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<p>OGFlaya: /* The Works of Lincoln-Renfield Murry */</p> <hr /> <div>{{Worldbuilders}} Below is a list of Books found in [[Quelmar]], with additional details to note whether they are unique items or if copies can be found in multiple libraries. Select books in [[Brightwater]] circa 180 BR can be found [[Brightwater Campaign/Books|here]].<br /> <br /> == [[How to Perform for Orcs]] ==<br /> '''How to Perform for Orcs '''was an introductory book on the history of musical instruments as of 692 [[PR]], written by [[Anema E. Core]] during his downtime living in the town of [[Sneerwell]]. Complains would later be received by half-orcs for the racist title, which implied that playing instruments was so easy - &quot;Even an orc could do it&quot;. <br /> <br /> == [[The Tides of Blood]] ==<br /> '''The Tides of Blood''' is a novel published by the author Fagin Cloudtop. There are few copies, and they have a hard outer cover, while the pages are lightly coated in wax to protect them from water damage. <br /> <br /> == [[Legends and Lore of Pre-history]] ==<br /> Published in 07 CR, Legends and Lore of Pre-history, by Prof. Lysander Callis with illustrations by Jasper Parson, is a foundational academic text compiling mythic traditions believed to predate written history. The book offers comparative analysis of surviving oral accounts, recovered inscriptions, and fragmentary manuscripts—including an extensive study of ''The Elegy of Atycos'', the only known Vaelonic epic. Callis explores recurring motifs such as memory, divine absence, and journeys through altered realities, drawing parallels between disparate mythic systems across lost civilizations. Parson’s illustrations accompany the text with site reconstructions and artifact sketches, making the volume both a scholarly resource and a visual archive of mythic pre-history.<br /> <br /> == Guide to the Common Man's Magic ==<br /> A book with instructions on how to perform a few cantrips even if you aren't a spellcaster!<br /> <br /> Includes:<br /> * Mending<br /> * Friends<br /> * Prestidigitation<br /> * And Demiplane<br /> <br /> == The Works of [[Ynnis Valenford Sexton]] ==<br /> [[File:Ynnisbookrelease.png|thumb|The pamphlet from the Midnight book release of Ynnis' book detailing the Ancients Alive campaign.]]<br /> [[Ynnis]] published several books in his lifetime, including<br /> * ''The Bungalow: Quelmar's Arts and Crafts Home''. A review of locations (not all bungalows), including the Edesian, Dry Haol, and Bar from Afar. He notably gave the Hag's Hut zero stars.<br /> * ''The Final [[Winter]] of the [[Eladrin]]'', recounting the [[Ancients Alive]] [[campaign]].<br /> * ''[[Ynnis Valenford]] and the Prisoner of Azkaban. ''Half of the proceeds of this book went to the [[House of Tenorixion]].<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> == The Works of [[Lincoln Renfield-Murray|Lincoln-Renfield Murry]] ==<br /> Lincoln authored several books in his lifetime, though only three were published:<br /> <br /> * '''Summer Over Silverslip (Published in 28 CR)''' – Lincoln’s debut novel, modest in sales but quietly influential, earning him a small but devoted literary following. Set in the Silverslip district of Newfaire during the hazy months following the Great No Man’s War, the novel follows James, a disillusioned young veteran hired as a private security escort for Wila, the daughter of a powerful judge. As the city’s golden facades shimmer under a layer of corruption, James is drawn into a whirlwind summer romance—elegant parties, whispered secrets, and moments of fragile tenderness. Wila introduces him to a world of privilege, and for a brief time, James allows himself to believe in the possibility of healing and connection. But when he uncovers the judge’s systemic abuses of power—and learns that Wila has long known and chosen to look away—James chooses to walk away from their relationship, changed but not embittered. Written in clipped, ironic prose tinged with melancholy, the novel blends post-war cynicism with aching beauty, capturing the slow, inevitable loss of innocence amid the steam-lit streets of a city clinging to civility.<br /> * '''The Day the Veil Was Torn (Published in 35 CR)''' – A harrowing work of speculative horror and science fiction, ''The Day the Veil Was Torn'' unfolds in the contemporary world of 35 CR Newfaire as a dimensional breach begins—first subtly, then with terrifying speed. What begins as a strange atmospheric disturbance during a live radio broadcast spirals into an all-consuming catastrophe, as entities from a vast and ancient plane beyond comprehension begin to emerge into the physical world. Told through a series of fractured narratives—government reports, eyewitness testimonies, missing audio logs, and the confessions of those who heard &quot;the signal&quot;—the novel charts the collapse of a city and the moral unraveling of its people. As the boundaries between dimensions decay, so too does any illusion of control, revealing the horrifying consequences of tampering with forces never meant to be understood, let alone harnessed. Beneath its surface of dread and creeping apocalypse, the novel is a blistering commentary on humanity’s tendency to colonize what it does not comprehend, to treat cosmic horror with clinical ambition, and to wage war against the unknowable in the name of progress. The book ends not with resolution, but with a sudden, breathless silence—as if something just stepped into the room. A brief afterword by Lincoln follows: dry, winking, and filled with anecdotes about misplacing the original manuscript in a coffeehouse. It is a strange relief after the descent, and a final reminder that even in the face of annihilation, he believed humor might be our last and most human defense.<br /> * '''Mud and Bones (Published in 36 CR)''' – A stark and unflinching war novel told through the eyes of Pearl, a sharp-tongued, headstrong teenager who volunteers alongside four childhood friends to serve in the Noman Army during the Great No Man’s War. Fueled by conviction and a sense of loyalty larger than themselves, the five are thrust into the mire of trench warfare, enduring the slow, suffocating churn of fear, loss, and boredom. Pearl’s narration is biting, compassionate, and often laced with dark humor—an inner monologue that acts as armor as much as it does confession. As the war drags on and innocence is steadily carved away, the group dwindles—some lost to violence, others to despair—but Pearl endures, not untouched, but unbroken. Through whispered conversations beneath gaslit tents, memories of shared songs, and silent moments watching snow fall over blasted no-man’s-land, Pearl and her remaining friend, Ezra, carry each other through. Where other stories of war end in ruin, ''Mud and Bones'' chooses a different path: Pearl and Ezra return home together, changed but not shattered, their bodies and minds intact not by luck, but by stubborn defiance. The final chapter finds them rebuilding not just a life, but a sense of meaning—on a farmhouse porch, with the sound of laughter, two chairs, and a sunrise. Lincoln’s prose lingers not on what was lost, but on what remains. ''Mud and Bones'' is a testament to the endurance of friendship, the quiet strength of women in war, and the radical belief that even after unimaginable horror, healing is possible.<br /> <br /> ==[[50 Shades of Neigh|Fifty Shades of Neigh]]==<br /> A smutty dime novel with a antlered horse on the cover written by E L Manes. The [[druid]] and [[rogue]] protagonists might make a return in its rumored sequel ''Chasing Whitetail''.<br /> <br /> == [[Her Chromatic Orbs]] ==<br /> An erotic novel by E L Manes featuring a woman with heterochromia. <br /> <br /> == Plays ==<br /> <br /> * Imilliaw &quot;William&quot; Shakespeare was an eladrin artist from the [[Feywild]], whose works became famous in several planes after his jump in the late BR era, and his works survived in one form or another throughout all of Quelmarian history. Hisis notable works include:<br /> ** ''Romeo and Juliet:'' a story of tragic, forbidden love between a high elf and a dark elf<br /> ** ''The Tempest:'' extremely popular on [[Kiston]] and the surrounding islands for its setting on a remote island<br /> ** ''A Midsummer Night's Dream:'' highly praised for its accurate representation of many of the historical fairies appearing in the work, leading many to believe Shakespeare spent time in the feywild<br /> <br /> * Oscar Wilde was another popular playwright in the PR era, mostly for his comedic works. His most popular play was ''The Importance of Being Earnest.''<br /> <br /> * Lin Manuel Miranda was a popular playwright/composer in the CR era. His fantasy musical ''Hamilton'' told the story of the founding of a fictional nation known as Murka.<br /> * Andrew Lloyd Webber was also a playwright/composer in the CR era. He's famous for several works, including ''Cats'' (the most famous production of which contained an entirely [[Tabaxi]] cast, and seems to have been inspired by the true traditions of at least one small tabaxi [[cult]]), and ''Phantom of the Opera.''<br /> * The Eladrin [[Tristram Caniedydd]] famously wrote and performed '''[[An Evening with the Bard]] (A One-Man Show by [[Tristram]])''' at his own personal theater: [[Tristram's Center for the Living Arts]]. It is known that the script starts with a dramatic face off against a prop [[dragon]] representing [[Thymor'ala]]. This play was famously done as the opening act of a battle which saw the death of one of [[The Mothers]]<br /> <br /> == The Tabaxi in the Black Sea ==<br /> A children's book by '''Dr. Spruce''', a [[New Dryad]].<br /> <br /> == From Horatio's Library ==<br /> When [[Horatio Cheshire]] was raided in 825 [[PR]], a number of books were found in his posession including:<br /> <br /> === '''Translation of the Teratanomicon''' ===<br /> by Malcom Zalivech: A tenuous translation of an ancient [[abyssal]] tome depicting both hideous monsters and the depraved, lurid acts they performed with mortals. There are several illustrations rendering the subject manner in disgusting detail. <br /> <br /> === '''To Serve Man''' ===<br /> (no author): A cookbook detailing fine recipies prepared from the flesh, blood, and bones of freshly-slain or still-living [[humans]]. <br /> <br /> === '''On the Transmutation of Living and Recently Deceased Tissues''' ===<br /> by Archmagi Kazan: A treatise detailing the use of both transmutation and necromancy to create nonliving constructs from flesh and bone. <br /> <br /> === '''The Pleasures of Pain''' ===<br /> by Marko Mesokist: A depraved treatise concerning the derivation of lurid pleasure from experiencing pain. Includes numerous vile illustrations of the acts described in the text. <br /> <br /> === '''The Art of Razing''' ===<br /> by Dostron Voltanescu: A detailed and thorough guide to destroying the land, population, and spirit of a land through methods such as salting fields, systematic violations, and traditional decimation.<br /> <br /> == Bolderbell's Post-Fracture Guide to Weaveless Magic ==<br /> A self-published guide written by [[Bolderbell|Beni Bolderbell]] that alleged to teach techniques for limited spellcasting without the benefit of the [[Weave]] as an arcane conductor, drawing from old-world [[Gnome|Gnomish]] communities who—even following the [[Fracturing of the Weave]]—rejected most [[PR]]-era technologies which sought to replace traditional magic for daily tasks. However, the practice of magic had been dwindling as an interest within [[Levinkan]] even prior to the [[CR]] era and the book only achieved sparse circulation.</div>

OGFlaya https://quelmarwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=List_of_Books&diff=40268 2025-07-17T08:31:30Z

<p>OGFlaya: /* The Works of Lincoln-Renfield Murry */</p> <hr /> <div>{{Worldbuilders}} Below is a list of Books found in [[Quelmar]], with additional details to note whether they are unique items or if copies can be found in multiple libraries. Select books in [[Brightwater]] circa 180 BR can be found [[Brightwater Campaign/Books|here]].<br /> <br /> == [[How to Perform for Orcs]] ==<br /> '''How to Perform for Orcs '''was an introductory book on the history of musical instruments as of 692 [[PR]], written by [[Anema E. Core]] during his downtime living in the town of [[Sneerwell]]. Complains would later be received by half-orcs for the racist title, which implied that playing instruments was so easy - &quot;Even an orc could do it&quot;. <br /> <br /> == [[The Tides of Blood]] ==<br /> '''The Tides of Blood''' is a novel published by the author Fagin Cloudtop. There are few copies, and they have a hard outer cover, while the pages are lightly coated in wax to protect them from water damage. <br /> <br /> == [[Legends and Lore of Pre-history]] ==<br /> Published in 07 CR, Legends and Lore of Pre-history, by Prof. Lysander Callis with illustrations by Jasper Parson, is a foundational academic text compiling mythic traditions believed to predate written history. The book offers comparative analysis of surviving oral accounts, recovered inscriptions, and fragmentary manuscripts—including an extensive study of ''The Elegy of Atycos'', the only known Vaelonic epic. Callis explores recurring motifs such as memory, divine absence, and journeys through altered realities, drawing parallels between disparate mythic systems across lost civilizations. Parson’s illustrations accompany the text with site reconstructions and artifact sketches, making the volume both a scholarly resource and a visual archive of mythic pre-history.<br /> <br /> == Guide to the Common Man's Magic ==<br /> A book with instructions on how to perform a few cantrips even if you aren't a spellcaster!<br /> <br /> Includes:<br /> * Mending<br /> * Friends<br /> * Prestidigitation<br /> * And Demiplane<br /> <br /> == The Works of [[Ynnis Valenford Sexton]] ==<br /> [[File:Ynnisbookrelease.png|thumb|The pamphlet from the Midnight book release of Ynnis' book detailing the Ancients Alive campaign.]]<br /> [[Ynnis]] published several books in his lifetime, including<br /> * ''The Bungalow: Quelmar's Arts and Crafts Home''. A review of locations (not all bungalows), including the Edesian, Dry Haol, and Bar from Afar. He notably gave the Hag's Hut zero stars.<br /> * ''The Final [[Winter]] of the [[Eladrin]]'', recounting the [[Ancients Alive]] [[campaign]].<br /> * ''[[Ynnis Valenford]] and the Prisoner of Azkaban. ''Half of the proceeds of this book went to the [[House of Tenorixion]].<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> == The Works of [[Lincoln Renfield-Murray|Lincoln-Renfield Murry]] ==<br /> Lincoln published several books in his lifetime, including:<br /> <br /> * '''Summer Over Silverslip (Published in 28 CR)''' – Lincoln’s debut novel, modest in sales but quietly influential, earning him a small but devoted literary following. Set in the Silverslip district of Newfaire during the hazy months following the Great No Man’s War, the novel follows James, a disillusioned young veteran hired as a private security escort for Wila, the daughter of a powerful judge. As the city’s golden facades shimmer under a layer of corruption, James is drawn into a whirlwind summer romance—elegant parties, whispered secrets, and moments of fragile tenderness. Wila introduces him to a world of privilege, and for a brief time, James allows himself to believe in the possibility of healing and connection. But when he uncovers the judge’s systemic abuses of power—and learns that Wila has long known and chosen to look away—James chooses to walk away from their relationship, changed but not embittered. Written in clipped, ironic prose tinged with melancholy, the novel blends post-war cynicism with aching beauty, capturing the slow, inevitable loss of innocence amid the steam-lit streets of a city clinging to civility.<br /> * '''The Day the Veil Was Torn (Published in 35 CR)''' – A harrowing work of speculative horror and science fiction, ''The Day the Veil Was Torn'' unfolds in the contemporary world of 35 CR Newfaire as a dimensional breach begins—first subtly, then with terrifying speed. What begins as a strange atmospheric disturbance during a live radio broadcast spirals into an all-consuming catastrophe, as entities from a vast and ancient plane beyond comprehension begin to emerge into the physical world. Told through a series of fractured narratives—government reports, eyewitness testimonies, missing audio logs, and the confessions of those who heard &quot;the signal&quot;—the novel charts the collapse of a city and the moral unraveling of its people. As the boundaries between dimensions decay, so too does any illusion of control, revealing the horrifying consequences of tampering with forces never meant to be understood, let alone harnessed. Beneath its surface of dread and creeping apocalypse, the novel is a blistering commentary on humanity’s tendency to colonize what it does not comprehend, to treat cosmic horror with clinical ambition, and to wage war against the unknowable in the name of progress. The book ends not with resolution, but with a sudden, breathless silence—as if something just stepped into the room. A brief afterword by Lincoln follows: dry, winking, and filled with anecdotes about misplacing the original manuscript in a coffeehouse. It is a strange relief after the descent, and a final reminder that even in the face of annihilation, he believed humor might be our last and most human defense.<br /> * '''Mud and Bones (Published in 36 CR)''' – A stark and unflinching war novel told through the eyes of Pearl, a sharp-tongued, headstrong teenager who volunteers alongside four childhood friends to serve in the Noman Army during the Great No Man’s War. Fueled by conviction and a sense of loyalty larger than themselves, the five are thrust into the mire of trench warfare, enduring the slow, suffocating churn of fear, loss, and boredom. Pearl’s narration is biting, compassionate, and often laced with dark humor—an inner monologue that acts as armor as much as it does confession. As the war drags on and innocence is steadily carved away, the group dwindles—some lost to violence, others to despair—but Pearl endures, not untouched, but unbroken. Through whispered conversations beneath gaslit tents, memories of shared songs, and silent moments watching snow fall over blasted no-man’s-land, Pearl and her remaining friend, Ezra, carry each other through. Where other stories of war end in ruin, ''Mud and Bones'' chooses a different path: Pearl and Ezra return home together, changed but not shattered, their bodies and minds intact not by luck, but by stubborn defiance. The final chapter finds them rebuilding not just a life, but a sense of meaning—on a farmhouse porch, with the sound of laughter, two chairs, and a sunrise. Lincoln’s prose lingers not on what was lost, but on what remains. ''Mud and Bones'' is a testament to the endurance of friendship, the quiet strength of women in war, and the radical belief that even after unimaginable horror, healing is possible.<br /> <br /> ==[[50 Shades of Neigh|Fifty Shades of Neigh]]==<br /> A smutty dime novel with a antlered horse on the cover written by E L Manes. The [[druid]] and [[rogue]] protagonists might make a return in its rumored sequel ''Chasing Whitetail''.<br /> <br /> == [[Her Chromatic Orbs]] ==<br /> An erotic novel by E L Manes featuring a woman with heterochromia. <br /> <br /> == Plays ==<br /> <br /> * Imilliaw &quot;William&quot; Shakespeare was an eladrin artist from the [[Feywild]], whose works became famous in several planes after his jump in the late BR era, and his works survived in one form or another throughout all of Quelmarian history. Hisis notable works include:<br /> ** ''Romeo and Juliet:'' a story of tragic, forbidden love between a high elf and a dark elf<br /> ** ''The Tempest:'' extremely popular on [[Kiston]] and the surrounding islands for its setting on a remote island<br /> ** ''A Midsummer Night's Dream:'' highly praised for its accurate representation of many of the historical fairies appearing in the work, leading many to believe Shakespeare spent time in the feywild<br /> <br /> * Oscar Wilde was another popular playwright in the PR era, mostly for his comedic works. His most popular play was ''The Importance of Being Earnest.''<br /> <br /> * Lin Manuel Miranda was a popular playwright/composer in the CR era. His fantasy musical ''Hamilton'' told the story of the founding of a fictional nation known as Murka.<br /> * Andrew Lloyd Webber was also a playwright/composer in the CR era. He's famous for several works, including ''Cats'' (the most famous production of which contained an entirely [[Tabaxi]] cast, and seems to have been inspired by the true traditions of at least one small tabaxi [[cult]]), and ''Phantom of the Opera.''<br /> * The Eladrin [[Tristram Caniedydd]] famously wrote and performed '''[[An Evening with the Bard]] (A One-Man Show by [[Tristram]])''' at his own personal theater: [[Tristram's Center for the Living Arts]]. It is known that the script starts with a dramatic face off against a prop [[dragon]] representing [[Thymor'ala]]. This play was famously done as the opening act of a battle which saw the death of one of [[The Mothers]]<br /> <br /> == The Tabaxi in the Black Sea ==<br /> A children's book by '''Dr. Spruce''', a [[New Dryad]].<br /> <br /> == From Horatio's Library ==<br /> When [[Horatio Cheshire]] was raided in 825 [[PR]], a number of books were found in his posession including:<br /> <br /> === '''Translation of the Teratanomicon''' ===<br /> by Malcom Zalivech: A tenuous translation of an ancient [[abyssal]] tome depicting both hideous monsters and the depraved, lurid acts they performed with mortals. There are several illustrations rendering the subject manner in disgusting detail. <br /> <br /> === '''To Serve Man''' ===<br /> (no author): A cookbook detailing fine recipies prepared from the flesh, blood, and bones of freshly-slain or still-living [[humans]]. <br /> <br /> === '''On the Transmutation of Living and Recently Deceased Tissues''' ===<br /> by Archmagi Kazan: A treatise detailing the use of both transmutation and necromancy to create nonliving constructs from flesh and bone. <br /> <br /> === '''The Pleasures of Pain''' ===<br /> by Marko Mesokist: A depraved treatise concerning the derivation of lurid pleasure from experiencing pain. Includes numerous vile illustrations of the acts described in the text. <br /> <br /> === '''The Art of Razing''' ===<br /> by Dostron Voltanescu: A detailed and thorough guide to destroying the land, population, and spirit of a land through methods such as salting fields, systematic violations, and traditional decimation.<br /> <br /> == Bolderbell's Post-Fracture Guide to Weaveless Magic ==<br /> A self-published guide written by [[Bolderbell|Beni Bolderbell]] that alleged to teach techniques for limited spellcasting without the benefit of the [[Weave]] as an arcane conductor, drawing from old-world [[Gnome|Gnomish]] communities who—even following the [[Fracturing of the Weave]]—rejected most [[PR]]-era technologies which sought to replace traditional magic for daily tasks. However, the practice of magic had been dwindling as an interest within [[Levinkan]] even prior to the [[CR]] era and the book only achieved sparse circulation.</div>

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<p>OGFlaya: /* History of the Text */</p> <hr /> <div>{{Infobox_item|affilliation=affiliation|name={{PAGENAME}}|image=File:The_Elegy_of_Atycos.png|caption=Invocation and the first book of The Elegy of Atycos|powers=powers}}<br /> <br /> '''{{PAGENAME}} '''is a mythic poetic text of Vaelonic origin, considered by many to be the only known surviving work from the ancient civilization of Vaelon. Preserved through a Oldfairen translation and a set of linguistic ciphers discovered in a cave on an uninhabited island southwest of Alest, the poem recounts the journey of Atycos, a grieving woman who crosses the Bleeding Veil and enters the realm beyond the Flare in search of her vanished husband, Thalos.<br /> <br /> First translated and published by Professor Lysander Callis of Briargreen College in 07 C.R., the poem is divided into four major sections, each corresponding to a phase of Atycos’s journey: her departure from Vaelon, the trials beyond the Flare, the encounter with the sorceress Lysera on the Isle of Forgetting, and her sorrowful return home. The themes of love, memory, and loss pervade the work, which is often described as equal parts epic myth and mourning song. Though once dismissed as a symbolic allegory or imaginative fiction, the poem has gained increasing significance among historians and occult scholars for its depiction of a now-lost prehistorical civilization.<br /> <br /> == History of the Text ==<br /> The only known copy of ''The Elegy of Atycos'' was found in Oldfairen script housed in a disintegrating archive uncovered by a Briargreen-funded expedition in 01 C.R. Led by Professor Callis, the expedition also discovered a system of carved Vaelonic ciphers in a seaside cave on a neighboring island to the southwest of [[Friþleas]]. These findings were crucial to the eventual decoding of the Oldfairen translation and the reconstruction of the original mythic structure. The site of the discovery has since been protected by the Alestian Historical Trust.<br /> <br /> Though Callis initially posited the possibility of additional stanzas or even a fifth section, no such writings were recovered by the 07 C.R. publication date.<br /> <br /> '''Modern Discoveries'''<br /> <br /> In 37 C.R., several investigators affiliated with Candela Obscura—including Percy Montgomery, Dex, [[Mocking-Bird|Mocking-bird]], Feyre Acheron, and Callum McVeigh—uncovered compelling evidence that parts of ''The Elegy of Atycos'' may be based on historical truth. During an assignment near the Alestine coast, the team awoke on an island matching the description of the mythical Isle of Forgetting featured in Book III of the poem. The terrain, architectural remnants, and atmospheric anomalies bore striking similarities to those detailed in the text, including the presence of a powerful figure known as Lysera, long thought to be allegorical. Though the full extent of the island’s origin remains under investigation, this event marked the first time a known location in the poem was confirmed to exist in the modern era, sparking renewed scholarly interest and debate over the historicity of Atycos’s journey.<br /> <br /> == Structure ==<br /> ''The Elegy of Atycos'' is structured in four primary parts:<br /> <br /> * '''Invocation –''' An appeal to the Muse to recount the journey of Atycos and the sorrow she bears.<br /> * '''Book I: The Departure''' – Atycos’s grief and decision to leave Vaelon in search of her lost husband.<br /> * '''Book II: The Trials Beyond the Flare''' – Her passage through the Bleeding Veil and encounters with horrors and illusions.<br /> * '''Book III: The Isle of Forgetting''' – The seduction and sorrow of Lysera’s palace where Thalos is found but does not remember.<br /> * '''Book IV: The Return and the Lament''' – Atycos’s return to a changed Vaelon, her elegiac testimony, and her mysterious disappearance.<br /> <br /> == The Text ==<br /> '''The Elegy of Atycos'''<br /> <br /> ''An account of the search for meaning, sung in the halls of gods and men''<br /> <br /> === '''Invocation''' ===<br /> Sing, O Muse, of Atycos the sorrowed,<br /> <br /> She who braved the Bleeding Veil, the Flare’s cruel maw,<br /> <br /> Who wandered the land where time dissolves,<br /> <br /> A widow unknowing, a lover unfound,<br /> <br /> Seeking the shade of her vanished lord.<br /> <br /> Through deathless trials, she walked alone,<br /> <br /> Guided by love, yet cursed by fate.<br /> <br /> Begin, O Muse, where her grief was sown,<br /> <br /> Where noble halls of Vaelon stood,<br /> <br /> Spire and dome, gold-wrought and bright,<br /> <br /> Now dimmed by woe and silence deep.<br /> <br /> === '''I. The Departure''' ===<br /> In Vaelon’s heart, where sages dwell,<br /> <br /> And scholars weave the light of stars,<br /> <br /> Lived Atycos, fair and wise,<br /> <br /> Bound to Thalos, bold of heart,<br /> <br /> Who, seeking truth beyond the world,<br /> <br /> Vanished in the Flare’s embrace.<br /> <br /> Woe to the bride who wakes alone,<br /> <br /> Who waits at dawn by the empty bed,<br /> <br /> And calls for one the winds have swallowed!<br /> <br /> Three cycles of the silver moon,<br /> <br /> She prayed and wept at the gods' cold feet.<br /> <br /> No answer came, no sign was given—<br /> <br /> Only the Bleed, seeping forth,<br /> <br /> A whispering thing of hungering dark.<br /> <br /> Thus Atycos, bound by love,<br /> <br /> Did don the cloak of wanderers,<br /> <br /> Armed with lore of ages past,<br /> <br /> A token clasped against her breast,<br /> <br /> A ring of Thalos, cold and pale.<br /> <br /> With steps unbent, she crossed the gates,<br /> <br /> Where men return not, nor gods may tread.<br /> <br /> The Flare she entered, shroud of doom,<br /> <br /> And all of Vaelon whispered low,<br /> <br /> Mourning their daughter, lost to fate.<br /> <br /> === '''II. The Trials Beyond the Flare''' ===<br /> Now past the Veil, where sky is none,<br /> <br /> Where light and dark entwine as one,<br /> <br /> The Bleed did rise, a shifting tide,<br /> <br /> That swayed the mind, unmade the past.<br /> <br /> Yet Atycos stood, unbroken still,<br /> <br /> For love’s strong hand did hold her fast.<br /> <br /> Then came the voices, hollow and sweet,<br /> <br /> Daughters of sorrow, Sirens unkind,<br /> <br /> Who sang of longing, sang of home,<br /> <br /> To steal the souls of those who strayed.<br /> <br /> With wax and will, she closed her ears,<br /> <br /> Let not their song unmake her soul.<br /> <br /> She passed the gate where the beast did watch,<br /> <br /> A many-mawed, unblinking wretch,<br /> <br /> Fangs as spears, a shadow vast,<br /> <br /> Snapping at feet of those who fled.<br /> <br /> With wit and grace, she swayed and danced,<br /> <br /> And left the horror in her wake.<br /> <br /> For seven years, she wandered lost,<br /> <br /> Through halls of broken time she roamed,<br /> <br /> Through cities drowned, through gardens scorched,<br /> <br /> Through temples where the gods lay slain.<br /> <br /> Still she pressed, still she prayed,<br /> <br /> For Thalos’ name upon her lips.<br /> <br /> === '''III. The Isle of Forgetting''' ===<br /> On shores of dusk, where sun sets not,<br /> <br /> She came at last to Lysera’s halls,<br /> <br /> A palace bright with jeweled spires,<br /> <br /> A sorceress fair, with silver tongue.<br /> <br /> “O weary one, lay down thy grief,<br /> <br /> Let sorrow die in slumber deep,<br /> <br /> Drink, eat, and dream no more of woe.”<br /> <br /> Thus spoke the queen, with lips of gold.<br /> <br /> Soft were her beds, sweet was her wine,<br /> <br /> And Atycos, weary, closed her eyes,<br /> <br /> And time was lost, uncounted, pale,<br /> <br /> A river without course or end.<br /> <br /> But love endures where all else fades,<br /> <br /> And in her dreams, her husband called.<br /> <br /> She woke with wail, she knew the curse,<br /> <br /> The spell unweaving as she rose.<br /> <br /> Furious, she seized the queen,<br /> <br /> Spoke her name in tones of wrath,<br /> <br /> And Lysera, cowed, did yield the truth:<br /> <br /> Thalos had come, and Thalos had stayed.<br /> <br /> Forgetting all, he had become<br /> <br /> A wraith among the dream-bound dead.<br /> <br /> === '''IV. The Return and the Lament''' ===<br /> Now with a heart of fractured stone,<br /> <br /> Atycos fled the queen’s domain,<br /> <br /> Forsaking dreams, forsaking rest,<br /> <br /> With only sorrow at her side.<br /> <br /> Through shifting tides, through whispering voids,<br /> <br /> She traced her path, unmade her steps,<br /> <br /> And came again to Vaelon’s walls,<br /> <br /> A city waned, a kingdom dimmed,<br /> <br /> For in her years beyond the world,<br /> <br /> Vaelon had bled, had lost its light.<br /> <br /> Before the halls of learning’s keep,<br /> <br /> She stood and sang of what she saw,<br /> <br /> Of what the Bleed would bring in time,<br /> <br /> Of what the gods had left untold.<br /> <br /> And those who heard her bowed in grief,<br /> <br /> For in her tale, the end was writ.<br /> <br /> Her love was lost, her soul undone,<br /> <br /> Yet still she stood, yet still she warned,<br /> <br /> And thus the scribes, with trembling hands,<br /> <br /> Wrote the words that must endure:<br /> <br /> '''''The Elegy of Atycos'','''<br /> <br /> ''A song of love and loss.''<br /> <br /> And when she vanished, none could say<br /> <br /> If gods had come or death had called,<br /> <br /> Yet still her voice is heard in dreams,<br /> <br /> Where lovers weep for those they’ve lost,<br /> <br /> And wanderers pray to find their way.<br /> <br /> == Reception and Legacy ==<br /> [[Category:Item]]<br /> {{Worldbuilders}}Upon its publication in 07 C.R., ''The Elegy of Atycos'' was met with considerable skepticism within academic circles—less for its poetic content and more for the sweeping historical conclusions drawn by Professor Lysander Callis. His accompanying theories on the Vaelonic civilization posited an empire of immense scale and influence, supported by his interpretation of scattered Vaelonic artifacts found on multiple continents across Quelmar. Callis argued that the civilization of Vaelon had once spanned vast regions of the pre-historical world, wielding not only a unifying language and culture but also technologies of such advancement—integrating both science and magick—that they may have exceeded the capabilities of any known society since.<br /> <br /> Most controversial, however, was Callis’s assertion that Vaelon could represent the foundation of all human civilization—a cultural progenitor whose collapse marked a forgotten turning point in world history. These claims were widely criticized as speculative, grandiose, and lacking sufficient empirical support, particularly given the ambiguous nature of the source materials: a single Oldfairen manuscript, partial inscriptions, and linguistic ciphers retrieved from a remote island.<br /> <br /> Despite these criticisms, ''The Elegy of Atycos'' found lasting resonance among occultists, mystics, and fringe historians. Within these communities, Callis’s work is seen not as conjecture but as revelation—a rare surviving voice of a world deliberately erased. The poem’s haunting themes of memory, grief, and lost grandeur have made it a central text in esoteric studies of prehistory, inspiring everything from philosophical treatises to artistic interpretations. Though mainstream academia remains cautious, ''The Elegy of Atycos'' continues to provoke debate, inviting readers to consider whether history has truly forgotten Vaelon—or whether Vaelon has simply chosen not to be remembered.</div>

OGFlaya https://quelmarwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=Lincoln_Renfield-Murray&diff=40266 2025-07-17T08:21:03Z

<p>OGFlaya: /* Attacks and Weapons  */</p> <hr /> <div>{{Worldbuilders}} {{Infobox_character|affilliation=Candela Obscura (former)<br /> Newfaire Arts Council, Volunteer Vice President<br /> South Soffit Public Library, Literacy Volunteer|name={{PAGENAME}}|image=Lincoln Renfield-Murray 02.jpg|caption=|playerName=Matt|relatives=Nesta Acheron (Spouse), Jacob Acheron-Renfield-Murray (Son, 18 months), Eleanor Abernathy (Sister, 32), Charlotte Abernathy (Niece, 11), Oliver Abernathy (Nephew, 11), Jacob Renfield (Father, deceased), Allison Murray (Mother, 67)|languages=Noman, Oldfairen, Hillian|alias=Linc, The Red Knight (former)|marital=Married (Deceased)|birthDate=10/08/06 CR|birthPlace=Nawfaire, The Fairelands, Noma|deathDate=12/05/36 CR|deathPlace=Newfaire, The Fairelands, Noma|species=Human|gender=Male|height=5' 8&quot;|weight=160 lbs|eyes=Brown}}<br /> <br /> '''{{PAGENAME}} '''was an occultist in the [[Qandela Obscura]] [[campaign]] and member of [[Qandela Obscura#The Circle of Mind and Marrow|the Circle of Mind &amp; Marrow]], operating out of Nine Irons. He owned a bookstore, Verbatim, in The Sidle where he lived in the top floor above the bookstore his wife, son, sister and her twin children.<br /> <br /> == Physical Appearance ==<br /> Dawning a cool and slightly disheveled look. He sports chestnut brown hair; tousled and falling across his forehead in an unkempt yet intentional manner. The length is moderate, not too short but not overly long.<br /> <br /> Lincoln is often expressive, sometimes conveying a weariness through deep-set brown eyes. He has a neatly trimmed beard and mustache.<br /> <br /> His wardrobe is simple yet reflective of The Sidle's literary scene. He often wears earthy tones, such as browns, grays, and muted greens, in the form of sweaters, button-down shirts, and a well-worn woolen over coat. The clothing is practical and lived-in.<br /> == Personality ==<br /> Lincoln used to navigate the occult with a quick, nonchalant wit that often gives way to unconventional methods. As an occultist, he was focused and determined to see things through to the end. Though, this was sometimes undermined by a sense of powerlessness in the face of larger forces that even he didn't entirely understand. He often grappled with the existential questions and emotions that his work as an occultist had forced him to confront. In his mind, those who tamper with magick often do so from a place moral ambiguity and corruption, sometimes resulting a world-weary attitude on his part. <br /> <br /> In the years that followed the end of his career as an occultist, Lincoln found join in the beauty of a smaller life. Dandling his son on his knee while revising a manuscript for his next novel, and evenings reading while his wife enjoyed an even show on the radio would become a foundation of genuine happiness for him. <br /> <br /> == History ==<br /> In 28 CR, Lincoln published his first novel, &quot;Summer Over Silverslip&quot;. The novel was a coming of age story in which a veteran, Laurel Michaels, returns to [[Newfaire]] after finishing their term of service in the army and learns more about the larger world and its imperfect and grimy nature. The book didn't do well but earned Lincoln a small following of readers.<br /> <br /> Prior to the winter of 29 CR, Lincoln had lived a quiet, uneventful life as an aspiring author and the proprietor of Verbatim, a bookstore tucked into The Sidle. This tranquil existence was disrupted when he received a letter from his younger sister, Eleanor, who had married Thomas Abernathy and moved with him and their two children, Charlotte and Oliver, to the remote mining town of Dunhurst. Eleanor’s letter, laced with concern, pleaded for Lincoln’s help, as Thomas had begun behaving strangely.<br /> <br /> Upon arriving in Dunhurst, Lincoln discovered that Thomas, an esteemed engineer for the Blackstone Mineral Company, had fallen under the sway of an otherworldly power referred to as ''The Spark.'' The mine’s workers had unearthed something dark and terrible, and their manager, Heath Keers, led them in rituals to worship the entity. Over the course of a harrowing day, Lincoln uncovered the full extent of the cult’s corruption and the danger posed by the Cindermen—creatures of ash and flame created by the Spark’s influence. Fleeing the town with Eleanor and her children, Lincoln was forced to leave Thomas behind, as he had become consumed by the cult’s dark influence.<br /> <br /> Determined to save his brother-in-law, Lincoln immersed himself in the rare and arcane tomes hidden within Verbatim’s exclusive collection. In one ancient text, he found a ritual to forge a covenant with a nameless entity—a master of gates and keys. Desperate, Lincoln agreed to the covenant, receiving the entity’s power to confront the cult and seal the mine. Returning to Dunhurst, Lincoln defeated the remaining Cindermen and sealed the mine, but not before a final confrontation with Thomas, whose body and mind had been consumed by the Spark. Left with no other choice, Lincoln ended Thomas’s suffering and fled the burning ruins of Dunhurst.<br /> <br /> The covenant with the nameless entity haunted Lincoln, binding him to serve as its agent. Tasked with ensuring that no unauthorized being passed through thinning boundaries between realms, Lincoln carried out his duties under the entity’s watchful eye, receiving instructions through cryptic means—most often a stray cat appearing at his doorstep.<br /> <br /> The aftermath of Dunhurst strained Lincoln’s relationship with Eleanor. Unable to confess that he had been the one to end her husband’s life, Lincoln carried this guilt as a heavy burden. To cope, he opened Verbatim to clients seeking assistance with supernatural predicaments, gaining a reputation as a reluctant but skilled occultist. Clients like Isabella Hawthorne, Samuel Whitewood, and Lucinda Vale came to him with their burdens, and Lincoln forged bonds with those who understood the costs of dabbling in the arcane.<br /> <br /> Years later, Lady Samantha Ravenscroft of Candela Obscura noticed Lincoln’s talents and extended an invitation to join the Circle of Mind &amp; Marrow. At first, Lincoln refused, unwilling to involve others in his struggles. However, his increasingly narrow escapes and the promise that Candela might help him sever his covenant with the nameless entity eventually compelled him to accept.<br /> <br /> In 34 CR, Lincoln joined [[Nesta Archeron|Nesta Acheron]], a fellow investigator with her own storied past, as she ventured into the Oldfairen ruins beneath Newfaire alongside Lula, Silas, and Piers to rescue Nesta’s missing sisters, Feyre and Elaine. The harrowing mission brought the group face-to-face with ancient dangers and a crystalline pillar that had taken the lives of several investigators. With the help of both Nesta and Silas, Lincoln banished the pillar to The Flare. The ritual was fraught with danger and as a result, he was freed with the compact with his master.<br /> <br /> The Power Lincoln had gained from the accord with the otherworldly being, who remained nameless, was gone. Lincoln was glad for it.<br /> <br /> Shortly after his final assignment Lincoln retired from Candela Obscura and married Nesta in a quiet ceremony of friends and family.<br /> <br /> In 35 CR, Nesta gave birth to their first child, Jacob. Their growing family became a source of hope and grounding for Lincoln amidst his tumultuous life. By the end of 36 CR, they were expecting another child, a sign of the life they were building together despite the shadows of the past.<br /> <br /> During this period, Lincoln returned to daily operations of Verbatim alongside his sister. He likewise returned to his roots as a writer. Between 34 and 36 CR, he published two novels, “The Day the Veil Was Torn” and “Mud and Bones”. The works were well-received and drew a small following of fans of his work.<br /> <br /> In December of 36 C.R., Lincoln was killed along with 12 others at ''Merrick's Hearth'', when the bakery was destroyed in a gas explosion.<br /> <br /> A team of investigators from Candela Obscura, [https://quelmarwiki.com/wiki/Qandela_Obscura/The_Story_So_Far#Assignment_#1_-_01/18/25_%22Nothing_Left_but_Teeth_and_Bones...%22 dispatched to investigate the appearance of smoldering specters wandering around The Sidle], discovered that the explosion was caused by a group of men of unknown affiliation or intent. This information was gathered through a psychic vision by the investigator, [[Carmen Baxter]]. During this vision she saw Lincoln saw the culprits, one of whom was apprehended by the team of investigators while looking into the situation with a spectral entity comprised of fire wandering The Sidle that was eventually determined to be a being known as a revenant. The person that was apprehended, Nikoli Sorell, had been following Lincoln for months as evidenced by myriad entries into a journal he had on his person as well as additional items found when searching his home. The purpose of his surveillance of Lincoln and his daily activities remains unclear.<br /> <br /> One such item was a [[The Strange Journal|leather bound journal]], written in a strange language. The journal was eventually decoded through the determined efforts of several investigators, including Persephone “Percy” Montgomery, Feyre Acheron and [[Mocking-Bird|Mocking-bird]]. Once the journal was successfully decoded, it was discovered that Lincoln had been approaching by his old friend and fellow retired Candela Obscura investigator, Jasper Parson, to assist in an investigation to determine the cause of two Candela Obscura researchers, Caleb and Emily Zener. The status of the Zener twins remains unknown, but what is known is that Lincoln had discovered Jasper on the floor of the antique dealers living room, bleeding out.<br /> <br /> Jasper uttered, ''&quot;Flasta nov mora…&quot;.'' Translated from the dead language, Vaelonic, &quot;We've been betrayed...&quot;. This revelation told Lincoln that someone was operating within Candela Obscura. But he was unable to determine who had killed his old friend or if they were connected to the disappearance of the twins.<br /> <br /> After searching a hidden compartment in Jasper's book case that only the two knew about, Lincoln had determined that Jasper had intended to set course for a set of coordinates marked on a nautical map with no apparent landmass associated with it. Intending to take up the investigation alone, to avoid endangering any of his loved ones or friends, Lincoln noted he would embark on a journey for the island as well. But never made it, having been killed in the explosion before he could leave.<br /> <br /> == Languages ==<br /> Hilian, Noman, Oldfairen, Vaelonic<br /> <br /> == Powers and Abilities ==<br /> Lincoln is well read and possesses a well rounded knowledge about the humanities. He is likewise a skilled researcher and investigator. Prior to his retirement from Candela Obscura, Lincoln also possessed occult powers through performing rituals rituals. All of the rituals he knew required him to channel the magickal energy of the Entity through the sigil scarred into his right hand. This could take the form of bleed detection or containment, warding and a number of other abilities.<br /> <br /> == Attacks and Weapons ==<br /> While Lincoln is not an inherently violent person, his work as an occultist has sometimes required him to get into the occasional scrap. As such, Lincoln keeps a baseball bat in his office that is inscribed with Oldfairen characters and the arcane sigil of the Entity that is also scarred into his right palm.<br /> <br /> After his final assignment, Lincoln found himself free of the power he had gained through his compact. As well as his servitude to the entity.<br /> <br /> [[Category:Player Characters]]<br /> [[Category:Qandela Obscura]]<br /> [[Category:CR]]</div>

OGFlaya https://quelmarwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=List_of_Books&diff=40265 2025-07-17T08:19:53Z

<p>OGFlaya: Added the works of Lincoln Renfield-Murray</p> <hr /> <div>{{Worldbuilders}} Below is a list of Books found in [[Quelmar]], with additional details to note whether they are unique items or if copies can be found in multiple libraries. Select books in [[Brightwater]] circa 180 BR can be found [[Brightwater Campaign/Books|here]].<br /> <br /> == [[How to Perform for Orcs]] ==<br /> '''How to Perform for Orcs '''was an introductory book on the history of musical instruments as of 692 [[PR]], written by [[Anema E. Core]] during his downtime living in the town of [[Sneerwell]]. Complains would later be received by half-orcs for the racist title, which implied that playing instruments was so easy - &quot;Even an orc could do it&quot;. <br /> <br /> == [[The Tides of Blood]] ==<br /> '''The Tides of Blood''' is a novel published by the author Fagin Cloudtop. There are few copies, and they have a hard outer cover, while the pages are lightly coated in wax to protect them from water damage. <br /> <br /> == [[Legends and Lore of Pre-history]] ==<br /> Published in 07 CR, Legends and Lore of Pre-history, by Prof. Lysander Callis with illustrations by Jasper Parson, is a foundational academic text compiling mythic traditions believed to predate written history. The book offers comparative analysis of surviving oral accounts, recovered inscriptions, and fragmentary manuscripts—including an extensive study of ''The Elegy of Atycos'', the only known Vaelonic epic. Callis explores recurring motifs such as memory, divine absence, and journeys through altered realities, drawing parallels between disparate mythic systems across lost civilizations. Parson’s illustrations accompany the text with site reconstructions and artifact sketches, making the volume both a scholarly resource and a visual archive of mythic pre-history.<br /> <br /> == Guide to the Common Man's Magic ==<br /> A book with instructions on how to perform a few cantrips even if you aren't a spellcaster!<br /> <br /> Includes:<br /> * Mending<br /> * Friends<br /> * Prestidigitation<br /> * And Demiplane<br /> <br /> == The Works of [[Ynnis Valenford Sexton]] ==<br /> [[File:Ynnisbookrelease.png|thumb|The pamphlet from the Midnight book release of Ynnis' book detailing the Ancients Alive campaign.]]<br /> [[Ynnis]] published several books in his lifetime, including<br /> * ''The Bungalow: Quelmar's Arts and Crafts Home''. A review of locations (not all bungalows), including the Edesian, Dry Haol, and Bar from Afar. He notably gave the Hag's Hut zero stars.<br /> * ''The Final [[Winter]] of the [[Eladrin]]'', recounting the [[Ancients Alive]] [[campaign]].<br /> * ''[[Ynnis Valenford]] and the Prisoner of Azkaban. ''Half of the proceeds of this book went to the [[House of Tenorixion]].<br /> <br /> == The Works of [[Lincoln Renfield-Murray|Lincoln-Renfield Murry]] ==<br /> Lincoln published several books in his lifetime, including:<br /> <br /> * '''Summer Over Silverslip''' – Lincoln’s debut novel, modest in sales but quietly influential, earning him a small but devoted literary following. Set in the Silverslip district of Newfaire during the hazy months following the Great No Man’s War, the novel follows James, a disillusioned young veteran hired as a private security escort for Wila, the daughter of a powerful judge. As the city’s golden facades shimmer under a layer of corruption, James is drawn into a whirlwind summer romance—elegant parties, whispered secrets, and moments of fragile tenderness. Wila introduces him to a world of privilege, and for a brief time, James allows himself to believe in the possibility of healing and connection. But when he uncovers the judge’s systemic abuses of power—and learns that Wila has long known and chosen to look away—James chooses to walk away from their relationship, changed but not embittered. Written in clipped, ironic prose tinged with melancholy, the novel blends post-war cynicism with aching beauty, capturing the slow, inevitable loss of innocence amid the steam-lit streets of a city clinging to civility.<br /> * '''The Day the Veil Was Torn''' – A harrowing work of speculative horror and science fiction, ''The Day the Veil Was Torn'' unfolds in the contemporary world of 35 CR Newfaire as a dimensional breach begins—first subtly, then with terrifying speed. What begins as a strange atmospheric disturbance during a live radio broadcast spirals into an all-consuming catastrophe, as entities from a vast and ancient plane beyond comprehension begin to emerge into the physical world. Told through a series of fractured narratives—government reports, eyewitness testimonies, missing audio logs, and the confessions of those who heard &quot;the signal&quot;—the novel charts the collapse of a city and the moral unraveling of its people. As the boundaries between dimensions decay, so too does any illusion of control, revealing the horrifying consequences of tampering with forces never meant to be understood, let alone harnessed. Beneath its surface of dread and creeping apocalypse, the novel is a blistering commentary on humanity’s tendency to colonize what it does not comprehend, to treat cosmic horror with clinical ambition, and to wage war against the unknowable in the name of progress. The book ends not with resolution, but with a sudden, breathless silence—as if something just stepped into the room. A brief afterword by Lincoln follows: dry, winking, and filled with anecdotes about misplacing the original manuscript in a coffeehouse. It is a strange relief after the descent, and a final reminder that even in the face of annihilation, he believed humor might be our last and most human defense.<br /> * '''Mud and Bones''' – A stark and unflinching war novel told through the eyes of Pearl, a sharp-tongued, headstrong teenager who volunteers alongside four childhood friends to serve in the Noman Army during the Great No Man’s War. Fueled by conviction and a sense of loyalty larger than themselves, the five are thrust into the mire of trench warfare, enduring the slow, suffocating churn of fear, loss, and boredom. Pearl’s narration is biting, compassionate, and often laced with dark humor—an inner monologue that acts as armor as much as it does confession. As the war drags on and innocence is steadily carved away, the group dwindles—some lost to violence, others to despair—but Pearl endures, not untouched, but unbroken. Through whispered conversations beneath gaslit tents, memories of shared songs, and silent moments watching snow fall over blasted no-man’s-land, Pearl and her remaining friend, Ezra, carry each other through. Where other stories of war end in ruin, ''Mud and Bones'' chooses a different path: Pearl and Ezra return home together, changed but not shattered, their bodies and minds intact not by luck, but by stubborn defiance. The final chapter finds them rebuilding not just a life, but a sense of meaning—on a farmhouse porch, with the sound of laughter, two chairs, and a sunrise. Lincoln’s prose lingers not on what was lost, but on what remains. ''Mud and Bones'' is a testament to the endurance of friendship, the quiet strength of women in war, and the radical belief that even after unimaginable horror, healing is possible.<br /> <br /> ==[[50 Shades of Neigh|Fifty Shades of Neigh]]==<br /> A smutty dime novel with a antlered horse on the cover written by E L Manes. The [[druid]] and [[rogue]] protagonists might make a return in its rumored sequel ''Chasing Whitetail''.<br /> <br /> == [[Her Chromatic Orbs]] ==<br /> An erotic novel by E L Manes featuring a woman with heterochromia. <br /> <br /> == Plays ==<br /> <br /> * Imilliaw &quot;William&quot; Shakespeare was an eladrin artist from the [[Feywild]], whose works became famous in several planes after his jump in the late BR era, and his works survived in one form or another throughout all of Quelmarian history. Hisis notable works include:<br /> ** ''Romeo and Juliet:'' a story of tragic, forbidden love between a high elf and a dark elf<br /> ** ''The Tempest:'' extremely popular on [[Kiston]] and the surrounding islands for its setting on a remote island<br /> ** ''A Midsummer Night's Dream:'' highly praised for its accurate representation of many of the historical fairies appearing in the work, leading many to believe Shakespeare spent time in the feywild<br /> <br /> * Oscar Wilde was another popular playwright in the PR era, mostly for his comedic works. His most popular play was ''The Importance of Being Earnest.''<br /> <br /> * Lin Manuel Miranda was a popular playwright/composer in the CR era. His fantasy musical ''Hamilton'' told the story of the founding of a fictional nation known as Murka.<br /> * Andrew Lloyd Webber was also a playwright/composer in the CR era. He's famous for several works, including ''Cats'' (the most famous production of which contained an entirely [[Tabaxi]] cast, and seems to have been inspired by the true traditions of at least one small tabaxi [[cult]]), and ''Phantom of the Opera.''<br /> * The Eladrin [[Tristram Caniedydd]] famously wrote and performed '''[[An Evening with the Bard]] (A One-Man Show by [[Tristram]])''' at his own personal theater: [[Tristram's Center for the Living Arts]]. It is known that the script starts with a dramatic face off against a prop [[dragon]] representing [[Thymor'ala]]. This play was famously done as the opening act of a battle which saw the death of one of [[The Mothers]]<br /> <br /> == The Tabaxi in the Black Sea ==<br /> A children's book by '''Dr. Spruce''', a [[New Dryad]].<br /> <br /> == From Horatio's Library ==<br /> When [[Horatio Cheshire]] was raided in 825 [[PR]], a number of books were found in his posession including:<br /> <br /> === '''Translation of the Teratanomicon''' ===<br /> by Malcom Zalivech: A tenuous translation of an ancient [[abyssal]] tome depicting both hideous monsters and the depraved, lurid acts they performed with mortals. There are several illustrations rendering the subject manner in disgusting detail. <br /> <br /> === '''To Serve Man''' ===<br /> (no author): A cookbook detailing fine recipies prepared from the flesh, blood, and bones of freshly-slain or still-living [[humans]]. <br /> <br /> === '''On the Transmutation of Living and Recently Deceased Tissues''' ===<br /> by Archmagi Kazan: A treatise detailing the use of both transmutation and necromancy to create nonliving constructs from flesh and bone. <br /> <br /> === '''The Pleasures of Pain''' ===<br /> by Marko Mesokist: A depraved treatise concerning the derivation of lurid pleasure from experiencing pain. Includes numerous vile illustrations of the acts described in the text. <br /> <br /> === '''The Art of Razing''' ===<br /> by Dostron Voltanescu: A detailed and thorough guide to destroying the land, population, and spirit of a land through methods such as salting fields, systematic violations, and traditional decimation.<br /> <br /> == Bolderbell's Post-Fracture Guide to Weaveless Magic ==<br /> A self-published guide written by [[Bolderbell|Beni Bolderbell]] that alleged to teach techniques for limited spellcasting without the benefit of the [[Weave]] as an arcane conductor, drawing from old-world [[Gnome|Gnomish]] communities who—even following the [[Fracturing of the Weave]]—rejected most [[PR]]-era technologies which sought to replace traditional magic for daily tasks. However, the practice of magic had been dwindling as an interest within [[Levinkan]] even prior to the [[CR]] era and the book only achieved sparse circulation.</div>

OGFlaya https://quelmarwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=The_Elegy_of_Atycos&diff=40264 2025-07-17T07:37:21Z

<p>OGFlaya: </p> <hr /> <div>{{Infobox_item|affilliation=affiliation|name={{PAGENAME}}|image=File:The_Elegy_of_Atycos.png|caption=Invocation and the first book of The Elegy of Atycos|powers=powers}}<br /> <br /> '''{{PAGENAME}} '''is a mythic poetic text of Vaelonic origin, considered by many to be the only known surviving work from the ancient civilization of Vaelon. Preserved through a Oldfairen translation and a set of linguistic ciphers discovered in a cave on an uninhabited island southwest of Alest, the poem recounts the journey of Atycos, a grieving woman who crosses the Bleeding Veil and enters the realm beyond the Flare in search of her vanished husband, Thalos.<br /> <br /> First translated and published by Professor Lysander Callis of Briargreen College in 07 C.R., the poem is divided into four major sections, each corresponding to a phase of Atycos’s journey: her departure from Vaelon, the trials beyond the Flare, the encounter with the sorceress Lysera on the Isle of Forgetting, and her sorrowful return home. The themes of love, memory, and loss pervade the work, which is often described as equal parts epic myth and mourning song. Though once dismissed as a symbolic allegory or imaginative fiction, the poem has gained increasing significance among historians and occult scholars for its depiction of a now-lost prehistorical civilization.<br /> <br /> == History of the Text ==<br /> The only known copy of ''The Elegy of Atycos'' was found in Oldfairen script housed in a disintegrating archive uncovered by a Briargreen-funded expedition in 01 C.R. Led by Professor Callis, the expedition also discovered a system of carved Vaelonic ciphers in a seaside cave on a neighboring island to the southwest of [[Friþleas]]. These findings were crucial to the eventual decoding of the Oldfairen translation and the reconstruction of the original mythic structure. The site of the discovery has since been protected by the Alestian Historical Trust.<br /> <br /> Though Callis initially posited the possibility of additional stanzas or even a fifth section, no such writings were recovered by the 07 C.R. publication date.<br /> <br /> == Structure ==<br /> ''The Elegy of Atycos'' is structured in four primary parts:<br /> <br /> * '''Invocation –''' An appeal to the Muse to recount the journey of Atycos and the sorrow she bears.<br /> * '''Book I: The Departure''' – Atycos’s grief and decision to leave Vaelon in search of her lost husband.<br /> * '''Book II: The Trials Beyond the Flare''' – Her passage through the Bleeding Veil and encounters with horrors and illusions.<br /> * '''Book III: The Isle of Forgetting''' – The seduction and sorrow of Lysera’s palace where Thalos is found but does not remember.<br /> * '''Book IV: The Return and the Lament''' – Atycos’s return to a changed Vaelon, her elegiac testimony, and her mysterious disappearance.<br /> <br /> == The Text ==<br /> '''The Elegy of Atycos'''<br /> <br /> ''An account of the search for meaning, sung in the halls of gods and men''<br /> <br /> === '''Invocation''' ===<br /> Sing, O Muse, of Atycos the sorrowed,<br /> <br /> She who braved the Bleeding Veil, the Flare’s cruel maw,<br /> <br /> Who wandered the land where time dissolves,<br /> <br /> A widow unknowing, a lover unfound,<br /> <br /> Seeking the shade of her vanished lord.<br /> <br /> Through deathless trials, she walked alone,<br /> <br /> Guided by love, yet cursed by fate.<br /> <br /> Begin, O Muse, where her grief was sown,<br /> <br /> Where noble halls of Vaelon stood,<br /> <br /> Spire and dome, gold-wrought and bright,<br /> <br /> Now dimmed by woe and silence deep.<br /> <br /> === '''I. The Departure''' ===<br /> In Vaelon’s heart, where sages dwell,<br /> <br /> And scholars weave the light of stars,<br /> <br /> Lived Atycos, fair and wise,<br /> <br /> Bound to Thalos, bold of heart,<br /> <br /> Who, seeking truth beyond the world,<br /> <br /> Vanished in the Flare’s embrace.<br /> <br /> Woe to the bride who wakes alone,<br /> <br /> Who waits at dawn by the empty bed,<br /> <br /> And calls for one the winds have swallowed!<br /> <br /> Three cycles of the silver moon,<br /> <br /> She prayed and wept at the gods' cold feet.<br /> <br /> No answer came, no sign was given—<br /> <br /> Only the Bleed, seeping forth,<br /> <br /> A whispering thing of hungering dark.<br /> <br /> Thus Atycos, bound by love,<br /> <br /> Did don the cloak of wanderers,<br /> <br /> Armed with lore of ages past,<br /> <br /> A token clasped against her breast,<br /> <br /> A ring of Thalos, cold and pale.<br /> <br /> With steps unbent, she crossed the gates,<br /> <br /> Where men return not, nor gods may tread.<br /> <br /> The Flare she entered, shroud of doom,<br /> <br /> And all of Vaelon whispered low,<br /> <br /> Mourning their daughter, lost to fate.<br /> <br /> === '''II. The Trials Beyond the Flare''' ===<br /> Now past the Veil, where sky is none,<br /> <br /> Where light and dark entwine as one,<br /> <br /> The Bleed did rise, a shifting tide,<br /> <br /> That swayed the mind, unmade the past.<br /> <br /> Yet Atycos stood, unbroken still,<br /> <br /> For love’s strong hand did hold her fast.<br /> <br /> Then came the voices, hollow and sweet,<br /> <br /> Daughters of sorrow, Sirens unkind,<br /> <br /> Who sang of longing, sang of home,<br /> <br /> To steal the souls of those who strayed.<br /> <br /> With wax and will, she closed her ears,<br /> <br /> Let not their song unmake her soul.<br /> <br /> She passed the gate where the beast did watch,<br /> <br /> A many-mawed, unblinking wretch,<br /> <br /> Fangs as spears, a shadow vast,<br /> <br /> Snapping at feet of those who fled.<br /> <br /> With wit and grace, she swayed and danced,<br /> <br /> And left the horror in her wake.<br /> <br /> For seven years, she wandered lost,<br /> <br /> Through halls of broken time she roamed,<br /> <br /> Through cities drowned, through gardens scorched,<br /> <br /> Through temples where the gods lay slain.<br /> <br /> Still she pressed, still she prayed,<br /> <br /> For Thalos’ name upon her lips.<br /> <br /> === '''III. The Isle of Forgetting''' ===<br /> On shores of dusk, where sun sets not,<br /> <br /> She came at last to Lysera’s halls,<br /> <br /> A palace bright with jeweled spires,<br /> <br /> A sorceress fair, with silver tongue.<br /> <br /> “O weary one, lay down thy grief,<br /> <br /> Let sorrow die in slumber deep,<br /> <br /> Drink, eat, and dream no more of woe.”<br /> <br /> Thus spoke the queen, with lips of gold.<br /> <br /> Soft were her beds, sweet was her wine,<br /> <br /> And Atycos, weary, closed her eyes,<br /> <br /> And time was lost, uncounted, pale,<br /> <br /> A river without course or end.<br /> <br /> But love endures where all else fades,<br /> <br /> And in her dreams, her husband called.<br /> <br /> She woke with wail, she knew the curse,<br /> <br /> The spell unweaving as she rose.<br /> <br /> Furious, she seized the queen,<br /> <br /> Spoke her name in tones of wrath,<br /> <br /> And Lysera, cowed, did yield the truth:<br /> <br /> Thalos had come, and Thalos had stayed.<br /> <br /> Forgetting all, he had become<br /> <br /> A wraith among the dream-bound dead.<br /> <br /> === '''IV. The Return and the Lament''' ===<br /> Now with a heart of fractured stone,<br /> <br /> Atycos fled the queen’s domain,<br /> <br /> Forsaking dreams, forsaking rest,<br /> <br /> With only sorrow at her side.<br /> <br /> Through shifting tides, through whispering voids,<br /> <br /> She traced her path, unmade her steps,<br /> <br /> And came again to Vaelon’s walls,<br /> <br /> A city waned, a kingdom dimmed,<br /> <br /> For in her years beyond the world,<br /> <br /> Vaelon had bled, had lost its light.<br /> <br /> Before the halls of learning’s keep,<br /> <br /> She stood and sang of what she saw,<br /> <br /> Of what the Bleed would bring in time,<br /> <br /> Of what the gods had left untold.<br /> <br /> And those who heard her bowed in grief,<br /> <br /> For in her tale, the end was writ.<br /> <br /> Her love was lost, her soul undone,<br /> <br /> Yet still she stood, yet still she warned,<br /> <br /> And thus the scribes, with trembling hands,<br /> <br /> Wrote the words that must endure:<br /> <br /> '''''The Elegy of Atycos'','''<br /> <br /> ''A song of love and loss.''<br /> <br /> And when she vanished, none could say<br /> <br /> If gods had come or death had called,<br /> <br /> Yet still her voice is heard in dreams,<br /> <br /> Where lovers weep for those they’ve lost,<br /> <br /> And wanderers pray to find their way.<br /> <br /> == Reception and Legacy ==<br /> [[Category:Item]]<br /> {{Worldbuilders}}Upon its publication in 07 C.R., ''The Elegy of Atycos'' was met with considerable skepticism within academic circles—less for its poetic content and more for the sweeping historical conclusions drawn by Professor Lysander Callis. His accompanying theories on the Vaelonic civilization posited an empire of immense scale and influence, supported by his interpretation of scattered Vaelonic artifacts found on multiple continents across Quelmar. Callis argued that the civilization of Vaelon had once spanned vast regions of the pre-historical world, wielding not only a unifying language and culture but also technologies of such advancement—integrating both science and magick—that they may have exceeded the capabilities of any known society since.<br /> <br /> Most controversial, however, was Callis’s assertion that Vaelon could represent the foundation of all human civilization—a cultural progenitor whose collapse marked a forgotten turning point in world history. These claims were widely criticized as speculative, grandiose, and lacking sufficient empirical support, particularly given the ambiguous nature of the source materials: a single Oldfairen manuscript, partial inscriptions, and linguistic ciphers retrieved from a remote island.<br /> <br /> Despite these criticisms, ''The Elegy of Atycos'' found lasting resonance among occultists, mystics, and fringe historians. Within these communities, Callis’s work is seen not as conjecture but as revelation—a rare surviving voice of a world deliberately erased. The poem’s haunting themes of memory, grief, and lost grandeur have made it a central text in esoteric studies of prehistory, inspiring everything from philosophical treatises to artistic interpretations. Though mainstream academia remains cautious, ''The Elegy of Atycos'' continues to provoke debate, inviting readers to consider whether history has truly forgotten Vaelon—or whether Vaelon has simply chosen not to be remembered.</div>

OGFlaya https://quelmarwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=The_Elegy_of_Atycos&diff=40263 2025-07-17T07:36:28Z

<p>OGFlaya: </p> <hr /> <div>{{Infobox_item|affilliation=affiliation|name={{PAGENAME}}|image=File:The Elegy of Atycos.png.|caption=Invocation and the first book of The Elegy of Atycos|powers=powers}}<br /> <br /> '''{{PAGENAME}} '''is a mythic poetic text of Vaelonic origin, considered by many to be the only known surviving work from the ancient civilization of Vaelon. Preserved through a Oldfairen translation and a set of linguistic ciphers discovered in a cave on an uninhabited island southwest of Alest, the poem recounts the journey of Atycos, a grieving woman who crosses the Bleeding Veil and enters the realm beyond the Flare in search of her vanished husband, Thalos.<br /> <br /> First translated and published by Professor Lysander Callis of Briargreen College in 07 C.R., the poem is divided into four major sections, each corresponding to a phase of Atycos’s journey: her departure from Vaelon, the trials beyond the Flare, the encounter with the sorceress Lysera on the Isle of Forgetting, and her sorrowful return home. The themes of love, memory, and loss pervade the work, which is often described as equal parts epic myth and mourning song. Though once dismissed as a symbolic allegory or imaginative fiction, the poem has gained increasing significance among historians and occult scholars for its depiction of a now-lost prehistorical civilization.<br /> <br /> == History of the Text ==<br /> The only known copy of ''The Elegy of Atycos'' was found in Oldfairen script housed in a disintegrating archive uncovered by a Briargreen-funded expedition in 01 C.R. Led by Professor Callis, the expedition also discovered a system of carved Vaelonic ciphers in a seaside cave on a neighboring island to the southwest of [[Friþleas]]. These findings were crucial to the eventual decoding of the Oldfairen translation and the reconstruction of the original mythic structure. The site of the discovery has since been protected by the Alestian Historical Trust.<br /> <br /> Though Callis initially posited the possibility of additional stanzas or even a fifth section, no such writings were recovered by the 07 C.R. publication date.<br /> <br /> == Structure ==<br /> ''The Elegy of Atycos'' is structured in four primary parts:<br /> <br /> * '''Invocation –''' An appeal to the Muse to recount the journey of Atycos and the sorrow she bears.<br /> * '''Book I: The Departure''' – Atycos’s grief and decision to leave Vaelon in search of her lost husband.<br /> * '''Book II: The Trials Beyond the Flare''' – Her passage through the Bleeding Veil and encounters with horrors and illusions.<br /> * '''Book III: The Isle of Forgetting''' – The seduction and sorrow of Lysera’s palace where Thalos is found but does not remember.<br /> * '''Book IV: The Return and the Lament''' – Atycos’s return to a changed Vaelon, her elegiac testimony, and her mysterious disappearance.<br /> <br /> == The Text ==<br /> '''The Elegy of Atycos'''<br /> <br /> ''An account of the search for meaning, sung in the halls of gods and men''<br /> <br /> === '''Invocation''' ===<br /> Sing, O Muse, of Atycos the sorrowed,<br /> <br /> She who braved the Bleeding Veil, the Flare’s cruel maw,<br /> <br /> Who wandered the land where time dissolves,<br /> <br /> A widow unknowing, a lover unfound,<br /> <br /> Seeking the shade of her vanished lord.<br /> <br /> Through deathless trials, she walked alone,<br /> <br /> Guided by love, yet cursed by fate.<br /> <br /> Begin, O Muse, where her grief was sown,<br /> <br /> Where noble halls of Vaelon stood,<br /> <br /> Spire and dome, gold-wrought and bright,<br /> <br /> Now dimmed by woe and silence deep.<br /> <br /> === '''I. The Departure''' ===<br /> In Vaelon’s heart, where sages dwell,<br /> <br /> And scholars weave the light of stars,<br /> <br /> Lived Atycos, fair and wise,<br /> <br /> Bound to Thalos, bold of heart,<br /> <br /> Who, seeking truth beyond the world,<br /> <br /> Vanished in the Flare’s embrace.<br /> <br /> Woe to the bride who wakes alone,<br /> <br /> Who waits at dawn by the empty bed,<br /> <br /> And calls for one the winds have swallowed!<br /> <br /> Three cycles of the silver moon,<br /> <br /> She prayed and wept at the gods' cold feet.<br /> <br /> No answer came, no sign was given—<br /> <br /> Only the Bleed, seeping forth,<br /> <br /> A whispering thing of hungering dark.<br /> <br /> Thus Atycos, bound by love,<br /> <br /> Did don the cloak of wanderers,<br /> <br /> Armed with lore of ages past,<br /> <br /> A token clasped against her breast,<br /> <br /> A ring of Thalos, cold and pale.<br /> <br /> With steps unbent, she crossed the gates,<br /> <br /> Where men return not, nor gods may tread.<br /> <br /> The Flare she entered, shroud of doom,<br /> <br /> And all of Vaelon whispered low,<br /> <br /> Mourning their daughter, lost to fate.<br /> <br /> === '''II. The Trials Beyond the Flare''' ===<br /> Now past the Veil, where sky is none,<br /> <br /> Where light and dark entwine as one,<br /> <br /> The Bleed did rise, a shifting tide,<br /> <br /> That swayed the mind, unmade the past.<br /> <br /> Yet Atycos stood, unbroken still,<br /> <br /> For love’s strong hand did hold her fast.<br /> <br /> Then came the voices, hollow and sweet,<br /> <br /> Daughters of sorrow, Sirens unkind,<br /> <br /> Who sang of longing, sang of home,<br /> <br /> To steal the souls of those who strayed.<br /> <br /> With wax and will, she closed her ears,<br /> <br /> Let not their song unmake her soul.<br /> <br /> She passed the gate where the beast did watch,<br /> <br /> A many-mawed, unblinking wretch,<br /> <br /> Fangs as spears, a shadow vast,<br /> <br /> Snapping at feet of those who fled.<br /> <br /> With wit and grace, she swayed and danced,<br /> <br /> And left the horror in her wake.<br /> <br /> For seven years, she wandered lost,<br /> <br /> Through halls of broken time she roamed,<br /> <br /> Through cities drowned, through gardens scorched,<br /> <br /> Through temples where the gods lay slain.<br /> <br /> Still she pressed, still she prayed,<br /> <br /> For Thalos’ name upon her lips.<br /> <br /> === '''III. The Isle of Forgetting''' ===<br /> On shores of dusk, where sun sets not,<br /> <br /> She came at last to Lysera’s halls,<br /> <br /> A palace bright with jeweled spires,<br /> <br /> A sorceress fair, with silver tongue.<br /> <br /> “O weary one, lay down thy grief,<br /> <br /> Let sorrow die in slumber deep,<br /> <br /> Drink, eat, and dream no more of woe.”<br /> <br /> Thus spoke the queen, with lips of gold.<br /> <br /> Soft were her beds, sweet was her wine,<br /> <br /> And Atycos, weary, closed her eyes,<br /> <br /> And time was lost, uncounted, pale,<br /> <br /> A river without course or end.<br /> <br /> But love endures where all else fades,<br /> <br /> And in her dreams, her husband called.<br /> <br /> She woke with wail, she knew the curse,<br /> <br /> The spell unweaving as she rose.<br /> <br /> Furious, she seized the queen,<br /> <br /> Spoke her name in tones of wrath,<br /> <br /> And Lysera, cowed, did yield the truth:<br /> <br /> Thalos had come, and Thalos had stayed.<br /> <br /> Forgetting all, he had become<br /> <br /> A wraith among the dream-bound dead.<br /> <br /> === '''IV. The Return and the Lament''' ===<br /> Now with a heart of fractured stone,<br /> <br /> Atycos fled the queen’s domain,<br /> <br /> Forsaking dreams, forsaking rest,<br /> <br /> With only sorrow at her side.<br /> <br /> Through shifting tides, through whispering voids,<br /> <br /> She traced her path, unmade her steps,<br /> <br /> And came again to Vaelon’s walls,<br /> <br /> A city waned, a kingdom dimmed,<br /> <br /> For in her years beyond the world,<br /> <br /> Vaelon had bled, had lost its light.<br /> <br /> Before the halls of learning’s keep,<br /> <br /> She stood and sang of what she saw,<br /> <br /> Of what the Bleed would bring in time,<br /> <br /> Of what the gods had left untold.<br /> <br /> And those who heard her bowed in grief,<br /> <br /> For in her tale, the end was writ.<br /> <br /> Her love was lost, her soul undone,<br /> <br /> Yet still she stood, yet still she warned,<br /> <br /> And thus the scribes, with trembling hands,<br /> <br /> Wrote the words that must endure:<br /> <br /> '''''The Elegy of Atycos'','''<br /> <br /> ''A song of love and loss.''<br /> <br /> And when she vanished, none could say<br /> <br /> If gods had come or death had called,<br /> <br /> Yet still her voice is heard in dreams,<br /> <br /> Where lovers weep for those they’ve lost,<br /> <br /> And wanderers pray to find their way.<br /> <br /> == Reception and Legacy ==<br /> [[Category:Item]]<br /> {{Worldbuilders}}Upon its publication in 07 C.R., ''The Elegy of Atycos'' was met with considerable skepticism within academic circles—less for its poetic content and more for the sweeping historical conclusions drawn by Professor Lysander Callis. His accompanying theories on the Vaelonic civilization posited an empire of immense scale and influence, supported by his interpretation of scattered Vaelonic artifacts found on multiple continents across Quelmar. Callis argued that the civilization of Vaelon had once spanned vast regions of the pre-historical world, wielding not only a unifying language and culture but also technologies of such advancement—integrating both science and magick—that they may have exceeded the capabilities of any known society since.<br /> <br /> Most controversial, however, was Callis’s assertion that Vaelon could represent the foundation of all human civilization—a cultural progenitor whose collapse marked a forgotten turning point in world history. These claims were widely criticized as speculative, grandiose, and lacking sufficient empirical support, particularly given the ambiguous nature of the source materials: a single Oldfairen manuscript, partial inscriptions, and linguistic ciphers retrieved from a remote island.<br /> <br /> Despite these criticisms, ''The Elegy of Atycos'' found lasting resonance among occultists, mystics, and fringe historians. Within these communities, Callis’s work is seen not as conjecture but as revelation—a rare surviving voice of a world deliberately erased. The poem’s haunting themes of memory, grief, and lost grandeur have made it a central text in esoteric studies of prehistory, inspiring everything from philosophical treatises to artistic interpretations. Though mainstream academia remains cautious, ''The Elegy of Atycos'' continues to provoke debate, inviting readers to consider whether history has truly forgotten Vaelon—or whether Vaelon has simply chosen not to be remembered.</div>

OGFlaya https://quelmarwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=The_Elegy_of_Atycos&diff=40262 2025-07-17T07:32:40Z

<p>OGFlaya: </p> <hr /> <div>{{Infobox_item|affilliation=affiliation|name={{PAGENAME}}|image=The_Elegy_of_Atycos.png|caption=Invocation and the first book of The Elegy of Atycos|powers=powers}}<br /> <br /> '''{{PAGENAME}} '''is a mythic poetic text of Vaelonic origin, considered by many to be the only known surviving work from the ancient civilization of Vaelon. Preserved through a Oldfairen translation and a set of linguistic ciphers discovered in a cave on an uninhabited island southwest of Alest, the poem recounts the journey of Atycos, a grieving woman who crosses the Bleeding Veil and enters the realm beyond the Flare in search of her vanished husband, Thalos.<br /> <br /> First translated and published by Professor Lysander Callis of Briargreen College in 07 C.R., the poem is divided into four major sections, each corresponding to a phase of Atycos’s journey: her departure from Vaelon, the trials beyond the Flare, the encounter with the sorceress Lysera on the Isle of Forgetting, and her sorrowful return home. The themes of love, memory, and loss pervade the work, which is often described as equal parts epic myth and mourning song. Though once dismissed as a symbolic allegory or imaginative fiction, the poem has gained increasing significance among historians and occult scholars for its depiction of a now-lost prehistorical civilization.<br /> <br /> == History of the Text ==<br /> The only known copy of ''The Elegy of Atycos'' was found in Oldfairen script housed in a disintegrating archive uncovered by a Briargreen-funded expedition in 01 C.R. Led by Professor Callis, the expedition also discovered a system of carved Vaelonic ciphers in a seaside cave on a neighboring island to the southwest of [[Friþleas]]. These findings were crucial to the eventual decoding of the Oldfairen translation and the reconstruction of the original mythic structure. The site of the discovery has since been protected by the Alestian Historical Trust.<br /> <br /> Though Callis initially posited the possibility of additional stanzas or even a fifth section, no such writings were recovered by the 07 C.R. publication date.<br /> <br /> == Structure ==<br /> ''The Elegy of Atycos'' is structured in four primary parts:<br /> <br /> * '''Invocation –''' An appeal to the Muse to recount the journey of Atycos and the sorrow she bears.<br /> * '''Book I: The Departure''' – Atycos’s grief and decision to leave Vaelon in search of her lost husband.<br /> * '''Book II: The Trials Beyond the Flare''' – Her passage through the Bleeding Veil and encounters with horrors and illusions.<br /> * '''Book III: The Isle of Forgetting''' – The seduction and sorrow of Lysera’s palace where Thalos is found but does not remember.<br /> * '''Book IV: The Return and the Lament''' – Atycos’s return to a changed Vaelon, her elegiac testimony, and her mysterious disappearance.<br /> <br /> == The Text ==<br /> '''The Elegy of Atycos'''<br /> <br /> ''An account of the search for meaning, sung in the halls of gods and men''<br /> <br /> === '''Invocation''' ===<br /> Sing, O Muse, of Atycos the sorrowed,<br /> <br /> She who braved the Bleeding Veil, the Flare’s cruel maw,<br /> <br /> Who wandered the land where time dissolves,<br /> <br /> A widow unknowing, a lover unfound,<br /> <br /> Seeking the shade of her vanished lord.<br /> <br /> Through deathless trials, she walked alone,<br /> <br /> Guided by love, yet cursed by fate.<br /> <br /> Begin, O Muse, where her grief was sown,<br /> <br /> Where noble halls of Vaelon stood,<br /> <br /> Spire and dome, gold-wrought and bright,<br /> <br /> Now dimmed by woe and silence deep.<br /> <br /> === '''I. The Departure''' ===<br /> In Vaelon’s heart, where sages dwell,<br /> <br /> And scholars weave the light of stars,<br /> <br /> Lived Atycos, fair and wise,<br /> <br /> Bound to Thalos, bold of heart,<br /> <br /> Who, seeking truth beyond the world,<br /> <br /> Vanished in the Flare’s embrace.<br /> <br /> Woe to the bride who wakes alone,<br /> <br /> Who waits at dawn by the empty bed,<br /> <br /> And calls for one the winds have swallowed!<br /> <br /> Three cycles of the silver moon,<br /> <br /> She prayed and wept at the gods' cold feet.<br /> <br /> No answer came, no sign was given—<br /> <br /> Only the Bleed, seeping forth,<br /> <br /> A whispering thing of hungering dark.<br /> <br /> Thus Atycos, bound by love,<br /> <br /> Did don the cloak of wanderers,<br /> <br /> Armed with lore of ages past,<br /> <br /> A token clasped against her breast,<br /> <br /> A ring of Thalos, cold and pale.<br /> <br /> With steps unbent, she crossed the gates,<br /> <br /> Where men return not, nor gods may tread.<br /> <br /> The Flare she entered, shroud of doom,<br /> <br /> And all of Vaelon whispered low,<br /> <br /> Mourning their daughter, lost to fate.<br /> <br /> === '''II. The Trials Beyond the Flare''' ===<br /> Now past the Veil, where sky is none,<br /> <br /> Where light and dark entwine as one,<br /> <br /> The Bleed did rise, a shifting tide,<br /> <br /> That swayed the mind, unmade the past.<br /> <br /> Yet Atycos stood, unbroken still,<br /> <br /> For love’s strong hand did hold her fast.<br /> <br /> Then came the voices, hollow and sweet,<br /> <br /> Daughters of sorrow, Sirens unkind,<br /> <br /> Who sang of longing, sang of home,<br /> <br /> To steal the souls of those who strayed.<br /> <br /> With wax and will, she closed her ears,<br /> <br /> Let not their song unmake her soul.<br /> <br /> She passed the gate where the beast did watch,<br /> <br /> A many-mawed, unblinking wretch,<br /> <br /> Fangs as spears, a shadow vast,<br /> <br /> Snapping at feet of those who fled.<br /> <br /> With wit and grace, she swayed and danced,<br /> <br /> And left the horror in her wake.<br /> <br /> For seven years, she wandered lost,<br /> <br /> Through halls of broken time she roamed,<br /> <br /> Through cities drowned, through gardens scorched,<br /> <br /> Through temples where the gods lay slain.<br /> <br /> Still she pressed, still she prayed,<br /> <br /> For Thalos’ name upon her lips.<br /> <br /> === '''III. The Isle of Forgetting''' ===<br /> On shores of dusk, where sun sets not,<br /> <br /> She came at last to Lysera’s halls,<br /> <br /> A palace bright with jeweled spires,<br /> <br /> A sorceress fair, with silver tongue.<br /> <br /> “O weary one, lay down thy grief,<br /> <br /> Let sorrow die in slumber deep,<br /> <br /> Drink, eat, and dream no more of woe.”<br /> <br /> Thus spoke the queen, with lips of gold.<br /> <br /> Soft were her beds, sweet was her wine,<br /> <br /> And Atycos, weary, closed her eyes,<br /> <br /> And time was lost, uncounted, pale,<br /> <br /> A river without course or end.<br /> <br /> But love endures where all else fades,<br /> <br /> And in her dreams, her husband called.<br /> <br /> She woke with wail, she knew the curse,<br /> <br /> The spell unweaving as she rose.<br /> <br /> Furious, she seized the queen,<br /> <br /> Spoke her name in tones of wrath,<br /> <br /> And Lysera, cowed, did yield the truth:<br /> <br /> Thalos had come, and Thalos had stayed.<br /> <br /> Forgetting all, he had become<br /> <br /> A wraith among the dream-bound dead.<br /> <br /> === '''IV. The Return and the Lament''' ===<br /> Now with a heart of fractured stone,<br /> <br /> Atycos fled the queen’s domain,<br /> <br /> Forsaking dreams, forsaking rest,<br /> <br /> With only sorrow at her side.<br /> <br /> Through shifting tides, through whispering voids,<br /> <br /> She traced her path, unmade her steps,<br /> <br /> And came again to Vaelon’s walls,<br /> <br /> A city waned, a kingdom dimmed,<br /> <br /> For in her years beyond the world,<br /> <br /> Vaelon had bled, had lost its light.<br /> <br /> Before the halls of learning’s keep,<br /> <br /> She stood and sang of what she saw,<br /> <br /> Of what the Bleed would bring in time,<br /> <br /> Of what the gods had left untold.<br /> <br /> And those who heard her bowed in grief,<br /> <br /> For in her tale, the end was writ.<br /> <br /> Her love was lost, her soul undone,<br /> <br /> Yet still she stood, yet still she warned,<br /> <br /> And thus the scribes, with trembling hands,<br /> <br /> Wrote the words that must endure:<br /> <br /> '''''The Elegy of Atycos'','''<br /> <br /> ''A song of love and loss.''<br /> <br /> And when she vanished, none could say<br /> <br /> If gods had come or death had called,<br /> <br /> Yet still her voice is heard in dreams,<br /> <br /> Where lovers weep for those they’ve lost,<br /> <br /> And wanderers pray to find their way.<br /> <br /> == Reception and Legacy ==<br /> [[Category:Item]]<br /> {{Worldbuilders}}Upon its publication in 07 C.R., ''The Elegy of Atycos'' was met with considerable skepticism within academic circles—less for its poetic content and more for the sweeping historical conclusions drawn by Professor Lysander Callis. His accompanying theories on the Vaelonic civilization posited an empire of immense scale and influence, supported by his interpretation of scattered Vaelonic artifacts found on multiple continents across Quelmar. Callis argued that the civilization of Vaelon had once spanned vast regions of the pre-historical world, wielding not only a unifying language and culture but also technologies of such advancement—integrating both science and magick—that they may have exceeded the capabilities of any known society since.<br /> <br /> Most controversial, however, was Callis’s assertion that Vaelon could represent the foundation of all human civilization—a cultural progenitor whose collapse marked a forgotten turning point in world history. These claims were widely criticized as speculative, grandiose, and lacking sufficient empirical support, particularly given the ambiguous nature of the source materials: a single Oldfairen manuscript, partial inscriptions, and linguistic ciphers retrieved from a remote island.<br /> <br /> Despite these criticisms, ''The Elegy of Atycos'' found lasting resonance among occultists, mystics, and fringe historians. Within these communities, Callis’s work is seen not as conjecture but as revelation—a rare surviving voice of a world deliberately erased. The poem’s haunting themes of memory, grief, and lost grandeur have made it a central text in esoteric studies of prehistory, inspiring everything from philosophical treatises to artistic interpretations. Though mainstream academia remains cautious, ''The Elegy of Atycos'' continues to provoke debate, inviting readers to consider whether history has truly forgotten Vaelon—or whether Vaelon has simply chosen not to be remembered.</div>

OGFlaya https://quelmarwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=The_Elegy_of_Atycos&diff=40261 2025-07-17T07:31:12Z

<p>OGFlaya: </p> <hr /> <div>{{Infobox_item|affilliation=affiliation|name={{PAGENAME}}|image=https://quelmarwiki.com/wiki/File:The_Elegy_of_Atycos.png|caption=Invocation and the first book of The Elegy of Atycos|powers=powers}}<br /> <br /> '''{{PAGENAME}} '''is a mythic poetic text of Vaelonic origin, considered by many to be the only known surviving work from the ancient civilization of Vaelon. Preserved through a Oldfairen translation and a set of linguistic ciphers discovered in a cave on an uninhabited island southwest of Alest, the poem recounts the journey of Atycos, a grieving woman who crosses the Bleeding Veil and enters the realm beyond the Flare in search of her vanished husband, Thalos.<br /> <br /> First translated and published by Professor Lysander Callis of Briargreen College in 07 C.R., the poem is divided into four major sections, each corresponding to a phase of Atycos’s journey: her departure from Vaelon, the trials beyond the Flare, the encounter with the sorceress Lysera on the Isle of Forgetting, and her sorrowful return home. The themes of love, memory, and loss pervade the work, which is often described as equal parts epic myth and mourning song. Though once dismissed as a symbolic allegory or imaginative fiction, the poem has gained increasing significance among historians and occult scholars for its depiction of a now-lost prehistorical civilization.<br /> <br /> == History of the Text ==<br /> The only known copy of ''The Elegy of Atycos'' was found in Oldfairen script housed in a disintegrating archive uncovered by a Briargreen-funded expedition in 01 C.R. Led by Professor Callis, the expedition also discovered a system of carved Vaelonic ciphers in a seaside cave on a neighboring island to the southwest of [[Friþleas]]. These findings were crucial to the eventual decoding of the Oldfairen translation and the reconstruction of the original mythic structure. The site of the discovery has since been protected by the Alestian Historical Trust.<br /> <br /> Though Callis initially posited the possibility of additional stanzas or even a fifth section, no such writings were recovered by the 07 C.R. publication date.<br /> <br /> == Structure ==<br /> ''The Elegy of Atycos'' is structured in four primary parts:<br /> <br /> * '''Invocation –''' An appeal to the Muse to recount the journey of Atycos and the sorrow she bears.<br /> * '''Book I: The Departure''' – Atycos’s grief and decision to leave Vaelon in search of her lost husband.<br /> * '''Book II: The Trials Beyond the Flare''' – Her passage through the Bleeding Veil and encounters with horrors and illusions.<br /> * '''Book III: The Isle of Forgetting''' – The seduction and sorrow of Lysera’s palace where Thalos is found but does not remember.<br /> * '''Book IV: The Return and the Lament''' – Atycos’s return to a changed Vaelon, her elegiac testimony, and her mysterious disappearance.<br /> <br /> == The Text ==<br /> '''The Elegy of Atycos'''<br /> <br /> ''An account of the search for meaning, sung in the halls of gods and men''<br /> <br /> === '''Invocation''' ===<br /> Sing, O Muse, of Atycos the sorrowed,<br /> <br /> She who braved the Bleeding Veil, the Flare’s cruel maw,<br /> <br /> Who wandered the land where time dissolves,<br /> <br /> A widow unknowing, a lover unfound,<br /> <br /> Seeking the shade of her vanished lord.<br /> <br /> Through deathless trials, she walked alone,<br /> <br /> Guided by love, yet cursed by fate.<br /> <br /> Begin, O Muse, where her grief was sown,<br /> <br /> Where noble halls of Vaelon stood,<br /> <br /> Spire and dome, gold-wrought and bright,<br /> <br /> Now dimmed by woe and silence deep.<br /> <br /> === '''I. The Departure''' ===<br /> In Vaelon’s heart, where sages dwell,<br /> <br /> And scholars weave the light of stars,<br /> <br /> Lived Atycos, fair and wise,<br /> <br /> Bound to Thalos, bold of heart,<br /> <br /> Who, seeking truth beyond the world,<br /> <br /> Vanished in the Flare’s embrace.<br /> <br /> Woe to the bride who wakes alone,<br /> <br /> Who waits at dawn by the empty bed,<br /> <br /> And calls for one the winds have swallowed!<br /> <br /> Three cycles of the silver moon,<br /> <br /> She prayed and wept at the gods' cold feet.<br /> <br /> No answer came, no sign was given—<br /> <br /> Only the Bleed, seeping forth,<br /> <br /> A whispering thing of hungering dark.<br /> <br /> Thus Atycos, bound by love,<br /> <br /> Did don the cloak of wanderers,<br /> <br /> Armed with lore of ages past,<br /> <br /> A token clasped against her breast,<br /> <br /> A ring of Thalos, cold and pale.<br /> <br /> With steps unbent, she crossed the gates,<br /> <br /> Where men return not, nor gods may tread.<br /> <br /> The Flare she entered, shroud of doom,<br /> <br /> And all of Vaelon whispered low,<br /> <br /> Mourning their daughter, lost to fate.<br /> <br /> === '''II. The Trials Beyond the Flare''' ===<br /> Now past the Veil, where sky is none,<br /> <br /> Where light and dark entwine as one,<br /> <br /> The Bleed did rise, a shifting tide,<br /> <br /> That swayed the mind, unmade the past.<br /> <br /> Yet Atycos stood, unbroken still,<br /> <br /> For love’s strong hand did hold her fast.<br /> <br /> Then came the voices, hollow and sweet,<br /> <br /> Daughters of sorrow, Sirens unkind,<br /> <br /> Who sang of longing, sang of home,<br /> <br /> To steal the souls of those who strayed.<br /> <br /> With wax and will, she closed her ears,<br /> <br /> Let not their song unmake her soul.<br /> <br /> She passed the gate where the beast did watch,<br /> <br /> A many-mawed, unblinking wretch,<br /> <br /> Fangs as spears, a shadow vast,<br /> <br /> Snapping at feet of those who fled.<br /> <br /> With wit and grace, she swayed and danced,<br /> <br /> And left the horror in her wake.<br /> <br /> For seven years, she wandered lost,<br /> <br /> Through halls of broken time she roamed,<br /> <br /> Through cities drowned, through gardens scorched,<br /> <br /> Through temples where the gods lay slain.<br /> <br /> Still she pressed, still she prayed,<br /> <br /> For Thalos’ name upon her lips.<br /> <br /> === '''III. The Isle of Forgetting''' ===<br /> On shores of dusk, where sun sets not,<br /> <br /> She came at last to Lysera’s halls,<br /> <br /> A palace bright with jeweled spires,<br /> <br /> A sorceress fair, with silver tongue.<br /> <br /> “O weary one, lay down thy grief,<br /> <br /> Let sorrow die in slumber deep,<br /> <br /> Drink, eat, and dream no more of woe.”<br /> <br /> Thus spoke the queen, with lips of gold.<br /> <br /> Soft were her beds, sweet was her wine,<br /> <br /> And Atycos, weary, closed her eyes,<br /> <br /> And time was lost, uncounted, pale,<br /> <br /> A river without course or end.<br /> <br /> But love endures where all else fades,<br /> <br /> And in her dreams, her husband called.<br /> <br /> She woke with wail, she knew the curse,<br /> <br /> The spell unweaving as she rose.<br /> <br /> Furious, she seized the queen,<br /> <br /> Spoke her name in tones of wrath,<br /> <br /> And Lysera, cowed, did yield the truth:<br /> <br /> Thalos had come, and Thalos had stayed.<br /> <br /> Forgetting all, he had become<br /> <br /> A wraith among the dream-bound dead.<br /> <br /> === '''IV. The Return and the Lament''' ===<br /> Now with a heart of fractured stone,<br /> <br /> Atycos fled the queen’s domain,<br /> <br /> Forsaking dreams, forsaking rest,<br /> <br /> With only sorrow at her side.<br /> <br /> Through shifting tides, through whispering voids,<br /> <br /> She traced her path, unmade her steps,<br /> <br /> And came again to Vaelon’s walls,<br /> <br /> A city waned, a kingdom dimmed,<br /> <br /> For in her years beyond the world,<br /> <br /> Vaelon had bled, had lost its light.<br /> <br /> Before the halls of learning’s keep,<br /> <br /> She stood and sang of what she saw,<br /> <br /> Of what the Bleed would bring in time,<br /> <br /> Of what the gods had left untold.<br /> <br /> And those who heard her bowed in grief,<br /> <br /> For in her tale, the end was writ.<br /> <br /> Her love was lost, her soul undone,<br /> <br /> Yet still she stood, yet still she warned,<br /> <br /> And thus the scribes, with trembling hands,<br /> <br /> Wrote the words that must endure:<br /> <br /> '''''The Elegy of Atycos'','''<br /> <br /> ''A song of love and loss.''<br /> <br /> And when she vanished, none could say<br /> <br /> If gods had come or death had called,<br /> <br /> Yet still her voice is heard in dreams,<br /> <br /> Where lovers weep for those they’ve lost,<br /> <br /> And wanderers pray to find their way.<br /> <br /> == Reception and Legacy ==<br /> [[Category:Item]]<br /> {{Worldbuilders}}Upon its publication in 07 C.R., ''The Elegy of Atycos'' was met with considerable skepticism within academic circles—less for its poetic content and more for the sweeping historical conclusions drawn by Professor Lysander Callis. His accompanying theories on the Vaelonic civilization posited an empire of immense scale and influence, supported by his interpretation of scattered Vaelonic artifacts found on multiple continents across Quelmar. Callis argued that the civilization of Vaelon had once spanned vast regions of the pre-historical world, wielding not only a unifying language and culture but also technologies of such advancement—integrating both science and magick—that they may have exceeded the capabilities of any known society since.<br /> <br /> Most controversial, however, was Callis’s assertion that Vaelon could represent the foundation of all human civilization—a cultural progenitor whose collapse marked a forgotten turning point in world history. These claims were widely criticized as speculative, grandiose, and lacking sufficient empirical support, particularly given the ambiguous nature of the source materials: a single Oldfairen manuscript, partial inscriptions, and linguistic ciphers retrieved from a remote island.<br /> <br /> Despite these criticisms, ''The Elegy of Atycos'' found lasting resonance among occultists, mystics, and fringe historians. Within these communities, Callis’s work is seen not as conjecture but as revelation—a rare surviving voice of a world deliberately erased. The poem’s haunting themes of memory, grief, and lost grandeur have made it a central text in esoteric studies of prehistory, inspiring everything from philosophical treatises to artistic interpretations. Though mainstream academia remains cautious, ''The Elegy of Atycos'' continues to provoke debate, inviting readers to consider whether history has truly forgotten Vaelon—or whether Vaelon has simply chosen not to be remembered.</div>

OGFlaya https://quelmarwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=The_Elegy_of_Atycos&diff=40260 2025-07-17T07:30:16Z

<p>OGFlaya: </p> <hr /> <div>{{Infobox_item|affilliation=affiliation|name={{PAGENAME}}|image=The_Elegy_of_Atycos.png|caption=Invocation and the first book of The Elegy of Atycos|powers=powers}}<br /> <br /> '''{{PAGENAME}} '''is a mythic poetic text of Vaelonic origin, considered by many to be the only known surviving work from the ancient civilization of Vaelon. Preserved through a Oldfairen translation and a set of linguistic ciphers discovered in a cave on an uninhabited island southwest of Alest, the poem recounts the journey of Atycos, a grieving woman who crosses the Bleeding Veil and enters the realm beyond the Flare in search of her vanished husband, Thalos.<br /> <br /> First translated and published by Professor Lysander Callis of Briargreen College in 07 C.R., the poem is divided into four major sections, each corresponding to a phase of Atycos’s journey: her departure from Vaelon, the trials beyond the Flare, the encounter with the sorceress Lysera on the Isle of Forgetting, and her sorrowful return home. The themes of love, memory, and loss pervade the work, which is often described as equal parts epic myth and mourning song. Though once dismissed as a symbolic allegory or imaginative fiction, the poem has gained increasing significance among historians and occult scholars for its depiction of a now-lost prehistorical civilization.<br /> <br /> == History of the Text ==<br /> The only known copy of ''The Elegy of Atycos'' was found in Oldfairen script housed in a disintegrating archive uncovered by a Briargreen-funded expedition in 01 C.R. Led by Professor Callis, the expedition also discovered a system of carved Vaelonic ciphers in a seaside cave on a neighboring island to the southwest of [[Friþleas]]. These findings were crucial to the eventual decoding of the Oldfairen translation and the reconstruction of the original mythic structure. The site of the discovery has since been protected by the Alestian Historical Trust.<br /> <br /> Though Callis initially posited the possibility of additional stanzas or even a fifth section, no such writings were recovered by the 07 C.R. publication date.<br /> <br /> == Structure ==<br /> ''The Elegy of Atycos'' is structured in four primary parts:<br /> <br /> * '''Invocation –''' An appeal to the Muse to recount the journey of Atycos and the sorrow she bears.<br /> * '''Book I: The Departure''' – Atycos’s grief and decision to leave Vaelon in search of her lost husband.<br /> * '''Book II: The Trials Beyond the Flare''' – Her passage through the Bleeding Veil and encounters with horrors and illusions.<br /> * '''Book III: The Isle of Forgetting''' – The seduction and sorrow of Lysera’s palace where Thalos is found but does not remember.<br /> * '''Book IV: The Return and the Lament''' – Atycos’s return to a changed Vaelon, her elegiac testimony, and her mysterious disappearance.<br /> <br /> == The Text ==<br /> '''The Elegy of Atycos'''<br /> <br /> ''An account of the search for meaning, sung in the halls of gods and men''<br /> <br /> === '''Invocation''' ===<br /> Sing, O Muse, of Atycos the sorrowed,<br /> <br /> She who braved the Bleeding Veil, the Flare’s cruel maw,<br /> <br /> Who wandered the land where time dissolves,<br /> <br /> A widow unknowing, a lover unfound,<br /> <br /> Seeking the shade of her vanished lord.<br /> <br /> Through deathless trials, she walked alone,<br /> <br /> Guided by love, yet cursed by fate.<br /> <br /> Begin, O Muse, where her grief was sown,<br /> <br /> Where noble halls of Vaelon stood,<br /> <br /> Spire and dome, gold-wrought and bright,<br /> <br /> Now dimmed by woe and silence deep.<br /> <br /> === '''I. The Departure''' ===<br /> In Vaelon’s heart, where sages dwell,<br /> <br /> And scholars weave the light of stars,<br /> <br /> Lived Atycos, fair and wise,<br /> <br /> Bound to Thalos, bold of heart,<br /> <br /> Who, seeking truth beyond the world,<br /> <br /> Vanished in the Flare’s embrace.<br /> <br /> Woe to the bride who wakes alone,<br /> <br /> Who waits at dawn by the empty bed,<br /> <br /> And calls for one the winds have swallowed!<br /> <br /> Three cycles of the silver moon,<br /> <br /> She prayed and wept at the gods' cold feet.<br /> <br /> No answer came, no sign was given—<br /> <br /> Only the Bleed, seeping forth,<br /> <br /> A whispering thing of hungering dark.<br /> <br /> Thus Atycos, bound by love,<br /> <br /> Did don the cloak of wanderers,<br /> <br /> Armed with lore of ages past,<br /> <br /> A token clasped against her breast,<br /> <br /> A ring of Thalos, cold and pale.<br /> <br /> With steps unbent, she crossed the gates,<br /> <br /> Where men return not, nor gods may tread.<br /> <br /> The Flare she entered, shroud of doom,<br /> <br /> And all of Vaelon whispered low,<br /> <br /> Mourning their daughter, lost to fate.<br /> <br /> === '''II. The Trials Beyond the Flare''' ===<br /> Now past the Veil, where sky is none,<br /> <br /> Where light and dark entwine as one,<br /> <br /> The Bleed did rise, a shifting tide,<br /> <br /> That swayed the mind, unmade the past.<br /> <br /> Yet Atycos stood, unbroken still,<br /> <br /> For love’s strong hand did hold her fast.<br /> <br /> Then came the voices, hollow and sweet,<br /> <br /> Daughters of sorrow, Sirens unkind,<br /> <br /> Who sang of longing, sang of home,<br /> <br /> To steal the souls of those who strayed.<br /> <br /> With wax and will, she closed her ears,<br /> <br /> Let not their song unmake her soul.<br /> <br /> She passed the gate where the beast did watch,<br /> <br /> A many-mawed, unblinking wretch,<br /> <br /> Fangs as spears, a shadow vast,<br /> <br /> Snapping at feet of those who fled.<br /> <br /> With wit and grace, she swayed and danced,<br /> <br /> And left the horror in her wake.<br /> <br /> For seven years, she wandered lost,<br /> <br /> Through halls of broken time she roamed,<br /> <br /> Through cities drowned, through gardens scorched,<br /> <br /> Through temples where the gods lay slain.<br /> <br /> Still she pressed, still she prayed,<br /> <br /> For Thalos’ name upon her lips.<br /> <br /> === '''III. The Isle of Forgetting''' ===<br /> On shores of dusk, where sun sets not,<br /> <br /> She came at last to Lysera’s halls,<br /> <br /> A palace bright with jeweled spires,<br /> <br /> A sorceress fair, with silver tongue.<br /> <br /> “O weary one, lay down thy grief,<br /> <br /> Let sorrow die in slumber deep,<br /> <br /> Drink, eat, and dream no more of woe.”<br /> <br /> Thus spoke the queen, with lips of gold.<br /> <br /> Soft were her beds, sweet was her wine,<br /> <br /> And Atycos, weary, closed her eyes,<br /> <br /> And time was lost, uncounted, pale,<br /> <br /> A river without course or end.<br /> <br /> But love endures where all else fades,<br /> <br /> And in her dreams, her husband called.<br /> <br /> She woke with wail, she knew the curse,<br /> <br /> The spell unweaving as she rose.<br /> <br /> Furious, she seized the queen,<br /> <br /> Spoke her name in tones of wrath,<br /> <br /> And Lysera, cowed, did yield the truth:<br /> <br /> Thalos had come, and Thalos had stayed.<br /> <br /> Forgetting all, he had become<br /> <br /> A wraith among the dream-bound dead.<br /> <br /> === '''IV. The Return and the Lament''' ===<br /> Now with a heart of fractured stone,<br /> <br /> Atycos fled the queen’s domain,<br /> <br /> Forsaking dreams, forsaking rest,<br /> <br /> With only sorrow at her side.<br /> <br /> Through shifting tides, through whispering voids,<br /> <br /> She traced her path, unmade her steps,<br /> <br /> And came again to Vaelon’s walls,<br /> <br /> A city waned, a kingdom dimmed,<br /> <br /> For in her years beyond the world,<br /> <br /> Vaelon had bled, had lost its light.<br /> <br /> Before the halls of learning’s keep,<br /> <br /> She stood and sang of what she saw,<br /> <br /> Of what the Bleed would bring in time,<br /> <br /> Of what the gods had left untold.<br /> <br /> And those who heard her bowed in grief,<br /> <br /> For in her tale, the end was writ.<br /> <br /> Her love was lost, her soul undone,<br /> <br /> Yet still she stood, yet still she warned,<br /> <br /> And thus the scribes, with trembling hands,<br /> <br /> Wrote the words that must endure:<br /> <br /> '''''The Elegy of Atycos'','''<br /> <br /> ''A song of love and loss.''<br /> <br /> And when she vanished, none could say<br /> <br /> If gods had come or death had called,<br /> <br /> Yet still her voice is heard in dreams,<br /> <br /> Where lovers weep for those they’ve lost,<br /> <br /> And wanderers pray to find their way.<br /> <br /> == Reception and Legacy ==<br /> [[Category:Item]]<br /> {{Worldbuilders}}Upon its publication in 07 C.R., ''The Elegy of Atycos'' was met with considerable skepticism within academic circles—less for its poetic content and more for the sweeping historical conclusions drawn by Professor Lysander Callis. His accompanying theories on the Vaelonic civilization posited an empire of immense scale and influence, supported by his interpretation of scattered Vaelonic artifacts found on multiple continents across Quelmar. Callis argued that the civilization of Vaelon had once spanned vast regions of the pre-historical world, wielding not only a unifying language and culture but also technologies of such advancement—integrating both science and magick—that they may have exceeded the capabilities of any known society since.<br /> <br /> Most controversial, however, was Callis’s assertion that Vaelon could represent the foundation of all human civilization—a cultural progenitor whose collapse marked a forgotten turning point in world history. These claims were widely criticized as speculative, grandiose, and lacking sufficient empirical support, particularly given the ambiguous nature of the source materials: a single Oldfairen manuscript, partial inscriptions, and linguistic ciphers retrieved from a remote island.<br /> <br /> Despite these criticisms, ''The Elegy of Atycos'' found lasting resonance among occultists, mystics, and fringe historians. Within these communities, Callis’s work is seen not as conjecture but as revelation—a rare surviving voice of a world deliberately erased. The poem’s haunting themes of memory, grief, and lost grandeur have made it a central text in esoteric studies of prehistory, inspiring everything from philosophical treatises to artistic interpretations. Though mainstream academia remains cautious, ''The Elegy of Atycos'' continues to provoke debate, inviting readers to consider whether history has truly forgotten Vaelon—or whether Vaelon has simply chosen not to be remembered.</div>

OGFlaya https://quelmarwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=File:The_Elegy_of_Atycos.png&diff=40259 2025-07-17T07:29:13Z

<p>OGFlaya: The invocation and first book in the epic poem telling the story of Atycos.</p> <hr /> <div>== Summary ==<br /> The invocation and first book in the epic poem telling the story of Atycos.<br /> == Licensing ==<br /> {{self-lic}}</div>

OGFlaya https://quelmarwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=Legends_and_Lore_of_Pre-history&diff=40258 2025-07-17T07:27:43Z

<p>OGFlaya: </p> <hr /> <div>{{Infobox_item|affilliation=affiliation|name={{PAGENAME}}|image=image.jpg|caption=The cover of Legends and Lore of Pre-history|powers=powers}}<br /> <br /> '''{{PAGENAME}} '''is a landmark academic volume written by Professor Lysander Callis of Briargreen College and published in 07 C.R., with illustrations by expedition artist Jasper Parson.<br /> <br /> == Description ==<br /> Legends and Lore is widely considered the definitive compilation and analysis of mythic narratives believed to originate from civilizations lost prior to the First Chronology. The book brings together oral traditions, ciphered fragments, recovered carvings, and apocryphal manuscripts to chart the symbolic and metaphysical frameworks of ancient peoples long since vanished.<br /> <br /> The book's most significant contribution to the academic world is its extensive treatment of The Elegy of Atycos, but it also includes comparative analysis of numerous lesser-known myths. Many of these entries are sourced from regional oral traditions, forgotten liturgical chants, and texts previously thought to be allegorical in nature. Each chapter is accompanied by annotated commentary from Callis and supported by detailed illustrations of archaeological findings by Parson.<br /> <br /> == Notable Entries ==<br /> <br /> === '''The Elegy of Atycos''' ===<br /> ''See full article: [[The Elegy of Atycos]]''<br /> <br /> An epic poem of Vaelonic origin and the only surviving work of its kind, it was first discovered during Callis’s original 01 C.R. expedition and subsequent analysis throughout 07 C.R., marking the beginning of renewed Vaelonic studies across Noma and beyond. ''The Elegy of Atycos'' is one of the most significant mythopoetic texts recovered in the modern era, surviving only through a rare Oldfairen translation, scattered artifacts and a set of ciphers uncovered in a coastal cave southwest of [[Friþleas]].<br /> <br /> The poem chronicles the mythic journey of Atycos—a scholar, widow, and later warrior—who enters the reality-fraying region known as the Flare in search of her lost husband, Thalos. Composed in four books, the elegy traces her path from personal grief through cosmic trials, spiritual revelation, and ambiguous return.<br /> <br /> While the text is widely celebrated for its literary and philosophical depth, it remains a subject of considerable debate within historical and archaeological communities. Though often cited as a potential confirmation of an ancient civilization, most reputable academic circles continue to dismiss Professor Callis' broader theories regarding the Vaelonic Empire’s vast scale, magickal-technological synthesis, and foundational role in human civilization.<br /> <br /> === '''The Hymn of the Wyrm-Queen''' ===<br /> A surviving fragment believed to originate from a draconic priesthood once active in the Western Craglands. The hymn references a celestial serpent said to coil around the world’s edge, shedding her scales in seasonal cycles. The poem’s language appears to be sung in a trochaic cadence, suggesting a ritual function. Callis posits the Wyrm-Queen as a primordial timekeeper deity. Rituals associated with this figure have uncanny parallels in isolated fishing villages near the Sea of Tears.<br /> <br /> === '''The Twelve Echoes of Nirenhal''' ===<br /> A serialized chant preserved in memory by the twin Oracles of Eul, believed to originate from a drowned civilization beneath the western shelf of Quelmar. Each “echo” is a parable of voice and silence, teaching moral restraint through increasingly surreal metaphors involving glass, breath, and shadow. Callis suggests the chants may encode a system of proto-psychological healing. Several phrases in the original language exhibit deep structural similarity to Oldfairen, hinting at cultural contact across vast distances.<br /> <br /> === '''The Sky-Blood Tablets''' ===<br /> Five stone tablets found on the summit of Mount Kahiral, attributed to the pre-Ascension culture of the Starborn clans. These tablets recount a battle between “those who fell from above” and the “keepers below,” in what is thought to be a mythologized memory of early planar incursion. The tablets remain untranslated in full, but Parson’s rubbings and ink studies suggest they were carved using tools not native to the region, and possibly not made by human hands. Callis dedicates an entire chapter to the possible implications of their geometry, which seems to shift subtly depending on angle of observation.<br /> <br /> === '''The Moaning Tree of Keth''' ===<br /> A rare instance of a natural object woven into myth, the Moaning Tree is a recurring figure in northeastern mountain folklore. Said to whisper the names of forgotten children, the tree appears in multiple unrelated oral traditions spanning hundreds of miles and disparate cultural groups. Callis includes a detailed field report on an actual tree fitting the description, found near the village of Tallenmeade. Its low-frequency vibrations, recorded by expedition instruments, are analyzed alongside the mythic texts and suggest a possible intersection between folklore and environmental resonance.<br /> <br /> === '''The Dreamer of Starweave''' ===<br /> The Dreamer of Starweave is a Vaelonic myth centered on a solitary figure who lies in a ruined cosmic temple where the stars themselves were bent low to listen until they burned not more. Said to have entered an eternal trance as The Flare changed him—''not into ash, but into something more than man, more than god''—the Dreamer is believed to dream on behalf of a world that no longer remembers itself. The myth speaks of a silence so deep that even the gods turned away, and a sorrow so vast it could only be endured through sleep. The tale was first documented in 05 CR from fragmentary inscriptions found at a dig outside north east of [[Friþleas]], during Professor Lysander Callis’s 01 C.R. expedition. Stratigraphical and sediment layer correlation confirmed the tale postades ''The Elegy of Atycos'' and may reflect a late-stage evolution of Vaelonic cosmology. Scholars debate what deeper cultural meaning may lie within the account of The Dreamer of Starweave.<br /> <br /> == '''Reception and Legacy''' ==<br /> Upon its publication in 07 C.R., ''The Elegy of Atycos'' was met with considerable skepticism within academic circles—less for its poetic content and more for the sweeping historical conclusions drawn by Professor Lysander Callis. His accompanying theories on the Vaelonic civilization posited an empire of immense scale and influence, supported by his interpretation of scattered Vaelonic artifacts found on multiple continents across Quelmar. Callis argued that the civilization of Vaelon had once spanned vast regions of the pre-historical world, wielding not only a unifying language and culture but also technologies of such advancement—integrating both science and magick—that they may have exceeded the capabilities of any known society since.<br /> <br /> Most controversial, however, was Callis’s assertion that Vaelon could represent the foundation of all human civilization—a cultural progenitor whose collapse marked a forgotten turning point in world history. These claims were widely criticized as speculative, grandiose, and lacking sufficient empirical support, particularly given the ambiguous nature of the source materials: a handful of manuscripts, partial inscriptions, and linguistic ciphers retrieved from a series of remote islands.<br /> <br /> Despite these criticisms, ''The Elegy of Atycos'' found lasting resonance among occultists, mystics, and fringe historians. Within these communities, Callis’s work is seen not as conjecture but as revelation—a rare surviving voice of a world deliberately erased. The poem’s haunting themes of memory, grief, and lost grandeur have made it a central text in esoteric studies of prehistory, inspiring everything from philosophical treatises to artistic interpretations. Though mainstream academia remains cautious, ''The Elegy of Atycos'' continues to provoke debate, inviting readers to consider whether history has truly forgotten Vaelon—or whether Vaelon has simply chosen not to be remembered.<br /> [[Category:Item]]<br /> {{Worldbuilders}}</div>

OGFlaya https://quelmarwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=The_Elegy_of_Atycos&diff=40257 2025-07-17T07:26:29Z

<p>OGFlaya: </p> <hr /> <div>{{Infobox_item|affilliation=affiliation|name={{PAGENAME}}|image=image.jpg|caption=Invocation and the first book of The Elegy of Atycos|powers=powers}}<br /> <br /> '''{{PAGENAME}} '''is a mythic poetic text of Vaelonic origin, considered by many to be the only known surviving work from the ancient civilization of Vaelon. Preserved through a Oldfairen translation and a set of linguistic ciphers discovered in a cave on an uninhabited island southwest of Alest, the poem recounts the journey of Atycos, a grieving woman who crosses the Bleeding Veil and enters the realm beyond the Flare in search of her vanished husband, Thalos.<br /> <br /> First translated and published by Professor Lysander Callis of Briargreen College in 07 C.R., the poem is divided into four major sections, each corresponding to a phase of Atycos’s journey: her departure from Vaelon, the trials beyond the Flare, the encounter with the sorceress Lysera on the Isle of Forgetting, and her sorrowful return home. The themes of love, memory, and loss pervade the work, which is often described as equal parts epic myth and mourning song. Though once dismissed as a symbolic allegory or imaginative fiction, the poem has gained increasing significance among historians and occult scholars for its depiction of a now-lost prehistorical civilization.<br /> <br /> == History of the Text ==<br /> The only known copy of ''The Elegy of Atycos'' was found in Oldfairen script housed in a disintegrating archive uncovered by a Briargreen-funded expedition in 01 C.R. Led by Professor Callis, the expedition also discovered a system of carved Vaelonic ciphers in a seaside cave on a neighboring island to the southwest of [[Friþleas]]. These findings were crucial to the eventual decoding of the Oldfairen translation and the reconstruction of the original mythic structure. The site of the discovery has since been protected by the Alestian Historical Trust.<br /> <br /> Though Callis initially posited the possibility of additional stanzas or even a fifth section, no such writings were recovered by the 07 C.R. publication date.<br /> <br /> == Structure ==<br /> ''The Elegy of Atycos'' is structured in four primary parts:<br /> <br /> * '''Invocation –''' An appeal to the Muse to recount the journey of Atycos and the sorrow she bears.<br /> * '''Book I: The Departure''' – Atycos’s grief and decision to leave Vaelon in search of her lost husband.<br /> * '''Book II: The Trials Beyond the Flare''' – Her passage through the Bleeding Veil and encounters with horrors and illusions.<br /> * '''Book III: The Isle of Forgetting''' – The seduction and sorrow of Lysera’s palace where Thalos is found but does not remember.<br /> * '''Book IV: The Return and the Lament''' – Atycos’s return to a changed Vaelon, her elegiac testimony, and her mysterious disappearance.<br /> <br /> == The Text ==<br /> '''The Elegy of Atycos'''<br /> <br /> ''An account of the search for meaning, sung in the halls of gods and men''<br /> <br /> === '''Invocation''' ===<br /> Sing, O Muse, of Atycos the sorrowed,<br /> <br /> She who braved the Bleeding Veil, the Flare’s cruel maw,<br /> <br /> Who wandered the land where time dissolves,<br /> <br /> A widow unknowing, a lover unfound,<br /> <br /> Seeking the shade of her vanished lord.<br /> <br /> Through deathless trials, she walked alone,<br /> <br /> Guided by love, yet cursed by fate.<br /> <br /> Begin, O Muse, where her grief was sown,<br /> <br /> Where noble halls of Vaelon stood,<br /> <br /> Spire and dome, gold-wrought and bright,<br /> <br /> Now dimmed by woe and silence deep.<br /> <br /> === '''I. The Departure''' ===<br /> In Vaelon’s heart, where sages dwell,<br /> <br /> And scholars weave the light of stars,<br /> <br /> Lived Atycos, fair and wise,<br /> <br /> Bound to Thalos, bold of heart,<br /> <br /> Who, seeking truth beyond the world,<br /> <br /> Vanished in the Flare’s embrace.<br /> <br /> Woe to the bride who wakes alone,<br /> <br /> Who waits at dawn by the empty bed,<br /> <br /> And calls for one the winds have swallowed!<br /> <br /> Three cycles of the silver moon,<br /> <br /> She prayed and wept at the gods' cold feet.<br /> <br /> No answer came, no sign was given—<br /> <br /> Only the Bleed, seeping forth,<br /> <br /> A whispering thing of hungering dark.<br /> <br /> Thus Atycos, bound by love,<br /> <br /> Did don the cloak of wanderers,<br /> <br /> Armed with lore of ages past,<br /> <br /> A token clasped against her breast,<br /> <br /> A ring of Thalos, cold and pale.<br /> <br /> With steps unbent, she crossed the gates,<br /> <br /> Where men return not, nor gods may tread.<br /> <br /> The Flare she entered, shroud of doom,<br /> <br /> And all of Vaelon whispered low,<br /> <br /> Mourning their daughter, lost to fate.<br /> <br /> === '''II. The Trials Beyond the Flare''' ===<br /> Now past the Veil, where sky is none,<br /> <br /> Where light and dark entwine as one,<br /> <br /> The Bleed did rise, a shifting tide,<br /> <br /> That swayed the mind, unmade the past.<br /> <br /> Yet Atycos stood, unbroken still,<br /> <br /> For love’s strong hand did hold her fast.<br /> <br /> Then came the voices, hollow and sweet,<br /> <br /> Daughters of sorrow, Sirens unkind,<br /> <br /> Who sang of longing, sang of home,<br /> <br /> To steal the souls of those who strayed.<br /> <br /> With wax and will, she closed her ears,<br /> <br /> Let not their song unmake her soul.<br /> <br /> She passed the gate where the beast did watch,<br /> <br /> A many-mawed, unblinking wretch,<br /> <br /> Fangs as spears, a shadow vast,<br /> <br /> Snapping at feet of those who fled.<br /> <br /> With wit and grace, she swayed and danced,<br /> <br /> And left the horror in her wake.<br /> <br /> For seven years, she wandered lost,<br /> <br /> Through halls of broken time she roamed,<br /> <br /> Through cities drowned, through gardens scorched,<br /> <br /> Through temples where the gods lay slain.<br /> <br /> Still she pressed, still she prayed,<br /> <br /> For Thalos’ name upon her lips.<br /> <br /> === '''III. The Isle of Forgetting''' ===<br /> On shores of dusk, where sun sets not,<br /> <br /> She came at last to Lysera’s halls,<br /> <br /> A palace bright with jeweled spires,<br /> <br /> A sorceress fair, with silver tongue.<br /> <br /> “O weary one, lay down thy grief,<br /> <br /> Let sorrow die in slumber deep,<br /> <br /> Drink, eat, and dream no more of woe.”<br /> <br /> Thus spoke the queen, with lips of gold.<br /> <br /> Soft were her beds, sweet was her wine,<br /> <br /> And Atycos, weary, closed her eyes,<br /> <br /> And time was lost, uncounted, pale,<br /> <br /> A river without course or end.<br /> <br /> But love endures where all else fades,<br /> <br /> And in her dreams, her husband called.<br /> <br /> She woke with wail, she knew the curse,<br /> <br /> The spell unweaving as she rose.<br /> <br /> Furious, she seized the queen,<br /> <br /> Spoke her name in tones of wrath,<br /> <br /> And Lysera, cowed, did yield the truth:<br /> <br /> Thalos had come, and Thalos had stayed.<br /> <br /> Forgetting all, he had become<br /> <br /> A wraith among the dream-bound dead.<br /> <br /> === '''IV. The Return and the Lament''' ===<br /> Now with a heart of fractured stone,<br /> <br /> Atycos fled the queen’s domain,<br /> <br /> Forsaking dreams, forsaking rest,<br /> <br /> With only sorrow at her side.<br /> <br /> Through shifting tides, through whispering voids,<br /> <br /> She traced her path, unmade her steps,<br /> <br /> And came again to Vaelon’s walls,<br /> <br /> A city waned, a kingdom dimmed,<br /> <br /> For in her years beyond the world,<br /> <br /> Vaelon had bled, had lost its light.<br /> <br /> Before the halls of learning’s keep,<br /> <br /> She stood and sang of what she saw,<br /> <br /> Of what the Bleed would bring in time,<br /> <br /> Of what the gods had left untold.<br /> <br /> And those who heard her bowed in grief,<br /> <br /> For in her tale, the end was writ.<br /> <br /> Her love was lost, her soul undone,<br /> <br /> Yet still she stood, yet still she warned,<br /> <br /> And thus the scribes, with trembling hands,<br /> <br /> Wrote the words that must endure:<br /> <br /> '''''The Elegy of Atycos'','''<br /> <br /> ''A song of love and loss.''<br /> <br /> And when she vanished, none could say<br /> <br /> If gods had come or death had called,<br /> <br /> Yet still her voice is heard in dreams,<br /> <br /> Where lovers weep for those they’ve lost,<br /> <br /> And wanderers pray to find their way.<br /> <br /> == Reception and Legacy ==<br /> [[Category:Item]]<br /> {{Worldbuilders}}Upon its publication in 07 C.R., ''The Elegy of Atycos'' was met with considerable skepticism within academic circles—less for its poetic content and more for the sweeping historical conclusions drawn by Professor Lysander Callis. His accompanying theories on the Vaelonic civilization posited an empire of immense scale and influence, supported by his interpretation of scattered Vaelonic artifacts found on multiple continents across Quelmar. Callis argued that the civilization of Vaelon had once spanned vast regions of the pre-historical world, wielding not only a unifying language and culture but also technologies of such advancement—integrating both science and magick—that they may have exceeded the capabilities of any known society since.<br /> <br /> Most controversial, however, was Callis’s assertion that Vaelon could represent the foundation of all human civilization—a cultural progenitor whose collapse marked a forgotten turning point in world history. These claims were widely criticized as speculative, grandiose, and lacking sufficient empirical support, particularly given the ambiguous nature of the source materials: a single Oldfairen manuscript, partial inscriptions, and linguistic ciphers retrieved from a remote island.<br /> <br /> Despite these criticisms, ''The Elegy of Atycos'' found lasting resonance among occultists, mystics, and fringe historians. Within these communities, Callis’s work is seen not as conjecture but as revelation—a rare surviving voice of a world deliberately erased. The poem’s haunting themes of memory, grief, and lost grandeur have made it a central text in esoteric studies of prehistory, inspiring everything from philosophical treatises to artistic interpretations. Though mainstream academia remains cautious, ''The Elegy of Atycos'' continues to provoke debate, inviting readers to consider whether history has truly forgotten Vaelon—or whether Vaelon has simply chosen not to be remembered.</div>

OGFlaya https://quelmarwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=The_Elegy_of_Atycos&diff=40256 2025-07-17T07:21:17Z

<p>OGFlaya: Added reception and legacy</p> <hr /> <div>{{Infobox_item|affilliation=affiliation|name={{PAGENAME}}|image=image.jpg|caption=caption|powers=powers|type=type}}<br /> <br /> '''{{PAGENAME}} '''is a mythic poetic text of Vaelonic origin, considered by many to be the only known surviving work from the ancient civilization of Vaelon. Preserved through a Oldfairen translation and a set of linguistic ciphers discovered in a cave on an uninhabited island southwest of Alest, the poem recounts the journey of Atycos, a grieving woman who crosses the Bleeding Veil and enters the realm beyond the Flare in search of her vanished husband, Thalos.<br /> <br /> First translated and published by Professor Lysander Callis of Briargreen College in 07 C.R., the poem is divided into four major sections, each corresponding to a phase of Atycos’s journey: her departure from Vaelon, the trials beyond the Flare, the encounter with the sorceress Lysera on the Isle of Forgetting, and her sorrowful return home. The themes of love, memory, and loss pervade the work, which is often described as equal parts epic myth and mourning song. Though once dismissed as a symbolic allegory or imaginative fiction, the poem has gained increasing significance among historians and occult scholars for its depiction of a now-lost prehistorical civilization.<br /> <br /> == History of the Text ==<br /> The only known copy of ''The Elegy of Atycos'' was found in Oldfairen script housed in a disintegrating archive uncovered by a Briargreen-funded expedition in 01 C.R. Led by Professor Callis, the expedition also discovered a system of carved Vaelonic ciphers in a seaside cave on a neighboring island to the southwest of [[Friþleas]]. These findings were crucial to the eventual decoding of the Oldfairen translation and the reconstruction of the original mythic structure. The site of the discovery has since been protected by the Alestian Historical Trust.<br /> <br /> Though Callis initially posited the possibility of additional stanzas or even a fifth section, no such writings were recovered by the 07 C.R. publication date.<br /> <br /> == Structure ==<br /> ''The Elegy of Atycos'' is structured in four primary parts:<br /> <br /> * '''Invocation –''' An appeal to the Muse to recount the journey of Atycos and the sorrow she bears.<br /> * '''Book I: The Departure''' – Atycos’s grief and decision to leave Vaelon in search of her lost husband.<br /> * '''Book II: The Trials Beyond the Flare''' – Her passage through the Bleeding Veil and encounters with horrors and illusions.<br /> * '''Book III: The Isle of Forgetting''' – The seduction and sorrow of Lysera’s palace where Thalos is found but does not remember.<br /> * '''Book IV: The Return and the Lament''' – Atycos’s return to a changed Vaelon, her elegiac testimony, and her mysterious disappearance.<br /> <br /> == The Text ==<br /> '''The Elegy of Atycos'''<br /> <br /> ''An account of the search for meaning, sung in the halls of gods and men''<br /> <br /> === '''Invocation''' ===<br /> Sing, O Muse, of Atycos the sorrowed,<br /> <br /> She who braved the Bleeding Veil, the Flare’s cruel maw,<br /> <br /> Who wandered the land where time dissolves,<br /> <br /> A widow unknowing, a lover unfound,<br /> <br /> Seeking the shade of her vanished lord.<br /> <br /> Through deathless trials, she walked alone,<br /> <br /> Guided by love, yet cursed by fate.<br /> <br /> Begin, O Muse, where her grief was sown,<br /> <br /> Where noble halls of Vaelon stood,<br /> <br /> Spire and dome, gold-wrought and bright,<br /> <br /> Now dimmed by woe and silence deep.<br /> <br /> === '''I. The Departure''' ===<br /> In Vaelon’s heart, where sages dwell,<br /> <br /> And scholars weave the light of stars,<br /> <br /> Lived Atycos, fair and wise,<br /> <br /> Bound to Thalos, bold of heart,<br /> <br /> Who, seeking truth beyond the world,<br /> <br /> Vanished in the Flare’s embrace.<br /> <br /> Woe to the bride who wakes alone,<br /> <br /> Who waits at dawn by the empty bed,<br /> <br /> And calls for one the winds have swallowed!<br /> <br /> Three cycles of the silver moon,<br /> <br /> She prayed and wept at the gods' cold feet.<br /> <br /> No answer came, no sign was given—<br /> <br /> Only the Bleed, seeping forth,<br /> <br /> A whispering thing of hungering dark.<br /> <br /> Thus Atycos, bound by love,<br /> <br /> Did don the cloak of wanderers,<br /> <br /> Armed with lore of ages past,<br /> <br /> A token clasped against her breast,<br /> <br /> A ring of Thalos, cold and pale.<br /> <br /> With steps unbent, she crossed the gates,<br /> <br /> Where men return not, nor gods may tread.<br /> <br /> The Flare she entered, shroud of doom,<br /> <br /> And all of Vaelon whispered low,<br /> <br /> Mourning their daughter, lost to fate.<br /> <br /> === '''II. The Trials Beyond the Flare''' ===<br /> Now past the Veil, where sky is none,<br /> <br /> Where light and dark entwine as one,<br /> <br /> The Bleed did rise, a shifting tide,<br /> <br /> That swayed the mind, unmade the past.<br /> <br /> Yet Atycos stood, unbroken still,<br /> <br /> For love’s strong hand did hold her fast.<br /> <br /> Then came the voices, hollow and sweet,<br /> <br /> Daughters of sorrow, Sirens unkind,<br /> <br /> Who sang of longing, sang of home,<br /> <br /> To steal the souls of those who strayed.<br /> <br /> With wax and will, she closed her ears,<br /> <br /> Let not their song unmake her soul.<br /> <br /> She passed the gate where the beast did watch,<br /> <br /> A many-mawed, unblinking wretch,<br /> <br /> Fangs as spears, a shadow vast,<br /> <br /> Snapping at feet of those who fled.<br /> <br /> With wit and grace, she swayed and danced,<br /> <br /> And left the horror in her wake.<br /> <br /> For seven years, she wandered lost,<br /> <br /> Through halls of broken time she roamed,<br /> <br /> Through cities drowned, through gardens scorched,<br /> <br /> Through temples where the gods lay slain.<br /> <br /> Still she pressed, still she prayed,<br /> <br /> For Thalos’ name upon her lips.<br /> <br /> === '''III. The Isle of Forgetting''' ===<br /> On shores of dusk, where sun sets not,<br /> <br /> She came at last to Lysera’s halls,<br /> <br /> A palace bright with jeweled spires,<br /> <br /> A sorceress fair, with silver tongue.<br /> <br /> “O weary one, lay down thy grief,<br /> <br /> Let sorrow die in slumber deep,<br /> <br /> Drink, eat, and dream no more of woe.”<br /> <br /> Thus spoke the queen, with lips of gold.<br /> <br /> Soft were her beds, sweet was her wine,<br /> <br /> And Atycos, weary, closed her eyes,<br /> <br /> And time was lost, uncounted, pale,<br /> <br /> A river without course or end.<br /> <br /> But love endures where all else fades,<br /> <br /> And in her dreams, her husband called.<br /> <br /> She woke with wail, she knew the curse,<br /> <br /> The spell unweaving as she rose.<br /> <br /> Furious, she seized the queen,<br /> <br /> Spoke her name in tones of wrath,<br /> <br /> And Lysera, cowed, did yield the truth:<br /> <br /> Thalos had come, and Thalos had stayed.<br /> <br /> Forgetting all, he had become<br /> <br /> A wraith among the dream-bound dead.<br /> <br /> === '''IV. The Return and the Lament''' ===<br /> Now with a heart of fractured stone,<br /> <br /> Atycos fled the queen’s domain,<br /> <br /> Forsaking dreams, forsaking rest,<br /> <br /> With only sorrow at her side.<br /> <br /> Through shifting tides, through whispering voids,<br /> <br /> She traced her path, unmade her steps,<br /> <br /> And came again to Vaelon’s walls,<br /> <br /> A city waned, a kingdom dimmed,<br /> <br /> For in her years beyond the world,<br /> <br /> Vaelon had bled, had lost its light.<br /> <br /> Before the halls of learning’s keep,<br /> <br /> She stood and sang of what she saw,<br /> <br /> Of what the Bleed would bring in time,<br /> <br /> Of what the gods had left untold.<br /> <br /> And those who heard her bowed in grief,<br /> <br /> For in her tale, the end was writ.<br /> <br /> Her love was lost, her soul undone,<br /> <br /> Yet still she stood, yet still she warned,<br /> <br /> And thus the scribes, with trembling hands,<br /> <br /> Wrote the words that must endure:<br /> <br /> '''''The Elegy of Atycos'','''<br /> <br /> ''A song of love and loss.''<br /> <br /> And when she vanished, none could say<br /> <br /> If gods had come or death had called,<br /> <br /> Yet still her voice is heard in dreams,<br /> <br /> Where lovers weep for those they’ve lost,<br /> <br /> And wanderers pray to find their way.<br /> <br /> == Reception and Legacy ==<br /> [[Category:Item]]<br /> {{Worldbuilders}}Upon its publication in 07 C.R., ''The Elegy of Atycos'' was met with considerable skepticism within academic circles—less for its poetic content and more for the sweeping historical conclusions drawn by Professor Lysander Callis. His accompanying theories on the Vaelonic civilization posited an empire of immense scale and influence, supported by his interpretation of scattered Vaelonic artifacts found on multiple continents across Quelmar. Callis argued that the civilization of Vaelon had once spanned vast regions of the pre-historical world, wielding not only a unifying language and culture but also technologies of such advancement—integrating both science and magick—that they may have exceeded the capabilities of any known society since.<br /> <br /> Most controversial, however, was Callis’s assertion that Vaelon could represent the foundation of all human civilization—a cultural progenitor whose collapse marked a forgotten turning point in world history. These claims were widely criticized as speculative, grandiose, and lacking sufficient empirical support, particularly given the ambiguous nature of the source materials: a single Oldfairen manuscript, partial inscriptions, and linguistic ciphers retrieved from a remote island.<br /> <br /> Despite these criticisms, ''The Elegy of Atycos'' found lasting resonance among occultists, mystics, and fringe historians. Within these communities, Callis’s work is seen not as conjecture but as revelation—a rare surviving voice of a world deliberately erased. The poem’s haunting themes of memory, grief, and lost grandeur have made it a central text in esoteric studies of prehistory, inspiring everything from philosophical treatises to artistic interpretations. Though mainstream academia remains cautious, ''The Elegy of Atycos'' continues to provoke debate, inviting readers to consider whether history has truly forgotten Vaelon—or whether Vaelon has simply chosen not to be remembered.</div>

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<p>OGFlaya: /* The Elegy of Atycos */</p> <hr /> <div>{{Infobox_item|affilliation=affiliation|name={{PAGENAME}}|image=image.jpg|caption=caption|powers=powers|type=type}}<br /> <br /> '''{{PAGENAME}} '''is a landmark academic volume written by Professor Lysander Callis of Briargreen College and published in 07 C.R., with illustrations by expedition artist Jasper Parson.<br /> <br /> == Description ==<br /> Legends and Lore is widely considered the definitive compilation and analysis of mythic narratives believed to originate from civilizations lost prior to the First Chronology. The book brings together oral traditions, ciphered fragments, recovered carvings, and apocryphal manuscripts to chart the symbolic and metaphysical frameworks of ancient peoples long since vanished.<br /> <br /> The book's most significant contribution to the academic world is its extensive treatment of The Elegy of Atycos, but it also includes comparative analysis of numerous lesser-known myths. Many of these entries are sourced from regional oral traditions, forgotten liturgical chants, and texts previously thought to be allegorical in nature. Each chapter is accompanied by annotated commentary from Callis and supported by detailed illustrations of archaeological findings by Parson.<br /> <br /> == Notable Entries ==<br /> <br /> === '''The Elegy of Atycos''' ===<br /> ''See full article: [[The Elegy of Atycos]]''<br /> <br /> An epic poem of Vaelonic origin and the only surviving work of its kind, it was first discovered during Callis’s original 01 C.R. expedition and subsequent analysis throughout 07 C.R., marking the beginning of renewed Vaelonic studies across Noma and beyond. ''The Elegy of Atycos'' is one of the most significant mythopoetic texts recovered in the modern era, surviving only through a rare Oldfairen translation, scattered artifacts and a set of ciphers uncovered in a coastal cave southwest of [[Friþleas]].<br /> <br /> The poem chronicles the mythic journey of Atycos—a scholar, widow, and later warrior—who enters the reality-fraying region known as the Flare in search of her lost husband, Thalos. Composed in four books, the elegy traces her path from personal grief through cosmic trials, spiritual revelation, and ambiguous return.<br /> <br /> While the text is widely celebrated for its literary and philosophical depth, it remains a subject of considerable debate within historical and archaeological communities. Though often cited as a potential confirmation of an ancient civilization, most reputable academic circles continue to dismiss Professor Callis' broader theories regarding the Vaelonic Empire’s vast scale, magickal-technological synthesis, and foundational role in human civilization.<br /> <br /> === '''The Hymn of the Wyrm-Queen''' ===<br /> A surviving fragment believed to originate from a draconic priesthood once active in the Western Craglands. The hymn references a celestial serpent said to coil around the world’s edge, shedding her scales in seasonal cycles. The poem’s language appears to be sung in a trochaic cadence, suggesting a ritual function. Callis posits the Wyrm-Queen as a primordial timekeeper deity. Rituals associated with this figure have uncanny parallels in isolated fishing villages near the Sea of Tears.<br /> <br /> === '''The Twelve Echoes of Nirenhal''' ===<br /> A serialized chant preserved in memory by the twin Oracles of Eul, believed to originate from a drowned civilization beneath the western shelf of Quelmar. Each “echo” is a parable of voice and silence, teaching moral restraint through increasingly surreal metaphors involving glass, breath, and shadow. Callis suggests the chants may encode a system of proto-psychological healing. Several phrases in the original language exhibit deep structural similarity to Oldfairen, hinting at cultural contact across vast distances.<br /> <br /> === '''The Sky-Blood Tablets''' ===<br /> Five stone tablets found on the summit of Mount Kahiral, attributed to the pre-Ascension culture of the Starborn clans. These tablets recount a battle between “those who fell from above” and the “keepers below,” in what is thought to be a mythologized memory of early planar incursion. The tablets remain untranslated in full, but Parson’s rubbings and ink studies suggest they were carved using tools not native to the region, and possibly not made by human hands. Callis dedicates an entire chapter to the possible implications of their geometry, which seems to shift subtly depending on angle of observation.<br /> <br /> === '''The Moaning Tree of Keth''' ===<br /> A rare instance of a natural object woven into myth, the Moaning Tree is a recurring figure in northeastern mountain folklore. Said to whisper the names of forgotten children, the tree appears in multiple unrelated oral traditions spanning hundreds of miles and disparate cultural groups. Callis includes a detailed field report on an actual tree fitting the description, found near the village of Tallenmeade. Its low-frequency vibrations, recorded by expedition instruments, are analyzed alongside the mythic texts and suggest a possible intersection between folklore and environmental resonance.<br /> <br /> === '''The Dreamer of Starweave''' ===<br /> The Dreamer of Starweave is a Vaelonic myth centered on a solitary figure who lies in a ruined cosmic temple where the stars themselves were bent low to listen until they burned not more. Said to have entered an eternal trance as The Flare changed him—''not into ash, but into something more than man, more than god''—the Dreamer is believed to dream on behalf of a world that no longer remembers itself. The myth speaks of a silence so deep that even the gods turned away, and a sorrow so vast it could only be endured through sleep. The tale was first documented in 05 CR from fragmentary inscriptions found at a dig outside north east of [[Friþleas]], during Professor Lysander Callis’s 01 C.R. expedition. Stratigraphical and sediment layer correlation confirmed the tale postades ''The Elegy of Atycos'' and may reflect a late-stage evolution of Vaelonic cosmology. Scholars debate what deeper cultural meaning may lie within the account of The Dreamer of Starweave.<br /> <br /> == '''Reception and Legacy''' ==<br /> Upon its publication in 07 C.R., ''The Elegy of Atycos'' was met with considerable skepticism within academic circles—less for its poetic content and more for the sweeping historical conclusions drawn by Professor Lysander Callis. His accompanying theories on the Vaelonic civilization posited an empire of immense scale and influence, supported by his interpretation of scattered Vaelonic artifacts found on multiple continents across Quelmar. Callis argued that the civilization of Vaelon had once spanned vast regions of the pre-historical world, wielding not only a unifying language and culture but also technologies of such advancement—integrating both science and magick—that they may have exceeded the capabilities of any known society since.<br /> <br /> Most controversial, however, was Callis’s assertion that Vaelon could represent the foundation of all human civilization—a cultural progenitor whose collapse marked a forgotten turning point in world history. These claims were widely criticized as speculative, grandiose, and lacking sufficient empirical support, particularly given the ambiguous nature of the source materials: a handful of manuscripts, partial inscriptions, and linguistic ciphers retrieved from a series of remote islands.<br /> <br /> Despite these criticisms, ''The Elegy of Atycos'' found lasting resonance among occultists, mystics, and fringe historians. Within these communities, Callis’s work is seen not as conjecture but as revelation—a rare surviving voice of a world deliberately erased. The poem’s haunting themes of memory, grief, and lost grandeur have made it a central text in esoteric studies of prehistory, inspiring everything from philosophical treatises to artistic interpretations. Though mainstream academia remains cautious, ''The Elegy of Atycos'' continues to provoke debate, inviting readers to consider whether history has truly forgotten Vaelon—or whether Vaelon has simply chosen not to be remembered.<br /> [[Category:Item]]<br /> {{Worldbuilders}}</div>

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<p>OGFlaya: Adding the wiki entry for The Elegy of Atycos</p> <hr /> <div>{{Infobox_item|affilliation=affiliation|name={{PAGENAME}}|image=image.jpg|caption=caption|powers=powers|type=type}}<br /> <br /> '''{{PAGENAME}} '''is a mythic poetic text of Vaelonic origin, considered by many to be the only known surviving work from the ancient civilization of Vaelon. Preserved through a Oldfairen translation and a set of linguistic ciphers discovered in a cave on an uninhabited island southwest of Alest, the poem recounts the journey of Atycos, a grieving woman who crosses the Bleeding Veil and enters the realm beyond the Flare in search of her vanished husband, Thalos.<br /> <br /> First translated and published by Professor Lysander Callis of Briargreen College in 07 C.R., the poem is divided into four major sections, each corresponding to a phase of Atycos’s journey: her departure from Vaelon, the trials beyond the Flare, the encounter with the sorceress Lysera on the Isle of Forgetting, and her sorrowful return home. The themes of love, memory, and loss pervade the work, which is often described as equal parts epic myth and mourning song. Though once dismissed as a symbolic allegory or imaginative fiction, the poem has gained increasing significance among historians and occult scholars for its depiction of a now-lost prehistorical civilization.<br /> <br /> == History of the Text ==<br /> The only known copy of ''The Elegy of Atycos'' was found in Oldfairen script housed in a disintegrating archive uncovered by a Briargreen-funded expedition in 01 C.R. Led by Professor Callis, the expedition also discovered a system of carved Vaelonic ciphers in a seaside cave on a neighboring island to the southwest of [[Friþleas]]. These findings were crucial to the eventual decoding of the Oldfairen translation and the reconstruction of the original mythic structure. The site of the discovery has since been protected by the Alestian Historical Trust.<br /> <br /> Though Callis initially posited the possibility of additional stanzas or even a fifth section, no such writings were recovered by the 07 C.R. publication date.<br /> <br /> == Structure ==<br /> ''The Elegy of Atycos'' is structured in four primary parts:<br /> <br /> * '''Invocation –''' An appeal to the Muse to recount the journey of Atycos and the sorrow she bears.<br /> * '''Book I: The Departure''' – Atycos’s grief and decision to leave Vaelon in search of her lost husband.<br /> * '''Book II: The Trials Beyond the Flare''' – Her passage through the Bleeding Veil and encounters with horrors and illusions.<br /> * '''Book III: The Isle of Forgetting''' – The seduction and sorrow of Lysera’s palace where Thalos is found but does not remember.<br /> * '''Book IV: The Return and the Lament''' – Atycos’s return to a changed Vaelon, her elegiac testimony, and her mysterious disappearance.<br /> <br /> == The Text ==<br /> '''The Elegy of Atycos'''<br /> <br /> ''An account of the search for meaning, sung in the halls of gods and men''<br /> <br /> === '''Invocation''' ===<br /> Sing, O Muse, of Atycos the sorrowed,<br /> <br /> She who braved the Bleeding Veil, the Flare’s cruel maw,<br /> <br /> Who wandered the land where time dissolves,<br /> <br /> A widow unknowing, a lover unfound,<br /> <br /> Seeking the shade of her vanished lord.<br /> <br /> Through deathless trials, she walked alone,<br /> <br /> Guided by love, yet cursed by fate.<br /> <br /> Begin, O Muse, where her grief was sown,<br /> <br /> Where noble halls of Vaelon stood,<br /> <br /> Spire and dome, gold-wrought and bright,<br /> <br /> Now dimmed by woe and silence deep.<br /> <br /> === '''I. The Departure''' ===<br /> In Vaelon’s heart, where sages dwell,<br /> <br /> And scholars weave the light of stars,<br /> <br /> Lived Atycos, fair and wise,<br /> <br /> Bound to Thalos, bold of heart,<br /> <br /> Who, seeking truth beyond the world,<br /> <br /> Vanished in the Flare’s embrace.<br /> <br /> Woe to the bride who wakes alone,<br /> <br /> Who waits at dawn by the empty bed,<br /> <br /> And calls for one the winds have swallowed!<br /> <br /> Three cycles of the silver moon,<br /> <br /> She prayed and wept at the gods' cold feet.<br /> <br /> No answer came, no sign was given—<br /> <br /> Only the Bleed, seeping forth,<br /> <br /> A whispering thing of hungering dark.<br /> <br /> Thus Atycos, bound by love,<br /> <br /> Did don the cloak of wanderers,<br /> <br /> Armed with lore of ages past,<br /> <br /> A token clasped against her breast,<br /> <br /> A ring of Thalos, cold and pale.<br /> <br /> With steps unbent, she crossed the gates,<br /> <br /> Where men return not, nor gods may tread.<br /> <br /> The Flare she entered, shroud of doom,<br /> <br /> And all of Vaelon whispered low,<br /> <br /> Mourning their daughter, lost to fate.<br /> <br /> === '''II. The Trials Beyond the Flare''' ===<br /> Now past the Veil, where sky is none,<br /> <br /> Where light and dark entwine as one,<br /> <br /> The Bleed did rise, a shifting tide,<br /> <br /> That swayed the mind, unmade the past.<br /> <br /> Yet Atycos stood, unbroken still,<br /> <br /> For love’s strong hand did hold her fast.<br /> <br /> Then came the voices, hollow and sweet,<br /> <br /> Daughters of sorrow, Sirens unkind,<br /> <br /> Who sang of longing, sang of home,<br /> <br /> To steal the souls of those who strayed.<br /> <br /> With wax and will, she closed her ears,<br /> <br /> Let not their song unmake her soul.<br /> <br /> She passed the gate where the beast did watch,<br /> <br /> A many-mawed, unblinking wretch,<br /> <br /> Fangs as spears, a shadow vast,<br /> <br /> Snapping at feet of those who fled.<br /> <br /> With wit and grace, she swayed and danced,<br /> <br /> And left the horror in her wake.<br /> <br /> For seven years, she wandered lost,<br /> <br /> Through halls of broken time she roamed,<br /> <br /> Through cities drowned, through gardens scorched,<br /> <br /> Through temples where the gods lay slain.<br /> <br /> Still she pressed, still she prayed,<br /> <br /> For Thalos’ name upon her lips.<br /> <br /> === '''III. The Isle of Forgetting''' ===<br /> On shores of dusk, where sun sets not,<br /> <br /> She came at last to Lysera’s halls,<br /> <br /> A palace bright with jeweled spires,<br /> <br /> A sorceress fair, with silver tongue.<br /> <br /> “O weary one, lay down thy grief,<br /> <br /> Let sorrow die in slumber deep,<br /> <br /> Drink, eat, and dream no more of woe.”<br /> <br /> Thus spoke the queen, with lips of gold.<br /> <br /> Soft were her beds, sweet was her wine,<br /> <br /> And Atycos, weary, closed her eyes,<br /> <br /> And time was lost, uncounted, pale,<br /> <br /> A river without course or end.<br /> <br /> But love endures where all else fades,<br /> <br /> And in her dreams, her husband called.<br /> <br /> She woke with wail, she knew the curse,<br /> <br /> The spell unweaving as she rose.<br /> <br /> Furious, she seized the queen,<br /> <br /> Spoke her name in tones of wrath,<br /> <br /> And Lysera, cowed, did yield the truth:<br /> <br /> Thalos had come, and Thalos had stayed.<br /> <br /> Forgetting all, he had become<br /> <br /> A wraith among the dream-bound dead.<br /> <br /> === '''IV. The Return and the Lament''' ===<br /> Now with a heart of fractured stone,<br /> <br /> Atycos fled the queen’s domain,<br /> <br /> Forsaking dreams, forsaking rest,<br /> <br /> With only sorrow at her side.<br /> <br /> Through shifting tides, through whispering voids,<br /> <br /> She traced her path, unmade her steps,<br /> <br /> And came again to Vaelon’s walls,<br /> <br /> A city waned, a kingdom dimmed,<br /> <br /> For in her years beyond the world,<br /> <br /> Vaelon had bled, had lost its light.<br /> <br /> Before the halls of learning’s keep,<br /> <br /> She stood and sang of what she saw,<br /> <br /> Of what the Bleed would bring in time,<br /> <br /> Of what the gods had left untold.<br /> <br /> And those who heard her bowed in grief,<br /> <br /> For in her tale, the end was writ.<br /> <br /> Her love was lost, her soul undone,<br /> <br /> Yet still she stood, yet still she warned,<br /> <br /> And thus the scribes, with trembling hands,<br /> <br /> Wrote the words that must endure:<br /> <br /> '''The Elegy of Atycos,'''<br /> <br /> ''A song of love and loss.''<br /> <br /> And when she vanished, none could say<br /> <br /> If gods had come or death had called,<br /> <br /> Yet still her voice is heard in dreams,<br /> <br /> Where lovers weep for those they’ve lost,<br /> <br /> And wanderers pray to find their way.<br /> [[Category:Item]]<br /> {{Worldbuilders}}</div>

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<p>OGFlaya: /* The Elegy of Atycos */</p> <hr /> <div>{{Infobox_item|affilliation=affiliation|name={{PAGENAME}}|image=image.jpg|caption=caption|powers=powers|type=type}}<br /> <br /> '''{{PAGENAME}} '''is a landmark academic volume written by Professor Lysander Callis of Briargreen College and published in 07 C.R., with illustrations by expedition artist Jasper Parson.<br /> <br /> == Description ==<br /> Legends and Lore is widely considered the definitive compilation and analysis of mythic narratives believed to originate from civilizations lost prior to the First Chronology. The book brings together oral traditions, ciphered fragments, recovered carvings, and apocryphal manuscripts to chart the symbolic and metaphysical frameworks of ancient peoples long since vanished.<br /> <br /> The book's most significant contribution to the academic world is its extensive treatment of The Elegy of Atycos, but it also includes comparative analysis of numerous lesser-known myths. Many of these entries are sourced from regional oral traditions, forgotten liturgical chants, and texts previously thought to be allegorical in nature. Each chapter is accompanied by annotated commentary from Callis and supported by detailed illustrations of archaeological findings by Parson.<br /> <br /> == Notable Entries ==<br /> <br /> === '''The Elegy of Atycos''' ===<br /> ''See full article: The Elegy of Atycos''<br /> <br /> An epic poem of Vaelonic origin and the only surviving work of its kind, it was first discovered during Callis’s original 01 C.R. expedition and subsequent analysis throughout 07 C.R., marking the beginning of renewed Vaelonic studies across Noma and beyond. ''The Elegy of Atycos'' is one of the most significant mythopoetic texts recovered in the modern era, surviving only through a rare Oldfairen translation, scattered artifacts and a set of ciphers uncovered in a coastal cave southwest of [[Friþleas]].<br /> <br /> The poem chronicles the mythic journey of Atycos—a scholar, widow, and later warrior—who enters the reality-fraying region known as the Flare in search of her lost husband, Thalos. Composed in four books, the elegy traces her path from personal grief through cosmic trials, spiritual revelation, and ambiguous return.<br /> <br /> While the text is widely celebrated for its literary and philosophical depth, it remains a subject of considerable debate within historical and archaeological communities. Though often cited as a potential confirmation of an ancient civilization, most reputable academic circles continue to dismiss Professor Callis' broader theories regarding the Vaelonic Empire’s vast scale, magickal-technological synthesis, and foundational role in human civilization.<br /> <br /> === '''The Hymn of the Wyrm-Queen''' ===<br /> A surviving fragment believed to originate from a draconic priesthood once active in the Western Craglands. The hymn references a celestial serpent said to coil around the world’s edge, shedding her scales in seasonal cycles. The poem’s language appears to be sung in a trochaic cadence, suggesting a ritual function. Callis posits the Wyrm-Queen as a primordial timekeeper deity. Rituals associated with this figure have uncanny parallels in isolated fishing villages near the Sea of Tears.<br /> <br /> === '''The Twelve Echoes of Nirenhal''' ===<br /> A serialized chant preserved in memory by the twin Oracles of Eul, believed to originate from a drowned civilization beneath the western shelf of Quelmar. Each “echo” is a parable of voice and silence, teaching moral restraint through increasingly surreal metaphors involving glass, breath, and shadow. Callis suggests the chants may encode a system of proto-psychological healing. Several phrases in the original language exhibit deep structural similarity to Oldfairen, hinting at cultural contact across vast distances.<br /> <br /> === '''The Sky-Blood Tablets''' ===<br /> Five stone tablets found on the summit of Mount Kahiral, attributed to the pre-Ascension culture of the Starborn clans. These tablets recount a battle between “those who fell from above” and the “keepers below,” in what is thought to be a mythologized memory of early planar incursion. The tablets remain untranslated in full, but Parson’s rubbings and ink studies suggest they were carved using tools not native to the region, and possibly not made by human hands. Callis dedicates an entire chapter to the possible implications of their geometry, which seems to shift subtly depending on angle of observation.<br /> <br /> === '''The Moaning Tree of Keth''' ===<br /> A rare instance of a natural object woven into myth, the Moaning Tree is a recurring figure in northeastern mountain folklore. Said to whisper the names of forgotten children, the tree appears in multiple unrelated oral traditions spanning hundreds of miles and disparate cultural groups. Callis includes a detailed field report on an actual tree fitting the description, found near the village of Tallenmeade. Its low-frequency vibrations, recorded by expedition instruments, are analyzed alongside the mythic texts and suggest a possible intersection between folklore and environmental resonance.<br /> <br /> === '''The Dreamer of Starweave''' ===<br /> The Dreamer of Starweave is a Vaelonic myth centered on a solitary figure who lies in a ruined cosmic temple where the stars themselves were bent low to listen until they burned not more. Said to have entered an eternal trance as The Flare changed him—''not into ash, but into something more than man, more than god''—the Dreamer is believed to dream on behalf of a world that no longer remembers itself. The myth speaks of a silence so deep that even the gods turned away, and a sorrow so vast it could only be endured through sleep. The tale was first documented in 05 CR from fragmentary inscriptions found at a dig outside north east of [[Friþleas]], during Professor Lysander Callis’s 01 C.R. expedition. Stratigraphical and sediment layer correlation confirmed the tale postades ''The Elegy of Atycos'' and may reflect a late-stage evolution of Vaelonic cosmology. Scholars debate what deeper cultural meaning may lie within the account of The Dreamer of Starweave.<br /> <br /> == '''Reception and Legacy''' ==<br /> Upon its publication in 07 C.R., ''The Elegy of Atycos'' was met with considerable skepticism within academic circles—less for its poetic content and more for the sweeping historical conclusions drawn by Professor Lysander Callis. His accompanying theories on the Vaelonic civilization posited an empire of immense scale and influence, supported by his interpretation of scattered Vaelonic artifacts found on multiple continents across Quelmar. Callis argued that the civilization of Vaelon had once spanned vast regions of the pre-historical world, wielding not only a unifying language and culture but also technologies of such advancement—integrating both science and magick—that they may have exceeded the capabilities of any known society since.<br /> <br /> Most controversial, however, was Callis’s assertion that Vaelon could represent the foundation of all human civilization—a cultural progenitor whose collapse marked a forgotten turning point in world history. These claims were widely criticized as speculative, grandiose, and lacking sufficient empirical support, particularly given the ambiguous nature of the source materials: a handful of manuscripts, partial inscriptions, and linguistic ciphers retrieved from a series of remote islands.<br /> <br /> Despite these criticisms, ''The Elegy of Atycos'' found lasting resonance among occultists, mystics, and fringe historians. Within these communities, Callis’s work is seen not as conjecture but as revelation—a rare surviving voice of a world deliberately erased. The poem’s haunting themes of memory, grief, and lost grandeur have made it a central text in esoteric studies of prehistory, inspiring everything from philosophical treatises to artistic interpretations. Though mainstream academia remains cautious, ''The Elegy of Atycos'' continues to provoke debate, inviting readers to consider whether history has truly forgotten Vaelon—or whether Vaelon has simply chosen not to be remembered.<br /> [[Category:Item]]<br /> {{Worldbuilders}}</div>

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<p>OGFlaya: /* The Elegy of Atycos */</p> <hr /> <div>{{Infobox_item|affilliation=affiliation|name={{PAGENAME}}|image=image.jpg|caption=caption|powers=powers|type=type}}<br /> <br /> '''{{PAGENAME}} '''is a landmark academic volume written by Professor Lysander Callis of Briargreen College and published in 07 C.R., with illustrations by expedition artist Jasper Parson.<br /> <br /> == Description ==<br /> Legends and Lore is widely considered the definitive compilation and analysis of mythic narratives believed to originate from civilizations lost prior to the First Chronology. The book brings together oral traditions, ciphered fragments, recovered carvings, and apocryphal manuscripts to chart the symbolic and metaphysical frameworks of ancient peoples long since vanished.<br /> <br /> The book's most significant contribution to the academic world is its extensive treatment of The Elegy of Atycos, but it also includes comparative analysis of numerous lesser-known myths. Many of these entries are sourced from regional oral traditions, forgotten liturgical chants, and texts previously thought to be allegorical in nature. Each chapter is accompanied by annotated commentary from Callis and supported by detailed illustrations of archaeological findings by Parson.<br /> <br /> == Notable Entries ==<br /> <br /> === '''The Elegy of Atycos''' ===<br /> ''See full article: The Elegy of Atycos''<br /> <br /> An epic poem of Vaelonic origin and the only surviving work of its kind, it was first discovered during Callis’s original 01 C.R. expedition and subsequent analysis throughout 07 C.R., marking the beginning of renewed Vaelonic studies across Noma and beyond. ''The Elegy of Atycos'' is one of the most significant mythopoetic texts recovered in the modern era, surviving only through a rare Oldfairen translation, scattered artifacts and a set of ciphers uncovered in a coastal cave southwest of Alest. The poem chronicles the mythic journey of Atycos—a scholar, widow, and later warrior—who enters the reality-fraying region known as the Flare in search of her lost husband, Thalos. Composed in four books, the elegy traces her path from personal grief through cosmic trials, spiritual revelation, and ambiguous return. While the text is widely celebrated for its literary and philosophical depth, it remains a subject of considerable debate within historical and archaeological communities. Though often cited as a potential confirmation of an ancient civilization, most reputable academic circles continue to dismiss Professor Callis' broader theories regarding the Vaelonic Empire’s vast scale, magickal-technological synthesis, and foundational role in human civilization.<br /> <br /> === '''The Hymn of the Wyrm-Queen''' ===<br /> A surviving fragment believed to originate from a draconic priesthood once active in the Western Craglands. The hymn references a celestial serpent said to coil around the world’s edge, shedding her scales in seasonal cycles. The poem’s language appears to be sung in a trochaic cadence, suggesting a ritual function. Callis posits the Wyrm-Queen as a primordial timekeeper deity. Rituals associated with this figure have uncanny parallels in isolated fishing villages near the Sea of Tears.<br /> <br /> === '''The Twelve Echoes of Nirenhal''' ===<br /> A serialized chant preserved in memory by the twin Oracles of Eul, believed to originate from a drowned civilization beneath the western shelf of Quelmar. Each “echo” is a parable of voice and silence, teaching moral restraint through increasingly surreal metaphors involving glass, breath, and shadow. Callis suggests the chants may encode a system of proto-psychological healing. Several phrases in the original language exhibit deep structural similarity to Oldfairen, hinting at cultural contact across vast distances.<br /> <br /> === '''The Sky-Blood Tablets''' ===<br /> Five stone tablets found on the summit of Mount Kahiral, attributed to the pre-Ascension culture of the Starborn clans. These tablets recount a battle between “those who fell from above” and the “keepers below,” in what is thought to be a mythologized memory of early planar incursion. The tablets remain untranslated in full, but Parson’s rubbings and ink studies suggest they were carved using tools not native to the region, and possibly not made by human hands. Callis dedicates an entire chapter to the possible implications of their geometry, which seems to shift subtly depending on angle of observation.<br /> <br /> === '''The Moaning Tree of Keth''' ===<br /> A rare instance of a natural object woven into myth, the Moaning Tree is a recurring figure in northeastern mountain folklore. Said to whisper the names of forgotten children, the tree appears in multiple unrelated oral traditions spanning hundreds of miles and disparate cultural groups. Callis includes a detailed field report on an actual tree fitting the description, found near the village of Tallenmeade. Its low-frequency vibrations, recorded by expedition instruments, are analyzed alongside the mythic texts and suggest a possible intersection between folklore and environmental resonance.<br /> <br /> === '''The Dreamer of Starweave''' ===<br /> The Dreamer of Starweave is a Vaelonic myth centered on a solitary figure who lies in a ruined cosmic temple where the stars themselves were bent low to listen until they burned not more. Said to have entered an eternal trance as The Flare changed him—''not into ash, but into something more than man, more than god''—the Dreamer is believed to dream on behalf of a world that no longer remembers itself. The myth speaks of a silence so deep that even the gods turned away, and a sorrow so vast it could only be endured through sleep. The tale was first documented in 05 CR from fragmentary inscriptions found at a dig outside north east of [[Friþleas]], during Professor Lysander Callis’s 01 C.R. expedition. Stratigraphical and sediment layer correlation confirmed the tale postades ''The Elegy of Atycos'' and may reflect a late-stage evolution of Vaelonic cosmology. Scholars debate what deeper cultural meaning may lie within the account of The Dreamer of Starweave.<br /> <br /> == '''Reception and Legacy''' ==<br /> Upon its publication in 07 C.R., ''The Elegy of Atycos'' was met with considerable skepticism within academic circles—less for its poetic content and more for the sweeping historical conclusions drawn by Professor Lysander Callis. His accompanying theories on the Vaelonic civilization posited an empire of immense scale and influence, supported by his interpretation of scattered Vaelonic artifacts found on multiple continents across Quelmar. Callis argued that the civilization of Vaelon had once spanned vast regions of the pre-historical world, wielding not only a unifying language and culture but also technologies of such advancement—integrating both science and magick—that they may have exceeded the capabilities of any known society since.<br /> <br /> Most controversial, however, was Callis’s assertion that Vaelon could represent the foundation of all human civilization—a cultural progenitor whose collapse marked a forgotten turning point in world history. These claims were widely criticized as speculative, grandiose, and lacking sufficient empirical support, particularly given the ambiguous nature of the source materials: a handful of manuscripts, partial inscriptions, and linguistic ciphers retrieved from a series of remote islands.<br /> <br /> Despite these criticisms, ''The Elegy of Atycos'' found lasting resonance among occultists, mystics, and fringe historians. Within these communities, Callis’s work is seen not as conjecture but as revelation—a rare surviving voice of a world deliberately erased. The poem’s haunting themes of memory, grief, and lost grandeur have made it a central text in esoteric studies of prehistory, inspiring everything from philosophical treatises to artistic interpretations. Though mainstream academia remains cautious, ''The Elegy of Atycos'' continues to provoke debate, inviting readers to consider whether history has truly forgotten Vaelon—or whether Vaelon has simply chosen not to be remembered.<br /> [[Category:Item]]<br /> {{Worldbuilders}}</div>

OGFlaya https://quelmarwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=List_of_Books&diff=40251 2025-07-17T06:45:15Z

<p>OGFlaya: Added main article link to Legends and Lore</p> <hr /> <div>{{Worldbuilders}} Below is a list of Books found in [[Quelmar]], with additional details to note whether they are unique items or if copies can be found in multiple libraries. Select books in [[Brightwater]] circa 180 BR can be found [[Brightwater Campaign/Books|here]].<br /> <br /> == [[How to Perform for Orcs]] ==<br /> '''How to Perform for Orcs '''was an introductory book on the history of musical instruments as of 692 [[PR]], written by [[Anema E. Core]] during his downtime living in the town of [[Sneerwell]]. Complains would later be received by half-orcs for the racist title, which implied that playing instruments was so easy - &quot;Even an orc could do it&quot;. <br /> <br /> == [[The Tides of Blood]] ==<br /> '''The Tides of Blood''' is a novel published by the author Fagin Cloudtop. There are few copies, and they have a hard outer cover, while the pages are lightly coated in wax to protect them from water damage. <br /> <br /> == [[Legends and Lore of Pre-history]] ==<br /> Published in 07 CR, Legends and Lore of Pre-history, by Prof. Lysander Callis with illustrations by Jasper Parson, is a foundational academic text compiling mythic traditions believed to predate written history. The book offers comparative analysis of surviving oral accounts, recovered inscriptions, and fragmentary manuscripts—including an extensive study of ''The Elegy of Atycos'', the only known Vaelonic epic. Callis explores recurring motifs such as memory, divine absence, and journeys through altered realities, drawing parallels between disparate mythic systems across lost civilizations. Parson’s illustrations accompany the text with site reconstructions and artifact sketches, making the volume both a scholarly resource and a visual archive of mythic pre-history.<br /> <br /> == Guide to the Common Man's Magic ==<br /> A book with instructions on how to perform a few cantrips even if you aren't a spellcaster!<br /> <br /> Includes:<br /> * Mending<br /> * Friends<br /> * Prestidigitation<br /> * And Demiplane<br /> <br /> == The Works of [[Ynnis Valenford Sexton]] ==<br /> [[File:Ynnisbookrelease.png|thumb|The pamphlet from the Midnight book release of Ynnis' book detailing the Ancients Alive campaign.]]<br /> [[Ynnis]] published several books in his lifetime, including<br /> * ''The Bungalow: Quelmar's Arts and Crafts Home''. A review of locations (not all bungalows), including the Edesian, Dry Haol, and Bar from Afar. He notably gave the Hag's Hut zero stars.<br /> * ''The Final [[Winter]] of the [[Eladrin]]'', recounting the [[Ancients Alive]] [[campaign]].<br /> * ''[[Ynnis Valenford]] and the Prisoner of Azkaban. ''Half of the proceeds of this book went to the [[House of Tenorixion]].<br /> <br /> ==[[50 Shades of Neigh|Fifty Shades of Neigh]]==<br /> A smutty dime novel with a antlered horse on the cover written by E L Manes. The [[druid]] and [[rogue]] protagonists might make a return in its rumored sequel ''Chasing Whitetail''.<br /> <br /> == [[Her Chromatic Orbs]] ==<br /> An erotic novel by E L Manes featuring a woman with heterochromia. <br /> <br /> == Plays ==<br /> <br /> * Imilliaw &quot;William&quot; Shakespeare was an eladrin artist from the [[Feywild]], whose works became famous in several planes after his jump in the late BR era, and his works survived in one form or another throughout all of Quelmarian history. Hisis notable works include:<br /> ** ''Romeo and Juliet:'' a story of tragic, forbidden love between a high elf and a dark elf<br /> ** ''The Tempest:'' extremely popular on [[Kiston]] and the surrounding islands for its setting on a remote island<br /> ** ''A Midsummer Night's Dream:'' highly praised for its accurate representation of many of the historical fairies appearing in the work, leading many to believe Shakespeare spent time in the feywild<br /> <br /> * Oscar Wilde was another popular playwright in the PR era, mostly for his comedic works. His most popular play was ''The Importance of Being Earnest.''<br /> <br /> * Lin Manuel Miranda was a popular playwright/composer in the CR era. His fantasy musical ''Hamilton'' told the story of the founding of a fictional nation known as Murka.<br /> * Andrew Lloyd Webber was also a playwright/composer in the CR era. He's famous for several works, including ''Cats'' (the most famous production of which contained an entirely [[Tabaxi]] cast, and seems to have been inspired by the true traditions of at least one small tabaxi [[cult]]), and ''Phantom of the Opera.''<br /> * The Eladrin [[Tristram Caniedydd]] famously wrote and performed '''[[An Evening with the Bard]] (A One-Man Show by [[Tristram]])''' at his own personal theater: [[Tristram's Center for the Living Arts]]. It is known that the script starts with a dramatic face off against a prop [[dragon]] representing [[Thymor'ala]]. This play was famously done as the opening act of a battle which saw the death of one of [[The Mothers]]<br /> <br /> == The Tabaxi in the Black Sea ==<br /> A children's book by '''Dr. Spruce''', a [[New Dryad]].<br /> <br /> == From Horatio's Library ==<br /> When [[Horatio Cheshire]] was raided in 825 [[PR]], a number of books were found in his posession including:<br /> <br /> === '''Translation of the Teratanomicon''' ===<br /> by Malcom Zalivech: A tenuous translation of an ancient [[abyssal]] tome depicting both hideous monsters and the depraved, lurid acts they performed with mortals. There are several illustrations rendering the subject manner in disgusting detail. <br /> <br /> === '''To Serve Man''' ===<br /> (no author): A cookbook detailing fine recipies prepared from the flesh, blood, and bones of freshly-slain or still-living [[humans]]. <br /> <br /> === '''On the Transmutation of Living and Recently Deceased Tissues''' ===<br /> by Archmagi Kazan: A treatise detailing the use of both transmutation and necromancy to create nonliving constructs from flesh and bone. <br /> <br /> === '''The Pleasures of Pain''' ===<br /> by Marko Mesokist: A depraved treatise concerning the derivation of lurid pleasure from experiencing pain. Includes numerous vile illustrations of the acts described in the text. <br /> <br /> === '''The Art of Razing''' ===<br /> by Dostron Voltanescu: A detailed and thorough guide to destroying the land, population, and spirit of a land through methods such as salting fields, systematic violations, and traditional decimation.<br /> <br /> == Bolderbell's Post-Fracture Guide to Weaveless Magic ==<br /> A self-published guide written by [[Bolderbell|Beni Bolderbell]] that alleged to teach techniques for limited spellcasting without the benefit of the [[Weave]] as an arcane conductor, drawing from old-world [[Gnome|Gnomish]] communities who—even following the [[Fracturing of the Weave]]—rejected most [[PR]]-era technologies which sought to replace traditional magic for daily tasks. However, the practice of magic had been dwindling as an interest within [[Levinkan]] even prior to the [[CR]] era and the book only achieved sparse circulation.</div>

OGFlaya https://quelmarwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=Legends_and_Lore_of_Pre-history&diff=40250 2025-07-17T06:43:54Z

<p>OGFlaya: Added Legends and Lore entry</p> <hr /> <div>{{Infobox_item|affilliation=affiliation|name={{PAGENAME}}|image=image.jpg|caption=caption|powers=powers|type=type}}<br /> <br /> '''{{PAGENAME}} '''is a landmark academic volume written by Professor Lysander Callis of Briargreen College and published in 07 C.R., with illustrations by expedition artist Jasper Parson.<br /> <br /> == Description ==<br /> Legends and Lore is widely considered the definitive compilation and analysis of mythic narratives believed to originate from civilizations lost prior to the First Chronology. The book brings together oral traditions, ciphered fragments, recovered carvings, and apocryphal manuscripts to chart the symbolic and metaphysical frameworks of ancient peoples long since vanished.<br /> <br /> The book's most significant contribution to the academic world is its extensive treatment of The Elegy of Atycos, but it also includes comparative analysis of numerous lesser-known myths. Many of these entries are sourced from regional oral traditions, forgotten liturgical chants, and texts previously thought to be allegorical in nature. Each chapter is accompanied by annotated commentary from Callis and supported by detailed illustrations of archaeological findings by Parson.<br /> <br /> == Notable Entries ==<br /> <br /> === '''The Elegy of Atycos''' ===<br /> ''See full article: The Elegy of Atycos''<br /> <br /> An epic poem of Vaelonic origin and the only surviving work of its kind, ''The Elegy of Atycos'' tells the story of a woman who enters the Flare to find her lost husband. It remained a subject of purely literary interest until an expedition in 37 C.R. by Candela Obscura investigators confirmed the existence of the Isle of Forgetting and the entity known as Lysera, described in ''Book III'' of the poem. This has led many scholars to reevaluate the elegy as a potential metaphysical document encoded with literal truth. Callis’s original 01 C.R. expedition and subsequent analysis in 07 C.R. marked the beginning of renewed Vaelonic studies across Noma and beyond.<br /> <br /> === '''The Hymn of the Wyrm-Queen''' ===<br /> A surviving fragment believed to originate from a draconic priesthood once active in the Western Craglands. The hymn references a celestial serpent said to coil around the world’s edge, shedding her scales in seasonal cycles. The poem’s language appears to be sung in a trochaic cadence, suggesting a ritual function. Callis posits the Wyrm-Queen as a primordial timekeeper deity. Rituals associated with this figure have uncanny parallels in isolated fishing villages near the Sea of Tears.<br /> <br /> === '''The Twelve Echoes of Nirenhal''' ===<br /> A serialized chant preserved in memory by the twin Oracles of Eul, believed to originate from a drowned civilization beneath the western shelf of Quelmar. Each “echo” is a parable of voice and silence, teaching moral restraint through increasingly surreal metaphors involving glass, breath, and shadow. Callis suggests the chants may encode a system of proto-psychological healing. Several phrases in the original language exhibit deep structural similarity to Oldfairen, hinting at cultural contact across vast distances.<br /> <br /> === '''The Sky-Blood Tablets''' ===<br /> Five stone tablets found on the summit of Mount Kahiral, attributed to the pre-Ascension culture of the Starborn clans. These tablets recount a battle between “those who fell from above” and the “keepers below,” in what is thought to be a mythologized memory of early planar incursion. The tablets remain untranslated in full, but Parson’s rubbings and ink studies suggest they were carved using tools not native to the region, and possibly not made by human hands. Callis dedicates an entire chapter to the possible implications of their geometry, which seems to shift subtly depending on angle of observation.<br /> <br /> === '''The Moaning Tree of Keth''' ===<br /> A rare instance of a natural object woven into myth, the Moaning Tree is a recurring figure in northeastern mountain folklore. Said to whisper the names of forgotten children, the tree appears in multiple unrelated oral traditions spanning hundreds of miles and disparate cultural groups. Callis includes a detailed field report on an actual tree fitting the description, found near the village of Tallenmeade. Its low-frequency vibrations, recorded by expedition instruments, are analyzed alongside the mythic texts and suggest a possible intersection between folklore and environmental resonance.<br /> <br /> === '''The Dreamer of Starweave''' ===<br /> The Dreamer of Starweave is a Vaelonic myth centered on a solitary figure who lies in a ruined cosmic temple where the stars themselves were bent low to listen until they burned not more. Said to have entered an eternal trance as The Flare changed him—''not into ash, but into something more than man, more than god''—the Dreamer is believed to dream on behalf of a world that no longer remembers itself. The myth speaks of a silence so deep that even the gods turned away, and a sorrow so vast it could only be endured through sleep. The tale was first documented in 05 CR from fragmentary inscriptions found at a dig outside north east of [[Friþleas]], during Professor Lysander Callis’s 01 C.R. expedition. Stratigraphical and sediment layer correlation confirmed the tale postades ''The Elegy of Atycos'' and may reflect a late-stage evolution of Vaelonic cosmology. Scholars debate what deeper cultural meaning may lie within the account of The Dreamer of Starweave.<br /> <br /> == '''Reception and Legacy''' ==<br /> Upon its publication in 07 C.R., ''The Elegy of Atycos'' was met with considerable skepticism within academic circles—less for its poetic content and more for the sweeping historical conclusions drawn by Professor Lysander Callis. His accompanying theories on the Vaelonic civilization posited an empire of immense scale and influence, supported by his interpretation of scattered Vaelonic artifacts found on multiple continents across Quelmar. Callis argued that the civilization of Vaelon had once spanned vast regions of the pre-historical world, wielding not only a unifying language and culture but also technologies of such advancement—integrating both science and magick—that they may have exceeded the capabilities of any known society since.<br /> <br /> Most controversial, however, was Callis’s assertion that Vaelon could represent the foundation of all human civilization—a cultural progenitor whose collapse marked a forgotten turning point in world history. These claims were widely criticized as speculative, grandiose, and lacking sufficient empirical support, particularly given the ambiguous nature of the source materials: a handful of manuscripts, partial inscriptions, and linguistic ciphers retrieved from a series of remote islands.<br /> <br /> Despite these criticisms, ''The Elegy of Atycos'' found lasting resonance among occultists, mystics, and fringe historians. Within these communities, Callis’s work is seen not as conjecture but as revelation—a rare surviving voice of a world deliberately erased. The poem’s haunting themes of memory, grief, and lost grandeur have made it a central text in esoteric studies of prehistory, inspiring everything from philosophical treatises to artistic interpretations. Though mainstream academia remains cautious, ''The Elegy of Atycos'' continues to provoke debate, inviting readers to consider whether history has truly forgotten Vaelon—or whether Vaelon has simply chosen not to be remembered.<br /> [[Category:Item]]<br /> {{Worldbuilders}}</div>

OGFlaya https://quelmarwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=List_of_Books&diff=40249 2025-07-17T05:59:48Z

<p>OGFlaya: Added a book title</p> <hr /> <div>{{Worldbuilders}} Below is a list of Books found in [[Quelmar]], with additional details to note whether they are unique items or if copies can be found in multiple libraries. Select books in [[Brightwater]] circa 180 BR can be found [[Brightwater Campaign/Books|here]].<br /> <br /> == [[How to Perform for Orcs]] ==<br /> '''How to Perform for Orcs '''was an introductory book on the history of musical instruments as of 692 [[PR]], written by [[Anema E. Core]] during his downtime living in the town of [[Sneerwell]]. Complains would later be received by half-orcs for the racist title, which implied that playing instruments was so easy - &quot;Even an orc could do it&quot;. <br /> <br /> == [[The Tides of Blood]] ==<br /> '''The Tides of Blood''' is a novel published by the author Fagin Cloudtop. There are few copies, and they have a hard outer cover, while the pages are lightly coated in wax to protect them from water damage. <br /> <br /> == Legends and Lore of Pre-history ==<br /> Published in 07 CR, Legends and Lore of Pre-history, by Prof. Lysander Callis with illustrations by Jasper Parson, is a foundational academic text compiling mythic traditions believed to predate written history. The book offers comparative analysis of surviving oral accounts, recovered inscriptions, and fragmentary manuscripts—including an extensive study of ''The Elegy of Atycos'', the only known Vaelonic epic. Callis explores recurring motifs such as memory, divine absence, and journeys through altered realities, drawing parallels between disparate mythic systems across lost civilizations. Parson’s illustrations accompany the text with site reconstructions and artifact sketches, making the volume both a scholarly resource and a visual archive of mythic pre-history.<br /> <br /> == Guide to the Common Man's Magic ==<br /> A book with instructions on how to perform a few cantrips even if you aren't a spellcaster!<br /> <br /> Includes:<br /> * Mending<br /> * Friends<br /> * Prestidigitation<br /> * And Demiplane<br /> <br /> == The Works of [[Ynnis Valenford Sexton]] ==<br /> [[File:Ynnisbookrelease.png|thumb|The pamphlet from the Midnight book release of Ynnis' book detailing the Ancients Alive campaign.]]<br /> [[Ynnis]] published several books in his lifetime, including<br /> * ''The Bungalow: Quelmar's Arts and Crafts Home''. A review of locations (not all bungalows), including the Edesian, Dry Haol, and Bar from Afar. He notably gave the Hag's Hut zero stars.<br /> * ''The Final [[Winter]] of the [[Eladrin]]'', recounting the [[Ancients Alive]] [[campaign]].<br /> * ''[[Ynnis Valenford]] and the Prisoner of Azkaban. ''Half of the proceeds of this book went to the [[House of Tenorixion]].<br /> <br /> ==[[50 Shades of Neigh|Fifty Shades of Neigh]]==<br /> A smutty dime novel with a antlered horse on the cover written by E L Manes. The [[druid]] and [[rogue]] protagonists might make a return in its rumored sequel ''Chasing Whitetail''.<br /> <br /> == [[Her Chromatic Orbs]] ==<br /> An erotic novel by E L Manes featuring a woman with heterochromia. <br /> <br /> == Plays ==<br /> <br /> * Imilliaw &quot;William&quot; Shakespeare was an eladrin artist from the [[Feywild]], whose works became famous in several planes after his jump in the late BR era, and his works survived in one form or another throughout all of Quelmarian history. Hisis notable works include:<br /> ** ''Romeo and Juliet:'' a story of tragic, forbidden love between a high elf and a dark elf<br /> ** ''The Tempest:'' extremely popular on [[Kiston]] and the surrounding islands for its setting on a remote island<br /> ** ''A Midsummer Night's Dream:'' highly praised for its accurate representation of many of the historical fairies appearing in the work, leading many to believe Shakespeare spent time in the feywild<br /> <br /> * Oscar Wilde was another popular playwright in the PR era, mostly for his comedic works. His most popular play was ''The Importance of Being Earnest.''<br /> <br /> * Lin Manuel Miranda was a popular playwright/composer in the CR era. His fantasy musical ''Hamilton'' told the story of the founding of a fictional nation known as Murka.<br /> * Andrew Lloyd Webber was also a playwright/composer in the CR era. He's famous for several works, including ''Cats'' (the most famous production of which contained an entirely [[Tabaxi]] cast, and seems to have been inspired by the true traditions of at least one small tabaxi [[cult]]), and ''Phantom of the Opera.''<br /> * The Eladrin [[Tristram Caniedydd]] famously wrote and performed '''[[An Evening with the Bard]] (A One-Man Show by [[Tristram]])''' at his own personal theater: [[Tristram's Center for the Living Arts]]. It is known that the script starts with a dramatic face off against a prop [[dragon]] representing [[Thymor'ala]]. This play was famously done as the opening act of a battle which saw the death of one of [[The Mothers]]<br /> <br /> == The Tabaxi in the Black Sea ==<br /> A children's book by '''Dr. Spruce''', a [[New Dryad]].<br /> <br /> == From Horatio's Library ==<br /> When [[Horatio Cheshire]] was raided in 825 [[PR]], a number of books were found in his posession including:<br /> <br /> === '''Translation of the Teratanomicon''' ===<br /> by Malcom Zalivech: A tenuous translation of an ancient [[abyssal]] tome depicting both hideous monsters and the depraved, lurid acts they performed with mortals. There are several illustrations rendering the subject manner in disgusting detail. <br /> <br /> === '''To Serve Man''' ===<br /> (no author): A cookbook detailing fine recipies prepared from the flesh, blood, and bones of freshly-slain or still-living [[humans]]. <br /> <br /> === '''On the Transmutation of Living and Recently Deceased Tissues''' ===<br /> by Archmagi Kazan: A treatise detailing the use of both transmutation and necromancy to create nonliving constructs from flesh and bone. <br /> <br /> === '''The Pleasures of Pain''' ===<br /> by Marko Mesokist: A depraved treatise concerning the derivation of lurid pleasure from experiencing pain. Includes numerous vile illustrations of the acts described in the text. <br /> <br /> === '''The Art of Razing''' ===<br /> by Dostron Voltanescu: A detailed and thorough guide to destroying the land, population, and spirit of a land through methods such as salting fields, systematic violations, and traditional decimation.<br /> <br /> == Bolderbell's Post-Fracture Guide to Weaveless Magic ==<br /> A self-published guide written by [[Bolderbell|Beni Bolderbell]] that alleged to teach techniques for limited spellcasting without the benefit of the [[Weave]] as an arcane conductor, drawing from old-world [[Gnome|Gnomish]] communities who—even following the [[Fracturing of the Weave]]—rejected most [[PR]]-era technologies which sought to replace traditional magic for daily tasks. However, the practice of magic had been dwindling as an interest within [[Levinkan]] even prior to the [[CR]] era and the book only achieved sparse circulation.</div>

OGFlaya https://quelmarwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=Qandela_Obscura/The_Story_So_Far&diff=40113 2025-07-09T03:21:42Z

