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<blockquote data-quote="gideonpepys" data-source="post: 7423067" data-attributes="member: 79141"><p><strong>Session 53, Part One - Pawn’s Gambit</strong></p><p></p><p>As the satyrs opened fire, and the centaurs set off in a charge, Leon the Clever appeared, hovering above the battlefield. Arrows rained down around them. Korrigan was hit, but the arrow started smouldering and crumbled to ash. Leon could see Copperhat, hiding in a tree about a hundred feet away. He teleported closer and cast <em>mire the mind</em>. Copperhat gave a cry and leapt out of the tree, running towards the combat he had caused in fear of imaginary pursuers. Uru pinned him down with a web and then, together with Little Jack, sprang to flank him.</p><p></p><p>The centaurs bore down on Gupta and Quratulain. Quratulain blocked their lances and hooves dispassionately. “You bore me,” she said. “Cease your attacks.” Gupta dodged a lance in such a fashion as to enable herself to spring up and mount the centaur! Quratulain thought this looked like a good idea and she followed suit – jumping on the back of a centaur she had just wounded. She pressed her armblade into its back and said, “Take me to that man over there,” steering he centaur towards Copperhat. Gupta took a more direct approach and decapitated her mount with Lya’s rapier. She dismounted neatly as it crumbled into the turf.</p><p></p><p>With his<em> icon of urim</em>, Korrigan threw up a stone wall to shield his officers from more arrows, all the while shouting at the enemy to desist. Uru took out a small pouch of <em>id moss powder</em> and blew it in Copperhat’s face. Copperhat began to babble incoherently and the image of Olazdor vanished. Before the Hedgehog troops even noticed it was gone, Leon teleported to the very spot and became Olazdor himself. He ordered the troops to stop fighting.</p><p></p><p>In the confused aftermath, Leon told Korrigan that they needed to handle their return to court carefully: the two sides were itching to resume direct hostilities. The only thing stopping them was Korrigan’s toast, which in typical fey fashion had bound them until his return. They approached Copperhat and were about to slap mage cuffs on them, when Leon interceded. He had always wondered why he wasn’t able to see Copperhat’s ‘invisible’ head. Close up, all he could see was the gaping hole of the suit’s collar. Now he reached down into the hole and yanked out a delirious, squirming, spider-like fey, no bigger than a pixie. This was Copperhat’s true form – his suit nothing more than a puppet!</p><p></p><p>Without further ado – with assurances from Leon that he felt sure he had a means of distracting the courtiers from their quarrel – they teleported back to Thistle Palace before Copperhat could recover. The nobles were pleased that Copperhat had been apprehended; Sallin placed him in a golden cage. Before the other nobles could resume their quarrel, Leon announced that he had a theory as to where they might find Rock, proving that he was still alive.</p><p></p><p>(What he did not say was that, while he meditated during the creation of his mask, he was visited once more by Lavanya. She told him she was trapped in the Bleak Gate, having ‘made a mistake’ when she snuck into the Ob Convention in the body of Erskine Haffkruger. She hadn’t found a way to return to her own body in the Waking; but that didn’t matter. She offered Leon her thoughts on his previous adventures in the Dreaming, and the fact that his companions then no longer seemed to recognised him. With the help of the Weaver and the idols of space and time, they had ‘cut those threads’, it seemed. But these matters were very delicate, which is why she had always to be careful when offering advice, lest it affect the future too dramatically and cause all her hard work to be undone. All she felt able to tell him now was that he was right – Rock was not dead; in fact, he was “within arm’s reach”. …)</p><p></p><p>Without further ado, Leon reached into the <em>absurdist web </em>and pulled out… Rock Rackus! (<em>Rhubarb, rhubarb rhubarb!</em>) Even the other unit members were astonished. Leon reminded them that he had been given the web by Copperhat himself.</p><p></p><p>Rock was still woozy and unsteady on his feet. When he had been placed in stasis, he had been under heavy sedation. They helped him to a chair and Sallin worked to free him of its effects. This brought the fey nobles back from the brink of immediate violence, but now their enmity was fully exposed and blood was running high, they needed further persuasion to cease their conflict. Leon offered the theory that Copperhat had done all of this precisely to bring about the internecine strife they now engaged in, but that was not enough to satisfy the fey (especially not the Hedgehog Court who now regarded Leon as a rival).