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29. Masks

Jorek, Val & Rey do their best to navigate the twisting mysteries of the Wyld and gain some answers, but what will they have to give up in exchange?

## Masks

### Original Air Date

October 23, 2016

***“You’re about to step into an area where even Creation is behind you.”***

Our heroes awake in the night to hear a couple of people wandering into their camp: one voice tells the other that “they have to stay safe — they’re important”. Jorek ventures out to meet Claws-in-Light, the Lunar who had volunteered to guard them; he and Jorek get to know each other, and he advises the Solars to be bold in their actions.

The next morning, the Circle sets out for the Wyld with Speaks-of-Silence as a guide in order to meet a powerful Fae and hopefully find a way to Yu-Shan. As they leave, Bent-Never-Broken asks for a kiss to be brought back from the Wyld, to which the Solars agree to try. Daja once again appears to guide the group to his “master”, and a misunderstanding with Valeria underscores the importance of the language of a bargain made with the Fae.

The group heads into Wyld through a portal in a tree root, and nothing is as it seems: shadow and light have changed places, and slowly-moving marble statues stand under trees forming arches from which flower petals rain down. Sitting a throne behind a curtain is a magnificently beautiful, striking creature who introduces herself as Illuma. The Solars manage to retain their composure in the face of this creature, even as she snaps Daja in half to underscore the “exceeding arrogance” of their request to get to Yu-Shan.

Jorek and Valeria offer up Rey and Ember as epic champions in a fight to entertain her in exchange for the directions, but Illuma instead asks for entertainment in “the birth and death of a civilization”. She does, however, feed on emotions, and asks to partake of lust, restraint, and despair. The Solars decide to take these burdens upon themselves instead of asking for sacrifices from their comrades. Jorek gives up his restraint, arousing both his innate curiousity and his arrogance; Rey shares her despair, freeing her of her bittersweet feelings towards her father; Valeria allows Illuma to feed on her lust, vastly changing her relationship towards Speaks-of-Silence.

After receiving thier “offerings”, Illuma thanks them and proposes obtaining the directions they seek. In the meantime, perhaps they could attend a banquet she is holding: given his lack of restraint, Valeria demands that Jorek not attend….
08 Every Breath You Take

The Hearth finds out what Seven Fingers has been up to.

***"Once we've made a decision, we don't like to go back on it."***

With the reveal of Seven-Fingers being a member of House Iselsi, the Hearth question him: how did escape the House of Bells? How did he find them? Seven Fingers tells them that he had been ordered to find an escape route from the House of Bells and that, upon returning, had been shocked by the devastation. Pyres, Oresta, and Gale are suspicious of their professor, but step out to leave him to speak to Sientelle alone.

They discuss how they can possibly leverage Seven Fingers' reputation and skills in their fight against Vieren's legacy... until realizing that it's quiet in the dining room. Too quiet. Bursting in, Sientelle is on the ground, unconscious, and Seven Fingers stands over her. "Just cleaning house," he snarls as they leap for him.

The fight is intense, with Seven Fingers lighting a blazing halo of fire above his head, raining devastation down on the others. Oresta is everywhere at once, defending her hearth, while Pyres, Fleuvienne, and Gale try to get a hit in on their opponent. Oresta manages to knock him down and keep him there, and while Fleuvienne and Pyres go down amidst the flames, Gale severs Seven Fingers arm to end the fight. "The Realm will fall because of your close-mindedness..." he hisses before dying. Oresta gets Veej in to fight the fire before taking the Hearth outside to rest.

Gale reaches out to Bracken, who arrives to help them sort out the mess. Touring the scene of the battle and examining Sientelle, she confirms that Seven Fingers must have tried to poison her... perhaps even using the same kind of poison as Vieren did on Juwinn? The Hearth are at a loss as to how they need to report the death of Seven Fingers so as to not start a civil war between Houses Cathak and Peleps; perhaps by drawing Vieren out to investigate the fight, more evidence can be unearthed to tie Seven Fingers to his side in the conflict, thus undermining him?

At dinner that night, Oresta's family's servants, led by Veej, salute the Hearth for having saved their home, celebrating the Princes of the Earth. Gale and Fleuvienne commiserate over the fight, with Gale admitting that Sientelle's fate was too close for comfort. Meanwhile, Sientelle is telling Oresta that she believes her house is worth fighting for. "So are you," the Earth aspect tells her.

Oresta's father Cathak Dawan approaches Pyres to ask him what it is he really wants: he is, after all, supposed to be Cathak's great scion! Pyres asks for a private space, Oresta's old gym. But before he can start what he intends to do, Veej brings him a letter... from Maral!

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11 Here Comes the Sun

The hearth sets about understanding new information and old rivals.

***"Right at the moment of victory, there's a crash."***

The Hearth sits with Juwinn, planning their next course of action. Gale requests blood from Juwinn, and then that Oresta and Fleuvienne go to fetch some from the deceased Lee-Ann. Tracking information about this "Essence poison" may help in tracking down Vieren's conspirators, and though intel would benefit them, they are in need of allies.

Pyres speaks with his mother Cathak Qiri, who admonishes him for apologizing to her about their Vieren subterfuge. "It was on a need-to-know basis," she tells him. When he promises to try to honour their house, she is cold and precise. "Do not *try*. Did the Scarlet Empress *try* to enter the Imperial Manse?"

