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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Echolocation" data-source="post: 8211049" data-attributes="member: 7011911">We kicked of 2021 as all years should start---with a new Zeitgeist book.Session 43Courtesy of Lisandra's playerLast session took off with a carriage arriving, housing both Hudsworth Hudgins, the cheer royal carriage driver, and a summons to meet with King Aodhan. The carriage ride was filled with light and evasive banter about the rumours of Team BAD’s deeds, particularly with a certain train and bay in Crysilliar not too long ago… and it came to light that Hudsworth was a Yerasol vetran and acquaintance of good old Pete. The team was only too happy to direct the driver to the Fatal Footstep when he had some time, as Constable Pottinger spent some of his down time there with other Veterans. But this is Zeitgeist, and we all know pleasantries cannot last long in this universe of chaos and strife.Gunshots rang out ahead, and a moment later poor Hudsworth’s body slumped from the driver’s seat. The horses gave way to a spooked, high-speed chase as two carriages, filled to the brim with armed men approached quickly. They assaulted the carriage with strange weapons. Lisandra recognized a man amongst them, a Lieutenant of Lorcan Kell by the name of Rufus Hammerton.The team sprang into action… literally, as Angharad flung himself from their carriage onto another, and as Ella and John backed up his approach with bolts of force and expert shots, their resident Ghostspeaker climbed her way out into the driver seat to tend to the horses.Kell’s men were dropping like flies, but not without leaving a parting gift as an explosive shot buried itself into one of Kell’s carriages, veering off into the street as Anghard sprinted off down an alley to chase down the fleeing thugs. Lisandra teleported from the speeding carriage to the flagstone, helping the district police secure prisoners as Ella and John sped off on the wings of birds, thanks to their canny magic skills, to check on poor Hudsworth.They found the man dead by the roadside where the chase had started. Immediately, John began pulling bottles of oils and ritual curiosity from his satchel, setting up a Druidic ritual on the roadside to begin his work. Ella, aware of the concept of druidic resurrection, wanted to stay, but not long after Lisandra and Angharad left to meet with the King, she too left John to finish his ritual.Delft met with them in the lobby of the newly erected Hotel and asked them to wait for John, and informed the King of the delay. Meanwhile, the Druid finished his resurrection, bringing into being a new, very Dwarven (and very naked) body for Hudsworth to live out his second chance in. He took it as well as could be expected, and after inspecting his new, well-made body with some shocked approval, Hudsworth stayed in the emergency services to be clothed and cared for.Once John had rejoined the team and shocking news of his resurrection success subsided, Team BAD accompanied Delft to the meeting. They met with Principal Minister Lee and the King to discuss our constables' next mission; Figuring out the Obsurati’s hiding place in the Bleak Gate and dragging them out before his probably dodgy fiance arrives in four days to begin the peace talks. No pressure. Oh, also, apparently the King has a cooky supernatural fae connection to everyone in the land and people of Risur… and can open portals to the Dreaming at the drop of a hat if he needed to. You know… just Risuri King things...As Team BAD reviewed the King’s dossier of information, B-Team were awaiting the arrival of a Beran diplomat. As Dima went through awkward formalities with the ship’s gruff bossun, a large crane hoisting a crate slipped, smashing open on the dock to reveal a dire bear, rearing up defensively as Risuri dock workers fled away in a scurry. The Beran crew barely hid their entertained grins as they watched on, but the grin was wiped from their mugs as the bear made eye contact with Carlao and calmed, staring him square in the face as their guest arrived on deck. Mediator Brakken of Hefinita was impressed at Carlao’s poise with the animal, and quickly made introductions, including Feroz the dire bear, and informed the team of his plans for the day.Dima was happy to oblige in a tour of the city, offering historical tidbits or interesting recent events as they made their way to the Hotel stables to see Feroz safely housed.Back at the hotel embassy, Team BAD met with Officer Deb, the King’s appointed contact on this mission and debriefed over the kinds of resources they would have access to as they made moves on the first part of their mission; dismantling Kell’s guild for leads. Definitely leads, and not personal revenge. Probably. Maybe. Who knows, because before any plans were made, the meeting was interrupted by a commotion outside. A guard was failing to stop an announced guest from entering the King’s chambers and the group were all surprised to see Asrabey, the fae warrior they had fought on Axis Island just over a year ago. Well, everyone but Angharad and Delft. The group followed the fae man into the chambers, keeping a keen eye on him as he approached the King to deliver a message and make a request;On behalf of the Unseen Court, he wished to make known that there is a renegade fae in Flint named Ekossigan, Herald of the Four Seasons, He Who Defends Stags From Arrows, Widdershins Prophet and Liege of Changelings. He informed the King of a poem the rebel penned before leaving that read;When spring turns to winter, the cauldron births a spark.The steel betrays the vintner, the silver spurns the arc.The fire-bride’s dissension: Dismissed by green-adorned.The wheel-woven dead man, shall wake the cauldron-born.Asrabey requested permission to search for the rebel, invoking the Rite of Kelland’s Tribute so that the King’s agents may dispatch the rebel in Asrabey's stead, without causing war with the Unseen Court.Will we find out what stupidity or boldness drove Kell to attack a royal carriage of constables in the middle of Central by light of day? How will Team BAD retaliate? And will Angharad get to hunt down this rebel fae when their infiltration to the Bleak Gate is over?Find out probably none of the answers to these questions, today, in Zeitgeist: The Adventure of Team BAD!</blockquote>

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