Dying 15.6

 is the seventh chapter of Dying. The group stops to recuperate and intuit the Wardens battle strategy against Teacher. Kenzie gives the group a look at other battles in the compound. Custodian attacks, and Contessa is found.

Major Events

 * Breakthrough deduces squad compositions and attack directions, and that the first wave Shepherds and the Undersiders should be somewhere near them.
 * Lookout slowly takes over Compound and gives us an overview of the battlefield.
 * The Heartbroken spot someone familiar in The Flock.
 * Imp liberates a prisoner.

Characters
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Breakthrough

 * Antares
 * Swansong
 * Sveta Karelia
 * Capricorn
 * Precipice
 * Colt
 * Love Lost
 * Kenzie Martin (via comms)

Advance Guard

 * Siren

The Wardens

 * Balk
 * Sarah
 * The swordsman
 * Stonewall
 * Unnamed medic cyber-tinker
 * Furcate
 * Cinereal
 * Vista
 * Golem
 * Legend
 * 50-strong squad of capes
 * Chevalier
 * Narwhal
 * Valkyrie
 * The Flock
 * Roucouler the Liar

The Heartbroken

 * Imp
 * Roman Vasil
 * Samuel Vasil
 * Chastity Vasil
 * Juliette Vasil

Mortari

 * Venarum
 * Grapnel
 * Harbinger Clones

The Major Malfunctions

 * Withdrawal
 * Caryatid
 * Fume Hood

The Undersiders

 * Bitch
 * Cassie
 * Foil
 * Parian
 * Tattletale
 * Snuff

Teacher's Group

 * Army of thralls and parahumans
 * Teacher
 * Saint
 * The Warrior mecha-angel
 * The Halo mecha-angel and its pilot
 * The Winged
 * Speedrunners
 * Last Minute (unnamed)
 * The Yàngbǎn (unnamed)
 * Ingenue
 * Mama Mathers
 * Valefor
 * Moord Nag
 * The Custodian

Old Acquaintance

 * Woman in a dress suit

Mentioned

 * The Irregulars
 * Cradle
 * Everlyn
 * Earth Shin
 * Earth Cheit
 * Crystalclear
 * Tempera
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Trivia

 * There are some disparities in stated ages of Roman and Caryatid in this chapter. Roman previously was called 12 years old, Caryatid - at least 16. Here the age difference shrunk to year or two.
 * The was also an initial mix up with Heartbroken contingent.