The Kingmakers and River Pirates make their ambush plans for the Slave Caravan.
Kraypike's Ally Shastastak scouts ahead for the Slave Caravan Barges and reports back. They have been reinforced by Mercenaries. 20 Iron Wolves lead by Captain Martin DeVries and the Caravan Master has a new bodyguard.
Sir Cat appears in their midst a few hours ahead of the Slave Caravan in Panther form. He transforms and informs them that the Iron Wolves are secretly still in his employ and that it would be a bad idea to use Magic against the Slave Master's new bodyguard. He is a Suhudese Sword Saint.
Disguised as River Pirates they spring their ambush.
Sir Cat leaps across the river onto one of the barges and knocks the Caravan Guards one after the other into the water.
Rene rise up from the river and pulls himself onto the barge, He and his Rapier make short work Caravan Guards. His victims lay down face up staring at the sky with only one eye for eternity.
Ismael uses Illusion and Movement Magics to project the image of himself dressed as a Pirate, swinging on a rope over the river, with a Scimitar in his teeth. The then lands on the barge, overawes the Caravan Guards and offer their surrender. Then he leaps to the next barge and ends up confronting an old companion. After a few passes he surrender when he find their barge overwhelmed by the River Pirates.
Camouflaged as shrubberies, Dain carries Kraypike over the water, seemingly running on air. They are struck by an Explosive Fireball and burst into flames. Kraypike counters with Resist Fire and when they arrive at the Caravan Master's barge smash through his Caravan Guards. Dain destroys the brain of the Fire Wizard, but meets a challenge from the Caravan Guard Captain.
Seeoffs drags himself onto a barge and using his claws, cuts down the Caravan Guards, knocking them into the river.
Arteasian fires her bow from shore and picks her targets carefully. She drops the Caravan Sergeant and Wizard before the battle ends
Cirmi (aka Imric) levitates out of the water and jumps into a barge. Then using sword and sorcery makes short work of the Caravan Guards.
In the end the Caravan Guards and Wizards surrender, but the Suhudese bodyguard does not. He accepts a challenge from Rene. He introduces himself a Kenji Ombekimo. It quickly becomes obvious that the two are Masters.
Finally Kenji stumbles and finds Rene's Rapier point on his Great Helmets eye shield. He stand bows acknowledges his defeat, sheaths his sword and step aside. "I owe you a debt/ransom Master Rene."
The Kingmakers and River Pirates hear a gurgling sound from behind them to find Sir Cat cleaning his sword and to see the Caravan Master bleeding out on the deck.
After that it was all over, but for the dickering. Sir Ismael interrogated his old comrade Sandi ibn Mik'ael about the Djinn Lands and current events in Tredroy. When given the option of being sold as a slave or being entombed until a later date. He chooses to be entombed.
Sir Cat offers the former slaves a new life as Freemen on his lands. All, but a few Araterians accept his offer. He arranged for his new vassals to be escorted by the Iron Wolves to his lands. (Reaction Roll "17" and +6 modifiers.)
The 40 Araterrians accept Master Cirmi's aid in removing their Slave Brands, but suffer under under his care.
Lord Kraypike and Master Dain offer the River Pirates work as Mercenaries. After careful consideration he accepts and Master Dain pays them a large sum of gold in advance. When they start discussing travelling arrangements, Sir Cat offers them a solution.
He will guide the former River Pirates to his lands and house them their until Master Dain's return. He also offers them a supplementary contract as Mercenary Escorts for his new vassals. Captain Thrane eagerly agrees.
Then Sir Cat changes his orders for the Iron Wolves and has them escort the Araterrians to Tredroy and into the care of his friends among the Abolitionists to get them the rest of the way home.
The Kingmakers leave the former slave caravan behind and continue on to Simonton. Sir Cat says they will catch up in a day and a half and join them for the Crown Tournament.
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