<p>OGFlaya: /* Assignment #20 - &quot;This Concludes Our Broadcast Day&quot; */</p> <hr /> <div>{{Worldbuilders}}<br /> == The Story So Far ==<br /> Below, feel free to add personal accounts of assignments.<br /> <br /> == Arc One - The Illusionist and the Alchemist ==<br /> <br /> === Assignment #1 - 12/02/23 &quot;The Devil's Well.&quot; ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: <br /> <br /> GM:<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #2 - 12/16 &quot;The Light Eater of Bridleborn&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: Piers, [[Lincoln Renfield-Murray]], Nesta [[Acheron]], [[Elizabeth]] [[Nightshade]] <br /> <br /> GM: @jaelthejust (Mercedes)<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #3 - 12/21 - &quot;The Gift of the Magi&quot; ===<br /> <br /> === Assignment #4 - 12/31 - &quot;The Night Plays On&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: #NewYearParty<br /> <br /> Characters: [[Steve]], Lincoln Renfield-Murray, [[Orla Martinez]], Warren <br /> <br /> GM: @jaelthejust (Mercedes)<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #5 - 1/13/2024 - &quot;Extra Credit&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags:<br /> <br /> Characters: Piers Corden, Lincoln Renfield-Murray, Lula V, [[Steve Corden]] <br /> <br /> GM: @jontheteach (JonTheTeach)<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment # 6- 1/20- “The Hand That Feeds” ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: Piers, Weasel, [[James]], Tess, Laurence Awrkright <br /> <br /> GM: @OGFlaya (Matt)<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Anthony Romano, Michael Romano, Maggy Ferguson, [[Martin]] Ferguson <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: [[Human]]/phenomenon hybrid<br /> <br /> District/Locations: South Soffit, Nine Irons, The Sidle<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened: Notorious mob enforcer and racketeer, Tommy Romano, was murdered by Martin Ferguson. A member of a family of mob enforcers possessing unique abilities due to being to having phenomenon intermingling in their blood line long ago in their ancestry. The youngest of the Ferguson's, Maggy had fallen in love with Tommy's nephew and the scion of the Romano crime family, Michael. The investigators diligently found, through an examination of Tommy's body in the city morgue that he was murdered, that he had been murdered rather than the purported suicide that that the Periphery was trying to say his death was. During a climactic confrontation with Martin and a flock of eldritch birds under his command, the investigators helped Maggy and Michael flee the city and place Martin into Grayslate Sanatorium for safe keeping and protection from the Romano family. The rest of the Ferguson clan watched as their son was taken into custody but did not end their relationship with Romano. <br /> <br /> === Assignment #7 - 1/27 - &quot;Fairest of Them All&quot; ===<br /> <br /> === Assignment #8 - 2/9 - &quot;The Ancient Tomb of His Bride&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags:<br /> <br /> Characters: Piers Corden, Steve Corden, [[Thomas]] MacCallum, Madge <br /> <br /> GM: @jaelthejust (Mercedes)<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Jean Hawkeye <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: <br /> <br /> # Mr. Malcolms Alchemical Reference Guide (+1 Focus on rolls that have to do with alchemy or magick)<br /> # Morphine Vial (Soak 1 Body, 1 use)<br /> # Phosphenes' Lights (Handheld illuminators that produce a glow only the holder can see)<br /> # Smelling Salts (Soak 1 Brain, 1 use)<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #9 - 2/17 - &quot;A Prince’s Gifts&quot; ===<br /> <br /> === Assignment #10 - 2/24 - &quot;A Needlepoint to Hear Me Through&quot; ===<br /> <br /> === Assignment # 11 - 2/25 - “The Illusionist” ===<br /> <br /> === Assignment #12 - 3/2 - &quot;Auction Victors&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: #Auction<br /> <br /> Characters: Steve Corden, Lizzy Nightshade, Weasel, Silas Heartwood, [[Laura Grant]] <br /> <br /> GM: @jaelthejust (Mercedes)<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #13 - 3/9 - &quot;The Ring to Stand Strong and True&quot; ===<br /> <br /> === Assignment #14 - 3/15 - &quot;Lost and Found&quot; ===<br /> <br /> === Assignment #15 - 3/23 - &quot;The Allure of Perpetual Beauty&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> Characters: Steve Corden, Silas Heartwood, Tess Henry, Warren Baxter, [[Laura]] Grant <br /> <br /> GM: @wardenwinter (Talia)<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #16 - 3/27 - &quot;Under the Truth&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: Piers Corden, Steve Corden, Silas Heartwood, Tess Henry, Lincoln Renfield-Murray, Nesta Acheron, <br /> <br /> GM: @jontheteach (JonTheTeach)<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #17 - 4/6 - &quot;The Kingdom in the Steel&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: Steve Corden, Silas Heartwood, Lizzy Nightshade, Madge, Laura Grant <br /> <br /> GM: @jaelthejust (Mercedes)<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #18 - 4/13 - &quot;The Gem to Persuade the Unwilling&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> Characters: Steve Corden, Piers Corden, Lincoln Renfield-Murray, Nesta Achron, Montana Jack <br /> <br /> GM: @jaelthejust (Mercedes)<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: THE TWINS, Gio <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: The Gem<br /> <br /> District/Locations: The Steel, EONs Headquarter<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened: Steve gets kidnapped opps.<br /> <br /> === Assignment #19 - 4/27 - &quot;The Prince’s Final Curtain&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> Characters: Steve Corden, Piers Corden, James, Lincoln Renfield-Murray, &quot;Fives&quot;, Warren Baxter, <br /> <br /> GM: @jaelthejust (Mercedes)<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Nathaniel <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations: <br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #20 - 4/27 - &quot;The Alchemist’s Final Call&quot; ===<br /> <br /> === Assignment #21 - 5/28 - &quot;In the Arms of the Evolved&quot; ===<br /> <br /> === Assignment #22 - 6/18 - &quot;Grant Me One Request [Player Catalyst Finale]&quot; ===<br /> <br /> === Assignment #23 - 6/29 - &quot;Long Lost Blood [Player Catalyst Finale]&quot; ===<br /> <br /> <br /> == Arc Two - The Herald and the Fang ==<br /> <br /> === Assignment #1 - 06/15/2024 &quot;Toll the Dead&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: Divine Herald, Ascendency <br /> <br /> Characters: James by Margarita, Gin Reynolds by Julia, [[Jamie Hayes]] by Amal, <br /> <br /> GM:<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Imelda [[Frances]], Victor Jenkins the DEAD Divine Herald, Mr. Woods <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: List of next Divine Herald<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> 6 months after what happened in the theater has passed, newspapers has talked about : <br /> <br /> # A deadly sickness, the dead rash, with symptoms of oozing red rashes on limps, cough, and fever. It effected 30% of population. Some people just… don’t get it. <br /> # ''Recent death of the Divine Herald.'' <br /> <br /> Candela was called by Ascendancy when Cardinal Reynolds, and Cardinal Zeroth died after ineracting with the Divine Herald corpse. Candela investigators went to shiverline to talk to holy [[mother]] <br /> <br /> //—//<br /> <br /> investigators found: <br /> <br /> # Bleed on body and the face itself. Not coming from the mask. <br /> # Mask will let the [[soul]] out. Mask is fixed to face, will be hard to take off. <br /> # MAKEUP ON HERALD.  A specific woman does this. '''Leslie Daulphin'''. <br /> # THERE IS. AT THE BASE OF THE HERALD NECK. An incision mark. NO BLOOD? connected to the artery. The blood is poisoned, they knew its gonna be removed. <br /> <br /> /—/ Baxter the head of OUP came by and stopped Candela's investigation<br /> <br /> //—//<br /> <br /> The team found this list for '''interviews. THIS IS FOR NEW HERALD DIVINE.''' <br /> <br /> '''Aarons, Sawyer (Cardinal in the Eves districts), Howard, Levins,'''<br /> <br /> '''Fournier(not familiar to GIN? Who is this? Not usual surname for new-faire)'''<br /> <br /> They also found a necklace that has a bleed, this necklace is used by the hauled and high ranking church members. The team didn't touch or take the necklace.<br /> <br /> /-/<br /> <br /> The team headed to Melody Wildes house in the sidle. WILDES Melody is new to the area, moved from the west. [[LaCroix|Lacroix]], moved from there. Family is a refuge. Dad started the funeral business from Mister woods. Brother and husband live upstairs. Dad is old now. <br /> <br /> The team went together to the house of grief, Melody is frozen in place, when approached, the team noticed a pair of puncture marks on the side of her neck. Not like the herald, this is more of….. bite…. Two teeth? <br /> <br /> Picture of her and a man. They are shaken hands, this is Mr. Woods. He seems happy and sure. She looked…. Off. <br /> <br /> Someone sneaking inside? The team try to hide from them, the older gentleman is now here. Asks why she’s here. She looks nervous talking to what it can be seen now as Mr. wood? <br /> <br /> Mr. Woods, has the same bleed as melody, STRONGER. So strong. It radiates from him. <br /> <br /> After going to his Mind Palace, Jamie figured out that Melody is under control from Mr. Woods. He must have been the one to miss with the makeup. When Gin left the house of grief, she noticed Mr. Woods watching the team at the top of the building….. <br /> <br /> === Assignment #2 - 06/15/2024 &quot;The Ruby Rapture&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: Red Rash, Fangs <br /> <br /> Characters: Lizzy (Talia), [[Gideon]] (Nick), Luliana (Emma), Henry (Geoff), and Gin (Julia) <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Harris/Lawrence, Pensive the Cat, Lorenzo of the Ruby Rapture, the Fanged Creature that Attacked Lizzy <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: Pensive the Fanged Cat <br /> <br /> District/Locations: Red Lamp, South Soffit <br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened: <br /> <br /> * A worker from the Ruby Rapture has been sick an abnormal amount of time, neck still red, violent outbursts <br /> * A doctor came to visit his home while he was sick and performed &quot;blood letting&quot;, his roommate said it was A LOT of blood and the doctor didn't clean up <br /> * The cat lapped up some of the blood and now also showing violent outbursts <br /> * The doctor gave an address and contact to Lawrence's roommate in case he needed more info. He went to the address during the day and found nothing<br /> * Going at night, they found strange symbols and then were attacked by a fanged woman who when shot, survived and ran away. <br /> * Later, the symbols were discovered to mean &quot;Feed&quot; <br /> <br /> === Assignment #3 - 06/21/2024 “The Last Lightkeeper of Seasway&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: Eldritch Horror, City of the Resplendent , Local Legends <br /> <br /> Characters: Tara (Sarah), [[Malory Harper]] (Matt), Cedric (Sam), Alexander (Jon), Mara (Anna) <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: The Lightkeeper's Doll, Gherman the Last Lightkeeper <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: The Lightkeeper's Doll<br /> <br /> District/Locations: Seasway<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> * There is an underwater city in the Glass Sea <br /> * The People of Seasway seemed to be under some kind of hypnosis <br /> * They are desperate to show you 'The Great One'<br /> * The Lighthouse is destroyed and empty on the bottom<br /> * At the top of the Lighthouse, Gherman has destroyed his entrance to the Pharos <br /> * He begs to keep the Doll safe <br /> * On the West side of the Island, the investigators see the remains of the Great One <br /> * The child of the Great one waits to feast<br /> * The investigators take barrels of oil and molotov cocktails to the child of the Great One <br /> * While it feasts on the hypnotized villagers, the investigators fight it until it dies <br /> <br /> === Assignment #4 - 06/22/2024 &quot;Interview with a Deaconess&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: Knight of the Pyre, the Pyre, the Ascendency <br /> <br /> Characters: Alexandria, Gideon, Jamie, Amaranth <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Baxter White, Ariel Kelly, Diego Parris, [[Lorelei]] Pennywhistle <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations: The Sidle<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> * A Deaconess is being held by the OUP after her brother Reggie called them when he found her missing <br /> * The Deaconess touched an artifact and ended up gaining telekinesis and the Pyre wanted to kill her for it <br /> * While interviewing her and trying to plan a way to help her escape, a knight of the Pyre appeared to kill her. <br /> <br /> -- We met the knight of the pyre for the first time! '''Diego Parris.''' <br /> <br /> -- Deaconess Lorelei was killed by him tho sad ): <br /> <br /> === Assignment #5 - 06/26/2024 &quot;Something Different About You&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: Developers. <br /> <br /> Characters: Gin Reynolds (Julia), Lulianna Vaerstrom (Emma), [https://quelmarwiki.com/wiki/Malory_Harper Malory “Mal” Harper] (Matt), Tara Lloyd (Sarah), Alexandria Aquino (Aerin), Cedric Margrave (Sam) <br /> <br /> GM: Jon<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Set VII Experiment I <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: None<br /> <br /> District/Locations: The Steel<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened: <br /> <br /> * Investigators entered an abandoned factory and immediately felt off<br /> * A mixture of pain, anguish, joy and malice were felt on the walls<br /> * Bleed was felt from a hallway, and the door opened itself mysteriously<br /> * A scream was heard from within the building, and the team began to look for the source<br /> * They entered the hallway, which had several decomposing bodies of developers<br /> * The end of the hallway had an odd green light, and a man was seen standing there<br /> ** He began approaching the group, rambling somewhat<br /> ** Dr. Aquino approached him, with Lulianna also offering a way to help<br /> ** He responded with &quot;I am Perfection&quot; and snapped the neck of the Doctor<br /> * The rest of the crew unloaded and retreated, then leveling the building on top of the experiment<br /> <br /> === Assignment #6 - 07/06/2024 &quot;Petals of Protection&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: The Cure, Owl Wain, Local Legends <br /> <br /> Characters: Gideon (Nick), [[Malory Harper|Mal]] (Matt), Amaranth (Anna), Luliana (Emma) <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: The Owl Wain <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: Timely [[Iris]] <br /> <br /> District/Locations: Scarlet Woods / Bridleborn<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> * The investigators are sent to retrieve timely iris to assist with making a cure for the fanged disease and red rash <br /> * Scarlet runners are seen traveling this edge of the wood, tell you of a local legend of a [[ghost]] who requires you to be [[silent]] or she'll kill you <br /> * When entering the area, if any sound is made, the investigators are quite immediately met with an attack of owls and among the owls, they see a young girl in a large feathery cloak, commanding the owls <br /> * The young girl approaches when the investigators are brought to the ground but they all manage to get away to the Iris field<br /> * They gather Iris and find a smugglers crate buried inside that contains the body of a young child, they think the same age as the Owl Wain's spirit appears. It is wearing a similar but less feathery cloak <br /> * When leaving, the group attempts to console the Owl Wain. The Wain is distraught when Mara sings her the song and then when she goes to cry, she covers her mouth to keep herself quiet <br /> * The investigators leave as the Wain is distracted and no longer attacking them. <br /> <br /> === Assignment #7 - 07/07/2024 &quot;Assisting the Gumshoe&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: The Ascendancy, The Pyre, Fangs, Dive Herald, Knight of the Pyre <br /> <br /> Characters: Lizzy (Talia), Tara (Sarah), Father Lorrian (Keller), Jamie (Amal), and Gin (Julia) <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:''Jonathan Aarons, '''[[Sister]] Fournier''''' <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: -- <br /> <br /> District/Locations: Shriveline, Briar Green, South Soffit <br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened: <br /> <br /> -- The people from the List are now dying! The team believes someone not on the list are killing them to benefit someone who is on the list.<br /> <br /> -- Jamie Dies! <br /> <br /> -- Candela managed to save the future Divine Herald! <br /> <br /> === Assignment #8 - 07/14/2024 &quot;The Crimson River&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: [https://quelmarwiki.com/wiki/Malory_Harper Mal Harper] (Matt), Amaranth Cyrus (Anna), Tara (Sarah) <br /> <br /> GM: Nick <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #9 - 07/17/2024 &quot;We Can Take Your Pain&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: Developers <br /> <br /> Characters: [[Malory Harper|Mal]] (Matt), Tess Henry (Mercedes), Gideon (Nick), Verity Leòn (Aerin), Amaranth Cyprus (Anna) <br /> <br /> GM: Jon <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Set VII Experiment II <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: None<br /> <br /> District/Locations: Briar Green<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> * The party arrived at the college campus, trying to understand what happened<br /> * Used bleed detectors to find the source of the phenomenon<br /> ** It was determined to be the dormitory building<br /> * The investigators entered and felt cold oppression and it got worse the higher they went<br /> * As investigators spread out through the building, each began to see images of their fears.<br /> * These fears pulled them towards the top floor, or sent them away depending on the person<br /> * Eventually, the group saw the experiment on the third floor, and he feasted on their fear and found it delicious<br /> * He wanted to feast on more than just fear, and turned to advance on the group<br /> ** They immediately opened fire as he tried to get closer, but he managed to get close<br /> * He was wounded severely, retreating through a rift in the Flare<br /> <br /> === Assignment #10 - 07/19/2024 “The New Divine Herald&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: Divine Herald, The Ascendancy, Red Rash, Quarantine, Fangs, [[Vampyre]] <br /> <br /> Characters: Gideon (Nick), Tara (Sarah), Father Lorrian (Keller), Gin (Julia), [[Malory Harper|Mal]] (Matt) <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Divine Herald Siobhan Fournier <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: Vampyre Dust<br /> <br /> District/Locations: The Shriveline, South Soffit <br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened: <br /> <br /> * The new Divine Herald states there will be a quarantine of South Soffit (indefinite), as well as a two-week hold on Hallowharbor, The Steel, and Red Lamp<br /> * Desperate to find the reason behind the Red Rash, the investigators head to ground zero, South Soffit, before the [[midnight]] Quarantine begins <br /> * In Gin's church in South Soffit, a few of those with the long version Red Rash state they got it from a soup kitchen where they saw the Divine Herald when she was just a Cardinal<br /> * They are approached by a pair of doctors looking for those with long-lasting Red Rash to &quot;assist&quot; them <br /> * Gin recognizes them as fanged creatures, like what attacked Lizzy <br /> * They kill the pair, using symbols of the Ascendancy or a Ghostblade to turn them to dust <br /> * They go the hospital the pair represented and find a &quot;Vampyre Nursery&quot; with a Nursery worker there, overseeing 5 newborns preparing to wake and 5 sedated [[humans]], ready to be feasted on when the newborns awake <br /> * The journal from the Vampyre Nursery states that they were going to wake up in 3 days. It takes 5 days fully from bite to awaking. <br /> * The investigators kill the Nursery Worker but not until they learn from him that the Divine Herald is a High Priestess from Lacroix, where she is known as the Countess Fournier <br /> * She brought the Red Rash to [[Newfaire]] to show the vampyres who will be the most susceptible to being turned into a vampyre vs. who will be the food for those new vampyres<br /> <br /> === Assignment #11 - 07/27/2024 &quot;The Owl Wain&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: Local Legends, Owl Wain, The Cloud, The Cure, [[Player]] Catalyst <br /> <br /> Characters: Lizzy (Talia), Verity (Aerin), Gio (Amal), Gin (Julia), and Gideon (Nick) <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Owl Wain <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: Timely Iris <br /> <br /> District/Locations: Scarlet Wood, Bridleborn Mountains <br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> * The investigators returned to put the Owl Wain to rest and also seek out more timely Iris <br /> * They take a side road and find a cloud that is giving off bleed <br /> * The cloud feels like it is watching them and then it creates a dust [[devil]] and slurps up a pair of wild stallions before dispensing the bones and blood in front of them <br /> * Going back to the main road, they find the Owl Wain and use the nursery rhyme song about her to plea to her and Gideon uses a spirit board to have her speak without speaking <br /> * She tells them she has to be quiet because of Pa and she is afraid of the passing Smuggler wagons<br /> * The riders on the wagon tell the investigators of a man who used to have his children travel with him and was unkind to them if they were not quiet and one by one the children went missing before the man retired because no one would work with him <br /> * The investigators find the box with the Owl Wain's body, Gin performing her last rites and her spirit being laid to rest. On the Box they see the name Hildebrand and a location <br /> * Going to the location, they find a cabin and inside, the body of the man, Hildebrand. The evidence shows he was murdered by his eldest daughter's fiance after she told him they couldn't be married because her father was refusing to let her go. <br /> * The investigator's find the Owl Wain's room and her name before she became legend, Mary. <br /> * Her eldest sister, Vanessa, seems to have escaped with her fiance. <br /> * There is a third bed with the name Alyssa on it. The investigators find no evidence to lead them to her demise. <br /> * Heading back, they have adequate amounts of Timely Iris <br /> <br /> === Assignment #12 - 07/30/2024 &quot;The Sunken City&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: City of the Resplendent, Eldritch Horror, Local Legends <br /> <br /> Characters: Gideon (Nick), [[Malory Harper|Mal]] (Matt), Mara (Anna), Tara (Sarah), Alex (Jon) <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: The Resplendent One, Alex's Visitor <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: The Gift of the Resplendent One <br /> <br /> District/Locations: The Glass Sea<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> * The Investigators delved into the sea to find the city lost below <br /> * In the Glass sea, they found what was once an island town now sunken and still inhabited <br /> * The Glimmers are jellyfish like folk who were gifted their undersea bodies by their goddess, the Resplendent One <br /> * The Glimmers share with Alex and Mallory that they found the Resplendent One by digging in a well that brought forth the gift. <br /> * The gift works like oil, but uses much less to burn brightly<br /> * They heard singing at the bottom of the well and went on a [[campaign]] to dig until they could find *her* <br /> * The resplendent one, uncovered, pulled the village of Anchorwash down to be with her in the ocean <br /> * The glimmers take the investigators to see the Resplendent one who they have chained because she threatened to leave them. The investigators can tell she is not truly locked in place though, but playing along with her followers. <br /> * Alex is called to take some of the Resplendent Gift but breaks free of it at the last moment<br /> * Gideon uses the Aetherstone to force the Glimmers back when they try to force Alex, but as it harms the Glimmers, it angers the Resplendent One who frees herself from her bonds to chase the investigators away. <br /> <br /> === Assignment #13 - 08/03/2024 &quot;The Fanged&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #14 - 08/09/2024 &quot;Happily Ever After&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: <br /> <br /> GM: Julia (Guest) <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #15 - 011/2024 &quot;Shadow Protocols&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: Intrigue, The Forge of Renewal, Disavowed <br /> <br /> Characters: Gideon (Nick), Tara (Sarah), Amaranth (Anna) <br /> <br /> GM: Matt <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Lucian Grim, Mockingbird, Magnus Thorne, Felicity Ashcroft, Jackson &quot;The Jackal&quot; MacKey <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: Partial rubbing of an Oldfairen tablet<br /> <br /> District/Locations: The Steel, The Eaves, Hallowharbor, The N.P.S. Aurora<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> * The investigators received unmarked packages that contained a very small cylinder phonograph with a briefing for an assignment.<br /> ** As well as a chest that containing:<br /> *** A device with a tag that notes the device as the Arcane Resonance Emitter (A.R.E.) - disables wards<br /> *** A pair of wire frame glasses identified as Spectral Identified Glasses - identifies individuals<br /> *** Each receives a first [[class]] ticket and an invitation to the gala aboard the [[airship]] Aurora during it's maiden voyage.<br /> *** An envelope of cash for use during the assignment<br /> <br /> * The assignment is to intercept notorious smuggler, Felicity Ashcroft and keep her from selling an ancient Oldfairen relic to wanted war criminal, Lucian Grim. The transaction is set to take place aboard The Aurora. Little is known about Grim due to his military records being completely redacted. The investigators are to conduct the assignment with the utmost secrecy but are instructed to stop the transaction no matter what (short of damaging the airship or harming passangers).<br /> * The investigators procure disguises and false identities from Candela's Junior Quartermaster, Quinnavyr Sinclaire.<br /> * The investigators board the Aurora without incident.<br /> * Mara and Gideon head to the dance floor to survey the room in an attempt to spot Ashcroft. Tara spots her and calls the team's attention to the bar where Ashcroft is being flirted with by several powerful members of Newfairen society.<br /> ** As Gideon and Mara head towards the bar, Tara notices they Ashcroft exchanges looks with a large man, Magnus Thorne, from across the ballroom then makes an excuse and departs to meet with him.<br /> * Tara follows Ashcroft and Thorne and sees them disappear into a stateroom, guard by a formidable man in the corridor, Jackson MacKey.<br /> * Gideon remote views into the room once Tara identifies the room number. He sees:<br /> ** A wooden crate sits in the middle of the living area of the luxury room. It has been opened, but Gideon cannot see inside of it.<br /> ** Ashcroft sits on a couch across from a man, Lucian Grim. A woman, Mockingbird, stands behind Grim - ready to spring into action if needed.<br /> ** Ashecroft demands more money, despite their prior agreement. This angers Grim and he refuses. Ashcroft pulls a gun on Grim in response.<br /> ** Grim approaches her in an attempt to calm her down and agrees they should renegotiate. Once Ashcroft lowers her pistol, Grim grabs her and breaks her neck.<br /> ** He tells Mockingbird to take care of MacKey and be quick about it.<br /> * Tara sees Mockingbird make fast work of MacKey then quickly drag him into the state room and close the door behind her.<br /> * Gideon tells Mara he is going to join Tara.<br /> * Tara devices a plan and performs a song from the stage and wows the attendees of the gala. It is under the ruse that she is singing it to her fiance.<br /> * Gideon and Tara encounter ship's security and act lost in order to remove any suspicion and keep the guards patrolling.<br /> * During Mara's song, Gideon and Tara use the A.R.E. to disable a word on the stateroom door. As they attempt to quietly open the door, Mockingbird hears the knob turning and pulls the door open.<br /> ** Tara draws her pistol and shoots at Mockingbird.<br /> *** Using the shot at Mockingbird, Gideon runs past her to try and get to the crate.<br /> ** Magnus is preparing charges on the wall of the stateroom to create an escape route from the ship.<br /> *** Grim is wearing a parachute and has strapped a light green stone tablet to himself.<br /> * Gideon tries to bend a knife at Grim as Tara fights with Mockingbird. Thorne blows the charges on the wall and blows a hole in the wall to the outside of the ship, causing the exterior envelop of the airship to catch fire.<br /> ** Gideon's knife misses Grim, but it cuts a strap on his parachute and causes the tablet to slide towards the opening in the wall.<br /> ** Gideon dives for the tablet, but as the ship lurches, is thrown through the hole as well.<br /> *** He fails to get the tablet, which falls into the sea below the airship.<br /> **** Given manges to grab a hold of a metal rod to keeping from plummeting to his death.<br /> **** As Grim moves to the opening, Gideon spots a piece of paper hanging out of Grim's jacket pocket.<br /> ***** Gideon tries to grab it but only gets a scrap of the paper, which is later discovered to be a rubbing of the tablet.<br /> * Grim, Thorne and Mockingbird escape by parachute.<br /> * Mara arrives in time to help Tara pull Gideon back into the airship.<br /> * The airship returns to port and the investigators disappear into a crowd of evacuees.<br /> * Later researching with their circle resources, they discover that the paper is a rubbing of the tablet. It speaks of something only named in part as &quot;The Forge&quot;.<br /> ** Gideon spends several days researching The Forge and concludes it must be in relation to The Forge of Renewal. An ancient device capable of rewriting reality as the user of the machine sees fit.<br /> <br /> === Assignment #16 - 08/17/2024 &quot;Missing Persons&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #17 - 08/18/2024 &quot;Engines of Compromise&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: Tess Henry (Mercedes), Cedric (Sam), Gin (Julia), Verity (Aerin), Gio (Amal) <br /> <br /> GM: Matt <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Prof. Alfred Greene, Jacob Wallace, Mockingbird, Magnus Thorne <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: None, but the investigators encountered three pale men in black suits that emitted bleed and possessed some kind of psychic ability that remains unidentified.<br /> <br /> District/Locations: South Soffit - The Monarch Theater, Briar Green - Professor Greene's home, Hallowharbor - Freighter docks<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #18 - 08/20/2024 &quot;We Move in the Dark&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: <br /> <br /> GM: Jon <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:\<br /> <br /> === Assignment #19 - 08/25/2024 &quot;The Healing Church&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened<br /> <br /> === Assignment #20 - 08/27/2024 &quot;Blood-Starved Beasts&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #21 - 09/04/2024 &quot;... vestus ardeat debet&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: <br /> <br /> GM: Matt <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #22 - 09/12/2024 &quot;Where My Brother Rests&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: <br /> <br /> GM: Jon <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #23 - 09/14/2024 &quot;The First Lightkeeper of LaCroix&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> == '''Arc 3 - The Shadow and The Dream''' ==<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #1 - 01/18/25 &quot;Nothing Left but Teeth and Bones...&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook: ''Two weeks ago a gas explosion destroyed a bakery in The Sidle. Recently several residents report sightings of smoldering apparitions resembling loved ones lost in the tragedy. Lightkeeper Harrison Park has summoned you to determine if a phenomenon is behind the sightings and if they are related to the explosion.''<br /> <br /> Content Warnings: '''''This assignment contains themes of death, grief and depictions of gore.'''''<br /> <br /> Characters: Feyre Acheron, [[Carmen Baxter]], Dexter &quot;Dex&quot; Miller, Clarence &quot;Clancy&quot; Fields, and Mocking-bird<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Session Date: 01/18/25<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Harry Park, Clara Sutton, Eleanor Sutton, Nikoli Sorell<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: Nikoli Sorell's journal, Sorell's key ring, Sorell's wallet w/ identification, a magickal exlposive device (rendered useless)<br /> <br /> Assignment Date: December 24, 36 CR<br /> <br /> District/Locations: The Sidle<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened: <br /> <br /> The investigators are called to The Sidle by Lightkeeper Harrison Park to investigate a mysterious explosion that destroyed Merrick’s Hearth bakery two weeks earlier. The team begins their investigation at the ruins of the bakery, where they find scorch marks and shadows of the victims burned into the walls, clear evidence of the tragedy’s intensity. The remains of the bakery are unstable, with debris threatening to collapse at any moment.<br /> <br /> Carmen places a bare hand against the door frame of the bakery and experiences past emotions of horror and malevolence. As the investigators explore the basement of the bakery, both Carmen and Clancy feel someone’s sheer terror and wicked glee through a psychic emanation.<br /> <br /> Ultimately, the timing of the explosion and the appearance of reported sightings of the fury apparitions suggest some kind of connection, and that the explosion was no accident though things seem unclear at first.<br /> <br /> A strange man is spotted across the street from the bakery, taking notes. Mockingbird manages to sneak up on him and discover that his notes are for that very night and time and that he is writing the description of someone - later discovered to be Feyre. The man makes a scene and uses Mocking-bird’s desire to avoid drawing undo attention to herself to leave.<br /> <br /> During a visit to The Sidle Community Center, where residents have gathered to share their grief, the investigators learn from Clara Sutton, a grieving mother, that her daughter Eleanor, who died in the explosion, now appears as a ghostly figure following her wherever she goes. Eleanor’s smoldering form does not enter buildings or harm anyone, but her presence fills Clara with confusion and sorrow, as she believes her ghostly figure is the spirit of her beloved daughter. Eleanor’s flickering figure is spotted outside the window.<br /> <br /> Feyre learns of the death of her brother-in-law, [[Lincoln Renfield-Murray]], from Lincoln’s sister Ellie. He was one of the victims of the explosion.<br /> <br /> Dex leaves the community meeting to speak with Eleanor - joined shortly there after by the rest of the investigators and Clara.<br /> <br /> Clancy and Mocking-bird catch sight of the strange man that Mocking-bird saw taking notes walking past the community center’s park from where he was first seen across from the bakery. When he realizes he has been spotted, he runs. Both Clancy and Mocking-bird make chase and are joined shortly thereafter by Carmen.<br /> <br /> Working together, Feyre and Dex piece together that Eleanor’s spirit is tied to the explosion and the unsettling presence that Carmen felt tied to Eleanor. As the rest of the team tackle Nikoli nearby in the street and wrestle him to the ground. Where Carmen enters his mind to determine who he is and why he was following them. In his mind, she sees glimpses of memories:<br /> <br /> ''Terror on a bearded man’s face when he sees a tall, thin man. The tall man exudes a malevolent energy.''<br /> <br /> ''Bakers, dead on the ground near the ovens of the bakery.''<br /> <br /> ''The tall man, joined by pale men in black suits walking out of the bakery as the tall man snaps his fingers and causes the bakery to explode behind them.''<br /> <br /> As Carmen explored the man’s mind, Mockingbird maintained an iron hold on the man’s neck so Clancy could frisk and search him. They find a notebook showing that he had been following someone referred to as “L.M.” under order from a person known only as “K”. In the journal they see that he was notating:<br /> <br /> ''Lincoln’s day-to-day activities, business meetings, transcripts from recordings of personal conversations in Lincoln’s home with his family and friends and photos of Lincoln.''<br /> <br /> In total, there is nearly three months of data leading up to the explosion. As well as an entry stating that, “...the package is in place.” with a date from the night before the bakery explosion. The evidence points to Lincoln being a target in the explosion, raising suspicions that it was not an accident but an assassination.<br /> <br /> Comparing the photos in the man’s journal to his memories, Carmen shows the photos to Feyre and asks if the photos are of her brother-in-law, Feyre helps Carmen confirm that L.M. in the journal was, in fact, Lincoln.<br /> <br /> Carmen is also able to determine that the man was trying to crush a poison tooth in his mouth but Mocking-bird’s hold hand locked his mouth open so he could not bite down.<br /> <br /> The investigators destroy the remnants of a device that is covered in Oldfairen markings, dispersing the residual bleed energy and freeing Eleanor’s spirit from its tether to the physical world.<br /> <br /> Found in the man’s satchel is also a wallet with documents identifying him as Nikoli Sorell and a small key ring with three keys.<br /> <br /> ''Key #1: A vehicle key of some kind''<br /> <br /> ''Key #2: A deadbolt key''<br /> <br /> ''Key #3: A padlock key''<br /> <br /> Nikoli is rendered unconscious by Mocking-bird and taken to the headquarters of The Circle of Whistles and Whispers to be held in their vault for identification and removal of the poison tooth and questioning.<br /> <br /> After putting Nikoli into containment in the vault, the team investigates an address found on the driver's license found in Nikoli's wallet. It leads to an apartment directly across the street from the book store Verbatim, which is below a pair of apartments where Lincoln had lived with his family.<br /> <br /> When searching the apartment, Feyre, Clancy and Mocking-bird discover a cardboard box containing In the cardboard box, there are a lot of newspaper clippings and three books, “Summer at Silverslip”, “The Day the Veil Was Torn” and “Mud and Bones”. All novels written by Lincoln Renfield-Murray.<br /> <br /> The news clippings were all from local papers about book signings, public readings, his activities as a member Newfaire Arts Council and as a volunteer at the South Soffit Public Library.<br /> <br /> Both the books and news articles had notations in them in Sorell's handwriting; further detailing the lengths he went to in following Lincoln.<br /> <br /> Mocking-bird searched a desk in the apartment that contained unopened rolls of camera film as well as a small camera to go with them. Behind a false panel in the lower right hand drawer are three spools of audio film from a radio device on top of the desk as well as notes in a set of leather notebooks containing transcriptions of conversations recorded with the device on the desk since labels on and in the notebooks appear to correspond to labels on the reels.<br /> <br /> Feyre searched a steamer trunk at the foot of the studio apartment's bed and, after a few minutes of rummaging through a stack of pants and shirts, she noticed a small separation between the bottom the trunk and the inner wall of it - a false bottom to the trunk.<br /> <br /> Beneath this false bottom were a collection of guns, knives, piano wire, what could be several small explosive devices, small bottles labeled as various poisons, thieves tools, several forms of identification under several different names but all with Sorell’s photograph in them (business cards, a periphery badge, OUP identification, an ID for The Noman Army’s Division of Legal Investigation and several passports in different names - each with Nikoli's photograph), large sums of cash in various currencies and several single person, one way tickets aboard the railroad, airship liners and sea going vessels.<br /> <br /> There was also a date book with various appointments, dates and notes all written in Hillian (the language of East Hills). Within the date book Feyre found a business card for a business in The Varnish, Parson’s Paraphernalia - Antiquities • Books • Spiritual Consultant. A phone number was printed on the back of the card along with the business address and the name of the owner and proprietor, Jasper Parson.<br /> <br /> On the card in Sorell’s handwriting was a time and date, 11:30 AM, 11/22/36.<br /> <br /> Lastly, Clancy found a loose floorboard concealing another, leather bound journal. The entire [[The Strange Journal|journal]] was written in a strange language.<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #2 - 01/19/25 &quot;In The Light of the New Year&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook: ''With the new year rapidly approaching, invitations are being sent out for the dozens of First Light parties being hosted around the city. Piers Corden has received several for one of the most famous and most coveted- the one hosted by Metamorph Industries. What a better way to celebrate First Light than go to a famous party?''<br /> <br /> Content Warnings: '''''This assignment contains depictions of [[alcohol]], and violence at a public gathering.'''''<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #3 - &quot;Cornered&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags: Investigation, Memory Manipulation, Monster Hunt, Paranormal Activity, Hidden Threats<br /> <br /> Hook: The Investigators were summoned to Noman Grand Hospital to investigate the murder of Marie Chen, a freshman at Briargreen College, who was slain by her best friend who is temporarily being held under psychiatric observation after he told his doctor of shadows that &quot;crawl into your head and steal your thoughts&quot;.<br /> <br /> Content Warnings: '''''This assignment will contain themes of death, mental illness, grief and depictions of gore.'''''<br /> <br /> Assignment Date: 01/14/37 CR<br /> <br /> Characters: [[Callum]] McVeigh, Feyre Acheron, Mocking-bird, Persephone &quot;[[Percy]]&quot; Montgomery, Dr. Phyllis &quot;Filly&quot; Bailey<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Arthur &quot;[[Artie]]&quot; Lemmon, Dr. Sylvia Harlow, The Hallow, Shard<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: Blood and tissue samples from The Shadow Man, mucus sample from the black sedan<br /> <br /> District/Locations: Silverslip, The Sidle, South Soffit, Eastreek, Nine Irons<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> Upon their arrival at Grand Noman Hospital, the investigators met Dr. Sylvia Harlow, a psychiatrist who had been treating a young man accused of murder named Artie Lemmon. Artie, a 20-year-old former butcher, had been charged with the murder of his best friend, Marie Chen. Artie’s account of the incident was disjointed and fragmented, with several days of his memory completely blank until shortly after Marie’s murder.<br /> <br /> Artie recalled trying to eat a turkey sandwich during his lunch on Friday, but nothing after that. Marie was murdered the following Monday night. He remembers being unable to finish it and comments it tasted bitter to him. He also states that he thinks he might have given it to a local unhoused man known only in The Soffit as Jones.<br /> <br /> Lastly, he drew a picture for the investigators of the monster he was certain he had seen in the butcher shop, crawling into Marie’s head, stealing her thoughts. Referring to the creature only as The Shadow Man.<br /> <br /> The investigators’ search for clues led them to Cunningham’s Butcher Shop where Artie had worked. Mocking-bird bought a sandwich, a bottle of pop and a paper bag of thinly sliced, fried potatoes that Mr. Cunningham referred to as ‘crisps’. Percy scanned for bleed in the butcher shop but only found residual traces of bleed energy. Feyre broke into the shop after Mr. Cunningham had closed up for the night and surveyed the turkey’s in the walk-in cooler. She took an accounting of numbered tags on each turkey and looked through Cunnigham’s ledger.<br /> <br /> After determining everything looked to be in order, Feyre placed some money into the butcher’s safe with a note reading ''‘Invest in some new locks buddy.”''<br /> <br /> The investigators left the Sidle to find Jones in the undercity to see if he was adversely affected by the turkey sandwich Artie might have shared with him. When investigating a park that Artie frequented during his lunches to practice his drawing, Percy noticed a woman watching them from an alley across the street. A man approached her from within the alley and they left in a black sedan.<br /> <br /> Mocking-bird, being a resident of The Soffit, had run into Jones as well as other unhoused individuals in her work trying to get Scarlet off the street. The trio they found were users of the drug, not distributors. After a bit of conversation, it is determined that while the team had thought that perhaps the turkey was tainted, it appeared to be fine because Jones had not experienced anything strange after eating the sandwich.<br /> <br /> The team then made their way to Nine Irons to examine the body of Marie in the city morgue, but also noticed the black sedan from The Sidle. Mocking-bird and Filly decided to head into the morgue while Callum, Feyre and Percy approached the black sedan. Filly distracted the clerk as Mocking-bird snuck into the morgue. Once inside, she found an open cold chamber with a label indicating that it had been where Marie’s body had once been. It was empty. The window of the morgue was broken and indicated that someone or something had escaped through it from the inside.<br /> <br /> As Feyre approached the black sedan, she noticed it was running but it did not sound like a normal automobile. When attempting to unlock the car, it revved its engine and drove down the street from her; even though the vehicle was empty. An attempt to shim the lock of the car open revealed no apparent locking mechanism within the door. When she removed the shim from the door, it was covered in some sort of mucus.<br /> <br /> As she attempted to wipe it clean, the man the investigators had seen in The Sidle called out to her and approached the car. Which turned out to be his. It purred when he stepped up to the trunk and opened up for him. The trunk shifted and revealed a selection of weapons. Percy held the man at gunpoint, but he was unimpressed and removed a large rifle from the trunk.<br /> <br /> As Mocking-bird and Filly joined the investigators outside, the woman from The Sidle joined the man at the car. Filly asked them if they were members of Candela Obscura to which the man replied, “No ma’am. We’re professionals.”<br /> <br /> Then offered to team up with the investigators in tracking down what actually killed Marie.<br /> <br /> Mockingbird and FIlly confirmed that Marie’s body was missing.<br /> <br /> Begrudgingly, the investigators join the two strangers and venture into Eastreek to find whatever had killed Marie and possibly absconded with her body.<br /> <br /> When asked by Callum who the man and woman were, the man replied, “We’re the Nightkeepers.”<br /> <br /> Their plan was simple. The investigators would serve as bait to draw out the creature and the Nightkeepers, known as Shard and The Hollow, would ambush it and kill it.<br /> <br /> Shortly after entering the labyrinthian landfill, a mysterious figure in a mask that introduced themself as the greatest [[thief]] in the world made a distraction atop a hill of trash and was almost instantly attacked from the shadows by a creature made of flesh and shadow, seemingly made of both male and female genders. The female part resembling Artie’s description of Marie.<br /> <br /> The masked woman known as, later understood to be known as Lady Phantasma, was subdued by the monster as it dug into her mind.<br /> <br /> The investigators tried to stop the monster from attacking the masked woman, but were overcome with a sudden terror from the sight of the creature slipping its fingers beneath the newcomer's scalp. All but Filly.<br /> <br /> The Doctor attempted to appeal to whatever common ground might dwell within the monster in the hopes that some piece of Marie was still inside there. And while her courageous attempt to persuade the monster seemed to work, it turned out that Filly had just drawn the monster's attention. As it approached her, the Nightkeepers arrived and attacked with a combination of magikal and technological attacks.<br /> <br /> The Hollow was injured in the fight with the monster, but between Callum, Mocking-bird physically assailing the [[beast]] while Feyre and Filly tried to keep it from killing The Hollow. Lady Phantasma  managed to find The Hollow’s gun and repeatedly fired at the creature, killing it.<br /> <br /> As the fog of disorientation began to clear from Phantasma’s mind, she shared some information she had learned when her mind was connected to The Shadow Man’s.<br /> <br /> The Shadow Man had been fed upon the memories of Artie, Marie and Phantasma. It had been born of some kind of accident in a strange lab where it merged with a technician that was checking on the body of an unconscious woman in a hospital bed.<br /> <br /> The feeding process always leaves The Shadow Man’s victims disoriented and afraid. In Artie’s disoriented state, he attacked Marie in a misguided attempt to stop The Shadow Man. His wild attacks left Marie dead on the floor of the butcher’s shop where she had found Artie reeling from being attacked by The Shadow Man.<br /> <br /> As the sounds of police sirens filled the air, the investigators gathered their wounded and quickly selected a sample of The Shadow Man’s tissue and blood for study by Candela Obscura. The Hollow reassured them they could smooth things over with the Periphery.<br /> <br /> They also hoped to use the sample to persuade the courts that Artie was unwillingly under the effects of a psychoactive substance that caused him to lose control of himself and kill Marie. His fate currently remains unclear.<br /> <br /> In the aftermath, the team now gone, The Hollow and Shard Examined The Shadow Man’s body.<br /> <br /> The Hollowed looked on as Shard knelt beside the creature, her hand lightly resting on its form, crystalline veins glowing faintly along her arm in the dim light.<br /> <br /> The Hollow kept his voice low, “Anything?”<br /> <br /> Shard replied quietly, almost mournful. “It’s still alive.”<br /> <br /> The Hollow paused, his expression grim as he spoke: “Box it up and let The Boss know we bagged another one.”<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #4 - &quot;Heart of Steel&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook: The investigators are once again sent to Grand Noman Hospital to investigate theft of medical supplies, organic materials, and the energy source of an experimental healing device created by EONS; as well as several cases of patients experiencing a relapse of a serious illness.<br /> <br /> Content Warnings: '''''This assignment will contain body horror and gore.'''''<br /> <br /> Assignment Date: 02/07/37 CR<br /> <br /> Characters: Arin Kwyin, Dexter &quot;Dex&quot; Miller, Katherine Ellenbogen, Feyre Acheron, Byron Hans Core<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Dr. Lucy Franklin, Jacob Franklin, Dr. David Franklin, Dr. Eliza Morgan, Detective Irene Mathers, Detective Joe Brandt, Ezekial Graves, Nichelle<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: Actium-77 (Synthesized Isotope)<br /> <br /> District/Locations: Silverslip, Grand Noman Hospital<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> # '''Setting and Initial Observations'''<br /> #* The investigators were dispatched to Grand Noman Hospital to investigate thefts of medical supplies, organic fluids, and the energy source of the Vitae Reconstructor, a device developed by Holthorne Biologics.<br /> #* They found evidence of tampered supply rooms, scorch marks near the Vitae Reconstructor, and dangerous residual bleed energy left behind.<br /> #* Tensions rose quickly with the arrival of two Periphery detectives, Mathers and Brandt, who were openly hostile to the investigators' involvement and focused solely on recovering Actium-77.<br /> #* Amid the chaos, several patients were found horribly mutated by exposure to unstable bleed energy.<br /> #* Suspicious behavior from Dr. Lucy Franklin led the investigators to track her movements through the hospital, ultimately uncovering a secret sub-basement where Lucy and her brother Jacob were conducting unauthorized experiments.<br /> # '''Recovery of Items and Information'''<br /> #* In the sub-basement workshop, the investigators found Lucy and Jacob tending to a grotesque mechanical womb sustaining their dying brother David.<br /> #* The device was leaking dangerous amounts of bleed energy, amplified by the unstable Actium-77 housed improperly in the core.<br /> #* When the investigators confronted the siblings, a violent struggle broke out: Jacob shot Mocking-bird in the shoulder, injuring her.<br /> #* Byron cracked the reinforced glass porthole of the mechanical suit during the skirmish, causing irradiated amniotic fluid to spill out into the workshop and exposing everyone present to bleed contamination.<br /> #* As tensions flared, Jacob and Lucy revealed their desperation: the military had cut off David’s medical services following the war’s end, leaving them with no other way to save him. Jacob, weeping, begged Byron for help.<br /> #* Bound by the magickal compulsion of his curse, Byron aided them.<br /> # '''Confrontation with the Periphery'''<br /> #* Moments later, Detectives Mathers and Brandt arrived with a group of police officers, prepared to make arrests.<br /> #* The investigators warned the officers not to enter the contaminated workshop and agreed to submit to arrest once safely outside the bleed exposure zone.<br /> #* However, when they attempted to explain the situation, Detective Brandt grew aggressive, pushing the investigators against a wall in an attempt to forcibly arrest them.<br /> #* Byron resisted arrest, leading to a brutal confrontation between the investigators and the officers.<br /> #* Mathers attempted to shoot Mocking-bird, but missed narrowly during the melee.<br /> #* Mocking-bird shattered Brandt’s knee with a savage blow, and Byron incapacitated Mathers by stabbing her gun hand with a concealed knife.<br /> # '''Escape and Aftermath'''<br /> #* The investigators fled the hospital amidst the chaos, wounded and pursued.<br /> #* Outside, they witnessed operatives from the secretive Nightkeepers—specifically Shard and The Hollow—loading the Franklin siblings and the mechanical womb onto a large flatbed truck.<br /> # '''Legal Fallout'''<br /> #* In the aftermath, warrants were issued for the arrest of Regicide (Byron Core) and Mocking-bird (Olive Horvat) on charges including assaulting officers, resisting arrest, and fleeing custody.<br /> #* The incident left the situation at Grand Noman Hospital deeply unsettled, with lingering bleed contamination, a growing antagonism between vigilantes and the Periphery.<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #5 - &quot;Good Night, Sleep Tight&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #6 - &quot;The Devil Doctor of South Soffit&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags: Power and Corruption, Bleed Exposure, Spiritualism, Supernatural Deception<br /> <br /> Hook: After rumors spread of a mysterious figure solving supernatural problems for the people of South Soffit—at no charge—investigators are assigned by Harry to look into it. Descriptions of the so-called &quot;Devil Doctor&quot; eerily match photographs of Lincoln, a retired and deceased investigator. With growing reports of unexplained phenomena and bleed energy spikes, the investigators are tasked with uncovering the truth behind the Devil Doctor’s rise.<br /> <br /> Content Warnings: Themes of bleed exposure, manipulation of spiritual beliefs, exploitation of the poor<br /> <br /> Characters: Persephone &quot;Percy&quot; Montgomery, Byron Core (Regicide), Olive Horvat (Mocking-bird)<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: The Devil Doctor (The Dark Half), Lila Marchand (The Light Half), Joaquin Reyes, Sophia Reyes, Periphery Sergeant Isabela Reyes<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: The Book, “Compacts and Covenants” was destroyed except for part of the cover<br /> <br /> District/Locations: South Soffit, Meyers Storage, O'Malley's Pub, Robinson Field<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> '''1. Setting and Initial Observations'''<br /> <br /> * Investigators were briefed at O’Malley’s Pub by Harry, who revealed a new figure in South Soffit known as the Devil Doctor—a supernatural problem solver matching Lincoln’s appearance.<br /> * Percy, Byron and Olive traveled to South Soffit, noting the district’s eerie, heavy atmosphere—still scarred by the Red Rash plague of the year prior.<br /> <br /> '''2. First Encounter with the Devil Doctor'''<br /> <br /> * In an old crowded warehouse, the investigators witnessed the Devil Doctor dramatically pulling a ghostly figure from an old woman. She had claimed to be haunted by her deceased husband and was suffering blindness caused from the moment that her husband’s ghost appeared. The ghost, content that his wife would be alright vanished and her sight returned.<br /> * A dark-haired woman (Lila Marchand) watched from the edge of the gathering, carrying a worn messenger bag.<br /> * Joaquin Reyes, a retired dock worker who lost an arm in an accident when a crane buckled due to a lack of safety related maintenance, was seen assisting the elderly woman and speaking with the Devil Doctor.<br /> * Byron and Percy were in disguise as unhoused and given meals to eat and welcomed warmly by those gathered to witness the “miracle”.<br /> * Olive spoke with Sgt. Reyes after Joaquin left with Sophia so she could finish her homework. Isabela, who was already suspicious of the group her brother had “fallen in with” immediately grew suspicious of their presence. She warned them to stay away from her people, or she’d put them behind bars.<br /> * They were invited to join the congregants three days later where another “helper” in the flock, Thomas “Jonsey” Jones, had been given permission to use a small area of their place of employment (Robinson Field, home of the South Soffit Sluggers) for the group to meet as they were never able to find a permanent place to meet.<br /> * Percy detected lingering, non-harmful bleed energy radiating from Joaquin and the room in which the ghost had been banished.<br /> <br /> '''3. Confrontation with Isabela Reyes'''<br /> <br /> * Isabela Reyes, dressed out of uniform, was caught tailing the investigators by Byron.<br /> * After a tense exchange, Olive persuaded Isabela to let them help.<br /> * Isabela reluctantly agreed, but promised if they stepped out of line, she’d run them in.<br /> <br /> '''4. Robinson Field'''<br /> <br /> * On the night when the trio would reconvene, Olive tailed Lila Marchand and cornered her and learned that her relationship with The Devil Doctor was, “complicated”. Before they could learn more, Jonesy informed them that they had been invited to meet with the Devil Doctor privately before that evenings gathering. <br /> <br /> * Percy successfully identified that Joaquin, Jonesy and the elderly woman from the night before (all “healed” by the Devil Doctor) carried faint traces of bleed.<br /> <br /> '''5. The Devil Doctor’s Ultimatum'''<br /> <br /> * In the Slugger’s locker room, the Devil Doctor confronted the investigators directly.<br /> ** He revealed he was a manifestation of a compact that Lila had made to help The Soffit under the pressure of the Red Rash.<br /> ** The being she formed the compact with manifested on this [[plane]] of existence and could draw Lila’s supernaturally gifted abilities to solve supernatural problems that he created. This cycle only served to make him stronger and Lila weaker.<br /> ** He gripped a book with the title “Compacts and Covenants” in his hand, which had been used by Lila to forge the compact.<br /> ** She had been given the book by a friend that had trusted her to guard it - Lincoln. His use of the book to forge his own compact had left a magickal imprint on the book. Resulting in the Devil Doctor’s resemblance to Lincoln.<br /> * He offered to help Percy recover her missing memories in exchange for their silence—but Percy rejected the offer.<br /> <br /> * The investigators learned that the Devil Doctor’s strength was tied to a book he carried.<br /> * The Devil Doctor summoned twisted supernatural creatures to fight alongside him.<br /> * Mocking-bird and Regicide directly engaged the minions in hand-to-hand combat, taking heavy bleed exposure in the process, knocking the book from the Devil Doctor’s grasp. Percy and Mocking-bird worked quickly to destroy it.<br /> ** When Percy stabbed the book with a knife from Byron’s utility belt, she had a vision:<br /> *** ''In a city of ruin and rebirth, towers of brick and steel crumble only to be rebuild themselves as a massive figure rests upon an undulating throne; drifting idly through the a sky of stars. Beneath this watching ruler, a woman, shrouded in shadow sits at a fire with their sleeves rolled up. They chant softly in an ancient tongue; casting golden powder into the fire. Slowly a series of glyphs begin to pulse with orange light along their right forearm, a Sigil blazing to life in their palm. She screams into the night.''<br /> <br /> '''7. Resolution'''<br /> <br /> * Destroying the book unraveled the compact, causing the Devil Doctor to disintegrate in a screaming vortex of smoke and bleed.<br /> * Lila survived, freed from the compact's control.<br /> * Jonesy and Jaoquin took up the roles of leadership of their flock, realizing the power of the faith was in each other and their community, not a person possessing supernatural power.<br /> ** Byron bought them a building where they would be able to operate from indefinitely.<br /> ** The group begins official operations of community outreach under the banner of ''The Lantern Society'' and the motto, ''“Where light is needed, we bear the flame.”''<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #7 - &quot;Vanishing Act&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #8 - &quot;Faulty Memory&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags: Judicial Corruption, Occult Conspiracy<br /> <br /> Hook: After receiving a private request from Dr. Sylvia Harlow, Artie Lemmon’s psychiatrist, Candela Obscura dispatches investigators to discreetly assist in Artie’s defense. Dr. Harlow fears that Artie’s fragile mental state has been weaponized against him and that a larger, darker plot is at work. With evidence mounting against Artie, the investigators must move quickly to uncover the truth before Artie is sent to the hangman's noose.<br /> <br /> Content Warnings: Themes of injustice, Political Corruption<br /> <br /> Characters: Dr. Phyllis &quot;Filly&quot; Bailey, Olive Horvat ([[Mocking-Bird]]), Katherine Ellenbogen, Noelle Silva, Persephone &quot;Percy&quot; Montgomery<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Artie Lemmon, Riley Lemmon, James [[Hendrix]], Judge Marcus Donnelly, Ellie Carlson, District Attorney Miles Lah<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: Evidence of conspiracy by The City Medical Examiner of chemical contaminants causing Artie to kill Marie Chen without his knowledge.<br /> <br /> District/Locations: Silveslip, City Courthouse<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> '''1. Setting and Initial Observations'''<br /> * Dr. Sylvia Harlow privately contacted Candela Obscura, expressing concern that Artie Lemmon’s trial was compromised by supernatural manipulation.<br /> * Investigators attended the first day of Artie's trial, noting Judge Donnelly’s aggressive posture and the unnerving tension saturating the courthouse.<br /> * The presiding Medical Examiner presented forensic evidence aligning Artie with the murder, though inconsistencies were noted.<br /> ** The investigators suspected tampering with evidence as there was no mention of [[Qandela Obscura/The Story So Far#Assignment #3 - &quot;Cornered&quot;|Marie Chen’s body having disappeared or the presence of foreign substances that could also Artie’s mental state and cause him to kill his best friend]].<br /> <br /> * Katherine went directly to the City Morgue (her place of employment) and began reading through case files from both the medical examiner overseeing the autopsy of Marie Chen’s body as well as the case files from The Periphery.<br /> <br /> '''2. Complications with Witnesses'''<br /> <br /> * Nathanial Cunningham (Artie’s employer), under legal obligation, reluctantly testified about discovering Artie bloodied and dazed next to Marie’s body when he arrived the morning after Marie’s killing.<br /> * Mathers and Brandt, ex-detectives once assigned to the case, were overheard by the investigators to be privately discussing suspicions of a larger conspiracy at work as their case work had lead them to think that Artie murdering Marie didn’t add up as there was no apparent motive.<br /> <br /> '''3. Conclusion of Day 1'''<br /> <br /> * Riley Lemmon approaches Filly, stating she knows that Dr. Bailey and her comrades are more than what they seem and that they work with [[The Nighthawk]] and Mocking-bird. She asks Filly if the doctor would ask the masked vigilantes to help Artie escape police custody because she knows he isn’t going to get a fair trial. No one from The Soffit does. Filly delicately tells Riley that breaking Artie out of prison would only make the young man’s life harder and says she cannot help.<br /> ** Riley denounces Filly and storms away, determined to solve the problem on her own.<br /> ** Filly discusses the matter with Olive in the hopes that they might be able to figure out a way to help Artie.<br /> <br /> '''4. Uncovering the Occult Conspiracy'''<br /> <br /> * Olive changed into her disguise as Mocking-bird and shadowed Judge Donnelly.<br /> ** She hid outside the fourth story window of the study at his home and overheard him discussing manipulation of the case with a man, whos eyes glowed like hot embers and that his “''...keepers wanted Lemmon taken care of or they would find a judge who would follow their instructions.''” Donnelly was promised significant wealth and political power in exchange for his services.<br /> * After the Man with the Ember Eyes left, and Donnelly retired for the evening, Mocking-bird searched his home and found recordings and accounting documents revealing that Donnelly was taking bribes. There was also a tape recorder of conversations with the Man with the Ember Eyes clearly meant for use if Donnelly needed to black mail the group who was controlling his work as a judge.<br /> <br /> '''5. Meeting with Ellie Carlson'''<br /> <br /> * Percy went to Ellie and told her of her encounter with The Shadow Man that killed Marie and had taken over a portion of her body.<br /> * She agreed to take the stand, but to leave the topics of monsters out of her testimony<br /> <br /> '''6. Mocking-bird Goes to Lah'''<br /> <br /> * Mocking-bird meets Ellie and Percy at the District Attorney’s office and agrees to turn herself in if Lah will accept the evidence she found at Donnelly’s house.<br /> ** Lah deputizes Mocking-bird and gets her charges dropped so he can legitimize the evidence she has brought to him.<br /> * Katherine finds evidence that the coroner’s report has been tampered with and sends copies to D.A. Lah’s office.<br /> * Carlson and Lah agree to enter all evidence and new testimony into the record the following morning.<br /> <br /> '''7. Trial Outcome and Final Gambits'''<br /> <br /> * Percy takes the stand and says that they suffered an attack in Eastreek similar to what Arite reported.<br /> * Lah confronts Donnelly publicly in front of the court and plays the recordings of Donnelly accepting bribes.<br /> * Donnelly was arrested on corruption charges and removed from office.<br /> '''8. Resolution'''<br /> * Artie was found not guilty and released, though the full healing process would be long and difficult.<br /> * The group that was bribing Donnelly remains hidden, though their immediate plans in South Soffit were disrupted.<br /> * Report, James Hendrix began deeper investigations into the secretive groups manipulating events behind the scenes.<br /> * Riley thanks Filly for getting Mocking-bird involved, even if she didn’t break Artie out of jail and apologizes to Filly.<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #9 - &quot;No Rest for the Wicked&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #10 - &quot;Hot off the Presses&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags: Spontaneous Combustion, Conspiracy<br /> <br /> Hook: After the public death of reporter James Hendrix by spontaneous combustion, Candela Obscura dispatches investigators to determine whether supernatural forces were involved. As they uncover the truth, they find themselves drawn into a deadly conspiracy tied to a supernatural enforcer and a secretive cabal seeking to control Newfaire's future.<br /> <br /> Content Warnings: Graphic death (spontaneous combustion), Themes of suppression of truth, Political conspiracy, Supernatural and physical violence<br /> <br /> Characters: Carmen Baxter, Olive Horvat (Mocking-bird), Byron Hans Core (Regicide), Dr. Phyllis &quot;Filly&quot; Bailey, Dexter &quot;Dex&quot; Miller<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: James Hendrix, the Man with the Ember Eyes, Malcolm &quot;Mac&quot; Voss<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: Evidence that Hendrix's story was being suppressed, Learning Worms, Bones used in the forming of a portal<br /> <br /> District/Locations: The Civil Tribune (Silverslip), The No Tell Motel - Room #17 (The Red Lamp), An Abandoned Warehouse (The Steel)<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #11 - &quot;Behind Closed Doors&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #12 - &quot;The Root of All Evil&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags: Briargreen, Nightkeepers, Plant Horror, Ecoterrorism, Periphery Tension, Moral Dilemma<br /> <br /> Hook: Investigators are called to a secret meeting with the Director of the OUP, who slides them a file detailing the recent killings. They have become well known in the papers but have been attributed to the work of criminals from South Soffit—a result of criminal escalation in response to the rise in vigilante activity. Within this sealed and complete file are witness accounts of bodies twisted and broken into strange vegetation. Police efforts to cover up the inexplicable nature of the deaths are detailed in an OUP file. As the Director urges them to look deeper, the question lingers: what truth is the Periphery so desperate to conceal?<br /> <br /> Content Warnings: Body horror, graphic violence, ecological trauma, vengeance, corruption<br /> <br /> Characters: Feyre Acheron, Byron Hans Core, Persephone &quot;Percy&quot; Montgomery, Jessamine Gold, Arthur Nook<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Wally Ferris, Quentin Arkwright (Agent Wright), Dr. Lucy Franklin (Agent Steele), Director Donovan Rockwell, Lt. Mike Kowalski, Sergeant Isabella Reyes<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: Voracian Maw<br /> <br /> District/Locations: The Winstone Estate - Briargreen, Minstrel’s Grove - Briargreen, The Four Points Hotel - The Varnish<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> '''1. Briefing with Director Rockwell:'''<br /> <br /> * Investigators were summoned to a clandestine meeting with Director Donovan Rockwell of the OUP on the roof of an abandoned warehouse in The Steam.<br /> * Rockwell presented a confidential case file documenting bizarre deaths attributed publicly to criminal unrest.<br /> * The file contained photographs, Periphery suppression efforts, and early reports of plant-based anomalies.<br /> * Rockwell specifically referenced the recent Winston family murder—bodies discovered ruptured and overtaken by unnatural flora. Witnesses described the scene as a grotesque greenhouse of carnivorous vines, sealed off by Periphery officers within hours.<br /> * Rockwell tasked the investigators with discovering the truth and keeping it from being buried by political spin.<br /> <br /> '''2. Arrival at the Winston Estate:'''<br /> <br /> * The investigators arrive at the Winston estate to investigate, which is crawling with The Periphery.<br /> * They investigate the interior of the home and discover a massive plant that resembles a venus fly trap.<br /> * They meet Agents Steele and Wright, who suggest a temporary alliance between them and the investigators.<br /> <br /> '''3. Discovery of the Safe and Legal Connections:'''<br /> <br /> * Feyre and Percy crack a hidden safe in the floor, unnoticed at first by the agents.<br /> * Percy suggests keeping the discovery secret, but Feyre convinces the team to share the information.<br /> * Inside the safe are legal and accounting documents connecting Winston to Klein &amp; Vogler through a law firm.<br /> <br /> '''4. Exploring the Greenhouse:'''<br /> <br /> * Byron discovers Wally's greenhouse and notes.<br /> * The investigators inspect the basement and uncover that the large plant is a creature of Wally's creation called a Voracian Maw.<br /> * They learn Wally’s hometown, Hollow End, was destroyed by polluted runoff from Klein &amp; Vogler’s chemical plant, killing his sister.<br /> * Wally's journal details his doctoral research and how he engineered plants using human genetic material and alchemical methods to become predatory.<br /> <br /> '''5. Uncovering the Past:'''<br /> <br /> * The investigators find newspaper clippings detailing the destruction of Hollow End.<br /> * Among the articles are notes on Radcliffe’s War Orphan Gala, suggesting Wally’s next target.<br /> <br /> '''6. Gala Infiltration and Confrontation:'''<br /> <br /> * The investigators plan to infiltrate the gala and collaborate with Agents Wright and Steele to prevent another mass killing.<br /> * Wally reveals himself and attacks with disguised plant creatures integrated into the gala’s décor and catering.<br /> * Another Voracian Maw emerges, and the investigators fight using fire, molotovs, and improvised weapons.<br /> * Percy protects Radcliffe while Byron confronts the Maw; Jessamine discovers Wally uses a magical song as a focus.<br /> * Feyre confronts and persuades Wally to stop, appealing to his grief and conscience.<br /> <br /> '''7. Turning Point:'''<br /> <br /> * Wally tries to stop the plants but loses control; the Maw consumes him as it feeds on his rage.<br /> ** Arthur and Feyre managed to cut him loose of the Maw before he is killed.<br /> * The investigators defeat the Maw and allow the OUP to take Wally into custody.<br /> <br /> '''8. Final Revelations:'''<br /> <br /> * After reporting to Donovan, they learn no agents were officially assigned by the OUP.<br /> ** Someone was posing as OUP agents with incredibly well made forged identification and has made off with Wally.<br /> <br /> '''Post-Credits Scene:'''<br /> <br /> The rhythmic echo of Wally Ferris’ boots against the packed salt floor is nearly swallowed by the damp, subterranean silence. Clad in dark blue prison garb, his last name and identification number stamped into the fabric, as well as a crescent moon partially eclipsing a sun, with jagged, claw-like edges, he moves methodically down the row of plants, clipboard in hand. He scribbles notes with a stubby pencil, pausing now and then to take precise cuttings, tucking them into the small leather pouch at his hip.<br /> <br /> The underground greenhouse is immense, stretching far beyond the dim glow of the overhead lamps. The matte grey walls of the salt mine enclose a lush, unnatural paradise, vines creeping up supports like they had always belonged here, like they had been waiting to grow in the dark. The air is thick with humidity, a rich loamy scent mingling with something older, something primal.<br /> <br /> Wally hums as he works, the melody slipping into words—an old language, thick and weighty on his tongue, yet flowing like water. The plants seem to respond, their leaves shifting in the still air, reaching ever so slightly toward him.<br /> <br /> He stops before a particular vine, its deep green tendrils coiled tightly around the iron framework. His hand hovers just shy of taking a clipping when, almost imperceptibly, the plant moves. Its tip brushes against his outstretched forefinger, a whisper of contact.<br /> <br /> Wally stills, watching intently as he continues to sing. Slowly, from within the vine, a small blue bud pushes forth, unfurling in time with his voice. The petals quiver, stretching open with a deliberate, almost sentient grace.<br /> <br /> He inhales sharply, pushing his glasses up the bridge of his nose. Then, a grin creeps across his face, slow and knowing.<br /> <br /> He does not take a cutting.<br /> <br /> Instead, he leans in closer and sings just a little louder.<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #13 - &quot;The Purple Plague&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #14 - &quot;Now You See Me&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook: Arc 3, Act 1 - Finale<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #15 - &quot;Ohe Sleifo Titrfn geog&quot;''' ===<br /> '''[[Session]] Tags:''' Memory Loss, Survival, Supernatural Phenomena, Lost Time<br /> <br /> '''Hook:''' The Investigators awaken with no memory of their identities, washed ashore on a strange, dreamlike coastline scattered with the wreckage of a destroyed ship and dozens of unconscious survivors. The world seems caught between day and night, and the only thing they are certain of is that they are not alone—and something unseen may be watching.<br /> <br /> '''Content Warnings:''' Themes of memory loss, psychological disorientation, injury, fire/burn trauma, and mild body horror.<br /> <br /> '''Characters:''' Callum McVeigh, Clancy Fields, Dexter &quot;Dex&quot; Miller, Feyre Acheron, Persephone &quot;Percy&quot; Montgomery<br /> <br /> '''GM:''' Matt<br /> <br /> '''Important NPCs:''' Harrison Park, The Embered Man, Lysera<br /> <br /> '''Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:''' Lysera<br /> <br /> '''District/Locations:''' The Isle of Forgetting<br /> <br /> '''&lt;u&gt;''Important Things that Happened:''&lt;/u&gt;'''<br /> <br /> '''1. Setting and Initial Observations'''<br /> * The investigators awoke on a mysterious beach with injuries and no memory of their identities, surrounded by other unconscious individuals.<br /> * They were on a strange island with a [[dusky]] gray sky, a thick forest, a large mountain deep within the forest and a shipwreck on fire, with luggage scattered along the shoreline.<br /> * The investigators began exploring the beach and shipwreck, searching for clues and resources, while observing the behavior of other individuals who were wandering into the forest.<br /> <br /> '''2. Recovery of Items and Information'''<br /> <br /> * Feyre searched the wreckage while Callum and Percy searched luggage, recovering items such as passports, tickets, and personal belongings, which helped some regain their identities.<br /> * Feyre found a dossier detailing the disappearance of the Lightkeeper, Piers Corden, and the order from the Council of Lightkeepers for investigators, to travel across the continent of [[Osugbo]] to rescue him or, in the event that he was dead, recover his body and determine who had taken him and why.<br /> * Percy discovered a ticket for the SS Everywhere, revealing the ship’s origin and destination.<br /> * Feyre found a set of coordinates on a navigational chart, revealing that they were headed for the coordinates that Lincoln had intended to go to a few days before his death.<br /> <br /> '''3. Encounters with Phenomena and Wraiths'''<br /> <br /> * The Investigators encountered mysterious shadowy figures and wraiths, which were progressively becoming more corporeal and threatening.<br /> * The investigators successfully fought and destroyed several wraiths using weapons like Clancy’s Ghostblade and Callum’s pickaxe haft, with the wraiths releasing memories upon their destruction.<br /> * The team realized that the wraiths were consuming memories and that defeating them restored lost memories.<br /> <br /> '''4. Exploration of the Isle of Forgetting'''<br /> <br /> * Through the discovery of an ancient stele with Vaelonic inscription as well as geometric design at it’s head, Percy identified the island as the legendary Isle of Forgetting, where individuals lose themselves and their memories.<br /> * The group discovered a ruined palace carved into the side of the mountain, with Vaelonic runes and a large chamber containing shadowy figures and a base relief depicting Lysera and Atikos.<br /> * The team debated the significance of Lysera, the queen of the island, and her connection to the phenomena they were facing.<br /> <br /> '''5. Confrontation with Lysera and the Man with Amber Eyes'''<br /> <br /> * Participants confronted Lysera, who they discovered was under the control of the Man with Amber Eyes.<br /> * Ember Eyes command Lysera to “make it quick” at which point, the strongest of the wraiths the team had confronted attacked them - a Shadow Woman.<br /> * Feyre berated Lysera, weakening her connection to the Shadow Woman, while Callum and Clancy attacked and destroyed the Shadow Woman.<br /> * Bored with the confrontation and Candela’s constant interloping, Ember Eyes set Lysera ablaze. She screamed for the team to run.<br /> * Feyre used a magickal artifact to absorb Lysera’s scream and unleashed it upon Ember Eyes and took a scar as a result of its use. Used in concert with Dex’s command of magick, Ember Eyes fled from the palace.<br /> * Dex successfully extinguished the magical fire engulfing Lysera, saving her from destruction, but collapsed from the strain.<br /> <br /> '''6. Escape and Loss of Harry'''<br /> <br /> * The palace began to collapse, forcing participants to flee while carrying unconscious members like Lysera, Dex, and Feyre.<br /> * Percy successfully made the jump across a chasm opening up in the floor, but slipped at the last second. Harry grabbed her and swung her to Callum. Callum caught her, but hurt his shoulder in the process. Harry slid along the floor as it tilted and fell into the chasm.<br /> * Percy and Clancy repelled down to Harry’s location only to discover he was crushed beneath the debris of the collapsing palace. Percy tried to stabilize Harry, but was unable to do so and Harry died as a result of his injuries.<br /> ** Among Harry’s final words were his instructions to get his files to Jacen Beck.<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #16 - &quot;Smoke and Mirrors&quot;''' ===<br /> '''[[Session]] Tags:''' Arc 3, Act II premiere<br /> <br /> '''Hook:''' Having defeated Ember Eyes and rescued an unconscious Lysera, the investigators must now search the rest of the island for Piers as the mountain at the center of the island erupts into a massive volcano causing the entire island to quake.<br /> <br /> '''Content Warnings:''' This assignment contained a hostage situation, gore, and the potential of death. This was a high stakes assignment.<br /> <br /> '''Characters:''' Byron Hans Core, Dexter &quot;Dex&quot; Miller, Gertrude &quot;Trudi&quot; Clyde, [[Mocking-Bird|Mocking-bird]], Persephone &quot;Percy&quot; Montgomery<br /> <br /> '''GM:''' Matt<br /> <br /> '''Important NPCs:''' Jacen Beck, Piers Corden, Ember Eyes, Caleb Zener, Emily Zener<br /> <br /> '''Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:''' None, but Caleb and Emily Zener were rescued along with Piers Corden<br /> <br /> '''District/Locations:''' The Isle of Forgetting, The Island Lab<br /> <br /> '''&lt;u&gt;''Important Things that Happened:''&lt;/u&gt;'''<br /> <br /> '''1. Initial Team Movements'''<br /> * Clancy, Dex, and Percy were the only conscious members of the team from the prior investigation.<br /> * After encountering Jacen Beck setting up a triage response from their ship’s explosion, they left Callum and Feyre with Jacen while Clancy stayed behind to assist with the wounded.<br /> <br /> '''2. Discovery of the Cave and First Team Exploration'''<br /> <br /> * Trudi, Byron, and Mocking-Bird discovered a cave powered by a generator, with a power conduit bolted into the stone wall and running deeper inside.<br /> * They regrouped with Dex and Percy, and the five investigators ventured together into the cave.<br /> <br /> '''3. Encounter with Wraiths'''<br /> <br /> * Using her psychic abilities, Trudi helped the team navigate a series of forks within the tunnel system.<br /> * The team encountered two wraiths guarding the passage and successfully fought and destroyed them.<br /> * During the encounter, Dex spoke to one of the wraiths, who stated it served “The Dream.”<br /> <br /> '''4. Gathering Intelligence and the Hidden Laboratory'''<br /> <br /> * After defeating the wraiths, the investigators split their efforts:<br /> ** Trudi remote-viewed one fork, revealing a man shackled to a cot bolted to the wall.<br /> ** Dex sensed a nearby presence filled with overwhelming anger.<br /> ** Byron, after drinking Witches Brew tea to become invisible, scouted the second fork.<br /> * Byron discovered a hidden laboratory where Ember Eyes supervised scientists transforming the recently dead into wraiths using a magickal serum.<br /> * Piers Corden, visibly battered and cuffed to a chair, was being used to pressure the woman working with the scientists.<br /> <br /> '''5. Rescue of Caleb Zener'''<br /> <br /> * The team prioritized freeing the man seen in the cell.<br /> * Upon reaching him, they battled a flaming gargoyle-like creature.<br /> * Byron wrestled with the creature while Mocking-Bird and Percy worked to break the prisoner’s shackles.<br /> * Trudi used filthy water to douse the flames in the gargoyle’s eyes, splashing Byron in the process.<br /> * The prisoner was revealed to be Caleb Zener, a researcher for Candela Obscura.<br /> * The woman still in the lab was identified as his twin sister, Emily Zener, previously referenced in Lincoln’s journal.<br /> <br /> '''6. The Rescue Plan and the Confrontation'''<br /> <br /> * Percy planned to cut the generator’s power while Mocking-Bird distracted Ember Eyes.<br /> * Dex, Trudi, and Byron prepared to rescue Emily and Piers during the confusion.<br /> * Mocking-Bird successfully lured Ember Eyes away from the lab by calling him out.<br /> * Byron and Dex attempted to ambush Ember Eyes but were overpowered and thrown aside.<br /> <br /> '''7. Mocking-Bird’s Sacrifice'''<br /> <br /> * Ember Eyes offered Mocking-Bird a bargain: surrender herself, and he would spare Trudi’s life.<br /> * Tearfully, Mocking-Bird agreed, on the condition that Dex and Byron would also be allowed to leave safely.<br /> * Byron and Dex disregarded her wishes and attacked Ember Eyes.<br /> * Byron was set on fire during the struggle but managed to break Ember Eyes’ arm, allowing the team to flee.<br /> <br /> '''8. Escape from the Isle of Forgetting'''<br /> <br /> * The volcano erupted into a pyroclastic flow as the team fled the collapsing cave system.<br /> * Following Caleb and Emily’s directions, they reached a hidden boat.<br /> * The investigators escaped the Isle of Forgetting moments before it was consumed by the sea.<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #17 - &quot;Liber Aeternum&quot;''' ===<br /> '''[[Session]] Tags:''' Arc 3, The Verge, The Red Hand, Nightkeepers<br /> <br /> '''Hook:''' An ancient manuscript is being auctioned off by the Red Hand in the glamorous underworld beneath Silverslip. The investigators are assigned to retrieve the artifact without exposing Candela’s involvement before it can fall into the wrong hands.<br /> <br /> '''Content Warnings:''' Supernatural coercion, captivity, psychological manipulation, forced combat, psychic phenomena and bleed exposure.<br /> <br /> '''Characters:''' Byron Hans Core, Clarence &quot;Clancy&quot; Fields, Gertrude &quot;Trudi&quot; Clyde, [[Mocking-Bird|Olive Horvath]], Persephone &quot;Percy&quot; Montgomery<br /> <br /> '''GM:''' Matt<br /> <br /> '''Important NPCs:''' Jacen Beck, Elias Creel (informant), Celeste Marrow, Neriah Saelis, Iris and Lilly Vale, Shard, The Hollow<br /> <br /> '''Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:''' ''The Aegises'' - Once per assignment, on a successful Move attempt, take an immediate scar. Place The Aegises on one phenomena's wrists. While worn, these manicles suppress all supernatural abilities and bleed-related effects of the individual bound in this way.<br /> <br /> '''District/Locations:''' The Morrow Estate, The Eaves<br /> <br /> '''&lt;u&gt;''Important Things that Happened:''&lt;/u&gt;'''<br /> <br /> '''1. The Assignment'''<br /> <br /> Candela Obscura receives a tip from an informant embedded within the Red Hand: an ancient magickal manuscript will be sold at a secret gala. Little is known about the manuscript other than it was of great enough importance to The Red Hand, that two security guards at Hallowharbor were killed when The Red Hand came in after hours to receive it. A surviving security guard reported Mocking-bird showed up in an attempt to stop the people who killed his co-workers, Mocking-bird and Jacen confirm that Olive was not involved. Suggesting a new vigilante has appeared within the city. Jacen instructs the investigators to recover the artifact, but not to allow their or Candela’s involvement be known. They’re informant will find them and be known by a red and white rose in their lapel.<br /> <br /> '''2. A Disappearance and a Growing Threat'''<br /> <br /> The team succeeds at infiltrating the auction thanks to invitations provided by Candela’s informant. However, the informant fails to appear at the auction. The team proceeds into the auction and quickly realizes that the manuscript is supernatural in nature. It’s rink, scarlet in color, constantly shifts from one language to another, making it impossible to read. Clancy extends his sense outward and discovers that the manuscript is inhabited by an unnamed feminine presence. Clancy is mentally shaken by this encounter and Trudy helps steady him. Byron and Mocking-bird explore the gala and do their best to blend in while Percy searches in an attempt to identify the highest rollers and who they will have to compete with during the auction. Percy and Mocking-bird both spot The Hallow is being escorted into a pit in the center of the floor.<br /> <br /> '''3. The Bloodsport Ring'''<br /> <br /> Byron and Olive discover that The Red Hand has captured two members of The Nightkeepers - Shard and The Hallow. The Hallow is forced to fight a monstrous shapeshifter in front for entertainment while the members of The Hand gamble on who will win. Shard, meanwhile, is shackled with enchanted manacles that suppress her abilities and pacify her. Byron places a wager on the fight while Mocking-bird pretends to drop a disguised taser into the ring so that The Hallow can use it to defeat the beast-man.<br /> <br /> '''4. The Manuscript and the Rival Bidder'''<br /> <br /> At the heart of the auction, displayed under glass and flanked by guards, rests the manuscript. Despite the Byron and Percy's best efforts, the artifact is ultimately claimed by a composed and mysterious figure named Neriah Saelis, who wears a lapel pin engraved with an unknown sigil. The team overhears Neriah whispering to Celeste Marrow that they will be departing ''immediately for the Verge''. Trudy and Percy discover that the informant has been discovered and is set to be interrogated to find out who he is working for.<br /> <br /> '''5. Rescue and Confrontation'''<br /> <br /> Byron, Percy and Trudy follow Celeste and her twin body guards, Iris and Lilly, to the another wing of the mansion to try and aid the informant while Mocking-bird and Clancy go to try and rescue The Hallow and Shard. Mocking-bird and Clancy make easy work of the guards watching over the two Nightkeepers while Byron, Trudy and Percy formulate a plan and draw out the bodyguards from the interrogation. The twins immediately engage Byron who is on the ropes while Trudy and Percy work to stop Celeste from getting involved and free the informant, Elias Creel.<br /> <br /> Byron and Clancy return with The Hallow and Shard, but Shard is still mollified. The confrontation grows as Mocking-bird goes after Celeste who fires a gun into the group and tries to flee with a magical relic. Clancy focuses on helping Shard while The Hallow joins the fight with the twins and helps Byron defeat them.<br /> <br /> Percy and Trudy ensure that Elias is unharmed and mentally sound as Mocking-bird knocks out Celeste, taking a bullet to the thigh in the process.<br /> <br /> '''6. The Escape and Aftermath'''<br /> <br /> With the informant and the Nightkeepers safe, the team calls the periphery and reports Celeste for smuggling then extracts themselves from the gala without exposing Candela’s hand. Though the Liber Aeternum was not secured, Jacen Beck praises the Circle for their discretion, their bravery, the intelligence they gained and returning mostly in one piece. Now, knowing Neriah’s destination allows Candela to take the next step and try to both recover the Liber and discover who Neriah is working for.<br /> <br /> '''7. Post-Credit Revelation'''<br /> <br /> A post credit scene follows:<br /> <br /> ''The rooftops of Newfaire are quiet. A low fog creeps between the smokestacks and broken gargoyles as moonlight flickers off slate tile and wet stone. The Hollow stands at the edge of a building overlooking Hallowharbor in the distance — a silhouette wrapped in motionless shadow.''<br /> <br /> ''Footsteps approach. Slow. Familiar. They keep their distance, sticking to shadows.''<br /> <br /> '''The Hollow:''' “Hey boss.”<br /> <br /> '''The Boss:''' “You okay?”<br /> <br /> '''The Hollow:''' “I always land on my feet. You know that.”<br /> <br /> '''''(beat)'''''<br /> <br /> '''The Hollow:''' “Maybe we should come to the table… they saved us.”<br /> <br /> '''The Boss:''' “I’m not sure that’s a good idea.”<br /> <br /> '''The Hollow:''' “It’s getting worse. The Hand is involved now. And they’ve got a phenomenon.”<br /> <br /> '''The Boss:''' “I read your after action repo-”<br /> <br /> '''The Hollow:''' “They killed a Lightkeeper.” (Impatient)<br /> <br /> ''The shadowy figure says nothing, looks down at his feet.''<br /> <br /> '''The Boss:''' “I know.” (Regretful)<br /> <br /> '''The Hollow:''' “So? What’s the play?”<br /> <br /> ''The Boss steps into the light — hands tucked into the pockets of a worn leather flight jacket. On the breast a stitched patch reads:''<br /> <br /> '''''LT. MALORY “WINGCLIPPER” HARPER'''''<br /> <br /> '''The Boss:''' “I’ll make a call. Form a circle.”<br /> <br /> '''''Cut to black.'''''<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #18 -''' '''&quot;Head in the Clouds&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #19 - &quot;The Door of Bones&quot;''' ===<br /> '''[[Session]] Tags:''' Arc 3, The Verge, The Spark, The Arcanum<br /> <br /> '''Hook:''' Jacen Beck assembles the Circle in his workshop above Beck's Gym before dawn. Nearly 80 people across Newfaire have fallen into sudden comas, all while listening to the same frequency on their radios. Beck believes a supernatural broadcast may be involved and instructs the Circle to head to the outskirts of The Verge, where an ancient monolith has begun emanating strange energies. They're to investigate the site, discover its cause, and recover any artifacts or phenomena.<br /> <br /> '''Content Warnings:''' Captivity, fire, glassified human remains, supernatural coercion, sadism, vivisection (implied), and mental domination.<br /> <br /> '''Characters:''' Arthur Bellamy, [[Carmen Baxter]], Dexter “Dex” Miller, [[Mocking-Bird|Olive Horvath]]<br /> <br /> '''GM:''' Matt<br /> <br /> '''Important NPCs:''' Jacen Beck, [https://quelmarwiki.com/wiki/Lincoln_Renfield-Murray#History Heath Keers (the Man with the Ember Eyes)], Neriah Saelis<br /> <br /> '''Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:''' The Liber Aeternum<br /> <br /> '''District/Locations:''' Monolith, The Verge<br /> <br /> '''''&lt;u&gt;Important Things that Happened:&lt;/u&gt;'''''<br /> <br /> '''1. Aboard the N.A.S. Dauntless'''<br /> <br /> Jacen assembles a team of investigators and, through Candela’s contacts within the Noman Air Service and accompanies them aboard the N.A.S. ''Dauntless'', bound for the Verge. After a briefing with the investigators and during their approach on The Verge, an airman escorts them from the briefing room to a bay of MV-9 Combat Descent Capsules—nicknamed “Gravemaulers”—but suddenly turns and draws a pistol on the team. Jacen and Arthur spring into action, attempting to disarm him, while Carman, Mocking-bird, and Dex scatter as gunfire erupts. The large airman hurls Arthur into a catwalk railing, nearly sending him over; Arthur catches himself but accidentally triggers the drop bay doors as flames spark and spread rapidly. Jacen seizes the airman and throws him into the open bay, and with the situation escalating, the team scrambles into the Gravemaulers to escape before an explosion consumes the ship.<br /> <br /> '''2. Arrival at the Verge'''<br /> <br /> The investigators rappelled down into the monolith, descending by rope into ancient corridors carved from the same black stone as the towering structure above. These halls, once silent and forgotten, had been retrofitted into a research facility, though the technology was now broken and lifeless. The air hung thick with soot and decay, as if the disaster that struck had scorched more than just the walls.<br /> <br /> The first floor resembled the ruins of a hospital abandoned during a catastrophe. The walls, still formed of sandstone, bore no signs of glassification yet. Scorched paint peeled from their surfaces, and metal equipment—gurneys, IV poles, cabinets—lay warped or half-melted. Faint drag marks trailed through the ash-coated tile. Burned-out fire extinguishers rested near overturned beds, their contents used far too late. Every detail suggested a desperate and chaotic retreat.<br /> <br /> As the team made their way toward the stairs, they began to notice blackened silhouettes on the walls—human outlines scorched into the stone, as though bodies had been burned away in an instant. Ash clung to every step. Carmen, uneasy, removed her glove and knelt beside one of the outlines. She pressed her bare palm into the ash and spread her fingers. The moment her skin touched the remnants, a vision overtook her.<br /> <br /> She saw the facility’s security team frantically assembling a barricade at the stairwell using overturned hospital beds, filing cabinets, and gurneys. The air was frantic with shouted orders and panicked breath. Then, through the smoke, a barefoot figure emerged from the first floor—tall, shirtless, and blonde, his expression twisted in grief. He raised one hand, eyes glowing like hot coals. Tears streamed down his face as flames erupted outward from his palm, engulfing the barricade and the men behind it in an instant. The vision ended as suddenly as it began, Carmen gasping as she pulled her hand away.<br /> <br /> '''Clues Recovered on the First Floor:'''<br /> <br /> * Melted ID badge: “Dr. R. Vahl – Containment Lead”<br /> * Bloodied checklist: “Subterranean vault - containment integrity compromised”<br /> * Burned containment pod<br /> * Ritual circle: Faintly glowing with residual bleed<br /> * Patient charts: Labeled only by number<br /> * Door labeled 'Observation Ward – Level 2': Cracked off its hinges<br /> * Ash outlines: Human-shaped scorch marks burned into the stone, suggesting instantaneous combustion<br /> <br /> '''3. Second Descent – Glassification Begins'''<br /> <br /> As the investigators descended to the second floor, the sandstone beneath their feet grew darker, streaked with black glass veining through the walls like spreading roots. The temperature rose sharply—not from any flame or airflow, but from the stone itself, which radiated a steady, unnatural heat. The corridor opened into what had once been a research ward, now gutted and burned. The remains of a shattered sensory tank dripped slowly onto the floor, while melted cabinet doors sagged against scorched walls. Ash blanketed every surface, and the shadows stretched strangely across the room, too long and too still.<br /> <br /> Their attention was drawn to a skeletal body fused into a blackened alcove—its surface partially glassified, smooth and obsidian-like. As they watched, the corpse twitched. Without warning, cracks spidered across its form, and a red glow pulsed from its chest as intense heat flooded the corridor. With a shriek of shattering glass, the first Cinderman tore itself free. Its body resembled blackened wood, glowing veins visible beneath the surface, fire spilling from its eyes and mouth. It lunged, and the Circle was forced into a violent, close-quarters battle before managing to subdue the creature and press onward.<br /> <br /> '''Clues Recovered on the Second Floor:'''<br /> <br /> * Scorched journal: ''“Subject 7’s awareness is beginning to fragment—memories drifting across hosts. The transfer has begun, though identity remains unstable.”''<br /> * Damaged sensory deprivation tank: Interior slick with condensation, exterior partially melted.<br /> * Cracked mirror: The phrase ''“We’re all Dreamers here...”'' scratched into its fractured surface.<br /> * Observation logs: Notes describing behavior merging and memory confusion among test subjects.<br /> <br /> '''4. Third Descent – The Hall of the Glassbound'''<br /> <br /> As the investigators descended to the third floor, the transformation of the facility had become complete. The stone had fully turned to glass—smooth, dark, and rippled like frozen waves, as though the entire level had been flash-heated into a molten state and then rapidly cooled. Every surface reflected their warped and distorted forms. The stairs clinked beneath their boots, glass striking glass with each step. The heat had intensified, radiating steadily from the walls and floor. The environment was eerily still—silent, devoid of any functioning machinery or recent signs of life.<br /> <br /> The hallway they entered was lined with four glassified figures—three embedded in the walls and one partially fused into the floor. The bodies were preserved in translucent crystal, their limbs contorted and faces locked in expressions of agony or terror. At first, the figures appeared dormant. But as the team advanced, the ambient temperature spiked, and faint pulses of light began to accelerate from within the corpses. Without warning, cracks spiderwebbed across the nearest figure, then another. Glass exploded outward in a blast of heat as the dormant Cindermen reanimated. Flames leaked from their eye sockets and mouths as two burst from the walls and charged.<br /> <br /> Mocking-bird and Arthur moved to intercept, striking quickly while the others sought cover. When the first Cinderman fell, it shattered violently, sending shards of searing obsidian outward—cutting into skin and fabric alike. Dex suffered a sprained ankle while evading the Cinderman half-submerged in the floor. Despite the tight corridor and extreme heat, the investigators fought their way through all four. Once the final Cinderman fell, they gathered themselves and moved toward the stairwell leading to the final level of the monolith.<br /> <br /> '''Clues on the Third Floor:'''<br /> <br /> * Dormant Cindermen: Three embedded in walls, one in the floor, all initially inert until internal heat buildup triggers awakening.<br /> * Fully Glassified Architecture: The complete vitrification of walls and floor suggests a sudden, catastrophic heat event related to the Spark.<br /> * Residual Thermal Radiation: Surfaces continue to radiate warmth, implying the cause of the transformation remains active or unstable.<br /> * Absence of Operational Equipment or Logs: No signs of recent occupation or functioning systems indicate a sudden and irreversible collapse of the facility.<br /> <br /> '''5. Final Descent – The Forked Choice'''<br /> <br /> The investigators descended the final stretch of the monolith. The stairs steepened, their footfalls muffled against the unnaturally smooth floor. The air felt warmer, but not from any active flame—rather, it was as if the stone itself remembered burning. Every reflective surface mirrored them back in strange, warped forms that didn't quite match. A pull, subtle but insistent, tugged at them from below. It was not just a place they were walking into, but a mind. One presence felt wild and furious; the other, vast and still. They had reached the lowest level of the monolith—and two choices lay ahead.<br /> <br /> A fork in the corridor forced a decision. To the left stood Heath, his eyes glowing with inner fire, flanked by summoned Cindermen before an ominous structure known only as the Bone Door. To the right, Neriah stood in a ritual chamber, deep in concentration as they attuned themselves to the Liber Aeternum. The group turned right. Carmen stepped forward first, met by Neriah’s calm demeanor and the warm, humming presence of the artifact. The ritual chamber was spherical, its walls carved with sacred geometry pulsing in sync with the glow of the Liber. Neriah stood shirtless, marked in copper symbols across their arms, chest, and temples, the Liber resting on a pedestal of the same black stone as the monolith.<br /> <br /> Neriah extended their hand to Carmen, offering her the chance to master her abilities through their guidance. Carmen approached, her gloves removed—then acted. She clamped the Aegises around Neriah’s wrists and reached into their mind, accessing their memories and subduing them in a single, due to their powers being suppressed by the Aegises. Neriah collapsed, unconscious, and the ritual came to an abrupt halt. From across the monolith, a guttural scream echoed—Heath’s fury made manifest. The investigators moved quickly, gathering the unconscious Neriah and the Liber Aeternum, preparing to flee before Heath could retaliate.<br /> <br /> '''Environmental Clues – Fourth Floor:'''<br /> <br /> * Forked Path: Indicates the presence of two powerful supernatural forces—Heath near the Bone Door, Neriah performing a ritual.<br /> * The Ritual Chamber: Sacred geometric patterns pulsing with red energy, tied to the Liber Aeternum’s energy and Neriah’s ritual.<br /> * Neriah’s Markings: Copper-painted sigils on arms, face, and chest—indications of ritual attunement to the Liber.<br /> * The Bone Door (Unexplored): A sealed, unknown structure where Heath stood with Cindermen, possibly a threshold to another realm or a prison.<br /> <br /> '''Memories Discovered by Carmen in Neriah’s Mind:'''<br /> <br /> * The streets of Ostrom were slick with rain as Neriah closed in. Their target—a scroll. The thief—a man they hadn’t expected to be charmed by. But Heath ran like he was daring them to catch him. And they tried.<br /> * After the ritual, they found a scorch mark where he’d touched them. It didn’t hurt. It never healed. They kept it hidden, but it was never far from thought.<br /> * Their blood mixed with his on the floor of the ritual chamber. After the ritual, they found a scorch mark where he’d touched them on the shoulder. It didn’t hurt. It never healed. They kept it hidden, but it was never far from thought.<br /> * Heath is a phenomenon but has not always been one. He did the bidding of an entity known as The Spark, after an incident in Dunhurst.<br /> <br /> '''6. Recovery and Extraction'''<br /> <br /> The Circle made their way back to the surface of the monolith, bringing both Neriah and the Liber Aeternum with them. Heath, enraged by Neriah’s capture, gave chase from the lower levels, flames in his wake. As they reached the exit, Arthur deployed an elemental device drawn from his Circle’s resources—triggering a controlled collapse that sealed the shaft behind them. It was meant to bury Heath beneath tons of stone. And yet, somehow, he survived.<br /> <br /> Faced with the reality that Heath had murdered two of their own and countless others, the investigators found themselves at a crossroads. Kill him outright, leave him buried beneath the ruin, or find a way to bring him in alive. In the end, they chose containment. One of the Aegis manacles, meant to suppress supernatural ability, was locked onto Heath’s wrist—surprisingly, it worked. With both Heath and Neriah subdued, the Circle commandeered the nearby sky yacht—later confirmed to be Neriah’s—and recovered Jacen before making their escape.<br /> <br /> On the flight home, Dex managed to successfully create a new pair of Aegises manacles and place them on Heath so that both captives could be adequately contained. Neriah and Heath were placed in a section of the Pharos known as The Store. A strange place that looked just like a furniture store. With one exception. If someone enters it without a guide known only as The Reliquary, they would be forever lost in an ever shifting labyrinth of furniture displays.<br /> <br /> '''''By managing to recover the Liber and take both Heath and Neriah captive, all members of the community campaign are able to ask Heath 3 questions and Neriah 3 questions.'''''<br /> <br /> '''7. Further Interrogation and Disturbing Revelations'''<br /> <br /> At a Candela facility, investigators conducted interviews:<br /> <br /> '''Arthur -'''<br /> <br /> Asks Heath: If his threats were general and made in the heat of the moment? How can you kill an element?<br /> <br /> Asks Neriah: what they knows about Candela, and Arthur specifically<br /> <br /> Heath: &quot;I don't know what you mean. But I am a man of my word. And you can't kill an element. Not without killing everything else.&quot;<br /> <br /> Neriah: &quot;You and your lightkeepers have stood against the dark for thousands of years. You've won battles. And lost some. But the world is struggling after the great war. Darkness spreads. Corruption has taken root and is rampant. As for you... gifted athlete... and there more to you than what is on the surface. Whatever it is, it's well hidden.&quot;<br /> <br /> '''Talia -'''<br /> <br /> For Neriah - Who did you bind Heath to?<br /> <br /> For Heath - Why did you want to kill Lincoln? (If he remembers that at all)<br /> <br /> Heath: &quot;I didn't ''want'' to kill Lincoln. We're connected. Or at least we were. He served The Unspoken and I served The Spark.&quot;<br /> <br /> Neriah: &quot;I bound him to the service of the Arcanum. To keep him safe. I couldn't reign him in... They would have killed him.&quot;<br /> <br /> '''Olive -''' <br /> <br /> For Heath: how do you know Lucien Grimm, Magnus, and Evelyn?<br /> <br /> For Neriah: (I would like to hold off on my questions until others have asked theirs)<br /> <br /> Heath: &quot;They came after me in Delvin. Wanted me for one of the army's experiments. I got away, but I knew I'd see them again.&quot;<br /> <br /> '''Dex -''' <br /> <br /> For Neriah - What is the Spark?<br /> <br /> For Heath - How did you become a phenomenon/how did you come into contact with this Spark?<br /> <br /> Neriah: &quot;The Spark Isn't just a phenomena. It's from another plane. It chose him as its champion. That's all I know. He doesn't speak about it much.&quot;<br /> <br /> Heath: &quot;I used to be a geological engineer. Managed a mining town, Dunhurst. One day we dug a new shaft in the hopes of finding a larger load of coal. They found fire in the mountain. Floating. Have you ever seen fire floating in the air? It's almost like liquid. I didn't realize it, but I was reaching for it. It burned. From that point on, I was never alone.&quot;<br /> <br /> '''Percy -'''<br /> <br /> For Heath: Do you recognize the symbol on this card (Percy found it on the body of the guy at the cemetery and then saw it again during the Purple Plague incident.)? Is it the Arcanum’s symbol? Who else is on his hit list and what is Arcanum really up to?<br /> <br /> Heath: (Regarding the symbol) * ''He knits his brow, concentrating, trying to remember.'' “It’s familiar—but like a name half-remembered in a dream. I’ve seen it… somewhere. A long time ago, maybe.”<br /> <br /> Heath: (Regarding if it is Arcanum’s symbol) ''He sighs heavily.'' “I don’t… know. That word means something. It’s important. But I can’t remember.” ''He shrugs, the manacles around his wrists clanking loudly as he does so.''<br /> <br /> Heath: (Regarding his hit list.) ''He chuckles a bit and lies back on the couch in the furniture display he has been confined to.'' “If only I knew… at this point you all probably have a better idea than I do.” ''He holds up his shackled hands.'' “Of course… you could always take these off and we could find out together.”<br /> <br /> For Neriah: ''Shows him the symbol from the business card found in the graveyard guy.'' Do you recognize this symbol? Does this mean anything to you? ''Percy recites the poem she found on the stele.'' Who else was Heath ordered to kill or kidnap?<br /> <br /> Neriah: ''They study the symbol with cool detachment, fingertips brushing it briefly.'' “It’s both a façade… and a symbol of change. But no. It means nothing to me.”<br /> <br /> Neriah: After listening to Percy recite the stele’s inscription, they tilt their head slightly in thought.* “No… I’ve never heard that before. Sounds like some kind of epic though. Grand… old… unfinished. Like most things worth remembering.”<br /> <br /> Neriah: ''Their expression remains placid.'' “You assume that all the death he’s wrought was ordered. That there’s a list or a master. But Heath… he is more storm than soldier. As far as I know, there’s no one else he was ordered to kill.”<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #20 - &quot;This Concludes Our Broadcast Day&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] '''Tags:''' Arc 3, The Sidle, GRDC, Bleed<br /> <br /> '''Hook:''' At midnight, as GRDC’s final jazz notes faded into silence and the sign-off echoed across the city, something strange happened. Radios crackled… then hissed… and then fell quiet. By morning, seventy-eight people had fallen into comas. No injuries. No signs of struggle. Just silence—and every victim found beside a radio, tuned to the same midnight broadcast.<br /> <br /> Now, with another night fast approaching, Candela dispatches a Circle to investigate the station at the heart of it all.<br /> <br /> What began as a routine sign-off may have opened a door that was never meant to be heard.<br /> <br /> '''Content Warnings:''' Death, supernatural horror, hallucinations, bleed exposure, audio-based psychological manipulation, grief, depictions of corpses and death<br /> <br /> '''Characters:''' Oslo Ryker, Olive “Mocking-Bird” Horvath, Byron “Regicide” Core, Persephone “Percy” Montgomery<br /> <br /> '''GM:''' Matt<br /> <br /> '''Important NPCs:''' Jacen Beck, Thomas Greaves, Raymond Bell, Victoria Lang, The Whisperer<br /> <br /> '''Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:''' Bleed contaminated tape, used as a vessel by The Whisperer to interact with our world.<br /> <br /> '''District/Locations:''' GRDC Radio Tower (The Sidle), Beck’s Gym (The Steam)<br /> <br /> === '''Important Things That Happened:''' ===<br /> '''1. The Briefing'''<br /> <br /> At 4:00 AM, Jacen Beck assembles the Circle at Beck’s Gym. He reports 78 simultaneous comas throughout Newfaire, all victims found beside radios tuned to GRDC. With a storm rolling in and another midnight hour approaching, he tasks the Circle with investigating the source and stopping the spread. Specialized gear—an EF scanner, bleed detector, and ritual implements—are distributed.<br /> <br /> '''2. Infiltrating GRDC'''<br /> <br /> The Circle divides to infiltrate the station through different angles.<br /> <br /> * Percy attempts to gain access as a reporter but quickly shifts tactics, disguising herself as a janitor and entering through service corridors.<br /> * Mocking-Bird and Regicide sneak in through a back entrance and ascend to the upper floors.<br /> * Oslo approaches the building openly and impresses Victoria Lang with his engineering knowledge. She hires him as a temporary assistant, introducing him to lead engineer Raymond Bell.<br /> <br /> '''3. The Broadcast Booths &amp; Hallucinations'''<br /> <br /> Mocking-Bird and Regicide reach the upper floors where they encounter Thomas Greaves, the GRDC host. He attempts to compliment Mocking-Bird, falsely claiming she stopped a recent bank robbery while wearing yellow. Suspicious, she brushes him off.<br /> <br /> Percy soon joins them, having made her way up disguised as staff. As they regroup, a nearby speaker suddenly plays a portion of the mysterious broadcast.<br /> <br /> Mocking-Bird and Percy are both struck by visceral hallucinations of lost loved ones dying again before their eyes. They collapse, paralyzed, slowly slipping into unconsciousness. Regicide, initially unaffected, scrambles to help—until he too hears the signal and begins to fall under.<br /> <br /> '''4. Oslo Identifies the Threat'''<br /> <br /> Oslo arrives with Victoria and Raymond and uses the EF scanner from Beck to detect dangerous electromagnetic output from the nearby tape. A secondary scan confirms elevated bleed presence.<br /> <br /> Before he can intervene, the tape unspools and forms into a humanoid figure—its eyes burning like red stars. Reacting swiftly, Oslo sets it ablaze. The entity dissolves into ash, freeing Percy, Mocking-Bird, and Regicide.<br /> <br /> Oslo collects a sample and the Circle regroups, preparing to report back to Beck. GRDC announces plans to resume operations, and Oslo is asked to stay on as night engineer. The rest return to their respective homes.<br /> <br /> '''5. Lightning on the Roof'''<br /> <br /> Hours later, as Oslo and Victoria eat hot dogs near the station, they spot lightning arcing from the radio tower. EF scans match the earlier tape’s readings. Victoria urges Oslo to reach the roof while she runs for Raymond.<br /> <br /> Simultaneously across Newfaire, the team converges:<br /> <br /> * Percy sees the lightning and begins sprinting across rooftops toward the station.<br /> * Byron sees it on his jog through the Soffit.<br /> * Olive watches from her apartment window and bolts for Beck’s Gym.<br /> <br /> At the gym, Olive and Byron inform Jacen. He tosses her a key ring with a cat’s eye charm and says, “Don’t scratch the paint.” In the basement, they uncover a pristine red-and-black motorcycle. Olive drives. Both race to GRDC, suited only in civilian clothes and utility belts.<br /> <br /> '''6. Rooftop Battle'''<br /> <br /> As they arrive, Lady Phantasma leaps from a nearby rooftop, descending toward Oslo. A dark figure with a glowing pistol moves to ambush him.<br /> <br /> * Phantasma tackles the attacker.<br /> * Olive throws a baton, missing—but it ricochets and returns.<br /> * Byron slides across the roof, disarming the attacker and seizing the pistol.<br /> <br /> As chaos ensues, the phenomenon reforms—this time even more unstable. The vigilantes engage physically while Percy confronts Raymond, seeking answers.<br /> <br /> '''7. The Feedback Loop'''<br /> <br /> Oslo panics, realizing the phenomenon is feeding off the station’s equipment. He formulates a plan to collapse it by overloading it on itself, but needs help.<br /> <br /> Raymond insists he assist or they'll all die. Despite her reservations, Percy allows it. Together, Oslo and Raymond prepare the loop.<br /> <br /> Raymond tells Oslo to move to another console. As Oslo opens it and finds it useless, he turns—just in time to see Raymond pull the main switch. A surge of electricity hits him. The feedback loop triggers.<br /> <br /> The phenomenon implodes—taking the district’s power grid with it.<br /> <br /> '''8. The Betrayal &amp; Aftermath'''<br /> <br /> Victoria stumbles onto the rooftop, injured and dazed. She was ambushed before she could warn Oslo.<br /> <br /> Percy rushes to Raymond’s side. As he dies, he rasps, ''“Metamo…”''—cut off before he can finish.<br /> <br /> When Victoria asks what happened, Olive calmly offers, ''“Faulty wiring.”'' as the circle regroups and departs for the Gym for a second debriefing.<br /> <br /> '''9. Post-Credit Revelation'''<br /> <br /> Beneath the city, inside a silent underground lab marked with a butterfly like insignia, a young woman floats unconscious in a fluid-filled tank. Sigils glow faintly on the glass.<br /> <br /> Her mouth twitches.<br /> <br /> A whisper leaks through:<br /> <br /> ''“Help… me…”''<br /> <br /> A nearby technician watches her expression, then shuts off the monitor.<br /> <br /> '''''Cut to black.'''''<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #21 - &quot;So Long and Thanks for All the Fish&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #22 - &quot;Marionette&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #23''' '''- &quot;As Above, So Below&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #24 - &quot;To Be Announced&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #25 - &quot;Skibbers and Scrabbles&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #26 - &quot;For if Dreams Die...&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #27 - &quot;Once Upon a Dream&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook: Arc 3, Act 2 - Finale pt. 1<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #28 - &quot;Perchance to Dream&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook: Arc 3, Act 2 - Finale pt. 2<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #29 - &quot;What Dreams May Come&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook: Arc 3, Act 3 - Premiere pt. 1<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #30 - &quot;A New Dawn, A New Day&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #31 - &quot;Deus Ex Oculo&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #32 - &quot;Not a Dream, but a Nightmare&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #33 - &quot;Resonance&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #34 - &quot;East Hills&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #35 - &quot;To Be Announced&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #36 - &quot;To Be Announced&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #37 - &quot;To Be Announced&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #38 - &quot;To Be Announced&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #39 - &quot;To Be Announced&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #40 - &quot;To Be Announced&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook: Arc 3 - Finale pt.1<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM:<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #41 - &quot;To Be Announced&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook: Arc 3 - Finale pt.2<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM:<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> [[Category:Qandela Obscura]]<br /> [[Category:CR]]</div>

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<p>OGFlaya: /* Assignment #20 - &quot;This Concludes Our Broadcast Day&quot; */</p> <hr /> <div>{{Worldbuilders}}<br /> == The Story So Far ==<br /> Below, feel free to add personal accounts of assignments.<br /> <br /> == Arc One - The Illusionist and the Alchemist ==<br /> <br /> === Assignment #1 - 12/02/23 &quot;The Devil's Well.&quot; ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: <br /> <br /> GM:<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #2 - 12/16 &quot;The Light Eater of Bridleborn&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: Piers, [[Lincoln Renfield-Murray]], Nesta [[Acheron]], [[Elizabeth]] [[Nightshade]] <br /> <br /> GM: @jaelthejust (Mercedes)<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #3 - 12/21 - &quot;The Gift of the Magi&quot; ===<br /> <br /> === Assignment #4 - 12/31 - &quot;The Night Plays On&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: #NewYearParty<br /> <br /> Characters: [[Steve]], Lincoln Renfield-Murray, [[Orla Martinez]], Warren <br /> <br /> GM: @jaelthejust (Mercedes)<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #5 - 1/13/2024 - &quot;Extra Credit&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags:<br /> <br /> Characters: Piers Corden, Lincoln Renfield-Murray, Lula V, [[Steve Corden]] <br /> <br /> GM: @jontheteach (JonTheTeach)<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment # 6- 1/20- “The Hand That Feeds” ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: Piers, Weasel, [[James]], Tess, Laurence Awrkright <br /> <br /> GM: @OGFlaya (Matt)<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Anthony Romano, Michael Romano, Maggy Ferguson, [[Martin]] Ferguson <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: [[Human]]/phenomenon hybrid<br /> <br /> District/Locations: South Soffit, Nine Irons, The Sidle<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened: Notorious mob enforcer and racketeer, Tommy Romano, was murdered by Martin Ferguson. A member of a family of mob enforcers possessing unique abilities due to being to having phenomenon intermingling in their blood line long ago in their ancestry. The youngest of the Ferguson's, Maggy had fallen in love with Tommy's nephew and the scion of the Romano crime family, Michael. The investigators diligently found, through an examination of Tommy's body in the city morgue that he was murdered, that he had been murdered rather than the purported suicide that that the Periphery was trying to say his death was. During a climactic confrontation with Martin and a flock of eldritch birds under his command, the investigators helped Maggy and Michael flee the city and place Martin into Grayslate Sanatorium for safe keeping and protection from the Romano family. The rest of the Ferguson clan watched as their son was taken into custody but did not end their relationship with Romano. <br /> <br /> === Assignment #7 - 1/27 - &quot;Fairest of Them All&quot; ===<br /> <br /> === Assignment #8 - 2/9 - &quot;The Ancient Tomb of His Bride&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags:<br /> <br /> Characters: Piers Corden, Steve Corden, [[Thomas]] MacCallum, Madge <br /> <br /> GM: @jaelthejust (Mercedes)<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Jean Hawkeye <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: <br /> <br /> # Mr. Malcolms Alchemical Reference Guide (+1 Focus on rolls that have to do with alchemy or magick)<br /> # Morphine Vial (Soak 1 Body, 1 use)<br /> # Phosphenes' Lights (Handheld illuminators that produce a glow only the holder can see)<br /> # Smelling Salts (Soak 1 Brain, 1 use)<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #9 - 2/17 - &quot;A Prince’s Gifts&quot; ===<br /> <br /> === Assignment #10 - 2/24 - &quot;A Needlepoint to Hear Me Through&quot; ===<br /> <br /> === Assignment # 11 - 2/25 - “The Illusionist” ===<br /> <br /> === Assignment #12 - 3/2 - &quot;Auction Victors&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: #Auction<br /> <br /> Characters: Steve Corden, Lizzy Nightshade, Weasel, Silas Heartwood, [[Laura Grant]] <br /> <br /> GM: @jaelthejust (Mercedes)<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #13 - 3/9 - &quot;The Ring to Stand Strong and True&quot; ===<br /> <br /> === Assignment #14 - 3/15 - &quot;Lost and Found&quot; ===<br /> <br /> === Assignment #15 - 3/23 - &quot;The Allure of Perpetual Beauty&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> Characters: Steve Corden, Silas Heartwood, Tess Henry, Warren Baxter, [[Laura]] Grant <br /> <br /> GM: @wardenwinter (Talia)<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #16 - 3/27 - &quot;Under the Truth&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: Piers Corden, Steve Corden, Silas Heartwood, Tess Henry, Lincoln Renfield-Murray, Nesta Acheron, <br /> <br /> GM: @jontheteach (JonTheTeach)<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #17 - 4/6 - &quot;The Kingdom in the Steel&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: Steve Corden, Silas Heartwood, Lizzy Nightshade, Madge, Laura Grant <br /> <br /> GM: @jaelthejust (Mercedes)<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #18 - 4/13 - &quot;The Gem to Persuade the Unwilling&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> Characters: Steve Corden, Piers Corden, Lincoln Renfield-Murray, Nesta Achron, Montana Jack <br /> <br /> GM: @jaelthejust (Mercedes)<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: THE TWINS, Gio <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: The Gem<br /> <br /> District/Locations: The Steel, EONs Headquarter<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened: Steve gets kidnapped opps.<br /> <br /> === Assignment #19 - 4/27 - &quot;The Prince’s Final Curtain&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> Characters: Steve Corden, Piers Corden, James, Lincoln Renfield-Murray, &quot;Fives&quot;, Warren Baxter, <br /> <br /> GM: @jaelthejust (Mercedes)<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Nathaniel <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations: <br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #20 - 4/27 - &quot;The Alchemist’s Final Call&quot; ===<br /> <br /> === Assignment #21 - 5/28 - &quot;In the Arms of the Evolved&quot; ===<br /> <br /> === Assignment #22 - 6/18 - &quot;Grant Me One Request [Player Catalyst Finale]&quot; ===<br /> <br /> === Assignment #23 - 6/29 - &quot;Long Lost Blood [Player Catalyst Finale]&quot; ===<br /> <br /> <br /> == Arc Two - The Herald and the Fang ==<br /> <br /> === Assignment #1 - 06/15/2024 &quot;Toll the Dead&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: Divine Herald, Ascendency <br /> <br /> Characters: James by Margarita, Gin Reynolds by Julia, [[Jamie Hayes]] by Amal, <br /> <br /> GM:<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Imelda [[Frances]], Victor Jenkins the DEAD Divine Herald, Mr. Woods <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: List of next Divine Herald<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> 6 months after what happened in the theater has passed, newspapers has talked about : <br /> <br /> # A deadly sickness, the dead rash, with symptoms of oozing red rashes on limps, cough, and fever. It effected 30% of population. Some people just… don’t get it. <br /> # ''Recent death of the Divine Herald.'' <br /> <br /> Candela was called by Ascendancy when Cardinal Reynolds, and Cardinal Zeroth died after ineracting with the Divine Herald corpse. Candela investigators went to shiverline to talk to holy [[mother]] <br /> <br /> //—//<br /> <br /> investigators found: <br /> <br /> # Bleed on body and the face itself. Not coming from the mask. <br /> # Mask will let the [[soul]] out. Mask is fixed to face, will be hard to take off. <br /> # MAKEUP ON HERALD.  A specific woman does this. '''Leslie Daulphin'''. <br /> # THERE IS. AT THE BASE OF THE HERALD NECK. An incision mark. NO BLOOD? connected to the artery. The blood is poisoned, they knew its gonna be removed. <br /> <br /> /—/ Baxter the head of OUP came by and stopped Candela's investigation<br /> <br /> //—//<br /> <br /> The team found this list for '''interviews. THIS IS FOR NEW HERALD DIVINE.''' <br /> <br /> '''Aarons, Sawyer (Cardinal in the Eves districts), Howard, Levins,'''<br /> <br /> '''Fournier(not familiar to GIN? Who is this? Not usual surname for new-faire)'''<br /> <br /> They also found a necklace that has a bleed, this necklace is used by the hauled and high ranking church members. The team didn't touch or take the necklace.<br /> <br /> /-/<br /> <br /> The team headed to Melody Wildes house in the sidle. WILDES Melody is new to the area, moved from the west. [[LaCroix|Lacroix]], moved from there. Family is a refuge. Dad started the funeral business from Mister woods. Brother and husband live upstairs. Dad is old now. <br /> <br /> The team went together to the house of grief, Melody is frozen in place, when approached, the team noticed a pair of puncture marks on the side of her neck. Not like the herald, this is more of….. bite…. Two teeth? <br /> <br /> Picture of her and a man. They are shaken hands, this is Mr. Woods. He seems happy and sure. She looked…. Off. <br /> <br /> Someone sneaking inside? The team try to hide from them, the older gentleman is now here. Asks why she’s here. She looks nervous talking to what it can be seen now as Mr. wood? <br /> <br /> Mr. Woods, has the same bleed as melody, STRONGER. So strong. It radiates from him. <br /> <br /> After going to his Mind Palace, Jamie figured out that Melody is under control from Mr. Woods. He must have been the one to miss with the makeup. When Gin left the house of grief, she noticed Mr. Woods watching the team at the top of the building….. <br /> <br /> === Assignment #2 - 06/15/2024 &quot;The Ruby Rapture&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: Red Rash, Fangs <br /> <br /> Characters: Lizzy (Talia), [[Gideon]] (Nick), Luliana (Emma), Henry (Geoff), and Gin (Julia) <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Harris/Lawrence, Pensive the Cat, Lorenzo of the Ruby Rapture, the Fanged Creature that Attacked Lizzy <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: Pensive the Fanged Cat <br /> <br /> District/Locations: Red Lamp, South Soffit <br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened: <br /> <br /> * A worker from the Ruby Rapture has been sick an abnormal amount of time, neck still red, violent outbursts <br /> * A doctor came to visit his home while he was sick and performed &quot;blood letting&quot;, his roommate said it was A LOT of blood and the doctor didn't clean up <br /> * The cat lapped up some of the blood and now also showing violent outbursts <br /> * The doctor gave an address and contact to Lawrence's roommate in case he needed more info. He went to the address during the day and found nothing<br /> * Going at night, they found strange symbols and then were attacked by a fanged woman who when shot, survived and ran away. <br /> * Later, the symbols were discovered to mean &quot;Feed&quot; <br /> <br /> === Assignment #3 - 06/21/2024 “The Last Lightkeeper of Seasway&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: Eldritch Horror, City of the Resplendent , Local Legends <br /> <br /> Characters: Tara (Sarah), [[Malory Harper]] (Matt), Cedric (Sam), Alexander (Jon), Mara (Anna) <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: The Lightkeeper's Doll, Gherman the Last Lightkeeper <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: The Lightkeeper's Doll<br /> <br /> District/Locations: Seasway<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> * There is an underwater city in the Glass Sea <br /> * The People of Seasway seemed to be under some kind of hypnosis <br /> * They are desperate to show you 'The Great One'<br /> * The Lighthouse is destroyed and empty on the bottom<br /> * At the top of the Lighthouse, Gherman has destroyed his entrance to the Pharos <br /> * He begs to keep the Doll safe <br /> * On the West side of the Island, the investigators see the remains of the Great One <br /> * The child of the Great one waits to feast<br /> * The investigators take barrels of oil and molotov cocktails to the child of the Great One <br /> * While it feasts on the hypnotized villagers, the investigators fight it until it dies <br /> <br /> === Assignment #4 - 06/22/2024 &quot;Interview with a Deaconess&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: Knight of the Pyre, the Pyre, the Ascendency <br /> <br /> Characters: Alexandria, Gideon, Jamie, Amaranth <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Baxter White, Ariel Kelly, Diego Parris, [[Lorelei]] Pennywhistle <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations: The Sidle<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> * A Deaconess is being held by the OUP after her brother Reggie called them when he found her missing <br /> * The Deaconess touched an artifact and ended up gaining telekinesis and the Pyre wanted to kill her for it <br /> * While interviewing her and trying to plan a way to help her escape, a knight of the Pyre appeared to kill her. <br /> <br /> -- We met the knight of the pyre for the first time! '''Diego Parris.''' <br /> <br /> -- Deaconess Lorelei was killed by him tho sad ): <br /> <br /> === Assignment #5 - 06/26/2024 &quot;Something Different About You&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: Developers. <br /> <br /> Characters: Gin Reynolds (Julia), Lulianna Vaerstrom (Emma), [https://quelmarwiki.com/wiki/Malory_Harper Malory “Mal” Harper] (Matt), Tara Lloyd (Sarah), Alexandria Aquino (Aerin), Cedric Margrave (Sam) <br /> <br /> GM: Jon<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Set VII Experiment I <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: None<br /> <br /> District/Locations: The Steel<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened: <br /> <br /> * Investigators entered an abandoned factory and immediately felt off<br /> * A mixture of pain, anguish, joy and malice were felt on the walls<br /> * Bleed was felt from a hallway, and the door opened itself mysteriously<br /> * A scream was heard from within the building, and the team began to look for the source<br /> * They entered the hallway, which had several decomposing bodies of developers<br /> * The end of the hallway had an odd green light, and a man was seen standing there<br /> ** He began approaching the group, rambling somewhat<br /> ** Dr. Aquino approached him, with Lulianna also offering a way to help<br /> ** He responded with &quot;I am Perfection&quot; and snapped the neck of the Doctor<br /> * The rest of the crew unloaded and retreated, then leveling the building on top of the experiment<br /> <br /> === Assignment #6 - 07/06/2024 &quot;Petals of Protection&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: The Cure, Owl Wain, Local Legends <br /> <br /> Characters: Gideon (Nick), [[Malory Harper|Mal]] (Matt), Amaranth (Anna), Luliana (Emma) <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: The Owl Wain <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: Timely [[Iris]] <br /> <br /> District/Locations: Scarlet Woods / Bridleborn<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> * The investigators are sent to retrieve timely iris to assist with making a cure for the fanged disease and red rash <br /> * Scarlet runners are seen traveling this edge of the wood, tell you of a local legend of a [[ghost]] who requires you to be [[silent]] or she'll kill you <br /> * When entering the area, if any sound is made, the investigators are quite immediately met with an attack of owls and among the owls, they see a young girl in a large feathery cloak, commanding the owls <br /> * The young girl approaches when the investigators are brought to the ground but they all manage to get away to the Iris field<br /> * They gather Iris and find a smugglers crate buried inside that contains the body of a young child, they think the same age as the Owl Wain's spirit appears. It is wearing a similar but less feathery cloak <br /> * When leaving, the group attempts to console the Owl Wain. The Wain is distraught when Mara sings her the song and then when she goes to cry, she covers her mouth to keep herself quiet <br /> * The investigators leave as the Wain is distracted and no longer attacking them. <br /> <br /> === Assignment #7 - 07/07/2024 &quot;Assisting the Gumshoe&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: The Ascendancy, The Pyre, Fangs, Dive Herald, Knight of the Pyre <br /> <br /> Characters: Lizzy (Talia), Tara (Sarah), Father Lorrian (Keller), Jamie (Amal), and Gin (Julia) <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:''Jonathan Aarons, '''[[Sister]] Fournier''''' <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: -- <br /> <br /> District/Locations: Shriveline, Briar Green, South Soffit <br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened: <br /> <br /> -- The people from the List are now dying! The team believes someone not on the list are killing them to benefit someone who is on the list.<br /> <br /> -- Jamie Dies! <br /> <br /> -- Candela managed to save the future Divine Herald! <br /> <br /> === Assignment #8 - 07/14/2024 &quot;The Crimson River&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: [https://quelmarwiki.com/wiki/Malory_Harper Mal Harper] (Matt), Amaranth Cyrus (Anna), Tara (Sarah) <br /> <br /> GM: Nick <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #9 - 07/17/2024 &quot;We Can Take Your Pain&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: Developers <br /> <br /> Characters: [[Malory Harper|Mal]] (Matt), Tess Henry (Mercedes), Gideon (Nick), Verity Leòn (Aerin), Amaranth Cyprus (Anna) <br /> <br /> GM: Jon <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Set VII Experiment II <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: None<br /> <br /> District/Locations: Briar Green<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> * The party arrived at the college campus, trying to understand what happened<br /> * Used bleed detectors to find the source of the phenomenon<br /> ** It was determined to be the dormitory building<br /> * The investigators entered and felt cold oppression and it got worse the higher they went<br /> * As investigators spread out through the building, each began to see images of their fears.<br /> * These fears pulled them towards the top floor, or sent them away depending on the person<br /> * Eventually, the group saw the experiment on the third floor, and he feasted on their fear and found it delicious<br /> * He wanted to feast on more than just fear, and turned to advance on the group<br /> ** They immediately opened fire as he tried to get closer, but he managed to get close<br /> * He was wounded severely, retreating through a rift in the Flare<br /> <br /> === Assignment #10 - 07/19/2024 “The New Divine Herald&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: Divine Herald, The Ascendancy, Red Rash, Quarantine, Fangs, [[Vampyre]] <br /> <br /> Characters: Gideon (Nick), Tara (Sarah), Father Lorrian (Keller), Gin (Julia), [[Malory Harper|Mal]] (Matt) <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Divine Herald Siobhan Fournier <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: Vampyre Dust<br /> <br /> District/Locations: The Shriveline, South Soffit <br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened: <br /> <br /> * The new Divine Herald states there will be a quarantine of South Soffit (indefinite), as well as a two-week hold on Hallowharbor, The Steel, and Red Lamp<br /> * Desperate to find the reason behind the Red Rash, the investigators head to ground zero, South Soffit, before the [[midnight]] Quarantine begins <br /> * In Gin's church in South Soffit, a few of those with the long version Red Rash state they got it from a soup kitchen where they saw the Divine Herald when she was just a Cardinal<br /> * They are approached by a pair of doctors looking for those with long-lasting Red Rash to &quot;assist&quot; them <br /> * Gin recognizes them as fanged creatures, like what attacked Lizzy <br /> * They kill the pair, using symbols of the Ascendancy or a Ghostblade to turn them to dust <br /> * They go the hospital the pair represented and find a &quot;Vampyre Nursery&quot; with a Nursery worker there, overseeing 5 newborns preparing to wake and 5 sedated [[humans]], ready to be feasted on when the newborns awake <br /> * The journal from the Vampyre Nursery states that they were going to wake up in 3 days. It takes 5 days fully from bite to awaking. <br /> * The investigators kill the Nursery Worker but not until they learn from him that the Divine Herald is a High Priestess from Lacroix, where she is known as the Countess Fournier <br /> * She brought the Red Rash to [[Newfaire]] to show the vampyres who will be the most susceptible to being turned into a vampyre vs. who will be the food for those new vampyres<br /> <br /> === Assignment #11 - 07/27/2024 &quot;The Owl Wain&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: Local Legends, Owl Wain, The Cloud, The Cure, [[Player]] Catalyst <br /> <br /> Characters: Lizzy (Talia), Verity (Aerin), Gio (Amal), Gin (Julia), and Gideon (Nick) <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Owl Wain <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: Timely Iris <br /> <br /> District/Locations: Scarlet Wood, Bridleborn Mountains <br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> * The investigators returned to put the Owl Wain to rest and also seek out more timely Iris <br /> * They take a side road and find a cloud that is giving off bleed <br /> * The cloud feels like it is watching them and then it creates a dust [[devil]] and slurps up a pair of wild stallions before dispensing the bones and blood in front of them <br /> * Going back to the main road, they find the Owl Wain and use the nursery rhyme song about her to plea to her and Gideon uses a spirit board to have her speak without speaking <br /> * She tells them she has to be quiet because of Pa and she is afraid of the passing Smuggler wagons<br /> * The riders on the wagon tell the investigators of a man who used to have his children travel with him and was unkind to them if they were not quiet and one by one the children went missing before the man retired because no one would work with him <br /> * The investigators find the box with the Owl Wain's body, Gin performing her last rites and her spirit being laid to rest. On the Box they see the name Hildebrand and a location <br /> * Going to the location, they find a cabin and inside, the body of the man, Hildebrand. The evidence shows he was murdered by his eldest daughter's fiance after she told him they couldn't be married because her father was refusing to let her go. <br /> * The investigator's find the Owl Wain's room and her name before she became legend, Mary. <br /> * Her eldest sister, Vanessa, seems to have escaped with her fiance. <br /> * There is a third bed with the name Alyssa on it. The investigators find no evidence to lead them to her demise. <br /> * Heading back, they have adequate amounts of Timely Iris <br /> <br /> === Assignment #12 - 07/30/2024 &quot;The Sunken City&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: City of the Resplendent, Eldritch Horror, Local Legends <br /> <br /> Characters: Gideon (Nick), [[Malory Harper|Mal]] (Matt), Mara (Anna), Tara (Sarah), Alex (Jon) <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: The Resplendent One, Alex's Visitor <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: The Gift of the Resplendent One <br /> <br /> District/Locations: The Glass Sea<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> * The Investigators delved into the sea to find the city lost below <br /> * In the Glass sea, they found what was once an island town now sunken and still inhabited <br /> * The Glimmers are jellyfish like folk who were gifted their undersea bodies by their goddess, the Resplendent One <br /> * The Glimmers share with Alex and Mallory that they found the Resplendent One by digging in a well that brought forth the gift. <br /> * The gift works like oil, but uses much less to burn brightly<br /> * They heard singing at the bottom of the well and went on a [[campaign]] to dig until they could find *her* <br /> * The resplendent one, uncovered, pulled the village of Anchorwash down to be with her in the ocean <br /> * The glimmers take the investigators to see the Resplendent one who they have chained because she threatened to leave them. The investigators can tell she is not truly locked in place though, but playing along with her followers. <br /> * Alex is called to take some of the Resplendent Gift but breaks free of it at the last moment<br /> * Gideon uses the Aetherstone to force the Glimmers back when they try to force Alex, but as it harms the Glimmers, it angers the Resplendent One who frees herself from her bonds to chase the investigators away. <br /> <br /> === Assignment #13 - 08/03/2024 &quot;The Fanged&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #14 - 08/09/2024 &quot;Happily Ever After&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: <br /> <br /> GM: Julia (Guest) <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #15 - 011/2024 &quot;Shadow Protocols&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: Intrigue, The Forge of Renewal, Disavowed <br /> <br /> Characters: Gideon (Nick), Tara (Sarah), Amaranth (Anna) <br /> <br /> GM: Matt <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Lucian Grim, Mockingbird, Magnus Thorne, Felicity Ashcroft, Jackson &quot;The Jackal&quot; MacKey <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: Partial rubbing of an Oldfairen tablet<br /> <br /> District/Locations: The Steel, The Eaves, Hallowharbor, The N.P.S. Aurora<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> * The investigators received unmarked packages that contained a very small cylinder phonograph with a briefing for an assignment.<br /> ** As well as a chest that containing:<br /> *** A device with a tag that notes the device as the Arcane Resonance Emitter (A.R.E.) - disables wards<br /> *** A pair of wire frame glasses identified as Spectral Identified Glasses - identifies individuals<br /> *** Each receives a first [[class]] ticket and an invitation to the gala aboard the [[airship]] Aurora during it's maiden voyage.<br /> *** An envelope of cash for use during the assignment<br /> <br /> * The assignment is to intercept notorious smuggler, Felicity Ashcroft and keep her from selling an ancient Oldfairen relic to wanted war criminal, Lucian Grim. The transaction is set to take place aboard The Aurora. Little is known about Grim due to his military records being completely redacted. The investigators are to conduct the assignment with the utmost secrecy but are instructed to stop the transaction no matter what (short of damaging the airship or harming passangers).<br /> * The investigators procure disguises and false identities from Candela's Junior Quartermaster, Quinnavyr Sinclaire.<br /> * The investigators board the Aurora without incident.<br /> * Mara and Gideon head to the dance floor to survey the room in an attempt to spot Ashcroft. Tara spots her and calls the team's attention to the bar where Ashcroft is being flirted with by several powerful members of Newfairen society.<br /> ** As Gideon and Mara head towards the bar, Tara notices they Ashcroft exchanges looks with a large man, Magnus Thorne, from across the ballroom then makes an excuse and departs to meet with him.<br /> * Tara follows Ashcroft and Thorne and sees them disappear into a stateroom, guard by a formidable man in the corridor, Jackson MacKey.<br /> * Gideon remote views into the room once Tara identifies the room number. He sees:<br /> ** A wooden crate sits in the middle of the living area of the luxury room. It has been opened, but Gideon cannot see inside of it.<br /> ** Ashcroft sits on a couch across from a man, Lucian Grim. A woman, Mockingbird, stands behind Grim - ready to spring into action if needed.<br /> ** Ashecroft demands more money, despite their prior agreement. This angers Grim and he refuses. Ashcroft pulls a gun on Grim in response.<br /> ** Grim approaches her in an attempt to calm her down and agrees they should renegotiate. Once Ashcroft lowers her pistol, Grim grabs her and breaks her neck.<br /> ** He tells Mockingbird to take care of MacKey and be quick about it.<br /> * Tara sees Mockingbird make fast work of MacKey then quickly drag him into the state room and close the door behind her.<br /> * Gideon tells Mara he is going to join Tara.<br /> * Tara devices a plan and performs a song from the stage and wows the attendees of the gala. It is under the ruse that she is singing it to her fiance.<br /> * Gideon and Tara encounter ship's security and act lost in order to remove any suspicion and keep the guards patrolling.<br /> * During Mara's song, Gideon and Tara use the A.R.E. to disable a word on the stateroom door. As they attempt to quietly open the door, Mockingbird hears the knob turning and pulls the door open.<br /> ** Tara draws her pistol and shoots at Mockingbird.<br /> *** Using the shot at Mockingbird, Gideon runs past her to try and get to the crate.<br /> ** Magnus is preparing charges on the wall of the stateroom to create an escape route from the ship.<br /> *** Grim is wearing a parachute and has strapped a light green stone tablet to himself.<br /> * Gideon tries to bend a knife at Grim as Tara fights with Mockingbird. Thorne blows the charges on the wall and blows a hole in the wall to the outside of the ship, causing the exterior envelop of the airship to catch fire.<br /> ** Gideon's knife misses Grim, but it cuts a strap on his parachute and causes the tablet to slide towards the opening in the wall.<br /> ** Gideon dives for the tablet, but as the ship lurches, is thrown through the hole as well.<br /> *** He fails to get the tablet, which falls into the sea below the airship.<br /> **** Given manges to grab a hold of a metal rod to keeping from plummeting to his death.<br /> **** As Grim moves to the opening, Gideon spots a piece of paper hanging out of Grim's jacket pocket.<br /> ***** Gideon tries to grab it but only gets a scrap of the paper, which is later discovered to be a rubbing of the tablet.<br /> * Grim, Thorne and Mockingbird escape by parachute.<br /> * Mara arrives in time to help Tara pull Gideon back into the airship.<br /> * The airship returns to port and the investigators disappear into a crowd of evacuees.<br /> * Later researching with their circle resources, they discover that the paper is a rubbing of the tablet. It speaks of something only named in part as &quot;The Forge&quot;.<br /> ** Gideon spends several days researching The Forge and concludes it must be in relation to The Forge of Renewal. An ancient device capable of rewriting reality as the user of the machine sees fit.<br /> <br /> === Assignment #16 - 08/17/2024 &quot;Missing Persons&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #17 - 08/18/2024 &quot;Engines of Compromise&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: Tess Henry (Mercedes), Cedric (Sam), Gin (Julia), Verity (Aerin), Gio (Amal) <br /> <br /> GM: Matt <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Prof. Alfred Greene, Jacob Wallace, Mockingbird, Magnus Thorne <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: None, but the investigators encountered three pale men in black suits that emitted bleed and possessed some kind of psychic ability that remains unidentified.<br /> <br /> District/Locations: South Soffit - The Monarch Theater, Briar Green - Professor Greene's home, Hallowharbor - Freighter docks<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #18 - 08/20/2024 &quot;We Move in the Dark&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: <br /> <br /> GM: Jon <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:\<br /> <br /> === Assignment #19 - 08/25/2024 &quot;The Healing Church&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened<br /> <br /> === Assignment #20 - 08/27/2024 &quot;Blood-Starved Beasts&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #21 - 09/04/2024 &quot;... vestus ardeat debet&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: <br /> <br /> GM: Matt <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #22 - 09/12/2024 &quot;Where My Brother Rests&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: <br /> <br /> GM: Jon <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #23 - 09/14/2024 &quot;The First Lightkeeper of LaCroix&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> == '''Arc 3 - The Shadow and The Dream''' ==<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #1 - 01/18/25 &quot;Nothing Left but Teeth and Bones...&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook: ''Two weeks ago a gas explosion destroyed a bakery in The Sidle. Recently several residents report sightings of smoldering apparitions resembling loved ones lost in the tragedy. Lightkeeper Harrison Park has summoned you to determine if a phenomenon is behind the sightings and if they are related to the explosion.''<br /> <br /> Content Warnings: '''''This assignment contains themes of death, grief and depictions of gore.'''''<br /> <br /> Characters: Feyre Acheron, [[Carmen Baxter]], Dexter &quot;Dex&quot; Miller, Clarence &quot;Clancy&quot; Fields, and Mocking-bird<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Session Date: 01/18/25<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Harry Park, Clara Sutton, Eleanor Sutton, Nikoli Sorell<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: Nikoli Sorell's journal, Sorell's key ring, Sorell's wallet w/ identification, a magickal exlposive device (rendered useless)<br /> <br /> Assignment Date: December 24, 36 CR<br /> <br /> District/Locations: The Sidle<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened: <br /> <br /> The investigators are called to The Sidle by Lightkeeper Harrison Park to investigate a mysterious explosion that destroyed Merrick’s Hearth bakery two weeks earlier. The team begins their investigation at the ruins of the bakery, where they find scorch marks and shadows of the victims burned into the walls, clear evidence of the tragedy’s intensity. The remains of the bakery are unstable, with debris threatening to collapse at any moment.<br /> <br /> Carmen places a bare hand against the door frame of the bakery and experiences past emotions of horror and malevolence. As the investigators explore the basement of the bakery, both Carmen and Clancy feel someone’s sheer terror and wicked glee through a psychic emanation.<br /> <br /> Ultimately, the timing of the explosion and the appearance of reported sightings of the fury apparitions suggest some kind of connection, and that the explosion was no accident though things seem unclear at first.<br /> <br /> A strange man is spotted across the street from the bakery, taking notes. Mockingbird manages to sneak up on him and discover that his notes are for that very night and time and that he is writing the description of someone - later discovered to be Feyre. The man makes a scene and uses Mocking-bird’s desire to avoid drawing undo attention to herself to leave.<br /> <br /> During a visit to The Sidle Community Center, where residents have gathered to share their grief, the investigators learn from Clara Sutton, a grieving mother, that her daughter Eleanor, who died in the explosion, now appears as a ghostly figure following her wherever she goes. Eleanor’s smoldering form does not enter buildings or harm anyone, but her presence fills Clara with confusion and sorrow, as she believes her ghostly figure is the spirit of her beloved daughter. Eleanor’s flickering figure is spotted outside the window.<br /> <br /> Feyre learns of the death of her brother-in-law, [[Lincoln Renfield-Murray]], from Lincoln’s sister Ellie. He was one of the victims of the explosion.<br /> <br /> Dex leaves the community meeting to speak with Eleanor - joined shortly there after by the rest of the investigators and Clara.<br /> <br /> Clancy and Mocking-bird catch sight of the strange man that Mocking-bird saw taking notes walking past the community center’s park from where he was first seen across from the bakery. When he realizes he has been spotted, he runs. Both Clancy and Mocking-bird make chase and are joined shortly thereafter by Carmen.<br /> <br /> Working together, Feyre and Dex piece together that Eleanor’s spirit is tied to the explosion and the unsettling presence that Carmen felt tied to Eleanor. As the rest of the team tackle Nikoli nearby in the street and wrestle him to the ground. Where Carmen enters his mind to determine who he is and why he was following them. In his mind, she sees glimpses of memories:<br /> <br /> ''Terror on a bearded man’s face when he sees a tall, thin man. The tall man exudes a malevolent energy.''<br /> <br /> ''Bakers, dead on the ground near the ovens of the bakery.''<br /> <br /> ''The tall man, joined by pale men in black suits walking out of the bakery as the tall man snaps his fingers and causes the bakery to explode behind them.''<br /> <br /> As Carmen explored the man’s mind, Mockingbird maintained an iron hold on the man’s neck so Clancy could frisk and search him. They find a notebook showing that he had been following someone referred to as “L.M.” under order from a person known only as “K”. In the journal they see that he was notating:<br /> <br /> ''Lincoln’s day-to-day activities, business meetings, transcripts from recordings of personal conversations in Lincoln’s home with his family and friends and photos of Lincoln.''<br /> <br /> In total, there is nearly three months of data leading up to the explosion. As well as an entry stating that, “...the package is in place.” with a date from the night before the bakery explosion. The evidence points to Lincoln being a target in the explosion, raising suspicions that it was not an accident but an assassination.<br /> <br /> Comparing the photos in the man’s journal to his memories, Carmen shows the photos to Feyre and asks if the photos are of her brother-in-law, Feyre helps Carmen confirm that L.M. in the journal was, in fact, Lincoln.<br /> <br /> Carmen is also able to determine that the man was trying to crush a poison tooth in his mouth but Mocking-bird’s hold hand locked his mouth open so he could not bite down.<br /> <br /> The investigators destroy the remnants of a device that is covered in Oldfairen markings, dispersing the residual bleed energy and freeing Eleanor’s spirit from its tether to the physical world.<br /> <br /> Found in the man’s satchel is also a wallet with documents identifying him as Nikoli Sorell and a small key ring with three keys.<br /> <br /> ''Key #1: A vehicle key of some kind''<br /> <br /> ''Key #2: A deadbolt key''<br /> <br /> ''Key #3: A padlock key''<br /> <br /> Nikoli is rendered unconscious by Mocking-bird and taken to the headquarters of The Circle of Whistles and Whispers to be held in their vault for identification and removal of the poison tooth and questioning.<br /> <br /> After putting Nikoli into containment in the vault, the team investigates an address found on the driver's license found in Nikoli's wallet. It leads to an apartment directly across the street from the book store Verbatim, which is below a pair of apartments where Lincoln had lived with his family.<br /> <br /> When searching the apartment, Feyre, Clancy and Mocking-bird discover a cardboard box containing In the cardboard box, there are a lot of newspaper clippings and three books, “Summer at Silverslip”, “The Day the Veil Was Torn” and “Mud and Bones”. All novels written by Lincoln Renfield-Murray.<br /> <br /> The news clippings were all from local papers about book signings, public readings, his activities as a member Newfaire Arts Council and as a volunteer at the South Soffit Public Library.<br /> <br /> Both the books and news articles had notations in them in Sorell's handwriting; further detailing the lengths he went to in following Lincoln.<br /> <br /> Mocking-bird searched a desk in the apartment that contained unopened rolls of camera film as well as a small camera to go with them. Behind a false panel in the lower right hand drawer are three spools of audio film from a radio device on top of the desk as well as notes in a set of leather notebooks containing transcriptions of conversations recorded with the device on the desk since labels on and in the notebooks appear to correspond to labels on the reels.<br /> <br /> Feyre searched a steamer trunk at the foot of the studio apartment's bed and, after a few minutes of rummaging through a stack of pants and shirts, she noticed a small separation between the bottom the trunk and the inner wall of it - a false bottom to the trunk.<br /> <br /> Beneath this false bottom were a collection of guns, knives, piano wire, what could be several small explosive devices, small bottles labeled as various poisons, thieves tools, several forms of identification under several different names but all with Sorell’s photograph in them (business cards, a periphery badge, OUP identification, an ID for The Noman Army’s Division of Legal Investigation and several passports in different names - each with Nikoli's photograph), large sums of cash in various currencies and several single person, one way tickets aboard the railroad, airship liners and sea going vessels.<br /> <br /> There was also a date book with various appointments, dates and notes all written in Hillian (the language of East Hills). Within the date book Feyre found a business card for a business in The Varnish, Parson’s Paraphernalia - Antiquities • Books • Spiritual Consultant. A phone number was printed on the back of the card along with the business address and the name of the owner and proprietor, Jasper Parson.<br /> <br /> On the card in Sorell’s handwriting was a time and date, 11:30 AM, 11/22/36.<br /> <br /> Lastly, Clancy found a loose floorboard concealing another, leather bound journal. The entire [[The Strange Journal|journal]] was written in a strange language.<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #2 - 01/19/25 &quot;In The Light of the New Year&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook: ''With the new year rapidly approaching, invitations are being sent out for the dozens of First Light parties being hosted around the city. Piers Corden has received several for one of the most famous and most coveted- the one hosted by Metamorph Industries. What a better way to celebrate First Light than go to a famous party?''<br /> <br /> Content Warnings: '''''This assignment contains depictions of [[alcohol]], and violence at a public gathering.'''''<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #3 - &quot;Cornered&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags: Investigation, Memory Manipulation, Monster Hunt, Paranormal Activity, Hidden Threats<br /> <br /> Hook: The Investigators were summoned to Noman Grand Hospital to investigate the murder of Marie Chen, a freshman at Briargreen College, who was slain by her best friend who is temporarily being held under psychiatric observation after he told his doctor of shadows that &quot;crawl into your head and steal your thoughts&quot;.<br /> <br /> Content Warnings: '''''This assignment will contain themes of death, mental illness, grief and depictions of gore.'''''<br /> <br /> Assignment Date: 01/14/37 CR<br /> <br /> Characters: [[Callum]] McVeigh, Feyre Acheron, Mocking-bird, Persephone &quot;[[Percy]]&quot; Montgomery, Dr. Phyllis &quot;Filly&quot; Bailey<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Arthur &quot;[[Artie]]&quot; Lemmon, Dr. Sylvia Harlow, The Hallow, Shard<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: Blood and tissue samples from The Shadow Man, mucus sample from the black sedan<br /> <br /> District/Locations: Silverslip, The Sidle, South Soffit, Eastreek, Nine Irons<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> Upon their arrival at Grand Noman Hospital, the investigators met Dr. Sylvia Harlow, a psychiatrist who had been treating a young man accused of murder named Artie Lemmon. Artie, a 20-year-old former butcher, had been charged with the murder of his best friend, Marie Chen. Artie’s account of the incident was disjointed and fragmented, with several days of his memory completely blank until shortly after Marie’s murder.<br /> <br /> Artie recalled trying to eat a turkey sandwich during his lunch on Friday, but nothing after that. Marie was murdered the following Monday night. He remembers being unable to finish it and comments it tasted bitter to him. He also states that he thinks he might have given it to a local unhoused man known only in The Soffit as Jones.<br /> <br /> Lastly, he drew a picture for the investigators of the monster he was certain he had seen in the butcher shop, crawling into Marie’s head, stealing her thoughts. Referring to the creature only as The Shadow Man.<br /> <br /> The investigators’ search for clues led them to Cunningham’s Butcher Shop where Artie had worked. Mocking-bird bought a sandwich, a bottle of pop and a paper bag of thinly sliced, fried potatoes that Mr. Cunningham referred to as ‘crisps’. Percy scanned for bleed in the butcher shop but only found residual traces of bleed energy. Feyre broke into the shop after Mr. Cunningham had closed up for the night and surveyed the turkey’s in the walk-in cooler. She took an accounting of numbered tags on each turkey and looked through Cunnigham’s ledger.<br /> <br /> After determining everything looked to be in order, Feyre placed some money into the butcher’s safe with a note reading ''‘Invest in some new locks buddy.”''<br /> <br /> The investigators left the Sidle to find Jones in the undercity to see if he was adversely affected by the turkey sandwich Artie might have shared with him. When investigating a park that Artie frequented during his lunches to practice his drawing, Percy noticed a woman watching them from an alley across the street. A man approached her from within the alley and they left in a black sedan.<br /> <br /> Mocking-bird, being a resident of The Soffit, had run into Jones as well as other unhoused individuals in her work trying to get Scarlet off the street. The trio they found were users of the drug, not distributors. After a bit of conversation, it is determined that while the team had thought that perhaps the turkey was tainted, it appeared to be fine because Jones had not experienced anything strange after eating the sandwich.<br /> <br /> The team then made their way to Nine Irons to examine the body of Marie in the city morgue, but also noticed the black sedan from The Sidle. Mocking-bird and Filly decided to head into the morgue while Callum, Feyre and Percy approached the black sedan. Filly distracted the clerk as Mocking-bird snuck into the morgue. Once inside, she found an open cold chamber with a label indicating that it had been where Marie’s body had once been. It was empty. The window of the morgue was broken and indicated that someone or something had escaped through it from the inside.<br /> <br /> As Feyre approached the black sedan, she noticed it was running but it did not sound like a normal automobile. When attempting to unlock the car, it revved its engine and drove down the street from her; even though the vehicle was empty. An attempt to shim the lock of the car open revealed no apparent locking mechanism within the door. When she removed the shim from the door, it was covered in some sort of mucus.<br /> <br /> As she attempted to wipe it clean, the man the investigators had seen in The Sidle called out to her and approached the car. Which turned out to be his. It purred when he stepped up to the trunk and opened up for him. The trunk shifted and revealed a selection of weapons. Percy held the man at gunpoint, but he was unimpressed and removed a large rifle from the trunk.<br /> <br /> As Mocking-bird and Filly joined the investigators outside, the woman from The Sidle joined the man at the car. Filly asked them if they were members of Candela Obscura to which the man replied, “No ma’am. We’re professionals.”<br /> <br /> Then offered to team up with the investigators in tracking down what actually killed Marie.<br /> <br /> Mockingbird and FIlly confirmed that Marie’s body was missing.<br /> <br /> Begrudgingly, the investigators join the two strangers and venture into Eastreek to find whatever had killed Marie and possibly absconded with her body.<br /> <br /> When asked by Callum who the man and woman were, the man replied, “We’re the Nightkeepers.”<br /> <br /> Their plan was simple. The investigators would serve as bait to draw out the creature and the Nightkeepers, known as Shard and The Hollow, would ambush it and kill it.<br /> <br /> Shortly after entering the labyrinthian landfill, a mysterious figure in a mask that introduced themself as the greatest [[thief]] in the world made a distraction atop a hill of trash and was almost instantly attacked from the shadows by a creature made of flesh and shadow, seemingly made of both male and female genders. The female part resembling Artie’s description of Marie.<br /> <br /> The masked woman known as, later understood to be known as Lady Phantasma, was subdued by the monster as it dug into her mind.<br /> <br /> The investigators tried to stop the monster from attacking the masked woman, but were overcome with a sudden terror from the sight of the creature slipping its fingers beneath the newcomer's scalp. All but Filly.<br /> <br /> The Doctor attempted to appeal to whatever common ground might dwell within the monster in the hopes that some piece of Marie was still inside there. And while her courageous attempt to persuade the monster seemed to work, it turned out that Filly had just drawn the monster's attention. As it approached her, the Nightkeepers arrived and attacked with a combination of magikal and technological attacks.<br /> <br /> The Hollow was injured in the fight with the monster, but between Callum, Mocking-bird physically assailing the [[beast]] while Feyre and Filly tried to keep it from killing The Hollow. Lady Phantasma  managed to find The Hollow’s gun and repeatedly fired at the creature, killing it.<br /> <br /> As the fog of disorientation began to clear from Phantasma’s mind, she shared some information she had learned when her mind was connected to The Shadow Man’s.<br /> <br /> The Shadow Man had been fed upon the memories of Artie, Marie and Phantasma. It had been born of some kind of accident in a strange lab where it merged with a technician that was checking on the body of an unconscious woman in a hospital bed.<br /> <br /> The feeding process always leaves The Shadow Man’s victims disoriented and afraid. In Artie’s disoriented state, he attacked Marie in a misguided attempt to stop The Shadow Man. His wild attacks left Marie dead on the floor of the butcher’s shop where she had found Artie reeling from being attacked by The Shadow Man.<br /> <br /> As the sounds of police sirens filled the air, the investigators gathered their wounded and quickly selected a sample of The Shadow Man’s tissue and blood for study by Candela Obscura. The Hollow reassured them they could smooth things over with the Periphery.<br /> <br /> They also hoped to use the sample to persuade the courts that Artie was unwillingly under the effects of a psychoactive substance that caused him to lose control of himself and kill Marie. His fate currently remains unclear.<br /> <br /> In the aftermath, the team now gone, The Hollow and Shard Examined The Shadow Man’s body.<br /> <br /> The Hollowed looked on as Shard knelt beside the creature, her hand lightly resting on its form, crystalline veins glowing faintly along her arm in the dim light.<br /> <br /> The Hollow kept his voice low, “Anything?”<br /> <br /> Shard replied quietly, almost mournful. “It’s still alive.”<br /> <br /> The Hollow paused, his expression grim as he spoke: “Box it up and let The Boss know we bagged another one.”<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #4 - &quot;Heart of Steel&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook: The investigators are once again sent to Grand Noman Hospital to investigate theft of medical supplies, organic materials, and the energy source of an experimental healing device created by EONS; as well as several cases of patients experiencing a relapse of a serious illness.<br /> <br /> Content Warnings: '''''This assignment will contain body horror and gore.'''''<br /> <br /> Assignment Date: 02/07/37 CR<br /> <br /> Characters: Arin Kwyin, Dexter &quot;Dex&quot; Miller, Katherine Ellenbogen, Feyre Acheron, Byron Hans Core<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Dr. Lucy Franklin, Jacob Franklin, Dr. David Franklin, Dr. Eliza Morgan, Detective Irene Mathers, Detective Joe Brandt, Ezekial Graves, Nichelle<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: Actium-77 (Synthesized Isotope)<br /> <br /> District/Locations: Silverslip, Grand Noman Hospital<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> # '''Setting and Initial Observations'''<br /> #* The investigators were dispatched to Grand Noman Hospital to investigate thefts of medical supplies, organic fluids, and the energy source of the Vitae Reconstructor, a device developed by Holthorne Biologics.<br /> #* They found evidence of tampered supply rooms, scorch marks near the Vitae Reconstructor, and dangerous residual bleed energy left behind.<br /> #* Tensions rose quickly with the arrival of two Periphery detectives, Mathers and Brandt, who were openly hostile to the investigators' involvement and focused solely on recovering Actium-77.<br /> #* Amid the chaos, several patients were found horribly mutated by exposure to unstable bleed energy.<br /> #* Suspicious behavior from Dr. Lucy Franklin led the investigators to track her movements through the hospital, ultimately uncovering a secret sub-basement where Lucy and her brother Jacob were conducting unauthorized experiments.<br /> # '''Recovery of Items and Information'''<br /> #* In the sub-basement workshop, the investigators found Lucy and Jacob tending to a grotesque mechanical womb sustaining their dying brother David.<br /> #* The device was leaking dangerous amounts of bleed energy, amplified by the unstable Actium-77 housed improperly in the core.<br /> #* When the investigators confronted the siblings, a violent struggle broke out: Jacob shot Mocking-bird in the shoulder, injuring her.<br /> #* Byron cracked the reinforced glass porthole of the mechanical suit during the skirmish, causing irradiated amniotic fluid to spill out into the workshop and exposing everyone present to bleed contamination.<br /> #* As tensions flared, Jacob and Lucy revealed their desperation: the military had cut off David’s medical services following the war’s end, leaving them with no other way to save him. Jacob, weeping, begged Byron for help.<br /> #* Bound by the magickal compulsion of his curse, Byron aided them.<br /> # '''Confrontation with the Periphery'''<br /> #* Moments later, Detectives Mathers and Brandt arrived with a group of police officers, prepared to make arrests.<br /> #* The investigators warned the officers not to enter the contaminated workshop and agreed to submit to arrest once safely outside the bleed exposure zone.<br /> #* However, when they attempted to explain the situation, Detective Brandt grew aggressive, pushing the investigators against a wall in an attempt to forcibly arrest them.<br /> #* Byron resisted arrest, leading to a brutal confrontation between the investigators and the officers.<br /> #* Mathers attempted to shoot Mocking-bird, but missed narrowly during the melee.<br /> #* Mocking-bird shattered Brandt’s knee with a savage blow, and Byron incapacitated Mathers by stabbing her gun hand with a concealed knife.<br /> # '''Escape and Aftermath'''<br /> #* The investigators fled the hospital amidst the chaos, wounded and pursued.<br /> #* Outside, they witnessed operatives from the secretive Nightkeepers—specifically Shard and The Hollow—loading the Franklin siblings and the mechanical womb onto a large flatbed truck.<br /> # '''Legal Fallout'''<br /> #* In the aftermath, warrants were issued for the arrest of Regicide (Byron Core) and Mocking-bird (Olive Horvat) on charges including assaulting officers, resisting arrest, and fleeing custody.<br /> #* The incident left the situation at Grand Noman Hospital deeply unsettled, with lingering bleed contamination, a growing antagonism between vigilantes and the Periphery.<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #5 - &quot;Good Night, Sleep Tight&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #6 - &quot;The Devil Doctor of South Soffit&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags: Power and Corruption, Bleed Exposure, Spiritualism, Supernatural Deception<br /> <br /> Hook: After rumors spread of a mysterious figure solving supernatural problems for the people of South Soffit—at no charge—investigators are assigned by Harry to look into it. Descriptions of the so-called &quot;Devil Doctor&quot; eerily match photographs of Lincoln, a retired and deceased investigator. With growing reports of unexplained phenomena and bleed energy spikes, the investigators are tasked with uncovering the truth behind the Devil Doctor’s rise.<br /> <br /> Content Warnings: Themes of bleed exposure, manipulation of spiritual beliefs, exploitation of the poor<br /> <br /> Characters: Persephone &quot;Percy&quot; Montgomery, Byron Core (Regicide), Olive Horvat (Mocking-bird)<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: The Devil Doctor (The Dark Half), Lila Marchand (The Light Half), Joaquin Reyes, Sophia Reyes, Periphery Sergeant Isabela Reyes<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: The Book, “Compacts and Covenants” was destroyed except for part of the cover<br /> <br /> District/Locations: South Soffit, Meyers Storage, O'Malley's Pub, Robinson Field<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> '''1. Setting and Initial Observations'''<br /> <br /> * Investigators were briefed at O’Malley’s Pub by Harry, who revealed a new figure in South Soffit known as the Devil Doctor—a supernatural problem solver matching Lincoln’s appearance.<br /> * Percy, Byron and Olive traveled to South Soffit, noting the district’s eerie, heavy atmosphere—still scarred by the Red Rash plague of the year prior.<br /> <br /> '''2. First Encounter with the Devil Doctor'''<br /> <br /> * In an old crowded warehouse, the investigators witnessed the Devil Doctor dramatically pulling a ghostly figure from an old woman. She had claimed to be haunted by her deceased husband and was suffering blindness caused from the moment that her husband’s ghost appeared. The ghost, content that his wife would be alright vanished and her sight returned.<br /> * A dark-haired woman (Lila Marchand) watched from the edge of the gathering, carrying a worn messenger bag.<br /> * Joaquin Reyes, a retired dock worker who lost an arm in an accident when a crane buckled due to a lack of safety related maintenance, was seen assisting the elderly woman and speaking with the Devil Doctor.<br /> * Byron and Percy were in disguise as unhoused and given meals to eat and welcomed warmly by those gathered to witness the “miracle”.<br /> * Olive spoke with Sgt. Reyes after Joaquin left with Sophia so she could finish her homework. Isabela, who was already suspicious of the group her brother had “fallen in with” immediately grew suspicious of their presence. She warned them to stay away from her people, or she’d put them behind bars.<br /> * They were invited to join the congregants three days later where another “helper” in the flock, Thomas “Jonsey” Jones, had been given permission to use a small area of their place of employment (Robinson Field, home of the South Soffit Sluggers) for the group to meet as they were never able to find a permanent place to meet.<br /> * Percy detected lingering, non-harmful bleed energy radiating from Joaquin and the room in which the ghost had been banished.<br /> <br /> '''3. Confrontation with Isabela Reyes'''<br /> <br /> * Isabela Reyes, dressed out of uniform, was caught tailing the investigators by Byron.<br /> * After a tense exchange, Olive persuaded Isabela to let them help.<br /> * Isabela reluctantly agreed, but promised if they stepped out of line, she’d run them in.<br /> <br /> '''4. Robinson Field'''<br /> <br /> * On the night when the trio would reconvene, Olive tailed Lila Marchand and cornered her and learned that her relationship with The Devil Doctor was, “complicated”. Before they could learn more, Jonesy informed them that they had been invited to meet with the Devil Doctor privately before that evenings gathering. <br /> <br /> * Percy successfully identified that Joaquin, Jonesy and the elderly woman from the night before (all “healed” by the Devil Doctor) carried faint traces of bleed.<br /> <br /> '''5. The Devil Doctor’s Ultimatum'''<br /> <br /> * In the Slugger’s locker room, the Devil Doctor confronted the investigators directly.<br /> ** He revealed he was a manifestation of a compact that Lila had made to help The Soffit under the pressure of the Red Rash.<br /> ** The being she formed the compact with manifested on this [[plane]] of existence and could draw Lila’s supernaturally gifted abilities to solve supernatural problems that he created. This cycle only served to make him stronger and Lila weaker.<br /> ** He gripped a book with the title “Compacts and Covenants” in his hand, which had been used by Lila to forge the compact.<br /> ** She had been given the book by a friend that had trusted her to guard it - Lincoln. His use of the book to forge his own compact had left a magickal imprint on the book. Resulting in the Devil Doctor’s resemblance to Lincoln.<br /> * He offered to help Percy recover her missing memories in exchange for their silence—but Percy rejected the offer.<br /> <br /> * The investigators learned that the Devil Doctor’s strength was tied to a book he carried.<br /> * The Devil Doctor summoned twisted supernatural creatures to fight alongside him.<br /> * Mocking-bird and Regicide directly engaged the minions in hand-to-hand combat, taking heavy bleed exposure in the process, knocking the book from the Devil Doctor’s grasp. Percy and Mocking-bird worked quickly to destroy it.<br /> ** When Percy stabbed the book with a knife from Byron’s utility belt, she had a vision:<br /> *** ''In a city of ruin and rebirth, towers of brick and steel crumble only to be rebuild themselves as a massive figure rests upon an undulating throne; drifting idly through the a sky of stars. Beneath this watching ruler, a woman, shrouded in shadow sits at a fire with their sleeves rolled up. They chant softly in an ancient tongue; casting golden powder into the fire. Slowly a series of glyphs begin to pulse with orange light along their right forearm, a Sigil blazing to life in their palm. She screams into the night.''<br /> <br /> '''7. Resolution'''<br /> <br /> * Destroying the book unraveled the compact, causing the Devil Doctor to disintegrate in a screaming vortex of smoke and bleed.<br /> * Lila survived, freed from the compact's control.<br /> * Jonesy and Jaoquin took up the roles of leadership of their flock, realizing the power of the faith was in each other and their community, not a person possessing supernatural power.<br /> ** Byron bought them a building where they would be able to operate from indefinitely.<br /> ** The group begins official operations of community outreach under the banner of ''The Lantern Society'' and the motto, ''“Where light is needed, we bear the flame.”''<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #7 - &quot;Vanishing Act&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #8 - &quot;Faulty Memory&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags: Judicial Corruption, Occult Conspiracy<br /> <br /> Hook: After receiving a private request from Dr. Sylvia Harlow, Artie Lemmon’s psychiatrist, Candela Obscura dispatches investigators to discreetly assist in Artie’s defense. Dr. Harlow fears that Artie’s fragile mental state has been weaponized against him and that a larger, darker plot is at work. With evidence mounting against Artie, the investigators must move quickly to uncover the truth before Artie is sent to the hangman's noose.<br /> <br /> Content Warnings: Themes of injustice, Political Corruption<br /> <br /> Characters: Dr. Phyllis &quot;Filly&quot; Bailey, Olive Horvat ([[Mocking-Bird]]), Katherine Ellenbogen, Noelle Silva, Persephone &quot;Percy&quot; Montgomery<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Artie Lemmon, Riley Lemmon, James [[Hendrix]], Judge Marcus Donnelly, Ellie Carlson, District Attorney Miles Lah<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: Evidence of conspiracy by The City Medical Examiner of chemical contaminants causing Artie to kill Marie Chen without his knowledge.<br /> <br /> District/Locations: Silveslip, City Courthouse<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> '''1. Setting and Initial Observations'''<br /> * Dr. Sylvia Harlow privately contacted Candela Obscura, expressing concern that Artie Lemmon’s trial was compromised by supernatural manipulation.<br /> * Investigators attended the first day of Artie's trial, noting Judge Donnelly’s aggressive posture and the unnerving tension saturating the courthouse.<br /> * The presiding Medical Examiner presented forensic evidence aligning Artie with the murder, though inconsistencies were noted.<br /> ** The investigators suspected tampering with evidence as there was no mention of [[Qandela Obscura/The Story So Far#Assignment #3 - &quot;Cornered&quot;|Marie Chen’s body having disappeared or the presence of foreign substances that could also Artie’s mental state and cause him to kill his best friend]].<br /> <br /> * Katherine went directly to the City Morgue (her place of employment) and began reading through case files from both the medical examiner overseeing the autopsy of Marie Chen’s body as well as the case files from The Periphery.<br /> <br /> '''2. Complications with Witnesses'''<br /> <br /> * Nathanial Cunningham (Artie’s employer), under legal obligation, reluctantly testified about discovering Artie bloodied and dazed next to Marie’s body when he arrived the morning after Marie’s killing.<br /> * Mathers and Brandt, ex-detectives once assigned to the case, were overheard by the investigators to be privately discussing suspicions of a larger conspiracy at work as their case work had lead them to think that Artie murdering Marie didn’t add up as there was no apparent motive.<br /> <br /> '''3. Conclusion of Day 1'''<br /> <br /> * Riley Lemmon approaches Filly, stating she knows that Dr. Bailey and her comrades are more than what they seem and that they work with [[The Nighthawk]] and Mocking-bird. She asks Filly if the doctor would ask the masked vigilantes to help Artie escape police custody because she knows he isn’t going to get a fair trial. No one from The Soffit does. Filly delicately tells Riley that breaking Artie out of prison would only make the young man’s life harder and says she cannot help.<br /> ** Riley denounces Filly and storms away, determined to solve the problem on her own.<br /> ** Filly discusses the matter with Olive in the hopes that they might be able to figure out a way to help Artie.<br /> <br /> '''4. Uncovering the Occult Conspiracy'''<br /> <br /> * Olive changed into her disguise as Mocking-bird and shadowed Judge Donnelly.<br /> ** She hid outside the fourth story window of the study at his home and overheard him discussing manipulation of the case with a man, whos eyes glowed like hot embers and that his “''...keepers wanted Lemmon taken care of or they would find a judge who would follow their instructions.''” Donnelly was promised significant wealth and political power in exchange for his services.<br /> * After the Man with the Ember Eyes left, and Donnelly retired for the evening, Mocking-bird searched his home and found recordings and accounting documents revealing that Donnelly was taking bribes. There was also a tape recorder of conversations with the Man with the Ember Eyes clearly meant for use if Donnelly needed to black mail the group who was controlling his work as a judge.<br /> <br /> '''5. Meeting with Ellie Carlson'''<br /> <br /> * Percy went to Ellie and told her of her encounter with The Shadow Man that killed Marie and had taken over a portion of her body.<br /> * She agreed to take the stand, but to leave the topics of monsters out of her testimony<br /> <br /> '''6. Mocking-bird Goes to Lah'''<br /> <br /> * Mocking-bird meets Ellie and Percy at the District Attorney’s office and agrees to turn herself in if Lah will accept the evidence she found at Donnelly’s house.<br /> ** Lah deputizes Mocking-bird and gets her charges dropped so he can legitimize the evidence she has brought to him.<br /> * Katherine finds evidence that the coroner’s report has been tampered with and sends copies to D.A. Lah’s office.<br /> * Carlson and Lah agree to enter all evidence and new testimony into the record the following morning.<br /> <br /> '''7. Trial Outcome and Final Gambits'''<br /> <br /> * Percy takes the stand and says that they suffered an attack in Eastreek similar to what Arite reported.<br /> * Lah confronts Donnelly publicly in front of the court and plays the recordings of Donnelly accepting bribes.<br /> * Donnelly was arrested on corruption charges and removed from office.<br /> '''8. Resolution'''<br /> * Artie was found not guilty and released, though the full healing process would be long and difficult.<br /> * The group that was bribing Donnelly remains hidden, though their immediate plans in South Soffit were disrupted.<br /> * Report, James Hendrix began deeper investigations into the secretive groups manipulating events behind the scenes.<br /> * Riley thanks Filly for getting Mocking-bird involved, even if she didn’t break Artie out of jail and apologizes to Filly.<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #9 - &quot;No Rest for the Wicked&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #10 - &quot;Hot off the Presses&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags: Spontaneous Combustion, Conspiracy<br /> <br /> Hook: After the public death of reporter James Hendrix by spontaneous combustion, Candela Obscura dispatches investigators to determine whether supernatural forces were involved. As they uncover the truth, they find themselves drawn into a deadly conspiracy tied to a supernatural enforcer and a secretive cabal seeking to control Newfaire's future.<br /> <br /> Content Warnings: Graphic death (spontaneous combustion), Themes of suppression of truth, Political conspiracy, Supernatural and physical violence<br /> <br /> Characters: Carmen Baxter, Olive Horvat (Mocking-bird), Byron Hans Core (Regicide), Dr. Phyllis &quot;Filly&quot; Bailey, Dexter &quot;Dex&quot; Miller<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: James Hendrix, the Man with the Ember Eyes, Malcolm &quot;Mac&quot; Voss<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: Evidence that Hendrix's story was being suppressed, Learning Worms, Bones used in the forming of a portal<br /> <br /> District/Locations: The Civil Tribune (Silverslip), The No Tell Motel - Room #17 (The Red Lamp), An Abandoned Warehouse (The Steel)<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #11 - &quot;Behind Closed Doors&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #12 - &quot;The Root of All Evil&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags: Briargreen, Nightkeepers, Plant Horror, Ecoterrorism, Periphery Tension, Moral Dilemma<br /> <br /> Hook: Investigators are called to a secret meeting with the Director of the OUP, who slides them a file detailing the recent killings. They have become well known in the papers but have been attributed to the work of criminals from South Soffit—a result of criminal escalation in response to the rise in vigilante activity. Within this sealed and complete file are witness accounts of bodies twisted and broken into strange vegetation. Police efforts to cover up the inexplicable nature of the deaths are detailed in an OUP file. As the Director urges them to look deeper, the question lingers: what truth is the Periphery so desperate to conceal?<br /> <br /> Content Warnings: Body horror, graphic violence, ecological trauma, vengeance, corruption<br /> <br /> Characters: Feyre Acheron, Byron Hans Core, Persephone &quot;Percy&quot; Montgomery, Jessamine Gold, Arthur Nook<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Wally Ferris, Quentin Arkwright (Agent Wright), Dr. Lucy Franklin (Agent Steele), Director Donovan Rockwell, Lt. Mike Kowalski, Sergeant Isabella Reyes<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: Voracian Maw<br /> <br /> District/Locations: The Winstone Estate - Briargreen, Minstrel’s Grove - Briargreen, The Four Points Hotel - The Varnish<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> '''1. Briefing with Director Rockwell:'''<br /> <br /> * Investigators were summoned to a clandestine meeting with Director Donovan Rockwell of the OUP on the roof of an abandoned warehouse in The Steam.<br /> * Rockwell presented a confidential case file documenting bizarre deaths attributed publicly to criminal unrest.<br /> * The file contained photographs, Periphery suppression efforts, and early reports of plant-based anomalies.<br /> * Rockwell specifically referenced the recent Winston family murder—bodies discovered ruptured and overtaken by unnatural flora. Witnesses described the scene as a grotesque greenhouse of carnivorous vines, sealed off by Periphery officers within hours.<br /> * Rockwell tasked the investigators with discovering the truth and keeping it from being buried by political spin.<br /> <br /> '''2. Arrival at the Winston Estate:'''<br /> <br /> * The investigators arrive at the Winston estate to investigate, which is crawling with The Periphery.<br /> * They investigate the interior of the home and discover a massive plant that resembles a venus fly trap.<br /> * They meet Agents Steele and Wright, who suggest a temporary alliance between them and the investigators.<br /> <br /> '''3. Discovery of the Safe and Legal Connections:'''<br /> <br /> * Feyre and Percy crack a hidden safe in the floor, unnoticed at first by the agents.<br /> * Percy suggests keeping the discovery secret, but Feyre convinces the team to share the information.<br /> * Inside the safe are legal and accounting documents connecting Winston to Klein &amp; Vogler through a law firm.<br /> <br /> '''4. Exploring the Greenhouse:'''<br /> <br /> * Byron discovers Wally's greenhouse and notes.<br /> * The investigators inspect the basement and uncover that the large plant is a creature of Wally's creation called a Voracian Maw.<br /> * They learn Wally’s hometown, Hollow End, was destroyed by polluted runoff from Klein &amp; Vogler’s chemical plant, killing his sister.<br /> * Wally's journal details his doctoral research and how he engineered plants using human genetic material and alchemical methods to become predatory.<br /> <br /> '''5. Uncovering the Past:'''<br /> <br /> * The investigators find newspaper clippings detailing the destruction of Hollow End.<br /> * Among the articles are notes on Radcliffe’s War Orphan Gala, suggesting Wally’s next target.<br /> <br /> '''6. Gala Infiltration and Confrontation:'''<br /> <br /> * The investigators plan to infiltrate the gala and collaborate with Agents Wright and Steele to prevent another mass killing.<br /> * Wally reveals himself and attacks with disguised plant creatures integrated into the gala’s décor and catering.<br /> * Another Voracian Maw emerges, and the investigators fight using fire, molotovs, and improvised weapons.<br /> * Percy protects Radcliffe while Byron confronts the Maw; Jessamine discovers Wally uses a magical song as a focus.<br /> * Feyre confronts and persuades Wally to stop, appealing to his grief and conscience.<br /> <br /> '''7. Turning Point:'''<br /> <br /> * Wally tries to stop the plants but loses control; the Maw consumes him as it feeds on his rage.<br /> ** Arthur and Feyre managed to cut him loose of the Maw before he is killed.<br /> * The investigators defeat the Maw and allow the OUP to take Wally into custody.<br /> <br /> '''8. Final Revelations:'''<br /> <br /> * After reporting to Donovan, they learn no agents were officially assigned by the OUP.<br /> ** Someone was posing as OUP agents with incredibly well made forged identification and has made off with Wally.<br /> <br /> '''Post-Credits Scene:'''<br /> <br /> The rhythmic echo of Wally Ferris’ boots against the packed salt floor is nearly swallowed by the damp, subterranean silence. Clad in dark blue prison garb, his last name and identification number stamped into the fabric, as well as a crescent moon partially eclipsing a sun, with jagged, claw-like edges, he moves methodically down the row of plants, clipboard in hand. He scribbles notes with a stubby pencil, pausing now and then to take precise cuttings, tucking them into the small leather pouch at his hip.<br /> <br /> The underground greenhouse is immense, stretching far beyond the dim glow of the overhead lamps. The matte grey walls of the salt mine enclose a lush, unnatural paradise, vines creeping up supports like they had always belonged here, like they had been waiting to grow in the dark. The air is thick with humidity, a rich loamy scent mingling with something older, something primal.<br /> <br /> Wally hums as he works, the melody slipping into words—an old language, thick and weighty on his tongue, yet flowing like water. The plants seem to respond, their leaves shifting in the still air, reaching ever so slightly toward him.<br /> <br /> He stops before a particular vine, its deep green tendrils coiled tightly around the iron framework. His hand hovers just shy of taking a clipping when, almost imperceptibly, the plant moves. Its tip brushes against his outstretched forefinger, a whisper of contact.<br /> <br /> Wally stills, watching intently as he continues to sing. Slowly, from within the vine, a small blue bud pushes forth, unfurling in time with his voice. The petals quiver, stretching open with a deliberate, almost sentient grace.<br /> <br /> He inhales sharply, pushing his glasses up the bridge of his nose. Then, a grin creeps across his face, slow and knowing.<br /> <br /> He does not take a cutting.<br /> <br /> Instead, he leans in closer and sings just a little louder.<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #13 - &quot;The Purple Plague&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #14 - &quot;Now You See Me&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook: Arc 3, Act 1 - Finale<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #15 - &quot;Ohe Sleifo Titrfn geog&quot;''' ===<br /> '''[[Session]] Tags:''' Memory Loss, Survival, Supernatural Phenomena, Lost Time<br /> <br /> '''Hook:''' The Investigators awaken with no memory of their identities, washed ashore on a strange, dreamlike coastline scattered with the wreckage of a destroyed ship and dozens of unconscious survivors. The world seems caught between day and night, and the only thing they are certain of is that they are not alone—and something unseen may be watching.<br /> <br /> '''Content Warnings:''' Themes of memory loss, psychological disorientation, injury, fire/burn trauma, and mild body horror.<br /> <br /> '''Characters:''' Callum McVeigh, Clancy Fields, Dexter &quot;Dex&quot; Miller, Feyre Acheron, Persephone &quot;Percy&quot; Montgomery<br /> <br /> '''GM:''' Matt<br /> <br /> '''Important NPCs:''' Harrison Park, The Embered Man, Lysera<br /> <br /> '''Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:''' Lysera<br /> <br /> '''District/Locations:''' The Isle of Forgetting<br /> <br /> '''&lt;u&gt;''Important Things that Happened:''&lt;/u&gt;'''<br /> <br /> '''1. Setting and Initial Observations'''<br /> * The investigators awoke on a mysterious beach with injuries and no memory of their identities, surrounded by other unconscious individuals.<br /> * They were on a strange island with a [[dusky]] gray sky, a thick forest, a large mountain deep within the forest and a shipwreck on fire, with luggage scattered along the shoreline.<br /> * The investigators began exploring the beach and shipwreck, searching for clues and resources, while observing the behavior of other individuals who were wandering into the forest.<br /> <br /> '''2. Recovery of Items and Information'''<br /> <br /> * Feyre searched the wreckage while Callum and Percy searched luggage, recovering items such as passports, tickets, and personal belongings, which helped some regain their identities.<br /> * Feyre found a dossier detailing the disappearance of the Lightkeeper, Piers Corden, and the order from the Council of Lightkeepers for investigators, to travel across the continent of [[Osugbo]] to rescue him or, in the event that he was dead, recover his body and determine who had taken him and why.<br /> * Percy discovered a ticket for the SS Everywhere, revealing the ship’s origin and destination.<br /> * Feyre found a set of coordinates on a navigational chart, revealing that they were headed for the coordinates that Lincoln had intended to go to a few days before his death.<br /> <br /> '''3. Encounters with Phenomena and Wraiths'''<br /> <br /> * The Investigators encountered mysterious shadowy figures and wraiths, which were progressively becoming more corporeal and threatening.<br /> * The investigators successfully fought and destroyed several wraiths using weapons like Clancy’s Ghostblade and Callum’s pickaxe haft, with the wraiths releasing memories upon their destruction.<br /> * The team realized that the wraiths were consuming memories and that defeating them restored lost memories.<br /> <br /> '''4. Exploration of the Isle of Forgetting'''<br /> <br /> * Through the discovery of an ancient stele with Vaelonic inscription as well as geometric design at it’s head, Percy identified the island as the legendary Isle of Forgetting, where individuals lose themselves and their memories.<br /> * The group discovered a ruined palace carved into the side of the mountain, with Vaelonic runes and a large chamber containing shadowy figures and a base relief depicting Lysera and Atikos.<br /> * The team debated the significance of Lysera, the queen of the island, and her connection to the phenomena they were facing.<br /> <br /> '''5. Confrontation with Lysera and the Man with Amber Eyes'''<br /> <br /> * Participants confronted Lysera, who they discovered was under the control of the Man with Amber Eyes.<br /> * Ember Eyes command Lysera to “make it quick” at which point, the strongest of the wraiths the team had confronted attacked them - a Shadow Woman.<br /> * Feyre berated Lysera, weakening her connection to the Shadow Woman, while Callum and Clancy attacked and destroyed the Shadow Woman.<br /> * Bored with the confrontation and Candela’s constant interloping, Ember Eyes set Lysera ablaze. She screamed for the team to run.<br /> * Feyre used a magickal artifact to absorb Lysera’s scream and unleashed it upon Ember Eyes and took a scar as a result of its use. Used in concert with Dex’s command of magick, Ember Eyes fled from the palace.<br /> * Dex successfully extinguished the magical fire engulfing Lysera, saving her from destruction, but collapsed from the strain.<br /> <br /> '''6. Escape and Loss of Harry'''<br /> <br /> * The palace began to collapse, forcing participants to flee while carrying unconscious members like Lysera, Dex, and Feyre.<br /> * Percy successfully made the jump across a chasm opening up in the floor, but slipped at the last second. Harry grabbed her and swung her to Callum. Callum caught her, but hurt his shoulder in the process. Harry slid along the floor as it tilted and fell into the chasm.<br /> * Percy and Clancy repelled down to Harry’s location only to discover he was crushed beneath the debris of the collapsing palace. Percy tried to stabilize Harry, but was unable to do so and Harry died as a result of his injuries.<br /> ** Among Harry’s final words were his instructions to get his files to Jacen Beck.<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #16 - &quot;Smoke and Mirrors&quot;''' ===<br /> '''[[Session]] Tags:''' Arc 3, Act II premiere<br /> <br /> '''Hook:''' Having defeated Ember Eyes and rescued an unconscious Lysera, the investigators must now search the rest of the island for Piers as the mountain at the center of the island erupts into a massive volcano causing the entire island to quake.<br /> <br /> '''Content Warnings:''' This assignment contained a hostage situation, gore, and the potential of death. This was a high stakes assignment.<br /> <br /> '''Characters:''' Byron Hans Core, Dexter &quot;Dex&quot; Miller, Gertrude &quot;Trudi&quot; Clyde, [[Mocking-Bird|Mocking-bird]], Persephone &quot;Percy&quot; Montgomery<br /> <br /> '''GM:''' Matt<br /> <br /> '''Important NPCs:''' Jacen Beck, Piers Corden, Ember Eyes, Caleb Zener, Emily Zener<br /> <br /> '''Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:''' None, but Caleb and Emily Zener were rescued along with Piers Corden<br /> <br /> '''District/Locations:''' The Isle of Forgetting, The Island Lab<br /> <br /> '''&lt;u&gt;''Important Things that Happened:''&lt;/u&gt;'''<br /> <br /> '''1. Initial Team Movements'''<br /> * Clancy, Dex, and Percy were the only conscious members of the team from the prior investigation.<br /> * After encountering Jacen Beck setting up a triage response from their ship’s explosion, they left Callum and Feyre with Jacen while Clancy stayed behind to assist with the wounded.<br /> <br /> '''2. Discovery of the Cave and First Team Exploration'''<br /> <br /> * Trudi, Byron, and Mocking-Bird discovered a cave powered by a generator, with a power conduit bolted into the stone wall and running deeper inside.<br /> * They regrouped with Dex and Percy, and the five investigators ventured together into the cave.<br /> <br /> '''3. Encounter with Wraiths'''<br /> <br /> * Using her psychic abilities, Trudi helped the team navigate a series of forks within the tunnel system.<br /> * The team encountered two wraiths guarding the passage and successfully fought and destroyed them.<br /> * During the encounter, Dex spoke to one of the wraiths, who stated it served “The Dream.”<br /> <br /> '''4. Gathering Intelligence and the Hidden Laboratory'''<br /> <br /> * After defeating the wraiths, the investigators split their efforts:<br /> ** Trudi remote-viewed one fork, revealing a man shackled to a cot bolted to the wall.<br /> ** Dex sensed a nearby presence filled with overwhelming anger.<br /> ** Byron, after drinking Witches Brew tea to become invisible, scouted the second fork.<br /> * Byron discovered a hidden laboratory where Ember Eyes supervised scientists transforming the recently dead into wraiths using a magickal serum.<br /> * Piers Corden, visibly battered and cuffed to a chair, was being used to pressure the woman working with the scientists.<br /> <br /> '''5. Rescue of Caleb Zener'''<br /> <br /> * The team prioritized freeing the man seen in the cell.<br /> * Upon reaching him, they battled a flaming gargoyle-like creature.<br /> * Byron wrestled with the creature while Mocking-Bird and Percy worked to break the prisoner’s shackles.<br /> * Trudi used filthy water to douse the flames in the gargoyle’s eyes, splashing Byron in the process.<br /> * The prisoner was revealed to be Caleb Zener, a researcher for Candela Obscura.<br /> * The woman still in the lab was identified as his twin sister, Emily Zener, previously referenced in Lincoln’s journal.<br /> <br /> '''6. The Rescue Plan and the Confrontation'''<br /> <br /> * Percy planned to cut the generator’s power while Mocking-Bird distracted Ember Eyes.<br /> * Dex, Trudi, and Byron prepared to rescue Emily and Piers during the confusion.<br /> * Mocking-Bird successfully lured Ember Eyes away from the lab by calling him out.<br /> * Byron and Dex attempted to ambush Ember Eyes but were overpowered and thrown aside.<br /> <br /> '''7. Mocking-Bird’s Sacrifice'''<br /> <br /> * Ember Eyes offered Mocking-Bird a bargain: surrender herself, and he would spare Trudi’s life.<br /> * Tearfully, Mocking-Bird agreed, on the condition that Dex and Byron would also be allowed to leave safely.<br /> * Byron and Dex disregarded her wishes and attacked Ember Eyes.<br /> * Byron was set on fire during the struggle but managed to break Ember Eyes’ arm, allowing the team to flee.<br /> <br /> '''8. Escape from the Isle of Forgetting'''<br /> <br /> * The volcano erupted into a pyroclastic flow as the team fled the collapsing cave system.<br /> * Following Caleb and Emily’s directions, they reached a hidden boat.<br /> * The investigators escaped the Isle of Forgetting moments before it was consumed by the sea.<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #17 - &quot;Liber Aeternum&quot;''' ===<br /> '''[[Session]] Tags:''' Arc 3, The Verge, The Red Hand, Nightkeepers<br /> <br /> '''Hook:''' An ancient manuscript is being auctioned off by the Red Hand in the glamorous underworld beneath Silverslip. The investigators are assigned to retrieve the artifact without exposing Candela’s involvement before it can fall into the wrong hands.<br /> <br /> '''Content Warnings:''' Supernatural coercion, captivity, psychological manipulation, forced combat, psychic phenomena and bleed exposure.<br /> <br /> '''Characters:''' Byron Hans Core, Clarence &quot;Clancy&quot; Fields, Gertrude &quot;Trudi&quot; Clyde, [[Mocking-Bird|Olive Horvath]], Persephone &quot;Percy&quot; Montgomery<br /> <br /> '''GM:''' Matt<br /> <br /> '''Important NPCs:''' Jacen Beck, Elias Creel (informant), Celeste Marrow, Neriah Saelis, Iris and Lilly Vale, Shard, The Hollow<br /> <br /> '''Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:''' ''The Aegises'' - Once per assignment, on a successful Move attempt, take an immediate scar. Place The Aegises on one phenomena's wrists. While worn, these manicles suppress all supernatural abilities and bleed-related effects of the individual bound in this way.<br /> <br /> '''District/Locations:''' The Morrow Estate, The Eaves<br /> <br /> '''&lt;u&gt;''Important Things that Happened:''&lt;/u&gt;'''<br /> <br /> '''1. The Assignment'''<br /> <br /> Candela Obscura receives a tip from an informant embedded within the Red Hand: an ancient magickal manuscript will be sold at a secret gala. Little is known about the manuscript other than it was of great enough importance to The Red Hand, that two security guards at Hallowharbor were killed when The Red Hand came in after hours to receive it. A surviving security guard reported Mocking-bird showed up in an attempt to stop the people who killed his co-workers, Mocking-bird and Jacen confirm that Olive was not involved. Suggesting a new vigilante has appeared within the city. Jacen instructs the investigators to recover the artifact, but not to allow their or Candela’s involvement be known. They’re informant will find them and be known by a red and white rose in their lapel.<br /> <br /> '''2. A Disappearance and a Growing Threat'''<br /> <br /> The team succeeds at infiltrating the auction thanks to invitations provided by Candela’s informant. However, the informant fails to appear at the auction. The team proceeds into the auction and quickly realizes that the manuscript is supernatural in nature. It’s rink, scarlet in color, constantly shifts from one language to another, making it impossible to read. Clancy extends his sense outward and discovers that the manuscript is inhabited by an unnamed feminine presence. Clancy is mentally shaken by this encounter and Trudy helps steady him. Byron and Mocking-bird explore the gala and do their best to blend in while Percy searches in an attempt to identify the highest rollers and who they will have to compete with during the auction. Percy and Mocking-bird both spot The Hallow is being escorted into a pit in the center of the floor.<br /> <br /> '''3. The Bloodsport Ring'''<br /> <br /> Byron and Olive discover that The Red Hand has captured two members of The Nightkeepers - Shard and The Hallow. The Hallow is forced to fight a monstrous shapeshifter in front for entertainment while the members of The Hand gamble on who will win. Shard, meanwhile, is shackled with enchanted manacles that suppress her abilities and pacify her. Byron places a wager on the fight while Mocking-bird pretends to drop a disguised taser into the ring so that The Hallow can use it to defeat the beast-man.<br /> <br /> '''4. The Manuscript and the Rival Bidder'''<br /> <br /> At the heart of the auction, displayed under glass and flanked by guards, rests the manuscript. Despite the Byron and Percy's best efforts, the artifact is ultimately claimed by a composed and mysterious figure named Neriah Saelis, who wears a lapel pin engraved with an unknown sigil. The team overhears Neriah whispering to Celeste Marrow that they will be departing ''immediately for the Verge''. Trudy and Percy discover that the informant has been discovered and is set to be interrogated to find out who he is working for.<br /> <br /> '''5. Rescue and Confrontation'''<br /> <br /> Byron, Percy and Trudy follow Celeste and her twin body guards, Iris and Lilly, to the another wing of the mansion to try and aid the informant while Mocking-bird and Clancy go to try and rescue The Hallow and Shard. Mocking-bird and Clancy make easy work of the guards watching over the two Nightkeepers while Byron, Trudy and Percy formulate a plan and draw out the bodyguards from the interrogation. The twins immediately engage Byron who is on the ropes while Trudy and Percy work to stop Celeste from getting involved and free the informant, Elias Creel.<br /> <br /> Byron and Clancy return with The Hallow and Shard, but Shard is still mollified. The confrontation grows as Mocking-bird goes after Celeste who fires a gun into the group and tries to flee with a magical relic. Clancy focuses on helping Shard while The Hallow joins the fight with the twins and helps Byron defeat them.<br /> <br /> Percy and Trudy ensure that Elias is unharmed and mentally sound as Mocking-bird knocks out Celeste, taking a bullet to the thigh in the process.<br /> <br /> '''6. The Escape and Aftermath'''<br /> <br /> With the informant and the Nightkeepers safe, the team calls the periphery and reports Celeste for smuggling then extracts themselves from the gala without exposing Candela’s hand. Though the Liber Aeternum was not secured, Jacen Beck praises the Circle for their discretion, their bravery, the intelligence they gained and returning mostly in one piece. Now, knowing Neriah’s destination allows Candela to take the next step and try to both recover the Liber and discover who Neriah is working for.<br /> <br /> '''7. Post-Credit Revelation'''<br /> <br /> A post credit scene follows:<br /> <br /> ''The rooftops of Newfaire are quiet. A low fog creeps between the smokestacks and broken gargoyles as moonlight flickers off slate tile and wet stone. The Hollow stands at the edge of a building overlooking Hallowharbor in the distance — a silhouette wrapped in motionless shadow.''<br /> <br /> ''Footsteps approach. Slow. Familiar. They keep their distance, sticking to shadows.''<br /> <br /> '''The Hollow:''' “Hey boss.”<br /> <br /> '''The Boss:''' “You okay?”<br /> <br /> '''The Hollow:''' “I always land on my feet. You know that.”<br /> <br /> '''''(beat)'''''<br /> <br /> '''The Hollow:''' “Maybe we should come to the table… they saved us.”<br /> <br /> '''The Boss:''' “I’m not sure that’s a good idea.”<br /> <br /> '''The Hollow:''' “It’s getting worse. The Hand is involved now. And they’ve got a phenomenon.”<br /> <br /> '''The Boss:''' “I read your after action repo-”<br /> <br /> '''The Hollow:''' “They killed a Lightkeeper.” (Impatient)<br /> <br /> ''The shadowy figure says nothing, looks down at his feet.''<br /> <br /> '''The Boss:''' “I know.” (Regretful)<br /> <br /> '''The Hollow:''' “So? What’s the play?”<br /> <br /> ''The Boss steps into the light — hands tucked into the pockets of a worn leather flight jacket. On the breast a stitched patch reads:''<br /> <br /> '''''LT. MALORY “WINGCLIPPER” HARPER'''''<br /> <br /> '''The Boss:''' “I’ll make a call. Form a circle.”<br /> <br /> ''Cut to black.''<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #18 -''' '''&quot;Head in the Clouds&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #19 - &quot;The Door of Bones&quot;''' ===<br /> '''[[Session]] Tags:''' Arc 3, The Verge, The Spark, The Arcanum<br /> <br /> '''Hook:''' Jacen Beck assembles the Circle in his workshop above Beck's Gym before dawn. Nearly 80 people across Newfaire have fallen into sudden comas, all while listening to the same frequency on their radios. Beck believes a supernatural broadcast may be involved and instructs the Circle to head to the outskirts of The Verge, where an ancient monolith has begun emanating strange energies. They're to investigate the site, discover its cause, and recover any artifacts or phenomena.<br /> <br /> '''Content Warnings:''' Captivity, fire, glassified human remains, supernatural coercion, sadism, vivisection (implied), and mental domination.<br /> <br /> '''Characters:''' Arthur Bellamy, [[Carmen Baxter]], Dexter “Dex” Miller, [[Mocking-Bird|Olive Horvath]]<br /> <br /> '''GM:''' Matt<br /> <br /> '''Important NPCs:''' Jacen Beck, [https://quelmarwiki.com/wiki/Lincoln_Renfield-Murray#History Heath Keers (the Man with the Ember Eyes)], Neriah Saelis<br /> <br /> '''Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:''' The Liber Aeternum<br /> <br /> '''District/Locations:''' Monolith, The Verge<br /> <br /> '''''&lt;u&gt;Important Things that Happened:&lt;/u&gt;'''''<br /> <br /> '''1. Aboard the N.A.S. Dauntless'''<br /> <br /> Jacen assembles a team of investigators and, through Candela’s contacts within the Noman Air Service and accompanies them aboard the N.A.S. ''Dauntless'', bound for the Verge. After a briefing with the investigators and during their approach on The Verge, an airman escorts them from the briefing room to a bay of MV-9 Combat Descent Capsules—nicknamed “Gravemaulers”—but suddenly turns and draws a pistol on the team. Jacen and Arthur spring into action, attempting to disarm him, while Carman, Mocking-bird, and Dex scatter as gunfire erupts. The large airman hurls Arthur into a catwalk railing, nearly sending him over; Arthur catches himself but accidentally triggers the drop bay doors as flames spark and spread rapidly. Jacen seizes the airman and throws him into the open bay, and with the situation escalating, the team scrambles into the Gravemaulers to escape before an explosion consumes the ship.<br /> <br /> '''2. Arrival at the Verge'''<br /> <br /> The investigators rappelled down into the monolith, descending by rope into ancient corridors carved from the same black stone as the towering structure above. These halls, once silent and forgotten, had been retrofitted into a research facility, though the technology was now broken and lifeless. The air hung thick with soot and decay, as if the disaster that struck had scorched more than just the walls.<br /> <br /> The first floor resembled the ruins of a hospital abandoned during a catastrophe. The walls, still formed of sandstone, bore no signs of glassification yet. Scorched paint peeled from their surfaces, and metal equipment—gurneys, IV poles, cabinets—lay warped or half-melted. Faint drag marks trailed through the ash-coated tile. Burned-out fire extinguishers rested near overturned beds, their contents used far too late. Every detail suggested a desperate and chaotic retreat.<br /> <br /> As the team made their way toward the stairs, they began to notice blackened silhouettes on the walls—human outlines scorched into the stone, as though bodies had been burned away in an instant. Ash clung to every step. Carmen, uneasy, removed her glove and knelt beside one of the outlines. She pressed her bare palm into the ash and spread her fingers. The moment her skin touched the remnants, a vision overtook her.<br /> <br /> She saw the facility’s security team frantically assembling a barricade at the stairwell using overturned hospital beds, filing cabinets, and gurneys. The air was frantic with shouted orders and panicked breath. Then, through the smoke, a barefoot figure emerged from the first floor—tall, shirtless, and blonde, his expression twisted in grief. He raised one hand, eyes glowing like hot coals. Tears streamed down his face as flames erupted outward from his palm, engulfing the barricade and the men behind it in an instant. The vision ended as suddenly as it began, Carmen gasping as she pulled her hand away.<br /> <br /> '''Clues Recovered on the First Floor:'''<br /> <br /> * Melted ID badge: “Dr. R. Vahl – Containment Lead”<br /> * Bloodied checklist: “Subterranean vault - containment integrity compromised”<br /> * Burned containment pod<br /> * Ritual circle: Faintly glowing with residual bleed<br /> * Patient charts: Labeled only by number<br /> * Door labeled 'Observation Ward – Level 2': Cracked off its hinges<br /> * Ash outlines: Human-shaped scorch marks burned into the stone, suggesting instantaneous combustion<br /> <br /> '''3. Second Descent – Glassification Begins'''<br /> <br /> As the investigators descended to the second floor, the sandstone beneath their feet grew darker, streaked with black glass veining through the walls like spreading roots. The temperature rose sharply—not from any flame or airflow, but from the stone itself, which radiated a steady, unnatural heat. The corridor opened into what had once been a research ward, now gutted and burned. The remains of a shattered sensory tank dripped slowly onto the floor, while melted cabinet doors sagged against scorched walls. Ash blanketed every surface, and the shadows stretched strangely across the room, too long and too still.<br /> <br /> Their attention was drawn to a skeletal body fused into a blackened alcove—its surface partially glassified, smooth and obsidian-like. As they watched, the corpse twitched. Without warning, cracks spidered across its form, and a red glow pulsed from its chest as intense heat flooded the corridor. With a shriek of shattering glass, the first Cinderman tore itself free. Its body resembled blackened wood, glowing veins visible beneath the surface, fire spilling from its eyes and mouth. It lunged, and the Circle was forced into a violent, close-quarters battle before managing to subdue the creature and press onward.<br /> <br /> '''Clues Recovered on the Second Floor:'''<br /> <br /> * Scorched journal: ''“Subject 7’s awareness is beginning to fragment—memories drifting across hosts. The transfer has begun, though identity remains unstable.”''<br /> * Damaged sensory deprivation tank: Interior slick with condensation, exterior partially melted.<br /> * Cracked mirror: The phrase ''“We’re all Dreamers here...”'' scratched into its fractured surface.<br /> * Observation logs: Notes describing behavior merging and memory confusion among test subjects.<br /> <br /> '''4. Third Descent – The Hall of the Glassbound'''<br /> <br /> As the investigators descended to the third floor, the transformation of the facility had become complete. The stone had fully turned to glass—smooth, dark, and rippled like frozen waves, as though the entire level had been flash-heated into a molten state and then rapidly cooled. Every surface reflected their warped and distorted forms. The stairs clinked beneath their boots, glass striking glass with each step. The heat had intensified, radiating steadily from the walls and floor. The environment was eerily still—silent, devoid of any functioning machinery or recent signs of life.<br /> <br /> The hallway they entered was lined with four glassified figures—three embedded in the walls and one partially fused into the floor. The bodies were preserved in translucent crystal, their limbs contorted and faces locked in expressions of agony or terror. At first, the figures appeared dormant. But as the team advanced, the ambient temperature spiked, and faint pulses of light began to accelerate from within the corpses. Without warning, cracks spiderwebbed across the nearest figure, then another. Glass exploded outward in a blast of heat as the dormant Cindermen reanimated. Flames leaked from their eye sockets and mouths as two burst from the walls and charged.<br /> <br /> Mocking-bird and Arthur moved to intercept, striking quickly while the others sought cover. When the first Cinderman fell, it shattered violently, sending shards of searing obsidian outward—cutting into skin and fabric alike. Dex suffered a sprained ankle while evading the Cinderman half-submerged in the floor. Despite the tight corridor and extreme heat, the investigators fought their way through all four. Once the final Cinderman fell, they gathered themselves and moved toward the stairwell leading to the final level of the monolith.<br /> <br /> '''Clues on the Third Floor:'''<br /> <br /> * Dormant Cindermen: Three embedded in walls, one in the floor, all initially inert until internal heat buildup triggers awakening.<br /> * Fully Glassified Architecture: The complete vitrification of walls and floor suggests a sudden, catastrophic heat event related to the Spark.<br /> * Residual Thermal Radiation: Surfaces continue to radiate warmth, implying the cause of the transformation remains active or unstable.<br /> * Absence of Operational Equipment or Logs: No signs of recent occupation or functioning systems indicate a sudden and irreversible collapse of the facility.<br /> <br /> '''5. Final Descent – The Forked Choice'''<br /> <br /> The investigators descended the final stretch of the monolith. The stairs steepened, their footfalls muffled against the unnaturally smooth floor. The air felt warmer, but not from any active flame—rather, it was as if the stone itself remembered burning. Every reflective surface mirrored them back in strange, warped forms that didn't quite match. A pull, subtle but insistent, tugged at them from below. It was not just a place they were walking into, but a mind. One presence felt wild and furious; the other, vast and still. They had reached the lowest level of the monolith—and two choices lay ahead.<br /> <br /> A fork in the corridor forced a decision. To the left stood Heath, his eyes glowing with inner fire, flanked by summoned Cindermen before an ominous structure known only as the Bone Door. To the right, Neriah stood in a ritual chamber, deep in concentration as they attuned themselves to the Liber Aeternum. The group turned right. Carmen stepped forward first, met by Neriah’s calm demeanor and the warm, humming presence of the artifact. The ritual chamber was spherical, its walls carved with sacred geometry pulsing in sync with the glow of the Liber. Neriah stood shirtless, marked in copper symbols across their arms, chest, and temples, the Liber resting on a pedestal of the same black stone as the monolith.<br /> <br /> Neriah extended their hand to Carmen, offering her the chance to master her abilities through their guidance. Carmen approached, her gloves removed—then acted. She clamped the Aegises around Neriah’s wrists and reached into their mind, accessing their memories and subduing them in a single, due to their powers being suppressed by the Aegises. Neriah collapsed, unconscious, and the ritual came to an abrupt halt. From across the monolith, a guttural scream echoed—Heath’s fury made manifest. The investigators moved quickly, gathering the unconscious Neriah and the Liber Aeternum, preparing to flee before Heath could retaliate.<br /> <br /> '''Environmental Clues – Fourth Floor:'''<br /> <br /> * Forked Path: Indicates the presence of two powerful supernatural forces—Heath near the Bone Door, Neriah performing a ritual.<br /> * The Ritual Chamber: Sacred geometric patterns pulsing with red energy, tied to the Liber Aeternum’s energy and Neriah’s ritual.<br /> * Neriah’s Markings: Copper-painted sigils on arms, face, and chest—indications of ritual attunement to the Liber.<br /> * The Bone Door (Unexplored): A sealed, unknown structure where Heath stood with Cindermen, possibly a threshold to another realm or a prison.<br /> <br /> '''Memories Discovered by Carmen in Neriah’s Mind:'''<br /> <br /> * The streets of Ostrom were slick with rain as Neriah closed in. Their target—a scroll. The thief—a man they hadn’t expected to be charmed by. But Heath ran like he was daring them to catch him. And they tried.<br /> * After the ritual, they found a scorch mark where he’d touched them. It didn’t hurt. It never healed. They kept it hidden, but it was never far from thought.<br /> * Their blood mixed with his on the floor of the ritual chamber. After the ritual, they found a scorch mark where he’d touched them on the shoulder. It didn’t hurt. It never healed. They kept it hidden, but it was never far from thought.<br /> * Heath is a phenomenon but has not always been one. He did the bidding of an entity known as The Spark, after an incident in Dunhurst.<br /> <br /> '''6. Recovery and Extraction'''<br /> <br /> The Circle made their way back to the surface of the monolith, bringing both Neriah and the Liber Aeternum with them. Heath, enraged by Neriah’s capture, gave chase from the lower levels, flames in his wake. As they reached the exit, Arthur deployed an elemental device drawn from his Circle’s resources—triggering a controlled collapse that sealed the shaft behind them. It was meant to bury Heath beneath tons of stone. And yet, somehow, he survived.<br /> <br /> Faced with the reality that Heath had murdered two of their own and countless others, the investigators found themselves at a crossroads. Kill him outright, leave him buried beneath the ruin, or find a way to bring him in alive. In the end, they chose containment. One of the Aegis manacles, meant to suppress supernatural ability, was locked onto Heath’s wrist—surprisingly, it worked. With both Heath and Neriah subdued, the Circle commandeered the nearby sky yacht—later confirmed to be Neriah’s—and recovered Jacen before making their escape.<br /> <br /> On the flight home, Dex managed to successfully create a new pair of Aegises manacles and place them on Heath so that both captives could be adequately contained. Neriah and Heath were placed in a section of the Pharos known as The Store. A strange place that looked just like a furniture store. With one exception. If someone enters it without a guide known only as The Reliquary, they would be forever lost in an ever shifting labyrinth of furniture displays.<br /> <br /> '''''By managing to recover the Liber and take both Heath and Neriah captive, all members of the community campaign are able to ask Heath 3 questions and Neriah 3 questions.'''''<br /> <br /> '''7. Further Interrogation and Disturbing Revelations'''<br /> <br /> At a Candela facility, investigators conducted interviews:<br /> <br /> '''Arthur -'''<br /> <br /> Asks Heath: If his threats were general and made in the heat of the moment? How can you kill an element?<br /> <br /> Asks Neriah: what they knows about Candela, and Arthur specifically<br /> <br /> Heath: &quot;I don't know what you mean. But I am a man of my word. And you can't kill an element. Not without killing everything else.&quot;<br /> <br /> Neriah: &quot;You and your lightkeepers have stood against the dark for thousands of years. You've won battles. And lost some. But the world is struggling after the great war. Darkness spreads. Corruption has taken root and is rampant. As for you... gifted athlete... and there more to you than what is on the surface. Whatever it is, it's well hidden.&quot;<br /> <br /> '''Talia -'''<br /> <br /> For Neriah - Who did you bind Heath to?<br /> <br /> For Heath - Why did you want to kill Lincoln? (If he remembers that at all)<br /> <br /> Heath: &quot;I didn't ''want'' to kill Lincoln. We're connected. Or at least we were. He served The Unspoken and I served The Spark.&quot;<br /> <br /> Neriah: &quot;I bound him to the service of the Arcanum. To keep him safe. I couldn't reign him in... They would have killed him.&quot;<br /> <br /> '''Olive -''' <br /> <br /> For Heath: how do you know Lucien Grimm, Magnus, and Evelyn?<br /> <br /> For Neriah: (I would like to hold off on my questions until others have asked theirs)<br /> <br /> Heath: &quot;They came after me in Delvin. Wanted me for one of the army's experiments. I got away, but I knew I'd see them again.&quot;<br /> <br /> '''Dex -''' <br /> <br /> For Neriah - What is the Spark?<br /> <br /> For Heath - How did you become a phenomenon/how did you come into contact with this Spark?<br /> <br /> Neriah: &quot;The Spark Isn't just a phenomena. It's from another plane. It chose him as its champion. That's all I know. He doesn't speak about it much.&quot;<br /> <br /> Heath: &quot;I used to be a geological engineer. Managed a mining town, Dunhurst. One day we dug a new shaft in the hopes of finding a larger load of coal. They found fire in the mountain. Floating. Have you ever seen fire floating in the air? It's almost like liquid. I didn't realize it, but I was reaching for it. It burned. From that point on, I was never alone.&quot;<br /> <br /> '''Percy -'''<br /> <br /> For Heath: Do you recognize the symbol on this card (Percy found it on the body of the guy at the cemetery and then saw it again during the Purple Plague incident.)? Is it the Arcanum’s symbol? Who else is on his hit list and what is Arcanum really up to?<br /> <br /> Heath: (Regarding the symbol) * ''He knits his brow, concentrating, trying to remember.'' “It’s familiar—but like a name half-remembered in a dream. I’ve seen it… somewhere. A long time ago, maybe.”<br /> <br /> Heath: (Regarding if it is Arcanum’s symbol) ''He sighs heavily.'' “I don’t… know. That word means something. It’s important. But I can’t remember.” ''He shrugs, the manacles around his wrists clanking loudly as he does so.''<br /> <br /> Heath: (Regarding his hit list.) ''He chuckles a bit and lies back on the couch in the furniture display he has been confined to.'' “If only I knew… at this point you all probably have a better idea than I do.” ''He holds up his shackled hands.'' “Of course… you could always take these off and we could find out together.”<br /> <br /> For Neriah: ''Shows him the symbol from the business card found in the graveyard guy.'' Do you recognize this symbol? Does this mean anything to you? ''Percy recites the poem she found on the stele.'' Who else was Heath ordered to kill or kidnap?<br /> <br /> Neriah: ''They study the symbol with cool detachment, fingertips brushing it briefly.'' “It’s both a façade… and a symbol of change. But no. It means nothing to me.”<br /> <br /> Neriah: After listening to Percy recite the stele’s inscription, they tilt their head slightly in thought.* “No… I’ve never heard that before. Sounds like some kind of epic though. Grand… old… unfinished. Like most things worth remembering.”<br /> <br /> Neriah: ''Their expression remains placid.'' “You assume that all the death he’s wrought was ordered. That there’s a list or a master. But Heath… he is more storm than soldier. As far as I know, there’s no one else he was ordered to kill.”<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #20 - &quot;This Concludes Our Broadcast Day&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #21 - &quot;So Long and Thanks for All the Fish&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #22 - &quot;Marionette&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #23''' '''- &quot;As Above, So Below&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #24 - &quot;To Be Announced&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #25 - &quot;Skibbers and Scrabbles&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #26 - &quot;For if Dreams Die...&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #27 - &quot;Once Upon a Dream&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook: Arc 3, Act 2 - Finale pt. 1<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #28 - &quot;Perchance to Dream&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook: Arc 3, Act 2 - Finale pt. 2<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #29 - &quot;What Dreams May Come&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook: Arc 3, Act 3 - Premiere pt. 1<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #30 - &quot;A New Dawn, A New Day&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #31 - &quot;Deus Ex Oculo&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #32 - &quot;Not a Dream, but a Nightmare&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #33 - &quot;Resonance&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #34 - &quot;East Hills&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #35 - &quot;To Be Announced&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #36 - &quot;To Be Announced&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #37 - &quot;To Be Announced&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #38 - &quot;To Be Announced&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #39 - &quot;To Be Announced&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #40 - &quot;To Be Announced&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook: Arc 3 - Finale pt.1<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM:<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #41 - &quot;To Be Announced&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook: Arc 3 - Finale pt.2<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM:<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> [[Category:Qandela Obscura]]<br /> [[Category:CR]]</div>

