Execute waves goodbye to the unconscious captain and returns to his soldiers, who were unable to understand the heavy American accent of the naval captain, and calling Fallacy over at the same time. "Well, we have ourselves a good challenge, we got an encampment to destroy! You up for it?" The Aztecs are all enthusiastic about fighting a new enemy, especially ones that according to Execute, lack technology like the speeding cars and untouchable flying machine that had punished their forces and capabilities in the past. Execute commands for the Aztecs to stay low for now while he personally goes out and scouts the encampment down the river, using his flight as a means of both travel and intelligence gathering. He goes up into the air and flies East, and true to Captain Sarver's word, the jungle clears out to a hill with tents and weaponry, an American flag at the center of the hill waving in the wind. [Scouting:6] Execute takes cover in a palm tree and studies the hillside, where he watches the soldiers, which he would estimate there to be between 60 and 70 of in this location, either on patrol or at leisure. They are lightly armored and appear to be carrying WWI-era weaponry, such as bolt action rifles and semi-automatic pistols. There are also a handful of large cannons pointed towards the water at the top of the hill, most likely anti-naval guns. Additionally, there are several fortifications of sandbags at the foot of the hill.
While Execute has gotten a good read of this side of the hill, if he flies around to the other side of the encampment he would be able to have a whole idea of what this location was stacked with, whether it be more soldiers (the number of which could be double what he saw) or possibly additional weapons or devices. Then again, the longer he stays, the more likely he'd be spotted. He could tell that the forces he had at the moment, consisting of Yuri, Fallacy and a dozen Jaguar Soldiers, would be hardly enough to take on dozens, possibly over a hundred American soldiers armed with semi-modern weaponry. The wild card was that Shaman Fallacy was traveling with, who might be a mere magician or a powerful magic user, capable of wiping out a whole encampment on her own.
At some point, Execute remembers that he is injured fairly badly and bleeding.
Dolosus, while being treated for his injuries, realizes that the best way to get rid of a fireball would be to dunk it into a very unfriendly space for fireballs, such as a body of water. He requests for one of the more idle health officials to run after The Ensorceler before he leaves, and tell him to dunk his pants in the water. The nurse looks somewhat confused by the request, but goes off to find him anyways. As he gets treatment, Dolosus reviews the footage he has compiled so far for "juicy" bits. The fight with the Aztecs in the beginning is good, and then there's his battle with Person, though even the footage makes him look like a bad guy with the betrayal and everything, he would have to find a way to explain that to his audience or edit it out. Then there's the accident and The Ensorceler rescuing Dolosus rather than gunning him down in the street which he could have easily done, a touching moment showing a glimpse of humanity in the Wiki-Wars.
Thanks to the wonders of American Healthcare, Dolosus is patched up and in as good of a condition as he ever was, and is able to go on his way. On the other side of the wonder of American Healthcare, he is also billed $2,500 for the procedure and is told he has to pay it before any hospital or health facility in America works on him again, as he is now in their system.
Elephant Parade pulls out his Musket as he looks at the Ogre before him and his companion,
"Let us fight, then. If we do not, someone else will have to." Thousand Bones appears to be impressed, "A noble sentiment, I will honor your wishes and fight alongside you." The Cleric's eyes, normally foggy, begin to glow a bright white-ish gold. Elephant Parade rides towards the Ogre in a strafing line, and the Ogre raises its arms and snarls. Suddenly, the blue portal from atop the hill vanishes and the Ogre is momentarily distracted, twisting its massive horned head in the direction of the disappearing spell. This gives Elephant the opportunity to raise and aim his weapon, [9+2 vs. 10-1(Large Target)] the muzzle of the musket flashes and the musketball hits the Ogre in the head, but it is only a grazing shot rather than a true headshot. The Ogre recoils in pain before turning its attention back to the horse and its two riders.
"I shall cleanse thee foul beast!" Thousand Bones aims his palm at the Ogre and from it spawns several fireballs which burn with the same fiery white intensity as his eyes. [7 vs. 8-1] The Ogre cries in fear and runs from the flames as they slam into its surroundings, setting buildings and patches of ground and road on fire.
