Day Three of Forty Nine Justice Reckoning Minutes of the Network Inner Council Meeting at Nym’Kren

My name is Morgath the bound Imp familiar and companion to Magi Armand Quickshar and it was my duty to call to order the meeting of the Network Inner Council which met at the Hidden Underground Base and Temple of Hecate known Nym’Kren or the Deep Earth.

The meeting took place in the main office of the Master at the Setting Moon table in remembrance of our Goddess Hecate. In attendance the Magi Armand Quickshar Cambion/Changeling, High Eldritch Disciple of the Cult of Hecate Am’Irin Alet’tar Half-Nymph/Drow Elf, Eldritch Theurge Kal’Rath Alet’tar Half-Vampire/Drow Elf, Magi Markessa Nogar Amphibious/Psiforged, Magi Vash Laren Dark Changling, Sorceress Delilah Varosh Cambion/Dark Changling, and of course Adept Morgath Pseudonatural Imp myself of course.
Magi Armand had called the emergency meeting in order to relay information regarding Narvada the Entity that had once been bound and recently freed by Justice that was now wrecking havoc with time and space.

Magi Armand: My companions while the High Chair is indeed mine remember when you all profit so does the Network. It has come to my attention that an Entity known as Narvada has recently risen from a long slumber and has begun to affect reality as we know it. As a matter of fact up until recently the Network much to my dismay I assure you had profited from the intervention of Justice with the aid of this Entity. Of course there is a mystery, the spirit of Narvada was not originally part of the spiritual bond that is shared by those accepted by Justice it is a parasite. I gained this knowledge from the memories of a Tiefling ninja and former member of Justice who took his own life after Justice released Narvada who went by the name Natakoo. Moments ago Morgath and I suffered a personal spiritual invasion connected to Jim the Weasel familiar of Drago that hurled us into the past that left us severely diminished in power and ability. I will share with you my observations of that and past events and then I want you thoughts in words for the official record before we move forward.

Disciple Am’Irin: First of all thank Magi Armand for you candor in this matter for as Hecate teaches knowledge is power. Now since power is what we all seek then our situation is precarious for in order to know how best to deal with Narvada we must first understand how he was bound. I would advise we look into the viability of resurrecting Natakoo since he seems to have had some kind of link to Celestial entities that were instrumental in Narvada’s initial confinement. Not that I am not thankful for all that power we and Hecate have gained from Narvada but as you can attest Magi Armand the power of Narvada is to vast to remain unchecked. Therefore I propose if Natakoo can be resurrected or not we place serious effort into finding a method to rebind Narvada just in case he ever decides to turn against us. We must have faith for Hecate always provides.

Theurge Kal’Rath: Master you desire will always be mine and since the day your presence first crossed my path and offered me the chance to grow in power with you. I have never regretted that decision so I will speak directly. We must waste no time in probing the past of Jim the Weasel in order to prepare you for what may come in the future. I agree that killing Jim the Weasel would not balance out on the ledger as I am sure Disciple Am’Irin could attest. I also would recommend terminating you link with Justice regardless of the fact that Mordalfus or Kameron are members it would be my pleasure to take you place as you Agent among them and let the risks fall upon me. As always I am you most loyal and humble servant and as I have not failed to turn the Network University into a thriving Criminal Network and Magical University the task you set before me. Let me go forth as I know this Justice I have seen them with my own eyes and by Hecate I will not fail you my Master.

Magi Markessa: Master while I would not dare to dispute the accomplishments of Theurge Kal’Rath or the knowledge and wisdom of Disciple Am’Irin I have an approach that I think we should consider. As it has been my primary job these last ten years to get to know Perciphea well actually Center to be exact. Running Markessa’s Companions and Inn has allowed me to see firsthand from the people of Perciphea just how precarious the situation has become. While I respect the power of Narvada and even would support the concept of researching how to acquire at the very least some kind of defense against its power. There is yet another approach we could try. I suggest we open a dialog with Narvada and try and find out if its goals are not that far off from our own. We might be able to find a way to bend the rules and use the souls of others without endangering our own. I will admit I doubt I am personally up to the task but as the Master as is fond of doing I advise we reveal all that we might be willing to do for Narvada in exchange for your protection in the Flashbacks and perhaps ever finagle the books in order for the scales to balance in the Networks favor my Master.

Magi Vash: Really Master why not just turn all of Justice over to the Loyalists or perhaps just set them up and leave them no choice but to call on Narvada to save their souls but in reality lose them. Then after Narvada has claimed them soul and all you stand back unscathed step in claim a reward from the Loyalists collect on bounty for the Pants of Mordalfus and cut a deal with Narvada to alter the past a little more in our favor for our trouble. Alright I know that sounded evil but someone had to say it after all I know everyone perhaps even yourself was thinking it. I am just saying it is my job to eliminate threats to the Network and place our operatives in key positions in order to expand our operations. From what I can see Justice has bitten off more than they can chew and don’t even get me started on the so called Devils of the Black Sand just another potential fiasco waiting to happen. I beg you all don’t let my Mentor Theurge Kal’Rath further endanger the Network. Since I doubt we will be just turning them all over and collecting on the profits I recommend you completely withdraw from the situation while you give me time to research all of the hidden variables that we still need to master my Master.

