Abandoned Mining Outpost

## Map

The **abandoned mining outpost** is location on Scylla. It is in the northeast corner of the map.

## Background

The abandoned mining outpost was established by the Hephaestus Mining Company around 2298 and was operational for just over a year. It was the base of operations for the class D geological prospecting site Scylla-1. The site was initially showing promise, as high densities of yttrium and scandium were quickly found nearby. A UDL Terraformer was set up and prospecting drones were used to find more minerals, metals and other valuable matter. However the veins ran dry quickly. The terraformer also broke down sometime before day 127 and was it was repaired with a replacement part. Around day 268, Linda Evers, the vice president (VP) of the site, arranged a CircusTime travelling show to visit the base. The news of the upcoming entertainment boosted morale at the outpost, but the freighter malfunctioned and the primals meant to be used in the show escaped and caused damage to the outpost's equipment.

The mineral veins nearby ran completely dry by day 268, but the mechanicals found good samples outside the range of the atmosphere retention pylons. A request for relocation was sent, however the request was denied and operations were terminated due to low profitability. The team was relocated to a rock orbiting Hephaestus and the equipment was left behind.

During the outpost's operations, the employees on the site were assigned 16-hour shifts to "eliminate boredom", as there was a lack of leisure activities.; an incident was also recorded involving the Mandibular Rearranger. A captain claiming to be working for SubLight sold an employee named Harris the weapon. The weapon initially appeared to do nothing, but somehow Harris ended up murdering a coworker by the name of Lemuel Heryford with it. The weapon was confiscated and stored in the site supervisor's office.

## Layout

A general store near the entrance to the outpost has a Spacer's Choice Insta-Merch outside and a locked (Lockpick 45) storage room containing assorted loot and weapons. The residence opposite it has a workbench outside.

One of the buildings houses a safe which contains the Mandibular Rearranger and a terminal belonging to the site supervisor, Bertie Thackery. Opposite this building is a T&L's Exotic Assets.

At the furthest point of the outpost is a sealed building, the Hermit's Lodge. It is inaccessible until Vicar Max's companion quest, The Empty Man, is started.

## Notable Loot

* Mandibular Rearranger: In a safe in the building containing the site supervisor's terminal.

## Companion Comments

* Parvati: *"Somebody lives all the way out here? Surrounded by aether?"*
* Vicar Max: *"Looks abandoned. But looks can be deceiving."*
* Felix: *"Looks like some sort of habitation"*

## Notes

* The paint jobs on the Automechanicals are in the Auntie Cleo color scheme with the mechanical guardians also featuring the Auntie Cleo logo.

## References

1. ↑ Abandoned Mining Outpost terminal entries include an entry stating that it has been three years since the Hope was classified as missing, which happened in 2295. An entry also states that it has been 13 years since the Hope began its journey, which happened in 2285.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Welcome to Scylla!
3. ↑ Abandoned Prospecting Drone, when asked what it is excavating, Scylla
4. ↑ Ringmaster's Log - CircusTime Primal Performers
5. ↑ Captain's terminal, Search Hephaestus Mining - Archive Cartridge for Keyword: "weapon", the Unreliable