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	== Overview ==		== Overview ==
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	{{Infobox Contact		{{Infobox Contact
	|name=Miriam Bloechl		|name=Miriam Bloechl
−	|image=Contact Miriam Bloechl 01.jpg	+	|image=Miriam Bloechl.jpg
	|img_capt=Psychometrist		|img_capt=Psychometrist
	|zone=[[Talos Island]]		|zone=[[Talos Island]]
	|x=-909|y=224|z=6088		|x=-909|y=224|z=6088
	|levels=25-29		|levels=25-29
−	|introed=[[Dr. Cheng]]<br />[[Christine Lansdale]]<br />[[Andrea Mitchell]]	+	|introed='''== Level 20-24 =='''<br />[[Dr. Cheng]]<br />[[Oliver Haak]]<br />[[Piper Irving]]<br />[[Josef Keller]]<br />[[Andrea Mitchell]]<br />[[Cain Royce]]<br />'''== Level 25-29 =='''<br />[[Ashwin Lannister]]<br />[[Christine Lansdale]]<br />[[Collin Larson]]<br />[[Laurie Pennington]]<br />[[Lorenzo Tate]]<br />[[Eliza Thorpe]]<br />[[Marvin Weintraub]]<br />
−	|intros='''Level 25-29'''<br>[[Ashwin Lannister]]<br>'''Level 30-34'''<br />[[Allison King]]<br />[[Peter Stemitz]]	+	|intros='''== Level 25-29 =='''<br />[[Ashwin Lannister]]<br />[[Christine Lansdale]]<br />[[Collin Larson]]<br />[[Laurie Pennington]]<br />[[Lorenzo Tate]]<br />[[Eliza Thorpe]]<br />[[Marvin Weintraub]]<br />'''== Level 30-34 =='''<br />[[Allison King]]<br />[[Peter Stemitz]]
	|enemies={{Enemy Banished Pantheon}}		|enemies={{Enemy Banished Pantheon}}
	{{Enemy Circle of Thorns}}		{{Enemy Circle of Thorns}}
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−	{{Contact Overview|City=H|Zone=Talos Island|x=-909|y=224|z=6088|Pronoun=her|HoodYN=Y|Hood=New Corinth|OriginYN=Y|Origin=Magic|LevelYN=Y|Level=25-29}}<!-- Coordinates verified -->	+	{{Contact Overview|City=H|Zone=Talos Island|x=-909|y=224|z=6088|Pronoun=her|HoodYN=Y|Hood=New Corinth|OriginYN=Y|Origin=Magic|LevelYN=Y|Level=25-29}}
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	=== Contact Introduced By ===		=== Contact Introduced By ===
		+	==== Level 20-24 ====
	* [[Dr. Cheng]]		* [[Dr. Cheng]]
−	* [[Christine Lansdale]]	+	* [[Oliver Haak]]
		+	* [[Piper Irving]]
		+	* [[Josef Keller]]
	* [[Andrea Mitchell]]		* [[Andrea Mitchell]]
		+	* [[Cain Royce]]
		+	==== Level 25-29 ====
		+	* [[Ashwin Lannister]]
		+	* [[Christine Lansdale]]
		+	* [[Collin Larson]]
		+	* [[Laurie Pennington]]
		+	* [[Lorenzo Tate]]
		+	* [[Eliza Thorpe]]
		+	* [[Marvin Weintraub]]
−	=== New Contact(s) ===	+	=== Contact Introduces ===
		+	; Multiple contact options
		+	:''{{missing}}''
		+	; Single contact option
		+	:''{{missing}}''
		+	==== Level 25-29 ====
		+	{{NewContact Ashwin Lannister}}
		+	{{NewContact Christine Lansdale}}
		+	{{NewContact Collin Larson}}
		+	{{NewContact Laurie Pennington}}
		+	{{NewContact Lorenzo Tate}}
		+	{{NewContact Eliza Thorpe}}
		+	{{NewContact Marvin Weintraub}}
		+	==== Level 30-34 ====
	{{NewContact Allison King}}		{{NewContact Allison King}}
	{{NewContact Peter Stemitz}}		{{NewContact Peter Stemitz}}
−	{{NewContact Ashwin Lannister}}
	=== Information ===		=== Information ===
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	=== Initial Contact ===		=== Initial Contact ===
−	My powers grant me information that you would be hard pressed to find elsewhere, Character. Use it well.	+	My powers grant me information that you would be hard pressed to find elsewhere, {{Character}}. Use it well.
	=== Greeting ===		=== Greeting ===
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	== Store ==		== Store ==
−	* [[Inspirations]] (Luck, Catch a Breath, Enrage)	+	* [[Inspirations]] {{3insp}}
−	I knew you would end up as my friend the first time I met you, {{Character}}. I have access to new {{green|Enhancements}}. I believe we are close enough for me to contact you psychically, but you had better take my phone number just in case.	+	''I knew you would end up as my friend the first time I met you, {{Character}}. I have access to new {{green|Enhancements}}. I believe we are close enough for me to contact you psychically, but you had better take my phone number just in case.''
	* [[Inspirations]] (all)		* [[Inspirations]] (all)
	* {{Store Mag Nat|Level=25|Price=200}}		* {{Store Mag Nat|Level=25|Price=200}}
	* {{Store Mag Nat|Level=30|Price=200}}		* {{Store Mag Nat|Level=30|Price=200}}
−	You are brave and bold, {{Character}}. {{green|More Enhancements}} are available to you now.	+	''You are brave and bold, {{Character}}. {{green|More Enhancements}} are available to you now.''
	* {{Store Mag|Level=30|Price=150}}		* {{Store Mag|Level=30|Price=150}}
	== Badge Mission ==		== Badge Mission ==
−	{{MeritAward|f|2}}	+	{{ArcAward|m=2|fb=1}}
−	{{Mission Badge Mystical Savior}}	+	{{Mission:Common - Track down the Pantheon and rescue the mystics}}
	== Story Arc ==		== Story Arc ==
