The Metal Machine

## Summary

The hippogriffs do no damage to the scorpion so Amber goes in swinging and thanks to Ivan's music, she feels unstoppable. They kill two of the three giant scorpions with this maneuver. Vurdock mentions that he hates bugs before his unit kills the last scorpion. Jalerom mentions trying to harvest the scorpions to use it's venom. They try to harvest it only to get grabbed by a fourth scorpion.

Faerthurin tells Jeminya that she's fine with charging in this time so the teifling's unit charges forward. Beleen's unit then whisks the scorpion away. Just then another scorpion arrives and grapples Amarta. King Cassian follows Jeminya's lead and takes down two of the attacking scorpions. Othorion buffs up the eastern army before finishing off the last scorpion.

Near the portal entrance, the treants kill the attacking shadows as the necromancers make more. Nephtys continues her attack with the battle bards while Orkrimm goes after the necromancers.

The western army continues north finding the third tower and iron golems. Rime gets the golem's attention and even takes one of them out. Faernduil picks up on what Rime is doing while Oin takes out another golem. Nion goes for the tower while the iron golems attack Lavendia's druids. An unholy scream is heard from further in and dread wraiths attack Oin's unit. Lavendia retaliates against the golem along with Sazaen and Enzio while Gareth, Nora and Zeadrel's units head for the tower.

Sylvester, Murphy, the transmuters, battle medics and spear infantry attack the scouts in the southwest while the eastern army approaches the northeastern tower. Faerthurin's phoenixes and Amber's unit destroy the tower while Ivan heals up Amarta and Jalerom. Solaza and Kaladrius take apart the barricade that Lucid spotted northwest of their position.

Back in the southeast, the necromancers summon more shadows so Nephtys summons another treant. The shadows attack Orkrim's squad but he uses his captain ability to limit the damage taken. The battle bards stun a couple of shadow beasts too.

Back in the west, Rime backs up Oin with her archers and the lightning bolt and takes out one wraith. Faernduil, Nion, Gareth, Nora and Zeadrel go after the tower as Oin takes out the dread wraith. Lavendia moves ahead as Solana and Kaladrius take out the unit of drow that was guarding the southwestern barricade.

Rime and Jalerom agree to take out the remaining towers. Utharion checks for traps as Faerthurin sends her hippgriffs and phoenixes over to take apart the fifth tower while Amber burns the tower down with her fire and lightning breath. Zeadrel and Sazean take down the remaining tower as Solaza and Kaldrius land. They take out the nightcrawler as the two armies reunite at the northern end of the city. They face a final barricade and Jeminya gets an idea.

She envokes the rule of parley which makes Ravvas appear with a confused expression. He trusts Jeminya with parley but no one else. Jeminya then swears on the styx that they won't attack anyone during the parley. Ravvas then asks what Jeminya's terms are.

## Notable Events

* Jalerom and Amarta gets pinned down by various scorpions
* The rest of the lightning towers are destroyed
* Solaza and Kaladrius kill the nightcrawler.
* Jeminya begins to negotiate terms with Ravvas.

## Trivia

* This episode title is based on the Metal Machine song by Sabaton