Cascade Archipelago

Cascade Archipelago

Hero Hazard Zone (40-44)
Trainers:	none
TF Contacts:	Sara Moore
Events:	none
Exploration Badges:	none
Plaques:	none
Day Jobs:	Dimensional Explorer
Enemies:	Circle of Thorns, Nemesis, Rularuu, Shadow Shard Reflections
Connecting Zones:	Firebase Zulu, Chantry
Transits:	none

Overview

The Cascade Archipelago is a Hazard zone in City of Heroes. It is the second of the Shadow Shard zones. Prior to Issue 16, a hero needed to be at least Security Level 40 to enter.

Firebase Zulu Reconnaissance Officer

(6447, 1092, 1890)

You have just entered the Shadow Shard, a series of islands broken down into four main sections. This is, in association with Portal Corps, a miliary-controlled and supervised restricted access location. If you don't have one already, see a vendor about a Flight Pack. Oh, and make some friends because this place is deadly.
See my report for more information. It should give you an idea what to expect:
RECONNAISSANCE REPORT
*** Approved Use Only ***
History: The Portal Corps has provided access to this dimension in an attempt to keep Rularuu from swallowing up another world. He's weaker on his home turf.
Hostiles Strength: Levels 40 through 47
Suggested Squad Parameters: 5 to 8-person teams
Highlights:

• Firebase Zulu

The main military installation and access point from Earth

• Cascade Archipelago

A series of islands that run more vertical rather than horizontal, home to the rare Kora Fruit

• The Chantry

One of the stranger pockets within the Shadow Shard, the domain of another part of Rularuu's consciousness that he found too troublesome to deal with: his conscience

• The Storm Palace

Home to Lanaru the Mad, an expression of the real Rularuu's frustrations at his imprisonment

Identified Hostiles:

• Brutes (absent from Zulu)
• Circle of Thorns (Cascade Archipelago}
• Crey (Firebase Zulu)
• Natterlings (Zulu and Cascade Archipelago)
• Nemesis (Zulu and Cascade Archipelago)
• Reflections (absent from Storm Palace)
• Sentries
• Storm Elementals (Storm Palace)
• Wisps (Cascade Archipelago and Storm Palace)

Amenities:

• Military Hospital on Firebase Zulu
• Gravity Geysers to aid in transportation between islands
• Hortha Vines for transportation between the shards

Contacts

Task Force Contacts

• Sara Moore

Regular Contacts

• Dr. Huxley
• Lt. Col. Flynn

Notable NPCs

• Mole Point Operator

Neighborhoods

• The Air Shoals (Yellow - Level 40-44) (Music)
• The Chanting Islands (Yellow - Level 40-44) (Music)
• Crimson Falls (Yellow - Level 40-44) (Music)
• The Marooned Shores (Yellow - Level 40-44) (Music)
• The One-Way Path (Yellow - Level 40-44) (Music)
• Tyrant's Rock (Yellow - Level 40-44) (Music)

Stores

• Kallarn, a Rularuu Brute that will buy enhancements, but doesn't sell anything.
• Jetpack Supplier.

Day Jobs

Dimensional Explorer You have spent a great deal of time working with the military at Firebase Zulu earning the Dimensional Explorer Day Job. Logging out in the Shadow Shard will earn you a Jetpack power, when you log back in, for a short time.

Transfer Points

• There is a Hortha Vine to Firebase Zulu and The Chantry.
• There is a teleporter which leads back to the main portal area in Firebase Zulu.
• There is a portal in Mole Point Charlie which leads back to the hidden area in Firebase Zulu.

Villain Groups

• Circle of Thorns
  
• Nemesis
  
• Shadow Shard Reflections
  
• Soldiers of Rularuu