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== Overview ==
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'''Story Arcs''' are special setups in the game that reveal a piece of the story content over a series of [[mission]]s from a [[contact]]. The number of missions can be small or large, but all story arcs function as their own story within the story of the game, or expand on the story of the game.
  
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Upon completion, a [[souvenirs|souvenir]] is awarded by most arcs, which allows you to read the storyline at a later time. This summary is saved in a user's clues menu. Additionally, completing a Story Arc will net the player a significant [[experience]] bonus, and for most arcs, a certain number of [[Special Salvage#Reward Merit|Reward Merits]].
  
==Overview==
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[[File:Arc_icons01.gif|390px|frame|right|Contacts showing both kind of arc icons<br />Gaussian is showing a minor arc, Virginia shows a main (major) arc.]]There are actually two types of Story Arc:
'''Story Arcs''' are special setups in the game that reveal a piece of the story content over a series of [[mission]]s from a [[Contact]]. The number of missions can be small or large, but will all function as miniature stories themselves. Upon completion, a [[Souvenir]] is rewarded which allows you to read the storyline at a later time.  This summary is saved in a user's clues menu. Completing a Story Arc will net the player a significant [[XP]] bonus and, for most arcs, the choice of one of many types of [[Enhancement]]s.
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There are actually two types of Story Arc. Main arcs are signified by a yellow-covered book icon in the arc contact's window. Shorter, minor arcs are signified by a red-covered book. Each character may have a maximum of two active Main Arcs and three active minor Arcs at any given time. Contacts will not give missions that start a main or minor arc to a character who is at the limit for that type. Note that for Heroes, the zone-specific arcs from contacts in [[The Hollows]], [[Faultline]], [[Striga Isle]], and [[Croatoa]] are all minor arcs.
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# Main arcs (also called "major arcs") are signified by a book icon in the arc contact's window, with a blue outline and bookmark. These arcs tend to have to do more with the story of the game, or the story of a certain faction within the game. There are some exceptions.
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# Shorter, minor arcs (also called "mini arcs") are signified book icon having a green outline and green bookmark. These arcs tend to deal more with the contact's own story, rather than expanding on the story of the game. Like main arcs, there are some exceptions.
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* Note that for heroes, the zone-specific arcs from contacts in [[The Hollows]], [[Faultline]], [[Striga Isle]], and [[Croatoa]] are all minor arcs; for both heroes and villains, the missions in [[Rikti War Zone]] are also minor arcs.
  
==CoH==
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Most of the content for heroes comes in the form of main arcs, with only a few scattered minor arcs. Most of the content for villains comes in the form of a large number of minor arcs.
  
===Level 1 to 4 Content===
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All main arcs and most minor arcs can be re-completed through the [[flashback]] system in [[Ouroboros]].
  
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== Arc Interaction ==
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Prior to [[Issue 17]], characters could have a maximum of two active main arcs (blue book). With the increased active mission list from three to seven in Issue 17, the maximum number of main arcs that can be active was raised to five [http://web.archive.org/web/20120904230147/http://boards.cityofheroes.com/showthread.php?p=2833934]. Contacts will not give missions that start a main arc if you are at the limit. They do not prevent minor arcs (green book) from beginning, however.
  
===Level 5 to 9 Content===
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While there may actually be an upper limit to minor arcs, there is no functional limit as there are reports of characters with as many as 46 minor arcs open at once[http://web.archive.org/web/20090217141411/http://boards.cityofheroes.com/showthreaded.php?Number=12907775]. Active minor arcs ''should'' not prevent main arcs from beginning. There are, however, some contacts whose arcs count toward the "two main arcs" limitation. If there is a mini arc active for any of these contacts, it ''must'' be completed as if it is a main arc.
  
