Dresden recap

Cast of Characters

Blue Raith: A White Court Vampire who owns the strip club Temptations, which is neutral ground. His emotional food of choice is lust. Currently in a sort-of, not really, possible relationship with Michelle, though both will vehemently deny it.

Martin: A very old Black Court Vampire who seems to specialize in stirring the pot of Supernatural in the city. His true motives for being in New Orleans are unknown and a fragile state of detente exists between him and the main characters.

Tbone: The former leader of a local gang, he is now a ghost. He was ambushed and decapitated by a pack of Ghuls. His spirit has gone missing, so to speak, due to Necromancy.

Eli: Jack's former mentor who went evil. Jack killed him with magic and imprisoned his soul in a ritual dagger. His soul was accidentally let loose and is now causing problems in the city.

Jim: A Troll customer who frequents Michelle's shop. He is a local handyman/carpenter and a good character. Due to recent circumstances, he has spent a fair bit of time around Michelle, Sharee, and the shop.

Weststone: The former Warden for New Orleans, he is now a general in the war against the Red Court. He is also a drunk, though Sharee is trying to end that. He is frequently argumentative, sarcastic, and curmudgeonly.

Arthur Skavis: The former White Court Duke of New Orleans, he is currently in hiding. He stupidly staged an attack against Sharee in Michelle's shop and then tried to cheat his way to a victory in a formal duel between himself and Michelle. She has vowed to find and gut him.

Adam: A Summer Court Fey Lord, he was also Sharee's boss. A pact between him and Sharee's grandmother gave Sharee her powers. Killed by Jack, his soul was consumed by Jaboo, who moved into Jack's dagger.

Tommy: Adam's adopted son, who is smitten with Sharee. Not knowing his true orgins, he wasn't happy to hear the truth about his original family and burgeoning powers from Sharee. He is currently in the Nevernever.

Lucas Sims: Head of the covert federal agency the Minutemen, he is also a minor talent. He can tell whenever someone is lying. He and his his group investigate weird, ie supernatural, incidents. He is frequently annoyed by/at the main characters.

Charlie Skavis: A White Court vampire, Arthur's son, and a truly despicable creature, he was killed by Davi during the duel between Michelle and his father. He is not missed by anyone.

Uncle Jacob: A crazy old voodoo priest who also happens to be Sharee's uncle. He lives on a island guarded by creepy doll heads. He intensely dislikes Jack.

Jaboo: A voodoo spirit who moved into Jack's dagger. He has a connection with Sharee but his intentions towards her are unknown.

Henry Raith: Involved in a power play with Arthur, he's a White Court Vampire, Blue's uncle, and the current Duke of New Orleans. He has taken an interest in Michelle and the other main characters but his true reasons are hidden so far.

Ben Raith: A White Court Vampire who is the son of Henry. He has a bit of a crush on Sharee but, so far, she isn't really interested.

Timmy: A friend of Davi's from highschool who had the misfortune to come to the notice of the Supernatural. He is currently in hiding at Davi's house, trying to avoid getting killed.

Longinus: If you want a demon possessed coin, he is your man. After a failed attempt to lure Davi in, he seems to have set his sights on Timmy.

Merlin: He is the leader of the White Council and all wizards. So far, Jack has been the only one to have dealings with him. Since the discovery of the Four Horsemen seal under the city, that might change as we are now playing with things that can get us killed.

Griff: A Gruff of Billy Goat fame, he is the bouncer at Temptations.

Eve: The new owner of the cafe where Sharee works, she is also the sister to the recently deceased Adam. Unlike him, she is of the Winter Court. How she will react to Adam's death and Sharee are as yet unknown.

Puck: One of the fairy, he is very small in stature but huge in confidence. Playing on his weakness for anything sweet and pizza, Sharee will ask (bribe) him to gather information for her.

Lady Arabella: A Countess of the Red Court and the leader of the Red Court Vampires in New Orleans, she is nothing but trouble. Michelle greatly looks forward to killing her.

The Archive: Ivy is a little girl with an incredible amount of power. Everything written down, she knows. She was the arbitrator of the duel between Michelle and Arthur.

Kincaid: One very scary man who also happens to be the protector of the Archive.

