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Arriviere.md

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+#Location #Main-Story
+
+Arriviere was never a big town. It is not known when it was founded, or who founded it. The town's inhabitants have been living in the area for as long as memory living and dead. There's a station near, but there's no service that will bring you to it. No history of the town is written down, but it's existence is recorded as far back as the Roman empire.
+
+Due to it's geographical surroundings, the sun never shines for long. The mountains to the East are cause of a late sunrise, and those in the West of an early and short twilight. The forests are filled with brambles, and things that should not be spoken of. Most of the inhabitants are careful about staying within the ancient walls after nightfall.
+
+# Quests
+
+The [[du Toit Trade Company]] has set up various operations around the town.
+- Various dig sites
+- The hunting of witches
+- The hunting of spirits
+- Kidnapping townsfolk
+
+## [[Forest Gods]]
+
+The Frankish people that have lived in this area for centuries have always worshipped a pantheon of local forest gods. These gods, according to legend, are responsible for allowing the people of the valley to thrive despite the short days. Although very few people would admit to believing these stories, the rituals still get practiced. This is in large part due to a small coven of witches, who work to keep the old gods happy. [[The Coven of Arriviere]] has done this since the arrival of Christianity, but now they have encountered a more active threat.
+
+Since the [[du Toit Trade Company]] has started operating in the area, they have hunted the coven. Three of the four have since been killed, only one remains. The last witch of the coven contacts the party and asks them to help her stop the Old Gods from taking out their anger on the town.

Castle.md

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 #Location #Villain #Quest
-[[The Cultists]]' base of operations in the country.
+[[du Toit Private Army]]' base of operations in the country.
 In the end, all hostages from [[Hostage Trail]] will end up here, set to work.
 
 ## Dig Site

Counter Espionage.md

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+#Quest #Main-Story
+The [[Private Investigator]] asked the party to help with a personal target of his.
+Before the investigation into the [[du Toit Trade Company]] brought him to the Netherlands, he used to work with a partner in crime/romance.
+While he was out scouting, a [[du Toit Assassin]] murdered his partner, as well as the client. This is the reason that the PI is now tracking this case without help or a client.
+
+He would like to get revenge on both the assassin and the assassin's employers. He has tracked down the assassin to [[The City]]'s [[Grand Hotel]]. And has asked the players to sneak in and find out more about the assassin's goals.
+
+The assassin is staying at [[Room 418]]

Cover Blown.md

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-#Quest #Main-Story
-# Dry Summary
-One of [[the statues]] ended up in the hands of a [[Spymaster]], who went haywire, killed a bunch of his spies, and disappeared.
-
-# Questgiver
-A [PI](Private%20Investigator.md) is investigating the murders for personal reasons. He will ask the players for help because of their previous experience with the statues.
-# Hook
-After the party tracks down one of the statues, the [PI](Private%20Investigator.md) will reach out to them specifically to ask for help with this case. The [[Private Investigator]] has tracked down three locations he believes are related to the case.
-
-# Investigation
-
-## Introduction
-The latest in the series of murders. A messenger was killed in a second home of a wealthy business man. At the time of the murder, the owner of the apartment was out of town, so he claims it must have been one of the servants.
-
-## Searching the premises
-Although the body was removed, the messenger's bag remains in building. Inside of it are various letter addressed to, or sent by a Mr. Valens.
-There is a [letter](Valens'%20Messenger's%20Bag.md) lying next to the bag, its envelope is not marked with any name nor address.
-
-## Capture
-Although [[Room 418]] is the [[Spymaster]]'s, the [statue](The%20Statues) is not there. The [[Spymaster]] has completely thrashed the room, leaving broken furniture and torn bedding.
-The man himself is a pitiable mess, rambling about how *"That bitch stole it, SHE TOOK IT FROM ME!"*. He will attack the players with on sight.

