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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Tonguez" data-source="post: 9688493" data-attributes="member: 1125">SHADE-9 | ENVIRONMENTAL SCAN – Greenpeak EncampmentFull Spectrum Recon, Passive & Active ScanningAs he passed through the arcane gate, Shade-9 dropped his disguise protocols , though he still wore the heavy hooded cloak to soften his outline, trusting that the angular frame and dark plate metal beneath would come across more as armoured mercenary than construct.Immediately the warforged stalker began scanning its surroundings, noting points of interest, terrain hazards, field assets, and structural weaknesses in the camp, the river valley and Blackpeak beyond it.[spoiler="TACTICAL OVERVIEW"]<table style='width: 717px'><tr><td style='width: 358px'>Operational Base Camp <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Wizards Pavilion</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Operational Personnel Tents</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Arcane Teleportation Circle: active & calibrated</li> </ul> </td><td style='width: 358px'> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Civilian Dwellings — elevated risk classification</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Dried streambed Access Route— west-by-northwest egress, steep descent; vulnerable to ambush</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Incoming Wagon (Unknown Origin) — switchback approach; recommend recon unit intercept</li> </ul> </td></tr><tr><td style='width: 358px'> <h4>River Valley (Lowground)</h4> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Status: Environmental Landmark</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Location: North</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Natural barrier or flank path</li> </ul> </td><td style='width: 358px'> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Stealth Entry Corridor: Soft terrain and foliage cover allows for stealth infiltration </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Scanning for signs of animal disturbance</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Recommend: Further reconnaissance </li> </ul> </td></tr><tr><td style='width: 358px'> <h4>Blackpeak (Mission Target)</h4> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> Status: High-Risk Zone </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Location:  north-northeast, elevation increase ~600m</li> </ul> </td><td style='width: 358px'> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Topography: hostile; jagged black rock</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Temple of Bhaal — subterranean access, occult risk high.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Scanning for arcane signatures</li> </ul> </td></tr></table>[/spoiler]But the warforged halted his scan when the woman called out, directing the new arrivals to find camping spots, before turning to converse with the halfling scout.  After the halfling had departed Shade-9 approached, his boots making no sound against the packed grass, a subtle modulation in his voice that carried measured, but genuine warmth."You carry new life" he observed, indicating witha metalic hand, his tone almost reverential "That... is a rare and vital mission-"he paused again, [...] tilting his head slightly in a moment of heuristic conflict between operational focus and emergent instinct as mission priorities were being overwritten. [System Anomaly detected - Forced Override [Log: Volyana] -System Priorities updating] "I did not expect civilian operatives in this location" he continued falling back into mission syntax "I will ensure no harm reaches you or your potential offspring while I remain functional. [...]Should you require escort, fortification, surveillance or silence I am ready to proceed" [ATTACH=full]409124[/ATTACH] [Camp Readiness: Partial. Recommend immediate perimeter sweep]</blockquote>

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