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    Before the shuttle crash Anika is still trying to focus on the box and what it reminds her of. 'Where are you from? Is it the Scarric ruins? Unlikely when we're this far out. Closer to what's supposedly on Kao-li though I've never seen it first hand.' There was always the other thing of course.

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    If it's related to old research, I'll try this a different way.

    Scrutiny on the box and the alter to look for anything that might be a language.
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    Trade (Archaeology) to compare it to old projects and digs that Anika might be aware of.
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    Forbidden Lore (Xenos) for any similarities to the buildings on Kadath
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    The shuttle apparently crashing does jolt her out of this revery. 'That seems awfully coincidental. Or is this really just that terrible a weather to fly a shuttle in?'

    To Felidae, 'There's always a chance they aren't hostile. Stranger things have happened.' On the matter of defence, 'Never needed flares when these things let me see in the dark. Anyone who is a better shot is of course welcome to borrow them.'

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    I'd much rather discover friendlies from the safety of a fortified position - then hostiles while standing around in the open, like a fool.

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    Felidae has nothing of the sort. So that's great.

    So Felidae has several points on her agenda:

    - Is the fallen tower top useful as a defensive position? Does it offer lines of sight and fire as well as cover?
    - If we can get into defensive position, I'd like a ring of flares lighting up the approaches, to give us an advantage over anyone approaching.
    - Lastly, I'd like to try and frag the ice covering the entries to the part of the tower still upright. The ice might be the original, uncovered windows. The tower might be clear inside. It might also be a better defensive position.
    - For the fragging, if nothing better presents itself, Felidae will try to pack snow around the grenade, to keep it pressed against the ice - and direct as much of the force towards it - then pull the ring.
    - She will also warn the others to stand well clear.

    I just hope we have time for this before the shots start flying.

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    Just before the flaming shuttle jolted her from her thoughts of the box, Anika managed to hit the nail on the head. It wasn't a language, as far as she could tell. Lots of decorative patterns, but nothing that looked like words. It was Kadath. Something about the designs, the way the carvings spiraled and flowed around one another, reminded her of Kadath. This planet was a long way from there, and the architecture of the original inhabitants, such of it as they could see, was very different. Nonetheless, there it was.


    The fallen spire offered plenty of cover, though the ice in the upright part appeared to be solid all the way down. Remembering the descent, Hannabel knew the weather might well be just that bad. If they had clipped one of those ice pillars a little harder than she had, or if the engines started icing over, or sucked in a big chunk of ice...

    There was absolutely something else down here, though. The comms lit up, someone broadcasting on all frequencies. "Mayday! Captain Macharius, if you're out there ... pinned down in the shuttle ... us surrounded." The sounds of gunfire filled the channel. "... frak they coming from? Grenades, grenades!"

    Distantly, through the storm, they heard a muffled explosion. The survivors of the crash were engaged in combat.
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    "Lord Captain! Our boys are under attack! Permission to get out there with the Praetorians and get the men to safety!"

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    Macharius looks out towards the sound of battle. Permission to lead a rescue mission denied, Mistress Shanx.

    He speaks into the vox, his voice resounding and authoritative. Men of Absalom! You will hold the line! By the will of the God-Emperor, you will not falter! Reinforcements are incoming. Until we arrive, you will hold the line, whatever may come. Your life is the Emperor's, and He sees to his own. You will not fear. You will not retreat. And you will not fail. For the Imperium and Absalom!

    He turns back to Hannabel and draws his new power sword. The gold inlay shimmers and refracts light as crackling blue energy springs up around it. You may, however, accompany your Lord-Captain into glorious battle against the foes of Mankind. They mock our divine right to this planet by assaulting our men. We shall show them the error of their ways.

    He turns and strides out, drawing his plasma pistol in the other hand. Murphy! Fire for suppression. Almagor! Precise shots. The Praetorians follow, Murphy unslinging his autogun while Almagor draws the hellgun.

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    Hannabel shrugs. "As you wish, Lord Commander," she acknowledges.

    Drawing her laspistols, she prepares to follow the captain outside, but before heading out, she flips up the face shield on her helmet and whispers to Anika: "Yer might want to stuff some of those goodies into yer satchel, ladyship, whether you're coming with us or not. Just in case we have to beat a hasty retreat. Be a shame to come away empty-handed."

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    Felidae doesn't waste time on theatrics - she simply sprints off towards the sound of fighting.

