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<blockquote data-quote="gideonpepys" data-source="post: 6129790" data-attributes="member: 79141"><p><strong>73: Terminus East</strong></p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="font-size: 12px">Having struggled ashore and bandaged Leon's bleeding face, the unit made contact with Stover Delft and Captain Hadrada of the <em>Roscommon </em>(who was standing by in Vendricce harbour, awaiting further orders). There was no response from Sly Marbo.</span></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="font-size: 12px">Delft was relieved to hear from the group and sent them a new set of mission parameters: As well as observing who met with Luc Jierre, the unit was encouraged to capture Luc if possible, kill him if necessary, and recover his lantern for study.</span></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="font-size: 12px">While waiting for the train, the unit studied the layout of the railway enclave, noting its links to the harbour, and the heavy military presence (so close was the city to Elfaivar). </span></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="font-size: 12px">When the train pulled in, the passengers disembarked - all save Luc and Bree. The train engaged in some complex maneuvers to detach most of the central section, and then slowly made its way to a private dept, giving the unit plenty of time to keep tabs and pace with it.</span></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="font-size: 12px">Uru and Leon made their way closer - Leon hiding in trees on an embankment, Uru making it all the way to the roof of the station buildiing. The rest of the unit watched from a viaduct. Uru could see Luc and Bree and a couple of other figures in the first class lounge, occasionally checking through the curtains for signs of movement on the platform.</span></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="font-size: 12px">Nothing happened for a long time. The unit waited patiently, and concocted a plan to hijack the train and make for the harbour when the time came.</span></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="font-size: 12px">Eventually, Uru heard loud footsteps coming form the station building below, whereupon Lya Jierre stepped out onto the platform and called out to her brother. She was dressed for a lavish ball, but still had her wicked-looking rapier at her hip.</span></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="font-size: 12px">Luc and Bree emerged onto the platform and Lya greeted her brother with a boisterous hug. Luc looked weary and dispirited, and carried his lantern under a dark sheet. Haltingly, Luc said that he expected a group to be there to greet him. Lya gave a knowing smile and handed him a vial of oil which he put in the lamp. When it flared, it bathed the surrounding area with the energy of the Bleak Gate, revealing another train depot, this one gloriously illuminated with candles and chandeliers, and surrounded by riflemen. In a nearby corral were four horse-drawn carriages.</span></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="font-size: 12px">Meanwhile, Bree gave Lya a brief account of their troubled journey, but confirmed they had managed to shake off pursuit - which brought them to the delicate subject of their prisoner:</span></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="font-size: 12px">Bree stepped back onto the train and returned with a disheveled, cuffed and badly bruised Sly Marbo. Lya said they would let Nicodemus decide what to do with him, and they headed into the depot.</span></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="font-size: 12px">T<span style="font-size: 12px">o</span> their surprise, the un<span style="font-size: 12px">it then</span> received a whispered communication from Marbo: "I'm in..." he said!*</span></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="font-size: 12px"><strong>The following events were reconstructed from the account of team-member Sly Marbo:</strong></span></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="font-size: 12px">Inside the depot were several Obscurati 'bookpin guards', a number of civilian guests (an astonomer, an engineer and two diplomats), along with a paunchy, middle-aged, chain-smoking hobo and a strangely cadaverous ghost.