Mission:Tip - Attention! Slaves of Arachnos!

Attention! Slaves of Arachnos!
Alignment Mission
Type	Alignment Tip
Place	Rogue Isles
Available to	Villains and Rogues
Level range	30–39
Choice	Villain or Rogue

Attention! Slaves of Arachnos! (30-39)

This loud phrase is broadcasted over...and over...and over again, almost forcing your attention. You go to a place where you can clearly hear the broadcast. The man broadcasting the message finally gets underway...

This is Marshal Blitz, leader of the Rogue Arachnos in Warburg. For far too long we have not been taken seriously by Arachnos - today, however, that will all change! My soldiers have taken an Arachnos base and everyone in it hostage - its scientists, soldiers, and Longbow prisoners.

We have a list of demands that, if they are not met, will result in the destruction of this base! Any Arachnos operative listening had best take this seriously, for this the dawning of a new age for Arachnos!

It looks like the Rogue Arachnos have finally made their move. If there are Longbow prisoners in that base, you can bet that some heroes will be showing up to save them.

You could always find out the location of the base, break into it, save everyone in there, then make off with the information in the base as well - Arachnos won't even know that it was your doing anyway.

Of course, if heroes are looking for the base, you could go to another area of St. Martial, plant a fake recorder to make them think that is the location of the base, then wipe out any heroes who fall for the trap.

Villain Acceptance

Briefing

Marshal Blitz and his Rogue Arachnos are of no concern to you - they're just a group that presents an opportunity.

If anyone manages to stop them, it'll either mean Arachnos has more power to oversee your actions, or that Longbow will have a few more soldiers to spare to throw at you. Neither of those is something you're too willing to let slide.

You can use some technology you've picked up in the past to fake a signal to Longbow regarding the location of the base. Then it's just a matter of dealing with whoever shows up, though you can bet they'll be sending a decent force to try to save their soldiers.

Trap Longbow and defeat their rescue squad!

You head off towards an abandoned Arachnos base. You're not too sure who might be currently residing in there, but you'll be sure to kick them out to get your plans set in motion. It's the least you could do to set up a proper welcome for Longbow.

Unnecessary Solicitation

Hopefully Longbow is sending some big-named heroes after these prisoners. That'll make this interesting, at least.

Mission Objective(s)

You walk into the old Arachnos base to hear...demonic singing?

• Trick Longbow!
  • Place the fake signal!
  • Take down Longbow's initial squad!
  • Defeat Overdrive!

You've defeated the Longbow squad that was intended to rescue those hostages from the Rogue Arachnos.

Enemies

Wailers

Longbow

Notable NPCs

• Lesser Devoured x2 (Devouring Earth Lesser Devoured) (Boss)
• Overdrive (Boss)

Lesser Devoured dialogue

Before combat: Graaaaagh..!
Combat start: Slaaaaargh!

Wailers dialogue

Combat start:

Wailer: Free the Earth! Free the Earth!

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Combat start:

Wailer 1: He's gonna burn, burn, burn!

Wailer 2: We're gonna throw Johnny into a ring of fire!

Wailer 3: We'll toss Character in there too! Burn burn burn!

Ambush! After completing the primary objective, there will be a one wave ambush by Longbow.
We've got the signal! Move!
Make sure Overdrive gets the location!

Ambush! After defeating the Longbow Ambush, Overdrive will ambush.

Overdrive dialogue

Before combat: Move! Get those Longbow prisoners!
Combat start: W-wait...YOU?! Character?!
75% health: What about the prisoners?! Was this all a trick by...by you?!
50% health: Ermph!
25% health: This isn't happening...! This can't be...
Upon defeat: Why would you do something like this...?

Debriefing

You step out from the abandoned Arachnos base to hear a large explosion in the distance. Looks like Arachnos couldn't stop Marshal Blitz and his men either. That's too bad for them.

Rogue Acceptance

Briefing

The operatives in Arachnos are already bloodthirsty as it is - at least there are the Arbiters there to keep them in check. Marshal Blitz is a loose cannon and bad for business in the Isles. Any headway he makes isn't going to be good for anyone - not even those deluded Arachnos that follow him.

Someone needs to stop him from destroying that base and gaining even more of a foothold within the Isles.

Not for free, of course.

Stop the Rogue Arachnos and take the Arachnos data.

You head off to the Arachnos base in question to stop Blitz and his operations. In the hope of getting a good amount of information out of it for yourself, of course.

Unnecessary Solicitation

Given all the various experiments Arachnos is working on, it wouldn't be surprising to find information on any of the really big ones here.

Mission Objective(s)

You enter the base to see a slew of Longbow prisoners at your feet. It looks like Blitz and his men don't care about waiting to see if their demands are met.

• Stop the Rogue Arachnos!
  • Take out the Demolitions Expert!
  • Hack the Arachnos computer!

The Arachnos base is safe, Marshal Blitz has been stopped, and you've got some precious information to sell or use in the future...

Marshal Blitz's Threat

You defeated the Demolitions Expert, who was speaking with Marshal Blitz. You overheard the following on the communicator upon Dempsey's defeat:

So, Character. You're trying to stop me, are you? I assume with the defeat of Dempsey that the base is no longer in danger. But it doesn't matter. We're more than you can imagine, and eventually we will gain control of the Isles. When we do, you'll be the first to be taken out. Mark my words.

Enemies

Rogue Arachnos

Notable NPCs

• Demolitions Expert Dempsey

Rogue Arachnos dialogue

Before combat:

Rogue Fire Tarantula: It's too late to second-guess him now. This is the only option we have left.

Rogue Fire Tarantula: Do you think this is right? I mean, that Blitz is actually better than Recluse?

Combat start:

Rogue Fire Tarantula: Even if it means fighting Character...this is what I've chosen!

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Before combat:

Rogue Crab Spider Slicer: Yes sir, we've taken out the Longbow prisoners. They won't be sending any signals today.

Combat start:

Rogue Crab Spider Slicer: Hold on, sir, we have an intruder!

Demolitions Expert Dempsey dialogue

Before combat:

Demolitions Expert Dempsey: Yes sir. It's all set and waiting for your signal.

Combat start:

Demolitions Expert Dempsey: Hold on, we've got some problems! It's Character, sir!

Debriefing

You stopped Marshal Blitz and his mad scheme to blow up an Arachnos base. You made off with precious information, the Rogue Arachnos were pushed back, and everyone got back all of their proper operatives. Everybody wins. Except for Blitz.