Plumbing the Depths



The Global Network of Outstanding and Marvelous Engineers are soon to set out on another Adventure, in the name of Science! A trip in the newly acquired top-secret Gnomish Submarine into Vashj'ir in search of new and mysterious materials, to test various Underwater technologies, and, hell, we've got a Submarine!

The GNOME, as always, are always looking for new hands to join the Company for everyday work; a chance to learn your craft under the best of the best, go on extensive research trips AND get paid for it!

The Pincer X(Insert Indeterminate Number Here)
Gnomekind has long been known for their inquisitive nature and wish to discover everything there is to know about everything. Of course, the mysteries of the land beneath the waves are not exempt from this insatiable thirst for knowledge and so the ingenious gnomish Tinkers, with one or two of their Dwarven allies, set about producing one of the most daring and brilliant devices ever dreamt of; a Vehicle that could travel beneath the seas.

Not ones to miss out on a Horde-Obliterating opportunity, the shrewd minds of Alliance High Command requisitioned the pioneering technology; there devices were to be built and used as War Machines in the ongoing conflict between the Alliance and Horde. Gnomish Submarines, as they were known, came into their own during the Second War, but fell into disuse afterwards when most of the conflict was confined to in-land pitched battles. The gnomes of Gnomeregan could once again set about using their hard-built technology for its original purpose; discovery.

With the events of the Cataclysm unfolding, demand for Seafaring vehicles increased when the under-sea expanse of Vashj'ir was discovered- and rumours were circulating that the Goblins of the Bilgewater Cartel had managed to create a similar submarine-like vehicle. Not ones to be outdone, and especially not by the Greenskinned uneducated pyromaniacal rivals, the forges of Gnomeregan worked themselves into a frenzy, producing more and more of these Fish-shaped wonders. But these models remained a closely guarded secret. Wary that their coveted technologies would be commandeered by the increasingly war-hungry Alliance, the new batch of Pincer X2s was kept secret, aside from three or so, now used by Alliance Forces. The rest...nobody really knows. They float about, plumbing the depths of the Oceans on their endless journeys of discovery, surfacing only rarely in the dead of night to report their findings back to the High Tinker and his aides.

Quite how the Global Network of Outstanding and Marvellous Engineers procured a set of Schematics for the Pincer X2 model Submarine is...unknown. But we do know that Ambassador Spindlewerk, Gnomish envoy of Stormwind, had been removed from his post in the Keep and sent back to Ironforge. What the GNOME plans to do with the information is, as yet, unknown...

Plumbing the Depths
On the 11th of May, Mozeu 'Tootsie,' Brilliantblaze, Cindy Steamsprocket, Willard Boltshear, Cinty Cindersprocket, Zaam Spiritspark, Fezda Neuroflux, Mizzy Demodrik and Nicolette Bishop set off on their voyage to end all voyages; to the Depths of Vashj'ir. The trip there was largely uneventful, spent mostly examining the interior of the Submarine.

The first day spent in Vashj'ir was mostly swimming and collecting..."biological samples," -- until the Whale.