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In a Deep Dark Hole is a [[Campaigns|campaign]] mission for [[Osiris]].  
'''In a Deep Dark Hole''' is a [[Campaigns|Mission]] for the ''Korolev'' faction. It is unlocked after completing [[Time to Punch In|Time to Punch In Part 5]]. '''In a Deep Dark Hole''' has 15 mission parts.


[[File:In a Deep Dark Hole.png]]
== Description ==
== Description ==
Fortuna III's surface was riddled with active mining and research sites before the storms hit, but the planet's new exotic radiation field leaves only a scarce few accessible today. One of particular interest, Tharis Island, has recently been deemed safe to explore. Well, safe from the radiation and the worst of the storms, at least.
Fortuna III's surface was riddled with active mining and research sites before the storms hit, but the planet's new exotic radiation field leaves only a scarce few accessible today. One of particular interest, Tharis Island, has recently been deemed safe to explore. Well, safe from the radiation and the worst of the storms, at least. Vadim wants you to explore the old Korolev mining operation there; for some reason his predecessor became obsessed with the twisting caverns that make up the island's central feature, but the records are scarce and full of holes. Perhaps he found something precious, a secret treasure to deliver a clear edge over the competition?
 
Vadim wants you to explore the old Korolev mining operation there; for some reason his predecessor became obsessed with the the twisting caverns that make up the island's central feature, but the records are scarce and full of holes. Perhaps he found something precious, a secret treasure to deliver a clear edge over the competition?


==Parts==
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|-|Part 1=
|-|Part 1=
[[File:Main-KOR-Caverns-0.1-Unlock.png|thumb|Part Image]]
Prospector. We need help in exploring an area of Fortuna that you've never been to before, but before we discuss anything more with you, we need to know you're ready. Show us that you are.


Your raids of old Osiris data unearthed something I had forgotten about, Tharis Island. We had a small base on it excavating something rare, very very valuable. Our charts say the radiation has almost become safe there now... maybe you can have a look, take care of some of the creatures there for us.
=== Objectives ===
 
* Reach level 10 in {{Faction|Korolev}}.
== Objectives ==
=== Rewards ===
* Kill 10 [[Creatures]]
{{Item list|Korolev Scrip|26|K-Marks|10000|Reputation|750}}
 
|-|Part 2=
== Rewards ==
[[File:Main-KOR-Caverns-0.2-Unlock.png|thumb|Part Image]]
{|
Well done. You've become a real asset to Korolev. Hand in some of the Scrip you earned so we can send you to the new Area we have discovered.
|-
|{{Reputation|korolev=750}}{{Price|scripKorolev=26|kmarks=10000}}
|}
 
|-|Part 2=  
 
Aha, so the situation is not as bad as feared. Our installation on the island had... issues, even before the storms. What information Gregor... my predecessor, left, it does not clear up what happened. Prospector, I need you to search for the remains of site's Chief Engineer, he would have kept a detailed logbook of everything going on there.
 
== Objectives ==
* Collect:
** 1 [[File:Chief Engineer's Personal Diary.png|24px|alt=Chief Engineer's Personal Diary|link=Chief Engineer's Personal Diary]] [[Chief Engineer's Personal Diary]]
== Rewards ==
{|
|-
|{{Reputation|korolev=750}}{{Price|korolevMedicalBuilding=1|scripKorolev=26|kmarks=10000}}
|}


=== Objectives ===
{{Item list|Korolev Scrip|10}}
=== Rewards ===
{{Item list|Korolev Scrip|26|K-Marks|10000|Reputation|750}}
|-|Part 3=
|-|Part 3=
[[File:Main-KOR-Caverns-1.png|thumb|Part Image]]
'Your raids of old Osiris data unearthed something I had forgotten about, Tharis Island. We had a small base on it excavating something rare, very very valuable. Our charts say the radiation has almost become safe there now... maybe you can have a look, take care of some of the creatures there for us. '