Sorceress Delilah: My darling Magi Armand you were stripped of your heritage and your power and I will tell you what I have to say about it. Use it as fuel to use against your enemies of which Justice I assure you are not. Please don’t anyone listen to strongly to Magi Vash for while I love the girl and we even often use the same tactics I see the tasks before us as merely challenges to be overcome which in the end will of course bring profits to all of us, Hecate and of course the Network feel free to arrange that order as you mood suits you by the way. Trust me when I tell you and I realize I am only able grace your presence due to Narvada we have to learn to take the good with the bad. I will not bore those of you who have never had to bow before Demons and become whatever you needed to be in order not become the hunted or perhaps even dinner. So let me assure you all the risk of dealing with Justice and Narvada when you weigh it against what we have acquired already makes it laughable to me. That we are even discussing this to begin with in my mind is a waste of resources. Seriously, Darkholm Imports and Exports, Moneylenders Irresistible Ambition, Cult of Hecate, Network University, Network Criminal Syndicate, Markessa’s Companions and Inn, and of course let me not forget Delilah’s Spicy Hot Shop and Tavern oh and of course my lovely daughter Shay Quickshar. Look they were all either enhanced or literally created by Magi Armand’s involvement with Justice. So seriously let’s break for a little party and as you all know Armand and I have the luxury bedroom suite right down the hall. You know what I always say, party all day and all night as if it was eternal twilight.

Adept Morgath: I have seen and observed all that has transpired as always with compassion and emotion Sorceress Delilah has presented my point so clearly I doubt the logic even needs to be spelled out but I will clarify just for the record. Loyalists, Devils of the Black Sand, Master Summoner Jossen and his Cadre of Assassins, and Narvada the Dark Entity are all threats to our current prosperity. Perhaps what I must remind the Master is that he pledged to aid Justice, Kameron is his cousin while Mordalfus is a like minded soul how could we even consider trying to look at this in a negative light. Laws are important and trust me when I tell you all the last twelve years I have spend with the Master have not even been a blink compared to the trials and tribulations I have seen and witnessed over the millennia of my existence. We live in what is now called the Modern Age and so much from the past has been lost that sometimes it’s hard to even imagine that this wasteland that the world has become was ever any better. Moments like the ones we are in now often only come once an Age. I believe we should prepare ourselves as best we can and use every tool at our disposal to give us an advantage but walk away never! For trust me when I tell you I once stood on such a precipice millennia ago and the results of my inaction and cowardice cost me dearly. The Master Magi Armand has never backed down from any challenge always trusting his intellect and abilities to see him through. All of us assembled here owe our very livelihood to his actions. For the first time in his existence he has suffered like he never had before. The Master or Magi Armand too many of you has always supported us all now it is out turn to return the honor.
Magi Armand: My fellow Network companions thank you all for you candor and honesty. I value your insight and I realize that what Adept Morgath said was perhaps more true than I had believed. I have considered you all many things and it’s time that I start treating you all as family.
My darling Sorceress Delilah how I ever endured my life without you and Shay only Hecate knows. I have never been as carefree as you but by knowing and loving you I have indeed found pleasure that defies description and I would never wish to lose that.

Magi Vash indeed well done for your words were indeed literally straight from my mind and while even before time was altered our paths would have crossed we are now closer than we ever were and it is closeness that I treasure. Although what you need to realize is that closeness and fondness we share is due to Justice and Narvada and if time had not been altered you and I would be having an entirely different conversation my dear sweet, lovely and deadly one.


My beautiful Magi Markessa who ever said beauty is in the eye of the beholder must have never seen the beauty of your soul. I see the joy you have found in a necessary but often mundane task which I bid you perform. You have grown in power and performed your mission admirably and you were right it was perhaps only pride that has stood in my way from opening a dialog with Narvada and that will change thank you my love.
Really my Theurge Kal’Rath I adore you while you honor me with your loyalty and I know how much you really despise Justice especially Drago and his new companion Lazarus. I realize the issues created on the world by the Wand of Wonder that they found. Your must not blame yourself for what happened. We have Narvada to blame for that as the Wand fell into the hands of Tiberius and eventually into the rightful hands of its current wielder. The Staff of the Magi that I wield is a relic in and of itself and while a lesser one I hold it only due to the fact that you did your job and protected us while I had slept you have never failed me and continue to do both your Race and Me proud.
Disciple Am’Irin my Lady we have been my spiritual adviser and friend for fifteen years now only your cousin the Arch Magi Yasriia Alet’tar has been at my side longer. Your devotion to Hecate has never wavered and together we have helped Hecate gain in power. You of course have realized the cost and paid it willingly by split you time between Under and here at Nym’Kren in order to make sure that we will always have a place strong enough to ensure that Hecate continues to prosper. I understand your concern and my faith in Hecate will never waver thanks to you my huntress who I always am willing to be caught by.

