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<blockquote data-quote="gideonpepys" data-source="post: 7563864" data-attributes="member: 79141"><p><strong>Session 214, Part Two - Bleak House</strong></p><p></p><p>Again, after much convoluted discussion, the group changed their plans and worked their way back to the Northern District to affect a rescue of the prisoners. Doran and Von Recklingausen posed as guards bringing Glaucia and Salome under arrest to the estate and in this manner they passed through the district gate, with Brakken and Feroz doing so invisibly, while Korrigan and Quratulain leaped straight over the wall.</p><p></p><p>When they reached the estate itself Doran stole onto the grounds, keeping to the bushes, as he could hear a loud voice in the garden as soon as he cleared the wall: Lord Cadagyr stood on the steps of the estate, loudly admonishing a motley bunch of captives who squatted and slumped dejectedly on the lawn, surrounded by a squad of elite police and lawmages. One of them protested that Cadagyr had already repeated himself several times, at which Cadagyr screamed for silence, before resuming his lecture. From this distance, Doran could make out Dieter, three of his hangers-on, Flida, Sergio Flores, Trevio Addaz, and several sailors who they had talked to earlier that day.</p><p></p><p>Concerned that this could be a trap, the others nevertheless scrambled over the wall too and headed for the main house. As they made their way through the garden, Salome registered the tell-tale hiss-groan of an oculus hovering above Lord Cadagyr and his captives. Invisible, Brakken crept close enough to read Cadagyr’s mind: His surface thoughts were non-existent. The only explanation is that he was being mind-controlled. Frustrated by his strange behaviour, Dieter shouted abuse at his father and was pistol-whipped by an officer for his pains. The captives became even more subdued. Brakken withdrew, joining the others as they gained access to the mansion via a window, through which they could see a disused library.</p><p></p><p>The library gave on to the large, tiled entrance hall, where Trugido the butler stood in the doorway to the garden, apparently listening to Cadagyr’s cyclical speech. Staircases swept upwards, and behind them, doors and corridors led to other ground floor rooms. Leaving the less stealthy group members in the library, Doran went off to explore, with Brakken following behind him, trying to maintain a telepathic link with Korrigan. The main house had not been properly maintained. Dust had settled everywhere and the silverware was tarnished. Doran set about trying to find a cellar, or some underground area where prisoners might be kept. He found himself in an interconnected suite of rooms, just out of range of telepathy. Unbeknownst to him, he had reached the same lounge area where Leon had gone to meet Cadagyr. Brakken was just one room away. Doran paused. The room was empty, but he couldn’t shake the feeling that it had been occupied just moments earlier.</p><p></p><p>Out of nowhere, a very reasonable voice began talking to him, asking him questions about what he was doing here, and what he was up to. Alarmed, Doran tried to resist the charm that accompanied this voice – encouraging him to remain calm and answer the questions – only for a second voice to join in and redouble the power of the effect. If he had been alone he might have succumbed at this point; fortunately, Brakken was close enough to sense what was going on and shared with Doran his ability to shrug off domination. Then he gave a yell of alarm to the others.</p><p></p><p>With that a pair of gidim emerged from the walls and ceiling and lashed at Doran with spiked chains that whirled around their bodies – formed from that strange greenish metal the group had discovered earlier. Doran ducked and dodged wildly, whereupon a third gidim grabbed him telekinetically and threw him around bodily. A fourth gidim appeared from the ceiling near Brakken and caught him with a spiked chain. He was pinned and the spikes began to bore painfully into his flesh.</p><p></p><p>Quratulain responded to Brakken’s cry by dashing towards them as fast as she could. When they realised there were reinforcements nearby, the gidim caused walls of cerebral mesh to appear – one cutting Doran, Brakken and Quratulain off from the rest of the group; another isolating Doran.</p><p></p><p>Now that he was pinned, Doran was hit by a chain too. The spikes bit deep. In desperation, Doran threw down a smoke bomb and disappeared within the cloud, struggling to free himself.