Back at her parents' home, Oresta takes a moment to suss out Fleuvienne: is she interested in deepening their relationship? Oresta freely admits that she wasn't jealous of having found her with Pyres, but what are they to each other? Across town, Pyres is having an intimate conversation as well. As he tries to get information out of Brevin, the Ragara continues to try to raise his ire. Pyres learns that "Vieren" received a number of visits from house Tepet, suggesting some sort of alliance between them and parts of House Cathak. He mocks Pyres' house for siding with the fallen Tepet, and the two have a battle of wills to see who will submit to the other first, before fading to black....

Gale works feverishly on Juwinn's, Lee-Ann, and Sientelle's blood, confirming the presence of the same toxin in all three! In Dragon-Blooded, the artificial compound seems to be fatal, but in Anathema, it causes a dramatic flare of Essence. Could it mean that Iselsi is indeed linked to Vieren's assault on the House of Bells? With her mind spinning, Sientelle sets up another obscured game of Gateway, and the two places all the pieces out that they know of. They agree that their next step needs to be to capture, or destroy, the Lancer... Maral.

Pyres returns to Oresta's home to find the Earth aspect waiting for him. She's trying to figure out his feelings towards the other members of the Hearth, and Fleuvienne in particular. Pyres is an open book, and reveals to Oresta his secret passion for music and dance, pulling her to her feet. When Oresta asks whether he'd be open to exploring with her and Fleuvienne, he tells her that he doesn't make a habit of half-measures, pulling her into a kiss.

To the east, in the ruins of the House of Bells, a lone figure waits for answers. And for justice.

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081. Destiny

The motley confronts a foe.

### Play of the Game:

Scott as Braum, for becoming Thor;Liz as Sophia, for her anger putting everyone on their heels.

***"Some play games to reconnect - to transition from long-lost friend to new relationship."***

As Ramzia takes Lal away to rest, Talus promises to "keep an eye on them", while Braum and Kyoko catch Patches up on the threat to Sophia. The sidhe, for her part, is fixated on learning as much as she can about Marley: how else will they be able to be ready for an enemy like her?

It is at this moment that Incisor arrives back to The Spark with Sophia's father in tow. He is very unnerved by the redcap, but is overjoyed to see his daughter again, especially in her Fae mien. He is still wearing his coat of many pockets, the one that seems to have an endless supply of "wishes"; seeing it for the first time, Patches and Braum figure that it must be a powerful treasure. He claims to have bought it in a thrift store, but when pressed by Sophia, Gerald breaks down in sobs: he stole it from a bathing woman once, long ago. Struggling as a writer, taking the coat from the mysterious woman gave him the power to write beautiful poetry, but now he can't write without it. Sophia is heartbroken to learn that her father lied to her all these years, and is unsure what to do about the coat. She snaps at both her father and at Incisor before stalking off.

Talus returns to the Exhaust with a bowl of liquid, and uses Marley's claw to scry: while they don't see anything, they can hear the beating of wings and the tell-tale sound of the Montreal metro. Sophia, knowing that they're on the clock but unsure whether or not to fight for the coat, steps out onto the balcony to find Peeps. But when the bird appears, he gets swallowed whole by a surprise Little One! Together, the motley is able to eject the bird from the dragon's mouth, and Sophia takes him inside to warm up. He doesn't know Marley, but is sure that her father will slowly lose his ability to write without the coat. When she confronts her father again, he admits to taking the coat in order to feel powerful… and even if he's nothing without it, he uses it to see the *real* her.

Out on the balcony, Patches and Braum look for Marley on the street and are surprised by Little One turning on them: he's been possessed! As Little One blasts off into the air with Braum trying to restrain him, Sophia casts a Faerie ring around her father to protect him before setting out, Kyoko defending them with her Desert Eagle. As the Dream birds erupt over the edge of the balcony to attack the motley, Patches creates an illusory coat to trick Marley while launching herself into the air to find her. Braum tries to strike down the birds with lightning, just as time slows: Sir Xaeron rides in on a literal wave of pavement, pushing him up to the balcony to launch himself into the fight! As Sophia steps out into the air, Marley materializes right in front of the flying Patches: "Your terms are unacceptable to me…."
Muggins

***Muggins*** is a human in *The Nine Lives of Furry Purry Beancat* series. He stars in *The Pirate Captain's Cat*, where he is Captain Topaz's first mate.

## Personality

Muggins is said to be a fine fighter, and is fond of his lucky charm.

## Biography

### The Pirate Captain's Cat

Powder Monkey finds Muggins' lucky mermaid charm, but the first mate loses to One-Eyed Bart's crew and is locked away with his crew mates. After being untied, he takes on Seasalt in the final battle, where he narrowly avoids getting shot thanks to his lucky mermaid charm.
18 The Final Countdown

The Hearth follows through on their promise of a fight and a speech, as requested.

## The Final Countdown

### Original Air Date

November 28th, 2021

***"It's never been endings that are tough for me: it's beginnings."***

As the next day dawns, Gale whispers to Sientelle, admitting that she's scared of what it will bring. Sientelle may be as well, but reassures her that "we know what we're fighting for"; Gale insists on buying Sientelle an ice cream cone when it all blows over.

