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	[[Category:Michael Parkinson]][[Category:Scribe Notes]][[Scribe_Notes#Winter_799_WK\|Scribe Notes]]<br>		[[Category:Michael Parkinson]][[Category:Scribe Notes]]
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			[[Scribe_Notes#Winter_799_WK\|Scribe Notes]]<br>
	== Summary ==		== Summary ==
	'''Adventure''': Enter the Cockroach<br>		'''Adventure''': Enter the Cockroach<br>

Martin: /* From Lady Hope … */

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From Lady Hope …

Martin: /* Investigation continued */

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Investigation continued

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	We were advised that the Healer Elect, Dr Frank [Dr Frank Einstien - oh please] has been out of town for some time and we don't know when he is coming back. This is one of the parts that fit into the Dr Fleidermaus story. ( Doctor turns vigilante ). We got to look around the Guild building and learned some stuff …		We were advised that the Healer Elect, Dr Frank [Dr Frank Einstien - oh please] has been out of town for some time and we don't know when he is coming back. This is one of the parts that fit into the Dr Fleidermaus story. ( Doctor turns vigilante ). We got to look around the Guild building and learned some stuff …

	#Dr Frank use to have an assistant that was known as Nurse. Lady Hope filled us in on the entity known as Nurse and her flunky. She was a nasty character that,		#Dr Frank use to have an assistant that was known as Nurse. Lady Hope filled us in on the entity known as Nurse and her flunky. She was a nasty character that, amongst other things, created potions that would let you have the attributes of the contents of them ie crushed cockroaches will give you nigh indestructibility and make you grow antennae ( apparently ). She ( Nurse ) is well and truly dead – so says The Guild. The flunky seems to be a magically created super-but-dumb elf. I find the very thought repulsive and should hate to meet one.
	amongst other things, created potions that would let you have the attributes of the contents of them ie crushed cockroaches will give you nigh indestructibility and make you grow antennae ( apparently ). She ( Nurse ) is well and truly dead – so says The Guild. The flunky seems to be a magically created super-but-dumb elf. I find the very thought repulsive and should hate to meet one.		#Dr Frank is a cross dresser and he had a string of pearls that are magically enhanced to make you feel good. The Lady only knows why you would have to use magic to feel good about wearing jewellery.
	#Dr Frank is a cross dresser and he had a string of pearls that are magically
	enhanced to make you feel good. The Lady only knows why you would have to use magic to feel good about wearing jewellery.
	#There is a room in the Healers Guild building that has all the stuff for making Nursey's potions. We have thought to hide out here and see if we can observe BugFace. This would, maybe, confirm our suspicions about Dr Frank.		#There is a room in the Healers Guild building that has all the stuff for making Nursey's potions. We have thought to hide out here and see if we can observe BugFace. This would, maybe, confirm our suspicions about Dr Frank.
	#Also, one of the healer assistants noticed that half a jar's worth of live cockroaches had		#Also, one of the healer assistants noticed that half a jar's worth of live cockroaches had disappeared over the last few days. For some inexplicable reason, they didn't try to blame us. ( Thankyou Hoo )
	disappeared over the last few days. For some inexplicable reason, they didn't try to blame us. ( Thankyou Hoo )

	I think that I will try to just shut up from now on – What ever I say to the people around us seems to bring us trouble. Oh well people were never my strong point.		I think that I will try to just shut up from now on – What ever I say to the people around us seems to bring us trouble. Oh well people were never my strong point.

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	==Scribe Notes==		==Scribe Notes==
	~~Blah blah blah~~		In the 3rd quarter of the Year 799 we are engaged to help some business people of Mittelmarkhuptstadt. Our contact is the Madame Dulcina, she runs an ‘Academy for young Ladies'. More importantly she is an agent for an entity named The Butcher (Amongst other things – he actually runs the butchers guild).

			Our assignment is somewhat simply stated, in a round about way. In short we must find the person(s?) responsible for the deaths of some "businessmen" and kill him.
			Note that Madame Dulcina did not say those exact words but I believe that is what she meant.

			Security tells us that Mittelmarkhuptstadt is a city where crime and business are one and the same. You can get anything you want there if you have the gold to pay. Just my luck, to be sent there, with no gold and a lot of ‘wants'.
			They told us that Mittelmarkhuptstadt is a favourite place for peerage to ‘winter' – in fact some of the gentry have not seen their estates for years.

