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<blockquote data-quote="gideonpepys" data-source="post: 7646593" data-attributes="member: 79141"><p><strong>Session 235, Part Two - The Plane of Ruin</strong></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"><strong>The Plane of Ruin</strong></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"><strong></strong></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'">Later, while they recovered on the Coaltongue, Korrigan explained his plan of action. “We need to gather information to give us the widest number of options to secure the best possible outcome for Lanjyr. This only thing we have to lose is time, and for that reason, we will chart a path that means we do not have to double back on ourselves. For the moment, we are lacking options for a plane of water. Padyer was unsuitable; Hunlow and Shabboath unsafe. So we must bond with Mavisha.”</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'">“We need a plane of death,” said Uru.</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'">Korrigan acknowledged this fact before he went on: “Mavisha is close by, so I propose we head there. I’d be interested to know what it’s second trait might be.”</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'">Uriel told him it was time.</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'">“I’d really like to advocate strongly for a plane of death,” Uru insisted.</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'">“Yes, we need a plane of death,” said Uriel. “We can’t pick and choose, we need one of each: earth, air, fire, water, space, time, life and death.”</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'">“I just want to make sure we get a good death one,” said Uru.</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'">They discussed Korrigan’s plan further. The only drawback with going to Mavisha next was that, according to his own rules – that they should avoid retracing their steps – doing so left Nem, Av and the Plain of Rice unexplored. Korrigan shrugged. They already had a Golden Icon of Nem; they couldn’t bond with Av without rescuing Thisraldion; they’d already been to Padyer; the plain of rice sounded… well, plain. Uriel reminded Korrigan that because he and Leon had been absent went they visited Padyer, and so there was still the matter of the arcane-locked, alabaster tower. Nem might at least be worth taking a look at; there might be refugees on Av. As for the Plain of Rice… well, they always just fly over that without stopping on their way back.</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'">So the rules of engagement were established and they flew to Nem.</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'">Every surface of Lanjyr’s erstwhile plane of death was a dark grey, except for glowing spirits on their exodus from Nem to Bhoior. They decided to fly down on discs and talk to the spirits, to see if any of them had died recently and could relay any news from Lanjyr. This turned out to be a futile endeavour, like finding a needle in a vague, querulous haystack. </span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'">Korrigan asked Kai what the plane’s trait was: “When connected to our world it is dangerous to come here. That’s not happening right now, though. Also, ghosts are stronger.”</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'">Back on board the Coaltongue, Admiral Smith pointed out that the section of Nem they were looking at corresponded to the Avery Coast on Lanjyr: you could see the railway running along the coastline and – look there! – a train abandoned exactly where the unit managed to escape being dragged into Nem. They decided to go down and have a look.</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'">They approached the train from the rear. Uru set foot inside and then picked his way from carriage to carriage. The others made their way along the train outside, or on the roof. Uriel was particularly interested in reaching the front, to see if they could obtain any oil of Nem left over in the shattered Wayfarers’ Lantern.</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'">Three-quarters of the way along the train, Uru saw a glow up ahead. It was coming through the open door of one of the first class cabins (the very one they had occupied, if memory served). Gingerly, he picked his way forward, shuriken-crossbow raised. When he looked inside he saw the ghost of a debonair tiefling gunslinger slumped in one of the plush seats. His wide-brimmed hat was tipped forward over his eyes; his hand, lolling down by his legs, clutched an all-too-real pistol, fashioned in a baroque style. It was Boone. </span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'">“He was a very bad man, if I recall,” said Korrigan. “A murderer of defenceless women. We must take care.”</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'">They approached with caution. When Boone became aware of their presence, all he did was turn his eyes in their direction and tilt his head sufficiently that the brim of his hat raised up so he could see them. He curled his lip slightly in apathetic disdain, then looked away again. Uriel at once sensed the danger the weapon posed and tried to prise it telekinetically from Boone’s grasp. Boone’s fingers tightened on the grip and raised up with it, but in the end he did not seem to have the energy of the will to hold on. His fingers slipped free and his hand fell back into his lap.