28/01/2018 - Satanic Temple (7)

Demonic Eyes

Bart sees the remains of a ripped up Goblin scattered around the floor. Smoke rises from a central pentagram, slowing forming a face with glowing hypnotic eyes. Bart backs off but when he looks into the thing’s eyes, a voice tells him to stay, it is hungry. He is caught unable to leave but won’t go any nearer.

Johanna leans her head in and realises Bart is acting strange. She starts to talk to him and try to snap him out of the stupor. She then sees the strange, demonic face, which is now forming into a humanoid shape with horns and clawed hands in the pentagram. Johanna gets Bart to follow her away from the Temple.

Leaving the Sewers

Leon and Gert reach the manhole with the body. They climb up and are challenged by the guard watching the manhole. After a painful conversation they are able to persuade him to go and get the captain as they have found a dead body - of a human not a goblin.

Johanna gets Bart to climb up with her to talk to Leon and Gerhart. They return to the hotel. Bart slowly recovers from his experience and tells them about his odd experience with Councillor Teugen and his disturbing friend.

Investigating Councillor Teugen

Johanna goes to the bar and asks the locals about Councillor Teugen. She learns he is head of the family, having taken over after brother died. He is a popular and generous man and successful business owner. He is also Master of the Merchant’s Guild.

Bart talks to local beggars on the street about Cllr Teugen, but they like or know little about him. One mentions he is generous to beggars on occasion. Bart then tries to meet beggar leader but told Mr Schroeder is not available.

Gert and Johanna identify where in the city the temple is below from a map. They go check the area out and find a Teamsters house and an empty house that is owned by the Merchant’s Guild. Johanna remembers that Cllr Teugen is Master of the Merchant’s Guild.

Watching the Merchant House

Bart disguises himself as a beggar to watch the suspected Marchant’s Guild house. A beggar protecting his territory confronts him and Bart agrees to pay him and leave any money he makes in a crack.

He stays late and sees a group turn up around midnight dressed in black lead by the man with the funny eyes who was a friend of Cllr Teugen. He decides to leave and head back to the hotel for the night.

Monday, 17 April 1702

Going to Church

In the morning, Bart tells the others what he saw.

Leon goes to the local Protestant church. Johanna encourages everyone to go to church because they have seen evil things. She did not sleep well after seeing a devil-like figure in the smoke, so all but Bart go with him.

The verger of the Church approaches Leon, offering to sell him an “authentic” holy cross or special glass veils for Holy Water. The price is very high and when Leon shows him (Adolphus’s) Witch Hunter license, the price comes down. The verger is concerned when he is told followers of the Devil are active in the town and agrees to tell the Father.

The Beggar King of Bogenhafen

Bart does not go into the church but goes back to the inn and preys to Mecca. Then he heads to try to meet the Beggar King and this time manages to talk his way in.

He tells the Beggar King, a leading member of the Thieves Guild, that Councillor Teugen is a Devil Worshiper and he wants to break in. The King tells him Councillor Teugen is under the protection of the Guild so he cannot help him. He does accept some money to ensure his men will be drinking and looking the other way when Bart tries to break in that night.

Bart returns to the Inn and talks with the others about breaking into Councillor Teugen’s house. The others want to check out the Merchant’s Guild house above the temple. They agree to go there first. The others are not sure about breaking into a nobleman’s house.

Planning to Assault the Temple

They plan how to break into the Temple. They include Adolphus as he has experience with dealing with evil. His voice is very weak but he can make some sounds.

They decide to cleanse the evil with Adolphus’s help then arrest any Devil Worshippers who come to the place. Adolphus practices walking that day to strengthen himself for the evening.

They wait until the evening after 8pm and then head towards the Merchant Guild house above the Temple. Bart heads to the house early and picks the lock, leaving it unlocked. He meets up with the others and they head to the house.

End of Episode Seven.