Session 31 - Disguises, Disguises...

Key Points:

• A dying Kembu and Fake-Roan began heading down the elevator together...
• Del, using Jergo, was able to get herself and Mei-Xing through and onto the top of the elevator.
• Managirl, using her KNIGHT armor, decided to just break through the doors and land on top of the elevator with a rough impact.
• Setter finished off the remaining drones on the floor the group was on.
• Kembu caught his second wind...
• Just in time for fake Roan (revealed to be a half-hengeyokai shifter by the name of Hermes) to start choking Kembu and wrestling with him on the ground.
• A half-hengeyokai shifter by the name of Dionysus appeared on top of the elevator with Managirl, Del, and Mei. Dio appeared to be some sort of cyborg; having metal claw like appendages instead of fleshy arms. He also had vampiric fangs; but whether or not he was an actual vampire... well, who was to say?
• Dio seemed to be the back-up for Hermes; having attempted to make opportunity attacks against the group as they fell (and failed to). He engaged the group, wounding Managirl, but was eventually eliminated as a threat by Setter...
• Setter used an enchantment spell; causing Dio to hear a song in his head. The song made him wound himself, then obey the commands of Setter...
• Kembu fought free of Hermes' grasp and wounded him, then with Mei's aid, was able to knock out Hermes.
• Managirl in the mean time landed a vicious fire-blast of a strike against Dio.
• Del landed her own powerful strike staff against Dio before having Kiki fly down and land on Dio like some kind of bear missile.
• When the elevator landed on the ground floor, Roan was waiting; having taken the 'quick' way down. He fired a shot at Dio, but missed.
• Compelled to fall down the elevator, Dio was defeated through a combination of strikes by Setter and the group.

• With the cops coming, the group had to think fast...
• The group stripped Dio and Hermes of any belongings, then got on the flying carpet and flew away.
• The carpet was returned to one of Rickenato's guards, then the group piled up into the truck.
• Roan had arranged to meet-up with Gwen Morrisson (ROGUE Agent). Using his directions, the group located her an empty janitorial area in a nearby office building.
• Gwen believed that Roan was not involved, but explained that it would be difficult to prove his innocence. She, however, would do her best...

• Some key details were revealed...
• Agent Johnson was being brought in to head the investigation of the Linda Campbell's death. Mention of the Quiet Mountain Reactor's shut down was given, likely hinting that Gwen knew the involvement of the group in the matter.
• Nacht has ties to numerous cartels as he was used as an undercover agent with them.
• Hermes and Dio were members of the Olympians; a group of hit-men that worked in conjunction with EARTHQUAKE. She revealed that Apollo and Artemis were both members of the group. Athena, a name mentioned by Hermes, was also a member of Olympians. She was a noted Freediver. Their founder is named Zeus who has direct ties to Mackelmore. A mention of Zeus being the 'all-father' to the Olympians was made.
• Gwen wanted Roan to kill Nacht and off the books. She revealed that she couldn't do it personally due to a mutually assured destruction scenario between her (or Genesis) and Nacht. Nacht is privy to a lot of sensitive information regarding Genesis. Gwen has a 'card' to play against Nacht that keeps him from acting against her directly.
• The group started constructing an alibi; mentioning Rickenato and his guards were all witnesses.
• Setter agreed to handle the interrogation of Dio; even after an argument between him and Kembu (Kembu assuming that Setter might resort to torture).
• EARTHQUAKE likely used the party's arrival at the treant theater to collect data on them to use during the events of the parade.
• EARTHQUAKE may be interested in recruiting Nacht, which is why they set Roan up to frame...
• Setter interrogated Dio. Setter learned that more or less Athena pulls the strings of many of the Olympians. The Olympians only receive details of their actions; they're unaware of what each other are doing. Setter was able to get on record that Dio isn't allied with the party, but he wasn't able to get the other half of the information on 'whodunnit'.
• Athena seemed able to put words in Dio's mouth and observed the interrogation through his eyes. Yet, when Del tried to address her directly, Dio started sobbing; he couldn't remember anything of his life before. Perhaps some of the Olympians are victims in all of this?

• The group plots their next move...
• The group left Dio and Hermes with Gwen; hoping that she could arrange a story that would protect the group.
• The group parted ways from Gwen. The current plan was to reunite with Rickenato in order to receive information about their mission.
• Mei-Xing mentioned that she had a contact who could potentially decrypt the collected cell phones of Hermes and Dio.
• Roan revealed that he was really a hengeyokai; showing off a hybrid form. He shared this as a need to hide his old identity temporarily.

Current Objectives:

• Complete the Middleman's Third Job: Recover Pandora's Box for Rickenato.
• Receive the Middleman's Answers.
• Defeat the Olympians (Two of Twelve defeated).
• Defeat Nacht.
• Prove Roan's (and the group's) innocence.