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<blockquote data-quote="gideonpepys" data-source="post: 7455410" data-attributes="member: 79141"><p><strong>Session 59, Part Two - Better Get Kraken</strong></p><p></p><p>Admiral Smith took up his place on the command deck and inhaled deeply. “Well this metal monster isn’t as poetic as the ships I’m used to, but I’m sure I’ll get the hang of things.” Then he clapped his hands together and ordered the <em>Coaltongue </em>to cast off. Leon opened a network of dimension doors to ease travel between the decks. In no time at all they were making best speed towards the Governor’s Island. The ship was moving much more quickly than Rutger Smith or anyone else thought possible. Leon decided that even this wasn’t fast enough, and used the <em>Wayfarer’s Lantern </em>loaded with oil of Mavisha. Now the <em>Coaltongue </em>was moving at a truly impossible speed, as Leon controlled the very waves beneath her. </p><p> </p><p>Gale alighted on deck, bringing Asrabey with her. She warned them that several ships were moving to intercept them. She also said that Harkover was in no fit state to go on in dragon form, though he would not admit as much. Korrigan sent him a message, thanking him for his valour, and commanding that he return to the <em>Coaltongue </em>and resume his human shape.</p><p></p><p>“You will be in charge out here when we enter the fortress,” he told Harkover when he alighted. He instructed the Principal Minister Lee to return to Flint as soon as Korrigan and his team had infiltrated Governor's Island. In Flint he was to locate the members of Korrigan's political party starting with Heward Sechim and Thames Grimsley and relate to them Korrigan's instructions: act as Flint's governing council until further notice. (Harkover could make a public announcement to this effect in Korrigan's name, or they could arrange the announcement themselves). The Council's immediate agenda would be to bolster the city's defences and arrest Stover Delft's impostor, if he was at large. Harkover should then return to Slate to aid the government of Risur in Korrigan's absence. (Hopefully there wouldn’t be any absence but, considering their last unexpected entrapment in the Dreaming, Korrigan wanted to be prepared for any eventuality.)</p><p></p><p>It was suggested that they might use the<em> fey portal pad </em>to bypass enemy interception, but Rutger Smith said he would prefer to do so only in an emergency, and retain this capacity for when they had reached the Governor’s Island and became a sitting duck while focussing the brand. Gale and Asrabey were confident they could slow down at least one more ship between them, and the <em>Sunfish </em>reported that, although much slower than the <em>Coaltongue </em>and bound to fall behind, she had ranged ahead already and was by now closing in on a second frigate. This took care of Admiral Smith’s first concern: it was all well and good racing past this first frigate, but in doing so, they risked being pinned between two vessels. If the <em>Sunfish </em>could take care of it, he felt able to order ‘full steam ahead’! They swept past the frigate even as it lurched and tilted – the tell-tale signs of the tyrant’s eye being brought to bear below the water line.</p><p></p><p>Gale now offered Korrigan an unlooked for opportunity. She told him that the Obscurati had worked some magic over the harbour to prevent her from making the weather hostile to them, but she thought she could leech some of its power to control the clouds over the city. “The people of Flint deserve to know what is happening,” she said. “They need to know that they have a new king to defend them.” Korrigan leaped at the chance, and joined her at the prow, where she closed her eyes and concentrated. Above them, the clouds took on King Baldrey’s lantern-jawed countenance.</p><p></p><p>“Is this thing working?” asked Korrigan. These words boomed loud and clear across the entire city. Then he recovered himself and said:</p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>“People of Flint, citizens of Risur!</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>“The hour is dark and the enemy is at our gates. Yesterday hostiles and traitors struck at Slate, intending to take over our country in one blow, and here in Flint Governor Stanfield has sided with the traitors and welcomed the Danoran fleet into our waters.</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>“Alas, King Aodhan has fallen to assassins, but not before entrusting me, Baldrey Korrigan, with the crown of Risur, foiling the traitor's plan.