Panbat Infestation

1. Some time after the fence at the Portia Tree Farm is fixed, Dawa will send a letter to the player character asking for help with an infestation of hostile Panbats at the farm.

 I'm sorry we have to bother you again, but there is a very serious Panbat infestation at the Tree Farm, please come as soon as possible.
2. Visit the farm and speak with Dawa and Aadit. Note: If you approach the Panbats at the farm, they will become aggressive.

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  Dawa: So glad you came! We're at our wit's end here! I don't know why, but the panbats have been coming out of the swamp and into our Tree Farm since last month. Now they're flying all over the farm, preventing anyone from getting near.
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  Aadit: We've tried everything already, fire, water, cotton candy, you name it, but they just won't go away! The Civil Corps came the other day and they are just as clueless as us!
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  Dawa: They have been sucking nutrients and poisoning our trees. Look at them! The leaves are turning brown. You've gotta do something!
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  Aadit: We actually talked with Higgins as well, but he's scared of the panbats. So it's up to you now!
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  Dawa: Can you help us?

▶️  Dawa: Oh thank you, thank you! But, how do you plan on solving this?
▶️  Dawa: I hope you change your mind soon, this Tree Farm is too important to the Portia economy!

3. Head to the Research Center for ideas on how to deal with the problem. Speak with Petra.

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  Petra: Something to stop a panbat infestation? Umm, I'm not sure. Director! Do you know anything that might stop a panbat?
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  Merlin: Of course my dear, panbats are very sensitive to sound, if you make some sort of sound amplifier, you'll be able to scare those poor things away in no time.

4. Petra will explain that there are two solutions to the problem: one that is easier but less effective, and one that is more difficult but more effective. Make your choice and she will begin her research into the problem.

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  Petra: Alright, so a boombox. Let's see, I can think of two designs: a very straightforward design, it might be kinda noisy, but it will be easy to make. Alternatively there is a more complicated design that will be able to play music. I don't know what the effect on the panbats will be, it's up to you.

▶️  Petra: TBD
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Give Petra the discs.

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  Petra: TBD

5. After Petra's research is done, she'll send you a diagram in the mail. If you chose the easy solution, it will be a Loudspeaker diagram, and if you chose the complicated one, it will be a Boombox diagram.

6. Assemble the device you chose and place it at the designated location in the Tree Farm.

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  Dawa: Will this actually work?
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  Aadit: I'm afraid of using relics, the Church told us to use as little of them as possible. Bad things happen when they're used.
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  Dawa: You're afraid of everything! We have no other choice, go ahead and try it.
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 ...They actually left! I can't believe it! Here's your commission fee! You've earned it!
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 ...They're friendly now! I didn't know they liked music. I can't believe it! Here's your commission fee! You've earned it!
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  Aadit: That actually worked! Wow! Maybe I'll order a couple of these from you in the future.

7. The Panbats will become peaceful. If you chose to assemble the Boombox, you will be able to take it home with you at the end of the mission because the Panbats don't need it to stay peaceful. The following story from the Portia Times becomes available after the mission is complete:

 Portia Times: Recently there has been a panbat epidemic at the Portia Tree Farm, infecting many of the trees within the farm. Manager Dawa said: I don't know where they came from, one day it was fine, and then the next day they came in force! After exhausting different methods of scaring off the panbats, a Builder and the Research Center came up with a novel way of doing the trick. They build a sound device that played different sounds to get the panbats away from the trees. Tree farm worker Aadit said: I've never seen anything like it, it was inspiring! -The Portia Times, "Panbat Epidemic!", reported by Mei