A year after the first campaign, we're starting up again! Let's see what happens *this* time. (Also, see here for more general information.)
Useful links: Here's a reference list of people and things you know about in Ussura, and here's a map of the country, including the places where you all have been.
The cast. In brief: Sara is playing Era, a Ussuran noble, Jota is playing Charles, an Avalonian sailor, katre is playing Pyotr, a Ussuran backwoods hunter, Duchess is playing Raelynn, a young Montaignian ingenue, and Sargent and inky playing Alixandre/Alexeij and Sebastien, Montaignian diplomats from Ussura and Castille, respectively. Joining the group this season is schep, playing Vasili, a street rat from Pyotr's home town.
In the first episode, the group helped clear Vasili from being incarcerated with the rest of the mob army that attacked Breslau at the end of the last season. [2 XP for CEPRSV]
In the second episode, we found out what happened to Alixandre, and the rest of the group staged a rescue. Fleur and Marceau escaped, and the group fought another bug. [2 XP for ACEV]
In the third episode, everyone made it back to Breslau with Fleur's horses, where plans were made and a prison break was half-heartedly thwarted. [2 XP for everyone (ACEPRSV); +1 Reputation point for Charles and Pyotr]
In the fourth episode, people headed west to Pavtlow. On the way, they met up with a Fhideli clan, and saved a village from a rogue modron. Er, automaton. [2 XP for CEPRS]
In the fifth episode, after an odd encounter with some laughing fog, Rue warned Pyotr and others that a group of men was after Pyotr. Pyotr went and hid, and some others scoped out the camp, where they found a Tyomny soldier and a bunch of others stomping around the Fhideli camp. The group scared off the horses and manged to subvert one of the group (Dak) to join them. Go team! [4 XP for AEPRS]
In the sixth episode, people headed west once more, reaching the village of Kuniew, and saw Mount Ostrog. In Kuniew, they heard some bug stories, and saw Palech again (from Season 1). Then they headed out to the mountain, found the valley they had once fought a battle in, and danced with some snow maidens and snow youths, trading dramatic wounds for information while Raelynn bested their leader in a dance contest. [4 XP for ACPRSV. Also, everyone gets a drama die, except for Raelynn, who gets 2.]
In the seventh episode, everyone got healed of frostbite, and headed to the capitol, where they met with Tamara. The Pyotr backstory came to a bit of a head as well, when we discovered that the boyar he accidentally killed was none other than the Knias, and there's been an auxilliary backup replacement heading the country ever since. [3 XP for CEPRSV]
In the eighth episode, they headed south to meet with Montegue, met an old lady, and saved four children from some wolves. The grandmother turned out to be Matushka, who gave them some advice before disappearing. [4 XP for CEPRSV]
In the ninth episode, the group discovered they were being followed by a miniature egg, saved Era's brother and entourage from being caught as spies, met Montegue, and outed Devoe (who had turned up there) as a bug. [3 XP for CEPRSV]
In the tenth episode, the group chased Devoe through the woods and ultimately into a Porte hole. But Charles followed him in, and managed to extricate him in the end. Dead, but at least they had the body. [2 XP for CEPRSV]
In the eleventh episode, the group managed to convince Montegue to enter an egg. Oh, and to stop attacking Ussura. Then everyone headed back to Pavtlow to arrange a formal treaty so that the Ussuran army doesn't take pot-shots at the retreating Montaignians on their way out. And then they saw a dance production of 'Sun, Moon, and Talia', put on by an old rival of Sebastien and Alixandre's, and sponsored by Ketheryna (the queen). [3 XP for CEPRSV]
In the twelvth episode, the group is split up, and everything explodes. The fops negotiation goes south when some sort of magic rips everyone's spirit skins away from them, and then the building explodes. The women are inducting Ketheryna and find out she's pregnant, and hear the voice of the Wolf coming from the bowl they found in a wolves' cave many months ago. The rest of them found a young idealistic Montaignian youth who was worried about Raelynn because the city was about to be destroyed. And then things started to explode, the Gaius died, and the Ussurans spoke to Matushka in some sort of dream. Whew! [5 XP for ACEPRSV]
In the thirteenth episode, part 1, we stay with Vasili and Pyotr as they find Borin, lose Pierre, and fight human-spirit-skin-stealing wolves as the city catches more and more on fire. [4 XP for PV]
In the thirteenth episode, part 2, the fops free a bunch of spirit skins and rescue a treaty, Charles finds Tamara and meets up with Era and Ketheryna to rescue some children. Meanwhile, Raelynn meets Koshchei, who teaches her how to combine Porte and Glamour to create a new form of sorcery. Everyone eventually escapes the city and chats on the outskirts about what to do next. [4 XP for ACERS]
In the fourteenth episode, Pyotr, Sebastien, and Vasili find and chat with Lande about songs and fables (including one about the snow maiden and the drachen), then defend a rabbit from pursuing soldiers and a fox. [3 XP for PSV]
In the fifteenth episode, the group got some supplies for Montegue, and then headed to Kem, where LaVache's plots against Montegue were revealed. [2 XP for CEPRSV]
In the sixteenth episode, the group splits up again and manages to explode a ship and rescue the imprisoned captains! [3 XP for CEPRSV]
Forums: Charles gets a letter from Touissant.
