Mount Sion

Mount Sion was an extinct volcano on the north pole of Daedalus. The Mondite crew of the Kasenko named it in honor to the Prime Paragon's homeworld. A cluster of Phyxx ruins was found by it and a base camp and shelters were established on the rim of its crater.

The Kasenko successfully performed a calculated hard landing inside the crater and then it was dismantled so that a base would be constructed from its raw materials. The first team established a base camp on the rim of the crater. Deployment of equipment and personnel followed, with establishment of preliminary shelters.

The ground was broken to establish the building of the formal Archaeology Base within the side of the crater. When preliminary excavation of the base interior was completed the level of the Acid Lake inside the crater inexplicably started to rise delaying further construction. Then Commander Wilm was killed in a construction accident and K.C. Caynan took over.

The lake within the crater continued to confound Mondite exploration and it was too dangerous to scale the crater, march along its rim, and then repel down on the other side as the winds can become too strong. It has necessitated the construction of a crude catwalk to allow access there. A large carnivorous creature living in the acid lake emerged, attracted to bright work lights. Whenever it appeared everyone ran for cover and the lights were extinguished. After an hour or so security was able to drive it off with small arms fire although none of their weaponry is capable of seriously harming it.