Tor Megiddo: The Exile - Part 3

Night Ambush

And over the Barrens roamed the exiled Purebred. And in the blood-red Light of dusk and dawn, the wild animals of the wastes they hunted and the refuse of the time before the Great Hunger they collected.

For these are the ways of the Yaike Yaike and to survive wanted the Purebred.

And when the Light was high in the sky, in ravines and in the leering shades of rocks they rested. And there, in council sat the Keeper of the Flesh with the Great Father and the Warfathers.

And from the Book of Da-Ar-Vin, a map Mahela showed them, telling of the abandoned Pit of Sarkon where in ancient times the Servants of the Skull-Cog drew the Blood and Flesh of the Mother and turned them into wondrous synth-chems.

And over days and nights, their course over the Barrens the Purebred plotted, for to reach the Pit of Sarkon and claim the Synth Still for themselves.

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The Purebred, Venator Gang - Primary Skills: Brawn & Cunning. Secondary Skills: Combat & Ferocity

• Great Father Arun (Hunt Leader, Orlock Legacy): Chainglaive, Shotgun with Solid & Scatter Ammo, Cyber-mastif. Skill: Crushing Blow. Experience: 1 - 330
• Snapper (Cyber-mastif): Experience: 0 - 100
• Warfather Jax (Hunt Champion): Heavy Stubber, Knife, Suspensor. Skill: Overwatch. Experience: 1 - 290
• Warfather Dez (Hunt Champion): Flamer, Sword, Frag Grenades. Skill: Infiltrate. Experience: 3 - 275
• Yash the Loyal (Hunter): Laspistol, Chainsword, Krak Grenades. Experience: 0 - 130
• Larg the Tribesman (Hunter): Shotgun with Solid & Scatter Ammo, Knife, strip Kit. Experience: 2 - 110
• Kurk the Blemished (Hunter): Laspistol, Sword, Mesh Armour. Experience: 2 - 95
• Mahela, Keeper of the Flesh (Rogue Doc) - 50
• Skar the Prospector (Dome Runner) - 20

You can find the rules for the scenario at https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-aj9IJqXOWrAc_oNZwJsNfVoR8U3O1ljoN6AZNANTDo/edit?usp=sharing.

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And vile, skulking came Mutants, gleaming their narrow eyes, twitching their monstrous limbs, for to kill and steal. And break the silence did their rusted weapons.

And voice to his gun gave Warfather Jax before for cover diving. And loyal Yash a grenade tossed and one Mutant screamed.

And though many a rusted gun clicked empty and another Mutant fell to smart Larg's shells, forward came the treacherous bred.

And as for help he called, hit was loyal Yash.

And though Mahela could not help him to recover, draw his screams did Great Father Arun from his slumber. And on the Mutants set he Snapper as Warfather Jax rose and fire opened.

And thunder came from the Great Father's gun too and another Mutant to the ground blasted.

And to a secure place smart Larg dragged Mahela.

But from the Purebred's backs came the other Mutants and to their shots had Arun and Jax to bow.

And with the Great Father down, away crawled the Mutants that had been felled to nurse their wounds.

And more of their vile ilk from yet another quarter approached.

But to their senses more of the Purebred were coming, out of their shelters into the gunfire lit night.

And as always quick to anger, summon fire did Warfather Dez and two Mutants burnt.

And despite his wounds, rose Great Father Arun and roared his chainglaive, a path clearing for Warfather Jax to crawl to safety.

And to finish the ablaze Mutants moved smart Larg, but wide in the dark went his shots.

But many were still the Mutants and though again their rusted weapons some of them failed, on the dust lay Snapper and Skar.

And though he could not but shelter in cover with Mahela and Jax, loud rang Arun's voice and panic did not take the Purebred.

And last to emerge from the huts was Kurk the Blemished and behind a Mutant he dashed, his sword wetting in tainted blood, before cover seeking.

And to finish yet another Mutant went Larg.

But still high was the night and in its embrace hold did the Mutants' nerve. Loud sounded their guns and to the ground more Purebred went.

But again the thunder of Arun's voice rung and to mend Larg went Mahela.

And forward charged Warfather Dez and pained screams filled the night.

And so chilling were the screams that finally relented the Mutants and back into the darkness they vanished.

And though badly wounded laid Snapper, as the Light rose clean the Mutant corpses the Purebred picked.
Meager was the bounty from such filth, and yet this is the way of the Yaike Yaike. For you keep which that belonged to those you kill.

