Characteristics
Intelligence +0
Perception +3
Strength +0
Stamina +1
Presence -2
Communication -2
Dexterity +2
Quickness +2

Abilities
Athletics 1 (Climbing)
Awareness 5 (Alertness)
Area Lore [Wicklow] 3 (Marshes)
Area Lore [Covenants surroundings] 3 (Games Trails)
Bows 4 (Shooting from cover)
Craft [Boatbuilding] 3 (Curragh)
Hunt (Tracking) 5
Living Language [Irish] 5 (Slang)
Living Language [Italian] 3 (Slang)
Profession [Fisherman] 3 (Lakes)
Stealth 2 (Woods)
Survival 3 (Woods)

Virtues
Intuition (minor)
Keen vision (minor)
Lightning reflexes (minor)

Flaws
Carefree (minor)
Animal companion [wolfhound] (minor)
Temperate (minor)
Decrepitude 0
Size 0
Confidence 0

Possession
Dagger, Hide/Fur armour, Shortbow

As we drew close to estimated location of the island we saw a Pelops frigate on the horizon so we decided to submerge. As we closed we saw the bottom of several dozen ships. We then came upon a force shield. The shield didn’t reach to the seabed so we swam under leaving Rex to guard the ship. When we surfaced we were greeted by a load of DBs with a lot of bows pointed at us. We were stripped of our weapons and brought before a magistrate being treated as spies. Gambling that Boral was still loyal i revealed myself to be a Solar whereupon profound apologies were offered and our good returned. I requested they send someone to inform Rex that the city was safe. The DBs were astounded that the Unfathomable Sea had returned and that the Solar had at long last returned.

Lucius used the time to catch up on some overdue work, summoning an elemental to assist him in creating weapons any of his circle mates who desired one. The bargain was to burn the sails of 50 ships and in exchange he would empower the weapons and grant favourabe winds 3 named ships (Vestnors merchant ships). Lucius used the finest steel available (bought at a bargain price by Laef ) and due to his exceedingly good craftsmanship the weapons are all of excellent quality. He also set about creating more of a solid theurgists group. Up until now it had been a loose association, Lucius sought to increase cooperation and communication in the group.

Riptal fought in some martial arts tournaments, trying to make a name for himself in anticipation of opening his own dojo.
Rex did something… drinking maybe…?
Nigma also did something… stealing maybe…?

With all the loose ends tied up the circle left aboard The Unfathomable Sea bound for the first of the manses (located in the south of creation). Upon drawing close to the location of the manse the centre stone of the control panel began to pulse. This gave a good sounding on the location of the manse as it pulse quicker the nearer we drew. As we had approached at night we had decided it would be best to wait until morning just in case there was anything in the water (as the manse appeared to be underwater). During Lucius’ watch the ship was boarded by several shark like fair folk. The ensuing battle was short with the circle easily mopping up the invaders. The interrogation was somewhat difficult as although the creatures could understand old realm their mouths where not designed for speech. As it turns out there were a great many of them located at the manse. We informed the creature that this had been an unfortunate misunderstanding and we would let him go but he must inform his superiors that we wished to negotiate. He returned to his underwater realm and shortly later a great many shark men began circling the ship and their leader, a grotesque parody of man and octopus, boarded. Negotiations were brief, we informed them that we were solars and had need of the manse, they informed us that they had been placed there by House Boral to guard the manse. Through this link i managed to convince the fair folk leader that since they were loyal to Boral and in turn Boral were loyal to us that they should also be loyal to us. The leader seemed to accept his logic rather grudgingly and agreed to allow us to access the manse. After some negotiation over compensation for the dead boarders we finally agreed to grant a pint of blood from each of us who had slain a warrior on the condition it was not to be used for any form of sorcery, the leader was bound to this oath by Laef. The manse was activated and the Unfathomable Sea set off for the next manse.

Primary Stone
Water – Level 4 – Manse located in the south of creation, guarded by a group of fair folk, placed there and loyal to house Boral. The manse is located underwater but can surface if commanded too. Heartstone powers ship and submarine ability. Also grants water breathing to all those on board (as per stone of aquatic prowess)

Secondary Stones
Abyssal – Level ? – Associated castes = Night/Twilight
Located in the southeast of creation on an island which has become a small shadowland. The manse itself is a ziggerath in appearance and has been warded against the dead, spirits and until recently humans (ward removed by the circle). Heartstone allows the ship to become invisible. “insert power here” (something stealthy, cant recall)

Lunar –

X -

Y -

Z -

First age construction style ship (bar midsection made of wood) powered by 6 (1 large, 5 small) Heartstones from 6 manses scattered across creation. The large heartstone is provides the main power for the ship and allows the ship to submerge for several hours, this allows grants those on board the ability to breath underwater. Each of the other heartstones are bound to a caste. When the heartstone for the relavant caste is in place and they take the helm the ship alters itself to a configuration more suited to that caste (detailed below).

