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*'''17 Oct 1856, First Light''' - [[At Summer's End]] (Journal: Josephine)<br>
 
*'''17 Oct 1856, First Light''' - [[At Summer's End]] (Journal: Josephine)<br>
 
*'''26 Apr 1866, Afternoon''' - [[Bored Meeting]] (RP: Katherine and Ezekiel)<br>
 
*'''26 Apr 1866, Afternoon''' - [[Bored Meeting]] (RP: Katherine and Ezekiel)<br>
*'''08 Aug 1867, Evening''' - [[The Dance Before]] (RP: Katherine and Ezekiel)<br> <br>
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*'''08 Aug 1867, Evening''' - [[The Dance Before]] (RP: Katherine and Ezekiel)<br>
 
 
== 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.<br>
 
'''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.<br>
 
*'''14 Aug, 2200hrs''' - [[An Abortive Acquisition]] (Journal: Josephine)
 
*'''14 Aug, 2245hrs''' - [[Carriage Ride Conversation]] (RP: Katherine, Ezekiel, and Josephine)
 
*'''14 Aug, 2250hrs''' - [[A Momentous Proposal]] (RP: Dionysius, Katherine, and Ezekiel)
 
*'''14 Aug, 2300hrs''' - [[A Meeting with the Beak]] (Journal: Josephine, [[Sir John Fielding | Sir John Fielding]])
 
*'''15 Aug, 0017hrs''' - [[Congratulation and Consternation]] (RP: Josephine and Ezekiel)
 
*'''15 Aug, after midnight ''' - [[What The Heart Wants]] (RP: Katherine and Dionysius)
 
 
 
'''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, early morning''' - [[Sharing Secrets]] (RP: Katherine and Ezekiel)
 
*'''15 Aug 1867, 1145hrs''' - [[Consolidation]] (RP: Josephine, Katherine, and Ezekiel)
 
*'''15 Aug 1867, 1145hrs''' - [[Musings over an Amuse Bouche]] Inner thoughts of a small man
 
*'''15 Aug 1867, a little past noon''' - [[Tete-a-Tete]] (RP: Dionysius, Katherine, and Josephine)
 
*'''15 Aug 1867, a little more past noon''' - [[Confessions and Redemptions]] (RP: Katherine, Josephine, and Ezekiel)
 
 
 
'''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.<br>
 
*'''16 Aug 1867, after tea''' - [[Immodest Proposal]]  Dionysus and Priscilla
 
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== 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, morning''' - [[Walk in the City of Love]] (RP: Katherine and Ezekiel)
 
*'''18 Aug 1867, early afternoon''' - [[The View of Paris and Beyond]] (RP: Katherine and Ezekiel)
 
*'''18 Aug 1867, evening''' - [[The Beginning of the Comedy]] (RP: Flora and Katherine)
 
 
 
'''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. <br>
 
'''18 Aug 1867 - ''[[Recovering Our Stride]]''''' ––– In which we get released from prison, regroup, and carry our mission to Nurnberg.
 
 
 
*'''19 Aug 1867, morning at the train station''' - [[Testing Faith]] (RP: Ezekiel and Katherine)
 
*'''19 Aug 1867, 0930hrs''' - [[Baggage]] (RP: Ezekiel and Josephine)
 
*'''19 Aug 1867, 1017hrs''' - [[Quick Change]] (RP: Katherine and Josephine)
 
*'''19 Aug 1867, 1030hrs''' - [[Swords To Plowshares]] (RP: Dionysius and Josephine)
 
*'''19 Aug 1867, 1046hrs''' - [[A Bargain Between Equals]] (RP: Dionysius and Ezekiel)
 
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==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.<br>
 
'''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)<br>
 
*'''25 Aug 1867, Late Morning''' - [[Hearts to Heaven]] - (RP: Katherine and Ezekiel)<br>
 
'''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. <br>
 
*'''25 Aug 1867, Evening''' - [[Girl Talk]] - (RP: Katherine, Flora, and Josephine)<br>
 
'''26 Aug 1867, Morning''' - '''''[[Weddings, Seance, and Circus]]''''' ––– We have a double wedding, attend a seance, and Josephine's surrogate family arrives in town.<br>
 
*'''26 Aug 1867, Night''' - [[Ancient Dances ]] - (RP:Ezekiel andKatherine)-Warning!  A bit racy<br>
 
'''27 Aug 1867, Morning''' - '''''[[On The Road To Lake Bled]]''''' ––– We hit the road with Josephine's surrogate family of circus performers.<br>
 
*'''September 1867, Night''' - [[Fears]] - (Journal: Katherine)<br>
 
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==Lake Bled, September, 1867==
 
*'''09 Sep 1867, Night''' - [[A Walk in the Evening]] – (RP: Bertie and Flora)<br>
 
'''10 Sep 1867, Twilight''' - '''''[[Of Boats and Midnight Battles]]''''' ––– We launch our operation to deny our adversary a source of inimical power.<br>
 
'''11 Sep 1867, Past Midnight''' - '''''[[Storming the Castle]]''''' ––– We continue with the Chapel and the plan to storm the Castle.<br> 
 
 
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==Boat to England, September, 1867==
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== The Story So Far ... ==
*'''Sep 1867, Afternoon''' - [[The Budget Cannot Be Budged]] – (RP: Ezekiel, Katherine and Dionysus)<br>
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<span style="color:#800000">'''''The Years have their own dedicated archive pages. ––– the Campaign Archivist'''''</span><br><br>
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'''''[[The Dark Corners of the Earth: The Story So Far ... ––– 1867 (August - December)|The Year 1867 (August - December) ]]''''' ––– Our core party is formed, our first foes vanquished, and our initial affiliations cemented. <br>
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'''''[[The Dark Corners of the Earth: The Story So Far ... ––– 1868|The Year 1868 (January-December)]]''''' ––– After a brief hiatus to regularize certain domestic affairs, our party resumes its service to the Crown in matters mundane and magical. <br><br>
  
==London, September, 1867==
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<span style="color:#800000">'''''More will follow as the future permits. ––– the Campaign Archivist'''''</span><br><br>
'''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. <br>
 
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==Night of the Beignet Wedding, September 1867==
 
*'''1867, Evening''' - [[Feast of Love]] – (RP: Dionysus and Priscilla)- warning! a bit racy <br>
 
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== England, October-December, 1867 ==
 
*'''20 Oct 1867''' - [[A Walk With Drake]] - (RP: Josephine and Ezekiel)<br>
 
*'''21 Oct 1867''' - [[A Trip North]] - (RP: Josephine and Katherine)<br>
 
*''' Nov 1867''' - [[Meeting the Family]] - (RP: Ezekiel and Katherine)<br>
 
'''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.<br>
 
'''27 Nov 1867, evening''' - [[Swordplay]]- (RP: Ezekiel and Katherine) -Warning - a bit racy<br>
 
'''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.<br>
 
  
== 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.<br>
 
*'''28 Dec 1867''' - [[Thoughts]] - (Journal: Katherine)<br>
 
  
 
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Latest revision as of 19:22, 14 January 2014

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

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Prologue[edit]


The Story So Far ...[edit]

The Years have their own dedicated archive pages. ––– the Campaign Archivist

The Year 1867 (August - December) ––– Our core party is formed, our first foes vanquished, and our initial affiliations cemented.
The Year 1868 (January-December) ––– After a brief hiatus to regularize certain domestic affairs, our party resumes its service to the Crown in matters mundane and magical.

More will follow as the future permits. ––– the Campaign Archivist







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