			Madame Dulcina tells us that there is an eye-witness to one of these murders; An
			illusionist that was hired as a body-guard at the time. He had the good sense to run away when his charge was attacked. I don't think that his career as a ‘security
			consultant' will be going anywhere from here. We have to confirm this, but Dulcina tells us that he saw a large fellow sporting fur, antlers and wings. This ‘monster' clawed his employer into a messy pulp.

			As demonic as this entity sounds; we have some reservations. It seems that our perpetrator uses ropes to swing around on ( giving us the idea that maybe his wings are not for real ). Although, we are told that flying is just not done in Mittelmarkhuptstadt – something to do with the ancient defences.

			So far we have not been told of him using any innate magic or otherworldly powers. He did have a rather nasty staff ( now in the possession of guild security, held for us as one third payment when we succeed ). You tell me – how useful is a staff that will destroy everything that weighs up to an ounce? The thought of silver coins
			disappearing in a flash of necromantic energy just sends icy waves through my spine.

			We have arranged a cover in so much as we are the accompanying entourage of Dulcina's sister ‘Charity', played by Lady Hope. If that does not cut it we are also a
			band of entertainers – complete with dancing bear. Actually I do believe that we could make some money at the entertainment business – it's just a thought!

			Our journey to Mittelmarkhuptstadt through Beaucourt and Borderlay has been largely uneventful. I suppose we should be glad for that, The Lady knows that we are running straight into the dragon's maw; the nasty staff used to belong to some drow. One begins to wonder how our murderer came into possession of a drow's toy. Let us hope that he bought it because the other possibilities are too awful to contemplate.
			For the last leg, we are joined by the esteemed presence of Sir Ludiwig and his retainer. The gentle-elf is an elder. I did inquire after his family but he was more
			interested in talking about bugs and creepy-crawlies. Oh well maybe he grows tired. He was helpful about the life in Mittelmarkhuptstadt … let's see
			*The opera is losing grace and style. No one seems to be singing in the proper tongue anymore
			*The university library is very good. Especially the chocolates drink.
			*and he does not trust certain personages namely Relain, Isillith and the Baroness Burghesburg ( the Baroness has a very stylish carriage pulled by no less than six of the blackest horses I've ever seen )

			Mittelmarkhuptstadt is an ancient city-state carved into a mountain, bordered on three sides by Aquila and on the other by a waste ground – now controlled by certain guild members. The upper regions of the city are a system of very well lit tunnels – leading to some exquisite architecture. The lower quarters have literally fallen away – leaving very steep slopes for streets. We will be spending a lot of time down there. This is where people are getting killed by our ‘vigilante'. I just know that my calves are going to look great after this fracas. I know, I know – exercise is good for me.

Martin: /* Summary */

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	; Employer		; Employer
	: ~~[[someone rich]]~~		: Madame Dulcina
	; Mission		; Mission
	: ~~Hired to do a job~~		: Help some business people of [[MMHS\|Mittelmarkhuptstadt]]
	~~; Pay~~
	~~: Lots~~
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Martin: /* Summary */

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	'''Season''': [[Winter]] 799 WK<br>		'''Season''': [[Winter]] 799 WK<br>
	; Party		; Party
	*[[~~Someone~~]] ~~- played by Somebody (~~Party Leader)		*[[Faith\|Lady Faith]], Part time ambassador and Party Leader.
	*[[~~Someone~~]] ~~- played by Somebody (Scribe)~~		*[[Arwen Valenta]], Troubadoress and Military Scientist
	*[[~~Someone~~]] ~~- played by Somebody~~ (~~Mil Sci~~)		*[[Loxi\|Rochelle de Marques]], ( Loxi for short ), This note was scribbled by me!
	*[[Someone]] - played by ~~Somebody~~		*[[Clementine\|Lady Clementine]], Bear of huge proportions and we are told that she knows stuff. Lady Hope de Winter, Some day I hope to visit with her father at Beaucourt.
	*[[~~Someone~~]] ~~- played by Somebody~~		*[[Hoo]], A shoe fetishist, who prides himself on his Lilliputian stature.
	*[[~~Someone~~]] ~~- played by Somebody~~		*[[Glynn]], Ex-Military towering hulk. We all know what they're good for. He does seem to be kind and courteous. I do hope that is not so when it comes to the fray
	*[[~~Someone~~]] - ~~played by Somebody~~
	;Time on adventure		;Time on adventure
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== Summary == '''Adventure''': Enter the Cockroach
'''aka''' Send a Thief to catch a thief
'''GM''': Michael P
'''Season''': Winter 799 WK
; Party Someone - played by Somebody (Party Leader) Someone - played by Somebody (Scribe) Someone - played by Som..."

