So 3 players only this week with Marcus away running a D&D trial session with his group who haven't been able to meet for 6 weeks due to life commitments, and Waleed out for a suit fitting for his brothers wedding.
Fane was back and I'd dealt with all the issues that arose whilst he was out and about in Carnelian.
[There are a couple of GM notes below .. I've also sorted all the travel into time order correctly..]
[18/06/2103] - A new GM note relating to the shadow travel from Kashfa to Amber.
Fane breakfasts then makes his usual morning stop in the Command Center, where he's given a note left for him by Cordelia. As a result he tracks down Mikato and they leave via the tunnel. the cleft having become unusable due to Allanon's previous actions. They set off to Amber .. 14 days away...
After traveling for 16 hours Mikato calls a halt. Mikato sleeps away the next 8 hours whilst Fane plays with drops of his blood. Mikato then takes them hunting, snagging a nice large meat pie from a shop in the nearby town.
Another 16 hours of traveling and another stop although this on is interrupted by the 13thH incursion that Dierdre uses to transport the rest of the party...[See Below]
We therefore pick up with him leaving with Mikato, and Cordelia and the others in Deirdre's tower. Now going back over the time line, I did make a mistake which I thought I did when in the session but by then it was too late to change things so I'm not going too. It doesn't affect Fane just the others .. basically they have 3 and a bit days knocking about Deirdre's tower before Deirdre transports them to the Velvet Rest in Tullbranich [DM note here ... note the correction of city name] during the next 13H incursion.
Whilst Deirdre transports Allanon, Kohaku, Damon, Cordelia, and Sorcha to Tullbranich, she also transports Isocrates to a fast time shadow where he can practice his pattern skills.
Exiting the Inn, Allanon notices the Unicorn plaque to the side of the entrance. Cordelia uses the alley and heads for the docks. As the 13H incursion ends they arrive dockside. Examining the 3 ships docked in the harbour, Cordelia picks the smallest, based solely on the fact it's flying an Amber Merchant pennant. After negotiating with the Captain, she informs the others they will be leaving on the early morning tide, and that if they follow the 2nd mate he'll show them to their hammocks.
Elsewhere, Fane decides he's going to procure the roast chicken Mikato requests using legitimate means, and the pair of them, Fane still in large dog form, make their way into town. Finding a purveyor of chickens Fane realizes he's not got any means to pay for them, and decides to attempt to steal the cooked chicken rather than the ones on the spit. As the purveyor tries to drive Fane off Mikato steals the spit with the 3 chickens on it, and when he chases Mikato, Fane steals the remaining chicken.
Fed the pair continue on their way..
Departing on the early morning tide Cordelia runs up a storm and begins a slow shadow shift whilst awaiting the next 13H incursion. Meanwhile Mikato beds down for a nights rest, whilst Fane plays with more of his blood.
Allanon having spent all night awake studying either his spell books or the Pattern turns in to get some rest. Kohaku on the other hand brings up the Pattern to observe what's happening, although things are changing too fast for her to follow, although she can clearly see the set of parameters that Cordelia is keeping constant.
Incursion over Cordelia begins the Hellride towards Amber, although in reality she's actually heading for Kashfa. After 8 hours she dulls the storm so that firstly she can eat in peace and secondly so that she can get a few hours rest.
Elsewhere, Fane's playtime is interrupted by the Incursion. With Mikato rested, and Fane suggesting sausages, the pair set about relieving a selected establishment of a tray of cooked sausages. Fed they continue on their way stopping shortly before the incursion.
In deep shadow Fane's playtime is interrupted by the shimmering of the air above Mikato. Over the course of a few minutes what appears to be a spinning 3D gyroscope appears. It them materializes several rings, forming a sphere in which Fane and it stand. Fane is bathed in light for a few minutes before it speaks. It inquires as to where he's going. He choses not to tell it even when it suggests it might be able to transport him there. Since Fane won't admit where he's going Ghostwheel dematerializes.
Elsewhere in shadow on a ship bound for Kashfa and 3/4 of the way through the incursion a tentacle appears bearing Isocrates and deposits him below deck with the others.
After the incursion ends Cordelia kicks the storm back to life and continues the hellride towards Amber. A further 8 hours pass and she dulls it back down to a dull roar whilst she eats and gets some rest.
After the second incursion of the day, she repeats the process and kicks the storm back to life.
As the clock rolls into a new day Cordelia dulls the storm down and gets some rest.
She awakes before the next incursion but takes no action until after it's over, when she kills the storm entirely so as to sail into Kashfa under normal conditions. With the storm abated Kohaku goes on deck to find Cordelia, not dressed in her armour, but in a traditional Chinese silk dress and Chinese slippers. Kohaku asks why she's dressed the way she is and she explains. Kohaku returns below deck.
A hour before they dock Cordelia goes below deck to enforce the message that none of them are to stray above deck whilst they're docked under any circumstance.
Cordelia goes ashore and the others return to their studies or whatever it is they're doing. A couple of hours pass before all hell brakes loose as the crew scramble to depart the docks before the Kashfa military can board the ship.
Allanon goes on deck, as the gang plank is dumped into the dock, to find a heavily sweating and out of breath Cordelia on deck. He asks her a few questions before noting the large body of troops charging down the dock.[18/06/2013 GM Update] As the ship, the Loretta Bow, pulls away from the docks one of the Kashfa frigates tries to put to sea to cut her off. As the frigate deploys more sail there is a splintering sound and the top third of it's main mast crashes to it's deck, allowing the Loretta Bow to put to sea.
Once at sea the captain turns towards Amber, [18/06/2013 GM update] Cordelia returns to her cabin and summons a storm although not as intense as previously and begins the Hellride towards Amber.
Another day, and early morning start sees our wandering pair finally enter the Golden Circle and by late evening find themselves in the city of Ashan.
Another day, another incursion. [18/06/2013 GM update] Cordelia calms the storm in the early hours, having gained enough distance to ensure they reach Amber by the evening. For the remainder of the day the ship sails without any intervention and by late afternoon the Loretta Bow is sailing in Amber Waters. Progress is interrupted by another 13thH incursion, before time and tide reconvene toward the Lighthouse at Cabra. As the darkness of evening descends and the Lighthouse marks the increasing presence of Amber, Cordelia, now back in armour, orders the Captain to turn East.
As the ship sails East, the western horizon begins to glow red, the increasing brightness marking the passing of the Amber Fleet. Cordelia order the Captain to turn further out to sea, increasing the distance from Amber.
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