PunishmentOfPillagers

Creation Timestamp: 23 Sep 2005 - 16:01

Description/Traits

Aboard the StarShipJustice[n], immediately following the scene: QuestOfPatricia.

Patricia [1, introduce], her templars and crew cast off from the dock. The ship moves with an eerie quiet[n], along an earthly reflection of the paths of the heavens, graceful as the stars themselves[n].

"That town was perverse; they reveled in their sin, threw their deviance at us with pride. Has it been so long since they've been scourged?" Inside, Patricia trembles with anger[1]... and fear. The punishment will be a harsh one this time-- will she faint again?

-- ScottMartin 03 00 - 23 Sep 2005

The first mate[n], Jito[1], stands beside her. "The guilty either flee or fight when faced with the sight of their crimes, Your Holiness. Sometimes they're not smart enough to flee." He shouts a small course adjustment to the crew[1], then speaks again to her quietly. "We started patrolling as usual while you went ashore[1], but these raiders slipped past us somehow. That makes them a crafty bunch."

Although Patricia is probably too busy to notice it[1], one of the crewmen, AzAzom, is missing.[1]

-- AdrienneTraxler 06 00 -- 26 Sep 2005 - 11:45:49

The raiders[n] are riding a curious sight -- a low-slung catamaran[1] with a great bronze-colored sail[1] glinting brightly in the afternoon sun. It is hard to imagine how they sailed unseen.

-- ChristopherWeeks 03 00 -- 27 Sep 2005 - 19:16:03

"Make speed, my loyal crew[n], for the Templars are committed to a righteous course. We have pillagers to pillage and bandits to brand. Forward!"

-- ScottMartin 00 00 -- 28 Sep 2005 - 16:10:41

A shout goes up from the strange vessel [1, control of the raiders], followed by a strange chant [1]. Though it seems impossible, the catamaran begins to pick up speed as the raiders spirit magic summons the energy contained in the spirit urns[1]. The angle of the bronze sail changes and suddenly the fullness of the suns blaze blinds those aboard the Justice[1] Complication! The raiders will try to escape the Star Ship. I'm drawing 1 for SpiritRaidersOfTheGreenSea, 1 for their trait of crafty, 1 for the bronze sail reflecting as above, 1 for spirit magic.

-- TrevisMartin 04 00 -- 29 Sep 2005 - 02:04:34

I'll call on Starship Justice (1), Starship (1), and graceful for (1). I'll also draw on Patricia's deeply intuitive (1); she'll figure out a way to cut them off. My total is 4 dice. I'll let Jito join in before we roll...

-- ScottMartin 00 00 -- 30 Sep 2005 - 15:24:45

When the painful flash subsides, the Star Ship finds itself far behind the catamaran. [1] "Shall we chase them, your holiness?" Asks Jito. Patricia considers carefully. "Yes, we must not let them succeed in pillaging spirits. Onward!" The Star Ship cruises forward at top speed, pursuing the vessel that is now a small patch of glinting bronze on the wide expanse of the green blue sea. [1]

Tirelessly, day and night, the Star Ship refuses to give up its quarry, keeping it in sight. [1] Early morning, the 5th day of the chase, a shout goes up from the nest. [1] "There's something out there!" The crewman shouts. Patricia, roused from her few hours of slumber, mounts the command deck. [1] "Jito, what is it?" Wordlessly Jito hands the spyglass over. [1] Patricia looks toward her quarry just as the sun breaks over the horizon. uncountable glints of bronze dot the wide calm sea. [1] "By the Stars, there must be thousands of ships!" Patricia says in awe.

"It can only be TheLost [1]." Says Jito, "We are in danger here, Holiness" [1] "They turned their face from the stars [1] and were punished with the sinking of their island.[1]"

"I thought them a myth," Patricia murmers in wonder, as she sees the ship they are chasing disappear amidst its fellows. [1]

-- TrevisMartin 12 17 -- 07 Oct 2005 - 02:56:38

[1, control] Patricia asks, "Why would they steal the spirit urns? Are they our guides, or are they taking them for some purpose?"

-- ScottMartin 01 04 -- 07 Oct 2005 - 15:33:21

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