Built from Pain Part 5

## Story

Of the diagrams on the table, one is an exo-harness with a spine that attach to the back but on the diagrams the spine is crossed out in red. One is for the cranial implant and included are details on which portions of the brain to keep. There are also notations on the fluid composition of the blood oil for maintaining the biological and mechanical parts. The latest diagram is the cranial implant at about a month to month and a half ago. After collecting the diagrams to put in the bag of holding, Seline and Talia also find another record dated a few days after the one they found upstairs. They pass through the study, through the dining room to the kitchen. Seline spies a pot large enough to put the head in. That pot mysteriously winds up in their estate. They chase another zombie (who is on another floor) back to the study without encountering it. Talia and Seline decide to return to the third floor. Seline plays the record while Talia keeps watch. Victoria says in the last record that the animalistic nature of her last experiment is not suitable for a final project and she fears that she has to relocate elsewhere. As the record ends the last mechanozombie drops from the rafters above. Death's Whisper and Retribution end that zombie. Two more pop out of the hole in the floor, one getting hit with Toll the Dead as it pops into view before it slam attacks Seline. Talia deftly dodges the other one's slam attack and put it out of its misery with Retribution. Seline’s Toll the Dead ends the other. Checking these 3, they have more clothes on than the others and around the neck of one is a familiar red handkerchief with three black marks (Bandits of the Black Teeth Mountains). At this point, Talia is reminded the first time they went through the Crossroads the sheriff told them about a woman who went after the Harnvel Bandits and didn't return. Talia gathers the bodies onto the first floor while Seline alerts the Constable's office, DMP Outpost and Daniel Vance. Seline updates Daniel and it doesn't take as well. Constable Tarren and Joshua arrived at Victoria's house to find Talia waiting for them. Talia brings them up to speed on the current state of things. When Seline returns she conducts the ritual for divination and ask the Undertaker where can they go to stop Victoria Greshan. The bone dissolves to dust leaving one word, Jaldin. They stopped at Joshua's DMP Outpost to find Vance there asking about the whereabouts of Victoria Greshan. Talia says nothing but shows all present the poster of the missing people in Jaldin. When Daniel grasps the implications, he slumps. As Joshua's suggests, they're on the next train to the Jaldin. Disembarking at Villvale, they make their way to the Constable station / DMP Outpost. The doors slam open the wind kicks up as they enter the station. Talia makes her way to the DMP side. Where she meets Jameson who is less than excited to see her and her new shiny badge. He calls over an over gentleman and Talia brings them both up to speed. The older DMP guy said that he's already sent several members down to Jaldin but hadn't heard word back yet. He offers backup but Talia declines saying she'll send word if she needs more help. Meanwhile Seline walks towards walks toward Constable Rockspring, lightly, ethereally. A gentle breeze is still fanning her hair and coat out behind her and her eyes are white as she walks up to Constable Rockspring and asks, "did someone call for an Undertaker?" Seline then proceeds to terrify the poor constable. While in the process of scarily explaining to the constable, Talia arrives and brings the Constable quickly up to speed. Incidentally telegram to set up to the core five cities, Bluepeak, and Clearwater. Crankshaft is also supposed to be getting one. Talia says they'll send a raven. Talia almost got shot in Jaldin at a brothel when the worker refused payment. Golden Meadow and Dran are both small communities on the way with less than 200 people each at about a dozen families at the most. Golden Meadows first less than a day from Villvale. Dran is a day away from Golden Meadow. Jaldin be seen from about a mile out. The flat plains give way to a small ravine and Jaldin is small town on the other side. Smoke is rising from Jaldin. They gallop in and find bodies on the outskirts and buildings that are smoking shells. Jaldin population is usually five to six hundred people.

## Location

* Villvale
* Dran
* Golden Meadow
* Jaldin

## Characters

### Players

* Seline Argent
* Talia Grey

### NPCs

* Victoria Greshan
* Daniel Vance
* Constables
	+ Tarren
	+ Rockspring
* Deadman's Promise (DMP)
	+ Joshua Wilben
	+ Jameson