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<blockquote data-quote="gideonpepys" data-source="post: 7137276" data-attributes="member: 79141"><p><strong>Session 16 Interim Account - The Fitting Room</strong></p><p></p><p>Grappa returned to Mirsk and payed off the authorities. He reclaimed Quital’s train cars, reconnected with his Obscurati cell, and established that news of his capture anddisappearance had probably not gone much further than Drakr as yet. No matter – there was a lot of time between now and the convocation.</p><p></p><p>Meanwhile, in the Hidden Valley, Korrigan and Matunaaga enjoyed some unexpected downtime with their families. Rumdoom decided that this was the safest place for Hildegaard for the time being and, with her assent (and the consent of the gith), brought her and Thurgid to the Hidden Valley, along with the Skull of Cheshimox. </p><p></p><p>Uriel had been acting very strangely, they were told. Korrigan found him halfway up the steepest mountain, far above the treeline, fasting and gazing at the stars. “I yearn for transcendence. I yearn to leave this place. I cannot remain here, no matter what the dangers. My mind rebels at stagnation. I see my near future, but not what lies beyond. The wind woman will come soon. Take me with you.” Uriel looked haggard and pitiful.</p><p></p><p>Back in Mirsk, Grappa double-checked Quital’s correspondence and established that his meetings were due to take place in a hotel suite. The first officer would be Xavier Sangreal, a monster hunter from the Malice Lands. Despite slight nerves before this initial meeting, Grappa got the chisel-jawed Sangreal alone and gently worked some mind magic on him that sent him to sleep while they talked. Then he performed the mortal possession ritual on Leon, who waited in an adjoining room, transferring Leon’s spirit into Sangreal. Leon then tested out the effects of the ritual, learned to move about and speak as Sangreal, and – with close supervision from Grappa – attempted ‘gestalt’. It was a strange experience, having the memories and capabilities of another person fill your mind: Sangreal had worked for the Ob for almost thirty years (initially in the capacity of a bodyguard) and to Leon’s surprise, he also discovered that Sangreal was a martial scientist, with a thesis - Intentional Emotions as Sympathetic Invocation of Malice Mishaps – from which he hoped to learn a new technique. Gestalt went smoothly for Leon, and he was confident of maintaining control over his host.</p><p></p><p>Next was Uru’s intended host: Gran Guiscard – a flamboyant, dark-skinned Danoran opera singer, who turned out to be the head of the ‘Gorgeous Cell’ – a spy network of artists and entertainers operating out of Beaumont. Uru was pleased to be dressed is such colourful robes, as his form had been slowly fading for years now and he had not felt fully alive for some time. Fortunately, Guiscard proved to be easily influenced and despite Uru’s flighty fey mind, it was hoped gestalt could be achieved without mishap when necessary. One thing of note was that when Uru first attempted this shared state, he was flooded with sexual urges the like of which he had not experienced before. He immediately found himself drawn to the handsome Sangreal. For Uru this only served to augment his ‘full-blooded’ occupancy of a human host and he took pains to practice mimicking Guiscard, in order to do him justice.</p><p></p><p>It would take someone strong-willed to possess the next officer: Ken Don was the head research inquisitor of the Clergy’s Jenevah Library in Alais Primos. Korrigan was nominated by Grappa. Caution was well-founded: Don recognised Grappa’s mind-trick and balked. Leon (on hand in the guise of Sangreal) used the curse of mouthless muttering and the priest was quickly subdued. Korrigan was taken from the absurdist web and implanted in Don. Gestalt was difficult, but Korrigan was up to the task. He discovered that Don used his positon to delve into forbidden topics without raising suspicion, and had previous dealings with both Caius Bergeron and Ottavia Sacerdote. Though very stern and serious, the man was also slightly macabre and had an obsession with necromancy. </p><p></p><p>After the close call with Ken Don, Grappa backed up his soporific mind magic with a drugged drink.