Terra Nullius: Session 33 - Battles at Bulette's Brawl

Key Points:

Mei-Xing parted ways from the group for the time being... another job, another life, calling her attention. She left on good terms; so it might be possible that she'll cross path with the Runners again someday.
Death Otter decided to get a leg-up on the competition by doing some 'decking' work. She informed the group that she'll meet up with them after she's done.
The group went to Bulette's Brawl...

An underground fight arena conducted in an abandoned factory, Bulette's Brawl draws a huge crowd of people.
Due to it being the group's first night; they either had to place a bet on a match or participate in a match themselves.
Managirl decided to do some Mana-Bending. Her opponent was Kenku, an eccentric halfling who took on a raven-man persona. It was a close match, but in the end, Managirl won through brute force.
Setter decided on some hand-to-hand combat. He was set up against a dwarven luchador named El Chupacabra. Chupacabra didn't land a single hit against Setter; the hengeyokai using his magic to disguise his melee attacks.
Roan kept the tradition up for the Runners winning. He entered a hunting competition against a drow named Abasi. Despite Abasi trying to take Roan out of the competition, the hengeyokai was able to thwart Abasi and score the killing blow against a young bulette.

While at Bulette's Brawl, Kembu was approached by a young girl named Aria Jager, though she preferred the name Aria Mokin.

The girl claimed to be Kembu's sister. She revealed details that her father knew who Kembu was; even having pictures of him. Additionally, she mentioned that their father, Mr. Jager, was interested in reuniting their family.
Kembu didn't quite believe it; though, he seemed to be coming around when Aria mentioned Watchdog and Lisa Trent.
The pair ended up joining a joint competition; a destruction derby. The pair had to compete against two barbarians; Destroyer and Smasher. Aria was eliminated first, though Kembu was able to defeat both Destroyer and Smasher in an escalating competition of who could destroy the hardest object.

The Runners won some gold through placing bets on one another and earned prizes through Bulette's Brawl.
Setter, after finishing his competition, managed to track down Gnoll.

Gnoll met the group at the bar. Gnoll seemed nice enough, though he was quiet and reserved. Gnoll and Setter striked a deal; Gnoll would tell what he knew about the Pandora's Box deal in exchange for Setter coming back and winning another match; essentially allowing for Gnoll to make a tidy profit.
However, just as the deal concluded, something bad happened...

Gnoll and the group were approached by a dark haired woman; later revealed to be Aphrodite (a member of the Olympians).

Aphrodite attempted to charm Gnoll away from the others with an enchantment spell, but the group was firm in defending their new information source.
Little time was wasted; combat soon breaking out...
Aphrodite was supported by a small army of dwarves. The majority of them were thugs with warhammers and handguns. However, three of them seemed to have a dark link with the Goddess known as The Lunatic. They were capable of using sinister magics to transmute and teleport.
The leader of the dwarves and Aphrodite's 'boo' was Hephaestus. A powerful, muscular dwarf.
However, the Olympians and the Runners weren't the only factors at play. Three Genesis members had been present at Bulette's Brawl all night. Whether they were off duty or purposefully undercover to try to find Gnoll or Aphrodite is unclear. The Genesis group consisted of a KNIGHT, a MAGE, and a ROGUE.

And so, chaos erupted in the crowd... some people fled, some people actually cheered on and watched the live fighting, and security would undoubtedly get involved at some point...

Kembu made the first strike; attempting to hit Aphrodite. However, Gnoll took the hit for her, provoked by the enchantment against him.
Kembu then led the strike against the dwarves; killing a henchman.
Gnoll was commanded to find his way amongst the crowd of dwarves, though soon broke free of the enchantment on him.
One of the Lunatic's shot Setter with a handgun after switching positions with Kembu through a teleportation spell. The other two double teamed Kembu with flesh-to-stone transmutations.
Aria joined the fray to aid her brother; focusing on one of the lunatic's and using a combination of swordplay and martial arts.
The KNIGHT proceeded to get closer to the fray; not yet choosing a target.
The ROGUE used the opportunity to get lost in the crowd and hide himself.
Aphrodite attempted to enchant Roan; failing to do so. A spell against Setter though kept him from attacking her directly, so long as none of her allies attacked Setter.
The dwarven thugs whooped on Gnoll and Kembu with their warhammers.
Setter enhanced Managirl's staff; then unleashed a round of automatic fire. He killed two of the dwarven thugs.
Managirl managed to heal Kembu with some soothing mana water, then unleashed a powerful whirlwind strike with her staff against Aphrodite.
Roan landed a head shot against Hephaestus; stunning him.
The MAGE joined the fray by teleporting Gnoll out of the chaos of combat, then by killing one of the dwarven thugs with a concussive arcane force neck snap.

Loot:

Roan, Managirl, and Setter each respectively made some gold through placing bets on the Runner's competition. The amounts varied based on the odds and the amount of money.
Roan, Managirl, Setter, and Kembu each received a magic item level 6 or lower of their choice. The magic item had to be of a specific item slot that was dependent upon a roll they made.

Current Objectives:

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