Lev 2010/01/23(Sat)13:53 No. 117246 ID: 8b956c
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>>116232
After nothing happened for half a minute, Levintus gives the order to advance. McKravsky doesn't look pleased at all, the low visual range seems to unnerve him.

"In the dark, all armies are the same size" Levintus says reassuringly.

"Wasn't it rather, in the dark ugly women are fine too?" McKravsky mutters under his breath. "Or all dicks are the same size? Damn it all, I'm just accountancy..."

"Lieutenant!"

"Sorry, Sir! Advancing now, Sir!"

Cautiously, they move into the corridor.

The red glow got bigger and the hissing sound has stopped.

BOMB SIGHTED

>>117246
Red's a bomb, knew it. Shoot both of the corpses on the floor, just in case.

Do either of you know Explosives Ordnance Disposal?

If not, run away and communicate a warning by any means available higher up the chain.

It might be best to retreat and have everybody (including the priest) doubletime it out the other exit. Vox whoever can deal with something like this.

>>117246
You guys needt to get to the inner part of the station. When that bomb blows, the passage will rupture and there'll definately not be air.

This is pretty much in the middle of the station, though. Even if the bomb goes off, it might not cause a leak. Unless it completely disrupts the structural integrity of the station. Depends on how strong the bomb is.

Tch. Colonel, remain icy calm and tell McKravsky to run back to the Vox Master and ask her to get a demolitionist specialist to the scene immediately, and that three hostiles are making a run for it, two redshirts, one wounded, one dark-skinned mercenary.

Can the colonel himself disable the bomb somehow using his MACHINERY SKILL? He's a Passionate Technocrat, so he might be able to do it.

Or he could talk to the someone lying beside it on how to do it. Seems like it's the woman he shot, from how she's holding her hand. This means she a) has no OBVIOUS weapons and only one hand to use a hidden one and b) is the demolitionist, so maybe she can be "persuaded" to disable the bomb. Advance on her and the bomb with your lasgun trained on her. Check if the timer on the bomb is running out.

"In a hurry to die, woman?"

Can Levintus' Leadership be used to convince enemy combatants to give up? Or...What -can- it be used for, really? Give good commands?

Lev 2010/01/27(Wed)16:50 No. 119636 ID: 96960c
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>>117872

The station's air filtration system kicks in and the smoke is getting thinner.

Levintus approaches the bomb, his weapon aimed at the person on the floor.

"In a hurry to die, woman?"

He gets no response.

McKravsky is checking the other body on the floor.
"Dead. No doubts about it", he says.

"Very well. Lieutenant, get back to Captain Lulby and tell her we need a demolition specialist as fast as possible. Also, let her report that three attackers have left this position and have to be seized immediately. Two men in red shirts and a dark-skinned mercenary."

"Yes, Sir!" The Lieutenant leaves.

Levintus looks at the bomb. It blinks in a regular pattern, without getting faster or slower.
He doesn't have much experience with explosives, but Levintus thinks he could make an attempt to disable it. It looks a bit complicated, though.

The woman is clutching her hand and seems to pay no attention to Levintus.

Basic Machinery Skill is not enough to play around with the bomb, but the PASSIONATE TECHNOCRAT rule would allow it nonetheless. But it also means a -5 penalty.
Rolling a D20, a 17+ would be needed to succeed, with a 7 or less leading to a CRITICAL FAILURE, whose consequences I leave to your imagination.

If Levintus should disable the bomb, I will roll once using the board's dice system and I'll accept the result.

More information about the rule system in the /questdis/ thread.

>>119636
Ehhhhhhhhyyyyyyeeeaaaaaah- No. We need to figure out something else.

I reckon we should endeavor to get a techpriest in here, like, NOW.

Secure the prisoner and retreat from the immediate blast zone. Keep it under observation until the EODs arrive, in case the enemy returns to tamper with the device.

Lev 2010/01/28(Thu)00:03 No. 119896 ID: 7aa71b
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>>119843
Two men arrive, saluting.
"Sir! Sraellia PDF, EOD, SIR! We were told there's an explosive device here."

"You're already here?" Levintus wonders.

"In fact, we were sent as soon as your position was made known, Sir. The terrorists have already attempted to sabotage the station with explosives. Station command thought we might see some action."

"Great. Allow me to ask, can you even see through those visors of yours?"

