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Player Characters

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	== Player Characters ==		== Player Characters ==

	Mr. Prim as Herr Rasche/Mr. Swift AKA Leon Jollenbeck, Guardian and acrobat (West)<br>		Mr. Prim as [[Demon:_Berlin/Herr_Rasche\|Herr Rasche/Mr. Swift]] AKA Leon Jollenbeck, Guardian and acrobat (West)<br>
	Kittendumpling as Herr Carnelian AKA Otto Speer, Psychopomp and architect (East)<br>		Kittendumpling as [[Demon:_Berlin/Herr_Carnelian\|Herr Carnelian/Mr. Carnelian]] AKA Otto Speer, Psychopomp and architect (East)<br>
	Katechon as [[Demon:_Berlin/Herr_Hymne\|Herr Hymne/Mr. Hymn]], AKA Tomas Leverkuehn, Messenger and musician (West)<br>		Katechon as [[Demon:_Berlin/Herr_Hymne\|Herr Hymne/Mr. Hymn]], AKA Tomas Leverkuehn, Messenger and musician (West)<br>
	Threlicus as Fraulein Liebling* AKA Elsbeth Handel, Destroyer and the only actual spy in the whole bunch (East)<br>		Threlicus as [[Demon:_Berlin/Fraulein_Liebling\|Fraulein Liebling/Miss Darling]] AKA Elsbeth Handel, Destroyer and the only actual spy in the whole bunch (East)<br>

	== NPCs ==		== NPCs ==

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Themes

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	===Themes===		===Themes===
	* "~~A riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma~~" -- ~~Winston Churchill on Russian policy.~~		* "Live with your century but do not be its creature." -- Friedrich Schiller
	* The need to connect, and the dangers of connection		* The need to connect, and the dangers of connection
	* Trap doors in the basement; wheels within wheels		* Trap doors in the basement; wheels within wheels
	* How many eggs do you want to break for your omelette?		* How many eggs do you want to break for your omelette?

	===Mood===		===Mood===

Katechon: /* Player Characters */

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Player Characters

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	Mr. Prim as Herr Rasche/Mr. Swift AKA Leon Jollenbeck, Guardian and acrobat (West)<br>		Mr. Prim as Herr Rasche/Mr. Swift AKA Leon Jollenbeck, Guardian and acrobat (West)<br>
	Kittendumpling as Herr Carnelian AKA Otto Speer, Psychopomp and architect (East)<br>		Kittendumpling as Herr Carnelian AKA Otto Speer, Psychopomp and architect (East)<br>
	Katechon as [Demon:_Berlin/Herr_Hymne\|Herr Hymne/Mr. Hymn], AKA Tomas Leverkuehn, Messenger and musician (West)<br>		Katechon as [[Demon:_Berlin/Herr_Hymne\|Herr Hymne/Mr. Hymn]], AKA Tomas Leverkuehn, Messenger and musician (West)<br>
	Threlicus as Fraulein Liebling* AKA Elsbeth Handel, Destroyer and the only actual spy in the whole bunch (East)<br>		Threlicus as Fraulein Liebling* AKA Elsbeth Handel, Destroyer and the only actual spy in the whole bunch (East)<br>

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Player Characters

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	Mr. Prim as Herr Rasche/Mr. Swift AKA Leon Jollenbeck, Guardian and acrobat (West)<br>		Mr. Prim as Herr Rasche/Mr. Swift AKA Leon Jollenbeck, Guardian and acrobat (West)<br>
	Kittendumpling as Herr Carnelian AKA Otto Speer, Psychopomp and architect (East)<br>		Kittendumpling as Herr Carnelian AKA Otto Speer, Psychopomp and architect (East)<br>
	Katechon as Herr Hymne/Mr. Hymn, AKA Tomas Leverkuehn, Messenger and musician (West)<br>		Katechon as [Demon:_Berlin/Herr_Hymne\|Herr Hymne/Mr. Hymn], AKA Tomas Leverkuehn, Messenger and musician (West)<br>
	Threlicus as Fraulein Liebling* AKA Elsbeth Handel, Destroyer and the only actual spy in the whole bunch (East)<br>		Threlicus as Fraulein Liebling* AKA Elsbeth Handel, Destroyer and the only actual spy in the whole bunch (East)<br>

Katechon: /* Locations & Infrastructure */

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Locations & Infrastructure

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	== Locations & Infrastructure ==		== Locations & Infrastructure ==

