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<blockquote data-quote="gideonpepys" data-source="post: 7075639" data-attributes="member: 79141"><p><strong>Session 7 (130) - Day Three (and some other stuff from later)</strong></p><p></p><p><strong>Day Three</strong></p><p></p><p>• Lya Jierre boarded the <em>Lux Profectusque</em> early the next morning and left the citadel.</p><p>• In Negrahna, Damata Griento was surprised and overjoyed to see Rumdoom and introduced Hildegaard to Ejeka, his wife, and his children , Tarro and Dabbo. Dabbo was almost an adult now, and ten-year-old Tarro was a big as an adolescent human. They sat down for lunch in the hotel where the Grientos were staying.</p><p>• Rumdoom began to sweat profusely as they sat and talked. The Griento children were unnerved and asked for permission to leave the table. Ejeka went with them.</p><p>• Damata asked Rumdoom if he was one of the ‘foreigners’ Merton Goncala had warned him about. When Rumdoom admitted that he was, Damata said: “Give me an honest answer: are you hear to ask me to slow down my crews? And if I say ‘no’, will you try to slow them yourself?” Rumdoom said he would not do anything to harm or damage Damata’s line, but that it would be very helpful if he could slow down construction. Damata pleaded that he could not: he was ahead in the race for the ‘true centre’ and stood to gain 250000gp if he reached it first. Griento tribe elders were watching him closely after his strange behaviour three years back. He mentioned that he would have a legitimate reason to slow down once he had ‘won’ (the part of the contest he was interested in) if other contracts (the Selestala railroad between Citado Cavallo and Seobriga, for example) opened up.</p><p>• He went on to say that he quite liked Merton Goncala, but didn’t trust Rush Munchausen. “That’s not very nice,” said a voice from the doorway. It was Rush. He called Rumdoom out onto the porch and challenged him to a duel: off the record, to see which of them was the better warrior. Rumdoom took an instant dislike to the snarky half-elf. “I’ve got nothing to prove to you,” he said and went back inside. Rush taunted him as he went, “How is it possible for someone to be both half and double the man they used to be?”</p><p>• The extra money still hadn’t come through from Risur. They only had enough material for one mile of construction, so Conquo gave the rest of the workers a day off and let the steam crew do all the work.</p><p>• Back in Citado Cavallo, Leon and Gupta headed into the hills surrounding the town to deal with the Fuego goblins as requested by their host. After a couple of hours walking they came to a narrow, steep-sided gorge and were confronted by a pair of angry ankhegs and several goblin tribesfolk riding giant ants. After a brief and one-sided exchange of fire, the goblins surrendered and agreed to lead the way to their leader, a shaman named Willegu. They spoke a sort of pidgin Beran and Gupta was able to persuade their leader that they could help restore them to their old home if they shared the secret cure for Dragon Worm. Willegu and the rest of the goblins allowed them to enter the network of caves they now called home, where a human doctor had just finished helping a pregnant goblin to give birth. The doctor turned and exclaimed, “Mein Gott! Leon!” It was none other than Wolfgang von Recklinghausen.</p><p>• Wolfgang was being held prisoner by the goblins and was very relieved to see his old friend. Gupta told the goblins they would have to let Wolfgang go if they wanted to return to the caldera, and they agreed.</p><p>• Back at the fort, Melissa counselled them not to rely too much on treating Cavallo’s grandson to gain his support. The old orc would have to pretend not to care too much (even though he did), so they would still need to secure some solid benefit such as the shipping lanes deal. Alonsa told them that she could not grant access to Cavallo’s grandson because he wouldn’t want her to admit that he was ill.</p><p>• Before they could decide what to do next, news came in that one of Cavallo’s sea lords, Thrag Vidalia, had launched an unprovoked attack on the Risuri fort of Manhill…</p><p></p><p><strong>Other Events</strong></p><p></p><p>• Bandits began attacking the staging town of Aigotsura. Uru and Rumdoom set off to deal with them. Conquo remained behind to supervise the railhead and eventually became aware that a lot of the workers had downed tools and gathered together. When he went to investigate he found Merton Goncala talking to his fellow Berans, trying to turn them against the foreigners who were helping their boss. He cited the steam crew as a clear sign that Surtan Liss planned to replace them all. Conquo advanced and Merton realised he’d been rumbled. He wasn’t quite quick-witted enough to do anything but withdraw with some chagrin. Rush joined him before he departed. “Hello, Rush,” said Conquo, sincerely. “Are you feeling better?” Lya’s bodyguards withdrew. </p><p></p><p>• It turned out that Rush had been up to something, however: the supply train wouldn’t move when it tried to return to Reo Pedrosco and the engineers couldn’t figure it out. Xambria had the idea of getting the steam crew to carry it overnight to Aigotsura where Uru was on guard, but when the team of golems was brought in, the front end of the locomotive remained stubbornly in place. A quick check now revealed two immovable rods in the front wheels. With no small effort, Conquo was able to yank them out.</p><p></p><p>• It’s perhaps worth noting that Rumdoom was able to reach the Liss railhead so quickly because Hildegaard and his retinue once again conspired to have him teleport unawares. He wasn’t fooled this time, however and immediately figured out what had happened. Everyone braced themselves for trouble, but he simply got on with his boiled eggs and soldiers, seeming quite amused by the whole thing. Perhaps this <em>was </em>a different Rumdoom after all?!?