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Kraken Dungeon - Engineer

The thirst for knowledge and creation belongs to those that think. In Nimbus, the freedom to think is found outside the reach of the mistresses. There are many such places, and perhaps it is ironic that one of the most frequent is the ruins of abandoned city-states. Lost by a careless mistress, strife with a neighbor, or occasional mysteries linked to the deeps, these places become ghost towns and often dumping grounds for broken machines. It is in these mechanical graveyards that budding Engineers tinker, refine, and conduct their experiments. Some serve the mistresses, maintaining their freedom by virtue of brilliance. Some are rebels and seek to tear down and build again. While others care for nothing but the craft itself, and give themselves over as architects of mechanical wonders.

The Nimbian Engineer’s greatest tool is her intelligence, for it is from her mind that all her creations spring. While she may delight in experimentation, an Engineer is well-versed in solving practical problems, whether eluding authority, dispatching beasts or navigating treacherous landscapes. Sometimes that may be a gun. Sometimes, it’s a flamethrower, other times, it is a mechanical companion with hypnotic wave-beams. And sometimes, it’s more gun and a bigger boom.

Engineers that apply themselves to constructing weapons and other nifty devices are known as Artillery. Where a pirate might use a gun, a stungun, and a firebomb, an Artillery will use heavy ordinance, construct their own lightning gun, and burn out corruption with a flamethrower. Their hypnotic whirl-launcher can knock out enemies, and lay mines and other traps for the denizens of the abyss.

Some other Engineers take the principles of automation to heart. Why do something herself when a machine can be made to do it for her? These Architects devote themselves to the study of robotics and have learned to cobble together mechanical helpers to travel with and serve their creator. Turrets to defend, companions to heal, really annoyingly loud decoys to lead enemies astray, and drones to fight.

Engineer Traits
• Fragile with lower hp. Care must be taken
• High damage ranged blaster with elemental attacks
• Traps and turrets create zones of defense
• Robotic allies fight or provide aid in an area
• Craft your path to victory
• Nimbus special: Salvage. Scraps and raw materials can be made useful
• Engineer special: Master of the Craft. Materials can be used for drone parts. Can craft majority of items.