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Tulak has the backing of the court of the western terrestrial deities. Could there have been some business he was sent on?
 
Well, we're underway.

If anyone wants me to change anything or add a few more details, let me know.
 
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Let me know if you want me to hold off on posting. Otherwise I can have the surviving members of the honour guard respond to Ijara's words.
 
[Question for the ST - does this city have artillery?]
jaydude jaydude For what it's worth, I'm going with the assumption a coastal satrapy has some sort of stationary long-range weapons (like ballistae) in the event of Lunar, Lintha, etc. attacks. Threats are too large, varied, and terrifying for there to be any respectable defense force without them. Advanced stuff has probably all been confiscated or too rare in our case. That and I don't expect a Longbow would have the reach or power for even tickling this behemoth.
 
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Yeah, you can safely assume that the city has ballistae on hand. And maybe a piece of First Age/Shogunate tech, if you want to risk killing off the Feathered Whale off a bit earlier than I considered. 😆
 
Pretty much. I'd consider dealing it a visible wound and pushing it to a stalemate/retreat after it breaks some stuff a great result personally.
 
Ah, I'm pretty sure it's just going to get annoyed and wander off if we give it a bloody nose.
Pretty much. I'd consider dealing it a visible wound and pushing it to a stalemate/retreat after it breaks some stuff a great result personally.
Keep telling yourselves that. 😈

Also, for Random Word Random Word , where would you imagine Ijara's Garda Bird is right now? I'd assume it's been staying out of sight to avoid blowing her cover.
 
Keep telling yourselves that. 😈
Well it's certainly not going to die 😆 I don't think we can hurt it at all, myself.
Ijara is slightly taken aback, but tries not to show it. Questioning the manifest will of the Dragons is frowned upon, but she's very uncertain what one Daiklave is going to do to something that size. Then again, they weren't Chosen to sit back and let people die. So, up it is.

"At once, sir. There will be a brief but intense light," she says by way of warning. She steps forward into an area conveniently cleared by the reduction of everyone present to a fine paste. Still not throwing up. She turns to Misja, the tiny flaming sparrow now perched on her shoulder and gives her a look that says this is awkward but it's an emergency and we won't make a habit of it and I did create you so you owe me. Misja's eyes glower back at her like two smoldering coals as she snorts flames derisively, but after a moment she hops off, Ijara covers her eyes, and the room is filled with a brilliant burst of light and heat, prompting cries of fear from those still struggling to evacuate. When the light fades Misja stands perched on the rubble in her full majesty, thirty foot wings of flickering flame extended. Ijara pulls free the belt cinching her robe and threads it around Misja's broad shoulders in an impromptu harness, then climbs on her back. Without Misja's blessing the heat would be intolerable, with it merely a comfort at altitude.

Ijara looks up at the behemoth blotting out the sun above and tries not to panic. She looks to Sojiro over her shoulder and tries to keep her voice steady, "At the ready, sir."
Misja is the Garda Bird.
 
Only just realised that I hadn't set the IC thread as watched. Derp. 😖
 
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What is Join Battle in this system? I'm away from my computer at the moment.
 
Only just realised that I hadn't set the IC thread as watched. Derp. 😖
I forget where it is, but there's a setting somewhere to automatically mark a thread you post in as watched. Otherwise I'd be spacing a lot more on these types of things.
 
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Before I post, do you want to have Ijara and Misja do anything? Just because a large fiery bird thing is likely going to be pretty visible from the air.

Also, for what it's worth, Ijara can identify the Aigonites for what they are. They're essentially the Feathered Whale's foot soldiers; it's been said that after an initial bombardment, it spawns them and has them scout for any survivors, while also dealing with any foes. So they won't necessarily know where your group is yet.
 
Pardon, do what sort of thing? Is there something in particular you'd like her to do?

Sojiro asked to fly, so Ijara was making that possible. If he no longer wants to fly, we can instead try to fortify the palace, or escort survivors on foot. Are you suggesting Misja is a large visible target for behemoth bombardment, and it likes to shoot at anything interesting looking?

I thought Sojiro might want to intercept descending pods in the air, but we can also fight them after they land.

Being in the air and moving at great speed would likely make us less likely to be hit by bombardment than standing in this palace that is already a target. If we're fighting on the ground, Misja can definitely take a smaller form more suitable to ground combat.
 
Pardon, do what sort of thing? Is there something in particular you'd like her to do?
Oh no, not at all. I more wanted to give Ijara a chance to react to both Sojiro's actions and the sight of some Aigonites flying towards the ruined palace, rather than just have them spot Misja and swarm your group before you could find time to respond. That, and I may have made some assumptions on how Rykon Rykon planned to handle the situation when he had Sojiro take cover.
 

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