Mission:Common - Stop the Council from stealing Rikti Technology

Stop the Council from stealing Rikti Technology

Briefing

Exarch Labs just reported a break-in by Council agents. Their vaults contain several Rikti weapons and other pieces of alien technology left over from the Rikti War, none of which can be allowed to fall into enemy hands. It gets even better, though, because the Sky Raiders know about the theft, and might make a play for the same prize in the confusion. It's going to take heroic action to stop the theft of Rikti technology. Once this is started you'll have to hurry. You only have 90 minutes to stop the break-in.

That Rikti stuff is probably the most dangerous technology on the planet. Hurry!

Mission Objective(s)

A smell of gun powder hangs in the air. You can only hope the Council hasn't hurt anyone.

• Stop raid leaders & their crews - 1:30
  • 8 people left, 2 devices left, 2 files left

You prevented the Council from stealing the Rikti technology.

Science Team Story

Upon his rescue, Dr. Boyd told you: 'The Council was interested in two specific pieces of Rikti Technology that we call the Manifold Resonator and the Resonance Disrupter. Their Full functions aren't known, but research on them could revolutionize several key areas of physics. They're also looking for reports we were preparing on a recent autopsy of a Rikti soldier and an overview of Rikti technology that we prepared for congress.

	Manifold Resonator
	This piece of Rikti Technology was used in Rikti Portals to maintain field stability through the travel process. It has been modified to allow a single person to teleport a short distance a limited number of times, but has a slight side effect on use.

	Resonance Disruptor
	This piece of modified Rikti Technology came from a piece of a Rikti Portal and can make the user out-of-phase with reality for a short time, at great cost to the user's health.

	Files A7-990 to LV-426
	These files constitute sections of a report meant for congress on the world's current understanding of Rikti technology. Though much of it is encrypted, you note certain frequently mentioned elements, such as the Rikti's mastery of force fields. You also see that the report mentions that the Rikti apparently have no practical knowledge of nuclear power.

	File 77-276
	This file details the autopsy of a Rikti soldier. Much of the file has been encrypted by powerful ciphers, including nearly all of the anatomical photographs.

Notable NPCs

• Hostage x7 (NPC Hostage)
• Dr. Boyd (NPC Hostage)

Enemies

Council
Sky Raiders

Battling minions dialogue

Council soldier: You are like vultures!
Sky Raiders soldier: You were weak before. Under your new leadership, that hasn't changed

(aggroed)

Council soldier: You are too late, Heroname!
Sky Raiders soldier: Heroes? I hate heroes

Battling Lieutenants dialogue

Council lieutenant: Alpha tactic! Go!
Sky Raiders lieutenant: You call that training?

(aggroed)

Council lieutenant: I have long wished to test my meetle against one of your caliber, Heroname!
Sky Raiders lieutenant: Order received. Destroy all designated targets

Hostages dialogue

Hostage: Thank you, Heroname!
Dr. Boyd: This sort of thing is extremely disruptive of research!

Temporary Powers:

The Manifold Resonator is granted upon clicking the Vault glowie.

Manifold Resonator Self Teleport +Special After Teleporting, you will remain intangible for a while. During this time, you cannot activate any other powers. As you slowly phase into normal space, you will remain partial visible for a brief time. If you attack while partially visible, your accuracy will be reduced, but your defense will be improved.

The Resonance Disrupter is granted upon clicking the Vault glowie.

Resonance Disrupter Toggle: Self Stealth, +Defense, -Hit Points The Resonance Disrupter bends light around you to make you completely Invisible. While this power is active, you are all but impossible to detect. If you attack while Invisible, you will be detected, although you will still have a huge bonus to defense. This technology is unstable, and you will take damage over time as long as it is active. Will not work with other self-targeted concealment related powers such as Stealth or Invisibility.

Debriefing

Excellent job. You secured the Resonator and Disruptor and made sure that neither the Council nor the Sky Raiders got their hands on any vital research. The Exarch Security teams will take it from here on the clean-up.

The Sky Raiders have a grudge against the group the Council recently took over; when political zealots clash, things can get pretty ugly. I guess things haven't changed just because that group's under new management.