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The Grey Planet

General Description: A distant planet, one of the worlds being explored by the Company. It boasts unusual natural features, vast underground territories, and diverse life forms.

Surface: The planet has a harsh environment unfamiliar to terrestrial life. Natural zones, unusual plants, and indigenous animals are found here. Some areas are virtually unexplored.

Caves: Beneath the surface lies a vast cave system, divided into numerous sections and levels. Natural formations, vegetation, unknown organisms, and traces of previous expeditions are found within. Containers, equipment, and various Company cargo can also be found there.

Dangers: Traveling around the planet requires caution. The experiments encounter native creatures, difficult terrain, supply shortages, and other threats. Not all of the planet's inhabitants are friendly.

Why Experiments are deployed: The company uses them to explore the planet, study the local ecosystem, locate lost equipment, and gather valuable materials. Management also monitors how different types of Experiments adapt to unfamiliar environments and cope with dangers.

Expedition conditions: Subjects are provided with necessary equipment, supplies, and observation equipment. Their condition is monitored using brain chips. Return is not always guaranteed, as the safety of the Experiments is not the Company's top priority.

Atmosphere: The Gray Planet is simultaneously mysterious, dangerous, and full of unexplored places. For the Experiments, it becomes a completely alien world, where they must rely on their own skills and each other.

Lore - The World of the Company (AU)

In this world, there exists a powerful technological organization known as the Company. It is engaged in biological research, genetics, and the creation of new intelligent species.

Experiments: The company creates creatures by combining human and animal DNA. This is how the Saivians were born—intelligent beings with diverse physical and physiological characteristics. Known varieties include Experiment, Milky, and Chompy. They are capable of thought, feeling, communication, and independent decision-making.

Life in the Complex: From birth, test subjects are under the Company's supervision. Until approximately ten years of age, children of all species live together in a large common room. After that, they are assigned to different areas, assessed for their abilities, health, and physical characteristics. They then undergo training and preparation.

Brain Chips: Experiments are implanted with special chips during adolescence. These allow them to monitor their body's health and medical indicators. The company uses them for surveillance and control.

Deployment to the Gray Planet: Test subjects are sent to a distant planet to perform dangerous research tasks. The company is interested in studying their behavior in an unfamiliar environment, as well as locating lost equipment and technology.

Company Attitude: For management, Experiments are primarily a valuable research resource. However, there are those among the employees who genuinely care about them and view them as individuals.

Laboratory complex of the Company (AU)

Purpose: A large research facility on Earth owned by the Company. Here, intelligent test subjects—Experiments—are created, raised, studied, and trained. Despite their own feelings, personalities, and wills, the Company views them primarily as research subjects.

Structure of the complex:

• Children's Room: A large common area where test subjects of all species live and spend time until they are approximately 10 years old. The children can interact, play, and get to know each other. They are constantly monitored by staff. After reaching approximately 10 years of age, selection begins: children are assigned to different groups based on their species, abilities, health, and test results.
• Residential sector: separate rooms for older test subjects and rest areas.
• Medical sector: examinations, treatment and health monitoring.
• Research sector: laboratories, scientists' offices and equipment for experiments.
• Educational sector: premises for preparation and training.
• Administrative sector: management offices, archives and security.

Brain Chips: According to the lore, almost all Experiments sent to the Gray Planet are implanted with special brain chips. These allow for monitoring of their body condition and medical indicators. In this AU, the chips are implanted during adolescence, during the subjects' training. The Company uses them for surveillance and control.

Staff: Scientists conduct research, doctors monitor health, security ensures safety, and technicians maintain equipment. Attitudes toward test subjects vary among staff members.

Atmosphere: Cold lighting, metal corridors, surveillance cameras, electronic locks, and the constant hum of equipment make the complex appear sterile, austere, and almost completely controlled.

Training Room

Purpose: A room from the tutorial phase of Casualties: Unknown. Here, Experiments undergo basic training before completing missions.

