(Grimoire) Words of Power

**Yumyumcrow** · Apr 26th, 2014 07:08 PM

It has been some weeks since the mysterious raid on the Ordo Chapter House. Time enough for leads to be investigated; time enough for the regular rhythm of the Order to reassert itself.

David Regan and his associates assembled once more to go over the curious codes and cyphers hidden in the book. It was easy to discount the cunning artifice and whimsy of the Necrotelenomicon's base text - an RPG supplement for an out-of-print game; such a thing might have been interesting as a cultural artefact if not for the Orphic hymns and the annotated chapters of a long forgotten 16th century grimoire that had been spread with wilful abandon through the body of the book.

Words of power, waiting to be unlocked...

This continues the investigation into the Grimoire, following the further analysis of the hidden texts.
Casitive Jaqen Crafty Cultist David Regan @Korvin Luke Caldon Hildegarde

Apr 28th, 2014 11:23 AM

David was standing. His hands were laden with folders containing scans, articles, and re-arrangements of the texts from the Necrotelenomicon. Without the benefit of a drawing board, the tables of the Chapter House's library would have to do. Setting about to arrange the contents, so that they might serve as a visual representation of what was rolling around in the Mortician's head; a sort of order was established.

Though, that order might escape anyone else.

Split into two, there is a side dedicated to the Blue Book of Thomas Crabbe. The other side of the table was dedicated to the Orphic Hymns and David's gaze lingered there, a mixture of curiosity and a bottomless want to know.

Everything arrayed; David moved to the stacks themselves. Quick, fluid movements conscripted new allies that might assist the motley towards further understanding. It busied the Mortician as he waited for the rest of his team to arrive.

**Hildegarde Bingen** · May 2nd, 2014 06:14 PM

Hildegarde approached, the sounds of her footfalls at once familiar and unfamiliar. The Lord was dressed in business attire, hair wound tightly into a bun, tasteful skirt, well crafted shoes, oozing age, that seemed to echo an earlier age. She stopped at the table, slipping into a pose that showed off her leg, perusing the notes the Shadow had provided.

She did not immediately notice David, hidden as he was among the stacks.

Instead she conducted a quiet, one sided conversation with herself in German, while she remained poised over the assembled notes. Maybe she was multitasking...

May 3rd, 2014 10:39 AM

Laden with books, tomes inches thick, David returned to their base of operations. Rounding the stacks, he was taken by surprise that Hildegarde had arrived while the Shadow was elbows deep in knowledge. The Companion sneered at the familiar beast of the Ventrue but David ignored it. “Supplicant,” David said by way of greeting, looking to the notes himself.

Gently laying his bounty upon the table, he glanced towards the Lord. “I hope you are well, I took the liberty of finding a few places to start.” His thin fingers tapped on the top of the stack of books to direct Hildegarde's attention to them. David straightened by degrees, adopting a cooperative posture as he did so.

**Hildegarde Bingen** · May 3rd, 2014 10:26 PM

Hildegarde turned and switched pose.

"Supplicant," she said inclining her head. "Yes. Yes I am well." Her eyes drifted over the table once more. "Have you? Excellent. What is the plan of our research tonight? It has been a useful exercise so far, yes?"

May 6th, 2014 11:51 AM

Quickly glancing to his watch, David decided enough time has passed and he and Supplicant Bingen must move on. The wear of years showed on his watch, in the lines in the brown leather and in its pale watch-face. Lines that would never show on David's appearance.

The Mortician never quite looked at Hildegarde as he answered, “It has. Since it is just you and I, let's focus on the Orphic Hymns.” He would be lying to himself if he didn't deny that, that half of their discoveries didn't take hold of his imagination. This said, it was also economical given Hildegarde translated this part herself.

Silently inviting Hildegarde to take a seat before him, David offers, “This part of the table is dedicated towards our work on the them.” Pointing to one piece in particular, “This, here, is where we left off before our sabbatical.”

**Hildegarde Bingen** · May 6th, 2014 10:50 PM

For once the Lord managed to avoid locking into a pose as she gracefully sat. Instead she delicately drew the paperwork to her and appeared to be reacquainting herself with it.

"Ah! So it is!" Her head rotated around and her eyes fell onto the Mekhet with a weighty stare. "A very unusual text indeed. What did you wish to focus on? The incantations? The gazetteer of mysterious lands? Perhaps we should investigate similar works to see if there is a common pattern... or a genre... at work?"

For once Hildegarde's usually quiet and calm (some might say emotionless) voice was throbbing with curiosity.

