The Dreadnots - Revision history

Skalchemist at 22:08, 21 April 2018

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Skalchemist at 21:32, 21 April 2018

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Skalchemist: /* Session 4 */

2018-01-13T23:13:07Z

‎Session 4

Skalchemist: /* The Dreadnots */

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‎The Dreadnots

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 * <span id="Baszo"></span>Baszo Baz ''(Leader, Charming, Open, Ruthless, Whiskey Connoisseur, Member of "The Empty Vessel")'', gang leader of [[#Lampblacks|the Lampblacks]].  [[#Silver|Savoy's]] rival.
 * <span id="Klyra"></span>Klyra ''(Man, Long Hair [wig], Freedom, Threats, Melancholy)'', owner of the [[#Feathers|"32 Feathers"]] tavern.  [[#Silver|Savoy's]] close friend.
-* <span id="Celene"></span>Celene ''(Man, Glasses, Pleasure, Subterfuge, Volatile, Gambling, Cursed/Haunted)'', a sentinel of the North Hook Channel.  [[#Gunner|Grine's]] rival.
+* <span id="Celene"></span>Celene ''(Man, Glasses, Pleasure, Subterfuge, Volatile, Gambling, Cursed/Haunted)'', a sentinel of the North Hook Channel.  [[#Gunner|Grine's]] rival, for Gunner nearly murdered him.
 * <span id="Veleris"></span>Veleris Ankhayat ''(Woman, Scarred, Revenge, Teamwork, Suspicious, Spectrology, SECRET'').  [[#Gunner|Grine's]] close friend.  A spy and playhouse impressario, runs the [[#WellofFire|Well of Fire]].  Passed a warning on to Gunner that Strathmill was in town.
 * <span id="Marlane"></span>Marlane ''(Ambiguous, Wild, Manipulation, Calculating, Natural Philosophy, Spotless Rep/Highly Regarded)'', a pugilist.  [[#Mugs|Templeton's]] close friend.  Questioned regarding the explosion at the old Strathmill goat stable.  She was brought in for questioning after the Vulture's Hit.
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 * <span id="Cricket"></span>Little Cricket.  A member of the Billhooks, owns a boat.  A nasty customer.
 * <span id="Bruno"></span>Bruno.  A tough for the Billhooks.  Will remember how Mugs was critical of his sartorial choices.
-* <span id="Junket"></span>Big Junket.  Owner of the Shine.  Not a fan of Mugs.
+* <span id="Junket"></span>Big Junket.  Owner of the Shine.  Not a fan of Mugs, because Mugs broke two of the bottles of Skovlan grog.
 * <span id="Kinklaive"></span>Mr. Kinklaive.  Owner of the Jewel.  Lost an opportunity on the Skovlan grog.
 * <span id="Vond"></span>Vond Vedat.  A "scientist" for the Bluecoats, forensics is not really much of a formal discipline.
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 * <span id="Consul">The Skovlan Consul</span>The Skovlan Consul.  Had the wool pulled over his eyes in the Strange Affair at Sea.  He will remember that Silver did him wrong if he sees here again.
 * <span id="Saramus">Saramus</span>.  A restauranteur?  Proprieter of the Digestive Odyssey?
 ==Key Locations==
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 * <span id="Coffee">Coffee</span> - Coffee is vital to the shipping industry, because not only does it keep crew members alert, it also can protect against the sort of minor mystical annoyances that are frequently encountered on the inky seas.
 * <span id="Hand">A Hand with an Eye tattooed on its Palm</span> - an object briefly encountered when it spasmodically gripped Mugs' ankle during a brief drunken dip in a canal.  Promptly kicked back where it came from.  Dr. Helles believed it was an object used in a ritual to create a Hollow.
-* <span id="Skull">Brogan's Skull</span> - once the brain case of the thug Brogan, one of Mugs' many enemies.  Now, after his execution by Ring Roethe, a tasteless but sentimental coffee bean container.
+* <span id="Skull">Brogan's Skull</span> - once the brain case of the thug Brogan, one of Mugs' many enemies.  Now, after his execution by Ring Roethe, a tasteless but sentimental coffee bean container.  A message to Lord Scurlock that the Dreadnots would not give him any more trouble.
 * <span id="Polecat">Salted and Dried Iruvian Polecat</span> - a delicacy?
 * <span id="Lesser Bloodletting Hawk">Lesser Bloodletting Hawk</span> - does not let as much blood as the Greater Bloodletting Hawk?
 * <span id="Odyssey">The Digestive Odyssey</span> - a restaurant?  Run by Saramus?
 ==Secrets==

