Against the 5 Rings

They were escorted to the central conclave where many of the Princes' advisors were in place and reported to Cynan.

Parting of the ways

At this juncture, Harry announced that with his partial recovery, he was duty bound to return to active service and was returning back to the British Army with an aim to secure a commission in the Royal Flying Corps. George was also leaving, needed to support a Indian Imperial Army mission into Turkey.

Planning the next steps

Reviewing the options open to them, Marco proposed a move against the core of the 5 Rings, the Thule society in Berlin, and collect any heroes that might otherwise be subverted. Initially the plan was considered somewhat risky ("You must be bloody insane") but eventually reason won out and they agreed to start in Spain through connections with the Order of Santiago.

Objectives

1. Locate any of the reborn heroes, arrange custodianship or bring out of the area if necessary.

c. Find out who is manipulating the 5 rings

Escape route : if we find an ancient item and go into the heartland we will be able to stay awake for a few minutes in order to cast a spell to summon help.

New companions

Depleted due to the departure of George and Harry, Cynan co-opted a couple of new memebers to the group.

Johann : a star pupil of Corvus, this 6'6" blond haired, blue eyed Norweigan is a master of the green weave and a crack shot with a rifle.

Nel : one of Sophia-Astarte's "Chosen Men", Nel is young but one of the finest theives around. Not the greatest sophisticate.

First port of call is Madrid where they approach the Order of Santiago. Last time through they exposed and killed Don Fernando Gonzalez, scared off Don Ruiz Gonzalo Fernandez De Alazar and persuaded Jose Vincente Manriquez to revert to the original purpose of the Order.

Sinclair went to the OS and met the head honcho. Given some weapons and warned about the recent deaths.

Went to police station and examined the corpses. 5 corpses, all of which died and then were animated for some hours after. Hornet trap. Johann ritual for last thing seen - 5 people being addressed by bearded man.

This included : member of the Syrian Assassins; ambassadors wife; visigoth researcher

Marco sent note to Jose Vincente Manriquez for an appointment, got invite to dinner.

Johann went looking for the house he saw in Nazir Ismaili visions. Didn't find it but whilst looking at the Cathedral, Nel spotted an artist using a camera lucida to paint a pictire of the cathedral but on closer inspection wa susingf various powders to check lout the weave coming off the statues off the tp of nthe cathedral. She watched for a while and then pickpocketed his business card and a witch-compass.

Sinclair went examining the murder sites and found a tramp mark on a building (had been removed and re-applied several times). Went to interrogate the tramps who claimed that there was a personless shadow floating around parts of the city and those that it followed died.

Went to site of murder, knowcked on door, crone openmed door, polite enquiry then she ran away

Miguel Gariella (toy boy) Ruis Sebastien (brother Carlos and related to Vega in South America) Rodrigo

American was William Hemmings III. Carina, Blake, Tom, Stacey and Denzil

Old crone worked for Miguel (loved him and hated him)

Evening meal with Jose.

Party scout out the red team. Johann and Marco observe Gabriella as the plane crashes and kill her. 2 shots, dead.

Nel and Sinclair observe Miguel.

Mkigules house :

Nel sniuck in, Locked servants in Opened doors Party sneak upstairs to office. Weave on door, insanity glyph on opposite wall,

Johann - successfull mega ritual, rebuildingf assassin brain and got memory. Fireballing zombies. Double elimibnation of Gabriella/Rodrigues. Shot the cat iron bullet (cat-iron)

Nel - murdering the fat man man, getting snit on for the death of Gabriella; old ladies gold; acquisition of sparklies; frightening kids from America

Sinclair - nail head to wall, smashing zombies, converting the witch before execution

Marco -

Red Weave realm ; Harry nano-bots (healing); George had serpant broach (connection to Quezicoatl); Marco (8 starred item).