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'''20 February 1868''' - '''''Ruins and Foreign Shores''''' - We put to port in Alexandria and use our connections to attend a party to celebrate the archaelogical dig just outside the city. Local politics dampen the festivities and Flora and Katherine are kidnapped in a subsequent moonlight tour of the dig. Alexi and Ezekiel use their extrasensory and religious talents to discover the whereabouts of the women while Bertie takes the direct physical approach and pursues one set of kidnappers by raft up the Nile. The findings are grim. The route Katherine's captors have taken is a magical one, involving a portal opened by the human sacrifice of four workers from the dig. The vision Ezekiel receives of Katherine's fate is one of knives and blood, of the followers of Set. Alexi's powers suggest Flora's fate may be less inimical--pillows and cats and comfort are what he gleans. Ezekiel falls to his knees and prays for guidance from the Lord and in response, a flash of blinding light erupts over him, instantly stunning all non-Christians to unconsciousness. We emerge from the dig to find everyone working there asleep in their tracks. Any help we expected to gain from them in our pursuit of the kidnappers is gone. <br>
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'''20 February 1868''' - '''''Ruins and Foreign Shores''''' - We put to port in Alexandria and use our connections to attend a party to celebrate the archaelogical dig just outside the city, where we make the acquaintance of a scholar/librarian, Miss Rebecca Spencer. Local politics dampen the festivities and Flora and Katherine are kidnapped in a subsequent moonlight tour of the dig. Alexi and Ezekiel use their extrasensory and religious talents to discover the whereabouts of the women while Bertie takes the direct physical approach and pursues one set of kidnappers by raft up the Nile. The findings are grim. The route Katherine's captors have taken is a magical one, involving a portal opened by the human sacrifice of four workers from the dig. The vision Ezekiel receives of Katherine's fate is one of knives and blood, of the followers of Set. Alexi's powers suggest Flora's fate may be less inimical--pillows and cats and comfort are what he gleans. Ezekiel falls to his knees and prays for guidance from the Lord and in response, a flash of blinding light erupts over him, instantly stunning all non-Christians to unconsciousness. We emerge from the dig to find everyone working there asleep in their tracks. Any help we expected to gain from them in our pursuit of the kidnappers is gone. <br>
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'''20 February 1868''' - '''''Pursuit and Recovery''''' - We find a woman amongst the unconscious workers. She is mysterious and mystic and despite the distrust of some of our party, proves very helpful in our search for Flora and Katherine. While we chase down leads in the daylight hours, Bertie takes to the halls of government to gain aid--by genteel blackmail if necessary--and sends off a rather forceful letter to England. Alexi makes improvements on his boat to allow it to go over land. It is soon put to the test when we steam upriver and hit a sandbar on our way toward Elephantine where we believe Katherine is being held prisoner. The boat performs wonderfully, getting us over the snag. We spy a boat following in our wake and to our surprise, we see Flora is aboard--riding in Cleopatran splendor on pillows and rose petals. Alexi is unwilling to stop to take Flora on and Bertie yells over the railing at Flora to catch up!  When we reach our destination, Alexi sends the boat walking out of the water and uses it as a battering ram to breach the walls of the temple at Elephantine. Once inside, he fires all canons into it. It is a rout and Katherine is rescued. Bertie races back and 'rescues' Flora who arrives at the rear of our party. Alexi walks the boat out of the rubble, hero of the day.<br><br>
  
  

Revision as of 07:35, 5 December 2011

Our Adventures, RP, and Journal entries are listed in chronological order below. Click on the links to read our exploits in more detail. ––– the Campaign Archivist

  • Denotes RP/Journal entry




Prologue

London, August 1867

14 Aug 1867 - In Which Our Heroes Are Introduced ––– A fine Dinner, followed by a Scientific Demonstration and a Kidnapping by Agents of a Foreign Power.
14 Aug 1867 - The Blind Beak ––– In which there is much knees bent running about, several gunshots, a rather large fire on The Strand, and more than one scandalously loosed corset.

15 Aug 1867 - Wyvern and Westminster ––– We gain magical assistance in tracking down Rembecki, battle her minions, fail to waylay her, and tie up loose ends.

15 Aug 1867 - The Investigation Begins ––– We investigate Miss Dashwood's lab, encounter a demon of the 3rd Pale, and get our first real solid evidence into Dashwood and Rembecki. Also, an innocent word choice throws unintended scandal upon Katherine.



Paris, August, 1867

17 Aug 1867 - Channel Crossings ––– We cross the English Channel on the first leg of our journey, encounter a case of mistaken identity, and discover something from Flora's shrouded memory.

18 Aug 1867 - Paris Shuffle ––– A gargoyle from Societe du Nord pays Flora a visit, Josephine gathers intelligence for the next stage of our journey and in an incredible series of unintended events, we find Rembecki and Selene Dashwood and half our party is taken into French custody by evening's end.
18 Aug 1867 - Recovering Our Stride ––– In which we get released from prison, regroup, and carry our mission to Nurnberg.



Nurnberg, August, 1867

21 Aug 1867, Twilight - Catacomb ––– We make Nurnberg our base of operations, determine Bishop Oskar Benedictus is under inimical influence, and that a reconaissance of St. Lorenz's catcombs is warranted.
22 Aug 1867, Afternoon - Stand and Deliver ––– We escape the catacomb and find Bertie has changed our plans. We find allies and intel in unexpected places and remove an opponent from the chess board.

