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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> | + | *'''08 Aug 1867, Evening''' - [[The Dance Before]] (RP: Katherine and Ezekiel)<br> |
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| − | == London, August 1867 ==
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| − | '''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>
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| − | '''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>
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| − | *'''14 Aug, 2200hrs''' - [[An Abortive Acquisition]] (Journal: Josephine)
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| − | *'''14 Aug, 2245hrs''' - [[Carriage Ride Conversation]] (RP: Katherine, Ezekiel, and Josephine)
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| − | *'''14 Aug, 2250hrs''' - [[A Momentous Proposal]] (RP: Dionysius, Katherine, and Ezekiel)
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| − | *'''14 Aug, 2300hrs''' - [[A Meeting with the Beak]] (Journal: Josephine, [[Sir John Fielding | Sir John Fielding]])
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| − | *'''15 Aug, 0017hrs''' - [[Congratulation and Consternation]] (RP: Josephine and Ezekiel)
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| − | *'''15 Aug, after midnight ''' - [[What The Heart Wants]] (RP: Katherine and Dionysius)
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| − | '''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.
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| − | *'''15 Aug 1867, early morning''' - [[Sharing Secrets]] (RP: Katherine and Ezekiel)
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| − | *'''15 Aug 1867, 1145hrs''' - [[Consolidation]] (RP: Josephine, Katherine, and Ezekiel)
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| − | *'''15 Aug 1867, 1145hrs''' - [[Musings over an Amuse Bouche]] Inner thoughts of a small man
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| − | *'''15 Aug 1867, a little past noon''' - [[Tete-a-Tete]] (RP: Dionysius, Katherine, and Josephine)
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| − | *'''15 Aug 1867, a little more past noon''' - [[Confessions and Redemptions]] (RP: Katherine, Josephine, and Ezekiel)
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| − | '''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>
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| − | *'''16 Aug 1867, after tea''' - [[Immodest Proposal]] Dionysus and Priscilla
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| − | == Paris, August, 1867 ==
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| − | '''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.
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| − | *'''18 Aug 1867, morning''' - [[Walk in the City of Love]] (RP: Katherine and Ezekiel)
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| − | *'''18 Aug 1867, early afternoon''' - [[The View of Paris and Beyond]] (RP: Katherine and Ezekiel)
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| − | *'''18 Aug 1867, evening''' - [[The Beginning of the Comedy]] (RP: Flora and Katherine)
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| − | '''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>
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| − | '''18 Aug 1867 - ''[[Recovering Our Stride]]''''' ––– In which we get released from prison, regroup, and carry our mission to Nurnberg.
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| − | *'''19 Aug 1867, morning at the train station''' - [[Testing Faith]] (RP: Ezekiel and Katherine)
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| − | *'''19 Aug 1867, 0930hrs''' - [[Baggage]] (RP: Ezekiel and Josephine)
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| − | *'''19 Aug 1867, 1017hrs''' - [[Quick Change]] (RP: Katherine and Josephine)
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| − | *'''19 Aug 1867, 1030hrs''' - [[Swords To Plowshares]] (RP: Dionysius and Josephine)
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| − | *'''19 Aug 1867, 1046hrs''' - [[A Bargain Between Equals]] (RP: Dionysius and Ezekiel)
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| − | ==Nurnberg, August, 1867 ==
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| − | '''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>
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| − | '''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.