Cathak Jalal brings the Hearth (minus a presumed-dead Fleuvienne) to the square flanked on all sides by the various Great House towers. Gale sends a message on the air for Juwinn, telling her that they've got the situation in hand, and to play along with the fake toxin she is to be administered. Oresta, meanwhile, prepares to throw down against the Anathema. When she is brought out, she tells Oresta to do "what you think is right". While Gale examines the situation and Pyres begins to bring the crowd to a boiling point, the fight begins in earnest. The Earth-aspect knocks the Wretched down to the ground, but she vanishes from sight and continues to fight for her life.

Gale uses her ability of farsight to see that Sientelle is, at that moment, having wine in a room full of flowers with a woman, and telling her that she doesn't have the egg. Could this woman be related to House Iselsi's plot?

Oresta sends a bolt of energy hurtling towards Juwinn, and brings her to the ground with a final, decisive smash. Pyres steps forwards and begins to rally the crowd, telling them he was wrong. The Realm is beset by enemies not from without, but from within: House Iselsi has returned to sow chaos amongst the Great Houses! Without proof in hand, it's hard going for Pyres to earn their trust as Jalal shouts him down. The Hearth tells the crowd about the toxin, and call forth on a member of House Iselsi to be honourable enough to declare their loyalty. Sientelle breaks free of the woman with her and stands tall. She was raised in House Iselsi, but declares herself to be "Bells Sientelle".

As Jalal shouts for guards to move in and kill them, Quick Rat strides into the arena, accompanied by fifty former House of Bells students, who draw weapons and fall into formation. Standing forth from the crowd, Tepet Ejava (the niece of the Regent Fokuf) demands to know if the students are staging a coup. They hold their ground, and tell her this is the way forward, into the future, and she steps over the line to take their side. Quick Rat helps to enumerate the evidence against House Iselsi, telling Jalal it will be impossible to hide now that the Realm knows what to look for; Jalal runs away, but is cut down by the students of the House of Bells.

Juwinn asks what her role is to be now: Oresta tells her that she will continue as she always has, as a guardian of the students of the House of Bells.

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070. You Must be 18 or Older to Enter

The celebrations of Beltaine continue.

### Play of the Game:

Scott as Braum, for knowing he's a woman's man (no time to talk);Liz as Sophia, for making a "deep" connection with no strings attached.

***"What about strip chess? Strip magic? We try to integrate games into parts of our lives, parts that may be more… randy."***

When Braum notices that Cog and Karen are missing, he goes to hunt them down, finding them in the Exhaust's kitchen. He sets them up in Kyoko's office to play some video games, aware that Cog likes the piskie, but totally unaware that she feels the same way about him.

Patches finds herself speaking to Padraic, who apologizes for the "expectations" of the night. The two muse about how the city is both a "blank canvas" and also possibly very Banal; Padraic also admits to the nocker that he's worried how the motley's adventure might affect how they treat Dauntain in the future. He rounds off the evening by asking Patches if she'd like to have dinner with him… after his interview with Talus, that is.

Sophia is surprised and delighted to learn that Kaylie is having pups, which she calls a "duty to the future". She is pleased, in her own quiet way, about her adventure with the motley in the Deep Dreaming, which gave her a glimpse of a world without the "Red Star" (a portend of the apocalypse), and she is certain that she can challenge any Garou who do not believe her story. Sophia tells Kaylie that she is happy for her, as she herself sometimes feel a touch lonely: anyone she's ever had a relationship with eventually grew to resent her, which is "just the way it is".

Zistor emerges from The Spark with Talus: the party holds its breath as the two make their way to the pond. Talus seems quiet, trying to avoid everyone's questioning looks, as he approaches Sophia. "We sang together once," he starts, but Sophia tells him that perhaps that time will come again. As Zistor takes Patches into the Spark to ask her about making Talus a new arm, Braum takes the stage, wishing everyone well at Beltaine, and especially given the "miracle that they've been blessed with"… Talus.

As Braum and Kyoko strut their stuff on the dance floor, Sophia and Sir Xaeron stand off to the side, observing. Sophia tells Xaeron that she's only ever been with people who felt undeserving of her when he mentions his experience with Kaylie; the Fiona sidhe tells her that he liked the idea of the "one true love", but that he's now had his eyes opened. The two agree that there should be no expectations, and move off together to one of the love shacks to have some fun. And fun they had!

Patches and Zistor drive off into the night, ending up only a couple of blocks away at the Montreal Forum. Zistor bemoans what happened to the historic building over the years, how it has been shaped by Banality, much like what has happened to him over time. Patches is the future of the city, of Talus' arm, and of nockers in Concordia, he tells her… no pressure. As they return to the Spark, Patches steps out for ice cream with the Duke, as the other members of the motley enjoy a very nice night indeed.
08 Fireball

Catch a breath, ready to take another's...

The pack licked their wounds at Bar Balthazar while Theo decided to spread his wings and scout the sky.

Apotheosis came downstairs to hear about the troubling events of the night before, and insisted Dante tell his pack about his history with Code-902. Dante revealed that Code-902 was his mentor after his First Change, but that he became suspicious of his methods as a Theurge. Code-902 broke Dante's sister's heart in a terrible breakup and told the rest of Downstream that Dante's suspicions were caused by pettiness alone.

Apotheosis told the pack to deal with Any% as they see fit: as a wolfborn, she isn't trusted by other Glass Walkers (partially explaining the tensions at Downstream).

