Lore
Aurel, the GyrocopterAfter serving through a lifetime of wars, upheaval, riots, and revolutions, the brass figured Aurel had seen enough. But in addition to a few trinkets and his considerable pension, the erstwhile engineer left with something far more interesting: a long-forgotten, incomplete schematic for a Gyrocopter, the world's first manned, non-magical flying device. Retiring to the tropical obscurity of the Ash Archipelago with little else but time and money, he set to work building the device.
As the years wore on and the remains of failed prototypes began to pile up, he began to wonder if mechanical flight was even possible. A decade and a day after his retirement, on a sunny afternoon with a southerly breeze, Aurel sat in his latest attempt bristling with indignation and expectant failure. With a grunt of effort he pulled the ignition cord and covered his head, waiting for the inevitable explosion. However to his great surprise he began to lift and, following a few panicked adjustments, stabilize. Within an hour, he was ducking and weaving with the breeze, level with the gulls, and Aurel found himself filled with the breathless wonder of flight.
As dusk settled in he set a course back to his workshop, but no sooner had he turned his craft when a cannonball tore through his tailfin. Disentangling himself from the wreckage, he swam toward the nearest piece of land in sight, and cursed to see the ship responsible for the cannonball collecting the debris. Days later, when Aurel returned to his workshop, he set to work on yet another gyrocopter, this one capable of carrying a much heavier, more dangerous payload.
As the years wore on and the remains of failed prototypes began to pile up, he began to wonder if mechanical flight was even possible. A decade and a day after his retirement, on a sunny afternoon with a southerly breeze, Aurel sat in his latest attempt bristling with indignation and expectant failure. With a grunt of effort he pulled the ignition cord and covered his head, waiting for the inevitable explosion. However to his great surprise he began to lift and, following a few panicked adjustments, stabilize. Within an hour, he was ducking and weaving with the breeze, level with the gulls, and Aurel found himself filled with the breathless wonder of flight.
As dusk settled in he set a course back to his workshop, but no sooner had he turned his craft when a cannonball tore through his tailfin. Disentangling himself from the wreckage, he swam toward the nearest piece of land in sight, and cursed to see the ship responsible for the cannonball collecting the debris. Days later, when Aurel returned to his workshop, he set to work on yet another gyrocopter, this one capable of carrying a much heavier, more dangerous payload.
| Gyrocopter | |
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| About | |
| Associated With | |
| Races | Keen |
| Places | Ash Archipelago Ultimyr University |
- Aurel is a keen.[1]
- Aurel had an old boss that he disliked.[2]
- Aurel has some relation to the Ultimyr University, who crafted the Atomic Ray Thrusters engine for him.[3]
- Davion is aware of what his father would do with Aurel's flying machine.
Relationships[]
- Sun Wukong hates Aurel because he finds him and his flying machine annoying.[4]
Friendships and rivalries[]
Allies meeting Gyrocopter
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r Hmm, for the Keen Folk, you ain't half bad. - ▶️
r How's the weather up there, Gyro? - ▶️ r Gyro, for a Keen, you're not that bad.
- ▶️ ▶️ r Nice mustache.
- ▶️ ▶️ r You are an annoying little man in an annoying little plane.
- ▶️ ▶️ r I hate you Gyrocopter.
Enemies killing Gyrocopter
- ▶️ These Keen folk die so easy.
- ▶️ Your whirly-whatsit can bug off.
- ▶️ What pitiful contraption was that?
- ▶️ Gyro, you were crazy even for the Keenfolk.
- ▶️ Gyro, your craft dies with you.
- ▶️ You keen folk are clever, but not so strong.
- ▶️ Your pilot light, extinguished.
- ▶️ Gravity brings you down.
- ▶️ ▶️ Never trust an engineer.
- ▶️ Snakes on a plane!
- ▶️ ▶️ r Whooh! Smashing this thing made my day!
- ▶️ ▶️ r You're grounded!
- ▶️ You ride no more.
- ▶️ Your whirlybird is at the mercy of the wind, and I'm not feeling very merciful today.
- ▶️ Sorry Gyro! Next time try planting your explosives.
- ▶️ Gyro, that craft of yours has made you dizzy.
- ▶️ We could do with fewer such contraptions.
- ▶️ You keen folk cower behind your gadgets.
- ▶️ Your contraption becomes your coffin.
- ▶️ ▶️ Dead air.
- ▶️ If I cannot fly, neither should you!
- ▶️ Grounded.
- ▶️ Ah ha! That was unequal combat.
Enemies dying to Gyrocopter
- ▶️ Are you an air wolf?
Others
- ▶️ r When the whirling one rains death upon your head, no bunker can protect you.
- ▶️ ▶️ I will bring you down!
- ▶️ ▶️ Defend your mustache!
