Chapter 1. Brown Jeb
(12/3-2012) March 1st. 1861: Marcy Candles and The Sidhé
Marcy Candles
Our Kerberans have been summoned to the Butterfly room in the Kerboros Club. Their Sponsor, Sir Richard, the club enters the room with his aid Thomas Archibald at his heels. He says he has to leave town for some days, business. But he asks the Kerberans to look into a thing for him. A whore named Marcys Stewart, or Marcy Candles, have reported something strange to a local paper.
They go down to the Boys Reading room, where young boys and girls are reading the many London papers to find clues of the supernatural. They find that a young girl remembers that a paper reported that Marcy Stewart had seen a frightening sight. 3 men with white skin emerging from a pond. It was written off as an alcohol induced stuper by the local police force. She is a whore at a pub called the Spotted Horse in Whitechapel.
Satisfied they hail a carriage and ride down to Whitechapel. They are not surprised to see the suburb cramped with costermongers, pubs, filthy streets, the scum of London and whores, lots of whores. The streets are narrow and the buildings tall and the pavement is well, mud.
The come to the Spotted horse. A rundown pub with an assortment of cutthroats and whores outside. They pass the whores who display their goods and enter the Pub. A barkeep is approached by the Kerberans and when asked for Marcys Candles they are told to wait, she is with a customer.
Suddenly they hear a scream from upstairs... Knowing me they think it is Marcy Candles. Running upstairs they see a naked man armed with a knife, drunk beyond recognition. He screams "You whore I will make you pay for biting me". The knife is already bloodied and Xian cannot stand the abuse and charges the man!!!! With a martial arts punch she knocks him out ( 18 damage, aced both dice, good start)
Some rough employees rush up the stairs and demand to know what is going on. Marcy explains that the man cut her, then she bit him in the "manspot". Satisfied they heave the man down the stairs.
Thanking them she offers a quickie to Mortimer, but as the gentleman he is, he declines, but offer to pay for information. Surprised she agrees. She tells them that her and a friend pass out after a bottle of rum in a church garden in Coydon, The Fathers Hymns church. Half awake she sees 3 men with white skin emerging from a pond. The elderly man whispers to her and she falls asleep and wakes up in Whitechapel, some miles away.
They leave Whitechapel by carriage to Coydon.
They go down to the Boys Reading room, where young boys and girls are reading the many London papers to find clues of the supernatural. They find that a young girl remembers that a paper reported that Marcy Stewart had seen a frightening sight. 3 men with white skin emerging from a pond. It was written off as an alcohol induced stuper by the local police force. She is a whore at a pub called the Spotted Horse in Whitechapel.
Satisfied they hail a carriage and ride down to Whitechapel. They are not surprised to see the suburb cramped with costermongers, pubs, filthy streets, the scum of London and whores, lots of whores. The streets are narrow and the buildings tall and the pavement is well, mud.
The come to the Spotted horse. A rundown pub with an assortment of cutthroats and whores outside. They pass the whores who display their goods and enter the Pub. A barkeep is approached by the Kerberans and when asked for Marcys Candles they are told to wait, she is with a customer.
Suddenly they hear a scream from upstairs... Knowing me they think it is Marcy Candles. Running upstairs they see a naked man armed with a knife, drunk beyond recognition. He screams "You whore I will make you pay for biting me". The knife is already bloodied and Xian cannot stand the abuse and charges the man!!!! With a martial arts punch she knocks him out ( 18 damage, aced both dice, good start)
Some rough employees rush up the stairs and demand to know what is going on. Marcy explains that the man cut her, then she bit him in the "manspot". Satisfied they heave the man down the stairs.
Thanking them she offers a quickie to Mortimer, but as the gentleman he is, he declines, but offer to pay for information. Surprised she agrees. She tells them that her and a friend pass out after a bottle of rum in a church garden in Coydon, The Fathers Hymns church. Half awake she sees 3 men with white skin emerging from a pond. The elderly man whispers to her and she falls asleep and wakes up in Whitechapel, some miles away.
They leave Whitechapel by carriage to Coydon.
The Sidhé
They come to The Fathers Hymns Church. It is a small church but the grounds on which it lie are huge. They enter the garden, a quick recognizance reveals the garden to the old, very old. Gnarled trees, wild flowerbeds and the buzzing of insects.. (in early March??)
