Contents

I. Introduction	6	Further Tales 18		The Estate of Antunnos32
The Scenarios 7 Birth Right7 Echoes of the Ancient Dead7 Into the Valley7 New Deal7 Salvation7 Small Game 7 The River7 To the Dark Tower 7		III. Echoes of the Ancient Dead Introduction20 Prelud e20 Events 21 Arrival of the Courier21 The Clay Tablets 21 Marauding Ghosts21 Argos' Visit21	20	The Ancient Marker32 Lince's Leather Working Shop 32 The Church of St Mary 33 The Gelb33 Part II: Enter the Church33 Noon, at the Church34 Part III : The Great Ceremony35
II. Birth Right	8	Further Investigation 24		Guid elines35
The Faerie Queen Blegen 8 Changing Location10 Changing Power10 Baby Marcus Baron Fred erick10 and What Happens10 Kidnap and Murder11 Responses to Kidnap 11 A Hidden Covenant12 Bad Relations12 Murder12 Saving the Baron12 A New Queen 12 The Faerie Court 12 Player Characters in the Faerie Court13 King in Ashes15 Faerie Knights17 Old Nanny and the Nursery17		Argos of Bonisagus24 Bellox the Necromancer 24 The Seekers24 Canaanite Necromancy26 Dealing with Argos 26 Aftermath27 Argos Gets the Tablets 27 The Player Magi Hold the Tablets27 Working With Argos28 Denying Argos His Tablets28 Append ix28 New Major Supernatural Virtue: Lore of the Dead 29 New Supernatural Ability: Lore of the Dead 29 Eyes of the Dead29 Touch of Ghostly Calling 29 Dirge 30 Anchored in the Veil 30		The Big Picture35 Antunnos' Wilderist Philosophy36 Preventing Railroading38 The Characters 38 Rossen-Antunnuac38 Rani39 Apostle Mabsuthat, Lince the Pelter 39 Apostle Ulama, Igor the Villein 40 Apostle Vivopario, Elsie of the Glebe 40 Jane & Olaf 40 The Mayor of the Town41 Father John 41 The Heartbeasts of the Town 41 V: New Deal 42
Entering the Nursery 17		Add itional Material30		Introd uction42
Moving Through the Web17 The Time Trap17 Old Nanny and the Faerie Queen 18		IV: Into the Valley Storyguide's Information .31 Part I: Seeking Antunnos32	31	The Missing Shipment42 Going To Town 42 Waiting43 Shortages in Labs43

The Tow n45 Information in Town45	Escaping the Church62 The Cloven Hoofed Monk 63	and Thebes Tribunals 81 Normandy Tribunal81
Simon 45 Charles 45	Further Tales 64	Novgorod Tribunal 81 Transylvania Tribunal 81
Peter 45	VII: Small Game 65	The Rhine Tribunal81
Timeline 46 At the Warehouse46	Introd uction65 Prologue66	What Happens82 Involving the Magi 82
Simon's Townhouse 46 Breaking and Entering 46	Setting 67	Investigating Trajan's Crimes 82
Smiling Simon 47	Characters 67 The Hook67	Arousing Mundane Anger83
The New Deal48 Future Deals with Simon 50	The City 70 The Fair 71	Gathering Political Allies83 The River Spirit83
Favors50 Spoiling Leather Goods50	The Boy in the Barn71	Wizard War84 Extrajudicial Execution84
Further Schemes50	Philippe l'Orfevrier72 Encounters in	The Tribunal Hearing85
Digging Up Dirt51 Official Rulings51	the City Fair 73 and Final Encounter73	What Hermetic Crimes has Trajan committed?85
Guild Officials51 Town Court 51	Further Stories 74	If Trajan is Found Guilty 85 If Trajan is Found Innocent 86
Setting Up Business 51	Jacques' Trial74 Following Heron's Trail74	Further Tales 86
VI: Salvation 54	Extended Paws74 Predators74	IX: To the Dark Tower 87
The Damned Monastery	Bared Claws75	Sir Erwa n87
of Saint Sylvester 54	Creations of Old,	Sir Erwan's Vision 88
Who Burned	Prizes of Today75	Sir Erwan and
The Monastery?55 A Hell Made of Earth55	Electrum 75	His Father's Court88 The County
Involving the	VIII: The River 76	of Penthièvre 88
Player Characters 55 Moving the Monastery57	Trajan the River Guard ian76 The Guardians	Re-Locating the County 88 Sir Erwan's
What Happens57	of the Forests77	Greater Malediction 89
Questioning	Nature Lore77	Sir Erwa n's Companions 90
Father Guthrie 57	Gilds77	Sir Louis & Sir Rudolph91
Getting to the Monastery57 Monastery Rumors 57	What Does Trajan Want? 77	Andru92 Fighting As A Group 92
Exploring the	The Poisoning of the River77	How Do The
Ruined Monastery 58	What Has Trajan Done?77	Magi Respond ?92
The Mass Grave 59	Siegfried the Quaesitor 81	Rising to the Challenge94
The Crypt60	Moving the River81	Ignoring the Challenge .95
The Black Cockerel60	Greater Alps Tribunal81	Using Magic 95
Dealing with the	Hibernia, Iberia, Levant,	Mundane Responses95
Cloven Hoofed Monk62	Loch Leglean, Provence,	Further Tales 96
	Rome, Stonehenge,

Hooks

The Burned Monks..........62

Faerie Queen Blegen 9	Initiation of the Simple	Alternative Deals64
Faeries10	Heartbeast 39	Anima and Terminology66
Lady Elaine11	Story Seed:	Mechanica of Heron 66
Contract Killers11	Of the Bjornaer39	Mechanica and Damage67
Faerie Knights 14	Story Seed:	Ailuros (Silver Cat)68
Baby Marcus' Cradle15	The Ladies Move In39	Maahes Tyreos
Old Nanny 16	Rani 40	(Golden Cat) 69
Mechanics of the Tablets 22	Story Seed: The Rise	Danger in the City – Fire! 71
Veteran	of Rossen-Antunnuac41	Masterminds of the City 71
Kataphraktos Spectre 23	Charles and the Shipment43	Gathering Rumors72
Notes on Balance24	Use of Magic44	Trajan: Master
Argos, Magus	Peter the Merchant 46	of House Tytalus78–79
of Bonisagus25	Simon the Merchant 47	Cattus, Daughter
Spectres27	Court Mechanics48	of the Danube80
The Town32	Story Seed:	Siegried of Guernicus82
Story Seed:	Double Scandal48	Detecting Spell Traces 83
Town and Country 33	The Old Letters49	Tribunal Politics in the Saga84
Breaking the Code34	Setting Up	Sir Erwan 89
Concepts from Houses of	Business Story Seeds52	Sir Louis
Hermes: Mystery Cults 36	What Could the Player	and Sir Rudolph90
Mystagogue Antunnos,	Characters Already Know?55	Andru, a Squire91
Dark Strider of Bjornaer 37	Father Guthrie56	Knights, Women,
The Black Stag,	Agatha 58	and Old Men 92
Antunnos' Heartbeast 38	The Cloven Hoofed Monk 61	Supernatural Protection 93
Story Seed: Eden Returns? 38	An Infernal Vis Source 62	Autocephalous94
New Bjornaer Mystery:	Burned Monks63