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<p>OGFlaya: /* Assignment #12 - &quot;The Root of All Evil&quot; */</p> <hr /> <div>{{Worldbuilders}}<br /> == The Story So Far ==<br /> Below, feel free to add personal accounts of assignments.<br /> <br /> == Arc One - The Illusionist and the Alchemist ==<br /> <br /> === Assignment #1 - 12/02/23 &quot;The Devil's Well.&quot; ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: <br /> <br /> GM:<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #2 - 12/16 &quot;The Light Eater of Bridleborn&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: Piers, [[Lincoln Renfield-Murray]], Nesta [[Acheron]], [[Elizabeth]] [[Nightshade]] <br /> <br /> GM: @jaelthejust (Mercedes)<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #3 - 12/21 - &quot;The Gift of the Magi&quot; ===<br /> <br /> === Assignment #4 - 12/31 - &quot;The Night Plays On&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: #NewYearParty<br /> <br /> Characters: [[Steve]], Lincoln Renfield-Murray, [[Orla Martinez]], Warren <br /> <br /> GM: @jaelthejust (Mercedes)<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #5 - 1/13/2024 - &quot;Extra Credit&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags:<br /> <br /> Characters: Piers Corden, Lincoln Renfield-Murray, Lula V, [[Steve Corden]] <br /> <br /> GM: @jontheteach (JonTheTeach)<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment # 6- 1/20- “The Hand That Feeds” ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: Piers, Weasel, [[James]], Tess, Laurence Awrkright <br /> <br /> GM: @OGFlaya (Matt)<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Anthony Romano, Michael Romano, Maggy Ferguson, [[Martin]] Ferguson <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: [[Human]]/phenomenon hybrid<br /> <br /> District/Locations: South Soffit, Nine Irons, The Sidle<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened: Notorious mob enforcer and racketeer, Tommy Romano, was murdered by Martin Ferguson. A member of a family of mob enforcers possessing unique abilities due to being to having phenomenon intermingling in their blood line long ago in their ancestry. The youngest of the Ferguson's, Maggy had fallen in love with Tommy's nephew and the scion of the Romano crime family, Michael. The investigators diligently found, through an examination of Tommy's body in the city morgue that he was murdered, that he had been murdered rather than the purported suicide that that the Periphery was trying to say his death was. During a climactic confrontation with Martin and a flock of eldritch birds under his command, the investigators helped Maggy and Michael flee the city and place Martin into Grayslate Sanatorium for safe keeping and protection from the Romano family. The rest of the Ferguson clan watched as their son was taken into custody but did not end their relationship with Romano. <br /> <br /> === Assignment #7 - 1/27 - &quot;Fairest of Them All&quot; ===<br /> <br /> === Assignment #8 - 2/9 - &quot;The Ancient Tomb of His Bride&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags:<br /> <br /> Characters: Piers Corden, Steve Corden, [[Thomas]] MacCallum, Madge <br /> <br /> GM: @jaelthejust (Mercedes)<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Jean Hawkeye <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: <br /> <br /> # Mr. Malcolms Alchemical Reference Guide (+1 Focus on rolls that have to do with alchemy or magick)<br /> # Morphine Vial (Soak 1 Body, 1 use)<br /> # Phosphenes' Lights (Handheld illuminators that produce a glow only the holder can see)<br /> # Smelling Salts (Soak 1 Brain, 1 use)<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #9 - 2/17 - &quot;A Prince’s Gifts&quot; ===<br /> <br /> === Assignment #10 - 2/24 - &quot;A Needlepoint to Hear Me Through&quot; ===<br /> <br /> === Assignment # 11 - 2/25 - “The Illusionist” ===<br /> <br /> === Assignment #12 - 3/2 - &quot;Auction Victors&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: #Auction<br /> <br /> Characters: Steve Corden, Lizzy Nightshade, Weasel, Silas Heartwood, [[Laura Grant]] <br /> <br /> GM: @jaelthejust (Mercedes)<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #13 - 3/9 - &quot;The Ring to Stand Strong and True&quot; ===<br /> <br /> === Assignment #14 - 3/15 - &quot;Lost and Found&quot; ===<br /> <br /> === Assignment #15 - 3/23 - &quot;The Allure of Perpetual Beauty&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> Characters: Steve Corden, Silas Heartwood, Tess Henry, Warren Baxter, [[Laura]] Grant <br /> <br /> GM: @wardenwinter (Talia)<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #16 - 3/27 - &quot;Under the Truth&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: Piers Corden, Steve Corden, Silas Heartwood, Tess Henry, Lincoln Renfield-Murray, Nesta Acheron, <br /> <br /> GM: @jontheteach (JonTheTeach)<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #17 - 4/6 - &quot;The Kingdom in the Steel&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: Steve Corden, Silas Heartwood, Lizzy Nightshade, Madge, Laura Grant <br /> <br /> GM: @jaelthejust (Mercedes)<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #18 - 4/13 - &quot;The Gem to Persuade the Unwilling&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> Characters: Steve Corden, Piers Corden, Lincoln Renfield-Murray, Nesta Achron, Montana Jack <br /> <br /> GM: @jaelthejust (Mercedes)<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: THE TWINS, Gio <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: The Gem<br /> <br /> District/Locations: The Steel, EONs Headquarter<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened: Steve gets kidnapped opps.<br /> <br /> === Assignment #19 - 4/27 - &quot;The Prince’s Final Curtain&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> Characters: Steve Corden, Piers Corden, James, Lincoln Renfield-Murray, &quot;Fives&quot;, Warren Baxter, <br /> <br /> GM: @jaelthejust (Mercedes)<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Nathaniel <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations: <br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #20 - 4/27 - &quot;The Alchemist’s Final Call&quot; ===<br /> <br /> === Assignment #21 - 5/28 - &quot;In the Arms of the Evolved&quot; ===<br /> <br /> === Assignment #22 - 6/18 - &quot;Grant Me One Request [Player Catalyst Finale]&quot; ===<br /> <br /> === Assignment #23 - 6/29 - &quot;Long Lost Blood [Player Catalyst Finale]&quot; ===<br /> <br /> <br /> == Arc Two - The Herald and the Fang ==<br /> <br /> === Assignment #1 - 06/15/2024 &quot;Toll the Dead&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: Divine Herald, Ascendency <br /> <br /> Characters: James by Margarita, Gin Reynolds by Julia, [[Jamie Hayes]] by Amal, <br /> <br /> GM:<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Imelda [[Frances]], Victor Jenkins the DEAD Divine Herald, Mr. Woods <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: List of next Divine Herald<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> 6 months after what happened in the theater has passed, newspapers has talked about : <br /> <br /> # A deadly sickness, the dead rash, with symptoms of oozing red rashes on limps, cough, and fever. It effected 30% of population. Some people just… don’t get it. <br /> # ''Recent death of the Divine Herald.'' <br /> <br /> Candela was called by Ascendancy when Cardinal Reynolds, and Cardinal Zeroth died after ineracting with the Divine Herald corpse. Candela investigators went to shiverline to talk to holy [[mother]] <br /> <br /> //—//<br /> <br /> investigators found: <br /> <br /> # Bleed on body and the face itself. Not coming from the mask. <br /> # Mask will let the [[soul]] out. Mask is fixed to face, will be hard to take off. <br /> # MAKEUP ON HERALD.  A specific woman does this. '''Leslie Daulphin'''. <br /> # THERE IS. AT THE BASE OF THE HERALD NECK. An incision mark. NO BLOOD? connected to the artery. The blood is poisoned, they knew its gonna be removed. <br /> <br /> /—/ Baxter the head of OUP came by and stopped Candela's investigation<br /> <br /> //—//<br /> <br /> The team found this list for '''interviews. THIS IS FOR NEW HERALD DIVINE.''' <br /> <br /> '''Aarons, Sawyer (Cardinal in the Eves districts), Howard, Levins,'''<br /> <br /> '''Fournier(not familiar to GIN? Who is this? Not usual surname for new-faire)'''<br /> <br /> They also found a necklace that has a bleed, this necklace is used by the hauled and high ranking church members. The team didn't touch or take the necklace.<br /> <br /> /-/<br /> <br /> The team headed to Melody Wildes house in the sidle. WILDES Melody is new to the area, moved from the west. [[LaCroix|Lacroix]], moved from there. Family is a refuge. Dad started the funeral business from Mister woods. Brother and husband live upstairs. Dad is old now. <br /> <br /> The team went together to the house of grief, Melody is frozen in place, when approached, the team noticed a pair of puncture marks on the side of her neck. Not like the herald, this is more of….. bite…. Two teeth? <br /> <br /> Picture of her and a man. They are shaken hands, this is Mr. Woods. He seems happy and sure. She looked…. Off. <br /> <br /> Someone sneaking inside? The team try to hide from them, the older gentleman is now here. Asks why she’s here. She looks nervous talking to what it can be seen now as Mr. wood? <br /> <br /> Mr. Woods, has the same bleed as melody, STRONGER. So strong. It radiates from him. <br /> <br /> After going to his Mind Palace, Jamie figured out that Melody is under control from Mr. Woods. He must have been the one to miss with the makeup. When Gin left the house of grief, she noticed Mr. Woods watching the team at the top of the building….. <br /> <br /> === Assignment #2 - 06/15/2024 &quot;The Ruby Rapture&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: Red Rash, Fangs <br /> <br /> Characters: Lizzy (Talia), [[Gideon]] (Nick), Luliana (Emma), Henry (Geoff), and Gin (Julia) <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Harris/Lawrence, Pensive the Cat, Lorenzo of the Ruby Rapture, the Fanged Creature that Attacked Lizzy <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: Pensive the Fanged Cat <br /> <br /> District/Locations: Red Lamp, South Soffit <br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened: <br /> <br /> * A worker from the Ruby Rapture has been sick an abnormal amount of time, neck still red, violent outbursts <br /> * A doctor came to visit his home while he was sick and performed &quot;blood letting&quot;, his roommate said it was A LOT of blood and the doctor didn't clean up <br /> * The cat lapped up some of the blood and now also showing violent outbursts <br /> * The doctor gave an address and contact to Lawrence's roommate in case he needed more info. He went to the address during the day and found nothing<br /> * Going at night, they found strange symbols and then were attacked by a fanged woman who when shot, survived and ran away. <br /> * Later, the symbols were discovered to mean &quot;Feed&quot; <br /> <br /> === Assignment #3 - 06/21/2024 “The Last Lightkeeper of Seasway&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: Eldritch Horror, City of the Resplendent , Local Legends <br /> <br /> Characters: Tara (Sarah), [[Malory Harper]] (Matt), Cedric (Sam), Alexander (Jon), Mara (Anna) <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: The Lightkeeper's Doll, Gherman the Last Lightkeeper <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: The Lightkeeper's Doll<br /> <br /> District/Locations: Seasway<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> * There is an underwater city in the Glass Sea <br /> * The People of Seasway seemed to be under some kind of hypnosis <br /> * They are desperate to show you 'The Great One'<br /> * The Lighthouse is destroyed and empty on the bottom<br /> * At the top of the Lighthouse, Gherman has destroyed his entrance to the Pharos <br /> * He begs to keep the Doll safe <br /> * On the West side of the Island, the investigators see the remains of the Great One <br /> * The child of the Great one waits to feast<br /> * The investigators take barrels of oil and molotov cocktails to the child of the Great One <br /> * While it feasts on the hypnotized villagers, the investigators fight it until it dies <br /> <br /> === Assignment #4 - 06/22/2024 &quot;Interview with a Deaconess&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: Knight of the Pyre, the Pyre, the Ascendency <br /> <br /> Characters: Alexandria, Gideon, Jamie, Amaranth <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Baxter White, Ariel Kelly, Diego Parris, [[Lorelei]] Pennywhistle <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations: The Sidle<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> * A Deaconess is being held by the OUP after her brother Reggie called them when he found her missing <br /> * The Deaconess touched an artifact and ended up gaining telekinesis and the Pyre wanted to kill her for it <br /> * While interviewing her and trying to plan a way to help her escape, a knight of the Pyre appeared to kill her. <br /> <br /> -- We met the knight of the pyre for the first time! '''Diego Parris.''' <br /> <br /> -- Deaconess Lorelei was killed by him tho sad ): <br /> <br /> === Assignment #5 - 06/26/2024 &quot;Something Different About You&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: Developers. <br /> <br /> Characters: Gin Reynolds (Julia), Lulianna Vaerstrom (Emma), [https://quelmarwiki.com/wiki/Malory_Harper Malory “Mal” Harper] (Matt), Tara Lloyd (Sarah), Alexandria Aquino (Aerin), Cedric Margrave (Sam) <br /> <br /> GM: Jon<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Set VII Experiment I <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: None<br /> <br /> District/Locations: The Steel<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened: <br /> <br /> * Investigators entered an abandoned factory and immediately felt off<br /> * A mixture of pain, anguish, joy and malice were felt on the walls<br /> * Bleed was felt from a hallway, and the door opened itself mysteriously<br /> * A scream was heard from within the building, and the team began to look for the source<br /> * They entered the hallway, which had several decomposing bodies of developers<br /> * The end of the hallway had an odd green light, and a man was seen standing there<br /> ** He began approaching the group, rambling somewhat<br /> ** Dr. Aquino approached him, with Lulianna also offering a way to help<br /> ** He responded with &quot;I am Perfection&quot; and snapped the neck of the Doctor<br /> * The rest of the crew unloaded and retreated, then leveling the building on top of the experiment<br /> <br /> === Assignment #6 - 07/06/2024 &quot;Petals of Protection&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: The Cure, Owl Wain, Local Legends <br /> <br /> Characters: Gideon (Nick), [[Malory Harper|Mal]] (Matt), Amaranth (Anna), Luliana (Emma) <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: The Owl Wain <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: Timely [[Iris]] <br /> <br /> District/Locations: Scarlet Woods / Bridleborn<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> * The investigators are sent to retrieve timely iris to assist with making a cure for the fanged disease and red rash <br /> * Scarlet runners are seen traveling this edge of the wood, tell you of a local legend of a [[ghost]] who requires you to be [[silent]] or she'll kill you <br /> * When entering the area, if any sound is made, the investigators are quite immediately met with an attack of owls and among the owls, they see a young girl in a large feathery cloak, commanding the owls <br /> * The young girl approaches when the investigators are brought to the ground but they all manage to get away to the Iris field<br /> * They gather Iris and find a smugglers crate buried inside that contains the body of a young child, they think the same age as the Owl Wain's spirit appears. It is wearing a similar but less feathery cloak <br /> * When leaving, the group attempts to console the Owl Wain. The Wain is distraught when Mara sings her the song and then when she goes to cry, she covers her mouth to keep herself quiet <br /> * The investigators leave as the Wain is distracted and no longer attacking them. <br /> <br /> === Assignment #7 - 07/07/2024 &quot;Assisting the Gumshoe&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: The Ascendancy, The Pyre, Fangs, Dive Herald, Knight of the Pyre <br /> <br /> Characters: Lizzy (Talia), Tara (Sarah), Father Lorrian (Keller), Jamie (Amal), and Gin (Julia) <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:''Jonathan Aarons, '''[[Sister]] Fournier''''' <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: -- <br /> <br /> District/Locations: Shriveline, Briar Green, South Soffit <br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened: <br /> <br /> -- The people from the List are now dying! The team believes someone not on the list are killing them to benefit someone who is on the list.<br /> <br /> -- Jamie Dies! <br /> <br /> -- Candela managed to save the future Divine Herald! <br /> <br /> === Assignment #8 - 07/14/2024 &quot;The Crimson River&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: [https://quelmarwiki.com/wiki/Malory_Harper Mal Harper] (Matt), Amaranth Cyrus (Anna), Tara (Sarah) <br /> <br /> GM: Nick <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #9 - 07/17/2024 &quot;We Can Take Your Pain&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: Developers <br /> <br /> Characters: [[Malory Harper|Mal]] (Matt), Tess Henry (Mercedes), Gideon (Nick), Verity Leòn (Aerin), Amaranth Cyprus (Anna) <br /> <br /> GM: Jon <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Set VII Experiment II <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: None<br /> <br /> District/Locations: Briar Green<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> * The party arrived at the college campus, trying to understand what happened<br /> * Used bleed detectors to find the source of the phenomenon<br /> ** It was determined to be the dormitory building<br /> * The investigators entered and felt cold oppression and it got worse the higher they went<br /> * As investigators spread out through the building, each began to see images of their fears.<br /> * These fears pulled them towards the top floor, or sent them away depending on the person<br /> * Eventually, the group saw the experiment on the third floor, and he feasted on their fear and found it delicious<br /> * He wanted to feast on more than just fear, and turned to advance on the group<br /> ** They immediately opened fire as he tried to get closer, but he managed to get close<br /> * He was wounded severely, retreating through a rift in the Flare<br /> <br /> === Assignment #10 - 07/19/2024 “The New Divine Herald&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: Divine Herald, The Ascendancy, Red Rash, Quarantine, Fangs, [[Vampyre]] <br /> <br /> Characters: Gideon (Nick), Tara (Sarah), Father Lorrian (Keller), Gin (Julia), [[Malory Harper|Mal]] (Matt) <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Divine Herald Siobhan Fournier <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: Vampyre Dust<br /> <br /> District/Locations: The Shriveline, South Soffit <br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened: <br /> <br /> * The new Divine Herald states there will be a quarantine of South Soffit (indefinite), as well as a two-week hold on Hallowharbor, The Steel, and Red Lamp<br /> * Desperate to find the reason behind the Red Rash, the investigators head to ground zero, South Soffit, before the [[midnight]] Quarantine begins <br /> * In Gin's church in South Soffit, a few of those with the long version Red Rash state they got it from a soup kitchen where they saw the Divine Herald when she was just a Cardinal<br /> * They are approached by a pair of doctors looking for those with long-lasting Red Rash to &quot;assist&quot; them <br /> * Gin recognizes them as fanged creatures, like what attacked Lizzy <br /> * They kill the pair, using symbols of the Ascendancy or a Ghostblade to turn them to dust <br /> * They go the hospital the pair represented and find a &quot;Vampyre Nursery&quot; with a Nursery worker there, overseeing 5 newborns preparing to wake and 5 sedated [[humans]], ready to be feasted on when the newborns awake <br /> * The journal from the Vampyre Nursery states that they were going to wake up in 3 days. It takes 5 days fully from bite to awaking. <br /> * The investigators kill the Nursery Worker but not until they learn from him that the Divine Herald is a High Priestess from Lacroix, where she is known as the Countess Fournier <br /> * She brought the Red Rash to [[Newfaire]] to show the vampyres who will be the most susceptible to being turned into a vampyre vs. who will be the food for those new vampyres<br /> <br /> === Assignment #11 - 07/27/2024 &quot;The Owl Wain&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: Local Legends, Owl Wain, The Cloud, The Cure, [[Player]] Catalyst <br /> <br /> Characters: Lizzy (Talia), Verity (Aerin), Gio (Amal), Gin (Julia), and Gideon (Nick) <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Owl Wain <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: Timely Iris <br /> <br /> District/Locations: Scarlet Wood, Bridleborn Mountains <br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> * The investigators returned to put the Owl Wain to rest and also seek out more timely Iris <br /> * They take a side road and find a cloud that is giving off bleed <br /> * The cloud feels like it is watching them and then it creates a dust [[devil]] and slurps up a pair of wild stallions before dispensing the bones and blood in front of them <br /> * Going back to the main road, they find the Owl Wain and use the nursery rhyme song about her to plea to her and Gideon uses a spirit board to have her speak without speaking <br /> * She tells them she has to be quiet because of Pa and she is afraid of the passing Smuggler wagons<br /> * The riders on the wagon tell the investigators of a man who used to have his children travel with him and was unkind to them if they were not quiet and one by one the children went missing before the man retired because no one would work with him <br /> * The investigators find the box with the Owl Wain's body, Gin performing her last rites and her spirit being laid to rest. On the Box they see the name Hildebrand and a location <br /> * Going to the location, they find a cabin and inside, the body of the man, Hildebrand. The evidence shows he was murdered by his eldest daughter's fiance after she told him they couldn't be married because her father was refusing to let her go. <br /> * The investigator's find the Owl Wain's room and her name before she became legend, Mary. <br /> * Her eldest sister, Vanessa, seems to have escaped with her fiance. <br /> * There is a third bed with the name Alyssa on it. The investigators find no evidence to lead them to her demise. <br /> * Heading back, they have adequate amounts of Timely Iris <br /> <br /> === Assignment #12 - 07/30/2024 &quot;The Sunken City&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: City of the Resplendent, Eldritch Horror, Local Legends <br /> <br /> Characters: Gideon (Nick), [[Malory Harper|Mal]] (Matt), Mara (Anna), Tara (Sarah), Alex (Jon) <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: The Resplendent One, Alex's Visitor <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: The Gift of the Resplendent One <br /> <br /> District/Locations: The Glass Sea<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> * The Investigators delved into the sea to find the city lost below <br /> * In the Glass sea, they found what was once an island town now sunken and still inhabited <br /> * The Glimmers are jellyfish like folk who were gifted their undersea bodies by their goddess, the Resplendent One <br /> * The Glimmers share with Alex and Mallory that they found the Resplendent One by digging in a well that brought forth the gift. <br /> * The gift works like oil, but uses much less to burn brightly<br /> * They heard singing at the bottom of the well and went on a [[campaign]] to dig until they could find *her* <br /> * The resplendent one, uncovered, pulled the village of Anchorwash down to be with her in the ocean <br /> * The glimmers take the investigators to see the Resplendent one who they have chained because she threatened to leave them. The investigators can tell she is not truly locked in place though, but playing along with her followers. <br /> * Alex is called to take some of the Resplendent Gift but breaks free of it at the last moment<br /> * Gideon uses the Aetherstone to force the Glimmers back when they try to force Alex, but as it harms the Glimmers, it angers the Resplendent One who frees herself from her bonds to chase the investigators away. <br /> <br /> === Assignment #13 - 08/03/2024 &quot;The Fanged&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #14 - 08/09/2024 &quot;Happily Ever After&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: <br /> <br /> GM: Julia (Guest) <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #15 - 011/2024 &quot;Shadow Protocols&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: Intrigue, The Forge of Renewal, Disavowed <br /> <br /> Characters: Gideon (Nick), Tara (Sarah), Amaranth (Anna) <br /> <br /> GM: Matt <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Lucian Grim, Mockingbird, Magnus Thorne, Felicity Ashcroft, Jackson &quot;The Jackal&quot; MacKey <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: Partial rubbing of an Oldfairen tablet<br /> <br /> District/Locations: The Steel, The Eaves, Hallowharbor, The N.P.S. Aurora<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> * The investigators received unmarked packages that contained a very small cylinder phonograph with a briefing for an assignment.<br /> ** As well as a chest that containing:<br /> *** A device with a tag that notes the device as the Arcane Resonance Emitter (A.R.E.) - disables wards<br /> *** A pair of wire frame glasses identified as Spectral Identified Glasses - identifies individuals<br /> *** Each receives a first [[class]] ticket and an invitation to the gala aboard the [[airship]] Aurora during it's maiden voyage.<br /> *** An envelope of cash for use during the assignment<br /> <br /> * The assignment is to intercept notorious smuggler, Felicity Ashcroft and keep her from selling an ancient Oldfairen relic to wanted war criminal, Lucian Grim. The transaction is set to take place aboard The Aurora. Little is known about Grim due to his military records being completely redacted. The investigators are to conduct the assignment with the utmost secrecy but are instructed to stop the transaction no matter what (short of damaging the airship or harming passangers).<br /> * The investigators procure disguises and false identities from Candela's Junior Quartermaster, Quinnavyr Sinclaire.<br /> * The investigators board the Aurora without incident.<br /> * Mara and Gideon head to the dance floor to survey the room in an attempt to spot Ashcroft. Tara spots her and calls the team's attention to the bar where Ashcroft is being flirted with by several powerful members of Newfairen society.<br /> ** As Gideon and Mara head towards the bar, Tara notices they Ashcroft exchanges looks with a large man, Magnus Thorne, from across the ballroom then makes an excuse and departs to meet with him.<br /> * Tara follows Ashcroft and Thorne and sees them disappear into a stateroom, guard by a formidable man in the corridor, Jackson MacKey.<br /> * Gideon remote views into the room once Tara identifies the room number. He sees:<br /> ** A wooden crate sits in the middle of the living area of the luxury room. It has been opened, but Gideon cannot see inside of it.<br /> ** Ashcroft sits on a couch across from a man, Lucian Grim. A woman, Mockingbird, stands behind Grim - ready to spring into action if needed.<br /> ** Ashecroft demands more money, despite their prior agreement. This angers Grim and he refuses. Ashcroft pulls a gun on Grim in response.<br /> ** Grim approaches her in an attempt to calm her down and agrees they should renegotiate. Once Ashcroft lowers her pistol, Grim grabs her and breaks her neck.<br /> ** He tells Mockingbird to take care of MacKey and be quick about it.<br /> * Tara sees Mockingbird make fast work of MacKey then quickly drag him into the state room and close the door behind her.<br /> * Gideon tells Mara he is going to join Tara.<br /> * Tara devices a plan and performs a song from the stage and wows the attendees of the gala. It is under the ruse that she is singing it to her fiance.<br /> * Gideon and Tara encounter ship's security and act lost in order to remove any suspicion and keep the guards patrolling.<br /> * During Mara's song, Gideon and Tara use the A.R.E. to disable a word on the stateroom door. As they attempt to quietly open the door, Mockingbird hears the knob turning and pulls the door open.<br /> ** Tara draws her pistol and shoots at Mockingbird.<br /> *** Using the shot at Mockingbird, Gideon runs past her to try and get to the crate.<br /> ** Magnus is preparing charges on the wall of the stateroom to create an escape route from the ship.<br /> *** Grim is wearing a parachute and has strapped a light green stone tablet to himself.<br /> * Gideon tries to bend a knife at Grim as Tara fights with Mockingbird. Thorne blows the charges on the wall and blows a hole in the wall to the outside of the ship, causing the exterior envelop of the airship to catch fire.<br /> ** Gideon's knife misses Grim, but it cuts a strap on his parachute and causes the tablet to slide towards the opening in the wall.<br /> ** Gideon dives for the tablet, but as the ship lurches, is thrown through the hole as well.<br /> *** He fails to get the tablet, which falls into the sea below the airship.<br /> **** Given manges to grab a hold of a metal rod to keeping from plummeting to his death.<br /> **** As Grim moves to the opening, Gideon spots a piece of paper hanging out of Grim's jacket pocket.<br /> ***** Gideon tries to grab it but only gets a scrap of the paper, which is later discovered to be a rubbing of the tablet.<br /> * Grim, Thorne and Mockingbird escape by parachute.<br /> * Mara arrives in time to help Tara pull Gideon back into the airship.<br /> * The airship returns to port and the investigators disappear into a crowd of evacuees.<br /> * Later researching with their circle resources, they discover that the paper is a rubbing of the tablet. It speaks of something only named in part as &quot;The Forge&quot;.<br /> ** Gideon spends several days researching The Forge and concludes it must be in relation to The Forge of Renewal. An ancient device capable of rewriting reality as the user of the machine sees fit.<br /> <br /> === Assignment #16 - 08/17/2024 &quot;Missing Persons&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #17 - 08/18/2024 &quot;Engines of Compromise&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: Tess Henry (Mercedes), Cedric (Sam), Gin (Julia), Verity (Aerin), Gio (Amal) <br /> <br /> GM: Matt <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Prof. Alfred Greene, Jacob Wallace, Mockingbird, Magnus Thorne <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: None, but the investigators encountered three pale men in black suits that emitted bleed and possessed some kind of psychic ability that remains unidentified.<br /> <br /> District/Locations: South Soffit - The Monarch Theater, Briar Green - Professor Greene's home, Hallowharbor - Freighter docks<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #18 - 08/20/2024 &quot;We Move in the Dark&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: <br /> <br /> GM: Jon <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:\<br /> <br /> === Assignment #19 - 08/25/2024 &quot;The Healing Church&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened<br /> <br /> === Assignment #20 - 08/27/2024 &quot;Blood-Starved Beasts&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #21 - 09/04/2024 &quot;... vestus ardeat debet&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: <br /> <br /> GM: Matt <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #22 - 09/12/2024 &quot;Where My Brother Rests&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: <br /> <br /> GM: Jon <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #23 - 09/14/2024 &quot;The First Lightkeeper of LaCroix&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> == '''Arc 3 - The Shadow and The Dream''' ==<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #1 - 01/18/25 &quot;Nothing Left but Teeth and Bones...&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook: ''Two weeks ago a gas explosion destroyed a bakery in The Sidle. Recently several residents report sightings of smoldering apparitions resembling loved ones lost in the tragedy. Lightkeeper Harrison Park has summoned you to determine if a phenomenon is behind the sightings and if they are related to the explosion.''<br /> <br /> Content Warnings: '''''This assignment contains themes of death, grief and depictions of gore.'''''<br /> <br /> Characters: Feyre Acheron, [[Carmen Baxter]], Dexter &quot;Dex&quot; Miller, Clarence &quot;Clancy&quot; Fields, and Mocking-bird<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Session Date: 01/18/25<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Harry Park, Clara Sutton, Eleanor Sutton, Nikoli Sorell<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: Nikoli Sorell's journal, Sorell's key ring, Sorell's wallet w/ identification, a magickal exlposive device (rendered useless)<br /> <br /> Assignment Date: December 24, 36 CR<br /> <br /> District/Locations: The Sidle<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened: <br /> <br /> The investigators are called to The Sidle by Lightkeeper Harrison Park to investigate a mysterious explosion that destroyed Merrick’s Hearth bakery two weeks earlier. The team begins their investigation at the ruins of the bakery, where they find scorch marks and shadows of the victims burned into the walls, clear evidence of the tragedy’s intensity. The remains of the bakery are unstable, with debris threatening to collapse at any moment.<br /> <br /> Carmen places a bare hand against the door frame of the bakery and experiences past emotions of horror and malevolence. As the investigators explore the basement of the bakery, both Carmen and Clancy feel someone’s sheer terror and wicked glee through a psychic emanation.<br /> <br /> Ultimately, the timing of the explosion and the appearance of reported sightings of the fury apparitions suggest some kind of connection, and that the explosion was no accident though things seem unclear at first.<br /> <br /> A strange man is spotted across the street from the bakery, taking notes. Mockingbird manages to sneak up on him and discover that his notes are for that very night and time and that he is writing the description of someone - later discovered to be Feyre. The man makes a scene and uses Mocking-bird’s desire to avoid drawing undo attention to herself to leave.<br /> <br /> During a visit to The Sidle Community Center, where residents have gathered to share their grief, the investigators learn from Clara Sutton, a grieving mother, that her daughter Eleanor, who died in the explosion, now appears as a ghostly figure following her wherever she goes. Eleanor’s smoldering form does not enter buildings or harm anyone, but her presence fills Clara with confusion and sorrow, as she believes her ghostly figure is the spirit of her beloved daughter. Eleanor’s flickering figure is spotted outside the window.<br /> <br /> Feyre learns of the death of her brother-in-law, [[Lincoln Renfield-Murray]], from Lincoln’s sister Ellie. He was one of the victims of the explosion.<br /> <br /> Dex leaves the community meeting to speak with Eleanor - joined shortly there after by the rest of the investigators and Clara.<br /> <br /> Clancy and Mocking-bird catch sight of the strange man that Mocking-bird saw taking notes walking past the community center’s park from where he was first seen across from the bakery. When he realizes he has been spotted, he runs. Both Clancy and Mocking-bird make chase and are joined shortly thereafter by Carmen.<br /> <br /> Working together, Feyre and Dex piece together that Eleanor’s spirit is tied to the explosion and the unsettling presence that Carmen felt tied to Eleanor. As the rest of the team tackle Nikoli nearby in the street and wrestle him to the ground. Where Carmen enters his mind to determine who he is and why he was following them. In his mind, she sees glimpses of memories:<br /> <br /> ''Terror on a bearded man’s face when he sees a tall, thin man. The tall man exudes a malevolent energy.''<br /> <br /> ''Bakers, dead on the ground near the ovens of the bakery.''<br /> <br /> ''The tall man, joined by pale men in black suits walking out of the bakery as the tall man snaps his fingers and causes the bakery to explode behind them.''<br /> <br /> As Carmen explored the man’s mind, Mockingbird maintained an iron hold on the man’s neck so Clancy could frisk and search him. They find a notebook showing that he had been following someone referred to as “L.M.” under order from a person known only as “K”. In the journal they see that he was notating:<br /> <br /> ''Lincoln’s day-to-day activities, business meetings, transcripts from recordings of personal conversations in Lincoln’s home with his family and friends and photos of Lincoln.''<br /> <br /> In total, there is nearly three months of data leading up to the explosion. As well as an entry stating that, “...the package is in place.” with a date from the night before the bakery explosion. The evidence points to Lincoln being a target in the explosion, raising suspicions that it was not an accident but an assassination.<br /> <br /> Comparing the photos in the man’s journal to his memories, Carmen shows the photos to Feyre and asks if the photos are of her brother-in-law, Feyre helps Carmen confirm that L.M. in the journal was, in fact, Lincoln.<br /> <br /> Carmen is also able to determine that the man was trying to crush a poison tooth in his mouth but Mocking-bird’s hold hand locked his mouth open so he could not bite down.<br /> <br /> The investigators destroy the remnants of a device that is covered in Oldfairen markings, dispersing the residual bleed energy and freeing Eleanor’s spirit from its tether to the physical world.<br /> <br /> Found in the man’s satchel is also a wallet with documents identifying him as Nikoli Sorell and a small key ring with three keys.<br /> <br /> ''Key #1: A vehicle key of some kind''<br /> <br /> ''Key #2: A deadbolt key''<br /> <br /> ''Key #3: A padlock key''<br /> <br /> Nikoli is rendered unconscious by Mocking-bird and taken to the headquarters of The Circle of Whistles and Whispers to be held in their vault for identification and removal of the poison tooth and questioning.<br /> <br /> After putting Nikoli into containment in the vault, the team investigates an address found on the driver's license found in Nikoli's wallet. It leads to an apartment directly across the street from the book store Verbatim, which is below a pair of apartments where Lincoln had lived with his family.<br /> <br /> When searching the apartment, Feyre, Clancy and Mocking-bird discover a cardboard box containing In the cardboard box, there are a lot of newspaper clippings and three books, “Summer at Silverslip”, “The Day the Veil Was Torn” and “Mud and Bones”. All novels written by Lincoln Renfield-Murray.<br /> <br /> The news clippings were all from local papers about book signings, public readings, his activities as a member Newfaire Arts Council and as a volunteer at the South Soffit Public Library.<br /> <br /> Both the books and news articles had notations in them in Sorell's handwriting; further detailing the lengths he went to in following Lincoln.<br /> <br /> Mocking-bird searched a desk in the apartment that contained unopened rolls of camera film as well as a small camera to go with them. Behind a false panel in the lower right hand drawer are three spools of audio film from a radio device on top of the desk as well as notes in a set of leather notebooks containing transcriptions of conversations recorded with the device on the desk since labels on and in the notebooks appear to correspond to labels on the reels.<br /> <br /> Feyre searched a steamer trunk at the foot of the studio apartment's bed and, after a few minutes of rummaging through a stack of pants and shirts, she noticed a small separation between the bottom the trunk and the inner wall of it - a false bottom to the trunk.<br /> <br /> Beneath this false bottom were a collection of guns, knives, piano wire, what could be several small explosive devices, small bottles labeled as various poisons, thieves tools, several forms of identification under several different names but all with Sorell’s photograph in them (business cards, a periphery badge, OUP identification, an ID for The Noman Army’s Division of Legal Investigation and several passports in different names - each with Nikoli's photograph), large sums of cash in various currencies and several single person, one way tickets aboard the railroad, airship liners and sea going vessels.<br /> <br /> There was also a date book with various appointments, dates and notes all written in Hillian (the language of East Hills). Within the date book Feyre found a business card for a business in The Varnish, Parson’s Paraphernalia - Antiquities • Books • Spiritual Consultant. A phone number was printed on the back of the card along with the business address and the name of the owner and proprietor, Jasper Parson.<br /> <br /> On the card in Sorell’s handwriting was a time and date, 11:30 AM, 11/22/36.<br /> <br /> Lastly, Clancy found a loose floorboard concealing another, leather bound journal. The entire [[The Strange Journal|journal]] was written in a strange language.<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #2 - 01/19/25 &quot;In The Light of the New Year&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook: ''With the new year rapidly approaching, invitations are being sent out for the dozens of First Light parties being hosted around the city. Piers Corden has received several for one of the most famous and most coveted- the one hosted by Metamorph Industries. What a better way to celebrate First Light than go to a famous party?''<br /> <br /> Content Warnings: '''''This assignment contains depictions of [[alcohol]], and violence at a public gathering.'''''<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #3 - &quot;Cornered&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags: Investigation, Memory Manipulation, Monster Hunt, Paranormal Activity, Hidden Threats<br /> <br /> Hook: The Investigators were summoned to Noman Grand Hospital to investigate the murder of Marie Chen, a freshman at Briargreen College, who was slain by her best friend who is temporarily being held under psychiatric observation after he told his doctor of shadows that &quot;crawl into your head and steal your thoughts&quot;.<br /> <br /> Content Warnings: '''''This assignment will contain themes of death, mental illness, grief and depictions of gore.'''''<br /> <br /> Assignment Date: 01/14/37 CR<br /> <br /> Characters: [[Callum]] McVeigh, Feyre Acheron, Mocking-bird, Persephone &quot;[[Percy]]&quot; Montgomery, Dr. Phyllis &quot;Filly&quot; Bailey<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Arthur &quot;[[Artie]]&quot; Lemmon, Dr. Sylvia Harlow, The Hallow, Shard<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: Blood and tissue samples from The Shadow Man, mucus sample from the black sedan<br /> <br /> District/Locations: Silverslip, The Sidle, South Soffit, Eastreek, Nine Irons<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> Upon their arrival at Grand Noman Hospital, the investigators met Dr. Sylvia Harlow, a psychiatrist who had been treating a young man accused of murder named Artie Lemmon. Artie, a 20-year-old former butcher, had been charged with the murder of his best friend, Marie Chen. Artie’s account of the incident was disjointed and fragmented, with several days of his memory completely blank until shortly after Marie’s murder.<br /> <br /> Artie recalled trying to eat a turkey sandwich during his lunch on Friday, but nothing after that. Marie was murdered the following Monday night. He remembers being unable to finish it and comments it tasted bitter to him. He also states that he thinks he might have given it to a local unhoused man known only in The Soffit as Jones.<br /> <br /> Lastly, he drew a picture for the investigators of the monster he was certain he had seen in the butcher shop, crawling into Marie’s head, stealing her thoughts. Referring to the creature only as The Shadow Man.<br /> <br /> The investigators’ search for clues led them to Cunningham’s Butcher Shop where Artie had worked. Mocking-bird bought a sandwich, a bottle of pop and a paper bag of thinly sliced, fried potatoes that Mr. Cunningham referred to as ‘crisps’. Percy scanned for bleed in the butcher shop but only found residual traces of bleed energy. Feyre broke into the shop after Mr. Cunningham had closed up for the night and surveyed the turkey’s in the walk-in cooler. She took an accounting of numbered tags on each turkey and looked through Cunnigham’s ledger.<br /> <br /> After determining everything looked to be in order, Feyre placed some money into the butcher’s safe with a note reading ''‘Invest in some new locks buddy.”''<br /> <br /> The investigators left the Sidle to find Jones in the undercity to see if he was adversely affected by the turkey sandwich Artie might have shared with him. When investigating a park that Artie frequented during his lunches to practice his drawing, Percy noticed a woman watching them from an alley across the street. A man approached her from within the alley and they left in a black sedan.<br /> <br /> Mocking-bird, being a resident of The Soffit, had run into Jones as well as other unhoused individuals in her work trying to get Scarlet off the street. The trio they found were users of the drug, not distributors. After a bit of conversation, it is determined that while the team had thought that perhaps the turkey was tainted, it appeared to be fine because Jones had not experienced anything strange after eating the sandwich.<br /> <br /> The team then made their way to Nine Irons to examine the body of Marie in the city morgue, but also noticed the black sedan from The Sidle. Mocking-bird and Filly decided to head into the morgue while Callum, Feyre and Percy approached the black sedan. Filly distracted the clerk as Mocking-bird snuck into the morgue. Once inside, she found an open cold chamber with a label indicating that it had been where Marie’s body had once been. It was empty. The window of the morgue was broken and indicated that someone or something had escaped through it from the inside.<br /> <br /> As Feyre approached the black sedan, she noticed it was running but it did not sound like a normal automobile. When attempting to unlock the car, it revved its engine and drove down the street from her; even though the vehicle was empty. An attempt to shim the lock of the car open revealed no apparent locking mechanism within the door. When she removed the shim from the door, it was covered in some sort of mucus.<br /> <br /> As she attempted to wipe it clean, the man the investigators had seen in The Sidle called out to her and approached the car. Which turned out to be his. It purred when he stepped up to the trunk and opened up for him. The trunk shifted and revealed a selection of weapons. Percy held the man at gunpoint, but he was unimpressed and removed a large rifle from the trunk.<br /> <br /> As Mocking-bird and Filly joined the investigators outside, the woman from The Sidle joined the man at the car. Filly asked them if they were members of Candela Obscura to which the man replied, “No ma’am. We’re professionals.”<br /> <br /> Then offered to team up with the investigators in tracking down what actually killed Marie.<br /> <br /> Mockingbird and FIlly confirmed that Marie’s body was missing.<br /> <br /> Begrudgingly, the investigators join the two strangers and venture into Eastreek to find whatever had killed Marie and possibly absconded with her body.<br /> <br /> When asked by Callum who the man and woman were, the man replied, “We’re the Nightkeepers.”<br /> <br /> Their plan was simple. The investigators would serve as bait to draw out the creature and the Nightkeepers, known as Shard and The Hollow, would ambush it and kill it.<br /> <br /> Shortly after entering the labyrinthian landfill, a mysterious figure in a mask that introduced themself as the greatest [[thief]] in the world made a distraction atop a hill of trash and was almost instantly attacked from the shadows by a creature made of flesh and shadow, seemingly made of both male and female genders. The female part resembling Artie’s description of Marie.<br /> <br /> The masked woman known as, later understood to be known as Lady Phantasma, was subdued by the monster as it dug into her mind.<br /> <br /> The investigators tried to stop the monster from attacking the masked woman, but were overcome with a sudden terror from the sight of the creature slipping its fingers beneath the newcomer's scalp. All but Filly.<br /> <br /> The Doctor attempted to appeal to whatever common ground might dwell within the monster in the hopes that some piece of Marie was still inside there. And while her courageous attempt to persuade the monster seemed to work, it turned out that Filly had just drawn the monster's attention. As it approached her, the Nightkeepers arrived and attacked with a combination of magikal and technological attacks.<br /> <br /> The Hollow was injured in the fight with the monster, but between Callum, Mocking-bird physically assailing the [[beast]] while Feyre and Filly tried to keep it from killing The Hollow. Lady Phantasma  managed to find The Hollow’s gun and repeatedly fired at the creature, killing it.<br /> <br /> As the fog of disorientation began to clear from Phantasma’s mind, she shared some information she had learned when her mind was connected to The Shadow Man’s.<br /> <br /> The Shadow Man had been fed upon the memories of Artie, Marie and Phantasma. It had been born of some kind of accident in a strange lab where it merged with a technician that was checking on the body of an unconscious woman in a hospital bed.<br /> <br /> The feeding process always leaves The Shadow Man’s victims disoriented and afraid. In Artie’s disoriented state, he attacked Marie in a misguided attempt to stop The Shadow Man. His wild attacks left Marie dead on the floor of the butcher’s shop where she had found Artie reeling from being attacked by The Shadow Man.<br /> <br /> As the sounds of police sirens filled the air, the investigators gathered their wounded and quickly selected a sample of The Shadow Man’s tissue and blood for study by Candela Obscura. The Hollow reassured them they could smooth things over with the Periphery.<br /> <br /> They also hoped to use the sample to persuade the courts that Artie was unwillingly under the effects of a psychoactive substance that caused him to lose control of himself and kill Marie. His fate currently remains unclear.<br /> <br /> In the aftermath, the team now gone, The Hollow and Shard Examined The Shadow Man’s body.<br /> <br /> The Hollowed looked on as Shard knelt beside the creature, her hand lightly resting on its form, crystalline veins glowing faintly along her arm in the dim light.<br /> <br /> The Hollow kept his voice low, “Anything?”<br /> <br /> Shard replied quietly, almost mournful. “It’s still alive.”<br /> <br /> The Hollow paused, his expression grim as he spoke: “Box it up and let The Boss know we bagged another one.”<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #4 - &quot;Heart of Steel&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook: The investigators are once again sent to Grand Noman Hospital to investigate theft of medical supplies, organic materials, and the energy source of an experimental healing device created by EONS; as well as several cases of patients experiencing a relapse of a serious illness.<br /> <br /> Content Warnings: '''''This assignment will contain body horror and gore.'''''<br /> <br /> Assignment Date: 02/07/37 CR<br /> <br /> Characters: Arin Kwyin, Dexter &quot;Dex&quot; Miller, Katherine Ellenbogen, Feyre Acheron, Byron Hans Core<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Dr. Lucy Franklin, Jacob Franklin, Dr. David Franklin, Dr. Eliza Morgan, Detective Irene Mathers, Detective Joe Brandt, Ezekial Graves, Nichelle<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: Actium-77 (Synthesized Isotope)<br /> <br /> District/Locations: Silverslip, Grand Noman Hospital<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> # '''Setting and Initial Observations'''<br /> #* The investigators were dispatched to Grand Noman Hospital to investigate thefts of medical supplies, organic fluids, and the energy source of the Vitae Reconstructor, a device developed by Holthorne Biologics.<br /> #* They found evidence of tampered supply rooms, scorch marks near the Vitae Reconstructor, and dangerous residual bleed energy left behind.<br /> #* Tensions rose quickly with the arrival of two Periphery detectives, Mathers and Brandt, who were openly hostile to the investigators' involvement and focused solely on recovering Actium-77.<br /> #* Amid the chaos, several patients were found horribly mutated by exposure to unstable bleed energy.<br /> #* Suspicious behavior from Dr. Lucy Franklin led the investigators to track her movements through the hospital, ultimately uncovering a secret sub-basement where Lucy and her brother Jacob were conducting unauthorized experiments.<br /> # '''Recovery of Items and Information'''<br /> #* In the sub-basement workshop, the investigators found Lucy and Jacob tending to a grotesque mechanical womb sustaining their dying brother David.<br /> #* The device was leaking dangerous amounts of bleed energy, amplified by the unstable Actium-77 housed improperly in the core.<br /> #* When the investigators confronted the siblings, a violent struggle broke out: Jacob shot Mocking-bird in the shoulder, injuring her.<br /> #* Byron cracked the reinforced glass porthole of the mechanical suit during the skirmish, causing irradiated amniotic fluid to spill out into the workshop and exposing everyone present to bleed contamination.<br /> #* As tensions flared, Jacob and Lucy revealed their desperation: the military had cut off David’s medical services following the war’s end, leaving them with no other way to save him. Jacob, weeping, begged Byron for help.<br /> #* Bound by the magickal compulsion of his curse, Byron aided them.<br /> # '''Confrontation with the Periphery'''<br /> #* Moments later, Detectives Mathers and Brandt arrived with a group of police officers, prepared to make arrests.<br /> #* The investigators warned the officers not to enter the contaminated workshop and agreed to submit to arrest once safely outside the bleed exposure zone.<br /> #* However, when they attempted to explain the situation, Detective Brandt grew aggressive, pushing the investigators against a wall in an attempt to forcibly arrest them.<br /> #* Byron resisted arrest, leading to a brutal confrontation between the investigators and the officers.<br /> #* Mathers attempted to shoot Mocking-bird, but missed narrowly during the melee.<br /> #* Mocking-bird shattered Brandt’s knee with a savage blow, and Byron incapacitated Mathers by stabbing her gun hand with a concealed knife.<br /> # '''Escape and Aftermath'''<br /> #* The investigators fled the hospital amidst the chaos, wounded and pursued.<br /> #* Outside, they witnessed operatives from the secretive Nightkeepers—specifically Shard and The Hollow—loading the Franklin siblings and the mechanical womb onto a large flatbed truck.<br /> # '''Legal Fallout'''<br /> #* In the aftermath, warrants were issued for the arrest of Regicide (Byron Core) and Mocking-bird (Olive Horvat) on charges including assaulting officers, resisting arrest, and fleeing custody.<br /> #* The incident left the situation at Grand Noman Hospital deeply unsettled, with lingering bleed contamination, a growing antagonism between vigilantes and the Periphery.<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #5 - &quot;Good Night, Sleep Tight&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #6 - &quot;The Devil Doctor of South Soffit&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags: Power and Corruption, Bleed Exposure, Spiritualism, Supernatural Deception<br /> <br /> Hook: After rumors spread of a mysterious figure solving supernatural problems for the people of South Soffit—at no charge—investigators are assigned by Harry to look into it. Descriptions of the so-called &quot;Devil Doctor&quot; eerily match photographs of Lincoln, a retired and deceased investigator. With growing reports of unexplained phenomena and bleed energy spikes, the investigators are tasked with uncovering the truth behind the Devil Doctor’s rise.<br /> <br /> Content Warnings: Themes of bleed exposure, manipulation of spiritual beliefs, exploitation of the poor<br /> <br /> Characters: Persephone &quot;Percy&quot; Montgomery, Byron Core (Regicide), Olive Horvat (Mocking-bird)<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: The Devil Doctor (The Dark Half), Lila Marchand (The Light Half), Joaquin Reyes, Sophia Reyes, Periphery Sergeant Isabela Reyes<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: The Book, “Compacts and Covenants” was destroyed except for part of the cover<br /> <br /> District/Locations: South Soffit, Meyers Storage, O'Malley's Pub, Robinson Field<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> '''1. Setting and Initial Observations'''<br /> <br /> * Investigators were briefed at O’Malley’s Pub by Harry, who revealed a new figure in South Soffit known as the Devil Doctor—a supernatural problem solver matching Lincoln’s appearance.<br /> * Percy, Byron and Olive traveled to South Soffit, noting the district’s eerie, heavy atmosphere—still scarred by the Red Rash plague of the year prior.<br /> <br /> '''2. First Encounter with the Devil Doctor'''<br /> <br /> * In an old crowded warehouse, the investigators witnessed the Devil Doctor dramatically pulling a ghostly figure from an old woman. She had claimed to be haunted by her deceased husband and was suffering blindness caused from the moment that her husband’s ghost appeared. The ghost, content that his wife would be alright vanished and her sight returned.<br /> * A dark-haired woman (Lila Marchand) watched from the edge of the gathering, carrying a worn messenger bag.<br /> * Joaquin Reyes, a retired dock worker who lost an arm in an accident when a crane buckled due to a lack of safety related maintenance, was seen assisting the elderly woman and speaking with the Devil Doctor.<br /> * Byron and Percy were in disguise as unhoused and given meals to eat and welcomed warmly by those gathered to witness the “miracle”.<br /> * Olive spoke with Sgt. Reyes after Joaquin left with Sophia so she could finish her homework. Isabela, who was already suspicious of the group her brother had “fallen in with” immediately grew suspicious of their presence. She warned them to stay away from her people, or she’d put them behind bars.<br /> * They were invited to join the congregants three days later where another “helper” in the flock, Thomas “Jonsey” Jones, had been given permission to use a small area of their place of employment (Robinson Field, home of the South Soffit Sluggers) for the group to meet as they were never able to find a permanent place to meet.<br /> * Percy detected lingering, non-harmful bleed energy radiating from Joaquin and the room in which the ghost had been banished.<br /> <br /> '''3. Confrontation with Isabela Reyes'''<br /> <br /> * Isabela Reyes, dressed out of uniform, was caught tailing the investigators by Byron.<br /> * After a tense exchange, Olive persuaded Isabela to let them help.<br /> * Isabela reluctantly agreed, but promised if they stepped out of line, she’d run them in.<br /> <br /> '''4. Robinson Field'''<br /> <br /> * On the night when the trio would reconvene, Olive tailed Lila Marchand and cornered her and learned that her relationship with The Devil Doctor was, “complicated”. Before they could learn more, Jonesy informed them that they had been invited to meet with the Devil Doctor privately before that evenings gathering. <br /> <br /> * Percy successfully identified that Joaquin, Jonesy and the elderly woman from the night before (all “healed” by the Devil Doctor) carried faint traces of bleed.<br /> <br /> '''5. The Devil Doctor’s Ultimatum'''<br /> <br /> * In the Slugger’s locker room, the Devil Doctor confronted the investigators directly.<br /> ** He revealed he was a manifestation of a compact that Lila had made to help The Soffit under the pressure of the Red Rash.<br /> ** The being she formed the compact with manifested on this [[plane]] of existence and could draw Lila’s supernaturally gifted abilities to solve supernatural problems that he created. This cycle only served to make him stronger and Lila weaker.<br /> ** He gripped a book with the title “Compacts and Covenants” in his hand, which had been used by Lila to forge the compact.<br /> ** She had been given the book by a friend that had trusted her to guard it - Lincoln. His use of the book to forge his own compact had left a magickal imprint on the book. Resulting in the Devil Doctor’s resemblance to Lincoln.<br /> * He offered to help Percy recover her missing memories in exchange for their silence—but Percy rejected the offer.<br /> <br /> * The investigators learned that the Devil Doctor’s strength was tied to a book he carried.<br /> * The Devil Doctor summoned twisted supernatural creatures to fight alongside him.<br /> * Mocking-bird and Regicide directly engaged the minions in hand-to-hand combat, taking heavy bleed exposure in the process, knocking the book from the Devil Doctor’s grasp. Percy and Mocking-bird worked quickly to destroy it.<br /> ** When Percy stabbed the book with a knife from Byron’s utility belt, she had a vision:<br /> *** ''In a city of ruin and rebirth, towers of brick and steel crumble only to be rebuild themselves as a massive figure rests upon an undulating throne; drifting idly through the a sky of stars. Beneath this watching ruler, a woman, shrouded in shadow sits at a fire with their sleeves rolled up. They chant softly in an ancient tongue; casting golden powder into the fire. Slowly a series of glyphs begin to pulse with orange light along their right forearm, a Sigil blazing to life in their palm. She screams into the night.''<br /> <br /> '''7. Resolution'''<br /> <br /> * Destroying the book unraveled the compact, causing the Devil Doctor to disintegrate in a screaming vortex of smoke and bleed.<br /> * Lila survived, freed from the compact's control.<br /> * Jonesy and Jaoquin took up the roles of leadership of their flock, realizing the power of the faith was in each other and their community, not a person possessing supernatural power.<br /> ** Byron bought them a building where they would be able to operate from indefinitely.<br /> ** The group begins official operations of community outreach under the banner of ''The Lantern Society'' and the motto, ''“Where light is needed, we bear the flame.”''<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #7 - &quot;Vanishing Act&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #8 - &quot;Faulty Memory&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags: Judicial Corruption, Occult Conspiracy<br /> <br /> Hook: After receiving a private request from Dr. Sylvia Harlow, Artie Lemmon’s psychiatrist, Candela Obscura dispatches investigators to discreetly assist in Artie’s defense. Dr. Harlow fears that Artie’s fragile mental state has been weaponized against him and that a larger, darker plot is at work. With evidence mounting against Artie, the investigators must move quickly to uncover the truth before Artie is sent to the hangman's noose.<br /> <br /> Content Warnings: Themes of injustice, Political Corruption<br /> <br /> Characters: Dr. Phyllis &quot;Filly&quot; Bailey, Olive Horvat ([[Mocking-Bird]]), Katherine Ellenbogen, Noelle Silva, Persephone &quot;Percy&quot; Montgomery<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Artie Lemmon, Riley Lemmon, James [[Hendrix]], Judge Marcus Donnelly, Ellie Carlson, District Attorney Miles Lah<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: Evidence of conspiracy by The City Medical Examiner of chemical contaminants causing Artie to kill Marie Chen without his knowledge.<br /> <br /> District/Locations: Silveslip, City Courthouse<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> '''1. Setting and Initial Observations'''<br /> * Dr. Sylvia Harlow privately contacted Candela Obscura, expressing concern that Artie Lemmon’s trial was compromised by supernatural manipulation.<br /> * Investigators attended the first day of Artie's trial, noting Judge Donnelly’s aggressive posture and the unnerving tension saturating the courthouse.<br /> * The presiding Medical Examiner presented forensic evidence aligning Artie with the murder, though inconsistencies were noted.<br /> ** The investigators suspected tampering with evidence as there was no mention of [[Qandela Obscura/The Story So Far#Assignment #3 - &quot;Cornered&quot;|Marie Chen’s body having disappeared or the presence of foreign substances that could also Artie’s mental state and cause him to kill his best friend]].<br /> <br /> * Katherine went directly to the City Morgue (her place of employment) and began reading through case files from both the medical examiner overseeing the autopsy of Marie Chen’s body as well as the case files from The Periphery.<br /> <br /> '''2. Complications with Witnesses'''<br /> <br /> * Nathanial Cunningham (Artie’s employer), under legal obligation, reluctantly testified about discovering Artie bloodied and dazed next to Marie’s body when he arrived the morning after Marie’s killing.<br /> * Mathers and Brandt, ex-detectives once assigned to the case, were overheard by the investigators to be privately discussing suspicions of a larger conspiracy at work as their case work had lead them to think that Artie murdering Marie didn’t add up as there was no apparent motive.<br /> <br /> '''3. Conclusion of Day 1'''<br /> <br /> * Riley Lemmon approaches Filly, stating she knows that Dr. Bailey and her comrades are more than what they seem and that they work with [[The Nighthawk]] and Mocking-bird. She asks Filly if the doctor would ask the masked vigilantes to help Artie escape police custody because she knows he isn’t going to get a fair trial. No one from The Soffit does. Filly delicately tells Riley that breaking Artie out of prison would only make the young man’s life harder and says she cannot help.<br /> ** Riley denounces Filly and storms away, determined to solve the problem on her own.<br /> ** Filly discusses the matter with Olive in the hopes that they might be able to figure out a way to help Artie.<br /> <br /> '''4. Uncovering the Occult Conspiracy'''<br /> <br /> * Olive changed into her disguise as Mocking-bird and shadowed Judge Donnelly.<br /> ** She hid outside the fourth story window of the study at his home and overheard him discussing manipulation of the case with a man, whos eyes glowed like hot embers and that his “''...keepers wanted Lemmon taken care of or they would find a judge who would follow their instructions.''” Donnelly was promised significant wealth and political power in exchange for his services.<br /> * After the Man with the Ember Eyes left, and Donnelly retired for the evening, Mocking-bird searched his home and found recordings and accounting documents revealing that Donnelly was taking bribes. There was also a tape recorder of conversations with the Man with the Ember Eyes clearly meant for use if Donnelly needed to black mail the group who was controlling his work as a judge.<br /> <br /> '''5. Meeting with Ellie Carlson'''<br /> <br /> * Percy went to Ellie and told her of her encounter with The Shadow Man that killed Marie and had taken over a portion of her body.<br /> * She agreed to take the stand, but to leave the topics of monsters out of her testimony<br /> <br /> '''6. Mocking-bird Goes to Lah'''<br /> <br /> * Mocking-bird meets Ellie and Percy at the District Attorney’s office and agrees to turn herself in if Lah will accept the evidence she found at Donnelly’s house.<br /> ** Lah deputizes Mocking-bird and gets her charges dropped so he can legitimize the evidence she has brought to him.<br /> * Katherine finds evidence that the coroner’s report has been tampered with and sends copies to D.A. Lah’s office.<br /> * Carlson and Lah agree to enter all evidence and new testimony into the record the following morning.<br /> <br /> '''7. Trial Outcome and Final Gambits'''<br /> <br /> * Percy takes the stand and says that they suffered an attack in Eastreek similar to what Arite reported.<br /> * Lah confronts Donnelly publicly in front of the court and plays the recordings of Donnelly accepting bribes.<br /> * Donnelly was arrested on corruption charges and removed from office.<br /> '''8. Resolution'''<br /> * Artie was found not guilty and released, though the full healing process would be long and difficult.<br /> * The group that was bribing Donnelly remains hidden, though their immediate plans in South Soffit were disrupted.<br /> * Report, James Hendrix began deeper investigations into the secretive groups manipulating events behind the scenes.<br /> * Riley thanks Filly for getting Mocking-bird involved, even if she didn’t break Artie out of jail and apologizes to Filly.<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #9 - &quot;No Rest for the Wicked&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #10 - &quot;Hot off the Presses&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags: Spontaneous Combustion, Conspiracy<br /> <br /> Hook: After the public death of reporter James Hendrix by spontaneous combustion, Candela Obscura dispatches investigators to determine whether supernatural forces were involved. As they uncover the truth, they find themselves drawn into a deadly conspiracy tied to a supernatural enforcer and a secretive cabal seeking to control Newfaire's future.<br /> <br /> Content Warnings: Graphic death (spontaneous combustion), Themes of suppression of truth, Political conspiracy, Supernatural and physical violence<br /> <br /> Characters: Carmen Baxter, Olive Horvat (Mocking-bird), Byron Hans Core (Regicide), Dr. Phyllis &quot;Filly&quot; Bailey, Dexter &quot;Dex&quot; Miller<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: James Hendrix, the Man with the Ember Eyes, Malcolm &quot;Mac&quot; Voss<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: Evidence that Hendrix's story was being suppressed, Learning Worms, Bones used in the forming of a portal<br /> <br /> District/Locations: The Civil Tribune (Silverslip), The No Tell Motel - Room #17 (The Red Lamp), An Abandoned Warehouse (The Steel)<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #11 - &quot;Behind Closed Doors&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #12 - &quot;The Root of All Evil&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags: Briargreen, Nightkeepers, Plant Horror, Ecoterrorism, Periphery Tension, Moral Dilemma<br /> <br /> Hook: Investigators are called to a secret meeting with the Director of the OUP, who slides them a file detailing the recent killings. They have become well known in the papers but have been attributed to the work of criminals from South Soffit—a result of criminal escalation in response to the rise in vigilante activity. Within this sealed and complete file are witness accounts of bodies twisted and broken into strange vegetation. Police efforts to cover up the inexplicable nature of the deaths are detailed in an OUP file. As the Director urges them to look deeper, the question lingers: what truth is the Periphery so desperate to conceal?<br /> <br /> Content Warnings: Body horror, graphic violence, ecological trauma, vengeance, corruption<br /> <br /> Characters: Feyre Acheron, Byron Hans Core, Persephone &quot;Percy&quot; Montgomery, Jessamine Gold, Arthur Nook<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Wally Ferris, Quentin Arkwright (Agent Wright), Dr. Lucy Franklin (Agent Steele), Director Donovan Rockwell, Lt. Mike Kowalski, Sergeant Isabella Reyes<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: Voracian Maw<br /> <br /> District/Locations: The Winstone Estate - Briargreen, Minstrel’s Grove - Briargreen, The Four Points Hotel - The Varnish<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> '''1. Briefing with Director Rockwell:'''<br /> <br /> * Investigators were summoned to a clandestine meeting with Director Donovan Rockwell of the OUP on the roof of an abandoned warehouse in The Steam.<br /> * Rockwell presented a confidential case file documenting bizarre deaths attributed publicly to criminal unrest.<br /> * The file contained photographs, Periphery suppression efforts, and early reports of plant-based anomalies.<br /> * Rockwell specifically referenced the recent Winston family murder—bodies discovered ruptured and overtaken by unnatural flora. Witnesses described the scene as a grotesque greenhouse of carnivorous vines, sealed off by Periphery officers within hours.<br /> * Rockwell tasked the investigators with discovering the truth and keeping it from being buried by political spin.<br /> <br /> '''2. Arrival at the Winston Estate:'''<br /> <br /> * The investigators arrive at the Winston estate to investigate, which is crawling with The Periphery.<br /> * They investigate the interior of the home and discover a massive plant that resembles a venus fly trap.<br /> * They meet Agents Steele and Wright, who suggest a temporary alliance between them and the investigators.<br /> <br /> '''3. Discovery of the Safe and Legal Connections:'''<br /> <br /> * Feyre and Percy crack a hidden safe in the floor, unnoticed at first by the agents.<br /> * Percy suggests keeping the discovery secret, but Feyre convinces the team to share the information.<br /> * Inside the safe are legal and accounting documents connecting Winston to Klein &amp; Vogler through a law firm.<br /> <br /> '''4. Exploring the Greenhouse:'''<br /> <br /> * Byron discovers Wally's greenhouse and notes.<br /> * The investigators inspect the basement and uncover that the large plant is a creature of Wally's creation called a Voracian Maw.<br /> * They learn Wally’s hometown, Hollow End, was destroyed by polluted runoff from Klein &amp; Vogler’s chemical plant, killing his sister.<br /> * Wally's journal details his doctoral research and how he engineered plants using human genetic material and alchemical methods to become predatory.<br /> <br /> '''5. Uncovering the Past:'''<br /> <br /> * The investigators find newspaper clippings detailing the destruction of Hollow End.<br /> * Among the articles are notes on Radcliffe’s War Orphan Gala, suggesting Wally’s next target.<br /> <br /> '''6. Gala Infiltration and Confrontation:'''<br /> <br /> * The investigators plan to infiltrate the gala and collaborate with Agents Wright and Steele to prevent another mass killing.<br /> * Wally reveals himself and attacks with disguised plant creatures integrated into the gala’s décor and catering.<br /> * Another Voracian Maw emerges, and the investigators fight using fire, molotovs, and improvised weapons.<br /> * Percy protects Radcliffe while Byron confronts the Maw; Jessamine discovers Wally uses a magical song as a focus.<br /> * Feyre confronts and persuades Wally to stop, appealing to his grief and conscience.<br /> <br /> '''7. Turning Point:'''<br /> <br /> * Wally tries to stop the plants but loses control; the Maw consumes him as it feeds on his rage.<br /> ** Arthur and Feyre managed to cut him loose of the Maw before he is killed.<br /> * The investigators defeat the Maw and allow the OUP to take Wally into custody.<br /> <br /> '''8. Final Revelations:'''<br /> <br /> * After reporting to Donovan, they learn no agents were officially assigned by the OUP.<br /> ** Someone was posing as OUP agents with incredibly well made forged identification and has made off with Wally.<br /> <br /> '''Post-Credits Scene:'''<br /> <br /> The rhythmic echo of Wally Ferris’ boots against the packed salt floor is nearly swallowed by the damp, subterranean silence. Clad in dark blue prison garb, his last name and identification number stamped into the fabric, as well as a crescent moon partially eclipsing a sun, with jagged, claw-like edges, he moves methodically down the row of plants, clipboard in hand. He scribbles notes with a stubby pencil, pausing now and then to take precise cuttings, tucking them into the small leather pouch at his hip.<br /> <br /> The underground greenhouse is immense, stretching far beyond the dim glow of the overhead lamps. The matte grey walls of the salt mine enclose a lush, unnatural paradise, vines creeping up supports like they had always belonged here, like they had been waiting to grow in the dark. The air is thick with humidity, a rich loamy scent mingling with something older, something primal.<br /> <br /> Wally hums as he works, the melody slipping into words—an old language, thick and weighty on his tongue, yet flowing like water. The plants seem to respond, their leaves shifting in the still air, reaching ever so slightly toward him.<br /> <br /> He stops before a particular vine, its deep green tendrils coiled tightly around the iron framework. His hand hovers just shy of taking a clipping when, almost imperceptibly, the plant moves. Its tip brushes against his outstretched forefinger, a whisper of contact.<br /> <br /> Wally stills, watching intently as he continues to sing. Slowly, from within the vine, a small blue bud pushes forth, unfurling in time with his voice. The petals quiver, stretching open with a deliberate, almost sentient grace.<br /> <br /> He inhales sharply, pushing his glasses up the bridge of his nose. Then, a grin creeps across his face, slow and knowing.<br /> <br /> He does not take a cutting.<br /> <br /> Instead, he leans in closer and sings just a little louder.<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #13 - &quot;The Purple Plague&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #14 - &quot;Now You See Me&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook: Arc 3, Act 1 - Finale<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #15 - &quot;Ohe Sleifo Titrfn geog&quot;''' ===<br /> '''[[Session]] Tags:''' Memory Loss, Survival, Supernatural Phenomena, Lost Time<br /> <br /> '''Hook:''' The Investigators awaken with no memory of their identities, washed ashore on a strange, dreamlike coastline scattered with the wreckage of a destroyed ship and dozens of unconscious survivors. The world seems caught between day and night, and the only thing they are certain of is that they are not alone—and something unseen may be watching.<br /> <br /> '''Content Warnings:''' Themes of memory loss, psychological disorientation, injury, fire/burn trauma, and mild body horror.<br /> <br /> '''Characters:''' Callum McVeigh, Clancy Fields, Dexter &quot;Dex&quot; Miller, Feyre Acheron, Persephone &quot;Percy&quot; Montgomery<br /> <br /> '''GM:''' Matt<br /> <br /> '''Important NPCs:''' Harrison Park, The Embered Man, Lysera<br /> <br /> '''Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:''' Lysera<br /> <br /> '''District/Locations:''' The Isle of Forgetting<br /> <br /> '''&lt;u&gt;''Important Things that Happened:''&lt;/u&gt;'''<br /> <br /> '''1. Setting and Initial Observations'''<br /> * The investigators awoke on a mysterious beach with injuries and no memory of their identities, surrounded by other unconscious individuals.<br /> * They were on a strange island with a [[dusky]] gray sky, a thick forest, a large mountain deep within the forest and a shipwreck on fire, with luggage scattered along the shoreline.<br /> * The investigators began exploring the beach and shipwreck, searching for clues and resources, while observing the behavior of other individuals who were wandering into the forest.<br /> <br /> '''2. Recovery of Items and Information'''<br /> <br /> * Feyre searched the wreckage while Callum and Percy searched luggage, recovering items such as passports, tickets, and personal belongings, which helped some regain their identities.<br /> * Feyre found a dossier detailing the disappearance of the Lightkeeper, Piers Corden, and the order from the Council of Lightkeepers for investigators, to travel across the continent of [[Osugbo]] to rescue him or, in the event that he was dead, recover his body and determine who had taken him and why.<br /> * Percy discovered a ticket for the SS Everywhere, revealing the ship’s origin and destination.<br /> * Feyre found a set of coordinates on a navigational chart, revealing that they were headed for the coordinates that Lincoln had intended to go to a few days before his death.<br /> <br /> '''3. Encounters with Phenomena and Wraiths'''<br /> <br /> * The Investigators encountered mysterious shadowy figures and wraiths, which were progressively becoming more corporeal and threatening.<br /> * The investigators successfully fought and destroyed several wraiths using weapons like Clancy’s Ghostblade and Callum’s pickaxe haft, with the wraiths releasing memories upon their destruction.<br /> * The team realized that the wraiths were consuming memories and that defeating them restored lost memories.<br /> <br /> '''4. Exploration of the Isle of Forgetting'''<br /> <br /> * Through the discovery of an ancient stele with Vaelonic inscription as well as geometric design at it’s head, Percy identified the island as the legendary Isle of Forgetting, where individuals lose themselves and their memories.<br /> * The group discovered a ruined palace carved into the side of the mountain, with Vaelonic runes and a large chamber containing shadowy figures and a base relief depicting Lysera and Atikos.<br /> * The team debated the significance of Lysera, the queen of the island, and her connection to the phenomena they were facing.<br /> <br /> '''5. Confrontation with Lysera and the Man with Amber Eyes'''<br /> <br /> * Participants confronted Lysera, who they discovered was under the control of the Man with Amber Eyes.<br /> * Ember Eyes command Lysera to “make it quick” at which point, the strongest of the wraiths the team had confronted attacked them - a Shadow Woman.<br /> * Feyre berated Lysera, weakening her connection to the Shadow Woman, while Callum and Clancy attacked and destroyed the Shadow Woman.<br /> * Bored with the confrontation and Candela’s constant interloping, Ember Eyes set Lysera ablaze. She screamed for the team to run.<br /> * Feyre used a magickal artifact to absorb Lysera’s scream and unleashed it upon Ember Eyes and took a scar as a result of its use. Used in concert with Dex’s command of magick, Ember Eyes fled from the palace.<br /> * Dex successfully extinguished the magical fire engulfing Lysera, saving her from destruction, but collapsed from the strain.<br /> <br /> '''6. Escape and Loss of Harry'''<br /> <br /> * The palace began to collapse, forcing participants to flee while carrying unconscious members like Lysera, Dex, and Feyre.<br /> * Percy successfully made the jump across a chasm opening up in the floor, but slipped at the last second. Harry grabbed her and swung her to Callum. Callum caught her, but hurt his shoulder in the process. Harry slid along the floor as it tilted and fell into the chasm.<br /> * Percy and Clancy repelled down to Harry’s location only to discover he was crushed beneath the debris of the collapsing palace. Percy tried to stabilize Harry, but was unable to do so and Harry died as a result of his injuries.<br /> ** Among Harry’s final words were his instructions to get his files to Jacen Beck.<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #16 - &quot;Smoke and Mirrors&quot;''' ===<br /> '''[[Session]] Tags:''' Arc 3, Act II premiere<br /> <br /> '''Hook:''' Having defeated Ember Eyes and rescued an unconscious Lysera, the investigators must now search the rest of the island for Piers as the mountain at the center of the island erupts into a massive volcano causing the entire island to quake.<br /> <br /> '''Content Warnings:''' This assignment contained a hostage situation, gore, and the potential of death. This was a high stakes assignment.<br /> <br /> '''Characters:''' Byron Hans Core, Dexter &quot;Dex&quot; Miller, Gertrude &quot;Trudi&quot; Clyde, [[Mocking-Bird|Mocking-bird]], Persephone &quot;Percy&quot; Montgomery<br /> <br /> '''GM:''' Matt<br /> <br /> '''Important NPCs:''' Jacen Beck, Piers Corden, Ember Eyes, Caleb Zener, Emily Zener<br /> <br /> '''Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:''' None, but Caleb and Emily Zener were rescued along with Piers Corden<br /> <br /> '''District/Locations:''' The Isle of Forgetting, The Island Lab<br /> <br /> '''&lt;u&gt;''Important Things that Happened:''&lt;/u&gt;'''<br /> <br /> '''1. Initial Team Movements'''<br /> * Clancy, Dex, and Percy were the only conscious members of the team from the prior investigation.<br /> * After encountering Jacen Beck setting up a triage response from their ship’s explosion, they left Callum and Feyre with Jacen while Clancy stayed behind to assist with the wounded.<br /> <br /> '''2. Discovery of the Cave and First Team Exploration'''<br /> <br /> * Trudi, Byron, and Mocking-Bird discovered a cave powered by a generator, with a power conduit bolted into the stone wall and running deeper inside.<br /> * They regrouped with Dex and Percy, and the five investigators ventured together into the cave.<br /> <br /> '''3. Encounter with Wraiths'''<br /> <br /> * Using her psychic abilities, Trudi helped the team navigate a series of forks within the tunnel system.<br /> * The team encountered two wraiths guarding the passage and successfully fought and destroyed them.<br /> * During the encounter, Dex spoke to one of the wraiths, who stated it served “The Dream.”<br /> <br /> '''4. Gathering Intelligence and the Hidden Laboratory'''<br /> <br /> * After defeating the wraiths, the investigators split their efforts:<br /> ** Trudi remote-viewed one fork, revealing a man shackled to a cot bolted to the wall.<br /> ** Dex sensed a nearby presence filled with overwhelming anger.<br /> ** Byron, after drinking Witches Brew tea to become invisible, scouted the second fork.<br /> * Byron discovered a hidden laboratory where Ember Eyes supervised scientists transforming the recently dead into wraiths using a magickal serum.<br /> * Piers Corden, visibly battered and cuffed to a chair, was being used to pressure the woman working with the scientists.<br /> <br /> '''5. Rescue of Caleb Zener'''<br /> <br /> * The team prioritized freeing the man seen in the cell.<br /> * Upon reaching him, they battled a flaming gargoyle-like creature.<br /> * Byron wrestled with the creature while Mocking-Bird and Percy worked to break the prisoner’s shackles.<br /> * Trudi used filthy water to douse the flames in the gargoyle’s eyes, splashing Byron in the process.<br /> * The prisoner was revealed to be Caleb Zener, a researcher for Candela Obscura.<br /> * The woman still in the lab was identified as his twin sister, Emily Zener, previously referenced in Lincoln’s journal.<br /> <br /> '''6. The Rescue Plan and the Confrontation'''<br /> <br /> * Percy planned to cut the generator’s power while Mocking-Bird distracted Ember Eyes.<br /> * Dex, Trudi, and Byron prepared to rescue Emily and Piers during the confusion.<br /> * Mocking-Bird successfully lured Ember Eyes away from the lab by calling him out.<br /> * Byron and Dex attempted to ambush Ember Eyes but were overpowered and thrown aside.<br /> <br /> '''7. Mocking-Bird’s Sacrifice'''<br /> <br /> * Ember Eyes offered Mocking-Bird a bargain: surrender herself, and he would spare Trudi’s life.<br /> * Tearfully, Mocking-Bird agreed, on the condition that Dex and Byron would also be allowed to leave safely.<br /> * Byron and Dex disregarded her wishes and attacked Ember Eyes.<br /> * Byron was set on fire during the struggle but managed to break Ember Eyes’ arm, allowing the team to flee.<br /> <br /> '''8. Escape from the Isle of Forgetting'''<br /> <br /> * The volcano erupted into a pyroclastic flow as the team fled the collapsing cave system.<br /> * Following Caleb and Emily’s directions, they reached a hidden boat.<br /> * The investigators escaped the Isle of Forgetting moments before it was consumed by the sea.<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #17 - &quot;Liber Aeternum&quot;''' ===<br /> '''[[Session]] Tags:''' Arc 3, The Verge, The Red Hand, Nightkeepers<br /> <br /> '''Hook:''' An ancient manuscript is being auctioned off by the Red Hand in the glamorous underworld beneath Silverslip. The investigators are assigned to retrieve the artifact without exposing Candela’s involvement before it can fall into the wrong hands.<br /> <br /> '''Content Warnings:''' Supernatural coercion, captivity, psychological manipulation, forced combat, psychic phenomena and bleed exposure.<br /> <br /> '''Characters:''' Byron Hans Core, Clarence &quot;Clancy&quot; Fields, Gertrude &quot;Trudi&quot; Clyde, [[Mocking-Bird|Olive Horvath]], Persephone &quot;Percy&quot; Montgomery<br /> <br /> '''GM:''' Matt<br /> <br /> '''Important NPCs:''' Jacen Beck, Elias Creel (informant), Celeste Marrow, Neriah Saelis, Iris and Lilly Vale, Shard, The Hollow<br /> <br /> '''Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:''' ''The Aegises'' - Once per assignment, on a successful Move attempt, take an immediate scar. Place The Aegises on one phenomena's wrists. While worn, these manicles suppress all supernatural abilities and bleed-related effects of the individual bound in this way.<br /> <br /> '''District/Locations:''' The Morrow Estate, The Eaves<br /> <br /> '''&lt;u&gt;''Important Things that Happened:''&lt;/u&gt;'''<br /> <br /> '''1. The Assignment'''<br /> <br /> Candela Obscura receives a tip from an informant embedded within the Red Hand: an ancient magickal manuscript will be sold at a secret gala. Little is known about the manuscript other than it was of great enough importance to The Red Hand, that two security guards at Hallowharbor were killed when The Red Hand came in after hours to receive it. A surviving security guard reported Mocking-bird showed up in an attempt to stop the people who killed his co-workers, Mocking-bird and Jacen confirm that Olive was not involved. Suggesting a new vigilante has appeared within the city. Jacen instructs the investigators to recover the artifact, but not to allow their or Candela’s involvement be known. They’re informant will find them and be known by a red and white rose in their lapel.<br /> <br /> '''2. A Disappearance and a Growing Threat'''<br /> <br /> The team succeeds at infiltrating the auction thanks to invitations provided by Candela’s informant. However, the informant fails to appear at the auction. The team proceeds into the auction and quickly realizes that the manuscript is supernatural in nature. It’s rink, scarlet in color, constantly shifts from one language to another, making it impossible to read. Clancy extends his sense outward and discovers that the manuscript is inhabited by an unnamed feminine presence. Clancy is mentally shaken by this encounter and Trudy helps steady him. Byron and Mocking-bird explore the gala and do their best to blend in while Percy searches in an attempt to identify the highest rollers and who they will have to compete with during the auction. Percy and Mocking-bird both spot The Hallow is being escorted into a pit in the center of the floor.<br /> <br /> '''3. The Bloodsport Ring'''<br /> <br /> Byron and Olive discover that The Red Hand has captured two members of The Nightkeepers - Shard and The Hallow. The Hallow is forced to fight a monstrous shapeshifter in front for entertainment while the members of The Hand gamble on who will win. Shard, meanwhile, is shackled with enchanted manacles that suppress her abilities and pacify her. Byron places a wager on the fight while Mocking-bird pretends to drop a disguised taser into the ring so that The Hallow can use it to defeat the beast-man.<br /> <br /> '''4. The Manuscript and the Rival Bidder'''<br /> <br /> At the heart of the auction, displayed under glass and flanked by guards, rests the manuscript. Despite the Byron and Percy's best efforts, the artifact is ultimately claimed by a composed and mysterious figure named Neriah Saelis, who wears a lapel pin engraved with an unknown sigil. The team overhears Neriah whispering to Celeste Marrow that they will be departing ''immediately for the Verge''. Trudy and Percy discover that the informant has been discovered and is set to be interrogated to find out who he is working for.<br /> <br /> '''5. Rescue and Confrontation'''<br /> <br /> Byron, Percy and Trudy follow Celeste and her twin body guards, Iris and Lilly, to the another wing of the mansion to try and aid the informant while Mocking-bird and Clancy go to try and rescue The Hallow and Shard. Mocking-bird and Clancy make easy work of the guards watching over the two Nightkeepers while Byron, Trudy and Percy formulate a plan and draw out the bodyguards from the interrogation. The twins immediately engage Byron who is on the ropes while Trudy and Percy work to stop Celeste from getting involved and free the informant, Elias Creel.<br /> <br /> Byron and Clancy return with The Hallow and Shard, but Shard is still mollified. The confrontation grows as Mocking-bird goes after Celeste who fires a gun into the group and tries to flee with a magical relic. Clancy focuses on helping Shard while The Hallow joins the fight with the twins and helps Byron defeat them.<br /> <br /> Percy and Trudy ensure that Elias is unharmed and mentally sound as Mocking-bird knocks out Celeste, taking a bullet to the thigh in the process.<br /> <br /> '''6. The Escape and Aftermath'''<br /> <br /> With the informant and the Nightkeepers safe, the team calls the periphery and reports Celeste for smuggling then extracts themselves from the gala without exposing Candela’s hand. Though the Liber Aeternum was not secured, Jacen Beck praises the Circle for their discretion, their bravery, the intelligence they gained and returning mostly in one piece. Now, knowing Neriah’s destination allows Candela to take the next step and try to both recover the Liber and discover who Neriah is working for.<br /> <br /> '''7. Post-Credit Revelation'''<br /> <br /> A post credit scene follows:<br /> <br /> ''The rooftops of Newfaire are quiet. A low fog creeps between the smokestacks and broken gargoyles as moonlight flickers off slate tile and wet stone. The Hollow stands at the edge of a building overlooking Hallowharbor in the distance — a silhouette wrapped in motionless shadow.''<br /> <br /> ''Footsteps approach. Slow. Familiar. They keep their distance, sticking to shadows.''<br /> <br /> '''The Hollow:''' “Hey boss.”<br /> <br /> '''The Boss:''' “You okay?”<br /> <br /> '''The Hollow:''' “I always land on my feet. You know that.”<br /> <br /> '''''(beat)'''''<br /> <br /> '''The Hollow:''' “Maybe we should come to the table… they saved us.”<br /> <br /> '''The Boss:''' “I’m not sure that’s a good idea.”<br /> <br /> '''The Hollow:''' “It’s getting worse. The Hand is involved now. And they’ve got a phenomenon.”<br /> <br /> '''The Boss:''' “I read your after action repo-”<br /> <br /> '''The Hollow:''' “They killed a Lightkeeper.” (Impatient)<br /> <br /> ''The shadowy figure says nothing, looks down at his feet.''<br /> <br /> '''The Boss:''' “I know.” (Regretful)<br /> <br /> '''The Hollow:''' “So? What’s the play?”<br /> <br /> ''The Boss steps into the light — hands tucked into the pockets of a worn leather flight jacket. On the breast a stitched patch reads:''<br /> <br /> '''''LT. MALORY “WINGCLIPPER” HARPER'''''<br /> <br /> '''The Boss:''' “I’ll make a call. Form a circle.”<br /> <br /> ''Cut to black.''<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #18 -''' '''&quot;Head in the Clouds&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #19 - &quot;The Door of Bones&quot;''' ===<br /> '''[[Session]] Tags:''' Arc 3, The Verge, The Spark, The Arcanum<br /> <br /> '''Hook:''' Jacen Beck assembles the Circle in his workshop above Beck's Gym before dawn. Nearly 80 people across Newfaire have fallen into sudden comas, all while listening to the same frequency on their radios. Beck believes a supernatural broadcast may be involved and instructs the Circle to head to the outskirts of The Verge, where an ancient monolith has begun emanating strange energies. They're to investigate the site, discover its cause, and recover any artifacts or phenomena.<br /> <br /> '''Content Warnings:''' Captivity, fire, glassified human remains, supernatural coercion, sadism, vivisection (implied), and mental domination.<br /> <br /> '''Characters:''' Arthur Bellamy, [[Carmen Baxter]], Dexter “Dex” Miller, [[Mocking-Bird|Olive Horvath]]<br /> <br /> '''GM:''' Matt<br /> <br /> '''Important NPCs:''' Jacen Beck, [https://quelmarwiki.com/wiki/Lincoln_Renfield-Murray#History Heath Keers (the Man with the Ember Eyes)], Neriah Saelis<br /> <br /> '''Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:''' The Liber Aeternum<br /> <br /> '''District/Locations:''' Monolith, The Verge<br /> <br /> '''''&lt;u&gt;Important Things that Happened:&lt;/u&gt;'''''<br /> <br /> '''1. Aboard the N.A.S. Dauntless'''<br /> <br /> Jacen assembles a team of investigators and, through Candela’s contacts within the Noman Air Service and accompanies them aboard the N.A.S. ''Dauntless'', bound for the Verge. After a briefing with the investigators and during their approach on The Verge, an airman escorts them from the briefing room to a bay of MV-9 Combat Descent Capsules—nicknamed “Gravemaulers”—but suddenly turns and draws a pistol on the team. Jacen and Arthur spring into action, attempting to disarm him, while Carman, Mocking-bird, and Dex scatter as gunfire erupts. The large airman hurls Arthur into a catwalk railing, nearly sending him over; Arthur catches himself but accidentally triggers the drop bay doors as flames spark and spread rapidly. Jacen seizes the airman and throws him into the open bay, and with the situation escalating, the team scrambles into the Gravemaulers to escape before an explosion consumes the ship.<br /> <br /> '''2. Arrival at the Verge'''<br /> <br /> The investigators rappelled down into the monolith, descending by rope into ancient corridors carved from the same black stone as the towering structure above. These halls, once silent and forgotten, had been retrofitted into a research facility, though the technology was now broken and lifeless. The air hung thick with soot and decay, as if the disaster that struck had scorched more than just the walls.<br /> <br /> The first floor resembled the ruins of a hospital abandoned during a catastrophe. The walls, still formed of sandstone, bore no signs of glassification yet. Scorched paint peeled from their surfaces, and metal equipment—gurneys, IV poles, cabinets—lay warped or half-melted. Faint drag marks trailed through the ash-coated tile. Burned-out fire extinguishers rested near overturned beds, their contents used far too late. Every detail suggested a desperate and chaotic retreat.<br /> <br /> As the team made their way toward the stairs, they began to notice blackened silhouettes on the walls—human outlines scorched into the stone, as though bodies had been burned away in an instant. Ash clung to every step. Carmen, uneasy, removed her glove and knelt beside one of the outlines. She pressed her bare palm into the ash and spread her fingers. The moment her skin touched the remnants, a vision overtook her.<br /> <br /> She saw the facility’s security team frantically assembling a barricade at the stairwell using overturned hospital beds, filing cabinets, and gurneys. The air was frantic with shouted orders and panicked breath. Then, through the smoke, a barefoot figure emerged from the first floor—tall, shirtless, and blonde, his expression twisted in grief. He raised one hand, eyes glowing like hot coals. Tears streamed down his face as flames erupted outward from his palm, engulfing the barricade and the men behind it in an instant. The vision ended as suddenly as it began, Carmen gasping as she pulled her hand away.<br /> <br /> '''Clues Recovered on the First Floor:'''<br /> <br /> * Melted ID badge: “Dr. R. Vahl – Containment Lead”<br /> * Bloodied checklist: “Subterranean vault - containment integrity compromised”<br /> * Burned containment pod<br /> * Ritual circle: Faintly glowing with residual bleed<br /> * Patient charts: Labeled only by number<br /> * Door labeled 'Observation Ward – Level 2': Cracked off its hinges<br /> * Ash outlines: Human-shaped scorch marks burned into the stone, suggesting instantaneous combustion<br /> <br /> '''3. Second Descent – Glassification Begins'''<br /> <br /> As the investigators descended to the second floor, the sandstone beneath their feet grew darker, streaked with black glass veining through the walls like spreading roots. The temperature rose sharply—not from any flame or airflow, but from the stone itself, which radiated a steady, unnatural heat. The corridor opened into what had once been a research ward, now gutted and burned. The remains of a shattered sensory tank dripped slowly onto the floor, while melted cabinet doors sagged against scorched walls. Ash blanketed every surface, and the shadows stretched strangely across the room, too long and too still.<br /> <br /> Their attention was drawn to a skeletal body fused into a blackened alcove—its surface partially glassified, smooth and obsidian-like. As they watched, the corpse twitched. Without warning, cracks spidered across its form, and a red glow pulsed from its chest as intense heat flooded the corridor. With a shriek of shattering glass, the first Cinderman tore itself free. Its body resembled blackened wood, glowing veins visible beneath the surface, fire spilling from its eyes and mouth. It lunged, and the Circle was forced into a violent, close-quarters battle before managing to subdue the creature and press onward.<br /> <br /> '''Clues Recovered on the Second Floor:'''<br /> <br /> * Scorched journal: ''“Subject 7’s awareness is beginning to fragment—memories drifting across hosts. The transfer has begun, though identity remains unstable.”''<br /> * Damaged sensory deprivation tank: Interior slick with condensation, exterior partially melted.<br /> * Cracked mirror: The phrase ''“We’re all Dreamers here...”'' scratched into its fractured surface.<br /> * Observation logs: Notes describing behavior merging and memory confusion among test subjects.<br /> <br /> '''4. Third Descent – The Hall of the Glassbound'''<br /> <br /> As the investigators descended to the third floor, the transformation of the facility had become complete. The stone had fully turned to glass—smooth, dark, and rippled like frozen waves, as though the entire level had been flash-heated into a molten state and then rapidly cooled. Every surface reflected their warped and distorted forms. The stairs clinked beneath their boots, glass striking glass with each step. The heat had intensified, radiating steadily from the walls and floor. The environment was eerily still—silent, devoid of any functioning machinery or recent signs of life.<br /> <br /> The hallway they entered was lined with four glassified figures—three embedded in the walls and one partially fused into the floor. The bodies were preserved in translucent crystal, their limbs contorted and faces locked in expressions of agony or terror. At first, the figures appeared dormant. But as the team advanced, the ambient temperature spiked, and faint pulses of light began to accelerate from within the corpses. Without warning, cracks spiderwebbed across the nearest figure, then another. Glass exploded outward in a blast of heat as the dormant Cindermen reanimated. Flames leaked from their eye sockets and mouths as two burst from the walls and charged.<br /> <br /> Mocking-bird and Arthur moved to intercept, striking quickly while the others sought cover. When the first Cinderman fell, it shattered violently, sending shards of searing obsidian outward—cutting into skin and fabric alike. Dex suffered a sprained ankle while evading the Cinderman half-submerged in the floor. Despite the tight corridor and extreme heat, the investigators fought their way through all four. Once the final Cinderman fell, they gathered themselves and moved toward the stairwell leading to the final level of the monolith.<br /> <br /> '''Clues on the Third Floor:'''<br /> <br /> * Dormant Cindermen: Three embedded in walls, one in the floor, all initially inert until internal heat buildup triggers awakening.<br /> * Fully Glassified Architecture: The complete vitrification of walls and floor suggests a sudden, catastrophic heat event related to the Spark.<br /> * Residual Thermal Radiation: Surfaces continue to radiate warmth, implying the cause of the transformation remains active or unstable.<br /> * Absence of Operational Equipment or Logs: No signs of recent occupation or functioning systems indicate a sudden and irreversible collapse of the facility.<br /> <br /> '''5. Final Descent – The Forked Choice'''<br /> <br /> The investigators descended the final stretch of the monolith. The stairs steepened, their footfalls muffled against the unnaturally smooth floor. The air felt warmer, but not from any active flame—rather, it was as if the stone itself remembered burning. Every reflective surface mirrored them back in strange, warped forms that didn't quite match. A pull, subtle but insistent, tugged at them from below. It was not just a place they were walking into, but a mind. One presence felt wild and furious; the other, vast and still. They had reached the lowest level of the monolith—and two choices lay ahead.<br /> <br /> A fork in the corridor forced a decision. To the left stood Heath, his eyes glowing with inner fire, flanked by summoned Cindermen before an ominous structure known only as the Bone Door. To the right, Neriah stood in a ritual chamber, deep in concentration as they attuned themselves to the Liber Aeternum. The group turned right. Carmen stepped forward first, met by Neriah’s calm demeanor and the warm, humming presence of the artifact. The ritual chamber was spherical, its walls carved with sacred geometry pulsing in sync with the glow of the Liber. Neriah stood shirtless, marked in copper symbols across their arms, chest, and temples, the Liber resting on a pedestal of the same black stone as the monolith.<br /> <br /> Neriah extended their hand to Carmen, offering her the chance to master her abilities through their guidance. Carmen approached, her gloves removed—then acted. She clamped the Aegises around Neriah’s wrists and reached into their mind, accessing their memories and subduing them in a single, due to their powers being suppressed by the Aegises. Neriah collapsed, unconscious, and the ritual came to an abrupt halt. From across the monolith, a guttural scream echoed—Heath’s fury made manifest. The investigators moved quickly, gathering the unconscious Neriah and the Liber Aeternum, preparing to flee before Heath could retaliate.<br /> <br /> '''Environmental Clues – Fourth Floor:'''<br /> <br /> * Forked Path: Indicates the presence of two powerful supernatural forces—Heath near the Bone Door, Neriah performing a ritual.<br /> * The Ritual Chamber: Sacred geometric patterns pulsing with red energy, tied to the Liber Aeternum’s energy and Neriah’s ritual.<br /> * Neriah’s Markings: Copper-painted sigils on arms, face, and chest—indications of ritual attunement to the Liber.<br /> * The Bone Door (Unexplored): A sealed, unknown structure where Heath stood with Cindermen, possibly a threshold to another realm or a prison.<br /> <br /> '''Memories Discovered by Carmen in Neriah’s Mind:'''<br /> <br /> * The streets of Ostrom were slick with rain as Neriah closed in. Their target—a scroll. The thief—a man they hadn’t expected to be charmed by. But Heath ran like he was daring them to catch him. And they tried.<br /> * After the ritual, they found a scorch mark where he’d touched them. It didn’t hurt. It never healed. They kept it hidden, but it was never far from thought.<br /> * Their blood mixed with his on the floor of the ritual chamber. After the ritual, they found a scorch mark where he’d touched them on the shoulder. It didn’t hurt. It never healed. They kept it hidden, but it was never far from thought.<br /> * Heath is a phenomenon but has not always been one. He did the bidding of an entity known as The Spark, after an incident in Dunhurst.<br /> <br /> '''6. Recovery and Extraction'''<br /> <br /> The Circle made their way back to the surface of the monolith, bringing both Neriah and the Liber Aeternum with them. Heath, enraged by Neriah’s capture, gave chase from the lower levels, flames in his wake. As they reached the exit, Arthur deployed an elemental device drawn from his Circle’s resources—triggering a controlled collapse that sealed the shaft behind them. It was meant to bury Heath beneath tons of stone. And yet, somehow, he survived.<br /> <br /> Faced with the reality that Heath had murdered two of their own and countless others, the investigators found themselves at a crossroads. Kill him outright, leave him buried beneath the ruin, or find a way to bring him in alive. In the end, they chose containment. One of the Aegis manacles, meant to suppress supernatural ability, was locked onto Heath’s wrist—surprisingly, it worked. With both Heath and Neriah subdued, the Circle commandeered the nearby sky yacht—later confirmed to be Neriah’s—and recovered Jacen before making their escape.<br /> <br /> On the flight home, Dex managed to successfully create a new pair of Aegises manacles and place them on Heath so that both captives could be adequately contained. Neriah and Heath were placed in a section of the Pharos known as The Store. A strange place that looked just like a furniture store. With one exception. If someone enters it without a guide known only as The Reliquary, they would be forever lost in an ever shifting labyrinth of furniture displays.<br /> <br /> '''''By managing to recover the Liber and take both Heath and Neriah captive, all members of the community campaign are able to ask Heath 3 questions and Neriah 3 questions.'''''<br /> <br /> '''7. Further Interrogation and Disturbing Revelations'''<br /> <br /> At a Candela facility, investigators conducted interviews:<br /> <br /> '''Arthur -'''<br /> <br /> Asks Heath: If his threats were general and made in the heat of the moment? How can you kill an element?<br /> <br /> Asks Neriah: what they knows about Candela, and Arthur specifically<br /> <br /> Heath: &quot;I don't know what you mean. But I am a man of my word. And you can't kill an element. Not without killing everything else.&quot;<br /> <br /> Neriah: &quot;You and your lightkeepers have stood against the dark for thousands of years. You've won battles. And lost some. But the world is struggling after the great war. Darkness spreads. Corruption has taken root and is rampant. As for you... gifted athlete... and there more to you than what is on the surface. Whatever it is, it's well hidden.&quot;<br /> <br /> '''Talia -'''<br /> <br /> For Neriah - Who did you bind Heath to?<br /> <br /> For Heath - Why did you want to kill Lincoln? (If he remembers that at all)<br /> <br /> Heath: &quot;I didn't ''want'' to kill Lincoln. We're connected. Or at least we were. He served The Unspoken and I served The Spark.&quot;<br /> <br /> Neriah: &quot;I bound him to the service of the Arcanum. To keep him safe. I couldn't reign him in... They would have killed him.&quot;<br /> <br /> '''Olive -''' <br /> <br /> For Heath: how do you know Lucien Grimm, Magnus, and Evelyn?<br /> <br /> For Neriah: (I would like to hold off on my questions until others have asked theirs)<br /> <br /> Heath: &quot;They came after me in Delvin. Wanted me for one of the army's experiments. I got away, but I knew I'd see them again.&quot;<br /> <br /> '''Dex -''' <br /> <br /> For Neriah - What is the Spark?<br /> <br /> For Heath - How did you become a phenomenon/how did you come into contact with this Spark?<br /> <br /> Neriah: &quot;The Spark Isn't just a phenomena. It's from another plane. It chose him as its champion. That's all I know. He doesn't speak about it much.&quot;<br /> <br /> Heath: &quot;I used to be a geological engineer. Managed a mining town, Dunhurst. One day we dug a new shaft in the hopes of finding a larger load of coal. They found fire in the mountain. Floating. Have you ever seen fire floating in the air? It's almost like liquid. I didn't realize it, but I was reaching for it. It burned. From that point on, I was never alone.&quot;<br /> <br /> '''Percy -'''<br /> <br /> For Heath: Do you recognize the symbol on this card (Percy found it on the body of the guy at the cemetery and then saw it again during the Purple Plague incident.)? Is it the Arcanum’s symbol? Who else is on his hit list and what is Arcanum really up to?<br /> <br /> Heath: (Regarding the symbol) * ''He knits his brow, concentrating, trying to remember.'' “It’s familiar—but like a name half-remembered in a dream. I’ve seen it… somewhere. A long time ago, maybe.”<br /> <br /> Heath: (Regarding if it is Arcanum’s symbol) ''He sighs heavily.'' “I don’t… know. That word means something. It’s important. But I can’t remember.” ''He shrugs, the manacles around his wrists clanking loudly as he does so.''<br /> <br /> Heath: (Regarding his hit list.) ''He chuckles a bit and lies back on the couch in the furniture display he has been confined to.'' “If only I knew… at this point you all probably have a better idea than I do.” ''He holds up his shackled hands.'' “Of course… you could always take these off and we could find out together.”<br /> <br /> For Neriah: ''Shows him the symbol from the business card found in the graveyard guy.'' Do you recognize this symbol? Does this mean anything to you? ''Percy recites the poem she found on the stele.'' Who else was Heath ordered to kill or kidnap?<br /> <br /> Neriah: ''They study the symbol with cool detachment, fingertips brushing it briefly.'' “It’s both a façade… and a symbol of change. But no. It means nothing to me.”<br /> <br /> Neriah: After listening to Percy recite the stele’s inscription, they tilt their head slightly in thought.* “No… I’ve never heard that before. Sounds like some kind of epic though. Grand… old… unfinished. Like most things worth remembering.”<br /> <br /> Neriah: ''Their expression remains placid.'' “You assume that all the death he’s wrought was ordered. That there’s a list or a master. But Heath… he is more storm than soldier. As far as I know, there’s no one else he was ordered to kill.”<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #20 - &quot;This Concludes Our Broadcast Day&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #21 - &quot;So Long and Thanks for All the Fish&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #22 - &quot;Marionette&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #23''' '''- &quot;As Above, So Below&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #24 - &quot;To Be Announced&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #25 - &quot;Skibbers and Scrabbles&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #26 - &quot;For if Dreams Die...&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #27 - &quot;Once Upon a Dream&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook: Arc 3, Act 2 - Finale pt. 1<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #28 - &quot;Perchance to Dream&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook: Arc 3, Act 2 - Finale pt. 2<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #29 - &quot;What Dreams May Come&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook: Arc 3, Act 3 - Premiere pt. 1<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #30 - &quot;A New Dawn, A New Day&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #31 - &quot;Deus Ex Oculo&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #32 - &quot;Not a Dream, but a Nightmare&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #33 - &quot;Resonance&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #34 - &quot;East Hills&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #35 - &quot;To Be Announced&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #36 - &quot;To Be Announced&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #37 - &quot;To Be Announced&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #38 - &quot;To Be Announced&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #39 - &quot;To Be Announced&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #40 - &quot;To Be Announced&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook: Arc 3 - Finale pt.1<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM:<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #41 - &quot;To Be Announced&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook: Arc 3 - Finale pt.2<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM:<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> [[Category:Qandela Obscura]]<br /> [[Category:CR]]</div>

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<p>OGFlaya: /* Assignment #19 - &quot;The door of Bones&quot; */</p> <hr /> <div>{{Worldbuilders}}<br /> == The Story So Far ==<br /> Below, feel free to add personal accounts of assignments.<br /> <br /> == Arc One - The Illusionist and the Alchemist ==<br /> <br /> === Assignment #1 - 12/02/23 &quot;The Devil's Well.&quot; ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: <br /> <br /> GM:<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #2 - 12/16 &quot;The Light Eater of Bridleborn&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: Piers, [[Lincoln Renfield-Murray]], Nesta [[Acheron]], [[Elizabeth]] [[Nightshade]] <br /> <br /> GM: @jaelthejust (Mercedes)<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #3 - 12/21 - &quot;The Gift of the Magi&quot; ===<br /> <br /> === Assignment #4 - 12/31 - &quot;The Night Plays On&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: #NewYearParty<br /> <br /> Characters: [[Steve]], Lincoln Renfield-Murray, [[Orla Martinez]], Warren <br /> <br /> GM: @jaelthejust (Mercedes)<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #5 - 1/13/2024 - &quot;Extra Credit&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags:<br /> <br /> Characters: Piers Corden, Lincoln Renfield-Murray, Lula V, [[Steve Corden]] <br /> <br /> GM: @jontheteach (JonTheTeach)<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment # 6- 1/20- “The Hand That Feeds” ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: Piers, Weasel, [[James]], Tess, Laurence Awrkright <br /> <br /> GM: @OGFlaya (Matt)<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Anthony Romano, Michael Romano, Maggy Ferguson, [[Martin]] Ferguson <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: [[Human]]/phenomenon hybrid<br /> <br /> District/Locations: South Soffit, Nine Irons, The Sidle<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened: Notorious mob enforcer and racketeer, Tommy Romano, was murdered by Martin Ferguson. A member of a family of mob enforcers possessing unique abilities due to being to having phenomenon intermingling in their blood line long ago in their ancestry. The youngest of the Ferguson's, Maggy had fallen in love with Tommy's nephew and the scion of the Romano crime family, Michael. The investigators diligently found, through an examination of Tommy's body in the city morgue that he was murdered, that he had been murdered rather than the purported suicide that that the Periphery was trying to say his death was. During a climactic confrontation with Martin and a flock of eldritch birds under his command, the investigators helped Maggy and Michael flee the city and place Martin into Grayslate Sanatorium for safe keeping and protection from the Romano family. The rest of the Ferguson clan watched as their son was taken into custody but did not end their relationship with Romano. <br /> <br /> === Assignment #7 - 1/27 - &quot;Fairest of Them All&quot; ===<br /> <br /> === Assignment #8 - 2/9 - &quot;The Ancient Tomb of His Bride&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags:<br /> <br /> Characters: Piers Corden, Steve Corden, [[Thomas]] MacCallum, Madge <br /> <br /> GM: @jaelthejust (Mercedes)<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Jean Hawkeye <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: <br /> <br /> # Mr. Malcolms Alchemical Reference Guide (+1 Focus on rolls that have to do with alchemy or magick)<br /> # Morphine Vial (Soak 1 Body, 1 use)<br /> # Phosphenes' Lights (Handheld illuminators that produce a glow only the holder can see)<br /> # Smelling Salts (Soak 1 Brain, 1 use)<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #9 - 2/17 - &quot;A Prince’s Gifts&quot; ===<br /> <br /> === Assignment #10 - 2/24 - &quot;A Needlepoint to Hear Me Through&quot; ===<br /> <br /> === Assignment # 11 - 2/25 - “The Illusionist” ===<br /> <br /> === Assignment #12 - 3/2 - &quot;Auction Victors&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: #Auction<br /> <br /> Characters: Steve Corden, Lizzy Nightshade, Weasel, Silas Heartwood, [[Laura Grant]] <br /> <br /> GM: @jaelthejust (Mercedes)<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #13 - 3/9 - &quot;The Ring to Stand Strong and True&quot; ===<br /> <br /> === Assignment #14 - 3/15 - &quot;Lost and Found&quot; ===<br /> <br /> === Assignment #15 - 3/23 - &quot;The Allure of Perpetual Beauty&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> Characters: Steve Corden, Silas Heartwood, Tess Henry, Warren Baxter, [[Laura]] Grant <br /> <br /> GM: @wardenwinter (Talia)<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #16 - 3/27 - &quot;Under the Truth&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: Piers Corden, Steve Corden, Silas Heartwood, Tess Henry, Lincoln Renfield-Murray, Nesta Acheron, <br /> <br /> GM: @jontheteach (JonTheTeach)<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #17 - 4/6 - &quot;The Kingdom in the Steel&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: Steve Corden, Silas Heartwood, Lizzy Nightshade, Madge, Laura Grant <br /> <br /> GM: @jaelthejust (Mercedes)<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #18 - 4/13 - &quot;The Gem to Persuade the Unwilling&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> Characters: Steve Corden, Piers Corden, Lincoln Renfield-Murray, Nesta Achron, Montana Jack <br /> <br /> GM: @jaelthejust (Mercedes)<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: THE TWINS, Gio <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: The Gem<br /> <br /> District/Locations: The Steel, EONs Headquarter<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened: Steve gets kidnapped opps.<br /> <br /> === Assignment #19 - 4/27 - &quot;The Prince’s Final Curtain&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> Characters: Steve Corden, Piers Corden, James, Lincoln Renfield-Murray, &quot;Fives&quot;, Warren Baxter, <br /> <br /> GM: @jaelthejust (Mercedes)<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Nathaniel <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations: <br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #20 - 4/27 - &quot;The Alchemist’s Final Call&quot; ===<br /> <br /> === Assignment #21 - 5/28 - &quot;In the Arms of the Evolved&quot; ===<br /> <br /> === Assignment #22 - 6/18 - &quot;Grant Me One Request [Player Catalyst Finale]&quot; ===<br /> <br /> === Assignment #23 - 6/29 - &quot;Long Lost Blood [Player Catalyst Finale]&quot; ===<br /> <br /> <br /> == Arc Two - The Herald and the Fang ==<br /> <br /> === Assignment #1 - 06/15/2024 &quot;Toll the Dead&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: Divine Herald, Ascendency <br /> <br /> Characters: James by Margarita, Gin Reynolds by Julia, [[Jamie Hayes]] by Amal, <br /> <br /> GM:<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Imelda [[Frances]], Victor Jenkins the DEAD Divine Herald, Mr. Woods <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: List of next Divine Herald<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> 6 months after what happened in the theater has passed, newspapers has talked about : <br /> <br /> # A deadly sickness, the dead rash, with symptoms of oozing red rashes on limps, cough, and fever. It effected 30% of population. Some people just… don’t get it. <br /> # ''Recent death of the Divine Herald.'' <br /> <br /> Candela was called by Ascendancy when Cardinal Reynolds, and Cardinal Zeroth died after ineracting with the Divine Herald corpse. Candela investigators went to shiverline to talk to holy [[mother]] <br /> <br /> //—//<br /> <br /> investigators found: <br /> <br /> # Bleed on body and the face itself. Not coming from the mask. <br /> # Mask will let the [[soul]] out. Mask is fixed to face, will be hard to take off. <br /> # MAKEUP ON HERALD.  A specific woman does this. '''Leslie Daulphin'''. <br /> # THERE IS. AT THE BASE OF THE HERALD NECK. An incision mark. NO BLOOD? connected to the artery. The blood is poisoned, they knew its gonna be removed. <br /> <br /> /—/ Baxter the head of OUP came by and stopped Candela's investigation<br /> <br /> //—//<br /> <br /> The team found this list for '''interviews. THIS IS FOR NEW HERALD DIVINE.''' <br /> <br /> '''Aarons, Sawyer (Cardinal in the Eves districts), Howard, Levins,'''<br /> <br /> '''Fournier(not familiar to GIN? Who is this? Not usual surname for new-faire)'''<br /> <br /> They also found a necklace that has a bleed, this necklace is used by the hauled and high ranking church members. The team didn't touch or take the necklace.<br /> <br /> /-/<br /> <br /> The team headed to Melody Wildes house in the sidle. WILDES Melody is new to the area, moved from the west. [[LaCroix|Lacroix]], moved from there. Family is a refuge. Dad started the funeral business from Mister woods. Brother and husband live upstairs. Dad is old now. <br /> <br /> The team went together to the house of grief, Melody is frozen in place, when approached, the team noticed a pair of puncture marks on the side of her neck. Not like the herald, this is more of….. bite…. Two teeth? <br /> <br /> Picture of her and a man. They are shaken hands, this is Mr. Woods. He seems happy and sure. She looked…. Off. <br /> <br /> Someone sneaking inside? The team try to hide from them, the older gentleman is now here. Asks why she’s here. She looks nervous talking to what it can be seen now as Mr. wood? <br /> <br /> Mr. Woods, has the same bleed as melody, STRONGER. So strong. It radiates from him. <br /> <br /> After going to his Mind Palace, Jamie figured out that Melody is under control from Mr. Woods. He must have been the one to miss with the makeup. When Gin left the house of grief, she noticed Mr. Woods watching the team at the top of the building….. <br /> <br /> === Assignment #2 - 06/15/2024 &quot;The Ruby Rapture&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: Red Rash, Fangs <br /> <br /> Characters: Lizzy (Talia), [[Gideon]] (Nick), Luliana (Emma), Henry (Geoff), and Gin (Julia) <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Harris/Lawrence, Pensive the Cat, Lorenzo of the Ruby Rapture, the Fanged Creature that Attacked Lizzy <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: Pensive the Fanged Cat <br /> <br /> District/Locations: Red Lamp, South Soffit <br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened: <br /> <br /> * A worker from the Ruby Rapture has been sick an abnormal amount of time, neck still red, violent outbursts <br /> * A doctor came to visit his home while he was sick and performed &quot;blood letting&quot;, his roommate said it was A LOT of blood and the doctor didn't clean up <br /> * The cat lapped up some of the blood and now also showing violent outbursts <br /> * The doctor gave an address and contact to Lawrence's roommate in case he needed more info. He went to the address during the day and found nothing<br /> * Going at night, they found strange symbols and then were attacked by a fanged woman who when shot, survived and ran away. <br /> * Later, the symbols were discovered to mean &quot;Feed&quot; <br /> <br /> === Assignment #3 - 06/21/2024 “The Last Lightkeeper of Seasway&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: Eldritch Horror, City of the Resplendent , Local Legends <br /> <br /> Characters: Tara (Sarah), [[Malory Harper]] (Matt), Cedric (Sam), Alexander (Jon), Mara (Anna) <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: The Lightkeeper's Doll, Gherman the Last Lightkeeper <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: The Lightkeeper's Doll<br /> <br /> District/Locations: Seasway<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> * There is an underwater city in the Glass Sea <br /> * The People of Seasway seemed to be under some kind of hypnosis <br /> * They are desperate to show you 'The Great One'<br /> * The Lighthouse is destroyed and empty on the bottom<br /> * At the top of the Lighthouse, Gherman has destroyed his entrance to the Pharos <br /> * He begs to keep the Doll safe <br /> * On the West side of the Island, the investigators see the remains of the Great One <br /> * The child of the Great one waits to feast<br /> * The investigators take barrels of oil and molotov cocktails to the child of the Great One <br /> * While it feasts on the hypnotized villagers, the investigators fight it until it dies <br /> <br /> === Assignment #4 - 06/22/2024 &quot;Interview with a Deaconess&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: Knight of the Pyre, the Pyre, the Ascendency <br /> <br /> Characters: Alexandria, Gideon, Jamie, Amaranth <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Baxter White, Ariel Kelly, Diego Parris, [[Lorelei]] Pennywhistle <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations: The Sidle<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> * A Deaconess is being held by the OUP after her brother Reggie called them when he found her missing <br /> * The Deaconess touched an artifact and ended up gaining telekinesis and the Pyre wanted to kill her for it <br /> * While interviewing her and trying to plan a way to help her escape, a knight of the Pyre appeared to kill her. <br /> <br /> -- We met the knight of the pyre for the first time! '''Diego Parris.''' <br /> <br /> -- Deaconess Lorelei was killed by him tho sad ): <br /> <br /> === Assignment #5 - 06/26/2024 &quot;Something Different About You&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: Developers. <br /> <br /> Characters: Gin Reynolds (Julia), Lulianna Vaerstrom (Emma), [https://quelmarwiki.com/wiki/Malory_Harper Malory “Mal” Harper] (Matt), Tara Lloyd (Sarah), Alexandria Aquino (Aerin), Cedric Margrave (Sam) <br /> <br /> GM: Jon<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Set VII Experiment I <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: None<br /> <br /> District/Locations: The Steel<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened: <br /> <br /> * Investigators entered an abandoned factory and immediately felt off<br /> * A mixture of pain, anguish, joy and malice were felt on the walls<br /> * Bleed was felt from a hallway, and the door opened itself mysteriously<br /> * A scream was heard from within the building, and the team began to look for the source<br /> * They entered the hallway, which had several decomposing bodies of developers<br /> * The end of the hallway had an odd green light, and a man was seen standing there<br /> ** He began approaching the group, rambling somewhat<br /> ** Dr. Aquino approached him, with Lulianna also offering a way to help<br /> ** He responded with &quot;I am Perfection&quot; and snapped the neck of the Doctor<br /> * The rest of the crew unloaded and retreated, then leveling the building on top of the experiment<br /> <br /> === Assignment #6 - 07/06/2024 &quot;Petals of Protection&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: The Cure, Owl Wain, Local Legends <br /> <br /> Characters: Gideon (Nick), [[Malory Harper|Mal]] (Matt), Amaranth (Anna), Luliana (Emma) <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: The Owl Wain <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: Timely [[Iris]] <br /> <br /> District/Locations: Scarlet Woods / Bridleborn<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> * The investigators are sent to retrieve timely iris to assist with making a cure for the fanged disease and red rash <br /> * Scarlet runners are seen traveling this edge of the wood, tell you of a local legend of a [[ghost]] who requires you to be [[silent]] or she'll kill you <br /> * When entering the area, if any sound is made, the investigators are quite immediately met with an attack of owls and among the owls, they see a young girl in a large feathery cloak, commanding the owls <br /> * The young girl approaches when the investigators are brought to the ground but they all manage to get away to the Iris field<br /> * They gather Iris and find a smugglers crate buried inside that contains the body of a young child, they think the same age as the Owl Wain's spirit appears. It is wearing a similar but less feathery cloak <br /> * When leaving, the group attempts to console the Owl Wain. The Wain is distraught when Mara sings her the song and then when she goes to cry, she covers her mouth to keep herself quiet <br /> * The investigators leave as the Wain is distracted and no longer attacking them. <br /> <br /> === Assignment #7 - 07/07/2024 &quot;Assisting the Gumshoe&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: The Ascendancy, The Pyre, Fangs, Dive Herald, Knight of the Pyre <br /> <br /> Characters: Lizzy (Talia), Tara (Sarah), Father Lorrian (Keller), Jamie (Amal), and Gin (Julia) <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:''Jonathan Aarons, '''[[Sister]] Fournier''''' <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: -- <br /> <br /> District/Locations: Shriveline, Briar Green, South Soffit <br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened: <br /> <br /> -- The people from the List are now dying! The team believes someone not on the list are killing them to benefit someone who is on the list.<br /> <br /> -- Jamie Dies! <br /> <br /> -- Candela managed to save the future Divine Herald! <br /> <br /> === Assignment #8 - 07/14/2024 &quot;The Crimson River&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: [https://quelmarwiki.com/wiki/Malory_Harper Mal Harper] (Matt), Amaranth Cyrus (Anna), Tara (Sarah) <br /> <br /> GM: Nick <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #9 - 07/17/2024 &quot;We Can Take Your Pain&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: Developers <br /> <br /> Characters: [[Malory Harper|Mal]] (Matt), Tess Henry (Mercedes), Gideon (Nick), Verity Leòn (Aerin), Amaranth Cyprus (Anna) <br /> <br /> GM: Jon <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Set VII Experiment II <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: None<br /> <br /> District/Locations: Briar Green<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> * The party arrived at the college campus, trying to understand what happened<br /> * Used bleed detectors to find the source of the phenomenon<br /> ** It was determined to be the dormitory building<br /> * The investigators entered and felt cold oppression and it got worse the higher they went<br /> * As investigators spread out through the building, each began to see images of their fears.<br /> * These fears pulled them towards the top floor, or sent them away depending on the person<br /> * Eventually, the group saw the experiment on the third floor, and he feasted on their fear and found it delicious<br /> * He wanted to feast on more than just fear, and turned to advance on the group<br /> ** They immediately opened fire as he tried to get closer, but he managed to get close<br /> * He was wounded severely, retreating through a rift in the Flare<br /> <br /> === Assignment #10 - 07/19/2024 “The New Divine Herald&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: Divine Herald, The Ascendancy, Red Rash, Quarantine, Fangs, [[Vampyre]] <br /> <br /> Characters: Gideon (Nick), Tara (Sarah), Father Lorrian (Keller), Gin (Julia), [[Malory Harper|Mal]] (Matt) <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Divine Herald Siobhan Fournier <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: Vampyre Dust<br /> <br /> District/Locations: The Shriveline, South Soffit <br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened: <br /> <br /> * The new Divine Herald states there will be a quarantine of South Soffit (indefinite), as well as a two-week hold on Hallowharbor, The Steel, and Red Lamp<br /> * Desperate to find the reason behind the Red Rash, the investigators head to ground zero, South Soffit, before the [[midnight]] Quarantine begins <br /> * In Gin's church in South Soffit, a few of those with the long version Red Rash state they got it from a soup kitchen where they saw the Divine Herald when she was just a Cardinal<br /> * They are approached by a pair of doctors looking for those with long-lasting Red Rash to &quot;assist&quot; them <br /> * Gin recognizes them as fanged creatures, like what attacked Lizzy <br /> * They kill the pair, using symbols of the Ascendancy or a Ghostblade to turn them to dust <br /> * They go the hospital the pair represented and find a &quot;Vampyre Nursery&quot; with a Nursery worker there, overseeing 5 newborns preparing to wake and 5 sedated [[humans]], ready to be feasted on when the newborns awake <br /> * The journal from the Vampyre Nursery states that they were going to wake up in 3 days. It takes 5 days fully from bite to awaking. <br /> * The investigators kill the Nursery Worker but not until they learn from him that the Divine Herald is a High Priestess from Lacroix, where she is known as the Countess Fournier <br /> * She brought the Red Rash to [[Newfaire]] to show the vampyres who will be the most susceptible to being turned into a vampyre vs. who will be the food for those new vampyres<br /> <br /> === Assignment #11 - 07/27/2024 &quot;The Owl Wain&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: Local Legends, Owl Wain, The Cloud, The Cure, [[Player]] Catalyst <br /> <br /> Characters: Lizzy (Talia), Verity (Aerin), Gio (Amal), Gin (Julia), and Gideon (Nick) <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Owl Wain <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: Timely Iris <br /> <br /> District/Locations: Scarlet Wood, Bridleborn Mountains <br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> * The investigators returned to put the Owl Wain to rest and also seek out more timely Iris <br /> * They take a side road and find a cloud that is giving off bleed <br /> * The cloud feels like it is watching them and then it creates a dust [[devil]] and slurps up a pair of wild stallions before dispensing the bones and blood in front of them <br /> * Going back to the main road, they find the Owl Wain and use the nursery rhyme song about her to plea to her and Gideon uses a spirit board to have her speak without speaking <br /> * She tells them she has to be quiet because of Pa and she is afraid of the passing Smuggler wagons<br /> * The riders on the wagon tell the investigators of a man who used to have his children travel with him and was unkind to them if they were not quiet and one by one the children went missing before the man retired because no one would work with him <br /> * The investigators find the box with the Owl Wain's body, Gin performing her last rites and her spirit being laid to rest. On the Box they see the name Hildebrand and a location <br /> * Going to the location, they find a cabin and inside, the body of the man, Hildebrand. The evidence shows he was murdered by his eldest daughter's fiance after she told him they couldn't be married because her father was refusing to let her go. <br /> * The investigator's find the Owl Wain's room and her name before she became legend, Mary. <br /> * Her eldest sister, Vanessa, seems to have escaped with her fiance. <br /> * There is a third bed with the name Alyssa on it. The investigators find no evidence to lead them to her demise. <br /> * Heading back, they have adequate amounts of Timely Iris <br /> <br /> === Assignment #12 - 07/30/2024 &quot;The Sunken City&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: City of the Resplendent, Eldritch Horror, Local Legends <br /> <br /> Characters: Gideon (Nick), [[Malory Harper|Mal]] (Matt), Mara (Anna), Tara (Sarah), Alex (Jon) <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: The Resplendent One, Alex's Visitor <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: The Gift of the Resplendent One <br /> <br /> District/Locations: The Glass Sea<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> * The Investigators delved into the sea to find the city lost below <br /> * In the Glass sea, they found what was once an island town now sunken and still inhabited <br /> * The Glimmers are jellyfish like folk who were gifted their undersea bodies by their goddess, the Resplendent One <br /> * The Glimmers share with Alex and Mallory that they found the Resplendent One by digging in a well that brought forth the gift. <br /> * The gift works like oil, but uses much less to burn brightly<br /> * They heard singing at the bottom of the well and went on a [[campaign]] to dig until they could find *her* <br /> * The resplendent one, uncovered, pulled the village of Anchorwash down to be with her in the ocean <br /> * The glimmers take the investigators to see the Resplendent one who they have chained because she threatened to leave them. The investigators can tell she is not truly locked in place though, but playing along with her followers. <br /> * Alex is called to take some of the Resplendent Gift but breaks free of it at the last moment<br /> * Gideon uses the Aetherstone to force the Glimmers back when they try to force Alex, but as it harms the Glimmers, it angers the Resplendent One who frees herself from her bonds to chase the investigators away. <br /> <br /> === Assignment #13 - 08/03/2024 &quot;The Fanged&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #14 - 08/09/2024 &quot;Happily Ever After&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: <br /> <br /> GM: Julia (Guest) <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #15 - 011/2024 &quot;Shadow Protocols&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: Intrigue, The Forge of Renewal, Disavowed <br /> <br /> Characters: Gideon (Nick), Tara (Sarah), Amaranth (Anna) <br /> <br /> GM: Matt <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Lucian Grim, Mockingbird, Magnus Thorne, Felicity Ashcroft, Jackson &quot;The Jackal&quot; MacKey <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: Partial rubbing of an Oldfairen tablet<br /> <br /> District/Locations: The Steel, The Eaves, Hallowharbor, The N.P.S. Aurora<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> * The investigators received unmarked packages that contained a very small cylinder phonograph with a briefing for an assignment.<br /> ** As well as a chest that containing:<br /> *** A device with a tag that notes the device as the Arcane Resonance Emitter (A.R.E.) - disables wards<br /> *** A pair of wire frame glasses identified as Spectral Identified Glasses - identifies individuals<br /> *** Each receives a first [[class]] ticket and an invitation to the gala aboard the [[airship]] Aurora during it's maiden voyage.<br /> *** An envelope of cash for use during the assignment<br /> <br /> * The assignment is to intercept notorious smuggler, Felicity Ashcroft and keep her from selling an ancient Oldfairen relic to wanted war criminal, Lucian Grim. The transaction is set to take place aboard The Aurora. Little is known about Grim due to his military records being completely redacted. The investigators are to conduct the assignment with the utmost secrecy but are instructed to stop the transaction no matter what (short of damaging the airship or harming passangers).<br /> * The investigators procure disguises and false identities from Candela's Junior Quartermaster, Quinnavyr Sinclaire.<br /> * The investigators board the Aurora without incident.<br /> * Mara and Gideon head to the dance floor to survey the room in an attempt to spot Ashcroft. Tara spots her and calls the team's attention to the bar where Ashcroft is being flirted with by several powerful members of Newfairen society.<br /> ** As Gideon and Mara head towards the bar, Tara notices they Ashcroft exchanges looks with a large man, Magnus Thorne, from across the ballroom then makes an excuse and departs to meet with him.<br /> * Tara follows Ashcroft and Thorne and sees them disappear into a stateroom, guard by a formidable man in the corridor, Jackson MacKey.<br /> * Gideon remote views into the room once Tara identifies the room number. He sees:<br /> ** A wooden crate sits in the middle of the living area of the luxury room. It has been opened, but Gideon cannot see inside of it.<br /> ** Ashcroft sits on a couch across from a man, Lucian Grim. A woman, Mockingbird, stands behind Grim - ready to spring into action if needed.<br /> ** Ashecroft demands more money, despite their prior agreement. This angers Grim and he refuses. Ashcroft pulls a gun on Grim in response.<br /> ** Grim approaches her in an attempt to calm her down and agrees they should renegotiate. Once Ashcroft lowers her pistol, Grim grabs her and breaks her neck.<br /> ** He tells Mockingbird to take care of MacKey and be quick about it.<br /> * Tara sees Mockingbird make fast work of MacKey then quickly drag him into the state room and close the door behind her.<br /> * Gideon tells Mara he is going to join Tara.<br /> * Tara devices a plan and performs a song from the stage and wows the attendees of the gala. It is under the ruse that she is singing it to her fiance.<br /> * Gideon and Tara encounter ship's security and act lost in order to remove any suspicion and keep the guards patrolling.<br /> * During Mara's song, Gideon and Tara use the A.R.E. to disable a word on the stateroom door. As they attempt to quietly open the door, Mockingbird hears the knob turning and pulls the door open.<br /> ** Tara draws her pistol and shoots at Mockingbird.<br /> *** Using the shot at Mockingbird, Gideon runs past her to try and get to the crate.<br /> ** Magnus is preparing charges on the wall of the stateroom to create an escape route from the ship.<br /> *** Grim is wearing a parachute and has strapped a light green stone tablet to himself.<br /> * Gideon tries to bend a knife at Grim as Tara fights with Mockingbird. Thorne blows the charges on the wall and blows a hole in the wall to the outside of the ship, causing the exterior envelop of the airship to catch fire.<br /> ** Gideon's knife misses Grim, but it cuts a strap on his parachute and causes the tablet to slide towards the opening in the wall.<br /> ** Gideon dives for the tablet, but as the ship lurches, is thrown through the hole as well.<br /> *** He fails to get the tablet, which falls into the sea below the airship.<br /> **** Given manges to grab a hold of a metal rod to keeping from plummeting to his death.<br /> **** As Grim moves to the opening, Gideon spots a piece of paper hanging out of Grim's jacket pocket.<br /> ***** Gideon tries to grab it but only gets a scrap of the paper, which is later discovered to be a rubbing of the tablet.<br /> * Grim, Thorne and Mockingbird escape by parachute.<br /> * Mara arrives in time to help Tara pull Gideon back into the airship.<br /> * The airship returns to port and the investigators disappear into a crowd of evacuees.<br /> * Later researching with their circle resources, they discover that the paper is a rubbing of the tablet. It speaks of something only named in part as &quot;The Forge&quot;.<br /> ** Gideon spends several days researching The Forge and concludes it must be in relation to The Forge of Renewal. An ancient device capable of rewriting reality as the user of the machine sees fit.<br /> <br /> === Assignment #16 - 08/17/2024 &quot;Missing Persons&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #17 - 08/18/2024 &quot;Engines of Compromise&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: Tess Henry (Mercedes), Cedric (Sam), Gin (Julia), Verity (Aerin), Gio (Amal) <br /> <br /> GM: Matt <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Prof. Alfred Greene, Jacob Wallace, Mockingbird, Magnus Thorne <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: None, but the investigators encountered three pale men in black suits that emitted bleed and possessed some kind of psychic ability that remains unidentified.<br /> <br /> District/Locations: South Soffit - The Monarch Theater, Briar Green - Professor Greene's home, Hallowharbor - Freighter docks<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #18 - 08/20/2024 &quot;We Move in the Dark&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: <br /> <br /> GM: Jon <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:\<br /> <br /> === Assignment #19 - 08/25/2024 &quot;The Healing Church&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened<br /> <br /> === Assignment #20 - 08/27/2024 &quot;Blood-Starved Beasts&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #21 - 09/04/2024 &quot;... vestus ardeat debet&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: <br /> <br /> GM: Matt <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #22 - 09/12/2024 &quot;Where My Brother Rests&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: <br /> <br /> GM: Jon <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #23 - 09/14/2024 &quot;The First Lightkeeper of LaCroix&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> == '''Arc 3 - The Shadow and The Dream''' ==<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #1 - 01/18/25 &quot;Nothing Left but Teeth and Bones...&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook: ''Two weeks ago a gas explosion destroyed a bakery in The Sidle. Recently several residents report sightings of smoldering apparitions resembling loved ones lost in the tragedy. Lightkeeper Harrison Park has summoned you to determine if a phenomenon is behind the sightings and if they are related to the explosion.''<br /> <br /> Content Warnings: '''''This assignment contains themes of death, grief and depictions of gore.'''''<br /> <br /> Characters: Feyre Acheron, [[Carmen Baxter]], Dexter &quot;Dex&quot; Miller, Clarence &quot;Clancy&quot; Fields, and Mocking-bird<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Session Date: 01/18/25<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Harry Park, Clara Sutton, Eleanor Sutton, Nikoli Sorell<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: Nikoli Sorell's journal, Sorell's key ring, Sorell's wallet w/ identification, a magickal exlposive device (rendered useless)<br /> <br /> Assignment Date: December 24, 36 CR<br /> <br /> District/Locations: The Sidle<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened: <br /> <br /> The investigators are called to The Sidle by Lightkeeper Harrison Park to investigate a mysterious explosion that destroyed Merrick’s Hearth bakery two weeks earlier. The team begins their investigation at the ruins of the bakery, where they find scorch marks and shadows of the victims burned into the walls, clear evidence of the tragedy’s intensity. The remains of the bakery are unstable, with debris threatening to collapse at any moment.<br /> <br /> Carmen places a bare hand against the door frame of the bakery and experiences past emotions of horror and malevolence. As the investigators explore the basement of the bakery, both Carmen and Clancy feel someone’s sheer terror and wicked glee through a psychic emanation.<br /> <br /> Ultimately, the timing of the explosion and the appearance of reported sightings of the fury apparitions suggest some kind of connection, and that the explosion was no accident though things seem unclear at first.<br /> <br /> A strange man is spotted across the street from the bakery, taking notes. Mockingbird manages to sneak up on him and discover that his notes are for that very night and time and that he is writing the description of someone - later discovered to be Feyre. The man makes a scene and uses Mocking-bird’s desire to avoid drawing undo attention to herself to leave.<br /> <br /> During a visit to The Sidle Community Center, where residents have gathered to share their grief, the investigators learn from Clara Sutton, a grieving mother, that her daughter Eleanor, who died in the explosion, now appears as a ghostly figure following her wherever she goes. Eleanor’s smoldering form does not enter buildings or harm anyone, but her presence fills Clara with confusion and sorrow, as she believes her ghostly figure is the spirit of her beloved daughter. Eleanor’s flickering figure is spotted outside the window.<br /> <br /> Feyre learns of the death of her brother-in-law, [[Lincoln Renfield-Murray]], from Lincoln’s sister Ellie. He was one of the victims of the explosion.<br /> <br /> Dex leaves the community meeting to speak with Eleanor - joined shortly there after by the rest of the investigators and Clara.<br /> <br /> Clancy and Mocking-bird catch sight of the strange man that Mocking-bird saw taking notes walking past the community center’s park from where he was first seen across from the bakery. When he realizes he has been spotted, he runs. Both Clancy and Mocking-bird make chase and are joined shortly thereafter by Carmen.<br /> <br /> Working together, Feyre and Dex piece together that Eleanor’s spirit is tied to the explosion and the unsettling presence that Carmen felt tied to Eleanor. As the rest of the team tackle Nikoli nearby in the street and wrestle him to the ground. Where Carmen enters his mind to determine who he is and why he was following them. In his mind, she sees glimpses of memories:<br /> <br /> ''Terror on a bearded man’s face when he sees a tall, thin man. The tall man exudes a malevolent energy.''<br /> <br /> ''Bakers, dead on the ground near the ovens of the bakery.''<br /> <br /> ''The tall man, joined by pale men in black suits walking out of the bakery as the tall man snaps his fingers and causes the bakery to explode behind them.''<br /> <br /> As Carmen explored the man’s mind, Mockingbird maintained an iron hold on the man’s neck so Clancy could frisk and search him. They find a notebook showing that he had been following someone referred to as “L.M.” under order from a person known only as “K”. In the journal they see that he was notating:<br /> <br /> ''Lincoln’s day-to-day activities, business meetings, transcripts from recordings of personal conversations in Lincoln’s home with his family and friends and photos of Lincoln.''<br /> <br /> In total, there is nearly three months of data leading up to the explosion. As well as an entry stating that, “...the package is in place.” with a date from the night before the bakery explosion. The evidence points to Lincoln being a target in the explosion, raising suspicions that it was not an accident but an assassination.<br /> <br /> Comparing the photos in the man’s journal to his memories, Carmen shows the photos to Feyre and asks if the photos are of her brother-in-law, Feyre helps Carmen confirm that L.M. in the journal was, in fact, Lincoln.<br /> <br /> Carmen is also able to determine that the man was trying to crush a poison tooth in his mouth but Mocking-bird’s hold hand locked his mouth open so he could not bite down.<br /> <br /> The investigators destroy the remnants of a device that is covered in Oldfairen markings, dispersing the residual bleed energy and freeing Eleanor’s spirit from its tether to the physical world.<br /> <br /> Found in the man’s satchel is also a wallet with documents identifying him as Nikoli Sorell and a small key ring with three keys.<br /> <br /> ''Key #1: A vehicle key of some kind''<br /> <br /> ''Key #2: A deadbolt key''<br /> <br /> ''Key #3: A padlock key''<br /> <br /> Nikoli is rendered unconscious by Mocking-bird and taken to the headquarters of The Circle of Whistles and Whispers to be held in their vault for identification and removal of the poison tooth and questioning.<br /> <br /> After putting Nikoli into containment in the vault, the team investigates an address found on the driver's license found in Nikoli's wallet. It leads to an apartment directly across the street from the book store Verbatim, which is below a pair of apartments where Lincoln had lived with his family.<br /> <br /> When searching the apartment, Feyre, Clancy and Mocking-bird discover a cardboard box containing In the cardboard box, there are a lot of newspaper clippings and three books, “Summer at Silverslip”, “The Day the Veil Was Torn” and “Mud and Bones”. All novels written by Lincoln Renfield-Murray.<br /> <br /> The news clippings were all from local papers about book signings, public readings, his activities as a member Newfaire Arts Council and as a volunteer at the South Soffit Public Library.<br /> <br /> Both the books and news articles had notations in them in Sorell's handwriting; further detailing the lengths he went to in following Lincoln.<br /> <br /> Mocking-bird searched a desk in the apartment that contained unopened rolls of camera film as well as a small camera to go with them. Behind a false panel in the lower right hand drawer are three spools of audio film from a radio device on top of the desk as well as notes in a set of leather notebooks containing transcriptions of conversations recorded with the device on the desk since labels on and in the notebooks appear to correspond to labels on the reels.<br /> <br /> Feyre searched a steamer trunk at the foot of the studio apartment's bed and, after a few minutes of rummaging through a stack of pants and shirts, she noticed a small separation between the bottom the trunk and the inner wall of it - a false bottom to the trunk.<br /> <br /> Beneath this false bottom were a collection of guns, knives, piano wire, what could be several small explosive devices, small bottles labeled as various poisons, thieves tools, several forms of identification under several different names but all with Sorell’s photograph in them (business cards, a periphery badge, OUP identification, an ID for The Noman Army’s Division of Legal Investigation and several passports in different names - each with Nikoli's photograph), large sums of cash in various currencies and several single person, one way tickets aboard the railroad, airship liners and sea going vessels.<br /> <br /> There was also a date book with various appointments, dates and notes all written in Hillian (the language of East Hills). Within the date book Feyre found a business card for a business in The Varnish, Parson’s Paraphernalia - Antiquities • Books • Spiritual Consultant. A phone number was printed on the back of the card along with the business address and the name of the owner and proprietor, Jasper Parson.<br /> <br /> On the card in Sorell’s handwriting was a time and date, 11:30 AM, 11/22/36.<br /> <br /> Lastly, Clancy found a loose floorboard concealing another, leather bound journal. The entire [[The Strange Journal|journal]] was written in a strange language.<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #2 - 01/19/25 &quot;In The Light of the New Year&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook: ''With the new year rapidly approaching, invitations are being sent out for the dozens of First Light parties being hosted around the city. Piers Corden has received several for one of the most famous and most coveted- the one hosted by Metamorph Industries. What a better way to celebrate First Light than go to a famous party?''<br /> <br /> Content Warnings: '''''This assignment contains depictions of [[alcohol]], and violence at a public gathering.'''''<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #3 - &quot;Cornered&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags: Investigation, Memory Manipulation, Monster Hunt, Paranormal Activity, Hidden Threats<br /> <br /> Hook: The Investigators were summoned to Noman Grand Hospital to investigate the murder of Marie Chen, a freshman at Briargreen College, who was slain by her best friend who is temporarily being held under psychiatric observation after he told his doctor of shadows that &quot;crawl into your head and steal your thoughts&quot;.<br /> <br /> Content Warnings: '''''This assignment will contain themes of death, mental illness, grief and depictions of gore.'''''<br /> <br /> Assignment Date: 01/14/37 CR<br /> <br /> Characters: [[Callum]] McVeigh, Feyre Acheron, Mocking-bird, Persephone &quot;[[Percy]]&quot; Montgomery, Dr. Phyllis &quot;Filly&quot; Bailey<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Arthur &quot;[[Artie]]&quot; Lemmon, Dr. Sylvia Harlow, The Hallow, Shard<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: Blood and tissue samples from The Shadow Man, mucus sample from the black sedan<br /> <br /> District/Locations: Silverslip, The Sidle, South Soffit, Eastreek, Nine Irons<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> Upon their arrival at Grand Noman Hospital, the investigators met Dr. Sylvia Harlow, a psychiatrist who had been treating a young man accused of murder named Artie Lemmon. Artie, a 20-year-old former butcher, had been charged with the murder of his best friend, Marie Chen. Artie’s account of the incident was disjointed and fragmented, with several days of his memory completely blank until shortly after Marie’s murder.<br /> <br /> Artie recalled trying to eat a turkey sandwich during his lunch on Friday, but nothing after that. Marie was murdered the following Monday night. He remembers being unable to finish it and comments it tasted bitter to him. He also states that he thinks he might have given it to a local unhoused man known only in The Soffit as Jones.<br /> <br /> Lastly, he drew a picture for the investigators of the monster he was certain he had seen in the butcher shop, crawling into Marie’s head, stealing her thoughts. Referring to the creature only as The Shadow Man.<br /> <br /> The investigators’ search for clues led them to Cunningham’s Butcher Shop where Artie had worked. Mocking-bird bought a sandwich, a bottle of pop and a paper bag of thinly sliced, fried potatoes that Mr. Cunningham referred to as ‘crisps’. Percy scanned for bleed in the butcher shop but only found residual traces of bleed energy. Feyre broke into the shop after Mr. Cunningham had closed up for the night and surveyed the turkey’s in the walk-in cooler. She took an accounting of numbered tags on each turkey and looked through Cunnigham’s ledger.<br /> <br /> After determining everything looked to be in order, Feyre placed some money into the butcher’s safe with a note reading ''‘Invest in some new locks buddy.”''<br /> <br /> The investigators left the Sidle to find Jones in the undercity to see if he was adversely affected by the turkey sandwich Artie might have shared with him. When investigating a park that Artie frequented during his lunches to practice his drawing, Percy noticed a woman watching them from an alley across the street. A man approached her from within the alley and they left in a black sedan.<br /> <br /> Mocking-bird, being a resident of The Soffit, had run into Jones as well as other unhoused individuals in her work trying to get Scarlet off the street. The trio they found were users of the drug, not distributors. After a bit of conversation, it is determined that while the team had thought that perhaps the turkey was tainted, it appeared to be fine because Jones had not experienced anything strange after eating the sandwich.<br /> <br /> The team then made their way to Nine Irons to examine the body of Marie in the city morgue, but also noticed the black sedan from The Sidle. Mocking-bird and Filly decided to head into the morgue while Callum, Feyre and Percy approached the black sedan. Filly distracted the clerk as Mocking-bird snuck into the morgue. Once inside, she found an open cold chamber with a label indicating that it had been where Marie’s body had once been. It was empty. The window of the morgue was broken and indicated that someone or something had escaped through it from the inside.<br /> <br /> As Feyre approached the black sedan, she noticed it was running but it did not sound like a normal automobile. When attempting to unlock the car, it revved its engine and drove down the street from her; even though the vehicle was empty. An attempt to shim the lock of the car open revealed no apparent locking mechanism within the door. When she removed the shim from the door, it was covered in some sort of mucus.<br /> <br /> As she attempted to wipe it clean, the man the investigators had seen in The Sidle called out to her and approached the car. Which turned out to be his. It purred when he stepped up to the trunk and opened up for him. The trunk shifted and revealed a selection of weapons. Percy held the man at gunpoint, but he was unimpressed and removed a large rifle from the trunk.<br /> <br /> As Mocking-bird and Filly joined the investigators outside, the woman from The Sidle joined the man at the car. Filly asked them if they were members of Candela Obscura to which the man replied, “No ma’am. We’re professionals.”<br /> <br /> Then offered to team up with the investigators in tracking down what actually killed Marie.<br /> <br /> Mockingbird and FIlly confirmed that Marie’s body was missing.<br /> <br /> Begrudgingly, the investigators join the two strangers and venture into Eastreek to find whatever had killed Marie and possibly absconded with her body.<br /> <br /> When asked by Callum who the man and woman were, the man replied, “We’re the Nightkeepers.”<br /> <br /> Their plan was simple. The investigators would serve as bait to draw out the creature and the Nightkeepers, known as Shard and The Hollow, would ambush it and kill it.<br /> <br /> Shortly after entering the labyrinthian landfill, a mysterious figure in a mask that introduced themself as the greatest [[thief]] in the world made a distraction atop a hill of trash and was almost instantly attacked from the shadows by a creature made of flesh and shadow, seemingly made of both male and female genders. The female part resembling Artie’s description of Marie.<br /> <br /> The masked woman known as, later understood to be known as Lady Phantasma, was subdued by the monster as it dug into her mind.<br /> <br /> The investigators tried to stop the monster from attacking the masked woman, but were overcome with a sudden terror from the sight of the creature slipping its fingers beneath the newcomer's scalp. All but Filly.<br /> <br /> The Doctor attempted to appeal to whatever common ground might dwell within the monster in the hopes that some piece of Marie was still inside there. And while her courageous attempt to persuade the monster seemed to work, it turned out that Filly had just drawn the monster's attention. As it approached her, the Nightkeepers arrived and attacked with a combination of magikal and technological attacks.<br /> <br /> The Hollow was injured in the fight with the monster, but between Callum, Mocking-bird physically assailing the [[beast]] while Feyre and Filly tried to keep it from killing The Hollow. Lady Phantasma  managed to find The Hollow’s gun and repeatedly fired at the creature, killing it.<br /> <br /> As the fog of disorientation began to clear from Phantasma’s mind, she shared some information she had learned when her mind was connected to The Shadow Man’s.<br /> <br /> The Shadow Man had been fed upon the memories of Artie, Marie and Phantasma. It had been born of some kind of accident in a strange lab where it merged with a technician that was checking on the body of an unconscious woman in a hospital bed.<br /> <br /> The feeding process always leaves The Shadow Man’s victims disoriented and afraid. In Artie’s disoriented state, he attacked Marie in a misguided attempt to stop The Shadow Man. His wild attacks left Marie dead on the floor of the butcher’s shop where she had found Artie reeling from being attacked by The Shadow Man.<br /> <br /> As the sounds of police sirens filled the air, the investigators gathered their wounded and quickly selected a sample of The Shadow Man’s tissue and blood for study by Candela Obscura. The Hollow reassured them they could smooth things over with the Periphery.<br /> <br /> They also hoped to use the sample to persuade the courts that Artie was unwillingly under the effects of a psychoactive substance that caused him to lose control of himself and kill Marie. His fate currently remains unclear.<br /> <br /> In the aftermath, the team now gone, The Hollow and Shard Examined The Shadow Man’s body.<br /> <br /> The Hollowed looked on as Shard knelt beside the creature, her hand lightly resting on its form, crystalline veins glowing faintly along her arm in the dim light.<br /> <br /> The Hollow kept his voice low, “Anything?”<br /> <br /> Shard replied quietly, almost mournful. “It’s still alive.”<br /> <br /> The Hollow paused, his expression grim as he spoke: “Box it up and let The Boss know we bagged another one.”<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #4 - &quot;Heart of Steel&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook: The investigators are once again sent to Grand Noman Hospital to investigate theft of medical supplies, organic materials, and the energy source of an experimental healing device created by EONS; as well as several cases of patients experiencing a relapse of a serious illness.<br /> <br /> Content Warnings: '''''This assignment will contain body horror and gore.'''''<br /> <br /> Assignment Date: 02/07/37 CR<br /> <br /> Characters: Arin Kwyin, Dexter &quot;Dex&quot; Miller, Katherine Ellenbogen, Feyre Acheron, Byron Hans Core<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Dr. Lucy Franklin, Jacob Franklin, Dr. David Franklin, Dr. Eliza Morgan, Detective Irene Mathers, Detective Joe Brandt, Ezekial Graves, Nichelle<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: Actium-77 (Synthesized Isotope)<br /> <br /> District/Locations: Silverslip, Grand Noman Hospital<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> # '''Setting and Initial Observations'''<br /> #* The investigators were dispatched to Grand Noman Hospital to investigate thefts of medical supplies, organic fluids, and the energy source of the Vitae Reconstructor, a device developed by Holthorne Biologics.<br /> #* They found evidence of tampered supply rooms, scorch marks near the Vitae Reconstructor, and dangerous residual bleed energy left behind.<br /> #* Tensions rose quickly with the arrival of two Periphery detectives, Mathers and Brandt, who were openly hostile to the investigators' involvement and focused solely on recovering Actium-77.<br /> #* Amid the chaos, several patients were found horribly mutated by exposure to unstable bleed energy.<br /> #* Suspicious behavior from Dr. Lucy Franklin led the investigators to track her movements through the hospital, ultimately uncovering a secret sub-basement where Lucy and her brother Jacob were conducting unauthorized experiments.<br /> # '''Recovery of Items and Information'''<br /> #* In the sub-basement workshop, the investigators found Lucy and Jacob tending to a grotesque mechanical womb sustaining their dying brother David.<br /> #* The device was leaking dangerous amounts of bleed energy, amplified by the unstable Actium-77 housed improperly in the core.<br /> #* When the investigators confronted the siblings, a violent struggle broke out: Jacob shot Mocking-bird in the shoulder, injuring her.<br /> #* Byron cracked the reinforced glass porthole of the mechanical suit during the skirmish, causing irradiated amniotic fluid to spill out into the workshop and exposing everyone present to bleed contamination.<br /> #* As tensions flared, Jacob and Lucy revealed their desperation: the military had cut off David’s medical services following the war’s end, leaving them with no other way to save him. Jacob, weeping, begged Byron for help.<br /> #* Bound by the magickal compulsion of his curse, Byron aided them.<br /> # '''Confrontation with the Periphery'''<br /> #* Moments later, Detectives Mathers and Brandt arrived with a group of police officers, prepared to make arrests.<br /> #* The investigators warned the officers not to enter the contaminated workshop and agreed to submit to arrest once safely outside the bleed exposure zone.<br /> #* However, when they attempted to explain the situation, Detective Brandt grew aggressive, pushing the investigators against a wall in an attempt to forcibly arrest them.<br /> #* Byron resisted arrest, leading to a brutal confrontation between the investigators and the officers.<br /> #* Mathers attempted to shoot Mocking-bird, but missed narrowly during the melee.<br /> #* Mocking-bird shattered Brandt’s knee with a savage blow, and Byron incapacitated Mathers by stabbing her gun hand with a concealed knife.<br /> # '''Escape and Aftermath'''<br /> #* The investigators fled the hospital amidst the chaos, wounded and pursued.<br /> #* Outside, they witnessed operatives from the secretive Nightkeepers—specifically Shard and The Hollow—loading the Franklin siblings and the mechanical womb onto a large flatbed truck.<br /> # '''Legal Fallout'''<br /> #* In the aftermath, warrants were issued for the arrest of Regicide (Byron Core) and Mocking-bird (Olive Horvat) on charges including assaulting officers, resisting arrest, and fleeing custody.<br /> #* The incident left the situation at Grand Noman Hospital deeply unsettled, with lingering bleed contamination, a growing antagonism between vigilantes and the Periphery.<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #5 - &quot;Good Night, Sleep Tight&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #6 - &quot;The Devil Doctor of South Soffit&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags: Power and Corruption, Bleed Exposure, Spiritualism, Supernatural Deception<br /> <br /> Hook: After rumors spread of a mysterious figure solving supernatural problems for the people of South Soffit—at no charge—investigators are assigned by Harry to look into it. Descriptions of the so-called &quot;Devil Doctor&quot; eerily match photographs of Lincoln, a retired and deceased investigator. With growing reports of unexplained phenomena and bleed energy spikes, the investigators are tasked with uncovering the truth behind the Devil Doctor’s rise.<br /> <br /> Content Warnings: Themes of bleed exposure, manipulation of spiritual beliefs, exploitation of the poor<br /> <br /> Characters: Persephone &quot;Percy&quot; Montgomery, Byron Core (Regicide), Olive Horvat (Mocking-bird)<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: The Devil Doctor (The Dark Half), Lila Marchand (The Light Half), Joaquin Reyes, Sophia Reyes, Periphery Sergeant Isabela Reyes<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: The Book, “Compacts and Covenants” was destroyed except for part of the cover<br /> <br /> District/Locations: South Soffit, Meyers Storage, O'Malley's Pub, Robinson Field<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> '''1. Setting and Initial Observations'''<br /> <br /> * Investigators were briefed at O’Malley’s Pub by Harry, who revealed a new figure in South Soffit known as the Devil Doctor—a supernatural problem solver matching Lincoln’s appearance.<br /> * Percy, Byron and Olive traveled to South Soffit, noting the district’s eerie, heavy atmosphere—still scarred by the Red Rash plague of the year prior.<br /> <br /> '''2. First Encounter with the Devil Doctor'''<br /> <br /> * In an old crowded warehouse, the investigators witnessed the Devil Doctor dramatically pulling a ghostly figure from an old woman. She had claimed to be haunted by her deceased husband and was suffering blindness caused from the moment that her husband’s ghost appeared. The ghost, content that his wife would be alright vanished and her sight returned.<br /> * A dark-haired woman (Lila Marchand) watched from the edge of the gathering, carrying a worn messenger bag.<br /> * Joaquin Reyes, a retired dock worker who lost an arm in an accident when a crane buckled due to a lack of safety related maintenance, was seen assisting the elderly woman and speaking with the Devil Doctor.<br /> * Byron and Percy were in disguise as unhoused and given meals to eat and welcomed warmly by those gathered to witness the “miracle”.<br /> * Olive spoke with Sgt. Reyes after Joaquin left with Sophia so she could finish her homework. Isabela, who was already suspicious of the group her brother had “fallen in with” immediately grew suspicious of their presence. She warned them to stay away from her people, or she’d put them behind bars.<br /> * They were invited to join the congregants three days later where another “helper” in the flock, Thomas “Jonsey” Jones, had been given permission to use a small area of their place of employment (Robinson Field, home of the South Soffit Sluggers) for the group to meet as they were never able to find a permanent place to meet.<br /> * Percy detected lingering, non-harmful bleed energy radiating from Joaquin and the room in which the ghost had been banished.<br /> <br /> '''3. Confrontation with Isabela Reyes'''<br /> <br /> * Isabela Reyes, dressed out of uniform, was caught tailing the investigators by Byron.<br /> * After a tense exchange, Olive persuaded Isabela to let them help.<br /> * Isabela reluctantly agreed, but promised if they stepped out of line, she’d run them in.<br /> <br /> '''4. Robinson Field'''<br /> <br /> * On the night when the trio would reconvene, Olive tailed Lila Marchand and cornered her and learned that her relationship with The Devil Doctor was, “complicated”. Before they could learn more, Jonesy informed them that they had been invited to meet with the Devil Doctor privately before that evenings gathering. <br /> <br /> * Percy successfully identified that Joaquin, Jonesy and the elderly woman from the night before (all “healed” by the Devil Doctor) carried faint traces of bleed.<br /> <br /> '''5. The Devil Doctor’s Ultimatum'''<br /> <br /> * In the Slugger’s locker room, the Devil Doctor confronted the investigators directly.<br /> ** He revealed he was a manifestation of a compact that Lila had made to help The Soffit under the pressure of the Red Rash.<br /> ** The being she formed the compact with manifested on this [[plane]] of existence and could draw Lila’s supernaturally gifted abilities to solve supernatural problems that he created. This cycle only served to make him stronger and Lila weaker.<br /> ** He gripped a book with the title “Compacts and Covenants” in his hand, which had been used by Lila to forge the compact.<br /> ** She had been given the book by a friend that had trusted her to guard it - Lincoln. His use of the book to forge his own compact had left a magickal imprint on the book. Resulting in the Devil Doctor’s resemblance to Lincoln.<br /> * He offered to help Percy recover her missing memories in exchange for their silence—but Percy rejected the offer.<br /> <br /> * The investigators learned that the Devil Doctor’s strength was tied to a book he carried.<br /> * The Devil Doctor summoned twisted supernatural creatures to fight alongside him.<br /> * Mocking-bird and Regicide directly engaged the minions in hand-to-hand combat, taking heavy bleed exposure in the process, knocking the book from the Devil Doctor’s grasp. Percy and Mocking-bird worked quickly to destroy it.<br /> ** When Percy stabbed the book with a knife from Byron’s utility belt, she had a vision:<br /> *** ''In a city of ruin and rebirth, towers of brick and steel crumble only to be rebuild themselves as a massive figure rests upon an undulating throne; drifting idly through the a sky of stars. Beneath this watching ruler, a woman, shrouded in shadow sits at a fire with their sleeves rolled up. They chant softly in an ancient tongue; casting golden powder into the fire. Slowly a series of glyphs begin to pulse with orange light along their right forearm, a Sigil blazing to life in their palm. She screams into the night.''<br /> <br /> '''7. Resolution'''<br /> <br /> * Destroying the book unraveled the compact, causing the Devil Doctor to disintegrate in a screaming vortex of smoke and bleed.<br /> * Lila survived, freed from the compact's control.<br /> * Jonesy and Jaoquin took up the roles of leadership of their flock, realizing the power of the faith was in each other and their community, not a person possessing supernatural power.<br /> ** Byron bought them a building where they would be able to operate from indefinitely.<br /> ** The group begins official operations of community outreach under the banner of ''The Lantern Society'' and the motto, ''“Where light is needed, we bear the flame.”''<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #7 - &quot;Vanishing Act&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #8 - &quot;Faulty Memory&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags: Judicial Corruption, Occult Conspiracy<br /> <br /> Hook: After receiving a private request from Dr. Sylvia Harlow, Artie Lemmon’s psychiatrist, Candela Obscura dispatches investigators to discreetly assist in Artie’s defense. Dr. Harlow fears that Artie’s fragile mental state has been weaponized against him and that a larger, darker plot is at work. With evidence mounting against Artie, the investigators must move quickly to uncover the truth before Artie is sent to the hangman's noose.<br /> <br /> Content Warnings: Themes of injustice, Political Corruption<br /> <br /> Characters: Dr. Phyllis &quot;Filly&quot; Bailey, Olive Horvat ([[Mocking-Bird]]), Katherine Ellenbogen, Noelle Silva, Persephone &quot;Percy&quot; Montgomery<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Artie Lemmon, Riley Lemmon, James [[Hendrix]], Judge Marcus Donnelly, Ellie Carlson, District Attorney Miles Lah<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: Evidence of conspiracy by The City Medical Examiner of chemical contaminants causing Artie to kill Marie Chen without his knowledge.<br /> <br /> District/Locations: Silveslip, City Courthouse<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> '''1. Setting and Initial Observations'''<br /> * Dr. Sylvia Harlow privately contacted Candela Obscura, expressing concern that Artie Lemmon’s trial was compromised by supernatural manipulation.<br /> * Investigators attended the first day of Artie's trial, noting Judge Donnelly’s aggressive posture and the unnerving tension saturating the courthouse.<br /> * The presiding Medical Examiner presented forensic evidence aligning Artie with the murder, though inconsistencies were noted.<br /> ** The investigators suspected tampering with evidence as there was no mention of [[Qandela Obscura/The Story So Far#Assignment #3 - &quot;Cornered&quot;|Marie Chen’s body having disappeared or the presence of foreign substances that could also Artie’s mental state and cause him to kill his best friend]].<br /> <br /> * Katherine went directly to the City Morgue (her place of employment) and began reading through case files from both the medical examiner overseeing the autopsy of Marie Chen’s body as well as the case files from The Periphery.<br /> <br /> '''2. Complications with Witnesses'''<br /> <br /> * Nathanial Cunningham (Artie’s employer), under legal obligation, reluctantly testified about discovering Artie bloodied and dazed next to Marie’s body when he arrived the morning after Marie’s killing.<br /> * Mathers and Brandt, ex-detectives once assigned to the case, were overheard by the investigators to be privately discussing suspicions of a larger conspiracy at work as their case work had lead them to think that Artie murdering Marie didn’t add up as there was no apparent motive.<br /> <br /> '''3. Conclusion of Day 1'''<br /> <br /> * Riley Lemmon approaches Filly, stating she knows that Dr. Bailey and her comrades are more than what they seem and that they work with [[The Nighthawk]] and Mocking-bird. She asks Filly if the doctor would ask the masked vigilantes to help Artie escape police custody because she knows he isn’t going to get a fair trial. No one from The Soffit does. Filly delicately tells Riley that breaking Artie out of prison would only make the young man’s life harder and says she cannot help.<br /> ** Riley denounces Filly and storms away, determined to solve the problem on her own.<br /> ** Filly discusses the matter with Olive in the hopes that they might be able to figure out a way to help Artie.<br /> <br /> '''4. Uncovering the Occult Conspiracy'''<br /> <br /> * Olive changed into her disguise as Mocking-bird and shadowed Judge Donnelly.<br /> ** She hid outside the fourth story window of the study at his home and overheard him discussing manipulation of the case with a man, whos eyes glowed like hot embers and that his “''...keepers wanted Lemmon taken care of or they would find a judge who would follow their instructions.''” Donnelly was promised significant wealth and political power in exchange for his services.<br /> * After the Man with the Ember Eyes left, and Donnelly retired for the evening, Mocking-bird searched his home and found recordings and accounting documents revealing that Donnelly was taking bribes. There was also a tape recorder of conversations with the Man with the Ember Eyes clearly meant for use if Donnelly needed to black mail the group who was controlling his work as a judge.<br /> <br /> '''5. Meeting with Ellie Carlson'''<br /> <br /> * Percy went to Ellie and told her of her encounter with The Shadow Man that killed Marie and had taken over a portion of her body.<br /> * She agreed to take the stand, but to leave the topics of monsters out of her testimony<br /> <br /> '''6. Mocking-bird Goes to Lah'''<br /> <br /> * Mocking-bird meets Ellie and Percy at the District Attorney’s office and agrees to turn herself in if Lah will accept the evidence she found at Donnelly’s house.<br /> ** Lah deputizes Mocking-bird and gets her charges dropped so he can legitimize the evidence she has brought to him.<br /> * Katherine finds evidence that the coroner’s report has been tampered with and sends copies to D.A. Lah’s office.<br /> * Carlson and Lah agree to enter all evidence and new testimony into the record the following morning.<br /> <br /> '''7. Trial Outcome and Final Gambits'''<br /> <br /> * Percy takes the stand and says that they suffered an attack in Eastreek similar to what Arite reported.<br /> * Lah confronts Donnelly publicly in front of the court and plays the recordings of Donnelly accepting bribes.<br /> * Donnelly was arrested on corruption charges and removed from office.<br /> '''8. Resolution'''<br /> * Artie was found not guilty and released, though the full healing process would be long and difficult.<br /> * The group that was bribing Donnelly remains hidden, though their immediate plans in South Soffit were disrupted.<br /> * Report, James Hendrix began deeper investigations into the secretive groups manipulating events behind the scenes.<br /> * Riley thanks Filly for getting Mocking-bird involved, even if she didn’t break Artie out of jail and apologizes to Filly.<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #9 - &quot;No Rest for the Wicked&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #10 - &quot;Hot off the Presses&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags: Spontaneous Combustion, Conspiracy<br /> <br /> Hook: After the public death of reporter James Hendrix by spontaneous combustion, Candela Obscura dispatches investigators to determine whether supernatural forces were involved. As they uncover the truth, they find themselves drawn into a deadly conspiracy tied to a supernatural enforcer and a secretive cabal seeking to control Newfaire's future.<br /> <br /> Content Warnings: Graphic death (spontaneous combustion), Themes of suppression of truth, Political conspiracy, Supernatural and physical violence<br /> <br /> Characters: Carmen Baxter, Olive Horvat (Mocking-bird), Byron Hans Core (Regicide), Dr. Phyllis &quot;Filly&quot; Bailey, Dexter &quot;Dex&quot; Miller<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: James Hendrix, the Man with the Ember Eyes, Malcolm &quot;Mac&quot; Voss<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: Evidence that Hendrix's story was being suppressed, Learning Worms, Bones used in the forming of a portal<br /> <br /> District/Locations: The Civil Tribune (Silverslip), The No Tell Motel - Room #17 (The Red Lamp), An Abandoned Warehouse (The Steel)<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #11 - &quot;Behind Closed Doors&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #12 - &quot;The Root of All Evil&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #13 - &quot;The Purple Plague&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #14 - &quot;Now You See Me&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook: Arc 3, Act 1 - Finale<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #15 - &quot;Ohe Sleifo Titrfn geog&quot;''' ===<br /> '''[[Session]] Tags:''' Memory Loss, Survival, Supernatural Phenomena, Lost Time<br /> <br /> '''Hook:''' The Investigators awaken with no memory of their identities, washed ashore on a strange, dreamlike coastline scattered with the wreckage of a destroyed ship and dozens of unconscious survivors. The world seems caught between day and night, and the only thing they are certain of is that they are not alone—and something unseen may be watching.<br /> <br /> '''Content Warnings:''' Themes of memory loss, psychological disorientation, injury, fire/burn trauma, and mild body horror.<br /> <br /> '''Characters:''' Callum McVeigh, Clancy Fields, Dexter &quot;Dex&quot; Miller, Feyre Acheron, Persephone &quot;Percy&quot; Montgomery<br /> <br /> '''GM:''' Matt<br /> <br /> '''Important NPCs:''' Harrison Park, The Embered Man, Lysera<br /> <br /> '''Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:''' Lysera<br /> <br /> '''District/Locations:''' The Isle of Forgetting<br /> <br /> '''&lt;u&gt;''Important Things that Happened:''&lt;/u&gt;'''<br /> <br /> '''1. Setting and Initial Observations'''<br /> * The investigators awoke on a mysterious beach with injuries and no memory of their identities, surrounded by other unconscious individuals.<br /> * They were on a strange island with a [[dusky]] gray sky, a thick forest, a large mountain deep within the forest and a shipwreck on fire, with luggage scattered along the shoreline.<br /> * The investigators began exploring the beach and shipwreck, searching for clues and resources, while observing the behavior of other individuals who were wandering into the forest.<br /> <br /> '''2. Recovery of Items and Information'''<br /> <br /> * Feyre searched the wreckage while Callum and Percy searched luggage, recovering items such as passports, tickets, and personal belongings, which helped some regain their identities.<br /> * Feyre found a dossier detailing the disappearance of the Lightkeeper, Piers Corden, and the order from the Council of Lightkeepers for investigators, to travel across the continent of [[Osugbo]] to rescue him or, in the event that he was dead, recover his body and determine who had taken him and why.<br /> * Percy discovered a ticket for the SS Everywhere, revealing the ship’s origin and destination.<br /> * Feyre found a set of coordinates on a navigational chart, revealing that they were headed for the coordinates that Lincoln had intended to go to a few days before his death.<br /> <br /> '''3. Encounters with Phenomena and Wraiths'''<br /> <br /> * The Investigators encountered mysterious shadowy figures and wraiths, which were progressively becoming more corporeal and threatening.<br /> * The investigators successfully fought and destroyed several wraiths using weapons like Clancy’s Ghostblade and Callum’s pickaxe haft, with the wraiths releasing memories upon their destruction.<br /> * The team realized that the wraiths were consuming memories and that defeating them restored lost memories.<br /> <br /> '''4. Exploration of the Isle of Forgetting'''<br /> <br /> * Through the discovery of an ancient stele with Vaelonic inscription as well as geometric design at it’s head, Percy identified the island as the legendary Isle of Forgetting, where individuals lose themselves and their memories.<br /> * The group discovered a ruined palace carved into the side of the mountain, with Vaelonic runes and a large chamber containing shadowy figures and a base relief depicting Lysera and Atikos.<br /> * The team debated the significance of Lysera, the queen of the island, and her connection to the phenomena they were facing.<br /> <br /> '''5. Confrontation with Lysera and the Man with Amber Eyes'''<br /> <br /> * Participants confronted Lysera, who they discovered was under the control of the Man with Amber Eyes.<br /> * Ember Eyes command Lysera to “make it quick” at which point, the strongest of the wraiths the team had confronted attacked them - a Shadow Woman.<br /> * Feyre berated Lysera, weakening her connection to the Shadow Woman, while Callum and Clancy attacked and destroyed the Shadow Woman.<br /> * Bored with the confrontation and Candela’s constant interloping, Ember Eyes set Lysera ablaze. She screamed for the team to run.<br /> * Feyre used a magickal artifact to absorb Lysera’s scream and unleashed it upon Ember Eyes and took a scar as a result of its use. Used in concert with Dex’s command of magick, Ember Eyes fled from the palace.<br /> * Dex successfully extinguished the magical fire engulfing Lysera, saving her from destruction, but collapsed from the strain.<br /> <br /> '''6. Escape and Loss of Harry'''<br /> <br /> * The palace began to collapse, forcing participants to flee while carrying unconscious members like Lysera, Dex, and Feyre.<br /> * Percy successfully made the jump across a chasm opening up in the floor, but slipped at the last second. Harry grabbed her and swung her to Callum. Callum caught her, but hurt his shoulder in the process. Harry slid along the floor as it tilted and fell into the chasm.<br /> * Percy and Clancy repelled down to Harry’s location only to discover he was crushed beneath the debris of the collapsing palace. Percy tried to stabilize Harry, but was unable to do so and Harry died as a result of his injuries.<br /> ** Among Harry’s final words were his instructions to get his files to Jacen Beck.<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #16 - &quot;Smoke and Mirrors&quot;''' ===<br /> '''[[Session]] Tags:''' Arc 3, Act II premiere<br /> <br /> '''Hook:''' Having defeated Ember Eyes and rescued an unconscious Lysera, the investigators must now search the rest of the island for Piers as the mountain at the center of the island erupts into a massive volcano causing the entire island to quake.<br /> <br /> '''Content Warnings:''' This assignment contained a hostage situation, gore, and the potential of death. This was a high stakes assignment.<br /> <br /> '''Characters:''' Byron Hans Core, Dexter &quot;Dex&quot; Miller, Gertrude &quot;Trudi&quot; Clyde, [[Mocking-Bird|Mocking-bird]], Persephone &quot;Percy&quot; Montgomery<br /> <br /> '''GM:''' Matt<br /> <br /> '''Important NPCs:''' Jacen Beck, Piers Corden, Ember Eyes, Caleb Zener, Emily Zener<br /> <br /> '''Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:''' None, but Caleb and Emily Zener were rescued along with Piers Corden<br /> <br /> '''District/Locations:''' The Isle of Forgetting, The Island Lab<br /> <br /> '''&lt;u&gt;''Important Things that Happened:''&lt;/u&gt;'''<br /> <br /> '''1. Initial Team Movements'''<br /> * Clancy, Dex, and Percy were the only conscious members of the team from the prior investigation.<br /> * After encountering Jacen Beck setting up a triage response from their ship’s explosion, they left Callum and Feyre with Jacen while Clancy stayed behind to assist with the wounded.<br /> <br /> '''2. Discovery of the Cave and First Team Exploration'''<br /> <br /> * Trudi, Byron, and Mocking-Bird discovered a cave powered by a generator, with a power conduit bolted into the stone wall and running deeper inside.<br /> * They regrouped with Dex and Percy, and the five investigators ventured together into the cave.<br /> <br /> '''3. Encounter with Wraiths'''<br /> <br /> * Using her psychic abilities, Trudi helped the team navigate a series of forks within the tunnel system.<br /> * The team encountered two wraiths guarding the passage and successfully fought and destroyed them.<br /> * During the encounter, Dex spoke to one of the wraiths, who stated it served “The Dream.”<br /> <br /> '''4. Gathering Intelligence and the Hidden Laboratory'''<br /> <br /> * After defeating the wraiths, the investigators split their efforts:<br /> ** Trudi remote-viewed one fork, revealing a man shackled to a cot bolted to the wall.<br /> ** Dex sensed a nearby presence filled with overwhelming anger.<br /> ** Byron, after drinking Witches Brew tea to become invisible, scouted the second fork.<br /> * Byron discovered a hidden laboratory where Ember Eyes supervised scientists transforming the recently dead into wraiths using a magickal serum.<br /> * Piers Corden, visibly battered and cuffed to a chair, was being used to pressure the woman working with the scientists.<br /> <br /> '''5. Rescue of Caleb Zener'''<br /> <br /> * The team prioritized freeing the man seen in the cell.<br /> * Upon reaching him, they battled a flaming gargoyle-like creature.<br /> * Byron wrestled with the creature while Mocking-Bird and Percy worked to break the prisoner’s shackles.<br /> * Trudi used filthy water to douse the flames in the gargoyle’s eyes, splashing Byron in the process.<br /> * The prisoner was revealed to be Caleb Zener, a researcher for Candela Obscura.<br /> * The woman still in the lab was identified as his twin sister, Emily Zener, previously referenced in Lincoln’s journal.<br /> <br /> '''6. The Rescue Plan and the Confrontation'''<br /> <br /> * Percy planned to cut the generator’s power while Mocking-Bird distracted Ember Eyes.<br /> * Dex, Trudi, and Byron prepared to rescue Emily and Piers during the confusion.<br /> * Mocking-Bird successfully lured Ember Eyes away from the lab by calling him out.<br /> * Byron and Dex attempted to ambush Ember Eyes but were overpowered and thrown aside.<br /> <br /> '''7. Mocking-Bird’s Sacrifice'''<br /> <br /> * Ember Eyes offered Mocking-Bird a bargain: surrender herself, and he would spare Trudi’s life.<br /> * Tearfully, Mocking-Bird agreed, on the condition that Dex and Byron would also be allowed to leave safely.<br /> * Byron and Dex disregarded her wishes and attacked Ember Eyes.<br /> * Byron was set on fire during the struggle but managed to break Ember Eyes’ arm, allowing the team to flee.<br /> <br /> '''8. Escape from the Isle of Forgetting'''<br /> <br /> * The volcano erupted into a pyroclastic flow as the team fled the collapsing cave system.<br /> * Following Caleb and Emily’s directions, they reached a hidden boat.<br /> * The investigators escaped the Isle of Forgetting moments before it was consumed by the sea.<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #17 - &quot;Liber Aeternum&quot;''' ===<br /> '''[[Session]] Tags:''' Arc 3, The Verge, The Red Hand, Nightkeepers<br /> <br /> '''Hook:''' An ancient manuscript is being auctioned off by the Red Hand in the glamorous underworld beneath Silverslip. The investigators are assigned to retrieve the artifact without exposing Candela’s involvement before it can fall into the wrong hands.<br /> <br /> '''Content Warnings:''' Supernatural coercion, captivity, psychological manipulation, forced combat, psychic phenomena and bleed exposure.<br /> <br /> '''Characters:''' Byron Hans Core, Clarence &quot;Clancy&quot; Fields, Gertrude &quot;Trudi&quot; Clyde, [[Mocking-Bird|Olive Horvath]], Persephone &quot;Percy&quot; Montgomery<br /> <br /> '''GM:''' Matt<br /> <br /> '''Important NPCs:''' Jacen Beck, Elias Creel (informant), Celeste Marrow, Neriah Saelis, Iris and Lilly Vale, Shard, The Hollow<br /> <br /> '''Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:''' ''The Aegises'' - Once per assignment, on a successful Move attempt, take an immediate scar. Place The Aegises on one phenomena's wrists. While worn, these manicles suppress all supernatural abilities and bleed-related effects of the individual bound in this way.<br /> <br /> '''District/Locations:''' The Morrow Estate, The Eaves<br /> <br /> '''&lt;u&gt;''Important Things that Happened:''&lt;/u&gt;'''<br /> <br /> '''1. The Assignment'''<br /> <br /> Candela Obscura receives a tip from an informant embedded within the Red Hand: an ancient magickal manuscript will be sold at a secret gala. Little is known about the manuscript other than it was of great enough importance to The Red Hand, that two security guards at Hallowharbor were killed when The Red Hand came in after hours to receive it. A surviving security guard reported Mocking-bird showed up in an attempt to stop the people who killed his co-workers, Mocking-bird and Jacen confirm that Olive was not involved. Suggesting a new vigilante has appeared within the city. Jacen instructs the investigators to recover the artifact, but not to allow their or Candela’s involvement be known. They’re informant will find them and be known by a red and white rose in their lapel.<br /> <br /> '''2. A Disappearance and a Growing Threat'''<br /> <br /> The team succeeds at infiltrating the auction thanks to invitations provided by Candela’s informant. However, the informant fails to appear at the auction. The team proceeds into the auction and quickly realizes that the manuscript is supernatural in nature. It’s rink, scarlet in color, constantly shifts from one language to another, making it impossible to read. Clancy extends his sense outward and discovers that the manuscript is inhabited by an unnamed feminine presence. Clancy is mentally shaken by this encounter and Trudy helps steady him. Byron and Mocking-bird explore the gala and do their best to blend in while Percy searches in an attempt to identify the highest rollers and who they will have to compete with during the auction. Percy and Mocking-bird both spot The Hallow is being escorted into a pit in the center of the floor.<br /> <br /> '''3. The Bloodsport Ring'''<br /> <br /> Byron and Olive discover that The Red Hand has captured two members of The Nightkeepers - Shard and The Hallow. The Hallow is forced to fight a monstrous shapeshifter in front for entertainment while the members of The Hand gamble on who will win. Shard, meanwhile, is shackled with enchanted manacles that suppress her abilities and pacify her. Byron places a wager on the fight while Mocking-bird pretends to drop a disguised taser into the ring so that The Hallow can use it to defeat the beast-man.<br /> <br /> '''4. The Manuscript and the Rival Bidder'''<br /> <br /> At the heart of the auction, displayed under glass and flanked by guards, rests the manuscript. Despite the Byron and Percy's best efforts, the artifact is ultimately claimed by a composed and mysterious figure named Neriah Saelis, who wears a lapel pin engraved with an unknown sigil. The team overhears Neriah whispering to Celeste Marrow that they will be departing ''immediately for the Verge''. Trudy and Percy discover that the informant has been discovered and is set to be interrogated to find out who he is working for.<br /> <br /> '''5. Rescue and Confrontation'''<br /> <br /> Byron, Percy and Trudy follow Celeste and her twin body guards, Iris and Lilly, to the another wing of the mansion to try and aid the informant while Mocking-bird and Clancy go to try and rescue The Hallow and Shard. Mocking-bird and Clancy make easy work of the guards watching over the two Nightkeepers while Byron, Trudy and Percy formulate a plan and draw out the bodyguards from the interrogation. The twins immediately engage Byron who is on the ropes while Trudy and Percy work to stop Celeste from getting involved and free the informant, Elias Creel.<br /> <br /> Byron and Clancy return with The Hallow and Shard, but Shard is still mollified. The confrontation grows as Mocking-bird goes after Celeste who fires a gun into the group and tries to flee with a magical relic. Clancy focuses on helping Shard while The Hallow joins the fight with the twins and helps Byron defeat them.<br /> <br /> Percy and Trudy ensure that Elias is unharmed and mentally sound as Mocking-bird knocks out Celeste, taking a bullet to the thigh in the process.<br /> <br /> '''6. The Escape and Aftermath'''<br /> <br /> With the informant and the Nightkeepers safe, the team calls the periphery and reports Celeste for smuggling then extracts themselves from the gala without exposing Candela’s hand. Though the Liber Aeternum was not secured, Jacen Beck praises the Circle for their discretion, their bravery, the intelligence they gained and returning mostly in one piece. Now, knowing Neriah’s destination allows Candela to take the next step and try to both recover the Liber and discover who Neriah is working for.<br /> <br /> '''7. Post-Credit Revelation'''<br /> <br /> A post credit scene follows:<br /> <br /> ''The rooftops of Newfaire are quiet. A low fog creeps between the smokestacks and broken gargoyles as moonlight flickers off slate tile and wet stone. The Hollow stands at the edge of a building overlooking Hallowharbor in the distance — a silhouette wrapped in motionless shadow.''<br /> <br /> ''Footsteps approach. Slow. Familiar. They keep their distance, sticking to shadows.''<br /> <br /> '''The Hollow:''' “Hey boss.”<br /> <br /> '''The Boss:''' “You okay?”<br /> <br /> '''The Hollow:''' “I always land on my feet. You know that.”<br /> <br /> '''''(beat)'''''<br /> <br /> '''The Hollow:''' “Maybe we should come to the table… they saved us.”<br /> <br /> '''The Boss:''' “I’m not sure that’s a good idea.”<br /> <br /> '''The Hollow:''' “It’s getting worse. The Hand is involved now. And they’ve got a phenomenon.”<br /> <br /> '''The Boss:''' “I read your after action repo-”<br /> <br /> '''The Hollow:''' “They killed a Lightkeeper.” (Impatient)<br /> <br /> ''The shadowy figure says nothing, looks down at his feet.''<br /> <br /> '''The Boss:''' “I know.” (Regretful)<br /> <br /> '''The Hollow:''' “So? What’s the play?”<br /> <br /> ''The Boss steps into the light — hands tucked into the pockets of a worn leather flight jacket. On the breast a stitched patch reads:''<br /> <br /> '''''LT. MALORY “WINGCLIPPER” HARPER'''''<br /> <br /> '''The Boss:''' “I’ll make a call. Form a circle.”<br /> <br /> ''Cut to black.''<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #18 -''' '''&quot;Head in the Clouds&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #19 - &quot;The Door of Bones&quot;''' ===<br /> '''[[Session]] Tags:''' Arc 3, The Verge, The Spark, The Arcanum<br /> <br /> '''Hook:''' Jacen Beck assembles the Circle in his workshop above Beck's Gym before dawn. Nearly 80 people across Newfaire have fallen into sudden comas, all while listening to the same frequency on their radios. Beck believes a supernatural broadcast may be involved and instructs the Circle to head to the outskirts of The Verge, where an ancient monolith has begun emanating strange energies. They're to investigate the site, discover its cause, and recover any artifacts or phenomena.<br /> <br /> '''Content Warnings:''' Captivity, fire, glassified human remains, supernatural coercion, sadism, vivisection (implied), and mental domination.<br /> <br /> '''Characters:''' Arthur Bellamy, [[Carmen Baxter]], Dexter “Dex” Miller, [[Mocking-Bird|Olive Horvath]]<br /> <br /> '''GM:''' Matt<br /> <br /> '''Important NPCs:''' Jacen Beck, [https://quelmarwiki.com/wiki/Lincoln_Renfield-Murray#History Heath Keers (the Man with the Ember Eyes)], Neriah Saelis<br /> <br /> '''Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:''' The Liber Aeternum<br /> <br /> '''District/Locations:''' Monolith, The Verge<br /> <br /> '''''&lt;u&gt;Important Things that Happened:&lt;/u&gt;'''''<br /> <br /> '''1. Aboard the N.A.S. Dauntless'''<br /> <br /> Jacen assembles a team of investigators and, through Candela’s contacts within the Noman Air Service and accompanies them aboard the N.A.S. ''Dauntless'', bound for the Verge. After a briefing with the investigators and during their approach on The Verge, an airman escorts them from the briefing room to a bay of MV-9 Combat Descent Capsules—nicknamed “Gravemaulers”—but suddenly turns and draws a pistol on the team. Jacen and Arthur spring into action, attempting to disarm him, while Carman, Mocking-bird, and Dex scatter as gunfire erupts. The large airman hurls Arthur into a catwalk railing, nearly sending him over; Arthur catches himself but accidentally triggers the drop bay doors as flames spark and spread rapidly. Jacen seizes the airman and throws him into the open bay, and with the situation escalating, the team scrambles into the Gravemaulers to escape before an explosion consumes the ship.<br /> <br /> '''2. Arrival at the Verge'''<br /> <br /> The investigators rappelled down into the monolith, descending by rope into ancient corridors carved from the same black stone as the towering structure above. These halls, once silent and forgotten, had been retrofitted into a research facility, though the technology was now broken and lifeless. The air hung thick with soot and decay, as if the disaster that struck had scorched more than just the walls.<br /> <br /> The first floor resembled the ruins of a hospital abandoned during a catastrophe. The walls, still formed of sandstone, bore no signs of glassification yet. Scorched paint peeled from their surfaces, and metal equipment—gurneys, IV poles, cabinets—lay warped or half-melted. Faint drag marks trailed through the ash-coated tile. Burned-out fire extinguishers rested near overturned beds, their contents used far too late. Every detail suggested a desperate and chaotic retreat.<br /> <br /> As the team made their way toward the stairs, they began to notice blackened silhouettes on the walls—human outlines scorched into the stone, as though bodies had been burned away in an instant. Ash clung to every step. Carmen, uneasy, removed her glove and knelt beside one of the outlines. She pressed her bare palm into the ash and spread her fingers. The moment her skin touched the remnants, a vision overtook her.<br /> <br /> She saw the facility’s security team frantically assembling a barricade at the stairwell using overturned hospital beds, filing cabinets, and gurneys. The air was frantic with shouted orders and panicked breath. Then, through the smoke, a barefoot figure emerged from the first floor—tall, shirtless, and blonde, his expression twisted in grief. He raised one hand, eyes glowing like hot coals. Tears streamed down his face as flames erupted outward from his palm, engulfing the barricade and the men behind it in an instant. The vision ended as suddenly as it began, Carmen gasping as she pulled her hand away.<br /> <br /> '''Clues Recovered on the First Floor:'''<br /> <br /> * Melted ID badge: “Dr. R. Vahl – Containment Lead”<br /> * Bloodied checklist: “Subterranean vault - containment integrity compromised”<br /> * Burned containment pod<br /> * Ritual circle: Faintly glowing with residual bleed<br /> * Patient charts: Labeled only by number<br /> * Door labeled 'Observation Ward – Level 2': Cracked off its hinges<br /> * Ash outlines: Human-shaped scorch marks burned into the stone, suggesting instantaneous combustion<br /> <br /> '''3. Second Descent – Glassification Begins'''<br /> <br /> As the investigators descended to the second floor, the sandstone beneath their feet grew darker, streaked with black glass veining through the walls like spreading roots. The temperature rose sharply—not from any flame or airflow, but from the stone itself, which radiated a steady, unnatural heat. The corridor opened into what had once been a research ward, now gutted and burned. The remains of a shattered sensory tank dripped slowly onto the floor, while melted cabinet doors sagged against scorched walls. Ash blanketed every surface, and the shadows stretched strangely across the room, too long and too still.<br /> <br /> Their attention was drawn to a skeletal body fused into a blackened alcove—its surface partially glassified, smooth and obsidian-like. As they watched, the corpse twitched. Without warning, cracks spidered across its form, and a red glow pulsed from its chest as intense heat flooded the corridor. With a shriek of shattering glass, the first Cinderman tore itself free. Its body resembled blackened wood, glowing veins visible beneath the surface, fire spilling from its eyes and mouth. It lunged, and the Circle was forced into a violent, close-quarters battle before managing to subdue the creature and press onward.<br /> <br /> '''Clues Recovered on the Second Floor:'''<br /> <br /> * Scorched journal: ''“Subject 7’s awareness is beginning to fragment—memories drifting across hosts. The transfer has begun, though identity remains unstable.”''<br /> * Damaged sensory deprivation tank: Interior slick with condensation, exterior partially melted.<br /> * Cracked mirror: The phrase ''“We’re all Dreamers here...”'' scratched into its fractured surface.<br /> * Observation logs: Notes describing behavior merging and memory confusion among test subjects.<br /> <br /> '''4. Third Descent – The Hall of the Glassbound'''<br /> <br /> As the investigators descended to the third floor, the transformation of the facility had become complete. The stone had fully turned to glass—smooth, dark, and rippled like frozen waves, as though the entire level had been flash-heated into a molten state and then rapidly cooled. Every surface reflected their warped and distorted forms. The stairs clinked beneath their boots, glass striking glass with each step. The heat had intensified, radiating steadily from the walls and floor. The environment was eerily still—silent, devoid of any functioning machinery or recent signs of life.<br /> <br /> The hallway they entered was lined with four glassified figures—three embedded in the walls and one partially fused into the floor. The bodies were preserved in translucent crystal, their limbs contorted and faces locked in expressions of agony or terror. At first, the figures appeared dormant. But as the team advanced, the ambient temperature spiked, and faint pulses of light began to accelerate from within the corpses. Without warning, cracks spiderwebbed across the nearest figure, then another. Glass exploded outward in a blast of heat as the dormant Cindermen reanimated. Flames leaked from their eye sockets and mouths as two burst from the walls and charged.<br /> <br /> Mocking-bird and Arthur moved to intercept, striking quickly while the others sought cover. When the first Cinderman fell, it shattered violently, sending shards of searing obsidian outward—cutting into skin and fabric alike. Dex suffered a sprained ankle while evading the Cinderman half-submerged in the floor. Despite the tight corridor and extreme heat, the investigators fought their way through all four. Once the final Cinderman fell, they gathered themselves and moved toward the stairwell leading to the final level of the monolith.<br /> <br /> '''Clues on the Third Floor:'''<br /> <br /> * Dormant Cindermen: Three embedded in walls, one in the floor, all initially inert until internal heat buildup triggers awakening.<br /> * Fully Glassified Architecture: The complete vitrification of walls and floor suggests a sudden, catastrophic heat event related to the Spark.<br /> * Residual Thermal Radiation: Surfaces continue to radiate warmth, implying the cause of the transformation remains active or unstable.<br /> * Absence of Operational Equipment or Logs: No signs of recent occupation or functioning systems indicate a sudden and irreversible collapse of the facility.<br /> <br /> '''5. Final Descent – The Forked Choice'''<br /> <br /> The investigators descended the final stretch of the monolith. The stairs steepened, their footfalls muffled against the unnaturally smooth floor. The air felt warmer, but not from any active flame—rather, it was as if the stone itself remembered burning. Every reflective surface mirrored them back in strange, warped forms that didn't quite match. A pull, subtle but insistent, tugged at them from below. It was not just a place they were walking into, but a mind. One presence felt wild and furious; the other, vast and still. They had reached the lowest level of the monolith—and two choices lay ahead.<br /> <br /> A fork in the corridor forced a decision. To the left stood Heath, his eyes glowing with inner fire, flanked by summoned Cindermen before an ominous structure known only as the Bone Door. To the right, Neriah stood in a ritual chamber, deep in concentration as they attuned themselves to the Liber Aeternum. The group turned right. Carmen stepped forward first, met by Neriah’s calm demeanor and the warm, humming presence of the artifact. The ritual chamber was spherical, its walls carved with sacred geometry pulsing in sync with the glow of the Liber. Neriah stood shirtless, marked in copper symbols across their arms, chest, and temples, the Liber resting on a pedestal of the same black stone as the monolith.<br /> <br /> Neriah extended their hand to Carmen, offering her the chance to master her abilities through their guidance. Carmen approached, her gloves removed—then acted. She clamped the Aegises around Neriah’s wrists and reached into their mind, accessing their memories and subduing them in a single, due to their powers being suppressed by the Aegises. Neriah collapsed, unconscious, and the ritual came to an abrupt halt. From across the monolith, a guttural scream echoed—Heath’s fury made manifest. The investigators moved quickly, gathering the unconscious Neriah and the Liber Aeternum, preparing to flee before Heath could retaliate.<br /> <br /> '''Environmental Clues – Fourth Floor:'''<br /> <br /> * Forked Path: Indicates the presence of two powerful supernatural forces—Heath near the Bone Door, Neriah performing a ritual.<br /> * The Ritual Chamber: Sacred geometric patterns pulsing with red energy, tied to the Liber Aeternum’s energy and Neriah’s ritual.<br /> * Neriah’s Markings: Copper-painted sigils on arms, face, and chest—indications of ritual attunement to the Liber.<br /> * The Bone Door (Unexplored): A sealed, unknown structure where Heath stood with Cindermen, possibly a threshold to another realm or a prison.<br /> <br /> '''Memories Discovered by Carmen in Neriah’s Mind:'''<br /> <br /> * The streets of Ostrom were slick with rain as Neriah closed in. Their target—a scroll. The thief—a man they hadn’t expected to be charmed by. But Heath ran like he was daring them to catch him. And they tried.<br /> * After the ritual, they found a scorch mark where he’d touched them. It didn’t hurt. It never healed. They kept it hidden, but it was never far from thought.<br /> * Their blood mixed with his on the floor of the ritual chamber. After the ritual, they found a scorch mark where he’d touched them on the shoulder. It didn’t hurt. It never healed. They kept it hidden, but it was never far from thought.<br /> * Heath is a phenomenon but has not always been one. He did the bidding of an entity known as The Spark, after an incident in Dunhurst.<br /> <br /> '''6. Recovery and Extraction'''<br /> <br /> The Circle made their way back to the surface of the monolith, bringing both Neriah and the Liber Aeternum with them. Heath, enraged by Neriah’s capture, gave chase from the lower levels, flames in his wake. As they reached the exit, Arthur deployed an elemental device drawn from his Circle’s resources—triggering a controlled collapse that sealed the shaft behind them. It was meant to bury Heath beneath tons of stone. And yet, somehow, he survived.<br /> <br /> Faced with the reality that Heath had murdered two of their own and countless others, the investigators found themselves at a crossroads. Kill him outright, leave him buried beneath the ruin, or find a way to bring him in alive. In the end, they chose containment. One of the Aegis manacles, meant to suppress supernatural ability, was locked onto Heath’s wrist—surprisingly, it worked. With both Heath and Neriah subdued, the Circle commandeered the nearby sky yacht—later confirmed to be Neriah’s—and recovered Jacen before making their escape.<br /> <br /> On the flight home, Dex managed to successfully create a new pair of Aegises manacles and place them on Heath so that both captives could be adequately contained. Neriah and Heath were placed in a section of the Pharos known as The Store. A strange place that looked just like a furniture store. With one exception. If someone enters it without a guide known only as The Reliquary, they would be forever lost in an ever shifting labyrinth of furniture displays.<br /> <br /> '''''By managing to recover the Liber and take both Heath and Neriah captive, all members of the community campaign are able to ask Heath 3 questions and Neriah 3 questions.'''''<br /> <br /> '''7. Further Interrogation and Disturbing Revelations'''<br /> <br /> At a Candela facility, investigators conducted interviews:<br /> <br /> '''Arthur -'''<br /> <br /> Asks Heath: If his threats were general and made in the heat of the moment? How can you kill an element?<br /> <br /> Asks Neriah: what they knows about Candela, and Arthur specifically<br /> <br /> Heath: &quot;I don't know what you mean. But I am a man of my word. And you can't kill an element. Not without killing everything else.&quot;<br /> <br /> Neriah: &quot;You and your lightkeepers have stood against the dark for thousands of years. You've won battles. And lost some. But the world is struggling after the great war. Darkness spreads. Corruption has taken root and is rampant. As for you... gifted athlete... and there more to you than what is on the surface. Whatever it is, it's well hidden.&quot;<br /> <br /> '''Talia -'''<br /> <br /> For Neriah - Who did you bind Heath to?<br /> <br /> For Heath - Why did you want to kill Lincoln? (If he remembers that at all)<br /> <br /> Heath: &quot;I didn't ''want'' to kill Lincoln. We're connected. Or at least we were. He served The Unspoken and I served The Spark.&quot;<br /> <br /> Neriah: &quot;I bound him to the service of the Arcanum. To keep him safe. I couldn't reign him in... They would have killed him.&quot;<br /> <br /> '''Olive -''' <br /> <br /> For Heath: how do you know Lucien Grimm, Magnus, and Evelyn?<br /> <br /> For Neriah: (I would like to hold off on my questions until others have asked theirs)<br /> <br /> Heath: &quot;They came after me in Delvin. Wanted me for one of the army's experiments. I got away, but I knew I'd see them again.&quot;<br /> <br /> '''Dex -''' <br /> <br /> For Neriah - What is the Spark?<br /> <br /> For Heath - How did you become a phenomenon/how did you come into contact with this Spark?<br /> <br /> Neriah: &quot;The Spark Isn't just a phenomena. It's from another plane. It chose him as its champion. That's all I know. He doesn't speak about it much.&quot;<br /> <br /> Heath: &quot;I used to be a geological engineer. Managed a mining town, Dunhurst. One day we dug a new shaft in the hopes of finding a larger load of coal. They found fire in the mountain. Floating. Have you ever seen fire floating in the air? It's almost like liquid. I didn't realize it, but I was reaching for it. It burned. From that point on, I was never alone.&quot;<br /> <br /> '''Percy -'''<br /> <br /> For Heath: Do you recognize the symbol on this card (Percy found it on the body of the guy at the cemetery and then saw it again during the Purple Plague incident.)? Is it the Arcanum’s symbol? Who else is on his hit list and what is Arcanum really up to?<br /> <br /> Heath: (Regarding the symbol) * ''He knits his brow, concentrating, trying to remember.'' “It’s familiar—but like a name half-remembered in a dream. I’ve seen it… somewhere. A long time ago, maybe.”<br /> <br /> Heath: (Regarding if it is Arcanum’s symbol) ''He sighs heavily.'' “I don’t… know. That word means something. It’s important. But I can’t remember.” ''He shrugs, the manacles around his wrists clanking loudly as he does so.''<br /> <br /> Heath: (Regarding his hit list.) ''He chuckles a bit and lies back on the couch in the furniture display he has been confined to.'' “If only I knew… at this point you all probably have a better idea than I do.” ''He holds up his shackled hands.'' “Of course… you could always take these off and we could find out together.”<br /> <br /> For Neriah: ''Shows him the symbol from the business card found in the graveyard guy.'' Do you recognize this symbol? Does this mean anything to you? ''Percy recites the poem she found on the stele.'' Who else was Heath ordered to kill or kidnap?<br /> <br /> Neriah: ''They study the symbol with cool detachment, fingertips brushing it briefly.'' “It’s both a façade… and a symbol of change. But no. It means nothing to me.”<br /> <br /> Neriah: After listening to Percy recite the stele’s inscription, they tilt their head slightly in thought.* “No… I’ve never heard that before. Sounds like some kind of epic though. Grand… old… unfinished. Like most things worth remembering.”<br /> <br /> Neriah: ''Their expression remains placid.'' “You assume that all the death he’s wrought was ordered. That there’s a list or a master. But Heath… he is more storm than soldier. As far as I know, there’s no one else he was ordered to kill.”<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #20 - &quot;This Concludes Our Broadcast Day&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #21 - &quot;So Long and Thanks for All the Fish&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #22 - &quot;Marionette&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #23''' '''- &quot;As Above, So Below&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #24 - &quot;To Be Announced&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #25 - &quot;Skibbers and Scrabbles&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #26 - &quot;For if Dreams Die...&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #27 - &quot;Once Upon a Dream&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook: Arc 3, Act 2 - Finale pt. 1<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #28 - &quot;Perchance to Dream&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook: Arc 3, Act 2 - Finale pt. 2<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #29 - &quot;What Dreams May Come&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook: Arc 3, Act 3 - Premiere pt. 1<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #30 - &quot;A New Dawn, A New Day&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #31 - &quot;Deus Ex Oculo&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #32 - &quot;Not a Dream, but a Nightmare&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #33 - &quot;Resonance&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #34 - &quot;East Hills&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #35 - &quot;To Be Announced&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #36 - &quot;To Be Announced&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #37 - &quot;To Be Announced&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #38 - &quot;To Be Announced&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #39 - &quot;To Be Announced&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #40 - &quot;To Be Announced&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook: Arc 3 - Finale pt.1<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM:<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #41 - &quot;To Be Announced&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook: Arc 3 - Finale pt.2<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM:<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> [[Category:Qandela Obscura]]<br /> [[Category:CR]]</div>

OGFlaya https://quelmarwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=Mocking-Bird&diff=39971 2025-07-02T08:10:21Z

<p>OGFlaya: </p> <hr /> <div>{{Infobox_character|affilliation=Candela Obscura|name=The Mocking-Bird|image=Mockingbird_Action_02-Portrait.png|alt=The masked vigilante Mocking-Bird engaged in close quarters combat with the wanted murderer, The Executioner.|caption=&quot;Innocent men don't run.&quot;|languages=Noman|species=Human|gender=Female|height=5' 7&quot;|weight=135 lbs.|eyes=Brown}}<br /> <br /> '''{{PAGENAME}}''' is the masked persona of Olive Horvath. She is a Slink - Vigilante in Arc 3 of [[Qandela Obscura]]. She is a member of the Circle of Discovery with fellow investigators [[Carmen Baxter]], Dr. Phyllis “Filly” Bailey and Noelle Silva. They were each recruited by Piers Morgan, Lightkeeper and former Candela Obscura investigator. <br /> <br /> == Physical Appearance ==<br /> Describe your appearance. Eye color, height, weight, hair color, particular clothing items, scars, tattoos, etc.<br /> <br /> == Personality ==<br /> Is your character social? A drunk? Laid back? <br /> <br /> == History ==<br /> A brief history of your character's life.<br /> <br /> == Languages ==<br /> Noman<br /> <br /> == Powers and Abilities ==<br /> Mocking-bird is an expert hand to hand combatant and keen investigator.<br /> <br /> == Attacks and Weapons ==<br /> A custom pair of coupling batons, designed and built for her by Jacen Beck.<br /> <br /> == Allies and Associates ==<br /> [[Category:Player Characters]]<br /> {{Worldbuilders}}Candela Obscura Investigators:<br /> <br /> * The Circle of Discovery<br /> ** Carmen Baxter<br /> ** Filly Bailey<br /> ** Noelle Silva<br /> * The Circle of Secrets and Pursuits<br /> ** Byron Hans Core<br /> <br /> Vigilantes:<br /> <br /> * Hellcat<br /> * Jacen Back<br /> * [[The Nighthawk]]<br /> * Riley Lemmon</div>

OGFlaya https://quelmarwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=Qandela_Obscura/The_Story_So_Far&diff=39960 2025-07-02T01:05:22Z

<p>OGFlaya: /* Assignment #17 - &quot;Liber Aeternum&quot; */</p> <hr /> <div>{{Worldbuilders}}<br /> == The Story So Far ==<br /> Below, feel free to add personal accounts of assignments.<br /> <br /> == Arc One - The Illusionist and the Alchemist ==<br /> <br /> === Assignment #1 - 12/02/23 &quot;The Devil's Well.&quot; ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: <br /> <br /> GM:<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #2 - 12/16 &quot;The Light Eater of Bridleborn&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: Piers, [[Lincoln Renfield-Murray]], Nesta [[Acheron]], [[Elizabeth]] [[Nightshade]] <br /> <br /> GM: @jaelthejust (Mercedes)<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #3 - 12/21 - &quot;The Gift of the Magi&quot; ===<br /> <br /> === Assignment #4 - 12/31 - &quot;The Night Plays On&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: #NewYearParty<br /> <br /> Characters: [[Steve]], Lincoln Renfield-Murray, [[Orla Martinez]], Warren <br /> <br /> GM: @jaelthejust (Mercedes)<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #5 - 1/13/2024 - &quot;Extra Credit&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags:<br /> <br /> Characters: Piers Corden, Lincoln Renfield-Murray, Lula V, [[Steve Corden]] <br /> <br /> GM: @jontheteach (JonTheTeach)<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment # 6- 1/20- “The Hand That Feeds” ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: Piers, Weasel, [[James]], Tess, Laurence Awrkright <br /> <br /> GM: @OGFlaya (Matt)<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Anthony Romano, Michael Romano, Maggy Ferguson, [[Martin]] Ferguson <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: [[Human]]/phenomenon hybrid<br /> <br /> District/Locations: South Soffit, Nine Irons, The Sidle<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened: Notorious mob enforcer and racketeer, Tommy Romano, was murdered by Martin Ferguson. A member of a family of mob enforcers possessing unique abilities due to being to having phenomenon intermingling in their blood line long ago in their ancestry. The youngest of the Ferguson's, Maggy had fallen in love with Tommy's nephew and the scion of the Romano crime family, Michael. The investigators diligently found, through an examination of Tommy's body in the city morgue that he was murdered, that he had been murdered rather than the purported suicide that that the Periphery was trying to say his death was. During a climactic confrontation with Martin and a flock of eldritch birds under his command, the investigators helped Maggy and Michael flee the city and place Martin into Grayslate Sanatorium for safe keeping and protection from the Romano family. The rest of the Ferguson clan watched as their son was taken into custody but did not end their relationship with Romano. <br /> <br /> === Assignment #7 - 1/27 - &quot;Fairest of Them All&quot; ===<br /> <br /> === Assignment #8 - 2/9 - &quot;The Ancient Tomb of His Bride&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags:<br /> <br /> Characters: Piers Corden, Steve Corden, [[Thomas]] MacCallum, Madge <br /> <br /> GM: @jaelthejust (Mercedes)<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Jean Hawkeye <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: <br /> <br /> # Mr. Malcolms Alchemical Reference Guide (+1 Focus on rolls that have to do with alchemy or magick)<br /> # Morphine Vial (Soak 1 Body, 1 use)<br /> # Phosphenes' Lights (Handheld illuminators that produce a glow only the holder can see)<br /> # Smelling Salts (Soak 1 Brain, 1 use)<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #9 - 2/17 - &quot;A Prince’s Gifts&quot; ===<br /> <br /> === Assignment #10 - 2/24 - &quot;A Needlepoint to Hear Me Through&quot; ===<br /> <br /> === Assignment # 11 - 2/25 - “The Illusionist” ===<br /> <br /> === Assignment #12 - 3/2 - &quot;Auction Victors&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: #Auction<br /> <br /> Characters: Steve Corden, Lizzy Nightshade, Weasel, Silas Heartwood, [[Laura Grant]] <br /> <br /> GM: @jaelthejust (Mercedes)<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #13 - 3/9 - &quot;The Ring to Stand Strong and True&quot; ===<br /> <br /> === Assignment #14 - 3/15 - &quot;Lost and Found&quot; ===<br /> <br /> === Assignment #15 - 3/23 - &quot;The Allure of Perpetual Beauty&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> Characters: Steve Corden, Silas Heartwood, Tess Henry, Warren Baxter, [[Laura]] Grant <br /> <br /> GM: @wardenwinter (Talia)<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #16 - 3/27 - &quot;Under the Truth&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: Piers Corden, Steve Corden, Silas Heartwood, Tess Henry, Lincoln Renfield-Murray, Nesta Acheron, <br /> <br /> GM: @jontheteach (JonTheTeach)<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #17 - 4/6 - &quot;The Kingdom in the Steel&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: Steve Corden, Silas Heartwood, Lizzy Nightshade, Madge, Laura Grant <br /> <br /> GM: @jaelthejust (Mercedes)<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #18 - 4/13 - &quot;The Gem to Persuade the Unwilling&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> Characters: Steve Corden, Piers Corden, Lincoln Renfield-Murray, Nesta Achron, Montana Jack <br /> <br /> GM: @jaelthejust (Mercedes)<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: THE TWINS, Gio <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: The Gem<br /> <br /> District/Locations: The Steel, EONs Headquarter<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened: Steve gets kidnapped opps.<br /> <br /> === Assignment #19 - 4/27 - &quot;The Prince’s Final Curtain&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> Characters: Steve Corden, Piers Corden, James, Lincoln Renfield-Murray, &quot;Fives&quot;, Warren Baxter, <br /> <br /> GM: @jaelthejust (Mercedes)<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Nathaniel <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations: <br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #20 - 4/27 - &quot;The Alchemist’s Final Call&quot; ===<br /> <br /> === Assignment #21 - 5/28 - &quot;In the Arms of the Evolved&quot; ===<br /> <br /> === Assignment #22 - 6/18 - &quot;Grant Me One Request [Player Catalyst Finale]&quot; ===<br /> <br /> === Assignment #23 - 6/29 - &quot;Long Lost Blood [Player Catalyst Finale]&quot; ===<br /> <br /> <br /> == Arc Two - The Herald and the Fang ==<br /> <br /> === Assignment #1 - 06/15/2024 &quot;Toll the Dead&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: Divine Herald, Ascendency <br /> <br /> Characters: James by Margarita, Gin Reynolds by Julia, [[Jamie Hayes]] by Amal, <br /> <br /> GM:<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Imelda [[Frances]], Victor Jenkins the DEAD Divine Herald, Mr. Woods <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: List of next Divine Herald<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> 6 months after what happened in the theater has passed, newspapers has talked about : <br /> <br /> # A deadly sickness, the dead rash, with symptoms of oozing red rashes on limps, cough, and fever. It effected 30% of population. Some people just… don’t get it. <br /> # ''Recent death of the Divine Herald.'' <br /> <br /> Candela was called by Ascendancy when Cardinal Reynolds, and Cardinal Zeroth died after ineracting with the Divine Herald corpse. Candela investigators went to shiverline to talk to holy [[mother]] <br /> <br /> //—//<br /> <br /> investigators found: <br /> <br /> # Bleed on body and the face itself. Not coming from the mask. <br /> # Mask will let the [[soul]] out. Mask is fixed to face, will be hard to take off. <br /> # MAKEUP ON HERALD.  A specific woman does this. '''Leslie Daulphin'''. <br /> # THERE IS. AT THE BASE OF THE HERALD NECK. An incision mark. NO BLOOD? connected to the artery. The blood is poisoned, they knew its gonna be removed. <br /> <br /> /—/ Baxter the head of OUP came by and stopped Candela's investigation<br /> <br /> //—//<br /> <br /> The team found this list for '''interviews. THIS IS FOR NEW HERALD DIVINE.''' <br /> <br /> '''Aarons, Sawyer (Cardinal in the Eves districts), Howard, Levins,'''<br /> <br /> '''Fournier(not familiar to GIN? Who is this? Not usual surname for new-faire)'''<br /> <br /> They also found a necklace that has a bleed, this necklace is used by the hauled and high ranking church members. The team didn't touch or take the necklace.<br /> <br /> /-/<br /> <br /> The team headed to Melody Wildes house in the sidle. WILDES Melody is new to the area, moved from the west. [[LaCroix|Lacroix]], moved from there. Family is a refuge. Dad started the funeral business from Mister woods. Brother and husband live upstairs. Dad is old now. <br /> <br /> The team went together to the house of grief, Melody is frozen in place, when approached, the team noticed a pair of puncture marks on the side of her neck. Not like the herald, this is more of….. bite…. Two teeth? <br /> <br /> Picture of her and a man. They are shaken hands, this is Mr. Woods. He seems happy and sure. She looked…. Off. <br /> <br /> Someone sneaking inside? The team try to hide from them, the older gentleman is now here. Asks why she’s here. She looks nervous talking to what it can be seen now as Mr. wood? <br /> <br /> Mr. Woods, has the same bleed as melody, STRONGER. So strong. It radiates from him. <br /> <br /> After going to his Mind Palace, Jamie figured out that Melody is under control from Mr. Woods. He must have been the one to miss with the makeup. When Gin left the house of grief, she noticed Mr. Woods watching the team at the top of the building….. <br /> <br /> === Assignment #2 - 06/15/2024 &quot;The Ruby Rapture&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: Red Rash, Fangs <br /> <br /> Characters: Lizzy (Talia), [[Gideon]] (Nick), Luliana (Emma), Henry (Geoff), and Gin (Julia) <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Harris/Lawrence, Pensive the Cat, Lorenzo of the Ruby Rapture, the Fanged Creature that Attacked Lizzy <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: Pensive the Fanged Cat <br /> <br /> District/Locations: Red Lamp, South Soffit <br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened: <br /> <br /> * A worker from the Ruby Rapture has been sick an abnormal amount of time, neck still red, violent outbursts <br /> * A doctor came to visit his home while he was sick and performed &quot;blood letting&quot;, his roommate said it was A LOT of blood and the doctor didn't clean up <br /> * The cat lapped up some of the blood and now also showing violent outbursts <br /> * The doctor gave an address and contact to Lawrence's roommate in case he needed more info. He went to the address during the day and found nothing<br /> * Going at night, they found strange symbols and then were attacked by a fanged woman who when shot, survived and ran away. <br /> * Later, the symbols were discovered to mean &quot;Feed&quot; <br /> <br /> === Assignment #3 - 06/21/2024 “The Last Lightkeeper of Seasway&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: Eldritch Horror, City of the Resplendent , Local Legends <br /> <br /> Characters: Tara (Sarah), [[Malory Harper]] (Matt), Cedric (Sam), Alexander (Jon), Mara (Anna) <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: The Lightkeeper's Doll, Gherman the Last Lightkeeper <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: The Lightkeeper's Doll<br /> <br /> District/Locations: Seasway<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> * There is an underwater city in the Glass Sea <br /> * The People of Seasway seemed to be under some kind of hypnosis <br /> * They are desperate to show you 'The Great One'<br /> * The Lighthouse is destroyed and empty on the bottom<br /> * At the top of the Lighthouse, Gherman has destroyed his entrance to the Pharos <br /> * He begs to keep the Doll safe <br /> * On the West side of the Island, the investigators see the remains of the Great One <br /> * The child of the Great one waits to feast<br /> * The investigators take barrels of oil and molotov cocktails to the child of the Great One <br /> * While it feasts on the hypnotized villagers, the investigators fight it until it dies <br /> <br /> === Assignment #4 - 06/22/2024 &quot;Interview with a Deaconess&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: Knight of the Pyre, the Pyre, the Ascendency <br /> <br /> Characters: Alexandria, Gideon, Jamie, Amaranth <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Baxter White, Ariel Kelly, Diego Parris, [[Lorelei]] Pennywhistle <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations: The Sidle<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> * A Deaconess is being held by the OUP after her brother Reggie called them when he found her missing <br /> * The Deaconess touched an artifact and ended up gaining telekinesis and the Pyre wanted to kill her for it <br /> * While interviewing her and trying to plan a way to help her escape, a knight of the Pyre appeared to kill her. <br /> <br /> -- We met the knight of the pyre for the first time! '''Diego Parris.''' <br /> <br /> -- Deaconess Lorelei was killed by him tho sad ): <br /> <br /> === Assignment #5 - 06/26/2024 &quot;Something Different About You&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: Developers. <br /> <br /> Characters: Gin Reynolds (Julia), Lulianna Vaerstrom (Emma), [https://quelmarwiki.com/wiki/Malory_Harper Malory “Mal” Harper] (Matt), Tara Lloyd (Sarah), Alexandria Aquino (Aerin), Cedric Margrave (Sam) <br /> <br /> GM: Jon<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Set VII Experiment I <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: None<br /> <br /> District/Locations: The Steel<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened: <br /> <br /> * Investigators entered an abandoned factory and immediately felt off<br /> * A mixture of pain, anguish, joy and malice were felt on the walls<br /> * Bleed was felt from a hallway, and the door opened itself mysteriously<br /> * A scream was heard from within the building, and the team began to look for the source<br /> * They entered the hallway, which had several decomposing bodies of developers<br /> * The end of the hallway had an odd green light, and a man was seen standing there<br /> ** He began approaching the group, rambling somewhat<br /> ** Dr. Aquino approached him, with Lulianna also offering a way to help<br /> ** He responded with &quot;I am Perfection&quot; and snapped the neck of the Doctor<br /> * The rest of the crew unloaded and retreated, then leveling the building on top of the experiment<br /> <br /> === Assignment #6 - 07/06/2024 &quot;Petals of Protection&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: The Cure, Owl Wain, Local Legends <br /> <br /> Characters: Gideon (Nick), [[Malory Harper|Mal]] (Matt), Amaranth (Anna), Luliana (Emma) <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: The Owl Wain <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: Timely [[Iris]] <br /> <br /> District/Locations: Scarlet Woods / Bridleborn<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> * The investigators are sent to retrieve timely iris to assist with making a cure for the fanged disease and red rash <br /> * Scarlet runners are seen traveling this edge of the wood, tell you of a local legend of a [[ghost]] who requires you to be [[silent]] or she'll kill you <br /> * When entering the area, if any sound is made, the investigators are quite immediately met with an attack of owls and among the owls, they see a young girl in a large feathery cloak, commanding the owls <br /> * The young girl approaches when the investigators are brought to the ground but they all manage to get away to the Iris field<br /> * They gather Iris and find a smugglers crate buried inside that contains the body of a young child, they think the same age as the Owl Wain's spirit appears. It is wearing a similar but less feathery cloak <br /> * When leaving, the group attempts to console the Owl Wain. The Wain is distraught when Mara sings her the song and then when she goes to cry, she covers her mouth to keep herself quiet <br /> * The investigators leave as the Wain is distracted and no longer attacking them. <br /> <br /> === Assignment #7 - 07/07/2024 &quot;Assisting the Gumshoe&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: The Ascendancy, The Pyre, Fangs, Dive Herald, Knight of the Pyre <br /> <br /> Characters: Lizzy (Talia), Tara (Sarah), Father Lorrian (Keller), Jamie (Amal), and Gin (Julia) <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:''Jonathan Aarons, '''[[Sister]] Fournier''''' <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: -- <br /> <br /> District/Locations: Shriveline, Briar Green, South Soffit <br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened: <br /> <br /> -- The people from the List are now dying! The team believes someone not on the list are killing them to benefit someone who is on the list.<br /> <br /> -- Jamie Dies! <br /> <br /> -- Candela managed to save the future Divine Herald! <br /> <br /> === Assignment #8 - 07/14/2024 &quot;The Crimson River&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: [https://quelmarwiki.com/wiki/Malory_Harper Mal Harper] (Matt), Amaranth Cyrus (Anna), Tara (Sarah) <br /> <br /> GM: Nick <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #9 - 07/17/2024 &quot;We Can Take Your Pain&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: Developers <br /> <br /> Characters: [[Malory Harper|Mal]] (Matt), Tess Henry (Mercedes), Gideon (Nick), Verity Leòn (Aerin), Amaranth Cyprus (Anna) <br /> <br /> GM: Jon <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Set VII Experiment II <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: None<br /> <br /> District/Locations: Briar Green<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> * The party arrived at the college campus, trying to understand what happened<br /> * Used bleed detectors to find the source of the phenomenon<br /> ** It was determined to be the dormitory building<br /> * The investigators entered and felt cold oppression and it got worse the higher they went<br /> * As investigators spread out through the building, each began to see images of their fears.<br /> * These fears pulled them towards the top floor, or sent them away depending on the person<br /> * Eventually, the group saw the experiment on the third floor, and he feasted on their fear and found it delicious<br /> * He wanted to feast on more than just fear, and turned to advance on the group<br /> ** They immediately opened fire as he tried to get closer, but he managed to get close<br /> * He was wounded severely, retreating through a rift in the Flare<br /> <br /> === Assignment #10 - 07/19/2024 “The New Divine Herald&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: Divine Herald, The Ascendancy, Red Rash, Quarantine, Fangs, [[Vampyre]] <br /> <br /> Characters: Gideon (Nick), Tara (Sarah), Father Lorrian (Keller), Gin (Julia), [[Malory Harper|Mal]] (Matt) <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Divine Herald Siobhan Fournier <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: Vampyre Dust<br /> <br /> District/Locations: The Shriveline, South Soffit <br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened: <br /> <br /> * The new Divine Herald states there will be a quarantine of South Soffit (indefinite), as well as a two-week hold on Hallowharbor, The Steel, and Red Lamp<br /> * Desperate to find the reason behind the Red Rash, the investigators head to ground zero, South Soffit, before the [[midnight]] Quarantine begins <br /> * In Gin's church in South Soffit, a few of those with the long version Red Rash state they got it from a soup kitchen where they saw the Divine Herald when she was just a Cardinal<br /> * They are approached by a pair of doctors looking for those with long-lasting Red Rash to &quot;assist&quot; them <br /> * Gin recognizes them as fanged creatures, like what attacked Lizzy <br /> * They kill the pair, using symbols of the Ascendancy or a Ghostblade to turn them to dust <br /> * They go the hospital the pair represented and find a &quot;Vampyre Nursery&quot; with a Nursery worker there, overseeing 5 newborns preparing to wake and 5 sedated [[humans]], ready to be feasted on when the newborns awake <br /> * The journal from the Vampyre Nursery states that they were going to wake up in 3 days. It takes 5 days fully from bite to awaking. <br /> * The investigators kill the Nursery Worker but not until they learn from him that the Divine Herald is a High Priestess from Lacroix, where she is known as the Countess Fournier <br /> * She brought the Red Rash to [[Newfaire]] to show the vampyres who will be the most susceptible to being turned into a vampyre vs. who will be the food for those new vampyres<br /> <br /> === Assignment #11 - 07/27/2024 &quot;The Owl Wain&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: Local Legends, Owl Wain, The Cloud, The Cure, [[Player]] Catalyst <br /> <br /> Characters: Lizzy (Talia), Verity (Aerin), Gio (Amal), Gin (Julia), and Gideon (Nick) <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Owl Wain <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: Timely Iris <br /> <br /> District/Locations: Scarlet Wood, Bridleborn Mountains <br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> * The investigators returned to put the Owl Wain to rest and also seek out more timely Iris <br /> * They take a side road and find a cloud that is giving off bleed <br /> * The cloud feels like it is watching them and then it creates a dust [[devil]] and slurps up a pair of wild stallions before dispensing the bones and blood in front of them <br /> * Going back to the main road, they find the Owl Wain and use the nursery rhyme song about her to plea to her and Gideon uses a spirit board to have her speak without speaking <br /> * She tells them she has to be quiet because of Pa and she is afraid of the passing Smuggler wagons<br /> * The riders on the wagon tell the investigators of a man who used to have his children travel with him and was unkind to them if they were not quiet and one by one the children went missing before the man retired because no one would work with him <br /> * The investigators find the box with the Owl Wain's body, Gin performing her last rites and her spirit being laid to rest. On the Box they see the name Hildebrand and a location <br /> * Going to the location, they find a cabin and inside, the body of the man, Hildebrand. The evidence shows he was murdered by his eldest daughter's fiance after she told him they couldn't be married because her father was refusing to let her go. <br /> * The investigator's find the Owl Wain's room and her name before she became legend, Mary. <br /> * Her eldest sister, Vanessa, seems to have escaped with her fiance. <br /> * There is a third bed with the name Alyssa on it. The investigators find no evidence to lead them to her demise. <br /> * Heading back, they have adequate amounts of Timely Iris <br /> <br /> === Assignment #12 - 07/30/2024 &quot;The Sunken City&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: City of the Resplendent, Eldritch Horror, Local Legends <br /> <br /> Characters: Gideon (Nick), [[Malory Harper|Mal]] (Matt), Mara (Anna), Tara (Sarah), Alex (Jon) <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: The Resplendent One, Alex's Visitor <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: The Gift of the Resplendent One <br /> <br /> District/Locations: The Glass Sea<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> * The Investigators delved into the sea to find the city lost below <br /> * In the Glass sea, they found what was once an island town now sunken and still inhabited <br /> * The Glimmers are jellyfish like folk who were gifted their undersea bodies by their goddess, the Resplendent One <br /> * The Glimmers share with Alex and Mallory that they found the Resplendent One by digging in a well that brought forth the gift. <br /> * The gift works like oil, but uses much less to burn brightly<br /> * They heard singing at the bottom of the well and went on a [[campaign]] to dig until they could find *her* <br /> * The resplendent one, uncovered, pulled the village of Anchorwash down to be with her in the ocean <br /> * The glimmers take the investigators to see the Resplendent one who they have chained because she threatened to leave them. The investigators can tell she is not truly locked in place though, but playing along with her followers. <br /> * Alex is called to take some of the Resplendent Gift but breaks free of it at the last moment<br /> * Gideon uses the Aetherstone to force the Glimmers back when they try to force Alex, but as it harms the Glimmers, it angers the Resplendent One who frees herself from her bonds to chase the investigators away. <br /> <br /> === Assignment #13 - 08/03/2024 &quot;The Fanged&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #14 - 08/09/2024 &quot;Happily Ever After&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: <br /> <br /> GM: Julia (Guest) <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #15 - 011/2024 &quot;Shadow Protocols&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: Intrigue, The Forge of Renewal, Disavowed <br /> <br /> Characters: Gideon (Nick), Tara (Sarah), Amaranth (Anna) <br /> <br /> GM: Matt <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Lucian Grim, Mockingbird, Magnus Thorne, Felicity Ashcroft, Jackson &quot;The Jackal&quot; MacKey <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: Partial rubbing of an Oldfairen tablet<br /> <br /> District/Locations: The Steel, The Eaves, Hallowharbor, The N.P.S. Aurora<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> * The investigators received unmarked packages that contained a very small cylinder phonograph with a briefing for an assignment.<br /> ** As well as a chest that containing:<br /> *** A device with a tag that notes the device as the Arcane Resonance Emitter (A.R.E.) - disables wards<br /> *** A pair of wire frame glasses identified as Spectral Identified Glasses - identifies individuals<br /> *** Each receives a first [[class]] ticket and an invitation to the gala aboard the [[airship]] Aurora during it's maiden voyage.<br /> *** An envelope of cash for use during the assignment<br /> <br /> * The assignment is to intercept notorious smuggler, Felicity Ashcroft and keep her from selling an ancient Oldfairen relic to wanted war criminal, Lucian Grim. The transaction is set to take place aboard The Aurora. Little is known about Grim due to his military records being completely redacted. The investigators are to conduct the assignment with the utmost secrecy but are instructed to stop the transaction no matter what (short of damaging the airship or harming passangers).<br /> * The investigators procure disguises and false identities from Candela's Junior Quartermaster, Quinnavyr Sinclaire.<br /> * The investigators board the Aurora without incident.<br /> * Mara and Gideon head to the dance floor to survey the room in an attempt to spot Ashcroft. Tara spots her and calls the team's attention to the bar where Ashcroft is being flirted with by several powerful members of Newfairen society.<br /> ** As Gideon and Mara head towards the bar, Tara notices they Ashcroft exchanges looks with a large man, Magnus Thorne, from across the ballroom then makes an excuse and departs to meet with him.<br /> * Tara follows Ashcroft and Thorne and sees them disappear into a stateroom, guard by a formidable man in the corridor, Jackson MacKey.<br /> * Gideon remote views into the room once Tara identifies the room number. He sees:<br /> ** A wooden crate sits in the middle of the living area of the luxury room. It has been opened, but Gideon cannot see inside of it.<br /> ** Ashcroft sits on a couch across from a man, Lucian Grim. A woman, Mockingbird, stands behind Grim - ready to spring into action if needed.<br /> ** Ashecroft demands more money, despite their prior agreement. This angers Grim and he refuses. Ashcroft pulls a gun on Grim in response.<br /> ** Grim approaches her in an attempt to calm her down and agrees they should renegotiate. Once Ashcroft lowers her pistol, Grim grabs her and breaks her neck.<br /> ** He tells Mockingbird to take care of MacKey and be quick about it.<br /> * Tara sees Mockingbird make fast work of MacKey then quickly drag him into the state room and close the door behind her.<br /> * Gideon tells Mara he is going to join Tara.<br /> * Tara devices a plan and performs a song from the stage and wows the attendees of the gala. It is under the ruse that she is singing it to her fiance.<br /> * Gideon and Tara encounter ship's security and act lost in order to remove any suspicion and keep the guards patrolling.<br /> * During Mara's song, Gideon and Tara use the A.R.E. to disable a word on the stateroom door. As they attempt to quietly open the door, Mockingbird hears the knob turning and pulls the door open.<br /> ** Tara draws her pistol and shoots at Mockingbird.<br /> *** Using the shot at Mockingbird, Gideon runs past her to try and get to the crate.<br /> ** Magnus is preparing charges on the wall of the stateroom to create an escape route from the ship.<br /> *** Grim is wearing a parachute and has strapped a light green stone tablet to himself.<br /> * Gideon tries to bend a knife at Grim as Tara fights with Mockingbird. Thorne blows the charges on the wall and blows a hole in the wall to the outside of the ship, causing the exterior envelop of the airship to catch fire.<br /> ** Gideon's knife misses Grim, but it cuts a strap on his parachute and causes the tablet to slide towards the opening in the wall.<br /> ** Gideon dives for the tablet, but as the ship lurches, is thrown through the hole as well.<br /> *** He fails to get the tablet, which falls into the sea below the airship.<br /> **** Given manges to grab a hold of a metal rod to keeping from plummeting to his death.<br /> **** As Grim moves to the opening, Gideon spots a piece of paper hanging out of Grim's jacket pocket.<br /> ***** Gideon tries to grab it but only gets a scrap of the paper, which is later discovered to be a rubbing of the tablet.<br /> * Grim, Thorne and Mockingbird escape by parachute.<br /> * Mara arrives in time to help Tara pull Gideon back into the airship.<br /> * The airship returns to port and the investigators disappear into a crowd of evacuees.<br /> * Later researching with their circle resources, they discover that the paper is a rubbing of the tablet. It speaks of something only named in part as &quot;The Forge&quot;.<br /> ** Gideon spends several days researching The Forge and concludes it must be in relation to The Forge of Renewal. An ancient device capable of rewriting reality as the user of the machine sees fit.<br /> <br /> === Assignment #16 - 08/17/2024 &quot;Missing Persons&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #17 - 08/18/2024 &quot;Engines of Compromise&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: Tess Henry (Mercedes), Cedric (Sam), Gin (Julia), Verity (Aerin), Gio (Amal) <br /> <br /> GM: Matt <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Prof. Alfred Greene, Jacob Wallace, Mockingbird, Magnus Thorne <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: None, but the investigators encountered three pale men in black suits that emitted bleed and possessed some kind of psychic ability that remains unidentified.<br /> <br /> District/Locations: South Soffit - The Monarch Theater, Briar Green - Professor Greene's home, Hallowharbor - Freighter docks<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #18 - 08/20/2024 &quot;We Move in the Dark&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: <br /> <br /> GM: Jon <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:\<br /> <br /> === Assignment #19 - 08/25/2024 &quot;The Healing Church&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened<br /> <br /> === Assignment #20 - 08/27/2024 &quot;Blood-Starved Beasts&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #21 - 09/04/2024 &quot;... vestus ardeat debet&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: <br /> <br /> GM: Matt <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #22 - 09/12/2024 &quot;Where My Brother Rests&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: <br /> <br /> GM: Jon <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #23 - 09/14/2024 &quot;The First Lightkeeper of LaCroix&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> == '''Arc 3 - The Shadow and The Dream''' ==<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #1 - 01/18/25 &quot;Nothing Left but Teeth and Bones...&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook: ''Two weeks ago a gas explosion destroyed a bakery in The Sidle. Recently several residents report sightings of smoldering apparitions resembling loved ones lost in the tragedy. Lightkeeper Harrison Park has summoned you to determine if a phenomenon is behind the sightings and if they are related to the explosion.''<br /> <br /> Content Warnings: '''''This assignment contains themes of death, grief and depictions of gore.'''''<br /> <br /> Characters: Feyre Acheron, [[Carmen Baxter]], Dexter &quot;Dex&quot; Miller, Clarence &quot;Clancy&quot; Fields, and Mocking-bird<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Session Date: 01/18/25<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Harry Park, Clara Sutton, Eleanor Sutton, Nikoli Sorell<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: Nikoli Sorell's journal, Sorell's key ring, Sorell's wallet w/ identification, a magickal exlposive device (rendered useless)<br /> <br /> Assignment Date: December 24, 36 CR<br /> <br /> District/Locations: The Sidle<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened: <br /> <br /> The investigators are called to The Sidle by Lightkeeper Harrison Park to investigate a mysterious explosion that destroyed Merrick’s Hearth bakery two weeks earlier. The team begins their investigation at the ruins of the bakery, where they find scorch marks and shadows of the victims burned into the walls, clear evidence of the tragedy’s intensity. The remains of the bakery are unstable, with debris threatening to collapse at any moment.<br /> <br /> Carmen places a bare hand against the door frame of the bakery and experiences past emotions of horror and malevolence. As the investigators explore the basement of the bakery, both Carmen and Clancy feel someone’s sheer terror and wicked glee through a psychic emanation.<br /> <br /> Ultimately, the timing of the explosion and the appearance of reported sightings of the fury apparitions suggest some kind of connection, and that the explosion was no accident though things seem unclear at first.<br /> <br /> A strange man is spotted across the street from the bakery, taking notes. Mockingbird manages to sneak up on him and discover that his notes are for that very night and time and that he is writing the description of someone - later discovered to be Feyre. The man makes a scene and uses Mocking-bird’s desire to avoid drawing undo attention to herself to leave.<br /> <br /> During a visit to The Sidle Community Center, where residents have gathered to share their grief, the investigators learn from Clara Sutton, a grieving mother, that her daughter Eleanor, who died in the explosion, now appears as a ghostly figure following her wherever she goes. Eleanor’s smoldering form does not enter buildings or harm anyone, but her presence fills Clara with confusion and sorrow, as she believes her ghostly figure is the spirit of her beloved daughter. Eleanor’s flickering figure is spotted outside the window.<br /> <br /> Feyre learns of the death of her brother-in-law, [[Lincoln Renfield-Murray]], from Lincoln’s sister Ellie. He was one of the victims of the explosion.<br /> <br /> Dex leaves the community meeting to speak with Eleanor - joined shortly there after by the rest of the investigators and Clara.<br /> <br /> Clancy and Mocking-bird catch sight of the strange man that Mocking-bird saw taking notes walking past the community center’s park from where he was first seen across from the bakery. When he realizes he has been spotted, he runs. Both Clancy and Mocking-bird make chase and are joined shortly thereafter by Carmen.<br /> <br /> Working together, Feyre and Dex piece together that Eleanor’s spirit is tied to the explosion and the unsettling presence that Carmen felt tied to Eleanor. As the rest of the team tackle Nikoli nearby in the street and wrestle him to the ground. Where Carmen enters his mind to determine who he is and why he was following them. In his mind, she sees glimpses of memories:<br /> <br /> ''Terror on a bearded man’s face when he sees a tall, thin man. The tall man exudes a malevolent energy.''<br /> <br /> ''Bakers, dead on the ground near the ovens of the bakery.''<br /> <br /> ''The tall man, joined by pale men in black suits walking out of the bakery as the tall man snaps his fingers and causes the bakery to explode behind them.''<br /> <br /> As Carmen explored the man’s mind, Mockingbird maintained an iron hold on the man’s neck so Clancy could frisk and search him. They find a notebook showing that he had been following someone referred to as “L.M.” under order from a person known only as “K”. In the journal they see that he was notating:<br /> <br /> ''Lincoln’s day-to-day activities, business meetings, transcripts from recordings of personal conversations in Lincoln’s home with his family and friends and photos of Lincoln.''<br /> <br /> In total, there is nearly three months of data leading up to the explosion. As well as an entry stating that, “...the package is in place.” with a date from the night before the bakery explosion. The evidence points to Lincoln being a target in the explosion, raising suspicions that it was not an accident but an assassination.<br /> <br /> Comparing the photos in the man’s journal to his memories, Carmen shows the photos to Feyre and asks if the photos are of her brother-in-law, Feyre helps Carmen confirm that L.M. in the journal was, in fact, Lincoln.<br /> <br /> Carmen is also able to determine that the man was trying to crush a poison tooth in his mouth but Mocking-bird’s hold hand locked his mouth open so he could not bite down.<br /> <br /> The investigators destroy the remnants of a device that is covered in Oldfairen markings, dispersing the residual bleed energy and freeing Eleanor’s spirit from its tether to the physical world.<br /> <br /> Found in the man’s satchel is also a wallet with documents identifying him as Nikoli Sorell and a small key ring with three keys.<br /> <br /> ''Key #1: A vehicle key of some kind''<br /> <br /> ''Key #2: A deadbolt key''<br /> <br /> ''Key #3: A padlock key''<br /> <br /> Nikoli is rendered unconscious by Mocking-bird and taken to the headquarters of The Circle of Whistles and Whispers to be held in their vault for identification and removal of the poison tooth and questioning.<br /> <br /> After putting Nikoli into containment in the vault, the team investigates an address found on the driver's license found in Nikoli's wallet. It leads to an apartment directly across the street from the book store Verbatim, which is below a pair of apartments where Lincoln had lived with his family.<br /> <br /> When searching the apartment, Feyre, Clancy and Mocking-bird discover a cardboard box containing In the cardboard box, there are a lot of newspaper clippings and three books, “Summer at Silverslip”, “The Day the Veil Was Torn” and “Mud and Bones”. All novels written by Lincoln Renfield-Murray.<br /> <br /> The news clippings were all from local papers about book signings, public readings, his activities as a member Newfaire Arts Council and as a volunteer at the South Soffit Public Library.<br /> <br /> Both the books and news articles had notations in them in Sorell's handwriting; further detailing the lengths he went to in following Lincoln.<br /> <br /> Mocking-bird searched a desk in the apartment that contained unopened rolls of camera film as well as a small camera to go with them. Behind a false panel in the lower right hand drawer are three spools of audio film from a radio device on top of the desk as well as notes in a set of leather notebooks containing transcriptions of conversations recorded with the device on the desk since labels on and in the notebooks appear to correspond to labels on the reels.<br /> <br /> Feyre searched a steamer trunk at the foot of the studio apartment's bed and, after a few minutes of rummaging through a stack of pants and shirts, she noticed a small separation between the bottom the trunk and the inner wall of it - a false bottom to the trunk.<br /> <br /> Beneath this false bottom were a collection of guns, knives, piano wire, what could be several small explosive devices, small bottles labeled as various poisons, thieves tools, several forms of identification under several different names but all with Sorell’s photograph in them (business cards, a periphery badge, OUP identification, an ID for The Noman Army’s Division of Legal Investigation and several passports in different names - each with Nikoli's photograph), large sums of cash in various currencies and several single person, one way tickets aboard the railroad, airship liners and sea going vessels.<br /> <br /> There was also a date book with various appointments, dates and notes all written in Hillian (the language of East Hills). Within the date book Feyre found a business card for a business in The Varnish, Parson’s Paraphernalia - Antiquities • Books • Spiritual Consultant. A phone number was printed on the back of the card along with the business address and the name of the owner and proprietor, Jasper Parson.<br /> <br /> On the card in Sorell’s handwriting was a time and date, 11:30 AM, 11/22/36.<br /> <br /> Lastly, Clancy found a loose floorboard concealing another, leather bound journal. The entire [[The Strange Journal|journal]] was written in a strange language.<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #2 - 01/19/25 &quot;In The Light of the New Year&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook: ''With the new year rapidly approaching, invitations are being sent out for the dozens of First Light parties being hosted around the city. Piers Corden has received several for one of the most famous and most coveted- the one hosted by Metamorph Industries. What a better way to celebrate First Light than go to a famous party?''<br /> <br /> Content Warnings: '''''This assignment contains depictions of [[alcohol]], and violence at a public gathering.'''''<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #3 - &quot;Cornered&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags: Investigation, Memory Manipulation, Monster Hunt, Paranormal Activity, Hidden Threats<br /> <br /> Hook: The Investigators were summoned to Noman Grand Hospital to investigate the murder of Marie Chen, a freshman at Briargreen College, who was slain by her best friend who is temporarily being held under psychiatric observation after he told his doctor of shadows that &quot;crawl into your head and steal your thoughts&quot;.<br /> <br /> Content Warnings: '''''This assignment will contain themes of death, mental illness, grief and depictions of gore.'''''<br /> <br /> Assignment Date: 01/14/37 CR<br /> <br /> Characters: [[Callum]] McVeigh, Feyre Acheron, Mocking-bird, Persephone &quot;[[Percy]]&quot; Montgomery, Dr. Phyllis &quot;Filly&quot; Bailey<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Arthur &quot;[[Artie]]&quot; Lemmon, Dr. Sylvia Harlow, The Hallow, Shard<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: Blood and tissue samples from The Shadow Man, mucus sample from the black sedan<br /> <br /> District/Locations: Silverslip, The Sidle, South Soffit, Eastreek, Nine Irons<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> Upon their arrival at Grand Noman Hospital, the investigators met Dr. Sylvia Harlow, a psychiatrist who had been treating a young man accused of murder named Artie Lemmon. Artie, a 20-year-old former butcher, had been charged with the murder of his best friend, Marie Chen. Artie’s account of the incident was disjointed and fragmented, with several days of his memory completely blank until shortly after Marie’s murder.<br /> <br /> Artie recalled trying to eat a turkey sandwich during his lunch on Friday, but nothing after that. Marie was murdered the following Monday night. He remembers being unable to finish it and comments it tasted bitter to him. He also states that he thinks he might have given it to a local unhoused man known only in The Soffit as Jones.<br /> <br /> Lastly, he drew a picture for the investigators of the monster he was certain he had seen in the butcher shop, crawling into Marie’s head, stealing her thoughts. Referring to the creature only as The Shadow Man.<br /> <br /> The investigators’ search for clues led them to Cunningham’s Butcher Shop where Artie had worked. Mocking-bird bought a sandwich, a bottle of pop and a paper bag of thinly sliced, fried potatoes that Mr. Cunningham referred to as ‘crisps’. Percy scanned for bleed in the butcher shop but only found residual traces of bleed energy. Feyre broke into the shop after Mr. Cunningham had closed up for the night and surveyed the turkey’s in the walk-in cooler. She took an accounting of numbered tags on each turkey and looked through Cunnigham’s ledger.<br /> <br /> After determining everything looked to be in order, Feyre placed some money into the butcher’s safe with a note reading ''‘Invest in some new locks buddy.”''<br /> <br /> The investigators left the Sidle to find Jones in the undercity to see if he was adversely affected by the turkey sandwich Artie might have shared with him. When investigating a park that Artie frequented during his lunches to practice his drawing, Percy noticed a woman watching them from an alley across the street. A man approached her from within the alley and they left in a black sedan.<br /> <br /> Mocking-bird, being a resident of The Soffit, had run into Jones as well as other unhoused individuals in her work trying to get Scarlet off the street. The trio they found were users of the drug, not distributors. After a bit of conversation, it is determined that while the team had thought that perhaps the turkey was tainted, it appeared to be fine because Jones had not experienced anything strange after eating the sandwich.<br /> <br /> The team then made their way to Nine Irons to examine the body of Marie in the city morgue, but also noticed the black sedan from The Sidle. Mocking-bird and Filly decided to head into the morgue while Callum, Feyre and Percy approached the black sedan. Filly distracted the clerk as Mocking-bird snuck into the morgue. Once inside, she found an open cold chamber with a label indicating that it had been where Marie’s body had once been. It was empty. The window of the morgue was broken and indicated that someone or something had escaped through it from the inside.<br /> <br /> As Feyre approached the black sedan, she noticed it was running but it did not sound like a normal automobile. When attempting to unlock the car, it revved its engine and drove down the street from her; even though the vehicle was empty. An attempt to shim the lock of the car open revealed no apparent locking mechanism within the door. When she removed the shim from the door, it was covered in some sort of mucus.<br /> <br /> As she attempted to wipe it clean, the man the investigators had seen in The Sidle called out to her and approached the car. Which turned out to be his. It purred when he stepped up to the trunk and opened up for him. The trunk shifted and revealed a selection of weapons. Percy held the man at gunpoint, but he was unimpressed and removed a large rifle from the trunk.<br /> <br /> As Mocking-bird and Filly joined the investigators outside, the woman from The Sidle joined the man at the car. Filly asked them if they were members of Candela Obscura to which the man replied, “No ma’am. We’re professionals.”<br /> <br /> Then offered to team up with the investigators in tracking down what actually killed Marie.<br /> <br /> Mockingbird and FIlly confirmed that Marie’s body was missing.<br /> <br /> Begrudgingly, the investigators join the two strangers and venture into Eastreek to find whatever had killed Marie and possibly absconded with her body.<br /> <br /> When asked by Callum who the man and woman were, the man replied, “We’re the Nightkeepers.”<br /> <br /> Their plan was simple. The investigators would serve as bait to draw out the creature and the Nightkeepers, known as Shard and The Hollow, would ambush it and kill it.<br /> <br /> Shortly after entering the labyrinthian landfill, a mysterious figure in a mask that introduced themself as the greatest [[thief]] in the world made a distraction atop a hill of trash and was almost instantly attacked from the shadows by a creature made of flesh and shadow, seemingly made of both male and female genders. The female part resembling Artie’s description of Marie.<br /> <br /> The masked woman known as, later understood to be known as Lady Phantasma, was subdued by the monster as it dug into her mind.<br /> <br /> The investigators tried to stop the monster from attacking the masked woman, but were overcome with a sudden terror from the sight of the creature slipping its fingers beneath the newcomer's scalp. All but Filly.<br /> <br /> The Doctor attempted to appeal to whatever common ground might dwell within the monster in the hopes that some piece of Marie was still inside there. And while her courageous attempt to persuade the monster seemed to work, it turned out that Filly had just drawn the monster's attention. As it approached her, the Nightkeepers arrived and attacked with a combination of magikal and technological attacks.<br /> <br /> The Hollow was injured in the fight with the monster, but between Callum, Mocking-bird physically assailing the [[beast]] while Feyre and Filly tried to keep it from killing The Hollow. Lady Phantasma  managed to find The Hollow’s gun and repeatedly fired at the creature, killing it.<br /> <br /> As the fog of disorientation began to clear from Phantasma’s mind, she shared some information she had learned when her mind was connected to The Shadow Man’s.<br /> <br /> The Shadow Man had been fed upon the memories of Artie, Marie and Phantasma. It had been born of some kind of accident in a strange lab where it merged with a technician that was checking on the body of an unconscious woman in a hospital bed.<br /> <br /> The feeding process always leaves The Shadow Man’s victims disoriented and afraid. In Artie’s disoriented state, he attacked Marie in a misguided attempt to stop The Shadow Man. His wild attacks left Marie dead on the floor of the butcher’s shop where she had found Artie reeling from being attacked by The Shadow Man.<br /> <br /> As the sounds of police sirens filled the air, the investigators gathered their wounded and quickly selected a sample of The Shadow Man’s tissue and blood for study by Candela Obscura. The Hollow reassured them they could smooth things over with the Periphery.<br /> <br /> They also hoped to use the sample to persuade the courts that Artie was unwillingly under the effects of a psychoactive substance that caused him to lose control of himself and kill Marie. His fate currently remains unclear.<br /> <br /> In the aftermath, the team now gone, The Hollow and Shard Examined The Shadow Man’s body.<br /> <br /> The Hollowed looked on as Shard knelt beside the creature, her hand lightly resting on its form, crystalline veins glowing faintly along her arm in the dim light.<br /> <br /> The Hollow kept his voice low, “Anything?”<br /> <br /> Shard replied quietly, almost mournful. “It’s still alive.”<br /> <br /> The Hollow paused, his expression grim as he spoke: “Box it up and let The Boss know we bagged another one.”<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #4 - &quot;Heart of Steel&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook: The investigators are once again sent to Grand Noman Hospital to investigate theft of medical supplies, organic materials, and the energy source of an experimental healing device created by EONS; as well as several cases of patients experiencing a relapse of a serious illness.<br /> <br /> Content Warnings: '''''This assignment will contain body horror and gore.'''''<br /> <br /> Assignment Date: 02/07/37 CR<br /> <br /> Characters: Arin Kwyin, Dexter &quot;Dex&quot; Miller, Katherine Ellenbogen, Feyre Acheron, Byron Hans Core<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Dr. Lucy Franklin, Jacob Franklin, Dr. David Franklin, Dr. Eliza Morgan, Detective Irene Mathers, Detective Joe Brandt, Ezekial Graves, Nichelle<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: Actium-77 (Synthesized Isotope)<br /> <br /> District/Locations: Silverslip, Grand Noman Hospital<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> # '''Setting and Initial Observations'''<br /> #* The investigators were dispatched to Grand Noman Hospital to investigate thefts of medical supplies, organic fluids, and the energy source of the Vitae Reconstructor, a device developed by Holthorne Biologics.<br /> #* They found evidence of tampered supply rooms, scorch marks near the Vitae Reconstructor, and dangerous residual bleed energy left behind.<br /> #* Tensions rose quickly with the arrival of two Periphery detectives, Mathers and Brandt, who were openly hostile to the investigators' involvement and focused solely on recovering Actium-77.<br /> #* Amid the chaos, several patients were found horribly mutated by exposure to unstable bleed energy.<br /> #* Suspicious behavior from Dr. Lucy Franklin led the investigators to track her movements through the hospital, ultimately uncovering a secret sub-basement where Lucy and her brother Jacob were conducting unauthorized experiments.<br /> # '''Recovery of Items and Information'''<br /> #* In the sub-basement workshop, the investigators found Lucy and Jacob tending to a grotesque mechanical womb sustaining their dying brother David.<br /> #* The device was leaking dangerous amounts of bleed energy, amplified by the unstable Actium-77 housed improperly in the core.<br /> #* When the investigators confronted the siblings, a violent struggle broke out: Jacob shot Mocking-bird in the shoulder, injuring her.<br /> #* Byron cracked the reinforced glass porthole of the mechanical suit during the skirmish, causing irradiated amniotic fluid to spill out into the workshop and exposing everyone present to bleed contamination.<br /> #* As tensions flared, Jacob and Lucy revealed their desperation: the military had cut off David’s medical services following the war’s end, leaving them with no other way to save him. Jacob, weeping, begged Byron for help.<br /> #* Bound by the magickal compulsion of his curse, Byron aided them.<br /> # '''Confrontation with the Periphery'''<br /> #* Moments later, Detectives Mathers and Brandt arrived with a group of police officers, prepared to make arrests.<br /> #* The investigators warned the officers not to enter the contaminated workshop and agreed to submit to arrest once safely outside the bleed exposure zone.<br /> #* However, when they attempted to explain the situation, Detective Brandt grew aggressive, pushing the investigators against a wall in an attempt to forcibly arrest them.<br /> #* Byron resisted arrest, leading to a brutal confrontation between the investigators and the officers.<br /> #* Mathers attempted to shoot Mocking-bird, but missed narrowly during the melee.<br /> #* Mocking-bird shattered Brandt’s knee with a savage blow, and Byron incapacitated Mathers by stabbing her gun hand with a concealed knife.<br /> # '''Escape and Aftermath'''<br /> #* The investigators fled the hospital amidst the chaos, wounded and pursued.<br /> #* Outside, they witnessed operatives from the secretive Nightkeepers—specifically Shard and The Hollow—loading the Franklin siblings and the mechanical womb onto a large flatbed truck.<br /> # '''Legal Fallout'''<br /> #* In the aftermath, warrants were issued for the arrest of Regicide (Byron Core) and Mocking-bird (Olive Horvat) on charges including assaulting officers, resisting arrest, and fleeing custody.<br /> #* The incident left the situation at Grand Noman Hospital deeply unsettled, with lingering bleed contamination, a growing antagonism between vigilantes and the Periphery.<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #5 - &quot;Good Night, Sleep Tight&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #6 - &quot;The Devil Doctor of South Soffit&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags: Power and Corruption, Bleed Exposure, Spiritualism, Supernatural Deception<br /> <br /> Hook: After rumors spread of a mysterious figure solving supernatural problems for the people of South Soffit—at no charge—investigators are assigned by Harry to look into it. Descriptions of the so-called &quot;Devil Doctor&quot; eerily match photographs of Lincoln, a retired and deceased investigator. With growing reports of unexplained phenomena and bleed energy spikes, the investigators are tasked with uncovering the truth behind the Devil Doctor’s rise.<br /> <br /> Content Warnings: Themes of bleed exposure, manipulation of spiritual beliefs, exploitation of the poor<br /> <br /> Characters: Persephone &quot;Percy&quot; Montgomery, Byron Core (Regicide), Olive Horvat (Mocking-bird)<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: The Devil Doctor (The Dark Half), Lila Marchand (The Light Half), Joaquin Reyes, Sophia Reyes, Periphery Sergeant Isabela Reyes<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: The Book, “Compacts and Covenants” was destroyed except for part of the cover<br /> <br /> District/Locations: South Soffit, Meyers Storage, O'Malley's Pub, Robinson Field<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> '''1. Setting and Initial Observations'''<br /> <br /> * Investigators were briefed at O’Malley’s Pub by Harry, who revealed a new figure in South Soffit known as the Devil Doctor—a supernatural problem solver matching Lincoln’s appearance.<br /> * Percy, Byron and Olive traveled to South Soffit, noting the district’s eerie, heavy atmosphere—still scarred by the Red Rash plague of the year prior.<br /> <br /> '''2. First Encounter with the Devil Doctor'''<br /> <br /> * In an old crowded warehouse, the investigators witnessed the Devil Doctor dramatically pulling a ghostly figure from an old woman. She had claimed to be haunted by her deceased husband and was suffering blindness caused from the moment that her husband’s ghost appeared. The ghost, content that his wife would be alright vanished and her sight returned.<br /> * A dark-haired woman (Lila Marchand) watched from the edge of the gathering, carrying a worn messenger bag.<br /> * Joaquin Reyes, a retired dock worker who lost an arm in an accident when a crane buckled due to a lack of safety related maintenance, was seen assisting the elderly woman and speaking with the Devil Doctor.<br /> * Byron and Percy were in disguise as unhoused and given meals to eat and welcomed warmly by those gathered to witness the “miracle”.<br /> * Olive spoke with Sgt. Reyes after Joaquin left with Sophia so she could finish her homework. Isabela, who was already suspicious of the group her brother had “fallen in with” immediately grew suspicious of their presence. She warned them to stay away from her people, or she’d put them behind bars.<br /> * They were invited to join the congregants three days later where another “helper” in the flock, Thomas “Jonsey” Jones, had been given permission to use a small area of their place of employment (Robinson Field, home of the South Soffit Sluggers) for the group to meet as they were never able to find a permanent place to meet.<br /> * Percy detected lingering, non-harmful bleed energy radiating from Joaquin and the room in which the ghost had been banished.<br /> <br /> '''3. Confrontation with Isabela Reyes'''<br /> <br /> * Isabela Reyes, dressed out of uniform, was caught tailing the investigators by Byron.<br /> * After a tense exchange, Olive persuaded Isabela to let them help.<br /> * Isabela reluctantly agreed, but promised if they stepped out of line, she’d run them in.<br /> <br /> '''4. Robinson Field'''<br /> <br /> * On the night when the trio would reconvene, Olive tailed Lila Marchand and cornered her and learned that her relationship with The Devil Doctor was, “complicated”. Before they could learn more, Jonesy informed them that they had been invited to meet with the Devil Doctor privately before that evenings gathering. <br /> <br /> * Percy successfully identified that Joaquin, Jonesy and the elderly woman from the night before (all “healed” by the Devil Doctor) carried faint traces of bleed.<br /> <br /> '''5. The Devil Doctor’s Ultimatum'''<br /> <br /> * In the Slugger’s locker room, the Devil Doctor confronted the investigators directly.<br /> ** He revealed he was a manifestation of a compact that Lila had made to help The Soffit under the pressure of the Red Rash.<br /> ** The being she formed the compact with manifested on this [[plane]] of existence and could draw Lila’s supernaturally gifted abilities to solve supernatural problems that he created. This cycle only served to make him stronger and Lila weaker.<br /> ** He gripped a book with the title “Compacts and Covenants” in his hand, which had been used by Lila to forge the compact.<br /> ** She had been given the book by a friend that had trusted her to guard it - Lincoln. His use of the book to forge his own compact had left a magickal imprint on the book. Resulting in the Devil Doctor’s resemblance to Lincoln.<br /> * He offered to help Percy recover her missing memories in exchange for their silence—but Percy rejected the offer.<br /> <br /> * The investigators learned that the Devil Doctor’s strength was tied to a book he carried.<br /> * The Devil Doctor summoned twisted supernatural creatures to fight alongside him.<br /> * Mocking-bird and Regicide directly engaged the minions in hand-to-hand combat, taking heavy bleed exposure in the process, knocking the book from the Devil Doctor’s grasp. Percy and Mocking-bird worked quickly to destroy it.<br /> ** When Percy stabbed the book with a knife from Byron’s utility belt, she had a vision:<br /> *** ''In a city of ruin and rebirth, towers of brick and steel crumble only to be rebuild themselves as a massive figure rests upon an undulating throne; drifting idly through the a sky of stars. Beneath this watching ruler, a woman, shrouded in shadow sits at a fire with their sleeves rolled up. They chant softly in an ancient tongue; casting golden powder into the fire. Slowly a series of glyphs begin to pulse with orange light along their right forearm, a Sigil blazing to life in their palm. She screams into the night.''<br /> <br /> '''7. Resolution'''<br /> <br /> * Destroying the book unraveled the compact, causing the Devil Doctor to disintegrate in a screaming vortex of smoke and bleed.<br /> * Lila survived, freed from the compact's control.<br /> * Jonesy and Jaoquin took up the roles of leadership of their flock, realizing the power of the faith was in each other and their community, not a person possessing supernatural power.<br /> ** Byron bought them a building where they would be able to operate from indefinitely.<br /> ** The group begins official operations of community outreach under the banner of ''The Lantern Society'' and the motto, ''“Where light is needed, we bear the flame.”''<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #7 - &quot;Vanishing Act&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #8 - &quot;Faulty Memory&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags: Judicial Corruption, Occult Conspiracy<br /> <br /> Hook: After receiving a private request from Dr. Sylvia Harlow, Artie Lemmon’s psychiatrist, Candela Obscura dispatches investigators to discreetly assist in Artie’s defense. Dr. Harlow fears that Artie’s fragile mental state has been weaponized against him and that a larger, darker plot is at work. With evidence mounting against Artie, the investigators must move quickly to uncover the truth before Artie is sent to the hangman's noose.<br /> <br /> Content Warnings: Themes of injustice, Political Corruption<br /> <br /> Characters: Dr. Phyllis &quot;Filly&quot; Bailey, Olive Horvat ([[Mocking-Bird]]), Katherine Ellenbogen, Noelle Silva, Persephone &quot;Percy&quot; Montgomery<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Artie Lemmon, Riley Lemmon, James [[Hendrix]], Judge Marcus Donnelly, Ellie Carlson, District Attorney Miles Lah<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: Evidence of conspiracy by The City Medical Examiner of chemical contaminants causing Artie to kill Marie Chen without his knowledge.<br /> <br /> District/Locations: Silveslip, City Courthouse<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> '''1. Setting and Initial Observations'''<br /> * Dr. Sylvia Harlow privately contacted Candela Obscura, expressing concern that Artie Lemmon’s trial was compromised by supernatural manipulation.<br /> * Investigators attended the first day of Artie's trial, noting Judge Donnelly’s aggressive posture and the unnerving tension saturating the courthouse.<br /> * The presiding Medical Examiner presented forensic evidence aligning Artie with the murder, though inconsistencies were noted.<br /> ** The investigators suspected tampering with evidence as there was no mention of [[Qandela Obscura/The Story So Far#Assignment #3 - &quot;Cornered&quot;|Marie Chen’s body having disappeared or the presence of foreign substances that could also Artie’s mental state and cause him to kill his best friend]].<br /> <br /> * Katherine went directly to the City Morgue (her place of employment) and began reading through case files from both the medical examiner overseeing the autopsy of Marie Chen’s body as well as the case files from The Periphery.<br /> <br /> '''2. Complications with Witnesses'''<br /> <br /> * Nathanial Cunningham (Artie’s employer), under legal obligation, reluctantly testified about discovering Artie bloodied and dazed next to Marie’s body when he arrived the morning after Marie’s killing.<br /> * Mathers and Brandt, ex-detectives once assigned to the case, were overheard by the investigators to be privately discussing suspicions of a larger conspiracy at work as their case work had lead them to think that Artie murdering Marie didn’t add up as there was no apparent motive.<br /> <br /> '''3. Conclusion of Day 1'''<br /> <br /> * Riley Lemmon approaches Filly, stating she knows that Dr. Bailey and her comrades are more than what they seem and that they work with [[The Nighthawk]] and Mocking-bird. She asks Filly if the doctor would ask the masked vigilantes to help Artie escape police custody because she knows he isn’t going to get a fair trial. No one from The Soffit does. Filly delicately tells Riley that breaking Artie out of prison would only make the young man’s life harder and says she cannot help.<br /> ** Riley denounces Filly and storms away, determined to solve the problem on her own.<br /> ** Filly discusses the matter with Olive in the hopes that they might be able to figure out a way to help Artie.<br /> <br /> '''4. Uncovering the Occult Conspiracy'''<br /> <br /> * Olive changed into her disguise as Mocking-bird and shadowed Judge Donnelly.<br /> ** She hid outside the fourth story window of the study at his home and overheard him discussing manipulation of the case with a man, whos eyes glowed like hot embers and that his “''...keepers wanted Lemmon taken care of or they would find a judge who would follow their instructions.''” Donnelly was promised significant wealth and political power in exchange for his services.<br /> * After the Man with the Ember Eyes left, and Donnelly retired for the evening, Mocking-bird searched his home and found recordings and accounting documents revealing that Donnelly was taking bribes. There was also a tape recorder of conversations with the Man with the Ember Eyes clearly meant for use if Donnelly needed to black mail the group who was controlling his work as a judge.<br /> <br /> '''5. Meeting with Ellie Carlson'''<br /> <br /> * Percy went to Ellie and told her of her encounter with The Shadow Man that killed Marie and had taken over a portion of her body.<br /> * She agreed to take the stand, but to leave the topics of monsters out of her testimony<br /> <br /> '''6. Mocking-bird Goes to Lah'''<br /> <br /> * Mocking-bird meets Ellie and Percy at the District Attorney’s office and agrees to turn herself in if Lah will accept the evidence she found at Donnelly’s house.<br /> ** Lah deputizes Mocking-bird and gets her charges dropped so he can legitimize the evidence she has brought to him.<br /> * Katherine finds evidence that the coroner’s report has been tampered with and sends copies to D.A. Lah’s office.<br /> * Carlson and Lah agree to enter all evidence and new testimony into the record the following morning.<br /> <br /> '''7. Trial Outcome and Final Gambits'''<br /> <br /> * Percy takes the stand and says that they suffered an attack in Eastreek similar to what Arite reported.<br /> * Lah confronts Donnelly publicly in front of the court and plays the recordings of Donnelly accepting bribes.<br /> * Donnelly was arrested on corruption charges and removed from office.<br /> '''8. Resolution'''<br /> * Artie was found not guilty and released, though the full healing process would be long and difficult.<br /> * The group that was bribing Donnelly remains hidden, though their immediate plans in South Soffit were disrupted.<br /> * Report, James Hendrix began deeper investigations into the secretive groups manipulating events behind the scenes.<br /> * Riley thanks Filly for getting Mocking-bird involved, even if she didn’t break Artie out of jail and apologizes to Filly.<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #9 - &quot;No Rest for the Wicked&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #10 - &quot;Hot off the Presses&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags: Spontaneous Combustion, Conspiracy<br /> <br /> Hook: After the public death of reporter James Hendrix by spontaneous combustion, Candela Obscura dispatches investigators to determine whether supernatural forces were involved. As they uncover the truth, they find themselves drawn into a deadly conspiracy tied to a supernatural enforcer and a secretive cabal seeking to control Newfaire's future.<br /> <br /> Content Warnings: Graphic death (spontaneous combustion), Themes of suppression of truth, Political conspiracy, Supernatural and physical violence<br /> <br /> Characters: Carmen Baxter, Olive Horvat (Mocking-bird), Byron Hans Core (Regicide), Dr. Phyllis &quot;Filly&quot; Bailey, Dexter &quot;Dex&quot; Miller<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: James Hendrix, the Man with the Ember Eyes, Malcolm &quot;Mac&quot; Voss<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: Evidence that Hendrix's story was being suppressed, Learning Worms, Bones used in the forming of a portal<br /> <br /> District/Locations: The Civil Tribune (Silverslip), The No Tell Motel - Room #17 (The Red Lamp), An Abandoned Warehouse (The Steel)<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #11 - &quot;Behind Closed Doors&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #12 - &quot;The Root of All Evil&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #13 - &quot;The Purple Plague&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #14 - &quot;Now You See Me&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook: Arc 3, Act 1 - Finale<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #15 - &quot;Ohe Sleifo Titrfn geog&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags: Memory Loss, Survival, Supernatural Phenomena, Lost Time<br /> <br /> Hook: The Investigators awaken with no memory of their identities, washed ashore on a strange, dreamlike coastline scattered with the wreckage of a destroyed ship and dozens of unconscious survivors. The world seems caught between day and night, and the only thing they are certain of is that they are not alone—and something unseen may be watching.<br /> <br /> Content Warnings: Themes of memory loss, psychological disorientation, injury, fire/burn trauma, and mild body horror.<br /> <br /> Characters: Clancy Fields, Feyre Acheron, Callum McVeigh, Persephone &quot;Percy&quot; Montgomery, Dexter &quot;Dex&quot; Miller<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Harrison Park, The Embered Man, Lysera<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: Lysera<br /> <br /> District/Locations: The Isle of Forgetting<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> '''1. Setting and Initial Observations'''<br /> * The investigators awoke on a mysterious beach with injuries and no memory of their identities, surrounded by other unconscious individuals.<br /> * They were on a strange island with a [[dusky]] gray sky, a thick forest, a large mountain deep within the forest and a shipwreck on fire, with luggage scattered along the shoreline.<br /> * The investigators began exploring the beach and shipwreck, searching for clues and resources, while observing the behavior of other individuals who were wandering into the forest.<br /> <br /> '''2. Recovery of Items and Information'''<br /> <br /> * Feyre searched the wreckage while Callum and Percy searched luggage, recovering items such as passports, tickets, and personal belongings, which helped some regain their identities.<br /> * Feyre found a dossier detailing the disappearance of the Lightkeeper, Piers Corden, and the order from the Council of Lightkeepers for investigators, to travel across the continent of [[Osugbo]] to rescue him or, in the event that he was dead, recover his body and determine who had taken him and why.<br /> * Percy discovered a ticket for the SS Everywhere, revealing the ship’s origin and destination.<br /> * Feyre found a set of coordinates on a navigational chart, revealing that they were headed for the coordinates that Lincoln had intended to go to a few days before his death.<br /> <br /> '''3. Encounters with Phenomena and Wraiths'''<br /> <br /> * The Investigators encountered mysterious shadowy figures and wraiths, which were progressively becoming more corporeal and threatening.<br /> * The investigators successfully fought and destroyed several wraiths using weapons like Clancy’s Ghostblade and Callum’s pickaxe haft, with the wraiths releasing memories upon their destruction.<br /> * The team realized that the wraiths were consuming memories and that defeating them restored lost memories.<br /> <br /> '''4. Exploration of the Isle of Forgetting'''<br /> <br /> * Through the discovery of an ancient stele with Vaelonic inscription as well as geometric design at it’s head, Percy identified the island as the legendary Isle of Forgetting, where individuals lose themselves and their memories.<br /> * The group discovered a ruined palace carved into the side of the mountain, with Vaelonic runes and a large chamber containing shadowy figures and a base relief depicting Lysera and Atikos.<br /> * The team debated the significance of Lysera, the queen of the island, and her connection to the phenomena they were facing.<br /> <br /> '''5. Confrontation with Lysera and the Man with Amber Eyes'''<br /> <br /> * Participants confronted Lysera, who they discovered was under the control of the Man with Amber Eyes.<br /> * Ember Eyes command Lysera to “make it quick” at which point, the strongest of the wraiths the team had confronted attacked them - a Shadow Woman.<br /> * Feyre berated Lysera, weakening her connection to the Shadow Woman, while Callum and Clancy attacked and destroyed the Shadow Woman.<br /> * Bored with the confrontation and Candela’s constant interloping, Ember Eyes set Lysera ablaze. She screamed for the team to run.<br /> * Feyre used a magickal artifact to absorb Lysera’s scream and unleashed it upon Ember Eyes and took a scar as a result of its use. Used in concert with Dex’s command of magick, Ember Eyes fled from the palace.<br /> * Dex successfully extinguished the magical fire engulfing Lysera, saving her from destruction, but collapsed from the strain.<br /> <br /> '''6. Escape and Loss of Harry'''<br /> <br /> * The palace began to collapse, forcing participants to flee while carrying unconscious members like Lysera, Dex, and Feyre.<br /> * Percy successfully made the jump across a chasm opening up in the floor, but slipped at the last second. Harry grabbed her and swung her to Callum. Callum caught her, but hurt his shoulder in the process. Harry slid along the floor as it tilted and fell into the chasm.<br /> * Percy and Clancy repelled down to Harry’s location only to discover he was crushed beneath the debris of the collapsing palace. Percy tried to stabilize Harry, but was unable to do so and Harry died as a result of his injuries.<br /> ** Among Harry’s final words were his instructions to get his files to Jacen Beck.<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #16 - &quot;Smoke and Mirrors&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags: Arc 3, Act II premiere<br /> <br /> Hook: Having defeated Ember Eyes and rescued an unconscious Lysera, the investigators must now search the rest of the island for Piers as the mountain at the center of the island erupts into a massive volcano causing the entire island to quake.<br /> <br /> Content Warnings: This assignment contained a hostage situation, gore, and the potential of death. This was a high stakes assignment.<br /> <br /> Characters: Mocking-bird, Gertrude &quot;Trudi&quot; Clyde, Persephone &quot;Percy&quot; Montgomery, Dexter &quot;Dex&quot; Miller, Byron Hans Core<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Jacen Beck, Piers Corden, Ember Eyes, Caleb Zener, Emily Zener<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: None, but Caleb and Emily Zener were rescued along with Piers Corden<br /> <br /> District/Locations: The Isle of Forgetting, The Island Lab<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> '''1. Initial Team Movements'''<br /> * Clancy, Dex, and Percy were the only conscious members of the team from the prior investigation.<br /> * After encountering Jacen Beck setting up a triage response from their ship’s explosion, they left Callum and Feyre with Jacen while Clancy stayed behind to assist with the wounded.<br /> <br /> '''2. Discovery of the Cave and First Team Exploration'''<br /> <br /> * Trudi, Byron, and Mocking-Bird discovered a cave powered by a generator, with a power conduit bolted into the stone wall and running deeper inside.<br /> * They regrouped with Dex and Percy, and the five investigators ventured together into the cave.<br /> <br /> '''3. Encounter with Wraiths'''<br /> <br /> * Using her psychic abilities, Trudi helped the team navigate a series of forks within the tunnel system.<br /> * The team encountered two wraiths guarding the passage and successfully fought and destroyed them.<br /> * During the encounter, Dex spoke to one of the wraiths, who stated it served “The Dream.”<br /> <br /> '''4. Gathering Intelligence and the Hidden Laboratory'''<br /> <br /> * After defeating the wraiths, the investigators split their efforts:<br /> ** Trudi remote-viewed one fork, revealing a man shackled to a cot bolted to the wall.<br /> ** Dex sensed a nearby presence filled with overwhelming anger.<br /> ** Byron, after drinking Witches Brew tea to become invisible, scouted the second fork.<br /> * Byron discovered a hidden laboratory where Ember Eyes supervised scientists transforming the recently dead into wraiths using a magickal serum.<br /> * Piers Corden, visibly battered and cuffed to a chair, was being used to pressure the woman working with the scientists.<br /> <br /> '''5. Rescue of Caleb Zener'''<br /> <br /> * The team prioritized freeing the man seen in the cell.<br /> * Upon reaching him, they battled a flaming gargoyle-like creature.<br /> * Byron wrestled with the creature while Mocking-Bird and Percy worked to break the prisoner’s shackles.<br /> * Trudi used filthy water to douse the flames in the gargoyle’s eyes, splashing Byron in the process.<br /> * The prisoner was revealed to be Caleb Zener, a researcher for Candela Obscura.<br /> * The woman still in the lab was identified as his twin sister, Emily Zener, previously referenced in Lincoln’s journal.<br /> <br /> '''6. The Rescue Plan and the Confrontation'''<br /> <br /> * Percy planned to cut the generator’s power while Mocking-Bird distracted Ember Eyes.<br /> * Dex, Trudi, and Byron prepared to rescue Emily and Piers during the confusion.<br /> * Mocking-Bird successfully lured Ember Eyes away from the lab by calling him out.<br /> * Byron and Dex attempted to ambush Ember Eyes but were overpowered and thrown aside.<br /> <br /> '''7. Mocking-Bird’s Sacrifice'''<br /> <br /> * Ember Eyes offered Mocking-Bird a bargain: surrender herself, and he would spare Trudi’s life.<br /> * Tearfully, Mocking-Bird agreed, on the condition that Dex and Byron would also be allowed to leave safely.<br /> * Byron and Dex disregarded her wishes and attacked Ember Eyes.<br /> * Byron was set on fire during the struggle but managed to break Ember Eyes’ arm, allowing the team to flee.<br /> <br /> '''8. Escape from the Isle of Forgetting'''<br /> <br /> * The volcano erupted into a pyroclastic flow as the team fled the collapsing cave system.<br /> * Following Caleb and Emily’s directions, they reached a hidden boat.<br /> * The investigators escaped the Isle of Forgetting moments before it was consumed by the sea.<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #17 - &quot;Liber Aeternum&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags: Arc 3, The Verge, The Red Hand, Nightkeepers<br /> <br /> Hook: An ancient manuscript is being auctioned off by the Red Hand in the glamorous underworld beneath Silverslip. The investigators are assigned to retrieve the artifact without exposing Candela’s involvement before it can fall into the wrong hands.<br /> <br /> Content Warnings: Supernatural coercion, captivity, psychological manipulation, forced combat, psychic phenomena and bleed exposure.<br /> <br /> Characters: Mocking-bird, Clarence &quot;Clancy&quot; Fields, Persephone &quot;Percy&quot; Montgomery, Byron Hans Core, Gertrude &quot;Trudi&quot; Clyde<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Jacen Beck, Elias Creel (informant), Celeste Marrow, Neriah Saelis, Iris and Lilly Vale, Shard, The Hollow<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: '''''The Aegises''''' - Once per assignment, on a successful Move attempt, take an immediate scar. Place The Aegises on one phenomena's wrists. While worn, these manicles suppress all supernatural abilities and bleed-related effects of the individual bound in this way.<br /> <br /> District/Locations: The Morrow Estate, The Eaves<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> '''1. The Assignment'''<br /> <br /> Candela Obscura receives a tip from an informant embedded within the Red Hand: an ancient magickal manuscript will be sold at a secret gala. Little is known about the manuscript other than it was of great enough importance to The Red Hand, that two security guards at Hallowharbor were killed when The Red Hand came in after hours to receive it. A surviving security guard reported Mocking-bird showed up in an attempt to stop the people who killed his co-workers, Mocking-bird and Jacen confirm that Olive was not involved. Suggesting a new vigilante has appeared within the city. Jacen instructs the investigators to recover the artifact, but not to allow their or Candela’s involvement be known. They’re informant will find them and be known by a red and white rose in their lapel.<br /> <br /> '''2. A Disappearance and a Growing Threat'''<br /> <br /> The team succeeds at infiltrating the auction thanks to invitations provided by Candela’s informant. However, the informant fails to appear at the auction. The team proceeds into the auction and quickly realizes that the manuscript is supernatural in nature. It’s rink, scarlet in color, constantly shifts from one language to another, making it impossible to read. Clancy extends his sense outward and discovers that the manuscript is inhabited by an unnamed feminine presence. Clancy is mentally shaken by this encounter and Trudy helps steady him. Byron and Mocking-bird explore the gala and do their best to blend in while Percy searches in an attempt to identify the highest rollers and who they will have to compete with during the auction. Percy and Mocking-bird both spot The Hallow is being escorted into a pit in the center of the floor.<br /> <br /> '''3. The Bloodsport Ring'''<br /> <br /> Byron and Olive discover that The Red Hand has captured two members of The Nightkeepers - Shard and The Hallow. The Hallow is forced to fight a monstrous shapeshifter in front for entertainment while the members of The Hand gamble on who will win. Shard, meanwhile, is shackled with enchanted manacles that suppress her abilities and pacify her. Byron places a wager on the fight while Mocking-bird pretends to drop a disguised taser into the ring so that The Hallow can use it to defeat the beast-man.<br /> <br /> '''4. The Manuscript and the Rival Bidder'''<br /> <br /> At the heart of the auction, displayed under glass and flanked by guards, rests the manuscript. Despite the Byron and Percy's best efforts, the artifact is ultimately claimed by a composed and mysterious figure named Neriah Saelis, who wears a lapel pin engraved with an unknown sigil. The team overhears Neriah whispering to Celeste Marrow that they will be departing ''immediately for the Verge''. Trudy and Percy discover that the informant has been discovered and is set to be interrogated to find out who he is working for.<br /> <br /> '''5. Rescue and Confrontation'''<br /> <br /> Byron, Percy and Trudy follow Celeste and her twin body guards, Iris and Lilly, to the another wing of the mansion to try and aid the informant while Mocking-bird and Clancy go to try and rescue The Hallow and Shard. Mocking-bird and Clancy make easy work of the guards watching over the two Nightkeepers while Byron, Trudy and Percy formulate a plan and draw out the bodyguards from the interrogation. The twins immediately engage Byron who is on the ropes while Trudy and Percy work to stop Celeste from getting involved and free the informant, Elias Creel.<br /> <br /> Byron and Clancy return with The Hallow and Shard, but Shard is still mollified. The confrontation grows as Mocking-bird goes after Celeste who fires a gun into the group and tries to flee with a magical relic. Clancy focuses on helping Shard while The Hallow joins the fight with the twins and helps Byron defeat them.<br /> <br /> Percy and Trudy ensure that Elias is unharmed and mentally sound as Mocking-bird knocks out Celeste, taking a bullet to the thigh in the process.<br /> <br /> '''6. The Escape and Aftermath'''<br /> <br /> With the informant and the Nightkeepers safe, the team calls the periphery and reports Celeste for smuggling then extracts themselves from the gala without exposing Candela’s hand. Though the Liber Aeternum was not secured, Jacen Beck praises the Circle for their discretion, their bravery, the intelligence they gained and returning mostly in one piece. Now, knowing Neriah’s destination allows Candela to take the next step and try to both recover the Liber and discover who Neriah is working for.<br /> <br /> '''7. Post-Credit Revelation'''<br /> <br /> A post credit scene follows:<br /> <br /> ''The rooftops of Newfaire are quiet. A low fog creeps between the smokestacks and broken gargoyles as moonlight flickers off slate tile and wet stone. The Hollow stands at the edge of a building overlooking Hallowharbor in the distance — a silhouette wrapped in motionless shadow.''<br /> <br /> ''Footsteps approach. Slow. Familiar. They keep their distance, sticking to shadows.''<br /> <br /> '''The Hollow:''' “Hey boss.”<br /> <br /> '''The Boss:''' “You okay?”<br /> <br /> '''The Hollow:''' “I always land on my feet. You know that.”<br /> <br /> '''''(beat)'''''<br /> <br /> '''The Hollow:''' “Maybe we should come to the table… they saved us.”<br /> <br /> '''The Boss:''' “I’m not sure that’s a good idea.”<br /> <br /> '''The Hollow:''' “It’s getting worse. The Hand is involved now. And they’ve got a phenomenon.”<br /> <br /> '''The Boss:''' “I read your after action repo-”<br /> <br /> '''The Hollow:''' “They killed a Lightkeeper.” (Impatient)<br /> <br /> ''The shadowy figure says nothing, looks down at his feet.''<br /> <br /> '''The Boss:''' “I know.” (Regretful)<br /> <br /> '''The Hollow:''' “So? What’s the play?”<br /> <br /> ''The Boss steps into the light — hands tucked into the pockets of a worn leather flight jacket. On the breast a stitched patch reads:''<br /> <br /> '''''LT. MALORY “WINGCLIPPER” HARPER'''''<br /> <br /> '''The Boss:''' “I’ll make a call. Form a circle.”<br /> <br /> ''Cut to black.''<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #18 -''' '''&quot;Head in the Clouds&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #19 - &quot;The door of Bones&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #20 - &quot;So Long and Thanks for All the Fish&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #21 - &quot;This Concludes Our Broadcast Day&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #22 - &quot;The Devil's Minion&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #23 - &quot;Beneath the Surface&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #24 - &quot;As Above, So Below&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #25 - &quot;To Be Announced&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #26 - &quot;Skibbers and Scrabbles&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #27 - &quot;For if Dreams Die...&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #28 - &quot;Once Upon a Dream&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook: Arc 3, Act 2 - Finale pt. 1<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #29 - &quot;Perchance to Dream&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook: Arc 3, Act 2 - Finale pt. 2<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #30 - &quot;What Dreams May Come&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook: Arc 3, Act 3 - Premiere pt. 1<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #31 - &quot;A New Dawn, A New Day&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #32 - &quot;Deus Ex Oculo&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #33 - &quot;Not a Dream, but a Nightmare&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #34 - &quot;Resonance&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #35 - &quot;East Hills&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #36 - &quot;To Be Announced&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #37 - &quot;To Be Announced&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #38 - &quot;To Be Announced&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #39 - &quot;To Be Announced&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #40 - &quot;To Be Announced&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #41 - &quot;To Be Announced&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook: Arc 3 - Finale pt.1<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM:<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #42 - &quot;To Be Announced&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook: Arc 3 - Finale pt.2<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM:<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> [[Category:Qandela Obscura]]<br /> [[Category:CR]]</div>

