Pebble
Overview
Pebble is a golem-like Chimera who serves as the Alter Ego of Isaree Thongsuk, bonded through The Musubi. The name is ironic given the creature’s massive bulk.
Appearance
Pebble is a humanoid figure standing nearly three meters tall with a massive form and stone-like skin. Veins of Aerolith run across its body, and it has round, glassy eyes set in rose-colored sockets. The creature possesses pudgy arms capable of twisting metal with precision.
Abilities
Pebble can cause Aerolith crystals to sprout from stone by placing its hand on rock surfaces. The creature can levitate and rise through vertical shafts. Pebble can sense Aerolith veins even when deeply buried in rock and appears to generate a magnetic or antigravitational field that causes Aerolith-veined stones to part before it. Through the Musubi bond, Pebble communicates telepathically with simple words.
Timeline
393 AC - Aerolith Vein Sensing
Pebble assisted Axiom operations by locating profitable Aerolith veins buried deep in rock that other methods could not detect.
393 AC - Navigating Aerolith Reef
Pebble navigated through a belt of suspended Aerolith-veined rocks in the Cloud Realm, with the floating stones parting before the Chimera as if affected by a field it generated.
393 AC - Restocking Station Visit
Pebble accompanied Isaree Thongsuk aboard AES Kurush during a docking at a restocking station to refuel Kelon reserves.
393 AC, June-September - First Encounter with Isaree
During a prospecting mission for the Expeditionary Corps, Isaree Thongsuk was conducting safety analyses on a mineral vein when Pebble emerged from the rock wall behind her, demonstrating its crystal-generating ability by causing Aerolith to sprout from the cavern wall.
393 AC, October 23 - Halua Attack on Pelagonian Quarry
While exploring abandoned tunnels in the Pelagonian Quadrant, Pebble carried Isaree Thongsuk through an elevator shaft when Halua’s attack caused the mine to collapse. Pebble shielded Isaree from falling debris and levitated her to safety before they witnessed the destruction of AES Sune.
Relationships
- AES Kurush: Axiom vessel where Pebble accompanied Isaree (393 AC)
- AES Sune: Cruiser whose destruction Pebble and Isaree witnessed (October 393 AC)
- Aerolith: Material comprising the creature’s veins and which it can generate and sense
- Angus: Demolition expert present during mining operations (393 AC)
- Axiom: Affiliated faction through Isaree
- Expeditionary Corps: Organization where Pebble and Isaree serve
- Isaree Thongsuk: Alterer partner bonded through The Musubi
- Pelagonian Quadrant: Location where Pebble and Isaree survived Halua’s attack (October 393 AC)