Yoink. He disappears as quickly as he appears, like a ghost or a shadow. Man, I knew he was going to upgrade his hide ability, but I didn't expect it to be like
this.
"Reply: This one is interested in going to this archive. However, this one would need the full parameters for what this one expected to do there, this time."
Archive mission accept. Hopefully recieve full briefing so the superiors don't need to bicker about stuff I forgot to do while never being told in the first place. Ya just can't trust management, can you?
Let's see, a full briefing. You are handed a sheet of paper:
Mission objectives:
1) locate the Automaton on the Mechanical Plane of Order. The Automaton will be a vast mechanical fortress-like mobile enclave. It will likely be very geometrical in design. The one we are sending you to should appear as a tetrahedral arrangement of dipyramids (aka two tetrahedrons joided along one face). The four dipyramids will be connected by helical structures. Two or more of the dipyramids will have some form of locomotor attachments - methods of getting the building construct from one place to another, be it wings, legs, pseudopods, wheels, tracks, transdimensional gates, or other.
1a) you will be provided with transport to the Plane. movement on the Plane will be your own responsibility. An escape key will also be provided.
2) enter the Automaton and locate the Archive. This will be a repository for information. You seem talented at finding and interacting with such things. You know as well as we do that archives take many forms, and we are unable to be more specific on what to look for here.
3) TAccess the Archives and locate the information regarding Arataxa The Destroyer, The Seven Halls of Deminius, and The Plane of Echos.
3a) you will be provided three magical Codexes. They will be blank at the start of your quest. each is capable of recording a significant volume of information on a given topic. It would be wise to refrain from opening or otherwise accessing the Codexes until you have found the specific information we are requesting. The Codexes are not locked to those topics, so they may absorb information on other topics instead. Once a Codex has been activated, it will record until full, and then will cease to receive any additional information. The data the Codexes record will be accessable by anyone with the Codex Key, which for your convenience will be found on the spine of the Codex.
subgoals:
1) avoid altering the patterns of things on the Plane. it is a Plane of Order. To cause Chaos there can have unexpected results. Usually this involves some sort of backlash as the Plane seeks to restore order.
2) That's it, really. That's all there is.
3) what? You want a medal for surviving your last mission or something? a pat on the back? Fine. Well Done. We are pleased with your work. Now get on with it. We have some things on our minds, you know. It's not easy maintaining Balance in The Realm these days, what with the Entire Place Collapsing On Our Heads and all. We'd Like To See You Do Better. Hmph!