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[Empiricist]

Hector simply nods at the sniper's assessment "I'd rather keep some distance, besides, it sounds like the fort will have more cover."

[Twinwolf]

"I have no particular preference - my abilities work fine in close quarters either way. I'll join the fort team, but could switch if the tower is short on people."

[IamanElfCollaborator]

With the teams settled, Ophelia nods.
"I have acquired several maps for you to follow and marked out the locations for you."
She passes out several orbs with glowing cores within. When held, these orbs expand into what appears to be a holographic map, marking where the destination they are to be heading to is and where they currently are.
"I will be in contact with you through telepathy, if possible. Discord's magic prevents me from seeing too much more in the area, but I will be able to use you as backdoors through his powers. Still, the connection will be fainter than usual, so do not be surprised if I cannot aid you more than I can without.

Now, go. I wish you the best of luck."
The parties set out:
Tanis, Florida, Ryuko, Sera, Hector, Nobunaga and Angelo head off in the direction of the fort. Meanwhile, Mircea and Crocoite lead the way to the tower, with Kumo, Miyu, Nthchito, Leonidas and Avve following behind.
The Abandoned Fort
As the party arrives at the fort, several things are clear. Firstly, their opponents have had time to set up rudimentary defenses; the fort, which seems to consist of a ruined keep partially submerged in a swamp, has been encircled by a small wooden garrison that itself has been reinforced with several barricades in and out of the garrison. There seems to be several entrances in and out of the place, but no visible enemies for now.  The wooden fortification seems to contain a space large enough for a decent amount of ranged combat.
>There does not seem to be a distinct enemy presence I can detect. They are nearby, but....the weapon and Discord's magic is clouding my sight. You need to get closer.<

The Watchtower
As you approach the tower, you take note of the wooden walls surrounding the small tower, appearing more like a church tower than a military installation, a warning bell installed and clearly visible on the top. A canopy seems to be installed, hooked between the tower and the outer walls, made of leather and seemingly to keep out rain. Only one entrance is visible into the inside of the area, which seems quite small and cramped due to the canopy and the small space between the outer walls and the towers. The faint noise of skittering can be heard within; it sounds akin to small rods of glass tinkling against each other.
>....I am detecting something......inhuman in there. Whatever it is, it is wholly alien to me. You will have to step inside, but be careful.<

[Chevaleresse]

Nobunaga frowns for a moment. "Let me just . . ." As he starts toward the fort, minding his step so that he doesn't step in anything unpleasant, like swamp water or bombs, he cycles through several different types of sensors until he finds one that provides him with useful information: infrared, electromagnetic, radar, and so on.

[spümpkin]

Kumo scratches her chin, looking around the tower. "Man, this sucks. Only one way in, unless you wanna break these walls down. I'll stay behind while you guys go further in, I'd rather not get beaten to a pulp at a choke point."

Kumo waits for someone physically stronger to walk in, for her to follow.

[Yottawhat]

Crocoite strides into the entrance and looks directly upnat the tower, head rotating upwards, trying to estimate the height of the tower.

[DragonRage]

Tanis mounts up and stalks around the side of the fort, looking for a way to get in that will be less likely to alert anyone defending the place.  He invites any allies confident in their stealth skills to come with, and says that if they're spotted he'll send up a green flare, or a red one if all is clear.

[Empiricist]

Hector quietly surveys the fortification. He looks at the barricades and the entrances, especially those he cannot cover. Somewhere, a sensor appears, a metaphysical construct invisible to the naked eye, its sightless gaze covering much of what its master could not, relaying all of it to the twisted marionette at his side, the broken angel unseen to all.

[Sl4cker]

Angelo, despite the being a mage, sorta just puts his hands in his pockets. "We gettin' a plan, or are we gonna stand around here for a couple more minutes?"

[Chevaleresse]

"One, I'm already moving, and two, I'm scanning to see if we can get some real intel before we get into this place. Then I'll start demolishing these barriers if needed."

[IamanElfCollaborator]

Tower
The tower is not particularly high; you estimate it's about 8 meters high. Then again, the watchtower is on a small hill, so perhaps it needn't be so high.

The skittering noises intensify. Mircea's horse neighs, snorting.
"Radu isn't liking this situation. I say we get in and deal with whatever's inside already. Only on your orders, man of stone, of course!"
Fort
Nobunaga's sensors are set up, but some sort of interference seems to be disrupting them from activating. One of his sensors does manage to tell him that the source is underground, a couple of meters at best; most likely, the weapon itself is screwing with his ability to sense anything. The same thing seems to be happening to Hector's own sensor, as it perceives mostly fuzziness.

Ryuko raises her hand.
"I-I could come with you, T-Tanis, if that's okay..."

[Chevaleresse]

Nobunaga sighs. "Go figure that the magic artifact is somehow producing interference across every single band you can think of. " He turns back to the group. "So, are we taking the direct route, or are we going to wait on discovering a side entrance?"

[Empiricist]

"I'm not going in there." a flat reply answers him.

"It's a deathtrap in there and my powers don't work, no way in hell I'm going to risk it." He gestures back "The ECM can't extend all the way though, I'll see if I can't cover a few ways out. Ophelia, where would our targets be headed if they needed to retreat?"

Hector retreats until his sensors can function and begins deploying them in the swamp as to ensure his own safety. He begins making his way around to Tanis' side, though much further away, looking for a concealed position where he can fire upon retreating foes.

[Powder Miner]

"Let me check the area too, I guess in any way I can..."
Florida drops into a crouching position, retrieves his gun, and starts to look through the scope in order to look at the fort in the best detail that he could.

[Sl4cker]

"If we ain't goin' in there what in the seven hells are we supposed to do?"