Session+Seventy

29/1/17

01[20:10] <@BradGM> **Moving deeper into Shantytown, the Party suddenly found itself isolated form the rowdy crowd and celebrations, and entered the Maze. Despite the labyrinth streets, Aithorn guided them safely and kept mental notes to hasten their exit if need be. After a while, they were spotted by a young mutant, which in turn brought half a dozen mutants out for their blood. Despite this, they were easily defeated, half of them running away, as their hatred for ‘normies’ was far from equally their martial skills. 01[20:11] <@BradGM>. Following the trail of the mutant girl/spotter, they arrived at an abandoned townhouse where the escaping mutants regrouped to patch their wounds. With the element of surprise and Ulrich’s letting loose his rage, the mutants began talking. They are part of a gang called the Sons of the Eye, which rule over the Maze and most of Nuln’s underground. Their leader, a mysterious person known only as the Shadowlord, ruled over all mutants from his Throne in the Night Market, hidden somewhere under the City. His power and authority seems absolute, as no one is on talking against him, nor had any challengers stepped forward. 01[20:11] <@BradGM>. The Party also learned that the Mutants are planning a mass uprising on the final day of Gunpower Week, at the coronation of the Magnus weapon. Despite insistences, none of the three mutants was willing to bring the Party down to the Night Market, whichever treats or dangers they could face or suffer. Seeing nothing new could be obtained by the mutants, Ulrich took care of them in his usual style, sending dark crimson blood splashing about the room and those a little too close to the Ulrican.** 03[20:11] * Maelwys` (who@509-651-037-23.lightspeed.hstntx.sbcglobal.net) has joined #shadowrun [20:12]  ((That was annoying timing. Saw the first three asterisks and then boom)) 01[20:12] <@BradGM> **The area is dead silent, with the dirty lantern being the only source of weak illumination in the townhouse.** 01[20:12] <@BradGM> ((damn, lemme send it over)) 06[20:12] * +Ulrich feels much better after killing the mutant scum. 02[20:13] * +Siluvaine (who@509-651-037-23.lightspeed.hstntx.sbcglobal.net) Quit (Ping timeout: 240 seconds) [20:14] <+Ulrich> (down to two! charge!) 06[20:15] * Maelwys` makes sure none of the blood splashed on her. "Do we continue or call it for the night? They seem unlikely to answer any extra questions." 03[20:15] * Maelwys` is now known as Siluvaine [20:16] <+Ulrich> "well, that one has a hole in his chest and i removed most of the others head..so..on to new pastures" [20:17] <+Aithorn> "If they realize that there are muderers roaming the streets, we may incite a riot with ourselves at the center. Let's leave for now so we can report our findings before our information dies with us under a wave of mutants." [20:17] <+Ulrich> "agreed, and then lets come back to purge this place" [20:18] <+Ulrich> "this place reaks of corruption" 01[20:18] <@BradGM> ((FYI, the Sons of the Eyes are thousands in the Maze and below ground)) 06[20:18] * Siluvaine nods. [20:18]  "Very well." 06[20:19] * Siluvaine motions to Aithorn to lead the way. [20:19] <+Aithorn> ((thanks to some good navigation rolls last time)) 06[20:19] * +Aithorn moves out into the street back out the way they came. 01[20:20] <@BradGM> **Aithorn leads you out of the Maze and back into the low-brow crowd of Shantytown. Ugly, but at least not mutants...** [20:21] <+Ulrich> (what high ranking contacts do we have to help deal with this uprising?) [20:21]  ((Brother Stefan)) [20:21] <+Aithorn> ((right now, only Brother Stefan really, plus whoever you talked to at the temple of Ulrich)) 01[20:21] <@BradGM> ((No one; Stefan is the highest ranking, and even then, he's just the Steward of the Iron Tower.)) [20:22] <+Ulrich> (and my church to..but three knights and another priest will not clear out that many mutants even with our help) 01[20:22] <@BradGM> ((And is more connected to the Ordo Fedelis than any other organisation)) [20:23] <+Ulrich> (what about a contact at the gunnery school?) [20:23] <+Aithorn> ((also, it's near midnight or thereabouts, the odds we'd find anybody but a page/squire awake are slim to none)) [20:23] <+Aithorn> ((we don't have any)) [20:23] <+Ulrich> (they would take stock of any attempts