As you saw in the
news post, there is a giant snake well on its way to wrapping itself around Reial like a giant boa constrictor. Luckily,
the NPCs that were rescued from the satyrs are willing to help the Convoy fight it. Of course, those of you on other ships are more than welcome to react. Those on Serenity will be too far away to get a good look at it, but if you want to head off to the western slopes of the Badlands mountains' north end, you're welcome to take a wallop at the snake's tail. The Amestris will be just out of sight of the snake's body, but if you head towards the mountains, you'll see a fifty-foot-thick snake body lying along the ground, stretching off into the distance along the mountain range. Deal with it as you like--fight it, stare at it, poke it with a stick, whatever you see fit.
The Convoy will be fighting the snake head. Pilots will be needed, but for those of you who don't have them but still want a shot at the snake, the NPCs will be willing to carry you into the fray. If you would like to have your character do this, reply to this post with the color of the dragon you'd like your character to ride on. Each dragon can carry up to four people.
Jade:
Pip Bernadette
Komodo:
Rikku Dalabane
Vernwy:
Sam Linnfer
Milky Rose
Utena Tenjou
Gunnar Rawblood:
Kuro
Also, pilots, feel free to use this post to organize anyone who's coming along in your planes.
Finally, for those on board the Convoy who don't relish the idea of aerial combat but still want to fight the snake: though the head will be lashing about several hundred feet in the air, the rest of its body will be lying on the ground. Its scales will be tough, but not impossible to pierce. You may be able to kill it that way.
There will be logs up over the next few days for the aerial combat with pilots and dragonback teams as well as for any ground assault that the Convoy might make. Any questions can be asked here, as well.