M1: The Beginning, The End
Date: 4518.500
Location: Finnis - The newly graduated cadet group goes on their first mission to rescue a missing telescope that's been taken by a dragon on Finnis. They meet Reef, the major of STAR, and Flick, a new cadet who will also be accompanying them. They go through an elaborate dungeon and eventually fend off the beast until they're able to reach the telescope and fly back to the base.
M2: In the Hot Seat
Date: 4518.514
Location: Kilvin - Now that the group has proven themselves a bit more to ORBIT, they’re sent on a much more dangerous mission but not without help. Aurora, previously stationed in the NOVA branch, has been assigned to them as a chaperone to break into Revel’s End Prison on the planet Kilven. ORBIT was paid by someone to retrieve a key that would open a vault of gold and other various loot. The prisoner is someone who knows the whereabouts of the key and it was the group's goal to find it. After sneaking in and eventually making it to her cell, it was revealed the key was a tattoo she had on her forearm and that surprisingly, she didn’t want to leave prison. The group also meets Tim [g1] and Whim [g2], both working as guards here. That will be a surprise tool that will come up later. The cadets were able to make a drawing replica of the key and hand it over to the commissioner, also getting paid by ORBIT for their more precarious mission.
B1: Ora Beach
Date: 4518.525
Location: Litore - Ora Beach is a beautiful vacation spot on the planet of Litore, a dwarf planet known for its year round warm temperatures and relaxing atmosphere. The cadets were sent here to relax and spend some of the money they just earned at various shops located in the town. The group also participated in a sand castle building competition. While here, they met an odd man with an even odder shop, ‘The Dark Comet’. It had a weird menu and sky high prices but that wasn’t really what the shop was there for. It was actually a front to sell things he had less then legally acquired. [The group would later find out the owner’s name is Adam, and he may have kidnapped Mercury] The group bought various things but Neo bought a ‘broken compass’. It clearly points somewhere but certainly not north. They also meet Tim here again, he got fired from his last job and is hoping to keep this one for longer this time [he won’t…]
M3: Pop Quiz
Date: 4518.533
Location: ORBIT Base - The cadets must now put their teamwork and knowledge to the test through various rooms that all require different skills to successfully pass. They meet the lieutenant for COSMO, Zherrakir, a bright red tiefling with short white hair and a cold attitude.The first room was a laser room, with a glass case and a mysterious potion bottle inside. This put their acrobatics, sleight of hand, and stealth to the test, alongside creative problem solving. Next, they find a man injured in a forest clearing. He has a bag of supplies and an interesting looking amulet. Using sticks to make a split, a herb concoction from nearby plants, and bandaging or magic on the other wounds, they can heal the man while testing their medicine, survival, and nature skills; as well as their restraint to not steal from a vulnerable person. The amulet is useless and is only there as a test. Next up, they find themselves in a massive golden bird cage, along with a hulking condor that is at least 3 times their size. The bird appears to be holding a golden key that would fit through the doors on the opposite side. This room tests animal handling and charisma, as well as remembering the speak with animals potion they picked up in the first room. All they had to do was get the key in any way they could, they’d be judged on how they went about it. Lastly, the arcane library. It’s cramped with books and the final door is inlaid with a riddle, written in celestial no less, “No earthly person could claim my conception, my birth was foretold as divine event. Who am I?” This room tests their connection to the arcane, as well as religion and history. The group is able to find a book on ‘The History of the Universe’, reading the Myth of Creation and learning the answer is Omne, creator of the entire universe.