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{{Issue22}}
{{Zone
{{Zone
|{{Hero Hazard Zone}}
|Zone Name=Echo: Dark Astoria
|Zone Name=Echo: Dark Astoria
|Splash Image=Splash_EchoDarkAstoria.jpg
|Splash Image=Splash_EchoDarkAstoria.jpg
|Zone Map=Map_DarkAstoria.jpg
|Zone Map=Map_EchoDarkAstoria.jpg
|Type of Zone=Hero Hazard Zone
|Type of Zone=Hero Hazard Zone
|Level Range=21-29
|Level Range=21-29
|Trainer=''none''
|Trainer=''none''
|Task Force Contact=''none''
|Task Force Contact=''none''
|Event=''none''
|Event=[[Adamastor Rising]]
|Exploration Badges={{BadgeLink|Dark Mystic}}, {{BadgeLink|Seeker of the Unknown}}, {{BadgeLink|Cairn Warder}}, {{BadgeLink|Whisperer on Witchburn Hill}}, {{BadgeLink|Phantom Radio}}, {{BadgeLink|Too Dark Park}}, {{BadgeLink|Astoria's Last Stand}}, {{BadgeLink|The Sleeper Below}}
|Exploration Badges={{BadgeLink|Dark Mystic}}, {{BadgeLink|Seeker of the Unknown|text=Seeker of the <wbr>Unknown}}, {{BadgeLink|Cairn Warder}}, {{BadgeLink|Whisperer on Witchburn Hill|text=Whisperer on <wbr>Witchburn Hill}}, {{BadgeLink|Phantom Radio}}, {{BadgeLink|Too Dark Park}}, {{BadgeLink|Astoria's Last Stand}}, {{BadgeLink|The Sleeper Below}}
|Plaques=[[Authority Badge#Monument 4|Authority&nbsp;IV]], [[Historian Badge#Monument 3|Historian&nbsp;III]], [[Researcher Badge#Monument 4|Researcher IV]],&nbsp;[[Researcher Badge#Monument 5|V]]
|Plaques=[[Authority Badge#Monument 4|Authority IV]], [[Historian Badge#Monument 3|Historian III]], [[Researcher Badge#Monument 4|Researcher IV]],&nbsp;[[Researcher Badge#Monument 5|V]]
|Day Jobs={{BadgeLink|Caregiver}}, {{BadgeLink|Mortician}}
|Day Jobs={{BadgeLink|Caregiver}}, {{BadgeLink|Mortician}}
|Enemies=[[Banished Pantheon|Banished&nbsp;Pantheon]], [[Circle of Thorns|Circle&nbsp;of&nbsp;Thorns]], [[Tsoo]]
|Enemies=[[Banished Pantheon]], [[Circle of Thorns]], [[Tsoo]]
|Connecting Zones=[[Ouroboros]]
|Connecting Zones=[[Ouroboros]] (was [[Talos Island]])
|Lines=''none''
|Lines=''none''
|VidiotMaps File=echo_dark_astoria
|VidiotMap=Echo Dark Astoria
|MoreMaps4U=Echo Dark Astoria|MoreMapsAlt=Echo: Dark Astoria
}}
}}
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Prior to [[Issue 16]], a hero needed to be at least Security Level 21 to enter.
Prior to [[Issue 16]], a hero needed to be at least Security Level 21 to enter.
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{{Recon Officer DA}}
{{NPC Text|title=Echo: Dark Astoria Reconnaissance Officer|text=
[[File:Recon Officer Echo Dark Astoria.jpg|right|thumb|100px|{{coords|6205|0|2641}}]]
This Hazard zone is what is known as '[[Dark Astoria]]'. Though you cannot see far due to the dense fog in the area, you are in a sort of modern age ghost town. The citizens have perished, but this place is by no means vacant. For the unwary Hero, it's also a death sentence. If you hope to maintain that heartbeat in your chest, you should find some friends or colleagues to help you. Otherwise, one of the spectral wanderers may, sooner rather than later, be you.<br />
See my report for more information. It should give you an idea what to expect:<br />
'''RECONNAISSANCE REPORT'''<br />
'''*** Approved Use Only ***'''<br />
'''History''': Formerly known as Astoria, this is a place where crumbling magics hold a horrible dark god from the ancient world barely in check. As Mot's bonds loosen, his influence spreads, raising the dead and causing havoc and horror.<br />
'''Hostiles Strength''': Levels 21 through 29<br />
'''Suggested Squad Parameters''': 3-person to 5-person teams<br />
'''Highlights''':
*''Dense Fog''
:The entire landscape is covered in such a heavy fog that it appears nearly twilight even during the day.
*''Ghostly Citizens''
:Several citizens perished and their ghosts remain, walking the streets of Dark Astoria. Get too close and they disappear.
'''Identified Hostiles''':
*[[Adamastor]]
*[[Banished Pantheon]]
*[[Circle of Thorns]]
*[[Tsoo]]
'''Amenities''':
*St. Elegius Hospital}}


== Zone Events ==
== Zone Events ==


''None''
* [[Adamastor Rising]]: [[Adamastor]], a [[Giant Monster|giant monster]], can be summoned in the Moth Cemetery neighborhood using the [[Summon Adamastor]] power.


