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The scouts retreat on the boat, sailing back to Ikana. The king sends an expeditionary force, consisting of 20 pikemen, to the island. They are each given two firebombs in case any creature tries to take control of their body. If this happens, they are to set off the firebomb and die an honorable death. Once they arrive at the island they are instructed to search for resources valuable to the kingdom.

Hakon: The merchant shows you his wares: SCAR-L (30 round mag): 1600c P90 (50 round clip): 1000c MP5 (15 round mag): 700c Kevlar vest (+2 ballistics, +2 melee defense): 1500c SSP99 Mk.I suit (+2 fire, eletrical & chemical, closed cycle breathing system, moderate rad.): 2600c Basic bulletproof vest (+1 ballistics, melee defense): 700c 7.62MM rounds (for AK-47): 50c for 5 rounds. 5.7x28mm rounds (for P90): 50c for 5 rounds. 5.56x45mm rounds (for F2000, G36): 50c for 5 rounds. buckshot: 50c for 10 rounds 9mm rounds (for 9mm handgun and MP5): 50c for 10 rounds. Gauss rifle battery: 500c each You have 700c. Earth: You can't find you way around the pod. Varius: You toss your knives at Kimako, missing once, but hitting her in the leg. +0.2 melee Kimako: You don't recover. Your mind begins to be filled with thousands of whispering voices, and random images begin flashing of your memories. Blood starts sputtering out of your ears. Suddenly, you feel a stinging pain in your leg, but can't see what is going on due to the hallucinations

Kimako: You accept the PSY powers, and you start hearing whispering in you mind. Suddenly, you start aiming your gun towards Earth, and take a shot. You hit him in the arm, doing minor damage. Varius: You juggle the knives. +0.1 melee prof. Stephen: There are several men in robes standing on the other side of the facility. The CS squad member says "Clear to engage!" You and the team begin to fire on the men, killing one but missing the other two. Suddenly, two of the CS members are thrown against the wall by an unknown force. -1 +0.1 AR prof. Earth: You shoot at the glass, but notice that it is bulletproof. Suddenly, you are shot in the arm. -1 Enigma: You barely climb to the control panel before collapsing. There is blood everywhere.

(Oh lol, I guess I met mather :P) If any of the creatures get too close, the scouts detonate the firebombs on their belts in order to kill themselves. If not, the scouts look for some more resources on the island.

Earth: The pod is suspended in the center of the room. It is almost 30 feet tall, so you don't think stabbing it is going to do anything. Your PDA squacks, and an audio log starts playing, saying "Critical PSY emissions, leave the area" Stephen: You join the search party. They continue down the tunnel, until they reach a large steel door. One of the men plants a charge on the door and blows it up. They all rush into some sort of weapon testing facility. As you walk in, you notice something move out of the corner of your eye. Varius: You don't see anything. Kimako: You can't counteract the PSY powers, but you manage to keep dancing before falling over. Enigma: Nothing happens, but you can make out some large platform with a control panel. It is on a upper level of the large room.

The scouts prepare to throw the several firebombs at the creatures if they continue the hostile gestures.

Kimako: You can't understand the notes. However, you get the strange notion that the professor might want them. After entering the password, the blast door slowly begins to open, revealing a large, circular room with a high ceiling. In the center is a large pod, but you can't tell what is inside. Suddenly, you feel a bit dizzy. Earth: You listen, hearing allot of mechanical noises. Hakon: You collect the sentry and report to the professor. He tells you, "Experience is needed to set up the sentry turret fast. I am pleased with the test results, and the further construction of these sentries will commence as of now." You recieve 400c as a reward. Enigma: You find no explosive containers. Varius: You stay at the end of the room, but see nothing when the doors open.

The scouts make peaceful gestures, and try speaking to them in the Ikana standard. They ask, "Who are you?"

Kimako/Enigma: The paper seems to be a personal checklist. It reads: Assemble the merc team. check Get the psy mesh installed. check Reach the factory. check Make way to the underground. check Open the blast door. Gather the documets. Disable th- (the rest is covered in blood. However, there are some notes in scientific jargon.) Karl/Kimako/Enigma: The audio log begins playing: "We just assembled with the merc team, and are en-route to the factory" [beeping] "We arrived at the factory. There were a few zombies and some mutants, but the mercs took care of them, now we need to make it to the blast doors." [beeping] "Jacob! The code for the door is 126075-235! Can you remember a thing?!" [beeping] "Damn the mercenaries! As soon as the doors opened, they went mad and ran in! Jacob did the same thing! What's going on? [gunfire] Mutants everywhere! I'm running out of ammo!" [sealing noise] the transmission abruptly ends. Stephen: The CS team tells you that they searching for some prototype weapon that was lost here. Hakon: The sentry gun starts firing again, followed by several whelps. You don't hear anymore barking. Earth: You get Kimako's medkit, and use the burn ointments to heal yourself. +0.3 medic

The scouts attempt to communicate with the strange beings via sign language.