Exterior: A spacious rectangular room with a rubber floor and metal wall panels. Large glass windows on the sides lead to observation areas. Inside, teaching aids and equipment for practical exercises are housed.

Surveillance: Test subjects are monitored by cameras and automated systems. Access to the room is controlled, and staff can observe the proceedings through glass.

Training: Experimenters are introduced to essential skills: movement, using objects and equipment, collecting materials, providing first aid, and performing simple tasks. Training is carried out in stages: first with an explanation, then with independent execution.

Assistant: The training is monitored by the Training Armature Device, an automated learning assistant. It explains assignments, comments on the student's actions, and responds to errors. Its behavior may appear irritated if the subject does not follow instructions.

Experimental Behavior: Subjects are not required to be obedient. They may ask questions, argue, become distracted, refuse tasks, or show interest in the equipment.

Atmosphere: The room is sterile, cold, and functional. It is designed for training and testing, not for relaxation. Constant surveillance reminds the Experiments that they are under the Company's control.

Chompy (SAW-05)

Appearance: A hairless creature with shark-like anatomy and a large tail. Its body structure is adapted to an aquatic environment. It has a carnivorous physiology.

Origin: Within the AU, he has shark DNA, which affects his appearance, behavior, and physical features.

Personality: Generally friendly, outgoing, and energetic. May be curious about scientists and their surroundings. However, friendliness does not mean submissiveness: Chompy can object, refuse to comply with demands, and defend themselves if they feel threatened.

Physiology: Better adapted to aquatic environments than to typical terrestrial conditions. Its carnivorous nature requires a corresponding diet. Its large tail is a noticeable feature.

Behavior: Can show interest in new objects and people, communicate with other subjects, and make independent decisions. Not obligated to agree with scientists.

AU Features: Reactions to alcohol may include confusion, weakness, and impaired coordination. Psychoactive substances can cause disorientation and impaired consciousness. Chompy is presumably somewhat more resistant to certain effects than others, but this does not make him immune.

Milky (SAW-03)

Appearance: A small creature with soft white fur, a flat muzzle, and small white horns. A pair of fins protrudes from its back. It has a fluffy and unusual appearance.

Origin: Within the AU, it has marine genetic traits that affect its body structure and vision.

Personality: Intelligent, self-confident, and rather arrogant. He enjoys sarcasm, can be caustic in his responses to scientists, and is reluctant to acknowledge the authority of others. He dislikes unwanted touching and physical intimacy. He is distrustful and values ​​personal space and independence.

Physiology: Possesses excellent visual abilities, but is inferior to many other test subjects in physical strength and endurance. Prefers to use intellect, observation, and cunning.

Behavior: May argue, refuse experiments, attempt to deceive staff, or defend their own interests. Not a compliant research subject.

AU Features: Sensitivity to alcohol is unstable. Psychoactive substances can impair perception, thinking, and coordination, as well as cause confusion and serious health problems.

Experiment (SAW-01)

Appearance: A small creature with black fur and an orange-tipped tail. Its eyes have orange sclera and black pupils. Three soft protrusions are located on the back of its head. Its paws have pink pads, each with four toes. It walks on its toes. Its blood is yellow.

Origin: Within the AU, his DNA combines human, canine, and rat traits.

Personality: Inquisitive, active, and observant. Enjoys studying unfamiliar objects, asking questions, and observing scientists at work. He can even show interest in things he's not supposed to. He can sometimes be intrusive due to his curiosity. His trusting nature depends on the attitude of others. He has a will of his own and is capable of arguing, refusing procedures, or defending himself.

Physiology: Relatively weak and sensitive. An embedded brain chip allows for health monitoring.

AU Features: Experiment's body is extremely sensitive to alcohol and certain psychoactive substances. Exposure can cause severe disorientation, anxiety, impaired consciousness, and serious health consequences. Reactions are unpredictable.

On average, they are 150 cm tall. Sometimes they are 170 cm tall, but very rarely. 1 in 1000

Some can help people in medicine. They have privileges like an intern. They don't have to always sit in their cell (they have their own, not the same as everyone else).