The High Priestess of the Clockwork Cult fell from the skyship… while the victorious teenage ‘Guardian Angels’ celebrated their success, the High Priestess activated her enhanced clockwork cloak to glide away, but her flying device malfunctioned!
CRASH!
…
Hooded cult members carried the body away to their hideout, it seemed The High Priestess will survive this defeat to return another time!
…meanwhile some adventurers who survived the mythago invasion gathered information on Leonardo automata.
“Da Vinci had the right idea but not the right materials” Visiting the library, they had some trouble with the janitors who resented their ‘disruptive’ discussion and research actions. With some luck they discovered interesting symbols in a book mentioning golems! They continued their research with visiting a Qabalist… “Erasing the magick symbols of a golem will destroy the entity” … The adventurers remembered using a portal to the netherworld for information. “Lets do this” … This time the portal delivered the adventurers to the realm of the MachineGod!
A confusing realm with border-wars between automatons and mages…
After some confrontations with automatons, the adventurers found their way to the regent of this place: Lady Mechanica! The Lady showed the way… … to a guarded portal! After a hectic combat the guardian was defeated, now the adventurers were free to return to Middle Earth!
Some members of the Guardian Angels’ vigilante group were enjoying R&R in the community center where the Sisters of Our Lady offered some soup and bread to the needy.
A Chinese New Year Parade passed by… After the passing of the parade, the vigilantes went to the streets..
Suddenly they were aware of a sound of screeching and wailing…a flock of birds was attacking a small child! “Angels Assemble”…the vigilante came to the rescue, chasing away the evil birds!
Where are these clockwork birds coming from? … Rumour on the street mentioned a gathering of birds at the temple of Electra… Investigating the temple, looking at the four Karyatids… Looking at the amber eyes, one of the kids tried to steal one.. ZAP!
Apparently some alarm was triggered… A flute playing priestess arrived and summoned birds to chase away the intruders! The vigilantes retreated to an office nearby… The caretaker of the place provided them the clue to speak with ‘Mister Night S.’ the director of the current theater drama ‘the Arrival‘
Sneaking out of the office, meeting ‘Mister Night S.’ who apparently was the guardian of the small boy that was attacked by the birds, he was able to give more clues: Go to the WangTriad, they know how to fight the evil birds!
Meeting the Elder of the WangTriad went quite well… “The master of the evil birds hides in the cloud-castle in the sky…”
“We will summon the Dragon-energy and arrange an all-out attack against their cult-members in the city, then you can surprise their garrison|”
The Wayne corporation provided a sky-ship, the WangTriad, lent them some of their crew ..
Battle ensued on the streets, the vigilantes captured a leading priestess and boarded their sky-ship while the WangTriad fought the Thunderbird Cult…
Using the captured priestess flute, the vigilantes chased away the Thunderbird, surprised the High Priestess in the Cloud Castle and destroyed the doomsday clock! The vigilantes escaped with their lives while the explosion went off…
The Master of Ravens said:
I can teach you nothing new at this moment…take up your visionquest into the world of Men…
Remember our compact with Ravenqueen!
And so, Foxy Lady went out of Faery into the world of Men…
Remembering the last temple of Earthshaking Sealord, high up the Great Mountain…
The faithfull, who fled the wrath of the Sorcerer-King, made their last stand.
Lightning smote their ranks, but still they stood firm…
Unable to stand the strain of eldritch energies, the Land broke apart, the Sea invaded, all were scattered to the corners of the Earth…
Ages ago in the time before Time, the Wars of the Gods escalated…
Gods fell from the Heavens as falling stars.
Daemons rose up from the Hells, shaking the foundations of the Earth.
The Veil between the worlds was torn asunder…
And the Fae returned to Middle-Earth.
Now the powers of the Gods and Daemons are silent and exhausted after the Wars, and the Glamoury of the Fae shines all over the World.
Magick has become chaotic and unpredictable after the GodsWar…a spell that fizzles or botches always have ‘interesting’ effects.
After the Gods War, the Powers became silent.
Most people acknowledge the Powers as a given force of nature, only some shamans keep the old traditions of sacrificing to the visible Powers: Sun, Moon, Stars, Gaia, Fire, Water, Earth, Air
Many humans left their broken cities, becoming nomadic tribes.
Teenagers, investigating the mysterious…whatever could go wrong?
Solving the disappearing of several teenagers during the years, confronting a hungry entity, heralding the loss of old traditions…
Rudolf was acting suspicious again, sneaking away after lunch….
Jeffrey gathered some friends to follow the tracks of his weird brother!
