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--- resources:adventure:extraction [2019/03/31 21:43]
jamesw Finally written up the summary of this adventure... only a month late. Debrief writeup soon(tm), with my sincere apologies for being trash
+++ resources:adventure:extraction [2019/04/07 22:27] (current)
jamesw The majority of the debrief and consequences are now done. Still a couple of bits to decide / follow up on.
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 Meanwhile, Rekha - still fully disguised as a False Empire soldier - walks freely out of the compound and returns to Rastaban.
-Back in the office, Selva searches the room while she waits for the others to come back. From the books Richter was reading, and notes in his journal, she gets a reasonably good impression of Richter's current beliefs and his motivations for defecting. When it eventually becomes apparent that the rest of the party are not coming back to the office after all, Selva sneaks out of the compound and returns to Rastaban also.
+Back in the office, Selva searches the room while she waits for the others to come back. From the books Richter was reading, and notes in his journal, she gets a reasonably good impression of Richter's current beliefs and his motivations for defecting. When it eventually becomes apparent that the rest of the party are not coming back to the office after all, Selva sneaks out of the compound.
 ===== Debrief =====
-(soon)
+Selva returns to Setter's safehouse, and attempts to explain what happened at the compound to Setter - in particular, that the rest of the party have gone missing, and that she fears they have been captured or even killed. After initial confusion, Setter eventually cottons on to Selva's unique communication style, and suggests that before jumping to any conclusions that they should wait and see if any information from Setter's contacts comes in from further afield. Selva stays with Setter for a few days, helping out around the safehouse.
+At night, Selva occasionally has dreams about the Lost Spirits she encountered in the tunnel under Rastaban - dreaming their memories, or their experiences, or occasionally feeling how they feel - loving, grateful, curious, hateful... Selva can feel with certainty the solace and comfort that she has offered them. For those spirits that were not absorbed into Legacy: although the fire has left them, they will not fade unless this is something they - or she - would choose. Additionally, Selva feels a strong sense of disapproval [OC: approval] from the Shroud.
+Sure enough, word eventually comes through that Frond, Mabel, Thessa, and Rekha are alive, well, and have made it safely back to Rastaban. It is unclear what has become of Suprema, who seems to have done such a good job covering her tracks that Setter isn't able to figure out what's become of her. There is little else to be done at the safehouse for now, and Selva departs for Rastaban.
+Meanwhile, deep within Rastaban, Capital City of the God Emperor, Suprema is busy putting the finishing touches on her newly established safehouse, certain to be an important asset in securing victory over the False Empire. Reinforcements are called in from the True Imperial Bureaucracy to take over the day-to-day operations, allowing Suprema to return to True Rastaban; while waiting for their arrival she uses the Dreamer Skulls to send a full report of the operation to find Richter to the Strategos. When the reinforcements arrive, Suprema leaves behind one of her Dreamer Skulls to facilitate communications.
+Once returned, Suprema seeks out the Imperial Bureaucracy, and gives the same full report to them. While most of the report details remain private, in both reports she particularly expresses her dissatisfaction with with the 'idiotic' Thessalia, for poisining her and for nearly jeopardising the operation multiple times due to her inability to maintain cover in the face of the weakest of slights. Suprema suggests that future gratitude toward Thessalia should be greatly reduced.
+Frond and Mabel courier Richter back to Rastaban. Along the way, they both try to extract information from him. Frond wants to know everything Richter has learned about the False Empire, however there is very little to be told that they don't already know: the Empire were not yet at the point of trusting the defecting Richter with much, so he hasn't learned anything that could not be picked up simply by observation. Mabel meanwhile is interested in Richter's relationship with the King, and why he chose to defect. On the latter point Richter says only that his sense of justice is stronger than it has ever been before - he will always be 'the Just', but he cannot simply tell Mabel and Frond how to 'open their eyes to the reality of things'. As to the King, it seems that Richter is not his greatest fan, which makes it interesting that the King would wish to go to so much effort to see him rescued. When pressed, Richter mumbles something about the King probably feeling 'guilty' for 'what happened'; when pressed further, he says only that they should ask him themselves what happened to 'Ariet'. All-in-all, Richter does not seem to be overly cooperative, but in the circumstances that is perhaps unsurprising.
