Editing CTH Session 3

==Noted Events==
* This session saw the introduction of Ledaal Anako and Cathak Gunloc
* This session had the first PC casualty

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==Into the Foxhole, Mega Entrance==

As Adanole, Panther, and Buntaro's ship landed, the Captain of their ship, Pearl remarked that something seemed wrong due to the port being a veritable ghost town. Pearl's thoughts proved correct when the group was attacked by several strange beings armed with Pickaxes and Flame Pieces. The battle against the strange assailants went well, but the enemies had the advantage of sheer numbers, to which the trio were thankfully aided by Ledaal Anako and Cathak Gunloc, who happened to be nearby. Many of the strange enemies were taken down due to Panther's bow and blade, Buntaro's strength, Gunloc's firewand, and Anako's magic. Adanole proved to be a liability in the battle, failing to destroy one of the strange machines and even taking significant scars of war in the process. As the machines fell into a state of certain defeat, the remaining machines flew away only to be replaced by a lone blue mechanical warrior with a hand cannon.

This new foe proved to be tougher than the first set of machines, singlehandedly forcing the 5 Terrestrials to give the battle all they had. At the start of the encounter, the Blue Gunman jumped into a hole, upon which Adanole followed and failed to connect with his specialized throwing knives. Panther soon followed while Buntaro was looking for the blue machine and Gunloc and Anako were aiming their shots and spells respectively. The lone machine summoned a ring of leaves to block Panther's arrows and then responded by summoning a floor of lava underneath Panther and Adanole, which Panther managed to jump up to avoid, Adanole not being as quick. Buntaro finally found the robot and proceeded to break off a chunk of the building that Gunloc and Anako were standing on and then threw it in the hole. Panther evaded with ease while the Blue Bomber took a grazing shot, with Adanole being knocked out and left dying. 

Gunloc finally finished off the warrior with a well-placed shot from his firewand after Anako blasted him with Ice Hornets. After the robot dissipated into energy, the group remembered that Adanole was still trapped under rubble in the whole. Through deus ex machina, they managed to dig Adanole out and stabilize him before he died from his wounds.

==At A Deliberate Pace, Like Congress==
The party flew Anako's phoenix towards the city of The Lap hoping to avoid the siege wall that had been built around the peaceful city. En route, the party discovered to their horror that the robot army had taken slaves and were having them develop a large fortress in the desert along with a very large pair of feet easily the size of an opulent manor. The robots indicated that the party had been seen casting a pall over their already low moods. The party arrives at the lap and are introduced to a minor functionary who tells them the score. City officials are debating on whether or not to attack the robot army and he wants the party, as realm officials to turn the vote towards patience so that a reasonable answer may be sought. With this information, the party spends much time in deliberation as the phoenix stares at Adanole's smoldering body. Finally, Panther looks at his gemstone and discovers that it is the rare Gem of Transference, a one-use item that allows wounds to be transfered between bodies. He transfers Adanole's wounds into a robot dog bringing Adanole back from the brink of death.

With this the party spends more time in thought until the understandably impatient Adanole urges the party to action. The party decides to fly into the heart of the beast and destroy them from within.

==Gojira!==

==Celebration and Hidden Affairs==