</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'">“This weapon is possessed by a demon,” Uriel announced. “It demands to be fed with innocent blood.” So Boone’s actions had been unwilling, had they? He looked back at the tiefling and said, “Do you desire peace?” </span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'">Without even looking at him, Boone replied, “I had it, until a moment ago.”</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'">So they left him to dwindle, repent, or linger. Uriel brought the pistol along, keeping at it telekinetic arm’s length until had had time to conduct a ritual of banishment.</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'">When went back to the ship they found that their ghostly passengers had manifested more strongly. Leon awoke to a gentle touch on his cheek. He opened his eyes to see that it was not Ayesha, who had been tending him, but Lavanya. Gupta was able to talk to Helandra, and learn more about Jenny Greenteeth; Uru sat down with El Perro and reminisced about the old days; Korrigan was overjoyed to be able to speak with and embrace Elizabeth for the first time in many years. Once they had shared a few words, he introduced Kai to his mother. What might have been a strange, eerie encounter was made easy by Kai’s disarming manner – he was not in the least concerned about Elizabeth’s ghostly form, and chatted with her happily. Because here on Nem, ghosts took s stronger, physical form, he was able to sit on her lap and give her a hug. Then he thanked her for giving her life to protect him – a tale Korrigan had told him many times. </span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'">Everyone received a mental message from Korrigan: “We will stay here on Nem for another day.” </span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'">And so we leave the unit for a while, enjoying a rare respite from their adventures, and from the depredations of the Gyre…</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"><strong>End of Session</strong></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"><strong></strong></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"><strong>PS. </strong>The only thing to disturb this peace was a cry of pain and alarm, and the sound of splintering wood and shearing metal, as Uriel’s attempt to banish the demon in Boone’s pistol drew a rebuke from the Gyre: The same misty gear-teeth that accompanied the banishments invoked by the priests of Hunlow tore through Uriel’s cabin and ripped at his flesh until he ended the spell. The crew gathered in alarm, then went to fetch materials to repair the damage. Uriel, meanwhile, repaired himself.</span></span></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>End of Zeitgeist Season 6</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gideonpepys, post: 7646593, member: 79141"] [b]Session 235, Part Two - The Plane of Ruin[/b] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Calibri][B]The Plane of Ruin [/B][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Calibri]Later, while they recovered on the Coaltongue, Korrigan explained his plan of action. “We need to gather information to give us the widest number of options to secure the best possible outcome for Lanjyr. This only thing we have to lose is time, and for that reason, we will chart a path that means we do not have to double back on ourselves. For the moment, we are lacking options for a plane of water. Padyer was unsuitable; Hunlow and Shabboath unsafe. So we must bond with Mavisha.”[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Calibri] “We need a plane of death,” said Uru.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Calibri] Korrigan acknowledged this fact before he went on: “Mavisha is close by, so I propose we head there. I’d be interested to know what it’s second trait might be.” [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Calibri]Uriel told him it was time. [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Calibri]“I’d really like to advocate strongly for a plane of death,” Uru insisted. [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Calibri]“Yes, we need a plane of death,” said Uriel. “We can’t pick and choose, we need one of each: earth, air, fire, water, space, time, life and death.” [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Calibri]“I just want to make sure we get a good death one,” said Uru.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Calibri] They discussed Korrigan’s plan further. The only drawback with going to Mavisha next was that, according to his own rules – that they should avoid retracing their steps – doing so left Nem, Av and the Plain of Rice unexplored. Korrigan shrugged. They already had a Golden Icon of Nem; they couldn’t bond with Av without rescuing Thisraldion; they’d already been to Padyer; the plain of rice sounded… well, plain. Uriel reminded Korrigan that because he and Leon had been absent went they visited Padyer, and so there was still the matter of the arcane-locked, alabaster tower. Nem might at least be worth taking a look at; there might be refugees on Av. As for the Plain of Rice… well, they always just fly over that without stopping on their way back. [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Calibri]So the rules of engagement were established and they flew to Nem.