'''None'''
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*All of the [[Rikti War Zone]] contacts:
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**[[Levantera]]
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**[[Gaussian]]
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**[[Serpent Drummer]]
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**[[The Dark Watcher (Primal Earth)|The Dark Watcher]]
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===Level 10 to 14 Content===
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== See Also ==
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*[[Hero Story Arcs]]
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*[[Villain Story Arcs]]
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*[[:Category:Hero Contacts|Hero Contacts]]
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*[[:Category:Villain Contacts|Villain Contacts]]
  
{{StoryArc
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[[Category:Game Background]]
|Title=Bonefire
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[[Category:Gameplay]]
|Link=Lorenzo DiCosta#Story Arc
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[[Category:Content]]
|Souvenir=[[Skulls Bandana|Skulls bandana]]
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|Contact=[[Lorenzo DiCosta]], [[Wes Schnabel]], or [[Willy Starbuck]]
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|Enemies={{Enemy Hellions}} {{Enemy Skulls}}
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|DoorMissions=4
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|KillAll=2
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|HuntMissions=1
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|TalkMissions=3
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|PatrolMissions=
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}}
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{{StoryArc
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|Title=Clockwork Captive
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|Link=Carla Brunelli#Story Arc
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|Souvenir=[[An etched Clockwork Piece|An etched Clockwork piece]]
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|Contact=[[Carla Brunelli]], [[Athena Currie]], or [[Everett Daniels]]
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|Enemies={{Enemy Clockwork}}
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|DoorMissions=4
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|KillAll=2
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|HuntMissions=1
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|TalkMissions=1
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|PatrolMissions=
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}}
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{{StoryArc
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|Title=Vahzilok Pollutant Plot
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|Link=Tristan Caine#Story Arc
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|Souvenir=[[Water Department ID badge|Water department ID badge]]
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|Contact=[[Tristan Caine]], or [[Kyle Peck]]
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|Enemies={{Enemy Vahzilok}}
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|DoorMissions=4
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|KillAll=
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|HuntMissions=1
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|TalkMissions=1
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|PatrolMissions=
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}}
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===Level 15 to 19 Content===
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{{StoryArc
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|Title=Mind of a King
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|Link=Wyatt Anderson#Story Arc
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|Souvenir=[[Damaged Power Source|Damaged power source]]
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|Contact=[[Wyatt Anderson]], [[Maggie Greene]], [[Jake Montoya]], or [[Colleen Saramago]]
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|Enemies={{Enemy Clockwork}} {{Enemy Vahzilok}}
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|DoorMissions=3
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|KillAll=2
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|HuntMissions=2
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|TalkMissions=
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|PatrolMissions=
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}}
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{{StoryArc
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|Title=Tsoo Shenanigans
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|Link=Kong Bao#Story Arc
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|Souvenir=[[Rage Ampoule|Rage ampoule]]
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|Contact=[[Kong Bao]], [[Vitaly Cherenko]], [[Virginia Hoffman]], or [[Thao Ku]] 
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|Enemies={{Enemy Tsoo}} {{Enemy Outcasts}} {{Enemy Trolls}}
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|DoorMissions=4
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|KillAll=1
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|HuntMissions=1
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|TalkMissions=3
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|PatrolMissions=
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}}
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{{StoryArc
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|Title=Vahzilok Plague
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|Link=Olivia Chung#Story Arc
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|Souvenir=[[Hypodermic Needle|Hypodermic needle]]
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|Contact=[[Olivia Chung]], [[Dr. Ann-Marie Engles]], [[Pavel Garnier]], or [[Juliana Nehring]] 
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|Enemies={{Enemy Vahzilok}}
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|DoorMissions=3
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|KillAll=1
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|HuntMissions=1
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|TalkMissions=1
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|AV=[[Doctor Vahzilok]]
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}}
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===Level 20 to 24 Content===
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{{StoryArc
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|Title=Hand of Iron
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|Link=Claire Childress#Story Arc
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|Souvenir=[[Iron Hand's Badge|Iron Hand's badge]]
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|Contact=[[Claire Childress]], [[Andrew Fiore]], [[Vic Garland]], [[Jake Kim]], [[Lt. Col. Hugh McDougal]], or [[Wilma Peterson]] 
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|Enemies={{Enemy Freakshow}}
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|DoorMissions=3
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|KillAll=
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|HuntMissions=1
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|TalkMissions=3
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|PatrolMissions=1
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}}
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{{StoryArc
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|Title=Sky Raider Secret
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|Link=Oswald Cuthbert#Story Arc
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|Souvenir=[[Captain Indomitable's Uni-Bands]]
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|Contact=[[Oswald Cuthbert]], [[Wilson Eziquerra]], [[Barry Gosford]], [[Justin Greene]], [[Rondel Jackson]], or [[John Strobel]]
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|Enemies={{Enemy Sky Raiders}}
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|DoorMissions=4
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|KillAll=
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|HuntMissions=
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|TalkMissions=1
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}}
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{{StoryArc
