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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Andrew D. Gable" data-source="post: 1533224" data-attributes="member: 4144">King's Arms HotelYeats nods.  "Undoubtedly.  In answer to your other question, it is my understanding that the Dionysians have little in the way of a central command structure, each lodge or club being more or less independent.  Perhaps Arthur shares your suspicions about them, and that is why he contacted me instead."Upon a closer read of the journal, it appears that Thomas' earliest concern was solely astral perception.  Dr. Serge Verdain, who several of the letters were from, is mentioned several times, and though they refer to the mysterious project, they do little to shed any light on what it is, merely something about the betterment of humanity.  Thomas also mentions his receipt of the Devil's Foot Root, and if that plant was involved in his fate in any way, it came slowly.  There are nearly two year's worth of entries after his first experiments with the root.  He proclaims that the root heightened his perception.  It is around this time that his personality changes, and he seems to have become overconfident in his abilities.  He records that he opened the 'tear' in the study and that he often stepped back and forth between the real world and the astral through it.  Most trips were made to spy on his wife - now, two years into it, is the first Andrea is mentioned at all.  The rest of the story, you know already.There is no mention of a cypher, though several references are made to the Dionysians.  Evidently, Thomas was one as well, as was Andrea, apparently, at least once they became married.  There are vague references to the Order of the Brazen Midnight, but these aren't elaborated on.[spoiler]You also learn the spell Aether Portal, which was the one Thomas used to open the rift - and it could presumably be used to close it as well.[/spoiler]</blockquote>

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