[quote=@Necrophage]
Can you summarize briefly what's happened from the beginning of the story thus far to current events? Otherwise I'll just read it tomorrow.
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Yvette Eridal is the head of Survey group Alpha. She and 11 other CMAS mages were tasked with the survey initiative's first attempt at surveying no-mans land. This group consisted of Onweer Daybreak, Brian Tormal, Kenny the machinst, Ebenezer, and Cecil, along with a few other nameless Divers. This group has left Arcadia already, to the north, in search of an arcane node, or anything else of entrance.

The Diver group were at Divers paradise, a haven for Divers everywhere, lead by Luke Juuno. Luke took 24 Divers to sabotage the Survey initiative, including Jenso, And nobody else important because all the other Divers dropped out/were kicked from the RP.

The Divers encountered the Survey Group in Xena rock fields, a large plain full of stones of varying shapes and sizes. While attacking the Survey groups Z-ATV (A large armored vehicle) many Divers were killed, and many Junkers were killed. Eventually, after the Divers outright overpowered the CMAS mages, the Xena serpent interrupted this battle forcing the two groups to unite. They defeated it, ultimately, and agreed to stop the fighting, since Luke and his team wrecked their only means of transport.

Meanwhile, the head of the CMAS, Sydney Duvell, has been shown to have knowledge of this attack somehow, and is pleased to know that the Survey group was combating Luke and his squad. Sydney shown to have malicious intent, as well as an information source of some sort.

Back at Diver's paradise, many CMAS mages have begun attacking, attempting to topple the under-ground haven by destroying the supporting pillars and killing the people there. Luke's sister, Laura Juuno, has contacted him via long-range psychic link, forcing him to retreat from the ambush site in Xena, and defend his home. He has still not arrived. Jenso followed him. Due to Alvios' help (A very powerful Diver, and right hand to Luke Juuno) the attacking CMAS forces are being dispatched rather effectively, despite the damage they are inflicting. Tinon seems surprised that Alvios is still at the paradise.

Brian and Onweer are speaking about Yvette possibly being traitorous, Onweer has discovered that she is rather confused about the ambush they just suffered. Yvette has decided they will continue their mission anyways, to her subordinate's disappointment.

Meanwhile, Sydney has ordered Survey Group 1, the [i]real[/i] survey group, to head south in search of nodes. It consists of 20 very adept Junkers, is far more prepared than Survey group alpha was with 3 ATVs, has quite a few very popular names within the group, and is now about to leave. This group includes 'buttercup' a steel golem PC.

Important-ish plot points:

Sydney, despite being completely un-suspicious, has been shown IC to have malicious intent. Nobody knows this IC however.

Yvette and Luke may be conspiring with each-other atm, nothing is for certain.

Tinon's behavior is suspicious.

Alvios is a badass.