−		+	{{StoryArc The Scroll of Tielekku}}
−	{{MeritAward|9}}	+
−		+
−	=== The Scroll of Tielekku (25-29) ===	+
−	{{Mission StoryArc The Scroll of Tielekku}}	+
	== Missions ==		== Missions ==
−	{{Mission Intro Help Terra Volta Security Chief}}	+	{{Mission:Common - Investigate the lost city of Oranbega}}
−		+	{{Mission:Common - Go to Dark Astoria and defeat Banished Pantheon}}
−	=== {{UL|Stop the ceremony and prevent the obelisk's destruction}} ===	+	{{Mission:Common - Defeat Warriors to find location of Dr. Archos}}
−		+	{{Mission:Common - Cull the numbers of the Banished Pantheon}}
−	'''Briefing'''	+	{{Mission:Common - Go to the preserve and find the missing group}}
−		+	{{Mission:Common - Defeat Circle in Dark Astoria}}
−	You may not believe this, but I'm about to send you to help the [[Circle of Thorns]].  You see, the Circle's working a big ceremony to try to bind the soul of a deity.  As if that wasn't bad enough, it's one of the deities the [[Banished Pantheon]] worships!  So the Pantheon is moving on the their position, and they plan to destroy the obelisk the Circle is using to focus their spell.  Now, here's the scary part.  If that obelisk is destroyed, it could take an entire section of the city with it!  I need you to stop that ceremony and prevent the obelisk's destruction.	+	{{Mission:Common - Rescue abductees from the Circle of Thorns}}
−		+	{{Mission:Common - Go to Dark Astoria and combat the undead}}
−	If you can't keep that obelisk intact, I'm afraid this mission will be a failure.	+	{{Mission:Common - Recover the antiques from the Banished Pantheon}}
−		+	{{Mission:Common - Show the Circle of Thorns that the City's heroes are still watching them}}
−	You'll need to defeat everybody at that ceremony, but make sure the obelisk remains intact.	+	{{Mission:Common - Go see Gordon Bower}}
−		+	{{Mission:Common - Stop the ceremony and prevent the obelisk's destruction}}
−	{{Mission Objective|Entrance=You hear the twisted words of a language long forgotten.|Primary=Defeat all villains in area|Secondary=Protect the obelisk|Additional=|Completion=You stopped the ceremony and prevented the obelisk from being destroyed.}}	+	{{Mission:Common - Help Terra Volta Security Chief}}
−		+
−	'''Enemies'''	+
−		+
−	{{Enemy Banished Pantheon}}	+
−	{{Enemy Circle of Thorns}}	+
−		+
−	'''Notes'''	+
−		+
−	While one of the mission objectives is to defeat all villains, all that needs to be done is to protect the obelisk and then clear the room the obelisk is in.	+
−		+
−	'''Debriefing'''	+
−		+
−	Good work.  If that obelisk had been destroyed, the energy within could have leveled a good chunk of the city. I'll send some [[MAGI]] representatives out to collect the thing now.  It really out to be under lock and key.	+
−		+
−	{{Mission Common Investigate the lost city of Oranbega}}	+
−		+
−	{{Mission Common Show the Circle of Thorns that the City's heroes are still watching them}}	+
−		+
−	{{Mission Common Go to the preserve and find the missing group}}	+
−		+
−	{{Mission Common Defeat Warriors to find location of Dr. Archos}}	+
−		+
−	{{Mission Common Rescue abductees from the Circle of Thorns}}	+
−		+
−	{{Mission Common Recover the antiques from the Banished Pantheon}}	+
−		+
−	=== {{UL|Go to Dark Astoria and combat the undead}} ===	+
−		+
−	'''Briefing'''	+
−		+
−	I hate to ask this of you, but the more I hear about [[Dark Astoria]], the more worried I become.  The entire zone is overrun with the walking dead creations of the [[Banished Pantheon]].  Recently, the reports from the few brave souls who dared to enter have spoken of unspeakable hordes of the Pantheon's creatures.  If the city is ever to reclaim Astoria, it will only be through the concerted efforts of it's heroes.  Will you enter Dark Astoria and combat the hordes of the undead?	+
−		+
−	You might want to concentrate your efforts on Moth Cemetery or Dido's View.  Those neigborhoods are simply overrun.	+
−		+
−	{{Mission Objective|Entrance=|Primary=Combat Pantheon in Dark Astoria|Secondary=Defeat 30 Banished Pantheon|Additional=|Completion=You have defeated enough of the Banished Pantheon in Dark Astoria.}}	+
−		+
−	'''Enemies'''	+
−		+
−	{{Enemy Banished Pantheon}}	+
−		+
−	'''Debriefing'''	+
−		+
−	Thousands were buried in Moth Cemetery, including many of the city's veterans.  It's a tragedy that the Banished Pantheon now uses their bodies to wreak havoc on the city they once fought to protect.	+
−		+
−	{{Mission Common Defeat Circle in Dark Astoria}}	+
−		+
−	{{Mission Common Go to Dark Astoria and defeat Banished Pantheon}}	+
−		+
−	{{Mission Common Cull the numbers of the Banished Pantheon}}	+
−		+
−	== External Links ==	+
−	* {{RedTomaxContact	+	[[Category:Badge Contacts]]
−	|City=h|ID=68}}	+

