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<blockquote data-quote="gideonpepys" data-source="post: 7323297" data-attributes="member: 79141"><p><strong>Session 38, Part Two - Weary Enid</strong></p><p></p><p><strong>Session Soundtrack</strong></p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XRibnHiuZkQ" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XRibnHiuZkQ</a></p><p></p><p>So the Impossible sailed south and retrieved the Sunfish, from where it lay on the seabed near the mouth of the Tapi river. They blasted free from bottom with the Tyrant’s Eye and set of for Isla Dolas Focas, where Uru was waiting with the Lamprey. Having carefully negotiated the Silent Storm*, they hooked the two submersibles together, and set off even further south into the Cold Claw Sea.</p><p></p><p>Before they left the warmer waters along Ber’s south coast, they were approached by a merfolk vessel. Captain Smith granted them permission to board. The merfolk were very polite and impressed to board a human ship that had been blessed by Beshela herself. But they were concerned about the group’s intentions. The merfolk had long ago petitioned the unit to prevent Pemberton Industries and Black Star Mining from launching a fleet against the Deep Ones. Once again, they were keen that the aboleth should not be antagonised.</p><p></p><p>When one of their number questioned Rumdoom’s business, Uru (who had grown tired of diplomacy and may have misunderstood the conversation) used his ghosts to ‘throw’ words into Rumdoom’s mouth: “I am the Avatar of the End. When the sun dies and the oceans freeze it shall be I who wields the Stone!” This did not placate the merfolk, although it did frighten them. When reassured about the peaceful nature of the party, they asked that one of them be allowed to accompany the group to observe. For the sake of mutual trust, this was agreed, and the merfolk chose to send Oolsholeel, who had fought alongside the unit in the past.</p><p></p><p>About two days south of Isla Dola Focas. Silky, the mascot of the Impossible reported a dark, mysterious shape in the water that appeared to be following them. It was a frightening thing and Silky would not go too near. This same shape had followed the Impossible many months ago when she sailed against Pemberton alongside the Berans. At the time, they had assumed it was an Obscurati submersible, but Oolsholeel was able to communicate with Silky (while others could only interpet its dumb-show) and establish that it was organic, very large, and smelled of death.</p><p></p><p>Undeterred, Oolsholeel took to the water to investigate the mysterious shape in the form of a mako shark (for a quick getaway). But he could not find the thing, and his senses were obfuscated by the strong odour of rot in the water. Then without warning, he was set upon from below: razor sharp claws and teeth lacerated his flesh and sought to cling onto him. He fought free, sped back to the Impossible and clambered on dock before collapsing in a bloody mess. “Lacedon!” he gasped.</p><p></p><p>Sea ghouls, in the deep ocean? The crew began to murmur rumours about a sea hag named Weary Enid** who commanded a vessel formed by an undead leviathan and crewed by ghouls ‘harvested’ from shipwrecks. (Weary Enid had been a member of Jenny Greenteeth’s coven, but that fact would only emerge later, when Leon heard accounts of their mission.)</p><p></p><p>Uru fired several warning shots from the Sunfish, to demonstrate the power of the Tyrant’s Eye and deter further pursuit.</p><p></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>*[What’s the deal with this storm? Its cause (the Ziggurat of Avilona) gets foreshadowed in adventure 6, and in adventure 8, but then nothing happens with it. I’ve looked through the whole of the third act and can’t find a single reference. Am I missing something?]</strong></p><p><strong>**[I had to sneak Weary Enid in because she was my contribution to the Admirals of the High Seas Kickstarter. (I was supposed to be adding an NPC to the latter stages of the campaign too: I filled in the questionnaire, but he never showed up.) I’d tried to introduce her twice already, but my players never took the bait. Fun fact: Weary Enid is an anagram of my real name!]</strong></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gideonpepys, post: 7323297, member: 79141"] [b]Session 38, Part Two - Weary Enid[/b] [B]Session Soundtrack[/B] [url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XRibnHiuZkQ[/url] So the Impossible sailed south and retrieved the Sunfish, from where it lay on the seabed near the mouth of the Tapi river. They blasted free from bottom with the Tyrant’s Eye and set of for Isla Dolas Focas, where Uru was waiting with the Lamprey. Having carefully negotiated the Silent Storm*, they hooked the two submersibles together, and set off even further south into the Cold Claw Sea. Before they left the warmer waters along Ber’s south coast, they were approached by a merfolk vessel. Captain Smith granted them permission to board. The merfolk were very polite and impressed to board a human ship that had been blessed by Beshela herself. But they were concerned about the group’s intentions. The merfolk had long ago petitioned the unit to prevent Pemberton Industries and Black Star Mining from launching a fleet against the Deep Ones. Once again, they were keen that the aboleth should not be antagonised. When one of their number questioned Rumdoom’s business, Uru (who had grown tired of diplomacy and may have misunderstood the conversation) used his ghosts to ‘throw’ words into Rumdoom’s mouth: “I am the Avatar of the End. When the sun dies and the oceans freeze it shall be I who wields the Stone!” This did not placate the merfolk, although it did frighten them. When reassured about the peaceful nature of the party, they asked that one of them be allowed to accompany the group to observe. For the sake of mutual trust, this was agreed, and the merfolk chose to send Oolsholeel, who had fought alongside the unit in the past. About two days south of Isla Dola Focas. Silky, the mascot of the Impossible reported a dark, mysterious shape in the water that appeared to be following them. It was a frightening thing and Silky would not go too near. This same shape had followed the Impossible many months ago when she sailed against Pemberton alongside the Berans. At the time, they had assumed it was an Obscurati submersible, but Oolsholeel was able to communicate with Silky (while others could only interpet its dumb-show) and establish that it was organic, very large, and smelled of death. Undeterred, Oolsholeel took to the water to investigate the mysterious shape in the form of a mako shark (for a quick getaway). But he could not find the thing, and his senses were obfuscated by the strong odour of rot in the water. Then without warning, he was set upon from below: razor sharp claws and teeth lacerated his flesh and sought to cling onto him. He fought free, sped back to the Impossible and clambered on dock before collapsing in a bloody mess. “Lacedon!” he gasped. Sea ghouls, in the deep ocean? The crew began to murmur rumours about a sea hag named Weary Enid** who commanded a vessel formed by an undead leviathan and crewed by ghouls ‘harvested’ from shipwrecks. (Weary Enid had been a member of Jenny Greenteeth’s coven, but that fact would only emerge later, when Leon heard accounts of their mission.) Uru fired several warning shots from the Sunfish, to demonstrate the power of the Tyrant’s Eye and deter further pursuit. [B] *[What’s the deal with this storm? Its cause (the Ziggurat of Avilona) gets foreshadowed in adventure 6, and in adventure 8, but then nothing happens with it. I’ve looked through the whole of the third act and can’t find a single reference. Am I missing something?] **[I had to sneak Weary Enid in because she was my contribution to the Admirals of the High Seas Kickstarter. (I was supposed to be adding an NPC to the latter stages of the campaign too: I filled in the questionnaire, but he never showed up.) I’d tried to introduce her twice already, but my players never took the bait. Fun fact: Weary Enid is an anagram of my real name!][/B] [/QUOTE]
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