Killzone™: Liberation

ISA MISSION BRIEFING:
CAPTAIN TEMPLAR [SPECIAL FORCES].
FOR IMMEDIATE ACTION.

STATE OF AFFAIRS

Templar, following the recent endeavors of yourself, Shadow Marshal Luger, Sergeant Rico Velasquez and Colonel Gregor Hakha, our capital city is back under ISA control. Vekta City offers you its sincerest gratitude for preventing the space defense platform from falling to the Helghast two months ago.

But Captain, this war is far from over. Intel informs us that the leader of the Helghast, Emperor Visari, has given General Armin Metrac full command over the remaining ground forces and we must brace ourselves for a bloody retaliation. Metrac is one of the most feared officers on Helghan, a man with a reputation for unconventional and brutal tactics and it is anticipated that the Helghast are preparing to step up their assault on our bases in the south.

As you read this message, the ISA base of Rayhoven is under attack. This base is of CRITICAL IMPORTANCE to the war effort – a group of ISA leaders and scientists are currently engaged in crisis talks within Rayhoven to decide on the future of southern Vekta; perhaps the outcome of the entire war. Should the Helghast siege prove to be successful, our position will be severely compromised...

A dropship is waiting to take you into Rayhoven immediately. Once there, offer support to our frontline troops, attempt to rendezvous with Sergeant Velasquez and await further instructions.

Good luck, Captain. The prayers of the people of Vekta go with you.

ISA COMMAND

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THE HELGHAST

While the planetary environment itself was harsh and difficult, the energy reserves of the planet were vast and ripe for exploitation. Soon the coffers of Helghan overflowed with wealth, the rich growing richer, the poor, poorer. Dissent was at an all-time high.

Revolution was on the cards, and the chief architect of it was one man: Scolar Visari.

Under Autarch Scolar Visari's leadership, the immense wealth and natural resources of Helghan were turned entirely to military production. The hardiness of the native-born Helghast provided the perfect foundation for a fanatical army; a military force with very little to lose and everything to gain.
Despite its failure to seize immediate control of Vekta, an ISA colony, the Helghast see that initial set back as little more than a frustration. Under the control of General Metrac, the invasion force has regrouped and, little by little, is advancing across southern Vekta...