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  1. #1
    Saber Sloth's Avatar

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    Night had fallen, stark over the ruinous wreckage of what was once the El Rancho Motel. Yellow police tape sectioned off the shoddily patched asphalt parking lot to the rest of the highway. Caution signs, and those marking unstable ground can be see, some on the ground, and others desperately clinging for purchase.

    The shadow of the skeleton of the motel looms, high and leaning. The fire burned hot, and long. The surrounding vegetation, what little had been before, was now charred, blackened, crisp, even now as the Seasons moved onward.

    The closest streetlight scythes through the gloom, lengthening shadows, and bring the burnt timber into focus.

    It still smelled like garbage, burnt garbage.






    Please remember to include your equipment

    Titania Vincent Sonnie Wu Abyssalstar Bugul Stray

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  3. #2
    Sonnie Wu's Avatar
    Sonja "Sonnie" Wu
    Striking Looks
    (Playful)
    Presence
    (Mischievous)
    Dexterity
    (Nimble)
    New Identity
    (Sonja Wu)
    Mantle
    (Spring)
    Mask:

    An alluring young beauty, Sonnie Wu is 5'2" and lean-bodied, with a light, nimble step and eyes that seem to say "Hey, you know what would be fun?" Her reddish-brown hair often seems slightly unkempt, and an amused smile regularly plays on her lips. Sonnie is usually dressed casually or for outdoor activity. She almost always wears a pair of red leather tabi boots.
    Mien:

    To the eyes of Fae, Sonnie's feet are like those of a monkey: Toes as long as fingers, with one on each foot being opposable like a thumb. A long monkey tail protrudes from the base of Sonnie's spine, covered in hair the same shade as her head. It appears to be prehensile, and often moves to react to her mood and dances about when she speaks, like people who "talk with their hands." Finally, her brown eyes turn golden.
    Mundane Equipment:

    Smart phone, messenger bag, quarterstaff, 2 throwing knifes (concealed), 3 goblin fruit (changes by season), mountain bike.
    Hedgespun

    Cloud-Stepping Shoes
    Hedgespun ● +2 Speed

    Riyu Jingu Bang (Staff)
    Hedgespun ●● +2 Damage

    Coin of the Lucky Monkey
    Hedgespun ●● +2 Defense
    Sonnie Wu Scenes
     
      Dreaming, Cloak of the Elements

    +1
    SL
    3
    PRE

    Wyrd
    ••••
    Steepscrambler

    Sonnie Wu approached the former motel cautiously. She came dressed in blue jeans, her red hedgsepun boots, a dark blue hoodie over a black tee shirt, and a black beanie on her head. A bronze coin hung on a leather thong around her neck. Her hair was in pigtails, and her messenger bag was slung across her back. For a few moments, she stood on the sidewalk and looked over the site, getting a feel for it.

    This was the place.

    This is where Abraham died.

    Simply knowing this fact gave the burned out building a more sinister aura.

    Using one end of her staff, the simian Beast gently lifted the hanging police tape and stepped under it. Then she kept it held up for Titania and Bugul to follow.

    Equipment: Quarterstaff, 2 throwing knives (concealed in sleeves), smartphone, goblin fruit (2 ertwen, 1 coupnettle tea), hedgespun boots (+2 Speed), hedgespun pendant (+1 Def), a couple of tacos and a package of cookies.
    Spring Mantle (Scent of Flowers and Fruit)

  4. #3
    Titania's Avatar
    Pretty Princess
    Presence
    (Lovely)
    Mantle
    (Spring)
    Arcadian Body
    (Presence)
    Striking Looks
    (Gorgeous)
    Distinctive Voice
    (Posh Accent)
    Titania

    Telluric / Bright One

    Fairest


    Mask

    A striking brunette in her 20s with deep blue eyes, shoulder length hair and a 1000-watt smile. Her features have a radiant beauty to them. She styles herself after the latest fashions, never forgetting to add a touch of tradition to her mises.
    Titania

    Mien

    The elegant and armonious movement of the celestial spheres is reflected upon her hair, galaxies dance across the pitch black background in clockwork-like precision, delicate specks of moondust blaze down in her wake, disappearing just as they touch the floor. Her eyes, like star sapphires, shine in tandem with the globes of light that dance around her, floating like planets swept around a Sun.
    Titania

    Mantle

    A field of roses under the glistening pale moon of a star sprangled spring night. Occasionally, midnight blue roses emerge from her hair, their petals swept by a gentle breeze, just to fade into the bed of sparkling diamond moondust left in her trail by her mien, vanishing without trace soon thereafter.