Arriving at a clearing in the woods they followed the tracks into a cave, finding some strange signs leading deeper inwards….
Entering the Machine Realm!
Supporting the Workers Revolution, battling the clockwork menace, escaping through the Portal…
The steampunk city-state GOTHAM is surrounded by the Mythago Mists since the nineteenth century, when the veils between the three worlds were lifted.
At that time the Wayne Estate founded the Scout Movement to protect the innocent.Many adventurous youngsters have joined the movement since then.
A year ago, five students investigated the Islands, never to return!
Another newbie group investigated recently, coming back with wild stories
At last , the bound spirits of the dead were released…
A strong reality storm passed Gotham , and afterwards the sky stayed both gloomy and stormy…
The beacon of the lighthouse went out!
A vengeful ghost haunted the lighthouse and had to be appeased by uncovering a murder…
In the end the scouts decided to act as judge, jury and executioner After doing the deed, they found an old rowing boat in the cellar… They escaped with their lives this time!
Three Sisters of Our Lady performed a thourough exorcism and cleansing of the site.
Months later, some teenagers were invited to visit the Lighthouse… What could go wrong? Junior was in her last stage of pregnancy, so Mom escorted her to mainland while Granny stayed at home, feeling not well. While Granny laid unconscious on her bed… The bright beam of the lighthouse showed in the distance a hulk approaching from the dark North…the White Ship crashed on the beach!
With some luck the teenagers fended off the Undead Captain till reinforcement came!
What happens outside the bastion of Gotham, where the privileged kids play at being wannabe guardian angels?
Several outcast banded together to create a safe space, becoming a cult.
A delegation from mainstream society decided to investigate the cult, armed men in black arrived in the community.
They convinced the cult-leaders to come to Area 51 for further negotiation.
The compound was heavily guarded and fortified, and outside the perimeter were many hovels built by refugiees.
The cult-leaders were given a tough choice: working under jurisdiction of the men in black, allowing the influx of refugees in the community, otherwise the cult would be hunt down as being heretic.
In the end the cult-leaders complied, hoping to be able to keep their ideals within the new administration.
‘Mister Johnson’ delivered his instruction to some members of the vigilante ‘Guardian Angels’ who were aware ‘something’ weird changed in Gotham while most ‘normal’ people reacted as if ‘business as usual’.
They evaded Clockwork Knights, entered Gotham Below to hunt the Evil Wizard Aleister.
Investigating Gotham Below…the energy system is deteriorating, the lights are flickering…
The situation became dire, the main engine room sounded the alarm!
Run! There is the tunnel to the escape pod!
While the mayor tried to escape he was tackled by the adventurers and fell overboard…
They escaped Gotham Below!
Gotham bastion is under attack!
Another division of the vigilante ‘Guardian Angels’ confronted the invasion of clockwork birds.
With the help of the Wayne Corporation and the Triads they were able to destroy the Thunderbird sky-castle.
The high priestess fell down from the castle, but did she survive?
“Da Vinci had the right idea but not the right materials”
Visiting the library, they had some trouble with the janitors who resented their ‘disruptive’ discussion and research actions.
With some luck they discovered interesting symbols in a book mentioning golems!
They continued their research with visiting a Qabalist…
“Erasing the magick symbols of a golem will destroy the entity”
…
The adventurers remembered using a portal to the netherworld for information.
“Lets do this”
…
This time the portal delivered the adventurers to the realm of the MachineGod!
A confusing realm with border-wars between automatons and mages…
After some confrontations with automatons, the adventurers found their way to the regent of this place: Lady Mechanica!
The Lady showed the way…
…
to a guarded portal!
After a hectic combat the guardian was defeated, now the adventurers were free to return to Middle Earth!
‘Mister Johnson’ delivered his instruction to some members of the vigilante ‘Guardian Angels’ who were aware ‘something’ weird changed in Gotham while most ‘normal’ people reacted as if ‘business as usual’. “sometimes the world goes black and white and everything seems to flicker, like a strobe light flashing just faster than the eye can register…When the Flicker Effect starts, strange things often happen. They may be subtle or they may be screamingly obvious, but they usually involve some intrusion, arriving out of nowhere, from the alternate realms”
…some weird sightings …:
Clusters of clouds gathering as if having a conference. Dreams manifesting on the rooftops. A statue of goddess Elektra.
