| Wenham Wykeman-Musgrave's Plank | |
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Origin |
Wenham Wykeman-Musgrave/Action of 22 September 1914 |
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Type |
Wooden Plank |
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Effects |
Invulnerability to water, fire and the cold |
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Downsides |
Detonates all flammables within a nearby radius |
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Activation |
Touch |
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Collected by |
Warehouse 13 |
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Section |
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Aisle |
167243-5645 |
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Shelf |
384041-7824-752 |
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Date of Collection |
April 15, 1955 |
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Origin[]
Wenham Wykeman-Musgrave was a Royal Navy officer who miraculously survived three separate torpedoed ships on the same day. Merely a midshipman aboard the HMS Aboukir, the cruiser was attacked by the U-Boat U-9 and quickly sank. Wykeman-Musgrave was catapulted into the North Sea, where the Hogue and Cressy started to rescue survivors. However, they were unaware the Aboukir’s sinking was caused by an enemy torpedo and were both caught off guard, first the Hogue, and finally the Cressy sank beneath the waves. Although over 1400 British soldiers perished during the conflict, Wykeman-Musgrave managed to climb aboard a piece of driftwood before falling unconscious and being picked up by a trawler. He survived to the war’s end and later reenlisted in the Royal Navy, reaching commander.
Effects[]
Grants heightened tolerance to bare exposure with water, fire and cold temperatures. Water will not enter their body even when fully surrounded or gasping for breath, instead becoming slightly repelled from the user. Short bursts of contact with fire will not result in burns, although they will appear with longer periods of time. Finally, low temperatures will cause the user’s circulatory system to work harder, preventing their extremities and vital organs from freezing.
However, the user will also radiate a field of higher energized particles directly around them. Although only irritating to people, it is capable of causing nearby flammables such as wood and oil to spontaneously ignite, even explode.