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<blockquote data-quote="gideonpepys" data-source="post: 7454442" data-attributes="member: 79141"><p><strong>Session 59, Part One - Flint and Steal</strong></p><p></p><p>Just before moving out in the early hours, Quratulain returned from Wondermaker’s workshop. Not only had she been substantially and impressively upgraded, but she brought incredible news: Wondermaker had recently completed work on his latest line of research – advanced explosives. He had been so taken aback, and then excited at the prospect of working on Quratulain, that the fact had slipped his mind. The unit now had a cluster advanced grenades, a pair of prototype rocket launchers and four heavy packs of demolition charges to add to their arsenal. The ‘Clockwork King’ had fitted these charges with a very precise timer.</p><p></p><p>After some hasty discussions, an augmentation of their plan was decided upon: Uru – who was rested and recovered from his exertions – would use the <em>absurdist web </em>(which rarely left Leon’s possession) to help him carry two sets of charges to plant in one of the warehouses where the Danoran defenders of the Coaltongue lay in wait. Korrigan would <em>meld with Mavisha</em> and swim out to both grand frigates to plant a set of charges on each one. They would time their various assaults with the resulting explosions.</p><p></p><p>Earlier, Gupta had gazed into the heavens to see if anything had changed. She could see nothing back then, but now – long after midnight – there was something very strange happening: Overhead, the heavens shifted and stars appeared to fall from the sky, once every few minutes. They plunged silently, then flashed and sizzled as they struck the water. </p><p></p><p>As they fell, Korrigan could see the huge number of Danoran ships ranged throughout the harbour. There was another new source of light too: the lighthouse atop Stanfield’s keep had begun, though its full effect was muted by the translucent magical shield defending the fort.</p><p></p><p>Duly galvanised, Korrigan pressed on. It was fortunate that he had chosen to use the charges in this way, for in doing so he discovered a hidden threat: circling underwater between the two grand frigates, was the <em>Lya’s Lament.</em> He changed plans, and planted one set of charges on the submarine, before planting the second on the frigate that was due to be attacked by the <em>Sunfish</em>. Then he got back to shore as fast as he could and warned Gupta and her crew to take a circuitous route through the harbour and avoid the <em>Lya’s Lament.</em></p><p></p><p>Rumdoom had been something of a dab hand with munitions in his day, and gave Uru a few pointers before he headed for the warehouse. He advised him to find big, supporting pillars and to set the charges at the point where they met the beams in the rafters. Uru followed this advice (after picking his way through the heavily patrolled dockside area with ease). To save time, he then stole onto the Coaltongue and made his way to the engine room, where he hid in the darkest corner near the propeller mechanism, waiting to strike…</p><p></p><p>Lauryn Cyneburg also reported in. She had rounded up a squad of loyal, elite Battalion recruits, and Korrigan assigned her to support the Dockers who would swarm onto the Coaltongue once the defenders had been dealt with.</p><p> </p><p>Having set a clockwork timer to match those on the charges, they performed the ritual on the scroll Antonsecu had given them, which cause them to appear on the Coaltongue in the place of their choosing: Andrei and Leon in the engine room; Korrigan, Rumdoom and Quratulain on the main deck – Korrigan planting himself in the most visible spot he could. He was very much in charge and would spend the battle issuing orders and motivating his men. Seconds later, two huge explosions could be heard out to sea, followed by another, louder, brighter explosion in the warehouse on the Royal Dock. The Humble Hook reproached Korrigan for striking without negotiation. He had demanded surrender just a moment before the explosions, but it was too little too late. Oh well. This was war, and the Hook’s previous owner had done far worse before it chose to abandon him.</p><p> </p><p>In the engine room, Uru took out two guards in his immediate vicinity, while Andrei and Leon closed the bulkhead doors. There were more guards beyond, near the firegem supply, yelling in alarm at this sudden turn of events. Andrei planted his feet to prevent them from opening his door, which could not be locked from this side. Leon prepared to teleport anyone who made it through, before Uru gazumped his efforts by drawing the<em> Sword of the Black Needles</em> and using it to cast <em>arcane lock</em>. Then Uru set to work on the explosive charges that had been set around the propeller mechanism. He worked with the help of Little Jack and Winkin’, Blinkin’ and Nod, and quickly wrapped the bomb in necrotic threads, like a spider webbing up a mechanical fly. </p><p></p><p>Rumdoom had arrived in giant form, enlarged by the magic of his <em>frost giant’s plate</em>. This enabled him to carry the <em>Skull of Cheshimox</em> like a chilly flamethrower, and with it, he cleared the main deck, laughing as he did so. So reckless was he that he caught Quratulain in the frosty jet of the skull, but to both their surprise, she was unharmed. It turned out Quratulain’s years encased in ice had rendered her immune to frost damage!