on the new weapon i would think) 01[20:23] <@BradGM> ((You got no one at the School; you had to intimidate/bribe your wayfor info there)) [20:24] <+Ulrich> (god damn these big cities) [20:24] <+Aithorn> ((to take the word of a few non-humans? in their eyes we're half mutants already! and the gun is already guarded by Nuln's finest)) 01[20:24] <@BradGM> ((Oh- Edgerrin knows the Colonel down at the Barking Dog, but even him is just here for the Magnus and is not a local)) [20:24] <+Ulrich> (speak for yourself long ears) 01[20:25] <@BradGM> ((Ulricans got a bad rep in Nuln- the priest and knights are strong vocval against the richness of the temple of sigmar and the overall citizens..)) [20:25] <+Ulrich> (the church of sigmar maybe?) [20:26] <+Ulrich> (we would wouldn't we, damn it, im ready to go back home) 01[20:26] <@BradGM> ((it got influecne, but Nuln is more intellectual, so Verena is the top dog here- and even then, moeny talks louder..)) [20:26] <+Ulrich> (temple of Verena then maybe?) [20:26] <+Ulrich> (there city their problem) [20:27] <+Aithorn> ((we can try, but probably more success in the day time than in the middle of the night)) [20:27] <+Ulrich> (of course) 01[20:27] <@BradGM> **Where to then? Happy Bear or the Tower?** 01[20:27] <@BradGM> **Stefan did got rooms for you at the Tower IIRC** [20:28] <+Ulrich> (up to the elves, i can only follow sense i can't see in the dark) [20:28]  ((Tower)) [20:28] <+Aithorn> ((you heard the lady, tower)) 06[20:28] * Siluvaine directs Aithorn to the Tower. [20:29] <+Ulrich> (should have taken one of the mutants prisoner) [20:29] <+Ulrich> (damne) [20:29] <+Ulrich> (la Damn, lol) 06[20:29] * +Aithorn sets off through the night. Fortunately the silhouette of the tower still stands out like a stain on the night. 01[20:29] <@BradGM> **You return to thw Iron Tower, the Docks being calm at this hour, with only shifty people moving silently in the shadows, the Watch keeping an eye out at all the wrong places too.* [20:30] <+Ulrich> (getting paid to look the other way..literally) 01[20:30] <@BradGM> **The Night Guard lets you in and escort you to your room; a large common room, like a guard's room. It's not fancy or pretty, but the hay is dry and the drapes, while simple, are clean.** 01[20:31] <@BradGM> ((hehe, like I said, money talks in Nuln!)) [20:31] <+Ulrich> (fuck this city, lets go to the dwarves holds next location) [20:32] <+Aithorn> ((sounds good, talk to the GM about that ;) but they'll still say you smell like elf and will refuse to let you in until you bathe)) [20:33] <+Ulrich> (eh, small thing) [20:33] <+Ulrich> (i'll just roll around in the dirt so i smell like them) 06[20:33] * Siluvaine glances around and sighs. "It will do I suppose. In the morning we should let Stefan know, he might have suggestions of who to contact." [20:34] <+Aithorn> "Ulrich, don't clean all the blood from your axe, we'll need some sort of proof if we didn't bring back a head." [20:34] <+Ulrich> "and i could contact my local temple, but they seem far from most peoples graces here for some reason" [20:35] <+Ulrich> "blood on my axe...Look at me woman, im covered in it, that last one wa a gusher!) [20:35] <+Ulrich> "didn't know a mutant could have that much blood in it!" 01[20:35] <@BradGM> **Axe is also covered in bodly fluids, much to Alexi's consternation, and he spend an hour rubbing the stains off.** [20:37] <+Ulrich> "just present me as evidence, im a walking testiment to mutant slaughter" [20:38] <+Ulrich> "speaking of which, they are going to need to change this straw tomorrow..." [20:38]  "The question is, did we discover a plot connected to the Chalice, or something else completely." [20:38] <+Ulrich> "do they have to be mutually exclusive?" [20:38] <+Ulrich> "its chaos, and its always working together, even if the ones working don't know it" [20:39] <+Ulrich> "either way, we can't let them get their hands on that cannon thingy they are building at the college.." 01[20:39] <@BradGM> ((You seems to know alot abut chaos, Priest)) [20:40] <+Ulrich> (ive been studying) 01[20:40] <@BradGM> ((*cough*Heretic*cough*)) [20:40] <+Ulrich> (yeah yeah, so i am, and a bloody good one too) [20:41] <+Ulrich> (my secret it out!) 01[20:41] <@BradGM> ((move to next morning then?)) [20:41] <+Aithorn> "The dark forces spread like an oak tree, the branches reach far and wide and while you guard your head you trip on a root. I guess we will not find the chalice until we calm this threat." 