# Session S02 > [!overview] > [campaign:: [[The Friend, the Fiend, and the Shadow of the Night]]] > [session:: S02] > [prev:: [[2024-08-11_S01]]] > [next:: [[2024-09-01_S03]]] > [session date:: 2024-08-18] > [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:: ] > [discussed npc:: ] > [active locations:: ] > [discussed locations:: ] > > --- > > (tldr:: Summary.) ### Starting notes: - Elsa tucked away some of the dog's fur at the crime scene ## Notes - We start with Charlie and Elsa - They see a little girl, 9–10 and a little boy, 5–6. Huddled together with a blanket. They are street urchins. - The girl steps in front and addresses Charlie. What do you want? - Questions about what happened over in the alley? They saw something last night. - Heard footsteps — a woman, walking "funny", looking behind her. Being followed. - A man appeared from nowhere, kissed her neck, and she fell asleep. - Eyes looked funny. Looked red. - He just disappeared. - Then there was a dark mist, and she was consumed by the mist. She was groaning… in pain? - Then saw him again, kiss her neck again. - Heard scratching on the roof. - No dog seen. - Man was really tall. Taller than Charlie, who is 6'-0". - Elsa gives them a little money for a hot meal. Charlie hands them a half-eaten pie from his pocket. Awesome. - Her name is Sophia, and Johann. - She gives them her calling card (to her apartment, not [[Castle Gyllencreutz]]), saying she'll see what she can find for services for them… an orphanage? There must be something to help these children… - Dr. Windell & Brodd - Windell can tell she has been exsanguinated, and there are the two puncture on her neck. - The doctor on site is [[Dr. Holmegrin]]. He's young, and shaken. - Mr. Brodd notices Elsa is missing. - He spots Elsa in the crowd a ways away, but not too far from Charles. - He notices that people are starting to disperse, but are going towards something - He smells bread. It smells pleasant. Even Mr. Brodd feels hungry from the smell. - From a new bakery that has just opened. [[Petersen's Bakery]] - Elsa notices a presence standing at the edge of the square. A man is observing Elsa, and the others. - His arms are crossed. He has been standing there the entire time. - When people line up for the bakery, he turns around to go to his own shop. - Sign in the shaped like a pig. [[The Singing Pork Chop]]. - Right across from [[Petersen's Bakery]]. - The line at the bakery is very long. - The bread is pretty plain looking, even though people are clamouring for it. - Oh no. We left Dr. Windell by himself (with the police) in an alley with a corpse. - Charlie is lurking by the crime scene at the end of the alley. - Dr. Windell chats with [[Dr. Holmegrin]] - Found the body this morning - There had been another body the day prior, and the 25th… and 20th… - Both agree with exsanguination. - The women seem serene, no signs of struggle. - All have been found in and around [[Vaksala Torg]] - [[Dr. Holmegrin]] is just an assistant. [[Dr. Ephraim?]] is the pathologist. - Dr. Windell gives him his business card. - Dr. Windell's assistant is named [[Elias (Vaesen)|Elias]] - Charles continues to wait at the end of the alley, to watch everything happening. - Charles catches him up on the conversation with Sophia and Johann - Kissed and mist… - Charlie convinces Dr. Windell to buy him some bread instead of stealing the pie back from Johann - Charlie makes Windell blush when talking about Elsa, and how she looks at him. - They get into line… it may take two hours… - Next to [[Petersen's Bakery]] is a French bakery called [[Un coin de paradis]] - Charlie and Windell go to [[Un coin de paradis]] - [[The Singing Pork Chop]] » Elsa & Mr. Brodd - The windows are grimy, and can barely see inside. - Bell rings on entry. - Smells of decay and death. - Blood-stained wooden slab. - Display of different cuts of meat. Affordable… - Investigation: - 0 successes: Mr. Brodd is distracted looking around the room. - 1 success: Elsa's attention is caught by a stack of newspapers and twine. - Mind goes back to the letter, as it is stained with blood. It's similar paper to that. - Footsteps of the large man. - Tall, broad shoulders. Apron stained with blood. A beard (trimmed). Dark brown hair and eyes. Very muscular, and hairy arms. - He looms over us both. - Elsa does a terrible job at asking questions about the crime scene… - Mr. Brodd buys some rabbit. - He is very precise with the clever to cut up the rabbit. - Talk about the deaths, and the crowd. - Brodd introduces her as Lady Elsa Johannson - The line outside of [[Petersen's Bakery]] is long. Wasn't like that before. - [[Tor Petersen]], the owner, likes to drink a lot. - His wife left because of the drink. She left Uppsala. - Was about to be shut down a couple weeks ago, bankrupt. - The butcher had to wait long in line five days ago to see the bakery - He has a young man now running the business, popular with the ladies. - Butcher thinks he may be local. - Another baker at the back, not from here. Speaks in a heavy Slavic accent. - Doesn't speak much. - Is quite tall. - Hair is black as night. - Hired maybe two weeks ago, same time as the man at the front, maybe? - Butcher makes some deals with [[Un coin de paradis]] ("Slice of Heaven") » [[Leonard Bellivue]] - Just moved in 6 months ago - French accent when speaking Swedish - Meat for baked goods at their shop - The family is a little bit odd - The body… another migrant. - Aware of the three other women. - Butcher didn't know any of the women. - Closes when the sun goes down. - Asks about if merchants saw anything this morning… - No… Knows that some vagabond found large blood stains in the streets afterwards. - Found in early hours by police - Block before anyone can get word - Clean up the crime scene early? - Bodies found to be incinerated to prevent disease - Asks about dogs. Not seen any around. - 0 Success: He's truthful. - He wraps the rabbit nicely in twine with a bow, and