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09 Lucky Number Slevin

The decision is reached to return Nick the satyr to Yan's, after they find Tala. Burble, still holding on to one of The Duke's poker chips, is hit by a car! Thankfully he suffers only a few scrapes on his bottom, which Dette is quick to cover. Mickyl heads back to grab their car, and they're off to the nearby bus depot. Spotting the voile-less Tala across the road, Burble dashes over... and is hit by a bus!! Once again avoiding major injury, he and Dette persuade Tala to come along with them. On the drive back to Yan's, Mickyl's car runs out of gas... and the passenger side door is shorn off by another speeding car!!

Bemoaning their luck, the trio get Tala and Nick back to Yan's, where the eshu's voile and memory returns. Tala re-introduces herself as Lady Fala ap Gwydion, and Nick as Lord MacAlistar ap Gwydion of Homefires... two members of the Golden Braid! Dette immediately heads off to inform Lady Jenwy of their guests while Mickyl stuffs frozen peas down Burble's pants. For medical reasons, certainly...

Lord MacAlistar explains what he knows: a device known as the APEE (Advanced Probability Enhancement Engine) has been stolen, and they have reason to believe it is connected to The Duke. Burble theorizes that luck, directed by Dán, is a zero-sum game, and that any enhanced luck must result in bad luck for others. What if The Duke has found a way to "direct" that bad luck at his targets? What if Burble has become a target by winning?

Bo carries in a limp Score, who seems to perk up a bit when Dette and Mickyl play rock-paper-scissors... but there must be some link between the Chimera, the stolen APEE, and athletics being taken down! Could they find a way into The Duke's inner circle using the nocker Klank?

Taking their guests to bed, Lady Jenwy orders pizza for the trio, over which Dette admits that she is concerned that she's done the wrong thing recently in service of a greater good. Jenwy is quick to find the positive... and Burble takes note. The Lady Jenwy is certainly fond of all three of them, but might there be the possibility of some romance to come? Using his Boggan blessing, he puts Jenwy, Dette, and Mickyl's romantic lives in the hands of the Dreaming....
01 Ballroom Blitz

After laying low in Arjuf for a month, the Hearth of the One True Bell has been promised safe passage - if they can gather some key items at a high-class ball being attended by the local elite.

## "Ballroom Blitz"

### Original Air Date

July 11, 2021

**"I can show you so many things."**

The Hearth of the One True Bell needs to get out of Arjuf: they're too easily recognized as former House of Bells students, who are all currently suspected of Anathema corruption.

A scholar sympathetic to their cause, Bati, claims he can forge them passes to escape via ship, but he needs a special seal to do so... the seal of a high-ranking diplomat, Seru. The plan is to infiltrate Seru's annual gala and steal the seal, along with the logbook of the Heightened Sense, and a strange ovoid artifact requested by Bati.

After a distraction at the gate, the Hearth are in: Oresta moonlights as one of the cooking staff while Pyres is swept off his feet immediately by Seru, a water-aspect known for his cold demeanor and skill with sculpting ice. Wielding his daiklave, Brilliant Diamond Shard, he watches over his gala while trying to convince Pyres to accompany him to meet the Regent Fokuf.

Meanwhile, Oresta learns of the secure basement archives while circulating; Gale and Sientelle stealth up to the top of Seru's office and begin to search for the seal. Fleuvienne is recognized as a student of the House of Bells, despite her lame attempts to convince everyone she is a sorcerer from the Heptagram. When Pyres steps in to save Fleuvienne, Seru is offended, and challenges him to a duel. "Only one Prince would have the gall to try to lie to me," he intones, and reveals Pyres' identity.

Oresta's cover, too, seems shaky when her catering "uniform" splits from her muscular physique, and in a desperate play, steps between Seru and Pyres, accusing the latter of being a traitor to the Realm. As an "agent for the Regent", Oresta leads Pyres and Fleuvienne to a makeshift jail cell, where she will be interrogating them. As Gale and Sientelle manage to find the seal in a locked safe, and the ovoid in a room of artifacts, Seru approaches Oresta, Pyres, and Fleuvienne....
Clarissa

A regular woman caught up in a world of trouble.

Working for a big IT company in Montreal is typically a decent job, but her boss started causing her more and more trouble... eventually Troian convinced her to open up about her problems. Though her boss (who turned out to be posessed by a Bane) was dealt with, the damage to her reputation was done. Dante set her up with a new identity and Macris found her a job across the country.
01 The Ding

Kevin was a regular man as things were. He had an apartment that was roomy enough, a somewhat working relationship with a girl he met at the medical centre, a job at a good enough office. Incidentally the office work lead to the medical centre as he spilled molten hot darkroast on himself. Fate is fickle like that. He wasn't special, he wasn't changing the world, he was helping people shuffle papers. He was a hard working man though and like clockwork, he was at the office late at night on a sunday.

Ding!

He leaned in his chair to look at the elevators. Nothing. There was never a thing. Just a familiar ding echoing through the empty and dark office. He went back into his papers and tried to get his mind off it. It had been going on for a while, sometimes more often, sometimes less, but it was there. He'd talked to Julia about it, she said it was probably the stress. Could be, afterall he had been working non-stop since the office opened. Hearing things. He had asked around the office if there were others around, none worked weekends, maybe on a saturday.

Ding!

