Jayla might need to change her action since the map is up (I had only done pirate movements there and added the boarding ramp)
Also need a post from Val, xaikon and alvoise
Alvoise runs across the dock to get near the boarding plank; crouching behind crates and barrels.
ok you can move to h3 no problem.
Val moves up to C-10
ok no problem.
One of the pirates move over to the ramp and pushes it into the water so you cant use it to cross. Two archers fire on Raskir and the other shoots at Alvoise.
Another pirate comes up from below deck.
"What the blazes is going on! Were is the captain!?!"
"He went inside the complex to take the girl to the machine lady!" replies on of the pirates
Your go again
Jayla double moves to B11.
Underway she hears the pirates' exchange of words.
Girl, 'machine lady'?
Val moves to B-19, so next round she can jump onto the ship and get behind them.
Forgot to ad the new pirate, added him and did pc movement.
The new pirate seems to be an officer of somekind he wields a rapier in his main-hand and a whip in his off-and.
Xaikon decides to swim under water to the next jetty to avoid being seen, and just has head sticking out of water to minimize being seen while using the jetty above as concealment. Xaikon unseathes her long sword readying herself for a launch out of water at the two bowman.
”Give us the girl!” Alvoise growls. ”And the councilor.”
The pirate who came from below deck moves to the edge of the boat motioning for the other men to hold fire.
"The girl ain't here lad and we don't know anything about any councilor." he says
"We'll just be paying your captain a visit then," Raskir snarls menacingly.
He jogs to the steel doors and pulls.
The pirate seems relieved.
"Yar you go ahead and do that." he says
Jayla observes the pirates.
When they meet the captain, she observes him.
”We leave them for now?” Alvoise asks his companions as Raskir jogs away to open the doors. He’s staring at the officer on the ship. He exhales in a rough manner and his body shudders for a moment. Panting he wipes the sweat from his brow, clearly no longer under the influence of his rage.
Xaikon remains in the water under the jetty listening to the conversation, prepared to launch out of the water if the need arises.
The current course of action Raskir is taking is indeed going into the complex and leaving the people on the boat alone.
So all agreed on leave the ship and going into the complex instead?
Raskir looks back to see if his companions are following.
”Don’t follow us!” he calls to the men on the ship. ”You’ll regret it.” He follows Raskir into the double doors.
Hearing Alvoise shouting back the remaining pirates. She swims under water until she reaches the far side of the large jetty remaining underneath it.
Consider it out of combat for now.
The pirates on their end are launching the ship to get away from the dock.
The steel door leading into the complex has no visible means of opening them but they are slightly ajar. The opening is only about 1 inch however.
A small keypad next to the door has 9 buttons with different symbols on them.
Alvoise stares at the nine buttons for a moment. Expecting to hear a crossbow bolt, he waves his hand in front of the door’s gap. When he thinks the likelihood of being attacked is small, he leans close to the doors and peers into the gap.
Jayla stares at the keypad, trying to let perception and logic run its course.
The keypad contains letters.
d i v n t y u g l
Examining the keypad you can see the letters
i n t y u have been pressed recently.
In Jayla's subconscious, her internal circuitry works quickly.
0111110001
...algorithm in process.....
00010001
She then types U N I T Y.
The doors slide open slowly with a lot of creaking.
Beyond the walls, floor and ceiling of this slightly curved hallway are made of smooth dark gray metal. Panels of lighter material run along the ceiling eight feet above. To the north and south the tunnel is blocked by walls of metal junk and rubble, while an open doorway is right across from you leading into another room.
You move in and in the corner spot a small spiderlike machine but it seems inert and doesn't react to your presence.
In the next room the northern wall of this otherwise empty metal room is a tangle of what look to have once been strange cages of some sort. Tangled amid the metal ribs of these cages are ribs of a more organic nature—the ancient bones of some sort of alien creature. Smaller mounds of rubble lie against the opposite wall.
Moving forward leads to another doorway were there are two strange machines that sit to the north and south against the walls, their faces appear similar to coils of metal tubes with several nozzle-like protrusions pointing into the room itself.
Does it have multiple arms, by chance?
Jayla enters after the door opens, her shortbow drawn.
The spiderbot has multiple arms each with a different tool attached. It seems designed to effect repairs.
You came in on the left side of the map and are going towards the right.
The last room is an airlock of sorts.
Xaikon climbs out of the water walking over to the rest of the party, looking over her arrow injuries muttering softly in Strix. She also looks about to see for unused arrows lying about to fill her quiver.
You move on pass the strange machines that seem to be inactive.
The last set of doors opens and at first glance, this cold cavern presents a strange and disconcerting vista—that of a desert valley under a clear nights sky. A stretch of sand covers the ground, a vista broken here and there by bits of strange, spiky shells or contorted, dead fronds that look like branches.
"This scene, it's illogical. A total difference of scenery, where the scenery shouldn't be."
Raskir pauses at the doorway, trying to detect signs of an interdimensional portal.
As far as Raskir can tell there is no portal.
Xaikon stands by the door opening looking outward, with a clear expression of confusing. For while flying as they travelled she definitely did not see any desert canyon beyond the mountain.
Softly speaking, "What strange powers are here?"
"How could there be an outside, under ground?"
Raskir steps into the open air hesitantly. He looks up at the stars and turns a complete circle, looking for familiar constellations.
Looking around Raskir doesn't see any constellations were they should be. He doesn't see any at all actually. The stars are all evenly placed in a repeating pattern.
Alvoise chuckles in surprise at the desert valley. ”A powerful illusion, I guess. Do you think it might be an image of Osirion or Thuvia?” He strides forward to look at the spiky shells and the dead fronds. He turns back to look towards the door, curious to see how it is integrated into the scene.
”I have no idea what purpose this image could serve.”