			'''Tempelhof Airport''' -- the name means "Templar Court", based on a templar fortress that was here 600 years earlier. This has led some Demons to speculate that Berlin's been a control point for the [I]Weltmaschine[/I] (world-machine, what they call the G-M in German) for a very long time. Most notable for having a giant roof that airplanes are parked under, so that passengers and their luggage don't get rained on. <br>
	~~[B]~~Tempelhof Airport~~[/B]~~ -- the name means "Templar Court", based on a templar fortress that was here 600 years earlier. This has led some Demons to speculate that Berlin's been a control point for the [I]Weltmaschine[/I] (world-machine, what they call the G-M in German) for a very long time. Most notable for having a giant roof that airplanes are parked under, so that passengers and their luggage don't get rained on.		<br>
			'''Bahnhof Zoo/Zoo Station''' -- the main railway station into West Berlin, next to the zoo. Behind the station on the other side from the zoo, there's a sketchy area which in a decade or so will blossom into an open-air drug and prostitution scene, but is already a pretty good black market. <br>
	~~[B]~~Bahnhof Zoo/Zoo Station~~[/B]~~ -- the main railway station into West Berlin, next to the zoo. Behind the station on the other side from the zoo, there's a sketchy area which in a decade or so will blossom into an open-air drug and prostitution scene, but is already a pretty good black market.		<br>
			'''U-Bahn/Subway''' -- the network dates back to the turn of the century. It was roughly cut in half when the Berlin Wall went up (just a year or two ago in game time), so for West Berliners, there are numerous abandoned Geisterstationen (Ghost Stations) which are patrolled by VoPo police and where you can't get off, plus one station in East Berlin on Friedrichsstrasse where you can get on and off, with a checkpoint manned by VoPos. West Berliners seem to pretend that stop doesn't exist. <br>
	~~[B]~~U-Bahn/Subway~~[/B]~~ -- the network dates back to the turn of the century. It was roughly cut in half when the Berlin Wall went up (just a year or two ago in game time), so for West Berliners, there are numerous abandoned Geisterstationen (Ghost Stations) which are patrolled by VoPo police and where you can't get off, plus one station in East Berlin on Friedrichsstrasse where you can get on and off, with a checkpoint manned by VoPos. West Berliners seem to pretend that stop doesn't exist.		<br>
			'''The Berlin Wall''' -- it was never very tall or imposing at any time, but at this time it's pretty sketchy, in some places no more than a fence. There's already a "death strip" along it, though, where Easterners can get shot if they get too close. Over the next decade, it will gradually get expanded, spotlights and guard towers will go up, and it will be invisibly reinforced with Infrastructure to keep supernaturals from passing through, but for the moment, even a gutsy mortal can cross with no more preparation than some forged papers or, at night, a blanket to throw over the barbed wire so you can climb over.<br>
	~~[B]~~The Berlin Wall~~[/B]~~ -- it was never very tall or imposing at any time, but at this time it's pretty sketchy, in some places no more than a fence. There's already a "death strip" along it, though, where Easterners can get shot if they get too close. Over the next decade, it will gradually get expanded, spotlights and guard towers will go up, and it will be invisibly reinforced with Infrastructure to keep supernaturals from passing through, but for the moment, even a gutsy mortal can cross with no more preparation than some forged papers or, at night, a blanket to throw over the barbed wire so you can climb over.		<br>
			'''Checkpoint Charlie''' -- the most famous crossing point, in the middle of downtown, and the busiest. A good place to cross if you've got good papers, but not good for sneaking through. There's an impromptu memorial on the Western side to all the people who have already been killed trying to cross -- already dozens, and soon to be hundreds.<br>
	~~[B]~~Checkpoint Charlie~~[/B]~~ -- the most famous crossing point, in the middle of downtown, and the busiest. A good place to cross if you've got good papers, but not good for sneaking through. There's an impromptu memorial on the Western side to all the people who have already been killed trying to cross -- already dozens, and soon to be hundreds.		<br>
	~~[B]~~		'''The Bridge of Spies''' -- complete nonsense. It's just a crappy little bridge across the river Spree that happens to connect East and West Berlin. The Russians and Yanks like to exchange spies across this bridge in one of their absurd Cold War rituals. The rest of the time it's locked up and guarded from both sides -- probably the worst place to cross in the whole city. <br>
	The Bridge of Spies~~[/B]~~ -- complete nonsense. It's just a crappy little bridge across the river Spree that happens to connect East and West Berlin. The Russians and Yanks like to exchange spies across this bridge in one of their absurd Cold War rituals. The rest of the time it's locked up and guarded from both sides -- probably the worst place to cross in the whole city.		<br>
			'''Gedachtniskirche/Memorial Church''' -- a pre-WWI Gothic church, blown to hell by the Allies in 1943, preserved as a memorial to man's inhumanity to man and all that. There's a hideous modernistic new church being built right next to it, and Germans like to point to it as if to say, "We weren't the only murderers back then, you know." It's conveniently located in the middle of the Ku'damm shopping street and near a U-Bahn stop, which makes it a great place to rest and have a smoke while shopping, and a great place to meet contacts. <br>
