Editing Trail (section)

== The four stages ==

Every expedition run advances through four stages as its timer fills, with one of your [[Creatures|companions]] taking point at each stage:

'''Patrol runs:'''
# Approach
# Skirmish
# Clash
# Showdown

'''Guardian runs''' swap the finale for the boss's own stand:
# Territory's Edge
# The Roar
# The Rampage
# ''[the Guardian's name]''

At each stage a wild creature from the biome steps up. Early stages tend to front the biome's weaker species; the Showdown leans toward its strongest. On a Guardian run, the final stage shows the boss instead of a wild creature.