In the seventeenth episode, Charles and Pyotr stole a box from Raymonde, then gave it back along with a message from "The Falcon" (aka Charles) [2XP for CPR]
In the eighteenth episode, Charles, Vasili, and Sebastien defused the bomb on one of the ships, but alert the Porte mage of their presence, forcing them to try to defuse other bombs while they are actually going off. Fun times! [3XP for CSV]
In the ninteenth episode, Charles, Vasili, and Sebastien headed to St. Tremult to find Vienne and Nicolette. Which they did, and they let Sebastien get caught, Sebastien lost his shirt (again!), and then there was a dart, a big fight, a big Finnegan fighter, and Porte weirdness and the bad guys got away. Curses! [3XP for CSV]
Forums: Picking up the pieces after Vienne and Nicolette got away.
Miscellaneous updates: Charles gets 3x his LaVache background in XP. Also, everyone gets 16 Reputation! (3 for stuff back in Breslau and on the road; 5 for negotiating peace with Montegue; 3 for helping evacuate Pavtlow; 5 for your perceived roll in evacuating the Montaignians from Kem, and your rescue of the captains and the ships.) On the negative side, Charles, Vasili, and Sebastien all receive -2 reputation for associating with known criminal Montaignians in St. Tremult.
Forums: Post-Tremult fast-forward: Sebastien recovers, folks swing through town, and a drachen skin gets annoyed.
In the twentieth episode, the rabbit Sivka led everyone to the thrice-tenth kingdom, currently in the middle of a war. There, they spoke with the Snow Leopard king (Narimont), who agreed to help wake the drachen, but said they would need the assistance of the Snow Folk. A dance competition was arranged, Raelynn danced beautifully, and then everyone was attacked by a contingent from Wolf's army. Cliffhanger! [2 XP, CPRSV]
In the twenty-first episode, a great melee ensued, wherein there was much knocking down and dragging out. [4 XP, CPRSV]
Forums: The group discovers that one of Vienne's micro-holes has entered her body and bonded with her heart, which Charles and Raelynn cure with Glamour and timely help from Breck. Then there's negotiation with the drachen skin, wherein Charles and Sebastien finally notice that the drachen was trying to leave unstated who, exactly, had to wake him. [2 XP, CPRSV]
In the twenty-second episode, a single fire berry was retrieved, and Daniele went missing. The group headed out to St. Andresgorod, where they canvassed the town for information. [2 XP, CPRV]
In the twenty-third episode, the group fought some ice voles, then made it to the castle, where they slipped in, made friends with the cook, and found a way down to underneath the castle. Go team! (4 XP, CPSV)
In the twenty-fourth episode, the group made it through the older section of the castle, found some stained glass windows and a follower, and made it through a mystic door, only to be attacked by some flying critters... and we'll play out the battle next week. (4 XP, CEPRSV)
In the final episode, everything worked out in the end! They beat the wasps, fought the bad guys, rescued the girl, woke the drachen, and took over the castle. Yay team!
