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<blockquote data-quote="Lylandra" data-source="post: 9083087" data-attributes="member: 6816692"><p><strong>Session 57</strong></p><p><strong><em>Raging Storm</em></strong></p><p></p><p>As the storm over Flint threatens to reach alarming proportions, Auryn insists that both she and Gabriel must act quickly in order to protect their city. Especially as harming Flint was the last thing that Old Stag would have wanted. Carlyle however is not entirely sure how, and if they should even reach the storm with magic, including flight, being out of reach. </p><p></p><p>“And even if we could fly up there... how would we defend ourselves. We barely made it out alive and I... don't know if I want to risk even more by heading straight into a hurricane. Maybe we should regroup and regain out strengths.”, he says, even though his expression is full of regret.</p><p></p><p>“No. I cannot do that. Unless we act, the storm will continue to grow. There must be a way!”, Auryn returns, her eyes fixed on the sky.</p><p></p><p>“Umm... maybe there is a way. We are all linked to the magic of the Land and Mr. Carlyle here bears the mark of the King...”, Margit muses while approaching us slowly. She explains that due to her connection to nature, she managed to get a feeling for the ley lines and the magic of Risur. And as she, Delft and Flying Spark were sufficient to act as both anchor and catalyst for Stanfield's ritual, the lingering magic of the Land might just be enough to pull off one last spell. </p><p></p><p>Delft and our dear Faerie Dragon agree, and it appears as if this would be enough of a plan to convince Gabriel to give it a try. So we all link up, giving Gabriel enough magic to cast a flight spell on both him and Auryn. </p><p></p><p>Thus we can approach the core of the storm, which turns out to be a dark, undead, twisted image of Morris Dawkins. All the while, lightning cracks around us and we have to fight the increasing gale winds to advance even a bit closer. Auryn first tries to remind him of his true self, calling to his true nature as a guardian of both the Fey and Flint and its citizens, but she fails to overcome his madness. The storm spirit, in turn, recognizes a familiar connection to Auryn, but instead of calming, he focuses his lightning towards her, hitting her directly and hurling her back in the process. </p><p></p><p>Still she refuses to give up on her friend, so she turns around to approach the storm's core once more. Getting close enough this time, Auryn then focuses on her connection and shared memories with Morris, while Carlyle uses his ability to communicate with spirits to somewhat appease the spirit through this connection.</p><p></p><p>“I know you're angry... you did stop She who Writhes, but you couldn't stop Stanfield. You couldn't stop the Obs, who did this to you. But we can. And we will restore the balance. So please... let go. Let your anger pass. Let us guard Flint for you.”</p><p></p><p>Thereupon Auryn closes her eyes, lets herself be guided by both her intuition and the Humble Hook, ignores the danger and embraces the spirit of her friend. At first there is a violent discharge between the two, but gradually the anger dissipates, leaving only a small lightning-shaped burn mark on Auryn's Mask of the Unseen.</p><p></p><p>“It's alright. Let go and find peace, my friend”, she whispers, shaking all over her body. </p><p></p><p>Since Auryn is quite devastated, Carlyle takes her in his arms, connects with her spirit and looks for whatever might still remain of the spirit of Dawkins. And to his surprise, his mental call is enough to make Dawkins' spirit manifest for one last time. </p><p></p><p>Both Morris and Auryn explain to each other that they are terribly sorry for what happened, and Morris promises to return to her one day. Auryn, in turn, vows to do everything she can to bring back the dream and restore the threshold between their two worlds. As she mentions the threshold however, Morris' gaze turns east, looking at Auryn with sorrow.</p><p></p><p>“Tearing away the Dreaming has destroyed so much... the enclaves... oh Auryn, I'm so sorry. I wish I could be there for you in the days to come...”</p><p></p><p>Fear swells up in her heart briefly, but she then returns to this very moment. Ultimately, the two say a long goodbye to each other, with Morris' presence seeming unusually real before it fades into the still dark night sky.</p><p></p><p>After all the tragedies, we land, still in a tight embrace, on the ruins of the Governor's Palace as the sky gradually clears. Carlyle tries to stand by Auryn in her grief and shock, but also urges her not to let grief get the better of her, as he and the world will need her now more than ever. And ultimately Morris did lose his life solely because of Obs's machinations, and would certainly not want Auryn to give up now.</p><p></p><p><span style="color: rgb(65, 168, 95)">(That was one heavy scene. Originally, Tiz had prepared a huge storm elemental creature for us to combat, but Auryn just tried and tried and tried different ways of getting through to him. And yes, Carlyle's Spirit Medium power did help a lot! Having the two say goodbye was really touching...