The Abyssal Vanguard

Tier II, Strong Hold

The Abyssal Vanguard, commonly called the Underboilers, is a mercenary guild renowned for their daring expeditions into the The Underboil, the treacherous depths beneath the Blast. They are experts in exploring, salvaging, and surviving the supernatural and industrial hazards that plague the region.

Turf

The Depth's Draught, A smoke-stained, salt-slick tavern deep in Greewerks. They also consider the entirety of The Underboil their domain.

Notable Assets

• The Depth's Draught: A place of bold oaths and bolder plans
• Blast-Hardened Diver Rigs: Rugged, gree-tempered suits designed to survive The Underboil’s crushing pressures and supernatural onslaughts, though they strain both body and mind.
• Tether Barge Gallowscoff : A retrofitted dirigible armed with winches, cranes, and salvage platforms

Quirks

• The Depth-Mark: Every member must survive an unlit submersion into the Underboil’s edge—enduring visions, pressure, and fear—to earn their "depth-mark" scars.
• Underboil Lore: Veterans trade eerie tales of massive unseen beasts and flickering cities below the Boil, forming a slowly evolving oral mythos.

Allies

Greefolk, The Undertow, The Abyssal Vanguard

Enemies

The Gnet, The Argent Accord, The Gristle Syndicate

The Depths Are Ours

Type

Guild, Adventuring

Alternative Names

The Underboilers

Controlled Territories

• The Depth's Draught