	~~[B]~~Gedachtniskirche/Memorial Church~~[/B]~~ -- a pre-WWI Gothic church, blown to hell by the Allies in 1943, preserved as a memorial to man's inhumanity to man and all that. There's a hideous modernistic new church being built right next to it, and Germans like to point to it as if to say, "We weren't the only murderers back then, you know." It's conveniently located in the middle of the Ku'damm shopping street and near a U-Bahn stop, which makes it a great place to rest and have a smoke while shopping, and a great place to meet contacts.		<br>
			'''Salon Kitty''' -- cabaret, nightclub and brothel with a pre-war flair. Some people say it was the inspiration for the "Kit-Kat Club" in the movie Cabaret. During WWII, one of the Gestapo's bright boys had the idea of staffing it with spies to see what secrets people let slip in their pillow talk. The owner, "Kitty" was convinced to go along with the plan, a group of unusually clever prostitutes were trained in the necessary skills, and the whole place was wired for sound. It's said that Goebbels and Reinhard Heydrich, among others, liked to go there for regular inspections, at which time the microphones were turned off. It's also said that the British found out about it and tapped into the surveillance system, so that intelligence analysts from both sides were listening in. And some people even say that the Russians slipped some of their own agents into the place as working girls! But who knows?<br>
	~~[B]~~Salon Kitty~~[/B]~~ -- cabaret, nightclub and brothel with a pre-war flair. Some people say it was the inspiration for the "Kit-Kat Club" in the movie Cabaret. During WWII, one of the Gestapo's bright boys had the idea of staffing it with spies to see what secrets people let slip in their pillow talk. The owner, "Kitty" was convinced to go along with the plan, a group of unusually clever prostitutes were trained in the necessary skills, and the whole place was wired for sound. It's said that Goebbels and Reinhard Heydrich, among others, liked to go there for regular inspections, at which time the microphones were turned off. It's also said that the British found out about it and tapped into the surveillance system, so that intelligence analysts from both sides were listening in. And some people even say that the Russians slipped some of their own agents into the place as working girls! But who knows?		In any case, the place was demolished by Allied bombs at the very end of the war. Kitty reopened it across the street a few years later, with nicer rooms and no microphones. It's one of the worst-kept secrets in Berlin that Kitty is a Demon, at least she is now, and she keeps a private room, the Unterwelt (Underworld) room in the back which is her own little slice of Hell. <br>
	In any case, the place was demolished by Allied bombs at the very end of the war. Kitty reopened it across the street a few years later, with nicer rooms and no microphones. It's one of the worst-kept secrets in Berlin that Kitty is a Demon, at least she is now, and she keeps a private room, the Unterwelt (Underworld) room in the back which is her own little slice of Hell.		<br>
			'''Teufelsberg/Devil Mountain''' -- it's no real mountain, but it [I]is[/I] the biggest hill in Berlin. The story goes that Hitler's favorite architect, Albrecht Speer, built an air defense facility here towards the end of the war that was so well-built the Allies couldn't blow it up -- so they decided to cover it up, with tens of thousands of pounds of rubble from all the bombing. Naturally the Yanks built a huge listening post on the top of it to spy on the Russians; just as naturally, there's a massive amount of Infrastructure up there that is well concealed. There's also a ski jump for use in winter, and a year-round carnival. Funny story, that: the carnival's Ferris wheel was discovered to improve reception for the NSA antenna further up the hill, so the carnival was subsidized to stay there year-round, offering cheap rides and listless shows whether there's an audience or not, in a bit of extremely flimsy cover. There are also rumors of tunnels leading down into the indestructible Nazi base, or even underground caverns beneath that. All you know for sure is that it's not a healthy place for Demon to poke around without a lot of friends along. Lots of people and not-people are watching that place.<br>
	~~[B]~~Teufelsberg/Devil Mountain~~[/B]~~ -- it's no real mountain, but it [I]is[/I] the biggest hill in Berlin. The story goes that Hitler's favorite architect, Albrecht Speer, built an air defense facility here towards the end of the war that was so well-built the Allies couldn't blow it up -- so they decided to cover it up, with tens of thousands of pounds of rubble from all the bombing. Naturally the Yanks built a huge listening post on the top of it to spy on the Russians; just as naturally, there's a massive amount of Infrastructure up there that is well concealed. There's also a ski jump for use in winter, and a year-round carnival. Funny story, that: the carnival's Ferris wheel was discovered to improve reception for the NSA antenna further up the hill, so the carnival was subsidized to stay there year-round, offering cheap rides and listless shows whether there's an audience or not, in a bit of extremely flimsy cover. There are also rumors of tunnels leading down into the indestructible Nazi base, or even underground caverns beneath that. All you know for sure is that it's not a healthy place for Demon to poke around without a lot of friends along. Lots of people and not-people are watching that place.		<br>

