Qandela Obscura/The Story So Far

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The Story So Far

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Arc One - The Illusionist and the Alchemist

Assignment #1 - 12/02/23 "The Devil's Well."

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Assignment #2 - 12/16 "The Light Eater of Bridleborn"

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Characters: Piers, Lincoln Renfield-Murray, Nesta Acheron, Elizabeth Nightshade

GM: @jaelthejust (Mercedes)

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Assignment #4 - 12/31 - "The Night Plays On"

Session Tags: #NewYearParty

Characters: Steve, Lincoln Renfield-Murray, Orla Martinez, Warren

GM: @jaelthejust (Mercedes)

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Assignment #5 - 1/13/2024 - "Extra Credit"

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Characters: Piers Corden, Lincoln Renfield-Murray, Lula V, Steve Corden

GM: @jontheteach (JonTheTeach)

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Assignment # 6- 1/20- “The Hand That Feeds”

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Characters: Piers, Weasel, James, Tess, Laurence Awrkright

GM: @OGFlaya (Matt)

Important NPCs: Anthony Romano, Michael Romano, Maggy Ferguson, Martin Ferguson

Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: Human/phenomenon hybrid

District/Locations: South Soffit, Nine Irons, The Sidle

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.

Assignment #8 - 2/9 - "The Ancient Tomb of His Bride"

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Characters: Piers Corden, Steve Corden, Thomas MacCallum, Madge

GM: @jaelthejust (Mercedes)

Important NPCs: Jean Hawkeye

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1. Mr. Malcolms Alchemical Reference Guide (+1 Focus on rolls that have to do with alchemy or magick)
2. Morphine Vial (Soak 1 Body, 1 use)
3. Phosphenes' Lights (Handheld illuminators that produce a glow only the holder can see)
4. Smelling Salts (Soak 1 Brain, 1 use)

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Assignment #12 - 3/2 - "Auction Victors"

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Characters: Steve Corden, Lizzy Nightshade, Weasel, Silas Heartwood, Laura Grant

GM: @jaelthejust (Mercedes)

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Assignment #15 - 3/23 - "The Allure of Perpetual Beauty"

Session Tags: Characters: Steve Corden, Silas Heartwood, Tess Henry, Warren Baxter, Laura Grant

GM: @wardenwinter (Talia)

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Assignment #16 - 3/27 - "Under the Truth"

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Characters: Piers Corden, Steve Corden, Silas Heartwood, Tess Henry, Lincoln Renfield-Murray, Nesta Acheron,

GM: @jontheteach (JonTheTeach)

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Assignment #17 - 4/6 - "The Kingdom in the Steel"

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Characters: Steve Corden, Silas Heartwood, Lizzy Nightshade, Madge, Laura Grant

GM: @jaelthejust (Mercedes)

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Assignment #18 - 4/13 - "The Gem to Persuade the Unwilling"

Session Tags: Characters: Steve Corden, Piers Corden, Lincoln Renfield-Murray, Nesta Achron, Montana Jack

GM: @jaelthejust (Mercedes)

Important NPCs: THE TWINS, Gio

Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: The Gem

District/Locations: The Steel, EONs Headquarter

Important Things that Happened: Steve gets kidnapped opps.

Assignment #19 - 4/27 - "The Prince’s Final Curtain"

Session Tags: Characters: Steve Corden, Piers Corden, James, Lincoln Renfield-Murray, "Fives", Warren Baxter,

GM: @jaelthejust (Mercedes)

Important NPCs: Nathaniel

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Arc Two - The Herald and the Fang

Assignment #1 - 06/15/2024 "Toll the Dead"

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Characters: James by Margarita, Gin Reynolds by Julia, Jamie Hayes by Amal,

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Important NPCs: Eminlda Frances, Victor Jenkins the DEAD Divine Herald, Mr. Woods

Phenomenon/Artifact Recovered: List of next Divine Herald

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6 months after what happened in the theater has passed, newspapers has talked about :

1. 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.
2. Recent death of the Divine Herald.

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

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investigators found:

1. Bleed on body and the face itself. Not coming from the mask.
2. Mask will let the soul out. Mask is fixed to face, will be hard to take off.
3. MAKEUP ON HERALD.  A specific woman does this. Leslie Daulphin.
4. 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. 

/—/ Baxter the head of OUP came by and stopped Candela's investigation

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The team found this list for interviews. THIS IS FOR NEW HERALD DIVINE.

Aarons, Sawyer (Cardinal in the Eves districts), Howard, Levins,

Fournier(not familiar to GIN? Who is this? Not usual surname for new-faire)

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.

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The team headed to Melody Wildes house in the sidle. WILDES Melody is new to the area, moved from the west. 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.

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?

Picture of her and a man. They are shaken hands, this is Mr. Woods. He seems happy and sure. She looked…. Off.

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?

Mr. Woods, has the same bleed as melody, STRONGER. So strong. It radiates from him.

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…..

Assignment #2 - 06/15/2024 "The Ruby Rapture"

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Assignment #3 - 06/21/2024 “The Last Lightkeeper of Seasway"

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Assignment #4 - 06/22/2024 "Interview with a Deaconess"

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Characters: Alexandria, Gideon, Jamie, Amaranth

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-- We met the knight of the pyre for the first time! Diego Parris.

-- Deaconess Lorelei was killed by him tho sad ):

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Assignment #5 - 06/26/2024 "Something Different About You"

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Assignment #6 - 07/06/2024 "Petals of Protection"

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Assignment #7 - 07/07/2024 "Assisting the Gumshoe"

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-- 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.

-- Jamie Dies!

-- Candela managed to save the future Divine Herald!

Assignment #8 - 07/14/2024 "The Crimson River"

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Assignment #9 - 07/17/2024 "We Can Take Your Pain"

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Assignment #10 - 07/19/2024 “The New Divine Herald"

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Assignment #11 - 07/27/2024 "The Owl Wain"

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Assignment #12 - 07/30/2024 "The Sunken City"

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