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Tectonic Titans: first look
🕑 Added 2023-04-14 17:00:06 +0000 UTCHello, viewers!
The release of Tectonic Titans for Rock Head Gangs Arena is drawing near, and we are ready to showcase one of the miniatures included in the upcoming May set. Not only did Tega manage to collaborate with one of the most secretive gangs out there, but even take a short interview with Seraris, the Titan whose likeness we used to make this model. Here it is:
T: Greetings, Seraris. Now, I know that us mere mortals cannot walk into Tectonic Tunnels without a permit. You have established checkpoints near every cave entrance. But can you give us a glimpse of what it is like inside?
S: Hello. It’s an underground industrial complex. We are descendants of the miners who worked with - now blind and rusty - leviathans beneath: rock drills, hydraulic shovels, automatic mining bots and other, unnamed and mysterious in their purpose. A lot of its mechanical glory was lost to the Blackout, but we try to maintain all machines in our care at the best of our ability, even those that no longer function. And repurpose that which has completely fallen into disrepair. So we use the ones that are alive and venerate the ones that are dead. Adorned with banners and polished to a shine, they are used as confessionals and places of worship. So you are likely to see them as you reach the residential area through a maze of tunnels.
T: I got the repurpose part, but why polish scrap metal?
S: No one remembers what exactly happened during the Blackout. The knowledge has been wiped from our collective memory. A lot of these machines are no longer usable for reasons that are unknown to us. We try to reverse engineer them and by all accounts they should be working, but they aren’t.
So one day a Surge is going to happen, a reverse process. Nexus is going to receive a vision, a divine eureca, an insight into the workings of the metal giants, and they will spring back to life. We will be ready.
T: I… see. Sure. That, uh, makes total sense.
S: It will make sense to you when it happens. I’m no theologian. The litanies are written in luminous paint on cave walls near the check points if you’re interested, and within our territories.
T: The ones that idiot Sons sympathiser was trying to deface the other week and got his hand chopped off?
S: The very same.
T: That’s... large writing alright. Is it true that you lot are blind as bats?
S: Bats aren’t blind. Neither are we. Though visual enhancements and HUDs are often necessary. Don’t think that it will help you in the Arena though. We are a Class A gang for a reason.
T: Some say that the reason is His Eminence’s favoritism. What would you say to these people?
S: We don’t need anyone’s validation. His Eminence’s personal guard is comprised of Titans because we have superior equipment, working ethics and combat skills. That is the end of it. Survival of the fittest.
T: You clearly take the natural selection business in your own hands. News report that there have been refugees from your district, parents with weak or mutated children, caretakers with the elderly.
S: We are a tight-knit commune and we stand up for each other. Tectonic Tunnels is probably the safest place in all Rock Head City. However, if you can no longer contribute to the commune, you are no longer welcome. We try to cull the population, but some do slip away. We are no monsters though. It is simple pragmatism. Once you start aging beyond repair, or if you got a short hand in life to begin with, your days are full of misery and suffering. And you are a drain on resources. The ones who got away won’t survive for long.
T: Thank you for the interview. As always, dear viewers, if there’s something you would like to learn about the gangs we partner with, send your suggestions to our editorial office.
