Session 53 - Prison Break

Key Points:

• Gerry Bronzeknuckle and his crew of dwarves were holding down the armory (and thus the prison) from the Runners. He received some support in the form of four will-o-wisps and their master, a corrupt eladrin referred to as the Watcher of the Night.
• The Watcher of the Night seemed to be the warden for the prison down here. Managirl later identified that the Watcher seemed to be under the effects of some mana-related drug addiction, thus his constant twitching and blackened veins.

• ROUND THREE BEGAN...
• Setter used a dual bullet to land a powerful shot against Gerry. The attack dazed the dwarf, but that didn't stop him from channeling his power to teleport next to Managirl and attacking her a staggering four times. Although she was only hit twice, it was enough to bloody her.
• Setter fired off a retaliation shot against Gerry for his attacks on Managirl. The shot landed, and allowed Managirl a counter-attack, but she missed.
• The surviving snake burst through the vents to jump scare Roan and Angel. It tried biting Angel, but failed, and received a shotgun blast to the face for its trouble. Roan also fired on the snake; ruining its day further, before braving the mini-tornado in the room ahead to fire on the stealth-mode eladrin.
• Managirl returned the pain against Gerry; lighting her fists with fire-magic and pummeling him.
• Kembu furthered his duel with a dwarf named Robert, a demolitions enthusiast. Kembu was able to convince the dwarf to surrender.
• Aria ended up putting Gerry down this turn by pretending to be Roan; shooting the dwarf in the head with a sniper rifle.
• Del provided a bastion for the group to recover at; using Kiki and her knowledge of tornadoes to make a save haven while using her spiritual energy to heal Aria and Managirl.
• The remaining dwarven gunmen and snipers fired on Kembu with poor luck.

• ROUND FOUR STARTED...
• The Watcher made his appearance. Using an arcane blade of cold energy, he cursed Kembu, and then delivered a potent strike that sent him flying back into the tornado. He then turned his efforts onto Managirl; severely wounding her.
• Setter kept Kembu alive with some healing magic, then he lead the assault against the Watcher. Followed by support from Angel, Managirl, Roan, and Kembu, the Watcher would be defeated by the group.
• Once the Watcher was killed, the group found the rest of the dwarves surrendered at the encouragement of Robert. The dwarves were allowed to walk free and leave this place alive.
• Klein defeated the last snake when it attempted to strike and eat her awhole. She drove her claw through its head.
• The only survivors left in the room, then, were four will-o-wisps. The will-o-wisps were identified to be (extinct) creatures with chaotic evil tendencies. The creatures often lured people to their deaths out in swamps and marshes, then fed off the energy they produced while drowning and dying. In desperate times, they can feed off the energy of people through electrical shocks.
• Some of the group seemed uncertain about the creatures, but ultimately Del and Managirl showed them the proper exit of this place to allow a little bit of 'magic' to return back into the wilds of the world.

• With dwarves, wisps, and eladrin dealt with in some form or fashion, the group looted the armory...
• Setter found a strange package awaiting him just like the text message said it would. In it, he was able to claim two Genesis Eyepieces; devices often used by ROGUE agents to help them in the field.
• The rest of the group found a combination of goodies. There were many types of special ammunitions and bombs. There were also enchanted greaves, gloves, and chain shirts that were useful. The group split up the loot.
• There were also various mundane armors and weapons, if anyone wanted one. (Angel collected a whip when the group wasn't looking)

• The group then braved the prison area...
• In the first part of the prison, they found cramped cells filled with more people than comfortably fit in there. The prisoners were of mixed race, though the majority of them were younger females. The prisoners seemed to be drugged to keep complacent.
• Angel noted that her cousin (Sydney Mauer) and a few people from her hometown were here.
• A few of the prisoners stuck out as odd, but the group was able to hone in on a female rat hengeyokai named Ran. She was identified as a literal street rat; having past charges on shoplifting, drug trafficking, and assault. She had ties to dwarven, gnomish, and halfling gangs.
• Ran revealed that she was planted here as a mole to inform the cartel of anything she heard the prisoners share.
• She shared that the cartel practiced human trafficking in order to set up buyers with slaves. She informed that for some buyers, it was a sex thing. For others, it was a work thing. For Genesis, they were interested in special persons for experimentation.
• She shared that most prisoners were taken off the street; with the cartels grabbing four or five people at a time. Other people came from more rural areas where entire towns could disappear overnight.
• Ran revealed that the prisoners kept in the special containment area were all manaborn. She didn't know much about them besides that.
• When asked what the most important thing she knew was, she reported that she had heard rumors that the cartel's necromancer, Clint, could capture souls.
• Aria took a moment to taunt the people watching the video feed. She sung a song from her childhood; one that had gained popularity in recent times thanks to the famous singer Hannah. When she was done, she flung a shuriken into the camera to cause a jump scare to whoever was watching.

