Company of the Diving Bell

Tier: 3S

Those that trawl the depths of the lake searching for treasure and secrets.

Turf

The Good Ship Lollipop (HQ, docks in The Basin)

NPCs

Captain Aronnax (captain, biologist, adventuresome), Verne (librarian, cantankerous), Comms (comms officer, radio tech, birdlike)

Notable Assets

quality diving equipment (rebreathers, diving suits, submersibles), a fair trove of formerly lost treasures, fragile and temperamental radio equipment

Quirks

the Planners are keeping an eye on the Company as a potential acquisition.

Allies

Rogue’s Gallery, The Waking Dream, The Wing Shades

Enemies

Bargers, Blood Imports, The Drowned, The Merchant’s Guild

Situation

the Bargers set permissible lanes and travel areas of Mendar Lake, often in direct conflict with where the Co. seeks to explore. The Co. wants to know how the Bargers remain a step ahead and how to undercut their lanes.

Notes mentioning this note

Esme
Owner of High Spirits, a tavern in [[Coinpurse Alley]]. Details Pronouns: she/her Look: square, mid-40s, salt/pepper-streaked wiry hair (always tied...
Blood Imports
Tier: 4S Any electroplasm used in Cloudspire is purchased and rationed from these engineers. 
The Island
Tier: 4S Cloudspire’s floating prison; never touches dry land. 
Bargers
Tier: 3W The associated boat captains and navigators that dictate and patrol the waters of [[Mendar Lake]].
The Merchant's Guild
Tier: 3S A loose collection of those who trade goods and sell wares throughout the city.
The Drowned
Tier: 4W Cult-turned-sanctioned-religion dedicated to the divinity of water. True believers are drowned and resurrected. 
The Waking Dream
Tier: 3W Former Mesmer workers seeking to wrap the whole world in their shared endless dream.
Rogue's Gallery
Tier: 2W Wheelers, dealers, but most of all art stealers. 
The Wing Shades
Tier: 0 Upstarts from Doskvol looking to set up shop and expand their reach.

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