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|Title=Tsoo Coup
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|Link=Jim Bell#Story Arc
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|Souvenir=[[Tsoo Dagger|Tsoo dagger]]
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|Contact=[[Jim Bell]], [[Dennis Ewell]], [[Tyler French]], [[Amanda Loomis]], [[Hinckley Rasmussen]], or [[Lt. Manuel Ruiz]]
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|Enemies={{Enemy Tsoo}} {{Enemy The Family}} {{Enemy Warriors}}
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|DoorMissions=6
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|KillAll=
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|HuntMissions=2
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|TalkMissions=1
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}}
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{{StoryArc
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|Title=Wheel of Destruction
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|Link=Dr. Cheng#Story Arc
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|Souvenir=[[Hub of the Wheel of Destruction]]
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|Contact=[[Dr. Cheng]], [[Oliver Haak]], [[Piper Irving]], [[Josef Keller]], [[Andrea Mitchell]], or [[Cain Royce]]
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|Enemies={{Enemy Banished Pantheon}} {{Enemy Tsoo}} {{Enemy Warriors}}
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|DoorMissions=4
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|KillAll=
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|HuntMissions=
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|TalkMissions=2
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|PatrolMissions=1
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}}
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===Level 25 to 29 Content===
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{{StoryArc
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|Title=Freaklympics
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|Link=Collin Larson#Story Arc
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|Souvenir=[[Freaklympics Gold Medal|Freaklympics gold medal]]
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|Contact=[[Collin Larson]] or [[Marvin Weintraub]] 
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|Enemies={{Enemy Freakshow}}
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|DoorMissions=8
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|KillAll=1
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|HuntMissions=
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|TalkMissions=
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}}
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{{StoryArc
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|Title=Mysterious General Z
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|Link=Christine Lansdale#Story Arc
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|Souvenir=[[The Mysterious General Z|Jetpack cog]]
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|Contact=[[Christine Lansdale]] 
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|Enemies={{Enemy Sky Raiders}}
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|DoorMissions=8
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|KillAll=
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|HuntMissions=
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|TalkMissions=
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}}
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{{StoryArc
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|Title=Scroll of Tielekku
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|Link=Miriam Bloechl#Story Arc
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|Souvenir=[[Translation of the Scroll of Tielekku]]
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|Contact=[[Miriam Bloechl]] or [[Laura Brunetti]]
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|Enemies={{Enemy Banished Pantheon}} {{Enemy Circle of Thorns}} {{Enemy Warriors}}
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|DoorMissions=7
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|KillAll=1
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|HuntMissions=
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|TalkMissions=2
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}}
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{{StoryArc
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|Title=Ubelmann the Unknown
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|Link=Ashwin Lannister#Story Arc
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|Souvenir=[[Letter from Requiem]]
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|Contact=[[Ashwin Lannister]] or [[Laurie Pennington]] 
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|Enemies={{Enemy Council}}
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|DoorMissions=8
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|KillAll=3
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|HuntMissions=
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|TalkMissions=
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}}
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{{StoryArc
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|Title=Unnatural Order
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|Link=Lorenzo Tate#Story Arc
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|Souvenir=[[Will of the Earth Sample|Will of the Earth sample]]
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|Contact=[[Lorenzo Tate]] or [[Eliza Thorpe]]
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|Enemies={{Enemy Devouring Earth}} {{Enemy Council}}
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|DoorMissions=8
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|KillAll=2
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|HuntMissions=
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|TalkMissions=
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}}
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===Level 30 to 34 Content===
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{{StoryArc
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|Title=Corporate Culture
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|Link=Phillipa Meraux#Story Arc
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|Souvenir=[[Crey Data Disc|Crey data disc]]
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|Contact=[[Phillipa Meraux]] 
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|DoorMissions=8
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|KillAll=
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|HuntMissions=
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|TalkMissions=
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|Enemies={{Enemy Crey}} {{Enemy Freakshow}}
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}}
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{{StoryArc
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|Title=Freakshow War
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|Link=Tina Chung#Story Arc
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|Souvenir=[[Page from Schwartzwald's Notebook|Page from Schwartzwald's notebook]]
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|Contact=[[Tina Chung]] or [[Neal Kendrick]] 
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|DoorMissions=8
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|KillAll=3
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|HuntMissions=
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|TalkMissions=
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|Enemies={{Enemy Freakshow}} {{Enemy Council}}
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}}
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{{StoryArc
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|Title=Library of Souls
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|Link=Allison King#Story Arc
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|Souvenir=[[Note from Akarist]]
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|Contact=[[Allison King]] or [[Peter Stemitz]] 
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|DoorMissions=8
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|KillAll=
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|HuntMissions=
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|TalkMissions=4
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|Enemies={{Enemy Circle of Thorns}} {{Enemy Devouring Earth}}
