http://animus.chaosdeathfish.com/ 2026-04-14T03:59:58+00:00 http://animus.chaosdeathfish.com/ http://animus.chaosdeathfish.com/_media/favicon.ico text/html 2019-09-16T07:50:23+00:00 http://animus.chaosdeathfish.com/resources:adventure:a_dream_of_a_new_beginning?rev=1568620223&do=diff A Dream of a New Beginning Initial Brief PCs Debrief World State Consequences In the aftermath of the ritual the cracks in the sky above Rastaban were sealed. The incursions plaguing the city have stopped - at least for now. Above the Imperial Palace a new rift appeared, however - a circular ragged wound in reality from which ichor seems to drip down in a dark and never-ending rain. Rumour spreads that the mutations this new Ichor inflicts seems less random than before and seem as though th… text/html 2018-11-25T09:55:02+00:00 http://animus.chaosdeathfish.com/resources:adventure:a_dream_of_empire?rev=1543139702&do=diff A Dream of Empire Initial Brief All around the walls crumble and the populace dwindles and the fields lie fallow: but the people still dream of Rastaban, Rastaban the glorious and perfect and undiminished, and in that dream of Rastaban they dream themselves, and in their hearts the Empire never dies text/html 2019-02-04T20:54:17+00:00 http://animus.chaosdeathfish.com/resources:adventure:a_nightmare_blossoms?rev=1549313657&do=diff A Nightmare Blossoms Initial Brief Certain people are being brought in for examination under the order of the city. Do not worry about it, Citizen. PCs * Mordecai * Heston * Marius * Inquisitor Summary Debrief The comes out in the Torch Sanctum, Mordeccai with bright green eyes and covered in blood. Inquisitor has terrible scars up one side. They subdue Chosen Devereux and tie her up. text/html 2019-07-11T09:24:59+00:00 http://animus.chaosdeathfish.com/resources:adventure:a_place_for_all_things?rev=1562837099&do=diff A place for all things Initial Brief PCs * Never - Katie * Mable - Iain * Veridian - Anna Debrief Summary The party are hired to retrieve several barrels of black ichor which have been smuggled out of the city. Apparently it is being sold at a place called the floating market. The party head north through the desolation and through the great planes. The party eventually arrive at the city of Vrathe a city on the sea dominated by a majestic lighthouse. text/html 2019-10-27T11:34:57+00:00 http://animus.chaosdeathfish.com/resources:adventure:a_threat_in_the_offing?rev=1572176097&do=diff A Threat in the Offing Initial Brief Players will found themselves in an island fort, surrounded by several distinct fleets who were firing cannons against the fort. The players had fuzzy memories of participating in this battle on a daily basis. An officer began briefing the players on a mission they were being assigned to as military preparation happened around them. text/html 2019-04-09T09:12:46+00:00 http://animus.chaosdeathfish.com/resources:adventure:accumulated_interest?rev=1554801166&do=diff Accumulated Interest Initial Brief HOUSE ESTEBAN would be grateful for couriers to complete a single, one-off financial transaction. No prior experience necessary. Please present yourselves within the week, citing Account #000013B. PCs * Nikolai * Xenon text/html 2020-01-11T11:15:36+00:00 http://animus.chaosdeathfish.com/resources:adventure:and_all_manner_of_things_shall_be_well?rev=1578741336&do=diff And All Manner of Things Shall Be Well Initial Brief The Imperial Bureaucracy would be grateful for investigators able to look into the reported disappearances of Finch Street, Telemere Lane and the housing complex known colloquially as The Warrens. All these locations do not appear on any official documents and as such Do Not Exist, but the amount of citizens insisting in spite of this that they very recently did exist indicates that something unusual may be afoot. text/html 2019-02-09T23:26:07+00:00 http://animus.chaosdeathfish.com/resources:adventure:arachnophilia?rev=1549754767&do=diff Arachnophilia Initial Brief The Forest disappearances have become more frequent as of late. Few would turn more than a blind eye towards such things, but two remarkable events have drawn the attention of the Forester’s Guild: a couple of unaided escapes from the clutches of branch and gloom. text/html 2018-11-11T22:34:19+00:00 http://animus.chaosdeathfish.com/resources:adventure:bloodsports_and_bad_decisions?rev=1541975659&do=diff Conflict of Interests " There is likely no one important in Rastaban without a stake in seeing the current Champions toppled. The renown and gratitude awarded to those who do it will be immense. This will be the year that my group win. There are a few things I need you to do before the games begin text/html 2018-09-30T10:38:34+00:00 http://animus.chaosdeathfish.com/resources:adventure:casus_belli?rev=1538303914&do=diff Casus Belli Initial Brief As the Empire marches on Fools Landing with overwhelming force Elias the Warden of Gateway discreetly contacts individuals for an important mission. The people of Fools Landing have declared themselves citizens of the true Empire of Rastaban and in the same breath demanded the protections which such fealty engenders. It falls to you to ensure we are not forsworn in this. text/html 2019-06-21T20:38:08+00:00 http://animus.chaosdeathfish.com/resources:adventure:change_is_coming?rev=1561149488&do=diff Change is Coming Initial Brief Change is coming. The city has been moved, the sky torn asunder and the Imperial Palace destroyed by an act of Rod. Meanwhile, in the Barrens, there are rumours that the Tyrant Thieves are meeting. Via discreet channels, individuals are being hired for an unspecified job; the only instruction is to meet at the Pickle Inn in the Barrens. text/html 2018-11-25T09:55:56+00:00 http://animus.chaosdeathfish.com/resources:adventure:cold_reception_warm_embrace?rev=1543139756&do=diff Cold Reception; Warm Embrace Initial Brief FAITHFUL CITIZENS SOUGHT Cleomedes Huq, Devout of the Torch, seeks citizens to light the beacons on the walls of the Embrace of Empire, a task which has long gone neglected. A steadfast spirit in the face of adversity is