The Dig

## Synopsis

*This job is a golden opportunity, in more ways than one. A raid of the in-development museum, the Emperor's Tomb.*

*The museum's claim to fame is its location. It rests on top of ancient catacombs, where an excavation is underway to convert them into the museum proper. Intel has it that the workers are dying. Not from on-site accidents, but from magical disturbances in the area. Despite the hazards, development continues.*

*Your client, Mr. Drake, contacted you to retrieve two tomes. Probably ancient. Magical. Priceless. But it won't be a smash in the park. You have to get to the tomes before they're catalogued, where they'll afterward be near impossible to access.*

*As you near the museum, its height and grandeur looms unsettlingly over you. Even unfinished, it's reached an imposing size. At least that means it has plenty of room for pricey antiques. The best part? Mr. Drake needs this run to look unprofessional. Shattered glass and looting is encouraged.*

## Walkthrough

### Museum Main Floor

* Explore the museum and grab the high-priced treasures while ignoring the cheap ones. Reaching ¥5,000 and ¥10,000 will each net you 1 karma.
* Room to the left of the entrance:
	+ Grab the Neanderthal Skeleton (¥1200), Plesiosaur Jawbone (¥980), Valuable Urn (¥900), Ancient Vase (¥650) and Authentic Utahraptor Skull (¥800).
	+ Do NOT grab the Replica Royal Vase (¥12), King's Ashes (¥300) or Royal Flowerpot (¥420).
* Room to the right of the entrance:
	+ Grab the Dragon Scales (¥1400) and Mummified Head (¥950).
	+ Do NOT grab the Replica Utahraptor Skull (¥30)
* Second room on the right from the entrance:
	+ Check out the terminal. With a Decking check (maximum check is Decking 5), you can access the contents of the computer.
	+ Check out the bookshelf. Ask Gaichu to help [Duncan can't help here] and he'll break through the back of the bookshelf to reveal a passageway. The Player character can also do this with a strength of 5+. At the end of the passage, loot the Mystic's Staff (¥2600) and Imbued Pottery (¥2150). If you don't have the Strength to open the bookshelf, the password to open it from the terminal is Tennyson.
		- Note that Gaichu or the Player character forcing the bookshelf will raise the alarm threshold by 1, but using the terminal to move it will not.
* Getting exactly the items suggested above will net you ¥11,630 and 2 karma.
* Room above the pit has a security terminal, but you'll find that it is currently powered off.
* Once you've stolen 9 valuables, head down into the pit.

### Catacombs

* Go ahead and ignore the "Do Not Enter" sign on the wall and head through the open archway. Go left and work clockwise around the perimeter.
* The first ancient tome is just around the first corner.
* The shipping terminal all the way at the back in the loading dock. Jack in to find:
	+ Data Store: Deciphered Spells, which contains Wild Aim II
	+ Data Store: Shipping, which contains Paydata: Shipping Manifest and 1 karma.
* From here, continue clockwise until you see some enemies. Attack them, and keep in mind that more will come up from the rear (loading dock direction) once the fight is underway.
* Grab the second book.
* Talk to Mr. Drake, who will tell you to head back upstairs to the security room to dispose of the footage.
* On your way to the stairs, you will be approached by a Preternatural Corpse who asks for you to free it. You can choose to kill it for a magic sword, or free it to get a summoning talisman, which will allow you to call upon him once.
* Go upstairs and head to the Security Terminal, which you can now activate.

### Museum Main Floor

* Wipe the security logs.
* Head back to the museum entrance, where you will be attacked by HKPF. Kill them.
* Grab the key fob and head to the side door, through which you will find more HKPF to take out.
* Head out the side exit to complete the run.