"Of course, Sir! We're professionals!"

"Well, I'm over here lads, just follow my voice. And the bomb is over there." Levintus points.

Lev 2010/01/28(Thu)00:03 No. 119897 ID: 7aa71b
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The two experts begin their work and ask Levintus to evacuate the area in case their attempts to disable the bomb are unsuccessful.

Levintus takes the woman prisoner, and together with Lulby, McKravsky, the priest and the civilians he leaves the Chapel.

As soon as they reach the next corridor, Lulby receives two important messages via vox.

“The EOD have secured the explosive device. They say it was a very simple design, cheap but reliable.”

“Now that’s a relief.”

“Damage reports are coming in... All in all it seems like they were able to set off two bombs, but they didn’t cause any critical damage. Security teams are still searching the station, just in case the attackers left a surprise. And... Yes, the rest of the attackers are done for good. They tried to access one of the hangar bays, but they were stopped. Three men, two redshirts and a dark-skinned one.”

“Sounds about right.”

“They were all killed during the fight. Seems like we caught the only prisoner. Navy wants us to deliver her” Lulby gestures towards the wounded woman “as soon as possible. Seems like they want to investigate the attack as soon as possible.”

“Naturally. I mean, considering they were neither well trained nor well equipped, it surprises me they made it this far.”

“Hm... Navy command invites you to witness the investigation, if you wish. They seem to be thankful we hold them off from entering the Chapel. Okay, okay, you hold them off.”

“Did they say when they’ll begin?

“Eleven standard. But they want the prisoner patched up until then, although I don’t know why. I mean, she’ll need a bigger bandage after the interrogation, right?”

Levintus nods, throwing a side-glance at the woman. The stumps of her fingers still leak blood.

“Hm hm, maybe we should separate. That way we’ll get done things faster”, Lulby reckons.

Well, it seems that we need a doctor to patch the prisoner up. Ask Lulby to call Dr. Sprio so he can take care of the woman. Keep an eye on her in case she tries something funny.

You could kill two birds with one stone and ask Sprio to bring Writker and hand him to the priest to investigate his story.

Have Lubby handle the rest of the Writker stuff while you go do the terrorist stuff.

Lev 2010/01/30(Sat)05:33 No. 121747 ID: 18a2d7
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>>119905
“First of all, call Sprio” Levintus orders “He has to treat the prisoner’s hand. And tell him he should bring Writker along.”

“Okay.”

Approximately fifteen minutes later, Sprio and Writker arrive. The civilians from the Chapel have dispersed by then.

“Sorry Sir, we would have been here earlier, but the elevators were occupied. Whole station is busy like a hive” Sprio says.

“No problem, Sprio. Please take a look at the prisoner.”

Sprio asks the woman to show him her hand. She obeys.

“Hm, fingers were las-burned off.”

“Yes, I suspected as much. Can you stop the bleeding?”

“Of course, but if she wants her fingers reattached later, I would have to...”

“Just stop the bleeding.”

Sprio takes a small device from the bag he carries with him and aims at the stumps. It sprays a thin layer of fluid over the open wounds. Levintus knows the stuff, it’s a kind of biocompatible glue. The device is standard equipment for all combat medics to seal off small wounds.

The woman flinches.

“No worry, the bleeding has stopped” Sprio says “Now maybe a painkiller...”

“Sprio, that woman belongs to the people who attacked the station. I’m about to deliver her to Navy security for interrogation. I think a painkiller would be... counter-productive.”

“I see...” Sprio looks a bit unhappy.

Lev 2010/01/30(Sat)05:34 No. 121748 ID: 18a2d7
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Levintus beckons everybody closer.“Okay, listen. I will take the prisoner with me. Lulby, where am I supposed to go?”

“Conference room 3, just some decks below us" she answers.

“Very well. In the meanwhile, you stay with Sprio, Writker and the priest. You know what to do.”

“Sure. By the way, here’s your knife.”

“Thank you.” Levintus turns to the Lieutenant. “You...”

“Uhm, Sir?” McKravsky says. “With respect, Sir, I still have some duties to attend to. If you allow it, I’ll return to my workstation.”

Levintus thinks it’s a bit strange to worry about bookkeeping now. But on the other hand, Levintus assumes he won’t have any problems handling the prisoner alone.

Let him head off, and take the prisoner where you need to go.

