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<blockquote data-quote="Knightfall" data-source="post: 7533962" data-attributes="member: 2012"><p><strong>Part One: Emiko reaches Caranarth</strong></p><p></p><p></p><p>While Torm is speaking to all those gathered in the temple, Emiko is working her magic trying to get in contact with Rebel Three. She tries to bounce the signal off the scattering field surrounding the planet, which goes nowhere. She knew it was a long shot. She picks up dozens of Imperial signals but they are all encoded. Imperial signals are tough to hack, and if she fails, they might detect her.</p><p></p><p>She comes across strange signals emnating from the far southwest, which would put them somewhere in what she's learned is the Trackless Sea. If she can only remember, yes, a place called Lantan. The signals seem to be a form of primitive radio waves. She is able to boost her signal enough to make contact but all she hears is static. Then, she gets an idea. She isolates the signal and amplifies and encrypts it using a false Imperial code that Rebel Three will recognize.</p><p></p><p>"Hey, I'm getting something," she hears a young female voice coming through the comms. It isn't Caranarth's. "Hello, can you hear me? Are you a rebel too?"</p><p></p><p>She tries to respond but the person on the other end cannot hear her.</p><p></p><p><strong>"Don't say anything!"</strong> A loud voice booms. <strong>"It could be the empire homing in on us."</strong></p><p></p><p><span style="color: gold">"Give me that,"</span> Caranarth snaps. <span style="color: gold">"Go help the others."</span></p><p></p><p>"Okay, I'm sorry. But you did say for me to watch it."</p><p></p><p><span style="color: gold">"I know, I know,"</span> Caranarth says more gently. <span style="color: gold">"Now, go on and be a good lad and help the others."</span></p><p></p><p>"Okay, Car!"</p><p></p><p><span style="color: gold">"Geez, these kids. They're so, resiliant."</span></p><p></p><p>Emiko waits while Caranarth validates her signal. She can hear him working his own gear on the other end to try to clear up the static in the background.</p><p></p><p><span style="color: gold">"I'm going to assume you can hear me, Blue Star. Our situation is dire. The region known as the Dalelands has fallen. The only holdout is a place called Essembra in the cormanthor forest. We're, well, I think it's best you don't know where we are for now. The Imperials are damn well everywhere. It's turning into a gobble shoot. If we didn't have a powerful local helping us, we've died half-a-dozen times. He's a bigwig mystic.</span></p><p><span style="color: gold"></span></p><p><span style="color: gold">"Rebel One isn't sure where to go next. There is no way for us to make it Anauroch. The blasted Imperials are everywhere and these Zhents are falling them fanatically. Something about some local god called Cyric."</span></p><p></p><p>A voice interrupts Caranarth. "May I speak to her?"</p><p></p><p><span style="color: gold">"Sure, but use the code–"</span></p><p></p><p>"Your codenames are not required, for now," a male voice says. "I have sealed the signal with magic. We may speak to this Emiko freely."</p><p></p><p><span style="color: gold">"Are you sure?"</span></p><p></p><p>"I wouldn't have spoke her name if I wasn't sure." For a moment there is silence then the male voice continues. "Hello, Lady Emiko, I am Elminster of," he pauses. "I am Elminster. Tell your companions that we cannot come to your aid at this time. For while the Dalelands have fallen, Cormyr still stands in defiance of the Dragon Empire, as does Aglarond, Impiltur, and Turmish. However, the Imperials have swayed all the city-states of the Moonsea and are working now to buyoff Sembia. I doubt we can count on them."</p><p></p><p><span style="color: gold">"Emiko,"</span> Caranarth adds. <span style="color: gold">"Your team needs to find Rebel Two, Gaspar. His name is Gaspar. He's undercover and using a different alias. I'll send that to you in an encypted data packet."</span> Emiko hears keys being tapped and then silence. <span style="color: gold">"That should do it."</span></p><p></p><p>Emiko opens the data packet. The man's alias is Taggs Robsstan. In the data packet is a personal homing frequency as well.</p><p></p><p><span style="color: gold">"I wish I knew more,"</span> Caranarth says with a sigh. <span style="color: gold">"I know he's working closely with someone, but I don't think he's recruited them. You need to find him, Emiko. If we don't get those codes, we're screwed."