OOC: You each gain 2 XP.
Hammer searches more carefully while you begin making preparations to leave. There are two short wave radios under the seat. A printed message is also folded and placed under the seat. It reads:
"Gartik,
Offworld trouble makers are at Quazzt. That blundering blob of fat, Gorboz, has mishandled the situation at Gozzorf. An attack on their train was unsuccessful. They may be heading to High Peaks. Stop them at all costs. They are easily recognizable. The group contains two Vrusk, two humans, a dralasite, and a Mechanon.
Boot"
You take off in the vehicles. It takes several hours drive time to reach the sanitorium, and the sun is starting to set. There have been no messages on the radios or elsewhere.
You stop the vehicles just out of sight of High Peaks Sanitorium to take a look at it. The road had been winding through the mountains, so there is not much to hide, and you take turns peaking around the corner. (See arrow on map pointing to "explorer")
There is an approach road that winds up the mountain, and then an open area that leads up to the main buildings. It is definitely set atop a "high peak." A river far below separates this peak from the adjacent mountain.
The entire complex itself is pressurized. The center is a large dome of glass encasing what appears to be a vegetation area or gigantic garden. There are two airlock doors near the front to enter the building. They appear to be locked with voice recognition locks and some type of electrical field. You are not sure if there are other security devices in the complex. You see a number of small, well armored security cameras set around the open area (marked "c" on map).
Doing a little more scouting, you also see that there is a refuse chute that is possibly unsecured. It dumps refuse out the back of the mountain--you had seen some garbage as your vehicles crossed that path, which led you to look up.
Unfortunately, the refuse chute is 175 meters above the road, and 25 meters down from the top of the cliff. There are plenty of foot and handholds in the mountain, so you theoretically could climb it if your skills are good enough. There is no way to get to the top part of the cliff without moving through the open area with the large security cameras.
It is as you are scouting it out that you hear interference on the radios. Fine-tuning the receiver allows them to pick up a broadcast from the Sanatorium:
"This is Boot calling Gartik, come in Gartik. Please state your position. Repeat, please state your position."
Night is beginning to fall...