06[20:41] * Siluvaine shrugs. "It matters. If they're not connected, we need to move on. If it is connected, then examining one might lead us to another." [20:41] <+Ulrich> (ya) 01[20:41] <@BradGM> ((nicely put there Aithorn, reminds me of the heresy speech form Battlefleet gothic)) [20:42] <+Ulrich> "Ulric's will guide us. but until tomorrow we can do nothing, so sleep it is." [20:42] <+Aithorn> ((yeah, let's move on.)) 01[20:43] <@BradGM> **The night passes without incident, if only a few distant petard going off into the night. Next morning, you are awaken by the day Guard, and served a simple graul breakfast with bread, lard and some blond ale. Nothing fancy, but servicable and it fills your innards with something hot.** 01[20:43] <@BradGM> **Fate points are reloaded as well** 01[20:44] <@BradGM> **Brother Stefan is at his office, eating his breakfast as well; you do see that he is drinking a dark coloured drink, which you recognise as coffee, from the smell.** [20:44] <+Ulrich> "BELCH" "where to first gentlemen?" [20:44]  ((And cheap!)) 01[20:44] <@BradGM> ((well, if you go and mee t him that is)) 01[20:45] <@BradGM> ((nothing's cheaper than a free meal)) 06[20:45] * Siluvaine thanks Brother Stefan for the rooms for the night, and discusses what they found. 01[20:45] <@BradGM> ((that's the Party's name, the cheapskate)) [20:45] <+Ulrich> (stefen it is, see if i can get some of that coffee off of him too...) [20:45] <+Aithorn> "We should also think about warning the Emperor. If the mutants are planning an uprising, they would be foolish to ignore a target that large. If there are as many mutants as rumours say, they would overwhelm the bodyguards." [20:45] <+Ulrich> (the party of the Jew, :P ) 01[20:46] <@BradGM> ((Roll me a charm-10 for that Ulrich: he loves his highly priced coffee..)) [20:46] <+Ulrich> !dhroll 47 [20:46] <@Diepool> Ulrich: 74 Failure by 2 degrees! [20:46] <+Ulrich> (it seems he does) 01[20:47] <@BradGM> ((at 33 crowns a pund, he'd better!)) [20:47] <+Ulrich> (jesus!) 01[20:47] <@BradGM> ((cheapest place in the empire is in Nuln actually, it's wy costier elsewhere)) 01[20:48] <@BradGM> Stefan "I see your concern, but this is more difficult than it seems; not only we lack evidence, but you are, how to say it without offence, less than reputable characters." [20:48] <+Ulrich> "what teh hell is that supost to mean?" [20:48] <+Ulrich> "enlighten me" 01[20:50] <@BradGM> Stefan "Well, you appear to be the wandering adventurers types, which usually start troubles or at the very least causes it. And Sigmar knows we have our load of local troublemakers than I doutb the autorities woud care to listen to the out of towners sorts." [20:50]  "And our letters of reccomendation means nothing?" 01[20:50] <@BradGM> **He waves slgihtly at you all, more to show that you'Re far from being clean as a burgher or rich as a merchant, and armed like mercenaries.** 01[20:52] <@BradGM> Stefan "Yes, you may gain an audience with one of the Countess' numeruos secretary, but to say if he'll relay the information, or if he does so, that the Countess will act, hard to judge. she is more..foppish than practical." 01[20:53] <@BradGM> Stefan "Still, I may know of a way to contact the Emperor, he will visit the Temple of Sigmar when he arrives in 5 days. I will need to get in touch with a friend of mine there who owes me a favour." [20:54]  ((Brb, need to take the trash out)) [20:54] <+Ulrich> "the Emperor...hmm, that is definetely goig straight to the top..." 01[20:55] <@BradGM> Stefan "Again, you will not meet Karl Franz Himself, but one of his close aid, one I know will put more stock in your claims than any hanger-on at the court." [20:56] <+Ulrich> "I would love to meet the Emperor, but yes I imagine he has more important people to attend too." [20:56] <+Aithorn> "It will be enough. The Emperor rules well, for a human. It would be bad to have him replaced." [20:56] <+Ulrich> "ruling and Empire and all.." 01[20:57] <@BradGM> **Stefan takes out a piece of paper and begins to write, but stops "This may take a while: I will need to explain the situation to him. I should be ready in a few hours, if you'd care to wait." [20:58] <+Ulrich> "i must go pray on these things, I need to consult Ulrics guidence in this." [20:59] <+Ulrich> "meet you here in a few hours?" 