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<blockquote data-quote="gideonpepys" data-source="post: 7559699" data-attributes="member: 79141"><p><strong>Session 213, Part Two - Ob Flap</strong></p><p></p><p>In his guise as Torado, irascible old half-orc merchant, Doran knew Sergio Flores quite well. Flores had built the Ob’s unnecessarily large lighthouse here, and for reasons best known to himself had installed a kind of ‘penthouse suite’ just below the lamp and observation deck. He was usually keen to show guests around. ‘Torado’ knocked on the wooden door in the partition wall, which divided the lighthouse and the end of the promontory from the rest of the dock. He waited a while before it was abruptly opened and a surly looking sailor peered out. He gave a harrumph of disappointment, clearly expecting someone else.</p><p></p><p>“What is it?” he demanded, looking behind Torado at the docks beyond. The old half-orc leaned disarmingly on his walking stick and asked after Sergio. “I don’t think he’ll be taking visitors but I’ll ask,” said the sailor, closing the door. After another, longer wait, the door was flung open by the effusive Sergio Flores who welcomed Torado inside. Torado paused in the doorway for an extended handshake – just long enough for Brakken and Feroz to squeeze invisibly inside. (Brakken came to read minds; Feroz did not want to be left on his own with strangers.) Torado promised Flores news from throughout Ursalina, and asked why they had lit the lamp last night. Flores was keen to share and invited him up to the penthouse, where Torado ensconced himself on a sofa with a drink of whiskey, while the Ob officers told their story and flapped about him. (Brakken and Feroz lurked on the stairs.)</p><p></p><p>Flores was joined by two Ob officers from outside Ursalina: the ghost of dragonborn singer Praesidia de Vaca (whose presence in this form Torado blithely accepted) and minotaur priest Trevio Addaz. Praesidia was in a flap. She had been hoping the newcomer was ‘Bruce’, who had apparently gone to gather news along the docks. Addaz reassured her that McDruid would return shortly. Praesidia moaned that this was not at all what she expected, and that other Ob officers must have received a better welcome elsewhere in Ber. Flores confessed that their treatment had not been typical, nor in the character of his old friend Lord Cadagyr. Something was amiss! He turned to Torado for confirmation; Torado nodded that the people were indeed behaving strangely and asked about the unrest at the docks.</p><p></p><p>Addaz said they didn’t know much except that the ringleaders had been carted off by the authorities. McDruid’s crew had swapped ‘tall stories’ with other sailors about a mysterious menace sweeping north along the coast, and were eager to leave the city but Addaz dismissed these rumours as superstition, borne out of fear at the disappearance of the sun. Still, he was concerned that the authorities might target them now that Flores had insisted on lighting the lamp. Flores said it was worth a try – to normalise minds and rid the city of this strange, pervasive influence. “That’s not how the lamps work. You built the thing, don’t you know that?”</p><p></p><p>They fell to bickering. Praesidia wanted to leave. She was reminded of the fate of other ships that tried to do so: all visited by a strange and very large albatross, whereupon they returned to port. “An animal messenger,” Addaz reasoned, “bearing a stern word from Lord Cadagyr.” He reminded Praesidia of their mission and of the consequences of failing Nicodemus in his current frame of mind. “You, of all people, should hardly need reminding of that.” (Brakken read her thoughts: poor Praesidia, seeking to win concessions for her Bards faction had thrown her lot in with the Colossal Congress just before Nicodemus’ purge. It had been recognised that she was really nothing more than an innocent bystander, and invited to join the ghost council following her untimely demise. Praesidia was at once both hugely grateful and immensely hurt by her treatment. Especially since Catherine Romana had got away scot free!)</p><p></p><p>Outside, the others lurked as surreptitiously as possible, close to the lighthouse, and so they were first to see a lone figure scuttle past the police and approach the small wooden door in the partition wall. Thanks to the Humble Hook, Korrigan knew him to be Bruce McDruid, an explorer and Ob officer who had once been the host of Matunaaga. He knocked and was admitted. </p><p></p><p>Up top, Addaz had seen McDruid return from a window, and was perplexed when the man did not come up the stairs. They dashed down to meet him (causing Brakken and Feroz to squeeze themselves into uncomfortable recesses in order that they didn’t block their way). Torado followed more slowly (as did his invisible companions). By the time they arrived, a full-blown argument was underway: McDruid and his crew were loading things onto their boat and preparing to cast off, to the loud and urgent protests of both Flores and Addaz.