TO: EVERYONE | avengers, assemble!

[falcony]

[ this comes through clear and is broadcast to everyone, though by this point sam is very aware that a good amount of people won't catch it. he tries, anyway, knowing some responses may be off or delayed or corrupted from a select few people, but he's not going to limit this.

he has enough information at this point. something is wrong, and it's not faction-focused. they need to act, and they need to act now. ]

THIS IS A CALL FOR ALL SUMMONED CURRENTLY NOT MIA
IN CASE IT HASN'T MADE IT TO YOU YET- SOMETHING'S HAPPENED
A GOOD PORTION OF SUMMONED AND LOCALS ALIKE HAVE GONE MISSING
AND IT WASN'T THEIR CHOICE
I'VE GOT REPORTS FROM THE FREE CITIES, SOLVUNN, AND THORNE ALIKE
AND FROM MY EXPERIENCE, WHEN THIS SORT OF STUFF HAPPENS, YOU HAVE TO ACT FAST

SO I'M SETTING UP A SEARCH AND REPORT SYSTEM FOR ANYONE WHO WANTS TO HELP
IF YOU'RE WORRIED ABOUT YOUR SAFETY OR THIS ISN'T YOUR JAM, FINE
BUT IF YOU WANT TO HELP, HERE'S WHAT WE KNOW:

- ANYONE MISSING HAS CORRUPTED ACCESS TO WHATEVER NETWORK THIS IS, AS WELL AS THE HORIZON

- THEY'VE BEEN TAKEN BY FORCE ACROSS ALL FACTIONS

- WE DON'T KNOW WHERE THEY ENDED UP, BUT AT LEAST SOME OF THEM ARE CONCIOUS ENOUGH TO REACH OUT

-THEY’VE ENDED UP TOGETHER


PLANS RIGHT NOW INCLUDE:

HORIZON PATROLS TO SEE IF WE CAN CHECK ANYONE WHO CAN MAKE IT IN, NO MATTER HOW SHORT
>> I'M GOING TO BE SETTING UP A HOME BASE AT MY PLACE IN THE HORIZON.
>> A LOT OF Y'ALL HAVE BEEN THERE BEFORE
>> SHOW THE WAY FOR NEWBIES,
>> IF YOU STILL NEED HELP, I CAN DIRECT
>> ITS A PLACE TO DROP INFO OR JUST CHECK IN
>> WE’LL HAVE SHIFTS
>> HILDA AND PETRA ARE TAKING THE LEAD HERE

INVESTIGATION INTO KIDNAPPING SITES
>> ONLY GO IN GROUPS
>> AND I SWEAR TO GOD— BE CAREFUL
>> WE DONT KNOW WHAT WERE UP AGAINST

INFORMATION COORDINATION ACROSS FACTIONS
>> YOU MIGHT GET CONTACTED BY SOMEONE NAMED NATASHA
>> SHE'S HELPING ME OUT
>> DONT PISS HER OFF— IM WARNING YOU

REACHING OUT TO LOCAL AUTHORITIES / OFFICIALS TO SEE WHAT THEY KNOW AND WHAT THEY CAN OFFER
>> IM GONNA BE TALKING TO THE PM OF CADENS,
>> BUT PEOPLE IN SOLVUNN AND THORNE WILL NEED TO SHARE WHAT THEY LEARN


IF YOU HAVE ANY INFO ON ANY OF THIS, NOW IS THE TIME TO SPEAK UP
IF YOU WANT TO HELP, REACH OUT TO ME
IF YOU WANT TO ASK AFTER A FRIEND, WE’LL SEE WHAT WE CAN DO
THE ONLY WAY WE'RE GOING TO GET THIS FIGURED OUT IS TOGETHER

[ in other words….

AVENGERS, ASSEMBLE

and no, sorry nat, he’s not saying it aloud. ]

Comments

[rinwell]

I'm going to see what I can find out from the local gangs. If any orphans are missing, or locals in the neighbourhood, they'll know. And they may have seen something the rest of us missed.

~after Kyle's trip

[thedevilwhorose]

I'm taking a few Summoned to Lake Circinus, with the intention to cross the way from Nott to the Singularity's shoreline. It's as close to your "north of Cadens" as I can get, and the next piece of territory up to cover from a previous Summoneds' search.

[monomachy]

I do have a horse. I will be there shortly for it. And I told you, I can handle the desert creatures.

[techmaturgy]

It isn't the desert creatures I'm worried about.