At the Caern of the Weathered Storm, Macris deals the final blow to Any%'s will and he spills his guts. He was acting on Ken's orders to take over Downstream and frame Apotheosis, stopped only in his plan the night before by Dusk.

The pack decided that rather than outright kill the traitor, Sky One-Last-Dash should preside over a moot to decide his fate.

Now on the hunt, the pack followed Theo to a meeting with the mysterious Dusk, a Galliard with a gift for deednames.
14 Into the Fire(flakes)

Our heroes escape the island, but what are they escaping to?

Secret secrets are no fun! Bao, Yeong-Soo, and Dan tell Nao Oda about the Mirror Scale. Things are dicey for a minute there, but the bounty hunter says she trusts them.

Toot toot! Help is on the way! The group boards the Submarshark with Xhai and it's not awkward at all! We PROMISE. Bao gives their cousin a reality check on the voyage and they all take turns watching over an unconscious Kai-Ming. Worry not, gentle viewers! She wakes! Kisses from Yeong-Soo and Dan perk her right up and she's chuffed to learn her friends are alive.

A few awkward silences and longing looks later, the crew arrives at Fire Fountain City. Kaisuke gives her cousin a warm welcome...by arresting Bao and Nao for the murder of Submarshark guards! Xhai suggests taking the others on a tour. Great timing, Xhai.

Will Bao rot away in prison? Will Yeong-Soo and Haa paint the town red? Will Dan and Xhai tour each other's temples?
Apotheosis

Apotheosis believes that anyone is capable of greatness, so long as they work hard to become the best version of themselves. She's worked hard to embody this ethos herself through the use of technological and scientific know-how.

While she's occasionally been accused of being too preoccupied with studies to take on Gaia's fight, she's more than proved herself on several occasions.

## First Appearance

Apotheosis first appears in episode 2 when the protagonist trio first visits Downstream to identify a mysterious document they acquired. Dante has some prior knowledge that Apotheosis recently made a push to take the lead of Downstream, despite not having been there the longest, but we don't know how that push fell out. At the start of the meeting, she isn't speaking much, letting Any% and To-the-Moon squabble between each other. Once she's seemingly had enough of To-the-Moon and sends them on a drink run, she gets more talkative, giving the group some tidbits of background on the conflict between Downstream and Weathered Storm as well as helping out with the document.

## Later Episodes

**Spoilers for episode 5-7**

In later talks with the trio, Apotheosis clarifies that she isn't the leader of Downstream and that Downstream has no clear leader at this time.

In episode 5 and 6, Apotheosis accompanies Any% for a cleanup at Climata CEO Susan Johnson's apartment where they're surprised by the presence of Dante, Troian and Macris. Clearly not happy with Any%'s action, she sends him home to clean himself up, while she heads to Bar Balthazar to discuss with the trio. At the bar, she confesses concern that someone at Downstream has been leaking technology to Climata, with clear frustration bubbling under her controlled exterior.

During Drops-the-Mic's attempted takeover [insert link to ep 7] of Downstream, Apotheosis calls Troian for help. When Troian arrives, she finds Apotheosis in wolf form under a conference room table, unconscious and bleeding. After Drops-the-Mic has been neutralized, Troian brings Apotheosis to the bar in the Wolfswagon Pawsat. During the car ride, Apotheosis wakes enough to mumble about Dusk, revealing her to be her sister, before she falls back in her slumber.
02 Friend of Fox

A trip up the mountain sends them Downstream with more questions than answers...

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The newly-formed pack headed up the mountain to find answers about its decay, but caught people in lab coats and hard hats acting strangely in the area.

At the Caern, Sky shed some light on the Sept's struggles, and how none came to their aid two years ago. Upon leaving, a confrontation quickly revealed that the lab-coated individuals were collecting rocks and speaking in strange tongues. Clipboards and a tablet were collected, turning the pack's steps Downstream.

A rude welcome and raised hackles were settled by Apotheosis, who identified the language as likely of the Wyrm, warning that these humans are at risk of becoming Formori. She also IDed the tablet as Downstream's, seemingly stolen.

Returning to the mountain to inform Goose, they were side-tracked in taking down one of the false scientists and a fierce woman who was guarding them.
16 Wouldn't It Be Nice

The hearth sails to the Imperial City and makes use of the time to work through some details.

## Wouldn't It Be Nice

### Original Air Date

November 7th, 2021

***"The concept of travel has always been one I've overprepared for."***

On board their transport to the Imperial City, the Hearth has some time to rest... the calm before the storm. Pyres asks his Hearth what their favourite memories of the House of Bells were, while Gale reevaluates the Hearth's relationships via codenames (Bread, Bae, Bro, Books, and Boss, respectively). After Maral steps out to find them some more food, and Fleuvienne invites Oresta and Pyres to join her downstairs, the latter tiffs with Gale over his sister. Gale isn't sure she can still be trusted, if for no other reason than Vieren might still have some hold over her. After he leaves, Gale speaks with Sientelle about where they stand now, and they admit that their love for each other is not a weakness, but a strength, and an important facet of who they both are. The Air aspect also opens up to Sientelle about her dreams of the future: working alongside Anathema to take on a Deathlord and free Thorns. Sientelle is shocked... but doesn't want to leave Gale or her crazy scheme.