</p><p></p><p>“I told ye not to light that bloody lamp, man!” McDruid hooted. "They’re on their way here noo – a whole troop of orcs. We're doomed! Ye can stay and argue with ‘em if ye like. I’ll take ma chances with that bloody albatross.”</p><p></p><p>Alerted by Brakken, Korrigan saw Ursalinan elite officers – armed with carbines and supported by lawmages – marching through the docks towards the lighthouse. A lieutenant was at their head, mounted on a giant wargoat – barded, with spikes driven into its curved horns. Korrigan asked Quratulain to calculate the Ob’s chances if they chose to resist. “Low to medium-low,” said Quratulain. “We’ll sit this one out,” Korrigan told his team.</p><p></p><p>Ignoring Flores, McDruid cast off. Praesidia joined him. ‘Torado’ toyed with the idea of simply jumping in to the water, but decided against blowing his cover. Determined to demonstrate his faith in reason and willingness to work with those in authority, Addaz went out to greet the troops and delivered a rousing and well-rehearsed pro-Ob speech, during which he was forced to raise his hands in the air by two-dozen carbines. Half of the orcs then swarmed through the open doorway and either placed rough hands upon Flores and Torado, or opened fire on McDruid’s boat. Flores and Torado were dragged outside where, along with Addaz, they were placed under arrest and told that they would be taken to see Lord Cadagyr. “This is ideal,” said Addaz, determined to look on the bright side. “I’m sure we can reason with the man.” Flores was put out that his earlier requests for an audience had been denied – and now this!</p><p></p><p>Brakken watched invisibly as McDruid’s ship surged out beyond range of the orcs’ carbines and headed for the harbour mouth. Before long, however, just as described, a large, faintly luminous albatross descended from the sky. A few minutes later, the ship slowed and came to a halt, but by then, Brakken was forced to chase after the others to catch up.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gideonpepys, post: 7559699, member: 79141"] [b]Session 213, Part Two - Ob Flap[/b] In his guise as Torado, irascible old half-orc merchant, Doran knew Sergio Flores quite well. Flores had built the Ob’s unnecessarily large lighthouse here, and for reasons best known to himself had installed a kind of ‘penthouse suite’ just below the lamp and observation deck. He was usually keen to show guests around. ‘Torado’ knocked on the wooden door in the partition wall, which divided the lighthouse and the end of the promontory from the rest of the dock. He waited a while before it was abruptly opened and a surly looking sailor peered out. He gave a harrumph of disappointment, clearly expecting someone else. “What is it?” he demanded, looking behind Torado at the docks beyond. The old half-orc leaned disarmingly on his walking stick and asked after Sergio. “I don’t think he’ll be taking visitors but I’ll ask,” said the sailor, closing the door. After another, longer wait, the door was flung open by the effusive Sergio Flores who welcomed Torado inside. Torado paused in the doorway for an extended handshake – just long enough for Brakken and Feroz to squeeze invisibly inside. (Brakken came to read minds; Feroz did not want to be left on his own with strangers.) Torado promised Flores news from throughout Ursalina, and asked why they had lit the lamp last night. Flores was keen to share and invited him up to the penthouse, where Torado ensconced himself on a sofa with a drink of whiskey, while the Ob officers told their story and flapped about him. (Brakken and Feroz lurked on the stairs.) Flores was joined by two Ob officers from outside Ursalina: the ghost of dragonborn singer Praesidia de Vaca (whose presence in this form Torado blithely accepted) and minotaur priest Trevio Addaz. Praesidia was in a flap. She had been hoping the newcomer was ‘Bruce’, who had apparently gone to gather news along the docks. Addaz reassured her that McDruid would return shortly. Praesidia moaned that this was not at all what she expected, and that other Ob officers must have received a better welcome elsewhere in Ber. Flores confessed that their treatment had not been typical, nor in the character