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NREACH-271

ODAL-FARM. The Crown’s usage of Odal Farm for a listening station in Redolence of Empire.

NREACH-271.ODAL-FARM

PREPARER(S)
████ ██████ (WHISPERS)
███ ██ ███████ (OPS)

The Odal farmstead is an approx. 200 acre farm north east of Summer’s Breath. It occupies tactically relevant land immediately across The Cold River from the city’s walls. To this end, in ███ H.A. ██████ (OPS) made contact with Bror Odalsson (SUBJECT-01) to facilitate the placement of a listening station on the property. Due to the unstable nature of the surrounding country side, Odal Station’s existence is classified SECRET and requires staff to follow specific procedures for arrival and departure (see PROCEDURES).

NREACH-271.SUBJECT-01.BROR

CLASSIFICATION
Human / Norse

Bror Odalsson is the middle son of the family (see ODAL-FAMILY). ██████ (OPS) judged his personality most in line with the NORTH DOCTRINE1. While their younger sister Hild displays higher levels of sociopathy, Bror’s lack of self assurance placed him as the better mark. ██████ (OPS) began a number of small information trades before moving forward with ██████ reconditioning. In ███ H.A. Bror convinced the rest of the family to allow their cellar to be used for offsite storage. By ███ H.A. the listening post had become fully operational.

NREACH-271.SUBJECT-02.ODAL-FAMILY

ODAL MOEN
Father of family. Widow. Dying.
ALAN ODALSSON
Eldest son.
BROR ODALSSON
CONTACT / CONDITIONED
Middle son.
CÄN ODALSSON
Youngest son.
HILD ODALSDOTTIR
Only daughter. One year older than Cän.

NREACH-271.PROCEDURES

Odal Station must remain unknown to the local populace. All Odal family members are aware of its existence. Family servants are members of OPS, family does not know, do not blow their cover. Approach to the station must follow:

APPROACH 01
CONDITION Night cover (0200–0400)
CONDITION Low-light moon phase OR cloud cover
CONDITION Small cadre (<10)
METHOD Approach from the North or East to avoid sight-lines from the city or King’s road. Ensure tracks are covered. Avoid talking within a mile of the farm. Enter via the cellar access hatch outdoors.
APPROACH 02
CONDITION Partial night cover (2000–0530)
CONDITION Crow uniform OR local clothing
CONDITION Tiny cadre (<5)
METHOD Approach from King’s Road. Avoid concealment. If necessary to enter the station do so via admittance through house.
APPROACH 03
CONDITION Knocker crew
METHOD ████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████
EXTRACTION 01
CONDITIONS — See APPROACH 01
METHOD Extraction window is short. Avoid on same night as approach. Leave towards North or East to avoid sight-lines from the city or King’s Road. Ensure tracks are covered. Maintain silence until >1 mile from farm.
EXTRACTION 02
CONDITIONS — See APPROACH 02
METHOD Leave in same numbers through the house. Can cycle staffing between APPROACH and EXTRACTION to facilitate shift changes as long as uniforms are exchanged. If crops are in season, take some as you leave to appear authentic.
EXTRACTION 03
CONDITIONS — See APPROACH 03
METHOD ████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████

NREACH-271.EQUIPMENT

Odal Farm Station is equipped principally to facilitate operation and maintenance of the CLASS-4 ████████ concealed in a copse of trees 1.3 miles north-northeast of the farmhouse. Its standard equipment should always include:

Name Description Quantity
Steam core Rating between +1000–+3000 2x
Pressure vessel 20 cubic liter capacity 4x
████ device ████████████████ 1x
Cabling Rated to match steam core 5 mi
█████ patch (SEE CONCEALMENT) 1ft3

With the above maintained, station operators should make use of remaining space as they see fit. Staff must remain in the cellar, the house is off limits without specific needs.

NREACH-271.CONCEALMENT-ADDENDUM

(SECTION ADDED ███ H.A.)

In response to recommendations from WHISPERS the station has been equipped with █████ shielding. Staff should take care to maintain the layer, and should note that it is somewhat fragile. Additionally, staff should avoid prolonged direct contact with the material. A small patch kit will be made available locally. Larger quantities can be requisitioned but will not be stored on site.

Health issues among staff MUST be reported to WHISPERS or R&D–DR. Make specific note of the following:

DREAMS
Nightmares are a known side effect to prolonged exposure. Note their content and intensity in report.
CHANGES IN APPETITE
Consult staff weight and file historical data in report.
PARANOIA
Note the nature and intensity in report.
PERCEPTUAL SHIFT IN LUCK
Some patients have noted their perception of odds in games of chance is altered with exposure. Note their explanations in report.
DO NOT ATTEMPT TO VERIFY.

  1. See NREACH-104. ↩︎