There is a lot to go through here: accounts of illnesses, accidents, some kind of forbidden area... But the site was still made to operate, harvesting something called 'Spine Briars'. They must have been very valuable, to keep the men working under these conditions; acquire some, and stash them at our old outpost.
=== Objectives ===
== Objectives ==
* Kill 10 [[Creatures]] on [[Tharis Island]].
* Deposit 5 [[File:Spine Briar.png|24px|alt=Spine Briar|link=Spine Briar]] [[Spine Briar]] at [[Dead Drop|Korolev Island HQ]]
=== Rewards ===
== Rewards ==
{{Item list|Korolev Scrip|26|K-Marks|10000|Reputation|750}}
{|
|-
|{{Reputation|korolev=930}}{{Price|scripKorolev=35|kmarks=31000}}
|}
|-|Part 4=
|-|Part 4=
[[File:Main-KOR-Caverns-2.png|thumb|Part Image]]
'Aha, so the situation is not as bad as feared. Our installation on the island had... issues, even before the storms. What information Gregor... my predecessor, left, it does not clear up what happened. Prospector, I need you to search for the remains of site's Chief Engineer, he would have kept a detailed logbook of everything going on there. '


Evidently the word has spread quickly that Tharis Island is again safe to step on, and already there are looters hired out to pilfer our property. Take one of our weapons and make an example of them, Prospector.
=== Objectives ===
 
{{Item list|Chief Engineer's Personal Diary|1}}
== Objectives ==
* Find and deliver the Diary of the Chief Engineer.
* Kill 3 [[Prospector]]s with any of:
=== Rewards ===
** [[Hammer]]
{{Item list|Korolev Medical Building Key|1|Korolev Scrip|26|K-Marks|10000|Reputation|750}}
** [[Kor-47]]
|-|Part 5=
** [[PKR Maelstrom]]
[[File:Main-KOR-Caverns-3.png|thumb|Part Image]]
** [[KBR Longshot]]
'There is a lot to go through here: accounts of illnesses, accidents, some kind of forbidden area... But the site was still made to operate, harvesting something called 'Spine Briars'. They must have been very valuable, to keep the men working under these conditions; acquire some, and stash them at our old outpost. '
** [[KARMA-1]]
** [[KOMRAD]]
** [[KM-9 Scrapper]]
== Rewards ==
{|
|-
|{{Reputation|korolev=930}}{{Price|scripKorolev=35|kmarks=11000}}
|}
|-|Part 5=


Another lead has come up from the logbook you recovered; one of the team's geologists was collecting a 'strange ore'. I can't tell what that means, but I do have her last known location before her transponder went dark. Go investigate, see what you can bring back for us.
=== Objectives ===
|
* Deposit 3 {{Icon link|Spine Briar}} at the [[Dead Drop|Korolev Island HQ Dead Drop]].
== Objectives ==
=== Rewards ===
* Find the Korolev Geologist
{{Item list|Korolev Scrip|35|K-Marks|31000|Reputation|930}}
* Collect:
** 8 [[File:Tharis Iron Sample.png|24px|alt=Tharis Iron Sample|link=Tharis Iron Sample]] [[Tharis Iron Sample]]
{|
|-
|{{Reputation|korolev=1200}}{{Price|scripKorolev=48|kmarks=13000}}
|}
|-|Part 6=
|-|Part 6=
[[File:Main-KOR-Caverns-4.png|thumb|Part Image]]
'Evidently the word has spread quickly that Tharis Island is again safe to step on, and already there are looters hired out to pilfer our property. Take one of our weapons and make an example of them, Prospector. '


What you brought back, it's definitely not natural. 'Tharis Iron', is what they called it, and I can see why it became a priority for Gregor to recover more. I need you to find the site's old mining machines, so we can know if proper exploitation had started, if there may have been more brought out before the operation ended.
=== Objectives ===
 
* Kill 3 [[Prospector]]s with a {{Faction|Korolev}} weapon on [[Tharis Island]].
== Objectives ==
=== Rewards ===
*Find the first Mining Machine
{{Item list|Korolev Scrip|35|K-Marks|11000|Reputation|930}}
*Find the second Mining Machine
*Find the third Mining Machine
== Rewards ==
{|
|-
| {{Reputation|korolev=1200}}{{Price|scripKorolev=48|kmarks=13000}}
|}
|-|Part 7=
|-|Part 7=
[[File:Main-KOR-Caverns-5.png|thumb|Part Image]]
'Another lead has come up from the logbook you recovered; one of the team's geologists was collecting a 'strange ore'. I can't tell what that means, but I do have her last known location before her transponder went dark. Go investigate, see what you can bring back for us. '