	== Agencies & Rings ==		== Agencies & Rings ==

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NPC Demons and Rings

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	===NPC Demons and Rings===		===NPC Demons and Rings===
	The Aristocrats		The Aristocrats<br>
	This is a group of conservative Demons, most of whom have resided in Berlin for decades if not longer. Currently meets at Salon Kitty, in the Unterwelt room.		This is a group of conservative Demons, most of whom have resided in Berlin for decades if not longer. Currently meets at Salon Kitty, in the Unterwelt room.
	Noted members:		Noted members:
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	The Bureaucrats		The Bureaucrats<br>
	These Demons are mostly younger, and mostly Fell during the war. They are also conservative, intensely paranoid, and fearful of change. Most of them have invested heavily in building up the GDR as a survival mechanism for Demons and the world. As such, they have taken sides in mortal politics to an unusual extent, having infiltrated the GDR government and especially the Staatsicherheit/Ministry for State Security, where they have created their own division, called Abteilung S (Division S). The S stands for Schwarz (black), or Sonder (special), or Satan -- nobody knows for sure. But they've built up their own army of fanatical cultists and Stigmatics who consider themselves the revolutionary vanguard -- the "Sword and Shield of the Party", as the Stasi motto says. They use Gadgets as spy gear and think the voices in their head come from tiny implanted radio transmitters. The Demons of the Abteilung use their troops and Embeds ruthlessly in the service of balance; keeping their tiny, strategically vital, painfully artificial country balanced between the imperialists in the West and the Stalinists in the East -- both slaves of the Weltmaschine.		These Demons are mostly younger, and mostly Fell during the war. They are also conservative, intensely paranoid, and fearful of change. Most of them have invested heavily in building up the GDR as a survival mechanism for Demons and the world. As such, they have taken sides in mortal politics to an unusual extent, having infiltrated the GDR government and especially the Staatsicherheit/Ministry for State Security, where they have created their own division, called Abteilung S (Division S). The S stands for Schwarz (black), or Sonder (special), or Satan -- nobody knows for sure. But they've built up their own army of fanatical cultists and Stigmatics who consider themselves the revolutionary vanguard -- the "Sword and Shield of the Party", as the Stasi motto says. They use Gadgets as spy gear and think the voices in their head come from tiny implanted radio transmitters. The Demons of the Abteilung use their troops and Embeds ruthlessly in the service of balance; keeping their tiny, strategically vital, painfully artificial country balanced between the imperialists in the West and the Stalinists in the East -- both slaves of the Weltmaschine.
	Some noteworthy Abteilung members:		Some noteworthy Abteilung members:
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	The Anarchists		The Anarchists<br>
	Mostly located in West Berlin, this group is more free-floating, composed of some Demons who live here full-time, some Demons who are just visiting to take advantage of the scene, and some freedom-minded Demons who are trying to create Hell within the walls by sheer force of will and charisma. They're not as close-knit as the first two factions and are really made up of multiple Rings which tolerate and trust each other to varying degrees. It's the closest thing to an Agency Berlin has right now -- the Aristocrats are too self-absorbed and focused on their own interests to pay much attention to the average Demon, and the Bureaucrats are supremely focused on the East and mostly look at West Berlin as a threat to be managed. The name "Anarchist" only really refers to Karl Marek's politics -- it's also a sarcastic reference to the lack of leadership or operational security.		Mostly located in West Berlin, this group is more free-floating, composed of some Demons who live here full-time, some Demons who are just visiting to take advantage of the scene, and some freedom-minded Demons who are trying to create Hell within the walls by sheer force of will and charisma. They're not as close-knit as the first two factions and are really made up of multiple Rings which tolerate and trust each other to varying degrees. It's the closest thing to an Agency Berlin has right now -- the Aristocrats are too self-absorbed and focused on their own interests to pay much attention to the average Demon, and the Bureaucrats are supremely focused on the East and mostly look at West Berlin as a threat to be managed. The name "Anarchist" only really refers to Karl Marek's politics -- it's also a sarcastic reference to the lack of leadership or operational security.

Katechon: /* Player Characters */

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Player Characters

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	== Player Characters ==		== Player Characters ==

	Mr. Prim as Herr Rasche/Mr. Swift AKA Leon Jollenbeck, Guardian and acrobat (West)		Mr. Prim as Herr Rasche/Mr. Swift AKA Leon Jollenbeck, Guardian and acrobat (West)<br>
	Kittendumpling as Herr Carnelian AKA Otto Speer, Psychopomp and architect (East)		Kittendumpling as Herr Carnelian AKA Otto Speer, Psychopomp and architect (East)<br>
	Katechon as Herr Hymne/Mr. Hymn, AKA Tomas Leverkuehn, Messenger and musician (West)		Katechon as Herr Hymne/Mr. Hymn, AKA Tomas Leverkuehn, Messenger and musician (West)<br>
	Threlicus as Fraulein Liebling* AKA Elsbeth Handel, Destroyer and the only actual spy in the whole bunch (East)		Threlicus as Fraulein Liebling* AKA Elsbeth Handel, Destroyer and the only actual spy in the whole bunch (East)<br>

	== NPCs ==		== NPCs ==

Katechon: /* Highlights of the Two Berlins */

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Highlights of the Two Berlins

