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[ZEITGEIST] The Continuing Adventures of Korrigan & Co.
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<blockquote data-quote="gideonpepys" data-source="post: 7432338" data-attributes="member: 79141"><p><strong>Session 55, Part One - Flight to the Bunker</strong></p><p></p><p>The wedding guests and assorted non-combatants ranged in age from 5 to 95 and weren’t capable of moving very fast at all. Many had to scurry through the throne room, while Aodhan, Harkover, Dame Jillian and Unit B dealt with the straggling ghost council and prepared to defend themselves against whatever the Ob threw at them.</p><p></p><p>Korrigan and Kai fell in alongside Ethelyn of Shale, who was walking with a stick these days. “The last wedding I went to was nowhere near this exciting,” she said. She introduced herself to Kai and the little boy took something of a shine to her. Perhaps she reminded him of Ayesha?</p><p></p><p>Quratulain brought up the rear with Korrigan. Uru ranged ahead on the ground using his city-based tremorsense to search for threats. Gupta encouraged and cajoled the refugees, who now found themselves led to safety by none other than the bride and groom! They cried out in terror when they saw palace guards struggling to fend off the wraith horde, as it swarmed up the steps into the foyer. Many of the guards already lay dead, struck by falling masonry from the hole blasted into the roof. (Leon was up there now with Andrei and Ascodel, trying to deal with the Wayfarer Lantern.)</p><p></p><p>Romana returned as they entered the state dining room, along with another detachment of the ghost council. She was still invisible, but both Uru and Gupta could sense her. Uru aimed his crossbow and struck her with an assassin’s precision. She fell at once, her unconscious form clearly visible now. But this was a ruse – Romana had reappeared some distance away, invisible once again, and unharmed by Uru’s shot. She summoned two pumas that launched themselves at the unit.</p><p></p><p>The refugees quailed when the ghost council manifested visibly. Korrigan apologised to Ethelyn for breaking off their conversation and he and Quratulain forged ahead. Korrigan raised the Sword of Maur Granatha and challenged the council; Quratulain threw herself at them in a swirl of blades, though her attacks were less successful without ghost-touched bullets. In response, the ghost council let out a hideous moan that caused Quratulain to fall back in horror. The wedding guests screamed and cowered. Uru noticed that one of the cannon had blown a hole in the wall here – beyond, the wraith horde was clambering up and inward.</p><p></p><p>Gupta addressed the council: “Won’t you just be quiet?” she asked. They fell silent and still at once, confused by this strange question. Meanwhile Uru called upon the spirits of the city, spirits that remained strong even here in the Bleak Gate and summoned the <em>genius loci</em>. Ghosts friendly to him, but hostile to his foes, loomed out of every surface and assailed the ghosts and the wraiths. Uru then used this same power to block up the hole in the wall, just as the king had done – ghostly hands ‘rebuilding’ it with a phantom wall as sturdy as a real one.</p><p></p><p>Korrigan shouted orders and had half the wedding guests helping the other half – dragging them to their feet and across the room while the ghosts were stunned and the wraiths were held at bay; Quratulain drew a pistol and unloaded it into one puma; Gupta shouted advice to Quratulain; Uru scuttled ahead to make sure that the guests weren’t headed into more danger.</p><p></p><p>They were. The hall of kings had been breached too and the hall was filled with wraiths. Korrigan corralled everyone in an antechamber and sent Quratulain forward to deal with this threat; she drew her rifle and took aim. The ghost council then attacked Korrigan and Gupta. Gupta dodged, but Korrigan was grabbed and lifted bodily into the air. The remaining puma pounced on Gupta but missed (shortly before it vanished entirely, Romana must have fled again…). So Gupta focused on the council, drawing out a long, withered bone and using it to place a hideous eladrin curse on the ghost council. While being whirled around by the ghost council swarm, Korrigan slashed at them with his radiant sword. </p><p></p><p>Back in the hall of kings Quratulain took out several wraiths with each shot, firing again and again until only stragglers remained. Up on the wall, Uru finally conceded that they may have found a replacement for Matunaaga, then scuttled ahead to make sure the path through the gallery was clear. At that moment, artillery fired again, and they braced themselves for impact. The palace shook, but the missiles did not land anywhere near them.</p><p></p><p>In desperate fury the ghost council surged forward, intent on grabbing more innocent victims, but the combination of Gupta’s curse and the ravages of Uru’s <em>genius loci </em>finally caused the swarm to dissipate. At once, they began to herd the wedding refugees towards the bunker once again – following Arla and Orlando through secret doors hidden throughout the Royal Gallery.