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Latest revision as of 05:28, 12 April 2020

Overview

Miriam Bloechl
Psychometrist
Zone	Talos Island
Coordinates	(-909, 224, 6088)
Level Range	25-29
Introduced By	== Level 20-24 == Dr. Cheng Oliver Haak Piper Irving Josef Keller Andrea Mitchell Cain Royce == Level 25-29 == Ashwin Lannister Christine Lansdale Collin Larson Laurie Pennington Lorenzo Tate Eliza Thorpe Marvin Weintraub
Introduces	== Level 25-29 == Ashwin Lannister Christine Lansdale Collin Larson Laurie Pennington Lorenzo Tate Eliza Thorpe Marvin Weintraub == Level 30-34 == Allison King Peter Stemitz
Enemy Groups	Banished Pantheon Circle of Thorns Warriors
Badges	Mystical Savior
v • d • e

Miriam Bloechl is a hero contact in the New Corinth neighborhood of Talos Island at coordinates (-909, 224, 6088). Miriam Bloechl is a Magic origin contact. Her level range is 25-29.

Introductions

Contact Introduced By

Level 20-24

• Dr. Cheng
• Oliver Haak
• Piper Irving
• Josef Keller
• Andrea Mitchell
• Cain Royce

Level 25-29

• Ashwin Lannister
• Christine Lansdale
• Collin Larson
• Laurie Pennington
• Lorenzo Tate
• Eliza Thorpe
• Marvin Weintraub

Contact Introduces

Multiple contact options

+++ Missing Information +++

Single contact option

+++ Missing Information +++

Level 25-29

• Ashwin Lannister

I'd like you to introduce yourself to Ashwin Lannister from Hero Corps. They may be a for-profit organization, but they get the job done. He is currently focused on the Council and the Warriors. He has access to Training Enhancements.

Hero Corps doesn't always get the best press, but they are effective. Good luck, and keep your eyes open.

• Christine Lansdale

My friend Christine Lansdale is a military consultant who often helps heroes like you deal with the Sky Raiders and the Family. Through her military contacts, she has access to training enhancements.

Christine is efficient and easy to work with. I am sure you will find her a useful contact.

• Collin Larson

You should go see Collin Larson. He's a cybernetics expert and a real friend to heroes everywhere. He knows a great deal about the Freakshow and the Family. He also has Training Enhancements.

Collin is well suited to work with a hero like you, Character.

• Laurie Pennington

There's a woman named Laurie Pennington over at the Freedom Corps who'd like to meet you. Apparently, she's heard good things. She can provide excellent information about the Council and the Warriors. She has access to Training Enhancements.

The work that Laurie and the Freedom Corps are doing is exemplary.

• Lorenzo Tate

Have you ever bought anything from Lorenzo Tate, the arms dealer? He can help you against the Devouring Earth and the Rikti. He has Training Enhancements.

Lorenzo is a character, but he gets the job done.

• Eliza Thorpe

Eliza Thorpe from the Missing Persons Bureau has asked to see you. She could really use your help with the Devouring Earth and the Rikti. She needs to know what part they may be playing in the disappearance of Paragon City citizens. She has access to Training Enhancements.

Eliza will work very hard to help you. She is extremely dedicated to returning Paragon City to the hands of the people who live here.

• Marvin Weintraub

There's a scientist named Marvin Weintraub who's quite the expert on advanced technologies, the Freakshow, and the Family. He also has training enhancements.

Marvin has done as much to help the heroes of Paragon City as anyone in the world.

Level 30-34

• Allison King

Allison King is psychic; She's quite adept at gathering information from people's minds. She has a great deal of knowledge about the Circle of Thorns and the Council. She works primarily with magic heroes, and has access to relic and focus enhancements.

Allison is kind, and caring. Take good care of her.

• Peter Stemitz

Peter Stemitz is an interesting case. People say the soul of an ancient shaman dwells within him. Both souls speak through Peter's body, which can be a little disconcerting. He has a great deal of knowledge about the Circle of Thorns and the Council. He works primarily with magic heroes, and has access to Relics and Focus Enhancements.

Be warned, Peter and the shaman will both speak to you. Expect the shift in speech.

Information

Psychometrist

Miriam Bloechl is a psychic whom some people consider a hero in her own right. Her powers don't allow her to put on a costume and fight crime with her fists, but she can be a valuable resource to those who do. She has the power to bring forth psychic visions from any object she touches. Sometimes she can even establish a psychic link with the object's owner, divining his or her whereabouts and current activities. Miriam loves doing her part for the city's welfare, though she also sees paying clients: mostly civilians looking for lost loved ones or checking up on cheating husbands. After all, she's got to pay the bills somehow.

Prior to Introduction

I am not for you; your path lies with Active Contact.

Initial Contact

My powers grant me information that you would be hard pressed to find elsewhere, Character. Use it well.

Greeting

• There is much disturbance in this world.
• We have much to do, Character.
• Balance must be restored.

Too Busy

I'm sensing more than a little stress, Character. I think it's time you cleared out your caseload.

No More Missions

I sense no more disturbances that we can right together. Our work is done.

Store

• Inspirations (Luck, Catch a Breath, Enrage)

I knew you would end up as my friend the first time I met you, Character. I have access to new Enhancements. I believe we are close enough for me to contact you psychically, but you had better take my phone number just in case.

• Inspirations (all)
• Level 25 Natural/Magic Dual Origin Enhancements (200% base costs)
• Level 30 Natural/Magic Dual Origin Enhancements (200% base costs)

You are brave and bold, Character. More Enhancements are available to you now.

• Level 30 Magic Single Origin Enhancements (150% base costs)

Badge Mission

Track down the Pantheon and rescue the mystics

Briefing

Several mystical and occult researchers have recently disappeared while attending a conference on early human religions. The surviving security guard's description points to the culprits being the Banished Pantheon. Fortunately, I have a lead on where they may be holding the kidnap victims. Someone has to track down the Pantheon and rescue those mystics. There won't be much time, maybe 75 minutes at most before the Pantheon completes their sacrifices. Can you do it?

You'll need to find all of the occult researchers and rescue all of them from the Banished Pantheon. I fear the only way to preserve their safety in the long term will be to defeat all of the Pantheon's creatures who took part in the researcher's abductions. Move fast. No one survives in the Pantheon's clutches for long.

