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Zeigris, bloodied and barely standing, doesn't have any laterally thinking quips, as he is too busy examining his own injury with interest. He does remain aware of the situation enough to wisely step back from the thing attempting to chew on him.
A spark of magical light starts at his eye and dances down into his hand before rippling as a pair or force attacks into the red creature's side.
Zegris backs off enough to get quick spell off.
Red continues after Zeigris, but can not get his mouth around him this time.
Round 3-Bold May Act
Maenala-8 Damage
Blue
August
G-607-8 damage/diseased
Round 4
Zeigris-10 damage/diseased x2
Red
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"This isn't looking so great," Maenela grimaces, watching both 607 and Zeigris reel from the brutish attacks. "If you have any more of those tricks up your sleeve, or under your goggles, now's the time to use them!" Maenala shouts over at Zeigris, taking a guarded step so she can safely aim her pistol again.
The akata continues to go after the android, but still can not seem to land a bite.
Round 3-Bold May Act
August
G-607-8 damage/diseased
Round 4-Bold May Act
Zeigris-10 damage/diseased x2
Red
Maenala-8 Damage
Blue
"Response: Photon Energy Releasing."
Starseeker takes a guarded step so he doesn't burn any teammates.
He activates Supernova, singing all those close to him.
"You're too far away," August says, unclear who he is referring to. He steps fully into the engineering bay and concentrates once more. He tries to scramble the mind of the creature harassing Zeigris.
The flames wash over the beast. It does not seem to harm them.
Ausgust attempts to rip the mind apart of the beast, but fights off most of it.
Round 4-Bold May Act
Zeigris-10 damage/diseased x2
Red
Maenala-8 Damage
Blue
August
G-607-8 damage/diseased
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Ziggy continues to dance backwards, his goggles lighting up even as Maenala throws comments out about them. "I do believe she means me, my dear new friend. Unfortunately I'm scraping the bottom of my proverbial barrel and here comes my last assault! Just don't tell them that!" He releases his last volley of magical energy into its side.
The force missile connects, and the beast finally drops.
Round 4-Bold May Act
Maenala-8 Damage
Blue
August
G-607-8 damage/diseased
Round 5
Zeigris
Maenala sends a round into the chest of the beast.
It turns snarling, it corners Meanala in the airlock. And tears into her thigh.
Round 4-Bold May Act
August
G-607-8 damage/diseased
Round 5-Bold May Act
Zeigris-10 damage/disease x2
Maenala-13 damage /need fort save
Blue
G-607 gets more quiet and focused on dispatching the last enemy, moving up to it.
Starseeker targets Blue this time.
August moves across the engineering bay and fires at the remaining beast.
The android moves up, but can not strike the beast hard enough to do any damage.
August hits the creature once more with his pistol.
Round 5-Bold May Act
Zeigris-10 damage/disease x2
Maenala-13 damage /need fort save
Blue
August
G-607-8 damage/diseased
The beast succumbs to it injuries and blacks out.
Looking around engineering bay you notice numerous resinous shards litter the floor of the cargo hold.
noqual. If you choose to take the cocoons with you if you wish, but will be 2 bulk and are worth 500 credits each. Open next spoiler for what noqual is
Melee weapons or ammunition fashioned from noqual gain a +1 enhancement bonus to damage rolls against magical constructs and undead creatures created by spells.
One bulk of noqual ore is worth 500 credits. Noqual increases the cost of one cartridge of ammunition by 40 credits, and a melee weapon by 2,000 credits.
Laying under a workbench is a tactical arc emitter. The rifle has 12 charges left on the battery.
"Thank the gods that you people arrived!" August's muffled voice sounds over the communications channel. "This ship is infested with those beasts."
He checks the battery indicator on the side of his pistol before he holsters it. "I managed to seal off the power core, where those things chased me, but I don't know what's beyond that hall."
The castaway concentrates on the injured for a moment. "Those creatures left something behind in you, some sort of illness, but I can't quite tell how it works."
"Inquiry: What is your reason for being here?"
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"Well, I suppose that's an excellent means of collecting specimens." Ziegris examines his wounds with any real care for their severity or the fact a few of them are still oozing blood. He stops examining himself to actually consider August. "Well, to be fair we had no idea you were here. Happy circumstance, really. Have you been here long enough to go insane from loneliness?"
Something catches his attention from the corner of an eye and he leans down to pick up a shard of material from the floor. "My my, this appears to be a bit of cocoon... I think it's made of Noqual. Good for making things to fight mages..." His voice trails off and he carefully sets the crystal back down. "I need a rest, but we should take some of that with us to sell."
