Final report of Seeker Grigio about armoured vehicles for the “arenas”
Access level: high.
Earlier the informant reported that the largest production of armoured cars for the arenas is organized in the Scavenger vault. I spoke with my debtor, one of Scar AB’s henchmen. Once the Order of the Seekers saved his life, and now he has agreed to repay the debt by providing the blueprints of armoured vehicles that the Scavengers are making by the Arbiter’s orders.
But at the rendezvous point, there was a wooden box waiting for me. Inside, there was a mutilated corpse of my debtor and with this note:
“Hello again, Seeker. Your man is very tough and for a long time, he hasn’t revealed who he’d been working for. If I’d known that my old acquaintance needed the blueprints, I wouldn’t have tortured the poor guy. Don’t worry, I burned his heart. We would be glad to see a member of the Order in the arena. If you’re so interested in seeing these cars, come and see them. Blazing Etna”.
I have indeed met Etna before (see here: An essay by Seeker Grigio about Etna and the funeral traditions of Firestarters). She is also involved in the organization of the “arenas”. According to certain reports, the young woman has moved up in the Firestarters hierarchy and now, on behalf of the shamans, she acts as a recruiter and oversees order in the “arenas”.
However, my informant was able to repay his debt even from the grave. While examining the body, I noticed that the heel on his left shoe was loosely pressed to the sole. There was a stash: a flash drive with blueprints of armoured vehicles and short commentary from their creators.
“Stag” — a lightweight build with two cannons “Executioner 88 mm”. Their precise shots will not give the enemy a chance, and the speed of the “Harpy” cabin will allow the vehicle to quickly change positions or escape from the enemy with melee weapons.
“Praetorian” — a medium-lightweight support build. Three “Spectre-2” machine guns and the vehicle’s incline will allow the driver to hit the enemy’s vulnerable points at medium range. And the “Favorite” cabin allows the vehicle to deal a lot of damage to the approaching enemy by pulling the trigger.
“Dusk” is an armoured vehicle with five self-guided “Pyre” rockets. The basic tactic is to drive up to the enemy in stealth mode and hit him in the vulnerable point up close. The vehicle’s weapons are heavily tucked inside the hull and mounted on one side. This gives the rocket launchers remarkable survivability. And the cabin “Dusk” enhances the rockets even more.
“Secutor” —the classic armoured vehicle with shotguns uses the “Favorite” cabin and the legendary “Hammerfalls”. Three pairs of heavy wheels will allow the driver to reach the enemy and grind him to dust.
“Cyclone” — a medium build with three autocannons mounted on the “Favorite” cabin. With its invisibility module, the driver can effectively break into any battle. Its heavy bumper and armor give enough time to utilize all the combat power of the vehicle.
“Olympic” is a tremendously heavy armoured vehicle. It’s armed with two robust “Elephant” turret cannons. It has a greater survivability rate, and the cabin “Humpback” increases the damage in case someone dares to check how durable the “Olympic” really is.
“Censor” — a medium-heavy armoured vehicle armed with three “Trigger” laser drills. Combined with the “Photon” cabin, they deal huge amounts of damage to a certain point. To compensate for their short active range, the armoured vehicle was equipped with strong movement parts and a reinforced hull.
“Centurion” — a build armed with the impulse cannon “Kaiju”. Thanks to the “Torrero” cabin, this car can be very efficient at long range, and its high speed and light tracks allow the car to quickly escape from any pursuit.
Conclusion:
Recently, the activity around the “arenas” has strongly increased. Sounds of explosions and shots can be heard from the buildings. No one is allowed inside, but Firestarter trucks regularly pass through the gates.
Many survivors say that they have not seen their acquaintances who were visited by recruiters for a long time. Perhaps they accepted the offer and began to take part in the battles. It is possible that I will accept Etna’s offer and try to visit one of the “arenas” as a guest. Although, according to her letter, it is obvious that they want to see me there among the participants.