EPIPHANY
FORMER CONCILIUM SOCIETY
Gatherings [they FAILED!!][ - XXI4==
Concilium
– Brasero de la Bahia
The entire
Concillum meets only once a quarter and that is to reinforce familiarity and
community. Any significant impacts to
the pentacle are addressed first, which almost always includes information on
recent Throne activity. Formal business
is also conducted where Cabals may bring grievances and issues before the
Council. The typical meeting location is
one of the abandoned buildings at the Florida Fairgrounds close to the
Amphitheatre.
Council – The
council itself meets weekly on Sunday.
Moros – Typically
everyone dresses cleanly but simply, like business casual, for meetings.
Acanthus – When
they do meet, the Enchanted tend to meet up at the Tampa Bay Downs race track. Grant typically does most of the talking
while Matcha and Leo bring lots of new recipes.
All of the Gamble a bit…it’s kind of their play time.
Mastigos – The
Warlocks rarely, if ever, meet as a group.
They don’t really like each other, for the most part. Junior and Oscuro work well together but
don’t like Jose. If they do have to
meet, it’s usually Jose that reaches out to the others.
The ‘Southwestern
Assembly’ (of
Rewriters Guild
(from
Vector, Marx
[Status 3 Syndic], Quail, Bruno, Listless
Imagineers (from
Darkwing
[Mastigos], Scrooge [Moros], Mickey [Acanthus], Goofy [Acanthus], Walt
[Obrimos], Sharon Mae [Status 4 Acanthus Syndic], Flora (Thrysus Imagineer)
Solitaries:
Tesla [Status 3
Syndic], Voltaire [Status 4 Citizen Agent], Cooperidge [Status 2 Syndic],
Quantum [Status 3 Syndic] (
Adamantine Arrow –
Tampa
Their coded
language is called ‘Footbology’.
Have you had the
hiccups lately? [Can I start using
Footbology?] No [Yes] Yes [No]
Ravens [Guardians],
Titans [Arrow], Eagles [Ladder], 49ers [Mysterium], Buccs [Libertines]
League [Concilium],
Teams [Orders], Players [Mages], Staff [Sleepwalker/Acolyte], Fans [Sleepers]
Penalty [Paradox],
A play [a spell]
Lex Magica
The Concilium was
originally founded by three Cabals in the area, only one of which survives
today as the Freebooters Club. The
charter has changed fairly little since it’s early days in the 1850s, just
before the start of the civil war. The
charter itself reads like more of a peace agreement as it was written between a
Cabal of pirates, one of military officers, and one of explorers and
traders. Eventually, as the privateers
were cut down, they merged with the merchants in part, becoming the Freebooters
club, while the Silver Ladder members went on to found the early form of the
Smokers (in 1880). The officers that did
survive the civil war mutated into what would become the dead presidents. (1890).
No new cabals would join for almost 100 years.
For the most part,
there are no written rules within the charter.
Each Cabal is expected to police there own, but to also obey the will of
the Council on matters between Cabals or involving sleepers. When an infraction occurs, the offender must
stand before the concilium, with their Cabal’s leader standing as advocate
All trials begin
with this:
“To uphold the
honor and promise of Atlantis, we gather today to uphold the path of wisdom so
that the sacrifice of the Oracles will not be in vain, and all souls may awaken
in due time.
It has been brought
before the council that the one known among the awakened as [offender] has
performed acts which endanger the Mysteries and the awakened. [offender], you have been charged with [list
crimes].
Breaking the
Precept of Secrecy by casting magic before a sleeper
Breaking the
Precept of Hubris by attacking a sleeper with powers beyond their comprehension
Now we will ask the
spirits of the Bay, in their unending memory, of the offenders past
transgressions.
[Summons a spirit
of the city…who will relate if that person has offended before]
Who speaks for the
Who speaks for the
accused?
JOSE: I, Jose
Gaspar, Master on the Path of Scourging and Hearthmaster of the Freebooters
club, stand as advocate.
The Concilium
recognizes the Master. Does the
Freebooters club admit [offender’s] guilt or do they stand in denial of the
charges?
JOSE: We are aware
of the severity of these events, and Script accepts culpability. We bring as precedent a few cases where other
mages have broken these precepts in similar circumstances as a last line of
self defense. [goes on to tell stories
of 2 different circumstances, one in 1978 and one in 2000.] Given these precedents, we will apply the
following punishment according to the Tetragammaton:
- As minor penance for the first crime, that
she is to act as servitor for the Cabal for one moon.
- As severe reprimand for the second, that
she is to refrain from casting magic of any sort during this time, that
all awakened shall turn their back on her so that she may meditate on the
severity of her crimes and their repercussions, and that failure to follow
this declaration will result in further penalty.
- Finally, for both her own safety and
that of the cabal, that she submits to a binding oath sanctified by the
Arcana of Fate to perform these penalties, with dire consequences should
she fail.
SENCHA: Councilors,
are you satisfied? (each councilor
reveals a token of path as a sign of revealing themselves as satisfied. If they left it hidden, it would be a sign
that the path shies away from the acts of the criminal.)