He looked at the clock, 1am. He put down his papers and stared into them a moment before standing up. He looked at the elevators and with a doubtful eye walked towards them. He leaned his ear against the doors. Nothing. Maybe a whisper of wires creaking in the shaft. He had to be sure though. So he ordered up the elevator and with an almost eerie ”ding!” it arrived. He went a floor down and the doors opened to darkness. No one there. He stepped back into the elevator and went all the way down to the lobby. With echoing steps he walked past reception and straight out the door. The already cooling september air was a reminder that he had left his jacket upstairs. He'd have to buy some new gloves.

He stepped aways from the building to get a good enough view and looked up, squinting his eyes and trying to see any lights, any reason. Just his own office. He knew it by now as he often forgot the light on. Just one light, nothing more. If there was someone else in the building, they were already asleep in their apartments, or really enjoyed the dark.

With a sigh and a shake of his head he went back inside and as the elevator rose towards the 12th floor, he couldn't help but to think that he needed a vacation. He sat back down to his desk, took a deep breath and just focused into his job. It'd be 4am before he could even consider home. He tried to ignore the fact that he was sure there was cello music playing…
11 On the Scent

The Pack winds down (or winds up?) after the Hunt.

Dante and his buddy Trace cracked into Any%'s research--- it turned out the Ragabash is collecting all sorts of data readings across the island of Montreal. But what, exactly, was he looking for? Dante decided to find out.

Theo told Macris he agreed with their decision to let Any% live. Macris also grappled with whether or not she wanted to adopt the deed name Dusk offered and considered tracking the still-missing Code-902. Jennifer Slade met Troian at the bar for a drink. She refused to divulge Weathered Storm's secrets but DID reveal that the sept made an oath not to its past with outsiders. The two Ahroun, wound up from the moot, let off some steam together.
Alexis Nihon

A mall with an underground tunnel connecting it to Westmount Square (the black building in the top left of the street view linked below); the complex where The Spark and Sophia's apartment are.

## Interior

There are several shops, from boutiques to large chains, a pharmacy, grocery store, coffee shops, and restaurants.

Also, a connection to the Metro system (Atwater station on the Green Line).

## Pages which link here:

* 009b. Awakening ‎ (← links)
* 024. Operation ‎ (← links)
09 Confessional

Cut the tension at this moot with a klaive...

The Pack finished their conversation with Dusk with more questions than answers, but managed to convince her to attend that evening's moot.

Sky One-Last-Dash acted as Master of the Howl, but she appointed On-The-Left, a Garou hailing from the biker sept Northern Guard, as Truthcatcher. Backed up by her packmate Flag-at-the-Ready, she oversaw Any%'s hearing.

Assisted by these newcomers, Troian ended up dropping Drops-the-Mic when he started jabbering about dancing the Spiral. The Quiet Hand made a play for ownership of Downstream, accusing them of weakness, but the Pack put a stop to that. Apotheosis would remember this.

On-The-Left closed out the moot by declaring Any%'s fate: survive a Hunt to live.
077. Forbidden Stars

The motley attend a ball.

***"There's a big difference between playing a game as an exhibition: sportsmanship matters more."***

The motley continue to enjoy High Queen Lenore's ball in honour of Sophia. Braum takes a moment to approach the new head of House Gwydion, Carendlyth, a tall and severe sidhe. She is quick to keep up appearances with Braum so as not to appear to be playing favourites, although she does ask to see Patches at their earliest convenience.

Sophia is having a great time showing Peeps off to any and all who want to meet him, and the toucan is quite haughty, claiming to have mastered many different impressive feats of strength, dexterity, or intelligence. Away from Sophia though, the toucan asks Patches to do him a favour and keep an eye on her. He's worried about her, but not because she isn't capable, but simply because he watched over her for so long and now misses her.

When Helena catches sight of a House Scathach satyr dancing with Patches, she gossips with Braum about some of her previous lovers, asking as well about his relationship with Kyoko; "Is everything alright between the two of you, with all that history over your heads?" Patches learns more about Darius, the Scathach satyr, who is excited about a Liam so close to the throne of Concordia. Seeing as Scathach are also outcasts, he hopes his house will be able to get closer to the rest of the Court now too. Two more Kithain vie for dances with Patches, who leads Jasper off away from an Ailil squire, berating him for trying to "save" her.

As Braum learns from Fala that the new knight of the Golden Braid is leaving once again, this time for a long time, Sophia invites Incisor outside to get some air. They bond over having had "imaginary" pets as children, and Sophia suddenly hopes that Incisor will one day "let her in". Incisor is sincere in her response that she isn't a charity case, and that she doesn't miss how they used to be together. They do agree, though, that they need to be closer again, and Sophia immediately jumps on the opportunity to remake Incisor's Tinder profile (which she finds woefully lacking).

Back on the dance floor, Braum hears how Helena could have "anyone she wants", but decided against pursuing Sir Xaeron, not wanting to "cloud her judgement" on missions (as she implies that Braum did). She does let on, though, that she would be interested in seeing more of Countess Weyer. The group dance the night away, laughing with friends: Sophia helps Incisor build a more "personal" Tinder profile, Patches goes home with Darius, and Braum and Kyoko talk about the future. But it is Sir Xaeron who dances with Sophia to prove that he stands with House Liam… and who admits that he got his ear pierced in order to impress Sir Braum years ago.
ALTMSEpisodes

*Avatar Legends: The Mirror Scale* follows is set in Republic City one year after the end of *The Legend of Korra*.

