Mission:The Graveyard Shift - Chapter One: Anger Management
Chapter One: Anger Management
Briefing
So, this is the situation: Because of the Intervention of heroes at the Overbrook Dam, Dr. Vahzilok is in jail, and his followers are fighting to control the horde. We've got ambitious deep web forumites attacking each other over the Doctor's research, and two passionate butchers are about to rumble somewhere here in Steel Canyon. The forum gave us an address - '612 Wharf Avenue', but that address doesn't exist, as should be expected. I ran some searches and I think there's a pidgin language within the 'Lok, and the real address is 6+1+2 North Avenue. Check out 9 North Ave here in Steel Canyon and see if my hunch is right.
The 'Lok prefer to be just cryptic enough to stave off the attention of the passerby forumite, but this is a good lead based on my digging,
This arc takes place after the events of Positron's Task Force, Part Two.
- I'm on it!
Let me know about anything you might deem to be unusual. I'll have the cleanup crew catalog anything you make it a point to mention.
You're given a phone number and email address to transfer evidence to Agent Watkins while still in the field.
Agent Watkins has tasked you with investigating the Vahzilok infighting. First and foremost, make sure you document anything unusual for the Agency.
Unnecessary Solicitation
I'd head over to North Ave as soon as possible - we want to catch any aspiring players before they do anything significant.
Mission Objective(s)
There's a great deal of shouting in here. Good hunch, Agent Watkins.
- Investigate the Forum Brawl
- Look for clues
- Determine what the fight is about
You broke up a fight between two rival factions of Vahzilok, and were introduced to a possible third faction in the process.
Enemies
Notable NPCs
- Malady (Vahzilok Named Enemies)
- Newt (Vahzilok Named Enemies)
Debriefing
I'm glad to see you are in one piece. I read your notes and got your photos and video, and the truth is obvious: the Vahzilok are splintering, and they are factioning around research. While you were sending in evidence, I was looking into the zealots' philosophies some more.
Rallying under a banner name of 'Hygelans' are Vahzilok playing with the immune system, while the 'Planarians' are unlocking the secrets of the ability to regenerate lost limbs. These names are the kind of highly intellectual nomenclature I'd expect from them. It's unfortunate we couldn't save any of the dying ones you found, though. Those Eidolons were too foreign and complex in physiology, and too far gone as it was to be able to do anything but mercifully euthanize them.
Agent Watkins pauses for a second.
That could be the catalyst for all this... we rarely see dying Eidolons like the ones you found... maybe without the Doctor the maintenance line is disrupted?
Keep that theory in the back of your mind. Given what we know right now, anything is possible. My biggest concern right now is that nobody fits the profile of 'kamikaze enthusiasts' so I'm diving into inactive and lurker accounts to see if anything pops up.
Not to toot my own horn, but I'm glad I thought to solicit help from a higher tier of security clearance. An SL15 might have become a statistic in there. Thank you for your diligent documentation on what you encountered. I'm going to need a little time to put this new information into the database. Come back to me in a bit and I'll have our next plan of attack.
You're good. I'm going to bump up your clearance.