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Overview

Gaussian
Gaussian
Zone	Rikti War Zone
Level Range	??-50
Introduced By	Serpent Drummer
Enemy Groups	Longbow Rikti Vanguard

Gaussian is a hero and villain contact in the Vanguard Compound neighborhood of Rikti War Zone. His level range is ??-50.

Introductions

Contact Introduced By

• Serpent Drummer

Initial Contact

This isn't over yet, but with you around I think we just might have a chance.

Alright, let's get this out of the way. My title is tactician, but I'm also in charge of Vanguard's cloak-and-dagger stuff. I've been watching your work, so I know you can handle weird situations, and that you have a tendency to come out on top despite the odds. That sounds like just the kind of person I need right now.

Store

• Inspirations
• Level 50 Technology Single Origin Enhancements
• Level 50 Magic Single Origin Enhancements
• Level 50 Science Single Enhancements
• Level 50 Mutation Single Origin Enhancements
• Level 50 Natural Single Origin Enhancements

Gaussian sells all Enhancements at 200% of their base cost.

Story Arc

The Red and the Black

souvenir info

Accept Gaussian's Mission

The Red and the Black
Part: One

Gaussian

Briefing

The mission I have is dangerous, but unlike some cloak-and-dagger types, I actually like it when the people I work with know what's going on. Deniability is great, sure, but I prefer people to be able to react to a changing situation. So if you're in, I'll give you the low-down. But don't make me wait too long.

Okay, here's the situation:
You know about the branches of Vanguard, right? The Helm, Shield, and Gauntlet? Well, there's another branch. The one I run: the Sword. We handle counter-intelligence, special forces actions, all that kind of stuff. It can be some ugly work, but it's necessary.

Now here's what this has to do with you:
Some actions have gone... wrong lately. Frankly, I suspect that some of the Sword have been compromised. I can't investigate it myself, so I need someone to do it by proxy. That would be you. And this is the incident I want you to check:
One of those Traditionalist Negotiators is missing. One of the Sword teams I suspect was in the vicinity, lead by Captain Flint, someone I used to trust. I want you to check out their location. If the diplomat's there, bring him back alive. I'll be waiting for your report. Oh, and the negotiator's name is Sah'Teece. Apparently he was a Rikti sports hero before he became a diplomat. Some kind of racing, I guess.

Mission Objective(s)

This really looks like the kind of place someone could dump a body.

• Locate Missing Negotiator
  • Rescue Sah'Teece
  • Defeat Captain Flint

You prevented the assassination and captured the plot's leader!

Sword Sorcerer: Stand down and walk away, Character! This doesn't involve you!

Enemies

Vanguard

Notable NPCs

• Lt. Davidson (Vanguard Sword, Boss)
• Negotiator Sah'Teece (Returning Human, Defector)

Negotiator Sah'Teece: Protest: Innocence! Occupation: Diplomat! Prior Actions: Non-Hostile!
Vanguard Ranger: Non-hostile, he says!
Lt. Davidson: That's the problem. You're too much of a stabilizing influence.
Vanguard Ranger: Sir!
Negotiator Sah'Teece: We've been made! - has to be a bug
Lt. Davidson: It's not persona. . . Character! Send a message to Captain Flint!

Negotiator Sah'Teece: Expression: Many Thanks! Prior Status: Very Worried! Current Status: Very Relieved!

Negotiator Sah'Teece: Sincere Expression: Thanks

• Captain Flint(?) (Vanguard Sword, Boss(?)) - never actually saw Captain Flint, but cleared the map and completed the mission

Assassination List

If you weren't a member of Vanguard, this Cipher would take serious effort to decode. But with your training, it only takes a few moments to read the names of the negotiators and diplomats this squad has been assigned to murder. The evidence is plain, but leaves you with more questions.

Gaussian

Debriefing

Sah'Teece has been on Earth for a while. We told him that his kidnappers were really Nemesis Automatons, and he bought it without reservation. Guess you can get used to anything. But you and I know that those were real people, soldiers of the Vanguard who've gone renegade. They're taking orders to illegally murder people with an eye towards destabilizing the peace with the Traditionalists. This isn't just Flint and a rogue squad. This is a conspiracy. And I'm going to need your help rooting it out.

Investigate Renegade Safe House

The Red and the Black
Part: Two

Gaussian

Briefing

Working with the data you've collected and the testimony of the traitors you brought in, we've found the location of a rally point for the renegades. I want you to go in and try to get any intelligence you can gather. We need to know what they're planning and how they were turned against us.

So far, we've kept the presence of the Renegades within the Sword quiet. I'd like to keep it that way and end this quickly.

Mission Objective(s)

Nothing good has happened in this abandoned place in a long time.

• Strike Renegade Safe House
  • 3 clues
  • Defeat Captain Grool

You're finished at the safe house. Time to tell Gaussian what you've learned.

Enemies

Vanguard

Notable NPCs

• Lt. Ceres (Vanguard Sword, Boss)
• Lt. Sefu Tendaji (Longbow, Elite Boss)

Lt. Sefu Tendaji: What is going on? Well, you have earned my trust, so let us find the truth together.

• Captain Grool (Vanguard Sword, Boss)

Captain Grool: Helping Longbow? You show your true colors at last, Character!

'It is even more troubling'

After you met up with him, Lt. Sefu Tendaji took a moment to speak to you:

'I came here to find a missing diplomat. We discovered that he had been taken here by Vanguard agents. I thought that there would be no problems, but this is madness! I have fought alongside the Vanguard, I have even defended the Vanguard to my superiors, but to be attacked like this? It is even more troubling that you seem unsurprised.

Well, I know I can still trust you. Let us find the diplomat, together.'

The Next Target

Just when you thought it couldn't get any worse, you find this. It was Captain Grool's next set of orders. It doesn't name the target, but from the location and amount of forces they're preparing, the only possible victim of the next assassination attempt must be Lady Grey herself!

A personal journal

This laptop belongs to Lt. Ceres. It's full of mad, paranoid ranting about how the Vanguard has lost its way, and may now be too 'weak' to do the job that the writer feels must be done.

The Diplomat's Body

The Diplomat's name was Bill J. Wylde, a former astronaut and one of the chief proponents of opening talks with the Rikti Traditionalist faction. He was definitely killed by Vanguard weapons, from behind at close range. This was an assassination, and whether or not the people responsible were renegades, Bill Wylde's death is going to cause a lot of trouble with Longbow.

An Unfinished Letter

This handwritten letter is unfinished and discarded, probably an early draft. It's addressed to a woman named 'Martha", and attempts to explain the deep regrets the author feels regarding the harsh actions he and the rest of the Sword must undertake for the good of humanity. It's unaddressed and unfinished, so there's no way to know who Martha was, or if she ever recieved it.

Gaussian

Debriefing

From what you've found, the situation with the renegades is worse than I suspected. And now Longbow has a stake in it. Tendaji's a good guy, but the murder of Mr. Wylde is too much. He's going to go to 'W.M. Dietrich', and then there's going to be trouble. But we have to concentrate on putting down these renegades first and that means stopping the assassination on Lady Grey. Or does it? Hmm... You know, I've got an idea...

Spring the trap on the Renegade Swords

The Red and the Black
Part: Three

See Also

• Rikti War Zone