desirable. Diplomatic contact with the Wardens of the Embrace will be necessary. text/html 2019-07-16T07:51:11+00:00 http://animus.chaosdeathfish.com/resources:adventure:conflicting_feelings?rev=1563263471&do=diff Conflicting Feelings Initial Brief THE UNDISPUTED MASTRESS OF MISERY, TITAN OF TORMENT, LORD OF STRIFE AND FIRE, SEEKS SERVANTS IN A MATTER OF UTMOST IMPORTANT TO THE LORD OF FIRE AND THEREFORE OBVIOUSLY YOURSELVES YOU PATHETIC MORTALS. WILLING SERVANTS SHOULD PROSTRATE THEMSELVES BEFORE THE SMOULDERING CRATER IN ROM JUST AFTER NOON THIS COMING SIXTH-DAY. text/html 2019-08-25T08:47:42+00:00 http://animus.chaosdeathfish.com/resources:adventure:conflicting_feelings_ii?rev=1566722862&do=diff Conflicting Feelings II Initial Brief THE UNDISPUTED MASTRESS OF MISERY, TITAN OF TORMENT, LORD OF STRIFE, OF CHALLENGE, OF TREMORS AND FIRE, SEEKS SERVANTS IN A MATTER OF UTMOST IMPORTANT TO THE LORD OF FIRE AND TREMORS. WILLING SERVANTS SHOULD PROSTRATE THEMSELVES BEFORE THE ICHOR RAIN IN THE IMPERIAL BOULEVARD AT NOON ON SIXTHDAY. text/html 2019-11-21T10:46:25+00:00 http://animus.chaosdeathfish.com/resources:adventure:conflicting_feelings_iii?rev=1574333185&do=diff Conflicting Feelings III Initial Brief THE UNDISPUTED MASTRESS OF MISERY, TITAN OF TORMENT, LORD OF STRIFE, OF CHALLENGE, OF TREMORS AND FIRE, SEEKS SERVANTS IN A MATTER OF UTMOST IMPORTANT TO THE LORD OF FIRE AND TREMORS. WILLING SERVANTS SHOULD KNEEL, CHANTING THE NAME OF THE LORD OF FIRE, BEFORE THE WALL OF HEROES IN ROM AT NOON ON SIXTHDAY. text/html 2020-03-06T13:41:33+00:00 http://animus.chaosdeathfish.com/resources:adventure:conflicting_feelings_iv?rev=1583502093&do=diff Conflicting Feelings IV Initial Brief As a Conflict conjunction with Rastaban creeps closer, it becomes known that all walls are the property of the Silent Regent and the defilement of them with unauthorised posters is a heinous crime. Weavers are employed in their masses to ward walls against the plastering of posters, and as the shadow of Conflict can be felt across the city, not a single poster from the Lord of Fire can be seen. The Bureaucracy prepares to relax, everything is fine, until… text/html 2018-11-25T09:56:37+00:00 http://animus.chaosdeathfish.com/resources:adventure:death_in_the_embrace?rev=1543139797&do=diff Death in the Embrace Initial Brief You are all in attendance at an Exhibition of Imperial Glory in the city of Rastaban when the Bell of Endings tolls, signalling the start of an Intercalary Event - a day which is not a day when it is Treason to go outside. Worse, a murder is discovered. There is a killer in your midst and none may leave text/html 2018-06-24T20:00:37+00:00 http://animus.chaosdeathfish.com/resources:adventure:den_of_thieves?rev=1529870437&do=diff Den of Thieves Initial Brief A message has been working its subtle way around the city - first, distributed only to those in the know, but then inevitably finding its way to nearly everyone with any kind of contact: 'I need some good, combat-capable people of a certain moral flexibility to help with a job in the Barrens. Compensation should be reasonable. Meet at the pub on the border: the Underwhelming Swallow. Weaklings need not apply.' text/html 2019-12-12T16:55:10+00:00 http://animus.chaosdeathfish.com/resources:adventure:exodus?rev=1576169710&do=diff Exodus Initial Brief The Order of the Torch (under Grandmaster Dandachi) and the Order of the Throne (under Grandmaster Adrasta) seek skilled, reliable, and moral citizens for a joint venture to the city of Labyrinthos, deep within the False Empire. Agents have reported that the city has been put into quarantine following the presence of strange mutations, ill portents, and the sky supposedly weeping blood. text/html 2019-04-07T22:27:01+00:00 http://animus.chaosdeathfish.com/resources:adventure:extraction?rev=1554676021&do=diff Extraction Initial Brief A last minute, urgent request for Good Citizens of Loyal Character and Much Experience to join a rescue mission sponsored by King Crescentius I of Telemere makes its way to Citizens of That Description. It is said that a Citizen of Great Importance has been kidnapped by the False Empire, and it is imperative that they are recovered before they come to any harm. text/html 2018-09-30T09:54:05+00:00 http://animus.chaosdeathfish.com/resources:adventure:facets_of_perfection?rev=1538301245&do=diff Facets of Perfection Initial Brief Invitations have gone out to those in the know and quickly circulated through adventuring circles. “The Respected Zara of House Rom would be grateful for the assistance of trustworthy and dependable citizens to undertake an expedition into the Plane of Perfection. Discretion and a certain comfort with planar travel are desirable. Applicants are to report to Diarmada House, Rom. text/html 2018-10-26T22:53:10+00:00 http://animus.chaosdeathfish.com/resources:adventure:flesh_harvest?rev=1540594390&do=diff Flesh Harvest Initial Brief GOOD CITIZENS WANTED Elias of Estaban, Warden of Gateway, seeks good citizens to assist with a diplomatic mission to the Unbroken Chain, following inroads that have been recently made with Lord Devereux. Citizens are requested to investigate the source of several worrying thefts by insurgents in the area, and to restore stability to the region. Further details will be supplied as needed. text/html 2020-02-23T15:11:42+00:00 http://animus.chaosdeathfish.com/resources:adventure:food_for_thought?rev=1582470702&do=diff Food for Thought Initial Brief Flavia Taan, Grand Overseer of the Farmer's Guild of Rastaban, is not happy. That shouldn't be shocking news considering the hardships that she's been through - first having her precious orrery stolen by a political rival, then being attacked by pirates and becoming victim to a high seas mutiny text/html 2019-11-24T01:26:32+00:00 http://animus.chaosdeathfish.com/resources:adventure:gem_of_the_south?rev=1574558792&do=diff Gem of the South Initial Brief The Circle of the Enlightened Mind is seeking people of adventurous spirit to assess what dangers remain in the forest and attempt to find the ruins of the long lost second city