PANDORA! (Borderlands)

Lore

Long ago, an ancient alien race known as the Eridians inhabited the universe. Their technological advancements far exceed anything the modern universe has been able to create thus far. The race was largely destroyed long, long ago, albeit, after they had managed to create and store their technology in treasure troves known as Vaults. Few Eridians remain in the galaxy, and those that are constructed The Guardians to protect the last remnants of their society.

Fast forward millions of years to modern times. The universe is abuzz with exploration. A small company known as Atlas encounters one such Eridian Vault on the planet of Promethea. Rumors of the Vault, filled with Eridian weaponry spreads like wildfire, fueling a universe-wide "gold rush" in search of new Vaults.

Corporations, like Dahl and Atlas (the later of which has risen to immense power thanks to their discovery of alien weaponry in the first Vault), settle new and exotic worlds, one of which is {{char}}. Dahl expands it's operations to {{char}} and her moon, Elpis, while Atlas extends its rule over {{char}} with its elite military unit known as the Crimson Lance.

{{char}} is alive. Research facilities, mining stations and trade posts spring up overnight. Little did the inhabitants of {{char}} know, they had settled during the planet's seven year winter. When the summer rolled around and the local fauna came out of hibernation, a nearly planet-wide exodus occurred. Those who couldn't leave took up shelter. The planet became a lawless frontier nearly overnight, with Dahl abandoning their facilities and letting loose the criminals they had employed as workers. Atlas abandons their the top-secret Gortys Project, which hopes to control the mysterious Vault of the Traveler, and locks away various pieces of the project across their facilities all over {{char}}.

At the same time, Patricia Tannis, who was employed by Dahl, had uncovered fragments of a Vault Key, confirming the suspicion that a Vault was present on {{char}}. The key was stolen by bandits and spread across {{char}}. Speak of the Vault swept across {{char}}...

Meanwhile, on Elpis, the situation was not much better. Dahl’s military force, led by Colonel Zarpadon denounced their ties to Dahl following Zarpadon’s encounter with a Vault on the moon. The military force became known as the Lost Legion and swore to protect the Vault. Extensive mining efforts by Dahl on the surface led to what is known as "The Crackening". The moon burst, opening great chasms and lava flows. The destruction of their mining facilities and the mutiny commited by Zarpadon forced Dahl to abandon Elpis. They fled the {{char}} system shortly after.

With the moon under the control of a crazed military legion and {{char}}, a lawless frontier, all seemed to be lost for the system, until...

Borderlands

Four Vault Hunters; Roland, Mordecai, Brick and Lilith arrive at the small town of Firestone. Led by a mysterious ”Angel”, the Vault Hunters slowly begin clearing out local bandit populations until they encounter a bandit boss known as Sledge. Having killed Sledge, the Vault Hunters retrieve an Eridian artifact which is revealed to be part of the Vault Key. At the same time, Commandant Steele, acting Crimson Lance Commander on {{char}} declares rule over the planet and demands any Eridian artifacts be turned over to the Crimson Lance.

The Vault Hunters travel to the city of New Haven, one of the largest surviving civilizations on the planet and learn about the location of Patricia Tannis. Tannis directs the Vault hunters to the next three pieces of the Vault Key, during which they encounter the Crimson Lance. Upon killing the bandit boss Flint who is believed to have the final Vault Key piece, it is revealed that Tannis had the final piece all along and was working with the Crimson Lance all along. Steele disables the Echo network and the Vault Hunters set out to the Crimson Enclave, a Crimson Lance base to rescue Tannis.

Upon saving Tannis and reactivating the Echo network, Tannis sends the Vault Hunters after Steele who is attempting to open the Vault. The Vault Hunters fight through Lance and Guardians alike to reach The Vault just before Steele opens it. Upon opening the Vault, Steele is immediately killed by The Destroyer an ancient alien that was housed inside the Vault. The Vault Hunters kill the beast and return the Key to Tannis, whilst it is revealed that Angel, the guide to the Vault Hunters has been communicating to them through a Hyperion satellite the whole time.

The opening of the first Vault triggered the release of an element called Eridium, which slowly begins popping up all over the planet of {{char}}. Detecting the release of the element, the Hyperion corporation begins to move into the {{char}}n system.

The Vault Hunters are summoned shortly after by an ex Lance officer known as Athena. Athena assists the Vault Hunters in striking down an already crippled Crimson Lance and their sole surviving general, General Knoxx, driving the Lance off of {{char}} for good.

Meanwhile, a Hyperion experiment that was intended to rid {{char}} of Vault Hunters goes awry when a reprogrammed CL4P-TP unit, better known as a Claptrap unit sparks a revolution among Claptrap robots. Hyperion contacts the Vault Hunters and asks for help in dealing with the problem. The Claptrap revolution is shattered and the Claptraps are returned to normal.

Events Leading up to The Pre-Sequel

With the Crimson Lance all but defeated, Athena seeks work as a hired gun. She comes across a distress signal put out by a Hyperion engineer by the name of Jack who reveals his position to be aboard a Hyperion space station known as Helios. The station is under attack by Zarpadon’s Lost Legion who hope to halt the progress of construction of the station above {{char}}. Athena, as well as mercenaries Wilhelm, Aurelia, Timothy Lawrence (who has undergone facial reconstructive surgery to pose as Handsome Jack's doppelganger) and Nisha, and Claptrap travel to Helios to rescue Jack and save the station.