Here's something to help you out. This Undead Slaying Axe has served the city's defenders before. Use it to save those mystics.

Temporary Power:

You will gain the Undead Slaying Axe temporary power upon mission acceptance.

Mission Objective(s)

You feel like you're being watched, and not by a human being. It feels like an otherworldly presence, one that watches with an unspeakable hunger.

• Defeat all Pantheon cultists - 1:15 timed

You have defeated the Banished Pantheon and rescued the mystics.

Enemies

Banished Pantheon

Notable NPCs

• Irene Isabo (Hostage)
• Cassandra Anderson (Hostage)
• Sol Goldstein (Hostage)
• Professor Anna Harker (Hostage)

Badge

Mystical Savior You saved a cabal of mystics from being used by the Banished Pantheon.

Debriefing

If you hadn't been there, I doubt any of those people would have been seen again. One of the occult researchers you saved, Professor Harker, thinks they were abducted because of their knowledge. The Pantheon may have been trying to feed its masters more magical skill and learning. If that's the case, then the whole city owes you for this one.

Story Arc

The Scroll of Tielekku (25-29)

Souvenir

Translation of the Scroll of Tielekku

You've kept Dr. Cheng's scribbled translation of:

The Scroll of Tielekku

The adventure began when your contact told you about some unusual activity in a warehouse. Investigating, you found Warriors fighting Banished Pantheon cultists as both groups searched the warehouse for something called the Scroll of Tielekku.

Your contact found that the warehouse held the disputed estate of the deceased hero Ross 'Darkvine' Coldwell, a former member of the Midnight Squad. When you went to speak with the executor of the estate, you found the Banished Pantheon already on the premises, searching for the scroll. After defeating them, you found out that the Warriors had already absconded with the scroll.

Fortunately, you were able to track the Warriors down and recover the Scroll of Tielekku. Unfortunately, you still had no idea of the scroll's significance.

That changed when your contact was approached by Dr. Cheng, a renowned mystic scholar, who said that he might be able to translate the scroll. In order to do so, he would need reference materials that were currently in the hands of the Circle of Thorns, somewhere in the depths of their ancient city. Braving all dangers, you recovered the books and returned them to Dr. Cheng.

While you had been busy, your enemies had kidnapped Debbie Coldwell and Dr. Duncan Silver, the heirs to the Coldwell estate. You were able to free their heirs, but something wasn't right.

Too late you learned that the Pantheon cultists had stolen the Scroll of Tielekku back from Dr. Cheng. Fortunately, he had already completed his translation. After reading through it, you learned the story of how the ancient goddess Tielekku was the first to discover magic, taught magic to gods and mortals, and used her skills to banish a pantheon of cannibal gods to the darkness. Alarmed by this information, you hastened to the Pantheon's hideout and retrieved the scroll.

Unfortunately, the Pantheon had already gleaned enough information to lay a trap for the goddess Tielekku. You attacked the Pantheon in Dark Astoria, and were able to alter the ritual. Instead of trapping the goddess, you sent a message to her, a warning that the dark gods she had banished so long ago were back. You don't know if Tielekku heard it, or even if she still exists. But perhaps one day soon she'll return to help rid the world of the Banished Pantheon and its cult.

Find out what's so interesting to the Banished Pantheon and the Warriors

Briefing

Banished Pantheon cultists have been seen searching a warehouse in Independence Port. Whatever they're looking for must be very interesting, because there have been reports of Warriors on the scene as well. I need someone to go to the warehouse and find out what's so interesting to the Banished Pantheon and the Warriors.

Mission Acceptance

The Pantheon typically has no respect for local gangs, but I wonder what would make the Warriors risk going into the Family's territory? It must be important to them.

Unnecessary Solicitation

Try to find out what the Warriors and the Pantheon are interested in.

Mission Objective(s)

Massive crates house a mishmash of valuable items, furniture, jewelry and a gorgeous Oriental rug

• Stop all villains in warehouse

On one of the defeated Warriors, you found some written orders.

Enemies

Warriors
Banished Pantheon

Debriefing

So the Warriors were there searching for this Scroll of Tielekku? My guess is that the Banished Pantheon may have been searching for the same thing.

Talk to the executor of the estate about the Scroll of Tielekku

Briefing

I did a bit of digging about the warehouse where you stopped the Banished Pantheon and the Warriors. Apparently it's used to hold items for estates that are under dispute by the inheritors. Among other things, it held the private library of Ross Coldwell, who used to adventure with the Midnight Squad under the name Darkvine. It might be a good idea to check with the executor of the estate and see what he knows about this Scroll of Tielekku.

Mission Acceptance

Darkvine was one of the many Midnight Squad members killed in the Rikti War. Like all of them, he was well versed in the mystic arts. Perhaps the Banished Pantheon and the Warriors have good reason for being interested in his belongings.

Unnecessary Solicitation

Find the executor of the Coldwell estate. We need to know what the Banished Pantheon and the Warriors were after.

Mission Objective(s)

This staid office is in an uproar as the walking dead and their mad masters stalk its halls!

• Find the estate manager
  • 7 office workers to rescue

You defeated the Banished Pantheon and rescued the estate manager.

Enemies

Banished Pantheon

Notable NPCs

• Hostage x4 (Hostage)
• Estate Manager x3 (Hostage)

Debriefing

The Warriors already made off with the Scroll of Tielekku, huh? At least the Banished Pantheon don't have it, though I don't really want to see it in the Warriors' hands either. Character, we're going to have to recover that scroll.

Recover the scroll from the Warriors

Briefing

Just because the Warriors got to the Scroll of Tielekku before you did doesn't mean it's all over. We'll just have to go after it. According to one of my contacts, the Warriors are near Talos Island waiting for reinforcements. If you're up to it, you could recover that scroll from the Warriors before it disappears forever. I'll call for an emergency force field to give you time to get there.

