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<blockquote data-quote="gideonpepys" data-source="post: 7099962" data-attributes="member: 79141"><p><strong>Session 11 (134) - Part One: Storm-tossed Battle</strong></p><p></p><p>Glaucia and her adult cubs came aboard the <em>Impossible</em>just before the fleet set sail. Her eldest, Kauchak, approached Korrigan and said with a snarl, “I’m told my mother gifted you her bracers. Be sure to live up to them, human.”</p><p></p><p>On the journey to Isla Dolas Focas, Gupta and Uru both spotted a strange shape riding the bow wave of the Impossible. At first they thought it was a dolphin, but then they saw that this pale creature was humanoid in shape. Captain Smith laughed and told them it was Silky, the ship’s shy fey mascot, who took the form of a white-skinned, white-haired human boy. Some of the unit now recalled that the poor creature had been assaulted by Krazy Krauss back when they sailed on the Impossible for the Ziggurat of Mavisha. (Silky made the mistake of surprising Krauss when he was on watch duty and received a savage beating.) Captain Smith nodded and laughed and said that Silky remembered them only too well, and that’s why they hadn’t seen it on board!</p><p></p><p>When they neared the island, the fleet divided as planned. The Impossible accompanied the wing destined to complete a pincer movement on the gnolls, and peeled away at the last moment, heading for a range of cliffs identified on a map of the island by Xambria (who had also managed to track down the map). The idea was to come at the gnolls from a section of the coast where they would least expect intrusion. Uru would cast a waterwalk ritual and he and Conquo would scale the impossible cliffs, dropping rope ladders behind them. Then the rest of the group would clamber up. </p><p></p><p>Long before they reached the cliffs, they caught sight of a hostile caravel. It had clearly spotted them too, and with flag signals drew two more corvettes down upon them. Matunaaga volunteered to put his phalanx through their paces, and boarded it instantly using the fey portal pad. After just a few minutes, they were in control of the vessel and steering it towards the others. The <em>Impossible </em>was able to easily outpace the corvettes, though a gnoll shaman summoned huge elemental scorpions just before they passed out of range. These creatures crackled with lightning energy, and posed a grave danger to the crew, flying into the rigging and lashing about them. The unit fought the creatures off fairly easily – throwing them overboard when their forms shifted and they lost their flight power. During the fight Rumdoom was surprised to discover that his blunderbuss had been replaced by an umbrella. Lemon would be squeezed when they returned!</p><p></p><p>They neared the cliffs, out of sight of the gnolls. Smith said he would double back and support Matunaaga as soon as they had disembarked. As he bid farewell to Korrigan, he lit a cigar off his forearm and puffed deeply. “For luck,” he said. </p><p></p><p>As they approached the cliffs, they got their clearest view of the Silent Storm. Korrigan put out a hand and staggered on the choppy waves as he was subject to an unexpected vision, similar to those the unit had experienced in the Ziggurat of Apet:</p><p></p><p><em>“The stars that surround you stood here over two centuries ago, so this is a vision of the past. You float, the constellation Draco beside you, and beneath you the planet Avilona is balanced on a pin of white stone. Dense, swift clouds cover its face, and where they part you see glimpses of majestic towers. </em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>“Unseen waves batter you, and the white pin shatters. Its head plunges into a hungry black gyre below, and with no noise, no grand cataclysm, the clouds of Avilona slow, thin, and vanish. You see ruined spires falling to the surface of the lifeless world. To your side, the stars of Draco plummet,and then you too are falling, with no wind to hold you aloft.”</em></p><p><em></em></p><p>Disoriented, he had to be helped the rest of the way, and his teammates could not help but worry about him. (Korrigan felt fine; the vision had made him appear vulnerable at just the wrong moment.)</p><p></p><p>They put their plan into action, scaled the cliffs and picked their way across the jagged volcanic landscape, slipping past or taking out the odd gnoll patrol. At length, they came in sight of Karch, and could see the flashing lights and smoke of a distant naval engagement in the swelling sea beyond. Reports came that the gnolls were using eldritch fusillades instead of cannon, and putting up greater resistance than expected as a result.</p><p></p><p>Merton paused and spoke to a seagull. It ranged up and away and at length returned with the location of the cave they were looking for. When the unit expressed surprise at this ability he said, “I thought you already knew. Otherwise I’d have been more sneaky about it. Wait – if you didn’t know, how come so many of the little birds I sent to spy on your cottage were killed and eaten?” Everybody looked at Uru.