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[[Category:Michael Parkinson]][[Category:Scribe Notes]][[Scribe_Notes#Winter_799_WK|Scribe Notes]]<br>
== Summary ==
'''Adventure''': Enter the Cockroach<br>
*'''aka''' Send a Thief to catch a thief<br>
'''GM''': Michael P<br>
'''Season''': [[Winter]] 799 WK<br>
; Party
*[[Someone]] - played by Somebody (Party Leader)
*[[Someone]] - played by Somebody (Scribe)
*[[Someone]] - played by Somebody (Mil Sci)
*[[Someone]] - played by Somebody
*[[Someone]] - played by Somebody
*[[Someone]] - played by Somebody
*[[Someone]] - played by Somebody
;Time on adventure
:tbc 826 WK to tbc 826 WK
; Employer
: [[someone rich]]
; Mission
: Hired to do a job
; Pay
: Lots
;Original Scribe Notes
:[[Media:Snwi9901.zip]]
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	some near deaths. All thanks to Clementine for patching us up. Faith tells us that as party leader – she tried to die for us, but I think her torq got in the way.		some near deaths. All thanks to Clementine for patching us up. Faith tells us that as party leader – she tried to die for us, but I think her torq got in the way.

	*It could be said that Hoo was killed by our military scientist. More accurately : Dr Einstien used Arwen as a club and bludgeoned Hoo to death with her.		It could be said that Hoo was killed by our military scientist. More accurately : Dr Einstien used Arwen as a club and bludgeoned Hoo to death with her.

	I don't want to hear any more criticism about appropriate answers to odd questions! It is quite apparent to me that when we are jumped by insane people and/or gods – we		I don't want to hear any more criticism about appropriate answers to odd questions! It is quite apparent to me that when we are jumped by insane people and/or gods – we
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	We sat around the belfry while Hope played Seventy-one Questions with the late Dr Einstien ( apparently that is not his real name but the only other reference that we		We sat around the belfry while Hope played Seventy-one Questions with the late Dr Einstien ( apparently that is not his real name but the only other reference that we
	have for him is ‘Healer Elect' or possibly distant cousin to the Baron ~~Mulburry~~ of ~~Beaucourt~~ ). The relevant information was …		have for him is ‘Healer Elect' or possibly distant cousin to the Baron [[Mulberry]] of Bowcourt ). The relevant information was …

	#Father Bob knew of his antics and only tried dissuading him once or twice. But later Father Bob says that a true friend only makes a few attempts at dissuasion. ( ~Hoo)		#Father Bob knew of his antics and only tried dissuading him once or twice. But later Father Bob says that a true friend only makes a few attempts at dissuasion. ( ~Hoo)
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	#The silver bracelet is the piece that gives the wearer the power of terror via voice. It does take a price for this – but we have not figured out the exact nature of that price. Oh – and it's cursed.		#The silver bracelet is the piece that gives the wearer the power of terror via voice. It does take a price for this – but we have not figured out the exact nature of that price. Oh – and it's cursed.
	#He was not part of the Purple Hand and his parents were not killed by them. ( He was loopy and his beliefs were equally loopy )		#He was not part of the Purple Hand and his parents were not killed by them. ( He was loopy and his beliefs were equally loopy )

	After some sporadic and heated discussion we, somehow, decided not to just go home and to start digging up more dirt. Maybe decided is too decisive but the fact is – we are still here and not on a coach headed for the guild or simply waiting in hot chocolate shops for The Butcher to come up with our payment.		After some sporadic and heated discussion we, somehow, decided not to just go home and to start digging up more dirt. Maybe decided is too decisive but the fact is – we are still here and not on a coach headed for the guild or simply waiting in hot chocolate shops for The Butcher to come up with our payment.