Down below, Fleuvienne goes to "freshen up", leaving Pyres and Oresta alone. She's admitted her love for him, but Pyres isn't sure he feels the same. How can he be? He loves all the members of his Hearth in different ways, and Oresta in a stronger way than the others, but he's still not sure he even knows what love should feel like. He asks what she wants, and she tells him "to close a chapter on something, finally." Pyres admits that what he feels for Brevin drove him to new heights, but that he doesn't want it any more.

Fleuvienne sends Oresta to check on Maral at the bow of the ship, confiding to Pyres that "we all need to learn to trust her", before they get intimate again. Up on deck, Oresta does indeed find Maral at the bow of the ship, contemplating her life. Pyres' sister tells Oresta of her desire to show the world *truth*, and how she has been offered a new truth by the Hearth. Oresta explains how her truth has changed in the last couple of months: she's always considered herself a soldier, ever since she was young, but now, with her new allies, her relationship to that life has become more complex. Oresta tells Maral that making mistakes and being deceived is ok, that it is human. Maral accepts the difficult truth and sets off to win over Gale Whispered's trust.

Maral finds Gale and Sientelle in their stateroom, and offers a game of Gateway. The Oblative game is playable by three, and while Maral is very good, Gale manages to triumph over her. Maral asks how she could have avoided losing, and listens to Gale's wisdom before setting off again. And as the Hearth heads towards the Imperial City, they know that they will *all* have to confront their desires & aspirations soon....

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ALTMSCharacters

## Player Characters

* Bao, an airbender originally hailing from an elite family in Fire Fountain City, played by Kate
* Dan, an earthbender and Seeker of the Order of Passage, played by Elizabeth.
* Yeong-Soo, a weapons expert specializing in the three-section staff from a northern farming village, played by Scott.

## NPCs

* Bashira, a firebender for the Unagis pro-bending team
* Chin-Tal, owner of the sea prune stew stall
* Chu, a high-ranking member of the Hot Rocks Triads
* Diu, a Republic City police officer
* Donk, the mayor of Kyoshi Island
* Go, the Unagis pro-bending team manager
* Haa, a stubby-legged, grass-haired spirit
* Jang, a Kyoshi Warrior and friend of Kai-Ming's
* Jimek, Bao's father
* Kai-Ming, a boba tea shop owner
* Kaisuke, the Saowon clan's head of technological development and acquisition
* Kandan, a waterbender for the Unagis pro-bending team
* Koo, an ensign aboard *The Floating Cinder*
* Mazen, a monk in Fire Fountain City and Xhai's old mentor
* Ming-Soo, Yeong-Soo's cousin.
* Namamu, an associate of Councilwoman Takada's
* Nao Oda, a bounty hunter from the fire nation
* Onat, a resident of The Blank
* Qiong, the other Seeker of the Order of Passage
* Sandia, a resident of The Blank
* Sela, a Kyoshi Warrior and Kai-Ming's identical twin sister
* Sipiq, a member of the Southern Water Tribe Special Forces
* "Strongwoman", a carnival worker at the Midway fair in Fire Fountain City
* Suktuk, a member of the Southern Water Tribe Special Forces
* Takada, a Republic City council member
* Tarkhan, former leader of the Hot Rocks triad
* Tatik, courier extraordinaire
* Te, Bao's mother
* Tenzin, a member of Republic City's council, an airbending master, and Avatar Aang's son
* Tong, one of the newest acolytes of the Order of Passage
* Unagis, a pro-bending team from Kyoshi Island
* Xhai, a firebender of the Saowon Clan and Bao's cousin
* Vaka, a resident of The Blank
* Vuna, an earthbender for the Unagis pro-bending team
* Ya-Ting, Guide of the Order of Passage
* Zen-Ti, a combustion bender
08 Twix and Bounty

The Kyoshi converge and get to the bottom of the situation.

Just before Yeong-Soo could be carted away by the Kyoshi warriors, Dan and Bao arrive on the scene to intervene. Yeong-Soo pleads his case, Dan fetches Xhai after some dismayed deliberation, and Bao exposes the fact that a large sum of Saowon gold had been stolen and the rest taken out of circulation!

After thorough questioning it is revealed that Sela has been paid off by fire sages starting five years ago! Yes - she had betrayed her own twin sister and allowed The Mirror Scale to be taken away. The conveyor of said payments? None other than our still-missing courier Tatik!

After a tense exchange of words implicating Councilwoman Takada and ending in a threat on Yeong-Soo's life, Sela leaves the island in exile. Faced with the opportunity to end her own outcast state, Kai-Ming chooses instead to continue travelling with her newfound friends.

Will Bao and Kai-Ming be able to trick the Kyoshi Warriors into thinking the parcel never contained the Scale? Will Yeong-Soo be murdered in his sleep by a vengeant Sela? And will Dan and Xhai ever go on their date?!
05 Seed of Doubt

Theo's true nature leads to even more questions...

The Pack learned that Theo's been acting shady for another reason entirely: he's a shapeshifter, but one of the raven variety. He expressed regret that he's getting them involved with Climata and a strange government group known as Project Twilight, but warned that Garou and Corax bear some ancient grudges.

Downstream sent the Pack some information on Climata's board of directors, but on their first stop to a penthouse suite they discover that someone's already been there and killed the executive inside. As they were leaving, though, Apotheosis and Any% arrived, and not exactly looking innocent.
13 Fruit of Knowledge

Some of the group wakes up, but not everyone...

