The gates to Dead Man's Mile.

Description

Level 218 is a complex underground network of dank, dark tunnels and bunker rooms, mainly accessed via aboveground complexes and structures. Most surfaces found within 218 have been vandalized with various graffiti left by various vagrants and scum. Regardless of this, “Dead Man’s Mile” is an easy trade route between the the B.N.T.G.’s secure levels. It should be noted that the level also acts as a hub for the vile–those who have been exiled from other forms of society. We as chasseurs have the rightful duty to clear this level of lowlifes and disrupt the actions of the B.N.T.G. whenever possible.

The approximate distance of most tunnels winding throughout Dead Man’s Mile ranges between three to five miles at the longest, featuring occasional rooms or chambers acting as junctions or bases for the lowlifes that reside within the moist, decrepit passages of Level 218. The complexes of graffiti-covered bunkers can be accessed via tunnels found on the isolated structures above. Most of the time, these interiors are littered with junk, vandalized, or seem like they are on the verge of collapse. These abandoned bunkers and tunnels are composed of a similar concrete and steel as the rest of the subterranean portion. Being above ground, these portions are surrounded by a thick overgrowth of trees, bushes, and vines. Those who have attempted to travel into these woods are immediately taken to Level 990.

Our Mission as Chasseurs

As a member of the First Chasseur Regiment, you will be required to undergo a training period of approximately three weeks in which you will become acquainted with Level 218 and its nuances. Afterwards, you will be placed into the appropriate squad with the necessary gear to carry out your task. Once incorporated, you will be sent on patrols of your designated quadrant once every two days. The purpose of these patrols is to maintain order as well as security, and disrupt the the B.N.T.G.’s trade by any means possible.

One of the many junctions in Dead Man's Mile.

Those who are deemed skilled or important enough among you will be designated as team leaders or placed as guards within above-ground portions of the level, along with any outposts present within Dead Man’s Mile itself. Interactions between members of other groups within Level 218 are forbidden or limited depending on the situation at hand. When it comes to members of the M.E.G. specifically, they are under an immediate capture and detainment order.¹

Those conducting active missions within Dead Man’s Mile are on a monthly rotation. Upon recruitment, Quartermaster Yerevan will provide members with a schedule along with their gear. This will either be an A or B schedule, meaning those assigned will either be working Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, or Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday. Work on Sunday, the usual break day, is only done by the underperforming members of squads.

Notable Presences

Within Level 218, there are a variety of other factions present among us. Our main opponent, however, is the the B.N.T.G., who primarily traverse the level for their trade caravans. They maintain four above-ground bases; Alpha, Bravo, Charlie, and Delta. These serve as their access points to Levels 11, 1, 2, and 10 respectively. It should also be noted that the B.N.T.G. also maintains Subterranean Outpost Echo at the junction of the tunnels connecting these levels. Despite many attempts, we at the U.E.C. have been unable to gain full control of Subterranean Outpost Echo.

Entities such as Crawlers and Death Rats inhabit the tunnels of Dead Man’s Mile, though nothing proves as deadly as the outcasts who reside within the level. Given the complexity of the tunnel networks within Level 218, it has become a home to those who have been exiled or booted from other forms of normal civilization. These disgusting fiends often gather in small, mostly unorganized groups and settlements. Some even go as far as raiding outposts set up by us or the B.N.T.G. The elimination of these groups is our primary objective alongside disrupting trade.
These aforementioned outcast groups can be read about below:

We of the U.E.C.’s First Chasseur Regiment operate a total of three major bases within the whole of Level 218. Two of which are underground “Forward Operating Bases” (F.O.B. for short) under the names “Tyr” and “Freyer”. They consist of a sustained force of approximately fifty personnel altogether, and are stocked with the necessary supplies to rearm, resupply, and refresh for excursions into the dangerous and sometimes tight spaces of the level.

Firebase Yimir upon its first discover.

The F.O.B.s are in turn commanded by our sole above-ground base, “Yimir”, acting as the command hub for all regimental forces, and an access point to Level 76. Our superior, Senior Commander Melin Servuki, is often at their post coordinating operations, though any request for a meeting must go through members of high command. An armory of various weapons is kept stocked at Firebase Yimir, along with proper barracks for the comfort of troops being rotated out from operations.

History of Engagements

Remnants to a section of M.E.G. Base Fortitude.

Members of our great chasseur regiment have been active on Level 218 since the year 2021, although the presence of our enemies has persisted for a longer period of time. In our time within the level, we of the First Chasseur Regiment have worked to keep the level clean. This includes the total removal and resistance of all official M.E.G. presence within Dead Man’s Mile. From the year 2021 up until the late fall of 2022, we narrowly claimed victory over the M.E.G. in the battle for base solitude within the tunnels.

Currently, we chasseurs continue to cleanse the tunnels of miscellaneous riffraff and raiders within the level. We have held against all odds during every attack those fiends have launched, and are in the early stages of preparing assaults on formidable B.N.T.G. outposts within the tunnels. This shall mark the beginning of a shift of objectives from simple disruption, to full-on resistance against those who seek to sow their seeds of corruption in the purity of our lands.

Besides plans to deal with the grave threat of the treacherous traders, there is the matter of resisting and mopping up the lesser M.E.G. presence within Level 218. As mentioned prior, the presence of M.E.G. outcasts cannot be ignored. Yet again, it is our duty to wage a defensive campaign united against the enemies of humanity; our purpose is to shed blood and make sure our enemies do not prevail. The entity puppets of the M.E.G. have no right to slowly muddle the definitions and goals of humanity.

Access Points and Exits

Level 218 can be accessed through many of the aforementioned points. The only official way of accessing to join the U.E.C.’s First Chasseur Regiment will be through a few random drainage canals which can randomly appear within Level 76.

Other access points unsanctioned by the U.E.C., and out of our control, would be random sewer grates within Level 11, and doors found on Levels 1 and 2, along with specific bunkers within Level 10. Wanderers who happen to appear within Firebase Yimir are subject to detainment and questioning.

Leaving Dead Man’s Mile is as simple as walking into the forests in the above-ground sections if you dare enter Level 990. Additionally, the U.E.C. has secured its own exit to Level 502 via Firebase Yimir. However, the B.N.T.G.’s own bases serve as stable access points between the levels on which they trade within. Those who get lost deep within Dead Man’s Mile often get spit out into Level 215 or are never heard from again.