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<blockquote data-quote="Isklexi" data-source="post: 6294302" data-attributes="member: 6684948"><p><strong>Cauldronborn Prologue</strong></p><p></p><p>In the few months following their railroad adventure, the constables followed up on a few loose ends. Irony went to Calaphax to demand answers about the Order of the Endless Vigil and being his so called champions. Cal's answers were evasive and cryptic. He insisted that he and the order merely wanted to help the world and its inhabitants reach their full potential. When asked why he cared about this world so much, he cryptically responded, "because I always have." Frustrated by the devil's evasiveness, the group followed up on another investigation.</p><p></p><p>Xambria suggested they take the ancient tome fragments they found on Odiem to Professor Danton, Pardwight University's leading Theological scholar. When they arrived at his office, the constables discovered that the professor was away on sabbatical visiting libraries in Crisillyir. They were able to talk with his student though, a Hobgoblin named Enrique Abbadelli. At first Enrique was suspicious of why the constables had such rare book fragments, but Kirk's skilled deception covered up where they actually found the tomes. Irony also had to make use of her silver tongue as the scholar was concerned that dealing with these forbidden books could see him barred from Clergy libraries (career suicide for a budding theological scholar). Enrique confirmed that the books were authentic and some background behind them.</p><p></p><p>The "Malleus Maleficarum" is an encyclopedia on occult magic. It is used to train Clergy godhands in detecting and countering witchcraft and demonology. The book is considered controlled contraband by the church because the information contained within could be used to perform profane rituals just as easily as counter them. When asked about Calaphax in particular, Enrique revealed an interesting bit of occult knowledge: all fiendish cults contact intermediaries rather than the big name demons and devils themselves. These lesser (but still quite powerful) fiends act as middlemen between cultists and big name bad guys like Dispater, Pazuzu, and Baphomet. Calaphax is the most powerful fiend to directly answer mortal supplicants. Unlike other cases though, Calaphax never forms cults; he only deals on an individual basis.</p><p></p><p>The "Magnus Haeresis" is an abandoned piece of Clergy scripture. Following the fall of the Demonocracy and the ascension of Triegennes, the Clergy Hierarchy decided to compile and edit a single approved dogma to be used throughout the new Holy Clericist Empire. This scripture was excised and declared anathema as counter to the core teachings of the Clergy. According to this abandoned scripture, life on Lanjyr was originally shepherded by 10 guardian archangels that guided and protected the mortal races, but the gods and angels abandoned Lanjyr in response to some unnamed crime. The abandonment theme was the reason this scripture was excised.</p><p></p><p>Enrique mentioned they may be interested in a new discovery in the archaeology department. It apparently was causing a stir amongst theologians. When they went to see for themselves, the constables found what appeared to be roughly a dozen crude statues formed from matte gray stone in various states of disrepair. The archaeologists were all too happy to talk about them. The life-size figures had been discovered at a dig on the eastern side of the Anthras mountains. What made the "statues" curious was their composition and poses. Each statue appeared to be made from tuff (solidified volcanic ash), but they contained internal bones made of dense ignimbrite (a rock commonly created by pyroclastic flows). The figures were also invariably contorted as if in pain. </p><p></p><p>Originally the archaeologists had believed they were statues of Lizardfolk due to their similar size and general morphology (tails, muzzle, digitigrade, etc.), but those theories fell by the wayside when the internal structures were discovered. All attempts at using magic to determine their age and origin have failed, and many theologians are claiming them as evidence supporting Clergy doctrine on the Dawn Wars. The Clergy supporters claim that these figures must be the remains of elemental soldiers fielded by the Primordials during their war with the Gods. While interesting, the mysterious statues weren't relevant to the Constables, so they left the academics to argue over their discovery.</p><p></p><p>A final interesting development to come up was a new addition to their team, an RHC agent named Maddox. Kirk and Bellicose new Maddox from the Yearosol war where he acted as a scout and demolitions expert. They remembered him as a man with a penchant for shotguns and grenades. Maddox had been reassigned to their team following a mishap in his last solo mission. Maddox had been sent to investigate reports of increased bandit activity along the Risur/Ber border in the Anthras mountains. Eventually, the reports tapered off, but Maddox never reported back in. When other agents were sent to investigate, they found maddox in a small rural village. Something had gone terribly awry during his mission, but Maddox couldn't remember what. His amnesia covered his entire time in the mountains. The events must have been incredibly bizarre because Maddox was now a Bugbear instead of a Human.</p><p></p><p>RHC command had reassigned Maddox to their team in the hopes that familiar faces (Kirk and Bellicose) would help restore his memory and more of his functionality (since the incident he occasionally has trouble staying focused on a mission). Delft resisted the transfer at first, but the home office in Slate was persistent (and subtly backed by Calaphax). Delft dropped his complaints after subjecting Maddox to the magical equivalent of a lie detector test to ensure that Maddox wasn't a plant by the Ob.</p><p></p><p>[gm]These were mostly some more things to tie in Calaphax's background in the campaign setting. We also got a new player, and I already know what I'm going to use his amnesia episode for. It will probably come up in the next adventure when they travel to Ber. I also made a short word document for newspaper clippings that I showed at the start. I'll attach it to this post if anyone is interested in it.