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The Rule of Three

Level Range: 10 - 15
Notes: Requires 3 people
Primary Enemy: Vahzilok, Clockwork, Circle of Thorns
Badge: Positron's Ally Badge
Description: Positron has awarded you this medal in recognition of services performed for him.

Missions

Test your mettle

Briefing

I've been hearing a lot about you youngsters lately. Your contacts have put the word on the street that you are all forces to be reckoned with. I'm sure that by banding together, you can really put a dent in the crime here in Paragon City.

Statesman has asked me to test out the new groups to see if they are ready to take on bigger and tougher challenges. Are you ready to test your mettle?

Glad to hear it. Your going to need a name I can refer to you by, let's use Task Force, shall we?

Recently the Vahzilok tried to poison the water of Paragon City. I've done a little recon in the area, and I came across a nest of Vahzilok led by an Eidolon called Epidural. I was planning on taking it out, but since you're here, I'll let you have the honors. If you find any evidence that they are planning to revamp their poisoning plot, let me know immediately.

Mission Objective(s)

The noxious air forms an oily vapor that sticks to everything.

• Defeat Epidural and guards
• Find any evidence

(Objective complete)

	Vahzilok chemical
	You took this sample from a barrel of chemicals in a Vahzilok lair. Positron's analysis can tell you whether it is poisonous.

Notable NPCs

• Epidural (Eidolon)

Debriefing

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Save the FEMA workers

Briefing

I must say, I'm impressed with how you've handled the work I've given you. Teamwork is really your strong suit. In fact, I think you're ready for another challenge! States just radioed with a crisis. The Circle of Thorns are attacking the Federal Emergency Management Agency in Skyway City. I need a group to save the FEMA workers. Can you help us?

Great. I hear the leader of these mystics is named Rollister. Your priority is to take him out of commision.

Mission Objective(s)

You've heard a lot of horrifying rumors about what the Circle does to it's victims.

• Defeat Rollister and his cadre
• 2 workers to rescue
• Lead worker out!

You defeated the Circle of Thorns and rescued the FEMA workers.

	The FEMA worker's story
	One of the FEMA workers you rescued told you: 'That Horror dude kept going on and on about how he was wantin' the plans to the city dam up in Faultline. I ain't got no ideas why they would want that!'

Notable NPCs

• Rollister (Madness Mage)
• 2 FEMA Workers (Hostages)

Debriefing

I'm afraid I have no idea why the Circle is interested in the dam. But it sounds like something we had better investigate!

Find a piece of Clockwork that is still functioning

Briefing

Thank you for all your hard work. Up for another test? You've really proven yourself as a team, and I think I can give you a tougher mission. I have examined the Clockwork pieces at DATA and SERAPH, and I've made some interesting discoveries. But I need to know more. Can you find me a piece of Clockwork that is still functioning? No one else has been able to recover a piece like that.

I scanned the area, and I found an abandoned warehouse that's infested with Clockwork.

Mission Objective(s)

The grinding of Clockwork gears is almost deafening. It seems you have stumbled onto a major operation.

• Defeat all Clockwork in office
• Recover working Clockwork piece

You have defeated all the Clockwork. Unfortunately, no working Clockwork pieces could be salvaged.

	Strange parts
	You found these parts in a Clockwork nest, but they're clearly not from any Clockwork construct. The robots defended them with vigor, so the parts must mean something to them.

Notable NPCs

• Geartooth (Cannon Prince)

Debriefing

You didn't find a working piece, eh? That's a disappointment, but this unusual part you found more than makes up for it. I'd like to examine this; it isn't like anything I've seen the Clockwork King use.

You all are doing wonderfully. You have exceeded my expectations. You even managed to impress the Back Alley Brawler.

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Notable NPCs

Debriefing

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Debriefing

Completing The Rule of Three Task Force from Positron awards the Positron's Ally Badge.

Positron's Ally Positron has awarded you this medal in recognition of services performed for him.

Souvenir

(Souvenirs are no longer awarded for Task Forces.)

Souvenir Name: Dam piece

You've kept this piece of the Paragon City Dam, a reminder of the mission you've come to think of as:

The Rule of Three

Your task force was formed under the guidance of Positron, one of the Surviving Eight Heroes. Positron kicked off your group's career by sending you against the Vahzilok in an effort to uncover a poisoning plot. You recovered some of the poison and turned it over to Positron, in the hopes that he could concoct an antidote.

Positron had two more tests for your team: to recover a working Clockwork piece, and to rescue some FEMA workers from the Circle of Thorns. The FEMA workers were being interrogated about the Paragon City Dam in Faultline. They weren't much help to the Circle of Thorns, though, because your task force came in and whisked them away.

You were unable to recover a working Clockwork piece, but you did secure something else, a mechanical part that was unlike anything the Clockwork have been known to use. The Clockwork defended this piece to the last Sprocket, so you assumed it was important in the Clockwork King's plans.

Positron still had a few tests for your task force. When he sent you after the Vahzilok, you recovered a blood sample from an early victim of the evil doctor's latest plot. You turned it over to Positron for further analysis.

You also found some dam blueprints in a Clockwork den and recovered a powerful tome from the Circle of Thorns.

When you returned with the book, Numina translated it, and you learned that water and lightning augment the mystic ritual the Circle was planning to conduct.

Following up on your leads, Positron sent you to a Vahzilok den, where you uncovered another set of dam blueprints. You now realized that three major villain organizations each had designs on the Paragon City Dam. The Clockwork intended to destroy the dam, the Vahzilok planned to poison it, and the Circle wanted to use it in a ritual to create great power.

While tracking down the Clockwork using a device of Positron's design, your team came upon a battle between the Clockwork and the Vahzilok. The metal men were trying to prevent the zombies from interfering with their plans.

Later, while searching for a Circle of Thorns lair, you stumbled across another Clockwork attack. The Circle of Thorns seemed to have their hands full fighting off the Clockwork, but you learned that the mystics were planning a similar attack against the Vahzilok. You stopped both battles and prevented the carnage from spilling into the streets.

Positron's worst fears were realized. All three groups knew of each other's intentions, and they all resolved to act immediately. Positron sent you to protect the dam while he tried to coordinate Freedom Phalanx. The Phalanx was not needed, as the might and power of your task force were enough to win the day.