, they slowly clean polluted terrain in their vicinity. However, they cannot do this if buildings are constructed over their roots.<br>Unlike most methods of cleaning polluted terrain, polux trees do not create toxic wastepacks.ain, polux trees do not create toxic wastepacks.)
  • Comms console  + (Allows radio contact with other factions and [[Trade#Orbital|orbital traders]].)
  • Foam turret  + (An activatable turret for extinguishing fires. The turret stands idle until someone approaches and activates it, after which it will automatically spray large amounts of firefoam on any flames in sight.)
  • Bionic arm  + (An advanced artificial arm. Silenced mini-servos give great strength, while the biogel nerve-link gives exquisite control. A lattice-dust healing system allows it to recover from damage. It is better than a biological arm in almost every way.)
  • Bionic ear  + (An advanced artificial ear implant. A collAn advanced artificial ear implant. A collection of invisible subdermal microphones capture sound and transmit it to a biogel nerve interface that links directly with the auditory nerve. It's sensitive enough to hear a cat before you see it, can't be damaged by loud noise, and automatically tunes itself to pick out meaningful sounds in noisy environments.t meaningful sounds in noisy environments.)
  • Bionic eye  + (An advanced artificial eye. With its biogel nerve-link, internal signal pre-processor, and wide-spectrum sensors, it is better than a biological eye in almost every way. A lattice-dust healing system allows it to recover from damage.)
  • Bionic heart  + (An advanced artificial heart. It has synthetic muscle fibers for a realistic heartbeat, plus a high-flow pump for rapid circulation during high stress. It is better than a biological heart in almost every way.)
  • Detoxifier kidney  + (An advanced artificial kidney. Using a series of nanofilters, it can rapidly remove a vast range of toxins from the blood, making it effective against environmental toxins, venoms, and injected poisons.)
  • Bionic leg  + (An advanced artificial leg. With its biogel nerve-link, powerful mini-servos, and lattice-dust healing system, it is better than a biological leg in almost every way.)
  • Detoxifier lung  + (An advanced artificial lung that uses microfilters to reduce the intake of environmental toxins, allowing the user to survive longer in polluted environments. Additionally, it negates the irritation of acidic smoke and prevents lung rot in this lung.)
  • Bionic spine  + (An advanced artificial spine. A biogel nerve bundle runs down an articulated plasteel core, surrounded by a lattice-dust healing system. It matches the performance of a biological spine.)
  • Bionic stomach  + (An advanced artificial stomach. A set of sAn advanced artificial stomach. A set of sensors and chemical synthesizers effectively digest any energy-bearing foodstuff. An integrated lattice-dust healing system automatically repairs any damage caused by the powerful acids. It is better than a biological stomach in every way.er than a biological stomach in every way.)
  • Reprocessor stomach  + (An advanced chemical processing system breaks down nutrients the body could normally never use, leading to increased efficiency.)
  • Axe  + (An advanced form of one of mankind's oldest weapons, the war axe is a short blade attached to a shaft. The simple, ancient design concentrates cutting power generated from strong overhand swings.)
  • Integrator headset  + (An advanced head-mounted computer and signaling array that dramatically enhances a mechanitor's control bandwidth. This allows the wearer to control many more mechanoids at once.)
  • Piano  + (An advanced stationary musical instrument.An advanced stationary musical instrument. It is played by pressing a row of keys, which causes hammers to strike internal strings stretched over a steel frame. The hammer mechanism and high-tension strings allow the musician to play both very soft and very loud, making the piano a very expressive instrument. <Br>It can be crafted at a smithy.rument. <Br>It can be crafted at a smithy.)
  • Panther  + (An agile and powerful big cat native to thAn agile and powerful big cat native to the jungles of old Earth. As solitary ambush predators, panthers are masters of taking down both large and small prey. Onlookers tend to focus on their graceful movements, while those in closer contact usually notice their skull-crushing strength.ally notice their skull-crushing strength.)
  • Cooler  + (An air-cooling machine that fits into a wall. Cool air comes out one side, while hot exhaust comes out the other. Can be used to cool down rooms during summer, or to create a walk-in freezer.)
