RB 6-1: Home to Sigil & Fighting the Hoarder of Hates

Mission Report

Thu, Jan 25, 2018, then Fri, Feb 2, 2018 ((Jun 28, 2020))
Party: Lyndi Fletcher (Aslene), Jane Irwin (Cael), Proud Flame (Aunne), Shiro (DragoN), Sylvi (Daewendriel), Kromrak (Sielic), Isabelica (Basil)

The team finishes their business at Daysahren. They make plans to visit the Magitec Expanse, to follow through on their deal with Nasha Pogray and to follow a lead on Perfidy's enslaved people. The heroes decide to keep the Exquisite Knife virus for now. They return to Sigil Station, where they find the Sixth Reset continuing to unfold: more construction and more ship traffic. They dock at the Tower of Brass Leaves. Lyndi speaks with Tenda Jalid, owner of the Clever Toad Inn. Jane meets a large group of Dolmodeen followers who have arrived to serve her. One of them unwittingly brings with her a magic item that unleashes a graven-hulk-like construct. In the ensuing battle, Sylvi goes down and is coated with assemblers. Proud gets the killing blow.

From Daysahren to Sigil

• Left on the Invictus: Farida (Kitsunewill), Haroun, and the other Amonkhetian refugees (73)
• 4-5 days of flight time, back to a known Hornwood Vertex
• The Raptors set course for that Hornwood Vertex, to translate back to Sigil

• Nasha Pogray
• Knows the location of a lab used by Mr. Smith's organization, that Caterina doesn't know
• Agrees to let Raptor Blue study the lab, and take one thing each
• Agrees to release Daniel and his people from bondage to her, in exchange for Jane and ___ declining to take an item
• She wants to go to Yellow Dagger, prospector station
• In Magitec Expanse, near Ravnica

• Some discussion of next goals
• Some discussion of Hornwood Solutions

• Some discussion of the flashdrive contents and implications
• Dating the Flashdrive: The owners of the flashdrive were: an unnamed merchant marine (~1995-1999); the Drow Mechanic (~1999-2003); the Sorter (~2003-2007); the Tea Drinker (~2007-2013); an unnamed smuggler (2013-2014); Sylvi (2014-Present). The smuggler didn't seem to do much with the drive, other than evaluate its contents and digitally lock it. Breaking that lock was the first thing Sylvi did.
• Drow Mechanic: looking for a solution for a loved one with a terminal condition
• Sorter: motives unclear, perhaps just enjoyed the sorting
• Tea Drinker: looking for short-term transfer for sensory novelty

• Kromrak shares his vision of Cyrus and Draco possibly approaching the Black Pyramid in the Astral Plane
• Max: For what it may be worth, Myriad named members of the Vanguard of the Wyrm Princes, including Lyndi, Chuck, Jane, and Ryu. They seemed to believe when the time comes for the Vanguard to fulfill its destiny, y'all would be there.
• Jane Irwin: Jane: ...Thanks Max. I- I think I had a kneejerk panic. So.

• Shiro's SpritNet 1.0 is online. You have access to Earth's internet, albeit at the equivalent speed of a 1980's modem
• The Tardigrade shiplets are happy to serve as messenger spirits
• You built the first node on Tardigrade
• You built the second node on the Invictus before departing
• To scale up, you'll need more spirits (right now the system is BYOS: Bring Your Own Spirits)

• Jane contacts Nails
• Nails reassures Jane that her gorillas are fine. "Belated congratulations on saving more than you believed you did."

• What to do with the Exquisite Knife virus
• Extended discussion
• Consideration of its possible utility in freeing spirits, and/or as a tool against Adinzar

• The team innocolates Tardigrade and Bron against the Exquisite Knife
• Lyndi orders Sylvi, Shiro, and Proud to put security on the Exquisite Knife
• Lyndi reminds Haroun about the bad weather and the gene bank
• Jane Irwin: Jane finds a moment to go pray for Draco and Cyrus's safety. They're not under Dol'modeen's jurisdiction, but even if nothing happens, it makes her feel a bit better.

Docking the Tardigrade

• You left Jan 19
• It's now Feb 2
• Sigil Station never sleeps

• Themes > Sigil
• Sigil Station
  • More docks
  • Many more ships
  • Harmonium harbor patrol ships
  • Construction of floating Harmonium towers

• Tower of Brass Leaves extends above the Canopy
• Sigil Rooftops
• Costs metametal to finish

• Construction of the Collegium: many workers and supplies
• DABOS drones
• Buildings in the bailey restored
• Clever Toad Inn replaced the burnt Angry Troll Inn
• Talia's Fury nesting atop the Eagle's Tower
• Roof Gardens being restored
• Stepped Gardens need attention

At Sigil Station

• Clever Toad
• Tenda Jalid (dwarf, she/her cis) (sassy black woman)
• Asks about leasing Perfidy's apartment
• Yes, and Danja will take Perfidy's stuff, with plants going to Lyndi's quarters on the Tardigrade
• Jane Irwin: Jane sends, in the Chain, warmth and affection- the feeling of a cat headbutt, purring, safety, comfort.
• Lyndi 4.0: To Jane only - through the chain - Lyndi is very not okay, but she's shoving it aside until she can be private with it all. There is gratitude returned, a genuine warmth.
• The Guild of the Small Folk ask me to take over
• The Angry Troll Inn was owned and run by a gnome named Namtep Nine Blossom
• Giving work to the smallfolk
• Put these people to work? Give them shelter?

• Followers of Dolmodeen
• Here to serve Jane as the champion of Dolmodeen
• 15 followers: 11 lizardfolk, 2 firbolgs, 1 human, 1 orc-kin
• Kromrak: Kromrak sends majorly proud vibes to Jane through the Chain.
• Lead by Dia and The Last Word
• Dogozo takes notes on Jane's needs (e.g., glass shards)
• Proud and Lyndi surreptitiously check out the followers
• Proud Flame will move to bracket the lady and her sack - casually, of course. Chatting up one of the lizardfolk.
• Human among the followers: Margravine Emm
  • A farmer's daughter from Tessera
  • Remarks on how generous people in Sigil have been
  • Draws forth an egg with a fel aura

• A huge construct like a graven hulk attacks
• "Someone sends her regards"
• Danja, after a glance at the raptors, nods and runs of with surprising speed. She starts organizing people towards exits, using druidcraft and other spells to help out.
• Proud gets a n20 on dance-fighting on and off the Hoarder
• Proud Flame: Chain: "Let's assume it's a carrier for some kind of assembler horribleness. When it goes down, get back."
• Jane Irwin: Chain: Mother fucking son of a god damn-
• Proud Flame: Chain: Hey, it could just be a a self-repair module. But I doubt it - we're not that lucky.
• Eldritch Cannon (Shiro's): Chain: Is it a priority to figure out what it is?
• Proud Flame: Chain: Without Myriad, I don't know - I'll keep Bron on it through the Scouter. By the way - power level is /not/ over nine thousand.
• Eldritch Cannon (Shiro's): Chain: is it a priority to figure out what it is?
• Proud Flame: Chain: Lyndi can gainsay me - priority is to protect civvies. When they're clear, the rest is more tactical.
• Shiro deploys rhino shield
• The sphere in the Hoarder's chest cracks
• The sphere cracks further
• Proud gets the killing blow
• The battle has trashed the bailey and severely damaged the Clever Toad
• Jane uses Bones of the Earth to prop up the Clever Toad