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Ashwood Abbey: From a decent vantage point, I observed a group of men and
Ashwood Abbey:
women arrive and then sit down to a meal with the witch. I suspected these
were the whore’s allies, and so I waited. The group laughed a lot. Shared
plates of exotic meats and fruits, but never drinks. Nearly an hour in,
the witch looked uncomfortable. Her discomfort grew, and plainly became
pain. Agonized, she vomited, but her guests kept laughing even after she
toppled from her chair, choking to death. The laughs never stopped. They
packed up their things and put them back in a picnic basket, and left. They
never touched the witch’s artifacts, which are now mine.
Loyalist of Thule: They came, apparently, out of nowhere somewhere after
Loyalist of Thule:
the Second World War. Tweedy, scholarly types, the lot of them. They seem
suspiciously keen to offer their help. And they’re terribly curious. We’ll
take the help, but there’s no way we’re going to trust them with our secrets
until we know theirs.
The Cheiron Group: You hear about the lawsuit a few years ago? Cheiron
The Cheiron Group:
sued the owner of some Internet site that had put out the old myth about the
logo being Satanic. Of course, they won. But we know what that logo means,
and we know how much longer the Cheiron group existed before they ever began
selling painkillers. Of course, I’m afraid of them. As should you be.
Ascending Ones: I heard a story about a group of hunters — one of our
Ascending Ones:
factions, in fact — who came from the Middle East. They had potions and elixirs
that made them superhuman. They must have died centuries ago. It’s certainly
hard to credit the idea that they have anything to do with the group who appear
to claim their heritage. These new “Ascending Ones” are no more than criminals
and worse. Although they still have the potions. That secret should be ours.

have been lost. Often, seeking relics becomes so important to • Y ou own at least one relic, and you have ex p erienced
• You own at least one relic, and you have experienced
the members of the Temple that it gets in the way of the Vow. th e First Initiation into t h e Secrets of t h e Ae g is Kai
the First Initiation into the Secrets of the Aegis Kai
The Sword tends to look down on the Temple, but recognizes D oru. Y ou have the option of spending Merit dots to gain
Doru. You have the option of spending Merit dots to gain
that without them, there would be no Guardians. t the custody and use of the Guardians’ Relics. .
dy and use of the Guardians’ Relics
he custo
The Scroll keeps records of the items of power that the Aegis
Kai Doru protects and uses. They test new finds in the fi eld, learn- ••• You’ve spent so long doing research that it’s second

ing how to use them and taking note of their properties. They’re nature to you. You get +1 on Academics-based dice pools
also the keepers of lore on the Guardians’ enemies and their weak- pertaining to relics and archaeology.
nesses. If they’re not as committed as the Sword, it’s because they ••••• Y ou’ve experience d t h e Secon d Initiation; your
••••• You’ve experienced the Second Initiation; your
often have a better idea of what they’re facing. senses don’ t work the same wa y . Y ou be g in to be able to
senses don’t work the same way. You begin to be able to
sense the old enemies of your sect. Y ou gain the Unseen
sense the old enemies of your sect. You gain the Unseen
Status Sense Merit, app l ying to mages ( or , if you a l rea d y h ave it
Sense Merit, applying to mages (or, if you already have it
The Guardians of the Labyrinth gain Status through find- applied to mages, to werewolves. If by some freak circum -

applied to mages, to werewolves. If by some freak circum-
ing relics, discovering what relics do, and using them against stance you have b ot h , you can a pp ly the new Merit to any
stance you have both, you can apply the new Merit to any
their ancient enemies. one ot h er k in d of supernatura l b eing ) .
one other kind of supernatural being).

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