Slocknog

*"Ssstranger, you might not want to look at thisss now..."*

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## Slocknog

### Species

Slug

*I am Slocknog, a wandering hero ssseeking adventure.*

Slocknog is a character the player can meet in any slug sector at a distress light nebula beacon, where you find a ship wreck on a rogue planet. He will also give them coordinates to the Royal Nebula, which starts The Heist questline.

## History

Slocknog was previously king of the Kleptocracy and a member of the Clairvoyant party. Though sometimes arrogant, Slocknog was generally favored by a majority of the population for his level-headed approach to matters and acceptance of Slug tradition, particularly in the infamous Crown Theft Festival.

However, during one of these festivals, the much worse mannered pirate, Captain Nights, managed to steal the crown from Slocknog with a mix of bribery and violence, which Slocknog claims to have been cheating. Regardless, Nights was crowned the new king, and to make sure his throne stood unchallenged he exiled Slocknog from the Royal Nebula.

After the player finds Slocknog's wreck, if they give him a large amount of scrap he will reveal his true identity to them, and give them coordinates to the Royal Nebula to watch the "spectacle", referring to his revenge on Nights.

When the player arrives in the Royal Nebula, they are recognized by Nights's men, The Knights of Nights, who figure you're working with Slocknog. The player will encounter many slugs with mixed opinions on Slocknog and Nights as they journey to the Slug Palace. Once they do arrive, they'll find Slocknog and a squad of Clairvoyants holding the palace under siege, trying to draw out Nights, which ends up leading to a large scale battle.

Here, the player is presented with many choices, which changes the outcome of the quest (and by extension, what happens to Slocknog).

### Fight Slocknog

If the player chooses to fight Slocknog on his Clairvoyant Cruiser, they will inevitably kill him, ensuring Nights's temporary victory.

### Fight Nights

If the player chooses to fight Nights on his Black Raven and defeats him, Slocknog will thank you for your assistance. However, the slug citizens will not be so forgiving, blaming Slocknog for starting the battle.

From here, the player can then:

* Use force to put Slocknog back in charge - the player raises their weapons to the crowd, which draws loyalty back to Slocknog's followers. This ensures Slocknog is finally put back in charge. He will thank the player greatly and give them a weapon, a Reloader [X] external upgrade and a high amount of scrap.
* Convince the slugs to start a democracy and take Slocknog with you - The slugs seem to accept this concept for further discussion, and allow Slocknog to leave with you. This gives Slocknog as crew.
* Convince the slugs to start a democracy and execute Slocknog - The slugs seem to accept this concept for further discussion and agree to execute Slocknog. Out of goodwill for your massive help, the Slugs give a large amount of scrap and a reactor upgrade.

### Secret Ending

If the player has completed a previous event in the sector where they obtain a Clansman looking to steal the crown for himself, the player is granted the option to put them in charge if they also kill Nights.

## Gameplay

Slocknog is considerably strong with a powerful stun ability that makes him great as support crew.

### Stats

(unique crew entry)

Slocknog might have once been king, but he'd rather be alive and part of your crew, than dead in a ditch somewhere.

* Heals at 3x speed from all sources.
* Passively heals all friendly crew in the room
* Immune to mind control, can see adjacent rooms, and displays life forms while on the player's ship.
* Active Ability (50 second cooldown): STUN - Stuns all other enemy crew in the room for 20s. Telepathic powers will not function for the duration of the effect.

## Trivia

* Slocknog, as well as the event he is found in, are based on a singular vanilla event involving a slug with the same name.
	+ However, in vanilla, this event is of little importance or consequence.
* A vote was held in the Multiverse discord to determine the color of Slocknog, all 3 of which are based off of real color patterns seen on Nudibranchs (sea slugs).
	+ One of the other alternative color schemes was reused for Nights as well.
* Slocknog has a similar head pattern to Slug Saboteurs and Nights, and also wears a very similar vest.