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<title>Investigative Dossier</title>
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<h1>THE WORLD</h1>
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<h2>CHAPTER B: THE CROMLECH</h2>
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<p>
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These megalithic complexes are characteristic of the hills around
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Eisenstadt, but a few can also be found inside the city in public and
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private parks. The hill folks worship them, while the city folks disregard
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them.
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</p>
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<h3>Investigation Points:</h3>
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<ul>
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<strong>Weathered words.</strong> Time almost completely wiped out the
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engravings on the megaliths, hiding their true meaning from scholars.
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However, rumor has it a miraculously intact stele can be found in the
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garden of Governor Bauer.
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<em
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>Which of the PCs have studied these megaliths or encountered others
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like them? How can one visit the Governor’s estate?</em
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<strong>The pattern.</strong> Although only partial complexes have
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survived, the placement of the cromlech looks anything but random.
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According to local folklore, magical stones were used to commemorate the
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departed and honor the pact between humanity and fairy folk, not to
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mention ensuring the locals’ safety by keeping a dangerous nocturnal
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predator at bay.
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<em
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>Who proposed conducting research on equal grounds with the local
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shepherds, but was mocked and ostracized? Which strange events seem to
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give them credit?</em
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</ul>
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<hr style="margin: 40px 0; border-top: 1px dashed #ccc" />
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<h2>THE HUNT FOR REDGLOVE ERIKA</h2>
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<p>
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The city watch captain has placed a
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<strong style="color: #2980b9">5000 zenit bounty</strong> on the head of
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the mysterious outlaw known as Redglove Erika, who is sabotaging kilns and
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alchemical factories across the region, recently striking at Eisenstadt
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itself.
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</p>
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<h3>Investigation Points:</h3>
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<strong>Traces.</strong> Erika’s most recent attack was on an
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experimental boiler; as usual, the machinery was damaged beyond repair
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despite no one being harmed in the accident, and a scarlet-painted glove
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was found.
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<em
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>What do the PCs think about it? Have any of them crossed paths with
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Erika in the past or suspect her true identity? What was the purpose
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of the experimental boiler, and what about it seems suspicious or
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questionable?</em
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<strong>Ashes.</strong>
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<strong style="color: #e74c3c">Erika (minor Villain)</strong> is a 60
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year old alchemist, jaded and pessimistic, who considers the teachings
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of the College dangerously shallow and prefers to destroy the alchemical
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arts rather than letting a bunch of idiots (or worse, bureaucrats!)
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abuse them. In battle, she is flanked by spirits of air, fire, ice and
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earth, who make her immune to their respective elements and let her
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unleash elemental attacks that drain Mind Points and Inventory Points.
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<em
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>Which of the PCs understands or approves of her actions? Is there
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anyone who might show her that people still respect alchemy in its
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true complexity, and rather than bury its darkest secrets would
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research them to better contrast their use?</em
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</ul>
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<div class="quote">
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“This morning we visited the Expo, boutique shopping in the afternoon,
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then a tour of the city walls and a night concert! Sleeping? Sleeping is
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for losers!”
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