Lev 2010/01/30(Sat)11:01 No. 121803 ID: 18a2d7
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>>121750
“Well, be off, then.”

“Yes, Sir.” The Lieutenant leaves, disappearing behind the next corner.

“Well, maybe we should go to my study?” the priest suggests. “I’m sure there’ll be everything we need.”

“As you wish, Father.” Lulby, Sprio and Writker follow the priest, leaving Levintus and the prisoner behind.

“Hm.” The woman is silent. Levintus keeps his gun aimed at her, set to semi-automatic, with 13 shots left. More than enough in case he would have to use it.

“You go first, where I can see you” Levintus indicates the direction they have to take. She nods and they begin to make their way to conference room 3.

After a short time, the woman asks: "You blues have a strange accent. From what world are you?"

Levintus doesn't answer.

"Are you here to help the crested ones?" she continues.

"Be quiet."

"Why?"

"I do not talk with heretics."

She cocks her head. "You Imperials do not talk much, eh? The Naftaelians do not talk, either. They let their guns do the talking for them."

"Stop babbling."

"'Tis true. Take the opportunity to talk to a real Sraellian while you have it, there won't be many left soon."

Levintus snarles something incomprehensible. Why won't that woman shut up?

>>121803
Let her talk, not much else to do for the moment.

>>121803
Let her talk. You may learn something, and as long as your faith is strong enough anything heretical she speaks of cannot hurt you.

Something isn't right here. Aren't you here to take out the alien Desert Sweepers threatening that mine development? A terrorist threat of native nonbelievers wasn't mentioned at all. Nor Naftaelian military presence shooting or oppressing or exterminating Sraellians, unless the Naftaelians are the PDF. Signs of agressive colonization and takeover, maybe?

You should at least try to figure out what this means, whether from this woman, or from other Sraellia-knowledgable people. If an insurgency is on-going, it could be an added security threat for you and your men.

"Have it your way then, but I'll be asking the questions, and then we can see if you're willing to answer. Why attack the station?"

>>121748
Let him head off. And remember to add a commendation to him for managing a combat situation fine despite being in logistics. Also keep an eye on him in the future. I find him a wee bit suspicious.

Lev 2010/01/30(Sat)12:43 No. 121853 ID: 18a2d7
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>>121839
The reports given to him did not mention any of these strange things she talks about. Levintus decides it could be useful to acquire some information.

"Have it your way then, but I'll be asking the questions, and then we can see if you're willing to answer. Why attack the station?"

„Why not attack the station? It’s the Naftaelian supply line. They arrive here and get shipped down to the planet. It sounded like a viable target.”

„You answer my questions? Just like that?”

She shrugs. “What does it matter to me? I think I’ll lose more today than just my fingers.”

Heretic or not, she is certainly right about the last thing, Levintus thinks.

But what's the reason of their attack, who are they working for?

And how did they manage to smuggle weapons, explosives and that psyker-dude in the station?

You might as well try to get all the information you're able now if she's so cooperative. That way maybe you'll spare yourself the watching the interrogation. It doesn't sound like it's going to be something pleasant to see.

Lev 2010/01/30(Sat)15:15 No. 122001 ID: 18a2d7
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>>121928
“What is the reason for your attack?”
“Reason? Do you need a reason to kill your enemies?”
“Enemies? Who?”
She seems a bit angry now.

“Are you trying to fool me? You Imperials of course! You come to our planet, with your terrible gods and your strange rules and laws. And you expect us to bend our knee so easily?”
“So, you are a kind of separatist movement?”
“We want to conserve our ways. Our people. Our belief.”

“Hm. Let’s talk about the attack itself. How did you get on the station?”
She laughs, but it doesn’t sound amused. “Public transport.”
“You lie. You would have never smuggled the weapons and the explosives in the station that way.”
“Maybe you’re right.”
“What does that mean?”
“Well, if we didn’t smuggle the weapons in here with us on public transport, they must have come some other way...” She refuses to elaborate on that point.

“What avout the two odd guys? The dark one? The psyker?”
“Mercenaries from other systems. I don’t know. Really I don’t. They were donated by a ...hm, a benefactor. Yes, we are not without friends, Imperialist.”
“You hired a ROGUE PSYKER?”
“He was weak. Too weak for our task in the beginning. But we found a way to... improve him. And then his head was sufficient for the task.”