Mission Acceptance

I still don't know what this is about, but that Scroll of Tielekku is clearly important to both the Warriors and the Banished Pantheon. Be careful.

Unnecessary Solicitation

We need to get that scroll back from the Warriors.

Mission Objective(s)

You wonder what secrets the Scroll of Tielekku contains. Whatever they are, you can't let the Warriors unlock them.

• Recover the Scroll of Tielekku
  • Find the Scroll of Tielekku

You have recovered the Scroll of Tielekku.

Enemies

Warriors
Banished Pantheon

Debriefing

You got the Scroll of Tielekku! Good work. The scroll itself is still a mystery though. I still have no idea why everyone wants the thing. I talked to the executor of Coldwell's will, as well as both of his heirs. None of them remember Coldwell even mentioning the Scroll of Tielekku. Maybe the Pantheon and the Warriors know something he didn't?

Deliver the Scroll of Tielekku to Dr. Cheng

Briefing

I found someone who may be able to tell us why the Pantheon and the Warriors are so interested in this scroll. You may already know of Dr. Cheng; he's an old man who's very learned about all kinds of mystical matters. He says that he may be able to translate the scroll. Will you deliver the Scroll of Tielekku to Dr. Cheng?

Mission Acceptance

If Dr. Cheng can translate that scroll, he could finally tell us why the Banished Pantheon and the Warriors are so interested in it.

Take the scroll to Dr. Cheng

Unnecessary Solicitation

Get that scroll to Dr. Cheng, and we may be able to get some answers.

Mission Objective(s)

• Take the scroll to Dr. Cheng

Ambush! After accepting the mission you will be ambushed by a single group of Banished Pantheon cultists

Recover tomes from Circle

Unnecessary Solicitation

If you can get those books to Dr. Cheng, he can probably translate the Scroll of Tielekku. Then we can figure out what all this is about!

Mission Objective(s)

The smell of old books mingles with the strange odors of the Circle's spell components.

• Recover tomes from Circle
  • 6 books to find

You have recovered all of the books Dr. Cheng wanted.

Enemies

Circle of Thorns

Notable NPCs

• Tomefinder Arhazen (Circle of Thorns Soul Mage)

Take the books to Dr. Cheng

Unnecessary Solicitation

You got the books? Excellent! Now you've got to get them to Dr. Cheng.

Mission Objective(s)

• Take the books to Dr. Cheng

Debriefing

Thanks for getting those reference materials to Dr. Cheng. As soon as he translates the Scroll of Tielekku, we'll know a lot more about the Banished Pantheon's intentions. You say even the Circle mystics were eager to stop the Pantheon's plot? Interesting. And not a little scary.

Save the Coldwell heirs from the Banished Pantheon

Briefing

While you were helping Dr. Cheng, I got a call from the Coldwell estate manager. He hasn't been able to contact either of the Coldwell heirs for several hours, and he's getting worried about them. If the Banished Pantheon is interested in the Scroll of Tielekku that was part of the Coldwell's estate, they may be interested in the heirs as well! Can you rescue the Coldwell heirs from the Banished Pantheon?

Mission Acceptance

You're looking for Coldwell's daughter, Debbie Coldwell, and Dr. Duncan Silver, Coldwell's illegitimate son.

Unnecessary Solicitation

You need to get the Coldwell heirs away from the Pantheon cultists. That's your only concern in this one.

Mission Objective(s)

The distant beat of drums makes the presence of the Banished Pantheon all too clear

• Rescue Coldwell heirs
  • 2 heirs to rescue
  • Lead Duncan out!
  • Lead Debbie out!

You rescued the Coldwell heirs from the Banished Pantheon.

Enemies

Banished Pantheon

Notable NPCs

• Debbie Coldwell (Hostage)
• Duncan Silver (Hostage)

Ambush! After freeing each hostage you will be ambushed by a single group of Banished Pantheon cultists

Debriefing

Both of the Coldwell heirs are safe, thanks to you. At least the experience seems to have mellowed them out some. The executor tells me they started speaking civilly to one another on the way to the hospital. Which is good for them, but I'm a little worried, Character. The Pantheon didn't do anything to the heirs. No ritual, no sacrifice, nothing. Could it be that this kidnapping was merely a stunt to distract us from the Pantheon's real goal: the Scroll of Tielekku?

Recover the scroll

Briefing

I just got word from Dr. Cheng. He finished the translation, but while you were rescuing the Coldwell heirs, the Pantheon jumped him and got the scroll! Cheng himself is okay, but he says it's imperative that we recover the Scroll of Tielekku at once. He's used a little of his magic and a lot of his contacts to uncover its location. Now we just need you to recover the scroll.

Mission Acceptance

Based on Cheng's translation, this scroll looks pretty powerful. I wonder if the Banished Pantheon really knows what they're getting into?

Unnecessary Solicitation

We need to get that scroll back before the Pantheon can use it.

Here's Cheng's translation of the Scroll of Tielekku. You might want to take a moment to look at it so you have an idea of what the stakes are.

Mission Objective(s)

The air is filled with a tangible burning anger. This place is consecrated to hate.

• Recover the Scroll of Tielekku

You have recovered the Scroll of Tielekku from the Banished Pantheon.

Enemies

Banished Pantheon

Notable NPCs

• Totem of M'Teru (Banished Pantheon Totem)

Debriefing

You got the Scroll of Tielekku back from the Banished Pantheon? Good. We may have a chance now, but something tells me this isn't over yet.

Stop the ritual before the Banished Pantheon can finish it

Briefing

Azuria's just alerted me to a massive buildup of mystical power in a building in Dark Astoria. It's got to be the Banished Pantheon. I know you got the Scroll of Tielekku back, but what if the Pantheon had it long enough to translate it? With that info, they may still be able to perform the calling ritual and trap the goddess Tielekku. If that happens, the gods of the Banished Pantheon will gain astronomical power. You've got to stop that ceremony before the Banished Pantheon can finish it.