Forest Gods.md

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+Around the town of Arriviere, can be found the remains of the trees of worship. Each of the three trees is supposedly connected to one of the forest's spirits.
+To keep their patrons from destroying the town, [[The Coven of Arriviere]] has for centuries performed a ritual at these sites. This ritual involves an offering of life to the tree.
+
+[[Illiana the Witch]] does not know the exact details of the ritual. Only that if it is not completed, a witch can sacrifice her own life to appease the old gods does not know the exact details of the ritual. Only that if it is not completed, a witch can sacrifice her own life to appease the old gods.
+
+# Raven Speak
+
+While staying at the [[Arriviere]] Inn, [[Illiana the Witch]] will approach the party by way of a speaking raven.
+The raven serves as a one-way communication method from Illiana to the party.
+
+# Forbidden Arts
+
+Illiana wants to contact her dead mentors to find out how to perform the ritual. The first step in this process is to find out what the du Toit soldiers did with the bodies.
+
+When she last saw her mentors, they left their home towards the old Oak, North of the town.

Grand Hotel.md

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 #Main-Story #Location
 
-During [[Cover Blown]], Chase the [[Private Investigator]] will ask the party to find the [[Spymaster]] in this hotel.
+During [[Counter Espionage]], Chase the [[Private Investigator]] will ask the party to find the [[du Toit Assassin]] in this hotel.
 # Infiltration
 ## Introduction
-The [PI](Private%20Investigator.md) will provide the party with disguises and fake identities. The party will then enter the hotel and search for the room log. In there the party is to find out the room the spymaster is staying in, and ambush him. The party should then destroy the statue and take the [[Spymaster]], preferably alive, to the back of the hotel, where the [PI](Private%20Investigator.md) is waiting in his car.
+The [PI](Private%20Investigator.md) will provide the party with disguises and fake identities. The party will then enter the hotel and search for the room log. In there the party is to find out the room the spymaster is staying in, and ambush him. The party should then destroy the statue and take the [[du Toit Assassin]], preferably alive, to the back of the hotel, where the [PI](Private%20Investigator.md) is waiting in his car.
 
 ## Puzzle
 Once inside the party is immediately ordered around a bunch by a bossy head maid. They will have to stay out of her gaze and get to the reception, where the room log lives.

Illiana the Witch.md

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+Illiana is the last remaining witch of [[The Coven of Arriviere]]

Johan 't Hof.md

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 42 y/o janitor with siblings working in the car factory. Can fight. Has a lot of keys to various places around the university campus. Well known around the local community. Socialist.
 
 ## Character Sheet
-![[Johan_Sheet.jpg]]
+![[Pasted image 20231007142010.png]]

Main Story Flow.md

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 #Main-Story #Quest 
 
-[[Johan 't Hof]] needs to find his siblings and stop them from being used/killed by [[The Cultists]].
+[[Johan 't Hof]] needs to find his siblings and stop them from being used/killed by [[du Toit Private Army]].
 	This involves chasing down the train that brought them out into the French countryside. And stopping the cultists' digging operation.
 
 [[Oriann du Toit]] needs to find the cure for the [[Du Toit Curse]].

Oriann du Toit.md

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 # Quoth Nymph
 Orainn is studying The Science(s) cause he's a crazy scientist twink who steals from people, (his family doesn't support him being a crazy scientist but they're fine with his sleeping around and stealing) So his backstory is: get got raised in a Twink household, became one himself, then uhhhh, science caught his eye and he started studying Science, just all of them He's from Belgium so he was raised to speak Flemish and french, and taught himself German and Russian(for the crazy scientist aesthetic) and was taught English in school (like every child in school is these days, did it happen back then? Uhhhh oh well) He lived with his family until he was seventeen and then he moved out and got an apartment in . . Was it France? Or did he stay in Belgium? Or is it the Netherlands cause our shit takes place there? I forgot, but whichever is more handy for the current line of play he lives in and studies in Oh right He studies at the same place Johann works at at as a janitor
 # Character sheet
-![[Oriann_Sheet.png]]
+![[Pasted image 20231007141532.png]]
 
 # Additional Notes (after the fact)
 - [[Du Toit Curse]]

Private Investigator.md

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 #Character #Questgiver #Main-Story #Ally
-The questgiver for [[Cover Blown]].
+The questgiver for [[Counter Espionage]].
 
 > Real name: Chase Riggins.
 
 A British PI who moved to the country for reasons he is not willing to share.
 
 # Backstory
-His boyfriend was murdered by [[The Cultists]]. He has been tracking a particular leader of theirs, taking him from England to the Netherlands.
+His boyfriend was murdered by [[du Toit Private Army]]. He has been tracking a particular leader of theirs, taking him from England to the Netherlands.
 
