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.