writes on the packaging. - The writing matches the letter. - [[Tor Petersen]] used to go down to a pub at the docks to drink regularly, but hasn't been seen recently. - Pub: [[Black Kraken]]. - [[Tor Petersen]] is still seen at the bakery - He scratches behind his neck as they leave. - His name is [[Brigger Holmlund]] - Dr. Windell and Charlie decided to go to [[Un coin de paradis]] - Dried herbs, fruit peels, nature driven - There's a not unattractive French baker manning the counter - Charlie may or may not speak French - Inhaled the croissant - May or may not have stolen some food. - Dr. Windell wants to get Elsa something (Awww.) - Much blushing. - A sweet pastery, and he puts a little heart on it. - It's put in a small box for her. - Dr. Windell bought Charlie a big box of pasteries. - The French recipes look *lovely*, especially as compared to [[Petersen's Bakery]] - Baker hasn't been in [[Petersen's Bakery]] since it turned around… - [[Leonard Bellivue]]'s family: - Wife is [[Celine Bellivue]] - Daughter: [[Amelie? Bellivue]] - Daughter: [[Gabriel Bellivue]] - Charlie asks the baker about [[Milena Jerzek]] but he knows nothing. - Charle gets six meat pies just for being a first-time customer - Stuff into pockets and mouth - [[Leonard Bellivue]] goes by "Leo" - Recognizes Charlie as an Englishman » Charles no longer trusts him LOL - Regroup in the square - Discuss the orphans, go to see them. - There are six children, including Sophia and Johann. (4 boys, 2 girls — Sophia is the oldest, youngest may be about 4 years old) - Mr. Brodd goes in to the building to talk with Sophia… and all of the children. - Mr. Brodd questions the children first… - Did anyone see the other attacks? The kids talk over each over, until Sophia calms them. - They've all seen something, though not quite like what Sophia and Johann have seen - The children will put on a puppet show for the group if they have a place to stay - I think we've now got our own Baker Street Irregulars? - Mr. Brodd takes Charlie's box of baked goods to give them to the children - …Dr. Windell backs away with the small box - Yes. We have our own Baker Street Irregulars. This is awesome. - Mr. Brodd sends them off to go collect information. - Dr. Windell valiantly fights Charlie off to give Elsa the little box of dessert. It's very cute. - She blushes very deeply at the little heart on the dessert. - [[Castle Gyllencreutz]] - [[Algot Frisk]] is there, waiting - Rabbit stew, and warning of 6 new members joining us… - Research! - In general… could it be a serial killer targeting young women? Historical precidence. - Charlie » research mysterious mist… red eyes… - 1 success: Red eyes remind of the black dogs. - Apparitions that haunt the roads of England. - Guardians of some sort. - They are spirits that could disappear into mist. - Dr. Windell » medical journals for similarities to the victims - 1 success: Down a rabbit hole into more obscure vaesen - The lack of blood… - Obscure text about creatures coming from slavic nations (United Principalities of Wallachia) - Both Charlie and Dr. Windell converge on the same travel journals about superstitions - Blood sucking creatures could be warded off with garlic, stake to the heart, sunlight - Elsa » researching about dogs who leap tall buildings - 1 success: Similar to the black dogs that Charlie was researching… but somewhere else… - A werewolf? A man turning into a wolf once a month - Must feast upon human flesh. - Reference regarding blood… The concoction in our dreams… blood can be used for various rituals and spells - Reference to a Countess who would bathe in blood of young female virgins to stay young (1590–1610) i.e. Elizabeth Bathory - She was caught and tried for this - Mr. Brodd » research migrant community in the newspaper - 0 Successes: Pushed and didn't turn anything up. - Would have to go down to the docks, which works since he wanted to go to the pub. - He *at least* finds [[1866-09-20 Uppsala Posten]] and [[1866-10-29 Uppsala Posten]] - Charles did not steal the small box Dr. Windell gave Elsa - The kids enter the castle… - The only available room for the children is in the dungeon. Oh no. - Algot is frustrated by the mess. - Johann looks up at Frisk and says he's tall. - Time for supper - There's a whole feast for everyone in the castle, including rabbit stew - Chaos. It's delightful. - Mr. Brodd is in a mood. (He broods!) - Information from the children: - Eric (small boy) says there's something weird about the French bakery's trash. It smells funny. - Force roll on the meatpie: 1 success for Charlie. He feels nauseous but keeps it down. - The children have a similar reaction, but they don't throw up. - No issues for people who only ate the rabbit stew - Lines from the trash being dragged from somewhere… - One Society member with ginger red hair and beard, 5'-8", blue eyes, freckles, pale, late 30s - He's here because his coat is always smelling of sea water - [[Yokem Nielsen]], arrived here 6 months ago from Denmark - He's carrying a bag of baked good from [[Petersen's Bakery]] - Gives it to [[Algot Frisk]] - Elsa goes to talk with him about the experience - Petersen was there, serving bread - The young man who paid a lot of attention to the women - A sign hangs above the counter: Come freely, go safely, and leave something of the happiness you bring - Yokem asks Elsa how she is doing with the crystal ball, as it's difficult… - Dr. Windell looks at the small box and opens it, and it smells rotten. - He takes it away from him - Elsa brings the bread back to the children to eat - Eric offers some to Charlie… Charlie continues to feel nauseous. Eric seems to enjoy this. - Charlie arms himself with a spoon (0 successes on Force roll…) - He reluctantly accepts the bread. - Elsa notices the small box is missing - Mr. Brodd continues to have been in mood because of his failure in the library while Charlie was successful. - Mr. Brodd slips out to go to the pub by themselves