Pakkrat says.... This post serves as a general activities descriptive of the estate of Marquis Sebastien Maddox for those characters staying on the grounds of hospitality from the Marquis. Characters are by no means required to stay, but more than one character has required recovery, physical, emotional, causal and yes, mental. The countryside Argentill Vineyards map features a medieval style castle of two joined keeps, a parking area for both wheeled and grav vehicles. Servants quarters, the distillery and two of the cycling vineyards. The family mausoleum and graveyard is located on the vast estate too. Forested and still lush despite the atmospheric Taint, the rural grounds is surrounded by more vineyards and copses beyond the map in all directions. Ground, gravel roads lead from the distillery out to various growing crops, but grav vehicles are used to commute to the Downport. The extensive facility is the family income and does well for Lunion's climate. The current season is early Autumn after a recent hot summer and resulting bumper crop. Harvesting and processing are the chores of the typical day by employees of Argentill Vineyards. It only rains once on 047-1110 for several hours in the late evening. From this post, players can give general, visible descriptors of their characters' doings, actions, interactions that will lubricate transition into the Sunday night games until the Artemis Group takes leave of Lunion/Lunion as either the Stealth Team or the Assault Team. As an example, I'll start. Gevaudan The white pelted Vargr heals quickly under his own Medic skill as he cloisters in the Library or Kitchen. He refuses to interact with Kayleb Groughtk at all, keeping his distance. With him, but also across the room, is his Sister-Dame who keeps vigil over Gev from afar. He watches, through his handcomputer, a live feed from the orbital shipyard constructing the Sixth Horizon . On 041-1110, Gevaudan gets a wild hair to make use of a lathe and some purpleheart wood found on the estate. Using a skillsoft from his personal library, Gevaudan slots a Trade skill and begins woodworking on what looks to be six wooden wands and wooden cases for each. It's sweaty work out there in the workshop, but it keeps the Pilot-Astrogator busy. He is approachable by others when fully healed. Qithka The Dame is rebuffed by her younger brother for the entire cycle of events she set into motion back in 1107 when she approached Artemis on D'Ganzio ( Spinward Marches 1920) to go undercover as dragon hunters on Wypoc to snoop a suspected Psionic Institute and expose the Third Imperium as hypocrites. Now, Qithka has been chided in that Gevaudan stood vigil over her post-surgery by Capt. Crow. While excited to no end at the Lunion Court as the only Journalist to be allowed in the Audience Hall with Witness, the Equal Dame was horrified to learn that her younger brother outed himself as trained in psionics and brutalized by Aslan Guards. Then to see her attache, Uthka treated to the same restraint has Qithka drawing parallels and considering Isis as somehow involved. Just how did the three hide Uthka's strange divination eccentricities and Gevaudan's new Talents under her nose for so long? The "Blooded Fang", estranged from both Uthka and her brother by the very thing she was trying to expose has Qithka asking herself how she feels about this new reveal. Yet, around Gev, she holds her tongue and tends to his healing. Qithka avoids Uthka out in the hedge maze, giving Uthka space. Dame Qithka is approachable as is her shadow, Witness, especially when Gev is well enough to begin his woodcrafting project. The Dame still cradles the missive, Gvegh text letter summoning the two white Equals home so that they can Infight for the Alpha of Pack Cannagrrh. This is not welcome news from home from the siblings' dam and current Alpha. Uthka The now-outed Psion Uthka is generally viewed more than some eccentric fortuneteller and attache to the Dame. Crossing certain lines beyond her authority on the Ares during the Bowman Incident has landed her in the fires of Cassandra's Conundrum. When you know what is coming, how is best to help those who don't see? After the Lunion Court, the precog has sworn off pulling cards for Humans and Aslan, most especially since the female Aslan Guards shattered her crystal tarot placard deck into splinters and shards. On 041-1110, a deep blue, silken back with a brief thank you note arrives at the estate addressed to Uthka Varzeek from the departing Prof. Isis. Inside is revealed upon opening to Uthka and nearby Izek Mazel a stack of monadium Coyns, the same ones that fit in the orichalcum pattern depressions deep underneath the Temple to the Hero Gods of Darrian back on Epsilon Moon, Bowman. Given to Isis from the survivor girl Meg, Isis in turn gifted them to now-deck-less Uthka in psionic camaraderie. Though clueless of Droyne Coyn-casting, Uthka is grateful to have something to help her spool her precognitive powers. However now, on in the hedge maze of roses, the middle-aged Vargr female keeps her Unequal sash tied tightly about her muzzle in quietus . Witness The magazine robot continues to monitor the sibling Vargr silently. It is approachable when it must represent Kfan Uzangou , its owning magazine. The events of the Lunion Court, the assassination attempt, the exposition and beating of Gevaudan as a Talented Equal, Uthka's outing, Gev's banishment, the cracks in the Artemis Group cohesion and lastly, the missive from the Society of Equals calling upon Gevaudan and Qithka to Infight each other so that the victor may be acknowledged as Alpha of Pack Cannagrrh is a salad bar of sensationalism and drama the magazine's editors will sup long and with salivating attention. Zenobia Though not present at Argentill Vineyards, an email to Larzamonte Charoux re-confirms that she has been debriefed by her superiors in the Imperial Naval Intelligence. She has cremated her apprentice, Bobvh Nain, on 041-1110 and is being allowed to continue to work in the INI, but this time as a full Agent as opposed to that which she was under Capt. Maarg. There has been no fallout over a certain 'football' as the IISS has not blabbed about their dig on Epsilon and Zenobia's subsequent presence. Her Career as an Agent continues after the Mishap loss of her entire team is a lesson she will never forget. Isis The Professor is en route to the jump point with Duchess Delphine Adorania Muudashir and a new life under asylum of Her Grace, likely for the rest of her days. It will be good to see where the late Colonel Lloyd Robertson called home. Isis conducts some final Vengeance Ticket negotiations with Sebastien on 040-1110 now that circumstances have changed for the Professor. It is unlikely she will allowed to test or instruct in psionics, but rather she hopes to be allowed to teach Psioncology to interested layfolk - officially to help them cope with encounters with outed Psions, merely Talented and Zhodani Intendants and Nobles. One lesson she expects to teach is the Zhodani Prole, those with no Talents whatsoever and hopefully dispel the racial assumption that all Zhodani have psionic Talents. She is also curious to learn what life is like on a world ruled by women. The matriarchy of Mora calls and appeals to Isis. Norris The "Duke of Regina" is just hours from jump point Coreward as he returns with his young protege to mop up the last of the Fifth Frontier War as the Lord Admiral of the Imperial Navy in the Marches. He has already laid down his Ticket with the Artemis Group and awaits their final word before jumping. He still expects the events in the Audience Hall to be under a Silence though his official decree on Gevaudan Cannagrrh is upheld.
