Numina Task Force

Soul of the Woodsman
Contact	Numina
Zone	Founders' Falls
Minimum Size	4 players
Coordinates	(3778, 4, 712)
Level Range	35-40
Merits	36
Badge	Numina's Compatriot
Enemy Groups	Freakshow; Crey; Nemesis; Circle of Thorns; Devouring Earth;
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Overview

The Numina Task Force is the last of six Freedom Phalanx Task Forces, and the completion of all six grants the Task Force Commander Badge. The other five task forces are started by Positron, Synapse, Sister Psyche, Citadel, and Manticore.

Towards the end of the task force, the team will be required to visit most of the zones of Paragon City to hunt after a wide range of enemy factions. It may be helpful to plan ahead for your team to split up to reduce travel time, since many of the hunts are for enemies that will con grey and can easily be handled by one or two heroes.

This task force is also designated as a Signature Task Force. As such, missions will always spawn mobs at level 40 or higher, regardless of team members' levels.

Merit Rewards: This activity awards 36 Reward Merits.

Missions

Agree to form a task force

Briefing

It is well that you are here. I have sensed a disturbance in the mystical fabric of this city. I cannot tell what is causing it, but my protege, Infernal, senses something unusual in a nearby cave network. Go to the caves and tell me what you find.

Mission Acceptance

The winds of fate are blowing, Task Force. Change is in the air.

I believe the code name Task Force Name suits you very well.

Unnecessary Solicitation

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Mission Objective(s)

You could sense from Numina's tone that locating the cause of the disturbance quickly is the primary goal of this mission.

Investigate sewer network
- Rescue Fatespinner

You located the source of the mystical disturbance.

Enemies

Freakshow

Notable NPCs

Fatespinner

Debriefing

It is well that you freed Fatespinner, but I am still sensing the disturbance. It seems that whatever is causing this has something to do with one of Paragon City's defenders.

I must admit, you are a fine group of heroes.

Investigate facility in Crey's Folly and determine what is going on there

Briefing

I have sensed a confluence of heroes and negative energy. It is somewhere in the Folly of Crey. I suppose it is not surprising that something like this would be connected to those defilers.

Mission Acceptance

Search well and swiftly.

Unnecessary Solicitation

You must determine what lies at the center of this disturbance.

Mission Objective(s)

This Facility looks state of the art in terms of technology and security.

Search Facility in Crey's Folly
- Find computer records

You discovered the purpose of the Crey facility.

Enemies

Crey

	Crey computer records
	These partially corrupted files indicate that Crey has a division that actively seeks out and captures heroes. The files you have focus on a particular target that has been eluding them for some time. This hero has been designated with the code name Generation Zero.

Debriefing

This is most troubling. We must determine more about this unknown hero. I will call to Manticore, for suggestions on where to seek him.

Strategy

You only have to click the glowie at the end to complete the mission.

Investigate the disappearance of Scout

Location: Brickstown

Briefing

Manticore has suggested that we look into the disappearance of a Hero called Scout, who operated in Paragon City, in the early part of the twentieth century. He believes that Nemesis may have more information and has suggested a place to investigate.

Mission Acceptance

It was a long time ago that Scout vanished, I cannot see the connection, but I have learned to trust Manticore on such matters.

Unnecessary Solicitation

Follow the lead that Manticore has provided.

Mission Objective(s)

Although his name has not been spoken often of late, Scout was one of the first heroes Paragon City ever knew.

Locate Scout

You have uncovered the fate of Scout.

Enemies

Nemesis

Scout's final words

I...thank you. I have dreamed of this for many years, and welcome the peace of death. I must ask you one last favor, a final request. You must find Woodsman. He is trapped somewhere in the city, I know it. I was trying to find him when Nemesis captured me and turned me into this monstrosity. Something...old...took him, took him from the woods long ago. you must find him, this is my last request...do...not...fail...

Debriefing

Such cruelty! That poor man has been trapped in that living prison for a lifetime. His passing is a blessing upon him. His dying words ring true in my ears, it is the Woodsman we seek. We must find him, but I cannot seem to pinpoint his location.

Task Force, you are truly a boon to Paragon City.

Strategy

This may seem at first glance like a rescue mission, but it's actually a boss-killing mission. Scout must be defeated for the mission to be completed; he is usually inside a war hulk, but can sometimes be found inside a Fake Nemesis.

Talk to Azuria in Atlas Park

Briefing

We must find a way to pinpoint the location of the Woodsman. Go and speak with Azuria at MAGI. I believe she knows of an object that will help us in this quest.

Mission Acceptance

I am sorry that my senses are being confounded, and I fervently hope that Azuria may aid us.

Unnecessary Solicitation

Please, accept the aid that MAGI is offering.

Mission Objective(s)

Talk to Azuria in Atlas Park

Azuria

Briefing

There is a mystical object known as the Shard of Kalak. It can be attuned to locate and contain the essence of a specific individual by a powerful mystic, such as Numina. We believe it is currently being held by the Circle of Thorns. Go to the location I will indicate, retrieve the Shard, and then return it to Numina.

Retrieve the Shard of Kalak

Location: Perez Park

Unnecessary Solicitation

You must bring the Shard of Kalak back to me, so that I can attune it to locate Woodsman.

Mission Objective(s)

Smoke and sulfur interweave to form a pungent odor.

Retrieve the Shard of Kalak

You retrieved the Shard of Kalak!

Editor's Note:

In order to obtain the Shard of Kalak you must defeat the Envoy of Shadows and all of the enemies in the last room of the map. The Shard of Kalak is not a Glowie: it is received by defeating every enemy in that room. The Envoy of Shadows appears dressed as a Death Mage, not a large Behemoth, and is only a Boss rather than an Arch-Villain.

Enemies

Circle of Thorns

Notable NPCs

Envoy Of Shadows (Circle of Thorns Death Mage)

	Shard of Kalak
	This powerful mystic device is powered by a mystic resonance. Once attuned, it can be used as a location device. How the shard is used determines its level of effectiveness. The more resonance that is built up within it, the more chance it will perform the desired task.

Debriefing

Thank you. I will attune the Shard so that you may use it to search for Woodsman. It should not take long.

Scan Paragon City using the Shard of Kalak. Combat opponents to power the artifact.

Defeat villains in Perez Park

Briefing

The Shard of Kalak is ready. You will need to make your way around the city in a specific pattern in order for it to be used appropriately. Start in Perez Park and then work you way around the city, first widdershins and then deosil. Moving in this counterclockwise and then sunwise pattern will build power within the Shard. The Shard will take a few moments to scan, and legend has it that conflict is required to power it. The more enemies of Paragon City you can defeat while carrying it, the more likely it is to work.

Mission Acceptance

Scan Paragon City using the Shard of Kalak. Combat opponents to power the artifact.

Unnecessary Solicitation