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| − | *'''23 Aug 1867, Twilight''' - [[En Garde]] - (RP: Katherine, Ezekiel, and Josephine)<br>
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| − | *'''25 Aug 1867, Late Morning''' - [[Hearts to Heaven]] - (RP: Katherine and Ezekiel)<br>
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| − | '''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>
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| − | *'''25 Aug 1867, Evening''' - [[Girl Talk]] - (RP: Katherine, Flora, and Josephine)<br>
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| − | '''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>
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| − | *'''26 Aug 1867, Night''' - [[Ancient Dances ]] - (RP:Ezekiel and Katherine)-Warning! A bit racy<br>
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| − | '''27 Aug 1867, Morning''' - '''''[[On The Road To Lake Bled]]''''' ––– We hit the road with Josephine's surrogate family of circus performers.<br>
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| − | *'''September 1867, Night''' - [[Fears]] - (Journal: Katherine)<br>
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| − | ==Lake Bled, September, 1867==
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| − | *'''09 Sep 1867, Night''' - [[A Walk in the Evening]] – (RP: Bertie and Flora)<br>
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| − | '''10 Sep 1867, Twilight''' - '''''[[Of Boats and Midnight Battles]]''''' ––– We launch our operation to deny our adversary a source of inimical power.<br>
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| − | '''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== | + | == The Story So Far ... == |
| − | *'''Sep 1867, Afternoon''' - [[The Budget Cannot Be Budged]] – (RP: Ezekiel, Katherine and Dionysus)<br>
| + | <span style="color:#800000">'''''The Years have their own dedicated archive pages. ––– the Campaign Archivist'''''</span><br><br> |
| − | <br> | + | '''''[[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> |
| | + | '''''[[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> |
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| − | ==London, September, 1867== | + | <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==
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| − | *'''1867, Evening''' - [[Feast of Love]] – (RP: Dionysus and Priscilla)- warning! a bit racy <br>
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| − | == England, October-December, 1867 ==
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| − | *'''20 Oct 1867''' - [[A Walk With Drake]] - (RP: Josephine and Ezekiel)<br>
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| − | *'''21 Oct 1867''' - [[A Trip North]] - (RP: Josephine and Katherine)<br>
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| − | *''' Nov 1867''' - [[Meeting the Family]] - (RP: Ezekiel and Katherine)<br>
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| − | '''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>
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| − | *'''06 Nov 1867''' - [[Wednesday's Child]] - (RP: Josephine and Evie)<br>
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| − | *'''13 Nov 1867''' - [[Partnership]] - (RP: Josephine and Evie)<br>
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| − | *'''27 Nov 1867, evening''' - [[Swordplay]]- (RP: Ezekiel and Katherine) -Warning - a bit racy<br>
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| − | '''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><br>
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| − | == Ireland, December 1867 ==
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| − | '''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>
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| − | '''13 Dec 1867''' - '''''[[Yuletide Siege]]''''' - We race across wintery Ireland to rescue Flora, kidnapped by a nobleman gone mad. <br><br>
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| − | == London, January 1868 ==
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| − | '''03 Jan 1868''' - '''''[[Darya-ye-Nor| 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.<br>
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| − | *'''11 Jan 1868''' - [[A Winter's Respite]] - (RP: Josephine, Katherine, and Evie)<br>
| + | Return to [[The Dark Corners of the Earth | '''''The Dark Corners of the Earth''''' ]]<br> |
| − | *'''12 Jan 1868''' - [[Thoughts]] - (Journal: Katherine)<br>
| + | Return to [[Dr._Penguin%27s_Iceberg#Victoriana|'''''Victoriana Campaign Index Page''''']]<br> |
| − | '''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. <br><br>
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| − | == London and Trieste, January/February 1868 ==
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| − | '''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.<br>
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| − | *'''24 January 1868''' - [[Quiet Moments]] - (RP: Ezekiel,Katherine and Evie)<br>
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| − | *'''14 February 1868''' - [[Preemption Of The Heart]] - (RP: Josephine and Evie)<br>
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| − | *'''14 February 1868''' - [[Fusillade]] - (RP: Josephine and Kalashnikov)<br>
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| − | *'''14 February 1868''' - [[Shepherds & Wolves]] - (RP: Josephine and Evie)<br>
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| − | *'''14 February 1868''' - [[The Comfort of Thy Enemy]] - (RP: Josephine and Kalashnikov)<span style="color:#800000">''''' Fic Rating: R'''''</span><br>
