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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

Missing text

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.

Check out the fake company

Briefing

Well, I analyzed that chemical you found in the Vahzilok next. It turns out it's a complex bonded molecular compound with twisted valences. Very high tech stuff. I was intrigued by their ability to... oh, sorry. Ok, here's some information you can use now. One of the chemicals in the compound was polyfluidic morscarpium. Pretty specialized. Only two distributors in the area even make it. I checked their shipments for the past couple weeks, and traced one to a company in Skyway that doesn't exist. Will you check out the fake company?

The name on the lease is Dr. Morben. I'd like you to arrest him, if you can.

Mission Objective(s)

A chemical odor burns your nasal passage, but not thoroughly enough to make you immune to the stink of the Vahzilok.

• Stop Dr. Morben and his minions
• Recover any evidence

You have stopped the Vahzilok operation and recovered some evidence.

	Blood Sample
	You extracted this blood sample from the unfortunate test subject of a Vahzilok poisoning experiment.

Notable NPCs

• Dr. Morben (Murk Eidolon)

Debriefing

Ok, this blood sample is a great step forward. Perhaps I can work out a counter-agent to the Vahzilok poison before it ever gets out.

Check out the Circle of Thorns hideout

Briefing

Ok, Task Force, listen up. I know that ever since I sent you against the Circle of Thorns at the FEMA office, you've been dying to find out why those mystics are so interested in the Paragon City Dam. Well, you might just get your chance to find out.

MAGI just contacted me; some of their mystics have divined the location of the Book of T'Jer'imikanu. According to MAGI, it's a really powerful spell book. Their visions indicated that it was in the possession of the Circle of Thorns. I made a pass just now with my ground penetrating radar and discovered a cave that would be an ideal Circle hideout. I need you guys to check out that Circle of Thorns hideout.

If you find the Book of T'Gerima... T'Geruni... the magic book, be really careful with it. It's the only known copy. It was thought to be destroyed in the Chicago fire of 1871.

Mission Objective(s)

Positron's directions are flawless. You've already caught sight of several Circle of Thorns acolytes.

• Stop chief mage and his guards

You recovered the book and defeated the Circle of Thorns.

	The Book of T'Jer'imikanu
	This ancient text is written in a language you don't understnd. This book, the last of its kind, was presumed lost in the Chicago fire of 1871.

Notable NPCs

• Tarses (Madness Mage)

Mission Objective(s)

• Return to Positron

Briefing Positron

Great, you got the book back. Excellent job. You should take it over to Azuria at the MAGI office in City Hall. She can probably figure out why the Circle wanted it so badly.

Mission Objective(s)

• Deliver book to Azuria

Debriefing Azuria

Thank you all. I will have my translators examine the book and report their discoveries to Positron. It shouldn't take long; he should have something for you by the time you get back to him.

Debriefing

Numina just contacted me mentally. Man, I don't think I will ever get used to that! Anyway, she translated the book for Azuria. The text describes a ritual for gaining great power that can only performed during a storm. Or, as the book has it, at 'a conflux of lightning and rain.' The larger the conflux, the more effective the ritual. Numina is still examining the book. She'll contact me if she discovers another clue to the Circle's plans.

Mission name

Briefing

Mission Objective(s)

(Entrance text)

(Objective complete)

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Notable NPCs

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.