== Neighborhoods ==
== Neighborhoods ==
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== Exploration Badges ==
== Exploration Badges ==
{{BadgeBox|Dark Mystic}}
 
{{BadgeBox|Seeker of the Unknown}}
{{Badges in zone}}
{{BadgeBox|Cairn Warder}}
{{BadgeBox|Whisperer on Witchburn Hill}}
{{BadgeBox|Phantom Radio}}
{{BadgeBox|Too Dark Park}}
{{BadgeBox|Astoria's Last Stand}}
{{BadgeBox|The Sleeper Below}}


== Historical Plaques ==
== Historical Plaques ==
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== Day Jobs ==
== Day Jobs ==


;Common
{{Day job locations
{{BadgeBox|Mortician}}
| zone = Mortician
 
| Caregiver
;Hero-Specific
}}
{{BadgeBox|Caregiver}}
 
;Villain-Specific
{{BadgeBox|Pain Specialist}}


== Transfer Points ==
== Transfer Points ==


* A portal is located near the zone gate that serves as a return to [[Ouroboros]].
* A portal is located near the zone gate that serves as a return to [[Ouroboros]].
* The zone gate in the west once led to [[Talos Island]].


== Villain Groups ==
== Villain Groups ==
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* {{Enemy Tsoo}}
* {{Enemy Tsoo}}


== External Links ==
== Notes ==
* This zone has been in the game for [[Hero|Heroes]] since [[Issue 0]].
* This zone was revamped to an "Echo" in [[Issue 22]].
* In [[Issue 25]] the [[Adamastor Rising]] Zone Event was added to Echo: Dark Astoria.
 
== Images ==
 
<center>
<gallery>
Image:Barcaplazaecho.jpg|Barca Plaza
Image:Didosviewecho.jpg|Dido's View
Image:Mothcemeteryecho.jpg|Moth Cemetery
Image:Mothcemeterymausoleum.jpg|Moth Cemetery (Mausoleum)
Image:Mothcemeterynight.jpg|Moth Cemetery (Night)
Image:Raimiarcadeecho.jpg|Raimi Arcade
Image:Romeroheightsecho.jpg|Romero Heights
Image:Toffetterraceecho.jpg|Toffet Terrace
</gallery>
</center>


* [http://www.badge-hunter.com/index.php?/page/maps_int.php?map=echo_dark_astoria&type=int VidiotMaps Interactive Map] of Echo: Dark Astoria
<!-- == External Links == -->
{{BadgeHunter Map|map=echo_dark_astoria}}


[[Category:Hero Hazard Zones]]
[[Category:Hero Hazard Zones]]
[[Category:Hero Zones]]
[[Category:Cooperative Zones]]
[[Category:Echo Zones]]

Latest revision as of 21:54, 28 May 2022

Echo: Dark Astoria
Splash
Map
Hero Hazard Zone (21-29)

Overview

Dark Astoria was revamped into a co-op Incarnate-level zone as part of Issue 22. An "Echo" of the zone is accessible through Ouroboros which allows characters to travel to a version of Dark Astoria before the revamp and still earn the existing Exploration and History badges as they would have in the past. The Hospital is still open.

The entrance to the Echo of Dark Astoria can be found by going behind the main building in Ouroboros. You will will find an Ouroboros Portal in front of the med porters.


History

Dark Astoria was originally known as Astoria.

Once an idyllic commercial center, much like Talos Island and Steel Canyon, this area thrived as people bustled about their daily lives. Even the presence of the pastoral Moth Cemetery did not detract from the beauty of this area. The Rikti Invasion came and went, and the people in this peaceful neighborhood were relatively untouched by the devastation.

However, while the Heroes of Paragon were busy rebuilding the city, the trickster god of the Banished Pantheon stumbled upon something... beneath the sod and graves of Moth Cemetery lay an ancient god, far older than those of the Pantheon, and far more powerful. Wishing to use this power to release him and his fellow gods, he ordered all of his followers to invade the area and seize control of it.

The city authorities and Heroes, already reduced in number and staggering from the Rikti onslaught, had no choice but to relinquish the area to the Pantheon and wall it off. Within the walls, the army of Husks and Shaman ravaged the zone, tore the ground apart and sacrificed every man, woman and child in their efforts to wake the god Mot. But all their efforts were in vain. To this day, Lughebu's soldiers search for a way to wake the sleeper, while the spirits of those who once lived there wander about, unable to sleep.