</p><p></p><p>Defenders on the docks began firing up at the Coaltongue. More poured out from the warehouse that had not been destroyed. As they did so, Quratulain aimed a rocket at the biggest doorway and fired. Then she dropped the launcher and drew a second from her <em>coat of the genteel butcher</em>, firing this one at the second exit. Danoran soldiers died screaming – a theme that would persist for some time.</p><p></p><p>With the door sealed by Uru, Leon teleported invisibly into the largest section of the engine room, created an illusory explosion, illusory smoke and illusory fire, then appeared in the form of a Danoran officer and ordered his men to evacuate. Above them, on the berth deck, there was even more chaos, as men tried to get up to the gun deck and the main deck, but found their path blocked by those retreating from the carnage up top: Quratulain was emptying her pistols down one ladder, while Rumdoom aimed the <em>Skull of Cheshimox</em> at anyone who appeared through the others.</p><p></p><p>Uru and Andrei both threw grenades out of the engine room, then made their way through the confusion to the gun deck, which had been largely cleared by Quratulain by now. Uru released his <em>ghostly entourage</em> and began lining up the dockside cannons.</p><p></p><p>Rumdoom dropped the <em>Skull of Cheshimox </em>and leapt off the ship, to land on the quayside, taking withering fire from the Danoran troops, and a pair of piloted steam walkers (one having emerged damaged from the demolished warehouse). Then he unleashed a terrible eschatological rune of cold on the soldiers, freezing everyone within fifty feet of him. </p><p></p><p>The golems attacked. One fired a heavy shotgun; the other closed to attack with a chainsword. Rumdoom reeled for a moment, then struck back, invoking the power of the <em>tyrant’s teeth</em> around his neck. Quratulain shot the second golem with her rifle. Both of them kept on coming, and soldiers from the second warehouse sustained their carbine barrage.</p><p></p><p>Then Uru fired the dockside cannons. As if that wasn’t enough, several firebursts ripped through the fleeing soldiers, as Lauryn Cynburg joined the fray, teleporting from point to point, leaving a fireseed behind in each location, to erupt after she had gone. Her elite squadron streamed across the bridge, bringing with them the new crew of the Coaltongue, and <em>Admiral </em>Rutger Smith (newly promoted by King Baldrey). As they came, Rumdoom and Quratulain dealt with the two steam walkers. The dockers charged aboard, and Cyneburg’s squad was tasked with rounding up Danoran survivors and mopping up any diehards who refused to surrender. Meanwhile, Geoff Massarde’s arcane codes were used to fire up the Coaltongue’s engines. While they warmed, Uru fired the seaward cannons at the crippled frigates for good measure. But this was overkill: both frigates had been successfully taken out by their respective strike teams.</p><p></p><p>Korrigan contacted Gupta and learned with some satisfaction that <em>Lya’s Lament</em> had sunk to the bottom of the bay.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gideonpepys, post: 7454442, member: 79141"] [b]Session 59, Part One - Flint and Steal[/b] Just before moving out in the early hours, Quratulain returned from Wondermaker’s workshop. Not only had she been substantially and impressively upgraded, but she brought incredible news: Wondermaker had recently completed work on his latest line of research – advanced explosives. He had been so taken aback, and then excited at the prospect of working on Quratulain, that the fact had slipped his mind. The unit now had a cluster advanced grenades, a pair of prototype rocket launchers and four heavy packs of demolition charges to add to their arsenal. The ‘Clockwork King’ had fitted these charges with a very precise timer. After some hasty discussions, an augmentation of their plan was decided upon: Uru – who was rested and recovered from his exertions – would use the [I]absurdist web [/I](which rarely left Leon’s possession) to help him carry two sets of charges to plant in one of the warehouses where the Danoran defenders of the Coaltongue lay in wait. Korrigan would [I]meld with Mavisha[/I] and swim out to both grand frigates to plant a set of charges on each one. They would time their various assaults with the resulting explosions. Earlier, Gupta had gazed into the heavens to see if anything had changed. She could see nothing back then, but now – long after midnight – there was something very strange happening: Overhead, the heavens shifted and stars appeared to fall from the sky, once every few minutes. They plunged silently, then flashed and sizzled as they struck the water. As they fell, Korrigan could see the huge number of Danoran ships ranged throughout the harbour. There was another new source of light too: the lighthouse atop Stanfield’s keep had begun, though its full effect was muted by the translucent magical shield defending the fort. Duly galvanised, Korrigan pressed on. It was fortunate that he had chosen to use the charges in this way, for in doing so he discovered a hidden threat: circling underwater between the two grand frigates, was the [I]Lya’s Lament.[/I] He changed plans, and planted one set of charges on the submarine, before planting the second on the frigate that was due to be attacked by the [I]Sunfish[/I]. Then he got back to shore as fast as he could and warned Gupta and her crew to take a circuitous route through the harbour and avoid the [I]Lya’s Lament.