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<blockquote data-quote="gideonpepys" data-source="post: 7095805" data-attributes="member: 79141"><p><strong>Session 10 (133) - Mustering Forces</strong></p><p></p><p>Cavallo de Guerra arrives, accompanied by Alonsa Frolian and his Sea Lords. Corta Nariz de Guerra has been promoted to replace Thrag Vidalia, and she greets Korrigan and Leon with real enthusiasm. The news that their opponent might be a dragon tyrant causes a palpable concentration of intensity in the Beran’s determination to defeat this foe. Cavallo and Zarkava decide not to risk an assault on the citadel in Seobriga, but to surround and contain the golems while the fleet heads south to the Isla Dola Focas, where the mechanised soldiers and duplicants must have been created. Cavallo asks if either the unit or the Ob would be interested in leading a strike force onto the island to rescue the Beran captives and locate Tinker Oddcog. This offer is accepted by both groups, who agree that cooperation would be preferable to another ridiculous race. Lya even agrees that she, Rush and Merton should travel on the RNS Impossible, as it is the fastest ship. The Lux Profectusque will take part in the main assault to distract the cult’s fleet. They have two days before the fleet will sail. In the meantime, as a show of strength, their ships will gather in the harbour in Seobriga. </p><p></p><p>Xambria suggests that Uru infiltrate Seobriga and find out what he can about Valchek, but the rest of the unit are concerned for Uru’s safety and pooh-pooh the idea. Unbeknownst to them, Uru slips away in the dead of night and picks his way through the shadowy streets of the city: past the barricades manned by stalwart soldiers and citizens; over the rooftops beyond and into the citadel, scaling the high walls with ease. He discovers a titanic dockyard golem undergoing repairs, troops of mechanised soldiers, and dozens of duplicants. Several gnolls are working on the creation of portal circle, though they lack real expertise and their progress is slow. Uru approaches and hampers their efforts in ways they won’t easily notice. This is the only risk he takes, save to get close enough to Valchek to allow his ghostly friends to find out if he is indeed a duplicant. Sure enough they espy a stretched soul. “He had one when we met him in Flint,” they say. “We might have saved you the trouble of coming all this way, only we didn’t know who you were talking about.” Uru returns to the RNS Impossible before sun up.</p><p></p><p>Rumdoom ensures that his wife and retinue are safe: They are holed up with Melissa Amerie and her bohemian friends, in their town house on the outskirts of the city. In the courtyard now stands the Skull of Cheshimox under a huge tarpaulin. (Before they left the Cantabrilla railroad, Rumdoomhad Kithilrak send to Vlendham Heid and Kvarty Gorbartiy: “Found Cheshimox Skull. Inscription ‘Cry out for at the end of time I rise’. Had vision of ‘Dead Northern City’. What do you know about this?” When Rutger Smith refused to take the skull on board the <em>Impossible</em>, Rumdoom sent it to Seobriga along with his retinue. A little too late Kithilrak received this response from Vlendham Heid: “Please study nature of sigils. Until you have consulted me again do not use or move skull. Trust Kithilrak. He is learned in these matters.”) Gupta goes with him, hoping to find Bian Insac. No joy. His house is empty too. After an extensive search, roaming the barricades, she finds Roderigo and hears the sad news that Bian was killed mounting a barricade, waving a Panoply flag. “He did it for you,” says Roderigo, as if that makes it all okay. “To prove himself.”</p><p></p><p>Glaucia Evora calls upon Korrigan and insists upon joining the strike force that he will lead onto the island. This is a matter of family pride, she says, and she will bring her six adult cubs along to take revenge for the death of their father and youngest brother. Korrigan accepts her help, and she hands him bracers of liberty to seal their comradeship. These bracers were forged from broken slave chains following the fall of the dragon tyrants and ward wearer from domination. She also gifts Rumdoom with a necklace of Tyrant’s Teeth she has crafted from the King-bred Tyrannosaur he felled. One unfortunate drawback of these, she explains, is that your footsteps cause the ground to shake when you walk. “I don’t see how that is a drawback,” says Rumdoom, stomping around in delight. Zarkava also makes Dragon’s Bane Balm available to the whole team. To bolster their numbers even further, Korrigan contacts Matunaaga and tells him that the ante just got upped. Matunaaga arrives the following day, bringing with him a cadre of gith he has trained in the ways of the Palimpsest. Typically, their arrival is understated and Matunaaga spares only a polite bow to his erstwhile team members. (It is not entirely clear if he intends to rejoin them permanently.) Still, these are maustin caji, and the marines on the <em>Impossible</em> regard them with barely suppressed awe, especially when it is noticed that “they have guns!” For their part, the caji keep to themselves, sparring and meditating on the deck.</p><p></p><p>Gupta goes to speak with Von Recklinghausen to invite him to join their strike force. She finds him packing and about to leave. He tells her was just about to come and see her to try to persuade her to come with him. “I am not one for heroics,” he says and begs her not to keep throwing herself in harm’s way. When Gupta refuses to leave with him, he refuses to be drawn on where he is going, save to insinuate that he was been made a very generous offer that would keep them both safe. “How interesting,” says Gupta, and watches him go.