    1
    FAME
    +2
    SL
    +1
    DV
    5
    PRE

    Telluric Bright One

    She quietly follows Sonnie's lead, a court of dazzling wisps in her wake. So occupied she is by the sight of the devastation wrought upon the building (by Circe? Nobody knows) that she dares not to utter a word, instead she sighs and hugs herself, adding another layer between her leather jacket (the fashionistas perfect burglar outfit) and the coldness of the grim world outside. Her light makeup the only concession to color.
    Such an unjust fate had befallen their lost Comrade.
    "Thank you", she softly whisper to the monkey. She looks back, casting a forlorn look to Bugul, before she lowers herself enough to fit underneath the tape.
    This place owed them answers.

    Equip: purse, smartphone, makeup, her bag, a pocket mirror, some cash, perfume
    New Identity ● (Eleanor Tessier)
    Fame ● (Social Media)

  5. #4
    Bugul's Avatar

    Public: Bartholomew Bishop
    Hob Kin
    Resources
    New Identity
    Bugul

    Mien
    Bugul's face is goat-like, as are his ears and short horns reminiscent of the same beast adorn his head. He is covered in rough fur, gray in color. His facial hair is more apparent, with his mustache growing think beneath his goat-like nose and the stubble on his chin growing longer like a billy goat beard. Woody vines grow from his scalp and forearms evidencing that this being is no mere Beast, but something else as well. He looks upon the world with clear blue, goatlike eyes and walks on the earth with cloven hooves.

    (Invoke Nevertread)Glamour 1 Willpower Spent
    2
    PRE

    Where Titania was still radiant in her own way, Bugul was, by contrast quite plain. He wore close befitting the weather, with a gray hoodie, gray beanie, and his black jacket. They did not bear prominent logos and the only divergence from the normal was a bowie knife, safely tucked away in its holster.

    Seeing the scene, Bugul stared for a moment. The last thing he wanted was to have evidence of his passing on a crime scene that was being actively investigated.

    Thus, as he wiped his hands idly on his jeans, the Goatman invoked a Contract that would ensure no marks were left as the team investigated the burnt husk that had served as Abraham's coffin. As he felt the Glamour pulse from his being, Bugul continued, meeting Titania's forlorn expression with a stoic gaze. Then, he'd dip beneath the tape held up by his fellow Beast. He'd grant Sonnie a nod of thanks, but would say nothing.

    2 successes
    Date Action Roll Result
    2020-01-21 12:13:22 Bugul rolls 7 to Invoke Nevertread Int+Wyrd+WP (10 Again, WillPower) 7, 4, 7, 10, 5, 6, 8, 2 2 successes
           





    I am invoking Nevertread, the second Contract of Smoke. According to the source material and the wiki, success means I cannot be traced at all to this location or investigators suffer a -2, ST's discretion. I was uncertain whether to invoke it now or at the scene's conclusion, so I opted to follow the general rules for contracts and post it first thing.