Mission Acceptance

According to Dr. Cheng, the Pantheon needs an altar and nine mystical gates to complete the ritual. You should be able to modify the gates and altar so they'll call to Tielekku instead of forcing her into a trap.

Unnecessary Solicitation

You need to modify all nine gates and the altar to stop the ceremony.

Mission Objective(s)

This is it. You will now face the fury of the mad cult's dread gods, to save a goddess long lost to time and history.

• Stop the Pantheon ceremony
  • 9 portals to change, Change altar!

It is done. You've changed the Banished Pantheon's trap into a warning to the ancient goddess Tielekku.

Enemies

Banished Pantheon
Circle of Thorns
Warriors

Notable NPCs

• Blade King Caesar (Warriors Smasher Elite)
• Spell Breaker Hanuzeth (Circle of Thorns Agony Mage)
• Guardian Totem (Banished Pantheon Totem)
• Guardian Spirit of Pain (Banished Pantheon Spirit of Pain)
• Guardian Spirit of Sorrow (Banished Pantheon Spirit of Sorrow)
• Guardian Spirit of Death (Banished Pantheon Spirit of Death)
• Guardian Spirit of Desire (Banished Pantheon Spirit of Desire)

Debriefing

You did it! The Banished Pantheon's trap is broken. People may not know it, but the city owes you a big today. Maybe even the world. If the Pantheon had managed to trap the goddess Tielekku, who knows what kind of powers they might have gained?

I wonder if Tielekku got the message you sent her? Maybe, if she still exists, she'll return one day to join the fight against the Pantheon she banished to the spirit world all those eons ago.

Anyway, the Coldwell heirs seem to have made up. Coldwell's old library will be donated to the Midnight Squad, and they've given Duncan permission to research his father's old books to his heart's content. And Dr. Cheng wanted me to thank you for recovering his books from the Circle of Thorns; he says that they're giving him a lot of insight into the beliefs of the Tsoo. You really came through on this, Character. You were incredible.

Missions

Investigate the lost city of Oranbega

Briefing

I have a mission for you, but there's a bit of history you should know first. I'm sure that you've tangled with the society of mystics called the Circle of Thorns before, but they have been a plague on this for many, many years. The Circle's origins, as far as we know, date back to it's founding by the nefarious Baron Zoria in the 1920's. One of their goals back then was to find the fabled lost city of Oranbega, the 'El Dorado of the east coast'. There were rumors that they found it years ago beneath Paragon City, and have been using it as a base. I need you to investigate the rumors about Oranbega. The Circle are certain to sense you coming, you'll have 1 hour at most before they find a way to stop you.

Mission Acceptance

I've been investigating a possible entrance to Oranbega's outer reaches. The location seems to be a magical laboratory of sorts. It's inner reaches are guarded by wards of protection, so you'll need to disrupt the Circle's enchantments to complete your mission. Once you're there you'll need to recover any artifacts you find and defeat Karn, the head researcher.

Unnecessary Solicitation

I need you to destroy that magic lab in Oranbega.

Mission Objective(s)

You have made your way through twisting tunnels and past magical wards. You have entered Oranbega, lost city of the Circle of Thorns.

• Defeat Domi and his coven - 60 minutes
  • 4 artifacts left, 2 wards to break

The lab is destroyed, and the artifacts recovered.

Enemies
Circle of Thorns

Notable NPCs

• Warding Altar x2 (Object)
• Domi/Karn/Darsis/Laramis (Circle of Thorns Agony Mage)

Notes

• The name of the enemy boss varies, and can vary within the same mission. Possibilities include Domi, Karn, Darsis, and Laramis.

• Despite the fact that the mission suppossedly takes place in the lost city of Oranbega, the place is actually a regular blue cave. This is probably due to a bug, or is perhaps a customized map still to be done.

Temporary Power:

Clicking on the Urn glowie gives the Sands of Mu temporary power.

Debriefing

I will make certain that all of the objects you found go to the proper people for study. Your efforts have proven that the Circle now inhabits the lost city of Oranbega. Who would have imagined it? A lost city beneath our feet. Perhaps Baron Zoria himself still rules that forgotten ruin.

Go to Dark Astoria and defeat Banished Pantheon

Briefing

Mystically connected contacts of mine are getting disturbing images of a great change overcoming all of Dark Astoria. They think it must have something to do with the Banished Pantheon. I hesitate to ask you, but can you go to Dark Astoria and battle the Banished Pantheon there?

Dark Astoria is awash in the forces of the Banished Pantheon, so finding them should not be difficult. Toffet Terrace and Barca Plaza are especially overrun.

Mission Objective(s)

• Defeat Pantheon in Dark Astoria
  • Defeat 30 Banished Pantheon

You have cleared out enough Banished Pantheon in Dark Astoria

Enemies

Banished Pantheon

Debriefing

None of my contacts can say what it was they feared happening in Dark Astoria, but all are certain that your actions helped to prevent something awful from occurring. Often, such things are subtle, but we can still take our victories from them.

Defeat Warriors to find location of Dr. Archos

Briefing

A prominent archaeologist, Dr. Maximillian Archos has been kidnapped by the Warriors. He seemed to be onto something involving Oranbega, the lost city of the Circle of Thorns that's buried underneath Paragon City. I don't have a lead on where Archos is being held, but You should 'interview' some Warriors and see if any of them know where he is being held.

Mission Acceptance

When I say 'interview', I mean engage in combat and defeat, in case you didn't catch my meaning.

Ambush

There may be a Circle of Thorns ambush after the mission is accepted.