</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(65, 168, 95)"></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(65, 168, 95)">Also, one unusual NPC death for the count. At least I think that Old Stag seldom dies in the usual ZG campaign <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /> )</span></p><p></p><p>When the storm has finally dissipated and we look up into the sky, we see that there are still only four stars left. At the same time there appears to be a kind of dark spiral galaxy in the heavens, a phenomenon never seen before. Then loud ringings of bells and whistles announce the arrival of trains at Flint Main Station. </p><p></p><p>We hurry back to Central where we almost bump into King Aodhan and his relief troops.</p><p>He is a bit surprised to hear that the Danorans seem to be no longer a problem, so we take some time to we tell him and Lee what had happened in Flint. The King is particularly appalled by the destruction of nearly all the ships (except the Coaltongue, the Impossible, and isolated smaller ships) in the dock by both the Kraken Titan and Stanfield's treachery.</p><p></p><p>Carlyle also enlightens King and Advisor that the strange phenomena the two had perceived during their voyage were a sign that the Obs' ritual had been performed, but that also something must have gone wrong in the process. We suspect that perhaps agents of the Voice of Rot (who had indeed found shelter with the Obs) or some other third party (maybe Gradiax, maybe someone else) had their share in it. We stress out that our RHC teams certainly did not, even though we suggested that Team 1 might just try a last minute infiltration of Axis Island. We suspect that with the disappearance of the magic perhaps the plane of Vona could have been removed as well, which would in turn mean that we'd have no sun anymore...</p><p></p><p>Auryn then turns to King Aodhan and points out that the Danoran soldiers involved in the attack on Flint are now stranded in Risur, and that it would be easy to capture them and make an example of them. However, they, too, are ultimately just victims of centuries of Ob machinations as all of Danor had been a pawn in the grand plan of Nicodemus and the Jierre dynasty. Therefore, she suggests offering refuge and asylum in Risur to those who wish to renounce the Danoran system, in an effort to break the cycle of hatred.</p><p></p><p><span style="color: rgb(65, 168, 95)">(a short recap this time, but I wanted to give the parting with Dawkins the weight it deserved. Adventure 10 and the whacky Titan Chase will start in the next one. Also, leaving this one here which fits the mood quite well: [MEDIA=youtube]WJ6kIwqa4T0[/MEDIA])</span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lylandra, post: 9083087, member: 6816692"] [B]Session 57 [I]Raging Storm[/I][/B] As the storm over Flint threatens to reach alarming proportions, Auryn insists that both she and Gabriel must act quickly in order to protect their city. Especially as harming Flint was the last thing that Old Stag would have wanted. Carlyle however is not entirely sure how, and if they should even reach the storm with magic, including flight, being out of reach. “And even if we could fly up there... how would we defend ourselves. We barely made it out alive and I... don't know if I want to risk even more by heading straight into a hurricane. Maybe we should regroup and regain out strengths.”, he says, even though his expression is full of regret. “No. I cannot do that. Unless we act, the storm will continue to grow. There must be a way!”, Auryn returns, her eyes fixed on the sky. “Umm... maybe there is a way. We are all linked to the magic of the Land and Mr. Carlyle here bears the mark of the King...”, Margit muses while approaching us slowly. She explains that due to her connection to nature, she managed to get a feeling for the ley lines and the magic of Risur. And as she, Delft and Flying Spark were sufficient to act as both anchor and catalyst for Stanfield's ritual, the lingering magic of the Land might just be enough to pull off one last spell. Delft and our dear Faerie Dragon agree, and it appears as if this would be enough of a plan to convince Gabriel to give it a try. So we all link up, giving Gabriel enough magic to cast a flight spell on both him and Auryn. Thus we can approach the core of the storm, which turns out to be a dark, undead, twisted image of Morris Dawkins. All the while, lightning cracks around us and we have to fight the increasing gale winds to advance even a bit closer. Auryn first tries to remind him of his true self, calling to his true nature as a guardian of both the Fey and Flint and its citizens, but she fails to overcome his madness. The storm spirit, in turn, recognizes a familiar connection to Auryn, but instead of calming, he focuses his lightning towards her, hitting her directly and hurling her back in the process. Still she refuses to give up on her friend, so she turns around to approach the storm's core once