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    Quote Originally Posted by rax View Post
    "Yer might want to stuff some of those goodies into yer satchel, ladyship, whether you're coming with us or not. Just in case we have to beat a hasty retreat. Be a shame to come away empty-handed."
    Sometime during Macharius' speech Anika has come to a realisation about why the box seems so familiar. She likely takes a few moments too long to respond to Hannabel and only manages a nod. If there was any chance that it could help she needed to open it, and if the box was somehow dangerous there was every chance she was already affected by it. Besides, she had to know. After Felidae leaves she will follow Hannabel's suggestion and finish by opening the box.

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    ++Well we should travel as a combined unit, lest these unknown attackers pick us off one by one++

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    Quote Originally Posted by Leon View Post
    ++Well we should travel as a combined unit, lest these unknown attackers pick us off one by one++
    Worry not, techpriest. We have comms and flanking on our side - and hopefully range and surprise. Also, Macharius' words sounded like an order to me.

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    ++Worry that we also have a disruptive snowstorm and no idea what we are fighting yet, an order for you maybe a suggestion for me++
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    As the others charged out into the snow, Anika was able to take a moment to scoop the shards and fragments into a bag. The box would be trickier - it was stuck in the ice, and the locking mechanism was some complicated alien thing that she didn't know how to open. It looked like it was made out of a sort of plastic, layered silica or something similar. Chipping the box out of the ice whole and tossing it in the bag was much faster than trying to get it open. For now.


    Anika was behind the others as they ran towards the sounds of fighting, arriving last. The shuttle had skipped along the ground, carving deep furroughs in the ice before coming to a stop. It was torn open in a couple of places, the hull smashed in by the force of the landing. The cockpit had been crushed, the canopy shattered, and the ice around the front stained red. One of the wings had torn off, its pieces scattered across the surface. The men that had been inside were dug in around the wreckage, firing their guns into the storm. At first, Macharius couldn't see what they were shooting at.

    Felidae could, though. The sensor systems in her helmet included thermal, which turned the image of the battlefield from one of whites and greys with the rare splash of colour to one dominated by deep blue. The ruined shuttle was an angry red splotch, the flaming wreckage scattered about ranging from orange to rapidly cooling yellow. In and around the shuttle, darting out of the storm to attack, were the creatures.

    To Felidae and Anika, looking at them through thermal images, they were oddly-shaped blobs of heat, lean and hunched. To the others, they were like ghosts. Hard to see in the storm, translucent, pale. They had large, bulbous yellow eyes and wide mouths filled with too many teeth. Patches of phosphorescene ran along their backs, and their arms ended in clawed hands. Some carried weapons, pistols or short blades of alien design, but others were unarmed, instead slashing with their claws or snapping their large jaws at their opponents. There weren't many - a dozen or so, though it was difficult to get an accurate count with how fast they were. As they watched, one of the Absalom Marines stopped firing, lowering his shotgun to reload. One of the creatures charged forwards, leaping his cover and bowling the man over. His scream was cut off as it lowered its head, tearing at his neck and chest with teeth and claws. The other marines turned, a combined volley of fire turning the horrible xenos into gobbets of translucent flesh.
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    Ravia moves toward whatever cover is on offer and snaps off a shot while considering what she can see of the creatures.

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    Before catching up with the others Anika will take the Wideawake pill. The trade off was probably worth it.

    She is momentarily shocked by the sight of the creatures but will shake it off. No time for that now. Perhaps they could draw some of the creatures away from the shuttle. Anika will open up with her bolter at the nearest targets.

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    Cursing the snow beneath her breath, Hannabel drops to one knee and steadies one of her heavy "Emperor's Will" laspistols before snapping off two shots in quick succession.

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    Macharius stows his pistol as they fight through the storm. He's not the best shot to begin with, and in this weather isn't likely to hit the broadside of a shuttle, let alone a xenos. As they approach and hear the sound of fighting, he palms a grenade from his bandolier.

    When the xenos hove into view, the Praetorians react faster than their master. Almagor snaps off a semi-automatic volley from his hellgun while Murphy sprays the area with autogun fire to keep the xenos down. Macharius takes cover and hurls a grenade. Felidae, now would be a good time to slaughter these vile beasts, eh? Do put that old boltgun to good use.

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    Almagor (1d100)[84] vs 80 (50 +30 unaware +10 short range +10 semi-auto -20 blizzard) damage (1d10+4)[11] pen 7. Extra hits (1d10+4)[14](1d10+4)[6]

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    Macharius (1d100)[44] vs 6 (blizzard and long range) scatter (1d10)[8] for direction and (1d5)[4] meters. Damage (2d10)[9], blast 4.

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    Felidae takes care to move somewhat to the right - making sure she can hose down the xenos with little chance of any stray shots hitting the marines around the downed shuttle. Then her stormbolter spits twin gouts of fire, launching bolt after bolt.

