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LFG: [11M] The Lab in High Castle
Time: 2020-10-08 @ 23:00 GMT
GM: Jeff
Difficulty: 11M

Rumor: There is the public expansion of Throal - the diaspora of its people and the reclaiming of surrounding lands. But, since the end of the Scourge, there has also been a secret project conducted by the King, the Eye of Throal, and his top magical advisors. Five elemental labs were set up, places to do secret research to understand the impact of the Scourge, and the nature of current magic. These labs are closely guarded state secrets. But one of those labs - the Air lab known only as High Castle - has gone dark. King Varulus gathers some of the most famous and trusted Adepts to find out who, or what, has happened to the lab.

Location: 53.05, The Caucavic Mountains

Reward:
Half price True Air
Half price Enchanting Supplies
Gratitude of the King of Throal
Connections with the Eye of Throal

Note: Up to 5 players

Name: Jael
ECR: 10
Last Game: 10/2
Discipline: Beastmaster/Scholar/Woodsman
Notable Abilities: Elven Lore, Pets, Frenzy's and Grappling
Downtime: Animal Training (Rank 10) 20, Item History (Rank 7) 16, Research (Rank 4) 13 (16 with library access)

I can no longer attend do to the date shift. Good luck everyone.

Same night as my Union Meeting

Name: Dvarim Bolg
ECL: 11
Discipline: Weaponsmith / Elementalist
Quote/Unique: "Well, that ain't right."
Notable Abilities: Physician, Lock Pick, Chiseled Dwarven Good Looks, The Best Meals Ever
Downtime:

• Forge Weapon 11/24
• Forge Armor 11/24
• Craftsman (anything) 11/28
• Design Enchanting Pattern 11/24
• Enchant True Pattern 11/28
• Item History 4/17
• Enchant Storm Steppers (10 TIPs, 1,500sp, 2 weeks)

Common Magic Items: Last Game Played: My rumor.

Name: Dubhan Goronich
Date of Last Game Played (by player): 2020-10-02
Circle: 11 (ECR 11, 1,119,470 legend)
Discipline: Wizard
Unique: Spells (Buffs, Astral Sensing, Debuffs, etc.), Physician
Downtime: Research Rank 5/Step 29 (Library access worth it for Warden items)
Alchemy Rank 5/Step 13 (Booster Potions, Small Light Crystals, Kelix' Poultice) (1 Day Downtime), Kelia's Antidote (2 days Downtime)
Creation of Spell Matrix Objects: 1,000 sp, 3 days for Standard. 2,000 sp, 4 days for Enhanced. 4,000 sp, 5 days for Armored, And yes, that's the 1/2 off price.
Design Enchanting Pattern: Minimum 4 TIPs, 2 weeks Downtime, contact for details
Craft True Pattern (i.e. create Thread Item): Requires a Pattern. 3 TIPs minimum, 2 weeks Downtime, Silver cost varies, contact for details.

Name: Daldorer
Last Game Played:2020-09-05
Effective Circle: 10
Discipline: Nethermancer
Quote/Unique: Daddy can make you feel better
Notable Abilities: Critical Thinking, Friendly Darkness, Last Chance
Downtime:
Alchemy Step 8 (Rank 3) Recipes: Booster Potion and Small Light Quartz
Item History Step 20 (Rank 8)
Research Step 42 (Rank 10) (Librarian: Extra Successes reduce Research Times)

AAR: The Lab in High Castle
GM: Jeff
ECR: 11
Difficulty: Medium

Player Rewards:
Jael: 124,000lp, 0sp, 3 TIPs, 2000sp in Orichalcum, 1000sp in true air, 1000sp rare/expensive materials
Dubhan: 124,000 LP, 0 SP, 3 TIPs, 4,000 SP of Enchanting Supplies
Daldorer: 124000 LP, 2000 SP, 3 TIPs
Dvarim: 124,000 LP, 1,000 SP, 3 TIPs, 2,000 SP of Orichalcum

Journals: 6200 LP, 500 SP

GM Reward: Jarock (4000 LP, 475 SP, 3 TIPs)

Alt Rewards:
Half Price True Air Kernels
Half Price Enchanting Materials

Downtime:
Jael:

• Animal Training (Rank 10) 20
• Item History (Rank 7) 16
• Research (Rank 4) 13 (16 with library access)

Dvarim:

• Forge Weapon 11/24
• Forge Armor 11/24
• Craftsman (anything) 11/28
• Design Enchanting Pattern 11/24
• Enchant True Pattern 11/28
• Item History 4/17
• Enchant Storm Steppers (10 TIPs, 1,500sp, 2 weeks)

Dubhan:

• Research Rank 5/Step 29 (Library access worth it for Warden items)
• Alchemy Rank 5/Step 13 (Booster Potions, Small Light Crystals, Kelix' Poultice) (1 Day Downtime), Kelia's Antidote (2 days Downtime)
• Creation of Spell Matrix Objects: 1,000 sp, 3 days for Standard. 2,000 sp, 4 days for Enhanced. 4,000 sp, 5 days for Armored, And yes, that's the 1/2 off price.
• Design Enchanting Pattern: Minimum 4 TIPs, 2 weeks Downtime, contact for details
• Craft True Pattern (i.e. create Thread Item): Requires a Pattern. 3 TIPs minimum, 2 weeks Downtime, Silver cost varies, contact for details.

Daldorer:

• Alchemy Step 8 (Rank 3) Recipes: Booster Potion and Small Light Quartz
• Item History Step 20 (Rank 8)
• Research Step 32 (Rank 10) (Librarian: Extra Successes reduce Research Times)

Summary:
Four of the five namegivers who have accidentally sent their spirits to the Realm of Air have been safely returned. The plot of a dragon possessing empty bodies to infiltrate Throal has been discovered, but one of the bodies is still empty. High Castle has created numerous advances in the use of True Air to include liquid lightning and the ability to transport the living to the Realm of Air. The latter discovery has been abandoned due to safety concerns and the former has no known practical value as of yet. Experimentation will continue at High Castle, but an expert in Elementalism will be on site to prevent further issues.

From the Journal of Dubhan Goronich:

One thing about having been active in the community for quite some time: those in authority sometimes end up coming to you for help. The Throalic government approached Jael about checking in on a research team that the gov't had lost contact with. Jael asked myself, Dvarim, & Daldorer answered the call and off we went.

We discovered that the researchers were trying to penetrate the plane of Air... and succeeded. In so doing they managed to suck their own souls out of their bodies. Having been warned by a mysterious Troll "drifter" that the situation absolutely had to be rectified, we managed to reproduce their efforts and entered the portal.

There, we discovered that the Namegivers, and ourselves, were starting to turn into draconic creatures. We ultimately learned that the draconics were not happy with the incursion and decided they needed spies. So, they kept the spirits separated from the bodies and were going to place draconic spirits inside, to enable infiltration of Barsaive.

We managed to get four of the five souls reunited with their bodies. Not sure what happened to the fifth soul; we'll have to investigate further. I took especial pains to make sure the scholars knew how unhappy I was with their choice of research topics. After that, we returned to Throal.

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