</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>“Know that I am here with you in Flint and I intend to fight for our country and for our people to my last breath! Stand with me as your king! Let us rise and show the world that Risur has courage and strength and will not bow before anyone! Together we shall stand up against the enemy and crush them!</strong></p><p> <strong></strong></p><p><strong>“Already with Risur's finest we have retaken the RNS Coaltongue and the Royal Docks, and we are preparing to strike against the traitor Stanfield. The enemy failed in Slate and it will fail here in Flint too!”</strong></p><p></p><p>The news that Korrigan and Co. were back in Flint and taking the fight to the Danorans caused the people of Flint to rise up as one and give a great shout of triumph. At once King Baldrey was bolstered by the approval of his people, as felt himself become not only Lord of the Land – a title conferred to him by Aodhan’s abdication and the approval of the nobility – but also Monarch of the Masses, by which the Rites of Rulership conferred great power on any king who had the support of his people. And Korrigan had it in spades.</p><p></p><p>There were sudden explosions to the north, a series of submarine blasts and other, stranger unidentifiable noises – subsonic trumpetings and maddening squeals. Foreboding gripped Korrigan, but the threat was not immediate or clear, so he returned his attention to matters at hand:</p><p></p><p>Heedless of the chaos behind them, another grand frigate and a battleship now bore down on them. Gale and Asrabey leapt away to disrupt the frigate. Asrabey would take out their gun turrets while Gale swept her crew into the water. That left a battleship for the <em>Coaltongue </em>to deal with. Despite her magical speed, the <em>Coaltongue </em>could not bypass this opponent without striking out deeper into the harbour.</p><p></p><p>Having scrutinised the enemy with a technologist’s eye, Uru reported his suspicion that the battleship – a new and untested design – sat far too high in the water. Trading broadsides would be long and difficult; although the <em>Coaltongue </em>would likely emerge victorious, she would be delayed long enough for other vessels to draw near. Uru suggested that the Coaltongue simply ram the battleship. Rutger Smith considered the proposition and studied the battleship himself through his telescope. “A radical and risky plan of action at this speed. But if we manoeuvre suddenly, and the strike is oblique, we may have the desired effect without disrupting our trajectory. Very well. Follow my orders precisely.” They did so. The battleship could not have suspected their intention, for she slowed to bring her guns to bear as the Coaltongue passed. Suddenly, the great ship veered to starboard and it was too late to do anything but brace. Rumdoom voiced the <em>pathos of the inanimate</em> from the prow to worsen he damage. The noise was unbearable; a grinding of metal that seemed to go on far longer than it should. The <em>Coaltongue </em>took damage, for certain, but far less than she might have during a full engagement. However the battleship behaved just as Uru said she would, and pitched straight onto her side.</p><p></p><p>Nothing now lay between them and their target, except the Danoran flagship – mere minutes away, and waiting patiently.</p><p></p><p>More stars fell into the harbour. By their light, they could see smaller Danoran ships listed and sinking, and a great bow wave moving through the water towards them. A that moment, a female figure leapt out of the waves and landed on the deck of the Coaltongue. It was Beshela, Archfey of the Sea and she bowed to King Baldrey. She hurriedly explained that whatever they did after they left Thistle Palace caused She Who Writhes to awaken. Now the fey titan sought to contest the monarch of Risur for control of her domain. She had entered the harbour in the form of a monstrous kraken, creating a massive wave and setting off torpedoes the Danorans had set to catch enemy ships. These had not harmed her but they had enraged her, and the only thing now slowing her down was her intense desire to crush each and every metal ship in her path. “Get to land quickly, I beg of you, and I will tell my mistress that Risur’s monarch has fled to the land.”</p><p></p><p>Korrigan did not enjoy that turn of phrase, and could not help but respond with a deliberate lack of tact. “I cannot be bothered fighting krakens right now, I have much more pressing matters to attend to. Go tell your mistress that I will deal with her later.” For once, the others tried desperately to shush him. Beshela nodded and prepared to go. Before she leapt into the sea, Rumdoom reminded her of his words in their epic rap battle: “Hey, Beshela – I hope your words don’t fail ya.” Beshela gave a curt nod in acknowledgement, and realised that Risur was in safe hands.