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<blockquote data-quote="gideonpepys" data-source="post: 7511261" data-attributes="member: 79141"><p><strong>Session 200, Part Two - Meanwhile, Around the World…</strong></p><p></p><p>Rumdoom was waiting for them back in Flint. He had been busy:</p><p></p><p>First of all, he had used the linked portals his followers had established to travel to Trekhom. There he found that his once-thriving community of Rumschatologists had vanished. Their chapterhouse was empty, save for signs of a stuggle. Together with his entourage he stole out into the tunnels of Trekhom to try and find out what had happened. It turned out that making contact with old friends was a risky business, and soon the Drakren security forces were on their tail. They learned what they could (none of which was good news), before high-tailing it back through the portal, and closing it behind them. Four more of Rumdoom’s followers perished on this mission. Only he and Thurgid Ironspoon made it back alive. Their names were added to the memorial obelisk in the Rumchatologist chapterhouse in Flint.</p><p></p><p>In Trekhom, Rumdoom learned that the Obscurati had stepped out into the light, declared itself and its intentions and made a variety of public broadcasts sanctioned by the Drakren state. Dealing with dissent had been a priority, and – as an obvious fifth column – Rumdoom’s followers had been targeted almost immediately and had been arrested, slain, converted or else fled. Rumdoom heard that many followers of Grandis Komanov had escaped this purge by heading north, in answer to her call: the rumour in Trekhom was that she was raising an apocalyptic army – another step towards the end times. Bhalu had left the city to investigate this matter shortly before the Great Eclipse, but no word had returned.</p><p></p><p>‘Nicodemus the Gnostic’ was now a household name – established leader of a New World Order. Yes, they had laboured in secret to bring about this new dawn, but only because the elites and vested interests would have sought to oppose them if they done so in the open. Word was that magic now functioned in Danor, and the chaotic fluctuations in the malice Lands had ceased too. But the Ob had admitted one fault – the disappearance of the sun. This, they said, was due to the interference of ‘Risuri-backed terrorists’. (This disruption was to blame for any unfortunate incidents that had occurred in the aftermath of the Eclipse, such as the chaos reported from Crisillyir, following the mass-suicide of numerous hierarchs.) The centre of this New World Order was in Cherage, but the movement was not nationalistic, or Danoran. To demonstrate this, Nicodemus had invited the leaders of all nations to a Forward Symposium in just a few weeks’ time.</p><p></p><p>On his return to Flint, Rumdoom had also plucked up the courage to use the aboleth ‘tadpole’ his people had fixed. He understood the need for caution only too well, having once had such a device implanted in his neck, causing him to attempt to flood the city at the aboleth’s behest. But Rumdoom’s willpower was much stronger now, and he knew that nothing of that sort would happen this time. When he held the thing in place, near where his skull met his spine, it sprang to life and burrowed in, leaving only the black tail sticking out like a hair. Rumdoom then waited to see if any message was forthcoming.</p><p></p><p>Just a few second later, a meaning was transmitted, with a ‘volume’ and a force so intense it caused him to reel. Although purely telepathic in nature, and formed of thoughts not words, Rumdoom understood it at once. It said simply: “<strong>HELP US!</strong>”</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gideonpepys, post: 7511261, member: 79141"] [b]Session 200, Part Two - Meanwhile, Around the World…[/b] Rumdoom was waiting for them back in Flint. He had been busy: First of all, he had used the linked portals his followers had established to travel to Trekhom. There he found that his once-thriving community of Rumschatologists had vanished. Their chapterhouse was empty, save for signs of a stuggle. Together with his entourage he stole out into the tunnels of Trekhom to try and find out what had happened. It turned out that making contact with old friends was a risky business, and soon the Drakren security forces were on their tail. They learned what they could (none of which was good news), before high-tailing it back through the portal, and closing it behind them. Four more of Rumdoom’s followers perished on this mission. Only he and Thurgid Ironspoon made it back alive. Their names were added to the memorial obelisk in the Rumchatologist chapterhouse in Flint. In Trekhom, Rumdoom learned that the Obscurati had stepped out into the light, declared itself and its intentions and made a variety of public broadcasts sanctioned by the Drakren state. Dealing with dissent had been a priority, and – as an obvious fifth column – Rumdoom’s followers had been targeted almost immediately and had been arrested, slain, converted or else fled. Rumdoom heard that many followers of Grandis Komanov had escaped this purge by heading north, in answer to her call: the rumour in Trekhom was that she was raising an apocalyptic army – another step towards the end times. Bhalu had left the city to investigate this matter shortly before the Great Eclipse, but no word had returned. ‘Nicodemus the Gnostic’ was now a household name – established leader of a New World Order. Yes, they had laboured in secret to bring about this new dawn, but only because the elites and vested interests would have sought to oppose them if they done so in the open. Word was that magic now functioned in Danor, and the chaotic fluctuations in the malice Lands had ceased too. But the Ob had admitted one fault – the disappearance of the sun. This, they said, was due to the interference of ‘Risuri-backed terrorists’. (This disruption was to blame for any unfortunate incidents that had occurred in the aftermath of the Eclipse, such as the chaos reported from Crisillyir, following the mass-suicide of numerous hierarchs.) The centre of this New World Order was in Cherage, but the movement was not nationalistic, or Danoran. To demonstrate this, Nicodemus had invited the leaders of all nations to a Forward Symposium in just a few weeks’ time. On his return to Flint, Rumdoom had also plucked up the courage to use the aboleth ‘tadpole’ his people had fixed. He understood the need for caution only too well, having once had such a device implanted in his neck, causing him to attempt to flood the city at the aboleth’s behest. But Rumdoom’s willpower was much stronger now, and he knew that nothing of that sort would happen this time. When he held the thing in place, near where his skull met his spine, it sprang to life and burrowed in, leaving only the black tail sticking out like a hair. Rumdoom then waited to see if any message was forthcoming. Just a few second later, a meaning was transmitted, with a ‘volume’ and a force so intense it caused him to reel. Although purely telepathic in nature, and formed of thoughts not words, Rumdoom understood it at once. It said simply: “[B]HELP US![/B]” [/QUOTE]
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