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 * <span id="Zondervan"></span>Chief Zondervan.  A senior Bluecoat, Timoth's superior?
 * <span id="Consul">The Skovlan Consul</span>The Skovlan Consul.  Had the wool pulled over his eyes in the Strange Affair at Sea.  He will remember that Silver did him wrong if he sees here again.
 ==Key Locations==
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 * <span id="Skull">Brogan's Skull</span> - once the brain case of the thug Brogan, one of Mugs' many enemies.  Now, after his execution by Ring Roethe, a tasteless but sentimental coffee bean container.
 * <span id="Polecat">Salted and Dried Iruvian Polecat</span> - a delicacy?
 ==Secrets==

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 * <span id="Kinklaive"></span>Mr. Kinklaive.  Owner of the Jewel.  Lost an opportunity on the Skovlan grog.
 * <span id="Vond"></span>Vond Vedat.  A "scientist" for the Bluecoats, forensics is not really much of a formal discipline.
 ==Key Locations==

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 * <span id="Coffee">Coffee</span> - Coffee is vital to the shipping industry, because not only does it keep crew members alert, it also can protect against the sort of minor mystical annoyances that are frequently encountered on the inky seas.
 * <span id="Hand">A Hand with an Eye tattooed on its Palm</span> - an object briefly encountered when it spasmodically gripped Mugs' ankle during a brief drunken dip in a canal.  Promptly kicked back where it came from.  Dr. Helles believed it was an object used in a ritual to create a Hollow.
 * <span id="Skull">Brogan's Skull</span> - once the brain case of the thug Brogan, one of Mugs' many enemies.  Now, after his execution by Ring Roethe, a tasteless but sentimental coffee bean container.
 ==Secrets==

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 ==Other Characters==
-* <span id="Veldren"></span>Veldren ''(Woman, Athletic, Arrogant, Chronic Illness)'', a psychonaut.  [[#Owl|Doctor Helles']] rival.
+* <span id="Veldren"></span>Veldren Vedat''(Woman, Athletic, Arrogant, Chronic Illness)'', a psychonaut.  [[#Owl|Doctor Helles']] rival.
 * <span id="Malista"></span>Malista ''(Woman, Very Obvious Glass Eye, Cooperation, Violence, Fine Food/Restaurants, Detailed Journal/Notes/Ledger)'', a priestess of the Closed Eye, now the Eye that was Closed.  [[#Owl|Doctor Helles']] close friend.
 * <span id="Baszo"></span>Baszo Baz ''(Leader, Charming, Open, Ruthless, Whiskey Connoisseur, Member of "The Empty Vessel")'', gang leader of [[#Lampblacks|the Lampblacks]].  [[#Silver|Savoy's]] rival.
 * <span id="Klyra"></span>Klyra ''(Man, Long Hair [wig], Freedom, Threats, Melancholy)'', owner of the [[#Feathers|"32 Feathers"]] tavern.  [[#Silver|Savoy's]] close friend.
 * <span id="Celene"></span>Celene ''(Man, Glasses, Pleasure, Subterfuge, Volatile, Gambling, Cursed/Haunted)'', a sentinel of the North Hook Channel.  [[#Gunner|Grine's]] rival.
-* <span id="Veleris"></span>Veleris Ankhayat ''(Woman, Scarred, Revenge, Teamwork, Suspicious, Spectrology, SECRET'').  [[#Gunner|Grine's]] close friend.  A spy and playhouse impressario, runs the [[#WellofFire|Well of Fire]].
+* <span id="Veleris"></span>Veleris Ankhayat ''(Woman, Scarred, Revenge, Teamwork, Suspicious, Spectrology, SECRET'').  [[#Gunner|Grine's]] close friend.  A spy and playhouse impressario, runs the [[#WellofFire|Well of Fire]].  Passed a warning on to Gunner that Strathmill was in town.
 * <span id="Marlane"></span>Marlane ''(Ambiguous, Wild, Manipulation, Calculating, Natural Philosophy, Spotless Rep/Highly Regarded)'', a pugilist.  [[#Mugs|Templeton's]] close friend.  Questioned regarding the explosion at the old Strathmill goat stable.  She was brought in for questioning after the Vulture's Hit.
 * <span id="Grace"></span>Grace ''(Woman, Plain, Control, Defiant, Music/Dance, Proud of Skovlander Heritage)'', an extortionist.  [[#Mugs|Templeton's rival]].
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 * <span id="Junket"></span>Big Junket.  Owner of the Shine.  Not a fan of Mugs.
 * <span id="Kinklaive"></span>Mr. Kinklaive.  Owner of the Jewel.  Lost an opportunity on the Skovlan grog.
 ==Key Locations==