  • 23 Aug 1867, Twilight - En Garde - (RP: Katherine, Ezekiel, and Josephine)
  • 25 Aug 1867, Late Morning - Hearts to Heaven - (RP: Katherine and Ezekiel)

25 Aug 1867, Early Afternoon - Frost Giants and Fathers Found ––– We return to the catacombs to finish the job and find more than we imagined.

  • 25 Aug 1867, Evening - Girl Talk - (RP: Katherine, Flora, and Josephine)

26 Aug 1867, Morning - Weddings, Seance, and Circus ––– We have a double wedding, attend a seance, and Josephine's surrogate family arrives in town.

  • 26 Aug 1867, Night - Ancient Dances - (RP:Ezekiel andKatherine)-Warning! A bit racy

27 Aug 1867, Morning - On The Road To Lake Bled ––– We hit the road with Josephine's surrogate family of circus performers.

  • September 1867, Night - Fears - (Journal: Katherine)



Lake Bled, September, 1867

10 Sep 1867, Twilight - Of Boats and Midnight Battles ––– We launch our operation to deny our adversary a source of inimical power.
11 Sep 1867, Past Midnight - Storming the Castle ––– We continue with the Chapel and the plan to storm the Castle.

Boat to England, September, 1867


London, September, 1867

Mid-September, 1867 - Domestic Affairs ––– The party makes its separate ways back to England and London and over the next three months arrange for three weddings and make their first move into housekeeping.

Night of the Beignet Wedding, September 1867

  • 1867, Evening - Feast of Love – (RP: Dionysus and Priscilla)- warning! a bit racy


England, October-December, 1867

Late September - 01 December, 1867 - Domestic Affairs - In which weddings and vacations and accomodations are attended to, after which we investigate Bertie and Flora's new home on the Dashwood Estate.

  • 06 Nov 1867 - Wednesday's Child - (RP: Josephine and Evie)
  • 13 Nov 1867 - Partnership - (RP: Josephine and Evie)
  • 27 Nov 1867, evening - Swordplay- (RP: Ezekiel and Katherine) -Warning - a bit racy

02 Dec 1867 - Into The Caverns - We follow the trail of the odd midnight apparition to the caverns underneath the estate and learn a few things.

Ireland, December 1867

05 Dec 1867 - The First Day of Christmas - We are invited to spend the twelve days of Christmas with an old friend of the Flemings in Ireland, concurrent with an assignment for Josephine in Dublin, and we pick up allies and enemies on the way.
13 Dec 1867 - Yuletide Siege - We race across wintery Ireland to rescue Flora, kidnapped by a nobleman gone mad.

London, January 1868

03 Jan 1868 - Mini Game: Darya-ye-Nor - In which we stay the balance of the Christmas holidays in Ireland and return to England to news both interesting and perplexing.

13-18 Jan 1868 - At the Queen's Reception - The investigation and preparation for a State Reception of a rare jewel from India continues. The day arrives and surprises are had.

London and Trieste, January/February 1868

18 Jan 1868 - Pachyderm & Packet - The heist is foiled and our heroes enjoy a fortnight's break before being assigned the mission to transfer funds to Napier in Abyssina. We cross the Continent for Trieste and are reunited with our Russian ally from Ireland.

Egypt, February 1868

20 February 1868 - Ruins and Foreign Shores - We put to port in Alexandria and use our connections to attend a party to celebrate the archaelogical dig just outside the city, where we make the acquaintance of a scholar/librarian, Miss Rebecca Spencer. Local politics dampen the festivities and Flora and Katherine are kidnapped in a subsequent moonlight tour of the dig. Alexi and Ezekiel use their extrasensory and religious talents to discover the whereabouts of the women while Bertie takes the direct physical approach and pursues one set of kidnappers by raft up the Nile. The findings are grim. The route Katherine's captors have taken is a magical one, involving a portal opened by the human sacrifice of four workers from the dig. The vision Ezekiel receives of Katherine's fate is one of knives and blood, of the followers of Set. Alexi's powers suggest Flora's fate may be less inimical--pillows and cats and comfort are what he gleans. Ezekiel falls to his knees and prays for guidance from the Lord and in response, a flash of blinding light erupts over him, instantly stunning all non-Christians to unconsciousness. We emerge from the dig to find everyone working there asleep in their tracks. Any help we expected to gain from them in our pursuit of the kidnappers is gone.


20 February 1868 - Pursuit and Recovery - We find a woman amongst the unconscious workers. She is mysterious and mystic and despite the distrust of some of our party, proves very helpful in our search for Flora and Katherine. While we chase down leads in the daylight hours, Bertie takes to the halls of government to gain aid--by genteel blackmail if necessary--and sends off a rather forceful letter to England. Alexi makes improvements on his boat to allow it to go over land. It is soon put to the test when we steam upriver and hit a sandbar on our way toward Elephantine where we believe Katherine is being held prisoner. The boat performs wonderfully, getting us over the snag. We spy a boat following in our wake and to our surprise, we see Flora is aboard--riding in Cleopatran splendor on pillows and rose petals. Alexi is unwilling to stop to take Flora on and Bertie yells over the railing at Flora to catch up! When we reach our destination, Alexi sends the boat walking out of the water and uses it as a battering ram to breach the walls of the temple at Elephantine. Once inside, he fires all canons into it. It is a rout and Katherine is rescued. Bertie races back and 'rescues' Flora who arrives at the rear of our party. Alexi walks the boat out of the rubble, hero of the day.




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