You are a professional warrior, about to drop into a landscape rife with chaos. You know this because they only call people like you in when things get really hairy. This might be the job that does you in...or the job that sets you up for life.
The conflict began not too long ago...the leader of North Korea, the aging President Choi Kim, had extended an olive branch to South Korea, embracing their "Sunshine Policy" and reviving hopes of peaceful reunification. In return, South Korea agreed to pump money into North Korea on the condition that they dismantle their military. President Choi Kim became a populist figure among the youth of South Korea, and brought a new sense of hope and pride to the people.
No one was aware of the hidden darkness waiting to shatter the peace. Kim Song's son, General Choi Song, wasn't satisfied with negotiations and peace treaties. He believed his father had lost sight of North Korea's destiny. In the midst of a signing ceremony celebrating a road map to the reunification of Korea, General Song staged a coup. Backed by an army of insurgents, he stormed the ceremony and wiped out the North and South political leaders in a shower of gunfire. Without hesitation, he even snuffed the life of his own father.
The new ruler expelled all foreign embassy personnel and aid workers. The country "went dark" as the emerging dictator Choi Song cut off all communication with the outside world. Diplomatic overtures failed. Song barred entry to foreign press and weapons inspectors. Eventually the world's headlines turned to other crises. But rumors ran through the network of mercs, and each one hinted the worst. Then the worst came.
When the Royal Australian Navy showed up to rescue the crew of a North Korean freighter floundering in a storm, they discovered the sailors making a hasty effort to scuttle the ship. Their suspicions aroused, the Aussie sailors searched the boat and found nuclear weapons in the cargo bay, bound for an Indonesian company known as a front for terrorists. The undeniable link between General Song, nuclear weapons, and terrorists sent shock waves through the Allied Nations. Within hourse of the discovery, Chinese intelligence released a report revealing that North Korea's missile capability was much more advanced than suspected--the North Koreans now had intercontinental missiles powerful enough to hit targets on all seven continents.
An Allied Nations-initiated Task Force was hastily formed, consisting of troops from around the globe. They invaded North Korea, smashed through a division of North Korean regulars and captured the launch sites in Yongbyon. But their victory was short-lived. A.N. weapons inspectors found documents at the sites revealing that North Korea was building 30 nuclear warheads at another--still unknown--launch site. Even worse, the evidence made it clear that the missiles would be ready to launch in jst three weeks. The distant threat of an enemy that could end my days from across the world was much worse.
The A.N. forces now had a new, urgent agenda: find and capture Song before those missiles were launch-ready and the General was at the helm of a new nuclear superpower. After a week or two of fruitless searching, the A.N. press conferences took on an air of desperation. They distributed a "most wanted" list in the form of a "Deck of 52" playing cards. Song, of course, was the Ace of Spades. His top military and scientific advisors filled out the rest of the deck, along with a smattering of criminals that he'd hired to help out. An A.N. spokesman appeared on Global Satellite Reporting Network (GSRN) and announced an "open bounty" on General Song. The price? One hundred million dollars.
Fiona Taylor, the Executive Operations technical office, called and gave the situation report. That was just hours ago. And now here you are on a cargo plane headed for the Demilitarized Zone, about to catch your last bit of shuteye before making a drop into the most dangerous place on Earth...
Source: Game's Manual