Interrogate Warriors

Unnecessary Solicitation

+++ Missing Information +++

Mission Objective(s)

• Interrogate Warriors
  • Defeat 30 Warriors

One of the defeated Warriors reveals the location of Dr. Archos.

Enemies

Warriors

Rescue Dr. Archos

Unnecessary Solicitation

+++ Missing Information +++

Mission Objective(s)

The information you've gathered tells you that the Warriors are keeping Dr. Archos here while they try to get all the information they can from him.

• Rescue Dr. Archos

You have rescued Dr. Archos.

Enemies

Warriors
Circle of Thorns

Notable NPCs

• Seneschal (Warriors Slasher Elite)
• Dr. Archos (Hostage)

Defeat lead mystic, his coven

Unnecessary Solicitation

+++ Missing Information +++

Mission Objective(s)

As you enter the Map Room, you found no trace of Dr. Archos, but many signs of the Circle's minions. You can only assume he's trapped deeper inside.

• Defeat lead mystic, his coven
  • Find the map

You realize the map you found is a fake. Dr. Archos had lead you into a trap.

Enemies

Circle of Thorns

Notable NPCs

• Dr. Archos (Circle of Thorns Agony Mage)

Debriefing

I can't believe it. Dr. Archos was a Circle agent all along. The entire thing was a set up to catch you in Oranbega on the promise of a map that probably never existed. The Circle has played us all for fools, but I'm just glad you were able to win through.

Cull the numbers of the Banished Pantheon

Briefing

I've become very concerned of late about the activities of the Banished Pantheon. I know that it's a dangerous thing, but I feel I must ask you to cull the numbers of the Banished Pantheon. They are becoming a real threat to this city.

Mission Acceptance

The Banished Pantheon are a plague on the city, and Dark Astoria is one of the places they've hit hardest. Be careful, and take the fight back to them.

Unnecessary Solicitation

+++ Missing Information +++

Mission Objective(s)

• Combat Banished Pantheon
  • Defeat 30 Banished Pantheon

You have defeated enough of the Banished Pantheon

Enemies

Banished Pantheon

Debriefing

The Pantheon's depredations grow more heinous by the day. If it wasn't for the efforts of heroes like you, they would spread through the city like a plague.

Go to the preserve and find the missing group

Briefing

I've got a whole pack of missing people for you to find. It seems some New Age meditation group disappeared in a local nature preserve. According to the one member who escaped, they had been drawn to that place by their meditations. Before he ran for it, he saw some strange shambling forms and a witch doctor. Now, here's the strange part: this group's been under investigation for possible connections to the Circle of Thorns. Could you go to the preserve and find the missing group? You only have 90 minutes to find the victims.

Mission Acceptance

This might get complex if the Circle of Thorns really does have a connection to this group. Just remember that your primary objective is to find these people before something happens to them. Fighting witch doctors or anything else is secondary.

Unnecessary Solicitation

You need to rescue that New Age group before something happens to them. You don't have a lot of time.

Mission Objective(s)

A crystal pendant lies on the ground. Beside it, a trail of footprints leads deeper into the glade.

• Find the missing New Age group - 90 minutes timed
  • 4 missing people left

You have freed the missing new age group from the hands of the Banished Pantheon and the Circle of Thorns.

Enemies

Banished Pantheon
Circle of Thorns

Notable NPCs

• New Age captive x4 (Hostages)

Debriefing

I've talked with the members of the group you saved, and they all spoke of feeling drawn to a place beneath the city. I also checked out the book they were using to identify the properties of crystals. It seems the Library of Congress has no record of the book, the authors, or the printer. I wonder if this group's disappearance was part of a larger plan. Of course, the important thing is that you got them back safely.

Defeat Circle in Dark Astoria

Briefing

Members of the Circle of Thorns have been spotted with some regularity within Dark Astoria. No one knows what they're up to, but it can't be good. I need a hero who can fight the Circle's presence in the mists of Dark Astoria. I will warn you that it will likely be a very dangerous battle.

Reports filtering out of Astoria indicate that the Circle, while not common in the zone, are present in some number. Often they've been seen on rooftops performing rituals, or even fighting the Banished Pantheon's creatures.

Mission Objective(s)

• Defeat Circle in Dark Astoria
  • Defeat 30 Circle of Thorns

You have defeated enough members of the Circle of Thorns.

Enemies

Circle of Thorns

Debriefing

No one knows what the Circle of Thorns are working toward in Dark Astoria. They seem to be opposed to the Banished Pantheon, but no one knows their true intentions. Their presence canot help the situation, though.

Rescue abductees from the Circle of Thorns

Briefing

There have been some disturbing disappearances of late. Citizens with some minor mystical connections have been disappearing from their homes, sometimes even from locked rooms with no sign of forced entry. My investigation found some spectral residue, leading me to suspect that the Circle of Thorns is behind these abductions. You've got to rescue those abductees from the Circle. You only have 90 minutes to rescue the victims.

There have been rumors lately about the Circle planning a ritual in the old Shady Pines Graveyard. That could be where you'll find these missing people.

Mission Objective(s)

The air here is strangely warm, and tastes of sulfurous flame.

• Stop Polentes & his coven - 90 minutes timed
  • Disrupt portal, 6 people to save

You have disrupted the portal and saved all the potential sacrifices.

Enemies

Circle of Thorns

Notable NPCs

• Polentes/Tarsis/Utares (Circle of Thorns Agony Mage)
• Sacrificial Victim x6 (Hostages)

Notes

The boss can have different names, including Polentes, Tarsis and Utares.

Debriefing

You've foiled the plans of the Circle of Thorns yet again. You saved a lot of innocents today, and kept the circle from completing whatever strange pact they were trying to make. I am still puzzled why they chose their targets for the sacrifice, but the important thing now is that all are safe thanks to your valiant efforts.