Therefore I will move forward and take all precautions and place the entire Network on official Red Alert and place Justice and Narvada for the moment as Dangerous Observe. No one is to be alone and loss of contact for longer than eight minutes is to be reported immediately. In the case of loss of contact the portal is to be sealed and the base shifted to a random location until a verified sending has been received and an all clear has been received from Morgath or I or my clone has awoken. Furthermore funds will be diverted to acquire scrolls of Greater Restoration which will be issued to the entire Inner Council to be used at their discretion or in the case of a breech. Finally regarding Justice, Narvada, Loyalists, Devils of the Black Sand, and the Master Summoner Jossen and his Cadre of Assassins every effort using only our non liquid assets I want brought to bear on finding any information possible for my review.

Unless there any other questions that demand our attention I will call this meeting adjourned and we will move to my suite for additional relaxation before we get back to work. For after all work and no play makes Armand have bad days.

Disciple Am’Irin: Far from me to delay a good time but I advise we meet again in two days to discuss our progress with all matters brought up by Magi Armand and provide updates on our progress.

Adept Morgath: Only one last word for the record we have a new recruit who will need to be overseen Christine the Water Orc I would recommend we leave her here for her will is bound for the next two weeks. I have a feeling her Sorceress Delilah and Disciple Am’Irin will get along fabulously.

Magi Armand: Very well unless anyone wants to invite Justice to join in the fun I will consider this meeting officially adjourned. And let the festivities begin?

Day Three of Forty Nine Justice Reckoning Dragged into the Hell of Jim the Weasel

While I could talk about the Plane of Hell if I wished it is something I prefer to remain buried in the past. I would have been content to have left it there I assure you if it had not been for the hellish transformation that was forced upon the Master. For while the Master’s intellect is normally so beyond mine I am unable to keep up that actually changed. For the first time since the deal that he wrought to free me from bondage I was able to explore the raging emotions the he normally keeps in check within his soul.

Perhaps I should start at the beginning with perhaps just a little explanation. The Master and I had both believed that we would be heading to a quick rendezvous with the Network Inner Circle perhaps even in town to discuss options regarding how best to support Justice. Well that was until our vision began to blur and a dreamscape if you will began to form and we witnessed an eight year old boy transformed into what looked like Jim the Weasel familiar of Drago by a mysterious man. Of course the Jim escaped and fled the household and ran into a nearby forest.

Not so bad as dreams go I suppose but then we both felt ourselves wrenched into a new reality and suddenly I was weakened but it was nothing compared what had happened to the Master. The Master had been transformed into a Raven and had been stripped of much of his intellect as well as his power. Now perhaps the others members of Justice and that being Drago, Kameron, Mordalfus, Ti, Alth, Killer One, as well as Deataur might have been taking the transformation in stride the Master was not. Well for the matter Ti seemed upset as he had been separated from his Long Bow. But the Master’s anger burned with a furious wrath that touched on a ferocious hate of the situation I had never before seen as well as a bitter resentment that spoke of his torment and of course his eventual revenge.

To try and put the Master anguish into perspective is perhaps beyond me but I will attempt it. The Masters intellect is such that it borders on what some might call insanity but it is kept in check by all of the checks and balances that the Master has placed within his life in order to remain stable. On a personal level there was of course his hatred of his Fiendish nature but on the other had he of course could not be drawn in by the power that it bestowed upon him. For without his Fiendish part he would be a weak Changling. Not that Changling were what he considered weak but their power lay in their ability to alter their form as defined by their will. So suddenly being stuck in the form of a lowly Raven as well as one incapable of speech was someone’s idea sadistic pleasure. Of course being Amphibious was noting to slouch at for the Master loved the water and perhaps one of his secret pleasures besides creating undead was drowning his foe. Of course that meant that to suddenly have to rely on only the air a few paltry second level spells to stay safe meant he had been transformed from hunter into prey. Then there were the telepathic voices of the Network which always filled his mind with chatter both official and nonofficial communications which shall remain classified for now. As a matter of fact the final path which my Master possessed also failed him and that was his art. Normally it was a tool the Master could use to escape and find peace and joy. Except for the fact that now the Master did not possess hands which I of course did and I was even more powerful then the Master and that was something that I thought would drive the Master insane. The loss of all of both his and my magic items was yet another shock and with that final insult the Master withdrew into his mind and told me to deal with the situation.