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}}
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{{StoryArc
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|Title=Rise of the Vampyri
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|Link=Jose Escalante#Story Arc
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|Souvenir=[[Dossier on Victor Samson]]
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|Contact=[[Jose Escalante]] or [[Merisel Valenzuela]] 
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|DoorMissions=7
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|KillAll=
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|HuntMissions=3
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|TalkMissions=
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|Enemies={{Enemy Council}}
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}}
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{{StoryArc
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|Title=Unity Plague
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|Link=Jenny Firkins#Story Arc
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|Souvenir=[[Sample of the Unity Cure|Sample of the Unity cure]]
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|Contact=[[Jenny Firkins]] or [[Lou Pasterelli]] 
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|DoorMissions=6
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|KillAll=2
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|HuntMissions=
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|TalkMissions=8
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|Enemies={{Enemy Devouring Earth}}
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}}
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{{StoryArc
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|Title=Envoy of Shadows
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|Link=Cadao Kestrel#Story Arc
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|Souvenir=[[The Envoy's True Name]]
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|Contact=[[Cadao Kestrel]] 
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|DoorMissions=8
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|KillAll=
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|HuntMissions=
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|TalkMissions=
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|AV=[[Envoy of Shadows]]
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|Enemies={{Enemy Circle of Thorns}}
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}}
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{{StoryArc
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|Title=Mass Duplicity
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|Link=Anton Sampson#Story Arc
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|Souvenir=[[Nemesis Battle Suit Blueprints|Nemesis battle suit blueprints]]
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|Contact=[[Anton Sampson]] 
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|DoorMissions=8
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|KillAll=2
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|HuntMissions=
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|TalkMissions=
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|Enemies={{Enemy Nemesis}}  {{Enemy Rikti}}
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}}
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{{StoryArc
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|Title=Organ Grinders
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|Link=Steven Sheridan#Story Arc
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|Souvenir=[[Omega Level Clearance Badge|Omega level clearance badge]]
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|Contact=[[Steven Sheridan]] 
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|DoorMissions=7
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|KillAll=3
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|HuntMissions=2
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|TalkMissions=3
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|Enemies={{Enemy Rikti}}  {{Enemy Council}}
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}}
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{{StoryArc
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|Title=Path Into Darkness
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|Link=Colleen Nelson#Story Arc
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|Souvenir=[[The book 'The Rites of the Dark']]
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|Contact=[[Colleen Nelson]] 
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|DoorMissions=9
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|KillAll=1
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|HuntMissions=
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|TalkMissions=1
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|Enemies={{Enemy Council}}  {{Enemy Circle of Thorns}}
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}}
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{{StoryArc
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|Title=Revenant Hero Project
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|Link=Gordon Stacy#Story Arc
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|Souvenir=[[Invisible Falcon's Mask]]
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|Contact=[[Gordon Stacy]] 
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|DoorMissions=4
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|KillAll=
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|HuntMissions=1
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|TalkMissions=5
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|Enemies={{Enemy Crey}}
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}}
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{{StoryArc
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|Title=Terra Conspiracy
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|Link=Ginger Yates#Story Arc
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|Souvenir=[[Hamidon's Letter]]
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|Contact=[[Ginger Yates]] 
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|DoorMissions=7
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|KillAll=2
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|HuntMissions=1
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|TalkMissions=1
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|AV=[[Terra]]
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|Enemies={{Enemy Devouring Earth}}
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}}
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===Level 40 to 44 Content===
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{{StoryArc
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|Title=Division: Line
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|Link=Angus McQueen#Story Arc
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|Souvenir=[[C'Kelkah's ceremonial blade]]
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|Contact=[[Angus McQueen]] 
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|DoorMissions=13
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|KillAll=
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|HuntMissions=
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|TalkMissions=
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|Enemies={{Enemy Rikti}}  {{Enemy Nemesis}}
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}}
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{{StoryArc
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|Title=The Eternal Nemesis
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|Link=Maxwell Christopher#Story Arc
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|Souvenir=[[The Face of Nemesis]]
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|Contact=[[Maxwell Christopher]] 
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|DoorMissions=15
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|KillAll=
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|HuntMissions=1
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|TalkMissions=
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|AV=[[Nosferatu]], [[Nemesis (Archvillain)|Nemesis]]
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|Enemies={{Enemy Nemesis}} {{Enemy Council}} {{Enemy Crey}} {{Enemy Rikti}} {{Enemy Sky Raiders}}
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}}