Out of the brine and into the shrine! Our heroes separately wake up on a mystical island used as a Water Tribe spiritual retreat.

As the three reunite, they learn they're in the Blank—the place with the least spiritual activity in the world. But the strangeness doesn't stop there. Pilgrims report an earlier shipwreck. Kai-Ming buried what appears to be Dan and Yeong-Soo's corpses... after recovering the Mirror Scale. While Bao appeals to their cousin Kaisuke to extract them back home, Dan looks in the pernicious reflector... and she's directly addressed by the spirit Koh!

Will Yeong-Soo find out why Takada is wrapped up in shipwrecks? What does the Face-Stealer want with Dan? And how will Bao's family react to their homecoming?
21 Red Vines

Spirit world, spirit problems...

Bao has a relatively frank talk with their mother, and promises to choose Saowon over Takada should the time come.

The group reunites and crosses into the spirit world... which is devoid of spirits. Dan does notice one familiar face and barters for a meeting with The Face-Stealer.

Yeong-Soo picks a plateau to pitch tents, and the erections are soon followed by explosions - everyone's pack was bombed! Once that situation is diffused, another arrives through the portal - Southern Special Forces here to arrest the gang for crimes against the spirits. Dan takes the opportunity to slip away to meet Koh. Xhai convinces Yeong-Soo to bail while Bao barters - discovering that Tatik may have been working against them all along. Soon they, too, are convinced by their cousin to rejoin Dan leaving the remaining Saowons surrendering.

Koh is met, Dan's suspicions are confirmed, shocking faces are revealed, but everyone leaves unscathed - with the conversation recorded by documentarian Madrival.

Will Takada step down in the face of overwhelming evidence? Will Bao save their family's status? Will Dan find the library and balance the scales? Will Tatik attack?
05. What Have The Freeholders Done?

Fan Content

*Written on 18-4-2018 by The Crosshare*

*Inspired by Monty Python - The Life of Bwian*

**Secret meeting somewhere below Montréal.**

*\*rabble rabble rabble\**

Leader 1: Order! Order! We've—

*\*rabble\**

Leader 1 points the gavel at people. "I'm warning you."

Leader 1: Right, as i said, we've gathered here today to talk about the threat we call "The Freeholders"—

**\*RABBLE RABBLE RABBLE!**\*

Leader 1: Alright alright! Yes we all know that the Freeholders… \*lifts a brow at the people\* —that The Freeholders are a horrible bunch of folks. Running around, causing trouble, starting fires…

Leader 2: And blowing up elevators.

Leader 1: Yes! Blowing up elevators! Just a terrible group of anarchistic rapscallions who care not for safety of anyone.

Person 1: They're vegetables?

Leader 1: What?

Person 1: You said they're scallions. Isn't that like a vegetable?

Leader 1: RAP-scallions! Not some bloody onions!

Person 1: Oooh right…the artistic type.

Leader 1: No! Not some artis—

Leader 2: Well except Sophia.

Leader 1: What…?

Leader 2: That Sophia lady. She's artistic.

Leader 1: Yea…b….shut up! LOOK! They're a danger to this city and the people and they must be stopped! They've terrorised our city, hurt people and i ask you, what have those damn freeholders ever done to us?

Person 1 lifts a hand: The dragon.

Leader 1: …what?

Person 1: The dragon.

Leader 1: Alright yes, they did handle that dragon.

Person 2: The rocket?

Leader 2: Ooh yes, the rocket, they're really working hard on solving that one.

*\*agreements and nods from the people\**

Leader 1: Alright i do agree, the dragon and the rocket are the two things that they have done—

Person 3: And the parties.

Leader 1: Well ofcourse, Lady Sophias parties go without saying, but apart from the dragon, the rocket and Lady Sophias parties…

People talking among themselves: The vampires….better relations with the garou…those pharma fellas…

Leader 1: Yeah yeah alright alright…they have…

Person 3: And they saved Zistor.

Leader 1: He's part of the Freeholders!

Leader 2: Well it is safer to walk around at night for the fae.

*\*rabble and agreement\**

Leader 1: Alright but APART from the dragon, the rocket, Lady sophias parties, the vampires, the garou, the pharma guys and some protection…WHAT have they ever done for us?!

*\*silence\**

Person 1 lifts hand: Poutine.

Leader 1: They DID NOT invent fucking POUTINE!

Person 1: …they could have.

END!
11 Speed

Burble and Dette desperately try to stop The Duke's limo from driving off with Score. Burble calls upon the Dreaming to Ensnare the vehicle while Dette takes a more direct approach, ripping the leads off the battery. The redcap driver fires a bolt of lightning at Burble, who is thankfully grounded and avoids harm; he is thrust into the back where the Duke holds Score hostage. Dette, ever the athlete, hangs on as the limo is sworn back to life by the nocker, and manages to fight her way inside.

Meanwhile, back on the roof of Yan's, Mickyl is tangling with one of the nocker bruisers. She clamps her maw down on his gun, destroying it; the nocker uses the power of Chronos to confuse her and attempt a getaway. When Mickyl tries to get information out of him, the nocker holds fast... right up until he hits the ground, ridden down by Mickyl. In the melee, the redcap managed to take a bite out of the nocker... leading to the infamous Caca Fuego, a case of upset stomach to rival the gods.

