Session 32
General Summary
Let the Bodies hit the... Ceiling? Also, Fire.
As smoke poured from two different cars, Rani ducked back into the pilot car, announcing that Oleander was a traitor before she nailed him with an arrow and blinded him. "Oleander" promptly ripped out a metal device from Dr. Paramount's chest. The gnomish professor collapsed to the ground, shaking and twitching, breathing shallow. The Iron Arrow shuddered as she was suddenly without an integrated pilot.
In response, Ghilani cast levitate on "Oleander", who promptly floated up to the ceiling, and then Ghilani immediately turned to head out. The Widow made his way onto the piloting platform, ripping the device from Oleander's hand and standing there uncertain what to do now that he had it. Newt did what Newt does best and attacked "Oleander", who was then shortly finished off by Rani... leaving the body to dangle in mid-air, bleeding all over the floor. Newt immediately went to pick his pockets, announcing that "he's definitely dead", to which Rani responded: "I do good work."
Working together, Moira and Trix were able to get the device back into Dr. Paramount's chest and stabilize the poor gnomish professor. While Moira began making her way back to assist with the explosions, Trix remained to help keep the Iron Arrow stable until the Ironbound brothers could be found and brought to replace Dr. Paramount.
Ghilani and the Widow got fire extinguishers and began putting out the fire as Newt and Rani took a nice little sail across the top of the Iron Arrow as her protective "force field" faltered for a brief moment. Newt had to grab on for dear life, but eventually got the hang of it. Similarly, Moira got chucked into a railing, but later managed to keep her footing.
After finding Dr. Valdove attempting to assist an injured survivor in the Dining Car and the IronBound brothers on their way, Newt offered to assist the injured while Dr. Valdove took the Ironbound brothers directly to the front. Jeeshen thanked Trix for her help maintaining the integrity of the Iron Arrow's functionality. If she ever wishes to study at the Technical Institute, he'll be sure to make it happen. Meanwhile, Moira inspected the charred remains of perhaps 10 bodies.
The High Lord thanked the party for their assistance when they arrived to report. There was a crack in his stoic and condescending mask as he seemed very perturbed by the events. It seems the High Lord may have a heart... somewhere buried deep down.
Rani and the Widow chose to stay up in Serene's "room" with her two spectral undead and the bloody housekeeper (and the body of Oleander slumped in the corner). The rest of the party found a bed and promptly went to sleep, tired and a bit hurt.
A Black Mask in the Dead of Night
Around 2 am, as everyone lay resting, The Widow heard a loud noise from one of the cars in the rear. After waking everyone up and alerting them to a noise, the party began to converge on the Executive Suit car. Ghilani made his way around to the side of the car, peering into the window to see a woman dressed in all black with a black mast standing over the High Lord. Although bleeding and broken, the High Lord's chest rose and fell ever so slightly. After firing a couple shots at Ghilani through the window, she retreated into the room.
The rest of the party began pushing forward, encountering resistance from thugs and casters. Meanwhile, Ghilani climbed in through the window, landing practically on top of the High Lord. Newt pushed through, making his way down the hallway when he was attacked by the figure in black, shadowy, spindle-like legs extending from her back. After failing to shoot her with his new gun, she landed a brutal hit and Newt crumpled to the floor. As the breath left his lungs, dark shadows emerged - the faintest greenish tint within them - actively begining to consume Newt's body.
Moira, after healing Dr. Valdove, forced through the shadows and was able to revivify Newt... but not without first facing resistance.
The party jumped to pursue the fleeing masked figure. As she boarded her skiff and triggered its take-off sequence, Rani ran forward and managed to land one final shot. The woman collapsed to the ground, slamming against the control panel before the skiff jettisoned off into the night... the Iron Arrow continuing on her path to Varoona.
The High Lord - although dealing with an incredibly busted leg - is alive. He expressed his thanks and offered an apology. It seems he underestimated them. The party then discussed what happened upon Newt's death. Last time he spoke with Oksha, he learned that apparently his dad did some bad shit and is enemy #1 to Ah'Shal.
The Iron Arrow safely arrived in Varoona Proper... with most of her passengers alive and well.
Rewards Granted
The Iron Arrow releases its horrible "underwater goose" honk as it descends to the tracks and halts outside the walls of the port city of Varoona Proper. Although having sustained some damage from onboard explosives, the Iron Arrow has safely delivered most of her passengers alive, including the High Lord, Dr. Serene Valdove, the Ironbound brothers, and Dr. Paramount, as well as the performing troupe feature Desiree. For assisting in this endeavor, the High Priestess paid each member of The Deep End 200 gold and, upon request, Dr. Valdove provided a scroll of Revivify for future use.
HOT NEW SKILL: ACROLETHICS! The perfect check to squeeze through small windows!
Report Date
10 Feb 2022
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