You have breached the perimeter.
What will you find here?
Vanguard Broadcast Log [INIT-7]
SENDER: Trubachev, Alexei
TIMESTAMP: 1987-10-12, 14:06
SUBJECT: NEW_SUB_PROTOCOLSigID [ENCRYPTED], your coordinates have been validated. Vanguard Command acknowledges your role in locating ENC-4 crystal deposit. Operatives were dispatched to secure the objective. Stay clear of vicinity until further notice.You are granted clearance level NR-1. Access link is provided for classified intel.< Data Classification: Restricted - Do NOT Share >
CONTAINMENT AC-79
DATE: 1986-07-24
SUBJECT: ENC-4 Crystal
APPEARANCE: Purple, smooth crystalline. Cold to the touch. Slightly luminescent.
CONTAINMENT: Some specimens might be radioactive. Lead containers recommended.
RESEARCH: Distortion-proof armor.Class E Dimensional artifact. Uncommon, but not rare. Unlike most artifacts, they usually appear in clusters after Whitefall subsides. Locations seem to be random, but often near large bodies of water. Often exhibit restorative properties. May be used to reduce entropic effects of Distortions.
DOCUMENT IAR-19433
DATE: 1987-10-13
SUBJECT: Irregular Geological Formations
CATEGORY: Image Analysis
ANALYSIS NOTES: Subject appears to be elongated, strips of rock protruding from the soil. The absence of visible weathering suggests these formations were recently exposed. Faint, bone-like patterns are observed on the rock surfaces, resembling fossilized structures. The origin of these formations remain unidentified, pending further analysis.
[EQUIPMENT DEPOT] K-9 Detector
ORIGIN: Vanguard
CATEGORY: Artifact Detector
POWER SOURCE: Batteries
OP_RANGE: 500MThe K-9 Detector was developed by the Vanguards to search for artifacts. It requires a sample artifact as a signal source in order to detect the presence of similar signals within a 500-meter radius. Due to its similarity to search dogs, it is nicked-named “K-9”.STRENGTHS: Light-weight, small, simple operation.
WEAKNESSES: Low accuracy and susceptible to interference. Requires sample artifact as source.
Field Intel UM-397P
DATE: 1987-10-13
SUBJECT: Mutant Sighting “Gray Marshman”
APPEARANCE: Humanoid, unarmored, unarmed. Photography unavailable. Hand-drawn portrait based on verbal descriptions available on file.
SOURCE: Field Report B3D37Subject is described as an “old man with messy gray hair”, half-submerged in a swamp. Physical capabilities unknown. Defense method unknown. Hyper-sensitive to human attention, even from behind. Subject exhibits mild psychological disruptions to victims on eye-contact, with symptoms including: dizziness, impaired vision, impaired body mechanics, possible impaired judgement and perception of time. Immediate neutralization recommended.STRATEGY: Approach from behind. Do NOT aim. Use explosive ordnance.
Audio Analysis BB-3882
DATE: 1987-10-14
SUBJECT: Strange Speech Extracted from Radio Transmission
SOURCE: Radio Transmission B3D15, Hiroshi Nakagawa, 1987-10-13
TECHNICIAN: [ENCRYPTED]COMMENTS:
Audio was extracted from the background noise of the incoming radio message. Content resembles a male voice, highly distorted and incomprehensible. Followed steps below to decode the message:1. Increased volume by 10dB.
2. Reduced background pink noise.
3. Sped up playback by 1.8x
4. Increased pitch by 1.2x
5. Reversed playbackThe final audio clip contained comprehensible speech in Russian. Translation:SigID B3D15 calling headquarters. This is attempt three. No response on previous attempts. Location: unknown. Current time: seventeen-fifteen. Current status: no contact from other members of Expedition B-3. Still searching for outlets. ETA: two hours, maybe longer. Nakagawa out.The audio was suspected to be one of Nagakawa’s radio transmissions to headquarters, but was somehow “captured” by the surrounding artifacts and then echoed back in reverse. However, after examining all recorded transmissions from Nagakawa, no exact match was found except one with slightly different content:Current time: sixteen-fifteen… ETA: three hoursWhy did the echo alter the original speech? It seems as if it was received one hour after being spoken, therefore the ETA was reduced by one hour intentionally to reflect the delay? Was there a sentient being behind this???