The see an ancient pond at the center of the garden. Inspecting it they see a ring of toadstools in the center of the pond, below water. A knowledge roll reveals it as a Faerie gate. A man enters the light, an elderly guy, upper class with a tall hat and monacles. The arrogance of the man is obvious despite it being said elequantly. He aaks why they are here, persons such as themselves should be more careful.
Seamus have an item, The Witch Eye, which pierces the feys natural glamour camouflage. He pulls it out and through it sees a tall fey with cracked white skin, like white bark. He wears a gleaming shield and mail made of moonlight!!!! They recognize the creature as a Sidhé. Arrogant stewards of the Twillight Realm, this one probaly a knight. 2 more upperclass men enters the light, aware of the the fact that they are recognized. One whispers in the ear of the first " My Liege, these mortals should not stand in our way. We have found HIS prowling grounds. I know that the lady instructed us not to shed mortal blood, but they are beneath us"
This ended the first session, cool. The setting oozed atmosphere and we used interludes to weave the characters background together. Can only advice other to do the same as Savage Worlds is ideal to create very individual characters, and that was actually problematic in our last campaign.
They started on 18 xp.
Xp given: 2
Xp Total: 20 (seasoned)!!!!!
The see an ancient pond at the center of the garden. Inspecting it they see a ring of toadstools in the center of the pond, below water. A knowledge roll reveals it as a Faerie gate. A man enters the light, an elderly guy, upper class with a tall hat and monacles. The arrogance of the man is obvious despite it being said elequantly. He aaks why they are here, persons such as themselves should be more careful.
Seamus have an item, The Witch Eye, which pierces the feys natural glamour camouflage. He pulls it out and through it sees a tall fey with cracked white skin, like white bark. He wears a gleaming shield and mail made of moonlight!!!! They recognize the creature as a Sidhé. Arrogant stewards of the Twillight Realm, this one probaly a knight. 2 more upperclass men enters the light, aware of the the fact that they are recognized. One whispers in the ear of the first " My Liege, these mortals should not stand in our way. We have found HIS prowling grounds. I know that the lady instructed us not to shed mortal blood, but they are beneath us"
This ended the first session, cool. The setting oozed atmosphere and we used interludes to weave the characters background together. Can only advice other to do the same as Savage Worlds is ideal to create very individual characters, and that was actually problematic in our last campaign.
They started on 18 xp.
Xp given: 2
Xp Total: 20 (seasoned)!!!!!
(26/3-2012) March 1st. 1861: Unexpected Help and Xians Demise
Unexpected Help
Peter was unable to attend the session
We left our Kerberans in a garden. 3 Sidhé knights stands before them. The Knights, Led by Yrun of The Twillight Spear, wants no interference from lesser creatures, such as the players. A younger knight, Duama, even goes as far a telling Yrun that they are beneath even their attention.
Then we had our first social conflict. I had hinted that the Senior Knight had more reason and was wiser than his younger allies. The conflict involved both younger knights, which tried to influence their commander, and Sir James which tried to convince the commander that they should at least have a chance to solve this mystery themselves.
The debate was heated both Sir James and his charismatic edge won the argument easily ( +3 ). The Sidhé Knight Commander told them that they should have the chance, but he is certain that they will fail. He is even uncertain that his knights could do it.
He tells them to look at the harbour, look for someone who lives of fear. A knowledge supernatural reveals the target to, probaly, be a Fir Bolc, massive stupid Fey who lives of fear when in our world.
Down at the harbour, busy and packed full with sailors and workers. They plan ahead, Sir James thinks the Fir Bolc was hidden himself among the workers as a cruel taskmaster of sorts. Mortimer on the other hand thinks the creature have taken control of something illicit and both succeed on streetwise rolls.
Sir James hears of a man which lost both child and wife and is punishing his staff severely, making all who work for him terrified. Mortimer learns of a man called Brown Jeb, leader of The Belphour Street Gang, which have taken control of a block and terrifies the inhabitants. Sir James thinks Mortimers clue was better, the creature they hunt have only been here for some time.
Finding Belphour Street is easy and everyone asked warn them of the street, cutthroats and murderers all!!!
