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<blockquote data-quote="skotothalamos" data-source="post: 6492303" data-attributes="member: 83398"><p><strong>Shadow of the Colossus, part I</strong></p><p></p><p>After the collapse of the Obscurati facility under the Bleak Gate analogue of Cauldron Hill, which led to the escape of the Colossus named Borne, Kind Aodhan of Risur was holding an emergency meeting. The King’s advisors and Constables were brainstorming ideas to deal with the rampaging Colossus, which was tearing up parts of the city of Flint. Borne’s mood seemed to be alternating between rage and calm, but even a calm 300-foot-tall mechanical man can crush people’s homes and businesses.</p><p></p><p>Fleet Admiral Morris Dawkins supported a strategy of naval engagement. Handheld guns had proven ineffective against the colossus, but Dawkins was confident that naval guns could penetrate the defenses of the Colossus, if the thing could only be driven or lured into the sea.</p><p></p><p>Principal Minister Harkover Lee supported a strategy of banishment. The King had the power to exile any living thing in his country to the Dreaming. The ritual would take time, and the sudden delivery of an angry colossus into the Dreaming would probably anger the fey, but it was a more reliable solution than just using bigger guns.</p><p></p><p>Constable Summer had only recently found out that she had an entire life that had been wiped from her memory, during which she had helped create the colossus while working for the Obscurati under the name Kasvarina Varal. Borne had seemed to respond positively to her presence, and flew into a rage when she appeared to be killed by Leone Quital, one of Borne’s other creators. Summer suggested that the colossus might listen to her if she just went and talked to him.</p><p></p><p>The King considered the options before him and decided to go with all of them. Summer and the Constables would go to Borne and try to talk some sense into him. If they failed, they were to attempt to drive Borne into Flint Harbor, where the navy would be waiting. In case the navy was unable to defeat the colossus, the King would begin his ritual to banish Borne to the Dreaming. In case that wasn’t enough to deal with, the Jierre delegation to the Danor-Risur peace summit was scheduled to arrive by ship today in the harbor. Aodhan hoped the crisis could be dealt with in time to not interrupt the summit meeting.</p><p></p><p>Alienor suggested that letting the Colossus rampage out into the ocean until it sunk Lya Jierre’s ship might be a good way to use one problem to solve another. The Obscurati built the Colossus; let them deal with it.</p><p></p><p>The Constables had acquired a smaller version of Borne: the head of a witchoil-powered golem that called herself Colleen. Colleen had been “raised” by Kasvarina alongside Borne and several others. Their consciousnesses were being slowly prepared for being implanted into the colossus. Colleen had fought against the Constables under Quital’s control (under the name Colin). After seeing her “mother” again, and talking with her “father” Alexander Grappa, Colleen changed allegiances and joined the Constables in their fight against the Obscurati. James helped build Colleen a new, smaller, body after her original body was destroyed in the collapse of the Cauldron Hill facility. Delft refused to acknowledge her as a person, but agreed that the equipment could be useful in learning about the Obscurati, so Colleen joined the group in their mission.</p><p></p><p>It was easy enough to find Borne as he stomped around Parity Lake. The caught up with him just as he was putting the finishing touches on Lorcan Kell’s awful Theater of Scoundrels. As he stood amongst the ruins of the building, Cazara and Summer climbed up and had a chat with him. Summer talked to Borne and asked him what he wanted. Borne’s language skills did not seem to be highly developed, but he managed to rumble out a few words: “Mother… Dead… Revenge.” Summer tried to reassure Borne that she was, in fact, alive, but Borne would only repeat “Revenge.” After a few minutes of trying to reason with him, it occurred to her that, while Borne might be listening, he was powered by witchoil, the refined essence of thousands of dead souls, trapped in suspension. The souls were angry, and they wanted revenge against those who had caused suffering.</p><p></p><p>Summer mentioned to Cazara that she thought the Colossus was angry at the Obscurati. Cazara thought that maybe Alienor’s idea wasn’t so bad, and she told Borne that his enemies were arriving by boat. “Boats?” said Borne, and then he started for the harbor, repeating “Boats” over and over to himself. As Borne made his way down the Stanfield Canal, destroying all the bridges along the way, Summer and Cazara managed to dismount to nearby rooftops. It wasn’t exactly the result they were going for, but at least they had gotten Borne to head for the harbor, where the fleet and king awaited.