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    BS: (1d100)[41] vs 105 (BS 66 +10 range +20 full auto +10 Macharius inspiration)
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    Damage rolls: (1d10+5)[6] pen 4
    Damage rolls: (1d10+5)[8] pen 4
    Damage rolls: (1d10+5)[13] pen 4

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    It seems this old boltgun is eager to please you, my lord. It's unclear wheter Felidae is being polite, or ironic.
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    Macharius' praetorians opened fire, lasbolts and bullets flying. Hannabel's shots added to the torrent of fire, but the raging wind fouled their aim, and only Hannabel's shots found a mark. One of the horrible Xenos pitched backwards into the snow. Several heads whipped around and, with a keening screech, about half of the aliens turned away from the burning shuttle and charged towards this new threat. They were horribly fast, covering the long distance in long strides or sprinting on all fours. Three of them made it to melee range, claws raking at Macharius and his men. The Rogue Trader beat back the hail of blows with his sword, while his bodyguards simply retreated, backing away from their assailants. Then Felidae fired.

    The thumping boom of the storm bolter lit up the battlefield, mass-reactive shells turning the ground in front of the party into a killing field. Xenos were blown apart under the withering fusillade, all of the group that had abandoned the shuttle fight simply ceasing to exist over the span of a few seconds. The ones in combat with Macharius didn't seem to notice that their backup had vanished, though. Almagor smashed his opponent over the head with the butt of his gun, while Murphy struggled to keep his at bay. Down by the shuttle, things didn't seem to be going so well. The marines were fighting hard, but they lacked the heavy arms of Macharius' command squad. Anika saw one fall, and the rest retreated towards the open rear ramp of the shuttle, firing as they went.

    There seemed, somehow, to be more Xenos now than there had a moment ago. Another group had appeared atop the shuttle, two leaping down to crash into the backs of the retreating marines. Others streamed in out of the swirling snow, coming from somewhere on the far side of the wreckage. The vox lit up again, the panicked voice of the marine sergeant filling the channel.

    "Sir! They're everywhere! Don't know how much longer we can hold them!"
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    Ravia moves alongside the trooper struggling with his jammed gun and touches it uttering a brief praise to the machine in letting it function as it is needed
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    "Anyone with a big gun, get over to the shuttle! I'll help the Lord Commander!" Hannabel nearly shouts into her micro-bead. Drawing her falchion with her free hand, she charges clumsily through the snow, aiming a downwards cut at the nearest xenos beast.

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    Despite Hannabel's claim to be aiding Macharius, I'm actually assuming that one of the two Praetorians is closest, so she's trying to save that one's bacon first.

    Hannabel now has a pistol in one hand and her falchion in the other. She has the Ambidextrous talent, so she won't suffer any penalties as long as she doesn't try to attack with both in the same round.

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    Anika has been swearing as most of her bolter shells don't quite connect. The damned things were so fast. As Macharius could hopefully take care of himself, she will turn her attention to the new wave of xenos that were coming in to attack the shuttle.

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    Aha! So it's close combat you want, eh? Have at you, foul beast! Macharius bring his power sword to bear, slashing at the hulking xeno. Almagor, feel free to put that power sword to good use. Murphy, keep firing on the blighters. Marvelous shooting, Felidae! Keep it up and we'll be though this in no time.

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    Having done a bit of damage in one part of the battlefield - trying to keep her new friends safe - now it seemed a higher priority to help the marines escape this mess with their lives. Felidae swung the twin barrels of her stormbolter to the group of xenos feasting on the soft, tender flesh of the crewmen from the lander.

    With the briefest of prayers - emprah's fury, strike! - she once more unleashed upon them.

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    Damage: (1d10+5)[11] or (1d10+5)[13] - pick the best, 4 pen
    Damage: (1d10+5)[8] or (1d10+5)[15] - pick the best, 4 pen
    Damage: (1d10+5)[6] or (1d10+5)[10] - pick the best, 4 pen

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    Felidae and Anika turned their bolters on the newcomers, raking the xenos with fire. The bolt shells scythed through the xenos ranks, punching aliens to the ground or pitching them off the roof of the shuttle. The ones closest to the marines continued to press in, even as the ones near the back were cut down. They seemed single-minded, intent on getting at the men in the shuttle, no matter the cost in lives. Slowly, though, their numbers were thinning out. A few of the newcomers also had xenos pistols and these fired back, one of the needle-sharp rounds finding a crack in the finely-crafted power armour Felidae was wearing. The wound was small, but but it burned with caustic venom - Felidae's armour responded by flooding the area with localised painkillers and antitoxins, and the pain vanished.

