# Session S00 > [!overview] > [campaign:: [[The Friend, the Fiend, and the Shadow of the Night]]] > [session:: S00] > [next:: [[2024-08-11_S01]]] > [session date:: 2024-08-04] > [campaign date:: ] > [my pc:: [[Elsa Johansson]]] > [dm:: [[nellufy|Nell]]] > [player:: [[reyescion|Reyes]], [[elcucuy| El Cucuy]], [[jim0phee]], [[Leah Ferguson|Leah]]] > [pcs:: [[Dr. Niklas Windell]], [[Oskar Brodd]], [[Charles]], [[Elsa Johansson]]] > [active npc:: [[Dr. Marget Blumstahl]], [[Anders Johansson]], [[Erik Lindquist]], [[Linnea Elfeklint]], [[King Lord Plop]], [[Algot Frisk]]] > [discussed npc:: ] > [active locations:: [[Linneas Botanical Garden]], [[Castle Gyllencreutz]]] > [discussed locations:: ] > > --- > > (tldr:: Summary.) ## Session Zero & Character Creation - Session zero thresholds - No details on violence towards children - 19th century Scandanavia - Uppsala, Sweden - 1864 - We all have the Sight - The trauma is what triggers our Sight - [[reyescion|Reyes]] » [[Doctor]] - [[Dr. Niklas Windell]] - Middle-aged, 35 - Memento: Strange animal preserved in a glass jar - [[jim0phee|Jim]] » [[Vagabond]] - [[Charles]] - Middle-aged, 33 - Was an officer, but now living in the streets - Memento: Golden box from a foreign land - [[elcucuy|Peter]] » [[Servant]] - [[Oskar Brodd]] - Middle-aged, 49 - Memento: Powder compact with sleeping pills - These are Elsa's, but she doesn't know that - [[Leah Ferguson|Leah]] » [[Occultist]] - [[Elsa Johansson]] - Young - Aged based on when servant killed the changeling - Memento: Her journal ## Prologue - September 1864 - Extension of the [[Linneas Botanical Garden]] has been approved - A group is opposed to the expansion - Friends of the Linnaeus Society against the expansion - Charles is on the streets having slept in an alleyway, looking for work for the day or beg for money - Sees a group of people walking towards the Botanical Garden - They look fairly wealthy (notices a pocket watch) - Charles follows what he assumes is a wealthy couple - Elsa is out shopping, and not paying attention to the politics of the time or place - She's more focused on buying book supplies for the coming academic year, than any politics - Her father has mentioned the Botanical Garden in passing, but she's not focused on the economics or political side of things - Does not pay attention to the seedier sides of life - [[Oskar Brodd]] is by her side, keeping an eye on both her and the surroundings - Dr. Windell is friends with [[Dr. Marget Blumstahl]], the president of the Botannical Garden - Good for her reputation if she's seen out socializing with the academics - Makes herself look more presentable to be outside - Exits her office and onto the street - We're all on the same street together - Charles exams the crowd, but no successes as the crowd gets thicker - Botanical wonders around… - A stage, with tents leaning towards the stage - Dr. Windell drags himself through the crowd, trying to make it seem like he wants to be there - Mr. Brodd is a tall large man, but looks a little rough - Brodd convinces Elsa to introduce herself to Mr. Windell, and they awkwardly talk and he escorts her up towards the stage - Mr. Windell is courteous but definitely glances back towards Brodd - Charles wears a suit that once looked good… so doesn't look entirely unreasonable » wears clothing that was fashionnable in England maybe 10–15 years ago - Goes to the refreshment tent, maybe looking for a job - Continues to notice nothing in the tent or crowd - He stumbles, and catches a worker's attention (Lars) - Tells him to look after a city planner, [[Anders Johansson]] - The three enter the area - Stage with red velvet curtains - People seating themselves - Brass band - Familiar face to Dr. Windell near the stage » [[Dr. Marget Blumstahl]], 60, talking with the Mayor of Uppsala - They see Charles downing one of the drinks on his way out, the other drink is on a tray - Brodd keeps his eye on Charles, does see other waiters and gardeners, but they're on the outside of the area - Brodd also see security and policemen - Charles sees the Friends of the Linnaeus Society unfurl a banner by the stage - Elsa has continued to make small talk with Dr. Windell, while Brodd goes to the refreshment tent to get himself a beverage - Dr. Windell walks her towards [[Dr. Marget Blumstahl]] and the Mayor - [[Dr. Marget Blumstahl]] is sharp but kind - Mayor is stern, tall, and distinguished » [[Erik Lindquist]] - Squints his eyes at Dr. Windell & Elsa - Lot has been vacant for five decades - The Mayor wants to improve it - The Mayor and [[Dr. Marget Blumstahl]] head to the stage, going through their notes - Dr. Windell and Elsa had to seats - Mr. Brodd overhears two men talking about the lot, and the Friends of the Linnaeus Society - Their leader has been in the asylum for the past two decades - Female lady, has been writing letters to mayor and city planner » [[Linnea Elfeklint]] - Has gone mad with grief since the death of her father 25 years ago - The men are scoffing at her - Dr. Windell and Elsa sit, Mr. Brodd stays on the periphery keeping watch - Proud of himself for creating a meet cute - Back with Charles… [[Anders Johansson]] is pacing back and forth, is very nervous - Charles walks up to him and hands him a drink » he immediately downs it - Anders takes a deep breath and calms himself, introducing himself - City planner, working with [[Dr. Marget Blumstahl]], approved by the Mayor - Expand the garden exhibits - 3 successes » [[Anders Johansson]] is nervous, but the way he's looking at the empty lot… he's not happy, Charles can tell there's fear there, like there's something wrong with it - Charles notices by his feet, faint arcane symbols carved in the ground (he's at the perimeter of the empty lot) - Some places of the dirt doesn't cover… arcane symbols carved into stone - Charles notices a coldness emitted from the empty lot - Lot has been