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gideonpepys, post: 7432338, member: 79141"] [b]Session 55, Part One - Flight to the Bunker[/b] The wedding guests and assorted non-combatants ranged in age from 5 to 95 and weren’t capable of moving very fast at all. Many had to scurry through the throne room, while Aodhan, Harkover, Dame Jillian and Unit B dealt with the straggling ghost council and prepared to defend themselves against whatever the Ob threw at them. Korrigan and Kai fell in alongside Ethelyn of Shale, who was walking with a stick these days. “The last wedding I went to was nowhere near this exciting,” she said. She introduced herself to Kai and the little boy took something of a shine to her. Perhaps she reminded him of Ayesha? Quratulain brought up the rear with Korrigan. Uru ranged ahead on the ground using his city-based tremorsense to search for threats. Gupta encouraged and cajoled the refugees, who now found themselves led to safety by none other than the bride and groom! They cried out in terror when they saw palace guards struggling to fend off the wraith horde, as it swarmed up the steps into the foyer. Many of the guards already lay dead, struck by falling masonry from the hole blasted into the roof. (Leon was up there now with Andrei and Ascodel, trying to deal with the Wayfarer Lantern.) Romana returned as they entered the state dining room, along with another detachment of the ghost council. She was still invisible, but both Uru and Gupta could sense her. Uru aimed his crossbow and struck her with an assassin’s precision. She fell at once, her unconscious form clearly visible now. But this was a ruse – Romana had reappeared some distance away, invisible once again, and unharmed by Uru’s shot. She summoned two pumas that launched themselves at the unit. The refugees quailed when the ghost council manifested visibly. Korrigan apologised to Ethelyn for breaking off their conversation and he and Quratulain forged ahead. Korrigan raised the Sword of Maur Granatha and challenged the council; Quratulain threw herself at them in a swirl of blades, though her attacks were less successful without ghost-touched bullets. In response, the ghost council let out a hideous moan that caused Quratulain to fall back in horror. The wedding guests screamed and cowered. Uru noticed that one of the cannon had blown a hole in the wall here – beyond, the wraith horde was clambering up and inward. Gupta addressed the council: “Won’t you just be quiet?” she asked. They fell silent and still at once, confused by this strange question. Meanwhile Uru called upon the spirits of the city, spirits that remained strong even here in the Bleak Gate and summoned the [I]genius loci[/I]. Ghosts friendly to him, but hostile to his foes, loomed out of every surface and assailed the ghosts and the wraiths. Uru then used this same power to block up the hole in the wall, just as the king had done – ghostly hands ‘rebuilding’ it with a phantom wall as sturdy as a real one. Korrigan shouted orders and had half the wedding guests helping the other half – dragging them to their feet and across the room while the ghosts were stunned and the wraiths were held at bay; Quratulain drew a pistol and unloaded it into one puma; Gupta shouted advice to Quratulain; Uru scuttled ahead to make sure that the guests weren’t headed into more danger. They were. The hall of kings had been breached too and the hall was filled with wraiths. Korrigan corralled everyone in an antechamber and sent Quratulain forward to deal with this threat; she drew her rifle and took aim. The ghost council then attacked Korrigan and Gupta. Gupta dodged, but Korrigan was grabbed and lifted bodily into the air. The remaining puma pounced on Gupta but missed (shortly before it vanished entirely, Romana must have fled again…). So Gupta focused on the council, drawing out a long, withered bone and using it to place a hideous eladrin curse on the ghost council. While being whirled around by the ghost council swarm, Korrigan slashed at them with his radiant sword. Back in the hall of kings Quratulain took out several wraiths with each shot, firing again and again until only stragglers remained. Up on the wall, Uru finally conceded that they may have found a replacement for Matunaaga, then scuttled ahead to make sure the path through the gallery was clear. At that moment, artillery fired again, and they braced themselves for impact. The palace shook, but the missiles did not land anywhere near them. In desperate fury the ghost council surged forward, intent on grabbing more innocent victims, but the combination of Gupta’s curse and the ravages of Uru’s [I]genius loci [/I]finally caused the swarm to dissipate. At once, they began to herd the wedding refugees towards the bunker once again – following Arla and Orlando through secret doors hidden throughout the Royal Gallery. [/QUOTE]
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