16 - A song of ice and more ice

General Summary

SHARP amber eyes

The party begin to battle with Atrix Forde, and find her one tough opponent, the battle is long and hard, with everyone bar Zar'ral Helvimtor going down towards the end.. leaving him alone in a one on one finale with his long-sought bounty. Fortunately, he pulls through by the skin of his teeth, and the group take time to recover. Although, some sort of black magic destroys Atrix' skull, preventing her from speaking upon defeat. The find some +1 studded leather armor, and 20,000 gil.

Some serious roleplay? NO! Let's make jokes

A day passes, and the group recovers. Vexacious Rein heads out on (unbeknownst to him) a date with Cid Raines, the prolific romancer. One could assume that Cid had hoped to bond a little with Vex, in his attempts to elicit some romantic response.. however Arrex Nairin tagged along, and along with Vex, left Cid feeling very insulted and offended. He did not have a good night.

Primus

The group head to the Primus Magitek Facility and meet with Wedge. They then head out south, and find the crashed airship that appears to have been that of Vex' parents. It appears to have been crashed and/or looted, as almost all furnishings have been stripped, and there are some red stains on the decking of the cabin. Black puddings attack, black puddings die.. not before being split repeatedly by slashing and lightning damage. Poor Arrex almost got eaten, his armor took a beating.

Favours and debts

The group manage, somehow, to fly the partially broken airship back to Primus. Kupo tries to sell Vex, and fails. Vex alone agrees to shoulder the 400,000 gil debt for the airships repairs. The ship, and Arrex' armour are repaired. Some more time passes..

Ice, ice, ice, ice, ice, ice, wind, more ice..

The group then head to the Windswept Castle in their new airship, with a prepared spell scroll of feather fall, ready to being their assault. Wedge, having agreed to help, pilots the airship as the group evade flying ice, rocks, and severe winds. The party leap off their airship mid dive, heroically entering the castle, ready to find the Ice Crystal.

Session end date: 3/5/279

Rewards Granted

30% xp, 20,000 gil, +1 studded leather armour, an airship.

Missions/Quests Completed

Killed Atrix Forde, but were unable to collect the bounty. (10% xp, 20,000 gil, +1 studded leather armor)
Found Vex' parents airship. (10% xp. An airship.)
Beat some black puddings. (5% xp.) Enter the Windswept Castle. (5% xp.)