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<blockquote data-quote="skotothalamos" data-source="post: 6241582" data-attributes="member: 83398"><p><strong>Ambush at the Subrail Station</strong></p><p></p><p>The next day Summer had an appointment with a suspected dealer of black-market antiquities. In case that went poorly, the Constables scouted out the under-construction subrail station and decided to set up in hidden positions ahead of time. There was a large tarp strung over the entire rail station, theoretically protecting it from the daily rains. Stacks of steel reinforcement bars lay under smaller tarps around the work site. Mort and Cazara took advantage of these, while James, Malkie, and Ironpeak perched above the work pit at street level.</p><p> </p><p>After a short wait, a group of people showed up. A large man in a large hat carried a large chest on his back and a bundle of mechanical parts over his shoulder. He was followed by a woman in a dark coat who seemed to be in charge. Several men followed behind, with bundles of their own. The men set these mechanical bundles around the work site, and then hid amongst the equipment, much as Mort and Cazara had done. The woman and the large man set up the large chest in an inconvenient corner of the work site, forcing any potential buyer to walk through their ambush (and the RHC’s) in order to check out the contents of the chest.</p><p> </p><p>Summer arrived and walked through the construction site to meet with the woman and what turned out to be her golem assistant. The golem opened up the large chest, which appeared to be bigger on the inside, for it held a greatsword in addition to other enchanted weapons and items. Summer asked the dealer about Ancient items similar to the staff from the day before (which had turned to gold when used). The golem pulled out the greatsword and an amulet. The sword was made of wood, with obsidian teeth in place of a blade. The amulet was made of stone and was covered in elemental runes. The seller explained that the items had been recently acquired from a private collection, and that they matched the description Summer gave: when activated, they would turn to solid gold as well. The seller quoted a price that was far above the amount of money Summer had brought, so she asked for time to collect the funds and began her exit.</p><p> </p><p>At this point, Ironpeak and Malkie came sliding down the mud side of the pit. Ironpeak identified herself as an RHC Constable and told the weapons dealer she was under arrest, but then she comically fell face-first into the mud, giving the enemies a split second to prepare. The woman summoned a gun and shot at Ironpeak while her golem scooped up the chest and tried to escape. Cazara leapt from her hiding place to the top of the tarp, preparing to drop it on everyone. Mort dashed toward one of the mechanical bundles as it started to move. He found a mechanical walking musket turret trying to stand up. He made short work of the machine and moved toward another.</p><p> </p><p>Ironpeak managed to tackle the arms dealer as Malkie closed in. Mort shot some of the lackeys hiding around the rail station, slowly working his way toward the main fight. Summer hid behind piles of rebar while taking pot shots at the enemies. And Cazara used her shuriken to cut the lines holding up the tarp, dropping it down and covering many of the combatants in either the tarp itself or a deluge of pooled rainwater. Cazara herself landed with ease in the vicinity of Ironpeak’s wrestling match.</p><p> </p><p>The arms dealer pointed at Ironpeak and Cazara. Pistols with bayonets suddenly appeared in each of here hands. She stabbed them both, then pulled the triggers on the pistols, and scampered down a nearby stairwell, unwittingly moving directly toward Mort Stark. Ironpeak, Cazara, and Malkie gave pursuit, but they soon found themselves in a crossfire: the stairs down led to a platform where two staircases joined and then descended to the rail platform. As they caught up with the arms dealer, they noticed the musket turrets at the top of each staircase, aiming down at the landing. The arms dealer seemed desperate, however. She summoned her biggest gun: an already-lit cannon.</p><p> </p><p>The cannon went off in the close quarters of the landing, catching even the arms dealer in the blast. While she had knocked down her three pursuing constables, she had also attracted the attention of Mort Stark, who could now see her, as the stairs had descended below the level of the fallen tarp. Mort shot to kill before the arms dealer could summon up anything more dangerous. His bullet hit the mark, and the woman fell dead. The golem was subdued easily enough and the fight was over.</p><p> </p><p>Immediately, the other Constables derided Mort for killing the woman. She might have had knowledge of an arms smuggling ring or other organized crime. Mort insisted that if she needed to be interrogated, they could simply call on a spirit medium like they had done with Nilasa. Hugh Pearsall was surely still in town, after all.</p><p> </p><p>The woman’s identification papers listed her name as Kaja Stewart. Hugh was unavailable, but a RHC staff spirit medium was able to make an attempt to talk to her. However, he was unable to make contact with her. The medium indicated that her soul must have moved on quickly, or simply disappeared altogether.</p><p> </p><p>The Constables had two more Ancient artifacts: a sword and an amulet. But they would have to pursue other leads to discover what was going on, and how and why they had summoned strange beasts at the arms fair.