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Front Matter Credits Contents List of Inserts Chapter One Introduction A Cardinal Decision Encroaching Dominion Eustace the Monk A Gathering Storm Chapter Two Time Sensitivity Précis Guelphs and Ghibellines Changing the Adventure Oriens Dramatis Personæ Alyates of House Jerbiton Buonacorsus of the Augustan Brotherhood Virgilian Magic Planetary Divinities The Cardinals Riccardo Annibaldi, Diabolist Cardinal Tommaso da Capua Tommaso da Capua, Pontifex Maximus Romano Bonaventura Goffredo da Castiglione Guelph Cardinals Ghibelline Cardinals Absentee Cardinals Settings and Locations The City of Rome The Aurelian Walls Piazza dei Satiri Vardian's Tomb The Septizodium A Man is his Reputation The Colosseum The Temple of Mercury Expected Sequence of Play Approaching Rome Crossing the Porta Sigils Outside the Septizodium Buonacorsus' Animation Inside the Septizodium Catching Alyates Catching Annibaldi and Stopping Oriens Stopping the Planetary Divinities Catching Buonacorsus Rewards Chapter Three The City of Brass Prelude: The Tale as Told... Motivations Mythic Nights: Ideas for Inquisitive Magi A Bibliography for Storyguides Jinn and Brass Bottles The Brass Bottles of Solomon Typical 'Afrit of the City of Brass Amina, the Malik's daughter Za'al-Zoresh, the Grand-Vizier A Note on Jinn Ihab Ia'ara, an 'Afrit Merchant The Corporeal Forms of Jinn Jawal the Mighty, 'Afrit of the Brass Bottle Dramatis Personae Afdal-Kathir, the Malik's Champion Za'al-Zoresh the Grand-Vizier Al-Malik 'Izz-Doresh al-Dahish ibn El-A'mash al-'Afrit Part One: Into the Tale Mythic Egypt 'Umar, a Desert Bandit Sorash D'resh al-Zawba'a Encounters in the Desert Verses of Woe and Weeping Spectral Soldiers of King Kush Spectral Soldiers of King Kush (cont'd) A King's Ransom Into the Magic Realm The Marble Palace Zayad-Sayaf and Zayad-Sabad, Guardians of the Gate Interlude: Into the Myths The Brass Horseman The True City, the Magic City The Brass Buildings The Forgotten Road Part Two: Into the City Family Matters Passing the Gates In the City The Malik's Eye The Court of the Malik Rescuing the Hostage Denouement: the Journey Home Consequences Chapter Four Hooks Setting Rhine Tribunal Normandy Tribunal Thebes Tribunal The Soterists Generic Agents Petrus, Magus ex Bonisagus The Wächter Neutral Parties Villagers, Willehad-im-Wald Dieter von Brandhöfen, Priest Locations Overview of the Story Prelude: Preparations for the Village Act I: Settlement of the Village Act II: A Church is Built Faerie Huntsmen Act III: The Clay Pit Faerie Huntsmen (cont'd) Act IV: Growing Tension Act V: First Blood Act VI: Open War Investigation Sabotage Additional Ideas for Willehad-im-Wald Hermetic Society Countermeasures Situation I: Alerting the Quaesitores Situation II: Siding with the Soterists Situation III: Siding with the Wächter Aftermath Soterists Win Wächter Win Inconclusive Legal Repercussions Hidden Enemies Chapter Five Changing the Story Dramatis Personae: The Forces of Evil Eustace le Moine A Note on the Weaknesses of Demons A Note on Tainted Vis Human Pirates Stephen Crabbe Demons Briny Dead: Pirate Corpses Reanimated by Reveners Sheeteaters Mockery Demons Succubae and Incubi When You Have <sup>a</sup> Hammer, Everything Looks Like A Nail Preparations For Confronting Eustace the Monk Helen Le Moine: Infernal Ghost Fruitio: The Whisperer of Names Corrupted Vermin Abandoned By Its Saint The Demonic Monks of Samer Elemental Spirit of the Channel Leraje Fleet Battle Argenta, the Mistress of Pirates Lubbers The Siege of Sark Chapter Six The Calliclean Philosophy Background Adapting the Story for Your Saga Primogeniture and Election Expected Timeline of Events Opportunities for Magic The Covenant of Trattato di Sangue Lucia Filia Maximus Lucia's Grimoire and Items Lucia's Grimoire and Items (cont'd) Avedetus Fabri Avedutus' Arms and Armor Avedutus' Arms and Armor (cont'd) Act One: Rain on the Wind

Rain on the Wind

The Succession Mutationis Patronus Patronus' Talisman and Grimoire (cont'd) Patronus' Faeries Al-Aqrab The Manner of the Election Federico and Giuliano Estensi Investigating Trattato Hieronymous the Astrologer Act Two: The Darkening Sky Improving Fortunes Vis Sources and other Resources The Fallen Covenant Matias the Librarian The Fate of Carthage The City in Need Verona's Government Act Three: Storm Front The Offer Described in Game Terms The Basilica di San Zeno An Alliance Is Offered The Spoiled Ground The Siege of Verona The Means of Magical Warfare Tactics of the Trattato The Proactive Course The Covenant Assaulted The Morning After the Storm Experience Points Other Rewards Taking the Story Forward DUNGEONEER Once Upon a Cime The Storytelling Card Came Cell your own funtastic tales of daring adventure. Get your copy of the award-winning storytelling card game today, and start telling your own fairytale stories! Find it at your friendly local game store, or online:

Act One

Rain on the Wind

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This act introduces the covenant of Trattato as Lucia attempts to ensure the succession of her chosen pawn to a position of wealth and influence.

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