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<blockquote data-quote="gideonpepys" data-source="post: 7558583" data-attributes="member: 79141"><p><strong>Session 213, Part One - One in, one out…</strong></p><p></p><p>Overnight, they rested in the refuse heap as best they could, but their rest was uneasy and disturbed. Beams of light swept over the city, causing them to fear that a search might be underway. Just a few hours in, Leon experienced cramps and chills and began to vomit. It was clear that Uru had afflicted him with some sort of poison, but he was too weak to risk a draining remove affliction ritual, and having already administered to Quratulain in such a way, Korrigan was in any case too exhausted to perform another. It was decided to send Leon back to the Coaltongue for Ayesha to tend to. He could not teleport, for obvious reasons, so they decided to risk an airlift in the early hours, just before they moved out. A dragonflier descended, and spirited Leon away. They sent Hildegaard up too. Without Rumdoom by her side, she was very vulnerable.</p><p></p><p>Amielle told them that, as requested, they had lowered their altitude and gone looking for hiveminds. They were hard to spot, but eventually, she saw them, “Thanks to Sparklehorse, or whatever his name is. He becomes agitated when they are near. They are coming in much lower than in the Anthras, reach the environs of Ursalina and then vanish.” The ship wasn’t trying to follow them, or get so low as to be seen clearly from the streets. Rutger Smith had redoubled the watch in case their presence had been noted; Matunaaga’s children posted themselves on deck, in shifts, alert to the approach of thoughtforms.</p><p></p><p>Quratulain was back to her old self, it seemed. She thanked them for saving her – again. “This is becoming quite a thing!” Someone made a joke about ‘all the king’s horses and all the king’s men’. Maybe Uru’s next project, when they freed him from the gidim, could be posable Quratulain action figures with removable limbs and armour?</p><p></p><p>Now they were waiting only for Agent Doran, who had slipped away alone to check his mail drop and other contacts. He returned with news: the night lights had come from the Ob lighthouse. What were they up to? Possibly related were reports of unrest down at the docks – many ships had arrived in the last few days bringing frightening rumours from the south; seeking sanctuary in Ursalina, they had found none and reacted violently when refused permission to leave. Also – new edicts had been posted. Citizens were warned to be on the lookout for ‘outsiders’. There was no clear description, except that they were led by a pair ‘masquerading as executores’. Doran had brought robes and cloaks for Salome and Glaucia. Another edict encouraged the people to “engage with all scheduled events with full gusto”.</p><p></p><p>And so they set off for the docks to investigate these rumours, and maybe make contact with the Commodore. The streets were full now and they were not covered by Leon’s illusions. Doran went as Officer Durgle; Brakken used a great deal of effort to render himself and Feroz invisible. This added caution, and the business of the streets, caused their trip to take most of the morning:</p><p></p><p>Cowed and suppressed by the city patrols, the populace went about its daily business, knowing that people who acted out of line were prone to disappear. Brakken could sense this readily now. It had become a quiet protest for people to sarcastically adopt repetitive speech patterns, especially when the police were around. Two of the most popular phrases were, “Come inside to shop and get out of that harsh sun,” and “Fool’s Day was even better than last year! Lord Cadagyr’s patronage truly showed in the costumes. Such a variety of colors!” The Fool’s Day celebrations had been cancelled.</p><p></p><p>From dawn to dusk, Ursaliña followed a regular schedule: merchants set up their booths, displayed their wares, and then closed up promptly when the dim light of the Gyre sank to the west. People were borderline brusque in their behavior, but in the presence of police they feigned joviality. Brakken said that it was now clear that the people were affected by some sort of psychic effect similar to a hivemind, but more restrained. They passed through a square where exuberant powder-paint explosions covered everywhere, but the square was quiet now.</p><p></p><p>There were a lot of police down at the docks, keeping an eye on things. ‘Durgle’ became ‘Roberta’, the privateer, and with Brakken close by, relaying the surface thoughts of strangers telepathically, they managed to get the following out of the sailors: Smouldering resentment at the actions of the authorities, who had dragged many of them away following the unrest – unrest caused when two ships tried to leave the harbour and were ‘herded’ quietly back to shore. Why were they so keen to leave? Because Ursalina was not the haven they had hoped. Word from the south told of a sleeping sickness that had engulfed whole communities. Fishing fleets returned to find their wives and children unresponsive, mindless. Others told of a black, ‘cloud of death’ that descended on a mercantile convoy and noiselessly drained the crew of life. This sounded to the unit like a hivemind. Whatever it was, it was huge and deadly and it was coming this way. But they couldn’t get the authorities to take them seriously! </p><p></p><p>Korrigan decided that it would be meet to speak with Commodore Anjela Deinousa, explain the threat to her people and the city, and persuade her to help. With Glaucia at his side, she might take him seriously. This would accomplish two things: gain them allies in their current predicament, and help to delay or prevent a subsequent attack on Risur. The military docks were in a second, more secluded cove, divided from the rest of the harbour by a promontory on which stood the Obscurati’s lighthouse. The others persuaded the king to let them investigate the lighthouse on the way.