| Category | Squad X7E Missions |
| Operation | Mine Splash |
| Strike Rank | Ten |
| Mission Date | 5 Lunar 1481 |
Intelligence
The malevolent dwarves of Umahanbad are toiling at a location known as the Firestone Mines. Our spies have discovered that the Gharbúlúm are employing a novel form of armor called Elem-Guard. This armor is forged from black silver and mystically amplified with elemental energies, crafting a metallic suit that renders the wearer impervious to attacks by magical fire, electricity, cold, and other energies. We have learned that the Orchish Empire intends to sell this armor to the Black Tide.
The foreboding advance of a sinister horde from the east looms, winding through a valley strewn with the crushed bones and decaying marrow of the fallen.
Seer Olthinmosh Baltor, "The Marrow Fields"
Mission Coordinator: Throuk-Lut - kobold High Command Marshall
The Breached Pass Campaign has been ongoing for three months with minimal progress on either side. If the Black Tide equips the Pitch Bone Legion with elem-guard armor, the stalemate at Gazulud-Gik will likely conclude. The undead will then overwhelm the Farinteen armies and threaten Outpost Prime.
Battleplan Master: human Matheon Gauntletfist
Pinth Blackstrike is currently engaged in activities within the vicinity of the Firestone Mines.
| Garrison | 8,000+ |
| Alertness | High |
| Location | Naram-Gunal |
You have advanced a strike rank owing to the unexpected perils of the Pit Viper mission. May you triumph in this surgical strike Mine Splash undertaking.
Matheon Gauntletfist, to Squad X7E
Prime Objectives
- Destroy the Bloodbath Dam
- Destroy the docking facilities and cranes located at Naram-Gunal
Secondary Objectives
- Determine if allies exist in the area
- Steal suits of Elem-Guard armor
Planning
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Journey through the
Storsalds.
Estimated time: four days. Gather provisions at the gnome
mining town of
Ithilmar. It is two
days into Storsald.
Meet with the Juggernaut, which will be concealed within the central grove of the Vapor Pollen Meadows during the fifth day. They will furnish you with the worg mounts. Utilizing the same mounts employed by the Githirmil will impede their ability to track your movements.
Enter Laucentar and relinquish your dire worgs, then proceed on foot to the base of Firestone Peak. The towering, chestnut-hued walls of High Spear Keep are distinctly visible from the northern periphery of Laucentar.
Situated two to three hundred feet above the foundation of High Spear Keep, locate the air vent. Upon discovery of the vent, request that the Herbal Doctor examine the vicinity for indications of black silver vapor.
Herbal Doctor Knowledge
The molten black silver alloy releases toxic gas when cooled with water. Each squad member will carry a fungus serum to mitigate any adverse effects stemming from exposure to the gas. The vial will hold a sufficient quantity of the liquid for a 12-hour duration.
Saboteur Knowledge
The Bloodbeards leverage a glacier-fed river to chill a super-heated alloy known as black silver. The sole means of efficiently cooling the black iron and silver blend prior to it becoming overstressed and fracturing is through the application of pressurized water. The Bloodbath Dam, in conjunction with a system of conical drop chutes, facilitates this process.
Seer Knowledge
The Githirmil do not bathe as frequently as Tragarans; therefore, we shall refrain from bathing. It may be judicious to apply a coating of dung and worg urine to our bodies when entering Laucentar.
The Giant Steps is an expansive range of towering peaks that extend profoundly into the region of Grashakh. Dormant volcanoes predominantly occupy the southern extremities of this mountainous terrain. Bloodbath Dam resides at the southernmost tip of the Giant Steps.
The higher elevations of the Giant Steps encompass vast glaciers and deep chasms inhabited by frost giants, yeti, gnolls, and ice trolls.