Belphour street is dark, but in the shadows lurk dark men with evil looks. Mortimer sees that they are being followed and pulls out the witch eye and scan the men. The witch eye lets men see Fey as they really are, piercing their glamour. No Fey here luckily , but the action have another effect, the men who had been following them laugh at the fat man with old school binoculars and leaves them be, surely crazy people and not wealthy targets.
They come to a pub avoided by most, the Bell and Whistle. Inside is 2 coppers (police men) they talk to a group of boozed up cutthroats, getting paid off by the leader. The leader is a man with warts on his face. He looks tough and mean. The barkeep assures them that they have found Brown Jeb!!!! They chat up the barkeep and while Sir James attracts his attention Xian pulls out the Witch Eye and looks at Brown Jeb. The creature she sees is no man!!!! almost 10 ft. high with warty dirty flesh, a long beard yellow with flakes of skin and a club the size of a small tree. Well actually it is a small tree, roots and all!!!!
Having found their target they relocate to a table to discuss matters!!! They begin planning but Xians patience runs dry, her code of honour demands action against this fearmonger!!! She loudly says that there is no honourable men in this place.
This was heard by Brown Jeb and he reacts violently by crushing the table with his bare hands!!! "No honour he screams" 2 of his possy closes with The Kerberans, they demand tribute, but then violence erupts!!!!
The enemies pulls out knives and one goes for a blunderbuss in the corner. Brown Jeb reaches for his club and wades closer, inspecting the opposition ( a girl and 2 elderly men!!!) Not seeing to much trouble he waits!!!
We left our Kerberans in a garden. 3 Sidhé knights stands before them. The Knights, Led by Yrun of The Twillight Spear, wants no interference from lesser creatures, such as the players. A younger knight, Duama, even goes as far a telling Yrun that they are beneath even their attention.
Then we had our first social conflict. I had hinted that the Senior Knight had more reason and was wiser than his younger allies. The conflict involved both younger knights, which tried to influence their commander, and Sir James which tried to convince the commander that they should at least have a chance to solve this mystery themselves.
The debate was heated both Sir James and his charismatic edge won the argument easily ( +3 ). The Sidhé Knight Commander told them that they should have the chance, but he is certain that they will fail. He is even uncertain that his knights could do it.
He tells them to look at the harbour, look for someone who lives of fear. A knowledge supernatural reveals the target to, probaly, be a Fir Bolc, massive stupid Fey who lives of fear when in our world.
Down at the harbour, busy and packed full with sailors and workers. They plan ahead, Sir James thinks the Fir Bolc was hidden himself among the workers as a cruel taskmaster of sorts. Mortimer on the other hand thinks the creature have taken control of something illicit and both succeed on streetwise rolls.
Sir James hears of a man which lost both child and wife and is punishing his staff severely, making all who work for him terrified. Mortimer learns of a man called Brown Jeb, leader of The Belphour Street Gang, which have taken control of a block and terrifies the inhabitants. Sir James thinks Mortimers clue was better, the creature they hunt have only been here for some time.
Finding Belphour Street is easy and everyone asked warn them of the street, cutthroats and murderers all!!!
Belphour street is dark, but in the shadows lurk dark men with evil looks. Mortimer sees that they are being followed and pulls out the witch eye and scan the men. The witch eye lets men see Fey as they really are, piercing their glamour. No Fey here luckily , but the action have another effect, the men who had been following them laugh at the fat man with old school binoculars and leaves them be, surely crazy people and not wealthy targets.
They come to a pub avoided by most, the Bell and Whistle. Inside is 2 coppers (police men) they talk to a group of boozed up cutthroats, getting paid off by the leader. The leader is a man with warts on his face. He looks tough and mean. The barkeep assures them that they have found Brown Jeb!!!! They chat up the barkeep and while Sir James attracts his attention Xian pulls out the Witch Eye and looks at Brown Jeb. The creature she sees is no man!!!! almost 10 ft. high with warty dirty flesh, a long beard yellow with flakes of skin and a club the size of a small tree. Well actually it is a small tree, roots and all!!!!
Having found their target they relocate to a table to discuss matters!!! They begin planning but Xians patience runs dry, her code of honour demands action against this fearmonger!!! She loudly says that there is no honourable men in this place.