* **Prologue** - Our trio was hired by Tarkhan to find Tatik, but what they found changed their minds.
* **01 Boba to Go-ba** - Cooling their heels at Kai-Ming's tea shop, Hot Rocks tried to cause a stir.
* **02 Just Desserts** - Plans were brewed over stew to join the fire nation delegation.
* **03 Puff of Smoke** - The ceremonies begin as the delegation grows in number and revelations are made.
* **04 Stewed in Suspicion** - Our trio returns to Republic City only to discover that not all is as it seems.
* **05 Roll With It** - Yeong-Soo concludes his encounter and is faced with a difficult choice...
* **06 Sashimi Later** - Onward to Kyoshi Island in pursuit of Tatik and the Mirror Scale.
* **07 Sunflower Seeds** - Things get heated as the trio regroups outside the Fire Nation embassy.
* **08 Twix and Bounty** - The Kyoshi converge and get to the bottom of the situation.
* **09 Care for a Date?** - More than skin is revealed during a soak in a hot spring.
* **10 Grilled Shark** - The group reunites just in time to get steered off-course by a hubbub outside.
* **11 Cloche** - The group attempts to find their footing aboard the cruise ship.
* **12 Mustard Station** - Our heroes rush below to investigate the boom.
* **13 Fruit of Knowledge** - Some of the group wakes up, but not everyone...
* **14 Into the Fire(flakes)** - Our heroes escape the island, but what are they escaping to?
* **15 Hot Ones** - As Bao heads to jail, Dan and Yeong-Soo go on a tour...
* **16 Cod in the Middle** - Bao leaves jail, but is still in hot water...
* **17 Mess Hall** - One last night in Fire Fountain City...
* **18 A Pear Divided** - A climactic showdown is only the beginning...
* **19 Honeydew the Thing** - Can the trio... DO THE THING?
* **20 Carrotten in Republic City** - Yeong-Soo and Dan tie up loose ends before entering the Spirit World.
* **21 Red Vines** - Spirit world, spirit problems...
* **22 Done Like Dinner** - The explosive -- or not? -- conclusion!
Irrica

A Hutt with a reputation for begin reasonable and true to his word.

### History

Well-established on Ryloth, he has long been doing business with the politicos and other influencers on the planet. He has managed to build himself a good reputation among those with whom he has transacted. It is also known that he deals frequently with the Empire - bending corrupt middlemen for his own profit.

### Current

Having learned of Hanka and Malto's deaths, he put a bounty out on the accused: Rigel Mereen, captain of the Redshift Runner. However, Irrica was primarily concerned with a medical droid - model 91-B - who had some data of interest to the Empire. After some negotiations (and a minor tantrum from Captain Velkar), Rigel and Feenam'ersu were tasked with retrieving the droid as a means of paying off the debt owed to his deceased associates.

## Pages which link here:

* Captain Velkar ‎ (← links)
* Ryloth ‎ (← links)
* VIII. Face of the Enemy ‎ (← links)
03 I'm On a Boat

Setting sail for Myion, the trio learns more about their spoils and discovered far more than expected.

## I'm On a Boat

### Original Air Date

August 1st, 2021

***"I'm a lousy traveler... well, a less well-equipped traveler anyway. You must make your own destiny."***

The Hearth of the One True Bell is aboard the Fire and Fury, making headway towards Myion, on the southwestern coast of the Blessed Isle. Oresta and Pyres take time examining the logbook of the Heightened Sense, while Gale Whispered learns all she can about the Cache Egg. She learns that the Cache Egg was indeed in the possession of the Scarlet Empress ever since she entered the Imperial Manse, and that is was last opened 5 or 6 years ago. What could have been stored inside? Pyres and Oresta discover a surprise about the Heightened Sense: about ten years ago, it was commandeered by House Peleps with Seven-Fingers as captain, and ever since that time, there have been irregularities in its logbook. Was the Heightened Sense being used to smuggled goods... or people?

Gale Whispered reveals to Sientelle that she snuck back into her home in Arjuf to scrounge up enough money to buy her a gift, and presents her with a bracelet. The Wood Aspect is overwhelmed, telling Gale that everything she's ever received as been a trade, including her life for loyalty to House Iselsi.

Oresta befriends some of the midshipmen and learns that the captain's first mate, Cathak Vone, has been watching them quite closely during their voyage, especially the non-Cathak members of the Hearth. While Pyres distracts him by inciting a fight between two sailors, Gale sneaks into Vone's quarters. Hidden underneath some of his effects she finds a letter, signed by Cathak Zindel, exhorting him to "find Oresta and Pyres before the Anathema, or worse, Iselsi do." It seems to imply that Zindel, at least, knew of Cathak Vieren's plan to overthrow the House of Bells and considered it foolish in the extreme. Zindel, as a lieutenant of Cainan's, must believe Vieren to still be alive... and knows of the existence of House Iselsi. Something doesn't add up....

Suddenly, the ship rocks from a nearby explosion: the ship is under attack! Just outside the port of Myion, a blockade of Cathak warships has been set up, barring the Peleps-colours-flying Fire and Fury. Pyres directly disobeys the captain to stand on the prow of the ship and call over to the blockade that there are Cathak Princes onboard, enraging the captain. She orders them off the boat, which Pyres and Oresta reluctantly do while the others sneak onto the longboat as well. Fleuvienne suggests "sinking" the longboat to get rid of any trace of the other escaped Princes. She paddles Gale and Sientelle to shore while Oresta and Pyres sputter up onto the deck of the Cathak warship. An admiral is quick to greet them and inform Pyres that they are to be brought directly before his parents....

#### Student Comments

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15 Hot Ones

As Bao heads to jail, Dan and Yeong-Soo go on a tour...

With assurances that Bao and Nao aren't in any real trouble, Dan and Yeong-Soo are ready to take in the sights of hot, hot Fire Fountain City!