Wipeout stands by the side of the highway with her thumb out, attempting to hitch a ride up to the Green Bay Area. [Hitchhiking: 9] A grey haired man in a black suit wearing a crucible and glasses stops to pick her up. "Please, come in," he says with a warm smile as he opens up the passenger seat door. Wipeout takes a seat and the two of them continue down on the highway. As they get close to Wipeout's destination, he asks her for the purpose of her trip, just as they round the bend into the harbor area.
NAV is trapped within The Ensorceler's pants, doing his best to zip and fly all over the place, trying to find freedom from the fabric prison. [3 vs. 1] While he does not escape, he forces The Ensorceler to have a less than pleasant experience holding onto the pants as the fireball bounces this way and that in every direction. At one point, NAV flies out of The Ensorceler's grasp while still trapped in his pants, forcing the soldier to dive upon his trousers like an investor that had just dropped their giant bag of money that they carry around.
Piratejoe, from the rear, watches as Elephant Parade and Thousand Bones attempt to take out the Ogre to little success. Doing his part in "helping" the situation, he gets on one knee and loads his Lee Enfield, aiming it but not at the large monstrosity. [10 vs. 6] While Elephant Parade is busy riding his horse away from the Ogre, Piratejoe shoots him in the back, hitting him directly in the left shoulderblade. The horserider is shoot off of his horse and tumbles to the ground, his Musket falling down in the process. Elephant Bones, not specialized with horses in any way, jumps off rather than try and settle the mount, which fearful rides away from the scene of the battle, particularly from the Ogre.
"Well then. To the aid of Execute! And to adventure!" Fallacy follows Execute's Eastbound path on foot, walking alongside the river and the jungle, reloading her rifle on the way. As they get closer to Execute's position, the Shaman asks Fallacy, "Why does your master wish to fight these people? He did not make them sound out to be enemies or that they had done wrong to him in the path." Fallacy noted that the Shaman walked on the water, despite the river being several feet deep, as if it were dry land. As she walked, she seemed to attract wildlife as well: fish and crustaceans under the water would follow her, birds and insects buzzed directly over her head. Even the plants of the jungle appeared to turn to face her as she passed by.
With victory established and money in her pocket, High tyrol celebrates by driving over to the Copyright Office and getting
Conquistadors on the Moon successfully copyrighted (-$35). She then heads back to
Sheds & Aristocrats to celebrate with the patrons of the place that made it all possible. [Celebration: 7+2(Wit)] Tyrol settles in the cafe and drinks coffee and eats pastries, conversing about her poem as well as her performance at the Poetry Slam. It seems that she is becoming something of a local celebrity in the Arts World, and this may prove to the be the time to expand her name and publications.
The Ensorceler looks at NAV struggles in the confines of his clothing, "Looks like it's just us now, little guy. Let's see if we can get rid of you permanently so I can put my pants back on." He walks towards the direction of Richard Brook's house, though it does prove to be a lot of effort in containing NAV, who forces him to stop occasional to refix his pants and hold the Soucouyant down, who squirms with the stubbornness of a flying cat on a leash. He curiously squishes the fireball around, trying to get it as small as possible, and finds that despite it seeming like a solid at first, like a liquid NAV can change its state to be incredibly thin, yet still retain a constant volume, which must be why it's able to sneak into some many spaces.
The Ensorceler comes to the Brook residence, a typical house in the suburbs of Manitowoc, and waits outside like a stalker while NAV continues to thrash about violently. After some downtime, the pizza dilvery man pulls up right outside the home of the Quest-giver.