OGFlaya https://quelmarwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=Qandela_Obscura_Player_Roster&diff=39871 2025-06-12T01:54:52Z

<p>OGFlaya: /* Please do not update or adjust the roster */</p> <hr /> <div>=== Please do not update or adjust the roster ===<br /> &lt;center&gt;<br /> {| class=&quot;wikitable sortable&quot;<br /> |+<br /> ![[Player]]<br /> !Character<br /> !Circle <br /> !Role<br /> !Specialty<br /> !Assignments<br /> !Lvl<br /> !Scars<br /> |-<br /> |Matt<br /> |Riley Lemmon<br /> |Shadow &amp; Sinew<br /> |Slink<br /> |Detective<br /> |3<br /> |IV<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |Mercedes<br /> |Dr. Phyllis “Filly” Bailey she/her<br /> |Discovery<br /> |Scholar<br /> |Doctor <br /> |5<br /> |IV<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |Amal<br /> |Arthur Nook<br /> |Secrets and Pursuits <br /> |Muscle<br /> |Champion<br /> |3<br /> |III<br /> |I<br /> |-<br /> |Nick<br /> |Persephone “Percy” Montgomery <br /> |Mind and Might <br /> |Face<br /> |Magician<br /> |7<br /> |IV<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |Julia<br /> |Byron Hans Core<br /> |Secrets and Pursuits<br /> |Slink<br /> |Vigilante<br /> |6<br /> |III<br /> |I<br /> |-<br /> |Jon<br /> |Oslo Ryker<br /> |Whistles and Whispers<br /> |Scholar<br /> |Engineer <br /> |1<br /> |IV<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |Anna<br /> |Feyre [[Acheron]]<br /> |Whistles and Whispers<br /> |Slink<br /> |Criminal<br /> |3<br /> |IV<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |Nin<br /> |Arin Kwiyn<br /> |Mind and Might<br /> |Scholar<br /> |Doctor<br /> |1<br /> |IV<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |Talia<br /> |[[Carmen Baxter]]<br /> |Discovery<br /> |Weird <br /> |Medium<br /> |3<br /> |IV<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |Marcy <br /> |Emily Anderson<br /> |Secrets and Pursuits<br /> |Face<br /> |Journalist<br /> |1<br /> |III<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |Madhav <br /> |Avyaan Kumar<br /> |Shade &amp; Sinew<br /> |Muscle<br /> |Soldier<br /> |1<br /> |IV<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |Aerin<br /> |Katherine Ellenbogen<br /> |Shade &amp; Sinew<br /> |Scholar<br /> |Doctor<br /> |4<br /> |IV<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |Rhiannon<br /> |Jessamine Gold<br /> |Secrets and Pursuits<br /> |Weird <br /> |Occultist<br /> |1<br /> |III<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |Emma<br /> |Hero Graham<br /> |Whistles and Whispers<br /> |Slink <br /> |Detective<br /> |1<br /> |IV<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |Sam<br /> |[[Callum]] McVeigh<br /> |Mind and Might<br /> |Muscle<br /> |Soldier<br /> |3<br /> |IV<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |Ethan<br /> |Dexter &quot;Dex&quot; Miller<br /> |Whistles and Whispers<br /> |Weird<br /> |Occultist<br /> |5<br /> |IV<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |Dove<br /> |Clarence &quot;Clancy&quot; Fields<br /> |Mind and Might<br /> |Weird<br /> |Occultist<br /> |3<br /> |IV<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |Sarah (Bread)<br /> |Noelle Silva<br /> |Discovery<br /> |Weird<br /> |Medium<br /> |1<br /> |IV<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |Tina<br /> |Gertrude &quot;Trudi&quot; Clyde<br /> |Shade &amp; Sinew<br /> |Weird<br /> |Medium<br /> |2<br /> |IV<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |Cat<br /> |[[Mocking-Bird]]<br /> |Discovery<br /> |Slink<br /> |Vigilante<br /> |14<br /> |IV<br /> |I<br /> |}<br /> &lt;/center&gt;<br /> <br /> == Out of Play Characters ==<br /> {| class=&quot;wikitable sortable&quot;<br /> |+<br /> !Player <br /> !Character<br /> !Arc<br /> !Status<br /> !Sessions<br /> |-<br /> |Julia<br /> |Piers Corden<br /> |Arc 1<br /> |Retired<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |Amal<br /> |[[Steve Corden]]<br /> |Arc 1<br /> |Retired<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |Aerin<br /> |[[Laura Grant]]<br /> |Arc 1<br /> |Retired<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |Jon R<br /> |[[Thomas MacCallum|Thomas McCallum]]<br /> |Arc 1<br /> |Retired<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |Nikki <br /> |Pennsylvania Jane<br /> |Arc 1<br /> |Retired<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |Aspen<br /> |Laurence Arkwright <br /> |Arc 1<br /> |Retired<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |Ares<br /> |Cassian<br /> |Arc 1<br /> |Retired<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |Keller<br /> |Montana Jack<br /> |Arc 1<br /> |Retired <br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |Chris<br /> |Warren Baxter <br /> |Arc 1<br /> |Retired <br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |[[James]]<br /> |Dr Thaddeus<br /> |Arc 1<br /> |Retired<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |Jonathan <br /> |Nikolas Arkwright<br /> |Arc 1<br /> |Retired<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |Anna<br /> |[https://quelmarwiki.com/wiki/Nesta_Archeron Nesta Acheron]<br /> |Arc 1<br /> |Retired<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |Nick<br /> |Silas Heartwood<br /> |Arc 1<br /> |Retired<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |Matt<br /> |[[Lincoln Renfield-Murray]]<br /> |Arc 1<br /> |Death<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |Aerin<br /> |Dr Alexandria Aquino<br /> |Arc 2<br /> |Death<br /> |2<br /> |-<br /> |Amal<br /> |[[Jamie Hayes]]<br /> |Arc 2<br /> |Death<br /> |2<br /> |-<br /> |Mercedes<br /> |Tess Henry<br /> |Arc 1, 2<br /> |Retired<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |Emma<br /> |[[Lula V]]<br /> |Arc 1, 2<br /> |Retired<br /> |3<br /> |-<br /> |Talia<br /> |[[Elizabeth Nightshade]]<br /> |Arc 1, 2<br /> |Retired<br /> |7<br /> |-<br /> |Mercedes<br /> |Jean Hawkeye<br /> |Arc 2<br /> |Retired<br /> |1<br /> |-<br /> |Kade<br /> |[[Fives]]<br /> |Arc 1, 2<br /> |Retired<br /> |2<br /> |-<br /> |Kim<br /> |[[Weasel]]<br /> |Arc 1,2<br /> |Retired<br /> |2<br /> |-<br /> |Margarita<br /> |[[James D'Arcy|James]]<br /> |Arc 1, 2<br /> |Retired<br /> |3<br /> |-<br /> |Nick<br /> |[[Gideon Eldermourne]]<br /> |Arc 2<br /> |Retired<br /> |15<br /> |-<br /> |Anna<br /> |[[Sister Amaranth]]<br /> |Arc 2<br /> |Retired<br /> |16<br /> |-<br /> |Sarah (Dove)<br /> |[[Tara Lloyd]]<br /> |Arc 2<br /> |Retired<br /> |15<br /> |-<br /> |Julia<br /> |[[Gin Reynolds]]<br /> |Arc 2<br /> |Retired<br /> |14<br /> |-<br /> |Jon<br /> |[[Alexander]]<br /> |Arc 2<br /> |Retired<br /> |3<br /> |-<br /> |Sam<br /> |[[Cedric]]<br /> |Arc 2<br /> |Retired<br /> |2<br /> |-<br /> |Amal<br /> |[[Gio Fletcher]]<br /> |Arc 2<br /> |Retired<br /> |9<br /> |-<br /> |Matt<br /> |[[Mallory Harper|Lt. (r) Mallory Harper]]<br /> |Arc 2<br /> |Retired<br /> |14<br /> |-<br /> |Keller<br /> |[[Father Lorrian Michaels]]<br /> |Arc 2<br /> |Retired<br /> |4<br /> |-<br /> |Aerin<br /> |[[Verity Leon]]<br /> |Arc 2<br /> |Retired<br /> |8<br /> |-<br /> |Ashley<br /> |Merrin<br /> |Arc 2<br /> |Retired<br /> |1<br /> |-<br /> |Lilith<br /> |Sybille “Bill” Eisgrau<br /> |Arc 2<br /> |Retired<br /> |4<br /> |-<br /> |Sarah (Bread)<br /> |Rosalynn Scott<br /> |Arc 2<br /> |Retired<br /> |3<br /> |-<br /> |Geoff<br /> |Grigori<br /> |Arc 2<br /> |Retired<br /> |4<br /> |-<br /> |Marcy<br /> |Ashley Amber<br /> |Arc 2<br /> |Retired<br /> |1<br /> |-<br /> |Cat<br /> |Aster Moreau<br /> |Arc 2<br /> |Retired<br /> |2<br /> |-<br /> |Matt<br /> |[[The Nighthawk]]<br /> |Arc 3<br /> |Death<br /> |5<br /> |}<br /> &lt;center&gt;&lt;/center&gt;<br /> <br /> [[Category:Qandela Obscura]]<br /> [[Category:Player Characters]]<br /> [[Category:CR]]</div>

OGFlaya https://quelmarwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=Qandela_Obscura/The_Story_So_Far&diff=38223 2025-04-28T05:11:50Z

<p>OGFlaya: /* Assignment #10 - &quot;Hot off the Presses&quot; */</p> <hr /> <div>{{Worldbuilders}}<br /> == The Story So Far ==<br /> Below, feel free to add personal accounts of assignments.<br /> <br /> == Arc One - The Illusionist and the Alchemist ==<br /> <br /> === Assignment #1 - 12/02/23 &quot;The Devil's Well.&quot; ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: <br /> <br /> GM:<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #2 - 12/16 &quot;The Light Eater of Bridleborn&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: Piers, [[Lincoln Renfield-Murray]], Nesta [[Acheron]], [[Elizabeth]] [[Nightshade]] <br /> <br /> GM: @jaelthejust (Mercedes)<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #3 - 12/21 - &quot;The Gift of the Magi&quot; ===<br /> <br /> === Assignment #4 - 12/31 - &quot;The Night Plays On&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: #NewYearParty<br /> <br /> Characters: [[Steve]], Lincoln Renfield-Murray, [[Orla Martinez]], Warren <br /> <br /> GM: @jaelthejust (Mercedes)<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #5 - 1/13/2024 - &quot;Extra Credit&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags:<br /> <br /> Characters: Piers Corden, Lincoln Renfield-Murray, Lula V, [[Steve Corden]] <br /> <br /> GM: @jontheteach (JonTheTeach)<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment # 6- 1/20- “The Hand That Feeds” ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: Piers, Weasel, [[James]], Tess, Laurence Awrkright <br /> <br /> GM: @OGFlaya (Matt)<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Anthony Romano, Michael Romano, Maggy Ferguson, [[Martin]] Ferguson <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: [[Human]]/phenomenon hybrid<br /> <br /> District/Locations: South Soffit, Nine Irons, The Sidle<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened: Notorious mob enforcer and racketeer, Tommy Romano, was murdered by Martin Ferguson. A member of a family of mob enforcers possessing unique abilities due to being to having phenomenon intermingling in their blood line long ago in their ancestry. The youngest of the Ferguson's, Maggy had fallen in love with Tommy's nephew and the scion of the Romano crime family, Michael. The investigators diligently found, through an examination of Tommy's body in the city morgue that he was murdered, that he had been murdered rather than the purported suicide that that the Periphery was trying to say his death was. During a climactic confrontation with Martin and a flock of eldritch birds under his command, the investigators helped Maggy and Michael flee the city and place Martin into Grayslate Sanatorium for safe keeping and protection from the Romano family. The rest of the Ferguson clan watched as their son was taken into custody but did not end their relationship with Romano. <br /> <br /> === Assignment #7 - 1/27 - &quot;Fairest of Them All&quot; ===<br /> <br /> === Assignment #8 - 2/9 - &quot;The Ancient Tomb of His Bride&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags:<br /> <br /> Characters: Piers Corden, Steve Corden, [[Thomas]] MacCallum, Madge <br /> <br /> GM: @jaelthejust (Mercedes)<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Jean Hawkeye <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: <br /> <br /> # Mr. Malcolms Alchemical Reference Guide (+1 Focus on rolls that have to do with alchemy or magick)<br /> # Morphine Vial (Soak 1 Body, 1 use)<br /> # Phosphenes' Lights (Handheld illuminators that produce a glow only the holder can see)<br /> # Smelling Salts (Soak 1 Brain, 1 use)<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #9 - 2/17 - &quot;A Prince’s Gifts&quot; ===<br /> <br /> === Assignment #10 - 2/24 - &quot;A Needlepoint to Hear Me Through&quot; ===<br /> <br /> === Assignment # 11 - 2/25 - “The Illusionist” ===<br /> <br /> === Assignment #12 - 3/2 - &quot;Auction Victors&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: #Auction<br /> <br /> Characters: Steve Corden, Lizzy Nightshade, Weasel, Silas Heartwood, [[Laura Grant]] <br /> <br /> GM: @jaelthejust (Mercedes)<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #13 - 3/9 - &quot;The Ring to Stand Strong and True&quot; ===<br /> <br /> === Assignment #14 - 3/15 - &quot;Lost and Found&quot; ===<br /> <br /> === Assignment #15 - 3/23 - &quot;The Allure of Perpetual Beauty&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> Characters: Steve Corden, Silas Heartwood, Tess Henry, Warren Baxter, [[Laura]] Grant <br /> <br /> GM: @wardenwinter (Talia)<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #16 - 3/27 - &quot;Under the Truth&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: Piers Corden, Steve Corden, Silas Heartwood, Tess Henry, Lincoln Renfield-Murray, Nesta Acheron, <br /> <br /> GM: @jontheteach (JonTheTeach)<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #17 - 4/6 - &quot;The Kingdom in the Steel&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: Steve Corden, Silas Heartwood, Lizzy Nightshade, Madge, Laura Grant <br /> <br /> GM: @jaelthejust (Mercedes)<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #18 - 4/13 - &quot;The Gem to Persuade the Unwilling&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> Characters: Steve Corden, Piers Corden, Lincoln Renfield-Murray, Nesta Achron, Montana Jack <br /> <br /> GM: @jaelthejust (Mercedes)<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: THE TWINS, Gio <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: The Gem<br /> <br /> District/Locations: The Steel, EONs Headquarter<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened: Steve gets kidnapped opps.<br /> <br /> === Assignment #19 - 4/27 - &quot;The Prince’s Final Curtain&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> Characters: Steve Corden, Piers Corden, James, Lincoln Renfield-Murray, &quot;Fives&quot;, Warren Baxter, <br /> <br /> GM: @jaelthejust (Mercedes)<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Nathaniel <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations: <br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #20 - 4/27 - &quot;The Alchemist’s Final Call&quot; ===<br /> <br /> === Assignment #21 - 5/28 - &quot;In the Arms of the Evolved&quot; ===<br /> <br /> === Assignment #22 - 6/18 - &quot;Grant Me One Request [Player Catalyst Finale]&quot; ===<br /> <br /> === Assignment #23 - 6/29 - &quot;Long Lost Blood [Player Catalyst Finale]&quot; ===<br /> <br /> <br /> == Arc Two - The Herald and the Fang ==<br /> <br /> === Assignment #1 - 06/15/2024 &quot;Toll the Dead&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: Divine Herald, Ascendency <br /> <br /> Characters: James by Margarita, Gin Reynolds by Julia, [[Jamie Hayes]] by Amal, <br /> <br /> GM:<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Imelda [[Frances]], Victor Jenkins the DEAD Divine Herald, Mr. Woods <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: List of next Divine Herald<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> 6 months after what happened in the theater has passed, newspapers has talked about : <br /> <br /> # A deadly sickness, the dead rash, with symptoms of oozing red rashes on limps, cough, and fever. It effected 30% of population. Some people just… don’t get it. <br /> # ''Recent death of the Divine Herald.'' <br /> <br /> Candela was called by Ascendancy when Cardinal Reynolds, and Cardinal Zeroth died after ineracting with the Divine Herald corpse. Candela investigators went to shiverline to talk to holy [[mother]] <br /> <br /> //—//<br /> <br /> investigators found: <br /> <br /> # Bleed on body and the face itself. Not coming from the mask. <br /> # Mask will let the [[soul]] out. Mask is fixed to face, will be hard to take off. <br /> # MAKEUP ON HERALD.  A specific woman does this. '''Leslie Daulphin'''. <br /> # THERE IS. AT THE BASE OF THE HERALD NECK. An incision mark. NO BLOOD? connected to the artery. The blood is poisoned, they knew its gonna be removed. <br /> <br /> /—/ Baxter the head of OUP came by and stopped Candela's investigation<br /> <br /> //—//<br /> <br /> The team found this list for '''interviews. THIS IS FOR NEW HERALD DIVINE.''' <br /> <br /> '''Aarons, Sawyer (Cardinal in the Eves districts), Howard, Levins,'''<br /> <br /> '''Fournier(not familiar to GIN? Who is this? Not usual surname for new-faire)'''<br /> <br /> They also found a necklace that has a bleed, this necklace is used by the hauled and high ranking church members. The team didn't touch or take the necklace.<br /> <br /> /-/<br /> <br /> The team headed to Melody Wildes house in the sidle. WILDES Melody is new to the area, moved from the west. [[LaCroix|Lacroix]], moved from there. Family is a refuge. Dad started the funeral business from Mister woods. Brother and husband live upstairs. Dad is old now. <br /> <br /> The team went together to the house of grief, Melody is frozen in place, when approached, the team noticed a pair of puncture marks on the side of her neck. Not like the herald, this is more of….. bite…. Two teeth? <br /> <br /> Picture of her and a man. They are shaken hands, this is Mr. Woods. He seems happy and sure. She looked…. Off. <br /> <br /> Someone sneaking inside? The team try to hide from them, the older gentleman is now here. Asks why she’s here. She looks nervous talking to what it can be seen now as Mr. wood? <br /> <br /> Mr. Woods, has the same bleed as melody, STRONGER. So strong. It radiates from him. <br /> <br /> After going to his Mind Palace, Jamie figured out that Melody is under control from Mr. Woods. He must have been the one to miss with the makeup. When Gin left the house of grief, she noticed Mr. Woods watching the team at the top of the building….. <br /> <br /> === Assignment #2 - 06/15/2024 &quot;The Ruby Rapture&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: Red Rash, Fangs <br /> <br /> Characters: Lizzy (Talia), Gideon (Nick), Luliana (Emma), Henry (Geoff), and Gin (Julia) <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Harris/Lawrence, Pensive the Cat, Lorenzo of the Ruby Rapture, the Fanged Creature that Attacked Lizzy <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: Pensive the Fanged Cat <br /> <br /> District/Locations: Red Lamp, South Soffit <br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened: <br /> <br /> * A worker from the Ruby Rapture has been sick an abnormal amount of time, neck still red, violent outbursts <br /> * A doctor came to visit his home while he was sick and performed &quot;blood letting&quot;, his roommate said it was A LOT of blood and the doctor didn't clean up <br /> * The cat lapped up some of the blood and now also showing violent outbursts <br /> * The doctor gave an address and contact to Lawrence's roommate in case he needed more info. He went to the address during the day and found nothing<br /> * Going at night, they found strange symbols and then were attacked by a fanged woman who when shot, survived and ran away. <br /> * Later, the symbols were discovered to mean &quot;Feed&quot; <br /> <br /> === Assignment #3 - 06/21/2024 “The Last Lightkeeper of Seasway&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: Eldritch Horror, City of the Resplendent , Local Legends <br /> <br /> Characters: Tara (Sarah), [[Malory Harper]] (Matt), Cedric (Sam), Alexander (Jon), Mara (Anna) <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: The Lightkeeper's Doll, Gherman the Last Lightkeeper <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: The Lightkeeper's Doll<br /> <br /> District/Locations: Seasway<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> * There is an underwater city in the Glass Sea <br /> * The People of Seasway seemed to be under some kind of hypnosis <br /> * They are desperate to show you 'The Great One'<br /> * The Lighthouse is destroyed and empty on the bottom<br /> * At the top of the Lighthouse, Gherman has destroyed his entrance to the Pharos <br /> * He begs to keep the Doll safe <br /> * On the West side of the Island, the investigators see the remains of the Great One <br /> * The child of the Great one waits to feast<br /> * The investigators take barrels of oil and molotov cocktails to the child of the Great One <br /> * While it feasts on the hypnotized villagers, the investigators fight it until it dies <br /> <br /> === Assignment #4 - 06/22/2024 &quot;Interview with a Deaconess&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: Knight of the Pyre, the Pyre, the Ascendency <br /> <br /> Characters: Alexandria, Gideon, Jamie, Amaranth <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Baxter White, Ariel Kelly, Diego Parris, Lorelei Pennywhistle <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations: The Sidle<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> * A Deaconess is being held by the OUP after her brother Reggie called them when he found her missing <br /> * The Deaconess touched an artifact and ended up gaining telekinesis and the Pyre wanted to kill her for it <br /> * While interviewing her and trying to plan a way to help her escape, a knight of the Pyre appeared to kill her. <br /> <br /> -- We met the knight of the pyre for the first time! '''Diego Parris.''' <br /> <br /> -- Deaconess Lorelei was killed by him tho sad ): <br /> <br /> === Assignment #5 - 06/26/2024 &quot;Something Different About You&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: Developers. <br /> <br /> Characters: Gin Reynolds (Julia), Lulianna Vaerstrom (Emma), [https://quelmarwiki.com/wiki/Malory_Harper Malory “Mal” Harper] (Matt), Tara Lloyd (Sarah), Alexandria Aquino (Aerin), Cedric Margrave (Sam) <br /> <br /> GM: Jon<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Set VII Experiment I <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: None<br /> <br /> District/Locations: The Steel<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened: <br /> <br /> * Investigators entered an abandoned factory and immediately felt off<br /> * A mixture of pain, anguish, joy and malice were felt on the walls<br /> * Bleed was felt from a hallway, and the door opened itself mysteriously<br /> * A scream was heard from within the building, and the team began to look for the source<br /> * They entered the hallway, which had several decomposing bodies of developers<br /> * The end of the hallway had an odd green light, and a man was seen standing there<br /> ** He began approaching the group, rambling somewhat<br /> ** Dr. Aquino approached him, with Lulianna also offering a way to help<br /> ** He responded with &quot;I am Perfection&quot; and snapped the neck of the Doctor<br /> * The rest of the crew unloaded and retreated, then leveling the building on top of the experiment<br /> <br /> === Assignment #6 - 07/06/2024 &quot;Petals of Protection&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: The Cure, Owl Wain, Local Legends <br /> <br /> Characters: Gideon (Nick), [[Malory Harper|Mal]] (Matt), Amaranth (Anna), Luliana (Emma) <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: The Owl Wain <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: Timely [[Iris]] <br /> <br /> District/Locations: Scarlet Woods / Bridleborn<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> * The investigators are sent to retrieve timely iris to assist with making a cure for the fanged disease and red rash <br /> * Scarlet runners are seen traveling this edge of the wood, tell you of a local legend of a [[ghost]] who requires you to be [[silent]] or she'll kill you <br /> * When entering the area, if any sound is made, the investigators are quite immediately met with an attack of owls and among the owls, they see a young girl in a large feathery cloak, commanding the owls <br /> * The young girl approaches when the investigators are brought to the ground but they all manage to get away to the Iris field<br /> * They gather Iris and find a smugglers crate buried inside that contains the body of a young child, they think the same age as the Owl Wain's spirit appears. It is wearing a similar but less feathery cloak <br /> * When leaving, the group attempts to console the Owl Wain. The Wain is distraught when Mara sings her the song and then when she goes to cry, she covers her mouth to keep herself quiet <br /> * The investigators leave as the Wain is distracted and no longer attacking them. <br /> <br /> === Assignment #7 - 07/07/2024 &quot;Assisting the Gumshoe&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: The Ascendancy, The Pyre, Fangs, Dive Herald, Knight of the Pyre <br /> <br /> Characters: Lizzy (Talia), Tara (Sarah), Father Lorrian (Keller), Jamie (Amal), and Gin (Julia) <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:''Jonathan Aarons, '''[[Sister]] Fournier''''' <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: -- <br /> <br /> District/Locations: Shriveline, Briar Green, South Soffit <br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened: <br /> <br /> -- The people from the List are now dying! The team believes someone not on the list are killing them to benefit someone who is on the list.<br /> <br /> -- Jamie Dies! <br /> <br /> -- Candela managed to save the future Divine Herald! <br /> <br /> === Assignment #8 - 07/14/2024 &quot;The Crimson River&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: [https://quelmarwiki.com/wiki/Malory_Harper Mal Harper] (Matt), Amaranth Cyrus (Anna), Tara (Sarah) <br /> <br /> GM: Nick <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #9 - 07/17/2024 &quot;We Can Take Your Pain&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: Developers <br /> <br /> Characters: [[Malory Harper|Mal]] (Matt), Tess Henry (Mercedes), Gideon (Nick), Verity Leòn (Aerin), Amaranth Cyprus (Anna) <br /> <br /> GM: Jon <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Set VII Experiment II <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: None<br /> <br /> District/Locations: Briar Green<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> * The party arrived at the college campus, trying to understand what happened<br /> * Used bleed detectors to find the source of the phenomenon<br /> ** It was determined to be the dormitory building<br /> * The investigators entered and felt cold oppression and it got worse the higher they went<br /> * As investigators spread out through the building, each began to see images of their fears.<br /> * These fears pulled them towards the top floor, or sent them away depending on the person<br /> * Eventually, the group saw the experiment on the third floor, and he feasted on their fear and found it delicious<br /> * He wanted to feast on more than just fear, and turned to advance on the group<br /> ** They immediately opened fire as he tried to get closer, but he managed to get close<br /> * He was wounded severely, retreating through a rift in the Flare<br /> <br /> === Assignment #10 - 07/19/2024 “The New Divine Herald&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: Divine Herald, The Ascendancy, Red Rash, Quarantine, Fangs, [[Vampyre]] <br /> <br /> Characters: Gideon (Nick), Tara (Sarah), Father Lorrian (Keller), Gin (Julia), [[Malory Harper|Mal]] (Matt) <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Divine Herald Siobhan Fournier <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: Vampyre Dust<br /> <br /> District/Locations: The Shriveline, South Soffit <br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened: <br /> <br /> * The new Divine Herald states there will be a quarantine of South Soffit (indefinite), as well as a two-week hold on Hallowharbor, The Steel, and Red Lamp<br /> * Desperate to find the reason behind the Red Rash, the investigators head to ground zero, South Soffit, before the [[midnight]] Quarantine begins <br /> * In Gin's church in South Soffit, a few of those with the long version Red Rash state they got it from a soup kitchen where they saw the Divine Herald when she was just a Cardinal<br /> * They are approached by a pair of doctors looking for those with long-lasting Red Rash to &quot;assist&quot; them <br /> * Gin recognizes them as fanged creatures, like what attacked Lizzy <br /> * They kill the pair, using symbols of the Ascendancy or a Ghostblade to turn them to dust <br /> * They go the hospital the pair represented and find a &quot;Vampyre Nursery&quot; with a Nursery worker there, overseeing 5 newborns preparing to wake and 5 sedated [[humans]], ready to be feasted on when the newborns awake <br /> * The journal from the Vampyre Nursery states that they were going to wake up in 3 days. It takes 5 days fully from bite to awaking. <br /> * The investigators kill the Nursery Worker but not until they learn from him that the Divine Herald is a High Priestess from Lacroix, where she is known as the Countess Fournier <br /> * She brought the Red Rash to [[Newfaire]] to show the vampyres who will be the most susceptible to being turned into a vampyre vs. who will be the food for those new vampyres<br /> <br /> === Assignment #11 - 07/27/2024 &quot;The Owl Wain&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: Local Legends, Owl Wain, The Cloud, The Cure, [[Player]] Catalyst <br /> <br /> Characters: Lizzy (Talia), Verity (Aerin), Gio (Amal), Gin (Julia), and Gideon (Nick) <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Owl Wain <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: Timely Iris <br /> <br /> District/Locations: Scarlet Wood, Bridleborn Mountains <br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> * The investigators returned to put the Owl Wain to rest and also seek out more timely Iris <br /> * They take a side road and find a cloud that is giving off bleed <br /> * The cloud feels like it is watching them and then it creates a dust [[devil]] and slurps up a pair of wild stallions before dispensing the bones and blood in front of them <br /> * Going back to the main road, they find the Owl Wain and use the nursery rhyme song about her to plea to her and Gideon uses a spirit board to have her speak without speaking <br /> * She tells them she has to be quiet because of Pa and she is afraid of the passing Smuggler wagons<br /> * The riders on the wagon tell the investigators of a man who used to have his children travel with him and was unkind to them if they were not quiet and one by one the children went missing before the man retired because no one would work with him <br /> * The investigators find the box with the Owl Wain's body, Gin performing her last rites and her spirit being laid to rest. On the Box they see the name Hildebrand and a location <br /> * Going to the location, they find a cabin and inside, the body of the man, Hildebrand. The evidence shows he was murdered by his eldest daughter's fiance after she told him they couldn't be married because her father was refusing to let her go. <br /> * The investigator's find the Owl Wain's room and her name before she became legend, Mary. <br /> * Her eldest sister, Vanessa, seems to have escaped with her fiance. <br /> * There is a third bed with the name Alyssa on it. The investigators find no evidence to lead them to her demise. <br /> * Heading back, they have adequate amounts of Timely Iris <br /> <br /> === Assignment #12 - 07/30/2024 &quot;The Sunken City&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: City of the Resplendent, Eldritch Horror, Local Legends <br /> <br /> Characters: Gideon (Nick), [[Malory Harper|Mal]] (Matt), Mara (Anna), Tara (Sarah), Alex (Jon) <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: The Resplendent One, Alex's Visitor <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: The Gift of the Resplendent One <br /> <br /> District/Locations: The Glass Sea<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> * The Investigators delved into the sea to find the city lost below <br /> * In the Glass sea, they found what was once an island town now sunken and still inhabited <br /> * The Glimmers are jellyfish like folk who were gifted their undersea bodies by their goddess, the Resplendent One <br /> * The Glimmers share with Alex and Mallory that they found the Resplendent One by digging in a well that brought forth the gift. <br /> * The gift works like oil, but uses much less to burn brightly<br /> * They heard singing at the bottom of the well and went on a [[campaign]] to dig until they could find *her* <br /> * The resplendent one, uncovered, pulled the village of Anchorwash down to be with her in the ocean <br /> * The glimmers take the investigators to see the Resplendent one who they have chained because she threatened to leave them. The investigators can tell she is not truly locked in place though, but playing along with her followers. <br /> * Alex is called to take some of the Resplendent Gift but breaks free of it at the last moment<br /> * Gideon uses the Aetherstone to force the Glimmers back when they try to force Alex, but as it harms the Glimmers, it angers the Resplendent One who frees herself from her bonds to chase the investigators away. <br /> <br /> === Assignment #13 - 08/03/2024 &quot;The Fanged&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #14 - 08/09/2024 &quot;Happily Ever After&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: <br /> <br /> GM: Julia (Guest) <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #15 - 011/2024 &quot;Shadow Protocols&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: Intrigue, The Forge of Renewal, Disavowed <br /> <br /> Characters: Gideon (Nick), Tara (Sarah), Amaranth (Anna) <br /> <br /> GM: Matt <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Lucian Grim, Mockingbird, Magnus Thorne, Felicity Ashcroft, Jackson &quot;The Jackal&quot; MacKey <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: Partial rubbing of an Oldfairen tablet<br /> <br /> District/Locations: The Steel, The Eaves, Hallowharbor, The N.P.S. Aurora<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> * The investigators received unmarked packages that contained a very small cylinder phonograph with a briefing for an assignment.<br /> ** As well as a chest that containing:<br /> *** A device with a tag that notes the device as the Arcane Resonance Emitter (A.R.E.) - disables wards<br /> *** A pair of wire frame glasses identified as Spectral Identified Glasses - identifies individuals<br /> *** Each receives a first [[class]] ticket and an invitation to the gala aboard the [[airship]] Aurora during it's maiden voyage.<br /> *** An envelope of cash for use during the assignment<br /> <br /> * The assignment is to intercept notorious smuggler, Felicity Ashcroft and keep her from selling an ancient Oldfairen relic to wanted war criminal, Lucian Grim. The transaction is set to take place aboard The Aurora. Little is known about Grim due to his military records being completely redacted. The investigators are to conduct the assignment with the utmost secrecy but are instructed to stop the transaction no matter what (short of damaging the airship or harming passangers).<br /> * The investigators procure disguises and false identities from Candela's Junior Quartermaster, Quinnavyr Sinclaire.<br /> * The investigators board the Aurora without incident.<br /> * Mara and Gideon head to the dance floor to survey the room in an attempt to spot Ashcroft. Tara spots her and calls the team's attention to the bar where Ashcroft is being flirted with by several powerful members of Newfairen society.<br /> ** As Gideon and Mara head towards the bar, Tara notices they Ashcroft exchanges looks with a large man, Magnus Thorne, from across the ballroom then makes an excuse and departs to meet with him.<br /> * Tara follows Ashcroft and Thorne and sees them disappear into a stateroom, guard by a formidable man in the corridor, Jackson MacKey.<br /> * Gideon remote views into the room once Tara identifies the room number. He sees:<br /> ** A wooden crate sits in the middle of the living area of the luxury room. It has been opened, but Gideon cannot see inside of it.<br /> ** Ashcroft sits on a couch across from a man, Lucian Grim. A woman, Mockingbird, stands behind Grim - ready to spring into action if needed.<br /> ** Ashecroft demands more money, despite their prior agreement. This angers Grim and he refuses. Ashcroft pulls a gun on Grim in response.<br /> ** Grim approaches her in an attempt to calm her down and agrees they should renegotiate. Once Ashcroft lowers her pistol, Grim grabs her and breaks her neck.<br /> ** He tells Mockingbird to take care of MacKey and be quick about it.<br /> * Tara sees Mockingbird make fast work of MacKey then quickly drag him into the state room and close the door behind her.<br /> * Gideon tells Mara he is going to join Tara.<br /> * Tara devices a plan and performs a song from the stage and wows the attendees of the gala. It is under the ruse that she is singing it to her fiance.<br /> * Gideon and Tara encounter ship's security and act lost in order to remove any suspicion and keep the guards patrolling.<br /> * During Mara's song, Gideon and Tara use the A.R.E. to disable a word on the stateroom door. As they attempt to quietly open the door, Mockingbird hears the knob turning and pulls the door open.<br /> ** Tara draws her pistol and shoots at Mockingbird.<br /> *** Using the shot at Mockingbird, Gideon runs past her to try and get to the crate.<br /> ** Magnus is preparing charges on the wall of the stateroom to create an escape route from the ship.<br /> *** Grim is wearing a parachute and has strapped a light green stone tablet to himself.<br /> * Gideon tries to bend a knife at Grim as Tara fights with Mockingbird. Thorne blows the charges on the wall and blows a hole in the wall to the outside of the ship, causing the exterior envelop of the airship to catch fire.<br /> ** Gideon's knife misses Grim, but it cuts a strap on his parachute and causes the tablet to slide towards the opening in the wall.<br /> ** Gideon dives for the tablet, but as the ship lurches, is thrown through the hole as well.<br /> *** He fails to get the tablet, which falls into the sea below the airship.<br /> **** Given manges to grab a hold of a metal rod to keeping from plummeting to his death.<br /> **** As Grim moves to the opening, Gideon spots a piece of paper hanging out of Grim's jacket pocket.<br /> ***** Gideon tries to grab it but only gets a scrap of the paper, which is later discovered to be a rubbing of the tablet.<br /> * Grim, Thorne and Mockingbird escape by parachute.<br /> * Mara arrives in time to help Tara pull Gideon back into the airship.<br /> * The airship returns to port and the investigators disappear into a crowd of evacuees.<br /> * Later researching with their circle resources, they discover that the paper is a rubbing of the tablet. It speaks of something only named in part as &quot;The Forge&quot;.<br /> ** Gideon spends several days researching The Forge and concludes it must be in relation to The Forge of Renewal. An ancient device capable of rewriting reality as the user of the machine sees fit.<br /> <br /> === Assignment #16 - 08/17/2024 &quot;Missing Persons&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #17 - 08/18/2024 &quot;Engines of Compromise&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: Tess Henry (Mercedes), Cedric (Sam), Gin (Julia), Verity (Aerin), Gio (Amal) <br /> <br /> GM: Matt <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Prof. Alfred Greene, Jacob Wallace, Mockingbird, Magnus Thorne <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: None, but the investigators encountered three pale men in black suits that emitted bleed and possessed some kind of psychic ability that remains unidentified.<br /> <br /> District/Locations: South Soffit - The Monarch Theater, Briar Green - Professor Greene's home, Hallowharbor - Freighter docks<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #18 - 08/20/2024 &quot;We Move in the Dark&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: <br /> <br /> GM: Jon <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:\<br /> <br /> === Assignment #19 - 08/25/2024 &quot;The Healing Church&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened<br /> <br /> === Assignment #20 - 08/27/2024 &quot;Blood-Starved Beasts&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #21 - 09/04/2024 &quot;... vestus ardeat debet&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: <br /> <br /> GM: Matt <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #22 - 09/12/2024 &quot;Where My Brother Rests&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: <br /> <br /> GM: Jon <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #23 - 09/14/2024 &quot;The First Lightkeeper of LaCroix&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> == '''Arc 3 - The Shadow and The Dream''' ==<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #1 - 01/18/25 &quot;Nothing Left but Teeth and Bones...&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook: ''Two weeks ago a gas explosion destroyed a bakery in The Sidle. Recently several residents report sightings of smoldering apparitions resembling loved ones lost in the tragedy. Lightkeeper Harrison Park has summoned you to determine if a phenomenon is behind the sightings and if they are related to the explosion.''<br /> <br /> Content Warnings: '''''This assignment contains themes of death, grief and depictions of gore.'''''<br /> <br /> Characters: Feyre Acheron, Carmen Baxter, Dexter &quot;Dex&quot; Miller, Clarence &quot;Clancy&quot; Fields, and Mocking-bird<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Session Date: 01/18/25<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Harry Park, Clara Sutton, Eleanor Sutton, Nikoli Sorell<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: Nikoli Sorell's journal, Sorell's key ring, Sorell's wallet w/ identification, a magickal exlposive device (rendered useless)<br /> <br /> Assignment Date: December 24, 36 CR<br /> <br /> District/Locations: The Sidle<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened: <br /> <br /> The investigators are called to The Sidle by Lightkeeper Harrison Park to investigate a mysterious explosion that destroyed Merrick’s Hearth bakery two weeks earlier. The team begins their investigation at the ruins of the bakery, where they find scorch marks and shadows of the victims burned into the walls, clear evidence of the tragedy’s intensity. The remains of the bakery are unstable, with debris threatening to collapse at any moment.<br /> <br /> Carmen places a bare hand against the door frame of the bakery and experiences past emotions of horror and malevolence. As the investigators explore the basement of the bakery, both Carmen and Clancy feel someone’s sheer terror and wicked glee through a psychic emanation.<br /> <br /> Ultimately, the timing of the explosion and the appearance of reported sightings of the fury apparitions suggest some kind of connection, and that the explosion was no accident though things seem unclear at first.<br /> <br /> A strange man is spotted across the street from the bakery, taking notes. Mockingbird manages to sneak up on him and discover that his notes are for that very night and time and that he is writing the description of someone - later discovered to be Feyre. The man makes a scene and uses Mocking-bird’s desire to avoid drawing undo attention to herself to leave.<br /> <br /> During a visit to The Sidle Community Center, where residents have gathered to share their grief, the investigators learn from Clara Sutton, a grieving mother, that her daughter Eleanor, who died in the explosion, now appears as a ghostly figure following her wherever she goes. Eleanor’s smoldering form does not enter buildings or harm anyone, but her presence fills Clara with confusion and sorrow, as she believes her ghostly figure is the spirit of her beloved daughter. Eleanor’s flickering figure is spotted outside the window.<br /> <br /> Feyre learns of the death of her brother-in-law, [[Lincoln Renfield-Murray]], from Lincoln’s sister Ellie. He was one of the victims of the explosion.<br /> <br /> Dex leaves the community meeting to speak with Eleanor - joined shortly there after by the rest of the investigators and Clara.<br /> <br /> Clancy and Mocking-bird catch sight of the strange man that Mocking-bird saw taking notes walking past the community center’s park from where he was first seen across from the bakery. When he realizes he has been spotted, he runs. Both Clancy and Mocking-bird make chase and are joined shortly thereafter by Carmen.<br /> <br /> Working together, Feyre and Dex piece together that Eleanor’s spirit is tied to the explosion and the unsettling presence that Carmen felt tied to Eleanor. As the rest of the team tackle Nikoli nearby in the street and wrestle him to the ground. Where Carmen enters his mind to determine who he is and why he was following them. In his mind, she sees glimpses of memories:<br /> <br /> ''Terror on a bearded man’s face when he sees a tall, thin man. The tall man exudes a malevolent energy.''<br /> <br /> ''Bakers, dead on the ground near the ovens of the bakery.''<br /> <br /> ''The tall man, joined by pale men in black suits walking out of the bakery as the tall man snaps his fingers and causes the bakery to explode behind them.''<br /> <br /> As Carmen explored the man’s mind, Mockingbird maintained an iron hold on the man’s neck so Clancy could frisk and search him. They find a notebook showing that he had been following someone referred to as “L.M.” under order from a person known only as “K”. In the journal they see that he was notating:<br /> <br /> ''Lincoln’s day-to-day activities, business meetings, transcripts from recordings of personal conversations in Lincoln’s home with his family and friends and photos of Lincoln.''<br /> <br /> In total, there is nearly three months of data leading up to the explosion. As well as an entry stating that, “...the package is in place.” with a date from the night before the bakery explosion. The evidence points to Lincoln being a target in the explosion, raising suspicions that it was not an accident but an assassination.<br /> <br /> Comparing the photos in the man’s journal to his memories, Carmen shows the photos to Feyre and asks if the photos are of her brother-in-law, Feyre helps Carmen confirm that L.M. in the journal was, in fact, Lincoln.<br /> <br /> Carmen is also able to determine that the man was trying to crush a poison tooth in his mouth but Mocking-bird’s hold hand locked his mouth open so he could not bite down.<br /> <br /> The investigators destroy the remnants of a device that is covered in Oldfairen markings, dispersing the residual bleed energy and freeing Eleanor’s spirit from its tether to the physical world.<br /> <br /> Found in the man’s satchel is also a wallet with documents identifying him as Nikoli Sorell and a small key ring with three keys.<br /> <br /> ''Key #1: A vehicle key of some kind''<br /> <br /> ''Key #2: A deadbolt key''<br /> <br /> ''Key #3: A padlock key''<br /> <br /> Nikoli is rendered unconscious by Mocking-bird and taken to the headquarters of The Circle of Whistles and Whispers to be held in their vault for identification and removal of the poison tooth and questioning.<br /> <br /> After putting Nikoli into containment in the vault, the team investigates an address found on the driver's license found in Nikoli's wallet. It leads to an apartment directly across the street from the book store Verbatim, which is below a pair of apartments where Lincoln had lived with his family.<br /> <br /> When searching the apartment, Feyre, Clancy and Mocking-bird discover a cardboard box containing In the cardboard box, there are a lot of newspaper clippings and three books, “Summer at Silverslip”, “The Day the Veil Was Torn” and “Mud and Bones”. All novels written by Lincoln Renfield-Murray.<br /> <br /> The news clippings were all from local papers about book signings, public readings, his activities as a member Newfaire Arts Council and as a volunteer at the South Soffit Public Library.<br /> <br /> Both the books and news articles had notations in them in Sorell's handwriting; further detailing the lengths he went to in following Lincoln.<br /> <br /> Mocking-bird searched a desk in the apartment that contained unopened rolls of camera film as well as a small camera to go with them. Behind a false panel in the lower right hand drawer are three spools of audio film from a radio device on top of the desk as well as notes in a set of leather notebooks containing transcriptions of conversations recorded with the device on the desk since labels on and in the notebooks appear to correspond to labels on the reels.<br /> <br /> Feyre searched a steamer trunk at the foot of the studio apartment's bed and, after a few minutes of rummaging through a stack of pants and shirts, she noticed a small separation between the bottom the trunk and the inner wall of it - a false bottom to the trunk.<br /> <br /> Beneath this false bottom were a collection of guns, knives, piano wire, what could be several small explosive devices, small bottles labeled as various poisons, thieves tools, several forms of identification under several different names but all with Sorell’s photograph in them (business cards, a periphery badge, OUP identification, an ID for The Noman Army’s Division of Legal Investigation and several passports in different names - each with Nikoli's photograph), large sums of cash in various currencies and several single person, one way tickets aboard the railroad, airship liners and sea going vessels.<br /> <br /> There was also a date book with various appointments, dates and notes all written in Hillian (the language of East Hills). Within the date book Feyre found a business card for a business in The Varnish, Parson’s Paraphernalia - Antiquities • Books • Spiritual Consultant. A phone number was printed on the back of the card along with the business address and the name of the owner and proprietor, Jasper Parson.<br /> <br /> On the card in Sorell’s handwriting was a time and date, 11:30 AM, 11/22/36.<br /> <br /> Lastly, Clancy found a loose floorboard concealing another, leather bound journal. The entire [[The Strange Journal|journal]] was written in a strange language.<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #2 - 01/19/25 &quot;In The Light of the New Year&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook: ''With the new year rapidly approaching, invitations are being sent out for the dozens of First Light parties being hosted around the city. Piers Corden has received several for one of the most famous and most coveted- the one hosted by Metamorph Industries. What a better way to celebrate First Light than go to a famous party?''<br /> <br /> Content Warnings: '''''This assignment contains depictions of alcohol, and violence at a public gathering.'''''<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #3 - &quot;Cornered&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags: Investigation, Memory Manipulation, Monster Hunt, Paranormal Activity, Hidden Threats<br /> <br /> Hook: The Investigators were summoned to Noman Grand Hospital to investigate the murder of Marie Chen, a freshman at Briargreen College, who was slain by her best friend who is temporarily being held under psychiatric observation after he told his doctor of shadows that &quot;crawl into your head and steal your thoughts&quot;.<br /> <br /> Content Warnings: '''''This assignment will contain themes of death, mental illness, grief and depictions of gore.'''''<br /> <br /> Assignment Date: 01/14/37 CR<br /> <br /> Characters: Callum McVeigh, Feyre Acheron, Mocking-bird, Persephone &quot;Percy&quot; Montgomery, Dr. Phyllis &quot;Filly&quot; Bailey<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Arthur &quot;Artie&quot; Lemmon, Dr. Sylvia Harlow, The Hallow, Shard<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: Blood and tissue samples from The Shadow Man, mucus sample from the black sedan<br /> <br /> District/Locations: Silverslip, The Sidle, South Soffit, Eastreek, Nine Irons<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> Upon their arrival at Grand Noman Hospital, the investigators met Dr. Sylvia Harlow, a psychiatrist who had been treating a young man accused of murder named Artie Lemmon. Artie, a 20-year-old former butcher, had been charged with the murder of his best friend, Marie Chen. Artie’s account of the incident was disjointed and fragmented, with several days of his memory completely blank until shortly after Marie’s murder.<br /> <br /> Artie recalled trying to eat a turkey sandwich during his lunch on Friday, but nothing after that. Marie was murdered the following Monday night. He remembers being unable to finish it and comments it tasted bitter to him. He also states that he thinks he might have given it to a local unhoused man known only in The Soffit as Jones.<br /> <br /> Lastly, he drew a picture for the investigators of the monster he was certain he had seen in the butcher shop, crawling into Marie’s head, stealing her thoughts. Referring to the creature only as The Shadow Man.<br /> <br /> The investigators’ search for clues led them to Cunningham’s Butcher Shop where Artie had worked. Mocking-bird bought a sandwich, a bottle of pop and a paper bag of thinly sliced, fried potatoes that Mr. Cunningham referred to as ‘crisps’. Percy scanned for bleed in the butcher shop but only found residual traces of bleed energy. Feyre broke into the shop after Mr. Cunningham had closed up for the night and surveyed the turkey’s in the walk-in cooler. She took an accounting of numbered tags on each turkey and looked through Cunnigham’s ledger.<br /> <br /> After determining everything looked to be in order, Feyre placed some money into the butcher’s safe with a note reading ''‘Invest in some new locks buddy.”''<br /> <br /> The investigators left the Sidle to find Jones in the undercity to see if he was adversely affected by the turkey sandwich Artie might have shared with him. When investigating a park that Artie frequented during his lunches to practice his drawing, Percy noticed a woman watching them from an alley across the street. A man approached her from within the alley and they left in a black sedan.<br /> <br /> Mocking-bird, being a resident of The Soffit, had run into Jones as well as other unhoused individuals in her work trying to get Scarlet off the street. The trio they found were users of the drug, not distributors. After a bit of conversation, it is determined that while the team had thought that perhaps the turkey was tainted, it appeared to be fine because Jones had not experienced anything strange after eating the sandwich.<br /> <br /> The team then made their way to Nine Irons to examine the body of Marie in the city morgue, but also noticed the black sedan from The Sidle. Mocking-bird and Filly decided to head into the morgue while Callum, Feyre and Percy approached the black sedan. Filly distracted the clerk as Mocking-bird snuck into the morgue. Once inside, she found an open cold chamber with a label indicating that it had been where Marie’s body had once been. It was empty. The window of the morgue was broken and indicated that someone or something had escaped through it from the inside.<br /> <br /> As Feyre approached the black sedan, she noticed it was running but it did not sound like a normal automobile. When attempting to unlock the car, it revved its engine and drove down the street from her; even though the vehicle was empty. An attempt to shim the lock of the car open revealed no apparent locking mechanism within the door. When she removed the shim from the door, it was covered in some sort of mucus.<br /> <br /> As she attempted to wipe it clean, the man the investigators had seen in The Sidle called out to her and approached the car. Which turned out to be his. It purred when he stepped up to the trunk and opened up for him. The trunk shifted and revealed a selection of weapons. Percy held the man at gunpoint, but he was unimpressed and removed a large rifle from the trunk.<br /> <br /> As Mocking-bird and Filly joined the investigators outside, the woman from The Sidle joined the man at the car. Filly asked them if they were members of Candela Obscura to which the man replied, “No ma’am. We’re professionals.”<br /> <br /> Then offered to team up with the investigators in tracking down what actually killed Marie.<br /> <br /> Mockingbird and FIlly confirmed that Marie’s body was missing.<br /> <br /> Begrudgingly, the investigators join the two strangers and venture into Eastreek to find whatever had killed Marie and possibly absconded with her body.<br /> <br /> When asked by Callum who the man and woman were, the man replied, “We’re the Nightkeepers.”<br /> <br /> Their plan was simple. The investigators would serve as bait to draw out the creature and the Nightkeepers, known as Shard and The Hollow, would ambush it and kill it.<br /> <br /> Shortly after entering the labyrinthian landfill, a mysterious figure in a mask that introduced themself as the greatest thief in the world made a distraction atop a hill of trash and was almost instantly attacked from the shadows by a creature made of flesh and shadow, seemingly made of both male and female genders. The female part resembling Artie’s description of Marie.<br /> <br /> The masked woman known as, later understood to be known as Lady Phantasma, was subdued by the monster as it dug into her mind.<br /> <br /> The investigators tried to stop the monster from attacking the masked woman, but were overcome with a sudden terror from the sight of the creature slipping its fingers beneath the newcomer's scalp. All but Filly.<br /> <br /> The Doctor attempted to appeal to whatever common ground might dwell within the monster in the hopes that some piece of Marie was still inside there. And while her courageous attempt to persuade the monster seemed to work, it turned out that Filly had just drawn the monster's attention. As it approached her, the Nightkeepers arrived and attacked with a combination of magikal and technological attacks.<br /> <br /> The Hollow was injured in the fight with the monster, but between Callum, Mocking-bird physically assailing the beast while Feyre and Filly tried to keep it from killing The Hollow. Lady Phantasma  managed to find The Hollow’s gun and repeatedly fired at the creature, killing it.<br /> <br /> As the fog of disorientation began to clear from Phantasma’s mind, she shared some information she had learned when her mind was connected to The Shadow Man’s.<br /> <br /> The Shadow Man had been fed upon the memories of Artie, Marie and Phantasma. It had been born of some kind of accident in a strange lab where it merged with a technician that was checking on the body of an unconscious woman in a hospital bed.<br /> <br /> The feeding process always leaves The Shadow Man’s victims disoriented and afraid. In Artie’s disoriented state, he attacked Marie in a misguided attempt to stop The Shadow Man. His wild attacks left Marie dead on the floor of the butcher’s shop where she had found Artie reeling from being attacked by The Shadow Man.<br /> <br /> As the sounds of police sirens filled the air, the investigators gathered their wounded and quickly selected a sample of The Shadow Man’s tissue and blood for study by Candela Obscura. The Hollow reassured them they could smooth things over with the Periphery.<br /> <br /> They also hoped to use the sample to persuade the courts that Artie was unwillingly under the effects of a psychoactive substance that caused him to lose control of himself and kill Marie. His fate currently remains unclear.<br /> <br /> In the aftermath, the team now gone, The Hollow and Shard Examined The Shadow Man’s body.<br /> <br /> The Hollowed looked on as Shard knelt beside the creature, her hand lightly resting on its form, crystalline veins glowing faintly along her arm in the dim light.<br /> <br /> The Hollow kept his voice low, “Anything?”<br /> <br /> Shard replied quietly, almost mournful. “It’s still alive.”<br /> <br /> The Hollow paused, his expression grim as he spoke: “Box it up and let The Boss know we bagged another one.”<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #4 - &quot;Heart of Steel&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook: The investigators are once again sent to Grand Noman Hospital to investigate theft of medical supplies, organic materials, and the energy source of an experimental healing device created by EONS; as well as several cases of patients experiencing a relapse of a serious illness.<br /> <br /> Content Warnings: '''''This assignment will contain body horror and gore.'''''<br /> <br /> Assignment Date: 02/07/37 CR<br /> <br /> Characters: Arin Kwyin, Dexter &quot;Dex&quot; Miller, Katherine Ellenbogen, Feyre Acheron, Byron Hans Core<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Dr. Lucy Franklin, Jacob Franklin, Dr. David Franklin, Dr. Eliza Morgan, Detective Irene Mathers, Detective Joe Brandt, Ezekial Graves, Nichelle<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: Actium-77 (Synthesized Isotope)<br /> <br /> District/Locations: Silverslip, Grand Noman Hospital<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> # '''Setting and Initial Observations'''<br /> #* The investigators were dispatched to Grand Noman Hospital to investigate thefts of medical supplies, organic fluids, and the energy source of the Vitae Reconstructor, a device developed by Holthorne Biologics.<br /> #* They found evidence of tampered supply rooms, scorch marks near the Vitae Reconstructor, and dangerous residual bleed energy left behind.<br /> #* Tensions rose quickly with the arrival of two Periphery detectives, Mathers and Brandt, who were openly hostile to the investigators' involvement and focused solely on recovering Actium-77.<br /> #* Amid the chaos, several patients were found horribly mutated by exposure to unstable bleed energy.<br /> #* Suspicious behavior from Dr. Lucy Franklin led the investigators to track her movements through the hospital, ultimately uncovering a secret sub-basement where Lucy and her brother Jacob were conducting unauthorized experiments.<br /> # '''Recovery of Items and Information'''<br /> #* In the sub-basement workshop, the investigators found Lucy and Jacob tending to a grotesque mechanical womb sustaining their dying brother David.<br /> #* The device was leaking dangerous amounts of bleed energy, amplified by the unstable Actium-77 housed improperly in the core.<br /> #* When the investigators confronted the siblings, a violent struggle broke out: Jacob shot Mocking-bird in the shoulder, injuring her.<br /> #* Byron cracked the reinforced glass porthole of the mechanical suit during the skirmish, causing irradiated amniotic fluid to spill out into the workshop and exposing everyone present to bleed contamination.<br /> #* As tensions flared, Jacob and Lucy revealed their desperation: the military had cut off David’s medical services following the war’s end, leaving them with no other way to save him. Jacob, weeping, begged Byron for help.<br /> #* Bound by the magickal compulsion of his curse, Byron aided them.<br /> # '''Confrontation with the Periphery'''<br /> #* Moments later, Detectives Mathers and Brandt arrived with a group of police officers, prepared to make arrests.<br /> #* The investigators warned the officers not to enter the contaminated workshop and agreed to submit to arrest once safely outside the bleed exposure zone.<br /> #* However, when they attempted to explain the situation, Detective Brandt grew aggressive, pushing the investigators against a wall in an attempt to forcibly arrest them.<br /> #* Byron resisted arrest, leading to a brutal confrontation between the investigators and the officers.<br /> #* Mathers attempted to shoot Mocking-bird, but missed narrowly during the melee.<br /> #* Mocking-bird shattered Brandt’s knee with a savage blow, and Byron incapacitated Mathers by stabbing her gun hand with a concealed knife.<br /> # '''Escape and Aftermath'''<br /> #* The investigators fled the hospital amidst the chaos, wounded and pursued.<br /> #* Outside, they witnessed operatives from the secretive Nightkeepers—specifically Shard and The Hollow—loading the Franklin siblings and the mechanical womb onto a large flatbed truck.<br /> # '''Legal Fallout'''<br /> #* In the aftermath, warrants were issued for the arrest of Regicide (Byron Core) and Mocking-bird (Olive Horvat) on charges including assaulting officers, resisting arrest, and fleeing custody.<br /> #* The incident left the situation at Grand Noman Hospital deeply unsettled, with lingering bleed contamination, a growing antagonism between vigilantes and the Periphery.<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #5 - &quot;Good Night, Sleep Tight&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #6 - &quot;The Devil Doctor of South Soffit&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags: Power and Corruption, Bleed Exposure, Spiritualism, Supernatural Deception<br /> <br /> Hook: After rumors spread of a mysterious figure solving supernatural problems for the people of South Soffit—at no charge—investigators are assigned by Harry to look into it. Descriptions of the so-called &quot;Devil Doctor&quot; eerily match photographs of Lincoln, a retired and deceased investigator. With growing reports of unexplained phenomena and bleed energy spikes, the investigators are tasked with uncovering the truth behind the Devil Doctor’s rise.<br /> <br /> Content Warnings: Themes of bleed exposure, manipulation of spiritual beliefs, exploitation of the poor<br /> <br /> Characters: Persephone &quot;Percy&quot; Montgomery, Byron Core (Regicide), Olive Horvat (Mocking-bird)<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: The Devil Doctor (The Dark Half), Lila Marchand (The Light Half), Joaquin Reyes, Sophia Reyes, Periphery Sergeant Isabela Reyes<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: The Book, “Compacts and Covenants” was destroyed except for part of the cover<br /> <br /> District/Locations: South Soffit, Meyers Storage, O'Malley's Pub, Robinson Field<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> '''1. Setting and Initial Observations'''<br /> <br /> * Investigators were briefed at O’Malley’s Pub by Harry, who revealed a new figure in South Soffit known as the Devil Doctor—a supernatural problem solver matching Lincoln’s appearance.<br /> * Percy, Byron and Olive traveled to South Soffit, noting the district’s eerie, heavy atmosphere—still scarred by the Red Rash plague of the year prior.<br /> <br /> '''2. First Encounter with the Devil Doctor'''<br /> <br /> * In an old crowded warehouse, the investigators witnessed the Devil Doctor dramatically pulling a ghostly figure from an old woman. She had claimed to be haunted by her deceased husband and was suffering blindness caused from the moment that her husband’s ghost appeared. The ghost, content that his wife would be alright vanished and her sight returned.<br /> * A dark-haired woman (Lila Marchand) watched from the edge of the gathering, carrying a worn messenger bag.<br /> * Joaquin Reyes, a retired dock worker who lost an arm in an accident when a crane buckled due to a lack of safety related maintenance, was seen assisting the elderly woman and speaking with the Devil Doctor.<br /> * Byron and Percy were in disguise as unhoused and given meals to eat and welcomed warmly by those gathered to witness the “miracle”.<br /> * Olive spoke with Sgt. Reyes after Joaquin left with Sophia so she could finish her homework. Isabela, who was already suspicious of the group her brother had “fallen in with” immediately grew suspicious of their presence. She warned them to stay away from her people, or she’d put them behind bars.<br /> * They were invited to join the congregants three days later where another “helper” in the flock, Thomas “Jonsey” Jones, had been given permission to use a small area of their place of employment (Robinson Field, home of the South Soffit Sluggers) for the group to meet as they were never able to find a permanent place to meet.<br /> * Percy detected lingering, non-harmful bleed energy radiating from Joaquin and the room in which the ghost had been banished.<br /> <br /> '''3. Confrontation with Isabela Reyes'''<br /> <br /> * Isabela Reyes, dressed out of uniform, was caught tailing the investigators by Byron.<br /> * After a tense exchange, Olive persuaded Isabela to let them help.<br /> * Isabela reluctantly agreed, but promised if they stepped out of line, she’d run them in.<br /> <br /> '''4. Robinson Field'''<br /> <br /> * On the night when the trio would reconvene, Olive tailed Lila Marchand and cornered her and learned that her relationship with The Devil Doctor was, “complicated”. Before they could learn more, Jonesy informed them that they had been invited to meet with the Devil Doctor privately before that evenings gathering. <br /> <br /> * Percy successfully identified that Joaquin, Jonesy and the elderly woman from the night before (all “healed” by the Devil Doctor) carried faint traces of bleed.<br /> <br /> '''5. The Devil Doctor’s Ultimatum'''<br /> <br /> * In the Slugger’s locker room, the Devil Doctor confronted the investigators directly.<br /> ** He revealed he was a manifestation of a compact that Lila had made to help The Soffit under the pressure of the Red Rash.<br /> ** The being she formed the compact with manifested on this plane of existence and could draw Lila’s supernaturally gifted abilities to solve supernatural problems that he created. This cycle only served to make him stronger and Lila weaker.<br /> ** He gripped a book with the title “Compacts and Covenants” in his hand, which had been used by Lila to forge the compact.<br /> ** She had been given the book by a friend that had trusted her to guard it - Lincoln. His use of the book to forge his own compact had left a magickal imprint on the book. Resulting in the Devil Doctor’s resemblance to Lincoln.<br /> * He offered to help Percy recover her missing memories in exchange for their silence—but Percy rejected the offer.<br /> <br /> * The investigators learned that the Devil Doctor’s strength was tied to a book he carried.<br /> * The Devil Doctor summoned twisted supernatural creatures to fight alongside him.<br /> * Mocking-bird and Regicide directly engaged the minions in hand-to-hand combat, taking heavy bleed exposure in the process, knocking the book from the Devil Doctor’s grasp. Percy and Mocking-bird worked quickly to destroy it.<br /> ** When Percy stabbed the book with a knife from Byron’s utility belt, she had a vision:<br /> *** ''In a city of ruin and rebirth, towers of brick and steel crumble only to be rebuild themselves as a massive figure rests upon an undulating throne; drifting idly through the a sky of stars. Beneath this watching ruler, a woman, shrouded in shadow sits at a fire with their sleeves rolled up. They chant softly in an ancient tongue; casting golden powder into the fire. Slowly a series of glyphs begin to pulse with orange light along their right forearm, a Sigil blazing to life in their palm. She screams into the night.''<br /> <br /> '''7. Resolution'''<br /> <br /> * Destroying the book unraveled the compact, causing the Devil Doctor to disintegrate in a screaming vortex of smoke and bleed.<br /> * Lila survived, freed from the compact's control.<br /> * Jonesy and Jaoquin took up the roles of leadership of their flock, realizing the power of the faith was in each other and their community, not a person possessing supernatural power.<br /> ** Byron bought them a building where they would be able to operate from indefinitely.<br /> ** The group begins official operations of community outreach under the banner of ''The Lantern Society'' and the motto, ''“Where light is needed, we bear the flame.”''<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #7 - &quot;Vanishing Act&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #8 - &quot;Faulty Memory&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags: Judicial Corruption, Occult Conspiracy<br /> <br /> Hook: After receiving a private request from Dr. Sylvia Harlow, Artie Lemmon’s psychiatrist, Candela Obscura dispatches investigators to discreetly assist in Artie’s defense. Dr. Harlow fears that Artie’s fragile mental state has been weaponized against him and that a larger, darker plot is at work. With evidence mounting against Artie, the investigators must move quickly to uncover the truth before Artie is sent to the hangman's noose.<br /> <br /> Content Warnings: Themes of injustice, Political Corruption<br /> <br /> Characters: Dr. Phyllis &quot;Filly&quot; Bailey, Olive Horvat (Mocking-Bird), Katherine Ellenbogen, Noelle Silva, Persephone &quot;Percy&quot; Montgomery<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Artie Lemmon, Riley Lemmon, James Hendrix, Judge Marcus Donnelly, Ellie Carlson, District Attorney Miles Lah<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: Evidence of conspiracy by The City Medical Examiner of chemical contaminants causing Artie to kill Marie Chen without his knowledge.<br /> <br /> District/Locations: Silveslip, City Courthouse<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> '''1. Setting and Initial Observations'''<br /> * Dr. Sylvia Harlow privately contacted Candela Obscura, expressing concern that Artie Lemmon’s trial was compromised by supernatural manipulation.<br /> * Investigators attended the first day of Artie's trial, noting Judge Donnelly’s aggressive posture and the unnerving tension saturating the courthouse.<br /> * The presiding Medical Examiner presented forensic evidence aligning Artie with the murder, though inconsistencies were noted.<br /> ** The investigators suspected tampering with evidence as there was no mention of [[Qandela Obscura/The Story So Far#Assignment #3 - &quot;Cornered&quot;|Marie Chen’s body having disappeared or the presence of foreign substances that could also Artie’s mental state and cause him to kill his best friend]].<br /> <br /> * Katherine went directly to the City Morgue (her place of employment) and began reading through case files from both the medical examiner overseeing the autopsy of Marie Chen’s body as well as the case files from The Periphery.<br /> <br /> '''2. Complications with Witnesses'''<br /> <br /> * Nathanial Cunningham (Artie’s employer), under legal obligation, reluctantly testified about discovering Artie bloodied and dazed next to Marie’s body when he arrived the morning after Marie’s killing.<br /> * Mathers and Brandt, ex-detectives once assigned to the case, were overheard by the investigators to be privately discussing suspicions of a larger conspiracy at work as their case work had lead them to think that Artie murdering Marie didn’t add up as there was no apparent motive.<br /> <br /> '''3. Conclusion of Day 1'''<br /> <br /> * Riley Lemmon approaches Filly, stating she knows that Dr. Bailey and her comrades are more than what they seem and that they work with The Nighthawk and Mocking-bird. She asks Filly if the doctor would ask the masked vigilantes to help Artie escape police custody because she knows he isn’t going to get a fair trial. No one from The Soffit does. Filly delicately tells Riley that breaking Artie out of prison would only make the young man’s life harder and says she cannot help.<br /> ** Riley denounces Filly and storms away, determined to solve the problem on her own.<br /> ** Filly discusses the matter with Olive in the hopes that they might be able to figure out a way to help Artie.<br /> <br /> '''4. Uncovering the Occult Conspiracy'''<br /> <br /> * Olive changed into her disguise as Mocking-bird and shadowed Judge Donnelly.<br /> ** She hid outside the fourth story window of the study at his home and overheard him discussing manipulation of the case with a man, whos eyes glowed like hot embers and that his “''...keepers wanted Lemmon taken care of or they would find a judge who would follow their instructions.''” Donnelly was promised significant wealth and political power in exchange for his services.<br /> * After the Man with the Ember Eyes left, and Donnelly retired for the evening, Mocking-bird searched his home and found recordings and accounting documents revealing that Donnelly was taking bribes. There was also a tape recorder of conversations with the Man with the Ember Eyes clearly meant for use if Donnelly needed to black mail the group who was controlling his work as a judge.<br /> <br /> '''5. Meeting with Ellie Carlson'''<br /> <br /> * Percy went to Ellie and told her of her encounter with The Shadow Man that killed Marie and had taken over a portion of her body.<br /> * She agreed to take the stand, but to leave the topics of monsters out of her testimony<br /> <br /> '''6. Mocking-bird Goes to Lah'''<br /> <br /> * Mocking-bird meets Ellie and Percy at the District Attorney’s office and agrees to turn herself in if Lah will accept the evidence she found at Donnelly’s house.<br /> ** Lah deputizes Mocking-bird and gets her charges dropped so he can legitimize the evidence she has brought to him.<br /> * Katherine finds evidence that the coroner’s report has been tampered with and sends copies to D.A. Lah’s office.<br /> * Carlson and Lah agree to enter all evidence and new testimony into the record the following morning.<br /> <br /> '''7. Trial Outcome and Final Gambits'''<br /> <br /> * Percy takes the stand and says that they suffered an attack in Eastreek similar to what Arite reported.<br /> * Lah confronts Donnelly publicly in front of the court and plays the recordings of Donnelly accepting bribes.<br /> * Donnelly was arrested on corruption charges and removed from office.<br /> '''8. Resolution'''<br /> * Artie was found not guilty and released, though the full healing process would be long and difficult.<br /> * The group that was bribing Donnelly remains hidden, though their immediate plans in South Soffit were disrupted.<br /> * Report, James Hendrix began deeper investigations into the secretive groups manipulating events behind the scenes.<br /> * Riley thanks Filly for getting Mocking-bird involved, even if she didn’t break Artie out of jail and apologizes to Filly.<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #9 - &quot;No Rest for the Wicked&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #10 - &quot;Hot off the Presses&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags: Spontaneous Combustion, Conspiracy<br /> <br /> Hook: After the public death of reporter James Hendrix by spontaneous combustion, Candela Obscura dispatches investigators to determine whether supernatural forces were involved. As they uncover the truth, they find themselves drawn into a deadly conspiracy tied to a supernatural enforcer and a secretive cabal seeking to control Newfaire's future.<br /> <br /> Content Warnings: Graphic death (spontaneous combustion), Themes of suppression of truth, Political conspiracy, Supernatural and physical violence<br /> <br /> Characters: Carmen Baxter, Olive Horvat (Mocking-bird), Byron Hans Core (Regicide), Dr. Phyllis &quot;Filly&quot; Bailey, Dexter &quot;Dex&quot; Miller<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: James Hendrix, the Man with the Ember Eyes, Malcolm &quot;Mac&quot; Voss<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: Evidence that Hendrix's story was being suppressed, Learning Worms, Bones used in the forming of a portal<br /> <br /> District/Locations: The Civil Tribune (Silverslip), The No Tell Motel - Room #17 (The Red Lamp), An Abandoned Warehouse (The Steel)<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #11 - &quot;Behind Closed Doors&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #12 - &quot;The Root of All Evil&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #13 - &quot;The Purple Plague&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #14 - &quot;Now You See Me&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook: Arc 3, Act 1 - Finale<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #15 - &quot;Ohe Sleifo Titrfn geog&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags: Memory Loss, Survival, Supernatural Phenomena, Lost Time<br /> <br /> Hook: The Investigators awaken with no memory of their identities, washed ashore on a strange, dreamlike coastline scattered with the wreckage of a destroyed ship and dozens of unconscious survivors. The world seems caught between day and night, and the only thing they are certain of is that they are not alone—and something unseen may be watching.<br /> <br /> Content Warnings: Themes of memory loss, psychological disorientation, injury, fire/burn trauma, and mild body horror.<br /> <br /> Characters: Clancy Fields, Feyre Acheron, Callum McVeigh, Persephone &quot;Percy&quot; Montgomery, Dexter &quot;Dex&quot; Miller<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Harrison Park, The Embered Man, Lysera<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: Lysera<br /> <br /> District/Locations: The Isle of Forgetting<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> '''1. Setting and Initial Observations'''<br /> * The investigators awoke on a mysterious beach with injuries and no memory of their identities, surrounded by other unconscious individuals.<br /> * They were on a strange island with a dusky gray sky, a thick forest, a large mountain deep within the forest and a shipwreck on fire, with luggage scattered along the shoreline.<br /> * The investigators began exploring the beach and shipwreck, searching for clues and resources, while observing the behavior of other individuals who were wandering into the forest.<br /> <br /> '''2. Recovery of Items and Information'''<br /> <br /> * Feyre searched the wreckage while Callum and Percy searched luggage, recovering items such as passports, tickets, and personal belongings, which helped some regain their identities.<br /> * Feyre found a dossier detailing the disappearance of the Lightkeeper, Piers Corden, and the order from the Council of Lightkeepers for investigators, to travel across the continent of Osugbo to rescue him or, in the event that he was dead, recover his body and determine who had taken him and why.<br /> * Percy discovered a ticket for the SS Everywhere, revealing the ship’s origin and destination.<br /> * Feyre found a set of coordinates on a navigational chart, revealing that they were headed for the coordinates that Lincoln had intended to go to a few days before his death.<br /> <br /> '''3. Encounters with Phenomena and Wraiths'''<br /> <br /> * The Investigators encountered mysterious shadowy figures and wraiths, which were progressively becoming more corporeal and threatening.<br /> * The investigators successfully fought and destroyed several wraiths using weapons like Clancy’s Ghostblade and Callum’s pickaxe haft, with the wraiths releasing memories upon their destruction.<br /> * The team realized that the wraiths were consuming memories and that defeating them restored lost memories.<br /> <br /> '''4. Exploration of the Isle of Forgetting'''<br /> <br /> * Through the discovery of an ancient stele with Vaelonic inscription as well as geometric design at it’s head, Percy identified the island as the legendary Isle of Forgetting, where individuals lose themselves and their memories.<br /> * The group discovered a ruined palace carved into the side of the mountain, with Vaelonic runes and a large chamber containing shadowy figures and a base relief depicting Lysera and Atikos.<br /> * The team debated the significance of Lysera, the queen of the island, and her connection to the phenomena they were facing.<br /> <br /> '''5. Confrontation with Lysera and the Man with Amber Eyes'''<br /> <br /> * Participants confronted Lysera, who they discovered was under the control of the Man with Amber Eyes.<br /> * Ember Eyes command Lysera to “make it quick” at which point, the strongest of the wraiths the team had confronted attacked them - a Shadow Woman.<br /> * Feyre berated Lysera, weakening her connection to the Shadow Woman, while Callum and Clancy attacked and destroyed the Shadow Woman.<br /> * Bored with the confrontation and Candela’s constant interloping, Ember Eyes set Lysera ablaze. She screamed for the team to run.<br /> * Feyre used a magickal artifact to absorb Lysera’s scream and unleashed it upon Ember Eyes and took a scar as a result of its use. Used in concert with Dex’s command of magick, Ember Eyes fled from the palace.<br /> * Dex successfully extinguished the magical fire engulfing Lysera, saving her from destruction, but collapsed from the strain.<br /> <br /> '''6. Escape and Loss of Harry'''<br /> <br /> * The palace began to collapse, forcing participants to flee while carrying unconscious members like Lysera, Dex, and Feyre.<br /> * Percy successfully made the jump across a chasm opening up in the floor, but slipped at the last second. Harry grabbed her and swung her to Callum. Callum caught her, but hurt his shoulder in the process. Harry slid along the floor as it tilted and fell into the chasm.<br /> * Percy and Clancy repelled down to Harry’s location only to discover he was crushed beneath the debris of the collapsing palace. Percy tried to stabilize Harry, but was unable to do so and Harry died as a result of his injuries.<br /> ** Among Harry’s final words were his instructions to get his files to Jacen Beck.<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #16 - &quot;Smoke and Mirrors&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags: Arc 3, Act II premiere<br /> <br /> Hook: Having defeated Ember Eyes and rescued an unconscious Lysera, the investigators must now search the rest of the island for Piers as the mountain at the center of the island erupts into a massive volcano causing the entire island to quake.<br /> <br /> Content Warnings: This assignment contained a hostage situation, gore, and the potential of death. This was a high stakes assignment.<br /> <br /> Characters: Mocking-bird, Gertrude &quot;Trudi&quot; Clyde, Persephone &quot;Percy&quot; Montgomery, Dexter &quot;Dex&quot; Miller, Byron Hans Core<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Jacen Beck, Piers Corden, Ember Eyes, Caleb Zener, Emily Zener<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: None, but Caleb and Emily Zener were rescued along with Piers Corden<br /> <br /> District/Locations: The Isle of Forgetting, The Island Lab<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> '''1. Initial Team Movements'''<br /> * Clancy, Dex, and Percy were the only conscious members of the team from the prior investigation.<br /> * After encountering Jacen Beck setting up a triage response from their ship’s explosion, they left Callum and Feyre with Jacen while Clancy stayed behind to assist with the wounded.<br /> <br /> '''2. Discovery of the Cave and First Team Exploration'''<br /> <br /> * Trudi, Byron, and Mocking-Bird discovered a cave powered by a generator, with a power conduit bolted into the stone wall and running deeper inside.<br /> * They regrouped with Dex and Percy, and the five investigators ventured together into the cave.<br /> <br /> '''3. Encounter with Wraiths'''<br /> <br /> * Using her psychic abilities, Trudi helped the team navigate a series of forks within the tunnel system.<br /> * The team encountered two wraiths guarding the passage and successfully fought and destroyed them.<br /> * During the encounter, Dex spoke to one of the wraiths, who stated it served “The Dream.”<br /> <br /> '''4. Gathering Intelligence and the Hidden Laboratory'''<br /> <br /> * After defeating the wraiths, the investigators split their efforts:<br /> ** Trudi remote-viewed one fork, revealing a man shackled to a cot bolted to the wall.<br /> ** Dex sensed a nearby presence filled with overwhelming anger.<br /> ** Byron, after drinking Witches Brew tea to become invisible, scouted the second fork.<br /> * Byron discovered a hidden laboratory where Ember Eyes supervised scientists transforming the recently dead into wraiths using a magickal serum.<br /> * Piers Corden, visibly battered and cuffed to a chair, was being used to pressure the woman working with the scientists.<br /> <br /> '''5. Rescue of Caleb Zener'''<br /> <br /> * The team prioritized freeing the man seen in the cell.<br /> * Upon reaching him, they battled a flaming gargoyle-like creature.<br /> * Byron wrestled with the creature while Mocking-Bird and Percy worked to break the prisoner’s shackles.<br /> * Trudi used filthy water to douse the flames in the gargoyle’s eyes, splashing Byron in the process.<br /> * The prisoner was revealed to be Caleb Zener, a researcher for Candela Obscura.<br /> * The woman still in the lab was identified as his twin sister, Emily Zener, previously referenced in Lincoln’s journal.<br /> <br /> '''6. The Rescue Plan and the Confrontation'''<br /> <br /> * Percy planned to cut the generator’s power while Mocking-Bird distracted Ember Eyes.<br /> * Dex, Trudi, and Byron prepared to rescue Emily and Piers during the confusion.<br /> * Mocking-Bird successfully lured Ember Eyes away from the lab by calling him out.<br /> * Byron and Dex attempted to ambush Ember Eyes but were overpowered and thrown aside.<br /> <br /> '''7. Mocking-Bird’s Sacrifice'''<br /> <br /> * Ember Eyes offered Mocking-Bird a bargain: surrender herself, and he would spare Trudi’s life.<br /> * Tearfully, Mocking-Bird agreed, on the condition that Dex and Byron would also be allowed to leave safely.<br /> * Byron and Dex disregarded her wishes and attacked Ember Eyes.<br /> * Byron was set on fire during the struggle but managed to break Ember Eyes’ arm, allowing the team to flee.<br /> <br /> '''8. Escape from the Isle of Forgetting'''<br /> <br /> * The volcano erupted into a pyroclastic flow as the team fled the collapsing cave system.<br /> * Following Caleb and Emily’s directions, they reached a hidden boat.<br /> * The investigators escaped the Isle of Forgetting moments before it was consumed by the sea.<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #17 - &quot;Liber Aeternum&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook: Arc 3, Act 2 - Premiere<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #18 -''' '''&quot;Head in the Clouds&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #19 - &quot;The door of Bones&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #20 - &quot;So Long and Thanks for All the Fish&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #21 - &quot;This Concludes Our Broadcast Day&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #22 - &quot;The Devil's Minion&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #23 - &quot;Beneath the Surface&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #24 - &quot;As Above, So Below&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #25 - &quot;To Be Announced&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #26 - &quot;Skibbers and Scrabbles&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #27 - &quot;For if Dreams Die...&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #28 - &quot;Once Upon a Dream&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook: Arc 3, Act 2 - Finale pt. 1<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #29 - &quot;Perchance to Dream&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook: Arc 3, Act 2 - Finale pt. 2<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #30 - &quot;What Dreams May Come&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook: Arc 3, Act 3 - Premiere pt. 1<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #31 - &quot;A New Dawn, A New Day&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #32 - &quot;Deus Ex Oculo&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #33 - &quot;Not a Dream, but a Nightmare&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #34 - &quot;Resonance&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #35 - &quot;East Hills&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #36 - &quot;To Be Announced&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #37 - &quot;To Be Announced&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #38 - &quot;To Be Announced&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #39 - &quot;To Be Announced&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #40 - &quot;To Be Announced&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #41 - &quot;To Be Announced&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook: Arc 3 - Finale pt.1<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM:<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #42 - &quot;To Be Announced&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook: Arc 3 - Finale pt.2<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM:<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> [[Category:Qandela Obscura]]<br /> [[Category:CR]]</div>

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<p>OGFlaya: /* Assignment #8 - &quot;Faulty Memory&quot; */</p> <hr /> <div>{{Worldbuilders}}<br /> == The Story So Far ==<br /> Below, feel free to add personal accounts of assignments.<br /> <br /> == Arc One - The Illusionist and the Alchemist ==<br /> <br /> === Assignment #1 - 12/02/23 &quot;The Devil's Well.&quot; ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: <br /> <br /> GM:<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #2 - 12/16 &quot;The Light Eater of Bridleborn&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: Piers, [[Lincoln Renfield-Murray]], Nesta [[Acheron]], [[Elizabeth]] [[Nightshade]] <br /> <br /> GM: @jaelthejust (Mercedes)<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #3 - 12/21 - &quot;The Gift of the Magi&quot; ===<br /> <br /> === Assignment #4 - 12/31 - &quot;The Night Plays On&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: #NewYearParty<br /> <br /> Characters: [[Steve]], Lincoln Renfield-Murray, [[Orla Martinez]], Warren <br /> <br /> GM: @jaelthejust (Mercedes)<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #5 - 1/13/2024 - &quot;Extra Credit&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags:<br /> <br /> Characters: Piers Corden, Lincoln Renfield-Murray, Lula V, [[Steve Corden]] <br /> <br /> GM: @jontheteach (JonTheTeach)<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment # 6- 1/20- “The Hand That Feeds” ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: Piers, Weasel, [[James]], Tess, Laurence Awrkright <br /> <br /> GM: @OGFlaya (Matt)<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Anthony Romano, Michael Romano, Maggy Ferguson, [[Martin]] Ferguson <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: [[Human]]/phenomenon hybrid<br /> <br /> District/Locations: South Soffit, Nine Irons, The Sidle<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened: Notorious mob enforcer and racketeer, Tommy Romano, was murdered by Martin Ferguson. A member of a family of mob enforcers possessing unique abilities due to being to having phenomenon intermingling in their blood line long ago in their ancestry. The youngest of the Ferguson's, Maggy had fallen in love with Tommy's nephew and the scion of the Romano crime family, Michael. The investigators diligently found, through an examination of Tommy's body in the city morgue that he was murdered, that he had been murdered rather than the purported suicide that that the Periphery was trying to say his death was. During a climactic confrontation with Martin and a flock of eldritch birds under his command, the investigators helped Maggy and Michael flee the city and place Martin into Grayslate Sanatorium for safe keeping and protection from the Romano family. The rest of the Ferguson clan watched as their son was taken into custody but did not end their relationship with Romano. <br /> <br /> === Assignment #7 - 1/27 - &quot;Fairest of Them All&quot; ===<br /> <br /> === Assignment #8 - 2/9 - &quot;The Ancient Tomb of His Bride&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags:<br /> <br /> Characters: Piers Corden, Steve Corden, [[Thomas]] MacCallum, Madge <br /> <br /> GM: @jaelthejust (Mercedes)<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Jean Hawkeye <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: <br /> <br /> # Mr. Malcolms Alchemical Reference Guide (+1 Focus on rolls that have to do with alchemy or magick)<br /> # Morphine Vial (Soak 1 Body, 1 use)<br /> # Phosphenes' Lights (Handheld illuminators that produce a glow only the holder can see)<br /> # Smelling Salts (Soak 1 Brain, 1 use)<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #9 - 2/17 - &quot;A Prince’s Gifts&quot; ===<br /> <br /> === Assignment #10 - 2/24 - &quot;A Needlepoint to Hear Me Through&quot; ===<br /> <br /> === Assignment # 11 - 2/25 - “The Illusionist” ===<br /> <br /> === Assignment #12 - 3/2 - &quot;Auction Victors&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: #Auction<br /> <br /> Characters: Steve Corden, Lizzy Nightshade, Weasel, Silas Heartwood, [[Laura Grant]] <br /> <br /> GM: @jaelthejust (Mercedes)<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #13 - 3/9 - &quot;The Ring to Stand Strong and True&quot; ===<br /> <br /> === Assignment #14 - 3/15 - &quot;Lost and Found&quot; ===<br /> <br /> === Assignment #15 - 3/23 - &quot;The Allure of Perpetual Beauty&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> Characters: Steve Corden, Silas Heartwood, Tess Henry, Warren Baxter, [[Laura]] Grant <br /> <br /> GM: @wardenwinter (Talia)<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #16 - 3/27 - &quot;Under the Truth&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: Piers Corden, Steve Corden, Silas Heartwood, Tess Henry, Lincoln Renfield-Murray, Nesta Acheron, <br /> <br /> GM: @jontheteach (JonTheTeach)<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #17 - 4/6 - &quot;The Kingdom in the Steel&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: Steve Corden, Silas Heartwood, Lizzy Nightshade, Madge, Laura Grant <br /> <br /> GM: @jaelthejust (Mercedes)<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #18 - 4/13 - &quot;The Gem to Persuade the Unwilling&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> Characters: Steve Corden, Piers Corden, Lincoln Renfield-Murray, Nesta Achron, Montana Jack <br /> <br /> GM: @jaelthejust (Mercedes)<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: THE TWINS, Gio <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: The Gem<br /> <br /> District/Locations: The Steel, EONs Headquarter<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened: Steve gets kidnapped opps.<br /> <br /> === Assignment #19 - 4/27 - &quot;The Prince’s Final Curtain&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> Characters: Steve Corden, Piers Corden, James, Lincoln Renfield-Murray, &quot;Fives&quot;, Warren Baxter, <br /> <br /> GM: @jaelthejust (Mercedes)<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Nathaniel <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations: <br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #20 - 4/27 - &quot;The Alchemist’s Final Call&quot; ===<br /> <br /> === Assignment #21 - 5/28 - &quot;In the Arms of the Evolved&quot; ===<br /> <br /> === Assignment #22 - 6/18 - &quot;Grant Me One Request [Player Catalyst Finale]&quot; ===<br /> <br /> === Assignment #23 - 6/29 - &quot;Long Lost Blood [Player Catalyst Finale]&quot; ===<br /> <br /> <br /> == Arc Two - The Herald and the Fang ==<br /> <br /> === Assignment #1 - 06/15/2024 &quot;Toll the Dead&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: Divine Herald, Ascendency <br /> <br /> Characters: James by Margarita, Gin Reynolds by Julia, [[Jamie Hayes]] by Amal, <br /> <br /> GM:<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Imelda [[Frances]], Victor Jenkins the DEAD Divine Herald, Mr. Woods <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: List of next Divine Herald<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> 6 months after what happened in the theater has passed, newspapers has talked about : <br /> <br /> # A deadly sickness, the dead rash, with symptoms of oozing red rashes on limps, cough, and fever. It effected 30% of population. Some people just… don’t get it. <br /> # ''Recent death of the Divine Herald.'' <br /> <br /> Candela was called by Ascendancy when Cardinal Reynolds, and Cardinal Zeroth died after ineracting with the Divine Herald corpse. Candela investigators went to shiverline to talk to holy [[mother]] <br /> <br /> //—//<br /> <br /> investigators found: <br /> <br /> # Bleed on body and the face itself. Not coming from the mask. <br /> # Mask will let the [[soul]] out. Mask is fixed to face, will be hard to take off. <br /> # MAKEUP ON HERALD.  A specific woman does this. '''Leslie Daulphin'''. <br /> # THERE IS. AT THE BASE OF THE HERALD NECK. An incision mark. NO BLOOD? connected to the artery. The blood is poisoned, they knew its gonna be removed. <br /> <br /> /—/ Baxter the head of OUP came by and stopped Candela's investigation<br /> <br /> //—//<br /> <br /> The team found this list for '''interviews. THIS IS FOR NEW HERALD DIVINE.''' <br /> <br /> '''Aarons, Sawyer (Cardinal in the Eves districts), Howard, Levins,'''<br /> <br /> '''Fournier(not familiar to GIN? Who is this? Not usual surname for new-faire)'''<br /> <br /> They also found a necklace that has a bleed, this necklace is used by the hauled and high ranking church members. The team didn't touch or take the necklace.<br /> <br /> /-/<br /> <br /> The team headed to Melody Wildes house in the sidle. WILDES Melody is new to the area, moved from the west. [[LaCroix|Lacroix]], moved from there. Family is a refuge. Dad started the funeral business from Mister woods. Brother and husband live upstairs. Dad is old now. <br /> <br /> The team went together to the house of grief, Melody is frozen in place, when approached, the team noticed a pair of puncture marks on the side of her neck. Not like the herald, this is more of….. bite…. Two teeth? <br /> <br /> Picture of her and a man. They are shaken hands, this is Mr. Woods. He seems happy and sure. She looked…. Off. <br /> <br /> Someone sneaking inside? The team try to hide from them, the older gentleman is now here. Asks why she’s here. She looks nervous talking to what it can be seen now as Mr. wood? <br /> <br /> Mr. Woods, has the same bleed as melody, STRONGER. So strong. It radiates from him. <br /> <br /> After going to his Mind Palace, Jamie figured out that Melody is under control from Mr. Woods. He must have been the one to miss with the makeup. When Gin left the house of grief, she noticed Mr. Woods watching the team at the top of the building….. <br /> <br /> === Assignment #2 - 06/15/2024 &quot;The Ruby Rapture&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: Red Rash, Fangs <br /> <br /> Characters: Lizzy (Talia), Gideon (Nick), Luliana (Emma), Henry (Geoff), and Gin (Julia) <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Harris/Lawrence, Pensive the Cat, Lorenzo of the Ruby Rapture, the Fanged Creature that Attacked Lizzy <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: Pensive the Fanged Cat <br /> <br /> District/Locations: Red Lamp, South Soffit <br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened: <br /> <br /> * A worker from the Ruby Rapture has been sick an abnormal amount of time, neck still red, violent outbursts <br /> * A doctor came to visit his home while he was sick and performed &quot;blood letting&quot;, his roommate said it was A LOT of blood and the doctor didn't clean up <br /> * The cat lapped up some of the blood and now also showing violent outbursts <br /> * The doctor gave an address and contact to Lawrence's roommate in case he needed more info. He went to the address during the day and found nothing<br /> * Going at night, they found strange symbols and then were attacked by a fanged woman who when shot, survived and ran away. <br /> * Later, the symbols were discovered to mean &quot;Feed&quot; <br /> <br /> === Assignment #3 - 06/21/2024 “The Last Lightkeeper of Seasway&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: Eldritch Horror, City of the Resplendent , Local Legends <br /> <br /> Characters: Tara (Sarah), [[Malory Harper]] (Matt), Cedric (Sam), Alexander (Jon), Mara (Anna) <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: The Lightkeeper's Doll, Gherman the Last Lightkeeper <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: The Lightkeeper's Doll<br /> <br /> District/Locations: Seasway<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> * There is an underwater city in the Glass Sea <br /> * The People of Seasway seemed to be under some kind of hypnosis <br /> * They are desperate to show you 'The Great One'<br /> * The Lighthouse is destroyed and empty on the bottom<br /> * At the top of the Lighthouse, Gherman has destroyed his entrance to the Pharos <br /> * He begs to keep the Doll safe <br /> * On the West side of the Island, the investigators see the remains of the Great One <br /> * The child of the Great one waits to feast<br /> * The investigators take barrels of oil and molotov cocktails to the child of the Great One <br /> * While it feasts on the hypnotized villagers, the investigators fight it until it dies <br /> <br /> === Assignment #4 - 06/22/2024 &quot;Interview with a Deaconess&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: Knight of the Pyre, the Pyre, the Ascendency <br /> <br /> Characters: Alexandria, Gideon, Jamie, Amaranth <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Baxter White, Ariel Kelly, Diego Parris, Lorelei Pennywhistle <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations: The Sidle<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> * A Deaconess is being held by the OUP after her brother Reggie called them when he found her missing <br /> * The Deaconess touched an artifact and ended up gaining telekinesis and the Pyre wanted to kill her for it <br /> * While interviewing her and trying to plan a way to help her escape, a knight of the Pyre appeared to kill her. <br /> <br /> -- We met the knight of the pyre for the first time! '''Diego Parris.''' <br /> <br /> -- Deaconess Lorelei was killed by him tho sad ): <br /> <br /> === Assignment #5 - 06/26/2024 &quot;Something Different About You&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: Developers. <br /> <br /> Characters: Gin Reynolds (Julia), Lulianna Vaerstrom (Emma), [https://quelmarwiki.com/wiki/Malory_Harper Malory “Mal” Harper] (Matt), Tara Lloyd (Sarah), Alexandria Aquino (Aerin), Cedric Margrave (Sam) <br /> <br /> GM: Jon<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Set VII Experiment I <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: None<br /> <br /> District/Locations: The Steel<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened: <br /> <br /> * Investigators entered an abandoned factory and immediately felt off<br /> * A mixture of pain, anguish, joy and malice were felt on the walls<br /> * Bleed was felt from a hallway, and the door opened itself mysteriously<br /> * A scream was heard from within the building, and the team began to look for the source<br /> * They entered the hallway, which had several decomposing bodies of developers<br /> * The end of the hallway had an odd green light, and a man was seen standing there<br /> ** He began approaching the group, rambling somewhat<br /> ** Dr. Aquino approached him, with Lulianna also offering a way to help<br /> ** He responded with &quot;I am Perfection&quot; and snapped the neck of the Doctor<br /> * The rest of the crew unloaded and retreated, then leveling the building on top of the experiment<br /> <br /> === Assignment #6 - 07/06/2024 &quot;Petals of Protection&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: The Cure, Owl Wain, Local Legends <br /> <br /> Characters: Gideon (Nick), [[Malory Harper|Mal]] (Matt), Amaranth (Anna), Luliana (Emma) <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: The Owl Wain <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: Timely [[Iris]] <br /> <br /> District/Locations: Scarlet Woods / Bridleborn<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> * The investigators are sent to retrieve timely iris to assist with making a cure for the fanged disease and red rash <br /> * Scarlet runners are seen traveling this edge of the wood, tell you of a local legend of a [[ghost]] who requires you to be [[silent]] or she'll kill you <br /> * When entering the area, if any sound is made, the investigators are quite immediately met with an attack of owls and among the owls, they see a young girl in a large feathery cloak, commanding the owls <br /> * The young girl approaches when the investigators are brought to the ground but they all manage to get away to the Iris field<br /> * They gather Iris and find a smugglers crate buried inside that contains the body of a young child, they think the same age as the Owl Wain's spirit appears. It is wearing a similar but less feathery cloak <br /> * When leaving, the group attempts to console the Owl Wain. The Wain is distraught when Mara sings her the song and then when she goes to cry, she covers her mouth to keep herself quiet <br /> * The investigators leave as the Wain is distracted and no longer attacking them. <br /> <br /> === Assignment #7 - 07/07/2024 &quot;Assisting the Gumshoe&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: The Ascendancy, The Pyre, Fangs, Dive Herald, Knight of the Pyre <br /> <br /> Characters: Lizzy (Talia), Tara (Sarah), Father Lorrian (Keller), Jamie (Amal), and Gin (Julia) <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:''Jonathan Aarons, '''[[Sister]] Fournier''''' <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: -- <br /> <br /> District/Locations: Shriveline, Briar Green, South Soffit <br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened: <br /> <br /> -- The people from the List are now dying! The team believes someone not on the list are killing them to benefit someone who is on the list.<br /> <br /> -- Jamie Dies! <br /> <br /> -- Candela managed to save the future Divine Herald! <br /> <br /> === Assignment #8 - 07/14/2024 &quot;The Crimson River&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: [https://quelmarwiki.com/wiki/Malory_Harper Mal Harper] (Matt), Amaranth Cyrus (Anna), Tara (Sarah) <br /> <br /> GM: Nick <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #9 - 07/17/2024 &quot;We Can Take Your Pain&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: Developers <br /> <br /> Characters: [[Malory Harper|Mal]] (Matt), Tess Henry (Mercedes), Gideon (Nick), Verity Leòn (Aerin), Amaranth Cyprus (Anna) <br /> <br /> GM: Jon <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Set VII Experiment II <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: None<br /> <br /> District/Locations: Briar Green<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> * The party arrived at the college campus, trying to understand what happened<br /> * Used bleed detectors to find the source of the phenomenon<br /> ** It was determined to be the dormitory building<br /> * The investigators entered and felt cold oppression and it got worse the higher they went<br /> * As investigators spread out through the building, each began to see images of their fears.<br /> * These fears pulled them towards the top floor, or sent them away depending on the person<br /> * Eventually, the group saw the experiment on the third floor, and he feasted on their fear and found it delicious<br /> * He wanted to feast on more than just fear, and turned to advance on the group<br /> ** They immediately opened fire as he tried to get closer, but he managed to get close<br /> * He was wounded severely, retreating through a rift in the Flare<br /> <br /> === Assignment #10 - 07/19/2024 “The New Divine Herald&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: Divine Herald, The Ascendancy, Red Rash, Quarantine, Fangs, [[Vampyre]] <br /> <br /> Characters: Gideon (Nick), Tara (Sarah), Father Lorrian (Keller), Gin (Julia), [[Malory Harper|Mal]] (Matt) <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Divine Herald Siobhan Fournier <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: Vampyre Dust<br /> <br /> District/Locations: The Shriveline, South Soffit <br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened: <br /> <br /> * The new Divine Herald states there will be a quarantine of South Soffit (indefinite), as well as a two-week hold on Hallowharbor, The Steel, and Red Lamp<br /> * Desperate to find the reason behind the Red Rash, the investigators head to ground zero, South Soffit, before the [[midnight]] Quarantine begins <br /> * In Gin's church in South Soffit, a few of those with the long version Red Rash state they got it from a soup kitchen where they saw the Divine Herald when she was just a Cardinal<br /> * They are approached by a pair of doctors looking for those with long-lasting Red Rash to &quot;assist&quot; them <br /> * Gin recognizes them as fanged creatures, like what attacked Lizzy <br /> * They kill the pair, using symbols of the Ascendancy or a Ghostblade to turn them to dust <br /> * They go the hospital the pair represented and find a &quot;Vampyre Nursery&quot; with a Nursery worker there, overseeing 5 newborns preparing to wake and 5 sedated [[humans]], ready to be feasted on when the newborns awake <br /> * The journal from the Vampyre Nursery states that they were going to wake up in 3 days. It takes 5 days fully from bite to awaking. <br /> * The investigators kill the Nursery Worker but not until they learn from him that the Divine Herald is a High Priestess from Lacroix, where she is known as the Countess Fournier <br /> * She brought the Red Rash to [[Newfaire]] to show the vampyres who will be the most susceptible to being turned into a vampyre vs. who will be the food for those new vampyres<br /> <br /> === Assignment #11 - 07/27/2024 &quot;The Owl Wain&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: Local Legends, Owl Wain, The Cloud, The Cure, [[Player]] Catalyst <br /> <br /> Characters: Lizzy (Talia), Verity (Aerin), Gio (Amal), Gin (Julia), and Gideon (Nick) <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Owl Wain <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: Timely Iris <br /> <br /> District/Locations: Scarlet Wood, Bridleborn Mountains <br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> * The investigators returned to put the Owl Wain to rest and also seek out more timely Iris <br /> * They take a side road and find a cloud that is giving off bleed <br /> * The cloud feels like it is watching them and then it creates a dust [[devil]] and slurps up a pair of wild stallions before dispensing the bones and blood in front of them <br /> * Going back to the main road, they find the Owl Wain and use the nursery rhyme song about her to plea to her and Gideon uses a spirit board to have her speak without speaking <br /> * She tells them she has to be quiet because of Pa and she is afraid of the passing Smuggler wagons<br /> * The riders on the wagon tell the investigators of a man who used to have his children travel with him and was unkind to them if they were not quiet and one by one the children went missing before the man retired because no one would work with him <br /> * The investigators find the box with the Owl Wain's body, Gin performing her last rites and her spirit being laid to rest. On the Box they see the name Hildebrand and a location <br /> * Going to the location, they find a cabin and inside, the body of the man, Hildebrand. The evidence shows he was murdered by his eldest daughter's fiance after she told him they couldn't be married because her father was refusing to let her go. <br /> * The investigator's find the Owl Wain's room and her name before she became legend, Mary. <br /> * Her eldest sister, Vanessa, seems to have escaped with her fiance. <br /> * There is a third bed with the name Alyssa on it. The investigators find no evidence to lead them to her demise. <br /> * Heading back, they have adequate amounts of Timely Iris <br /> <br /> === Assignment #12 - 07/30/2024 &quot;The Sunken City&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: City of the Resplendent, Eldritch Horror, Local Legends <br /> <br /> Characters: Gideon (Nick), [[Malory Harper|Mal]] (Matt), Mara (Anna), Tara (Sarah), Alex (Jon) <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: The Resplendent One, Alex's Visitor <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: The Gift of the Resplendent One <br /> <br /> District/Locations: The Glass Sea<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> * The Investigators delved into the sea to find the city lost below <br /> * In the Glass sea, they found what was once an island town now sunken and still inhabited <br /> * The Glimmers are jellyfish like folk who were gifted their undersea bodies by their goddess, the Resplendent One <br /> * The Glimmers share with Alex and Mallory that they found the Resplendent One by digging in a well that brought forth the gift. <br /> * The gift works like oil, but uses much less to burn brightly<br /> * They heard singing at the bottom of the well and went on a [[campaign]] to dig until they could find *her* <br /> * The resplendent one, uncovered, pulled the village of Anchorwash down to be with her in the ocean <br /> * The glimmers take the investigators to see the Resplendent one who they have chained because she threatened to leave them. The investigators can tell she is not truly locked in place though, but playing along with her followers. <br /> * Alex is called to take some of the Resplendent Gift but breaks free of it at the last moment<br /> * Gideon uses the Aetherstone to force the Glimmers back when they try to force Alex, but as it harms the Glimmers, it angers the Resplendent One who frees herself from her bonds to chase the investigators away. <br /> <br /> === Assignment #13 - 08/03/2024 &quot;The Fanged&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #14 - 08/09/2024 &quot;Happily Ever After&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: <br /> <br /> GM: Julia (Guest) <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #15 - 011/2024 &quot;Shadow Protocols&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: Intrigue, The Forge of Renewal, Disavowed <br /> <br /> Characters: Gideon (Nick), Tara (Sarah), Amaranth (Anna) <br /> <br /> GM: Matt <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Lucian Grim, Mockingbird, Magnus Thorne, Felicity Ashcroft, Jackson &quot;The Jackal&quot; MacKey <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: Partial rubbing of an Oldfairen tablet<br /> <br /> District/Locations: The Steel, The Eaves, Hallowharbor, The N.P.S. Aurora<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> * The investigators received unmarked packages that contained a very small cylinder phonograph with a briefing for an assignment.<br /> ** As well as a chest that containing:<br /> *** A device with a tag that notes the device as the Arcane Resonance Emitter (A.R.E.) - disables wards<br /> *** A pair of wire frame glasses identified as Spectral Identified Glasses - identifies individuals<br /> *** Each receives a first [[class]] ticket and an invitation to the gala aboard the [[airship]] Aurora during it's maiden voyage.<br /> *** An envelope of cash for use during the assignment<br /> <br /> * The assignment is to intercept notorious smuggler, Felicity Ashcroft and keep her from selling an ancient Oldfairen relic to wanted war criminal, Lucian Grim. The transaction is set to take place aboard The Aurora. Little is known about Grim due to his military records being completely redacted. The investigators are to conduct the assignment with the utmost secrecy but are instructed to stop the transaction no matter what (short of damaging the airship or harming passangers).<br /> * The investigators procure disguises and false identities from Candela's Junior Quartermaster, Quinnavyr Sinclaire.<br /> * The investigators board the Aurora without incident.<br /> * Mara and Gideon head to the dance floor to survey the room in an attempt to spot Ashcroft. Tara spots her and calls the team's attention to the bar where Ashcroft is being flirted with by several powerful members of Newfairen society.<br /> ** As Gideon and Mara head towards the bar, Tara notices they Ashcroft exchanges looks with a large man, Magnus Thorne, from across the ballroom then makes an excuse and departs to meet with him.<br /> * Tara follows Ashcroft and Thorne and sees them disappear into a stateroom, guard by a formidable man in the corridor, Jackson MacKey.<br /> * Gideon remote views into the room once Tara identifies the room number. He sees:<br /> ** A wooden crate sits in the middle of the living area of the luxury room. It has been opened, but Gideon cannot see inside of it.<br /> ** Ashcroft sits on a couch across from a man, Lucian Grim. A woman, Mockingbird, stands behind Grim - ready to spring into action if needed.<br /> ** Ashecroft demands more money, despite their prior agreement. This angers Grim and he refuses. Ashcroft pulls a gun on Grim in response.<br /> ** Grim approaches her in an attempt to calm her down and agrees they should renegotiate. Once Ashcroft lowers her pistol, Grim grabs her and breaks her neck.<br /> ** He tells Mockingbird to take care of MacKey and be quick about it.<br /> * Tara sees Mockingbird make fast work of MacKey then quickly drag him into the state room and close the door behind her.<br /> * Gideon tells Mara he is going to join Tara.<br /> * Tara devices a plan and performs a song from the stage and wows the attendees of the gala. It is under the ruse that she is singing it to her fiance.<br /> * Gideon and Tara encounter ship's security and act lost in order to remove any suspicion and keep the guards patrolling.<br /> * During Mara's song, Gideon and Tara use the A.R.E. to disable a word on the stateroom door. As they attempt to quietly open the door, Mockingbird hears the knob turning and pulls the door open.<br /> ** Tara draws her pistol and shoots at Mockingbird.<br /> *** Using the shot at Mockingbird, Gideon runs past her to try and get to the crate.<br /> ** Magnus is preparing charges on the wall of the stateroom to create an escape route from the ship.<br /> *** Grim is wearing a parachute and has strapped a light green stone tablet to himself.<br /> * Gideon tries to bend a knife at Grim as Tara fights with Mockingbird. Thorne blows the charges on the wall and blows a hole in the wall to the outside of the ship, causing the exterior envelop of the airship to catch fire.<br /> ** Gideon's knife misses Grim, but it cuts a strap on his parachute and causes the tablet to slide towards the opening in the wall.<br /> ** Gideon dives for the tablet, but as the ship lurches, is thrown through the hole as well.<br /> *** He fails to get the tablet, which falls into the sea below the airship.<br /> **** Given manges to grab a hold of a metal rod to keeping from plummeting to his death.<br /> **** As Grim moves to the opening, Gideon spots a piece of paper hanging out of Grim's jacket pocket.<br /> ***** Gideon tries to grab it but only gets a scrap of the paper, which is later discovered to be a rubbing of the tablet.<br /> * Grim, Thorne and Mockingbird escape by parachute.<br /> * Mara arrives in time to help Tara pull Gideon back into the airship.<br /> * The airship returns to port and the investigators disappear into a crowd of evacuees.<br /> * Later researching with their circle resources, they discover that the paper is a rubbing of the tablet. It speaks of something only named in part as &quot;The Forge&quot;.<br /> ** Gideon spends several days researching The Forge and concludes it must be in relation to The Forge of Renewal. An ancient device capable of rewriting reality as the user of the machine sees fit.<br /> <br /> === Assignment #16 - 08/17/2024 &quot;Missing Persons&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #17 - 08/18/2024 &quot;Engines of Compromise&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: Tess Henry (Mercedes), Cedric (Sam), Gin (Julia), Verity (Aerin), Gio (Amal) <br /> <br /> GM: Matt <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Prof. Alfred Greene, Jacob Wallace, Mockingbird, Magnus Thorne <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: None, but the investigators encountered three pale men in black suits that emitted bleed and possessed some kind of psychic ability that remains unidentified.<br /> <br /> District/Locations: South Soffit - The Monarch Theater, Briar Green - Professor Greene's home, Hallowharbor - Freighter docks<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #18 - 08/20/2024 &quot;We Move in the Dark&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: <br /> <br /> GM: Jon <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:\<br /> <br /> === Assignment #19 - 08/25/2024 &quot;The Healing Church&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened<br /> <br /> === Assignment #20 - 08/27/2024 &quot;Blood-Starved Beasts&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #21 - 09/04/2024 &quot;... vestus ardeat debet&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: <br /> <br /> GM: Matt <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #22 - 09/12/2024 &quot;Where My Brother Rests&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: <br /> <br /> GM: Jon <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #23 - 09/14/2024 &quot;The First Lightkeeper of LaCroix&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> == '''Arc 3 - The Shadow and The Dream''' ==<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #1 - 01/18/25 &quot;Nothing Left but Teeth and Bones...&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook: ''Two weeks ago a gas explosion destroyed a bakery in The Sidle. Recently several residents report sightings of smoldering apparitions resembling loved ones lost in the tragedy. Lightkeeper Harrison Park has summoned you to determine if a phenomenon is behind the sightings and if they are related to the explosion.''<br /> <br /> Content Warnings: '''''This assignment contains themes of death, grief and depictions of gore.'''''<br /> <br /> Characters: Feyre Acheron, Carmen Baxter, Dexter &quot;Dex&quot; Miller, Clarence &quot;Clancy&quot; Fields, and Mocking-bird<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Session Date: 01/18/25<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Harry Park, Clara Sutton, Eleanor Sutton, Nikoli Sorell<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: Nikoli Sorell's journal, Sorell's key ring, Sorell's wallet w/ identification, a magickal exlposive device (rendered useless)<br /> <br /> Assignment Date: December 24, 36 CR<br /> <br /> District/Locations: The Sidle<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened: <br /> <br /> The investigators are called to The Sidle by Lightkeeper Harrison Park to investigate a mysterious explosion that destroyed Merrick’s Hearth bakery two weeks earlier. The team begins their investigation at the ruins of the bakery, where they find scorch marks and shadows of the victims burned into the walls, clear evidence of the tragedy’s intensity. The remains of the bakery are unstable, with debris threatening to collapse at any moment.<br /> <br /> Carmen places a bare hand against the door frame of the bakery and experiences past emotions of horror and malevolence. As the investigators explore the basement of the bakery, both Carmen and Clancy feel someone’s sheer terror and wicked glee through a psychic emanation.<br /> <br /> Ultimately, the timing of the explosion and the appearance of reported sightings of the fury apparitions suggest some kind of connection, and that the explosion was no accident though things seem unclear at first.<br /> <br /> A strange man is spotted across the street from the bakery, taking notes. Mockingbird manages to sneak up on him and discover that his notes are for that very night and time and that he is writing the description of someone - later discovered to be Feyre. The man makes a scene and uses Mocking-bird’s desire to avoid drawing undo attention to herself to leave.<br /> <br /> During a visit to The Sidle Community Center, where residents have gathered to share their grief, the investigators learn from Clara Sutton, a grieving mother, that her daughter Eleanor, who died in the explosion, now appears as a ghostly figure following her wherever she goes. Eleanor’s smoldering form does not enter buildings or harm anyone, but her presence fills Clara with confusion and sorrow, as she believes her ghostly figure is the spirit of her beloved daughter. Eleanor’s flickering figure is spotted outside the window.<br /> <br /> Feyre learns of the death of her brother-in-law, [[Lincoln Renfield-Murray]], from Lincoln’s sister Ellie. He was one of the victims of the explosion.<br /> <br /> Dex leaves the community meeting to speak with Eleanor - joined shortly there after by the rest of the investigators and Clara.<br /> <br /> Clancy and Mocking-bird catch sight of the strange man that Mocking-bird saw taking notes walking past the community center’s park from where he was first seen across from the bakery. When he realizes he has been spotted, he runs. Both Clancy and Mocking-bird make chase and are joined shortly thereafter by Carmen.<br /> <br /> Working together, Feyre and Dex piece together that Eleanor’s spirit is tied to the explosion and the unsettling presence that Carmen felt tied to Eleanor. As the rest of the team tackle Nikoli nearby in the street and wrestle him to the ground. Where Carmen enters his mind to determine who he is and why he was following them. In his mind, she sees glimpses of memories:<br /> <br /> ''Terror on a bearded man’s face when he sees a tall, thin man. The tall man exudes a malevolent energy.''<br /> <br /> ''Bakers, dead on the ground near the ovens of the bakery.''<br /> <br /> ''The tall man, joined by pale men in black suits walking out of the bakery as the tall man snaps his fingers and causes the bakery to explode behind them.''<br /> <br /> As Carmen explored the man’s mind, Mockingbird maintained an iron hold on the man’s neck so Clancy could frisk and search him. They find a notebook showing that he had been following someone referred to as “L.M.” under order from a person known only as “K”. In the journal they see that he was notating:<br /> <br /> ''Lincoln’s day-to-day activities, business meetings, transcripts from recordings of personal conversations in Lincoln’s home with his family and friends and photos of Lincoln.''<br /> <br /> In total, there is nearly three months of data leading up to the explosion. As well as an entry stating that, “...the package is in place.” with a date from the night before the bakery explosion. The evidence points to Lincoln being a target in the explosion, raising suspicions that it was not an accident but an assassination.<br /> <br /> Comparing the photos in the man’s journal to his memories, Carmen shows the photos to Feyre and asks if the photos are of her brother-in-law, Feyre helps Carmen confirm that L.M. in the journal was, in fact, Lincoln.<br /> <br /> Carmen is also able to determine that the man was trying to crush a poison tooth in his mouth but Mocking-bird’s hold hand locked his mouth open so he could not bite down.<br /> <br /> The investigators destroy the remnants of a device that is covered in Oldfairen markings, dispersing the residual bleed energy and freeing Eleanor’s spirit from its tether to the physical world.<br /> <br /> Found in the man’s satchel is also a wallet with documents identifying him as Nikoli Sorell and a small key ring with three keys.<br /> <br /> ''Key #1: A vehicle key of some kind''<br /> <br /> ''Key #2: A deadbolt key''<br /> <br /> ''Key #3: A padlock key''<br /> <br /> Nikoli is rendered unconscious by Mocking-bird and taken to the headquarters of The Circle of Whistles and Whispers to be held in their vault for identification and removal of the poison tooth and questioning.<br /> <br /> After putting Nikoli into containment in the vault, the team investigates an address found on the driver's license found in Nikoli's wallet. It leads to an apartment directly across the street from the book store Verbatim, which is below a pair of apartments where Lincoln had lived with his family.<br /> <br /> When searching the apartment, Feyre, Clancy and Mocking-bird discover a cardboard box containing In the cardboard box, there are a lot of newspaper clippings and three books, “Summer at Silverslip”, “The Day the Veil Was Torn” and “Mud and Bones”. All novels written by Lincoln Renfield-Murray.<br /> <br /> The news clippings were all from local papers about book signings, public readings, his activities as a member Newfaire Arts Council and as a volunteer at the South Soffit Public Library.<br /> <br /> Both the books and news articles had notations in them in Sorell's handwriting; further detailing the lengths he went to in following Lincoln.<br /> <br /> Mocking-bird searched a desk in the apartment that contained unopened rolls of camera film as well as a small camera to go with them. Behind a false panel in the lower right hand drawer are three spools of audio film from a radio device on top of the desk as well as notes in a set of leather notebooks containing transcriptions of conversations recorded with the device on the desk since labels on and in the notebooks appear to correspond to labels on the reels.<br /> <br /> Feyre searched a steamer trunk at the foot of the studio apartment's bed and, after a few minutes of rummaging through a stack of pants and shirts, she noticed a small separation between the bottom the trunk and the inner wall of it - a false bottom to the trunk.<br /> <br /> Beneath this false bottom were a collection of guns, knives, piano wire, what could be several small explosive devices, small bottles labeled as various poisons, thieves tools, several forms of identification under several different names but all with Sorell’s photograph in them (business cards, a periphery badge, OUP identification, an ID for The Noman Army’s Division of Legal Investigation and several passports in different names - each with Nikoli's photograph), large sums of cash in various currencies and several single person, one way tickets aboard the railroad, airship liners and sea going vessels.<br /> <br /> There was also a date book with various appointments, dates and notes all written in Hillian (the language of East Hills). Within the date book Feyre found a business card for a business in The Varnish, Parson’s Paraphernalia - Antiquities • Books • Spiritual Consultant. A phone number was printed on the back of the card along with the business address and the name of the owner and proprietor, Jasper Parson.<br /> <br /> On the card in Sorell’s handwriting was a time and date, 11:30 AM, 11/22/36.<br /> <br /> Lastly, Clancy found a loose floorboard concealing another, leather bound journal. The entire [[The Strange Journal|journal]] was written in a strange language.<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #2 - 01/19/25 &quot;In The Light of the New Year&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook: ''With the new year rapidly approaching, invitations are being sent out for the dozens of First Light parties being hosted around the city. Piers Corden has received several for one of the most famous and most coveted- the one hosted by Metamorph Industries. What a better way to celebrate First Light than go to a famous party?''<br /> <br /> Content Warnings: '''''This assignment contains depictions of alcohol, and violence at a public gathering.'''''<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #3 - &quot;Cornered&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags: Investigation, Memory Manipulation, Monster Hunt, Paranormal Activity, Hidden Threats<br /> <br /> Hook: The Investigators were summoned to Noman Grand Hospital to investigate the murder of Marie Chen, a freshman at Briargreen College, who was slain by her best friend who is temporarily being held under psychiatric observation after he told his doctor of shadows that &quot;crawl into your head and steal your thoughts&quot;.<br /> <br /> Content Warnings: '''''This assignment will contain themes of death, mental illness, grief and depictions of gore.'''''<br /> <br /> Assignment Date: 01/14/37 CR<br /> <br /> Characters: Callum McVeigh, Feyre Acheron, Mocking-bird, Persephone &quot;Percy&quot; Montgomery, Dr. Phyllis &quot;Filly&quot; Bailey<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Arthur &quot;Artie&quot; Lemmon, Dr. Sylvia Harlow, The Hallow, Shard<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: Blood and tissue samples from The Shadow Man, mucus sample from the black sedan<br /> <br /> District/Locations: Silverslip, The Sidle, South Soffit, Eastreek, Nine Irons<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> Upon their arrival at Grand Noman Hospital, the investigators met Dr. Sylvia Harlow, a psychiatrist who had been treating a young man accused of murder named Artie Lemmon. Artie, a 20-year-old former butcher, had been charged with the murder of his best friend, Marie Chen. Artie’s account of the incident was disjointed and fragmented, with several days of his memory completely blank until shortly after Marie’s murder.<br /> <br /> Artie recalled trying to eat a turkey sandwich during his lunch on Friday, but nothing after that. Marie was murdered the following Monday night. He remembers being unable to finish it and comments it tasted bitter to him. He also states that he thinks he might have given it to a local unhoused man known only in The Soffit as Jones.<br /> <br /> Lastly, he drew a picture for the investigators of the monster he was certain he had seen in the butcher shop, crawling into Marie’s head, stealing her thoughts. Referring to the creature only as The Shadow Man.<br /> <br /> The investigators’ search for clues led them to Cunningham’s Butcher Shop where Artie had worked. Mocking-bird bought a sandwich, a bottle of pop and a paper bag of thinly sliced, fried potatoes that Mr. Cunningham referred to as ‘crisps’. Percy scanned for bleed in the butcher shop but only found residual traces of bleed energy. Feyre broke into the shop after Mr. Cunningham had closed up for the night and surveyed the turkey’s in the walk-in cooler. She took an accounting of numbered tags on each turkey and looked through Cunnigham’s ledger.<br /> <br /> After determining everything looked to be in order, Feyre placed some money into the butcher’s safe with a note reading ''‘Invest in some new locks buddy.”''<br /> <br /> The investigators left the Sidle to find Jones in the undercity to see if he was adversely affected by the turkey sandwich Artie might have shared with him. When investigating a park that Artie frequented during his lunches to practice his drawing, Percy noticed a woman watching them from an alley across the street. A man approached her from within the alley and they left in a black sedan.<br /> <br /> Mocking-bird, being a resident of The Soffit, had run into Jones as well as other unhoused individuals in her work trying to get Scarlet off the street. The trio they found were users of the drug, not distributors. After a bit of conversation, it is determined that while the team had thought that perhaps the turkey was tainted, it appeared to be fine because Jones had not experienced anything strange after eating the sandwich.<br /> <br /> The team then made their way to Nine Irons to examine the body of Marie in the city morgue, but also noticed the black sedan from The Sidle. Mocking-bird and Filly decided to head into the morgue while Callum, Feyre and Percy approached the black sedan. Filly distracted the clerk as Mocking-bird snuck into the morgue. Once inside, she found an open cold chamber with a label indicating that it had been where Marie’s body had once been. It was empty. The window of the morgue was broken and indicated that someone or something had escaped through it from the inside.<br /> <br /> As Feyre approached the black sedan, she noticed it was running but it did not sound like a normal automobile. When attempting to unlock the car, it revved its engine and drove down the street from her; even though the vehicle was empty. An attempt to shim the lock of the car open revealed no apparent locking mechanism within the door. When she removed the shim from the door, it was covered in some sort of mucus.<br /> <br /> As she attempted to wipe it clean, the man the investigators had seen in The Sidle called out to her and approached the car. Which turned out to be his. It purred when he stepped up to the trunk and opened up for him. The trunk shifted and revealed a selection of weapons. Percy held the man at gunpoint, but he was unimpressed and removed a large rifle from the trunk.<br /> <br /> As Mocking-bird and Filly joined the investigators outside, the woman from The Sidle joined the man at the car. Filly asked them if they were members of Candela Obscura to which the man replied, “No ma’am. We’re professionals.”<br /> <br /> Then offered to team up with the investigators in tracking down what actually killed Marie.<br /> <br /> Mockingbird and FIlly confirmed that Marie’s body was missing.<br /> <br /> Begrudgingly, the investigators join the two strangers and venture into Eastreek to find whatever had killed Marie and possibly absconded with her body.<br /> <br /> When asked by Callum who the man and woman were, the man replied, “We’re the Nightkeepers.”<br /> <br /> Their plan was simple. The investigators would serve as bait to draw out the creature and the Nightkeepers, known as Shard and The Hollow, would ambush it and kill it.<br /> <br /> Shortly after entering the labyrinthian landfill, a mysterious figure in a mask that introduced themself as the greatest thief in the world made a distraction atop a hill of trash and was almost instantly attacked from the shadows by a creature made of flesh and shadow, seemingly made of both male and female genders. The female part resembling Artie’s description of Marie.<br /> <br /> The masked woman known as, later understood to be known as Lady Phantasma, was subdued by the monster as it dug into her mind.<br /> <br /> The investigators tried to stop the monster from attacking the masked woman, but were overcome with a sudden terror from the sight of the creature slipping its fingers beneath the newcomer's scalp. All but Filly.<br /> <br /> The Doctor attempted to appeal to whatever common ground might dwell within the monster in the hopes that some piece of Marie was still inside there. And while her courageous attempt to persuade the monster seemed to work, it turned out that Filly had just drawn the monster's attention. As it approached her, the Nightkeepers arrived and attacked with a combination of magikal and technological attacks.<br /> <br /> The Hollow was injured in the fight with the monster, but between Callum, Mocking-bird physically assailing the beast while Feyre and Filly tried to keep it from killing The Hollow. Lady Phantasma  managed to find The Hollow’s gun and repeatedly fired at the creature, killing it.<br /> <br /> As the fog of disorientation began to clear from Phantasma’s mind, she shared some information she had learned when her mind was connected to The Shadow Man’s.<br /> <br /> The Shadow Man had been fed upon the memories of Artie, Marie and Phantasma. It had been born of some kind of accident in a strange lab where it merged with a technician that was checking on the body of an unconscious woman in a hospital bed.<br /> <br /> The feeding process always leaves The Shadow Man’s victims disoriented and afraid. In Artie’s disoriented state, he attacked Marie in a misguided attempt to stop The Shadow Man. His wild attacks left Marie dead on the floor of the butcher’s shop where she had found Artie reeling from being attacked by The Shadow Man.<br /> <br /> As the sounds of police sirens filled the air, the investigators gathered their wounded and quickly selected a sample of The Shadow Man’s tissue and blood for study by Candela Obscura. The Hollow reassured them they could smooth things over with the Periphery.<br /> <br /> They also hoped to use the sample to persuade the courts that Artie was unwillingly under the effects of a psychoactive substance that caused him to lose control of himself and kill Marie. His fate currently remains unclear.<br /> <br /> In the aftermath, the team now gone, The Hollow and Shard Examined The Shadow Man’s body.<br /> <br /> The Hollowed looked on as Shard knelt beside the creature, her hand lightly resting on its form, crystalline veins glowing faintly along her arm in the dim light.<br /> <br /> The Hollow kept his voice low, “Anything?”<br /> <br /> Shard replied quietly, almost mournful. “It’s still alive.”<br /> <br /> The Hollow paused, his expression grim as he spoke: “Box it up and let The Boss know we bagged another one.”<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #4 - &quot;Heart of Steel&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook: The investigators are once again sent to Grand Noman Hospital to investigate theft of medical supplies, organic materials, and the energy source of an experimental healing device created by EONS; as well as several cases of patients experiencing a relapse of a serious illness.<br /> <br /> Content Warnings: '''''This assignment will contain body horror and gore.'''''<br /> <br /> Assignment Date: 02/07/37 CR<br /> <br /> Characters: Arin Kwyin, Dexter &quot;Dex&quot; Miller, Katherine Ellenbogen, Feyre Acheron, Byron Hans Core<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Dr. Lucy Franklin, Jacob Franklin, Dr. David Franklin, Dr. Eliza Morgan, Detective Irene Mathers, Detective Joe Brandt, Ezekial Graves, Nichelle<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: Actium-77 (Synthesized Isotope)<br /> <br /> District/Locations: Silverslip, Grand Noman Hospital<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> # '''Setting and Initial Observations'''<br /> #* The investigators were dispatched to Grand Noman Hospital to investigate thefts of medical supplies, organic fluids, and the energy source of the Vitae Reconstructor, a device developed by Holthorne Biologics.<br /> #* They found evidence of tampered supply rooms, scorch marks near the Vitae Reconstructor, and dangerous residual bleed energy left behind.<br /> #* Tensions rose quickly with the arrival of two Periphery detectives, Mathers and Brandt, who were openly hostile to the investigators' involvement and focused solely on recovering Actium-77.<br /> #* Amid the chaos, several patients were found horribly mutated by exposure to unstable bleed energy.<br /> #* Suspicious behavior from Dr. Lucy Franklin led the investigators to track her movements through the hospital, ultimately uncovering a secret sub-basement where Lucy and her brother Jacob were conducting unauthorized experiments.<br /> # '''Recovery of Items and Information'''<br /> #* In the sub-basement workshop, the investigators found Lucy and Jacob tending to a grotesque mechanical womb sustaining their dying brother David.<br /> #* The device was leaking dangerous amounts of bleed energy, amplified by the unstable Actium-77 housed improperly in the core.<br /> #* When the investigators confronted the siblings, a violent struggle broke out: Jacob shot Mocking-bird in the shoulder, injuring her.<br /> #* Byron cracked the reinforced glass porthole of the mechanical suit during the skirmish, causing irradiated amniotic fluid to spill out into the workshop and exposing everyone present to bleed contamination.<br /> #* As tensions flared, Jacob and Lucy revealed their desperation: the military had cut off David’s medical services following the war’s end, leaving them with no other way to save him. Jacob, weeping, begged Byron for help.<br /> #* Bound by the magickal compulsion of his curse, Byron aided them.<br /> # '''Confrontation with the Periphery'''<br /> #* Moments later, Detectives Mathers and Brandt arrived with a group of police officers, prepared to make arrests.<br /> #* The investigators warned the officers not to enter the contaminated workshop and agreed to submit to arrest once safely outside the bleed exposure zone.<br /> #* However, when they attempted to explain the situation, Detective Brandt grew aggressive, pushing the investigators against a wall in an attempt to forcibly arrest them.<br /> #* Byron resisted arrest, leading to a brutal confrontation between the investigators and the officers.<br /> #* Mathers attempted to shoot Mocking-bird, but missed narrowly during the melee.<br /> #* Mocking-bird shattered Brandt’s knee with a savage blow, and Byron incapacitated Mathers by stabbing her gun hand with a concealed knife.<br /> # '''Escape and Aftermath'''<br /> #* The investigators fled the hospital amidst the chaos, wounded and pursued.<br /> #* Outside, they witnessed operatives from the secretive Nightkeepers—specifically Shard and The Hollow—loading the Franklin siblings and the mechanical womb onto a large flatbed truck.<br /> # '''Legal Fallout'''<br /> #* In the aftermath, warrants were issued for the arrest of Regicide (Byron Core) and Mocking-bird (Olive Horvat) on charges including assaulting officers, resisting arrest, and fleeing custody.<br /> #* The incident left the situation at Grand Noman Hospital deeply unsettled, with lingering bleed contamination, a growing antagonism between vigilantes and the Periphery.<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #5 - &quot;Good Night, Sleep Tight&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #6 - &quot;The Devil Doctor of South Soffit&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags: Power and Corruption, Bleed Exposure, Spiritualism, Supernatural Deception<br /> <br /> Hook: After rumors spread of a mysterious figure solving supernatural problems for the people of South Soffit—at no charge—investigators are assigned by Harry to look into it. Descriptions of the so-called &quot;Devil Doctor&quot; eerily match photographs of Lincoln, a retired and deceased investigator. With growing reports of unexplained phenomena and bleed energy spikes, the investigators are tasked with uncovering the truth behind the Devil Doctor’s rise.<br /> <br /> Content Warnings: Themes of bleed exposure, manipulation of spiritual beliefs, exploitation of the poor<br /> <br /> Characters: Persephone &quot;Percy&quot; Montgomery, Byron Core (Regicide), Olive Horvat (Mocking-bird)<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: The Devil Doctor (The Dark Half), Lila Marchand (The Light Half), Joaquin Reyes, Sophia Reyes, Periphery Sergeant Isabela Reyes<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: The Book, “Compacts and Covenants” was destroyed except for part of the cover<br /> <br /> District/Locations: South Soffit, Meyers Storage, O'Malley's Pub, Robinson Field<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> '''1. Setting and Initial Observations'''<br /> <br /> * Investigators were briefed at O’Malley’s Pub by Harry, who revealed a new figure in South Soffit known as the Devil Doctor—a supernatural problem solver matching Lincoln’s appearance.<br /> * Percy, Byron and Olive traveled to South Soffit, noting the district’s eerie, heavy atmosphere—still scarred by the Red Rash plague of the year prior.<br /> <br /> '''2. First Encounter with the Devil Doctor'''<br /> <br /> * In an old crowded warehouse, the investigators witnessed the Devil Doctor dramatically pulling a ghostly figure from an old woman. She had claimed to be haunted by her deceased husband and was suffering blindness caused from the moment that her husband’s ghost appeared. The ghost, content that his wife would be alright vanished and her sight returned.<br /> * A dark-haired woman (Lila Marchand) watched from the edge of the gathering, carrying a worn messenger bag.<br /> * Joaquin Reyes, a retired dock worker who lost an arm in an accident when a crane buckled due to a lack of safety related maintenance, was seen assisting the elderly woman and speaking with the Devil Doctor.<br /> * Byron and Percy were in disguise as unhoused and given meals to eat and welcomed warmly by those gathered to witness the “miracle”.<br /> * Olive spoke with Sgt. Reyes after Joaquin left with Sophia so she could finish her homework. Isabela, who was already suspicious of the group her brother had “fallen in with” immediately grew suspicious of their presence. She warned them to stay away from her people, or she’d put them behind bars.<br /> * They were invited to join the congregants three days later where another “helper” in the flock, Thomas “Jonsey” Jones, had been given permission to use a small area of their place of employment (Robinson Field, home of the South Soffit Sluggers) for the group to meet as they were never able to find a permanent place to meet.<br /> * Percy detected lingering, non-harmful bleed energy radiating from Joaquin and the room in which the ghost had been banished.<br /> <br /> '''3. Confrontation with Isabela Reyes'''<br /> <br /> * Isabela Reyes, dressed out of uniform, was caught tailing the investigators by Byron.<br /> * After a tense exchange, Olive persuaded Isabela to let them help.<br /> * Isabela reluctantly agreed, but promised if they stepped out of line, she’d run them in.<br /> <br /> '''4. Robinson Field'''<br /> <br /> * On the night when the trio would reconvene, Olive tailed Lila Marchand and cornered her and learned that her relationship with The Devil Doctor was, “complicated”. Before they could learn more, Jonesy informed them that they had been invited to meet with the Devil Doctor privately before that evenings gathering. <br /> <br /> * Percy successfully identified that Joaquin, Jonesy and the elderly woman from the night before (all “healed” by the Devil Doctor) carried faint traces of bleed.<br /> <br /> '''5. The Devil Doctor’s Ultimatum'''<br /> <br /> * In the Slugger’s locker room, the Devil Doctor confronted the investigators directly.<br /> ** He revealed he was a manifestation of a compact that Lila had made to help The Soffit under the pressure of the Red Rash.<br /> ** The being she formed the compact with manifested on this plane of existence and could draw Lila’s supernaturally gifted abilities to solve supernatural problems that he created. This cycle only served to make him stronger and Lila weaker.<br /> ** He gripped a book with the title “Compacts and Covenants” in his hand, which had been used by Lila to forge the compact.<br /> ** She had been given the book by a friend that had trusted her to guard it - Lincoln. His use of the book to forge his own compact had left a magickal imprint on the book. Resulting in the Devil Doctor’s resemblance to Lincoln.<br /> * He offered to help Percy recover her missing memories in exchange for their silence—but Percy rejected the offer.<br /> <br /> * The investigators learned that the Devil Doctor’s strength was tied to a book he carried.<br /> * The Devil Doctor summoned twisted supernatural creatures to fight alongside him.<br /> * Mocking-bird and Regicide directly engaged the minions in hand-to-hand combat, taking heavy bleed exposure in the process, knocking the book from the Devil Doctor’s grasp. Percy and Mocking-bird worked quickly to destroy it.<br /> ** When Percy stabbed the book with a knife from Byron’s utility belt, she had a vision:<br /> *** ''In a city of ruin and rebirth, towers of brick and steel crumble only to be rebuild themselves as a massive figure rests upon an undulating throne; drifting idly through the a sky of stars. Beneath this watching ruler, a woman, shrouded in shadow sits at a fire with their sleeves rolled up. They chant softly in an ancient tongue; casting golden powder into the fire. Slowly a series of glyphs begin to pulse with orange light along their right forearm, a Sigil blazing to life in their palm. She screams into the night.''<br /> <br /> '''7. Resolution'''<br /> <br /> * Destroying the book unraveled the compact, causing the Devil Doctor to disintegrate in a screaming vortex of smoke and bleed.<br /> * Lila survived, freed from the compact's control.<br /> * Jonesy and Jaoquin took up the roles of leadership of their flock, realizing the power of the faith was in each other and their community, not a person possessing supernatural power.<br /> ** Byron bought them a building where they would be able to operate from indefinitely.<br /> ** The group begins official operations of community outreach under the banner of ''The Lantern Society'' and the motto, ''“Where light is needed, we bear the flame.”''<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #7 - &quot;Vanishing Act&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #8 - &quot;Faulty Memory&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags: Judicial Corruption, Occult Conspiracy<br /> <br /> Hook: After receiving a private request from Dr. Sylvia Harlow, Artie Lemmon’s psychiatrist, Candela Obscura dispatches investigators to discreetly assist in Artie’s defense. Dr. Harlow fears that Artie’s fragile mental state has been weaponized against him and that a larger, darker plot is at work. With evidence mounting against Artie, the investigators must move quickly to uncover the truth before Artie is sent to the hangman's noose.<br /> <br /> Content Warnings: Themes of injustice, Political Corruption<br /> <br /> Characters: Dr. Phyllis &quot;Filly&quot; Bailey, Olive Horvat (Mocking-Bird), Katherine Ellenbogen, Noelle Silva, Persephone &quot;Percy&quot; Montgomery<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Artie Lemmon, Riley Lemmon, James Hendrix, Judge Marcus Donnelly, Ellie Carlson, District Attorney Miles Lah<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: Evidence of conspiracy by The City Medical Examiner of chemical contaminants causing Artie to kill Marie Chen without his knowledge.<br /> <br /> District/Locations: Silveslip, City Courthouse<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> '''1. Setting and Initial Observations'''<br /> * Dr. Sylvia Harlow privately contacted Candela Obscura, expressing concern that Artie Lemmon’s trial was compromised by supernatural manipulation.<br /> * Investigators attended the first day of Artie's trial, noting Judge Donnelly’s aggressive posture and the unnerving tension saturating the courthouse.<br /> * The presiding Medical Examiner presented forensic evidence aligning Artie with the murder, though inconsistencies were noted.<br /> ** The investigators suspected tampering with evidence as there was no mention of [[Qandela Obscura/The Story So Far#Assignment #3 - &quot;Cornered&quot;|Marie Chen’s body having disappeared or the presence of foreign substances that could also Artie’s mental state and cause him to kill his best friend]].<br /> <br /> * Katherine went directly to the City Morgue (her place of employment) and began reading through case files from both the medical examiner overseeing the autopsy of Marie Chen’s body as well as the case files from The Periphery.<br /> <br /> '''2. Complications with Witnesses'''<br /> <br /> * Nathanial Cunningham (Artie’s employer), under legal obligation, reluctantly testified about discovering Artie bloodied and dazed next to Marie’s body when he arrived the morning after Marie’s killing.<br /> * Mathers and Brandt, ex-detectives once assigned to the case, were overheard by the investigators to be privately discussing suspicions of a larger conspiracy at work as their case work had lead them to think that Artie murdering Marie didn’t add up as there was no apparent motive.<br /> <br /> '''3. Conclusion of Day 1'''<br /> <br /> * Riley Lemmon approaches Filly, stating she knows that Dr. Bailey and her comrades are more than what they seem and that they work with The Nighthawk and Mocking-bird. She asks Filly if the doctor would ask the masked vigilantes to help Artie escape police custody because she knows he isn’t going to get a fair trial. No one from The Soffit does. Filly delicately tells Riley that breaking Artie out of prison would only make the young man’s life harder and says she cannot help.<br /> ** Riley denounces Filly and storms away, determined to solve the problem on her own.<br /> ** Filly discusses the matter with Olive in the hopes that they might be able to figure out a way to help Artie.<br /> <br /> '''4. Uncovering the Occult Conspiracy'''<br /> <br /> * Olive changed into her disguise as Mocking-bird and shadowed Judge Donnelly.<br /> ** She hid outside the fourth story window of the study at his home and overheard him discussing manipulation of the case with a man, whos eyes glowed like hot embers and that his “''...keepers wanted Lemmon taken care of or they would find a judge who would follow their instructions.''” Donnelly was promised significant wealth and political power in exchange for his services.<br /> * After the Man with the Ember Eyes left, and Donnelly retired for the evening, Mocking-bird searched his home and found recordings and accounting documents revealing that Donnelly was taking bribes. There was also a tape recorder of conversations with the Man with the Ember Eyes clearly meant for use if Donnelly needed to black mail the group who was controlling his work as a judge.<br /> <br /> '''5. Meeting with Ellie Carlson'''<br /> <br /> * Percy went to Ellie and told her of her encounter with The Shadow Man that killed Marie and had taken over a portion of her body.<br /> * She agreed to take the stand, but to leave the topics of monsters out of her testimony<br /> <br /> '''6. Mocking-bird Goes to Lah'''<br /> <br /> * Mocking-bird meets Ellie and Percy at the District Attorney’s office and agrees to turn herself in if Lah will accept the evidence she found at Donnelly’s house.<br /> ** Lah deputizes Mocking-bird and gets her charges dropped so he can legitimize the evidence she has brought to him.<br /> * Katherine finds evidence that the coroner’s report has been tampered with and sends copies to D.A. Lah’s office.<br /> * Carlson and Lah agree to enter all evidence and new testimony into the record the following morning.<br /> <br /> '''7. Trial Outcome and Final Gambits'''<br /> <br /> * Percy takes the stand and says that they suffered an attack in Eastreek similar to what Arite reported.<br /> * Lah confronts Donnelly publicly in front of the court and plays the recordings of Donnelly accepting bribes.<br /> * Donnelly was arrested on corruption charges and removed from office.<br /> '''8. Resolution'''<br /> * Artie was found not guilty and released, though the full healing process would be long and difficult.<br /> * The group that was bribing Donnelly remains hidden, though their immediate plans in South Soffit were disrupted.<br /> * Report, James Hendrix began deeper investigations into the secretive groups manipulating events behind the scenes.<br /> * Riley thanks Filly for getting Mocking-bird involved, even if she didn’t break Artie out of jail and apologizes to Filly.<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #9 - &quot;No Rest for the Wicked&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #10 - &quot;Hot off the Presses&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #11 - &quot;Behind Closed Doors&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #12 - &quot;The Root of All Evil&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #13 - &quot;The Purple Plague&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #14 - &quot;Now You See Me&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook: Arc 3, Act 1 - Finale<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #15 - &quot;Ohe Sleifo Titrfn geog&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags: Memory Loss, Survival, Supernatural Phenomena, Lost Time<br /> <br /> Hook: The Investigators awaken with no memory of their identities, washed ashore on a strange, dreamlike coastline scattered with the wreckage of a destroyed ship and dozens of unconscious survivors. The world seems caught between day and night, and the only thing they are certain of is that they are not alone—and something unseen may be watching.<br /> <br /> Content Warnings: Themes of memory loss, psychological disorientation, injury, fire/burn trauma, and mild body horror.<br /> <br /> Characters: Clancy Fields, Feyre Acheron, Callum McVeigh, Persephone &quot;Percy&quot; Montgomery, Dexter &quot;Dex&quot; Miller<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Harrison Park, The Embered Man, Lysera<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: Lysera<br /> <br /> District/Locations: The Isle of Forgetting<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> '''1. Setting and Initial Observations'''<br /> * The investigators awoke on a mysterious beach with injuries and no memory of their identities, surrounded by other unconscious individuals.<br /> * They were on a strange island with a dusky gray sky, a thick forest, a large mountain deep within the forest and a shipwreck on fire, with luggage scattered along the shoreline.<br /> * The investigators began exploring the beach and shipwreck, searching for clues and resources, while observing the behavior of other individuals who were wandering into the forest.<br /> <br /> '''2. Recovery of Items and Information'''<br /> <br /> * Feyre searched the wreckage while Callum and Percy searched luggage, recovering items such as passports, tickets, and personal belongings, which helped some regain their identities.<br /> * Feyre found a dossier detailing the disappearance of the Lightkeeper, Piers Corden, and the order from the Council of Lightkeepers for investigators, to travel across the continent of Osugbo to rescue him or, in the event that he was dead, recover his body and determine who had taken him and why.<br /> * Percy discovered a ticket for the SS Everywhere, revealing the ship’s origin and destination.<br /> * Feyre found a set of coordinates on a navigational chart, revealing that they were headed for the coordinates that Lincoln had intended to go to a few days before his death.<br /> <br /> '''3. Encounters with Phenomena and Wraiths'''<br /> <br /> * The Investigators encountered mysterious shadowy figures and wraiths, which were progressively becoming more corporeal and threatening.<br /> * The investigators successfully fought and destroyed several wraiths using weapons like Clancy’s Ghostblade and Callum’s pickaxe haft, with the wraiths releasing memories upon their destruction.<br /> * The team realized that the wraiths were consuming memories and that defeating them restored lost memories.<br /> <br /> '''4. Exploration of the Isle of Forgetting'''<br /> <br /> * Through the discovery of an ancient stele with Vaelonic inscription as well as geometric design at it’s head, Percy identified the island as the legendary Isle of Forgetting, where individuals lose themselves and their memories.<br /> * The group discovered a ruined palace carved into the side of the mountain, with Vaelonic runes and a large chamber containing shadowy figures and a base relief depicting Lysera and Atikos.<br /> * The team debated the significance of Lysera, the queen of the island, and her connection to the phenomena they were facing.<br /> <br /> '''5. Confrontation with Lysera and the Man with Amber Eyes'''<br /> <br /> * Participants confronted Lysera, who they discovered was under the control of the Man with Amber Eyes.<br /> * Ember Eyes command Lysera to “make it quick” at which point, the strongest of the wraiths the team had confronted attacked them - a Shadow Woman.<br /> * Feyre berated Lysera, weakening her connection to the Shadow Woman, while Callum and Clancy attacked and destroyed the Shadow Woman.<br /> * Bored with the confrontation and Candela’s constant interloping, Ember Eyes set Lysera ablaze. She screamed for the team to run.<br /> * Feyre used a magickal artifact to absorb Lysera’s scream and unleashed it upon Ember Eyes and took a scar as a result of its use. Used in concert with Dex’s command of magick, Ember Eyes fled from the palace.<br /> * Dex successfully extinguished the magical fire engulfing Lysera, saving her from destruction, but collapsed from the strain.<br /> <br /> '''6. Escape and Loss of Harry'''<br /> <br /> * The palace began to collapse, forcing participants to flee while carrying unconscious members like Lysera, Dex, and Feyre.<br /> * Percy successfully made the jump across a chasm opening up in the floor, but slipped at the last second. Harry grabbed her and swung her to Callum. Callum caught her, but hurt his shoulder in the process. Harry slid along the floor as it tilted and fell into the chasm.<br /> * Percy and Clancy repelled down to Harry’s location only to discover he was crushed beneath the debris of the collapsing palace. Percy tried to stabilize Harry, but was unable to do so and Harry died as a result of his injuries.<br /> ** Among Harry’s final words were his instructions to get his files to Jacen Beck.<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #16 - &quot;Smoke and Mirrors&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags: Arc 3, Act II premiere<br /> <br /> Hook: Having defeated Ember Eyes and rescued an unconscious Lysera, the investigators must now search the rest of the island for Piers as the mountain at the center of the island erupts into a massive volcano causing the entire island to quake.<br /> <br /> Content Warnings: This assignment contained a hostage situation, gore, and the potential of death. This was a high stakes assignment.<br /> <br /> Characters: Mocking-bird, Gertrude &quot;Trudi&quot; Clyde, Persephone &quot;Percy&quot; Montgomery, Dexter &quot;Dex&quot; Miller, Byron Hans Core<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Jacen Beck, Piers Corden, Ember Eyes, Caleb Zener, Emily Zener<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: None, but Caleb and Emily Zener were rescued along with Piers Corden<br /> <br /> District/Locations: The Isle of Forgetting, The Island Lab<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> '''1. Initial Team Movements'''<br /> * Clancy, Dex, and Percy were the only conscious members of the team from the prior investigation.<br /> * After encountering Jacen Beck setting up a triage response from their ship’s explosion, they left Callum and Feyre with Jacen while Clancy stayed behind to assist with the wounded.<br /> <br /> '''2. Discovery of the Cave and First Team Exploration'''<br /> <br /> * Trudi, Byron, and Mocking-Bird discovered a cave powered by a generator, with a power conduit bolted into the stone wall and running deeper inside.<br /> * They regrouped with Dex and Percy, and the five investigators ventured together into the cave.<br /> <br /> '''3. Encounter with Wraiths'''<br /> <br /> * Using her psychic abilities, Trudi helped the team navigate a series of forks within the tunnel system.<br /> * The team encountered two wraiths guarding the passage and successfully fought and destroyed them.<br /> * During the encounter, Dex spoke to one of the wraiths, who stated it served “The Dream.”<br /> <br /> '''4. Gathering Intelligence and the Hidden Laboratory'''<br /> <br /> * After defeating the wraiths, the investigators split their efforts:<br /> ** Trudi remote-viewed one fork, revealing a man shackled to a cot bolted to the wall.<br /> ** Dex sensed a nearby presence filled with overwhelming anger.<br /> ** Byron, after drinking Witches Brew tea to become invisible, scouted the second fork.<br /> * Byron discovered a hidden laboratory where Ember Eyes supervised scientists transforming the recently dead into wraiths using a magickal serum.<br /> * Piers Corden, visibly battered and cuffed to a chair, was being used to pressure the woman working with the scientists.<br /> <br /> '''5. Rescue of Caleb Zener'''<br /> <br /> * The team prioritized freeing the man seen in the cell.<br /> * Upon reaching him, they battled a flaming gargoyle-like creature.<br /> * Byron wrestled with the creature while Mocking-Bird and Percy worked to break the prisoner’s shackles.<br /> * Trudi used filthy water to douse the flames in the gargoyle’s eyes, splashing Byron in the process.<br /> * The prisoner was revealed to be Caleb Zener, a researcher for Candela Obscura.<br /> * The woman still in the lab was identified as his twin sister, Emily Zener, previously referenced in Lincoln’s journal.<br /> <br /> '''6. The Rescue Plan and the Confrontation'''<br /> <br /> * Percy planned to cut the generator’s power while Mocking-Bird distracted Ember Eyes.<br /> * Dex, Trudi, and Byron prepared to rescue Emily and Piers during the confusion.<br /> * Mocking-Bird successfully lured Ember Eyes away from the lab by calling him out.<br /> * Byron and Dex attempted to ambush Ember Eyes but were overpowered and thrown aside.<br /> <br /> '''7. Mocking-Bird’s Sacrifice'''<br /> <br /> * Ember Eyes offered Mocking-Bird a bargain: surrender herself, and he would spare Trudi’s life.<br /> * Tearfully, Mocking-Bird agreed, on the condition that Dex and Byron would also be allowed to leave safely.<br /> * Byron and Dex disregarded her wishes and attacked Ember Eyes.<br /> * Byron was set on fire during the struggle but managed to break Ember Eyes’ arm, allowing the team to flee.<br /> <br /> '''8. Escape from the Isle of Forgetting'''<br /> <br /> * The volcano erupted into a pyroclastic flow as the team fled the collapsing cave system.<br /> * Following Caleb and Emily’s directions, they reached a hidden boat.<br /> * The investigators escaped the Isle of Forgetting moments before it was consumed by the sea.<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #17 - &quot;Liber Aeternum&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook: Arc 3, Act 2 - Premiere<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #18 -''' '''&quot;Head in the Clouds&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #19 - &quot;The door of Bones&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #20 - &quot;So Long and Thanks for All the Fish&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #21 - &quot;This Concludes Our Broadcast Day&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #22 - &quot;The Devil's Minion&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #23 - &quot;Beneath the Surface&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #24 - &quot;As Above, So Below&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #25 - &quot;To Be Announced&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #26 - &quot;Skibbers and Scrabbles&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #27 - &quot;For if Dreams Die...&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #28 - &quot;Once Upon a Dream&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook: Arc 3, Act 2 - Finale pt. 1<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #29 - &quot;Perchance to Dream&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook: Arc 3, Act 2 - Finale pt. 2<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #30 - &quot;What Dreams May Come&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook: Arc 3, Act 3 - Premiere pt. 1<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #31 - &quot;A New Dawn, A New Day&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #32 - &quot;Deus Ex Oculo&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #33 - &quot;Not a Dream, but a Nightmare&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #34 - &quot;Resonance&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #35 - &quot;East Hills&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #36 - &quot;To Be Announced&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #37 - &quot;To Be Announced&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #38 - &quot;To Be Announced&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #39 - &quot;To Be Announced&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #40 - &quot;To Be Announced&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #41 - &quot;To Be Announced&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook: Arc 3 - Finale pt.1<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM:<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #42 - &quot;To Be Announced&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook: Arc 3 - Finale pt.2<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM:<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> [[Category:Qandela Obscura]]<br /> [[Category:CR]]</div>

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<p>OGFlaya: /* Assignment #8 - &quot;Faulty Memory&quot; */</p> <hr /> <div>{{Worldbuilders}}<br /> == The Story So Far ==<br /> Below, feel free to add personal accounts of assignments.<br /> <br /> == Arc One - The Illusionist and the Alchemist ==<br /> <br /> === Assignment #1 - 12/02/23 &quot;The Devil's Well.&quot; ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: <br /> <br /> GM:<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #2 - 12/16 &quot;The Light Eater of Bridleborn&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: Piers, [[Lincoln Renfield-Murray]], Nesta [[Acheron]], [[Elizabeth]] [[Nightshade]] <br /> <br /> GM: @jaelthejust (Mercedes)<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #3 - 12/21 - &quot;The Gift of the Magi&quot; ===<br /> <br /> === Assignment #4 - 12/31 - &quot;The Night Plays On&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: #NewYearParty<br /> <br /> Characters: [[Steve]], Lincoln Renfield-Murray, [[Orla Martinez]], Warren <br /> <br /> GM: @jaelthejust (Mercedes)<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #5 - 1/13/2024 - &quot;Extra Credit&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags:<br /> <br /> Characters: Piers Corden, Lincoln Renfield-Murray, Lula V, [[Steve Corden]] <br /> <br /> GM: @jontheteach (JonTheTeach)<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment # 6- 1/20- “The Hand That Feeds” ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: Piers, Weasel, [[James]], Tess, Laurence Awrkright <br /> <br /> GM: @OGFlaya (Matt)<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Anthony Romano, Michael Romano, Maggy Ferguson, [[Martin]] Ferguson <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: [[Human]]/phenomenon hybrid<br /> <br /> District/Locations: South Soffit, Nine Irons, The Sidle<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened: Notorious mob enforcer and racketeer, Tommy Romano, was murdered by Martin Ferguson. A member of a family of mob enforcers possessing unique abilities due to being to having phenomenon intermingling in their blood line long ago in their ancestry. The youngest of the Ferguson's, Maggy had fallen in love with Tommy's nephew and the scion of the Romano crime family, Michael. The investigators diligently found, through an examination of Tommy's body in the city morgue that he was murdered, that he had been murdered rather than the purported suicide that that the Periphery was trying to say his death was. During a climactic confrontation with Martin and a flock of eldritch birds under his command, the investigators helped Maggy and Michael flee the city and place Martin into Grayslate Sanatorium for safe keeping and protection from the Romano family. The rest of the Ferguson clan watched as their son was taken into custody but did not end their relationship with Romano. <br /> <br /> === Assignment #7 - 1/27 - &quot;Fairest of Them All&quot; ===<br /> <br /> === Assignment #8 - 2/9 - &quot;The Ancient Tomb of His Bride&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags:<br /> <br /> Characters: Piers Corden, Steve Corden, [[Thomas]] MacCallum, Madge <br /> <br /> GM: @jaelthejust (Mercedes)<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Jean Hawkeye <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: <br /> <br /> # Mr. Malcolms Alchemical Reference Guide (+1 Focus on rolls that have to do with alchemy or magick)<br /> # Morphine Vial (Soak 1 Body, 1 use)<br /> # Phosphenes' Lights (Handheld illuminators that produce a glow only the holder can see)<br /> # Smelling Salts (Soak 1 Brain, 1 use)<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #9 - 2/17 - &quot;A Prince’s Gifts&quot; ===<br /> <br /> === Assignment #10 - 2/24 - &quot;A Needlepoint to Hear Me Through&quot; ===<br /> <br /> === Assignment # 11 - 2/25 - “The Illusionist” ===<br /> <br /> === Assignment #12 - 3/2 - &quot;Auction Victors&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: #Auction<br /> <br /> Characters: Steve Corden, Lizzy Nightshade, Weasel, Silas Heartwood, [[Laura Grant]] <br /> <br /> GM: @jaelthejust (Mercedes)<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #13 - 3/9 - &quot;The Ring to Stand Strong and True&quot; ===<br /> <br /> === Assignment #14 - 3/15 - &quot;Lost and Found&quot; ===<br /> <br /> === Assignment #15 - 3/23 - &quot;The Allure of Perpetual Beauty&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> Characters: Steve Corden, Silas Heartwood, Tess Henry, Warren Baxter, [[Laura]] Grant <br /> <br /> GM: @wardenwinter (Talia)<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #16 - 3/27 - &quot;Under the Truth&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: Piers Corden, Steve Corden, Silas Heartwood, Tess Henry, Lincoln Renfield-Murray, Nesta Acheron, <br /> <br /> GM: @jontheteach (JonTheTeach)<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #17 - 4/6 - &quot;The Kingdom in the Steel&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: Steve Corden, Silas Heartwood, Lizzy Nightshade, Madge, Laura Grant <br /> <br /> GM: @jaelthejust (Mercedes)<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #18 - 4/13 - &quot;The Gem to Persuade the Unwilling&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> Characters: Steve Corden, Piers Corden, Lincoln Renfield-Murray, Nesta Achron, Montana Jack <br /> <br /> GM: @jaelthejust (Mercedes)<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: THE TWINS, Gio <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: The Gem<br /> <br /> District/Locations: The Steel, EONs Headquarter<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened: Steve gets kidnapped opps.<br /> <br /> === Assignment #19 - 4/27 - &quot;The Prince’s Final Curtain&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> Characters: Steve Corden, Piers Corden, James, Lincoln Renfield-Murray, &quot;Fives&quot;, Warren Baxter, <br /> <br /> GM: @jaelthejust (Mercedes)<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Nathaniel <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations: <br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #20 - 4/27 - &quot;The Alchemist’s Final Call&quot; ===<br /> <br /> === Assignment #21 - 5/28 - &quot;In the Arms of the Evolved&quot; ===<br /> <br /> === Assignment #22 - 6/18 - &quot;Grant Me One Request [Player Catalyst Finale]&quot; ===<br /> <br /> === Assignment #23 - 6/29 - &quot;Long Lost Blood [Player Catalyst Finale]&quot; ===<br /> <br /> <br /> == Arc Two - The Herald and the Fang ==<br /> <br /> === Assignment #1 - 06/15/2024 &quot;Toll the Dead&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: Divine Herald, Ascendency <br /> <br /> Characters: James by Margarita, Gin Reynolds by Julia, [[Jamie Hayes]] by Amal, <br /> <br /> GM:<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Imelda [[Frances]], Victor Jenkins the DEAD Divine Herald, Mr. Woods <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: List of next Divine Herald<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> 6 months after what happened in the theater has passed, newspapers has talked about : <br /> <br /> # A deadly sickness, the dead rash, with symptoms of oozing red rashes on limps, cough, and fever. It effected 30% of population. Some people just… don’t get it. <br /> # ''Recent death of the Divine Herald.'' <br /> <br /> Candela was called by Ascendancy when Cardinal Reynolds, and Cardinal Zeroth died after ineracting with the Divine Herald corpse. Candela investigators went to shiverline to talk to holy [[mother]] <br /> <br /> //—//<br /> <br /> investigators found: <br /> <br /> # Bleed on body and the face itself. Not coming from the mask. <br /> # Mask will let the [[soul]] out. Mask is fixed to face, will be hard to take off. <br /> # MAKEUP ON HERALD.  A specific woman does this. '''Leslie Daulphin'''. <br /> # THERE IS. AT THE BASE OF THE HERALD NECK. An incision mark. NO BLOOD? connected to the artery. The blood is poisoned, they knew its gonna be removed. <br /> <br /> /—/ Baxter the head of OUP came by and stopped Candela's investigation<br /> <br /> //—//<br /> <br /> The team found this list for '''interviews. THIS IS FOR NEW HERALD DIVINE.''' <br /> <br /> '''Aarons, Sawyer (Cardinal in the Eves districts), Howard, Levins,'''<br /> <br /> '''Fournier(not familiar to GIN? Who is this? Not usual surname for new-faire)'''<br /> <br /> They also found a necklace that has a bleed, this necklace is used by the hauled and high ranking church members. The team didn't touch or take the necklace.<br /> <br /> /-/<br /> <br /> The team headed to Melody Wildes house in the sidle. WILDES Melody is new to the area, moved from the west. [[LaCroix|Lacroix]], moved from there. Family is a refuge. Dad started the funeral business from Mister woods. Brother and husband live upstairs. Dad is old now. <br /> <br /> The team went together to the house of grief, Melody is frozen in place, when approached, the team noticed a pair of puncture marks on the side of her neck. Not like the herald, this is more of….. bite…. Two teeth? <br /> <br /> Picture of her and a man. They are shaken hands, this is Mr. Woods. He seems happy and sure. She looked…. Off. <br /> <br /> Someone sneaking inside? The team try to hide from them, the older gentleman is now here. Asks why she’s here. She looks nervous talking to what it can be seen now as Mr. wood? <br /> <br /> Mr. Woods, has the same bleed as melody, STRONGER. So strong. It radiates from him. <br /> <br /> After going to his Mind Palace, Jamie figured out that Melody is under control from Mr. Woods. He must have been the one to miss with the makeup. When Gin left the house of grief, she noticed Mr. Woods watching the team at the top of the building….. <br /> <br /> === Assignment #2 - 06/15/2024 &quot;The Ruby Rapture&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: Red Rash, Fangs <br /> <br /> Characters: Lizzy (Talia), Gideon (Nick), Luliana (Emma), Henry (Geoff), and Gin (Julia) <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Harris/Lawrence, Pensive the Cat, Lorenzo of the Ruby Rapture, the Fanged Creature that Attacked Lizzy <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: Pensive the Fanged Cat <br /> <br /> District/Locations: Red Lamp, South Soffit <br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened: <br /> <br /> * A worker from the Ruby Rapture has been sick an abnormal amount of time, neck still red, violent outbursts <br /> * A doctor came to visit his home while he was sick and performed &quot;blood letting&quot;, his roommate said it was A LOT of blood and the doctor didn't clean up <br /> * The cat lapped up some of the blood and now also showing violent outbursts <br /> * The doctor gave an address and contact to Lawrence's roommate in case he needed more info. He went to the address during the day and found nothing<br /> * Going at night, they found strange symbols and then were attacked by a fanged woman who when shot, survived and ran away. <br /> * Later, the symbols were discovered to mean &quot;Feed&quot; <br /> <br /> === Assignment #3 - 06/21/2024 “The Last Lightkeeper of Seasway&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: Eldritch Horror, City of the Resplendent , Local Legends <br /> <br /> Characters: Tara (Sarah), [[Malory Harper]] (Matt), Cedric (Sam), Alexander (Jon), Mara (Anna) <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: The Lightkeeper's Doll, Gherman the Last Lightkeeper <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: The Lightkeeper's Doll<br /> <br /> District/Locations: Seasway<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> * There is an underwater city in the Glass Sea <br /> * The People of Seasway seemed to be under some kind of hypnosis <br /> * They are desperate to show you 'The Great One'<br /> * The Lighthouse is destroyed and empty on the bottom<br /> * At the top of the Lighthouse, Gherman has destroyed his entrance to the Pharos <br /> * He begs to keep the Doll safe <br /> * On the West side of the Island, the investigators see the remains of the Great One <br /> * The child of the Great one waits to feast<br /> * The investigators take barrels of oil and molotov cocktails to the child of the Great One <br /> * While it feasts on the hypnotized villagers, the investigators fight it until it dies <br /> <br /> === Assignment #4 - 06/22/2024 &quot;Interview with a Deaconess&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: Knight of the Pyre, the Pyre, the Ascendency <br /> <br /> Characters: Alexandria, Gideon, Jamie, Amaranth <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Baxter White, Ariel Kelly, Diego Parris, Lorelei Pennywhistle <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations: The Sidle<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> * A Deaconess is being held by the OUP after her brother Reggie called them when he found her missing <br /> * The Deaconess touched an artifact and ended up gaining telekinesis and the Pyre wanted to kill her for it <br /> * While interviewing her and trying to plan a way to help her escape, a knight of the Pyre appeared to kill her. <br /> <br /> -- We met the knight of the pyre for the first time! '''Diego Parris.''' <br /> <br /> -- Deaconess Lorelei was killed by him tho sad ): <br /> <br /> === Assignment #5 - 06/26/2024 &quot;Something Different About You&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: Developers. <br /> <br /> Characters: Gin Reynolds (Julia), Lulianna Vaerstrom (Emma), [https://quelmarwiki.com/wiki/Malory_Harper Malory “Mal” Harper] (Matt), Tara Lloyd (Sarah), Alexandria Aquino (Aerin), Cedric Margrave (Sam) <br /> <br /> GM: Jon<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Set VII Experiment I <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: None<br /> <br /> District/Locations: The Steel<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened: <br /> <br /> * Investigators entered an abandoned factory and immediately felt off<br /> * A mixture of pain, anguish, joy and malice were felt on the walls<br /> * Bleed was felt from a hallway, and the door opened itself mysteriously<br /> * A scream was heard from within the building, and the team began to look for the source<br /> * They entered the hallway, which had several decomposing bodies of developers<br /> * The end of the hallway had an odd green light, and a man was seen standing there<br /> ** He began approaching the group, rambling somewhat<br /> ** Dr. Aquino approached him, with Lulianna also offering a way to help<br /> ** He responded with &quot;I am Perfection&quot; and snapped the neck of the Doctor<br /> * The rest of the crew unloaded and retreated, then leveling the building on top of the experiment<br /> <br /> === Assignment #6 - 07/06/2024 &quot;Petals of Protection&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: The Cure, Owl Wain, Local Legends <br /> <br /> Characters: Gideon (Nick), [[Malory Harper|Mal]] (Matt), Amaranth (Anna), Luliana (Emma) <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: The Owl Wain <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: Timely [[Iris]] <br /> <br /> District/Locations: Scarlet Woods / Bridleborn<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> * The investigators are sent to retrieve timely iris to assist with making a cure for the fanged disease and red rash <br /> * Scarlet runners are seen traveling this edge of the wood, tell you of a local legend of a [[ghost]] who requires you to be [[silent]] or she'll kill you <br /> * When entering the area, if any sound is made, the investigators are quite immediately met with an attack of owls and among the owls, they see a young girl in a large feathery cloak, commanding the owls <br /> * The young girl approaches when the investigators are brought to the ground but they all manage to get away to the Iris field<br /> * They gather Iris and find a smugglers crate buried inside that contains the body of a young child, they think the same age as the Owl Wain's spirit appears. It is wearing a similar but less feathery cloak <br /> * When leaving, the group attempts to console the Owl Wain. The Wain is distraught when Mara sings her the song and then when she goes to cry, she covers her mouth to keep herself quiet <br /> * The investigators leave as the Wain is distracted and no longer attacking them. <br /> <br /> === Assignment #7 - 07/07/2024 &quot;Assisting the Gumshoe&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: The Ascendancy, The Pyre, Fangs, Dive Herald, Knight of the Pyre <br /> <br /> Characters: Lizzy (Talia), Tara (Sarah), Father Lorrian (Keller), Jamie (Amal), and Gin (Julia) <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:''Jonathan Aarons, '''[[Sister]] Fournier''''' <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: -- <br /> <br /> District/Locations: Shriveline, Briar Green, South Soffit <br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened: <br /> <br /> -- The people from the List are now dying! The team believes someone not on the list are killing them to benefit someone who is on the list.<br /> <br /> -- Jamie Dies! <br /> <br /> -- Candela managed to save the future Divine Herald! <br /> <br /> === Assignment #8 - 07/14/2024 &quot;The Crimson River&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: [https://quelmarwiki.com/wiki/Malory_Harper Mal Harper] (Matt), Amaranth Cyrus (Anna), Tara (Sarah) <br /> <br /> GM: Nick <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #9 - 07/17/2024 &quot;We Can Take Your Pain&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: Developers <br /> <br /> Characters: [[Malory Harper|Mal]] (Matt), Tess Henry (Mercedes), Gideon (Nick), Verity Leòn (Aerin), Amaranth Cyprus (Anna) <br /> <br /> GM: Jon <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Set VII Experiment II <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: None<br /> <br /> District/Locations: Briar Green<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> * The party arrived at the college campus, trying to understand what happened<br /> * Used bleed detectors to find the source of the phenomenon<br /> ** It was determined to be the dormitory building<br /> * The investigators entered and felt cold oppression and it got worse the higher they went<br /> * As investigators spread out through the building, each began to see images of their fears.<br /> * These fears pulled them towards the top floor, or sent them away depending on the person<br /> * Eventually, the group saw the experiment on the third floor, and he feasted on their fear and found it delicious<br /> * He wanted to feast on more than just fear, and turned to advance on the group<br /> ** They immediately opened fire as he tried to get closer, but he managed to get close<br /> * He was wounded severely, retreating through a rift in the Flare<br /> <br /> === Assignment #10 - 07/19/2024 “The New Divine Herald&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: Divine Herald, The Ascendancy, Red Rash, Quarantine, Fangs, [[Vampyre]] <br /> <br /> Characters: Gideon (Nick), Tara (Sarah), Father Lorrian (Keller), Gin (Julia), [[Malory Harper|Mal]] (Matt) <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Divine Herald Siobhan Fournier <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: Vampyre Dust<br /> <br /> District/Locations: The Shriveline, South Soffit <br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened: <br /> <br /> * The new Divine Herald states there will be a quarantine of South Soffit (indefinite), as well as a two-week hold on Hallowharbor, The Steel, and Red Lamp<br /> * Desperate to find the reason behind the Red Rash, the investigators head to ground zero, South Soffit, before the [[midnight]] Quarantine begins <br /> * In Gin's church in South Soffit, a few of those with the long version Red Rash state they got it from a soup kitchen where they saw the Divine Herald when she was just a Cardinal<br /> * They are approached by a pair of doctors looking for those with long-lasting Red Rash to &quot;assist&quot; them <br /> * Gin recognizes them as fanged creatures, like what attacked Lizzy <br /> * They kill the pair, using symbols of the Ascendancy or a Ghostblade to turn them to dust <br /> * They go the hospital the pair represented and find a &quot;Vampyre Nursery&quot; with a Nursery worker there, overseeing 5 newborns preparing to wake and 5 sedated [[humans]], ready to be feasted on when the newborns awake <br /> * The journal from the Vampyre Nursery states that they were going to wake up in 3 days. It takes 5 days fully from bite to awaking. <br /> * The investigators kill the Nursery Worker but not until they learn from him that the Divine Herald is a High Priestess from Lacroix, where she is known as the Countess Fournier <br /> * She brought the Red Rash to [[Newfaire]] to show the vampyres who will be the most susceptible to being turned into a vampyre vs. who will be the food for those new vampyres<br /> <br /> === Assignment #11 - 07/27/2024 &quot;The Owl Wain&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: Local Legends, Owl Wain, The Cloud, The Cure, [[Player]] Catalyst <br /> <br /> Characters: Lizzy (Talia), Verity (Aerin), Gio (Amal), Gin (Julia), and Gideon (Nick) <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Owl Wain <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: Timely Iris <br /> <br /> District/Locations: Scarlet Wood, Bridleborn Mountains <br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> * The investigators returned to put the Owl Wain to rest and also seek out more timely Iris <br /> * They take a side road and find a cloud that is giving off bleed <br /> * The cloud feels like it is watching them and then it creates a dust [[devil]] and slurps up a pair of wild stallions before dispensing the bones and blood in front of them <br /> * Going back to the main road, they find the Owl Wain and use the nursery rhyme song about her to plea to her and Gideon uses a spirit board to have her speak without speaking <br /> * She tells them she has to be quiet because of Pa and she is afraid of the passing Smuggler wagons<br /> * The riders on the wagon tell the investigators of a man who used to have his children travel with him and was unkind to them if they were not quiet and one by one the children went missing before the man retired because no one would work with him <br /> * The investigators find the box with the Owl Wain's body, Gin performing her last rites and her spirit being laid to rest. On the Box they see the name Hildebrand and a location <br /> * Going to the location, they find a cabin and inside, the body of the man, Hildebrand. The evidence shows he was murdered by his eldest daughter's fiance after she told him they couldn't be married because her father was refusing to let her go. <br /> * The investigator's find the Owl Wain's room and her name before she became legend, Mary. <br /> * Her eldest sister, Vanessa, seems to have escaped with her fiance. <br /> * There is a third bed with the name Alyssa on it. The investigators find no evidence to lead them to her demise. <br /> * Heading back, they have adequate amounts of Timely Iris <br /> <br /> === Assignment #12 - 07/30/2024 &quot;The Sunken City&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: City of the Resplendent, Eldritch Horror, Local Legends <br /> <br /> Characters: Gideon (Nick), [[Malory Harper|Mal]] (Matt), Mara (Anna), Tara (Sarah), Alex (Jon) <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: The Resplendent One, Alex's Visitor <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: The Gift of the Resplendent One <br /> <br /> District/Locations: The Glass Sea<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> * The Investigators delved into the sea to find the city lost below <br /> * In the Glass sea, they found what was once an island town now sunken and still inhabited <br /> * The Glimmers are jellyfish like folk who were gifted their undersea bodies by their goddess, the Resplendent One <br /> * The Glimmers share with Alex and Mallory that they found the Resplendent One by digging in a well that brought forth the gift. <br /> * The gift works like oil, but uses much less to burn brightly<br /> * They heard singing at the bottom of the well and went on a [[campaign]] to dig until they could find *her* <br /> * The resplendent one, uncovered, pulled the village of Anchorwash down to be with her in the ocean <br /> * The glimmers take the investigators to see the Resplendent one who they have chained because she threatened to leave them. The investigators can tell she is not truly locked in place though, but playing along with her followers. <br /> * Alex is called to take some of the Resplendent Gift but breaks free of it at the last moment<br /> * Gideon uses the Aetherstone to force the Glimmers back when they try to force Alex, but as it harms the Glimmers, it angers the Resplendent One who frees herself from her bonds to chase the investigators away. <br /> <br /> === Assignment #13 - 08/03/2024 &quot;The Fanged&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #14 - 08/09/2024 &quot;Happily Ever After&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: <br /> <br /> GM: Julia (Guest) <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #15 - 011/2024 &quot;Shadow Protocols&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: Intrigue, The Forge of Renewal, Disavowed <br /> <br /> Characters: Gideon (Nick), Tara (Sarah), Amaranth (Anna) <br /> <br /> GM: Matt <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Lucian Grim, Mockingbird, Magnus Thorne, Felicity Ashcroft, Jackson &quot;The Jackal&quot; MacKey <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: Partial rubbing of an Oldfairen tablet<br /> <br /> District/Locations: The Steel, The Eaves, Hallowharbor, The N.P.S. Aurora<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> * The investigators received unmarked packages that contained a very small cylinder phonograph with a briefing for an assignment.<br /> ** As well as a chest that containing:<br /> *** A device with a tag that notes the device as the Arcane Resonance Emitter (A.R.E.) - disables wards<br /> *** A pair of wire frame glasses identified as Spectral Identified Glasses - identifies individuals<br /> *** Each receives a first [[class]] ticket and an invitation to the gala aboard the [[airship]] Aurora during it's maiden voyage.<br /> *** An envelope of cash for use during the assignment<br /> <br /> * The assignment is to intercept notorious smuggler, Felicity Ashcroft and keep her from selling an ancient Oldfairen relic to wanted war criminal, Lucian Grim. The transaction is set to take place aboard The Aurora. Little is known about Grim due to his military records being completely redacted. The investigators are to conduct the assignment with the utmost secrecy but are instructed to stop the transaction no matter what (short of damaging the airship or harming passangers).<br /> * The investigators procure disguises and false identities from Candela's Junior Quartermaster, Quinnavyr Sinclaire.<br /> * The investigators board the Aurora without incident.<br /> * Mara and Gideon head to the dance floor to survey the room in an attempt to spot Ashcroft. Tara spots her and calls the team's attention to the bar where Ashcroft is being flirted with by several powerful members of Newfairen society.<br /> ** As Gideon and Mara head towards the bar, Tara notices they Ashcroft exchanges looks with a large man, Magnus Thorne, from across the ballroom then makes an excuse and departs to meet with him.<br /> * Tara follows Ashcroft and Thorne and sees them disappear into a stateroom, guard by a formidable man in the corridor, Jackson MacKey.<br /> * Gideon remote views into the room once Tara identifies the room number. He sees:<br /> ** A wooden crate sits in the middle of the living area of the luxury room. It has been opened, but Gideon cannot see inside of it.<br /> ** Ashcroft sits on a couch across from a man, Lucian Grim. A woman, Mockingbird, stands behind Grim - ready to spring into action if needed.<br /> ** Ashecroft demands more money, despite their prior agreement. This angers Grim and he refuses. Ashcroft pulls a gun on Grim in response.<br /> ** Grim approaches her in an attempt to calm her down and agrees they should renegotiate. Once Ashcroft lowers her pistol, Grim grabs her and breaks her neck.<br /> ** He tells Mockingbird to take care of MacKey and be quick about it.<br /> * Tara sees Mockingbird make fast work of MacKey then quickly drag him into the state room and close the door behind her.<br /> * Gideon tells Mara he is going to join Tara.<br /> * Tara devices a plan and performs a song from the stage and wows the attendees of the gala. It is under the ruse that she is singing it to her fiance.<br /> * Gideon and Tara encounter ship's security and act lost in order to remove any suspicion and keep the guards patrolling.<br /> * During Mara's song, Gideon and Tara use the A.R.E. to disable a word on the stateroom door. As they attempt to quietly open the door, Mockingbird hears the knob turning and pulls the door open.<br /> ** Tara draws her pistol and shoots at Mockingbird.<br /> *** Using the shot at Mockingbird, Gideon runs past her to try and get to the crate.<br /> ** Magnus is preparing charges on the wall of the stateroom to create an escape route from the ship.<br /> *** Grim is wearing a parachute and has strapped a light green stone tablet to himself.<br /> * Gideon tries to bend a knife at Grim as Tara fights with Mockingbird. Thorne blows the charges on the wall and blows a hole in the wall to the outside of the ship, causing the exterior envelop of the airship to catch fire.<br /> ** Gideon's knife misses Grim, but it cuts a strap on his parachute and causes the tablet to slide towards the opening in the wall.<br /> ** Gideon dives for the tablet, but as the ship lurches, is thrown through the hole as well.<br /> *** He fails to get the tablet, which falls into the sea below the airship.<br /> **** Given manges to grab a hold of a metal rod to keeping from plummeting to his death.<br /> **** As Grim moves to the opening, Gideon spots a piece of paper hanging out of Grim's jacket pocket.<br /> ***** Gideon tries to grab it but only gets a scrap of the paper, which is later discovered to be a rubbing of the tablet.<br /> * Grim, Thorne and Mockingbird escape by parachute.<br /> * Mara arrives in time to help Tara pull Gideon back into the airship.<br /> * The airship returns to port and the investigators disappear into a crowd of evacuees.<br /> * Later researching with their circle resources, they discover that the paper is a rubbing of the tablet. It speaks of something only named in part as &quot;The Forge&quot;.<br /> ** Gideon spends several days researching The Forge and concludes it must be in relation to The Forge of Renewal. An ancient device capable of rewriting reality as the user of the machine sees fit.<br /> <br /> === Assignment #16 - 08/17/2024 &quot;Missing Persons&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #17 - 08/18/2024 &quot;Engines of Compromise&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: Tess Henry (Mercedes), Cedric (Sam), Gin (Julia), Verity (Aerin), Gio (Amal) <br /> <br /> GM: Matt <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Prof. Alfred Greene, Jacob Wallace, Mockingbird, Magnus Thorne <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: None, but the investigators encountered three pale men in black suits that emitted bleed and possessed some kind of psychic ability that remains unidentified.<br /> <br /> District/Locations: South Soffit - The Monarch Theater, Briar Green - Professor Greene's home, Hallowharbor - Freighter docks<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #18 - 08/20/2024 &quot;We Move in the Dark&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: <br /> <br /> GM: Jon <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:\<br /> <br /> === Assignment #19 - 08/25/2024 &quot;The Healing Church&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened<br /> <br /> === Assignment #20 - 08/27/2024 &quot;Blood-Starved Beasts&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #21 - 09/04/2024 &quot;... vestus ardeat debet&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: <br /> <br /> GM: Matt <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #22 - 09/12/2024 &quot;Where My Brother Rests&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: <br /> <br /> GM: Jon <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #23 - 09/14/2024 &quot;The First Lightkeeper of LaCroix&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> == '''Arc 3 - The Shadow and The Dream''' ==<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #1 - 01/18/25 &quot;Nothing Left but Teeth and Bones...&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook: ''Two weeks ago a gas explosion destroyed a bakery in The Sidle. Recently several residents report sightings of smoldering apparitions resembling loved ones lost in the tragedy. Lightkeeper Harrison Park has summoned you to determine if a phenomenon is behind the sightings and if they are related to the explosion.''<br /> <br /> Content Warnings: '''''This assignment contains themes of death, grief and depictions of gore.'''''<br /> <br /> Characters: Feyre Acheron, Carmen Baxter, Dexter &quot;Dex&quot; Miller, Clarence &quot;Clancy&quot; Fields, and Mocking-bird<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Session Date: 01/18/25<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Harry Park, Clara Sutton, Eleanor Sutton, Nikoli Sorell<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: Nikoli Sorell's journal, Sorell's key ring, Sorell's wallet w/ identification, a magickal exlposive device (rendered useless)<br /> <br /> Assignment Date: December 24, 36 CR<br /> <br /> District/Locations: The Sidle<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened: <br /> <br /> The investigators are called to The Sidle by Lightkeeper Harrison Park to investigate a mysterious explosion that destroyed Merrick’s Hearth bakery two weeks earlier. The team begins their investigation at the ruins of the bakery, where they find scorch marks and shadows of the victims burned into the walls, clear evidence of the tragedy’s intensity. The remains of the bakery are unstable, with debris threatening to collapse at any moment.<br /> <br /> Carmen places a bare hand against the door frame of the bakery and experiences past emotions of horror and malevolence. As the investigators explore the basement of the bakery, both Carmen and Clancy feel someone’s sheer terror and wicked glee through a psychic emanation.<br /> <br /> Ultimately, the timing of the explosion and the appearance of reported sightings of the fury apparitions suggest some kind of connection, and that the explosion was no accident though things seem unclear at first.<br /> <br /> A strange man is spotted across the street from the bakery, taking notes. Mockingbird manages to sneak up on him and discover that his notes are for that very night and time and that he is writing the description of someone - later discovered to be Feyre. The man makes a scene and uses Mocking-bird’s desire to avoid drawing undo attention to herself to leave.<br /> <br /> During a visit to The Sidle Community Center, where residents have gathered to share their grief, the investigators learn from Clara Sutton, a grieving mother, that her daughter Eleanor, who died in the explosion, now appears as a ghostly figure following her wherever she goes. Eleanor’s smoldering form does not enter buildings or harm anyone, but her presence fills Clara with confusion and sorrow, as she believes her ghostly figure is the spirit of her beloved daughter. Eleanor’s flickering figure is spotted outside the window.<br /> <br /> Feyre learns of the death of her brother-in-law, [[Lincoln Renfield-Murray]], from Lincoln’s sister Ellie. He was one of the victims of the explosion.<br /> <br /> Dex leaves the community meeting to speak with Eleanor - joined shortly there after by the rest of the investigators and Clara.<br /> <br /> Clancy and Mocking-bird catch sight of the strange man that Mocking-bird saw taking notes walking past the community center’s park from where he was first seen across from the bakery. When he realizes he has been spotted, he runs. Both Clancy and Mocking-bird make chase and are joined shortly thereafter by Carmen.<br /> <br /> Working together, Feyre and Dex piece together that Eleanor’s spirit is tied to the explosion and the unsettling presence that Carmen felt tied to Eleanor. As the rest of the team tackle Nikoli nearby in the street and wrestle him to the ground. Where Carmen enters his mind to determine who he is and why he was following them. In his mind, she sees glimpses of memories:<br /> <br /> ''Terror on a bearded man’s face when he sees a tall, thin man. The tall man exudes a malevolent energy.''<br /> <br /> ''Bakers, dead on the ground near the ovens of the bakery.''<br /> <br /> ''The tall man, joined by pale men in black suits walking out of the bakery as the tall man snaps his fingers and causes the bakery to explode behind them.''<br /> <br /> As Carmen explored the man’s mind, Mockingbird maintained an iron hold on the man’s neck so Clancy could frisk and search him. They find a notebook showing that he had been following someone referred to as “L.M.” under order from a person known only as “K”. In the journal they see that he was notating:<br /> <br /> ''Lincoln’s day-to-day activities, business meetings, transcripts from recordings of personal conversations in Lincoln’s home with his family and friends and photos of Lincoln.''<br /> <br /> In total, there is nearly three months of data leading up to the explosion. As well as an entry stating that, “...the package is in place.” with a date from the night before the bakery explosion. The evidence points to Lincoln being a target in the explosion, raising suspicions that it was not an accident but an assassination.<br /> <br /> Comparing the photos in the man’s journal to his memories, Carmen shows the photos to Feyre and asks if the photos are of her brother-in-law, Feyre helps Carmen confirm that L.M. in the journal was, in fact, Lincoln.<br /> <br /> Carmen is also able to determine that the man was trying to crush a poison tooth in his mouth but Mocking-bird’s hold hand locked his mouth open so he could not bite down.<br /> <br /> The investigators destroy the remnants of a device that is covered in Oldfairen markings, dispersing the residual bleed energy and freeing Eleanor’s spirit from its tether to the physical world.<br /> <br /> Found in the man’s satchel is also a wallet with documents identifying him as Nikoli Sorell and a small key ring with three keys.<br /> <br /> ''Key #1: A vehicle key of some kind''<br /> <br /> ''Key #2: A deadbolt key''<br /> <br /> ''Key #3: A padlock key''<br /> <br /> Nikoli is rendered unconscious by Mocking-bird and taken to the headquarters of The Circle of Whistles and Whispers to be held in their vault for identification and removal of the poison tooth and questioning.<br /> <br /> After putting Nikoli into containment in the vault, the team investigates an address found on the driver's license found in Nikoli's wallet. It leads to an apartment directly across the street from the book store Verbatim, which is below a pair of apartments where Lincoln had lived with his family.<br /> <br /> When searching the apartment, Feyre, Clancy and Mocking-bird discover a cardboard box containing In the cardboard box, there are a lot of newspaper clippings and three books, “Summer at Silverslip”, “The Day the Veil Was Torn” and “Mud and Bones”. All novels written by Lincoln Renfield-Murray.<br /> <br /> The news clippings were all from local papers about book signings, public readings, his activities as a member Newfaire Arts Council and as a volunteer at the South Soffit Public Library.<br /> <br /> Both the books and news articles had notations in them in Sorell's handwriting; further detailing the lengths he went to in following Lincoln.<br /> <br /> Mocking-bird searched a desk in the apartment that contained unopened rolls of camera film as well as a small camera to go with them. Behind a false panel in the lower right hand drawer are three spools of audio film from a radio device on top of the desk as well as notes in a set of leather notebooks containing transcriptions of conversations recorded with the device on the desk since labels on and in the notebooks appear to correspond to labels on the reels.<br /> <br /> Feyre searched a steamer trunk at the foot of the studio apartment's bed and, after a few minutes of rummaging through a stack of pants and shirts, she noticed a small separation between the bottom the trunk and the inner wall of it - a false bottom to the trunk.<br /> <br /> Beneath this false bottom were a collection of guns, knives, piano wire, what could be several small explosive devices, small bottles labeled as various poisons, thieves tools, several forms of identification under several different names but all with Sorell’s photograph in them (business cards, a periphery badge, OUP identification, an ID for The Noman Army’s Division of Legal Investigation and several passports in different names - each with Nikoli's photograph), large sums of cash in various currencies and several single person, one way tickets aboard the railroad, airship liners and sea going vessels.<br /> <br /> There was also a date book with various appointments, dates and notes all written in Hillian (the language of East Hills). Within the date book Feyre found a business card for a business in The Varnish, Parson’s Paraphernalia - Antiquities • Books • Spiritual Consultant. A phone number was printed on the back of the card along with the business address and the name of the owner and proprietor, Jasper Parson.<br /> <br /> On the card in Sorell’s handwriting was a time and date, 11:30 AM, 11/22/36.<br /> <br /> Lastly, Clancy found a loose floorboard concealing another, leather bound journal. The entire [[The Strange Journal|journal]] was written in a strange language.<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #2 - 01/19/25 &quot;In The Light of the New Year&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook: ''With the new year rapidly approaching, invitations are being sent out for the dozens of First Light parties being hosted around the city. Piers Corden has received several for one of the most famous and most coveted- the one hosted by Metamorph Industries. What a better way to celebrate First Light than go to a famous party?''<br /> <br /> Content Warnings: '''''This assignment contains depictions of alcohol, and violence at a public gathering.'''''<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #3 - &quot;Cornered&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags: Investigation, Memory Manipulation, Monster Hunt, Paranormal Activity, Hidden Threats<br /> <br /> Hook: The Investigators were summoned to Noman Grand Hospital to investigate the murder of Marie Chen, a freshman at Briargreen College, who was slain by her best friend who is temporarily being held under psychiatric observation after he told his doctor of shadows that &quot;crawl into your head and steal your thoughts&quot;.<br /> <br /> Content Warnings: '''''This assignment will contain themes of death, mental illness, grief and depictions of gore.'''''<br /> <br /> Assignment Date: 01/14/37 CR<br /> <br /> Characters: Callum McVeigh, Feyre Acheron, Mocking-bird, Persephone &quot;Percy&quot; Montgomery, Dr. Phyllis &quot;Filly&quot; Bailey<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Arthur &quot;Artie&quot; Lemmon, Dr. Sylvia Harlow, The Hallow, Shard<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: Blood and tissue samples from The Shadow Man, mucus sample from the black sedan<br /> <br /> District/Locations: Silverslip, The Sidle, South Soffit, Eastreek, Nine Irons<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> Upon their arrival at Grand Noman Hospital, the investigators met Dr. Sylvia Harlow, a psychiatrist who had been treating a young man accused of murder named Artie Lemmon. Artie, a 20-year-old former butcher, had been charged with the murder of his best friend, Marie Chen. Artie’s account of the incident was disjointed and fragmented, with several days of his memory completely blank until shortly after Marie’s murder.<br /> <br /> Artie recalled trying to eat a turkey sandwich during his lunch on Friday, but nothing after that. Marie was murdered the following Monday night. He remembers being unable to finish it and comments it tasted bitter to him. He also states that he thinks he might have given it to a local unhoused man known only in The Soffit as Jones.<br /> <br /> Lastly, he drew a picture for the investigators of the monster he was certain he had seen in the butcher shop, crawling into Marie’s head, stealing her thoughts. Referring to the creature only as The Shadow Man.<br /> <br /> The investigators’ search for clues led them to Cunningham’s Butcher Shop where Artie had worked. Mocking-bird bought a sandwich, a bottle of pop and a paper bag of thinly sliced, fried potatoes that Mr. Cunningham referred to as ‘crisps’. Percy scanned for bleed in the butcher shop but only found residual traces of bleed energy. Feyre broke into the shop after Mr. Cunningham had closed up for the night and surveyed the turkey’s in the walk-in cooler. She took an accounting of numbered tags on each turkey and looked through Cunnigham’s ledger.<br /> <br /> After determining everything looked to be in order, Feyre placed some money into the butcher’s safe with a note reading ''‘Invest in some new locks buddy.”''<br /> <br /> The investigators left the Sidle to find Jones in the undercity to see if he was adversely affected by the turkey sandwich Artie might have shared with him. When investigating a park that Artie frequented during his lunches to practice his drawing, Percy noticed a woman watching them from an alley across the street. A man approached her from within the alley and they left in a black sedan.<br /> <br /> Mocking-bird, being a resident of The Soffit, had run into Jones as well as other unhoused individuals in her work trying to get Scarlet off the street. The trio they found were users of the drug, not distributors. After a bit of conversation, it is determined that while the team had thought that perhaps the turkey was tainted, it appeared to be fine because Jones had not experienced anything strange after eating the sandwich.<br /> <br /> The team then made their way to Nine Irons to examine the body of Marie in the city morgue, but also noticed the black sedan from The Sidle. Mocking-bird and Filly decided to head into the morgue while Callum, Feyre and Percy approached the black sedan. Filly distracted the clerk as Mocking-bird snuck into the morgue. Once inside, she found an open cold chamber with a label indicating that it had been where Marie’s body had once been. It was empty. The window of the morgue was broken and indicated that someone or something had escaped through it from the inside.<br /> <br /> As Feyre approached the black sedan, she noticed it was running but it did not sound like a normal automobile. When attempting to unlock the car, it revved its engine and drove down the street from her; even though the vehicle was empty. An attempt to shim the lock of the car open revealed no apparent locking mechanism within the door. When she removed the shim from the door, it was covered in some sort of mucus.<br /> <br /> As she attempted to wipe it clean, the man the investigators had seen in The Sidle called out to her and approached the car. Which turned out to be his. It purred when he stepped up to the trunk and opened up for him. The trunk shifted and revealed a selection of weapons. Percy held the man at gunpoint, but he was unimpressed and removed a large rifle from the trunk.<br /> <br /> As Mocking-bird and Filly joined the investigators outside, the woman from The Sidle joined the man at the car. Filly asked them if they were members of Candela Obscura to which the man replied, “No ma’am. We’re professionals.”<br /> <br /> Then offered to team up with the investigators in tracking down what actually killed Marie.<br /> <br /> Mockingbird and FIlly confirmed that Marie’s body was missing.<br /> <br /> Begrudgingly, the investigators join the two strangers and venture into Eastreek to find whatever had killed Marie and possibly absconded with her body.<br /> <br /> When asked by Callum who the man and woman were, the man replied, “We’re the Nightkeepers.”<br /> <br /> Their plan was simple. The investigators would serve as bait to draw out the creature and the Nightkeepers, known as Shard and The Hollow, would ambush it and kill it.<br /> <br /> Shortly after entering the labyrinthian landfill, a mysterious figure in a mask that introduced themself as the greatest thief in the world made a distraction atop a hill of trash and was almost instantly attacked from the shadows by a creature made of flesh and shadow, seemingly made of both male and female genders. The female part resembling Artie’s description of Marie.<br /> <br /> The masked woman known as, later understood to be known as Lady Phantasma, was subdued by the monster as it dug into her mind.<br /> <br /> The investigators tried to stop the monster from attacking the masked woman, but were overcome with a sudden terror from the sight of the creature slipping its fingers beneath the newcomer's scalp. All but Filly.<br /> <br /> The Doctor attempted to appeal to whatever common ground might dwell within the monster in the hopes that some piece of Marie was still inside there. And while her courageous attempt to persuade the monster seemed to work, it turned out that Filly had just drawn the monster's attention. As it approached her, the Nightkeepers arrived and attacked with a combination of magikal and technological attacks.<br /> <br /> The Hollow was injured in the fight with the monster, but between Callum, Mocking-bird physically assailing the beast while Feyre and Filly tried to keep it from killing The Hollow. Lady Phantasma  managed to find The Hollow’s gun and repeatedly fired at the creature, killing it.<br /> <br /> As the fog of disorientation began to clear from Phantasma’s mind, she shared some information she had learned when her mind was connected to The Shadow Man’s.<br /> <br /> The Shadow Man had been fed upon the memories of Artie, Marie and Phantasma. It had been born of some kind of accident in a strange lab where it merged with a technician that was checking on the body of an unconscious woman in a hospital bed.<br /> <br /> The feeding process always leaves The Shadow Man’s victims disoriented and afraid. In Artie’s disoriented state, he attacked Marie in a misguided attempt to stop The Shadow Man. His wild attacks left Marie dead on the floor of the butcher’s shop where she had found Artie reeling from being attacked by The Shadow Man.<br /> <br /> As the sounds of police sirens filled the air, the investigators gathered their wounded and quickly selected a sample of The Shadow Man’s tissue and blood for study by Candela Obscura. The Hollow reassured them they could smooth things over with the Periphery.<br /> <br /> They also hoped to use the sample to persuade the courts that Artie was unwillingly under the effects of a psychoactive substance that caused him to lose control of himself and kill Marie. His fate currently remains unclear.<br /> <br /> In the aftermath, the team now gone, The Hollow and Shard Examined The Shadow Man’s body.<br /> <br /> The Hollowed looked on as Shard knelt beside the creature, her hand lightly resting on its form, crystalline veins glowing faintly along her arm in the dim light.<br /> <br /> The Hollow kept his voice low, “Anything?”<br /> <br /> Shard replied quietly, almost mournful. “It’s still alive.”<br /> <br /> The Hollow paused, his expression grim as he spoke: “Box it up and let The Boss know we bagged another one.”<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #4 - &quot;Heart of Steel&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook: The investigators are once again sent to Grand Noman Hospital to investigate theft of medical supplies, organic materials, and the energy source of an experimental healing device created by EONS; as well as several cases of patients experiencing a relapse of a serious illness.<br /> <br /> Content Warnings: '''''This assignment will contain body horror and gore.'''''<br /> <br /> Assignment Date: 02/07/37 CR<br /> <br /> Characters: Arin Kwyin, Dexter &quot;Dex&quot; Miller, Katherine Ellenbogen, Feyre Acheron, Byron Hans Core<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Dr. Lucy Franklin, Jacob Franklin, Dr. David Franklin, Dr. Eliza Morgan, Detective Irene Mathers, Detective Joe Brandt, Ezekial Graves, Nichelle<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: Actium-77 (Synthesized Isotope)<br /> <br /> District/Locations: Silverslip, Grand Noman Hospital<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> # '''Setting and Initial Observations'''<br /> #* The investigators were dispatched to Grand Noman Hospital to investigate thefts of medical supplies, organic fluids, and the energy source of the Vitae Reconstructor, a device developed by Holthorne Biologics.<br /> #* They found evidence of tampered supply rooms, scorch marks near the Vitae Reconstructor, and dangerous residual bleed energy left behind.<br /> #* Tensions rose quickly with the arrival of two Periphery detectives, Mathers and Brandt, who were openly hostile to the investigators' involvement and focused solely on recovering Actium-77.<br /> #* Amid the chaos, several patients were found horribly mutated by exposure to unstable bleed energy.<br /> #* Suspicious behavior from Dr. Lucy Franklin led the investigators to track her movements through the hospital, ultimately uncovering a secret sub-basement where Lucy and her brother Jacob were conducting unauthorized experiments.<br /> # '''Recovery of Items and Information'''<br /> #* In the sub-basement workshop, the investigators found Lucy and Jacob tending to a grotesque mechanical womb sustaining their dying brother David.<br /> #* The device was leaking dangerous amounts of bleed energy, amplified by the unstable Actium-77 housed improperly in the core.<br /> #* When the investigators confronted the siblings, a violent struggle broke out: Jacob shot Mocking-bird in the shoulder, injuring her.<br /> #* Byron cracked the reinforced glass porthole of the mechanical suit during the skirmish, causing irradiated amniotic fluid to spill out into the workshop and exposing everyone present to bleed contamination.<br /> #* As tensions flared, Jacob and Lucy revealed their desperation: the military had cut off David’s medical services following the war’s end, leaving them with no other way to save him. Jacob, weeping, begged Byron for help.<br /> #* Bound by the magickal compulsion of his curse, Byron aided them.<br /> # '''Confrontation with the Periphery'''<br /> #* Moments later, Detectives Mathers and Brandt arrived with a group of police officers, prepared to make arrests.<br /> #* The investigators warned the officers not to enter the contaminated workshop and agreed to submit to arrest once safely outside the bleed exposure zone.<br /> #* However, when they attempted to explain the situation, Detective Brandt grew aggressive, pushing the investigators against a wall in an attempt to forcibly arrest them.<br /> #* Byron resisted arrest, leading to a brutal confrontation between the investigators and the officers.<br /> #* Mathers attempted to shoot Mocking-bird, but missed narrowly during the melee.<br /> #* Mocking-bird shattered Brandt’s knee with a savage blow, and Byron incapacitated Mathers by stabbing her gun hand with a concealed knife.<br /> # '''Escape and Aftermath'''<br /> #* The investigators fled the hospital amidst the chaos, wounded and pursued.<br /> #* Outside, they witnessed operatives from the secretive Nightkeepers—specifically Shard and The Hollow—loading the Franklin siblings and the mechanical womb onto a large flatbed truck.<br /> # '''Legal Fallout'''<br /> #* In the aftermath, warrants were issued for the arrest of Regicide (Byron Core) and Mocking-bird (Olive Horvat) on charges including assaulting officers, resisting arrest, and fleeing custody.<br /> #* The incident left the situation at Grand Noman Hospital deeply unsettled, with lingering bleed contamination, a growing antagonism between vigilantes and the Periphery.<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #5 - &quot;Good Night, Sleep Tight&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #6 - &quot;The Devil Doctor of South Soffit&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags: Power and Corruption, Bleed Exposure, Spiritualism, Supernatural Deception<br /> <br /> Hook: After rumors spread of a mysterious figure solving supernatural problems for the people of South Soffit—at no charge—investigators are assigned by Harry to look into it. Descriptions of the so-called &quot;Devil Doctor&quot; eerily match photographs of Lincoln, a retired and deceased investigator. With growing reports of unexplained phenomena and bleed energy spikes, the investigators are tasked with uncovering the truth behind the Devil Doctor’s rise.<br /> <br /> Content Warnings: Themes of bleed exposure, manipulation of spiritual beliefs, exploitation of the poor<br /> <br /> Characters: Persephone &quot;Percy&quot; Montgomery, Byron Core (Regicide), Olive Horvat (Mocking-bird)<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: The Devil Doctor (The Dark Half), Lila Marchand (The Light Half), Joaquin Reyes, Sophia Reyes, Periphery Sergeant Isabela Reyes<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: The Book, “Compacts and Covenants” was destroyed except for part of the cover<br /> <br /> District/Locations: South Soffit, Meyers Storage, O'Malley's Pub, Robinson Field<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> '''1. Setting and Initial Observations'''<br /> <br /> * Investigators were briefed at O’Malley’s Pub by Harry, who revealed a new figure in South Soffit known as the Devil Doctor—a supernatural problem solver matching Lincoln’s appearance.<br /> * Percy, Byron and Olive traveled to South Soffit, noting the district’s eerie, heavy atmosphere—still scarred by the Red Rash plague of the year prior.<br /> <br /> '''2. First Encounter with the Devil Doctor'''<br /> <br /> * In an old crowded warehouse, the investigators witnessed the Devil Doctor dramatically pulling a ghostly figure from an old woman. She had claimed to be haunted by her deceased husband and was suffering blindness caused from the moment that her husband’s ghost appeared. The ghost, content that his wife would be alright vanished and her sight returned.<br /> * A dark-haired woman (Lila Marchand) watched from the edge of the gathering, carrying a worn messenger bag.<br /> * Joaquin Reyes, a retired dock worker who lost an arm in an accident when a crane buckled due to a lack of safety related maintenance, was seen assisting the elderly woman and speaking with the Devil Doctor.<br /> * Byron and Percy were in disguise as unhoused and given meals to eat and welcomed warmly by those gathered to witness the “miracle”.<br /> * Olive spoke with Sgt. Reyes after Joaquin left with Sophia so she could finish her homework. Isabela, who was already suspicious of the group her brother had “fallen in with” immediately grew suspicious of their presence. She warned them to stay away from her people, or she’d put them behind bars.<br /> * They were invited to join the congregants three days later where another “helper” in the flock, Thomas “Jonsey” Jones, had been given permission to use a small area of their place of employment (Robinson Field, home of the South Soffit Sluggers) for the group to meet as they were never able to find a permanent place to meet.<br /> * Percy detected lingering, non-harmful bleed energy radiating from Joaquin and the room in which the ghost had been banished.<br /> <br /> '''3. Confrontation with Isabela Reyes'''<br /> <br /> * Isabela Reyes, dressed out of uniform, was caught tailing the investigators by Byron.<br /> * After a tense exchange, Olive persuaded Isabela to let them help.<br /> * Isabela reluctantly agreed, but promised if they stepped out of line, she’d run them in.<br /> <br /> '''4. Robinson Field'''<br /> <br /> * On the night when the trio would reconvene, Olive tailed Lila Marchand and cornered her and learned that her relationship with The Devil Doctor was, “complicated”. Before they could learn more, Jonesy informed them that they had been invited to meet with the Devil Doctor privately before that evenings gathering. <br /> <br /> * Percy successfully identified that Joaquin, Jonesy and the elderly woman from the night before (all “healed” by the Devil Doctor) carried faint traces of bleed.<br /> <br /> '''5. The Devil Doctor’s Ultimatum'''<br /> <br /> * In the Slugger’s locker room, the Devil Doctor confronted the investigators directly.<br /> ** He revealed he was a manifestation of a compact that Lila had made to help The Soffit under the pressure of the Red Rash.<br /> ** The being she formed the compact with manifested on this plane of existence and could draw Lila’s supernaturally gifted abilities to solve supernatural problems that he created. This cycle only served to make him stronger and Lila weaker.<br /> ** He gripped a book with the title “Compacts and Covenants” in his hand, which had been used by Lila to forge the compact.<br /> ** She had been given the book by a friend that had trusted her to guard it - Lincoln. His use of the book to forge his own compact had left a magickal imprint on the book. Resulting in the Devil Doctor’s resemblance to Lincoln.<br /> * He offered to help Percy recover her missing memories in exchange for their silence—but Percy rejected the offer.<br /> <br /> * The investigators learned that the Devil Doctor’s strength was tied to a book he carried.<br /> * The Devil Doctor summoned twisted supernatural creatures to fight alongside him.<br /> * Mocking-bird and Regicide directly engaged the minions in hand-to-hand combat, taking heavy bleed exposure in the process, knocking the book from the Devil Doctor’s grasp. Percy and Mocking-bird worked quickly to destroy it.<br /> ** When Percy stabbed the book with a knife from Byron’s utility belt, she had a vision:<br /> *** ''In a city of ruin and rebirth, towers of brick and steel crumble only to be rebuild themselves as a massive figure rests upon an undulating throne; drifting idly through the a sky of stars. Beneath this watching ruler, a woman, shrouded in shadow sits at a fire with their sleeves rolled up. They chant softly in an ancient tongue; casting golden powder into the fire. Slowly a series of glyphs begin to pulse with orange light along their right forearm, a Sigil blazing to life in their palm. She screams into the night.''<br /> <br /> '''7. Resolution'''<br /> <br /> * Destroying the book unraveled the compact, causing the Devil Doctor to disintegrate in a screaming vortex of smoke and bleed.<br /> * Lila survived, freed from the compact's control.<br /> * Jonesy and Jaoquin took up the roles of leadership of their flock, realizing the power of the faith was in each other and their community, not a person possessing supernatural power.<br /> ** Byron bought them a building where they would be able to operate from indefinitely.<br /> ** The group begins official operations of community outreach under the banner of ''The Lantern Society'' and the motto, ''“Where light is needed, we bear the flame.”''<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #7 - &quot;Vanishing Act&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #8 - &quot;Faulty Memory&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags: Judicial Corruption, Occult Conspiracy<br /> <br /> Hook: After receiving a private request from Dr. Sylvia Harlow, Artie Lemmon’s psychiatrist, Candela Obscura dispatches investigators to discreetly assist in Artie’s defense. Dr. Harlow fears that Artie’s fragile mental state has been weaponized against him and that a larger, darker plot is at work. With evidence mounting against Artie, the investigators must move quickly to uncover the truth before Artie is sent to the hangman's noose.<br /> <br /> Content Warnings: Themes of injustice, Political Corruption<br /> <br /> Characters: Dr. Phyllis &quot;Filly&quot; Bailey, Olive Horvat (Mocking-Bird), Katherine Ellenbogen, Noelle Silva, Persephone &quot;Percy&quot; Montgomery<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Artie Lemmon, Riley Lemmon, James Hendrix, Judge Marcus Donnelly, Ellie Carlson, District Attorney Miles Lah<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: Evidence of conspiracy by The City Medical Examiner of chemical contaminants causing Artie to kill Marie Chen withouth his knowledge.<br /> <br /> District/Locations: Silveslip, City Courthouse<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> '''1. Setting and Initial Observations'''<br /> * Dr. Sylvia Harlow privately contacted Candela Obscura, expressing concern that Artie Lemmon’s trial was compromised by supernatural manipulation.<br /> * Investigators attended the first day of Artie's trial, noting Judge Donnelly’s aggressive posture and the unnerving tension saturating the courthouse.<br /> * The presiding Medical Examiner presented forensic evidence aligning Artie with the murder, though inconsistencies were noted.<br /> ** The investigators suspected tampering with evidence as there was no mention of [[Qandela Obscura/The Story So Far#Assignment #3 - &quot;Cornered&quot;|Marie Chen’s body having disappeared or the presence of foreign substances that could also Artie’s mental state and cause him to kill his best friend]].<br /> <br /> * Katherine went directly to the City Morgue (her place of employment) and began reading through case files from both the medical examiner overseeing the autopsy of Marie Chen’s body as well as the case files from The Periphery.<br /> <br /> '''2. Complications with Witnesses'''<br /> <br /> * Nathanial Cunningham (Artie’s employer), under legal obligation, reluctantly testified about discovering Artie bloodied and dazed next to Marie’s body when he arrived the morning after Marie’s killing.<br /> * Mathers and Brandt, ex-detectives once assigned to the case, were overheard by the investigators to be privately discussing suspicions of a larger conspiracy at work as their case work had lead them to think that Artie murdering Marie didn’t add up as there was no apparent motive.<br /> <br /> '''3. Conclusion of Day 1'''<br /> <br /> * Riley Lemmon approaches Filly, stating she knows that Dr. Bailey and her comrades are more than what they seem and that they work with The Nighthawk and Mocking-bird. She asks Filly if the doctor would ask the masked vigilantes to help Artie escape police custody because she knows he isn’t going to get a fair trial. No one from The Soffit does. Filly delicately tells Riley that breaking Artie out of prison would only make the young man’s life harder and says she cannot help.<br /> ** Riley denounces Filly and storms away, determined to solve the problem on her own.<br /> ** Filly discusses the matter with Olive in the hopes that they might be able to figure out a way to help Artie.<br /> <br /> '''4. Uncovering the Occult Conspiracy'''<br /> <br /> * Olive changed into her disguise as Mocking-bird and shadowed Judge Donnelly.<br /> ** She hid outside the fourth story window of the study at his home and overheard him discussing manipulation of the case with a man, whos eyes glowed like hot embers and that his “''...keepers wanted Lemmon taken care of or they would find a judge who would follow their instructions.''” Donnelly was promised significant wealth and political power in exchange for his services.<br /> * After the Man with the Ember Eyes left, and Donnelly retired for the evening, Mocking-bird searched his home and found recordings and accounting documents revealing that Donnelly was taking bribes. There was also a tape recorder of conversations with the Man with the Ember Eyes clearly meant for use if Donnelly needed to black mail the group who was controlling his work as a judge.<br /> <br /> '''5. Meeting with Ellie Carlson'''<br /> <br /> * Percy went to Ellie and told her of her encounter with The Shadow Man that killed Marie and had taken over a portion of her body.<br /> * She agreed to take the stand, but to leave the topics of monsters out of her testimony<br /> <br /> '''6. Mocking-bird Goes to Lah'''<br /> <br /> * Mocking-bird meets Ellie and Percy at the District Attorney’s office and agrees to turn herself in if Lah will accept the evidence she found at Donnelly’s house.<br /> ** Lah deputizes Mocking-bird and gets her charges dropped so he can legitimize the evidence she has brought to him.<br /> * Katherine finds evidence that the coroner’s report has been tampered with and sends copies to D.A. Lah’s office.<br /> * Carlson and Lah agree to enter all evidence and new testimony into the record the following morning.<br /> <br /> '''7. Trial Outcome and Final Gambits'''<br /> <br /> * Percy takes the stand and says that they suffered an attack in Eastreek similar to what Arite reported.<br /> * Lah confronts Donnelly publicly in front of the court and plays the recordings of Donnelly accepting bribes.<br /> * Donnelly was arrested on corruption charges and removed from office.<br /> '''8. Resolution'''<br /> * Artie was found not guilty and released, though the full healing process would be long and difficult.<br /> * The group that was bribing Donnelly remains hidden, though their immediate plans in South Soffit were disrupted.<br /> * Report, James Hendrix began deeper investigations into the secretive groups manipulating events behind the scenes.<br /> * Riley thanks Filly for getting Mocking-bird involved, even if she didn’t break Artie out of jail and apologizes to Filly.<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #9 - &quot;No Rest for the Wicked&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #10 - &quot;Hot off the Presses&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #11 - &quot;Behind Closed Doors&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #12 - &quot;The Root of All Evil&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #13 - &quot;The Purple Plague&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #14 - &quot;Now You See Me&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook: Arc 3, Act 1 - Finale<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #15 - &quot;Ohe Sleifo Titrfn geog&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags: Memory Loss, Survival, Supernatural Phenomena, Lost Time<br /> <br /> Hook: The Investigators awaken with no memory of their identities, washed ashore on a strange, dreamlike coastline scattered with the wreckage of a destroyed ship and dozens of unconscious survivors. The world seems caught between day and night, and the only thing they are certain of is that they are not alone—and something unseen may be watching.<br /> <br /> Content Warnings: Themes of memory loss, psychological disorientation, injury, fire/burn trauma, and mild body horror.<br /> <br /> Characters: Clancy Fields, Feyre Acheron, Callum McVeigh, Persephone &quot;Percy&quot; Montgomery, Dexter &quot;Dex&quot; Miller<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Harrison Park, The Embered Man, Lysera<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: Lysera<br /> <br /> District/Locations: The Isle of Forgetting<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> '''1. Setting and Initial Observations'''<br /> * The investigators awoke on a mysterious beach with injuries and no memory of their identities, surrounded by other unconscious individuals.<br /> * They were on a strange island with a dusky gray sky, a thick forest, a large mountain deep within the forest and a shipwreck on fire, with luggage scattered along the shoreline.<br /> * The investigators began exploring the beach and shipwreck, searching for clues and resources, while observing the behavior of other individuals who were wandering into the forest.<br /> <br /> '''2. Recovery of Items and Information'''<br /> <br /> * Feyre searched the wreckage while Callum and Percy searched luggage, recovering items such as passports, tickets, and personal belongings, which helped some regain their identities.<br /> * Feyre found a dossier detailing the disappearance of the Lightkeeper, Piers Corden, and the order from the Council of Lightkeepers for investigators, to travel across the continent of Osugbo to rescue him or, in the event that he was dead, recover his body and determine who had taken him and why.<br /> * Percy discovered a ticket for the SS Everywhere, revealing the ship’s origin and destination.<br /> * Feyre found a set of coordinates on a navigational chart, revealing that they were headed for the coordinates that Lincoln had intended to go to a few days before his death.<br /> <br /> '''3. Encounters with Phenomena and Wraiths'''<br /> <br /> * The Investigators encountered mysterious shadowy figures and wraiths, which were progressively becoming more corporeal and threatening.<br /> * The investigators successfully fought and destroyed several wraiths using weapons like Clancy’s Ghostblade and Callum’s pickaxe haft, with the wraiths releasing memories upon their destruction.<br /> * The team realized that the wraiths were consuming memories and that defeating them restored lost memories.<br /> <br /> '''4. Exploration of the Isle of Forgetting'''<br /> <br /> * Through the discovery of an ancient stele with Vaelonic inscription as well as geometric design at it’s head, Percy identified the island as the legendary Isle of Forgetting, where individuals lose themselves and their memories.<br /> * The group discovered a ruined palace carved into the side of the mountain, with Vaelonic runes and a large chamber containing shadowy figures and a base relief depicting Lysera and Atikos.<br /> * The team debated the significance of Lysera, the queen of the island, and her connection to the phenomena they were facing.<br /> <br /> '''5. Confrontation with Lysera and the Man with Amber Eyes'''<br /> <br /> * Participants confronted Lysera, who they discovered was under the control of the Man with Amber Eyes.<br /> * Ember Eyes command Lysera to “make it quick” at which point, the strongest of the wraiths the team had confronted attacked them - a Shadow Woman.<br /> * Feyre berated Lysera, weakening her connection to the Shadow Woman, while Callum and Clancy attacked and destroyed the Shadow Woman.<br /> * Bored with the confrontation and Candela’s constant interloping, Ember Eyes set Lysera ablaze. She screamed for the team to run.<br /> * Feyre used a magickal artifact to absorb Lysera’s scream and unleashed it upon Ember Eyes and took a scar as a result of its use. Used in concert with Dex’s command of magick, Ember Eyes fled from the palace.<br /> * Dex successfully extinguished the magical fire engulfing Lysera, saving her from destruction, but collapsed from the strain.<br /> <br /> '''6. Escape and Loss of Harry'''<br /> <br /> * The palace began to collapse, forcing participants to flee while carrying unconscious members like Lysera, Dex, and Feyre.<br /> * Percy successfully made the jump across a chasm opening up in the floor, but slipped at the last second. Harry grabbed her and swung her to Callum. Callum caught her, but hurt his shoulder in the process. Harry slid along the floor as it tilted and fell into the chasm.<br /> * Percy and Clancy repelled down to Harry’s location only to discover he was crushed beneath the debris of the collapsing palace. Percy tried to stabilize Harry, but was unable to do so and Harry died as a result of his injuries.<br /> ** Among Harry’s final words were his instructions to get his files to Jacen Beck.<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #16 - &quot;Smoke and Mirrors&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags: Arc 3, Act II premiere<br /> <br /> Hook: Having defeated Ember Eyes and rescued an unconscious Lysera, the investigators must now search the rest of the island for Piers as the mountain at the center of the island erupts into a massive volcano causing the entire island to quake.<br /> <br /> Content Warnings: This assignment contained a hostage situation, gore, and the potential of death. This was a high stakes assignment.<br /> <br /> Characters: Mocking-bird, Gertrude &quot;Trudi&quot; Clyde, Persephone &quot;Percy&quot; Montgomery, Dexter &quot;Dex&quot; Miller, Byron Hans Core<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Jacen Beck, Piers Corden, Ember Eyes, Caleb Zener, Emily Zener<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: None, but Caleb and Emily Zener were rescued along with Piers Corden<br /> <br /> District/Locations: The Isle of Forgetting, The Island Lab<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> '''1. Initial Team Movements'''<br /> * Clancy, Dex, and Percy were the only conscious members of the team from the prior investigation.<br /> * After encountering Jacen Beck setting up a triage response from their ship’s explosion, they left Callum and Feyre with Jacen while Clancy stayed behind to assist with the wounded.<br /> <br /> '''2. Discovery of the Cave and First Team Exploration'''<br /> <br /> * Trudi, Byron, and Mocking-Bird discovered a cave powered by a generator, with a power conduit bolted into the stone wall and running deeper inside.<br /> * They regrouped with Dex and Percy, and the five investigators ventured together into the cave.<br /> <br /> '''3. Encounter with Wraiths'''<br /> <br /> * Using her psychic abilities, Trudi helped the team navigate a series of forks within the tunnel system.<br /> * The team encountered two wraiths guarding the passage and successfully fought and destroyed them.<br /> * During the encounter, Dex spoke to one of the wraiths, who stated it served “The Dream.”<br /> <br /> '''4. Gathering Intelligence and the Hidden Laboratory'''<br /> <br /> * After defeating the wraiths, the investigators split their efforts:<br /> ** Trudi remote-viewed one fork, revealing a man shackled to a cot bolted to the wall.<br /> ** Dex sensed a nearby presence filled with overwhelming anger.<br /> ** Byron, after drinking Witches Brew tea to become invisible, scouted the second fork.<br /> * Byron discovered a hidden laboratory where Ember Eyes supervised scientists transforming the recently dead into wraiths using a magickal serum.<br /> * Piers Corden, visibly battered and cuffed to a chair, was being used to pressure the woman working with the scientists.<br /> <br /> '''5. Rescue of Caleb Zener'''<br /> <br /> * The team prioritized freeing the man seen in the cell.<br /> * Upon reaching him, they battled a flaming gargoyle-like creature.<br /> * Byron wrestled with the creature while Mocking-Bird and Percy worked to break the prisoner’s shackles.<br /> * Trudi used filthy water to douse the flames in the gargoyle’s eyes, splashing Byron in the process.<br /> * The prisoner was revealed to be Caleb Zener, a researcher for Candela Obscura.<br /> * The woman still in the lab was identified as his twin sister, Emily Zener, previously referenced in Lincoln’s journal.<br /> <br /> '''6. The Rescue Plan and the Confrontation'''<br /> <br /> * Percy planned to cut the generator’s power while Mocking-Bird distracted Ember Eyes.<br /> * Dex, Trudi, and Byron prepared to rescue Emily and Piers during the confusion.<br /> * Mocking-Bird successfully lured Ember Eyes away from the lab by calling him out.<br /> * Byron and Dex attempted to ambush Ember Eyes but were overpowered and thrown aside.<br /> <br /> '''7. Mocking-Bird’s Sacrifice'''<br /> <br /> * Ember Eyes offered Mocking-Bird a bargain: surrender herself, and he would spare Trudi’s life.<br /> * Tearfully, Mocking-Bird agreed, on the condition that Dex and Byron would also be allowed to leave safely.<br /> * Byron and Dex disregarded her wishes and attacked Ember Eyes.<br /> * Byron was set on fire during the struggle but managed to break Ember Eyes’ arm, allowing the team to flee.<br /> <br /> '''8. Escape from the Isle of Forgetting'''<br /> <br /> * The volcano erupted into a pyroclastic flow as the team fled the collapsing cave system.<br /> * Following Caleb and Emily’s directions, they reached a hidden boat.<br /> * The investigators escaped the Isle of Forgetting moments before it was consumed by the sea.<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #17 - &quot;Liber Aeternum&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook: Arc 3, Act 2 - Premiere<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #18 -''' '''&quot;Head in the Clouds&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #19 - &quot;The door of Bones&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #20 - &quot;So Long and Thanks for All the Fish&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #21 - &quot;This Concludes Our Broadcast Day&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #22 - &quot;The Devil's Minion&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #23 - &quot;Beneath the Surface&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #24 - &quot;As Above, So Below&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #25 - &quot;To Be Announced&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #26 - &quot;Skibbers and Scrabbles&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #27 - &quot;For if Dreams Die...&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #28 - &quot;Once Upon a Dream&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook: Arc 3, Act 2 - Finale pt. 1<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #29 - &quot;Perchance to Dream&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook: Arc 3, Act 2 - Finale pt. 2<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #30 - &quot;What Dreams May Come&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook: Arc 3, Act 3 - Premiere pt. 1<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #31 - &quot;A New Dawn, A New Day&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #32 - &quot;Deus Ex Oculo&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #33 - &quot;Not a Dream, but a Nightmare&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #34 - &quot;Resonance&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #35 - &quot;East Hills&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #36 - &quot;To Be Announced&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #37 - &quot;To Be Announced&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #38 - &quot;To Be Announced&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #39 - &quot;To Be Announced&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #40 - &quot;To Be Announced&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #41 - &quot;To Be Announced&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook: Arc 3 - Finale pt.1<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM:<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #42 - &quot;To Be Announced&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook: Arc 3 - Finale pt.2<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM:<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> [[Category:Qandela Obscura]]<br /> [[Category:CR]]</div>

