Approximately 21:00hrs Eastern Standard time I conducted a deep recon of an location called Storm Palace which is located deep within the Chantry area. Travel within this area is very dangerous and difficult and would strongly recommend that only New Guardians Operatives with flight or teleportation powers only be deployed within the theater of operations.
Leveled operatives with Super-jump will not be able to utilize that power to get to Storm Palace location, unlike some of the locations found within Fire Base Zulu. The Storm Palace stronghold is suspended within a dark purple storm cloudy area with no intermediate rock platform/island to jump from or establish an OP (observation post). Correction there is a suspended platform/island just past the Storm Palace, however getting to that location by of means of jumping or land travel is impossible. If a New Guardian super-team/squad is operating in the region, it is absolutely imperative that at least two members of the super-team have Recall Friend on top of Flight and Teleportation powers.
Also be advised that the region of Storm Palace is engulfed in category 5 Hurricane like conditions, lightening strikes constantly occur within the region and around the structure of Storm Palace and represents a clear and present danger when traveling to and from the location of the Storm Palace.
Indigenous Population:
The Indigenous Population within the region of the Storm Palace area are high level Lightening Elemental(s), high level alien Willow Wisps, various types of Watchers (monsters that look like floating eyeballs with teeth), and Brutes.
The primary guardians on route to the Storm Palace from the starting platform are Watchers, Wisps and Elemental(s) that number in the hundreds. They tend to cluster in a large group that makes them very vulnerable to area of effect powers (Nova being one of them, Stormravyen would of loved this area). However do to the location and their numbers such a venture is dangerous and should be handled with extreme caution.
The Brutes, which also number in the hundreds are not airborne guardians and primarily operate as shock troopers within the Storm Palace structure itself, they do not represent a threat when traveling to the location.
Storm Palace:
As one first approaches the structure of the Storm Palace it is very easy to mistakenly think it of it as a small moon, but much like Han Solo and Chewie discovered in Star Wars one quickly comes to the realization that this is no small moon. Storm Palace is a massive monolith of sphere of stone that hangs with an oppressive dominance of the region. This monster of a base is protected by a type 10 shield that would no doubt be able to withstand an assault from the best Nature's Fury's lightening or Stormravyen's blast, which by any means is no small measure.
The shield is under constant assault by massive lightening strikes that slam up against the structure like meteor strikes. I believe the strikes have an area of effect range, however at the time I was not willing to de-phase from my phase-shift power to find out, but it look mighty impressive.
Getting past the shield was a bit of an effort, simply put there are holes or open areas within the shielding that one can move through. However the problem is that in the area that there are holes to enter, this is where most of the Storm Palace guardians are clustered. The make up of these groups are Brutes, Wisps and Watchers which, number in the dozens. All of who can mount attacks made of energy, physical and mental damage. Assaulting such a force will require the full might of New Guardians heavy hitters, I fear even the big blue guy and Ravenger would get a run for their money (even more so after Patch Issue 5).
After spending about 10mins or so exploring and doing a circuit around the sphere's equator (cataloging numbers and defensive positions), I stumbled upon a dark cannon. Going into the cannon and traveling for a bit I came to a dead end where there upon the wall was some sort of twisting, star shape like portal that I suspect leads to the inner area of the sphere. Despite my efforts I was unable to gain access to past this portal, so I am unable to report as to what is inside Storm Palace in the way of enemies, defenses and environment. I will continue to look into this matter by establishing contacts within the region and conducting missions.
Conclusion:
Storm Palace is not a place for the weak or in this case low leveled, the environmental dangers and enemy forces that operate within the region, will require only the highest level of New Guardian operatives to attempt missions I that area. Solo operations are on likely and difficult and would advise strongly against such ventures.
Investigation of this area will be on going, and I will continue to supply information as more data is acquired. Would recommend to New Guardian's Command staff to assign a threat level of Violet High to this area. Digital photos or the region and its guardians will be shortly posted on the New Guardian gallery and intelligence command with standard security protocols in place.