  • Immunoenhancer  + (An analysis computer inspects the bloodstream, classifies pathogens, and rapidly prompts the body's natural immune system to respond to them faster than it could alone. This speeds immunity gain significantly.)
  • Ancient ATM  + (An ancient ATM. Smashed and rusted, it is completely useless now. How it got here is hard to say.)
  • Ancient air conditioner  + (An ancient air conditioning machine. Its internals were smashed long ago and what wasn't looted has rusted away in the time since.)
  • Ancient display bank  + (An ancient computer interface. Valuable parts are missing, and everything else is degraded to uselessness.)
  • Ancient terminal  + (An ancient computer terminal. It can be hacked to reveal long-forgotten information.)
  • Ancient enemy terminal  + (An ancient computer terminal. It can be hacked to call nearby enemies.)
  • Ancient comms console  + (An ancient console with an attached communications dish. Valuable parts are missing, and everything else is degraded to uselessness.)
  • Tornado generator  + (An ancient control unit for a network of wAn ancient control unit for a network of weather-control satellites. This device has had certain failsafes bypassed; it is capable of causing a massive air current disturbance, which will generate a tornado at a chosen location. The weather network will detect this unauthorized intrusion and lock out the device after use, but the tornado will be left to spend its energy normally.will be left to spend its energy normally.)
  • Sniper rifle  + (An ancient design of precision sniper rifle. Bolt action. It has an exceptionally long range, great accuracy and good power. Because it's so unwieldy, other weapons outclass it at close range.)
  • Pump shotgun  + (An ancient design of shotgun that emits a tight-packed spray of pellets. Deadly, but short range.)
  • Ancient microwave  + (An ancient device for heating food. Smashed and rusted, it is completely useless now. How it got here is hard to say.)
  • Ancient storage cylinder  + (An ancient device that looks like it once stored some kind of fluid. Valuable parts are missing, and everything else is degraded to uselessness.)
  • Psychic emanator  + (An ancient device that projects a soothing psychic field around itself. This improves the mood of anyone nearby. Works through walls.)
  • Ancient washing machine  + (An ancient device used for washing textiles. Smashed and rusted, it is completely useless now. How it got here is hard to say.)
  • Ancient dropship engine  + (An ancient dropship engine. It probably came off a military troop carrier. Its delicate internals are rusted to uselessness, and the valuable parts were looted long ago.)
  • Ancient generator  + (An ancient electrical generator. Its usable parts were smashed or looted long ago, and the rest has rusted into uselessness.)
  • Ancient engine block  + (An ancient engine block that is rusted through. No repair could salvage this.)
  • Ancient fence  + (An ancient fence made of reinforced concrete posts joined by concrete panels.)
  • Ancient hydrant  + (An ancient hydrant. Heavily rusted, it is completely useless now. How it got here is hard to say.)
  • Animus stone  + (An ancient jade stone marked with sacred tAn ancient jade stone marked with sacred tribal carvings. Tribal psycasters can focus on these stones during meditation to increase their psyfocus gain more than a typical nature shrine.<br>Different tribal cultures tell different stories about these stones, but most agree that they were crafted by an ancient world spirit during a time of great power. Since they look like natural objects to unobservant outsiders, raiders will generally ignore them.t outsiders, raiders will generally ignore them.)
  • Ancient jet engine  + (An ancient jet engine, probably detached from a large airplane. Its delicate internals are rusted to uselessness, and the valuable parts were looted long ago.)
  • Ancient kitchen sink  + (An ancient kitchen sink made of some non-metallic fiber-sheet material. It is badly deteriorated and there's no way to salvage anything from it.<br>How it got here must be a long story.)
  • Orbital mech cluster targeter  + (An ancient military targeting device. It sAn ancient military targeting device. It signals an orbital platform to drop a mechanoid combat cluster at the targeted point. The cluster may include any mixture of mechanoids and mech defense structures.<Br>Though they may have once had some allegiance to the ancient army that created this unit, any mechs dropped now will indiscriminately attack any human they see - including the one that summoned them.<Br>The unit only contains one usage code, so it can only be used once. contains one usage code, so it can only be used once.)
