Shriekers
"Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends."
John 15:13
The crew of the Invictus had taken a desperate gamble. Engines dormant, power extinguished, adrift, suspended in weightlessness, their very breath crystallizing in the frigid air. A shroud of magic, woven by one of their own, offered some respite from the encroaching bitter cold. Their plan was to hide in the asteroid belt of a nearby gas giant, keeping the planet between them and their pursuers.
But fate, it seemed, had other designs for them. In the endless expanse of the asteroid belt that hides them from the relentless pursuit of Drow military ships, an ominous stillness hung. Then, in the heart-stopping beat of a moment, they felt it—a violent jolt. Impact after impact rocked the Invictus, shattering the delicate balance of their sanctuary, and sending them tumbling.
No alarms wailed, only the groaning of the ship's hull gave protest. Multiple hull breaches ripped through the vessel's sturdy frame, allowing precious atmosphere to bleed into the void. Panic gripped the crew as they desperately scrambled mentally for a lifeline. With the ship's power extinguished, emergency force fields lay dormant, and an inability to seal the insidious breaches.
Their AI, Vicky, had charted a course through this perilous terrain, and she is known for her precision. But this was no ordinary collision, and the darkness held secrets they had not imagined.
As the crew grapples with their rapidly deteriorating situation, their minds raced with questions. What had they truly stumbled upon in the heart of this labyrinth of asteroids? What had struck them with such force? The black beckons to them, as hypoxia and the frigid cold take their toll.
The answers will not remain shrouded for long though, for the answers are coming for them. And it will test their mettle like never before.
Wait, you hear a familiar sound...Is that the clicking of heels?
DM Note:
Don't forget you made a promise to get William to the Absalom Station. There is something coming, and the one person who knows how to fight against it is dying. You were told by Valeria that William is the only one who can save the life of that person. The adventure is titled "Bill Dies In The End".
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