Session 1 Report
General Summary
We begin not in the present day, but on the last day of the last year of the Pre-Apostasy era of Albion, where a war is being waged for the fate of the Kingdom of Camelot.
It is the 20th of June, 1300 Pre Apostasy. Somewhere in the ancient fields of what is believed to be modern day Bath the Once and Future King Arthur Uther Hereward Pendragon I of Camelot and his Knights of the Round Table are entrenched in a fierce battle against Arthur’s own son, Mordred Lot of Orkney. On one side the self-proclaimed Forgotten Son of Camelot, clad all in black and sweating in his iron helm, musing as he blocks a sword blow that his whole life has amounted to this. On the other side Arthur himself, helmet cast aside and blood in his bright blue eyes, unaware that so has his. To his right as always, the young wizard Merlin Ambrosius holds the swelling tide of Mordred’s undead army at bay. Silhouetted against the horizon, a black unicorn rears onto its hind legs and lets out a terrible whinny, shaking the earth itself. Mordred uses this momentary distraction to make his move and, almost in slow motion, Arthur feels the blade slide between the plates of his armor and sink into the meat between his armpit and shoulder. In the few moments before he hits the ground, he thinks distantly that it was a perfectly landed killing blow. Mordred would have made a good knight. He will never see his daughters or his wife or his kingdom again. He has failed. King Arthur hits the verdant green earth of the moor in a cacophony of armor and limbs, wide eyed and unblinking. As Mordred raises his sword in victory, the Black Unicorn vanishes. Merlin rushes to his rightful place at the King’s side and, as the rest of the knights form a protective circle around them, calls to the winds of Albion to take them far across the realm to Avalon. To Queen Morgana Le Fay, Arthur’s elder sister. To the Sisterhood of Nine. To the only people who could possibly help them now.
We will return to the fate and final days of King Arthur another time, but for now we must look to the future and to a joyous day in Camelot’s capital city of Caerleon, long-awaited kingdom-wide. Come with me now to what is reported by bards and town criers from Cyneburg to Lychnis to be the social event of the century.
Today is the 25th birthday of Arthur’s twin daughters and there’s a party to be had.
Rewards Granted
GODIVA
The Oubliette - A beaten antimony flask with a unicorn on it and a deep slash through the unicorn itself. It was Arthur's old flask given to him by Merlin by way of one of the Sisterhood of the Nine and saved his life in battle.
Chastiefol
The Oubliette - A beaten antimony flask with a unicorn on it and a deep slash through the unicorn itself. It was Arthur's old flask given to him by Merlin by way of one of the Sisterhood of the Nine and saved his life in battle.
- At dawn, tell the flask what you would like to drink and for the next 24 hours it will produce that and o n l y that.
- From MOM & DAD
- One of the thirteen treasures of the Island of Britain
- FROM MOM & DAD
- The offhand dagger of King Arthur Pendragon I
- From MOM & DAD
- Created and magically enhanced by the Sisterhood of Nine to allow the princesses to change outfits on a whim
- 1 unisex jumpsuit made from fae shapeshrift cloth, like looking into the deep sky on a perfectly clear night - has been enchanted with several outfits including armor so that quick changes are unnecessary
- From THE SISTERHOOD OF THE NINE + AUNT MORGANA
- Pure bottled moonlight x1 for your unicorn to drink
- From THE LADY OF THE LAKE
- Custom made ring enchanted with a strong perception filter - add +2 to all Grace rolls when wearing
- From LADY LAKE
Chastiefol
- King Arthur's offhand shortsword
- FROM MOM & DAD
- King Arthur's former mantle of invisibility. Add +2 to all rolls to hide from non-magical means of pursuit.
- FROM MOM & DAD
- Created and magically enhanced by the Sisterhood of Nine to allow the princesses to change outfits on a whim
- 1 unisex jumpsuit made from fae shapeshrift cloth, like looking into the deep sky on a perfectly clear night - has been enchanted with several outfits including armor so that quick changes are unnecessary
- From THE SISTERHOOD OF THE NINE + AUNT MORGANA
- Pure bottled moonlight x1 for your unicorn to drink
- From THE LADY OF THE LAKE
- Made from Mererid gloine and tonach (Hilt is gloine, blade is made from tonach and will be magically suspended in that state/stores within the hilt until the princess summons a weapon.
- Called this because it chooses what form to be and only answers to her
- Add +2 to all Spirit + Grace rolls when wielding this weapon
- From THE LADY OF THE LAKE, LADY LAKE, AND OSWINE LE DEUX
- Zweihander now repels magical and non-magical flame. Add +3 to Defy Disaster, but you must use your +Heart stat.
- FROM SER LADY
- 1x full set of custom enchanted armor whitesmithed from Meridium. Add +2 to Defy Disaster rolls to avoid acquiring Feral points, but you must use your +Heart stat.
- Will grow and shrink in relation to size of the wearer
Missions/Quests Completed
TO YOUR POSTS
- Get the Royal Family to safety
Character(s) interacted with
- Dame Grand Cross Andsware Osbourne
- Knight 2nd Class Ser Godwine Osbourne
- Queen Ena Pendragon
- Queen Guinevere Pendragon
- Merlin Ambrosius
- Duke Mordred Lot of Orkney
Notes
On the morning of the twin princesses' long-awaited 25th birthday, Queen Guinevere spends a moment with each and then both of her daughters before the day's festivities begin. She presents each of her children with one of their father's heirlooms, modified and outfitted for them especially. Malcolm and Grifflynn come across eldest Le Deux son Knight 2nd Class Ser Godwine Le Deux and while his presence is as undesirable as ever, he directs them to middle Le Deux son Master Whitesmith Oswine Le Deux - it seems that this is a day for gift-giving, as Oswine provides his little brother with a brand new set of custom Meridium armor that will change, shrink, and grow with him when he wears it (the woes of "puberty") before the young knights head to the courtyard of Castle Caerleon to attend the royal festivities. Adaleis searches for Absabeth and Aleydis whilst also trying to ensure that the festival goes off without a hitch. Lady seeks out Eleanor to "upgrade her weapon" before rushing off to finish the princesses' gifts in the whitesmithy. Presents from all over Albion are presented to the princesses and just as the cake is being cut Adaleis, Eleanor, and Absabeth notice an entirely unusual storm rolling in before a flash of blinding light and everything going to darkness. When the party's vision returns, they are faced with a sight previously believed to be impossible but proven improbable: a knight clad in black armor emerging from an enormous field of magical energy. Merlin appears to recognize this knight and is on high alert. Eleanor and Dame Andsware abruptly end their joust without injury thanks to their combined years of muscle memory and race toward the Royal Family. Back in the courtyard, the Knight approaches the Royal Family and mockingly asks after the absence of King Arthur before raising the question of succession and revealing himself to be Duke Mordred Lot of Orkney, the rightful heir of Camelot. He is bested by Queen Guinevere, allowing the Knights of the Round and the Order of the Spellsword to move in. On their father's orders, Lady Lake leads the charge to get the Royal Family to the safety of the castle in a 6-point formation as Mordred's dark sorcery summons an onslaught of enemies.
Aleydis Maudeleyn Lake
Report Date
12 Mar 2023
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