The queen's attendant is surprisingly understanding and patient as the Elysians finally spill the true reason for their visit. Even so, she rejects Danae's request. "Even if I believed you would be satisfied with normal eggs, we are disturbed by his intent." She goes on to warn that stealing the eggs is inadvisable: The last to try, a Malaki brave by the name of Garnak, was killed in the attempt.
At the same time, Yacobi's ominous warning to Kiel and Rahil could not come at a better time. A siren wails throughout the city as a giant shadow in the distance displaces the ocean enough to send eight foot waves crashing across the dock. A couple of the Ohani fishermen are caught off guard and swept into the water, only to easily cut through the sudden surf and climb back onto the black glass platform. They seem more concerned with the enormous fin, black with bright red markings flashing in the strange Nelunan sunlight, that is steadily drawing nearer.
On the penultimate floor of the queen's tower, the attendants hear the alarm and burst into action. Like a well-oiled machine, non-combatants return to private quarters or to work stations as the soldiers take up defensive positions or clatter to the elevators in small formations. Ilei's tentacles writhe atop her head and she holds both hands to her chest in apology. "Please. We cannot help you. To your ship, return now. Chaiku attacks our nurseries, eats our young. Go please, now." She offers a tiny bow and dashes off, leaving the group with just two leftover, surly guards who immediately push the Elysians towards the elevator they only recently exited.
Note: Don't forget to worldbuild as you plot! I'm making Chaiku up as I go so feel free to add bits. You can now also create/join side threads to explore events through Chapter One to Five, or to finish previous chapter threads.
PCs will be added to this list as they join. If NPCs (italics) do not already have profiles linked and are not personal NPCs, you can make them up as you go and their listed vitals will be updated per chapter.
Aella Karakinos — Unaffiliated Ayad, blacksmith's apprentice (inactive, following)
Aiden Roy — Therian (inactive, following)
Aifric Ramsey — Therian Cartographer
Alain Gaston-Moreaux — Red Warden (inactive, following)
Faris ibn Alsyad — Purifier rep attached to LoP
Ionia Essytia — Skotadi representative, League of Adventurers (inactive, following)
Kiel Taskel — Rutilus, League of Protectors
Maaike Sullivan — Therian scout, LoP-attached mercenary
Mortimer Jericho — Peteulanus, supplies & logistics, translator
Nimisha — Sidhe forest guide for unmapped areas
Raphael — Djinn bodyguard and hunter attached to Ionia
Ninian Aedh — Therian enforcer attached to Jericho
Shane — Shadowkin attached to Kiel
Clara Moreaux — Feisty adventurer, Alain's wife
Rahil'Taj ibn Murad — Zanaryan Dao, Serren scribe, scribe
Na'im — Djinn attached to Rahil
Jael — large Zanaryan attached to Rahil
Zephyr Cairbre — antisocial Rutilus (inactive, following)
Diana — Peteulanus attached to Zephyr
Elias — Aurumus attached to Zephyr
Elyxendria Argyris — wingless ex-Apali Charmer Vampire, representing Hesian Knights and Dark Sun
Evgeny — Apalos attached to Argyris
Psyche — Charmer Vampire attached to Argyris
- Acquire those eggs!
- Go back to the skyboat and wait for the Chaiku attack to be over OR help the Ohani defend their nurseries.
This chapter will end out of character at midnight (GMT) on the 28th of September. In-character, the events of this chapter will last 30 minutes.