The Sorcerer's Slave
Spring of 1231 - Adventure 35
After receiving a letter from Andros, Charis sets off for Taurica accompanied by Hyperides Hylas, Eric d'Ancelin, and Theoclymenus. Once there, they meet up with Basil and the exarch Boustaphan Tremeristes, and discover some surprising details about the workings of Urania that make them decide that the time to act is not yet ripe. However, the situation escalates, eventually causing Andros to confront his master and hand him over to the King of the Genji, making him the new ruler of Urania. In the process, they discover that this was the slave's plan all along.
Participants:
- Charis
- Hyperides Hylas
- Eric d'Ancelin
- Theoclymenus
Note: This was finally the payoff to the whole Sorcerer's Slave set up of many games before. Early on I had decided that in our saga Urania was more of a small Tribunal than a Covenant, with "chapter houses" similar to Transylvania's oppidae. So one of the running plots revolves around briging Urania back into the fold, and having Andros in a position of power means his tale doesn't end with this adventure, but rather that it's his starting point. Of course, the whole adventure ended up being quite different from the published one, but I've found that's often the case for us when running published material. I feel that's a feature, not a bug.