Levintus remembers the spikes in the psyker’s head and shudders.

“What task was that?”
“He should disguise us from the station’s sensor systems. Mess with the... what is the word? Machine spirits? Electronics?”
“How?”
“Psykers are able to manipulate reality, yes? Well, the station’s sensors are part of our reality. Do you think it would be difficult for a psyker to mess with some tiny conductors?”

“Why the inadequate explosives?”
“We didn’t have anything better. But we’ll get more stuff, soon. Oh yes, we will.”

“Who is ‘we’?”
“There are many groups who want to protect Sraellia, Imperialist. I belong to the Free Merchants of Sraellia. Expect to hear from my comrades.”

“And now, you really won’t tell me how you got the weapons aboard?”

“Eh, our benefactor might have something to do with this. But simple members like me are not told everything, so I don’t know who or where that person is.”

“Fair enough, heretic.”

It doesn't look like she is willing to tell more. At least not by herself.

>>122001
'Terrible gods'? We only have one god, the God-Emperor of Mankind.

>>122001
I'd say show her mercy, take her to a prison, treat her nicely... and see if you can 'convert' her.
Try to understand the problem so you can make her think it can be 'fixed'... even if it can't.

Tell her that the path of the Emprah is the path of righteousness. To stray from the Emprah is to invite destruction.

>>122235

It's not our call to decide her fate, the Navy is in charge here and the penalty for treason and heresy is death. We can only hand her to them and hope that the interrogation will be quick

Lev 2010/02/01(Mon)14:28 No. 123434 ID: c85bc8
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>>122131
>>122280
"'Terrible gods'? We only have one god, the God-Emperor of Mankind. To stray away from the Emperor invokes destruction upon Mankind."

She glares angrily. "I knew I couldn't talk to you. You're just like the others. Ignorant!"

Now, Levintus doesn't have to stand that, at least not from a heretic. Besides, the prisoner seems clearly unwilling to participate in further talking.
"Move on. Navy's expecting you."

A short while after, they almost arrived at their destination. Levintus looks around the corner in an unsuspicious manner, he still is a bit wary due to what happened in the Chapel.

A small group of Navy men have gathered in the corridor. Unlike the ones Levintus saw before they have exchanged their shock-batons for compact autopistols. They all look remarkebly uniform...

But no! Levintus recognises one of the men: It is the Navy Lieutenant he met in front of Sprio's office. He lacks the hat though, and he seems to be slightly battered.

Salute the lieutenant like nothing happened earlier, and tell him you bring the prisoner for interrogation, as requested.

Lev 2010/02/06(Sat)16:02 No. 126566 ID: e921b3
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>>123720
"I bring the prisoner, as requested."

The moment he becomes aware of Levintus, the Lieutenant hesitates just one tiny moment. Then he salutes, his face neutral.

"Yes, I see." He beckons two Navy troopers to come closer. "Take her to Room 2 and guard her."

"Yes, Sir!" The woman is led away.

"Well, Sir, the Commodore offered you to be present during the meeting", the Lieutenant says.

"And I had my Master of Vox broadcast my agreement" Levintus answers. "I assume it's the room over there?"

"Indeed, Sir."

Lev 2010/02/06(Sat)16:03 No. 126567 ID: e921b3
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Levintus enters Room 3. It seems like the meeting has already begun.

Four men are present, three of them apparently having a fervid discussion. Upon the sound of the automated door, they all turn around.

>>126567
Hmmm those look like military men. Commence with a round of introduction. You need to know who is there and why they're there.

>>126567

Name, rank, salute. Be polite. One of them looks like an interrogator, and they're probably higher-ups.

Lev 2010/02/06(Sat)21:15 No. 126993 ID: b9a472
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>>75425
"Emperor's blessings, gentlemen. I am Colonel Levintus, of the 24th Thrivorian Legion."

"I'm glad you were able to arrive in time, Colonel" the man in the blue uniform says. "I'm Commodore Trantor, Imperial Navy. Currently responsible for everything happening in Imperial space within the system and a few dozen lightyears beyond."

The man in green curtly shows the sign of the aquila. "I'm Brigadier Malard, Sraellian Defence Forces. Allow me to say the PDF welcomes the support of the Imperial Guard and I personally look forward to our forces' cooperation."