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gideonpepys, post: 7558583, member: 79141"] [b]Session 213, Part One - One in, one out…[/b] Overnight, they rested in the refuse heap as best they could, but their rest was uneasy and disturbed. Beams of light swept over the city, causing them to fear that a search might be underway. Just a few hours in, Leon experienced cramps and chills and began to vomit. It was clear that Uru had afflicted him with some sort of poison, but he was too weak to risk a draining remove affliction ritual, and having already administered to Quratulain in such a way, Korrigan was in any case too exhausted to perform another. It was decided to send Leon back to the Coaltongue for Ayesha to tend to. He could not teleport, for obvious reasons, so they decided to risk an airlift in the early hours, just before they moved out. A dragonflier descended, and spirited Leon away. They sent Hildegaard up too. Without Rumdoom by her side, she was very vulnerable. Amielle told them that, as requested, they had lowered their altitude and gone looking for hiveminds. They were hard to spot, but eventually, she saw them, “Thanks to Sparklehorse, or whatever his name is. He becomes agitated when they are near. They are coming in much lower than in the Anthras, reach the environs of Ursalina and then vanish.” The ship wasn’t trying to follow them, or get so low as to be seen clearly from the streets. Rutger Smith had redoubled the watch in case their presence had been noted; Matunaaga’s children posted themselves on deck, in shifts, alert to the approach of thoughtforms. Quratulain was back to her old self, it seemed. She thanked them for saving her – again. “This is becoming quite a thing!” Someone made a joke about ‘all the king’s horses and all the king’s men’. Maybe Uru’s next project, when they freed him from the gidim, could be posable Quratulain action figures with removable limbs and armour? Now they were waiting only for Agent Doran, who had slipped away alone to check his mail drop and other contacts. He returned with news: the night lights had come from the Ob lighthouse. What were they up to? Possibly related were reports of unrest down at the docks – many ships had arrived in the last few days bringing frightening rumours from the south; seeking sanctuary in Ursalina, they had found none and reacted violently when refused permission to leave. Also – new edicts had been posted. Citizens were warned to be on the lookout for ‘outsiders’. There was no clear description, except that they were led by a pair ‘masquerading as executores’. Doran had brought robes and cloaks for Salome and Glaucia. Another edict encouraged the people to “engage with all scheduled events with full gusto”. And so they set off for the docks to investigate these rumours, and maybe make contact with the Commodore. The streets were full now and they were not covered by Leon’s illusions. Doran went as Officer Durgle; Brakken used a great deal of effort to render himself and Feroz invisible. This added caution, and the business of the streets, caused their trip to take most of the morning: Cowed and suppressed by the city patrols, the populace went about its daily business, knowing that people who acted out of line were prone to disappear. Brakken could sense this readily now. It had become a quiet protest for people to sarcastically adopt repetitive speech patterns, especially when the police were around. Two of the most popular phrases were, “Come inside to shop and get out of that harsh sun,” and “Fool’s Day was even better than last year! Lord Cadagyr’s patronage truly showed in the costumes. Such a variety of colors!” The Fool’s Day celebrations had been cancelled. From dawn to dusk, Ursaliña followed a regular schedule: merchants set up their booths, displayed their wares, and then closed up promptly when the dim light of the Gyre sank to the west. People were borderline brusque in their behavior, but in the presence of police they feigned joviality. Brakken said that it was now clear that the people were affected by some sort of psychic effect similar to a hivemind, but more restrained. They passed through a square where exuberant powder-paint explosions covered everywhere, but the square was quiet now. There were a lot of police down at the docks, keeping an eye on things. ‘Durgle’ became ‘Roberta’, the privateer, and with Brakken close by, relaying the surface thoughts of strangers telepathically, they managed to get the following out of the sailors: Smouldering resentment at the actions of the authorities, who had dragged many of them away following the unrest – unrest caused when two ships tried to leave the harbour and were ‘herded’ quietly back to shore. Why were they so keen to leave? Because Ursalina was not the haven they had hoped. Word from the south told of a sleeping sickness that had engulfed whole communities. Fishing fleets returned to find their wives and children unresponsive, mindless. Others told of a black, ‘cloud of death’ that descended on a mercantile convoy and noiselessly drained the crew of life. This sounded to the unit like a hivemind. Whatever it was, it was huge and deadly and it was coming this way. But they couldn’t get the authorities to take them seriously! Korrigan decided that it would be meet to speak with Commodore Anjela Deinousa, explain the threat to her people and the city, and persuade her to help. With Glaucia at his side, she might take him seriously. This would accomplish two things: gain them allies in their current predicament, and help to delay or prevent a subsequent attack on Risur. The military docks were in a second, more secluded cove, divided from the rest of the harbour by a promontory on which stood the Obscurati’s lighthouse. The others persuaded the king to let them investigate the lighthouse on the way. [/QUOTE]
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