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| ====== Unnatural Urges ====== | ====== Unnatural Urges ====== | ||
| ===== Initial Brief ===== | ===== Initial Brief ===== | ||
| + | Unbeknownst to most a large pool of funds has been transferred to the Brotherhood of the closed eye by the Council. Even the majority of council members are unsure why, with the records sealed by the Shield of Acryn, but a mission of the utmost secrecy is assumed and rumour has it the brotherhood are contacting the most powerful of Acryn's adventurers to recruit them. Meanwhile a steel clad, heavily guarded carriage has been seen moving through the streets of the city toward the docks. | ||
| ===== PCs ===== | ===== PCs ===== | ||
| + | * [[user:matthewa:pc:harlon_quirk|Harlon Quirk]] - MatthewA | ||
| + | * [[user:joew:pc:alastair_fitzgrave|Alastair Fitzgrave]] - Joe | ||
| + | * [[user:vickyh:pc:vincent_barma|Vincent Barma]] - Vicky\\ | ||
| ===== Debrief ===== | ===== Debrief ===== | ||
| The party are hired by the Brotherhood of the Closed Eye for a mission of the utmost secrecy. While Acryn's attention appears entirely focused on the war against the fleeing Serradic forces the party are to infiltrate the Magisterium and bring it down from the inside. To do this the Brotherhood gives them the Unmaker's Toll, a weapon of terrible destructive power. Captain Hopkins tells them how to use it but is vague about the effects. Logan is quick to realise however that use of the bell would almost certainly be suicidal and suspects Captain Hopkins would be all too eager to see him destroyed on the mission. | The party are hired by the Brotherhood of the Closed Eye for a mission of the utmost secrecy. While Acryn's attention appears entirely focused on the war against the fleeing Serradic forces the party are to infiltrate the Magisterium and bring it down from the inside. To do this the Brotherhood gives them the Unmaker's Toll, a weapon of terrible destructive power. Captain Hopkins tells them how to use it but is vague about the effects. Logan is quick to realise however that use of the bell would almost certainly be suicidal and suspects Captain Hopkins would be all too eager to see him destroyed on the mission. | ||
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| Using a hijacked Magisterium Sky Fortress the party quickly pass over the Levistation ( and its rare breeds of flying shark) and make contact with the rebels in the slave city below the floating Magisterium capital. In the rebel camp they find the annoying old man, who still defies Logan's classification. On the bright-side he gets a chance to chat up Rose, who seems to be taking a shine to him and his willingness to make bets. | Using a hijacked Magisterium Sky Fortress the party quickly pass over the Levistation ( and its rare breeds of flying shark) and make contact with the rebels in the slave city below the floating Magisterium capital. In the rebel camp they find the annoying old man, who still defies Logan's classification. On the bright-side he gets a chance to chat up Rose, who seems to be taking a shine to him and his willingness to make bets. | ||
| - | The final assault begins and, after cutting down the remaining Magisters of the mageocracy, the party are able to break the great ritual that envelops the lands of mankind in death. As Harlon closes the Draconic rift that empowers the ritual Vincent calls upon the might of the Tender and guides the countless captured souls of the newborn into himself, tearing them free of the dragon's power. At the heart of the ritual they also find a human heart, seemingly still alive, and surmise that this is the heart of the Primal Dawn: the demiurge's first crime being used to empower his last. Vincent once more draws upon the tender's power and pours life into the heart, beginning the resurrection of the long slumbering primal. | + | The final assault begins and, after cutting down the remaining Magisters' of the mageocracy, the party are able to break the great ritual that envelops the lands of mankind in death. As Harlon closes the Draconic rift that empowers the ritual Vincent calls upon the might of the Tender and guides the countless captured souls of the newborn into himself, tearing them free of the dragon's power. At the heart of the ritual they also find a human heart, seemingly still alive, and surmise that this is the heart of the Primal Dawn: the demiurge's first crime being used to empower his last. Vincent once more draws upon the tender's power and pours life into the heart, beginning the resurrection of the long slumbering primal. |
| Their presence detected and his greatest mages dead the Demiurge decides that the Magisterium has outlived its usefulness and activates the volcanoes surrounding the city, intending to wipe all out human life within it. | Their presence detected and his greatest mages dead the Demiurge decides that the Magisterium has outlived its usefulness and activates the volcanoes surrounding the city, intending to wipe all out human life within it. | ||