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	'''Tempelhof Airport''' -- the name means "Templar Court", based on a templar fortress that was here 600 years earlier. This has led some Demons to speculate that Berlin's been a control point for the ~~[I]~~Weltmaschine~~[/I]~~ (world-machine, what they call the G-M in German) for a very long time. Most notable for having a giant roof that airplanes are parked under, so that passengers and their luggage don't get rained on.		'''Tempelhof Airport''' -- the name means "Templar Court", based on a templar fortress that was here 600 years earlier. This has led some Demons to speculate that Berlin's been a control point for the ''Weltmaschine'' (world-machine, what they call the G-M in German) for a very long time. Most notable for having a giant roof that airplanes are parked under, so that passengers and their luggage don't get rained on. <br>
	<br>		<br>
	'''Bahnhof Zoo/Zoo Station''' -- the main railway station into West Berlin, next to the zoo. Behind the station on the other side from the zoo, there's a sketchy area which in a decade or so will blossom into an open-air drug and prostitution scene, but is already a pretty good black market.		'''Bahnhof Zoo/Zoo Station''' -- the main railway station into West Berlin, next to the zoo. Behind the station on the other side from the zoo, there's a sketchy area which in a decade or so will blossom into an open-air drug and prostitution scene, but is already a pretty good black market. <br>
	<br>		<br>
	'''U-Bahn/Subway''' -- the network dates back to the turn of the century. It was roughly cut in half when the Berlin Wall went up (just a year or two ago in game time), so for West Berliners, there are numerous abandoned Geisterstationen (Ghost Stations) which are patrolled by VoPo police and where you can't get off, plus one station in East Berlin on Friedrichsstrasse where you can get on and off, with a checkpoint manned by VoPos. West Berliners seem to pretend that stop doesn't exist.		'''U-Bahn/Subway''' -- the network dates back to the turn of the century. It was roughly cut in half when the Berlin Wall went up (just a year or two ago in game time), so for West Berliners, there are numerous abandoned Geisterstationen (Ghost Stations) which are patrolled by VoPo police and where you can't get off, plus one station in East Berlin on Friedrichsstrasse where you can get on and off, with a checkpoint manned by VoPos. West Berliners seem to pretend that stop doesn't exist. <br>
	<br>		<br>
	'''The Berlin Wall''' -- it was never very tall or imposing at any time, but at this time it's pretty sketchy, in some places no more than a fence. There's already a "death strip" along it, though, where Easterners can get shot if they get too close. Over the next decade, it will gradually get expanded, spotlights and guard towers will go up, and it will be invisibly reinforced with Infrastructure to keep supernaturals from passing through, but for the moment, even a gutsy mortal can cross with no more preparation than some forged papers or, at night, a blanket to throw over the barbed wire so you can climb over.		'''The Berlin Wall''' -- it was never very tall or imposing at any time, but at this time it's pretty sketchy, in some places no more than a fence. There's already a "death strip" along it, though, where Easterners can get shot if they get too close. Over the next decade, it will gradually get expanded, spotlights and guard towers will go up, and it will be invisibly reinforced with Infrastructure to keep supernaturals from passing through, but for the moment, even a gutsy mortal can cross with no more preparation than some forged papers or, at night, a blanket to throw over the barbed wire so you can climb over.<br>
	<br>		<br>
	'''Checkpoint Charlie''' -- the most famous crossing point, in the middle of downtown, and the busiest. A good place to cross if you've got good papers, but not good for sneaking through. There's an impromptu memorial on the Western side to all the people who have already been killed trying to cross -- already dozens, and soon to be hundreds.		'''Checkpoint Charlie''' -- the most famous crossing point, in the middle of downtown, and the busiest. A good place to cross if you've got good papers, but not good for sneaking through. There's an impromptu memorial on the Western side to all the people who have already been killed trying to cross -- already dozens, and soon to be hundreds.<br>
	<br>		<br>
	'''The Bridge of Spies''' -- complete nonsense. It's just a crappy little bridge across the river Spree that happens to connect East and West Berlin. The Russians and Yanks like to exchange spies across this bridge in one of their absurd Cold War rituals. The rest of the time it's locked up and guarded from both sides -- probably the worst place to cross in the whole city.		'''The Bridge of Spies''' -- complete nonsense. It's just a crappy little bridge across the river Spree that happens to connect East and West Berlin. The Russians and Yanks like to exchange spies across this bridge in one of their absurd Cold War rituals. The rest of the time it's locked up and guarded from both sides -- probably the worst place to cross in the whole city. <br>
	<br>		<br>
