In The Antarctica‚ a Norwegian helicopter pursues a sled dog to an American research station․ Among the charred ruins and frozen corpses‚ they find the burnt corpse of a malformed humanoid‚ which they transfer to the American station․ Their biologist‚ Blair‚ autopsies the remains and finds a normal set of human organs THANK YOU A LOT FOR MAKING THIS WORLD POPULARǃ I REALLY APPRECIATE THE SUPPORT‚ TO EVERYONE WHO I DON'T KNOW OR AREN'T IN GROUPS I'M IN‚ THANK YOU PUBLIC PEOPLE FOR ENJOYING THE MAPǃ ˸D

Welcome to the Outer World‚ here the combine take part of the star's‚ in a void where there is nothing‚ until they made it something․ The combine you'll find here will be using the Post as way to navigate to different parts of the universe․ Only time can tell when the rain of the union will End․ Made by Apollo_ and for roleplayers‚ enjoyǃ

Step into a medium sized‚ snow covered mining shaft lost to time and buried beneath layers of frost․ Once a place of industry and secrets‚ it now lies in quiet ruins for players to gather and rest․

We end this war․

The Quarantine Zone is a location within City 17 visited by Alyx Vance in Half-Life˸ Alyx․ It is closed off from the rest of the city by a Combine Smart Barrier due to the severe Xen infestation inside․ The area harbors The Vault which hovers right above it․