May 9th, 2014 03:05 PM

“Let's begin,” David says tentatively, “from a broad perspective and work towards the more specialized subjects.” Feeling her weighty stare while he looked to the paperwork, David tried not to let it bother him; unused to the intent scrutiny from any but Johan. The Mortician shifted in his seat unnecessarily.

“Let's begin with finding the broader patterns, see if it shares any context with any other works. Then,” David offers, “we'll further acquaint ourselves with the compendium of its lands.”

Eager to get work and yet, David was being rather methodical at the same time. A delicate balancing act between satisfying and drawing out curiosity.

**Yumyumcrow** · May 9th, 2014 06:31 PM

The pair will need to work together on an Extended [Intelligence + Occult] roll. For convenience, each roll will represent one night of work. The Geonexus and the library will provide equipment bonuses just as before. As this is David's project, he can lead. Hildegarde will assist - I've provided her team work assistance for the following working week

May 9th, 2014 07:06 PM

Away they went. Hildegarde quickly realizes just how intense David Regan can be in his own, quiet way. Not one to give up on a task, he tows a line between possessed and professional distance that seems admirable. Their first track seemed to yield little, but it served to strike out lines of questioning. A good thing too, as it so seems as substantial work was done the next night.

That pendulum swung again, trying with its might to hold back the information David wanted. But he was undeterred, the power of the land around them too strong, and Hildegarde and David ultimately hit pay-dirt. When the flurry of information and the proverbial dust had settled, David took a step back to consider the implications of what it was the duo had found.

Total 27 Successes

Date	Action	Roll	Result
2014-05-09 18:29:41	[05] Hildegarde research machine rolls 12 to Intelligence + Occult + GeoNex + Library (10 Again)	8, 7, 8, 2, 8, 5, 1, 1, 2, 3, 10, 3, 3	4 successes
2014-05-09 18:29:41	[04] Hildegarde research machine rolls 12 to Intelligence + Occult + GeoNex + Library (10 Again)	3, 7, 1, 3, 7, 8, 7, 2, 6, 6, 10, 10, 10, 3, 1	4 successes
2014-05-09 18:29:41	[03] Hildegarde research machine rolls 12 to Intelligence + Occult + GeoNex + Library (10 Again)	7, 5, 3, 6, 7, 10, 4, 7, 8, 8, 7, 1, 8	4 successes
2014-05-09 18:29:41	[02] Hildegarde research machine rolls 12 to Intelligence + Occult + GeoNex + Library (10 Again)	5, 8, 7, 6, 5, 1, 4, 1, 8, 4, 3, 10, 10, 9	5 successes
2014-05-09 18:29:41	[01] Hildegarde research machine rolls 12 to Intelligence + Occult + GeoNex + Library (10 Again)	2, 2, 8, 4, 1, 10, 6, 10, 3, 9, 4, 5, 1, 8	5 successes

Date	Action	Roll	Result
2014-05-09 18:58:33	David Regan rolls 16 to Intelligence + Occult + GeoNex 3 + Library 2 + Hilde 4 (R5) (10 Again)	9, 5, 3, 8, 1, 10, 6, 2, 9, 3, 4, 9, 9, 8, 2, 10, 5, 2	8 successes
2014-05-09 18:57:42	David Regan rolls 16 to Intelligence + Occult + GeoNex 3 + Library 2 + Hilde 4 (R4) (10 Again)	2, 9, 8, 5, 9, 5, 8, 4, 2, 9, 10, 1, 10, 8, 2, 1, 5, 8	9 successes
2014-05-09 18:57:15	David Regan rolls 16 to Intelligence + Occult + GeoNex 3 + Library 2 + Hilde 4 (R3) (10 Again)	7, 3, 2, 5, 8, 4, 6, 6, 8, 5, 3, 9, 2, 7, 4, 4	3 successes
2014-05-09 18:56:27	David Regan rolls 17 to Intelligence + Occult + GeoNex 3 + Library 2 + Hilde 5 (R2) (10 Again)	4, 3, 7, 5, 5, 8, 9, 10, 3, 3, 3, 2, 1, 1, 9, 2, 8, 2	5 successes
2014-05-09 18:55:58	David Regan rolls 17 to Intelligence + Occult + GeoNex 3 + Library 2 + Hilde 5 (R1) (10 Again)	4, 6, 8, 6, 4, 3, 6, 1, 2, 4, 7, 5, 3, 5, 5, 2, 9	2 successes

(Grimoire) Words of Power

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