Mission Guide (IC Document)

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OOC Note: A new version to be uploaded by Elle.

MISSIONS.

Before the end of the first week of every month, passengers will receive an alert from their SCA with a brief overview of both the mission destination and each team's objective. The amount of time given to prepare before arrival varies but is usually around 1-2 hours, and equipment will be made available in the dressing room if required.

SCAs are recommended to take with you as they're known to help protect the wearer from a world's atmosphere and to translate languages. They have also been used to transport passengers back to the train automatically, and have functioned as comm devices between different teams once before.

As far as is known by those onboard, these missions are not approved by any governing law and the train is under investigation by the 'Void Ministry'. A transcript on what we know about this can be found in the library.

Points for the onboard shop can be earned on missions, though how you’re evaluated is unknown.

TEAM OVERVIEW.

RED TEAM: Hunt, search and eliminate. Commonly sent out on the more dangerous tasks to take out large threats. Requires those who can defend themselves and with skilled offensive capabilities.
BLUE TEAM: Search, guard and protect. Will usually involve protecting a central area/leadership or searching for stragglers not dealt with by Purple Team. Combat experience usually required.
PURPLE TEAM: Protect, clear and evacuate. Regularly a mix of protecting civilians and combat.
ORANGE TEAM: Investigate and escort. Least likely to get in combat. Mostly required to prepare evacuees, to work on or disarm machinery, or to locate problems.

BLACK&WHITE SQUAD: Not a train designed group but a passenger one. Run by the Spider (known as Kumoko by some), members can be teleported between different teams to help provide medical (white) or combat (black) aid when and as they need it. Any questions can be passed onto her or Roland Crane.

So far, there have been no penalties for team swapping or for not participating on a mission. Those who want to take on the objective of another team is recommended based on what you can do. Anyone who thinks they can handle a Red or Blue mission are encouraged due to both teams having half the numbers. Speak to Team Leads for assessment if you like, or reach out to the more experienced passengers by the ICP.

Decide on your mission based on your own skill set and the mission objective. Those interested in learning abilities useful for missions (combat, survival, magic, etc) should check out the classes offered in the training gym.

TEAM LEADS.

Team Leads help to keep track of those participating in their Team mission and to help supply information about their objective and how to organise individuals to better execute their mission. Any mission based questions and suggestions should go to your Team Lead.

SUPPLIES.

Efforts are being made to accumulate supplies from different worlds (mission based or through the shop), and also by passenger skills onboard. Anyone with the ability to craft items should contact Lightning (Sleeper 1, Cabin A) to discuss required ingredients and where to store. Anything from potions, weaponry to barriers and so forth are welcomed.

MISSION HISTORY.

(listed by world # and month)

System#6416 - Imagination
The jungle planet Nion is a long-established nature preserve near the Hub worlds'

Not explicitly void-active. No population. Several unique kinds of animal.

Initial threat was a meteor cluster on a collision course with the planet within the first hours of arrival, our mission was to reactivate the three towers controlling the planetary defense grid.

Subsequent tasks were maintenance; mission ended in skirmishes with saboteurs.

Blue: Relocating local wildlife away from power stations.
Purple: Locate and clear the power stations of plantlife and machine sentries.
Red: Destroy unnecessary robots and machines draining the power grid.
Orange: Repair the useful robots and machines required for power station maintenance.


System#5382110341 - Horseshoe
'Irivar is a large kingdom, with many different habitats and people. Magic is well-known there, and is a natural part of life. Though monsters do roam the countryside, the towns and villages are usually safe: most adults in the kingdom are fighters and many go on to join the guild of adventurers and travel the land to keep the peace.'

Not void-active. Low technology threshold, no power etc. Magic and monsters both considered normal. Kingdom at war with neighbouring area. Towns still functional enough that supplies could be purchased.

Threat was problems caused by a 'wave of elemental magic' that unbalanced the population and key locations.

Blue: Rescue creatures in an icy tundra, in order to bring them to the Glacial Sovereign Aerlie to assist it.
Purple: Protect and restore Irivar villages, specifically the security golems.
Red: Recharge barrier crystals in a volcano and return them to their places.
Orange: Collect crystals from calla lilies that can be used to cure magical instability in humans.


System#2554098133741 / Jema’grethy - Grasshopper 2
'A world once inhabited by an ancient civilisation and now preserved as a historical site, nature reserve and well-being retreat. It is famous for its relaxing hot springs, calming atmosphere and beautiful beaches. It is a popular void-traveller destination, particularly among void missionaries as a place to rest and recuperate after difficult missions.'

No assigned missions - holiday for three days.