Then it shall be
so, as witnessed by the Concilium and the Spirits of this City. This matter is settled.
[Next someone is
brought on charges of testing wards upon the EWFs Sanctum by Sagitarius, she’s
recognized as an Adept]
NPCs
Agent Dominic Sweet, Sleepwalker
Appearance: Dominic stands 6’1”. He is square jawed and shouldered, looking
like the all American quarterback all grown up.
He speaks with authority in a non-specific mid-western accent, always
respectful, but assumes he will be obeyed unequivocally.
Agent Sweet believes he is a high level member of an
organization called “The Last Bulwark”.
They are a secret Fraternity devoted to “The rule of Law”… but in truth
it’s a very rigid and brutal doctrine based on Hamurabbi’s Code. It is, in fact, a conspiracy under control of
the Hegemonic Ministry and the Bayside consortium.
Agent Amanda Dodgeson, Sleeper
Agent Dodgeson has recently been initiated into “The Last
Bulwark”. She watched her last partner
killed in front of her and in a fit of hysteria tried to attack him at his
trial.
National Association of Neighborhood Watches (NANWa)
This organization is a front for the Panopticon. Ultimately it encourages neighbors to spy on
each other and to report findings to specific officers of the organization, or
if there are law enforcement officials in the pocket of the Seers, to those
individuals.
Tripod Security
A security firm under the control of the Pantopticon through
Dr. Wains. Dr. Wains serves “Mr. Needs”
a Pantopicon Mage.
Countess Elena Milianna Tranzist
When the Mystagogue Carl Tranzist stole the body of his wife from
“The Risen” Countess Elena Milagro de Hoyos
Vice, Dex 3, Sta 2, Pre 2, Man 3, Comp 3, Int 2, Wit 3, Res 2
Str 2, Dex 2, Sta 2, Pre 3, Man 2, Com 2, Int 3, Wit 3, Res 3
Academics 2, Crafts 1, Investigation 1, Occult 2, Science 1
Athletics 1, Brawl 1, Firea
Winter Court Mantle 2, Hollow 2, Resources 1
Maria Cullin (???) DEAF
Mr WVS, Darkling of the
Court of Winter
Clarity 6, Wyrd 3
Str 1, Dex 2, Sta 2, Pre 2, Man 2, Comp 2, Int 3, Wit
3, Res 3
Papa Cullin
(Ghost) Vice-Gluttony, Virtue-Faith
Power 3, Finesse 2, Resistence 2
Morality 6, Willpower 5
Telekineisis
Mr Herson (Guardian Ghost of
Romeo’s Sanctum)
Vice-Pride, Virtue-Fortitude
Power 3, Finesse 3, Resistence 4
Morality 5, Willpower 6
Animal Control, Phantasm, Terrify
Next Door Retard
Gangrel Ghoul
Vice – Wrath, Virtue – Charity
Str 3, Dex 2, Sta 4 (3), Pre 2, Man 1, Comp 2, Int 1,
Wit 1, Res 3
Resiliance 1, Vitae 2
Next Door Retard’s Sister
Vice – Sloth, Virtue – Hope
Str 1, Dex 2, Sta 2, Pre 2, Man 2, Comp 3, Int 2, Wit
2, Res 2
Her husband left her when retard was 16, unable to
cope with them and his wife’s laziness.
Since then she’s meandered from minimum wage job to job and living off
the government. When a man showed up at
her door, offering her $400 a month to watch the next door neighbors, she
quickly agreed. She drinks regularly and
smokes pot, but has no other addictions other than daytime TV.
Sencha, former Hierarch
Sencha is an dichotomy. He is a Deacon of the Silver ladder, but also an Orphean of Proteus which mostly spurn politics and temporal power. Among the Shifters, some
but only as a means to further his position within his Order. In truth, Sencha believes he is following a way to one-ness with all beings. He believes that the cultures of man are simply the herd behavior of their species. He has no interest in taking on
Grant, former Acanthus Councilor
Grant has recently begun to eschew his trappings, beginning to wear the simple military garb of the civil war union soldiers.
Detective Adam Germaine, Pasco County
After the altercation involving the retarded neighbor and Roc trying to kill him…this man got involved. All he knows is that the body of Matthew Peterson was found with one bullet wound near the shoulder. He believes Pat killed him, though the gun has not been found, an
pon, just a set of very unusual
circumstances. The sister wants to press
charges against Pat for attacking her retarded brother, but there’s no-----as the two angry old men.)
His questions:
- Where is
Maria (so he can question her)?
- Who were
the other two men who attacked the retard?
- Was this
a viscious family revenge attack?
OPEN STORYLINES
Labrynth meets Conspiracy
The death of Amon
Mudalla and his connection to the Scottish Rite Masonic Lodge (and the local
Egyptian Shriners) is part of the shadow war going on between the Guardian Labyrinth
and Seer Cults. The murder was due to
the Banisher that was captured by Chris and given to Absinthe, but Chris is now
on the Seers’ radar, with Agent Dominic Sweet is trying to slowly get him to
become part of his cult.