"Very nearly," August says to Zeigris. "My ship was disabled and taken by pirates. I escaped in a life pod--they didn't seem to care much since they had my ship--and floated for a good bit. The autodocking engaged and I thought I was saved, but it docked with this autopiloted, infested ship.
"I barely made it into the power core with my life. Shut out those tentacled monsters. I hacked diectly into the oxygen and water tanks through a wall in the core, but I've run out of food."
"Response: After finishing mission we shall return with you. Please accompany us throughout if you wish to be useful for us."
"Comment: I require a brief shutdown to recuperate."
The agents decide to take a quick breather while nursing their wounds.
"Definitely, if it will get me off of this ghost ship," August says. "My name is August. I'm not sure if my comms had paired with yours when I emerged."
He holds his hands together and concentrates for a moment. When he releases his hands, a wave of invigorating energy flows through the room.
"Gratitude: Energy wave useful."
"You're welcome," August says. "I just wish there was something I could do about that infection."
Heading through the door, leads you through an L shaped hallway which combines to the other side. This is where August sought refuge from the Akata. A doorway leads further into the heart of the ship.
Heading through the doorway and into the next corridor, the agents find themselves at an intersection.
This long corridor seems to run most of the length of the ship from bow to stern. Signs of battle—bullet holes, scorch marks, and droplets of blood—are clearly visible on the walls and floors. A small body in a space suit lies sprawled on the floor in the middle of a junction in the hallway.
G-607 will walk up and examine the body for loot, having his solar weapon at the ready in case it decides to get up.
The goblin does not move, but G-607 does grab the attention of another Akata that was down the hall.
Round 1-Bold May Act
Zeigris
G-607
August
GM
Maenala
August moves into the hall. "I told you this ship was infested."
He takes aim past the android and fires.
"Engaging."
G-607 moves up to the newfound enemy, trying to make sure there's a clear path for a shot for the others.
He attacks!
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Ziggy has been distracted between collecting up egg shells to move to the ship, taking a rest, and poking at various doodads about the vessel. Thus, it's only now that he helpfully calls out. "That's a space goblin... no not that thing, the dead one on the ground. I wonder how it got here."
Exhausted of all magical resources and having found his own blaster useless against these things he holds up the arc emitter they found moments ago and steps into the room. He aims the weapon towards the wall so the spread of electricity won't hit 607 and fires off a blast.
The akata is stuck by the electrical blast and he lashes out at G-607 chomping down hard on its leg.
Pathfinders are up
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Maenala breaks her unusual silence when the space goblin is found. "A SPACE goblin?" She gasps. "I'd heard about such things, but never did I think something as brainless as a goblin could find its way into space. Thought they'd be stuck on some ancient, primordial planet somewhere."
With the akata making its presence known, she moves and aims her small arm. "Another one of these, eh? You weren't joking about this place being infested, April," she grins at August. When she has the akata in her sights, she corrects herself. Casually. "I meant August, of course."
G-607 continues to attack!
August steps forward in order to fire past Zeigris. He remains quiet, too focused on the predator in front of them to quip back at the lashunta.
The beast comes under fire from the agents, getting struck one after the other.
The akata attempts to bite the android, but misses on the second try.
Agents are up
Character Statue
G-607: 8 Damage and dieseased
Zeigris: Diseased
G-607 channels the center of a star and bursts out in fire.
August grimly fires at the akata again.
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Ziegris lines up another arcing blast of electricity and unleashes at the still kicking beast. For good measure he tries to lay on the trigger longer, but the sparks gutter out after just a moment. "I regret to inform you all that I shall need a moment to reload this blasted thing. A moment please."
The android explodes with energy, but the beast dodges the bulk of the flames.
The akata retaliates and goes after the android connected with his arm.
Party is up
G-607 shrugs off the effect and continues to attack. "Desperation: Systems beginning to fail"
August moves forward and lays a hand upon the android, channeling restorative energy into its systems. "That should hold you for a moment."
G-607 lands a strike on the back of the beast. While Zeigris manages to catch it in the electric field once more. It spasms once more and the drops to the ground, twitching every other second.
Now with that akata slain, the agents can move onto the investigation of the ship.
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Maenela smiles at the electric attack. "Sweet little pistol you got there, Zeigris. Nothing like watching your foes spasm to death from a miniature lightning bolt." She dusts off her armor, then looks to the northern hallway as a next area of interest. "Might this have been a goblin shuttle overrun with akatas when a science experiment went wrong?"
G-607 again looks pretty beat up.
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"Oh, my yes it is Miss Sepulcher. It's a delightful little toy, a bit heavy on the battery usage, I'm afraid." He still hasn't seemed to have figured out calling Maenala by her first name. And is completely content to follow after her as she starts looking about. "Hard to say, maybe they snuck the akata on themselves, and things got out of hand."