Eller is on the ship.
I'll get the Force powers done, but you only get anything if you didn't get one last episode- these two are closely linked (predictions then help with this story too).
The outer area of the fortress is not precisely defined- a lot of informal gatherings in all kinds of improvised buildings- so you can request to find whatever sort of gathering you like.
What you need to do, one way or another, is to get past the giant walls that separate you from the upper levels. You;re willing to bet they are pretty secure.
So Xavier wants to take a different route with this. An operation like this is going to have things that need fixed. Using his newly upgraded fix it score he wants to barter for favors and information with fixing people's broken equipment.
He may need a good talky person to come and help sell his abilities to other darksiders though.
How does everyone feel about splitting up to maximize our talents and efforts?
Xavier will go unto the ship to find Eller. Once he sees her, "Hello Eller, I wanted to let you know that it is safe to leave the ship."
Xavier continues, "It appears there is an army being built here under the influence Kuylen though so caution is probably a good idea."
Ush we know Adelmo is here correct? If not ignore the next part.
"Lady Adelmo is here as well."
"So what are your thoughts on this adventure so far?"
Azarl wants to get to exploring. Coming from a world littered with the ruins of broken empires himself, he finds the White Fortress fascinating. He agrees with Rand that bending whatever outsiders and stragglers we can find to our will might help us at least start our way up to Kuylen.
We have Intimidation in surplus. Only Relle and Gallador have Persuade. Leadership (Galder, Relle, Rand) might come in handy.
I'm counting on Intimidation being the most useful here, though.
"I don't have any answer for that," Galder snaps at Relle. "There's more going on here than we know, so until we know more, I don't know what to tell you. Kuylen's always been... complicated."
Galder proposes that they split up into two groups: "Whoever wants to follow me, and whoever wants to follow Rand."
Gallador is a bit stunned that Adelmo is here. He asks Eller if she knew that Adelmo is here.
"I cannot imagine the Kuylen and Adelmo cooperating willingly - there are mysterious powers at work here - maybe the person Rand saw in his vision?"
He is fine with splitting into two groups, since Galder and Rand can barely work together anyway. He could go with Rand's group and help with getting control over some darksiders that are at lowest level of foodchain here - maybe help them survive in exchange for support and information about the Fortess. Then Azarl and Relle should go with Galder to help him with social departement. Con could go with Rand's group to have some more muscle.
Galder is fine with Xavier's bartering plan so long as overall he listens to Galder. He welcomes Relle and Azarl to tag along but leaves it up to them, ultimately. Galder mainly wants to assert his dominance since Alvan has already pointed out that his reputation doesn't actually mean squat here.
"Whatever it is, I don't like it," Galder responds to Gallador. "There shouldn't be any connection there. Maybe another ruse? Using Kuylen's image to rally the troops?"
Galder will make sure his weapons are secure before venturing away from the ship they took in.
"'Complicated' is one word you could use to describe your relationship with your old master," Relle says, smirking.
"Where to, Captain Starkiller?" Relle teases. "Shall we go look at the big wall that keeps us from doing anything important? Or do you want to go show what a big strong man you are to some of the groups around here?"
She double-checks her blasters out of habit, the sleek dual-barreled pistols she crafted while learning her assassin's skills under the Fellowship. She then makes sure her lightsaber is just as easy to access, the double-bladed weapon she built after Adelmo destroyed her first lightsaber.
Eller won't give a direct answer, commenting that is simply 'makes sense' that Adelmo is here.
"Your fates are connected and this is too important for her not to be involved."
Yes, Alvan will leave you alone for now!
Leadership is a VERY handy skill with some people here!
Ok, give me a run-down of the two groups and what you will each try to do first.
In our group, Rand has the Leadership skill, and both he and Gallador have the Force power, though I'm not sure how useful that would be on other Force-users. I guess it depends on how powerful we are as opposed to them?
Azarl/Gallador/Rand group (based on what Rand said) sounds like it wants to go hunting for a group skulking around outside the White Fortress and see if we can find out more from them.
Since Rand used Foresight last episode, can he still get a Manifest Destiny for this episode?
And yes, Azarl had it. Rand wants to find a group that he can dominate with his skills and powers to put them under thumb, give him some protection, and in general found out about how things are run here and how we can move up.