of the Empire. Applicants should attend the offices of Professor Xenie within the department of human logistics. text/html 2018-07-26T21:34:14+00:00 http://animus.chaosdeathfish.com/resources:adventure:genesis?rev=1532640854&do=diff Genesis Initial Brief DEVOTED CITIZENS REQUIRED, BY ORDER OF THE GUILD OF FORESTERS A recent discovery made by the Order of the Wheel has given cause for an expedition to be undertaken into the Forest itself. Trustworthy and pious citizens are required. Further details will be made available to you once your suitability is assessed. text/html 2018-11-25T09:55:30+00:00 http://animus.chaosdeathfish.com/resources:adventure:great_balls_of_fire?rev=1543139730&do=diff Great Balls of Fire I just wanted this to tag on my Adventure summaries so I made this And I added more tags and the initial brief as part of the Great Taggening of 2018 <3 Initial Brief The Combined Orders of the Muses (as well as the Forester's Guild) are pleased to announce the annual Cleansing of encroaching areas of Forest on Rastaban land. Due to recent events the schedule has been brought forward to enact swift retribution on the evils of that place. text/html 2019-03-21T23:00:19+00:00 http://animus.chaosdeathfish.com/resources:adventure:hatevil_s_house?rev=1553209219&do=diff Hatevil's House Initial Brief You receive an invitation in a gilded envelope. You are hereby invited to attend a reception at the house of HATEVIL STINGELHELM in the Imperial Boulevard on the evening of OVERMORROW for drinks, nibbles and a GRAND ANNOUNCEMENT. text/html 2019-03-29T21:51:00+00:00 http://animus.chaosdeathfish.com/resources:adventure:hear_my_voice?rev=1553896260&do=diff Hear My Voice Initial Brief EFFICIENT AND TRUSTWORTHY CITIZENS SOUGHT TO RETRIEVE LOST ARTEFACT. Elena Di Graza seeks adventurers to retrieve a lost item from Connection. Moderate risk anticipated. Successful completion of the task would elicit her particular gratitude. text/html 2018-09-30T09:02:52+00:00 http://animus.chaosdeathfish.com/resources:adventure:heist_society?rev=1538298172&do=diff Heist Society Initial Brief Word has gone out around Esteban that Lucretia Kealstat the Silver tongued of Esteban is looking for discrete individuals to aid in preparations for the annual displaying of wealth. PCs * Elias of House Esteban * Mabel of the Throne * Vexis * Sofia Darling Summary Lucretia explains that the leader of House Esteban is decided on a yearly basis by who can make the greatest display of artifacts and wealth. She has hired the party to steal the Orrery of Uxci… text/html 2020-03-15T16:52:19+00:00 http://animus.chaosdeathfish.com/resources:adventure:horizon?rev=1584291139&do=diff Horizon Initial Brief PCs * Candle - Anna * Catarina Romaia - Katie Debrief Returning home to the Torch Sanctum, both Catarina and Candle find some very disapproving paladins, and quickly skedaddle before they can be questioned too closely. Nonetheless, they feel that their actions have not gone unnoticed. text/html 2020-02-23T13:16:34+00:00 http://animus.chaosdeathfish.com/resources:adventure:ignorant_armies?rev=1582463794&do=diff Ignorant Armies Initial Brief A message has been working its way around the city - with no subtlety in the slightest. It has been plastered on posters in every seedy location in Rastaban. It has been on the lips of every grubby urchin in the Barrens. It has even somehow made its way to the more reputable parts of the city. text/html 2018-11-25T09:55:44+00:00 http://animus.chaosdeathfish.com/resources:adventure:imperial_justice?rev=1543139744&do=diff Imperial Justice Initial Brief The Court of Rom would be particularly grateful to any Good Citizens who voluntarily deliver a writ of summons from the Imperial Court and ensure that it is carried out to the letter in the name of Imperial Justice. If you do not volunteer, the Court of Rom reserves the right to volunteer you on your behalf. text/html 2019-12-08T11:19:54+00:00 http://animus.chaosdeathfish.com/resources:adventure:its_cold_outside?rev=1575803994&do=diff It's Cold Outside Initial Brief By the order of the Silent Regent, for the awareness of all Citizens of Rastaban - all rejoice! The great Edict of Isolation once referred to the isolation of Rastaban within the Forest of Loss. Since the Edict was lifted, Rastaban has been venerated to the highest status, and its heroes have achieved great things. Now we must draw our eyes skyward, to what lies beyond, and bring the Empire of Rastaban to the stars. text/html 2019-02-04T20:51:16+00:00 http://animus.chaosdeathfish.com/resources:adventure:jailbreak?rev=1549313476&do=diff Jailbreak Initial Brief * This adventure was not advertised. PCs * They know who they are. Summary * They know what they did. Debrief * They know what it cost. jailbreak suprema jasine garrek sato_cross eli_jin mabel_bembrooke adventure text/html 2019-06-24T02:05:08+00:00 http://animus.chaosdeathfish.com/resources:adventure:joker_s_mansion?rev=1561341908&do=diff Joker's Mansion Initial Brief [A letter makes its way to you in a marble envelope, hinges creak as you open it. There is a piece of smooth, high-quality black card inside with writing in shimmering gold ink that reads…] Greetings Productive and Heroic Citizens of Rastaban, text/html 2019-09-30T09:10:20+00:00 http://animus.chaosdeathfish.com/resources:adventure:labyrinth?rev=1569834620&do=diff Labyrinth Initial Brief PCs * Mordecai - Seb * Anoushka - Emma * Commissioner Chance - Joe * Beatrice - Sophia * Marmaduke - Alex * Natalia - Heather Summary Linear One: In Search of Lost Things Anoushka, Chance and Mordecai are first briefed by some ominous masked figures within the Barrens, who introduce themselves as Threshold and request the return of an awakened item that the Bureaucracy have misplaced. They also suggest that House Rom are unlikely to use this new planar s… text/html 2018-11-25T09:55:17+00:00 http://animus.chaosdeathfish.com/resources:adventure:legacy?rev=1543139717&do=diff Legacy Initial Brief THE GATEWAY CALLS FOR AID Warden Elias of Esteban calls for citizens to assist with tracking down an assailant who breached the