+Upon arriving at Castle Telemere, Frond and Mabel recount everything that happened to the King, who is very pleased to see Richter's safe return. Richter is quickly spirited away away under very close guard. Frond impresses upon the King that Richter's defection was entirely real (though, judging by the security under which he was taken away, one might infer that the King was already well aware of this), seemingly driven by an irrational hatred of Erosion. Frond recommends that Richter undergo counselling for this - a suggestion that the King strongly agrees with.
+Mabel raises the question of the 'Ariet' that Richter referred to. With some coaxing - it seems he is trying to keep knowledge of this matter quite tightly controlled - the King eventually explains that Ariet was Richter's sister, of whom he was quite fond. She recently took part in a failed expedition into Erosion - her party never returned. The only reasonable assumption is that the group was lost to Erosion, and this seems to have hit Richter particularly hard. While certainly not the sole factor contributing to his defection, it does seem to have pushed him over the edge, and at the very least would explain his hatred of that Plane. It would seem that the King was well aware of these events prior to Richter's defection.
+Their business concluded, Mabel departs. Before also leaving, Frond points out to the King that while fighting the False Empire was a given for this quest, crossing the Strategos categorically was not. After some discussion, the King accepts this point, and is additionally grateful to Frond for still bringing Richter back alive in spite of this.
+Frond visits House Keelen, and makes them aware that the 'guards' ruse at the Gateway tunnel is foolish given how frequently that tunnel is used by heavily armed adventuring parties. They also suggest that House Keelen might be grateful that they and Selva deescalated the situation, and that the party did not beat them into the floor. House Keelen suggest that Frond might be pushing their luck with this suggestion.
+Frond also visits the Imperial Commission. They report that the secrets of ichor remain safe from the False Empire, and what few witnesses there were to it were swiftly eliminated. They also hand over the yellow crystals gathered from the tunnels for further study. If the Commission are able to determine anything about the samples, they'll be sure to let Frond know. Frond also stresses their renewed wish to return to actively furthering the good work of the Commission after the upsetting events of [[resources:adventure:Imperial Justice]].
+Mabel visits the Strategos, and explains that her and Suprema's attempts to assassinate Richter were foiled by Frond. She also says that despite catching up to Frond and Richter, Mabel was unable to overrule the will of an Imperial Commissioner, and thus Richter is now in the hands of the King. While the Strategos is disappointed that the defector's treason has gone unpunished, and that the King's apparent scheming against her seems to have succeeded, Mabel is able to persuade her that she is at least grateful that a highly valuable source of information has not fallen into the hands of the False Empire (for long enough to do any real damage, at least).
+Rekha cannot quite shake the feeling that out there, somewhere, the God Emperor has received her ceiling-carved message, and is //displeased//. Rekha smiles.
+//Not quite finished yet - still a couple of bits left to finalise.//
 ===== Consequences =====
-(soon)
+==== Suprema ====
+  * +5 favour from the King of Telemere for helping bring about Richter's recovery.
+  * New Undercover Agent affiliation (replaces existing): The ('False') Empire of Rastaban.
+  * -1 Dreamer Skull, left at the new safehouse to allow communication with it.
+  * Bag of True Empire Mian replaced with a bag of False Empire Mian of equivalent value.
+==== Astrid Telos ====
+  * +5 favour from the King of Telemere for bringing Richter back alive.
+  * +1 additional favour coaxed out of the King of Telemere for completing the mission in spite of the Strategos' wishes.
+  * -2 Favour spent to gain the Bone Spurs mutation.
+==== Mabel ====
+  * +5 favour from the King of Telemere for bringing Richter back alive.
+  * +1 additional favour coaxed out of the Strategos for ensuring that Richter is no longer in the hands of the enemy.
+==== Rekha ====
+  * +5 favour from the King of Telemere for bringing Richter back alive.
+  * Gain the quirk Enmity: The God Emperor.
+==== Selva Sithigh ====
+  * +5 favour from the King of Telemere for helping bring about Richter's recovery.
+  * -2 (I think) favour spent bribing 'guards'.
+  * Gain possession of Richter's journal and the knowledge contained therein regarding his opinion of Rastaban's culture and the fate of Ariet.
+  * For those Lost Spirits that were not absorbed into Legacy, they will not fade unless this is something they - or you - would choose.
+  * You feel a strong sense of disapproval [OC: approval] from the Shroud.
+==== Thessalia Bryven ====
+  * +5 favour from the King of Telemere for bringing Richter back alive.
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