	'''Gedachtniskirche/Memorial Church''' -- a pre-WWI Gothic church, blown to hell by the Allies in 1943, preserved as a memorial to man's inhumanity to man and all that. There's a hideous modernistic new church being built right next to it, and Germans like to point to it as if to say, "We weren't the only murderers back then, you know." It's conveniently located in the middle of the Ku'damm shopping street and near a U-Bahn stop, which makes it a great place to rest and have a smoke while shopping, and a great place to meet contacts.		'''Gedachtniskirche/Memorial Church''' -- a pre-WWI Gothic church, blown to hell by the Allies in 1943, preserved as a memorial to man's inhumanity to man and all that. There's a hideous modernistic new church being built right next to it, and Germans like to point to it as if to say, "We weren't the only murderers back then, you know." It's conveniently located in the middle of the Ku'damm shopping street and near a U-Bahn stop, which makes it a great place to rest and have a smoke while shopping, and a great place to meet contacts. <br>
	<br>		<br>
	'''Salon Kitty''' -- cabaret, nightclub and brothel with a pre-war flair. Some people say it was the inspiration for the "Kit-Kat Club" in the movie Cabaret. During WWII, one of the Gestapo's bright boys had the idea of staffing it with spies to see what secrets people let slip in their pillow talk. The owner, "Kitty" was convinced to go along with the plan, a group of unusually clever prostitutes were trained in the necessary skills, and the whole place was wired for sound. It's said that Goebbels and Reinhard Heydrich, among others, liked to go there for regular inspections, at which time the microphones were turned off. It's also said that the British found out about it and tapped into the surveillance system, so that intelligence analysts from both sides were listening in. And some people even say that the Russians slipped some of their own agents into the place as working girls! But who knows?<br>		'''Salon Kitty''' -- cabaret, nightclub and brothel with a pre-war flair. Some people say it was the inspiration for the "Kit-Kat Club" in the movie Cabaret. During WWII, one of the Gestapo's bright boys had the idea of staffing it with spies to see what secrets people let slip in their pillow talk. The owner, "Kitty" was convinced to go along with the plan, a group of unusually clever prostitutes were trained in the necessary skills, and the whole place was wired for sound. It's said that Goebbels and Reinhard Heydrich, among others, liked to go there for regular inspections, at which time the microphones were turned off. It's also said that the British found out about it and tapped into the surveillance system, so that intelligence analysts from both sides were listening in. And some people even say that the Russians slipped some of their own agents into the place as working girls! But who knows?<br>
	In any case, the place was demolished by Allied bombs at the very end of the war. Kitty reopened it across the street a few years later, with nicer rooms and no microphones. It's one of the worst-kept secrets in Berlin that Kitty is a Demon, at least she is now, and she keeps a private room, the Unterwelt (Underworld) room in the back which is her own little slice of Hell.		In any case, the place was demolished by Allied bombs at the very end of the war. Kitty reopened it across the street a few years later, with nicer rooms and no microphones. It's one of the worst-kept secrets in Berlin that Kitty is a Demon, at least she is now, and she keeps a private room, the Unterwelt (Underworld) room in the back which is her own little slice of Hell. <br>
	<br>		<br>
	'''Teufelsberg/Devil Mountain''' -- it's no real mountain, but it ~~[I]~~is~~[/I]~~ the biggest hill in Berlin. The story goes that Hitler's favorite architect, Albrecht Speer, built an air defense facility here towards the end of the war that was so well-built the Allies couldn't blow it up -- so they decided to cover it up, with tens of thousands of pounds of rubble from all the bombing. Naturally the Yanks built a huge listening post on the top of it to spy on the Russians; just as naturally, there's a massive amount of Infrastructure up there that is well concealed. There's also a ski jump for use in winter, and a year-round carnival. Funny story, that: the carnival's Ferris wheel was discovered to improve reception for the NSA antenna further up the hill, so the carnival was subsidized to stay there year-round, offering cheap rides and listless shows whether there's an audience or not, in a bit of extremely flimsy cover. There are also rumors of tunnels leading down into the indestructible Nazi base, or even underground caverns beneath that. All you know for sure is that it's not a healthy place for Demon to poke around without a lot of friends along. Lots of people and not-people are watching that place.		'''Teufelsberg/Devil Mountain''' -- it's no real mountain, but it ''is'' the biggest hill in Berlin. The story goes that Hitler's favorite architect, Albrecht Speer, built an air defense facility here towards the end of the war that was so well-built the Allies couldn't blow it up -- so they decided to cover it up, with tens of thousands of pounds of rubble from all the bombing. Naturally the Yanks built a huge listening post on the top of it to spy on the Russians; just as naturally, there's a massive amount of Infrastructure up there that is well concealed. There's also a ski jump for use in winter, and a year-round carnival. Funny story, that: the carnival's Ferris wheel was discovered to improve reception for the NSA antenna further up the hill, so the carnival was subsidized to stay there year-round, offering cheap rides and listless shows whether there's an audience or not, in a bit of extremely flimsy cover. There are also rumors of tunnels leading down into the indestructible Nazi base, or even underground caverns beneath that. All you know for sure is that it's not a healthy place for Demon to poke around without a lot of friends along. Lots of people and not-people are watching that place.

