The spring thaw brings unwelcome visitors to Kolob. Your enhanced barriers have created ripples in the world of those who seek power, drawing attention from far beyond the local settlements. Through the Life Stream, you sense unfamiliar presences testing your defenses – sophisticated probes that speak of organized interest in the secrets you protect.

From your vantage point atop the Stone Watchtower, you observe three separate groups approaching the boundaries of your territory. One carries strange devices that pulse with artificial energies, another moves with the practiced stealth of treasure hunters, and the third… the third group troubles you most, for they seem to know exactly where they're going.

The Heartstone's warning pulses grow stronger with each passing hour. Its resonance suggests that your powerful isolation barriers have had an unintended effect – marking Kolob as something extraordinary enough to warrant this kind of attention. The very strength of your protection has confirmed that something valuable lies within.

Through your crystalline attachments, you detect fragments of their communications. They speak of “convergent ley lines,” “energy nexus points,” and most concerningly, “the white guardian.” Your reputation has spread, but not in the way you intended.

The time has come for decisive action.

Choice A: The Sentinel's Gambit

Unleash the full power of the N'hava defenses, using the Heartstone to create a display of force that will discourage all future expeditions.

Choice B: The Shadow's Dance

Move silently among the intruders, using your centuries of cunning to turn them against each other and make Kolob seem more trouble than it's worth.