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="skotothalamos, post: 6492303, member: 83398"] [b]Shadow of the Colossus, part I[/b] After the collapse of the Obscurati facility under the Bleak Gate analogue of Cauldron Hill, which led to the escape of the Colossus named Borne, Kind Aodhan of Risur was holding an emergency meeting. The King’s advisors and Constables were brainstorming ideas to deal with the rampaging Colossus, which was tearing up parts of the city of Flint. Borne’s mood seemed to be alternating between rage and calm, but even a calm 300-foot-tall mechanical man can crush people’s homes and businesses. Fleet Admiral Morris Dawkins supported a strategy of naval engagement. Handheld guns had proven ineffective against the colossus, but Dawkins was confident that naval guns could penetrate the defenses of the Colossus, if the thing could only be driven or lured into the sea. Principal Minister Harkover Lee supported a strategy of banishment. The King had the power to exile any living thing in his country to the Dreaming. The ritual would take time, and the sudden delivery of an angry colossus into the Dreaming would probably anger the fey, but it was a more reliable solution than just using bigger guns. Constable Summer had only recently found out that she had an entire life that had been wiped from her memory, during which she had helped create the colossus while working for the Obscurati under the name Kasvarina Varal. Borne had seemed to respond positively to her presence, and flew into a rage when she appeared to be killed by Leone Quital, one of Borne’s other creators. Summer suggested that the colossus might listen to her if she just went and talked to him. The King considered the options before him and decided to go with all of them. Summer and the Constables would go to Borne and try to talk some sense into him. If they failed, they were to attempt to drive Borne into Flint Harbor, where the navy would be waiting. In case the navy was unable to defeat the colossus, the King would begin his ritual to banish Borne to the Dreaming. In case that wasn’t enough to deal with, the Jierre delegation to the Danor-Risur peace summit was scheduled to arrive by ship today in the harbor. Aodhan hoped the crisis could be dealt with in time to not interrupt the summit meeting. Alienor suggested that letting the Colossus rampage out into the ocean until it sunk Lya Jierre’s ship might be a good way to use one problem to solve another. The Obscurati built the Colossus; let them deal with it. The Constables had acquired a smaller version of Borne: the head of a witchoil-powered golem that called herself Colleen. Colleen had been “raised” by Kasvarina alongside Borne and several others. Their consciousnesses were being slowly prepared for being implanted into the colossus. Colleen had fought against the Constables under Quital’s control (under the name Colin). After seeing her “mother” again, and talking with her “father” Alexander Grappa, Colleen changed allegiances and joined the Constables in their fight against the Obscurati. James helped build Colleen a new, smaller, body after her original body was destroyed in the collapse of the Cauldron Hill facility. Delft refused to acknowledge her as a person, but agreed that the equipment could be useful in learning about the Obscurati, so Colleen joined the group in their mission. It was easy enough to find Borne as he stomped around Parity Lake. The caught up with him just as he was putting the finishing touches on Lorcan Kell’s awful Theater of Scoundrels. As he stood amongst the ruins of the building, Cazara and Summer climbed up and had a chat with him. Summer talked to Borne and asked him what he wanted. Borne’s language skills did not seem to be highly developed, but he managed to rumble out a few words: “Mother… Dead… Revenge.” Summer tried to reassure Borne that she was, in fact, alive, but Borne would only repeat “Revenge.” After a few minutes of trying to reason with him, it occurred to her that, while Borne might be listening, he was powered by witchoil, the refined essence of thousands of dead souls, trapped in suspension. The souls were angry, and they wanted revenge against those who had caused suffering. Summer mentioned to Cazara that she thought the Colossus was angry at the Obscurati. Cazara thought that maybe Alienor’s idea wasn’t so bad, and she told Borne that his enemies were arriving by boat. “Boats?” said Borne, and then he started for the harbor, repeating “Boats” over and over to himself. As Borne made his way down the Stanfield Canal, destroying all the bridges along the way, Summer and Cazara managed to dismount to nearby rooftops. It wasn’t exactly the result they were going for, but at least they had gotten Borne to head for the harbor, where the fleet and king awaited. [/QUOTE]
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