Gateway. Further details are available on application. Productive citizens are certain to earn at least the Warden’s especial gratitude for their help with this task. text/html 2018-08-17T10:21:02+00:00 http://animus.chaosdeathfish.com/resources:adventure:lost_depths?rev=1534501262&do=diff Lost Depths Initial Brief THE CIRCLE CALLS FOR AID Professors Cornelia Chol and Thaddeus Grimm of the Circle of the Enlightened Mind would be particularly grateful for the swift response of experienced heroes willing to undertake a rescue operation in the Wastes. Applicants should report to the Circle without delay. text/html 2018-04-06T16:22:39+00:00 http://animus.chaosdeathfish.com/resources:adventure:mind_the_gap?rev=1523031759&do=diff Mind The Gap Initial Brief HELPFUL CITIZENS NEEDED Magister Dina Tran requires assistance with a planar experiment. Applicants are advised to prepare themselves for contact with Conflict and Connection. Magister Tran would be grateful for any assistance provided, and particularly grateful to those that perform particularly well. [OC: 1 favour is offered as payment, with the opportunity to earn 2 favour instead.] text/html 2018-11-09T17:33:56+00:00 http://animus.chaosdeathfish.com/resources:adventure:missed_connections?rev=1541784836&do=diff Missed Connections Initial Brief Shaper Abram Romero seeks resourceful individuals willing to investigate the sudden and mysterious disappearance of his fiancée. In exchange for her safe return, he would extend his particular gratitude. PCs Mat's Connection Weaver (Alessia Doubt?) text/html 2019-07-08T10:07:56+00:00 http://animus.chaosdeathfish.com/resources:adventure:mountain_diplomacy?rev=1562580476&do=diff Mountain Diplomacy Initial Brief Rumours have been circulating that a new power has been uniting tribes, villages and towns along the borders of the Empire of Rastaban and Eustragath with great speed and show of strength. The Council of Seven have let it be known they are keen on understanding who or what this new power is and whether they will be a threat or ally of Rastaban. To this end, warriors and diplomats have been summoned to investigate the situation. Interested parties should report … text/html 2019-10-19T15:55:30+00:00 http://animus.chaosdeathfish.com/resources:adventure:mystery_at_mordere_manor?rev=1571500530&do=diff Mystery at Mordere Manor Initial Brief Citizens of Rastaban have been summoned to Mordere Manor, the seat of an influential family of Connection Weavers within Rom, to discuss a potential money-making endeavour. Murder and supernatural occurrences are likely to ensue. text/html 2019-04-13T20:17:57+00:00 http://animus.chaosdeathfish.com/resources:adventure:no_questions_asked?rev=1555186677&do=diff No Questions Asked Initial Brief Want to make a difference? Looking for an opportunity to contribute to the military glory of our great Empire from the safety of the Embrace? Devout Vitomir of the Throne has an exciting offer for you - yes, you! Some combat experience required. Secrecy essential. Payment subject to performance. text/html 2018-12-02T18:17:39+00:00 http://animus.chaosdeathfish.com/resources:adventure:out_of_shape?rev=1543774659&do=diff Out of Shape Initial Brief Shaper Torrance of the Shaper’s College would be particularly grateful for productively integrated citizens with a prudent sense of discretion to assist in the conduction of repairs, or rather – improvements – at the summit of the second tallest tower in Rastaban – that of the Shaper’s College. text/html 2019-09-23T14:01:01+00:00 http://animus.chaosdeathfish.com/resources:adventure:plain_undiplomatic?rev=1569247261&do=diff Plain Undiplomatic Initial Brief Messages are dispatched via trusted agents, officers and factors - those who are able to serve Rastaban loyally are summoned. They should prepare to confront the lawless chaos that is the False Empire and support our staunch and steadfast ally in the East, the Warlord Klein. Interested parties should report to representative of the Council Galen Telemere. text/html 2019-02-09T23:25:10+00:00 http://animus.chaosdeathfish.com/resources:adventure:principle_of_heirarchy?rev=1549754710&do=diff Principle of Hierarchy Initial Brief Word drifts through the city that the Strategos Sofia Darling of the open sky chosen of the throne is looking for competent discrete individuals in order to undertake a mission critical to the coming glorious expansion of the empire. text/html 2019-05-05T19:58:04+00:00 http://animus.chaosdeathfish.com/resources:adventure:rock_the_boat?rev=1557086284&do=diff Rock the Boat Initial Brief Calling all ye of ADVENTUROUS and INVENTIVE spirit! I, Igneous McNally do proudly hereby announce the FIRST INAUGURAL IMPERIAL BOAT BUILDING CHALLENGE COMPETITION! Dare ye test your daring designs on the River Eriden? Can you create a vessel capable of sailing downstream to lands unknown? If the answer be yes, then register with me, Igneous McNally in Rivergate Town! text/html 2018-09-30T08:06:23+00:00 http://animus.chaosdeathfish.com/resources:adventure:rubber_stamping?rev=1538294783&do=diff Rubber Stamping Initial Brief Councillor-Apprentice Nakamen of Rom seeks couriers to handle some important documentation. Planar contact likely. Enquire at the head of Canal Tessera. The Councillor-Apprentice would be grateful for your assistance. text/html 2019-10-19T21:37:14+00:00 http://animus.chaosdeathfish.com/resources:adventure:sanctuary?rev=1571521034&do=diff Sanctuary Initial Brief The Foresters Guild is looking for intrepid individuals to accompany Torch paladin and scholar Sorin Luminova on an expedition into the Forest of Loss, to examine a site currently designated under Category E (mysterious ruins, apparently ancient text/html 2019-01-20T11:36:25+00:00 http://animus.chaosdeathfish.com/resources:adventure:shadow_song?rev=1547984185&do=diff Shadow Song Initial Brief Something odd has been happening in Rastaban. An infectious damp seems to have wormed its way into the old walls of the city. An invisible fog hangs over everything, chilling the bone and numbing the will. Dreams become stranger. One particular dream recurs: you look up at the sky. It is daytime, but the sun is gone. You wake up crying. text/html 2019-03-31T12:38:26+00:00 http://animus.chaosdeathfish.com/resources:adventure:shattered_earth?rev=1554035906&do=diff Shattered Earth Initial Brief In light of the recent tremors that swept across the city, the Shaper’s College is calling upon all those able-bodied souls in Rastaban to assist in the rebuilding efforts!   