    Equipment: Clothes, bowie knife, cell phone (NOT a smartphone: on silent and no vibration)

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  7. #5
    Sonnie Wu's Avatar
    Sonja "Sonnie" Wu
    Striking Looks
    (Playful)
    Presence
    (Mischievous)
    Dexterity
    (Nimble)
    New Identity
    (Sonja Wu)
    Mantle
    (Spring)
    Mask:

    An alluring young beauty, Sonnie Wu is 5'2" and lean-bodied, with a light, nimble step and eyes that seem to say "Hey, you know what would be fun?" Her reddish-brown hair often seems slightly unkempt, and an amused smile regularly plays on her lips. Sonnie is usually dressed casually or for outdoor activity. She almost always wears a pair of red leather tabi boots.
    Mien:

    To the eyes of Fae, Sonnie's feet are like those of a monkey: Toes as long as fingers, with one on each foot being opposable like a thumb. A long monkey tail protrudes from the base of Sonnie's spine, covered in hair the same shade as her head. It appears to be prehensile, and often moves to react to her mood and dances about when she speaks, like people who "talk with their hands." Finally, her brown eyes turn golden.
    Mundane Equipment:

    Smart phone, messenger bag, quarterstaff, 2 throwing knifes (concealed), 3 goblin fruit (changes by season), mountain bike.
    Hedgespun

    Cloud-Stepping Shoes
    Hedgespun ● +2 Speed

    Riyu Jingu Bang (Staff)
    Hedgespun ●● +2 Damage

    Coin of the Lucky Monkey
    Hedgespun ●● +2 Defense
    Sonnie Wu Scenes
     
      Dreaming, Cloak of the Elements

    +1
    SL
    3
    PRE

    Wyrd
    ••••
    Steepscrambler

    She gave the Fairest a nod, and waited for the Broadback to cross the police line before she lowered the tape and withdrew her staff. "Thanks for coming, Bart. If there's anything you want to know, just ask," she spoke softly.

    In this foul place, Sonnie's usually chipper attitude was a bit subdued. "It's been a few weeks since the fire and... Abe. The cops and fire department are probably done with this place. Looters, too, I'd guess. If we run into trouble, it'll probably be from the other side of the Thorns."

    The Steepscrambler walked towards the charred husk of the motel, carefully observing the ruins for anything unusual. Particularly movement. She removed her smartphone from a pocket and turned on the light, shining it about to illuminate her field of vision.

    As she scanned the motel, she spoke over her shoulder towards Titania, "Okay, Velma, where do you want to start?"

      3 successes
    Date Action Roll Result
    2020-01-22 16:45:44 Sonnie Wu rolls 5 to Perception: Wits 3 + Comp 2 (10 Again) 9, 8, 10, 1, 3, 3 3 successes
    Spring Mantle (Scent of Flowers and Fruit)

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    Saber Sloth's Avatar

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    The husk is black and brittle, wet and charred. Despite the time passed, the structure stands, even as it seems like a strong gust could bring it all down around them. Sonnie spies a well worn path through the wreckage. At a glance there is less ruined and smoke stained items then there ought. Clearly the Steepscrambler's woods rang true, looters had already come through.

    While the Monkey's eyes work through the blackened corpse of the motel, the Wyrd works, and wipes the telling marks from the scorched earth of the goat's cloven hoofs, and shedding fur.


    If y'all want you can give me a basic perception, or we can start in on the Investigation rolls. Teamwork would apply for the latter

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  11. #7
    Titania's Avatar
    Pretty Princess
    Presence
    (Lovely)
    Mantle
    (Spring)
    Arcadian Body
    (Presence)
    Striking Looks
    (Gorgeous)
    Distinctive Voice
    (Posh Accent)
    Titania

    Telluric / Bright One

    Fairest


    Mask

    A striking brunette in her 20s with deep blue eyes, shoulder length hair and a 1000-watt smile. Her features have a radiant beauty to them. She styles herself after the latest fashions, never forgetting to add a touch of tradition to her mises.
    Titania

    Mien

    The elegant and armonious movement of the celestial spheres is reflected upon her hair, galaxies dance across the pitch black background in clockwork-like precision, delicate specks of moondust blaze down in her wake, disappearing just as they touch the floor. Her eyes, like star sapphires, shine in tandem with the globes of light that dance around her, floating like planets swept around a Sun.
    Titania

    Mantle

    A field of roses under the glistening pale moon of a star sprangled spring night. Occasionally, midnight blue roses emerge from her hair, their petals swept by a gentle breeze, just to fade into the bed of sparkling diamond moondust left in her trail by her mien, vanishing without trace soon thereafter.