of his old friend Lord Cadagyr. Something was amiss! He turned to Torado for confirmation; Torado nodded that the people were indeed behaving strangely and asked about the unrest at the docks. Addaz said they didn’t know much except that the ringleaders had been carted off by the authorities. McDruid’s crew had swapped ‘tall stories’ with other sailors about a mysterious menace sweeping north along the coast, and were eager to leave the city but Addaz dismissed these rumours as superstition, borne out of fear at the disappearance of the sun. Still, he was concerned that the authorities might target them now that Flores had insisted on lighting the lamp. Flores said it was worth a try – to normalise minds and rid the city of this strange, pervasive influence. “That’s not how the lamps work. You built the thing, don’t you know that?” They fell to bickering. Praesidia wanted to leave. She was reminded of the fate of other ships that tried to do so: all visited by a strange and very large albatross, whereupon they returned to port. “An animal messenger,” Addaz reasoned, “bearing a stern word from Lord Cadagyr.” He reminded Praesidia of their mission and of the consequences of failing Nicodemus in his current frame of mind. “You, of all people, should hardly need reminding of that.” (Brakken read her thoughts: poor Praesidia, seeking to win concessions for her Bards faction had thrown her lot in with the Colossal Congress just before Nicodemus’ purge. It had been recognised that she was really nothing more than an innocent bystander, and invited to join the ghost council following her untimely demise. Praesidia was at once both hugely grateful and immensely hurt by her treatment. Especially since Catherine Romana had got away scot free!) Outside, the others lurked as surreptitiously as possible, close to the lighthouse, and so they were first to see a lone figure scuttle past the police and approach the small wooden door in the partition wall. Thanks to the Humble Hook, Korrigan knew him to be Bruce McDruid, an explorer and Ob officer who had once been the host of Matunaaga. He knocked and was admitted. Up top, Addaz had seen McDruid return from a window, and was perplexed when the man did not come up the stairs. They dashed down to meet him (causing Brakken and Feroz to squeeze themselves into uncomfortable recesses in order that they didn’t block their way). Torado followed more slowly (as did his invisible companions). By the time they arrived, a full-blown argument was underway: McDruid and his crew were loading things onto their boat and preparing to cast off, to the loud and urgent protests of both Flores and Addaz. “I told ye not to light that bloody lamp, man!” McDruid hooted. "They’re on their way here noo – a whole troop of orcs. We're doomed! Ye can stay and argue with ‘em if ye like. I’ll take ma chances with that bloody albatross.” Alerted by Brakken, Korrigan saw Ursalinan elite officers – armed with carbines and supported by lawmages – marching through the docks towards the lighthouse. A lieutenant was at their head, mounted on a giant wargoat – barded, with spikes driven into its curved horns. Korrigan asked Quratulain to calculate the Ob’s chances if they chose to resist. “Low to medium-low,” said Quratulain. “We’ll sit this one out,” Korrigan told his team. Ignoring Flores, McDruid cast off. Praesidia joined him. ‘Torado’ toyed with the idea of simply jumping in to the water, but decided against blowing his cover. Determined to demonstrate his faith in reason and willingness to work with those in authority, Addaz went out to greet the troops and delivered a rousing and well-rehearsed pro-Ob speech, during which he was forced to raise his hands in the air by two-dozen carbines. Half of the orcs then swarmed through the open doorway and either placed rough hands upon Flores and Torado, or opened fire on McDruid’s boat. Flores and Torado were dragged outside where, along with Addaz, they were placed under arrest and told that they would be taken to see Lord Cadagyr. “This is ideal,” said Addaz, determined to look on the bright side. “I’m sure we can reason with the man.” Flores was put out that his earlier requests for an audience had been denied – and now this! Brakken watched invisibly as McDruid’s ship surged out beyond range of the orcs’ carbines and headed for the harbour mouth. Before long, however, just as described, a large, faintly luminous albatross descended from the sky. A few minutes later, the ship slowed and came to a halt, but by then, Brakken was forced to chase after the others to catch up. [/QUOTE]
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