</span></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="font-size: 12px">Lya explained that, while some things would have to remain secret for now, they were all working towards the same noble ends Ottavia had spoken of. A moment's awkward silence passed during which Lya stressed how strongly Ottavia must have felt about their ultimate goal to sacrifice heself in the way she had. </span></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="font-size: 12px">She had Luc place his lantern on a table and said that, when scaled up and reproduced as lighthouses and clocktowers, it would help them change the world.</span></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="font-size: 12px">Luc was concerned about abuse of power (clearly influenced by the concerns of Ottavia), but Lya said when they got to the palace, Nicodemus would explain everything. She said they had some of the wisest people of the last five centuries guiding their actions.</span></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="font-size: 12px">The hobo interrupted, gently chiding Lya for revealing too much. This, it would seem, was Nicodemus. He commended Luc for his braveryand commiserated with him on Ottavia's loss. He the<span style="font-size: 12px">n </span>looked closely at Sly Marbo's bruises and frowned at Bree, who shrugged apologetically<span style="font-size: 12px">. </span> Nicodemus promised Sly he would be treated well as their prisoner and hoped that he would be cooperative.</span></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="font-size: 12px">Then he handed Luc, Bree and Lya amulets similar to those used by Macbannin, asked one of the soldiers to get another for Sly, and went outside to 'handle some last minute security issues'.</span></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="font-size: 12px"><strong>From here on, the unit were able to see and hear the events that transpired:</strong></span></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="font-size: 12px">A nondescript, scruffy-looking man - later identified as Nicodemus - appeared on the station platform some five minutes after Luc and Lya entered. He scanned his surroundings, gave some orders to the gunmen, took a last drag on a cigarette and turned back towards the depot building. "Time to go," he said.</span></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="font-size: 12px">Korrigan was keen to pursue their targets further, but Malthusius was at pains to stress that when the lantern-light dimmed, they would no longer be in the Bleak Gate. Frustrated, Korrigan prevaricated for a time, when one of the musketeers on the platform clutched his neck and fell over, signalling that Uru had made up his mind for him.</span></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="font-size: 12px">Rumdoom and Malthusius dashed down the steps from the viaduct, while Matunaaga took aim and fired at another guard and Korrigan flew down using his canary pendant. Leon crept from the bushes under the train.</span></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="font-size: 12px">Within, the Obscurati was horrified that all of their precautions had been thwarted.</span></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="font-size: 12px">"We <span style="font-size: 12px">must stop underestimating these people," said Nicodemus<span style="font-size: 12px">.</span></span></span></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="font-size: 12px">A door flew open and a voice warned the unit to stand down, lest harm come to their captured comrade.</span></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="font-size: 12px">At that moment, Sly Marbo transformed into a hare, dashed out of the depot building, dodging bullets as he went, and leapt into Malthusius' arms. And so battle was joined without fear for their captive companion.</span></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="font-size: 12px">At once, Lya dashed outside to engage the enemy. Nicodemus joined her, strolling casually around the battle. Deespite appearances, he radiated<span style="font-size: 12px"> charisma.</span> <span style="font-size: 12px">Lighting</span> up a cigarette, he chided Lya to "be careful my dear". For her part, Lya could be heard cursing under her breath, "The one time I step outside without my bodyguards..." Nicodemus added, "Not for yourself<span style="font-size: 12px">! <span style="font-size: 12px">I</span></span>t would be helpful if we could keep the majority of them alive."<br /> </span></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="font-size: 12px">Lya's skill was astounding, and her weapon made a horrific grinding sound when it touched metal. As a high-ranking member of the house of Jierre, she was protected by all manner of magical wards, and by herself would have been a worthy foe. But the unit was outnumbered too: unseen foes plagued them with mindbending spells; the musketeers peppered them with rifle fire; Bree and the Bookpin guards formed a formidable wall around Luc. It wasn't looking good for the unit, or their mission to capture Luc and his lantern, still weary as they were from their trials in the clergy vault.