Heroica: Glory Amongst The Stars - Mission #1: Mercenaries On the Boreal Express

[The Legonater]

1 hour ago, Waterbrick Down said:

"Oh my that is... dreadful! Right away, I'll be back in a few minutes. Perhaps I contact the authorities to meet us at the station?"

Soren lets Zaria have her piece, before cutting back in to the matters at hand.

Anyways, I believe you said something about giving us a stiff drink for our troubles. Is there a chance I can instead ask a question? Particularly, are you aware of any Quaarms on board?

Edited August 1, 2021 by The Legonater

[Waterbrick Down]

On 8/1/2021 at 12:55 AM, Kintobor said:

Zaria ponders on the question longer than she'd like to admit before giving the only reasonable response. "I feel like that would be for the best.  As the individual responsible for killing the man, if need be, I will answer any questions they might have upon arriving. If you could get me the bag, I will place the severed head into it. I do not wish to cause you anymore undue stress than I already have. From there, I recommend placing the remains away from the stowaway if you could direct me in the location of someplace that could hold them. I believe the other stowaway should face justice, but I also believe it cruel to just leave a severed head next him for the remainder of the trip."

“Understood. I’ll get you that bag and ensure the authorities are notified about the situation.”

On 8/1/2021 at 1:46 AM, The Legonater said:

Soren lets Zaria have her piece, before cutting back in to the matters at hand.

Anyways, I believe you said something about giving us a stiff drink for our troubles. Is there a chance I can instead ask a question? Particularly, are you aware of any Quaarms on board?

“Yes, fresh plasma potions for each of you. I’ll fetch those also. There are two Quaarm on board, do you think one of them was mixed up in this stowaway business?”

[The Legonater]

6 hours ago, Waterbrick Down said:

“Yes, fresh plasma potions for each of you. I’ll fetch those also. There are two Quaarm on board, do you think one of them was mixed up in this stowaway business?”

I think it'd be worth a look. Can you give us info on these Quaarm, like where on the train they might be staying?

[Waterbrick Down]

On 8/1/2021 at 1:54 PM, The Legonater said:

I think it'd be worth a look. Can you give us info on these Quaarm, like where on the train they might be staying?

“Both are in Business Class”

[The Legonater]

17 hours ago, Waterbrick Down said:

“Both are in Business Class”

Thank you.

Soren turns to the other two in his party, ushering them a step back from the waiter.

There was a dwarf with an M-Tec uniform in our car, and two Quaarm in Business Class. Those are our targets. It might be smart to split up and tail them both at the same time. Hopefully they should lead us to the device. 

[Kintobor]

5 hours ago, The Legonater said:

Thank you.

Soren turns to the other two in his party, ushering them a step back from the waiter.

There was a dwarf with an M-Tec uniform in our car, and two Quaarm in Business Class. Those are our targets. It might be smart to split up and tail them both at the same time. Hopefully they should lead us to the device. 

Zaria responds as her companion turns to speak to her and Yelana, allowing Soren to finish speaking with the attendant out of respect.

"I am not opposed to splitting up, although I do believe it might be wiser to instead make our way back to our car and see if the dwarf is still present, and then make our move. If the two are split up, it might mean one is a decoy while the other isn't . We were informed that it would be one quaarm and a dwarf with the case, so we should be careful not to tail the wrong person."

[The Legonater]

1 hour ago, Kintobor said:

Zaria responds as her companion turns to speak to her and Yelana, allowing Soren to finish speaking with the attendant out of respect.

"I am not opposed to splitting up, although I do believe it might be wiser to instead make our way back to our car and see if the dwarf is still present, and then make our move. If the two are split up, it might mean one is a decoy while the other isn't . We were informed that it would be one quaarm and a dwarf with the case, so we should be careful not to tail the wrong person."

'Makes sense to me. Let's head back to the car.

[Waterbrick Down]

The steward arrives back with the bag and a Plasma potion for each of the heroes. Looking at the stowaway the O'Kor'uk postulates.

