Arcane Tower

Dwight has other plans this weekend, hopefully everyone else can make it or I'll have way too much food left over.

Status: 680 XP, Tier 3, Rank 2

Last time on Absolution... Our agents have freed the Silver Knight from Persephone's Regret, and completed the mission to retrieve the ancient Lighter as well. While she is pleased with her new Lighter, Genator Wot isn't sure what to make of the Silver Knight or the agents possession (or possessiveness) of it. You've successfully disconnected the AI from the ship in order to pass Wot's cursory inspection, but they will have to reconnect it for most of the ship's systems to function properly. Worse, while Wot is having the ship refueled and making general repairs... she's making general repairs (both a good and bad thing). She has seen to the shipment of the space marine stasis pods to Capt. Akahir, but clearly wasn't concerned about them, and for some reason Akahir refuses to speak on the matter of the recovered marines.

The ship doesn't have a launch bay and isn't designed for landing on a planet, but when fully fueled can hover for many hours and each planet in the system does have at least one landing bay designed to hold the ship since there are six of the impressive ships in the system. The ship's weapons include a dozen multi-las turrets for point defense, two forward weapons that resemble light lane weapons, and six forward missile launchers. It's multitude of movement systems baffle Magos Genator Wot, who thinks the ship should remain in her custody... however, it doesn't seem to move for her. Even without a central machine spirit, the ship seems only to respond to those who helped remove it from the space hulk. The secondary bridge only opens for Caladon, who is required to escort others onto the secondary bridge. The primary bridge responds only to the agents, but doesn't bar anyone entry. (Note, this complication is from the removal of the computer core, if that wasn't clear.)

In other news, Wot has become a focal point for the agents' ongoing order's as a kill team for Akahir. Wot can provide ammo and sometimes even be a source of new gear. She and Akahir seem to be conspiring something about the agents, but she isn't telling and Akahir is passing orders threw here so the agents don't have direct contact with his at the moment. Perhaps his lack of deceptive capability is the reason he is avoiding the agents? Wot's current takers seem to be a kill-list she is prioritizing for the agent's attention. Whiel she isn't sharing, she is sometimes slow to put it away before meeting the agents, and some of the targets don't seem to be at a man-sized scale...

Silver Knight notes: We don't have any space combat rules, yet, but the Silver Knight should be as combat-capable as a small frigate (which would normally be five times the size of the Silver Knight). It has a complement if 24 vortex missiles (not torpedoes), two forward lance weapons, and some minor point defense. It seems to have strong void shields and multiple drive systems including the possibility of multiple FTL systems. It can be crewed by four people from either bridge, but the secondary bridge seems to have more access to non-standard systems, but less room for crew.

Loot Notes:

Rhongowennan (You haven't heard the name yet) – The spear carried by Caladon. This spear has an unusually long blade, and haft of adamantium-reinforced wraithbone. There is a large mood-stone set at the base of the blade that changes color. (perhaps with someone's mood?) (currently uses the stats for singing spear but remove warp weapon and add blessed (2). Will convert to Nemesis Force Halberd if we ever gets stats for one)

2 Artificer Shotguns and 1 Astartes shotgun with enough Xenopurge ammo (-2AP, +2 ED) to load and reload each weapon once.

Adamantium Prayer Chain – Worn by Shadow as a psychic focus. Tiny High Gothic engravings discus the the emperor's truth and demand the path of reason instead of faith.

// posted by S'Ren @ 1:36 AM