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="skotothalamos, post: 6241582, member: 83398"] [b]Ambush at the Subrail Station[/b] The next day Summer had an appointment with a suspected dealer of black-market antiquities. In case that went poorly, the Constables scouted out the under-construction subrail station and decided to set up in hidden positions ahead of time. There was a large tarp strung over the entire rail station, theoretically protecting it from the daily rains. Stacks of steel reinforcement bars lay under smaller tarps around the work site. Mort and Cazara took advantage of these, while James, Malkie, and Ironpeak perched above the work pit at street level. After a short wait, a group of people showed up. A large man in a large hat carried a large chest on his back and a bundle of mechanical parts over his shoulder. He was followed by a woman in a dark coat who seemed to be in charge. Several men followed behind, with bundles of their own. The men set these mechanical bundles around the work site, and then hid amongst the equipment, much as Mort and Cazara had done. The woman and the large man set up the large chest in an inconvenient corner of the work site, forcing any potential buyer to walk through their ambush (and the RHC’s) in order to check out the contents of the chest. Summer arrived and walked through the construction site to meet with the woman and what turned out to be her golem assistant. The golem opened up the large chest, which appeared to be bigger on the inside, for it held a greatsword in addition to other enchanted weapons and items. Summer asked the dealer about Ancient items similar to the staff from the day before (which had turned to gold when used). The golem pulled out the greatsword and an amulet. The sword was made of wood, with obsidian teeth in place of a blade. The amulet was made of stone and was covered in elemental runes. The seller explained that the items had been recently acquired from a private collection, and that they matched the description Summer gave: when activated, they would turn to solid gold as well. The seller quoted a price that was far above the amount of money Summer had brought, so she asked for time to collect the funds and began her exit. At this point, Ironpeak and Malkie came sliding down the mud side of the pit. Ironpeak identified herself as an RHC Constable and told the weapons dealer she was under arrest, but then she comically fell face-first into the mud, giving the enemies a split second to prepare. The woman summoned a gun and shot at Ironpeak while her golem scooped up the chest and tried to escape. Cazara leapt from her hiding place to the top of the tarp, preparing to drop it on everyone. Mort dashed toward one of the mechanical bundles as it started to move. He found a mechanical walking musket turret trying to stand up. He made short work of the machine and moved toward another. Ironpeak managed to tackle the arms dealer as Malkie closed in. Mort shot some of the lackeys hiding around the rail station, slowly working his way toward the main fight. Summer hid behind piles of rebar while taking pot shots at the enemies. And Cazara used her shuriken to cut the lines holding up the tarp, dropping it down and covering many of the combatants in either the tarp itself or a deluge of pooled rainwater. Cazara herself landed with ease in the vicinity of Ironpeak’s wrestling match. The arms dealer pointed at Ironpeak and Cazara. Pistols with bayonets suddenly appeared in each of here hands. She stabbed them both, then pulled the triggers on the pistols, and scampered down a nearby stairwell, unwittingly moving directly toward Mort Stark. Ironpeak, Cazara, and Malkie gave pursuit, but they soon found themselves in a crossfire: the stairs down led to a platform where two staircases joined and then descended to the rail platform. As they caught up with the arms dealer, they noticed the musket turrets at the top of each staircase, aiming down at the landing. The arms dealer seemed desperate, however. She summoned her biggest gun: an already-lit cannon. The cannon went off in the close quarters of the landing, catching even the arms dealer in the blast. While she had knocked down her three pursuing constables, she had also attracted the attention of Mort Stark, who could now see her, as the stairs had descended below the level of the fallen tarp. Mort shot to kill before the arms dealer could summon up anything more dangerous. His bullet hit the mark, and the woman fell dead. The golem was subdued easily enough and the fight was over. Immediately, the other Constables derided Mort for killing the woman. She might have had knowledge of an arms smuggling ring or other organized crime. Mort insisted that if she needed to be interrogated, they could simply call on a spirit medium like they had done with Nilasa. Hugh Pearsall was surely still in town, after all. The woman’s identification papers listed her name as Kaja Stewart. Hugh was unavailable, but a RHC staff spirit medium was able to make an attempt to talk to her. However, he was unable to make contact with her. The medium indicated that her soul must have moved on quickly, or simply disappeared altogether. The Constables had two more Ancient artifacts: a sword and an amulet. But they would have to pursue other leads to discover what was going on, and how and why they had summoned strange beasts at the arms fair. [/QUOTE]
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