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<blockquote data-quote="gideonpepys" data-source="post: 7070613" data-attributes="member: 79141"><p><strong>Session 6 (129) - PART THREE: Uru and Conquo in... Overclock!</strong></p><p></p><p>Gupta and Korrigan were being shown around by Alonsa Frolian, the physically impressive but easy-going aide to Cavallo de Guerra. She had come to their rooms shortly before noon. This had given Gupta time to sit down and pen a letter to Bian Insac, who had always proved to be a useful contact: </p><p></p><p><em>“My dear Bian</em></p><p> <em></em></p><p><em>It is with my deepest condolences that I write to you – it was unfair of me to snap at your sensitive and well-intentioned interest. Working so closely on the Oddcog file has brought my sadness at my family’s death to the surface.</em></p><p> <em></em></p><p><em>But it would be remiss of me not to reassert the position I shared so brusquely. I have not held you in amorous interest and I do not expect my heart to change. I am sorry if my manner has led you on in false belief.</em></p><p> <em></em></p><p><em>I am afraid my cadre of close female friends is low at the moment else I would offer to put you in touch with someone who might return your affection. Nevertheless, I will always offer counsel in matters of the heart and of wooing.</em></p><p> <em></em></p><p><em>Please do not let my short temper sunder our comradeship</em></p><p> <em></em></p><p><em>Gupta </em></p><p> <em></em></p><p><em>X X”</em></p><p></p><p>Alonsa was happy to arrange for it to be sent to Seobriga. She was taking them to lunch with Cavallo on the terrace, she said, but her circuitous route took them past the dining hall, allowing her to explain that it was off-limits at the moment (and heavily guarded) because it was so full of treasure: a dragon hoard that had been secured only a few weeks ago, and had yet to be fully appraised.</p><p></p><p>They arrived on the sunny, blustery terrace to find an ample buffet. A dire bear slumbered in the shade, and Alonsa introduced it as her pet, Chupacabra. Perhaps they would see it spar if they stayed a few days (and she gestured to a bear pit to the rear of the terrace). Lya Jierre was chatting to Cavallo, but gave way on their arrival with grace and magnanimity. </p><p></p><p>While she might not have tried to urge him to attack Manhill, Lya had muddied the waters by warning Cavallo that they came to manipulate him. Korrigan countered that it was not his intention to play the Bruse’s game, but anything they could do to help heal their differences could only be a good thing. Cavallo shrugged as if this mattered not one jot to him, but Korrigan could tell that it did. The orc was old, and this on-going enmity was pointless and tiring.</p><p></p><p>Their chat was momentarily interrupted when Cavallo’s daughter began to bring her children onto the terrace. Cavallo bridled and hastily ushered her away. She noticed the strangers and looked aghast, hastily scooping up her youngest child (whose leg was bandaged) and spiriting him away even quicker than the others. </p><p></p><p>Leon arrived just as she left.</p><p></p><p>Their conversation with the Cavallo was actually made easier by the fact that their cards were now on the table. It was a matter of trying to openly establish his price for cooperation, rather than subtly coax it out of him. He mentioned a pesky tribe of goblins that needed dealing with, and they hesitantly broached the subject of the disease infecting the common folk. (Cavallo certainly doubted their chances of helping in this regard.) Melissa Amerie was helpful enough to raise the subject of Cavallo’s daughter and the widespread hope that Corta Nariz might one day be Bruse. Cavallo clearly enjoyed the idea, but could not bring himself to set too much store by it in public. Korrigan asked if it might be possible to meet her. (Being Korrigan, he wouldn’t want to go along with a plan to raise her to the throne without establishing her suitability.) Cavallo shrugged and said she was busy with the affairs of the fleet, but Alonsa was more helpful said she might visit in the next few days. At this point Leon mentioned the positive response from Rock Rackus and they began to hatch a plan to have Corta Nariz speak at the concert they hoped to stage in Seobriga, thereby raising her public profile and killing two birds with one stone.</p><p></p><p>Cavallo then made sense of one of Copperhat’s crazy outbursts: he asked if they could wield Risuri influence on the archfey Beshela and grant him broader access to the shipping lanes. They promised to try and the old orc seemed satisfied.</p><p></p><p>Meanwhile, on the other side of Ber, Conquo and Uru had inadvertently alarmed the officers of Liss Railways who, despite having been warned to expect ‘outside help’, were not expecting a shadowy gremlin and a giant golem. They were too scared to object when Uru began tinkering with the next outbound supply train and, with Conquo shovelling firegems as fast as he could, took the locomotive up to frightening speeds, heedless of the screams of the engineers. They were at the staging town in no time! (Although the engine was badly damaged, as were the nerves of every passenger.)</p><p></p><p>Having learned his lesson, Uru took the more conventional form of a goblin engineer (little realising the Beran prejudice that goblins could not master any technology more complex than a rope).</p><p></p><p>Here in Aigotsura they found not one but ten huge golems being put through their paces by Surtan Liss, the crimson-clad, jewel-encrusted owner of Liss Railways, who casually ate live mice from a bowl as the demonstration went on. These golems were simple, mindless machines, but very effective - property of one Benedict Pemberton, who was in attendance, along with his one-eyed, one-armed daughter. Xambria challenged one of these golems to a race and (after an oddly one-sided disagreement with the other occupant of her head: “No, you can’t take on all ten!”) handed control over to Conquo who easily outpaced the specialised construct Pemberton had been trying to sell to Liss.