Getting back to the others Drago had become a Weasel, Ti an Owl, Mordalfus a small cat, and Kameron was now in the form of a Badger. The others seemed suited to their new forms since they were not shape shifters since I really don’t consider Kameron a proper Changling anyway more like a sad Passer to be honest. Perhaps the Master will be able to help him in the future or at least that was his plan as I remember it. The others dealt with a pair of dogs who were actually pets with name tags and ate them. Alas one more thing due to the lack of his magic items the Master was hungry so it was left for me to check the bones of the dogs. Let me not fail to mention that Kameron had been kind enough to set aside a few strips of the dog meat for the Master while he and Ti had deboned the dogs.

The Master was inconsolable and Alth of all beings was able to calm the Master down enough for him to shift his attention to something that could occupy his intellect. First he had spoken of this no doubt being the work of Narvada the so called guardian spirit that had possessed the link originally created by Krueger Condail when Justice had been formed. The Master knew that the name Narvada was a name associated with deals so dark they made Devil Deals look downright bright. He knew that one could ask Narvada for things and all he would ask was to claim part of your body with his marks and when you body was covered you belonged to him. That knowledge of itself did not actually shake the Master what did was the knowledge and memory of the past and how it had been altered which had brought him the purest joy he had ever known. The joy of course if one did not really know the Master could have been Delilah Varosh but in reality it was their daughter Shay Quickshar. The knowledge that there was once a reality that did not once include his daughter was the shock he had needed.

The Master taking the advice of Alth who had told him he could use the link to see what it had called flashbacks within the link if he focused. In reality all of the so called flashes were in some case alterations in time itself and other times journeys into the psyche of various members of Justice. The Master dove in eager to find the logic behind these alterations and revelations intent on finding a way to break us free from the clutches of Narvada.

Meanwhile the others had found and befriended Jim the Weasel and I had surveyed the area and confirmed out location. We were on an isolated island within Perciphea and Drago had helped confirm the timeline. It seemed Jim was due to meet Drago for the first time in less than a week and we were at least six years in the past. So if this flashback stood to reason then we would be tasked with making sure that Jim made it Drago or perhaps even found a way to be free of Drago and restored to his humanity. Not that I really pushed that theory I much preferred my alternate theory which would keep Kameron and the Master peaceful. I chose for the moment to suggest that Jim had been slain and forcefully reincarnated into the Weasel we now saw before us. Which either way was sad for the ritual of binding with normal familiars normally wiped their minds clean of the majority of their former lives at the psyches of familiar and Master formed.

With the help of Kameron’s Badger nose we were able to track back to the home of the Humans who owned the dogs. Kameron it seemed was going native and even drew the attention of a wild cat name Bob that Mordalfus had spoken to. It seemed that each animal form possessed the ability to speak with their counterparts. Kameron had made himself at home eating the dog’s food and even resting in an easy chair set outside the home. Eventually he was overwhelmed by small contingent of wild cat’s intent on making him their dinner. Only Ti’s intervention as a psychic Owl slowed them down as Kameron had burrowed into the ground to save his life. Perhaps the goal of this whole flashback was to teach Kameron that discretion was indeed the better part of valor.

Well thankfully with the aid of Mordalfus and handy swarm of rats the wild cats were fed and after resting the night we were on our way back into the forest before dawn. There were of course two humans inside the house but they seemed like simple folk and I was unable to acquire any weapons to speak of. So it came to pass that while dodging giant avian predators we came upon a pit which just happened to be the home of a giant poisonous snake.

Kameron let discretion once again be his guide while the Master and I took to the air while Ti managed to become grappled by the great snake. I called to the Master to break him of his revelry with the link and he broke his concentration long enough to blast a scorching ray into the snake. With the aid of Mordalfus another swarm this time spiders and Ti they were able to take it down just as Kameron had come out of his hole. I had managed to coax Kameron out of his hole and while he was unable to heal the poison that had severely wounded Ti at least he was healed.

It was then that I felt the weakness start to fade and the knowledge that the Master had learned start to flow to me from the link we shared as we were drawn back to or proper selves. The Master had used his still formidable intellect to review all of the previous flashes that had transpired since Justice had been formed from every possible perspective. I truly wish that it was an experience that had brought wisdom and clarity. Well perhaps insight and motivation would have to do but it was the direction that might take that concerned me.

The Master was once again himself the immoral well mannered hedonistic diplomat. His intellect was back as well as the boost granted by his Cornet of Intellect and his mind was working fast and furious. To quickly for me to keep up with everything but I realized one thing while his temper was now once again under control his fury still seethed right beneath the surface. I also realized that he had ordered Armana, Mandy, and even Christine to his side. I should note that the Master rarely orders and when he does that is perhaps the only way to tell that he is angry. Let’s just say many of the undead that now serve the Master were fools that had caught him on the wrong day when he was angry. The Master had also ordered an emergency meeting of the Network Inner Council at our hidden Underground Base known as Nym’Kren or dark elven for Deep Earth within the hour.

