| rdfs:comment | - Tollen Dam is at least a century old, having been built sometime before Imulsion's potential as a high-energy fuel source was discovered by Dr. Helen Cooper. The dam was decorated with four massive busts, representing the four then-known sources of energy: air, water, solar, and gas. Following the end of the Locust War, the dried-up reservoir behind Tollen Dam was re-purposed as one of many burial sites for thousands of crystallized Locust corpses. Upon the emergence of the Swarm, the burial site and dam became the site of a large nest.
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| abstract | - Tollen Dam is at least a century old, having been built sometime before Imulsion's potential as a high-energy fuel source was discovered by Dr. Helen Cooper. The dam was decorated with four massive busts, representing the four then-known sources of energy: air, water, solar, and gas. By the time of the Locust War, Tollen Dam was still in operation and eventually became the sole power source for the Coalition of Ordered Governments' dwindling manufacturing capacity. Upon learning that the Locust Horde planned to destroy the regional power grid, the COG called in all of its available Gears from Speyer, Tollen, and Fort Reval to defend the dam. For those Gears, this would be a suicide mission. Upon entrenching themselves within the dam, the Gears were quickly besieged by the Locust with no means of escape and no hope of reinforcement. Officially, dozens of Gears were trapped; in reality, many more had been deployed to the dam, and the COG decided to downplay their numbers to save face. Delta Squad was dispatched to exfiltrate the dam's defenders, but Delta was unable to break through the Locust lines. The Gears gradually ran out of supplies and rations, becoming so weak they were unable to use their weapons. The Locust then overran them. Realizing the dam had fallen and a power outage was imminent, COG high command issued a work-stoppage and withdrawal order to its military manufacturing personnel in Speyer, who were then reassigned to Ilima. When the Riftworm later sank the city of Tollen, the dam survived the destruction. Following the end of the Locust War, the dried-up reservoir behind Tollen Dam was re-purposed as one of many burial sites for thousands of crystallized Locust corpses. Upon the emergence of the Swarm, the burial site and dam became the site of a large nest.
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