Our researchers want more of these exotic samples, they believe they might interact with eachother  under the right conditions. Bring back enough Teratomorphic Crystals and Tharis Iron for the scientists to play their games.
=== Objectives ===
 
{{Item list|Tharis Iron Sample|8}}
== Objectives ==
* Find the Korolev Geologist.
* Collect:
=== Rewards ===
** 5 [[File:Tharis Iron.png|24px|alt=Tharis Iron|link=Tharis Iron]] [[Tharis Iron]]
{{Item list|Korolev Scrip|48|K-Marks|13000|Reputation|1200}}
** 3 [[File:Teratomorphic Crystal Core.png|24px|alt=Teratomorphic Crystal Core|link=Teratomorphic Crystal Core]] [[Teratomorphic Crystal Core]]
== Rewards ==
{|
|-
|{{Reputation|korolev=1500}}{{Price|scripKorolev=64|kmarks=29000}}
|}
|-|Part 8=
|-|Part 8=
[[File:Main-KOR-Caverns-6.png|thumb|Part Image]]
'What you brought back, it's definitely not natural. 'Tharis Iron', is what they called it, and I can see why it became a priority for Gregor to recover more. I need you to find the site's old mining machines, so we can know if proper exploitation had started, if there may have been more brought out before the operation ended. '


To nobody's surprise, least of all mine, those experiments did not lead to anything useful. Ah well, I can always rely on you to get us more samples... Speaking of which, a prospector I had hired to collect more Tharis Iron reported finding what they called a 'pure sample', before some creatures scared him off. Maybe you can retrieve it for us?
=== Objectives ===
 
* Find the third Mining Machine.
== Objectives ==
=== Rewards ===
* Kill 5 [[Creatures]] at [[Sparkling Waters]]
{{Item list|Korolev Scrip|48|K-Marks|13000|Reputation|1200}}
* Collect:
|-|Part 9=
** 1 [[File:Pure Tharis Iron Nugget.png|24px|alt=Pure Tharis Iron Nugget|link=Pure Tharis Iron Nugget]] [[Pure Tharis Iron Nugget]]
[[File:Main-KOR-Caverns-7.png|thumb|Part Image]]
== Rewards ==
'Our researchers want more of these exotic samples, they believe they might interact with each other under the right conditions. Bring back enough Teratomorphic Crystals and Tharis Iron for the scientists to play their games. '
{|
|-
|{{Reputation|korolev=1500}}{{Price|scripKorolev=64|kmarks=14000}}
|}
|-|Part 9=


Ah, this Refined Tharis Iron is definitely something... we just don't know what, yet, or how to convert the 'normal' alien ore into it. I already know what the next requisition order will list, so just get me more of this refined ore, and more Teratomorphic Crystals to replenish our stock.
=== Objectives ===
 
{{Item list|Tharis Iron|5|Teratomorphic Crystal Core|5}}
== Objectives ==
=== Rewards ===
* Collect:
{{Item list|Korolev Scrip|64|K-Marks|29000|Reputation|1500}}
** 5 [[File:Pure Tharis Iron.png|24px|alt=Pure Tharis Iron|link=Pure Tharis Iron]] [[Pure Tharis Iron]]
** 5 [[File:Teratomorphic Crystal Core.png|24px|alt=Teratomorphic Crystal Core|link=Teratomorphic Crystal Core]] [[Teratomorphic Crystal Core]]
== Rewards ==
{|
|-
|{{Reputation|korolev=1800}}{{Price|scripKorolev=87|kmarks=38000}}
|}
|-|Part 10=
|-|Part 10=
[[File:Main-KOR-Caverns-8.png|thumb|Part Image]]
'To nobody's surprise, least of all mine, those experiments did not lead to anything useful. Ah well, I can always rely on you to get us more samples... Speaking of which, a prospector I had hired to collect more Tharis Iron reported finding what they called a 'pure sample', before some creatures scared him off. Maybe you can retrieve it for us?'