This was heard by Brown Jeb and he reacts violently by crushing the table with his bare hands!!! "No honour he screams" 2 of his possy closes with The Kerberans, they demand tribute, but then violence erupts!!!!
The enemies pulls out knives and one goes for a blunderbuss in the corner. Brown Jeb reaches for his club and wades closer, inspecting the opposition ( a girl and 2 elderly men!!!) Not seeing to much trouble he waits!!!
Xians Demise
Mortimer flees to a corner and begins casting!!! He succeeds in controlling the dark magic and souls surrounded by flames glides up from beneath the floor, a terrifying sight. Or it should be as i rolled 8 successes in a row for the fear spell and the fire trapping he has!!!!!
The men attack en masse but his nothing, drunk and intoxicated!!!! When Brown Jeb closes Xian leaps on his massive chest and attacks his face with martial arts blows!!!! She hits both times, but the loathsome creature shrugs the damage off (soak roll)
Xian then finishes off a drunk gangmembers with a mighty blow but only shakes the next!!! Sir James taunts the brute and succeeds in stunning it with his harsh words (cool way it works)
Mortimer attacks with bolts of hellish fire killing a ganger and shakes the other attacking him. Xian is hit and wounded by Brown Jeb but manage to soak most damage!!! Sir James tries in vain to provoke the Towering Fir Bolc.... Then......
Brown Jeb roars!!! His massive club wheels around and raises on the attack roll, hitting both Sir James for 18 in damage and the already wounded Xian for 36 (rolled 6 on a d6 3 times i a row)!!!!! She goes down and fails the incapicitation roll....she dies the next round with 2 missed rolls.
This was not anticipated by me. I had the notion the they could get in trouble and had a rescue plan, the cops. But the 36 in damage was unexpected and fatal!!
They hear the sound of police whistles. Gunshots have been fired and the pay off was only for lesser vices!! Brown Jeb looks anxious, he does not a lot of attention directed towards him, he is after all a fey renegade sent to our world by some unknown person!!!!
He flees the scene, slowly, as furniture blocks his massive frame!!!! Outside he is met by 6 police men. They are armed with revolvers, being a tough neighbourhood after all!!!! He roars in rage and attacks!!! He is hit multiple times by the cops revolvers.
The last of his cronies exit a broken window and screams to the police that it was Brown Jebs fault, he killed that old lady!!! The snitch is rewarded with a crushing swing of Jebs club, killing him instantly!!! More shots hit him, wounding the fey creature!!!
Now in a rage of hate Jeb attacks and kills 2 cops with a mighty swing!!! Spurred on by their comrades death, the cops manage to pierce the violent fey with a shot to the head, killing him!!!!!!
Mortimer and Sir James flees the scene of the crime certain that justice have been done. Mortimer is in tears, Xian lies dead on the floor of the Pub...
Mortimer has an aquantaince, a former Kerberan called Dr. Archibald Monroe. They seek him out, fast, as Sir James is wounded. They meet the friendly gentleman and compare stories, bandage James and share a bottle of fine scotch. They wake up next morning on the couch of Dr. Monroe and leave..
James uses his connections edge, meeting up with Chief Investigator Pemberton. He aces his persuasion roll. Next morning they will get the bodies of Xian and Brown Jeb, courtesy of the scotland Yard, off the record of course.
Xp Total: 22
xp given: 2
The men attack en masse but his nothing, drunk and intoxicated!!!! When Brown Jeb closes Xian leaps on his massive chest and attacks his face with martial arts blows!!!! She hits both times, but the loathsome creature shrugs the damage off (soak roll)
Xian then finishes off a drunk gangmembers with a mighty blow but only shakes the next!!! Sir James taunts the brute and succeeds in stunning it with his harsh words (cool way it works)
Mortimer attacks with bolts of hellish fire killing a ganger and shakes the other attacking him. Xian is hit and wounded by Brown Jeb but manage to soak most damage!!! Sir James tries in vain to provoke the Towering Fir Bolc.... Then......
Brown Jeb roars!!! His massive club wheels around and raises on the attack roll, hitting both Sir James for 18 in damage and the already wounded Xian for 36 (rolled 6 on a d6 3 times i a row)!!!!! She goes down and fails the incapicitation roll....she dies the next round with 2 missed rolls.
