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<blockquote data-quote="Colmarr" data-source="post: 5658478" data-attributes="member: 59182"><p><strong>Session 2: The sabotage</strong></p><p></p><p>Thornt’s form immediately dissolved into a swarm of buzzing insects, but even that was not enough to avoid the halfling’s attack. The poison-coated blade slashed dozens of Thornt-insects from the air, and the same magic that allowed the shifter to alter his form allowed the toxin to spread through Thornt’s system.</p><p></p><p>Sokana took advantage of the investigators’ surprise to slip past them and into the ship beyond. Erik managed to draw his pistol and fire a single shot before she disappeared behind one of the Coaltongue’s boiler flues, but then the elf was running down the stairs deeper into the bowels of the ship.</p><p></p><p>Up on deck, Willheim had managed to locate Tok and both were making their way toward the stairs leading back to the observation cabin. Willheim’s keen ears picked out the sound of Erik’s fusilshot over the band’s melody, and both investigators immediately broke into a run. They arrived at the bottom of the stairs just in time to see Sokana head further below. </p><p></p><p>In her wake, three fire sprites sprang into existence. Two skittered towards the members of RT3, fireformed claws raised menacingly and giggling with voices that sounded like open flame. The other rushed toward the ship’s forecastle, and Tok quickly realised that it was headed for the Coaltongue’s magazine. As he moved after it, he saw the prone form of the marine that Thornt had spoken to earlier. Even in the dim light below decks, he could see that her head had been caved in.</p><p></p><p>“Take Sokana! We’ll protect the magazine!” he shouted. </p><p></p><p>Thornt and Cassi focused their attention on the halfling assassin, while Willheim and Tok moved after the sprite. Erik followed Sokana deeper into the vessel, trying in vain to get a clear shot. </p><p></p><p>The halfling assassin was clearly outmatched by Cassi and the weakened Thornt once the element of surprise was lost. Try as he might, he could not land another telling blow, and simultaneous assaults from both investigators soon took their toll. Cassi eventually smashed him to the ground with a blow from her warhammer.</p><p></p><p>As he fell, Thornt moved to the cabin’s window and glanced outside. He exhaled in shock. Far below, Duchess Ethelyn clambered out of the sea onto the back of an enormous kraken. She joined a powerful-looking sea nymph on its back and together the two of them sank beneath the moonlit waves. Thornt muttered a curse, then turned and ran after his companions, shouting what he had seen.</p><p></p><p>The fire sprite wrenched open the door to the forward magazine. Even as Willheim closed on it, the elemental ripped down the ward that hung from the magazine’s ceiling and grabbed one of the casks of firedust. It turned with a malicious giggle, but didn’t get far. Before it had even left the room, Willheim was on it. A blue-skinned palm drove forward with the force of steel and caught it in the face. The sprite’s head rocked back and what passed for the creature’s neck snapped with an audible crack. The sprite dropped the cask, then disappeared in a fizzle.</p><p></p><p>Erik blasted one of the other sprites as he chased after Sokana. Tok soon joined him and together the two of them pursued the elf handmaiden toward the engine room. Tok got their first, just in time to see Sokana standing before the open door of the ship’s boiler. Waves of heat rolled from the opening, and even Tok’s limited technical knowledge was enough to tell him that something was wrong. </p><p></p><p>He nimbly jumped down into the engine room, only to be ambushed by additional fire sprites that grabbed at him and held him tight. Ignoring the pain of their flaming claws on his skin, the changeling struck at Sokana with his magic, and then scooped up a nearby coil of rope. He lashed out with it, wrapping it around Sokana’s wrist and pulling the elf toward him.</p><p>Almost simultaneously Tok noticed an engineer emerge from behind a bulkhead carrying an enormous wrench. He breathed a sigh of relief, only for it to turn to one of dismay when the man moved to the ship’s rapidly overheating boiler. He swung the boiler’s door shut and touched it with some sort of wand. The door instantly rusted over. Then the engineer tossed aside the wand and advanced on Tok.</p><p></p><p>Willheim dropped from above and engaged the new enemy. Another engineer appeared on the deck above and attempted to get past Erik and the now-pursuing Cassi. The man had no chance. Erik’s shot stopped him in his tracks, and Cassi’s blow sent him to the deck.</p><p></p><p>The battle in the engine room turned into a swirling melee involving Tok, Willheim and Cassi. The engineer and the fire sprites lashed out at the investigators while Sokana filled the room with short walls of fire. Trapped and distracted by the flames, Willheim passed out. Seconds later, the engineer’s wrench crashed down on Cassi’s back and she too collapsed. Tok danced away to safety, firing another blast of magic at Sokana.</p><p>Erik had until now been perched above, firing into the melee from a vantage point on the berth deck, but when Cassi fell, he grabbed hold of the edge and swung down. While blasting with his pistol at the nearby engineer, he grabbed the gorget of Cassi’s plate armour and dragged her from the fire. “Get up. Get up!” he yelled, and miraculously the young knight complied. </p><p></p><p>Once the boiler was sealed, Sokana attempted to make her escape. She slipped past the distracted Cassi and Erik and fled away through the forward hold. She was too late. Swarm-Thornt, having finally caught up to his companions, dropped down behind her, and a wave of biting and stinging insects enveloped the elf saboteur. Sokana screamed once and then was still.</p><p></p><p>Moments later, Cassi’s warhammer finished off the engineer. In the sudden stillness, all turned to study the boiler. It groaned with barely-contained pressure, and hairline cracks in its surface flickered with arcane energy. Clearly something was very wrong.