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The Tireless Mechanic is a talkative and somewhat scatterbrained engineer.<ref name = "hire mechanic"/> He does not sleep and takes a draught to compensate, which allows him to retain his faculties<ref name="invite dine">{{Citation|https://sunlesssea.fandom.com/wiki/Tireless_Mechanic#Speak_to_the_Tireless_Mechanic|Invite him to dine with you|Sunless Sea|}}</ref> but leaves him visibly exhausted.<ref name="char desc" /> | The Tireless Mechanic is a talkative and somewhat scatterbrained engineer.<ref name = "hire mechanic"/> He does not sleep and takes a draught to compensate, which allows him to retain his faculties<ref name="invite dine">{{Citation|https://sunlesssea.fandom.com/wiki/Tireless_Mechanic#Speak_to_the_Tireless_Mechanic|Invite him to dine with you|Sunless Sea|}}</ref> but leaves him visibly exhausted.<ref name="char desc" /> | ||
[[File:Bazaarsun rectangle.png|alt=A spaceship-like being flying towards the Sun.|thumb|[[The Echo Bazaar]]]] | [[File:Bazaarsun rectangle.png|alt=A spaceship-like being flying towards the Sun.|thumb|[[The Echo Bazaar]]]] | ||
In the past, the Mechanic's enthusiasm for engines led him to dream of them, and then of the [[The Bazaar#The Stone Pigs|Stone Pigs]] - the creatures | In the past, the Mechanic's enthusiasm for engines led him to dream of them, and then of the [[The Bazaar#The Stone Pigs|Stone Pigs]] - the creatures that allow the [[Bazaar]] to travel the [[High Wilderness]]. The Pigs sleep for now, but the [[Fingerkings]] can breach their dreams. They recruited the Mechanic to steal a secret from the Pigs' dreams: the plans<ref>{{Citation|https://sunlesssea.fandom.com/wiki/The_Mechanic%27s_Secret|Item description|Sunless Sea|}}</ref> for an engine unlike any other. Fascinated, the Mechanic stole the secret for himself rather than giving it to the serpents as they asked,<ref name = "explain what">{{Citation|https://sunlesssea.fandom.com/wiki/Tireless_Mechanic#Speak to the Tireless Mechanic|Ask the Mechanic to explain exactly what the hell is going on|Sunless Sea|}}</ref> and he stashed the secret in [[Frostfound]] where the Fingerkings could not follow.<ref name="frost secret">{{Citation|https://sunlesssea.fandom.com/wiki/Objective:_The_Mechanic%27s_Secret_in_Frostfound|Objective: The Mechanic's Secret in Frostfound|Sunless Sea|}}</ref> For his deception,<ref name = "explain what"/> the enraged Fingerkings will hunt him the moment he sleeps and dreams of [[Parabola]].<ref name="check cellar">{{Citation|https://sunlesssea.fandom.com/wiki/Hunter%27s_Keep#Interactions_2|Excavate the cellar|Sunless Sea|}}</ref> | ||
The Mechanic wants to defeat his serpentine pursuers so that he may sleep again.<ref name="check cellar" /> He also hopes to reacquire his secret<ref name="frost secret" /> and use it to build an engine called the '''Fulgent Impeller''',<ref name="make engine">{{Citation|https://sunlesssea.fandom.com/wiki/Kingeater%27s_Castle#Interactions|Construct the Fulgent Impeller|Sunless Sea|}}</ref> which runs on the same forces that propel the Bazaar.<ref>{{Citation|https://sunlesssea.fandom.com/wiki/The_Fulgent_Impeller#Description|Description|Sunless Sea|}}</ref> The Impeller requires a "heart" to function,<ref name="make engine" /> so the Mechanic contracted a mysterious [[Rubbery Man]] called the '''Unsettling Sage'''<ref>{{Citation|https://sunlesssea.fandom.com/wiki/Unsettling_Sage#Interactions_in_detail|Invite the Unsettling Sage to dinner|Sunless Sea|}}</ref> to act as one when the time comes.<ref name="make engine" /> | The Mechanic wants to defeat his serpentine pursuers so that he may sleep again.<ref name="check cellar" /> He also hopes to reacquire his secret<ref name="frost secret" /> and use it to build an engine called the '''Fulgent Impeller''',<ref name="make engine">{{Citation|https://sunlesssea.fandom.com/wiki/Kingeater%27s_Castle#Interactions|Construct the Fulgent Impeller|Sunless Sea|}}</ref> which runs on the same forces that propel the Bazaar.<ref>{{Citation|https://sunlesssea.fandom.com/wiki/The_Fulgent_Impeller#Description|Description|Sunless Sea|}}</ref> The Impeller requires a "heart" to function,<ref name="make engine" /> so the Mechanic contracted a mysterious [[Rubbery Man]] called the '''Unsettling Sage'''<ref>{{Citation|https://sunlesssea.fandom.com/wiki/Unsettling_Sage#Interactions_in_detail|Invite the Unsettling Sage to dinner|Sunless Sea|}}</ref> to act as one when the time comes.<ref name="make engine" /> | ||
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"Afternoon. Ready to offer my services. I'm an engineer. Finest you'll ever hire. Treat engines like my own children. Not that I have children. Too busy. Usually busy."[1]
The Tireless Mechanic is an engineer from London.
A Mechanical Marvel?
"Does he ever sleep? His eyes are dark-circled, but his hands are steady."[2]
The Tireless Mechanic is a talkative and somewhat scatterbrained engineer.[1] He does not sleep and takes a draught to compensate, which allows him to retain his faculties[3] but leaves him visibly exhausted.[2]
In the past, the Mechanic's enthusiasm for engines led him to dream of them, and then of the Stone Pigs - the creatures that allow the Bazaar to travel the High Wilderness. The Pigs sleep for now, but the Fingerkings can breach their dreams. They recruited the Mechanic to steal a secret from the Pigs' dreams: the plans[4] for an engine unlike any other. Fascinated, the Mechanic stole the secret for himself rather than giving it to the serpents as they asked,[5] and he stashed the secret in Frostfound where the Fingerkings could not follow.[6] For his deception,[5] the enraged Fingerkings will hunt him the moment he sleeps and dreams of Parabola.[7]
The Mechanic wants to defeat his serpentine pursuers so that he may sleep again.[7] He also hopes to reacquire his secret[6] and use it to build an engine called the Fulgent Impeller,[8] which runs on the same forces that propel the Bazaar.[9] The Impeller requires a "heart" to function,[8] so the Mechanic contracted a mysterious Rubbery Man called the Unsettling Sage[10] to act as one when the time comes.[8]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Engage an Officer: The Tireless Mechanic, Sunless Sea
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Character description, Sunless Sea
- ↑ Invite him to dine with you, Sunless Sea
- ↑ Item description, Sunless Sea
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 to the Tireless Mechanic Ask the Mechanic to explain exactly what the hell is going on, Sunless Sea
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Objective: The Mechanic's Secret in Frostfound, Sunless Sea
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Excavate the cellar, Sunless Sea
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Construct the Fulgent Impeller, Sunless Sea
- ↑ Description, Sunless Sea
- ↑ Invite the Unsettling Sage to dinner, Sunless Sea