This was not anticipated by me. I had the notion the they could get in trouble and had a rescue plan, the cops. But the 36 in damage was unexpected and fatal!!
They hear the sound of police whistles. Gunshots have been fired and the pay off was only for lesser vices!! Brown Jeb looks anxious, he does not a lot of attention directed towards him, he is after all a fey renegade sent to our world by some unknown person!!!!
He flees the scene, slowly, as furniture blocks his massive frame!!!! Outside he is met by 6 police men. They are armed with revolvers, being a tough neighbourhood after all!!!! He roars in rage and attacks!!! He is hit multiple times by the cops revolvers.
The last of his cronies exit a broken window and screams to the police that it was Brown Jebs fault, he killed that old lady!!! The snitch is rewarded with a crushing swing of Jebs club, killing him instantly!!! More shots hit him, wounding the fey creature!!!
Now in a rage of hate Jeb attacks and kills 2 cops with a mighty swing!!! Spurred on by their comrades death, the cops manage to pierce the violent fey with a shot to the head, killing him!!!!!!
Mortimer and Sir James flees the scene of the crime certain that justice have been done. Mortimer is in tears, Xian lies dead on the floor of the Pub...
Mortimer has an aquantaince, a former Kerberan called Dr. Archibald Monroe. They seek him out, fast, as Sir James is wounded. They meet the friendly gentleman and compare stories, bandage James and share a bottle of fine scotch. They wake up next morning on the couch of Dr. Monroe and leave..
James uses his connections edge, meeting up with Chief Investigator Pemberton. He aces his persuasion roll. Next morning they will get the bodies of Xian and Brown Jeb, courtesy of the scotland Yard, off the record of course.
Xp Total: 22
xp given: 2
Xian´s brother
Next day they meet up with a couple of constables in a remote area of London. Inside the warehouse is the corpses of Xian and Brown Jeb. They drive to the Kerboros Club and stash the corpses (not that unusual there)
At night they leave for the The Fathers Salms church. They come to the ancient pond with toadstools in a ring. From the shadows enter 3 gentlemen, the Glamour cloaked Sidhé. They are greeted harshly but the leader Irun thanks them and even asks for their names, very unsual for the arrognat Sidhé. They leave through the Fey portal and the toadstools pop up to the surface, closing the gate behind them.
Then they go to Mother Bai´s Laundry near the docks. She is Xians grandmother and cries when the news of her death is told. She tells them that they are invited to the funeral 3 days later and that HE will not be happy.
3 days later they join the funeral precession through the streets (with some difficulties as they are westerners) They assist grandmother Bai and see the body of Xian being laid to rest. There is many tears but in the end Grandmother Bai tells them a person wants a few words.
Standing with them is a rock hard looking chinese fellow, with hair cut in traditional style. He greets them as Nakamura, brother of Xian. He tells them that if they will have him he will take up the mantle of his honorable sister who is his eyes failed, he will not do the same. After a discussion they decide to honor him by accepting him into their ranks, and was given a bennie for their trouble.
That concluded Chapter 1. Brown Jeb.
At night they leave for the The Fathers Salms church. They come to the ancient pond with toadstools in a ring. From the shadows enter 3 gentlemen, the Glamour cloaked Sidhé. They are greeted harshly but the leader Irun thanks them and even asks for their names, very unsual for the arrognat Sidhé. They leave through the Fey portal and the toadstools pop up to the surface, closing the gate behind them.
Then they go to Mother Bai´s Laundry near the docks. She is Xians grandmother and cries when the news of her death is told. She tells them that they are invited to the funeral 3 days later and that HE will not be happy.
3 days later they join the funeral precession through the streets (with some difficulties as they are westerners) They assist grandmother Bai and see the body of Xian being laid to rest. There is many tears but in the end Grandmother Bai tells them a person wants a few words.
Standing with them is a rock hard looking chinese fellow, with hair cut in traditional style. He greets them as Nakamura, brother of Xian. He tells them that if they will have him he will take up the mantle of his honorable sister who is his eyes failed, he will not do the same. After a discussion they decide to honor him by accepting him into their ranks, and was given a bennie for their trouble.
That concluded Chapter 1. Brown Jeb.