CoS Session 34: Killing Two Birds
General Summary
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- Party is called to Queen’s Palace for first Royal Knights Brigade mission
- Aldo’s launched the airship, and it’s heading south!
- Will he attack the kraken? Castle Faouzia? Gameria?
- The ship needs to be stopped at all costs
- Fortunately there is a device that will help party get there
- Roland takes them to a hangar etched into northern mountain on town’s edge
- Inside is a magic hot air balloon with a spacious gondola/basket
- What makes it fly? The left hand of Theo Faust!
- The left hand is pumped to see everybody
- Literally deflates some when told about Sebastian’s death
- But he perks up when he finds out Catriona is a magic user too!
- Everybody gets on board, time to head east again
- It takes a couple days to get to Usurum Ocean
- Catriona catches up w/ Nikolaj, been a year since they’ve chatted
- They see the airship, guards on observation deck
- Ship makes abyssal noise, summons kraken from the depths
- Bombs drop from airship, killing ancient kraken in moments
- Party tries to mess with Aldo and crew while Theo makes air balloon invisible
- Catriona casts wind wall, pushes a couple people overboard
- Medraad notices his dad, Gaheris, is steering the ship
- He casts 'Telekinesis', pushes dad through navigation room
- Lifts him up in air, drops him once ship moves away
- Gaheris is dead, y’all
- Aldo, paranoid and freaking out, gets into meched-out carriage
- Shoots crossbows wildly, none of them hit air balloon
- Party then gets Theo to move balloon to the belly of the ship
- They find a propeller slightly scarred from Medraad’s attack back in Scylla
- Bomb bay doors make for best target though
- Medraad blasts a door open, Catriona casts fireball at explosives
- A massive chain reaction of explosions tears middle of ship apart
- There’s enough of an opening to go inside and destroy propeller
- Catriona, Adam, and Nikolaj jump onboard
- Adam lifts a couple of bombs on his own, carries down hallway to propeller
- When the team heads safe distance away they get face-to-face w/ Aldo
- He’s wielding cross between crossbow and submachine gun
- Starts ranting about losing Boua and Willard, firing off at party
- Does a good bit of damage on Adam, Adam reciprocates
- Catriona fires fireball at bombs, destroys propeller room
- Aldo unleashes electric grenade, but Adam knocks him out
- Carries Aldo’s unconscious body out onto air balloon
- Party flies away on Theo’s air balloon, watches airship crash into ocean
- Aldo wakes up a short rest later, tied up by Nikolaj
- Starts swearing at party, saying they’ve completely ruined Avicenna’s empire
- Party’s not regretful, explain they’re taking him to Gameria for trial
- Aldo struggles, Nikolaj kills him out of pity
- Nikolaj is sad he had to kill a friend, sullen for rest of trip
- Party’s returned from mission, gets paid 750GP for assignment
- Roland, Nikolaj, and Catriona catch up for old time’s sake
- They reminisce on Aldo, wish they could’ve saved him as ally
- Nikolaj goes to Temple of Rexfur
- He has thought more about taking on role as High Priest
- But he Wants to do more missions for Queen first
- Elan and Catriona catch up
- Medraad meets with the Man in Black
- Man in Black a little concerned he killed Gaheris so easily
- He also warns about disturbances in ocean with the kraken’s death
- Queen Astrid holds a meeting with the party
- They don’t tell her that they killed Aldo on way back
- Astrid advises that she wants party to head up to Ravi with her
- Avicenna almost completely defeated, need to deliver final blow
- Ravi’s natural resources will be vital for future of Gameth
- Once that’s through, complete attention can be focused on Fairouz
- They’ll need more allies from Myltev and Pescat
- Party agrees, though they’re eager to confront Fairouz
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