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<p>OGFlaya: /* Assignment #10 - &quot;Hot off the Press&quot; */</p> <hr /> <div>{{Worldbuilders}}<br /> == The Story So Far ==<br /> Below, feel free to add personal accounts of assignments.<br /> <br /> == Arc One - The Illusionist and the Alchemist ==<br /> <br /> === Assignment #1 - 12/02/23 &quot;The Devil's Well.&quot; ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: <br /> <br /> GM:<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #2 - 12/16 &quot;The Light Eater of Bridleborn&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: Piers, [[Lincoln Renfield-Murray]], Nesta [[Acheron]], [[Elizabeth]] [[Nightshade]] <br /> <br /> GM: @jaelthejust (Mercedes)<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #3 - 12/21 - &quot;The Gift of the Magi&quot; ===<br /> <br /> === Assignment #4 - 12/31 - &quot;The Night Plays On&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: #NewYearParty<br /> <br /> Characters: [[Steve]], Lincoln Renfield-Murray, [[Orla Martinez]], Warren <br /> <br /> GM: @jaelthejust (Mercedes)<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #5 - 1/13/2024 - &quot;Extra Credit&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags:<br /> <br /> Characters: Piers Corden, Lincoln Renfield-Murray, Lula V, [[Steve Corden]] <br /> <br /> GM: @jontheteach (JonTheTeach)<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment # 6- 1/20- “The Hand That Feeds” ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: Piers, Weasel, [[James]], Tess, Laurence Awrkright <br /> <br /> GM: @OGFlaya (Matt)<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Anthony Romano, Michael Romano, Maggy Ferguson, [[Martin]] Ferguson <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: [[Human]]/phenomenon hybrid<br /> <br /> District/Locations: South Soffit, Nine Irons, The Sidle<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened: Notorious mob enforcer and racketeer, Tommy Romano, was murdered by Martin Ferguson. A member of a family of mob enforcers possessing unique abilities due to being to having phenomenon intermingling in their blood line long ago in their ancestry. The youngest of the Ferguson's, Maggy had fallen in love with Tommy's nephew and the scion of the Romano crime family, Michael. The investigators diligently found, through an examination of Tommy's body in the city morgue that he was murdered, that he had been murdered rather than the purported suicide that that the Periphery was trying to say his death was. During a climactic confrontation with Martin and a flock of eldritch birds under his command, the investigators helped Maggy and Michael flee the city and place Martin into Grayslate Sanatorium for safe keeping and protection from the Romano family. The rest of the Ferguson clan watched as their son was taken into custody but did not end their relationship with Romano. <br /> <br /> === Assignment #7 - 1/27 - &quot;Fairest of Them All&quot; ===<br /> <br /> === Assignment #8 - 2/9 - &quot;The Ancient Tomb of His Bride&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags:<br /> <br /> Characters: Piers Corden, Steve Corden, [[Thomas]] MacCallum, Madge <br /> <br /> GM: @jaelthejust (Mercedes)<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Jean Hawkeye <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: <br /> <br /> # Mr. Malcolms Alchemical Reference Guide (+1 Focus on rolls that have to do with alchemy or magick)<br /> # Morphine Vial (Soak 1 Body, 1 use)<br /> # Phosphenes' Lights (Handheld illuminators that produce a glow only the holder can see)<br /> # Smelling Salts (Soak 1 Brain, 1 use)<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #9 - 2/17 - &quot;A Prince’s Gifts&quot; ===<br /> <br /> === Assignment #10 - 2/24 - &quot;A Needlepoint to Hear Me Through&quot; ===<br /> <br /> === Assignment # 11 - 2/25 - “The Illusionist” ===<br /> <br /> === Assignment #12 - 3/2 - &quot;Auction Victors&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: #Auction<br /> <br /> Characters: Steve Corden, Lizzy Nightshade, Weasel, Silas Heartwood, [[Laura Grant]] <br /> <br /> GM: @jaelthejust (Mercedes)<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #13 - 3/9 - &quot;The Ring to Stand Strong and True&quot; ===<br /> <br /> === Assignment #14 - 3/15 - &quot;Lost and Found&quot; ===<br /> <br /> === Assignment #15 - 3/23 - &quot;The Allure of Perpetual Beauty&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> Characters: Steve Corden, Silas Heartwood, Tess Henry, Warren Baxter, [[Laura]] Grant <br /> <br /> GM: @wardenwinter (Talia)<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #16 - 3/27 - &quot;Under the Truth&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: Piers Corden, Steve Corden, Silas Heartwood, Tess Henry, Lincoln Renfield-Murray, Nesta Acheron, <br /> <br /> GM: @jontheteach (JonTheTeach)<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #17 - 4/6 - &quot;The Kingdom in the Steel&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: Steve Corden, Silas Heartwood, Lizzy Nightshade, Madge, Laura Grant <br /> <br /> GM: @jaelthejust (Mercedes)<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #18 - 4/13 - &quot;The Gem to Persuade the Unwilling&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> Characters: Steve Corden, Piers Corden, Lincoln Renfield-Murray, Nesta Achron, Montana Jack <br /> <br /> GM: @jaelthejust (Mercedes)<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: THE TWINS, Gio <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: The Gem<br /> <br /> District/Locations: The Steel, EONs Headquarter<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened: Steve gets kidnapped opps.<br /> <br /> === Assignment #19 - 4/27 - &quot;The Prince’s Final Curtain&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> Characters: Steve Corden, Piers Corden, James, Lincoln Renfield-Murray, &quot;Fives&quot;, Warren Baxter, <br /> <br /> GM: @jaelthejust (Mercedes)<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Nathaniel <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations: <br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #20 - 4/27 - &quot;The Alchemist’s Final Call&quot; ===<br /> <br /> === Assignment #21 - 5/28 - &quot;In the Arms of the Evolved&quot; ===<br /> <br /> === Assignment #22 - 6/18 - &quot;Grant Me One Request [Player Catalyst Finale]&quot; ===<br /> <br /> === Assignment #23 - 6/29 - &quot;Long Lost Blood [Player Catalyst Finale]&quot; ===<br /> <br /> <br /> == Arc Two - The Herald and the Fang ==<br /> <br /> === Assignment #1 - 06/15/2024 &quot;Toll the Dead&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: Divine Herald, Ascendency <br /> <br /> Characters: James by Margarita, Gin Reynolds by Julia, [[Jamie Hayes]] by Amal, <br /> <br /> GM:<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Imelda [[Frances]], Victor Jenkins the DEAD Divine Herald, Mr. Woods <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: List of next Divine Herald<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> 6 months after what happened in the theater has passed, newspapers has talked about : <br /> <br /> # A deadly sickness, the dead rash, with symptoms of oozing red rashes on limps, cough, and fever. It effected 30% of population. Some people just… don’t get it. <br /> # ''Recent death of the Divine Herald.'' <br /> <br /> Candela was called by Ascendancy when Cardinal Reynolds, and Cardinal Zeroth died after ineracting with the Divine Herald corpse. Candela investigators went to shiverline to talk to holy [[mother]] <br /> <br /> //—//<br /> <br /> investigators found: <br /> <br /> # Bleed on body and the face itself. Not coming from the mask. <br /> # Mask will let the [[soul]] out. Mask is fixed to face, will be hard to take off. <br /> # MAKEUP ON HERALD.  A specific woman does this. '''Leslie Daulphin'''. <br /> # THERE IS. AT THE BASE OF THE HERALD NECK. An incision mark. NO BLOOD? connected to the artery. The blood is poisoned, they knew its gonna be removed. <br /> <br /> /—/ Baxter the head of OUP came by and stopped Candela's investigation<br /> <br /> //—//<br /> <br /> The team found this list for '''interviews. THIS IS FOR NEW HERALD DIVINE.''' <br /> <br /> '''Aarons, Sawyer (Cardinal in the Eves districts), Howard, Levins,'''<br /> <br /> '''Fournier(not familiar to GIN? Who is this? Not usual surname for new-faire)'''<br /> <br /> They also found a necklace that has a bleed, this necklace is used by the hauled and high ranking church members. The team didn't touch or take the necklace.<br /> <br /> /-/<br /> <br /> The team headed to Melody Wildes house in the sidle. WILDES Melody is new to the area, moved from the west. [[LaCroix|Lacroix]], moved from there. Family is a refuge. Dad started the funeral business from Mister woods. Brother and husband live upstairs. Dad is old now. <br /> <br /> The team went together to the house of grief, Melody is frozen in place, when approached, the team noticed a pair of puncture marks on the side of her neck. Not like the herald, this is more of….. bite…. Two teeth? <br /> <br /> Picture of her and a man. They are shaken hands, this is Mr. Woods. He seems happy and sure. She looked…. Off. <br /> <br /> Someone sneaking inside? The team try to hide from them, the older gentleman is now here. Asks why she’s here. She looks nervous talking to what it can be seen now as Mr. wood? <br /> <br /> Mr. Woods, has the same bleed as melody, STRONGER. So strong. It radiates from him. <br /> <br /> After going to his Mind Palace, Jamie figured out that Melody is under control from Mr. Woods. He must have been the one to miss with the makeup. When Gin left the house of grief, she noticed Mr. Woods watching the team at the top of the building….. <br /> <br /> === Assignment #2 - 06/15/2024 &quot;The Ruby Rapture&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: Red Rash, Fangs <br /> <br /> Characters: Lizzy (Talia), Gideon (Nick), Luliana (Emma), Henry (Geoff), and Gin (Julia) <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Harris/Lawrence, Pensive the Cat, Lorenzo of the Ruby Rapture, the Fanged Creature that Attacked Lizzy <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: Pensive the Fanged Cat <br /> <br /> District/Locations: Red Lamp, South Soffit <br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened: <br /> <br /> * A worker from the Ruby Rapture has been sick an abnormal amount of time, neck still red, violent outbursts <br /> * A doctor came to visit his home while he was sick and performed &quot;blood letting&quot;, his roommate said it was A LOT of blood and the doctor didn't clean up <br /> * The cat lapped up some of the blood and now also showing violent outbursts <br /> * The doctor gave an address and contact to Lawrence's roommate in case he needed more info. He went to the address during the day and found nothing<br /> * Going at night, they found strange symbols and then were attacked by a fanged woman who when shot, survived and ran away. <br /> * Later, the symbols were discovered to mean &quot;Feed&quot; <br /> <br /> === Assignment #3 - 06/21/2024 “The Last Lightkeeper of Seasway&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: Eldritch Horror, City of the Resplendent , Local Legends <br /> <br /> Characters: Tara (Sarah), [[Malory Harper]] (Matt), Cedric (Sam), Alexander (Jon), Mara (Anna) <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: The Lightkeeper's Doll, Gherman the Last Lightkeeper <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: The Lightkeeper's Doll<br /> <br /> District/Locations: Seasway<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> * There is an underwater city in the Glass Sea <br /> * The People of Seasway seemed to be under some kind of hypnosis <br /> * They are desperate to show you 'The Great One'<br /> * The Lighthouse is destroyed and empty on the bottom<br /> * At the top of the Lighthouse, Gherman has destroyed his entrance to the Pharos <br /> * He begs to keep the Doll safe <br /> * On the West side of the Island, the investigators see the remains of the Great One <br /> * The child of the Great one waits to feast<br /> * The investigators take barrels of oil and molotov cocktails to the child of the Great One <br /> * While it feasts on the hypnotized villagers, the investigators fight it until it dies <br /> <br /> === Assignment #4 - 06/22/2024 &quot;Interview with a Deaconess&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: Knight of the Pyre, the Pyre, the Ascendency <br /> <br /> Characters: Alexandria, Gideon, Jamie, Amaranth <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Baxter White, Ariel Kelly, Diego Parris, Lorelei Pennywhistle <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations: The Sidle<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> * A Deaconess is being held by the OUP after her brother Reggie called them when he found her missing <br /> * The Deaconess touched an artifact and ended up gaining telekinesis and the Pyre wanted to kill her for it <br /> * While interviewing her and trying to plan a way to help her escape, a knight of the Pyre appeared to kill her. <br /> <br /> -- We met the knight of the pyre for the first time! '''Diego Parris.''' <br /> <br /> -- Deaconess Lorelei was killed by him tho sad ): <br /> <br /> === Assignment #5 - 06/26/2024 &quot;Something Different About You&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: Developers. <br /> <br /> Characters: Gin Reynolds (Julia), Lulianna Vaerstrom (Emma), [https://quelmarwiki.com/wiki/Malory_Harper Malory “Mal” Harper] (Matt), Tara Lloyd (Sarah), Alexandria Aquino (Aerin), Cedric Margrave (Sam) <br /> <br /> GM: Jon<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Set VII Experiment I <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: None<br /> <br /> District/Locations: The Steel<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened: <br /> <br /> * Investigators entered an abandoned factory and immediately felt off<br /> * A mixture of pain, anguish, joy and malice were felt on the walls<br /> * Bleed was felt from a hallway, and the door opened itself mysteriously<br /> * A scream was heard from within the building, and the team began to look for the source<br /> * They entered the hallway, which had several decomposing bodies of developers<br /> * The end of the hallway had an odd green light, and a man was seen standing there<br /> ** He began approaching the group, rambling somewhat<br /> ** Dr. Aquino approached him, with Lulianna also offering a way to help<br /> ** He responded with &quot;I am Perfection&quot; and snapped the neck of the Doctor<br /> * The rest of the crew unloaded and retreated, then leveling the building on top of the experiment<br /> <br /> === Assignment #6 - 07/06/2024 &quot;Petals of Protection&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: The Cure, Owl Wain, Local Legends <br /> <br /> Characters: Gideon (Nick), [[Malory Harper|Mal]] (Matt), Amaranth (Anna), Luliana (Emma) <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: The Owl Wain <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: Timely [[Iris]] <br /> <br /> District/Locations: Scarlet Woods / Bridleborn<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> * The investigators are sent to retrieve timely iris to assist with making a cure for the fanged disease and red rash <br /> * Scarlet runners are seen traveling this edge of the wood, tell you of a local legend of a [[ghost]] who requires you to be [[silent]] or she'll kill you <br /> * When entering the area, if any sound is made, the investigators are quite immediately met with an attack of owls and among the owls, they see a young girl in a large feathery cloak, commanding the owls <br /> * The young girl approaches when the investigators are brought to the ground but they all manage to get away to the Iris field<br /> * They gather Iris and find a smugglers crate buried inside that contains the body of a young child, they think the same age as the Owl Wain's spirit appears. It is wearing a similar but less feathery cloak <br /> * When leaving, the group attempts to console the Owl Wain. The Wain is distraught when Mara sings her the song and then when she goes to cry, she covers her mouth to keep herself quiet <br /> * The investigators leave as the Wain is distracted and no longer attacking them. <br /> <br /> === Assignment #7 - 07/07/2024 &quot;Assisting the Gumshoe&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: The Ascendancy, The Pyre, Fangs, Dive Herald, Knight of the Pyre <br /> <br /> Characters: Lizzy (Talia), Tara (Sarah), Father Lorrian (Keller), Jamie (Amal), and Gin (Julia) <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:''Jonathan Aarons, '''[[Sister]] Fournier''''' <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: -- <br /> <br /> District/Locations: Shriveline, Briar Green, South Soffit <br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened: <br /> <br /> -- The people from the List are now dying! The team believes someone not on the list are killing them to benefit someone who is on the list.<br /> <br /> -- Jamie Dies! <br /> <br /> -- Candela managed to save the future Divine Herald! <br /> <br /> === Assignment #8 - 07/14/2024 &quot;The Crimson River&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: [https://quelmarwiki.com/wiki/Malory_Harper Mal Harper] (Matt), Amaranth Cyrus (Anna), Tara (Sarah) <br /> <br /> GM: Nick <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #9 - 07/17/2024 &quot;We Can Take Your Pain&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: Developers <br /> <br /> Characters: [[Malory Harper|Mal]] (Matt), Tess Henry (Mercedes), Gideon (Nick), Verity Leòn (Aerin), Amaranth Cyprus (Anna) <br /> <br /> GM: Jon <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Set VII Experiment II <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: None<br /> <br /> District/Locations: Briar Green<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> * The party arrived at the college campus, trying to understand what happened<br /> * Used bleed detectors to find the source of the phenomenon<br /> ** It was determined to be the dormitory building<br /> * The investigators entered and felt cold oppression and it got worse the higher they went<br /> * As investigators spread out through the building, each began to see images of their fears.<br /> * These fears pulled them towards the top floor, or sent them away depending on the person<br /> * Eventually, the group saw the experiment on the third floor, and he feasted on their fear and found it delicious<br /> * He wanted to feast on more than just fear, and turned to advance on the group<br /> ** They immediately opened fire as he tried to get closer, but he managed to get close<br /> * He was wounded severely, retreating through a rift in the Flare<br /> <br /> === Assignment #10 - 07/19/2024 “The New Divine Herald&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: Divine Herald, The Ascendancy, Red Rash, Quarantine, Fangs, [[Vampyre]] <br /> <br /> Characters: Gideon (Nick), Tara (Sarah), Father Lorrian (Keller), Gin (Julia), [[Malory Harper|Mal]] (Matt) <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Divine Herald Siobhan Fournier <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: Vampyre Dust<br /> <br /> District/Locations: The Shriveline, South Soffit <br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened: <br /> <br /> * The new Divine Herald states there will be a quarantine of South Soffit (indefinite), as well as a two-week hold on Hallowharbor, The Steel, and Red Lamp<br /> * Desperate to find the reason behind the Red Rash, the investigators head to ground zero, South Soffit, before the [[midnight]] Quarantine begins <br /> * In Gin's church in South Soffit, a few of those with the long version Red Rash state they got it from a soup kitchen where they saw the Divine Herald when she was just a Cardinal<br /> * They are approached by a pair of doctors looking for those with long-lasting Red Rash to &quot;assist&quot; them <br /> * Gin recognizes them as fanged creatures, like what attacked Lizzy <br /> * They kill the pair, using symbols of the Ascendancy or a Ghostblade to turn them to dust <br /> * They go the hospital the pair represented and find a &quot;Vampyre Nursery&quot; with a Nursery worker there, overseeing 5 newborns preparing to wake and 5 sedated [[humans]], ready to be feasted on when the newborns awake <br /> * The journal from the Vampyre Nursery states that they were going to wake up in 3 days. It takes 5 days fully from bite to awaking. <br /> * The investigators kill the Nursery Worker but not until they learn from him that the Divine Herald is a High Priestess from Lacroix, where she is known as the Countess Fournier <br /> * She brought the Red Rash to [[Newfaire]] to show the vampyres who will be the most susceptible to being turned into a vampyre vs. who will be the food for those new vampyres<br /> <br /> === Assignment #11 - 07/27/2024 &quot;The Owl Wain&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: Local Legends, Owl Wain, The Cloud, The Cure, [[Player]] Catalyst <br /> <br /> Characters: Lizzy (Talia), Verity (Aerin), Gio (Amal), Gin (Julia), and Gideon (Nick) <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Owl Wain <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: Timely Iris <br /> <br /> District/Locations: Scarlet Wood, Bridleborn Mountains <br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> * The investigators returned to put the Owl Wain to rest and also seek out more timely Iris <br /> * They take a side road and find a cloud that is giving off bleed <br /> * The cloud feels like it is watching them and then it creates a dust [[devil]] and slurps up a pair of wild stallions before dispensing the bones and blood in front of them <br /> * Going back to the main road, they find the Owl Wain and use the nursery rhyme song about her to plea to her and Gideon uses a spirit board to have her speak without speaking <br /> * She tells them she has to be quiet because of Pa and she is afraid of the passing Smuggler wagons<br /> * The riders on the wagon tell the investigators of a man who used to have his children travel with him and was unkind to them if they were not quiet and one by one the children went missing before the man retired because no one would work with him <br /> * The investigators find the box with the Owl Wain's body, Gin performing her last rites and her spirit being laid to rest. On the Box they see the name Hildebrand and a location <br /> * Going to the location, they find a cabin and inside, the body of the man, Hildebrand. The evidence shows he was murdered by his eldest daughter's fiance after she told him they couldn't be married because her father was refusing to let her go. <br /> * The investigator's find the Owl Wain's room and her name before she became legend, Mary. <br /> * Her eldest sister, Vanessa, seems to have escaped with her fiance. <br /> * There is a third bed with the name Alyssa on it. The investigators find no evidence to lead them to her demise. <br /> * Heading back, they have adequate amounts of Timely Iris <br /> <br /> === Assignment #12 - 07/30/2024 &quot;The Sunken City&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: City of the Resplendent, Eldritch Horror, Local Legends <br /> <br /> Characters: Gideon (Nick), [[Malory Harper|Mal]] (Matt), Mara (Anna), Tara (Sarah), Alex (Jon) <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: The Resplendent One, Alex's Visitor <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: The Gift of the Resplendent One <br /> <br /> District/Locations: The Glass Sea<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> * The Investigators delved into the sea to find the city lost below <br /> * In the Glass sea, they found what was once an island town now sunken and still inhabited <br /> * The Glimmers are jellyfish like folk who were gifted their undersea bodies by their goddess, the Resplendent One <br /> * The Glimmers share with Alex and Mallory that they found the Resplendent One by digging in a well that brought forth the gift. <br /> * The gift works like oil, but uses much less to burn brightly<br /> * They heard singing at the bottom of the well and went on a [[campaign]] to dig until they could find *her* <br /> * The resplendent one, uncovered, pulled the village of Anchorwash down to be with her in the ocean <br /> * The glimmers take the investigators to see the Resplendent one who they have chained because she threatened to leave them. The investigators can tell she is not truly locked in place though, but playing along with her followers. <br /> * Alex is called to take some of the Resplendent Gift but breaks free of it at the last moment<br /> * Gideon uses the Aetherstone to force the Glimmers back when they try to force Alex, but as it harms the Glimmers, it angers the Resplendent One who frees herself from her bonds to chase the investigators away. <br /> <br /> === Assignment #13 - 08/03/2024 &quot;The Fanged&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #14 - 08/09/2024 &quot;Happily Ever After&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: <br /> <br /> GM: Julia (Guest) <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #15 - 011/2024 &quot;Shadow Protocols&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: Intrigue, The Forge of Renewal, Disavowed <br /> <br /> Characters: Gideon (Nick), Tara (Sarah), Amaranth (Anna) <br /> <br /> GM: Matt <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Lucian Grim, Mockingbird, Magnus Thorne, Felicity Ashcroft, Jackson &quot;The Jackal&quot; MacKey <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: Partial rubbing of an Oldfairen tablet<br /> <br /> District/Locations: The Steel, The Eaves, Hallowharbor, The N.P.S. Aurora<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> * The investigators received unmarked packages that contained a very small cylinder phonograph with a briefing for an assignment.<br /> ** As well as a chest that containing:<br /> *** A device with a tag that notes the device as the Arcane Resonance Emitter (A.R.E.) - disables wards<br /> *** A pair of wire frame glasses identified as Spectral Identified Glasses - identifies individuals<br /> *** Each receives a first [[class]] ticket and an invitation to the gala aboard the [[airship]] Aurora during it's maiden voyage.<br /> *** An envelope of cash for use during the assignment<br /> <br /> * The assignment is to intercept notorious smuggler, Felicity Ashcroft and keep her from selling an ancient Oldfairen relic to wanted war criminal, Lucian Grim. The transaction is set to take place aboard The Aurora. Little is known about Grim due to his military records being completely redacted. The investigators are to conduct the assignment with the utmost secrecy but are instructed to stop the transaction no matter what (short of damaging the airship or harming passangers).<br /> * The investigators procure disguises and false identities from Candela's Junior Quartermaster, Quinnavyr Sinclaire.<br /> * The investigators board the Aurora without incident.<br /> * Mara and Gideon head to the dance floor to survey the room in an attempt to spot Ashcroft. Tara spots her and calls the team's attention to the bar where Ashcroft is being flirted with by several powerful members of Newfairen society.<br /> ** As Gideon and Mara head towards the bar, Tara notices they Ashcroft exchanges looks with a large man, Magnus Thorne, from across the ballroom then makes an excuse and departs to meet with him.<br /> * Tara follows Ashcroft and Thorne and sees them disappear into a stateroom, guard by a formidable man in the corridor, Jackson MacKey.<br /> * Gideon remote views into the room once Tara identifies the room number. He sees:<br /> ** A wooden crate sits in the middle of the living area of the luxury room. It has been opened, but Gideon cannot see inside of it.<br /> ** Ashcroft sits on a couch across from a man, Lucian Grim. A woman, Mockingbird, stands behind Grim - ready to spring into action if needed.<br /> ** Ashecroft demands more money, despite their prior agreement. This angers Grim and he refuses. Ashcroft pulls a gun on Grim in response.<br /> ** Grim approaches her in an attempt to calm her down and agrees they should renegotiate. Once Ashcroft lowers her pistol, Grim grabs her and breaks her neck.<br /> ** He tells Mockingbird to take care of MacKey and be quick about it.<br /> * Tara sees Mockingbird make fast work of MacKey then quickly drag him into the state room and close the door behind her.<br /> * Gideon tells Mara he is going to join Tara.<br /> * Tara devices a plan and performs a song from the stage and wows the attendees of the gala. It is under the ruse that she is singing it to her fiance.<br /> * Gideon and Tara encounter ship's security and act lost in order to remove any suspicion and keep the guards patrolling.<br /> * During Mara's song, Gideon and Tara use the A.R.E. to disable a word on the stateroom door. As they attempt to quietly open the door, Mockingbird hears the knob turning and pulls the door open.<br /> ** Tara draws her pistol and shoots at Mockingbird.<br /> *** Using the shot at Mockingbird, Gideon runs past her to try and get to the crate.<br /> ** Magnus is preparing charges on the wall of the stateroom to create an escape route from the ship.<br /> *** Grim is wearing a parachute and has strapped a light green stone tablet to himself.<br /> * Gideon tries to bend a knife at Grim as Tara fights with Mockingbird. Thorne blows the charges on the wall and blows a hole in the wall to the outside of the ship, causing the exterior envelop of the airship to catch fire.<br /> ** Gideon's knife misses Grim, but it cuts a strap on his parachute and causes the tablet to slide towards the opening in the wall.<br /> ** Gideon dives for the tablet, but as the ship lurches, is thrown through the hole as well.<br /> *** He fails to get the tablet, which falls into the sea below the airship.<br /> **** Given manges to grab a hold of a metal rod to keeping from plummeting to his death.<br /> **** As Grim moves to the opening, Gideon spots a piece of paper hanging out of Grim's jacket pocket.<br /> ***** Gideon tries to grab it but only gets a scrap of the paper, which is later discovered to be a rubbing of the tablet.<br /> * Grim, Thorne and Mockingbird escape by parachute.<br /> * Mara arrives in time to help Tara pull Gideon back into the airship.<br /> * The airship returns to port and the investigators disappear into a crowd of evacuees.<br /> * Later researching with their circle resources, they discover that the paper is a rubbing of the tablet. It speaks of something only named in part as &quot;The Forge&quot;.<br /> ** Gideon spends several days researching The Forge and concludes it must be in relation to The Forge of Renewal. An ancient device capable of rewriting reality as the user of the machine sees fit.<br /> <br /> === Assignment #16 - 08/17/2024 &quot;Missing Persons&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #17 - 08/18/2024 &quot;Engines of Compromise&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: Tess Henry (Mercedes), Cedric (Sam), Gin (Julia), Verity (Aerin), Gio (Amal) <br /> <br /> GM: Matt <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Prof. Alfred Greene, Jacob Wallace, Mockingbird, Magnus Thorne <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: None, but the investigators encountered three pale men in black suits that emitted bleed and possessed some kind of psychic ability that remains unidentified.<br /> <br /> District/Locations: South Soffit - The Monarch Theater, Briar Green - Professor Greene's home, Hallowharbor - Freighter docks<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #18 - 08/20/2024 &quot;We Move in the Dark&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: <br /> <br /> GM: Jon <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:\<br /> <br /> === Assignment #19 - 08/25/2024 &quot;The Healing Church&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened<br /> <br /> === Assignment #20 - 08/27/2024 &quot;Blood-Starved Beasts&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #21 - 09/04/2024 &quot;... vestus ardeat debet&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: <br /> <br /> GM: Matt <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #22 - 09/12/2024 &quot;Where My Brother Rests&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: <br /> <br /> GM: Jon <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #23 - 09/14/2024 &quot;The First Lightkeeper of LaCroix&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> == '''Arc 3 - The Shadow and The Dream''' ==<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #1 - 01/18/25 &quot;Nothing Left but Teeth and Bones...&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook: ''Two weeks ago a gas explosion destroyed a bakery in The Sidle. Recently several residents report sightings of smoldering apparitions resembling loved ones lost in the tragedy. Lightkeeper Harrison Park has summoned you to determine if a phenomenon is behind the sightings and if they are related to the explosion.''<br /> <br /> Content Warnings: '''''This assignment contains themes of death, grief and depictions of gore.'''''<br /> <br /> Characters: Feyre Acheron, Carmen Baxter, Dexter &quot;Dex&quot; Miller, Clarence &quot;Clancy&quot; Fields, and Mocking-bird<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Session Date: 01/18/25<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Harry Park, Clara Sutton, Eleanor Sutton, Nikoli Sorell<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: Nikoli Sorell's journal, Sorell's key ring, Sorell's wallet w/ identification, a magickal exlposive device (rendered useless)<br /> <br /> Assignment Date: December 24, 36 CR<br /> <br /> District/Locations: The Sidle<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened: <br /> <br /> The investigators are called to The Sidle by Lightkeeper Harrison Park to investigate a mysterious explosion that destroyed Merrick’s Hearth bakery two weeks earlier. The team begins their investigation at the ruins of the bakery, where they find scorch marks and shadows of the victims burned into the walls, clear evidence of the tragedy’s intensity. The remains of the bakery are unstable, with debris threatening to collapse at any moment.<br /> <br /> Carmen places a bare hand against the door frame of the bakery and experiences past emotions of horror and malevolence. As the investigators explore the basement of the bakery, both Carmen and Clancy feel someone’s sheer terror and wicked glee through a psychic emanation.<br /> <br /> Ultimately, the timing of the explosion and the appearance of reported sightings of the fury apparitions suggest some kind of connection, and that the explosion was no accident though things seem unclear at first.<br /> <br /> A strange man is spotted across the street from the bakery, taking notes. Mockingbird manages to sneak up on him and discover that his notes are for that very night and time and that he is writing the description of someone - later discovered to be Feyre. The man makes a scene and uses Mocking-bird’s desire to avoid drawing undo attention to herself to leave.<br /> <br /> During a visit to The Sidle Community Center, where residents have gathered to share their grief, the investigators learn from Clara Sutton, a grieving mother, that her daughter Eleanor, who died in the explosion, now appears as a ghostly figure following her wherever she goes. Eleanor’s smoldering form does not enter buildings or harm anyone, but her presence fills Clara with confusion and sorrow, as she believes her ghostly figure is the spirit of her beloved daughter. Eleanor’s flickering figure is spotted outside the window.<br /> <br /> Feyre learns of the death of her brother-in-law, [[Lincoln Renfield-Murray]], from Lincoln’s sister Ellie. He was one of the victims of the explosion.<br /> <br /> Dex leaves the community meeting to speak with Eleanor - joined shortly there after by the rest of the investigators and Clara.<br /> <br /> Clancy and Mocking-bird catch sight of the strange man that Mocking-bird saw taking notes walking past the community center’s park from where he was first seen across from the bakery. When he realizes he has been spotted, he runs. Both Clancy and Mocking-bird make chase and are joined shortly thereafter by Carmen.<br /> <br /> Working together, Feyre and Dex piece together that Eleanor’s spirit is tied to the explosion and the unsettling presence that Carmen felt tied to Eleanor. As the rest of the team tackle Nikoli nearby in the street and wrestle him to the ground. Where Carmen enters his mind to determine who he is and why he was following them. In his mind, she sees glimpses of memories:<br /> <br /> ''Terror on a bearded man’s face when he sees a tall, thin man. The tall man exudes a malevolent energy.''<br /> <br /> ''Bakers, dead on the ground near the ovens of the bakery.''<br /> <br /> ''The tall man, joined by pale men in black suits walking out of the bakery as the tall man snaps his fingers and causes the bakery to explode behind them.''<br /> <br /> As Carmen explored the man’s mind, Mockingbird maintained an iron hold on the man’s neck so Clancy could frisk and search him. They find a notebook showing that he had been following someone referred to as “L.M.” under order from a person known only as “K”. In the journal they see that he was notating:<br /> <br /> ''Lincoln’s day-to-day activities, business meetings, transcripts from recordings of personal conversations in Lincoln’s home with his family and friends and photos of Lincoln.''<br /> <br /> In total, there is nearly three months of data leading up to the explosion. As well as an entry stating that, “...the package is in place.” with a date from the night before the bakery explosion. The evidence points to Lincoln being a target in the explosion, raising suspicions that it was not an accident but an assassination.<br /> <br /> Comparing the photos in the man’s journal to his memories, Carmen shows the photos to Feyre and asks if the photos are of her brother-in-law, Feyre helps Carmen confirm that L.M. in the journal was, in fact, Lincoln.<br /> <br /> Carmen is also able to determine that the man was trying to crush a poison tooth in his mouth but Mocking-bird’s hold hand locked his mouth open so he could not bite down.<br /> <br /> The investigators destroy the remnants of a device that is covered in Oldfairen markings, dispersing the residual bleed energy and freeing Eleanor’s spirit from its tether to the physical world.<br /> <br /> Found in the man’s satchel is also a wallet with documents identifying him as Nikoli Sorell and a small key ring with three keys.<br /> <br /> ''Key #1: A vehicle key of some kind''<br /> <br /> ''Key #2: A deadbolt key''<br /> <br /> ''Key #3: A padlock key''<br /> <br /> Nikoli is rendered unconscious by Mocking-bird and taken to the headquarters of The Circle of Whistles and Whispers to be held in their vault for identification and removal of the poison tooth and questioning.<br /> <br /> After putting Nikoli into containment in the vault, the team investigates an address found on the driver's license found in Nikoli's wallet. It leads to an apartment directly across the street from the book store Verbatim, which is below a pair of apartments where Lincoln had lived with his family.<br /> <br /> When searching the apartment, Feyre, Clancy and Mocking-bird discover a cardboard box containing In the cardboard box, there are a lot of newspaper clippings and three books, “Summer at Silverslip”, “The Day the Veil Was Torn” and “Mud and Bones”. All novels written by Lincoln Renfield-Murray.<br /> <br /> The news clippings were all from local papers about book signings, public readings, his activities as a member Newfaire Arts Council and as a volunteer at the South Soffit Public Library.<br /> <br /> Both the books and news articles had notations in them in Sorell's handwriting; further detailing the lengths he went to in following Lincoln.<br /> <br /> Mocking-bird searched a desk in the apartment that contained unopened rolls of camera film as well as a small camera to go with them. Behind a false panel in the lower right hand drawer are three spools of audio film from a radio device on top of the desk as well as notes in a set of leather notebooks containing transcriptions of conversations recorded with the device on the desk since labels on and in the notebooks appear to correspond to labels on the reels.<br /> <br /> Feyre searched a steamer trunk at the foot of the studio apartment's bed and, after a few minutes of rummaging through a stack of pants and shirts, she noticed a small separation between the bottom the trunk and the inner wall of it - a false bottom to the trunk.<br /> <br /> Beneath this false bottom were a collection of guns, knives, piano wire, what could be several small explosive devices, small bottles labeled as various poisons, thieves tools, several forms of identification under several different names but all with Sorell’s photograph in them (business cards, a periphery badge, OUP identification, an ID for The Noman Army’s Division of Legal Investigation and several passports in different names - each with Nikoli's photograph), large sums of cash in various currencies and several single person, one way tickets aboard the railroad, airship liners and sea going vessels.<br /> <br /> There was also a date book with various appointments, dates and notes all written in Hillian (the language of East Hills). Within the date book Feyre found a business card for a business in The Varnish, Parson’s Paraphernalia - Antiquities • Books • Spiritual Consultant. A phone number was printed on the back of the card along with the business address and the name of the owner and proprietor, Jasper Parson.<br /> <br /> On the card in Sorell’s handwriting was a time and date, 11:30 AM, 11/22/36.<br /> <br /> Lastly, Clancy found a loose floorboard concealing another, leather bound journal. The entire [[The Strange Journal|journal]] was written in a strange language.<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #2 - 01/19/25 &quot;In The Light of the New Year&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook: ''With the new year rapidly approaching, invitations are being sent out for the dozens of First Light parties being hosted around the city. Piers Corden has received several for one of the most famous and most coveted- the one hosted by Metamorph Industries. What a better way to celebrate First Light than go to a famous party?''<br /> <br /> Content Warnings: '''''This assignment contains depictions of alcohol, and violence at a public gathering.'''''<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #3 - &quot;Cornered&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags: Investigation, Memory Manipulation, Monster Hunt, Paranormal Activity, Hidden Threats<br /> <br /> Hook: The Investigators were summoned to Noman Grand Hospital to investigate the murder of Marie Chen, a freshman at Briargreen College, who was slain by her best friend who is temporarily being held under psychiatric observation after he told his doctor of shadows that &quot;crawl into your head and steal your thoughts&quot;.<br /> <br /> Content Warnings: '''''This assignment will contain themes of death, mental illness, grief and depictions of gore.'''''<br /> <br /> Assignment Date: 01/14/37 CR<br /> <br /> Characters: Callum McVeigh, Feyre Acheron, Mocking-bird, Persephone &quot;Percy&quot; Montgomery, Dr. Phyllis &quot;Filly&quot; Bailey<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Arthur &quot;Artie&quot; Lemmon, Dr. Sylvia Harlow, The Hallow, Shard<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: Blood and tissue samples from The Shadow Man, mucus sample from the black sedan<br /> <br /> District/Locations: Silverslip, The Sidle, South Soffit, Eastreek, Nine Irons<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> Upon their arrival at Grand Noman Hospital, the investigators met Dr. Sylvia Harlow, a psychiatrist who had been treating a young man accused of murder named Artie Lemmon. Artie, a 20-year-old former butcher, had been charged with the murder of his best friend, Marie Chen. Artie’s account of the incident was disjointed and fragmented, with several days of his memory completely blank until shortly after Marie’s murder.<br /> <br /> Artie recalled trying to eat a turkey sandwich during his lunch on Friday, but nothing after that. Marie was murdered the following Monday night. He remembers being unable to finish it and comments it tasted bitter to him. He also states that he thinks he might have given it to a local unhoused man known only in The Soffit as Jones.<br /> <br /> Lastly, he drew a picture for the investigators of the monster he was certain he had seen in the butcher shop, crawling into Marie’s head, stealing her thoughts. Referring to the creature only as The Shadow Man.<br /> <br /> The investigators’ search for clues led them to Cunningham’s Butcher Shop where Artie had worked. Mocking-bird bought a sandwich, a bottle of pop and a paper bag of thinly sliced, fried potatoes that Mr. Cunningham referred to as ‘crisps’. Percy scanned for bleed in the butcher shop but only found residual traces of bleed energy. Feyre broke into the shop after Mr. Cunningham had closed up for the night and surveyed the turkey’s in the walk-in cooler. She took an accounting of numbered tags on each turkey and looked through Cunnigham’s ledger.<br /> <br /> After determining everything looked to be in order, Feyre placed some money into the butcher’s safe with a note reading ''‘Invest in some new locks buddy.”''<br /> <br /> The investigators left the Sidle to find Jones in the undercity to see if he was adversely affected by the turkey sandwich Artie might have shared with him. When investigating a park that Artie frequented during his lunches to practice his drawing, Percy noticed a woman watching them from an alley across the street. A man approached her from within the alley and they left in a black sedan.<br /> <br /> Mocking-bird, being a resident of The Soffit, had run into Jones as well as other unhoused individuals in her work trying to get Scarlet off the street. The trio they found were users of the drug, not distributors. After a bit of conversation, it is determined that while the team had thought that perhaps the turkey was tainted, it appeared to be fine because Jones had not experienced anything strange after eating the sandwich.<br /> <br /> The team then made their way to Nine Irons to examine the body of Marie in the city morgue, but also noticed the black sedan from The Sidle. Mocking-bird and Filly decided to head into the morgue while Callum, Feyre and Percy approached the black sedan. Filly distracted the clerk as Mocking-bird snuck into the morgue. Once inside, she found an open cold chamber with a label indicating that it had been where Marie’s body had once been. It was empty. The window of the morgue was broken and indicated that someone or something had escaped through it from the inside.<br /> <br /> As Feyre approached the black sedan, she noticed it was running but it did not sound like a normal automobile. When attempting to unlock the car, it revved its engine and drove down the street from her; even though the vehicle was empty. An attempt to shim the lock of the car open revealed no apparent locking mechanism within the door. When she removed the shim from the door, it was covered in some sort of mucus.<br /> <br /> As she attempted to wipe it clean, the man the investigators had seen in The Sidle called out to her and approached the car. Which turned out to be his. It purred when he stepped up to the trunk and opened up for him. The trunk shifted and revealed a selection of weapons. Percy held the man at gunpoint, but he was unimpressed and removed a large rifle from the trunk.<br /> <br /> As Mocking-bird and Filly joined the investigators outside, the woman from The Sidle joined the man at the car. Filly asked them if they were members of Candela Obscura to which the man replied, “No ma’am. We’re professionals.”<br /> <br /> Then offered to team up with the investigators in tracking down what actually killed Marie.<br /> <br /> Mockingbird and FIlly confirmed that Marie’s body was missing.<br /> <br /> Begrudgingly, the investigators join the two strangers and venture into Eastreek to find whatever had killed Marie and possibly absconded with her body.<br /> <br /> When asked by Callum who the man and woman were, the man replied, “We’re the Nightkeepers.”<br /> <br /> Their plan was simple. The investigators would serve as bait to draw out the creature and the Nightkeepers, known as Shard and The Hollow, would ambush it and kill it.<br /> <br /> Shortly after entering the labyrinthian landfill, a mysterious figure in a mask that introduced themself as the greatest thief in the world made a distraction atop a hill of trash and was almost instantly attacked from the shadows by a creature made of flesh and shadow, seemingly made of both male and female genders. The female part resembling Artie’s description of Marie.<br /> <br /> The masked woman known as, later understood to be known as Lady Phantasma, was subdued by the monster as it dug into her mind.<br /> <br /> The investigators tried to stop the monster from attacking the masked woman, but were overcome with a sudden terror from the sight of the creature slipping its fingers beneath the newcomer's scalp. All but Filly.<br /> <br /> The Doctor attempted to appeal to whatever common ground might dwell within the monster in the hopes that some piece of Marie was still inside there. And while her courageous attempt to persuade the monster seemed to work, it turned out that Filly had just drawn the monster's attention. As it approached her, the Nightkeepers arrived and attacked with a combination of magikal and technological attacks.<br /> <br /> The Hollow was injured in the fight with the monster, but between Callum, Mocking-bird physically assailing the beast while Feyre and Filly tried to keep it from killing The Hollow. Lady Phantasma  managed to find The Hollow’s gun and repeatedly fired at the creature, killing it.<br /> <br /> As the fog of disorientation began to clear from Phantasma’s mind, she shared some information she had learned when her mind was connected to The Shadow Man’s.<br /> <br /> The Shadow Man had been fed upon the memories of Artie, Marie and Phantasma. It had been born of some kind of accident in a strange lab where it merged with a technician that was checking on the body of an unconscious woman in a hospital bed.<br /> <br /> The feeding process always leaves The Shadow Man’s victims disoriented and afraid. In Artie’s disoriented state, he attacked Marie in a misguided attempt to stop The Shadow Man. His wild attacks left Marie dead on the floor of the butcher’s shop where she had found Artie reeling from being attacked by The Shadow Man.<br /> <br /> As the sounds of police sirens filled the air, the investigators gathered their wounded and quickly selected a sample of The Shadow Man’s tissue and blood for study by Candela Obscura. The Hollow reassured them they could smooth things over with the Periphery.<br /> <br /> They also hoped to use the sample to persuade the courts that Artie was unwillingly under the effects of a psychoactive substance that caused him to lose control of himself and kill Marie. His fate currently remains unclear.<br /> <br /> In the aftermath, the team now gone, The Hollow and Shard Examined The Shadow Man’s body.<br /> <br /> The Hollowed looked on as Shard knelt beside the creature, her hand lightly resting on its form, crystalline veins glowing faintly along her arm in the dim light.<br /> <br /> The Hollow kept his voice low, “Anything?”<br /> <br /> Shard replied quietly, almost mournful. “It’s still alive.”<br /> <br /> The Hollow paused, his expression grim as he spoke: “Box it up and let The Boss know we bagged another one.”<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #4 - &quot;Heart of Steel&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook: The investigators are once again sent to Grand Noman Hospital to investigate theft of medical supplies, organic materials, and the energy source of an experimental healing device created by EONS; as well as several cases of patients experiencing a relapse of a serious illness.<br /> <br /> Content Warnings: '''''This assignment will contain body horror and gore.'''''<br /> <br /> Assignment Date: 02/07/37 CR<br /> <br /> Characters: Arin Kwyin, Dexter &quot;Dex&quot; Miller, Katherine Ellenbogen, Feyre Acheron, Byron Hans Core<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Dr. Lucy Franklin, Jacob Franklin, Dr. David Franklin, Dr. Eliza Morgan, Detective Irene Mathers, Detective Joe Brandt, Ezekial Graves, Nichelle<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: Actium-77 (Synthesized Isotope)<br /> <br /> District/Locations: Silverslip, Grand Noman Hospital<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> # '''Setting and Initial Observations'''<br /> #* The investigators were dispatched to Grand Noman Hospital to investigate thefts of medical supplies, organic fluids, and the energy source of the Vitae Reconstructor, a device developed by Holthorne Biologics.<br /> #* They found evidence of tampered supply rooms, scorch marks near the Vitae Reconstructor, and dangerous residual bleed energy left behind.<br /> #* Tensions rose quickly with the arrival of two Periphery detectives, Mathers and Brandt, who were openly hostile to the investigators' involvement and focused solely on recovering Actium-77.<br /> #* Amid the chaos, several patients were found horribly mutated by exposure to unstable bleed energy.<br /> #* Suspicious behavior from Dr. Lucy Franklin led the investigators to track her movements through the hospital, ultimately uncovering a secret sub-basement where Lucy and her brother Jacob were conducting unauthorized experiments.<br /> # '''Recovery of Items and Information'''<br /> #* In the sub-basement workshop, the investigators found Lucy and Jacob tending to a grotesque mechanical womb sustaining their dying brother David.<br /> #* The device was leaking dangerous amounts of bleed energy, amplified by the unstable Actium-77 housed improperly in the core.<br /> #* When the investigators confronted the siblings, a violent struggle broke out: Jacob shot Mocking-bird in the shoulder, injuring her.<br /> #* Byron cracked the reinforced glass porthole of the mechanical suit during the skirmish, causing irradiated amniotic fluid to spill out into the workshop and exposing everyone present to bleed contamination.<br /> #* As tensions flared, Jacob and Lucy revealed their desperation: the military had cut off David’s medical services following the war’s end, leaving them with no other way to save him. Jacob, weeping, begged Byron for help.<br /> #* Bound by the magickal compulsion of his curse, Byron aided them.<br /> # '''Confrontation with the Periphery'''<br /> #* Moments later, Detectives Mathers and Brandt arrived with a group of police officers, prepared to make arrests.<br /> #* The investigators warned the officers not to enter the contaminated workshop and agreed to submit to arrest once safely outside the bleed exposure zone.<br /> #* However, when they attempted to explain the situation, Detective Brandt grew aggressive, pushing the investigators against a wall in an attempt to forcibly arrest them.<br /> #* Byron resisted arrest, leading to a brutal confrontation between the investigators and the officers.<br /> #* Mathers attempted to shoot Mocking-bird, but missed narrowly during the melee.<br /> #* Mocking-bird shattered Brandt’s knee with a savage blow, and Byron incapacitated Mathers by stabbing her gun hand with a concealed knife.<br /> # '''Escape and Aftermath'''<br /> #* The investigators fled the hospital amidst the chaos, wounded and pursued.<br /> #* Outside, they witnessed operatives from the secretive Nightkeepers—specifically Shard and The Hollow—loading the Franklin siblings and the mechanical womb onto a large flatbed truck.<br /> # '''Legal Fallout'''<br /> #* In the aftermath, warrants were issued for the arrest of Regicide (Byron Core) and Mocking-bird (Olive Horvat) on charges including assaulting officers, resisting arrest, and fleeing custody.<br /> #* The incident left the situation at Grand Noman Hospital deeply unsettled, with lingering bleed contamination, a growing antagonism between vigilantes and the Periphery.<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #5 - &quot;Good Night, Sleep Tight&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #6 - &quot;The Devil Doctor of South Soffit&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags: Power and Corruption, Bleed Exposure, Spiritualism, Supernatural Deception<br /> <br /> Hook: After rumors spread of a mysterious figure solving supernatural problems for the people of South Soffit—at no charge—investigators are assigned by Harry to look into it. Descriptions of the so-called &quot;Devil Doctor&quot; eerily match photographs of Lincoln, a retired and deceased investigator. With growing reports of unexplained phenomena and bleed energy spikes, the investigators are tasked with uncovering the truth behind the Devil Doctor’s rise.<br /> <br /> Content Warnings: Themes of bleed exposure, manipulation of spiritual beliefs, exploitation of the poor<br /> <br /> Characters: Persephone &quot;Percy&quot; Montgomery, Byron Core (Regicide), Olive Horvat (Mocking-bird)<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: The Devil Doctor (The Dark Half), Lila Marchand (The Light Half), Joaquin Reyes, Sophia Reyes, Periphery Sergeant Isabela Reyes<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: The Book, “Compacts and Covenants” was destroyed except for part of the cover<br /> <br /> District/Locations: South Soffit, Meyers Storage, O'Malley's Pub, Robinson Field<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> '''1. Setting and Initial Observations'''<br /> <br /> * Investigators were briefed at O’Malley’s Pub by Harry, who revealed a new figure in South Soffit known as the Devil Doctor—a supernatural problem solver matching Lincoln’s appearance.<br /> * Percy, Byron and Olive traveled to South Soffit, noting the district’s eerie, heavy atmosphere—still scarred by the Red Rash plague of the year prior.<br /> <br /> '''2. First Encounter with the Devil Doctor'''<br /> <br /> * In an old crowded warehouse, the investigators witnessed the Devil Doctor dramatically pulling a ghostly figure from an old woman. She had claimed to be haunted by her deceased husband and was suffering blindness caused from the moment that her husband’s ghost appeared. The ghost, content that his wife would be alright vanished and her sight returned.<br /> * A dark-haired woman (Lila Marchand) watched from the edge of the gathering, carrying a worn messenger bag.<br /> * Joaquin Reyes, a retired dock worker who lost an arm in an accident when a crane buckled due to a lack of safety related maintenance, was seen assisting the elderly woman and speaking with the Devil Doctor.<br /> * Byron and Percy were in disguise as unhoused and given meals to eat and welcomed warmly by those gathered to witness the “miracle”.<br /> * Olive spoke with Sgt. Reyes after Joaquin left with Sophia so she could finish her homework. Isabela, who was already suspicious of the group her brother had “fallen in with” immediately grew suspicious of their presence. She warned them to stay away from her people, or she’d put them behind bars.<br /> * They were invited to join the congregants three days later where another “helper” in the flock, Thomas “Jonsey” Jones, had been given permission to use a small area of their place of employment (Robinson Field, home of the South Soffit Sluggers) for the group to meet as they were never able to find a permanent place to meet.<br /> * Percy detected lingering, non-harmful bleed energy radiating from Joaquin and the room in which the ghost had been banished.<br /> <br /> '''3. Confrontation with Isabela Reyes'''<br /> <br /> * Isabela Reyes, dressed out of uniform, was caught tailing the investigators by Byron.<br /> * After a tense exchange, Olive persuaded Isabela to let them help.<br /> * Isabela reluctantly agreed, but promised if they stepped out of line, she’d run them in.<br /> <br /> '''4. Robinson Field'''<br /> <br /> * On the night when the trio would reconvene, Olive tailed Lila Marchand and cornered her and learned that her relationship with The Devil Doctor was, “complicated”. Before they could learn more, Jonesy informed them that they had been invited to meet with the Devil Doctor privately before that evenings gathering. <br /> <br /> * Percy successfully identified that Joaquin, Jonesy and the elderly woman from the night before (all “healed” by the Devil Doctor) carried faint traces of bleed.<br /> <br /> '''5. The Devil Doctor’s Ultimatum'''<br /> <br /> * In the Slugger’s locker room, the Devil Doctor confronted the investigators directly.<br /> ** He revealed he was a manifestation of a compact that Lila had made to help The Soffit under the pressure of the Red Rash.<br /> ** The being she formed the compact with manifested on this plane of existence and could draw Lila’s supernaturally gifted abilities to solve supernatural problems that he created. This cycle only served to make him stronger and Lila weaker.<br /> ** He gripped a book with the title “Compacts and Covenants” in his hand, which had been used by Lila to forge the compact.<br /> ** She had been given the book by a friend that had trusted her to guard it - Lincoln. His use of the book to forge his own compact had left a magickal imprint on the book. Resulting in the Devil Doctor’s resemblance to Lincoln.<br /> * He offered to help Percy recover her missing memories in exchange for their silence—but Percy rejected the offer.<br /> <br /> * The investigators learned that the Devil Doctor’s strength was tied to a book he carried.<br /> * The Devil Doctor summoned twisted supernatural creatures to fight alongside him.<br /> * Mocking-bird and Regicide directly engaged the minions in hand-to-hand combat, taking heavy bleed exposure in the process, knocking the book from the Devil Doctor’s grasp. Percy and Mocking-bird worked quickly to destroy it.<br /> ** When Percy stabbed the book with a knife from Byron’s utility belt, she had a vision:<br /> *** ''In a city of ruin and rebirth, towers of brick and steel crumble only to be rebuild themselves as a massive figure rests upon an undulating throne; drifting idly through the a sky of stars. Beneath this watching ruler, a woman, shrouded in shadow sits at a fire with their sleeves rolled up. They chant softly in an ancient tongue; casting golden powder into the fire. Slowly a series of glyphs begin to pulse with orange light along their right forearm, a Sigil blazing to life in their palm. She screams into the night.''<br /> <br /> '''7. Resolution'''<br /> <br /> * Destroying the book unraveled the compact, causing the Devil Doctor to disintegrate in a screaming vortex of smoke and bleed.<br /> * Lila survived, freed from the compact's control.<br /> * Jonesy and Jaoquin took up the roles of leadership of their flock, realizing the power of the faith was in each other and their community, not a person possessing supernatural power.<br /> ** Byron bought them a building where they would be able to operate from indefinitely.<br /> ** The group begins official operations of community outreach under the banner of ''The Lantern Society'' and the motto, ''“Where light is needed, we bear the flame.”''<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #7 - &quot;Vanishing Act&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #8 - &quot;Faulty Memory&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags: Judicial Corruption, Occult Conspiracy<br /> <br /> Hook: After receiving a private request from Dr. Sylvia Harlow, Artie Lemmon’s psychiatrist, Candela Obscura dispatches investigators to discreetly assist in Artie’s defense. Dr. Harlow fears that Artie’s fragile mental state has been weaponized against him and that a larger, darker plot is at work. With evidence mounting against Artie, the investigators must move quickly to uncover the truth before Artie is sent to the hangman's noose.<br /> <br /> Content Warnings: Themes of injustice, Political Corruption<br /> <br /> Characters: Dr. Phyllis &quot;Filly&quot; Bailey, Olive Horvat (Mocking-Bird), Katherine Ellenbogen, Noelle Silva, Persephone &quot;Percy&quot; Montgomery<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Artie Lemmon, Riley Lemmon, James Hendrix, Judge Marcus Donnelly, Ellie Carlson, District Attorney Miles Lah<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: Evidence of conspiracy by The City Medical Examiner of chemical contaminants causing Artie to kill Marie Chen withouth his knowledge.<br /> <br /> District/Locations: Silveslip, City Courthouse<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> '''1. Setting and Initial Observations'''<br /> * Dr. Sylvia Harlow privately contacted Candela Obscura, expressing concern that Artie Lemmon’s trial was compromised by supernatural manipulation.<br /> * Investigators attended the first day of Artie's trial, noting Judge Donnelly’s aggressive posture and the unnerving tension saturating the courthouse.<br /> * The presiding Medical Examiner presented forensic evidence aligning Artie with the murder, though inconsistencies were noted.<br /> ** The investigators suspected tampering with evidence as there was no mention of [[Qandela Obscura/The Story So Far#Assignment #3 - &quot;Cornered&quot;|Marie Chen’s body having disappeared or the presence of foreign substances that could also Artie’s mental state and cause him to kill his best friend]].<br /> <br /> * Katherine went directly to the City Morgue (her place of employment) and began reading through case files from both the medical examiner overseeing the autopsy of Marie Chen’s body as well as the case files from The Periphery.<br /> <br /> '''2. Complications with Witnesses'''<br /> <br /> * Nathanial Cunningham (Artie’s employer), under legal obligation, reluctantly testified about discovering Artie bloodied and dazed next to Marie’s body when he arrived the morning after Marie’s killing.<br /> * Mathers and Brandt, ex-detectives once assigned to the case, were overheard by the investigators to be privately discussing suspicions of a larger conspiracy at work as their case work had lead them to think that Artie murdering Marie didn’t add up as there was no apparent motive.<br /> <br /> '''3. Conclusion of Day 1'''<br /> <br /> * Riley Lemmon approaches Filly, stating she knows that Dr. Bailey and her comrades are more than what they seem and that they work with The Nighthawk and Mocking-bird. She asks Filly if the doctor would ask the masked vigilantes to help Artie escape police custody because she knows he isn’t going to get a fair trial. No one from The Soffit does. Filly delicately tells Riley that breaking Artie out of prison would only make the young man’s life harder and says she cannot help.<br /> ** Riley denounces Filly and storms away, determined to solve the problem on her own.<br /> ** Filly discusses the matter with Olive in the hopes that they might be able to figure out a way to help Artie.<br /> <br /> '''4. Uncovering the Occult Conspiracy'''<br /> <br /> * Olive changed into her disguise as Mocking-bird and shadowed Judge Donnelly.<br /> ** She hid outside the fourth story window of the study at his home and overheard him discussing manipulation of the case with a man, whos eyes glowed like hot embers and that his “''...keepers wanted Lemmon taken care of or they would find a judge who would follow their instructions.''” Donnelly was promised significant wealth and political power in exchange for his services.<br /> * After the Man with the Ember Eyes left, and Donnelly retired for the evening, Mocking-bird searched his home and found recordings and accounting documents revealing that Donnelly was taking bribes. There was also a tape recorder of conversations with the Man with the Ember Eyes clearly meant for use if Donnelly needed to black mail the group who was controlling his work as a judge.<br /> <br /> '''5. Meeting with Ellie Carlson'''<br /> <br /> * Percy went to Ellie and told her of her encounter with The Shadow Man that killed Marie and had taken over a portion of her body.<br /> * She agreed to take the stand, but to leave the topics of monsters out of her testimony<br /> <br /> '''6. Mocking-bird Goes to Lah'''<br /> <br /> * Mocking-bird meets Ellie and Percy at the District Attorney’s office and agrees to turn herself in if Lah will accept the evidence she found at Donnelly’s house.<br /> ** Lah deputizes Mocking-bird and gets her charges dropped so he can legitimize the evidence she has brought to him.<br /> * Katherine finds evidence that the coroner’s report has been tampered with and sends copies to D.A. Lah’s office.<br /> * Carlson and Lah agree to enter all evidence and new testimony into the record the following morning.<br /> <br /> '''7. Trial Outcome and Final Gambits'''<br /> <br /> * Percy takes the stand and says that they suffered an attack in Eastreek similar to what Arite reported.<br /> * Lah confronts Donnelly publicly in front of the court and plays the recordings of Donnelly accepting bribes.<br /> * Donnelly was arrested on corruption charges and removed from office.<br /> <br /> === '''8. Resolution''' ===<br /> <br /> * Artie was found not guilty and released, though the full healing process would be long and difficult.<br /> * The group that was bribing Donnelly remains hidden, though their immediate plans in South Soffit were disrupted.<br /> * Report, James Hendrix began deeper investigations into the secretive groups manipulating events behind the scenes.<br /> * Riley thanks Filly for getting Mocking-bird involved, even if she didn’t break Artie out of jail and apologizes to Filly.<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #9 - &quot;No Rest for the Wicked&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #10 - &quot;Hot off the Presses&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #11 - &quot;Behind Closed Doors&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #12 - &quot;The Root of All Evil&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #13 - &quot;The Purple Plague&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #14 - &quot;Now You See Me&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook: Arc 3, Act 1 - Finale<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #15 - &quot;Ohe Sleifo Titrfn geog&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags: Memory Loss, Survival, Supernatural Phenomena, Lost Time<br /> <br /> Hook: The Investigators awaken with no memory of their identities, washed ashore on a strange, dreamlike coastline scattered with the wreckage of a destroyed ship and dozens of unconscious survivors. The world seems caught between day and night, and the only thing they are certain of is that they are not alone—and something unseen may be watching.<br /> <br /> Content Warnings: Themes of memory loss, psychological disorientation, injury, fire/burn trauma, and mild body horror.<br /> <br /> Characters: Clancy Fields, Feyre Acheron, Callum McVeigh, Persephone &quot;Percy&quot; Montgomery, Dexter &quot;Dex&quot; Miller<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Harrison Park, The Embered Man, Lysera<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: Lysera<br /> <br /> District/Locations: The Isle of Forgetting<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> '''1. Setting and Initial Observations'''<br /> * The investigators awoke on a mysterious beach with injuries and no memory of their identities, surrounded by other unconscious individuals.<br /> * They were on a strange island with a dusky gray sky, a thick forest, a large mountain deep within the forest and a shipwreck on fire, with luggage scattered along the shoreline.<br /> * The investigators began exploring the beach and shipwreck, searching for clues and resources, while observing the behavior of other individuals who were wandering into the forest.<br /> <br /> '''2. Recovery of Items and Information'''<br /> <br /> * Feyre searched the wreckage while Callum and Percy searched luggage, recovering items such as passports, tickets, and personal belongings, which helped some regain their identities.<br /> * Feyre found a dossier detailing the disappearance of the Lightkeeper, Piers Corden, and the order from the Council of Lightkeepers for investigators, to travel across the continent of Osugbo to rescue him or, in the event that he was dead, recover his body and determine who had taken him and why.<br /> * Percy discovered a ticket for the SS Everywhere, revealing the ship’s origin and destination.<br /> * Feyre found a set of coordinates on a navigational chart, revealing that they were headed for the coordinates that Lincoln had intended to go to a few days before his death.<br /> <br /> '''3. Encounters with Phenomena and Wraiths'''<br /> <br /> * The Investigators encountered mysterious shadowy figures and wraiths, which were progressively becoming more corporeal and threatening.<br /> * The investigators successfully fought and destroyed several wraiths using weapons like Clancy’s Ghostblade and Callum’s pickaxe haft, with the wraiths releasing memories upon their destruction.<br /> * The team realized that the wraiths were consuming memories and that defeating them restored lost memories.<br /> <br /> '''4. Exploration of the Isle of Forgetting'''<br /> <br /> * Through the discovery of an ancient stele with Vaelonic inscription as well as geometric design at it’s head, Percy identified the island as the legendary Isle of Forgetting, where individuals lose themselves and their memories.<br /> * The group discovered a ruined palace carved into the side of the mountain, with Vaelonic runes and a large chamber containing shadowy figures and a base relief depicting Lysera and Atikos.<br /> * The team debated the significance of Lysera, the queen of the island, and her connection to the phenomena they were facing.<br /> <br /> '''5. Confrontation with Lysera and the Man with Amber Eyes'''<br /> <br /> * Participants confronted Lysera, who they discovered was under the control of the Man with Amber Eyes.<br /> * Ember Eyes command Lysera to “make it quick” at which point, the strongest of the wraiths the team had confronted attacked them - a Shadow Woman.<br /> * Feyre berated Lysera, weakening her connection to the Shadow Woman, while Callum and Clancy attacked and destroyed the Shadow Woman.<br /> * Bored with the confrontation and Candela’s constant interloping, Ember Eyes set Lysera ablaze. She screamed for the team to run.<br /> * Feyre used a magickal artifact to absorb Lysera’s scream and unleashed it upon Ember Eyes and took a scar as a result of its use. Used in concert with Dex’s command of magick, Ember Eyes fled from the palace.<br /> * Dex successfully extinguished the magical fire engulfing Lysera, saving her from destruction, but collapsed from the strain.<br /> <br /> '''6. Escape and Loss of Harry'''<br /> <br /> * The palace began to collapse, forcing participants to flee while carrying unconscious members like Lysera, Dex, and Feyre.<br /> * Percy successfully made the jump across a chasm opening up in the floor, but slipped at the last second. Harry grabbed her and swung her to Callum. Callum caught her, but hurt his shoulder in the process. Harry slid along the floor as it tilted and fell into the chasm.<br /> * Percy and Clancy repelled down to Harry’s location only to discover he was crushed beneath the debris of the collapsing palace. Percy tried to stabilize Harry, but was unable to do so and Harry died as a result of his injuries.<br /> ** Among Harry’s final words were his instructions to get his files to Jacen Beck.<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #16 - &quot;Smoke and Mirrors&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags: Arc 3, Act II premiere<br /> <br /> Hook: Having defeated Ember Eyes and rescued an unconscious Lysera, the investigators must now search the rest of the island for Piers as the mountain at the center of the island erupts into a massive volcano causing the entire island to quake.<br /> <br /> Content Warnings: This assignment contained a hostage situation, gore, and the potential of death. This was a high stakes assignment.<br /> <br /> Characters: Mocking-bird, Gertrude &quot;Trudi&quot; Clyde, Persephone &quot;Percy&quot; Montgomery, Dexter &quot;Dex&quot; Miller, Byron Hans Core<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Jacen Beck, Piers Corden, Ember Eyes, Caleb Zener, Emily Zener<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: None, but Caleb and Emily Zener were rescued along with Piers Corden<br /> <br /> District/Locations: The Isle of Forgetting, The Island Lab<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> '''1. Initial Team Movements'''<br /> * Clancy, Dex, and Percy were the only conscious members of the team from the prior investigation.<br /> * After encountering Jacen Beck setting up a triage response from their ship’s explosion, they left Callum and Feyre with Jacen while Clancy stayed behind to assist with the wounded.<br /> <br /> '''2. Discovery of the Cave and First Team Exploration'''<br /> <br /> * Trudi, Byron, and Mocking-Bird discovered a cave powered by a generator, with a power conduit bolted into the stone wall and running deeper inside.<br /> * They regrouped with Dex and Percy, and the five investigators ventured together into the cave.<br /> <br /> '''3. Encounter with Wraiths'''<br /> <br /> * Using her psychic abilities, Trudi helped the team navigate a series of forks within the tunnel system.<br /> * The team encountered two wraiths guarding the passage and successfully fought and destroyed them.<br /> * During the encounter, Dex spoke to one of the wraiths, who stated it served “The Dream.”<br /> <br /> '''4. Gathering Intelligence and the Hidden Laboratory'''<br /> <br /> * After defeating the wraiths, the investigators split their efforts:<br /> ** Trudi remote-viewed one fork, revealing a man shackled to a cot bolted to the wall.<br /> ** Dex sensed a nearby presence filled with overwhelming anger.<br /> ** Byron, after drinking Witches Brew tea to become invisible, scouted the second fork.<br /> * Byron discovered a hidden laboratory where Ember Eyes supervised scientists transforming the recently dead into wraiths using a magickal serum.<br /> * Piers Corden, visibly battered and cuffed to a chair, was being used to pressure the woman working with the scientists.<br /> <br /> '''5. Rescue of Caleb Zener'''<br /> <br /> * The team prioritized freeing the man seen in the cell.<br /> * Upon reaching him, they battled a flaming gargoyle-like creature.<br /> * Byron wrestled with the creature while Mocking-Bird and Percy worked to break the prisoner’s shackles.<br /> * Trudi used filthy water to douse the flames in the gargoyle’s eyes, splashing Byron in the process.<br /> * The prisoner was revealed to be Caleb Zener, a researcher for Candela Obscura.<br /> * The woman still in the lab was identified as his twin sister, Emily Zener, previously referenced in Lincoln’s journal.<br /> <br /> '''6. The Rescue Plan and the Confrontation'''<br /> <br /> * Percy planned to cut the generator’s power while Mocking-Bird distracted Ember Eyes.<br /> * Dex, Trudi, and Byron prepared to rescue Emily and Piers during the confusion.<br /> * Mocking-Bird successfully lured Ember Eyes away from the lab by calling him out.<br /> * Byron and Dex attempted to ambush Ember Eyes but were overpowered and thrown aside.<br /> <br /> '''7. Mocking-Bird’s Sacrifice'''<br /> <br /> * Ember Eyes offered Mocking-Bird a bargain: surrender herself, and he would spare Trudi’s life.<br /> * Tearfully, Mocking-Bird agreed, on the condition that Dex and Byron would also be allowed to leave safely.<br /> * Byron and Dex disregarded her wishes and attacked Ember Eyes.<br /> * Byron was set on fire during the struggle but managed to break Ember Eyes’ arm, allowing the team to flee.<br /> <br /> '''8. Escape from the Isle of Forgetting'''<br /> <br /> * The volcano erupted into a pyroclastic flow as the team fled the collapsing cave system.<br /> * Following Caleb and Emily’s directions, they reached a hidden boat.<br /> * The investigators escaped the Isle of Forgetting moments before it was consumed by the sea.<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #17 - &quot;Liber Aeternum&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook: Arc 3, Act 2 - Premiere<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #18 -''' '''&quot;Head in the Clouds&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #19 - &quot;The door of Bones&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #20 - &quot;So Long and Thanks for All the Fish&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #21 - &quot;This Concludes Our Broadcast Day&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #22 - &quot;The Devil's Minion&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #23 - &quot;Beneath the Surface&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #24 - &quot;As Above, So Below&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #25 - &quot;To Be Announced&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #26 - &quot;Skibbers and Scrabbles&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #27 - &quot;For if Dreams Die...&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #28 - &quot;Once Upon a Dream&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook: Arc 3, Act 2 - Finale pt. 1<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #29 - &quot;Perchance to Dream&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook: Arc 3, Act 2 - Finale pt. 2<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #30 - &quot;What Dreams May Come&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook: Arc 3, Act 3 - Premiere pt. 1<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #31 - &quot;A New Dawn, A New Day&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #32 - &quot;Deus Ex Oculo&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #33 - &quot;Not a Dream, but a Nightmare&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #34 - &quot;Resonance&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #35 - &quot;East Hills&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #36 - &quot;To Be Announced&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #37 - &quot;To Be Announced&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #38 - &quot;To Be Announced&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #39 - &quot;To Be Announced&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #40 - &quot;To Be Announced&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #41 - &quot;To Be Announced&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook: Arc 3 - Finale pt.1<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM:<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #42 - &quot;To Be Announced&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook: Arc 3 - Finale pt.2<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM:<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> [[Category:Qandela Obscura]]<br /> [[Category:CR]]</div>

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<p>OGFlaya: /* Assignment #8 - &quot;Faulty Memory&quot; */</p> <hr /> <div>{{Worldbuilders}}<br /> == The Story So Far ==<br /> Below, feel free to add personal accounts of assignments.<br /> <br /> == Arc One - The Illusionist and the Alchemist ==<br /> <br /> === Assignment #1 - 12/02/23 &quot;The Devil's Well.&quot; ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: <br /> <br /> GM:<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #2 - 12/16 &quot;The Light Eater of Bridleborn&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: Piers, [[Lincoln Renfield-Murray]], Nesta [[Acheron]], [[Elizabeth]] [[Nightshade]] <br /> <br /> GM: @jaelthejust (Mercedes)<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #3 - 12/21 - &quot;The Gift of the Magi&quot; ===<br /> <br /> === Assignment #4 - 12/31 - &quot;The Night Plays On&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: #NewYearParty<br /> <br /> Characters: [[Steve]], Lincoln Renfield-Murray, [[Orla Martinez]], Warren <br /> <br /> GM: @jaelthejust (Mercedes)<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #5 - 1/13/2024 - &quot;Extra Credit&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags:<br /> <br /> Characters: Piers Corden, Lincoln Renfield-Murray, Lula V, [[Steve Corden]] <br /> <br /> GM: @jontheteach (JonTheTeach)<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment # 6- 1/20- “The Hand That Feeds” ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: Piers, Weasel, [[James]], Tess, Laurence Awrkright <br /> <br /> GM: @OGFlaya (Matt)<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Anthony Romano, Michael Romano, Maggy Ferguson, [[Martin]] Ferguson <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: [[Human]]/phenomenon hybrid<br /> <br /> District/Locations: South Soffit, Nine Irons, The Sidle<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened: Notorious mob enforcer and racketeer, Tommy Romano, was murdered by Martin Ferguson. A member of a family of mob enforcers possessing unique abilities due to being to having phenomenon intermingling in their blood line long ago in their ancestry. The youngest of the Ferguson's, Maggy had fallen in love with Tommy's nephew and the scion of the Romano crime family, Michael. The investigators diligently found, through an examination of Tommy's body in the city morgue that he was murdered, that he had been murdered rather than the purported suicide that that the Periphery was trying to say his death was. During a climactic confrontation with Martin and a flock of eldritch birds under his command, the investigators helped Maggy and Michael flee the city and place Martin into Grayslate Sanatorium for safe keeping and protection from the Romano family. The rest of the Ferguson clan watched as their son was taken into custody but did not end their relationship with Romano. <br /> <br /> === Assignment #7 - 1/27 - &quot;Fairest of Them All&quot; ===<br /> <br /> === Assignment #8 - 2/9 - &quot;The Ancient Tomb of His Bride&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags:<br /> <br /> Characters: Piers Corden, Steve Corden, [[Thomas]] MacCallum, Madge <br /> <br /> GM: @jaelthejust (Mercedes)<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Jean Hawkeye <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: <br /> <br /> # Mr. Malcolms Alchemical Reference Guide (+1 Focus on rolls that have to do with alchemy or magick)<br /> # Morphine Vial (Soak 1 Body, 1 use)<br /> # Phosphenes' Lights (Handheld illuminators that produce a glow only the holder can see)<br /> # Smelling Salts (Soak 1 Brain, 1 use)<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #9 - 2/17 - &quot;A Prince’s Gifts&quot; ===<br /> <br /> === Assignment #10 - 2/24 - &quot;A Needlepoint to Hear Me Through&quot; ===<br /> <br /> === Assignment # 11 - 2/25 - “The Illusionist” ===<br /> <br /> === Assignment #12 - 3/2 - &quot;Auction Victors&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: #Auction<br /> <br /> Characters: Steve Corden, Lizzy Nightshade, Weasel, Silas Heartwood, [[Laura Grant]] <br /> <br /> GM: @jaelthejust (Mercedes)<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #13 - 3/9 - &quot;The Ring to Stand Strong and True&quot; ===<br /> <br /> === Assignment #14 - 3/15 - &quot;Lost and Found&quot; ===<br /> <br /> === Assignment #15 - 3/23 - &quot;The Allure of Perpetual Beauty&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> Characters: Steve Corden, Silas Heartwood, Tess Henry, Warren Baxter, [[Laura]] Grant <br /> <br /> GM: @wardenwinter (Talia)<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #16 - 3/27 - &quot;Under the Truth&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: Piers Corden, Steve Corden, Silas Heartwood, Tess Henry, Lincoln Renfield-Murray, Nesta Acheron, <br /> <br /> GM: @jontheteach (JonTheTeach)<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #17 - 4/6 - &quot;The Kingdom in the Steel&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: Steve Corden, Silas Heartwood, Lizzy Nightshade, Madge, Laura Grant <br /> <br /> GM: @jaelthejust (Mercedes)<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #18 - 4/13 - &quot;The Gem to Persuade the Unwilling&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> Characters: Steve Corden, Piers Corden, Lincoln Renfield-Murray, Nesta Achron, Montana Jack <br /> <br /> GM: @jaelthejust (Mercedes)<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: THE TWINS, Gio <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: The Gem<br /> <br /> District/Locations: The Steel, EONs Headquarter<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened: Steve gets kidnapped opps.<br /> <br /> === Assignment #19 - 4/27 - &quot;The Prince’s Final Curtain&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> Characters: Steve Corden, Piers Corden, James, Lincoln Renfield-Murray, &quot;Fives&quot;, Warren Baxter, <br /> <br /> GM: @jaelthejust (Mercedes)<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Nathaniel <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations: <br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #20 - 4/27 - &quot;The Alchemist’s Final Call&quot; ===<br /> <br /> === Assignment #21 - 5/28 - &quot;In the Arms of the Evolved&quot; ===<br /> <br /> === Assignment #22 - 6/18 - &quot;Grant Me One Request [Player Catalyst Finale]&quot; ===<br /> <br /> === Assignment #23 - 6/29 - &quot;Long Lost Blood [Player Catalyst Finale]&quot; ===<br /> <br /> <br /> == Arc Two - The Herald and the Fang ==<br /> <br /> === Assignment #1 - 06/15/2024 &quot;Toll the Dead&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: Divine Herald, Ascendency <br /> <br /> Characters: James by Margarita, Gin Reynolds by Julia, [[Jamie Hayes]] by Amal, <br /> <br /> GM:<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Imelda [[Frances]], Victor Jenkins the DEAD Divine Herald, Mr. Woods <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: List of next Divine Herald<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> 6 months after what happened in the theater has passed, newspapers has talked about : <br /> <br /> # A deadly sickness, the dead rash, with symptoms of oozing red rashes on limps, cough, and fever. It effected 30% of population. Some people just… don’t get it. <br /> # ''Recent death of the Divine Herald.'' <br /> <br /> Candela was called by Ascendancy when Cardinal Reynolds, and Cardinal Zeroth died after ineracting with the Divine Herald corpse. Candela investigators went to shiverline to talk to holy [[mother]] <br /> <br /> //—//<br /> <br /> investigators found: <br /> <br /> # Bleed on body and the face itself. Not coming from the mask. <br /> # Mask will let the [[soul]] out. Mask is fixed to face, will be hard to take off. <br /> # MAKEUP ON HERALD.  A specific woman does this. '''Leslie Daulphin'''. <br /> # THERE IS. AT THE BASE OF THE HERALD NECK. An incision mark. NO BLOOD? connected to the artery. The blood is poisoned, they knew its gonna be removed. <br /> <br /> /—/ Baxter the head of OUP came by and stopped Candela's investigation<br /> <br /> //—//<br /> <br /> The team found this list for '''interviews. THIS IS FOR NEW HERALD DIVINE.''' <br /> <br /> '''Aarons, Sawyer (Cardinal in the Eves districts), Howard, Levins,'''<br /> <br /> '''Fournier(not familiar to GIN? Who is this? Not usual surname for new-faire)'''<br /> <br /> They also found a necklace that has a bleed, this necklace is used by the hauled and high ranking church members. The team didn't touch or take the necklace.<br /> <br /> /-/<br /> <br /> The team headed to Melody Wildes house in the sidle. WILDES Melody is new to the area, moved from the west. [[LaCroix|Lacroix]], moved from there. Family is a refuge. Dad started the funeral business from Mister woods. Brother and husband live upstairs. Dad is old now. <br /> <br /> The team went together to the house of grief, Melody is frozen in place, when approached, the team noticed a pair of puncture marks on the side of her neck. Not like the herald, this is more of….. bite…. Two teeth? <br /> <br /> Picture of her and a man. They are shaken hands, this is Mr. Woods. He seems happy and sure. She looked…. Off. <br /> <br /> Someone sneaking inside? The team try to hide from them, the older gentleman is now here. Asks why she’s here. She looks nervous talking to what it can be seen now as Mr. wood? <br /> <br /> Mr. Woods, has the same bleed as melody, STRONGER. So strong. It radiates from him. <br /> <br /> After going to his Mind Palace, Jamie figured out that Melody is under control from Mr. Woods. He must have been the one to miss with the makeup. When Gin left the house of grief, she noticed Mr. Woods watching the team at the top of the building….. <br /> <br /> === Assignment #2 - 06/15/2024 &quot;The Ruby Rapture&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: Red Rash, Fangs <br /> <br /> Characters: Lizzy (Talia), Gideon (Nick), Luliana (Emma), Henry (Geoff), and Gin (Julia) <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Harris/Lawrence, Pensive the Cat, Lorenzo of the Ruby Rapture, the Fanged Creature that Attacked Lizzy <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: Pensive the Fanged Cat <br /> <br /> District/Locations: Red Lamp, South Soffit <br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened: <br /> <br /> * A worker from the Ruby Rapture has been sick an abnormal amount of time, neck still red, violent outbursts <br /> * A doctor came to visit his home while he was sick and performed &quot;blood letting&quot;, his roommate said it was A LOT of blood and the doctor didn't clean up <br /> * The cat lapped up some of the blood and now also showing violent outbursts <br /> * The doctor gave an address and contact to Lawrence's roommate in case he needed more info. He went to the address during the day and found nothing<br /> * Going at night, they found strange symbols and then were attacked by a fanged woman who when shot, survived and ran away. <br /> * Later, the symbols were discovered to mean &quot;Feed&quot; <br /> <br /> === Assignment #3 - 06/21/2024 “The Last Lightkeeper of Seasway&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: Eldritch Horror, City of the Resplendent , Local Legends <br /> <br /> Characters: Tara (Sarah), [[Malory Harper]] (Matt), Cedric (Sam), Alexander (Jon), Mara (Anna) <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: The Lightkeeper's Doll, Gherman the Last Lightkeeper <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: The Lightkeeper's Doll<br /> <br /> District/Locations: Seasway<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> * There is an underwater city in the Glass Sea <br /> * The People of Seasway seemed to be under some kind of hypnosis <br /> * They are desperate to show you 'The Great One'<br /> * The Lighthouse is destroyed and empty on the bottom<br /> * At the top of the Lighthouse, Gherman has destroyed his entrance to the Pharos <br /> * He begs to keep the Doll safe <br /> * On the West side of the Island, the investigators see the remains of the Great One <br /> * The child of the Great one waits to feast<br /> * The investigators take barrels of oil and molotov cocktails to the child of the Great One <br /> * While it feasts on the hypnotized villagers, the investigators fight it until it dies <br /> <br /> === Assignment #4 - 06/22/2024 &quot;Interview with a Deaconess&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: Knight of the Pyre, the Pyre, the Ascendency <br /> <br /> Characters: Alexandria, Gideon, Jamie, Amaranth <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Baxter White, Ariel Kelly, Diego Parris, Lorelei Pennywhistle <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations: The Sidle<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> * A Deaconess is being held by the OUP after her brother Reggie called them when he found her missing <br /> * The Deaconess touched an artifact and ended up gaining telekinesis and the Pyre wanted to kill her for it <br /> * While interviewing her and trying to plan a way to help her escape, a knight of the Pyre appeared to kill her. <br /> <br /> -- We met the knight of the pyre for the first time! '''Diego Parris.''' <br /> <br /> -- Deaconess Lorelei was killed by him tho sad ): <br /> <br /> === Assignment #5 - 06/26/2024 &quot;Something Different About You&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: Developers. <br /> <br /> Characters: Gin Reynolds (Julia), Lulianna Vaerstrom (Emma), [https://quelmarwiki.com/wiki/Malory_Harper Malory “Mal” Harper] (Matt), Tara Lloyd (Sarah), Alexandria Aquino (Aerin), Cedric Margrave (Sam) <br /> <br /> GM: Jon<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Set VII Experiment I <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: None<br /> <br /> District/Locations: The Steel<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened: <br /> <br /> * Investigators entered an abandoned factory and immediately felt off<br /> * A mixture of pain, anguish, joy and malice were felt on the walls<br /> * Bleed was felt from a hallway, and the door opened itself mysteriously<br /> * A scream was heard from within the building, and the team began to look for the source<br /> * They entered the hallway, which had several decomposing bodies of developers<br /> * The end of the hallway had an odd green light, and a man was seen standing there<br /> ** He began approaching the group, rambling somewhat<br /> ** Dr. Aquino approached him, with Lulianna also offering a way to help<br /> ** He responded with &quot;I am Perfection&quot; and snapped the neck of the Doctor<br /> * The rest of the crew unloaded and retreated, then leveling the building on top of the experiment<br /> <br /> === Assignment #6 - 07/06/2024 &quot;Petals of Protection&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: The Cure, Owl Wain, Local Legends <br /> <br /> Characters: Gideon (Nick), [[Malory Harper|Mal]] (Matt), Amaranth (Anna), Luliana (Emma) <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: The Owl Wain <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: Timely [[Iris]] <br /> <br /> District/Locations: Scarlet Woods / Bridleborn<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> * The investigators are sent to retrieve timely iris to assist with making a cure for the fanged disease and red rash <br /> * Scarlet runners are seen traveling this edge of the wood, tell you of a local legend of a [[ghost]] who requires you to be [[silent]] or she'll kill you <br /> * When entering the area, if any sound is made, the investigators are quite immediately met with an attack of owls and among the owls, they see a young girl in a large feathery cloak, commanding the owls <br /> * The young girl approaches when the investigators are brought to the ground but they all manage to get away to the Iris field<br /> * They gather Iris and find a smugglers crate buried inside that contains the body of a young child, they think the same age as the Owl Wain's spirit appears. It is wearing a similar but less feathery cloak <br /> * When leaving, the group attempts to console the Owl Wain. The Wain is distraught when Mara sings her the song and then when she goes to cry, she covers her mouth to keep herself quiet <br /> * The investigators leave as the Wain is distracted and no longer attacking them. <br /> <br /> === Assignment #7 - 07/07/2024 &quot;Assisting the Gumshoe&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: The Ascendancy, The Pyre, Fangs, Dive Herald, Knight of the Pyre <br /> <br /> Characters: Lizzy (Talia), Tara (Sarah), Father Lorrian (Keller), Jamie (Amal), and Gin (Julia) <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:''Jonathan Aarons, '''[[Sister]] Fournier''''' <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: -- <br /> <br /> District/Locations: Shriveline, Briar Green, South Soffit <br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened: <br /> <br /> -- The people from the List are now dying! The team believes someone not on the list are killing them to benefit someone who is on the list.<br /> <br /> -- Jamie Dies! <br /> <br /> -- Candela managed to save the future Divine Herald! <br /> <br /> === Assignment #8 - 07/14/2024 &quot;The Crimson River&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: [https://quelmarwiki.com/wiki/Malory_Harper Mal Harper] (Matt), Amaranth Cyrus (Anna), Tara (Sarah) <br /> <br /> GM: Nick <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #9 - 07/17/2024 &quot;We Can Take Your Pain&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: Developers <br /> <br /> Characters: [[Malory Harper|Mal]] (Matt), Tess Henry (Mercedes), Gideon (Nick), Verity Leòn (Aerin), Amaranth Cyprus (Anna) <br /> <br /> GM: Jon <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Set VII Experiment II <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: None<br /> <br /> District/Locations: Briar Green<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> * The party arrived at the college campus, trying to understand what happened<br /> * Used bleed detectors to find the source of the phenomenon<br /> ** It was determined to be the dormitory building<br /> * The investigators entered and felt cold oppression and it got worse the higher they went<br /> * As investigators spread out through the building, each began to see images of their fears.<br /> * These fears pulled them towards the top floor, or sent them away depending on the person<br /> * Eventually, the group saw the experiment on the third floor, and he feasted on their fear and found it delicious<br /> * He wanted to feast on more than just fear, and turned to advance on the group<br /> ** They immediately opened fire as he tried to get closer, but he managed to get close<br /> * He was wounded severely, retreating through a rift in the Flare<br /> <br /> === Assignment #10 - 07/19/2024 “The New Divine Herald&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: Divine Herald, The Ascendancy, Red Rash, Quarantine, Fangs, [[Vampyre]] <br /> <br /> Characters: Gideon (Nick), Tara (Sarah), Father Lorrian (Keller), Gin (Julia), [[Malory Harper|Mal]] (Matt) <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Divine Herald Siobhan Fournier <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: Vampyre Dust<br /> <br /> District/Locations: The Shriveline, South Soffit <br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened: <br /> <br /> * The new Divine Herald states there will be a quarantine of South Soffit (indefinite), as well as a two-week hold on Hallowharbor, The Steel, and Red Lamp<br /> * Desperate to find the reason behind the Red Rash, the investigators head to ground zero, South Soffit, before the [[midnight]] Quarantine begins <br /> * In Gin's church in South Soffit, a few of those with the long version Red Rash state they got it from a soup kitchen where they saw the Divine Herald when she was just a Cardinal<br /> * They are approached by a pair of doctors looking for those with long-lasting Red Rash to &quot;assist&quot; them <br /> * Gin recognizes them as fanged creatures, like what attacked Lizzy <br /> * They kill the pair, using symbols of the Ascendancy or a Ghostblade to turn them to dust <br /> * They go the hospital the pair represented and find a &quot;Vampyre Nursery&quot; with a Nursery worker there, overseeing 5 newborns preparing to wake and 5 sedated [[humans]], ready to be feasted on when the newborns awake <br /> * The journal from the Vampyre Nursery states that they were going to wake up in 3 days. It takes 5 days fully from bite to awaking. <br /> * The investigators kill the Nursery Worker but not until they learn from him that the Divine Herald is a High Priestess from Lacroix, where she is known as the Countess Fournier <br /> * She brought the Red Rash to [[Newfaire]] to show the vampyres who will be the most susceptible to being turned into a vampyre vs. who will be the food for those new vampyres<br /> <br /> === Assignment #11 - 07/27/2024 &quot;The Owl Wain&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: Local Legends, Owl Wain, The Cloud, The Cure, [[Player]] Catalyst <br /> <br /> Characters: Lizzy (Talia), Verity (Aerin), Gio (Amal), Gin (Julia), and Gideon (Nick) <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Owl Wain <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: Timely Iris <br /> <br /> District/Locations: Scarlet Wood, Bridleborn Mountains <br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> * The investigators returned to put the Owl Wain to rest and also seek out more timely Iris <br /> * They take a side road and find a cloud that is giving off bleed <br /> * The cloud feels like it is watching them and then it creates a dust [[devil]] and slurps up a pair of wild stallions before dispensing the bones and blood in front of them <br /> * Going back to the main road, they find the Owl Wain and use the nursery rhyme song about her to plea to her and Gideon uses a spirit board to have her speak without speaking <br /> * She tells them she has to be quiet because of Pa and she is afraid of the passing Smuggler wagons<br /> * The riders on the wagon tell the investigators of a man who used to have his children travel with him and was unkind to them if they were not quiet and one by one the children went missing before the man retired because no one would work with him <br /> * The investigators find the box with the Owl Wain's body, Gin performing her last rites and her spirit being laid to rest. On the Box they see the name Hildebrand and a location <br /> * Going to the location, they find a cabin and inside, the body of the man, Hildebrand. The evidence shows he was murdered by his eldest daughter's fiance after she told him they couldn't be married because her father was refusing to let her go. <br /> * The investigator's find the Owl Wain's room and her name before she became legend, Mary. <br /> * Her eldest sister, Vanessa, seems to have escaped with her fiance. <br /> * There is a third bed with the name Alyssa on it. The investigators find no evidence to lead them to her demise. <br /> * Heading back, they have adequate amounts of Timely Iris <br /> <br /> === Assignment #12 - 07/30/2024 &quot;The Sunken City&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: City of the Resplendent, Eldritch Horror, Local Legends <br /> <br /> Characters: Gideon (Nick), [[Malory Harper|Mal]] (Matt), Mara (Anna), Tara (Sarah), Alex (Jon) <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: The Resplendent One, Alex's Visitor <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: The Gift of the Resplendent One <br /> <br /> District/Locations: The Glass Sea<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> * The Investigators delved into the sea to find the city lost below <br /> * In the Glass sea, they found what was once an island town now sunken and still inhabited <br /> * The Glimmers are jellyfish like folk who were gifted their undersea bodies by their goddess, the Resplendent One <br /> * The Glimmers share with Alex and Mallory that they found the Resplendent One by digging in a well that brought forth the gift. <br /> * The gift works like oil, but uses much less to burn brightly<br /> * They heard singing at the bottom of the well and went on a [[campaign]] to dig until they could find *her* <br /> * The resplendent one, uncovered, pulled the village of Anchorwash down to be with her in the ocean <br /> * The glimmers take the investigators to see the Resplendent one who they have chained because she threatened to leave them. The investigators can tell she is not truly locked in place though, but playing along with her followers. <br /> * Alex is called to take some of the Resplendent Gift but breaks free of it at the last moment<br /> * Gideon uses the Aetherstone to force the Glimmers back when they try to force Alex, but as it harms the Glimmers, it angers the Resplendent One who frees herself from her bonds to chase the investigators away. <br /> <br /> === Assignment #13 - 08/03/2024 &quot;The Fanged&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #14 - 08/09/2024 &quot;Happily Ever After&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: <br /> <br /> GM: Julia (Guest) <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #15 - 011/2024 &quot;Shadow Protocols&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: Intrigue, The Forge of Renewal, Disavowed <br /> <br /> Characters: Gideon (Nick), Tara (Sarah), Amaranth (Anna) <br /> <br /> GM: Matt <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Lucian Grim, Mockingbird, Magnus Thorne, Felicity Ashcroft, Jackson &quot;The Jackal&quot; MacKey <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: Partial rubbing of an Oldfairen tablet<br /> <br /> District/Locations: The Steel, The Eaves, Hallowharbor, The N.P.S. Aurora<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> * The investigators received unmarked packages that contained a very small cylinder phonograph with a briefing for an assignment.<br /> ** As well as a chest that containing:<br /> *** A device with a tag that notes the device as the Arcane Resonance Emitter (A.R.E.) - disables wards<br /> *** A pair of wire frame glasses identified as Spectral Identified Glasses - identifies individuals<br /> *** Each receives a first [[class]] ticket and an invitation to the gala aboard the [[airship]] Aurora during it's maiden voyage.<br /> *** An envelope of cash for use during the assignment<br /> <br /> * The assignment is to intercept notorious smuggler, Felicity Ashcroft and keep her from selling an ancient Oldfairen relic to wanted war criminal, Lucian Grim. The transaction is set to take place aboard The Aurora. Little is known about Grim due to his military records being completely redacted. The investigators are to conduct the assignment with the utmost secrecy but are instructed to stop the transaction no matter what (short of damaging the airship or harming passangers).<br /> * The investigators procure disguises and false identities from Candela's Junior Quartermaster, Quinnavyr Sinclaire.<br /> * The investigators board the Aurora without incident.<br /> * Mara and Gideon head to the dance floor to survey the room in an attempt to spot Ashcroft. Tara spots her and calls the team's attention to the bar where Ashcroft is being flirted with by several powerful members of Newfairen society.<br /> ** As Gideon and Mara head towards the bar, Tara notices they Ashcroft exchanges looks with a large man, Magnus Thorne, from across the ballroom then makes an excuse and departs to meet with him.<br /> * Tara follows Ashcroft and Thorne and sees them disappear into a stateroom, guard by a formidable man in the corridor, Jackson MacKey.<br /> * Gideon remote views into the room once Tara identifies the room number. He sees:<br /> ** A wooden crate sits in the middle of the living area of the luxury room. It has been opened, but Gideon cannot see inside of it.<br /> ** Ashcroft sits on a couch across from a man, Lucian Grim. A woman, Mockingbird, stands behind Grim - ready to spring into action if needed.<br /> ** Ashecroft demands more money, despite their prior agreement. This angers Grim and he refuses. Ashcroft pulls a gun on Grim in response.<br /> ** Grim approaches her in an attempt to calm her down and agrees they should renegotiate. Once Ashcroft lowers her pistol, Grim grabs her and breaks her neck.<br /> ** He tells Mockingbird to take care of MacKey and be quick about it.<br /> * Tara sees Mockingbird make fast work of MacKey then quickly drag him into the state room and close the door behind her.<br /> * Gideon tells Mara he is going to join Tara.<br /> * Tara devices a plan and performs a song from the stage and wows the attendees of the gala. It is under the ruse that she is singing it to her fiance.<br /> * Gideon and Tara encounter ship's security and act lost in order to remove any suspicion and keep the guards patrolling.<br /> * During Mara's song, Gideon and Tara use the A.R.E. to disable a word on the stateroom door. As they attempt to quietly open the door, Mockingbird hears the knob turning and pulls the door open.<br /> ** Tara draws her pistol and shoots at Mockingbird.<br /> *** Using the shot at Mockingbird, Gideon runs past her to try and get to the crate.<br /> ** Magnus is preparing charges on the wall of the stateroom to create an escape route from the ship.<br /> *** Grim is wearing a parachute and has strapped a light green stone tablet to himself.<br /> * Gideon tries to bend a knife at Grim as Tara fights with Mockingbird. Thorne blows the charges on the wall and blows a hole in the wall to the outside of the ship, causing the exterior envelop of the airship to catch fire.<br /> ** Gideon's knife misses Grim, but it cuts a strap on his parachute and causes the tablet to slide towards the opening in the wall.<br /> ** Gideon dives for the tablet, but as the ship lurches, is thrown through the hole as well.<br /> *** He fails to get the tablet, which falls into the sea below the airship.<br /> **** Given manges to grab a hold of a metal rod to keeping from plummeting to his death.<br /> **** As Grim moves to the opening, Gideon spots a piece of paper hanging out of Grim's jacket pocket.<br /> ***** Gideon tries to grab it but only gets a scrap of the paper, which is later discovered to be a rubbing of the tablet.<br /> * Grim, Thorne and Mockingbird escape by parachute.<br /> * Mara arrives in time to help Tara pull Gideon back into the airship.<br /> * The airship returns to port and the investigators disappear into a crowd of evacuees.<br /> * Later researching with their circle resources, they discover that the paper is a rubbing of the tablet. It speaks of something only named in part as &quot;The Forge&quot;.<br /> ** Gideon spends several days researching The Forge and concludes it must be in relation to The Forge of Renewal. An ancient device capable of rewriting reality as the user of the machine sees fit.<br /> <br /> === Assignment #16 - 08/17/2024 &quot;Missing Persons&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #17 - 08/18/2024 &quot;Engines of Compromise&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: Tess Henry (Mercedes), Cedric (Sam), Gin (Julia), Verity (Aerin), Gio (Amal) <br /> <br /> GM: Matt <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Prof. Alfred Greene, Jacob Wallace, Mockingbird, Magnus Thorne <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: None, but the investigators encountered three pale men in black suits that emitted bleed and possessed some kind of psychic ability that remains unidentified.<br /> <br /> District/Locations: South Soffit - The Monarch Theater, Briar Green - Professor Greene's home, Hallowharbor - Freighter docks<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #18 - 08/20/2024 &quot;We Move in the Dark&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: <br /> <br /> GM: Jon <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:\<br /> <br /> === Assignment #19 - 08/25/2024 &quot;The Healing Church&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened<br /> <br /> === Assignment #20 - 08/27/2024 &quot;Blood-Starved Beasts&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #21 - 09/04/2024 &quot;... vestus ardeat debet&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: <br /> <br /> GM: Matt <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #22 - 09/12/2024 &quot;Where My Brother Rests&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: <br /> <br /> GM: Jon <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #23 - 09/14/2024 &quot;The First Lightkeeper of LaCroix&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> == '''Arc 3 - The Shadow and The Dream''' ==<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #1 - 01/18/25 &quot;Nothing Left but Teeth and Bones...&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook: ''Two weeks ago a gas explosion destroyed a bakery in The Sidle. Recently several residents report sightings of smoldering apparitions resembling loved ones lost in the tragedy. Lightkeeper Harrison Park has summoned you to determine if a phenomenon is behind the sightings and if they are related to the explosion.''<br /> <br /> Content Warnings: '''''This assignment contains themes of death, grief and depictions of gore.'''''<br /> <br /> Characters: Feyre Acheron, Carmen Baxter, Dexter &quot;Dex&quot; Miller, Clarence &quot;Clancy&quot; Fields, and Mocking-bird<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Session Date: 01/18/25<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Harry Park, Clara Sutton, Eleanor Sutton, Nikoli Sorell<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: Nikoli Sorell's journal, Sorell's key ring, Sorell's wallet w/ identification, a magickal exlposive device (rendered useless)<br /> <br /> Assignment Date: December 24, 36 CR<br /> <br /> District/Locations: The Sidle<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened: <br /> <br /> The investigators are called to The Sidle by Lightkeeper Harrison Park to investigate a mysterious explosion that destroyed Merrick’s Hearth bakery two weeks earlier. The team begins their investigation at the ruins of the bakery, where they find scorch marks and shadows of the victims burned into the walls, clear evidence of the tragedy’s intensity. The remains of the bakery are unstable, with debris threatening to collapse at any moment.<br /> <br /> Carmen places a bare hand against the door frame of the bakery and experiences past emotions of horror and malevolence. As the investigators explore the basement of the bakery, both Carmen and Clancy feel someone’s sheer terror and wicked glee through a psychic emanation.<br /> <br /> Ultimately, the timing of the explosion and the appearance of reported sightings of the fury apparitions suggest some kind of connection, and that the explosion was no accident though things seem unclear at first.<br /> <br /> A strange man is spotted across the street from the bakery, taking notes. Mockingbird manages to sneak up on him and discover that his notes are for that very night and time and that he is writing the description of someone - later discovered to be Feyre. The man makes a scene and uses Mocking-bird’s desire to avoid drawing undo attention to herself to leave.<br /> <br /> During a visit to The Sidle Community Center, where residents have gathered to share their grief, the investigators learn from Clara Sutton, a grieving mother, that her daughter Eleanor, who died in the explosion, now appears as a ghostly figure following her wherever she goes. Eleanor’s smoldering form does not enter buildings or harm anyone, but her presence fills Clara with confusion and sorrow, as she believes her ghostly figure is the spirit of her beloved daughter. Eleanor’s flickering figure is spotted outside the window.<br /> <br /> Feyre learns of the death of her brother-in-law, [[Lincoln Renfield-Murray]], from Lincoln’s sister Ellie. He was one of the victims of the explosion.<br /> <br /> Dex leaves the community meeting to speak with Eleanor - joined shortly there after by the rest of the investigators and Clara.<br /> <br /> Clancy and Mocking-bird catch sight of the strange man that Mocking-bird saw taking notes walking past the community center’s park from where he was first seen across from the bakery. When he realizes he has been spotted, he runs. Both Clancy and Mocking-bird make chase and are joined shortly thereafter by Carmen.<br /> <br /> Working together, Feyre and Dex piece together that Eleanor’s spirit is tied to the explosion and the unsettling presence that Carmen felt tied to Eleanor. As the rest of the team tackle Nikoli nearby in the street and wrestle him to the ground. Where Carmen enters his mind to determine who he is and why he was following them. In his mind, she sees glimpses of memories:<br /> <br /> ''Terror on a bearded man’s face when he sees a tall, thin man. The tall man exudes a malevolent energy.''<br /> <br /> ''Bakers, dead on the ground near the ovens of the bakery.''<br /> <br /> ''The tall man, joined by pale men in black suits walking out of the bakery as the tall man snaps his fingers and causes the bakery to explode behind them.''<br /> <br /> As Carmen explored the man’s mind, Mockingbird maintained an iron hold on the man’s neck so Clancy could frisk and search him. They find a notebook showing that he had been following someone referred to as “L.M.” under order from a person known only as “K”. In the journal they see that he was notating:<br /> <br /> ''Lincoln’s day-to-day activities, business meetings, transcripts from recordings of personal conversations in Lincoln’s home with his family and friends and photos of Lincoln.''<br /> <br /> In total, there is nearly three months of data leading up to the explosion. As well as an entry stating that, “...the package is in place.” with a date from the night before the bakery explosion. The evidence points to Lincoln being a target in the explosion, raising suspicions that it was not an accident but an assassination.<br /> <br /> Comparing the photos in the man’s journal to his memories, Carmen shows the photos to Feyre and asks if the photos are of her brother-in-law, Feyre helps Carmen confirm that L.M. in the journal was, in fact, Lincoln.<br /> <br /> Carmen is also able to determine that the man was trying to crush a poison tooth in his mouth but Mocking-bird’s hold hand locked his mouth open so he could not bite down.<br /> <br /> The investigators destroy the remnants of a device that is covered in Oldfairen markings, dispersing the residual bleed energy and freeing Eleanor’s spirit from its tether to the physical world.<br /> <br /> Found in the man’s satchel is also a wallet with documents identifying him as Nikoli Sorell and a small key ring with three keys.<br /> <br /> ''Key #1: A vehicle key of some kind''<br /> <br /> ''Key #2: A deadbolt key''<br /> <br /> ''Key #3: A padlock key''<br /> <br /> Nikoli is rendered unconscious by Mocking-bird and taken to the headquarters of The Circle of Whistles and Whispers to be held in their vault for identification and removal of the poison tooth and questioning.<br /> <br /> After putting Nikoli into containment in the vault, the team investigates an address found on the driver's license found in Nikoli's wallet. It leads to an apartment directly across the street from the book store Verbatim, which is below a pair of apartments where Lincoln had lived with his family.<br /> <br /> When searching the apartment, Feyre, Clancy and Mocking-bird discover a cardboard box containing In the cardboard box, there are a lot of newspaper clippings and three books, “Summer at Silverslip”, “The Day the Veil Was Torn” and “Mud and Bones”. All novels written by Lincoln Renfield-Murray.<br /> <br /> The news clippings were all from local papers about book signings, public readings, his activities as a member Newfaire Arts Council and as a volunteer at the South Soffit Public Library.<br /> <br /> Both the books and news articles had notations in them in Sorell's handwriting; further detailing the lengths he went to in following Lincoln.<br /> <br /> Mocking-bird searched a desk in the apartment that contained unopened rolls of camera film as well as a small camera to go with them. Behind a false panel in the lower right hand drawer are three spools of audio film from a radio device on top of the desk as well as notes in a set of leather notebooks containing transcriptions of conversations recorded with the device on the desk since labels on and in the notebooks appear to correspond to labels on the reels.<br /> <br /> Feyre searched a steamer trunk at the foot of the studio apartment's bed and, after a few minutes of rummaging through a stack of pants and shirts, she noticed a small separation between the bottom the trunk and the inner wall of it - a false bottom to the trunk.<br /> <br /> Beneath this false bottom were a collection of guns, knives, piano wire, what could be several small explosive devices, small bottles labeled as various poisons, thieves tools, several forms of identification under several different names but all with Sorell’s photograph in them (business cards, a periphery badge, OUP identification, an ID for The Noman Army’s Division of Legal Investigation and several passports in different names - each with Nikoli's photograph), large sums of cash in various currencies and several single person, one way tickets aboard the railroad, airship liners and sea going vessels.<br /> <br /> There was also a date book with various appointments, dates and notes all written in Hillian (the language of East Hills). Within the date book Feyre found a business card for a business in The Varnish, Parson’s Paraphernalia - Antiquities • Books • Spiritual Consultant. A phone number was printed on the back of the card along with the business address and the name of the owner and proprietor, Jasper Parson.<br /> <br /> On the card in Sorell’s handwriting was a time and date, 11:30 AM, 11/22/36.<br /> <br /> Lastly, Clancy found a loose floorboard concealing another, leather bound journal. The entire [[The Strange Journal|journal]] was written in a strange language.<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #2 - 01/19/25 &quot;In The Light of the New Year&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook: ''With the new year rapidly approaching, invitations are being sent out for the dozens of First Light parties being hosted around the city. Piers Corden has received several for one of the most famous and most coveted- the one hosted by Metamorph Industries. What a better way to celebrate First Light than go to a famous party?''<br /> <br /> Content Warnings: '''''This assignment contains depictions of alcohol, and violence at a public gathering.'''''<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #3 - &quot;Cornered&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags: Investigation, Memory Manipulation, Monster Hunt, Paranormal Activity, Hidden Threats<br /> <br /> Hook: The Investigators were summoned to Noman Grand Hospital to investigate the murder of Marie Chen, a freshman at Briargreen College, who was slain by her best friend who is temporarily being held under psychiatric observation after he told his doctor of shadows that &quot;crawl into your head and steal your thoughts&quot;.<br /> <br /> Content Warnings: '''''This assignment will contain themes of death, mental illness, grief and depictions of gore.'''''<br /> <br /> Assignment Date: 01/14/37 CR<br /> <br /> Characters: Callum McVeigh, Feyre Acheron, Mocking-bird, Persephone &quot;Percy&quot; Montgomery, Dr. Phyllis &quot;Filly&quot; Bailey<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Arthur &quot;Artie&quot; Lemmon, Dr. Sylvia Harlow, The Hallow, Shard<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: Blood and tissue samples from The Shadow Man, mucus sample from the black sedan<br /> <br /> District/Locations: Silverslip, The Sidle, South Soffit, Eastreek, Nine Irons<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> Upon their arrival at Grand Noman Hospital, the investigators met Dr. Sylvia Harlow, a psychiatrist who had been treating a young man accused of murder named Artie Lemmon. Artie, a 20-year-old former butcher, had been charged with the murder of his best friend, Marie Chen. Artie’s account of the incident was disjointed and fragmented, with several days of his memory completely blank until shortly after Marie’s murder.<br /> <br /> Artie recalled trying to eat a turkey sandwich during his lunch on Friday, but nothing after that. Marie was murdered the following Monday night. He remembers being unable to finish it and comments it tasted bitter to him. He also states that he thinks he might have given it to a local unhoused man known only in The Soffit as Jones.<br /> <br /> Lastly, he drew a picture for the investigators of the monster he was certain he had seen in the butcher shop, crawling into Marie’s head, stealing her thoughts. Referring to the creature only as The Shadow Man.<br /> <br /> The investigators’ search for clues led them to Cunningham’s Butcher Shop where Artie had worked. Mocking-bird bought a sandwich, a bottle of pop and a paper bag of thinly sliced, fried potatoes that Mr. Cunningham referred to as ‘crisps’. Percy scanned for bleed in the butcher shop but only found residual traces of bleed energy. Feyre broke into the shop after Mr. Cunningham had closed up for the night and surveyed the turkey’s in the walk-in cooler. She took an accounting of numbered tags on each turkey and looked through Cunnigham’s ledger.<br /> <br /> After determining everything looked to be in order, Feyre placed some money into the butcher’s safe with a note reading ''‘Invest in some new locks buddy.”''<br /> <br /> The investigators left the Sidle to find Jones in the undercity to see if he was adversely affected by the turkey sandwich Artie might have shared with him. When investigating a park that Artie frequented during his lunches to practice his drawing, Percy noticed a woman watching them from an alley across the street. A man approached her from within the alley and they left in a black sedan.<br /> <br /> Mocking-bird, being a resident of The Soffit, had run into Jones as well as other unhoused individuals in her work trying to get Scarlet off the street. The trio they found were users of the drug, not distributors. After a bit of conversation, it is determined that while the team had thought that perhaps the turkey was tainted, it appeared to be fine because Jones had not experienced anything strange after eating the sandwich.<br /> <br /> The team then made their way to Nine Irons to examine the body of Marie in the city morgue, but also noticed the black sedan from The Sidle. Mocking-bird and Filly decided to head into the morgue while Callum, Feyre and Percy approached the black sedan. Filly distracted the clerk as Mocking-bird snuck into the morgue. Once inside, she found an open cold chamber with a label indicating that it had been where Marie’s body had once been. It was empty. The window of the morgue was broken and indicated that someone or something had escaped through it from the inside.<br /> <br /> As Feyre approached the black sedan, she noticed it was running but it did not sound like a normal automobile. When attempting to unlock the car, it revved its engine and drove down the street from her; even though the vehicle was empty. An attempt to shim the lock of the car open revealed no apparent locking mechanism within the door. When she removed the shim from the door, it was covered in some sort of mucus.<br /> <br /> As she attempted to wipe it clean, the man the investigators had seen in The Sidle called out to her and approached the car. Which turned out to be his. It purred when he stepped up to the trunk and opened up for him. The trunk shifted and revealed a selection of weapons. Percy held the man at gunpoint, but he was unimpressed and removed a large rifle from the trunk.<br /> <br /> As Mocking-bird and Filly joined the investigators outside, the woman from The Sidle joined the man at the car. Filly asked them if they were members of Candela Obscura to which the man replied, “No ma’am. We’re professionals.”<br /> <br /> Then offered to team up with the investigators in tracking down what actually killed Marie.<br /> <br /> Mockingbird and FIlly confirmed that Marie’s body was missing.<br /> <br /> Begrudgingly, the investigators join the two strangers and venture into Eastreek to find whatever had killed Marie and possibly absconded with her body.<br /> <br /> When asked by Callum who the man and woman were, the man replied, “We’re the Nightkeepers.”<br /> <br /> Their plan was simple. The investigators would serve as bait to draw out the creature and the Nightkeepers, known as Shard and The Hollow, would ambush it and kill it.<br /> <br /> Shortly after entering the labyrinthian landfill, a mysterious figure in a mask that introduced themself as the greatest thief in the world made a distraction atop a hill of trash and was almost instantly attacked from the shadows by a creature made of flesh and shadow, seemingly made of both male and female genders. The female part resembling Artie’s description of Marie.<br /> <br /> The masked woman known as, later understood to be known as Lady Phantasma, was subdued by the monster as it dug into her mind.<br /> <br /> The investigators tried to stop the monster from attacking the masked woman, but were overcome with a sudden terror from the sight of the creature slipping its fingers beneath the newcomer's scalp. All but Filly.<br /> <br /> The Doctor attempted to appeal to whatever common ground might dwell within the monster in the hopes that some piece of Marie was still inside there. And while her courageous attempt to persuade the monster seemed to work, it turned out that Filly had just drawn the monster's attention. As it approached her, the Nightkeepers arrived and attacked with a combination of magikal and technological attacks.<br /> <br /> The Hollow was injured in the fight with the monster, but between Callum, Mocking-bird physically assailing the beast while Feyre and Filly tried to keep it from killing The Hollow. Lady Phantasma  managed to find The Hollow’s gun and repeatedly fired at the creature, killing it.<br /> <br /> As the fog of disorientation began to clear from Phantasma’s mind, she shared some information she had learned when her mind was connected to The Shadow Man’s.<br /> <br /> The Shadow Man had been fed upon the memories of Artie, Marie and Phantasma. It had been born of some kind of accident in a strange lab where it merged with a technician that was checking on the body of an unconscious woman in a hospital bed.<br /> <br /> The feeding process always leaves The Shadow Man’s victims disoriented and afraid. In Artie’s disoriented state, he attacked Marie in a misguided attempt to stop The Shadow Man. His wild attacks left Marie dead on the floor of the butcher’s shop where she had found Artie reeling from being attacked by The Shadow Man.<br /> <br /> As the sounds of police sirens filled the air, the investigators gathered their wounded and quickly selected a sample of The Shadow Man’s tissue and blood for study by Candela Obscura. The Hollow reassured them they could smooth things over with the Periphery.<br /> <br /> They also hoped to use the sample to persuade the courts that Artie was unwillingly under the effects of a psychoactive substance that caused him to lose control of himself and kill Marie. His fate currently remains unclear.<br /> <br /> In the aftermath, the team now gone, The Hollow and Shard Examined The Shadow Man’s body.<br /> <br /> The Hollowed looked on as Shard knelt beside the creature, her hand lightly resting on its form, crystalline veins glowing faintly along her arm in the dim light.<br /> <br /> The Hollow kept his voice low, “Anything?”<br /> <br /> Shard replied quietly, almost mournful. “It’s still alive.”<br /> <br /> The Hollow paused, his expression grim as he spoke: “Box it up and let The Boss know we bagged another one.”<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #4 - &quot;Heart of Steel&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook: The investigators are once again sent to Grand Noman Hospital to investigate theft of medical supplies, organic materials, and the energy source of an experimental healing device created by EONS; as well as several cases of patients experiencing a relapse of a serious illness.<br /> <br /> Content Warnings: '''''This assignment will contain body horror and gore.'''''<br /> <br /> Assignment Date: 02/07/37 CR<br /> <br /> Characters: Arin Kwyin, Dexter &quot;Dex&quot; Miller, Katherine Ellenbogen, Feyre Acheron, Byron Hans Core<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Dr. Lucy Franklin, Jacob Franklin, Dr. David Franklin, Dr. Eliza Morgan, Detective Irene Mathers, Detective Joe Brandt, Ezekial Graves, Nichelle<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: Actium-77 (Synthesized Isotope)<br /> <br /> District/Locations: Silverslip, Grand Noman Hospital<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> # '''Setting and Initial Observations'''<br /> #* The investigators were dispatched to Grand Noman Hospital to investigate thefts of medical supplies, organic fluids, and the energy source of the Vitae Reconstructor, a device developed by Holthorne Biologics.<br /> #* They found evidence of tampered supply rooms, scorch marks near the Vitae Reconstructor, and dangerous residual bleed energy left behind.<br /> #* Tensions rose quickly with the arrival of two Periphery detectives, Mathers and Brandt, who were openly hostile to the investigators' involvement and focused solely on recovering Actium-77.<br /> #* Amid the chaos, several patients were found horribly mutated by exposure to unstable bleed energy.<br /> #* Suspicious behavior from Dr. Lucy Franklin led the investigators to track her movements through the hospital, ultimately uncovering a secret sub-basement where Lucy and her brother Jacob were conducting unauthorized experiments.<br /> # '''Recovery of Items and Information'''<br /> #* In the sub-basement workshop, the investigators found Lucy and Jacob tending to a grotesque mechanical womb sustaining their dying brother David.<br /> #* The device was leaking dangerous amounts of bleed energy, amplified by the unstable Actium-77 housed improperly in the core.<br /> #* When the investigators confronted the siblings, a violent struggle broke out: Jacob shot Mocking-bird in the shoulder, injuring her.<br /> #* Byron cracked the reinforced glass porthole of the mechanical suit during the skirmish, causing irradiated amniotic fluid to spill out into the workshop and exposing everyone present to bleed contamination.<br /> #* As tensions flared, Jacob and Lucy revealed their desperation: the military had cut off David’s medical services following the war’s end, leaving them with no other way to save him. Jacob, weeping, begged Byron for help.<br /> #* Bound by the magickal compulsion of his curse, Byron aided them.<br /> # '''Confrontation with the Periphery'''<br /> #* Moments later, Detectives Mathers and Brandt arrived with a group of police officers, prepared to make arrests.<br /> #* The investigators warned the officers not to enter the contaminated workshop and agreed to submit to arrest once safely outside the bleed exposure zone.<br /> #* However, when they attempted to explain the situation, Detective Brandt grew aggressive, pushing the investigators against a wall in an attempt to forcibly arrest them.<br /> #* Byron resisted arrest, leading to a brutal confrontation between the investigators and the officers.<br /> #* Mathers attempted to shoot Mocking-bird, but missed narrowly during the melee.<br /> #* Mocking-bird shattered Brandt’s knee with a savage blow, and Byron incapacitated Mathers by stabbing her gun hand with a concealed knife.<br /> # '''Escape and Aftermath'''<br /> #* The investigators fled the hospital amidst the chaos, wounded and pursued.<br /> #* Outside, they witnessed operatives from the secretive Nightkeepers—specifically Shard and The Hollow—loading the Franklin siblings and the mechanical womb onto a large flatbed truck.<br /> # '''Legal Fallout'''<br /> #* In the aftermath, warrants were issued for the arrest of Regicide (Byron Core) and Mocking-bird (Olive Horvat) on charges including assaulting officers, resisting arrest, and fleeing custody.<br /> #* The incident left the situation at Grand Noman Hospital deeply unsettled, with lingering bleed contamination, a growing antagonism between vigilantes and the Periphery.<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #5 - &quot;Good Night, Sleep Tight&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #6 - &quot;The Devil Doctor of South Soffit&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags: Power and Corruption, Bleed Exposure, Spiritualism, Supernatural Deception<br /> <br /> Hook: After rumors spread of a mysterious figure solving supernatural problems for the people of South Soffit—at no charge—investigators are assigned by Harry to look into it. Descriptions of the so-called &quot;Devil Doctor&quot; eerily match photographs of Lincoln, a retired and deceased investigator. With growing reports of unexplained phenomena and bleed energy spikes, the investigators are tasked with uncovering the truth behind the Devil Doctor’s rise.<br /> <br /> Content Warnings: Themes of bleed exposure, manipulation of spiritual beliefs, exploitation of the poor<br /> <br /> Characters: Persephone &quot;Percy&quot; Montgomery, Byron Core (Regicide), Olive Horvat (Mocking-bird)<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: The Devil Doctor (The Dark Half), Lila Marchand (The Light Half), Joaquin Reyes, Sophia Reyes, Periphery Sergeant Isabela Reyes<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: The Book, “Compacts and Covenants” was destroyed except for part of the cover<br /> <br /> District/Locations: South Soffit, Meyers Storage, O'Malley's Pub, Robinson Field<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> '''1. Setting and Initial Observations'''<br /> <br /> * Investigators were briefed at O’Malley’s Pub by Harry, who revealed a new figure in South Soffit known as the Devil Doctor—a supernatural problem solver matching Lincoln’s appearance.<br /> * Percy, Byron and Olive traveled to South Soffit, noting the district’s eerie, heavy atmosphere—still scarred by the Red Rash plague of the year prior.<br /> <br /> '''2. First Encounter with the Devil Doctor'''<br /> <br /> * In an old crowded warehouse, the investigators witnessed the Devil Doctor dramatically pulling a ghostly figure from an old woman. She had claimed to be haunted by her deceased husband and was suffering blindness caused from the moment that her husband’s ghost appeared. The ghost, content that his wife would be alright vanished and her sight returned.<br /> * A dark-haired woman (Lila Marchand) watched from the edge of the gathering, carrying a worn messenger bag.<br /> * Joaquin Reyes, a retired dock worker who lost an arm in an accident when a crane buckled due to a lack of safety related maintenance, was seen assisting the elderly woman and speaking with the Devil Doctor.<br /> * Byron and Percy were in disguise as unhoused and given meals to eat and welcomed warmly by those gathered to witness the “miracle”.<br /> * Olive spoke with Sgt. Reyes after Joaquin left with Sophia so she could finish her homework. Isabela, who was already suspicious of the group her brother had “fallen in with” immediately grew suspicious of their presence. She warned them to stay away from her people, or she’d put them behind bars.<br /> * They were invited to join the congregants three days later where another “helper” in the flock, Thomas “Jonsey” Jones, had been given permission to use a small area of their place of employment (Robinson Field, home of the South Soffit Sluggers) for the group to meet as they were never able to find a permanent place to meet.<br /> * Percy detected lingering, non-harmful bleed energy radiating from Joaquin and the room in which the ghost had been banished.<br /> <br /> '''3. Confrontation with Isabela Reyes'''<br /> <br /> * Isabela Reyes, dressed out of uniform, was caught tailing the investigators by Byron.<br /> * After a tense exchange, Olive persuaded Isabela to let them help.<br /> * Isabela reluctantly agreed, but promised if they stepped out of line, she’d run them in.<br /> <br /> '''4. Robinson Field'''<br /> <br /> * On the night when the trio would reconvene, Olive tailed Lila Marchand and cornered her and learned that her relationship with The Devil Doctor was, “complicated”. Before they could learn more, Jonesy informed them that they had been invited to meet with the Devil Doctor privately before that evenings gathering. <br /> <br /> * Percy successfully identified that Joaquin, Jonesy and the elderly woman from the night before (all “healed” by the Devil Doctor) carried faint traces of bleed.<br /> <br /> '''5. The Devil Doctor’s Ultimatum'''<br /> <br /> * In the Slugger’s locker room, the Devil Doctor confronted the investigators directly.<br /> ** He revealed he was a manifestation of a compact that Lila had made to help The Soffit under the pressure of the Red Rash.<br /> ** The being she formed the compact with manifested on this plane of existence and could draw Lila’s supernaturally gifted abilities to solve supernatural problems that he created. This cycle only served to make him stronger and Lila weaker.<br /> ** He gripped a book with the title “Compacts and Covenants” in his hand, which had been used by Lila to forge the compact.<br /> ** She had been given the book by a friend that had trusted her to guard it - Lincoln. His use of the book to forge his own compact had left a magickal imprint on the book. Resulting in the Devil Doctor’s resemblance to Lincoln.<br /> * He offered to help Percy recover her missing memories in exchange for their silence—but Percy rejected the offer.<br /> <br /> * The investigators learned that the Devil Doctor’s strength was tied to a book he carried.<br /> * The Devil Doctor summoned twisted supernatural creatures to fight alongside him.<br /> * Mocking-bird and Regicide directly engaged the minions in hand-to-hand combat, taking heavy bleed exposure in the process, knocking the book from the Devil Doctor’s grasp. Percy and Mocking-bird worked quickly to destroy it.<br /> ** When Percy stabbed the book with a knife from Byron’s utility belt, she had a vision:<br /> *** ''In a city of ruin and rebirth, towers of brick and steel crumble only to be rebuild themselves as a massive figure rests upon an undulating throne; drifting idly through the a sky of stars. Beneath this watching ruler, a woman, shrouded in shadow sits at a fire with their sleeves rolled up. They chant softly in an ancient tongue; casting golden powder into the fire. Slowly a series of glyphs begin to pulse with orange light along their right forearm, a Sigil blazing to life in their palm. She screams into the night.''<br /> <br /> '''7. Resolution'''<br /> <br /> * Destroying the book unraveled the compact, causing the Devil Doctor to disintegrate in a screaming vortex of smoke and bleed.<br /> * Lila survived, freed from the compact's control.<br /> * Jonesy and Jaoquin took up the roles of leadership of their flock, realizing the power of the faith was in each other and their community, not a person possessing supernatural power.<br /> ** Byron bought them a building where they would be able to operate from indefinitely.<br /> ** The group begins official operations of community outreach under the banner of ''The Lantern Society'' and the motto, ''“Where light is needed, we bear the flame.”''<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #7 - &quot;Vanishing Act&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #8 - &quot;Faulty Memory&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags: Judicial Corruption, Occult Conspiracy<br /> <br /> Hook: After receiving a private request from Dr. Sylvia Harlow, Artie Lemmon’s psychiatrist, Candela Obscura dispatches investigators to discreetly assist in Artie’s defense. Dr. Harlow fears that Artie’s fragile mental state has been weaponized against him and that a larger, darker plot is at work. With evidence mounting against Artie, the investigators must move quickly to uncover the truth before Artie is sent to the hangman's noose.<br /> <br /> Content Warnings: Themes of injustice, Political Corruption<br /> <br /> Characters: Dr. Phyllis &quot;Filly&quot; Bailey, Olive Horvat (Mocking-Bird), Katherine Ellenbogen, Noelle Silva, Persephone &quot;Percy&quot; Montgomery<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Artie Lemmon, Riley Lemmon, James Hendrix, Judge Marcus Donnelly, Ellie Carlson, District Attorney Miles Lah<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: Evidence of conspiracy by The City Medical Examiner of chemical contaminants causing Artie to kill Marie Chen withouth his knowledge.<br /> <br /> District/Locations: Silveslip, City Courthouse<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> '''1. Setting and Initial Observations'''<br /> * Dr. Sylvia Harlow privately contacted Candela Obscura, expressing concern that Artie Lemmon’s trial was compromised by supernatural manipulation.<br /> * Investigators attended the first day of Artie's trial, noting Judge Donnelly’s aggressive posture and the unnerving tension saturating the courthouse.<br /> * The presiding Medical Examiner presented forensic evidence aligning Artie with the murder, though inconsistencies were noted.<br /> ** The investigators suspected tampering with evidence as there was no mention of [[Qandela Obscura/The Story So Far#Assignment #3 - &quot;Cornered&quot;|Marie Chen’s body having disappeared or the presence of foreign substances that could also Artie’s mental state and cause him to kill his best friend]].<br /> <br /> * Katherine went directly to the City Morgue (her place of employment) and began reading through case files from both the medical examiner overseeing the autopsy of Marie Chen’s body as well as the case files from The Periphery.<br /> <br /> '''2. Complications with Witnesses'''<br /> <br /> * Nathanial Cunningham (Artie’s employer), under legal obligation, reluctantly testified about discovering Artie bloodied and dazed next to Marie’s body when he arrived the morning after Marie’s killing.<br /> * Mathers and Brandt, ex-detectives once assigned to the case, were overheard by the investigators to be privately discussing suspicions of a larger conspiracy at work as their case work had lead them to think that Artie murdering Marie didn’t add up as there was no apparent motive.<br /> <br /> '''3. Conclusion of Day 1'''<br /> <br /> * Riley Lemmon approaches Filly, stating she knows that Dr. Bailey and her comrades are more than what they seem and that they work with The Nighthawk and Mocking-bird. She asks Filly if the doctor would ask the masked vigilantes to help Artie escape police custody because she knows he isn’t going to get a fair trial. No one from The Soffit does. Filly delicately tells Riley that breaking Artie out of prison would only make the young man’s life harder and says she cannot help.<br /> ** Riley denounces Filly and storms away, determined to solve the problem on her own.<br /> ** Filly discusses the matter with Olive in the hopes that they might be able to figure out a way to help Artie.<br /> <br /> '''4. Uncovering the Occult Conspiracy'''<br /> <br /> * Olive changed into her disguise as Mocking-bird and shadowed Judge Donnelly.<br /> ** She hid outside the fourth story window of the study at his home and overheard him discussing manipulation of the case with a man, whos eyes glowed like hot embers and that his “''...keepers wanted Lemmon taken care of or they would find a judge who would follow their instructions.''” Donnelly was promised significant wealth and political power in exchange for his services.<br /> * After the Man with the Ember Eyes left, and Donnelly retired for the evening, Mocking-bird searched his home and found recordings and accounting documents revealing that Donnelly was taking bribes. There was also a tape recorder of conversations with the Man with the Ember Eyes clearly meant for use if Donnelly needed to black mail the group who was controlling his work as a judge.<br /> <br /> '''5. Meeting with Ellie Carlson'''<br /> <br /> * Percy went to Ellie and told her of her encounter with The Shadow Man that killed Marie and had taken over a portion of her body.<br /> * She agreed to take the stand, but to leave the topics of monsters out of her testimony<br /> <br /> '''6. Mocking-bird Goes to Lah'''<br /> <br /> * Mocking-bird meets Ellie and Percy at the District Attorney’s office and agrees to turn herself in if Lah will accept the evidence she found at Donnelly’s house.<br /> ** Lah deputizes Mocking-bird and gets her charges dropped so he can legitimize the evidence she has brought to him.<br /> * Katherine finds evidence that the coroner’s report has been tampered with and sends copies to D.A. Lah’s office.<br /> * Carlson and Lah agree to enter all evidence and new testimony into the record the following morning.<br /> <br /> '''7. Trial Outcome and Final Gambits'''<br /> <br /> * Percy takes the stand and says that they suffered an attack in Eastreek similar to what Arite reported.<br /> * Lah confronts Donnelly publicly in front of the court and plays the recordings of Donnelly accepting bribes.<br /> * Donnelly was arrested on corruption charges and removed from office.<br /> <br /> === '''8. Resolution''' ===<br /> <br /> * Artie was found not guilty and released, though the full healing process would be long and difficult.<br /> * The group that was bribing Donnelly remains hidden, though their immediate plans in South Soffit were disrupted.<br /> * Report, James Hendrix began deeper investigations into the secretive groups manipulating events behind the scenes.<br /> * Riley thanks Filly for getting Mocking-bird involved, even if she didn’t break Artie out of jail and apologizes to Filly.<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #9 - &quot;No Rest for the Wicked&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #10 - &quot;Hot off the Press&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #11 - &quot;Behind Closed Doors&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #12 - &quot;The Root of All Evil&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #13 - &quot;The Purple Plague&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #14 - &quot;Now You See Me&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook: Arc 3, Act 1 - Finale<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #15 - &quot;Ohe Sleifo Titrfn geog&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags: Memory Loss, Survival, Supernatural Phenomena, Lost Time<br /> <br /> Hook: The Investigators awaken with no memory of their identities, washed ashore on a strange, dreamlike coastline scattered with the wreckage of a destroyed ship and dozens of unconscious survivors. The world seems caught between day and night, and the only thing they are certain of is that they are not alone—and something unseen may be watching.<br /> <br /> Content Warnings: Themes of memory loss, psychological disorientation, injury, fire/burn trauma, and mild body horror.<br /> <br /> Characters: Clancy Fields, Feyre Acheron, Callum McVeigh, Persephone &quot;Percy&quot; Montgomery, Dexter &quot;Dex&quot; Miller<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Harrison Park, The Embered Man, Lysera<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: Lysera<br /> <br /> District/Locations: The Isle of Forgetting<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> '''1. Setting and Initial Observations'''<br /> * The investigators awoke on a mysterious beach with injuries and no memory of their identities, surrounded by other unconscious individuals.<br /> * They were on a strange island with a dusky gray sky, a thick forest, a large mountain deep within the forest and a shipwreck on fire, with luggage scattered along the shoreline.<br /> * The investigators began exploring the beach and shipwreck, searching for clues and resources, while observing the behavior of other individuals who were wandering into the forest.<br /> <br /> '''2. Recovery of Items and Information'''<br /> <br /> * Feyre searched the wreckage while Callum and Percy searched luggage, recovering items such as passports, tickets, and personal belongings, which helped some regain their identities.<br /> * Feyre found a dossier detailing the disappearance of the Lightkeeper, Piers Corden, and the order from the Council of Lightkeepers for investigators, to travel across the continent of Osugbo to rescue him or, in the event that he was dead, recover his body and determine who had taken him and why.<br /> * Percy discovered a ticket for the SS Everywhere, revealing the ship’s origin and destination.<br /> * Feyre found a set of coordinates on a navigational chart, revealing that they were headed for the coordinates that Lincoln had intended to go to a few days before his death.<br /> <br /> '''3. Encounters with Phenomena and Wraiths'''<br /> <br /> * The Investigators encountered mysterious shadowy figures and wraiths, which were progressively becoming more corporeal and threatening.<br /> * The investigators successfully fought and destroyed several wraiths using weapons like Clancy’s Ghostblade and Callum’s pickaxe haft, with the wraiths releasing memories upon their destruction.<br /> * The team realized that the wraiths were consuming memories and that defeating them restored lost memories.<br /> <br /> '''4. Exploration of the Isle of Forgetting'''<br /> <br /> * Through the discovery of an ancient stele with Vaelonic inscription as well as geometric design at it’s head, Percy identified the island as the legendary Isle of Forgetting, where individuals lose themselves and their memories.<br /> * The group discovered a ruined palace carved into the side of the mountain, with Vaelonic runes and a large chamber containing shadowy figures and a base relief depicting Lysera and Atikos.<br /> * The team debated the significance of Lysera, the queen of the island, and her connection to the phenomena they were facing.<br /> <br /> '''5. Confrontation with Lysera and the Man with Amber Eyes'''<br /> <br /> * Participants confronted Lysera, who they discovered was under the control of the Man with Amber Eyes.<br /> * Ember Eyes command Lysera to “make it quick” at which point, the strongest of the wraiths the team had confronted attacked them - a Shadow Woman.<br /> * Feyre berated Lysera, weakening her connection to the Shadow Woman, while Callum and Clancy attacked and destroyed the Shadow Woman.<br /> * Bored with the confrontation and Candela’s constant interloping, Ember Eyes set Lysera ablaze. She screamed for the team to run.<br /> * Feyre used a magickal artifact to absorb Lysera’s scream and unleashed it upon Ember Eyes and took a scar as a result of its use. Used in concert with Dex’s command of magick, Ember Eyes fled from the palace.<br /> * Dex successfully extinguished the magical fire engulfing Lysera, saving her from destruction, but collapsed from the strain.<br /> <br /> '''6. Escape and Loss of Harry'''<br /> <br /> * The palace began to collapse, forcing participants to flee while carrying unconscious members like Lysera, Dex, and Feyre.<br /> * Percy successfully made the jump across a chasm opening up in the floor, but slipped at the last second. Harry grabbed her and swung her to Callum. Callum caught her, but hurt his shoulder in the process. Harry slid along the floor as it tilted and fell into the chasm.<br /> * Percy and Clancy repelled down to Harry’s location only to discover he was crushed beneath the debris of the collapsing palace. Percy tried to stabilize Harry, but was unable to do so and Harry died as a result of his injuries.<br /> ** Among Harry’s final words were his instructions to get his files to Jacen Beck.<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #16 - &quot;Smoke and Mirrors&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags: Arc 3, Act II premiere<br /> <br /> Hook: Having defeated Ember Eyes and rescued an unconscious Lysera, the investigators must now search the rest of the island for Piers as the mountain at the center of the island erupts into a massive volcano causing the entire island to quake.<br /> <br /> Content Warnings: This assignment contained a hostage situation, gore, and the potential of death. This was a high stakes assignment.<br /> <br /> Characters: Mocking-bird, Gertrude &quot;Trudi&quot; Clyde, Persephone &quot;Percy&quot; Montgomery, Dexter &quot;Dex&quot; Miller, Byron Hans Core<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Jacen Beck, Piers Corden, Ember Eyes, Caleb Zener, Emily Zener<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: None, but Caleb and Emily Zener were rescued along with Piers Corden<br /> <br /> District/Locations: The Isle of Forgetting, The Island Lab<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> '''1. Initial Team Movements'''<br /> * Clancy, Dex, and Percy were the only conscious members of the team from the prior investigation.<br /> * After encountering Jacen Beck setting up a triage response from their ship’s explosion, they left Callum and Feyre with Jacen while Clancy stayed behind to assist with the wounded.<br /> <br /> '''2. Discovery of the Cave and First Team Exploration'''<br /> <br /> * Trudi, Byron, and Mocking-Bird discovered a cave powered by a generator, with a power conduit bolted into the stone wall and running deeper inside.<br /> * They regrouped with Dex and Percy, and the five investigators ventured together into the cave.<br /> <br /> '''3. Encounter with Wraiths'''<br /> <br /> * Using her psychic abilities, Trudi helped the team navigate a series of forks within the tunnel system.<br /> * The team encountered two wraiths guarding the passage and successfully fought and destroyed them.<br /> * During the encounter, Dex spoke to one of the wraiths, who stated it served “The Dream.”<br /> <br /> '''4. Gathering Intelligence and the Hidden Laboratory'''<br /> <br /> * After defeating the wraiths, the investigators split their efforts:<br /> ** Trudi remote-viewed one fork, revealing a man shackled to a cot bolted to the wall.<br /> ** Dex sensed a nearby presence filled with overwhelming anger.<br /> ** Byron, after drinking Witches Brew tea to become invisible, scouted the second fork.<br /> * Byron discovered a hidden laboratory where Ember Eyes supervised scientists transforming the recently dead into wraiths using a magickal serum.<br /> * Piers Corden, visibly battered and cuffed to a chair, was being used to pressure the woman working with the scientists.<br /> <br /> '''5. Rescue of Caleb Zener'''<br /> <br /> * The team prioritized freeing the man seen in the cell.<br /> * Upon reaching him, they battled a flaming gargoyle-like creature.<br /> * Byron wrestled with the creature while Mocking-Bird and Percy worked to break the prisoner’s shackles.<br /> * Trudi used filthy water to douse the flames in the gargoyle’s eyes, splashing Byron in the process.<br /> * The prisoner was revealed to be Caleb Zener, a researcher for Candela Obscura.<br /> * The woman still in the lab was identified as his twin sister, Emily Zener, previously referenced in Lincoln’s journal.<br /> <br /> '''6. The Rescue Plan and the Confrontation'''<br /> <br /> * Percy planned to cut the generator’s power while Mocking-Bird distracted Ember Eyes.<br /> * Dex, Trudi, and Byron prepared to rescue Emily and Piers during the confusion.<br /> * Mocking-Bird successfully lured Ember Eyes away from the lab by calling him out.<br /> * Byron and Dex attempted to ambush Ember Eyes but were overpowered and thrown aside.<br /> <br /> '''7. Mocking-Bird’s Sacrifice'''<br /> <br /> * Ember Eyes offered Mocking-Bird a bargain: surrender herself, and he would spare Trudi’s life.<br /> * Tearfully, Mocking-Bird agreed, on the condition that Dex and Byron would also be allowed to leave safely.<br /> * Byron and Dex disregarded her wishes and attacked Ember Eyes.<br /> * Byron was set on fire during the struggle but managed to break Ember Eyes’ arm, allowing the team to flee.<br /> <br /> '''8. Escape from the Isle of Forgetting'''<br /> <br /> * The volcano erupted into a pyroclastic flow as the team fled the collapsing cave system.<br /> * Following Caleb and Emily’s directions, they reached a hidden boat.<br /> * The investigators escaped the Isle of Forgetting moments before it was consumed by the sea.<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #17 - &quot;Liber Aeternum&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook: Arc 3, Act 2 - Premiere<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #18 -''' '''&quot;Head in the Clouds&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #19 - &quot;The door of Bones&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #20 - &quot;So Long and Thanks for All the Fish&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #21 - &quot;This Concludes Our Broadcast Day&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #22 - &quot;The Devil's Minion&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #23 - &quot;Beneath the Surface&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #24 - &quot;As Above, So Below&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #25 - &quot;To Be Announced&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #26 - &quot;Skibbers and Scrabbles&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #27 - &quot;For if Dreams Die...&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #28 - &quot;Once Upon a Dream&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook: Arc 3, Act 2 - Finale pt. 1<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #29 - &quot;Perchance to Dream&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook: Arc 3, Act 2 - Finale pt. 2<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #30 - &quot;What Dreams May Come&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook: Arc 3, Act 3 - Premiere pt. 1<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #31 - &quot;A New Dawn, A New Day&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #32 - &quot;Deus Ex Oculo&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #33 - &quot;Not a Dream, but a Nightmare&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #34 - &quot;Resonance&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #35 - &quot;East Hills&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #36 - &quot;To Be Announced&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #37 - &quot;To Be Announced&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #38 - &quot;To Be Announced&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #39 - &quot;To Be Announced&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #40 - &quot;To Be Announced&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #41 - &quot;To Be Announced&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook: Arc 3 - Finale pt.1<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM:<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #42 - &quot;To Be Announced&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook: Arc 3 - Finale pt.2<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM:<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> [[Category:Qandela Obscura]]<br /> [[Category:CR]]</div>

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<p>OGFlaya: /* Assignment #3 - &quot;Cornered&quot; */</p> <hr /> <div>{{Worldbuilders}}<br /> == The Story So Far ==<br /> Below, feel free to add personal accounts of assignments.<br /> <br /> == Arc One - The Illusionist and the Alchemist ==<br /> <br /> === Assignment #1 - 12/02/23 &quot;The Devil's Well.&quot; ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: <br /> <br /> GM:<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #2 - 12/16 &quot;The Light Eater of Bridleborn&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: Piers, [[Lincoln Renfield-Murray]], Nesta [[Acheron]], [[Elizabeth]] [[Nightshade]] <br /> <br /> GM: @jaelthejust (Mercedes)<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #3 - 12/21 - &quot;The Gift of the Magi&quot; ===<br /> <br /> === Assignment #4 - 12/31 - &quot;The Night Plays On&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: #NewYearParty<br /> <br /> Characters: [[Steve]], Lincoln Renfield-Murray, [[Orla Martinez]], Warren <br /> <br /> GM: @jaelthejust (Mercedes)<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #5 - 1/13/2024 - &quot;Extra Credit&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags:<br /> <br /> Characters: Piers Corden, Lincoln Renfield-Murray, Lula V, [[Steve Corden]] <br /> <br /> GM: @jontheteach (JonTheTeach)<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment # 6- 1/20- “The Hand That Feeds” ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: Piers, Weasel, [[James]], Tess, Laurence Awrkright <br /> <br /> GM: @OGFlaya (Matt)<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Anthony Romano, Michael Romano, Maggy Ferguson, [[Martin]] Ferguson <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: [[Human]]/phenomenon hybrid<br /> <br /> District/Locations: South Soffit, Nine Irons, The Sidle<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened: Notorious mob enforcer and racketeer, Tommy Romano, was murdered by Martin Ferguson. A member of a family of mob enforcers possessing unique abilities due to being to having phenomenon intermingling in their blood line long ago in their ancestry. The youngest of the Ferguson's, Maggy had fallen in love with Tommy's nephew and the scion of the Romano crime family, Michael. The investigators diligently found, through an examination of Tommy's body in the city morgue that he was murdered, that he had been murdered rather than the purported suicide that that the Periphery was trying to say his death was. During a climactic confrontation with Martin and a flock of eldritch birds under his command, the investigators helped Maggy and Michael flee the city and place Martin into Grayslate Sanatorium for safe keeping and protection from the Romano family. The rest of the Ferguson clan watched as their son was taken into custody but did not end their relationship with Romano. <br /> <br /> === Assignment #7 - 1/27 - &quot;Fairest of Them All&quot; ===<br /> <br /> === Assignment #8 - 2/9 - &quot;The Ancient Tomb of His Bride&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags:<br /> <br /> Characters: Piers Corden, Steve Corden, [[Thomas]] MacCallum, Madge <br /> <br /> GM: @jaelthejust (Mercedes)<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Jean Hawkeye <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: <br /> <br /> # Mr. Malcolms Alchemical Reference Guide (+1 Focus on rolls that have to do with alchemy or magick)<br /> # Morphine Vial (Soak 1 Body, 1 use)<br /> # Phosphenes' Lights (Handheld illuminators that produce a glow only the holder can see)<br /> # Smelling Salts (Soak 1 Brain, 1 use)<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #9 - 2/17 - &quot;A Prince’s Gifts&quot; ===<br /> <br /> === Assignment #10 - 2/24 - &quot;A Needlepoint to Hear Me Through&quot; ===<br /> <br /> === Assignment # 11 - 2/25 - “The Illusionist” ===<br /> <br /> === Assignment #12 - 3/2 - &quot;Auction Victors&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: #Auction<br /> <br /> Characters: Steve Corden, Lizzy Nightshade, Weasel, Silas Heartwood, [[Laura Grant]] <br /> <br /> GM: @jaelthejust (Mercedes)<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #13 - 3/9 - &quot;The Ring to Stand Strong and True&quot; ===<br /> <br /> === Assignment #14 - 3/15 - &quot;Lost and Found&quot; ===<br /> <br /> === Assignment #15 - 3/23 - &quot;The Allure of Perpetual Beauty&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> Characters: Steve Corden, Silas Heartwood, Tess Henry, Warren Baxter, [[Laura]] Grant <br /> <br /> GM: @wardenwinter (Talia)<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #16 - 3/27 - &quot;Under the Truth&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: Piers Corden, Steve Corden, Silas Heartwood, Tess Henry, Lincoln Renfield-Murray, Nesta Acheron, <br /> <br /> GM: @jontheteach (JonTheTeach)<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #17 - 4/6 - &quot;The Kingdom in the Steel&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: Steve Corden, Silas Heartwood, Lizzy Nightshade, Madge, Laura Grant <br /> <br /> GM: @jaelthejust (Mercedes)<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #18 - 4/13 - &quot;The Gem to Persuade the Unwilling&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> Characters: Steve Corden, Piers Corden, Lincoln Renfield-Murray, Nesta Achron, Montana Jack <br /> <br /> GM: @jaelthejust (Mercedes)<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: THE TWINS, Gio <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: The Gem<br /> <br /> District/Locations: The Steel, EONs Headquarter<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened: Steve gets kidnapped opps.<br /> <br /> === Assignment #19 - 4/27 - &quot;The Prince’s Final Curtain&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> Characters: Steve Corden, Piers Corden, James, Lincoln Renfield-Murray, &quot;Fives&quot;, Warren Baxter, <br /> <br /> GM: @jaelthejust (Mercedes)<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Nathaniel <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations: <br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #20 - 4/27 - &quot;The Alchemist’s Final Call&quot; ===<br /> <br /> === Assignment #21 - 5/28 - &quot;In the Arms of the Evolved&quot; ===<br /> <br /> === Assignment #22 - 6/18 - &quot;Grant Me One Request [Player Catalyst Finale]&quot; ===<br /> <br /> === Assignment #23 - 6/29 - &quot;Long Lost Blood [Player Catalyst Finale]&quot; ===<br /> <br /> <br /> == Arc Two - The Herald and the Fang ==<br /> <br /> === Assignment #1 - 06/15/2024 &quot;Toll the Dead&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: Divine Herald, Ascendency <br /> <br /> Characters: James by Margarita, Gin Reynolds by Julia, [[Jamie Hayes]] by Amal, <br /> <br /> GM:<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Imelda [[Frances]], Victor Jenkins the DEAD Divine Herald, Mr. Woods <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: List of next Divine Herald<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> 6 months after what happened in the theater has passed, newspapers has talked about : <br /> <br /> # A deadly sickness, the dead rash, with symptoms of oozing red rashes on limps, cough, and fever. It effected 30% of population. Some people just… don’t get it. <br /> # ''Recent death of the Divine Herald.'' <br /> <br /> Candela was called by Ascendancy when Cardinal Reynolds, and Cardinal Zeroth died after ineracting with the Divine Herald corpse. Candela investigators went to shiverline to talk to holy [[mother]] <br /> <br /> //—//<br /> <br /> investigators found: <br /> <br /> # Bleed on body and the face itself. Not coming from the mask. <br /> # Mask will let the [[soul]] out. Mask is fixed to face, will be hard to take off. <br /> # MAKEUP ON HERALD.  A specific woman does this. '''Leslie Daulphin'''. <br /> # THERE IS. AT THE BASE OF THE HERALD NECK. An incision mark. NO BLOOD? connected to the artery. The blood is poisoned, they knew its gonna be removed. <br /> <br /> /—/ Baxter the head of OUP came by and stopped Candela's investigation<br /> <br /> //—//<br /> <br /> The team found this list for '''interviews. THIS IS FOR NEW HERALD DIVINE.''' <br /> <br /> '''Aarons, Sawyer (Cardinal in the Eves districts), Howard, Levins,'''<br /> <br /> '''Fournier(not familiar to GIN? Who is this? Not usual surname for new-faire)'''<br /> <br /> They also found a necklace that has a bleed, this necklace is used by the hauled and high ranking church members. The team didn't touch or take the necklace.<br /> <br /> /-/<br /> <br /> The team headed to Melody Wildes house in the sidle. WILDES Melody is new to the area, moved from the west. [[LaCroix|Lacroix]], moved from there. Family is a refuge. Dad started the funeral business from Mister woods. Brother and husband live upstairs. Dad is old now. <br /> <br /> The team went together to the house of grief, Melody is frozen in place, when approached, the team noticed a pair of puncture marks on the side of her neck. Not like the herald, this is more of….. bite…. Two teeth? <br /> <br /> Picture of her and a man. They are shaken hands, this is Mr. Woods. He seems happy and sure. She looked…. Off. <br /> <br /> Someone sneaking inside? The team try to hide from them, the older gentleman is now here. Asks why she’s here. She looks nervous talking to what it can be seen now as Mr. wood? <br /> <br /> Mr. Woods, has the same bleed as melody, STRONGER. So strong. It radiates from him. <br /> <br /> After going to his Mind Palace, Jamie figured out that Melody is under control from Mr. Woods. He must have been the one to miss with the makeup. When Gin left the house of grief, she noticed Mr. Woods watching the team at the top of the building….. <br /> <br /> === Assignment #2 - 06/15/2024 &quot;The Ruby Rapture&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: Red Rash, Fangs <br /> <br /> Characters: Lizzy (Talia), Gideon (Nick), Luliana (Emma), Henry (Geoff), and Gin (Julia) <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Harris/Lawrence, Pensive the Cat, Lorenzo of the Ruby Rapture, the Fanged Creature that Attacked Lizzy <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: Pensive the Fanged Cat <br /> <br /> District/Locations: Red Lamp, South Soffit <br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened: <br /> <br /> * A worker from the Ruby Rapture has been sick an abnormal amount of time, neck still red, violent outbursts <br /> * A doctor came to visit his home while he was sick and performed &quot;blood letting&quot;, his roommate said it was A LOT of blood and the doctor didn't clean up <br /> * The cat lapped up some of the blood and now also showing violent outbursts <br /> * The doctor gave an address and contact to Lawrence's roommate in case he needed more info. He went to the address during the day and found nothing<br /> * Going at night, they found strange symbols and then were attacked by a fanged woman who when shot, survived and ran away. <br /> * Later, the symbols were discovered to mean &quot;Feed&quot; <br /> <br /> === Assignment #3 - 06/21/2024 “The Last Lightkeeper of Seasway&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: Eldritch Horror, City of the Resplendent , Local Legends <br /> <br /> Characters: Tara (Sarah), [[Malory Harper]] (Matt), Cedric (Sam), Alexander (Jon), Mara (Anna) <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: The Lightkeeper's Doll, Gherman the Last Lightkeeper <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: The Lightkeeper's Doll<br /> <br /> District/Locations: Seasway<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> * There is an underwater city in the Glass Sea <br /> * The People of Seasway seemed to be under some kind of hypnosis <br /> * They are desperate to show you 'The Great One'<br /> * The Lighthouse is destroyed and empty on the bottom<br /> * At the top of the Lighthouse, Gherman has destroyed his entrance to the Pharos <br /> * He begs to keep the Doll safe <br /> * On the West side of the Island, the investigators see the remains of the Great One <br /> * The child of the Great one waits to feast<br /> * The investigators take barrels of oil and molotov cocktails to the child of the Great One <br /> * While it feasts on the hypnotized villagers, the investigators fight it until it dies <br /> <br /> === Assignment #4 - 06/22/2024 &quot;Interview with a Deaconess&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: Knight of the Pyre, the Pyre, the Ascendency <br /> <br /> Characters: Alexandria, Gideon, Jamie, Amaranth <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Baxter White, Ariel Kelly, Diego Parris, Lorelei Pennywhistle <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations: The Sidle<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> * A Deaconess is being held by the OUP after her brother Reggie called them when he found her missing <br /> * The Deaconess touched an artifact and ended up gaining telekinesis and the Pyre wanted to kill her for it <br /> * While interviewing her and trying to plan a way to help her escape, a knight of the Pyre appeared to kill her. <br /> <br /> -- We met the knight of the pyre for the first time! '''Diego Parris.''' <br /> <br /> -- Deaconess Lorelei was killed by him tho sad ): <br /> <br /> === Assignment #5 - 06/26/2024 &quot;Something Different About You&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: Developers. <br /> <br /> Characters: Gin Reynolds (Julia), Lulianna Vaerstrom (Emma), [https://quelmarwiki.com/wiki/Malory_Harper Malory “Mal” Harper] (Matt), Tara Lloyd (Sarah), Alexandria Aquino (Aerin), Cedric Margrave (Sam) <br /> <br /> GM: Jon<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Set VII Experiment I <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: None<br /> <br /> District/Locations: The Steel<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened: <br /> <br /> * Investigators entered an abandoned factory and immediately felt off<br /> * A mixture of pain, anguish, joy and malice were felt on the walls<br /> * Bleed was felt from a hallway, and the door opened itself mysteriously<br /> * A scream was heard from within the building, and the team began to look for the source<br /> * They entered the hallway, which had several decomposing bodies of developers<br /> * The end of the hallway had an odd green light, and a man was seen standing there<br /> ** He began approaching the group, rambling somewhat<br /> ** Dr. Aquino approached him, with Lulianna also offering a way to help<br /> ** He responded with &quot;I am Perfection&quot; and snapped the neck of the Doctor<br /> * The rest of the crew unloaded and retreated, then leveling the building on top of the experiment<br /> <br /> === Assignment #6 - 07/06/2024 &quot;Petals of Protection&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: The Cure, Owl Wain, Local Legends <br /> <br /> Characters: Gideon (Nick), [[Malory Harper|Mal]] (Matt), Amaranth (Anna), Luliana (Emma) <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: The Owl Wain <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: Timely [[Iris]] <br /> <br /> District/Locations: Scarlet Woods / Bridleborn<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> * The investigators are sent to retrieve timely iris to assist with making a cure for the fanged disease and red rash <br /> * Scarlet runners are seen traveling this edge of the wood, tell you of a local legend of a [[ghost]] who requires you to be [[silent]] or she'll kill you <br /> * When entering the area, if any sound is made, the investigators are quite immediately met with an attack of owls and among the owls, they see a young girl in a large feathery cloak, commanding the owls <br /> * The young girl approaches when the investigators are brought to the ground but they all manage to get away to the Iris field<br /> * They gather Iris and find a smugglers crate buried inside that contains the body of a young child, they think the same age as the Owl Wain's spirit appears. It is wearing a similar but less feathery cloak <br /> * When leaving, the group attempts to console the Owl Wain. The Wain is distraught when Mara sings her the song and then when she goes to cry, she covers her mouth to keep herself quiet <br /> * The investigators leave as the Wain is distracted and no longer attacking them. <br /> <br /> === Assignment #7 - 07/07/2024 &quot;Assisting the Gumshoe&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: The Ascendancy, The Pyre, Fangs, Dive Herald, Knight of the Pyre <br /> <br /> Characters: Lizzy (Talia), Tara (Sarah), Father Lorrian (Keller), Jamie (Amal), and Gin (Julia) <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:''Jonathan Aarons, '''[[Sister]] Fournier''''' <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: -- <br /> <br /> District/Locations: Shriveline, Briar Green, South Soffit <br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened: <br /> <br /> -- The people from the List are now dying! The team believes someone not on the list are killing them to benefit someone who is on the list.<br /> <br /> -- Jamie Dies! <br /> <br /> -- Candela managed to save the future Divine Herald! <br /> <br /> === Assignment #8 - 07/14/2024 &quot;The Crimson River&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: [https://quelmarwiki.com/wiki/Malory_Harper Mal Harper] (Matt), Amaranth Cyrus (Anna), Tara (Sarah) <br /> <br /> GM: Nick <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #9 - 07/17/2024 &quot;We Can Take Your Pain&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: Developers <br /> <br /> Characters: [[Malory Harper|Mal]] (Matt), Tess Henry (Mercedes), Gideon (Nick), Verity Leòn (Aerin), Amaranth Cyprus (Anna) <br /> <br /> GM: Jon <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Set VII Experiment II <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: None<br /> <br /> District/Locations: Briar Green<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> * The party arrived at the college campus, trying to understand what happened<br /> * Used bleed detectors to find the source of the phenomenon<br /> ** It was determined to be the dormitory building<br /> * The investigators entered and felt cold oppression and it got worse the higher they went<br /> * As investigators spread out through the building, each began to see images of their fears.<br /> * These fears pulled them towards the top floor, or sent them away depending on the person<br /> * Eventually, the group saw the experiment on the third floor, and he feasted on their fear and found it delicious<br /> * He wanted to feast on more than just fear, and turned to advance on the group<br /> ** They immediately opened fire as he tried to get closer, but he managed to get close<br /> * He was wounded severely, retreating through a rift in the Flare<br /> <br /> === Assignment #10 - 07/19/2024 “The New Divine Herald&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: Divine Herald, The Ascendancy, Red Rash, Quarantine, Fangs, [[Vampyre]] <br /> <br /> Characters: Gideon (Nick), Tara (Sarah), Father Lorrian (Keller), Gin (Julia), [[Malory Harper|Mal]] (Matt) <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Divine Herald Siobhan Fournier <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: Vampyre Dust<br /> <br /> District/Locations: The Shriveline, South Soffit <br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened: <br /> <br /> * The new Divine Herald states there will be a quarantine of South Soffit (indefinite), as well as a two-week hold on Hallowharbor, The Steel, and Red Lamp<br /> * Desperate to find the reason behind the Red Rash, the investigators head to ground zero, South Soffit, before the [[midnight]] Quarantine begins <br /> * In Gin's church in South Soffit, a few of those with the long version Red Rash state they got it from a soup kitchen where they saw the Divine Herald when she was just a Cardinal<br /> * They are approached by a pair of doctors looking for those with long-lasting Red Rash to &quot;assist&quot; them <br /> * Gin recognizes them as fanged creatures, like what attacked Lizzy <br /> * They kill the pair, using symbols of the Ascendancy or a Ghostblade to turn them to dust <br /> * They go the hospital the pair represented and find a &quot;Vampyre Nursery&quot; with a Nursery worker there, overseeing 5 newborns preparing to wake and 5 sedated [[humans]], ready to be feasted on when the newborns awake <br /> * The journal from the Vampyre Nursery states that they were going to wake up in 3 days. It takes 5 days fully from bite to awaking. <br /> * The investigators kill the Nursery Worker but not until they learn from him that the Divine Herald is a High Priestess from Lacroix, where she is known as the Countess Fournier <br /> * She brought the Red Rash to [[Newfaire]] to show the vampyres who will be the most susceptible to being turned into a vampyre vs. who will be the food for those new vampyres<br /> <br /> === Assignment #11 - 07/27/2024 &quot;The Owl Wain&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: Local Legends, Owl Wain, The Cloud, The Cure, [[Player]] Catalyst <br /> <br /> Characters: Lizzy (Talia), Verity (Aerin), Gio (Amal), Gin (Julia), and Gideon (Nick) <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Owl Wain <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: Timely Iris <br /> <br /> District/Locations: Scarlet Wood, Bridleborn Mountains <br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> * The investigators returned to put the Owl Wain to rest and also seek out more timely Iris <br /> * They take a side road and find a cloud that is giving off bleed <br /> * The cloud feels like it is watching them and then it creates a dust [[devil]] and slurps up a pair of wild stallions before dispensing the bones and blood in front of them <br /> * Going back to the main road, they find the Owl Wain and use the nursery rhyme song about her to plea to her and Gideon uses a spirit board to have her speak without speaking <br /> * She tells them she has to be quiet because of Pa and she is afraid of the passing Smuggler wagons<br /> * The riders on the wagon tell the investigators of a man who used to have his children travel with him and was unkind to them if they were not quiet and one by one the children went missing before the man retired because no one would work with him <br /> * The investigators find the box with the Owl Wain's body, Gin performing her last rites and her spirit being laid to rest. On the Box they see the name Hildebrand and a location <br /> * Going to the location, they find a cabin and inside, the body of the man, Hildebrand. The evidence shows he was murdered by his eldest daughter's fiance after she told him they couldn't be married because her father was refusing to let her go. <br /> * The investigator's find the Owl Wain's room and her name before she became legend, Mary. <br /> * Her eldest sister, Vanessa, seems to have escaped with her fiance. <br /> * There is a third bed with the name Alyssa on it. The investigators find no evidence to lead them to her demise. <br /> * Heading back, they have adequate amounts of Timely Iris <br /> <br /> === Assignment #12 - 07/30/2024 &quot;The Sunken City&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: City of the Resplendent, Eldritch Horror, Local Legends <br /> <br /> Characters: Gideon (Nick), [[Malory Harper|Mal]] (Matt), Mara (Anna), Tara (Sarah), Alex (Jon) <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: The Resplendent One, Alex's Visitor <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: The Gift of the Resplendent One <br /> <br /> District/Locations: The Glass Sea<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> * The Investigators delved into the sea to find the city lost below <br /> * In the Glass sea, they found what was once an island town now sunken and still inhabited <br /> * The Glimmers are jellyfish like folk who were gifted their undersea bodies by their goddess, the Resplendent One <br /> * The Glimmers share with Alex and Mallory that they found the Resplendent One by digging in a well that brought forth the gift. <br /> * The gift works like oil, but uses much less to burn brightly<br /> * They heard singing at the bottom of the well and went on a [[campaign]] to dig until they could find *her* <br /> * The resplendent one, uncovered, pulled the village of Anchorwash down to be with her in the ocean <br /> * The glimmers take the investigators to see the Resplendent one who they have chained because she threatened to leave them. The investigators can tell she is not truly locked in place though, but playing along with her followers. <br /> * Alex is called to take some of the Resplendent Gift but breaks free of it at the last moment<br /> * Gideon uses the Aetherstone to force the Glimmers back when they try to force Alex, but as it harms the Glimmers, it angers the Resplendent One who frees herself from her bonds to chase the investigators away. <br /> <br /> === Assignment #13 - 08/03/2024 &quot;The Fanged&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #14 - 08/09/2024 &quot;Happily Ever After&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: <br /> <br /> GM: Julia (Guest) <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #15 - 011/2024 &quot;Shadow Protocols&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: Intrigue, The Forge of Renewal, Disavowed <br /> <br /> Characters: Gideon (Nick), Tara (Sarah), Amaranth (Anna) <br /> <br /> GM: Matt <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Lucian Grim, Mockingbird, Magnus Thorne, Felicity Ashcroft, Jackson &quot;The Jackal&quot; MacKey <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: Partial rubbing of an Oldfairen tablet<br /> <br /> District/Locations: The Steel, The Eaves, Hallowharbor, The N.P.S. Aurora<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> * The investigators received unmarked packages that contained a very small cylinder phonograph with a briefing for an assignment.<br /> ** As well as a chest that containing:<br /> *** A device with a tag that notes the device as the Arcane Resonance Emitter (A.R.E.) - disables wards<br /> *** A pair of wire frame glasses identified as Spectral Identified Glasses - identifies individuals<br /> *** Each receives a first [[class]] ticket and an invitation to the gala aboard the [[airship]] Aurora during it's maiden voyage.<br /> *** An envelope of cash for use during the assignment<br /> <br /> * The assignment is to intercept notorious smuggler, Felicity Ashcroft and keep her from selling an ancient Oldfairen relic to wanted war criminal, Lucian Grim. The transaction is set to take place aboard The Aurora. Little is known about Grim due to his military records being completely redacted. The investigators are to conduct the assignment with the utmost secrecy but are instructed to stop the transaction no matter what (short of damaging the airship or harming passangers).<br /> * The investigators procure disguises and false identities from Candela's Junior Quartermaster, Quinnavyr Sinclaire.<br /> * The investigators board the Aurora without incident.<br /> * Mara and Gideon head to the dance floor to survey the room in an attempt to spot Ashcroft. Tara spots her and calls the team's attention to the bar where Ashcroft is being flirted with by several powerful members of Newfairen society.<br /> ** As Gideon and Mara head towards the bar, Tara notices they Ashcroft exchanges looks with a large man, Magnus Thorne, from across the ballroom then makes an excuse and departs to meet with him.<br /> * Tara follows Ashcroft and Thorne and sees them disappear into a stateroom, guard by a formidable man in the corridor, Jackson MacKey.<br /> * Gideon remote views into the room once Tara identifies the room number. He sees:<br /> ** A wooden crate sits in the middle of the living area of the luxury room. It has been opened, but Gideon cannot see inside of it.<br /> ** Ashcroft sits on a couch across from a man, Lucian Grim. A woman, Mockingbird, stands behind Grim - ready to spring into action if needed.<br /> ** Ashecroft demands more money, despite their prior agreement. This angers Grim and he refuses. Ashcroft pulls a gun on Grim in response.<br /> ** Grim approaches her in an attempt to calm her down and agrees they should renegotiate. Once Ashcroft lowers her pistol, Grim grabs her and breaks her neck.<br /> ** He tells Mockingbird to take care of MacKey and be quick about it.<br /> * Tara sees Mockingbird make fast work of MacKey then quickly drag him into the state room and close the door behind her.<br /> * Gideon tells Mara he is going to join Tara.<br /> * Tara devices a plan and performs a song from the stage and wows the attendees of the gala. It is under the ruse that she is singing it to her fiance.<br /> * Gideon and Tara encounter ship's security and act lost in order to remove any suspicion and keep the guards patrolling.<br /> * During Mara's song, Gideon and Tara use the A.R.E. to disable a word on the stateroom door. As they attempt to quietly open the door, Mockingbird hears the knob turning and pulls the door open.<br /> ** Tara draws her pistol and shoots at Mockingbird.<br /> *** Using the shot at Mockingbird, Gideon runs past her to try and get to the crate.<br /> ** Magnus is preparing charges on the wall of the stateroom to create an escape route from the ship.<br /> *** Grim is wearing a parachute and has strapped a light green stone tablet to himself.<br /> * Gideon tries to bend a knife at Grim as Tara fights with Mockingbird. Thorne blows the charges on the wall and blows a hole in the wall to the outside of the ship, causing the exterior envelop of the airship to catch fire.<br /> ** Gideon's knife misses Grim, but it cuts a strap on his parachute and causes the tablet to slide towards the opening in the wall.<br /> ** Gideon dives for the tablet, but as the ship lurches, is thrown through the hole as well.<br /> *** He fails to get the tablet, which falls into the sea below the airship.<br /> **** Given manges to grab a hold of a metal rod to keeping from plummeting to his death.<br /> **** As Grim moves to the opening, Gideon spots a piece of paper hanging out of Grim's jacket pocket.<br /> ***** Gideon tries to grab it but only gets a scrap of the paper, which is later discovered to be a rubbing of the tablet.<br /> * Grim, Thorne and Mockingbird escape by parachute.<br /> * Mara arrives in time to help Tara pull Gideon back into the airship.<br /> * The airship returns to port and the investigators disappear into a crowd of evacuees.<br /> * Later researching with their circle resources, they discover that the paper is a rubbing of the tablet. It speaks of something only named in part as &quot;The Forge&quot;.<br /> ** Gideon spends several days researching The Forge and concludes it must be in relation to The Forge of Renewal. An ancient device capable of rewriting reality as the user of the machine sees fit.<br /> <br /> === Assignment #16 - 08/17/2024 &quot;Missing Persons&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #17 - 08/18/2024 &quot;Engines of Compromise&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: Tess Henry (Mercedes), Cedric (Sam), Gin (Julia), Verity (Aerin), Gio (Amal) <br /> <br /> GM: Matt <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Prof. Alfred Greene, Jacob Wallace, Mockingbird, Magnus Thorne <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: None, but the investigators encountered three pale men in black suits that emitted bleed and possessed some kind of psychic ability that remains unidentified.<br /> <br /> District/Locations: South Soffit - The Monarch Theater, Briar Green - Professor Greene's home, Hallowharbor - Freighter docks<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #18 - 08/20/2024 &quot;We Move in the Dark&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: <br /> <br /> GM: Jon <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:\<br /> <br /> === Assignment #19 - 08/25/2024 &quot;The Healing Church&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened<br /> <br /> === Assignment #20 - 08/27/2024 &quot;Blood-Starved Beasts&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #21 - 09/04/2024 &quot;... vestus ardeat debet&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: <br /> <br /> GM: Matt <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #22 - 09/12/2024 &quot;Where My Brother Rests&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: <br /> <br /> GM: Jon <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #23 - 09/14/2024 &quot;The First Lightkeeper of LaCroix&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> == '''Arc 3 - The Shadow and The Dream''' ==<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #1 - 01/18/25 &quot;Nothing Left but Teeth and Bones...&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook: ''Two weeks ago a gas explosion destroyed a bakery in The Sidle. Recently several residents report sightings of smoldering apparitions resembling loved ones lost in the tragedy. Lightkeeper Harrison Park has summoned you to determine if a phenomenon is behind the sightings and if they are related to the explosion.''<br /> <br /> Content Warnings: '''''This assignment contains themes of death, grief and depictions of gore.'''''<br /> <br /> Characters: Feyre Acheron, Carmen Baxter, Dexter &quot;Dex&quot; Miller, Clarence &quot;Clancy&quot; Fields, and Mocking-bird<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Session Date: 01/18/25<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Harry Park, Clara Sutton, Eleanor Sutton, Nikoli Sorell<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: Nikoli Sorell's journal, Sorell's key ring, Sorell's wallet w/ identification, a magickal exlposive device (rendered useless)<br /> <br /> Assignment Date: December 24, 36 CR<br /> <br /> District/Locations: The Sidle<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened: <br /> <br /> The investigators are called to The Sidle by Lightkeeper Harrison Park to investigate a mysterious explosion that destroyed Merrick’s Hearth bakery two weeks earlier. The team begins their investigation at the ruins of the bakery, where they find scorch marks and shadows of the victims burned into the walls, clear evidence of the tragedy’s intensity. The remains of the bakery are unstable, with debris threatening to collapse at any moment.<br /> <br /> Carmen places a bare hand against the door frame of the bakery and experiences past emotions of horror and malevolence. As the investigators explore the basement of the bakery, both Carmen and Clancy feel someone’s sheer terror and wicked glee through a psychic emanation.<br /> <br /> Ultimately, the timing of the explosion and the appearance of reported sightings of the fury apparitions suggest some kind of connection, and that the explosion was no accident though things seem unclear at first.<br /> <br /> A strange man is spotted across the street from the bakery, taking notes. Mockingbird manages to sneak up on him and discover that his notes are for that very night and time and that he is writing the description of someone - later discovered to be Feyre. The man makes a scene and uses Mocking-bird’s desire to avoid drawing undo attention to herself to leave.<br /> <br /> During a visit to The Sidle Community Center, where residents have gathered to share their grief, the investigators learn from Clara Sutton, a grieving mother, that her daughter Eleanor, who died in the explosion, now appears as a ghostly figure following her wherever she goes. Eleanor’s smoldering form does not enter buildings or harm anyone, but her presence fills Clara with confusion and sorrow, as she believes her ghostly figure is the spirit of her beloved daughter. Eleanor’s flickering figure is spotted outside the window.<br /> <br /> Feyre learns of the death of her brother-in-law, [[Lincoln Renfield-Murray]], from Lincoln’s sister Ellie. He was one of the victims of the explosion.<br /> <br /> Dex leaves the community meeting to speak with Eleanor - joined shortly there after by the rest of the investigators and Clara.<br /> <br /> Clancy and Mocking-bird catch sight of the strange man that Mocking-bird saw taking notes walking past the community center’s park from where he was first seen across from the bakery. When he realizes he has been spotted, he runs. Both Clancy and Mocking-bird make chase and are joined shortly thereafter by Carmen.<br /> <br /> Working together, Feyre and Dex piece together that Eleanor’s spirit is tied to the explosion and the unsettling presence that Carmen felt tied to Eleanor. As the rest of the team tackle Nikoli nearby in the street and wrestle him to the ground. Where Carmen enters his mind to determine who he is and why he was following them. In his mind, she sees glimpses of memories:<br /> <br /> ''Terror on a bearded man’s face when he sees a tall, thin man. The tall man exudes a malevolent energy.''<br /> <br /> ''Bakers, dead on the ground near the ovens of the bakery.''<br /> <br /> ''The tall man, joined by pale men in black suits walking out of the bakery as the tall man snaps his fingers and causes the bakery to explode behind them.''<br /> <br /> As Carmen explored the man’s mind, Mockingbird maintained an iron hold on the man’s neck so Clancy could frisk and search him. They find a notebook showing that he had been following someone referred to as “L.M.” under order from a person known only as “K”. In the journal they see that he was notating:<br /> <br /> ''Lincoln’s day-to-day activities, business meetings, transcripts from recordings of personal conversations in Lincoln’s home with his family and friends and photos of Lincoln.''<br /> <br /> In total, there is nearly three months of data leading up to the explosion. As well as an entry stating that, “...the package is in place.” with a date from the night before the bakery explosion. The evidence points to Lincoln being a target in the explosion, raising suspicions that it was not an accident but an assassination.<br /> <br /> Comparing the photos in the man’s journal to his memories, Carmen shows the photos to Feyre and asks if the photos are of her brother-in-law, Feyre helps Carmen confirm that L.M. in the journal was, in fact, Lincoln.<br /> <br /> Carmen is also able to determine that the man was trying to crush a poison tooth in his mouth but Mocking-bird’s hold hand locked his mouth open so he could not bite down.<br /> <br /> The investigators destroy the remnants of a device that is covered in Oldfairen markings, dispersing the residual bleed energy and freeing Eleanor’s spirit from its tether to the physical world.<br /> <br /> Found in the man’s satchel is also a wallet with documents identifying him as Nikoli Sorell and a small key ring with three keys.<br /> <br /> ''Key #1: A vehicle key of some kind''<br /> <br /> ''Key #2: A deadbolt key''<br /> <br /> ''Key #3: A padlock key''<br /> <br /> Nikoli is rendered unconscious by Mocking-bird and taken to the headquarters of The Circle of Whistles and Whispers to be held in their vault for identification and removal of the poison tooth and questioning.<br /> <br /> After putting Nikoli into containment in the vault, the team investigates an address found on the driver's license found in Nikoli's wallet. It leads to an apartment directly across the street from the book store Verbatim, which is below a pair of apartments where Lincoln had lived with his family.<br /> <br /> When searching the apartment, Feyre, Clancy and Mocking-bird discover a cardboard box containing In the cardboard box, there are a lot of newspaper clippings and three books, “Summer at Silverslip”, “The Day the Veil Was Torn” and “Mud and Bones”. All novels written by Lincoln Renfield-Murray.<br /> <br /> The news clippings were all from local papers about book signings, public readings, his activities as a member Newfaire Arts Council and as a volunteer at the South Soffit Public Library.<br /> <br /> Both the books and news articles had notations in them in Sorell's handwriting; further detailing the lengths he went to in following Lincoln.<br /> <br /> Mocking-bird searched a desk in the apartment that contained unopened rolls of camera film as well as a small camera to go with them. Behind a false panel in the lower right hand drawer are three spools of audio film from a radio device on top of the desk as well as notes in a set of leather notebooks containing transcriptions of conversations recorded with the device on the desk since labels on and in the notebooks appear to correspond to labels on the reels.<br /> <br /> Feyre searched a steamer trunk at the foot of the studio apartment's bed and, after a few minutes of rummaging through a stack of pants and shirts, she noticed a small separation between the bottom the trunk and the inner wall of it - a false bottom to the trunk.<br /> <br /> Beneath this false bottom were a collection of guns, knives, piano wire, what could be several small explosive devices, small bottles labeled as various poisons, thieves tools, several forms of identification under several different names but all with Sorell’s photograph in them (business cards, a periphery badge, OUP identification, an ID for The Noman Army’s Division of Legal Investigation and several passports in different names - each with Nikoli's photograph), large sums of cash in various currencies and several single person, one way tickets aboard the railroad, airship liners and sea going vessels.<br /> <br /> There was also a date book with various appointments, dates and notes all written in Hillian (the language of East Hills). Within the date book Feyre found a business card for a business in The Varnish, Parson’s Paraphernalia - Antiquities • Books • Spiritual Consultant. A phone number was printed on the back of the card along with the business address and the name of the owner and proprietor, Jasper Parson.<br /> <br /> On the card in Sorell’s handwriting was a time and date, 11:30 AM, 11/22/36.<br /> <br /> Lastly, Clancy found a loose floorboard concealing another, leather bound journal. The entire [[The Strange Journal|journal]] was written in a strange language.<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #2 - 01/19/25 &quot;In The Light of the New Year&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook: ''With the new year rapidly approaching, invitations are being sent out for the dozens of First Light parties being hosted around the city. Piers Corden has received several for one of the most famous and most coveted- the one hosted by Metamorph Industries. What a better way to celebrate First Light than go to a famous party?''<br /> <br /> Content Warnings: '''''This assignment contains depictions of alcohol, and violence at a public gathering.'''''<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #3 - &quot;Cornered&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags: Investigation, Memory Manipulation, Monster Hunt, Paranormal Activity, Hidden Threats<br /> <br /> Hook: The Investigators were summoned to Noman Grand Hospital to investigate the murder of Marie Chen, a freshman at Briargreen College, who was slain by her best friend who is temporarily being held under psychiatric observation after he told his doctor of shadows that &quot;crawl into your head and steal your thoughts&quot;.<br /> <br /> Content Warnings: '''''This assignment will contain themes of death, mental illness, grief and depictions of gore.'''''<br /> <br /> Assignment Date: 01/14/37 CR<br /> <br /> Characters: Callum McVeigh, Feyre Acheron, Mocking-bird, Persephone &quot;Percy&quot; Montgomery, Dr. Phyllis &quot;Filly&quot; Bailey<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Arthur &quot;Artie&quot; Lemmon, Dr. Sylvia Harlow, The Hallow, Shard<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: Blood and tissue samples from The Shadow Man, mucus sample from the black sedan<br /> <br /> District/Locations: Silverslip, The Sidle, South Soffit, Eastreek, Nine Irons<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> Upon their arrival at Grand Noman Hospital, the investigators met Dr. Sylvia Harlow, a psychiatrist who had been treating a young man accused of murder named Artie Lemmon. Artie, a 20-year-old former butcher, had been charged with the murder of his best friend, Marie Chen. Artie’s account of the incident was disjointed and fragmented, with several days of his memory completely blank until shortly after Marie’s murder.<br /> <br /> Artie recalled trying to eat a turkey sandwich during his lunch on Friday, but nothing after that. Marie was murdered the following Monday night. He remembers being unable to finish it and comments it tasted bitter to him. He also states that he thinks he might have given it to a local unhoused man known only in The Soffit as Jonesy.<br /> <br /> Lastly, he drew a picture for the investigators of the monster he was certain he had seen in the butcher shop, crawling into Marie’s head, stealing her thoughts. Referring to the creature only as The Shadow Man.<br /> <br /> The investigators’ search for clues led them to Cunningham’s Butcher Shop where Artie had worked. Mocking-bird bought a sandwich, a bottle of pop and a paper bag of thinly sliced, fried potatoes that Mr. Cunningham referred to as ‘crisps’. Percy scanned for bleed in the butcher shop but only found residual traces of bleed energy. Feyre broke into the shop after Mr. Cunningham had closed up for the night and surveyed the turkey’s in the walk-in cooler. She took an accounting of numbered tags on each turkey and looked through Cunnigham’s ledger.<br /> <br /> After determining everything looked to be in order, Feyre placed some money into the butcher’s safe with a note reading ''‘Invest in some new locks buddy.”''<br /> <br /> The investigators left the Sidle to find Jones in the undercity to see if he was adversely affected by the turkey sandwich Artie might have shared with him. When investigating a park that Artie frequented during his lunches to practice his drawing, Percy noticed a woman watching them from an alley across the street. A man approached her from within the alley and they left in a black sedan.<br /> <br /> Mocking-bird, being a resident of The Soffit, had run into Jones as well as other unhoused individuals in her work trying to get Scarlet off the street. The trio they found were users of the drug, not distributors. After a bit of conversation, it is determined that while the team had thought that perhaps the turkey was tainted, it appeared to be fine because Jones had not experienced anything strange after eating the sandwich.<br /> <br /> The team then made their way to Nine Irons to examine the body of Marie in the city morgue, but also noticed the black sedan from The Sidle. Mocking-bird and Filly decided to head into the morgue while Callum, Feyre and Percy approached the black sedan. Filly distracted the clerk as Mocking-bird snuck into the morgue. Once inside, she found an open cold chamber with a label indicating that it had been where Marie’s body had once been. It was empty. The window of the morgue was broken and indicated that someone or something had escaped through it from the inside.<br /> <br /> As Feyre approached the black sedan, she noticed it was running but it did not sound like a normal automobile. When attempting to unlock the car, it revved its engine and drove down the street from her; even though the vehicle was empty. An attempt to shim the lock of the car open revealed no apparent locking mechanism within the door. When she removed the shim from the door, it was covered in some sort of mucus.<br /> <br /> As she attempted to wipe it clean, the man the investigators had seen in The Sidle called out to her and approached the car. Which turned out to be his. It purred when he stepped up to the trunk and opened up for him. The trunk shifted and revealed a selection of weapons. Percy held the man at gunpoint, but he was unimpressed and removed a large rifle from the trunk.<br /> <br /> As Mocking-bird and Filly joined the investigators outside, the woman from The Sidle joined the man at the car. Filly asked them if they were members of Candela Obscura to which the man replied, “No ma’am. We’re professionals.”<br /> <br /> Then offered to team up with the investigators in tracking down what actually killed Marie.<br /> <br /> Mockingbird and FIlly confirmed that Marie’s body was missing.<br /> <br /> Begrudgingly, the investigators join the two strangers and venture into Eastreek to find whatever had killed Marie and possibly absconded with her body.<br /> <br /> When asked by Callum who the man and woman were, the man replied, “We’re the Nightkeepers.”<br /> <br /> Their plan was simple. The investigators would serve as bait to draw out the creature and the Nightkeepers, known as Shard and The Hollow, would ambush it and kill it.<br /> <br /> Shortly after entering the labyrinthian landfill, a mysterious figure in a mask that introduced themself as the greatest thief in the world made a distraction atop a hill of trash and was almost instantly attacked from the shadows by a creature made of flesh and shadow, seemingly made of both male and female genders. The female part resembling Artie’s description of Marie.<br /> <br /> The masked woman known as, later understood to be known as Lady Phantasma, was subdued by the monster as it dug into her mind.<br /> <br /> The investigators tried to stop the monster from attacking the masked woman, but were overcome with a sudden terror from the sight of the creature slipping its fingers beneath the newcomer's scalp. All but Filly.<br /> <br /> The Doctor attempted to appeal to whatever common ground might dwell within the monster in the hopes that some piece of Marie was still inside there. And while her courageous attempt to persuade the monster seemed to work, it turned out that Filly had just drawn the monster's attention. As it approached her, the Nightkeepers arrived and attacked with a combination of magikal and technological attacks.<br /> <br /> The Hollow was injured in the fight with the monster, but between Callum, Mocking-bird physically assailing the beast while Feyre and Filly tried to keep it from killing The Hollow. Lady Phantasma  managed to find The Hollow’s gun and repeatedly fired at the creature, killing it.<br /> <br /> As the fog of disorientation began to clear from Phantasma’s mind, she shared some information she had learned when her mind was connected to The Shadow Man’s.<br /> <br /> The Shadow Man had been fed upon the memories of Artie, Marie and Phantasma. It had been born of some kind of accident in a strange lab where it merged with a technician that was checking on the body of an unconscious woman in a hospital bed.<br /> <br /> The feeding process always leaves The Shadow Man’s victims disoriented and afraid. In Artie’s disoriented state, he attacked Marie in a misguided attempt to stop The Shadow Man. His wild attacks left Marie dead on the floor of the butcher’s shop where she had found Artie reeling from being attacked by The Shadow Man.<br /> <br /> As the sounds of police sirens filled the air, the investigators gathered their wounded and quickly selected a sample of The Shadow Man’s tissue and blood for study by Candela Obscura. The Hollow reassured them they could smooth things over with the Periphery.<br /> <br /> They also hoped to use the sample to persuade the courts that Artie was unwillingly under the effects of a psychoactive substance that caused him to lose control of himself and kill Marie. His fate currently remains unclear.<br /> <br /> In the aftermath, the team now gone, The Hollow and Shard Examined The Shadow Man’s body.<br /> <br /> The Hollowed looked on as Shard knelt beside the creature, her hand lightly resting on its form, crystalline veins glowing faintly along her arm in the dim light.<br /> <br /> The Hollow kept his voice low, “Anything?”<br /> <br /> Shard replied quietly, almost mournful. “It’s still alive.”<br /> <br /> The Hollow paused, his expression grim as he spoke: “Box it up and let The Boss know we bagged another one.”<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #4 - &quot;Heart of Steel&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook: The investigators are once again sent to Grand Noman Hospital to investigate theft of medical supplies, organic materials, and the energy source of an experimental healing device created by EONS; as well as several cases of patients experiencing a relapse of a serious illness.<br /> <br /> Content Warnings: '''''This assignment will contain body horror and gore.'''''<br /> <br /> Assignment Date: 02/07/37 CR<br /> <br /> Characters: Arin Kwyin, Dexter &quot;Dex&quot; Miller, Katherine Ellenbogen, Feyre Acheron, Byron Hans Core<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Dr. Lucy Franklin, Jacob Franklin, Dr. David Franklin, Dr. Eliza Morgan, Detective Irene Mathers, Detective Joe Brandt, Ezekial Graves, Nichelle<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: Actium-77 (Synthesized Isotope)<br /> <br /> District/Locations: Silverslip, Grand Noman Hospital<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> # '''Setting and Initial Observations'''<br /> #* The investigators were dispatched to Grand Noman Hospital to investigate thefts of medical supplies, organic fluids, and the energy source of the Vitae Reconstructor, a device developed by Holthorne Biologics.<br /> #* They found evidence of tampered supply rooms, scorch marks near the Vitae Reconstructor, and dangerous residual bleed energy left behind.<br /> #* Tensions rose quickly with the arrival of two Periphery detectives, Mathers and Brandt, who were openly hostile to the investigators' involvement and focused solely on recovering Actium-77.<br /> #* Amid the chaos, several patients were found horribly mutated by exposure to unstable bleed energy.<br /> #* Suspicious behavior from Dr. Lucy Franklin led the investigators to track her movements through the hospital, ultimately uncovering a secret sub-basement where Lucy and her brother Jacob were conducting unauthorized experiments.<br /> # '''Recovery of Items and Information'''<br /> #* In the sub-basement workshop, the investigators found Lucy and Jacob tending to a grotesque mechanical womb sustaining their dying brother David.<br /> #* The device was leaking dangerous amounts of bleed energy, amplified by the unstable Actium-77 housed improperly in the core.<br /> #* When the investigators confronted the siblings, a violent struggle broke out: Jacob shot Mocking-bird in the shoulder, injuring her.<br /> #* Byron cracked the reinforced glass porthole of the mechanical suit during the skirmish, causing irradiated amniotic fluid to spill out into the workshop and exposing everyone present to bleed contamination.<br /> #* As tensions flared, Jacob and Lucy revealed their desperation: the military had cut off David’s medical services following the war’s end, leaving them with no other way to save him. Jacob, weeping, begged Byron for help.<br /> #* Bound by the magickal compulsion of his curse, Byron aided them.<br /> # '''Confrontation with the Periphery'''<br /> #* Moments later, Detectives Mathers and Brandt arrived with a group of police officers, prepared to make arrests.<br /> #* The investigators warned the officers not to enter the contaminated workshop and agreed to submit to arrest once safely outside the bleed exposure zone.<br /> #* However, when they attempted to explain the situation, Detective Brandt grew aggressive, pushing the investigators against a wall in an attempt to forcibly arrest them.<br /> #* Byron resisted arrest, leading to a brutal confrontation between the investigators and the officers.<br /> #* Mathers attempted to shoot Mocking-bird, but missed narrowly during the melee.<br /> #* Mocking-bird shattered Brandt’s knee with a savage blow, and Byron incapacitated Mathers by stabbing her gun hand with a concealed knife.<br /> # '''Escape and Aftermath'''<br /> #* The investigators fled the hospital amidst the chaos, wounded and pursued.<br /> #* Outside, they witnessed operatives from the secretive Nightkeepers—specifically Shard and The Hollow—loading the Franklin siblings and the mechanical womb onto a large flatbed truck.<br /> # '''Legal Fallout'''<br /> #* In the aftermath, warrants were issued for the arrest of Regicide (Byron Core) and Mocking-bird (Olive Horvat) on charges including assaulting officers, resisting arrest, and fleeing custody.<br /> #* The incident left the situation at Grand Noman Hospital deeply unsettled, with lingering bleed contamination, a growing antagonism between vigilantes and the Periphery.<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #5 - &quot;Good Night, Sleep Tight&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #6 - &quot;The Devil Doctor of South Soffit&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags: Power and Corruption, Bleed Exposure, Spiritualism, Supernatural Deception<br /> <br /> Hook: After rumors spread of a mysterious figure solving supernatural problems for the people of South Soffit—at no charge—investigators are assigned by Harry to look into it. Descriptions of the so-called &quot;Devil Doctor&quot; eerily match photographs of Lincoln, a retired and deceased investigator. With growing reports of unexplained phenomena and bleed energy spikes, the investigators are tasked with uncovering the truth behind the Devil Doctor’s rise.<br /> <br /> Content Warnings: Themes of bleed exposure, manipulation of spiritual beliefs, exploitation of the poor<br /> <br /> Characters: Persephone &quot;Percy&quot; Montgomery, Byron Core (Regicide), Olive Horvat (Mocking-bird)<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: The Devil Doctor (The Dark Half), Lila Marchand (The Light Half), Joaquin Reyes, Sophia Reyes, Periphery Sergeant Isabela Reyes, Thomas “Jonsey” Jones<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: The Book, “Compacts and Covenants” was destroyed except for part of the cover<br /> <br /> District/Locations: South Soffit, Meyers Storage, O'Malley's Pub, Robinson Field<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> '''1. Setting and Initial Observations'''<br /> <br /> * Investigators were briefed at O’Malley’s Pub by Harry, who revealed a new figure in South Soffit known as the Devil Doctor—a supernatural problem solver matching Lincoln’s appearance.<br /> * Percy, Byron and Olive traveled to South Soffit, noting the district’s eerie, heavy atmosphere—still scarred by the Red Rash plague of the year prior.<br /> <br /> '''2. First Encounter with the Devil Doctor'''<br /> <br /> * In an old crowded warehouse, the investigators witnessed the Devil Doctor dramatically pulling a ghostly figure from an old woman. She had claimed to be haunted by her deceased husband and was suffering blindness caused from the moment that her husband’s ghost appeared. The ghost, content that his wife would be alright vanished and her sight returned.<br /> * A dark-haired woman (Lila Marchand) watched from the edge of the gathering, carrying a worn messenger bag.<br /> * Joaquin Reyes, a retired dock worker who lost an arm in an accident when a crane buckled due to a lack of safety related maintenance, was seen assisting the elderly woman and speaking with the Devil Doctor.<br /> * Byron and Percy were in disguise as unhoused and given meals to eat and welcomed warmly by those gathered to witness the “miracle”.<br /> * Olive spoke with Sgt. Reyes after Joaquin left with Sophia so she could finish her homework. Isabela, who was already suspicious of the group her brother had “fallen in with” immediately grew suspicious of their presence. She warned them to stay away from her people, or she’d put them behind bars.<br /> * They were invited to join the congregants three days later where another “helper” in the flock, Thomas “Jonsey” Jones, had been given permission to use a small area of their place of employment (Robinson Field, home of the South Soffit Sluggers) for the group to meet as they were never able to find a permanent place to meet.<br /> * Percy detected lingering, non-harmful bleed energy radiating from Joaquin and the room in which the ghost had been banished.<br /> <br /> '''3. Confrontation with Isabela Reyes'''<br /> <br /> * Isabela Reyes, dressed out of uniform, was caught tailing the investigators by Byron.<br /> * After a tense exchange, Olive persuaded Isabela to let them help.<br /> * Isabela reluctantly agreed, but promised if they stepped out of line, she’d run them in.<br /> <br /> '''4. Robinson Field'''<br /> <br /> * On the night when the trio would reconvene, Olive tailed Lila Marchand and cornered her and learned that her relationship with The Devil Doctor was, “complicated”. Before they could learn more, Jonesy informed them that they had been invited to meet with the Devil Doctor privately before that evenings gathering. <br /> <br /> * Percy successfully identified that Joaquin, Jonesy and the elderly woman from the night before (all “healed” by the Devil Doctor) carried faint traces of bleed.<br /> <br /> '''5. The Devil Doctor’s Ultimatum'''<br /> <br /> * In the Slugger’s locker room, the Devil Doctor confronted the investigators directly.<br /> ** He revealed he was a manifestation of a compact that Lila had made to help The Soffit under the pressure of the Red Rash.<br /> ** The being she formed the compact with manifested on this plane of existence and could draw Lila’s supernaturally gifted abilities to solve supernatural problems that he created. This cycle only served to make him stronger and Lila weaker.<br /> ** He gripped a book with the title “Compacts and Covenants” in his hand, which had been used by Lila to forge the compact.<br /> ** She had been given the book by a friend that had trusted her to guard it - Lincoln. His use of the book to forge his own compact had left a magickal imprint on the book. Resulting in the Devil Doctor’s resemblance to Lincoln.<br /> * He offered to help Percy recover her missing memories in exchange for their silence—but Percy rejected the offer.<br /> <br /> * The investigators learned that the Devil Doctor’s strength was tied to a book he carried.<br /> * The Devil Doctor summoned twisted supernatural creatures to fight alongside him.<br /> * Mocking-bird and Regicide directly engaged the minions in hand-to-hand combat, taking heavy bleed exposure in the process, knocking the book from the Devil Doctor’s grasp. Percy and Mocking-bird worked quickly to destroy it.<br /> ** When Percy stabbed the book with a knife from Byron’s utility belt, she had a vision:<br /> *** ''In a city of ruin and rebirth, towers of brick and steel crumble only to be rebuild themselves as a massive figure rests upon an undulating throne; drifting idly through the a sky of stars. Beneath this watching ruler, a woman, shrouded in shadow sits at a fire with their sleeves rolled up. They chant softly in an ancient tongue; casting golden powder into the fire. Slowly a series of glyphs begin to pulse with orange light along their right forearm, a Sigil blazing to life in their palm. She screams into the night.''<br /> <br /> '''7. Resolution'''<br /> <br /> * Destroying the book unraveled the compact, causing the Devil Doctor to disintegrate in a screaming vortex of smoke and bleed.<br /> * Lila survived, freed from the compact's control.<br /> * Jonesy and Jaoquin took up the roles of leadership of their flock, realizing the power of the faith was in each other and their community, not a person possessing supernatural power.<br /> ** Byron bought them a building where they would be able to operate from indefinitely.<br /> ** The group begins official operations of community outreach under the banner of ''The Lantern Society'' and the motto, ''“Where light is needed, we bear the flame.”''<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #7 - &quot;Vanishing Act&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #8 - &quot;Faulty Memory&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags: Judicial Corruption, Occult Conspiracy<br /> <br /> Hook: After receiving a private request from Dr. Sylvia Harlow, Artie Lemmon’s psychiatrist, Candela Obscura dispatches investigators to discreetly assist in Artie’s defense. Dr. Harlow fears that Artie’s fragile mental state has been weaponized against him and that a larger, darker plot is at work. With evidence mounting against Artie, the investigators must move quickly to uncover the truth before Artie is sent to the hangman's noose.<br /> <br /> Content Warnings: Themes of injustice, Political Corruption<br /> <br /> Characters: Dr. Phyllis &quot;Filly&quot; Bailey, Olive Horvat (Mocking-Bird), Katherine Ellenbogen, Noelle Silva, Persephone &quot;Percy&quot; Montgomery<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Artie Lemmon, Riley Lemmon, James Hendrix, Judge Marcus Donnelly, Ellie Carlson, District Attorney Miles Lah<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: Evidence of conspiracy by The City Medical Examiner of chemical contaminants causing Artie to kill Marie Chen withouth his knowledge.<br /> <br /> District/Locations: Silveslip, City Courthouse<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #9 - &quot;No Rest for the Wicked&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #10 - &quot;Hot off the Press&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #11 - &quot;Behind Closed Doors&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #12 - &quot;The Root of All Evil&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #13 - &quot;The Purple Plague&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #14 - &quot;Now You See Me&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook: Arc 3, Act 1 - Finale<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #15 - &quot;Ohe Sleifo Titrfn geog&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags: Memory Loss, Survival, Supernatural Phenomena, Lost Time<br /> <br /> Hook: The Investigators awaken with no memory of their identities, washed ashore on a strange, dreamlike coastline scattered with the wreckage of a destroyed ship and dozens of unconscious survivors. The world seems caught between day and night, and the only thing they are certain of is that they are not alone—and something unseen may be watching.<br /> <br /> Content Warnings: Themes of memory loss, psychological disorientation, injury, fire/burn trauma, and mild body horror.<br /> <br /> Characters: Clancy Fields, Feyre Acheron, Callum McVeigh, Persephone &quot;Percy&quot; Montgomery, Dexter &quot;Dex&quot; Miller<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Harrison Park, The Embered Man, Lysera<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: Lysera<br /> <br /> District/Locations: The Isle of Forgetting<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> '''1. Setting and Initial Observations'''<br /> * The investigators awoke on a mysterious beach with injuries and no memory of their identities, surrounded by other unconscious individuals.<br /> * They were on a strange island with a dusky gray sky, a thick forest, a large mountain deep within the forest and a shipwreck on fire, with luggage scattered along the shoreline.<br /> * The investigators began exploring the beach and shipwreck, searching for clues and resources, while observing the behavior of other individuals who were wandering into the forest.<br /> <br /> '''2. Recovery of Items and Information'''<br /> <br /> * Feyre searched the wreckage while Callum and Percy searched luggage, recovering items such as passports, tickets, and personal belongings, which helped some regain their identities.<br /> * Feyre found a dossier detailing the disappearance of the Lightkeeper, Piers Corden, and the order from the Council of Lightkeepers for investigators, to travel across the continent of Osugbo to rescue him or, in the event that he was dead, recover his body and determine who had taken him and why.<br /> * Percy discovered a ticket for the SS Everywhere, revealing the ship’s origin and destination.<br /> * Feyre found a set of coordinates on a navigational chart, revealing that they were headed for the coordinates that Lincoln had intended to go to a few days before his death.<br /> <br /> '''3. Encounters with Phenomena and Wraiths'''<br /> <br /> * The Investigators encountered mysterious shadowy figures and wraiths, which were progressively becoming more corporeal and threatening.<br /> * The investigators successfully fought and destroyed several wraiths using weapons like Clancy’s Ghostblade and Callum’s pickaxe haft, with the wraiths releasing memories upon their destruction.<br /> * The team realized that the wraiths were consuming memories and that defeating them restored lost memories.<br /> <br /> '''4. Exploration of the Isle of Forgetting'''<br /> <br /> * Through the discovery of an ancient stele with Vaelonic inscription as well as geometric design at it’s head, Percy identified the island as the legendary Isle of Forgetting, where individuals lose themselves and their memories.<br /> * The group discovered a ruined palace carved into the side of the mountain, with Vaelonic runes and a large chamber containing shadowy figures and a base relief depicting Lysera and Atikos.<br /> * The team debated the significance of Lysera, the queen of the island, and her connection to the phenomena they were facing.<br /> <br /> '''5. Confrontation with Lysera and the Man with Amber Eyes'''<br /> <br /> * Participants confronted Lysera, who they discovered was under the control of the Man with Amber Eyes.<br /> * Ember Eyes command Lysera to “make it quick” at which point, the strongest of the wraiths the team had confronted attacked them - a Shadow Woman.<br /> * Feyre berated Lysera, weakening her connection to the Shadow Woman, while Callum and Clancy attacked and destroyed the Shadow Woman.<br /> * Bored with the confrontation and Candela’s constant interloping, Ember Eyes set Lysera ablaze. She screamed for the team to run.<br /> * Feyre used a magickal artifact to absorb Lysera’s scream and unleashed it upon Ember Eyes and took a scar as a result of its use. Used in concert with Dex’s command of magick, Ember Eyes fled from the palace.<br /> * Dex successfully extinguished the magical fire engulfing Lysera, saving her from destruction, but collapsed from the strain.<br /> <br /> '''6. Escape and Loss of Harry'''<br /> <br /> * The palace began to collapse, forcing participants to flee while carrying unconscious members like Lysera, Dex, and Feyre.<br /> * Percy successfully made the jump across a chasm opening up in the floor, but slipped at the last second. Harry grabbed her and swung her to Callum. Callum caught her, but hurt his shoulder in the process. Harry slid along the floor as it tilted and fell into the chasm.<br /> * Percy and Clancy repelled down to Harry’s location only to discover he was crushed beneath the debris of the collapsing palace. Percy tried to stabilize Harry, but was unable to do so and Harry died as a result of his injuries.<br /> ** Among Harry’s final words were his instructions to get his files to Jacen Beck.<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #16 - &quot;Smoke and Mirrors&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags: Arc 3, Act II premiere<br /> <br /> Hook: Having defeated Ember Eyes and rescued an unconscious Lysera, the investigators must now search the rest of the island for Piers as the mountain at the center of the island erupts into a massive volcano causing the entire island to quake.<br /> <br /> Content Warnings: This assignment contained a hostage situation, gore, and the potential of death. This was a high stakes assignment.<br /> <br /> Characters: Mocking-bird, Gertrude &quot;Trudi&quot; Clyde, Persephone &quot;Percy&quot; Montgomery, Dexter &quot;Dex&quot; Miller, Byron Hans Core<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Jacen Beck, Piers Corden, Ember Eyes, Caleb Zener, Emily Zener<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: None, but Caleb and Emily Zener were rescued along with Piers Corden<br /> <br /> District/Locations: The Isle of Forgetting, The Island Lab<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> '''1. Initial Team Movements'''<br /> * Clancy, Dex, and Percy were the only conscious members of the team from the prior investigation.<br /> * After encountering Jacen Beck setting up a triage response from their ship’s explosion, they left Callum and Feyre with Jacen while Clancy stayed behind to assist with the wounded.<br /> <br /> '''2. Discovery of the Cave and First Team Exploration'''<br /> <br /> * Trudi, Byron, and Mocking-Bird discovered a cave powered by a generator, with a power conduit bolted into the stone wall and running deeper inside.<br /> * They regrouped with Dex and Percy, and the five investigators ventured together into the cave.<br /> <br /> '''3. Encounter with Wraiths'''<br /> <br /> * Using her psychic abilities, Trudi helped the team navigate a series of forks within the tunnel system.<br /> * The team encountered two wraiths guarding the passage and successfully fought and destroyed them.<br /> * During the encounter, Dex spoke to one of the wraiths, who stated it served “The Dream.”<br /> <br /> '''4. Gathering Intelligence and the Hidden Laboratory'''<br /> <br /> * After defeating the wraiths, the investigators split their efforts:<br /> ** Trudi remote-viewed one fork, revealing a man shackled to a cot bolted to the wall.<br /> ** Dex sensed a nearby presence filled with overwhelming anger.<br /> ** Byron, after drinking Witches Brew tea to become invisible, scouted the second fork.<br /> * Byron discovered a hidden laboratory where Ember Eyes supervised scientists transforming the recently dead into wraiths using a magickal serum.<br /> * Piers Corden, visibly battered and cuffed to a chair, was being used to pressure the woman working with the scientists.<br /> <br /> '''5. Rescue of Caleb Zener'''<br /> <br /> * The team prioritized freeing the man seen in the cell.<br /> * Upon reaching him, they battled a flaming gargoyle-like creature.<br /> * Byron wrestled with the creature while Mocking-Bird and Percy worked to break the prisoner’s shackles.<br /> * Trudi used filthy water to douse the flames in the gargoyle’s eyes, splashing Byron in the process.<br /> * The prisoner was revealed to be Caleb Zener, a researcher for Candela Obscura.<br /> * The woman still in the lab was identified as his twin sister, Emily Zener, previously referenced in Lincoln’s journal.<br /> <br /> '''6. The Rescue Plan and the Confrontation'''<br /> <br /> * Percy planned to cut the generator’s power while Mocking-Bird distracted Ember Eyes.<br /> * Dex, Trudi, and Byron prepared to rescue Emily and Piers during the confusion.<br /> * Mocking-Bird successfully lured Ember Eyes away from the lab by calling him out.<br /> * Byron and Dex attempted to ambush Ember Eyes but were overpowered and thrown aside.<br /> <br /> '''7. Mocking-Bird’s Sacrifice'''<br /> <br /> * Ember Eyes offered Mocking-Bird a bargain: surrender herself, and he would spare Trudi’s life.<br /> * Tearfully, Mocking-Bird agreed, on the condition that Dex and Byron would also be allowed to leave safely.<br /> * Byron and Dex disregarded her wishes and attacked Ember Eyes.<br /> * Byron was set on fire during the struggle but managed to break Ember Eyes’ arm, allowing the team to flee.<br /> <br /> '''8. Escape from the Isle of Forgetting'''<br /> <br /> * The volcano erupted into a pyroclastic flow as the team fled the collapsing cave system.<br /> * Following Caleb and Emily’s directions, they reached a hidden boat.<br /> * The investigators escaped the Isle of Forgetting moments before it was consumed by the sea.<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #17 - &quot;Liber Aeternum&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook: Arc 3, Act 2 - Premiere<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #18 -''' '''&quot;Head in the Clouds&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #19 - &quot;The door of Bones&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #20 - &quot;So Long and Thanks for All the Fish&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #21 - &quot;This Concludes Our Broadcast Day&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #22 - &quot;The Devil's Minion&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #23 - &quot;Beneath the Surface&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #24 - &quot;As Above, So Below&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #25 - &quot;To Be Announced&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #26 - &quot;Skibbers and Scrabbles&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #27 - &quot;For if Dreams Die...&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #28 - &quot;Once Upon a Dream&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook: Arc 3, Act 2 - Finale pt. 1<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #29 - &quot;Perchance to Dream&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook: Arc 3, Act 2 - Finale pt. 2<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #30 - &quot;What Dreams May Come&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook: Arc 3, Act 3 - Premiere pt. 1<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #31 - &quot;A New Dawn, A New Day&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #32 - &quot;Deus Ex Oculo&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #33 - &quot;Not a Dream, but a Nightmare&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #34 - &quot;Resonance&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #35 - &quot;East Hills&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #36 - &quot;To Be Announced&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #37 - &quot;To Be Announced&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #38 - &quot;To Be Announced&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #39 - &quot;To Be Announced&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #40 - &quot;To Be Announced&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #41 - &quot;To Be Announced&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook: Arc 3 - Finale pt.1<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM:<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #42 - &quot;To Be Announced&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook: Arc 3 - Finale pt.2<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM:<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> [[Category:Qandela Obscura]]<br /> [[Category:CR]]</div>