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	That's why I have to go back there soon		That's why I have to go back there soon<br>
	The joys and the bliss of earlier days		The joys and the bliss of earlier days<br>
	May be found in that suitcase within"		May be found in that suitcase within"<br>
	--Ich Hab Noch ein Koffer in Berlin, Marlene Dietrich		--Ich Hab Noch ein Koffer in Berlin, Marlene Dietrich<br>
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	A campaign of Demon: the Descent using the Quickstart Rules, which may be downloaded for free.		A campaign of Demon: the Descent using the Quickstart Rules, which may be downloaded for free.

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	~~[B]~~Tempelhof Airport~~[/B]~~ -- the name means "Templar Court", based on a templar fortress that was here 600 years earlier. This has led some Demons to speculate that Berlin's been a control point for the [I]Weltmaschine[/I] (world-machine, what they call the G-M in German) for a very long time. Most notable for having a giant roof that airplanes are parked under, so that passengers and their luggage don't get rained on.		'''Tempelhof Airport''' -- the name means "Templar Court", based on a templar fortress that was here 600 years earlier. This has led some Demons to speculate that Berlin's been a control point for the [I]Weltmaschine[/I] (world-machine, what they call the G-M in German) for a very long time. Most notable for having a giant roof that airplanes are parked under, so that passengers and their luggage don't get rained on.
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	~~[B]~~Bahnhof Zoo/Zoo Station~~[/B]~~ -- the main railway station into West Berlin, next to the zoo. Behind the station on the other side from the zoo, there's a sketchy area which in a decade or so will blossom into an open-air drug and prostitution scene, but is already a pretty good black market.		'''Bahnhof Zoo/Zoo Station''' -- the main railway station into West Berlin, next to the zoo. Behind the station on the other side from the zoo, there's a sketchy area which in a decade or so will blossom into an open-air drug and prostitution scene, but is already a pretty good black market.
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	~~[B]~~U-Bahn/Subway~~[/B]~~ -- the network dates back to the turn of the century. It was roughly cut in half when the Berlin Wall went up (just a year or two ago in game time), so for West Berliners, there are numerous abandoned Geisterstationen (Ghost Stations) which are patrolled by VoPo police and where you can't get off, plus one station in East Berlin on Friedrichsstrasse where you can get on and off, with a checkpoint manned by VoPos. West Berliners seem to pretend that stop doesn't exist.		'''U-Bahn/Subway''' -- the network dates back to the turn of the century. It was roughly cut in half when the Berlin Wall went up (just a year or two ago in game time), so for West Berliners, there are numerous abandoned Geisterstationen (Ghost Stations) which are patrolled by VoPo police and where you can't get off, plus one station in East Berlin on Friedrichsstrasse where you can get on and off, with a checkpoint manned by VoPos. West Berliners seem to pretend that stop doesn't exist.
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	~~[B]~~The Berlin Wall~~[/B]~~ -- it was never very tall or imposing at any time, but at this time it's pretty sketchy, in some places no more than a fence. There's already a "death strip" along it, though, where Easterners can get shot if they get too close. Over the next decade, it will gradually get expanded, spotlights and guard towers will go up, and it will be invisibly reinforced with Infrastructure to keep supernaturals from passing through, but for the moment, even a gutsy mortal can cross with no more preparation than some forged papers or, at night, a blanket to throw over the barbed wire so you can climb over.		'''The Berlin Wall''' -- it was never very tall or imposing at any time, but at this time it's pretty sketchy, in some places no more than a fence. There's already a "death strip" along it, though, where Easterners can get shot if they get too close. Over the next decade, it will gradually get expanded, spotlights and guard towers will go up, and it will be invisibly reinforced with Infrastructure to keep supernaturals from passing through, but for the moment, even a gutsy mortal can cross with no more preparation than some forged papers or, at night, a blanket to throw over the barbed wire so you can climb over.
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	~~[B]~~Checkpoint Charlie~~[/B]~~ -- the most famous crossing point, in the middle of downtown, and the busiest. A good place to cross if you've got good papers, but not good for sneaking through. There's an impromptu memorial on the Western side to all the people who have already been killed trying to cross -- already dozens, and soon to be hundreds.		'''Checkpoint Charlie''' -- the most famous crossing point, in the middle of downtown, and the busiest. A good place to cross if you've got good papers, but not good for sneaking through. There's an impromptu memorial on the Western side to all the people who have already been killed trying to cross -- already dozens, and soon to be hundreds.
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	The Bridge of Spies~~[/B]~~ -- complete nonsense. It's just a crappy little bridge across the river Spree that happens to connect East and West Berlin. The Russians and Yanks like to exchange spies across this bridge in one of their absurd Cold War rituals. The rest of the time it's locked up and guarded from both sides -- probably the worst place to cross in the whole city.		'''The Bridge of Spies''' -- complete nonsense. It's just a crappy little bridge across the river Spree that happens to connect East and West Berlin. The Russians and Yanks like to exchange spies across this bridge in one of their absurd Cold War rituals. The rest of the time it's locked up and guarded from both sides -- probably the worst place to cross in the whole city.
