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<blockquote data-quote="gideonpepys" data-source="post: 6156075" data-attributes="member: 79141"><p><strong>Session 81a - Downtime Week Seven</strong></p><p></p><p>Marshall Korrigan called a meeting at the start of the week to try to get to grips with the Black Star Mining issue more firmly. He was dismayed to learn that Leon was unavailable - for personal reasons in the first half of the week; involved in a solo investigation in the second half. Leon had been key to Korrigan's plans and as the week went on his absence was felt ever more keenly.</p><p></p><p>Matunaaga had returned by this point and, although politicking and diplomacy were not his forte, suggested he might make use of his Battalion contacts. Uru, for his part, suggested that the unit come up with more underhanded tactics, as this was no doubt what their enemies were up to. He decided he would try to see what dirt he could dig up on the more problematic mayors.</p><p></p><p></p><p>This also got the unit thinking about direct sabotage, and eventually they decided to see if Gale could be persuaded to target the mercenary ships. (However, with everything that happened later in the week, this idea was eventually forgotten about...)</p><p></p><p></p><p>Korrigan outlined his own plan: to use the contacts he had made through Heward Sechim and Deneric Jayce to launch a publicity campaign on three fronts: a grass-roots 'socialist' campaign to encourage the Dockers and their allies to view the fleet as a threat not an opportunity; a journalistic campaign focused on the middle classes preying on their fears of the Deep Ones (capitalizing on the excellent job already done by Black Star Mining) and suggesting that the fleet would <em>provoke</em> a deep sea invasion rather than prevent one; and a military angle, designed to demonstrate how open the launch would leave Risur should the unthinkable happen and the forthcoming Peace Treaty fail. Funding for all of this would come from the wealthy Ayres residents who had attended his dinner a fortnight earlier (in return for which, Korrigan would back their campaign to install a mayor specific to the Ayres).</p><p></p><p></p><p>Malthusius suggested that the unit get Rock Rackus involved in galvanizing the Dockers. He had already worked the writings of the Grumbler (the now deceased but deep-one obsessed former unit member Karl Krauss) into many of his lyrics and if approached by a unit member he was friendly with, might be persuaded to say/sing more on the subject. Everyone acknowledged that Leon would be the best person to handle this...</p><p></p><p>Before they dissolved the meeting, the group was put on stand-by - at any moment during the week, they would need to be ready to respond should Doctor Wolfgang von Recklinghausen contact Malthusius, to let him know when and where his recruitment meeting with the Ob would take place. While the operation against Black Star Mining was foremost in their minds right now, it should not be forgotten than Recklinghausen was their only real link to the Obscurati in Flint, and the one they had told Stover Delft they would pursue.</p><p></p><p></p><p>After dividing up the workload, the group went their separate ways:</p><p></p><p></p><p><strong>Matunaaga</strong> arranged for Korrigan's contact, Mutya Offendor to introduce him to Pine Island Mayor Roger Pepper. Pepper was ex-military and Battalion-trained and Matunaaga felt they might have a thing or two in common. For his part, Mayor Pepper was keen to meet a <em>maustin caji</em>. It was quickly established that he was already a supporter of the unit's cause, which was great news. Having cracked the second tier of the Palimpsest, Matunaaga devoted himself to his studies this week, and submitted the title for his Battalion thesis: "<em>Strengthen the Mind, Strengthen the Blade:</em> <em>A Treatise on the link between mental strength and martial effectiveness and the power of increased focus through adaptive meditation." </em>This would draw on some of the esoteric concepts he had learned from the stone tablet. As this would no doubt add to the pool of knowledge available at the Battalion, his proposed thesis was accepted with great enthusiasm.</p><p></p><p><strong>DM's Note: </strong>Two things to note here - the Palimpsest is an ancient artifact of Matunaaga's people(who in my campaign reskinned githzerai who live in the Anthras Mountains, and were once slaves of the gidim; there are also pockets in some of the border states). The Palimpsest has unlocked the githzerai racial paragon paths for Matunaaga (a hybrid monk/ranger). Because they are suboptimal, I have offered Matunaaga the bonus of taking both paths, and switching between them with an hour's meditation. Mainly because it's fun and cool. He can't use both daily powers, though! (But we won't have to worry about that til level 20, and if the campaign so far has been anything to go by, that should be some time in 2015). Also, Matunaaga is working towards a dual theme, and has been studying hard at the Battalion to become a martial scholar. We felt that his homebrew theme (<em>maustin caji</em>), while it was interesting and fun to design, did not connect him to the world of Zeitgeist sufficiently firmly. He is spending his entire stipend from level 10 on this improvement. </p><p></p><p></p><p><strong>Korrigan </strong>made up for lost time by galvanizing his dinner party guests. Having already convinced them of the rightness of his cause, he now approached the Wardroughs, Heward Sechim and Guy Goodson for funds to support a publicity campaign aimed at convincing the population of Flint that the launch of the mercenary fleet was inimical to their best interests. This campaign would be aimed at the Dockers movement, the middle classes, and Old Faith adherents in particular. This work took up most of Korrigan's time, but in the evening he found time to study the philosophical tome on Triegenes, recommended to him by Ottavia Sacredote, ever more closely. Though he had little or no interest in the Clergy, or in the organised religion that it espoused, the central tenets at the core of the Triegenes myth were very affecting and chimed very closely with Korrigan's own convictions.