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gideonpepys, post: 7455410, member: 79141"] [b]Session 59, Part Two - Better Get Kraken[/b] Admiral Smith took up his place on the command deck and inhaled deeply. “Well this metal monster isn’t as poetic as the ships I’m used to, but I’m sure I’ll get the hang of things.” Then he clapped his hands together and ordered the [I]Coaltongue [/I]to cast off. Leon opened a network of dimension doors to ease travel between the decks. In no time at all they were making best speed towards the Governor’s Island. The ship was moving much more quickly than Rutger Smith or anyone else thought possible. Leon decided that even this wasn’t fast enough, and used the [I]Wayfarer’s Lantern [/I]loaded with oil of Mavisha. Now the [I]Coaltongue [/I]was moving at a truly impossible speed, as Leon controlled the very waves beneath her. Gale alighted on deck, bringing Asrabey with her. She warned them that several ships were moving to intercept them. She also said that Harkover was in no fit state to go on in dragon form, though he would not admit as much. Korrigan sent him a message, thanking him for his valour, and commanding that he return to the [I]Coaltongue [/I]and resume his human shape. “You will be in charge out here when we enter the fortress,” he told Harkover when he alighted. He instructed the Principal Minister Lee to return to Flint as soon as Korrigan and his team had infiltrated Governor's Island. In Flint he was to locate the members of Korrigan's political party starting with Heward Sechim and Thames Grimsley and relate to them Korrigan's instructions: act as Flint's governing council until further notice. (Harkover could make a public announcement to this effect in Korrigan's name, or they could arrange the announcement themselves). The Council's immediate agenda would be to bolster the city's defences and arrest Stover Delft's impostor, if he was at large. Harkover should then return to Slate to aid the government of Risur in Korrigan's absence. (Hopefully there wouldn’t be any absence but, considering their last unexpected entrapment in the Dreaming, Korrigan wanted to be prepared for any eventuality.) It was suggested that they might use the[I] fey portal pad [/I]to bypass enemy interception, but Rutger Smith said he would prefer to do so only in an emergency, and retain this capacity for when they had reached the Governor’s Island and became a sitting duck while focussing the brand. Gale and Asrabey were confident they could slow down at least one more ship between them, and the [I]Sunfish [/I]reported that, although much slower than the [I]Coaltongue [/I]and bound to fall behind, she had ranged ahead already and was by now closing in on a second frigate. This took care of Admiral Smith’s first concern: it was all well and good racing past this first frigate, but in doing so, they risked being pinned between two vessels. If the [I]Sunfish [/I]could take care of it, he felt able to order ‘full steam ahead’! They swept past the frigate even as it lurched and tilted – the tell-tale signs of the tyrant’s eye being brought to bear below the water line. Gale now offered Korrigan an unlooked for opportunity. She told him that the Obscurati had worked some magic over the harbour to prevent her from making the weather hostile to them, but she thought she could leech some of its power to control the clouds over the city. “The people of Flint deserve to know what is happening,” she said. “They need to know that they have a new king to defend them.” Korrigan leaped at the chance, and joined her at the prow, where she closed her eyes and concentrated. Above them, the clouds took on King Baldrey’s lantern-jawed countenance. “Is this thing working?” asked Korrigan. These words boomed loud and clear across the entire city. Then he recovered himself and said: [B] “People of Flint, citizens of Risur! “The hour is dark and the enemy is at our gates. Yesterday hostiles and traitors struck at Slate, intending to take over our country in one blow, and here in Flint Governor Stanfield has sided with the traitors and welcomed the Danoran fleet into our waters. “Alas, King Aodhan has fallen to assassins, but not before entrusting me, Baldrey Korrigan, with the crown of Risur, foiling the traitor's plan. “Know that I am here with you in Flint and I intend to fight for our country and for our people to my last breath! Stand with me as your king! Let us rise and show the world that Risur has courage and strength and will not bow before anyone! Together we shall stand up against the enemy and crush them! “Already with Risur's finest we have retaken the RNS Coaltongue and the Royal Docks, and we are preparing to strike against the traitor Stanfield. The enemy failed in Slate and it will fail here in Flint too!”