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<blockquote data-quote="gideonpepys" data-source="post: 7295285" data-attributes="member: 79141"><p><strong>Session 34 - Part One</strong></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><strong>BOOOM!</strong></p><p></p><p>An almighty crash awoke them in the dead of night. Each struggled to figure out what on earth had caused it: Leon was almost thrown out of his berth; Uru – up in the crow’s nest – looked down to see a dark shape in the water alongside the <em>Impossible</em>; Korrigan reached for his <em>defender longsword </em>and realised Matunaaga was in trouble; Rumdoom had to be shaken awake by Hildegaard.</p><p></p><p>Matunaaga was badly injured and pinned to the floor of his cabin by an enormous metal structure that had crashed through the hull. He could hear the pounding of heavy footfalls and he struggled to free himself before they reached him. He centred himself and used Zuoken’s Centring to boost his physical strength with the power of his mind. </p><p></p><p>Leon teleported onto the main deck but found it empty; Uru leapt from the crow’s nest and landed on the gunwale. There was an enormous submersible in the water. Two boarding ramprows in the shape of tiefling horns had pierced the hull at the level of their quarters, and a dozen porteurs de mort were charging through the breach. Korrigan reached the passageway in time to see them muster in the container hold, but before they could charge him, or take aim, Rumdoom burst out of his cabin, wielding his mordenkrad, but no armour. The porteurs mobbed him. Matunaaga, having only just managed to win free found himself fighting hand-to-hand in the confines of his cabin.</p><p></p><p>These were hard-bitten men and tieflings, the elite of the elite – grizzled and combat-ready. Their express intention was to take out one or more of the unit in direct response to Korrigan’s sending. “Greetings from the Sovereign,” one of them declared, hurling a strange grenade.</p><p></p><p>They were well-equipped, their weapons filled with anti-magic shrapnel; they had shotguns, six-shooter carbines and a variety of magical ammunition: they blocked off the approach of other crew members with webs and focused all their fire on the unit.</p><p></p><p>But circumstances were not on the porteurs side. The ‘weaker’ members of the unit were nowhere to be found, and with Rumdoom barring their way, they could not get at anyone else. At one point, though, even Rumdoom began to falter, but Korrigan shielded him behind a stone wall for long enough for him to heal up and summon his ice armour. This done, he was practically invulnerable. It seemed like he was enjoying himself. Meanwhile, Uru picked off the porteurs one by one (dropping down onto the ramprow and attacking from behind) and Matunaaga defeated the three in his cabin. Leon harried them too, and parried their bullets with his <em>dreaming blade</em> and the martial technique he had learned from the eladrin. Early on, Rutger Smith emerged, pistol in hand, but Korrigan stopped him with a gesture and said, “Let us handle this.”</p><p></p><p>Still, this was not an easy fight, and it was some time before it was clear who would win. But once over half of their number had been slain, the porteurs withdrew. Their submersible had already pulled away – they threw themselves out of the holes in the hull, and made off across the water, buoyed by a ritual.</p><p></p><p>Korrigan sent to Han Jierre again: “Thanks for the message. I regret to say that the messengers ran away before I could give them my reply.”</p><p></p><p><strong><span style="color: #B22222">This whole episode was inspired by Tormyr's earlier post, without which I would not have reflected on the fact that this would be a nice, dramatic moment to have a concerted attack against the unit. I really beefed up the porteurs, making the squad on the submarine the elite of the elite, boosted by potions and rituals. Having the attack come at night on board ship added some variety (the characters weren't awake or equipped), but it soon became apparent that the marines stood no chance of making a kill. It was fun though!</span></strong></p><p></p><p><strong>Free Publicity</strong></p><p></p><p>Gupta, Uriel and Kasvarina had spent the evening at the mansion house shared by Melissa Amerie and her coterie of intellectuals, including Ludoso Alleron and Roderigo Anthrasio. They had slipped ashore under cover of Kasvarina’s <em>seeming</em> ritual shortly after their arrival on the <em>Impossible</em>. And so they weren’t on board when the porteurs attacked, which is probably best. Kieran Sentacore went with them. Despite his earlier reservations about the unit, he had come to the conclusion that the Lost Arc provided a unique opportunity for a historian to revisit events of huge significance, and had requested that he be allow to follow them, at least for the time being. For the moment, though, they had left the Arc with Korrigan, cautious of igniting a diplomatic incident. Their intention was to liaise with the Beran authorities before unleashing any memory events on central Seobriga.</p><p></p><p>To that end, they had invited Glaucia Evoria to Melissa’s house. It was a sign of his continued faith in Gupta that Korrigan allowed her to handle this negotiation without him. Glaucia was openly suspicious of Kasvarina but decided to permit the unit to use the Arc within the confines of the city, as long as the citizens were kept safe. It was put to her that this would best be achieved by making the events public, and having guards or soldiers (or <em>executores</em>) on hand to control the crowds. This meshed nicely with Melissa’s ambition to publicise her ongoing serialisation of the unit’s adventures. (She talked later about ‘going back to the very beginning’, once her series about their exploits in Ber was done, with their permission and input, of course.)</p><p></p><p>Once dinner was over and Glaucia had gone, the visitors left to find a secluded spot on the outskirts of the city where Gupta could safely transform. Kasvarina came along too, fascinated; Kieran Sentacore was nervous but didn’t have much choice. Once again, Gupta made her transformation within the safety of a warding circle, and was provided with another goat to eat. Three nights down; two to go.