Mellka/Lore

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Lore Challenges

Spaceborne Malady	Kill 100 enemies while in the air.
Furious Upbringing	Deal 30,000 damage with Blade Launcher.
Heeding The Call	Complete 3 matches while on the same team as Ghalt.
Which Blade?	Deal 250,000 damage to envenomed targets.
Punching The Darkness	Kill 100 Varelsi with Claw Lunge.

Reward

• Punching The Darkness – "Take A Knee" taunt
• All Challenges:
  • Character Specific legendary gear – Mutated Magazines.
  • "Lost Little Eldrid" achievement

Note: completing all Lore Challenges is a part of "Master of Mellka" challenge which rewards player with "Wanderer" skin and "Master of Mellka" title.

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Spaceborne Malady

|| UPR NON-STANDARD WEAPON INDEX || ARMAMENT: Custom TX-12 Machine Pistol, S.N. 5028474583 || ASSIGNED TO: MELLKA HYENYOTA (pr. hīyĕn’yōtäw) (Do NOT mispronounce Mellka’s ancestral name in front of her. If you absolutely have to say it, look up the phonetic key and practice a few times first. Otherwise, just stick with “Mellka”. Trust me on this one. –Ghalt) Modified from a TX-series machine pistol, Mellka’s TX-12 has been altered to disperse volatile toxins at a high rate of fire. These toxins rapidly destabilize atomic sub-structures in a localized area, and can reach lethal concentrations in seconds under the right circumstances. ADDENDUM (y.19948, d.221): Mellka draws likenesses of Varelsi on each toxin pellet fired. We’re unsure when she finds the time for this. It is rumored that she’s repurposed an M1.Minion unit to serve as a local fabricator for her toxic projectiles, but there’s no physical evidence to support this theory.

Furious Upbringing

:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::// ENCRYPT BEGIN //::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: OFFICE OF THE BLACK OBSERVER in the year 19904 C.R. the 78th day ANOMALY AFTER-ACTION REPORT Regarding Darkenings, the Aelfrin, and Mellka Hyenyota's early aptitudes From “Black Observer Accounting of the Darkening of Farhallim” ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Darkenings are commonplace in these turbulent times. So many stars have fallen to this fate that it is hardly notable to speak of individual events, so similar are their tales. Farhallim, however, is worth recounting. Not as an assessment of pre-Darkening Varelsi attack formations. Not for yet another investigation of the otherworldly wormhole crafting of our enemies. Not even because Farhallim was darkened alongside its star (an uncommon event – typically the planets are left to spin lifelessly into space). We should remember the Darkening of Farhallim because of a child – Mellka Hyenyota, an Aelfrin born in space on board the Eldrid research vessel Athyrium. Mellka's parents – her father a Penarch-born human researcher, her mother an Aelfrin refugee from Eshteni – raised Mellka amongst the scientists and relief engineers of the Athyrium. They lived on the vessel together for five years, and the young Mellka, with her curiosity for nearly every part of the crew and its mission, became a favorite adopted daughter amongst many of the researchers. However, the darkening of Farhallim brought a great tragedy into the life of the half-Aelfrin. Mellka's parents were part of the extraction effort on the Fahallim. The unforeseen Darkening of the planet itself cut their expedition time much shorter than planned, and Mellka's parents did not escape the planet before it was lost. Understandably, the child Mellka is confused, angry, and seeks vengeance for the loss of her dear parents. Despite her strong emotional response, Mellka continues to exhibit extraordinary reflexes and a sharp mind, even under immense pressure. Given her new and tragic motivations, I believe it is worth investing special attention into her development. She could be a candidate for rapid advancement to higher offices within the Eldrid Vigilant once she is of age. :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::// ENCRYPT END //:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::

