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The Laboratory is the Spiral Order's research and development facility located in the Garrison district of Haven. Players have access to several utilities in The Lab.

Points of Interest

• The Laboratory is where the Spiral Order's biotechs work, alongside various researchers and Battle Sprite specialists. The Lab has limited power, relying on a barely capable backup generator salvaged from the crashed Skylark.

• Alchemy Machine indicated by

Located in the Northern area of the laboratory.

• Sprite Food Alchemy Machine indicated by

Located in the West area of the laboratory near Biscotti.

• The Artifact: Stored in the north area after taking it from Razwog. Later it is stolen by Herex in the 4-2 Mission: A New Threat and no longer present in the lab.

Denizens

Note: Not all of these characters are located in the laboratory at all times, some only show up after certain Rank Missions are completed, or during in.
Many miscellaneous NPCs such as Biotech and Geo Knight are around the Laboratory repairing escape pods, doing researches, and messing with consoles.

Name	Visual	Type	Role	Location	Notes
Morlin		Knight	Biotech Informant	Various (Check notes)	Informs the player about battle sprites. His location change depending of the progress of your Rank Missions: After 2-1 Mission: A Visit to the Lab: He will be standing in the entrance (indicated by: ) After 2-2 Mission: A Revelation in Flames: After 2-2 Mission: Angels from Antiquity: After 2-2 Mission: The Phantom Mask: After 2-3 Mission: An Eternal Bond: After 2-3 Mission: The Collector:
Biscotti		Knight	Skylark Head Chef Informant	At the left of the entrance near the Sprite Food Alchemy Machine.	Informs the player about the diet of battle sprites.
Riley		Knight	Vendor: Harness Merchant	At the left of the entrance near Biscotti indicated by:	Offers various types of Battle Sprite's Harnesses in exchange for crowns.
Hahn		Knight	Biotech	In one of the big desk at the front of the entrance.	Hahn looks busy and does not seem to notice you
Pakrat		Gremlin	Informant	??? (only after ??? mission)	A friendly Gremlin that informs the player about the Crimson Order and the subtown Emberlight.

Notes

Like other areas on Cradle, the laboratory is a location with sub-locations as time goes on. On the loading screen, "Laboratory: The Lab" might seem redundant, but this flexibility is needed considering Cradle as a whole - see the 4-2 Mission: A New Threat for a different loading screen to the same location, which says "A New Threat: The Lab." This indicates that entities of interest are located in "The Lab" - a specific floor or location in an overall area, while titles like "Laboratory" refer to the entire area, structure (or "building"), mission, and so on.

History

• release 2012-11-14: The area is under construction and can't be entered.
• release 2013-07-30: The laboratory is complete and Battle Sprites are introduced.
• release 2014-05-21: The laboratory's appearance now changes if the player has completed certain Rank Missions.

Gallery

With all Rank Missions completed, the player might see these things in the lab:

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  West Area

  The Drakon type of Battle Sprite seems to be getting some attention. Some E-Class Battle sprites are to the left.
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  Center Area

  Various Boss components ("Boss Trophies") are being studied in front of the Skylark's backup generator. Biscotti and the Sprite Food Alchemy Machine are to the left.
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  East Area

  Research on Almire is being done here via Owlite texts and Nature Sprite anecdotes. A Recon Ranger fiddles with things to the right.
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  Middle-Northern Area

  This path leads North. A bell used to stun enemies in the Gloaming Wildwoods can be seen. An Alchemy Machine stands nearby.
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  North Area

  The Artifact has been stolen. Some minerals are being studied up here by Geoknights.
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  The old appearance of the lab (before release 2014-05-21).

See Also

• Exploration
• Gate
• Geography
• NPC