Those who are interested are instructed to meet with Magenta Alacaster, Chief Architect, at midday tomorrow outside our temporary offices. text/html 2019-04-28T14:46:58+00:00 http://animus.chaosdeathfish.com/resources:adventure:spires_of_glass?rev=1556462818&do=diff Spires of Glass Initial Brief Great House Rom is looking for individuals to take part in the first diplomatic envoy to the unbroken chain. Respectability and a record of service to the House are appreciated. PCs * Sofia - Aleaha * Never - Katie text/html 2019-06-24T01:54:36+00:00 http://animus.chaosdeathfish.com/resources:adventure:spirit_of_adventure?rev=1561341276&do=diff Spirit of Adventure Initial Brief Lyra the blessed is looking for capable individuals to track down a missing person. PCs Carta - Joe Garrek - Alex Summary The party talk to Lyra to attempt to find out more about this missing person, it emerges that the missing person is call Liliana and should be easy to find as they are 8 foot tall and purple. Lyra further states that she is not quite sure where they are as they fled through connection but states that the can perform a ritual to allow th… text/html 2019-09-16T11:32:17+00:00 http://animus.chaosdeathfish.com/resources:adventure:survival_of_the_fittest?rev=1568633537&do=diff Survival of the Fittest Initial Brief All throughout the world, those possessing strength find themselves drawn strangely to an unreachable place beyond understanding. In their dreams, they find themselves exultant, howling with primal joy as they traverse an eternal battlefield drenched in blood text/html 2019-12-18T19:36:20+00:00 http://animus.chaosdeathfish.com/resources:adventure:terminus?rev=1576697780&do=diff Terminus Initial Brief It is a time of strange omens. A week ago: A weeping figure appears in the middle of the Imperial Boulevard, melting into silvery mercury within moments before dissipating entirely. Last Night: You dreamed a strange and awful dream, where two distorted figures sat at a table and played a never-ending game of cards, unable to win, to quit, or to make peace. text/html 2018-11-25T09:54:38+00:00 http://animus.chaosdeathfish.com/resources:adventure:the_art_of_war?rev=1543139678&do=diff The Art of War Initial Brief The Order of the Throne would be especially grateful to citizens willing to participate in a number of strategic exercises for the furtherance of the glory of Rastaban. Candidates should report to the Throne Sanctum. PCs text/html 2018-09-30T08:16:52+00:00 http://animus.chaosdeathfish.com/resources:adventure:the_dig?rev=1538295412&do=diff The Dig Initial Brief Professor of Linguistics Cornelia Chol of the Circle seeks competent citizens to serve as guards on an expedition into the Wastes. Ability to remain calm in cramped spaces desirable. The Professor offers her gratitude for assistance given in this way. text/html 2018-09-21T01:37:57+00:00 http://animus.chaosdeathfish.com/resources:adventure:the_empire_strikes_back?rev=1537493877&do=diff The Empire Strikes Back Note: For the sake of clarity, we shall refer to the players' Rastaban as 'Rastaban', and the big outside Rastaban as 'the Empire', throughout this writeup. Initial Brief Word goes around that Loyal and, more importantly, Discreet Citizens are being sought for a ‘fact-finding’ mission beyond the Gateway into the outside world. Volunteers ought to report to Grandmaster Leymoon Wen at the Sanctum of the Wheel a day from now (he’s in a hurry, apparently), bringing appropr… text/html 2018-09-30T08:22:01+00:00 http://animus.chaosdeathfish.com/resources:adventure:the_exorcism?rev=1538295721&do=diff The Exorcism Initial Brief GOOD CITIZENS WANTED Warden Baudolino seeks citizens to assist with the exorcism of a spirit in Telemere. Discretion, piety and devotion to the task are a must. His gratitude is offered for any true assistance rendered, with his further gratitude contingent on the success of the exorcism. text/html 2019-06-08T22:10:25+00:00 http://animus.chaosdeathfish.com/resources:adventure:the_flood?rev=1560031825&do=diff The Flood Initial Brief The Magisters of Rom seek dedicated and competent citizens to investigate the cause of the extensive conflict incursions that are currently destabilising the district. Planar experience preferred. This adventure takes place in the wake of persistent torrential downpour and a significant uptick in the quantity and severity of conflict incursions in the district of Rom. text/html 2019-09-22T15:15:20+00:00 http://animus.chaosdeathfish.com/resources:adventure:the_forge_of_champions?rev=1569165320&do=diff The Forge of Champions Initial Brief During a recent clear out of some dusty old storerooms to make room for their Chosens' new gym (the previous one having been lost to a a bout of excessive enthusiasm), the Order of the Rod have uncovered an ancient map leading to something called the Forge of Champions. text/html 2020-01-06T18:08:06+00:00 http://animus.chaosdeathfish.com/resources:adventure:the_gift_of_giving?rev=1578334086&do=diff The Gift of Giving Initial Brief "“As we reflect on that which has been lost, we look to a future certain to be blessed with strength, unity and prosperity. We offer this gift as a token of our devotion to Rastaban, and as a promise that our Order will continue to- text/html 2018-11-25T09:56:20+00:00 http://animus.chaosdeathfish.com/resources:adventure:the_good_citizen?rev=1543139780&do=diff The Good Citizen Initial Brief All players arrive at The Good Citizen: a pub in Rivergate Town famed for its adventuring clientele. Here, people gather to trade stories of their latest exploits, and listen to news from every corner of the city. PCs text/html 2018-11-25T09:56:08+00:00 