Of Hawks & Horses

*Of Hawks & Horses* is the title of the sixth episode of the third season of The Numen Swell and the thirtieth session of the entire game.

This session was played on January 6th, 2019

## Of Hawks & Horses

### Writer

Jonny Christie, Matt Christie, Richie Maynard, Graeme McEneany, Kyle Muller

## Plot

Mikey seeks out the person responcible for the Pirate Lords extinction.

## Synopsis

Mikey arrives at Aarde port with his two men, Musket John and Walter. They head to the nearest tavern to “survey” the area. Mikey finds a wanted board with literally everyone he knows face plastered up with bounties. He immediately finds his closest allies and determines the prices are outrageously high. It is also terrifying to him. He considers sending Hawk with a message to the Armadillo but decides to not draw too much attention. Sonney is at the springs, just trying to relax when Jikelele and Kancane appear. The General hands the hybrid some supplies and Sonney asks why he keeps helping him. Before the albino can answer Sonney gets up and leaves. Jikelele asks what he plans to do and Sonney just answers “Start”. Kifo has a new freedom and prepares to depart Benki because reasons. He finds a withered old fishing vessel with a familiar name painted on the side. It’s the A Mural’s Bone. He rushes in to find the painting of Bennsyn and Daronna. He smiles and calls Tecnic to inform him he is going after the kraken and he’ll see him soon. This shakes up the Armadillo crew who also have to deal with Burrows. None of them, including Dex, are particularly thrilled of the journey they are now on. Speaking of Burrows, his new vessel, a Man-O-War called the Kygrjoda, arrives at a familiar port.

Mikey and his boys head to the stable to rent a cart for Lalolagi. They won’t sell to him because well, someone keeps buying all the horses. Mikey confronts one of the men who is buying horses and the outcome is… not great. They get into a fight and Musket is killed. Mikey also goes down and It isn’t until Burrows barges in demanding his horses that it becomes clear what just happened. He recognizes Mikey and has him brought to his ship. He then kills Walter because, he’s a villain.

Dex is still taking lute lessons with Ross Grimm, who finally cracks and takes the instrument from him, tosses it overboard, and tells him calmly he’s done. In either anger or some other Dex emotion he fires a “Hail of Death” into the ocean causing a tiny wave to head towards the Armadillo. It rocks the boat slightly but doesn’t cause any real damage, just confusion. Kifo is in a heated conversation with a man over a swivel cannon. The thing is, the man wants to give it to him free of charge but Kifo refuses and demands a price. It’s very aggressive. Kifo has rebranded the A Mural’s Bone as the “Wawindaji” and leaves Kurudi in charge of the island. The whole island. He takes two Darfellan with him and leaves. Mikey wakes up in a cell. He realizes he’s on a boat and get’s worried because, yeah. It doesn’t help that the guard is humming creepily in the corner. That’s when Burrows enters. Mikey is either relieved or terrified, it’s unclear. Burrows hands Mikey a tin with rum in it and tells him to drink. Mikey obliges. They talk about what Mikey is up to. The boy begins his rehearsed speech about wanting to join forces to take out the Navy and he even mentions that he killed Admiral Mint. Burrows has one of his men bring a bag into the room and he shows Mikey the head of Sirene. It confuses the boy so Burrows takes it one step further. He has Mikey released and brought to another room where inside is a very disfigured Quincy Mint is some sort of healing chamber. He leaves Mikey in there to piece together the situation. Sonney has started. He’s been actively killing any Hadozee he can find. Not exactly the smartest plan but an effective one none-the-less.

Burrows is having a meeting with his masters about what to do with a major player from the Unfading Crew on the ship and also the punishment for the men who failed his orders. Fletcher suggests killing the boy but Burrows believes he could lead them back to Tecnic. He then suggests they allow him to roam free and not only show they can be “partners” but also see what he will do with freedom amongst them. Burrows then has the men from the stable answer for their crimes by beating each other senseless until they learn their lesson. The last two standing get to live. They comply and he is true to his word. Kifo informs his two men that they are heading north towards an uncharted island but will most likely also fight the Kraken. They are less than enthused. Mikey is still trying to absorb all the information he has when Crufire enters and brings him to Burrows office. The captain offers him food and a seat and admits they got off on the wrong foot. Mikey notices the notes about Fancy Anansi on the table and immediately starts giving Burrows any and all information he has on the pirate lord. Seems they both have things to gain from this partnership. Burrows gives him a cabin and sends him away. Crufire leads him to his cabin and subtly hints that pirates always stick together, particularly those who are connected to the Montgomery family and hands the boy a concealable knife.

## Cast

### Main

* Benjamin Tecnic
* Sonney Griffin-Thorne
* Kifo Pomboo
* Mikey
* Dex
* Jack Burrows
* Quincy Mint

### Supporting

* Hawk
* Gregory
* Ross Grimm
* Kurudi Amenkufa
* Kancane
* Jikelele
* Crufire Fletcher
* Sirene

### Guest

* Musket John
* Walter
* Moja
* Mbili

## Trivia

* Matt Finger did not appear in this session.
* The title if a reference to the novel *Of Mice & Men* by John Steinbeck.