[/gm]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Isklexi, post: 6294302, member: 6684948"] [b]Cauldronborn Prologue[/b] In the few months following their railroad adventure, the constables followed up on a few loose ends. Irony went to Calaphax to demand answers about the Order of the Endless Vigil and being his so called champions. Cal's answers were evasive and cryptic. He insisted that he and the order merely wanted to help the world and its inhabitants reach their full potential. When asked why he cared about this world so much, he cryptically responded, "because I always have." Frustrated by the devil's evasiveness, the group followed up on another investigation. Xambria suggested they take the ancient tome fragments they found on Odiem to Professor Danton, Pardwight University's leading Theological scholar. When they arrived at his office, the constables discovered that the professor was away on sabbatical visiting libraries in Crisillyir. They were able to talk with his student though, a Hobgoblin named Enrique Abbadelli. At first Enrique was suspicious of why the constables had such rare book fragments, but Kirk's skilled deception covered up where they actually found the tomes. Irony also had to make use of her silver tongue as the scholar was concerned that dealing with these forbidden books could see him barred from Clergy libraries (career suicide for a budding theological scholar). Enrique confirmed that the books were authentic and some background behind them. The "Malleus Maleficarum" is an encyclopedia on occult magic. It is used to train Clergy godhands in detecting and countering witchcraft and demonology. The book is considered controlled contraband by the church because the information contained within could be used to perform profane rituals just as easily as counter them. When asked about Calaphax in particular, Enrique revealed an interesting bit of occult knowledge: all fiendish cults contact intermediaries rather than the big name demons and devils themselves. These lesser (but still quite powerful) fiends act as middlemen between cultists and big name bad guys like Dispater, Pazuzu, and Baphomet. Calaphax is the most powerful fiend to directly answer mortal supplicants. Unlike other cases though, Calaphax never forms cults; he only deals on an individual basis. The "Magnus Haeresis" is an abandoned piece of Clergy scripture. Following the fall of the Demonocracy and the ascension of Triegennes, the Clergy Hierarchy decided to compile and edit a single approved dogma to be used throughout the new Holy Clericist Empire. This scripture was excised and declared anathema as counter to the core teachings of the Clergy. According to this abandoned scripture, life on Lanjyr was originally shepherded by 10 guardian archangels that guided and protected the mortal races, but the gods and angels abandoned Lanjyr in response to some unnamed crime. The abandonment theme was the reason this scripture was excised. Enrique mentioned they may be interested in a new discovery in the archaeology department. It apparently was causing a stir amongst theologians. When they went to see for themselves, the constables found what appeared to be roughly a dozen crude statues formed from matte gray stone in various states of disrepair. The archaeologists were all too happy to talk about them. The life-size figures had been discovered at a dig on the eastern side of the Anthras mountains. What made the "statues" curious was their composition and poses. Each statue appeared to be made from tuff (solidified volcanic ash), but they contained internal bones made of dense ignimbrite (a rock commonly created by pyroclastic flows). The figures were also invariably contorted as if in pain. Originally the archaeologists had believed they were statues of Lizardfolk due to their similar size and general morphology (tails, muzzle, digitigrade, etc.), but those theories fell by the wayside when the internal structures were discovered. All attempts at using magic to determine their age and origin have failed, and many theologians are claiming them as evidence supporting Clergy doctrine on the Dawn Wars. The Clergy supporters claim that these figures must be the remains of elemental soldiers fielded by the Primordials during their war with the Gods. While interesting, the mysterious statues weren't relevant to the Constables, so they left the academics to argue over their discovery. A final interesting development to come up was a new addition to their team, an RHC agent named Maddox. Kirk and Bellicose new Maddox from the Yearosol war where he acted as a scout and demolitions expert. They remembered him as a man with a penchant for shotguns and grenades. Maddox had been reassigned to their team following a mishap in his last solo mission. Maddox had been sent to investigate reports of increased bandit activity along the Risur/Ber border in the Anthras mountains. Eventually, the reports tapered off, but Maddox never reported back in. When other agents were sent to investigate, they found maddox in a small rural village. Something had gone terribly awry during his mission, but Maddox couldn't remember what. His amnesia covered his entire time in the mountains. The events must have been incredibly bizarre because Maddox was now a Bugbear instead of a Human. RHC command had reassigned Maddox to their team in the hopes that familiar faces (Kirk and Bellicose) would help restore his memory and more of his functionality (since the incident he occasionally has trouble staying focused on a mission). Delft resisted the transfer at first, but the home office in Slate was persistent (and subtly backed by Calaphax). Delft dropped his complaints after subjecting Maddox to the magical equivalent of a lie detector test to ensure that Maddox wasn't a plant by the Ob. [gm]These were mostly some more things to tie in Calaphax's background in the campaign setting. We also got a new player, and I already know what I'm going to use his amnesia episode for. It will probably come up in the next adventure when they travel to Ber. I also made a short word document for newspaper clippings that I showed at the start. I'll attach it to this post if anyone is interested in it.[/gm] [/QUOTE]
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