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Mission 89, December 28, 2010 - Training #14: Observation
With Minister Grey taken away for violating the Britannian Peace Act, Lord Kendal appointed Philip Stafford (Queen Dawn's Private Secretary) as the temporary head of the Ministery of Security. A training exercise comprised his first official interaction with the Spies.

During the training, Sarah Paumera directed the Spies to check on Minister Grey at his home in eastern Britain. All they found, however, was a message in his log book.

Log, by Magnus Grey

Mission 90, January 4, 2011 - Pip's Day Out
Before the Spies first mission under their new leader, those gathered in the underground base snooped through a suspicious backpack belonging to Philip. In the pack was an opened letter addressed to Dasha of the Meer from Queen Dawn, a blank check signed by Lord Kendal, a Royal Signet Ring, and a torn scroll with “B Chosen attacks Cove nd Moon.”

Letter, by Queen Dawn

Sarah Paumera soon arrived and suggested the Spies look in a bookcase in the base library. Hidden within, a kryss engraved with “Swap in crates of fresh vegetables” – a message from Lord Grey. Without knowing why, the Spies scrambled to gather crates of fresh foods while Sarah delayed Philip at Castle British.

When Stafford arrived, he said that they would be delivering a shipment of supplies to aid the Meer at Queen Dawn’s request. The Spies, accompanied by Philip, would gather the supplies from the Deuce's Vinculum Inn and then transport them by foot along a rather dangerous road instead of using the moongates.

Once the crates were gathered, the Spies headed south along the road through the jungle. Not long into the journey, a ratman gang attacked the caravan…causing Philip to hide.

Continuing down the road, the Spies neared Mistas. Just before the bridge, Philip ordered the Spies to continue on ahead while he hid under a large plant. Just south of the city, a contingent of Juka welcomed them to the area with an ambush.

A book of orders on the Jukan leader said that they believed Britannia was about to declare war. The Juka had apparently slain someone they thought was a Britannian Royal Guard who had information regarding an attack. Strangely, Philip didn’t want to be bothered with this information, and ordered the Spies onward.

Orders, by Warlord Kabur

Fortunately, several Spies ignored his orders and snuck away to find the ‘guard’s’ body. At small camp, an order shield and a book of orders lay near a corpse. Not far away, a partially buried dragon helm indicated the Bane Chosen’s involvement.

Orders, by ...

Philip had continued on with the Spies towards Lakeshire but was attacked near the bank of Pormir Priin by daemons and Bane Chosen. The battle stretched into the healer’s grove to the south before the Spies emerged victorious.

Arriving in Lakeshire, the Spies met with an eternal named Satharn. Philip ordered the crates to be delivered, not knowing that the Spies were giving the Meer crates full of fresh food, not his questionable crates.

Philip then asked to meet with Dasha to personally deliver the Queen’s letter, but was rebuffed by Satharn who would not reveal the Meer’s sanctum. Eventually, Philip begrudgingly agreed to give the letter to the Eternal before abruptly leaving.

The Spies returned to Britain and shared their misgivings about Philip with Sarah.

Mission 91, January 11, 2011 - Framed

Philip started the evening’s meeting by saying that both Lord Kendal and he believed there was a traitor working against Britannia. He said that his own investigation uncovered rumors that a daemon had been causing problems.

He said that his suspicions had been confirmed the night before when the wingless servant of Ankausvidlem was murdered. Allegedly, the evidence pointed to Bertrand , the Spies’ advisor, as the suspect. Philip then confronted Bertrand, who believed this must be a jest. In the end, the helpful daemon was arrested and hauled off to the Yew Prison to await trial. Philip then dismissed the Spies, saying he had other business.

With Stafford gone, Sarah Paumera appeared and led the Spies through a secret passage into the Britain sewers. A magical lever then teleported each Spy to a small house in Paws, the hideout of Magnus Grey. Lord Grey said that he wanted to speak to the Spies about what had transpired, but first he had a surprise.

Magnus had managed to rescue a crate of honors which Philip had ‘misplaced.’ He and Sarah proudly handed each Spy a cloak embroidered with their current rank. Two Spies, Galen and Neptune, had earned the highest rank (King Listener) twice, and were promoted to Assistant Royal Spymasters.

Next, the Minister discussed the situation with Bertrand and the murder of Ankausvidlem’s servant. Since the accusation against the daemon didn’t make sense, Magnus tasked the Spies with investigating the crime. He gave the coordinates of the scene of the crime, a small house in Britain. First, however, the Spies were to sneak into the Yew Prison and rescue Bertrand before any Bane or Conclave assassins could get to him.

The Spies arrived just in time to thwart a group of the Conclave’s destroyers from breaking into Bertrand’s specially warded cell. The daemons put up a fight, but ultimately failed in their mission. Bertrand was then taken to the dilapidated house center of the Hedgemaze to hide until he could be publicly exonerated.

