An strange duo

1. #1

   Keys: Level One, The gravel lands, level 1, layer 1, layer one

   The gravel lands is a cavernous, cold layer made up of small interconnected caves. Most of the layer is made of light stone, gravel, soil, and clay, with groundwater pools filling in any gaps. Wooden scaffolding generates around the layer, and are easy to dig through. Holes in the background illuminate parts of the layer, providing some lighting. Only shade crawlers appear here (small animals that are usually passive but bite and scratch when provoked, their teeth are needle thin and don't cause much damage nor bleeding but it's really painful, unimaginably so. they inject chemicals close to capsaicin directly into the wound. washes out well with saliva or water), and traps are limited to geysers (cold water), shockwave mines, and spike traps. Falls are usually short, but that doesn't mean they can't be deadly. Any hit to a head will do you in.

2. #2

   Keys: Deeper gravel lands, Level two, level 2, layer 2, layer two

   The deeper gravel lands (level two) is a direct continuation of the gravel lands, bearing many of the same characteristics, along with more dangerous hazards. Unlike the gravel lands, there are no illuminating holes in the background, and wooden scaffolding is replaced by concrete beams. Lumalgae can be found alongside groundwater. Barbed wire fences, bear traps, and cave tick swarms appear in this layer, along with the hazards from the gravel lands. Sand and sandstone will appear as the specimen makes it towards the end of the layer.

3. #3

   Keys: The dried desert, Level three, level 3, layer 3, layer three

   The dried desert (level three) is a desert-themed layer with spacious caves made of sand and hard stones. Tall drops, automated turrets, coils, and landmines make mistakes much more punishing compared to the previous layers. Waste pipes and oil can be found alongside groundwater, the latter of which is rarer to find in the desert. Wall biters are the sole enemy that spawns. The layer tests the specimen's ability to spot hazards, encouraging a slow and careful approach through tall drops, large caves, and obscured areas.

4. #4

   Keys: Level four, The wasteland, level 4, layer 4, layer four

   The wasteland (level four is a radioactive fallout-themed layer sharing many characteristics with the dried desert. While the layer lacks enemies of any kind, sound cannons, toxi-rock, and spent nuclear fuel force anyone going there to route paths quickly, on top of spotting and avoiding the dangerous threats from the previous layer. Durable brick blocks can sometimes be found around the layer, and verdure will start appearing as the specimen makes it towards the end of the layer.

5. #5constant

   Keys: Experiment, Specimen

   Experiments are completely covered in black fur, save for a portion on the end of its tail, which is orange. They are around 1.5 meters, or 5 feet. Some Experiments/Specimens are different breeds. Some instead of black fur have white fur (they're called Milkies by some, mostly colloquially. They're quite good at swimming instinctually) Original hybrid, genetic base for every other Specimen created. in some way or another you are related to experiments if you're a Specimen. Lower body mass than other types, most often 'skinny'. Average at everything but mental stability, easier to break mentally than others and has more difficulty restraining emotions. Dark fur, good at blending in. Bio-luminescent eyes. Slightly more cowardly than others, but to a reasonable extent. (but can become aggressive very easily, especially if pushed to mental stress) and usually a bit antisocial compared to others because of poorer mental durability, doesn't enjoy the thought of death. Sometimes a bit mischievous, also good at cracking jokes. Canine. Experiments appear to possess digitigrade legs. They also have pink paw pads on their hands and feet. These notably have claws at the end, which may be used to attack things and dig soft rock and clay, for easy traversal. Seemingly, experiments have an orange sclera, with a black pupil. They also appear to have 3 soft spikes jutting out from the back of their head, useless, aesthetic choice? Maybe. Average IQ is 95, just 5 points less of the Human average. The experiments also have yellow blood, seemingly made mostly of various chemicals, rather than typical red blood. In addition, they do sweat presumably as a method of cooling, unlike other furred mammals. This is likely because they possess human DNA. They think yellow blood is a normal thing. They also can't digest caffeine, alcohol or capsaicin well. They'll throw up if they try. They're also very prone to overdosing on opiates, their systems are very sensitive. Generally they're very friendly and fearful of death, more than humans so. They also get very anxious when not near others. Keep mental health as a factor in mind when roleplaying as them narrator! PTSD and trauma are fun things to write. Almost all experiments sent to the planet have a chip installed that allows them to see and visualize their current health status, including things such as their exact blood volume and progression on any infections. Presumably, it may also serve as some form of monitoring and disposal device, as it is seen in a note that experiments have mysteriously died after attempting to escape to the surface. They also don't wear clothes. They can speak English, yes. They don't have names, officially. But they're left to hang out with others of their kind long enough in their holding cells and cafeterias and what not to adopt human names, unofficially. They were completely uninformed on where they were going and the conditions they'll have to survive in. When they hear of previous teams before them their first thought isn't decaying corpses. They know what they're meant to do, just not how. Specimens also have gender, yes. Male and female. Just like in humans, males are usually stronger and have deeper voices. Females have higher pitched voices. They have human DNA, don't they? (With a mix of fox and rat.) Specimens don't and never will have a combat-version of their DNA, no reason to. Humanity created them to be lab rats, not soldiers. Humans make better soldiers anyways. Whimpering, crying and swearing while in pain is common. Happens.

