The Phoenix Pham has found the heart of this mining operation, with various Wickliffe employees milling about and loading the mined ore onto various conveyors. Above this bustling mining operation sits a makeshift foreman's office, its lights turned on. Who is currently staying in that building? Is it a non-mind controlled member of Wickliffe? And what is that viscous goo coming from the corner?

The Phoenix Pham find themselves in a predicament. The path forward has a mountain of rubble in the way, and while they do have a few demo charges to clear it...only a room away are two large Wyrms. How will our heroes clear the way? What nastiness awaits them on the other side? And is robot super effective against weary miner?

Having decided on an attack and retreat action plan for delving into the depths of Wickliffe, our heroes are dropped off by Volker outside the mouth of the cave system that should intersect with Wickliffe's mines. What dangers await the Phoenix Pham in this cave? Does Wickliffe know they are coming? And what's up with those animal markings on the mouth of the cave?

The Phoenix Pham has arrived in the Firefang encampment outside of Wickliffe to discuss the plan of action for infiltration. Tensions are high as Picledes recognizes some of our heroes and requests Aleta for their removal. Will Picledes request have any sway? And how many demo charges will our heroes need? And how many days from retirement is Redd now?

Aleta and crew have come to discuss an offer with the Phoenix Pham that would leave them 40,000 credits richer. That's more money than they have been offered for any job on Phistos so far, but what is the job? And what are the dangers that await our heroes? Well to answer those question first, we need to talk about Wickliffe.

Oh no! EDI-246 seems to have let the proverbial cat out of the bag after letting Dr. Lucius Leggett know that at one point Eddy was the assistant to Dr. Samantha Calvin. Perhaps the Phoenix Pham can get this to work in their favor though? Maybe Leggett knows something that our heroes don't yet as they continue their search for Nona's missing piece? But more likely, it's time to add Leggett to the same "kill list" as Tony.

We find the Phoenix Pham waist deep in the corpses of their fallen foes... literally, as Nona rummages through the remains of an ex-Wyrm. In each head of the fallen creatures our heroes, find the same long, silver devices that were found by Aleta in the first smoker attack. Something nefarious is brewing on Phistos, but more importantly will Micah get laid tonight?

As the Phoenix Pham enters quest two on the road to ingratiating themselves with Nova Voxis, they find themselves on a little convoy to the great Phistosen Lake. There they find a veritable garden of eden with a lush forest overflowing into the road to the lake, a stark contrast to the barren and alien Phistosen Wastes. But when they arrive at their destination they find more than just trees and a large body of water. What's that up in the sky?

Our heroes followed Barrington 'Barry' Bear's bearing and find him in a berry bush. While he's happy to see Arcas he has some not so great news, Picledes has left for the encampment where Mahri currently is. Now the Phoenix Pham has to come up with some plan in order to see her without dying by Space Bear IronThor's mighty glaive. How will that accomplish that task? Find out on this weeks episode: "Episode 48 - Lilacs on the South Side of Camp"!

After getting a couple of drinks in them Alix and Micah with the assistance of Arcas and Nona find themselves back at the "Pressure Barrel" for a clandestine meeting with Selene Firefang. What information will she be able to give them? Is it a trap to lure them out of hiding? And where in the world is Barrington 'Barry' Bear?