Infernal Ghost

Order: Master of Tempters Infernal Might: 25 (Ignem)

Characteristics: Int +2, Per 0, Pre +2, Com +2, Str +1*, Sta 0, Dex

+2, Qik 0

* Can't take physical form, and cannot manipulate objects

Size: 0

Confidence Score: 3 (3) Virtues and Flaws: Weak-willed Personality Traits: Selfish +5 Reputations: Mistress of Winchel-

sea Pirates 3 (Infernal)

Combat: Cannot take physical form

Soak: +1

Abilities: Area Lore: London 5 (Infernal sites), Awareness 3 (threats), Bargains 3 (merchants), Charm 5 (infernalists), Folk Ken 3 (pirates), French 5 (pirates), Infernal Lore 4 (pirates), Intrigue 6 (infernalists), Leadership 4 (pirates), Organization Lore: Pirate Fleet 6 (logistics).

Envisioning; 1 point, Init +0, Mentem. Elemental Control of Flame, variable points, Init +1, Ignem: May create any Creo, Muto or Rego Ignem effect at the cost of one Might point per magnitude of effect. Helen cannot create effects greater than level 25, and cannot create ritual effects.

Obsession, 1 to 3 points, Init –5, Vim: Selfish.

Weakness: Protected group: just lawgivers

Appearance: A young woman constructed of luminous lines in orange and amber.

alliance seems profitable. Rego Mentem or Rego Vim spells can also compel her to give information.

The London palace was built before Eustace became a pirate. Its foundations were dedicated to Fruitio, The Whisperer of Names, an earlier demonic patron whom Eustace forsook for Argenta. This creature still manifests at the palace, but has no love for the Monk, and might steer characters toward his weaknesses in exchange for a favors.

Player characters active in London need to be careful. Magic is weaker in large cities because of the Dominion. Battles with demons in the streets of London draw the attention of the Quaesitores. Conflict, if any, needs to be contained within the palace, or witnesses need to be dealt with in some way. The demons similarly prefer to limit any conflict to the palace: the Dominion of London restricts their powers, but does not limit them within the palace's Infernal aura.

The nobleman to whom this palace was given is a servant of Fruitio. He has a great deal of mundane influence, and attacking him directly without breaching the Code is difficult. The two have a binding agreement that Fruitio will not approach the rest of the nobleman's family, but the demon has found a way around this. It has called up a demonic ally named Ossa, a spirit of vanity, and that demon has used its powers to make most of the family, and their servants, perfectly biddable if not

Characters who uncover the secrets of the London palace might gain the assistance of the demons here, since they are opposed to Eustace's sponsor. The demons can predict the future, in a limited way, and so they know the characters are coming. They send

yet truly corrupt.