In the limousine, The Duke seems to be withdrawing Score's essence or Glamour with a long needle, reveling in the fact that his plan is already complete. Dette and Burble work together to try to show him the hopelessness of the situation, causing The Duke's two right-hand goons to take off running. Dette begins to pummel the Duke and, knocking him unconscious, starts to drive the limo for the Rideau Canal. Burble, meanwhile, removes the needle from Score, now glowing with power. He decides that the Advanced Probability Enhancement Engine, left behind by The Duke, can't be allowed to exist -- the possibility for abuse is just too high. He destroys the device in one fell swoop as Dette grabs the needle of Glamour and slapshots it into the canal, where it explodes in a brilliant rainbow.

Mickyl, now on a clock until the inevitable explosion, is recruited by the mysterious rabbit pooka to help evacuate the freehold, seeing as the Duke's goons may have planted a bomb! They steal a car and start heading south to find Dette and Burble... when it happens. A massive chimerical flashbang rings out, blinding them briefly, and Mickyl leaps from the car and the Caca Fuego engulfs the middle of the intersection between Elgin and Gladstone.

After it's all over, Kyoko takes The Duke back to the Caer Des Trois Rivières to face justice, while Mickyl changes her pants. Dette is surprised by Jenwy, who decides to take them out to dinner since they can't head back to the freehold just yet. The Canal Ritz sounds like a nice place to discuss leadership and teamwork, doesn't it?

The Duke hasn't yet revealed what his intentions were, but he will. Bo and Crow continue to get strong and help each other, under the expert guidance of Mickyl, of course. And Lady Jenwy... well she's sealing a letter in an envelope, destined for persons unknown...

And I think we'll end the campaign there!
20 Carrotten in Republic City

Yeong-Soo and Dan tie up loose ends before entering the Spirit World.

So long, Saowon!

When Bao leaves to meet their mother, Yeong-Soo returns to City Hall for the night. Local legend Tenzin himself pays him a visit and the crowd goes WILD. Turns out the airbending master does not support Takada's plan for the Spirit World.

Dan visits local ne'er do well Chu in prison. The Hot Rock reluctantly agrees to teach Dan seismic sense in exchange for her speaking on his behalf at trial. Back to the tea shop for a cuddle puddle of two, featuring Dan and local badass Nao. Yeong-Soo is prepped, primped, and presented to the press pre-Portal. He delivers a speech and makes his way into the Spirit World, followed closely by all his friends (and hopefully no enemies).

Will our trio find the key to overturning Takada's plans before it's too late?
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 Spirit Walk (Republic City)

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17. More Deep Thoughts

Bonus Content

*Written March 5, 2017 by Jon Verrall*

I like the grass that grows outside the very big stone. It tastes good and it’s very moist. It isn’t better alfalfa but I haven’t had alfalfa in a long time so maybe I don’t remember. But I wish I had alfalfa.

A woman approaches me and she looks curious. I don’t know her face but she has a familiar smell. She walks closer to me holding a small brown thing that smells interesting so I go over and eat it. This is better than alfalfa. She starts to walk away from the very big stone and into the woods. I follow her because she might have more of the interesting brown things and I want to eat them. I may have to take them from her when she isn’t paying attention. She will understand.

She lays down some cloth over the bird shit on the ground underneath a tree and sits. I start to eat the cloth and she laughs and it sounds like mountains shifting. I guess it’s okay for me to eat the cloth.

She lays a hand against my neck and starts to whisper. It’s just noise but soon it doesn’t sound like noise any more. I understand her. She’s asking me about a man with skin like hers. I tell her that I have seen him along the river but that it has been a little while. I tell her that he is with some other people who were nice to me. I tell her that once late at night he came out of the river and took a rope off from my neck and let me run around for a while before he put it back on and talked to me for a while. Suddenly I understand what he was telling me so I tell the woman that he feels fear and sadness but also love. The woman asks if I can show her where I ran around that night and I say that I will show her.

It takes a while to walk there but she gives me another interesting brown thing and I eat it. I try not to step on her feet but I stay very close to her because I like her.

I show her where I ran and where the man was in the river. She tells me that it is very important that she finds him and asks me to watch for him. I don’t mind. I don’t know where my kids are and I don’t care but she says she really wants to find her son. I hope she does.

She thanks me and asks me to not eat her cloth as she puts all of it on the ground and jumps into the river. She is gone for a while so I decide to eat some of her cloth anyway.
Alnek

A servant of the Duchess Eloyse's.

## History

Works for the Duchess Eloyse at the Chateau Frontenac, providing "transportation services" to those in need (and presumably other tasks, as well).

## Current

When the Duchess turns out to be a bit less nice than expected, the motley finds and helps Alnek to survive a serious case of Banality.

Episodes 112-113: It turns out that Alnek has joined The Broken Flight, wanting to topple the monarchy and every noble, demanding and taking, never giving back. The motley is surprised and hurt, and he pulls out knives, running at Patches. She shoots him; though he doesn't die he is seriously hurt.

## Pages which link here:

* 013. Classic Concentration ‎ (← links)
* 014. Balderdash ‎ (← links)
* 025. Dread ‎ (← links)
06 Sashimi Later

The trio - with Haa, Kai-Ming, and Xhai in tow - head for Kyoshi Island in pursuit of Tatik and his parcel.