I am not a fool I realize the Master had considered the facts if things proceeded as they had been he would soon be returned back to the helpless Raven form he had been forced to assume. That was shall we say out of the question as far as the Master was concerned and something would need to be done to make sure it never happened again at least to him. I also was thankful the Master did not order the death of Jim the Weasel to make sure that flash dealing with him would not reoccur. Not to mention the effort and likely hood that we would have been forced to perhaps take on Justice I am sure Narvada would have loved the chance to offer Jim the Weasel a deal to save his life. Either way I would like to hope that he was looking at the Narvada as the bigger threat after all Jim would now only be fourteen years old and perhaps by Hecate he could be saved and Narvada foiled without killing him.

Day Two of Forty Eight Justice Reckoning The Aftermath

The Masters next move would have been to see to the unconscious Elena the Abomination while I saw to the needs of the Water Orc my Master newest servant Christine. Sadly due to some interesting information learned by Mandy the Simulacrum from the supposed Simulacrum of Drago and observed by Kameron things were of course going to become interesting. I should also make note in advance about a ripple in time that has drastically changed the past and the present. For indeed the Master had changed and his Empire had grown and the Underworld was no longer something he had grown beyond. Instead he had taken the time ten years ago to found a University on Aurora called the Network which in turn was nothing for than a front for a Crime Syndicate which was now controlled by the Masters first apprentice Kal’Rath Alet’tar his own first apprentice Vash Laren and of course yours truly.

To make matters simple the so called simulacrum of Drago had shall we say in the past been using a relic Wand of Wonder in the past and had actually changed more than just a little bit. The Master had already deduced that something had changed which was why he had instructed one of his personal simulacrums Mandy to be precise to look into the situation.

Meanwhile the Master had been checking in on Kal’Rath and Dark Changling Vash Laren his apprentice among other things who together were running the Network University basically a Magical University which was in reality a front for a Criminal Syndicate based out of Aurora in Ochain. Suffice to say the Master did not exactly run it on paper but when he had in reality financed and oversaw the entire operation you could just as well say that he did. It’s not that by themselves extortion, racketeering, murder-for-hire, or the selling of hard to acquire substances were really all that bad. After all in reality the entire network is actually quite small rarely ever more than two hundred members at a time. Of course with the Master’s communication network it was often quite easy to place a member near a target without their notice. Really he wanted to find out if the Mordalfus situation was getting of hand and to assign someone to look into the operations of the Loyalists. Strictly second hand observations to be sure.

On another note there was the business he had helped another of his former apprentices set up right in the middle of Center in Perciphea. It operated under the name of Markessa’s Companions Service and Inn. Suffice to say but after a trip to the Plane of Shadow some twelve years in the past my Master had realized that something was missing from perhaps the most diverse place on the planet. So of course my Master saw a niche and decided to fill it and who better to run it then his former apprentice the Warforged Markessa Nogar. Now she was actually quite different than most Warforged but while interesting she was nothing like Tiberius. For she actually had been constructed with Psion qualities and looked distinctly female but perhaps it was the fact that she did not need to sleep that made her the perfect choice for the job. She actually ran two operations out of the same location a Courtesan Service and of course the Inn and Restaurant. Of course while the food in Center is perhaps the most drool you will ever find with the whole stone to flesh meat situation. The service and the décor are beyond top rate for no expense was spared to provide an elegant dining as well as sexual experience. Suffice to say a popular place for those who are up and coming or who have already made it who prefer their discretion.

The Master had wanted to check in with Markessa to make sure she kept an eye on the political operation within Center. For the elections were heating up and with Justice being the most recent up and coming Gang in town the Master wanted to make sure she kept an eye out for Loyalists looking to frame Justice since it looked like they had landed on their to do list or should I honestly say there to die list. The Master figured something more had to be going on then was obvious but facts were missing and he realized that he needed to find those facts sooner than later. While he did not plan to actually forge a direct merger of his Operations with Justice he did decide at that moment that after witnessing firsthand how hotheaded Justice could be he was not going to put any of the Network operatives at risk.

Obviously the Loyalists were going to be a problem for their factions were deeply entrenched in almost every aspect of life in Perciphea. What with the Corruption District which was run by General Nefarious they controlled at least fifty percent of the armed forces of the entire nation which included of the course the Templar’s. One could of course not forget the Estate District ran by Klon Barr who had been given a kill order on Justice by the Mysterious Leader of the Loyalists. He of course seemed the weakest link since he was actually helping Justice indirectly with the Orphanage and Magical Academy that Drago had already set up. With at least fifty percent of their financial capitol coming from the Estate District which had only recently been absorbed by the Loyalists the Master would have to deal with him. Of course Internal Affairs and Crane would eventually play a part but I would soon find that perhaps there was more to their District then meets the eye. Let’s not forget of course the Drug District and Samuel Dickens who in my mind was not that bad. Be it as a person or the District he oversaw but then again we have Kameron on our side and even the temporary alliance which Justice had forged had cost Kameron his life.

