Mid-afternoon on day four of jetpack training at Forward Base Kodiac , the players are assembled for a mission update.The storm front that is bearing down on their target objective has intensified in magnitude and is predicted to fluctuate somewhere between category 3 or 4 cyclonic conditions.Section commander Grant, assigns a number of aircraft load masters to the task of prepping the supply and cargo drop to the players.After some awkward farewells, Lron the Karbarren pilots them to their drop location. In frigid conditions, from a height of 38,000ft the players leap out of Lrons Karbarren cargo freighter and are instantly buffeted by the leading edge of the storm. Xander is knocked off course in one direction while Jones is caught in a cross gust and flies off in another direction.The players stream out behind the cargo vessel tumbling in flight as they fight to establish unit grouping and cohesion. With only two minutes of free fall before they are required to slow their landing, the players fought to try and re-establish unit formation.Falling through the cloud layer they caught their first view of the Karbarren Tower of the Ancients, standing some seven stories high the tower is very imposing to behold in the waning light of the coming dusk. As the players fought to ignite their jetpacks and regain flight control, Venom, Rodar and Jones were struck by severe electric shock (lightning).So severe was the effects that Jones had all of the electrical circuits fail and burn out in his CVR1. Ventom was knocked senseless as the electric charge played havoc through his augmented system with Rodar suffering similar effects.With the ground fast approaching and the altimeters rapidly winding down, some of the players jet packs finally ignited with Xander, Ferret and Jones finally able to regain some control. Try as he might Beta Ray could not get his jetpack to function or start, fear gripping him in a steal embrace he began freaking out. Ferret (who had drifter some distance away) aimed his jetpack for Beta Rays falling figure as he dove to catch him in time. Xander tried to persuade him to calm down so that they could assist him to no avail.With 40 seconds left of free fall, time was certainly against the players. Jones dove for the figure of a nonresponsive Ventom, grabbing him in free fall and slowing his fall.In the process both players had drifted dangerously close to the structure of the Karbarren tower! Rodars safety parachute system auto deployed and he was dumped unceremoniously on his butt, quite unconscious but otherwise unharmed. Loosing himself to fear Beta Ray continued his decent towards his doom.No matter how he tried his jet pack would not ignite, babbling over the Radio Comms he begged the other players to give his love to Jackie V, confessing his love for her. Ferret swooped in in an attempt to catch Beta Ray, however his dive and speed were too steep and he shot past Beta Ray missing him. Xander deftly piloted his jetpack in close and was forced to grapple with Beta Ray while attempting to have him focus.With little under 20 seconds of free fall left, Beta Ray was finally able to restart his jet pack and land safely. Xander’s jet pack malfunctioned at the last moment some 40ft above the ground and he was forced to combat roll as he impacted the ground hard.Thankfully his training and armour both saving him from injury. Ventom , in a rather flashy display, managed to alight atop the tower itself!The players organised quickly after landing, obtaining their supply crate, rappelling to the top of the tower with Ventoms assistance and sending off a quick Burst Radio coms to Forward Base Kodiak for a status update . A quick scout of the rooftop presented the players with some interesting finds, a Bronze card with a number of holes in it (Xander translated this to read that it was Logic card Alpha ), a rough papyrus like scroll with an inscription representing the element Earth , and a diary of a deceased Karbarren adventurer.With harsh wind conditions striking the tower now in earnest, the players made a hasty retreat down a spiral staircase into the tower. Dimly lit by light from lightning crashes outside, the players broke out flashlights in order to explore the tower.In the process Beta Ray stumbled across a stone tablet with a Karbarren Script in bronze embedded into it. Rodar believes that this is a clue, a test placed before the players by the legendary Forge Bear.