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gideonpepys, post: 7295285, member: 79141"] [b]Session 34 - Part One[/b] [B]BOOOM![/B] An almighty crash awoke them in the dead of night. Each struggled to figure out what on earth had caused it: Leon was almost thrown out of his berth; Uru – up in the crow’s nest – looked down to see a dark shape in the water alongside the [I]Impossible[/I]; Korrigan reached for his [I]defender longsword [/I]and realised Matunaaga was in trouble; Rumdoom had to be shaken awake by Hildegaard. Matunaaga was badly injured and pinned to the floor of his cabin by an enormous metal structure that had crashed through the hull. He could hear the pounding of heavy footfalls and he struggled to free himself before they reached him. He centred himself and used Zuoken’s Centring to boost his physical strength with the power of his mind. Leon teleported onto the main deck but found it empty; Uru leapt from the crow’s nest and landed on the gunwale. There was an enormous submersible in the water. Two boarding ramprows in the shape of tiefling horns had pierced the hull at the level of their quarters, and a dozen porteurs de mort were charging through the breach. Korrigan reached the passageway in time to see them muster in the container hold, but before they could charge him, or take aim, Rumdoom burst out of his cabin, wielding his mordenkrad, but no armour. The porteurs mobbed him. Matunaaga, having only just managed to win free found himself fighting hand-to-hand in the confines of his cabin. These were hard-bitten men and tieflings, the elite of the elite – grizzled and combat-ready. Their express intention was to take out one or more of the unit in direct response to Korrigan’s sending. “Greetings from the Sovereign,” one of them declared, hurling a strange grenade. They were well-equipped, their weapons filled with anti-magic shrapnel; they had shotguns, six-shooter carbines and a variety of magical ammunition: they blocked off the approach of other crew members with webs and focused all their fire on the unit. But circumstances were not on the porteurs side. The ‘weaker’ members of the unit were nowhere to be found, and with Rumdoom barring their way, they could not get at anyone else. At one point, though, even Rumdoom began to falter, but Korrigan shielded him behind a stone wall for long enough for him to heal up and summon his ice armour. This done, he was practically invulnerable. It seemed like he was enjoying himself. Meanwhile, Uru picked off the porteurs one by one (dropping down onto the ramprow and attacking from behind) and Matunaaga defeated the three in his cabin. Leon harried them too, and parried their bullets with his [I]dreaming blade[/I] and the martial technique he had learned from the eladrin. Early on, Rutger Smith emerged, pistol in hand, but Korrigan stopped him with a gesture and said, “Let us handle this.” Still, this was not an easy fight, and it was some time before it was clear who would win. But once over half of their number had been slain, the porteurs withdrew. Their submersible had already pulled away – they threw themselves out of the holes in the hull, and made off across the water, buoyed by a ritual. Korrigan sent to Han Jierre again: “Thanks for the message. I regret to say that the messengers ran away before I could give them my reply.” [B][COLOR="#B22222"]This whole episode was inspired by Tormyr's earlier post, without which I would not have reflected on the fact that this would be a nice, dramatic moment to have a concerted attack against the unit. I really beefed up the porteurs, making the squad on the submarine the elite of the elite, boosted by potions and rituals. Having the attack come at night on board ship added some variety (the characters weren't awake or equipped), but it soon became apparent that the marines stood no chance of making a kill. It was fun though![/COLOR][/B] [B]Free Publicity[/B] Gupta, Uriel and Kasvarina had spent the evening at the mansion house shared by Melissa Amerie and her coterie of intellectuals, including Ludoso Alleron and Roderigo Anthrasio. They had slipped ashore under cover of Kasvarina’s [I]seeming[/I] ritual shortly after their arrival on the [I]Impossible[/I]. And so they weren’t on board when the porteurs attacked, which is probably best. Kieran Sentacore went with them. Despite his earlier reservations about the unit, he had come to the conclusion that the Lost Arc provided a unique opportunity for a historian to revisit events of huge significance, and had requested that he be allow to follow them, at least for the time being. For the moment, though, they had left the Arc with Korrigan, cautious of igniting a diplomatic incident. Their intention was to liaise with the Beran authorities before unleashing any memory events on central Seobriga. To that end, they had invited Glaucia Evoria to Melissa’s house. It was a sign of his continued faith in Gupta that Korrigan allowed her to handle this negotiation without him. Glaucia was openly suspicious of Kasvarina but decided to permit the unit to use the Arc within the confines of the city, as long as the citizens were kept safe. It was put to her that this would best be achieved by making the events public, and having guards or soldiers (or [I]executores[/I]) on hand to control the crowds. This meshed nicely with Melissa’s ambition to publicise her ongoing serialisation of the unit’s adventures. (She talked later about ‘going back to the very beginning’, once her series about their exploits in Ber was done, with their permission and input, of course.) Once dinner was over and Glaucia had gone, the visitors left to find a secluded spot on the outskirts of the city where Gupta could safely transform. Kasvarina came along too, fascinated; Kieran Sentacore was nervous but didn’t have much choice. Once again, Gupta made her transformation within the safety of a warding circle, and was provided with another goat to eat. Three nights down; two to go. [/QUOTE]
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