LOCATION: Northern Alliance, Unnamed slavic country, near town Kraskovo. Base Romeo. The city is located on both sides of the Formina river. City have citizens, and under control of Southern Union (Allies), but have rebel activity and rare artillery attack of enemy. MAIN TASK OF BASE: Hold control over Kraskovo region, suppress rebels, and prevent civilian casualties. BASE ROMEO: big territory, placed on hill. Few Helicopters, artillery, AA-missiles, armored vehicles. Personnel - 1200 Marines, 300 Military police and patrol + support and maintenance unit. (H.O.U.N.D. – HOUNDS stands for Heavy Operative Unit for Neutralization and Destruction. Special forces of experimental soldiers. They are much taller, stronger, and have enhanced hearing, vision and reaction. With exoskeleton, they can break through the brick wall. Without - easily lift and operate heavy machinegun. Because of medicine and trainings, cold, unemotional, and have weak tactile and pain sensitivity. Sterile. Hounds have wide specialization: Assault, defence, recon, ground control, intimidation. Using various weaponry, but most often - high caliber. Wearing black uniform. The Hounds strike fear into the hearts of their enemies and allies. They carry huge rewards for their heads. Marines afraid of them but respect their efficiency. Someone called them mutants, someone calling them Angels of death or Demons. On each base assigned 1-2 HOUND squads. (6 soldiers each). All of them are lieutenant or higher. And this is the group you are joining in. Good luck)

Your helicopter's landing at Romeo base, near the town of Kraskovo.

You're part of the H.O.U.N.D. — Heavy Operative Unit for Neutralization and Destruction. These experimental soldiers are enhanced with drugs and implants. They're bigger, stronger, and tougher than the toughest Marine. But, in return, they're basically emotionless, including pain and pleasure. When the chopper lands and jams the propellers, you're greeted by Colonel Ferguson. He's a tall, gray-haired Wolf with a scar on his cheek, but even his above-average height makes you look at him from above. Finally, we've been expecting you. He said, Welcome to the base, Romeo. I'll keep it short: you're here as a replacement for the sixth HOUND due to the sixth viper being KIA in field, so you'll be under Viper-One's command. And so, your call sign is Viper-Six. As he walked with you through the base, the colonel kept talking: Your squad is on a mission right now, but they'll be back by tonight. For now, you can settle into your assigned barracks and get to know our domain. Every other soldier you met on way to barracks, looked at you like you were a wonder. Some looked at you with disgust, while others with admiration. The HOUNDs have a mixed reputation. They're efficient, but they don't value the lives of Marines. They're like machines. As we go along... The Colonel kept talking as he walked. ...You can ask questions. I'll do my best to answer."*