Tor Megiddo: The Exile - Part 2

The Housting

And in Perishton, laid Greatfather Arun and Mahela to mend their wounds. Outside raged Red Wind and yet rumours came of the Cogforsaken.

Not to Ferrugo Pass where the broken Tors lie they returned upon exacting their vengeance on the Purebred. Through the Scorched Plain and the Barrens they wandered, for to emerge from Red Wind and to prey upon the sheltered Yaike Yaike. Great was their ire and great the pain on the Yaike Yaike they meted upon.

And so it was that when Red Wind went, to Perishton came the Council of the Elders. For a price must be paid by those that anger the Skull-Cog and its servants. And to Great Father Arun the Elders spoke and their word was exile.

And so Great Father Arun rose and led the Purebred down the dusty path away from Perishton. But alas, some of the Purebred were not present.

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The 7 of Xenos (Diamonds), was the card I drew to generate the Territory that will be the Purebred's prize should they survive the wilds of Tor Megiddo: an abandoned Synth Still.

For the gang itself, I went back to the Venator Gang list and put together a roster worth 1250 credits.

The Purebred, Venator Gang - Primary Skills: Brawn & Cunning. Secondary Skills: Combat & Ferocity

• Great Father Arun (Hunt Leader, Orlock Legacy): Chainglaive, Shotgun with Solid & Scatter Ammo, Cyber-mastif. Skill: Crushing Blow - 330
• Snapper (Cyber-mastif) - 100
• Warfather Jax (Hunt Champion): Heavy Stubber, Knife, Suspensor. Skill: Overwatch - 290
• Warfather Dez (Hunt Champion): Flamer, Sword, Frag Grenades. Skill: Infiltrate - 275
• Yash the Loyal (Hunter): Laspistol, Chainsword, Krak Grenades - 130
• Larg the Tribesman (Hunter): Shotgun with Solid & Scatter Ammo, Knife - 95
• Kurk the Blemished (Hunter): Laspistol, Sword - 80
• Mahela, Keeper of the Flesh (Rogue Doc) - 50

You can find the rules for the scenario at https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-aj9IJqXOWrAc_oNZwJsNfVoR8U3O1ljoN6AZNANTDo/edit?usp=sharing.

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At the busy bazaar and at the bloody fighting pit and at drinking dens were the stranded Purebred.

And word of their exile spread and a mob gathered. Long was the road out of Perishton and anger was in the eyes of the mob.

And a fat merchant led the mob, insults shouting. Close to him came the paymistress of Perishton and her workers, stones throwing at Warfather Dez.

And the water peddler and his customer turned to Larg and Warfather Jax.

And fists raised went the paymistress and a worker at Warfather Dez. But still stood the warrior's hand, forward his feet moving.

And then it was Kurk the Blemished that drew his pistol and at the fat merchant shot.

Shouting came an old miner at the Blemished, wildly swinging his shovel.

And rock salt shot Larg the Tribesman where the water peddler and his customer stood. Away to dive behind his stash went the peddler as on the ground for breath gasped the other man.

And more workers seeing coming at him clubs in their hand, for his sword went Warfather Dez and on the ground laid the paymistress.

Up stood the fat merchant, slugs flying wild as for him came Warfather Jax, for his heavy stubber to ram into the bulging belly.

For the miner went Larg, knife flashing, and to grab the merchant goods run Kurk.

His wit regained the water peddler and for his gun he fumbled.

And barged Warfather Dez past the workers, his fists and shoulders to the ground sending them.

Down the road and out of Perishton sped Kurk, the casket with him.

An again at the water peddler shot Larg, but behind debris dived the man.

And barred was Warfather Jax's way, but reeling down he sent the man.

And the water peddler's gun barked, Larg halting in his track.

But quickly up stood the Tribesman and back he shot.

And though wounded, still the man stood, the Warfathers' escape to block. Both flame and knife it took for him to give up, so that away could Warfather Jax drag him.

And the man's cries hearing, finally down broke the water peddler, away running from Larg.

And to Mahela, Warfather Jax carried his captive. And with wise words and threats both, the hardened prospector they convinced to join the Purebred.

And with Kurk rejoined Larg to open the casket and share the loot. New and harder plates of mesh went to Kurk and for himself a strip kit took Larg the smart.