[techmaturgy]

If find anything, please let me know. Even a suspected direction is helpful.

[monomachy]

I will not be taken. Now that we know someone is out there, I am ready for them.

[hextechhead]

Because you're cute when you're flustered.

[techmaturgy]

I don't have time to be flustered. I need to work.

[techmaturgy]

Spare me your pride and take Jaskier with you. Or Hilda. Or both. Just don't go alone.

[theidlemaiden]

𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦'𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘝𝘪𝘬𝘬𝘺.

[ She can sense that like she can pick out particular notes in a perfume. It's a talent really. How useful it is though is up for debate. ]

𝘉𝘶𝘵 𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘮𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬 𝘺𝘰𝘶'𝘷𝘦 𝘥𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘢𝘭𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘺! 𝘐 𝘣𝘦𝘵 𝘪𝘵 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘯 𝘶𝘴 𝘵𝘸𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘴 𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘧𝘪𝘨𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘭𝘰𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘑𝘢𝘺𝘤𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘥𝘯'𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘶𝘱 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘬𝘦𝘳𝘴.

[ In other words: take the compliment. ]

[monomachy]

I'll have my horse, so I won't be alone.

If either of them can be ready in ten minutes, I will go with them.

[hextechhead]

[ Gives him a look and then goes back to work on his stuff! ]

[techmaturgy]

Well, I had the trackers already, from another project. A general direction is helpful, but I need to improve the signal if we're going to find the captives.

[he is. bad at this.]

[techmaturgy]

Well, I have the receiver, so all of you will leave when I tell you to.

[ushiri]

Just to be clear, I can't promise that you'll get the device back after all of this.

[ Most likely. Assuming they can pass them through Nocwich - he doubts use of technology from the Free Cities will be sanctioned by Thorne, even in this situation. And the last time Free Cities-like tech was found in Thorne...

He's most likely going to have to destroy whatever you give him, is all he's saying. ]

[righteously]

On it.

( A few hours later: )

I think we got something. It's pointing west-northwest, but when it gets near the water it starts freaking out. That mean anything to you?

[techmaturgy]

That’s excellent. If we can eliminate large swaths of the map, that puts us in a better position.

I don’t know why it would malfunction near the water. I suppose we can’t discount magical interference.

[techmaturgy]

I assumed so. I might prefer that, given what Thorne would do with it.

[righteously]

Hypothetical question

What would your receiver do if the direction of the signal it was picking up was straight down underneath it?

[techmaturgy]

It might behave as a compass would when presented a magnet underneath—-unable to get a bearing.

That said, the fact that it indicates north from Cadens and northwest from Aquila leads me to believe that the location would be where those lines intersect. Consistency is key.

[righteously]

An intersection north of Cadens and northwest of Aquila is the Andromeda Bay.

The receiver's freaking out near the water.

I could be completely off base here, but I think that means the signal's coming from below it. Some kind of under water cavern, maybe. Every report we've heard from the people who got taken was that it's always dark, that they're in some kind of stone pit. Lots of fungus, which means it's gotta be damp. It makes sense, right?

[techmaturgy]

It's an intriguing theory. I need more data from Thorne--that could potentially give us an idea of distance, not just a directional heading.

[righteously]

I guess if you wanna be more scientific than magic secret water bat cave.

If it turns out I'm right you owe me five bucks.

anonymous

[princessvegas]

[ The following message goes out with a massive effort on Julie's part to block her name and handwriting. Her body is going to give out again, she can tell, so she uses the remaining few moments of consciousness and strength to send out the information that she gleaned through someone else's eyes. ]

THEY ARE UNDERGROUND.
THE WALLS AND CEILING ARE STONE.
THERE'S A WELL.
THE CORN IS ROTTEN.

BIG PUMPKINS ARE EVERYWHERE. BUT NOT PUMPKINS. SOFTER THAN PUMPKINS. PEOPLE ARE INSIDE OF THEM. SOME DEAD.

THERE'S STICKY GOO ON THE PEOPLE THERE. IT HURTS THEM. THERE IS SOMETHING IN THE DARK.

FOUR SUMMONED WERE THERE. MAT, ISTRID, AND TWO OTHERS. ONE IS A BOY, DON'T KNOW HIS NAME. THE LAST IS A MAN, COULDN'T SEE FACE. ALL HURT BUT NOT CRITICAL.

MANY PEOPLE ARE DYING.

[techmaturgy]

I don't doubt that they're underground. I'm saying I don't have enough data to know whether they're under the bay, or somewhere further to the north.