First Refuge (District)

First Refuge is a district of Academy Ruins Subregion found within the region of Northern Bastion, located in the nation of Bastion, on the planet Coda, as of the year 468 LV.

LOCATION First Refuge (District)
District
This place is a Human built structure.
Location Details
Continent	Mirrus
Nation	Bastion
Region	Northern Bastion
Sub Region	Academy Ruins
Past Names	Unknown
Faction Encounters
Neutral Faction	No neutral faction World Encounters
Enemy Faction	Outlaws
Ally Faction	No ally faction World Encounters
World Encounter Targets
1-Star Possible Targets: Outlaw Lancer Outlaw Elementalist
Guaranteed Loot from each Target Enemy defeated.

History

First Refuge, along with Tarsis Forest was going to become an expansion to Fort Tarsis after the Honor Valley Dam was constructed to embrace the growing population of the Fort. However, when the Scars invaded in 413 LV, all plans of expansion were halted.

There are several Sentinel Towers built in this location before the canceled expansion. Governor Teak was responsible for the construction of the Radio Tower here.

In 468 LV, when the Arcanist Matthias Sumner was conducting a Field Research on Shaper Artifacts, he was in charge of several teams around the area to escape being chased by Scars. One of these teams, led by Aima Damarcus was slaughtered by these insectoid creatures. The Freelancer, when tasked by Tassyn to locate Matthias, found a broken radio, along with several corpses of Arcanists in First Refuge.

The Freelancer also fought several Scar enemies when trying to locate missing Arcanist equipment for Brin. When Haluk goes missing in the Fortress of Dawn, Owen contacts the Freelancer and Faye around the First Refuge, accusing the lancer of replacing him very quickly. Owen also gives the Freelancer some hints to prepare them for the upcoming battle.

During the Icetide of 468 LV, a massive Shaper Ice Globe came out of the ground. Coolant Harvesting Events took place inside this globe.

Geography and Layout

Along with the Sentinel base, there is a massive canyon between the towers and Tarsis Forest. The First Refuge also has a small cenote in its center surrounded by these towers. Sentinels are seen patrolling here, and outlaws attempt to set up camps and bases in vain.

Flora

The following are the revealed varieties of plantlife that are guaranteed to be found in First Refuge (District). Even a single instance of the flora found in this location is listed here. There may still be more plants that aren't accurately charted:

1. Aquatic Grass
2. Aquatic Moss
3. Aquatic Vine
4. Broadleaf Tree
5. Common Bush
6. Common Reed
7. Crabgrass
8. Cup Chimeric Plant
9. Cycas
10. Decaying Tree
11. Disk Chimeric Plant
12. Fern
13. Grass
14. Green Latan Palm
15. Ivy Vine
16. Monstera Plant
17. Moss
18. Orange Bromeliad
19. Red Latan Palm
20. Slender Vine
21. Tree Fern
22. Trefoil
23. Tube Chimeric Plant
24. Woody Vine

Creatures

The creatures marked with and are found only through World Encounters and World Events respectively. Those unmarked may also be found in such events, but are usually found on their own. The following types of fauna, Chimera, and Elementals are revealed to be found in First Refuge (District). There may also be small Insects which are tough to identify. Weaponized and Shaper Corrupt creatures are not listed here

• Anrisaur
• Other Fish
• Bivalve
• Bioluminescent Fish Blue
• Leech

Enemy Encounters

As with all locations of Coda, First Refuge (District) may have hostile forces. Hostile plantlife and animals, if found here, aren't considered as enemy encounters. The enemies marked with and are found only through World Encounters and World Events respectively. Those unmarked may also be found in such events, but are usually found on their own.

The following types of enemies may be encountered in First Refuge (District):

• Outlaw (Enemy)
• Outlaw Gunner
• Outlaw Shotgunner
• Outlaw Rocket Trooper
• Outlaw Elementalist
• Outlaw Lancer

Cortex

Cortex entry below is either unlocked in First Refuge (District) or collected during exploration in other locations.

Check Cortex Entry: First Refuge (District) (1) for More Information

I, Governor Tanner, do hereby approve the commencement of the extension of Fort Tarsis. With this radio tower, the Emperor gives his Sentinels leave to patrol and coordinate the building of a new dawn for Fort Tarsis and the new people flooding in every day to take part in the exciting work here in Honor Valley. — From Transcript, Arcanist records

For a Collection of similar Cortex Entries, See: Districts (Library)

Expedition List

The following expeditions take place in First Refuge (District) or this location is mentioned during conversations. The expedition types are marked with their appropriate icons:

• Lost Arcanist
• Freelancer Down
• Contract: Archive Hunt
• Preventative Precautions
• Legendary: Lost Arcanist
• Legendary: Freelancer Down
• Ice Flower Frenzy
• Watcher's Run

Trivia

• This district or its surroundings will look different during various seasonal times, which includes the presence or absence of various cataclysmic storms.
• First Refuge has Sentinel buildings, but no sentinels. Only outlaws occupy this location most times, ironically.
• The Cortex Entry for First Refuge is obtained when this location is visited for the first time.

Interactive Locations Map

Below is a map which can be used to locate various places inside Northern Bastion across all its Subregion's individual areas, including "First Refuge (District)". Any possible places like camps, landmarks, and others, if present inside this area can also be found. This map can be interacted with. Use the filters to find out specific positions.