</p><p></p><p>Copperhat had now recovered enough to chip in from his gilded cage: “You're such fools. If you'd listened to me I could have helped you. Thisraldion lied. He doesn’t have the power to send you back to the Waking.” Thisraldion confirmed this accusation with an airy wave. He said that matters had changed – worsened still further since his offer was made. Korrigan brushed this off. He focused on Copperhat, demanding to know the reason for his trouble-making. Copperhat refused to say more, fearful of a greater power – far greater than any of them.</p><p></p><p>Leon fought fear with fear and evoked his<em> terrifying presence</em>, causing Copperhat to quail within his cage. He sobbed and confessed that his master was none other than the Voice of Rot!</p><p></p><p>(<em>Rhubarb, rhubarb rhubarb</em>!)</p><p></p><p>“But the Voice of Rot slumbers, along with the other titans”, said Furg. Not so, the unit explained – the titan had been disturbed from his slumbers by the Obscurati. The fact that the Courts did not know this was disturbing because it meant the Voice of Rot had worked to conceal itself. (Uru muttered a reminder that there had been rumours that the titan’s cultists had infiltrated the Ob convention.) </p><p></p><p>Korrigan chose to capitalise on these revelations by reminding the fey that, since communications with the waking were cut off, he was the highest ranking representative of the Risuri government, and it was in this capacity which he now spoke: He was keen to ensure that their strongest ally was forewarned about the machinations of the Ob which went far beyond accidentally waking fey titans. The Ob meant to alter the world in such a way that the Dreaming would no longer share contact with Lanjyr. In order to oppose this threat, Risur would need the Unseen Court at their side.</p><p></p><p>Of course, this served only to rile the Hedgehog Court. Olazdor declared, “What does the Hedgehog Court care for this lecture? You are the emissary of Aodhan, who has filled your world with metal and steam! It is Thisraldion’s slavish devotion to Aodhan that we so vehemently oppose!”</p><p></p><p>More bickering erupted. Karrest interposed himself between Olazdor and Thisraldion; Beshela moved the to Olazdor’s side; Atlsa and Furg flanked Karrest. In their shadow, Thisraldion lounged in his throne, and heaved a heavy sigh. “It is just as you say,” he said to Korrigan, his words almost lost to the shouting of the other courtiers, “I foresee great changes that we can do nothing to forestall. I fear for my friend King Aodhan. I sense a dark shadow will fall over Torfeld Palace.”</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gideonpepys, post: 7423067, member: 79141"] [b]Session 53, Part One - Pawn’s Gambit[/b] As the satyrs opened fire, and the centaurs set off in a charge, Leon the Clever appeared, hovering above the battlefield. Arrows rained down around them. Korrigan was hit, but the arrow started smouldering and crumbled to ash. Leon could see Copperhat, hiding in a tree about a hundred feet away. He teleported closer and cast [I]mire the mind[/I]. Copperhat gave a cry and leapt out of the tree, running towards the combat he had caused in fear of imaginary pursuers. Uru pinned him down with a web and then, together with Little Jack, sprang to flank him. The centaurs bore down on Gupta and Quratulain. Quratulain blocked their lances and hooves dispassionately. “You bore me,” she said. “Cease your attacks.” Gupta dodged a lance in such a fashion as to enable herself to spring up and mount the centaur! Quratulain thought this looked like a good idea and she followed suit – jumping on the back of a centaur she had just wounded. She pressed her armblade into its back and said, “Take me to that man over there,” steering he centaur towards Copperhat. Gupta took a more direct approach and decapitated her mount with Lya’s rapier. She dismounted neatly as it crumbled into the turf. With his[I] icon of urim[/I], Korrigan threw up a stone wall to shield his officers from more arrows, all the while shouting at the enemy to desist. Uru took out a small pouch of [I]id moss powder[/I] and blew it in Copperhat’s face. Copperhat began to babble incoherently and the image of Olazdor vanished. Before the Hedgehog troops even noticed it was gone, Leon teleported to the very spot and became Olazdor himself. He ordered the troops to stop fighting. In the confused aftermath, Leon told Korrigan that they needed to handle their return to court carefully: the two sides were itching to resume direct hostilities. The only thing stopping them was Korrigan’s toast, which in typical fey fashion had bound them until his return. They approached Copperhat and were about to slap mage cuffs on them, when Leon interceded. He had always wondered why he wasn’t able to see Copperhat’s ‘invisible’ head. Close up, all he could see was the gaping hole of the suit’s collar. Now he reached down into the hole and yanked out a