Dawn: Fore of the ship opens up displaying a mount for an implosion cannon, the cannon is not there suggestion that it will need to be placed or possibly will appear when the ship is complete. Controls also appear that allow for an energy field which blocks incoming fire. this shield only lasts for 5 minutes or so.
Zenith: Unknown
Twilight: Camoflagues as regular vessel
Night: Cloak renders ship invisible
Eclipse: Unknown
There is also a control panel that is a permanent feature, this allows the user to activate a propulsion device. A very useful feature as it means the ship can be piloted by one individual and/or when the ship is becalmed, albeit only for 6 hours a day.

History

(will flesh this out when i get a chance)
Built by dragon bloods who remained loyal to the solars during the usurpation, House Boral. This house has not been heard from in some time and is assumed to have died out. Recently however “insert name of circle here” discovered the hidden city of House Boral. Contained within were many wonders of the first age and the remnants of House Boral, which remains to this day loyal to their Solar masters. Their existence however was not a complete secret however a grand armada of House Pelops had been besieging the island for some time. It is here that the solars learned of the true history of the Unfathomable Sea, Kirighast and House Boral.

(more to follow…)

Me (aka Lef Vestnor)
Ships
Poorhouse

ATTRIBUTES
Strength: 3 Charisma: 4 Perception: 3
Dexterity: 3 Manipulation: 4 Intelligence: 3
Stamina: 3 Appearance: 3 Wits: 2

ABILITIES (# for favoured or cast skills)
Melee 3#
Brawl 1
Athletics 2
Awareness 2#
Endurance 2
Performance 3#
Presence 3#
Resistance 2
Survival 2#
Bureaucracy 3#
Sail 5#
Socialize 4#
Lore 3
Occult 2#

Specialties
Sword 2
The First Age 2
Merchant Ship 2

BACKGROUNDS
Artifact 5
- Breastplate 3 (oric) – commitment 4
- Weaver daiklave (jade) – commitment 10
Contact 3
- guild
- watch
Resources 4 (new system resources 8 )
Influence 1
Manse 4 (Water Breathing – Powering ship)

VIRTUES
Compassion 2
Temperance 3
Conviction 3
Valor 2

Willpower 6
Essence 3
- Personal 15
- Peripheral 37 (23 available / 14 committed)

CHARMS:
Salty Dog Method (Sail)
Wind Defying Course Technique (Sail)
Frugal Merchant Method (Burea)
Insightful Buyer Technique (Burea)
Consumer Evaluating Glance (Burea)
Intergratry Protecting Prana (Lore)
Excellant Strike (Melee)
Hungry Tiger Technique (Melee)
Golden Essence Block (Melee)
Dipping Swallow Defence (Melee)
Harmonious Presence Method (Presence)
Ox-Body Technique (Endurance -1/-2/-2)
Ox-Body Technique (Endurance -1/-2/-2)
Swift Sages Eye (Linguistics)

Combos: Glorious Death Dealing Blow (Excellent Strike + Hungry Tiger Technique)

Languages: High Realm, Old Realm, Low Realm, Seaspeak

Experience Pool: 5xp + 1xp Bureaucracy + 1xp Larceny + 1xp Linguistics + 1xp Melee + 2xp Lore + 14xp Essence

Wounds:
0 [ ]
-1 [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ]
-2 [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ]
-4 [ ]
Inc [ ]

Soak:
- Lethal 13
- Bashing 14

Weapons:
Daiklave
- Speed +6, Acc +2, Dam +5L, Def +2 (basic attack pool 10 / defence 10)
Chopping Sword (perfect quality/elementally empowered)
- Speed +1, Acc +3, Dam +6L, Def +1 (basic attack pool 11 / defence 9)
Chopping Sword (regular)
- Speed +0, Acc +1, Dam +4L, Def +0 (basic attack pool 9 / defence