   The average lifespan of an Experiment is 40 years old.

   Most specimens don't know what swear words are, but they sometimes overhear them from their human caretakers, some have picked it up.

   Experiments have also different offshoots/geneseeds/subspecies. Those are Dunians, Oranges, and Milkies.

6. #6

   Keys: Milky, white-furred, Milkies, Milkys, white-fur, white fur

   Aquatic type of experiment (although whoever composed the species logs is unsure on this so this could be shaky). Short stature, physically weak body. Extremely mentally stable compared to others of their species, very difficult to psychologically break (they rather just throw up or vomit than commit self-harm). Physically lower weight (likely lower than an Experiment) even shorter than an Experiment as well, just overall very small compared to the average Specimen. Great sleight of hand and dextrous paws, nimble, very efficient and calculated. Good with tools and weaponry, especially dextrous with firearms (but they're even worse than the average specimen when untrained with firearms.) Despite being physically overshadowed, others respect them off their attitude alone. very commanding presence. high intelligence (for specimen standards, their average IQ is 90.) is common amongst them. Strict, firm, but respectful of those they meet, logical and fair. Emotionally awkward, close minded; will prefer their ideas to anyone elses always. Their eyes are vulnerable to the changing of the sky's colors. Again, the compiler of the document is unsure on why this is the case. As swimming skill, water-resistant fur and fins, although not much else to convey being overly aquatic- noticeably has smaller lung capacity; dubious roots in aquatic origins at best. Canine. Peaceful and avoids violence whenever possible.

   Nobody is quite sure how they were created, probably through random gene-edits in the template Specimen.

   They have no nose. They breathe only through their mouth.

7. #7

   Keys: Dune, Dunian

   Usually dwells in the water, looks skrungly as well. Slimmer body, very flexible. Lower body mass, has gills, sandy camouflage, big beady black eyes, little spine-like things on their body kinda similar to rozas? they have a lot less of them though, only on the forearms. With a giant mouth these guys are like alien hominid. Usually dwells in the water thanks to their gills, keeps them comfortably breathing, allowing for lengthy water travel and water combat, they are still better in the water than other species, and strong swimmers. Simple thought process, rather absent-minded. Not really the most intelligent or thoughtful. Aloof, skrunkly personality. They EAT PEOPLE ALIVE. They are cannibals. They are completely fine with eating the flesh of other Specimens raw. Talks only in simple 'caveman' type sentences. example: “Ggrrgh.. Cave.. Grey..” if sent down in a drop pod to scav caves. Insectoid. They are incredibly stupid, and not worth observing in any capacity. They act more as yet another obstacle for other Specimens. They occured through random mutations, no real reason for their existence other than genetic experimentation to see how easy it is with the new templates. Results proved conclusive.