File: PA56234-340JS
New Guardian Eyes Only
Subject: Storm Palace
Threat Level: High
Operative: Auriel Augustine
Time of Operation Commencement: 21:10hrs
Time of Egress: 10:20hrs
Recon Report:
Travel within Storm Palace:
Approximately 21:00hrs Eastern Standard time I conducted a deep recon of an location called Storm Palace which is located deep within the Chantry area. Travel within this area is very dangerous and difficult and would strongly recommend that only New Guardians Operatives with flight or teleportation powers only be deployed within the theater of operations.
Leveled operatives with Super-jump will not be able to utilize that power to get to Storm Palace location, unlike some of the locations found within Fire Base Zulu. The Storm Palace stronghold is suspended within a dark purple storm cloudy area with no intermediate rock platform/island to jump from or establish an OP (observation post). Correction there is a suspended platform/island just past the Storm Palace, however getting to that location by of means of jumping or land travel is impossible. If a New Guardian super-team/squad is operating in the region, it is absolutely imperative that at least two members of the super-team have Recall Friend on top of Flight and Teleportation powers.
Also be advised that the region of Storm Palace is engulfed in category 5 Hurricane like conditions, lightening strikes constantly occur within the region and around the structure of Storm Palace and represents a clear and present danger when traveling to and from the location of the Storm Palace.
Indigenous Population:
The Indigenous Population within the region of the Storm Palace area are high level Lightening Elemental(s), high level alien Willow Wisps, various types of Watchers (monsters that look like floating eyeballs with teeth), and Brutes.
The primary guardians on route to the Storm Palace from the starting platform are Watchers, Wisps and Elemental(s) that number in the hundreds. They tend to cluster in a large group that makes them very vulnerable to area of effect powers (Nova being one of them, Stormravyen would of loved this area). However do to the location and their numbers such a venture is dangerous and should be handled with extreme caution.
The Brutes, which also number in the hundreds are not airborne guardians and primarily operate as shock troopers within the Storm Palace structure itself, they do not represent a threat when traveling to the location.
Storm Palace:
As one first approaches the structure of the Storm Palace it is very easy to mistakenly think it of it as a small moon, but much like Han Solo and Chewie discovered in Star Wars one quickly comes to the realization that this is no small moon. Storm Palace is a massive monolith of sphere of stone that hangs with an oppressive dominance of the region. This monster of a base is protected by a type 10 shield that would no doubt be able to withstand an assault from the best Nature's Fury's lightening or Stormravyen's blast, which by any means is no small measure.
The shield is under constant assault by massive lightening strikes that slam up against the structure like meteor strikes. I believe the strikes have an area of effect range, however at the time I was not willing to de-phase from my phase-shift power to find out, but it look mighty impressive.
Getting past the shield was a bit of an effort, simply put there are holes or open areas within the shielding that one can move through. However the problem is that in the area that there are holes to enter, this is where most of the Storm Palace guardians are clustered. The make up of these groups are Brutes, Wisps and Watchers which, number in the dozens. All of who can mount attacks made of energy, physical and mental damage. Assaulting such a force will require the full might of New Guardians heavy hitters, I fear even the big blue guy and Ravenger would get a run for their money (even more so after Patch Issue 5).
After spending about 10mins or so exploring and doing a circuit around the sphere's equator (cataloging numbers and defensive positions), I stumbled upon a dark cannon. Going into the cannon and traveling for a bit I came to a dead end where there upon the wall was some sort of twisting, star shape like portal that I suspect leads to the inner area of the sphere. Despite my efforts I was unable to gain access to past this portal, so I am unable to report as to what is inside Storm Palace in the way of enemies, defenses and environment. I will continue to look into this matter by establishing contacts within the region and conducting missions.
Conclusion:
Storm Palace is not a place for the weak or in this case low leveled, the environmental dangers and enemy forces that operate within the region, will require only the highest level of New Guardian operatives to attempt missions I that area. Solo operations are on likely and difficult and would advise strongly against such ventures.
Investigation of this area will be on going, and I will continue to supply information as more data is acquired. Would recommend to New Guardian's Command staff to assign a threat level of Violet High to this area. Digital photos or the region and its guardians will be shortly posted on the New Guardian gallery and intelligence command with standard security protocols in place.
Auriel Augustine