</p><p></p><p></p><p><strong>DM's Note: </strong>His belief in personal sacrifice and duty, his encounter and conversations with Ottavia, and the strange lure he felt from the Holy Avenger wielded by the stone titan paladin Maur Granatha - all point towards an epiphany for Korrigan that we intend to represent with the multiclass paladin feat. However, we don't intend for this to be some great religious or evangelical moment, but something more in keeping with his character and reflective of his personal devotion. So he will be taking a feat that allows him to function as a defender (challenging opponents in the manner of Triegenes; protecting his allies directly) and taking insight as a new skill. Neither he nor I anticipate any major developments here, other than (potentially) retrieving and wielding the sword of Maur Granatha later in the campaign.</p><p></p><p></p><p><strong>Malthusius</strong> spent a great deal of time in the North Shore this week, doing his best to fill in for Leon and get a 'feel' for the area. He visited with Bishop Antonescu, who was able to tell him a little about Mayor Aaron Choir, but not much more than they already knew (that he was a politician who would be swayed by public opinion). Malthusius also visited with Isaac dan der Grimnebulin - now mayor of the Nettles - and ensured his support. At the same time he made sure to tell Isaac about what Uru had seen in the Bleak Gate, corroborating Gale's account of the fires of industry beneath Cauldron Hill. Isaac was alarmed and said that he would speak directly with the King and Governor Stanfield on this issue. On the subject of Xambria Meredith and her apparent possession by Ashima-Shimtu, Isaac could offer no further insight. Malthusius was stumped. Isaac also said that Uru should be wary of tackling Tokoloshe without learning its truename. In anticipation of Obscurati contact with Doctor von Recklinghausen, Malthusius went out of his way to try to experience a skyseer vision each night. (Difficult in Flint to begin with, and in Winter in particular.) But he did receive a number of confusing images - warnings of a kind he could not fully interpret. Perhaps time would tell?</p><p></p><p><strong>Rumdoom</strong> shook down Blander Waryeye and got him to explain how he had used his stagecraft to equip a couple of hedge wizards with the means to convince a gullible audience that the 'Avatars of the Icy End' employed by Black Star Mining to replace Rumdoom were the real thing (and able to manifest the same powers). Rumdoom decided that Leon was the best person to help him expose the avatars, and so he would have to wait until Leon returned. Back at the Rumschatology church, Azon was pleased to inform Rumdoom that he had succeeded in persuading Rumdoom's old eschatologist friends (fundamentalist brothers Thered and Thangir Kharngraft) to defect from Black Star. In accordance with Rumdoom's wishes, following the incidents of previous weeks, Thered and Thangir and their Drakran friend Kvartiy Gorbatiy were to form a new security detail and protect the church members from harm. Hildegaard spoke to Rumdoom about her dislike of Azon, but Rumdoom could see that she and Harn were a little jealous of the outsider. Rumdoom's next speech was made to an audience of more than one hundred. Harn reported that their coffers had been greatly swelled, though they were still several thousand gold pieces away from being able to heal Khoomrung Morkanstall.</p><p></p><p></p><p><strong>Uru</strong> was keen to get revenge on Tokoloshe, but was conscious that he had not contributed to the Black Star mission as ,much as he made, and so decided to help out while Malthusius tried to find out how best to tackle the creature. Instead, he focused on spying on Rosa Gohins and Griffen Stowe. Uru found out that Rosa Gohins was indeed in the pocket of Lorcan Kell. However, when the unit pitched the idea of using this to discredit her, it was discovered to be a slightly less dramatic revelation than they might have hoped, for the simple reason that Lorcan Kell was not a wanted criminal! Despite his reputation, he had always been able to escape involvement in criminal proceedings, or intimidate and murder his way out of any trial. This was food for thought in and of itself. But while pondering the matter, Korrigan wondered if Kell might in fact be persuaded to do their dirty work for them: If he could be made aware of the connection between Black Star Mining and the mercenary fleet (and the fact that a proposed council vote could thwart, if not ruin, Khaled Valchek) Kell might order Gohins to vote against them. Why? Because Valchek and Black Star Mining had (with help from the Family) tried to assassinate the crime boss several months ago. (It was during this incident that poor Khoomrung Morkanstall was mutilated.) So Uru turned his attention to Griffen Stowe and turned up the fact that he had a predilection for young girls and frequented brothels throughout the city in pursuit of his 'hobby'. It was again decided that the best person to deal with the new information on both Gohins and Stowe was... Leon.