Night falls on the second day (but do feel free to continue your conversations before moving on).
During the dark hours some unknown forces mounts a fairly large-scale assault on the ship. They stage from the ruined fort-town and attack the bow of the vessel - the ship's defences have poor firing arcs and the rubble provides ample cover for the attackers.
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Nouri sits cross-legged and watches the bright flashes of the ships defenses, barely dimmed by the hazy smog, illuminate the darkness from his perch in the hive. "And so it begins," he mutters to himself while rubbing the beard that has grown since last he had a proper shave. A subtle rustle to his left and Luliana comes to sits next to him. Kiltren and a small group watch out while Ben jovially snores quietly.
"Master, should you not rest?" she says quietly. He looks at her for a second before turning back to look upon the battle below. "Champion, awaken the Thralls, I have need of their shadows tonight," he says. She nods though he can already tell she would object if not for her training.
"Luliana, we have the components for a greater ritual and yet, I would not have that prevent us from our salvation. We yet have faith, Luliana. You shall anchor them and I shall give them substance and purpose," he says curtly to which she nods to awaken the Thrall-Wizards.
Within 10 minutes all has been made ready and the Cabal begins its work. The Thralls stand arranged around Luliana in a circle. Four small braziers mark the cardinal directions around Luliana, their light casts the shadows of the men outwards. Nouri stands on the outside of the circle with an assistant and begins quiet chant which Luliana and each Thrall join in. Nouri takes a small knife and cuts his right hand, letting the blood pool into his hand, before dipping two fingers in it to anoint each Thrall's forehead in runes of magic. The thralls' shadows seem to writhe in anticipation as the magic begins to take hold.
Nouri behind each thrall in turn and seemingly thrusts his left hand it their shadows before flinging it upwards. There is an audible snap as the Shadow is freed from its mortal tether and as this happens, each thrall is guided to the ground by Nouri's assistant as they collapse. When all the Shadow's are freed, they writhe about the area, before Nouri calls out to them - and they gather and listen.
"Ul-ras navacar, Nouri nul mothras. Vualrat ohmnulven. Dulshass Evenmoir poircen."
[I, Nouri, call forth the faithful to battle. Go forth and bear our enemies into the Abyss. For we sacrifice them upon the alter of god as I command.]With that Nouri throws out his right hand casting his blood upon them. As it rains upon them, it does not pass through them, but rather runs down their bodies. They in turn bow deeply to Nouri before turning and jumping off the hive perch and melding to shadows of the night.
Nouri turns too look back upon Luliana who still slowly and quietly intones. "Tether them well, Luliana. We do not want them to make sacrifice of my Thralls instead of my enemies," he says softly before turning and gracefully falling into lotus position to watch the battle and command the Shadows as a ghostly apparition upon the battlefield.
[OOC: The shadows are kinda envisioned like a hybrid of a d&d Shadow and say, a Dementor from Harry Potter.]