Speaking of Kameron I had already seen that his well I don’t really quite know what to call exactly it but suffice to say his temper more often than not gets him into more trouble than he can often handle. I will not even go into the whole affair with the Dark Changling Monk Marketh Abolay who almost took his life some twelve years in the past. Since after all that day was a day filled with blessings and curses shall we say. The blessing was that one of Marketh’s companions the Dark Changling Wizard Picard had been trying to gain the Masters favor to find an apprenticeship for a cousin of his named you guessed it Vash. While the curse had to do more with his other traveling companion the Dark Changling Arcane Maren the Wizard-Rogue-Mindbender-Assassin. Who had of course taken a liking to Kameron but of course he had vanished for twelve years otherwise I am sure Kameron would have been slain and his soul burned into a magic item by his best friend Picard.

So moving on Mandy had begun her discussion with the presumed simulacrum of Drago who actually wished to be called by another name Lazarus. It is worth noting that Mandy does possess the intelligence of the Master so it was fairly obvious for her to deduce that Lazarus was likely more powerful then he should have seemed. She of course had begun her discussion diplomatically and soon had found out in telepathic confidence that Lazarus was likely the soul of a former outsider using the simulacrums body as a host to enable it to redeem its soul. She even offered to aid it and even keep its identity a secret which would be shared only with the Masters inner circle. She also made sure to let him know that she would be his official liaison and the Master would not publically acknowledge any of their dealings unless there was a threat of a kill order.

Things should have proceeded smoothly after that for the Master at the moment was waiting for his Earth Elemental to emerge from the earth with Elana and probing his new acquisition the Water Orc Christine with eyes filled with lust. No doubt that was why he had missed Kameron deciding to take action and order his Abomination friend Eagle to grab Lazarus while he put up an anti-magic field. Mandy it seemed had failed to conceal her interest in Lazarus and the potential profit that might be gained for the insight that could be gained from him. Kameron was not fooled which is something worth noting for the record

Kameron went in action ordering Eagle to take hold of Lazarus while he drew his mace and summoned forth an anti-magic field. Mandy who would have flown off Lazarus was left to stand there helpless while her telepathy and her link to the Master were cut off. I should note that orders had been issued concerning Kameron. He was considered DO or dangerous observe as opposed to KO for standing kill order or DA for dangerous avoid at all costs. So Mandy did not immediately take action against Kameron. For while she and Armana had concluded a method to take him down if necessary after their failure to keep an eye on him before they also realized that unless they had a KO on Kameron it was not worth the risk. So it was a standoff which left the Master to come up with a solution to the problem as usual.

Alth was speaking for Mordalfus who had departed for the roof and asked Kameron to cease and desist but it was of course to no avail. Armana meanwhile followed Mordalfus for it seemed that someone had arrived on the roof of the Safehouse. The Master believed he would be able to resist the anti-magic field of Kameron’s but his magic proved too strong. So the Master fell back to his formidable diplomatic skills. Kameron would not be moved of course as he felt since he had not witnessed the creation of Lazarus then something had to be wrong. Even Alth, and Drago or for the matter Lazarus were unable to move him from his course. Thankfully the Master realized that perhaps he could rely on one of Kameron’s weaknesses dealing with women. It’s ironic that children, drug dealers, and abusers of women were on Kameron’s hot list and the only one the Master shared with him was children.

Sadly that was not the end of the problem for while the Master had persuaded Kameron to let him deal with Lazarus he then started moving for the unconscious Elena yet another Abomination. I had been left to guard her along with Mandy and the Master’s Earth Elemental once again it was the Master order that held me back. He had dropped his anti-magic field to make his approach and while I had remained hidden and invisible the thought did cross my mind to just put him down. Don’t get me wrong I like Kameron it’s just that he is just so unpredictable and chaotic it can be really unnerving at times. Thankfully his efforts were halted by an order from Mordalfus who had come down from the roof to rebuke Kameron.

Kameron I could tell did not like that and decided to transport himself away to his temple of Ares in the Waste. Thankfully he was still in the guise of Ulfgar the Dwarf and his acting skills allowed him to pull off that he was another recruit visiting the temple. Armana had of course borrowed the Masters crystal ball to observe the situation and make sure that Kameron did not start anything that the Master would have to finish. The Master even spoke to him thru the link he had created and Kameron told him he was alright and just needed to cool off and to let him know when he was needed.

