Several hundred miles east of the
Invictus Charge operations base,
The Carnax have constructed Daedalus: a sprawling and heavily fortified complex containing a colossal superweapon. Nestled within a deep impact crater, the facility is hidden from view and designed to withstand intense external and internal pressures. In the center of the installation stands the Cyclops Cannon, a spherical structure with a neutron reactor at its core that is capable of annihilating entire Colonies and more.
Outer Perimeter
The Daedalus facility is located hundreds of meters inside of a steep impact crater wall. At the bottom of the ridge is the Outer Perimeter, high walls guarded by patrols of Carnax warriors. Massive blast doors with reinforced plating seal the entrance. There are several switches located at multiple points along the perimeter walls that must be activated to unlock the blast doors.
Corridors
Past the entrance doors is a complex maze of intricate corridors. These vast halls are filled with a myriad of security traps, defense systems, and patrols. Many of the corridors look alike, scattered with crates, panels, cabling, and emphasis lighting to subtly differentiate them. They are intended to confuse and obfuscate deeper areas of the complex.
Security Center
The Security Center is a large chamber that serves as the nerve center of Daedalus. It is a large, ring-shaped room split into four distinct sections with several control consoles and terminals that control the weapon’s operations. This room controls the locked doors protecting the facility’s core and super weapon.
Ascent
To access the core of the facility, a huge series of ramps and catwalks are suspended high in the air in a corkscrew along the interior of the outer walls. Suspended platforms hang from the ceiling in a tangled web high above the rest of the facility below.
Weapon Core
The installation’s core houses the giant Cyclops Canon. It is a massive circular room filled with blinking lights and buzzing machinery. Large cables and conduits run throughout the arena creating a web leading up to the sides of the weapon where it is suspended from two large towers on each side. Five separate display consoles and terminals are strewn throughout.
In the center below the cannon is the Daedeuls’ neutron reactor, the heart of the weapon. It faintly pulsates with energy, making otherworldly sounds. Overhead, the huge weapon sphere looms ominously with its inverse firing barrel. It is surrounded by a series of slowly rotating gyroscopic rings with several glowing spots on each. The rings spin independently from each other in a hypnotizing dance.
Destroyed Weapon Core
Once the weapon has been disabled, the arena will have sustained damage but look very similar. The core in the center of the room remains, and several glowing shield generators will open around the arena near the terminals used for the previous encounter. The central terminal as well as the outer terminals will display symbols. There will be one large Minotaur
boss and several smaller enemies scattered around the area.