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gideonpepys, post: 7099962, member: 79141"] [b]Session 11 (134) - Part One: Storm-tossed Battle[/b] Glaucia and her adult cubs came aboard the [I]Impossible[/I]just before the fleet set sail. Her eldest, Kauchak, approached Korrigan and said with a snarl, “I’m told my mother gifted you her bracers. Be sure to live up to them, human.” On the journey to Isla Dolas Focas, Gupta and Uru both spotted a strange shape riding the bow wave of the Impossible. At first they thought it was a dolphin, but then they saw that this pale creature was humanoid in shape. Captain Smith laughed and told them it was Silky, the ship’s shy fey mascot, who took the form of a white-skinned, white-haired human boy. Some of the unit now recalled that the poor creature had been assaulted by Krazy Krauss back when they sailed on the Impossible for the Ziggurat of Mavisha. (Silky made the mistake of surprising Krauss when he was on watch duty and received a savage beating.) Captain Smith nodded and laughed and said that Silky remembered them only too well, and that’s why they hadn’t seen it on board! When they neared the island, the fleet divided as planned. The Impossible accompanied the wing destined to complete a pincer movement on the gnolls, and peeled away at the last moment, heading for a range of cliffs identified on a map of the island by Xambria (who had also managed to track down the map). The idea was to come at the gnolls from a section of the coast where they would least expect intrusion. Uru would cast a waterwalk ritual and he and Conquo would scale the impossible cliffs, dropping rope ladders behind them. Then the rest of the group would clamber up. Long before they reached the cliffs, they caught sight of a hostile caravel. It had clearly spotted them too, and with flag signals drew two more corvettes down upon them. Matunaaga volunteered to put his phalanx through their paces, and boarded it instantly using the fey portal pad. After just a few minutes, they were in control of the vessel and steering it towards the others. The [I]Impossible [/I]was able to easily outpace the corvettes, though a gnoll shaman summoned huge elemental scorpions just before they passed out of range. These creatures crackled with lightning energy, and posed a grave danger to the crew, flying into the rigging and lashing about them. The unit fought the creatures off fairly easily – throwing them overboard when their forms shifted and they lost their flight power. During the fight Rumdoom was surprised to discover that his blunderbuss had been replaced by an umbrella. Lemon would be squeezed when they returned! They neared the cliffs, out of sight of the gnolls. Smith said he would double back and support Matunaaga as soon as they had disembarked. As he bid farewell to Korrigan, he lit a cigar off his forearm and puffed deeply. “For luck,” he said. As they approached the cliffs, they got their clearest view of the Silent Storm. Korrigan put out a hand and staggered on the choppy waves as he was subject to an unexpected vision, similar to those the unit had experienced in the Ziggurat of Apet: [I]“The stars that surround you stood here over two centuries ago, so this is a vision of the past. You float, the constellation Draco beside you, and beneath you the planet Avilona is balanced on a pin of white stone. Dense, swift clouds cover its face, and where they part you see glimpses of majestic towers. “Unseen waves batter you, and the white pin shatters. Its head plunges into a hungry black gyre below, and with no noise, no grand cataclysm, the clouds of Avilona slow, thin, and vanish. You see ruined spires falling to the surface of the lifeless world. To your side, the stars of Draco plummet,and then you too are falling, with no wind to hold you aloft.” [/I] Disoriented, he had to be helped the rest of the way, and his teammates could not help but worry about him. (Korrigan felt fine; the vision had made him appear vulnerable at just the wrong moment.) They put their plan into action, scaled the cliffs and picked their way across the jagged volcanic landscape, slipping past or taking out the odd gnoll patrol. At length, they came in sight of Karch, and could see the flashing lights and smoke of a distant naval engagement in the swelling sea beyond. Reports came that the gnolls were using eldritch fusillades instead of cannon, and putting up greater resistance than expected as a result. Merton paused and spoke to a seagull. It ranged up and away and at length returned with the location of the cave they were looking for. When the unit expressed surprise at this ability he said, “I thought you already knew. Otherwise I’d have been more sneaky about it. Wait – if you didn’t know, how come so many of the little birds I sent to spy on your cottage were killed and eaten?” Everybody looked at Uru. [/QUOTE]
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