    1
    FAME
    +2
    SL
    +1
    DV
    5
    PRE

    Telluric Bright One

    She didn't know who this Velma person was. But she liked the name Daphne a lot more... more fitting for sure.
    "Would you please keep that artificial light in your pocket? You're disturbing them", she gestures at her now overly excited wisps as they tried to err... mate with the iphone's beams, "Besides its bad for the skin, you would know if you cared about yourself more".
    "They'll spot us", she bites her lips, "If you haven't realized yet I'm literally made of light and shiny stuff that nobody else can see", she says rolling her eyes. Then she waves her left finger up in the air, and out of thin air a small goblet of illuminating light appears. "Aaand there we go", she says squinting her eyes and proceeding in a seemingly random direction.




      1 success
    Date Action Roll Result
    2020-01-25 16:13:18 Titania rolls 3 to Perception - clarity (10 Again) 9, 2, 1 1 success

    The bright one kith description only requires glam to be spent when the light is used offensively, there's no limit to the number of lights she can create, since the power is said to be at will. Though the lights must be stationary and cannot follow her, they last for a scene. I find the exchange funny though
    New Identity ● (Eleanor Tessier)
    Fame ● (Social Media)

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    Bugul's Avatar

    Public: Bartholomew Bishop
    Hob Kin
    Resources
    New Identity
    Bugul

    Mien
    Bugul's face is goat-like, as are his ears and short horns reminiscent of the same beast adorn his head. He is covered in rough fur, gray in color. His facial hair is more apparent, with his mustache growing think beneath his goat-like nose and the stubble on his chin growing longer like a billy goat beard. Woody vines grow from his scalp and forearms evidencing that this being is no mere Beast, but something else as well. He looks upon the world with clear blue, goatlike eyes and walks on the earth with cloven hooves.

    2
    PRE

    Bugul merely nods to Sonnie as she thanks him for his presence, but does not stop to wait as she speaks to Titania. Instead he trudges forward some feet before coming to a stop and taking stock in his surroundings.

    failure
    Date Action Roll Result
    2020-01-25 18:15:07 Bugul rolls 4 to Perception (Wits+Comp-Clarity) (10 Again) 6, 2, 2, 6 failure
           





    However, it is for not. Instead Bugul merely hears the whispers of the wind and catches glimpses of the Thousand Voices. He remains still, his gaze glazing over with a pondering countenance as he stares to nothing.

    When the Bright One finally bothers to speak, the vine-laden Goatman is brought back to reality. Bugul's head shifts, his goatlike eyes looking over his shoulder as the lovely woman speaks. She seems so certain that the lights of her mien are safe.

    "Ruins draw the eyes of more than just Men,"
    he says, his voice a low grumble, "You feel Others are not watching?"

    Then came a need in his heart. He knew not what drew the interests of the Antlered Crown to the hotel. Thus, remembering the Steepscrambler's offer to explain, Bugul's head shift to her, the motion heavy and methodical.

    "Why are we here?"
    he asks.

  14. #9
    Sonnie Wu's Avatar
    Sonja "Sonnie" Wu
    Striking Looks
    (Playful)
    Presence
    (Mischievous)
    Dexterity
    (Nimble)
    New Identity
    (Sonja Wu)
    Mantle
    (Spring)
    Mask:

    An alluring young beauty, Sonnie Wu is 5'2" and lean-bodied, with a light, nimble step and eyes that seem to say "Hey, you know what would be fun?" Her reddish-brown hair often seems slightly unkempt, and an amused smile regularly plays on her lips. Sonnie is usually dressed casually or for outdoor activity. She almost always wears a pair of red leather tabi boots.
    Mien:

    To the eyes of Fae, Sonnie's feet are like those of a monkey: Toes as long as fingers, with one on each foot being opposable like a thumb. A long monkey tail protrudes from the base of Sonnie's spine, covered in hair the same shade as her head. It appears to be prehensile, and often moves to react to her mood and dances about when she speaks, like people who "talk with their hands." Finally, her brown eyes turn golden.
    Mundane Equipment:

    Smart phone, messenger bag, quarterstaff, 2 throwing knifes (concealed), 3 goblin fruit (changes by season), mountain bike.
    Hedgespun

    Cloud-Stepping Shoes
    Hedgespun ● +2 Speed

    Riyu Jingu Bang (Staff)
    Hedgespun ●● +2 Damage

    Coin of the Lucky Monkey
    Hedgespun ●● +2 Defense
    Sonnie Wu Scenes
     
      Dreaming, Cloak of the Elements

    +1
    SL
    3
    PRE

    Wyrd
    ••••
    Steepscrambler

    "Hey! Whoa!" Sonnie gently tried to wave the amorous little orbs of light away from her phone, "I like the enthusiasm, fellas, but now is not the time." Eventually, she had to admit defeat and shut off the light. The phone disappeared back into her pocket.

    The fact the Fairest could make little stationary nightlights was news to her, "Since when can you do that?" Her tail poked at the magical light curiously.

    Then Titania made that comment about her skin, and she turned to glower and point a finger into the Telluric's face, "Listen here, girly, I'll have you know my skin care routine is..." she paused, remembering where they were, "...not actually relevant at the moment. We will pick this up another time."

    The Steepscrambler moved her attention to Bugul, though she gave Titania the I'm-watching-you gesture. To Bart, she spoke, "Um, some of the freeholders were investigating a kidnapping a few weeks back. The three Monarchs, plus a Spring named Abraham. From what I understand, the trail led them to this motel. I'm not quite clear on the details, but they got separated while poking around here." Her gaze continued to scan their blackened, stinking surroundings, "Abe went in the window of a room. There were some voices, I think? By the time Circe got in there, he was... dead. Whoever rented the room was gone. Then a fire started and the others had to run for it."

    "We're here because the dermatologist wanted to poke around the ruins for clues," her tail pointed at the Bright One, "while the Monarchs follow another lead. Maybe we can identify the privateers?"
    Spring Mantle (Scent of Flowers and Fruit)

  15. #10
    Titania's Avatar
    Pretty Princess
    Presence
    (Lovely)
    Mantle
    (Spring)
    Arcadian Body
    (Presence)
    Striking Looks
    (Gorgeous)
    Distinctive Voice
    (Posh Accent)
    Titania

    Telluric / Bright One

    Fairest


    Mask

    A striking brunette in her 20s with deep blue eyes, shoulder length hair and a 1000-watt smile. Her features have a radiant beauty to them. She styles herself after the latest fashions, never forgetting to add a touch of tradition to her mises.
    Titania

    Mien

    The elegant and armonious movement of the celestial spheres is reflected upon her hair, galaxies dance across the pitch black background in clockwork-like precision, delicate specks of moondust blaze down in her wake, disappearing just as they touch the floor. Her eyes, like star sapphires, shine in tandem with the globes of light that dance around her, floating like planets swept around a Sun.
    Titania

    Mantle

    A field of roses under the glistening pale moon of a star sprangled spring night. Occasionally, midnight blue roses emerge from her hair, their petals swept by a gentle breeze, just to fade into the bed of sparkling diamond moondust left in her trail by her mien, vanishing without trace soon thereafter.

    1
    FAME
    +2
    SL
    +1
    DV
    5
    PRE

    Telluric Bright One

    She was glad that the Beast-man shared her own caution. Thus, she nods approvingly.
    "I can't sense anything. But as I said to the rest of my Court, if it's one of us we're talking about, we can't assume he was the assailant. It might all be the result of a misunderstanding".
    Tap, tap, tap. Her high heels push against the floor. "There should be a guest book at the reception, or a record of some sort. Let's see if we can find a name", their failure with Pico and Beverly still stung. They wouldn't commit the same mistake twice.
    New Identity ● (Eleanor Tessier)
    Fame ● (Social Media)

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