• The group decided to leave the prisoners in their cells for now until they could figure out a plan for them. With that, they proceeded into the special containment center. There, they found six special cells with unique individuals in them...
• The first cell contained Rubik. Rubik is a warforged of unknown origins. According to Genesis Files, Rubik was found in the ruins of where Babylon was founded by the Campbell family many years ago. Through Rubik, Genesis was able to create the majority of their technological advancements.
  
• The second cell contained Tanner the Devil. This ten year old tiefling boy was the person Trajan was trying to save by working for the Middleman. The tiefling was like a 'mini hell-boy' in that his tiefling condition seemed to be beyond the normal ranges of most people. It would be more accurate to describe him as a half-fiend, what with his bat like wings, horns, tail, claws, and red skin.
• The third cell contained Servius Axius. Nicknamed The Dragon, Servius appears to be a middle-aged human with receding slicked back, dark brown hair. Servius was one of the leading psychologists employed under Genesis many years ago. He was always described as brilliant, but otherwise friendly and unremarkable. This ended up being shocking later on as he gained infamy as a serial killer. Servius was suspected of never being caught, but obviously that isn't true given his predicament. Servius' targets seemed random, but each were killed with claw and teeth like wounds.
• The fourth cell contained a female deva teenager by the name of Brittany Trent. The sister to Lisa Trent, Brittany is the girl that Kembu promised to rescue. She is a beautiful and exotic girl with porcelain skin and strange purple tracings and markings across her body. She has feathered angel wings extending from her back.
• The fifth cell contained the shapely female genasi soldier named Wisk. She was part of the security team delivering Kincaid to Quiet Mountain. One of two survivors of her team.
• The sixth cell contained the eccentric male genasi engineer named Kazz. He was part of the security team delivering Kincaid to Quiet Mountain. One of two survivors of his team.

• As the group examined the prisoners, they learned that each of them were 'remarkable' in one way or another. However, while imprisoned here, they would be knocked out through the use of gas, and then experimented on it. It is believed that their manaborn conditions have 'grown' as a result of this experimentation. Hence, the more fiendish looks of Tanner and the more celestial looks of Brittany.
• With Aria's assistance, the group went about releasing some of the prisoners...
• Brittany was relieved and thankful to have been set free. She hugged Kembu--especially when he told her about her sister.
• Tanner grew angry towards the group, though the connection to Trajan was enough to stay his hand. He was upset at the news of Trajan's death and tried to keep to himself after that, though he had a brief conversation with Managirl where he seemed to recognize who she was. Angel identified Managirl and Tanner as distant cousins.
• Kazz was released by Aria, Roan, and Setter, though the group quickly found him to be an odd ball. 
• Wisk was suspicious of first, thinking she had gone nuts when Managirl had attempted to communicate with her via telepathy. However, once left go, she calmed down and thanked the group--seemingly happy to see her companion Kazz again.
• Rubik was released by Angel, Setter, and Aria. Rubik seemed to communicate through binary and radio signals. It ultimately gave Angel its phone number (or something of the sort) to contact it. It seemed grateful, though the machine-man was so alien that it was difficult to read it or its intentions. It, however, did crave freedom, and left the group shortly after being freed.

• The group got a little insight into Genesis and Nacht thanks to Kazz and Wisk. The pair seemed to be on friendly terms with Nacht as he was one of their main liaisons at Quiet Mountain.
• Kembu made arrangements via text for Watchdog--attempting to come up with a plan that would allow the special prisoners and the standard prisoners to be rescued and taken someplace safe. Watchdog agreed to help Kembu in exchange for a future favor.
• Next time, the group figures out what to do in regards to imprisoned Servius Axius--the infamous serial killer known as the Dragon.

Loot:

• x3 Elven Chain Shirt [Managirl, Del, Kembu]
• x2 Gloves of the Healer [Angel and Del]
• x2 Greaves of Maldeen [Aria and Kembu]
• Catastrophic Dragon Eggs [Roan and Managirl]
  x10 Avalanche
  x10 Blizzard (cold)
  x10 Earthquake
  x10 Tornado (cold, lightning)
  x10 Typhoon (lightning, thunder)
  x10 Volcanic (fire, poison)
  x10 Wildfire (fire)
• Special Ammo (will work with any gun) [Roan and Setter]
  x10 Space-Shifting
  x10 Summoning
  x10 Firesight
  x10 Transit
  x10 Dual
• x2 Genesis Analytical Eyepiece [Setter and Angel]

Current Objectives:

• Pursue Personal Goals.
• Roan: End it.
• Setter: Revenge.
• Kembu: Save the girl.
• Managirl: Be the hero.
• Aria: Family first.
• Del: Heal the world.
• Angel: Scientific pursuits.