No Brakes

No Brakes was the Night Guard's fourth case. They were joined by Agent Eye, this being their first collaboration with Psypol.

A portion of the Ringrail was completed, developed into a local railway going from Greensward Gate through some local towns. The Guard were placed on the train, and Wervell was contacted by Vlal Zio. Soon after, the train passed through a tunnel and the guard were beset upon by Ruranzaherd: a gang of Duergar (whose name meant 'Rail-Breakers') with each member being strangely named after body parts. After fending off the pistol-wielding Teeth, the Guard faced the Hands, the Muscle and the Mouth to end a hostage situation, burning away black sheets they placed to alleviate their sunlight sensitivity. The Guard forced them to relent, though the Mouth told them that the brakes had been broken, and that they were heading for the Brain - their boss, a gith psychic and thrall of Vlal.

Calling upon Rubrik for help, he produced his limbs and head through a bronze torso - a technique which he coined 'Strongest Man', a phrase engraved onto the torso. With this technique, he brought through two of his 'drop-out' friends to fix it (Presto and Guy married owners of, allowing it to slow down before reaching the Brain. Leaving the passengers with Firebrand in the private carriage, the party faced down the Brain with Rubrik. At the last moment, Rubrik used a Sending spell to contact another 'drop-out' - Burton, a weapons developer - who launched a bolt of sunlight magical pistol, knocking the Brain down.

With the situation resolved, the Guard saw the sun begin to set as they waited for help to arrive.