Day 9
It was dark upon our arrival. We decided it would be best for the grogs to remain outside the town as we would draw too much attention to ourselves by marching in with a group of armed men. Myself and Roland entered the town as quietly as possible with relative ease. The town of Bishopton looks as though it been through a war, burned buildings litter the town and the streets are deathly quiet. Roland cast an invisibilty spell on both of us and we slipped in through the back of the palace. There were a few guard on duty and they seemed on edge but we managed to slip by them to roughly where the bishops quarters were. There were two more guards on duty on either side of the door. Just as we were about to strike we heard a thump and the door opened. There were two bright flashes indicative of of a ball of abysmal flame. The shadowflame were here! Myself and Roland charged into the room to slay the fiends to find no one there! It appears that we were no the only ones who were invisible. We searched the room for our foes to no avail but finding a copy of the Book of veritas, it it appears that the bishop in his infinite stupidity had made a copy of the book. It was then that Roland noticed that the bishops robes were moving as though being searched. He grabbed hold of the figure and cast lungs of watery death, disabling him at which point he became visible. I heard a noise in the adjoining chamber and entered. Although I couldn’t see anyone I took a guess at where the noise had originated. Although I failed to vaporise them the flash made them lose concentration and they became visible. There, not 2 paces from me, dressed in shadowflame garb was none other than Religa of Mistridge carrying in her arms the damned book. I summoned upon the greatest of all forces, fire, to condemn this creature to hell and alas was cheated. Just as her doom was about to be sealed she teleported away using some variant of leap of the homecoming. Cheated, I quickly extinguished the flames and gathered the body of the magus while Roland cast leap of the homecoming. We could hear the guards approaching and although we could easily dispatch them it would be best to avoid such a confrontation as at that point nothing could link us to this raid.

I appeared in Rolands lab. It’s an odd place but I did not linger as I knew Roland would not be long behind and to violate a wizards santum is a grave insult. While en route to the council chambers I passed Luke on the stairs. He seemed rather taken aback by the shadowflame corpse slunked over my shoulder but I assured him that all would be explained in council, which was to be summoned immediately. As I reached the chambers I was incepted by a messenger, Grimgoth wanted to meet to discuss matters at hand. I fear this may be a trap but the potential gains of meeting him and possibly gaining him as an ally against the shadowflame outweigh the risks.

Losseloth was unable to attend the meeting, between tending to Ludo and Cecile she has scarce time to do anything. Willhelm is a day or two away, returning from Bishopton with the grogs. It looks as though this meeting will consist purely of myself, Roland and Luke. After filling him in on recent events we discussed matters at hand. It was decided that in the morning I would go to meet Grimgoth, at a town roughly halfway between both covenents taking a turb of grogs and Antonio. The message appears to be genuine but all the same, best not to take chances. I am told that Willhelm returned later that day, after being informed of the decisions of the council he decided it would be best to accompany me.

Despite the dark tidings of this day I have 2 new great hopes, twin daughters, both with the gift running stong in them. We have yet to decide on names but they are truly a blessing.

Day 12
We set off shortly after lunch, although the journey is quite long it can mostly be done by ship so we arrived at the village shortly before sundown. Grimgoth was there ahead of me. I approached cautiously and ordered the grogs to take up sentry positions. Discussions were quite icey. Grimgoth, like me, is not a man to split words. He questioned me on how the statue came into my possesion and of threat to the order of which I spoke. Reluctantly I revealed to him that Oak Court had been fighting with a group of diabolist magi known as the shadowflame and that they sought a book they believed to be in our keeping. I revealed that we had killed two members of this group and that I knew the identity of one other. He pressed me for a name and I revealed it was Relega. At which point the hill erupted all around us. Knocked from my feet and sorely wounded I rose to see Grimgoth firing pilums through the dust cloud at an unseen enemy and a large group ramshackled figure which could barely be called human, no doubt some form of cultist brought by the shadowflame. The battle was short but vicious, the bitch had managed to escape but all of the cultists had been cut down or cleansed in flame. Grimgoth was enraged, he gave his leave and departed for his own covenant, no doubt in an attempt to catch up with the whore. I tended to the my wounds and the wounds of the grogs, I have a limited understanding of healing but enough so that our wounds will not get worse or get infected. We saught lodgings in the town so as to rest and recover from our wounds.

Day 13
We set off for home at first light and arrived mid afternoon. Cecile was at first destraught that I was injured and then furious that I had almost gotten myself killed. Bah! I was barely in any danger at all! She is now in one of her moods again and refuses to speak to me. Whats more the quaesitors have arrived, three of them with and escort of hoplites. Ludo is to be put on trial on several charges, interfering with mortals and risking bringing the wraith of the church upon the order.