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			{{ExplorationGuideStoryBits\|far-from-earth-battened-down\|<p>Welcome to Hunrath — some kind of kludgy home for abductees. Hunrath appears to have been a functional community that has recently been evacuated for some kind of battle — with the Mofang — whoever that is. Mayor Josef’s kiosk messages seem a bit weird — like he takes his position a bit too seriously, maybe. And the imagers themselves are a strange conglomeration of old earth technology melded with some advanced alien stuff.</p>

	~~Welcome to Hunrath — some kind of kludgy home for abductees~~. ~~Hunrath appears~~ to ~~have been~~ a ~~functional community that has recently been evacuated for some kind~~ of battle — ~~with~~ the ~~Mofang — whoever that is. Mayor Josef’s kiosk messages seem a bit weird — like he takes his position a bit too seriously, maybe. And~~ the ~~imagers themselves are a strange conglomeration of old earth technology melded with some advanced alien stuff~~.		<p>Caroline Farley seems interesting. She has a nice house, but it’s locked up tight. And she’s managed to leave you a snippet of a warning about the battle — and not trusting people. It was her voice during the intro in the forest by the lake.</p>

	~~Caroline Farley seems interesting~~. ~~She has~~ a ~~nice house~~, ~~but it’s locked up tight. And she’s managed~~ to ~~leave you a snippet of~~ a ~~warning about the battle — and not trusting people. It was her voice during the intro in the forest by the lake~~.		<p>The old Hartnell mining town was scooped out of Arizona one night, with the town, the people, and the mining equipment — including the rails. And a graveyard came along as well, and it appears to have been used and reused; this place has been here for a while.</p>

	The ~~old Hartnell mining town was scooped out of Arizona one night~~, ~~with the town~~, ~~the people~~, and ~~the mining equipment — including the rails~~. ~~And a graveyard came along as well~~, ~~and it appears to~~ have ~~been used and reused; this place has been here for~~ a ~~while~~.		<p>The only live person you meet is a southern gentleman, behind a huge vault door, in a compound whose gate is guarded by a strange blue blob. He seems honest enough, if a bit crotchety, and he’s intent now on going home. Can you trust him? For now, you don’t have much of a choice.</p>

	The only live person you meet is a southern gentleman, behind a huge vault door, in a compound whose gate is guarded by a strange blue blob. He seems honest enough, if a bit crotchety, and he’s intent now on going home. Can you trust him? For now, you don’t have much of a choice.		<p>And beyond the crazy desert landscape lies a bizarre, purplish, alien landscape. But you can’t seem to get there right now. And there’s a giant tree in the center of everything that is the lifeblood of this place.</p>}}

	And beyond the crazy desert landscape lies a bizarre, purplish, alien landscape. But you can’t seem to get there right now. And there’s a giant tree in the center of everything that is the lifeblood of this place.

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	In case you failed to notice, Hunrath seems to have been split down the middle by an old wall that bisects this giant sphere. It was built long ago as a way to protect and divide Hunrath. Check out the map on the electrical box for a rough layout.		{{ExplorationGuideStoryBits\|the-other-side-of-hunrath\|<p>In case you failed to notice, Hunrath seems to have been split down the middle by an old wall that bisects this giant sphere. It was built long ago as a way to protect and divide Hunrath. Check out the map on the electrical box for a rough layout.</p>

	After passing through a peaceful cottonwood bosque along the river, this back side of Hunrath seems more like the business or warehouse side. There are pieces of a scrapyard, a gas station, a railroad yard, and giant stone sphere. And handily, someone has gone through a lot of trouble to string electricity to various locations.		<p>After passing through a peaceful cottonwood bosque along the river, this back side of Hunrath seems more like the business or warehouse side. There are pieces of a scrapyard, a gas station, a railroad yard, and giant stone sphere. And handily, someone has gone through a lot of trouble to string electricity to various locations.</p>

	This whole place is such an odd juxtaposition of technology and history. Items seem to have come from all over earth — with some odd alien stuff thrown in for good measure.		<p>This whole place is such an odd juxtaposition of technology and history. Items seem to have come from all over earth — with some odd alien stuff thrown in for good measure.</p>}}

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	Looks like the guy behind the vault door is C.W. He was waiting for people to return, but they never showed up. This entire area within the fence is his compound. He’s evidently pretty handy — seems to have had a large part in putting together much of the technology that you see here. He built the crazy kiosks — hacking the red-beam Mofang technology to project moving or still images, and to aim upward to disable the wall of the dome.		{{ExplorationGuideStoryBits\|a-wall-in-every-direction\|<p>Looks like the guy behind the vault door is C.W. He was waiting for people to return, but they never showed up. This entire area within the fence is his compound. He’s evidently pretty handy — seems to have had a large part in putting together much of the technology that you see here. He built the crazy kiosks — hacking the red-beam Mofang technology to project moving or still images, and to aim upward to disable the wall of the dome.</p>

	C.W. has also rigged up some blue-beam Villein technology to an old mine cart. It’s a disabling beam of sorts — it disables Mofang technology. It’s interesting that he set it up to aim right at the opening into his compound.		<p>C.W. has also rigged up some blue-beam Villein technology to an old mine cart. It’s a disabling beam of sorts — it disables Mofang technology. It’s interesting that he set it up to aim right at the opening into his compound.</p>

	C.W. and Farley seem to have gotten along just fine, although she’s not as comfortable as the mayor about recording imager messages. Farley was curious about why the Sorians would be giving them the imager technology — is that pertinent?		<p>C.W. and Farley seem to have gotten along just fine, although she’s not as comfortable as the mayor about recording imager messages. Farley was curious about why the Sorians would be giving them the imager technology — is that pertinent?</p>}}

