The Battle for Jaldin Part 2

## Story

Talia takes two of the greater healing potions but Seline takes the empty bottles fills them with the blood oil the price of scrap of her linen in the top. She likes one of them and throws it at zombie body and it burst into flames. Seline makes another blood oil Molotov cocktail and puts it away before they make their way to the Beanstalk. Upon being let in they find themselves face-to-face with a Goliath. They speak to Gordon about relocating their group and supplies to the Town Hall Cluster. Gordon the Goliath gestures at their group and they see only five Defenders (aside from Gordon) and the rest of the two dozen are most of them are women and young children. Three men and three women have taken up firearms and Gordon himself has a small cannon bolted to a Goliath-sized stock not unlike an oversized blunderbuss. Seline stops to heal a little girl attacked by a growler and a few others. Meanwhile Talia begins organizing their egress. Several sacks of grain and sides of dried pork and other supplies are gathered up. People and supplies get moved into their estate. Gordon joins Seline and Talia as they make their way back to the town hall. In the dark, they see streets are full of Victoria's creations. As they wander down the side street they're spotted by a shock trooper who directs four Growlers and two shotgunners in their direction and joins the battle. Gordon pulls down his cannon and blasts the shock trooper. The  cannonball taking a chunk out of its side.

> **Seline Argent** *(praying)*O, beautiful upon the grave,
> The starlight and the moonbeams lie!
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> With such sweet watchers o'er our sleep,
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> Why should we ever fear to die?

With that she turns all of them, sending them running except for one. Death's Whisper and Punishment almost kill it. Seline side steps and Talia ducks under the zombie's responding shotgun blast. Gordon quickly reloads his Cannon. Seline melts the zombie with toll the Dead. They quickly run through the streets with the Growlers in distant Pursuit. When they reach the town hall they bang on the door to be let in. Seline casts Spirit Guardians to cover their entrance into the building.  Spectre like ghosts appear warding off the Growlers until they can get inside. Once safely inside, Talia lets those from the Beanstalk out. Jacob has three people that will go out with Seline and Talia in the morning. When alone, Seline worries at her suggestion go to Bluepeak prevented them from stopping the bloodshed that occurred here. Talia response had they not been in Bluepeak the Xhin's would have slaughtered more people and despite everything they can't be everywhere. Despite all their efforts and those they saved Seline still feels powerless in the face of all those lost. Once in their estate, Talia takes time to commune with the Wolf and is granted a little peace. Seline consults her cards and pulls the seven of wands (one person taking on too much), the four of wands (encouragement when things seem too daunting), 10 of Wands (burden or responsibility but could also mean achievement). Seline still feels responsible for events in Jaldin even though Talia tells her it's not. Seline expresses her frustration at Victoria's callous disregard for life in pursuit of her goals.

## Characters

### Players

* Seline Argent
* Talia Grey

## References

1. ↑ this prayer is quoted from Mary Ann H. Dodd Shutts (1813–1878), "The Broken-Hearted"