</span></p><p></p><p>"We need to save your battery," Elminster insists. "Contact her again later, if possible."</p><p></p><p><span style="color: gold">"Take care, Blue Star,"</span> Caranarth says. Then the signal cuts out.</p><p></p><p>Yin Hun comes in over the comms and tells her to meet him and the other in the library.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Knightfall, post: 7533962, member: 2012"] [b]Part One: Emiko reaches Caranarth[/b] While Torm is speaking to all those gathered in the temple, Emiko is working her magic trying to get in contact with Rebel Three. She tries to bounce the signal off the scattering field surrounding the planet, which goes nowhere. She knew it was a long shot. She picks up dozens of Imperial signals but they are all encoded. Imperial signals are tough to hack, and if she fails, they might detect her. She comes across strange signals emnating from the far southwest, which would put them somewhere in what she's learned is the Trackless Sea. If she can only remember, yes, a place called Lantan. The signals seem to be a form of primitive radio waves. She is able to boost her signal enough to make contact but all she hears is static. Then, she gets an idea. She isolates the signal and amplifies and encrypts it using a false Imperial code that Rebel Three will recognize. "Hey, I'm getting something," she hears a young female voice coming through the comms. It isn't Caranarth's. "Hello, can you hear me? Are you a rebel too?" She tries to respond but the person on the other end cannot hear her. [b]"Don't say anything!"[/b] A loud voice booms. [b]"It could be the empire homing in on us."[/b] [color="gold"]"Give me that,"[/color] Caranarth snaps. [color="gold"]"Go help the others."[/color] "Okay, I'm sorry. But you did say for me to watch it." [color="gold"]"I know, I know,"[/color] Caranarth says more gently. [color="gold"]"Now, go on and be a good lad and help the others."[/color] "Okay, Car!" [color="gold"]"Geez, these kids. They're so, resiliant."[/color] Emiko waits while Caranarth validates her signal. She can hear him working his own gear on the other end to try to clear up the static in the background. [color="gold"]"I'm going to assume you can hear me, Blue Star. Our situation is dire. The region known as the Dalelands has fallen. The only holdout is a place called Essembra in the cormanthor forest. We're, well, I think it's best you don't know where we are for now. The Imperials are damn well everywhere. It's turning into a gobble shoot. If we didn't have a powerful local helping us, we've died half-a-dozen times. He's a bigwig mystic. "Rebel One isn't sure where to go next. There is no way for us to make it Anauroch. The blasted Imperials are everywhere and these Zhents are falling them fanatically. Something about some local god called Cyric."[/color] A voice interrupts Caranarth. "May I speak to her?" [color="gold"]"Sure, but use the code–"[/color] "Your codenames are not required, for now," a male voice says. "I have sealed the signal with magic. We may speak to this Emiko freely." [color="gold"]"Are you sure?"[/color] "I wouldn't have spoke her name if I wasn't sure." For a moment there is silence then the male voice continues. "Hello, Lady Emiko, I am Elminster of," he pauses. "I am Elminster. Tell your companions that we cannot come to your aid at this time. For while the Dalelands have fallen, Cormyr still stands in defiance of the Dragon Empire, as does Aglarond, Impiltur, and Turmish. However, the Imperials have swayed all the city-states of the Moonsea and are working now to buyoff Sembia. I doubt we can count on them." [color="gold"]"Emiko,"[/color] Caranarth adds. [color="gold"]"Your team needs to find Rebel Two, Gaspar. His name is Gaspar. He's undercover and using a different alias. I'll send that to you in an encypted data packet."[/color] Emiko hears keys being tapped and then silence. [color="gold"]"That should do it."[/color] Emiko opens the data packet. The man's alias is Taggs Robsstan. In the data packet is a personal homing frequency as well. [color="gold"]"I wish I knew more,"[/color] Caranarth says with a sigh. [color="gold"]"I know he's working closely with someone, but I don't think he's recruited them. You need to find him, Emiko. If we don't get those codes, we're screwed."[/color] "We need to save your battery," Elminster insists. "Contact her again later, if possible." [color="gold"]"Take care, Blue Star,"[/color] Caranarth says. Then the signal cuts out. Yin Hun comes in over the comms and tells her to meet him and the other in the library. [/QUOTE]
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