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	Whatever this dome is, it’s not meant to let you outside. The landscape outside is worth examining, but it doesn’t look like we’re going to get there. But it does look like the human inhabitants of this world have made use of the odd properties of the dome to make some short cuts here and there.		{{ExplorationGuideStoryBits\|roam-through-the-dome\|<p>Whatever this dome is, it’s not meant to let you outside. The landscape outside is worth examining, but it doesn’t look like we’re going to get there. But it does look like the human inhabitants of this world have made use of the odd properties of the dome to make some short cuts here and there.</p>

	Access to the junkyard was protected by rocks, but getting past those and using this backdoor dome access gets us there. It looks like this is where all the stuff from new arrivers ends up being carried, sorted, and stored. Some of the pieces and parts make it down into the junkyard behind the gas station.		<p>Access to the junkyard was protected by rocks, but getting past those and using this backdoor dome access gets us there. It looks like this is where all the stuff from new arrivers ends up being carried, sorted, and stored. Some of the pieces and parts make it down into the junkyard behind the gas station.</p>}}

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	The wall was built over the years to bisect Hunrath, but the top of the wall was made to protect access to the Tower. The Tower itself reveals some more about the Mayor (and his predecessors). Mayor Josef is certainly taking this mayor thing seriously. The main floor is a makeshift office that seems a bit too elite for what this place is. Looks like there were several mayors before him, including a short stint by Caroline Farley.		{{ExplorationGuideStoryBits\|the-tower-and-the-tree\|<p>The wall was built over the years to bisect Hunrath, but the top of the wall was made to protect access to the Tower. The Tower itself reveals some more about the Mayor (and his predecessors). Mayor Josef is certainly taking this mayor thing seriously. The main floor is a makeshift office that seems a bit too elite for what this place is. Looks like there were several mayors before him, including a short stint by Caroline Farley.</p>

	The lower floor is the mayor’s quarters — his personal space. And the upper part of the tower seems to be where things all around Hunrath (and beyond) could be monitored by whomever was in charge.		<p>The lower floor is the mayor’s quarters — his personal space. And the upper part of the tower seems to be where things all around Hunrath (and beyond) could be monitored by whomever was in charge.</p>}}

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	These Trees have an interesting history. Each of the worlds has a tree at its center that began growing when the world itself was taken. The trees go through various cycles as they mature, providing meetings and interactions for the various species along the way.		{{ExplorationGuideStoryBits\|down-the-rabbt-hole\|<p>These Trees have an interesting history. Each of the worlds has a tree at its center that began growing when the world itself was taken. The trees go through various cycles as they mature, providing meetings and interactions for the various species along the way.</p>

	The story behind the Trees is unclear, but the process hints that the trees can reach fruition. What happens then is anybody’s guess. It was the postulation of what happens at fruition that spurred the monitoring and governing of the Trees’ energy. What would happen? When would it happen? Where would things end up? Some of the inhabitants thought it was better to control such things rather than let them just happen.		<p>The story behind the Trees is unclear, but the process hints that the trees can reach fruition. What happens then is anybody’s guess. It was the postulation of what happens at fruition that spurred the monitoring and governing of the Trees’ energy. What would happen? When would it happen? Where would things end up? Some of the inhabitants thought it was better to control such things rather than let them just happen.</p>}}

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	Kaptar has layers of history. Long ago a civilization built temples to honor the giant creatures that flew among the stone cliffs of Kaptar. At some point in history, changes took place, and the temple-builders were supplanted by a race of mechanically inclined hunters — and they were intent on capturing the giant creatures. The equipment and temples left behind are all that remains of these ancient cultures.		{{ExplorationGuideStoryBits\|the-cliffs-plateau-and-another-beam\|<p>Kaptar has layers of history. Long ago a civilization built temples to honor the giant creatures that flew among the stone cliffs of Kaptar. At some point in history, changes took place, and the temple-builders were supplanted by a race of mechanically inclined hunters — and they were intent on capturing the giant creatures. The equipment and temples left behind are all that remains of these ancient cultures.</p>

	But through all of that, the Arai existed and survived. They were the original inhabitants and the sole survivors. Their manifestations are interesting… starting with a barnacle-like gestational stage, progressing to a flying crustacean-like stage, and for a chosen few a morphological change to a more human-esque polyarch. The polyarchs are the brains, and the flying creatures are the pawns.		<p>But through all of that, the Arai existed and survived. They were the original inhabitants and the sole survivors. Their manifestations are interesting… starting with a barnacle-like gestational stage, progressing to a flying crustacean-like stage, and for a chosen few a morphological change to a more human-esque polyarch. The polyarchs are the brains, and the flying creatures are the pawns.</p>

	Layered onto all of that history are the changes that have been brought here by other species, including the humans of Hunrath.		<p>Layered onto all of that history are the changes that have been brought here by other species, including the humans of Hunrath.</p>}}

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			{{ExplorationGuideStoryBits\|crankshaft-cavern\|<p>Much of the caverns here were carved out for temples and then hijacked for mechanized utility. What you’ll find are large mechanical structures that have been modified or augmented mainly by the other species in order to make their way through Kaptar.</p>}}
	Much of the caverns here were carved out for temples and then hijacked for mechanized utility. What you’ll find are large mechanical structures that have been modified or augmented mainly by the other species in order to make their way through Kaptar.

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