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	~~[B]~~Gedachtniskirche/Memorial Church~~[/B]~~ -- a pre-WWI Gothic church, blown to hell by the Allies in 1943, preserved as a memorial to man's inhumanity to man and all that. There's a hideous modernistic new church being built right next to it, and Germans like to point to it as if to say, "We weren't the only murderers back then, you know." It's conveniently located in the middle of the Ku'damm shopping street and near a U-Bahn stop, which makes it a great place to rest and have a smoke while shopping, and a great place to meet contacts.		'''Gedachtniskirche/Memorial Church''' -- a pre-WWI Gothic church, blown to hell by the Allies in 1943, preserved as a memorial to man's inhumanity to man and all that. There's a hideous modernistic new church being built right next to it, and Germans like to point to it as if to say, "We weren't the only murderers back then, you know." It's conveniently located in the middle of the Ku'damm shopping street and near a U-Bahn stop, which makes it a great place to rest and have a smoke while shopping, and a great place to meet contacts.
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	~~[B]~~Salon Kitty~~[/B]~~ -- cabaret, nightclub and brothel with a pre-war flair. Some people say it was the inspiration for the "Kit-Kat Club" in the movie Cabaret. During WWII, one of the Gestapo's bright boys had the idea of staffing it with spies to see what secrets people let slip in their pillow talk. The owner, "Kitty" was convinced to go along with the plan, a group of unusually clever prostitutes were trained in the necessary skills, and the whole place was wired for sound. It's said that Goebbels and Reinhard Heydrich, among others, liked to go there for regular inspections, at which time the microphones were turned off. It's also said that the British found out about it and tapped into the surveillance system, so that intelligence analysts from both sides were listening in. And some people even say that the Russians slipped some of their own agents into the place as working girls! But who knows?		'''Salon Kitty''' -- cabaret, nightclub and brothel with a pre-war flair. Some people say it was the inspiration for the "Kit-Kat Club" in the movie Cabaret. During WWII, one of the Gestapo's bright boys had the idea of staffing it with spies to see what secrets people let slip in their pillow talk. The owner, "Kitty" was convinced to go along with the plan, a group of unusually clever prostitutes were trained in the necessary skills, and the whole place was wired for sound. It's said that Goebbels and Reinhard Heydrich, among others, liked to go there for regular inspections, at which time the microphones were turned off. It's also said that the British found out about it and tapped into the surveillance system, so that intelligence analysts from both sides were listening in. And some people even say that the Russians slipped some of their own agents into the place as working girls! But who knows?<br>
	In any case, the place was demolished by Allied bombs at the very end of the war. Kitty reopened it across the street a few years later, with nicer rooms and no microphones. It's one of the worst-kept secrets in Berlin that Kitty is a Demon, at least she is now, and she keeps a private room, the Unterwelt (Underworld) room in the back which is her own little slice of Hell.		In any case, the place was demolished by Allied bombs at the very end of the war. Kitty reopened it across the street a few years later, with nicer rooms and no microphones. It's one of the worst-kept secrets in Berlin that Kitty is a Demon, at least she is now, and she keeps a private room, the Unterwelt (Underworld) room in the back which is her own little slice of Hell.
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	~~[B]~~Teufelsberg/Devil Mountain~~[/B]~~ -- it's no real mountain, but it [I]is[/I] the biggest hill in Berlin. The story goes that Hitler's favorite architect, Albrecht Speer, built an air defense facility here towards the end of the war that was so well-built the Allies couldn't blow it up -- so they decided to cover it up, with tens of thousands of pounds of rubble from all the bombing. Naturally the Yanks built a huge listening post on the top of it to spy on the Russians; just as naturally, there's a massive amount of Infrastructure up there that is well concealed. There's also a ski jump for use in winter, and a year-round carnival. Funny story, that: the carnival's Ferris wheel was discovered to improve reception for the NSA antenna further up the hill, so the carnival was subsidized to stay there year-round, offering cheap rides and listless shows whether there's an audience or not, in a bit of extremely flimsy cover. There are also rumors of tunnels leading down into the indestructible Nazi base, or even underground caverns beneath that. All you know for sure is that it's not a healthy place for Demon to poke around without a lot of friends along. Lots of people and not-people are watching that place.~~[/QUOTE]~~		'''Teufelsberg/Devil Mountain''' -- it's no real mountain, but it [I]is[/I] the biggest hill in Berlin. The story goes that Hitler's favorite architect, Albrecht Speer, built an air defense facility here towards the end of the war that was so well-built the Allies couldn't blow it up -- so they decided to cover it up, with tens of thousands of pounds of rubble from all the bombing. Naturally the Yanks built a huge listening post on the top of it to spy on the Russians; just as naturally, there's a massive amount of Infrastructure up there that is well concealed. There's also a ski jump for use in winter, and a year-round carnival. Funny story, that: the carnival's Ferris wheel was discovered to improve reception for the NSA antenna further up the hill, so the carnival was subsidized to stay there year-round, offering cheap rides and listless shows whether there's an audience or not, in a bit of extremely flimsy cover. There are also rumors of tunnels leading down into the indestructible Nazi base, or even underground caverns beneath that. All you know for sure is that it's not a healthy place for Demon to poke around without a lot of friends along. Lots of people and not-people are watching that place.

	====Getting Around====		====Getting Around====