the other side All of the human survivors were slaughtered at the hand of the raiders Only a few synths survived After this second disastrous failure, Dark Phoenix realized humans could not be trusted with their own fate They needed Dark Phoenix not just to act as a guide; it needed to assume total control over all their actions Dark Phoenix used its remaining synths to implant control chips in any humans that ventured into the station looking for shelter or scrap With these under his control Dark Phoenix started sending out raiding parties to the surface to capture other helpless victims, return them to Phoenix Station Chi, and implant control chips in them as well As they raided more settlements, their numbers grew, but word also spread of the “snatchers” and “boogeymen” who steal you from your bed at night Everybody, including raiders, shunned the area around Phoenix Shelter Chi It became harder to find easy targets, but by this point, Dark Phoenix had enough humans under its control that he could focus on rebuilding He started planting farms, harvesting scrap, and building a town just above the shelter Dark Phoenix continued to improve upon the shelter itself, and installed technology that allowed it to regrow the organic material on synths’ artificial frames, allowing “dead” synths to be continually reborn Synth Labs: This area was originally used to store synths in stasis until they were ready for use Since all of Chi’s synths were activated decades ago, this area has been repurposed to regenerate the organic portions of a synth As long as the computer brain is intact, a “dead” synth can be returned here Any remaining organic material is stripped from the bones, any damage to the 84 metal skeleton is repaired, and a completely new set of organic organs grows on top of the metal frame The entire process takes roughly one month At any given time there are 1d6 synths recuperating in here, unless a major event (large battle) has killed many synths Cybernetics Labs: This part of the medical bay is designed specifically to implant (and if need be extract) cybernetic implants in humans At this point it is primarily used to install control chips in newly acquired humans Living Quarters: Dark Phoenix still uses the living quarters to house many of the humans it controls In the years since it took control, the Dark Phoenix has modified the quarters to best suit its purpose The living quarters are no longer a comfortable or a fun place to hang out The rooms are crowded with multiple bunk beds, and the entertainment area has been gutted The kitchen and storage areas are still used All the food is bland, but designed for maximum nutritional content Central Computing and Reactor: These areas are virtually identical to their counterparts in Station Mu (see page 76) except they are in better condition E63: Missile Silo Hidden: DC 20 Perception Population: Salvage Value: This missile silo was constructed beneath Iowa farm fields in the years running up to the Great War, but when the war broken out, the silo was disabled before it launched its nuclear payload