C&M;R&H - Act 3 Scene 2: For Family and Country

The final week before the Ars Machina departs looms before the adventurers, and there is limited time to prepare and plan their approach. The group spends the first few days shopping and purchasing whatever goods they believe they will need for the assault, and receives some items from Xinyi and Chen to aid them in the coming battle.

They also meet up with another adventuring party, the group that was hired by Zheng Chen to investigate General Hu Lan and recover Zuanshi Wei. Together, they make a plan on how to stop Hua’s plan, and finally get to the bottom of what force is behind her.

On the evening of the third, the combined group travels to Chongbai and scopes out the Ars Machina station, with the help of disguises and spellcraft. They are able to find out that Zuanshi Hua, Charles Lithicore, and a few other important agents are arriving on the train earlier than the passengers. They additionally see that the security for the train is entirely handled by Lithicore. They spot that there are offices or some other facility for the VIPs arriving early in the station itself, but were unable to break into or access them.

The group readies themselves, and plans to have Yamato get onto the train ahead of time, and be able to Dimension Door others onto the passenger car right behind the main security car, just as the train is leaving…