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[Eberron] The Mark of Revolution, or: Not Quite Disco Heaven
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<blockquote data-quote="TFL" data-source="post: 8929105" data-attributes="member: 7040259"><p><strong>Session One: </strong>The First Day</p><p></p><p>It was a somewhat rainy day in Passage when Duren Thorne arrived at the Eye Headquarters. Stover Delift, a finely dressed man with a limp, leaned against his cane outside to meet him. Delift was delighted, in that raspy faux-Mark Sheppard way, to have another agent on the team, and mentioned that Duren came well spoken of by the Royal Minister of High Magic, Harkover ir'Lee.</p><p></p><p>He called down the rest of the agents to introduce themselves, with the exception of Rhys who was out sick, and began giving the tour. Delift was about halfway through showing off the antimagic cells when Duren stunned everyone with a simple question.</p><p></p><p>"So, uh, who are you guys?"</p><p></p><p>A quick matter of confusion and questions revealed that Duren hadn't actually been informed about what he was doing here, or even what agency he was being sent to for that matter. A bit of clarification revealed that Duren know <em>of</em> the Eyes, but to his knowledge hadn't really worked with any before. He mostly considered them the scary blue cloaked fellows who spirited away criminals in the night.</p><p></p><p>The tour took them through the many cells in the basement, along with a warning about the Orien subrail being built only a hundred yards south. On the ground floor, they met brothers Vail and Michah d'Jorasco, who worked as the Jorasco alchemist and healers for the office respectively. Out of character, players from the previous campaign wondered why they would be here, as last they saw Vail was in Mint, a city technically in Valenar and Michah was in the Mournland working for the Big Bad.</p><p></p><p>Delift quickly finished the tour and told Duren to get settled in his office while he spoke to his boss, Saxby. Several minutes later he returned with good news: there was no mistake, and Duren was in fact meant to be here. Radros tried to cut in with a want for at least a little explanation, but Delift cut him off and said it would be discussed later. Radros and Dewey didn't much appreciate it but accepted the order without complaint.</p><p></p><p>However, they didn't have time to wonder, as Delift came back with what sounded like an easy case to welcome the new year. A woman found dead impaled on a fence forty feet from Journey's Home, the continental home of House Orien. House Orien has significant sway in passage, and Delift took care to remind them not to anger the house. On the other hand, they shouldn't let themselves be pushed around. Technically they rent that land from the crown, and as the arm of the Queen, they are well within their rights to investigate this. Best keep it away from the local constables when dealing with something on enclave grounds.</p><p></p><p><strong>The Murder:</strong></p><p>Journey's Home was in the central district, so it wasn't more than a short walk over to view the scene. The body gone and the mess being cleaned, the constable gave their quick assessment and directed them to Julian LeBrix for more information.</p><p></p><p>LeBrix was a pain, and they immediately suspected something off, and after gathering clues from the nearby crowd, the body of the victim, and LeBrix himself, Dewey managed to convince him to let him take a look around Baron Kwanti's office, and Dewey spotted a loose drawer of papers and a hidden bloodstain under the rug that LeBrix couldn't explain. They decided to take LeBrix to the office for interrogation. There, he clammed up. He stood by his words and claimed that if they wanted to turn the office upside down, they'd need either a warrant or not enough sense to piss off House Orien.</p><p></p><p>The Agents couldn't get him to crack, so they let him loose, figuring that the time it would take to get what they needed would be enough time for anyone at the enclave to tidy up any clues. However, Duren did have a crazy idea. When LeBrix mentioned Nilasa bringing breakfast, Duren decided, with no evidence, that the breakfast was drugged by fey terrorists, as it was the only thing that could possibly make sense. Naturally, everyone else called him a fool and tossed the idea, but Duren ran the way back to Journey's Home and swiped one of the three brigadeiros remaining to bring back to Vail for testing. Needless to say, he was vindicated.</p><p></p><p>For now, at least, they had a lead. Nilasa's boyfriend had mentioned the Thinking Man's Tavern, her home and workplace at the non-Cannith certified Alkahest factory, and the reports of a man clothed in black who had looted Nilasa's body after she had perished.