Dark Heresy - Haarlock's Legacy (Inactive)

Game Master Nethru

"Do you think your powers can handle that thing sorcerer?" Auraxis look at Illidan.

"That was the Lady Du'Landra Melua. And we know exactly why she was murdered."

Huntarr leaves the room, as previously stated. He doesn't want to be anywhere nearby when the Arbites show up.

I thought we were waiting for a transport, I asked that question while we were waiting.

Turn to Huntarr, "She was murdered because of what she knows about our foes I take it?"

"my connection to the warp is not that strong my prowess comes in use with my baby, Isabella here" illidan taps his autogun

Illidan follows huntarr's lead

"Yes, damn them! I should have asked you to guard her while I delivered the package to Grist."

Huntarr's teeth ground audibly as he struggled to control his anger at his own mistake.

"We will avenge her. I swear it. By the Emperor's Tears, she will not travel alone to the Afterlife tonight!"

Huntarr takes another moment to calm himself, locking his mind into stone-cold-killer mode.

"Here's what I have figured out, thus far. Heron wants control of the Widower to bring about an event on this planet of apocalyptic proportions. A planetary blood-bath, if you will. He needs the Haarlock bloodline to control the Widower. Heron killed Du'Landra because he knew we could use her to stop him.

"The Spider-Bride believes that Heron will enact his ritual of control at the Dark Revels inside Gabriel Chase. I think it makes sense, so I'm inclined to believe her. In any event, all of our sources point in that direction, so I think that's where we should head next."

"Very well, let us bring this Heretic to justice and show him the Emperor's Fury will reach across the galaxy even to this Emperor Forsaken place!"

"yes, that sounds good but how do we do that. We can just barge in and start taking people out. These blue prints that were in that church we need to find out if they are to thY estate if so we can sneak in. I do believe we will need more ammo I am going to purchase some rounds before I go. Do we need any other items to succeed in the dark revels? "

Constantine snarls a bit about all the heresy that is going on in this city.

"I swear I will burn this whole city to the ground if I need to!"

He calms down a bit.

"I am not one for sneaking around. We have these invites in our hands we should just go to this Gabriel Chase estate and see what's going on to come to the bottom of this mess!"

if you want to buy anything before going to gabriel chase make a merchant roll. 75% cost if you make it 100% if not. post in the Discussion thread what your buying your current thrones is listed there.

Once you guys are ready the Transport takes you to Gabriel Chase.

"Set in a high wall of black stone, gates of polished adamantine stand open, twinkling light in the morning sun. Around the edge of the gates’ vast mouth are inlaid symbols of the phases of sun and moon, with the simple dark circle of a moonless night above the apex of the gateway. Around the gate flock costumed figures in carriages or atop riding beasts held by jewelled halters. Around these exotic figures throng footmen, guards, and equerries in a kaleidoscope of liveries. Above the crowd hover raptors, their eyes plucked out and replaced by augmetics that scan the crowd jostling for entrance through the Lunar Gate."

Make Perception +20 checks

"short range communications Devices"
perception 1d100 ⇒ 30 vs 62

Merchant Roll 1d100 ⇒ 43

I donlt know what I want I will need to check the boox later to let you know.

Perception +20 1d100 ⇒ 55

Once you reach the front of the crowd the guards look for your invitations. You notice discreet sentry guns embedded in recesses above the gate and in the upper part of the wall to either side. Two ornate and ancient gun servitors with heavy bolters and another two with lasscannons face the crowd of waiting guests from just outside the gate, while a pair of functionaries in sober black check the validity of each invitation.

This place seems to be almost impregnable. No way can be seen to get in besides the front door that lies before you where the guards are posted.

"Perhaps those maps we found will show us the way they plan on sneaking in. If so we can set up our own ambush. It would be bad if our foe had control over security considering how well amed they are", whispers Auraxis to his companions.

I never planed on going into the front[/occ]

Illidan listens in on the micro bead... [ooc]assuming auraxis and constantine accepted the tools if not then Huntarr should have well recieved the message being that he has one

Illidan views the map of the Gabriel Chase and begins to look for any passageways besides the front entrence.

