Black as Pitch
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Black as Pitch is the third adventure in the Grendelssaga (after Rescue Run and Salvage Rights)¸ a series of three adventures set on the rogue world of Grendel¸ in the Queen Alice's Star system. Grendel is largely unexplored¸ an uninhabitable world in the next orbit out from the human colony world of Beowulf.
"The British colonial government of Alicia is eager to engage with the Pentapods¸ having seen the benefits accrued to the French colony on Beta Canum. They are acting as quickly as possible¸ to forestall a French intervention¸ and present to the Home Office a fait accompli by having a treaty in place by the time the courier ship returns with instructions.
"The Alician Colonial Government¸ in conjunction with the University of Alicia¸ has put together a project to rapidly expand the base on Grendel¸ increasing its scientific capabilities¸ as well as outfitting it as a human embassy to the Pentapods.
"This final episode set on the hostile world of Grendel sees the characters forced into further cooperation with the alien Pentapods¸ as they delve into the secret kept by this planet for the past 100¸000 years. Meanwhile¸ another threat awaits them on the surface¸ biding its time...
Black as Pitch is the thirdadventure in the Grendelssaga (after Rescue Run and Salvage Rights)¸ a series of three adventures set on the rogue world of Grendel¸ in the Queen Alice's Star system. Grendel is largely unexplored¸ an uninhabitable world in the next orbit out from the human colony world of Beowulf.
The British colonial government of Alicia is eager to engage with the Pentapods¸ having seen the benefits accrued to the French colony on Beta Canum. They are acting as quickly as possible¸ to forestall a French intervention¸ and present to the Home Office a fait accompli by having a treaty in place by the time the courier ship returns with instructions.
The Alician Colonial Government¸ in conjunction with the University of Alicia¸ has put together a project to rapidly expand the base on Grendel¸ increasing its scientific capabilities¸ as well as outfitting it as a human embassy to the Pentapods.
This final episode¸ set on the hostile world of Grendel¸ sees the characters forced into further co-operation with the alien Pentapods¸ as they delve into the secret kept by this planet for the past 100¸000 years. Meanwhile¸ another threat awaits them on the surface¸ biding its time...
This final episode set on the hostile world of Grendel sees the characters forced into further cooperation with the alien Pentapods¸ as they delve into the secret kept by this planet for the past 100¸000 years. Meanwhile¸ another threat awaits them on the surface¸ biding its time...