</span></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="font-size: 12px">Rumdoom fell, ablaze - the curse of the Jierre bloodline proving much more deadly than a regular tiefling retort. His mind mired by Obscurati magic, he couldn't even put himself out!<br /> </span></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="font-size: 12px">Leon pretty much single-handedly turned the tide of the battle. He used his fey spells to throw Luc's guards around the depot, while isolating and dropping the noble tiefling; then he grabbed the lantern and hightailed it across the battlefield, illuminating two Obscurati mages as he went and plunging half of the enemy combatants back into the Bleak Gate. He made a beeline for the locomotive and Uru followed suit.<br /> </span></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="font-size: 12px">By now, Nicodemus had fallen, and was watching the fight from the ground, calmly bleeding out. Lya and Bree took off their amulets and pursued the fleeing unit.</span></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="font-size: 12px">Matunaaga took his chance to drop Bree (but did not strike a killing blow out of respect for a fellow warrior), while Malthusius tore away from the fight and - using his <em>bracers of mental might</em> - grabbed the unconscious Luc and dashed towards the train.</span></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="font-size: 12px">Lya gave a cry of fright, broke away from Rumdoom (who was by now back on his feet), charged Malthusius and, in a single fluid action, lopped off his arm. The deva fell into the train, bleeding profusely, while Matunaaga sprang at Lya and launched an attack that saw her vanish with a cry of anger into the Bleak Gate, subject to some sort of magical contingency. Her razorburst rapier clattered to the ground. Matunaaga grabbed both the rapier and the severed arm, then jumped on board to staunch Malthusius' bleeding.</span></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="font-size: 12px">Claxons, sounded throughout the city - sounds of gunfire at the depot had caused the alarm to be raised and mounted soldiers could be seen galloping along the viaduct.</span></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="font-size: 12px">Korrigan grabbed Luc, and the train lurched into motion:</span></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="font-size: 12px">In the locomotive car, Leon and Uru had found not only the taciturn engineer (who already had his hands raised) but Verzubak Tantalovich. No wonder their nocturnal activities had been compromsied!<br /> </span></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="font-size: 12px">But Verzubak was not in the mood to fight**:</span></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="font-size: 12px">"Wait!" he said. "No one told me there was going to be bloodshed! I've no quarrel with you. How about I just jump off the train and we forget about the whole thing?"<br /> </span></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="font-size: 12px">Uru and Leon agreed. Then Verzubak took a look out of the window, at the Crisillyiri cavalry bearing down on the railway enclave and said, "On second thoughts, could you give me a lift to the harbour?"</span></li> </ul></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gideonpepys, post: 6129790, member: 79141"] [b]73: Terminus East[/b] [LIST] [*][SIZE=3]Having struggled ashore and bandaged Leon's bleeding face, the unit made contact with Stover Delft and Captain Hadrada of the [I]Roscommon [/I](who was standing by in Vendricce harbour, awaiting further orders). There was no response from Sly Marbo.[/SIZE] [*][SIZE=3]Delft was relieved to hear from the group and sent them a new set of mission parameters: As well as observing who met with Luc Jierre, the unit was encouraged to capture Luc if possible, kill him if necessary, and recover his lantern for study.[/SIZE] [*][SIZE=3]While waiting for the train, the unit studied the layout of the railway enclave, noting its links to the harbour, and the heavy military presence (so close was the city to Elfaivar). [/SIZE] [*][SIZE=3]When the train pulled in, the passengers disembarked - all save Luc and Bree. The train engaged in some complex maneuvers to detach most of the central section, and then slowly made its way to a private dept, giving the unit plenty of time to keep tabs and pace with it.