The Torrent

# Habzone HL-18-66, "The Torrent"

## Magistrati Oubliette TM8-707

    Assassination // Hadron, Morrow, Zola

The Kill Target's in the Torrent's Enforcer Station. Navigate the sewers, reach the streets and take them out.

## Silo Cluster 18-66/a

Strike // Hadron, Morrow, Zola

The heretics are poisoning Tertium's water. Get into the silo and restore a clean water supply.

## Vigil Station Oblivium

Espionage // Hadron, Morrow, Zola

Upload some inaccurate recon data to the heretics' cogitator array down in the Torrent.

# The Torrent - Lore

The Torrent is a rundown district that the Administratum gave up on long ago. It operates many large scale water purifiers that recycle the water and runoff within the hive and export it to other districts.

* When crossing The Chasm bridge connecting the Ragtown Bazaar elevator to the 'Ragged King's Court'. Morrow states, "They've made a solid defensible position. Those turrets aren't part of the original design."
* Zola states "The Administratum gave up on the Torrent long before Enforcers did"

### Water Cartel

The Water Cartel is the corrupt and oppressive criminal group that were in control of **Habzone HL 18-66, "The Torrent"**, prior to the events of Darktide.

The **Water Cartel** is the former authority in **Habzone HL 18-66, "The Torrent"** and managed Tertium's water recycling facilities. Having an opportunity to monopolize the necessary resource of water, eventually corruption and criminals would control come into control of this district. Eventually those in control of the refineries would become the **Water Cartel**, an oppressive criminal organization that running the district known as "**The Torrent**". The **Water Cartel** "[paid] off the enforcers years ago". Allowing them to prosper further, being unhindered by any kind of law enforcement in their district or in the cartel's activities. The cartels would eventually become fractious and divided. Many cartel factions would vie for total control of Tertium's water supply.

Once the Cult of Admonition appeared, one faction allied with them to defeat the rest and then be betrayed by the Admonition cultists. This betrayal could've been one effect sweep catching the cartel unawares with the bodies being piled high around the Ragtown elevator. The commoners generally did not care for the Cartel, and when the oppression of the cartel control of the Torrent was usurped by a group known as the Admonition, it was likely welcomed change, at first. The Cartel did not care for their populace any more than the Enforcers or Administratum did. The lavish purple of the Cartel's attire also punctuates this disparity with the backdrop of shantytowns and slums. Former residents (now horde enemies) still wear various articles clothing in the iconic Water Cartel purple, alongside the clothing variants with various Torrent insignia. These former residents may have been supporters, if not minions/dregs/peons/workers, among the local populous.

The water cartel still exists and hasn't been totally wiped out by the wars and betrayal. The Mourningstar's hub Vox Announcer states there's localized Water Cartel activity still present within HL-18-66, "The Torrent". During vigil station Oblivium missions, Morrow sometimes mentions that 'it looks like the heretics and cartel are at it again' when coming across the Water Cartel corpses by the elevator, suggesting they still fight and skirmish with one another. There are also multiple Wyrmwood agent within the Water Cartel, of of which notified the Inquisition of the Karnak Twins' presence within the Torrent. This may have been Wyrmwood agent 42, who is now compromised, and would lead to the events of the Orthus Offensive.

#### Water Cartel Quotes

* Zola: *"Factions of the cartel were always fighting over Trader's Row. The heretics sided with one and took the others out."*

* Male Seer: *"Enforcers. Cartel. Heretics. The boot may change, but not the stomping."*
* Zola: *"You have to pick a side to survive down here."*

* Vox Announcer: *"Localized Water Cartel activity present within HL-18-66, "The Torrent""*

## Magistrati Oubliette TM8-707

HL-18-66 Magistratum is the former enforcer headquarters that was run by the Water Cartel. It was used as a courthouse and jail, but It's now being used as a fortified heretic base of operations.

## Vigil Station Oblivium

Vigil Station Oblivium is a monitoring post that has likely traded hands from enforcers to water cartel to heretics. Upload inaccurate intel data to the heretic's systems.

## Silo Cluster

Their is a stockpile of blue water H2O containers on trains and in storage across the Silo Cluster area of the Torrent. Once past gate 573 in Silo Cluster 18-66, and likely in the neighboring 19-66, the stockpile of water containers is readily seen. The cartel hoards this precious commodity as a means for leverage and extortion across the hive.

Morrow refers to an area as the "Ragged King's court" across the iconic chain bridge and elevator area. It is decorated with the purple water cartel banners. So it can be assumed that this "Ragged King" was one of the local faction leaders for the cartel.

# Gallery

The Ragged King's CourtRagtown Bazaar elevatorConcept art by Joakim EricssonConcept Art of Joakim EricssonThe Ragged King's CourtWater Cartel 890 BannerWater Cartel 18-66 BannerWater Cartel UniformThe Torrent and/or Water Cartel symbolA waterway in Sumptown.Drinks bar on Caustic StreetWater cartel purple horde clothingGroaners overcoat variationGroaner overcoat variationWater Cartel corpses in Ragtown Bazaar