Armored Island

Armored Island is the third arc of the campaign and the first of the Weapons Race Saga.

### Plot

#### Introduction

After arriving on Armored Island, the party is brought into the Armored Car Racing Dome. There, they witness a fan event in which fans could compete in a race against the current Champion Ismail. Ismail easily defeats the fans who are left severely injured. During the race Molino was trying to see the different bets the fans in the stadium would place and what they would bet. Some fans were betting to receive some prizes and Molino saw a recurring name: Carnisage. Sadly his investigation was cut short by almost getting caught by employees of the Dome. Eventually the party regroups in a local tavern. After grabbing a few drinks and listening in on a few trivial conversations they are visited by a man who reveals himself to be Marine Master Chief Petty Officer Sardo.

#### Investigation

Sardo actually states he has history with Molino and threatens to expose Molino's past as a slave unless they help him out in an investigation to find Klicker who is wanted for grave crimes against Baterilla Kingdom. The crew is tasked with finding out where Carnisage's labaratory is as the Navy believes Klicker is headed there to stock up on weapons. Sardo hints at a man named Iron Sand at the Foundry who could give them info. and before leaving mentions how he will be watching. After he departs the crew leaves the bar. As the sun goes down the streets fill with drunks. Those drunks start talking about Carnisage and one of them gets shot by a mysterious man. Molino tries to follow but is unable to find him. When they go towards the backstreets they see old people asking about their relatives near the armored car factory and getting shut down. Those old folk ask the party for help investigating the factory. The party enters the factory and they are greeted by Rattlers and realize that those creatures are actually the old folk's relatives that have been turned into cyborg like creatures whose cognitive function is reduced to almost none. Following a battle against them, they inform the elderly of the situation and leave for Iron Sand's Foundry. When they arrive Iron Sand is skeptical and flees leaving only a few papers about how the raw iron was headed towards the Klanky's Motel for a certain C.S. that the party recognizes as Carnisage.

#### Klanky's Motel

After a while at the motel they meet a mysterious man who rents the attic room but goes downstairs. They do the same a few minutes later and are sent into a weird room in the basement. After a while, they figure out that it leads to the island's old sewer system. In the sewer they realize Klicker is talking with a hologram of Carnisage who is telling him about the Exploding Round Gun and then dissipates. Klicker also leaves the room and Shortly after the party enters and searches the room, Sardo appears ready to take them down and bring them in. The party escapes into a sewer maze and end up fighting a few Marine Foot Soldiers in the old sewer before escaping outside of the Island's Fortification. However Sardo was waiting for them and a fight ensued in which most of the party was rendered unconscious but the backstreets of Armored flooded the battle and allowed our heroes to escape as a way to thank them for bringing peace to their relatives. The party then rushes off the Island

### Aftermath

After heading off the island the party is informed by News Coo that the Navy has placed a bounty of 1,5 Million Berries on Jobry's head as they falsely reported that Jobry shot a child in the chaos ensuing their encounter with Sardo. The crew also obtained 2 crates (12 guns) of the Exploding Round Gun and are now headed to Torino Kingdom to try and gain another of the 5 weapons Keikoku is searching. Molino and Shukufuku level up to level 2.