[/SIZE] [*][SIZE=3]Uru and Leon made their way closer - Leon hiding in trees on an embankment, Uru making it all the way to the roof of the station buildiing. The rest of the unit watched from a viaduct. Uru could see Luc and Bree and a couple of other figures in the first class lounge, occasionally checking through the curtains for signs of movement on the platform.[/SIZE] [*][SIZE=3]Nothing happened for a long time. The unit waited patiently, and concocted a plan to hijack the train and make for the harbour when the time came.[/SIZE] [*][SIZE=3]Eventually, Uru heard loud footsteps coming form the station building below, whereupon Lya Jierre stepped out onto the platform and called out to her brother. She was dressed for a lavish ball, but still had her wicked-looking rapier at her hip.[/SIZE] [*][SIZE=3]Luc and Bree emerged onto the platform and Lya greeted her brother with a boisterous hug. Luc looked weary and dispirited, and carried his lantern under a dark sheet. Haltingly, Luc said that he expected a group to be there to greet him. Lya gave a knowing smile and handed him a vial of oil which he put in the lamp. When it flared, it bathed the surrounding area with the energy of the Bleak Gate, revealing another train depot, this one gloriously illuminated with candles and chandeliers, and surrounded by riflemen. In a nearby corral were four horse-drawn carriages.[/SIZE] [*][SIZE=3]Meanwhile, Bree gave Lya a brief account of their troubled journey, but confirmed they had managed to shake off pursuit - which brought them to the delicate subject of their prisoner:[/SIZE] [*][SIZE=3]Bree stepped back onto the train and returned with a disheveled, cuffed and badly bruised Sly Marbo. Lya said they would let Nicodemus decide what to do with him, and they headed into the depot.[/SIZE] [*][SIZE=3]T[SIZE=3]o[/SIZE] their surprise, the un[SIZE=3]it then[/SIZE] received a whispered communication from Marbo: "I'm in..." he said!*[/SIZE] [*][SIZE=3][B]The following events were reconstructed from the account of team-member Sly Marbo:[/B][/SIZE] [*][SIZE=3]Inside the depot were several Obscurati 'bookpin guards', a number of civilian guests (an astonomer, an engineer and two diplomats), along with a paunchy, middle-aged, chain-smoking hobo and a strangely cadaverous ghost.[/SIZE] [*][SIZE=3]Lya explained that, while some things would have to remain secret for now, they were all working towards the same noble ends Ottavia had spoken of. A moment's awkward silence passed during which Lya stressed how strongly Ottavia must have felt about their ultimate goal to sacrifice heself in the way she had. [/SIZE] [*][SIZE=3]She had Luc place his lantern on a table and said that, when scaled up and reproduced as lighthouses and clocktowers, it would help them change the world.[/SIZE] [*][SIZE=3]Luc was concerned about abuse of power (clearly influenced by the concerns of Ottavia), but Lya said when they got to the palace, Nicodemus would explain everything. She said they had some of the wisest people of the last five centuries guiding their actions.[/SIZE] [*][SIZE=3]The hobo interrupted, gently chiding Lya for revealing too much. This, it would seem, was Nicodemus. He commended Luc for his braveryand commiserated with him on Ottavia's loss. He the[SIZE=3]n [/SIZE]looked closely at Sly Marbo's bruises and frowned at Bree, who shrugged apologetically[SIZE=3]. [/SIZE] Nicodemus promised Sly he would be treated well as their prisoner and hoped that he would be cooperative.[/SIZE] [*][SIZE=3]Then he handed Luc, Bree and Lya amulets similar to those used by Macbannin, asked one of the soldiers to get another for Sly, and went outside to 'handle some last minute security issues'.[/SIZE] [*][SIZE=3][B]From here on, the unit were able to see and hear the events that transpired:[/B][/SIZE] [*][SIZE=3]A nondescript, scruffy-looking man - later identified as Nicodemus - appeared on the station platform some five minutes after Luc and Lya entered. He scanned his surroundings, gave some orders to the gunmen, took a last drag on a cigarette and turned back towards the depot building. "Time to go," he said.[/SIZE] [*][SIZE=3]Korrigan was keen to pursue their targets further, but Malthusius was at pains to stress that when the lantern-light dimmed, they would no longer be in the Bleak Gate. Frustrated, Korrigan prevaricated for a time, when one of the musketeers on the platform clutched his neck and fell over, signalling that Uru had made up his mind for him.