"Thank you again, I'm honestly not sure what we should do with him, it's not like this train has some sort of jail cell..."

[Classic_Spaceman]

On 7/31/2021 at 11:35 AM, Kintobor said:

"I thought you managed to obtain the data from the key card?" Zaria whispered. "There is too much luggage in here to search while the attendant watches. Your stress is pushing you to rashness. Relax. We have time until we reach our destination."

"Some, not all of it! I'd still need to hack the door, and. . . " 
Yelana took a deep breath. 
"Maybe you're right - I can get a little anxious when things go off the rails like this." 
 

On 8/1/2021 at 1:55 AM, Kintobor said:

Zaria ponders on the question longer than she'd like to admit before giving the only reasonable response. "I feel like that would be for the best.  As the individual responsible for killing the man, if need be, I will answer any questions they might have upon arriving. 

"Uuuuuh. . . ?" 
 

20 hours ago, The Legonater said:

There was a dwarf with an M-Tec uniform in our car, and two Quaarm in Business Class. Those are our targets. It might be smart to split up and tail them both at the same time. Hopefully they should lead us to the device. 

14 hours ago, Kintobor said:

"I am not opposed to splitting up, although I do believe it might be wiser to instead make our way back to our car and see if the dwarf is still present, and then make our move. If the two are split up, it might mean one is a decoy while the other isn't . We were informed that it would be one quaarm and a dwarf with the case, so we should be careful not to tail the wrong person."

Yelana takes the Cloaking Generator out of her backpack and fiddles idly with it, breaking pieces of the casing off as she does so. 
"No need to split up - Our car is Business Class. And don't forget the second merc team - We need to keep an eye out for them, too." 

10 hours ago, Waterbrick Down said:

The steward arrives back with the bag and a Plasma potion for each of the heroes. Looking at the stowaway the O'Kor'uk postulates.

"Thank you again, I'm honestly not sure what we should do with him, it's not like this train has some sort of jail cell..."

Yelana pauses as she takes the Plasma Potion. 
"Don't worry about him - We'll keep him with us for the rest of the trip. I doubt he'll try anything with Zaria around! By the way, did you happen to see a couple guys in black cloaks? I saw a few hanging around the station before we left, kinda sus. It may be nothing, but it's a connection we should probably check out. Oh - And I didn't catch your name." 
 

[Kintobor]

13 minutes ago, Classic_Spaceman said:

"Some, not all of it! I'd still need to hack the door, and. . . " 
Yelana took a deep breath. 
"Maybe you're right - I can get a little anxious when things go off the rails like this."

Zaria nodded in approval. "Staying calm and collected will get us through this."

13 minutes ago, Classic_Spaceman said:

Yelana pauses as she takes the Plasma Potion. 

 

"Don't worry about him - We'll keep him with us for the rest of the trip. I doubt he'll try anything with Zaria around! By the way, did you happen to see a couple guys in black cloaks? I saw a few hanging around the station before we left, kinda sus. It may be nothing, but it's a connection we should probably check out. Oh - And I didn't catch your name."

"... no. No, we absolutely cannot have him tag along with us. That is unacceptable." Zaria replied. "I do not want to consistently fear the threat of being clobbered with a bottle or shanked with a shiv during this trip." She turned to the attendant. "Is there any rope or cord on the train? Otherwise, perhaps there is a spare room on board that he can be kept in?"