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<p>OGFlaya: /* Assignment #8 - &quot;Faulty Memory&quot; */</p> <hr /> <div>{{Worldbuilders}}<br /> == The Story So Far ==<br /> Below, feel free to add personal accounts of assignments.<br /> <br /> == Arc One - The Illusionist and the Alchemist ==<br /> <br /> === Assignment #1 - 12/02/23 &quot;The Devil's Well.&quot; ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: <br /> <br /> GM:<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #2 - 12/16 &quot;The Light Eater of Bridleborn&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: Piers, [[Lincoln Renfield-Murray]], Nesta [[Acheron]], [[Elizabeth]] [[Nightshade]] <br /> <br /> GM: @jaelthejust (Mercedes)<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #3 - 12/21 - &quot;The Gift of the Magi&quot; ===<br /> <br /> === Assignment #4 - 12/31 - &quot;The Night Plays On&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: #NewYearParty<br /> <br /> Characters: [[Steve]], Lincoln Renfield-Murray, [[Orla Martinez]], Warren <br /> <br /> GM: @jaelthejust (Mercedes)<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #5 - 1/13/2024 - &quot;Extra Credit&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags:<br /> <br /> Characters: Piers Corden, Lincoln Renfield-Murray, Lula V, [[Steve Corden]] <br /> <br /> GM: @jontheteach (JonTheTeach)<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment # 6- 1/20- “The Hand That Feeds” ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: Piers, Weasel, [[James]], Tess, Laurence Awrkright <br /> <br /> GM: @OGFlaya (Matt)<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Anthony Romano, Michael Romano, Maggy Ferguson, [[Martin]] Ferguson <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: [[Human]]/phenomenon hybrid<br /> <br /> District/Locations: South Soffit, Nine Irons, The Sidle<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened: Notorious mob enforcer and racketeer, Tommy Romano, was murdered by Martin Ferguson. A member of a family of mob enforcers possessing unique abilities due to being to having phenomenon intermingling in their blood line long ago in their ancestry. The youngest of the Ferguson's, Maggy had fallen in love with Tommy's nephew and the scion of the Romano crime family, Michael. The investigators diligently found, through an examination of Tommy's body in the city morgue that he was murdered, that he had been murdered rather than the purported suicide that that the Periphery was trying to say his death was. During a climactic confrontation with Martin and a flock of eldritch birds under his command, the investigators helped Maggy and Michael flee the city and place Martin into Grayslate Sanatorium for safe keeping and protection from the Romano family. The rest of the Ferguson clan watched as their son was taken into custody but did not end their relationship with Romano. <br /> <br /> === Assignment #7 - 1/27 - &quot;Fairest of Them All&quot; ===<br /> <br /> === Assignment #8 - 2/9 - &quot;The Ancient Tomb of His Bride&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags:<br /> <br /> Characters: Piers Corden, Steve Corden, [[Thomas]] MacCallum, Madge <br /> <br /> GM: @jaelthejust (Mercedes)<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Jean Hawkeye <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: <br /> <br /> # Mr. Malcolms Alchemical Reference Guide (+1 Focus on rolls that have to do with alchemy or magick)<br /> # Morphine Vial (Soak 1 Body, 1 use)<br /> # Phosphenes' Lights (Handheld illuminators that produce a glow only the holder can see)<br /> # Smelling Salts (Soak 1 Brain, 1 use)<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #9 - 2/17 - &quot;A Prince’s Gifts&quot; ===<br /> <br /> === Assignment #10 - 2/24 - &quot;A Needlepoint to Hear Me Through&quot; ===<br /> <br /> === Assignment # 11 - 2/25 - “The Illusionist” ===<br /> <br /> === Assignment #12 - 3/2 - &quot;Auction Victors&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: #Auction<br /> <br /> Characters: Steve Corden, Lizzy Nightshade, Weasel, Silas Heartwood, [[Laura Grant]] <br /> <br /> GM: @jaelthejust (Mercedes)<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #13 - 3/9 - &quot;The Ring to Stand Strong and True&quot; ===<br /> <br /> === Assignment #14 - 3/15 - &quot;Lost and Found&quot; ===<br /> <br /> === Assignment #15 - 3/23 - &quot;The Allure of Perpetual Beauty&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> Characters: Steve Corden, Silas Heartwood, Tess Henry, Warren Baxter, [[Laura]] Grant <br /> <br /> GM: @wardenwinter (Talia)<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #16 - 3/27 - &quot;Under the Truth&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: Piers Corden, Steve Corden, Silas Heartwood, Tess Henry, Lincoln Renfield-Murray, Nesta Acheron, <br /> <br /> GM: @jontheteach (JonTheTeach)<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #17 - 4/6 - &quot;The Kingdom in the Steel&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: Steve Corden, Silas Heartwood, Lizzy Nightshade, Madge, Laura Grant <br /> <br /> GM: @jaelthejust (Mercedes)<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #18 - 4/13 - &quot;The Gem to Persuade the Unwilling&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> Characters: Steve Corden, Piers Corden, Lincoln Renfield-Murray, Nesta Achron, Montana Jack <br /> <br /> GM: @jaelthejust (Mercedes)<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: THE TWINS, Gio <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: The Gem<br /> <br /> District/Locations: The Steel, EONs Headquarter<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened: Steve gets kidnapped opps.<br /> <br /> === Assignment #19 - 4/27 - &quot;The Prince’s Final Curtain&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> Characters: Steve Corden, Piers Corden, James, Lincoln Renfield-Murray, &quot;Fives&quot;, Warren Baxter, <br /> <br /> GM: @jaelthejust (Mercedes)<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Nathaniel <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations: <br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #20 - 4/27 - &quot;The Alchemist’s Final Call&quot; ===<br /> <br /> === Assignment #21 - 5/28 - &quot;In the Arms of the Evolved&quot; ===<br /> <br /> === Assignment #22 - 6/18 - &quot;Grant Me One Request [Player Catalyst Finale]&quot; ===<br /> <br /> === Assignment #23 - 6/29 - &quot;Long Lost Blood [Player Catalyst Finale]&quot; ===<br /> <br /> <br /> == Arc Two - The Herald and the Fang ==<br /> <br /> === Assignment #1 - 06/15/2024 &quot;Toll the Dead&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: Divine Herald, Ascendency <br /> <br /> Characters: James by Margarita, Gin Reynolds by Julia, [[Jamie Hayes]] by Amal, <br /> <br /> GM:<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Imelda [[Frances]], Victor Jenkins the DEAD Divine Herald, Mr. Woods <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: List of next Divine Herald<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> 6 months after what happened in the theater has passed, newspapers has talked about : <br /> <br /> # A deadly sickness, the dead rash, with symptoms of oozing red rashes on limps, cough, and fever. It effected 30% of population. Some people just… don’t get it. <br /> # ''Recent death of the Divine Herald.'' <br /> <br /> Candela was called by Ascendancy when Cardinal Reynolds, and Cardinal Zeroth died after ineracting with the Divine Herald corpse. Candela investigators went to shiverline to talk to holy [[mother]] <br /> <br /> //—//<br /> <br /> investigators found: <br /> <br /> # Bleed on body and the face itself. Not coming from the mask. <br /> # Mask will let the [[soul]] out. Mask is fixed to face, will be hard to take off. <br /> # MAKEUP ON HERALD.  A specific woman does this. '''Leslie Daulphin'''. <br /> # THERE IS. AT THE BASE OF THE HERALD NECK. An incision mark. NO BLOOD? connected to the artery. The blood is poisoned, they knew its gonna be removed. <br /> <br /> /—/ Baxter the head of OUP came by and stopped Candela's investigation<br /> <br /> //—//<br /> <br /> The team found this list for '''interviews. THIS IS FOR NEW HERALD DIVINE.''' <br /> <br /> '''Aarons, Sawyer (Cardinal in the Eves districts), Howard, Levins,'''<br /> <br /> '''Fournier(not familiar to GIN? Who is this? Not usual surname for new-faire)'''<br /> <br /> They also found a necklace that has a bleed, this necklace is used by the hauled and high ranking church members. The team didn't touch or take the necklace.<br /> <br /> /-/<br /> <br /> The team headed to Melody Wildes house in the sidle. WILDES Melody is new to the area, moved from the west. [[LaCroix|Lacroix]], moved from there. Family is a refuge. Dad started the funeral business from Mister woods. Brother and husband live upstairs. Dad is old now. <br /> <br /> The team went together to the house of grief, Melody is frozen in place, when approached, the team noticed a pair of puncture marks on the side of her neck. Not like the herald, this is more of….. bite…. Two teeth? <br /> <br /> Picture of her and a man. They are shaken hands, this is Mr. Woods. He seems happy and sure. She looked…. Off. <br /> <br /> Someone sneaking inside? The team try to hide from them, the older gentleman is now here. Asks why she’s here. She looks nervous talking to what it can be seen now as Mr. wood? <br /> <br /> Mr. Woods, has the same bleed as melody, STRONGER. So strong. It radiates from him. <br /> <br /> After going to his Mind Palace, Jamie figured out that Melody is under control from Mr. Woods. He must have been the one to miss with the makeup. When Gin left the house of grief, she noticed Mr. Woods watching the team at the top of the building….. <br /> <br /> === Assignment #2 - 06/15/2024 &quot;The Ruby Rapture&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: Red Rash, Fangs <br /> <br /> Characters: Lizzy (Talia), Gideon (Nick), Luliana (Emma), Henry (Geoff), and Gin (Julia) <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Harris/Lawrence, Pensive the Cat, Lorenzo of the Ruby Rapture, the Fanged Creature that Attacked Lizzy <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: Pensive the Fanged Cat <br /> <br /> District/Locations: Red Lamp, South Soffit <br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened: <br /> <br /> * A worker from the Ruby Rapture has been sick an abnormal amount of time, neck still red, violent outbursts <br /> * A doctor came to visit his home while he was sick and performed &quot;blood letting&quot;, his roommate said it was A LOT of blood and the doctor didn't clean up <br /> * The cat lapped up some of the blood and now also showing violent outbursts <br /> * The doctor gave an address and contact to Lawrence's roommate in case he needed more info. He went to the address during the day and found nothing<br /> * Going at night, they found strange symbols and then were attacked by a fanged woman who when shot, survived and ran away. <br /> * Later, the symbols were discovered to mean &quot;Feed&quot; <br /> <br /> === Assignment #3 - 06/21/2024 “The Last Lightkeeper of Seasway&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: Eldritch Horror, City of the Resplendent , Local Legends <br /> <br /> Characters: Tara (Sarah), [[Malory Harper]] (Matt), Cedric (Sam), Alexander (Jon), Mara (Anna) <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: The Lightkeeper's Doll, Gherman the Last Lightkeeper <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: The Lightkeeper's Doll<br /> <br /> District/Locations: Seasway<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> * There is an underwater city in the Glass Sea <br /> * The People of Seasway seemed to be under some kind of hypnosis <br /> * They are desperate to show you 'The Great One'<br /> * The Lighthouse is destroyed and empty on the bottom<br /> * At the top of the Lighthouse, Gherman has destroyed his entrance to the Pharos <br /> * He begs to keep the Doll safe <br /> * On the West side of the Island, the investigators see the remains of the Great One <br /> * The child of the Great one waits to feast<br /> * The investigators take barrels of oil and molotov cocktails to the child of the Great One <br /> * While it feasts on the hypnotized villagers, the investigators fight it until it dies <br /> <br /> === Assignment #4 - 06/22/2024 &quot;Interview with a Deaconess&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: Knight of the Pyre, the Pyre, the Ascendency <br /> <br /> Characters: Alexandria, Gideon, Jamie, Amaranth <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Baxter White, Ariel Kelly, Diego Parris, Lorelei Pennywhistle <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations: The Sidle<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> * A Deaconess is being held by the OUP after her brother Reggie called them when he found her missing <br /> * The Deaconess touched an artifact and ended up gaining telekinesis and the Pyre wanted to kill her for it <br /> * While interviewing her and trying to plan a way to help her escape, a knight of the Pyre appeared to kill her. <br /> <br /> -- We met the knight of the pyre for the first time! '''Diego Parris.''' <br /> <br /> -- Deaconess Lorelei was killed by him tho sad ): <br /> <br /> === Assignment #5 - 06/26/2024 &quot;Something Different About You&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: Developers. <br /> <br /> Characters: Gin Reynolds (Julia), Lulianna Vaerstrom (Emma), [https://quelmarwiki.com/wiki/Malory_Harper Malory “Mal” Harper] (Matt), Tara Lloyd (Sarah), Alexandria Aquino (Aerin), Cedric Margrave (Sam) <br /> <br /> GM: Jon<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Set VII Experiment I <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: None<br /> <br /> District/Locations: The Steel<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened: <br /> <br /> * Investigators entered an abandoned factory and immediately felt off<br /> * A mixture of pain, anguish, joy and malice were felt on the walls<br /> * Bleed was felt from a hallway, and the door opened itself mysteriously<br /> * A scream was heard from within the building, and the team began to look for the source<br /> * They entered the hallway, which had several decomposing bodies of developers<br /> * The end of the hallway had an odd green light, and a man was seen standing there<br /> ** He began approaching the group, rambling somewhat<br /> ** Dr. Aquino approached him, with Lulianna also offering a way to help<br /> ** He responded with &quot;I am Perfection&quot; and snapped the neck of the Doctor<br /> * The rest of the crew unloaded and retreated, then leveling the building on top of the experiment<br /> <br /> === Assignment #6 - 07/06/2024 &quot;Petals of Protection&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: The Cure, Owl Wain, Local Legends <br /> <br /> Characters: Gideon (Nick), [[Malory Harper|Mal]] (Matt), Amaranth (Anna), Luliana (Emma) <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: The Owl Wain <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: Timely [[Iris]] <br /> <br /> District/Locations: Scarlet Woods / Bridleborn<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> * The investigators are sent to retrieve timely iris to assist with making a cure for the fanged disease and red rash <br /> * Scarlet runners are seen traveling this edge of the wood, tell you of a local legend of a [[ghost]] who requires you to be [[silent]] or she'll kill you <br /> * When entering the area, if any sound is made, the investigators are quite immediately met with an attack of owls and among the owls, they see a young girl in a large feathery cloak, commanding the owls <br /> * The young girl approaches when the investigators are brought to the ground but they all manage to get away to the Iris field<br /> * They gather Iris and find a smugglers crate buried inside that contains the body of a young child, they think the same age as the Owl Wain's spirit appears. It is wearing a similar but less feathery cloak <br /> * When leaving, the group attempts to console the Owl Wain. The Wain is distraught when Mara sings her the song and then when she goes to cry, she covers her mouth to keep herself quiet <br /> * The investigators leave as the Wain is distracted and no longer attacking them. <br /> <br /> === Assignment #7 - 07/07/2024 &quot;Assisting the Gumshoe&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: The Ascendancy, The Pyre, Fangs, Dive Herald, Knight of the Pyre <br /> <br /> Characters: Lizzy (Talia), Tara (Sarah), Father Lorrian (Keller), Jamie (Amal), and Gin (Julia) <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:''Jonathan Aarons, '''[[Sister]] Fournier''''' <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: -- <br /> <br /> District/Locations: Shriveline, Briar Green, South Soffit <br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened: <br /> <br /> -- The people from the List are now dying! The team believes someone not on the list are killing them to benefit someone who is on the list.<br /> <br /> -- Jamie Dies! <br /> <br /> -- Candela managed to save the future Divine Herald! <br /> <br /> === Assignment #8 - 07/14/2024 &quot;The Crimson River&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: [https://quelmarwiki.com/wiki/Malory_Harper Mal Harper] (Matt), Amaranth Cyrus (Anna), Tara (Sarah) <br /> <br /> GM: Nick <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #9 - 07/17/2024 &quot;We Can Take Your Pain&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: Developers <br /> <br /> Characters: [[Malory Harper|Mal]] (Matt), Tess Henry (Mercedes), Gideon (Nick), Verity Leòn (Aerin), Amaranth Cyprus (Anna) <br /> <br /> GM: Jon <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Set VII Experiment II <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: None<br /> <br /> District/Locations: Briar Green<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> * The party arrived at the college campus, trying to understand what happened<br /> * Used bleed detectors to find the source of the phenomenon<br /> ** It was determined to be the dormitory building<br /> * The investigators entered and felt cold oppression and it got worse the higher they went<br /> * As investigators spread out through the building, each began to see images of their fears.<br /> * These fears pulled them towards the top floor, or sent them away depending on the person<br /> * Eventually, the group saw the experiment on the third floor, and he feasted on their fear and found it delicious<br /> * He wanted to feast on more than just fear, and turned to advance on the group<br /> ** They immediately opened fire as he tried to get closer, but he managed to get close<br /> * He was wounded severely, retreating through a rift in the Flare<br /> <br /> === Assignment #10 - 07/19/2024 “The New Divine Herald&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: Divine Herald, The Ascendancy, Red Rash, Quarantine, Fangs, [[Vampyre]] <br /> <br /> Characters: Gideon (Nick), Tara (Sarah), Father Lorrian (Keller), Gin (Julia), [[Malory Harper|Mal]] (Matt) <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Divine Herald Siobhan Fournier <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: Vampyre Dust<br /> <br /> District/Locations: The Shriveline, South Soffit <br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened: <br /> <br /> * The new Divine Herald states there will be a quarantine of South Soffit (indefinite), as well as a two-week hold on Hallowharbor, The Steel, and Red Lamp<br /> * Desperate to find the reason behind the Red Rash, the investigators head to ground zero, South Soffit, before the [[midnight]] Quarantine begins <br /> * In Gin's church in South Soffit, a few of those with the long version Red Rash state they got it from a soup kitchen where they saw the Divine Herald when she was just a Cardinal<br /> * They are approached by a pair of doctors looking for those with long-lasting Red Rash to &quot;assist&quot; them <br /> * Gin recognizes them as fanged creatures, like what attacked Lizzy <br /> * They kill the pair, using symbols of the Ascendancy or a Ghostblade to turn them to dust <br /> * They go the hospital the pair represented and find a &quot;Vampyre Nursery&quot; with a Nursery worker there, overseeing 5 newborns preparing to wake and 5 sedated [[humans]], ready to be feasted on when the newborns awake <br /> * The journal from the Vampyre Nursery states that they were going to wake up in 3 days. It takes 5 days fully from bite to awaking. <br /> * The investigators kill the Nursery Worker but not until they learn from him that the Divine Herald is a High Priestess from Lacroix, where she is known as the Countess Fournier <br /> * She brought the Red Rash to [[Newfaire]] to show the vampyres who will be the most susceptible to being turned into a vampyre vs. who will be the food for those new vampyres<br /> <br /> === Assignment #11 - 07/27/2024 &quot;The Owl Wain&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: Local Legends, Owl Wain, The Cloud, The Cure, [[Player]] Catalyst <br /> <br /> Characters: Lizzy (Talia), Verity (Aerin), Gio (Amal), Gin (Julia), and Gideon (Nick) <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Owl Wain <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: Timely Iris <br /> <br /> District/Locations: Scarlet Wood, Bridleborn Mountains <br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> * The investigators returned to put the Owl Wain to rest and also seek out more timely Iris <br /> * They take a side road and find a cloud that is giving off bleed <br /> * The cloud feels like it is watching them and then it creates a dust [[devil]] and slurps up a pair of wild stallions before dispensing the bones and blood in front of them <br /> * Going back to the main road, they find the Owl Wain and use the nursery rhyme song about her to plea to her and Gideon uses a spirit board to have her speak without speaking <br /> * She tells them she has to be quiet because of Pa and she is afraid of the passing Smuggler wagons<br /> * The riders on the wagon tell the investigators of a man who used to have his children travel with him and was unkind to them if they were not quiet and one by one the children went missing before the man retired because no one would work with him <br /> * The investigators find the box with the Owl Wain's body, Gin performing her last rites and her spirit being laid to rest. On the Box they see the name Hildebrand and a location <br /> * Going to the location, they find a cabin and inside, the body of the man, Hildebrand. The evidence shows he was murdered by his eldest daughter's fiance after she told him they couldn't be married because her father was refusing to let her go. <br /> * The investigator's find the Owl Wain's room and her name before she became legend, Mary. <br /> * Her eldest sister, Vanessa, seems to have escaped with her fiance. <br /> * There is a third bed with the name Alyssa on it. The investigators find no evidence to lead them to her demise. <br /> * Heading back, they have adequate amounts of Timely Iris <br /> <br /> === Assignment #12 - 07/30/2024 &quot;The Sunken City&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: City of the Resplendent, Eldritch Horror, Local Legends <br /> <br /> Characters: Gideon (Nick), [[Malory Harper|Mal]] (Matt), Mara (Anna), Tara (Sarah), Alex (Jon) <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: The Resplendent One, Alex's Visitor <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: The Gift of the Resplendent One <br /> <br /> District/Locations: The Glass Sea<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> * The Investigators delved into the sea to find the city lost below <br /> * In the Glass sea, they found what was once an island town now sunken and still inhabited <br /> * The Glimmers are jellyfish like folk who were gifted their undersea bodies by their goddess, the Resplendent One <br /> * The Glimmers share with Alex and Mallory that they found the Resplendent One by digging in a well that brought forth the gift. <br /> * The gift works like oil, but uses much less to burn brightly<br /> * They heard singing at the bottom of the well and went on a [[campaign]] to dig until they could find *her* <br /> * The resplendent one, uncovered, pulled the village of Anchorwash down to be with her in the ocean <br /> * The glimmers take the investigators to see the Resplendent one who they have chained because she threatened to leave them. The investigators can tell she is not truly locked in place though, but playing along with her followers. <br /> * Alex is called to take some of the Resplendent Gift but breaks free of it at the last moment<br /> * Gideon uses the Aetherstone to force the Glimmers back when they try to force Alex, but as it harms the Glimmers, it angers the Resplendent One who frees herself from her bonds to chase the investigators away. <br /> <br /> === Assignment #13 - 08/03/2024 &quot;The Fanged&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #14 - 08/09/2024 &quot;Happily Ever After&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: <br /> <br /> GM: Julia (Guest) <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #15 - 011/2024 &quot;Shadow Protocols&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: Intrigue, The Forge of Renewal, Disavowed <br /> <br /> Characters: Gideon (Nick), Tara (Sarah), Amaranth (Anna) <br /> <br /> GM: Matt <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Lucian Grim, Mockingbird, Magnus Thorne, Felicity Ashcroft, Jackson &quot;The Jackal&quot; MacKey <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: Partial rubbing of an Oldfairen tablet<br /> <br /> District/Locations: The Steel, The Eaves, Hallowharbor, The N.P.S. Aurora<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> * The investigators received unmarked packages that contained a very small cylinder phonograph with a briefing for an assignment.<br /> ** As well as a chest that containing:<br /> *** A device with a tag that notes the device as the Arcane Resonance Emitter (A.R.E.) - disables wards<br /> *** A pair of wire frame glasses identified as Spectral Identified Glasses - identifies individuals<br /> *** Each receives a first [[class]] ticket and an invitation to the gala aboard the [[airship]] Aurora during it's maiden voyage.<br /> *** An envelope of cash for use during the assignment<br /> <br /> * The assignment is to intercept notorious smuggler, Felicity Ashcroft and keep her from selling an ancient Oldfairen relic to wanted war criminal, Lucian Grim. The transaction is set to take place aboard The Aurora. Little is known about Grim due to his military records being completely redacted. The investigators are to conduct the assignment with the utmost secrecy but are instructed to stop the transaction no matter what (short of damaging the airship or harming passangers).<br /> * The investigators procure disguises and false identities from Candela's Junior Quartermaster, Quinnavyr Sinclaire.<br /> * The investigators board the Aurora without incident.<br /> * Mara and Gideon head to the dance floor to survey the room in an attempt to spot Ashcroft. Tara spots her and calls the team's attention to the bar where Ashcroft is being flirted with by several powerful members of Newfairen society.<br /> ** As Gideon and Mara head towards the bar, Tara notices they Ashcroft exchanges looks with a large man, Magnus Thorne, from across the ballroom then makes an excuse and departs to meet with him.<br /> * Tara follows Ashcroft and Thorne and sees them disappear into a stateroom, guard by a formidable man in the corridor, Jackson MacKey.<br /> * Gideon remote views into the room once Tara identifies the room number. He sees:<br /> ** A wooden crate sits in the middle of the living area of the luxury room. It has been opened, but Gideon cannot see inside of it.<br /> ** Ashcroft sits on a couch across from a man, Lucian Grim. A woman, Mockingbird, stands behind Grim - ready to spring into action if needed.<br /> ** Ashecroft demands more money, despite their prior agreement. This angers Grim and he refuses. Ashcroft pulls a gun on Grim in response.<br /> ** Grim approaches her in an attempt to calm her down and agrees they should renegotiate. Once Ashcroft lowers her pistol, Grim grabs her and breaks her neck.<br /> ** He tells Mockingbird to take care of MacKey and be quick about it.<br /> * Tara sees Mockingbird make fast work of MacKey then quickly drag him into the state room and close the door behind her.<br /> * Gideon tells Mara he is going to join Tara.<br /> * Tara devices a plan and performs a song from the stage and wows the attendees of the gala. It is under the ruse that she is singing it to her fiance.<br /> * Gideon and Tara encounter ship's security and act lost in order to remove any suspicion and keep the guards patrolling.<br /> * During Mara's song, Gideon and Tara use the A.R.E. to disable a word on the stateroom door. As they attempt to quietly open the door, Mockingbird hears the knob turning and pulls the door open.<br /> ** Tara draws her pistol and shoots at Mockingbird.<br /> *** Using the shot at Mockingbird, Gideon runs past her to try and get to the crate.<br /> ** Magnus is preparing charges on the wall of the stateroom to create an escape route from the ship.<br /> *** Grim is wearing a parachute and has strapped a light green stone tablet to himself.<br /> * Gideon tries to bend a knife at Grim as Tara fights with Mockingbird. Thorne blows the charges on the wall and blows a hole in the wall to the outside of the ship, causing the exterior envelop of the airship to catch fire.<br /> ** Gideon's knife misses Grim, but it cuts a strap on his parachute and causes the tablet to slide towards the opening in the wall.<br /> ** Gideon dives for the tablet, but as the ship lurches, is thrown through the hole as well.<br /> *** He fails to get the tablet, which falls into the sea below the airship.<br /> **** Given manges to grab a hold of a metal rod to keeping from plummeting to his death.<br /> **** As Grim moves to the opening, Gideon spots a piece of paper hanging out of Grim's jacket pocket.<br /> ***** Gideon tries to grab it but only gets a scrap of the paper, which is later discovered to be a rubbing of the tablet.<br /> * Grim, Thorne and Mockingbird escape by parachute.<br /> * Mara arrives in time to help Tara pull Gideon back into the airship.<br /> * The airship returns to port and the investigators disappear into a crowd of evacuees.<br /> * Later researching with their circle resources, they discover that the paper is a rubbing of the tablet. It speaks of something only named in part as &quot;The Forge&quot;.<br /> ** Gideon spends several days researching The Forge and concludes it must be in relation to The Forge of Renewal. An ancient device capable of rewriting reality as the user of the machine sees fit.<br /> <br /> === Assignment #16 - 08/17/2024 &quot;Missing Persons&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #17 - 08/18/2024 &quot;Engines of Compromise&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: Tess Henry (Mercedes), Cedric (Sam), Gin (Julia), Verity (Aerin), Gio (Amal) <br /> <br /> GM: Matt <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Prof. Alfred Greene, Jacob Wallace, Mockingbird, Magnus Thorne <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: None, but the investigators encountered three pale men in black suits that emitted bleed and possessed some kind of psychic ability that remains unidentified.<br /> <br /> District/Locations: South Soffit - The Monarch Theater, Briar Green - Professor Greene's home, Hallowharbor - Freighter docks<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #18 - 08/20/2024 &quot;We Move in the Dark&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: <br /> <br /> GM: Jon <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:\<br /> <br /> === Assignment #19 - 08/25/2024 &quot;The Healing Church&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened<br /> <br /> === Assignment #20 - 08/27/2024 &quot;Blood-Starved Beasts&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #21 - 09/04/2024 &quot;... vestus ardeat debet&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: <br /> <br /> GM: Matt <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #22 - 09/12/2024 &quot;Where My Brother Rests&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: <br /> <br /> GM: Jon <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #23 - 09/14/2024 &quot;The First Lightkeeper of LaCroix&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> == '''Arc 3 - The Shadow and The Dream''' ==<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #1 - 01/18/25 &quot;Nothing Left but Teeth and Bones...&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook: ''Two weeks ago a gas explosion destroyed a bakery in The Sidle. Recently several residents report sightings of smoldering apparitions resembling loved ones lost in the tragedy. Lightkeeper Harrison Park has summoned you to determine if a phenomenon is behind the sightings and if they are related to the explosion.''<br /> <br /> Content Warnings: '''''This assignment contains themes of death, grief and depictions of gore.'''''<br /> <br /> Characters: Feyre Acheron, Carmen Baxter, Dexter &quot;Dex&quot; Miller, Clarence &quot;Clancy&quot; Fields, and Mocking-bird<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Session Date: 01/18/25<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Harry Park, Clara Sutton, Eleanor Sutton, Nikoli Sorell<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: Nikoli Sorell's journal, Sorell's key ring, Sorell's wallet w/ identification, a magickal exlposive device (rendered useless)<br /> <br /> Assignment Date: December 24, 36 CR<br /> <br /> District/Locations: The Sidle<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened: <br /> <br /> The investigators are called to The Sidle by Lightkeeper Harrison Park to investigate a mysterious explosion that destroyed Merrick’s Hearth bakery two weeks earlier. The team begins their investigation at the ruins of the bakery, where they find scorch marks and shadows of the victims burned into the walls, clear evidence of the tragedy’s intensity. The remains of the bakery are unstable, with debris threatening to collapse at any moment.<br /> <br /> Carmen places a bare hand against the door frame of the bakery and experiences past emotions of horror and malevolence. As the investigators explore the basement of the bakery, both Carmen and Clancy feel someone’s sheer terror and wicked glee through a psychic emanation.<br /> <br /> Ultimately, the timing of the explosion and the appearance of reported sightings of the fury apparitions suggest some kind of connection, and that the explosion was no accident though things seem unclear at first.<br /> <br /> A strange man is spotted across the street from the bakery, taking notes. Mockingbird manages to sneak up on him and discover that his notes are for that very night and time and that he is writing the description of someone - later discovered to be Feyre. The man makes a scene and uses Mocking-bird’s desire to avoid drawing undo attention to herself to leave.<br /> <br /> During a visit to The Sidle Community Center, where residents have gathered to share their grief, the investigators learn from Clara Sutton, a grieving mother, that her daughter Eleanor, who died in the explosion, now appears as a ghostly figure following her wherever she goes. Eleanor’s smoldering form does not enter buildings or harm anyone, but her presence fills Clara with confusion and sorrow, as she believes her ghostly figure is the spirit of her beloved daughter. Eleanor’s flickering figure is spotted outside the window.<br /> <br /> Feyre learns of the death of her brother-in-law, [[Lincoln Renfield-Murray]], from Lincoln’s sister Ellie. He was one of the victims of the explosion.<br /> <br /> Dex leaves the community meeting to speak with Eleanor - joined shortly there after by the rest of the investigators and Clara.<br /> <br /> Clancy and Mocking-bird catch sight of the strange man that Mocking-bird saw taking notes walking past the community center’s park from where he was first seen across from the bakery. When he realizes he has been spotted, he runs. Both Clancy and Mocking-bird make chase and are joined shortly thereafter by Carmen.<br /> <br /> Working together, Feyre and Dex piece together that Eleanor’s spirit is tied to the explosion and the unsettling presence that Carmen felt tied to Eleanor. As the rest of the team tackle Nikoli nearby in the street and wrestle him to the ground. Where Carmen enters his mind to determine who he is and why he was following them. In his mind, she sees glimpses of memories:<br /> <br /> ''Terror on a bearded man’s face when he sees a tall, thin man. The tall man exudes a malevolent energy.''<br /> <br /> ''Bakers, dead on the ground near the ovens of the bakery.''<br /> <br /> ''The tall man, joined by pale men in black suits walking out of the bakery as the tall man snaps his fingers and causes the bakery to explode behind them.''<br /> <br /> As Carmen explored the man’s mind, Mockingbird maintained an iron hold on the man’s neck so Clancy could frisk and search him. They find a notebook showing that he had been following someone referred to as “L.M.” under order from a person known only as “K”. In the journal they see that he was notating:<br /> <br /> ''Lincoln’s day-to-day activities, business meetings, transcripts from recordings of personal conversations in Lincoln’s home with his family and friends and photos of Lincoln.''<br /> <br /> In total, there is nearly three months of data leading up to the explosion. As well as an entry stating that, “...the package is in place.” with a date from the night before the bakery explosion. The evidence points to Lincoln being a target in the explosion, raising suspicions that it was not an accident but an assassination.<br /> <br /> Comparing the photos in the man’s journal to his memories, Carmen shows the photos to Feyre and asks if the photos are of her brother-in-law, Feyre helps Carmen confirm that L.M. in the journal was, in fact, Lincoln.<br /> <br /> Carmen is also able to determine that the man was trying to crush a poison tooth in his mouth but Mocking-bird’s hold hand locked his mouth open so he could not bite down.<br /> <br /> The investigators destroy the remnants of a device that is covered in Oldfairen markings, dispersing the residual bleed energy and freeing Eleanor’s spirit from its tether to the physical world.<br /> <br /> Found in the man’s satchel is also a wallet with documents identifying him as Nikoli Sorell and a small key ring with three keys.<br /> <br /> ''Key #1: A vehicle key of some kind''<br /> <br /> ''Key #2: A deadbolt key''<br /> <br /> ''Key #3: A padlock key''<br /> <br /> Nikoli is rendered unconscious by Mocking-bird and taken to the headquarters of The Circle of Whistles and Whispers to be held in their vault for identification and removal of the poison tooth and questioning.<br /> <br /> After putting Nikoli into containment in the vault, the team investigates an address found on the driver's license found in Nikoli's wallet. It leads to an apartment directly across the street from the book store Verbatim, which is below a pair of apartments where Lincoln had lived with his family.<br /> <br /> When searching the apartment, Feyre, Clancy and Mocking-bird discover a cardboard box containing In the cardboard box, there are a lot of newspaper clippings and three books, “Summer at Silverslip”, “The Day the Veil Was Torn” and “Mud and Bones”. All novels written by Lincoln Renfield-Murray.<br /> <br /> The news clippings were all from local papers about book signings, public readings, his activities as a member Newfaire Arts Council and as a volunteer at the South Soffit Public Library.<br /> <br /> Both the books and news articles had notations in them in Sorell's handwriting; further detailing the lengths he went to in following Lincoln.<br /> <br /> Mocking-bird searched a desk in the apartment that contained unopened rolls of camera film as well as a small camera to go with them. Behind a false panel in the lower right hand drawer are three spools of audio film from a radio device on top of the desk as well as notes in a set of leather notebooks containing transcriptions of conversations recorded with the device on the desk since labels on and in the notebooks appear to correspond to labels on the reels.<br /> <br /> Feyre searched a steamer trunk at the foot of the studio apartment's bed and, after a few minutes of rummaging through a stack of pants and shirts, she noticed a small separation between the bottom the trunk and the inner wall of it - a false bottom to the trunk.<br /> <br /> Beneath this false bottom were a collection of guns, knives, piano wire, what could be several small explosive devices, small bottles labeled as various poisons, thieves tools, several forms of identification under several different names but all with Sorell’s photograph in them (business cards, a periphery badge, OUP identification, an ID for The Noman Army’s Division of Legal Investigation and several passports in different names - each with Nikoli's photograph), large sums of cash in various currencies and several single person, one way tickets aboard the railroad, airship liners and sea going vessels.<br /> <br /> There was also a date book with various appointments, dates and notes all written in Hillian (the language of East Hills). Within the date book Feyre found a business card for a business in The Varnish, Parson’s Paraphernalia - Antiquities • Books • Spiritual Consultant. A phone number was printed on the back of the card along with the business address and the name of the owner and proprietor, Jasper Parson.<br /> <br /> On the card in Sorell’s handwriting was a time and date, 11:30 AM, 11/22/36.<br /> <br /> Lastly, Clancy found a loose floorboard concealing another, leather bound journal. The entire [[The Strange Journal|journal]] was written in a strange language.<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #2 - 01/19/25 &quot;In The Light of the New Year&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook: ''With the new year rapidly approaching, invitations are being sent out for the dozens of First Light parties being hosted around the city. Piers Corden has received several for one of the most famous and most coveted- the one hosted by Metamorph Industries. What a better way to celebrate First Light than go to a famous party?''<br /> <br /> Content Warnings: '''''This assignment contains depictions of alcohol, and violence at a public gathering.'''''<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #3 - &quot;Cornered&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags: Investigation, Memory Manipulation, Monster Hunt, Paranormal Activity, Hidden Threats<br /> <br /> Hook: The Investigators were summoned to Noman Grand Hospital to investigate the murder of Marie Chen, a freshman at Briargreen College, who was slain by her best friend who is temporarily being held under psychiatric observation after he told his doctor of shadows that &quot;crawl into your head and steal your thoughts&quot;.<br /> <br /> Content Warnings: '''''This assignment will contain themes of death, mental illness, grief and depictions of gore.'''''<br /> <br /> Assignment Date: 01/14/37 CR<br /> <br /> Characters: Callum McVeigh, Feyre Acheron, Mocking-bird, Persephone &quot;Percy&quot; Montgomery, Dr. Phyllis &quot;Filly&quot; Bailey<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Arthur &quot;Artie&quot; Lemmon, Dr. Sylvia Harlow, The Hallow, Shard<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: Blood and tissue samples from The Shadow Man, mucus sample from the black sedan<br /> <br /> District/Locations: Silverslip, The Sidle, South Soffit, Eastreek, Nine Irons<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> Upon their arrival at Grand Noman Hospital, the investigators met Dr. Sylvia Harlow, a psychiatrist who had been treating a young man accused of murder named Artie Lemmon. Artie, a 20-year-old former butcher, had been charged with the murder of his best friend, Marie Chen. Artie’s account of the incident was disjointed and fragmented, with several days of his memory completely blank until shortly after Marie’s murder.<br /> <br /> Artie recalled trying to eat a turkey sandwich during his lunch on Friday, but nothing after that. Marie was murdered the following Monday night. He remembers being unable to finish it and comments it tasted bitter to him. He also states that he thinks he might have given it to a local unhoused man known only in The Soffit as Jones.<br /> <br /> Lastly, he drew a picture for the investigators of the monster he was certain he had seen in the butcher shop, crawling into Marie’s head, stealing her thoughts. Referring to the creature only as The Shadow Man.<br /> <br /> The investigators’ search for clues led them to Cunningham’s Butcher Shop where Artie had worked. Mocking-bird bought a sandwich, a bottle of pop and a paper bag of thinly sliced, fried potatoes that Mr. Cunningham referred to as ‘crisps’. Percy scanned for bleed in the butcher shop but only found residual traces of bleed energy. Feyre broke into the shop after Mr. Cunningham had closed up for the night and surveyed the turkey’s in the walk-in cooler. She took an accounting of numbered tags on each turkey and looked through Cunnigham’s ledger.<br /> <br /> After determining everything looked to be in order, Feyre placed some money into the butcher’s safe with a note reading ''‘Invest in some new locks buddy.”''<br /> <br /> The investigators left the Sidle to find Jones in the undercity to see if he was adversely affected by the turkey sandwich Artie might have shared with him. When investigating a park that Artie frequented during his lunches to practice his drawing, Percy noticed a woman watching them from an alley across the street. A man approached her from within the alley and they left in a black sedan.<br /> <br /> Mocking-bird, being a resident of The Soffit, had run into Jones as well as other unhoused individuals in her work trying to get Scarlet off the street. The trio they found were users of the drug, not distributors. After a bit of conversation, it is determined that while the team had thought that perhaps the turkey was tainted, it appeared to be fine because Jones had not experienced anything strange after eating the sandwich.<br /> <br /> The team then made their way to Nine Irons to examine the body of Marie in the city morgue, but also noticed the black sedan from The Sidle. Mocking-bird and Filly decided to head into the morgue while Callum, Feyre and Percy approached the black sedan. Filly distracted the clerk as Mocking-bird snuck into the morgue. Once inside, she found an open cold chamber with a label indicating that it had been where Marie’s body had once been. It was empty. The window of the morgue was broken and indicated that someone or something had escaped through it from the inside.<br /> <br /> As Feyre approached the black sedan, she noticed it was running but it did not sound like a normal automobile. When attempting to unlock the car, it revved its engine and drove down the street from her; even though the vehicle was empty. An attempt to shim the lock of the car open revealed no apparent locking mechanism within the door. When she removed the shim from the door, it was covered in some sort of mucus.<br /> <br /> As she attempted to wipe it clean, the man the investigators had seen in The Sidle called out to her and approached the car. Which turned out to be his. It purred when he stepped up to the trunk and opened up for him. The trunk shifted and revealed a selection of weapons. Percy held the man at gunpoint, but he was unimpressed and removed a large rifle from the trunk.<br /> <br /> As Mocking-bird and Filly joined the investigators outside, the woman from The Sidle joined the man at the car. Filly asked them if they were members of Candela Obscura to which the man replied, “No ma’am. We’re professionals.”<br /> <br /> Then offered to team up with the investigators in tracking down what actually killed Marie.<br /> <br /> Mockingbird and FIlly confirmed that Marie’s body was missing.<br /> <br /> Begrudgingly, the investigators join the two strangers and venture into Eastreek to find whatever had killed Marie and possibly absconded with her body.<br /> <br /> When asked by Callum who the man and woman were, the man replied, “We’re the Nightkeepers.”<br /> <br /> Their plan was simple. The investigators would serve as bait to draw out the creature and the Nightkeepers, known as Shard and The Hollow, would ambush it and kill it.<br /> <br /> Shortly after entering the labyrinthian landfill, a mysterious figure in a mask that introduced themself as the greatest thief in the world made a distraction atop a hill of trash and was almost instantly attacked from the shadows by a creature made of flesh and shadow, seemingly made of both male and female genders. The female part resembling Artie’s description of Marie.<br /> <br /> The masked woman known as, later understood to be known as Lady Phantasma, was subdued by the monster as it dug into her mind.<br /> <br /> The investigators tried to stop the monster from attacking the masked woman, but were overcome with a sudden terror from the sight of the creature slipping its fingers beneath the newcomer's scalp. All but Filly.<br /> <br /> The Doctor attempted to appeal to whatever common ground might dwell within the monster in the hopes that some piece of Marie was still inside there. And while her courageous attempt to persuade the monster seemed to work, it turned out that Filly had just drawn the monster's attention. As it approached her, the Nightkeepers arrived and attacked with a combination of magikal and technological attacks.<br /> <br /> The Hollow was injured in the fight with the monster, but between Callum, Mocking-bird physically assailing the beast while Feyre and Filly tried to keep it from killing The Hollow. Lady Phantasma  managed to find The Hollow’s gun and repeatedly fired at the creature, killing it.<br /> <br /> As the fog of disorientation began to clear from Phantasma’s mind, she shared some information she had learned when her mind was connected to The Shadow Man’s.<br /> <br /> The Shadow Man had been fed upon the memories of Artie, Marie and Phantasma. It had been born of some kind of accident in a strange lab where it merged with a technician that was checking on the body of an unconscious woman in a hospital bed.<br /> <br /> The feeding process always leaves The Shadow Man’s victims disoriented and afraid. In Artie’s disoriented state, he attacked Marie in a misguided attempt to stop The Shadow Man. His wild attacks left Marie dead on the floor of the butcher’s shop where she had found Artie reeling from being attacked by The Shadow Man.<br /> <br /> As the sounds of police sirens filled the air, the investigators gathered their wounded and quickly selected a sample of The Shadow Man’s tissue and blood for study by Candela Obscura. The Hollow reassured them they could smooth things over with the Periphery.<br /> <br /> They also hoped to use the sample to persuade the courts that Artie was unwillingly under the effects of a psychoactive substance that caused him to lose control of himself and kill Marie. His fate currently remains unclear.<br /> <br /> In the aftermath, the team now gone, The Hollow and Shard Examined The Shadow Man’s body.<br /> <br /> The Hollowed looked on as Shard knelt beside the creature, her hand lightly resting on its form, crystalline veins glowing faintly along her arm in the dim light.<br /> <br /> The Hollow kept his voice low, “Anything?”<br /> <br /> Shard replied quietly, almost mournful. “It’s still alive.”<br /> <br /> The Hollow paused, his expression grim as he spoke: “Box it up and let The Boss know we bagged another one.”<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #4 - &quot;Heart of Steel&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook: The investigators are once again sent to Grand Noman Hospital to investigate theft of medical supplies, organic materials, and the energy source of an experimental healing device created by EONS; as well as several cases of patients experiencing a relapse of a serious illness.<br /> <br /> Content Warnings: '''''This assignment will contain body horror and gore.'''''<br /> <br /> Assignment Date: 02/07/37 CR<br /> <br /> Characters: Arin Kwyin, Dexter &quot;Dex&quot; Miller, Katherine Ellenbogen, Feyre Acheron, Byron Hans Core<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Dr. Lucy Franklin, Jacob Franklin, Dr. David Franklin, Dr. Eliza Morgan, Detective Irene Mathers, Detective Joe Brandt, Ezekial Graves, Nichelle<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: Actium-77 (Synthesized Isotope)<br /> <br /> District/Locations: Silverslip, Grand Noman Hospital<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> # '''Setting and Initial Observations'''<br /> #* The investigators were dispatched to Grand Noman Hospital to investigate thefts of medical supplies, organic fluids, and the energy source of the Vitae Reconstructor, a device developed by Holthorne Biologics.<br /> #* They found evidence of tampered supply rooms, scorch marks near the Vitae Reconstructor, and dangerous residual bleed energy left behind.<br /> #* Tensions rose quickly with the arrival of two Periphery detectives, Mathers and Brandt, who were openly hostile to the investigators' involvement and focused solely on recovering Actium-77.<br /> #* Amid the chaos, several patients were found horribly mutated by exposure to unstable bleed energy.<br /> #* Suspicious behavior from Dr. Lucy Franklin led the investigators to track her movements through the hospital, ultimately uncovering a secret sub-basement where Lucy and her brother Jacob were conducting unauthorized experiments.<br /> # '''Recovery of Items and Information'''<br /> #* In the sub-basement workshop, the investigators found Lucy and Jacob tending to a grotesque mechanical womb sustaining their dying brother David.<br /> #* The device was leaking dangerous amounts of bleed energy, amplified by the unstable Actium-77 housed improperly in the core.<br /> #* When the investigators confronted the siblings, a violent struggle broke out: Jacob shot Mocking-bird in the shoulder, injuring her.<br /> #* Byron cracked the reinforced glass porthole of the mechanical suit during the skirmish, causing irradiated amniotic fluid to spill out into the workshop and exposing everyone present to bleed contamination.<br /> #* As tensions flared, Jacob and Lucy revealed their desperation: the military had cut off David’s medical services following the war’s end, leaving them with no other way to save him. Jacob, weeping, begged Byron for help.<br /> #* Bound by the magickal compulsion of his curse, Byron aided them.<br /> # '''Confrontation with the Periphery'''<br /> #* Moments later, Detectives Mathers and Brandt arrived with a group of police officers, prepared to make arrests.<br /> #* The investigators warned the officers not to enter the contaminated workshop and agreed to submit to arrest once safely outside the bleed exposure zone.<br /> #* However, when they attempted to explain the situation, Detective Brandt grew aggressive, pushing the investigators against a wall in an attempt to forcibly arrest them.<br /> #* Byron resisted arrest, leading to a brutal confrontation between the investigators and the officers.<br /> #* Mathers attempted to shoot Mocking-bird, but missed narrowly during the melee.<br /> #* Mocking-bird shattered Brandt’s knee with a savage blow, and Byron incapacitated Mathers by stabbing her gun hand with a concealed knife.<br /> # '''Escape and Aftermath'''<br /> #* The investigators fled the hospital amidst the chaos, wounded and pursued.<br /> #* Outside, they witnessed operatives from the secretive Nightkeepers—specifically Shard and The Hollow—loading the Franklin siblings and the mechanical womb onto a large flatbed truck.<br /> # '''Legal Fallout'''<br /> #* In the aftermath, warrants were issued for the arrest of Regicide (Byron Core) and Mocking-bird (Olive Horvat) on charges including assaulting officers, resisting arrest, and fleeing custody.<br /> #* The incident left the situation at Grand Noman Hospital deeply unsettled, with lingering bleed contamination, a growing antagonism between vigilantes and the Periphery.<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #5 - &quot;Good Night, Sleep Tight&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #6 - &quot;The Devil Doctor of South Soffit&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags: Power and Corruption, Bleed Exposure, Spiritualism, Supernatural Deception<br /> <br /> Hook: After rumors spread of a mysterious figure solving supernatural problems for the people of South Soffit—at no charge—investigators are assigned by Harry to look into it. Descriptions of the so-called &quot;Devil Doctor&quot; eerily match photographs of Lincoln, a retired and deceased investigator. With growing reports of unexplained phenomena and bleed energy spikes, the investigators are tasked with uncovering the truth behind the Devil Doctor’s rise.<br /> <br /> Content Warnings: Themes of bleed exposure, manipulation of spiritual beliefs, exploitation of the poor<br /> <br /> Characters: Persephone &quot;Percy&quot; Montgomery, Byron Core (Regicide), Olive Horvat (Mocking-bird)<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: The Devil Doctor (The Dark Half), Lila Marchand (The Light Half), Joaquin Reyes, Sophia Reyes, Periphery Sergeant Isabela Reyes<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: The Book, “Compacts and Covenants” was destroyed except for part of the cover<br /> <br /> District/Locations: South Soffit, Meyers Storage, O'Malley's Pub, Robinson Field<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> '''1. Setting and Initial Observations'''<br /> <br /> * Investigators were briefed at O’Malley’s Pub by Harry, who revealed a new figure in South Soffit known as the Devil Doctor—a supernatural problem solver matching Lincoln’s appearance.<br /> * Percy, Byron and Olive traveled to South Soffit, noting the district’s eerie, heavy atmosphere—still scarred by the Red Rash plague of the year prior.<br /> <br /> '''2. First Encounter with the Devil Doctor'''<br /> <br /> * In an old crowded warehouse, the investigators witnessed the Devil Doctor dramatically pulling a ghostly figure from an old woman. She had claimed to be haunted by her deceased husband and was suffering blindness caused from the moment that her husband’s ghost appeared. The ghost, content that his wife would be alright vanished and her sight returned.<br /> * A dark-haired woman (Lila Marchand) watched from the edge of the gathering, carrying a worn messenger bag.<br /> * Joaquin Reyes, a retired dock worker who lost an arm in an accident when a crane buckled due to a lack of safety related maintenance, was seen assisting the elderly woman and speaking with the Devil Doctor.<br /> * Byron and Percy were in disguise as unhoused and given meals to eat and welcomed warmly by those gathered to witness the “miracle”.<br /> * Olive spoke with Sgt. Reyes after Joaquin left with Sophia so she could finish her homework. Isabela, who was already suspicious of the group her brother had “fallen in with” immediately grew suspicious of their presence. She warned them to stay away from her people, or she’d put them behind bars.<br /> * They were invited to join the congregants three days later where another “helper” in the flock, Thomas “Jonsey” Jones, had been given permission to use a small area of their place of employment (Robinson Field, home of the South Soffit Sluggers) for the group to meet as they were never able to find a permanent place to meet.<br /> * Percy detected lingering, non-harmful bleed energy radiating from Joaquin and the room in which the ghost had been banished.<br /> <br /> '''3. Confrontation with Isabela Reyes'''<br /> <br /> * Isabela Reyes, dressed out of uniform, was caught tailing the investigators by Byron.<br /> * After a tense exchange, Olive persuaded Isabela to let them help.<br /> * Isabela reluctantly agreed, but promised if they stepped out of line, she’d run them in.<br /> <br /> '''4. Robinson Field'''<br /> <br /> * On the night when the trio would reconvene, Olive tailed Lila Marchand and cornered her and learned that her relationship with The Devil Doctor was, “complicated”. Before they could learn more, Jonesy informed them that they had been invited to meet with the Devil Doctor privately before that evenings gathering. <br /> <br /> * Percy successfully identified that Joaquin, Jonesy and the elderly woman from the night before (all “healed” by the Devil Doctor) carried faint traces of bleed.<br /> <br /> '''5. The Devil Doctor’s Ultimatum'''<br /> <br /> * In the Slugger’s locker room, the Devil Doctor confronted the investigators directly.<br /> ** He revealed he was a manifestation of a compact that Lila had made to help The Soffit under the pressure of the Red Rash.<br /> ** The being she formed the compact with manifested on this plane of existence and could draw Lila’s supernaturally gifted abilities to solve supernatural problems that he created. This cycle only served to make him stronger and Lila weaker.<br /> ** He gripped a book with the title “Compacts and Covenants” in his hand, which had been used by Lila to forge the compact.<br /> ** She had been given the book by a friend that had trusted her to guard it - Lincoln. His use of the book to forge his own compact had left a magickal imprint on the book. Resulting in the Devil Doctor’s resemblance to Lincoln.<br /> * He offered to help Percy recover her missing memories in exchange for their silence—but Percy rejected the offer.<br /> <br /> * The investigators learned that the Devil Doctor’s strength was tied to a book he carried.<br /> * The Devil Doctor summoned twisted supernatural creatures to fight alongside him.<br /> * Mocking-bird and Regicide directly engaged the minions in hand-to-hand combat, taking heavy bleed exposure in the process, knocking the book from the Devil Doctor’s grasp. Percy and Mocking-bird worked quickly to destroy it.<br /> ** When Percy stabbed the book with a knife from Byron’s utility belt, she had a vision:<br /> *** ''In a city of ruin and rebirth, towers of brick and steel crumble only to be rebuild themselves as a massive figure rests upon an undulating throne; drifting idly through the a sky of stars. Beneath this watching ruler, a woman, shrouded in shadow sits at a fire with their sleeves rolled up. They chant softly in an ancient tongue; casting golden powder into the fire. Slowly a series of glyphs begin to pulse with orange light along their right forearm, a Sigil blazing to life in their palm. She screams into the night.''<br /> <br /> '''7. Resolution'''<br /> <br /> * Destroying the book unraveled the compact, causing the Devil Doctor to disintegrate in a screaming vortex of smoke and bleed.<br /> * Lila survived, freed from the compact's control.<br /> * Jonesy and Jaoquin took up the roles of leadership of their flock, realizing the power of the faith was in each other and their community, not a person possessing supernatural power.<br /> ** Byron bought them a building where they would be able to operate from indefinitely.<br /> ** The group begins official operations of community outreach under the banner of ''The Lantern Society'' and the motto, ''“Where light is needed, we bear the flame.”''<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #7 - &quot;Vanishing Act&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #8 - &quot;Faulty Memory&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags: Judicial Corruption, Occult Conspiracy<br /> <br /> Hook: After receiving a private request from Dr. Sylvia Harlow, Artie Lemmon’s psychiatrist, Candela Obscura dispatches investigators to discreetly assist in Artie’s defense. Dr. Harlow fears that Artie’s fragile mental state has been weaponized against him and that a larger, darker plot is at work. With evidence mounting against Artie, the investigators must move quickly to uncover the truth before Artie is sent to the hangman's noose.<br /> <br /> Content Warnings: Themes of injustice, Political Corruption<br /> <br /> Characters: Dr. Phyllis &quot;Filly&quot; Bailey, Olive Horvat (Mocking-Bird), Katherine Ellenbogen, Noelle Silva, Persephone &quot;Percy&quot; Montgomery<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Artie Lemmon, Riley Lemmon, James Hendrix, Judge Marcus Donnelly, Ellie Carlson, District Attorney Miles Lah<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: Evidence of conspiracy by The City Medical Examiner of chemical contaminants causing Artie to kill Marie Chen withouth his knowledge.<br /> <br /> District/Locations: Silveslip, City Courthouse<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #9 - &quot;No Rest for the Wicked&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #10 - &quot;Hot off the Press&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #11 - &quot;Behind Closed Doors&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #12 - &quot;The Root of All Evil&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #13 - &quot;The Purple Plague&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #14 - &quot;Now You See Me&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook: Arc 3, Act 1 - Finale<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #15 - &quot;Ohe Sleifo Titrfn geog&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags: Memory Loss, Survival, Supernatural Phenomena, Lost Time<br /> <br /> Hook: The Investigators awaken with no memory of their identities, washed ashore on a strange, dreamlike coastline scattered with the wreckage of a destroyed ship and dozens of unconscious survivors. The world seems caught between day and night, and the only thing they are certain of is that they are not alone—and something unseen may be watching.<br /> <br /> Content Warnings: Themes of memory loss, psychological disorientation, injury, fire/burn trauma, and mild body horror.<br /> <br /> Characters: Clancy Fields, Feyre Acheron, Callum McVeigh, Persephone &quot;Percy&quot; Montgomery, Dexter &quot;Dex&quot; Miller<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Harrison Park, The Embered Man, Lysera<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: Lysera<br /> <br /> District/Locations: The Isle of Forgetting<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> '''1. Setting and Initial Observations'''<br /> * The investigators awoke on a mysterious beach with injuries and no memory of their identities, surrounded by other unconscious individuals.<br /> * They were on a strange island with a dusky gray sky, a thick forest, a large mountain deep within the forest and a shipwreck on fire, with luggage scattered along the shoreline.<br /> * The investigators began exploring the beach and shipwreck, searching for clues and resources, while observing the behavior of other individuals who were wandering into the forest.<br /> <br /> '''2. Recovery of Items and Information'''<br /> <br /> * Feyre searched the wreckage while Callum and Percy searched luggage, recovering items such as passports, tickets, and personal belongings, which helped some regain their identities.<br /> * Feyre found a dossier detailing the disappearance of the Lightkeeper, Piers Corden, and the order from the Council of Lightkeepers for investigators, to travel across the continent of Osugbo to rescue him or, in the event that he was dead, recover his body and determine who had taken him and why.<br /> * Percy discovered a ticket for the SS Everywhere, revealing the ship’s origin and destination.<br /> * Feyre found a set of coordinates on a navigational chart, revealing that they were headed for the coordinates that Lincoln had intended to go to a few days before his death.<br /> <br /> '''3. Encounters with Phenomena and Wraiths'''<br /> <br /> * The Investigators encountered mysterious shadowy figures and wraiths, which were progressively becoming more corporeal and threatening.<br /> * The investigators successfully fought and destroyed several wraiths using weapons like Clancy’s Ghostblade and Callum’s pickaxe haft, with the wraiths releasing memories upon their destruction.<br /> * The team realized that the wraiths were consuming memories and that defeating them restored lost memories.<br /> <br /> '''4. Exploration of the Isle of Forgetting'''<br /> <br /> * Through the discovery of an ancient stele with Vaelonic inscription as well as geometric design at it’s head, Percy identified the island as the legendary Isle of Forgetting, where individuals lose themselves and their memories.<br /> * The group discovered a ruined palace carved into the side of the mountain, with Vaelonic runes and a large chamber containing shadowy figures and a base relief depicting Lysera and Atikos.<br /> * The team debated the significance of Lysera, the queen of the island, and her connection to the phenomena they were facing.<br /> <br /> '''5. Confrontation with Lysera and the Man with Amber Eyes'''<br /> <br /> * Participants confronted Lysera, who they discovered was under the control of the Man with Amber Eyes.<br /> * Ember Eyes command Lysera to “make it quick” at which point, the strongest of the wraiths the team had confronted attacked them - a Shadow Woman.<br /> * Feyre berated Lysera, weakening her connection to the Shadow Woman, while Callum and Clancy attacked and destroyed the Shadow Woman.<br /> * Bored with the confrontation and Candela’s constant interloping, Ember Eyes set Lysera ablaze. She screamed for the team to run.<br /> * Feyre used a magickal artifact to absorb Lysera’s scream and unleashed it upon Ember Eyes and took a scar as a result of its use. Used in concert with Dex’s command of magick, Ember Eyes fled from the palace.<br /> * Dex successfully extinguished the magical fire engulfing Lysera, saving her from destruction, but collapsed from the strain.<br /> <br /> '''6. Escape and Loss of Harry'''<br /> <br /> * The palace began to collapse, forcing participants to flee while carrying unconscious members like Lysera, Dex, and Feyre.<br /> * Percy successfully made the jump across a chasm opening up in the floor, but slipped at the last second. Harry grabbed her and swung her to Callum. Callum caught her, but hurt his shoulder in the process. Harry slid along the floor as it tilted and fell into the chasm.<br /> * Percy and Clancy repelled down to Harry’s location only to discover he was crushed beneath the debris of the collapsing palace. Percy tried to stabilize Harry, but was unable to do so and Harry died as a result of his injuries.<br /> ** Among Harry’s final words were his instructions to get his files to Jacen Beck.<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #16 - &quot;Smoke and Mirrors&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags: Arc 3, Act II premiere<br /> <br /> Hook: Having defeated Ember Eyes and rescued an unconscious Lysera, the investigators must now search the rest of the island for Piers as the mountain at the center of the island erupts into a massive volcano causing the entire island to quake.<br /> <br /> Content Warnings: This assignment contained a hostage situation, gore, and the potential of death. This was a high stakes assignment.<br /> <br /> Characters: Mocking-bird, Gertrude &quot;Trudi&quot; Clyde, Persephone &quot;Percy&quot; Montgomery, Dexter &quot;Dex&quot; Miller, Byron Hans Core<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Jacen Beck, Piers Corden, Ember Eyes, Caleb Zener, Emily Zener<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: None, but Caleb and Emily Zener were rescued along with Piers Corden<br /> <br /> District/Locations: The Isle of Forgetting, The Island Lab<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> '''1. Initial Team Movements'''<br /> * Clancy, Dex, and Percy were the only conscious members of the team from the prior investigation.<br /> * After encountering Jacen Beck setting up a triage response from their ship’s explosion, they left Callum and Feyre with Jacen while Clancy stayed behind to assist with the wounded.<br /> <br /> '''2. Discovery of the Cave and First Team Exploration'''<br /> <br /> * Trudi, Byron, and Mocking-Bird discovered a cave powered by a generator, with a power conduit bolted into the stone wall and running deeper inside.<br /> * They regrouped with Dex and Percy, and the five investigators ventured together into the cave.<br /> <br /> '''3. Encounter with Wraiths'''<br /> <br /> * Using her psychic abilities, Trudi helped the team navigate a series of forks within the tunnel system.<br /> * The team encountered two wraiths guarding the passage and successfully fought and destroyed them.<br /> * During the encounter, Dex spoke to one of the wraiths, who stated it served “The Dream.”<br /> <br /> '''4. Gathering Intelligence and the Hidden Laboratory'''<br /> <br /> * After defeating the wraiths, the investigators split their efforts:<br /> ** Trudi remote-viewed one fork, revealing a man shackled to a cot bolted to the wall.<br /> ** Dex sensed a nearby presence filled with overwhelming anger.<br /> ** Byron, after drinking Witches Brew tea to become invisible, scouted the second fork.<br /> * Byron discovered a hidden laboratory where Ember Eyes supervised scientists transforming the recently dead into wraiths using a magickal serum.<br /> * Piers Corden, visibly battered and cuffed to a chair, was being used to pressure the woman working with the scientists.<br /> <br /> '''5. Rescue of Caleb Zener'''<br /> <br /> * The team prioritized freeing the man seen in the cell.<br /> * Upon reaching him, they battled a flaming gargoyle-like creature.<br /> * Byron wrestled with the creature while Mocking-Bird and Percy worked to break the prisoner’s shackles.<br /> * Trudi used filthy water to douse the flames in the gargoyle’s eyes, splashing Byron in the process.<br /> * The prisoner was revealed to be Caleb Zener, a researcher for Candela Obscura.<br /> * The woman still in the lab was identified as his twin sister, Emily Zener, previously referenced in Lincoln’s journal.<br /> <br /> '''6. The Rescue Plan and the Confrontation'''<br /> <br /> * Percy planned to cut the generator’s power while Mocking-Bird distracted Ember Eyes.<br /> * Dex, Trudi, and Byron prepared to rescue Emily and Piers during the confusion.<br /> * Mocking-Bird successfully lured Ember Eyes away from the lab by calling him out.<br /> * Byron and Dex attempted to ambush Ember Eyes but were overpowered and thrown aside.<br /> <br /> '''7. Mocking-Bird’s Sacrifice'''<br /> <br /> * Ember Eyes offered Mocking-Bird a bargain: surrender herself, and he would spare Trudi’s life.<br /> * Tearfully, Mocking-Bird agreed, on the condition that Dex and Byron would also be allowed to leave safely.<br /> * Byron and Dex disregarded her wishes and attacked Ember Eyes.<br /> * Byron was set on fire during the struggle but managed to break Ember Eyes’ arm, allowing the team to flee.<br /> <br /> '''8. Escape from the Isle of Forgetting'''<br /> <br /> * The volcano erupted into a pyroclastic flow as the team fled the collapsing cave system.<br /> * Following Caleb and Emily’s directions, they reached a hidden boat.<br /> * The investigators escaped the Isle of Forgetting moments before it was consumed by the sea.<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #17 - &quot;Liber Aeternum&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook: Arc 3, Act 2 - Premiere<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #18 -''' '''&quot;Head in the Clouds&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #19 - &quot;The door of Bones&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #20 - &quot;So Long and Thanks for All the Fish&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #21 - &quot;This Concludes Our Broadcast Day&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #22 - &quot;The Devil's Minion&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #23 - &quot;Beneath the Surface&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #24 - &quot;As Above, So Below&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #25 - &quot;To Be Announced&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #26 - &quot;Skibbers and Scrabbles&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #27 - &quot;For if Dreams Die...&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #28 - &quot;Once Upon a Dream&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook: Arc 3, Act 2 - Finale pt. 1<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #29 - &quot;Perchance to Dream&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook: Arc 3, Act 2 - Finale pt. 2<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #30 - &quot;What Dreams May Come&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook: Arc 3, Act 3 - Premiere pt. 1<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #31 - &quot;A New Dawn, A New Day&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #32 - &quot;Deus Ex Oculo&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #33 - &quot;Not a Dream, but a Nightmare&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #34 - &quot;Resonance&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #35 - &quot;East Hills&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #36 - &quot;To Be Announced&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #37 - &quot;To Be Announced&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #38 - &quot;To Be Announced&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #39 - &quot;To Be Announced&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #40 - &quot;To Be Announced&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #41 - &quot;To Be Announced&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook: Arc 3 - Finale pt.1<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM:<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #42 - &quot;To Be Announced&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook: Arc 3 - Finale pt.2<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM:<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> [[Category:Qandela Obscura]]<br /> [[Category:CR]]</div>

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<p>OGFlaya: /* Assignment #6 - &quot;The Devil Doctor of South Soffit&quot; */</p> <hr /> <div>{{Worldbuilders}}<br /> == The Story So Far ==<br /> Below, feel free to add personal accounts of assignments.<br /> <br /> == Arc One - The Illusionist and the Alchemist ==<br /> <br /> === Assignment #1 - 12/02/23 &quot;The Devil's Well.&quot; ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: <br /> <br /> GM:<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #2 - 12/16 &quot;The Light Eater of Bridleborn&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: Piers, [[Lincoln Renfield-Murray]], Nesta [[Acheron]], [[Elizabeth]] [[Nightshade]] <br /> <br /> GM: @jaelthejust (Mercedes)<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #3 - 12/21 - &quot;The Gift of the Magi&quot; ===<br /> <br /> === Assignment #4 - 12/31 - &quot;The Night Plays On&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: #NewYearParty<br /> <br /> Characters: [[Steve]], Lincoln Renfield-Murray, [[Orla Martinez]], Warren <br /> <br /> GM: @jaelthejust (Mercedes)<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #5 - 1/13/2024 - &quot;Extra Credit&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags:<br /> <br /> Characters: Piers Corden, Lincoln Renfield-Murray, Lula V, [[Steve Corden]] <br /> <br /> GM: @jontheteach (JonTheTeach)<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment # 6- 1/20- “The Hand That Feeds” ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: Piers, Weasel, [[James]], Tess, Laurence Awrkright <br /> <br /> GM: @OGFlaya (Matt)<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Anthony Romano, Michael Romano, Maggy Ferguson, [[Martin]] Ferguson <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: [[Human]]/phenomenon hybrid<br /> <br /> District/Locations: South Soffit, Nine Irons, The Sidle<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened: Notorious mob enforcer and racketeer, Tommy Romano, was murdered by Martin Ferguson. A member of a family of mob enforcers possessing unique abilities due to being to having phenomenon intermingling in their blood line long ago in their ancestry. The youngest of the Ferguson's, Maggy had fallen in love with Tommy's nephew and the scion of the Romano crime family, Michael. The investigators diligently found, through an examination of Tommy's body in the city morgue that he was murdered, that he had been murdered rather than the purported suicide that that the Periphery was trying to say his death was. During a climactic confrontation with Martin and a flock of eldritch birds under his command, the investigators helped Maggy and Michael flee the city and place Martin into Grayslate Sanatorium for safe keeping and protection from the Romano family. The rest of the Ferguson clan watched as their son was taken into custody but did not end their relationship with Romano. <br /> <br /> === Assignment #7 - 1/27 - &quot;Fairest of Them All&quot; ===<br /> <br /> === Assignment #8 - 2/9 - &quot;The Ancient Tomb of His Bride&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags:<br /> <br /> Characters: Piers Corden, Steve Corden, [[Thomas]] MacCallum, Madge <br /> <br /> GM: @jaelthejust (Mercedes)<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Jean Hawkeye <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: <br /> <br /> # Mr. Malcolms Alchemical Reference Guide (+1 Focus on rolls that have to do with alchemy or magick)<br /> # Morphine Vial (Soak 1 Body, 1 use)<br /> # Phosphenes' Lights (Handheld illuminators that produce a glow only the holder can see)<br /> # Smelling Salts (Soak 1 Brain, 1 use)<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #9 - 2/17 - &quot;A Prince’s Gifts&quot; ===<br /> <br /> === Assignment #10 - 2/24 - &quot;A Needlepoint to Hear Me Through&quot; ===<br /> <br /> === Assignment # 11 - 2/25 - “The Illusionist” ===<br /> <br /> === Assignment #12 - 3/2 - &quot;Auction Victors&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: #Auction<br /> <br /> Characters: Steve Corden, Lizzy Nightshade, Weasel, Silas Heartwood, [[Laura Grant]] <br /> <br /> GM: @jaelthejust (Mercedes)<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #13 - 3/9 - &quot;The Ring to Stand Strong and True&quot; ===<br /> <br /> === Assignment #14 - 3/15 - &quot;Lost and Found&quot; ===<br /> <br /> === Assignment #15 - 3/23 - &quot;The Allure of Perpetual Beauty&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> Characters: Steve Corden, Silas Heartwood, Tess Henry, Warren Baxter, [[Laura]] Grant <br /> <br /> GM: @wardenwinter (Talia)<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #16 - 3/27 - &quot;Under the Truth&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: Piers Corden, Steve Corden, Silas Heartwood, Tess Henry, Lincoln Renfield-Murray, Nesta Acheron, <br /> <br /> GM: @jontheteach (JonTheTeach)<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #17 - 4/6 - &quot;The Kingdom in the Steel&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: Steve Corden, Silas Heartwood, Lizzy Nightshade, Madge, Laura Grant <br /> <br /> GM: @jaelthejust (Mercedes)<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #18 - 4/13 - &quot;The Gem to Persuade the Unwilling&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> Characters: Steve Corden, Piers Corden, Lincoln Renfield-Murray, Nesta Achron, Montana Jack <br /> <br /> GM: @jaelthejust (Mercedes)<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: THE TWINS, Gio <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: The Gem<br /> <br /> District/Locations: The Steel, EONs Headquarter<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened: Steve gets kidnapped opps.<br /> <br /> === Assignment #19 - 4/27 - &quot;The Prince’s Final Curtain&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> Characters: Steve Corden, Piers Corden, James, Lincoln Renfield-Murray, &quot;Fives&quot;, Warren Baxter, <br /> <br /> GM: @jaelthejust (Mercedes)<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Nathaniel <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations: <br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #20 - 4/27 - &quot;The Alchemist’s Final Call&quot; ===<br /> <br /> === Assignment #21 - 5/28 - &quot;In the Arms of the Evolved&quot; ===<br /> <br /> === Assignment #22 - 6/18 - &quot;Grant Me One Request [Player Catalyst Finale]&quot; ===<br /> <br /> === Assignment #23 - 6/29 - &quot;Long Lost Blood [Player Catalyst Finale]&quot; ===<br /> <br /> <br /> == Arc Two - The Herald and the Fang ==<br /> <br /> === Assignment #1 - 06/15/2024 &quot;Toll the Dead&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: Divine Herald, Ascendency <br /> <br /> Characters: James by Margarita, Gin Reynolds by Julia, [[Jamie Hayes]] by Amal, <br /> <br /> GM:<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Imelda [[Frances]], Victor Jenkins the DEAD Divine Herald, Mr. Woods <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: List of next Divine Herald<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> 6 months after what happened in the theater has passed, newspapers has talked about : <br /> <br /> # A deadly sickness, the dead rash, with symptoms of oozing red rashes on limps, cough, and fever. It effected 30% of population. Some people just… don’t get it. <br /> # ''Recent death of the Divine Herald.'' <br /> <br /> Candela was called by Ascendancy when Cardinal Reynolds, and Cardinal Zeroth died after ineracting with the Divine Herald corpse. Candela investigators went to shiverline to talk to holy [[mother]] <br /> <br /> //—//<br /> <br /> investigators found: <br /> <br /> # Bleed on body and the face itself. Not coming from the mask. <br /> # Mask will let the [[soul]] out. Mask is fixed to face, will be hard to take off. <br /> # MAKEUP ON HERALD.  A specific woman does this. '''Leslie Daulphin'''. <br /> # THERE IS. AT THE BASE OF THE HERALD NECK. An incision mark. NO BLOOD? connected to the artery. The blood is poisoned, they knew its gonna be removed. <br /> <br /> /—/ Baxter the head of OUP came by and stopped Candela's investigation<br /> <br /> //—//<br /> <br /> The team found this list for '''interviews. THIS IS FOR NEW HERALD DIVINE.''' <br /> <br /> '''Aarons, Sawyer (Cardinal in the Eves districts), Howard, Levins,'''<br /> <br /> '''Fournier(not familiar to GIN? Who is this? Not usual surname for new-faire)'''<br /> <br /> They also found a necklace that has a bleed, this necklace is used by the hauled and high ranking church members. The team didn't touch or take the necklace.<br /> <br /> /-/<br /> <br /> The team headed to Melody Wildes house in the sidle. WILDES Melody is new to the area, moved from the west. [[LaCroix|Lacroix]], moved from there. Family is a refuge. Dad started the funeral business from Mister woods. Brother and husband live upstairs. Dad is old now. <br /> <br /> The team went together to the house of grief, Melody is frozen in place, when approached, the team noticed a pair of puncture marks on the side of her neck. Not like the herald, this is more of….. bite…. Two teeth? <br /> <br /> Picture of her and a man. They are shaken hands, this is Mr. Woods. He seems happy and sure. She looked…. Off. <br /> <br /> Someone sneaking inside? The team try to hide from them, the older gentleman is now here. Asks why she’s here. She looks nervous talking to what it can be seen now as Mr. wood? <br /> <br /> Mr. Woods, has the same bleed as melody, STRONGER. So strong. It radiates from him. <br /> <br /> After going to his Mind Palace, Jamie figured out that Melody is under control from Mr. Woods. He must have been the one to miss with the makeup. When Gin left the house of grief, she noticed Mr. Woods watching the team at the top of the building….. <br /> <br /> === Assignment #2 - 06/15/2024 &quot;The Ruby Rapture&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: Red Rash, Fangs <br /> <br /> Characters: Lizzy (Talia), Gideon (Nick), Luliana (Emma), Henry (Geoff), and Gin (Julia) <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Harris/Lawrence, Pensive the Cat, Lorenzo of the Ruby Rapture, the Fanged Creature that Attacked Lizzy <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: Pensive the Fanged Cat <br /> <br /> District/Locations: Red Lamp, South Soffit <br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened: <br /> <br /> * A worker from the Ruby Rapture has been sick an abnormal amount of time, neck still red, violent outbursts <br /> * A doctor came to visit his home while he was sick and performed &quot;blood letting&quot;, his roommate said it was A LOT of blood and the doctor didn't clean up <br /> * The cat lapped up some of the blood and now also showing violent outbursts <br /> * The doctor gave an address and contact to Lawrence's roommate in case he needed more info. He went to the address during the day and found nothing<br /> * Going at night, they found strange symbols and then were attacked by a fanged woman who when shot, survived and ran away. <br /> * Later, the symbols were discovered to mean &quot;Feed&quot; <br /> <br /> === Assignment #3 - 06/21/2024 “The Last Lightkeeper of Seasway&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: Eldritch Horror, City of the Resplendent , Local Legends <br /> <br /> Characters: Tara (Sarah), [[Malory Harper]] (Matt), Cedric (Sam), Alexander (Jon), Mara (Anna) <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: The Lightkeeper's Doll, Gherman the Last Lightkeeper <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: The Lightkeeper's Doll<br /> <br /> District/Locations: Seasway<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> * There is an underwater city in the Glass Sea <br /> * The People of Seasway seemed to be under some kind of hypnosis <br /> * They are desperate to show you 'The Great One'<br /> * The Lighthouse is destroyed and empty on the bottom<br /> * At the top of the Lighthouse, Gherman has destroyed his entrance to the Pharos <br /> * He begs to keep the Doll safe <br /> * On the West side of the Island, the investigators see the remains of the Great One <br /> * The child of the Great one waits to feast<br /> * The investigators take barrels of oil and molotov cocktails to the child of the Great One <br /> * While it feasts on the hypnotized villagers, the investigators fight it until it dies <br /> <br /> === Assignment #4 - 06/22/2024 &quot;Interview with a Deaconess&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: Knight of the Pyre, the Pyre, the Ascendency <br /> <br /> Characters: Alexandria, Gideon, Jamie, Amaranth <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Baxter White, Ariel Kelly, Diego Parris, Lorelei Pennywhistle <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations: The Sidle<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> * A Deaconess is being held by the OUP after her brother Reggie called them when he found her missing <br /> * The Deaconess touched an artifact and ended up gaining telekinesis and the Pyre wanted to kill her for it <br /> * While interviewing her and trying to plan a way to help her escape, a knight of the Pyre appeared to kill her. <br /> <br /> -- We met the knight of the pyre for the first time! '''Diego Parris.''' <br /> <br /> -- Deaconess Lorelei was killed by him tho sad ): <br /> <br /> === Assignment #5 - 06/26/2024 &quot;Something Different About You&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: Developers. <br /> <br /> Characters: Gin Reynolds (Julia), Lulianna Vaerstrom (Emma), [https://quelmarwiki.com/wiki/Malory_Harper Malory “Mal” Harper] (Matt), Tara Lloyd (Sarah), Alexandria Aquino (Aerin), Cedric Margrave (Sam) <br /> <br /> GM: Jon<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Set VII Experiment I <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: None<br /> <br /> District/Locations: The Steel<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened: <br /> <br /> * Investigators entered an abandoned factory and immediately felt off<br /> * A mixture of pain, anguish, joy and malice were felt on the walls<br /> * Bleed was felt from a hallway, and the door opened itself mysteriously<br /> * A scream was heard from within the building, and the team began to look for the source<br /> * They entered the hallway, which had several decomposing bodies of developers<br /> * The end of the hallway had an odd green light, and a man was seen standing there<br /> ** He began approaching the group, rambling somewhat<br /> ** Dr. Aquino approached him, with Lulianna also offering a way to help<br /> ** He responded with &quot;I am Perfection&quot; and snapped the neck of the Doctor<br /> * The rest of the crew unloaded and retreated, then leveling the building on top of the experiment<br /> <br /> === Assignment #6 - 07/06/2024 &quot;Petals of Protection&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: The Cure, Owl Wain, Local Legends <br /> <br /> Characters: Gideon (Nick), [[Malory Harper|Mal]] (Matt), Amaranth (Anna), Luliana (Emma) <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: The Owl Wain <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: Timely [[Iris]] <br /> <br /> District/Locations: Scarlet Woods / Bridleborn<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> * The investigators are sent to retrieve timely iris to assist with making a cure for the fanged disease and red rash <br /> * Scarlet runners are seen traveling this edge of the wood, tell you of a local legend of a [[ghost]] who requires you to be [[silent]] or she'll kill you <br /> * When entering the area, if any sound is made, the investigators are quite immediately met with an attack of owls and among the owls, they see a young girl in a large feathery cloak, commanding the owls <br /> * The young girl approaches when the investigators are brought to the ground but they all manage to get away to the Iris field<br /> * They gather Iris and find a smugglers crate buried inside that contains the body of a young child, they think the same age as the Owl Wain's spirit appears. It is wearing a similar but less feathery cloak <br /> * When leaving, the group attempts to console the Owl Wain. The Wain is distraught when Mara sings her the song and then when she goes to cry, she covers her mouth to keep herself quiet <br /> * The investigators leave as the Wain is distracted and no longer attacking them. <br /> <br /> === Assignment #7 - 07/07/2024 &quot;Assisting the Gumshoe&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: The Ascendancy, The Pyre, Fangs, Dive Herald, Knight of the Pyre <br /> <br /> Characters: Lizzy (Talia), Tara (Sarah), Father Lorrian (Keller), Jamie (Amal), and Gin (Julia) <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:''Jonathan Aarons, '''[[Sister]] Fournier''''' <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: -- <br /> <br /> District/Locations: Shriveline, Briar Green, South Soffit <br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened: <br /> <br /> -- The people from the List are now dying! The team believes someone not on the list are killing them to benefit someone who is on the list.<br /> <br /> -- Jamie Dies! <br /> <br /> -- Candela managed to save the future Divine Herald! <br /> <br /> === Assignment #8 - 07/14/2024 &quot;The Crimson River&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: [https://quelmarwiki.com/wiki/Malory_Harper Mal Harper] (Matt), Amaranth Cyrus (Anna), Tara (Sarah) <br /> <br /> GM: Nick <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #9 - 07/17/2024 &quot;We Can Take Your Pain&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: Developers <br /> <br /> Characters: [[Malory Harper|Mal]] (Matt), Tess Henry (Mercedes), Gideon (Nick), Verity Leòn (Aerin), Amaranth Cyprus (Anna) <br /> <br /> GM: Jon <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Set VII Experiment II <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: None<br /> <br /> District/Locations: Briar Green<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> * The party arrived at the college campus, trying to understand what happened<br /> * Used bleed detectors to find the source of the phenomenon<br /> ** It was determined to be the dormitory building<br /> * The investigators entered and felt cold oppression and it got worse the higher they went<br /> * As investigators spread out through the building, each began to see images of their fears.<br /> * These fears pulled them towards the top floor, or sent them away depending on the person<br /> * Eventually, the group saw the experiment on the third floor, and he feasted on their fear and found it delicious<br /> * He wanted to feast on more than just fear, and turned to advance on the group<br /> ** They immediately opened fire as he tried to get closer, but he managed to get close<br /> * He was wounded severely, retreating through a rift in the Flare<br /> <br /> === Assignment #10 - 07/19/2024 “The New Divine Herald&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: Divine Herald, The Ascendancy, Red Rash, Quarantine, Fangs, [[Vampyre]] <br /> <br /> Characters: Gideon (Nick), Tara (Sarah), Father Lorrian (Keller), Gin (Julia), [[Malory Harper|Mal]] (Matt) <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Divine Herald Siobhan Fournier <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: Vampyre Dust<br /> <br /> District/Locations: The Shriveline, South Soffit <br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened: <br /> <br /> * The new Divine Herald states there will be a quarantine of South Soffit (indefinite), as well as a two-week hold on Hallowharbor, The Steel, and Red Lamp<br /> * Desperate to find the reason behind the Red Rash, the investigators head to ground zero, South Soffit, before the [[midnight]] Quarantine begins <br /> * In Gin's church in South Soffit, a few of those with the long version Red Rash state they got it from a soup kitchen where they saw the Divine Herald when she was just a Cardinal<br /> * They are approached by a pair of doctors looking for those with long-lasting Red Rash to &quot;assist&quot; them <br /> * Gin recognizes them as fanged creatures, like what attacked Lizzy <br /> * They kill the pair, using symbols of the Ascendancy or a Ghostblade to turn them to dust <br /> * They go the hospital the pair represented and find a &quot;Vampyre Nursery&quot; with a Nursery worker there, overseeing 5 newborns preparing to wake and 5 sedated [[humans]], ready to be feasted on when the newborns awake <br /> * The journal from the Vampyre Nursery states that they were going to wake up in 3 days. It takes 5 days fully from bite to awaking. <br /> * The investigators kill the Nursery Worker but not until they learn from him that the Divine Herald is a High Priestess from Lacroix, where she is known as the Countess Fournier <br /> * She brought the Red Rash to [[Newfaire]] to show the vampyres who will be the most susceptible to being turned into a vampyre vs. who will be the food for those new vampyres<br /> <br /> === Assignment #11 - 07/27/2024 &quot;The Owl Wain&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: Local Legends, Owl Wain, The Cloud, The Cure, [[Player]] Catalyst <br /> <br /> Characters: Lizzy (Talia), Verity (Aerin), Gio (Amal), Gin (Julia), and Gideon (Nick) <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Owl Wain <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: Timely Iris <br /> <br /> District/Locations: Scarlet Wood, Bridleborn Mountains <br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> * The investigators returned to put the Owl Wain to rest and also seek out more timely Iris <br /> * They take a side road and find a cloud that is giving off bleed <br /> * The cloud feels like it is watching them and then it creates a dust [[devil]] and slurps up a pair of wild stallions before dispensing the bones and blood in front of them <br /> * Going back to the main road, they find the Owl Wain and use the nursery rhyme song about her to plea to her and Gideon uses a spirit board to have her speak without speaking <br /> * She tells them she has to be quiet because of Pa and she is afraid of the passing Smuggler wagons<br /> * The riders on the wagon tell the investigators of a man who used to have his children travel with him and was unkind to them if they were not quiet and one by one the children went missing before the man retired because no one would work with him <br /> * The investigators find the box with the Owl Wain's body, Gin performing her last rites and her spirit being laid to rest. On the Box they see the name Hildebrand and a location <br /> * Going to the location, they find a cabin and inside, the body of the man, Hildebrand. The evidence shows he was murdered by his eldest daughter's fiance after she told him they couldn't be married because her father was refusing to let her go. <br /> * The investigator's find the Owl Wain's room and her name before she became legend, Mary. <br /> * Her eldest sister, Vanessa, seems to have escaped with her fiance. <br /> * There is a third bed with the name Alyssa on it. The investigators find no evidence to lead them to her demise. <br /> * Heading back, they have adequate amounts of Timely Iris <br /> <br /> === Assignment #12 - 07/30/2024 &quot;The Sunken City&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: City of the Resplendent, Eldritch Horror, Local Legends <br /> <br /> Characters: Gideon (Nick), [[Malory Harper|Mal]] (Matt), Mara (Anna), Tara (Sarah), Alex (Jon) <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: The Resplendent One, Alex's Visitor <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: The Gift of the Resplendent One <br /> <br /> District/Locations: The Glass Sea<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> * The Investigators delved into the sea to find the city lost below <br /> * In the Glass sea, they found what was once an island town now sunken and still inhabited <br /> * The Glimmers are jellyfish like folk who were gifted their undersea bodies by their goddess, the Resplendent One <br /> * The Glimmers share with Alex and Mallory that they found the Resplendent One by digging in a well that brought forth the gift. <br /> * The gift works like oil, but uses much less to burn brightly<br /> * They heard singing at the bottom of the well and went on a [[campaign]] to dig until they could find *her* <br /> * The resplendent one, uncovered, pulled the village of Anchorwash down to be with her in the ocean <br /> * The glimmers take the investigators to see the Resplendent one who they have chained because she threatened to leave them. The investigators can tell she is not truly locked in place though, but playing along with her followers. <br /> * Alex is called to take some of the Resplendent Gift but breaks free of it at the last moment<br /> * Gideon uses the Aetherstone to force the Glimmers back when they try to force Alex, but as it harms the Glimmers, it angers the Resplendent One who frees herself from her bonds to chase the investigators away. <br /> <br /> === Assignment #13 - 08/03/2024 &quot;The Fanged&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #14 - 08/09/2024 &quot;Happily Ever After&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: <br /> <br /> GM: Julia (Guest) <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #15 - 011/2024 &quot;Shadow Protocols&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: Intrigue, The Forge of Renewal, Disavowed <br /> <br /> Characters: Gideon (Nick), Tara (Sarah), Amaranth (Anna) <br /> <br /> GM: Matt <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Lucian Grim, Mockingbird, Magnus Thorne, Felicity Ashcroft, Jackson &quot;The Jackal&quot; MacKey <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: Partial rubbing of an Oldfairen tablet<br /> <br /> District/Locations: The Steel, The Eaves, Hallowharbor, The N.P.S. Aurora<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> * The investigators received unmarked packages that contained a very small cylinder phonograph with a briefing for an assignment.<br /> ** As well as a chest that containing:<br /> *** A device with a tag that notes the device as the Arcane Resonance Emitter (A.R.E.) - disables wards<br /> *** A pair of wire frame glasses identified as Spectral Identified Glasses - identifies individuals<br /> *** Each receives a first [[class]] ticket and an invitation to the gala aboard the [[airship]] Aurora during it's maiden voyage.<br /> *** An envelope of cash for use during the assignment<br /> <br /> * The assignment is to intercept notorious smuggler, Felicity Ashcroft and keep her from selling an ancient Oldfairen relic to wanted war criminal, Lucian Grim. The transaction is set to take place aboard The Aurora. Little is known about Grim due to his military records being completely redacted. The investigators are to conduct the assignment with the utmost secrecy but are instructed to stop the transaction no matter what (short of damaging the airship or harming passangers).<br /> * The investigators procure disguises and false identities from Candela's Junior Quartermaster, Quinnavyr Sinclaire.<br /> * The investigators board the Aurora without incident.<br /> * Mara and Gideon head to the dance floor to survey the room in an attempt to spot Ashcroft. Tara spots her and calls the team's attention to the bar where Ashcroft is being flirted with by several powerful members of Newfairen society.<br /> ** As Gideon and Mara head towards the bar, Tara notices they Ashcroft exchanges looks with a large man, Magnus Thorne, from across the ballroom then makes an excuse and departs to meet with him.<br /> * Tara follows Ashcroft and Thorne and sees them disappear into a stateroom, guard by a formidable man in the corridor, Jackson MacKey.<br /> * Gideon remote views into the room once Tara identifies the room number. He sees:<br /> ** A wooden crate sits in the middle of the living area of the luxury room. It has been opened, but Gideon cannot see inside of it.<br /> ** Ashcroft sits on a couch across from a man, Lucian Grim. A woman, Mockingbird, stands behind Grim - ready to spring into action if needed.<br /> ** Ashecroft demands more money, despite their prior agreement. This angers Grim and he refuses. Ashcroft pulls a gun on Grim in response.<br /> ** Grim approaches her in an attempt to calm her down and agrees they should renegotiate. Once Ashcroft lowers her pistol, Grim grabs her and breaks her neck.<br /> ** He tells Mockingbird to take care of MacKey and be quick about it.<br /> * Tara sees Mockingbird make fast work of MacKey then quickly drag him into the state room and close the door behind her.<br /> * Gideon tells Mara he is going to join Tara.<br /> * Tara devices a plan and performs a song from the stage and wows the attendees of the gala. It is under the ruse that she is singing it to her fiance.<br /> * Gideon and Tara encounter ship's security and act lost in order to remove any suspicion and keep the guards patrolling.<br /> * During Mara's song, Gideon and Tara use the A.R.E. to disable a word on the stateroom door. As they attempt to quietly open the door, Mockingbird hears the knob turning and pulls the door open.<br /> ** Tara draws her pistol and shoots at Mockingbird.<br /> *** Using the shot at Mockingbird, Gideon runs past her to try and get to the crate.<br /> ** Magnus is preparing charges on the wall of the stateroom to create an escape route from the ship.<br /> *** Grim is wearing a parachute and has strapped a light green stone tablet to himself.<br /> * Gideon tries to bend a knife at Grim as Tara fights with Mockingbird. Thorne blows the charges on the wall and blows a hole in the wall to the outside of the ship, causing the exterior envelop of the airship to catch fire.<br /> ** Gideon's knife misses Grim, but it cuts a strap on his parachute and causes the tablet to slide towards the opening in the wall.<br /> ** Gideon dives for the tablet, but as the ship lurches, is thrown through the hole as well.<br /> *** He fails to get the tablet, which falls into the sea below the airship.<br /> **** Given manges to grab a hold of a metal rod to keeping from plummeting to his death.<br /> **** As Grim moves to the opening, Gideon spots a piece of paper hanging out of Grim's jacket pocket.<br /> ***** Gideon tries to grab it but only gets a scrap of the paper, which is later discovered to be a rubbing of the tablet.<br /> * Grim, Thorne and Mockingbird escape by parachute.<br /> * Mara arrives in time to help Tara pull Gideon back into the airship.<br /> * The airship returns to port and the investigators disappear into a crowd of evacuees.<br /> * Later researching with their circle resources, they discover that the paper is a rubbing of the tablet. It speaks of something only named in part as &quot;The Forge&quot;.<br /> ** Gideon spends several days researching The Forge and concludes it must be in relation to The Forge of Renewal. An ancient device capable of rewriting reality as the user of the machine sees fit.<br /> <br /> === Assignment #16 - 08/17/2024 &quot;Missing Persons&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #17 - 08/18/2024 &quot;Engines of Compromise&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: Tess Henry (Mercedes), Cedric (Sam), Gin (Julia), Verity (Aerin), Gio (Amal) <br /> <br /> GM: Matt <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Prof. Alfred Greene, Jacob Wallace, Mockingbird, Magnus Thorne <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: None, but the investigators encountered three pale men in black suits that emitted bleed and possessed some kind of psychic ability that remains unidentified.<br /> <br /> District/Locations: South Soffit - The Monarch Theater, Briar Green - Professor Greene's home, Hallowharbor - Freighter docks<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #18 - 08/20/2024 &quot;We Move in the Dark&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: <br /> <br /> GM: Jon <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:\<br /> <br /> === Assignment #19 - 08/25/2024 &quot;The Healing Church&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened<br /> <br /> === Assignment #20 - 08/27/2024 &quot;Blood-Starved Beasts&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #21 - 09/04/2024 &quot;... vestus ardeat debet&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: <br /> <br /> GM: Matt <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #22 - 09/12/2024 &quot;Where My Brother Rests&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: <br /> <br /> GM: Jon <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #23 - 09/14/2024 &quot;The First Lightkeeper of LaCroix&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> == '''Arc 3 - The Shadow and The Dream''' ==<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #1 - 01/18/25 &quot;Nothing Left but Teeth and Bones...&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook: ''Two weeks ago a gas explosion destroyed a bakery in The Sidle. Recently several residents report sightings of smoldering apparitions resembling loved ones lost in the tragedy. Lightkeeper Harrison Park has summoned you to determine if a phenomenon is behind the sightings and if they are related to the explosion.''<br /> <br /> Content Warnings: '''''This assignment contains themes of death, grief and depictions of gore.'''''<br /> <br /> Characters: Feyre Acheron, Carmen Baxter, Dexter &quot;Dex&quot; Miller, Clarence &quot;Clancy&quot; Fields, and Mocking-bird<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Session Date: 01/18/25<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Harry Park, Clara Sutton, Eleanor Sutton, Nikoli Sorell<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: Nikoli Sorell's journal, Sorell's key ring, Sorell's wallet w/ identification, a magickal exlposive device (rendered useless)<br /> <br /> Assignment Date: December 24, 36 CR<br /> <br /> District/Locations: The Sidle<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened: <br /> <br /> The investigators are called to The Sidle by Lightkeeper Harrison Park to investigate a mysterious explosion that destroyed Merrick’s Hearth bakery two weeks earlier. The team begins their investigation at the ruins of the bakery, where they find scorch marks and shadows of the victims burned into the walls, clear evidence of the tragedy’s intensity. The remains of the bakery are unstable, with debris threatening to collapse at any moment.<br /> <br /> Carmen places a bare hand against the door frame of the bakery and experiences past emotions of horror and malevolence. As the investigators explore the basement of the bakery, both Carmen and Clancy feel someone’s sheer terror and wicked glee through a psychic emanation.<br /> <br /> Ultimately, the timing of the explosion and the appearance of reported sightings of the fury apparitions suggest some kind of connection, and that the explosion was no accident though things seem unclear at first.<br /> <br /> A strange man is spotted across the street from the bakery, taking notes. Mockingbird manages to sneak up on him and discover that his notes are for that very night and time and that he is writing the description of someone - later discovered to be Feyre. The man makes a scene and uses Mocking-bird’s desire to avoid drawing undo attention to herself to leave.<br /> <br /> During a visit to The Sidle Community Center, where residents have gathered to share their grief, the investigators learn from Clara Sutton, a grieving mother, that her daughter Eleanor, who died in the explosion, now appears as a ghostly figure following her wherever she goes. Eleanor’s smoldering form does not enter buildings or harm anyone, but her presence fills Clara with confusion and sorrow, as she believes her ghostly figure is the spirit of her beloved daughter. Eleanor’s flickering figure is spotted outside the window.<br /> <br /> Feyre learns of the death of her brother-in-law, [[Lincoln Renfield-Murray]], from Lincoln’s sister Ellie. He was one of the victims of the explosion.<br /> <br /> Dex leaves the community meeting to speak with Eleanor - joined shortly there after by the rest of the investigators and Clara.<br /> <br /> Clancy and Mocking-bird catch sight of the strange man that Mocking-bird saw taking notes walking past the community center’s park from where he was first seen across from the bakery. When he realizes he has been spotted, he runs. Both Clancy and Mocking-bird make chase and are joined shortly thereafter by Carmen.<br /> <br /> Working together, Feyre and Dex piece together that Eleanor’s spirit is tied to the explosion and the unsettling presence that Carmen felt tied to Eleanor. As the rest of the team tackle Nikoli nearby in the street and wrestle him to the ground. Where Carmen enters his mind to determine who he is and why he was following them. In his mind, she sees glimpses of memories:<br /> <br /> ''Terror on a bearded man’s face when he sees a tall, thin man. The tall man exudes a malevolent energy.''<br /> <br /> ''Bakers, dead on the ground near the ovens of the bakery.''<br /> <br /> ''The tall man, joined by pale men in black suits walking out of the bakery as the tall man snaps his fingers and causes the bakery to explode behind them.''<br /> <br /> As Carmen explored the man’s mind, Mockingbird maintained an iron hold on the man’s neck so Clancy could frisk and search him. They find a notebook showing that he had been following someone referred to as “L.M.” under order from a person known only as “K”. In the journal they see that he was notating:<br /> <br /> ''Lincoln’s day-to-day activities, business meetings, transcripts from recordings of personal conversations in Lincoln’s home with his family and friends and photos of Lincoln.''<br /> <br /> In total, there is nearly three months of data leading up to the explosion. As well as an entry stating that, “...the package is in place.” with a date from the night before the bakery explosion. The evidence points to Lincoln being a target in the explosion, raising suspicions that it was not an accident but an assassination.<br /> <br /> Comparing the photos in the man’s journal to his memories, Carmen shows the photos to Feyre and asks if the photos are of her brother-in-law, Feyre helps Carmen confirm that L.M. in the journal was, in fact, Lincoln.<br /> <br /> Carmen is also able to determine that the man was trying to crush a poison tooth in his mouth but Mocking-bird’s hold hand locked his mouth open so he could not bite down.<br /> <br /> The investigators destroy the remnants of a device that is covered in Oldfairen markings, dispersing the residual bleed energy and freeing Eleanor’s spirit from its tether to the physical world.<br /> <br /> Found in the man’s satchel is also a wallet with documents identifying him as Nikoli Sorell and a small key ring with three keys.<br /> <br /> ''Key #1: A vehicle key of some kind''<br /> <br /> ''Key #2: A deadbolt key''<br /> <br /> ''Key #3: A padlock key''<br /> <br /> Nikoli is rendered unconscious by Mocking-bird and taken to the headquarters of The Circle of Whistles and Whispers to be held in their vault for identification and removal of the poison tooth and questioning.<br /> <br /> After putting Nikoli into containment in the vault, the team investigates an address found on the driver's license found in Nikoli's wallet. It leads to an apartment directly across the street from the book store Verbatim, which is below a pair of apartments where Lincoln had lived with his family.<br /> <br /> When searching the apartment, Feyre, Clancy and Mocking-bird discover a cardboard box containing In the cardboard box, there are a lot of newspaper clippings and three books, “Summer at Silverslip”, “The Day the Veil Was Torn” and “Mud and Bones”. All novels written by Lincoln Renfield-Murray.<br /> <br /> The news clippings were all from local papers about book signings, public readings, his activities as a member Newfaire Arts Council and as a volunteer at the South Soffit Public Library.<br /> <br /> Both the books and news articles had notations in them in Sorell's handwriting; further detailing the lengths he went to in following Lincoln.<br /> <br /> Mocking-bird searched a desk in the apartment that contained unopened rolls of camera film as well as a small camera to go with them. Behind a false panel in the lower right hand drawer are three spools of audio film from a radio device on top of the desk as well as notes in a set of leather notebooks containing transcriptions of conversations recorded with the device on the desk since labels on and in the notebooks appear to correspond to labels on the reels.<br /> <br /> Feyre searched a steamer trunk at the foot of the studio apartment's bed and, after a few minutes of rummaging through a stack of pants and shirts, she noticed a small separation between the bottom the trunk and the inner wall of it - a false bottom to the trunk.<br /> <br /> Beneath this false bottom were a collection of guns, knives, piano wire, what could be several small explosive devices, small bottles labeled as various poisons, thieves tools, several forms of identification under several different names but all with Sorell’s photograph in them (business cards, a periphery badge, OUP identification, an ID for The Noman Army’s Division of Legal Investigation and several passports in different names - each with Nikoli's photograph), large sums of cash in various currencies and several single person, one way tickets aboard the railroad, airship liners and sea going vessels.<br /> <br /> There was also a date book with various appointments, dates and notes all written in Hillian (the language of East Hills). Within the date book Feyre found a business card for a business in The Varnish, Parson’s Paraphernalia - Antiquities • Books • Spiritual Consultant. A phone number was printed on the back of the card along with the business address and the name of the owner and proprietor, Jasper Parson.<br /> <br /> On the card in Sorell’s handwriting was a time and date, 11:30 AM, 11/22/36.<br /> <br /> Lastly, Clancy found a loose floorboard concealing another, leather bound journal. The entire [[The Strange Journal|journal]] was written in a strange language.<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #2 - 01/19/25 &quot;In The Light of the New Year&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook: ''With the new year rapidly approaching, invitations are being sent out for the dozens of First Light parties being hosted around the city. Piers Corden has received several for one of the most famous and most coveted- the one hosted by Metamorph Industries. What a better way to celebrate First Light than go to a famous party?''<br /> <br /> Content Warnings: '''''This assignment contains depictions of alcohol, and violence at a public gathering.'''''<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #3 - &quot;Cornered&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags: Investigation, Memory Manipulation, Monster Hunt, Paranormal Activity, Hidden Threats<br /> <br /> Hook: The Investigators were summoned to Noman Grand Hospital to investigate the murder of Marie Chen, a freshman at Briargreen College, who was slain by her best friend who is temporarily being held under psychiatric observation after he told his doctor of shadows that &quot;crawl into your head and steal your thoughts&quot;.<br /> <br /> Content Warnings: '''''This assignment will contain themes of death, mental illness, grief and depictions of gore.'''''<br /> <br /> Assignment Date: 01/14/37 CR<br /> <br /> Characters: Callum McVeigh, Feyre Acheron, Mocking-bird, Persephone &quot;Percy&quot; Montgomery, Dr. Phyllis &quot;Filly&quot; Bailey<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Arthur &quot;Artie&quot; Lemmon, Dr. Sylvia Harlow, The Hallow, Shard<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: Blood and tissue samples from The Shadow Man, mucus sample from the black sedan<br /> <br /> District/Locations: Silverslip, The Sidle, South Soffit, Eastreek, Nine Irons<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> Upon their arrival at Grand Noman Hospital, the investigators met Dr. Sylvia Harlow, a psychiatrist who had been treating a young man accused of murder named Artie Lemmon. Artie, a 20-year-old former butcher, had been charged with the murder of his best friend, Marie Chen. Artie’s account of the incident was disjointed and fragmented, with several days of his memory completely blank until shortly after Marie’s murder.<br /> <br /> Artie recalled trying to eat a turkey sandwich during his lunch on Friday, but nothing after that. Marie was murdered the following Monday night. He remembers being unable to finish it and comments it tasted bitter to him. He also states that he thinks he might have given it to a local unhoused man known only in The Soffit as Jones.<br /> <br /> Lastly, he drew a picture for the investigators of the monster he was certain he had seen in the butcher shop, crawling into Marie’s head, stealing her thoughts. Referring to the creature only as The Shadow Man.<br /> <br /> The investigators’ search for clues led them to Cunningham’s Butcher Shop where Artie had worked. Mocking-bird bought a sandwich, a bottle of pop and a paper bag of thinly sliced, fried potatoes that Mr. Cunningham referred to as ‘crisps’. Percy scanned for bleed in the butcher shop but only found residual traces of bleed energy. Feyre broke into the shop after Mr. Cunningham had closed up for the night and surveyed the turkey’s in the walk-in cooler. She took an accounting of numbered tags on each turkey and looked through Cunnigham’s ledger.<br /> <br /> After determining everything looked to be in order, Feyre placed some money into the butcher’s safe with a note reading ''‘Invest in some new locks buddy.”''<br /> <br /> The investigators left the Sidle to find Jones in the undercity to see if he was adversely affected by the turkey sandwich Artie might have shared with him. When investigating a park that Artie frequented during his lunches to practice his drawing, Percy noticed a woman watching them from an alley across the street. A man approached her from within the alley and they left in a black sedan.<br /> <br /> Mocking-bird, being a resident of The Soffit, had run into Jones as well as other unhoused individuals in her work trying to get Scarlet off the street. The trio they found were users of the drug, not distributors. After a bit of conversation, it is determined that while the team had thought that perhaps the turkey was tainted, it appeared to be fine because Jones had not experienced anything strange after eating the sandwich.<br /> <br /> The team then made their way to Nine Irons to examine the body of Marie in the city morgue, but also noticed the black sedan from The Sidle. Mocking-bird and Filly decided to head into the morgue while Callum, Feyre and Percy approached the black sedan. Filly distracted the clerk as Mocking-bird snuck into the morgue. Once inside, she found an open cold chamber with a label indicating that it had been where Marie’s body had once been. It was empty. The window of the morgue was broken and indicated that someone or something had escaped through it from the inside.<br /> <br /> As Feyre approached the black sedan, she noticed it was running but it did not sound like a normal automobile. When attempting to unlock the car, it revved its engine and drove down the street from her; even though the vehicle was empty. An attempt to shim the lock of the car open revealed no apparent locking mechanism within the door. When she removed the shim from the door, it was covered in some sort of mucus.<br /> <br /> As she attempted to wipe it clean, the man the investigators had seen in The Sidle called out to her and approached the car. Which turned out to be his. It purred when he stepped up to the trunk and opened up for him. The trunk shifted and revealed a selection of weapons. Percy held the man at gunpoint, but he was unimpressed and removed a large rifle from the trunk.<br /> <br /> As Mocking-bird and Filly joined the investigators outside, the woman from The Sidle joined the man at the car. Filly asked them if they were members of Candela Obscura to which the man replied, “No ma’am. We’re professionals.”<br /> <br /> Then offered to team up with the investigators in tracking down what actually killed Marie.<br /> <br /> Mockingbird and FIlly confirmed that Marie’s body was missing.<br /> <br /> Begrudgingly, the investigators join the two strangers and venture into Eastreek to find whatever had killed Marie and possibly absconded with her body.<br /> <br /> When asked by Callum who the man and woman were, the man replied, “We’re the Nightkeepers.”<br /> <br /> Their plan was simple. The investigators would serve as bait to draw out the creature and the Nightkeepers, known as Shard and The Hollow, would ambush it and kill it.<br /> <br /> Shortly after entering the labyrinthian landfill, a mysterious figure in a mask that introduced themself as the greatest thief in the world made a distraction atop a hill of trash and was almost instantly attacked from the shadows by a creature made of flesh and shadow, seemingly made of both male and female genders. The female part resembling Artie’s description of Marie.<br /> <br /> The masked woman known as, later understood to be known as Lady Phantasma, was subdued by the monster as it dug into her mind.<br /> <br /> The investigators tried to stop the monster from attacking the masked woman, but were overcome with a sudden terror from the sight of the creature slipping its fingers beneath the newcomer's scalp. All but Filly.<br /> <br /> The Doctor attempted to appeal to whatever common ground might dwell within the monster in the hopes that some piece of Marie was still inside there. And while her courageous attempt to persuade the monster seemed to work, it turned out that Filly had just drawn the monster's attention. As it approached her, the Nightkeepers arrived and attacked with a combination of magikal and technological attacks.<br /> <br /> The Hollow was injured in the fight with the monster, but between Callum, Mocking-bird physically assailing the beast while Feyre and Filly tried to keep it from killing The Hollow. Lady Phantasma  managed to find The Hollow’s gun and repeatedly fired at the creature, killing it.<br /> <br /> As the fog of disorientation began to clear from Phantasma’s mind, she shared some information she had learned when her mind was connected to The Shadow Man’s.<br /> <br /> The Shadow Man had been fed upon the memories of Artie, Marie and Phantasma. It had been born of some kind of accident in a strange lab where it merged with a technician that was checking on the body of an unconscious woman in a hospital bed.<br /> <br /> The feeding process always leaves The Shadow Man’s victims disoriented and afraid. In Artie’s disoriented state, he attacked Marie in a misguided attempt to stop The Shadow Man. His wild attacks left Marie dead on the floor of the butcher’s shop where she had found Artie reeling from being attacked by The Shadow Man.<br /> <br /> As the sounds of police sirens filled the air, the investigators gathered their wounded and quickly selected a sample of The Shadow Man’s tissue and blood for study by Candela Obscura. The Hollow reassured them they could smooth things over with the Periphery.<br /> <br /> They also hoped to use the sample to persuade the courts that Artie was unwillingly under the effects of a psychoactive substance that caused him to lose control of himself and kill Marie. His fate currently remains unclear.<br /> <br /> In the aftermath, the team now gone, The Hollow and Shard Examined The Shadow Man’s body.<br /> <br /> The Hollowed looked on as Shard knelt beside the creature, her hand lightly resting on its form, crystalline veins glowing faintly along her arm in the dim light.<br /> <br /> The Hollow kept his voice low, “Anything?”<br /> <br /> Shard replied quietly, almost mournful. “It’s still alive.”<br /> <br /> The Hollow paused, his expression grim as he spoke: “Box it up and let The Boss know we bagged another one.”<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #4 - &quot;Heart of Steel&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook: The investigators are once again sent to Grand Noman Hospital to investigate theft of medical supplies, organic materials, and the energy source of an experimental healing device created by EONS; as well as several cases of patients experiencing a relapse of a serious illness.<br /> <br /> Content Warnings: '''''This assignment will contain body horror and gore.'''''<br /> <br /> Assignment Date: 02/07/37 CR<br /> <br /> Characters: Arin Kwyin, Dexter &quot;Dex&quot; Miller, Katherine Ellenbogen, Feyre Acheron, Byron Hans Core<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Dr. Lucy Franklin, Jacob Franklin, Dr. David Franklin, Dr. Eliza Morgan, Detective Irene Mathers, Detective Joe Brandt, Ezekial Graves, Nichelle<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: Actium-77 (Synthesized Isotope)<br /> <br /> District/Locations: Silverslip, Grand Noman Hospital<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> # '''Setting and Initial Observations'''<br /> #* The investigators were dispatched to Grand Noman Hospital to investigate thefts of medical supplies, organic fluids, and the energy source of the Vitae Reconstructor, a device developed by Holthorne Biologics.<br /> #* They found evidence of tampered supply rooms, scorch marks near the Vitae Reconstructor, and dangerous residual bleed energy left behind.<br /> #* Tensions rose quickly with the arrival of two Periphery detectives, Mathers and Brandt, who were openly hostile to the investigators' involvement and focused solely on recovering Actium-77.<br /> #* Amid the chaos, several patients were found horribly mutated by exposure to unstable bleed energy.<br /> #* Suspicious behavior from Dr. Lucy Franklin led the investigators to track her movements through the hospital, ultimately uncovering a secret sub-basement where Lucy and her brother Jacob were conducting unauthorized experiments.<br /> # '''Recovery of Items and Information'''<br /> #* In the sub-basement workshop, the investigators found Lucy and Jacob tending to a grotesque mechanical womb sustaining their dying brother David.<br /> #* The device was leaking dangerous amounts of bleed energy, amplified by the unstable Actium-77 housed improperly in the core.<br /> #* When the investigators confronted the siblings, a violent struggle broke out: Jacob shot Mocking-bird in the shoulder, injuring her.<br /> #* Byron cracked the reinforced glass porthole of the mechanical suit during the skirmish, causing irradiated amniotic fluid to spill out into the workshop and exposing everyone present to bleed contamination.<br /> #* As tensions flared, Jacob and Lucy revealed their desperation: the military had cut off David’s medical services following the war’s end, leaving them with no other way to save him. Jacob, weeping, begged Byron for help.<br /> #* Bound by the magickal compulsion of his curse, Byron aided them.<br /> # '''Confrontation with the Periphery'''<br /> #* Moments later, Detectives Mathers and Brandt arrived with a group of police officers, prepared to make arrests.<br /> #* The investigators warned the officers not to enter the contaminated workshop and agreed to submit to arrest once safely outside the bleed exposure zone.<br /> #* However, when they attempted to explain the situation, Detective Brandt grew aggressive, pushing the investigators against a wall in an attempt to forcibly arrest them.<br /> #* Byron resisted arrest, leading to a brutal confrontation between the investigators and the officers.<br /> #* Mathers attempted to shoot Mocking-bird, but missed narrowly during the melee.<br /> #* Mocking-bird shattered Brandt’s knee with a savage blow, and Byron incapacitated Mathers by stabbing her gun hand with a concealed knife.<br /> # '''Escape and Aftermath'''<br /> #* The investigators fled the hospital amidst the chaos, wounded and pursued.<br /> #* Outside, they witnessed operatives from the secretive Nightkeepers—specifically Shard and The Hollow—loading the Franklin siblings and the mechanical womb onto a large flatbed truck.<br /> # '''Legal Fallout'''<br /> #* In the aftermath, warrants were issued for the arrest of Regicide (Byron Core) and Mocking-bird (Olive Horvat) on charges including assaulting officers, resisting arrest, and fleeing custody.<br /> #* The incident left the situation at Grand Noman Hospital deeply unsettled, with lingering bleed contamination, a growing antagonism between vigilantes and the Periphery.<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #5 - &quot;Good Night, Sleep Tight&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #6 - &quot;The Devil Doctor of South Soffit&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags: Power and Corruption, Bleed Exposure, Spiritualism, Supernatural Deception<br /> <br /> Hook: After rumors spread of a mysterious figure solving supernatural problems for the people of South Soffit—at no charge—investigators are assigned by Harry to look into it. Descriptions of the so-called &quot;Devil Doctor&quot; eerily match photographs of Lincoln, a retired and deceased investigator. With growing reports of unexplained phenomena and bleed energy spikes, the investigators are tasked with uncovering the truth behind the Devil Doctor’s rise.<br /> <br /> Content Warnings: Themes of bleed exposure, manipulation of spiritual beliefs, exploitation of the poor<br /> <br /> Characters: Persephone &quot;Percy&quot; Montgomery, Byron Core (Regicide), Olive Horvat (Mocking-bird)<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: The Devil Doctor (The Dark Half), Lila Marchand (The Light Half), Joaquin Reyes, Sophia Reyes, Periphery Sergeant Isabela Reyes<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: The Book, “Compacts and Covenants” was destroyed except for part of the cover<br /> <br /> District/Locations: South Soffit, Meyers Storage, O'Malley's Pub, Robinson Field<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> '''1. Setting and Initial Observations'''<br /> <br /> * Investigators were briefed at O’Malley’s Pub by Harry, who revealed a new figure in South Soffit known as the Devil Doctor—a supernatural problem solver matching Lincoln’s appearance.<br /> * Percy, Byron and Olive traveled to South Soffit, noting the district’s eerie, heavy atmosphere—still scarred by the Red Rash plague of the year prior.<br /> <br /> '''2. First Encounter with the Devil Doctor'''<br /> <br /> * In an old crowded warehouse, the investigators witnessed the Devil Doctor dramatically pulling a ghostly figure from an old woman. She had claimed to be haunted by her deceased husband and was suffering blindness caused from the moment that her husband’s ghost appeared. The ghost, content that his wife would be alright vanished and her sight returned.<br /> * A dark-haired woman (Lila Marchand) watched from the edge of the gathering, carrying a worn messenger bag.<br /> * Joaquin Reyes, a retired dock worker who lost an arm in an accident when a crane buckled due to a lack of safety related maintenance, was seen assisting the elderly woman and speaking with the Devil Doctor.<br /> * Byron and Percy were in disguise as unhoused and given meals to eat and welcomed warmly by those gathered to witness the “miracle”.<br /> * Olive spoke with Sgt. Reyes after Joaquin left with Sophia so she could finish her homework. Isabela, who was already suspicious of the group her brother had “fallen in with” immediately grew suspicious of their presence. She warned them to stay away from her people, or she’d put them behind bars.<br /> * They were invited to join the congregants three days later where another “helper” in the flock, Thomas “Jonsey” Jones, had been given permission to use a small area of their place of employment (Robinson Field, home of the South Soffit Sluggers) for the group to meet as they were never able to find a permanent place to meet.<br /> * Percy detected lingering, non-harmful bleed energy radiating from Joaquin and the room in which the ghost had been banished.<br /> <br /> '''3. Confrontation with Isabela Reyes'''<br /> <br /> * Isabela Reyes, dressed out of uniform, was caught tailing the investigators by Byron.<br /> * After a tense exchange, Olive persuaded Isabela to let them help.<br /> * Isabela reluctantly agreed, but promised if they stepped out of line, she’d run them in.<br /> <br /> '''4. Robinson Field'''<br /> <br /> * On the night when the trio would reconvene, Olive tailed Lila Marchand and cornered her and learned that her relationship with The Devil Doctor was, “complicated”. Before they could learn more, Jonesy informed them that they had been invited to meet with the Devil Doctor privately before that evenings gathering. <br /> <br /> * Percy successfully identified that Joaquin, Jonesy and the elderly woman from the night before (all “healed” by the Devil Doctor) carried faint traces of bleed.<br /> <br /> '''5. The Devil Doctor’s Ultimatum'''<br /> <br /> * In the Slugger’s locker room, the Devil Doctor confronted the investigators directly.<br /> ** He revealed he was a manifestation of a compact that Lila had made to help The Soffit under the pressure of the Red Rash.<br /> ** The being she formed the compact with manifested on this plane of existence and could draw Lila’s supernaturally gifted abilities to solve supernatural problems that he created. This cycle only served to make him stronger and Lila weaker.<br /> ** He gripped a book with the title “Compacts and Covenants” in his hand, which had been used by Lila to forge the compact.<br /> ** She had been given the book by a friend that had trusted her to guard it - Lincoln. His use of the book to forge his own compact had left a magickal imprint on the book. Resulting in the Devil Doctor’s resemblance to Lincoln.<br /> * He offered to help Percy recover her missing memories in exchange for their silence—but Percy rejected the offer.<br /> <br /> * The investigators learned that the Devil Doctor’s strength was tied to a book he carried.<br /> * The Devil Doctor summoned twisted supernatural creatures to fight alongside him.<br /> * Mocking-bird and Regicide directly engaged the minions in hand-to-hand combat, taking heavy bleed exposure in the process, knocking the book from the Devil Doctor’s grasp. Percy and Mocking-bird worked quickly to destroy it.<br /> ** When Percy stabbed the book with a knife from Byron’s utility belt, she had a vision:<br /> *** ''In a city of ruin and rebirth, towers of brick and steel crumble only to be rebuild themselves as a massive figure rests upon an undulating throne; drifting idly through the a sky of stars. Beneath this watching ruler, a woman, shrouded in shadow sits at a fire with their sleeves rolled up. They chant softly in an ancient tongue; casting golden powder into the fire. Slowly a series of glyphs begin to pulse with orange light along their right forearm, a Sigil blazing to life in their palm. She screams into the night.''<br /> <br /> '''7. Resolution'''<br /> <br /> * Destroying the book unraveled the compact, causing the Devil Doctor to disintegrate in a screaming vortex of smoke and bleed.<br /> * Lila survived, freed from the compact's control.<br /> * Jonesy and Jaoquin took up the roles of leadership of their flock, realizing the power of the faith was in each other and their community, not a person possessing supernatural power.<br /> ** Byron bought them a building where they would be able to operate from indefinitely.<br /> ** The group begins official operations of community outreach under the banner of ''The Lantern Society'' and the motto, ''“Where light is needed, we bear the flame.”''<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #7 - &quot;Vanishing Act&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #8 - &quot;Faulty Memory&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #9 - &quot;No Rest for the Wicked&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #10 - &quot;Hot off the Press&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #11 - &quot;Behind Closed Doors&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #12 - &quot;The Root of All Evil&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #13 - &quot;The Purple Plague&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #14 - &quot;Now You See Me&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook: Arc 3, Act 1 - Finale<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #15 - &quot;Ohe Sleifo Titrfn geog&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags: Memory Loss, Survival, Supernatural Phenomena, Lost Time<br /> <br /> Hook: The Investigators awaken with no memory of their identities, washed ashore on a strange, dreamlike coastline scattered with the wreckage of a destroyed ship and dozens of unconscious survivors. The world seems caught between day and night, and the only thing they are certain of is that they are not alone—and something unseen may be watching.<br /> <br /> Content Warnings: Themes of memory loss, psychological disorientation, injury, fire/burn trauma, and mild body horror.<br /> <br /> Characters: Clancy Fields, Feyre Acheron, Callum McVeigh, Persephone &quot;Percy&quot; Montgomery, Dexter &quot;Dex&quot; Miller<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Harrison Park, The Embered Man, Lysera<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: Lysera<br /> <br /> District/Locations: The Isle of Forgetting<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> '''1. Setting and Initial Observations'''<br /> * The investigators awoke on a mysterious beach with injuries and no memory of their identities, surrounded by other unconscious individuals.<br /> * They were on a strange island with a dusky gray sky, a thick forest, a large mountain deep within the forest and a shipwreck on fire, with luggage scattered along the shoreline.<br /> * The investigators began exploring the beach and shipwreck, searching for clues and resources, while observing the behavior of other individuals who were wandering into the forest.<br /> <br /> '''2. Recovery of Items and Information'''<br /> <br /> * Feyre searched the wreckage while Callum and Percy searched luggage, recovering items such as passports, tickets, and personal belongings, which helped some regain their identities.<br /> * Feyre found a dossier detailing the disappearance of the Lightkeeper, Piers Corden, and the order from the Council of Lightkeepers for investigators, to travel across the continent of Osugbo to rescue him or, in the event that he was dead, recover his body and determine who had taken him and why.<br /> * Percy discovered a ticket for the SS Everywhere, revealing the ship’s origin and destination.<br /> * Feyre found a set of coordinates on a navigational chart, revealing that they were headed for the coordinates that Lincoln had intended to go to a few days before his death.<br /> <br /> '''3. Encounters with Phenomena and Wraiths'''<br /> <br /> * The Investigators encountered mysterious shadowy figures and wraiths, which were progressively becoming more corporeal and threatening.<br /> * The investigators successfully fought and destroyed several wraiths using weapons like Clancy’s Ghostblade and Callum’s pickaxe haft, with the wraiths releasing memories upon their destruction.<br /> * The team realized that the wraiths were consuming memories and that defeating them restored lost memories.<br /> <br /> '''4. Exploration of the Isle of Forgetting'''<br /> <br /> * Through the discovery of an ancient stele with Vaelonic inscription as well as geometric design at it’s head, Percy identified the island as the legendary Isle of Forgetting, where individuals lose themselves and their memories.<br /> * The group discovered a ruined palace carved into the side of the mountain, with Vaelonic runes and a large chamber containing shadowy figures and a base relief depicting Lysera and Atikos.<br /> * The team debated the significance of Lysera, the queen of the island, and her connection to the phenomena they were facing.<br /> <br /> '''5. Confrontation with Lysera and the Man with Amber Eyes'''<br /> <br /> * Participants confronted Lysera, who they discovered was under the control of the Man with Amber Eyes.<br /> * Ember Eyes command Lysera to “make it quick” at which point, the strongest of the wraiths the team had confronted attacked them - a Shadow Woman.<br /> * Feyre berated Lysera, weakening her connection to the Shadow Woman, while Callum and Clancy attacked and destroyed the Shadow Woman.<br /> * Bored with the confrontation and Candela’s constant interloping, Ember Eyes set Lysera ablaze. She screamed for the team to run.<br /> * Feyre used a magickal artifact to absorb Lysera’s scream and unleashed it upon Ember Eyes and took a scar as a result of its use. Used in concert with Dex’s command of magick, Ember Eyes fled from the palace.<br /> * Dex successfully extinguished the magical fire engulfing Lysera, saving her from destruction, but collapsed from the strain.<br /> <br /> '''6. Escape and Loss of Harry'''<br /> <br /> * The palace began to collapse, forcing participants to flee while carrying unconscious members like Lysera, Dex, and Feyre.<br /> * Percy successfully made the jump across a chasm opening up in the floor, but slipped at the last second. Harry grabbed her and swung her to Callum. Callum caught her, but hurt his shoulder in the process. Harry slid along the floor as it tilted and fell into the chasm.<br /> * Percy and Clancy repelled down to Harry’s location only to discover he was crushed beneath the debris of the collapsing palace. Percy tried to stabilize Harry, but was unable to do so and Harry died as a result of his injuries.<br /> ** Among Harry’s final words were his instructions to get his files to Jacen Beck.<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #16 - &quot;Smoke and Mirrors&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags: Arc 3, Act II premiere<br /> <br /> Hook: Having defeated Ember Eyes and rescued an unconscious Lysera, the investigators must now search the rest of the island for Piers as the mountain at the center of the island erupts into a massive volcano causing the entire island to quake.<br /> <br /> Content Warnings: This assignment contained a hostage situation, gore, and the potential of death. This was a high stakes assignment.<br /> <br /> Characters: Mocking-bird, Gertrude &quot;Trudi&quot; Clyde, Persephone &quot;Percy&quot; Montgomery, Dexter &quot;Dex&quot; Miller, Byron Hans Core<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Jacen Beck, Piers Corden, Ember Eyes, Caleb Zener, Emily Zener<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: None, but Caleb and Emily Zener were rescued along with Piers Corden<br /> <br /> District/Locations: The Isle of Forgetting, The Island Lab<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> '''1. Initial Team Movements'''<br /> * Clancy, Dex, and Percy were the only conscious members of the team from the prior investigation.<br /> * After encountering Jacen Beck setting up a triage response from their ship’s explosion, they left Callum and Feyre with Jacen while Clancy stayed behind to assist with the wounded.<br /> <br /> '''2. Discovery of the Cave and First Team Exploration'''<br /> <br /> * Trudi, Byron, and Mocking-Bird discovered a cave powered by a generator, with a power conduit bolted into the stone wall and running deeper inside.<br /> * They regrouped with Dex and Percy, and the five investigators ventured together into the cave.<br /> <br /> '''3. Encounter with Wraiths'''<br /> <br /> * Using her psychic abilities, Trudi helped the team navigate a series of forks within the tunnel system.<br /> * The team encountered two wraiths guarding the passage and successfully fought and destroyed them.<br /> * During the encounter, Dex spoke to one of the wraiths, who stated it served “The Dream.”<br /> <br /> '''4. Gathering Intelligence and the Hidden Laboratory'''<br /> <br /> * After defeating the wraiths, the investigators split their efforts:<br /> ** Trudi remote-viewed one fork, revealing a man shackled to a cot bolted to the wall.<br /> ** Dex sensed a nearby presence filled with overwhelming anger.<br /> ** Byron, after drinking Witches Brew tea to become invisible, scouted the second fork.<br /> * Byron discovered a hidden laboratory where Ember Eyes supervised scientists transforming the recently dead into wraiths using a magickal serum.<br /> * Piers Corden, visibly battered and cuffed to a chair, was being used to pressure the woman working with the scientists.<br /> <br /> '''5. Rescue of Caleb Zener'''<br /> <br /> * The team prioritized freeing the man seen in the cell.<br /> * Upon reaching him, they battled a flaming gargoyle-like creature.<br /> * Byron wrestled with the creature while Mocking-Bird and Percy worked to break the prisoner’s shackles.<br /> * Trudi used filthy water to douse the flames in the gargoyle’s eyes, splashing Byron in the process.<br /> * The prisoner was revealed to be Caleb Zener, a researcher for Candela Obscura.<br /> * The woman still in the lab was identified as his twin sister, Emily Zener, previously referenced in Lincoln’s journal.<br /> <br /> '''6. The Rescue Plan and the Confrontation'''<br /> <br /> * Percy planned to cut the generator’s power while Mocking-Bird distracted Ember Eyes.<br /> * Dex, Trudi, and Byron prepared to rescue Emily and Piers during the confusion.<br /> * Mocking-Bird successfully lured Ember Eyes away from the lab by calling him out.<br /> * Byron and Dex attempted to ambush Ember Eyes but were overpowered and thrown aside.<br /> <br /> '''7. Mocking-Bird’s Sacrifice'''<br /> <br /> * Ember Eyes offered Mocking-Bird a bargain: surrender herself, and he would spare Trudi’s life.<br /> * Tearfully, Mocking-Bird agreed, on the condition that Dex and Byron would also be allowed to leave safely.<br /> * Byron and Dex disregarded her wishes and attacked Ember Eyes.<br /> * Byron was set on fire during the struggle but managed to break Ember Eyes’ arm, allowing the team to flee.<br /> <br /> '''8. Escape from the Isle of Forgetting'''<br /> <br /> * The volcano erupted into a pyroclastic flow as the team fled the collapsing cave system.<br /> * Following Caleb and Emily’s directions, they reached a hidden boat.<br /> * The investigators escaped the Isle of Forgetting moments before it was consumed by the sea.<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #17 - &quot;Liber Aeternum&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook: Arc 3, Act 2 - Premiere<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #18 -''' '''&quot;Head in the Clouds&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #19 - &quot;The door of Bones&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #20 - &quot;So Long and Thanks for All the Fish&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #21 - &quot;This Concludes Our Broadcast Day&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #22 - &quot;The Devil's Minion&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #23 - &quot;Beneath the Surface&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #24 - &quot;As Above, So Below&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #25 - &quot;To Be Announced&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #26 - &quot;Skibbers and Scrabbles&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #27 - &quot;For if Dreams Die...&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #28 - &quot;Once Upon a Dream&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook: Arc 3, Act 2 - Finale pt. 1<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #29 - &quot;Perchance to Dream&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook: Arc 3, Act 2 - Finale pt. 2<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #30 - &quot;What Dreams May Come&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook: Arc 3, Act 3 - Premiere pt. 1<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #31 - &quot;A New Dawn, A New Day&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #32 - &quot;Deus Ex Oculo&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #33 - &quot;Not a Dream, but a Nightmare&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #34 - &quot;Resonance&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #35 - &quot;East Hills&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #36 - &quot;To Be Announced&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #37 - &quot;To Be Announced&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #38 - &quot;To Be Announced&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #39 - &quot;To Be Announced&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #40 - &quot;To Be Announced&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #41 - &quot;To Be Announced&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook: Arc 3 - Finale pt.1<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM:<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #42 - &quot;To Be Announced&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook: Arc 3 - Finale pt.2<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM:<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> [[Category:Qandela Obscura]]<br /> [[Category:CR]]</div>

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<p>OGFlaya: /* Assignment #6 - &quot;The Devil Doctor of South Soffit&quot; */</p> <hr /> <div>{{Worldbuilders}}<br /> == The Story So Far ==<br /> Below, feel free to add personal accounts of assignments.<br /> <br /> == Arc One - The Illusionist and the Alchemist ==<br /> <br /> === Assignment #1 - 12/02/23 &quot;The Devil's Well.&quot; ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: <br /> <br /> GM:<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #2 - 12/16 &quot;The Light Eater of Bridleborn&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: Piers, [[Lincoln Renfield-Murray]], Nesta [[Acheron]], [[Elizabeth]] [[Nightshade]] <br /> <br /> GM: @jaelthejust (Mercedes)<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #3 - 12/21 - &quot;The Gift of the Magi&quot; ===<br /> <br /> === Assignment #4 - 12/31 - &quot;The Night Plays On&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: #NewYearParty<br /> <br /> Characters: [[Steve]], Lincoln Renfield-Murray, [[Orla Martinez]], Warren <br /> <br /> GM: @jaelthejust (Mercedes)<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #5 - 1/13/2024 - &quot;Extra Credit&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags:<br /> <br /> Characters: Piers Corden, Lincoln Renfield-Murray, Lula V, [[Steve Corden]] <br /> <br /> GM: @jontheteach (JonTheTeach)<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment # 6- 1/20- “The Hand That Feeds” ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: Piers, Weasel, [[James]], Tess, Laurence Awrkright <br /> <br /> GM: @OGFlaya (Matt)<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Anthony Romano, Michael Romano, Maggy Ferguson, [[Martin]] Ferguson <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: [[Human]]/phenomenon hybrid<br /> <br /> District/Locations: South Soffit, Nine Irons, The Sidle<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened: Notorious mob enforcer and racketeer, Tommy Romano, was murdered by Martin Ferguson. A member of a family of mob enforcers possessing unique abilities due to being to having phenomenon intermingling in their blood line long ago in their ancestry. The youngest of the Ferguson's, Maggy had fallen in love with Tommy's nephew and the scion of the Romano crime family, Michael. The investigators diligently found, through an examination of Tommy's body in the city morgue that he was murdered, that he had been murdered rather than the purported suicide that that the Periphery was trying to say his death was. During a climactic confrontation with Martin and a flock of eldritch birds under his command, the investigators helped Maggy and Michael flee the city and place Martin into Grayslate Sanatorium for safe keeping and protection from the Romano family. The rest of the Ferguson clan watched as their son was taken into custody but did not end their relationship with Romano. <br /> <br /> === Assignment #7 - 1/27 - &quot;Fairest of Them All&quot; ===<br /> <br /> === Assignment #8 - 2/9 - &quot;The Ancient Tomb of His Bride&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags:<br /> <br /> Characters: Piers Corden, Steve Corden, [[Thomas]] MacCallum, Madge <br /> <br /> GM: @jaelthejust (Mercedes)<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Jean Hawkeye <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: <br /> <br /> # Mr. Malcolms Alchemical Reference Guide (+1 Focus on rolls that have to do with alchemy or magick)<br /> # Morphine Vial (Soak 1 Body, 1 use)<br /> # Phosphenes' Lights (Handheld illuminators that produce a glow only the holder can see)<br /> # Smelling Salts (Soak 1 Brain, 1 use)<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #9 - 2/17 - &quot;A Prince’s Gifts&quot; ===<br /> <br /> === Assignment #10 - 2/24 - &quot;A Needlepoint to Hear Me Through&quot; ===<br /> <br /> === Assignment # 11 - 2/25 - “The Illusionist” ===<br /> <br /> === Assignment #12 - 3/2 - &quot;Auction Victors&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: #Auction<br /> <br /> Characters: Steve Corden, Lizzy Nightshade, Weasel, Silas Heartwood, [[Laura Grant]] <br /> <br /> GM: @jaelthejust (Mercedes)<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #13 - 3/9 - &quot;The Ring to Stand Strong and True&quot; ===<br /> <br /> === Assignment #14 - 3/15 - &quot;Lost and Found&quot; ===<br /> <br /> === Assignment #15 - 3/23 - &quot;The Allure of Perpetual Beauty&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> Characters: Steve Corden, Silas Heartwood, Tess Henry, Warren Baxter, [[Laura]] Grant <br /> <br /> GM: @wardenwinter (Talia)<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #16 - 3/27 - &quot;Under the Truth&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: Piers Corden, Steve Corden, Silas Heartwood, Tess Henry, Lincoln Renfield-Murray, Nesta Acheron, <br /> <br /> GM: @jontheteach (JonTheTeach)<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #17 - 4/6 - &quot;The Kingdom in the Steel&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: Steve Corden, Silas Heartwood, Lizzy Nightshade, Madge, Laura Grant <br /> <br /> GM: @jaelthejust (Mercedes)<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #18 - 4/13 - &quot;The Gem to Persuade the Unwilling&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> Characters: Steve Corden, Piers Corden, Lincoln Renfield-Murray, Nesta Achron, Montana Jack <br /> <br /> GM: @jaelthejust (Mercedes)<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: THE TWINS, Gio <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: The Gem<br /> <br /> District/Locations: The Steel, EONs Headquarter<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened: Steve gets kidnapped opps.<br /> <br /> === Assignment #19 - 4/27 - &quot;The Prince’s Final Curtain&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> Characters: Steve Corden, Piers Corden, James, Lincoln Renfield-Murray, &quot;Fives&quot;, Warren Baxter, <br /> <br /> GM: @jaelthejust (Mercedes)<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Nathaniel <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations: <br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #20 - 4/27 - &quot;The Alchemist’s Final Call&quot; ===<br /> <br /> === Assignment #21 - 5/28 - &quot;In the Arms of the Evolved&quot; ===<br /> <br /> === Assignment #22 - 6/18 - &quot;Grant Me One Request [Player Catalyst Finale]&quot; ===<br /> <br /> === Assignment #23 - 6/29 - &quot;Long Lost Blood [Player Catalyst Finale]&quot; ===<br /> <br /> <br /> == Arc Two - The Herald and the Fang ==<br /> <br /> === Assignment #1 - 06/15/2024 &quot;Toll the Dead&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: Divine Herald, Ascendency <br /> <br /> Characters: James by Margarita, Gin Reynolds by Julia, [[Jamie Hayes]] by Amal, <br /> <br /> GM:<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Imelda [[Frances]], Victor Jenkins the DEAD Divine Herald, Mr. Woods <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: List of next Divine Herald<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> 6 months after what happened in the theater has passed, newspapers has talked about : <br /> <br /> # A deadly sickness, the dead rash, with symptoms of oozing red rashes on limps, cough, and fever. It effected 30% of population. Some people just… don’t get it. <br /> # ''Recent death of the Divine Herald.'' <br /> <br /> Candela was called by Ascendancy when Cardinal Reynolds, and Cardinal Zeroth died after ineracting with the Divine Herald corpse. Candela investigators went to shiverline to talk to holy [[mother]] <br /> <br /> //—//<br /> <br /> investigators found: <br /> <br /> # Bleed on body and the face itself. Not coming from the mask. <br /> # Mask will let the [[soul]] out. Mask is fixed to face, will be hard to take off. <br /> # MAKEUP ON HERALD.  A specific woman does this. '''Leslie Daulphin'''. <br /> # THERE IS. AT THE BASE OF THE HERALD NECK. An incision mark. NO BLOOD? connected to the artery. The blood is poisoned, they knew its gonna be removed. <br /> <br /> /—/ Baxter the head of OUP came by and stopped Candela's investigation<br /> <br /> //—//<br /> <br /> The team found this list for '''interviews. THIS IS FOR NEW HERALD DIVINE.''' <br /> <br /> '''Aarons, Sawyer (Cardinal in the Eves districts), Howard, Levins,'''<br /> <br /> '''Fournier(not familiar to GIN? Who is this? Not usual surname for new-faire)'''<br /> <br /> They also found a necklace that has a bleed, this necklace is used by the hauled and high ranking church members. The team didn't touch or take the necklace.<br /> <br /> /-/<br /> <br /> The team headed to Melody Wildes house in the sidle. WILDES Melody is new to the area, moved from the west. [[LaCroix|Lacroix]], moved from there. Family is a refuge. Dad started the funeral business from Mister woods. Brother and husband live upstairs. Dad is old now. <br /> <br /> The team went together to the house of grief, Melody is frozen in place, when approached, the team noticed a pair of puncture marks on the side of her neck. Not like the herald, this is more of….. bite…. Two teeth? <br /> <br /> Picture of her and a man. They are shaken hands, this is Mr. Woods. He seems happy and sure. She looked…. Off. <br /> <br /> Someone sneaking inside? The team try to hide from them, the older gentleman is now here. Asks why she’s here. She looks nervous talking to what it can be seen now as Mr. wood? <br /> <br /> Mr. Woods, has the same bleed as melody, STRONGER. So strong. It radiates from him. <br /> <br /> After going to his Mind Palace, Jamie figured out that Melody is under control from Mr. Woods. He must have been the one to miss with the makeup. When Gin left the house of grief, she noticed Mr. Woods watching the team at the top of the building….. <br /> <br /> === Assignment #2 - 06/15/2024 &quot;The Ruby Rapture&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: Red Rash, Fangs <br /> <br /> Characters: Lizzy (Talia), Gideon (Nick), Luliana (Emma), Henry (Geoff), and Gin (Julia) <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Harris/Lawrence, Pensive the Cat, Lorenzo of the Ruby Rapture, the Fanged Creature that Attacked Lizzy <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: Pensive the Fanged Cat <br /> <br /> District/Locations: Red Lamp, South Soffit <br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened: <br /> <br /> * A worker from the Ruby Rapture has been sick an abnormal amount of time, neck still red, violent outbursts <br /> * A doctor came to visit his home while he was sick and performed &quot;blood letting&quot;, his roommate said it was A LOT of blood and the doctor didn't clean up <br /> * The cat lapped up some of the blood and now also showing violent outbursts <br /> * The doctor gave an address and contact to Lawrence's roommate in case he needed more info. He went to the address during the day and found nothing<br /> * Going at night, they found strange symbols and then were attacked by a fanged woman who when shot, survived and ran away. <br /> * Later, the symbols were discovered to mean &quot;Feed&quot; <br /> <br /> === Assignment #3 - 06/21/2024 “The Last Lightkeeper of Seasway&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: Eldritch Horror, City of the Resplendent , Local Legends <br /> <br /> Characters: Tara (Sarah), [[Malory Harper]] (Matt), Cedric (Sam), Alexander (Jon), Mara (Anna) <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: The Lightkeeper's Doll, Gherman the Last Lightkeeper <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: The Lightkeeper's Doll<br /> <br /> District/Locations: Seasway<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> * There is an underwater city in the Glass Sea <br /> * The People of Seasway seemed to be under some kind of hypnosis <br /> * They are desperate to show you 'The Great One'<br /> * The Lighthouse is destroyed and empty on the bottom<br /> * At the top of the Lighthouse, Gherman has destroyed his entrance to the Pharos <br /> * He begs to keep the Doll safe <br /> * On the West side of the Island, the investigators see the remains of the Great One <br /> * The child of the Great one waits to feast<br /> * The investigators take barrels of oil and molotov cocktails to the child of the Great One <br /> * While it feasts on the hypnotized villagers, the investigators fight it until it dies <br /> <br /> === Assignment #4 - 06/22/2024 &quot;Interview with a Deaconess&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: Knight of the Pyre, the Pyre, the Ascendency <br /> <br /> Characters: Alexandria, Gideon, Jamie, Amaranth <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Baxter White, Ariel Kelly, Diego Parris, Lorelei Pennywhistle <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations: The Sidle<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> * A Deaconess is being held by the OUP after her brother Reggie called them when he found her missing <br /> * The Deaconess touched an artifact and ended up gaining telekinesis and the Pyre wanted to kill her for it <br /> * While interviewing her and trying to plan a way to help her escape, a knight of the Pyre appeared to kill her. <br /> <br /> -- We met the knight of the pyre for the first time! '''Diego Parris.''' <br /> <br /> -- Deaconess Lorelei was killed by him tho sad ): <br /> <br /> === Assignment #5 - 06/26/2024 &quot;Something Different About You&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: Developers. <br /> <br /> Characters: Gin Reynolds (Julia), Lulianna Vaerstrom (Emma), [https://quelmarwiki.com/wiki/Malory_Harper Malory “Mal” Harper] (Matt), Tara Lloyd (Sarah), Alexandria Aquino (Aerin), Cedric Margrave (Sam) <br /> <br /> GM: Jon<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Set VII Experiment I <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: None<br /> <br /> District/Locations: The Steel<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened: <br /> <br /> * Investigators entered an abandoned factory and immediately felt off<br /> * A mixture of pain, anguish, joy and malice were felt on the walls<br /> * Bleed was felt from a hallway, and the door opened itself mysteriously<br /> * A scream was heard from within the building, and the team began to look for the source<br /> * They entered the hallway, which had several decomposing bodies of developers<br /> * The end of the hallway had an odd green light, and a man was seen standing there<br /> ** He began approaching the group, rambling somewhat<br /> ** Dr. Aquino approached him, with Lulianna also offering a way to help<br /> ** He responded with &quot;I am Perfection&quot; and snapped the neck of the Doctor<br /> * The rest of the crew unloaded and retreated, then leveling the building on top of the experiment<br /> <br /> === Assignment #6 - 07/06/2024 &quot;Petals of Protection&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: The Cure, Owl Wain, Local Legends <br /> <br /> Characters: Gideon (Nick), [[Malory Harper|Mal]] (Matt), Amaranth (Anna), Luliana (Emma) <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: The Owl Wain <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: Timely [[Iris]] <br /> <br /> District/Locations: Scarlet Woods / Bridleborn<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> * The investigators are sent to retrieve timely iris to assist with making a cure for the fanged disease and red rash <br /> * Scarlet runners are seen traveling this edge of the wood, tell you of a local legend of a [[ghost]] who requires you to be [[silent]] or she'll kill you <br /> * When entering the area, if any sound is made, the investigators are quite immediately met with an attack of owls and among the owls, they see a young girl in a large feathery cloak, commanding the owls <br /> * The young girl approaches when the investigators are brought to the ground but they all manage to get away to the Iris field<br /> * They gather Iris and find a smugglers crate buried inside that contains the body of a young child, they think the same age as the Owl Wain's spirit appears. It is wearing a similar but less feathery cloak <br /> * When leaving, the group attempts to console the Owl Wain. The Wain is distraught when Mara sings her the song and then when she goes to cry, she covers her mouth to keep herself quiet <br /> * The investigators leave as the Wain is distracted and no longer attacking them. <br /> <br /> === Assignment #7 - 07/07/2024 &quot;Assisting the Gumshoe&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: The Ascendancy, The Pyre, Fangs, Dive Herald, Knight of the Pyre <br /> <br /> Characters: Lizzy (Talia), Tara (Sarah), Father Lorrian (Keller), Jamie (Amal), and Gin (Julia) <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:''Jonathan Aarons, '''[[Sister]] Fournier''''' <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: -- <br /> <br /> District/Locations: Shriveline, Briar Green, South Soffit <br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened: <br /> <br /> -- The people from the List are now dying! The team believes someone not on the list are killing them to benefit someone who is on the list.<br /> <br /> -- Jamie Dies! <br /> <br /> -- Candela managed to save the future Divine Herald! <br /> <br /> === Assignment #8 - 07/14/2024 &quot;The Crimson River&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: [https://quelmarwiki.com/wiki/Malory_Harper Mal Harper] (Matt), Amaranth Cyrus (Anna), Tara (Sarah) <br /> <br /> GM: Nick <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #9 - 07/17/2024 &quot;We Can Take Your Pain&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: Developers <br /> <br /> Characters: [[Malory Harper|Mal]] (Matt), Tess Henry (Mercedes), Gideon (Nick), Verity Leòn (Aerin), Amaranth Cyprus (Anna) <br /> <br /> GM: Jon <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Set VII Experiment II <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: None<br /> <br /> District/Locations: Briar Green<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> * The party arrived at the college campus, trying to understand what happened<br /> * Used bleed detectors to find the source of the phenomenon<br /> ** It was determined to be the dormitory building<br /> * The investigators entered and felt cold oppression and it got worse the higher they went<br /> * As investigators spread out through the building, each began to see images of their fears.<br /> * These fears pulled them towards the top floor, or sent them away depending on the person<br /> * Eventually, the group saw the experiment on the third floor, and he feasted on their fear and found it delicious<br /> * He wanted to feast on more than just fear, and turned to advance on the group<br /> ** They immediately opened fire as he tried to get closer, but he managed to get close<br /> * He was wounded severely, retreating through a rift in the Flare<br /> <br /> === Assignment #10 - 07/19/2024 “The New Divine Herald&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: Divine Herald, The Ascendancy, Red Rash, Quarantine, Fangs, [[Vampyre]] <br /> <br /> Characters: Gideon (Nick), Tara (Sarah), Father Lorrian (Keller), Gin (Julia), [[Malory Harper|Mal]] (Matt) <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Divine Herald Siobhan Fournier <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: Vampyre Dust<br /> <br /> District/Locations: The Shriveline, South Soffit <br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened: <br /> <br /> * The new Divine Herald states there will be a quarantine of South Soffit (indefinite), as well as a two-week hold on Hallowharbor, The Steel, and Red Lamp<br /> * Desperate to find the reason behind the Red Rash, the investigators head to ground zero, South Soffit, before the [[midnight]] Quarantine begins <br /> * In Gin's church in South Soffit, a few of those with the long version Red Rash state they got it from a soup kitchen where they saw the Divine Herald when she was just a Cardinal<br /> * They are approached by a pair of doctors looking for those with long-lasting Red Rash to &quot;assist&quot; them <br /> * Gin recognizes them as fanged creatures, like what attacked Lizzy <br /> * They kill the pair, using symbols of the Ascendancy or a Ghostblade to turn them to dust <br /> * They go the hospital the pair represented and find a &quot;Vampyre Nursery&quot; with a Nursery worker there, overseeing 5 newborns preparing to wake and 5 sedated [[humans]], ready to be feasted on when the newborns awake <br /> * The journal from the Vampyre Nursery states that they were going to wake up in 3 days. It takes 5 days fully from bite to awaking. <br /> * The investigators kill the Nursery Worker but not until they learn from him that the Divine Herald is a High Priestess from Lacroix, where she is known as the Countess Fournier <br /> * She brought the Red Rash to [[Newfaire]] to show the vampyres who will be the most susceptible to being turned into a vampyre vs. who will be the food for those new vampyres<br /> <br /> === Assignment #11 - 07/27/2024 &quot;The Owl Wain&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: Local Legends, Owl Wain, The Cloud, The Cure, [[Player]] Catalyst <br /> <br /> Characters: Lizzy (Talia), Verity (Aerin), Gio (Amal), Gin (Julia), and Gideon (Nick) <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Owl Wain <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: Timely Iris <br /> <br /> District/Locations: Scarlet Wood, Bridleborn Mountains <br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> * The investigators returned to put the Owl Wain to rest and also seek out more timely Iris <br /> * They take a side road and find a cloud that is giving off bleed <br /> * The cloud feels like it is watching them and then it creates a dust [[devil]] and slurps up a pair of wild stallions before dispensing the bones and blood in front of them <br /> * Going back to the main road, they find the Owl Wain and use the nursery rhyme song about her to plea to her and Gideon uses a spirit board to have her speak without speaking <br /> * She tells them she has to be quiet because of Pa and she is afraid of the passing Smuggler wagons<br /> * The riders on the wagon tell the investigators of a man who used to have his children travel with him and was unkind to them if they were not quiet and one by one the children went missing before the man retired because no one would work with him <br /> * The investigators find the box with the Owl Wain's body, Gin performing her last rites and her spirit being laid to rest. On the Box they see the name Hildebrand and a location <br /> * Going to the location, they find a cabin and inside, the body of the man, Hildebrand. The evidence shows he was murdered by his eldest daughter's fiance after she told him they couldn't be married because her father was refusing to let her go. <br /> * The investigator's find the Owl Wain's room and her name before she became legend, Mary. <br /> * Her eldest sister, Vanessa, seems to have escaped with her fiance. <br /> * There is a third bed with the name Alyssa on it. The investigators find no evidence to lead them to her demise. <br /> * Heading back, they have adequate amounts of Timely Iris <br /> <br /> === Assignment #12 - 07/30/2024 &quot;The Sunken City&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: City of the Resplendent, Eldritch Horror, Local Legends <br /> <br /> Characters: Gideon (Nick), [[Malory Harper|Mal]] (Matt), Mara (Anna), Tara (Sarah), Alex (Jon) <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: The Resplendent One, Alex's Visitor <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: The Gift of the Resplendent One <br /> <br /> District/Locations: The Glass Sea<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> * The Investigators delved into the sea to find the city lost below <br /> * In the Glass sea, they found what was once an island town now sunken and still inhabited <br /> * The Glimmers are jellyfish like folk who were gifted their undersea bodies by their goddess, the Resplendent One <br /> * The Glimmers share with Alex and Mallory that they found the Resplendent One by digging in a well that brought forth the gift. <br /> * The gift works like oil, but uses much less to burn brightly<br /> * They heard singing at the bottom of the well and went on a [[campaign]] to dig until they could find *her* <br /> * The resplendent one, uncovered, pulled the village of Anchorwash down to be with her in the ocean <br /> * The glimmers take the investigators to see the Resplendent one who they have chained because she threatened to leave them. The investigators can tell she is not truly locked in place though, but playing along with her followers. <br /> * Alex is called to take some of the Resplendent Gift but breaks free of it at the last moment<br /> * Gideon uses the Aetherstone to force the Glimmers back when they try to force Alex, but as it harms the Glimmers, it angers the Resplendent One who frees herself from her bonds to chase the investigators away. <br /> <br /> === Assignment #13 - 08/03/2024 &quot;The Fanged&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #14 - 08/09/2024 &quot;Happily Ever After&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: <br /> <br /> GM: Julia (Guest) <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #15 - 011/2024 &quot;Shadow Protocols&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: Intrigue, The Forge of Renewal, Disavowed <br /> <br /> Characters: Gideon (Nick), Tara (Sarah), Amaranth (Anna) <br /> <br /> GM: Matt <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Lucian Grim, Mockingbird, Magnus Thorne, Felicity Ashcroft, Jackson &quot;The Jackal&quot; MacKey <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: Partial rubbing of an Oldfairen tablet<br /> <br /> District/Locations: The Steel, The Eaves, Hallowharbor, The N.P.S. Aurora<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> * The investigators received unmarked packages that contained a very small cylinder phonograph with a briefing for an assignment.<br /> ** As well as a chest that containing:<br /> *** A device with a tag that notes the device as the Arcane Resonance Emitter (A.R.E.) - disables wards<br /> *** A pair of wire frame glasses identified as Spectral Identified Glasses - identifies individuals<br /> *** Each receives a first [[class]] ticket and an invitation to the gala aboard the [[airship]] Aurora during it's maiden voyage.<br /> *** An envelope of cash for use during the assignment<br /> <br /> * The assignment is to intercept notorious smuggler, Felicity Ashcroft and keep her from selling an ancient Oldfairen relic to wanted war criminal, Lucian Grim. The transaction is set to take place aboard The Aurora. Little is known about Grim due to his military records being completely redacted. The investigators are to conduct the assignment with the utmost secrecy but are instructed to stop the transaction no matter what (short of damaging the airship or harming passangers).<br /> * The investigators procure disguises and false identities from Candela's Junior Quartermaster, Quinnavyr Sinclaire.<br /> * The investigators board the Aurora without incident.<br /> * Mara and Gideon head to the dance floor to survey the room in an attempt to spot Ashcroft. Tara spots her and calls the team's attention to the bar where Ashcroft is being flirted with by several powerful members of Newfairen society.<br /> ** As Gideon and Mara head towards the bar, Tara notices they Ashcroft exchanges looks with a large man, Magnus Thorne, from across the ballroom then makes an excuse and departs to meet with him.<br /> * Tara follows Ashcroft and Thorne and sees them disappear into a stateroom, guard by a formidable man in the corridor, Jackson MacKey.<br /> * Gideon remote views into the room once Tara identifies the room number. He sees:<br /> ** A wooden crate sits in the middle of the living area of the luxury room. It has been opened, but Gideon cannot see inside of it.<br /> ** Ashcroft sits on a couch across from a man, Lucian Grim. A woman, Mockingbird, stands behind Grim - ready to spring into action if needed.<br /> ** Ashecroft demands more money, despite their prior agreement. This angers Grim and he refuses. Ashcroft pulls a gun on Grim in response.<br /> ** Grim approaches her in an attempt to calm her down and agrees they should renegotiate. Once Ashcroft lowers her pistol, Grim grabs her and breaks her neck.<br /> ** He tells Mockingbird to take care of MacKey and be quick about it.<br /> * Tara sees Mockingbird make fast work of MacKey then quickly drag him into the state room and close the door behind her.<br /> * Gideon tells Mara he is going to join Tara.<br /> * Tara devices a plan and performs a song from the stage and wows the attendees of the gala. It is under the ruse that she is singing it to her fiance.<br /> * Gideon and Tara encounter ship's security and act lost in order to remove any suspicion and keep the guards patrolling.<br /> * During Mara's song, Gideon and Tara use the A.R.E. to disable a word on the stateroom door. As they attempt to quietly open the door, Mockingbird hears the knob turning and pulls the door open.<br /> ** Tara draws her pistol and shoots at Mockingbird.<br /> *** Using the shot at Mockingbird, Gideon runs past her to try and get to the crate.<br /> ** Magnus is preparing charges on the wall of the stateroom to create an escape route from the ship.<br /> *** Grim is wearing a parachute and has strapped a light green stone tablet to himself.<br /> * Gideon tries to bend a knife at Grim as Tara fights with Mockingbird. Thorne blows the charges on the wall and blows a hole in the wall to the outside of the ship, causing the exterior envelop of the airship to catch fire.<br /> ** Gideon's knife misses Grim, but it cuts a strap on his parachute and causes the tablet to slide towards the opening in the wall.<br /> ** Gideon dives for the tablet, but as the ship lurches, is thrown through the hole as well.<br /> *** He fails to get the tablet, which falls into the sea below the airship.<br /> **** Given manges to grab a hold of a metal rod to keeping from plummeting to his death.<br /> **** As Grim moves to the opening, Gideon spots a piece of paper hanging out of Grim's jacket pocket.<br /> ***** Gideon tries to grab it but only gets a scrap of the paper, which is later discovered to be a rubbing of the tablet.<br /> * Grim, Thorne and Mockingbird escape by parachute.<br /> * Mara arrives in time to help Tara pull Gideon back into the airship.<br /> * The airship returns to port and the investigators disappear into a crowd of evacuees.<br /> * Later researching with their circle resources, they discover that the paper is a rubbing of the tablet. It speaks of something only named in part as &quot;The Forge&quot;.<br /> ** Gideon spends several days researching The Forge and concludes it must be in relation to The Forge of Renewal. An ancient device capable of rewriting reality as the user of the machine sees fit.<br /> <br /> === Assignment #16 - 08/17/2024 &quot;Missing Persons&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #17 - 08/18/2024 &quot;Engines of Compromise&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: Tess Henry (Mercedes), Cedric (Sam), Gin (Julia), Verity (Aerin), Gio (Amal) <br /> <br /> GM: Matt <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Prof. Alfred Greene, Jacob Wallace, Mockingbird, Magnus Thorne <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: None, but the investigators encountered three pale men in black suits that emitted bleed and possessed some kind of psychic ability that remains unidentified.<br /> <br /> District/Locations: South Soffit - The Monarch Theater, Briar Green - Professor Greene's home, Hallowharbor - Freighter docks<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #18 - 08/20/2024 &quot;We Move in the Dark&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: <br /> <br /> GM: Jon <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:\<br /> <br /> === Assignment #19 - 08/25/2024 &quot;The Healing Church&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened<br /> <br /> === Assignment #20 - 08/27/2024 &quot;Blood-Starved Beasts&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #21 - 09/04/2024 &quot;... vestus ardeat debet&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: <br /> <br /> GM: Matt <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #22 - 09/12/2024 &quot;Where My Brother Rests&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: <br /> <br /> GM: Jon <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #23 - 09/14/2024 &quot;The First Lightkeeper of LaCroix&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> == '''Arc 3 - The Shadow and The Dream''' ==<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #1 - 01/18/25 &quot;Nothing Left but Teeth and Bones...&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook: ''Two weeks ago a gas explosion destroyed a bakery in The Sidle. Recently several residents report sightings of smoldering apparitions resembling loved ones lost in the tragedy. Lightkeeper Harrison Park has summoned you to determine if a phenomenon is behind the sightings and if they are related to the explosion.''<br /> <br /> Content Warnings: '''''This assignment contains themes of death, grief and depictions of gore.'''''<br /> <br /> Characters: Feyre Acheron, Carmen Baxter, Dexter &quot;Dex&quot; Miller, Clarence &quot;Clancy&quot; Fields, and Mocking-bird<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Session Date: 01/18/25<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Harry Park, Clara Sutton, Eleanor Sutton, Nikoli Sorell<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: Nikoli Sorell's journal, Sorell's key ring, Sorell's wallet w/ identification, a magickal exlposive device (rendered useless)<br /> <br /> Assignment Date: December 24, 36 CR<br /> <br /> District/Locations: The Sidle<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened: <br /> <br /> The investigators are called to The Sidle by Lightkeeper Harrison Park to investigate a mysterious explosion that destroyed Merrick’s Hearth bakery two weeks earlier. The team begins their investigation at the ruins of the bakery, where they find scorch marks and shadows of the victims burned into the walls, clear evidence of the tragedy’s intensity. The remains of the bakery are unstable, with debris threatening to collapse at any moment.<br /> <br /> Carmen places a bare hand against the door frame of the bakery and experiences past emotions of horror and malevolence. As the investigators explore the basement of the bakery, both Carmen and Clancy feel someone’s sheer terror and wicked glee through a psychic emanation.<br /> <br /> Ultimately, the timing of the explosion and the appearance of reported sightings of the fury apparitions suggest some kind of connection, and that the explosion was no accident though things seem unclear at first.<br /> <br /> A strange man is spotted across the street from the bakery, taking notes. Mockingbird manages to sneak up on him and discover that his notes are for that very night and time and that he is writing the description of someone - later discovered to be Feyre. The man makes a scene and uses Mocking-bird’s desire to avoid drawing undo attention to herself to leave.<br /> <br /> During a visit to The Sidle Community Center, where residents have gathered to share their grief, the investigators learn from Clara Sutton, a grieving mother, that her daughter Eleanor, who died in the explosion, now appears as a ghostly figure following her wherever she goes. Eleanor’s smoldering form does not enter buildings or harm anyone, but her presence fills Clara with confusion and sorrow, as she believes her ghostly figure is the spirit of her beloved daughter. Eleanor’s flickering figure is spotted outside the window.<br /> <br /> Feyre learns of the death of her brother-in-law, [[Lincoln Renfield-Murray]], from Lincoln’s sister Ellie. He was one of the victims of the explosion.<br /> <br /> Dex leaves the community meeting to speak with Eleanor - joined shortly there after by the rest of the investigators and Clara.<br /> <br /> Clancy and Mocking-bird catch sight of the strange man that Mocking-bird saw taking notes walking past the community center’s park from where he was first seen across from the bakery. When he realizes he has been spotted, he runs. Both Clancy and Mocking-bird make chase and are joined shortly thereafter by Carmen.<br /> <br /> Working together, Feyre and Dex piece together that Eleanor’s spirit is tied to the explosion and the unsettling presence that Carmen felt tied to Eleanor. As the rest of the team tackle Nikoli nearby in the street and wrestle him to the ground. Where Carmen enters his mind to determine who he is and why he was following them. In his mind, she sees glimpses of memories:<br /> <br /> ''Terror on a bearded man’s face when he sees a tall, thin man. The tall man exudes a malevolent energy.''<br /> <br /> ''Bakers, dead on the ground near the ovens of the bakery.''<br /> <br /> ''The tall man, joined by pale men in black suits walking out of the bakery as the tall man snaps his fingers and causes the bakery to explode behind them.''<br /> <br /> As Carmen explored the man’s mind, Mockingbird maintained an iron hold on the man’s neck so Clancy could frisk and search him. They find a notebook showing that he had been following someone referred to as “L.M.” under order from a person known only as “K”. In the journal they see that he was notating:<br /> <br /> ''Lincoln’s day-to-day activities, business meetings, transcripts from recordings of personal conversations in Lincoln’s home with his family and friends and photos of Lincoln.''<br /> <br /> In total, there is nearly three months of data leading up to the explosion. As well as an entry stating that, “...the package is in place.” with a date from the night before the bakery explosion. The evidence points to Lincoln being a target in the explosion, raising suspicions that it was not an accident but an assassination.<br /> <br /> Comparing the photos in the man’s journal to his memories, Carmen shows the photos to Feyre and asks if the photos are of her brother-in-law, Feyre helps Carmen confirm that L.M. in the journal was, in fact, Lincoln.<br /> <br /> Carmen is also able to determine that the man was trying to crush a poison tooth in his mouth but Mocking-bird’s hold hand locked his mouth open so he could not bite down.<br /> <br /> The investigators destroy the remnants of a device that is covered in Oldfairen markings, dispersing the residual bleed energy and freeing Eleanor’s spirit from its tether to the physical world.<br /> <br /> Found in the man’s satchel is also a wallet with documents identifying him as Nikoli Sorell and a small key ring with three keys.<br /> <br /> ''Key #1: A vehicle key of some kind''<br /> <br /> ''Key #2: A deadbolt key''<br /> <br /> ''Key #3: A padlock key''<br /> <br /> Nikoli is rendered unconscious by Mocking-bird and taken to the headquarters of The Circle of Whistles and Whispers to be held in their vault for identification and removal of the poison tooth and questioning.<br /> <br /> After putting Nikoli into containment in the vault, the team investigates an address found on the driver's license found in Nikoli's wallet. It leads to an apartment directly across the street from the book store Verbatim, which is below a pair of apartments where Lincoln had lived with his family.<br /> <br /> When searching the apartment, Feyre, Clancy and Mocking-bird discover a cardboard box containing In the cardboard box, there are a lot of newspaper clippings and three books, “Summer at Silverslip”, “The Day the Veil Was Torn” and “Mud and Bones”. All novels written by Lincoln Renfield-Murray.<br /> <br /> The news clippings were all from local papers about book signings, public readings, his activities as a member Newfaire Arts Council and as a volunteer at the South Soffit Public Library.<br /> <br /> Both the books and news articles had notations in them in Sorell's handwriting; further detailing the lengths he went to in following Lincoln.<br /> <br /> Mocking-bird searched a desk in the apartment that contained unopened rolls of camera film as well as a small camera to go with them. Behind a false panel in the lower right hand drawer are three spools of audio film from a radio device on top of the desk as well as notes in a set of leather notebooks containing transcriptions of conversations recorded with the device on the desk since labels on and in the notebooks appear to correspond to labels on the reels.<br /> <br /> Feyre searched a steamer trunk at the foot of the studio apartment's bed and, after a few minutes of rummaging through a stack of pants and shirts, she noticed a small separation between the bottom the trunk and the inner wall of it - a false bottom to the trunk.<br /> <br /> Beneath this false bottom were a collection of guns, knives, piano wire, what could be several small explosive devices, small bottles labeled as various poisons, thieves tools, several forms of identification under several different names but all with Sorell’s photograph in them (business cards, a periphery badge, OUP identification, an ID for The Noman Army’s Division of Legal Investigation and several passports in different names - each with Nikoli's photograph), large sums of cash in various currencies and several single person, one way tickets aboard the railroad, airship liners and sea going vessels.<br /> <br /> There was also a date book with various appointments, dates and notes all written in Hillian (the language of East Hills). Within the date book Feyre found a business card for a business in The Varnish, Parson’s Paraphernalia - Antiquities • Books • Spiritual Consultant. A phone number was printed on the back of the card along with the business address and the name of the owner and proprietor, Jasper Parson.<br /> <br /> On the card in Sorell’s handwriting was a time and date, 11:30 AM, 11/22/36.<br /> <br /> Lastly, Clancy found a loose floorboard concealing another, leather bound journal. The entire [[The Strange Journal|journal]] was written in a strange language.<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #2 - 01/19/25 &quot;In The Light of the New Year&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook: ''With the new year rapidly approaching, invitations are being sent out for the dozens of First Light parties being hosted around the city. Piers Corden has received several for one of the most famous and most coveted- the one hosted by Metamorph Industries. What a better way to celebrate First Light than go to a famous party?''<br /> <br /> Content Warnings: '''''This assignment contains depictions of alcohol, and violence at a public gathering.'''''<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #3 - &quot;Cornered&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags: Investigation, Memory Manipulation, Monster Hunt, Paranormal Activity, Hidden Threats<br /> <br /> Hook: The Investigators were summoned to Noman Grand Hospital to investigate the murder of Marie Chen, a freshman at Briargreen College, who was slain by her best friend who is temporarily being held under psychiatric observation after he told his doctor of shadows that &quot;crawl into your head and steal your thoughts&quot;.<br /> <br /> Content Warnings: '''''This assignment will contain themes of death, mental illness, grief and depictions of gore.'''''<br /> <br /> Assignment Date: 01/14/37 CR<br /> <br /> Characters: Callum McVeigh, Feyre Acheron, Mocking-bird, Persephone &quot;Percy&quot; Montgomery, Dr. Phyllis &quot;Filly&quot; Bailey<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Arthur &quot;Artie&quot; Lemmon, Dr. Sylvia Harlow, The Hallow, Shard<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: Blood and tissue samples from The Shadow Man, mucus sample from the black sedan<br /> <br /> District/Locations: Silverslip, The Sidle, South Soffit, Eastreek, Nine Irons<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> Upon their arrival at Grand Noman Hospital, the investigators met Dr. Sylvia Harlow, a psychiatrist who had been treating a young man accused of murder named Artie Lemmon. Artie, a 20-year-old former butcher, had been charged with the murder of his best friend, Marie Chen. Artie’s account of the incident was disjointed and fragmented, with several days of his memory completely blank until shortly after Marie’s murder.<br /> <br /> Artie recalled trying to eat a turkey sandwich during his lunch on Friday, but nothing after that. Marie was murdered the following Monday night. He remembers being unable to finish it and comments it tasted bitter to him. He also states that he thinks he might have given it to a local unhoused man known only in The Soffit as Jones.<br /> <br /> Lastly, he drew a picture for the investigators of the monster he was certain he had seen in the butcher shop, crawling into Marie’s head, stealing her thoughts. Referring to the creature only as The Shadow Man.<br /> <br /> The investigators’ search for clues led them to Cunningham’s Butcher Shop where Artie had worked. Mocking-bird bought a sandwich, a bottle of pop and a paper bag of thinly sliced, fried potatoes that Mr. Cunningham referred to as ‘crisps’. Percy scanned for bleed in the butcher shop but only found residual traces of bleed energy. Feyre broke into the shop after Mr. Cunningham had closed up for the night and surveyed the turkey’s in the walk-in cooler. She took an accounting of numbered tags on each turkey and looked through Cunnigham’s ledger.<br /> <br /> After determining everything looked to be in order, Feyre placed some money into the butcher’s safe with a note reading ''‘Invest in some new locks buddy.”''<br /> <br /> The investigators left the Sidle to find Jones in the undercity to see if he was adversely affected by the turkey sandwich Artie might have shared with him. When investigating a park that Artie frequented during his lunches to practice his drawing, Percy noticed a woman watching them from an alley across the street. A man approached her from within the alley and they left in a black sedan.<br /> <br /> Mocking-bird, being a resident of The Soffit, had run into Jones as well as other unhoused individuals in her work trying to get Scarlet off the street. The trio they found were users of the drug, not distributors. After a bit of conversation, it is determined that while the team had thought that perhaps the turkey was tainted, it appeared to be fine because Jones had not experienced anything strange after eating the sandwich.<br /> <br /> The team then made their way to Nine Irons to examine the body of Marie in the city morgue, but also noticed the black sedan from The Sidle. Mocking-bird and Filly decided to head into the morgue while Callum, Feyre and Percy approached the black sedan. Filly distracted the clerk as Mocking-bird snuck into the morgue. Once inside, she found an open cold chamber with a label indicating that it had been where Marie’s body had once been. It was empty. The window of the morgue was broken and indicated that someone or something had escaped through it from the inside.<br /> <br /> As Feyre approached the black sedan, she noticed it was running but it did not sound like a normal automobile. When attempting to unlock the car, it revved its engine and drove down the street from her; even though the vehicle was empty. An attempt to shim the lock of the car open revealed no apparent locking mechanism within the door. When she removed the shim from the door, it was covered in some sort of mucus.<br /> <br /> As she attempted to wipe it clean, the man the investigators had seen in The Sidle called out to her and approached the car. Which turned out to be his. It purred when he stepped up to the trunk and opened up for him. The trunk shifted and revealed a selection of weapons. Percy held the man at gunpoint, but he was unimpressed and removed a large rifle from the trunk.<br /> <br /> As Mocking-bird and Filly joined the investigators outside, the woman from The Sidle joined the man at the car. Filly asked them if they were members of Candela Obscura to which the man replied, “No ma’am. We’re professionals.”<br /> <br /> Then offered to team up with the investigators in tracking down what actually killed Marie.<br /> <br /> Mockingbird and FIlly confirmed that Marie’s body was missing.<br /> <br /> Begrudgingly, the investigators join the two strangers and venture into Eastreek to find whatever had killed Marie and possibly absconded with her body.<br /> <br /> When asked by Callum who the man and woman were, the man replied, “We’re the Nightkeepers.”<br /> <br /> Their plan was simple. The investigators would serve as bait to draw out the creature and the Nightkeepers, known as Shard and The Hollow, would ambush it and kill it.<br /> <br /> Shortly after entering the labyrinthian landfill, a mysterious figure in a mask that introduced themself as the greatest thief in the world made a distraction atop a hill of trash and was almost instantly attacked from the shadows by a creature made of flesh and shadow, seemingly made of both male and female genders. The female part resembling Artie’s description of Marie.<br /> <br /> The masked woman known as, later understood to be known as Lady Phantasma, was subdued by the monster as it dug into her mind.<br /> <br /> The investigators tried to stop the monster from attacking the masked woman, but were overcome with a sudden terror from the sight of the creature slipping its fingers beneath the newcomer's scalp. All but Filly.<br /> <br /> The Doctor attempted to appeal to whatever common ground might dwell within the monster in the hopes that some piece of Marie was still inside there. And while her courageous attempt to persuade the monster seemed to work, it turned out that Filly had just drawn the monster's attention. As it approached her, the Nightkeepers arrived and attacked with a combination of magikal and technological attacks.<br /> <br /> The Hollow was injured in the fight with the monster, but between Callum, Mocking-bird physically assailing the beast while Feyre and Filly tried to keep it from killing The Hollow. Lady Phantasma  managed to find The Hollow’s gun and repeatedly fired at the creature, killing it.<br /> <br /> As the fog of disorientation began to clear from Phantasma’s mind, she shared some information she had learned when her mind was connected to The Shadow Man’s.<br /> <br /> The Shadow Man had been fed upon the memories of Artie, Marie and Phantasma. It had been born of some kind of accident in a strange lab where it merged with a technician that was checking on the body of an unconscious woman in a hospital bed.<br /> <br /> The feeding process always leaves The Shadow Man’s victims disoriented and afraid. In Artie’s disoriented state, he attacked Marie in a misguided attempt to stop The Shadow Man. His wild attacks left Marie dead on the floor of the butcher’s shop where she had found Artie reeling from being attacked by The Shadow Man.<br /> <br /> As the sounds of police sirens filled the air, the investigators gathered their wounded and quickly selected a sample of The Shadow Man’s tissue and blood for study by Candela Obscura. The Hollow reassured them they could smooth things over with the Periphery.<br /> <br /> They also hoped to use the sample to persuade the courts that Artie was unwillingly under the effects of a psychoactive substance that caused him to lose control of himself and kill Marie. His fate currently remains unclear.<br /> <br /> In the aftermath, the team now gone, The Hollow and Shard Examined The Shadow Man’s body.<br /> <br /> The Hollowed looked on as Shard knelt beside the creature, her hand lightly resting on its form, crystalline veins glowing faintly along her arm in the dim light.<br /> <br /> The Hollow kept his voice low, “Anything?”<br /> <br /> Shard replied quietly, almost mournful. “It’s still alive.”<br /> <br /> The Hollow paused, his expression grim as he spoke: “Box it up and let The Boss know we bagged another one.”<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #4 - &quot;Heart of Steel&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook: The investigators are once again sent to Grand Noman Hospital to investigate theft of medical supplies, organic materials, and the energy source of an experimental healing device created by EONS; as well as several cases of patients experiencing a relapse of a serious illness.<br /> <br /> Content Warnings: '''''This assignment will contain body horror and gore.'''''<br /> <br /> Assignment Date: 02/07/37 CR<br /> <br /> Characters: Arin Kwyin, Dexter &quot;Dex&quot; Miller, Katherine Ellenbogen, Feyre Acheron, Byron Hans Core<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Dr. Lucy Franklin, Jacob Franklin, Dr. David Franklin, Dr. Eliza Morgan, Detective Irene Mathers, Detective Joe Brandt, Ezekial Graves, Nichelle<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: Actium-77 (Synthesized Isotope)<br /> <br /> District/Locations: Silverslip, Grand Noman Hospital<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> # '''Setting and Initial Observations'''<br /> #* The investigators were dispatched to Grand Noman Hospital to investigate thefts of medical supplies, organic fluids, and the energy source of the Vitae Reconstructor, a device developed by Holthorne Biologics.<br /> #* They found evidence of tampered supply rooms, scorch marks near the Vitae Reconstructor, and dangerous residual bleed energy left behind.<br /> #* Tensions rose quickly with the arrival of two Periphery detectives, Mathers and Brandt, who were openly hostile to the investigators' involvement and focused solely on recovering Actium-77.<br /> #* Amid the chaos, several patients were found horribly mutated by exposure to unstable bleed energy.<br /> #* Suspicious behavior from Dr. Lucy Franklin led the investigators to track her movements through the hospital, ultimately uncovering a secret sub-basement where Lucy and her brother Jacob were conducting unauthorized experiments.<br /> # '''Recovery of Items and Information'''<br /> #* In the sub-basement workshop, the investigators found Lucy and Jacob tending to a grotesque mechanical womb sustaining their dying brother David.<br /> #* The device was leaking dangerous amounts of bleed energy, amplified by the unstable Actium-77 housed improperly in the core.<br /> #* When the investigators confronted the siblings, a violent struggle broke out: Jacob shot Mocking-bird in the shoulder, injuring her.<br /> #* Byron cracked the reinforced glass porthole of the mechanical suit during the skirmish, causing irradiated amniotic fluid to spill out into the workshop and exposing everyone present to bleed contamination.<br /> #* As tensions flared, Jacob and Lucy revealed their desperation: the military had cut off David’s medical services following the war’s end, leaving them with no other way to save him. Jacob, weeping, begged Byron for help.<br /> #* Bound by the magickal compulsion of his curse, Byron aided them.<br /> # '''Confrontation with the Periphery'''<br /> #* Moments later, Detectives Mathers and Brandt arrived with a group of police officers, prepared to make arrests.<br /> #* The investigators warned the officers not to enter the contaminated workshop and agreed to submit to arrest once safely outside the bleed exposure zone.<br /> #* However, when they attempted to explain the situation, Detective Brandt grew aggressive, pushing the investigators against a wall in an attempt to forcibly arrest them.<br /> #* Byron resisted arrest, leading to a brutal confrontation between the investigators and the officers.<br /> #* Mathers attempted to shoot Mocking-bird, but missed narrowly during the melee.<br /> #* Mocking-bird shattered Brandt’s knee with a savage blow, and Byron incapacitated Mathers by stabbing her gun hand with a concealed knife.<br /> # '''Escape and Aftermath'''<br /> #* The investigators fled the hospital amidst the chaos, wounded and pursued.<br /> #* Outside, they witnessed operatives from the secretive Nightkeepers—specifically Shard and The Hollow—loading the Franklin siblings and the mechanical womb onto a large flatbed truck.<br /> # '''Legal Fallout'''<br /> #* In the aftermath, warrants were issued for the arrest of Regicide (Byron Core) and Mocking-bird (Olive Horvat) on charges including assaulting officers, resisting arrest, and fleeing custody.<br /> #* The incident left the situation at Grand Noman Hospital deeply unsettled, with lingering bleed contamination, a growing antagonism between vigilantes and the Periphery.<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #5 - &quot;Good Night, Sleep Tight&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #6 - &quot;The Devil Doctor of South Soffit&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags: Power and Corruption, Bleed Exposure, Spiritualism, Supernatural Deception<br /> <br /> Hook: After rumors spread of a mysterious figure solving supernatural problems for the people of South Soffit—at no charge—investigators are assigned by Harry to look into it. Descriptions of the so-called &quot;Devil Doctor&quot; eerily match photographs of Lincoln, a retired and deceased investigator. With growing reports of unexplained phenomena and bleed energy spikes, the investigators are tasked with uncovering the truth behind the Devil Doctor’s rise.<br /> <br /> Content Warnings: Themes of bleed exposure, manipulation of spiritual beliefs, exploitation of the poor<br /> <br /> Characters: Persephone &quot;Percy&quot; Montgomery, Byron Core (Regicide), Olive Horvat (Mocking-bird)<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: The Devil Doctor (The Dark Half), Lila Marchand (The Light Half), Joaquin Reyes, Sophia Reyes, Periphery Sergeant Isabela Reyes<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: The Book, “Compacts and Covenants” was destroyed except for part of the cover<br /> <br /> District/Locations: South Soffit, Meyers Storage, O'Malley's Pub, Robinson Field<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> '''1. Setting and Initial Observations'''<br /> <br /> * Investigators were briefed at O’Malley’s Pub by Harry, who revealed a new figure in South Soffit known as the Devil Doctor—a supernatural problem solver matching Lincoln’s appearance.<br /> * Percy, Byron and Olive traveled to South Soffit, noting the district’s eerie, heavy atmosphere—still scarred by the Red Rash plague of the year prior.<br /> <br /> '''2. First Encounter with the Devil Doctor'''<br /> <br /> * In an old crowded warehouse, the investigators witnessed the Devil Doctor dramatically pulling a ghostly figure from an old woman. She had claimed to be haunted by her deceased husband and was suffering blindness caused from the moment that her husband’s ghost appeared. The ghost, content that his wife would be alright vanished and her sight returned.<br /> * A dark-haired woman (Lila Marchand) watched from the edge of the gathering, carrying a worn messenger bag.<br /> * Joaquin Reyes, a retired dock worker who lost an arm in an accident when a crane buckled due to a lack of safety related maintenance, was seen assisting the elderly woman and speaking with the Devil Doctor.<br /> * Byron and Percy were in disguise as unhoused and given meals to eat and welcomed warmly by those gathered to witness the “miracle”.<br /> * Olive spoke with Sgt. Reyes after Joaquin left with Sophia so she could finish her homework. Isabela, who was already suspicious of the group her brother had “fallen in with” immediately grew suspicious of their presence. She warned them to stay away from her people, or she’d put them behind bars.<br /> * They were invited to join the congregants three days later where another “helper” in the flock, Thomas “Jonsey” Jones, had been given permission to use a small area of their place of employment (Robinson Field, home of the South Soffit Sluggers) for the group to meet as they were never able to find a permanent place to meet.<br /> * Percy detected lingering, non-harmful bleed energy radiating from Joaquin and the room in which the ghost had been banished.<br /> <br /> '''3. Confrontation with Isabela Reyes'''<br /> <br /> * Isabela Reyes, dressed out of uniform, was caught tailing the investigators by Byron.<br /> * After a tense exchange, Olive persuaded Isabela to let them help.<br /> * Isabela reluctantly agreed, but promised if they stepped out of line, she’d run them in.<br /> <br /> '''4. Recovery of Items and Information'''<br /> <br /> * On the night when the trio would reconvene, Olive tailed Lila Marchand and cornered her and learned that her relationship with The Devil Doctor was, “complicated”. Before they could learn more, Jonesy informed them that they had been invited to meet with the Devil Doctor privately before that evenings gathering. <br /> <br /> * Percy successfully identified that Joaquin, Jonesy and the elderly woman from the night before (all “healed” by the Devil Doctor) carried faint traces of bleed.<br /> <br /> '''5. The Devil Doctor’s Ultimatum'''<br /> <br /> * In the Slugger’s locker room, the Devil Doctor confronted the investigators directly.<br /> ** He revealed he was a manifestation of a compact that Lila had made to help The Soffit under the pressure of the Red Rash.<br /> ** The being she formed the compact with manifested on this plane of existence and could draw Lila’s supernaturally gifted abilities to solve supernatural problems that he created. This cycle only served to make him stronger and Lila weaker.<br /> ** He gripped a book with the title “Compacts and Covenants” in his hand, which had been used by Lila to forge the compact.<br /> ** She had been given the book by a friend that had trusted her to guard it - Lincoln. His use of the book to forge his own compact had left a magickal imprint on the book. Resulting in the Devil Doctor’s resemblance to Lincoln.<br /> * He offered to help Percy recover her missing memories in exchange for their silence—but Percy rejected the offer.<br /> <br /> * The investigators learned that the Devil Doctor’s strength was tied to a book he carried.<br /> * The Devil Doctor summoned twisted supernatural creatures to fight alongside him.<br /> * Mocking-bird and Regicide directly engaged the minions in hand-to-hand combat, taking heavy bleed exposure in the process, knocking the book from the Devil Doctor’s grasp. Percy and Mocking-bird worked quickly to destroy it.<br /> ** When Percy stabbed the book with a knife from Byron’s utility belt, she had a vision:<br /> *** ''In a city of ruin and rebirth, towers of brick and steel crumble only to be rebuild themselves as a massive figure rests upon an undulating throne; drifting idly through the a sky of stars. Beneath this watching ruler, a woman, shrouded in shadow sits at a fire with their sleeves rolled up. They chant softly in an ancient tongue; casting golden powder into the fire. Slowly a series of glyphs begin to pulse with orange light along their right forearm, a Sigil blazing to life in their palm. She screams into the night.''<br /> <br /> '''7. Resolution'''<br /> <br /> * Destroying the book unraveled the compact, causing the Devil Doctor to disintegrate in a screaming vortex of smoke and bleed.<br /> * Lila survived, freed from the compact's control.<br /> * Jonesy and Jaoquin took up the roles of leadership of their flock, realizing the power of the faith was in each other and their community, not a person possessing supernatural power.<br /> ** Byron bought them a building where they would be able to operate from indefinitely.<br /> ** The group begins official operations of community outreach under the banner of ''The Lantern Society'' and the motto, ''“Where light is needed, we bear the flame.”''<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #7 - &quot;Vanishing Act&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #8 - &quot;Faulty Memory&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #9 - &quot;No Rest for the Wicked&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #10 - &quot;Hot off the Press&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #11 - &quot;Behind Closed Doors&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #12 - &quot;The Root of All Evil&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #13 - &quot;The Purple Plague&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #14 - &quot;Now You See Me&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook: Arc 3, Act 1 - Finale<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #15 - &quot;Ohe Sleifo Titrfn geog&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags: Memory Loss, Survival, Supernatural Phenomena, Lost Time<br /> <br /> Hook: The Investigators awaken with no memory of their identities, washed ashore on a strange, dreamlike coastline scattered with the wreckage of a destroyed ship and dozens of unconscious survivors. The world seems caught between day and night, and the only thing they are certain of is that they are not alone—and something unseen may be watching.<br /> <br /> Content Warnings: Themes of memory loss, psychological disorientation, injury, fire/burn trauma, and mild body horror.<br /> <br /> Characters: Clancy Fields, Feyre Acheron, Callum McVeigh, Persephone &quot;Percy&quot; Montgomery, Dexter &quot;Dex&quot; Miller<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Harrison Park, The Embered Man, Lysera<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: Lysera<br /> <br /> District/Locations: The Isle of Forgetting<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> '''1. Setting and Initial Observations'''<br /> * The investigators awoke on a mysterious beach with injuries and no memory of their identities, surrounded by other unconscious individuals.<br /> * They were on a strange island with a dusky gray sky, a thick forest, a large mountain deep within the forest and a shipwreck on fire, with luggage scattered along the shoreline.<br /> * The investigators began exploring the beach and shipwreck, searching for clues and resources, while observing the behavior of other individuals who were wandering into the forest.<br /> <br /> '''2. Recovery of Items and Information'''<br /> <br /> * Feyre searched the wreckage while Callum and Percy searched luggage, recovering items such as passports, tickets, and personal belongings, which helped some regain their identities.<br /> * Feyre found a dossier detailing the disappearance of the Lightkeeper, Piers Corden, and the order from the Council of Lightkeepers for investigators, to travel across the continent of Osugbo to rescue him or, in the event that he was dead, recover his body and determine who had taken him and why.<br /> * Percy discovered a ticket for the SS Everywhere, revealing the ship’s origin and destination.<br /> * Feyre found a set of coordinates on a navigational chart, revealing that they were headed for the coordinates that Lincoln had intended to go to a few days before his death.<br /> <br /> '''3. Encounters with Phenomena and Wraiths'''<br /> <br /> * The Investigators encountered mysterious shadowy figures and wraiths, which were progressively becoming more corporeal and threatening.<br /> * The investigators successfully fought and destroyed several wraiths using weapons like Clancy’s Ghostblade and Callum’s pickaxe haft, with the wraiths releasing memories upon their destruction.<br /> * The team realized that the wraiths were consuming memories and that defeating them restored lost memories.<br /> <br /> '''4. Exploration of the Isle of Forgetting'''<br /> <br /> * Through the discovery of an ancient stele with Vaelonic inscription as well as geometric design at it’s head, Percy identified the island as the legendary Isle of Forgetting, where individuals lose themselves and their memories.<br /> * The group discovered a ruined palace carved into the side of the mountain, with Vaelonic runes and a large chamber containing shadowy figures and a base relief depicting Lysera and Atikos.<br /> * The team debated the significance of Lysera, the queen of the island, and her connection to the phenomena they were facing.<br /> <br /> '''5. Confrontation with Lysera and the Man with Amber Eyes'''<br /> <br /> * Participants confronted Lysera, who they discovered was under the control of the Man with Amber Eyes.<br /> * Ember Eyes command Lysera to “make it quick” at which point, the strongest of the wraiths the team had confronted attacked them - a Shadow Woman.<br /> * Feyre berated Lysera, weakening her connection to the Shadow Woman, while Callum and Clancy attacked and destroyed the Shadow Woman.<br /> * Bored with the confrontation and Candela’s constant interloping, Ember Eyes set Lysera ablaze. She screamed for the team to run.<br /> * Feyre used a magickal artifact to absorb Lysera’s scream and unleashed it upon Ember Eyes and took a scar as a result of its use. Used in concert with Dex’s command of magick, Ember Eyes fled from the palace.<br /> * Dex successfully extinguished the magical fire engulfing Lysera, saving her from destruction, but collapsed from the strain.<br /> <br /> '''6. Escape and Loss of Harry'''<br /> <br /> * The palace began to collapse, forcing participants to flee while carrying unconscious members like Lysera, Dex, and Feyre.<br /> * Percy successfully made the jump across a chasm opening up in the floor, but slipped at the last second. Harry grabbed her and swung her to Callum. Callum caught her, but hurt his shoulder in the process. Harry slid along the floor as it tilted and fell into the chasm.<br /> * Percy and Clancy repelled down to Harry’s location only to discover he was crushed beneath the debris of the collapsing palace. Percy tried to stabilize Harry, but was unable to do so and Harry died as a result of his injuries.<br /> ** Among Harry’s final words were his instructions to get his files to Jacen Beck.<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #16 - &quot;Smoke and Mirrors&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags: Arc 3, Act II premiere<br /> <br /> Hook: Having defeated Ember Eyes and rescued an unconscious Lysera, the investigators must now search the rest of the island for Piers as the mountain at the center of the island erupts into a massive volcano causing the entire island to quake.<br /> <br /> Content Warnings: This assignment contained a hostage situation, gore, and the potential of death. This was a high stakes assignment.<br /> <br /> Characters: Mocking-bird, Gertrude &quot;Trudi&quot; Clyde, Persephone &quot;Percy&quot; Montgomery, Dexter &quot;Dex&quot; Miller, Byron Hans Core<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Jacen Beck, Piers Corden, Ember Eyes, Caleb Zener, Emily Zener<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: None, but Caleb and Emily Zener were rescued along with Piers Corden<br /> <br /> District/Locations: The Isle of Forgetting, The Island Lab<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> '''1. Initial Team Movements'''<br /> * Clancy, Dex, and Percy were the only conscious members of the team from the prior investigation.<br /> * After encountering Jacen Beck setting up a triage response from their ship’s explosion, they left Callum and Feyre with Jacen while Clancy stayed behind to assist with the wounded.<br /> <br /> '''2. Discovery of the Cave and First Team Exploration'''<br /> <br /> * Trudi, Byron, and Mocking-Bird discovered a cave powered by a generator, with a power conduit bolted into the stone wall and running deeper inside.<br /> * They regrouped with Dex and Percy, and the five investigators ventured together into the cave.<br /> <br /> '''3. Encounter with Wraiths'''<br /> <br /> * Using her psychic abilities, Trudi helped the team navigate a series of forks within the tunnel system.<br /> * The team encountered two wraiths guarding the passage and successfully fought and destroyed them.<br /> * During the encounter, Dex spoke to one of the wraiths, who stated it served “The Dream.”<br /> <br /> '''4. Gathering Intelligence and the Hidden Laboratory'''<br /> <br /> * After defeating the wraiths, the investigators split their efforts:<br /> ** Trudi remote-viewed one fork, revealing a man shackled to a cot bolted to the wall.<br /> ** Dex sensed a nearby presence filled with overwhelming anger.<br /> ** Byron, after drinking Witches Brew tea to become invisible, scouted the second fork.<br /> * Byron discovered a hidden laboratory where Ember Eyes supervised scientists transforming the recently dead into wraiths using a magickal serum.<br /> * Piers Corden, visibly battered and cuffed to a chair, was being used to pressure the woman working with the scientists.<br /> <br /> '''5. Rescue of Caleb Zener'''<br /> <br /> * The team prioritized freeing the man seen in the cell.<br /> * Upon reaching him, they battled a flaming gargoyle-like creature.<br /> * Byron wrestled with the creature while Mocking-Bird and Percy worked to break the prisoner’s shackles.<br /> * Trudi used filthy water to douse the flames in the gargoyle’s eyes, splashing Byron in the process.<br /> * The prisoner was revealed to be Caleb Zener, a researcher for Candela Obscura.<br /> * The woman still in the lab was identified as his twin sister, Emily Zener, previously referenced in Lincoln’s journal.<br /> <br /> '''6. The Rescue Plan and the Confrontation'''<br /> <br /> * Percy planned to cut the generator’s power while Mocking-Bird distracted Ember Eyes.<br /> * Dex, Trudi, and Byron prepared to rescue Emily and Piers during the confusion.<br /> * Mocking-Bird successfully lured Ember Eyes away from the lab by calling him out.<br /> * Byron and Dex attempted to ambush Ember Eyes but were overpowered and thrown aside.<br /> <br /> '''7. Mocking-Bird’s Sacrifice'''<br /> <br /> * Ember Eyes offered Mocking-Bird a bargain: surrender herself, and he would spare Trudi’s life.<br /> * Tearfully, Mocking-Bird agreed, on the condition that Dex and Byron would also be allowed to leave safely.<br /> * Byron and Dex disregarded her wishes and attacked Ember Eyes.<br /> * Byron was set on fire during the struggle but managed to break Ember Eyes’ arm, allowing the team to flee.<br /> <br /> '''8. Escape from the Isle of Forgetting'''<br /> <br /> * The volcano erupted into a pyroclastic flow as the team fled the collapsing cave system.<br /> * Following Caleb and Emily’s directions, they reached a hidden boat.<br /> * The investigators escaped the Isle of Forgetting moments before it was consumed by the sea.<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #17 - &quot;Liber Aeternum&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook: Arc 3, Act 2 - Premiere<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #18 -''' '''&quot;Head in the Clouds&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #19 - &quot;The door of Bones&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #20 - &quot;So Long and Thanks for All the Fish&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #21 - &quot;This Concludes Our Broadcast Day&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #22 - &quot;The Devil's Minion&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #23 - &quot;Beneath the Surface&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #24 - &quot;As Above, So Below&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #25 - &quot;To Be Announced&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #26 - &quot;Skibbers and Scrabbles&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #27 - &quot;For if Dreams Die...&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #28 - &quot;Once Upon a Dream&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook: Arc 3, Act 2 - Finale pt. 1<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #29 - &quot;Perchance to Dream&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook: Arc 3, Act 2 - Finale pt. 2<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #30 - &quot;What Dreams May Come&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook: Arc 3, Act 3 - Premiere pt. 1<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #31 - &quot;A New Dawn, A New Day&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #32 - &quot;Deus Ex Oculo&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #33 - &quot;Not a Dream, but a Nightmare&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #34 - &quot;Resonance&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #35 - &quot;East Hills&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #36 - &quot;To Be Announced&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #37 - &quot;To Be Announced&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #38 - &quot;To Be Announced&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #39 - &quot;To Be Announced&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #40 - &quot;To Be Announced&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #41 - &quot;To Be Announced&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook: Arc 3 - Finale pt.1<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM:<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #42 - &quot;To Be Announced&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook: Arc 3 - Finale pt.2<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM:<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> [[Category:Qandela Obscura]]<br /> [[Category:CR]]</div>

