Vienna, Austria
Sahu is sitting in a room with several monitors with Eoontaq, Centus, Darsah and Iehn. The room's lights are dimmed and the windows are tinted
Sahu: So I was tracking that mysterious plane and now it's gone, like it's turned off it's radar and sensors.
Centus: And you think that plane is from Sinners Sextant?
Sahu: Indeed
Eoontaq: My main question is what the heck are they after?
Centus: Sinners Sextant isn't after what Department X had, someone else was.
Sahu: Anyone who knows what Department X has is a certified threat
Iehn: So, why am I here? I don't know anything about Sinners Sextant?
Sahu: You ran into an old Department X experiment 7 years ago if our records aren't mistaken.
Iehn: Do you mean Project Telltale and Lark2n?
Sahu: I do
Iehn: Well that doesn't mean I know everything about everything when it comes to Department X
Centus: A little bit is better than nothing, we need every information advantage
The room falls silent
Darsah: If I may speak?
Sahu: You may
Darsah: Spade was once a member of Sinners Sextant, they might know something
Sahu: They were?
Darsah: It's a part of their history they want to forget
Sahu: Alright, I think they're in Dubrovnik right now, I'll send them something that says we're on our way
Centus: So is that all
Suddenly, a large whirring noise is heard outside the building
Sahu: Centus, open the window
Centus hits a button to open the window revealing a mysterious plane flying towards them
Iehn: They're gonna crash that right into us?
Eoontaq: Not on my watch
Eoontaq uses their special protractor to deflect the plane away from the building, making drift throughout the city
Centus: So what now?
Sahu: We're going to chase it
Darsah: Sounds impossibly difficult the plane is not only faster than us but also has a headstart
Iehn: I mean what else can we do?
Sahu: That's right, now let's get on the roof
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The five of them climb onto the roof
Darsah: Centus?
Centus: Yeah?
Darsah: Mind if you help me out here, I can't run the best
Centus: Sure I can.
Eoontaq: According to the course I sent the plane on, it should have ended up over there
Eoontaq points southwest
Sahu: Alright team let's get moving
Darsah: This is gonna hurt isn't it
Begin Vienna Rooftops
When you are 15% of the way across, a group of mercenaries in marked uniforms show up
Sinners Sextant Member: Alright, we've got orders from Ghice to knock you dead
Centus: I'd appreciate it if you simply laid down your weapon and revealed the details of your attack on Department X?
Sinners Sextant Member: No, I think I'd rather follow Ghice to the end
Centus: Well I can't say that I'm gonna regret what I'm about to do
Sahu: Take the lead Centus
Fight against Sinners Sextant
When you win
Iehn: Sinners Sextant is pretty loyal to Ghice huh
Sahu: They will stop at nothing to carry out their will from what I know
Darsah: I wonder what they want out of all this
Eoontaq: Only one way to find out
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When you are 45% of the way across
Darsah: My one leg is killing me
Eoontaq: Don't lose it, you only got the one
Iehn: I wonder why I can't just fix it?
Darsah: It's an unfortunate side effect of the accident
Iehn: Darn
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When you're 75% of the way across, another group of Sinners Sextant mercenaries appear
Sinners Sextant Member: Alright do you wanna go silently or noisily?
Centus: Are you gonna answer your own question?
Sinners Sextant Member: Noisily it is
Sahu: Well you heard them
Fight the Sinners Sextant group
When you win
Centus: I hardly enjoy the slaughter
Eoontaq: You've been doing it the longest so I don't imagine you do
Centus: Infinity is such thing that makes you ponder
Resume Vienna Rooftops
When you complete the section, there's a dropdown into a park where The Plane has crashed near a manhole
The party drops down to inspect it
Darsah: OUCH
Eoontaq: We probably should have taken the streets
Iehn: Moot point
Centus: So are we all in agreement that we now have to go in the sewers
Darsah: That's gonna suck
Sahu: It's part of the job, you HAVE to go down in there
Darsah: I still get to complain
Sahu: You don't get paid to complain
Iehn: Uh shut up I'm going down
Eoontaq: Hey wait for the rest of us
Centus: What it must feel like to be so young……
Sahu: Sentinental geezers
The party enters the city's sewers
Darsah: Smells awful
Eoontaq: How else would it smell?
Darsah: Preferably not awful
Sahu: Do you just want to chit chat or are we gonna find Ghice?
Darsah: Fine let's find the fellow
Begin Vienna Sewers
When you get 55% of the way through, Centus notices a discarded energy core on the floor
Centus: Who would have this belonged to?
Sahu: It might be for Ghice's suit
Iehn: They have a power core?
Darsah: I have a poor understanding of it, but I believe it runs on a magic source of somekind
Eoontaq: I'll look into this later when I have the time
Sahu: Looking for a weakness is a good idea in case we don't catch him here
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When you finish the map, Ghice is in the proccess of repairing their suit
Ghice: Oh hello Century Corps, what brings you to me
Centus: You tried to crash a plane into us
Ghice: Well old man, I didn't want you to find Sinners Sextant, as we're doing a very important job
Sahu: What could be so important you'd try to attack the elusive Department X?
Ghice: The origin of man
Eoontaq: Pardon?
Ghice: Every child leaves the womb when they are born, I'm looking for Humanity's birthplace
Darsah: The Garden of Eden?
Iehn: That's just a myth!
Ghice: It's not and the object we stole from Department X is one of the five portal batteries that have to be used to open the way there.
Centus: I vaguely remember The Garden
Darsah: What do you even want in The Garden?
Ghice: It's what my client wants
Darsah: No….
Sahu: What's bad?
Ghice: You'll see
Darsah: You can't find The Adamite Key! It was lost for a reason
Ghice: Well, I'd listen to you but my time is up
Ghice throws an explosive that throws up a shield of goopy waves and escapes
Sahu: Damn it we lost him
Darsah: We need to return to base and let The Grandmaster know?
Centus: The Adamite Key cannot be found