People vs. Victoria Greshin Part 2

## Story

Seline checks in on Victoria and Whitman before she sends Cortez ahead South to scout. Cortez only sees normal travelers on the road. They continue on down the road. Bradley's now on shotgun, Malcolm's on horse in front, Talia’s on horse behind the carriage. The Constable previously behind the carriage is on top of the carriage. Cortez circling overhead spots what might have been a campsite, west off the side of the road. On closer inspection, Cortez sees 5 depressions in the tall grass where bedrolls might have been around the campfire. Seline and Talia move up to Malcolm to let him know about the campsite. Talia scents the air, smelling tallgrass, the sun on the gravel road and the scent of gunpowder. Talia grabs Seline hollering guns out before the road explodes behind her. The carriage goes up in a ball of fire. Explosion kills the driver and the Watchmen on top of the carriage. Bradley manages to leave and tumbles away while the other two are thrown aside by the wreckage of the carriage. Five individuals rise up out of the grass beside the road. Talia misses them with Death's Whisper but hits one with Retribution. A swarm of glowing white cicadas form out of Seline's spiritual weapon and attack one of the 42nd. However her Toll the Dead has no effect this time. One of the 42nd rises and points what looks like a gun made of wood and metal. Black red energy shoots from it into beams at Seline and Talia. Missing Talia but hitting Seline. The reddish black energy flows out from his left hand surrounding Talia leaving her with the stench of sulfur (hex). One of the 42nd lifts a boxy looking gun and hits Talia with two bullets from a burst. Malcolm pulls out two pistols and aiming shoots two undamaged 42nds in the chest. Bradley moves up and tries to shoot one of the 42nd but they duck out of the way. Talia gives the 42nd castor a nasty toothy grin while her eyes glow slightly before she crosses her arms over her chest and the black smoke of her hex surrounds him. Then retribution misses but not Death's Whisper. Seline's swarm of cicadas attacks one of the 42nd and her Toll the Dead hit the caster. The hole in his chest is bleeding but also now turning black and necrotic. He's having a hard time breathing and standing. One of the 42nd hit Seline. Another aims at Bradley and his gun jams. A third's rifle broke he pulls out his holdout pistol and misses his shot at Malcolm. The 4th 42nd slashes Seline twice with his sword. The last 42nd with his boxy chatterbox gun hit Seline with another bullet before his gun jams. Malcolm taking careful aim jams one of his guns and shoots the guy with the chatterbox with the other. Bradley misses is with a shotgun. Talia's first shot finishes off the caster but her second misses. Seline's cicadas attack one of the 42nd while she heals herself. The first 42nd fails to unjam his rifle but hits with his holdout pistol. The 42nd with two swords hits twice both on Seline. The last 42nd (a gnome) with the chatterbox unjams it but misses with a shot. Malcolm unjams his gun aims and shoots the chatterbox out of the gnome's hand. Bradley moves up almost shoves his shotgun in one of the 42nd stomach and shoots but doesn't kill him. Talia kills one of the 42nd. Seline misses with her spiritual weapon but not with her Toll the Dead. The gnome goes to retrieve his chatterbox and continue to move away but Malcolm knocks him out with the butt of his gun. One of the remaining 42nd jams and unjams his holdout pistol. While the other misses his shot. Malcolm misses one of the 42nd and kills the other. While Bradley kills the other one with his holdout pistol. Seline casts Hold Person on the gnome along with Cure Wounds. Malcolm immediately begins to shackle him before Seline heals him, Bradley, and herself. One of the 42nd is wearing an armband of the 42nd and his holdout pistol has the sword and stake of the Venassi on it. Seline tries to question their prisoner. The Prisoner won't respond aside from staring at Talia. Talia's Charm Person didn't affect the prisoner. She quickly what was behind him and places her hand over his mouth and orders him to be stripped. Although initially perplexed at Talia’s insistence, when she explains about the amulet, the gnome is quickly relieved of clothing and the amulet (gold with the sword and stake of the Venassi). Seline makes him a toga out of her linens before they knock him out. They set up the estate with the door facing the remnants of the prison carriage. As the 42nd bodies (and the 2 constables from the carriage) are being brought into the outside of the estate, they tell and show Victoria the truth about her rescue endeavor. They ride the rest of the way to Airpike.

## Characters

### Players

* Seline Argent
* Talia Grey

### NPCs

* Constables
	+ Malcolm Marcus
	+ Whitman
	+ Bradley