</p><p></p><p><strong>End of Session</strong></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gideonpepys, post: 7095805, member: 79141"] [b]Session 10 (133) - Mustering Forces[/b] Cavallo de Guerra arrives, accompanied by Alonsa Frolian and his Sea Lords. Corta Nariz de Guerra has been promoted to replace Thrag Vidalia, and she greets Korrigan and Leon with real enthusiasm. The news that their opponent might be a dragon tyrant causes a palpable concentration of intensity in the Beran’s determination to defeat this foe. Cavallo and Zarkava decide not to risk an assault on the citadel in Seobriga, but to surround and contain the golems while the fleet heads south to the Isla Dola Focas, where the mechanised soldiers and duplicants must have been created. Cavallo asks if either the unit or the Ob would be interested in leading a strike force onto the island to rescue the Beran captives and locate Tinker Oddcog. This offer is accepted by both groups, who agree that cooperation would be preferable to another ridiculous race. Lya even agrees that she, Rush and Merton should travel on the RNS Impossible, as it is the fastest ship. The Lux Profectusque will take part in the main assault to distract the cult’s fleet. They have two days before the fleet will sail. In the meantime, as a show of strength, their ships will gather in the harbour in Seobriga. Xambria suggests that Uru infiltrate Seobriga and find out what he can about Valchek, but the rest of the unit are concerned for Uru’s safety and pooh-pooh the idea. Unbeknownst to them, Uru slips away in the dead of night and picks his way through the shadowy streets of the city: past the barricades manned by stalwart soldiers and citizens; over the rooftops beyond and into the citadel, scaling the high walls with ease. He discovers a titanic dockyard golem undergoing repairs, troops of mechanised soldiers, and dozens of duplicants. Several gnolls are working on the creation of portal circle, though they lack real expertise and their progress is slow. Uru approaches and hampers their efforts in ways they won’t easily notice. This is the only risk he takes, save to get close enough to Valchek to allow his ghostly friends to find out if he is indeed a duplicant. Sure enough they espy a stretched soul. “He had one when we met him in Flint,” they say. “We might have saved you the trouble of coming all this way, only we didn’t know who you were talking about.” Uru returns to the RNS Impossible before sun up. Rumdoom ensures that his wife and retinue are safe: They are holed up with Melissa Amerie and her bohemian friends, in their town house on the outskirts of the city. In the courtyard now stands the Skull of Cheshimox under a huge tarpaulin. (Before they left the Cantabrilla railroad, Rumdoomhad Kithilrak send to Vlendham Heid and Kvarty Gorbartiy: “Found Cheshimox Skull. Inscription ‘Cry out for at the end of time I rise’. Had vision of ‘Dead Northern City’. What do you know about this?” When Rutger Smith refused to take the skull on board the [I]Impossible[/I], Rumdoom sent it to Seobriga along with his retinue. A little too late Kithilrak received this response from Vlendham Heid: “Please study nature of sigils. Until you have consulted me again do not use or move skull. Trust Kithilrak. He is learned in these matters.”) Gupta goes with him, hoping to find Bian Insac. No joy. His house is empty too. After an extensive search, roaming the barricades, she finds Roderigo and hears the sad news that Bian was killed mounting a barricade, waving a Panoply flag. “He did it for you,” says Roderigo, as if that makes it all okay. “To prove himself.” Glaucia Evora calls upon Korrigan and insists upon joining the strike force that he will lead onto the island. This is a matter of family pride, she says, and she will bring her six adult cubs along to take revenge for the death of their father and youngest brother. Korrigan accepts her help, and she hands him bracers of liberty to seal their comradeship. These bracers were forged from broken slave chains following the fall of the dragon tyrants and ward wearer from domination. She also gifts Rumdoom with a necklace of Tyrant’s Teeth she has crafted from the King-bred Tyrannosaur he felled. One unfortunate drawback of these, she explains, is that your footsteps cause the ground to shake when you walk. “I don’t see how that is a drawback,” says Rumdoom, stomping around in delight. Zarkava also makes Dragon’s Bane Balm available to the whole team. To bolster their numbers even further, Korrigan contacts Matunaaga and tells him that the ante just got upped. Matunaaga arrives the following day, bringing with him a cadre of gith he has trained in the ways of the Palimpsest. Typically, their arrival is understated and Matunaaga spares only a polite bow to his erstwhile team members. (It is not entirely clear if he intends to rejoin them permanently.) Still, these are maustin caji, and the marines on the [I]Impossible[/I] regard them with barely suppressed awe, especially when it is noticed that “they have guns!” For their part, the caji keep to themselves, sparring and meditating on the deck. Gupta goes to speak with Von Recklinghausen to invite him to join their strike force. She finds him packing and about to leave. He tells her was just about to come and see her to try to persuade her to come with him. “I am not one for heroics,” he says and begs her not to keep throwing herself in harm’s way. When Gupta refuses to leave with him, he refuses to be drawn on where he is going, save to insinuate that he was been made a very generous offer that would keep them both safe. “How interesting,” says Gupta, and watches him go. [B]End of Session[/B] [/QUOTE]
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