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Goal: Eliminate
Katrina Desmon, a former city council member. Background Supplied: Katrina Desmon,
previously a member of the city council was found to be a traitor and
a thief. Some 500,000 gold came up missing from the city treasury,
and upon investigation, it was found that she stole the money. It was
verified by a prominent seer in the town, so it is certain. She also
stole some of the royal jewels of the Grunburg Grand Family. She is
a known consort with demons, which she thinks to bring upon the city.
Do not speak with her, for she is known to have seductive powers, having
turned others to her cause. The following items are things to work in to your
description of Grunburg:
| [] Floating Cities |
[] Magimotive Vehicles |
[] Punks |
| [] Victorians |
[] Excess of the Rich |
[] Commonality of Magic |
| [] Drow Dart Pistols |
[] Drug Use |
[] Prostitutes (classy and discrete
on the street |
| [] Birchboarders/Hoverboarders |
[] Roller Tracks |
[] Things Illusionary |
| [] Train, tracks |
[] Paved Roads, Sidewalks |
[] Towering Buildings |
| [] No Horses/Carriages in City |
[] No Smoky Air (common to most cities) |
[] Pickpockets |
| [] Winged Flyers, balloons |
[] Relative Peace and Harmony |
[] Gothic, Greek, exotic architecture |
| [] Archemages and their Constructs |
[] Automatons |
[] "Monster" Races Walk Freely |
| [] Only Poor Seen are Servants |
[] Outlandish Fashions, Tattoos |
[] Obvious Money Flowing Freely From
Person to Person |
| [] Street Vendors of Food, Booze |
[] Professors in their Gowns |
[] Educated Masses |
| [] Need Tax Vouchers to Enter or a Reason
to Be in City (Easy to Get Forged Copy) |
[] Factories, Warehouses on Edge of
City |
[] People Generally Happy |
[] Street Musicians/Mimes/
Street Performers |
[] Exotic Food Smells |
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Actual Background: Katrina was
indeed a member of the city council. She was second only to the Prime
Minister in decision making power. In that position, she became privy
to information not accessible to the common man. The growing powers
in Grunburg, and often the controlling ones are the new magitech corporations
and organized crime. She saw the council bow more and more to these
forces, including the creation of the title of Baron. A Baron is a
head of a magitech corporation. The stated reason for the creation
of the post was to keep the council informed on matters regarding magitech,
an advisory role only. That role has expanded into having the same
vote as an elected council member. The leaders of organized crime,
a new element in Asterland, but an almost ancient force in the westlands,
freely enter into council meetings and voice their opinions. In the
beginning, they were resisted and thrown out, but now they actually
lead discussions. Again, the council justified their presence as informational
only, to learn what they are really all about, they said. The power
of the Freedom Society in the council is no news to anyone in Grunburg.
They occupy 3 of 20 seats on the council. 6 barons make up another
section. 10 elected officials representing areas of Grunburg and the
surrounding area and the Prime Minister himself make up the last of
the group.
- A few days after they arrive, a large airship
flies overhead and into the city
- It is escourted by insect-like smaller
attack ships
- The Grunburg air support does nothing;
the visit is planned
- It is an ambassador from the Eastlands
- The people of Grunburg outraged
- The council insists that it is jjust
a continuation of the treaty talks with the goal of peace
in JERA.
- In reality, the eastlands is recruiting
spies within the council, first scoping out who iis most
reciptive
- The ambassador is a creature mostly
insect-like, but warm blooded.
- He hides his true appearance with a
cload and lets no one see his face
- He is followed by 7 red cloaked mages,
his cardinals
- The main airjammer is of Arcane make,
and heavily armed/armored
- They are assigned their own hanger,
which has been cleared out of ships
- They invited members of the council
to the mothership, wher they enjoy the use of their harems,
contract severe venerial disease, which only shows up
after a few weeks time. The harem made up mostly of elves
from the old days, intent on infecting the humans.
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When Groups comes up from the underground, they are
approached by Awile Glandrun, a burly halfling
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His clothes are very fine (illusionary), punk wannabee
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He wears clownish makeup
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He is completely excitable, ditsy
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Asks if they are done with their mission already
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It is actually Tim in disguise, Illusion, trying
to mask his voice, identity
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Wesley Dragonfire approaches Tony, asks to talk with
him
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Tells Tony it is time for his first lesson.
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Tony wears Flow Monacle
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Wesley's "Avatar" appears before him, a
punk nightshade.
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Tony is told to concentrate on the avatar, to memorize
both its appearance and the feeling that it invokes.
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He teaches him how to project the image
and speak his flow name, "Odyss"
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Is promised that Wesley will come when called
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Is told that the purpose of this is to be for instuction,
not to bail him out
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Is told that experience and knowledge must be worked
out for oneself.
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Jason's character wakes the next morning, having had
a dream
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So realistic that it takes him a few moments to
come to
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In the dream, he sees an old man.
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The old man is made as much machine as human
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He gets a pained expression on his face and begins
to tear away his own flesh, revealing wires and cables beneath.
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He expressions, reaching out to Teldin. His face
melts away, leaving gears and belts that move his eyes.
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It is to mean that mankind is becoming too dependant
upon technology, becoming dehumanized.
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This image is projected as a broadcast through the
flow, affecting many, but not all
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The council has one more job for them, to retrieve
a book of forbidden demonology
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They claim that the room is Sestin's
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The room will have papers with her name on it and
various things relating to demonology, necromancy
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Pentagram on the floor, with a dead demon in the
circle, decomposing
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Tapestries of demons, some of which will appear
to move, eyes follow one around the room
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An evil feeling is here
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An evil apparition will appear, asking who
dares tread in Sestin's lair
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At some point, the party is approached by Punkers
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They pick a fight, making fun of Roger and his wagon
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They are allied with no one, just thugs.
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They hate city folks, just want the "downbelow" to
be theirs.
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