A Lost Cause
Daniel has been abducted by one of the Fae in Cartegena
Columbia and been replaced by a Fetch.
The fetch has no clue what it is but has a beautiful translucent glass
orb which it NEVER takes off.
The Manacles of Silence
One of the books found in the Hallow is actually a cursed
reproduction of a Guardian grimoire.
Bad luck Chuck
A man who can naturally step out of time for a few
moments….but has a permanent bad luck
Painful Trailer Park Memories
Sharps still prowls the trailer park, devouring the few
spirits sniffing around. But the Throne
has moved on and will soon develop over the park.
“Sharps”, Rank 3 Spirit
Influences: Pain 3, Addiction 2
Bans: Cannot influence
masochists, must assist anyone who is trying to procure needle delivered drugs
Power – 7, Finesse – 6, Resistance – 5, NUMINA: Reaching,
Vendetta
A coterie of Carthian Vampires plans to turn
Living Dead Boy
Theme: The plane of Stygia / permanency
Romeo plans on being dead for about a month and has asked
the
Chapters
- The Dead
– Themes of Reverence/Nostalgia, Mood of confusion/loss
Romeo introduces the - Welcoming
[Cranberries – then WoW channel]
- ii. If no or we need to talk…Really? After what we’ve been through? Okay..he trails off with a heavy sigh and a lost look.
Agreements or Allies
Theme: The enemy of my enemy…
The clutch of vampires opening Vendetta requests assistance
from the cabal. Certainly they have
their own motivations, but do those motivations threaten the
THE TRUTH
This is all a pretense to learn more about what the mages
can do, who they are, and ultimately get leverage on them.
Chapter 1 – “Like civilized people”
The coterie has arranged a dinner meeting at Stonewood Grill to discuss their proposal. It started as someone has been breaking into the Vendetta workspace and stealing equipment. The police were called and a report was filed. However, in the most recent break-in nothing was stolen but equipment was sabotaged, which makes them tve hundred dollars per night plus any investigative expenses you incur, with receipts of course. Payment will be in cash the following Friday night.
LOCATIONS
Things that go bump in the night: Some of the other denizens
of the World of Darkness have made deals with the Mages to stay out of their
hair. A coterie of vampires (mostly
Lancea Sanctum, but a few Invictus) controls the Castle and no Mage is
allowed. A coterie of Crone spend their
time in the Boyd Hill Nature preserve in St. Pete. A Krewe of Sin Eaters (mostly Celebrants with
a few Gatekeepers) haunt the Myrtle Hill Cemetary. A clique of Lost are typically found around
the
Sanctum of the Ark
Hallow
Former Sanctum of Carl Tanzler, a deranged Mysterium
Moros.
Mysterium Athaneum
Located beneath Channellside, the Athaneum is built within
the old storage tunnels and confines of what was once the military base built
here during the civil war.
Stats:
Scriptorium 4 Drudge – The houndskeeper happens to be a Gangrel ghoul…allowing his master to feed on the dogs some evenings. His master is a recently embraced individual who can’t bring himself to feed on humans.
- The Gambler – Ghost who tried to cheat
the house and lost. All his fingers
were broken, then his mouth smashed in with a sledgehammer….deforming his
entire face. He needs others to gamble, and what
use what little abilities he has to such effect.
- “Bart” Bartholemew – Spirit, Dog Rank 2
– Used to be a champion greyhound….prideful
- “Phantom” – Spirit, Horse and Speed
Rank 2
ITEMS
The Storybook of the Mysterium
Qualities – Imagination, Metaphor (-1), Indoctrination (-2)
: This book has no grimoire but is a story designed to slowly have a pledge
understand the personified qualities of magic itself and it’s dynamic
influence.
The Manacle of Silence
A cursed copy of the GotV ‘Codex of Lies’ (see Grimoire of
Grimoires)
Research for a non GotV (1 week per roll) No modifier if a
Library with sufficient Occult & History texts is available, Basic Public
Library -1, No library -2
1st – Identify the content and context/purpose of
the book with Academics based research rolls, 10 successes.
2nd – Understand the Occult and mystic themes in
the various chapter. Slowly understand
which images and passages carry meaning to various cultures with Occult based
research roll, 10 successes.
3rd – Deciphed by a Great curse for 24 hours, Fate 5, 5 potency
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Protocols
Our Creed
The
We recognize, as one body, the
Great Rights of Crossing, Emeritus, and Sanctuary. We hope to work productively with other
Cabals of the Atlantean Orders we may encounter, but respectively decline to
offer Hospitality in the interests of security and safety for our members and
charges. All members are expected to
meet Sunday mornings to prove their continued safety, update each other on the
progress of mystical projects and research, and assist in necessary rituals.
Any items, mundane or magical, which are brought near the Sanctum will first be loaned to the Eye and the Head who ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
May the inheritors of the Oracle’s
wisdom adhere to these words. Only in
complete unity of the members may they be directly altered. As an entity, the
Member’s Oath
I, (real name), known as (shadow
name) among the awakened, pledge my friendship and fealty to the mages of the