Nothing is working out! Nothing you brought back is natural, but it's useless! Why would Gregor expend so many resources on these alien trinkets? Why oversee the operation himself, off the books? This alien business, it's for other people to care about... HQ would have never approved the expenditure without results, so what did he know?
=== Objectives ===
 
{{Item list|Pure Tharis Iron Nugget|1}}
Prospector, I need you to head to the areas they marked off as 'forbidden', clear out any creatures there; I need a Korolev team down there to finally figure all this out!
* Find and deliver the Refined Tharis Iron Sample.
== Objectives ==
* Kill 5 [[Creatures]] at [[Sparkling Pool]].
* Kill 5 [[Creatures]] at [[Korolev Docks]]
=== Rewards ===
* Kill 5 [[Creatures]] at [[The Descent]]
{{Item list|Korolev Scrip|64|K-Marks|14000|Reputation|1500}}
* Kill 5 [[Creatures]] at [[Storm Pillar]]
== Rewards ==
{|
|-
|{{Reputation|korolev=1800}}{{Price|scripKorolev=87|kmarks=15000}}
|}
|-|Part 11=
|-|Part 11=
[[File:Main-KOR-Caverns-9.png|thumb|Part Image]]
'Ah, this Refined Tharis Iron is definitely something... we just don't know what, yet, or how to convert the 'normal' alien ore into it. I already know what the next requisition order will list, so just get me more of this refined ore, and more Teratomorphic Crystals to replenish our stock. '


I had thought the reports of sickness were fake, lazy workers or a way to get more funding, but it appears prospectors like you have built up some sort of immunity to whatever ails those hellish caverns; within minutes half my team experienced extreme migraines, and the other half were outright delerious! The Chief Engineer's logbook mentions a medical report, but there's nothing official logged or approved by my predecessor. Head down again and recover it for me, Prospector, I need to know what happened there.
=== Objectives ===
== Objectives ==
{{Item list|Pure Tharis Iron|5|Teratomorphic Crystal Core|5}}
* Collect:
=== Rewards ===
** 1 [[File:Mining Party Medical Files.png|24px|alt=Mining Party Medical Files|link=Mining Party Medical Files]] [[Mining Party Medical Files]]
{{Item list|Korolev Scrip|87|K-Marks|38000|Reputation|1800}}
{|
|-|Part 12=
|-
[[File:Main-KOR-Caverns-10.png|thumb|Part Image]]
|{{Reputation|korolev=2300}}{{Price|scripKorolev=117|kmarks=17000}}
'Nothing is working out! Nothing you brought back is natural, but it's useless! Why would Gregor expend so many resources on these alien trinkets? Why oversee the operation himself, off the books? This alien business, it's for other people to care about... HQ would have never approved the expenditure without results, so what did he know?  Prospector, I need you to head to the areas they marked off as 'forbidden', clear out any creatures there; I need a Korolev team down there to finally figure all this out!'
|}
|-|Part 12=  


We've mapped out the areas my men can access safely, and what machinery may still be in operational condition. It will be some time before I can send anyone back into those caverns, not with last team still out of commission, but we'll need fuel for the machines ready for when I do. Stash some Letium Clots at these locations; it will help us kickstart the operation, again.
=== Objectives ===
== Objectives ==
* Kill 5 [[Creatures]] at [[Korolev Docks]].
* Deposit 12 [[File:Letium.png|24px|alt=Letium|link=Letium]] [[Letium]] at [[Dead Drop|Deep Underground Elevator]]
* Kill 5 [[Creatures]] at [[The Descent]].
* Deposit 12 [[File:Letium.png|24px|alt=Letium|link=Letium]] [[Letium]] at [[Dead Drop|Gate C]]
* Kill 5 [[Creatures]] at [[Storm Pillar]].
== Rewards ==
=== Rewards ===
{|
{{Item list|Korolev Scrip|87|K-Marks|15000|Reputation|1800}}
|-
|-|Part 13=
|{{Reputation|korolev=2300}}{{Price|scripKorolev=117|kmarks=294000}}
[[File:Main-KOR-Caverns-11.png|thumb|Part Image]]
|}
'I had thought the reports of sickness were fake, lazy workers or a way to get more funding, but it appears prospectors like you have built up some sort of immunity to whatever ails those hellish caverns; within minutes half my team experienced extreme migraines, and the other half were outright delirious! The Chief Engineer's logbook mentions a medical report, but there's nothing official logged or approved by my predecessor. Head down again and recover it for me, Prospector, I need to know what happened there. '
|-|Part 13=