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| − | *'''15 February 1868''' - [[The Morning After]] - (RP: Alexi Kalashnikov and his crew)<br><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''' - [[From the Journal of Katherine Fleming-Drake: Day One of My Inexplicable Captivity]] - (Journal: Katherine)
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| − | *'''20 February 1868''' - [[A Night of Much Ado]] - (Letter: Rebecca Spencer)
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| − | *'''24 February 1868''' - [[From the Journal of Katherine Fleming-Drake: Day Four]] - (Journal: Katherine)
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| − | *'''25 February - 01 March 1868''' - [[From the Journal of Katherine Fleming-Drake: Day Five and Beyond ...]] - (Journal: Katherine)
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| − | *'''20 February''' - [[A Sternly Worded Letter From Bertie to General Edward Stanton, England's Ambassador in Egypt]] - (Letter: Bertie)
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| − | *'''Date Undetermined''' - [[Bitter Reunion]] - (RP: Katherine and Flora)
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| − | '''20 February 1868''' - '''''Pursuit and Recovery''''' - We find a woman amongst the unconscious workers. Her name is Fatima. 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. Three days later, a team of catmen sneak aboard the boat under cover of darkness and Bertie and Ezekiel defend the boat. Rebecca uses rune magic to freeze the opponents but unintentionally freezes our party as well. Fatima executes a light spell to illuminate everything while Rebecca unfreezes our party. Alexi shows up after the battle is over with his Hussar bodyguards just in time to see Bertie questioning one of the two surviving beastmen. Under questioning the beastman admits he and the others were sent to steal Evie to bring her to Flora. Before we can continue with our questioning, he breaks away and impales himself on a conveniently sharp object. The other beastman is killed and tossed over the side. We sail on and after passing an island in the night, we spy a boat following in our wake when day breaks and to our compleate 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, woman! 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. Fatima throws chain lightning at the temple's defenders and Rebecca throws a chaos spell to further flummox the foe. Katherine is found choking her captors with her fetters' chains. It is a rout and Katherine is rescued. Fatima makes a beline to a demolished statue and there in the crumbled rock is something that looks like a dagger--Fatima warns everyone that it is evil, the Tooth of Set, and we have to pull it free with kitchen tongs to avoid contact. Rebecca finds a jewel casket to put the artefact in and tells Fatima to keep the Tooth--it is hers as part of her country's heritage. Fatima puts the dagger in the casket, closes it up, and sets about putting multiple wards on the box. Mwanwhile Bertie races back and 'rescues' Flora who arrives at the rear of our party. Alexi fires up the engines and walks his boat-cum-Russian-tank out of the rubble, the hero of the day.<br>
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| − | *'''March 03, 1868''' - [[Markers]] - (RP: Evie and Josephine)
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| − | '''10 March 1868''' - '''High Times in Venice''' - We put in to port at Venice and stay with Countess Scarpelli's parents. Bertie has heard he can get a magic amulet for Flora to replace the one she lost in Egypt, so as to restore her human appearance again. While there, a Monseignor of the Roman Catholic Church and the Grand Turk hold an outdoor court, wherein plenary indulgences are sold and audience with the Grand Turk is allowed. Bertie purchases several indulgences and even Josephine buys one. Chaos ensues when terrorists attack the court. They have a bomb but Rebecca throws a cage spell over it to contain it. It blows and the muffled explosion knocks Ezekiel down and out. We engage the terrorists. Bertie, Josephine, and Katherine keep them busy until the Italian Police arrive. They detain all of us for questioning but Bertie's silver tongue gets us out of trouble. We are allowed to leave.<br><br> | |
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| − | We cross Europe over several days and board a boat to Plymouth. Once disembarked on good English soil, Dionysius is waiting for us with three carriages for our party. He takes possession of box with the dagger. He arranges to teach Evie proper comportment and bespells her so she can look human. Evie pays him 1000 pounds' worth of her Garibaldi haul for a talisman that will maintain the illusion. <br><br>
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| − | '''English Newspaper News''' - Prince Kalashnikov has begun collaboration on a flying machine project in Paris, France, further cementing Franco-Russo relations.<br><br>
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| − | '''More News'''<br>
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| − | *[[Peace talks]]
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| − | *[[Scientific Necromancy]]
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| − | *[[A Magical Masque]]
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| − | *[[Short Article| Short Article from Page 15 of a recent ''Times of London'']]
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| − | *[[From Page 3 of "News of the World" |From Page 3 of "News of the World" right below a saucy engraving of a woman scandalously clothed in only a corset]]
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| − | *[[From The Times of London Society Page|From The ''Times of London'' Society Page]]
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