Testing Station 197

Testing Station 197

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Type	Testing Station
Zone	Western Vermillius Gap
Kirab
Available Loot	Advanced Servoks Particle Capacitor

The location of the Purple ID Band.

Testing Station 197 is a Testing Station found in Western Vermillius Gap, with standard eco lab loot.

Originally this was a large testing station, with the purpose of boring into the ground to find water.

The testing station has long since been abandoned by the Imperial Engineering Corps, and is now home to the Kirab, who primarily use it to store ice from the Polar Cap and water its generates in the abandoned structures (cisterns).

Location

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Contracts

The following Contracts are linked to Testing Station 197:

• Execution Order: Found on a dead body when you drop into the station next to a destroyed bike.
• Planetologist: Advanced: Speak to the NPC and he will give you the contract.

Lore

Solido Projection

Welcome, visitor, to Imperial Desert Testing Station #197.
I am Station Supervisor Janesse Braun, of the Imperial Engineering Corps.
Yes, this lab has the unique distinction of being headed by an engineer rather than a scientist.
Although there are geologists and hydrologists aplenty on our team, our mission requires engineering expertise above all.
The mission is simple: Find Dune's water!
Our scientific colleagues assure us that conditions are right for the presence of a large aquifer on this planet.
Our mission will be to drill deep, until we find it.

Recorders

Ancient Scientist: Dr. Verde was right. There is water here. The problem is not finding it. It's keeping it! Our very first bore turned up water aplenty. It was deep but we initiated a strong flow. But we'd barely finished patting each other on the back when the flow trickled out.
The same with our second bore, and our third, and almost a dozen others. Always the same: a strong flow that quickly dries up. None of the big-brains seems to have an answer for it.
Dr. Mikane wants to investigate that oily residue that keeps coming up on the equipment. She thinks it might be organic in nature. Could that be somehow be the problem?

Ancient Scientist: This will be my last entry for...well, maybe for good. We've just received word that the protests against the thinking machines have escalated into full-scale war! Everyone says it's a struggle for the very existence of humanity.
All the testing stations are being evacuated! We're shutting everything down while we await transport. I hope they hurry!

Water Shipper: The contracts have all been signed and certified, Captain, and your advance has been passed on through CHOAM channels.
This operation is costing me a fortune, so I expect quick results. My agents have located the hideout of the Kirab who hijacked our water transport.
Your force is to punish the bandits and recover what water you can.
Remember, any necessary correspondence is to come directly to me, not anyone else at the Guild.

Mercenary: Hey Captain, I know a fellow who's a grunt for the Water Shippers Guild, and he told me something you might want to know.
That Guild exec that hired us - Orin Rhazen - well it seems he has been trying to impress his bosses by reducing expenses.
Only one of the ways he tried to save money was by cutting back on security for his ice shipments.
The Kirab probably wouldn't have been able to hijack that shipment if it had the required number of guards.
And now Rhazen's desperate to try and fix things before the hammer falls. Thought this info might be useful if we want to try to screw some extra money out of him.

Kirab: By all that's holy, Lazaro, you were right! The water transport had far fewer guards than we normally see. It was a simple matter to overwhelm them.
And the ice! Ice from the pole, Lazaro! I never thought to see such a sight! We are bringing the transport back to the Station by secret paths. Have the tank prepared.
The thirsty of the region will soon be coming to us with their solaris in hand. We will all be rich as nobles!

Lazaro Fein: Ask any of the Nobles "What is a Kirab?" A petty bandit, They will tell you! I, Lazaro Fein, am such a Kirab, as was my father, and his father before him. Yes, I am a bandit. I embrace that. But I do not accept being petty!
There is wealth and power to be had on this Dune, even for one such as me. There is the spice, of course, but spice is the treasure of the Imperium. So, what I ask myself, is the treasure of Dune? Water! Water is that treasure.
I see the masters of the Water Shippers Guild growing rich, and I think: Why not me? Can water not make even a Kirab a rich man? Indeed, it can, if that Kirab is bold enough to take it. And I am bold enough!

Kirab: Beware, Lazaro! There is trouble. As you instructed, I went to Mirzabah to spread the word of our water for sale.
But while there, I learned that agents of the Water Shippers have been offering hefty rewards for anyone who can provide information about their stolen shipment. We must prepare!

Loot

Item	Schematic	Chance
	Olef's Quickcutter/Schematic	25%
	Softstep Boots/Schematic	75%

Gallery

Testing Station 197 view from nearby cliffs.

Bottom of the entrance to Testing Station 197.

Testing Station 197 Solido Projection.

First wave room encountered that has the Blue ID band.

Final mini-boss room
containing ice from Polar Cap.