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Tensions flare on the submarshark! Bao learns their cousin Xhai has a date with Dan, and accuses him of using the Seeker for their family's gain.

When the party arrives at Kyoshi Island, Kai-Ming is ignored by the town's residents! The mayor, Donk, tells Bao, Dan, and Yeong-Soo that she requested this punishment herself for failing to protect the Mirror Scale five years ago. And what is the Mirror Scale? Donk explains the artifact can show the consequences one's actions in the mortal world can have on the Spirit World. A powerful and dangerous treasure in the wrong hands.

Tatik's ship lands on the island and the trio tails him, though they're quickly separated. Dan tracks the courier to the Fire Nation embassy.

Who is Tatik meeting? What's the deal with Yeong-Soo's cousin? Will Bao use their Fire Nation influence to get them all out of a jam? Will Dan and Xhai ever have their date?
005a. Preparation

Sophia makes plans for their Pennons celebrations.

***"If you spend your entire life trying to inspire people, do they inspire you in return?"***

Sophia returns to The Spark for her fitting with Kyoko, and is shown a beautifully shimmering dress, with a chainmail-like appearance but silken weight.

Kyoko says that Zistor has managed to assemble "the most exceptional idiots", that "they can create wonders."

It turns out that Kyoko has never made a costume for another person.

Sophia is told to repeatedly ask Kyoko if she is going to the party. After a series of sarcastic answers, Kyoko turns the question on Sophia and asks a few more. The two connect a little before Sophia leaves.

Claude is behind the bar, cleaning up a series of matches from the countertop, then proceeds to use a handheld torch to light a series of shots, passing one to Sophia and drinking four himself. They discuss the denizens of The Spark and their likelihood to attend the party before Sophia goes off to find Talus.

He is found mid-calculations, and announced that arrangements appear to be in order. They talk about the party's plans, and he recounts a story of the only other party that had been held at The Spark. It was a product reveal of Zistor's, which would 'change everything'. It didn't work, and Talus suspects sabotage, despite Zistor's shrugging it off.

Sophia invites Talus to perform a duet with her, if he will have time. He accepts, but not before reminding her of the consequences of an audience hearing a Satyr's song.

He then asks about her opinion of Patches, saying that it's important that she is here, admitting that he had suggested only her as the stand-in for Zistor in interest of avoiding politics.

They agree to meet and practice over the coming days at Sophia's apartment upstairs.

The next day, Sophia finds boxed shoes left outside her apartment, to match the dress.

Later on she goes to visit Pierre-Luc, meeting him on his way home. They catch up on how they have been over the past few weeks, and arrive at his place to find the studio cleaned. The sculpted hand is now hung between a series of chimes, which when the wind blows, make an ethereal noise.

She asks if he is happy with it, to which he responds "Finally." However, Sophia finds little inspiration from it (though she conceals this). Pierre-Luc says he will make more, and prepares himself for her to say goodbye. Instead, she says that she is happy for him, and that perhaps they will meet again someday. She touches his cheek before she leaves.
10. The Switch

Bonus Content

*Written September 25, 2016 by Elizabeth Neale*

“Let’s dance, little girl.”

I stare at his smug face and take it all in: his size, his training, his sureness. His knuckles are clenched into fists but other than that the guy hasn’t taken a fighting stance.

I dart my gaze away from him for a second. Just a half-second. I take in the smattering of people around the ring: they look bored. It’s a slow day and we’re not exactly prime time. Kanna looks almost as bored as the audience. He set up this fight–my first time in a pit–but he knows how it’ll pan out. He’s humoring me, I can tell. *Raw talent*, he says. *Potential*, he says. But not ready. Not for the pits. Took a solid week of tailing him, asking non-stop, to make this happen. So he set me up with a big guy just to shut me up. Not huge, just a mid-level fighter. Kanna wants to knock me down a couple of pegs and figured this guy’ll take care of things no problem. He’s bored, the crowd’s bored, the other guy’s bored. They all just want to get this over with. Okay.

“Let’s dance, little girl.”

I don’t dance.

I fly.

I dodge his first haymaker easily, throwing him off balance right away. I slip through his clumsy attacks, driving my elbow into some choice spots. A sweet jab burrows into the side of his neck, hard. He stumbles backwards, gasping for breath, and our eyes meet. In that half-second I see it:

***The switch.***

*His smugness gone. Replaced by…fear? No. Realization. He’s losing. He’s gonna lose.*

Shit. That’s beautiful. I’ll need to think up a name for it. But first:

I drop low and strike his knees. Meet with a satisfying crunch of cartilage. I’m proud of my style. Not the prettiest technique, but you take out someone’s knees and it’s over.

I take out his knees. It’s over.

I wish I could say in the aftermath that I shook the guy’s hand, nodded to Kanna and walked slowly and silently out of the arena. Yeah, that would’ve been cool. But I’m just not that cool. I jumped around, shrieked, yipped, swore, pointed, laughed, told Kanna to find a real challenge for next week.

I think I actually skipped outside and all the way home, where of course I lied to my dad about what I’d been doing. He looked a little sad, but nodded. I made dinner in silence.

I’m a bad cook. I’m a shitty daughter. I’m not cool. I can’t read or write. I don’t dance.

But that day, something switched.