Edited August 3, 2021 by Kintobor

[Classic_Spaceman]

Yelana hits the Cloaking Generator against the storage bin, finally managing to access the internal components. Extracting the processor and emitter, she turns away from the party and places the pieces onto her forearm. 
"<Integrate with existing systems and file under 'Cloak Matrix'.>" 
"<INTEGRATING. . . >" 
Yelana's armour began to flicker like pixels on a screen, rippling outwards from her arm, before returning to normal. 
"<INITIALISING CLOAK MATRIX. . . READY>" 
"<Activate.>" 
"<CLOAK MATRIX ACTIVATED>" 
At her command, Yelana became shimmeringly translucent (though at the cost of some of her visor's passive sensor capabilities). Taking a small pyramidal object out of her pocket and allowing it to unfold, she scanned Abam and Maba's Credits into her wallet. Yelana quickly replaced the device into a pocket on her belt. 
"<Deactivate Cloak Matrix.>" 
"<CLOAK MATRIX DEACTIVATED>" 


 

OoC: 

Spoiler

Actions: Equip Cloaking Generator -> Sleight-of-Hand check to take Maba/Abam's Credits -> Re-equip Farsight Goggles. 

 

21 minutes ago, Kintobor said:

"... no. No, we absolutely cannot have him tag along with us. That is unacceptable." Zaria replied. "I do not want to consistently fear the threat of being clobbered with a bottle or shanked with a shiv during this trip." She turned to the attendant. "Is there any rope or cord on the train? Otherwise, perhaps there is a spare room on board that he can be kept in?"

Yelana walked back over to Zaria. 
"One - We never found out why they were on the train in the first place, Two - Keeping a prisoner gives us a plausible reason to ask questions, and Three - We might even be able to get him to cooperate with us. I never said we shouldn't tie his hands - We should definitely do that!" 

[Waterbrick Down]

1 hour ago, Classic_Spaceman said:

Yelana pauses as she takes the Plasma Potion. 
"Don't worry about him - We'll keep him with us for the rest of the trip. I doubt he'll try anything with Zaria around! By the way, did you happen to see a couple guys in black cloaks? I saw a few hanging around the station before we left, kinda sus. It may be nothing, but it's a connection we should probably check out. Oh - And I didn't catch your name." 
 

"Bleoberis, Mam. And I regret to inform you that your seats are for the Economy car. As for black cloaked individuals, I have not seen anyone matching that description on the train but I can be sure to let you know if I do."

1 hour ago, Kintobor said:

Zaria nodded in approval. "Staying calm and collected will get us through this."

"... no. No, we absolutely cannot have him tag along with us. That is unacceptable." Zaria replied. "I do not want to consistently fear the threat of being clobbered with a bottle or shanked with a shiv during this trip." She turned to the attendant. "Is there any rope or cord on the train? Otherwise, perhaps there is a spare room on board that he can be kept in?"

"One of the train's engineers may, I can check with them." Bloeberis departs and a few minutes later returns with a carbon-fiber cord. The heroes take a minute to bind the Tvilgard to one of the empty luggage racks ensuring he's unarmed and unable to escape.

"These cars are sound proof, I doubt he'll cause any more trouble until we arrive in Con'Stap and I'll let the other attendants know to not come back here unless they need to. Thank you again. If there isn't anything else you'll need I'll take you back to your seats."

1 hour ago, Classic_Spaceman said:

Yelana hits the Cloaking Generator against the storage bin, finally managing to access the internal components. Extracting the processor and emitter, she turns away from the party and places the pieces onto her forearm. 
"<Integrate with existing systems and file under 'Cloak Matrix'.>" 
"<INTEGRATING. . . >" 
Yelana's armour began to flicker like pixels on a screen, rippling outwards from her arm, before returning to normal. 
"<INITIALISING CLOAK MATRIX. . . READY>" 
"<Activate.>" 
"<CLOAK MATRIX ACTIVATED>" 
At her command, Yelana became shimmeringly translucent (though at the cost of some of her visor's passive sensor capabilities). Taking a small pyramidal object out of her pocket and allowing it to unfold, she scanned Abam and Maba's Credits into her wallet. Yelana quickly replaced the device into a pocket on her belt. 
"<Deactivate Cloak Matrix.>" 
"<CLOAK MATRIX DEACTIVATED>" 


 

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Actions: Equip Cloaking Generator -> Sleight-of-Hand check to take Maba/Abam's Credits -> Re-equip Farsight Goggles. 

