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<blockquote data-quote="Lylandra" data-source="post: 7520525" data-attributes="member: 6816692"><p><strong>Preparing to blow up a giant</strong></p><p></p><p>Session 31</p><p></p><p>We continue our efforts to keep Borne as far away from central Flint as possible. After Calrlyle tells Auryn all about the plan to banish the colossus to the Dreaming, we agree to send Asrabey a warning as we don't wish to avert one catastrophe by causing another. So we tell him that something enormous made of steel with a free will just escaped from the Bleak Gate and might be coming to the Dreaming soon. So if he wishes to get Kasvarina to safety, he should put as much distance between the Dreaming equivalent of Flint and themselves as possible. Oh and warning the Fey of the Unseen would be a good idea as well. </p><p></p><p>At some time Borne seems to lose interest in Auryn, so she thinks about a new plan and realizes that Borne might recognize Kasvarina. She then uses a quick spell to turn her hair black and her eyes as green as those of Kasvarina and calls for Borne again. This causes a sudden change in the colossus' behavior as he fixates her for a while. He then calls her “mother” and tries to touch her yet again. This way we manage to get him down the mountain a bit and lead him through the wilderness, supported by one or two fly spells every now and then. </p><p></p><p>Whenever Borne's attention threatens to be focused elsewhere, we do our best to get it back again, be this by firing elemental spells up in the air or summoning columns of divine light, as well as conjuring local flashes of lightning (thanks, Margit). We soon learn that this sort of magic really doesn't hurt him and it seems like this is all just one big game for the “big boy”. </p><p></p><p><span style="color: #008000">(Does anyone still know the phrase "kiting Kazzak to Stormwind"? Because luring Borne through Cloudwood surely felt like kiting one of those damn big bosses around... where one single delay or moment of lost attention could kill you in one blow.</span></p><p><span style="color: #008000"></span></p><p><span style="color: #008000">And as much as Auryn was intrigued by the fact that Borne called her/Kasvarina "mother", she didn't want to risk getting crushed by his hands)</span></p><p></p><p>We use the short breaks when Borne ceases his movement and musters his environment to continue making plans. Carlyle thinks about rebuilding the blockbuster bomb to maybe blast a hole into Borne's shell so someone or something may take him out from the inside. As Borne is pretty much immune to any influence from the outside, he plans to ask Sechim for his strongest acids to maybe weaken his hull a bit. He also discusses the use of sea water to slow his movements and fill him up through a blasted hole. </p><p></p><p>Auryn isn't really happy with the prospect of dissecting a childlike being with an obvious consciousness, but realizes that the threat for Flint may call for more desperate measures. So Carlyle forms a magical telepathic bond and returns to the King to talk about the current situation and his progress in preparing the ritual. He tells Aodhan the planned vector of Borne's movement and also mentions that he sent a message to the admiralty regarding the fleet. </p><p></p><p>Aodhan is really grateful for his effort. However, the whole mission might be doomed as many people wanted to flee Flint by boat after they saw the colossus. And panicked people tend to make bad decisions, so the harbor area is currently blocked by all kinds of ships who crashed into each other. Carlyle explains his idea of using the blockbuster and insists that we'd need the Coaltongue to fire at whatever hole this bomb might tear open. He suggests to evacuate the wedged ships and to destroy those ships which are in the way of the fleet. </p><p></p><p>But the harbor isn't the only problem the King and Flint are facing. Due to the general panic, plunderers used the opportunity to loot the local shops and simply using the police might be seen as an act of brute force by the Dockers. Who are about to protest in the middle of said chaos. So maybe “he and his colleague who's a good friend of the Dockers” might try to calm everyone's minds down.</p><p></p><p>Carlyle takes a deep breath and then replies that while this is tragic and terrifying, but he cannot really help with this problem.</p><p></p><p>“Your majesty, I know you wish to help secure all of Flint, but with all due respect... my partner is out there on this hill, running for her life. She's doing everything she can to keep Borne away from Flint. And while it is true that she could probably calm her friends with ease, I simply cannot imagine what would happen if she left her post. And every second I spend down here she's without the support she desperately needs”</p><p></p><p>He then suggests using the police officers who were tasked with Operation Fallen Curtain to restore order in the city while simultaneously briefing Auryn mentally about the situation in Flint. Once she can sort her thoughts, she suggests that Carlyle and the King write a message in her name to explain the whole situation to Thames Grimsley. She asks them to tell Thames that she's currently occupied with keeping the city safe from what appears to be as powerful as a mechanized Titan, but she's quite sure that the police officers she and Carlyle chose will manage the situation with dutiful grace.