    Meanwhile, Macharius and the praetorians traded blows with their enemies. Almagor switched on his borrowed power sword, cleaving his opponent in two and moving to help Macharius. The one fighting Hannabel and Murphy proved trickier to kill, ducking around every blow and snapping at them with oversized teeth. It was horribly quick, and the weather wasn't helping, the planet itself seeming to be fighting against them.
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    Swiftly bringing her falchion into a guard position, Hannabel manages to frustrate a counterattack from the xenos beast. Circling to keep it penned in between herself and Murphy, she tries to draw a bead on it with her laspistol, but soon realizes that it's far too quick. Then, an opening presents itself, and she instead lashes out with her falchion.

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    (1d100)[6] vs. 48 (WS 38 +10 BC mono-falchion, +10 aim, +10 enemy outnumbered 2:1, -20 weather)

    Damage (1d5+7 R, Pen 2)
    (1d5+7)[9]
    1d2 for possible Righteous Fury if dice roll is 5, with 2=RF (1d2)[1]

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    Anika is trying to ignore the melee going on nearby. If she had to draw her sword on these xenos she was probably in trouble. The bolter was working as long as her ammo held out.

    She will try to pick out any of the xenos that were shooting at her. At least they had their attention.

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    (1d100)[38]

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    Ah! Almagor! Good of you to join me, old chap! The blighter can't dodge us both. Have at you, xeno! Felidae, keep up the good work- you'll have them on the run in no time! Macharius' tone is bright and cheerful. He appears for all the world to be having a splendid time fencing with the slavering xeno monster.

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    (1d100)[49] vs 56 (weather is canceled out by aim and ganging up) damage (1d10+9)[15] pen 5

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    "Bloody weather!" Hannabel curses as the xenos once again dodges her attack. "Murphy, go low - I'll go high!" An opening presents itself, and Hannabel's falchion darts forward again.

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    Half Action: Attack with falchion
    (1d100)[37] vs. 48 (WS 38 +10 BC mono-falchion, +10 aim, +10 enemy outnumbered 2:1, -20 weather)

    Damage (1d5+7 R, Pen 2)
    (1d5+7)[12]
    1d2 for possible Righteous Fury if dice roll is 5, with 2=RF (1d2)[2]

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    "Yes, sir!" Almagor stepped up beside Macharius, sword held ready. The weapon crackled with energy, snow hissing into vapour as it struck the blade. The xenos seemed undaunted facing down two opponents with power swords, shifting back and forth on its feet and trying to find a hole in Macharius' defenses. It leaped back to avoid a thrust from the Rogue Trader, then darted forwards, sensing an opening, but it hadn't counted on the Praetorian. Almagor caught it with a backhand cut, energy from the sword ripping into its flesh. The creature burst into flame, dropping to its knees in the snow and wailing. Macharius swung his own sword in a wide arc, striking its head from its body. The horrible thing crashed to the ground and Almagor stepped lightly over the body to join Murphy. The other Praetorian was faring poorly, unable to land a strike despite help from both Hannabel and Magos Ravia. Hannabel's falchion flashed, blocking one strike from her opponent. It swept the blade aside, stepping in and raking the Sting's Master of Gunnery with razor-sharp claws. Murphy shouldered Hannabel out of the way, taking a second blow that would have eviscerated her. Grunting in pain, the Praetorian brought his autogun up in a defensive posture...

    Anika's bolter sang, and Felidae's sang with it. Muzzle flash burned through the blizzard, each shot sending light dancing across the ice. The three aliens who had fired at them vanished in a shower of blood and viscera, explosive shells taking them apart. The marines were fighting hard, but still falling, their enemies too numerous to, their weapons limited by the need to reload...

    Hannabel struck again, the falchion deflected by a swipe from the alien's claws. Murphy swung his autogun like a club, the heavy barrel narrowly missing the xenos as it jumped back, and onto the point of Almagor's borrowed sword. The Praetorian ran it through, the tip of the blade protruding from its chest. It hissed and spat as it died, trying to reach behind it to attack the man who had killed it. Almagor lowered the blade, and kicked the corpse to the ground. "Orders, sir?"

    Behind him, the Marines were finally managing to push back. They had retreated into the shuttle fully, the narrow opening funneling their enemies towards them. The combination of bolter fire and shotgun blasts was beginning to tell, the horde of enemies thinning considerably. One good push looked like it might break them, but one good push in the other direction might finish off the marines...
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    Anika will grin in satisfaction as her shells connected. Her firearms teacher might actually have been proud of her for that one. Despite Almagor's efforts, the rest of the fight at the didn't seem to be going as well though. 'Macharius. We're needed.'

    With the death of all the Xenos that were shooting at her, she will try to track one of the ones that had engaged the remaining marines.

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