Shibboleths and Shadows

todo: type up my paper notes

• linkage: my gm notes ~/projects/blag/source/_posts/blades.md gm blag

Harold R Thomas

• Mark's: mr generic -- vice: wierd poetry slams
• invis 2 ghosts? related to his pet death raven (Persephone)?
• • Valeros the spy, knows his poetry
• • Stiener (assassin from the Wraiths)
• contractor with the bluecoats
• symbiotic red-hand blossom named Audrey
• distantly knows Jule & Vern, city gate guards

Early Bird

Kendra's -- vice: gossipy embroidery circle

• Funeral business clan,
• • Nyryx
• • flint (spirit trafficer, they have ethical differences)
• • Simon the street... doc
• Cousin Alisa is in a Duskvol college
• Susan the piano ghost was installed by Rebecca -- does this still matter?
• Rowan, least backstabby sibling of Rebecca. Vice: baked goods

Posh

Chris -- vice: luxury

• • Nyryx the body hopping ghost prostitute
• • Brill (drug dealer) who's been connected to Stiener

Factions

• +1 crows
• -1 wraiths
• -1 dimmer sisters
• +1 bluecoats
  • Lt Una (think The Producers) of Bluecoats section 213
    • PCs "killed" Arran
• Arran / ghost / flaming demon blood thing
• Duchess Arcy of house Bell wants them to look into Mr. Card's secret that he's so willing to protect
  • talk to her Jeeves (named Weaver) for details
• The fancy Manor in whitechurch that just got 4 wagons worth of expensive crates
• Mr Charles Vey, 18th son of house Candle, who they saw holding wierd papers on the train after the croco-phant-god attack

HQ: the dark room supply door actually leads to the condemned warehouse next door, which, while tricky to walk in, is spacious enough for their carriage with room to spare.

notes:

• stole the two carriage goats from the Dimmer Sisters -- named John and Ringo. they're speakers for the dead.
• James Bick, deadly calligrapher (see also John Wick)
• Mrs. Bodega's Apothocary -- Boustrax? LOUD

Gloomhaven

• Aunt Zara's crematorium and garden supply store
• Blind Gramma's Superb Summoning Supplies

Lavender Town

People don't go there; those folk are weird about ghosts.

discuss: awesome vices

As a personal vice, maybe he enjoys being "ridden" by ghosts. He shares his body with a ghost for a period of time. Overindulging could mean he was unable to completely expel the ghost and has to finish regaining complete control of his body.

Clocks

• how did assassin become a blindspot in the justice bird's view? 1/4
• get a ship?
• start house war?
• mark Card believe his ship... turned?
• allies of card?
• replace the demon bane charm that burnt out 0/4