When the group visits the Midway fair, Yeong-Soo and Xhai take on the High Striker. Yeong-Soo fails to ring that bell, but sets off alarms in the attendant's heart. He may be a hammer, but he's no slouch when it comes to getting nailed! Pillow talk reveals that Councilwoman Takada lost her fiancé's face to the spirit Koh.

Dan finds a moment of peace in a small temple run by Xhai's old mentor, Mazen. He challenges Dan to find Wan Shi Tong's library herself, Order be damned, by using a "light that brings life."

Dan and Xhai reunite and reconcile before going to see his old home. It turns out the stoic general is indeed passionate about Dan, and the two get closer in the glow of the twin dragons.

Will Yeong-Soo speak to his friends about his experiences? Have Dan and Xhai finally found a way to communicate? And just who did Kai-Ming buy flowers for?
16. A Goodbye

Bonus Content

*Written February 19, 2017 by Jon Verrall*

Alvor sighed. “Do you have to go?”

“You know I’d rather not, but yes. I do.”

“Are you going to tell her?” Alvor went into another coughing fit, his face flushed; she tutted, encouraging him to lie back onto the bed.

“I’ll only be gone for a couple of days. Nothing too serious.”

“Promise?” He was still gasping, but his smile betrayed his teasing.

“My word is my bond, Alvor.” She grinned back. “Oh, and promise you won’t tell anyone where I’m going?”

Alvor poked her in the ribs. “I’ll tell everyone in town.”

She stopped, then, and looked at him straight in the eyes. Her voice was soft, her eyes wide and piercing: “No, I’ll have your promise.”

Alvor nodded again. “I promise. Will you sing for me before you go?”

She smiled and nodded, but Alvor swore he saw her wipe at her eyes before she started the melody that had captured his heart years before.
05. Fight and Fire

The fight takes place, but the team is met with something rather unexpected…

Valeria fought Starlight Dove and put up a decent struggle, but was defeated, prompting Rey to jump into the ring. However, she chose not to fight, though Starlight Dove scratched Rey’s hand, drawing blood. The crowd grew angry, and Starlight Dove left, followed shortly by the Magistrate. Rey and Val spoke to the crowd briefly, then left.

As Ember, Jorek, Rey, Summer Blaze, and Valeria all left, guards barricaded the doors to the fighting pits – they had started a fire inside.

Our gang ran back in to help people out – Val staying by the door to lead people with her voice through the smoke, and Jorek circling around to the other side.

Ember ran in to contain the fire, Rey helped people out, and Jorek encountered a wealthy gentleman who showed him the back way into the office. There he encountered Rey who had just burst in from within the warehouse, and they continued to help people out of the building.

The roof started creaking, and a chunk fell on Ember’s back. Rey began expending motes of essence to assure that she could help people escape the inferno, as did Val to make herself heard despite her serious injuries.

Rey’s anima flared just as the building started to completely collapse, and she and Ember escaped along with the last few audience members.

Val’s caste mark was glowing as she turned to those who had escaped, and offered them medical attention. She told them that what they saw on her forehead was not a remnant of the fire’s glow in their eyes.

Meanwhile, Summer Blaze and Jorek ushered Rey (carrying Ember) into the cart – Summer Blaze stopping to bring Val a horse when she saw that Val wasn’t leaving – and headed out of Nexus.

Once Val had attended to the people outside of the collapsed building, she too left Nexus – the people indicated a circle with their hands; her caste mark – and she responded by telling them that the Solars were not evil, that she and others helped save people tonight, and that she would return to this place to heal others when she was able.

Back at the Manse, Rey found Starlight Dove standing beside her father. Rey set about making a bed suitably sized for Ember, then set him down on it. By about that time, the rest had rejoined her, including Valeria.

After a brief (somewhat hostile) discussion, Starlight Dove left… Val went to find medicine to tend to her and Ember’s wounds, but found a new spear in the Armory (Starlight Dove had broken Val's after their fight), with a letter next to it.
Akanthea

Steward of the Chateau Frontenac freehold, under Duchess Eloyse.

## Current

After the incident with the Duchess, she is working to re-establish order and security at the freehold.

## Pages which link here:

* 015. Betrayal at the House on the Hill ‎ (← links)
* 016. Chess ‎ (← links)
* 133. Changeling: The Dreaming ‎ (← links)
* Chateau Frontenac ‎ (← links)
25. The Measure of a Man

The Solars' "safe haven" may not be so safe.

A new day dawns in the manse: Ember is awakened from a nightmare, and the Solars unveil their plans for how to begin the rebuilding of Nexus. Valeria hopes to feed the masses with her words, Rey plans to train citizens in self-defence, and Jorek is organizing the re-construction of the buildings destroyed over the previous weeks. At Jorek’s mention of a new apartment complex to replace the old one, Alvor is unsure if he, as a mere mortal, is deserving of special treatment, though Rey believes otherwise.

Valeria heads outside to speak to Exquisite Tide, whose week-long imprisonment by the Solars is almost up. She tells Val that since Ember’s mother was sympathetic to the Anathema, so when he was returned home, he was brought to his father instead. Tide “lost her life to the drug at age 4”, and is more terrified of being put back into the drug’s bondage than of death; Valeria is moved and promises Tide to build a better world where she needn’t suffer.

It is at this moment notices then that Three Fates Shadow has been shot by an arrow!

Rey’s immediate reaction is to blame Exquisite Tide as the arrows are tipped with orange jade (she also finds a notched stick that may have been used as a bow). As Valeria stabilizes Three Fates, Jorek investigates the scene and discovers the hiding spots of two individuals: one who was watching Exquisite Tide… and another who fired on them. The tension between Rey and Tide is palpable, but they leave their animosity aside to deal with the present threat.