Looking back it was quite ironic for the Master needed him then but he of course realized that he had work to do and he could not afford to let Kameron’s chaotic moods get in the way. He also was digesting the information from Armana regarding two new allies who had been told to visit on this very day by Tiberius. It seemed he must have travelled back to the past as well and events were just now catching up. The Master and I had put it together that very moment must have been when Drago, Mordalfus, Kameron and Ti had vanished on the Plane of Shadow and right before the self proclaimed Virgil the Great the Awakened Plant who claimed quite convincingly that she was product of a dragon and a mortal.

It fell into place for if they had not returned the Master might never had escaped from what I tend to call the “The Seduction of the Master” at the Counting House on a Demi-Plane called Azzagrat adjacent to the Plane of Shadow. The Master had been there to locate a renegade of Graz’zt who had created the Demi-Plane named Raxivort. Raxivort had of course stolen something from the hidden vault of Graz’zt and the Master wanted access to that vault in exchange for providing a way to contact Bel the Master Father and rival of Graz’zt. It might not have worked for while in a sector called Samora the wiles of its ruler Maretta the Succubi Sorcerer had failed to even impress the Master when he had arrived at the Counting House her den of ill repute and actual inspiration for Markessa’s Companions Service and Inn.

I should mention that it was due to the actions of Kameron and his duel with Dark Changling Monk Marketh Abolay that had put Maretta on alert and caused her to summon her cadre of protectors called the Lady’s Lancers a patrol of thirteen female Half-Fiends. I shall make a long story short for while the other inspiration was the Inn/Tavern/Restaurant known by many names perhaps my favorite “You want it we got it!” was where members of Justice had decided to go spend some time waiting the five hours it was due to take for Picard to acquire a new spear for Kameron. Let us just say they made quite an impression in the area where you can fight for you food then have it prepared and served to you. Mainly due to the fact that the storytelling skills of the Awakened Plant Virgil had proved impressive enough for them to make killing gambling on their success much to the anger of many.

Meanwhile the Master had been enjoying what had only been a dream to him before in the loving arms of Delilah Varosh a Dark Changling Half-Fiend Rogue-Sorceress who had drawn the other Ladies Lancers into an orgy of flesh and blood with them that I had feared the Master would never escape. He had even had me pass a number of Avasculate spell into rings of spell storing that had been acquired by Lazarus just to get him to leave. Suffice to say Justice returned and were able to pull the Master away from his pleasure and focus his mind back on business. This also eventually led to him returning for Delilah after making the deal with Raxivort acquiring a Staff of the Magi for his efforts. The Master even offering her a life as a companion and business partner which she accepted and they have been together ever since much to my dismay.

Let me just say perhaps she was a useful bit of chaos in the Masters life that allowed him to acquire the patience to put up with Kameron. Seriously Delilah is a chaotic individual but thankfully a smart one so her frequent sexual pranks and tricks have only served to make her as my Master would say a pleasant distraction. To make it clear she makes the worst of Tiberius and Kameron almost pale in comparison. Her only saving grace so far has been that she is a wild Becomer like the Master used to be before we met and she truly loves him. Their daughter Shay Quickshar thankfully has helped her to calm down and a fiercer protector I doubt a child has ever known.

With Kameron off brooding the Master was left to perform an interrogation of Elena. Not what you might think by the way for while he could have turned her over to Kal’Rath for interrogation he chose instead a magical mind probe to delve into the recesses of her mind. The Master was kind and even elicited questions from the remaining members of Justice to assist in her interrogation. The Master dived in with a vigor I often only see when he is with one of his many consorts and soon the life of Elena was laid bare.

The Master learned of her nature and her past friendship with Jossen who she sadly had trusted. He even learned enough additional information to find that she sought love and the person she desired just happened to be a Master Bowmaker who operated with the area of the city overseen by Justice. The fact that he was an associate of Ti’s was just a convenient occurrence. The others were quite pleased for if everything worked out she would soon become an ally of Justice something they really needed. So a consensus was reached and Elena would be taken to her shop the truth revealed and from her mind the Master was sure she would accept the terms of an alliance.
Elena had been taken to her shop and since she had been working with Ti the Master stepped back and let him take the lead and even provided a pair of sending stones to enable her to contact Ti if she ever needed assistance. The Master had even instructed me to classify her DO and assign a Network Ghoul to her exotic clothing shop to keep an eye on her and make daily reports to the Network which of course would be relayed back to the Master. Of course with Jossen’s ability to stop time it was not perfect but Elena felt sure that she could protect herself now that she had realized the Jossen had indeed become drunk with his lust for power. As an additional benefit she would assist in spreading counterintelligence with the eventual goal of destroying the rumor of the artifact pants of Mordalfus.