System#789327772 - Grasshopper 1
Planet of Terra in a multi-galaxy system. Not void-active. Two peoples - the Terrans, large burrowing civilisation with a focus on industry and science, living mostly underground; the Gry, smaller insect civilisation, spiritual, martial, anti-technology.

Threat was monsters that formed out of silver spheres of fluid when the fluid was placed in darkness. No weaknesses other than exposure to bright lights.

Blue: Visit the Gry and investigate potentially prophetic dreams, later required to defend Gry from attack.
Purple: Search-and-rescue in a collapsed section of a Terran city, later required to defend the city from attack.
Red: 'Investigate orbs on the surface' was initial briefing, before we knew they turned into hordes of monsters at night, later required to hunt and destroy the being that was shedding the orbs.
Orange: Investigate a laboratory and rescue remaining scientists; search for clues and data.


#7625000129523 - Fiddlesticks
Highly spiritual civilisation spread over an archipelago, Gyueran (humanoids), with a sister city underwater, Bui (merpeople?). Spiritual abilities nullified or stifled until the culprit was slain and a ritual performed. Diving equipment provided.

Blue: Protect Gyueran, its civilians, and the rock pools (red)
Purple: Travel to sacred site with civilian spiritual leaders
Red: Enter sacred rock pools, find out what's been stealing people away.
Orange: Investigate Bui and why there's been no contact


System#27462947582 - Egret 2
The Kingdom of Biq is the largest kingdom in a world that is mostly ocean and inhospitable desert or freezing tundra.' Low tech, no void travel. Dressing car opened. Low details in briefing. Interrupted by 'shades', voidtrecker express aborted mission and returned everyone to the train two hours or so into mission with no explanation.

Blue: Evacuate all civilians south, gathering from settlements along the way.
Purple: Help the fighters and man the walls to buy time to evacuate.
Red: Locate the 'threat' outside the city walls and deal with them, or attempt to flank if 'they' reach the walls.
Orange: Prepare civilians for evacuation by Blue.


System#7212108 - Egret 1
Advanced self-governing planet on the edge of the Empire of Stars, under siege by colonising enemy force. Dressing room opened.

Blue: Guard the main command.
Purple: Help relieve and assist System#7212108's army, keep them occupied for Red.
Red: Sneak past the second invading force and enter wormhole to find and destroy a megaweapon.
Orange: Help protect and maintain the shields protecting the planet.


#58291 - Domino
Large planet, mission taking place in 'a valley in the north of one of the smaller land masses'. Person called ‘Professor Chill’ activated a 'weather machine', trapping the valley in a blizzard. High tech, low magic, didn't know about Void travel. Dressing car open with coldweather gear and waterproofs. Storm affected technology.

Blue: Search and rescue for citizens in the ice caves beneath the valley.
Purple: Protect the civilians and structures within the valley from ice creatures created in the storm.
Red: Track Professor Chill through the mountains and take them out.
Orange: Find the weather machine inside the floating ice labyrinth and deactivate it.


#9126110
Didn't stop, here for two days with garden carriage open to the air; mountains, forests and flats covered in snow. Flu caught by human voidtreckers shortly after.


#16125 - Catfish
Stopped for week-long mission. 'A dying planet that has been under an evacuation and monitoring order for the last eighty nine years' with 'solar flares, asteroids and seismic activity'. lindusi, scientists, unique plantlife. Destroyed. Some population tall with four arms.

Blue: Protect scientists, Orange team, and retrieve valuable plants.
Purple: Evacuate scientific communities and rescue animals when possible.
Red: Shoot down debris in the atmosphere in two-person fighter craft.
Orange: Escort scientists to rescue lindusi.


#25768 aka Earth - Basoon
A vast planet with many peoples and cultures. Culin’e’ai is a small city far in the mountains towards the south of the South-Western continent, 'known for its beautiful landscapes and vast lakes'. It was attacked by a 'goblin' nation, which was common in the rainy season. No Void travel. Dressing car opened.

Blue: Protect wizards in a remote tower while they do a ritual to destroy the invading army.
Purple: Protect evacuating civilians from an ambush on their way to Um’i’les.
Red: Hold the pass against further incursions to buy time.
Orange: Evacuate remaining populace and escort to Um’i’les.


Hub #5739 - Apple
AKA Ciyesia. Training planet, mountains and forests. Dralites, gorillas, goats, chinchillas. Medium tech. 'Regular human' population.

Blue: (no Blue team members on train) Carry dralite infants from hatching grounds to dralite living sites.
Purple: Clear the shepherding paths.
Red: Travel to peak of mountain, eliminating all hostiles.
Orange: Collect specific magical plants with healing properties.