delirious, squirming, spider-like fey, no bigger than a pixie. This was Copperhat’s true form – his suit nothing more than a puppet! Without further ado – with assurances from Leon that he felt sure he had a means of distracting the courtiers from their quarrel – they teleported back to Thistle Palace before Copperhat could recover. The nobles were pleased that Copperhat had been apprehended; Sallin placed him in a golden cage. Before the other nobles could resume their quarrel, Leon announced that he had a theory as to where they might find Rock, proving that he was still alive. (What he did not say was that, while he meditated during the creation of his mask, he was visited once more by Lavanya. She told him she was trapped in the Bleak Gate, having ‘made a mistake’ when she snuck into the Ob Convention in the body of Erskine Haffkruger. She hadn’t found a way to return to her own body in the Waking; but that didn’t matter. She offered Leon her thoughts on his previous adventures in the Dreaming, and the fact that his companions then no longer seemed to recognised him. With the help of the Weaver and the idols of space and time, they had ‘cut those threads’, it seemed. But these matters were very delicate, which is why she had always to be careful when offering advice, lest it affect the future too dramatically and cause all her hard work to be undone. All she felt able to tell him now was that he was right – Rock was not dead; in fact, he was “within arm’s reach”. …) Without further ado, Leon reached into the [I]absurdist web [/I]and pulled out… Rock Rackus! ([I]Rhubarb, rhubarb rhubarb![/I]) Even the other unit members were astonished. Leon reminded them that he had been given the web by Copperhat himself. Rock was still woozy and unsteady on his feet. When he had been placed in stasis, he had been under heavy sedation. They helped him to a chair and Sallin worked to free him of its effects. This brought the fey nobles back from the brink of immediate violence, but now their enmity was fully exposed and blood was running high, they needed further persuasion to cease their conflict. Leon offered the theory that Copperhat had done all of this precisely to bring about the internecine strife they now engaged in, but that was not enough to satisfy the fey (especially not the Hedgehog Court who now regarded Leon as a rival). Copperhat had now recovered enough to chip in from his gilded cage: “You're such fools. If you'd listened to me I could have helped you. Thisraldion lied. He doesn’t have the power to send you back to the Waking.” Thisraldion confirmed this accusation with an airy wave. He said that matters had changed – worsened still further since his offer was made. Korrigan brushed this off. He focused on Copperhat, demanding to know the reason for his trouble-making. Copperhat refused to say more, fearful of a greater power – far greater than any of them. Leon fought fear with fear and evoked his[I] terrifying presence[/I], causing Copperhat to quail within his cage. He sobbed and confessed that his master was none other than the Voice of Rot! ([I]Rhubarb, rhubarb rhubarb[/I]!) “But the Voice of Rot slumbers, along with the other titans”, said Furg. Not so, the unit explained – the titan had been disturbed from his slumbers by the Obscurati. The fact that the Courts did not know this was disturbing because it meant the Voice of Rot had worked to conceal itself. (Uru muttered a reminder that there had been rumours that the titan’s cultists had infiltrated the Ob convention.) Korrigan chose to capitalise on these revelations by reminding the fey that, since communications with the waking were cut off, he was the highest ranking representative of the Risuri government, and it was in this capacity which he now spoke: He was keen to ensure that their strongest ally was forewarned about the machinations of the Ob which went far beyond accidentally waking fey titans. The Ob meant to alter the world in such a way that the Dreaming would no longer share contact with Lanjyr. In order to oppose this threat, Risur would need the Unseen Court at their side. Of course, this served only to rile the Hedgehog Court. Olazdor declared, “What does the Hedgehog Court care for this lecture? You are the emissary of Aodhan, who has filled your world with metal and steam! It is Thisraldion’s slavish devotion to Aodhan that we so vehemently oppose!” More bickering erupted. Karrest interposed himself between Olazdor and Thisraldion; Beshela moved the to Olazdor’s side; Atlsa and Furg flanked Karrest. In their shadow, Thisraldion lounged in his throne, and heaved a heavy sigh. “It is just as you say,” he said to Korrigan, his words almost lost to the shouting of the other courtiers, “I foresee great changes that we can do nothing to forestall. I fear for my friend King Aodhan. I sense a dark shadow will fall over Torfeld Palace.” [/QUOTE]
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