 

Yelana Sleight-of-Hand vs. Soren and Zaria Perception - (6, 5, 4, +1) 4 Successes vs. Private Rolls for Soren and Zaria

Yelana swipes the credits into her wallet.

1 hour ago, Classic_Spaceman said:

Yelana walked back over to Zaria. 
"One - We never found out why they were on the train in the first place, Two - Keeping a prisoner gives us a plausible reason to ask questions, and Three - We might even be able to get him to cooperate with us. I never said we shouldn't tie his hands - We should definitely do that!" 

MM Note: I'll let you sort out whether you want to do anything else with the prisoner. For the time being he's tied up in the baggage car.

[Classic_Spaceman]

15 minutes ago, Waterbrick Down said:

"Bleoberis, Mam. And I regret to inform you that your seats are for the Economy car." 

Yelana mutters under her breath. 
"Damned outdated intel." 

15 minutes ago, Waterbrick Down said:

"As for black cloaked individuals, I have not seen anyone matching that description on the train but I can be sure to let you know if I do."

"Uh, okay - Thanks anyway." 
 

[Classic_Spaceman]

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40 minutes ago, Waterbrick Down said:

Yelana Sleight-of-Hand vs. Soren and Yelana Perception - (6, 5, 4, +1) 4 Successes vs. Private Rolls for Soren and Yelana

FYI, This should be "Yelana Sleight-of-Hand vs. Soren and Zaria Perception - (6, 5, 4, +1) 4 Successes vs. Private Rolls for Soren and Zaria". 

 

[Waterbrick Down]

21 minutes ago, Classic_Spaceman said:

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FYI, This should be "Yelana Sleight-of-Hand vs. Soren and Zaria Perception - (6, 5, 4, +1) 4 Successes vs. Private Rolls for Soren and Zaria". 

 

MM Note: Fixed, thanks.

[The Legonater]

8 hours ago, Classic_Spaceman said:

"Don't worry about him - We'll keep him with us for the rest of the trip. I doubt he'll try anything with Zaria around! 

7 hours ago, Kintobor said:

"... no. No, we absolutely cannot have him tag along with us. That is unacceptable." Zaria replied. 

I'm with Zaria on this one. Tie 'im up and leave 'im here, but he's not coming along for the ride. 

7 hours ago, Classic_Spaceman said:

"<Deactivate Cloak Matrix.>" 

"One - We never found out why they were on the train in the first place, Two - Keeping a prisoner gives us a plausible reason to ask questions, and Three - We might even be able to get him to cooperate with us. I never said we shouldn't tie his hands - We should definitely do that!" 

Soren notices the flickering around Yelana, but nothing beyond that. Still, when her image resolidifies, he gives a pointed glance in her direction. 

They were stowaways. They were on the train so that they could stow away. You saw how intense the lines were - this is a luxury venture and not everyone has the credits to make that work. 'Sides, you tried cooperating and they weren't big fans of it.

Now are we going to sit and gab or are we going to the economy car? We have a job to do. 

Edited August 4, 2021 by The Legonater

[Kintobor]

2 hours ago, The Legonater said:

I'm with Zaria on this one. Tie 'im up and leave 'im here, but he's not coming along for the ride.

"Then I believe majority rules." Zaria replies. "Bloeberis, I will take a moment to handle the remains of one of the heads and we will be out of your way." Zaria takes a moment place Maba's head in a sack, ties it, and then places it at the end of a luggage aisle where she would remember it being. She then takes her respective plasma potion and bows in thanks. "Thank you for the offering. It is your commendable service that allows a priest like I to carry on down the trail."

2 hours ago, The Legonater said:

Now are we going to sit and gab or are we going to the economy car? We have a job to do.

 

"Yes, lets. We can continue our conversations elsewhere."

[Waterbrick Down]

4 hours ago, Kintobor said:

"Then I believe majority rules." Zaria replies. "Bloeberis, I will take a moment to handle the remains of one of the heads and we will be out of your way." Zaria takes a moment place Maba's head in a sack, ties it, and then places it at the end of a luggage aisle where she would remember it being. She then takes her respective plasma potion and bows in thanks. "Thank you for the offering. It is your commendable service that allows a priest like I to carry on down the trail."