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{{StoryArc
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|Title=The Evil Countess Crey
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|Link=Janet Kellum#Story Arc
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|Souvenir=[[Julianne's diary]]
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|Contact=[[Janet Kellum]] 
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|DoorMissions=11
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|KillAll=2
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|HuntMissions=2
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|TalkMissions=4
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|AV=[[Countess Crey]]
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|Enemies={{Enemy Crey}}
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}}
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{{StoryArc
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|Title=Melvin and the Mysterious Malta Group
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|Link=Indigo#Story Arc
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|Souvenir=[[A Painting Called Gentlemen of Malta|A painting called Gentlemen of Malta]]
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|Contact=[[Indigo]] 
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|DoorMissions=13
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|KillAll=4
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|HuntMissions=
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|TalkMissions=6
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|AV=
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|Enemies={{Enemy Malta Operatives}} {{Enemy Knives of Artemis}}
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}}
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{{StoryArc
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|Title=The Praetorian War
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|Link=Tina Macintyre#Story Arc
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|Souvenir=[[Blue Clockwork piece]]
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|Contact=[[Tina Macintyre]] 
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|DoorMissions=13
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|KillAll=5
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|HuntMissions=
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|TalkMissions=
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|AV=[[Anti-Matter]], [[Bobcat]], [[Shadowhunter]], [[Neuron]]
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|Enemies={{Enemy Praetorians}} {{Enemy Carnival of Shadows}}
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}}
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{{StoryArc
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|Title=To Save a Soul
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|Link=Madeleine Casey#Story Arc
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|Souvenir=[[Madeleine Casey's pendant|Madeline Casey's pendant]]
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|Contact=[[Madeleine Casey]] 
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|DoorMissions=8
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|KillAll=2
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|HuntMissions=2
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|TalkMissions=6
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|AV=[[Madame of Mystery]]
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|Enemies={{Enemy Carnival of Shadows}} {{Enemy Devouring Earth}} {{Enemy Rikti}}
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}}
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===Level 45 to 50 Content===
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{{StoryArc
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|Title=A Hero's Hero
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|Link=Maria Jenkins#Story Arc
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|Souvenir=[[Statesman's face plate]]
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|Contact=[[Maria Jenkins]] 
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|DoorMissions=13
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|KillAll=4
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|HuntMissions=
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|TalkMissions=3
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|AV=[[Chimera]], [[Shadowhunter]], [[Nightstar]], [[Siege]], [[Bobcat]], [[Neuron]], [[Battle Maiden]], [[Black Swan]], [[Malaise]], [[Mother Mayhem]], [[Diabolique]], [[Infernal]], [[Dominatrix]], [[Marauder]], [[Tyrant]], [[Kitchen Sink]]
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|Enemies={{Enemy Praetorians}}
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{{StoryArc
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|Title=Project: World Wide Red
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|Link=Crimson#Story Arc
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|Souvenir=[[The thanks of the World]]
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|Contact=[[Crimson]] 
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|DoorMissions=?
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|KillAll=
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|HuntMissions=
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|TalkMissions=
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|AV=
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|Enemies={{Enemy Malta Operatives}} {{Enemy Freakshow}} {{Enemy Knives of Artemis}}
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{{StoryArc
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|Title=To Save a Thousand Worlds
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|Link=Unai Kemen#Story Arc
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|Souvenir=[[Pure Flame]]
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|Contact=[[Unai Kemen]] 
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|DoorMissions=16
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|KillAll=2
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|HuntMissions=
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|TalkMissions=8
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|AV=[[Requiem]]
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|Enemies= {{Enemy Banished Pantheon}} {{Enemy Circle of Thorns}} {{Enemy Council}} {{Enemy Devouring Earth}} {{Enemy The Family}} {{Enemy Freakshow}} {{Enemy Ghosts}} {{Enemy Hydra}} {{Enemy Knives of Artemis}} {{Enemy Nemesis}} {{Enemy Paragon Protectors}} {{Enemy Praetorians}} {{Enemy Psychic Clockwork}}
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{{StoryArc
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|Title=Upon the Psychic Plane
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|Link=Harvey Maylor#Story Arc
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|Souvenir=[[Vanessa DeVore's mask]]
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|Contact=[[Harvey Maylor]] 
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|DoorMissions=14
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|KillAll=4
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|HuntMissions=2
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|TalkMissions=4
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|AV=[[Giovanna Scaldi]], [[Vanessa DeVore]]
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|Enemies= {{Enemy Carnival of Shadows}} {{Enemy Devouring Earth}} {{Enemy Malta Operatives}} {{Enemy Praetorians}}
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===Zone Story Lines===
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==CoV==
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===Level 5 to 9 Content===
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'''Story arc name:''' [[Mr._Bocor#The_Book_and_the_Burning|The Book and the Burning]] <br>
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'''Contacts:''' [[Mr. Bocor]] <br>
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'''Enemy Type:''' [[Hellions]], [[Family]], [[Legacy Chain]]
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==See Also==
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*[[Souvenirs]]
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*CoH Contacts
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*CoV Contacts
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[[category: Game Background]][[Category:Gameplay]][[Category:Content]]
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Latest revision as of 06:07, 11 December 2013