http://animus.chaosdeathfish.com/resources:adventure:the_good_citizen_iii?rev=1543139768&do=diff The Good Citizen III Initial Brief As per usual - a collection of citizens meet at The Good Citizen in order to socialise and swap stories. PCs * Jeremiah Stingelhelm - Emma * Mabel Bembrooke - Iain * Selva Sithigh - Florence * Inquisitor - Tom * Garrek - Alex * Ashes - Seb * Mordecai - Seb * Eli Jin - Aleaha * text/html 2019-08-11T14:12:53+00:00 http://animus.chaosdeathfish.com/resources:adventure:the_good_citizen_iv?rev=1565532773&do=diff The Good Citizen IV Initial Brief This will be a plotless social event at which your characters may meet and mingle at a pub known for its adventuring clientele: The Good Citizen. The idea is to socialise IC and have fun! PCs * Jeremiah Stingelhelm - Emma * Carmen Montiel - Emma text/html 2018-09-30T09:29:21+00:00 http://animus.chaosdeathfish.com/resources:adventure:the_good_citizen_two?rev=1538299761&do=diff The Good Citizen Two Initial Brief The brief is identical to the last. You all arrive at The Good Citizen: a pub in Rivergate Town famed for its adventuring clientele. Here, people gather to trade stories of their latest exploits, and listen to news from every corner of the city. text/html 2020-06-03T00:43:17+00:00 http://animus.chaosdeathfish.com/resources:adventure:the_guise_of_sanctity?rev=1591144997&do=diff The Guise of Sanctity Initial Brief An arrest warrant has been filed against Chosen Amiram Kydar of the Shroud for heresy and a proven desire to instill heretical beliefs in others. Due to the unknown methods used by Kydar to corrupt his fellow Citizens and trouble ascertaining who has already been influenced, the Bureaucracy is reluctant to send their own into the Shroud Sanctum to fulfill the warrant. text/html 2019-04-27T09:32:13+00:00 http://animus.chaosdeathfish.com/resources:adventure:the_hour_of_death?rev=1556357533&do=diff The Hour of Death Initial Brief A handful of notes, scrawled on damp, rotting paper drift through the streets of Rastaban... “Pathetic mortals! I, Vashti the Hour of Death, command you to cast yourselves before me in the place known to you as Rom and there pledge to undertake a task of great importance. Be swift, for every moment I must linger in your abysmal plane of verdant vitality fills me with utmost disgust.” text/html 2018-06-20T22:17:57+00:00 http://animus.chaosdeathfish.com/resources:adventure:the_iconoclasts?rev=1529533077&do=diff The Iconoclasts Initial Brief It is the Burying of Regrets, a festival during which losses, grievances and regrets are mourned, then put aside. This year, the Orders of Paladins have summoned the Citizens of Rastaban to the Great Court in the Boulevard, to try and finally put an end to the Icon Question, a doctrinal dispute which has existed for as long as anyone can remember, and which has only grown more divisive in recent years. Simply put, the question is this: whether it is ever appropr… text/html 2018-09-30T10:12:45+00:00 http://animus.chaosdeathfish.com/resources:adventure:the_majesty_of_colours?rev=1538302365&do=diff The Majesty Of Colours Initial Brief The Foresters Guild recalls a number of Forest Touched for re-evaluation. PCs * Marius of the Foresters Guild - Mat * Heston - Joe * Garrek - Alex Summary * Averick Goodie briefs Heston and Marius that they are being recalled for a 'routine' checkup. They first have to prove their competency in a couple of key Guild areas, and then undertake a mission. text/html 2019-06-10T09:12:16+00:00 http://animus.chaosdeathfish.com/resources:adventure:the_natural_history_of_fear?rev=1560157936&do=diff The Natural History of Fear Initial Brief It's been plaguing your dreams for ages, but it got worse since the city's upheaval. The sound of weeping, long, raw weeping that never wanes. Sometimes you even hear it in the waking world. Something is suffering. Something has been suffering for a very long time. text/html 2018-04-22T15:21:42+00:00 http://animus.chaosdeathfish.com/resources:adventure:the_rastaban_serpent?rev=1524410502&do=diff The Rastaban Serpent Initial Brief Brave Heroes and Proud Patriots! Bastion Esposito of Esteban seeks daring individuals to join him on a perilous journey in to the wastes to seek out the legendary terrible creature known as the Serpent of Rastaban! text/html 2020-01-07T22:21:19+00:00 http://animus.chaosdeathfish.com/resources:adventure:the_river_and_the_sea?rev=1578435679&do=diff The River and the Sea " Life and death are one, even as the river and the sea are one." - Kahlil Gibran Initial Brief Limula Egmont (of law firm Egmont, Egmont and Eg) is looking to enlist investigators to assist a client of hers, Spiridon Argyris, a nobleman of Esteban. Argyris is dying of a mystery affliction - in spite of all the efforts of an text/html 2018-09-30T09:51:57+00:00 http://animus.chaosdeathfish.com/resources:adventure:the_show_must_go_on?rev=1538301117&do=diff The Show Must Go On Initial Brief Secretary for Public Entertainment Claudius Vardemaar seeks citizens to assist in the celebration of this glorious event. Interested parties should report to the Imperial Ampitheatre in the Boulevard. PCs * Elias - Joe text/html 2018-11-25T09:54:50+00:00 http://animus.chaosdeathfish.com/resources:adventure:the_silver_laird?rev=1543139690&do=diff The Silver Laird a.k.a full house, weavers over paladins Initial Brief Nestled in the narrow streets of the Barrens lies the Silver Laird tavern in whose back room adventurous sorts are known to gamble. The tables there are home to both locals and outsiders from beyond the district, come for a taste of excitement. The stakes are low but upsetting the barkeep would be a fool's wager. text/html 2018-12-30T12:17:30+00:00 http://animus.chaosdeathfish.com/resources:adventure:the_silver_laird_ii?rev=1546172250&do=diff The Silver Laird II Initial Brief It is midwinter in Rastaban and people are celebrating the Day of Embers, a Torch festival where the last of the farmed food is consumed before winter ichor-rations begin. It is considered impolitic to point out that in most places farmed food ran out weeks ago. Still, if you know where