{"id":30097,"date":"2026-07-11T07:55:08","date_gmt":"2026-07-11T11:55:08","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2026-07-11T07:55:08","modified_gmt":"2026-07-11T11:55:08","slug":"log-1489","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/havenrpg.net\/newsite\/2026\/07\/11\/log-1489\/","title":{"rendered":"The Illusium Court&#8217;s raid"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>\n    .edgt-post-text-inner p {\n        margin-bottom: 35px !important;\n    }\n    <\/style>\n<p><strong>Date:<\/strong> 2026-07-10 19:29<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>At Fri Jul 10 2026, in subway tunnels beneath Highgate<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color:#008080\">Mission: Obtain briefcase and bring it back to the extraction point.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>in subway tunnels beneath Highgate<br \/>It is <span style=\"color:#808000\">afternoon<\/span>, about <span style=\"color:#ffff00\">84<\/span>F(<span style=\"color:#ffff00\">28<\/span>C) degrees, and the sky is covered by dark grey stormclouds.  The mist is heaviest <span style=\"color:#c1f9fe\">A<span style=\"color:#c5f6f7\">t<span style=\"color:#c7f4ef\"> <span style=\"color:#caf2e7\">H<span style=\"color:#ccefdf\">i<span style=\"color:#ceedd7\">g<span style=\"color:#d0ebcf\">h<span style=\"color:#d2e9c7\"> <span style=\"color:#d4e6bf\">a<span style=\"color:#d5e4b8\">n<span style=\"color:#d6e2b0\">d<span style=\"color:#d7e0a8\"> <span style=\"color:#d8dea0\">D<span style=\"color:#d9db98\">a<span style=\"color:#d9d990\">r<span style=\"color:#dad788\">k<span style=\"color:#dad580\">w<span style=\"color:#dad378\">a<span style=\"color:#dbd170\">t<span style=\"color:#dbcf68\">e<span style=\"color:#dacd5f\">r<\/span\/span\/span><\/p>\n<p>\nElaine draws a knife, sighting Maren as she settles it between her fingers.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Stand down, Elaine.&#8221; <span style=\"color:#ffffff\">Maren<\/span> commands, not raising her own weapons, yet. <\/p>\n<p>Lowering the knife, <span style=\"color:#ffffff\">Elaine<\/span> exhales. &#8220;As is your will, Miss Maren.&#8221; She almost looks, angry. &#8220;I am your Nesperity. Your will, is as law.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>as <span style=\"color:#ffffff\">Maren<\/span> moves towards Elaine, her features blank, entirely blank. <\/p>\n<p>Maren charges toward Elaine.<br \/><span style=\"color:#ffffff\">Elaine&#8217;s<\/span> expression closes, eyes as cold as ice as she settles her hands at her side, unresisting. <\/p>\n<p>Maren charges toward Elaine.<br \/>Maren flows forward with silken grace and delivers a testing thrust at Elaine that is parried by her balanced throwing knife.<\/p>\n<p>Maren blurs forward and thrusts her blade down at Elaine that is parried by her balanced throwing knife.<\/p>\n<p>Maren flows forward with silken grace and delivers a testing thrust at Elaine that is parried by her balanced throwing knife.<\/p>\n<p>Maren blurs forward and thrusts her blade down at Elaine that is parried by her balanced throwing knife.<\/p>\n<p>Cuts slash into <span style=\"color:#ffffff\">Elaine&#8217;s<\/span> skin, her face remaining almost unnaturally blank as she stands, still as a statue. <\/p>\n<p>Maren keeps her hands steady as she continues raining down blows. her own expression a mirror of Elaine&#8217;s. <\/p>\n<p>Maren flows forward with silken grace and delivers a testing thrust at Elaine that is parried by her balanced throwing knife.<\/p>\n<p>Maren studies Elaine with eerie stillness as she raises her blade in preparation<\/p>\n<p>Maren flows forward with silken grace and delivers a testing thrust at Elaine that is parried by her balanced throwing knife.<\/p>\n<p>Maren blurs forward and thrusts her blade down at Elaine that is parried by her balanced throwing knife.<\/p>\n<p>Maren flows forward with silken grace and delivers a testing thrust at Elaine that is parried by her balanced throwing knife.<\/p>\n<p>Maren studies Elaine with eerie stillness as she raises her blade in preparation<\/p>\n<p>Yet more blows land, and <span style=\"color:#ffffff\">Elaine<\/span> remains still. Her eyes, however, are practically aflame, nearly glowing with golden rings as she remains frozen. <\/p>\n<p>Maren flows forward with silken grace and delivers a testing thrust at Elaine that is parried by her balanced throwing knife.<\/p>\n<p>Maren blurs forward and thrusts her blade down at Elaine that is parried by her balanced throwing knife.<\/p>\n<p>Maren flows forward with silken grace and delivers a testing thrust at Elaine that is parried by her balanced throwing knife.