Gnomish Drop Bear

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Gnomish Drop Bears are open-air biplanes created by Gnomes. They are used by the Dirigible Gnomes in Fifth Floor Bubble #543.

AI Description

Gnomish Drop Bear. Contraption.
This is one of the Dirigible Gnome’s earliest fast-attack planes. There are only a handful of these still in service. While able to quickly reach most targets when drop-launched from home base, the twin engines of these early models were famously underpowered. Damaged Drop Bears oftentimes had difficulty obtaining enough altitude to reach home, even after ditching their payload. This is why most of these planes carry rapid-deploying, quick-escape balloons, making them sitting targets for enemy aircraft and flak.
That information is not going to do you any good when you’re sitting there on the ground watching this thing barrel at you like a robin descending upon a glistening, fat worm.
Don’t worry, these guys don’t drop bombs. Their standard payload is something much more entertaining.^[1]

Appearance

Gnomish Drop Bears look like open-air, twin-engine biplanes, with each engine nestled between the wings, and look like they were built out of scrap metal. The planes may be decorated with paint.^[2]^[3]

Their payload is egg-shaped and only slightly smaller than a refrigerator.^[2]

Operation

Gnomish Drop Bears are fueled by gasoline.^[3]

References

↑ Dinniman, Matt. The Gate of the Feral Gods: Dungeon Crawler Carl Book 4 (pp. 51-52). Dandy House. Kindle Edition.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Dinniman, Matt. The Gate of the Feral Gods (Chapter 3)
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 Dinniman, Matt. The Gate of the Feral Gods (Chapter 15)