Then switch to fisticuffs...

This fantastic artwork was made by the talented, professional, and friendly  Seyumei who did an absolutely awesome job rendering a scene from my universe here.

The scene depicted here kinda demonstrates what happens when nomads and bandits are caught on the surface when the scourge are close enough and numerous enough to start perceiving medium disturbances such as the vibrations caused by gunfire or the running engine of a vehicle; though not yet close enough to perceive the relatively minor disturbances of movement and fighting.

Basically firing a gun with that many scourge around would quickly become a death sentence, though sticking around much more than a few short minutes at best would also mean greater numbers of scourge, and likely their perception would increase to the point of being able perceive the minor vibrations in footsteps or simple passive body-heat.

This is also the first time you get to see the scourge visually, they are meant to be kinda a swarm intelligence, something that is non threatening in small numbers but rapidly become more perceptive and dangerous in larger numbers. The scourge also tend to be nearly innumerable and their attacks are often relentless and can only be temporarily delayed, never stopped.

Anyway, thanks again to  Seyumei who did a fantastic job on this and helped me design this first iteration of the scourge; I also think he did a fantastic job getting the "look" of Brack and the Soldien bandit down as well.

As always let me know what you all like, what you don't, and what can be used to improve future submissions.

Thanks everyone! I hope you all like it!