The man in yellow steps forward: "I am Captain Lasker of the 8th Royal Dragoons, the Count of Juszhold, Baron of Narchester, subsecretary of the Naftaelian Ministry of Trade, honory member of the Royal Society for the Betterment of Sraellia and current representator of the Governour's interests on this station." He breathes in. "Furthermore..."

"I think Captain Lasker will suffice for now" the Commodore hurries to add.
Lasker mumbles something in acknowledgement.

Everybody's eyes now rest on the man in grey clothes. A raspy voice from behind the visor-mask announces: "Kreft. Mercenary."

A moment of silence follows, during which the others seem to wait for further words, but Kreft clearly intends to betray those expectations.

"Mister Kreft and his men were able to render the second team of attackers innocuous, thus I invited him to attend, too" the Commodore finally explains.

>>126993

Nod. Hmnh... to communicate what you've learned or not about a dissatisfied populace...

Yeah, tell them what she told you, it's not like they aren't going to find out anyways.

Also, revealing confidential information to a mercenary is such a great idea...

Not like you're going to tell that to your superiors, but seriously.

>>126993
Hmmm, inviting a merc is hardly good operational security. Especially not one that goes around with it's face covered. That could be a god damn Eldar and we wouldn't be able to see it.

Pdf guy and the commodore seems like they might know what they're doing. The noble captain looks like a noble playing at soldier on the weekends, try to keep him as far from anything important that you can.

Otherwise let's get this show on the road. It was odd though that the terrorist claimed the Empire worships several gods. There could be hertical forces at work down there claiming to be spreading the light of the Emperor.

>>127218
Yeah, this seems likely. I don't think we wanna get the Inquisition involved though.

>>127388
There are no inquisition agents there that we know off. Damn inquisition agents tend to be more paranoid than an asylum of paranoid schizophreniacs so I doubt we could even find one if we looked. Unless that Merc is an inquisitor or atleast an interogator. In which case they might already know and will haul us in if we don't tell them, or maybe they want to see how good we are at keeping operational security. Damn Inqusition and their mindfuckery!

Well keep your suspicions to yourself Lev. Just tell them what she told you and don't elaborate on your own opinions. If they can't see something wrong with it themselves then they're worthy of suspiscion.

Find out what they know about these insurgents.

Banish the thought of the inquisition from your mind. The mercenary's presence isn't that unusual, he's probably the representative/leader of his group, and might provide information on the rebels he fought.

Allow the Commodore start the briefing proper, and listen to what he's got to say.

You don't know if you can trust the heretic's words, but you might as well share them when you can, and ask what's going on on. You weren't informed about an insurgency in your missing briefings, after all.

If the Emperor's own Guard is not good enough for them that they have to employ mercenaries, (probably heathen ones) that is nothing short of blasphemy. Heresy is definitely afoot here. Stay wary.

Lev 2010/02/09(Tue)08:25 No. 128688 ID: 024198
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>>127218
“Commodore, a word, if you please.”
“What is it, Colonel?”
“I am somewhat suspicious about the mercenary. By all respect, do you think it is a good idea to have him attend the meeting?”
“What are you implying, Colonel? Do you think I will reveal critical information just like that? Do you take me for a fool?”
“Of course not, Commodore.”
“If we want to avert any further terroristic attacks, we need as much information as possible. I want to hear what Kreft has to report about the attackers, just as I want to hear your report.”
“ I see.” Levintus sounds apologetic. “I merely wanted to state my concerns.”
“Duly noted.”

Lev 2010/02/09(Tue)08:26 No. 128689 ID: 024198
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>>127424
The Commodore asks everybody to gather around him.
“As we all know, this space station was cowardly attacked by heretical forces. And although this is the first attack on this station, there have been several incidients on the planet. Am I right?”

“You’re overestimating the problem, Sir”, Captain Lasker means, “Naftaelian troops will surely establish imperial law and order on planet in no time.”

“Be that as it may, let us begin by gathering what we know. Mister Kreft, would you care to tell us about your encounter with the attackers?”

The masked man nods.

“Our leader, together with me and some other Kinsmen, were on our way to one of the hangars. We wanted to rent a transport vehicle. We were not aware of any attack, since no alarm sounds could be heard, thus we were quite surprised when several armed men came around the next corner. Sadly, my superior was lethally wounded. The rest of us avenged him.”