</p><p></p><p>Xambria had called dibs on the only female in the group, as she wanted to be as comfortable as possible in her real body. (Gupta would only live to regret this later; for now she didn’t much mind.) Livia Hatfield was a half-elf from Risur, who worked as a fey liaison at Torfeld Palace. Two things emerged from gestalt: Livia had been asked to research the Rites of Rulership and had agreed out of sheer boredom. (A common problem for half-elves – Livia was over two-hundred years old!) Her contact by was an Ob agent who had been killed during the crack-down following the Golem Incident in Flint. Before this happened, she had wormed her way through several layers of the conspiracy and had eventually spoken with Lya Jierre herself. At this point she decided that the Ob’s goals were certainly not for her, and decided to get as close to the heart of the conspiracy as possible before revealing what she knew to the authorities. If she did not return within a month of this convocation, she had arranged for a package to be delivered to Harkover Lee, explaining what she had done. When she discovered that she was no longer alone in her mission, Livia exclaimed, “Thank the titans!” It was agreed that Xambria and Livia could remain in full gestalt (much to Xambria’s annoyance…)</p><p></p><p>“Put me in a dwarf,” was Rumdoom’s main contribution to the decision-making process, so he took possession of Kiov Hetman: a specialist in dwarven tower magic tasked with bringing down ancient dwarven defences. Hetman worked as part of the Lantern Cell and reported directly to its eerie leader, the cadaverous ghost Vicemi Terio. He now led groups of adventurers tasked with negating defensive enchantments on the many ancient towers that dot the Drakren landscape. Unbeknownst to them, REID operatives Orum Dwist and Throgmorton had been used on a number of these missions!</p><p></p><p>It was decided that Matunaaga would be the best fit to occupy the privateer and explorer Bruce McDruid. McDruid travelled the world making contact with and befriending isolated indigenous tribes. Recently he had been distributing wayfarer lanterns to these people, ostensibly as a means of calming dangerous seas.</p><p></p><p>Finally, Gupta was left with the runt of the litter: a Family snitch named Oscan Ligurio, tasked with creating shell personalities and businesses for international smuggling and money laundering. Possessing him was easy enough. It was only when Gupta attempted gestalt that her face grew pale and she let slip a cry of horror – perhaps the only time Ligurio would evince any guilt at his crimes…</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gideonpepys, post: 7137276, member: 79141"] [b]Session 16 Interim Account - The Fitting Room[/b] Grappa returned to Mirsk and payed off the authorities. He reclaimed Quital’s train cars, reconnected with his Obscurati cell, and established that news of his capture anddisappearance had probably not gone much further than Drakr as yet. No matter – there was a lot of time between now and the convocation. Meanwhile, in the Hidden Valley, Korrigan and Matunaaga enjoyed some unexpected downtime with their families. Rumdoom decided that this was the safest place for Hildegaard for the time being and, with her assent (and the consent of the gith), brought her and Thurgid to the Hidden Valley, along with the Skull of Cheshimox. Uriel had been acting very strangely, they were told. Korrigan found him halfway up the steepest mountain, far above the treeline, fasting and gazing at the stars. “I yearn for transcendence. I yearn to leave this place. I cannot remain here, no matter what the dangers. My mind rebels at stagnation. I see my near future, but not what lies beyond. The wind woman will come soon. Take me with you.” Uriel looked haggard and pitiful. Back in Mirsk, Grappa double-checked Quital’s correspondence and established that his meetings were due to take place in a hotel suite. The first officer would be Xavier Sangreal, a monster hunter from the Malice Lands. Despite slight nerves before this initial meeting, Grappa got the chisel-jawed Sangreal alone and gently worked some mind magic on him that sent him to sleep while they talked. Then he performed the mortal possession ritual on Leon, who waited in an adjoining room, transferring Leon’s spirit into Sangreal. Leon then tested out the effects of the ritual, learned to move about and speak as Sangreal, and – with close supervision from Grappa – attempted ‘gestalt’. It was a strange experience, having the memories and capabilities of another person fill your mind: Sangreal had worked for the Ob for almost thirty years (initially in the capacity of a bodyguard) and to Leon’s surprise, he also discovered that Sangreal was a martial scientist, with a thesis - Intentional Emotions