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[ZEITGEIST] The Continuing Adventures of Korrigan & Co.
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<blockquote data-quote="gideonpepys" data-source="post: 7465465" data-attributes="member: 79141"><p><strong>Session 62, Part One</strong></p><p></p><p><strong>This Stanfield Goes Up to 11</strong></p><p></p><p>Uru’s dome had protected them to some degree, but they were in no fit state to engage in a fight with a foe as powerful as this one. Korrigan and Quratulain were struggling to get out of the rubble. Korrigan was able to free himself, but Quratulain remained trapped. Her mask had been cracked too, and had fallen from her face, revealing the mummified, toothy rictus beneath. Alarmingly, the only part of her face that looked ‘alive’ were the lidless blue eyes.</p><p></p><p>More alarming still, Uriel had arisen from the rubble completely naked. The robes he was wearing had been formed through his magical ability to shape matter to his will and when he lost concentration during the explosion, they dissipated. This was of no concern to him now, though. He still had the Staff of the Hierophant and the Arsenal of Dhebisu. At once, he stepped up to guard the others and, placing a hand on his own chest, channelled the healing knowledge of his third incarnation Tadeas, and restored himself to full health.</p><p></p><p>Despite his own reservations, Leon thought he would at least attempt to talk to Stanfield. He said, “Can’t you see that you’ve taken the wrong path? Perhaps you should consider…” He didn’t get any further. The rakshasa’s eyes flashed in pure fury and it leapt at Leon, slashing at him with razor sharp claws. Leon cried out in pain, teleported away and his tiefling curse blazed around Stanfield to no effect. </p><p></p><p>Uru tried to call upon the ghosts of the city to trap him in the rubble again, but he was too fast and sprang clear. Rumdoom leapt at him and missed too. Gupta transformed into a weretiger and prepared herself for attack. Then Leon put all his focus into a terrible curse that caused the rakshasa to pause in its assault, to slough off the burrowing worms that emerged from its flesh. </p><p></p><p>While it was so distracted, Uriel stepped up, transformed the Arsenal of Dhebisu into a rapier and jabbed at Stanfield. The point caught him and penetrated and this single tiny wound destroyed him utterly, in a flash of light, leaving a smoking crater and a clattering, bleached skeleton.</p><p></p><p>Uriel then created some more clothes for himself, and asked for someone to give him back his shoes.</p><p></p><p><strong>Brave New World</strong></p><p></p><p><em>When the dust clears, the sky overhead is no longer dotted with a field of stars, but instead glows with the uneven haze of a charcoal nebula. A mere handful of stars wander the night. “Matching the lanterns,” says Kai. “The ones they had on the roof.”</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>Magic above the most minor cantrips and orisons doesn’t work, thought the mana is still there. Leon senses it, as do Uriel and Gupta to a lesser extent, but it is not moving as it once did.</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>Already you can feel something nudging you to behave differently, but all of you have strong enough willpower to shake it off. Others will not be so adept. The impuse to trust strangers and to listen to ‘reason’ is strong.</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>As you move out of the fortress and down towards the water, a bright golden glow rises in the air on the western horizon, then fades a few minutes later. It isn’t until more than an hour passes that the entire world rumbles with a deafening sound like an explosion, sweeping in the same direction. Quratulain makes a quick calculation of the speed of sound that supports your guess that the origin was Axis Island.</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>Any surviving Danoran ships have fled, although many were pulled into the depths by She Who Writhes, before the kraken withdrew into the wider sea. Atop Cauldron Hill storm clouds gather, but instead of falling rain, the mountain itself starts to erode and float upward, mote by mote.</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>Flint holds its breath, wondering what the new day will bring. But hours pass, and when the sun should rise, instead the world is greeted only by a patch of the cloudy sky that is somewhat less dark. The haze there seems to churn ever so slowly like two gears – immeasurably titanic to be visible at this cosmic distance – grinding between their teeth the heavens themselves.</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>A new age has dawned.</em></p><p></p><p><strong>End of Volume II.</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>(But not the end of the session...)</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gideonpepys, post: 7465465, member: 79141"] [b]Session 62, Part One[/b] [B]This Stanfield Goes Up to 11[/B] Uru’s dome had protected them to some degree, but they were in no fit state to engage in a fight with a foe as powerful as this one. Korrigan and Quratulain were struggling to get out of the rubble. Korrigan was able to free himself, but Quratulain remained trapped. Her mask had been cracked too, and had fallen from her face, revealing the mummified, toothy rictus beneath. Alarmingly, the only part of her face that looked ‘alive’ were the lidless blue eyes. More alarming still, Uriel had arisen from the rubble completely naked. The robes he was wearing had been formed through his magical ability to shape matter to his will and when he lost concentration during the explosion, they dissipated. This was of no concern to him now, though. He still had the Staff of the Hierophant and the Arsenal of Dhebisu. At once, he stepped up to guard the others and, placing a hand on his own chest, channelled the healing knowledge of his third incarnation Tadeas, and restored himself to full health. Despite his own reservations, Leon thought he would at least attempt to talk to Stanfield. He said, “Can’t you see that you’ve taken the wrong path? Perhaps you should consider…” He didn’t get any further. The rakshasa’s eyes flashed in pure fury and it leapt at Leon, slashing at him with razor sharp claws. Leon cried out in pain, teleported away and his tiefling curse blazed around Stanfield to no effect. Uru tried to call upon the ghosts of the city to trap him in the rubble again, but he was too fast and sprang clear. Rumdoom leapt at him and missed too. Gupta transformed into a weretiger and prepared herself for attack. Then Leon put all his focus into a terrible curse that caused the rakshasa to pause in its assault, to slough off the burrowing worms that emerged from its flesh. While it was so distracted, Uriel stepped up, transformed the Arsenal of Dhebisu into a rapier and jabbed at Stanfield. The point caught him and penetrated and this single tiny wound destroyed him utterly, in a flash of light, leaving a smoking crater and a clattering, bleached skeleton. Uriel then created some more clothes for himself, and asked for someone to give him back his shoes. [B]Brave New World[/B] [I]When the dust clears, the sky overhead is no longer dotted with a field of stars, but instead glows with the uneven haze of a charcoal nebula. A mere handful of stars wander the night. “Matching the lanterns,” says Kai. “The ones they had on the roof.” Magic above the most minor cantrips and orisons doesn’t work, thought the mana is still there. Leon senses it, as do Uriel and Gupta to a lesser extent, but it is not moving as it once did. Already you can feel something nudging you to behave differently, but all of you have strong enough willpower to shake it off. Others will not be so adept. The impuse to trust strangers and to listen to ‘reason’ is strong. As you move out of the fortress and down towards the water, a bright golden glow rises in the air on the western horizon, then fades a few minutes later. It isn’t until more than an hour passes that the entire world rumbles with a deafening sound like an explosion, sweeping in the same direction. Quratulain makes a quick calculation of the speed of sound that supports your guess that the origin was Axis Island. Any surviving Danoran ships have fled, although many were pulled into the depths by She Who Writhes, before the kraken withdrew into the wider sea. Atop Cauldron Hill storm clouds gather, but instead of falling rain, the mountain itself starts to erode and float upward, mote by mote. Flint holds its breath, wondering what the new day will bring. But hours pass, and when the sun should rise, instead the world is greeted only by a patch of the cloudy sky that is somewhat less dark. The haze there seems to churn ever so slowly like two gears – immeasurably titanic to be visible at this cosmic distance – grinding between their teeth the heavens themselves. A new age has dawned.[/I] [B]End of Volume II. (But not the end of the session...) [/B] [/QUOTE]
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