01[20:59] <@BradGM> Stefan "I am always here Priest, as the Emperor commands. I shall await your return." [21:00] <+Aithorn> "Very well, we will return here at midday. Thank you, Brother." 06[21:00] * +Ulrich nods "Ulric Protect you" [21:01] <+Ulrich> "Friends you may come with me if you wish, the temple is rather hospitable if yet small." [21:02] <+Ulrich> "but i do not think there will be much for you to do besides banter with the local priest" [21:02]  ((I might have to go afk in 10-15 for a variety of reasons, we'll see)) 06[21:02] * Siluvaine shakes her head. 01[21:02] <@BradGM> ((k)) 06[21:03] * +Aithorn nods "I would come with you, Ulrich, to meet your folk." 01[21:03] <@BradGM> http://dark-heresy.wikispaces.com/file/view/cityofNuln.JPG 06[21:03] * +Ulrich nods. then lets go, and don't touch anything inside" 06[21:04] * +Aithorn goes along to the Temple [21:05] <+Ulrich> "also if the knights are there, they may take jabs at you, do not provoke, but do not show weakness either, They are a tough lot" [21:05] <+Ulrich> "but...jolly" [21:05] <+Ulrich> "a joke would go a long way probably" 01[21:06] <@BradGM> **You leave the Tower,c ross over the Aver Island, and onto the mainland. You follow up the Inner Wall, as you see children and other youth move along the crowd selling petards; you do come to you and peddle thier explosives (from 3 penny small one to big, loud things costing 2 shilings.) Arriving near the Temple Quarter you corss the wall, having to pay the one penny/leg toll. The Temple of Ulrich is a rather small, sober building seemingly out of place in the general onupelance of the other Temples.** [21:06] <+Aithorn> ((they are hairy! oh so hairy! so hairy and scary and gaaa---aaaaayyyy!!!)) [21:06] <+Ulrich> (wow...my wife just farted in her sleep...LMAO) [21:07] <+Ulrich> (im trying not to fall off the couch laughing) 01[21:07] <@BradGM> ((I hear the secret that you keep..when youR'e farting in your sleep)) [21:07] <+Ulrich> (lol) [21:07]  ((Brb, afk a few)) 06[21:08] * +Ulrich knocks on the door 01[21:08] <@BradGM> **Inside, the temperature fall a few degrees; while it is not as cold as the temple in Altdorf, nor as cold, is it enough to lower sleeves and buttons up your shirt.** 01[21:09] <@BradGM> **Oh, you can go in Ulrich; you're family after all.** [21:09] <+Ulrich> (im with guest, figured it prudent to knock when in the company of non humans) [21:10] <+Ulrich> "Hello?" 01[21:10] <@BradGM> **Sir Felix opens the door; a Tall man, like most Ulrican, long hiard, beard, all red like wildfire "Ah, if it isn't the cloth cub! Looking for a calm place amongsth friend I'd wager?" [21:11] <+Ulrich> "Something like that yes father." [21:11] <+Ulrich> "er "sir" 06[21:11] * +Aithorn walks in behind Ulrich looking around and admiring the tapestries [21:11] <+Ulrich> "lord" "you get the idea" 06[21:11] * +Ulrich smiles [21:12] <+Ulrich> "brother Felix, these are my friends and companions" 01[21:12] <@BradGM> Felix "Ha ha, make no matter of it Ulrich, we're not in a ceremony or anything." [21:13] <+Ulrich> (did everyone come with? the whole dirty band of misfits?" 01[21:14] <@BradGM> Felix "What's this then? Elves, with bows?!?! Ha! Well, every man have his own delicacies." 01[21:14] <@BradGM> ((I supposed so: for the sake of the situation, Edge and Alexi stayed at the Tower.)) [21:14] <+Ulrich> (ok) [21:14] <+Ulrich> "the one here is not to bad with one i must admit" [21:15] <+Ulrich> "his kin are great with them too, I'm glad they are not pointing them at me for sure." [21:15] <+Aithorn> "We must do something to keep our hair out of our faces, Lord. Else it would get in the way of our swordplay." /me inclines his head 01[21:15] <@BradGM> **Roll me a gossip or charm test Aithorn, +20** [21:15] <+Aithorn> !dhroll 49 [21:15] <@Diepool> Aithorn: 13 Success by 3 degrees! [21:15] <+Aithorn> ((wooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!)) 06[21:16] * +Ulrich seems to have misunderstood, thinking weapons first of course. [21:16] <+Ulrich> (you charmer you) [21:16] <+Aithorn> ((and that joke was actually funny to boot!)) 01[21:17] <@BradGM> **Sir Felix laughs loudly, "Well, aren't you an funny one! Hahaha!" *He gives you a hardy slap in the back, causing you to stumble a bit forward; you're pretty certain there's a hand mark there too. "Well, don't stay in the doorway, come inside!"