The Ogre stomps towards the downed Elephant Parade, left vulnerable after Piratejoe's surprise attack. The Ogre wears an angry brow-furrowed expression on his face, and while Elephant tries to get his barrings together, the monster draws closer only for Thousand Bones to step between the two of them, as if planning to shield Elephant with his body. As the Ogre draws closer, the Cleric raises his open palms up before clutching them into tight fists, as if squeezing an invisible object. [10+2(Simple Spell) vs. 3] The Ogre raises its mighty fists above Thousand Bones and Elephant, when suddenly its arms begin to shake violently, and then a loud snapping sound can be heard as each of the Ogres fingers dislocated and twist in all sorts of awful, painful directions. This audible snapping of bone continues all down the Ogre's arms and down its body, its ribs and leg bones all breaking one after the other. The Ogre whimpers before one loud snap comes from its skull causing it to fall backwards onto the ground, twitching. Thousand Bones lowers his hands, breathing deeply, and looking toward his companion. "That one...took a lot out of me. Are you alright?"
Hayder, the mercenary swordsman, arrives on the scene just in time to comment on Thousand Bones defeating the Ogre, with his own brand of insightful commentary, "Holy shit!"
Active Portals and Current Spawns:
Mansion (Closed) - The gateway dimension between Denmark and other universes.
Central America/Age of Exploration - Aztecs.
Philippines/Spanish-American War - Being explored by Execute w/ Yuri & 12 Jaguar Soldiers. Reinforced by FallacyofUrist and a Shaman.
Name: Execute/Dumbo.exe "Amihiyotzinuatmotlapal"
Gender: Male
Nationality: Iranian/Russian
Karaindash: +2 Administration, +2 Diplomacy
Rufa Mae Quinto: +2 Acting, +2 Singing
The Other Face of Janus: +Ability: Trans-dimensional Painting Transportation
Arman Sedghi: +2 Engineering
Sviatopolk I of Kiev: +2 Military Strategy, +2 Assassination, +Loyal Boyar Subject
Jacques Bernard Hombron: +2 Medical, +2 Botany, +1 Sailing
Status: Left Arm Shot [Moderate Bleeding], Right Shoulder Bludgeoned [Bruised], Chest Seared [Burning Pain: 50% Chance of -2 on Any Action], Left Ankle Crippled [-2 Agility]
Points: 1
Assets: Police Pistol [7/9], Trench Knife, Type 69 RPG [0/1] [Long Reload]
Abilities:
Trans-dimensional Painting Transportation - Can open up portals in paintings to travel in and out of them. A strange and enigmatic power, use it carefully.
Wings of Quetzalcoatl - Can fly.
Vassals: The Aztec Empire, The Texcocan Empire
Army:
Yuri - Aztec High Priest (Dagger, High Priest Robes, AR15 Assault Rifle [18/30] [Moderate Reload]) [In High Cover] [Right Foot Shot, Light Bleeding, -1 Agility]
87 Generals
308,884 Aztec Soldiers
Standard War Party Equipment - Bows, Obsidian Spears, Cloth Armor, Hardwood Helmets
Looted European Equipment: Muskets, Crossbows, Rapiers, Steel Armor, Steel Helmets
Name: Twinwolf
Gender: Male
Nationality: English/Yugoslavian
Johnny Strange: +2 Juggling, +2 Marksmanship, +Abilities: Black Hole Swallow Technique + Fire-breath Manipulator
Sluggish schizophrenia: +2 Psychological Torture
Dimitrije Ljotić: +2 Nationalistic Leadership, +2 Law, +Judge's Suit
Black Thunder: +Black Thunder Chocolate Bar (When a bite of the bar is taken, lightning will randomly strike in the nearby area)
Kartouwe: +Kartouwe Cannon
Abraham Louis Breguet: +3 Clock Making, +3 Clock Repair, +Small Antique Clock
Status: Normal
Points: 1
Assets: Judge's Suit, Kartouwe Cannon, Lighter, Pistol [0/8], +Small Antique Clock
Abilities:
Black Hole Swallow Technique - Swallows any dangerous weapon or object that can fit inside his stomach with no negative effects.
Fire-breath Manipulator - Inhales a nearby source of fire and then can breathe it out of his mouth.
