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layout: journal
title: Clockwork Sidestory, Session 1
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# 2022-01-12

#### Events

- The party meets!  
    
    - Gustav, the human wizard (Bill)
    - Holden McCockout, the human slayer (Dan)
    - Zamorra, the human ranger (Thans)
    - Bert Beferton, the human psionic (James)
    - Tallia, the slyph alchemist (Mike)
- Visit Professor Albert Stein's mansion 
    - Our mission: Access the College Arcanum 
        - May contain details about The Raven King, and his ways of travelling
        - Rumors of The Key of the Masters being there
        - Plenty of knowledge about psionics
- Travel to Stockton 
    - Visit temporary base of operations
    - Visit Jim-Bob Bobjim's to get hermetically-sealed containers 
        - Jimbob was murdered! Some gnomes and a dwarf started scrappin' the place
        - COMBAT! Resolved peacefully
        - Scrap all the containers, and Gustav buys a scrap of Elisium Bronze and a coil of silver wire
    - Return to temporary base of operations
    - Investigate the trams 
        - Find Mr. Renfield, the "conductor" , who definitely seems a bit wonky
        - Update Albert, and return to find Renfield smashing the console
        - We begin repairing the console, and then Gustav and Holden travel to the other side, and use that console to send the other tram back to the party.

#### Locations

- Aphora, the planet
- Cornucopia
- Stockton
- The College Arcanum 
    - The key of the masters
    - Psionics

#### NPCs and Notable Characters

- Professor Albert Stein, our current employer 
    - Gnome
    - Offering payment, access to research, and "part of household" to get off-planet, once his work is complete 
        - Off-world solution: on a distant planet Hisos, a dragon lord has offered to bring Albert to that world and work for them. He is allowed to bring his entire household, which could include the party.
- Molesly, Professor Stein's assistant
- John Segundus, "The Raven King" 
    - Founding member of The College Arcanum
    - Learned/employed means for traveling between dimensions
- Jim-Bob Bobjim 
    - Southeast corner of town
    - Handling some containers
- Mad Dog McGraw
- Mr Renfield, tram conductor

#### Other Notes

- Portal to Astral Plane on Aphora, managed by the elven council.
- Key of the Masters: allows the owner to use any clockwork item as though it was their own


