After the death of the most promising Zeta unit, Zeta 9, the program was retooled. Mass production became the main focus. After all, quantity is a quality all of it's own. The Zeta units are a mass produced combat android rarely seen on the battlefield. These special units have been modified to be launched from the Dawn Hammer in specialized drop pods from the roof of the vehicle.
These drop pods have been tuned to emit a haunting whistling sound as they fly through the air to the requested destination. When the Zeta units steps out of the pod, it's shrouded in a fog as the hydraulics that absorbed the impact release the pressure, making for a dramatic entrance, which is only amplified by the menacing appearance of the android.
Expend a point of Battery and spend an Action. This Effect cannot be used unless The Dawn Hammer must have clear line of sight to the deployment location. and The Dawn Hammer must be in Airship Mode. Roll a single D10 as a critical failure check. If you roll a 1, the Effect fails, and you The drop pod debris strikes the contractor..
Summon a single Mass Produced Zeta Unit at your location. They will last for two hours, or until they are destroyed. They are controlled by the GM but will follow any commands you give. This Artifact may have at most 1 minion active at a time.
Anyone who witnesses you during this Effect's activation or for its duration will almost certainly be disturbed to see The Zeta units are clearly mass produced, autonomous, combat androids..
Felix calls out for is second in command, Napoleon, a large rat with blue eyes. This at is formidable and loyal to the end.
Exert your Mind and spend an Action.
Summon the one and only Sapient Giant Rat at your location. They last for two hours or until they are destroyed. They are controlled by you. You may have at most one minion active at a time.
If killed, you cannot re-summon your minion until after your next Contract.
Much like a hairball from a cat, a gross blob is vomited onto the floor, which then grows to full size. The child is fully aware of themselves and their situation. Including their short life span.
Exert your Mind and spend an Action.
Summon the one and only Sapient human child at your location. They last for two hours or until they are destroyed. They are controlled by you. You may have at most one minion active at a time.
Anyone who witnesses you during this Effect's activation or for its duration will almost certainly be disturbed to see The minion is vomited onto the floor and quickly grows to the size of a child, complete with it's own name of it's own choosing, and introducing itself.
If killed, you cannot re-summon your minion until after your next Contract.
Summoned by the call of their master from the depths of hell, these demons are covered head to toe in red skin. They feature black horns and fire in place of hair. They're always eager to play back up to their master.
Their sharp claws are always ready to draw blood, and if a target is out of reach, they can summon fireballs to throw at their enemies, or take to the sky and pull down their for.
This Effect activates whenever Someone Answers in the affirmative to the question, "Are you ready to rock?" or The wielder takes a severity 1 injury or higher from an attack.. It does not require an Action or Exertion. Your target should be intuitively based on the triggering event.
Summon up to 3 Sapient Rock-'n'-roll Succubus at your location. They last for two hours or until they are destroyed. They are controlled by the GM but will follow any commands you give. This Artifact may have at most 3 minions active at a time.
Summons a night-gaunt, an unnerving creature that appears to be a pitch-black, horned, winged humanoid with no face. While not particularly powerful physically, night-gaunts generate no noise when they move, making them well suited for stealth and recon. Oddly enough, they're quite fond of tickling their opponents or victims.
Exert your Mind and spend two Actions performing the following ritual: ring a bell forged of cold iron whilst murmuring a spell of summoning. You must actively and obviously use a small bell forged from cold iron to activate this Effect. You must maintain Concentration while activating this Effect, and it fails if you are interrupted.
Summon a single Night-Gaunt at your location. They will last until they are destroyed. They are controlled by the GM but will follow any commands you give. You may have at most 1 minion active at a time.
After you finish activating this Effect, you cannot move quicker than a walk (max 15 feet per Round) for one minute and suffer a -1 dice penalty for an hour. Exhaustion’s penalty and duration stacks with multiple activations.
You may only use this Effect once per day.
Xanusham sprouts evenly spaced eyestalks perpendicular to its central eye in a semicircle over the top half of its spherical body. The stalks are attached to Xanusham, and will die if separated. Since they are a part of Xanusham's own body, they are also very difficult to replace.
Although they cannot reposition, the stalks themselves are flexible, and about nine inches long, giving them the ability to bend and react to things Xanusham is not facing directly.
Take a Severity-1 Injury and spend one minute.
Summon a single eyestalk at your location. They will last until they are destroyed. They are controlled by the GM but will follow any commands you give. You may have at most 2 minions active at a time.
Possession of this Power grants the following Battle Scar: Disfigured.
After you finish activating this Effect, you cannot move quicker than a walk (max 15 feet per Round) for one minute and suffer a -1 dice penalty for an hour. Exhaustion’s penalty and duration stacks with multiple activations.
You may only use this Effect once per day.
Any successful musician knows the value of a good roadie. The musician calls for a roadie, and one will promptly arrive. The roadie doesn't talk much, and they aren't too bright, but they can sure haul gear.
After a couple hours of work, the roadie will retire to smoke and get some sleep.
Exert your Mind and spend an Action.
Summon a single Sapient roadie at your location. They last for two hours or until they are destroyed. They are controlled by the GM but will follow any commands you give. You may have at most one minion active at a time.
You may only use this Effect once per day.
The mobster knows a guy they can call for a hired goon, who arrives about a minute later. The goons are dumb as bricks, but tough nonetheless, perfect for sending a message when you need to keep your hands clean.
Exert your Mind and spend an Action. You must actively and obviously use cell phone to activate this Effect.
Summon a single Sapient goon at your location. They last for two hours or until they are destroyed. They are controlled by the GM but will follow any commands you give. You may have at most one minion active at a time.
The Vampire is able to turn one of their victims into a lesser vampire, a pale shadow of a full creature of the night but useful nonetheless. Having drained and killed their target, the Vampire performs a brief ritualistic bloodletting, wherein they spill their own blood into the target's mouth, forcing them to drink, and bonding them together as child and sire.
Shortly afterwards, the fledgling vampire will rise from death, hungry for blood and eager to serve.
Increase your sacrificial Injury's Severity by 1 and spend one minute. Select a Dead target within arm's reach that has died within the last hour. This Effect cannot be used unless you drained the target's blood while they were still alive.
Your target rises as an Animate being. The raised creature is totally mindless, with no memory of its past life or hint of its old personality. They cannot communicate. They will follow any command you speak.
The creature lasts until it dies again. It is revived at full health. Any Injuries it had in life are not accounted for when determining its penalties or progression towards re-death, though they may affect its ability to perform certain actions at GM's discretion. The raised creature must consume flesh every day or it will die again.
Raised creatures have their Abilities set to the same that they were in life. Their Charisma and Intellect are set to 1, but their Dexterity, Brawn and Perception are the same as they had in life. A raised creature cannot use any Effects.
Your revived targets deal 2 Weapon Damage with their unarmed attacks.
If you do not have a sacrificial Injury when you activate this Effect, take a new Severity-1 Injury.