"I am going to try to find another way in."

1d100 ⇒ 94 vs 64 (Sight)

Huntarr will move to the front door and show a guard his invitation.

illidan sends auraxis and Constantine an encrypted message. The maps of the building structure which is believed to be Gabriel Chase.

I believe huntarr transfered the info when I replayed the message of the white scholar for him.

"hows it looking in the front ? Radio back once your in?"

I want to get a Lasgun, 4 frag grenades, extra clips for all of my weapons, and guard flak armor.

Should we split into two groups then we should not have someone go alone anywhere, the woman after all never came back.

Gabriel Chase Estate
Gabriel Chase Layout

The Gabriel Chase Estate only has two gated entrances and only one of them is open right now both heavily guarded. The walls surrounding the compound are about 20' tall with sentry guns posted evenly about to watch every angle as listed above with heavy servitors that patrol the compound. This place is the property of House Haarlock probably the most rich and powerful Nobel Rogue Traders that ever lived in this sector.

The half burnt maps that you guys have do not seem to make sense from the outside of this place. Nothing matches up.

illidan will begin his recon around section e the supply gate.
since this is a party are there any trucks moving supplies in and out ? I can try to stoaway on
illidan watches and records the patrols checks the sentrys
are there any lag periods where I would be able to scale this wall without eyes watching

The supply gate is not being utilized and is heavily guarded just like the main gate. There does not seem to be any lag periods in patrols. You do see a lot of nobels entering the building as long as they have tickets. Some are told to leave without proper tickets.

When you present the sentries with the invitation they press the seal on the invitation to a hand held device of tarnished brass. The device projects a holographic cone of light into the air that fills with rotating numbers and symbols. The sentry nods and you are allowed to enter.

Gabriel chase is vast! The entire compound is a giant garden of lush lavish flowers and bushes.

The estate of Gabriel Chase is the largest in Xicarph and sits directl beneath the apex of the dome that contains the pleasure city. The estate itself is also surrounded by a 12' wall covered with vines.

There are also other points of interest here at Gabriel Chase. The Stone Gardens and Tangle Domes.

illidan radios into the group
"there isn't another opening around the perimeter only one way in"
illidan hauls @$$ to the front and hands the guard his invitation to meet up with those who set off before him

99% of the guests who are going in head right to the main estate you do see a few people head into the gardens mostly male/female partners probably going to do something obvious.

"Should we see if we can locate these tunnels as are preented on the maps? Is it possible they are tunnels into the warp? Or do we just start searching for our mark in the crowd only problem is we don't know his face only his mask".

You all notice as people make their way to the estate they all start to put masks on just like the rest of the city did during the festivals.

Illidans laughs at Auraxis notion
"if they had a tunnel to the warp this whole sector of the galaxy would be introuble demons can escape if my thoughts alone go astray think if they have a medium that would allow for such intrusion to the warp. In short we'd all be f@#$ed. These people can barley manage to have a computer on this world let alone something to rip the veil of the warp. But let's not rule out that possibility we have seen all kinds of strange $#!+ here"

"Hmm. I guess that is why I leave all of that up to you. That must mean that he and his men all have invitations and are hoping the masks alone disguise their intentions. Should we get masks ourselves to belnd in?"

"It would be wise to blend in remember what's in the ninth sack of prhol though"
psyniscience test 1d100 ⇒ 78 vs 40 searching for psychic disturbances, demons, or psykers.

Huntarr reaches into his backpak and pulls out the mask that he took from the corpse in the Red Cages, and slips it on over his helmet. (Or in place of it, if need be.)

If I find an extra mask I will don it, otherwise I will simply wrap cloth around my head.

You see the priest wrap his arms around a man that walks next to him and leads him into the garden and then a loud THUMP and he walks out with a mask on looking at the rest of the group and says "WHAT?!"

And then continues on toward the estate.