Mechanical birds
Mannikins with pointy hats and sharp swords parading fashion district …some rumours about Gotham Below..: An ancient cult practicing dark rituals. Disappearing cats. Chaotic plumbing. A stargate.… Tricky Shib, Shining Azoth, Arty Cassy, Kiddo Ralph gathered at their Treehouse in the park. Suddenly ‘something’ crashed on top of the tree! Shib shape changed into cat to investigate and found a vaguely flickering humanoid person, but as soon as he touched the person, it fell down the tree. It seemed unharmed but unconscious! After some care, the person came by… ‘I Rhl fell down from the Heavens because an evil wizard bound me with his summoning!’ The person was still very confused, difficult to understand. After a while it wandered off, singing to a magic egg in its hands, at last it started fading into distance. Following its trail, passing an old woman sitting at a street corner.. Asking her for information, receiving some small blessings and a gift… Now Arty Cassy carried the Magic egg! Looking for more clues, joining an Free Mason information meeting… ‘Aleister the wicked is hiding in Gotham Below!” … Leaving the gathering, walking on the streets, suddenly burning paper lanterns fell down! Fleeing the fire, going to the market, where a squad of Mannikins with pointy hats and sharp swords were parading… A lone mechanical bird flew down to a Mannikin and started twittering in its ear. Suddenly the Mannikin pointed their swords in the direction of the investigators… Melee and total chaos! … Surviving the battle, continuing looking for clues in the library, finding a vague reference about a legendary hidden Stargate. … Decyphering the clues, finding and entering the gate… Into Gotham Below! The lights are failing, what’s wrong with the Generator? Several workers are busy fixing cables and turning the wheels… “Och, the engines cannae take it Captain!” Steam and sparks escaping from the machines… ‘Where is the mayor?’
The investigators went searching for the mayor at his office, but it seemed he left ! “Lets go back to the Gate!” “It is not there anymore!” “Quick, maybe there is some more information at the Library!” Department ancient historical maps: “Here, at the other side of this place, a hidden gate” The lights are dimming fast, heavy tremors shake the buildings… “Run!” “Look! Somebody opened the hidden gate!” A long corridor ending at an underground river… “Quick! He escapes with the boat” Charging the boat about to escape, grappling with the Mayor… He fell overboard while the boat sped up downriver!
At last the adventurer escaped, but where did they end up?
Some refugees from the Haven met again at Gotham
Esther ‘the Strange’, Gabriella ‘the Aeronaut’, Ralph ‘ the Tinker’, Justin ‘the Clown’… a bunch of misfits that bonded because of common dreaming Paradise Lost
Words on the streets: the teenage vigilante group ‘Guardian Angels’ disappeared a month ago, what happened?
According to rumours, the vigilantes went missing during the hunt on spooks in the woods.
Any threat that was able to destroy these vigilantes, made other gangs very nervous also!
Gathering information in the slums, they convinced vagrant John to show them the last known ‘Guardian Angel Treehouse’.
Graffiti on the wall confirmed the location!
The house apparently had been used by squatters: broken windows and door outside, terrible amount of garbage and offal inside… Surprise! A vintage carpet in the centre of the room, hiding a secret trapdoor! Neutralising some hidden sigils, unlocking the trapdoor, going down a spiral staircase, entering a long corridor with warding sigils… Discovering a savage tribe!
Gabrielle made an impressive entrance with spread wings and some firework support from the Clown: instant shock and awe, chasing the tribe away!
Following the trail, arriving at a guarded bridge, paying the toll…
Entering a mysterious room, looking at three paintings: past-present-future!
The futuristic painting drew them into another place…
A room with several alien prison cells, containing several teenage vigilante ‘Guardian Angels’!
While the adventurers were liberating the vigilantes, they heard ominous footsteps approaching ….
Esther prepared her sigils, Justin lit his fireworks…
The explosion halted the monster!
Escaping the monster, the adventurers escorted the vigilantes through the underground maze… Discovering a gate, but how does it work?
Justin found a loophole in the timetravel-paradox:
‘This is a time/space gate we can walk through to our own time, there we can write a letter to ourself how to do this, then we return to this place to hide the letter here to find it now!’
It worked in a way…
‘We are back, but what happened really? Who abducted the vigilantes? Why? Who created the gate? ‘
Honora the Guardian escorted Bondi to a new save haven:
Bondi remembered a friend mentioning a safe space at The Sisters of Our Lady:
‘Ask for Sister Margareth!
On the road you will see the ruins of the war rumoured to hide many artefacts of the old times but also invested by several gangs.
Beyond that are the hunting grounds of the Mohawk who are at war with the Authority’s Vigilante Corps.
Avoid the main road!’