</p><p></p><p>An even more menacing gidim appeared close to Quratulain. The mental powers possessed by this creature were palpable and seemed almost to distort the air around it. It reached out with claw and touched Quratulain gently. Nothing happened, to the gidim’s evident bemusement. She looked quizzically at him and then opened fire…</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gideonpepys, post: 7563864, member: 79141"] [b]Session 214, Part Two - Bleak House[/b] Again, after much convoluted discussion, the group changed their plans and worked their way back to the Northern District to affect a rescue of the prisoners. Doran and Von Recklingausen posed as guards bringing Glaucia and Salome under arrest to the estate and in this manner they passed through the district gate, with Brakken and Feroz doing so invisibly, while Korrigan and Quratulain leaped straight over the wall. When they reached the estate itself Doran stole onto the grounds, keeping to the bushes, as he could hear a loud voice in the garden as soon as he cleared the wall: Lord Cadagyr stood on the steps of the estate, loudly admonishing a motley bunch of captives who squatted and slumped dejectedly on the lawn, surrounded by a squad of elite police and lawmages. One of them protested that Cadagyr had already repeated himself several times, at which Cadagyr screamed for silence, before resuming his lecture. From this distance, Doran could make out Dieter, three of his hangers-on, Flida, Sergio Flores, Trevio Addaz, and several sailors who they had talked to earlier that day. Concerned that this could be a trap, the others nevertheless scrambled over the wall too and headed for the main house. As they made their way through the garden, Salome registered the tell-tale hiss-groan of an oculus hovering above Lord Cadagyr and his captives. Invisible, Brakken crept close enough to read Cadagyr’s mind: His surface thoughts were non-existent. The only explanation is that he was being mind-controlled. Frustrated by his strange behaviour, Dieter shouted abuse at his father and was pistol-whipped by an officer for his pains. The captives became even more subdued. Brakken withdrew, joining the others as they gained access to the mansion via a window, through which they could see a disused library. The library gave on to the large, tiled entrance hall, where Trugido the butler stood in the doorway to the garden, apparently listening to Cadagyr’s cyclical speech. Staircases swept upwards, and behind them, doors and corridors led to other ground floor rooms. Leaving the less stealthy group members in the library, Doran went off to explore, with Brakken following behind him, trying to maintain a telepathic link with Korrigan. The main house had not been properly maintained. Dust had settled everywhere and the silverware was tarnished. Doran set about trying to find a cellar, or some underground area where prisoners might be kept. He found himself in an interconnected suite of rooms, just out of range of telepathy. Unbeknownst to him, he had reached the same lounge area where Leon had gone to meet Cadagyr. Brakken was just one room away. Doran paused. The room was empty, but he couldn’t shake the feeling that it had been occupied just moments earlier. Out of nowhere, a very reasonable voice began talking to him, asking him questions about what he was doing here, and what he was up to. Alarmed, Doran tried to resist the charm that accompanied this voice – encouraging him to remain calm and answer the questions – only for a second voice to join in and redouble the power of the effect. If he had been alone he might have succumbed at this point; fortunately, Brakken was close enough to sense what was going on and shared with Doran his ability to shrug off domination. Then he gave a yell of alarm to the others. With that a pair of gidim emerged from the walls and ceiling and lashed at Doran with spiked chains that whirled around their bodies – formed from that strange greenish metal the group had discovered earlier. Doran ducked and dodged wildly, whereupon a third gidim grabbed him telekinetically and threw him around bodily. A fourth gidim appeared from the ceiling near Brakken and caught him with a spiked chain. He was pinned and the spikes began to bore painfully into his flesh. Quratulain responded to Brakken’s cry by dashing towards them as fast as she could. When they realised there were reinforcements nearby, the gidim caused walls of cerebral mesh to appear – one cutting Doran, Brakken and Quratulain off from the rest of the group; another isolating Doran. Now that he was pinned, Doran was hit by a chain too. The spikes bit deep. In desperation, Doran threw down a smoke bomb and disappeared within the cloud, struggling to free himself. An even more menacing gidim appeared close to Quratulain. The mental powers possessed by this creature were palpable and seemed almost to distort the air around it. It reached out with claw and touched Quratulain gently. Nothing happened, to the gidim’s evident bemusement. She looked quizzically at him and then opened fire… [/QUOTE]
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