Following a trail of blood, Jorek and Rey discover Starlight Dove, wounded and hiding in a cave: she was injured protecting Exquisite Tide from a mysterious assailant, someone who is trying to kill Ember, and who will go through anyone and everyone to get to him. “If it is Ember giving an important speech in one year at the centre of the Blessed Isle… we might just stand a chance.” She also cautions the Solars that “Tide loves Ember too much to let him die.”

As Jorek heads back to Valeria, Three Fates, and Exquisite Tide, Rey heads into the manse to tell Ember to pack his things: she is desperate to get him away from danger, but isn’t sure how, where to go, or who to take. Jorek informs Val about Starlight Dove’s information, and wonders if the orange jade perhaps works as some sort of tracking device? In that moment, an arrow flies out of the forest and pierces Exquisite Tide! “Come out and face me!” Val yells to the attacker. A fight breaks out against the mystery foe. Val gets Tide to safety, while Rey manages to dive-tackle the archer and drag him out into the open. Jorek uses Heart’s String to see into his soul and discovers some of his Intimacies: “Ember – Bring him Home” (Major); no intimacies to Starlight Dove; “Solar Exalted- Attraction and Distrust” (Defining). Who is this mysterious stranger?
10 You've Got Mail

The following morning dawns bright and sunny for most in Frostleaf ... except a lone boggan whose room was flooded in the night. What terrible luck! Burble spends time cleaning out the room and purifying the filthy carpet to save it from being torn out.

Meanwhile, other members of the freehold take their morning showers. Mickyl is interrupted in her shower by the professional call of helping a trainee in need: Bo is trying to stretch out Crow's muscles and doing a terrible job of it. Mickyl throws him out of the showers and gets to work stretching the sluagh; Dette is in and out in a heartbeat before reassuring Bo that his "Broship" with Crow is intact.

While Burble and Dette promise Score lots of fun at the roller derby that afternoon, The Dreaming has other plans for Mickyl. The redcap is trapped in the shower during its self-clean cycle, and, scrambling up over the divider, falls into the lap of Lady Jenwy herself! The two spend a few minutes in each other's company, learning about each other's philosophy on self-improvement. While Mickyl believes that improvement comes from hard work and reaching for your goals, Jenwy's perspective is that by trying things, one can more easily find their true passion in life.

Over breakfast, the trio learn of MacAllistar and Fala's plans: they will be returning Konaz to the Unbroken Circle "to let them deal with him". MacAllistar offers a penny with a hole in it to the trio, telling them to "look through it for help".

The roller derby begins in earnest, with a rabbit pooka arriving to offer her services for the day. One of The Duke's nocker associates, Klank, has come to play as well... Dette starts sizing up her competition before learning that one of the Dette Collectors has to bow out because of an injury. But the substitute is Lady Jenwy herself!

Dette and Klank end up in a scrum, where the nocker tells her that The Duke is definitely planning something: he's called off everyone's debts and is out in his limo... Dette promises her safety at the freehold. Just then, Score vanishes from the rooftop! The rabbit pooka's Skycrane camera spots ANOTHER nocker with Score in a bag; Mickyl's already charging up onto the roof to confront him before the assailant tosses Score clean over the side... and into the waiting limo below.

Burble attempts to slow the limo down by causing it to backfire... but is it enough to save Score?
Claire

Braum's mortal wife of many years, and mother to his two sons.

## History

Claire is a born-and-raised bilingual Montrealer. She met Braum shortly after he arrived in Cross' Shadow from the Kingdom of Apples, and they quickly recognized a mutual love of (and need for) a stable home life. They were married and had two sons together, although their relationship became strained as Braum ventured further and further back into the Kithain political scene. Unable to understand why he was pulling away, Claire found herself in a relationship with another man, which, when revealed by Kay to Braum, caused their separation. In more recent times, Claire was enchanted and crashed Braum's engagement party. She tried to get back together with him and let slip that she had never actually filed their divorce papers.

## Current

Currently living in an apartment on Montreal's West Island, Claire continues to work and, until recently, take care of her two sons. She has taken up photography as a hobby, and has become engaged to a kind man, Giorgio, a satyr.

## Pages which link here:

* 028. Risk ‎ (← links)
* Gus ‎ (← links)
* Giorgio ‎ (← links)
* Claire's House ‎ (← links)
12 Mustard Station

Our heroes rush below to investigate the boom.

Bao plays up their inebriation freeing the rest to discover a huge hole in the hull! A team of water benders are doing their utmost, but they soon pass out from exhaustion. Kai-Ming insists that Yeong-Soo take them upstairs while she stays below - handing him the Mirror Scale.

Bao gets a 10-second mayday message out over the airwaves while Dan brings order to the chaos on deck. Soon Dan notices half of the crew slipping away and discovers that half of the life boats are sabotaged!

Yeong-Soo consults the Scale as to whether he should search for Haa or head back down for Kai-Ming, but instead happens across Unagi manager Go trapped in his room.

Ultimately all of the lifeboats get away safely -- until Kai-Ming is spotted still trapped below decks and the group turns back. They break Kai-Ming out of a port hole, only to get sucked under with the sinking ship!

Will Bao's bending keep them breathing? Will Dan's diligence have saved the day? Will Yeong-Soo learn the true meaning of his vision?
01 Boba to Go-ba

Our trio await Tatik's return at Kai-Ming's tea shop.

Tatik returns, but so does Chu and his *chunes* of the remaining Hot Rocks Triad looking to pressure our dashing heroes into giving up the water tribe courier.