[/B] The news that Korrigan and Co. were back in Flint and taking the fight to the Danorans caused the people of Flint to rise up as one and give a great shout of triumph. At once King Baldrey was bolstered by the approval of his people, as felt himself become not only Lord of the Land – a title conferred to him by Aodhan’s abdication and the approval of the nobility – but also Monarch of the Masses, by which the Rites of Rulership conferred great power on any king who had the support of his people. And Korrigan had it in spades. There were sudden explosions to the north, a series of submarine blasts and other, stranger unidentifiable noises – subsonic trumpetings and maddening squeals. Foreboding gripped Korrigan, but the threat was not immediate or clear, so he returned his attention to matters at hand: Heedless of the chaos behind them, another grand frigate and a battleship now bore down on them. Gale and Asrabey leapt away to disrupt the frigate. Asrabey would take out their gun turrets while Gale swept her crew into the water. That left a battleship for the [I]Coaltongue [/I]to deal with. Despite her magical speed, the [I]Coaltongue [/I]could not bypass this opponent without striking out deeper into the harbour. Having scrutinised the enemy with a technologist’s eye, Uru reported his suspicion that the battleship – a new and untested design – sat far too high in the water. Trading broadsides would be long and difficult; although the [I]Coaltongue [/I]would likely emerge victorious, she would be delayed long enough for other vessels to draw near. Uru suggested that the Coaltongue simply ram the battleship. Rutger Smith considered the proposition and studied the battleship himself through his telescope. “A radical and risky plan of action at this speed. But if we manoeuvre suddenly, and the strike is oblique, we may have the desired effect without disrupting our trajectory. Very well. Follow my orders precisely.” They did so. The battleship could not have suspected their intention, for she slowed to bring her guns to bear as the Coaltongue passed. Suddenly, the great ship veered to starboard and it was too late to do anything but brace. Rumdoom voiced the [I]pathos of the inanimate[/I] from the prow to worsen he damage. The noise was unbearable; a grinding of metal that seemed to go on far longer than it should. The [I]Coaltongue [/I]took damage, for certain, but far less than she might have during a full engagement. However the battleship behaved just as Uru said she would, and pitched straight onto her side. Nothing now lay between them and their target, except the Danoran flagship – mere minutes away, and waiting patiently. More stars fell into the harbour. By their light, they could see smaller Danoran ships listed and sinking, and a great bow wave moving through the water towards them. A that moment, a female figure leapt out of the waves and landed on the deck of the Coaltongue. It was Beshela, Archfey of the Sea and she bowed to King Baldrey. She hurriedly explained that whatever they did after they left Thistle Palace caused She Who Writhes to awaken. Now the fey titan sought to contest the monarch of Risur for control of her domain. She had entered the harbour in the form of a monstrous kraken, creating a massive wave and setting off torpedoes the Danorans had set to catch enemy ships. These had not harmed her but they had enraged her, and the only thing now slowing her down was her intense desire to crush each and every metal ship in her path. “Get to land quickly, I beg of you, and I will tell my mistress that Risur’s monarch has fled to the land.” Korrigan did not enjoy that turn of phrase, and could not help but respond with a deliberate lack of tact. “I cannot be bothered fighting krakens right now, I have much more pressing matters to attend to. Go tell your mistress that I will deal with her later.” For once, the others tried desperately to shush him. Beshela nodded and prepared to go. Before she leapt into the sea, Rumdoom reminded her of his words in their epic rap battle: “Hey, Beshela – I hope your words don’t fail ya.” Beshela gave a curt nod in acknowledgement, and realised that Risur was in safe hands. [/QUOTE]
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