[/I] Rumdoom had been something of a dab hand with munitions in his day, and gave Uru a few pointers before he headed for the warehouse. He advised him to find big, supporting pillars and to set the charges at the point where they met the beams in the rafters. Uru followed this advice (after picking his way through the heavily patrolled dockside area with ease). To save time, he then stole onto the Coaltongue and made his way to the engine room, where he hid in the darkest corner near the propeller mechanism, waiting to strike… Lauryn Cyneburg also reported in. She had rounded up a squad of loyal, elite Battalion recruits, and Korrigan assigned her to support the Dockers who would swarm onto the Coaltongue once the defenders had been dealt with. Having set a clockwork timer to match those on the charges, they performed the ritual on the scroll Antonsecu had given them, which cause them to appear on the Coaltongue in the place of their choosing: Andrei and Leon in the engine room; Korrigan, Rumdoom and Quratulain on the main deck – Korrigan planting himself in the most visible spot he could. He was very much in charge and would spend the battle issuing orders and motivating his men. Seconds later, two huge explosions could be heard out to sea, followed by another, louder, brighter explosion in the warehouse on the Royal Dock. The Humble Hook reproached Korrigan for striking without negotiation. He had demanded surrender just a moment before the explosions, but it was too little too late. Oh well. This was war, and the Hook’s previous owner had done far worse before it chose to abandon him. In the engine room, Uru took out two guards in his immediate vicinity, while Andrei and Leon closed the bulkhead doors. There were more guards beyond, near the firegem supply, yelling in alarm at this sudden turn of events. Andrei planted his feet to prevent them from opening his door, which could not be locked from this side. Leon prepared to teleport anyone who made it through, before Uru gazumped his efforts by drawing the[I] Sword of the Black Needles[/I] and using it to cast [I]arcane lock[/I]. Then Uru set to work on the explosive charges that had been set around the propeller mechanism. He worked with the help of Little Jack and Winkin’, Blinkin’ and Nod, and quickly wrapped the bomb in necrotic threads, like a spider webbing up a mechanical fly. Rumdoom had arrived in giant form, enlarged by the magic of his [I]frost giant’s plate[/I]. This enabled him to carry the [I]Skull of Cheshimox[/I] like a chilly flamethrower, and with it, he cleared the main deck, laughing as he did so. So reckless was he that he caught Quratulain in the frosty jet of the skull, but to both their surprise, she was unharmed. It turned out Quratulain’s years encased in ice had rendered her immune to frost damage! Defenders on the docks began firing up at the Coaltongue. More poured out from the warehouse that had not been destroyed. As they did so, Quratulain aimed a rocket at the biggest doorway and fired. Then she dropped the launcher and drew a second from her [I]coat of the genteel butcher[/I], firing this one at the second exit. Danoran soldiers died screaming – a theme that would persist for some time. With the door sealed by Uru, Leon teleported invisibly into the largest section of the engine room, created an illusory explosion, illusory smoke and illusory fire, then appeared in the form of a Danoran officer and ordered his men to evacuate. Above them, on the berth deck, there was even more chaos, as men tried to get up to the gun deck and the main deck, but found their path blocked by those retreating from the carnage up top: Quratulain was emptying her pistols down one ladder, while Rumdoom aimed the [I]Skull of Cheshimox[/I] at anyone who appeared through the others. Uru and Andrei both threw grenades out of the engine room, then made their way through the confusion to the gun deck, which had been largely cleared by Quratulain by now. Uru released his [I]ghostly entourage[/I] and began lining up the dockside cannons. Rumdoom dropped the [I]Skull of Cheshimox [/I]and leapt off the ship, to land on the quayside, taking withering fire from the Danoran troops, and a pair of piloted steam walkers (one having emerged damaged from the demolished warehouse). Then he unleashed a terrible eschatological rune of cold on the soldiers, freezing everyone within fifty feet of him. The golems attacked. One fired a heavy shotgun; the other closed to attack with a chainsword. Rumdoom reeled for a moment, then struck back, invoking the power of the [I]tyrant’s teeth[/I] around his neck. Quratulain shot the second golem with her rifle. Both of them kept on coming, and soldiers from the second warehouse sustained their carbine barrage. Then Uru fired the dockside cannons. As if that wasn’t enough, several firebursts ripped through the fleeing soldiers, as Lauryn Cynburg joined the fray, teleporting from point to point, leaving a fireseed behind in each location, to erupt after she had gone. Her elite squadron streamed across the bridge, bringing with them the new crew of the Coaltongue, and [I]Admiral [/I]Rutger Smith (newly promoted by King Baldrey). As they came, Rumdoom and Quratulain dealt with the two steam walkers. The dockers charged aboard, and Cyneburg’s squad was tasked with rounding up Danoran survivors and mopping up any diehards who refused to surrender. Meanwhile, Geoff Massarde’s arcane codes were used to fire up the Coaltongue’s engines. While they warmed, Uru fired the seaward cannons at the crippled frigates for good measure. But this was overkill: both frigates had been successfully taken out by their respective strike teams. Korrigan contacted Gupta and learned with some satisfaction that [I]Lya’s Lament[/I] had sunk to the bottom of the bay. [/QUOTE]
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