http://www.twilightpeaks.net/blogs/index.php/2DH/?disp=comments en-US http://backend.userland.com/rss 60 Tue, 24 Aug 2010 15:11:20 +0000 tancred c1278@http://www.twilightpeaks.net/blogs/ The trip to Iochantos is not entirely uneventful - having Maxi and Haxtes on the same ship without having someone to babysit...no ship is big enough for that... Maxi and his guards are confined to quarters while Haxtes continues making contacts in Globus' cadre. Except for Castilas the team seems OK - Jebediah and Parsifal both seem dependable and both are skilled killers in their own way. Karen seems a decent sort for a psyker. Haxtes also makes a sort of peace settlement with the Maiden - now that she's been neutered by some well-placed charges she's less of a danger. When it turns out she has something of a interest in snubbing the Mechanicus Haxtes is able to enlist her aid in reviving Venus. Azhmut isn't going to help - but neither is he going to actively oppose an attempt at revival. He'll just turn a blind eye to the whole thing. http://www.twilightpeaks.net/blogs/index.php/2DH/2010/08/04/haxtes-calls-a-meeting#c1278 Wed, 18 Aug 2010 19:09:32 +0000 Haxtes workin hard for the man c1273@http://www.twilightpeaks.net/blogs/ "I thank you for the warning and I will remember it well. " http://www.twilightpeaks.net/blogs/index.php/2DH/2010/08/04/haxtes-calls-a-meeting#c1273 Wed, 18 Aug 2010 18:30:52 +0000 tancred c1272@http://www.twilightpeaks.net/blogs/ A warning klaxon sounds. Followed by a feminine(?) voice over the intercom: "Attention all personnel. Detaching mooring lines in Five-Four..." There are several more such warnings - about engaging maneuvering thrusters and somewhat later about engaging sublight drives. Then the tech-heresy is silent again. http://www.twilightpeaks.net/blogs/index.php/2DH/2010/08/04/haxtes-calls-a-meeting#c1272 Wed, 18 Aug 2010 18:27:22 +0000 tancred c1271@http://www.twilightpeaks.net/blogs/ Jebediah replies to that: "I know you're a man that can handle all sorts of stuff, but still...Iochantos is not a good place to be alone. By the Eye - it's not a good place to be in a group either. I would know - it's my home. Violence is very common, less so perhaps within the confines of Port Suffering (i.e. the only major Imperial settlement on the planet), but outside there is no end of people wanting to hurt or kill. You're no stranger to that yourself of course...but on Iochantos tempers flare easily over trifles...take care not to be swept along by that feeling." http://www.twilightpeaks.net/blogs/index.php/2DH/2010/08/04/haxtes-calls-a-meeting#c1271 Wed, 18 Aug 2010 18:18:51 +0000 Haxtes in DG mode c1270@http://www.twilightpeaks.net/blogs/ Haxtes smiles back and nods a greting to the others " If you need my help with your mission, I`m sure my master wont mind if I get involved. Apart from that I`l take some time planet side and see the sights" http://www.twilightpeaks.net/blogs/index.php/2DH/2010/08/04/haxtes-calls-a-meeting#c1270 Wed, 18 Aug 2010 18:10:03 +0000 tancred c1269@http://www.twilightpeaks.net/blogs/ "Merely a courtesy call to our liaison. That's all. Jebediah and Parsifal you already know." The big man just nods in recognition while young Parsifal actually gives you a hearty smile. "The last member of my team is new to you. This is Karen - formerly rogue psyker, now reformed and a honor graduate from the Scholastia Psykana." Karen is a short dark-haired woman of indeterminable age. You guess should would have been pretty if she had some more flesh on her, but now she's not much more than a walking pile of bones. She has big boobs though - definitely cosmetic work. The Psykana tattoo on her cheek gives her away as a sanctioned psyker. "I'm unsure how involved you are going to be in our mission, but I suppose that you'll at least be following us in to monitor. The short version of our mission brief is that there have been reports of psychic phenomena around an outlying settlement on Iochantos. Could be many reasons for that, but the most likely one is that the indigen witch-doctors are stirring up some low-level disturbances. There's a big cathedral being built on a local holy site - a focuse for the spread of the Creed - and such events have upset the indigens in the past. We have a man on the ground, not an acolyte, but a trusted agent nonetheless. He's request backup so as to be able to determine the cause of the disturbances - and put a definite end to them." http://www.twilightpeaks.net/blogs/index.php/2DH/2010/08/04/haxtes-calls-a-meeting#c1269 Wed, 18 Aug 2010 17:20:23 +0000 Haxtes slavin for da man DG-3 c1268@http://www.twilightpeaks.net/blogs/ Haxtes dear brother gets a nod and thats about it. Haxtes goes to see Interrogator Castilas. Haxtes is in batle gear but with hes helmet off too soften eny impresion he might give off too Castilas. "Interrogator you asked to see me, I`m now here " http://www.twilightpeaks.net/blogs/index.php/2DH/2010/08/04/haxtes-calls-a-meeting#c1268 Wed, 18 Aug 2010 16:59:04 +0000 tancred c1267@http://www.twilightpeaks.net/blogs/ And let's not forget - you have Maxi around too! Arrangements are made - mostly by Vern, who isn't just good at reading up on stuff, but who is also very good at coordinating and remembering all the little details. He's a great asset if you can bear with his long-winded notes and the occasional preaching and wisdom-sharing. Haxtes is assigned as Haegum liaison to Globus' team and the Maiden is re-tasked to carry them to Iocanthos. You wonder a bit how they are managing to circumvent security (especially with Venus out of circulation). Better not ask. Soon he's on a shuttle headed for the waiting starship. So is Maxi's group - somehow the order to rendezvous with another ship has failed to reach them. And the Maiden's crew doesn't seem to have caught on either - or maybe they are in in the plot? Jax greets his brother as he comes aboard. Not exactly a warm familiar welcome, but a politely correct one. After the pleasantries you're informed that Interrogator Castilas would like to see you at your earliest convenience. Yup, had to be him. Last time you met he gave you this bad gut feeling. Now it's back with a vengeance. Maxi and the others also dock with the Maiden and go about their affairs. You are welcomed aboard. There is no mention of any change of plans. http://www.twilightpeaks.net/blogs/index.php/2DH/2010/08/04/haxtes-calls-a-meeting#c1267