</p><p></p><p>Aodhan sees reason in our proposal and so he clears his throat and dons his mantle.</p><p></p><p>“It seems as if we have to reverse our roles today. The time has come for a king to face his citizens and stand by them in their hour of need. It has been a long time since I had to rally my crew.”</p><p></p><p>He then winks at Carlyle and leaves the council in the Aurum, ignoring all protest of his advisors. Carlyle nods in agreement and then tells Auryn about Aodhan's decision. She seems happy about this outcome as she always told Thames and the Dockers that their King was a reasonable, honest and empathetic man, so it would leave a great impression if the King actually showed up in person to take care of the citizens.</p><p></p><p><span style="color: #008000">(Yeah, that's one drawback of having such a small party. And we got that keeping up the morale in Flint would have basically been our job by the book. But we found this to be quite the elegant solution. </span></p><p><span style="color: #008000"></span></p><p><span style="color: #008000">We don't really know what Aodhan told the Dockers and protesters, but I'm pretty sure he did a damn fine job as monarch of the people.) </span> </p><p></p><p>With the king gone, Carlyle asks Harkover Lee to lend him all the scrolls he might have left. We're especially interested in flight magic as we need to keep Borne's attention and Carlyle also might try to plant a bomb on the colossus. The Principal Minister wastes no time, opens his large briefcase and hands him a couple of scrolls. Carlyle thanks Lee for his support and then makes haste to reach Sechim's factories as quickly as possible. </p><p></p><p>To his surprise, Sechim is still working amidst all this chaos, even if he is a bit nervous about the whole colossus threat. He's surrounded by the hard core of his working force who try to keep up the morale and run the machines no matter what. Carlyle quickly explains his plan to him and mentions that he also suspects that whoever built this giant might have used some of Sechim's acids in the process. The chemist hurries and gets him some samples of his strongest products, but he also warns him that enchanted adamantine is one of the most robust materials he knows, so dissolving that might be difficult. </p><p></p><p>Carlyle wants to give it a try nonetheless, so he thanks Sechim for his help, takes the acids and heads to the RHC to rebuild the blockbuster. He leaves out the complicated timer however, as he'd need to detonate the thing immediately. He then asks the RHC staff to bring this thing to the Coaltongue (handle with care!) before returning to Auryn.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lylandra, post: 7520525, member: 6816692"] [b]Preparing to blow up a giant[/b] Session 31 We continue our efforts to keep Borne as far away from central Flint as possible. After Calrlyle tells Auryn all about the plan to banish the colossus to the Dreaming, we agree to send Asrabey a warning as we don't wish to avert one catastrophe by causing another. So we tell him that something enormous made of steel with a free will just escaped from the Bleak Gate and might be coming to the Dreaming soon. So if he wishes to get Kasvarina to safety, he should put as much distance between the Dreaming equivalent of Flint and themselves as possible. Oh and warning the Fey of the Unseen would be a good idea as well. At some time Borne seems to lose interest in Auryn, so she thinks about a new plan and realizes that Borne might recognize Kasvarina. She then uses a quick spell to turn her hair black and her eyes as green as those of Kasvarina and calls for Borne again. This causes a sudden change in the colossus' behavior as he fixates her for a while. He then calls her “mother” and tries to touch her yet again. This way we manage to get him down the mountain a bit and lead him through the wilderness, supported by one or two fly spells every now and then. Whenever Borne's attention threatens to be focused elsewhere, we do our best to get it back again, be this by firing elemental spells up in the air or summoning columns of divine light, as well as conjuring local flashes of lightning (thanks, Margit). We soon learn that this sort of magic really doesn't hurt him and it seems like this is all just one big game for the “big boy”. [COLOR=#008000](Does anyone still know the phrase "kiting Kazzak to Stormwind"? Because luring Borne through Cloudwood surely felt like kiting one of those damn big bosses around... where one single delay or moment of lost attention could kill you in one blow. And as much as Auryn was intrigued by the fact that Borne called her/Kasvarina "mother", she didn't want to risk getting crushed by his hands)[/COLOR] We use the short breaks when Borne ceases his movement and musters his environment to continue making plans. Carlyle thinks about rebuilding the blockbuster bomb to maybe blast a hole into Borne's shell so someone or something may take him out from the inside. As Borne is pretty much immune to any influence from