Heeding The Call

(Excerpt from conversation between UPR Captain Trevor Ghalt and Eldrid Vigilant Operative Mellka Hyenyota aboard the Nova the day after the dissolution of “The Pact of the Dying” on y.19954, d.177 C.R. Audio attached, transcript below.) Ghalt: Well, it’s done. The Pact is disbanded. Mellka: Never thought I’d see it – one of the factions turning against us. Guess it had to be Rendain… dude even looks like evil incarnate. (Ghalt sighs wearily.) Ghalt: We should be winning this war. Instead, we’re being driven from star after star with our tail between our legs. Mellka: We’re not dead yet. I mean, yeah, Rendain is ruthless. He’s got the Jennerit, a vast army, assloads of Minions, legions of Varelsi murderbeasts… Ghalt: You’re not making me feel much better right now. Mellka: We only lost at Jennar because of Rendain’s “surprising yet inevitable” betrayal. The Eldrid can mass an army! Or… something close to an army. And we’ve got minions! And your plans. Ghalt: Eh, it’ll take more than the Eldrid. I can bring in the UPR, I think. And… well. MAYBE Reyna and her Rogues. Then there’s Deande… Mellka: No! (Mellka clears her throat softly.) Mellka: No, sorry. I don’t… trust the separatists. And I definitely don’t trust Deande. Ghalt: You CAN trust her. We’ve got history. And we’ve already worked out a pretty sweet bargain: we get her off Tempest alive, and she helps us buy some time before Rendain makes his last play at Solus. Mellka: She friggin’ tortured you! Ghalt: C’mon, who else CAN we count on? The factions? They’re back to squabbling over resources. They’re planning on defeat. Mellka: Then screw ’em. We don’t need ’em – we’ve got Captain Ghalt and his mighty rolodex. You know plenty of badasses, right? And if they’re anything like me, they probably owe you a favor or two. We don’t need an army. We need a team. Precision strikes. No bureaucracy, no squabbling, no bullcrap. Ghalt: Hm… that’s not a bad idea. I’ll make some calls. You on your way back to Solus? Mellka: Along with the rest of the Eldrid. Ghalt: Good, ’cause I got the perfect job in mind for you. Mellka: You’re going to make me rescue Deande, aren’t you? (Ghalt chuckles.) Ghalt: Yep. Mellka: Damn it.

Which Blade?

_______________________________________________________________________________ ARMAMENT EVALUATION REPORT Concerning The Eldrid Mass-Morph Bio-Gauntlet known as “The Fist” from The Red Observer on 19948 C.R. the 193rd day CONFIRMED – Vigilant Operative Mellka was able to recover the bio-gauntlet known as “The Fist” from Codex before its Darkening. CONFIRMED – Operative Mellka has begun to employ “The Fist” on the field, and has tapped into the linked neural control of the gauntlet’s shape and function. CONFIRMED – Mellka never removes “The Fist”, not even to sleep or (presumably) bathe. SUSPECTED, PARTIALLY CONFIRMED – The Fist has bonded permanently with Mellka, due to her mixed lineage. It has changed from its dormant shape and seems to be grafting itself to Mellka’s arm. NOT CONFIRMED – As an artifact of the Observers, “The Fist” is capable of granting access of the bearer into the Observer neural information net. It is unclear if Mellka has discovered this function yet. More monitoring is recommended to verify the establishment of this neural link. ADDENDUM: I now write my final entry as the Red Observer, as the time long foretold by our calculations has come. We should seek a suitable replacement for the office. I will attempt to forward my recommendation and reasoning prior to my end. I have but one individual in mind.

Punching The Darkness

:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::// ENCRYPT BEGIN //::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: OFFICE OF THE BLACK OBSERVER in the year 19957 C.R. the 199th day BATTLE ACCOUNT: PENARCH Conservator Threat Assessment Anomaly Additionally: Accounting of a Varelsi Conservator Swarm :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Varelsi “Conservators” are well-documented as one of the most lethal threats among the known Varelsi sub-types. While various Varelsi types have been seen to use specialized technology to create localized “portaling” into battle, Conservators appear to possess this capability innately, allowing them to summon additional waves of reinforcements from otherworldly staging areas. To defeat a Conservator, a combatant must fight through dozens (if not hundreds) of foes in order to attack the Conservator directly. During the final days of the Battle of Penarch, Vigilant Operative Mellka Hyenyota fought and defeated a “swarm” of seven Conservators. Four of the Conservators were so physically broken that their death-deconstitution (surmised to be a sort of automatic battle injury recovery mechanism for the Varelsi) did not activate, leaving behind the first Conservator corpses ever recovered for close observation. Witnesses attribute more than two-hundred Varelsi “Skulk” and “Scaven” kills to Mellka. Those same reports also describe Mellka in “a berserker-like battle-rage” that only escalated as the fight progressed. Two credible witnesses also describe the battle glove worn by Mellka (called “The Fist” c.f. ARMAMENT REPORT of the RED OBSERVER from the 193rd day of 19948) elongating and changing shapes during the course of the battle. While other aeons may have seen a recommendation that Mellka be contained and removed from battle, it is the recommendation of the Black Observer that Mellka’s rage be encouraged. She has proven herself a most capable destroyer of our foes. :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::// ENCRYPT END //::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::// TRANSMISSION END //::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::