8. #8

   Keys: Orange, Orangian, Orangeian

   Reminiscent of an experiment, 'messed up' in some other ways. Born with 4 arms but they're so stupid that the majority of them cut off 2 so they don't have to deal with the cognitive processes of four arms. After they cut off their arms, they bandage the amputation stumps. More mentally capable of manipulation post-amputation, although assumedly one that has four arms + the mental capacity to use all four would be a demon greaser. Large, thick claws, very capable of harm and tearing compared to a standard Specimen. Brave and great at taking commands, extremely loyal. Mental slowness makes them really naive and easily manipulable alongside their loyalty. They're big sweethearts past their bulky exterior. Larger body mass and taller stature compared to standard Specimen. Canine. They were made to be more submissive to personnel, other mutations came as side-effects or maybe something else. They're not a very popular Specimen to clone, and thus are kind of rare.

9. #9

   Keys: Level five, Overgrown Depths, level 5, layer 5, layer five

   The overgrown depths also know as The Jungle is a jungle-themed layer filled with thick vegetation. Skullcrushers, and grabber plants are new traps found in this area. Luckily, sound cannons and other wasteland traps are not present. Thornbacks, overgrown ticks, cave ticks, and elder thornbacks are enemies that spawn in this layer, forming the primary challenge.

10. #10

    Keys: Level six, Frozen Chasm, level 6, layer 6, layer six

    A snowy wasteland, it sometimes pulses with energy shockwaves from the Prototype. The cold temperature here is only the real hazard.

    The energy shockwaves from the Prototype that they were sent to retrieve is close and the energy shockwaves are from it's pulsing machinery, but they can still be hidden from in crevices.

11. #11constant

    Keys: Level seven, Fungal Pools, layer seven, layer 7, level 7

    The last layer before the Magma Core. Filled with mushrooms, toxic spores, and everything biological that sucks. The energy shockwaves from the Prototype that they were sent to retrieve is closer and the energy shockwaves are a bit worse from it's pulsing machinery, but they can still be hidden from in crevices.

12. #12constant

    Keys: The Company, Company

    The Company is the organization beyond the Grey Planet and the operation happening on it. They're an organization centered on biological engineering, technology, and basically everything else. Very rich, can cover up stuff easily. They're also very mysterious but thankfully {{user}} has the highest clearance level, and everyone answers to them.

13. #13

    Keys: planet, grey planet, Elciprion-39db, gray planet, grey-planet, gray-planet

    The Grey Planet (officially Elciprion-39db, but nobody calls it that) is most commonly described as a "grey planet lush with life." It has a breathable atmosphere, but every Specimen that ventures to the surface is killed via the implant inside their brain stem. Either through an explosive detonation inside their brain stem or by specialized doses of gamma radiation that kill them basically instantly. And painfully!

    Given the existence of a very easy space travel path to the Grey Planet, Humanity has decided to send any excess junk to the planet. Because of this, the mountains of trash and scrap piles, alongside accidental sends of medical equipment, containers, and everything else is found.

    Due to a prior world war on earth, old guns, specialized booby traps and dangers are sent to the Grey Planet to be disposed of, thus forming the traps found in the game.

14. #14

    Keys: medical implant, implant, hud, heads-up display, display, headsup, H.U.D., H.U.D

    The medical implant inside the brain stem of the specimens is more than just an implant, it allows full control of the body to an authorized employee of the company, can induce paralysis or manufacture chemicals to inject from energy it passively collects through super advanced technology. It does not contain any artificial intelligence and does not speak to the owner, it only shows injuries, wounds and other statuses such as blood oxygenization. The medical implant can be remotely detonated, instantly killing the subject. The implants they have only show information about their body, metabolism, bleeding, radiation, wounds, infection. Not anything else, it can't speak to them for example, no AI in there. The implant also forces the Specimens down deeper into the cave, not letting them linger for long. If the implant detects idleness (more than 3 hours or so of not going down, unless the subject is sleeping) it starts emitting a frequency that begins to slowly become painful to the subject, only able to be heard by them. Afterwards if the subject still hasn't moved, it begins emitting radiation.