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<p>OGFlaya: /* Assignment #4 - &quot;Heart of Steel&quot; */</p> <hr /> <div>{{Worldbuilders}}<br /> == The Story So Far ==<br /> Below, feel free to add personal accounts of assignments.<br /> <br /> == Arc One - The Illusionist and the Alchemist ==<br /> <br /> === Assignment #1 - 12/02/23 &quot;The Devil's Well.&quot; ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: <br /> <br /> GM:<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #2 - 12/16 &quot;The Light Eater of Bridleborn&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: Piers, [[Lincoln Renfield-Murray]], Nesta [[Acheron]], [[Elizabeth]] [[Nightshade]] <br /> <br /> GM: @jaelthejust (Mercedes)<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #3 - 12/21 - &quot;The Gift of the Magi&quot; ===<br /> <br /> === Assignment #4 - 12/31 - &quot;The Night Plays On&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: #NewYearParty<br /> <br /> Characters: [[Steve]], Lincoln Renfield-Murray, [[Orla Martinez]], Warren <br /> <br /> GM: @jaelthejust (Mercedes)<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #5 - 1/13/2024 - &quot;Extra Credit&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags:<br /> <br /> Characters: Piers Corden, Lincoln Renfield-Murray, Lula V, [[Steve Corden]] <br /> <br /> GM: @jontheteach (JonTheTeach)<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment # 6- 1/20- “The Hand That Feeds” ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: Piers, Weasel, [[James]], Tess, Laurence Awrkright <br /> <br /> GM: @OGFlaya (Matt)<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Anthony Romano, Michael Romano, Maggy Ferguson, [[Martin]] Ferguson <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: [[Human]]/phenomenon hybrid<br /> <br /> District/Locations: South Soffit, Nine Irons, The Sidle<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened: Notorious mob enforcer and racketeer, Tommy Romano, was murdered by Martin Ferguson. A member of a family of mob enforcers possessing unique abilities due to being to having phenomenon intermingling in their blood line long ago in their ancestry. The youngest of the Ferguson's, Maggy had fallen in love with Tommy's nephew and the scion of the Romano crime family, Michael. The investigators diligently found, through an examination of Tommy's body in the city morgue that he was murdered, that he had been murdered rather than the purported suicide that that the Periphery was trying to say his death was. During a climactic confrontation with Martin and a flock of eldritch birds under his command, the investigators helped Maggy and Michael flee the city and place Martin into Grayslate Sanatorium for safe keeping and protection from the Romano family. The rest of the Ferguson clan watched as their son was taken into custody but did not end their relationship with Romano. <br /> <br /> === Assignment #7 - 1/27 - &quot;Fairest of Them All&quot; ===<br /> <br /> === Assignment #8 - 2/9 - &quot;The Ancient Tomb of His Bride&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags:<br /> <br /> Characters: Piers Corden, Steve Corden, [[Thomas]] MacCallum, Madge <br /> <br /> GM: @jaelthejust (Mercedes)<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Jean Hawkeye <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: <br /> <br /> # Mr. Malcolms Alchemical Reference Guide (+1 Focus on rolls that have to do with alchemy or magick)<br /> # Morphine Vial (Soak 1 Body, 1 use)<br /> # Phosphenes' Lights (Handheld illuminators that produce a glow only the holder can see)<br /> # Smelling Salts (Soak 1 Brain, 1 use)<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #9 - 2/17 - &quot;A Prince’s Gifts&quot; ===<br /> <br /> === Assignment #10 - 2/24 - &quot;A Needlepoint to Hear Me Through&quot; ===<br /> <br /> === Assignment # 11 - 2/25 - “The Illusionist” ===<br /> <br /> === Assignment #12 - 3/2 - &quot;Auction Victors&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: #Auction<br /> <br /> Characters: Steve Corden, Lizzy Nightshade, Weasel, Silas Heartwood, [[Laura Grant]] <br /> <br /> GM: @jaelthejust (Mercedes)<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #13 - 3/9 - &quot;The Ring to Stand Strong and True&quot; ===<br /> <br /> === Assignment #14 - 3/15 - &quot;Lost and Found&quot; ===<br /> <br /> === Assignment #15 - 3/23 - &quot;The Allure of Perpetual Beauty&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> Characters: Steve Corden, Silas Heartwood, Tess Henry, Warren Baxter, [[Laura]] Grant <br /> <br /> GM: @wardenwinter (Talia)<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #16 - 3/27 - &quot;Under the Truth&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: Piers Corden, Steve Corden, Silas Heartwood, Tess Henry, Lincoln Renfield-Murray, Nesta Acheron, <br /> <br /> GM: @jontheteach (JonTheTeach)<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #17 - 4/6 - &quot;The Kingdom in the Steel&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: Steve Corden, Silas Heartwood, Lizzy Nightshade, Madge, Laura Grant <br /> <br /> GM: @jaelthejust (Mercedes)<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #18 - 4/13 - &quot;The Gem to Persuade the Unwilling&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> Characters: Steve Corden, Piers Corden, Lincoln Renfield-Murray, Nesta Achron, Montana Jack <br /> <br /> GM: @jaelthejust (Mercedes)<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: THE TWINS, Gio <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: The Gem<br /> <br /> District/Locations: The Steel, EONs Headquarter<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened: Steve gets kidnapped opps.<br /> <br /> === Assignment #19 - 4/27 - &quot;The Prince’s Final Curtain&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> Characters: Steve Corden, Piers Corden, James, Lincoln Renfield-Murray, &quot;Fives&quot;, Warren Baxter, <br /> <br /> GM: @jaelthejust (Mercedes)<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Nathaniel <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations: <br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #20 - 4/27 - &quot;The Alchemist’s Final Call&quot; ===<br /> <br /> === Assignment #21 - 5/28 - &quot;In the Arms of the Evolved&quot; ===<br /> <br /> === Assignment #22 - 6/18 - &quot;Grant Me One Request [Player Catalyst Finale]&quot; ===<br /> <br /> === Assignment #23 - 6/29 - &quot;Long Lost Blood [Player Catalyst Finale]&quot; ===<br /> <br /> <br /> == Arc Two - The Herald and the Fang ==<br /> <br /> === Assignment #1 - 06/15/2024 &quot;Toll the Dead&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: Divine Herald, Ascendency <br /> <br /> Characters: James by Margarita, Gin Reynolds by Julia, [[Jamie Hayes]] by Amal, <br /> <br /> GM:<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Imelda [[Frances]], Victor Jenkins the DEAD Divine Herald, Mr. Woods <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: List of next Divine Herald<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> 6 months after what happened in the theater has passed, newspapers has talked about : <br /> <br /> # A deadly sickness, the dead rash, with symptoms of oozing red rashes on limps, cough, and fever. It effected 30% of population. Some people just… don’t get it. <br /> # ''Recent death of the Divine Herald.'' <br /> <br /> Candela was called by Ascendancy when Cardinal Reynolds, and Cardinal Zeroth died after ineracting with the Divine Herald corpse. Candela investigators went to shiverline to talk to holy [[mother]] <br /> <br /> //—//<br /> <br /> investigators found: <br /> <br /> # Bleed on body and the face itself. Not coming from the mask. <br /> # Mask will let the [[soul]] out. Mask is fixed to face, will be hard to take off. <br /> # MAKEUP ON HERALD.  A specific woman does this. '''Leslie Daulphin'''. <br /> # THERE IS. AT THE BASE OF THE HERALD NECK. An incision mark. NO BLOOD? connected to the artery. The blood is poisoned, they knew its gonna be removed. <br /> <br /> /—/ Baxter the head of OUP came by and stopped Candela's investigation<br /> <br /> //—//<br /> <br /> The team found this list for '''interviews. THIS IS FOR NEW HERALD DIVINE.''' <br /> <br /> '''Aarons, Sawyer (Cardinal in the Eves districts), Howard, Levins,'''<br /> <br /> '''Fournier(not familiar to GIN? Who is this? Not usual surname for new-faire)'''<br /> <br /> They also found a necklace that has a bleed, this necklace is used by the hauled and high ranking church members. The team didn't touch or take the necklace.<br /> <br /> /-/<br /> <br /> The team headed to Melody Wildes house in the sidle. WILDES Melody is new to the area, moved from the west. [[LaCroix|Lacroix]], moved from there. Family is a refuge. Dad started the funeral business from Mister woods. Brother and husband live upstairs. Dad is old now. <br /> <br /> The team went together to the house of grief, Melody is frozen in place, when approached, the team noticed a pair of puncture marks on the side of her neck. Not like the herald, this is more of….. bite…. Two teeth? <br /> <br /> Picture of her and a man. They are shaken hands, this is Mr. Woods. He seems happy and sure. She looked…. Off. <br /> <br /> Someone sneaking inside? The team try to hide from them, the older gentleman is now here. Asks why she’s here. She looks nervous talking to what it can be seen now as Mr. wood? <br /> <br /> Mr. Woods, has the same bleed as melody, STRONGER. So strong. It radiates from him. <br /> <br /> After going to his Mind Palace, Jamie figured out that Melody is under control from Mr. Woods. He must have been the one to miss with the makeup. When Gin left the house of grief, she noticed Mr. Woods watching the team at the top of the building….. <br /> <br /> === Assignment #2 - 06/15/2024 &quot;The Ruby Rapture&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: Red Rash, Fangs <br /> <br /> Characters: Lizzy (Talia), Gideon (Nick), Luliana (Emma), Henry (Geoff), and Gin (Julia) <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Harris/Lawrence, Pensive the Cat, Lorenzo of the Ruby Rapture, the Fanged Creature that Attacked Lizzy <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: Pensive the Fanged Cat <br /> <br /> District/Locations: Red Lamp, South Soffit <br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened: <br /> <br /> * A worker from the Ruby Rapture has been sick an abnormal amount of time, neck still red, violent outbursts <br /> * A doctor came to visit his home while he was sick and performed &quot;blood letting&quot;, his roommate said it was A LOT of blood and the doctor didn't clean up <br /> * The cat lapped up some of the blood and now also showing violent outbursts <br /> * The doctor gave an address and contact to Lawrence's roommate in case he needed more info. He went to the address during the day and found nothing<br /> * Going at night, they found strange symbols and then were attacked by a fanged woman who when shot, survived and ran away. <br /> * Later, the symbols were discovered to mean &quot;Feed&quot; <br /> <br /> === Assignment #3 - 06/21/2024 “The Last Lightkeeper of Seasway&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: Eldritch Horror, City of the Resplendent , Local Legends <br /> <br /> Characters: Tara (Sarah), [[Malory Harper]] (Matt), Cedric (Sam), Alexander (Jon), Mara (Anna) <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: The Lightkeeper's Doll, Gherman the Last Lightkeeper <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: The Lightkeeper's Doll<br /> <br /> District/Locations: Seasway<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> * There is an underwater city in the Glass Sea <br /> * The People of Seasway seemed to be under some kind of hypnosis <br /> * They are desperate to show you 'The Great One'<br /> * The Lighthouse is destroyed and empty on the bottom<br /> * At the top of the Lighthouse, Gherman has destroyed his entrance to the Pharos <br /> * He begs to keep the Doll safe <br /> * On the West side of the Island, the investigators see the remains of the Great One <br /> * The child of the Great one waits to feast<br /> * The investigators take barrels of oil and molotov cocktails to the child of the Great One <br /> * While it feasts on the hypnotized villagers, the investigators fight it until it dies <br /> <br /> === Assignment #4 - 06/22/2024 &quot;Interview with a Deaconess&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: Knight of the Pyre, the Pyre, the Ascendency <br /> <br /> Characters: Alexandria, Gideon, Jamie, Amaranth <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Baxter White, Ariel Kelly, Diego Parris, Lorelei Pennywhistle <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations: The Sidle<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> * A Deaconess is being held by the OUP after her brother Reggie called them when he found her missing <br /> * The Deaconess touched an artifact and ended up gaining telekinesis and the Pyre wanted to kill her for it <br /> * While interviewing her and trying to plan a way to help her escape, a knight of the Pyre appeared to kill her. <br /> <br /> -- We met the knight of the pyre for the first time! '''Diego Parris.''' <br /> <br /> -- Deaconess Lorelei was killed by him tho sad ): <br /> <br /> === Assignment #5 - 06/26/2024 &quot;Something Different About You&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: Developers. <br /> <br /> Characters: Gin Reynolds (Julia), Lulianna Vaerstrom (Emma), [https://quelmarwiki.com/wiki/Malory_Harper Malory “Mal” Harper] (Matt), Tara Lloyd (Sarah), Alexandria Aquino (Aerin), Cedric Margrave (Sam) <br /> <br /> GM: Jon<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Set VII Experiment I <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: None<br /> <br /> District/Locations: The Steel<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened: <br /> <br /> * Investigators entered an abandoned factory and immediately felt off<br /> * A mixture of pain, anguish, joy and malice were felt on the walls<br /> * Bleed was felt from a hallway, and the door opened itself mysteriously<br /> * A scream was heard from within the building, and the team began to look for the source<br /> * They entered the hallway, which had several decomposing bodies of developers<br /> * The end of the hallway had an odd green light, and a man was seen standing there<br /> ** He began approaching the group, rambling somewhat<br /> ** Dr. Aquino approached him, with Lulianna also offering a way to help<br /> ** He responded with &quot;I am Perfection&quot; and snapped the neck of the Doctor<br /> * The rest of the crew unloaded and retreated, then leveling the building on top of the experiment<br /> <br /> === Assignment #6 - 07/06/2024 &quot;Petals of Protection&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: The Cure, Owl Wain, Local Legends <br /> <br /> Characters: Gideon (Nick), [[Malory Harper|Mal]] (Matt), Amaranth (Anna), Luliana (Emma) <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: The Owl Wain <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: Timely [[Iris]] <br /> <br /> District/Locations: Scarlet Woods / Bridleborn<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> * The investigators are sent to retrieve timely iris to assist with making a cure for the fanged disease and red rash <br /> * Scarlet runners are seen traveling this edge of the wood, tell you of a local legend of a [[ghost]] who requires you to be [[silent]] or she'll kill you <br /> * When entering the area, if any sound is made, the investigators are quite immediately met with an attack of owls and among the owls, they see a young girl in a large feathery cloak, commanding the owls <br /> * The young girl approaches when the investigators are brought to the ground but they all manage to get away to the Iris field<br /> * They gather Iris and find a smugglers crate buried inside that contains the body of a young child, they think the same age as the Owl Wain's spirit appears. It is wearing a similar but less feathery cloak <br /> * When leaving, the group attempts to console the Owl Wain. The Wain is distraught when Mara sings her the song and then when she goes to cry, she covers her mouth to keep herself quiet <br /> * The investigators leave as the Wain is distracted and no longer attacking them. <br /> <br /> === Assignment #7 - 07/07/2024 &quot;Assisting the Gumshoe&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: The Ascendancy, The Pyre, Fangs, Dive Herald, Knight of the Pyre <br /> <br /> Characters: Lizzy (Talia), Tara (Sarah), Father Lorrian (Keller), Jamie (Amal), and Gin (Julia) <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:''Jonathan Aarons, '''[[Sister]] Fournier''''' <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: -- <br /> <br /> District/Locations: Shriveline, Briar Green, South Soffit <br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened: <br /> <br /> -- The people from the List are now dying! The team believes someone not on the list are killing them to benefit someone who is on the list.<br /> <br /> -- Jamie Dies! <br /> <br /> -- Candela managed to save the future Divine Herald! <br /> <br /> === Assignment #8 - 07/14/2024 &quot;The Crimson River&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: [https://quelmarwiki.com/wiki/Malory_Harper Mal Harper] (Matt), Amaranth Cyrus (Anna), Tara (Sarah) <br /> <br /> GM: Nick <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #9 - 07/17/2024 &quot;We Can Take Your Pain&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: Developers <br /> <br /> Characters: [[Malory Harper|Mal]] (Matt), Tess Henry (Mercedes), Gideon (Nick), Verity Leòn (Aerin), Amaranth Cyprus (Anna) <br /> <br /> GM: Jon <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Set VII Experiment II <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: None<br /> <br /> District/Locations: Briar Green<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> * The party arrived at the college campus, trying to understand what happened<br /> * Used bleed detectors to find the source of the phenomenon<br /> ** It was determined to be the dormitory building<br /> * The investigators entered and felt cold oppression and it got worse the higher they went<br /> * As investigators spread out through the building, each began to see images of their fears.<br /> * These fears pulled them towards the top floor, or sent them away depending on the person<br /> * Eventually, the group saw the experiment on the third floor, and he feasted on their fear and found it delicious<br /> * He wanted to feast on more than just fear, and turned to advance on the group<br /> ** They immediately opened fire as he tried to get closer, but he managed to get close<br /> * He was wounded severely, retreating through a rift in the Flare<br /> <br /> === Assignment #10 - 07/19/2024 “The New Divine Herald&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: Divine Herald, The Ascendancy, Red Rash, Quarantine, Fangs, [[Vampyre]] <br /> <br /> Characters: Gideon (Nick), Tara (Sarah), Father Lorrian (Keller), Gin (Julia), [[Malory Harper|Mal]] (Matt) <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Divine Herald Siobhan Fournier <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: Vampyre Dust<br /> <br /> District/Locations: The Shriveline, South Soffit <br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened: <br /> <br /> * The new Divine Herald states there will be a quarantine of South Soffit (indefinite), as well as a two-week hold on Hallowharbor, The Steel, and Red Lamp<br /> * Desperate to find the reason behind the Red Rash, the investigators head to ground zero, South Soffit, before the [[midnight]] Quarantine begins <br /> * In Gin's church in South Soffit, a few of those with the long version Red Rash state they got it from a soup kitchen where they saw the Divine Herald when she was just a Cardinal<br /> * They are approached by a pair of doctors looking for those with long-lasting Red Rash to &quot;assist&quot; them <br /> * Gin recognizes them as fanged creatures, like what attacked Lizzy <br /> * They kill the pair, using symbols of the Ascendancy or a Ghostblade to turn them to dust <br /> * They go the hospital the pair represented and find a &quot;Vampyre Nursery&quot; with a Nursery worker there, overseeing 5 newborns preparing to wake and 5 sedated [[humans]], ready to be feasted on when the newborns awake <br /> * The journal from the Vampyre Nursery states that they were going to wake up in 3 days. It takes 5 days fully from bite to awaking. <br /> * The investigators kill the Nursery Worker but not until they learn from him that the Divine Herald is a High Priestess from Lacroix, where she is known as the Countess Fournier <br /> * She brought the Red Rash to [[Newfaire]] to show the vampyres who will be the most susceptible to being turned into a vampyre vs. who will be the food for those new vampyres<br /> <br /> === Assignment #11 - 07/27/2024 &quot;The Owl Wain&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: Local Legends, Owl Wain, The Cloud, The Cure, [[Player]] Catalyst <br /> <br /> Characters: Lizzy (Talia), Verity (Aerin), Gio (Amal), Gin (Julia), and Gideon (Nick) <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Owl Wain <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: Timely Iris <br /> <br /> District/Locations: Scarlet Wood, Bridleborn Mountains <br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> * The investigators returned to put the Owl Wain to rest and also seek out more timely Iris <br /> * They take a side road and find a cloud that is giving off bleed <br /> * The cloud feels like it is watching them and then it creates a dust [[devil]] and slurps up a pair of wild stallions before dispensing the bones and blood in front of them <br /> * Going back to the main road, they find the Owl Wain and use the nursery rhyme song about her to plea to her and Gideon uses a spirit board to have her speak without speaking <br /> * She tells them she has to be quiet because of Pa and she is afraid of the passing Smuggler wagons<br /> * The riders on the wagon tell the investigators of a man who used to have his children travel with him and was unkind to them if they were not quiet and one by one the children went missing before the man retired because no one would work with him <br /> * The investigators find the box with the Owl Wain's body, Gin performing her last rites and her spirit being laid to rest. On the Box they see the name Hildebrand and a location <br /> * Going to the location, they find a cabin and inside, the body of the man, Hildebrand. The evidence shows he was murdered by his eldest daughter's fiance after she told him they couldn't be married because her father was refusing to let her go. <br /> * The investigator's find the Owl Wain's room and her name before she became legend, Mary. <br /> * Her eldest sister, Vanessa, seems to have escaped with her fiance. <br /> * There is a third bed with the name Alyssa on it. The investigators find no evidence to lead them to her demise. <br /> * Heading back, they have adequate amounts of Timely Iris <br /> <br /> === Assignment #12 - 07/30/2024 &quot;The Sunken City&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: City of the Resplendent, Eldritch Horror, Local Legends <br /> <br /> Characters: Gideon (Nick), [[Malory Harper|Mal]] (Matt), Mara (Anna), Tara (Sarah), Alex (Jon) <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: The Resplendent One, Alex's Visitor <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: The Gift of the Resplendent One <br /> <br /> District/Locations: The Glass Sea<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> * The Investigators delved into the sea to find the city lost below <br /> * In the Glass sea, they found what was once an island town now sunken and still inhabited <br /> * The Glimmers are jellyfish like folk who were gifted their undersea bodies by their goddess, the Resplendent One <br /> * The Glimmers share with Alex and Mallory that they found the Resplendent One by digging in a well that brought forth the gift. <br /> * The gift works like oil, but uses much less to burn brightly<br /> * They heard singing at the bottom of the well and went on a [[campaign]] to dig until they could find *her* <br /> * The resplendent one, uncovered, pulled the village of Anchorwash down to be with her in the ocean <br /> * The glimmers take the investigators to see the Resplendent one who they have chained because she threatened to leave them. The investigators can tell she is not truly locked in place though, but playing along with her followers. <br /> * Alex is called to take some of the Resplendent Gift but breaks free of it at the last moment<br /> * Gideon uses the Aetherstone to force the Glimmers back when they try to force Alex, but as it harms the Glimmers, it angers the Resplendent One who frees herself from her bonds to chase the investigators away. <br /> <br /> === Assignment #13 - 08/03/2024 &quot;The Fanged&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #14 - 08/09/2024 &quot;Happily Ever After&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: <br /> <br /> GM: Julia (Guest) <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #15 - 011/2024 &quot;Shadow Protocols&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: Intrigue, The Forge of Renewal, Disavowed <br /> <br /> Characters: Gideon (Nick), Tara (Sarah), Amaranth (Anna) <br /> <br /> GM: Matt <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Lucian Grim, Mockingbird, Magnus Thorne, Felicity Ashcroft, Jackson &quot;The Jackal&quot; MacKey <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: Partial rubbing of an Oldfairen tablet<br /> <br /> District/Locations: The Steel, The Eaves, Hallowharbor, The N.P.S. Aurora<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> * The investigators received unmarked packages that contained a very small cylinder phonograph with a briefing for an assignment.<br /> ** As well as a chest that containing:<br /> *** A device with a tag that notes the device as the Arcane Resonance Emitter (A.R.E.) - disables wards<br /> *** A pair of wire frame glasses identified as Spectral Identified Glasses - identifies individuals<br /> *** Each receives a first [[class]] ticket and an invitation to the gala aboard the [[airship]] Aurora during it's maiden voyage.<br /> *** An envelope of cash for use during the assignment<br /> <br /> * The assignment is to intercept notorious smuggler, Felicity Ashcroft and keep her from selling an ancient Oldfairen relic to wanted war criminal, Lucian Grim. The transaction is set to take place aboard The Aurora. Little is known about Grim due to his military records being completely redacted. The investigators are to conduct the assignment with the utmost secrecy but are instructed to stop the transaction no matter what (short of damaging the airship or harming passangers).<br /> * The investigators procure disguises and false identities from Candela's Junior Quartermaster, Quinnavyr Sinclaire.<br /> * The investigators board the Aurora without incident.<br /> * Mara and Gideon head to the dance floor to survey the room in an attempt to spot Ashcroft. Tara spots her and calls the team's attention to the bar where Ashcroft is being flirted with by several powerful members of Newfairen society.<br /> ** As Gideon and Mara head towards the bar, Tara notices they Ashcroft exchanges looks with a large man, Magnus Thorne, from across the ballroom then makes an excuse and departs to meet with him.<br /> * Tara follows Ashcroft and Thorne and sees them disappear into a stateroom, guard by a formidable man in the corridor, Jackson MacKey.<br /> * Gideon remote views into the room once Tara identifies the room number. He sees:<br /> ** A wooden crate sits in the middle of the living area of the luxury room. It has been opened, but Gideon cannot see inside of it.<br /> ** Ashcroft sits on a couch across from a man, Lucian Grim. A woman, Mockingbird, stands behind Grim - ready to spring into action if needed.<br /> ** Ashecroft demands more money, despite their prior agreement. This angers Grim and he refuses. Ashcroft pulls a gun on Grim in response.<br /> ** Grim approaches her in an attempt to calm her down and agrees they should renegotiate. Once Ashcroft lowers her pistol, Grim grabs her and breaks her neck.<br /> ** He tells Mockingbird to take care of MacKey and be quick about it.<br /> * Tara sees Mockingbird make fast work of MacKey then quickly drag him into the state room and close the door behind her.<br /> * Gideon tells Mara he is going to join Tara.<br /> * Tara devices a plan and performs a song from the stage and wows the attendees of the gala. It is under the ruse that she is singing it to her fiance.<br /> * Gideon and Tara encounter ship's security and act lost in order to remove any suspicion and keep the guards patrolling.<br /> * During Mara's song, Gideon and Tara use the A.R.E. to disable a word on the stateroom door. As they attempt to quietly open the door, Mockingbird hears the knob turning and pulls the door open.<br /> ** Tara draws her pistol and shoots at Mockingbird.<br /> *** Using the shot at Mockingbird, Gideon runs past her to try and get to the crate.<br /> ** Magnus is preparing charges on the wall of the stateroom to create an escape route from the ship.<br /> *** Grim is wearing a parachute and has strapped a light green stone tablet to himself.<br /> * Gideon tries to bend a knife at Grim as Tara fights with Mockingbird. Thorne blows the charges on the wall and blows a hole in the wall to the outside of the ship, causing the exterior envelop of the airship to catch fire.<br /> ** Gideon's knife misses Grim, but it cuts a strap on his parachute and causes the tablet to slide towards the opening in the wall.<br /> ** Gideon dives for the tablet, but as the ship lurches, is thrown through the hole as well.<br /> *** He fails to get the tablet, which falls into the sea below the airship.<br /> **** Given manges to grab a hold of a metal rod to keeping from plummeting to his death.<br /> **** As Grim moves to the opening, Gideon spots a piece of paper hanging out of Grim's jacket pocket.<br /> ***** Gideon tries to grab it but only gets a scrap of the paper, which is later discovered to be a rubbing of the tablet.<br /> * Grim, Thorne and Mockingbird escape by parachute.<br /> * Mara arrives in time to help Tara pull Gideon back into the airship.<br /> * The airship returns to port and the investigators disappear into a crowd of evacuees.<br /> * Later researching with their circle resources, they discover that the paper is a rubbing of the tablet. It speaks of something only named in part as &quot;The Forge&quot;.<br /> ** Gideon spends several days researching The Forge and concludes it must be in relation to The Forge of Renewal. An ancient device capable of rewriting reality as the user of the machine sees fit.<br /> <br /> === Assignment #16 - 08/17/2024 &quot;Missing Persons&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #17 - 08/18/2024 &quot;Engines of Compromise&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: Tess Henry (Mercedes), Cedric (Sam), Gin (Julia), Verity (Aerin), Gio (Amal) <br /> <br /> GM: Matt <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Prof. Alfred Greene, Jacob Wallace, Mockingbird, Magnus Thorne <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: None, but the investigators encountered three pale men in black suits that emitted bleed and possessed some kind of psychic ability that remains unidentified.<br /> <br /> District/Locations: South Soffit - The Monarch Theater, Briar Green - Professor Greene's home, Hallowharbor - Freighter docks<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #18 - 08/20/2024 &quot;We Move in the Dark&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: <br /> <br /> GM: Jon <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:\<br /> <br /> === Assignment #19 - 08/25/2024 &quot;The Healing Church&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened<br /> <br /> === Assignment #20 - 08/27/2024 &quot;Blood-Starved Beasts&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #21 - 09/04/2024 &quot;... vestus ardeat debet&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: <br /> <br /> GM: Matt <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #22 - 09/12/2024 &quot;Where My Brother Rests&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: <br /> <br /> GM: Jon <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #23 - 09/14/2024 &quot;The First Lightkeeper of LaCroix&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> == '''Arc 3 - The Shadow and The Dream''' ==<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #1 - 01/18/25 &quot;Nothing Left but Teeth and Bones...&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook: ''Two weeks ago a gas explosion destroyed a bakery in The Sidle. Recently several residents report sightings of smoldering apparitions resembling loved ones lost in the tragedy. Lightkeeper Harrison Park has summoned you to determine if a phenomenon is behind the sightings and if they are related to the explosion.''<br /> <br /> Content Warnings: '''''This assignment contains themes of death, grief and depictions of gore.'''''<br /> <br /> Characters: Feyre Acheron, Carmen Baxter, Dexter &quot;Dex&quot; Miller, Clarence &quot;Clancy&quot; Fields, and Mocking-bird<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Session Date: 01/18/25<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Harry Park, Clara Sutton, Eleanor Sutton, Nikoli Sorell<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: Nikoli Sorell's journal, Sorell's key ring, Sorell's wallet w/ identification, a magickal exlposive device (rendered useless)<br /> <br /> Assignment Date: December 24, 36 CR<br /> <br /> District/Locations: The Sidle<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened: <br /> <br /> The investigators are called to The Sidle by Lightkeeper Harrison Park to investigate a mysterious explosion that destroyed Merrick’s Hearth bakery two weeks earlier. The team begins their investigation at the ruins of the bakery, where they find scorch marks and shadows of the victims burned into the walls, clear evidence of the tragedy’s intensity. The remains of the bakery are unstable, with debris threatening to collapse at any moment.<br /> <br /> Carmen places a bare hand against the door frame of the bakery and experiences past emotions of horror and malevolence. As the investigators explore the basement of the bakery, both Carmen and Clancy feel someone’s sheer terror and wicked glee through a psychic emanation.<br /> <br /> Ultimately, the timing of the explosion and the appearance of reported sightings of the fury apparitions suggest some kind of connection, and that the explosion was no accident though things seem unclear at first.<br /> <br /> A strange man is spotted across the street from the bakery, taking notes. Mockingbird manages to sneak up on him and discover that his notes are for that very night and time and that he is writing the description of someone - later discovered to be Feyre. The man makes a scene and uses Mocking-bird’s desire to avoid drawing undo attention to herself to leave.<br /> <br /> During a visit to The Sidle Community Center, where residents have gathered to share their grief, the investigators learn from Clara Sutton, a grieving mother, that her daughter Eleanor, who died in the explosion, now appears as a ghostly figure following her wherever she goes. Eleanor’s smoldering form does not enter buildings or harm anyone, but her presence fills Clara with confusion and sorrow, as she believes her ghostly figure is the spirit of her beloved daughter. Eleanor’s flickering figure is spotted outside the window.<br /> <br /> Feyre learns of the death of her brother-in-law, [[Lincoln Renfield-Murray]], from Lincoln’s sister Ellie. He was one of the victims of the explosion.<br /> <br /> Dex leaves the community meeting to speak with Eleanor - joined shortly there after by the rest of the investigators and Clara.<br /> <br /> Clancy and Mocking-bird catch sight of the strange man that Mocking-bird saw taking notes walking past the community center’s park from where he was first seen across from the bakery. When he realizes he has been spotted, he runs. Both Clancy and Mocking-bird make chase and are joined shortly thereafter by Carmen.<br /> <br /> Working together, Feyre and Dex piece together that Eleanor’s spirit is tied to the explosion and the unsettling presence that Carmen felt tied to Eleanor. As the rest of the team tackle Nikoli nearby in the street and wrestle him to the ground. Where Carmen enters his mind to determine who he is and why he was following them. In his mind, she sees glimpses of memories:<br /> <br /> ''Terror on a bearded man’s face when he sees a tall, thin man. The tall man exudes a malevolent energy.''<br /> <br /> ''Bakers, dead on the ground near the ovens of the bakery.''<br /> <br /> ''The tall man, joined by pale men in black suits walking out of the bakery as the tall man snaps his fingers and causes the bakery to explode behind them.''<br /> <br /> As Carmen explored the man’s mind, Mockingbird maintained an iron hold on the man’s neck so Clancy could frisk and search him. They find a notebook showing that he had been following someone referred to as “L.M.” under order from a person known only as “K”. In the journal they see that he was notating:<br /> <br /> ''Lincoln’s day-to-day activities, business meetings, transcripts from recordings of personal conversations in Lincoln’s home with his family and friends and photos of Lincoln.''<br /> <br /> In total, there is nearly three months of data leading up to the explosion. As well as an entry stating that, “...the package is in place.” with a date from the night before the bakery explosion. The evidence points to Lincoln being a target in the explosion, raising suspicions that it was not an accident but an assassination.<br /> <br /> Comparing the photos in the man’s journal to his memories, Carmen shows the photos to Feyre and asks if the photos are of her brother-in-law, Feyre helps Carmen confirm that L.M. in the journal was, in fact, Lincoln.<br /> <br /> Carmen is also able to determine that the man was trying to crush a poison tooth in his mouth but Mocking-bird’s hold hand locked his mouth open so he could not bite down.<br /> <br /> The investigators destroy the remnants of a device that is covered in Oldfairen markings, dispersing the residual bleed energy and freeing Eleanor’s spirit from its tether to the physical world.<br /> <br /> Found in the man’s satchel is also a wallet with documents identifying him as Nikoli Sorell and a small key ring with three keys.<br /> <br /> ''Key #1: A vehicle key of some kind''<br /> <br /> ''Key #2: A deadbolt key''<br /> <br /> ''Key #3: A padlock key''<br /> <br /> Nikoli is rendered unconscious by Mocking-bird and taken to the headquarters of The Circle of Whistles and Whispers to be held in their vault for identification and removal of the poison tooth and questioning.<br /> <br /> After putting Nikoli into containment in the vault, the team investigates an address found on the driver's license found in Nikoli's wallet. It leads to an apartment directly across the street from the book store Verbatim, which is below a pair of apartments where Lincoln had lived with his family.<br /> <br /> When searching the apartment, Feyre, Clancy and Mocking-bird discover a cardboard box containing In the cardboard box, there are a lot of newspaper clippings and three books, “Summer at Silverslip”, “The Day the Veil Was Torn” and “Mud and Bones”. All novels written by Lincoln Renfield-Murray.<br /> <br /> The news clippings were all from local papers about book signings, public readings, his activities as a member Newfaire Arts Council and as a volunteer at the South Soffit Public Library.<br /> <br /> Both the books and news articles had notations in them in Sorell's handwriting; further detailing the lengths he went to in following Lincoln.<br /> <br /> Mocking-bird searched a desk in the apartment that contained unopened rolls of camera film as well as a small camera to go with them. Behind a false panel in the lower right hand drawer are three spools of audio film from a radio device on top of the desk as well as notes in a set of leather notebooks containing transcriptions of conversations recorded with the device on the desk since labels on and in the notebooks appear to correspond to labels on the reels.<br /> <br /> Feyre searched a steamer trunk at the foot of the studio apartment's bed and, after a few minutes of rummaging through a stack of pants and shirts, she noticed a small separation between the bottom the trunk and the inner wall of it - a false bottom to the trunk.<br /> <br /> Beneath this false bottom were a collection of guns, knives, piano wire, what could be several small explosive devices, small bottles labeled as various poisons, thieves tools, several forms of identification under several different names but all with Sorell’s photograph in them (business cards, a periphery badge, OUP identification, an ID for The Noman Army’s Division of Legal Investigation and several passports in different names - each with Nikoli's photograph), large sums of cash in various currencies and several single person, one way tickets aboard the railroad, airship liners and sea going vessels.<br /> <br /> There was also a date book with various appointments, dates and notes all written in Hillian (the language of East Hills). Within the date book Feyre found a business card for a business in The Varnish, Parson’s Paraphernalia - Antiquities • Books • Spiritual Consultant. A phone number was printed on the back of the card along with the business address and the name of the owner and proprietor, Jasper Parson.<br /> <br /> On the card in Sorell’s handwriting was a time and date, 11:30 AM, 11/22/36.<br /> <br /> Lastly, Clancy found a loose floorboard concealing another, leather bound journal. The entire [[The Strange Journal|journal]] was written in a strange language.<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #2 - 01/19/25 &quot;In The Light of the New Year&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook: ''With the new year rapidly approaching, invitations are being sent out for the dozens of First Light parties being hosted around the city. Piers Corden has received several for one of the most famous and most coveted- the one hosted by Metamorph Industries. What a better way to celebrate First Light than go to a famous party?''<br /> <br /> Content Warnings: '''''This assignment contains depictions of alcohol, and violence at a public gathering.'''''<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #3 - &quot;Cornered&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags: Investigation, Memory Manipulation, Monster Hunt, Paranormal Activity, Hidden Threats<br /> <br /> Hook: The Investigators were summoned to Noman Grand Hospital to investigate the murder of Marie Chen, a freshman at Briargreen College, who was slain by her best friend who is temporarily being held under psychiatric observation after he told his doctor of shadows that &quot;crawl into your head and steal your thoughts&quot;.<br /> <br /> Content Warnings: '''''This assignment will contain themes of death, mental illness, grief and depictions of gore.'''''<br /> <br /> Assignment Date: 01/14/37 CR<br /> <br /> Characters: Callum McVeigh, Feyre Acheron, Mocking-bird, Persephone &quot;Percy&quot; Montgomery, Dr. Phyllis &quot;Filly&quot; Bailey<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Arthur &quot;Artie&quot; Lemmon, Dr. Sylvia Harlow, The Hallow, Shard<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: Blood and tissue samples from The Shadow Man, mucus sample from the black sedan<br /> <br /> District/Locations: Silverslip, The Sidle, South Soffit, Eastreek, Nine Irons<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> Upon their arrival at Grand Noman Hospital, the investigators met Dr. Sylvia Harlow, a psychiatrist who had been treating a young man accused of murder named Artie Lemmon. Artie, a 20-year-old former butcher, had been charged with the murder of his best friend, Marie Chen. Artie’s account of the incident was disjointed and fragmented, with several days of his memory completely blank until shortly after Marie’s murder.<br /> <br /> Artie recalled trying to eat a turkey sandwich during his lunch on Friday, but nothing after that. Marie was murdered the following Monday night. He remembers being unable to finish it and comments it tasted bitter to him. He also states that he thinks he might have given it to a local unhoused man known only in The Soffit as Jones.<br /> <br /> Lastly, he drew a picture for the investigators of the monster he was certain he had seen in the butcher shop, crawling into Marie’s head, stealing her thoughts. Referring to the creature only as The Shadow Man.<br /> <br /> The investigators’ search for clues led them to Cunningham’s Butcher Shop where Artie had worked. Mocking-bird bought a sandwich, a bottle of pop and a paper bag of thinly sliced, fried potatoes that Mr. Cunningham referred to as ‘crisps’. Percy scanned for bleed in the butcher shop but only found residual traces of bleed energy. Feyre broke into the shop after Mr. Cunningham had closed up for the night and surveyed the turkey’s in the walk-in cooler. She took an accounting of numbered tags on each turkey and looked through Cunnigham’s ledger.<br /> <br /> After determining everything looked to be in order, Feyre placed some money into the butcher’s safe with a note reading ''‘Invest in some new locks buddy.”''<br /> <br /> The investigators left the Sidle to find Jones in the undercity to see if he was adversely affected by the turkey sandwich Artie might have shared with him. When investigating a park that Artie frequented during his lunches to practice his drawing, Percy noticed a woman watching them from an alley across the street. A man approached her from within the alley and they left in a black sedan.<br /> <br /> Mocking-bird, being a resident of The Soffit, had run into Jones as well as other unhoused individuals in her work trying to get Scarlet off the street. The trio they found were users of the drug, not distributors. After a bit of conversation, it is determined that while the team had thought that perhaps the turkey was tainted, it appeared to be fine because Jones had not experienced anything strange after eating the sandwich.<br /> <br /> The team then made their way to Nine Irons to examine the body of Marie in the city morgue, but also noticed the black sedan from The Sidle. Mocking-bird and Filly decided to head into the morgue while Callum, Feyre and Percy approached the black sedan. Filly distracted the clerk as Mocking-bird snuck into the morgue. Once inside, she found an open cold chamber with a label indicating that it had been where Marie’s body had once been. It was empty. The window of the morgue was broken and indicated that someone or something had escaped through it from the inside.<br /> <br /> As Feyre approached the black sedan, she noticed it was running but it did not sound like a normal automobile. When attempting to unlock the car, it revved its engine and drove down the street from her; even though the vehicle was empty. An attempt to shim the lock of the car open revealed no apparent locking mechanism within the door. When she removed the shim from the door, it was covered in some sort of mucus.<br /> <br /> As she attempted to wipe it clean, the man the investigators had seen in The Sidle called out to her and approached the car. Which turned out to be his. It purred when he stepped up to the trunk and opened up for him. The trunk shifted and revealed a selection of weapons. Percy held the man at gunpoint, but he was unimpressed and removed a large rifle from the trunk.<br /> <br /> As Mocking-bird and Filly joined the investigators outside, the woman from The Sidle joined the man at the car. Filly asked them if they were members of Candela Obscura to which the man replied, “No ma’am. We’re professionals.”<br /> <br /> Then offered to team up with the investigators in tracking down what actually killed Marie.<br /> <br /> Mockingbird and FIlly confirmed that Marie’s body was missing.<br /> <br /> Begrudgingly, the investigators join the two strangers and venture into Eastreek to find whatever had killed Marie and possibly absconded with her body.<br /> <br /> When asked by Callum who the man and woman were, the man replied, “We’re the Nightkeepers.”<br /> <br /> Their plan was simple. The investigators would serve as bait to draw out the creature and the Nightkeepers, known as Shard and The Hollow, would ambush it and kill it.<br /> <br /> Shortly after entering the labyrinthian landfill, a mysterious figure in a mask that introduced themself as the greatest thief in the world made a distraction atop a hill of trash and was almost instantly attacked from the shadows by a creature made of flesh and shadow, seemingly made of both male and female genders. The female part resembling Artie’s description of Marie.<br /> <br /> The masked woman known as, later understood to be known as Lady Phantasma, was subdued by the monster as it dug into her mind.<br /> <br /> The investigators tried to stop the monster from attacking the masked woman, but were overcome with a sudden terror from the sight of the creature slipping its fingers beneath the newcomer's scalp. All but Filly.<br /> <br /> The Doctor attempted to appeal to whatever common ground might dwell within the monster in the hopes that some piece of Marie was still inside there. And while her courageous attempt to persuade the monster seemed to work, it turned out that Filly had just drawn the monster's attention. As it approached her, the Nightkeepers arrived and attacked with a combination of magikal and technological attacks.<br /> <br /> The Hollow was injured in the fight with the monster, but between Callum, Mocking-bird physically assailing the beast while Feyre and Filly tried to keep it from killing The Hollow. Lady Phantasma  managed to find The Hollow’s gun and repeatedly fired at the creature, killing it.<br /> <br /> As the fog of disorientation began to clear from Phantasma’s mind, she shared some information she had learned when her mind was connected to The Shadow Man’s.<br /> <br /> The Shadow Man had been fed upon the memories of Artie, Marie and Phantasma. It had been born of some kind of accident in a strange lab where it merged with a technician that was checking on the body of an unconscious woman in a hospital bed.<br /> <br /> The feeding process always leaves The Shadow Man’s victims disoriented and afraid. In Artie’s disoriented state, he attacked Marie in a misguided attempt to stop The Shadow Man. His wild attacks left Marie dead on the floor of the butcher’s shop where she had found Artie reeling from being attacked by The Shadow Man.<br /> <br /> As the sounds of police sirens filled the air, the investigators gathered their wounded and quickly selected a sample of The Shadow Man’s tissue and blood for study by Candela Obscura. The Hollow reassured them they could smooth things over with the Periphery.<br /> <br /> They also hoped to use the sample to persuade the courts that Artie was unwillingly under the effects of a psychoactive substance that caused him to lose control of himself and kill Marie. His fate currently remains unclear.<br /> <br /> In the aftermath, the team now gone, The Hollow and Shard Examined The Shadow Man’s body.<br /> <br /> The Hollowed looked on as Shard knelt beside the creature, her hand lightly resting on its form, crystalline veins glowing faintly along her arm in the dim light.<br /> <br /> The Hollow kept his voice low, “Anything?”<br /> <br /> Shard replied quietly, almost mournful. “It’s still alive.”<br /> <br /> The Hollow paused, his expression grim as he spoke: “Box it up and let The Boss know we bagged another one.”<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #4 - &quot;Heart of Steel&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook: The investigators are once again sent to Grand Noman Hospital to investigate theft of medical supplies, organic materials, and the energy source of an experimental healing device created by EONS; as well as several cases of patients experiencing a relapse of a serious illness.<br /> <br /> Content Warnings: '''''This assignment will contain body horror and gore.'''''<br /> <br /> Assignment Date: 02/07/37 CR<br /> <br /> Characters: Arin Kwyin, Dexter &quot;Dex&quot; Miller, Katherine Ellenbogen, Feyre Acheron, Byron Hans Core<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Dr. Lucy Franklin, Jacob Franklin, Dr. David Franklin, Dr. Eliza Morgan, Detective Irene Mathers, Detective Joe Brandt, Ezekial Graves, Nichelle<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: Actium-77 (Synthesized Isotope)<br /> <br /> District/Locations: Silverslip, Grand Noman Hospital<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> # '''Setting and Initial Observations'''<br /> #* The investigators were dispatched to Grand Noman Hospital to investigate thefts of medical supplies, organic fluids, and the energy source of the Vitae Reconstructor, a device developed by Holthorne Biologics.<br /> #* They found evidence of tampered supply rooms, scorch marks near the Vitae Reconstructor, and dangerous residual bleed energy left behind.<br /> #* Tensions rose quickly with the arrival of two Periphery detectives, Mathers and Brandt, who were openly hostile to the investigators' involvement and focused solely on recovering Actium-77.<br /> #* Amid the chaos, several patients were found horribly mutated by exposure to unstable bleed energy.<br /> #* Suspicious behavior from Dr. Lucy Franklin led the investigators to track her movements through the hospital, ultimately uncovering a secret sub-basement where Lucy and her brother Jacob were conducting unauthorized experiments.<br /> # '''Recovery of Items and Information'''<br /> #* In the sub-basement workshop, the investigators found Lucy and Jacob tending to a grotesque mechanical womb sustaining their dying brother David.<br /> #* The device was leaking dangerous amounts of bleed energy, amplified by the unstable Actium-77 housed improperly in the core.<br /> #* When the investigators confronted the siblings, a violent struggle broke out: Jacob shot Mocking-bird in the shoulder, injuring her.<br /> #* Byron cracked the reinforced glass porthole of the mechanical suit during the skirmish, causing irradiated amniotic fluid to spill out into the workshop and exposing everyone present to bleed contamination.<br /> #* As tensions flared, Jacob and Lucy revealed their desperation: the military had cut off David’s medical services following the war’s end, leaving them with no other way to save him. Jacob, weeping, begged Byron for help.<br /> #* Bound by the magickal compulsion of his curse, Byron aided them.<br /> # '''Confrontation with the Periphery'''<br /> #* Moments later, Detectives Mathers and Brandt arrived with a group of police officers, prepared to make arrests.<br /> #* The investigators warned the officers not to enter the contaminated workshop and agreed to submit to arrest once safely outside the bleed exposure zone.<br /> #* However, when they attempted to explain the situation, Detective Brandt grew aggressive, pushing the investigators against a wall in an attempt to forcibly arrest them.<br /> #* Byron resisted arrest, leading to a brutal confrontation between the investigators and the officers.<br /> #* Mathers attempted to shoot Mocking-bird, but missed narrowly during the melee.<br /> #* Mocking-bird shattered Brandt’s knee with a savage blow, and Byron incapacitated Mathers by stabbing her gun hand with a concealed knife.<br /> # '''Escape and Aftermath'''<br /> #* The investigators fled the hospital amidst the chaos, wounded and pursued.<br /> #* Outside, they witnessed operatives from the secretive Nightkeepers—specifically Shard and The Hollow—loading the Franklin siblings and the mechanical womb onto a large flatbed truck.<br /> # '''Legal Fallout'''<br /> #* In the aftermath, warrants were issued for the arrest of Regicide (Byron Core) and Mocking-bird (Olive Horvat) on charges including assaulting officers, resisting arrest, and fleeing custody.<br /> #* The incident left the situation at Grand Noman Hospital deeply unsettled, with lingering bleed contamination, a growing antagonism between vigilantes and the Periphery.<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #5 - &quot;Good Night, Sleep Tight&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #6 - &quot;The Devil Doctor of South Soffit&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #7 - &quot;Vanishing Act&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #8 - &quot;Faulty Memory&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #9 - &quot;No Rest for the Wicked&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #10 - &quot;Hot off the Press&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #11 - &quot;Behind Closed Doors&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #12 - &quot;The Root of All Evil&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #13 - &quot;The Purple Plague&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #14 - &quot;Now You See Me&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook: Arc 3, Act 1 - Finale<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #15 - &quot;Ohe Sleifo Titrfn geog&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags: Memory Loss, Survival, Supernatural Phenomena, Lost Time<br /> <br /> Hook: The Investigators awaken with no memory of their identities, washed ashore on a strange, dreamlike coastline scattered with the wreckage of a destroyed ship and dozens of unconscious survivors. The world seems caught between day and night, and the only thing they are certain of is that they are not alone—and something unseen may be watching.<br /> <br /> Content Warnings: Themes of memory loss, psychological disorientation, injury, fire/burn trauma, and mild body horror.<br /> <br /> Characters: Clancy Fields, Feyre Acheron, Callum McVeigh, Persephone &quot;Percy&quot; Montgomery, Dexter &quot;Dex&quot; Miller<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Harrison Park, The Embered Man, Lysera<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: Lysera<br /> <br /> District/Locations: The Isle of Forgetting<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> '''1. Setting and Initial Observations'''<br /> * The investigators awoke on a mysterious beach with injuries and no memory of their identities, surrounded by other unconscious individuals.<br /> * They were on a strange island with a dusky gray sky, a thick forest, a large mountain deep within the forest and a shipwreck on fire, with luggage scattered along the shoreline.<br /> * The investigators began exploring the beach and shipwreck, searching for clues and resources, while observing the behavior of other individuals who were wandering into the forest.<br /> <br /> '''2. Recovery of Items and Information'''<br /> <br /> * Feyre searched the wreckage while Callum and Percy searched luggage, recovering items such as passports, tickets, and personal belongings, which helped some regain their identities.<br /> * Feyre found a dossier detailing the disappearance of the Lightkeeper, Piers Corden, and the order from the Council of Lightkeepers for investigators, to travel across the continent of Osugbo to rescue him or, in the event that he was dead, recover his body and determine who had taken him and why.<br /> * Percy discovered a ticket for the SS Everywhere, revealing the ship’s origin and destination.<br /> * Feyre found a set of coordinates on a navigational chart, revealing that they were headed for the coordinates that Lincoln had intended to go to a few days before his death.<br /> <br /> '''3. Encounters with Phenomena and Wraiths'''<br /> <br /> * The Investigators encountered mysterious shadowy figures and wraiths, which were progressively becoming more corporeal and threatening.<br /> * The investigators successfully fought and destroyed several wraiths using weapons like Clancy’s Ghostblade and Callum’s pickaxe haft, with the wraiths releasing memories upon their destruction.<br /> * The team realized that the wraiths were consuming memories and that defeating them restored lost memories.<br /> <br /> '''4. Exploration of the Isle of Forgetting'''<br /> <br /> * Through the discovery of an ancient stele with Vaelonic inscription as well as geometric design at it’s head, Percy identified the island as the legendary Isle of Forgetting, where individuals lose themselves and their memories.<br /> * The group discovered a ruined palace carved into the side of the mountain, with Vaelonic runes and a large chamber containing shadowy figures and a base relief depicting Lysera and Atikos.<br /> * The team debated the significance of Lysera, the queen of the island, and her connection to the phenomena they were facing.<br /> <br /> '''5. Confrontation with Lysera and the Man with Amber Eyes'''<br /> <br /> * Participants confronted Lysera, who they discovered was under the control of the Man with Amber Eyes.<br /> * Ember Eyes command Lysera to “make it quick” at which point, the strongest of the wraiths the team had confronted attacked them - a Shadow Woman.<br /> * Feyre berated Lysera, weakening her connection to the Shadow Woman, while Callum and Clancy attacked and destroyed the Shadow Woman.<br /> * Bored with the confrontation and Candela’s constant interloping, Ember Eyes set Lysera ablaze. She screamed for the team to run.<br /> * Feyre used a magickal artifact to absorb Lysera’s scream and unleashed it upon Ember Eyes and took a scar as a result of its use. Used in concert with Dex’s command of magick, Ember Eyes fled from the palace.<br /> * Dex successfully extinguished the magical fire engulfing Lysera, saving her from destruction, but collapsed from the strain.<br /> <br /> '''6. Escape and Loss of Harry'''<br /> <br /> * The palace began to collapse, forcing participants to flee while carrying unconscious members like Lysera, Dex, and Feyre.<br /> * Percy successfully made the jump across a chasm opening up in the floor, but slipped at the last second. Harry grabbed her and swung her to Callum. Callum caught her, but hurt his shoulder in the process. Harry slid along the floor as it tilted and fell into the chasm.<br /> * Percy and Clancy repelled down to Harry’s location only to discover he was crushed beneath the debris of the collapsing palace. Percy tried to stabilize Harry, but was unable to do so and Harry died as a result of his injuries.<br /> ** Among Harry’s final words were his instructions to get his files to Jacen Beck.<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #16 - &quot;Smoke and Mirrors&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags: Arc 3, Act II premiere<br /> <br /> Hook: Having defeated Ember Eyes and rescued an unconscious Lysera, the investigators must now search the rest of the island for Piers as the mountain at the center of the island erupts into a massive volcano causing the entire island to quake.<br /> <br /> Content Warnings: This assignment contained a hostage situation, gore, and the potential of death. This was a high stakes assignment.<br /> <br /> Characters: Mocking-bird, Gertrude &quot;Trudi&quot; Clyde, Persephone &quot;Percy&quot; Montgomery, Dexter &quot;Dex&quot; Miller, Byron Hans Core<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Jacen Beck, Piers Corden, Ember Eyes, Caleb Zener, Emily Zener<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: None, but Caleb and Emily Zener were rescued along with Piers Corden<br /> <br /> District/Locations: The Isle of Forgetting, The Island Lab<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> '''1. Initial Team Movements'''<br /> * Clancy, Dex, and Percy were the only conscious members of the team from the prior investigation.<br /> * After encountering Jacen Beck setting up a triage response from their ship’s explosion, they left Callum and Feyre with Jacen while Clancy stayed behind to assist with the wounded.<br /> <br /> '''2. Discovery of the Cave and First Team Exploration'''<br /> <br /> * Trudi, Byron, and Mocking-Bird discovered a cave powered by a generator, with a power conduit bolted into the stone wall and running deeper inside.<br /> * They regrouped with Dex and Percy, and the five investigators ventured together into the cave.<br /> <br /> '''3. Encounter with Wraiths'''<br /> <br /> * Using her psychic abilities, Trudi helped the team navigate a series of forks within the tunnel system.<br /> * The team encountered two wraiths guarding the passage and successfully fought and destroyed them.<br /> * During the encounter, Dex spoke to one of the wraiths, who stated it served “The Dream.”<br /> <br /> '''4. Gathering Intelligence and the Hidden Laboratory'''<br /> <br /> * After defeating the wraiths, the investigators split their efforts:<br /> ** Trudi remote-viewed one fork, revealing a man shackled to a cot bolted to the wall.<br /> ** Dex sensed a nearby presence filled with overwhelming anger.<br /> ** Byron, after drinking Witches Brew tea to become invisible, scouted the second fork.<br /> * Byron discovered a hidden laboratory where Ember Eyes supervised scientists transforming the recently dead into wraiths using a magickal serum.<br /> * Piers Corden, visibly battered and cuffed to a chair, was being used to pressure the woman working with the scientists.<br /> <br /> '''5. Rescue of Caleb Zener'''<br /> <br /> * The team prioritized freeing the man seen in the cell.<br /> * Upon reaching him, they battled a flaming gargoyle-like creature.<br /> * Byron wrestled with the creature while Mocking-Bird and Percy worked to break the prisoner’s shackles.<br /> * Trudi used filthy water to douse the flames in the gargoyle’s eyes, splashing Byron in the process.<br /> * The prisoner was revealed to be Caleb Zener, a researcher for Candela Obscura.<br /> * The woman still in the lab was identified as his twin sister, Emily Zener, previously referenced in Lincoln’s journal.<br /> <br /> '''6. The Rescue Plan and the Confrontation'''<br /> <br /> * Percy planned to cut the generator’s power while Mocking-Bird distracted Ember Eyes.<br /> * Dex, Trudi, and Byron prepared to rescue Emily and Piers during the confusion.<br /> * Mocking-Bird successfully lured Ember Eyes away from the lab by calling him out.<br /> * Byron and Dex attempted to ambush Ember Eyes but were overpowered and thrown aside.<br /> <br /> '''7. Mocking-Bird’s Sacrifice'''<br /> <br /> * Ember Eyes offered Mocking-Bird a bargain: surrender herself, and he would spare Trudi’s life.<br /> * Tearfully, Mocking-Bird agreed, on the condition that Dex and Byron would also be allowed to leave safely.<br /> * Byron and Dex disregarded her wishes and attacked Ember Eyes.<br /> * Byron was set on fire during the struggle but managed to break Ember Eyes’ arm, allowing the team to flee.<br /> <br /> '''8. Escape from the Isle of Forgetting'''<br /> <br /> * The volcano erupted into a pyroclastic flow as the team fled the collapsing cave system.<br /> * Following Caleb and Emily’s directions, they reached a hidden boat.<br /> * The investigators escaped the Isle of Forgetting moments before it was consumed by the sea.<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #17 - &quot;Liber Aeternum&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook: Arc 3, Act 2 - Premiere<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #18 -''' '''&quot;Head in the Clouds&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #19 - &quot;The door of Bones&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #20 - &quot;So Long and Thanks for All the Fish&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #21 - &quot;This Concludes Our Broadcast Day&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #22 - &quot;The Devil's Minion&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #23 - &quot;Beneath the Surface&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #24 - &quot;As Above, So Below&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #25 - &quot;To Be Announced&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #26 - &quot;Skibbers and Scrabbles&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #27 - &quot;For if Dreams Die...&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #28 - &quot;Once Upon a Dream&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook: Arc 3, Act 2 - Finale pt. 1<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #29 - &quot;Perchance to Dream&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook: Arc 3, Act 2 - Finale pt. 2<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #30 - &quot;What Dreams May Come&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook: Arc 3, Act 3 - Premiere pt. 1<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #31 - &quot;A New Dawn, A New Day&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #32 - &quot;Deus Ex Oculo&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #33 - &quot;Not a Dream, but a Nightmare&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #34 - &quot;Resonance&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #35 - &quot;East Hills&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #36 - &quot;To Be Announced&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #37 - &quot;To Be Announced&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #38 - &quot;To Be Announced&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #39 - &quot;To Be Announced&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #40 - &quot;To Be Announced&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #41 - &quot;To Be Announced&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook: Arc 3 - Finale pt.1<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM:<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #42 - &quot;To Be Announced&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook: Arc 3 - Finale pt.2<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM:<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> [[Category:Qandela Obscura]]<br /> [[Category:CR]]</div>

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<p>OGFlaya: /* Assignment #15 - &quot;Ohe Sleifo Titrfn geog&quot; */</p> <hr /> <div>{{Worldbuilders}}<br /> == The Story So Far ==<br /> Below, feel free to add personal accounts of assignments.<br /> <br /> == Arc One - The Illusionist and the Alchemist ==<br /> <br /> === Assignment #1 - 12/02/23 &quot;The Devil's Well.&quot; ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: <br /> <br /> GM:<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #2 - 12/16 &quot;The Light Eater of Bridleborn&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: Piers, [[Lincoln Renfield-Murray]], Nesta [[Acheron]], [[Elizabeth]] [[Nightshade]] <br /> <br /> GM: @jaelthejust (Mercedes)<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #3 - 12/21 - &quot;The Gift of the Magi&quot; ===<br /> <br /> === Assignment #4 - 12/31 - &quot;The Night Plays On&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: #NewYearParty<br /> <br /> Characters: [[Steve]], Lincoln Renfield-Murray, [[Orla Martinez]], Warren <br /> <br /> GM: @jaelthejust (Mercedes)<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #5 - 1/13/2024 - &quot;Extra Credit&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags:<br /> <br /> Characters: Piers Corden, Lincoln Renfield-Murray, Lula V, [[Steve Corden]] <br /> <br /> GM: @jontheteach (JonTheTeach)<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment # 6- 1/20- “The Hand That Feeds” ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: Piers, Weasel, [[James]], Tess, Laurence Awrkright <br /> <br /> GM: @OGFlaya (Matt)<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Anthony Romano, Michael Romano, Maggy Ferguson, [[Martin]] Ferguson <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: [[Human]]/phenomenon hybrid<br /> <br /> District/Locations: South Soffit, Nine Irons, The Sidle<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened: Notorious mob enforcer and racketeer, Tommy Romano, was murdered by Martin Ferguson. A member of a family of mob enforcers possessing unique abilities due to being to having phenomenon intermingling in their blood line long ago in their ancestry. The youngest of the Ferguson's, Maggy had fallen in love with Tommy's nephew and the scion of the Romano crime family, Michael. The investigators diligently found, through an examination of Tommy's body in the city morgue that he was murdered, that he had been murdered rather than the purported suicide that that the Periphery was trying to say his death was. During a climactic confrontation with Martin and a flock of eldritch birds under his command, the investigators helped Maggy and Michael flee the city and place Martin into Grayslate Sanatorium for safe keeping and protection from the Romano family. The rest of the Ferguson clan watched as their son was taken into custody but did not end their relationship with Romano. <br /> <br /> === Assignment #7 - 1/27 - &quot;Fairest of Them All&quot; ===<br /> <br /> === Assignment #8 - 2/9 - &quot;The Ancient Tomb of His Bride&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags:<br /> <br /> Characters: Piers Corden, Steve Corden, [[Thomas]] MacCallum, Madge <br /> <br /> GM: @jaelthejust (Mercedes)<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Jean Hawkeye <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: <br /> <br /> # Mr. Malcolms Alchemical Reference Guide (+1 Focus on rolls that have to do with alchemy or magick)<br /> # Morphine Vial (Soak 1 Body, 1 use)<br /> # Phosphenes' Lights (Handheld illuminators that produce a glow only the holder can see)<br /> # Smelling Salts (Soak 1 Brain, 1 use)<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #9 - 2/17 - &quot;A Prince’s Gifts&quot; ===<br /> <br /> === Assignment #10 - 2/24 - &quot;A Needlepoint to Hear Me Through&quot; ===<br /> <br /> === Assignment # 11 - 2/25 - “The Illusionist” ===<br /> <br /> === Assignment #12 - 3/2 - &quot;Auction Victors&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: #Auction<br /> <br /> Characters: Steve Corden, Lizzy Nightshade, Weasel, Silas Heartwood, [[Laura Grant]] <br /> <br /> GM: @jaelthejust (Mercedes)<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #13 - 3/9 - &quot;The Ring to Stand Strong and True&quot; ===<br /> <br /> === Assignment #14 - 3/15 - &quot;Lost and Found&quot; ===<br /> <br /> === Assignment #15 - 3/23 - &quot;The Allure of Perpetual Beauty&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> Characters: Steve Corden, Silas Heartwood, Tess Henry, Warren Baxter, [[Laura]] Grant <br /> <br /> GM: @wardenwinter (Talia)<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #16 - 3/27 - &quot;Under the Truth&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: Piers Corden, Steve Corden, Silas Heartwood, Tess Henry, Lincoln Renfield-Murray, Nesta Acheron, <br /> <br /> GM: @jontheteach (JonTheTeach)<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #17 - 4/6 - &quot;The Kingdom in the Steel&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: Steve Corden, Silas Heartwood, Lizzy Nightshade, Madge, Laura Grant <br /> <br /> GM: @jaelthejust (Mercedes)<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #18 - 4/13 - &quot;The Gem to Persuade the Unwilling&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> Characters: Steve Corden, Piers Corden, Lincoln Renfield-Murray, Nesta Achron, Montana Jack <br /> <br /> GM: @jaelthejust (Mercedes)<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: THE TWINS, Gio <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: The Gem<br /> <br /> District/Locations: The Steel, EONs Headquarter<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened: Steve gets kidnapped opps.<br /> <br /> === Assignment #19 - 4/27 - &quot;The Prince’s Final Curtain&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> Characters: Steve Corden, Piers Corden, James, Lincoln Renfield-Murray, &quot;Fives&quot;, Warren Baxter, <br /> <br /> GM: @jaelthejust (Mercedes)<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Nathaniel <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations: <br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #20 - 4/27 - &quot;The Alchemist’s Final Call&quot; ===<br /> <br /> === Assignment #21 - 5/28 - &quot;In the Arms of the Evolved&quot; ===<br /> <br /> === Assignment #22 - 6/18 - &quot;Grant Me One Request [Player Catalyst Finale]&quot; ===<br /> <br /> === Assignment #23 - 6/29 - &quot;Long Lost Blood [Player Catalyst Finale]&quot; ===<br /> <br /> <br /> == Arc Two - The Herald and the Fang ==<br /> <br /> === Assignment #1 - 06/15/2024 &quot;Toll the Dead&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: Divine Herald, Ascendency <br /> <br /> Characters: James by Margarita, Gin Reynolds by Julia, [[Jamie Hayes]] by Amal, <br /> <br /> GM:<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Imelda [[Frances]], Victor Jenkins the DEAD Divine Herald, Mr. Woods <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: List of next Divine Herald<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> 6 months after what happened in the theater has passed, newspapers has talked about : <br /> <br /> # A deadly sickness, the dead rash, with symptoms of oozing red rashes on limps, cough, and fever. It effected 30% of population. Some people just… don’t get it. <br /> # ''Recent death of the Divine Herald.'' <br /> <br /> Candela was called by Ascendancy when Cardinal Reynolds, and Cardinal Zeroth died after ineracting with the Divine Herald corpse. Candela investigators went to shiverline to talk to holy [[mother]] <br /> <br /> //—//<br /> <br /> investigators found: <br /> <br /> # Bleed on body and the face itself. Not coming from the mask. <br /> # Mask will let the [[soul]] out. Mask is fixed to face, will be hard to take off. <br /> # MAKEUP ON HERALD.  A specific woman does this. '''Leslie Daulphin'''. <br /> # THERE IS. AT THE BASE OF THE HERALD NECK. An incision mark. NO BLOOD? connected to the artery. The blood is poisoned, they knew its gonna be removed. <br /> <br /> /—/ Baxter the head of OUP came by and stopped Candela's investigation<br /> <br /> //—//<br /> <br /> The team found this list for '''interviews. THIS IS FOR NEW HERALD DIVINE.''' <br /> <br /> '''Aarons, Sawyer (Cardinal in the Eves districts), Howard, Levins,'''<br /> <br /> '''Fournier(not familiar to GIN? Who is this? Not usual surname for new-faire)'''<br /> <br /> They also found a necklace that has a bleed, this necklace is used by the hauled and high ranking church members. The team didn't touch or take the necklace.<br /> <br /> /-/<br /> <br /> The team headed to Melody Wildes house in the sidle. WILDES Melody is new to the area, moved from the west. [[LaCroix|Lacroix]], moved from there. Family is a refuge. Dad started the funeral business from Mister woods. Brother and husband live upstairs. Dad is old now. <br /> <br /> The team went together to the house of grief, Melody is frozen in place, when approached, the team noticed a pair of puncture marks on the side of her neck. Not like the herald, this is more of….. bite…. Two teeth? <br /> <br /> Picture of her and a man. They are shaken hands, this is Mr. Woods. He seems happy and sure. She looked…. Off. <br /> <br /> Someone sneaking inside? The team try to hide from them, the older gentleman is now here. Asks why she’s here. She looks nervous talking to what it can be seen now as Mr. wood? <br /> <br /> Mr. Woods, has the same bleed as melody, STRONGER. So strong. It radiates from him. <br /> <br /> After going to his Mind Palace, Jamie figured out that Melody is under control from Mr. Woods. He must have been the one to miss with the makeup. When Gin left the house of grief, she noticed Mr. Woods watching the team at the top of the building….. <br /> <br /> === Assignment #2 - 06/15/2024 &quot;The Ruby Rapture&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: Red Rash, Fangs <br /> <br /> Characters: Lizzy (Talia), Gideon (Nick), Luliana (Emma), Henry (Geoff), and Gin (Julia) <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Harris/Lawrence, Pensive the Cat, Lorenzo of the Ruby Rapture, the Fanged Creature that Attacked Lizzy <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: Pensive the Fanged Cat <br /> <br /> District/Locations: Red Lamp, South Soffit <br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened: <br /> <br /> * A worker from the Ruby Rapture has been sick an abnormal amount of time, neck still red, violent outbursts <br /> * A doctor came to visit his home while he was sick and performed &quot;blood letting&quot;, his roommate said it was A LOT of blood and the doctor didn't clean up <br /> * The cat lapped up some of the blood and now also showing violent outbursts <br /> * The doctor gave an address and contact to Lawrence's roommate in case he needed more info. He went to the address during the day and found nothing<br /> * Going at night, they found strange symbols and then were attacked by a fanged woman who when shot, survived and ran away. <br /> * Later, the symbols were discovered to mean &quot;Feed&quot; <br /> <br /> === Assignment #3 - 06/21/2024 “The Last Lightkeeper of Seasway&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: Eldritch Horror, City of the Resplendent , Local Legends <br /> <br /> Characters: Tara (Sarah), [[Malory Harper]] (Matt), Cedric (Sam), Alexander (Jon), Mara (Anna) <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: The Lightkeeper's Doll, Gherman the Last Lightkeeper <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: The Lightkeeper's Doll<br /> <br /> District/Locations: Seasway<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> * There is an underwater city in the Glass Sea <br /> * The People of Seasway seemed to be under some kind of hypnosis <br /> * They are desperate to show you 'The Great One'<br /> * The Lighthouse is destroyed and empty on the bottom<br /> * At the top of the Lighthouse, Gherman has destroyed his entrance to the Pharos <br /> * He begs to keep the Doll safe <br /> * On the West side of the Island, the investigators see the remains of the Great One <br /> * The child of the Great one waits to feast<br /> * The investigators take barrels of oil and molotov cocktails to the child of the Great One <br /> * While it feasts on the hypnotized villagers, the investigators fight it until it dies <br /> <br /> === Assignment #4 - 06/22/2024 &quot;Interview with a Deaconess&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: Knight of the Pyre, the Pyre, the Ascendency <br /> <br /> Characters: Alexandria, Gideon, Jamie, Amaranth <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Baxter White, Ariel Kelly, Diego Parris, Lorelei Pennywhistle <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations: The Sidle<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> * A Deaconess is being held by the OUP after her brother Reggie called them when he found her missing <br /> * The Deaconess touched an artifact and ended up gaining telekinesis and the Pyre wanted to kill her for it <br /> * While interviewing her and trying to plan a way to help her escape, a knight of the Pyre appeared to kill her. <br /> <br /> -- We met the knight of the pyre for the first time! '''Diego Parris.''' <br /> <br /> -- Deaconess Lorelei was killed by him tho sad ): <br /> <br /> === Assignment #5 - 06/26/2024 &quot;Something Different About You&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: Developers. <br /> <br /> Characters: Gin Reynolds (Julia), Lulianna Vaerstrom (Emma), [https://quelmarwiki.com/wiki/Malory_Harper Malory “Mal” Harper] (Matt), Tara Lloyd (Sarah), Alexandria Aquino (Aerin), Cedric Margrave (Sam) <br /> <br /> GM: Jon<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Set VII Experiment I <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: None<br /> <br /> District/Locations: The Steel<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened: <br /> <br /> * Investigators entered an abandoned factory and immediately felt off<br /> * A mixture of pain, anguish, joy and malice were felt on the walls<br /> * Bleed was felt from a hallway, and the door opened itself mysteriously<br /> * A scream was heard from within the building, and the team began to look for the source<br /> * They entered the hallway, which had several decomposing bodies of developers<br /> * The end of the hallway had an odd green light, and a man was seen standing there<br /> ** He began approaching the group, rambling somewhat<br /> ** Dr. Aquino approached him, with Lulianna also offering a way to help<br /> ** He responded with &quot;I am Perfection&quot; and snapped the neck of the Doctor<br /> * The rest of the crew unloaded and retreated, then leveling the building on top of the experiment<br /> <br /> === Assignment #6 - 07/06/2024 &quot;Petals of Protection&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: The Cure, Owl Wain, Local Legends <br /> <br /> Characters: Gideon (Nick), [[Malory Harper|Mal]] (Matt), Amaranth (Anna), Luliana (Emma) <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: The Owl Wain <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: Timely [[Iris]] <br /> <br /> District/Locations: Scarlet Woods / Bridleborn<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> * The investigators are sent to retrieve timely iris to assist with making a cure for the fanged disease and red rash <br /> * Scarlet runners are seen traveling this edge of the wood, tell you of a local legend of a [[ghost]] who requires you to be [[silent]] or she'll kill you <br /> * When entering the area, if any sound is made, the investigators are quite immediately met with an attack of owls and among the owls, they see a young girl in a large feathery cloak, commanding the owls <br /> * The young girl approaches when the investigators are brought to the ground but they all manage to get away to the Iris field<br /> * They gather Iris and find a smugglers crate buried inside that contains the body of a young child, they think the same age as the Owl Wain's spirit appears. It is wearing a similar but less feathery cloak <br /> * When leaving, the group attempts to console the Owl Wain. The Wain is distraught when Mara sings her the song and then when she goes to cry, she covers her mouth to keep herself quiet <br /> * The investigators leave as the Wain is distracted and no longer attacking them. <br /> <br /> === Assignment #7 - 07/07/2024 &quot;Assisting the Gumshoe&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: The Ascendancy, The Pyre, Fangs, Dive Herald, Knight of the Pyre <br /> <br /> Characters: Lizzy (Talia), Tara (Sarah), Father Lorrian (Keller), Jamie (Amal), and Gin (Julia) <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:''Jonathan Aarons, '''[[Sister]] Fournier''''' <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: -- <br /> <br /> District/Locations: Shriveline, Briar Green, South Soffit <br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened: <br /> <br /> -- The people from the List are now dying! The team believes someone not on the list are killing them to benefit someone who is on the list.<br /> <br /> -- Jamie Dies! <br /> <br /> -- Candela managed to save the future Divine Herald! <br /> <br /> === Assignment #8 - 07/14/2024 &quot;The Crimson River&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: [https://quelmarwiki.com/wiki/Malory_Harper Mal Harper] (Matt), Amaranth Cyrus (Anna), Tara (Sarah) <br /> <br /> GM: Nick <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #9 - 07/17/2024 &quot;We Can Take Your Pain&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: Developers <br /> <br /> Characters: [[Malory Harper|Mal]] (Matt), Tess Henry (Mercedes), Gideon (Nick), Verity Leòn (Aerin), Amaranth Cyprus (Anna) <br /> <br /> GM: Jon <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Set VII Experiment II <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: None<br /> <br /> District/Locations: Briar Green<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> * The party arrived at the college campus, trying to understand what happened<br /> * Used bleed detectors to find the source of the phenomenon<br /> ** It was determined to be the dormitory building<br /> * The investigators entered and felt cold oppression and it got worse the higher they went<br /> * As investigators spread out through the building, each began to see images of their fears.<br /> * These fears pulled them towards the top floor, or sent them away depending on the person<br /> * Eventually, the group saw the experiment on the third floor, and he feasted on their fear and found it delicious<br /> * He wanted to feast on more than just fear, and turned to advance on the group<br /> ** They immediately opened fire as he tried to get closer, but he managed to get close<br /> * He was wounded severely, retreating through a rift in the Flare<br /> <br /> === Assignment #10 - 07/19/2024 “The New Divine Herald&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: Divine Herald, The Ascendancy, Red Rash, Quarantine, Fangs, [[Vampyre]] <br /> <br /> Characters: Gideon (Nick), Tara (Sarah), Father Lorrian (Keller), Gin (Julia), [[Malory Harper|Mal]] (Matt) <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Divine Herald Siobhan Fournier <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: Vampyre Dust<br /> <br /> District/Locations: The Shriveline, South Soffit <br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened: <br /> <br /> * The new Divine Herald states there will be a quarantine of South Soffit (indefinite), as well as a two-week hold on Hallowharbor, The Steel, and Red Lamp<br /> * Desperate to find the reason behind the Red Rash, the investigators head to ground zero, South Soffit, before the [[midnight]] Quarantine begins <br /> * In Gin's church in South Soffit, a few of those with the long version Red Rash state they got it from a soup kitchen where they saw the Divine Herald when she was just a Cardinal<br /> * They are approached by a pair of doctors looking for those with long-lasting Red Rash to &quot;assist&quot; them <br /> * Gin recognizes them as fanged creatures, like what attacked Lizzy <br /> * They kill the pair, using symbols of the Ascendancy or a Ghostblade to turn them to dust <br /> * They go the hospital the pair represented and find a &quot;Vampyre Nursery&quot; with a Nursery worker there, overseeing 5 newborns preparing to wake and 5 sedated [[humans]], ready to be feasted on when the newborns awake <br /> * The journal from the Vampyre Nursery states that they were going to wake up in 3 days. It takes 5 days fully from bite to awaking. <br /> * The investigators kill the Nursery Worker but not until they learn from him that the Divine Herald is a High Priestess from Lacroix, where she is known as the Countess Fournier <br /> * She brought the Red Rash to [[Newfaire]] to show the vampyres who will be the most susceptible to being turned into a vampyre vs. who will be the food for those new vampyres<br /> <br /> === Assignment #11 - 07/27/2024 &quot;The Owl Wain&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: Local Legends, Owl Wain, The Cloud, The Cure, [[Player]] Catalyst <br /> <br /> Characters: Lizzy (Talia), Verity (Aerin), Gio (Amal), Gin (Julia), and Gideon (Nick) <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Owl Wain <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: Timely Iris <br /> <br /> District/Locations: Scarlet Wood, Bridleborn Mountains <br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> * The investigators returned to put the Owl Wain to rest and also seek out more timely Iris <br /> * They take a side road and find a cloud that is giving off bleed <br /> * The cloud feels like it is watching them and then it creates a dust [[devil]] and slurps up a pair of wild stallions before dispensing the bones and blood in front of them <br /> * Going back to the main road, they find the Owl Wain and use the nursery rhyme song about her to plea to her and Gideon uses a spirit board to have her speak without speaking <br /> * She tells them she has to be quiet because of Pa and she is afraid of the passing Smuggler wagons<br /> * The riders on the wagon tell the investigators of a man who used to have his children travel with him and was unkind to them if they were not quiet and one by one the children went missing before the man retired because no one would work with him <br /> * The investigators find the box with the Owl Wain's body, Gin performing her last rites and her spirit being laid to rest. On the Box they see the name Hildebrand and a location <br /> * Going to the location, they find a cabin and inside, the body of the man, Hildebrand. The evidence shows he was murdered by his eldest daughter's fiance after she told him they couldn't be married because her father was refusing to let her go. <br /> * The investigator's find the Owl Wain's room and her name before she became legend, Mary. <br /> * Her eldest sister, Vanessa, seems to have escaped with her fiance. <br /> * There is a third bed with the name Alyssa on it. The investigators find no evidence to lead them to her demise. <br /> * Heading back, they have adequate amounts of Timely Iris <br /> <br /> === Assignment #12 - 07/30/2024 &quot;The Sunken City&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: City of the Resplendent, Eldritch Horror, Local Legends <br /> <br /> Characters: Gideon (Nick), [[Malory Harper|Mal]] (Matt), Mara (Anna), Tara (Sarah), Alex (Jon) <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: The Resplendent One, Alex's Visitor <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: The Gift of the Resplendent One <br /> <br /> District/Locations: The Glass Sea<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> * The Investigators delved into the sea to find the city lost below <br /> * In the Glass sea, they found what was once an island town now sunken and still inhabited <br /> * The Glimmers are jellyfish like folk who were gifted their undersea bodies by their goddess, the Resplendent One <br /> * The Glimmers share with Alex and Mallory that they found the Resplendent One by digging in a well that brought forth the gift. <br /> * The gift works like oil, but uses much less to burn brightly<br /> * They heard singing at the bottom of the well and went on a [[campaign]] to dig until they could find *her* <br /> * The resplendent one, uncovered, pulled the village of Anchorwash down to be with her in the ocean <br /> * The glimmers take the investigators to see the Resplendent one who they have chained because she threatened to leave them. The investigators can tell she is not truly locked in place though, but playing along with her followers. <br /> * Alex is called to take some of the Resplendent Gift but breaks free of it at the last moment<br /> * Gideon uses the Aetherstone to force the Glimmers back when they try to force Alex, but as it harms the Glimmers, it angers the Resplendent One who frees herself from her bonds to chase the investigators away. <br /> <br /> === Assignment #13 - 08/03/2024 &quot;The Fanged&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #14 - 08/09/2024 &quot;Happily Ever After&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: <br /> <br /> GM: Julia (Guest) <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #15 - 011/2024 &quot;Shadow Protocols&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: Intrigue, The Forge of Renewal, Disavowed <br /> <br /> Characters: Gideon (Nick), Tara (Sarah), Amaranth (Anna) <br /> <br /> GM: Matt <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Lucian Grim, Mockingbird, Magnus Thorne, Felicity Ashcroft, Jackson &quot;The Jackal&quot; MacKey <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: Partial rubbing of an Oldfairen tablet<br /> <br /> District/Locations: The Steel, The Eaves, Hallowharbor, The N.P.S. Aurora<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> * The investigators received unmarked packages that contained a very small cylinder phonograph with a briefing for an assignment.<br /> ** As well as a chest that containing:<br /> *** A device with a tag that notes the device as the Arcane Resonance Emitter (A.R.E.) - disables wards<br /> *** A pair of wire frame glasses identified as Spectral Identified Glasses - identifies individuals<br /> *** Each receives a first [[class]] ticket and an invitation to the gala aboard the [[airship]] Aurora during it's maiden voyage.<br /> *** An envelope of cash for use during the assignment<br /> <br /> * The assignment is to intercept notorious smuggler, Felicity Ashcroft and keep her from selling an ancient Oldfairen relic to wanted war criminal, Lucian Grim. The transaction is set to take place aboard The Aurora. Little is known about Grim due to his military records being completely redacted. The investigators are to conduct the assignment with the utmost secrecy but are instructed to stop the transaction no matter what (short of damaging the airship or harming passangers).<br /> * The investigators procure disguises and false identities from Candela's Junior Quartermaster, Quinnavyr Sinclaire.<br /> * The investigators board the Aurora without incident.<br /> * Mara and Gideon head to the dance floor to survey the room in an attempt to spot Ashcroft. Tara spots her and calls the team's attention to the bar where Ashcroft is being flirted with by several powerful members of Newfairen society.<br /> ** As Gideon and Mara head towards the bar, Tara notices they Ashcroft exchanges looks with a large man, Magnus Thorne, from across the ballroom then makes an excuse and departs to meet with him.<br /> * Tara follows Ashcroft and Thorne and sees them disappear into a stateroom, guard by a formidable man in the corridor, Jackson MacKey.<br /> * Gideon remote views into the room once Tara identifies the room number. He sees:<br /> ** A wooden crate sits in the middle of the living area of the luxury room. It has been opened, but Gideon cannot see inside of it.<br /> ** Ashcroft sits on a couch across from a man, Lucian Grim. A woman, Mockingbird, stands behind Grim - ready to spring into action if needed.<br /> ** Ashecroft demands more money, despite their prior agreement. This angers Grim and he refuses. Ashcroft pulls a gun on Grim in response.<br /> ** Grim approaches her in an attempt to calm her down and agrees they should renegotiate. Once Ashcroft lowers her pistol, Grim grabs her and breaks her neck.<br /> ** He tells Mockingbird to take care of MacKey and be quick about it.<br /> * Tara sees Mockingbird make fast work of MacKey then quickly drag him into the state room and close the door behind her.<br /> * Gideon tells Mara he is going to join Tara.<br /> * Tara devices a plan and performs a song from the stage and wows the attendees of the gala. It is under the ruse that she is singing it to her fiance.<br /> * Gideon and Tara encounter ship's security and act lost in order to remove any suspicion and keep the guards patrolling.<br /> * During Mara's song, Gideon and Tara use the A.R.E. to disable a word on the stateroom door. As they attempt to quietly open the door, Mockingbird hears the knob turning and pulls the door open.<br /> ** Tara draws her pistol and shoots at Mockingbird.<br /> *** Using the shot at Mockingbird, Gideon runs past her to try and get to the crate.<br /> ** Magnus is preparing charges on the wall of the stateroom to create an escape route from the ship.<br /> *** Grim is wearing a parachute and has strapped a light green stone tablet to himself.<br /> * Gideon tries to bend a knife at Grim as Tara fights with Mockingbird. Thorne blows the charges on the wall and blows a hole in the wall to the outside of the ship, causing the exterior envelop of the airship to catch fire.<br /> ** Gideon's knife misses Grim, but it cuts a strap on his parachute and causes the tablet to slide towards the opening in the wall.<br /> ** Gideon dives for the tablet, but as the ship lurches, is thrown through the hole as well.<br /> *** He fails to get the tablet, which falls into the sea below the airship.<br /> **** Given manges to grab a hold of a metal rod to keeping from plummeting to his death.<br /> **** As Grim moves to the opening, Gideon spots a piece of paper hanging out of Grim's jacket pocket.<br /> ***** Gideon tries to grab it but only gets a scrap of the paper, which is later discovered to be a rubbing of the tablet.<br /> * Grim, Thorne and Mockingbird escape by parachute.<br /> * Mara arrives in time to help Tara pull Gideon back into the airship.<br /> * The airship returns to port and the investigators disappear into a crowd of evacuees.<br /> * Later researching with their circle resources, they discover that the paper is a rubbing of the tablet. It speaks of something only named in part as &quot;The Forge&quot;.<br /> ** Gideon spends several days researching The Forge and concludes it must be in relation to The Forge of Renewal. An ancient device capable of rewriting reality as the user of the machine sees fit.<br /> <br /> === Assignment #16 - 08/17/2024 &quot;Missing Persons&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #17 - 08/18/2024 &quot;Engines of Compromise&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: Tess Henry (Mercedes), Cedric (Sam), Gin (Julia), Verity (Aerin), Gio (Amal) <br /> <br /> GM: Matt <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Prof. Alfred Greene, Jacob Wallace, Mockingbird, Magnus Thorne <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: None, but the investigators encountered three pale men in black suits that emitted bleed and possessed some kind of psychic ability that remains unidentified.<br /> <br /> District/Locations: South Soffit - The Monarch Theater, Briar Green - Professor Greene's home, Hallowharbor - Freighter docks<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #18 - 08/20/2024 &quot;We Move in the Dark&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: <br /> <br /> GM: Jon <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:\<br /> <br /> === Assignment #19 - 08/25/2024 &quot;The Healing Church&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened<br /> <br /> === Assignment #20 - 08/27/2024 &quot;Blood-Starved Beasts&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #21 - 09/04/2024 &quot;... vestus ardeat debet&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: <br /> <br /> GM: Matt <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #22 - 09/12/2024 &quot;Where My Brother Rests&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: <br /> <br /> GM: Jon <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #23 - 09/14/2024 &quot;The First Lightkeeper of LaCroix&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> == '''Arc 3 - The Shadow and The Dream''' ==<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #1 - 01/18/25 &quot;Nothing Left but Teeth and Bones...&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook: ''Two weeks ago a gas explosion destroyed a bakery in The Sidle. Recently several residents report sightings of smoldering apparitions resembling loved ones lost in the tragedy. Lightkeeper Harrison Park has summoned you to determine if a phenomenon is behind the sightings and if they are related to the explosion.''<br /> <br /> Content Warnings: '''''This assignment contains themes of death, grief and depictions of gore.'''''<br /> <br /> Characters: Feyre Acheron, Carmen Baxter, Dexter &quot;Dex&quot; Miller, Clarence &quot;Clancy&quot; Fields, and Mocking-bird<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Session Date: 01/18/25<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Harry Park, Clara Sutton, Eleanor Sutton, Nikoli Sorell<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: Nikoli Sorell's journal, Sorell's key ring, Sorell's wallet w/ identification, a magickal exlposive device (rendered useless)<br /> <br /> Assignment Date: December 24, 36 CR<br /> <br /> District/Locations: The Sidle<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened: <br /> <br /> The investigators are called to The Sidle by Lightkeeper Harrison Park to investigate a mysterious explosion that destroyed Merrick’s Hearth bakery two weeks earlier. The team begins their investigation at the ruins of the bakery, where they find scorch marks and shadows of the victims burned into the walls, clear evidence of the tragedy’s intensity. The remains of the bakery are unstable, with debris threatening to collapse at any moment.<br /> <br /> Carmen places a bare hand against the door frame of the bakery and experiences past emotions of horror and malevolence. As the investigators explore the basement of the bakery, both Carmen and Clancy feel someone’s sheer terror and wicked glee through a psychic emanation.<br /> <br /> Ultimately, the timing of the explosion and the appearance of reported sightings of the fury apparitions suggest some kind of connection, and that the explosion was no accident though things seem unclear at first.<br /> <br /> A strange man is spotted across the street from the bakery, taking notes. Mockingbird manages to sneak up on him and discover that his notes are for that very night and time and that he is writing the description of someone - later discovered to be Feyre. The man makes a scene and uses Mocking-bird’s desire to avoid drawing undo attention to herself to leave.<br /> <br /> During a visit to The Sidle Community Center, where residents have gathered to share their grief, the investigators learn from Clara Sutton, a grieving mother, that her daughter Eleanor, who died in the explosion, now appears as a ghostly figure following her wherever she goes. Eleanor’s smoldering form does not enter buildings or harm anyone, but her presence fills Clara with confusion and sorrow, as she believes her ghostly figure is the spirit of her beloved daughter. Eleanor’s flickering figure is spotted outside the window.<br /> <br /> Feyre learns of the death of her brother-in-law, [[Lincoln Renfield-Murray]], from Lincoln’s sister Ellie. He was one of the victims of the explosion.<br /> <br /> Dex leaves the community meeting to speak with Eleanor - joined shortly there after by the rest of the investigators and Clara.<br /> <br /> Clancy and Mocking-bird catch sight of the strange man that Mocking-bird saw taking notes walking past the community center’s park from where he was first seen across from the bakery. When he realizes he has been spotted, he runs. Both Clancy and Mocking-bird make chase and are joined shortly thereafter by Carmen.<br /> <br /> Working together, Feyre and Dex piece together that Eleanor’s spirit is tied to the explosion and the unsettling presence that Carmen felt tied to Eleanor. As the rest of the team tackle Nikoli nearby in the street and wrestle him to the ground. Where Carmen enters his mind to determine who he is and why he was following them. In his mind, she sees glimpses of memories:<br /> <br /> ''Terror on a bearded man’s face when he sees a tall, thin man. The tall man exudes a malevolent energy.''<br /> <br /> ''Bakers, dead on the ground near the ovens of the bakery.''<br /> <br /> ''The tall man, joined by pale men in black suits walking out of the bakery as the tall man snaps his fingers and causes the bakery to explode behind them.''<br /> <br /> As Carmen explored the man’s mind, Mockingbird maintained an iron hold on the man’s neck so Clancy could frisk and search him. They find a notebook showing that he had been following someone referred to as “L.M.” under order from a person known only as “K”. In the journal they see that he was notating:<br /> <br /> ''Lincoln’s day-to-day activities, business meetings, transcripts from recordings of personal conversations in Lincoln’s home with his family and friends and photos of Lincoln.''<br /> <br /> In total, there is nearly three months of data leading up to the explosion. As well as an entry stating that, “...the package is in place.” with a date from the night before the bakery explosion. The evidence points to Lincoln being a target in the explosion, raising suspicions that it was not an accident but an assassination.<br /> <br /> Comparing the photos in the man’s journal to his memories, Carmen shows the photos to Feyre and asks if the photos are of her brother-in-law, Feyre helps Carmen confirm that L.M. in the journal was, in fact, Lincoln.<br /> <br /> Carmen is also able to determine that the man was trying to crush a poison tooth in his mouth but Mocking-bird’s hold hand locked his mouth open so he could not bite down.<br /> <br /> The investigators destroy the remnants of a device that is covered in Oldfairen markings, dispersing the residual bleed energy and freeing Eleanor’s spirit from its tether to the physical world.<br /> <br /> Found in the man’s satchel is also a wallet with documents identifying him as Nikoli Sorell and a small key ring with three keys.<br /> <br /> ''Key #1: A vehicle key of some kind''<br /> <br /> ''Key #2: A deadbolt key''<br /> <br /> ''Key #3: A padlock key''<br /> <br /> Nikoli is rendered unconscious by Mocking-bird and taken to the headquarters of The Circle of Whistles and Whispers to be held in their vault for identification and removal of the poison tooth and questioning.<br /> <br /> After putting Nikoli into containment in the vault, the team investigates an address found on the driver's license found in Nikoli's wallet. It leads to an apartment directly across the street from the book store Verbatim, which is below a pair of apartments where Lincoln had lived with his family.<br /> <br /> When searching the apartment, Feyre, Clancy and Mocking-bird discover a cardboard box containing In the cardboard box, there are a lot of newspaper clippings and three books, “Summer at Silverslip”, “The Day the Veil Was Torn” and “Mud and Bones”. All novels written by Lincoln Renfield-Murray.<br /> <br /> The news clippings were all from local papers about book signings, public readings, his activities as a member Newfaire Arts Council and as a volunteer at the South Soffit Public Library.<br /> <br /> Both the books and news articles had notations in them in Sorell's handwriting; further detailing the lengths he went to in following Lincoln.<br /> <br /> Mocking-bird searched a desk in the apartment that contained unopened rolls of camera film as well as a small camera to go with them. Behind a false panel in the lower right hand drawer are three spools of audio film from a radio device on top of the desk as well as notes in a set of leather notebooks containing transcriptions of conversations recorded with the device on the desk since labels on and in the notebooks appear to correspond to labels on the reels.<br /> <br /> Feyre searched a steamer trunk at the foot of the studio apartment's bed and, after a few minutes of rummaging through a stack of pants and shirts, she noticed a small separation between the bottom the trunk and the inner wall of it - a false bottom to the trunk.<br /> <br /> Beneath this false bottom were a collection of guns, knives, piano wire, what could be several small explosive devices, small bottles labeled as various poisons, thieves tools, several forms of identification under several different names but all with Sorell’s photograph in them (business cards, a periphery badge, OUP identification, an ID for The Noman Army’s Division of Legal Investigation and several passports in different names - each with Nikoli's photograph), large sums of cash in various currencies and several single person, one way tickets aboard the railroad, airship liners and sea going vessels.<br /> <br /> There was also a date book with various appointments, dates and notes all written in Hillian (the language of East Hills). Within the date book Feyre found a business card for a business in The Varnish, Parson’s Paraphernalia - Antiquities • Books • Spiritual Consultant. A phone number was printed on the back of the card along with the business address and the name of the owner and proprietor, Jasper Parson.<br /> <br /> On the card in Sorell’s handwriting was a time and date, 11:30 AM, 11/22/36.<br /> <br /> Lastly, Clancy found a loose floorboard concealing another, leather bound journal. The entire [[The Strange Journal|journal]] was written in a strange language.<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #2 - 01/19/25 &quot;In The Light of the New Year&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook: ''With the new year rapidly approaching, invitations are being sent out for the dozens of First Light parties being hosted around the city. Piers Corden has received several for one of the most famous and most coveted- the one hosted by Metamorph Industries. What a better way to celebrate First Light than go to a famous party?''<br /> <br /> Content Warnings: '''''This assignment contains depictions of alcohol, and violence at a public gathering.'''''<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #3 - &quot;Cornered&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags: Investigation, Memory Manipulation, Monster Hunt, Paranormal Activity, Hidden Threats<br /> <br /> Hook: The Investigators were summoned to Noman Grand Hospital to investigate the murder of Marie Chen, a freshman at Briargreen College, who was slain by her best friend who is temporarily being held under psychiatric observation after he told his doctor of shadows that &quot;crawl into your head and steal your thoughts&quot;.<br /> <br /> Content Warnings: '''''This assignment will contain themes of death, mental illness, grief and depictions of gore.'''''<br /> <br /> Assignment Date: 01/14/37 CR<br /> <br /> Characters: Callum McVeigh, Feyre Acheron, Mocking-bird, Persephone &quot;Percy&quot; Montgomery, Dr. Phyllis &quot;Filly&quot; Bailey<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Arthur &quot;Artie&quot; Lemmon, Dr. Sylvia Harlow, The Hallow, Shard<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: Blood and tissue samples from The Shadow Man, mucus sample from the black sedan<br /> <br /> District/Locations: Silverslip, The Sidle, South Soffit, Eastreek, Nine Irons<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> Upon their arrival at Grand Noman Hospital, the investigators met Dr. Sylvia Harlow, a psychiatrist who had been treating a young man accused of murder named Artie Lemmon. Artie, a 20-year-old former butcher, had been charged with the murder of his best friend, Marie Chen. Artie’s account of the incident was disjointed and fragmented, with several days of his memory completely blank until shortly after Marie’s murder.<br /> <br /> Artie recalled trying to eat a turkey sandwich during his lunch on Friday, but nothing after that. Marie was murdered the following Monday night. He remembers being unable to finish it and comments it tasted bitter to him. He also states that he thinks he might have given it to a local unhoused man known only in The Soffit as Jones.<br /> <br /> Lastly, he drew a picture for the investigators of the monster he was certain he had seen in the butcher shop, crawling into Marie’s head, stealing her thoughts. Referring to the creature only as The Shadow Man.<br /> <br /> The investigators’ search for clues led them to Cunningham’s Butcher Shop where Artie had worked. Mocking-bird bought a sandwich, a bottle of pop and a paper bag of thinly sliced, fried potatoes that Mr. Cunningham referred to as ‘crisps’. Percy scanned for bleed in the butcher shop but only found residual traces of bleed energy. Feyre broke into the shop after Mr. Cunningham had closed up for the night and surveyed the turkey’s in the walk-in cooler. She took an accounting of numbered tags on each turkey and looked through Cunnigham’s ledger.<br /> <br /> After determining everything looked to be in order, Feyre placed some money into the butcher’s safe with a note reading ''‘Invest in some new locks buddy.”''<br /> <br /> The investigators left the Sidle to find Jones in the undercity to see if he was adversely affected by the turkey sandwich Artie might have shared with him. When investigating a park that Artie frequented during his lunches to practice his drawing, Percy noticed a woman watching them from an alley across the street. A man approached her from within the alley and they left in a black sedan.<br /> <br /> Mocking-bird, being a resident of The Soffit, had run into Jones as well as other unhoused individuals in her work trying to get Scarlet off the street. The trio they found were users of the drug, not distributors. After a bit of conversation, it is determined that while the team had thought that perhaps the turkey was tainted, it appeared to be fine because Jones had not experienced anything strange after eating the sandwich.<br /> <br /> The team then made their way to Nine Irons to examine the body of Marie in the city morgue, but also noticed the black sedan from The Sidle. Mocking-bird and Filly decided to head into the morgue while Callum, Feyre and Percy approached the black sedan. Filly distracted the clerk as Mocking-bird snuck into the morgue. Once inside, she found an open cold chamber with a label indicating that it had been where Marie’s body had once been. It was empty. The window of the morgue was broken and indicated that someone or something had escaped through it from the inside.<br /> <br /> As Feyre approached the black sedan, she noticed it was running but it did not sound like a normal automobile. When attempting to unlock the car, it revved its engine and drove down the street from her; even though the vehicle was empty. An attempt to shim the lock of the car open revealed no apparent locking mechanism within the door. When she removed the shim from the door, it was covered in some sort of mucus.<br /> <br /> As she attempted to wipe it clean, the man the investigators had seen in The Sidle called out to her and approached the car. Which turned out to be his. It purred when he stepped up to the trunk and opened up for him. The trunk shifted and revealed a selection of weapons. Percy held the man at gunpoint, but he was unimpressed and removed a large rifle from the trunk.<br /> <br /> As Mocking-bird and Filly joined the investigators outside, the woman from The Sidle joined the man at the car. Filly asked them if they were members of Candela Obscura to which the man replied, “No ma’am. We’re professionals.”<br /> <br /> Then offered to team up with the investigators in tracking down what actually killed Marie.<br /> <br /> Mockingbird and FIlly confirmed that Marie’s body was missing.<br /> <br /> Begrudgingly, the investigators join the two strangers and venture into Eastreek to find whatever had killed Marie and possibly absconded with her body.<br /> <br /> When asked by Callum who the man and woman were, the man replied, “We’re the Nightkeepers.”<br /> <br /> Their plan was simple. The investigators would serve as bait to draw out the creature and the Nightkeepers, known as Shard and The Hollow, would ambush it and kill it.<br /> <br /> Shortly after entering the labyrinthian landfill, a mysterious figure in a mask that introduced themself as the greatest thief in the world made a distraction atop a hill of trash and was almost instantly attacked from the shadows by a creature made of flesh and shadow, seemingly made of both male and female genders. The female part resembling Artie’s description of Marie.<br /> <br /> The masked woman known as, later understood to be known as Lady Phantasma, was subdued by the monster as it dug into her mind.<br /> <br /> The investigators tried to stop the monster from attacking the masked woman, but were overcome with a sudden terror from the sight of the creature slipping its fingers beneath the newcomer's scalp. All but Filly.<br /> <br /> The Doctor attempted to appeal to whatever common ground might dwell within the monster in the hopes that some piece of Marie was still inside there. And while her courageous attempt to persuade the monster seemed to work, it turned out that Filly had just drawn the monster's attention. As it approached her, the Nightkeepers arrived and attacked with a combination of magikal and technological attacks.<br /> <br /> The Hollow was injured in the fight with the monster, but between Callum, Mocking-bird physically assailing the beast while Feyre and Filly tried to keep it from killing The Hollow. Lady Phantasma  managed to find The Hollow’s gun and repeatedly fired at the creature, killing it.<br /> <br /> As the fog of disorientation began to clear from Phantasma’s mind, she shared some information she had learned when her mind was connected to The Shadow Man’s.<br /> <br /> The Shadow Man had been fed upon the memories of Artie, Marie and Phantasma. It had been born of some kind of accident in a strange lab where it merged with a technician that was checking on the body of an unconscious woman in a hospital bed.<br /> <br /> The feeding process always leaves The Shadow Man’s victims disoriented and afraid. In Artie’s disoriented state, he attacked Marie in a misguided attempt to stop The Shadow Man. His wild attacks left Marie dead on the floor of the butcher’s shop where she had found Artie reeling from being attacked by The Shadow Man.<br /> <br /> As the sounds of police sirens filled the air, the investigators gathered their wounded and quickly selected a sample of The Shadow Man’s tissue and blood for study by Candela Obscura. The Hollow reassured them they could smooth things over with the Periphery.<br /> <br /> They also hoped to use the sample to persuade the courts that Artie was unwillingly under the effects of a psychoactive substance that caused him to lose control of himself and kill Marie. His fate currently remains unclear.<br /> <br /> In the aftermath, the team now gone, The Hollow and Shard Examined The Shadow Man’s body.<br /> <br /> The Hollowed looked on as Shard knelt beside the creature, her hand lightly resting on its form, crystalline veins glowing faintly along her arm in the dim light.<br /> <br /> The Hollow kept his voice low, “Anything?”<br /> <br /> Shard replied quietly, almost mournful. “It’s still alive.”<br /> <br /> The Hollow paused, his expression grim as he spoke: “Box it up and let The Boss know we bagged another one.”<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #4 - &quot;Heart of Steel&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook: The investigators are once again sent to Grand Noman Hospital to investigate theft of medical supplies, organic materials, and the energy source of an experimental healing device created by EONS; as well as several cases of patients experiencing a relapse of a serious illness.<br /> <br /> Content Warnings: '''''This assignment will contain body horror and gore.'''''<br /> <br /> Assignment Date: 02/07/37 CR<br /> <br /> Characters: Arin Kwyin, Dexter &quot;Dex&quot; Miller, Katherine Ellenbogen, Feyre Acheron, Byron Hans Core<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #5 - &quot;Good Night, Sleep Tight&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #6 - &quot;The Devil Doctor of South Soffit&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #7 - &quot;Vanishing Act&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #8 - &quot;Faulty Memory&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #9 - &quot;No Rest for the Wicked&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #10 - &quot;Hot off the Press&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #11 - &quot;Behind Closed Doors&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #12 - &quot;The Root of All Evil&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #13 - &quot;The Purple Plague&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #14 - &quot;Now You See Me&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook: Arc 3, Act 1 - Finale<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #15 - &quot;Ohe Sleifo Titrfn geog&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags: Memory Loss, Survival, Supernatural Phenomena, Lost Time<br /> <br /> Hook: The Investigators awaken with no memory of their identities, washed ashore on a strange, dreamlike coastline scattered with the wreckage of a destroyed ship and dozens of unconscious survivors. The world seems caught between day and night, and the only thing they are certain of is that they are not alone—and something unseen may be watching.<br /> <br /> Content Warnings: Themes of memory loss, psychological disorientation, injury, fire/burn trauma, and mild body horror.<br /> <br /> Characters: Clancy Fields, Feyre Acheron, Callum McVeigh, Persephone &quot;Percy&quot; Montgomery, Dexter &quot;Dex&quot; Miller<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Harrison Park, The Embered Man, Lysera<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: Lysera<br /> <br /> District/Locations: The Isle of Forgetting<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> '''1. Setting and Initial Observations'''<br /> * The investigators awoke on a mysterious beach with injuries and no memory of their identities, surrounded by other unconscious individuals.<br /> * They were on a strange island with a dusky gray sky, a thick forest, a large mountain deep within the forest and a shipwreck on fire, with luggage scattered along the shoreline.<br /> * The investigators began exploring the beach and shipwreck, searching for clues and resources, while observing the behavior of other individuals who were wandering into the forest.<br /> <br /> '''2. Recovery of Items and Information'''<br /> <br /> * Feyre searched the wreckage while Callum and Percy searched luggage, recovering items such as passports, tickets, and personal belongings, which helped some regain their identities.<br /> * Feyre found a dossier detailing the disappearance of the Lightkeeper, Piers Corden, and the order from the Council of Lightkeepers for investigators, to travel across the continent of Osugbo to rescue him or, in the event that he was dead, recover his body and determine who had taken him and why.<br /> * Percy discovered a ticket for the SS Everywhere, revealing the ship’s origin and destination.<br /> * Feyre found a set of coordinates on a navigational chart, revealing that they were headed for the coordinates that Lincoln had intended to go to a few days before his death.<br /> <br /> '''3. Encounters with Phenomena and Wraiths'''<br /> <br /> * The Investigators encountered mysterious shadowy figures and wraiths, which were progressively becoming more corporeal and threatening.<br /> * The investigators successfully fought and destroyed several wraiths using weapons like Clancy’s Ghostblade and Callum’s pickaxe haft, with the wraiths releasing memories upon their destruction.<br /> * The team realized that the wraiths were consuming memories and that defeating them restored lost memories.<br /> <br /> '''4. Exploration of the Isle of Forgetting'''<br /> <br /> * Through the discovery of an ancient stele with Vaelonic inscription as well as geometric design at it’s head, Percy identified the island as the legendary Isle of Forgetting, where individuals lose themselves and their memories.<br /> * The group discovered a ruined palace carved into the side of the mountain, with Vaelonic runes and a large chamber containing shadowy figures and a base relief depicting Lysera and Atikos.<br /> * The team debated the significance of Lysera, the queen of the island, and her connection to the phenomena they were facing.<br /> <br /> '''5. Confrontation with Lysera and the Man with Amber Eyes'''<br /> <br /> * Participants confronted Lysera, who they discovered was under the control of the Man with Amber Eyes.<br /> * Ember Eyes command Lysera to “make it quick” at which point, the strongest of the wraiths the team had confronted attacked them - a Shadow Woman.<br /> * Feyre berated Lysera, weakening her connection to the Shadow Woman, while Callum and Clancy attacked and destroyed the Shadow Woman.<br /> * Bored with the confrontation and Candela’s constant interloping, Ember Eyes set Lysera ablaze. She screamed for the team to run.<br /> * Feyre used a magickal artifact to absorb Lysera’s scream and unleashed it upon Ember Eyes and took a scar as a result of its use. Used in concert with Dex’s command of magick, Ember Eyes fled from the palace.<br /> * Dex successfully extinguished the magical fire engulfing Lysera, saving her from destruction, but collapsed from the strain.<br /> <br /> '''6. Escape and Loss of Harry'''<br /> <br /> * The palace began to collapse, forcing participants to flee while carrying unconscious members like Lysera, Dex, and Feyre.<br /> * Percy successfully made the jump across a chasm opening up in the floor, but slipped at the last second. Harry grabbed her and swung her to Callum. Callum caught her, but hurt his shoulder in the process. Harry slid along the floor as it tilted and fell into the chasm.<br /> * Percy and Clancy repelled down to Harry’s location only to discover he was crushed beneath the debris of the collapsing palace. Percy tried to stabilize Harry, but was unable to do so and Harry died as a result of his injuries.<br /> ** Among Harry’s final words were his instructions to get his files to Jacen Beck.<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #16 - &quot;Smoke and Mirrors&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags: Arc 3, Act II premiere<br /> <br /> Hook: Having defeated Ember Eyes and rescued an unconscious Lysera, the investigators must now search the rest of the island for Piers as the mountain at the center of the island erupts into a massive volcano causing the entire island to quake.<br /> <br /> Content Warnings: This assignment contained a hostage situation, gore, and the potential of death. This was a high stakes assignment.<br /> <br /> Characters: Mocking-bird, Gertrude &quot;Trudi&quot; Clyde, Persephone &quot;Percy&quot; Montgomery, Dexter &quot;Dex&quot; Miller, Byron Hans Core<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Jacen Beck, Piers Corden, Ember Eyes, Caleb Zener, Emily Zener<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: None, but Caleb and Emily Zener were rescued along with Piers Corden<br /> <br /> District/Locations: The Isle of Forgetting, The Island Lab<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> '''1. Initial Team Movements'''<br /> * Clancy, Dex, and Percy were the only conscious members of the team from the prior investigation.<br /> * After encountering Jacen Beck setting up a triage response from their ship’s explosion, they left Callum and Feyre with Jacen while Clancy stayed behind to assist with the wounded.<br /> <br /> '''2. Discovery of the Cave and First Team Exploration'''<br /> <br /> * Trudi, Byron, and Mocking-Bird discovered a cave powered by a generator, with a power conduit bolted into the stone wall and running deeper inside.<br /> * They regrouped with Dex and Percy, and the five investigators ventured together into the cave.<br /> <br /> '''3. Encounter with Wraiths'''<br /> <br /> * Using her psychic abilities, Trudi helped the team navigate a series of forks within the tunnel system.<br /> * The team encountered two wraiths guarding the passage and successfully fought and destroyed them.<br /> * During the encounter, Dex spoke to one of the wraiths, who stated it served “The Dream.”<br /> <br /> '''4. Gathering Intelligence and the Hidden Laboratory'''<br /> <br /> * After defeating the wraiths, the investigators split their efforts:<br /> ** Trudi remote-viewed one fork, revealing a man shackled to a cot bolted to the wall.<br /> ** Dex sensed a nearby presence filled with overwhelming anger.<br /> ** Byron, after drinking Witches Brew tea to become invisible, scouted the second fork.<br /> * Byron discovered a hidden laboratory where Ember Eyes supervised scientists transforming the recently dead into wraiths using a magickal serum.<br /> * Piers Corden, visibly battered and cuffed to a chair, was being used to pressure the woman working with the scientists.<br /> <br /> '''5. Rescue of Caleb Zener'''<br /> <br /> * The team prioritized freeing the man seen in the cell.<br /> * Upon reaching him, they battled a flaming gargoyle-like creature.<br /> * Byron wrestled with the creature while Mocking-Bird and Percy worked to break the prisoner’s shackles.<br /> * Trudi used filthy water to douse the flames in the gargoyle’s eyes, splashing Byron in the process.<br /> * The prisoner was revealed to be Caleb Zener, a researcher for Candela Obscura.<br /> * The woman still in the lab was identified as his twin sister, Emily Zener, previously referenced in Lincoln’s journal.<br /> <br /> '''6. The Rescue Plan and the Confrontation'''<br /> <br /> * Percy planned to cut the generator’s power while Mocking-Bird distracted Ember Eyes.<br /> * Dex, Trudi, and Byron prepared to rescue Emily and Piers during the confusion.<br /> * Mocking-Bird successfully lured Ember Eyes away from the lab by calling him out.<br /> * Byron and Dex attempted to ambush Ember Eyes but were overpowered and thrown aside.<br /> <br /> '''7. Mocking-Bird’s Sacrifice'''<br /> <br /> * Ember Eyes offered Mocking-Bird a bargain: surrender herself, and he would spare Trudi’s life.<br /> * Tearfully, Mocking-Bird agreed, on the condition that Dex and Byron would also be allowed to leave safely.<br /> * Byron and Dex disregarded her wishes and attacked Ember Eyes.<br /> * Byron was set on fire during the struggle but managed to break Ember Eyes’ arm, allowing the team to flee.<br /> <br /> '''8. Escape from the Isle of Forgetting'''<br /> <br /> * The volcano erupted into a pyroclastic flow as the team fled the collapsing cave system.<br /> * Following Caleb and Emily’s directions, they reached a hidden boat.<br /> * The investigators escaped the Isle of Forgetting moments before it was consumed by the sea.<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #17 - &quot;Liber Aeternum&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook: Arc 3, Act 2 - Premiere<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #18 -''' '''&quot;Head in the Clouds&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #19 - &quot;The door of Bones&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #20 - &quot;So Long and Thanks for All the Fish&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #21 - &quot;This Concludes Our Broadcast Day&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #22 - &quot;The Devil's Minion&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #23 - &quot;Beneath the Surface&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #24 - &quot;As Above, So Below&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #25 - &quot;To Be Announced&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #26 - &quot;Skibbers and Scrabbles&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #27 - &quot;For if Dreams Die...&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #28 - &quot;Once Upon a Dream&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook: Arc 3, Act 2 - Finale pt. 1<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #29 - &quot;Perchance to Dream&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook: Arc 3, Act 2 - Finale pt. 2<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #30 - &quot;What Dreams May Come&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook: Arc 3, Act 3 - Premiere pt. 1<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #31 - &quot;A New Dawn, A New Day&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #32 - &quot;Deus Ex Oculo&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #33 - &quot;Not a Dream, but a Nightmare&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #34 - &quot;Resonance&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #35 - &quot;East Hills&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #36 - &quot;To Be Announced&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #37 - &quot;To Be Announced&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #38 - &quot;To Be Announced&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #39 - &quot;To Be Announced&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #40 - &quot;To Be Announced&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #41 - &quot;To Be Announced&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook: Arc 3 - Finale pt.1<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM:<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #42 - &quot;To Be Announced&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook: Arc 3 - Finale pt.2<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM:<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> [[Category:Qandela Obscura]]<br /> [[Category:CR]]</div>

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<p>OGFlaya: /* Assignment #17 - &quot;Liber Aeternum&quot; */</p> <hr /> <div>{{Worldbuilders}}<br /> == The Story So Far ==<br /> Below, feel free to add personal accounts of assignments.<br /> <br /> == Arc One - The Illusionist and the Alchemist ==<br /> <br /> === Assignment #1 - 12/02/23 &quot;The Devil's Well.&quot; ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: <br /> <br /> GM:<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #2 - 12/16 &quot;The Light Eater of Bridleborn&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: Piers, [[Lincoln Renfield-Murray]], Nesta [[Acheron]], [[Elizabeth]] [[Nightshade]] <br /> <br /> GM: @jaelthejust (Mercedes)<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #3 - 12/21 - &quot;The Gift of the Magi&quot; ===<br /> <br /> === Assignment #4 - 12/31 - &quot;The Night Plays On&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: #NewYearParty<br /> <br /> Characters: [[Steve]], Lincoln Renfield-Murray, [[Orla Martinez]], Warren <br /> <br /> GM: @jaelthejust (Mercedes)<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #5 - 1/13/2024 - &quot;Extra Credit&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags:<br /> <br /> Characters: Piers Corden, Lincoln Renfield-Murray, Lula V, [[Steve Corden]] <br /> <br /> GM: @jontheteach (JonTheTeach)<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment # 6- 1/20- “The Hand That Feeds” ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: Piers, Weasel, [[James]], Tess, Laurence Awrkright <br /> <br /> GM: @OGFlaya (Matt)<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Anthony Romano, Michael Romano, Maggy Ferguson, [[Martin]] Ferguson <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: [[Human]]/phenomenon hybrid<br /> <br /> District/Locations: South Soffit, Nine Irons, The Sidle<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened: Notorious mob enforcer and racketeer, Tommy Romano, was murdered by Martin Ferguson. A member of a family of mob enforcers possessing unique abilities due to being to having phenomenon intermingling in their blood line long ago in their ancestry. The youngest of the Ferguson's, Maggy had fallen in love with Tommy's nephew and the scion of the Romano crime family, Michael. The investigators diligently found, through an examination of Tommy's body in the city morgue that he was murdered, that he had been murdered rather than the purported suicide that that the Periphery was trying to say his death was. During a climactic confrontation with Martin and a flock of eldritch birds under his command, the investigators helped Maggy and Michael flee the city and place Martin into Grayslate Sanatorium for safe keeping and protection from the Romano family. The rest of the Ferguson clan watched as their son was taken into custody but did not end their relationship with Romano. <br /> <br /> === Assignment #7 - 1/27 - &quot;Fairest of Them All&quot; ===<br /> <br /> === Assignment #8 - 2/9 - &quot;The Ancient Tomb of His Bride&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags:<br /> <br /> Characters: Piers Corden, Steve Corden, [[Thomas]] MacCallum, Madge <br /> <br /> GM: @jaelthejust (Mercedes)<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Jean Hawkeye <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: <br /> <br /> # Mr. Malcolms Alchemical Reference Guide (+1 Focus on rolls that have to do with alchemy or magick)<br /> # Morphine Vial (Soak 1 Body, 1 use)<br /> # Phosphenes' Lights (Handheld illuminators that produce a glow only the holder can see)<br /> # Smelling Salts (Soak 1 Brain, 1 use)<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #9 - 2/17 - &quot;A Prince’s Gifts&quot; ===<br /> <br /> === Assignment #10 - 2/24 - &quot;A Needlepoint to Hear Me Through&quot; ===<br /> <br /> === Assignment # 11 - 2/25 - “The Illusionist” ===<br /> <br /> === Assignment #12 - 3/2 - &quot;Auction Victors&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: #Auction<br /> <br /> Characters: Steve Corden, Lizzy Nightshade, Weasel, Silas Heartwood, [[Laura Grant]] <br /> <br /> GM: @jaelthejust (Mercedes)<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #13 - 3/9 - &quot;The Ring to Stand Strong and True&quot; ===<br /> <br /> === Assignment #14 - 3/15 - &quot;Lost and Found&quot; ===<br /> <br /> === Assignment #15 - 3/23 - &quot;The Allure of Perpetual Beauty&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> Characters: Steve Corden, Silas Heartwood, Tess Henry, Warren Baxter, [[Laura]] Grant <br /> <br /> GM: @wardenwinter (Talia)<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #16 - 3/27 - &quot;Under the Truth&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: Piers Corden, Steve Corden, Silas Heartwood, Tess Henry, Lincoln Renfield-Murray, Nesta Acheron, <br /> <br /> GM: @jontheteach (JonTheTeach)<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #17 - 4/6 - &quot;The Kingdom in the Steel&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: Steve Corden, Silas Heartwood, Lizzy Nightshade, Madge, Laura Grant <br /> <br /> GM: @jaelthejust (Mercedes)<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #18 - 4/13 - &quot;The Gem to Persuade the Unwilling&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> Characters: Steve Corden, Piers Corden, Lincoln Renfield-Murray, Nesta Achron, Montana Jack <br /> <br /> GM: @jaelthejust (Mercedes)<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: THE TWINS, Gio <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: The Gem<br /> <br /> District/Locations: The Steel, EONs Headquarter<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened: Steve gets kidnapped opps.<br /> <br /> === Assignment #19 - 4/27 - &quot;The Prince’s Final Curtain&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> Characters: Steve Corden, Piers Corden, James, Lincoln Renfield-Murray, &quot;Fives&quot;, Warren Baxter, <br /> <br /> GM: @jaelthejust (Mercedes)<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Nathaniel <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations: <br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #20 - 4/27 - &quot;The Alchemist’s Final Call&quot; ===<br /> <br /> === Assignment #21 - 5/28 - &quot;In the Arms of the Evolved&quot; ===<br /> <br /> === Assignment #22 - 6/18 - &quot;Grant Me One Request [Player Catalyst Finale]&quot; ===<br /> <br /> === Assignment #23 - 6/29 - &quot;Long Lost Blood [Player Catalyst Finale]&quot; ===<br /> <br /> <br /> == Arc Two - The Herald and the Fang ==<br /> <br /> === Assignment #1 - 06/15/2024 &quot;Toll the Dead&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: Divine Herald, Ascendency <br /> <br /> Characters: James by Margarita, Gin Reynolds by Julia, [[Jamie Hayes]] by Amal, <br /> <br /> GM:<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Imelda [[Frances]], Victor Jenkins the DEAD Divine Herald, Mr. Woods <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: List of next Divine Herald<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> 6 months after what happened in the theater has passed, newspapers has talked about : <br /> <br /> # A deadly sickness, the dead rash, with symptoms of oozing red rashes on limps, cough, and fever. It effected 30% of population. Some people just… don’t get it. <br /> # ''Recent death of the Divine Herald.'' <br /> <br /> Candela was called by Ascendancy when Cardinal Reynolds, and Cardinal Zeroth died after ineracting with the Divine Herald corpse. Candela investigators went to shiverline to talk to holy [[mother]] <br /> <br /> //—//<br /> <br /> investigators found: <br /> <br /> # Bleed on body and the face itself. Not coming from the mask. <br /> # Mask will let the [[soul]] out. Mask is fixed to face, will be hard to take off. <br /> # MAKEUP ON HERALD.  A specific woman does this. '''Leslie Daulphin'''. <br /> # THERE IS. AT THE BASE OF THE HERALD NECK. An incision mark. NO BLOOD? connected to the artery. The blood is poisoned, they knew its gonna be removed. <br /> <br /> /—/ Baxter the head of OUP came by and stopped Candela's investigation<br /> <br /> //—//<br /> <br /> The team found this list for '''interviews. THIS IS FOR NEW HERALD DIVINE.''' <br /> <br /> '''Aarons, Sawyer (Cardinal in the Eves districts), Howard, Levins,'''<br /> <br /> '''Fournier(not familiar to GIN? Who is this? Not usual surname for new-faire)'''<br /> <br /> They also found a necklace that has a bleed, this necklace is used by the hauled and high ranking church members. The team didn't touch or take the necklace.<br /> <br /> /-/<br /> <br /> The team headed to Melody Wildes house in the sidle. WILDES Melody is new to the area, moved from the west. [[LaCroix|Lacroix]], moved from there. Family is a refuge. Dad started the funeral business from Mister woods. Brother and husband live upstairs. Dad is old now. <br /> <br /> The team went together to the house of grief, Melody is frozen in place, when approached, the team noticed a pair of puncture marks on the side of her neck. Not like the herald, this is more of….. bite…. Two teeth? <br /> <br /> Picture of her and a man. They are shaken hands, this is Mr. Woods. He seems happy and sure. She looked…. Off. <br /> <br /> Someone sneaking inside? The team try to hide from them, the older gentleman is now here. Asks why she’s here. She looks nervous talking to what it can be seen now as Mr. wood? <br /> <br /> Mr. Woods, has the same bleed as melody, STRONGER. So strong. It radiates from him. <br /> <br /> After going to his Mind Palace, Jamie figured out that Melody is under control from Mr. Woods. He must have been the one to miss with the makeup. When Gin left the house of grief, she noticed Mr. Woods watching the team at the top of the building….. <br /> <br /> === Assignment #2 - 06/15/2024 &quot;The Ruby Rapture&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: Red Rash, Fangs <br /> <br /> Characters: Lizzy (Talia), Gideon (Nick), Luliana (Emma), Henry (Geoff), and Gin (Julia) <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Harris/Lawrence, Pensive the Cat, Lorenzo of the Ruby Rapture, the Fanged Creature that Attacked Lizzy <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: Pensive the Fanged Cat <br /> <br /> District/Locations: Red Lamp, South Soffit <br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened: <br /> <br /> * A worker from the Ruby Rapture has been sick an abnormal amount of time, neck still red, violent outbursts <br /> * A doctor came to visit his home while he was sick and performed &quot;blood letting&quot;, his roommate said it was A LOT of blood and the doctor didn't clean up <br /> * The cat lapped up some of the blood and now also showing violent outbursts <br /> * The doctor gave an address and contact to Lawrence's roommate in case he needed more info. He went to the address during the day and found nothing<br /> * Going at night, they found strange symbols and then were attacked by a fanged woman who when shot, survived and ran away. <br /> * Later, the symbols were discovered to mean &quot;Feed&quot; <br /> <br /> === Assignment #3 - 06/21/2024 “The Last Lightkeeper of Seasway&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: Eldritch Horror, City of the Resplendent , Local Legends <br /> <br /> Characters: Tara (Sarah), [[Malory Harper]] (Matt), Cedric (Sam), Alexander (Jon), Mara (Anna) <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: The Lightkeeper's Doll, Gherman the Last Lightkeeper <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: The Lightkeeper's Doll<br /> <br /> District/Locations: Seasway<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> * There is an underwater city in the Glass Sea <br /> * The People of Seasway seemed to be under some kind of hypnosis <br /> * They are desperate to show you 'The Great One'<br /> * The Lighthouse is destroyed and empty on the bottom<br /> * At the top of the Lighthouse, Gherman has destroyed his entrance to the Pharos <br /> * He begs to keep the Doll safe <br /> * On the West side of the Island, the investigators see the remains of the Great One <br /> * The child of the Great one waits to feast<br /> * The investigators take barrels of oil and molotov cocktails to the child of the Great One <br /> * While it feasts on the hypnotized villagers, the investigators fight it until it dies <br /> <br /> === Assignment #4 - 06/22/2024 &quot;Interview with a Deaconess&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: Knight of the Pyre, the Pyre, the Ascendency <br /> <br /> Characters: Alexandria, Gideon, Jamie, Amaranth <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Baxter White, Ariel Kelly, Diego Parris, Lorelei Pennywhistle <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations: The Sidle<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> * A Deaconess is being held by the OUP after her brother Reggie called them when he found her missing <br /> * The Deaconess touched an artifact and ended up gaining telekinesis and the Pyre wanted to kill her for it <br /> * While interviewing her and trying to plan a way to help her escape, a knight of the Pyre appeared to kill her. <br /> <br /> -- We met the knight of the pyre for the first time! '''Diego Parris.''' <br /> <br /> -- Deaconess Lorelei was killed by him tho sad ): <br /> <br /> === Assignment #5 - 06/26/2024 &quot;Something Different About You&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: Developers. <br /> <br /> Characters: Gin Reynolds (Julia), Lulianna Vaerstrom (Emma), [https://quelmarwiki.com/wiki/Malory_Harper Malory “Mal” Harper] (Matt), Tara Lloyd (Sarah), Alexandria Aquino (Aerin), Cedric Margrave (Sam) <br /> <br /> GM: Jon<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Set VII Experiment I <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: None<br /> <br /> District/Locations: The Steel<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened: <br /> <br /> * Investigators entered an abandoned factory and immediately felt off<br /> * A mixture of pain, anguish, joy and malice were felt on the walls<br /> * Bleed was felt from a hallway, and the door opened itself mysteriously<br /> * A scream was heard from within the building, and the team began to look for the source<br /> * They entered the hallway, which had several decomposing bodies of developers<br /> * The end of the hallway had an odd green light, and a man was seen standing there<br /> ** He began approaching the group, rambling somewhat<br /> ** Dr. Aquino approached him, with Lulianna also offering a way to help<br /> ** He responded with &quot;I am Perfection&quot; and snapped the neck of the Doctor<br /> * The rest of the crew unloaded and retreated, then leveling the building on top of the experiment<br /> <br /> === Assignment #6 - 07/06/2024 &quot;Petals of Protection&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: The Cure, Owl Wain, Local Legends <br /> <br /> Characters: Gideon (Nick), [[Malory Harper|Mal]] (Matt), Amaranth (Anna), Luliana (Emma) <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: The Owl Wain <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: Timely [[Iris]] <br /> <br /> District/Locations: Scarlet Woods / Bridleborn<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> * The investigators are sent to retrieve timely iris to assist with making a cure for the fanged disease and red rash <br /> * Scarlet runners are seen traveling this edge of the wood, tell you of a local legend of a [[ghost]] who requires you to be [[silent]] or she'll kill you <br /> * When entering the area, if any sound is made, the investigators are quite immediately met with an attack of owls and among the owls, they see a young girl in a large feathery cloak, commanding the owls <br /> * The young girl approaches when the investigators are brought to the ground but they all manage to get away to the Iris field<br /> * They gather Iris and find a smugglers crate buried inside that contains the body of a young child, they think the same age as the Owl Wain's spirit appears. It is wearing a similar but less feathery cloak <br /> * When leaving, the group attempts to console the Owl Wain. The Wain is distraught when Mara sings her the song and then when she goes to cry, she covers her mouth to keep herself quiet <br /> * The investigators leave as the Wain is distracted and no longer attacking them. <br /> <br /> === Assignment #7 - 07/07/2024 &quot;Assisting the Gumshoe&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: The Ascendancy, The Pyre, Fangs, Dive Herald, Knight of the Pyre <br /> <br /> Characters: Lizzy (Talia), Tara (Sarah), Father Lorrian (Keller), Jamie (Amal), and Gin (Julia) <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:''Jonathan Aarons, '''[[Sister]] Fournier''''' <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: -- <br /> <br /> District/Locations: Shriveline, Briar Green, South Soffit <br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened: <br /> <br /> -- The people from the List are now dying! The team believes someone not on the list are killing them to benefit someone who is on the list.<br /> <br /> -- Jamie Dies! <br /> <br /> -- Candela managed to save the future Divine Herald! <br /> <br /> === Assignment #8 - 07/14/2024 &quot;The Crimson River&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: [https://quelmarwiki.com/wiki/Malory_Harper Mal Harper] (Matt), Amaranth Cyrus (Anna), Tara (Sarah) <br /> <br /> GM: Nick <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #9 - 07/17/2024 &quot;We Can Take Your Pain&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: Developers <br /> <br /> Characters: [[Malory Harper|Mal]] (Matt), Tess Henry (Mercedes), Gideon (Nick), Verity Leòn (Aerin), Amaranth Cyprus (Anna) <br /> <br /> GM: Jon <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Set VII Experiment II <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: None<br /> <br /> District/Locations: Briar Green<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> * The party arrived at the college campus, trying to understand what happened<br /> * Used bleed detectors to find the source of the phenomenon<br /> ** It was determined to be the dormitory building<br /> * The investigators entered and felt cold oppression and it got worse the higher they went<br /> * As investigators spread out through the building, each began to see images of their fears.<br /> * These fears pulled them towards the top floor, or sent them away depending on the person<br /> * Eventually, the group saw the experiment on the third floor, and he feasted on their fear and found it delicious<br /> * He wanted to feast on more than just fear, and turned to advance on the group<br /> ** They immediately opened fire as he tried to get closer, but he managed to get close<br /> * He was wounded severely, retreating through a rift in the Flare<br /> <br /> === Assignment #10 - 07/19/2024 “The New Divine Herald&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: Divine Herald, The Ascendancy, Red Rash, Quarantine, Fangs, [[Vampyre]] <br /> <br /> Characters: Gideon (Nick), Tara (Sarah), Father Lorrian (Keller), Gin (Julia), [[Malory Harper|Mal]] (Matt) <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Divine Herald Siobhan Fournier <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: Vampyre Dust<br /> <br /> District/Locations: The Shriveline, South Soffit <br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened: <br /> <br /> * The new Divine Herald states there will be a quarantine of South Soffit (indefinite), as well as a two-week hold on Hallowharbor, The Steel, and Red Lamp<br /> * Desperate to find the reason behind the Red Rash, the investigators head to ground zero, South Soffit, before the [[midnight]] Quarantine begins <br /> * In Gin's church in South Soffit, a few of those with the long version Red Rash state they got it from a soup kitchen where they saw the Divine Herald when she was just a Cardinal<br /> * They are approached by a pair of doctors looking for those with long-lasting Red Rash to &quot;assist&quot; them <br /> * Gin recognizes them as fanged creatures, like what attacked Lizzy <br /> * They kill the pair, using symbols of the Ascendancy or a Ghostblade to turn them to dust <br /> * They go the hospital the pair represented and find a &quot;Vampyre Nursery&quot; with a Nursery worker there, overseeing 5 newborns preparing to wake and 5 sedated [[humans]], ready to be feasted on when the newborns awake <br /> * The journal from the Vampyre Nursery states that they were going to wake up in 3 days. It takes 5 days fully from bite to awaking. <br /> * The investigators kill the Nursery Worker but not until they learn from him that the Divine Herald is a High Priestess from Lacroix, where she is known as the Countess Fournier <br /> * She brought the Red Rash to [[Newfaire]] to show the vampyres who will be the most susceptible to being turned into a vampyre vs. who will be the food for those new vampyres<br /> <br /> === Assignment #11 - 07/27/2024 &quot;The Owl Wain&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: Local Legends, Owl Wain, The Cloud, The Cure, [[Player]] Catalyst <br /> <br /> Characters: Lizzy (Talia), Verity (Aerin), Gio (Amal), Gin (Julia), and Gideon (Nick) <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Owl Wain <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: Timely Iris <br /> <br /> District/Locations: Scarlet Wood, Bridleborn Mountains <br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> * The investigators returned to put the Owl Wain to rest and also seek out more timely Iris <br /> * They take a side road and find a cloud that is giving off bleed <br /> * The cloud feels like it is watching them and then it creates a dust [[devil]] and slurps up a pair of wild stallions before dispensing the bones and blood in front of them <br /> * Going back to the main road, they find the Owl Wain and use the nursery rhyme song about her to plea to her and Gideon uses a spirit board to have her speak without speaking <br /> * She tells them she has to be quiet because of Pa and she is afraid of the passing Smuggler wagons<br /> * The riders on the wagon tell the investigators of a man who used to have his children travel with him and was unkind to them if they were not quiet and one by one the children went missing before the man retired because no one would work with him <br /> * The investigators find the box with the Owl Wain's body, Gin performing her last rites and her spirit being laid to rest. On the Box they see the name Hildebrand and a location <br /> * Going to the location, they find a cabin and inside, the body of the man, Hildebrand. The evidence shows he was murdered by his eldest daughter's fiance after she told him they couldn't be married because her father was refusing to let her go. <br /> * The investigator's find the Owl Wain's room and her name before she became legend, Mary. <br /> * Her eldest sister, Vanessa, seems to have escaped with her fiance. <br /> * There is a third bed with the name Alyssa on it. The investigators find no evidence to lead them to her demise. <br /> * Heading back, they have adequate amounts of Timely Iris <br /> <br /> === Assignment #12 - 07/30/2024 &quot;The Sunken City&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: City of the Resplendent, Eldritch Horror, Local Legends <br /> <br /> Characters: Gideon (Nick), [[Malory Harper|Mal]] (Matt), Mara (Anna), Tara (Sarah), Alex (Jon) <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: The Resplendent One, Alex's Visitor <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: The Gift of the Resplendent One <br /> <br /> District/Locations: The Glass Sea<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> * The Investigators delved into the sea to find the city lost below <br /> * In the Glass sea, they found what was once an island town now sunken and still inhabited <br /> * The Glimmers are jellyfish like folk who were gifted their undersea bodies by their goddess, the Resplendent One <br /> * The Glimmers share with Alex and Mallory that they found the Resplendent One by digging in a well that brought forth the gift. <br /> * The gift works like oil, but uses much less to burn brightly<br /> * They heard singing at the bottom of the well and went on a [[campaign]] to dig until they could find *her* <br /> * The resplendent one, uncovered, pulled the village of Anchorwash down to be with her in the ocean <br /> * The glimmers take the investigators to see the Resplendent one who they have chained because she threatened to leave them. The investigators can tell she is not truly locked in place though, but playing along with her followers. <br /> * Alex is called to take some of the Resplendent Gift but breaks free of it at the last moment<br /> * Gideon uses the Aetherstone to force the Glimmers back when they try to force Alex, but as it harms the Glimmers, it angers the Resplendent One who frees herself from her bonds to chase the investigators away. <br /> <br /> === Assignment #13 - 08/03/2024 &quot;The Fanged&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #14 - 08/09/2024 &quot;Happily Ever After&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: <br /> <br /> GM: Julia (Guest) <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #15 - 011/2024 &quot;Shadow Protocols&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: Intrigue, The Forge of Renewal, Disavowed <br /> <br /> Characters: Gideon (Nick), Tara (Sarah), Amaranth (Anna) <br /> <br /> GM: Matt <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Lucian Grim, Mockingbird, Magnus Thorne, Felicity Ashcroft, Jackson &quot;The Jackal&quot; MacKey <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: Partial rubbing of an Oldfairen tablet<br /> <br /> District/Locations: The Steel, The Eaves, Hallowharbor, The N.P.S. Aurora<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> * The investigators received unmarked packages that contained a very small cylinder phonograph with a briefing for an assignment.<br /> ** As well as a chest that containing:<br /> *** A device with a tag that notes the device as the Arcane Resonance Emitter (A.R.E.) - disables wards<br /> *** A pair of wire frame glasses identified as Spectral Identified Glasses - identifies individuals<br /> *** Each receives a first [[class]] ticket and an invitation to the gala aboard the [[airship]] Aurora during it's maiden voyage.<br /> *** An envelope of cash for use during the assignment<br /> <br /> * The assignment is to intercept notorious smuggler, Felicity Ashcroft and keep her from selling an ancient Oldfairen relic to wanted war criminal, Lucian Grim. The transaction is set to take place aboard The Aurora. Little is known about Grim due to his military records being completely redacted. The investigators are to conduct the assignment with the utmost secrecy but are instructed to stop the transaction no matter what (short of damaging the airship or harming passangers).<br /> * The investigators procure disguises and false identities from Candela's Junior Quartermaster, Quinnavyr Sinclaire.<br /> * The investigators board the Aurora without incident.<br /> * Mara and Gideon head to the dance floor to survey the room in an attempt to spot Ashcroft. Tara spots her and calls the team's attention to the bar where Ashcroft is being flirted with by several powerful members of Newfairen society.<br /> ** As Gideon and Mara head towards the bar, Tara notices they Ashcroft exchanges looks with a large man, Magnus Thorne, from across the ballroom then makes an excuse and departs to meet with him.<br /> * Tara follows Ashcroft and Thorne and sees them disappear into a stateroom, guard by a formidable man in the corridor, Jackson MacKey.<br /> * Gideon remote views into the room once Tara identifies the room number. He sees:<br /> ** A wooden crate sits in the middle of the living area of the luxury room. It has been opened, but Gideon cannot see inside of it.<br /> ** Ashcroft sits on a couch across from a man, Lucian Grim. A woman, Mockingbird, stands behind Grim - ready to spring into action if needed.<br /> ** Ashecroft demands more money, despite their prior agreement. This angers Grim and he refuses. Ashcroft pulls a gun on Grim in response.<br /> ** Grim approaches her in an attempt to calm her down and agrees they should renegotiate. Once Ashcroft lowers her pistol, Grim grabs her and breaks her neck.<br /> ** He tells Mockingbird to take care of MacKey and be quick about it.<br /> * Tara sees Mockingbird make fast work of MacKey then quickly drag him into the state room and close the door behind her.<br /> * Gideon tells Mara he is going to join Tara.<br /> * Tara devices a plan and performs a song from the stage and wows the attendees of the gala. It is under the ruse that she is singing it to her fiance.<br /> * Gideon and Tara encounter ship's security and act lost in order to remove any suspicion and keep the guards patrolling.<br /> * During Mara's song, Gideon and Tara use the A.R.E. to disable a word on the stateroom door. As they attempt to quietly open the door, Mockingbird hears the knob turning and pulls the door open.<br /> ** Tara draws her pistol and shoots at Mockingbird.<br /> *** Using the shot at Mockingbird, Gideon runs past her to try and get to the crate.<br /> ** Magnus is preparing charges on the wall of the stateroom to create an escape route from the ship.<br /> *** Grim is wearing a parachute and has strapped a light green stone tablet to himself.<br /> * Gideon tries to bend a knife at Grim as Tara fights with Mockingbird. Thorne blows the charges on the wall and blows a hole in the wall to the outside of the ship, causing the exterior envelop of the airship to catch fire.<br /> ** Gideon's knife misses Grim, but it cuts a strap on his parachute and causes the tablet to slide towards the opening in the wall.<br /> ** Gideon dives for the tablet, but as the ship lurches, is thrown through the hole as well.<br /> *** He fails to get the tablet, which falls into the sea below the airship.<br /> **** Given manges to grab a hold of a metal rod to keeping from plummeting to his death.<br /> **** As Grim moves to the opening, Gideon spots a piece of paper hanging out of Grim's jacket pocket.<br /> ***** Gideon tries to grab it but only gets a scrap of the paper, which is later discovered to be a rubbing of the tablet.<br /> * Grim, Thorne and Mockingbird escape by parachute.<br /> * Mara arrives in time to help Tara pull Gideon back into the airship.<br /> * The airship returns to port and the investigators disappear into a crowd of evacuees.<br /> * Later researching with their circle resources, they discover that the paper is a rubbing of the tablet. It speaks of something only named in part as &quot;The Forge&quot;.<br /> ** Gideon spends several days researching The Forge and concludes it must be in relation to The Forge of Renewal. An ancient device capable of rewriting reality as the user of the machine sees fit.<br /> <br /> === Assignment #16 - 08/17/2024 &quot;Missing Persons&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #17 - 08/18/2024 &quot;Engines of Compromise&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: Tess Henry (Mercedes), Cedric (Sam), Gin (Julia), Verity (Aerin), Gio (Amal) <br /> <br /> GM: Matt <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Prof. Alfred Greene, Jacob Wallace, Mockingbird, Magnus Thorne <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: None, but the investigators encountered three pale men in black suits that emitted bleed and possessed some kind of psychic ability that remains unidentified.<br /> <br /> District/Locations: South Soffit - The Monarch Theater, Briar Green - Professor Greene's home, Hallowharbor - Freighter docks<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #18 - 08/20/2024 &quot;We Move in the Dark&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: <br /> <br /> GM: Jon <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:\<br /> <br /> === Assignment #19 - 08/25/2024 &quot;The Healing Church&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened<br /> <br /> === Assignment #20 - 08/27/2024 &quot;Blood-Starved Beasts&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #21 - 09/04/2024 &quot;... vestus ardeat debet&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: <br /> <br /> GM: Matt <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #22 - 09/12/2024 &quot;Where My Brother Rests&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: <br /> <br /> GM: Jon <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #23 - 09/14/2024 &quot;The First Lightkeeper of LaCroix&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> == '''Arc 3 - The Shadow and The Dream''' ==<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #1 - 01/18/25 &quot;Nothing Left but Teeth and Bones...&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook: ''Two weeks ago a gas explosion destroyed a bakery in The Sidle. Recently several residents report sightings of smoldering apparitions resembling loved ones lost in the tragedy. Lightkeeper Harrison Park has summoned you to determine if a phenomenon is behind the sightings and if they are related to the explosion.''<br /> <br /> Content Warnings: '''''This assignment contains themes of death, grief and depictions of gore.'''''<br /> <br /> Characters: Feyre Acheron, Carmen Baxter, Dexter &quot;Dex&quot; Miller, Clarence &quot;Clancy&quot; Fields, and Mocking-bird<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Session Date: 01/18/25<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Harry Park, Clara Sutton, Eleanor Sutton, Nikoli Sorell<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: Nikoli Sorell's journal, Sorell's key ring, Sorell's wallet w/ identification, a magickal exlposive device (rendered useless)<br /> <br /> Assignment Date: December 24, 36 CR<br /> <br /> District/Locations: The Sidle<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened: <br /> <br /> The investigators are called to The Sidle by Lightkeeper Harrison Park to investigate a mysterious explosion that destroyed Merrick’s Hearth bakery two weeks earlier. The team begins their investigation at the ruins of the bakery, where they find scorch marks and shadows of the victims burned into the walls, clear evidence of the tragedy’s intensity. The remains of the bakery are unstable, with debris threatening to collapse at any moment.<br /> <br /> Carmen places a bare hand against the door frame of the bakery and experiences past emotions of horror and malevolence. As the investigators explore the basement of the bakery, both Carmen and Clancy feel someone’s sheer terror and wicked glee through a psychic emanation.<br /> <br /> Ultimately, the timing of the explosion and the appearance of reported sightings of the fury apparitions suggest some kind of connection, and that the explosion was no accident though things seem unclear at first.<br /> <br /> A strange man is spotted across the street from the bakery, taking notes. Mockingbird manages to sneak up on him and discover that his notes are for that very night and time and that he is writing the description of someone - later discovered to be Feyre. The man makes a scene and uses Mocking-bird’s desire to avoid drawing undo attention to herself to leave.<br /> <br /> During a visit to The Sidle Community Center, where residents have gathered to share their grief, the investigators learn from Clara Sutton, a grieving mother, that her daughter Eleanor, who died in the explosion, now appears as a ghostly figure following her wherever she goes. Eleanor’s smoldering form does not enter buildings or harm anyone, but her presence fills Clara with confusion and sorrow, as she believes her ghostly figure is the spirit of her beloved daughter. Eleanor’s flickering figure is spotted outside the window.<br /> <br /> Feyre learns of the death of her brother-in-law, [[Lincoln Renfield-Murray]], from Lincoln’s sister Ellie. He was one of the victims of the explosion.<br /> <br /> Dex leaves the community meeting to speak with Eleanor - joined shortly there after by the rest of the investigators and Clara.<br /> <br /> Clancy and Mocking-bird catch sight of the strange man that Mocking-bird saw taking notes walking past the community center’s park from where he was first seen across from the bakery. When he realizes he has been spotted, he runs. Both Clancy and Mocking-bird make chase and are joined shortly thereafter by Carmen.<br /> <br /> Working together, Feyre and Dex piece together that Eleanor’s spirit is tied to the explosion and the unsettling presence that Carmen felt tied to Eleanor. As the rest of the team tackle Nikoli nearby in the street and wrestle him to the ground. Where Carmen enters his mind to determine who he is and why he was following them. In his mind, she sees glimpses of memories:<br /> <br /> ''Terror on a bearded man’s face when he sees a tall, thin man. The tall man exudes a malevolent energy.''<br /> <br /> ''Bakers, dead on the ground near the ovens of the bakery.''<br /> <br /> ''The tall man, joined by pale men in black suits walking out of the bakery as the tall man snaps his fingers and causes the bakery to explode behind them.''<br /> <br /> As Carmen explored the man’s mind, Mockingbird maintained an iron hold on the man’s neck so Clancy could frisk and search him. They find a notebook showing that he had been following someone referred to as “L.M.” under order from a person known only as “K”. In the journal they see that he was notating:<br /> <br /> ''Lincoln’s day-to-day activities, business meetings, transcripts from recordings of personal conversations in Lincoln’s home with his family and friends and photos of Lincoln.''<br /> <br /> In total, there is nearly three months of data leading up to the explosion. As well as an entry stating that, “...the package is in place.” with a date from the night before the bakery explosion. The evidence points to Lincoln being a target in the explosion, raising suspicions that it was not an accident but an assassination.<br /> <br /> Comparing the photos in the man’s journal to his memories, Carmen shows the photos to Feyre and asks if the photos are of her brother-in-law, Feyre helps Carmen confirm that L.M. in the journal was, in fact, Lincoln.<br /> <br /> Carmen is also able to determine that the man was trying to crush a poison tooth in his mouth but Mocking-bird’s hold hand locked his mouth open so he could not bite down.<br /> <br /> The investigators destroy the remnants of a device that is covered in Oldfairen markings, dispersing the residual bleed energy and freeing Eleanor’s spirit from its tether to the physical world.<br /> <br /> Found in the man’s satchel is also a wallet with documents identifying him as Nikoli Sorell and a small key ring with three keys.<br /> <br /> ''Key #1: A vehicle key of some kind''<br /> <br /> ''Key #2: A deadbolt key''<br /> <br /> ''Key #3: A padlock key''<br /> <br /> Nikoli is rendered unconscious by Mocking-bird and taken to the headquarters of The Circle of Whistles and Whispers to be held in their vault for identification and removal of the poison tooth and questioning.<br /> <br /> After putting Nikoli into containment in the vault, the team investigates an address found on the driver's license found in Nikoli's wallet. It leads to an apartment directly across the street from the book store Verbatim, which is below a pair of apartments where Lincoln had lived with his family.<br /> <br /> When searching the apartment, Feyre, Clancy and Mocking-bird discover a cardboard box containing In the cardboard box, there are a lot of newspaper clippings and three books, “Summer at Silverslip”, “The Day the Veil Was Torn” and “Mud and Bones”. All novels written by Lincoln Renfield-Murray.<br /> <br /> The news clippings were all from local papers about book signings, public readings, his activities as a member Newfaire Arts Council and as a volunteer at the South Soffit Public Library.<br /> <br /> Both the books and news articles had notations in them in Sorell's handwriting; further detailing the lengths he went to in following Lincoln.<br /> <br /> Mocking-bird searched a desk in the apartment that contained unopened rolls of camera film as well as a small camera to go with them. Behind a false panel in the lower right hand drawer are three spools of audio film from a radio device on top of the desk as well as notes in a set of leather notebooks containing transcriptions of conversations recorded with the device on the desk since labels on and in the notebooks appear to correspond to labels on the reels.<br /> <br /> Feyre searched a steamer trunk at the foot of the studio apartment's bed and, after a few minutes of rummaging through a stack of pants and shirts, she noticed a small separation between the bottom the trunk and the inner wall of it - a false bottom to the trunk.<br /> <br /> Beneath this false bottom were a collection of guns, knives, piano wire, what could be several small explosive devices, small bottles labeled as various poisons, thieves tools, several forms of identification under several different names but all with Sorell’s photograph in them (business cards, a periphery badge, OUP identification, an ID for The Noman Army’s Division of Legal Investigation and several passports in different names - each with Nikoli's photograph), large sums of cash in various currencies and several single person, one way tickets aboard the railroad, airship liners and sea going vessels.<br /> <br /> There was also a date book with various appointments, dates and notes all written in Hillian (the language of East Hills). Within the date book Feyre found a business card for a business in The Varnish, Parson’s Paraphernalia - Antiquities • Books • Spiritual Consultant. A phone number was printed on the back of the card along with the business address and the name of the owner and proprietor, Jasper Parson.<br /> <br /> On the card in Sorell’s handwriting was a time and date, 11:30 AM, 11/22/36.<br /> <br /> Lastly, Clancy found a loose floorboard concealing another, leather bound journal. The entire [[The Strange Journal|journal]] was written in a strange language.<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #2 - 01/19/25 &quot;In The Light of the New Year&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook: ''With the new year rapidly approaching, invitations are being sent out for the dozens of First Light parties being hosted around the city. Piers Corden has received several for one of the most famous and most coveted- the one hosted by Metamorph Industries. What a better way to celebrate First Light than go to a famous party?''<br /> <br /> Content Warnings: '''''This assignment contains depictions of alcohol, and violence at a public gathering.'''''<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #3 - &quot;Cornered&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags: Investigation, Memory Manipulation, Monster Hunt, Paranormal Activity, Hidden Threats<br /> <br /> Hook: The Investigators were summoned to Noman Grand Hospital to investigate the murder of Marie Chen, a freshman at Briargreen College, who was slain by her best friend who is temporarily being held under psychiatric observation after he told his doctor of shadows that &quot;crawl into your head and steal your thoughts&quot;.<br /> <br /> Content Warnings: '''''This assignment will contain themes of death, mental illness, grief and depictions of gore.'''''<br /> <br /> Assignment Date: 01/14/37 CR<br /> <br /> Characters: Callum McVeigh, Feyre Acheron, Mocking-bird, Persephone &quot;Percy&quot; Montgomery, Dr. Phyllis &quot;Filly&quot; Bailey<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Arthur &quot;Artie&quot; Lemmon, Dr. Sylvia Harlow, The Hallow, Shard<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: Blood and tissue samples from The Shadow Man, mucus sample from the black sedan<br /> <br /> District/Locations: Silverslip, The Sidle, South Soffit, Eastreek, Nine Irons<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> Upon their arrival at Grand Noman Hospital, the investigators met Dr. Sylvia Harlow, a psychiatrist who had been treating a young man accused of murder named Artie Lemmon. Artie, a 20-year-old former butcher, had been charged with the murder of his best friend, Marie Chen. Artie’s account of the incident was disjointed and fragmented, with several days of his memory completely blank until shortly after Marie’s murder.<br /> <br /> Artie recalled trying to eat a turkey sandwich during his lunch on Friday, but nothing after that. Marie was murdered the following Monday night. He remembers being unable to finish it and comments it tasted bitter to him. He also states that he thinks he might have given it to a local unhoused man known only in The Soffit as Jones.<br /> <br /> Lastly, he drew a picture for the investigators of the monster he was certain he had seen in the butcher shop, crawling into Marie’s head, stealing her thoughts. Referring to the creature only as The Shadow Man.<br /> <br /> The investigators’ search for clues led them to Cunningham’s Butcher Shop where Artie had worked. Mocking-bird bought a sandwich, a bottle of pop and a paper bag of thinly sliced, fried potatoes that Mr. Cunningham referred to as ‘crisps’. Percy scanned for bleed in the butcher shop but only found residual traces of bleed energy. Feyre broke into the shop after Mr. Cunningham had closed up for the night and surveyed the turkey’s in the walk-in cooler. She took an accounting of numbered tags on each turkey and looked through Cunnigham’s ledger.<br /> <br /> After determining everything looked to be in order, Feyre placed some money into the butcher’s safe with a note reading ''‘Invest in some new locks buddy.”''<br /> <br /> The investigators left the Sidle to find Jones in the undercity to see if he was adversely affected by the turkey sandwich Artie might have shared with him. When investigating a park that Artie frequented during his lunches to practice his drawing, Percy noticed a woman watching them from an alley across the street. A man approached her from within the alley and they left in a black sedan.<br /> <br /> Mocking-bird, being a resident of The Soffit, had run into Jones as well as other unhoused individuals in her work trying to get Scarlet off the street. The trio they found were users of the drug, not distributors. After a bit of conversation, it is determined that while the team had thought that perhaps the turkey was tainted, it appeared to be fine because Jones had not experienced anything strange after eating the sandwich.<br /> <br /> The team then made their way to Nine Irons to examine the body of Marie in the city morgue, but also noticed the black sedan from The Sidle. Mocking-bird and Filly decided to head into the morgue while Callum, Feyre and Percy approached the black sedan. Filly distracted the clerk as Mocking-bird snuck into the morgue. Once inside, she found an open cold chamber with a label indicating that it had been where Marie’s body had once been. It was empty. The window of the morgue was broken and indicated that someone or something had escaped through it from the inside.<br /> <br /> As Feyre approached the black sedan, she noticed it was running but it did not sound like a normal automobile. When attempting to unlock the car, it revved its engine and drove down the street from her; even though the vehicle was empty. An attempt to shim the lock of the car open revealed no apparent locking mechanism within the door. When she removed the shim from the door, it was covered in some sort of mucus.<br /> <br /> As she attempted to wipe it clean, the man the investigators had seen in The Sidle called out to her and approached the car. Which turned out to be his. It purred when he stepped up to the trunk and opened up for him. The trunk shifted and revealed a selection of weapons. Percy held the man at gunpoint, but he was unimpressed and removed a large rifle from the trunk.<br /> <br /> As Mocking-bird and Filly joined the investigators outside, the woman from The Sidle joined the man at the car. Filly asked them if they were members of Candela Obscura to which the man replied, “No ma’am. We’re professionals.”<br /> <br /> Then offered to team up with the investigators in tracking down what actually killed Marie.<br /> <br /> Mockingbird and FIlly confirmed that Marie’s body was missing.<br /> <br /> Begrudgingly, the investigators join the two strangers and venture into Eastreek to find whatever had killed Marie and possibly absconded with her body.<br /> <br /> When asked by Callum who the man and woman were, the man replied, “We’re the Nightkeepers.”<br /> <br /> Their plan was simple. The investigators would serve as bait to draw out the creature and the Nightkeepers, known as Shard and The Hollow, would ambush it and kill it.<br /> <br /> Shortly after entering the labyrinthian landfill, a mysterious figure in a mask that introduced themself as the greatest thief in the world made a distraction atop a hill of trash and was almost instantly attacked from the shadows by a creature made of flesh and shadow, seemingly made of both male and female genders. The female part resembling Artie’s description of Marie.<br /> <br /> The masked woman known as, later understood to be known as Lady Phantasma, was subdued by the monster as it dug into her mind.<br /> <br /> The investigators tried to stop the monster from attacking the masked woman, but were overcome with a sudden terror from the sight of the creature slipping its fingers beneath the newcomer's scalp. All but Filly.<br /> <br /> The Doctor attempted to appeal to whatever common ground might dwell within the monster in the hopes that some piece of Marie was still inside there. And while her courageous attempt to persuade the monster seemed to work, it turned out that Filly had just drawn the monster's attention. As it approached her, the Nightkeepers arrived and attacked with a combination of magikal and technological attacks.<br /> <br /> The Hollow was injured in the fight with the monster, but between Callum, Mocking-bird physically assailing the beast while Feyre and Filly tried to keep it from killing The Hollow. Lady Phantasma  managed to find The Hollow’s gun and repeatedly fired at the creature, killing it.<br /> <br /> As the fog of disorientation began to clear from Phantasma’s mind, she shared some information she had learned when her mind was connected to The Shadow Man’s.<br /> <br /> The Shadow Man had been fed upon the memories of Artie, Marie and Phantasma. It had been born of some kind of accident in a strange lab where it merged with a technician that was checking on the body of an unconscious woman in a hospital bed.<br /> <br /> The feeding process always leaves The Shadow Man’s victims disoriented and afraid. In Artie’s disoriented state, he attacked Marie in a misguided attempt to stop The Shadow Man. His wild attacks left Marie dead on the floor of the butcher’s shop where she had found Artie reeling from being attacked by The Shadow Man.<br /> <br /> As the sounds of police sirens filled the air, the investigators gathered their wounded and quickly selected a sample of The Shadow Man’s tissue and blood for study by Candela Obscura. The Hollow reassured them they could smooth things over with the Periphery.<br /> <br /> They also hoped to use the sample to persuade the courts that Artie was unwillingly under the effects of a psychoactive substance that caused him to lose control of himself and kill Marie. His fate currently remains unclear.<br /> <br /> In the aftermath, the team now gone, The Hollow and Shard Examined The Shadow Man’s body.<br /> <br /> The Hollowed looked on as Shard knelt beside the creature, her hand lightly resting on its form, crystalline veins glowing faintly along her arm in the dim light.<br /> <br /> The Hollow kept his voice low, “Anything?”<br /> <br /> Shard replied quietly, almost mournful. “It’s still alive.”<br /> <br /> The Hollow paused, his expression grim as he spoke: “Box it up and let The Boss know we bagged another one.”<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #4 - &quot;Heart of Steel&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook: The investigators are once again sent to Grand Noman Hospital to investigate theft of medical supplies, organic materials, and the energy source of an experimental healing device created by EONS; as well as several cases of patients experiencing a relapse of a serious illness.<br /> <br /> Content Warnings: '''''This assignment will contain body horror and gore.'''''<br /> <br /> Assignment Date: 02/07/37 CR<br /> <br /> Characters: Arin Kwyin, Dexter &quot;Dex&quot; Miller, Katherine Ellenbogen, Feyre Acheron, Byron Hans Core<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #5 - &quot;Good Night, Sleep Tight&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #6 - &quot;The Devil Doctor of South Soffit&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #7 - &quot;Vanishing Act&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #8 - &quot;Faulty Memory&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #9 - &quot;No Rest for the Wicked&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #10 - &quot;Hot off the Press&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #11 - &quot;Behind Closed Doors&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #12 - &quot;The Root of All Evil&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #13 - &quot;The Purple Plague&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #14 - &quot;Now You See Me&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook: Arc 3, Act 1 - Finale<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #15 - &quot;Ohe Sleifo Titrfn geog&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags: Memory Loss, Survival, Supernatural Phenomena, Lost Time<br /> <br /> Hook: The Investigators awaken with no memory of their identities, washed ashore on a strange, dreamlike coastline scattered with the wreckage of a destroyed ship and dozens of unconscious survivors. The world seems caught between day and night, and the only thing they are certain of is that they are not alone—and something unseen may be watching.<br /> <br /> Content Warnings: Themes of memory loss, psychological disorientation, injury, fire/burn trauma, and mild body horror.<br /> <br /> Characters: Clancy Fields, Feyre Acheron, Callum McVeigh, Persephone &quot;Percy&quot; Montgomery, Dex<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Harrison Park, The Embered Man, Lysera<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: Lysera<br /> <br /> District/Locations: The Isle of Forgetting<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> '''1. Setting and Initial Observations'''<br /> * The investigators awoke on a mysterious beach with injuries and no memory of their identities, surrounded by other unconscious individuals.<br /> * They were on a strange island with a dusky gray sky, a thick forest, a large mountain deep within the forest and a shipwreck on fire, with luggage scattered along the shoreline.<br /> * The investigators began exploring the beach and shipwreck, searching for clues and resources, while observing the behavior of other individuals who were wandering into the forest.<br /> <br /> '''2. Recovery of Items and Information'''<br /> <br /> * Feyre searched the wreckage while Callum and Percy searched luggage, recovering items such as passports, tickets, and personal belongings, which helped some regain their identities.<br /> * Feyre found a dossier detailing the disappearance of the Lightkeeper, Piers Corden, and the order from the Council of Lightkeepers for investigators, to travel across the continent of Osugbo to rescue him or, in the event that he was dead, recover his body and determine who had taken him and why.<br /> * Percy discovered a ticket for the SS Everywhere, revealing the ship’s origin and destination.<br /> * Feyre found a set of coordinates on a navigational chart, revealing that they were headed for the coordinates that Lincoln had intended to go to a few days before his death.<br /> <br /> '''3. Encounters with Phenomena and Wraiths'''<br /> <br /> * The Investigators encountered mysterious shadowy figures and wraiths, which were progressively becoming more corporeal and threatening.<br /> * The investigators successfully fought and destroyed several wraiths using weapons like Clancy’s Ghostblade and Callum’s pickaxe haft, with the wraiths releasing memories upon their destruction.<br /> * The team realized that the wraiths were consuming memories and that defeating them restored lost memories.<br /> <br /> '''4. Exploration of the Isle of Forgetting'''<br /> <br /> * Through the discovery of an ancient stele with Vaelonic inscription as well as geometric design at it’s head, Percy identified the island as the legendary Isle of Forgetting, where individuals lose themselves and their memories.<br /> * The group discovered a ruined palace carved into the side of the mountain, with Vaelonic runes and a large chamber containing shadowy figures and a base relief depicting Lysera and Atikos.<br /> * The team debated the significance of Lysera, the queen of the island, and her connection to the phenomena they were facing.<br /> <br /> '''5. Confrontation with Lysera and the Man with Amber Eyes'''<br /> <br /> * Participants confronted Lysera, who they discovered was under the control of the Man with Amber Eyes.<br /> * Ember Eyes command Lysera to “make it quick” at which point, the strongest of the wraiths the team had confronted attacked them - a Shadow Woman.<br /> * Feyre berated Lysera, weakening her connection to the Shadow Woman, while Callum and Clancy attacked and destroyed the Shadow Woman.<br /> * Bored with the confrontation and Candela’s constant interloping, Ember Eyes set Lysera ablaze. She screamed for the team to run.<br /> * Feyre used a magickal artifact to absorb Lysera’s scream and unleashed it upon Ember Eyes and took a scar as a result of its use. Used in concert with Dex’s command of magick, Ember Eyes fled from the palace.<br /> * Dex successfully extinguished the magical fire engulfing Lysera, saving her from destruction, but collapsed from the strain.<br /> <br /> '''6. Escape and Loss of Harry'''<br /> <br /> * The palace began to collapse, forcing participants to flee while carrying unconscious members like Lysera, Dex, and Feyre.<br /> * Percy successfully made the jump across a chasm opening up in the floor, but slipped at the last second. Harry grabbed her and swung her to Callum. Callum caught her, but hurt his shoulder in the process. Harry slid along the floor as it tilted and fell into the chasm.<br /> * Percy and Clancy repelled down to Harry’s location only to discover he was crushed beneath the debris of the collapsing palace. Percy tried to stabilize Harry, but was unable to do so and Harry died as a result of his injuries.<br /> ** Among Harry’s final words were his instructions to get his files to Jacen Beck.<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #16 - &quot;Smoke and Mirrors&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags: Arc 3, Act II premiere<br /> <br /> Hook: Having defeated Ember Eyes and rescued an unconscious Lysera, the investigators must now search the rest of the island for Piers as the mountain at the center of the island erupts into a massive volcano causing the entire island to quake.<br /> <br /> Content Warnings: This assignment contained a hostage situation, gore, and the potential of death. This was a high stakes assignment.<br /> <br /> Characters: Mocking-bird, Gertrude &quot;Trudi&quot; Clyde, Dex, Persephone &quot;Percy&quot; Montgomery, Byron Core<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Jacen Beck, Piers Corden, Ember Eyes, Caleb Zener, Emily Zener<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: None, but Caleb and Emily Zener were rescued along with Piers Corden<br /> <br /> District/Locations: The Isle of Forgetting, The Island Lab<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> '''1. Initial Team Movements'''<br /> * Clancy, Dex, and Percy were the only conscious members of the team from the prior investigation.<br /> * After encountering Jacen Beck setting up a triage response from their ship’s explosion, they left Callum and Feyre with Jacen while Clancy stayed behind to assist with the wounded.<br /> <br /> '''2. Discovery of the Cave and First Team Exploration'''<br /> <br /> * Trudi, Byron, and Mocking-Bird discovered a cave powered by a generator, with a power conduit bolted into the stone wall and running deeper inside.<br /> * They regrouped with Dex and Percy, and the five investigators ventured together into the cave.<br /> <br /> '''3. Encounter with Wraiths'''<br /> <br /> * Using her psychic abilities, Trudi helped the team navigate a series of forks within the tunnel system.<br /> * The team encountered two wraiths guarding the passage and successfully fought and destroyed them.<br /> * During the encounter, Dex spoke to one of the wraiths, who stated it served “The Dream.”<br /> <br /> '''4. Gathering Intelligence and the Hidden Laboratory'''<br /> <br /> * After defeating the wraiths, the investigators split their efforts:<br /> ** Trudi remote-viewed one fork, revealing a man shackled to a cot bolted to the wall.<br /> ** Dex sensed a nearby presence filled with overwhelming anger.<br /> ** Byron, after drinking Witches Brew tea to become invisible, scouted the second fork.<br /> * Byron discovered a hidden laboratory where Ember Eyes supervised scientists transforming the recently dead into wraiths using a magickal serum.<br /> * Piers Corden, visibly battered and cuffed to a chair, was being used to pressure the woman working with the scientists.<br /> <br /> '''5. Rescue of Caleb Zener'''<br /> <br /> * The team prioritized freeing the man seen in the cell.<br /> * Upon reaching him, they battled a flaming gargoyle-like creature.<br /> * Byron wrestled with the creature while Mocking-Bird and Percy worked to break the prisoner’s shackles.<br /> * Trudi used filthy water to douse the flames in the gargoyle’s eyes, splashing Byron in the process.<br /> * The prisoner was revealed to be Caleb Zener, a researcher for Candela Obscura.<br /> * The woman still in the lab was identified as his twin sister, Emily Zener, previously referenced in Lincoln’s journal.<br /> <br /> '''6. The Rescue Plan and the Confrontation'''<br /> <br /> * Percy planned to cut the generator’s power while Mocking-Bird distracted Ember Eyes.<br /> * Dex, Trudi, and Byron prepared to rescue Emily and Piers during the confusion.<br /> * Mocking-Bird successfully lured Ember Eyes away from the lab by calling him out.<br /> * Byron and Dex attempted to ambush Ember Eyes but were overpowered and thrown aside.<br /> <br /> '''7. Mocking-Bird’s Sacrifice'''<br /> <br /> * Ember Eyes offered Mocking-Bird a bargain: surrender herself, and he would spare Trudi’s life.<br /> * Tearfully, Mocking-Bird agreed, on the condition that Dex and Byron would also be allowed to leave safely.<br /> * Byron and Dex disregarded her wishes and attacked Ember Eyes.<br /> * Byron was set on fire during the struggle but managed to break Ember Eyes’ arm, allowing the team to flee.<br /> <br /> '''8. Escape from the Isle of Forgetting'''<br /> <br /> * The volcano erupted into a pyroclastic flow as the team fled the collapsing cave system.<br /> * Following Caleb and Emily’s directions, they reached a hidden boat.<br /> * The investigators escaped the Isle of Forgetting moments before it was consumed by the sea.<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #17 - &quot;Liber Aeternum&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook: Arc 3, Act 2 - Premiere<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #18 -''' '''&quot;Head in the Clouds&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #19 - &quot;The door of Bones&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #20 - &quot;So Long and Thanks for All the Fish&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #21 - &quot;This Concludes Our Broadcast Day&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #22 - &quot;The Devil's Minion&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #23 - &quot;Beneath the Surface&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #24 - &quot;As Above, So Below&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #25 - &quot;To Be Announced&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #26 - &quot;Skibbers and Scrabbles&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #27 - &quot;For if Dreams Die...&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #28 - &quot;Once Upon a Dream&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook: Arc 3, Act 2 - Finale pt. 1<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #29 - &quot;Perchance to Dream&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook: Arc 3, Act 2 - Finale pt. 2<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #30 - &quot;What Dreams May Come&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook: Arc 3, Act 3 - Premiere pt. 1<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #31 - &quot;A New Dawn, A New Day&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #32 - &quot;Deus Ex Oculo&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #33 - &quot;Not a Dream, but a Nightmare&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #34 - &quot;Resonance&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #35 - &quot;East Hills&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #36 - &quot;To Be Announced&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #37 - &quot;To Be Announced&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #38 - &quot;To Be Announced&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #39 - &quot;To Be Announced&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #40 - &quot;To Be Announced&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #41 - &quot;To Be Announced&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook: Arc 3 - Finale pt.1<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM:<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #42 - &quot;To Be Announced&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook: Arc 3 - Finale pt.2<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM:<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> [[Category:Qandela Obscura]]<br /> [[Category:CR]]</div>

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<p>OGFlaya: /* Assignment #17 - */</p> <hr /> <div>{{Worldbuilders}}<br /> == The Story So Far ==<br /> Below, feel free to add personal accounts of assignments.<br /> <br /> == Arc One - The Illusionist and the Alchemist ==<br /> <br /> === Assignment #1 - 12/02/23 &quot;The Devil's Well.&quot; ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: <br /> <br /> GM:<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #2 - 12/16 &quot;The Light Eater of Bridleborn&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: Piers, [[Lincoln Renfield-Murray]], Nesta [[Acheron]], [[Elizabeth]] [[Nightshade]] <br /> <br /> GM: @jaelthejust (Mercedes)<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #3 - 12/21 - &quot;The Gift of the Magi&quot; ===<br /> <br /> === Assignment #4 - 12/31 - &quot;The Night Plays On&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: #NewYearParty<br /> <br /> Characters: [[Steve]], Lincoln Renfield-Murray, [[Orla Martinez]], Warren <br /> <br /> GM: @jaelthejust (Mercedes)<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #5 - 1/13/2024 - &quot;Extra Credit&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags:<br /> <br /> Characters: Piers Corden, Lincoln Renfield-Murray, Lula V, [[Steve Corden]] <br /> <br /> GM: @jontheteach (JonTheTeach)<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment # 6- 1/20- “The Hand That Feeds” ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: Piers, Weasel, [[James]], Tess, Laurence Awrkright <br /> <br /> GM: @OGFlaya (Matt)<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Anthony Romano, Michael Romano, Maggy Ferguson, [[Martin]] Ferguson <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: [[Human]]/phenomenon hybrid<br /> <br /> District/Locations: South Soffit, Nine Irons, The Sidle<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened: Notorious mob enforcer and racketeer, Tommy Romano, was murdered by Martin Ferguson. A member of a family of mob enforcers possessing unique abilities due to being to having phenomenon intermingling in their blood line long ago in their ancestry. The youngest of the Ferguson's, Maggy had fallen in love with Tommy's nephew and the scion of the Romano crime family, Michael. The investigators diligently found, through an examination of Tommy's body in the city morgue that he was murdered, that he had been murdered rather than the purported suicide that that the Periphery was trying to say his death was. During a climactic confrontation with Martin and a flock of eldritch birds under his command, the investigators helped Maggy and Michael flee the city and place Martin into Grayslate Sanatorium for safe keeping and protection from the Romano family. The rest of the Ferguson clan watched as their son was taken into custody but did not end their relationship with Romano. <br /> <br /> === Assignment #7 - 1/27 - &quot;Fairest of Them All&quot; ===<br /> <br /> === Assignment #8 - 2/9 - &quot;The Ancient Tomb of His Bride&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags:<br /> <br /> Characters: Piers Corden, Steve Corden, [[Thomas]] MacCallum, Madge <br /> <br /> GM: @jaelthejust (Mercedes)<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Jean Hawkeye <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: <br /> <br /> # Mr. Malcolms Alchemical Reference Guide (+1 Focus on rolls that have to do with alchemy or magick)<br /> # Morphine Vial (Soak 1 Body, 1 use)<br /> # Phosphenes' Lights (Handheld illuminators that produce a glow only the holder can see)<br /> # Smelling Salts (Soak 1 Brain, 1 use)<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #9 - 2/17 - &quot;A Prince’s Gifts&quot; ===<br /> <br /> === Assignment #10 - 2/24 - &quot;A Needlepoint to Hear Me Through&quot; ===<br /> <br /> === Assignment # 11 - 2/25 - “The Illusionist” ===<br /> <br /> === Assignment #12 - 3/2 - &quot;Auction Victors&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: #Auction<br /> <br /> Characters: Steve Corden, Lizzy Nightshade, Weasel, Silas Heartwood, [[Laura Grant]] <br /> <br /> GM: @jaelthejust (Mercedes)<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #13 - 3/9 - &quot;The Ring to Stand Strong and True&quot; ===<br /> <br /> === Assignment #14 - 3/15 - &quot;Lost and Found&quot; ===<br /> <br /> === Assignment #15 - 3/23 - &quot;The Allure of Perpetual Beauty&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> Characters: Steve Corden, Silas Heartwood, Tess Henry, Warren Baxter, [[Laura]] Grant <br /> <br /> GM: @wardenwinter (Talia)<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #16 - 3/27 - &quot;Under the Truth&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: Piers Corden, Steve Corden, Silas Heartwood, Tess Henry, Lincoln Renfield-Murray, Nesta Acheron, <br /> <br /> GM: @jontheteach (JonTheTeach)<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #17 - 4/6 - &quot;The Kingdom in the Steel&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: Steve Corden, Silas Heartwood, Lizzy Nightshade, Madge, Laura Grant <br /> <br /> GM: @jaelthejust (Mercedes)<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #18 - 4/13 - &quot;The Gem to Persuade the Unwilling&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> Characters: Steve Corden, Piers Corden, Lincoln Renfield-Murray, Nesta Achron, Montana Jack <br /> <br /> GM: @jaelthejust (Mercedes)<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: THE TWINS, Gio <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: The Gem<br /> <br /> District/Locations: The Steel, EONs Headquarter<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened: Steve gets kidnapped opps.<br /> <br /> === Assignment #19 - 4/27 - &quot;The Prince’s Final Curtain&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> Characters: Steve Corden, Piers Corden, James, Lincoln Renfield-Murray, &quot;Fives&quot;, Warren Baxter, <br /> <br /> GM: @jaelthejust (Mercedes)<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Nathaniel <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations: <br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #20 - 4/27 - &quot;The Alchemist’s Final Call&quot; ===<br /> <br /> === Assignment #21 - 5/28 - &quot;In the Arms of the Evolved&quot; ===<br /> <br /> === Assignment #22 - 6/18 - &quot;Grant Me One Request [Player Catalyst Finale]&quot; ===<br /> <br /> === Assignment #23 - 6/29 - &quot;Long Lost Blood [Player Catalyst Finale]&quot; ===<br /> <br /> <br /> == Arc Two - The Herald and the Fang ==<br /> <br /> === Assignment #1 - 06/15/2024 &quot;Toll the Dead&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: Divine Herald, Ascendency <br /> <br /> Characters: James by Margarita, Gin Reynolds by Julia, [[Jamie Hayes]] by Amal, <br /> <br /> GM:<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Imelda [[Frances]], Victor Jenkins the DEAD Divine Herald, Mr. Woods <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: List of next Divine Herald<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> 6 months after what happened in the theater has passed, newspapers has talked about : <br /> <br /> # A deadly sickness, the dead rash, with symptoms of oozing red rashes on limps, cough, and fever. It effected 30% of population. Some people just… don’t get it. <br /> # ''Recent death of the Divine Herald.'' <br /> <br /> Candela was called by Ascendancy when Cardinal Reynolds, and Cardinal Zeroth died after ineracting with the Divine Herald corpse. Candela investigators went to shiverline to talk to holy [[mother]] <br /> <br /> //—//<br /> <br /> investigators found: <br /> <br /> # Bleed on body and the face itself. Not coming from the mask. <br /> # Mask will let the [[soul]] out. Mask is fixed to face, will be hard to take off. <br /> # MAKEUP ON HERALD.  A specific woman does this. '''Leslie Daulphin'''. <br /> # THERE IS. AT THE BASE OF THE HERALD NECK. An incision mark. NO BLOOD? connected to the artery. The blood is poisoned, they knew its gonna be removed. <br /> <br /> /—/ Baxter the head of OUP came by and stopped Candela's investigation<br /> <br /> //—//<br /> <br /> The team found this list for '''interviews. THIS IS FOR NEW HERALD DIVINE.''' <br /> <br /> '''Aarons, Sawyer (Cardinal in the Eves districts), Howard, Levins,'''<br /> <br /> '''Fournier(not familiar to GIN? Who is this? Not usual surname for new-faire)'''<br /> <br /> They also found a necklace that has a bleed, this necklace is used by the hauled and high ranking church members. The team didn't touch or take the necklace.<br /> <br /> /-/<br /> <br /> The team headed to Melody Wildes house in the sidle. WILDES Melody is new to the area, moved from the west. [[LaCroix|Lacroix]], moved from there. Family is a refuge. Dad started the funeral business from Mister woods. Brother and husband live upstairs. Dad is old now. <br /> <br /> The team went together to the house of grief, Melody is frozen in place, when approached, the team noticed a pair of puncture marks on the side of her neck. Not like the herald, this is more of….. bite…. Two teeth? <br /> <br /> Picture of her and a man. They are shaken hands, this is Mr. Woods. He seems happy and sure. She looked…. Off. <br /> <br /> Someone sneaking inside? The team try to hide from them, the older gentleman is now here. Asks why she’s here. She looks nervous talking to what it can be seen now as Mr. wood? <br /> <br /> Mr. Woods, has the same bleed as melody, STRONGER. So strong. It radiates from him. <br /> <br /> After going to his Mind Palace, Jamie figured out that Melody is under control from Mr. Woods. He must have been the one to miss with the makeup. When Gin left the house of grief, she noticed Mr. Woods watching the team at the top of the building….. <br /> <br /> === Assignment #2 - 06/15/2024 &quot;The Ruby Rapture&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: Red Rash, Fangs <br /> <br /> Characters: Lizzy (Talia), Gideon (Nick), Luliana (Emma), Henry (Geoff), and Gin (Julia) <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Harris/Lawrence, Pensive the Cat, Lorenzo of the Ruby Rapture, the Fanged Creature that Attacked Lizzy <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: Pensive the Fanged Cat <br /> <br /> District/Locations: Red Lamp, South Soffit <br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened: <br /> <br /> * A worker from the Ruby Rapture has been sick an abnormal amount of time, neck still red, violent outbursts <br /> * A doctor came to visit his home while he was sick and performed &quot;blood letting&quot;, his roommate said it was A LOT of blood and the doctor didn't clean up <br /> * The cat lapped up some of the blood and now also showing violent outbursts <br /> * The doctor gave an address and contact to Lawrence's roommate in case he needed more info. He went to the address during the day and found nothing<br /> * Going at night, they found strange symbols and then were attacked by a fanged woman who when shot, survived and ran away. <br /> * Later, the symbols were discovered to mean &quot;Feed&quot; <br /> <br /> === Assignment #3 - 06/21/2024 “The Last Lightkeeper of Seasway&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: Eldritch Horror, City of the Resplendent , Local Legends <br /> <br /> Characters: Tara (Sarah), [[Malory Harper]] (Matt), Cedric (Sam), Alexander (Jon), Mara (Anna) <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: The Lightkeeper's Doll, Gherman the Last Lightkeeper <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: The Lightkeeper's Doll<br /> <br /> District/Locations: Seasway<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> * There is an underwater city in the Glass Sea <br /> * The People of Seasway seemed to be under some kind of hypnosis <br /> * They are desperate to show you 'The Great One'<br /> * The Lighthouse is destroyed and empty on the bottom<br /> * At the top of the Lighthouse, Gherman has destroyed his entrance to the Pharos <br /> * He begs to keep the Doll safe <br /> * On the West side of the Island, the investigators see the remains of the Great One <br /> * The child of the Great one waits to feast<br /> * The investigators take barrels of oil and molotov cocktails to the child of the Great One <br /> * While it feasts on the hypnotized villagers, the investigators fight it until it dies <br /> <br /> === Assignment #4 - 06/22/2024 &quot;Interview with a Deaconess&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: Knight of the Pyre, the Pyre, the Ascendency <br /> <br /> Characters: Alexandria, Gideon, Jamie, Amaranth <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Baxter White, Ariel Kelly, Diego Parris, Lorelei Pennywhistle <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations: The Sidle<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> * A Deaconess is being held by the OUP after her brother Reggie called them when he found her missing <br /> * The Deaconess touched an artifact and ended up gaining telekinesis and the Pyre wanted to kill her for it <br /> * While interviewing her and trying to plan a way to help her escape, a knight of the Pyre appeared to kill her. <br /> <br /> -- We met the knight of the pyre for the first time! '''Diego Parris.''' <br /> <br /> -- Deaconess Lorelei was killed by him tho sad ): <br /> <br /> === Assignment #5 - 06/26/2024 &quot;Something Different About You&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: Developers. <br /> <br /> Characters: Gin Reynolds (Julia), Lulianna Vaerstrom (Emma), [https://quelmarwiki.com/wiki/Malory_Harper Malory “Mal” Harper] (Matt), Tara Lloyd (Sarah), Alexandria Aquino (Aerin), Cedric Margrave (Sam) <br /> <br /> GM: Jon<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Set VII Experiment I <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: None<br /> <br /> District/Locations: The Steel<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened: <br /> <br /> * Investigators entered an abandoned factory and immediately felt off<br /> * A mixture of pain, anguish, joy and malice were felt on the walls<br /> * Bleed was felt from a hallway, and the door opened itself mysteriously<br /> * A scream was heard from within the building, and the team began to look for the source<br /> * They entered the hallway, which had several decomposing bodies of developers<br /> * The end of the hallway had an odd green light, and a man was seen standing there<br /> ** He began approaching the group, rambling somewhat<br /> ** Dr. Aquino approached him, with Lulianna also offering a way to help<br /> ** He responded with &quot;I am Perfection&quot; and snapped the neck of the Doctor<br /> * The rest of the crew unloaded and retreated, then leveling the building on top of the experiment<br /> <br /> === Assignment #6 - 07/06/2024 &quot;Petals of Protection&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: The Cure, Owl Wain, Local Legends <br /> <br /> Characters: Gideon (Nick), [[Malory Harper|Mal]] (Matt), Amaranth (Anna), Luliana (Emma) <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: The Owl Wain <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: Timely [[Iris]] <br /> <br /> District/Locations: Scarlet Woods / Bridleborn<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> * The investigators are sent to retrieve timely iris to assist with making a cure for the fanged disease and red rash <br /> * Scarlet runners are seen traveling this edge of the wood, tell you of a local legend of a [[ghost]] who requires you to be [[silent]] or she'll kill you <br /> * When entering the area, if any sound is made, the investigators are quite immediately met with an attack of owls and among the owls, they see a young girl in a large feathery cloak, commanding the owls <br /> * The young girl approaches when the investigators are brought to the ground but they all manage to get away to the Iris field<br /> * They gather Iris and find a smugglers crate buried inside that contains the body of a young child, they think the same age as the Owl Wain's spirit appears. It is wearing a similar but less feathery cloak <br /> * When leaving, the group attempts to console the Owl Wain. The Wain is distraught when Mara sings her the song and then when she goes to cry, she covers her mouth to keep herself quiet <br /> * The investigators leave as the Wain is distracted and no longer attacking them. <br /> <br /> === Assignment #7 - 07/07/2024 &quot;Assisting the Gumshoe&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: The Ascendancy, The Pyre, Fangs, Dive Herald, Knight of the Pyre <br /> <br /> Characters: Lizzy (Talia), Tara (Sarah), Father Lorrian (Keller), Jamie (Amal), and Gin (Julia) <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:''Jonathan Aarons, '''[[Sister]] Fournier''''' <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: -- <br /> <br /> District/Locations: Shriveline, Briar Green, South Soffit <br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened: <br /> <br /> -- The people from the List are now dying! The team believes someone not on the list are killing them to benefit someone who is on the list.<br /> <br /> -- Jamie Dies! <br /> <br /> -- Candela managed to save the future Divine Herald! <br /> <br /> === Assignment #8 - 07/14/2024 &quot;The Crimson River&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: [https://quelmarwiki.com/wiki/Malory_Harper Mal Harper] (Matt), Amaranth Cyrus (Anna), Tara (Sarah) <br /> <br /> GM: Nick <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #9 - 07/17/2024 &quot;We Can Take Your Pain&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: Developers <br /> <br /> Characters: [[Malory Harper|Mal]] (Matt), Tess Henry (Mercedes), Gideon (Nick), Verity Leòn (Aerin), Amaranth Cyprus (Anna) <br /> <br /> GM: Jon <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Set VII Experiment II <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: None<br /> <br /> District/Locations: Briar Green<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> * The party arrived at the college campus, trying to understand what happened<br /> * Used bleed detectors to find the source of the phenomenon<br /> ** It was determined to be the dormitory building<br /> * The investigators entered and felt cold oppression and it got worse the higher they went<br /> * As investigators spread out through the building, each began to see images of their fears.<br /> * These fears pulled them towards the top floor, or sent them away depending on the person<br /> * Eventually, the group saw the experiment on the third floor, and he feasted on their fear and found it delicious<br /> * He wanted to feast on more than just fear, and turned to advance on the group<br /> ** They immediately opened fire as he tried to get closer, but he managed to get close<br /> * He was wounded severely, retreating through a rift in the Flare<br /> <br /> === Assignment #10 - 07/19/2024 “The New Divine Herald&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: Divine Herald, The Ascendancy, Red Rash, Quarantine, Fangs, [[Vampyre]] <br /> <br /> Characters: Gideon (Nick), Tara (Sarah), Father Lorrian (Keller), Gin (Julia), [[Malory Harper|Mal]] (Matt) <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Divine Herald Siobhan Fournier <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: Vampyre Dust<br /> <br /> District/Locations: The Shriveline, South Soffit <br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened: <br /> <br /> * The new Divine Herald states there will be a quarantine of South Soffit (indefinite), as well as a two-week hold on Hallowharbor, The Steel, and Red Lamp<br /> * Desperate to find the reason behind the Red Rash, the investigators head to ground zero, South Soffit, before the [[midnight]] Quarantine begins <br /> * In Gin's church in South Soffit, a few of those with the long version Red Rash state they got it from a soup kitchen where they saw the Divine Herald when she was just a Cardinal<br /> * They are approached by a pair of doctors looking for those with long-lasting Red Rash to &quot;assist&quot; them <br /> * Gin recognizes them as fanged creatures, like what attacked Lizzy <br /> * They kill the pair, using symbols of the Ascendancy or a Ghostblade to turn them to dust <br /> * They go the hospital the pair represented and find a &quot;Vampyre Nursery&quot; with a Nursery worker there, overseeing 5 newborns preparing to wake and 5 sedated [[humans]], ready to be feasted on when the newborns awake <br /> * The journal from the Vampyre Nursery states that they were going to wake up in 3 days. It takes 5 days fully from bite to awaking. <br /> * The investigators kill the Nursery Worker but not until they learn from him that the Divine Herald is a High Priestess from Lacroix, where she is known as the Countess Fournier <br /> * She brought the Red Rash to [[Newfaire]] to show the vampyres who will be the most susceptible to being turned into a vampyre vs. who will be the food for those new vampyres<br /> <br /> === Assignment #11 - 07/27/2024 &quot;The Owl Wain&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: Local Legends, Owl Wain, The Cloud, The Cure, [[Player]] Catalyst <br /> <br /> Characters: Lizzy (Talia), Verity (Aerin), Gio (Amal), Gin (Julia), and Gideon (Nick) <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Owl Wain <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: Timely Iris <br /> <br /> District/Locations: Scarlet Wood, Bridleborn Mountains <br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> * The investigators returned to put the Owl Wain to rest and also seek out more timely Iris <br /> * They take a side road and find a cloud that is giving off bleed <br /> * The cloud feels like it is watching them and then it creates a dust [[devil]] and slurps up a pair of wild stallions before dispensing the bones and blood in front of them <br /> * Going back to the main road, they find the Owl Wain and use the nursery rhyme song about her to plea to her and Gideon uses a spirit board to have her speak without speaking <br /> * She tells them she has to be quiet because of Pa and she is afraid of the passing Smuggler wagons<br /> * The riders on the wagon tell the investigators of a man who used to have his children travel with him and was unkind to them if they were not quiet and one by one the children went missing before the man retired because no one would work with him <br /> * The investigators find the box with the Owl Wain's body, Gin performing her last rites and her spirit being laid to rest. On the Box they see the name Hildebrand and a location <br /> * Going to the location, they find a cabin and inside, the body of the man, Hildebrand. The evidence shows he was murdered by his eldest daughter's fiance after she told him they couldn't be married because her father was refusing to let her go. <br /> * The investigator's find the Owl Wain's room and her name before she became legend, Mary. <br /> * Her eldest sister, Vanessa, seems to have escaped with her fiance. <br /> * There is a third bed with the name Alyssa on it. The investigators find no evidence to lead them to her demise. <br /> * Heading back, they have adequate amounts of Timely Iris <br /> <br /> === Assignment #12 - 07/30/2024 &quot;The Sunken City&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: City of the Resplendent, Eldritch Horror, Local Legends <br /> <br /> Characters: Gideon (Nick), [[Malory Harper|Mal]] (Matt), Mara (Anna), Tara (Sarah), Alex (Jon) <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: The Resplendent One, Alex's Visitor <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: The Gift of the Resplendent One <br /> <br /> District/Locations: The Glass Sea<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> * The Investigators delved into the sea to find the city lost below <br /> * In the Glass sea, they found what was once an island town now sunken and still inhabited <br /> * The Glimmers are jellyfish like folk who were gifted their undersea bodies by their goddess, the Resplendent One <br /> * The Glimmers share with Alex and Mallory that they found the Resplendent One by digging in a well that brought forth the gift. <br /> * The gift works like oil, but uses much less to burn brightly<br /> * They heard singing at the bottom of the well and went on a [[campaign]] to dig until they could find *her* <br /> * The resplendent one, uncovered, pulled the village of Anchorwash down to be with her in the ocean <br /> * The glimmers take the investigators to see the Resplendent one who they have chained because she threatened to leave them. The investigators can tell she is not truly locked in place though, but playing along with her followers. <br /> * Alex is called to take some of the Resplendent Gift but breaks free of it at the last moment<br /> * Gideon uses the Aetherstone to force the Glimmers back when they try to force Alex, but as it harms the Glimmers, it angers the Resplendent One who frees herself from her bonds to chase the investigators away. <br /> <br /> === Assignment #13 - 08/03/2024 &quot;The Fanged&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #14 - 08/09/2024 &quot;Happily Ever After&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: <br /> <br /> GM: Julia (Guest) <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #15 - 011/2024 &quot;Shadow Protocols&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: Intrigue, The Forge of Renewal, Disavowed <br /> <br /> Characters: Gideon (Nick), Tara (Sarah), Amaranth (Anna) <br /> <br /> GM: Matt <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Lucian Grim, Mockingbird, Magnus Thorne, Felicity Ashcroft, Jackson &quot;The Jackal&quot; MacKey <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: Partial rubbing of an Oldfairen tablet<br /> <br /> District/Locations: The Steel, The Eaves, Hallowharbor, The N.P.S. Aurora<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> * The investigators received unmarked packages that contained a very small cylinder phonograph with a briefing for an assignment.<br /> ** As well as a chest that containing:<br /> *** A device with a tag that notes the device as the Arcane Resonance Emitter (A.R.E.) - disables wards<br /> *** A pair of wire frame glasses identified as Spectral Identified Glasses - identifies individuals<br /> *** Each receives a first [[class]] ticket and an invitation to the gala aboard the [[airship]] Aurora during it's maiden voyage.<br /> *** An envelope of cash for use during the assignment<br /> <br /> * The assignment is to intercept notorious smuggler, Felicity Ashcroft and keep her from selling an ancient Oldfairen relic to wanted war criminal, Lucian Grim. The transaction is set to take place aboard The Aurora. Little is known about Grim due to his military records being completely redacted. The investigators are to conduct the assignment with the utmost secrecy but are instructed to stop the transaction no matter what (short of damaging the airship or harming passangers).<br /> * The investigators procure disguises and false identities from Candela's Junior Quartermaster, Quinnavyr Sinclaire.<br /> * The investigators board the Aurora without incident.<br /> * Mara and Gideon head to the dance floor to survey the room in an attempt to spot Ashcroft. Tara spots her and calls the team's attention to the bar where Ashcroft is being flirted with by several powerful members of Newfairen society.<br /> ** As Gideon and Mara head towards the bar, Tara notices they Ashcroft exchanges looks with a large man, Magnus Thorne, from across the ballroom then makes an excuse and departs to meet with him.<br /> * Tara follows Ashcroft and Thorne and sees them disappear into a stateroom, guard by a formidable man in the corridor, Jackson MacKey.<br /> * Gideon remote views into the room once Tara identifies the room number. He sees:<br /> ** A wooden crate sits in the middle of the living area of the luxury room. It has been opened, but Gideon cannot see inside of it.<br /> ** Ashcroft sits on a couch across from a man, Lucian Grim. A woman, Mockingbird, stands behind Grim - ready to spring into action if needed.<br /> ** Ashecroft demands more money, despite their prior agreement. This angers Grim and he refuses. Ashcroft pulls a gun on Grim in response.<br /> ** Grim approaches her in an attempt to calm her down and agrees they should renegotiate. Once Ashcroft lowers her pistol, Grim grabs her and breaks her neck.<br /> ** He tells Mockingbird to take care of MacKey and be quick about it.<br /> * Tara sees Mockingbird make fast work of MacKey then quickly drag him into the state room and close the door behind her.<br /> * Gideon tells Mara he is going to join Tara.<br /> * Tara devices a plan and performs a song from the stage and wows the attendees of the gala. It is under the ruse that she is singing it to her fiance.<br /> * Gideon and Tara encounter ship's security and act lost in order to remove any suspicion and keep the guards patrolling.<br /> * During Mara's song, Gideon and Tara use the A.R.E. to disable a word on the stateroom door. As they attempt to quietly open the door, Mockingbird hears the knob turning and pulls the door open.<br /> ** Tara draws her pistol and shoots at Mockingbird.<br /> *** Using the shot at Mockingbird, Gideon runs past her to try and get to the crate.<br /> ** Magnus is preparing charges on the wall of the stateroom to create an escape route from the ship.<br /> *** Grim is wearing a parachute and has strapped a light green stone tablet to himself.<br /> * Gideon tries to bend a knife at Grim as Tara fights with Mockingbird. Thorne blows the charges on the wall and blows a hole in the wall to the outside of the ship, causing the exterior envelop of the airship to catch fire.<br /> ** Gideon's knife misses Grim, but it cuts a strap on his parachute and causes the tablet to slide towards the opening in the wall.<br /> ** Gideon dives for the tablet, but as the ship lurches, is thrown through the hole as well.<br /> *** He fails to get the tablet, which falls into the sea below the airship.<br /> **** Given manges to grab a hold of a metal rod to keeping from plummeting to his death.<br /> **** As Grim moves to the opening, Gideon spots a piece of paper hanging out of Grim's jacket pocket.<br /> ***** Gideon tries to grab it but only gets a scrap of the paper, which is later discovered to be a rubbing of the tablet.<br /> * Grim, Thorne and Mockingbird escape by parachute.<br /> * Mara arrives in time to help Tara pull Gideon back into the airship.<br /> * The airship returns to port and the investigators disappear into a crowd of evacuees.<br /> * Later researching with their circle resources, they discover that the paper is a rubbing of the tablet. It speaks of something only named in part as &quot;The Forge&quot;.<br /> ** Gideon spends several days researching The Forge and concludes it must be in relation to The Forge of Renewal. An ancient device capable of rewriting reality as the user of the machine sees fit.<br /> <br /> === Assignment #16 - 08/17/2024 &quot;Missing Persons&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #17 - 08/18/2024 &quot;Engines of Compromise&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: Tess Henry (Mercedes), Cedric (Sam), Gin (Julia), Verity (Aerin), Gio (Amal) <br /> <br /> GM: Matt <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Prof. Alfred Greene, Jacob Wallace, Mockingbird, Magnus Thorne <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: None, but the investigators encountered three pale men in black suits that emitted bleed and possessed some kind of psychic ability that remains unidentified.<br /> <br /> District/Locations: South Soffit - The Monarch Theater, Briar Green - Professor Greene's home, Hallowharbor - Freighter docks<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #18 - 08/20/2024 &quot;We Move in the Dark&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: <br /> <br /> GM: Jon <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:\<br /> <br /> === Assignment #19 - 08/25/2024 &quot;The Healing Church&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened<br /> <br /> === Assignment #20 - 08/27/2024 &quot;Blood-Starved Beasts&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #21 - 09/04/2024 &quot;... vestus ardeat debet&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: <br /> <br /> GM: Matt <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #22 - 09/12/2024 &quot;Where My Brother Rests&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: <br /> <br /> GM: Jon <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #23 - 09/14/2024 &quot;The First Lightkeeper of LaCroix&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> == '''Arc 3 - The Shadow and The Dream''' ==<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #1 - 01/18/25 &quot;Nothing Left but Teeth and Bones...&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook: ''Two weeks ago a gas explosion destroyed a bakery in The Sidle. Recently several residents report sightings of smoldering apparitions resembling loved ones lost in the tragedy. Lightkeeper Harrison Park has summoned you to determine if a phenomenon is behind the sightings and if they are related to the explosion.''<br /> <br /> Content Warnings: '''''This assignment contains themes of death, grief and depictions of gore.'''''<br /> <br /> Characters: Feyre Acheron, Carmen Baxter, Dexter &quot;Dex&quot; Miller, Clarence &quot;Clancy&quot; Fields, and Mocking-bird<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Session Date: 01/18/25<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Harry Park, Clara Sutton, Eleanor Sutton, Nikoli Sorell<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: Nikoli Sorell's journal, Sorell's key ring, Sorell's wallet w/ identification, a magickal exlposive device (rendered useless)<br /> <br /> Assignment Date: December 24, 36 CR<br /> <br /> District/Locations: The Sidle<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened: <br /> <br /> The investigators are called to The Sidle by Lightkeeper Harrison Park to investigate a mysterious explosion that destroyed Merrick’s Hearth bakery two weeks earlier. The team begins their investigation at the ruins of the bakery, where they find scorch marks and shadows of the victims burned into the walls, clear evidence of the tragedy’s intensity. The remains of the bakery are unstable, with debris threatening to collapse at any moment.<br /> <br /> Carmen places a bare hand against the door frame of the bakery and experiences past emotions of horror and malevolence. As the investigators explore the basement of the bakery, both Carmen and Clancy feel someone’s sheer terror and wicked glee through a psychic emanation.<br /> <br /> Ultimately, the timing of the explosion and the appearance of reported sightings of the fury apparitions suggest some kind of connection, and that the explosion was no accident though things seem unclear at first.<br /> <br /> A strange man is spotted across the street from the bakery, taking notes. Mockingbird manages to sneak up on him and discover that his notes are for that very night and time and that he is writing the description of someone - later discovered to be Feyre. The man makes a scene and uses Mocking-bird’s desire to avoid drawing undo attention to herself to leave.<br /> <br /> During a visit to The Sidle Community Center, where residents have gathered to share their grief, the investigators learn from Clara Sutton, a grieving mother, that her daughter Eleanor, who died in the explosion, now appears as a ghostly figure following her wherever she goes. Eleanor’s smoldering form does not enter buildings or harm anyone, but her presence fills Clara with confusion and sorrow, as she believes her ghostly figure is the spirit of her beloved daughter. Eleanor’s flickering figure is spotted outside the window.<br /> <br /> Feyre learns of the death of her brother-in-law, [[Lincoln Renfield-Murray]], from Lincoln’s sister Ellie. He was one of the victims of the explosion.<br /> <br /> Dex leaves the community meeting to speak with Eleanor - joined shortly there after by the rest of the investigators and Clara.<br /> <br /> Clancy and Mocking-bird catch sight of the strange man that Mocking-bird saw taking notes walking past the community center’s park from where he was first seen across from the bakery. When he realizes he has been spotted, he runs. Both Clancy and Mocking-bird make chase and are joined shortly thereafter by Carmen.<br /> <br /> Working together, Feyre and Dex piece together that Eleanor’s spirit is tied to the explosion and the unsettling presence that Carmen felt tied to Eleanor. As the rest of the team tackle Nikoli nearby in the street and wrestle him to the ground. Where Carmen enters his mind to determine who he is and why he was following them. In his mind, she sees glimpses of memories:<br /> <br /> ''Terror on a bearded man’s face when he sees a tall, thin man. The tall man exudes a malevolent energy.''<br /> <br /> ''Bakers, dead on the ground near the ovens of the bakery.''<br /> <br /> ''The tall man, joined by pale men in black suits walking out of the bakery as the tall man snaps his fingers and causes the bakery to explode behind them.''<br /> <br /> As Carmen explored the man’s mind, Mockingbird maintained an iron hold on the man’s neck so Clancy could frisk and search him. They find a notebook showing that he had been following someone referred to as “L.M.” under order from a person known only as “K”. In the journal they see that he was notating:<br /> <br /> ''Lincoln’s day-to-day activities, business meetings, transcripts from recordings of personal conversations in Lincoln’s home with his family and friends and photos of Lincoln.''<br /> <br /> In total, there is nearly three months of data leading up to the explosion. As well as an entry stating that, “...the package is in place.” with a date from the night before the bakery explosion. The evidence points to Lincoln being a target in the explosion, raising suspicions that it was not an accident but an assassination.<br /> <br /> Comparing the photos in the man’s journal to his memories, Carmen shows the photos to Feyre and asks if the photos are of her brother-in-law, Feyre helps Carmen confirm that L.M. in the journal was, in fact, Lincoln.<br /> <br /> Carmen is also able to determine that the man was trying to crush a poison tooth in his mouth but Mocking-bird’s hold hand locked his mouth open so he could not bite down.<br /> <br /> The investigators destroy the remnants of a device that is covered in Oldfairen markings, dispersing the residual bleed energy and freeing Eleanor’s spirit from its tether to the physical world.<br /> <br /> Found in the man’s satchel is also a wallet with documents identifying him as Nikoli Sorell and a small key ring with three keys.<br /> <br /> ''Key #1: A vehicle key of some kind''<br /> <br /> ''Key #2: A deadbolt key''<br /> <br /> ''Key #3: A padlock key''<br /> <br /> Nikoli is rendered unconscious by Mocking-bird and taken to the headquarters of The Circle of Whistles and Whispers to be held in their vault for identification and removal of the poison tooth and questioning.<br /> <br /> After putting Nikoli into containment in the vault, the team investigates an address found on the driver's license found in Nikoli's wallet. It leads to an apartment directly across the street from the book store Verbatim, which is below a pair of apartments where Lincoln had lived with his family.<br /> <br /> When searching the apartment, Feyre, Clancy and Mocking-bird discover a cardboard box containing In the cardboard box, there are a lot of newspaper clippings and three books, “Summer at Silverslip”, “The Day the Veil Was Torn” and “Mud and Bones”. All novels written by Lincoln Renfield-Murray.<br /> <br /> The news clippings were all from local papers about book signings, public readings, his activities as a member Newfaire Arts Council and as a volunteer at the South Soffit Public Library.<br /> <br /> Both the books and news articles had notations in them in Sorell's handwriting; further detailing the lengths he went to in following Lincoln.<br /> <br /> Mocking-bird searched a desk in the apartment that contained unopened rolls of camera film as well as a small camera to go with them. Behind a false panel in the lower right hand drawer are three spools of audio film from a radio device on top of the desk as well as notes in a set of leather notebooks containing transcriptions of conversations recorded with the device on the desk since labels on and in the notebooks appear to correspond to labels on the reels.<br /> <br /> Feyre searched a steamer trunk at the foot of the studio apartment's bed and, after a few minutes of rummaging through a stack of pants and shirts, she noticed a small separation between the bottom the trunk and the inner wall of it - a false bottom to the trunk.<br /> <br /> Beneath this false bottom were a collection of guns, knives, piano wire, what could be several small explosive devices, small bottles labeled as various poisons, thieves tools, several forms of identification under several different names but all with Sorell’s photograph in them (business cards, a periphery badge, OUP identification, an ID for The Noman Army’s Division of Legal Investigation and several passports in different names - each with Nikoli's photograph), large sums of cash in various currencies and several single person, one way tickets aboard the railroad, airship liners and sea going vessels.<br /> <br /> There was also a date book with various appointments, dates and notes all written in Hillian (the language of East Hills). Within the date book Feyre found a business card for a business in The Varnish, Parson’s Paraphernalia - Antiquities • Books • Spiritual Consultant. A phone number was printed on the back of the card along with the business address and the name of the owner and proprietor, Jasper Parson.<br /> <br /> On the card in Sorell’s handwriting was a time and date, 11:30 AM, 11/22/36.<br /> <br /> Lastly, Clancy found a loose floorboard concealing another, leather bound journal. The entire [[The Strange Journal|journal]] was written in a strange language.<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #2 - 01/19/25 &quot;In The Light of the New Year&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook: ''With the new year rapidly approaching, invitations are being sent out for the dozens of First Light parties being hosted around the city. Piers Corden has received several for one of the most famous and most coveted- the one hosted by Metamorph Industries. What a better way to celebrate First Light than go to a famous party?''<br /> <br /> Content Warnings: '''''This assignment contains depictions of alcohol, and violence at a public gathering.'''''<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #3 - &quot;Cornered&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags: Investigation, Memory Manipulation, Monster Hunt, Paranormal Activity, Hidden Threats<br /> <br /> Hook: The Investigators were summoned to Noman Grand Hospital to investigate the murder of Marie Chen, a freshman at Briargreen College, who was slain by her best friend who is temporarily being held under psychiatric observation after he told his doctor of shadows that &quot;crawl into your head and steal your thoughts&quot;.<br /> <br /> Content Warnings: '''''This assignment will contain themes of death, mental illness, grief and depictions of gore.'''''<br /> <br /> Assignment Date: 01/14/37 CR<br /> <br /> Characters: Callum McVeigh, Feyre Acheron, Mocking-bird, Persephone &quot;Percy&quot; Montgomery, Dr. Phyllis &quot;Filly&quot; Bailey<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Arthur &quot;Artie&quot; Lemmon, Dr. Sylvia Harlow, The Hallow, Shard<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: Blood and tissue samples from The Shadow Man, mucus sample from the black sedan<br /> <br /> District/Locations: Silverslip, The Sidle, South Soffit, Eastreek, Nine Irons<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> Upon their arrival at Grand Noman Hospital, the investigators met Dr. Sylvia Harlow, a psychiatrist who had been treating a young man accused of murder named Artie Lemmon. Artie, a 20-year-old former butcher, had been charged with the murder of his best friend, Marie Chen. Artie’s account of the incident was disjointed and fragmented, with several days of his memory completely blank until shortly after Marie’s murder.<br /> <br /> Artie recalled trying to eat a turkey sandwich during his lunch on Friday, but nothing after that. Marie was murdered the following Monday night. He remembers being unable to finish it and comments it tasted bitter to him. He also states that he thinks he might have given it to a local unhoused man known only in The Soffit as Jones.<br /> <br /> Lastly, he drew a picture for the investigators of the monster he was certain he had seen in the butcher shop, crawling into Marie’s head, stealing her thoughts. Referring to the creature only as The Shadow Man.<br /> <br /> The investigators’ search for clues led them to Cunningham’s Butcher Shop where Artie had worked. Mocking-bird bought a sandwich, a bottle of pop and a paper bag of thinly sliced, fried potatoes that Mr. Cunningham referred to as ‘crisps’. Percy scanned for bleed in the butcher shop but only found residual traces of bleed energy. Feyre broke into the shop after Mr. Cunningham had closed up for the night and surveyed the turkey’s in the walk-in cooler. She took an accounting of numbered tags on each turkey and looked through Cunnigham’s ledger.<br /> <br /> After determining everything looked to be in order, Feyre placed some money into the butcher’s safe with a note reading ''‘Invest in some new locks buddy.”''<br /> <br /> The investigators left the Sidle to find Jones in the undercity to see if he was adversely affected by the turkey sandwich Artie might have shared with him. When investigating a park that Artie frequented during his lunches to practice his drawing, Percy noticed a woman watching them from an alley across the street. A man approached her from within the alley and they left in a black sedan.<br /> <br /> Mocking-bird, being a resident of The Soffit, had run into Jones as well as other unhoused individuals in her work trying to get Scarlet off the street. The trio they found were users of the drug, not distributors. After a bit of conversation, it is determined that while the team had thought that perhaps the turkey was tainted, it appeared to be fine because Jones had not experienced anything strange after eating the sandwich.<br /> <br /> The team then made their way to Nine Irons to examine the body of Marie in the city morgue, but also noticed the black sedan from The Sidle. Mocking-bird and Filly decided to head into the morgue while Callum, Feyre and Percy approached the black sedan. Filly distracted the clerk as Mocking-bird snuck into the morgue. Once inside, she found an open cold chamber with a label indicating that it had been where Marie’s body had once been. It was empty. The window of the morgue was broken and indicated that someone or something had escaped through it from the inside.<br /> <br /> As Feyre approached the black sedan, she noticed it was running but it did not sound like a normal automobile. When attempting to unlock the car, it revved its engine and drove down the street from her; even though the vehicle was empty. An attempt to shim the lock of the car open revealed no apparent locking mechanism within the door. When she removed the shim from the door, it was covered in some sort of mucus.<br /> <br /> As she attempted to wipe it clean, the man the investigators had seen in The Sidle called out to her and approached the car. Which turned out to be his. It purred when he stepped up to the trunk and opened up for him. The trunk shifted and revealed a selection of weapons. Percy held the man at gunpoint, but he was unimpressed and removed a large rifle from the trunk.<br /> <br /> As Mocking-bird and Filly joined the investigators outside, the woman from The Sidle joined the man at the car. Filly asked them if they were members of Candela Obscura to which the man replied, “No ma’am. We’re professionals.”<br /> <br /> Then offered to team up with the investigators in tracking down what actually killed Marie.<br /> <br /> Mockingbird and FIlly confirmed that Marie’s body was missing.<br /> <br /> Begrudgingly, the investigators join the two strangers and venture into Eastreek to find whatever had killed Marie and possibly absconded with her body.<br /> <br /> When asked by Callum who the man and woman were, the man replied, “We’re the Nightkeepers.”<br /> <br /> Their plan was simple. The investigators would serve as bait to draw out the creature and the Nightkeepers, known as Shard and The Hollow, would ambush it and kill it.<br /> <br /> Shortly after entering the labyrinthian landfill, a mysterious figure in a mask that introduced themself as the greatest thief in the world made a distraction atop a hill of trash and was almost instantly attacked from the shadows by a creature made of flesh and shadow, seemingly made of both male and female genders. The female part resembling Artie’s description of Marie.<br /> <br /> The masked woman known as, later understood to be known as Lady Phantasma, was subdued by the monster as it dug into her mind.<br /> <br /> The investigators tried to stop the monster from attacking the masked woman, but were overcome with a sudden terror from the sight of the creature slipping its fingers beneath the newcomer's scalp. All but Filly.<br /> <br /> The Doctor attempted to appeal to whatever common ground might dwell within the monster in the hopes that some piece of Marie was still inside there. And while her courageous attempt to persuade the monster seemed to work, it turned out that Filly had just drawn the monster's attention. As it approached her, the Nightkeepers arrived and attacked with a combination of magikal and technological attacks.<br /> <br /> The Hollow was injured in the fight with the monster, but between Callum, Mocking-bird physically assailing the beast while Feyre and Filly tried to keep it from killing The Hollow. Lady Phantasma  managed to find The Hollow’s gun and repeatedly fired at the creature, killing it.<br /> <br /> As the fog of disorientation began to clear from Phantasma’s mind, she shared some information she had learned when her mind was connected to The Shadow Man’s.<br /> <br /> The Shadow Man had been fed upon the memories of Artie, Marie and Phantasma. It had been born of some kind of accident in a strange lab where it merged with a technician that was checking on the body of an unconscious woman in a hospital bed.<br /> <br /> The feeding process always leaves The Shadow Man’s victims disoriented and afraid. In Artie’s disoriented state, he attacked Marie in a misguided attempt to stop The Shadow Man. His wild attacks left Marie dead on the floor of the butcher’s shop where she had found Artie reeling from being attacked by The Shadow Man.<br /> <br /> As the sounds of police sirens filled the air, the investigators gathered their wounded and quickly selected a sample of The Shadow Man’s tissue and blood for study by Candela Obscura. The Hollow reassured them they could smooth things over with the Periphery.<br /> <br /> They also hoped to use the sample to persuade the courts that Artie was unwillingly under the effects of a psychoactive substance that caused him to lose control of himself and kill Marie. His fate currently remains unclear.<br /> <br /> In the aftermath, the team now gone, The Hollow and Shard Examined The Shadow Man’s body.<br /> <br /> The Hollowed looked on as Shard knelt beside the creature, her hand lightly resting on its form, crystalline veins glowing faintly along her arm in the dim light.<br /> <br /> The Hollow kept his voice low, “Anything?”<br /> <br /> Shard replied quietly, almost mournful. “It’s still alive.”<br /> <br /> The Hollow paused, his expression grim as he spoke: “Box it up and let The Boss know we bagged another one.”<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #4 - &quot;Heart of Steel&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook: The investigators are once again sent to Grand Noman Hospital to investigate theft of medical supplies, organic materials, and the energy source of an experimental healing device created by EONS; as well as several cases of patients experiencing a relapse of a serious illness.<br /> <br /> Content Warnings: '''''This assignment will contain body horror and gore.'''''<br /> <br /> Assignment Date: 02/07/37 CR<br /> <br /> Characters: Arin Kwyin, Dexter &quot;Dex&quot; Miller, Katherine Ellenbogen, Feyre Acheron, Byron Hans Core<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #5 - &quot;Good Night, Sleep Tight&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #6 - &quot;The Devil Doctor of South Soffit&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #7 - &quot;Vanishing Act&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #8 - &quot;Faulty Memory&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #9 - &quot;No Rest for the Wicked&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #10 - &quot;Hot off the Press&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #11 - &quot;Behind Closed Doors&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #12 - &quot;The Root of All Evil&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #13 - &quot;The Purple Plague&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #14 - &quot;Now You See Me&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook: Arc 3, Act 1 - Finale<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #15 - &quot;Ohe Sleifo Titrfn geog&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags: Memory Loss, Survival, Supernatural Phenomena, Lost Time<br /> <br /> Hook: The Investigators awaken with no memory of their identities, washed ashore on a strange, dreamlike coastline scattered with the wreckage of a destroyed ship and dozens of unconscious survivors. The world seems caught between day and night, and the only thing they are certain of is that they are not alone—and something unseen may be watching.<br /> <br /> Content Warnings: Themes of memory loss, psychological disorientation, injury, fire/burn trauma, and mild body horror.<br /> <br /> Characters: Clancy Fields, Feyre Acheron, Callum McVeigh, Persephone &quot;Percy&quot; Montgomery, Dex<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Harrison Park, The Embered Man, Lysera<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: Lysera<br /> <br /> District/Locations: The Isle of Forgetting<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> '''1. Setting and Initial Observations'''<br /> * The investigators awoke on a mysterious beach with injuries and no memory of their identities, surrounded by other unconscious individuals.<br /> * They were on a strange island with a dusky gray sky, a thick forest, a large mountain deep within the forest and a shipwreck on fire, with luggage scattered along the shoreline.<br /> * The investigators began exploring the beach and shipwreck, searching for clues and resources, while observing the behavior of other individuals who were wandering into the forest.<br /> <br /> '''2. Recovery of Items and Information'''<br /> <br /> * Feyre searched the wreckage while Callum and Percy searched luggage, recovering items such as passports, tickets, and personal belongings, which helped some regain their identities.<br /> * Feyre found a dossier detailing the disappearance of the Lightkeeper, Piers Corden, and the order from the Council of Lightkeepers for investigators, to travel across the continent of Osugbo to rescue him or, in the event that he was dead, recover his body and determine who had taken him and why.<br /> * Percy discovered a ticket for the SS Everywhere, revealing the ship’s origin and destination.<br /> * Feyre found a set of coordinates on a navigational chart, revealing that they were headed for the coordinates that Lincoln had intended to go to a few days before his death.<br /> <br /> '''3. Encounters with Phenomena and Wraiths'''<br /> <br /> * The Investigators encountered mysterious shadowy figures and wraiths, which were progressively becoming more corporeal and threatening.<br /> * The investigators successfully fought and destroyed several wraiths using weapons like Clancy’s Ghostblade and Callum’s pickaxe haft, with the wraiths releasing memories upon their destruction.<br /> * The team realized that the wraiths were consuming memories and that defeating them restored lost memories.<br /> <br /> '''4. Exploration of the Isle of Forgetting'''<br /> <br /> * Through the discovery of an ancient stele with Vaelonic inscription as well as geometric design at it’s head, Percy identified the island as the legendary Isle of Forgetting, where individuals lose themselves and their memories.<br /> * The group discovered a ruined palace carved into the side of the mountain, with Vaelonic runes and a large chamber containing shadowy figures and a base relief depicting Lysera and Atikos.<br /> * The team debated the significance of Lysera, the queen of the island, and her connection to the phenomena they were facing.<br /> <br /> '''5. Confrontation with Lysera and the Man with Amber Eyes'''<br /> <br /> * Participants confronted Lysera, who they discovered was under the control of the Man with Amber Eyes.<br /> * Ember Eyes command Lysera to “make it quick” at which point, the strongest of the wraiths the team had confronted attacked them - a Shadow Woman.<br /> * Feyre berated Lysera, weakening her connection to the Shadow Woman, while Callum and Clancy attacked and destroyed the Shadow Woman.<br /> * Bored with the confrontation and Candela’s constant interloping, Ember Eyes set Lysera ablaze. She screamed for the team to run.<br /> * Feyre used a magickal artifact to absorb Lysera’s scream and unleashed it upon Ember Eyes and took a scar as a result of its use. Used in concert with Dex’s command of magick, Ember Eyes fled from the palace.<br /> * Dex successfully extinguished the magical fire engulfing Lysera, saving her from destruction, but collapsed from the strain.<br /> <br /> '''6. Escape and Loss of Harry'''<br /> <br /> * The palace began to collapse, forcing participants to flee while carrying unconscious members like Lysera, Dex, and Feyre.<br /> * Percy successfully made the jump across a chasm opening up in the floor, but slipped at the last second. Harry grabbed her and swung her to Callum. Callum caught her, but hurt his shoulder in the process. Harry slid along the floor as it tilted and fell into the chasm.<br /> * Percy and Clancy repelled down to Harry’s location only to discover he was crushed beneath the debris of the collapsing palace. Percy tried to stabilize Harry, but was unable to do so and Harry died as a result of his injuries.<br /> ** Among Harry’s final words were his instructions to get his files to Jacen Beck.<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #16 - &quot;Smoke and Mirrors&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags: Arc 3, Act II premiere<br /> <br /> Hook: Having defeated Ember Eyes and rescued an unconscious Lysera, the investigators must now search the rest of the island for Piers as the mountain at the center of the island erupts into a massive volcano causing the entire island to quake.<br /> <br /> Content Warnings: This assignment contained a hostage situation, gore, and the potential of death. This was a high stakes assignment.<br /> <br /> Characters: Mocking-bird, Gertrude &quot;Trudi&quot; Clyde, Dex, Persephone &quot;Percy&quot; Montgomery, Byron Core<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Jacen Beck, Piers Corden, Ember Eyes, Caleb Zener, Emily Zener<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: None, but Caleb and Emily Zener were rescued along with Piers Corden<br /> <br /> District/Locations: The Isle of Forgetting, The Island Lab<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> '''1. Initial Team Movements'''<br /> * Clancy, Dex, and Percy were the only conscious members of the team from the prior investigation.<br /> * After encountering Jacen Beck setting up a triage response from their ship’s explosion, they left Callum and Feyre with Jacen while Clancy stayed behind to assist with the wounded.<br /> <br /> '''2. Discovery of the Cave and First Team Exploration'''<br /> <br /> * Trudi, Byron, and Mocking-Bird discovered a cave powered by a generator, with a power conduit bolted into the stone wall and running deeper inside.<br /> * They regrouped with Dex and Percy, and the five investigators ventured together into the cave.<br /> <br /> '''3. Encounter with Wraiths'''<br /> <br /> * Using her psychic abilities, Trudi helped the team navigate a series of forks within the tunnel system.<br /> * The team encountered two wraiths guarding the passage and successfully fought and destroyed them.<br /> * During the encounter, Dex spoke to one of the wraiths, who stated it served “The Dream.”<br /> <br /> '''4. Gathering Intelligence and the Hidden Laboratory'''<br /> <br /> * After defeating the wraiths, the investigators split their efforts:<br /> ** Trudi remote-viewed one fork, revealing a man shackled to a cot bolted to the wall.<br /> ** Dex sensed a nearby presence filled with overwhelming anger.<br /> ** Byron, after drinking Witches Brew tea to become invisible, scouted the second fork.<br /> * Byron discovered a hidden laboratory where Ember Eyes supervised scientists transforming the recently dead into wraiths using a magickal serum.<br /> * Piers Corden, visibly battered and cuffed to a chair, was being used to pressure the woman working with the scientists.<br /> <br /> '''5. Rescue of Caleb Zener'''<br /> <br /> * The team prioritized freeing the man seen in the cell.<br /> * Upon reaching him, they battled a flaming gargoyle-like creature.<br /> * Byron wrestled with the creature while Mocking-Bird and Percy worked to break the prisoner’s shackles.<br /> * Trudi used filthy water to douse the flames in the gargoyle’s eyes, splashing Byron in the process.<br /> * The prisoner was revealed to be Caleb Zener, a researcher for Candela Obscura.<br /> * The woman still in the lab was identified as his twin sister, Emily Zener, previously referenced in Lincoln’s journal.<br /> <br /> '''6. The Rescue Plan and the Confrontation'''<br /> <br /> * Percy planned to cut the generator’s power while Mocking-Bird distracted Ember Eyes.<br /> * Dex, Trudi, and Byron prepared to rescue Emily and Piers during the confusion.<br /> * Mocking-Bird successfully lured Ember Eyes away from the lab by calling him out.<br /> * Byron and Dex attempted to ambush Ember Eyes but were overpowered and thrown aside.<br /> <br /> '''7. Mocking-Bird’s Sacrifice'''<br /> <br /> * Ember Eyes offered Mocking-Bird a bargain: surrender herself, and he would spare Trudi’s life.<br /> * Tearfully, Mocking-Bird agreed, on the condition that Dex and Byron would also be allowed to leave safely.<br /> * Byron and Dex disregarded her wishes and attacked Ember Eyes.<br /> * Byron was set on fire during the struggle but managed to break Ember Eyes’ arm, allowing the team to flee.<br /> <br /> '''8. Escape from the Isle of Forgetting'''<br /> <br /> * The volcano erupted into a pyroclastic flow as the team fled the collapsing cave system.<br /> * Following Caleb and Emily’s directions, they reached a hidden boat.<br /> * The investigators escaped the Isle of Forgetting moments before it was consumed by the sea.<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #17 - &quot;Liber Aeternum&quot;''' ===<br /> '''[[Session]]''' '''Tags:'''<br /> <br /> '''Hook: Arc 3, Act 2 - Premiere'''<br /> <br /> '''Content Warnings:'''<br /> <br /> '''Characters:'''<br /> <br /> '''GM: Matt'''<br /> <br /> '''Important NPCs:'''<br /> <br /> '''Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:'''<br /> <br /> '''District/Locations:'''<br /> <br /> '''Important Things that Happened:'''<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #18 -''' '''&quot;Head in the Clouds&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #19 - &quot;The door of Bones&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #20 - &quot;So Long and Thanks for All the Fish&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #21 - &quot;This Concludes Our Broadcast Day&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #22 - &quot;The Devil's Minion&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #23 - &quot;Beneath the Surface&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #24 - &quot;As Above, So Below&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #25 - &quot;To Be Announced&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #26 - &quot;Skibbers and Scrabbles&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #27 - &quot;For if Dreams Die...&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #28 - &quot;Once Upon a Dream&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook: Arc 3, Act 2 - Finale pt. 1<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #29 - &quot;Perchance to Dream&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook: Arc 3, Act 2 - Finale pt. 2<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #30 - &quot;What Dreams May Come&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook: Arc 3, Act 3 - Premiere pt. 1<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #31 - &quot;A New Dawn, A New Day&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #32 - &quot;Deus Ex Oculo&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #33 - &quot;Not a Dream, but a Nightmare&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #34 - &quot;Resonance&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #35 - &quot;East Hills&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #36 - &quot;To Be Announced&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #37 - &quot;To Be Announced&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #38 - &quot;To Be Announced&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #39 - &quot;To Be Announced&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #40 - &quot;To Be Announced&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #41 - &quot;To Be Announced&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook: Arc 3 - Finale pt.1<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM:<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #42 - &quot;To Be Announced&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook: Arc 3 - Finale pt.2<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM:<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> [[Category:Qandela Obscura]]<br /> [[Category:CR]]</div>

