Briefing

EXCHANGE SERVICES MISSION BRIEFING

Contract ID: LX-0604-KLD-SAR-17
Mission Type: Search and Rescue
Client: Lyranth Forgeworks
Location: Klaudius (0604.1) — Deep Underground Mining Rig
Clearance Level: Industrial / Restricted
Priority: High Briefing: Lyranth Forgeworks reports a loss of contact with one of its deep-core extraction teams operating beneath the volcanic crust of Klaudius. The team was assigned to an experimental mining rig designed to access extreme-depth metallic deposits. Initial automated telemetry indicates a catastrophic systems failure followed by partial power restoration. No further personnel communications have been received. Your crew is contracted to locate, secure, and extract surviving Forgeworks personnel, and to recover designated pretech assets present at the site.

Objectives

1. Locate the Mining Rig - Access via Forgeworks-controlled descent shafts or auxiliary bore tunnels.
   • Confirm structural integrity and environmental conditions.
2. Recover Mission Personnel - Extract survivors if present.
   • Confirm fatalities if recovery is impossible.
3. Secure Pretech Assets - Retrieve all marked experimental equipment and data cores.
   • Prevent loss, contamination, or unauthorized access.
4. Transmit Status Report - Provide regular updates once underground comms are re-established.

Operational Conditions

• Environment:
  • Extreme heat, toxic atmosphere, high seismic activity.
  • Frequent electromagnetic interference; comms may be intermittent or unavailable.
• Hazards:
  • Volcanic tremors and structural collapse risks.
  • Automated mining systems may still be active or malfunctioning.
  • Unknown cause of initial failure.
• Security:
  • Site is legally restricted Forgeworks property.
  • Unauthorized removal of assets will be prosecuted under Lyranthi Assembly industrial law.

Compensation

• Base Pay: Issued upon confirmation of site access. 15kc
• Personnel Recovery Bonus: Per surviving worker extracted. 5kc
• Asset Recovery Bonus: Issued upon verified delivery of pretech materials. 20kc

Restrictions & Notices

• Psionic technologies prohibited within Forgeworks facilities.
• Transhuman augmentations permitted but must be declared.
• Any data recovered remains Forgeworks property under contractual seal. Forgeworks reminds all contractors that operational discretion is mandatory. Public disclosure of mission findings is grounds for forfeiture of compensation and legal action.