After a tea shop fight, Dan, Yeong-Soo, and Bao send them packing to prison.

But what's in Tatik's mystery package? And what is the mysterious Fire Nation bounty hunter Nao Oda doing at Dan's temple?
Abford Pharma

Located on the West Island of Montreal, a nondescript squat concrete building houses the pharmaceutical company.

## Exterior

Generic and Banal, accessible through a guarded front door or from the roof.

## Interior

In the basement, Abford Pharma houses a series of small "cells" with cold water flowing over the floors as well as an office. These rooms seem to be used for experimenting on Kithain, although little is known about what happens there.

## Denizens

* Mysterious Scientist, head of research and captor of Zistor Flexx

## History

Little is yet known about Abford Pharma, although details about its history are starting to become clear. It was the location of a Red Branch mission to retrieve "the rocket" where Kay was mortally wounded with cold iron, and Braum killed her in order to save her Fae soul. It may also have been the location that housed "the rocket" for a longer period of time, but that is less clear.

## Current

Even less is known about the current activities that are taking place in the mysterious Abford Pharma, but perhaps the motley will have to return in order to discover its secrets….

## Pages which link here:

* Kyoko ‎ (← links)
* 011. Mascarade ‎ (← links)
* 026a. Waiting for Togot ‎ (← links)
* 027. Spectre Ops ‎ (← links)
* 028. Risk ‎ (← links)
* Helena ‎ (← links)
* Celyan ‎ (← links)
* Rika ‎ (← links)
* Scythe ‎ (← links)
* Cassandra ‎ (← links)
* Veritas ‎ (← links)
Qiong

A Seeker for the Order of Passage.

### Appearance

Qiong is HUGE. 6'9", of large stature, and completely clean-shaven. Looks to be in his 40s.

## About

A warm and boisterous member of the Order, Qiong has been waiting to be called to his Seeker duties much longer than Dan. He seems resigned to the fact that his entire life may pass without the Library revealing itself, but nevertheless maintains a cheerful disposition and fills his Spirit Walk tours with dancing and gaiety.
Bo

Bo
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Bo is the kind of bro that has done all of the lifting and none of the stretching. He has sworn to teach his friend Crow how to lift.

Bo delivers and hauls the store's stock, but he doesn't like going through the shop. That's because he's incredibly clumsy—more than once Yan has had to chase him out so that he could reassemble a display or pick up a fallen rack. Always quick to apologize, it's hard to stay mad at Bo anyways due to his cheerful demeanour.

He's quite protectful of Crow, his best friend, and has made it a goal of his to see the sluagh grow stronger. Whenever they have spare time, the two are together, exercising.

#### Pages which link here:

* CRWCharacters ‎ (← links)
* Crow ‎ (← links)
* 01 The Score ‎ (← links)
* Frostleaf ‎ (← links)
* 06 The Negotiator ‎ (← links)
* 09 Lucky Number Slevin ‎ (← links)
* 10 You've Got Mail ‎ (← links)
* 11 Speed ‎ (← links)
Sophia (Bonus Content)

*Originally posted 30 Jul 2018, 13:59 by Elizabeth A Neale*

A few years after my chrysalis, I started seeing someone. A musician: kind, creative, passionate. We were young, but we thought we would be forever.

When the Dreaming was opened up to me, everything changed. I could fully see a world that until that moment had existed only in my head. It almost felt as though I wanted the Dreaming to exist so badly that it manifested itself for me.

Why couldn’t I show this magic to others? Why should they remain trapped in a banal existence, doomed to only dream of a Dreaming?

I have always been good with people. My chrysalis amplified pre-existing strengths. People trust me, they open up to me. I became intoxicated with learning about each and every soul trapped in a life of sameness, in a tired old routine. I tried to get them to bring the Dreaming to themselves, as I had, through music, art, living passionately.

These connections were often effective. They were incredibly intimate. He didn’t understand that. How could he? Suddenly a world we two used to imagine together was open to me, but I couldn’t reveal that. Suddenly I was spending time with others, forging intense and deep connections to try to draw the magic out.

His jealousy came on gradually; the bitterness and resentment followed suit. Our relationship became strained and uncomfortable. It absolutely reeked of banality, and I hated him for it.

When it became clear there was no salvaging things I ended it, and moved here. I haven’t seen him since. I don’t hate him anymore, though. He made me realize that the beginnings of love are some of the most magical times in existence. It is only once you let it simper on past its rightful end that it turns ugly. Beauty is life, and I crave it. I crave magic and dreams. I breathe them. I hunger for them. This is why the first stirrings of love are where I rest my head. Moving in together, splitting rent, cooking dinner, taking turns doing laundry, is not the world for me. Do I believe love conquers all? Absolutely. For a time.

You see, change is good.
Ryloth

An Outer Rim planet, known for its hot humid temperature and being the homeworld of the Twi'lek.

### Denizens

* Irrica, Hutt businessman.
* Feena's family.

### History

Feena was born and raised here to a political family. As the Twi'lek homeworld this planet has made itself relevant despite its location on the outer rim, with trade routes leading to and from it. The spice mines attract a significant Hutt presence - a situation now centuries-old.

### Current

Irrica placed a bounty on Rigel's head, demanding a meeting at an unknown location which turned out to be Ryloth. Due to some difficult complications involving The Redshift Runner's history and Captain Velkar's seeming grudge, Feena's family was put under threat of losing their political standing should the 91-B medical droid not be delivered.
Claire's House

Located in the Western Montreal suburb of Beaconsfield, this is the apartment where Braum once lived with his wife and children, before the divorce.