more. Getting close enough this time, Auryn then focuses on her connection and shared memories with Morris, while Carlyle uses his ability to communicate with spirits to somewhat appease the spirit through this connection. “I know you're angry... you did stop She who Writhes, but you couldn't stop Stanfield. You couldn't stop the Obs, who did this to you. But we can. And we will restore the balance. So please... let go. Let your anger pass. Let us guard Flint for you.” Thereupon Auryn closes her eyes, lets herself be guided by both her intuition and the Humble Hook, ignores the danger and embraces the spirit of her friend. At first there is a violent discharge between the two, but gradually the anger dissipates, leaving only a small lightning-shaped burn mark on Auryn's Mask of the Unseen. “It's alright. Let go and find peace, my friend”, she whispers, shaking all over her body. Since Auryn is quite devastated, Carlyle takes her in his arms, connects with her spirit and looks for whatever might still remain of the spirit of Dawkins. And to his surprise, his mental call is enough to make Dawkins' spirit manifest for one last time. Both Morris and Auryn explain to each other that they are terribly sorry for what happened, and Morris promises to return to her one day. Auryn, in turn, vows to do everything she can to bring back the dream and restore the threshold between their two worlds. As she mentions the threshold however, Morris' gaze turns east, looking at Auryn with sorrow. “Tearing away the Dreaming has destroyed so much... the enclaves... oh Auryn, I'm so sorry. I wish I could be there for you in the days to come...” Fear swells up in her heart briefly, but she then returns to this very moment. Ultimately, the two say a long goodbye to each other, with Morris' presence seeming unusually real before it fades into the still dark night sky. After all the tragedies, we land, still in a tight embrace, on the ruins of the Governor's Palace as the sky gradually clears. Carlyle tries to stand by Auryn in her grief and shock, but also urges her not to let grief get the better of her, as he and the world will need her now more than ever. And ultimately Morris did lose his life solely because of Obs's machinations, and would certainly not want Auryn to give up now. [COLOR=rgb(65, 168, 95)](That was one heavy scene. Originally, Tiz had prepared a huge storm elemental creature for us to combat, but Auryn just tried and tried and tried different ways of getting through to him. And yes, Carlyle's Spirit Medium power did help a lot! Having the two say goodbye was really touching... Also, one unusual NPC death for the count. At least I think that Old Stag seldom dies in the usual ZG campaign ;) )[/COLOR] When the storm has finally dissipated and we look up into the sky, we see that there are still only four stars left. At the same time there appears to be a kind of dark spiral galaxy in the heavens, a phenomenon never seen before. Then loud ringings of bells and whistles announce the arrival of trains at Flint Main Station. We hurry back to Central where we almost bump into King Aodhan and his relief troops. He is a bit surprised to hear that the Danorans seem to be no longer a problem, so we take some time to we tell him and Lee what had happened in Flint. The King is particularly appalled by the destruction of nearly all the ships (except the Coaltongue, the Impossible, and isolated smaller ships) in the dock by both the Kraken Titan and Stanfield's treachery. Carlyle also enlightens King and Advisor that the strange phenomena the two had perceived during their voyage were a sign that the Obs' ritual had been performed, but that also something must have gone wrong in the process. We suspect that perhaps agents of the Voice of Rot (who had indeed found shelter with the Obs) or some other third party (maybe Gradiax, maybe someone else) had their share in it. We stress out that our RHC teams certainly did not, even though we suggested that Team 1 might just try a last minute infiltration of Axis Island. We suspect that with the disappearance of the magic perhaps the plane of Vona could have been removed as well, which would in turn mean that we'd have no sun anymore... Auryn then turns to King Aodhan and points out that the Danoran soldiers involved in the attack on Flint are now stranded in Risur, and that it would be easy to capture them and make an example of them. However, they, too, are ultimately just victims of centuries of Ob machinations as all of Danor had been a pawn in the grand plan of Nicodemus and the Jierre dynasty. Therefore, she suggests offering refuge and asylum in Risur to those who wish to renounce the Danoran system, in an effort to break the cycle of hatred. [COLOR=rgb(65, 168, 95)](a short recap this time, but I wanted to give the parting with Dawkins the weight it deserved. Adventure 10 and the whacky Titan Chase will start in the next one. Also, leaving this one here which fits the mood quite well: [MEDIA=youtube]WJ6kIwqa4T0[/MEDIA])[/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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