It's pretty easy for you to get a mask here as there may be some lying on the ground or you can do what Constantine did and take one from soneone. You all still look a bit out of place. Most of the people here are nobels except for their guards who all appear to be well armed. Most of you are still dirty or covered in blood except for your new armor that you may have bought.

Assuming your all going to the Estate in the center.

The manse is circular and rises in three colonnaded tiers to a great crystal dome that apes the dome that contains the city of Xicarph, which the manse sits at the centre of. Its main entrance is via a set of silver doors that are reached by a great spill of broad steps.

As you enter everywhere there are the signs of the power and wealth of the Haarlock line. The house is imposing, grandiose, sterile, and above all old, with a brooding sinister air and a décor that is off—kilter somehow, with familiar symbols of the Imperium, such as saints and Aquila, rendered somehow just off from the norm enough to trouble the eye.

There must be a thousand plus guests here and the majority of them are in the manse.

At the centre of the manse is the Theatre of Clock. This great circular atrium, the Theatre of Clocks, is the entrance hall into the rest of the manse and is also its ballroom and one of the strangest places in the Calixis Sector. The Theatre of Clocks rises through all three floors of the manse to the crystal dome that sits at the top of the manse. The floor itself is white marble, but its centre is dominated by a device of a multi-rayed black sun inlaid in brass and granite. Every inch of the walls are covered with ticking clocks and time pieces of every conceivable shape, size, and design, their mechanisms exposed like the insides of a patient on a surgeon’s table. Each clock tells a different time-the times of the thousand worlds visited by the Haarlocks. Double doors of black wood lead away from the Theatre of Clocks into the curving corridors and spiral staircases that access the rest of the manse.

Nine dolorous notes ring out from somewhere beneath the ground, like the slow beating of a vast metal heart. Those outside can see the body that will obscure the sun as a shadow approaching across the clear blue sky. A sense of delight and anticipation runs through the guests; the Grand Conjunction is but three hours away, and approaching with ever more eager feet.

At the striking of the final note of the 9th hour you see and hear occur among the guests.

"A noble, masked in chased gold and crowned with green feathers, thrusts out his hand, pointing at another guest. The crowd around him shrinks back from the gesture as he shouts: ‘You hear that? You hear that you scum? The hour of the Revel approaches, and with it, your vile little existence ticks to an end.’ Drawing and activating a power blade to emphasise his point, the golden masked noble points it at the guest. ‘Three, short, pitiful hours more will you draw breath.’"

Nihil allowed a curious smirk to play on the edge of his lips at the sight of the new comers. No doubt this lot was nothing but a band of mercenaries eager to sink their teeth in some poor noble's coin pouch...

Never the less, they might offer some form of use if for nothing more than a distraction to attend to his business. Excusing himself from the cluster of agricultural merchants he had previously been engaged with and pushing up his ebony corvus mask, he raised up a hand and slowly motioned for the group to follow him before casually striding up the stairs to the second floor.

illidan snaps a photo of this strange noble then looks at the group while the noble departs up the stairs and continues to record the events taking place in the manse

"I dont know what that guy is on about, but he better not be expecting the "business" that goes on in the garden ill tell you that or he will have to answer to Isabella."

Constantine starts heading toward where the man that waved them over and up the stairs.

Huntarr moves up the stairs to stand before the noble.

"Who are you, and what do you want?"

As he speaks, Huntarr continues to scan the crowd for any trace of their quarry.

Raising up a curious bro at the man's audacity, Nihil could not help but let out a sigh of dismay as he pressed two fingers to his temples to help relieve the headache he knew would come.

Has anyone ever informed you that you are in dire need of a wash?.... You smell, like one of Marcus Vulpa's damnable pits...

He said, completely ignoring Huntarr's question as he simply passed by the man to to continue to walking. There was an empty table next to a window, a comfortable spot he had grown fond of in the few hours he had spent waiting for the Revels. He took the seat closest to the window, sitting in it rather casually as he propped his boots on the table and motioned for them to join him.