Stitched! A NecroMech European Adventure August 2019 | Page 10

1.1 The Club The description inside the Alchimie Noir nightclub (3 Coventry Street in Soho) is in stark contrast to the outside world: Just after you pass through the front doors you check your coat, gloves, and hat and are given your masquerade mask by an attractive young woman. A must for all patrons. She also asks, “I can assume you are not carrying any weapons?” Knowing not to come armed to the club you answer “no”, especially as you are aware that the young woman is in fact a Shadow Weaver using the Inquisition Talent to verify that you are not. Looking up you see the banks of black lights glowing a deep purple, causing your mask to take on its own soft pale green glow. A precaution, you know, against NecroMech intrusion. You hear muted music coming from the doors ahead of you. As they swing open it washes over you, and together with the bustle of glamorous people dining, drinking, and dancing it seems like a completely different world. You ask after Madame “G” at the bar and are pointed to the stairs that lead up to her office. On entering you see the beautiful Madame “G”, so called as no one, including yourself, knows her real name, sitting behind a huge, ornate, wooden desk on the other side of the room. The room conveys elegant style. Standing just behind her is a very imposing figure. A tall, muscular, man with a scar running through his undamaged left eye. As he turns to say something to Madame “G” you see the left side of his head is shaved, revealing a tattoo of the Scottish flag. That and the tartan just screams Scotsman! Seated around the front of the desk are several other people you recognize from other trips to the club but don’t really know. Madame “G”: “Please sit, remove your masks, and introduce yourself. ” All players should introduce their characters. Madame “G” looks to Ernst(a), seated directly to her right, and asks: “Tell the rest of the group why they are here.” Ernst(a) gets up and as (s)he paces across the carpeted floor says in a heavy German accent: “I really want to find out what has happened to my family back in Germany, bring them back to London if possible, and recover the family fortune. I’m not a rich (wo)man anymore but I do have enough remaining funds to “hire” you all. I’m hoping that this together with a 10% share of all that we find along the way, for each of you, is enough to get you on board.” Page 10