An adventure for Traveller.
The Zhodani Base is hosting the 76 Patrons adventure writing contest again. This is one of my entries.
Location: Gotylu
(Foreven/Urnian 3035) E-688699-2 Ag Ni Ri
Gotylu is a farming world
of barely 2 million people. The world is classified as an Amber Zone
because of the extremely xenophobic natives. While they are very
low-tech, there's a lot of them compared to the small human trade
outposts. Because of this fact Gotylu has not been explored very
much, with one exception.
Gotylu has one very
interesting feature: the Gotylu Chasm, a kilometers-deep naturally
occurring hole in the ground. The Chasm is not a canyon; it is a
basically vertical shaft of uncertain depth, with nearly a
quarter-kilometer diameter on the surface. Its volume and shape are
less certain below the surface. Geologists have attempted to study
this bizarre phenomenon but often run afoul of the locals and have to
make a hasty departure. This has led to the site, while it remains an
area of much interest, to be referred to simply as the Hole.
One recent geological team
which rapidly evacuated informed Dr. Karl Barrow, the department head
for Geography and Exo-geography at Ovdyo State University that in the
process of their departure, the central data core that was
correlating all of their measurements and sensor data fell into the
hole. Dr. Barrow is offering, with the University's approval,
transport to and from Gotylu and Cr 50,000 finder's fee for the team
that can descend into the Chasm and retrieve the data core. As there
will not be a geological survey site on the surface, the hope is that
the locals will not notice a small team arriving and infiltrating the
Chasm. The Geology department will provide the team with a reliable
but used air/raft if the team does not have one of their own. The
air/raft is to be returned, it is not part of the payment. Dr.
Barrow's department provides maps of Gotylu, and aerial imagery of
the Chasm site. A junior geologist can accompany the PCs if they want
his expertise.
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