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| Before Vincenzo leaves -being offered a ride back on a Southern Isles Navigator- he is met by the demiurge reborn; Lucien; and his resurrected love Dawn. The weight of his monstrous crimes lies heavy upon Lucien and Vincenzo can see a terrible regret behind his eyes. However, it is clear that he has learned something from Harlon's example and Alastair's sacrifice and is determined to earn his own redemption. He tells Vincent that he and Dawn will set off to find every Dragonborn and undo what was done to them. Dawn tells Vincenzo of the heroism of his companions and explains that together they may have given Mudra a chance at redemption. She has little to offer Vincent as reward for his help but as she leans in to bow in thanks to him she does whisper to him a 'trick' she knows. He has no idea how it works but feels he could perform it with concentration. | Before Vincenzo leaves -being offered a ride back on a Southern Isles Navigator- he is met by the demiurge reborn; Lucien; and his resurrected love Dawn. The weight of his monstrous crimes lies heavy upon Lucien and Vincenzo can see a terrible regret behind his eyes. However, it is clear that he has learned something from Harlon's example and Alastair's sacrifice and is determined to earn his own redemption. He tells Vincent that he and Dawn will set off to find every Dragonborn and undo what was done to them. Dawn tells Vincenzo of the heroism of his companions and explains that together they may have given Mudra a chance at redemption. She has little to offer Vincent as reward for his help but as she leans in to bow in thanks to him she does whisper to him a 'trick' she knows. He has no idea how it works but feels he could perform it with concentration. | ||
| - | Back in Acryn Vincenzo is met at his temple by the warrior Rose who asks if she has anything of Logan's she might remember him by. Feeling Logan would probably have wanted it, she hands over his life story to Rose who reverently takes it, flicks to last page and smiles. | + | Back in Acryn Vincenzo erects a small memorial to Logan in his church. One evening he is met at his temple by the warrior Rose who asks if she has anything of Logan's she might remember him by. Feeling Logan would probably have wanted it, she hands over his life story to Rose who reverently takes it, flicks to last page and smiles. |
| Keen to build morale in a time of war the Council proclaim Alastair a champion of the city (Duke Graves ensuring they overlook the fact he was Arcus Blackthorns right hand man) and an impressive marble statue is erected of him in the square outside the council building in his traditional pose atop a winged lion: a sword in one hand, an unconscious wizard in the other. | Keen to build morale in a time of war the Council proclaim Alastair a champion of the city (Duke Graves ensuring they overlook the fact he was Arcus Blackthorns right hand man) and an impressive marble statue is erected of him in the square outside the council building in his traditional pose atop a winged lion: a sword in one hand, an unconscious wizard in the other. | ||
| Unbeknownst to most death is now different: where once three great horrors consumed the souls of the dead, only two now feed. | Unbeknownst to most death is now different: where once three great horrors consumed the souls of the dead, only two now feed. | ||
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| + | ====Snackies and Wibble==== | ||
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| + | ==Harlon== | ||
| + | * Vanishes from from the world having redeemed the first wizard. His life story lives on in the book that contains his tale of becoming a good man. | ||
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| + | ==Alistair== | ||
| + | * Burns away his own soul along with Mudra's hatred finally achieving peace. | ||
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| + | ==Vincent== | ||
| + | * Filled with countless baby souls. The power of the tender is able to protect them within Vincent but it takes a great deal of power to do so. If Vincent uses another Miracle (not related to manipulating the baby souls) then they will be released to the world. | ||
| + | * Stalked by the Mare of Night for cheesing it with baby souls owed. Vincent's death count is reduced by 5 seconds and should he bleed out the Mare will undoubtedly claim his soul. | ||
| + | * Dawn's trick - Though he has no idea how it works, once per adventure, whenever the sun is below the horizon he may concentrate and make it rise as a new day dawns. | ||
| + | * In return for destroying one of Acryn's most dangerous enemies, and as the only survivor, he's offered ownership of the old Cargan estates around the newly liberated Margush. There's not a great deal there except ruined buildings and swamp, but with the withdrawal of the Serradic forces its a lot of valuable land that could developed into much more. | ||
| + | * The Unmaker's Toll is handed back to the Brotherhood of Closed eye, whose vault is deemed the only place safe enough to contain it, but an official request comes from the council that it be destroyed as soon as possible. | ||
| - | {{tag>"unnatural urges" adventure}} | + | {{tag>"unnatural urges" adventure Harlon_Quirk alastair_fitzgrave "dragonborn" "ishvaratar the creator" "the magisterium" vincent_barma Southern_Isles Altan}} |
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