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Some more personal NPCs I've been developing as part of a collaborative world building experiment with . These guys are not allied with any of the guilds in Tao Village, as they mostly travel around to work. The Sandshrew Kite and his Garchomp partner Basalt are relic hunters and excavators. They do an assortment of important jobs involving seismic activity, earth moving and mining.

Kite is an aspiring geologist who has an uncanny talent for being able to 'feel' the strength of rocks and structures through touch. He has a rare condition where the quicks of his claws are much larger than an average Sandshrew's, leaving only a thin layer of calcium to protect them. This makes his claws hyper-sensitive and prone to bleeding, so he tends to wear rubber gloves for this reason. Being so sensitive to vibratinons and surface texture, he's learned to make use of his disability and can determine the properties of objects simply by drumming his fingers over them. He loves technology but isn't very technically inclined when it comes to using or understanding machines and devices. He mostly sticks to a small array of tools and makes use of a special lantern artifact which allows him to use Flash Cannon and Power Gem, very useful for lighting up dark caves and performing 'x-rays' on rocks to pinpoint the location of ores and faults. He has a friendly, modest demeanor and doesn't consider himself much of a fighter, using most of his attacks for work rather than battle.

Basalt (or 'Bass' as he likes to be known) is an ex-smuggler from Gambitville who makes use of his great strength to act as an all-purpose demolition tool for Kite. He's skilled at using his Earthquake attack in a very precise manner, being able to control the tremors in order to produce just the right amount of seismic force to close dangerous tunnels without destroying the environment around too much. He also flies Kite from place to place and carries the tools. While he might seem like the brute of the group, he's actually a very intelligent and kindhearted sort, though a bit blunt and vulgar sometimes. He often claims that he doesn't get along well with other dragons, though he's been seen together with a certain Druddigon on more than one occasion.

Description
Some more personal NPCs I've been developing as part of a collaborative world building experiment with . These guys are not allied with any of the guilds in Tao Village, as they mostly travel around to work. The Sandshrew Kite and his Garchomp partner Basalt are relic hunters and excavators. They do an assortment of important jobs involving seismic activity, earth moving and mining.

Kite is an aspiring geologist who has an uncanny talent for being able to 'feel' the strength of rocks and structures through touch. He has a rare condition where the quicks of his claws are much larger than an average Sandshrew's, leaving only a thin layer of calcium to protect them. This makes his claws hyper-sensitive and prone to bleeding, so he tends to wear rubber gloves for this reason. Being so sensitive to vibratinons and surface texture, he's learned to make use of his disability and can determine the properties of objects simply by drumming his fingers over them. He loves technology but isn't very technically inclined when it comes to using or understanding machines and devices. He mostly sticks to a small array of tools and makes use of a special lantern artifact which allows him to use Flash Cannon and Power Gem, very useful for lighting up dark caves and performing 'x-rays' on rocks to pinpoint the location of ores and faults. He has a friendly, modest demeanor and doesn't consider himself much of a fighter, using most of his attacks for work rather than battle.

Basalt (or 'Bass' as he likes to be known) is an ex-smuggler from Gambitville who makes use of his great strength to act as an all-purpose demolition tool for Kite. He's skilled at using his Earthquake attack in a very precise manner, being able to control the tremors in order to produce just the right amount of seismic force to close dangerous tunnels without destroying the environment around too much. He also flies Kite from place to place and carries the tools. While he might seem like the brute of the group, he's actually a very intelligent and kindhearted sort, though a bit blunt and vulgar sometimes. He often claims that he doesn't get along well with other dragons, though he's been seen together with a certain Druddigon on more than one occasion.