The records you brought back... they paint a bad picture. One of Gregor's trusted men went missing down there carrying the only true records of the operation, and evidence that he just kept sending more and more men down to die. Head to the abyss, Prospector, find out what this is all about, and store it in one of our safe stashes.
=== Objectives ===
{{Item list|Mining Party Medical Files|1}}
* Visit [[Cultist Camp]].
=== Rewards ===
{{Item list|Korolev Scrip|117|K-Marks|17000|Reputation|2300}}
|-|Part 14=
[[File:Main-KOR-Caverns-12.png|thumb|Part Image]]
'We've mapped out the areas my men can access safely, and what machinery may still be in operational condition. It will be some time before I can send anyone back into those caverns, not with last team still out of commission, but we'll need fuel for the machines ready for when I do. Stash some Letium Clots at these locations; it will help us kickstart the operation, again. '


== Objectives ==
=== Objectives ===
* Visit the Storm Pillar on Tharis Island.
* Deposit 8 {{Icon link|Letium Clot}} at the [[Dead Drop|Deep Underground Elevator Dead Drop]].
* Find [[File:The Tharis Files.png|24px|alt=The Tharis Files|link=The Tharis Files]] [[The Tharis Files]]
* Deposit 8 {{Icon link|Letium Clot}} at the [[Dead Drop|Gate C Dead Drop]].
* Stash [[File:The Tharis Files.png|24px|alt=Gregor's Dossier (The Tharis Files)|link=link=The Tharis Files]][[The Tharis Files|Gregor's Dossier (The Tharis Files)]] in the [[Korolev Core Outpost]] [[Dead Drop]]
=== Rewards ===
== Rewards ==
{{Item list|Korolev Scrip|117|K-Marks|294000|Reputation|2300}}
{|
|-|Part 15=
|-
[[File:Main-KOR-Caverns-13.png|thumb|Part Image]]
| {{Reputation|korolev=2800}}{{Price|komrad=1|scripKorolev=158|kmarks=18000}}
'The records you brought back... they paint a bad picture. One of Gregor's trusted men went missing down there carrying the only true records of the operation, and evidence that he just kept sending more and more men down to die. Head to the abyss, Prospector, find out what this is all about, and store it in one of our safe stashes. '
|}


|}
=== Objectives ===
* Find Gregor's Dossier.
* Deposit 1 {{Icon link|The Tharis Files}} at the [[Dead Drop|Korolev Core Outpost Dead Drop]].
=== Rewards ===
{{Item list|KOMRAD|1|Korolev Scrip|158|K-Marks|18000|Reputation|2800}}
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In a Deep Dark Hole is a Mission for the Korolev faction. It is unlocked after completing Time to Punch In Part 5. In a Deep Dark Hole has 15 mission parts.

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Description

Fortuna III's surface was riddled with active mining and research sites before the storms hit, but the planet's new exotic radiation field leaves only a scarce few accessible today. One of particular interest, Tharis Island, has recently been deemed safe to explore. Well, safe from the radiation and the worst of the storms, at least. Vadim wants you to explore the old Korolev mining operation there; for some reason his predecessor became obsessed with the twisting caverns that make up the island's central feature, but the records are scarce and full of holes. Perhaps he found something precious, a secret treasure to deliver a clear edge over the competition?

Parts

Part Image

Prospector. We need help in exploring an area of Fortuna that you've never been to before, but before we discuss anything more with you, we need to know you're ready. Show us that you are.