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gideonpepys, post: 6156075, member: 79141"] [b]Session 81a - Downtime Week Seven[/b] Marshall Korrigan called a meeting at the start of the week to try to get to grips with the Black Star Mining issue more firmly. He was dismayed to learn that Leon was unavailable - for personal reasons in the first half of the week; involved in a solo investigation in the second half. Leon had been key to Korrigan's plans and as the week went on his absence was felt ever more keenly. Matunaaga had returned by this point and, although politicking and diplomacy were not his forte, suggested he might make use of his Battalion contacts. Uru, for his part, suggested that the unit come up with more underhanded tactics, as this was no doubt what their enemies were up to. He decided he would try to see what dirt he could dig up on the more problematic mayors. This also got the unit thinking about direct sabotage, and eventually they decided to see if Gale could be persuaded to target the mercenary ships. (However, with everything that happened later in the week, this idea was eventually forgotten about...) Korrigan outlined his own plan: to use the contacts he had made through Heward Sechim and Deneric Jayce to launch a publicity campaign on three fronts: a grass-roots 'socialist' campaign to encourage the Dockers and their allies to view the fleet as a threat not an opportunity; a journalistic campaign focused on the middle classes preying on their fears of the Deep Ones (capitalizing on the excellent job already done by Black Star Mining) and suggesting that the fleet would [I]provoke[/I] a deep sea invasion rather than prevent one; and a military angle, designed to demonstrate how open the launch would leave Risur should the unthinkable happen and the forthcoming Peace Treaty fail. Funding for all of this would come from the wealthy Ayres residents who had attended his dinner a fortnight earlier (in return for which, Korrigan would back their campaign to install a mayor specific to the Ayres). Malthusius suggested that the unit get Rock Rackus involved in galvanizing the Dockers. He had already worked the writings of the Grumbler (the now deceased but deep-one obsessed former unit member Karl Krauss) into many of his lyrics and if approached by a unit member he was friendly with, might be persuaded to say/sing more on the subject. Everyone acknowledged that Leon would be the best person to handle this... Before they dissolved the meeting, the group was put on stand-by - at any moment during the week, they would need to be ready to respond should Doctor Wolfgang von Recklinghausen contact Malthusius, to let him know when and where his recruitment meeting with the Ob would take place. While the operation against Black Star Mining was foremost in their minds right now, it should not be forgotten than Recklinghausen was their only real link to the Obscurati in Flint, and the one they had told Stover Delft they would pursue. After dividing up the workload, the group went their separate ways: [B]Matunaaga[/B] arranged for Korrigan's contact, Mutya Offendor to introduce him to Pine Island Mayor Roger Pepper. Pepper was ex-military and Battalion-trained and Matunaaga felt they might have a thing or two in common. For his part, Mayor Pepper was keen to meet a [I]maustin caji[/I]. It was quickly established that he was already a supporter of the unit's cause, which was great news. Having cracked the second tier of the Palimpsest, Matunaaga devoted himself to his studies this week, and submitted the title for his Battalion thesis: "[I]Strengthen the Mind, Strengthen the Blade:[/I] [I]A Treatise on the link between mental strength and martial effectiveness and the power of increased focus through adaptive meditation." [/I]This would draw on some of the esoteric concepts he had learned from the stone tablet. As this would no doubt add to the pool of knowledge available at the Battalion, his proposed thesis was accepted with great enthusiasm. [B]DM's Note: [/B]Two things to note here - the Palimpsest is an ancient artifact of Matunaaga's people(who in my campaign reskinned githzerai who live in the Anthras Mountains, and were once slaves of the gidim; there are also pockets in some of the border states). The Palimpsest has unlocked the githzerai racial paragon paths for Matunaaga (a hybrid monk/ranger). Because they are suboptimal, I have offered Matunaaga the bonus of taking both paths, and switching between them with an hour's meditation. Mainly because it's fun and cool. He can't use both daily powers, though! (But we won't have to worry about that til level 20, and if the campaign so far has been anything to go by, that should be some time in 2015). Also, Matunaaga is working towards a dual theme, and has been studying hard at the Battalion to become a martial scholar. We felt that his homebrew theme ([I]maustin caji[/I]), while it was interesting and fun to design, did not connect him to the world of Zeitgeist sufficiently firmly. He is spending his entire stipend from level 10 on this improvement. [B]Korrigan [/B]made up for lost time by galvanizing his dinner party guests. Having already convinced them of the rightness of his cause, he now approached the Wardroughs, Heward Sechim and Guy Goodson for funds to support a publicity campaign aimed at convincing the population of Flint that the launch of the mercenary fleet was inimical to their