Skirmishes of Amusement park pass

Before The Curtain fell and the material and conceptual world merged together, the city had its own amusement park. Even after they did, the amusement park is still there, visible from afar. However, it cannot be approached. The space around it seems to be warped in such a way that trying to get closer to it will make one walk around it in a giant circle. So, for some time, people believed that reaching it is actually impossible. At least, until someone tried to get there from underneath, using the sewer system.

First explorers

There was a team prepared to explore the place that until that point was inaccessible. They were surprisingly successful. While traversing through the maze-like sewers took them way longer than they expected, they managed to reach the other side. What they found there was an area consisting of the old amusement park, zoo, and botanic park, with a normal park between them. As they expected, the closed-off area gave birth to unusual biomes and spirits. Once they have collected the samples, they returned to their headquarters.

Threat awakens

Whatever the first team has done during their excursion, no other expedition after them would go smoothly. Since then, the sewers would start to change their layout, making maps useless. Additionally, their inhabitants, the humanoid Leech spirits would start to fill sewers whenever a human so much as stepped inside of them. The entrance to the sewers would probably be sealed if not for the interesting readings coming from the samples and ███████ one of the team members picked. And since there may be other secrets hiding there, once in a while, a new attempt to penetrate through endless numbers of leeches continues. Whenever a team manages to get on the other side, the hostile spirits disappear, reappearing only when the team starts going back through the tunnels or when someone else tries to enter them.

Results

A few years later, the battles continue whenever someone needs to enter the area of the amusement park. Though humans discovered the weaknesses of leech spirits, dealing with their sheer numbers and them being able to come from any tunnel, sideways, up, or down, is still tough. Some battles come with their victories, while during others, the retreat is the only choice. Still, more and more people are being able to reach the odd world of the amusement park area.

The Conflict

Battlefield

Maze of sewer tunnels. From the ones narrow enough for an adult to crawl through it, to big enough to hold a hundred people. From completely dry to fighting half submerged in the water. The layout of the maze changes whenever all humans inside it leave.

Conflict Type

Skirmish

Battlefield Type

Urban

Belligerents

Human explorers

Leech spirits

Strength

From a single team of 5 people, up to 4 teams over a few years. They come equipped with various weapons, some melee, some firearms. Lately, they've switched to weapons using fire as that seems to be the most effective thing against Leech spirits.

Seemingly endless waves of Leech spirits. They are capable of swimming long distances and squeezing through very narrow openings. Contact with one of them, unless quickly interrupted, ends with death as large amounts of leeches start to suck out one's blood.

Casualties

More than 12 people were killed or lost in the tunnels.

Countless were killed, though no bodies of theirs have been recovered.

Objectives

Reaching the end of the tunnels.

Protecting the tunnels from any humans that enter them