Draft for the next Ars Magica session

The next Ars Magica session will be on Sicily.

The arrival of the boat, minus two passengers has the crew, captain and other passengers eager to spread the word on what they saw, or what they think they saw. Missoire Tales is still terrified, knowing the truth about what happened, but eager to share not should he attract unwanted attention with his words. Captain Babak thinks he knows what happened and is eager to tell the wealthy Merchant Arnaldo Vandaley that the passenger who disappeared from Babak’s ship was seeking him - Missoire has shared a little with Babak but is starting to regret even that now that he is accompanying him to seek out Vandelay. Athamus, Drakon and Kadmos are out of a job and looking for work, concerned that their last employers may seek recompense for the death of their charge, Eris.

Coming ashore separately will be Akos, fleeing the ship after the murder of his fellow passenger he has followed the boat to Sicily and into the harbour, he still has a mission to complete, kill Arnaldo Vandaley.

Once ruled by the Norman Hauteville Dynasty the south German Hohenstaufen Dynasty has ruled Sicily since 1194, Frederick II currently holds the title of King of Sicily.

Ars Magica - the Assassin Sessions

The game tonight will be on a Galley traveling from the Albania to Sicily so I need a Merchant Captain today from Steve D.

On board will be a small number of passengers, a guy who is apparently an Alchemist (Bela), Missoire (below) traveling from Byzantium to Spain to find a Court and steady job or at least opportunities within the growing Christian lands, the Merchant Captain (below) and one or two others along with cargo.

I have Bela's Where are my other NPCs? :-)

The game will commence at 7:30-8pm at Logical choice, meet at Cafe Essen at 7pm.

See everyone there

Akos (White Falcon) Gyuri

Akros’ mission is to find and execute Arnaldo Vandaley who is reportedly currently somewhere in Sicily on business.

Arnaldo is quite short 5’3” and portly, he heads a powerful trading house of which there are three sons and two daughters, he always has bodyguards about him and often travels with one of his sons.

The mission is from your new employer who has negotiated your release from service to the King of Hungary.

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Missoire Tales

Known as friendly at many pubs Missoirie is Famous for having a magnificent singing voice. He also really enjoys telling jokes but they are never good, usually when he starts his comedy routine the pub clears.

He has the ability to find out the truth behind what is going on through and around different areas. He does this by talking to fellow bards and troubadours, of whom he knows many, or he just stumbles on to stuff that he might hear while traveling and performing.

He would like to sell the secrets/information to people to make a good living but he has tendency to tell people the information before he has the chance to sell it. He curses him self every time he does this.

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Captain Babak

Babak wants to become the leading Persian trader within the Mediterranean, as well as free the seas of the scourge of Piracy. He was delivering routine trade goods to Sicily from where he was to pick up additional goods. He has been also been commissioned to deliver his passengers to Spain, a nice bonus.

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Eris (aka Harmonia, Danae and Dione)

Eris’ mission is to find and execute Arnaldo Vandaley who is reportedly currently somewhere in Sicily on business.

Arnaldo is quite short 5’3” and portly, he heads a powerful trading house of which there are three sons and two daughters.

The mission is from your employer a rival trading House, which has declared a Vendetta against House Vandelay.

Charming and extraordinarily beautiful Eris never lets her guard down, except in her drive for sex. Cruel in all things she never demonstrates this clearly unless she knows the one who sees it is about to die.

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Athamus, Drakon and Kadmos,

You are in service to the Lady Harmonia – you do not know her identity - and you will protect her Ladyship with your lives. You also enjoy getting drunk.

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The sailors of Captain Babak are loyal to a man, he pays you well, kills Pirates well and gives you shore leave to drink and womanise.

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