Nikolai throws more force about, leaving Suliji quite wounded. Meanwhile Thorgan puts his axe into the blade golem and sends the weapons scattering about the room, ending the arcane construction!
Meanwhile Bishop puts a few arrows into the other construct but isn't able to defeat it.
Across the room Tamerius' xill allies have trouble hitting Suliji, but do finally manage to strike her twice. Tamerius then calls in even more allies to the fight and one of them catches Suliji in a lasso. Kahl' Heel is also able to put the final construct on the ground.
Surrounded and with things looking grim for Suliji, she throws her hand out as if pushing open a door and then quickly steps through a dimensional sliver and is gone!
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Try to find her my minions ! says Tamerius to his summoned friends.
Then he moves toward the Patron Iaovin Ratarion.
I'm Tamerius Blakros my Lord. Nice meeting you. I hope you are well and taste the irony of this situation when Pathfinders come at your rescue.
Please understand that we are not responsible for what's going for your people and we have tried to be as correct as possible with your crew. Unfortunately Mr Kahyn was not eager to let us pass.
Then he adds with a smile Oh ! And I almost forgot to tell you something : Remember Jhandorage Vaulnder Alexayn. He sends his regards.
Tamerius sends his minions after Suliji but he also knows that a powerful spellcaster like her could have used a dimension door to go quite far and she is far more familiar with this building than you are....
Iaovin Ratarion picks himself up off the floor and dusts himself off a bit. "Yes, well, I'm glad you've cleaned up," he waves his hands to where Suliji was just standing a moment ago, "this mess. At least for now. Your message is clear, Tamerius, and I understand."
He stands for a minute shifting gaze from one Pathfinder to another before finally adding, "Well, we shouldn't let the awkwardness of this situation delay your return. I will make sure you have no more problems on the way out of the building and out of town."
"Obviously we are sending our best agents after her right away." the Consortium leader says. "It is in both of our best interests, it seems. We are doing what we can."
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As you conclude your infiltration of the Aspis Building, the chaos and carnage throughout Ostenso is coming under control of local authorities.
You meet Marcos Farabellus at the Grand Lodge in Absalom. When you join him, he is accompanied by Ambrus Valsin, Trotter Flaxseed, and a dark-skinned woman wearing a mask shaped like a steely whorl with three eyeholes—a member of the Decemvirate.
Farabellus speaks up, "Well, Suliji may have gotten away but let's not forget all that you did accomplish in Ostenso though. You broke into the Consortium headquarters, which is no small feat and something that will leave the Aspis questioning their own power. And not only that, but you did it with no casualties to yourselves or the agents working for you and with minimal casualties to the Aspis. In fact, you saved one of the Patrons, something he won't be forgetting any time soon." He laughs heartily and proclaims, "I knew I could count on you! You’ve made the Society proud today."
Valsin stares off into the distance, deep in thought, with a slight frown on his face. Eventually, he speaks, saying "I wonder, though, if we may have let an opportunity pass us by that the Society may never have again. It may have been that with Suliji's help we could have killed off several Patrons and left the Consortium crippled and scrambling."
Trotter then pipes in to come to your defense, "Suliji was treacherous, there is no guarantee that she would have cooperated or held up her end of the deal. An opportunity to strike at the heart of the Aspis? Maybe. But a risky one, and at what cost? Driving the knife in deeper, widening the wedge between our organizations? No, instead they did the most peaceable thing and maybe the Patrons will recognize that. We can only hope."
The member of the Decemvirate, who has been intently watching and listening but heretofore silent, finally speaks up.
“The Society has endured for centuries and shall endure for many more—beyond the lifetimes of any of its members yet sustained by future generations and the organization’s guiding principles: Explore the world’s mysteries, report those findings, and cooperate to ensure one another’s success. As evidenced by recent events, we must sometimes go beyond that call to ensure a future in which we can study the past. Even when agents fall in service to lore, we commemorate them and foster another to pursue her objectives.” She reaches for a bag and withdraws an intricate helmet adorned with three gem-studded flanges. Cradling it in one arm, she continues.
“Even among the Ten, malady and misfortune inevitably claim everyone, and another must rise to ensure the Society lives on, immortalized in deed and legend. We watch for those who might accept—and be worthy of—that challenge. You have earned a rest, brave Pathfinders, but we hope to see your return to the field.” She returns the helm to the bag and adds, “Perhaps then we shall meet again to discuss certain future opportunities to leave your mark on this age and beyond.”
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In the weeks and months to come, the Pathfinder Society and Aspis Consortium step back their hostilities toward one another, making several quiet concessions to one another to maintain the peace. It’s only a matter of time before an Aspis agent fells a Pathfinder or a Society expedition thwarts a Consortium operation in the name of historical preservation. Even as hostilities gradually begin anew, both organizations prove increasingly careful not to let the conflict get out of hand—especially true for the Consortium’s Patrons, who are painfully aware how decisively the Society could retaliate if it deigned to do so again.
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Once their mission complete, Tamerius calls their team for a debriefing.
Thank you all for your contribution Pathfinders. Your actions seems may be less than our, but they are not.
Your contribution help to make the Pathfinder not the villains of this story and your help in the sewer was crucial to our infiltration.
Without you, our mission will not have been such a success.
In my name and in the names of the Team, Thank you Pathfinders.