  • Ancient oven  + (An ancient oven. Smashed and rusted, it is completely useless now. How it got here is hard to say.)
  • Autopistol  + (An ancient pattern blowback-operated self-loading pistol. It lacks stopping power and range, but is quick to fire.)
  • Bolt-action rifle  + (An ancient pattern bolt-action rifle. With its long range, and low fire rate, it is unlikely to drive animals to revenge, which makes it a favorite weapon for hunting.)
  • Revolver  + (An ancient pattern double-action revolver. It's not very powerful, but has a decent range for a pistol and is quick on the draw.)
  • Ancient pod car  + (An ancient pod car once capable of automated flight. Its valuable parts were looted long ago, and the rest is badly deteriorated.)
  • Ancient postbox  + (An ancient postbox, smashed and deteriorated to uselessness. It seems to have been moved here long ago for some unknown reason.)
  • Ancient system rack  + (An ancient rack unit packed with unidentifiable devices. Valuable parts are missing, and everything else is degraded to uselessness.)
  • Ancient refrigerator  + (An ancient refrigerator. It was stripped of interesting parts long ago.)
  • Ancient lamp  + (An ancient self-powered lamp. Its internal power supply is badly depleted, but it still emits a weak glow.)
  • Crashed ship parts  + (An ancient ship part, torn off of a craft An ancient ship part, torn off of a craft of unknown origin. It might be thousands of years old. This one contains a device which annihilates plant life near itself without directly affecting flesh creatures. These kinds of weapons are sometimes scattered across farmlands or forests to remove the enemy's food supply and hiding places without permanently ruining the territory. They're usually associated with orbital-drop mechanoid armies.ciated with orbital-drop mechanoid armies.)
  • Ancient stove  + (An ancient stove. Smashed and rusted, it is completely useless now.<br/>How it got here is hard to say.)
  • Orbital bombardment targeter  + (An ancient targeting apparatus for an orbiAn ancient targeting apparatus for an orbital bombardment system. This unit designates a target and transmits the coordinates to a network of satellites, which then bombard the target area with kinetic impactors. This unit has been reprogrammed to accept unauthorized users, but once it is used, the network will detect the incursion and cut off the link permanently.ncursion and cut off the link permanently.)
  • Orbital power beam targeter  + (An ancient targeting unit for a network ofAn ancient targeting unit for a network of power-collection satellites. Once aimed at a target, it directs ancient satellites to begin beaming power down in a massive column of electromagnetic energy. This power can safely be collected in a giant absorption dish. Since you have no absorption dish, you'll be aiming it at enemies, at which point the power column will turn the area into a thousand-degree inferno. This will last until the satellites detect the unsafe targeting, shut themselves down, and permanently deactivate the targeter., and permanently deactivate the targeter.)
  • Ancient toilet  + (An ancient toilet. Smashed long ago, it is completely useless now. How it got here is hard to say.)
  • Spacedrone  + (An ancient ultratech spacedrone.)
  • Ancient vending machine  + (An ancient vending machine. It was smashed ages ago and generations of looters have taken every conceivably useful part. How it ended up here is a mystery.)
  • Ancient wheel  + (An ancient wheel from some kind of vehicle. The rubber has deteriorated away and the metal is twisted and rusted.)
  • Ancient barrel  + (An ancient, broken barrel that looks like it once contained waste of some sort. The only thing it contains now is a smear of dried sludge.)
  • Ancient car  + (An ancient, broken car. Everything that isn't rusted away was looted long ago.)
  • Ancient crate  + (An ancient, broken crate. Any valuables it once contained have degraded to uselessness.)
  • Ancient security turret  + (An ancient, broken security turret. The valuable parts have all been looted or smashed.)
  • Ancient nav beacon  + (An ancient, broken ship navigation beacon. Every useful component was looted long ago.)
  • Ancient troop carrier  + (An ancient, broken troop carrier. Everything that isn't rusted away was looted long ago.)
  • Ancient truck  + (An ancient, broken truck. Everything useful either rusted away or was looted long ago.)