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 ==The Dreadnots==
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 <span id="Dreadnots"></span>A smuggling crew (Tier 0) with a daring reputation.  They have their own barge, "The Dreadnought", distinct and sturdy, far more nimble than its length and size would seem to allow, but only Mugs seems to be able to pilot the thing properly.  The Dreadnought serves as their lair.  They favor arcane and/or weird cargos, and their current turf is the not so legal trade in exotic foods and beverages.  One coin in the chest at the moment.
-====Faction Status and Notes====
+===Faction Status and Notes===
-* <span id="Hive">The Hive</span>: +0.  They are the main power in the arcane/weird smuggling trade, but [[#Dreadnots|the Dreadnots]] have paid them off.
+* <span id="Hive">The Hive</span>: +2.  They are the main power in the arcane/weird smuggling trade, but [[#Dreadnots|the Dreadnots]] have paid them off.  Some good work has made them appreciative.
-* <span id="Scurlock">Lord Scurlock</span>: -1.  Somewhere along the way, [[#Dreadnots|the Dreadnots]] have caught the disapproving attention of this mysterious nobleperson.
+* <span id="Scurlock">Lord Scurlock</span>: +0.  Somewhere along the way, [[#Dreadnots|the Dreadnots]] have caught the disapproving attention of this mysterious nobleperson.  They have since arranged to not be on his list.
-* <span id="Lampblacks">The Lampblacks</span>: -1.  [[#Dreadnots|The Dreadnots]] have gotten up in the Lampblacks face in the past.  It doesn't help that [[#Baszo|Baszo Baz]] and [[#Silver|Thena Savory]] have a personal grudge.
+* <span id="Lampblacks">The Lampblacks</span>: -2.  [[#Dreadnots|The Dreadnots]] have gotten up in the Lampblacks face in the past.  It doesn't help that [[#Baszo|Baszo Baz]] and [[#Silver|Thena Savory]] have a personal grudge.  Gunner shot Ms. Strathmill literally on their doorstep.
 * <span id="Gondoliers">The Gondoliers</span>: +1.  If you are smuggling on the canals of Duskwall, it pays to be on the good side of the Gondoliers.
 * <span id="SilkshoreDenizens">Denizens of Silkshore</span>: +1.  [[#Dreadnots|The Dreadnots]] have made a good name for themselves among the hoi palloi of Silkshore.
-* <span id="Vultures">The Vultures</span>: X. Another smuggling outfit, destroyed by the Dreadnots.  Their leader, Ms. Strathmill, is still at large.
+* <span id="Vultures">The Vultures</span>: X. Another smuggling outfit, destroyed by the Dreadnots.  Their leader, Ms. Strathmill, was murdered by Gunner by some fancy shooting.
 * <span id="Bluecoats">The Bluecoats</span>: -1.  What passes for law enforcement in Duskwall.  Patrol the canals and streets.  Take bribes.  Very interested in figuring out who blew up an old goat stable.
 * <span id="FogHounds">The Fog Hounds</span>: +0.  Another smuggling outfit, larger than the Dreadnots.  [[#Bear|Bear]] is the 2nd in command.
-===Player Characters===
+==Player Characters==
-* <span id="Owl"></span>Doctor Wester Helles, aka "The Owl" [Leech] - Tycheros Foreign Noble Family of Collectors, down on their luck.  VICE = Sophisticated pleasures, especially [[#Veleris|Veleris Ankhayat's]] [[#WellofFire|"Well of Fire"]] playhouse in Silkshore.
+* <span id="Owl"></span>Doctor Wester Helles, aka "The Owl" [Leech] - Tycheros Foreign Noble Family of Collectors, down on their luck.  VICE = Sophisticated pleasures, especially [[#Veleris|Veleris Ankhayat's]] [[#WellofFire|"Well of Fire"]] playhouse in Silkshore.  Currently in gaol.
 * <span id="Silver"></span>Thena Savoy, aka "Silver" [Slide] - Dagger Isles heritage 2nd generation Duskvol native, grew up on ships, from a merchant family that runs a specialty foods business.   VICE = gambling, especially Spogg's Dice Game.
 * <span id="Gunner"></span>Kristev Grine, aka "Gunner" [Hound] - Duskwall native, recently returned from Imperial Army service as a scout.  VICE = also a gambler, favoring [[#Spoggs|Spogg's game]].
 * <span id="Mugs"></span>Mulligan Templeton, aka "Mugs" [Cutter] - Skovlander factory worker and longshoreman from Lockport, now a refugee.  VICE = Drinking into a stupor at the Shine in [[#Catcrawl|Catcrawl Alley]] by the Docks.
