Plague of Xiticix

Encounter 1)

Xiticix trail smoking hoverplatform into tree clearing.

Immediately tailing the platform are 2 Regular Warriors w/ TK Rifles and 8 Green Warriors w/Maces and Spears coated in poison.

Watching from behind cover is a Hunter. Once the forces lead by the hunter are slain, it retreats for reinforcements.

Dorgo catches his breath after the battle, and explains

“Something riled them bugs up bad. We wuz doin a supply run out to Black Sands, like we been doin the last few weeks.. Everything was going well, then we see the whole sky flash and hear the bigest booms ever… The indians didn’t like that one bit, they told us to pack up and leave… Their leader Gold Fox came out and was shoutin orders, I saw them preparing as if for a large battle… So I kicked ole Bertha (points to hover platform) into “Fast” and me and Deek tried makin it back here with what supplies we could. About half a klick outside the base we saw a black swarm descend upon it from the south, last I saw it looked like they were gettin overrun pretty bad. We made it about another 2 miles when a buncha the bugs spotted us. They tailed us and managed to shoot up Bertha pretty good or I woulda outrun em.”

A Larmac female comes out and begins wailing about her dearest (and very dead and half eaten) Deek… The whole tribe comes out of their huts and starts wailing…

Dorgo mutters something about “females” and tells the group

“We gotta tell Doma, maybe he kin get Master Dae Ghuul to tell us what to do!” Then he tries to get the party to go into the church.

Doma is fevrently praying at the altar when the PC’s approach with Dorgo in the lead. Dorgo gives him an akward bow but before he can say a thing Doma rises and faces the group.

“Greetings, faithful and champions, what buisness do you present the Church?” he intones.

After hearing of the attack, his face turns grim.

“Dae Ghuul has fortold these dark times. He says it is but another trial of the Dragongods to test our purity of spirit and dedication to the cause. I spoke with him yesterday evening when I brought him his meals, and he told me to give you this.”

*hands Dorgo a sealed scroll with the symbol of dragonwright in redwax*

“Over these last few months the indians of Dark Sands have been kind and provided us with much. They are ones who have lost the old ways of their people, and Gold Fox is not welcomed to the tents you see nearby here. His people rejected the old beliefs of the Sioux, and for it they are considered renegades by those who have chosen to camp here.

Dark times do not allow for such bickering, The True Church Of Dragonwright will send representatives to Gold Fox of Dark Sands. You will deliver him this scroll I have given you, and tell him of the Glory of the Dragon gods, more ancient than even these peoples way of worship, and more powerful. They will see the Light in this statement and follow you, or they will be destroyed by the plague of insects you have seen. This Dae Ghuul has fortold, and it will be so.”

PCs have time to prepare for travel, while doing so a coded message comes from their TCDL badges. When hooked up a small dish ontop of the church, the message can be received and after a Radio:Basic skill check read the following:

From: Wavewatcher

To: MAGE

High level EMP and radio chatter to the far west of Tolkeen indicates a Nuclear Exchange of some sort. Possible incursion into Tolkeen territory emminent, request immediate damage assessment of coordinates 234.384 (Fargo) where EMP was detected the strongest. Creed decree of 100000 credit reward for information on Coalition forces operating and mission objectives in or around those coordinates. Advise extreme caution, additional nuclear strikes may be planned.

After the message is read, one of the Indian TP’s opens, and an elderly man named Grey Fox exits. He has a grey foxskin pelt cloak and carries a gnarled staff. Assisting him is a single indian Brave named Broken Fang. He has a tatoo of a jagged fang which goes across his face.

“If you must go to see those renegades, I am coming with you says Grey Fox. You know not their ways and will need someone to speak with their…*spits disdainfuly* leader.”

Dorgo and Keek also volunteer to go. They each have a Highwayman Motorcycle.

The trip is about 150miles to Dark Sands. Roll one random encounter.

About half way there they see smoke plumes, and find 3 destroyed atv vehicles. The signs of battle are everywhere but there are no bodies. The area is covered by a thick undergrowth, and the trees overhead are all at least 50′ tall conifers. Sniffing the air, the old man suddenly stiffens, then points up into a tree about 200′ away. There sits a lone warrior who doesnt seem to notice you…

If they attack it, upon dying it releases a chemical death scent that brings 4 more warriors.

Continuing on, once within 2 miles of Dark Sands the sounds of battle can be heard, including energy blasts, explosions and small arms fire.

About 500 xiticix are battling a walled in encampment of Indians. The wreckage of multiple robot vehicles is strewn in front of the southern wall. Here it seems the Xiticix are swarming, trying to hack and cut their way through the enclosed indians inside the fort.

The southern wall is heavily damaged and looks to almost have a hole broken directly through it. All of the guard towers are destroyed or deserted and as your watching a Xiticix Warrior manages to squeeze into one of the towers openings. It is clear the fort is about to fall.