Name: High tyrol
Gender: Female
Nationality: American
Dorothy Parker: +2 Poetry, +2 Short Story Writing, +2 Wit, +Flapper's Dress
2001 Australian Grand Prix: +2 Racecar Driving, + Racecar
Michael Goodwin: +2 Architecture, +1 Political Persuasion
Vulsellum: +Hooked Forceps
Armstrong Whitworth Siskin: +Armstrong Whitworth Siskin WWI Biplane
Tres dólares de plomo: +2 Wild West Guns, +2 Horseback Riding, +Wild West Revolver, +Cowboy Hat
Status: Fine
Points: 1
Assets: $13, $100 in Debit Gift Card, $50 Gift Card to
Sheds & Aristocrats [Loan: $100 due to "Speedy Loans" in 10 Turns], Racecar, Hooked Forceps, Standard Quality WWII Dogfighting Poem, Wild West Revolver [5/6] [Moderate Reload], Cowboy Hat, Pickup Truck [Superficial Frontal Damage], "The Sky God Came Down to Texas" [High Quality], "
Conquistadors on the Moon" [High Quality] [Copyrighted], 1st Place Poetry Slam Certificate, "The Revenge of the Pueblo" [Mediocre Quality]
Name: Elephant Parade
Gender: Male
Nationality: Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani Art: +2 Art
Sean Buckley: +2 Entrepreneurship, +Thoroughbred Racehorse, +Business Suit
Thomas Wentworth: +2 Muskets, +1 Swords, +Musket, +British Empire Officer's Saber
LaVern Gibson Championship Cross Country Course: +2 Agility & Speed in Natural Environments
Jake Deitchler: +2 Wrestling
Dmitri Tymoczko: +2 Music Composition, +2 Music Theory
Status: Right Shoulderblade Shot [-2 Dual Handed, Moderate Bleeding]
Assets: Musket [0/1] [Moderate Reload], British Empire Officer's Saber, Untitled Song with Musket Fire, Thoroughbred Racehorse, Untitled Song Inspired by Animal Noises, Song Inspired by Horse: "Horse, Of Course", Thousand Bones [Legendary Cleric]
Name: NAV
Gender: Male
Nationality: British/Polish
The Last Seven: +2 Scavenging, +2 Demon Hunting, +Bullpup Assault Rifle, +Post-Apocalyptic Rags
Bill Spence: +2 Driving, +Sports Car
Jaws Unleashed: +Ability: We Need A Bigger Boat
Ludomir Benedyktowicz: +2 Landscape Painting, +1 Guerrilla Warfare, +1 War Poetry, +1 Chess
Cardenas Medal: Cardenas Medal
Soucouyant: +Ability: The Bloodsucking Fireball
Status: Trapped in The Ensorceler's Pants, Chest Shot [Light Bleeding], Left Hand Crisped [Burning Pain: 75% Chance -2 to Any Action, -2 Two-Handed]
Points: 1
Assets: $761.90, Old Poncho [Dirty], Boxers [Dirty], Katana, 2 Javelins
Abilities:
We Need A Bigger Boat! - While in water, NAV can turn into a Giant Great White Shark. While in this form, he gains +4 Swimming, +3 Biting, and eating large living organisms, such as dolphins or humans, will cure wounds.
The Bloodsucking Fireball - While in human form, NAV can shed all of his skin into a pile and turn into a sentient Fireball that can fly and fit through holes as small as a keyhole. The Fireball can not ignite people with fire, but it can attach to them and drain them of their blood like a vampire. If a person is killed in this way, they will become an NPC Soucouyant. If the Soucouyant encounters any rice, it is forced to gather the rice one grain at a time unless it is caught by a person in this act, in which case it must return back to where its skin lies before it can set out again. The Soucoyant can be hurt in its fireball form, but not killed, by water. If someone destroys the Soucoyant's human skin, it will die.