-===Other Characters===
+==Other Characters==
 * <span id="Veldren"></span>Veldren ''(Woman, Athletic, Arrogant, Chronic Illness)'', a psychonaut.  [[#Owl|Doctor Helles']] rival.
-* <span id="Malista"></span>Malista ''(Woman, Very Obvious Glass Eye, Cooperation, Violence, Fine Food/Restaurants, Detailed Journal/Notes/Ledger)'', a priestess of the Closed Eye.  [[#Owl|Doctor Helles']] close friend.
+* <span id="Malista"></span>Malista ''(Woman, Very Obvious Glass Eye, Cooperation, Violence, Fine Food/Restaurants, Detailed Journal/Notes/Ledger)'', a priestess of the Closed Eye, now the Eye that was Closed.  [[#Owl|Doctor Helles']] close friend.
 * <span id="Baszo"></span>Baszo Baz ''(Leader, Charming, Open, Ruthless, Whiskey Connoisseur, Member of "The Empty Vessel")'', gang leader of [[#Lampblacks|the Lampblacks]].  [[#Silver|Savoy's]] rival.
 * <span id="Klyra"></span>Klyra ''(Man, Long Hair [wig], Freedom, Threats, Melancholy)'', owner of the [[#Feathers|"32 Feathers"]] tavern.  [[#Silver|Savoy's]] close friend.
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 * <span id="Cobb"></span>Cobb ''(Woman, Tall, Freedom, Strategy, Quiet, Politics, Detailed Notes/Journals)'', a purveyor of mushroom pies, namely "Cobb's Savory Shroompis".  Sells them from a cooker that was once a leviathan oil tank now on wheels.
 * <span id="Canary"></span>Canary ''(Woman, Tall, Love, Sabotage, Gracious, History/Legends, Revolutionary/Plots against the Imperium)'', a shipwright and former political prisoner.  Met Mugs through Marlane.  Working with the Dreadnots to modify their ship to be camouflaged as a pleasure barge, because the challenge intrigues her.  Canary once did maintenance on the Bluecoat patrol boats.
-===Key Locations===
+==Key Locations==
 * <span id="WellofFire"></span>The Well of Fire - a playhouse in Silkshore owned by [[#Veleris|Valeris Ankhayat]], favorite of [[#Owl|the Owl]].
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 * <span id="Savoy"></span>Savoy and Savoy, Importers - [[#Silver|Silver's]] parents own this business.
-===Things===
+==Things==
 * <span id="Centipedes">Green Spice Centipedes</span> - a dangerous delicacy from Tycheros.  Eaten live, skewered and deshelled by special forks.  Have wicked, venomous claws, so eating the poses a real danger to the gourmand.  Usually eaten in a communal setting around a central well.
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 * <span id="Skull">Brogan's Skull</span> - once the brain case of the thug Brogan, one of Mugs' many enemies.  Now, after his execution by Ring Roethe, a tasteless but sentimental coffee bean container.
-===Secrets===
+==Secrets==
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 ===The Recent Past: The Coffee Conveyance===
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 ===Session 4: The Strange Affair at Sea===
-Let's face it, the events of the night are best not spoken of casually.  Suffice it to say that the Dreadnots were able to get steal Mr. Kinklaive's grog from the Skovlan consilar vessel AND ensure that the ritual of The Closed Eye was performed.  The Eye is No Longer Closed.  Mugs has been cut off at the Shine, poor bastard, because too many bottles were broken.  The Skovlan Consul was suave and sophisticated but will only remember what happened if he sees Silver again.  Strathmill is searching for the Dreadnots without wanting to be found, but the feeling is mutual.  Did I mention that the Eye is No Longer Closed?
+Let's face it, the events of the night are best not spoken of casually.  Suffice it to say that the Dreadnots were able to get steal Mr. Kinklaive's grog from the Skovulan consilar vessel AND ensure that the ritual of The Closed Eye was performed.  The Eye is No Longer Closed.  Mugs has been cut off at the Shine, poor bastard, because too many bottles were broken.  The Skovulan Consul was suave and sophisticated but will only remember what happened if he sees Silver again.  Strathmill is searching for the Dreadnots without wanting to be found, but the feeling is mutual.  Did I mention that the Eye is No Longer Closed?

