Hey everyone,

We’re just a few short days from the launch of Dark Sky on September 24th. You’ve already met Brae and Floxxy, two key members of the party. Now, to introduce some more of the crew you'll be playing with next week: Squig, Norton, and Agama.

Squig

Squig was born on the planet Harth into an average Mollusian family. He was the seventh of fifteen offspring, surrounded by older siblings who were stronger and more confident than he was, and by younger siblings who were cuter, cuddlier, and more charming. Squig often felt like wallpaper; liked but not loved by all his siblings, except one: his little sister Nalla.

When Squig came of age, he made the decision to leave his sister and moved to the Crucean planet of Pelagon where he met his future best friend, Norton. The two moved to Wolf Prime where they began their new life together, ostensibly as friends, but really as brothers. It was a happy time for Squig, who felt like he had finally found his place in the universe–the only drawback was his distance from Nalla, but they maintained contact with each other by sending pre-recorded messages.

In battle, Squig creates shields to provide defensive support to the party. He can summon holographic doubles, Mr. Squiggles, that work as cover and attack enemies. His photon driver also fires concentrated laser shots to dish out respectable damage or flash enemies into blindness.

• Can apply blind on opponents. (reduces enemy Attack)
• Can apply burn on opponents. (deals DoT, very effective against shields)
• Efficient at generating Block for himself and his allies.
• Can create holographic doubles to cover and attack.

Norton

Nortonus Palinuros, better known as ‘Norton’, was born on the planet Pelagon. To his friends and family, he was the lovable class clown, though his humor and clumsiness hid a deeper insecurity—his fear of rejection. His parents showed him a lot of love and support, but outside the comfort of his home he was often chided by his peers, usually for jokes that didn’t quite land.

Despite his playful exterior, an underlying loneliness lingered within Norton until he met Squig, his future best friend. Their bond grew into a friendship he had never imagined possible. From then on, Norton would do anything for Squig. When it was time for him to leave the nest and get a real job, it just so happened to be at the same time that Squig’s gig on Pelagon was up. The two signed a frontier contract together, heading off to start their new lives on Wolf Prime.

In battle, Norton’s kit revolves around building charges to amp up his abilities. He can consistently deal small amounts of damage through the creation of static clouds while building up power to discharge a massive finisher. He can also fill the role of support by using up his charges to lower the EP cost of party members’ abilities and slowing enemies.

• Abilities will stack up charge on himself
• His abilities can be enhanced by building high charge or spending charges
• Can generate Energy Points
• Create static fields (enemies on static fields will take damage when attacking or moving)

Agama

Agama, a Rellion, has endured the pain of being orphaned twice. The first time came during a tragic accident when a faulty stabilization array caused the shuttle carrying her family to crash on Wolf Prime. Her last memory of that day is her father placing her into an airdrop crate, followed by the deafening boom of the shuttle slamming into the desert floor. She was later found and taken in by a nomadic tribe known as the Gariba. As a child, she roamed the harsh, endless deserts of Wolf Prime on foot with them, learning their ways.

The second time Agama was orphaned was as an adolescent when the deadliest sandstorm ever measured in the post-settlement period of Wolf Prime wiped out the entire Gariba tribe in just three hours. To survive in the wild alone, Agama had to learn to hunt, defend herself, and navigate using the stars; it was a hard life, but a fulfilling one. Eventually, Agama made her way to the city of Moros, where adjusting to society proved challenging. Her fiery temper made it difficult to forge connections and find her place in the world–until a gravitational anomaly occurred requesting volunteers for a civilian expeditionary force.

In battle, Agama brings some tools of her trade. She can poison enemies or create Poison Clouds with grenades. She has great mobility and can displace enemies to line up combos with her party members or disrupt enemy attacks. She can hit enemies’ weak spots, leaving them Vulnerable. As a tactician, Agama helps by giving more options to players, cycling through the deck to find the best answer to any problem.

• Poison enemies and create Poison Clouds (deals DoT, bypasses shields)
• Make enemies Vulnerable (increases damage taken)
• High mobility across the battlefield.
• Positioning & displacement abilities
• Hand sculpting (Draw-Discard- create Temp Cards)

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- Dark Sky Team