“Against several armed men? Say, how? Non-Navy personnel are not allowed to carry guns while on the station, as far as I know.”
The man in grey clenches one of his fists. “Guns are not the only weapons a man can carry.”
“I see. And no prisoners?”
“Accidentally not.”
“Can you say us something about the attackers? Something that caught your eye?”
Kreft seems to think. “Their bones were very soft.”
There is pause. “Allow me one last question. You said your leader was lethally wounded.”
“Yes?”
“But I thought you were the leader of your mercenary group?”
“I am now.”
Again, a pause. “Well, thank you for your time, Mister Kreft. If you could wait in Conference Room 1, there will be a scribe to write down your report.”
“Agreed.” Kreft leaves.

“Now, Colonel, would you care to share your thoughts?”
“About the attack? Of course.” Levintus recounts everything that happened in the Chapel. He also mentions what the woman revealed to him.
“Free Merchants of Sraellia? Malard, do you know something about the group?” the Commodore asks.
“Yes. That’s the name the slavers opposing the imperial rule gave themselves.”
“Slavers?”
“Xeno slavers. They have a long tradition on Sraellia and have repeatedly clashed with imperial rule. Until now, they never grew bold enough to commit terroristic attacks, though.”
“Well, we have an experienced psyker on route to the prisoner. Surely, we’ll have more information soon. Malard, would you please continue?”
“Yes, Commodore.”

Lev 2010/02/09(Tue)08:26 No. 128690 ID: 024198
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Malard activates the monitor at the back of the room and gives some instructions to the servitor slaved to the wall.
“As you can see, gentlemen, statistics show that the number of rebellious or heretical attacks has increased drastically since the arrival of the Naftaelian Governor.”
“Outrageous!” Lasker cries.
“Please, Captain, I merely pointed at the chronological, not the causal connection.”
“Hrm.”
“Until now, most attacks were performed by the two of the more popular organisation, the People’s Front of Sraellia and the Sraellian Front of People. Both groups share similar goals, but they usually don’t work together. Until now we were unable to locate the leaders of either.”

“Are there more groups?” Levintus asks.

“More than I can count, Colonel. Most of them are tiny and don’t have any influence to speak of, but they exist. And their determination and fellowship seems to grow.”

“Now now, this is surely just a matter of time. As soon as people embrace the rule of the new Governor, things will calm down quickly”, Lasker says, still a bit sulky.

“I don’t make predictions, that is not part my job. But, if the gentlemen would like to hear my personal opinion, I am worried about the current developments on the planet.”

“I share that notion” the Commodore says. “And I will order a reorganization of my Navy details to maintain a high-level security on the station. Sadly, that is all I am able to do, until I get further word of Sub-Sector command. I shall send copies of the reports to them as soon as possible.”

He looks around. “Now, any questions? Or something you would like to add?”

>>128690
Ask for more information about the Xeno slavers. Aside from that I think you would need to have a few personal disscussion with the PDF commander and the commodore.

The terrorists got onto the station and with weapons for the attack. Which either means that they got there first in civilian transports and then later smuggled in the weapons or got there in a craft of their own and used their psyker to keep alarms from going off. Either one are troublesome, fanatics can turn even civilian space craft into weapons. And the other option could be even more worrisome, if they managed to smuggle on arms then that either implies slack security on the side of the navy or people on the inside of the navy working with the terrorists. A more personal talk with the commodore might reaveal which one is the case.

As for the PDF commander. Without the noble captain there you should be able to gather better information. The point of intrest recently would be the governors arrival. The amount of attacks have risen pretty steeply since he got there. Which either indicates that he might be quite incompetent or there is some larger plan at work out there. The PDF commander should also be able to give better assessments on what kind of resistance you might expect and the quality of his own forces as well as that of the nobles.

It could also be worthwhile to talk a bit with Kreft. By his accounts of the fight it sounds like he and his mercenaries are from a heavy gravity world or have some augmentation done to them, possibly both. And if he and his company are to deploy on the ground it could be important to get to know him and his men better. You might after all work together or end up opposing him.

Lev 2010/02/19(Fri)11:44 No. 135351 ID: 891a1f
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A strange symbol appears on the monitor.

Busy, busy busy times. No time for quest. D:

I somehow wanted this little thing to reach a conclusion, but I failed. Eh, fun times nevertheless.

I'll still be hanging around the board, some quests are just too awesome to leave them unread... :3