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	*The Healer is an office appointed to serve the Margrav, who has been missing for some 400 years. It is not surprising that a few people have held the title ‘Healer Elect' whilst waiting for His Honour to return.		*The Healer is an office appointed to serve the Margrav, who has been missing for some 400 years. It is not surprising that a few people have held the title ‘Healer Elect' whilst waiting for His Honour to return.
	*Dr Einstien was a Healer turned Mechanician ( or the other way around ), aslo a master silver/gold smith. He had an obsession with making artificial parts for		*Dr Einstien was a Healer turned Mechanician ( or the other way around ), aslo a master silver/gold smith. He had an obsession with making artificial parts for people. ( Indeed he had replaced internal bits of himself. The very thought is disgusting. )
	people. ( Indeed he had replaced internal bits of himself. The very thought is disgusting. )
	*Father Bob and the Doctor were very good friends. Do Destinians have friends, I wander, or just acquaintances of a useful nature?		*Father Bob and the Doctor were very good friends. Do Destinians have friends, I wander, or just acquaintances of a useful nature?
	*( We did find out some VERY interesting things about the Destinian Michaeline, If you want more – ask Lady Faith )		*( We did find out some VERY interesting things about the Destinian Michaeline, If you want more – ask Lady Faith )
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	A visit to The Butcher gave us no more work but blessing to operate outside of his territory and 20 pounds of sausages.		A visit to The Butcher gave us no more work but blessing to operate outside of his territory and 20 pounds of sausages.
			===Robbery===
			When we returned from our day's digging – we had been robbed! Isn't it funny how adventurers take extreme umberance when their new-found wealth is threatened.

	~~When we returned from our day's digging – we had been robbed! Isn't it funny how adventurers take extreme umberance when their new-found wealth is threatened.~~
	Actually – only the broach was taken. That in its self was scary. We interviewed		Actually – only the broach was taken. That in its self was scary. We interviewed
	Horrace while he was eating a fair amount of sausage meat and in a round about way established that the broach had made it's way ‘back' to Father Bob.		Horrace while he was eating a fair amount of sausage meat and in a round about way established that the broach had made it's way ‘back' to Father Bob.
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	We got the most of the Doctors body back to the Healers just in time for it to be preserved. After some deliberation we have decided to send the Healer Elect to		We got the most of the Doctors body back to the Healers just in time for it to be preserved. After some deliberation we have decided to send the Healer Elect to
	Seagate where he can be resurrected in alacrity ( and monitored by our people ). It is said that death will cure insanity ( just one of the many things that death will cure ) but I for one would like to be sure of the Doctor by the time he gets back to		Seagate where he can be resurrected in alacrity ( and monitored by our people ). It is said that death will cure insanity ( just one of the many things that death will cure ) but I for one would like to be sure of the Doctor by the time he gets back to Mittelmarkhuptstadt.
	Mittelmarkhuptstadt.

	I wanna go home, I wanna go home,		I wanna go home, I wanna go home,
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	Lady, Hear me now! I know not how I got myself into this. On the morrow we shall be bait for The Purple Hand and their demon masters. Actually, I can not be blamed for our current predicament. For Arwen and me sat at Mistress Quickley's, studying, while the rest went gallivanting on the snowy rooftops of Mittelmarkhuptstadt.		Lady, Hear me now! I know not how I got myself into this. On the morrow we shall be bait for The Purple Hand and their demon masters. Actually, I can not be blamed for our current predicament. For Arwen and me sat at Mistress Quickley's, studying, while the rest went gallivanting on the snowy rooftops of Mittelmarkhuptstadt.

	Although I am not certain of the whole story – They did contrive to re-assert the beliefs that the vigilante was alive and … kicking – businessmen all around town.		Although I am not certain of the whole story – They did contrive to re-assert the beliefs that the vigilante was alive and … kicking – businessmen all around town.
	This was in response to a poster campaign with messages like “ Purple Hand – 1 : Cockroach 0. Signed ‘Those who know' ”.		This was in response to a poster campaign with messages like “ Purple Hand – 1 : Cockroach 0. Signed ‘Those who know' ”.