Session 55 - Hostile Negotiations

Key Points:

• The fight with the dwarven radicals, the dwarven gunmen, the skeleton dragons, and Omar Bronzeknuckled continued on...
• The dragon skeletons rampaged on the battlefield; going after Kembu and Managirl who both scrambled to defend themselves.
• Omar Bronzeknuckle leapt into the fray and nearly smashed in Del's face. 
• Kembu had been waiting for a worthy opponent and used his iajutsu to slice a dragon skeleton in one strike. 
• Setter decided to attack Omar's mind while Angel unloaded her shotgun and sent the dwarven leader flying. Angel also saved the unconscious Aria with a shot of adrenaline. 
• Roan landed a critical hit on Omar with his sniper rifle, then threw a grenade forward to further wound Omar and kill off several dwarves.
• Aria was the one to finish off Omar; grabbing her sniper rifle and scoring a headshot against the dwarf.
• Del took a moment to heal herself up and recover from Omar's earlier attack.
• Managirl unleashed another explosion; wounding a skeleton and killing several dwarves.
• The majority of the dwarven gunmen began to flee and fire off parting handgun shots.
• The remaining dwarf radicals covered the retreat of the gunmen by scoring powerful shotgun blasts against many party members.

• A NEW ROUND!!!!
• The black dragon skeletons teamed up to take down Del's spirit companion: Graal.
• Kembu took down the second black dragon skeleton by slicing it in half.
• Setter shot one of the dwarf radicals dead, then gave Kembu an opportunity to bloody one of the remaining black dragon skeletons.
• Roan stunned one of the dragons with a well placed shot. The dragon would later be killed by the group teaming up on it in the last round while it was neutralized.
• Aria used a combination attack to take down the black dragon skeleton that Kembu had bloodied with Setter's help.
• Angel and Managirl's combined efforts brought down the last dwarf radical present.
• The remaining gunmen fled the battle and went into the next room.

• Exhausted, the group divided up their dwindling resources to make sure they would be in fighting condition. They had about one last fight left in them...
• During the downtime, Angel recovered the KNIGHT armor Omar had been wearing. With some minor repairs, she got it functioning again, though it would take longterm repairs to get it fully operational again. She had a slight wardrobe malfunction while working on it.
• Setter came up with a plan that he hoped would avoid any further bloodshed. He told the group that he would negotiate with Carlos. In exchange for one favor (with some stipulations attached to it), the group would be allowed to walk away with Nacht, Baer, and the special prisoners. Setter planned on double crossing Carlos since he would not be around to perform the promised service.
• Some of the members were reluctant to agree to the plan, but eventually they relented and let Setter go forward with this plan.
• Aria hated waiting around and nearly went ahead, the group ultimately convinced her not to go ahead without them. The group decided that Aria would scout out the next room by using the ventilation system.

• Aria's scouting revealed...
• Carlos (the cartel leader) and Clint (the last Bronzeknuckle brother) were held up in a reinforced office in a gym.
• In the gym, surrounded by a steel cage, Leonhardt Nacht (effected by some 'anger' drug) was battling Lukas Baer and had the ROGUE agent on the ropes.
• Numerous dwarves were present... from snipers to shotguns. There were also enchanted skeletons guarding the cage.
• Finally, an ancient dwarven rune stone that had been removed from the old land was present. It crackled with unforeseen arcane energy...

• With this information in their hands, the group entered the room and began negotiations...
• Setter made his proposal and with some smooth diplomacy, Carlos eventually agreed. The cartel boss was interested in leaving what was left of his enterprise intact and rebuilding from there. The group was allowed to have Baer and Nacht. Nacht was knocked out by Roan with a sniper rifle round to ensure he wouldn't hurt anyone else due to the drug he was on.
• As a contingency, Aria was tinkering with loading C4 onto Heather's KNIGHT armor. She planned to use the boosters on the armor to propel the C4 into the office where Carlos and Clint were. When she had finished the trap, she noted that she had prematurely set off the timer. Rather than risk blowing the negotiations, she tried disarming the trap... and failed.

• With an explosion from the air vents, the group attempts to salvage the situation...
• Is Aria alive?
• Will the dwarves attack if they feel their lives are threatened?
• What are the consequences of the explosion? 

Current Objectives:

• Finish the campaign!!!