Karl: You examine the keypad. It has only numbers on it, along with some bloodstains. Earth: You spot a corpse that is wearing a SSP-99 suit. Kimako: The suit is pretty much destroyed. However, you find a scientific medkit (+2 healing, 3 uses), a paper with some hastily written notes, and an audio log. Hakon: Your dog finishes of the mutant before you can take a shot. You finish setting up the sentry gun, and it begins beeping and swaying around. Suddenly, it points towards some bushes, and fires off 10 rounds. There is a whelp. +0.3 repair Enigma: The body has been already looted, although it did have some notes. Stephen: You continue walking down the tunnel, spotting a CS team of 3 men. (my internet is having some issues with steam)

Karl: You attempt to manually open something like this: Unfortunately, nothing happens. You can't find a locking mechanism. There is a corpse with a SSP-99 suit on the ground nearby. Earth: You have a headlamp. However, you don't think going back the hallway would be a good idea. Hakon: You shoot at the wild dogs, getting a headshot and killing another. The final mutant dog begins fighting with your dog as you continue setting up the sentry. The barks are getting louder. +0.3 handgun prof. +0.2 repiar -3 9mm rounds Kimako: The corpse is about the size of a human, but doesn't have any legs or waist for that matter.

"Perhaps this would be a good idea, prior. So be it." The scouts are instructed to take a boat and explore the island. Research begins on crossbows and continues on perfecting the certain mixture. (how does research work?)

Hakon: You make a little more progress setting up the turret, getting the targeting module on. Dog starts barking madly as 3 mutant dogs jump out of the bushes. You still hear more barking coming from all directions in the forest. +0.1 repair Karl: You figure destroying the keypad isn't going to open the door. You remember the professor babbling about how he sent a team down here before, but never heard back. Your SSP-99 suit protects you from the halogen gasses. Earth: You shoot the wall, but nothing happens. You start coughing from the gasses, but your gas-mask helps a bit. Your body can't take much more abuse. -1 9mm round Enigma: Your mask protects you from the halogen gas. Nothing happens with Karl and the door. Kimako: You dance around.

Karl: You run back into the hallway and shoot at the gas tank with your MP5. It explodes due to the pressure release, raining the entire room with shrapnel. You hear another strange screaming noise, and see some sort of humanoid creature on the ground dead. The sparks are nowhere to be seen. However, the enitre room in now filled with some dangerous halogen gas. -1 9mm round Earth/Enigma/Varius: You watch as the gas tank ruptures, killing the poltergeist. Hakon: You make some progress setting up the turret. However, dog begins to whine, and you hear a bunch of barking coming your way! +0.1 repair

Does anyone know exactly how recruiting/technologies work?

Earth: You run up to a blast door with a keypad. You don't think you are going to be able to get through without the password. You take a shot at the sparks with your handgun, hitting it. Suddenly, there is a otherworldly sounding yell, and the room starts shaking slightly. -1 9mm round +0.3 handgun prof. Karl: You run up to the sparks and begin slashing it it. However, it doesn't seem to do much damage. An oxygen tank comes flying at you, hitting you in the chest. The wind is knocked out of you. Hakon: The instructions are how to set up the turret. You arrive at the marked location, but can hear several wild dogs barking nearby. Enigma: You slash & shoot at the sparks, but it doesn't seem to do much damage. A hammer flys at you, hitting you in the left arm quite hard. Your left arm feels crippled, and you drop your knife. -1 9mm round

Karl: You shoot at the sparks, but it seems to have only a minor effect. Several gas tanks start levitating in the air. Earth: You slash at some more crates, destroying them. A plank shoots right past your head. Hakon: "I need you to set up this sentry gun in the forest, by an area filled with mutants." The professor hands you a large backpack along with uploading the instructions on your PDA. Enigma: You run up to the sparks and try to slash it. There is little effect, although you see blood stains on your knife. A wrench flys towards you, but misses.

Enigma: You kick the crate, breaking it. However, the planks of wood begin to levitate again and fly towards you, hitting you rather hard. The only thing you can see is some small sparks floating around the room. Varius: You throw a knife at the crate, but it doesn't do much to it. The crate comes flying at you, doing some major damage. Karl: You are already on the other end of the tunnel. Hakon: The professor tells you that he needs someone to help test out an sentry gun.

The leader of Ikana tells priests to begin training 50 monks, which are to spread the state religion about the city and outlying areas. Construction begins on a large wall that will encompass the entire city of Ikana. Scouts are sent out to search for anything interesting, especially resources. The cartographer continues working on the desert map, along with a little of the areas surrounding it. The 200 phalanx pikemen continue to be trained. Construction also begins on a large "filter" which will be placed on a section of the river that streams by Ikana. This filter will consist of various fibers & minerals tested to remove the toxins from the water.

Ok, 3 people to start

I'll probably start up in half an hour, if anybody is interested. Going to update front page stats also.

*Looks at location details* Yea, it's CoP.

It's been 4 days, think I could post my hint?

I have Civ4 and Empire total war :D