Sumar Conflict Log 1

 Journal logs found beneath Ancient Mecha City. From a computer terminal in bunker ruins on the planet Sumar - 3rd planet from the star Orion - dated 2577 in the Age of Darkness




DUST-DOGS/TERMINAL_19/CARGO ROTT/2577_10_29


50 years ago we came down from the The Graveyard to try to make a home for ourselves on Sumar. A corp took The Crypt and with all that firepower we just couldn't keep up anymore. We settled the ruins beneath Old Mecha, made nice with the other scavs, tried to hide from the bigger fish. And then Orion burnt out. 


Lucky for us, we found an overlooked bunker with a couple frames, and over time we managed to kit them out with what we could cobble together from the ruins. Radio activity has picked up, and we intercepted some talk about the “Eternal Flame”. Looking it up in the bunker’s records, turns out someone knew Orion’s fate, and tried to forge a relic that could reignite his flame. It's most definitely someone's mad ravings, but it gave us a taste of hope, something we haven't had in a while. Finally with guns to back us up, we can try to make a claim on the Eternal Flame, and perhaps we can reach it before any corp or noble house gobbles it up. 


DUST-DOGS

////ACID_WRAITH [piston gauntlet, lance, thrusters]

////GUN_SINS [2x long range systems, heat sink]

////DEMON_ETERNAL [heavy weapon]

////HARD_TITAN [flamethrower, AI missile system]





OUTPOST ESTABLISHED

////RUINS OF MECHA, ANCIENT CITY


RELIC FOUND

////ETERNAL RABBIT’S FOOT


ENEMY ACTIVITY DETECTED

////AEGIS COMPANY 

////SIFTERS AND THUMPERS TRAVERSING FROZEN WASTES OF THE NORTH

////DUST-DOGS DEPLOYED FOR INTERCEPT

////4 ENEMY FRAMES, 1 UNIT INDENTURED INFANTRY


WEAPONS HOT





00:10

//// ACID_WRAITH CHARGES IN

//// GUN_SINS FIRES FROM DISTANCE

//// DEMON_ETERNAL NAVIGATES CROWDED STREETS

//// HARD_TITAN CHANGES POSITION

// ACID_WRAITH TAKES HEAVY FIRE 


00:20

//// ACID_WRAITH IN MELEE SKIRMISH, FLATTENS ENEMY INFANTRY

//// GUN_SINS FIRES FROM DISTANCE

//// DEMON_ETERNAL LAYS COVER DIRE

//// HARD_TITAN ASCENDS CLIFF AND SECURES LOOT

// ACID_WRAITH TAKES HEAVY FIRE, EXPLODING AND ELIMINATING ENEMY FRAME


00:30

/̸̤͊///̶̺̀ A̸͙̔C̵̡͆Í̷̮D̶̫̂_̶̲̉Ẅ̷́͜Ȓ̶͍À̵̙I̵̯̕T̵̨̕Ȟ̷̞ ̶̝͗S̶̘͊I̶̦͋G̴͕̑N̶̩̒A̵̞̾L̷̪̎ ̵̝̈́L̴͕̀Ö̷͚Ṡ̴͔T̷̠̓

//// GUN_SINS FIRES FROM DISTANCE

//// DEMON_ETERNAL SECURES LOOT

//// HARD_TITAN TAKES COVER

// ENEMY UNITS RETREAT


OUTPOST ESTABLISHED 

//// FROZEN WASTES OF THE NORTH


SECTOR BONUS

//// NEAR ZERO KELV COOLANT TANKS


RECOVERY

//// ACID_WRAITH RECOVERED WITH MINIMAL DAMAGE


MAXIMUM SALVAGE FOUND

//// 20K CREDITS

//// FLECHETTE ROUNDS, RAPID ASSAULT ROUNDS

//// TARGETING SYSTEM

//// 2 FRAME PLATFORM UPGRADES

//// LOCAL VOLUNTEER MILITIA JOINS

//// ENOUGH FRAME PARTS TO DO FULL SCAR REPAIR


DUST-DOGS/TERMINAL_19/CARGO ROTT/2577_10_30

We drove away Aegis Company from the Frozen North and claimed an outpost. Some of our hackers managed to take their sand sifters so we've begun searching the wastes for the Eternal Flame. Other crews have been mapping out Mecha City, as it could also be located there. 


Acid Wraith was ok, I talked to them a little bit and I'm going to try to find them some extra armor. I don't know how they can stand to charge into the fray knowing how likely it is they will overheat or explode, but I guess we are all doing what we must, and trying not to think too hard about it. 


Hard Titan has been pretty hard on himself for “being useless” during the engagement. But I always tell him that not everyone has the guts to get out into the battlefield. Maybe I can make him a little more tech oriented, or perhaps have him focused on playing the objectives. 


We've also managed to find some exceptional coolant, unstable but nearly 0 kelvin. As long as we hold the Frozen North this will give our frames a huge boost to heat management. 


I'll keep an eye on the radar to listen for more activity. Rott out. 




We used Flames of Orion for rules. 


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