Prior to Issue 16, a hero needed to be at least Security Level 21 to enter.

Zone Events

Neighborhoods

  • Barca Plaza (Orange - Level 24-29) (Music)
  • Dido's View (Orange - Level 24-29) (Music)
  • Moth Cemetery (Red - Level 26-29) (No Music)
  • Raimi Arcade (Yellow - Level 21-25) (Music)
  • Romero Heights (Yellow - Level 21-26) (Music)
  • Toffet Terrace (Orange - Level 24-27) (Music)

Famous filmmakers George Romero and Sam Raimi are presumed to be the inspirations for some of these neighborhoods.

Exploration Badges

Badge
Whisperer on Witchburn Hill (1151.5, 115.8, 1921.5)[Copy]

It was rumored that in the dim past of the nation's founding, this hill was the site of witch burnings. Even before Astoria fell to darkness, this hill in Moth Cemetery was well known for feelings of unease it elicited in anyone brave enough to scale its heights. Since the fall of Astoria, priests of the Banished Pantheon have flocked to this locale, using it as a site for dark rituals. It was from this vantage point that, for the first time in millennia, the voices of the faithful supplicants was heard by the dreaming God in His violent slumber.

Badge
Phantom Radio (2984.5, 204.0, 3676.5)[Copy]

Since the fall of Astoria, shortwave enthusiasts in Paragon City and beyond have occasionally happened upon strange transmissions of ghostly whispers, wailing pleas, bestial shouts of rage, and haunting voices chanting in dead languages. Those who have heard these grim transmissions nearly always suffer for it; their lives claimed by some unexpected calamity or their minds by a sudden and inexplicable mental illness. M.A.G.I. eventually traced the transmission to this radio tower.

Badge
Too Dark Park (935.5, -0.9, 4320.5)[Copy]

In a far corner of the district lies McCraughly Park, a shadowy strip of green that had a dark reputation even before Astoria and its citizens were consumed by evil. Clusters of suicides, strange disappearances, and even a well-publicized multiple murder cast a dark shadow across the park. In the years leading up to the rise of Dark Astoria, the park was largely shunned, but now that the Banished Pantheon have dominion over the district, the park has become a focal point for their evil rituals.

Badge
Astoria's Last Stand (4787.0, 5.4, 727.5)[Copy]

As the darkness closed in and the dead rose from their graves, this warehouse became a scene of unimaginable horror as a group of survivors fled here in the hope of rescue that never came. They fought valiantly, keeping the minions of the Banished Pantheon at bay for hours. The forces arrayed at them were too numerous and too powerful to be denied forever and the survivors succumbed along with the rest of Astoria's doomed inhabitants.

Badge
The Sleeper Below (1431.5, -77.2, 673.5)[Copy]

Behold the God Mot, roused from His slumber! Behold the power of his faithful adherents, their prayers strong enough to stir Him from His dreaming! Behold the crucible of undoing, the maw through which all life shall soon pass so that all shall be unmade; an end to life, an end to hope, an end to all that respires in this corrupt and fallen world!

Badge
Dark Mystic (1678.5, 5.5, 2834.5)[Copy]

Some once claimed the reason the spirits walk the streets of Dark Astoria is the fact that there is a powerful Ley Line nexus in the middle of Moth Cemetery. They have since learned the truth.

Badge
Seeker of the Unknown (1868.0, -79.9, 1352.5)[Copy]

This tomb was used to represent the thousands of heroes who gave their lives in the Rikti War. It now stands a mute vigil at the site of even greater atrocities.

Badge
Cairn Warder (1026.0, 51.3, 219.0)[Copy]

Mortals erect petty monuments and cairns in the foolish pursuit of stemming the forces of Death. Mot has since sundered such vanities.

Historical Plaques

Day Jobs

Badge

Your time spent studying death itself has earned you the Mortician Day Job. Logging out in a graveyard will earn you protection against Experience Debt, when you log back in, for a short time.

The entire zone is a Mortician day job location, except for the following specific location.

Badge

You have spent a great deal of time working in the hospitals of Paragon City during your free time earning the Caregiver Day Job. Logging out in a Hospital will earn you a Regeneration Bonus, when you log back in, for a short time.


Your expertise in surgery and understanding pain has earned you the Pain Specialist Day Job. Logging out in a Hospital will earn you a Regeneration Bonus, when you log back in, for a short time.

Transfer Points

  • A portal is located near the zone gate that serves as a return to Ouroboros.
  • The zone gate in the west once led to Talos Island.

Villain Groups

Notes

Images