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After a bit of effort, you are fairly confident that you have ditched the pursuit that has been hounding your heels. From what you’ve been seeing, the level of security has been increased around the place in general, with the few guards that were out having been increased in number and vigilance. As of now, the portal to Autochthon has not been opened again, showing that they are taking your intrusion seriously. What do you do now?

Like a wraith in the shadows, Cuckoo will move slowly around the city, exploring it's labyrinthine layout, and trying to avoid most of these new Exalts. But if his eyes catch an Artifact that's not in use, he will attempt to steal it. Preferably something small and not an Artifact armor or weapon. The plan is to keep it for a full day, so the attunement breaks, and then attune to it and explore what it can do, and report back to Voice.
 
After some protracted negotiations, First Among Equals is offering to the Circle a chance to gain access to the city in order to meet with their ruling council, but he is adamant that the undead forces will be under heavy scrutiny and only a token escort will be allowed into the city with the bulk of your forces being allowed to camp outside the exterior of their defense wall. Ideally, your forces would remain here at the shadowland while you and your honor guard enter the city. He is firm in this restriction, saying that it is enough of a danger to have so many unknown Exalted allowed access and having your troops actually in the walls is a danger to his people.

If this stipulation is agreed upon, he is willing to send word ahead and then ride along with you and your honor guard into the city now.
Voice thinks about the restrictions given to them and is quite agreeable to them. The danger posed by the Circle is far greater than the armed force that they brought along, so it is understandable. She finally nods, saying, “Your stipulation is acceptable and we agree to it. We can be ready to move with minimal delay.”

Once that part of the negotiations has concluded, she steps out of the pavilion and sends a message to Cuckoo and to Knight. “We have been in negotiations with the invaders, and they have extended an invitation for us to come into the city with a small honor guard escort while we leave the bulk of our armed forces outside the city. We are leaving within the next half hour to go in their airship to the city and meet our hosts.”

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Cuckoo accepts the message, but holds off on responding, just in case these strange Exalts, or that giant head has the means to listen in, he decides to take a more low-key role here. They may have undervalued these invaders, but what he's seen since his arrival here has made him realize there's more to this than appears, and he'd rather be overcautious.
 
The Knight has a home in the underworld and that place seems almost lively compared to this fortress city. While undead there was certain lived in aspect to it design and feel. Even if they were but echoes of what was in the world under the sun.

“The design of your city certainly interesting, so much room to grow out but you grow up. Is that a tradition among you people?”
Silent Bearer of Witness and People’s Force of Industry seen pleasant enough as they walk along side you, and Industry replies, “Some is tradition, since inside the Great Maker, we don’t often have such wide open spaces to work in. The rest is up to Ot himself, since it is his body that we are in now. There are various tactical concerns that also guide the layout of the Paratopolis to defend the heart and head of Ot and the portal into the Maker Himself.”

Silent Bearer adds, “Perhaps, if you are fortunate, you might get to see the glory of our home of Estasia for yourself as our guest.”

As you continue in, you are guided to a small stable with a large paddock with many other horses and other farm animals in it. “You can leave your mount here and it will be well cared for. The members of the Tripartite Assembly will be anxious to speak with you.”
 
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With arrangements made and a few servants selected to join you, First Among Many and the rest of his circle escort you back to their airship. The interior is rather roomy, and it only takes a moment to realize that the ship is larger on the inside than it is on the outside! It easily holds your honor guard with plenty of space for the Exalts to not feel cramped. Curious Heart of Invention seems to notice your confusion and offers to a smile. “Yes, our ship is bigger inside than it is outside. One of the many wondrous things that our engineers are capable of making in our home. Please, relax and enjoy the flight. We will be in Ot soon.”

Burning Ember Of Victory heads to the rear of the airship and takes a seat in the aft section with your troops, leaving the other three Exalted in the front with you. First Among Many waits for everyone to get settled then presses a button on his seat, saying, “Pilot, we are ready to lift.”

The entrance ramp closes with a hiss of pressurizing air, and you can all feel the sensation of being pressed into your seats slightly as the craft rises up into the air. Looking out of the windows you can see the ground start to whizz past you with increasing speed. Soon, the city of Ot can be seen as the airship slows and it circles around the giant head that towers hundreds of feet high. For those on the side of the ship that faces the head you can swear that the massive eyes are watching you as you orbit it before settling down on a flat platform sticking out of one of the other tall buildings near the head. First Among Equals rises and is the first to the hatch and down to the platform. He looks up at you as the Circle begins to walk down the ramp and says, “Welcome to Ot.”
 
Silent Bearer of Witness and People’s Force of Industry seen pleasant enough as they walk along side you, and Industry replies, “Some is tradition, since inside the Great Maker, we don’t often have such wide open spaces to work in. The rest is up to Ot himself, since it is his body that we are in now. There are various tactical concerns that also guide the layout of the Paratopolis to defend the heart and head of Ot and the portal into the Maker Himself.”

Silent Bearer adds, “Perhaps, if you are fortunate, you might get to see the glory of our home of Estasia for yourself as our guest.”

As you continue in, you are guided to a small stable with a large paddock with many other horses and other farm animals in it. “You can leave your mount here and it will be well cared for. The members of the Tripartite Assembly will be anxious to speak with you.”
The Knight dismounted his steed shooing away any stable hands that might take it for him. “My steed has a peculiar personality and I’m afraid only I can handle him. Keep him well fed and see me if he gives you any trouble. Oh! And try to keep the other animals away from his he doesn’t play well with others!”

Leading Morauro to his own private area the Knight heaped praise on to him. “Oh, Morauro! Your every trot is perfection. Your Whinny bolder than the battle cry of a thousand, thousand warlords. Your eyes the most the divine shade of red! I pains me to leave your side but goodbye!”

The Knight shed a single red tear. Before kissing Morauro by the ear. His words and mannerisms were intentionally mellow dramatic, hammy and…distracting.
[Stunting Performance to distract them as (Performance + Charisma) The Knight whispers commands into Morauro ear]

“Prepare for a fighting escape if it comes to it, but learn what you can while you’re here.”
 
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