Mission:Common - Track down the Pantheon and rescue the mystics

Track down the Pantheon and rescue the mystics

Briefing

Several mystical and occult researchers have recently disappeared while attending a conference on early human religions. The surviving security guard's description points to the culprits being the Banished Pantheon. Fortunately, I have a lead on where they may be holding the kidnap victims. Someone has to track down the Pantheon and rescue those mystics. There won't be much time, maybe 75 minutes at most before the Pantheon completes their sacrifices. Can you do it?

You'll need to find all of the occult researchers and rescue all of them from the Banished Pantheon. I fear the only way to preserve their safety in the long term will be to defeat all of the Pantheon's creatures who took part in the researcher's abductions. Move fast. No one survives in the Pantheon's clutches for long.

Here's something to help you out. This Undead Slaying Axe has served the city's defenders before. Use it to save those mystics.

Temporary Power:

You will gain the Undead Slaying Axe temporary power upon mission acceptance.

Undead Slaying Axe Melee, Moderate damage (Lethal), Bonus vs True Undead This massive weapon was specifically crafted by MAGI to slay the undead. The Undead Slaying Axe can be used 75 times before MAGI will recall it magically.

Mission Objective(s)

You feel like you're being watched, and not by a human being. It feels like an otherworldly presence, one that watches with an unspeakable hunger.

• Defeat all Pantheon cultists - 1:15 timed

You have defeated the Banished Pantheon and rescued the mystics.

Enemies

Banished Pantheon

Notable NPCs

• Irene Isabo (Hostage)
• Cassandra Anderson (Hostage)
• Sol Goldstein (Hostage)
• Professor Anna Harker (Hostage)

Irene Isabo dialogue

Banished Pantheon Shaman: Soon all light shall cease for you
Irene Isabo: I don't know who you people are, but I won't let you get away with this!

(aggroed)

Banished Pantheon Shaman: We have been discovered!

(once free)

Irene Isabo: You came just in time, Rescuer. I can get myself out, but there are more people inside!

Cassandra Anderson dialogue

Banished Pantheon Shaman: Your foresight shall feed our powers!
Cassandra Anderson: I knew I shouldn't have gotten out of bed today

(aggroed)

Banished Pantheon Shaman: If you saw this, witch, then you must know they will fall!

(once free)

Cassandra Anderson: I knew you'd come, Rescuer. No. Really I knew. Thanks!

Sol Goldstein dialogue

Banished Pantheon Shaman:
Sol Goldstein:

(aggroed)

Banished Pantheon Shaman: More for the sacrifice. Lughebu will grant us much power!

(once free)

Sol Goldstein: This cult needs more study, but I think I'll do it from a library

Professor Anna Harker dialogue

Banished Pantheon Shaman: Now, teacher, your knowledge will feed my new master.
Professor Anna Harker: Interesting ritual, James. Very creative. Now PUT ME DOWN!

(aggroed)

Banished Pantheon Shaman: You will not interfere!

(once free)

Professor Anna Harker: I knew that priest! He was a student of mine!

Badge

Mystical Savior You saved a cabal of mystics from being used by the Banished Pantheon.

Debriefing

If you hadn't been there, I doubt any of those people would have been seen again. One of the occult researchers you saved, Professor Harker, thinks they were abducted because of their knowledge. The Pantheon may have been trying to feed its masters more magical skill and learning. If that's the case, then the whole city owes you for this one.