Overview

Story Arcs are special setups in the game that reveal a piece of the story content over a series of missions from a contact. The number of missions can be small or large, but all story arcs function as their own story within the story of the game, or expand on the story of the game.

Upon completion, a souvenir is awarded by most arcs, which allows you to read the storyline at a later time. This summary is saved in a user's clues menu. Additionally, completing a Story Arc will net the player a significant experience bonus, and for most arcs, a certain number of Reward Merits.

Contacts showing both kind of arc icons
Gaussian is showing a minor arc, Virginia shows a main (major) arc.
There are actually two types of Story Arc:
  1. Main arcs (also called "major arcs") are signified by a book icon in the arc contact's window, with a blue outline and bookmark. These arcs tend to have to do more with the story of the game, or the story of a certain faction within the game. There are some exceptions.
  2. Shorter, minor arcs (also called "mini arcs") are signified book icon having a green outline and green bookmark. These arcs tend to deal more with the contact's own story, rather than expanding on the story of the game. Like main arcs, there are some exceptions.

Most of the content for heroes comes in the form of main arcs, with only a few scattered minor arcs. Most of the content for villains comes in the form of a large number of minor arcs.

All main arcs and most minor arcs can be re-completed through the flashback system in Ouroboros.

Arc Interaction

Prior to Issue 17, characters could have a maximum of two active main arcs (blue book). With the increased active mission list from three to seven in Issue 17, the maximum number of main arcs that can be active was raised to five [1]. Contacts will not give missions that start a main arc if you are at the limit. They do not prevent minor arcs (green book) from beginning, however.

While there may actually be an upper limit to minor arcs, there is no functional limit as there are reports of characters with as many as 46 minor arcs open at once[2]. Active minor arcs should not prevent main arcs from beginning. There are, however, some contacts whose arcs count toward the "two main arcs" limitation. If there is a mini arc active for any of these contacts, it must be completed as if it is a main arc.

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