-At the time of [[The University Library]] incident, he is tracking down a supposed [[Spymaster]] who murdered a messenger and disappeared.
+At the time of [[The University Library]] incident, he is tracking down a supposed [[du Toit Assassin]] who murdered a messenger and disappeared.

Room 418.md

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 #Location #Main-Story
-The room The [[Spymaster]] is staying in during [[Cover Blown]].
+The room The [[du Toit Assassin]] is staying in during [[Counter Espionage]].
 
-> As you enter, you immediately notice the chaos. The furniture is thrashed, and there's shreds of a newspaper all over. You hear a crying voice coming from the bathroom.
 
-In this room, the players will find the [[Spymaster]] who attacks them on sight. Although the newspaper was torn to shreds, the [[Spymaster]] has one page that he is clutching onto like his life depends on it.  On it, an ad for an antique shop has been circled.
+When the party get's here, it is quite chaotic, with papers, letters and clothing all over the place.
+A mask in the style previously seen worn by the [[du Toit Private Army]] is lying on the bed. On top of one of the uniform coats.
+
+Some of the more organized papers include:
+### A letter
+Informing the assassin of the party's actions at the [[Freight Station]].
+
+>Dweller. When the last train from harbour arrived they found the guards at the station dead, and various doors open. We do not know for certain yet, but we must proceed under the assumption that someone has found out. If they work for the wrong people, our operation could be in trouble. Find what you can, and report as soon as possible.
+>Command.
+
+### A photograph
+Of the [[Private Investigator]] walking near the bar the party meets up with him at. It looks recently developed.
+
+With some searching, the party can find a hidden stash of weapons. As well as a smooth, transparent stone. That when looked through seems to show lights that aren't there. The stone is set in a ring of silver.
+
+While the party is searching through the room, the [[Du Toit Assassin]] will return to his room, carrying a locked case filled with artefacts.

Session 3.md

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 If the party decides to help Chase with his personal venture, that will take them to [[Valens' Town House]].
 
 # Session
-- Accepted to help with [[Cover Blown]].
+- Accepted to help with [[Counter Espionage]].
 - Finished [[Valens' Town House]].
 - Oriann asked Daniel, an acquaintance who works for the [[Grand Hotel]] to procure some uniforms to investigate [[Room 418]]
 - Did most of the [[Freight Station]].

Session 5.md

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+## The [[Grand Hotel]]
+The party has hotel staff uniforms, they'll need to change into them, and sneak into the hotel.
+Before arriving, the PI gives the party a photo of the person he thinks is the assassin.
+The hotel is hosting a private event for the city's upper class. The [[du Toit Trade Company]] is also using the event to find new customers.
+
+The party might spot some cultist masks this on approach or after entering if they're `alert` enough `[DV 12]`. 
+
+## Private Event
+At the entrance to the private event, the guests need to show one of the [[du Toit Trade Company]] emblems that all their allies carry. Oriann may notice this.
+At the event there are also some people that know Oriann from his attempts to find a cure to his disease. The event is guarded by [[du Toit Private Army]] grunts wearing green coats and masks. They are not wearing the helmets, instead their hair is visible.
+
+Also at the gathering is Sem Harestein, the [[Appraiser]]. He will recognize Oriann on sight. And panic about it a bit. If Oriann is `sneaky` enough, he may be able to avoid being seen by Sem though. `[DV 10]`.
+
+Sem will spend most of the gathering standing next to  the [[du Toit Assassin]] that the party has come to find. The assassin is there with a case of lower potency artefacts from the cargo that was taken to the front yesterday.
+
+## Upstairs
+Upstairs things are a lot calmer, there's only the occasional group of business-looking people walking to rooms to finalize deals or negotiate further.
+By the [fourth floor](Room%20418) there's basically no one walking around.
+
+## Session End
+- Sem recognized Oriann while he was sneaking through the private event
+	- Oriann managed to escape and was not spotted
+- Oriann managed to get a glance of the rifle the assassin was selling
+- The party managed to find the photo and the letter in the hotel room
+- The party managed to get away without hassle, but was tracked by the assassin.
+	- Oriann recognized the assassin as they were driving away.
+- The assassin attacked Johan at his home
+	- Johan's family managed to overpower the assassin
+	- Johan and the assassin were both arrested and released
+	- Johan kept the assassin's rifle
+- The PI gave the party the backpacks for stowing away on the train.
+- The session ended with Oriann leaving to tell Sem about the situation with the assassin.