They decided to avoid the ruins… …cursed by fire from Heaven during the War… At the sight of the ruins in the distance, Bondi remembered nightmares of the battles… A road block…
Bondi and Honora tried to escape through the woods, but a couple of the thugs followed their trail… Confrontation at the ford: one thug down, one fleeing away to call reinforcements!
Evading the thugs, our heroes arrived at a Mohawk warcamp…
Using sign language, Honora started a palaver with the war-chief.
Apparently they had a very ill tribe-member.
Bondi offered some healing…
Looking at the patient, they discovered some bite marks As soon as Bondi put her holy symbol on the patient’s head, he started twitching as if having a seizure, apparently a vampiric infestation! They had to put the patient down…
The tribe was grateful for the help and were willing to listen to our heroes
Honora warned the tribe of approaching bandits…
Within an hour the tribe went packing!
Our heroes continued their journey, while they heard the sounds of a distant battle…
Did the tribe confronted the bandits or the vigilantes?
Escaping through the woods, arriving at a clearing… They found some traces of a boy scout party that recently made camp at this place:
Scattered teenage clothing, as if just lest behind!
Almost nightfall, time to rest.
Honora decided to take watch most of the time…
A sneak attack from behind…
The attacker already tried to put its claws around Honora’s neck, but was surprised by the opponent’s martial skill!
In a smooth move Honora grabbed the monster’s arm and threw it to the ground, following up with a quick axe swing through its neck!
After neutralising the monster, our heroes investigated the mystery of the vanishing boy-scouts, wondering what happened here.. Suddenly Sister Margareth appeared!
Hearing the song, the traveled wondered what would lay ahead.
Random thoughts: When they came for yours, you had the plan, the escape route already mapped… You may never reach a promised land, like the one you tell stories about, but you’ll find a home, if you can make it one… When things started to get bad, you knew whose side you needed to be on… You couldn’t stay where you were, could never spread your wings there
The Tao that can be told is not the eternal Tao. The name that can be named is not the eternal name. The nameless is the beginning of heaven and earth. The named is the mother of ten thousand things. Ever desireless, one can see the mystery. Ever desiring, one can see the manifestations. These two spring from the same source but differ in name; this appears as darkness. Darkness within darkness. The gate to all mystery.
Collapse of civilization didn’t happen everywhere at the same time, it’s happening in waves. Every day, more people fall out of the society. … For some reason we thought the collapse was going to hit everybody at the same time. But nothing happens like that: neatly, evenly. … Gangs roam the apocalyptic wasteland, and scarcity is becoming the norm. T he world is getting scarier, and just beyond our everyday perception, howling and hungry, there exists a psychic maelstrom. … Apocalypse is only a distant nightmare for the privileged, a cautionary tale about what might happen to them if they should fall from the master’s arms. You’d be surprised what one of those people would do to keep their society intact. Avery Alder
What happens outside the bastion of Gotham, where the privileged kids play at being wannabe guardian angels?
Several outcast banded together to create a safe space More than ever before, each is responsible for the survival and fate of community.
Let us look at one of the communities in the broken lands: Some tents clustered around a market nearby the sea in the east, in the south the great gathering tent, in the west the permaculture garden.
Free spirits trying to adapt to barren world, how would this work out? Some people try to gather surplus for the future, others prefer to celebrate life every time there is more than needed at the moment…
Spook, the Stitcher worked on creating a channel between the market and the sea, making a desalinisation system to transform seawater into grey water for the garden. Because the channel crossed the path between the gathering tent and the market, the organizers of the market and the gatherings protested strongly.
… The community was in disarray, when a Mohawk chief came with two horse warriors to demand tribute. Angler the Hawker tried to negotiate, but the chief was not satisfied. While the negotiation was going on, Spook sneaked up on the chief and backstabbed him! The horse warriors retreated immediately, not knowing that Spook also sabotaged their saddles to breakdown after a few hours riding.
Azure kept on shouting his prophecy, convincing Noni the Torch to spread the message. … An apocalyptic cult formed with Azure as prophet and Noni as leader, influencing a few tribes in the neighbourhood, even some Mohawk clans!
… A delegation from mainstream society decided to investigate the cult, armed men in black arrived in the community. They convinced the cult-leaders to come to Area 51 for further negotiation. The compound was heavily guarded and fortified, and outside the perimeter were many hovels built by refugiees. The cult-leaders were given a tough choice: working under jurisdiction of the men in black, allowing the influx of refugees in the community, otherwise the cult would be hunt down as being heretic. In the end the cult-leaders complied, hoping to be able to keep their ideals within the new administration.
Teenage wannabe Ghostbusters adventures in steampunk New York.
