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Lumes, a race of diverse creatures native to the planet. It is hinted that some settlers still survive in the ruins of
Brightholme and are part of an obscure organisation known as Tsygan, which is opposed to the vast, almost governmental power that Britech holds. Tsygan is a minority compared to the "Brightsiders" – those who side with Britech. Key to the colonies' survival are Cores, which appear as large blue spheres of energy. They convert inert gases like nitrogen into oxygen, and cleanse areas of toxic mushroom-like spores native to Loek-III, which are linked to Lume activity.
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takes place in the future on the planet Loek-III where a major human colony has been established by the
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Guardians find a massive, artificial cavern beneath the original facility. After traversing a swamp, they confront a colossal Lume, the source of the attacks, which destroys the area and surfaces. The Guardians escape and see the giant creature advancing towards
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The Lumes, which are hostile to Cores, propagate large plant-like access shafts until they are close to a Core, and then launch a coordinated attack on the Core until it is destroyed. If successful, the area will become swamped with poisonous spores. To counter the Lumes, the
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Guardians, who are tasked to defend the Cores using their arsenal of weapons and defensive towers. The war between Britech and the Lumes has been going on and off for an indeterminate amount of time.
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of the Lume attacks. They discover that the cores' usage has increased spore production, worsening the Lume threat. Skye and Haigen decide to transmit this data to Tsygan instead of
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Brightholme slum dweller who somehow managed to make it to
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