History of Espial

Overview

Espial is the first mission of Episode: Heresy, set in the European Dead Zone on Earth (Maevic Square toward the Lake of Shadows area). The Vanguard deploys you after something from the Dreadnaught lands in the EDZ and a strange Taken disturbance appears. Recommended power is 1900. It is followed by the longer mission Recce.

Walkthrough

1. Travel by vehicle through the EDZ to the anomaly.
2. Shoot the three Darkness Rifts in a clearing.
3. Go through the tunnels and roads to a Taken-corrupted complex, fighting Dire Taken (Dire Thrall, Psion, Vandal, Goblin) plus regular Taken.
4. Boss: Gorkall, the Gatekeeper, a Taken Ogre. Shoot its eye for critical damage; at 50% health it becomes immune and three rifts spawn that must be destroyed before damage resumes.
5. Disable the anchor trying to pull the Ascendant Plane into reality and contact through the portal.

Rewards

Not confirmed by sources.