Almost midsummer, still a clouded sky at noon… Patrolling the city, four teenage scouts discovered a body in an alley in the bad part of town. It was April, the up and coming new show star! Did she have a falling out with her (ex?)lover Lou the mobster? Her body was already cold and very pale, and she had two small punctures in her neck, maybe bite marks? Now what? Considering the fact that one of the scout was a second generation immigrant from Cuba, it was not a good idea to go to the corrupt police who would immediately blame a person of colour. The teens decide to carry the covered body in a wheelbarrow to their headquarters. After reporting to their mentor, they decided to investigate further. Arriving at the theater, where April was supposed to perform, the billboard announcement showed the banner ‘canceled’! Apparently April did not show up for rehearsals since a few days, dismissal letter was already issued by the director Michael. Sneaking into the theater, the teens discovered a grisly item in a hidden corner of Aprils dressing room! A voodoo doll! Investigating the doll with psychometry, the psychic teen discovered a link with a witch, but at the same time there was the feeling that the sighting went both ways! Hurriedly the teens left the room, leaving the doll alone.
After reporting at headquarter, they heard the news that another aspiring star, Beverly, was found dead! The tabloids were already blaming the minorities.
The teens consulted their Cuban connection, the santero ‘uncle Juan”…. ‘April was killed with blood magic!’ Juan was willing to help them further with a price: ‘My grandmother clock was jinxed during my spiritual battle with a witch, can you fix it?’ The nerdy teen tried his best, but destroyed the clock during the process, the jinx transferred itself to him! Juans price went up: ‘get me the most powerful weapon from the witch Rita’
… Discovering the fact that Rita was an ageing star who was supplanted by younger starlets, the teens decided to raid her house.
Bingo! On the altar they saw a magic statue! ‘Grab and run!’
Uncle Juan was very happy with this trophy: ‘Yes, this confirms the witch had a strong connection with Lady Death, enabling her to use blood magic in rituals! She needed to sacrifice three young women, two were already taken, still one to go…you are running out of time, what are you waiting for?’ April and Beverly were already victim of the witch, who’s next?
Apparently Janice, a friend of April, was also part of the theater crew!
The teen quickly approached Janice, offering her sanctuary in the headquarter. Recently Janice was dating Lou the mobster, but she was not sure if he would be willing to protect her ‘it is complicated’ … Uncle Juan said: ‘to catch a tiger you need a goat!’
… They set up an ambush: Janice announced a press conference ‘to uncover some findings on the recent killings of young women’
…
The night before the press conference, the witch invaded the headquarter!
A chaotic battle ensued….
Uncle Juan chanted his protection spells, while the teens took the witch down… The coupe de grace was finally delivered using Juans holy weapon!
CRASH!
They continued their research with visiting a Qabalist…
The Lady showed the way…
After a hectic combat the guardian was defeated, now the adventurers were free to return to Middle Earth!
After the passing of the parade, the vigilantes went to the streets..
Investigating the temple, looking at the four 
Looking at the amber eyes, one of the kids tried to steal one..
The caretaker of the place provided them the clue to speak with 
Meeting the Elder of the 
The vigilantes escaped with their lives while the explosion went off…
…some rumours about Gotham Below..:
…
Suddenly ‘something’ crashed on top of the tree!
Following its trail, passing an old woman sitting at a street corner..
Asking her for information, receiving some small blessings and a gift…
Fleeing the fire, going to the market, where a squad of Mannikins with pointy hats and sharp swords were parading…
The lights are failing, what’s wrong with the Generator? 
“Och, the engines cannae take it Captain!”
Department ancient historical maps:
“Quick! He escapes with the boat”
Surprise! A vintage carpet in the centre of the room, hiding a secret trapdoor!
Neutralising some hidden sigils, unlocking the trapdoor, going down a spiral staircase, entering a long corridor with warding sigils…
Discovering a savage tribe!
Gabrielle made an impressive entrance with spread wings and some firework support from the Clown: instant shock and awe, chasing the tribe away!
Entering a mysterious room, looking at three paintings: past-present-future!
They decided to avoid the ruins…
…cursed by fire from Heaven during the War…
At the sight of the ruins in the distance, Bondi remembered nightmares of the battles…
A road block…
Confrontation at the ford: one thug down, one fleeing away to call reinforcements!
As soon as Bondi put her holy symbol on the patient’s head, he started twitching as if having a seizure, apparently a vampiric infestation!
They had to put the patient down…
They found some traces of a boy scout party that recently made camp at this place:
Suddenly Sister 
Dreamquest 
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