# Clockwork Sidestory, Session 1
Journal of the 7th Ancillary Squad
Author: Ancillary Scribe

## Site Home

The (mis-) adventures of the 7th Ancillary of the Altasian Army

# 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