best interests. This campaign would be aimed at the Dockers movement, the middle classes, and Old Faith adherents in particular. This work took up most of Korrigan's time, but in the evening he found time to study the philosophical tome on Triegenes, recommended to him by Ottavia Sacredote, ever more closely. Though he had little or no interest in the Clergy, or in the organised religion that it espoused, the central tenets at the core of the Triegenes myth were very affecting and chimed very closely with Korrigan's own convictions. [B]DM's Note: [/B]His belief in personal sacrifice and duty, his encounter and conversations with Ottavia, and the strange lure he felt from the Holy Avenger wielded by the stone titan paladin Maur Granatha - all point towards an epiphany for Korrigan that we intend to represent with the multiclass paladin feat. However, we don't intend for this to be some great religious or evangelical moment, but something more in keeping with his character and reflective of his personal devotion. So he will be taking a feat that allows him to function as a defender (challenging opponents in the manner of Triegenes; protecting his allies directly) and taking insight as a new skill. Neither he nor I anticipate any major developments here, other than (potentially) retrieving and wielding the sword of Maur Granatha later in the campaign. [B]Malthusius[/B] spent a great deal of time in the North Shore this week, doing his best to fill in for Leon and get a 'feel' for the area. He visited with Bishop Antonescu, who was able to tell him a little about Mayor Aaron Choir, but not much more than they already knew (that he was a politician who would be swayed by public opinion). Malthusius also visited with Isaac dan der Grimnebulin - now mayor of the Nettles - and ensured his support. At the same time he made sure to tell Isaac about what Uru had seen in the Bleak Gate, corroborating Gale's account of the fires of industry beneath Cauldron Hill. Isaac was alarmed and said that he would speak directly with the King and Governor Stanfield on this issue. On the subject of Xambria Meredith and her apparent possession by Ashima-Shimtu, Isaac could offer no further insight. Malthusius was stumped. Isaac also said that Uru should be wary of tackling Tokoloshe without learning its truename. In anticipation of Obscurati contact with Doctor von Recklinghausen, Malthusius went out of his way to try to experience a skyseer vision each night. (Difficult in Flint to begin with, and in Winter in particular.) But he did receive a number of confusing images - warnings of a kind he could not fully interpret. Perhaps time would tell? [B]Rumdoom[/B] shook down Blander Waryeye and got him to explain how he had used his stagecraft to equip a couple of hedge wizards with the means to convince a gullible audience that the 'Avatars of the Icy End' employed by Black Star Mining to replace Rumdoom were the real thing (and able to manifest the same powers). Rumdoom decided that Leon was the best person to help him expose the avatars, and so he would have to wait until Leon returned. Back at the Rumschatology church, Azon was pleased to inform Rumdoom that he had succeeded in persuading Rumdoom's old eschatologist friends (fundamentalist brothers Thered and Thangir Kharngraft) to defect from Black Star. In accordance with Rumdoom's wishes, following the incidents of previous weeks, Thered and Thangir and their Drakran friend Kvartiy Gorbatiy were to form a new security detail and protect the church members from harm. Hildegaard spoke to Rumdoom about her dislike of Azon, but Rumdoom could see that she and Harn were a little jealous of the outsider. Rumdoom's next speech was made to an audience of more than one hundred. Harn reported that their coffers had been greatly swelled, though they were still several thousand gold pieces away from being able to heal Khoomrung Morkanstall. [B]Uru[/B] was keen to get revenge on Tokoloshe, but was conscious that he had not contributed to the Black Star mission as ,much as he made, and so decided to help out while Malthusius tried to find out how best to tackle the creature. Instead, he focused on spying on Rosa Gohins and Griffen Stowe. Uru found out that Rosa Gohins was indeed in the pocket of Lorcan Kell. However, when the unit pitched the idea of using this to discredit her, it was discovered to be a slightly less dramatic revelation than they might have hoped, for the simple reason that Lorcan Kell was not a wanted criminal! Despite his reputation, he had always been able to escape involvement in criminal proceedings, or intimidate and murder his way out of any trial. This was food for thought in and of itself. But while pondering the matter, Korrigan wondered if Kell might in fact be persuaded to do their dirty work for them: If he could be made aware of the connection between Black Star Mining and the mercenary fleet (and the fact that a proposed council vote could thwart, if not ruin, Khaled Valchek) Kell might order Gohins to vote against them. Why? Because Valchek and Black Star Mining had (with help from the Family) tried to assassinate the crime boss several months ago. (It was during this incident that poor Khoomrung Morkanstall was mutilated.) So Uru turned his attention to Griffen Stowe and turned up the fact that he had a predilection for young girls and frequented brothels throughout the city in pursuit of his 'hobby'. It was again decided that the best person to deal with the new information on both Gohins and Stowe was... Leon. [/QUOTE]
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