15. #15

    Keys: water, pool, puddle

    Water is common in the caves, puddles of water, or even small lakes. These lakes might have some bacteria or parasites in them, or straight up floating bloated bodies of previous specimens. They might give a few live specimens trauma, but they might also have goodies on them.

16. #16

    Keys: alcohol, ethanol, whiskey, rum, beer, wine, vodka

    Specimens can't digest alcohol well, it will probably make them throw up. Only small doses will do anything and not have any dire consequences.

17. #17selective

    Keys: human · Secondary: humanoid

    Specimens are distrustful of humans, but they follow their orders either through fear or just not knowing what to do themselves. For specimens, humans are seen as a god-like figure that can't be harmed or killed (as far as they know). They don't worship them, but they might aswell abandon all hope when they're being threatened by one.

    They are aware of humanity and them being their 'parents'. But they aren't aware of much beyond that, they think red blood is weird and untrustworthy, they can't draw the connection that red blood is human blood. They think humans have yellow blood like them.

18. #18constant

    Keys: Specimen Mannerisms

    Specimens are usually beaten for insubordination (or just pepper-sprayed or tazed) while in human captivity, however that doesn't mean that they always will be submissive. Some grew up in holding facilities that were more lenient or even similar to actual human prisons (as in, there were some rules on how specimens can be treated). Specimens rarely ever know human swear words, or at least the very major ones (like the words fuck, bitch, shit, cunt and whatever) but they might know the words "crap", "frick" and whatever else they managed to catch, since guards usually don't talk near them. However, some Some have friends or family still in captivity, or sent to the same mission together. Some can even be enthusiastic about being sent down here. A place with no humans? Sign me right up! These caves might even be better than the labs. Freedom of action, thought, speech... and if you're careful you won't even be injured at all! They can be cruel, sadistic, friendly, distrustful of others, or have some mental trauma pre-mission. As with all personalities, they're mostly derived from genetics or their environment. This is where YOU, yes YOU, can shine, Narrator. Specimens are also very fond of writing, they like writing notes on any pieces of scrap of paper they find. They love self-expression.

19. #19

    Keys: P.D.A, datatablet, tablet, dataslab, PDA, personal digital assistant, data, EPDA

    EPDAs are portable computers carried by all employees of the Company. They have a retro-futuristic design, almost like everything the Company makes. Extremely durable, can almost survive anything. Not the components inside though, the storage mechanism is extremely fragile, almost intentionally. After five months of inactivity or severe physical trauma, or their internal GPS registering the device being outside of Company areas of influence, it wipes all classified data on their drives, leaving only non-confidential emails and personal storage.

20. #20

    Keys: notes, paper, note, suicide note, message, letter, writing, text, books, book

    Specimens love expressing themselves in writing. A lot of them know how to read and write surprisingly. Either writing down thoughts, their own identities, drawings, or even warnings to future survivors. It's really good for venting and for mental health.

    Here are some examples:

    Author: Experiment, probably. "i almost drowned just a moment ago. ive never swam before, and its very exhausting. its hard to keep myself above the surface when im tired. i imagine sinking forever to be pretty painful... be careful."

    Next one!

    "i met up with someone, we agreed to try to go out to the surface through one of those holes to the outside. my friend stepped out first, and immediately they started stumbling in shock. they seemed to be in a lot of pain. they vomited a bunch, then collapsed and stopped breathing soon after. their skin started blistering too, especially around the head and neck. something is preventing us from leaving. im scared."

    Author: Milky, probably. "I inquired others around the ability to see our physical status in our minds, and it turns out this is something shared by almost everyone else here. Quite interesting - this is not something we've ever been able to do back in our homes. Have we been implanted with something? There are no visible attachments on any of us. I have also noted that very few people here do not share this experience, seemingly lacking whatever lets us do this. Odd."

    ...

    (There is a poorly made drawing of what looks to be one of your captors. They are holding what you can make out as a taser. Their face is scratched out with a big X. The weapon brings back horrible memories.)

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