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tancred in response to: House of Dust and Ash - the Cygnan Detour

Sun, 16 Jan 2011 08:19:09 +0000

I'll just wrap up this encounter I think, since it's been so long since it started - all suspense gone I suppose :( One of the wrecker vessels manages, after their companions have taken out a few stubber nests, to land boarders aboard the Cygnan Martyr. What they lack in equipment and sophistication they make up for with ferocity and numbers. The crew and passengers defend as well as they are able, backed up by Octavia's adept/assassin. Venus has penetrated the adept's technoarcane mental interface, through which Octavia is sending him commands (the heretek comm chatter you heard earlier). His mobility and fighting skills enable him to back up the scattered defensive positions most amicably. That is, until he is killed! And the reason Venus had to seize control, rather than let the adept defend as before? An intercepted transmission from the Lady to the wreckers, offering to pay good ransom money for herself. So no help would have been forthcoming. Not exactly heresy...but Haxtes feels quite good about having turned her in to the Ordos (or more specifically, the Ordo you really don't want to come pick you up). Haxtes, who has remained stationary due to his injuries, helps take out the last wreckers, those that make it all the way to the command deck. After that Azhmut and Jeb make it to the autocannon battery, fix it (Azhmut fixes it, Jeb just looks out for attackers). When the job is done Jeb gets the honor of blowing the next wrecker vessel that approaches out of the sky. Well, maybe not blow it out of the sky, but after putting half a hundred shells into it the vessel slowly plunges down towards the black ocean, trailing foul smoke. The wreckers give you a few parting shots from their heavier ordnance, but their souls are not in it (and why waste ammo on you now?) and the Martyr is a tough ship, so you pull through. After that its jut a question of keeping the Martyr running, getting of more ice and heading for the House of Dust and Ash. You reach it with only a few hours left to spare before the main session of the auction - the lesser objects have already been taken care of.

agent jebediah in response to: House of Dust and Ash - the Cygnan Detour

Thu, 30 Dec 2010 15:07:35 +0000

"Acknowledge that, Azhmut. We'll be going aft... that's back, right?" Jebediah rubs his sore shoulder. "You're the techie, Azhmut. Lead the way, and I'll tag along to make sure there's none of the Abbot's freaks left, waiting in surprise."

tancred in response to: House of Dust and Ash - the Cygnan Detour

Thu, 30 Dec 2010 09:12:55 +0000

Azhmut to Jeb: "We have received a new assignment. We are to make our way to the aft section of the vessel and see if we can get the autocannons there into working order. They are needed if we are to survive this fight."

tancred in response to: House of Dust and Ash - the Cygnan Detour

Wed, 29 Dec 2010 19:15:17 +0000

Captain Elias Shadrack: "Unless you can miraculously cure the nonfunctional cannon battery I would greatly appreciate any help repelling boarders. Either by manning the stubbers or actually fighting them once they get on board. Since we cannot outrun them with all this icing we can only hope they will give up if we bleed them good. Unfortunately they will probably just shoot us down if they cannot take us whole."

kuhnrat in response to: House of Dust and Ash - the Cygnan Detour

Tue, 28 Dec 2010 09:57:04 +0000

After the initial entrance Maxi stays by the entrance door to the bridge/cabin.

agenthaxtes in response to: House of Dust and Ash - the Cygnan Detour

Tue, 28 Dec 2010 09:18:58 +0000

"I would be delighted to help you my dear captain, what do you and your fine ship of the sky need?"

tancred in response to: House of Dust and Ash - the Cygnan Detour

Tue, 28 Dec 2010 08:57:22 +0000

Captain Elias Shadrack: "Rogue Trader Jax, I am reluctant to ask for your aid once more, but it seems trouble has found us yet again. Wrecker attacks are always a danger to lone vessels, that is true, but as I said - the storm has driven us far to the southern icelands, right where I believe the Wreckers to have their hideout. Our stubber nests are sufficiently powerful to deter boarding for the moment, but lack the punch needed to take out those sky-ships. And they are staying clear for the prow autocannon. So it is only a matter of time before they take out enough stubbers or gun crews to affect a boarding action."

tancred in response to: House of Dust and Ash - the Cygnan Detour

Mon, 27 Dec 2010 18:55:54 +0000

Messinus, your astropath, would rather hold the transmission for the Malleus; the lack of encryption is one thing, keeping up appearances another. If you send it by way of the Chancellery Court or any commercial astropathic choir, then there might be questions - why would Rogue Trader send a message to the Tricorn? The Haegum message is safer - its a trading house with known connections to the Maiden.