[/SIZE] [*][SIZE=3]Rumdoom and Malthusius dashed down the steps from the viaduct, while Matunaaga took aim and fired at another guard and Korrigan flew down using his canary pendant. Leon crept from the bushes under the train.[/SIZE] [*][SIZE=3]Within, the Obscurati was horrified that all of their precautions had been thwarted.[/SIZE] [*][SIZE=3]"We [SIZE=3]must stop underestimating these people," said Nicodemus[SIZE=3].[/SIZE][/SIZE][/SIZE] [*][SIZE=3]A door flew open and a voice warned the unit to stand down, lest harm come to their captured comrade.[/SIZE] [*][SIZE=3]At that moment, Sly Marbo transformed into a hare, dashed out of the depot building, dodging bullets as he went, and leapt into Malthusius' arms. And so battle was joined without fear for their captive companion.[/SIZE] [*][SIZE=3]At once, Lya dashed outside to engage the enemy. Nicodemus joined her, strolling casually around the battle. Deespite appearances, he radiated[SIZE=3] charisma.[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Lighting[/SIZE] up a cigarette, he chided Lya to "be careful my dear". For her part, Lya could be heard cursing under her breath, "The one time I step outside without my bodyguards..." Nicodemus added, "Not for yourself[SIZE=3]! [SIZE=3]I[/SIZE][/SIZE]t would be helpful if we could keep the majority of them alive." [/SIZE] [*][SIZE=3]Lya's skill was astounding, and her weapon made a horrific grinding sound when it touched metal. As a high-ranking member of the house of Jierre, she was protected by all manner of magical wards, and by herself would have been a worthy foe. But the unit was outnumbered too: unseen foes plagued them with mindbending spells; the musketeers peppered them with rifle fire; Bree and the Bookpin guards formed a formidable wall around Luc. It wasn't looking good for the unit, or their mission to capture Luc and his lantern, still weary as they were from their trials in the clergy vault.[/SIZE] [*][SIZE=3]Rumdoom fell, ablaze - the curse of the Jierre bloodline proving much more deadly than a regular tiefling retort. His mind mired by Obscurati magic, he couldn't even put himself out! [/SIZE] [*][SIZE=3]Leon pretty much single-handedly turned the tide of the battle. He used his fey spells to throw Luc's guards around the depot, while isolating and dropping the noble tiefling; then he grabbed the lantern and hightailed it across the battlefield, illuminating two Obscurati mages as he went and plunging half of the enemy combatants back into the Bleak Gate. He made a beeline for the locomotive and Uru followed suit. [/SIZE] [*][SIZE=3]By now, Nicodemus had fallen, and was watching the fight from the ground, calmly bleeding out. Lya and Bree took off their amulets and pursued the fleeing unit.[/SIZE] [*][SIZE=3]Matunaaga took his chance to drop Bree (but did not strike a killing blow out of respect for a fellow warrior), while Malthusius tore away from the fight and - using his [I]bracers of mental might[/I] - grabbed the unconscious Luc and dashed towards the train.[/SIZE] [*][SIZE=3]Lya gave a cry of fright, broke away from Rumdoom (who was by now back on his feet), charged Malthusius and, in a single fluid action, lopped off his arm. The deva fell into the train, bleeding profusely, while Matunaaga sprang at Lya and launched an attack that saw her vanish with a cry of anger into the Bleak Gate, subject to some sort of magical contingency. Her razorburst rapier clattered to the ground. Matunaaga grabbed both the rapier and the severed arm, then jumped on board to staunch Malthusius' bleeding.[/SIZE] [*][SIZE=3]Claxons, sounded throughout the city - sounds of gunfire at the depot had caused the alarm to be raised and mounted soldiers could be seen galloping along the viaduct.[/SIZE] [*][SIZE=3]Korrigan grabbed Luc, and the train lurched into motion:[/SIZE] [*][SIZE=3]In the locomotive car, Leon and Uru had found not only the taciturn engineer (who already had his hands raised) but Verzubak Tantalovich. No wonder their nocturnal activities had been compromsied! [/SIZE] [*][SIZE=3]But Verzubak was not in the mood to fight**:[/SIZE] [*][SIZE=3]"Wait!" he said. "No one told me there was going to be bloodshed! I've no quarrel with you. How about I just jump off the train and we forget about the whole thing?" [/SIZE] [*][SIZE=3]Uru and Leon agreed. Then Verzubak took a look out of the window, at the Crisillyiri cavalry bearing down on the railway enclave and said, "On second thoughts, could you give me a lift to the harbour?"[/SIZE] [/LIST] [/QUOTE]
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