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	Throughout these events, several other potential lucrative opportunities had presented themselves. First, Big Junket, the publican of the Shine, presented Mugs with the possibility of simultaneously making a bit of money and vexing Mr. Kinklaive, the scoundrel owner of the Jewel, by intercepting a shipment of highly taxed but evading taxation Skovlander grog. Second, Malista indicated to her good friend the Owl that she had an acquaintance that needed to perform several important rites that could only be performed upon the open ocean, and that her society would be willing to reimburse the Dreadnots to provide a platform for said rites (namely, their barge). Finally, Valeris warned Gunner that Ms. Strathmill was in the city and out for vengeance for the destruction of the Vultures and her ancestral goat stable. The Dreadnots believed they might able to deal with all of these issues in one fell swoop, in...		Throughout these events, several other potential lucrative opportunities had presented themselves. First, Big Junket, the publican of the Shine, presented Mugs with the possibility of simultaneously making a bit of money and vexing Mr. Kinklaive, the scoundrel owner of the Jewel, by intercepting a shipment of highly taxed but evading taxation Skovlander grog. Second, Malista indicated to her good friend the Owl that she had an acquaintance that needed to perform several important rites that could only be performed upon the open ocean, and that her society would be willing to reimburse the Dreadnots to provide a platform for said rites (namely, their barge). Finally, Valeris warned Gunner that Ms. Strathmill was in the city and out for vengeance for the destruction of the Vultures and her ancestral goat stable. The Dreadnots believed they might able to deal with all of these issues in one fell swoop, in...

−	===Session 4===	+	===Session 4: The Strange Affair at Sea===
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		+	Let's face it, the events of the night are best not spoken of casually. Suffice it to say that the Dreadnots were able to get steal Mr. Kinklaive's grog from the Skovlan consilar vessel AND ensure that the ritual of The Closed Eye was performed. The Eye is No Longer Closed. Mugs has been cut off at the Shine, poor bastard, because too many bottles were broken. The Skovlan Consul was suave and sophisticated but will only remember what happened if he sees Silver again. Strathmill is searching for the Dreadnots without wanting to be found, but the feeling is mutual. Did I mention that the Eye is No Longer Closed?