as Sympathetic Invocation of Malice Mishaps – from which he hoped to learn a new technique. Gestalt went smoothly for Leon, and he was confident of maintaining control over his host. Next was Uru’s intended host: Gran Guiscard – a flamboyant, dark-skinned Danoran opera singer, who turned out to be the head of the ‘Gorgeous Cell’ – a spy network of artists and entertainers operating out of Beaumont. Uru was pleased to be dressed is such colourful robes, as his form had been slowly fading for years now and he had not felt fully alive for some time. Fortunately, Guiscard proved to be easily influenced and despite Uru’s flighty fey mind, it was hoped gestalt could be achieved without mishap when necessary. One thing of note was that when Uru first attempted this shared state, he was flooded with sexual urges the like of which he had not experienced before. He immediately found himself drawn to the handsome Sangreal. For Uru this only served to augment his ‘full-blooded’ occupancy of a human host and he took pains to practice mimicking Guiscard, in order to do him justice. It would take someone strong-willed to possess the next officer: Ken Don was the head research inquisitor of the Clergy’s Jenevah Library in Alais Primos. Korrigan was nominated by Grappa. Caution was well-founded: Don recognised Grappa’s mind-trick and balked. Leon (on hand in the guise of Sangreal) used the curse of mouthless muttering and the priest was quickly subdued. Korrigan was taken from the absurdist web and implanted in Don. Gestalt was difficult, but Korrigan was up to the task. He discovered that Don used his positon to delve into forbidden topics without raising suspicion, and had previous dealings with both Caius Bergeron and Ottavia Sacerdote. Though very stern and serious, the man was also slightly macabre and had an obsession with necromancy. After the close call with Ken Don, Grappa backed up his soporific mind magic with a drugged drink. Xambria had called dibs on the only female in the group, as she wanted to be as comfortable as possible in her real body. (Gupta would only live to regret this later; for now she didn’t much mind.) Livia Hatfield was a half-elf from Risur, who worked as a fey liaison at Torfeld Palace. Two things emerged from gestalt: Livia had been asked to research the Rites of Rulership and had agreed out of sheer boredom. (A common problem for half-elves – Livia was over two-hundred years old!) Her contact by was an Ob agent who had been killed during the crack-down following the Golem Incident in Flint. Before this happened, she had wormed her way through several layers of the conspiracy and had eventually spoken with Lya Jierre herself. At this point she decided that the Ob’s goals were certainly not for her, and decided to get as close to the heart of the conspiracy as possible before revealing what she knew to the authorities. If she did not return within a month of this convocation, she had arranged for a package to be delivered to Harkover Lee, explaining what she had done. When she discovered that she was no longer alone in her mission, Livia exclaimed, “Thank the titans!” It was agreed that Xambria and Livia could remain in full gestalt (much to Xambria’s annoyance…) “Put me in a dwarf,” was Rumdoom’s main contribution to the decision-making process, so he took possession of Kiov Hetman: a specialist in dwarven tower magic tasked with bringing down ancient dwarven defences. Hetman worked as part of the Lantern Cell and reported directly to its eerie leader, the cadaverous ghost Vicemi Terio. He now led groups of adventurers tasked with negating defensive enchantments on the many ancient towers that dot the Drakren landscape. Unbeknownst to them, REID operatives Orum Dwist and Throgmorton had been used on a number of these missions! It was decided that Matunaaga would be the best fit to occupy the privateer and explorer Bruce McDruid. McDruid travelled the world making contact with and befriending isolated indigenous tribes. Recently he had been distributing wayfarer lanterns to these people, ostensibly as a means of calming dangerous seas. Finally, Gupta was left with the runt of the litter: a Family snitch named Oscan Ligurio, tasked with creating shell personalities and businesses for international smuggling and money laundering. Possessing him was easy enough. It was only when Gupta attempted gestalt that her face grew pale and she let slip a cry of horror – perhaps the only time Ligurio would evince any guilt at his crimes… [/QUOTE]
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