Go to Dark Astoria and combat the undead

Briefing

I hate to ask this of you, but the more I hear about Dark Astoria, the more worried I become. The entire zone is overrun with the walking dead creations of the Banished Pantheon. Recently, the reports from the few brave souls who dared to enter have spoken of unspeakable hordes of the Pantheon's creatures. If the city is ever to reclaim Astoria, it will only be through the concerted efforts of it's heroes. Will you enter Dark Astoria and combat the hordes of the undead?

You might want to concentrate your efforts on Moth Cemetery or Dido's View. Those neigborhoods are simply overrun.

Mission Objective(s)

• Combat Pantheon in Dark Astoria
  • Defeat 30 Banished Pantheon

You have defeated enough of the Banished Pantheon in Dark Astoria.

Enemies

Banished Pantheon

Debriefing

Thousands were buried in Moth Cemetery, including many of the city's veterans. It's a tragedy that the Banished Pantheon now uses their bodies to wreak havoc on the city they once fought to protect.

Recover the antiques from the Banished Pantheon

Briefing

Some Banished Pantheon worshippers stole a number of Civil War Antiques from the Paragon City Museum. According to the curator, those antiques belonged to a group of soldiers assigned to battle a strange outbreak of witchcraft during the 1860's. The items were all rumored to be magical wards or talismans of some kind. After reading some accounts, that outbreak sounds a lot like the work of the Pantheon's cultists. I need you to recover those antiques from the Banished Pantheon. Whatever they're planning, I want it stopped before it begins. In order to do so, you'll have to act quickly. I doubt you'll have more than an hour to recover everything.

Any power those antiques may have had is probably long gone by now, but studying them could help the Pantheon's cultists to overcome such protections in the future. You must recover all four of them before the Pantheon can learn too much

Mission Objective(s)

As you ready yourself to face the forces of the Banished Pantheon, you think of how brave those Civil War soldiers must have been to battle the Banished Pantheon's cult with no super powers.

• Recover antiques from Pantheon - 60 minutes timed
  • 4 antiques remaining

You have recovered the antiques and foiled the plans of the Banished Pantheon.

Enemies

Banished Pantheon

Debriefing

Well, I did some research, and I think I know what the Pantheon was up to. They needed those items to perform a ritual of vengeance against the descendants of those soldiers. Thanks to you, those people will never have to know they were in danger.

Show the Circle of Thorns that the City's heroes are still watching them

Briefing

The Circle of Thorns have been very active lately, they seem to think that recent activity from other groups has distracted the city's heroes, allowing them to work undisturbed. I would like to see a hero demonstrate to the Circle of Thorns that they have not been forgotten by confronting their mystics anywhere they appear.

Mission Acceptance

Hit them anywhere and anytime you can manage to strike them, Character. They need to know that their actions won't be ignored.

Unnecessary Solicitation

missing data

Mission Objective(s)

• Combat Circle of Thorns menace
  • Defeat 30 Circle of Thorns

You have defeated out enough Circle of Thorns mystics

Enemies

Circle of Thorns

Debriefing

You really showed the Circle of Thorns that we're paying attention to their actions, Character.

Go see Gordon Bower

Briefing

I'd like you to make a little trip up north. There's a friend of mine named Gordon Bower who could really use your help. Gordon's the Mayor of a little resort village named Salamanca. Lately the atmosphere up there has been... well, weird. Disturbing. Deadly, even. There's far too much for me to explain, and you might not believe me if I did. You'll just have to see it for yourself.

Mission Acceptance

The village's name is Salamanca, but people have been calling the area Croatoa lately. You'll see why once you get there.

Unnecessary Solicitation

I told Gordon to expect you.

Mission Objective(s)

• Go see Gordon Bower

Editor's Note: There is no debriefing from your original contact for this mission and no experience is given for it. Additionally, the mission will drop off your mission list automatically and you are not required to return to your contact to remove it.

Stop the ceremony and prevent the obelisk's destruction

Briefing

You may not believe this, but I'm about to send you to help the Circle of Thorns. You see, the Circle's working a big ceremony to try to bind the soul of a deity. As if that wasn't bad enough, it's one of the deities the Banished Pantheon worships! So the Pantheon is moving on the their position, and they plan to destroy the obelisk the Circle is using to focus their spell. Now, here's the scary part. If that obelisk is destroyed, it could take an entire section of the city with it! I need you to stop that ceremony and prevent the obelisk's destruction.

If you can't keep that obelisk intact, I'm afraid this mission will be a failure.

Mission Acceptance

You'll need to defeat everybody at that ceremony, but make sure the obelisk remains intact.

Unnecessary Solicitation

That ceremony could go nuclear any minute!

Mission Objective(s)

You hear the twisted words of a language long forgotten.

• Defeat all villains in area
  • Protect the obelisk

You stopped the ceremony and prevented the obelisk from being destroyed.

Enemies

Banished Pantheon
Circle of Thorns

Notes

While one of the mission objectives is to defeat all villains, all that needs to be done is to protect the obelisk and then clear the room the obelisk is in.

Debriefing

Good work, Character. If that obelisk had been destroyed, the energy within could have leveled a good chunk of the city. I'll send some MAGI representatives out to collect the thing now. It really out to be under lock and key.

Help Terra Volta Security Chief

Briefing

The Security Chief for Terra Volta needs some help with the Sky Raiders. Do me a favor and help him out. If you say yes, you'll want to bring backup. It's dangerous there.

Mission Acceptance

Terra Volta is a hot spot due to its strategic value. I would recommend that you bring some help with you.

Unnecessary Solicitation

+++ Missing Information +++

Mission Objective(s)

• Assist the Security Chief

Mission Objective(s)

• Keep the peace in Terra Volta
  • Defeat 35 Sky Raiders

You have defeated 35 Sky Raiders.

Enemies

Sky Raiders

Debriefing

Nice work in Terra Volta. That was no mean feat!