Swordsman Savlo (Petrichor 365)

Mercenaries arrive daily to Port Imperial, but far fewer leave, for various reasons.  Of those who stay some have found their place in Petrichor but most have simply been killed by the many, many dangers of this land.

One of the new arrivals in Port Imperial is Swordsman Savlo, who has left his home far behind in the hopes of making a fortune, or at least an above-average living, in Petrichor.  Savlo has studied what he could about Petrichor before traveling there, unfortunately, his sources of information were not the best, mostly cheap novels and stories told by travelers.  Ironically, this has still left him more prepared than most people who arrive in Port Imperial.  He learned how to hunt and dress game, how to make camp, and a basic understanding of the threats that Petrichor is rife with.

Endicott Black, Magical Armorer (Petrichor 365)

Those who venture into the dangerous wilderness of Petrichor seeking lost treasures and buried wonders are always looking for an edge, usually in the form of new and useful applications of magic.

A recent, and so far successful, entrant into the market for a magical edge is Endicott Black who calls himself a magical armorer, though he does not make armor, he simply enhances the armor people already have.  Most of the magic he uses only has a limited duration but many of his customers are looking for a way to overcome a particular danger or challenge.  It also insures him of repeat customers if he does his job well.  Endicott specializes in the use of runes and other magical writing to improve, reinforce, and strengthen armor. Need to make your armor fireproof, able to float, or to shed acid?  All of these Endicott can and has done for people recently

Endicott Black is a thin man of average height with neatly trimmed black hair, clean-shaven, and possessing intense green-brown eyes.  While working, he dresses in traditional black wizard robes decorated with symbols and runes in silver and gold thread, he finds that the proper attire puts his customers at ease.  When not working, he dresses like the successful merchant he is.  Like many craftspeople, he is happy to talk shop with people who work magic, especially those who work defensive magics.  Endicott also enjoys strategy games and can often be found watching or playing such after-hours.

Tuesday Magic Item – Stellar Focus

Gollaon watches as the wizard prepares for the task ahead.

Voddick cleaned his weapons and asked quietly, “Everything in order?”

“Yes,” answered Gollaon in a voice just above a whisper, “they have a selection of useful tools.  I think they will do.”

“Good, we will need their talents.”

Stellar Focus

These items are objects, cards, coins, sections of horn, strips of metal, something small and easy to manipulate, inscribed with an astrological sign and a magical formula.

Two-Feather Axe, Scout (Petrichor 365)

The opening of Petrichor has drawn people from all parts of the Sea of Stars even from the far edges of the realm where dragons are rare, though not unknown.

One such person is Two-Feather Axe from a place so far away from the centers of Power that he had to learn the Imperial Tongue on his way in, it not being spoken where he grew up.  It was a long journey but one he was compelled to make.  Something in Petrichor called to him and he left his people behind with a promise that, if he found it, he would send for them.

Ghost of the Docks (Petrichor 365)

As much as people try to suppress them, unbound spirits are created, many seek vengeance, some have other goals and a few are just lost.

The Ghost that haunts the docks does not seem to be seeking vengeance, most who have encountered it agree that it seems confused.  It only started to appear after a major storm that wreaked several ships heading for the port and badly damaged others already there.

Saginaw Spring, Courier (Petrichor 365)

While the powerful and wealthy have access to magical means to communicate across vast distances with speed, most people are reliant on messages that travel no faster than the people (or creatures) who carry them.

One such messenger is Saginaw Spring who just sort of fell into a job as a courier as they were good with horses and happy to travel.  As to take some letters to a nearby village, and from there to the next village and so on, until it evolved into a consistent route over the course of a few seasons.  So now they are a professional courier and messenger, riding out from Port Imperial through a chain of outlying villages and then back again.  It is an interesting life with constantly changing vistas, one that Saginaw has discovered that they are quite comfortable with.

September ’23 Shadowrun Campaign News and a new Seattle Scream Prop (#90)

New month, new live game at Tyche’s Games (usually every first Saturday, come and join us if you are in the area, new players welcome) so have to have some new news for players and characters!

August saw a fair for Shadowrun, with me CHing the live game at Tyche’s, a little bit of movement on the Songs in the Key of X campaign, and one online mission.  While I got to play DJ Hazy in one mission (in Seattle, with one of the other players stepping up to CH for us for the first time) and completed the mission left hanging for LR in NorCal last month.  Still have not finished that review of Body Shop but soon I hope.

How about some news from Seattle and beyond in the Seattle Scream (#9o)!   The M3 from last issue spun out into two games, which was awesome, nothing directly related to stories in the Scream but some of the other after-effects of M3 high-jinx will reverberate through the shadows.

Notes: People who follow the canon storyline with not no mention of Detriot, blackouts in the US, or missing military units, because not of that is happening here.  That metaplot is not something I am interested in and thus, it does not happen in my campaign world.

Photo provided by Peter Griffin from PublicDomainPictures.net and is in the Public Domain.

Xunsu’s Rickshaw (Petrichor 365)

Getting around Port Imperial can be confusing, the city has mostly grown organically and rapidly.  Only recently has any attempt to impose order on the new building begun, with mixed success.

One of the people who is learning the ins and outs of Port Imperial, though he claims to have mastered them is Xunsu, who pulls a rickshaw, ferrying people about town.

August turns to September

September is upon us as Summer turns to Autumn.  September does not seem to have any particular ties to myth or tradition in Roman culture, so as Seven (from which September derives its name, Latin septem, “seven”) is usually viewed as a magical number, magic and spells will be the theme for this month.   Please let me know if there is anything you would like to see.

August, 2023, saw the following posts, with #Petrichor365 still going strong:

The Razorman Killings (Petrichor 365)

Death is hardly a rarity in Petrichor, not even in Port Imperial, nor is murder but as there is no organized force of inquisitives to investigate and track down criminals (outside of the Imperial District) unless the rough and tumble private justice of the city catches up with those murderers, they often vanish into the wilderness.

But one that seems to haunt the city is the one who has been given the name The Razorman.  The first Razorman killing took place perhaps six months ago, the exact date is uncertain as the body was washed into the sea and found sometime later.  [Semi-graphic description of the aftermath of violence follows]