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gideonpepys, post: 7075639, member: 79141"] [b]Session 7 (130) - Day Three (and some other stuff from later)[/b] [B]Day Three[/B] • Lya Jierre boarded the [I]Lux Profectusque[/I] early the next morning and left the citadel. • In Negrahna, Damata Griento was surprised and overjoyed to see Rumdoom and introduced Hildegaard to Ejeka, his wife, and his children , Tarro and Dabbo. Dabbo was almost an adult now, and ten-year-old Tarro was a big as an adolescent human. They sat down for lunch in the hotel where the Grientos were staying. • Rumdoom began to sweat profusely as they sat and talked. The Griento children were unnerved and asked for permission to leave the table. Ejeka went with them. • Damata asked Rumdoom if he was one of the ‘foreigners’ Merton Goncala had warned him about. When Rumdoom admitted that he was, Damata said: “Give me an honest answer: are you hear to ask me to slow down my crews? And if I say ‘no’, will you try to slow them yourself?” Rumdoom said he would not do anything to harm or damage Damata’s line, but that it would be very helpful if he could slow down construction. Damata pleaded that he could not: he was ahead in the race for the ‘true centre’ and stood to gain 250000gp if he reached it first. Griento tribe elders were watching him closely after his strange behaviour three years back. He mentioned that he would have a legitimate reason to slow down once he had ‘won’ (the part of the contest he was interested in) if other contracts (the Selestala railroad between Citado Cavallo and Seobriga, for example) opened up. • He went on to say that he quite liked Merton Goncala, but didn’t trust Rush Munchausen. “That’s not very nice,” said a voice from the doorway. It was Rush. He called Rumdoom out onto the porch and challenged him to a duel: off the record, to see which of them was the better warrior. Rumdoom took an instant dislike to the snarky half-elf. “I’ve got nothing to prove to you,” he said and went back inside. Rush taunted him as he went, “How is it possible for someone to be both half and double the man they used to be?” • The extra money still hadn’t come through from Risur. They only had enough material for one mile of construction, so Conquo gave the rest of the workers a day off and let the steam crew do all the work. • Back in Citado Cavallo, Leon and Gupta headed into the hills surrounding the town to deal with the Fuego goblins as requested by their host. After a couple of hours walking they came to a narrow, steep-sided gorge and were confronted by a pair of angry ankhegs and several goblin tribesfolk riding giant ants. After a brief and one-sided exchange of fire, the goblins surrendered and agreed to lead the way to their leader, a shaman named Willegu. They spoke a sort of pidgin Beran and Gupta was able to persuade their leader that they could help restore them to their old home if they shared the secret cure for Dragon Worm. Willegu and the rest of the goblins allowed them to enter the network of caves they now called home, where a human doctor had just finished helping a pregnant goblin to give birth. The doctor turned and exclaimed, “Mein Gott! Leon!” It was none other than Wolfgang von Recklinghausen. • Wolfgang was being held prisoner by the goblins and was very relieved to see his old friend. Gupta told the goblins they would have to let Wolfgang go if they wanted to return to the caldera, and they agreed. • Back at the fort, Melissa counselled them not to rely too much on treating Cavallo’s grandson to gain his support. The old orc would have to pretend not to care too much (even though he did), so they would still need to secure some solid benefit such as the shipping lanes deal. Alonsa told them that she could not grant access to Cavallo’s grandson because he wouldn’t want her to admit that he was ill. • Before they could decide what to do next, news came in that one of Cavallo’s sea lords, Thrag Vidalia, had launched an unprovoked attack on the Risuri fort of Manhill… [B]Other Events[/B] • Bandits began attacking the staging town of Aigotsura. Uru and Rumdoom set off to deal with them. Conquo remained behind to supervise the railhead and eventually became aware that a lot of the workers had downed tools and gathered together. When he went to investigate he found Merton Goncala talking to his fellow Berans, trying to turn them against the foreigners who were helping their boss. He cited the steam crew as a clear sign that Surtan Liss planned to replace them all. Conquo advanced and Merton realised he’d been rumbled. He wasn’t quite quick-witted enough to do anything but withdraw with some chagrin. Rush joined him before he departed. “Hello, Rush,” said Conquo, sincerely. “Are you feeling better?” Lya’s bodyguards withdrew. • It turned out that Rush had been up to something, however: the supply train wouldn’t move when it tried to return to Reo Pedrosco and the engineers couldn’t figure it out. Xambria had the idea of getting the steam crew to carry it overnight to Aigotsura where Uru was on guard, but when the team of golems was brought in, the front end of the locomotive remained stubbornly in place. A quick check now revealed two immovable rods in the front wheels. With no small effort, Conquo was able to yank them out. • It’s perhaps worth noting that Rumdoom was able to reach the Liss railhead so quickly because Hildegaard and his retinue once again conspired to have him teleport unawares. He wasn’t fooled this time, however and immediately figured out what had happened. Everyone braced themselves for trouble, but he simply got on with his boiled eggs and soldiers, seeming quite amused by the whole thing. Perhaps this [I]was [/I]a different Rumdoom after all?!? [/QUOTE]
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