## Interior

There is an elevator in the building, and three bedrooms in the apartment. It is carpeted, as was popular in the 90s, when it last saw renovations.

## Denizens

* Claire
* Aidan
* Gus

## History

Braum lived here for several years, until he and Claire divorced.

## Current

Claire still lives here with their kids, as it is close to their school.
Sanguine Grasp of Gentle Repose

A Dusk caste Abyssal Exalted and member of Infinite Dirge’s Circle.

## History

She accompanied Infinite Dirge and the rest of his circle to Nexus, and rumour has it they were in Chiaroscuro before that.

## Current

The Solars allowed her to leave freely following Dirge’s death, believing her to no longer be a threat. However, she has proven to be quite the opposite and seeked to complete Three Fates Shadow’s murderous mission: one father, one sister, one daughter, one lover. After an altercation in Chiaroscuro that left Jorek blinded in one eye and Heart String destroyed, she was killed by Rey and her own Deathlord master.

## Known Intimacies

Defining principle- “I will destroy all traitors.”
Pasebakhaenniut

First encountered in the tunnel leading to a vampire's lair in Quebec City.

## Pasebakhaenniut Dances-Beyond-Death

Auspice: Galliard. Tribe: Silent Striders. Rank: Fostern.

## History

Unknown.

Has gentle hands. Passionate about killing vampires, which he calls "leeches". His name is Egyptian.

## Current

With the motley, having just accompanied their travel back to Montreal.

Gifts Sophia and Patches with a very simple ankh necklace, as thanks for giving his pack-Alpha hope (Episode 89).

## Pages which link here:

* 016. Chess ‎ (← links)
* 017. Jeopardy! ‎ (← links)
* 133. Changeling: The Dreaming ‎ (← links)
* 136. Changeling: The Streaming ‎ (← links)
Jacques

The owner of a very exclusive underground restaurant.

## History

He seems to have had ties with Fala, or at least was told she would meet him…

## Current

Jacques met with Sophia, but didn't expect to be one-upped by her firey personality.

## Pages which link here:

* 015. Betrayal at the House on the Hill ‎ (← links)
* 016. Chess ‎ (← links)
* Veritas ‎ (← links)
Chin-Tal

A food seller on the Republic City docks specializing in Water Tribe cuisine.

## About

Chin-Tal operates a kitschy stall by the water and has seemingly been in business for quite some time. Sea prune stew is a particular menu highlight, along with an infamous dessert of essentially pure sugar.

He has been watching the comings and goings of the docks for years, and appears to know a great deal about Water Nation citizens in particular.
Pierre-Luc

Pierre-Luc, a Bylaw Enforcement Officer with SPVM, had a brief run-in with Lady Sophia at the beginning of our Chronicle.

## About

### Attire

SPVM uniform, or Button-down shirt and jeans.

## History

Works as a parking ticket agent, but doesn't enjoy it.

## Current

After ticketing Sophia, she tracked him down with Kyoko's help and convinced him to return to sculpting - something he had enjoyed but given up on.

His first sculpture was of Sophia's left hand, plucking at a series of intertwined strings.

## Pages which link here:

* 002a. Sophia's Hands ‎ (← links)
* 003. Paranoia ‎ (← links)
* 005a. Preparation ‎ (← links)
* 136. Changeling: The Streaming ‎ (← links)
Reggie

A smarmy bastard that gets on the motley's nerves from the go.

### Personality

Smarmy in front of nobles, straightforward and nasty when their backs are turned

## History

Reggie has worked at The Sapphire Eye for at least five years.

## Current

Reggie detests Sophia, probably because he cannot see why she ever received her title and also probably because he's jealous. He is very disdainful of nobles.

Sophia still behaves courteously to him, but Patches had a private talk with him, and left it flipping both birds.

## Pages which link here:

* Lanta ‎ (← links)
* Sapphire Eye ‎ (← links)
Minerva

A human with a bounty to be fulfilled.

### History

Having purchased a ship from Aingus Cevil, she later discovered tha tit wasn't all that it was cracked up to be.

### Current

Waiting on Takodana for a bounty to be fulfilled - she has tasked Melba with tracking down Aingus - ideally alive, and with a refund.

## Pages which link here:

* Aingus Cevil ‎ (← links)
* V. The Hunter's Mark ‎ (← links)
* VIII. Face of the Enemy ‎ (← links)
Burble

## Benjamin Burble

### Appearance

A small man with a runner's physique, a head of thinning sandy hair, and spectacles forever sliding down his nose.In his fae mien the sandy hair frizzes at the edges, and the spectacles contain dancing rainbows.

### Personality

Always eager to help others discover the wondrous world of physics.

Lorem ipsum and stuff.
099. A Game of Marriage

The motley plans for bachelor and bachelorette parties!

***"We have a tradition in the Western World: participating in a bachelor or bachelorette party."***

At Angell Woods Park, Sophia stays behind with Pasebakhaenniut to mourn the sacrifice of Layla Measures-Twice in attacking the Hive. Sophia offers to be present at her Last Gathering, and the Garou asks for one other favour: is there any way that Sophia can grow some flowers here, at her final resting place? Sophia promises to make sunflowers, her favourite, spring forth when Layla's family comes to visit.

Meanwhile, Patches accompanies Braum as he drops Aidan off at home. The new redcap seems curiously respectful of his father, and has questions for them about the meaning of what he witnessed that night. Seeing him inside, they are surprised to discover Karen knocking on their window, asking for a lift to see Cog. While Patches' car seems to have run out of gas, although she is fortuitously able to get help quickly. Hoping to keep her lucky streak going, she discovers that her scratch ticket is a $5000 winner: she passes it along to Braum, citing his upcoming expensive wedding.