<\/p>\n<p>Maren blurs forward and thrusts her blade down at Elaine that is parried by her balanced throwing knife.<\/p>\n<p>Maren flows forward with silken grace and delivers a testing thrust at Elaine that is parried by her balanced throwing knife.<\/p>\n<p>Maren blurs forward and thrusts her blade down at Elaine that is parried by her balanced throwing knife.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color:#ffffff\">Elaine&#8217;s<\/span> fingers curl to fists, her wounds healing almost as quickly as Maren causes them. And, while she doesn&#8217;t make a sound, it is, fairly clear she feels every one. <\/p>\n<p>Maren holds that gold, gold gaze, combat not conducive to maintaining a mask, and the girl&#8217;s sheer loathing finally cracks through, practically buning through her reserves to get it over with quick, quickly as possible. <\/p>\n<p>Maren flows forward with silken grace and delivers a testing thrust at Elaine that is parried by her balanced throwing knife.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;You are too weak.&#8221; <span style=\"color:#ffffff\">Elaine<\/span> states quietly, fingers twitching. &#8220;Have I your permission to assist?&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Yes.&#8221; <span style=\"color:#ffffff\">Maren<\/span> manages, the words slipping through clenched teeth. <\/p>\n<p>Maren blurs forward and thrusts her blade down at Elaine that is parried by her balanced throwing knife.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color:#ffffff\">Elaine&#8217;s<\/span> hand moves almost mechanically, knife coming up to drive into her stomach, along with a sharp inhale from <span style=\"color:#ffffff\">Elaine<\/span>. <\/p>\n<p>Elaine launches a stab at Elaine, it is parried by her balanced throwing knife.<\/p>\n<p>Maren flows forward with silken grace and delivers a testing thrust at Elaine that is parried by her balanced throwing knife.<\/p>\n<p>Elaine launches a stab at Elaine, it is parried by her balanced throwing knife.<\/p>\n<p>Maren blurs forward and thrusts her blade down at Elaine that is parried by her balanced throwing knife.<\/p>\n<p>Elaine launches a stab at Elaine, it is parried by her balanced throwing knife.<\/p>\n<p>Maren studies Elaine with eerie stillness as she raises her blade in preparation<\/p>\n<p>Elaine launches a stab at Elaine, it is parried by her balanced throwing knife.<\/p>\n<p>Elaine has to keep stabbing, again and again and again as she tries to cut through her own unnaturally durable skin, teeth visibly clenched. <\/p>\n<p>Maren blurs forward and thrusts her blade down at Elaine that ineffectually wounds her stomach.<\/p>\n<p>Elaine launches a stab at Elaine, it ineffectually wounds her chest.<\/p>\n<p>Maren studies Elaine with eerie stillness as she raises her blade in preparation<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;You, are never.&#8221; <span style=\"color:#ffffff\">Maren<\/span> hisses as she continues stabbing mechanically. &#8220;You are never to deploy into a smashngrab by the court again. Never.&#8221; the last word is a shreek, though her blade does not stop. <\/p>\n<p>Elaine launches a stab at Elaine, it ineffectually wounds her right shoulder.<\/p>\n<p>Maren blurs forward and thrusts her blade down at Elaine that ineffectually wounds her left leg.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;As is your command.&#8221; <span style=\"color:#ffffff\">Elaine<\/span> says, fingers tight around her knife as it begins to make headway into her stomach. <\/p>\n<p>Maren blurs forward and thrusts her blade down at Elaine that ineffectually wounds her left leg.<\/p>\n<p>Maren blurs forward and thrusts her blade down at Elaine that ineffectually wounds her right shoulder.<\/p>\n<p>Lowering the blade, <span style=\"color:#ffffff\">Elaine<\/span> slides it back into its sheath. &#8220;You should be capable, from here.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>Maren blurs forward and thrusts her blade down at Elaine that ineffectually wounds her right shoulder.<\/p>\n<p>Elaine launches a stab at Elaine, it mildly wounds her right arm.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color:#800000\">Elaine is forced to retreat.<\/span><br \/>Maren has successfully got away with briefcase.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Date: 2026-07-10 19:29 At Fri Jul 10 2026, in subway tunnels beneath Highgate Mission: Obtain briefcase and bring it back to the extraction point. in subway tunnels beneath HighgateIt is afternoon, about 84F(28C) degrees, and the sky is covered by dark grey stormclouds. 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