[IC] New Crobuzon & the World Beyond

[GM Marvel]

With Simon guiding your descent, you all leap off the side of the ship and fall.  Then one by one each of you pop your chute and this time the process goes off without a hitch.  Even Selina who when last put on her chute had all but accepted her fate of plummeting to her death seems to quickly get the hang of the contraption, realizing it wasn't at all as complicated as she thought.  The descent would be almost relaxing if it weren't for the numbing cold wind piercing your garments.

The billowing smoke shooting out the back of your airship has completely engulfed your pursuers as the ship careens upward attempting, rather successfully (for now), to lure the undead away.  With teeth chattering, you set your sites downward and now see a large pit-cave peeking through the icy mountain top directly beneath you.  Simon waves his arms to get everyone's attention and then emphatically points toward the opening to indicate that the pit-cave was indeed your destination.

After a few chilling minutes of gliding you float through the icy opening and immediately notice the change in temperature.  The numbing cold was replaced with a warmth emanating from somewhere deeper within the cave.  Lush vegetation grows up the sides of the cave's interior as exotic birds chirp all around you.  Soon you spot the ground but you're also aware of a strange buzzing noise echoing off the walls of the cave.  Suddenly several large bees, the size of small house cats buzz in around you from all directions.  You ready to defend yourself but they don't attack.  The seem to regard you with curiosity and one even flies up look at Selina face to face.  Selina notices now that these 'bees' did not appear to be your typical wasp or honey bee.  Roughly the size of a kitten, the creature resembles a cat with a large wide tail ending with a bee stinger.  It has soft fur, colored vibrant yellow, white and black.  The back paws are more feline, whilst the smaller front paws are more insectine.  It does not have ears, rather horn-like antennae.  It's wings are much like a pixie's.  

You continue to slowly descend while the creatures seem to happily buzz around you.  Almost as if their pleased to have your company.  Finally everyone manages to land in a large patch of thick grass dotted with large yellow flowers.  The one creature lands on one of the flowers and buzzes (or was it purring) happily.