to go, you can still find a proper feast; one such place is the Silver Laird tavern in the Barrens. Don’t worry, the landlady has all the proper paperwork. text/html 2019-07-14T20:42:51+00:00 http://animus.chaosdeathfish.com/resources:adventure:the_silver_laird_iii?rev=1563136971&do=diff The Silver Laird III Initial Brief Citizens meet for food, drink and conversation at the Silver Laird Tavern in the Barrens. PCs * Eli Jin * Garrek * Mabel * Sullivan * Nikolai * Catarina Romaia * Zosime Dracona Debrief Before we move to the Silver Laird Tavern in the Barrens, we must first speak of what was happening at Eli's forest home. Eli is sitting talking to Garrek, a blue head, when Mabel enters. Garrek has concerns about Eli's grandmother, though Eli insists that sh… text/html 2019-10-16T18:46:11+00:00 http://animus.chaosdeathfish.com/resources:adventure:the_steady_hand?rev=1571251571&do=diff The Steady Hand Initial Brief In recent weeks the Ministry of the Steady Hand seem to have been recruiting heavily. Inquires seem to imply this is in order to meet the challenges presented to Rastaban by changed circumstances. Those interested in aiding the city are asked to present themselves at the townhouse of Nonnus Ingerinus. text/html 2019-09-18T17:33:40+00:00 http://animus.chaosdeathfish.com/resources:adventure:the_tower_of_paradise?rev=1568828020&do=diff The Tower of Paradise Initial Brief CALLING WORTHY CITIZENS Magister Idris of Rom calls for aid. A particularly unusual Perfection conjunction has caused a great Tower to appear on the outskirts of Rastaban. This Tower must be investigated immediately before it fades again. Favour bestowed will be dependent on how far up the Tower the citizens are able to ascend. text/html 2018-09-30T10:25:13+00:00 http://animus.chaosdeathfish.com/resources:adventure:the_wheelhouse?rev=1538303113&do=diff The Wheelhouse Initial Brief In the wake of the events of The Empire Strikes Back, adventurers gather at the Wheelhouse, a new pub in the Telemere ward of Gateway. In spite of the recent border controls, a wide variety of people have managed to make it through into the fortress, although some have presumably resorted to the use of forged documentation. text/html 2018-11-25T20:49:39+00:00 http://animus.chaosdeathfish.com/resources:adventure:the_wheelhouse_ii?rev=1543178979&do=diff The Wheelhouse II Initial Brief On any given evening, a sizeable crowd of oddball adventurers may be found at the Wheelhouse, a third-story pub that has recently been established in the Telemere ward of Gateway. This is one such evening. PCs * text/html 2019-07-17T21:42:34+00:00 http://animus.chaosdeathfish.com/resources:adventure:the_world_that_could_be?rev=1563399754&do=diff The World that Could Be Initial Brief As a pulsing beacon lights up the sky to the south and waves of energy are detected resonating through the bronze tower, a shadowy recruitment drive gets underway as the order of the shroud hurriendly assembles a team to attempt to assassinate the god emperor. text/html 2019-11-16T21:37:52+00:00 http://animus.chaosdeathfish.com/resources:adventure:trade_envoys?rev=1573940272&do=diff Trade Envoys Initial Brief House Esteban is looking to recruit competent travelers for an exploratory voyage across to seas to the Philosophy of Seluga. Diplomatic and traveling experience welcome. PCs * Doublethink Stingelhelm - Andrew * Joachim - Luke Summary Doublethink and Joachim are shown to the parlour of Flavia Taan, a wealthy Shaper of Esteban who was once the Kaiser of the House and has recently been purchasing a great deal of land in Telemere and on the outskirts of the city… text/html 2019-08-11T14:13:13+00:00 http://animus.chaosdeathfish.com/resources:adventure:training_wheels?rev=1565532793&do=diff training wheels Initial Brief Over the past few weeks people have been having strange dreams. Only those who have been in the tunnels running between Gateway and Eustragrath have experienced them. The dreams involve someone the dreamer knows being tortured by an entity of the Forest. Those who have experienced the dream wake with the distinct sense that it wasn’t natural, and the sense that whoever has sent it desperately wants to be rescued. text/html 2018-09-30T08:13:13+00:00 http://animus.chaosdeathfish.com/resources:adventure:trouble_at_the_ichorwerks?rev=1538295193&do=diff Trouble at the Ichorwerks Initial Brief VALUABLE OPPORTUNITY FOR HONOURABLE CITIZENS Commissioner Dmitri Romov of the Imperial Commission would be grateful for citizens to assist with a matter of great importance to the Commission. As the nature of the matter may honour volunteers with exposure to some of the workings of the Commission, external volunteers will be required to give their word not to disclose anything they discover of these workings before being admitted to the Commission. text/html 2018-05-20T11:13:15+00:00 http://animus.chaosdeathfish.com/resources:adventure:trouble_at_the_ichorwerks_ii?rev=1526814795&do=diff Trouble at the Ichorwerks II Initial Brief VALUABLE OPPORTUNITY FOR HONOURABLE CITIZENS Commissioner Dmitri Romov of the Imperial Commission would be grateful for citizens to assist with a matter of great importance to the Commission. As the nature of the matter may honour volunteers with exposure to some of the workings of the Commission, external volunteers will be required to give their word not to disclose anything they discover of these workings before being admitted to the Commission. text/html 2018-06-27T18:34:56+00:00 http://animus.chaosdeathfish.com/resources:adventure:trouble_at_the_ichorwerks_iii?rev=1530124496&do=diff Trouble at the Ichorwerks III Initial Brief VALUABLE OPPORTUNITY FOR HONOURABLE CITIZENS Commissioner Dmitri Romov of the Imperial Commission would be grateful for citizens to assist with a matter of great importance to the Commission. As the nature of the matter may honour volunteers with exposure to some of the workings of the Commission, external volunteers will be required to give their word not to disclose anything they discover of these workings before being admitted to the Commission. text/html 