Name: DolosusDoleus
Gender:
Nationality:
Okita Rintarō: +2 Swords, +Katana, +Yari, +Samurai Armor, +Samurai Helmet
Bill Nichols: +2 Documentary Filming, +Filming Camera
2003 Cheltenham Gold Cup: +2 Horseback Riding, +Racehorse
John F. Bickford: +2 Sailing, +2 Naval Combat, +Civil War Revolver, +Naval Captain's Uniform
Borovo Treasure: +Pouch containing the Borovo Treasure
RV Belgica (1884): +RV Belgica Steamship
Status: Normal
Points: 1
Assets: $56, Katana, Yari, Samurai Armor, Samurai Helmet, Filming Camera, Potato Vehicle Keys, RV Belgica Steamship. $2,500 Healthcare Bill
Pouch [The Borovo Treasure]
Name: wipeout1024
Gender: Female
Nationality: American/Swedish
Bonnie Blair: +3 Speedskating, +Ice Skates
Krister Stendhal: +2 Christian Theology (+3 New Testament Theology), +2 Christian Education
SS Alba: +SS Alba Cargo Ship
Space Jam: +2 Basketball (+4 vs. Aliens), +1 Reflexes, +Basketball, +Basketball Uniform, +Ability: Come on and Slam!
Dorothy Blum: +2 Computer Science, +2 Cryptanalysis
Status: Fine
Assets: Ice Skates, SS Alba Cargo Ship, Basketball, Basketball Uniform
Abilities:
Come on and Slam! - Wipeout can Dunk any held object on targets for increased accuracy and damage output. Must be within melee-range of target to use. 1-Turn Cooldown. [Ready]
Name: The Ensorceler
Gender: Male
Nationality: Finnish
SS Ohioan: +SS Ohioan Cargo Ship
10 Kilometres Race Walk: +2 Stamina, +1 Agility
David C. Garret Jr.: +2 Business, +1 Flying, +Small Commercial Plane
Tupolve Tu-91: +Tupolev Tu-91 Anti-Naval Attack Aircraft
Vilho Tervasmäki: +2 WWII Weapons, +2 Political Science, +1 War History (+2 Finnish War History), +MP40 Submachine Gun, +Colonel's Uniform
Status: Fine
Assets: $60, SS Ohioan Cargo Ship, Small Commercial Plane, Tupolev Tu-91 Anti-Naval Attack Aircraft, MP40 Submachine Gun [32/32] [Moderate Reload], Colonel's Uniform, Cell Phone
Name: piratejoe
Gender: Male
Nationality: Indian
Telangana Rebellion: +2 Peasant Recruitment, +2 Morale when Leading Peasant Rebels, +Lee Enfield Rifle, +4 No. 69 Hand Grenades
New England Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame: +2 Wrestling
NASA Equal Employment Opportunity Medal: +NASA Equal Employment Opportunity Medal
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fran%C3%A7ois_Leclerc_du_Tremblay: +2 Persuasion, +2 Spying, +1 Catholic Proselytizing
Filipe de Brito e Nicote: +2 Scouting, +2 Swords, +Portuguese Rapier, +Renaissance Armor, +Small Bag of Gold
Status: Normal
Assets: Lee Enfield Rifle [10/10] [Moderate Reload], 4 No. 69 Hand Grenades, NASA Equal Employment Opportunity Medal, Portuguese Rapier, Renaissance Armor, Small Bag of Gold
Goodnight Sweet Prince
The skies over Minnesota remain purple, it seems that Prince isn't willing to go just yet. He left behind a cryptic note asking for "One last performance in the purifying waters."
Conditions:
*Locate the "purifying waters".
*Perform a cover of Purple Rain at this location, uninterrupted for a full turn. At the very least it should be a great performance so getting an [8] on the performance roll is required to fulfill the Quest. Music/Performance related abilities count toward this roll.
Reward: 2 Points
The Connoisseur
Some dude wants food delivered to his house. Seriously, that's it.
Conditions:
*Be the first one with 5 Large Pizzas, 80 Chicken Wings and 8 two-liter Soda Bottles to Richard Brooks in Manitowoc.
Reward: 1 Point
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