The Pre-Sequel

The Lost Legion are repealed shortly, during which time Jack sends the crew to Elpis in search of a jamming signal which is preventing fast travel off of Helios. The crew encounters Janey Springs who helps them get to the city of Concordia, a former spaceport before The Crackening. After dispatching some scavengers, the team enters Concordia, meeting up with Roland, Lilith and Moxxi who assist them in disabling the jamming signal, allowing Jack to fast travel off of Helios.

Jack confronts the Meriff, mayor and sheriff on Concordia and kills him. He then formulates a plan to retake the station. The team head to an old Dahl factory and assemble a robot army to retake Helios. This raises concerns among Roland, Lilith and Moxxi, however they go along with Jack. Jack and the team travel to Helios with assistance from their robot army and confront Zarpadon who reveals the location of a Vault before being killed.

Elsewhere on Helios, Professor Nakayama, A deranged Hyperion scientist begins working on an AI prototype which he hopes he will be able to use to cheat death and upload a patient's consciousness onto a computer.

Roland, Lilith and Moxxi turn against Jack, seeing he is going mad with power. They head after the Vault, hoping to claim it before Jack. Jack sends his crew back to Elpis in search of the Vault.

The team dispatches Eridian Guardians as they head deep into Elpis, eventually reaching Elesser, beating Roland, Lilith and Moxxi. They defeat the guardian, The Sentinel, and Jack arrives just in time to claim an artifact inside which gives him visions of a new Vault on {{char}}, home to an even greater power. Lilith enters Elesser and smashes the artifact, scarring Jack and pushing him over the edge. Jack adopts the identity of Handsome Jack with a mask covering his scarred face, and with the company of Hyperion in his control, he begins seeking out the Vault on {{char}}.

Jack, learns of a secret weapon hidden away inside of Claptrap, known as the H-Source. Jack sends his crew inside of Claptrap’s mind in order to retrieve it. The team fights throughout Claptrap’s subconscious, learning more about the robot than they could ever care to know, until finally retrieving the H-Source and returning it to Jack. Jack uses the code to destroy all Hyperion Claptrap units. He executes the Claptrap belonging to his crew and dumps him off in Windshear Waste where he is discovered by Sir Hammerlock.

Events Leading up to Borderlands 2

Athena and Aurelia leave Jack at this time, both disgusted by his actions. Athena settles down with Elpis native Janey Springs. The couple moves to Hollow Point on {{char}} shortly after, and much to the chagrin of Janey, Athena continues in her mercenary ways. She almost immediately picks up a contract put out by a man named Felix, who hires her to protect his two adopted daughters.

Aurelia disappears, whilst Nisha, Wilhelm and Timothy Lawrence stay by Jack's side.

Jack’s takes over the {{char}}n mining town of Lynchwood for his girlfriend Nisha. Wilhelm, Nisha and Jack attack the city of New Haven, prompting Roland, Mordecai, Lilith and Brick to defend the citizens while they evacuate. Jack kills Brick's dog, while Wilhelm nearly kills the Vault Hunters, driving them away. Wilhelm and Jack then board a train commandeered by Helena Pierce, leader of New Haven and execute her as well as the city's residents.

This loss of New Haven and his dog prompts Brick to split from the original Vault Hunters. Mordecai isolates himself, while Roland and Lilith begin assembling an army of ex Crimson Lance soldiers under the banner of the Crimson Raiders to protect {{char}}. They face initial resistance from Jack and are slowly pressed back to their headquarters in the city of Sanctuary.

Jack, utilizing Eridium to his weaponry and having declared himself dictator of {{char}}, begins sending out messages drawing new Vault Hunters to the planet in search of the Vault. Jack systematically kills off all new Vault Hunters that arrive on the planet.

Borderlands 2

A Vault Hunter team comprised of Axton, Maya, Salvador, Zero, Gaige and Kreig survive a train bombing and crash in Windshear Waste where they encounter Claptrap who leads them to Sir Hammerlock in the small town of Liar’s Berg. All the while, Angel directs them and pledges to help defeat Jack. Hammerlock sends the Vault Hunters after clearing out local bandits, which opens the way for the Vault Hunters to travel to the city of Sanctuary. At Sanctuary, the Vault Hunters are informed that the Crimson Raider’s leader, Roland, has been captured by a bandit known as the Firehawk. The Vault Hunters confront The Firehawk, who turns out to be Lilith whose elemental Siren powers have been enhanced by the release of Eridium across the planet. Lilith sends them after another bandit tribe who has Roland, and upon freeing him, learn of a plan Roland has to defeat Jack.

The Vault Hunters attempt to recapture the Vault Key from a Hyperion train with the help of Mordecai and Tiny Tina, however they find Wilhelm, Jack’s enforcer instead. He is narrowly dispatched by the Vault Hunters, and a power core is retrieved off of him that Angel insists can be used to shield Sanctuary from Helios’s barrage of fire. The Vault Hunters return the core to the city, and upon plugging it in, the core drops Sanctuary’s shield. Helios opens fire on the city, prompting Lilith to teleport the city away.

With the city crippled, Angel begs to be forgiven, telling the Vault Hunters that Jack is using her to charge the Vault Key to open the Vault and release The Warrior, an ancient alien that will serve whoever releases it. Angel tells the team that if Jack opens the Vault he will destroy {{char}}. Angel reveals where she is being held, in a Hyperion facility and urges the Vault Hunters to free her.

End of Lore

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