Upon their reclaimed Tyrant vessel, the party found a trio of Clockwork Horrors in the ship’s hollow deck. Violent machines that they are, they quickly set out to attack the party. Thanks to quick planning of the party, their ambush tactics were successful, and the horrors were destroyed.
Searching the hollow deck after their combat, the party found a badly damaged autognome named Wizpop. Ultimately, Kiboko was able to help get him back in order.
With things finally calming down, the party set out on their original purpose. They set a course for H’catha, a planet at the far end of Realmspace populated with Beholderkin. They were headed there to retrieve adamantine from a meteor that hit the planet.
Days into their journey, crewmate and fellow cadet Miken appeared through the tunnels that connect the decks of the Tyrant. Miken informed the party that fire had broken out and gotten out of control in the galley.
The party followed him to the galley, fires still out of control, and found Officer Ryeback dead on the floor. As they approached his body, three magma mephits attacked.
The party dispatched the mephits. Then they worked together with the remaining cadets to put out the fires. As soon as the fires were put out, Charlie detected magic from a metal plate with a familiar sigil. It was similar to the one found in the sabotaged simulation decks back at the academy.
Wanting answers, the party quickly laid into nearby Miken. Inrim and Kiboko both used violence to intimidate the young cadet, who quickly gave up a confession. He offered all that he knew and swore he didn’t know anyone was going to die. All he knew was that a mercane offered to set him and his fiance up financially if he planted these plates on the Tyrant for him. Miken was expecting to be extracted by the mercane, whose name he did not know, at some point.
The party decided to have Idakath use their sending stone to communicate what happened back to Tarto. Tarto ordered them to stay where they were until she could arrive with reinforcements. The party argued amongst themselves and ultimately decided to travel one day closer to H’catha and wait there, fearing their location would be known to threats. So, there they traveled and waited… after tying up Miken, of course.
Next chapter: Spelljammer 2022 – Session 05, 2022-12-07