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Colmarr, post: 5658478, member: 59182"] [b]Session 2: The sabotage[/b] Thornt’s form immediately dissolved into a swarm of buzzing insects, but even that was not enough to avoid the halfling’s attack. The poison-coated blade slashed dozens of Thornt-insects from the air, and the same magic that allowed the shifter to alter his form allowed the toxin to spread through Thornt’s system. Sokana took advantage of the investigators’ surprise to slip past them and into the ship beyond. Erik managed to draw his pistol and fire a single shot before she disappeared behind one of the Coaltongue’s boiler flues, but then the elf was running down the stairs deeper into the bowels of the ship. Up on deck, Willheim had managed to locate Tok and both were making their way toward the stairs leading back to the observation cabin. Willheim’s keen ears picked out the sound of Erik’s fusilshot over the band’s melody, and both investigators immediately broke into a run. They arrived at the bottom of the stairs just in time to see Sokana head further below. In her wake, three fire sprites sprang into existence. Two skittered towards the members of RT3, fireformed claws raised menacingly and giggling with voices that sounded like open flame. The other rushed toward the ship’s forecastle, and Tok quickly realised that it was headed for the Coaltongue’s magazine. As he moved after it, he saw the prone form of the marine that Thornt had spoken to earlier. Even in the dim light below decks, he could see that her head had been caved in. “Take Sokana! We’ll protect the magazine!” he shouted. Thornt and Cassi focused their attention on the halfling assassin, while Willheim and Tok moved after the sprite. Erik followed Sokana deeper into the vessel, trying in vain to get a clear shot. The halfling assassin was clearly outmatched by Cassi and the weakened Thornt once the element of surprise was lost. Try as he might, he could not land another telling blow, and simultaneous assaults from both investigators soon took their toll. Cassi eventually smashed him to the ground with a blow from her warhammer. As he fell, Thornt moved to the cabin’s window and glanced outside. He exhaled in shock. Far below, Duchess Ethelyn clambered out of the sea onto the back of an enormous kraken. She joined a powerful-looking sea nymph on its back and together the two of them sank beneath the moonlit waves. Thornt muttered a curse, then turned and ran after his companions, shouting what he had seen. The fire sprite wrenched open the door to the forward magazine. Even as Willheim closed on it, the elemental ripped down the ward that hung from the magazine’s ceiling and grabbed one of the casks of firedust. It turned with a malicious giggle, but didn’t get far. Before it had even left the room, Willheim was on it. A blue-skinned palm drove forward with the force of steel and caught it in the face. The sprite’s head rocked back and what passed for the creature’s neck snapped with an audible crack. The sprite dropped the cask, then disappeared in a fizzle. Erik blasted one of the other sprites as he chased after Sokana. Tok soon joined him and together the two of them pursued the elf handmaiden toward the engine room. Tok got their first, just in time to see Sokana standing before the open door of the ship’s boiler. Waves of heat rolled from the opening, and even Tok’s limited technical knowledge was enough to tell him that something was wrong. He nimbly jumped down into the engine room, only to be ambushed by additional fire sprites that grabbed at him and held him tight. Ignoring the pain of their flaming claws on his skin, the changeling struck at Sokana with his magic, and then scooped up a nearby coil of rope. He lashed out with it, wrapping it around Sokana’s wrist and pulling the elf toward him. Almost simultaneously Tok noticed an engineer emerge from behind a bulkhead carrying an enormous wrench. He breathed a sigh of relief, only for it to turn to one of dismay when the man moved to the ship’s rapidly overheating boiler. He swung the boiler’s door shut and touched it with some sort of wand. The door instantly rusted over. Then the engineer tossed aside the wand and advanced on Tok. Willheim dropped from above and engaged the new enemy. Another engineer appeared on the deck above and attempted to get past Erik and the now-pursuing Cassi. The man had no chance. Erik’s shot stopped him in his tracks, and Cassi’s blow sent him to the deck. The battle in the engine room turned into a swirling melee involving Tok, Willheim and Cassi. The engineer and the fire sprites lashed out at the investigators while Sokana filled the room with short walls of fire. Trapped and distracted by the flames, Willheim passed out. Seconds later, the engineer’s wrench crashed down on Cassi’s back and she too collapsed. Tok danced away to safety, firing another blast of magic at Sokana. Erik had until now been perched above, firing into the melee from a vantage point on the berth deck, but when Cassi fell, he grabbed hold of the edge and swung down. While blasting with his pistol at the nearby engineer, he grabbed the gorget of Cassi’s plate armour and dragged her from the fire. “Get up. Get up!” he yelled, and miraculously the young knight complied. Once the boiler was sealed, Sokana attempted to make her escape. She slipped past the distracted Cassi and Erik and fled away through the forward hold. She was too late. Swarm-Thornt, having finally caught up to his companions, dropped down behind her, and a wave of biting and stinging insects enveloped the elf saboteur. Sokana screamed once and then was still. Moments later, Cassi’s warhammer finished off the engineer. In the sudden stillness, all turned to study the boiler. It groaned with barely-contained pressure, and hairline cracks in its surface flickered with arcane energy. Clearly something was very wrong. [/QUOTE]
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