Route B — The Coolant Spine
Read Aloud
Read Aloud — The Coolant Spine
The filtration door opens on a tunnel wrapped in white pipe. Frost thickens toward the center until every handrail looks carved from glass.
Rook touches two fingers to the wall, feeling the vibration. “These lines cool half the prison. If CUSTOS sees us in here, it will cycle the whole system.”
A warning strip changes from amber to blue. Somewhere ahead, a pressure door begins to close.
Route Consequence
If the party completes the route with fewer than 3 Failures, they can seal the final manifold behind them. Network Heat begins 1 lower in Act 2. If they rescue Maintenance Pod 7, the safehouse gains a functioning water recycler and an additional technician.