"Yes, lets. We can continue our conversations elsewhere."

"The pleasure is mine, Miss."

Bloeberis leads the heroes back to the Economy car.

[Kintobor]

Zaria took her seat, relaxing for a moment as she stretched her legs out. She knew this couldn't last, as there was work to do, but the previous fight was more harrowing than she wanted to admit.

"You two heard what I heard the attendant say, right?" Zaria said softly, grinning to herself. "The cars are soundproof. Interesting..."

[The Legonater]

17 hours ago, Kintobor said:

"You two heard what I heard the attendant say, right?" Zaria said softly, grinning to herself. "The cars are soundproof. Interesting..."

Soren cocked an eyebrow, glancing around at the car.

'You planning something, Zaria?

[Kintobor]

11 hours ago, The Legonater said:

Soren cocked an eyebrow, glancing around at the car.

'You planning something, Zaria?

Zaria crossed her arms, speaking in a hushed tone. "Nothing concrete yet. However, this is beneficial for us to know. If the cars do not have any security detection onboard the train, as the stowaways prove as they slipped in and were not caught, we have more going for us than I initially thought. I would have expected someone to hear the racket we made in the baggage car, and yet," Zaria motions to the crowd in the economy car, "everyone here is none the wiser of the fight we participated in.

If the cars are soundproof, it means no one outside of the car will notice if we make a bit of noise as we move towards our target."

[The Legonater]

10 hours ago, Kintobor said:

Zaria crossed her arms, speaking in a hushed tone. "Nothing concrete yet. However, this is beneficial for us to know. If the cars do not have any security detection onboard the train, as the stowaways prove as they slipped in and were not caught, we have more going for us than I initially thought. I would have expected someone to hear the racket we made in the baggage car, and yet," Zaria motions to the crowd in the economy car, "everyone here is none the wiser of the fight we participated in.

If the cars are soundproof, it means no one outside of the car will notice if we make a bit of noise as we move towards our target."

At that, Soren leaned back, taking everything in. This could get interesting. 

Eyes drawing back to the dwarf, Soren studied his motions, trying to get insight on his mood. 

[Waterbrick Down]

Soren Insight Proficiency Check (DC 1, 3) - (2, 5, 3, 5) 2 Successes

Observing the dwarf, Soren notices he seems somewhat agitated or nervous, constantly fidgeting in his seat.

[Kintobor]

20 minutes ago, The Legonater said:

At that, Soren leaned back, taking everything in. This could get interesting. 

Eyes drawing back to the dwarf, Soren studied his motions, trying to get insight on his mood. 

"It could." Zaria shifted her eyes towards the dwarf. "And if there is a quarm in the business car, what is he, the dwarf, doing here? One would expect the two to be together if they were travelling, would you not? My initial thought was perhaps the quarm had made off to use some sort of facility, but they're not here after our fight in the baggage car.

I think together as a group we move to the business car and do some investigating, and then move to the car attached to it. It would not hurt to familiarize ourselves with the trains layout."

 

[The Legonater]

2 hours ago, Kintobor said:

"It could." Zaria shifted her eyes towards the dwarf. "And if there is a quarm in the business car, what is he, the dwarf, doing here? One would expect the two to be together if they were travelling, would you not? My initial thought was perhaps the quarm had made off to use some sort of facility, but they're not here after our fight in the baggage car.

I think together as a group we move to the business car and do some investigating, and then move to the car attached to it. It would not hurt to familiarize ourselves with the trains layout."

'Kay, but our dwarven friend looks pretty skittish. I'm 'fraid he might bolt off if we don't keep an eye on him. 

Soren absently scratched at his chin. I recognize the virtue of exploring what we have to work with, I'm just worried 'bout our mission. That's a broad-scope problem, though - I'll leave the intricate plans to you. What do you reckon is best?