Over the following weeks, Patches checks in on the progress of the construction of her wing in the Grand Bes Din, as well as presenting her loom of F.A.T.E. to High Queen Lenore, who receives it graciously. Meanwhile, Braum visits Homefires to update the other members of the Companions of the Golden Braid on their recent run-ins with other supernaturals. He also takes the opportunity to ask each of them in turn to be in his wedding party: Claude, Lord MacAllistar, and Lady Helena all accept, although the latter ribs him a little bit for being so formal in his requests. He approaches Sir Xaeron to be his best man, who is honoured to accept, and hints at a bachelor party in the troll's future. When Braum tells him he only wants "challenges and adventures", Sir Xaeron replies that first challenge will begin now: Braum will have no idea when his party will be!

Back at The Spark, Kyoko arranges to meet Sophia, Patches, and Incisor in the garden. In turn, she asks each of them to be in her bridal party, although the pooka seems very concerned about what she "should" do and who she "should" ask, rather than focusing on what she *wants*, as Sophia suggests.

When Sophia and Xaeron eventually meet up to discuss their respective bachelor and bachelorette parties, the sidhe agree that the parties must overlap at some point… and that since Braum's marriage to Kay was "sedate", he hopes they can settle on a particular day for the festivities, so that they "won't see it coming"….
Seru

The highest ranking Realm diplomat in Arjuf, known to host exclusive parties for the super elite. Has a reputation for manipulating ice and being cold-hearted.

## NPC

### Occupation

Realm Diplomat

Known to carry a Reaper Daiklave of famous reputation, known as Brilliant Dimond Shard, which helps protect against social influence, break locks made of ice and water, and instantly melt ice. He also has a Freedom Stone embedded in the weapon.

Appearance: light blue skin, and long, white hair.
Kai-Ming

The proprietor of the boba tea shop our protagonists hang out at.

### Appearance

Fresh-faced, but with a hopelessly stained apron. Twin black braids wrapped together down to the small of her back, and a simple woven necklace with a silver pendant.

## About

Kai-Ming’s shop has room for a few tables and is open typically from dawn until dusk, but even after dark she can still be seen puttering around preparing for the next day’s sales. Kai-Ming never states the cost for her drinks, accepting whatever anyone will pay—including handing out drinks for free to those who are either in need or who aren’t yet old enough to know about money.

Kai-Ming has a weakness for noodle dishes and often runs across the street to buy one; she serves no food herself.

Tatik rents an apartment above the shop.

To their surprise, Yeong-Soo, Bao, and Dan discovered that Kai-Ming is secretly a Kyoshi Warrior.
Nuvral

A bounty hunter idolized by Melba.

### History

Nuvral spent just enough time on the Gran homeworld to impress Melba into wanting to follow in her footsteps.

### Current

Initially arriving on Corellia to track down Aingus Cevil, she found a much better quarry once Melba introduced her crewmates. Having taken charge of Melba and both bounties, she escorted the crew of the Redshift Runner, flying alongside them in her ship The Good Citizen to Takodana before continuing on with the second asset delivery.

## Pages which link here:

* Melba ‎ (← links)
* Good Citizen ‎ (← links)
* VI. The Frozen Credits ‎ (← links)
* VII. The Captive ‎ (← links)
* VIII. Face of the Enemy ‎ (← links)
* IX. A Dangerous Thing ‎ (← links)
Lobaku

A Wookie with a bounty on his head from the Empire.

### History

Spotted alongside Kitryyhn on Nar Shaddaa, the Empire wants him for connection to the Rebel Alliance. Kitryyhn, when confronted on the matter, solely didn't want him to know her whereabouts.

### Current

Lobaku was first encountered talking to a crowd in a rooftop restaurant, telling them all the ways to convince the Empire to consider them friends. After noticing rapt attention from Feenam'ersu, the two of them sat down for a chat once he was done. Unfortunately for him, Melba was after his bounty, and caught him on his way out of the restaurant, with help from Rigel. Once aboard the ship and on his way to be delivered, another bounty hunter intercepted them in hyperspace. Some tense discussion led to permitting Kitryyhn to end him, and his body was thrown out of the airlock to be retrieved.

## Pages which link here:

* Kitryyhn ‎ (← links)
* III. Clash of the Captains ‎ (← links)
* IV. The Fugitive Voice ‎ (← links)
Chrysalis 1 - Braum

We discover the events leading up to Braum's Chrysalis.

***"Oh no."***

Brian Madsen is attending high school in Manhattan, living with his mother, a relatively famous author. Normally an average student, Brian has recently run into a bit of trouble with another boy, Jack. His guidance counselor learns that Brian hit Jack after being provoked by him: Jack was being dishonest about being Brian's friend, and Brian told him he would "never be good enough". The guidance counselor tells him that he's not in trouble, and Brian asks about learning to fight somewhere. Mr. Lounagh suggests that he stop in to see the gym teacher, Ms. Stevenson, after school.

At lunch, Brian sits with his friend Billy, and the girl he has a crush on, Katie, a member of the school's swim team. Jack stops by with two of his cronies who spill milk on Brian who, in turn, knocks Jack's food tray over.

After school, Brian meets the solidly-built gym teacher Ms. Stevenson, who invites him to try something new: fencing. Brian is skeptical, thinking that he was there to learn to *fight*, not to do some "Middle Ages stuff".

*(Synopsis incomplete... sorry, folks!)*