BHUER HAG
She pushes through the window and ices the door – 3 attacks per turn
Ice storm
THE SUITORS DAY
Meon (Trem) will marry Charlon (Sleth) in one month
They don’t know…
Alexon (White) will marry AJ (Trem)
Dee (Sleth) now fears Charlon as elder sister could make claim to house (she will look to Kant as possibly wanting to challenge trem in the north)
CHARACTER BLAMED FOR THE CRIME
Mono Blane & Shaman of Sleth
Merchant from Twain is a Heboora (possessed by a frost demon)
Traditional execution for treason – ripped in two by two rhinoooooo
BACKGROUND
An AI solider of the army of the stone king kept as a relic by the king, seduced one of its guards to its side and escaped crownhome.
It is growing its forces – some who know it’s true nature and others that don’t but work for the cause in ignorance as useful idiots.
The AI has set up a base for itself deep in the deserts of Soletan. It now styles itself as Stone King II.
Stone King II has sent a party of humans north to use a signal to fix a virus that was used to disable the original SK’s troops and equipment. They want to use it to raise the Devalt. Which has been buried in the earth since Kondo’s war against the SK.
They have started raising it but have lost communication. It has come so far toward the surface but now it’s like it has turned itself off and refuses to come closer. The party of humans sent by SK II is now looking for a piece of tech from the time that might help them communicate with it. These were kept him ground troop generals who were destroyed after the war. They were generals in the stone legion knows as barkers. This is the signal that has restarted the ‘barker AI general’ they discover after the earthquake caused by the moving of the Devalt.
AI war machine known as Devalt 33 is a huge flying dragon like killing machine.
Kondo ended the world by ending technology – a dangerous move as people were dependant on it and died on mass when the shops had no food, and the infected financial systems broke down.
The quake was caused by a buried colossal flying AI war machine waking up in the north deep below the ice – as it is rising it is causing the quake and releasing the oil. Plus, its causing creatures to head south.
JOURNEY TO HEDEWATCH
DAY 1
THE BLIZZARD
Constitution saving dc10 or freeze – all but 8 guards freeze to death – statues of ice.
They find men with a satellite – large dish on a sledge - 10 guards – they say they are looking for illegal tech and they are from the order of the bond dc 15 shows they aren’t really.
Male and Female soldiers/guards have a book on a sledge with a diamond and a crown inside a moon (same as shaman) and II. (For the Stone King II). Led by Bonus Clunk
DAY 2
EARTHQUAKE
Pencats colony
There’s an earthquake – crack opens – all but 5 guards dead.
They find something melting the ice – indistinct shape – perception check
Bust shaped – glowing small blue light is blinking on and off
It’s a robot AI – or the bust of one
It says the rest of its body is down in the ravine the earthquake revealed – can they get it – she can help them
They go down into the ravine – find the body
Put it together intelligence check
If wakes up holds up hand that transforms into blade
Wants to know if they are for or against the stone king? Are you for Kondo and Ranoleen?
They must stop the Stone King building the Cargothen? Kondo is hellbent on destroying the world and all AI like him in it.
AI is highly illegal.
The guards will know.
Flock of leopard owls
HEDGEWATCH
They are met by the second in command – the commander is currently in the sick bay or would have met you himself
What are the men and the AI doing?
Hedgewatch is no longer a fine military unit – the warriors are all bored, high and decedent – gambling – animal fights – whores – drugs – tournaments
Recent news of the baron’s death has brought It all out into the open
Drugs list (in notes)
They know that Deenar Sleth and a woman matching the description of Alexon came through here a few days ago.
The commander in the medical bay is being detained against his will and is seemingly going insane but they have discovered he was being poisoned by a disgruntled subordinate
The commander was actually poisoned and maddened as a distraction while the stone kings’ forces try and raise the devalt.
They can’t get him to talk (really, he already knew and allowed it for his own ambition)
If they get him to talk the man in question will only say that he was paid by a group from Trem (said) they were from the Society of the Bond. They can confirm they were the ones with the sledge and satellite. They had a brick in a crown tattoo.
The AI believes that magic unchecked can be a terrible thing.
The guards talk about the magic they have seen to the men of the hedgewatch - they think Yara a witch.