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Stage 1 |
Location: | Nargith Plain (Battleline) (2, 15) |
This area is blasted and torn. Craters and death litter the shattered land. Crouching for cover, 4595 waves you over. |
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He grabs you and pulls you down next to him, 'Pay attention Citizen, there are murderous robots walking the Battleline shooting everything they find.' He glances carefully over the lip of the crater you are both hunkered down in. 'What I want to know is, where these robots are coming from. They seem to be firing at each other as much as us!'
Now that he mentions it, you have never seen the Golgesh or Shard use robots. They only use technology that they produce themselves. Their self reliance is part of their strength.
4595 then looks at his pistol, 'I also think I now require a better weapon now I am in a combat zone. I have noted the potency of the weaponry these Blaster Verges have. They might look comical but that gun of theirs has quite a punch. Can you get me one of the Blaster Verge's Gunheads?'
You nod, shamed that it had never occurred to you that 4595 might need a half decent weapon as much as you do. |
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Stage 2 |
Location: | Nargith Plain (Battleline) (2, 15) |
You return to find 4595 reloading his pistol, 'I'm running out of ammunition, have you got me that Gunhead yet?' |
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He takes the odd weapon from you, 'It looks like new, thank you Citizen I appreciate this. I have been looking at the Golgesh front line when you were away. It looks like they have concentrated on a strong defensive perimeter. We will need to find another way in. I suspect that these Verges come from somewhere beneath us as there is no obvious building that in apparent anywhere on Nargith from what we have seen. I followed a Blaster and it went into a Cave. We should see if we can find a way to use this Cave system and enter the Golgesh Camp.'
Explore the Cave and try to find a way into the Golgesh Base. |
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Stage 3 |
Location: | Nargith Cave (Maze) (10, 3) |
It is a welcome relief to get out of the burning sun, the Nargith Cave is cool and dry, but there is an odd whine echoing through the twisting tunnels. Within a gloomy cavern you find 4595 waving you over. |
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The droid puts his finger to his chin. You stare at him for an instant before it clicks he wants you to be quiet. He leans in close and whispers, 'There is a Verge hovering around with stubby arms. They seem to scan me then move on and show no further interest...' But before he can finish his sentence you hear a whirring hum from behind you, then incredible pain followed by darkness.
You are afloat on a sea of flame, you squirm to be free of the pain then slowly your vision comes into focus. 4595 has a med kit open and is tending burn marks on your now exposed flesh. After a moment the searing pain reseeds and you try to get up.
4595 grabs you by the arm, 'Gently now, one of those Emitter Verges just doused you in plasma. Oddly I don't think it was try to kill you. When it had finished whatever it was doing it spun and floated away. I had a med pack on me, it's standard issue for Officers in case Citizens of Tarrolan require assistance. Lucky for I did, the Medical Nanites should have done it's job by now. Whatever that Emitter did, you need to stop it from doing whatever it was intends to do next. And be quick about it!'
Stop the Emitter Verge from completing it's task. |
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Stage 4 |
Location: | Nargith Cave (Maze) (12, 15) |
You take a tentative step but feel no pain. Astonished you take another and still feel nothing wrong. Whatever the Tarrolan techs put into those medical packs, you should get some more!
You then start to run after the Emitter that attacked you, but being unconscious when it left you cannot really find it in the Maze. You begin to panic when you suddenly find a metal computer terminal. |
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You blink as you stare at the metallic computer terminal which appears to be built right into the Cave wall. There is a large well worn data port next to the Viewscreen and keypad. On the screen you see small thumbnails of different Golgesh and a date stamp next to the small image. On an impulse you scroll down the list and find the last entry in the list. Your heart sinks when you see your image staring back at you from the small viewscreen.
You click on the thumbnail and are surprised to find nothing but a detailed medical scan. Confused you flick through the other pages of the data file but there is simply a detailed conclusion about your health and projected well being. You close the files and a pop-up appears. It notes, 'Data upload in 45 minutes.'
You don't know why the Emitter would take a Medical Scan or why someone would want it. But you do know you don't want them to receive it. You look for a cancel or delete function but find nothing. Find a way to destroy the Emitter Terminal to stop the Data Transmission of your Medical Records. |
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Stage 5 |
Location: | Nargith Cave (Maze) (12, 15) |
You return to the metallic computer terminal, you should find a way to destroy the terminal before it has time to transmit your Medical Details. |
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You insert the Data Jack into the worn port and the Plasma Emitter bursts into life. You back off as the Terminal begins to hum loudly and at the smell of burning, you turn and run. You don't get far when you hear a sharp blast of the exploding terminal behind you.
You should return to 4595 and tell him of your success. |
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Stage 6 |
Location: | Nargith Cave (Maze) (10, 3) |
4595 waits for you in the cool chamber, 'Did you stop the Emitter Verge for completing it's task?' |
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You describe the Computer Terminal and the Medical Records that had been uploaded to it. Then tell him that you had destroyed the terminal before it had time to transmit the details. 4595 goes very silent, 'That means that there is more to this than we know, as someone was receiving those details. I wonder why they would want medical details of individuals they did not know. But that is a mystery for another time. Lets get out of here before the Emitters start wondering who destroyed their terminal.'
Meet 4595 in the Nargith Plain (Pod) |
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Stage 7 |
Location: | Nargith Plain (Pod) (2, 14) |
You blink at the sudden light as you run out of the Maze. 4595 stands by the opening and waves you over. |
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Standing in the green slime that carpets the ground, 4595 greets you. 'We seem to have had some luck Citizen. This area looks like the main spawning area for the Golgesh operation. There seems to be a relationship between plants and the beasts that wander the Pod. Go kill 100 Golgesh Drudge and that will hamper their troop production.' |
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Stage 8 |
Location: | Nargith Plain (Pod) (2, 14) |
4595 greets you, 'Have you killed 100 Drudge yet? |
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He nods, 'It's a shame really, the beasts themselves were just doing what they were intended for. But lets move on. Meet me in the Dell, it looks like we have more blood to spill if we are to hamper the Golgesh war effort.'
You receive 1,899,162 Xp + 20 Skill Points |
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