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Calibri] Every surface of Lanjyr’s erstwhile plane of death was a dark grey, except for glowing spirits on their exodus from Nem to Bhoior. They decided to fly down on discs and talk to the spirits, to see if any of them had died recently and could relay any news from Lanjyr. This turned out to be a futile endeavour, like finding a needle in a vague, querulous haystack. [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Calibri]Korrigan asked Kai what the plane’s trait was: “When connected to our world it is dangerous to come here. That’s not happening right now, though. Also, ghosts are stronger.” [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Calibri]Back on board the Coaltongue, Admiral Smith pointed out that the section of Nem they were looking at corresponded to the Avery Coast on Lanjyr: you could see the railway running along the coastline and – look there! – a train abandoned exactly where the unit managed to escape being dragged into Nem. They decided to go down and have a look. [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Calibri]They approached the train from the rear. Uru set foot inside and then picked his way from carriage to carriage. The others made their way along the train outside, or on the roof. Uriel was particularly interested in reaching the front, to see if they could obtain any oil of Nem left over in the shattered Wayfarers’ Lantern. [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Calibri]Three-quarters of the way along the train, Uru saw a glow up ahead. It was coming through the open door of one of the first class cabins (the very one they had occupied, if memory served). Gingerly, he picked his way forward, shuriken-crossbow raised. When he looked inside he saw the ghost of a debonair tiefling gunslinger slumped in one of the plush seats. His wide-brimmed hat was tipped forward over his eyes; his hand, lolling down by his legs, clutched an all-too-real pistol, fashioned in a baroque style. It was Boone. [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Calibri]“He was a very bad man, if I recall,” said Korrigan. “A murderer of defenceless women. We must take care.” [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Calibri]They approached with caution. When Boone became aware of their presence, all he did was turn his eyes in their direction and tilt his head sufficiently that the brim of his hat raised up so he could see them. He curled his lip slightly in apathetic disdain, then looked away again. Uriel at once sensed the danger the weapon posed and tried to prise it telekinetically from Boone’s grasp. Boone’s fingers tightened on the grip and raised up with it, but in the end he did not seem to have the energy of the will to hold on. His fingers slipped free and his hand fell back into his lap. [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Calibri]“This weapon is possessed by a demon,” Uriel announced. “It demands to be fed with innocent blood.” So Boone’s actions had been unwilling, had they? He looked back at the tiefling and said, “Do you desire peace?” [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Calibri]Without even looking at him, Boone replied, “I had it, until a moment ago.” [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Calibri]So they left him to dwindle, repent, or linger. Uriel brought the pistol along, keeping at it telekinetic arm’s length until had had time to conduct a ritual of banishment. [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Calibri]When went back to the ship they found that their ghostly passengers had manifested more strongly. Leon awoke to a gentle touch on his cheek. He opened his eyes to see that it was not Ayesha, who had been tending him, but Lavanya. Gupta was able to talk to Helandra, and learn more about Jenny Greenteeth; Uru sat down with El Perro and reminisced about the old days; Korrigan was overjoyed to be able to speak with and embrace Elizabeth for the first time in many years. Once they had shared a few words, he introduced Kai to his mother. What might have been a strange, eerie encounter was made easy by Kai’s disarming manner – he was not in the least concerned about Elizabeth’s ghostly form, and chatted with her happily. Because here on Nem, ghosts took s stronger, physical form, he was able to sit on her lap and give her a hug. Then he thanked her for giving her life to protect him – a tale Korrigan had told him many times. [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Calibri]Everyone received a mental message from Korrigan: “We will stay here on Nem for another day.” [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Calibri]And so we leave the unit for a while, enjoying a rare respite from their adventures, and from the depredations of the Gyre… [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Calibri][B]End of Session [/B][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Calibri][B]PS. [/B]The only thing to disturb this peace was a cry of pain and alarm, and the sound of splintering wood and shearing metal, as Uriel’s attempt to banish the demon in Boone’s pistol drew a rebuke from the Gyre: The same misty gear-teeth that accompanied the banishments invoked by the priests of Hunlow tore through Uriel’s cabin and ripped at his flesh until he ended the spell. The crew gathered in alarm, then went to fetch materials to repair the damage. Uriel, meanwhile, repaired himself.[/FONT][/COLOR] [B] End of Zeitgeist Season 6 [/B] [/QUOTE]
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