Objectives

Rewards

Part Image

Well done. You've become a real asset to Korolev. Hand in some of the Scrip you earned so we can send you to the new Area we have discovered.

Objectives

Rewards

Part Image

'Your raids of old Osiris data unearthed something I had forgotten about, Tharis Island. We had a small base on it excavating something rare, very very valuable. Our charts say the radiation has almost become safe there now... maybe you can have a look, take care of some of the creatures there for us. '

Objectives

Rewards

Part Image

'Aha, so the situation is not as bad as feared. Our installation on the island had... issues, even before the storms. What information Gregor... my predecessor, left, it does not clear up what happened. Prospector, I need you to search for the remains of site's Chief Engineer, he would have kept a detailed logbook of everything going on there. '

Objectives

Rewards

Part Image

'There is a lot to go through here: accounts of illnesses, accidents, some kind of forbidden area... But the site was still made to operate, harvesting something called 'Spine Briars'. They must have been very valuable, to keep the men working under these conditions; acquire some, and stash them at our old outpost. '

Objectives

Rewards

Part Image

'Evidently the word has spread quickly that Tharis Island is again safe to step on, and already there are looters hired out to pilfer our property. Take one of our weapons and make an example of them, Prospector. '

Objectives

Rewards

Part Image

'Another lead has come up from the logbook you recovered; one of the team's geologists was collecting a 'strange ore'. I can't tell what that means, but I do have her last known location before her transponder went dark. Go investigate, see what you can bring back for us. '

Objectives

Rewards

Part Image

'What you brought back, it's definitely not natural. 'Tharis Iron', is what they called it, and I can see why it became a priority for Gregor to recover more. I need you to find the site's old mining machines, so we can know if proper exploitation had started, if there may have been more brought out before the operation ended. '

Objectives

  • Find the third Mining Machine.

Rewards

Part Image

'Our researchers want more of these exotic samples, they believe they might interact with each other under the right conditions. Bring back enough Teratomorphic Crystals and Tharis Iron for the scientists to play their games. '

Objectives

Rewards

Part Image

'To nobody's surprise, least of all mine, those experiments did not lead to anything useful. Ah well, I can always rely on you to get us more samples... Speaking of which, a prospector I had hired to collect more Tharis Iron reported finding what they called a 'pure sample', before some creatures scared him off. Maybe you can retrieve it for us?'

Objectives

Rewards

Part Image

'Ah, this Refined Tharis Iron is definitely something... we just don't know what, yet, or how to convert the 'normal' alien ore into it. I already know what the next requisition order will list, so just get me more of this refined ore, and more Teratomorphic Crystals to replenish our stock. '

Objectives

Rewards

Part Image

'Nothing is working out! Nothing you brought back is natural, but it's useless! Why would Gregor expend so many resources on these alien trinkets? Why oversee the operation himself, off the books? This alien business, it's for other people to care about... HQ would have never approved the expenditure without results, so what did he know? Prospector, I need you to head to the areas they marked off as 'forbidden', clear out any creatures there; I need a Korolev team down there to finally figure all this out!'

Objectives

Rewards

Part Image

'I had thought the reports of sickness were fake, lazy workers or a way to get more funding, but it appears prospectors like you have built up some sort of immunity to whatever ails those hellish caverns; within minutes half my team experienced extreme migraines, and the other half were outright delirious! The Chief Engineer's logbook mentions a medical report, but there's nothing official logged or approved by my predecessor. Head down again and recover it for me, Prospector, I need to know what happened there. '

Objectives

Rewards

Part Image

'We've mapped out the areas my men can access safely, and what machinery may still be in operational condition. It will be some time before I can send anyone back into those caverns, not with last team still out of commission, but we'll need fuel for the machines ready for when I do. Stash some Letium Clots at these locations; it will help us kickstart the operation, again. '

Objectives

Rewards

Part Image

'The records you brought back... they paint a bad picture. One of Gregor's trusted men went missing down there carrying the only true records of the operation, and evidence that he just kept sending more and more men down to die. Head to the abyss, Prospector, find out what this is all about, and store it in one of our safe stashes. '

Objectives

Rewards

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