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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Cypherblade" data-source="post: 9867010" data-attributes="member: 7048389">Session 30[spoiler]A leak within the RHC has been exposed: secretary Candace Coman has been clandestinely passing information to Hank Gallagher of the Flint Observer. We reported her indiscretion to Stover Delft, the new deputy director.The new newspaper edition is out, by the way. It covers, among other things, the attack on the RHC by a threat from other dimensions, supported by the Kell network. Members of parliament have sent a strong signal: they are calling on citizens to cease all cooperation with Kell! Hurray! The immediate extraplanar threat has been neutralized. The RHC receives praise: Saxby has disappeared, reportedly as a result of the audit. Special commendation goes to Chief Inspector Kane Kelrin and his unit.Staf Overflorijn is also mentioned. Following a recent demotion, he has resigned by mutual agreement and will take up a leadership position in his family’s tobacco business. He will focus on strategic expansion. Tobacco prices are rising sharply—by 5 to 12 percent—due to logistical disruptions and monopolization (which the tobacco company, incidentally, denies).The army is practicing new techniques in the West Bayou (located just west of Flint), with exercises aimed at unconventional threats. The army must be prepared for a wide range of scenarios. Thirty days ago, we also received a letter from an officer requesting permission to study the bodies of the slain extraplanar creatures—a request we granted.Kane spends time crafting a story that he is going on holiday to visit Ashcroft (he almost pulls it off—14 on a DC 15 Deception check). He also practices the arts of butlership. Kane investigates possible spies and discovers that he himself, Staf, and Felix are being followed when they return home. He attempts to determine who is responsible. All three tails turn out to be Kell men.[HR][/HR]85 Autumn 500 AVOur aliases:<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Staf Overflorijn remains himself</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Cassius Goldfinger (= Felix)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Nick(olas) O’Tyne (= Kane)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Barbara Stanwyck (= Ayleen)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">??? (= Sarïa)</li> </ul>With an RHC vessel, the Roscommon, we sail to the Yerasol Archipelago. We depart very early and attempt to leave unnoticed. After four days we arrive at a tobacco island, Castro. Staf gathers samples of five exclusive varieties of tobacco leaf.90 Autumn 500 AVFrom Castro we sail aboard a tobacco export ship to Beaumont. Ayleen notices a plume of black smoke on the horizon. A steamship? An hour later, nothing remains visible. Along the way we pass Rivenstone, an island that once served as a pirate base founded by a gnome named Colmar.We discuss which compartments to book. Staf, Felix, Ayleen, and Kane will take a first-class carriage; Sarïa will travel second class.That evening, Felix and Ayleen notice that the ship seems to take a slight impact. They alert the captain, but nothing is discovered.91 Autumn – 1 Winter 500 AVOn 1 Winter we arrive in Beaumont, in Danor. The place looks highly industrial; the entire city lies beneath a thick layer of smog. The wind here is much colder than in Flint, and that is not solely because winter has begun—we are also considerably farther north. There are imposing buildings, including the railway station. Tieflings form the high society in Danor, but many ordinary citizens live here as well, along with slaves—since slavery still exists in this nation.There are ten days before the train departs. We find a hotel and reserve tickets for the train. As only one first-class compartment remains available, Staf and “Cassius” decide to share it.Felix goes gambling, and Staf attends the theatre. We pick up some rumors: in Cherage, the capital, there are disturbances and riots, including arson. Hmm… sounds familiar. Felix and Ayleen earn well but spend freely, investing their winnings in “big living” to build their reputation.11 Winter 500 AVTwo days in advance, Kane discovers that a fashionable orc traveling with his two children (from Ber) has booked another first-class compartment. He is a railway engineer named Damata Griento; his wife is Ejeca, the son is Taroo, and the daughter Dabo. It is a nouveau riche family.On the 11th, we board the train early in the morning. The station is already bustling with activity. The last carriage is the dining car, complete with a piano played by a certain Dorus. Two train attendants approach us: a dark-skinned woman and a man. The man is Xorin Marchand; the woman is Malia Baccarin. She leads us to carriage 17, where the Griento family will be staying in the sleeping compartment next to ours. Carriage 18 also contains two luxury compartments, but they are still empty. The guests will undoubtedly board at one of the next stops.At precisely 7:25 a.m., the train departs.[/spoiler]</blockquote>

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