the outside, he plans to ask Sechim for his strongest acids to maybe weaken his hull a bit. He also discusses the use of sea water to slow his movements and fill him up through a blasted hole. Auryn isn't really happy with the prospect of dissecting a childlike being with an obvious consciousness, but realizes that the threat for Flint may call for more desperate measures. So Carlyle forms a magical telepathic bond and returns to the King to talk about the current situation and his progress in preparing the ritual. He tells Aodhan the planned vector of Borne's movement and also mentions that he sent a message to the admiralty regarding the fleet. Aodhan is really grateful for his effort. However, the whole mission might be doomed as many people wanted to flee Flint by boat after they saw the colossus. And panicked people tend to make bad decisions, so the harbor area is currently blocked by all kinds of ships who crashed into each other. Carlyle explains his idea of using the blockbuster and insists that we'd need the Coaltongue to fire at whatever hole this bomb might tear open. He suggests to evacuate the wedged ships and to destroy those ships which are in the way of the fleet. But the harbor isn't the only problem the King and Flint are facing. Due to the general panic, plunderers used the opportunity to loot the local shops and simply using the police might be seen as an act of brute force by the Dockers. Who are about to protest in the middle of said chaos. So maybe “he and his colleague who's a good friend of the Dockers” might try to calm everyone's minds down. Carlyle takes a deep breath and then replies that while this is tragic and terrifying, but he cannot really help with this problem. “Your majesty, I know you wish to help secure all of Flint, but with all due respect... my partner is out there on this hill, running for her life. She's doing everything she can to keep Borne away from Flint. And while it is true that she could probably calm her friends with ease, I simply cannot imagine what would happen if she left her post. And every second I spend down here she's without the support she desperately needs” He then suggests using the police officers who were tasked with Operation Fallen Curtain to restore order in the city while simultaneously briefing Auryn mentally about the situation in Flint. Once she can sort her thoughts, she suggests that Carlyle and the King write a message in her name to explain the whole situation to Thames Grimsley. She asks them to tell Thames that she's currently occupied with keeping the city safe from what appears to be as powerful as a mechanized Titan, but she's quite sure that the police officers she and Carlyle chose will manage the situation with dutiful grace. Aodhan sees reason in our proposal and so he clears his throat and dons his mantle. “It seems as if we have to reverse our roles today. The time has come for a king to face his citizens and stand by them in their hour of need. It has been a long time since I had to rally my crew.” He then winks at Carlyle and leaves the council in the Aurum, ignoring all protest of his advisors. Carlyle nods in agreement and then tells Auryn about Aodhan's decision. She seems happy about this outcome as she always told Thames and the Dockers that their King was a reasonable, honest and empathetic man, so it would leave a great impression if the King actually showed up in person to take care of the citizens. [COLOR=#008000](Yeah, that's one drawback of having such a small party. And we got that keeping up the morale in Flint would have basically been our job by the book. But we found this to be quite the elegant solution. We don't really know what Aodhan told the Dockers and protesters, but I'm pretty sure he did a damn fine job as monarch of the people.) [/COLOR] With the king gone, Carlyle asks Harkover Lee to lend him all the scrolls he might have left. We're especially interested in flight magic as we need to keep Borne's attention and Carlyle also might try to plant a bomb on the colossus. The Principal Minister wastes no time, opens his large briefcase and hands him a couple of scrolls. Carlyle thanks Lee for his support and then makes haste to reach Sechim's factories as quickly as possible. To his surprise, Sechim is still working amidst all this chaos, even if he is a bit nervous about the whole colossus threat. He's surrounded by the hard core of his working force who try to keep up the morale and run the machines no matter what. Carlyle quickly explains his plan to him and mentions that he also suspects that whoever built this giant might have used some of Sechim's acids in the process. The chemist hurries and gets him some samples of his strongest products, but he also warns him that enchanted adamantine is one of the most robust materials he knows, so dissolving that might be difficult. Carlyle wants to give it a try nonetheless, so he thanks Sechim for his help, takes the acids and heads to the RHC to rebuild the blockbuster. He leaves out the complicated timer however, as he'd need to detonate the thing immediately. He then asks the RHC staff to bring this thing to the Coaltongue (handle with care!) before returning to Auryn. [/QUOTE]
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