** 06[21:18] * +Ulrich specificly looks at Sil "do NOT touch ANYTHING." [21:18] <+Ulrich> "that one is the funny one, the other is moody and in love with gold" [21:19] <+Ulrich> "good with magic though she is" [21:19] <+Ulrich> "usually" [21:19] <+Ulrich> "tough too" 01[21:20] <@BradGM> Felix "Magic? Ha! Only good for parlour tricks to enbezzled courtisans." [21:20] <+Ulrich> "you guys can compare scars" 06[21:21] * +Ulrich raises an eyebrow "I assure you brother she can throw a magic dart into an eye socket and kill a beastman with little to no effort sometimes." [21:22] <+Ulrich> "she is still young for her race so im told.." [21:22] <+Ulrich> "anyways..i've come to meditate and pray Brother." 01[21:22] <@BradGM> **Inside, there decoration is rather spartial; the tapistry and nice, but simple, the furtinure, strong and practical, but not really ornated. Compared to a Temple of Sigmar this seems like a pauper's Temple than one of a major God.** 06[21:23] * +Ulrich feels at home 01[21:23] <@BradGM> Felix "Do so, Brother. I'm just cleaning my Axe while the others are gone to meet the Countess concerning her Masked Ball idiocy." [21:23] <+Ulrich> "masked ball?" 06[21:24] * +Ulrich does not like the sound of it at all. 06[21:25] * +Ulrich turns to Aithorn "please find out more about this "ball" while I pray." 06[21:25] * +Ulrich frowns "masks are for decite" 01[21:26] <@BradGM> ((yeah the masked Ball the Countess is doing at the end fof Gunpowder week; your char would know aobut it; you even elarend about it from Hofer back in Altdorf.)) [21:29] <+Aithorn> "Who can say why they wear them? I'm sure we can find something for you that will leave enough of your face open." [21:30] <+Ulrich> "they plan parties while thier Castle is undermined by mutants..." 06[21:30] * +Ulrich shakes his head 06[21:31] * +Ulrich goes to meditate and pray 06[21:31] * +Ulrich sits places his weapons around him [21:33] <+Ulrich> "Great Ulric, Father of Winter, Father of Wolves, show me the way forward so that I may be your wrath and sharpened Blade to bring down your gudgement against Thy enemies." 06[21:33] * +Aithorn leaves Ulrich to pray and starts inspecting some of his arrows/cleaning mutant blood off of his armor. 01[21:35] <@BradGM> **You pray and ease your mind; you feel that Ulric is pleased by your battling with those vile Mutants.** [21:37] <+Ulrich> (If nothing else to do but to kill time, we can fast foward a few hours) [21:38] <+Aithorn> ((sounds like a good plan)) 01[21:38] <@BradGM> ((yeah my idea as well)) [21:40] <+Ulrich> "it is my conviction Ulric is with us and is happy we have struck at the Mutants, I do not know if that has anything to do with the Chalice, but it is a good sign." 01[21:40] <@BradGM> **A few hours passes, and your return to Brother Stefan. He has a tick sealed letter for you. "Bring this to Caputulary Ross at the Temple of Sigmar. If you're getitng bothered, tell them it is from Brother Stefan at the Iron Tower. That usually gets the initiate sweating." [21:41] <+Ulrich> "Thank you." [21:42] <+Ulrich> (i'll take a bath at the temple too, you can only go around lookign like you swam in blood for so long." [21:42] <+Ulrich> ) 01[21:42] <@BradGM> Stefan "If may send me a letter back, if so, I shall let you know. 06[21:43] * +Ulrich nods [21:43] <+Ulrich> "you have our thanks" [21:43] <+Aithorn> "We appreciate your efforts, Brother. Hopefully we will be able to express our gratitude in a week's time." [21:44] <+Ulrich> (sil coming back?) 01[21:44] <@BradGM> ((I dunno..it's been 30 minutes or so now.)) 01[21:45] <@BradGM> ((Hmm..)) [21:45] <+Aithorn> ((the suspense is killing me)) [21:47] <+Ulrich> (fuck it, off to the temple of sigmar then haha!) [21:47]  ((sorry, things are kind of nuts here, you can continue without Sil if you want)) 01[21:47] <@BradGM> ((Well, that means 2 players..)) [21:48] <+Aithorn> ((your call, but with just the two of us, I'd call it for the night.)) [21:48] <+Ulrich> (call it?) 01[21:49] <@BradGM> ((yeah, I'm afraid I'll have to call it for tonight. WE'll begin in 2 weeks back at the Iron Tower after getting Stefan's letter.)) 01[21:49] <@BradGM> *******End of Session*******