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<p>OGFlaya: /* Assignment #17 - &quot;Head in the Clouds&quot; */</p> <hr /> <div>{{Worldbuilders}}<br /> == The Story So Far ==<br /> Below, feel free to add personal accounts of assignments.<br /> <br /> == Arc One - The Illusionist and the Alchemist ==<br /> <br /> === Assignment #1 - 12/02/23 &quot;The Devil's Well.&quot; ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: <br /> <br /> GM:<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #2 - 12/16 &quot;The Light Eater of Bridleborn&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: Piers, [[Lincoln Renfield-Murray]], Nesta [[Acheron]], [[Elizabeth]] [[Nightshade]] <br /> <br /> GM: @jaelthejust (Mercedes)<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #3 - 12/21 - &quot;The Gift of the Magi&quot; ===<br /> <br /> === Assignment #4 - 12/31 - &quot;The Night Plays On&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: #NewYearParty<br /> <br /> Characters: [[Steve]], Lincoln Renfield-Murray, [[Orla Martinez]], Warren <br /> <br /> GM: @jaelthejust (Mercedes)<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #5 - 1/13/2024 - &quot;Extra Credit&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags:<br /> <br /> Characters: Piers Corden, Lincoln Renfield-Murray, Lula V, [[Steve Corden]] <br /> <br /> GM: @jontheteach (JonTheTeach)<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment # 6- 1/20- “The Hand That Feeds” ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: Piers, Weasel, [[James]], Tess, Laurence Awrkright <br /> <br /> GM: @OGFlaya (Matt)<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Anthony Romano, Michael Romano, Maggy Ferguson, [[Martin]] Ferguson <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: [[Human]]/phenomenon hybrid<br /> <br /> District/Locations: South Soffit, Nine Irons, The Sidle<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened: Notorious mob enforcer and racketeer, Tommy Romano, was murdered by Martin Ferguson. A member of a family of mob enforcers possessing unique abilities due to being to having phenomenon intermingling in their blood line long ago in their ancestry. The youngest of the Ferguson's, Maggy had fallen in love with Tommy's nephew and the scion of the Romano crime family, Michael. The investigators diligently found, through an examination of Tommy's body in the city morgue that he was murdered, that he had been murdered rather than the purported suicide that that the Periphery was trying to say his death was. During a climactic confrontation with Martin and a flock of eldritch birds under his command, the investigators helped Maggy and Michael flee the city and place Martin into Grayslate Sanatorium for safe keeping and protection from the Romano family. The rest of the Ferguson clan watched as their son was taken into custody but did not end their relationship with Romano. <br /> <br /> === Assignment #7 - 1/27 - &quot;Fairest of Them All&quot; ===<br /> <br /> === Assignment #8 - 2/9 - &quot;The Ancient Tomb of His Bride&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags:<br /> <br /> Characters: Piers Corden, Steve Corden, [[Thomas]] MacCallum, Madge <br /> <br /> GM: @jaelthejust (Mercedes)<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Jean Hawkeye <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: <br /> <br /> # Mr. Malcolms Alchemical Reference Guide (+1 Focus on rolls that have to do with alchemy or magick)<br /> # Morphine Vial (Soak 1 Body, 1 use)<br /> # Phosphenes' Lights (Handheld illuminators that produce a glow only the holder can see)<br /> # Smelling Salts (Soak 1 Brain, 1 use)<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #9 - 2/17 - &quot;A Prince’s Gifts&quot; ===<br /> <br /> === Assignment #10 - 2/24 - &quot;A Needlepoint to Hear Me Through&quot; ===<br /> <br /> === Assignment # 11 - 2/25 - “The Illusionist” ===<br /> <br /> === Assignment #12 - 3/2 - &quot;Auction Victors&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: #Auction<br /> <br /> Characters: Steve Corden, Lizzy Nightshade, Weasel, Silas Heartwood, [[Laura Grant]] <br /> <br /> GM: @jaelthejust (Mercedes)<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #13 - 3/9 - &quot;The Ring to Stand Strong and True&quot; ===<br /> <br /> === Assignment #14 - 3/15 - &quot;Lost and Found&quot; ===<br /> <br /> === Assignment #15 - 3/23 - &quot;The Allure of Perpetual Beauty&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> Characters: Steve Corden, Silas Heartwood, Tess Henry, Warren Baxter, [[Laura]] Grant <br /> <br /> GM: @wardenwinter (Talia)<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #16 - 3/27 - &quot;Under the Truth&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: Piers Corden, Steve Corden, Silas Heartwood, Tess Henry, Lincoln Renfield-Murray, Nesta Acheron, <br /> <br /> GM: @jontheteach (JonTheTeach)<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #17 - 4/6 - &quot;The Kingdom in the Steel&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: Steve Corden, Silas Heartwood, Lizzy Nightshade, Madge, Laura Grant <br /> <br /> GM: @jaelthejust (Mercedes)<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #18 - 4/13 - &quot;The Gem to Persuade the Unwilling&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> Characters: Steve Corden, Piers Corden, Lincoln Renfield-Murray, Nesta Achron, Montana Jack <br /> <br /> GM: @jaelthejust (Mercedes)<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: THE TWINS, Gio <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: The Gem<br /> <br /> District/Locations: The Steel, EONs Headquarter<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened: Steve gets kidnapped opps.<br /> <br /> === Assignment #19 - 4/27 - &quot;The Prince’s Final Curtain&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> Characters: Steve Corden, Piers Corden, James, Lincoln Renfield-Murray, &quot;Fives&quot;, Warren Baxter, <br /> <br /> GM: @jaelthejust (Mercedes)<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Nathaniel <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations: <br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #20 - 4/27 - &quot;The Alchemist’s Final Call&quot; ===<br /> <br /> === Assignment #21 - 5/28 - &quot;In the Arms of the Evolved&quot; ===<br /> <br /> === Assignment #22 - 6/18 - &quot;Grant Me One Request [Player Catalyst Finale]&quot; ===<br /> <br /> === Assignment #23 - 6/29 - &quot;Long Lost Blood [Player Catalyst Finale]&quot; ===<br /> <br /> <br /> == Arc Two - The Herald and the Fang ==<br /> <br /> === Assignment #1 - 06/15/2024 &quot;Toll the Dead&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: Divine Herald, Ascendency <br /> <br /> Characters: James by Margarita, Gin Reynolds by Julia, [[Jamie Hayes]] by Amal, <br /> <br /> GM:<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Imelda [[Frances]], Victor Jenkins the DEAD Divine Herald, Mr. Woods <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: List of next Divine Herald<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> 6 months after what happened in the theater has passed, newspapers has talked about : <br /> <br /> # A deadly sickness, the dead rash, with symptoms of oozing red rashes on limps, cough, and fever. It effected 30% of population. Some people just… don’t get it. <br /> # ''Recent death of the Divine Herald.'' <br /> <br /> Candela was called by Ascendancy when Cardinal Reynolds, and Cardinal Zeroth died after ineracting with the Divine Herald corpse. Candela investigators went to shiverline to talk to holy [[mother]] <br /> <br /> //—//<br /> <br /> investigators found: <br /> <br /> # Bleed on body and the face itself. Not coming from the mask. <br /> # Mask will let the [[soul]] out. Mask is fixed to face, will be hard to take off. <br /> # MAKEUP ON HERALD.  A specific woman does this. '''Leslie Daulphin'''. <br /> # THERE IS. AT THE BASE OF THE HERALD NECK. An incision mark. NO BLOOD? connected to the artery. The blood is poisoned, they knew its gonna be removed. <br /> <br /> /—/ Baxter the head of OUP came by and stopped Candela's investigation<br /> <br /> //—//<br /> <br /> The team found this list for '''interviews. THIS IS FOR NEW HERALD DIVINE.''' <br /> <br /> '''Aarons, Sawyer (Cardinal in the Eves districts), Howard, Levins,'''<br /> <br /> '''Fournier(not familiar to GIN? Who is this? Not usual surname for new-faire)'''<br /> <br /> They also found a necklace that has a bleed, this necklace is used by the hauled and high ranking church members. The team didn't touch or take the necklace.<br /> <br /> /-/<br /> <br /> The team headed to Melody Wildes house in the sidle. WILDES Melody is new to the area, moved from the west. [[LaCroix|Lacroix]], moved from there. Family is a refuge. Dad started the funeral business from Mister woods. Brother and husband live upstairs. Dad is old now. <br /> <br /> The team went together to the house of grief, Melody is frozen in place, when approached, the team noticed a pair of puncture marks on the side of her neck. Not like the herald, this is more of….. bite…. Two teeth? <br /> <br /> Picture of her and a man. They are shaken hands, this is Mr. Woods. He seems happy and sure. She looked…. Off. <br /> <br /> Someone sneaking inside? The team try to hide from them, the older gentleman is now here. Asks why she’s here. She looks nervous talking to what it can be seen now as Mr. wood? <br /> <br /> Mr. Woods, has the same bleed as melody, STRONGER. So strong. It radiates from him. <br /> <br /> After going to his Mind Palace, Jamie figured out that Melody is under control from Mr. Woods. He must have been the one to miss with the makeup. When Gin left the house of grief, she noticed Mr. Woods watching the team at the top of the building….. <br /> <br /> === Assignment #2 - 06/15/2024 &quot;The Ruby Rapture&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: Red Rash, Fangs <br /> <br /> Characters: Lizzy (Talia), Gideon (Nick), Luliana (Emma), Henry (Geoff), and Gin (Julia) <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Harris/Lawrence, Pensive the Cat, Lorenzo of the Ruby Rapture, the Fanged Creature that Attacked Lizzy <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: Pensive the Fanged Cat <br /> <br /> District/Locations: Red Lamp, South Soffit <br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened: <br /> <br /> * A worker from the Ruby Rapture has been sick an abnormal amount of time, neck still red, violent outbursts <br /> * A doctor came to visit his home while he was sick and performed &quot;blood letting&quot;, his roommate said it was A LOT of blood and the doctor didn't clean up <br /> * The cat lapped up some of the blood and now also showing violent outbursts <br /> * The doctor gave an address and contact to Lawrence's roommate in case he needed more info. He went to the address during the day and found nothing<br /> * Going at night, they found strange symbols and then were attacked by a fanged woman who when shot, survived and ran away. <br /> * Later, the symbols were discovered to mean &quot;Feed&quot; <br /> <br /> === Assignment #3 - 06/21/2024 “The Last Lightkeeper of Seasway&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: Eldritch Horror, City of the Resplendent , Local Legends <br /> <br /> Characters: Tara (Sarah), [[Malory Harper]] (Matt), Cedric (Sam), Alexander (Jon), Mara (Anna) <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: The Lightkeeper's Doll, Gherman the Last Lightkeeper <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: The Lightkeeper's Doll<br /> <br /> District/Locations: Seasway<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> * There is an underwater city in the Glass Sea <br /> * The People of Seasway seemed to be under some kind of hypnosis <br /> * They are desperate to show you 'The Great One'<br /> * The Lighthouse is destroyed and empty on the bottom<br /> * At the top of the Lighthouse, Gherman has destroyed his entrance to the Pharos <br /> * He begs to keep the Doll safe <br /> * On the West side of the Island, the investigators see the remains of the Great One <br /> * The child of the Great one waits to feast<br /> * The investigators take barrels of oil and molotov cocktails to the child of the Great One <br /> * While it feasts on the hypnotized villagers, the investigators fight it until it dies <br /> <br /> === Assignment #4 - 06/22/2024 &quot;Interview with a Deaconess&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: Knight of the Pyre, the Pyre, the Ascendency <br /> <br /> Characters: Alexandria, Gideon, Jamie, Amaranth <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Baxter White, Ariel Kelly, Diego Parris, Lorelei Pennywhistle <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations: The Sidle<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> * A Deaconess is being held by the OUP after her brother Reggie called them when he found her missing <br /> * The Deaconess touched an artifact and ended up gaining telekinesis and the Pyre wanted to kill her for it <br /> * While interviewing her and trying to plan a way to help her escape, a knight of the Pyre appeared to kill her. <br /> <br /> -- We met the knight of the pyre for the first time! '''Diego Parris.''' <br /> <br /> -- Deaconess Lorelei was killed by him tho sad ): <br /> <br /> === Assignment #5 - 06/26/2024 &quot;Something Different About You&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: Developers. <br /> <br /> Characters: Gin Reynolds (Julia), Lulianna Vaerstrom (Emma), [https://quelmarwiki.com/wiki/Malory_Harper Malory “Mal” Harper] (Matt), Tara Lloyd (Sarah), Alexandria Aquino (Aerin), Cedric Margrave (Sam) <br /> <br /> GM: Jon<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Set VII Experiment I <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: None<br /> <br /> District/Locations: The Steel<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened: <br /> <br /> * Investigators entered an abandoned factory and immediately felt off<br /> * A mixture of pain, anguish, joy and malice were felt on the walls<br /> * Bleed was felt from a hallway, and the door opened itself mysteriously<br /> * A scream was heard from within the building, and the team began to look for the source<br /> * They entered the hallway, which had several decomposing bodies of developers<br /> * The end of the hallway had an odd green light, and a man was seen standing there<br /> ** He began approaching the group, rambling somewhat<br /> ** Dr. Aquino approached him, with Lulianna also offering a way to help<br /> ** He responded with &quot;I am Perfection&quot; and snapped the neck of the Doctor<br /> * The rest of the crew unloaded and retreated, then leveling the building on top of the experiment<br /> <br /> === Assignment #6 - 07/06/2024 &quot;Petals of Protection&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: The Cure, Owl Wain, Local Legends <br /> <br /> Characters: Gideon (Nick), [[Malory Harper|Mal]] (Matt), Amaranth (Anna), Luliana (Emma) <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: The Owl Wain <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: Timely [[Iris]] <br /> <br /> District/Locations: Scarlet Woods / Bridleborn<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> * The investigators are sent to retrieve timely iris to assist with making a cure for the fanged disease and red rash <br /> * Scarlet runners are seen traveling this edge of the wood, tell you of a local legend of a [[ghost]] who requires you to be [[silent]] or she'll kill you <br /> * When entering the area, if any sound is made, the investigators are quite immediately met with an attack of owls and among the owls, they see a young girl in a large feathery cloak, commanding the owls <br /> * The young girl approaches when the investigators are brought to the ground but they all manage to get away to the Iris field<br /> * They gather Iris and find a smugglers crate buried inside that contains the body of a young child, they think the same age as the Owl Wain's spirit appears. It is wearing a similar but less feathery cloak <br /> * When leaving, the group attempts to console the Owl Wain. The Wain is distraught when Mara sings her the song and then when she goes to cry, she covers her mouth to keep herself quiet <br /> * The investigators leave as the Wain is distracted and no longer attacking them. <br /> <br /> === Assignment #7 - 07/07/2024 &quot;Assisting the Gumshoe&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: The Ascendancy, The Pyre, Fangs, Dive Herald, Knight of the Pyre <br /> <br /> Characters: Lizzy (Talia), Tara (Sarah), Father Lorrian (Keller), Jamie (Amal), and Gin (Julia) <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:''Jonathan Aarons, '''[[Sister]] Fournier''''' <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: -- <br /> <br /> District/Locations: Shriveline, Briar Green, South Soffit <br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened: <br /> <br /> -- The people from the List are now dying! The team believes someone not on the list are killing them to benefit someone who is on the list.<br /> <br /> -- Jamie Dies! <br /> <br /> -- Candela managed to save the future Divine Herald! <br /> <br /> === Assignment #8 - 07/14/2024 &quot;The Crimson River&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: [https://quelmarwiki.com/wiki/Malory_Harper Mal Harper] (Matt), Amaranth Cyrus (Anna), Tara (Sarah) <br /> <br /> GM: Nick <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #9 - 07/17/2024 &quot;We Can Take Your Pain&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: Developers <br /> <br /> Characters: [[Malory Harper|Mal]] (Matt), Tess Henry (Mercedes), Gideon (Nick), Verity Leòn (Aerin), Amaranth Cyprus (Anna) <br /> <br /> GM: Jon <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Set VII Experiment II <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: None<br /> <br /> District/Locations: Briar Green<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> * The party arrived at the college campus, trying to understand what happened<br /> * Used bleed detectors to find the source of the phenomenon<br /> ** It was determined to be the dormitory building<br /> * The investigators entered and felt cold oppression and it got worse the higher they went<br /> * As investigators spread out through the building, each began to see images of their fears.<br /> * These fears pulled them towards the top floor, or sent them away depending on the person<br /> * Eventually, the group saw the experiment on the third floor, and he feasted on their fear and found it delicious<br /> * He wanted to feast on more than just fear, and turned to advance on the group<br /> ** They immediately opened fire as he tried to get closer, but he managed to get close<br /> * He was wounded severely, retreating through a rift in the Flare<br /> <br /> === Assignment #10 - 07/19/2024 “The New Divine Herald&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: Divine Herald, The Ascendancy, Red Rash, Quarantine, Fangs, [[Vampyre]] <br /> <br /> Characters: Gideon (Nick), Tara (Sarah), Father Lorrian (Keller), Gin (Julia), [[Malory Harper|Mal]] (Matt) <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Divine Herald Siobhan Fournier <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: Vampyre Dust<br /> <br /> District/Locations: The Shriveline, South Soffit <br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened: <br /> <br /> * The new Divine Herald states there will be a quarantine of South Soffit (indefinite), as well as a two-week hold on Hallowharbor, The Steel, and Red Lamp<br /> * Desperate to find the reason behind the Red Rash, the investigators head to ground zero, South Soffit, before the [[midnight]] Quarantine begins <br /> * In Gin's church in South Soffit, a few of those with the long version Red Rash state they got it from a soup kitchen where they saw the Divine Herald when she was just a Cardinal<br /> * They are approached by a pair of doctors looking for those with long-lasting Red Rash to &quot;assist&quot; them <br /> * Gin recognizes them as fanged creatures, like what attacked Lizzy <br /> * They kill the pair, using symbols of the Ascendancy or a Ghostblade to turn them to dust <br /> * They go the hospital the pair represented and find a &quot;Vampyre Nursery&quot; with a Nursery worker there, overseeing 5 newborns preparing to wake and 5 sedated [[humans]], ready to be feasted on when the newborns awake <br /> * The journal from the Vampyre Nursery states that they were going to wake up in 3 days. It takes 5 days fully from bite to awaking. <br /> * The investigators kill the Nursery Worker but not until they learn from him that the Divine Herald is a High Priestess from Lacroix, where she is known as the Countess Fournier <br /> * She brought the Red Rash to [[Newfaire]] to show the vampyres who will be the most susceptible to being turned into a vampyre vs. who will be the food for those new vampyres<br /> <br /> === Assignment #11 - 07/27/2024 &quot;The Owl Wain&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: Local Legends, Owl Wain, The Cloud, The Cure, [[Player]] Catalyst <br /> <br /> Characters: Lizzy (Talia), Verity (Aerin), Gio (Amal), Gin (Julia), and Gideon (Nick) <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Owl Wain <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: Timely Iris <br /> <br /> District/Locations: Scarlet Wood, Bridleborn Mountains <br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> * The investigators returned to put the Owl Wain to rest and also seek out more timely Iris <br /> * They take a side road and find a cloud that is giving off bleed <br /> * The cloud feels like it is watching them and then it creates a dust [[devil]] and slurps up a pair of wild stallions before dispensing the bones and blood in front of them <br /> * Going back to the main road, they find the Owl Wain and use the nursery rhyme song about her to plea to her and Gideon uses a spirit board to have her speak without speaking <br /> * She tells them she has to be quiet because of Pa and she is afraid of the passing Smuggler wagons<br /> * The riders on the wagon tell the investigators of a man who used to have his children travel with him and was unkind to them if they were not quiet and one by one the children went missing before the man retired because no one would work with him <br /> * The investigators find the box with the Owl Wain's body, Gin performing her last rites and her spirit being laid to rest. On the Box they see the name Hildebrand and a location <br /> * Going to the location, they find a cabin and inside, the body of the man, Hildebrand. The evidence shows he was murdered by his eldest daughter's fiance after she told him they couldn't be married because her father was refusing to let her go. <br /> * The investigator's find the Owl Wain's room and her name before she became legend, Mary. <br /> * Her eldest sister, Vanessa, seems to have escaped with her fiance. <br /> * There is a third bed with the name Alyssa on it. The investigators find no evidence to lead them to her demise. <br /> * Heading back, they have adequate amounts of Timely Iris <br /> <br /> === Assignment #12 - 07/30/2024 &quot;The Sunken City&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: City of the Resplendent, Eldritch Horror, Local Legends <br /> <br /> Characters: Gideon (Nick), [[Malory Harper|Mal]] (Matt), Mara (Anna), Tara (Sarah), Alex (Jon) <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: The Resplendent One, Alex's Visitor <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: The Gift of the Resplendent One <br /> <br /> District/Locations: The Glass Sea<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> * The Investigators delved into the sea to find the city lost below <br /> * In the Glass sea, they found what was once an island town now sunken and still inhabited <br /> * The Glimmers are jellyfish like folk who were gifted their undersea bodies by their goddess, the Resplendent One <br /> * The Glimmers share with Alex and Mallory that they found the Resplendent One by digging in a well that brought forth the gift. <br /> * The gift works like oil, but uses much less to burn brightly<br /> * They heard singing at the bottom of the well and went on a [[campaign]] to dig until they could find *her* <br /> * The resplendent one, uncovered, pulled the village of Anchorwash down to be with her in the ocean <br /> * The glimmers take the investigators to see the Resplendent one who they have chained because she threatened to leave them. The investigators can tell she is not truly locked in place though, but playing along with her followers. <br /> * Alex is called to take some of the Resplendent Gift but breaks free of it at the last moment<br /> * Gideon uses the Aetherstone to force the Glimmers back when they try to force Alex, but as it harms the Glimmers, it angers the Resplendent One who frees herself from her bonds to chase the investigators away. <br /> <br /> === Assignment #13 - 08/03/2024 &quot;The Fanged&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #14 - 08/09/2024 &quot;Happily Ever After&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: <br /> <br /> GM: Julia (Guest) <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #15 - 011/2024 &quot;Shadow Protocols&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: Intrigue, The Forge of Renewal, Disavowed <br /> <br /> Characters: Gideon (Nick), Tara (Sarah), Amaranth (Anna) <br /> <br /> GM: Matt <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Lucian Grim, Mockingbird, Magnus Thorne, Felicity Ashcroft, Jackson &quot;The Jackal&quot; MacKey <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: Partial rubbing of an Oldfairen tablet<br /> <br /> District/Locations: The Steel, The Eaves, Hallowharbor, The N.P.S. Aurora<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> * The investigators received unmarked packages that contained a very small cylinder phonograph with a briefing for an assignment.<br /> ** As well as a chest that containing:<br /> *** A device with a tag that notes the device as the Arcane Resonance Emitter (A.R.E.) - disables wards<br /> *** A pair of wire frame glasses identified as Spectral Identified Glasses - identifies individuals<br /> *** Each receives a first [[class]] ticket and an invitation to the gala aboard the [[airship]] Aurora during it's maiden voyage.<br /> *** An envelope of cash for use during the assignment<br /> <br /> * The assignment is to intercept notorious smuggler, Felicity Ashcroft and keep her from selling an ancient Oldfairen relic to wanted war criminal, Lucian Grim. The transaction is set to take place aboard The Aurora. Little is known about Grim due to his military records being completely redacted. The investigators are to conduct the assignment with the utmost secrecy but are instructed to stop the transaction no matter what (short of damaging the airship or harming passangers).<br /> * The investigators procure disguises and false identities from Candela's Junior Quartermaster, Quinnavyr Sinclaire.<br /> * The investigators board the Aurora without incident.<br /> * Mara and Gideon head to the dance floor to survey the room in an attempt to spot Ashcroft. Tara spots her and calls the team's attention to the bar where Ashcroft is being flirted with by several powerful members of Newfairen society.<br /> ** As Gideon and Mara head towards the bar, Tara notices they Ashcroft exchanges looks with a large man, Magnus Thorne, from across the ballroom then makes an excuse and departs to meet with him.<br /> * Tara follows Ashcroft and Thorne and sees them disappear into a stateroom, guard by a formidable man in the corridor, Jackson MacKey.<br /> * Gideon remote views into the room once Tara identifies the room number. He sees:<br /> ** A wooden crate sits in the middle of the living area of the luxury room. It has been opened, but Gideon cannot see inside of it.<br /> ** Ashcroft sits on a couch across from a man, Lucian Grim. A woman, Mockingbird, stands behind Grim - ready to spring into action if needed.<br /> ** Ashecroft demands more money, despite their prior agreement. This angers Grim and he refuses. Ashcroft pulls a gun on Grim in response.<br /> ** Grim approaches her in an attempt to calm her down and agrees they should renegotiate. Once Ashcroft lowers her pistol, Grim grabs her and breaks her neck.<br /> ** He tells Mockingbird to take care of MacKey and be quick about it.<br /> * Tara sees Mockingbird make fast work of MacKey then quickly drag him into the state room and close the door behind her.<br /> * Gideon tells Mara he is going to join Tara.<br /> * Tara devices a plan and performs a song from the stage and wows the attendees of the gala. It is under the ruse that she is singing it to her fiance.<br /> * Gideon and Tara encounter ship's security and act lost in order to remove any suspicion and keep the guards patrolling.<br /> * During Mara's song, Gideon and Tara use the A.R.E. to disable a word on the stateroom door. As they attempt to quietly open the door, Mockingbird hears the knob turning and pulls the door open.<br /> ** Tara draws her pistol and shoots at Mockingbird.<br /> *** Using the shot at Mockingbird, Gideon runs past her to try and get to the crate.<br /> ** Magnus is preparing charges on the wall of the stateroom to create an escape route from the ship.<br /> *** Grim is wearing a parachute and has strapped a light green stone tablet to himself.<br /> * Gideon tries to bend a knife at Grim as Tara fights with Mockingbird. Thorne blows the charges on the wall and blows a hole in the wall to the outside of the ship, causing the exterior envelop of the airship to catch fire.<br /> ** Gideon's knife misses Grim, but it cuts a strap on his parachute and causes the tablet to slide towards the opening in the wall.<br /> ** Gideon dives for the tablet, but as the ship lurches, is thrown through the hole as well.<br /> *** He fails to get the tablet, which falls into the sea below the airship.<br /> **** Given manges to grab a hold of a metal rod to keeping from plummeting to his death.<br /> **** As Grim moves to the opening, Gideon spots a piece of paper hanging out of Grim's jacket pocket.<br /> ***** Gideon tries to grab it but only gets a scrap of the paper, which is later discovered to be a rubbing of the tablet.<br /> * Grim, Thorne and Mockingbird escape by parachute.<br /> * Mara arrives in time to help Tara pull Gideon back into the airship.<br /> * The airship returns to port and the investigators disappear into a crowd of evacuees.<br /> * Later researching with their circle resources, they discover that the paper is a rubbing of the tablet. It speaks of something only named in part as &quot;The Forge&quot;.<br /> ** Gideon spends several days researching The Forge and concludes it must be in relation to The Forge of Renewal. An ancient device capable of rewriting reality as the user of the machine sees fit.<br /> <br /> === Assignment #16 - 08/17/2024 &quot;Missing Persons&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #17 - 08/18/2024 &quot;Engines of Compromise&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: Tess Henry (Mercedes), Cedric (Sam), Gin (Julia), Verity (Aerin), Gio (Amal) <br /> <br /> GM: Matt <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Prof. Alfred Greene, Jacob Wallace, Mockingbird, Magnus Thorne <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: None, but the investigators encountered three pale men in black suits that emitted bleed and possessed some kind of psychic ability that remains unidentified.<br /> <br /> District/Locations: South Soffit - The Monarch Theater, Briar Green - Professor Greene's home, Hallowharbor - Freighter docks<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #18 - 08/20/2024 &quot;We Move in the Dark&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: <br /> <br /> GM: Jon <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:\<br /> <br /> === Assignment #19 - 08/25/2024 &quot;The Healing Church&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened<br /> <br /> === Assignment #20 - 08/27/2024 &quot;Blood-Starved Beasts&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #21 - 09/04/2024 &quot;... vestus ardeat debet&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: <br /> <br /> GM: Matt <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #22 - 09/12/2024 &quot;Where My Brother Rests&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: <br /> <br /> GM: Jon <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #23 - 09/14/2024 &quot;The First Lightkeeper of LaCroix&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> == '''Arc 3 - The Shadow and The Dream''' ==<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #1 - 01/18/25 &quot;Nothing Left but Teeth and Bones...&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook: ''Two weeks ago a gas explosion destroyed a bakery in The Sidle. Recently several residents report sightings of smoldering apparitions resembling loved ones lost in the tragedy. Lightkeeper Harrison Park has summoned you to determine if a phenomenon is behind the sightings and if they are related to the explosion.''<br /> <br /> Content Warnings: '''''This assignment contains themes of death, grief and depictions of gore.'''''<br /> <br /> Characters: Feyre Acheron, Carmen Baxter, Dexter &quot;Dex&quot; Miller, Clarence &quot;Clancy&quot; Fields, and Mocking-bird<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Session Date: 01/18/25<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Harry Park, Clara Sutton, Eleanor Sutton, Nikoli Sorell<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: Nikoli Sorell's journal, Sorell's key ring, Sorell's wallet w/ identification, a magickal exlposive device (rendered useless)<br /> <br /> Assignment Date: December 24, 36 CR<br /> <br /> District/Locations: The Sidle<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened: <br /> <br /> The investigators are called to The Sidle by Lightkeeper Harrison Park to investigate a mysterious explosion that destroyed Merrick’s Hearth bakery two weeks earlier. The team begins their investigation at the ruins of the bakery, where they find scorch marks and shadows of the victims burned into the walls, clear evidence of the tragedy’s intensity. The remains of the bakery are unstable, with debris threatening to collapse at any moment.<br /> <br /> Carmen places a bare hand against the door frame of the bakery and experiences past emotions of horror and malevolence. As the investigators explore the basement of the bakery, both Carmen and Clancy feel someone’s sheer terror and wicked glee through a psychic emanation.<br /> <br /> Ultimately, the timing of the explosion and the appearance of reported sightings of the fury apparitions suggest some kind of connection, and that the explosion was no accident though things seem unclear at first.<br /> <br /> A strange man is spotted across the street from the bakery, taking notes. Mockingbird manages to sneak up on him and discover that his notes are for that very night and time and that he is writing the description of someone - later discovered to be Feyre. The man makes a scene and uses Mocking-bird’s desire to avoid drawing undo attention to herself to leave.<br /> <br /> During a visit to The Sidle Community Center, where residents have gathered to share their grief, the investigators learn from Clara Sutton, a grieving mother, that her daughter Eleanor, who died in the explosion, now appears as a ghostly figure following her wherever she goes. Eleanor’s smoldering form does not enter buildings or harm anyone, but her presence fills Clara with confusion and sorrow, as she believes her ghostly figure is the spirit of her beloved daughter. Eleanor’s flickering figure is spotted outside the window.<br /> <br /> Feyre learns of the death of her brother-in-law, [[Lincoln Renfield-Murray]], from Lincoln’s sister Ellie. He was one of the victims of the explosion.<br /> <br /> Dex leaves the community meeting to speak with Eleanor - joined shortly there after by the rest of the investigators and Clara.<br /> <br /> Clancy and Mocking-bird catch sight of the strange man that Mocking-bird saw taking notes walking past the community center’s park from where he was first seen across from the bakery. When he realizes he has been spotted, he runs. Both Clancy and Mocking-bird make chase and are joined shortly thereafter by Carmen.<br /> <br /> Working together, Feyre and Dex piece together that Eleanor’s spirit is tied to the explosion and the unsettling presence that Carmen felt tied to Eleanor. As the rest of the team tackle Nikoli nearby in the street and wrestle him to the ground. Where Carmen enters his mind to determine who he is and why he was following them. In his mind, she sees glimpses of memories:<br /> <br /> ''Terror on a bearded man’s face when he sees a tall, thin man. The tall man exudes a malevolent energy.''<br /> <br /> ''Bakers, dead on the ground near the ovens of the bakery.''<br /> <br /> ''The tall man, joined by pale men in black suits walking out of the bakery as the tall man snaps his fingers and causes the bakery to explode behind them.''<br /> <br /> As Carmen explored the man’s mind, Mockingbird maintained an iron hold on the man’s neck so Clancy could frisk and search him. They find a notebook showing that he had been following someone referred to as “L.M.” under order from a person known only as “K”. In the journal they see that he was notating:<br /> <br /> ''Lincoln’s day-to-day activities, business meetings, transcripts from recordings of personal conversations in Lincoln’s home with his family and friends and photos of Lincoln.''<br /> <br /> In total, there is nearly three months of data leading up to the explosion. As well as an entry stating that, “...the package is in place.” with a date from the night before the bakery explosion. The evidence points to Lincoln being a target in the explosion, raising suspicions that it was not an accident but an assassination.<br /> <br /> Comparing the photos in the man’s journal to his memories, Carmen shows the photos to Feyre and asks if the photos are of her brother-in-law, Feyre helps Carmen confirm that L.M. in the journal was, in fact, Lincoln.<br /> <br /> Carmen is also able to determine that the man was trying to crush a poison tooth in his mouth but Mocking-bird’s hold hand locked his mouth open so he could not bite down.<br /> <br /> The investigators destroy the remnants of a device that is covered in Oldfairen markings, dispersing the residual bleed energy and freeing Eleanor’s spirit from its tether to the physical world.<br /> <br /> Found in the man’s satchel is also a wallet with documents identifying him as Nikoli Sorell and a small key ring with three keys.<br /> <br /> ''Key #1: A vehicle key of some kind''<br /> <br /> ''Key #2: A deadbolt key''<br /> <br /> ''Key #3: A padlock key''<br /> <br /> Nikoli is rendered unconscious by Mocking-bird and taken to the headquarters of The Circle of Whistles and Whispers to be held in their vault for identification and removal of the poison tooth and questioning.<br /> <br /> After putting Nikoli into containment in the vault, the team investigates an address found on the driver's license found in Nikoli's wallet. It leads to an apartment directly across the street from the book store Verbatim, which is below a pair of apartments where Lincoln had lived with his family.<br /> <br /> When searching the apartment, Feyre, Clancy and Mocking-bird discover a cardboard box containing In the cardboard box, there are a lot of newspaper clippings and three books, “Summer at Silverslip”, “The Day the Veil Was Torn” and “Mud and Bones”. All novels written by Lincoln Renfield-Murray.<br /> <br /> The news clippings were all from local papers about book signings, public readings, his activities as a member Newfaire Arts Council and as a volunteer at the South Soffit Public Library.<br /> <br /> Both the books and news articles had notations in them in Sorell's handwriting; further detailing the lengths he went to in following Lincoln.<br /> <br /> Mocking-bird searched a desk in the apartment that contained unopened rolls of camera film as well as a small camera to go with them. Behind a false panel in the lower right hand drawer are three spools of audio film from a radio device on top of the desk as well as notes in a set of leather notebooks containing transcriptions of conversations recorded with the device on the desk since labels on and in the notebooks appear to correspond to labels on the reels.<br /> <br /> Feyre searched a steamer trunk at the foot of the studio apartment's bed and, after a few minutes of rummaging through a stack of pants and shirts, she noticed a small separation between the bottom the trunk and the inner wall of it - a false bottom to the trunk.<br /> <br /> Beneath this false bottom were a collection of guns, knives, piano wire, what could be several small explosive devices, small bottles labeled as various poisons, thieves tools, several forms of identification under several different names but all with Sorell’s photograph in them (business cards, a periphery badge, OUP identification, an ID for The Noman Army’s Division of Legal Investigation and several passports in different names - each with Nikoli's photograph), large sums of cash in various currencies and several single person, one way tickets aboard the railroad, airship liners and sea going vessels.<br /> <br /> There was also a date book with various appointments, dates and notes all written in Hillian (the language of East Hills). Within the date book Feyre found a business card for a business in The Varnish, Parson’s Paraphernalia - Antiquities • Books • Spiritual Consultant. A phone number was printed on the back of the card along with the business address and the name of the owner and proprietor, Jasper Parson.<br /> <br /> On the card in Sorell’s handwriting was a time and date, 11:30 AM, 11/22/36.<br /> <br /> Lastly, Clancy found a loose floorboard concealing another, leather bound journal. The entire [[The Strange Journal|journal]] was written in a strange language.<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #2 - 01/19/25 &quot;In The Light of the New Year&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook: ''With the new year rapidly approaching, invitations are being sent out for the dozens of First Light parties being hosted around the city. Piers Corden has received several for one of the most famous and most coveted- the one hosted by Metamorph Industries. What a better way to celebrate First Light than go to a famous party?''<br /> <br /> Content Warnings: '''''This assignment contains depictions of alcohol, and violence at a public gathering.'''''<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #3 - &quot;Cornered&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags: Investigation, Memory Manipulation, Monster Hunt, Paranormal Activity, Hidden Threats<br /> <br /> Hook: The Investigators were summoned to Noman Grand Hospital to investigate the murder of Marie Chen, a freshman at Briargreen College, who was slain by her best friend who is temporarily being held under psychiatric observation after he told his doctor of shadows that &quot;crawl into your head and steal your thoughts&quot;.<br /> <br /> Content Warnings: '''''This assignment will contain themes of death, mental illness, grief and depictions of gore.'''''<br /> <br /> Assignment Date: 01/14/37 CR<br /> <br /> Characters: Callum McVeigh, Feyre Acheron, Mocking-bird, Persephone &quot;Percy&quot; Montgomery, Dr. Phyllis &quot;Filly&quot; Bailey<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Arthur &quot;Artie&quot; Lemmon, Dr. Sylvia Harlow, The Hallow, Shard<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: Blood and tissue samples from The Shadow Man, mucus sample from the black sedan<br /> <br /> District/Locations: Silverslip, The Sidle, South Soffit, Eastreek, Nine Irons<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> Upon their arrival at Grand Noman Hospital, the investigators met Dr. Sylvia Harlow, a psychiatrist who had been treating a young man accused of murder named Artie Lemmon. Artie, a 20-year-old former butcher, had been charged with the murder of his best friend, Marie Chen. Artie’s account of the incident was disjointed and fragmented, with several days of his memory completely blank until shortly after Marie’s murder.<br /> <br /> Artie recalled trying to eat a turkey sandwich during his lunch on Friday, but nothing after that. Marie was murdered the following Monday night. He remembers being unable to finish it and comments it tasted bitter to him. He also states that he thinks he might have given it to a local unhoused man known only in The Soffit as Jones.<br /> <br /> Lastly, he drew a picture for the investigators of the monster he was certain he had seen in the butcher shop, crawling into Marie’s head, stealing her thoughts. Referring to the creature only as The Shadow Man.<br /> <br /> The investigators’ search for clues led them to Cunningham’s Butcher Shop where Artie had worked. Mocking-bird bought a sandwich, a bottle of pop and a paper bag of thinly sliced, fried potatoes that Mr. Cunningham referred to as ‘crisps’. Percy scanned for bleed in the butcher shop but only found residual traces of bleed energy. Feyre broke into the shop after Mr. Cunningham had closed up for the night and surveyed the turkey’s in the walk-in cooler. She took an accounting of numbered tags on each turkey and looked through Cunnigham’s ledger.<br /> <br /> After determining everything looked to be in order, Feyre placed some money into the butcher’s safe with a note reading ''‘Invest in some new locks buddy.”''<br /> <br /> The investigators left the Sidle to find Jones in the undercity to see if he was adversely affected by the turkey sandwich Artie might have shared with him. When investigating a park that Artie frequented during his lunches to practice his drawing, Percy noticed a woman watching them from an alley across the street. A man approached her from within the alley and they left in a black sedan.<br /> <br /> Mocking-bird, being a resident of The Soffit, had run into Jones as well as other unhoused individuals in her work trying to get Scarlet off the street. The trio they found were users of the drug, not distributors. After a bit of conversation, it is determined that while the team had thought that perhaps the turkey was tainted, it appeared to be fine because Jones had not experienced anything strange after eating the sandwich.<br /> <br /> The team then made their way to Nine Irons to examine the body of Marie in the city morgue, but also noticed the black sedan from The Sidle. Mocking-bird and Filly decided to head into the morgue while Callum, Feyre and Percy approached the black sedan. Filly distracted the clerk as Mocking-bird snuck into the morgue. Once inside, she found an open cold chamber with a label indicating that it had been where Marie’s body had once been. It was empty. The window of the morgue was broken and indicated that someone or something had escaped through it from the inside.<br /> <br /> As Feyre approached the black sedan, she noticed it was running but it did not sound like a normal automobile. When attempting to unlock the car, it revved its engine and drove down the street from her; even though the vehicle was empty. An attempt to shim the lock of the car open revealed no apparent locking mechanism within the door. When she removed the shim from the door, it was covered in some sort of mucus.<br /> <br /> As she attempted to wipe it clean, the man the investigators had seen in The Sidle called out to her and approached the car. Which turned out to be his. It purred when he stepped up to the trunk and opened up for him. The trunk shifted and revealed a selection of weapons. Percy held the man at gunpoint, but he was unimpressed and removed a large rifle from the trunk.<br /> <br /> As Mocking-bird and Filly joined the investigators outside, the woman from The Sidle joined the man at the car. Filly asked them if they were members of Candela Obscura to which the man replied, “No ma’am. We’re professionals.”<br /> <br /> Then offered to team up with the investigators in tracking down what actually killed Marie.<br /> <br /> Mockingbird and FIlly confirmed that Marie’s body was missing.<br /> <br /> Begrudgingly, the investigators join the two strangers and venture into Eastreek to find whatever had killed Marie and possibly absconded with her body.<br /> <br /> When asked by Callum who the man and woman were, the man replied, “We’re the Nightkeepers.”<br /> <br /> Their plan was simple. The investigators would serve as bait to draw out the creature and the Nightkeepers, known as Shard and The Hollow, would ambush it and kill it.<br /> <br /> Shortly after entering the labyrinthian landfill, a mysterious figure in a mask that introduced themself as the greatest thief in the world made a distraction atop a hill of trash and was almost instantly attacked from the shadows by a creature made of flesh and shadow, seemingly made of both male and female genders. The female part resembling Artie’s description of Marie.<br /> <br /> The masked woman known as, later understood to be known as Lady Phantasma, was subdued by the monster as it dug into her mind.<br /> <br /> The investigators tried to stop the monster from attacking the masked woman, but were overcome with a sudden terror from the sight of the creature slipping its fingers beneath the newcomer's scalp. All but Filly.<br /> <br /> The Doctor attempted to appeal to whatever common ground might dwell within the monster in the hopes that some piece of Marie was still inside there. And while her courageous attempt to persuade the monster seemed to work, it turned out that Filly had just drawn the monster's attention. As it approached her, the Nightkeepers arrived and attacked with a combination of magikal and technological attacks.<br /> <br /> The Hollow was injured in the fight with the monster, but between Callum, Mocking-bird physically assailing the beast while Feyre and Filly tried to keep it from killing The Hollow. Lady Phantasma  managed to find The Hollow’s gun and repeatedly fired at the creature, killing it.<br /> <br /> As the fog of disorientation began to clear from Phantasma’s mind, she shared some information she had learned when her mind was connected to The Shadow Man’s.<br /> <br /> The Shadow Man had been fed upon the memories of Artie, Marie and Phantasma. It had been born of some kind of accident in a strange lab where it merged with a technician that was checking on the body of an unconscious woman in a hospital bed.<br /> <br /> The feeding process always leaves The Shadow Man’s victims disoriented and afraid. In Artie’s disoriented state, he attacked Marie in a misguided attempt to stop The Shadow Man. His wild attacks left Marie dead on the floor of the butcher’s shop where she had found Artie reeling from being attacked by The Shadow Man.<br /> <br /> As the sounds of police sirens filled the air, the investigators gathered their wounded and quickly selected a sample of The Shadow Man’s tissue and blood for study by Candela Obscura. The Hollow reassured them they could smooth things over with the Periphery.<br /> <br /> They also hoped to use the sample to persuade the courts that Artie was unwillingly under the effects of a psychoactive substance that caused him to lose control of himself and kill Marie. His fate currently remains unclear.<br /> <br /> In the aftermath, the team now gone, The Hollow and Shard Examined The Shadow Man’s body.<br /> <br /> The Hollowed looked on as Shard knelt beside the creature, her hand lightly resting on its form, crystalline veins glowing faintly along her arm in the dim light.<br /> <br /> The Hollow kept his voice low, “Anything?”<br /> <br /> Shard replied quietly, almost mournful. “It’s still alive.”<br /> <br /> The Hollow paused, his expression grim as he spoke: “Box it up and let The Boss know we bagged another one.”<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #4 - &quot;Heart of Steel&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook: The investigators are once again sent to Grand Noman Hospital to investigate theft of medical supplies, organic materials, and the energy source of an experimental healing device created by EONS; as well as several cases of patients experiencing a relapse of a serious illness.<br /> <br /> Content Warnings: '''''This assignment will contain body horror and gore.'''''<br /> <br /> Assignment Date: 02/07/37 CR<br /> <br /> Characters: Arin Kwyin, Dexter &quot;Dex&quot; Miller, Katherine Ellenbogen, Feyre Acheron, Byron Hans Core<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #5 - &quot;Good Night, Sleep Tight&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #6 - &quot;The Devil Doctor of South Soffit&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #7 - &quot;Vanishing Act&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #8 - &quot;Faulty Memory&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #9 - &quot;No Rest for the Wicked&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #10 - &quot;Hot off the Press&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #11 - &quot;Behind Closed Doors&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #12 - &quot;The Root of All Evil&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #13 - &quot;The Purple Plague&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #14 - &quot;Now You See Me&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook: Arc 3, Act 1 - Finale<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #15 - &quot;Ohe Sleifo Titrfn geog&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags: Memory Loss, Survival, Supernatural Phenomena, Lost Time<br /> <br /> Hook: The Investigators awaken with no memory of their identities, washed ashore on a strange, dreamlike coastline scattered with the wreckage of a destroyed ship and dozens of unconscious survivors. The world seems caught between day and night, and the only thing they are certain of is that they are not alone—and something unseen may be watching.<br /> <br /> Content Warnings: Themes of memory loss, psychological disorientation, injury, fire/burn trauma, and mild body horror.<br /> <br /> Characters: Clancy Fields, Feyre Acheron, Callum McVeigh, Persephone &quot;Percy&quot; Montgomery, Dex<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Harrison Park, The Embered Man, Lysera<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: Lysera<br /> <br /> District/Locations: The Isle of Forgetting<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> '''1. Setting and Initial Observations'''<br /> * The investigators awoke on a mysterious beach with injuries and no memory of their identities, surrounded by other unconscious individuals.<br /> * They were on a strange island with a dusky gray sky, a thick forest, a large mountain deep within the forest and a shipwreck on fire, with luggage scattered along the shoreline.<br /> * The investigators began exploring the beach and shipwreck, searching for clues and resources, while observing the behavior of other individuals who were wandering into the forest.<br /> <br /> '''2. Recovery of Items and Information'''<br /> <br /> * Feyre searched the wreckage while Callum and Percy searched luggage, recovering items such as passports, tickets, and personal belongings, which helped some regain their identities.<br /> * Feyre found a dossier detailing the disappearance of the Lightkeeper, Piers Corden, and the order from the Council of Lightkeepers for investigators, to travel across the continent of Osugbo to rescue him or, in the event that he was dead, recover his body and determine who had taken him and why.<br /> * Percy discovered a ticket for the SS Everywhere, revealing the ship’s origin and destination.<br /> * Feyre found a set of coordinates on a navigational chart, revealing that they were headed for the coordinates that Lincoln had intended to go to a few days before his death.<br /> <br /> '''3. Encounters with Phenomena and Wraiths'''<br /> <br /> * The Investigators encountered mysterious shadowy figures and wraiths, which were progressively becoming more corporeal and threatening.<br /> * The investigators successfully fought and destroyed several wraiths using weapons like Clancy’s Ghostblade and Callum’s pickaxe haft, with the wraiths releasing memories upon their destruction.<br /> * The team realized that the wraiths were consuming memories and that defeating them restored lost memories.<br /> <br /> '''4. Exploration of the Isle of Forgetting'''<br /> <br /> * Through the discovery of an ancient stele with Vaelonic inscription as well as geometric design at it’s head, Percy identified the island as the legendary Isle of Forgetting, where individuals lose themselves and their memories.<br /> * The group discovered a ruined palace carved into the side of the mountain, with Vaelonic runes and a large chamber containing shadowy figures and a base relief depicting Lysera and Atikos.<br /> * The team debated the significance of Lysera, the queen of the island, and her connection to the phenomena they were facing.<br /> <br /> '''5. Confrontation with Lysera and the Man with Amber Eyes'''<br /> <br /> * Participants confronted Lysera, who they discovered was under the control of the Man with Amber Eyes.<br /> * Ember Eyes command Lysera to “make it quick” at which point, the strongest of the wraiths the team had confronted attacked them - a Shadow Woman.<br /> * Feyre berated Lysera, weakening her connection to the Shadow Woman, while Callum and Clancy attacked and destroyed the Shadow Woman.<br /> * Bored with the confrontation and Candela’s constant interloping, Ember Eyes set Lysera ablaze. She screamed for the team to run.<br /> * Feyre used a magickal artifact to absorb Lysera’s scream and unleashed it upon Ember Eyes and took a scar as a result of its use. Used in concert with Dex’s command of magick, Ember Eyes fled from the palace.<br /> * Dex successfully extinguished the magical fire engulfing Lysera, saving her from destruction, but collapsed from the strain.<br /> <br /> '''6. Escape and Loss of Harry'''<br /> <br /> * The palace began to collapse, forcing participants to flee while carrying unconscious members like Lysera, Dex, and Feyre.<br /> * Percy successfully made the jump across a chasm opening up in the floor, but slipped at the last second. Harry grabbed her and swung her to Callum. Callum caught her, but hurt his shoulder in the process. Harry slid along the floor as it tilted and fell into the chasm.<br /> * Percy and Clancy repelled down to Harry’s location only to discover he was crushed beneath the debris of the collapsing palace. Percy tried to stabilize Harry, but was unable to do so and Harry died as a result of his injuries.<br /> ** Among Harry’s final words were his instructions to get his files to Jacen Beck.<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #16 - &quot;Smoke and Mirrors&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags: Arc 3, Act II premiere<br /> <br /> Hook: Having defeated Ember Eyes and rescued an unconscious Lysera, the investigators must now search the rest of the island for Piers as the mountain at the center of the island erupts into a massive volcano causing the entire island to quake.<br /> <br /> Content Warnings: This assignment contained a hostage situation, gore, and the potential of death. This was a high stakes assignment.<br /> <br /> Characters: Mocking-bird, Gertrude &quot;Trudi&quot; Clyde, Dex, Persephone &quot;Percy&quot; Montgomery, Byron Core<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Jacen Beck, Piers Corden, Ember Eyes, Caleb Zener, Emily Zener<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: None, but Caleb and Emily Zener were rescued along with Piers Corden<br /> <br /> District/Locations: The Isle of Forgetting, The Island Lab<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> '''1. Initial Team Movements'''<br /> * Clancy, Dex, and Percy were the only conscious members of the team from the prior investigation.<br /> * After encountering Jacen Beck setting up a triage response from their ship’s explosion, they left Callum and Feyre with Jacen while Clancy stayed behind to assist with the wounded.<br /> <br /> '''2. Discovery of the Cave and First Team Exploration'''<br /> <br /> * Trudi, Byron, and Mocking-Bird discovered a cave powered by a generator, with a power conduit bolted into the stone wall and running deeper inside.<br /> * They regrouped with Dex and Percy, and the five investigators ventured together into the cave.<br /> <br /> '''3. Encounter with Wraiths'''<br /> <br /> * Using her psychic abilities, Trudi helped the team navigate a series of forks within the tunnel system.<br /> * The team encountered two wraiths guarding the passage and successfully fought and destroyed them.<br /> * During the encounter, Dex spoke to one of the wraiths, who stated it served “The Dream.”<br /> <br /> '''4. Gathering Intelligence and the Hidden Laboratory'''<br /> <br /> * After defeating the wraiths, the investigators split their efforts:<br /> ** Trudi remote-viewed one fork, revealing a man shackled to a cot bolted to the wall.<br /> ** Dex sensed a nearby presence filled with overwhelming anger.<br /> ** Byron, after drinking Witches Brew tea to become invisible, scouted the second fork.<br /> * Byron discovered a hidden laboratory where Ember Eyes supervised scientists transforming the recently dead into wraiths using a magickal serum.<br /> * Piers Corden, visibly battered and cuffed to a chair, was being used to pressure the woman working with the scientists.<br /> <br /> '''5. Rescue of Caleb Zener'''<br /> <br /> * The team prioritized freeing the man seen in the cell.<br /> * Upon reaching him, they battled a flaming gargoyle-like creature.<br /> * Byron wrestled with the creature while Mocking-Bird and Percy worked to break the prisoner’s shackles.<br /> * Trudi used filthy water to douse the flames in the gargoyle’s eyes, splashing Byron in the process.<br /> * The prisoner was revealed to be Caleb Zener, a researcher for Candela Obscura.<br /> * The woman still in the lab was identified as his twin sister, Emily Zener, previously referenced in Lincoln’s journal.<br /> <br /> '''6. The Rescue Plan and the Confrontation'''<br /> <br /> * Percy planned to cut the generator’s power while Mocking-Bird distracted Ember Eyes.<br /> * Dex, Trudi, and Byron prepared to rescue Emily and Piers during the confusion.<br /> * Mocking-Bird successfully lured Ember Eyes away from the lab by calling him out.<br /> * Byron and Dex attempted to ambush Ember Eyes but were overpowered and thrown aside.<br /> <br /> '''7. Mocking-Bird’s Sacrifice'''<br /> <br /> * Ember Eyes offered Mocking-Bird a bargain: surrender herself, and he would spare Trudi’s life.<br /> * Tearfully, Mocking-Bird agreed, on the condition that Dex and Byron would also be allowed to leave safely.<br /> * Byron and Dex disregarded her wishes and attacked Ember Eyes.<br /> * Byron was set on fire during the struggle but managed to break Ember Eyes’ arm, allowing the team to flee.<br /> <br /> '''8. Escape from the Isle of Forgetting'''<br /> <br /> * The volcano erupted into a pyroclastic flow as the team fled the collapsing cave system.<br /> * Following Caleb and Emily’s directions, they reached a hidden boat.<br /> * The investigators escaped the Isle of Forgetting moments before it was consumed by the sea.<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #17 -''' ===<br /> '''&quot;Liber Aeternum&quot;'''<br /> '''[[Session]]''' '''Tags:'''<br /> <br /> '''Hook: Arc 3, Act 2 - Premiere'''<br /> <br /> '''Content Warnings:'''<br /> <br /> '''Characters:'''<br /> <br /> '''GM: Matt'''<br /> <br /> '''Important NPCs:'''<br /> <br /> '''Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:'''<br /> <br /> '''District/Locations:'''<br /> <br /> '''Important Things that Happened:'''<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #18 -''' '''&quot;Head in the Clouds&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #19 - &quot;The door of Bones&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #20 - &quot;So Long and Thanks for All the Fish&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #21 - &quot;This Concludes Our Broadcast Day&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #22 - &quot;The Devil's Minion&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #23 - &quot;Beneath the Surface&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #24 - &quot;As Above, So Below&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #25 - &quot;To Be Announced&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #26 - &quot;Skibbers and Scrabbles&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #27 - &quot;For if Dreams Die...&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #28 - &quot;Once Upon a Dream&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook: Arc 3, Act 2 - Finale pt. 1<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #29 - &quot;Perchance to Dream&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook: Arc 3, Act 2 - Finale pt. 2<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #30 - &quot;What Dreams May Come&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook: Arc 3, Act 3 - Premiere pt. 1<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #31 - &quot;A New Dawn, A New Day&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #32 - &quot;Deus Ex Oculo&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #33 - &quot;Not a Dream, but a Nightmare&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #34 - &quot;Resonance&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #35 - &quot;East Hills&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #36 - &quot;To Be Announced&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #37 - &quot;To Be Announced&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #38 - &quot;To Be Announced&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #39 - &quot;To Be Announced&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #40 - &quot;To Be Announced&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #41 - &quot;To Be Announced&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook: Arc 3 - Finale pt.1<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM:<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #42 - &quot;To Be Announced&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook: Arc 3 - Finale pt.2<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM:<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> [[Category:Qandela Obscura]]<br /> [[Category:CR]]</div>

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<p>OGFlaya: /* Assignment #16 - &quot;Smoke and Mirrors&quot; */</p> <hr /> <div>{{Worldbuilders}}<br /> == The Story So Far ==<br /> Below, feel free to add personal accounts of assignments.<br /> <br /> == Arc One - The Illusionist and the Alchemist ==<br /> <br /> === Assignment #1 - 12/02/23 &quot;The Devil's Well.&quot; ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: <br /> <br /> GM:<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #2 - 12/16 &quot;The Light Eater of Bridleborn&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: Piers, [[Lincoln Renfield-Murray]], Nesta [[Acheron]], [[Elizabeth]] [[Nightshade]] <br /> <br /> GM: @jaelthejust (Mercedes)<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #3 - 12/21 - &quot;The Gift of the Magi&quot; ===<br /> <br /> === Assignment #4 - 12/31 - &quot;The Night Plays On&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: #NewYearParty<br /> <br /> Characters: [[Steve]], Lincoln Renfield-Murray, [[Orla Martinez]], Warren <br /> <br /> GM: @jaelthejust (Mercedes)<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #5 - 1/13/2024 - &quot;Extra Credit&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags:<br /> <br /> Characters: Piers Corden, Lincoln Renfield-Murray, Lula V, [[Steve Corden]] <br /> <br /> GM: @jontheteach (JonTheTeach)<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment # 6- 1/20- “The Hand That Feeds” ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: Piers, Weasel, [[James]], Tess, Laurence Awrkright <br /> <br /> GM: @OGFlaya (Matt)<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Anthony Romano, Michael Romano, Maggy Ferguson, [[Martin]] Ferguson <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: [[Human]]/phenomenon hybrid<br /> <br /> District/Locations: South Soffit, Nine Irons, The Sidle<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened: Notorious mob enforcer and racketeer, Tommy Romano, was murdered by Martin Ferguson. A member of a family of mob enforcers possessing unique abilities due to being to having phenomenon intermingling in their blood line long ago in their ancestry. The youngest of the Ferguson's, Maggy had fallen in love with Tommy's nephew and the scion of the Romano crime family, Michael. The investigators diligently found, through an examination of Tommy's body in the city morgue that he was murdered, that he had been murdered rather than the purported suicide that that the Periphery was trying to say his death was. During a climactic confrontation with Martin and a flock of eldritch birds under his command, the investigators helped Maggy and Michael flee the city and place Martin into Grayslate Sanatorium for safe keeping and protection from the Romano family. The rest of the Ferguson clan watched as their son was taken into custody but did not end their relationship with Romano. <br /> <br /> === Assignment #7 - 1/27 - &quot;Fairest of Them All&quot; ===<br /> <br /> === Assignment #8 - 2/9 - &quot;The Ancient Tomb of His Bride&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags:<br /> <br /> Characters: Piers Corden, Steve Corden, [[Thomas]] MacCallum, Madge <br /> <br /> GM: @jaelthejust (Mercedes)<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Jean Hawkeye <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: <br /> <br /> # Mr. Malcolms Alchemical Reference Guide (+1 Focus on rolls that have to do with alchemy or magick)<br /> # Morphine Vial (Soak 1 Body, 1 use)<br /> # Phosphenes' Lights (Handheld illuminators that produce a glow only the holder can see)<br /> # Smelling Salts (Soak 1 Brain, 1 use)<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #9 - 2/17 - &quot;A Prince’s Gifts&quot; ===<br /> <br /> === Assignment #10 - 2/24 - &quot;A Needlepoint to Hear Me Through&quot; ===<br /> <br /> === Assignment # 11 - 2/25 - “The Illusionist” ===<br /> <br /> === Assignment #12 - 3/2 - &quot;Auction Victors&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: #Auction<br /> <br /> Characters: Steve Corden, Lizzy Nightshade, Weasel, Silas Heartwood, [[Laura Grant]] <br /> <br /> GM: @jaelthejust (Mercedes)<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #13 - 3/9 - &quot;The Ring to Stand Strong and True&quot; ===<br /> <br /> === Assignment #14 - 3/15 - &quot;Lost and Found&quot; ===<br /> <br /> === Assignment #15 - 3/23 - &quot;The Allure of Perpetual Beauty&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> Characters: Steve Corden, Silas Heartwood, Tess Henry, Warren Baxter, [[Laura]] Grant <br /> <br /> GM: @wardenwinter (Talia)<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #16 - 3/27 - &quot;Under the Truth&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: Piers Corden, Steve Corden, Silas Heartwood, Tess Henry, Lincoln Renfield-Murray, Nesta Acheron, <br /> <br /> GM: @jontheteach (JonTheTeach)<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #17 - 4/6 - &quot;The Kingdom in the Steel&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: Steve Corden, Silas Heartwood, Lizzy Nightshade, Madge, Laura Grant <br /> <br /> GM: @jaelthejust (Mercedes)<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #18 - 4/13 - &quot;The Gem to Persuade the Unwilling&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> Characters: Steve Corden, Piers Corden, Lincoln Renfield-Murray, Nesta Achron, Montana Jack <br /> <br /> GM: @jaelthejust (Mercedes)<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: THE TWINS, Gio <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: The Gem<br /> <br /> District/Locations: The Steel, EONs Headquarter<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened: Steve gets kidnapped opps.<br /> <br /> === Assignment #19 - 4/27 - &quot;The Prince’s Final Curtain&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> Characters: Steve Corden, Piers Corden, James, Lincoln Renfield-Murray, &quot;Fives&quot;, Warren Baxter, <br /> <br /> GM: @jaelthejust (Mercedes)<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Nathaniel <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations: <br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #20 - 4/27 - &quot;The Alchemist’s Final Call&quot; ===<br /> <br /> === Assignment #21 - 5/28 - &quot;In the Arms of the Evolved&quot; ===<br /> <br /> === Assignment #22 - 6/18 - &quot;Grant Me One Request [Player Catalyst Finale]&quot; ===<br /> <br /> === Assignment #23 - 6/29 - &quot;Long Lost Blood [Player Catalyst Finale]&quot; ===<br /> <br /> <br /> == Arc Two - The Herald and the Fang ==<br /> <br /> === Assignment #1 - 06/15/2024 &quot;Toll the Dead&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: Divine Herald, Ascendency <br /> <br /> Characters: James by Margarita, Gin Reynolds by Julia, [[Jamie Hayes]] by Amal, <br /> <br /> GM:<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Imelda [[Frances]], Victor Jenkins the DEAD Divine Herald, Mr. Woods <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: List of next Divine Herald<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> 6 months after what happened in the theater has passed, newspapers has talked about : <br /> <br /> # A deadly sickness, the dead rash, with symptoms of oozing red rashes on limps, cough, and fever. It effected 30% of population. Some people just… don’t get it. <br /> # ''Recent death of the Divine Herald.'' <br /> <br /> Candela was called by Ascendancy when Cardinal Reynolds, and Cardinal Zeroth died after ineracting with the Divine Herald corpse. Candela investigators went to shiverline to talk to holy [[mother]] <br /> <br /> //—//<br /> <br /> investigators found: <br /> <br /> # Bleed on body and the face itself. Not coming from the mask. <br /> # Mask will let the [[soul]] out. Mask is fixed to face, will be hard to take off. <br /> # MAKEUP ON HERALD.  A specific woman does this. '''Leslie Daulphin'''. <br /> # THERE IS. AT THE BASE OF THE HERALD NECK. An incision mark. NO BLOOD? connected to the artery. The blood is poisoned, they knew its gonna be removed. <br /> <br /> /—/ Baxter the head of OUP came by and stopped Candela's investigation<br /> <br /> //—//<br /> <br /> The team found this list for '''interviews. THIS IS FOR NEW HERALD DIVINE.''' <br /> <br /> '''Aarons, Sawyer (Cardinal in the Eves districts), Howard, Levins,'''<br /> <br /> '''Fournier(not familiar to GIN? Who is this? Not usual surname for new-faire)'''<br /> <br /> They also found a necklace that has a bleed, this necklace is used by the hauled and high ranking church members. The team didn't touch or take the necklace.<br /> <br /> /-/<br /> <br /> The team headed to Melody Wildes house in the sidle. WILDES Melody is new to the area, moved from the west. [[LaCroix|Lacroix]], moved from there. Family is a refuge. Dad started the funeral business from Mister woods. Brother and husband live upstairs. Dad is old now. <br /> <br /> The team went together to the house of grief, Melody is frozen in place, when approached, the team noticed a pair of puncture marks on the side of her neck. Not like the herald, this is more of….. bite…. Two teeth? <br /> <br /> Picture of her and a man. They are shaken hands, this is Mr. Woods. He seems happy and sure. She looked…. Off. <br /> <br /> Someone sneaking inside? The team try to hide from them, the older gentleman is now here. Asks why she’s here. She looks nervous talking to what it can be seen now as Mr. wood? <br /> <br /> Mr. Woods, has the same bleed as melody, STRONGER. So strong. It radiates from him. <br /> <br /> After going to his Mind Palace, Jamie figured out that Melody is under control from Mr. Woods. He must have been the one to miss with the makeup. When Gin left the house of grief, she noticed Mr. Woods watching the team at the top of the building….. <br /> <br /> === Assignment #2 - 06/15/2024 &quot;The Ruby Rapture&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: Red Rash, Fangs <br /> <br /> Characters: Lizzy (Talia), Gideon (Nick), Luliana (Emma), Henry (Geoff), and Gin (Julia) <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Harris/Lawrence, Pensive the Cat, Lorenzo of the Ruby Rapture, the Fanged Creature that Attacked Lizzy <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: Pensive the Fanged Cat <br /> <br /> District/Locations: Red Lamp, South Soffit <br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened: <br /> <br /> * A worker from the Ruby Rapture has been sick an abnormal amount of time, neck still red, violent outbursts <br /> * A doctor came to visit his home while he was sick and performed &quot;blood letting&quot;, his roommate said it was A LOT of blood and the doctor didn't clean up <br /> * The cat lapped up some of the blood and now also showing violent outbursts <br /> * The doctor gave an address and contact to Lawrence's roommate in case he needed more info. He went to the address during the day and found nothing<br /> * Going at night, they found strange symbols and then were attacked by a fanged woman who when shot, survived and ran away. <br /> * Later, the symbols were discovered to mean &quot;Feed&quot; <br /> <br /> === Assignment #3 - 06/21/2024 “The Last Lightkeeper of Seasway&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: Eldritch Horror, City of the Resplendent , Local Legends <br /> <br /> Characters: Tara (Sarah), [[Malory Harper]] (Matt), Cedric (Sam), Alexander (Jon), Mara (Anna) <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: The Lightkeeper's Doll, Gherman the Last Lightkeeper <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: The Lightkeeper's Doll<br /> <br /> District/Locations: Seasway<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> * There is an underwater city in the Glass Sea <br /> * The People of Seasway seemed to be under some kind of hypnosis <br /> * They are desperate to show you 'The Great One'<br /> * The Lighthouse is destroyed and empty on the bottom<br /> * At the top of the Lighthouse, Gherman has destroyed his entrance to the Pharos <br /> * He begs to keep the Doll safe <br /> * On the West side of the Island, the investigators see the remains of the Great One <br /> * The child of the Great one waits to feast<br /> * The investigators take barrels of oil and molotov cocktails to the child of the Great One <br /> * While it feasts on the hypnotized villagers, the investigators fight it until it dies <br /> <br /> === Assignment #4 - 06/22/2024 &quot;Interview with a Deaconess&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: Knight of the Pyre, the Pyre, the Ascendency <br /> <br /> Characters: Alexandria, Gideon, Jamie, Amaranth <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Baxter White, Ariel Kelly, Diego Parris, Lorelei Pennywhistle <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations: The Sidle<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> * A Deaconess is being held by the OUP after her brother Reggie called them when he found her missing <br /> * The Deaconess touched an artifact and ended up gaining telekinesis and the Pyre wanted to kill her for it <br /> * While interviewing her and trying to plan a way to help her escape, a knight of the Pyre appeared to kill her. <br /> <br /> -- We met the knight of the pyre for the first time! '''Diego Parris.''' <br /> <br /> -- Deaconess Lorelei was killed by him tho sad ): <br /> <br /> === Assignment #5 - 06/26/2024 &quot;Something Different About You&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: Developers. <br /> <br /> Characters: Gin Reynolds (Julia), Lulianna Vaerstrom (Emma), [https://quelmarwiki.com/wiki/Malory_Harper Malory “Mal” Harper] (Matt), Tara Lloyd (Sarah), Alexandria Aquino (Aerin), Cedric Margrave (Sam) <br /> <br /> GM: Jon<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Set VII Experiment I <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: None<br /> <br /> District/Locations: The Steel<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened: <br /> <br /> * Investigators entered an abandoned factory and immediately felt off<br /> * A mixture of pain, anguish, joy and malice were felt on the walls<br /> * Bleed was felt from a hallway, and the door opened itself mysteriously<br /> * A scream was heard from within the building, and the team began to look for the source<br /> * They entered the hallway, which had several decomposing bodies of developers<br /> * The end of the hallway had an odd green light, and a man was seen standing there<br /> ** He began approaching the group, rambling somewhat<br /> ** Dr. Aquino approached him, with Lulianna also offering a way to help<br /> ** He responded with &quot;I am Perfection&quot; and snapped the neck of the Doctor<br /> * The rest of the crew unloaded and retreated, then leveling the building on top of the experiment<br /> <br /> === Assignment #6 - 07/06/2024 &quot;Petals of Protection&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: The Cure, Owl Wain, Local Legends <br /> <br /> Characters: Gideon (Nick), [[Malory Harper|Mal]] (Matt), Amaranth (Anna), Luliana (Emma) <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: The Owl Wain <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: Timely [[Iris]] <br /> <br /> District/Locations: Scarlet Woods / Bridleborn<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> * The investigators are sent to retrieve timely iris to assist with making a cure for the fanged disease and red rash <br /> * Scarlet runners are seen traveling this edge of the wood, tell you of a local legend of a [[ghost]] who requires you to be [[silent]] or she'll kill you <br /> * When entering the area, if any sound is made, the investigators are quite immediately met with an attack of owls and among the owls, they see a young girl in a large feathery cloak, commanding the owls <br /> * The young girl approaches when the investigators are brought to the ground but they all manage to get away to the Iris field<br /> * They gather Iris and find a smugglers crate buried inside that contains the body of a young child, they think the same age as the Owl Wain's spirit appears. It is wearing a similar but less feathery cloak <br /> * When leaving, the group attempts to console the Owl Wain. The Wain is distraught when Mara sings her the song and then when she goes to cry, she covers her mouth to keep herself quiet <br /> * The investigators leave as the Wain is distracted and no longer attacking them. <br /> <br /> === Assignment #7 - 07/07/2024 &quot;Assisting the Gumshoe&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: The Ascendancy, The Pyre, Fangs, Dive Herald, Knight of the Pyre <br /> <br /> Characters: Lizzy (Talia), Tara (Sarah), Father Lorrian (Keller), Jamie (Amal), and Gin (Julia) <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:''Jonathan Aarons, '''[[Sister]] Fournier''''' <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: -- <br /> <br /> District/Locations: Shriveline, Briar Green, South Soffit <br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened: <br /> <br /> -- The people from the List are now dying! The team believes someone not on the list are killing them to benefit someone who is on the list.<br /> <br /> -- Jamie Dies! <br /> <br /> -- Candela managed to save the future Divine Herald! <br /> <br /> === Assignment #8 - 07/14/2024 &quot;The Crimson River&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: [https://quelmarwiki.com/wiki/Malory_Harper Mal Harper] (Matt), Amaranth Cyrus (Anna), Tara (Sarah) <br /> <br /> GM: Nick <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #9 - 07/17/2024 &quot;We Can Take Your Pain&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: Developers <br /> <br /> Characters: [[Malory Harper|Mal]] (Matt), Tess Henry (Mercedes), Gideon (Nick), Verity Leòn (Aerin), Amaranth Cyprus (Anna) <br /> <br /> GM: Jon <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Set VII Experiment II <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: None<br /> <br /> District/Locations: Briar Green<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> * The party arrived at the college campus, trying to understand what happened<br /> * Used bleed detectors to find the source of the phenomenon<br /> ** It was determined to be the dormitory building<br /> * The investigators entered and felt cold oppression and it got worse the higher they went<br /> * As investigators spread out through the building, each began to see images of their fears.<br /> * These fears pulled them towards the top floor, or sent them away depending on the person<br /> * Eventually, the group saw the experiment on the third floor, and he feasted on their fear and found it delicious<br /> * He wanted to feast on more than just fear, and turned to advance on the group<br /> ** They immediately opened fire as he tried to get closer, but he managed to get close<br /> * He was wounded severely, retreating through a rift in the Flare<br /> <br /> === Assignment #10 - 07/19/2024 “The New Divine Herald&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: Divine Herald, The Ascendancy, Red Rash, Quarantine, Fangs, [[Vampyre]] <br /> <br /> Characters: Gideon (Nick), Tara (Sarah), Father Lorrian (Keller), Gin (Julia), [[Malory Harper|Mal]] (Matt) <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Divine Herald Siobhan Fournier <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: Vampyre Dust<br /> <br /> District/Locations: The Shriveline, South Soffit <br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened: <br /> <br /> * The new Divine Herald states there will be a quarantine of South Soffit (indefinite), as well as a two-week hold on Hallowharbor, The Steel, and Red Lamp<br /> * Desperate to find the reason behind the Red Rash, the investigators head to ground zero, South Soffit, before the [[midnight]] Quarantine begins <br /> * In Gin's church in South Soffit, a few of those with the long version Red Rash state they got it from a soup kitchen where they saw the Divine Herald when she was just a Cardinal<br /> * They are approached by a pair of doctors looking for those with long-lasting Red Rash to &quot;assist&quot; them <br /> * Gin recognizes them as fanged creatures, like what attacked Lizzy <br /> * They kill the pair, using symbols of the Ascendancy or a Ghostblade to turn them to dust <br /> * They go the hospital the pair represented and find a &quot;Vampyre Nursery&quot; with a Nursery worker there, overseeing 5 newborns preparing to wake and 5 sedated [[humans]], ready to be feasted on when the newborns awake <br /> * The journal from the Vampyre Nursery states that they were going to wake up in 3 days. It takes 5 days fully from bite to awaking. <br /> * The investigators kill the Nursery Worker but not until they learn from him that the Divine Herald is a High Priestess from Lacroix, where she is known as the Countess Fournier <br /> * She brought the Red Rash to [[Newfaire]] to show the vampyres who will be the most susceptible to being turned into a vampyre vs. who will be the food for those new vampyres<br /> <br /> === Assignment #11 - 07/27/2024 &quot;The Owl Wain&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: Local Legends, Owl Wain, The Cloud, The Cure, [[Player]] Catalyst <br /> <br /> Characters: Lizzy (Talia), Verity (Aerin), Gio (Amal), Gin (Julia), and Gideon (Nick) <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Owl Wain <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: Timely Iris <br /> <br /> District/Locations: Scarlet Wood, Bridleborn Mountains <br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> * The investigators returned to put the Owl Wain to rest and also seek out more timely Iris <br /> * They take a side road and find a cloud that is giving off bleed <br /> * The cloud feels like it is watching them and then it creates a dust [[devil]] and slurps up a pair of wild stallions before dispensing the bones and blood in front of them <br /> * Going back to the main road, they find the Owl Wain and use the nursery rhyme song about her to plea to her and Gideon uses a spirit board to have her speak without speaking <br /> * She tells them she has to be quiet because of Pa and she is afraid of the passing Smuggler wagons<br /> * The riders on the wagon tell the investigators of a man who used to have his children travel with him and was unkind to them if they were not quiet and one by one the children went missing before the man retired because no one would work with him <br /> * The investigators find the box with the Owl Wain's body, Gin performing her last rites and her spirit being laid to rest. On the Box they see the name Hildebrand and a location <br /> * Going to the location, they find a cabin and inside, the body of the man, Hildebrand. The evidence shows he was murdered by his eldest daughter's fiance after she told him they couldn't be married because her father was refusing to let her go. <br /> * The investigator's find the Owl Wain's room and her name before she became legend, Mary. <br /> * Her eldest sister, Vanessa, seems to have escaped with her fiance. <br /> * There is a third bed with the name Alyssa on it. The investigators find no evidence to lead them to her demise. <br /> * Heading back, they have adequate amounts of Timely Iris <br /> <br /> === Assignment #12 - 07/30/2024 &quot;The Sunken City&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: City of the Resplendent, Eldritch Horror, Local Legends <br /> <br /> Characters: Gideon (Nick), [[Malory Harper|Mal]] (Matt), Mara (Anna), Tara (Sarah), Alex (Jon) <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: The Resplendent One, Alex's Visitor <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: The Gift of the Resplendent One <br /> <br /> District/Locations: The Glass Sea<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> * The Investigators delved into the sea to find the city lost below <br /> * In the Glass sea, they found what was once an island town now sunken and still inhabited <br /> * The Glimmers are jellyfish like folk who were gifted their undersea bodies by their goddess, the Resplendent One <br /> * The Glimmers share with Alex and Mallory that they found the Resplendent One by digging in a well that brought forth the gift. <br /> * The gift works like oil, but uses much less to burn brightly<br /> * They heard singing at the bottom of the well and went on a [[campaign]] to dig until they could find *her* <br /> * The resplendent one, uncovered, pulled the village of Anchorwash down to be with her in the ocean <br /> * The glimmers take the investigators to see the Resplendent one who they have chained because she threatened to leave them. The investigators can tell she is not truly locked in place though, but playing along with her followers. <br /> * Alex is called to take some of the Resplendent Gift but breaks free of it at the last moment<br /> * Gideon uses the Aetherstone to force the Glimmers back when they try to force Alex, but as it harms the Glimmers, it angers the Resplendent One who frees herself from her bonds to chase the investigators away. <br /> <br /> === Assignment #13 - 08/03/2024 &quot;The Fanged&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #14 - 08/09/2024 &quot;Happily Ever After&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: <br /> <br /> GM: Julia (Guest) <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #15 - 011/2024 &quot;Shadow Protocols&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: Intrigue, The Forge of Renewal, Disavowed <br /> <br /> Characters: Gideon (Nick), Tara (Sarah), Amaranth (Anna) <br /> <br /> GM: Matt <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Lucian Grim, Mockingbird, Magnus Thorne, Felicity Ashcroft, Jackson &quot;The Jackal&quot; MacKey <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: Partial rubbing of an Oldfairen tablet<br /> <br /> District/Locations: The Steel, The Eaves, Hallowharbor, The N.P.S. Aurora<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> * The investigators received unmarked packages that contained a very small cylinder phonograph with a briefing for an assignment.<br /> ** As well as a chest that containing:<br /> *** A device with a tag that notes the device as the Arcane Resonance Emitter (A.R.E.) - disables wards<br /> *** A pair of wire frame glasses identified as Spectral Identified Glasses - identifies individuals<br /> *** Each receives a first [[class]] ticket and an invitation to the gala aboard the [[airship]] Aurora during it's maiden voyage.<br /> *** An envelope of cash for use during the assignment<br /> <br /> * The assignment is to intercept notorious smuggler, Felicity Ashcroft and keep her from selling an ancient Oldfairen relic to wanted war criminal, Lucian Grim. The transaction is set to take place aboard The Aurora. Little is known about Grim due to his military records being completely redacted. The investigators are to conduct the assignment with the utmost secrecy but are instructed to stop the transaction no matter what (short of damaging the airship or harming passangers).<br /> * The investigators procure disguises and false identities from Candela's Junior Quartermaster, Quinnavyr Sinclaire.<br /> * The investigators board the Aurora without incident.<br /> * Mara and Gideon head to the dance floor to survey the room in an attempt to spot Ashcroft. Tara spots her and calls the team's attention to the bar where Ashcroft is being flirted with by several powerful members of Newfairen society.<br /> ** As Gideon and Mara head towards the bar, Tara notices they Ashcroft exchanges looks with a large man, Magnus Thorne, from across the ballroom then makes an excuse and departs to meet with him.<br /> * Tara follows Ashcroft and Thorne and sees them disappear into a stateroom, guard by a formidable man in the corridor, Jackson MacKey.<br /> * Gideon remote views into the room once Tara identifies the room number. He sees:<br /> ** A wooden crate sits in the middle of the living area of the luxury room. It has been opened, but Gideon cannot see inside of it.<br /> ** Ashcroft sits on a couch across from a man, Lucian Grim. A woman, Mockingbird, stands behind Grim - ready to spring into action if needed.<br /> ** Ashecroft demands more money, despite their prior agreement. This angers Grim and he refuses. Ashcroft pulls a gun on Grim in response.<br /> ** Grim approaches her in an attempt to calm her down and agrees they should renegotiate. Once Ashcroft lowers her pistol, Grim grabs her and breaks her neck.<br /> ** He tells Mockingbird to take care of MacKey and be quick about it.<br /> * Tara sees Mockingbird make fast work of MacKey then quickly drag him into the state room and close the door behind her.<br /> * Gideon tells Mara he is going to join Tara.<br /> * Tara devices a plan and performs a song from the stage and wows the attendees of the gala. It is under the ruse that she is singing it to her fiance.<br /> * Gideon and Tara encounter ship's security and act lost in order to remove any suspicion and keep the guards patrolling.<br /> * During Mara's song, Gideon and Tara use the A.R.E. to disable a word on the stateroom door. As they attempt to quietly open the door, Mockingbird hears the knob turning and pulls the door open.<br /> ** Tara draws her pistol and shoots at Mockingbird.<br /> *** Using the shot at Mockingbird, Gideon runs past her to try and get to the crate.<br /> ** Magnus is preparing charges on the wall of the stateroom to create an escape route from the ship.<br /> *** Grim is wearing a parachute and has strapped a light green stone tablet to himself.<br /> * Gideon tries to bend a knife at Grim as Tara fights with Mockingbird. Thorne blows the charges on the wall and blows a hole in the wall to the outside of the ship, causing the exterior envelop of the airship to catch fire.<br /> ** Gideon's knife misses Grim, but it cuts a strap on his parachute and causes the tablet to slide towards the opening in the wall.<br /> ** Gideon dives for the tablet, but as the ship lurches, is thrown through the hole as well.<br /> *** He fails to get the tablet, which falls into the sea below the airship.<br /> **** Given manges to grab a hold of a metal rod to keeping from plummeting to his death.<br /> **** As Grim moves to the opening, Gideon spots a piece of paper hanging out of Grim's jacket pocket.<br /> ***** Gideon tries to grab it but only gets a scrap of the paper, which is later discovered to be a rubbing of the tablet.<br /> * Grim, Thorne and Mockingbird escape by parachute.<br /> * Mara arrives in time to help Tara pull Gideon back into the airship.<br /> * The airship returns to port and the investigators disappear into a crowd of evacuees.<br /> * Later researching with their circle resources, they discover that the paper is a rubbing of the tablet. It speaks of something only named in part as &quot;The Forge&quot;.<br /> ** Gideon spends several days researching The Forge and concludes it must be in relation to The Forge of Renewal. An ancient device capable of rewriting reality as the user of the machine sees fit.<br /> <br /> === Assignment #16 - 08/17/2024 &quot;Missing Persons&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #17 - 08/18/2024 &quot;Engines of Compromise&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: Tess Henry (Mercedes), Cedric (Sam), Gin (Julia), Verity (Aerin), Gio (Amal) <br /> <br /> GM: Matt <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Prof. Alfred Greene, Jacob Wallace, Mockingbird, Magnus Thorne <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: None, but the investigators encountered three pale men in black suits that emitted bleed and possessed some kind of psychic ability that remains unidentified.<br /> <br /> District/Locations: South Soffit - The Monarch Theater, Briar Green - Professor Greene's home, Hallowharbor - Freighter docks<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #18 - 08/20/2024 &quot;We Move in the Dark&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: <br /> <br /> GM: Jon <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:\<br /> <br /> === Assignment #19 - 08/25/2024 &quot;The Healing Church&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened<br /> <br /> === Assignment #20 - 08/27/2024 &quot;Blood-Starved Beasts&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #21 - 09/04/2024 &quot;... vestus ardeat debet&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: <br /> <br /> GM: Matt <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #22 - 09/12/2024 &quot;Where My Brother Rests&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: <br /> <br /> GM: Jon <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #23 - 09/14/2024 &quot;The First Lightkeeper of LaCroix&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> == '''Arc 3 - The Shadow and The Dream''' ==<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #1 - 01/18/25 &quot;Nothing Left but Teeth and Bones...&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook: ''Two weeks ago a gas explosion destroyed a bakery in The Sidle. Recently several residents report sightings of smoldering apparitions resembling loved ones lost in the tragedy. Lightkeeper Harrison Park has summoned you to determine if a phenomenon is behind the sightings and if they are related to the explosion.''<br /> <br /> Content Warnings: '''''This assignment contains themes of death, grief and depictions of gore.'''''<br /> <br /> Characters: Feyre Acheron, Carmen Baxter, Dexter &quot;Dex&quot; Miller, Clarence &quot;Clancy&quot; Fields, and Mocking-bird<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Session Date: 01/18/25<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Harry Park, Clara Sutton, Eleanor Sutton, Nikoli Sorell<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: Nikoli Sorell's journal, Sorell's key ring, Sorell's wallet w/ identification, a magickal exlposive device (rendered useless)<br /> <br /> Assignment Date: December 24, 36 CR<br /> <br /> District/Locations: The Sidle<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened: <br /> <br /> The investigators are called to The Sidle by Lightkeeper Harrison Park to investigate a mysterious explosion that destroyed Merrick’s Hearth bakery two weeks earlier. The team begins their investigation at the ruins of the bakery, where they find scorch marks and shadows of the victims burned into the walls, clear evidence of the tragedy’s intensity. The remains of the bakery are unstable, with debris threatening to collapse at any moment.<br /> <br /> Carmen places a bare hand against the door frame of the bakery and experiences past emotions of horror and malevolence. As the investigators explore the basement of the bakery, both Carmen and Clancy feel someone’s sheer terror and wicked glee through a psychic emanation.<br /> <br /> Ultimately, the timing of the explosion and the appearance of reported sightings of the fury apparitions suggest some kind of connection, and that the explosion was no accident though things seem unclear at first.<br /> <br /> A strange man is spotted across the street from the bakery, taking notes. Mockingbird manages to sneak up on him and discover that his notes are for that very night and time and that he is writing the description of someone - later discovered to be Feyre. The man makes a scene and uses Mocking-bird’s desire to avoid drawing undo attention to herself to leave.<br /> <br /> During a visit to The Sidle Community Center, where residents have gathered to share their grief, the investigators learn from Clara Sutton, a grieving mother, that her daughter Eleanor, who died in the explosion, now appears as a ghostly figure following her wherever she goes. Eleanor’s smoldering form does not enter buildings or harm anyone, but her presence fills Clara with confusion and sorrow, as she believes her ghostly figure is the spirit of her beloved daughter. Eleanor’s flickering figure is spotted outside the window.<br /> <br /> Feyre learns of the death of her brother-in-law, [[Lincoln Renfield-Murray]], from Lincoln’s sister Ellie. He was one of the victims of the explosion.<br /> <br /> Dex leaves the community meeting to speak with Eleanor - joined shortly there after by the rest of the investigators and Clara.<br /> <br /> Clancy and Mocking-bird catch sight of the strange man that Mocking-bird saw taking notes walking past the community center’s park from where he was first seen across from the bakery. When he realizes he has been spotted, he runs. Both Clancy and Mocking-bird make chase and are joined shortly thereafter by Carmen.<br /> <br /> Working together, Feyre and Dex piece together that Eleanor’s spirit is tied to the explosion and the unsettling presence that Carmen felt tied to Eleanor. As the rest of the team tackle Nikoli nearby in the street and wrestle him to the ground. Where Carmen enters his mind to determine who he is and why he was following them. In his mind, she sees glimpses of memories:<br /> <br /> ''Terror on a bearded man’s face when he sees a tall, thin man. The tall man exudes a malevolent energy.''<br /> <br /> ''Bakers, dead on the ground near the ovens of the bakery.''<br /> <br /> ''The tall man, joined by pale men in black suits walking out of the bakery as the tall man snaps his fingers and causes the bakery to explode behind them.''<br /> <br /> As Carmen explored the man’s mind, Mockingbird maintained an iron hold on the man’s neck so Clancy could frisk and search him. They find a notebook showing that he had been following someone referred to as “L.M.” under order from a person known only as “K”. In the journal they see that he was notating:<br /> <br /> ''Lincoln’s day-to-day activities, business meetings, transcripts from recordings of personal conversations in Lincoln’s home with his family and friends and photos of Lincoln.''<br /> <br /> In total, there is nearly three months of data leading up to the explosion. As well as an entry stating that, “...the package is in place.” with a date from the night before the bakery explosion. The evidence points to Lincoln being a target in the explosion, raising suspicions that it was not an accident but an assassination.<br /> <br /> Comparing the photos in the man’s journal to his memories, Carmen shows the photos to Feyre and asks if the photos are of her brother-in-law, Feyre helps Carmen confirm that L.M. in the journal was, in fact, Lincoln.<br /> <br /> Carmen is also able to determine that the man was trying to crush a poison tooth in his mouth but Mocking-bird’s hold hand locked his mouth open so he could not bite down.<br /> <br /> The investigators destroy the remnants of a device that is covered in Oldfairen markings, dispersing the residual bleed energy and freeing Eleanor’s spirit from its tether to the physical world.<br /> <br /> Found in the man’s satchel is also a wallet with documents identifying him as Nikoli Sorell and a small key ring with three keys.<br /> <br /> ''Key #1: A vehicle key of some kind''<br /> <br /> ''Key #2: A deadbolt key''<br /> <br /> ''Key #3: A padlock key''<br /> <br /> Nikoli is rendered unconscious by Mocking-bird and taken to the headquarters of The Circle of Whistles and Whispers to be held in their vault for identification and removal of the poison tooth and questioning.<br /> <br /> After putting Nikoli into containment in the vault, the team investigates an address found on the driver's license found in Nikoli's wallet. It leads to an apartment directly across the street from the book store Verbatim, which is below a pair of apartments where Lincoln had lived with his family.<br /> <br /> When searching the apartment, Feyre, Clancy and Mocking-bird discover a cardboard box containing In the cardboard box, there are a lot of newspaper clippings and three books, “Summer at Silverslip”, “The Day the Veil Was Torn” and “Mud and Bones”. All novels written by Lincoln Renfield-Murray.<br /> <br /> The news clippings were all from local papers about book signings, public readings, his activities as a member Newfaire Arts Council and as a volunteer at the South Soffit Public Library.<br /> <br /> Both the books and news articles had notations in them in Sorell's handwriting; further detailing the lengths he went to in following Lincoln.<br /> <br /> Mocking-bird searched a desk in the apartment that contained unopened rolls of camera film as well as a small camera to go with them. Behind a false panel in the lower right hand drawer are three spools of audio film from a radio device on top of the desk as well as notes in a set of leather notebooks containing transcriptions of conversations recorded with the device on the desk since labels on and in the notebooks appear to correspond to labels on the reels.<br /> <br /> Feyre searched a steamer trunk at the foot of the studio apartment's bed and, after a few minutes of rummaging through a stack of pants and shirts, she noticed a small separation between the bottom the trunk and the inner wall of it - a false bottom to the trunk.<br /> <br /> Beneath this false bottom were a collection of guns, knives, piano wire, what could be several small explosive devices, small bottles labeled as various poisons, thieves tools, several forms of identification under several different names but all with Sorell’s photograph in them (business cards, a periphery badge, OUP identification, an ID for The Noman Army’s Division of Legal Investigation and several passports in different names - each with Nikoli's photograph), large sums of cash in various currencies and several single person, one way tickets aboard the railroad, airship liners and sea going vessels.<br /> <br /> There was also a date book with various appointments, dates and notes all written in Hillian (the language of East Hills). Within the date book Feyre found a business card for a business in The Varnish, Parson’s Paraphernalia - Antiquities • Books • Spiritual Consultant. A phone number was printed on the back of the card along with the business address and the name of the owner and proprietor, Jasper Parson.<br /> <br /> On the card in Sorell’s handwriting was a time and date, 11:30 AM, 11/22/36.<br /> <br /> Lastly, Clancy found a loose floorboard concealing another, leather bound journal. The entire [[The Strange Journal|journal]] was written in a strange language.<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #2 - 01/19/25 &quot;In The Light of the New Year&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook: ''With the new year rapidly approaching, invitations are being sent out for the dozens of First Light parties being hosted around the city. Piers Corden has received several for one of the most famous and most coveted- the one hosted by Metamorph Industries. What a better way to celebrate First Light than go to a famous party?''<br /> <br /> Content Warnings: '''''This assignment contains depictions of alcohol, and violence at a public gathering.'''''<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #3 - &quot;Cornered&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags: Investigation, Memory Manipulation, Monster Hunt, Paranormal Activity, Hidden Threats<br /> <br /> Hook: The Investigators were summoned to Noman Grand Hospital to investigate the murder of Marie Chen, a freshman at Briargreen College, who was slain by her best friend who is temporarily being held under psychiatric observation after he told his doctor of shadows that &quot;crawl into your head and steal your thoughts&quot;.<br /> <br /> Content Warnings: '''''This assignment will contain themes of death, mental illness, grief and depictions of gore.'''''<br /> <br /> Assignment Date: 01/14/37 CR<br /> <br /> Characters: Callum McVeigh, Feyre Acheron, Mocking-bird, Persephone &quot;Percy&quot; Montgomery, Dr. Phyllis &quot;Filly&quot; Bailey<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Arthur &quot;Artie&quot; Lemmon, Dr. Sylvia Harlow, The Hallow, Shard<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: Blood and tissue samples from The Shadow Man, mucus sample from the black sedan<br /> <br /> District/Locations: Silverslip, The Sidle, South Soffit, Eastreek, Nine Irons<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> Upon their arrival at Grand Noman Hospital, the investigators met Dr. Sylvia Harlow, a psychiatrist who had been treating a young man accused of murder named Artie Lemmon. Artie, a 20-year-old former butcher, had been charged with the murder of his best friend, Marie Chen. Artie’s account of the incident was disjointed and fragmented, with several days of his memory completely blank until shortly after Marie’s murder.<br /> <br /> Artie recalled trying to eat a turkey sandwich during his lunch on Friday, but nothing after that. Marie was murdered the following Monday night. He remembers being unable to finish it and comments it tasted bitter to him. He also states that he thinks he might have given it to a local unhoused man known only in The Soffit as Jones.<br /> <br /> Lastly, he drew a picture for the investigators of the monster he was certain he had seen in the butcher shop, crawling into Marie’s head, stealing her thoughts. Referring to the creature only as The Shadow Man.<br /> <br /> The investigators’ search for clues led them to Cunningham’s Butcher Shop where Artie had worked. Mocking-bird bought a sandwich, a bottle of pop and a paper bag of thinly sliced, fried potatoes that Mr. Cunningham referred to as ‘crisps’. Percy scanned for bleed in the butcher shop but only found residual traces of bleed energy. Feyre broke into the shop after Mr. Cunningham had closed up for the night and surveyed the turkey’s in the walk-in cooler. She took an accounting of numbered tags on each turkey and looked through Cunnigham’s ledger.<br /> <br /> After determining everything looked to be in order, Feyre placed some money into the butcher’s safe with a note reading ''‘Invest in some new locks buddy.”''<br /> <br /> The investigators left the Sidle to find Jones in the undercity to see if he was adversely affected by the turkey sandwich Artie might have shared with him. When investigating a park that Artie frequented during his lunches to practice his drawing, Percy noticed a woman watching them from an alley across the street. A man approached her from within the alley and they left in a black sedan.<br /> <br /> Mocking-bird, being a resident of The Soffit, had run into Jones as well as other unhoused individuals in her work trying to get Scarlet off the street. The trio they found were users of the drug, not distributors. After a bit of conversation, it is determined that while the team had thought that perhaps the turkey was tainted, it appeared to be fine because Jones had not experienced anything strange after eating the sandwich.<br /> <br /> The team then made their way to Nine Irons to examine the body of Marie in the city morgue, but also noticed the black sedan from The Sidle. Mocking-bird and Filly decided to head into the morgue while Callum, Feyre and Percy approached the black sedan. Filly distracted the clerk as Mocking-bird snuck into the morgue. Once inside, she found an open cold chamber with a label indicating that it had been where Marie’s body had once been. It was empty. The window of the morgue was broken and indicated that someone or something had escaped through it from the inside.<br /> <br /> As Feyre approached the black sedan, she noticed it was running but it did not sound like a normal automobile. When attempting to unlock the car, it revved its engine and drove down the street from her; even though the vehicle was empty. An attempt to shim the lock of the car open revealed no apparent locking mechanism within the door. When she removed the shim from the door, it was covered in some sort of mucus.<br /> <br /> As she attempted to wipe it clean, the man the investigators had seen in The Sidle called out to her and approached the car. Which turned out to be his. It purred when he stepped up to the trunk and opened up for him. The trunk shifted and revealed a selection of weapons. Percy held the man at gunpoint, but he was unimpressed and removed a large rifle from the trunk.<br /> <br /> As Mocking-bird and Filly joined the investigators outside, the woman from The Sidle joined the man at the car. Filly asked them if they were members of Candela Obscura to which the man replied, “No ma’am. We’re professionals.”<br /> <br /> Then offered to team up with the investigators in tracking down what actually killed Marie.<br /> <br /> Mockingbird and FIlly confirmed that Marie’s body was missing.<br /> <br /> Begrudgingly, the investigators join the two strangers and venture into Eastreek to find whatever had killed Marie and possibly absconded with her body.<br /> <br /> When asked by Callum who the man and woman were, the man replied, “We’re the Nightkeepers.”<br /> <br /> Their plan was simple. The investigators would serve as bait to draw out the creature and the Nightkeepers, known as Shard and The Hollow, would ambush it and kill it.<br /> <br /> Shortly after entering the labyrinthian landfill, a mysterious figure in a mask that introduced themself as the greatest thief in the world made a distraction atop a hill of trash and was almost instantly attacked from the shadows by a creature made of flesh and shadow, seemingly made of both male and female genders. The female part resembling Artie’s description of Marie.<br /> <br /> The masked woman known as, later understood to be known as Lady Phantasma, was subdued by the monster as it dug into her mind.<br /> <br /> The investigators tried to stop the monster from attacking the masked woman, but were overcome with a sudden terror from the sight of the creature slipping its fingers beneath the newcomer's scalp. All but Filly.<br /> <br /> The Doctor attempted to appeal to whatever common ground might dwell within the monster in the hopes that some piece of Marie was still inside there. And while her courageous attempt to persuade the monster seemed to work, it turned out that Filly had just drawn the monster's attention. As it approached her, the Nightkeepers arrived and attacked with a combination of magikal and technological attacks.<br /> <br /> The Hollow was injured in the fight with the monster, but between Callum, Mocking-bird physically assailing the beast while Feyre and Filly tried to keep it from killing The Hollow. Lady Phantasma  managed to find The Hollow’s gun and repeatedly fired at the creature, killing it.<br /> <br /> As the fog of disorientation began to clear from Phantasma’s mind, she shared some information she had learned when her mind was connected to The Shadow Man’s.<br /> <br /> The Shadow Man had been fed upon the memories of Artie, Marie and Phantasma. It had been born of some kind of accident in a strange lab where it merged with a technician that was checking on the body of an unconscious woman in a hospital bed.<br /> <br /> The feeding process always leaves The Shadow Man’s victims disoriented and afraid. In Artie’s disoriented state, he attacked Marie in a misguided attempt to stop The Shadow Man. His wild attacks left Marie dead on the floor of the butcher’s shop where she had found Artie reeling from being attacked by The Shadow Man.<br /> <br /> As the sounds of police sirens filled the air, the investigators gathered their wounded and quickly selected a sample of The Shadow Man’s tissue and blood for study by Candela Obscura. The Hollow reassured them they could smooth things over with the Periphery.<br /> <br /> They also hoped to use the sample to persuade the courts that Artie was unwillingly under the effects of a psychoactive substance that caused him to lose control of himself and kill Marie. His fate currently remains unclear.<br /> <br /> In the aftermath, the team now gone, The Hollow and Shard Examined The Shadow Man’s body.<br /> <br /> The Hollowed looked on as Shard knelt beside the creature, her hand lightly resting on its form, crystalline veins glowing faintly along her arm in the dim light.<br /> <br /> The Hollow kept his voice low, “Anything?”<br /> <br /> Shard replied quietly, almost mournful. “It’s still alive.”<br /> <br /> The Hollow paused, his expression grim as he spoke: “Box it up and let The Boss know we bagged another one.”<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #4 - &quot;Heart of Steel&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook: The investigators are once again sent to Grand Noman Hospital to investigate theft of medical supplies, organic materials, and the energy source of an experimental healing device created by EONS; as well as several cases of patients experiencing a relapse of a serious illness.<br /> <br /> Content Warnings: '''''This assignment will contain body horror and gore.'''''<br /> <br /> Assignment Date: 02/07/37 CR<br /> <br /> Characters: Arin Kwyin, Dexter &quot;Dex&quot; Miller, Katherine Ellenbogen, Feyre Acheron, Byron Hans Core<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #5 - &quot;Good Night, Sleep Tight&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #6 - &quot;The Devil Doctor of South Soffit&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #7 - &quot;Vanishing Act&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #8 - &quot;Faulty Memory&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #9 - &quot;No Rest for the Wicked&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #10 - &quot;Hot off the Press&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #11 - &quot;Behind Closed Doors&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #12 - &quot;The Root of All Evil&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #13 - &quot;The Purple Plague&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #14 - &quot;Now You See Me&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook: Arc 3, Act 1 - Finale<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #15 - &quot;Ohe Sleifo Titrfn geog&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags: Memory Loss, Survival, Supernatural Phenomena, Lost Time<br /> <br /> Hook: The Investigators awaken with no memory of their identities, washed ashore on a strange, dreamlike coastline scattered with the wreckage of a destroyed ship and dozens of unconscious survivors. The world seems caught between day and night, and the only thing they are certain of is that they are not alone—and something unseen may be watching.<br /> <br /> Content Warnings: Themes of memory loss, psychological disorientation, injury, fire/burn trauma, and mild body horror.<br /> <br /> Characters: Clancy Fields, Feyre Acheron, Callum McVeigh, Persephone &quot;Percy&quot; Montgomery, Dex<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Harrison Park, The Embered Man, Lysera<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: Lysera<br /> <br /> District/Locations: The Isle of Forgetting<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> '''1. Setting and Initial Observations'''<br /> * The investigators awoke on a mysterious beach with injuries and no memory of their identities, surrounded by other unconscious individuals.<br /> * They were on a strange island with a dusky gray sky, a thick forest, a large mountain deep within the forest and a shipwreck on fire, with luggage scattered along the shoreline.<br /> * The investigators began exploring the beach and shipwreck, searching for clues and resources, while observing the behavior of other individuals who were wandering into the forest.<br /> <br /> '''2. Recovery of Items and Information'''<br /> <br /> * Feyre searched the wreckage while Callum and Percy searched luggage, recovering items such as passports, tickets, and personal belongings, which helped some regain their identities.<br /> * Feyre found a dossier detailing the disappearance of the Lightkeeper, Piers Corden, and the order from the Council of Lightkeepers for investigators, to travel across the continent of Osugbo to rescue him or, in the event that he was dead, recover his body and determine who had taken him and why.<br /> * Percy discovered a ticket for the SS Everywhere, revealing the ship’s origin and destination.<br /> * Feyre found a set of coordinates on a navigational chart, revealing that they were headed for the coordinates that Lincoln had intended to go to a few days before his death.<br /> <br /> '''3. Encounters with Phenomena and Wraiths'''<br /> <br /> * The Investigators encountered mysterious shadowy figures and wraiths, which were progressively becoming more corporeal and threatening.<br /> * The investigators successfully fought and destroyed several wraiths using weapons like Clancy’s Ghostblade and Callum’s pickaxe haft, with the wraiths releasing memories upon their destruction.<br /> * The team realized that the wraiths were consuming memories and that defeating them restored lost memories.<br /> <br /> '''4. Exploration of the Isle of Forgetting'''<br /> <br /> * Through the discovery of an ancient stele with Vaelonic inscription as well as geometric design at it’s head, Percy identified the island as the legendary Isle of Forgetting, where individuals lose themselves and their memories.<br /> * The group discovered a ruined palace carved into the side of the mountain, with Vaelonic runes and a large chamber containing shadowy figures and a base relief depicting Lysera and Atikos.<br /> * The team debated the significance of Lysera, the queen of the island, and her connection to the phenomena they were facing.<br /> <br /> '''5. Confrontation with Lysera and the Man with Amber Eyes'''<br /> <br /> * Participants confronted Lysera, who they discovered was under the control of the Man with Amber Eyes.<br /> * Ember Eyes command Lysera to “make it quick” at which point, the strongest of the wraiths the team had confronted attacked them - a Shadow Woman.<br /> * Feyre berated Lysera, weakening her connection to the Shadow Woman, while Callum and Clancy attacked and destroyed the Shadow Woman.<br /> * Bored with the confrontation and Candela’s constant interloping, Ember Eyes set Lysera ablaze. She screamed for the team to run.<br /> * Feyre used a magickal artifact to absorb Lysera’s scream and unleashed it upon Ember Eyes and took a scar as a result of its use. Used in concert with Dex’s command of magick, Ember Eyes fled from the palace.<br /> * Dex successfully extinguished the magical fire engulfing Lysera, saving her from destruction, but collapsed from the strain.<br /> <br /> '''6. Escape and Loss of Harry'''<br /> <br /> * The palace began to collapse, forcing participants to flee while carrying unconscious members like Lysera, Dex, and Feyre.<br /> * Percy successfully made the jump across a chasm opening up in the floor, but slipped at the last second. Harry grabbed her and swung her to Callum. Callum caught her, but hurt his shoulder in the process. Harry slid along the floor as it tilted and fell into the chasm.<br /> * Percy and Clancy repelled down to Harry’s location only to discover he was crushed beneath the debris of the collapsing palace. Percy tried to stabilize Harry, but was unable to do so and Harry died as a result of his injuries.<br /> ** Among Harry’s final words were his instructions to get his files to Jacen Beck.<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #16 - &quot;Smoke and Mirrors&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags: Arc 3, Act II premiere<br /> <br /> Hook: Having defeated Ember Eyes and rescued an unconscious Lysera, the investigators must now search the rest of the island for Piers as the mountain at the center of the island erupts into a massive volcano causing the entire island to quake.<br /> <br /> Content Warnings: This assignment contained a hostage situation, gore, and the potential of death. This was a high stakes assignment.<br /> <br /> Characters: Mocking-bird, Gertrude &quot;Trudi&quot; Clyde, Dex, Persephone &quot;Percy&quot; Montgomery, Byron Core<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Jacen Beck, Piers Corden, Ember Eyes, Caleb Zener, Emily Zener<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: None, but Caleb and Emily Zener were rescued along with Piers Corden<br /> <br /> District/Locations: The Isle of Forgetting, The Island Lab<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> '''1. Initial Team Movements'''<br /> * Clancy, Dex, and Percy were the only conscious members of the team from the prior investigation.<br /> * After encountering Jacen Beck setting up a triage response from their ship’s explosion, they left Callum and Feyre with Jacen while Clancy stayed behind to assist with the wounded.<br /> <br /> '''2. Discovery of the Cave and First Team Exploration'''<br /> <br /> * Trudi, Byron, and Mocking-Bird discovered a cave powered by a generator, with a power conduit bolted into the stone wall and running deeper inside.<br /> * They regrouped with Dex and Percy, and the five investigators ventured together into the cave.<br /> <br /> '''3. Encounter with Wraiths'''<br /> <br /> * Using her psychic abilities, Trudi helped the team navigate a series of forks within the tunnel system.<br /> * The team encountered two wraiths guarding the passage and successfully fought and destroyed them.<br /> * During the encounter, Dex spoke to one of the wraiths, who stated it served “The Dream.”<br /> <br /> '''4. Gathering Intelligence and the Hidden Laboratory'''<br /> <br /> * After defeating the wraiths, the investigators split their efforts:<br /> ** Trudi remote-viewed one fork, revealing a man shackled to a cot bolted to the wall.<br /> ** Dex sensed a nearby presence filled with overwhelming anger.<br /> ** Byron, after drinking Witches Brew tea to become invisible, scouted the second fork.<br /> * Byron discovered a hidden laboratory where Ember Eyes supervised scientists transforming the recently dead into wraiths using a magickal serum.<br /> * Piers Corden, visibly battered and cuffed to a chair, was being used to pressure the woman working with the scientists.<br /> <br /> '''5. Rescue of Caleb Zener'''<br /> <br /> * The team prioritized freeing the man seen in the cell.<br /> * Upon reaching him, they battled a flaming gargoyle-like creature.<br /> * Byron wrestled with the creature while Mocking-Bird and Percy worked to break the prisoner’s shackles.<br /> * Trudi used filthy water to douse the flames in the gargoyle’s eyes, splashing Byron in the process.<br /> * The prisoner was revealed to be Caleb Zener, a researcher for Candela Obscura.<br /> * The woman still in the lab was identified as his twin sister, Emily Zener, previously referenced in Lincoln’s journal.<br /> <br /> '''6. The Rescue Plan and the Confrontation'''<br /> <br /> * Percy planned to cut the generator’s power while Mocking-Bird distracted Ember Eyes.<br /> * Dex, Trudi, and Byron prepared to rescue Emily and Piers during the confusion.<br /> * Mocking-Bird successfully lured Ember Eyes away from the lab by calling him out.<br /> * Byron and Dex attempted to ambush Ember Eyes but were overpowered and thrown aside.<br /> <br /> '''7. Mocking-Bird’s Sacrifice'''<br /> <br /> * Ember Eyes offered Mocking-Bird a bargain: surrender herself, and he would spare Trudi’s life.<br /> * Tearfully, Mocking-Bird agreed, on the condition that Dex and Byron would also be allowed to leave safely.<br /> * Byron and Dex disregarded her wishes and attacked Ember Eyes.<br /> * Byron was set on fire during the struggle but managed to break Ember Eyes’ arm, allowing the team to flee.<br /> <br /> '''8. Escape from the Isle of Forgetting'''<br /> <br /> * The volcano erupted into a pyroclastic flow as the team fled the collapsing cave system.<br /> * Following Caleb and Emily’s directions, they reached a hidden boat.<br /> * The investigators escaped the Isle of Forgetting moments before it was consumed by the sea.<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #17 - &quot;Head in the Clouds&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #18 - &quot;Liber Aeternum&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook: Arc 3, Act 2 - Premiere<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #19 - &quot;So Long, and Thanks for all the Fish!&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #20 - &quot;A Door of Bones&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #21 - &quot;This Concludes Our Broadcast Day&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #22 - &quot;The Devil's Minion&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #23 - &quot;Beneath the Surface&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #24 - &quot;As Above, So Below&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #25 - &quot;To Be Announced&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #26 - &quot;Skibbers and Scrabbles&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #27 - &quot;For if Dreams Die...&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #28 - &quot;Once Upon a Dream&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook: Arc 3, Act 2 - Finale pt. 1<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #29 - &quot;Perchance to Dream&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook: Arc 3, Act 2 - Finale pt. 2<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #30 - &quot;What Dreams May Come&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook: Arc 3, Act 3 - Premiere pt. 1<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #31 - &quot;A New Dawn, A New Day&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #32 - &quot;Deus Ex Oculo&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #33 - &quot;Not a Dream, but a Nightmare&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #34 - &quot;Resonance&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #35 - &quot;East Hills&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #36 - &quot;To Be Announced&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #37 - &quot;To Be Announced&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #38 - &quot;To Be Announced&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #39 - &quot;To Be Announced&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #40 - &quot;To Be Announced&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #41 - &quot;To Be Announced&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook: Arc 3 - Finale pt.1<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM:<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #42 - &quot;To Be Announced&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook: Arc 3 - Finale pt.2<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM:<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> [[Category:Qandela Obscura]]<br /> [[Category:CR]]</div>

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<p>OGFlaya: /* Assignment #15 - &quot;Ohe Sleifo Titrfn geog&quot; */</p> <hr /> <div>{{Worldbuilders}}<br /> == The Story So Far ==<br /> Below, feel free to add personal accounts of assignments.<br /> <br /> == Arc One - The Illusionist and the Alchemist ==<br /> <br /> === Assignment #1 - 12/02/23 &quot;The Devil's Well.&quot; ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: <br /> <br /> GM:<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #2 - 12/16 &quot;The Light Eater of Bridleborn&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: Piers, [[Lincoln Renfield-Murray]], Nesta [[Acheron]], [[Elizabeth]] [[Nightshade]] <br /> <br /> GM: @jaelthejust (Mercedes)<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #3 - 12/21 - &quot;The Gift of the Magi&quot; ===<br /> <br /> === Assignment #4 - 12/31 - &quot;The Night Plays On&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: #NewYearParty<br /> <br /> Characters: [[Steve]], Lincoln Renfield-Murray, [[Orla Martinez]], Warren <br /> <br /> GM: @jaelthejust (Mercedes)<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #5 - 1/13/2024 - &quot;Extra Credit&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags:<br /> <br /> Characters: Piers Corden, Lincoln Renfield-Murray, Lula V, [[Steve Corden]] <br /> <br /> GM: @jontheteach (JonTheTeach)<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment # 6- 1/20- “The Hand That Feeds” ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: Piers, Weasel, [[James]], Tess, Laurence Awrkright <br /> <br /> GM: @OGFlaya (Matt)<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Anthony Romano, Michael Romano, Maggy Ferguson, [[Martin]] Ferguson <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: [[Human]]/phenomenon hybrid<br /> <br /> District/Locations: South Soffit, Nine Irons, The Sidle<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened: Notorious mob enforcer and racketeer, Tommy Romano, was murdered by Martin Ferguson. A member of a family of mob enforcers possessing unique abilities due to being to having phenomenon intermingling in their blood line long ago in their ancestry. The youngest of the Ferguson's, Maggy had fallen in love with Tommy's nephew and the scion of the Romano crime family, Michael. The investigators diligently found, through an examination of Tommy's body in the city morgue that he was murdered, that he had been murdered rather than the purported suicide that that the Periphery was trying to say his death was. During a climactic confrontation with Martin and a flock of eldritch birds under his command, the investigators helped Maggy and Michael flee the city and place Martin into Grayslate Sanatorium for safe keeping and protection from the Romano family. The rest of the Ferguson clan watched as their son was taken into custody but did not end their relationship with Romano. <br /> <br /> === Assignment #7 - 1/27 - &quot;Fairest of Them All&quot; ===<br /> <br /> === Assignment #8 - 2/9 - &quot;The Ancient Tomb of His Bride&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags:<br /> <br /> Characters: Piers Corden, Steve Corden, [[Thomas]] MacCallum, Madge <br /> <br /> GM: @jaelthejust (Mercedes)<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Jean Hawkeye <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: <br /> <br /> # Mr. Malcolms Alchemical Reference Guide (+1 Focus on rolls that have to do with alchemy or magick)<br /> # Morphine Vial (Soak 1 Body, 1 use)<br /> # Phosphenes' Lights (Handheld illuminators that produce a glow only the holder can see)<br /> # Smelling Salts (Soak 1 Brain, 1 use)<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #9 - 2/17 - &quot;A Prince’s Gifts&quot; ===<br /> <br /> === Assignment #10 - 2/24 - &quot;A Needlepoint to Hear Me Through&quot; ===<br /> <br /> === Assignment # 11 - 2/25 - “The Illusionist” ===<br /> <br /> === Assignment #12 - 3/2 - &quot;Auction Victors&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: #Auction<br /> <br /> Characters: Steve Corden, Lizzy Nightshade, Weasel, Silas Heartwood, [[Laura Grant]] <br /> <br /> GM: @jaelthejust (Mercedes)<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #13 - 3/9 - &quot;The Ring to Stand Strong and True&quot; ===<br /> <br /> === Assignment #14 - 3/15 - &quot;Lost and Found&quot; ===<br /> <br /> === Assignment #15 - 3/23 - &quot;The Allure of Perpetual Beauty&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> Characters: Steve Corden, Silas Heartwood, Tess Henry, Warren Baxter, [[Laura]] Grant <br /> <br /> GM: @wardenwinter (Talia)<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #16 - 3/27 - &quot;Under the Truth&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: Piers Corden, Steve Corden, Silas Heartwood, Tess Henry, Lincoln Renfield-Murray, Nesta Acheron, <br /> <br /> GM: @jontheteach (JonTheTeach)<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #17 - 4/6 - &quot;The Kingdom in the Steel&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: Steve Corden, Silas Heartwood, Lizzy Nightshade, Madge, Laura Grant <br /> <br /> GM: @jaelthejust (Mercedes)<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #18 - 4/13 - &quot;The Gem to Persuade the Unwilling&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> Characters: Steve Corden, Piers Corden, Lincoln Renfield-Murray, Nesta Achron, Montana Jack <br /> <br /> GM: @jaelthejust (Mercedes)<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: THE TWINS, Gio <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: The Gem<br /> <br /> District/Locations: The Steel, EONs Headquarter<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened: Steve gets kidnapped opps.<br /> <br /> === Assignment #19 - 4/27 - &quot;The Prince’s Final Curtain&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> Characters: Steve Corden, Piers Corden, James, Lincoln Renfield-Murray, &quot;Fives&quot;, Warren Baxter, <br /> <br /> GM: @jaelthejust (Mercedes)<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Nathaniel <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations: <br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #20 - 4/27 - &quot;The Alchemist’s Final Call&quot; ===<br /> <br /> === Assignment #21 - 5/28 - &quot;In the Arms of the Evolved&quot; ===<br /> <br /> === Assignment #22 - 6/18 - &quot;Grant Me One Request [Player Catalyst Finale]&quot; ===<br /> <br /> === Assignment #23 - 6/29 - &quot;Long Lost Blood [Player Catalyst Finale]&quot; ===<br /> <br /> <br /> == Arc Two - The Herald and the Fang ==<br /> <br /> === Assignment #1 - 06/15/2024 &quot;Toll the Dead&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: Divine Herald, Ascendency <br /> <br /> Characters: James by Margarita, Gin Reynolds by Julia, [[Jamie Hayes]] by Amal, <br /> <br /> GM:<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Imelda [[Frances]], Victor Jenkins the DEAD Divine Herald, Mr. Woods <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: List of next Divine Herald<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> 6 months after what happened in the theater has passed, newspapers has talked about : <br /> <br /> # A deadly sickness, the dead rash, with symptoms of oozing red rashes on limps, cough, and fever. It effected 30% of population. Some people just… don’t get it. <br /> # ''Recent death of the Divine Herald.'' <br /> <br /> Candela was called by Ascendancy when Cardinal Reynolds, and Cardinal Zeroth died after ineracting with the Divine Herald corpse. Candela investigators went to shiverline to talk to holy [[mother]] <br /> <br /> //—//<br /> <br /> investigators found: <br /> <br /> # Bleed on body and the face itself. Not coming from the mask. <br /> # Mask will let the [[soul]] out. Mask is fixed to face, will be hard to take off. <br /> # MAKEUP ON HERALD.  A specific woman does this. '''Leslie Daulphin'''. <br /> # THERE IS. AT THE BASE OF THE HERALD NECK. An incision mark. NO BLOOD? connected to the artery. The blood is poisoned, they knew its gonna be removed. <br /> <br /> /—/ Baxter the head of OUP came by and stopped Candela's investigation<br /> <br /> //—//<br /> <br /> The team found this list for '''interviews. THIS IS FOR NEW HERALD DIVINE.''' <br /> <br /> '''Aarons, Sawyer (Cardinal in the Eves districts), Howard, Levins,'''<br /> <br /> '''Fournier(not familiar to GIN? Who is this? Not usual surname for new-faire)'''<br /> <br /> They also found a necklace that has a bleed, this necklace is used by the hauled and high ranking church members. The team didn't touch or take the necklace.<br /> <br /> /-/<br /> <br /> The team headed to Melody Wildes house in the sidle. WILDES Melody is new to the area, moved from the west. [[LaCroix|Lacroix]], moved from there. Family is a refuge. Dad started the funeral business from Mister woods. Brother and husband live upstairs. Dad is old now. <br /> <br /> The team went together to the house of grief, Melody is frozen in place, when approached, the team noticed a pair of puncture marks on the side of her neck. Not like the herald, this is more of….. bite…. Two teeth? <br /> <br /> Picture of her and a man. They are shaken hands, this is Mr. Woods. He seems happy and sure. She looked…. Off. <br /> <br /> Someone sneaking inside? The team try to hide from them, the older gentleman is now here. Asks why she’s here. She looks nervous talking to what it can be seen now as Mr. wood? <br /> <br /> Mr. Woods, has the same bleed as melody, STRONGER. So strong. It radiates from him. <br /> <br /> After going to his Mind Palace, Jamie figured out that Melody is under control from Mr. Woods. He must have been the one to miss with the makeup. When Gin left the house of grief, she noticed Mr. Woods watching the team at the top of the building….. <br /> <br /> === Assignment #2 - 06/15/2024 &quot;The Ruby Rapture&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: Red Rash, Fangs <br /> <br /> Characters: Lizzy (Talia), Gideon (Nick), Luliana (Emma), Henry (Geoff), and Gin (Julia) <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Harris/Lawrence, Pensive the Cat, Lorenzo of the Ruby Rapture, the Fanged Creature that Attacked Lizzy <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: Pensive the Fanged Cat <br /> <br /> District/Locations: Red Lamp, South Soffit <br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened: <br /> <br /> * A worker from the Ruby Rapture has been sick an abnormal amount of time, neck still red, violent outbursts <br /> * A doctor came to visit his home while he was sick and performed &quot;blood letting&quot;, his roommate said it was A LOT of blood and the doctor didn't clean up <br /> * The cat lapped up some of the blood and now also showing violent outbursts <br /> * The doctor gave an address and contact to Lawrence's roommate in case he needed more info. He went to the address during the day and found nothing<br /> * Going at night, they found strange symbols and then were attacked by a fanged woman who when shot, survived and ran away. <br /> * Later, the symbols were discovered to mean &quot;Feed&quot; <br /> <br /> === Assignment #3 - 06/21/2024 “The Last Lightkeeper of Seasway&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: Eldritch Horror, City of the Resplendent , Local Legends <br /> <br /> Characters: Tara (Sarah), [[Malory Harper]] (Matt), Cedric (Sam), Alexander (Jon), Mara (Anna) <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: The Lightkeeper's Doll, Gherman the Last Lightkeeper <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: The Lightkeeper's Doll<br /> <br /> District/Locations: Seasway<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> * There is an underwater city in the Glass Sea <br /> * The People of Seasway seemed to be under some kind of hypnosis <br /> * They are desperate to show you 'The Great One'<br /> * The Lighthouse is destroyed and empty on the bottom<br /> * At the top of the Lighthouse, Gherman has destroyed his entrance to the Pharos <br /> * He begs to keep the Doll safe <br /> * On the West side of the Island, the investigators see the remains of the Great One <br /> * The child of the Great one waits to feast<br /> * The investigators take barrels of oil and molotov cocktails to the child of the Great One <br /> * While it feasts on the hypnotized villagers, the investigators fight it until it dies <br /> <br /> === Assignment #4 - 06/22/2024 &quot;Interview with a Deaconess&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: Knight of the Pyre, the Pyre, the Ascendency <br /> <br /> Characters: Alexandria, Gideon, Jamie, Amaranth <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Baxter White, Ariel Kelly, Diego Parris, Lorelei Pennywhistle <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations: The Sidle<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> * A Deaconess is being held by the OUP after her brother Reggie called them when he found her missing <br /> * The Deaconess touched an artifact and ended up gaining telekinesis and the Pyre wanted to kill her for it <br /> * While interviewing her and trying to plan a way to help her escape, a knight of the Pyre appeared to kill her. <br /> <br /> -- We met the knight of the pyre for the first time! '''Diego Parris.''' <br /> <br /> -- Deaconess Lorelei was killed by him tho sad ): <br /> <br /> === Assignment #5 - 06/26/2024 &quot;Something Different About You&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: Developers. <br /> <br /> Characters: Gin Reynolds (Julia), Lulianna Vaerstrom (Emma), [https://quelmarwiki.com/wiki/Malory_Harper Malory “Mal” Harper] (Matt), Tara Lloyd (Sarah), Alexandria Aquino (Aerin), Cedric Margrave (Sam) <br /> <br /> GM: Jon<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Set VII Experiment I <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: None<br /> <br /> District/Locations: The Steel<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened: <br /> <br /> * Investigators entered an abandoned factory and immediately felt off<br /> * A mixture of pain, anguish, joy and malice were felt on the walls<br /> * Bleed was felt from a hallway, and the door opened itself mysteriously<br /> * A scream was heard from within the building, and the team began to look for the source<br /> * They entered the hallway, which had several decomposing bodies of developers<br /> * The end of the hallway had an odd green light, and a man was seen standing there<br /> ** He began approaching the group, rambling somewhat<br /> ** Dr. Aquino approached him, with Lulianna also offering a way to help<br /> ** He responded with &quot;I am Perfection&quot; and snapped the neck of the Doctor<br /> * The rest of the crew unloaded and retreated, then leveling the building on top of the experiment<br /> <br /> === Assignment #6 - 07/06/2024 &quot;Petals of Protection&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: The Cure, Owl Wain, Local Legends <br /> <br /> Characters: Gideon (Nick), [[Malory Harper|Mal]] (Matt), Amaranth (Anna), Luliana (Emma) <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: The Owl Wain <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: Timely [[Iris]] <br /> <br /> District/Locations: Scarlet Woods / Bridleborn<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> * The investigators are sent to retrieve timely iris to assist with making a cure for the fanged disease and red rash <br /> * Scarlet runners are seen traveling this edge of the wood, tell you of a local legend of a [[ghost]] who requires you to be [[silent]] or she'll kill you <br /> * When entering the area, if any sound is made, the investigators are quite immediately met with an attack of owls and among the owls, they see a young girl in a large feathery cloak, commanding the owls <br /> * The young girl approaches when the investigators are brought to the ground but they all manage to get away to the Iris field<br /> * They gather Iris and find a smugglers crate buried inside that contains the body of a young child, they think the same age as the Owl Wain's spirit appears. It is wearing a similar but less feathery cloak <br /> * When leaving, the group attempts to console the Owl Wain. The Wain is distraught when Mara sings her the song and then when she goes to cry, she covers her mouth to keep herself quiet <br /> * The investigators leave as the Wain is distracted and no longer attacking them. <br /> <br /> === Assignment #7 - 07/07/2024 &quot;Assisting the Gumshoe&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: The Ascendancy, The Pyre, Fangs, Dive Herald, Knight of the Pyre <br /> <br /> Characters: Lizzy (Talia), Tara (Sarah), Father Lorrian (Keller), Jamie (Amal), and Gin (Julia) <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:''Jonathan Aarons, '''[[Sister]] Fournier''''' <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: -- <br /> <br /> District/Locations: Shriveline, Briar Green, South Soffit <br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened: <br /> <br /> -- The people from the List are now dying! The team believes someone not on the list are killing them to benefit someone who is on the list.<br /> <br /> -- Jamie Dies! <br /> <br /> -- Candela managed to save the future Divine Herald! <br /> <br /> === Assignment #8 - 07/14/2024 &quot;The Crimson River&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: [https://quelmarwiki.com/wiki/Malory_Harper Mal Harper] (Matt), Amaranth Cyrus (Anna), Tara (Sarah) <br /> <br /> GM: Nick <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #9 - 07/17/2024 &quot;We Can Take Your Pain&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: Developers <br /> <br /> Characters: [[Malory Harper|Mal]] (Matt), Tess Henry (Mercedes), Gideon (Nick), Verity Leòn (Aerin), Amaranth Cyprus (Anna) <br /> <br /> GM: Jon <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Set VII Experiment II <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: None<br /> <br /> District/Locations: Briar Green<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> * The party arrived at the college campus, trying to understand what happened<br /> * Used bleed detectors to find the source of the phenomenon<br /> ** It was determined to be the dormitory building<br /> * The investigators entered and felt cold oppression and it got worse the higher they went<br /> * As investigators spread out through the building, each began to see images of their fears.<br /> * These fears pulled them towards the top floor, or sent them away depending on the person<br /> * Eventually, the group saw the experiment on the third floor, and he feasted on their fear and found it delicious<br /> * He wanted to feast on more than just fear, and turned to advance on the group<br /> ** They immediately opened fire as he tried to get closer, but he managed to get close<br /> * He was wounded severely, retreating through a rift in the Flare<br /> <br /> === Assignment #10 - 07/19/2024 “The New Divine Herald&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: Divine Herald, The Ascendancy, Red Rash, Quarantine, Fangs, [[Vampyre]] <br /> <br /> Characters: Gideon (Nick), Tara (Sarah), Father Lorrian (Keller), Gin (Julia), [[Malory Harper|Mal]] (Matt) <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Divine Herald Siobhan Fournier <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: Vampyre Dust<br /> <br /> District/Locations: The Shriveline, South Soffit <br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened: <br /> <br /> * The new Divine Herald states there will be a quarantine of South Soffit (indefinite), as well as a two-week hold on Hallowharbor, The Steel, and Red Lamp<br /> * Desperate to find the reason behind the Red Rash, the investigators head to ground zero, South Soffit, before the [[midnight]] Quarantine begins <br /> * In Gin's church in South Soffit, a few of those with the long version Red Rash state they got it from a soup kitchen where they saw the Divine Herald when she was just a Cardinal<br /> * They are approached by a pair of doctors looking for those with long-lasting Red Rash to &quot;assist&quot; them <br /> * Gin recognizes them as fanged creatures, like what attacked Lizzy <br /> * They kill the pair, using symbols of the Ascendancy or a Ghostblade to turn them to dust <br /> * They go the hospital the pair represented and find a &quot;Vampyre Nursery&quot; with a Nursery worker there, overseeing 5 newborns preparing to wake and 5 sedated [[humans]], ready to be feasted on when the newborns awake <br /> * The journal from the Vampyre Nursery states that they were going to wake up in 3 days. It takes 5 days fully from bite to awaking. <br /> * The investigators kill the Nursery Worker but not until they learn from him that the Divine Herald is a High Priestess from Lacroix, where she is known as the Countess Fournier <br /> * She brought the Red Rash to [[Newfaire]] to show the vampyres who will be the most susceptible to being turned into a vampyre vs. who will be the food for those new vampyres<br /> <br /> === Assignment #11 - 07/27/2024 &quot;The Owl Wain&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: Local Legends, Owl Wain, The Cloud, The Cure, [[Player]] Catalyst <br /> <br /> Characters: Lizzy (Talia), Verity (Aerin), Gio (Amal), Gin (Julia), and Gideon (Nick) <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Owl Wain <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: Timely Iris <br /> <br /> District/Locations: Scarlet Wood, Bridleborn Mountains <br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> * The investigators returned to put the Owl Wain to rest and also seek out more timely Iris <br /> * They take a side road and find a cloud that is giving off bleed <br /> * The cloud feels like it is watching them and then it creates a dust [[devil]] and slurps up a pair of wild stallions before dispensing the bones and blood in front of them <br /> * Going back to the main road, they find the Owl Wain and use the nursery rhyme song about her to plea to her and Gideon uses a spirit board to have her speak without speaking <br /> * She tells them she has to be quiet because of Pa and she is afraid of the passing Smuggler wagons<br /> * The riders on the wagon tell the investigators of a man who used to have his children travel with him and was unkind to them if they were not quiet and one by one the children went missing before the man retired because no one would work with him <br /> * The investigators find the box with the Owl Wain's body, Gin performing her last rites and her spirit being laid to rest. On the Box they see the name Hildebrand and a location <br /> * Going to the location, they find a cabin and inside, the body of the man, Hildebrand. The evidence shows he was murdered by his eldest daughter's fiance after she told him they couldn't be married because her father was refusing to let her go. <br /> * The investigator's find the Owl Wain's room and her name before she became legend, Mary. <br /> * Her eldest sister, Vanessa, seems to have escaped with her fiance. <br /> * There is a third bed with the name Alyssa on it. The investigators find no evidence to lead them to her demise. <br /> * Heading back, they have adequate amounts of Timely Iris <br /> <br /> === Assignment #12 - 07/30/2024 &quot;The Sunken City&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: City of the Resplendent, Eldritch Horror, Local Legends <br /> <br /> Characters: Gideon (Nick), [[Malory Harper|Mal]] (Matt), Mara (Anna), Tara (Sarah), Alex (Jon) <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: The Resplendent One, Alex's Visitor <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: The Gift of the Resplendent One <br /> <br /> District/Locations: The Glass Sea<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> * The Investigators delved into the sea to find the city lost below <br /> * In the Glass sea, they found what was once an island town now sunken and still inhabited <br /> * The Glimmers are jellyfish like folk who were gifted their undersea bodies by their goddess, the Resplendent One <br /> * The Glimmers share with Alex and Mallory that they found the Resplendent One by digging in a well that brought forth the gift. <br /> * The gift works like oil, but uses much less to burn brightly<br /> * They heard singing at the bottom of the well and went on a [[campaign]] to dig until they could find *her* <br /> * The resplendent one, uncovered, pulled the village of Anchorwash down to be with her in the ocean <br /> * The glimmers take the investigators to see the Resplendent one who they have chained because she threatened to leave them. The investigators can tell she is not truly locked in place though, but playing along with her followers. <br /> * Alex is called to take some of the Resplendent Gift but breaks free of it at the last moment<br /> * Gideon uses the Aetherstone to force the Glimmers back when they try to force Alex, but as it harms the Glimmers, it angers the Resplendent One who frees herself from her bonds to chase the investigators away. <br /> <br /> === Assignment #13 - 08/03/2024 &quot;The Fanged&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #14 - 08/09/2024 &quot;Happily Ever After&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: <br /> <br /> GM: Julia (Guest) <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #15 - 011/2024 &quot;Shadow Protocols&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: Intrigue, The Forge of Renewal, Disavowed <br /> <br /> Characters: Gideon (Nick), Tara (Sarah), Amaranth (Anna) <br /> <br /> GM: Matt <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Lucian Grim, Mockingbird, Magnus Thorne, Felicity Ashcroft, Jackson &quot;The Jackal&quot; MacKey <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: Partial rubbing of an Oldfairen tablet<br /> <br /> District/Locations: The Steel, The Eaves, Hallowharbor, The N.P.S. Aurora<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> * The investigators received unmarked packages that contained a very small cylinder phonograph with a briefing for an assignment.<br /> ** As well as a chest that containing:<br /> *** A device with a tag that notes the device as the Arcane Resonance Emitter (A.R.E.) - disables wards<br /> *** A pair of wire frame glasses identified as Spectral Identified Glasses - identifies individuals<br /> *** Each receives a first [[class]] ticket and an invitation to the gala aboard the [[airship]] Aurora during it's maiden voyage.<br /> *** An envelope of cash for use during the assignment<br /> <br /> * The assignment is to intercept notorious smuggler, Felicity Ashcroft and keep her from selling an ancient Oldfairen relic to wanted war criminal, Lucian Grim. The transaction is set to take place aboard The Aurora. Little is known about Grim due to his military records being completely redacted. The investigators are to conduct the assignment with the utmost secrecy but are instructed to stop the transaction no matter what (short of damaging the airship or harming passangers).<br /> * The investigators procure disguises and false identities from Candela's Junior Quartermaster, Quinnavyr Sinclaire.<br /> * The investigators board the Aurora without incident.<br /> * Mara and Gideon head to the dance floor to survey the room in an attempt to spot Ashcroft. Tara spots her and calls the team's attention to the bar where Ashcroft is being flirted with by several powerful members of Newfairen society.<br /> ** As Gideon and Mara head towards the bar, Tara notices they Ashcroft exchanges looks with a large man, Magnus Thorne, from across the ballroom then makes an excuse and departs to meet with him.<br /> * Tara follows Ashcroft and Thorne and sees them disappear into a stateroom, guard by a formidable man in the corridor, Jackson MacKey.<br /> * Gideon remote views into the room once Tara identifies the room number. He sees:<br /> ** A wooden crate sits in the middle of the living area of the luxury room. It has been opened, but Gideon cannot see inside of it.<br /> ** Ashcroft sits on a couch across from a man, Lucian Grim. A woman, Mockingbird, stands behind Grim - ready to spring into action if needed.<br /> ** Ashecroft demands more money, despite their prior agreement. This angers Grim and he refuses. Ashcroft pulls a gun on Grim in response.<br /> ** Grim approaches her in an attempt to calm her down and agrees they should renegotiate. Once Ashcroft lowers her pistol, Grim grabs her and breaks her neck.<br /> ** He tells Mockingbird to take care of MacKey and be quick about it.<br /> * Tara sees Mockingbird make fast work of MacKey then quickly drag him into the state room and close the door behind her.<br /> * Gideon tells Mara he is going to join Tara.<br /> * Tara devices a plan and performs a song from the stage and wows the attendees of the gala. It is under the ruse that she is singing it to her fiance.<br /> * Gideon and Tara encounter ship's security and act lost in order to remove any suspicion and keep the guards patrolling.<br /> * During Mara's song, Gideon and Tara use the A.R.E. to disable a word on the stateroom door. As they attempt to quietly open the door, Mockingbird hears the knob turning and pulls the door open.<br /> ** Tara draws her pistol and shoots at Mockingbird.<br /> *** Using the shot at Mockingbird, Gideon runs past her to try and get to the crate.<br /> ** Magnus is preparing charges on the wall of the stateroom to create an escape route from the ship.<br /> *** Grim is wearing a parachute and has strapped a light green stone tablet to himself.<br /> * Gideon tries to bend a knife at Grim as Tara fights with Mockingbird. Thorne blows the charges on the wall and blows a hole in the wall to the outside of the ship, causing the exterior envelop of the airship to catch fire.<br /> ** Gideon's knife misses Grim, but it cuts a strap on his parachute and causes the tablet to slide towards the opening in the wall.<br /> ** Gideon dives for the tablet, but as the ship lurches, is thrown through the hole as well.<br /> *** He fails to get the tablet, which falls into the sea below the airship.<br /> **** Given manges to grab a hold of a metal rod to keeping from plummeting to his death.<br /> **** As Grim moves to the opening, Gideon spots a piece of paper hanging out of Grim's jacket pocket.<br /> ***** Gideon tries to grab it but only gets a scrap of the paper, which is later discovered to be a rubbing of the tablet.<br /> * Grim, Thorne and Mockingbird escape by parachute.<br /> * Mara arrives in time to help Tara pull Gideon back into the airship.<br /> * The airship returns to port and the investigators disappear into a crowd of evacuees.<br /> * Later researching with their circle resources, they discover that the paper is a rubbing of the tablet. It speaks of something only named in part as &quot;The Forge&quot;.<br /> ** Gideon spends several days researching The Forge and concludes it must be in relation to The Forge of Renewal. An ancient device capable of rewriting reality as the user of the machine sees fit.<br /> <br /> === Assignment #16 - 08/17/2024 &quot;Missing Persons&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #17 - 08/18/2024 &quot;Engines of Compromise&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: Tess Henry (Mercedes), Cedric (Sam), Gin (Julia), Verity (Aerin), Gio (Amal) <br /> <br /> GM: Matt <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Prof. Alfred Greene, Jacob Wallace, Mockingbird, Magnus Thorne <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: None, but the investigators encountered three pale men in black suits that emitted bleed and possessed some kind of psychic ability that remains unidentified.<br /> <br /> District/Locations: South Soffit - The Monarch Theater, Briar Green - Professor Greene's home, Hallowharbor - Freighter docks<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #18 - 08/20/2024 &quot;We Move in the Dark&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: <br /> <br /> GM: Jon <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:\<br /> <br /> === Assignment #19 - 08/25/2024 &quot;The Healing Church&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened<br /> <br /> === Assignment #20 - 08/27/2024 &quot;Blood-Starved Beasts&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #21 - 09/04/2024 &quot;... vestus ardeat debet&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: <br /> <br /> GM: Matt <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #22 - 09/12/2024 &quot;Where My Brother Rests&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: <br /> <br /> GM: Jon <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === Assignment #23 - 09/14/2024 &quot;The First Lightkeeper of LaCroix&quot; ===<br /> Session Tags: <br /> <br /> Characters: <br /> <br /> GM: Mercedes <br /> <br /> Important NPCs: <br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> == '''Arc 3 - The Shadow and The Dream''' ==<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #1 - 01/18/25 &quot;Nothing Left but Teeth and Bones...&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook: ''Two weeks ago a gas explosion destroyed a bakery in The Sidle. Recently several residents report sightings of smoldering apparitions resembling loved ones lost in the tragedy. Lightkeeper Harrison Park has summoned you to determine if a phenomenon is behind the sightings and if they are related to the explosion.''<br /> <br /> Content Warnings: '''''This assignment contains themes of death, grief and depictions of gore.'''''<br /> <br /> Characters: Feyre Acheron, Carmen Baxter, Dexter &quot;Dex&quot; Miller, Clarence &quot;Clancy&quot; Fields, and Mocking-bird<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Session Date: 01/18/25<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Harry Park, Clara Sutton, Eleanor Sutton, Nikoli Sorell<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: Nikoli Sorell's journal, Sorell's key ring, Sorell's wallet w/ identification, a magickal exlposive device (rendered useless)<br /> <br /> Assignment Date: December 24, 36 CR<br /> <br /> District/Locations: The Sidle<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened: <br /> <br /> The investigators are called to The Sidle by Lightkeeper Harrison Park to investigate a mysterious explosion that destroyed Merrick’s Hearth bakery two weeks earlier. The team begins their investigation at the ruins of the bakery, where they find scorch marks and shadows of the victims burned into the walls, clear evidence of the tragedy’s intensity. The remains of the bakery are unstable, with debris threatening to collapse at any moment.<br /> <br /> Carmen places a bare hand against the door frame of the bakery and experiences past emotions of horror and malevolence. As the investigators explore the basement of the bakery, both Carmen and Clancy feel someone’s sheer terror and wicked glee through a psychic emanation.<br /> <br /> Ultimately, the timing of the explosion and the appearance of reported sightings of the fury apparitions suggest some kind of connection, and that the explosion was no accident though things seem unclear at first.<br /> <br /> A strange man is spotted across the street from the bakery, taking notes. Mockingbird manages to sneak up on him and discover that his notes are for that very night and time and that he is writing the description of someone - later discovered to be Feyre. The man makes a scene and uses Mocking-bird’s desire to avoid drawing undo attention to herself to leave.<br /> <br /> During a visit to The Sidle Community Center, where residents have gathered to share their grief, the investigators learn from Clara Sutton, a grieving mother, that her daughter Eleanor, who died in the explosion, now appears as a ghostly figure following her wherever she goes. Eleanor’s smoldering form does not enter buildings or harm anyone, but her presence fills Clara with confusion and sorrow, as she believes her ghostly figure is the spirit of her beloved daughter. Eleanor’s flickering figure is spotted outside the window.<br /> <br /> Feyre learns of the death of her brother-in-law, [[Lincoln Renfield-Murray]], from Lincoln’s sister Ellie. He was one of the victims of the explosion.<br /> <br /> Dex leaves the community meeting to speak with Eleanor - joined shortly there after by the rest of the investigators and Clara.<br /> <br /> Clancy and Mocking-bird catch sight of the strange man that Mocking-bird saw taking notes walking past the community center’s park from where he was first seen across from the bakery. When he realizes he has been spotted, he runs. Both Clancy and Mocking-bird make chase and are joined shortly thereafter by Carmen.<br /> <br /> Working together, Feyre and Dex piece together that Eleanor’s spirit is tied to the explosion and the unsettling presence that Carmen felt tied to Eleanor. As the rest of the team tackle Nikoli nearby in the street and wrestle him to the ground. Where Carmen enters his mind to determine who he is and why he was following them. In his mind, she sees glimpses of memories:<br /> <br /> ''Terror on a bearded man’s face when he sees a tall, thin man. The tall man exudes a malevolent energy.''<br /> <br /> ''Bakers, dead on the ground near the ovens of the bakery.''<br /> <br /> ''The tall man, joined by pale men in black suits walking out of the bakery as the tall man snaps his fingers and causes the bakery to explode behind them.''<br /> <br /> As Carmen explored the man’s mind, Mockingbird maintained an iron hold on the man’s neck so Clancy could frisk and search him. They find a notebook showing that he had been following someone referred to as “L.M.” under order from a person known only as “K”. In the journal they see that he was notating:<br /> <br /> ''Lincoln’s day-to-day activities, business meetings, transcripts from recordings of personal conversations in Lincoln’s home with his family and friends and photos of Lincoln.''<br /> <br /> In total, there is nearly three months of data leading up to the explosion. As well as an entry stating that, “...the package is in place.” with a date from the night before the bakery explosion. The evidence points to Lincoln being a target in the explosion, raising suspicions that it was not an accident but an assassination.<br /> <br /> Comparing the photos in the man’s journal to his memories, Carmen shows the photos to Feyre and asks if the photos are of her brother-in-law, Feyre helps Carmen confirm that L.M. in the journal was, in fact, Lincoln.<br /> <br /> Carmen is also able to determine that the man was trying to crush a poison tooth in his mouth but Mocking-bird’s hold hand locked his mouth open so he could not bite down.<br /> <br /> The investigators destroy the remnants of a device that is covered in Oldfairen markings, dispersing the residual bleed energy and freeing Eleanor’s spirit from its tether to the physical world.<br /> <br /> Found in the man’s satchel is also a wallet with documents identifying him as Nikoli Sorell and a small key ring with three keys.<br /> <br /> ''Key #1: A vehicle key of some kind''<br /> <br /> ''Key #2: A deadbolt key''<br /> <br /> ''Key #3: A padlock key''<br /> <br /> Nikoli is rendered unconscious by Mocking-bird and taken to the headquarters of The Circle of Whistles and Whispers to be held in their vault for identification and removal of the poison tooth and questioning.<br /> <br /> After putting Nikoli into containment in the vault, the team investigates an address found on the driver's license found in Nikoli's wallet. It leads to an apartment directly across the street from the book store Verbatim, which is below a pair of apartments where Lincoln had lived with his family.<br /> <br /> When searching the apartment, Feyre, Clancy and Mocking-bird discover a cardboard box containing In the cardboard box, there are a lot of newspaper clippings and three books, “Summer at Silverslip”, “The Day the Veil Was Torn” and “Mud and Bones”. All novels written by Lincoln Renfield-Murray.<br /> <br /> The news clippings were all from local papers about book signings, public readings, his activities as a member Newfaire Arts Council and as a volunteer at the South Soffit Public Library.<br /> <br /> Both the books and news articles had notations in them in Sorell's handwriting; further detailing the lengths he went to in following Lincoln.<br /> <br /> Mocking-bird searched a desk in the apartment that contained unopened rolls of camera film as well as a small camera to go with them. Behind a false panel in the lower right hand drawer are three spools of audio film from a radio device on top of the desk as well as notes in a set of leather notebooks containing transcriptions of conversations recorded with the device on the desk since labels on and in the notebooks appear to correspond to labels on the reels.<br /> <br /> Feyre searched a steamer trunk at the foot of the studio apartment's bed and, after a few minutes of rummaging through a stack of pants and shirts, she noticed a small separation between the bottom the trunk and the inner wall of it - a false bottom to the trunk.<br /> <br /> Beneath this false bottom were a collection of guns, knives, piano wire, what could be several small explosive devices, small bottles labeled as various poisons, thieves tools, several forms of identification under several different names but all with Sorell’s photograph in them (business cards, a periphery badge, OUP identification, an ID for The Noman Army’s Division of Legal Investigation and several passports in different names - each with Nikoli's photograph), large sums of cash in various currencies and several single person, one way tickets aboard the railroad, airship liners and sea going vessels.<br /> <br /> There was also a date book with various appointments, dates and notes all written in Hillian (the language of East Hills). Within the date book Feyre found a business card for a business in The Varnish, Parson’s Paraphernalia - Antiquities • Books • Spiritual Consultant. A phone number was printed on the back of the card along with the business address and the name of the owner and proprietor, Jasper Parson.<br /> <br /> On the card in Sorell’s handwriting was a time and date, 11:30 AM, 11/22/36.<br /> <br /> Lastly, Clancy found a loose floorboard concealing another, leather bound journal. The entire [[The Strange Journal|journal]] was written in a strange language.<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #2 - 01/19/25 &quot;In The Light of the New Year&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook: ''With the new year rapidly approaching, invitations are being sent out for the dozens of First Light parties being hosted around the city. Piers Corden has received several for one of the most famous and most coveted- the one hosted by Metamorph Industries. What a better way to celebrate First Light than go to a famous party?''<br /> <br /> Content Warnings: '''''This assignment contains depictions of alcohol, and violence at a public gathering.'''''<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #3 - &quot;Cornered&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags: Investigation, Memory Manipulation, Monster Hunt, Paranormal Activity, Hidden Threats<br /> <br /> Hook: The Investigators were summoned to Noman Grand Hospital to investigate the murder of Marie Chen, a freshman at Briargreen College, who was slain by her best friend who is temporarily being held under psychiatric observation after he told his doctor of shadows that &quot;crawl into your head and steal your thoughts&quot;.<br /> <br /> Content Warnings: '''''This assignment will contain themes of death, mental illness, grief and depictions of gore.'''''<br /> <br /> Assignment Date: 01/14/37 CR<br /> <br /> Characters: Callum McVeigh, Feyre Acheron, Mocking-bird, Persephone &quot;Percy&quot; Montgomery, Dr. Phyllis &quot;Filly&quot; Bailey<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Arthur &quot;Artie&quot; Lemmon, Dr. Sylvia Harlow, The Hallow, Shard<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: Blood and tissue samples from The Shadow Man, mucus sample from the black sedan<br /> <br /> District/Locations: Silverslip, The Sidle, South Soffit, Eastreek, Nine Irons<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> Upon their arrival at Grand Noman Hospital, the investigators met Dr. Sylvia Harlow, a psychiatrist who had been treating a young man accused of murder named Artie Lemmon. Artie, a 20-year-old former butcher, had been charged with the murder of his best friend, Marie Chen. Artie’s account of the incident was disjointed and fragmented, with several days of his memory completely blank until shortly after Marie’s murder.<br /> <br /> Artie recalled trying to eat a turkey sandwich during his lunch on Friday, but nothing after that. Marie was murdered the following Monday night. He remembers being unable to finish it and comments it tasted bitter to him. He also states that he thinks he might have given it to a local unhoused man known only in The Soffit as Jones.<br /> <br /> Lastly, he drew a picture for the investigators of the monster he was certain he had seen in the butcher shop, crawling into Marie’s head, stealing her thoughts. Referring to the creature only as The Shadow Man.<br /> <br /> The investigators’ search for clues led them to Cunningham’s Butcher Shop where Artie had worked. Mocking-bird bought a sandwich, a bottle of pop and a paper bag of thinly sliced, fried potatoes that Mr. Cunningham referred to as ‘crisps’. Percy scanned for bleed in the butcher shop but only found residual traces of bleed energy. Feyre broke into the shop after Mr. Cunningham had closed up for the night and surveyed the turkey’s in the walk-in cooler. She took an accounting of numbered tags on each turkey and looked through Cunnigham’s ledger.<br /> <br /> After determining everything looked to be in order, Feyre placed some money into the butcher’s safe with a note reading ''‘Invest in some new locks buddy.”''<br /> <br /> The investigators left the Sidle to find Jones in the undercity to see if he was adversely affected by the turkey sandwich Artie might have shared with him. When investigating a park that Artie frequented during his lunches to practice his drawing, Percy noticed a woman watching them from an alley across the street. A man approached her from within the alley and they left in a black sedan.<br /> <br /> Mocking-bird, being a resident of The Soffit, had run into Jones as well as other unhoused individuals in her work trying to get Scarlet off the street. The trio they found were users of the drug, not distributors. After a bit of conversation, it is determined that while the team had thought that perhaps the turkey was tainted, it appeared to be fine because Jones had not experienced anything strange after eating the sandwich.<br /> <br /> The team then made their way to Nine Irons to examine the body of Marie in the city morgue, but also noticed the black sedan from The Sidle. Mocking-bird and Filly decided to head into the morgue while Callum, Feyre and Percy approached the black sedan. Filly distracted the clerk as Mocking-bird snuck into the morgue. Once inside, she found an open cold chamber with a label indicating that it had been where Marie’s body had once been. It was empty. The window of the morgue was broken and indicated that someone or something had escaped through it from the inside.<br /> <br /> As Feyre approached the black sedan, she noticed it was running but it did not sound like a normal automobile. When attempting to unlock the car, it revved its engine and drove down the street from her; even though the vehicle was empty. An attempt to shim the lock of the car open revealed no apparent locking mechanism within the door. When she removed the shim from the door, it was covered in some sort of mucus.<br /> <br /> As she attempted to wipe it clean, the man the investigators had seen in The Sidle called out to her and approached the car. Which turned out to be his. It purred when he stepped up to the trunk and opened up for him. The trunk shifted and revealed a selection of weapons. Percy held the man at gunpoint, but he was unimpressed and removed a large rifle from the trunk.<br /> <br /> As Mocking-bird and Filly joined the investigators outside, the woman from The Sidle joined the man at the car. Filly asked them if they were members of Candela Obscura to which the man replied, “No ma’am. We’re professionals.”<br /> <br /> Then offered to team up with the investigators in tracking down what actually killed Marie.<br /> <br /> Mockingbird and FIlly confirmed that Marie’s body was missing.<br /> <br /> Begrudgingly, the investigators join the two strangers and venture into Eastreek to find whatever had killed Marie and possibly absconded with her body.<br /> <br /> When asked by Callum who the man and woman were, the man replied, “We’re the Nightkeepers.”<br /> <br /> Their plan was simple. The investigators would serve as bait to draw out the creature and the Nightkeepers, known as Shard and The Hollow, would ambush it and kill it.<br /> <br /> Shortly after entering the labyrinthian landfill, a mysterious figure in a mask that introduced themself as the greatest thief in the world made a distraction atop a hill of trash and was almost instantly attacked from the shadows by a creature made of flesh and shadow, seemingly made of both male and female genders. The female part resembling Artie’s description of Marie.<br /> <br /> The masked woman known as, later understood to be known as Lady Phantasma, was subdued by the monster as it dug into her mind.<br /> <br /> The investigators tried to stop the monster from attacking the masked woman, but were overcome with a sudden terror from the sight of the creature slipping its fingers beneath the newcomer's scalp. All but Filly.<br /> <br /> The Doctor attempted to appeal to whatever common ground might dwell within the monster in the hopes that some piece of Marie was still inside there. And while her courageous attempt to persuade the monster seemed to work, it turned out that Filly had just drawn the monster's attention. As it approached her, the Nightkeepers arrived and attacked with a combination of magikal and technological attacks.<br /> <br /> The Hollow was injured in the fight with the monster, but between Callum, Mocking-bird physically assailing the beast while Feyre and Filly tried to keep it from killing The Hollow. Lady Phantasma  managed to find The Hollow’s gun and repeatedly fired at the creature, killing it.<br /> <br /> As the fog of disorientation began to clear from Phantasma’s mind, she shared some information she had learned when her mind was connected to The Shadow Man’s.<br /> <br /> The Shadow Man had been fed upon the memories of Artie, Marie and Phantasma. It had been born of some kind of accident in a strange lab where it merged with a technician that was checking on the body of an unconscious woman in a hospital bed.<br /> <br /> The feeding process always leaves The Shadow Man’s victims disoriented and afraid. In Artie’s disoriented state, he attacked Marie in a misguided attempt to stop The Shadow Man. His wild attacks left Marie dead on the floor of the butcher’s shop where she had found Artie reeling from being attacked by The Shadow Man.<br /> <br /> As the sounds of police sirens filled the air, the investigators gathered their wounded and quickly selected a sample of The Shadow Man’s tissue and blood for study by Candela Obscura. The Hollow reassured them they could smooth things over with the Periphery.<br /> <br /> They also hoped to use the sample to persuade the courts that Artie was unwillingly under the effects of a psychoactive substance that caused him to lose control of himself and kill Marie. His fate currently remains unclear.<br /> <br /> In the aftermath, the team now gone, The Hollow and Shard Examined The Shadow Man’s body.<br /> <br /> The Hollowed looked on as Shard knelt beside the creature, her hand lightly resting on its form, crystalline veins glowing faintly along her arm in the dim light.<br /> <br /> The Hollow kept his voice low, “Anything?”<br /> <br /> Shard replied quietly, almost mournful. “It’s still alive.”<br /> <br /> The Hollow paused, his expression grim as he spoke: “Box it up and let The Boss know we bagged another one.”<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #4 - &quot;Heart of Steel&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook: The investigators are once again sent to Grand Noman Hospital to investigate theft of medical supplies, organic materials, and the energy source of an experimental healing device created by EONS; as well as several cases of patients experiencing a relapse of a serious illness.<br /> <br /> Content Warnings: '''''This assignment will contain body horror and gore.'''''<br /> <br /> Assignment Date: 02/07/37 CR<br /> <br /> Characters: Arin Kwyin, Dexter &quot;Dex&quot; Miller, Katherine Ellenbogen, Feyre Acheron, Byron Hans Core<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #5 - &quot;Good Night, Sleep Tight&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #6 - &quot;The Devil Doctor of South Soffit&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #7 - &quot;Vanishing Act&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #8 - &quot;Faulty Memory&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #9 - &quot;No Rest for the Wicked&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #10 - &quot;Hot off the Press&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #11 - &quot;Behind Closed Doors&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #12 - &quot;The Root of All Evil&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #13 - &quot;The Purple Plague&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #14 - &quot;Now You See Me&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook: Arc 3, Act 1 - Finale<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #15 - &quot;Ohe Sleifo Titrfn geog&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags: Memory Loss, Survival, Supernatural Phenomena, Lost Time<br /> <br /> Hook: The Investigators awaken with no memory of their identities, washed ashore on a strange, dreamlike coastline scattered with the wreckage of a destroyed ship and dozens of unconscious survivors. The world seems caught between day and night, and the only thing they are certain of is that they are not alone—and something unseen may be watching.<br /> <br /> Content Warnings: Themes of memory loss, psychological disorientation, injury, fire/burn trauma, and mild body horror.<br /> <br /> Characters: Clancy Fields, Feyre Acheron, Callum McVeigh, Persephone &quot;Percy&quot; Montgomery, Dex<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs: Harrison Park, The Embered Man, Lysera<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: Lysera<br /> <br /> District/Locations: The Isle of Forgetting<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> '''1. Setting and Initial Observations'''<br /> * The investigators awoke on a mysterious beach with injuries and no memory of their identities, surrounded by other unconscious individuals.<br /> * They were on a strange island with a dusky gray sky, a thick forest, a large mountain deep within the forest and a shipwreck on fire, with luggage scattered along the shoreline.<br /> * The investigators began exploring the beach and shipwreck, searching for clues and resources, while observing the behavior of other individuals who were wandering into the forest.<br /> <br /> '''2. Recovery of Items and Information'''<br /> <br /> * Feyre searched the wreckage while Callum and Percy searched luggage, recovering items such as passports, tickets, and personal belongings, which helped some regain their identities.<br /> * Feyre found a dossier detailing the disappearance of the Lightkeeper, Piers Corden, and the order from the Council of Lightkeepers for investigators, to travel across the continent of Osugbo to rescue him or, in the event that he was dead, recover his body and determine who had taken him and why.<br /> * Percy discovered a ticket for the SS Everywhere, revealing the ship’s origin and destination.<br /> * Feyre found a set of coordinates on a navigational chart, revealing that they were headed for the coordinates that Lincoln had intended to go to a few days before his death.<br /> <br /> '''3. Encounters with Phenomena and Wraiths'''<br /> <br /> * The Investigators encountered mysterious shadowy figures and wraiths, which were progressively becoming more corporeal and threatening.<br /> * The investigators successfully fought and destroyed several wraiths using weapons like Clancy’s Ghostblade and Callum’s pickaxe haft, with the wraiths releasing memories upon their destruction.<br /> * The team realized that the wraiths were consuming memories and that defeating them restored lost memories.<br /> <br /> '''4. Exploration of the Isle of Forgetting'''<br /> <br /> * Through the discovery of an ancient stele with Vaelonic inscription as well as geometric design at it’s head, Percy identified the island as the legendary Isle of Forgetting, where individuals lose themselves and their memories.<br /> * The group discovered a ruined palace carved into the side of the mountain, with Vaelonic runes and a large chamber containing shadowy figures and a base relief depicting Lysera and Atikos.<br /> * The team debated the significance of Lysera, the queen of the island, and her connection to the phenomena they were facing.<br /> <br /> '''5. Confrontation with Lysera and the Man with Amber Eyes'''<br /> <br /> * Participants confronted Lysera, who they discovered was under the control of the Man with Amber Eyes.<br /> * Ember Eyes command Lysera to “make it quick” at which point, the strongest of the wraiths the team had confronted attacked them - a Shadow Woman.<br /> * Feyre berated Lysera, weakening her connection to the Shadow Woman, while Callum and Clancy attacked and destroyed the Shadow Woman.<br /> * Bored with the confrontation and Candela’s constant interloping, Ember Eyes set Lysera ablaze. She screamed for the team to run.<br /> * Feyre used a magickal artifact to absorb Lysera’s scream and unleashed it upon Ember Eyes and took a scar as a result of its use. Used in concert with Dex’s command of magick, Ember Eyes fled from the palace.<br /> * Dex successfully extinguished the magical fire engulfing Lysera, saving her from destruction, but collapsed from the strain.<br /> <br /> '''6. Escape and Loss of Harry'''<br /> <br /> * The palace began to collapse, forcing participants to flee while carrying unconscious members like Lysera, Dex, and Feyre.<br /> * Percy successfully made the jump across a chasm opening up in the floor, but slipped at the last second. Harry grabbed her and swung her to Callum. Callum caught her, but hurt his shoulder in the process. Harry slid along the floor as it tilted and fell into the chasm.<br /> * Percy and Clancy repelled down to Harry’s location only to discover he was crushed beneath the debris of the collapsing palace. Percy tried to stabilize Harry, but was unable to do so and Harry died as a result of his injuries.<br /> ** Among Harry’s final words were his instructions to get his files to Jacen Beck.<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #16 - &quot;Smoke and Mirrors&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook: Arc 3, Act 2 - Premiere<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #17 - &quot;Head in the Clouds&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #18 - &quot;Liber Aeternum&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook: Arc 3, Act 2 - Premiere<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #19 - &quot;So Long, and Thanks for all the Fish!&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #20 - &quot;A Door of Bones&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #21 - &quot;This Concludes Our Broadcast Day&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #22 - &quot;The Devil's Minion&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #23 - &quot;Beneath the Surface&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #24 - &quot;As Above, So Below&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #25 - &quot;To Be Announced&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #26 - &quot;Skibbers and Scrabbles&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #27 - &quot;For if Dreams Die...&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #28 - &quot;Once Upon a Dream&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook: Arc 3, Act 2 - Finale pt. 1<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #29 - &quot;Perchance to Dream&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook: Arc 3, Act 2 - Finale pt. 2<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #30 - &quot;What Dreams May Come&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook: Arc 3, Act 3 - Premiere pt. 1<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #31 - &quot;A New Dawn, A New Day&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #32 - &quot;Deus Ex Oculo&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #33 - &quot;Not a Dream, but a Nightmare&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #34 - &quot;Resonance&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #35 - &quot;East Hills&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #36 - &quot;To Be Announced&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #37 - &quot;To Be Announced&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #38 - &quot;To Be Announced&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #39 - &quot;To Be Announced&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Matt<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #40 - &quot;To Be Announced&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook:<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM: Julia<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #41 - &quot;To Be Announced&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook: Arc 3 - Finale pt.1<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM:<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> <br /> === '''Assignment #42 - &quot;To Be Announced&quot;''' ===<br /> [[Session]] Tags:<br /> <br /> Hook: Arc 3 - Finale pt.2<br /> <br /> Content Warnings:<br /> <br /> Characters:<br /> <br /> GM:<br /> <br /> Important NPCs:<br /> <br /> Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered:<br /> <br /> District/Locations:<br /> <br /> Important Things that Happened:<br /> [[Category:Qandela Obscura]]<br /> [[Category:CR]]</div>

OGFlaya https://quelmarwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=Lincoln_Renfield-Murray&diff=38172 2025-04-19T08:04:18Z

<p>OGFlaya: /* History */</p> <hr /> <div>{{Worldbuilders}} {{Infobox_character|affilliation=Candela Obscura (former)<br /> Newfaire Arts Council, Volunteer Vice President<br /> South Soffit Public Library, Literacy Volunteer|name={{PAGENAME}}|image=Lincoln Renfield-Murray 02.jpg|caption=|playerName=Matt|relatives=Nesta Acheron (Spouse), Jacob Acheron-Renfield-Murray (Son, 18 months), Eleanor Abernathy (Sister, 32), Charlotte Abernathy (Niece, 11), Oliver Abernathy (Nephew, 11), Jacob Renfield (Father, deceased), Allison Murray (Mother, 67)|languages=Noman, Oldfairen, Hillian|alias=Linc, The Red Knight (former)|marital=Married (Deceased)|birthDate=10/08/06 CR|birthPlace=Nawfaire, The Fairelands, Noma|deathDate=12/05/36 CR|deathPlace=Newfaire, The Fairelands, Noma|species=Human|gender=Male|height=5' 8&quot;|weight=160 lbs|eyes=Brown}}<br /> <br /> '''{{PAGENAME}} '''was an occultist in the [[Qandela Obscura]] [[campaign]] and member of [[Qandela Obscura#The Circle of Mind and Marrow|the Circle of Mind &amp; Marrow]], operating out of Nine Irons. He owned a bookstore, Verbatim, in The Sidle where he lived in the top floor above the bookstore his wife, son, sister and her twin children.<br /> <br /> == Physical Appearance ==<br /> Dawning a cool and slightly disheveled look. He sports chestnut brown hair; tousled and falling across his forehead in an unkempt yet intentional manner. The length is moderate, not too short but not overly long.<br /> <br /> Lincoln is often expressive, sometimes conveying a weariness through deep-set brown eyes. He has a neatly trimmed beard and mustache.<br /> <br /> His wardrobe is simple yet reflective of The Sidle's literary scene. He often wears earthy tones, such as browns, grays, and muted greens, in the form of sweaters, button-down shirts, and a well-worn woolen over coat. The clothing is practical and lived-in.<br /> == Personality ==<br /> Lincoln used to navigate the occult with a quick, nonchalant wit that often gives way to unconventional methods. As an occultist, he was focused and determined to see things through to the end. Though, this was sometimes undermined by a sense of powerlessness in the face of larger forces that even he didn't entirely understand. He often grappled with the existential questions and emotions that his work as an occultist had forced him to confront. In his mind, those who tamper with magick often do so from a place moral ambiguity and corruption, sometimes resulting a world-weary attitude on his part. <br /> <br /> In the years that followed the end of his career as an occultist, Lincoln found join in the beauty of a smaller life. Dandling his son on his knee while revising a manuscript for his next novel, and evenings reading while his wife enjoyed an even show on the radio would become a foundation of genuine happiness for him. <br /> <br /> == History ==<br /> In 28 CR, Lincoln published his first novel, &quot;Summer Over Silverslip&quot;. The novel was a coming of age story in which a veteran, Laurel Michaels, returns to Newfaire after finishing their term of service in the army and learns more about the larger world and its imperfect and grimy nature. The book didn't do well but earned Lincoln a small following of readers.<br /> <br /> Prior to the winter of 29 CR, Lincoln had lived a quiet, uneventful life as an aspiring author and the proprietor of Verbatim, a bookstore tucked into The Sidle. This tranquil existence was disrupted when he received a letter from his younger sister, Eleanor, who had married Thomas Abernathy and moved with him and their two children, Charlotte and Oliver, to the remote mining town of Dunhurst. Eleanor’s letter, laced with concern, pleaded for Lincoln’s help, as Thomas had begun behaving strangely.<br /> <br /> Upon arriving in Dunhurst, Lincoln discovered that Thomas, an esteemed engineer for the Blackstone Mineral Company, had fallen under the sway of an otherworldly power referred to as ''The Spark.'' The mine’s workers had unearthed something dark and terrible, and their manager, Heath Keers, led them in rituals to worship the entity. Over the course of a harrowing day, Lincoln uncovered the full extent of the cult’s corruption and the danger posed by the Cindermen—creatures of ash and flame created by the Spark’s influence. Fleeing the town with Eleanor and her children, Lincoln was forced to leave Thomas behind, as he had become consumed by the cult’s dark influence.<br /> <br /> Determined to save his brother-in-law, Lincoln immersed himself in the rare and arcane tomes hidden within Verbatim’s exclusive collection. In one ancient text, he found a ritual to forge a covenant with a nameless entity—a master of gates and keys. Desperate, Lincoln agreed to the covenant, receiving the entity’s power to confront the cult and seal the mine. Returning to Dunhurst, Lincoln defeated the remaining Cindermen and sealed the mine, but not before a final confrontation with Thomas, whose body and mind had been consumed by the Spark. Left with no other choice, Lincoln ended Thomas’s suffering and fled the burning ruins of Dunhurst.<br /> <br /> The covenant with the nameless entity haunted Lincoln, binding him to serve as its agent. Tasked with ensuring that no unauthorized being passed through thinning boundaries between realms, Lincoln carried out his duties under the entity’s watchful eye, receiving instructions through cryptic means—most often a stray cat appearing at his doorstep.<br /> <br /> The aftermath of Dunhurst strained Lincoln’s relationship with Eleanor. Unable to confess that he had been the one to end her husband’s life, Lincoln carried this guilt as a heavy burden. To cope, he opened Verbatim to clients seeking assistance with supernatural predicaments, gaining a reputation as a reluctant but skilled occultist. Clients like Isabella Hawthorne, Samuel Whitewood, and Lucinda Vale came to him with their burdens, and Lincoln forged bonds with those who understood the costs of dabbling in the arcane.<br /> <br /> Years later, Lady Seraphina Ravenscroft of Candela Obscura noticed Lincoln’s talents and extended an invitation to join the Circle of Mind &amp; Marrow. At first, Lincoln refused, unwilling to involve others in his struggles. However, his increasingly narrow escapes and the promise that Candela might help him sever his covenant with the nameless entity eventually compelled him to accept.<br /> <br /> In 34 CR, Lincoln joined [https://quelmarwiki.com/wiki/Nesta_Archeron Nesta Acheron], a fellow investigator with her own storied past, as she ventured into the Oldfairen ruins beneath Newfaire alongside Lula, Silas, and Piers to rescue Nesta’s missing sisters, Feyre and Elaine. The harrowing mission brought the group face-to-face with ancient dangers and a crystalline pillar that had taken the lives of several investigators. With the help of both Nesta and Silas, Lincoln banished the pillar to The Flare. The ritual was fraught with danger and as a result, he was freed with the compact with his master.<br /> <br /> The Power Lincoln had gained from the accord with the otherworldly being, who remained nameless, was gone. Lincoln was glad for it.<br /> <br /> Shortly after his final assignment Lincoln retired from Candela Obscura and married Nesta in a quiet ceremony of friends and family.<br /> <br /> In 35 CR, Nesta gave birth to their first child, Jacob. Their growing family became a source of hope and grounding for Lincoln amidst his tumultuous life. By the end of 36 CR, they were expecting another child, a sign of the life they were building together despite the shadows of the past.<br /> <br /> During this period, Lincoln returned to daily operations of Verbatim alongside his sister. He likewise returned to his roots as a writer. Between 34 and 36 CR, he published two novels, “The Day the Veil Was Torn” and “Mud and Bones”. The works were well-received and drew a small following of fans of his work.<br /> <br /> In December of 36 C.R., Lincoln was killed along with 12 others at ''Merrick's Hearth'', when the bakery was destroyed in a gas explosion.<br /> <br /> A team of investigators from Candela Obscura, [https://quelmarwiki.com/wiki/Qandela_Obscura/The_Story_So_Far#Assignment_#1_-_01/18/25_%22Nothing_Left_but_Teeth_and_Bones...%22 dispatched to investigate the appearance of smoldering specters wandering around The Sidle], discovered that the explosion was caused by a group of men of unknown affiliation or intent. This information was gathered through a psychic vision by the investigator, [[Carmen Baxter]]. During this vision she saw Lincoln saw the culprits, one of whom was apprehended by the team of investigators while looking into the situation with a spectral entity comprised of fire wandering The Sidle that was eventually determined to be a being known as a revenant. The person that was apprehended, Nikoli Sorell, had been following Lincoln for months as evidenced by myriad entries into a journal he had on his person as well as additional items found when searching his home. The purpose of his surveillance of Lincoln and his daily activities remains unclear.<br /> <br /> One such item was a [[The Strange Journal|leather bound journal]], written in a strange language. The journal was eventually decoded through the determined efforts of several investigators, including Persephone “Percy” Montgomery, Feyre Acheron and [[Mocking-Bird|Mocking-bird]]. Once the journal was successfully decoded, it was discovered that Lincoln had been approaching by his old friend and fellow retired Candela Obscura investigator, Jasper Parson, to assist in an investigation to determine the cause of two Candela Obscura researchers, Caleb and Emily Zener. The status of the Zener twins remains unknown, but what is known is that Lincoln had discovered Jasper on the floor of the antique dealers living room, bleeding out.<br /> <br /> Jasper uttered, ''&quot;Flasta nov mora…&quot;.'' Translated from the dead language, Vaelonic, &quot;We've been betrayed...&quot;. This revelation told Lincoln that someone was operating within Candela Obscura. But he was unable to determine who had killed his old friend or if they were connected to the disappearance of the twins.<br /> <br /> After searching a hidden compartment in Jasper's book case that only the two knew about, Lincoln had determined that Jasper had intended to set course for a set of coordinates marked on a nautical map with no apparent landmass associated with it. Intending to take up the investigation alone, to avoid endangering any of his loved ones or friends, Lincoln noted he would embark on a journey for the island as well. But never made it, having been killed in the explosion before he could leave.<br /> <br /> == Languages ==<br /> Noman, Hilian, Oldfairen<br /> <br /> == Powers and Abilities ==<br /> Lincoln is well read and possesses a well rounded knowledge about the humanities. He is likewise a skilled researcher and investigator. Prior to his retirement from Candela Obscura, Lincoln also possessed occult powers through performing rituals rituals. All of the rituals he knew required him to channel the magickal energy of the Entity through the sigil scarred into his right hand. This could take the form of bleed detection or containment, warding and a number of other abilities.<br /> <br /> == Attacks and Weapons ==<br /> While Lincoln is not an inherently violent person, his work as an occultist has sometimes required him to get into the occasional scrap. As such, Lincoln keeps a baseball bat in his office that is inscribed with Oldfairen characters and the arcane [[sigil]] of the Entity that is also scarred into his right palm.<br /> <br /> [[Category:Player Characters]]<br /> [[Category:Qandela Obscura]]<br /> [[Category:CR]]</div>

OGFlaya https://quelmarwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=The_Strange_Journal&diff=37977 2025-03-18T21:47:51Z

<p>OGFlaya: Journal Translation</p> <hr /> <div>[[File:Journal 01.png|thumb]]<br /> <br /> == Lincoln Renfield-Murray's Journal ==<br /> This leather journal was found beneath a loose floorboard in the studio apartment of Nikoli Sorell. The entire journal was written in a strange language, later determined by investigators to be a dead language known as Vaelonic.<br /> <br /> === Translated Text ===<br /> Today, I find myself having to set foot into shadows I never intended to dwell in again. Not after everything I’ve seen and lost, and then gained ten fold. But an old friend called for me and I must answer.<br /> <br /> Jasper had asked me to consult on a kidnapping—a pair of fraternal twins, Calum and Emily Zener, had gone missing. They were gifted, psychically and had been brought into Candela to help a researcher at The Pharos shortly after I had left. Jasper asked me to consult.<br /> <br /> I declined. The work, the danger—it wasn’t mine anymore. Nesta, Jacob and our unborn child deserve all of me. But Jasper’s persistence was never something I could ignore, and I agreed to meet him. I never imagined that meeting would lead me here.<br /> <br /> Jasper is dead.<br /> <br /> I can’t shake the sight of him. My oldest friend, lying face down in his living room, his blood pooling beneath him like some grisly halo. The smell of copper and stale whiskey clung to the air as I dropped to my knees, turning him over, hoping—praying—that I wasn’t too late. His eyes fluttered, and for the briefest moment, I thought he would hold on.<br /> <br /> ''&quot;Flasta nov mora…&quot;''<br /> <br /> Ancient Fairen. My heart dropped when he said it, though the translation struck me only a moment later.<br /> <br /> ''“We’ve been betrayed…”''<br /> <br /> Betrayed by whom? The words were his last. Enclosed in his hand was a Candela Obscura lapel pin, stuck through a bit of gray fabric. It wasn’t his. We always had a quiet laugh when we saw them… Pretentious nonsense. No, this belonged to someone else.<br /> <br /> There wasn’t time to mourn, not properly. Jasper had always been prepared for the worst, and we shared a bond built on secrets. Behind his bookshelf, in a compartment only the two of us knew, I found a map. A strange one, old and fraying at the edges. With a set of coordinates scrawled over an area in the Glass Sea. Though there was nothing there…<br /> <br /> Jasper’s journal, coded and cryptic as they were, confirmed the location of an uncharted island. Whatever happened to him, whatever led to his betrayal and his murder, it’s tied to this place.<br /> <br /> There’s a connection, of that I’m certain. Whoever is behind Jasper’s death is tied to this case and to those twins. A hidden hand is moving in Newfaire, one I cannot yet see clearly. But somehow, it’s presence is familiar. The betrayal Jasper spoke of cuts deeply, not just for him, but for all of us.<br /> <br /> I thought of reaching out to Piers, of course. He’s always been a steady voice in the chaos. But I can’t risk it. Jasper’s final warning haunts me still—someone within Candela is compromised. If I alert Piers, I may well be signing his death warrant.<br /> <br /> No, I must walk this road, as much as it pains me to admit it.<br /> <br /> This island, this map—it’s my only lead. Whatever horrors lie at those coordinates, I have to go there. I’ve booked passage on a private charter that will leave at the end of the week.<br /> <br /> But first, I promised Nesta a trip to the winter market prior to the holiday. I’ll break the news of my leaving for the Glass Sea with Merrick’s three chocolate cake. It’s her favorite and it might soften the blow. At least I hope it will.<br /> [[Category:Qandela Obscura]]<br /> [[Category:Item]]</div>

OGFlaya https://quelmarwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=Lincoln_Renfield-Murray&diff=37976 2025-03-18T21:44:13Z

<p>OGFlaya: /* History */</p> <hr /> <div>{{Worldbuilders}} {{Infobox_character|affilliation=Candela Obscura (former)<br /> Newfaire Arts Council, Volunteer Vice President<br /> South Soffit Public Library, Literacy Volunteer|name={{PAGENAME}}|image=Lincoln Renfield-Murray 02.jpg|caption=|playerName=Matt|relatives=Nesta Acheron (Spouse), Jacob Acheron-Renfield-Murray (Son, 18 months), Eleanor Abernathy (Sister, 32), Charlotte Abernathy (Niece, 11), Oliver Abernathy (Nephew, 11), Jacob Renfield (Father, deceased), Allison Murray (Mother, 67)|languages=Noman, Oldfairen, Hillian|alias=Linc, The Red Knight (former)|marital=Married (Deceased)|birthDate=10/08/06 CR|birthPlace=Nawfaire, The Fairelands, Noma|deathDate=12/05/36 CR|deathPlace=Newfaire, The Fairelands, Noma|species=Human|gender=Male|height=5' 8&quot;|weight=160 lbs|eyes=Brown}}<br /> <br /> '''{{PAGENAME}} '''was an occultist in the [[Qandela Obscura]] [[campaign]] and member of [[Qandela Obscura#The Circle of Mind and Marrow|the Circle of Mind &amp; Marrow]], operating out of Nine Irons. He owned a bookstore, Verbatim, in The Sidle where he lived in the top floor above the bookstore his wife, son, sister and her twin children.<br /> <br /> == Physical Appearance ==<br /> Dawning a cool and slightly disheveled look. He sports chestnut brown hair; tousled and falling across his forehead in an unkempt yet intentional manner. The length is moderate, not too short but not overly long.<br /> <br /> Lincoln is often expressive, sometimes conveying a weariness through deep-set brown eyes. He has a neatly trimmed beard and mustache.<br /> <br /> His wardrobe is simple yet reflective of The Sidle's literary scene. He often wears earthy tones, such as browns, grays, and muted greens, in the form of sweaters, button-down shirts, and a well-worn woolen over coat. The clothing is practical and lived-in.<br /> == Personality ==<br /> Lincoln used to navigate the occult with a quick, nonchalant wit that often gives way to unconventional methods. As an occultist, he was focused and determined to see things through to the end. Though, this was sometimes undermined by a sense of powerlessness in the face of larger forces that even he didn't entirely understand. He often grappled with the existential questions and emotions that his work as an occultist had forced him to confront. In his mind, those who tamper with magick often do so from a place moral ambiguity and corruption, sometimes resulting a world-weary attitude on his part. <br /> <br /> In the years that followed the end of his career as an occultist, Lincoln found join in the beauty of a smaller life. Dandling his son on his knee while revising a manuscript for his next novel, and evenings reading while his wife enjoyed an even show on the radio would become a foundation of genuine happiness for him. <br /> <br /> == History ==<br /> In 28 CR, Lincoln published his first novel, &quot;Summer Over Silverslip&quot;. The novel was a coming of age story in which a veteran, Laurel Michaels, returns to Newfaire after finishing their term of service in the army and learns more about the larger world and its imperfect and grimy nature. The book didn't do well but earned Lincoln a small following of readers.<br /> <br /> Prior to the winter of 29 CR, Lincoln had lived a quiet, uneventful life as an aspiring author and the proprietor of Verbatim, a bookstore tucked into The Sidle. This tranquil existence was disrupted when he received a letter from his younger sister, Eleanor, who had married Thomas Abernathy and moved with him and their two children, Charlotte and Oliver, to the remote mining town of Emberfall. Eleanor’s letter, laced with concern, pleaded for Lincoln’s help, as Thomas had begun behaving strangely.<br /> <br /> Upon arriving in Emberfall, Lincoln discovered that Thomas, an esteemed engineer for the Blackstone Mineral Company, had fallen under the sway of an otherworldly power referred to as ''The Spark.'' The mine’s workers had unearthed something dark and terrible, and their manager, Heath Keers, led them in rituals to worship the entity. Over the course of a harrowing day, Lincoln uncovered the full extent of the cult’s corruption and the danger posed by the Cindermen—creatures of ash and flame created by the Spark’s influence. Fleeing the town with Eleanor and her children, Lincoln was forced to leave Thomas behind, as he had become consumed by the cult’s dark influence.<br /> <br /> Determined to save his brother-in-law, Lincoln immersed himself in the rare and arcane tomes hidden within Verbatim’s exclusive collection. In one ancient text, he found a ritual to forge a covenant with a nameless entity—a master of gates and keys. Desperate, Lincoln agreed to the covenant, receiving the entity’s power to confront the cult and seal the mine. Returning to Emberfall, Lincoln defeated the remaining Cindermen and sealed the mine, but not before a final confrontation with Thomas, whose body and mind had been consumed by the Spark. Left with no other choice, Lincoln ended Thomas’s suffering and fled the burning ruins of Emberfall.<br /> <br /> The covenant with the nameless entity haunted Lincoln, binding him to serve as its agent. Tasked with ensuring that no unauthorized being passed through thinning boundaries between realms, Lincoln carried out his duties under the entity’s watchful eye, receiving instructions through cryptic means—most often a stray cat appearing at his doorstep.<br /> <br /> The aftermath of Emberfall strained Lincoln’s relationship with Eleanor. Unable to confess that he had been the one to end her husband’s life, Lincoln carried this guilt as a heavy burden. To cope, he opened Verbatim to clients seeking assistance with supernatural predicaments, gaining a reputation as a reluctant but skilled occultist. Clients like Isabella Hawthorne, Samuel Whitewood, and Lucinda Vale came to him with their burdens, and Lincoln forged bonds with those who understood the costs of dabbling in the arcane.<br /> <br /> Years later, Lady Seraphina Ravenscroft of Candela Obscura noticed Lincoln’s talents and extended an invitation to join the Circle of Mind &amp; Marrow. At first, Lincoln refused, unwilling to involve others in his struggles. However, his increasingly narrow escapes and the promise that Candela might help him sever his covenant with the nameless entity eventually compelled him to accept.<br /> <br /> In 34 CR, Lincoln joined [https://quelmarwiki.com/wiki/Nesta_Archeron Nesta Acheron], a fellow investigator with her own storied past, as she ventured into the Oldfairen ruins beneath Newfaire alongside Lula, Silas, and Piers to rescue Nesta’s missing sisters, Feyre and Elaine. The harrowing mission brought the group face-to-face with ancient dangers and a crystalline pillar that had taken the lives of several investigators. With the help of both Nesta and Silas, Lincoln banished the pillar to The Flare. The ritual was fraught with danger and as a result, he was freed with the compact with his master.<br /> <br /> The Power Lincoln had gained from the accord with the otherworldly being, who remained nameless, was gone. Lincoln was glad for it.<br /> <br /> Shortly after his final assignment Lincoln retired from Candela Obscura and married Nesta in a quiet ceremony of friends and family.<br /> <br /> In 35 CR, Nesta gave birth to their first child, Jacob. Their growing family became a source of hope and grounding for Lincoln amidst his tumultuous life. By the end of 36 CR, they were expecting another child, a sign of the life they were building together despite the shadows of the past.<br /> <br /> During this period, Lincoln returned to daily operations of Verbatim alongside his sister. He likewise returned to his roots as a writer. Between 34 and 36 CR, he published two novels, “The Day the Veil Was Torn” and “Mud and Bones”. The works were well-received and drew a small following of fans of his work.<br /> <br /> In December of 36 C.R., Lincoln was killed along with 12 others at ''Merrick's Hearth'', when the bakery was destroyed in a gas explosion.<br /> <br /> A team of investigators from Candela Obscura, [https://quelmarwiki.com/wiki/Qandela_Obscura/The_Story_So_Far#Assignment_#1_-_01/18/25_%22Nothing_Left_but_Teeth_and_Bones...%22 dispatched to investigate the appearance of smoldering specters wandering around The Sidle], discovered that the explosion was caused by a group of men of unknown affiliation or intent. This information was gathered through a psychic vision by the investigator, [[Carmen Baxter]]. During this vision she saw Lincoln saw the culprits, one of whom was apprehended by the team of investigators while looking into the situation with a spectral entity comprised of fire wandering The Sidle that was eventually determined to be a being known as a revenant. The person that was apprehended, Nikoli Sorell, had been following Lincoln for months as evidenced by myriad entries into a journal he had on his person as well as additional items found when searching his home. The purpose of his surveillance of Lincoln and his daily activities remains unclear.<br /> <br /> One such item was a [[The Strange Journal|leather bound journal]], written in a strange language. The journal was eventually decoded through the determined efforts of several investigators, including Persephone “Percy” Montgomery, Feyre Acheron and [[Mocking-Bird|Mocking-bird]]. Once the journal was successfully decoded, it was discovered that Lincoln had been approaching by his old friend and fellow retired Candela Obscura investigator, Jasper Parson, to assist in an investigation to determine the cause of two Candela Obscura researchers, Caleb and Emily Zener. The status of the Zener twins remains unknown, but what is known is that Lincoln had discovered Jasper on the floor of the antique dealers living room, bleeding out.<br /> <br /> Jasper uttered, ''&quot;Flasta nov mora…&quot;.'' Translated from the dead language, Vaelonic, &quot;We've been betrayed...&quot;. This revelation told Lincoln that someone was operating within Candela Obscura. But he was unable to determine who had killed his old friend or if they were connected to the disappearance of the twins.<br /> <br /> After searching a hidden compartment in Jasper's book case that only the two knew about, Lincoln had determined that Jasper had intended to set course for a set of coordinates marked on a nautical map with no apparent landmass associated with it. Intending to take up the investigation alone, to avoid endangering any of his loved ones or friends, Lincoln noted he would embark on a journey for the island as well. But never made it, having been killed in the explosion before he could leave.<br /> <br /> == Languages ==<br /> Noman, Hilian, Oldfairen<br /> <br /> == Powers and Abilities ==<br /> Lincoln is well read and possesses a well rounded knowledge about the humanities. He is likewise a skilled researcher and investigator. Prior to his retirement from Candela Obscura, Lincoln also possessed occult powers through performing rituals rituals. All of the rituals he knew required him to channel the magickal energy of the Entity through the sigil scarred into his right hand. This could take the form of bleed detection or containment, warding and a number of other abilities.<br /> <br /> == Attacks and Weapons ==<br /> While Lincoln is not an inherently violent person, his work as an occultist has sometimes required him to get into the occasional scrap. As such, Lincoln keeps a baseball bat in his office that is inscribed with Oldfairen characters and the arcane [[sigil]] of the Entity that is also scarred into his right palm.<br /> <br /> [[Category:Player Characters]]<br /> [[Category:Qandela Obscura]]<br /> [[Category:CR]]</div>

OGFlaya https://quelmarwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=Qandela_Obscura_Player_Roster&diff=37971 2025-03-17T01:55:56Z

<p>OGFlaya: /* Out of Play Characters */</p> <hr /> <div>=== Please do not update or adjust the roster ===<br /> &lt;center&gt;<br /> {| class=&quot;wikitable sortable&quot;<br /> |+<br /> ![[Player]]<br /> !Character<br /> !Circle <br /> !Role<br /> !Specialty<br /> !Assignments<br /> !Lvl<br /> !Scars<br /> |-<br /> |Matt<br /> |Riley Lemmon<br /> |Shadow &amp; Sinew<br /> |Slink<br /> |Detective<br /> |1<br /> |III<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |Mercedes<br /> |Dr. Phyllis “Filly” Bailey she/her<br /> |Discovery<br /> |Scholar<br /> |Doctor <br /> |5<br /> |IV<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |Amal<br /> |Arthur Nook<br /> |Secrets and Pursuits <br /> |Muscle<br /> |Champion<br /> |3<br /> |III<br /> |I<br /> |-<br /> |Nick<br /> |Persephone “Percy” Montgomery <br /> |Mind and Might <br /> |Face<br /> |Magician<br /> |7<br /> |IV<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |Julia<br /> |Byron Hans Core<br /> |Secrets and Pursuits<br /> |Slink<br /> |Vigilante<br /> |6<br /> |III<br /> |I<br /> |-<br /> |Jon<br /> |Oslo Ryker<br /> |Whistles and Whispers<br /> |Scholar<br /> |Engineer <br /> |<br /> |II<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |Anna<br /> |Feyre Acheron<br /> |Whistles and Whispers<br /> |Slink<br /> |Criminal<br /> |3<br /> |II<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |Nin<br /> |Arin Kwiyn<br /> |Mind and Might<br /> |Scholar<br /> |Doctor<br /> |1<br /> |IV<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |Talia<br /> |[[Carmen Baxter]]<br /> |Discovery<br /> |Weird <br /> |Medium<br /> |3<br /> |IV<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |Marcy <br /> |Emily Anderson<br /> |Secrets and Pursuits<br /> |Face<br /> |Journalist<br /> |1<br /> |III<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |Madhav <br /> |Avyaan Kumar<br /> |Shade &amp; Sinew<br /> |Muscle<br /> |Soldier<br /> |1<br /> |III<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |Aerin<br /> |Katherine Ellenbogen<br /> |Shade &amp; Sinew<br /> |Scholar<br /> |Doctor<br /> |4<br /> |III<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |Rhiannon<br /> |Jessamine Gold<br /> |Secrets and Pursuits<br /> |Weird <br /> |Occultist<br /> |1<br /> |III<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |Emma<br /> |Hero Graham<br /> |Whistles and Whispers<br /> |Slink <br /> |Detective<br /> |1<br /> |II<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |Sam<br /> |Callum McVeigh<br /> |Mind and Might<br /> |Muscle<br /> |Soldier<br /> |3<br /> |IV<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |Ethan<br /> |Dexter &quot;Dex&quot; Miller<br /> |Whistles and Whispers<br /> |Weird<br /> |Occultist<br /> |5<br /> |II<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |Dove<br /> |Clarence &quot;Clancy&quot; Fields<br /> |Mind and Might<br /> |Weird<br /> |Occultist<br /> |3<br /> |IV<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |Sarah (Bread)<br /> |Noelle Silva<br /> |Discovery<br /> |Weird<br /> |Medium<br /> |1<br /> |IV<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |Cat<br /> |[[Mocking-Bird]]<br /> |Discovery<br /> |Slink<br /> |Vigilante<br /> |14<br /> |IV<br /> |I<br /> |}<br /> &lt;/center&gt;<br /> <br /> == Out of Play Characters ==<br /> {| class=&quot;wikitable sortable&quot;<br /> |+<br /> !Player <br /> !Character<br /> !Arc<br /> !Status<br /> !Sessions<br /> |-<br /> |Julia<br /> |Piers Corden<br /> |Arc 1<br /> |Retired<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |Amal<br /> |[[Steve Corden]]<br /> |Arc 1<br /> |Retired<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |Aerin<br /> |[[Laura Grant]]<br /> |Arc 1<br /> |Retired<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |Jon R<br /> |[[Thomas MacCallum|Thomas McCallum]]<br /> |Arc 1<br /> |Retired<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |Nikki <br /> |Pennsylvania Jane<br /> |Arc 1<br /> |Retired<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |Aspen<br /> |Laurence Arkwright <br /> |Arc 1<br /> |Retired<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |Ares<br /> |Cassian<br /> |Arc 1<br /> |Retired<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |Keller<br /> |Montana Jack<br /> |Arc 1<br /> |Retired <br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |Chris<br /> |Warren Baxter <br /> |Arc 1<br /> |Retired <br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |[[James]]<br /> |Dr Thaddeus<br /> |Arc 1<br /> |Retired<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |Jonathan <br /> |Nikolas Arkwright<br /> |Arc 1<br /> |Retired<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |Anna<br /> |[https://quelmarwiki.com/wiki/Nesta_Archeron Nesta Acheron]<br /> |Arc 1<br /> |Retired<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |Nick<br /> |Silas Heartwood<br /> |Arc 1<br /> |Retired<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |Matt<br /> |[[Lincoln Renfield-Murray]]<br /> |Arc 1<br /> |Death<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |Aerin<br /> |Dr Alexandria Aquino<br /> |Arc 2<br /> |Death<br /> |2<br /> |-<br /> |Amal<br /> |[[Jamie Hayes]]<br /> |Arc 2<br /> |Death<br /> |2<br /> |-<br /> |Mercedes<br /> |Tess Henry<br /> |Arc 1, 2<br /> |Retired<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |Emma<br /> |[[Lula V]]<br /> |Arc 1, 2<br /> |Retired<br /> |3<br /> |-<br /> |Talia<br /> |[[Elizabeth Nightshade]]<br /> |Arc 1, 2<br /> |Retired<br /> |7<br /> |-<br /> |Mercedes<br /> |Jean Hawkeye<br /> |Arc 2<br /> |Retired<br /> |1<br /> |-<br /> |Kade<br /> |[[Fives]]<br /> |Arc 1, 2<br /> |Retired<br /> |2<br /> |-<br /> |Kim<br /> |[[Weasel]]<br /> |Arc 1,2<br /> |Retired<br /> |2<br /> |-<br /> |Margarita<br /> |[[James D'Arcy|James]]<br /> |Arc 1, 2<br /> |Retired<br /> |3<br /> |-<br /> |Nick<br /> |[[Gideon Eldermourne]]<br /> |Arc 2<br /> |Retired<br /> |15<br /> |-<br /> |Anna<br /> |[[Sister Amaranth]]<br /> |Arc 2<br /> |Retired<br /> |16<br /> |-<br /> |Sarah (Dove)<br /> |[[Tara Lloyd]]<br /> |Arc 2<br /> |Retired<br /> |15<br /> |-<br /> |Julia<br /> |[[Gin Reynolds]]<br /> |Arc 2<br /> |Retired<br /> |14<br /> |-<br /> |Jon<br /> |[[Alexander]]<br /> |Arc 2<br /> |Retired<br /> |3<br /> |-<br /> |Sam<br /> |[[Cedric]]<br /> |Arc 2<br /> |Retired<br /> |2<br /> |-<br /> |Amal<br /> |[[Gio Fletcher]]<br /> |Arc 2<br /> |Retired<br /> |9<br /> |-<br /> |Matt<br /> |[[Mallory Harper|Lt. (r) Mallory Harper]]<br /> |Arc 2<br /> |Retired<br /> |14<br /> |-<br /> |Keller<br /> |[[Father Lorrian Michaels]]<br /> |Arc 2<br /> |Retired<br /> |4<br /> |-<br /> |Aerin<br /> |[[Verity Leon]]<br /> |Arc 2<br /> |Retired<br /> |8<br /> |-<br /> |Ashley<br /> |Merrin<br /> |Arc 2<br /> |Retired<br /> |1<br /> |-<br /> |Lilith<br /> |Sybille “Bill” Eisgrau<br /> |Arc 2<br /> |Retired<br /> |4<br /> |-<br /> |Sarah (Bread)<br /> |Rosalynn Scott<br /> |Arc 2<br /> |Retired<br /> |3<br /> |-<br /> |Geoff<br /> |Grigori<br /> |Arc 2<br /> |Retired<br /> |4<br /> |-<br /> |Marcy<br /> |Ashley Amber<br /> |Arc 2<br /> |Retired<br /> |1<br /> |-<br /> |Cat<br /> |Aster Moreau<br /> |Arc 2<br /> |Retired<br /> |2<br /> |-<br /> |Matt<br /> |[[The Nighthawk]]<br /> |Arc 3<br /> |Death<br /> |5<br /> |}<br /> &lt;center&gt;&lt;/center&gt;<br /> <br /> [[Category:Qandela Obscura]]<br /> [[Category:Player Characters]]<br /> [[Category:CR]]</div>

OGFlaya https://quelmarwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=Qandela_Obscura_Player_Roster&diff=37970 2025-03-17T01:54:53Z

<p>OGFlaya: /* Please do not update or adjust the roster */</p> <hr /> <div>=== Please do not update or adjust the roster ===<br /> &lt;center&gt;<br /> {| class=&quot;wikitable sortable&quot;<br /> |+<br /> ![[Player]]<br /> !Character<br /> !Circle <br /> !Role<br /> !Specialty<br /> !Assignments<br /> !Lvl<br /> !Scars<br /> |-<br /> |Matt<br /> |Riley Lemmon<br /> |Shadow &amp; Sinew<br /> |Slink<br /> |Detective<br /> |1<br /> |III<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |Mercedes<br /> |Dr. Phyllis “Filly” Bailey she/her<br /> |Discovery<br /> |Scholar<br /> |Doctor <br /> |5<br /> |IV<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |Amal<br /> |Arthur Nook<br /> |Secrets and Pursuits <br /> |Muscle<br /> |Champion<br /> |3<br /> |III<br /> |I<br /> |-<br /> |Nick<br /> |Persephone “Percy” Montgomery <br /> |Mind and Might <br /> |Face<br /> |Magician<br /> |7<br /> |IV<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |Julia<br /> |Byron Hans Core<br /> |Secrets and Pursuits<br /> |Slink<br /> |Vigilante<br /> |6<br /> |III<br /> |I<br /> |-<br /> |Jon<br /> |Oslo Ryker<br /> |Whistles and Whispers<br /> |Scholar<br /> |Engineer <br /> |<br /> |II<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |Anna<br /> |Feyre Acheron<br /> |Whistles and Whispers<br /> |Slink<br /> |Criminal<br /> |3<br /> |II<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |Nin<br /> |Arin Kwiyn<br /> |Mind and Might<br /> |Scholar<br /> |Doctor<br /> |1<br /> |IV<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |Talia<br /> |[[Carmen Baxter]]<br /> |Discovery<br /> |Weird <br /> |Medium<br /> |3<br /> |IV<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |Marcy <br /> |Emily Anderson<br /> |Secrets and Pursuits<br /> |Face<br /> |Journalist<br /> |1<br /> |III<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |Madhav <br /> |Avyaan Kumar<br /> |Shade &amp; Sinew<br /> |Muscle<br /> |Soldier<br /> |1<br /> |III<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |Aerin<br /> |Katherine Ellenbogen<br /> |Shade &amp; Sinew<br /> |Scholar<br /> |Doctor<br /> |4<br /> |III<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |Rhiannon<br /> |Jessamine Gold<br /> |Secrets and Pursuits<br /> |Weird <br /> |Occultist<br /> |1<br /> |III<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |Emma<br /> |Hero Graham<br /> |Whistles and Whispers<br /> |Slink <br /> |Detective<br /> |1<br /> |II<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |Sam<br /> |Callum McVeigh<br /> |Mind and Might<br /> |Muscle<br /> |Soldier<br /> |3<br /> |IV<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |Ethan<br /> |Dexter &quot;Dex&quot; Miller<br /> |Whistles and Whispers<br /> |Weird<br /> |Occultist<br /> |5<br /> |II<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |Dove<br /> |Clarence &quot;Clancy&quot; Fields<br /> |Mind and Might<br /> |Weird<br /> |Occultist<br /> |3<br /> |IV<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |Sarah (Bread)<br /> |Noelle Silva<br /> |Discovery<br /> |Weird<br /> |Medium<br /> |1<br /> |IV<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |Cat<br /> |[[Mocking-Bird]]<br /> |Discovery<br /> |Slink<br /> |Vigilante<br /> |14<br /> |IV<br /> |I<br /> |}<br /> &lt;/center&gt;<br /> <br /> == Out of Play Characters ==<br /> {| class=&quot;wikitable sortable&quot;<br /> |+<br /> !Player <br /> !Character<br /> !Arc<br /> !Status<br /> !Sessions<br /> |-<br /> |Julia<br /> |Piers Corden<br /> |Arc 1<br /> |Retired<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |Amal<br /> |[[Steve Corden]]<br /> |Arc 1<br /> |Retired<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |Aerin<br /> |[[Laura Grant]]<br /> |Arc 1<br /> |Retired<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |Jon R<br /> |[[Thomas MacCallum|Thomas McCallum]]<br /> |Arc 1<br /> |Retired<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |Nikki <br /> |Pennsylvania Jane<br /> |Arc 1<br /> |Retired<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |Aspen<br /> |Laurence Arkwright <br /> |Arc 1<br /> |Retired<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |Ares<br /> |Cassian<br /> |Arc 1<br /> |Retired<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |Keller<br /> |Montana Jack<br /> |Arc 1<br /> |Retired <br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |Chris<br /> |Warren Baxter <br /> |Arc 1<br /> |Retired <br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |[[James]]<br /> |Dr Thaddeus<br /> |Arc 1<br /> |Retired<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |Jonathan <br /> |Nikolas Arkwright<br /> |Arc 1<br /> |Retired<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |Anna<br /> |[https://quelmarwiki.com/wiki/Nesta_Archeron Nesta Acheron]<br /> |Arc 1<br /> |Retired<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |Nick<br /> |Silas Heartwood<br /> |Arc 1<br /> |Retired<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |Matt<br /> |[[Lincoln Renfield-Murray]]<br /> |Arc 1<br /> |Death<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |Aerin<br /> |Dr Alexandria Aquino<br /> |Arc 2<br /> |Death<br /> |2<br /> |-<br /> |Amal<br /> |[[Jamie Hayes]]<br /> |Arc 2<br /> |Death<br /> |2<br /> |-<br /> |Mercedes<br /> |Tess Henry<br /> |Arc 1, 2<br /> |Retired<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |Emma<br /> |[[Lula V]]<br /> |Arc 1, 2<br /> |Retired<br /> |3<br /> |-<br /> |Talia<br /> |[[Elizabeth Nightshade]]<br /> |Arc 1, 2<br /> |Retired<br /> |7<br /> |-<br /> |Mercedes<br /> |Jean Hawkeye<br /> |Arc 2<br /> |Retired<br /> |1<br /> |-<br /> |Kade<br /> |[[Fives]]<br /> |Arc 1, 2<br /> |Retired<br /> |2<br /> |-<br /> |Kim<br /> |[[Weasel]]<br /> |Arc 1,2<br /> |Retired<br /> |2<br /> |-<br /> |Margarita<br /> |[[James D'Arcy|James]]<br /> |Arc 1, 2<br /> |Retired<br /> |3<br /> |-<br /> |Nick<br /> |[[Gideon Eldermourne]]<br /> |Arc 2<br /> |Retired<br /> |15<br /> |-<br /> |Anna<br /> |[[Sister Amaranth]]<br /> |Arc 2<br /> |Retired<br /> |16<br /> |-<br /> |Sarah (Dove)<br /> |[[Tara Lloyd]]<br /> |Arc 2<br /> |Retired<br /> |15<br /> |-<br /> |Julia<br /> |[[Gin Reynolds]]<br /> |Arc 2<br /> |Retired<br /> |14<br /> |-<br /> |Jon<br /> |[[Alexander]]<br /> |Arc 2<br /> |Retired<br /> |3<br /> |-<br /> |Sam<br /> |[[Cedric]]<br /> |Arc 2<br /> |Retired<br /> |2<br /> |-<br /> |Amal<br /> |[[Gio Fletcher]]<br /> |Arc 2<br /> |Retired<br /> |9<br /> |-<br /> |Matt<br /> |[[Mallory Harper|Lt. (r) Mallory Harper]]<br /> |Arc 2<br /> |Retired<br /> |14<br /> |-<br /> |Keller<br /> |[[Father Lorrian Michaels]]<br /> |Arc 2<br /> |Retired<br /> |4<br /> |-<br /> |Aerin<br /> |[[Verity Leon]]<br /> |Arc 2<br /> |Retired<br /> |8<br /> |-<br /> |Ashley<br /> |Merrin<br /> |Arc 2<br /> |Retired<br /> |1<br /> |-<br /> |Lilith<br /> |Sybille “Bill” Eisgrau<br /> |Arc 2<br /> |Retired<br /> |4<br /> |-<br /> |Sarah (Bread)<br /> |Rosalynn Scott<br /> |Arc 2<br /> |Retired<br /> |3<br /> |-<br /> |Geoff<br /> |Grigori<br /> |Arc 2<br /> |Retired<br /> |4<br /> |-<br /> |Marcy<br /> |Ashley Amber<br /> |Arc 2<br /> |Retired<br /> |1<br /> |-<br /> |Cat<br /> |Aster Moreau<br /> |Arc 2<br /> |Retired<br /> |2<br /> |-<br /> |Matt<br /> |[[The Nighthawk]]<br /> |Arc 3<br /> |Killed<br /> |5<br /> |}<br /> &lt;center&gt;&lt;/center&gt;<br /> <br /> [[Category:Qandela Obscura]]<br /> [[Category:Player Characters]]<br /> [[Category:CR]]</div>

OGFlaya https://quelmarwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=Qandela_Obscura_Player_Roster&diff=37969 2025-03-17T01:54:14Z

<p>OGFlaya: /* Please do not update or adjust the roster */</p> <hr /> <div>=== Please do not update or adjust the roster ===<br /> &lt;center&gt;<br /> {| class=&quot;wikitable sortable&quot;<br /> |+<br /> ![[Player]]<br /> !Character<br /> !Circle <br /> !Role<br /> !Specialty<br /> !Assignments<br /> !Lvl<br /> !Scars<br /> |-<br /> |Matt<br /> |Riley Lemmon<br /> |Shadow &amp; Sinew<br /> |Slink<br /> |Detective<br /> |1<br /> |III<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |Mercedes<br /> |Dr. Phyllis “Filly” Bailey she/her<br /> |Discovery<br /> |Scholar<br /> |Doctor <br /> |5<br /> |IV<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |Amal<br /> |Arthur Nook<br /> |Secrets and Pursuits <br /> |Muscle<br /> |Champion<br /> |3<br /> |III<br /> |I<br /> |-<br /> |Nick<br /> |Persephone “Percy” Montgomery <br /> |Mind and Might <br /> |Face<br /> |Magician<br /> |7<br /> |IV<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |Julia<br /> |Byron Hans Core<br /> |Secrets and Pursuits<br /> |Slink<br /> |Vigilante<br /> |6<br /> |III<br /> |I<br /> |-<br /> |Jon<br /> |Oslo Ryker<br /> |Whistles and Whispers<br /> |Scholar<br /> |Engineer <br /> |<br /> |II<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |Anna<br /> |Feyre Acheron<br /> |Whistles and Whispers<br /> |Slink<br /> |Criminal<br /> |3<br /> |II<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |Nin<br /> |Arin Kwiyn<br /> |Mind and Might<br /> |Scholar<br /> |Doctor<br /> |1<br /> |IV<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |Talia<br /> |[[Carmen Baxter]]<br /> |Discovery<br /> |Weird <br /> |Medium<br /> |3<br /> |IV<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |Marcy <br /> |Emily Anderson<br /> |Secrets and Pursuits<br /> |Face<br /> |Journalist<br /> |1<br /> |III<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |Madhav <br /> |Avyaan Kumar<br /> |Shade &amp; Sinew<br /> |Muscle<br /> |Soldier<br /> |1<br /> |III<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |Aerin<br /> |Katherine Ellenbogen<br /> |Shade &amp; Sinew<br /> |Scholar<br /> |Doctor<br /> |4<br /> |III<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |Rhiannon<br /> |Jessamine Gold<br /> |Secrets and Pursuits<br /> |Weird <br /> |Occultist<br /> |1<br /> |III<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |Emma<br /> |Hero Graham<br /> |Whistles and Whispers<br /> |Slink <br /> |Detective<br /> |1<br /> |II<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |Sam<br /> |Callum McVeigh<br /> |Mind and Might<br /> |Muscle<br /> |Soldier<br /> |3<br /> |IV<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |Ethan<br /> |Dexter &quot;Dex&quot; Miller<br /> |Whistles and Whispers<br /> |Weird<br /> |Occultist<br /> |5<br /> |II<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |Dove<br /> |Clarence &quot;Clancy&quot; Fields<br /> |Mind and Might<br /> |Weird<br /> |Occultist<br /> |3<br /> |IV<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |Sarah (Bread)<br /> |Noelle Silva<br /> |Discovery<br /> |Weird<br /> |Medium<br /> |1<br /> |III<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |Cat<br /> |[[Mocking-Bird]]<br /> |Discovery<br /> |Slink<br /> |Vigilante<br /> |14<br /> |IV<br /> |I<br /> |}<br /> &lt;/center&gt;<br /> <br /> == Out of Play Characters ==<br /> {| class=&quot;wikitable sortable&quot;<br /> |+<br /> !Player <br /> !Character<br /> !Arc<br /> !Status<br /> !Sessions<br /> |-<br /> |Julia<br /> |Piers Corden<br /> |Arc 1<br /> |Retired<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |Amal<br /> |[[Steve Corden]]<br /> |Arc 1<br /> |Retired<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |Aerin<br /> |[[Laura Grant]]<br /> |Arc 1<br /> |Retired<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |Jon R<br /> |[[Thomas MacCallum|Thomas McCallum]]<br /> |Arc 1<br /> |Retired<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |Nikki <br /> |Pennsylvania Jane<br /> |Arc 1<br /> |Retired<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |Aspen<br /> |Laurence Arkwright <br /> |Arc 1<br /> |Retired<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |Ares<br /> |Cassian<br /> |Arc 1<br /> |Retired<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |Keller<br /> |Montana Jack<br /> |Arc 1<br /> |Retired <br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |Chris<br /> |Warren Baxter <br /> |Arc 1<br /> |Retired <br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |[[James]]<br /> |Dr Thaddeus<br /> |Arc 1<br /> |Retired<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |Jonathan <br /> |Nikolas Arkwright<br /> |Arc 1<br /> |Retired<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |Anna<br /> |[https://quelmarwiki.com/wiki/Nesta_Archeron Nesta Acheron]<br /> |Arc 1<br /> |Retired<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |Nick<br /> |Silas Heartwood<br /> |Arc 1<br /> |Retired<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |Matt<br /> |[[Lincoln Renfield-Murray]]<br /> |Arc 1<br /> |Death<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |Aerin<br /> |Dr Alexandria Aquino<br /> |Arc 2<br /> |Death<br /> |2<br /> |-<br /> |Amal<br /> |[[Jamie Hayes]]<br /> |Arc 2<br /> |Death<br /> |2<br /> |-<br /> |Mercedes<br /> |Tess Henry<br /> |Arc 1, 2<br /> |Retired<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |Emma<br /> |[[Lula V]]<br /> |Arc 1, 2<br /> |Retired<br /> |3<br /> |-<br /> |Talia<br /> |[[Elizabeth Nightshade]]<br /> |Arc 1, 2<br /> |Retired<br /> |7<br /> |-<br /> |Mercedes<br /> |Jean Hawkeye<br /> |Arc 2<br /> |Retired<br /> |1<br /> |-<br /> |Kade<br /> |[[Fives]]<br /> |Arc 1, 2<br /> |Retired<br /> |2<br /> |-<br /> |Kim<br /> |[[Weasel]]<br /> |Arc 1,2<br /> |Retired<br /> |2<br /> |-<br /> |Margarita<br /> |[[James D'Arcy|James]]<br /> |Arc 1, 2<br /> |Retired<br /> |3<br /> |-<br /> |Nick<br /> |[[Gideon Eldermourne]]<br /> |Arc 2<br /> |Retired<br /> |15<br /> |-<br /> |Anna<br /> |[[Sister Amaranth]]<br /> |Arc 2<br /> |Retired<br /> |16<br /> |-<br /> |Sarah (Dove)<br /> |[[Tara Lloyd]]<br /> |Arc 2<br /> |Retired<br /> |15<br /> |-<br /> |Julia<br /> |[[Gin Reynolds]]<br /> |Arc 2<br /> |Retired<br /> |14<br /> |-<br /> |Jon<br /> |[[Alexander]]<br /> |Arc 2<br /> |Retired<br /> |3<br /> |-<br /> |Sam<br /> |[[Cedric]]<br /> |Arc 2<br /> |Retired<br /> |2<br /> |-<br /> |Amal<br /> |[[Gio Fletcher]]<br /> |Arc 2<br /> |Retired<br /> |9<br /> |-<br /> |Matt<br /> |[[Mallory Harper|Lt. (r) Mallory Harper]]<br /> |Arc 2<br /> |Retired<br /> |14<br /> |-<br /> |Keller<br /> |[[Father Lorrian Michaels]]<br /> |Arc 2<br /> |Retired<br /> |4<br /> |-<br /> |Aerin<br /> |[[Verity Leon]]<br /> |Arc 2<br /> |Retired<br /> |8<br /> |-<br /> |Ashley<br /> |Merrin<br /> |Arc 2<br /> |Retired<br /> |1<br /> |-<br /> |Lilith<br /> |Sybille “Bill” Eisgrau<br /> |Arc 2<br /> |Retired<br /> |4<br /> |-<br /> |Sarah (Bread)<br /> |Rosalynn Scott<br /> |Arc 2<br /> |Retired<br /> |3<br /> |-<br /> |Geoff<br /> |Grigori<br /> |Arc 2<br /> |Retired<br /> |4<br /> |-<br /> |Marcy<br /> |Ashley Amber<br /> |Arc 2<br /> |Retired<br /> |1<br /> |-<br /> |Cat<br /> |Aster Moreau<br /> |Arc 2<br /> |Retired<br /> |2<br /> |-<br /> |Matt<br /> |[[The Nighthawk]]<br /> |Arc 3<br /> |Killed<br /> |5<br /> |}<br /> &lt;center&gt;&lt;/center&gt;<br /> <br /> [[Category:Qandela Obscura]]<br /> [[Category:Player Characters]]<br /> [[Category:CR]]</div>

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