Upgrade your account to a Community Supporter account and remove most of the site ads.

Reply to thread

Message: <blockquote data-quote="Tonguez" data-source="post: 9788646" data-attributes="member: 1125">TEAM FUSION(?) = SUBJECT:SHADE-9 - Operation HydraShade-9 had maintained his position monitoring the interactions in the caverns and in the water around him, processing mission variables, collating data, updating internal protocols. But the revelation that followed the surge in divine energy as Terrin set the broken stone back into place was enough to jolt him to high alert as partial data matches and warnings flashed through his Primary Drives: [PRIMARY ARCHIVE: OGREMOCH - Prince of Elemental Evil, Earth Aspect Threat Tier: Cataclysmic (World-Class)]The mountain was not simply tainted with magic; it was a festering wound and the black rock the scab that the broken obelisk was meant to contain. How did the statues and the staff that Imani had engaged them to recover connect to the Obelisk function and the cataclysmic threat of Ogremoch?At least the Hydra was not the cataclysmic evil, though it did remain an obstacle to their mission."I concur with [Subject:Lorent]" Shade-9 stepped forward, speaking with a level tone in responses to Terrins suggestion that a decoy strategy be used to bait the Hydra "previous interactions indicate that the creature is not aggressive, though you are correct that it is in a torpor rather than fully dormant, individual heads do appear to react to stimulus.However we do not have sufficient data on the creatures' capabilities if fully awakened, though I predict 78% casualty rate and further threat of environmental collapse if full combat engagement occurs.Engaging Stealth Protocols offers highest probability of success with minimal loss of mission critical resources. Disturbance of the Hydra should only be considered as last resort if Stealth proves ineffectual." [Mission Log Updated: Primary Objective: Recover Bhaalite Idol. Secondary Objective: Monitor Environmental stability. Contingency: Prevent hydra rampage or release of arcane taint > Ogremoch. <]</blockquote>

Verification