The story so far:

* Unfortunately, I did not start writing about the game until a few sessions had passed. So, the recap isn't from the start.*

   BB (before blog), the group had been dealing with Martin giving away demon possessed coins, shutting down Lady Arabella's drug based business venture, Adam trying to make Sharee give up her virginity and have his baby, Davi being the new den father to a street gang, Michelle's utter failure at peaceful negotiations, Jack killing (by magic) his recently turned evil mentor, a stolen mask, and Ghuls running amok. The blog started with Davi being gutted by Martin and heading to the hospital.

  With no sleep, Michelle headed to work but got an emergency phone call from Tbone. Some of the gang members had been attacked by Ghuls. After dealing with that, she decided, "Fuck this" and went to Temptations to get drunk. After some very fine whiskey, Blue and Michelle finally had sex, something they had been leading up to for seven years.

  The next day brought more trouble. Sharee had to explain to her mother why there was two strange men sleeping in her house. After that bit of fun, she went to work only to find that someone had thrown a brick through the front window of the cafe. Sensing residual magic on the brick, Sharee brokered a deal with Adam; ie, if it's a threat to him and she takes care of it, her debt will be considered paid in full. Michelle's morning consisted of work, teaching Tbone about thresholds, checking the gang for infiltrators, and visiting Davi at the hospital. After being threatened by Sharee's mother, Jack went home to find that his wards had been broken and someone was trying to make off with his dagger that contained the soul of his dead mentor.

  Back at the shop, Michelle was working when Sharee came in and started to perform a ritual on the brick. Right after, Charlie came in and wanted some items. Seeing that they were to place a curse on a person, Michelle refused. Knowing about the job Jack had done for Blue and his family, she had a good idea who would be the recipient. After Charlie left, Michelle realized the list could also be a trap of some sort. Before she could say anything, the back room exploded into lightning. Luckily, Sharee was not hurt in the blast. With help from Jim, they ended up at Jack's place. There, Michelle went on a rampage. She vowed to skin every White Court Vampire involved. After waking up, Sharee confirmed the attack was from Arthur. He wanted his mask back, the one that Jack had stolen earlier. Since the attack took place at her shop, which is neutral ground, Michelle made a formal complaint against Arthur. Thus ended the day.

  The next morning, Sharee and Jack went looking for the mask, which had been forgotten in their fight against the vampires. After a scare, they found out that it had been picked up by Sharee's crazy Uncle. They also found out that Davi had been released from the hospital. Unfortunately, he had been released into the custody of his "uncle"; his "uncle" who happened to be Arthur. Nothing could be done but to wait for the Archive to set up the duel.

  With the duel looming, the group went on to other problems. Michelle proposed taking Sharee as her heir to the shop. That way, if she died, it would be in good hands. Sharee agreed and they had Weststone draw up the papers. After that, the three (Sharee, Jack, and Michelle) went to get the mask back from Uncle Jacob. With their usual finesse, things went to hell. Crazy Uncle had given the mask to a Loa called Jaboo. When Jack offered to loan his dagger to Jaboo for the mask, things went to hell. Jaboo didn't understand the concept of a loan. Things were shaping up for one hell of a fight until Sharee stepped in and stopped it. It wasn't a total loss. Sharee got her Uncle to agree to help with her Adam problem. Of course, that meant that he would get a baby to pay the debt.

  The time of the duel had come. Having spent her day meditating and praying, Michelle was prepared to die. They got to cemetery, where they were met by the Archive, Kincaid, Arthur, and the other Skavis vampires. There was also a hooded figure with Arthur. Surprise, it was Davi, under some spell. Sharee had also prayed for help earlier in the day. Just as she got a reply to her prayer, Davi broke the mind spell by calling on the demon coin Martin had given him. Mayhem erupted. In short order, all the vampires, except Arthur, were killed.

  With the duel ended, things got back to normal. Then came a call from Weststone. He was planning a surprise party for Jack at Temptations. We all showed up wondering what was going on. To our surprise, Jack had been made Warden of New Orleans. We were happy for him...really. The celebration was going okay until Tbone's severed head was thrown into the room. Davi, Jack, and Michelle headed outside to deal with what proved to be a group of Ghuls. Then came another surprise. Davi had been promoted to a Knight of the Cross. That enabled him to purge himself of the demon coin influence. After the fight, Jack performed a ritual on the head. We found out that the Ghuls were under the control of a new Black Court Vampire.  
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