Session 6.md

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+## Return to the [[Freight Station]]
+The party will have to find some way onto the next [[du Toit Trade Company]] train to France.
+The station has been completely cleaned up since last time, and as far as the party can tell there is no one guarding it.
+Although slowing down, the train does not come to a complete stop. Instead it slows down as it passes by the city.
+
+## The Ride
+The train is mostly abandoned, a few guards stand near the front, but the rest of the several hundred metres of rolling steel are entirely unwatched.
+After exiting the city, the train once more accelerates. From that point onwards, the track leads through forest and farmland for several days, no breaks, no stops. Just the noise of the wheels hitting the track, and the wood, steel and rope holding the train and it's cargo together.
+
+### Cargo
+The train is carrying a shipment of food, water and digging supplies. nothing magical or otherwise out of the ordinary near the back. There is one passenger carriage for a group of guards and the train's engineers. Although the guards and engineers don't speak, the engineers don't seem to be uncomfortable with the arrangement. The passenger carriage is always entirely dark and silent.
+
+## The destination
+The train's destination is a station in the middle of nowhere in northern France. About a kilometer's walk from the station there is a small town of about a hundred inhabitants.
+From the station, the train's engineers start resupplying for another journey.
+While the guards, joined by a delegation of more masked guards waiting at the station, unload the cargo onto four trucks.
+After unloading the cargo, the trucks leave in the direction of the town.

Spymaster.md

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-#Character #Villain
-
-49 y/o man.
-
-A German spymaster living in the city. After coming into contact with one of the statues he went completely insane, killing several of his spies before disappearing. [[Valens]] has ensured no official investigation uncovers his involvement.
-During [[Cover Blown]] the [[Private Investigator]] is dead on his heels hunting down the murders for some personal reason.

The Coven of Arriviere.md

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+The coven of arrivier was a coven of witches situated in [[Arriviere]].
+Though having existed for centuries, the coven has been largely erradicated except for one member by the [[du Toit Trade Company]].
+The only member remaining is [[Illiana the Witch]], the apprentice of the other three.
+Due to her inexperience she is not fully aware of all the craft's intricacies.

The Statues.md

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 A gang has gotten their hands on one of the statues. Although they initially intended to sell it. After a deal was struck, a member of the gang ran away with the statue. Now a tangle of alliances of the magical underworld has started boiling over into the light.
 
-## [[Cover Blown]]
+## [[Counter Espionage]]
 > Primary Contact: A [[Private Investigator]]
 
 The shipment that got lost was originally intended for a group of German spies. Only one of the statues arrived. The spies started killing each other over the statue, leading to a police investigation.

Valens' Messenger's Bag.md

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 #Item #Main-Story
-A messenger bag found in [[Valens' Town House]] during [[Cover Blown]].
+A messenger bag found in [[Valens' Town House]] during [[Counter Espionage]].
 
 ## At first glance
 The bag is ragged, and the outside covered in blood. It looks as if something sharp went through the bag and it's contents, exiting on the other side.

du Toit Assassin.md

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+#Character #Villain
+
+49 y/o man.
+
+A Spymaster and assassin working for the du Toit Trade Company.
+He killed the [[Private Investigator]]'s partner. And is now investigating who broke into the train station.

du Toit Trade Company.md

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+The du Toit Trade Company is an organization specialized in [[Trade in Magical Materials]]. Most of their business in conducted behind closed doors with trusted partners. In some exceptional cases they host an event with the richer members of a given country, with the goal of finding new clients.
+
+The company employs its own [[du Toit Private Army]] as well as allowing third parties to hire them when it fits the company's goals. The military branch scaled up massively at the start of the Great War.
+
+Before the war, the military mainly served as bodyguards for the company's executives. And securing the dig sites where the company's wares come from.
+After the death of Franz Ferdinand, the company started scaling up it's military and selling it to the highest bidder.