</p><p></p><p>Bubble duly burst, they bargained Pemberton down to instalments, and took possession of the ten machines. This completely cleaned them out of cash, but rather that (they decided) than have them go to the Ob!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gideonpepys, post: 7070613, member: 79141"] [b]Session 6 (129) - PART THREE: Uru and Conquo in... Overclock![/b] Gupta and Korrigan were being shown around by Alonsa Frolian, the physically impressive but easy-going aide to Cavallo de Guerra. She had come to their rooms shortly before noon. This had given Gupta time to sit down and pen a letter to Bian Insac, who had always proved to be a useful contact: [I]“My dear Bian It is with my deepest condolences that I write to you – it was unfair of me to snap at your sensitive and well-intentioned interest. Working so closely on the Oddcog file has brought my sadness at my family’s death to the surface. But it would be remiss of me not to reassert the position I shared so brusquely. I have not held you in amorous interest and I do not expect my heart to change. I am sorry if my manner has led you on in false belief. I am afraid my cadre of close female friends is low at the moment else I would offer to put you in touch with someone who might return your affection. Nevertheless, I will always offer counsel in matters of the heart and of wooing. Please do not let my short temper sunder our comradeship Gupta X X”[/I] Alonsa was happy to arrange for it to be sent to Seobriga. She was taking them to lunch with Cavallo on the terrace, she said, but her circuitous route took them past the dining hall, allowing her to explain that it was off-limits at the moment (and heavily guarded) because it was so full of treasure: a dragon hoard that had been secured only a few weeks ago, and had yet to be fully appraised. They arrived on the sunny, blustery terrace to find an ample buffet. A dire bear slumbered in the shade, and Alonsa introduced it as her pet, Chupacabra. Perhaps they would see it spar if they stayed a few days (and she gestured to a bear pit to the rear of the terrace). Lya Jierre was chatting to Cavallo, but gave way on their arrival with grace and magnanimity. While she might not have tried to urge him to attack Manhill, Lya had muddied the waters by warning Cavallo that they came to manipulate him. Korrigan countered that it was not his intention to play the Bruse’s game, but anything they could do to help heal their differences could only be a good thing. Cavallo shrugged as if this mattered not one jot to him, but Korrigan could tell that it did. The orc was old, and this on-going enmity was pointless and tiring. Their chat was momentarily interrupted when Cavallo’s daughter began to bring her children onto the terrace. Cavallo bridled and hastily ushered her away. She noticed the strangers and looked aghast, hastily scooping up her youngest child (whose leg was bandaged) and spiriting him away even quicker than the others. Leon arrived just as she left. Their conversation with the Cavallo was actually made easier by the fact that their cards were now on the table. It was a matter of trying to openly establish his price for cooperation, rather than subtly coax it out of him. He mentioned a pesky tribe of goblins that needed dealing with, and they hesitantly broached the subject of the disease infecting the common folk. (Cavallo certainly doubted their chances of helping in this regard.) Melissa Amerie was helpful enough to raise the subject of Cavallo’s daughter and the widespread hope that Corta Nariz might one day be Bruse. Cavallo clearly enjoyed the idea, but could not bring himself to set too much store by it in public. Korrigan asked if it might be possible to meet her. (Being Korrigan, he wouldn’t want to go along with a plan to raise her to the throne without establishing her suitability.) Cavallo shrugged and said she was busy with the affairs of the fleet, but Alonsa was more helpful said she might visit in the next few days. At this point Leon mentioned the positive response from Rock Rackus and they began to hatch a plan to have Corta Nariz speak at the concert they hoped to stage in Seobriga, thereby raising her public profile and killing two birds with one stone. Cavallo then made sense of one of Copperhat’s crazy outbursts: he asked if they could wield Risuri influence on the archfey Beshela and grant him broader access to the shipping lanes. They promised to try and the old orc seemed satisfied. Meanwhile, on the other side of Ber, Conquo and Uru had inadvertently alarmed the officers of Liss Railways who, despite having been warned to expect ‘outside help’, were not expecting a shadowy gremlin and a giant golem. They were too scared to object when Uru began tinkering with the next outbound supply train and, with Conquo shovelling firegems as fast as he could, took the locomotive up to frightening speeds, heedless of the screams of the engineers. They were at the staging town in no time! (Although the engine was badly damaged, as were the nerves of every passenger.) Having learned his lesson, Uru took the more conventional form of a goblin engineer (little realising the Beran prejudice that goblins could not master any technology more complex than a rope). Here in Aigotsura they found not one but ten huge golems being put through their paces by Surtan Liss, the crimson-clad, jewel-encrusted owner of Liss Railways, who casually ate live mice from a bowl as the demonstration went on. These golems were simple, mindless machines, but very effective - property of one Benedict Pemberton, who was in attendance, along with his one-eyed, one-armed daughter. Xambria challenged one of these golems to a race and (after an oddly one-sided disagreement with the other occupant of her head: “No, you can’t take on all ten!”) handed control over to Conquo who easily outpaced the specialised construct Pemberton had been trying to sell to Liss. Bubble duly burst, they bargained Pemberton down to instalments, and took possession of the ten machines. This completely cleaned them out of cash, but rather that (they decided) than have them go to the Ob! [/QUOTE]
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