With their main mission completed, the four Assistant Royal Spymasters headed to the coordinated of the gargoyle’s house in Britain. The scene of the crime.

Within the house, they found a broken knife in a pool of dried blood, but no further evidence. Fortunately, however, the trees outside the house concealed far more damning evidence: a Bane Helm and a Royal Signet ring… The same ring found after Mirendel’s abduction. The same ring both Lord Kendal and Philip Stafford wear…

Mission 92, January 18, 2011 - A Fool's Errand

Orders, by Magnus Grey

The evening started with Philip informing the Spies of Betrand’s escape, and the need to protect the advisers who remained in Britain: Adelais the Platinum Dragon and Harriet the Scribe. He wanted them both escorted to a safehouse in mainland Skara Brae.

Mission, by Philip Stafford

The Spies went to Castle British and found Adelais in his natural form looking down from the roof. Philip attempted to talk the dragon into leaving the castle, but found the idea met with little more than mute indignance. Adelais would not be leaving.

Getting to Harriet would be tricky, as Moonglow was currently under attack by the Bane Chosen. Philip left the Spies to take care of her escort by themselves while he finished paperwork.

Sarah Paumera brought the Spies back to the base to confer with Magnus Grey, who had used the sewer entrance to sneak into the city. He agreed that Pip was attempting to kill or scare off the Spies’ advisers, but also thought that Harriet should be taken to safety. He suggested the Spies escort the scribe to the Tea House in Tokuno where she would be taken into the care of Tess Midnight.

The Spies found Harriet in the courtyard of the Lycaeum fighting off the invading Bane Chosen. Talking her into leaving the massive library entailed agreeing to transport her most valuable books. She led the spies to a storeroom full of extremely heavy crates and asked them to lug them with her.

Demonic Religions, Vol. I, by Sigmel of Umbra

Corruption Magic, by Kahler

When the Spies arrived at the Tea House they found the area besieged by yama-uba. After defeating the child-eating ghouls, Tess Midnight agreed to take Harriet to safety.

The next stop was to investigate Philip’s safehouse in Skara Brae. The Spies quickly found that the house had been booby trapped by the Bane Chosen… Philip’s true allegiance was no longer in question…

Orders, by Kerom

When the Spies returned to the base, Lord Grey said that he would bring the evidence of Philip’s crimes to Queen Dawn that night.

Mission 93, January 25, 2011 - VirtueBane
Minister Grey once again commanded the Royal Spies, since Philip Stafford had been dismissed by Queen Dawn due to evidence of High Treason. Unfortunately, the traitor fled arrest and managed to escape Britain with Britannias’s plans for the ware with the Bane.

The Spies were sent to investigate Philip’s quarters at the castle in the hopes of finding clues to his whereabouts. In the tiny room was found several documents, including manipulated reports that Philip had given to Lord Kendal and a copy of the Principia Daemonis.

Letter, by Lord Kendal

Reports, by Philip Stafford

Reports, by Magnus Grey

A passing castle maid mentioned that Stafford had been spending a lot of time around the kitchen. The Spies located a switch near the kitchen door that opened a trapdoor to the sewer. In the sewer, a trail of scrolls and unusual monsters led towards the tunnel to the Lost Lands. Near the tunnel, a strange rune appeared to summon a nasty pet left behind by Philip.

Within the tunnel itself, a Bane drop box was found. It contained orders from Miegen, concrete proof that Philip was part of the Bane Chosen.

Orders, by Miegen

Acting on the information from the drop box, the Spies descended on the Isle of Magincia. At a partially constructed temple, they found not only the traitorous Philip, but the deserter Cole and VirtueBane himself!

The jade-hued arch-daemon towered over the Spies, dismissive of their combined might. He called them "Gnats, full of fury and self-importance." One spy, Galen, managed to goad VirtueBane into recklessness. He got VirtueBane to agree that the stolen war plans could be won back if the Spies could defeat the 'weakest of Virtuebane's Honor Guard.'

Several minutes later, the honor guard lay dead and the plans were recovered. His pride wounded, VirtueBane haughtily boasted "Your blood will have a special place in the foundation of my temple!" before vanishing.

Philip and Cole managed to slip away while the Spies’ focused on VirtueBane. Their time will come…

Mission 94, February 1, 2011 - Relic Hunters

Orders, by VirtueBane

Reassignment Letter, by Lord Kendal

Letter, by Lord Marstan

Orders, by VirtueBane

Treasure!, by Marstan

Mission 94, February 8, 2011 -

Orders, by Cole of the Chosen

Advari's Crypt, by Sigmel of Umbra

Sailing, by Captain Maggie

Mission 95, February 15, 2011 -

Orders, by Cole of the Chosen

Journal, by Cole of the Chosen

Mission 95, February 15, 2011 -

Letter, by Vicfier of the Chosen

Orders, by Philip Stafford

Orders, by Vicfier of the Chosen

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