empty for fifty years… but can't remember what was in the lot before - Struggling as if trying to remember - They plan to put a "tropical" house there to improve the lot - Vigilance - Windell & Elsa » 1 successes - The ceremony is going well, grand band - The Mayor & [[Dr. Marget Blumstahl]] give respectable speeches - Jeers from the Friends of the Linnaeus society - …the band isn't playing, but we hear music playing (violin, but no violin around) - See a shadow of the band, that's where the music is coming from - Notice the crowd is becoming uneasy from the sound of the violinist - Brodd » 2 successes - Brodd sees the bow of a violin within the shadow - A man with distinguished clothing and bare feet in the shadow, long black and wet hair - Charles fails, so doesn't notice - Mr. Brodd's eying the shadow man, and creeps along the edges of the garden away from the seating - Mr. Brodd sees him directly - One person gets up from the crowd, concerned from the sound, and then people start to follow and leave - Nell rolls and says "interesting" - Charles, what is your biggest fear? » not being able to get his medicine for a prolonged period of time… - He feels that all of the people *know* about his medicine, and purposely keeping it away from him… they want him to suffer. - Takes one mental condition - He checks his jacket pocket - This is when the man stands up from the shadows so that all four can see the shadow man - This is when hell breaks loose, people trampling each other to try and get away like something is chasing them - The mayor, [[Dr. Marget Blumstahl]] and [[Anders Johansson]] hide in fear backstage - We all pass the first fear test and keep our composure - No one else seems to notice this man except us - Dr. Windell pulls Elsa closer to keep her from getting trampled; Brodd comes running over to make sure she's okay - Charles looks like a cornered animal, checking is pockets - The violinist keeps playing until most have left, and then stops, putting the bow and violin down - Takes in a deep breath, looks accomplished - Dr. Windell and Elsa make eye contact with the shadow man, Brodd is keeping his eye on the crowd - He has a large smile on his face, ears are pointed, skin is scaley, barefoot with gnarled toe nails - "You can see me?" - Windell steps between the figure and Elsa, but doesn't respond - His eyes dart to the garden - We have the Sight - Place in the greenhouse - Name doesn't matter, but the Order could be revived - Empty lot is a holy site - Shadow man asks Elsa her name, but she doesn't respond » Brodd steps in front of her - A workshop at the back of the garden - Will be watching all four - If none are worthy, he will play again - Charles introduces himself as Charlie - We head towards the back of the garden, but stop by the empty lot to look at the symbols first - Mr. Brodd keeps a small distance from the group, always watching - It looks like the arcane symbols surround the empty lot - [[Vigilance]] » Brodd & Windell - See birds, including ravens flying, but avoids the empty lot - Other birds behave irratically, and are able to dodge them - [[Observation]] » Elsa & Charles - Faint arcane symbols, and feel compelled to put a hand in the empty lot - Feels a coldness, and then the arcane symbols start to emit a faint blue glow - See an iron gate through a fog, with a pathway leading to an entrance of a castle - Charles walks past the rusty gates that have an emblem that says "C.G." - Charles sees a scampering of little feet poking out from a tree, looking like a large humanoid thing the size of a rat - It wears a hat! It looks frog-like - It entered a small door like it was built for it in the castle - Mr. Brodd doubts Charles - Elsa goes and knocks on the small door - [[King Lord Plop]], "the king" - Knows the man with the violin - Owns a kingdom in the waters - Drowns people - Eyes Mr. Brodd, says he's of high society - Mr. Brodd introduces Lady Elsa Johansson - The tiny door close and the large double doors of the castle open - The little frog man runs off saying they have guests - Rushes upstairs - A question for each - What's the first thing we notice about [[Algot Frisk]], the butler - Charles » He's far too large compared to the frog man (tall and wide), even taller than Brodd - Dr. Windell » Two different coloured eyes » dark brown, or really vibrant green - Elsa » He casts no shadow - Brodd » He coughs into a small handkerchief, like he's sick - [[Algot Frisk]] walks down the stairs - Charles » he has been injured, favours one leg over the other - Dr. Windell » he has a very nasal voice - Lord Plopp changes his title from time to time, King Plopp - "Are you friends with [[Linnea Elfeklint]]?" Elsa looks completely blank, having no idea who that is and probably has forgotten the name of the Society group… - He walks straight up to Mr. Brodd, in his face - Brodd: Of course… isn't everyone? - Are you aware of the Order of Artemis? - Brodd: Of course… isn't everyone? - The violinist is just protecting people from this castle, just doing his job… - We're the right people, and a good fit for the Society - Recognizes that Dr. Windell is a doctor - Castle is under the protection of a ward, to protect from people like the Rassenbergers - Lord Plopp eats cookies. Charles tries to take one, and is denied. - We need to report to [[Linnea Elfeklint]] for having found the [[Castle Gyllencreutz]] - She's at the asylum - Need to take the creed - Session epilogue will be the beginning of next session… - Will be a series of flashbacks - Time skip of two years » October 1866 - Answer the questions - Spent the rest of the skill points - Choose a talent - 10 XP for this scenario - Could use 5 XP to raise 1 skill point - Could use 5 XP to add a talent - We each give two vaesen we have encountered - What have we been up to in the past two years? - Windell and Elsa are courting, but he's afraid to propose