</p><p></p><p>Maybe this murder was a little more complicated than it seemed.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TFL, post: 8929105, member: 7040259"] [B]Session One: [/B]The First Day It was a somewhat rainy day in Passage when Duren Thorne arrived at the Eye Headquarters. Stover Delift, a finely dressed man with a limp, leaned against his cane outside to meet him. Delift was delighted, in that raspy faux-Mark Sheppard way, to have another agent on the team, and mentioned that Duren came well spoken of by the Royal Minister of High Magic, Harkover ir'Lee. He called down the rest of the agents to introduce themselves, with the exception of Rhys who was out sick, and began giving the tour. Delift was about halfway through showing off the antimagic cells when Duren stunned everyone with a simple question. "So, uh, who are you guys?" A quick matter of confusion and questions revealed that Duren hadn't actually been informed about what he was doing here, or even what agency he was being sent to for that matter. A bit of clarification revealed that Duren know [I]of[/I] the Eyes, but to his knowledge hadn't really worked with any before. He mostly considered them the scary blue cloaked fellows who spirited away criminals in the night. The tour took them through the many cells in the basement, along with a warning about the Orien subrail being built only a hundred yards south. On the ground floor, they met brothers Vail and Michah d'Jorasco, who worked as the Jorasco alchemist and healers for the office respectively. Out of character, players from the previous campaign wondered why they would be here, as last they saw Vail was in Mint, a city technically in Valenar and Michah was in the Mournland working for the Big Bad. Delift quickly finished the tour and told Duren to get settled in his office while he spoke to his boss, Saxby. Several minutes later he returned with good news: there was no mistake, and Duren was in fact meant to be here. Radros tried to cut in with a want for at least a little explanation, but Delift cut him off and said it would be discussed later. Radros and Dewey didn't much appreciate it but accepted the order without complaint. However, they didn't have time to wonder, as Delift came back with what sounded like an easy case to welcome the new year. A woman found dead impaled on a fence forty feet from Journey's Home, the continental home of House Orien. House Orien has significant sway in passage, and Delift took care to remind them not to anger the house. On the other hand, they shouldn't let themselves be pushed around. Technically they rent that land from the crown, and as the arm of the Queen, they are well within their rights to investigate this. Best keep it away from the local constables when dealing with something on enclave grounds. [B]The Murder:[/B] Journey's Home was in the central district, so it wasn't more than a short walk over to view the scene. The body gone and the mess being cleaned, the constable gave their quick assessment and directed them to Julian LeBrix for more information. LeBrix was a pain, and they immediately suspected something off, and after gathering clues from the nearby crowd, the body of the victim, and LeBrix himself, Dewey managed to convince him to let him take a look around Baron Kwanti's office, and Dewey spotted a loose drawer of papers and a hidden bloodstain under the rug that LeBrix couldn't explain. They decided to take LeBrix to the office for interrogation. There, he clammed up. He stood by his words and claimed that if they wanted to turn the office upside down, they'd need either a warrant or not enough sense to piss off House Orien. The Agents couldn't get him to crack, so they let him loose, figuring that the time it would take to get what they needed would be enough time for anyone at the enclave to tidy up any clues. However, Duren did have a crazy idea. When LeBrix mentioned Nilasa bringing breakfast, Duren decided, with no evidence, that the breakfast was drugged by fey terrorists, as it was the only thing that could possibly make sense. Naturally, everyone else called him a fool and tossed the idea, but Duren ran the way back to Journey's Home and swiped one of the three brigadeiros remaining to bring back to Vail for testing. Needless to say, he was vindicated. For now, at least, they had a lead. Nilasa's boyfriend had mentioned the Thinking Man's Tavern, her home and workplace at the non-Cannith certified Alkahest factory, and the reports of a man clothed in black who had looted Nilasa's body after she had perished. Maybe this murder was a little more complicated than it seemed. [/QUOTE]
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