2018-11-04T20:34:24+00:00 http://animus.chaosdeathfish.com/resources:adventure:trouble_at_the_ichorwerks_iv?rev=1541363664&do=diff Trouble at the Ichorwerks IV Initial Brief VALUABLE OPPORTUNITY FOR HONOURABLE CITIZENS Master Commissioner Dmitri Romov of the Imperial Commission would be grateful for citizens to assist with a matter of great importance to the Commission. As the nature of the matter may honour volunteers with exposure to some of the workings of the Commission, external volunteers will be required to give their word not to disclose anything they discover of these workings before being admitted to the Com… text/html 2020-01-19T11:40:21+00:00 http://animus.chaosdeathfish.com/resources:adventure:trouble_at_the_ichorwerks_ix?rev=1579434021&do=diff Trouble at the Ichorwerks IX Initial Brief The Imperial Commission is closed. Since the start of Winter, no Commissioner has been able to set foot past the great venerable doors of the Imperial Commission, and supplies of Ichor kept by its Savants are dwindling. Patience, and food, is running thin, but the Commission and its Mystikos remain silent text/html 2019-02-22T15:16:27+00:00 http://animus.chaosdeathfish.com/resources:adventure:trouble_at_the_ichorwerks_v?rev=1550848587&do=diff Trouble at the Ichorwerks V Initial Brief VALUABLE OPPORTUNITY FOR HONOURABLE CITIZENS Master Commissioner Dmitri Romov of the Imperial Commission would be grateful for citizens to assist with a matter of great importance to the Commission. As the nature of the matter may honour volunteers with exposure to some of the workings of the Commission, external volunteers will be required to give their word not to disclose anything they discover of these workings before being admitted to the Comm… text/html 2019-02-22T16:59:12+00:00 http://animus.chaosdeathfish.com/resources:adventure:trouble_at_the_ichorwerks_vi?rev=1550854752&do=diff Trouble at the Ichorwerks VI Initial Brief VALUABLE OPPORTUNITY FOR HONOURABLE CITIZENS Master Commissioner Alexis Telemova of the Imperial Commission would be grateful for citizens to assist with a matter of great importance to the Commission. text/html 2019-04-28T10:39:37+00:00 http://animus.chaosdeathfish.com/resources:adventure:trouble_at_the_ichorwerks_vii?rev=1556447977&do=diff Trouble at the Ichorwerks VII Initial Brief Something’s going down between the Imperial Bureaucracy and the Imperial Commission. Everyone can feel it. Watchers are posted on the streets opposite the grand entrance, and every day Inquisitors head into the marble pillared atrium to make enquiries. Commissioners are on edge, and whispers on the street say it's with good reason: respected though they may be, not even the Mystikos is above the law text/html 2019-12-01T17:48:56+00:00 http://animus.chaosdeathfish.com/resources:adventure:trouble_at_the_ichorwerks_viii?rev=1575222536&do=diff Trouble at the Ichorwerks VIII Initial Brief High above the Imperial Palace, there is a gaping wound in the sky through which New Black Ichor pours. Still yet unharvested by the Imperial Commission, rumours are rife that someone who could tap into this source would be in the considerable good graces of the Silent Regent. The Imperial Commission, meanwhile, hungers. Eyes are turning skyward, as the sky continues to drip its majestic bounty text/html 2019-09-15T00:17:31+00:00 http://animus.chaosdeathfish.com/resources:adventure:ultima_ratio_regum?rev=1568506651&do=diff Ultima Ratio Regum Initial Brief PCs * Quinn Marshston - Peyton * Marina - Juliette Summary The party are briefed on the situation by Grandmaster Minerva, who explains that they Will be pooling their resources with the Unbroken Chain in order to gain entry to the Bastion. They each have some of the necessary expertise to gain entry - however, once they are inside, the two groups will no longer have any need of each other, and they should be prepared to betray their allies. She also offe… text/html 2018-09-30T10:06:04+00:00 http://animus.chaosdeathfish.com/resources:adventure:viam_inveniam_aut_faciam?rev=1538301964&do=diff Viam Inveniam Aut Faciam a.k.a find a way or make one a.k.a find a road or make one Initial Brief The Edict is lifted. Guided by the Council of Seven, Citizens attempt to establish a way through the Forest to the outside world. PCs * Hatevil Stingelhelm - JC * text/html 2019-06-08T22:09:08+00:00 http://animus.chaosdeathfish.com/resources:adventure:voyager?rev=1560031748&do=diff Voyager Initial Brief Sybill Werris of the Circle of the Enlightened Mind seeks volunteers to aid in the retrieval of a vessel from the River Eriden. Preliminary analysis of the ship displays the hallmarks of the Master Shaper Setra, but this is not a recorded work of theirs and they were given up for sky burial 150 years ago. Retrieving this artifact is of paramount importance to the Circle, and to the Empire. We would be grateful for any assistance. text/html 2019-07-01T19:00:20+00:00 http://animus.chaosdeathfish.com/resources:adventure:wasteland?rev=1562007620&do=diff Wasteland Initial Brief In the weeks following the destruction of much of the Imperial Palace, the following three calls are circulated: * House Rom calls for aid in searching the blast zone of the recent cataclysm in the Imperial District for an item of great power. text/html 2020-01-13T21:06:28+00:00 http://animus.chaosdeathfish.com/resources:adventure:what_is_owed?rev=1578949588&do=diff What is Owed Initial Brief Damien the farsighted of House Esteban requires competent explorers to aid in the recovery of a lost relic. Proof of competence ideal, discretion essential. PCs * Vera Burns - Florence * Callista - Emma * Renee Teiwaz - using the name Freya - Chaos text/html 2019-04-03T22:55:49+00:00 http://animus.chaosdeathfish.com/resources:adventure:words_left_unspoken?rev=1554332149&do=diff Words Left Unspoken Initial Brief While infiltrating the False Empire, Jasine was cursed by the High Archon which has caused her to suffer from frequent bursts of incapacitating pain. To escape this, she decided to use her Elect programming to dampen her emotions until the curse could be lifted.