With a dent finally in the whole tale of Mordalfus’s pants a sense of relief had come over the Master. I realized then that the Master actually cared for Mordalfus and listened to him not just because of philosophical reasons but because he actually loved him. He reminded him of home and the Island and I even then realized that every endeavor the Master had been working on with such vigor the last twelve years had been leading to the moments that were now upon us. He did not seek to control Justice he had wanted to create an organization in the world that would enable him to one day attempt to try to bring peace, love and happiness to all and if Justice proved to be the spearhead which help make his dream a reality so much the better.

Next up would be coming to an arrangement with the Loyalists starting with Klon Barr the Head of the Estate District. I will not say the Master is as smooth a talker as say Virgil the Great or as Diplomatic as Kameron much less as intimidating as Kal’Rath but he gets the job done with his cold calculating intelligence and get others to realize that they can often not refute his logic. For while the Master had always been diplomatic before when we had first met he was shall we say more full of himself and had complete faith in his intellect to enable him to anticipate any situation. Thankfully twelve years ago the arrival of Justice into his past had helped change things. I don’t really know how much but I do know that it made him seek additional counsel from friends when in the past he would have just moved forward.





So the Master contacted our official sacrificial lamb who was given the designation Quick another of the Masters simulacrums. Quick exemplified the more carefree and liberated side of the Master and since he was often sent in to negotiate in situations where he was not expected to return the fact that he had lasted as long as he did I suppose in and of itself is a reason to be in such a good mood. Quick was able to negotiate with Klon Barr of the Estate District’s simulacrum which actually had an office on the island. He found out about the secret meeting held by He Who Shall Not Be Named and the presence of the other three district heads. Their Corruption, Drug and of course Internal Affairs had all been in attendance. It seemed that officially the Estate and the Drug district were to extend a diplomatic hand in Justice’s direction. Then of course there was the concern Klon Barr had been approached behind closed doors by HWSNBN and told to take Justice out. Or actually to eliminate Justice and bring him their souls in gems for him to use with as he saw fit.

With the Estate being the newest addition to the Loyalists to the Master it looked like an easy way to remove a potential rival. On the other had it was revealed that HWSNBN had actually said that he had found out information which had caused him to need to give Klon Barr the orders to assassinate and capture Justice no questions asked. Klon Barr obviously was not happy with the arrangement having already becoming business partners with Drago but HWSNBN did not tolerate blatant disregard for his order and if Klon Barr delayed for too long then it would be his soul in a gem.

Quick with the aid of the Master was able to reach a compromise with Klon Barr basically letting him know that he had become fond of Justice and found them useful. In other words a valuable asset that he would consider protecting. He made the case that he would prefer an honorable solution as opposed to a scorched earth approach. Even following up with the fact that Klon Barr was being set up and if the people who would step up if he died were eventually taken out by Justice then they would have done the job for the Loyalists for free. Quick even told him that he obviously knew of the way Justice dealt with their enemies implying either eaten alive or their souls burned into magic items. He offered to save him and return him to life if the fight was fair and he was willing to give him information on his allies who would fight with him he would be willing to negotiate for a similar deal with them as well. So Klon Barr had related that his real body would be waiting in one place for six days and if Justice found him before then they would have a fair fight. Klon Barr even agreed to send the information regarding those he might want preserved to the Darkholm shop in town within six hours if he wanted Armand to be willing to let him negotiate for their lives later.

Of course Klon Barr had also left Quick with a warning that the Loyalists were holding on to a very powerful trump card. It seemed they had acquired proof somehow of actions taken by Mordalfus that were shall we say worthy of a Kill Order. It seemed the HTSNBN was holding onto information that could have the Templar turn on Justice and perhaps even demand the life of Mordalfus. Oddly the others had not seemed surprised had even surmised among themselves that it was not doubt another step in the campaign by Tiberius to plague Mordalfus for some slight which he had still not forgiven.

As Quick had departed the Master had noticed the others seeming somewhat uneasy both Mordalfus and Ti seemed somewhat uneasy. For as the Master had asked if anyone knew any reason why the Loyalists might want to be rid of them Mordalfus revealed the charter of Justice as left behind by Krueger Condail. It seemed to put it mildly that he wanted to bring about complete anarchy in order to eventually arrive at a harmonious utopia. Not really a totally unrealistic goal but it could stand to reason that it could stand in the way of the Loyalists plan for national or eventually global supremacy. As if that were not bad enough Ti revealed his true name.

It seemed that he was a Gargoyle named Travis Igor who was over three centuries old a mere blink to me having existed in one form or another for over five millennia but then again this is not my story. Ti informed the others of his true mission which it seemed had to do with the protection of Drago’s noble bloodline. For contacts of his had revealed to him that a cadre of ancient well by his standard of course Assassins known as Devils of the Black Sand had been intent on destroying that bloodline for centuries. Drago it seemed was the last of his line and not yet old enough to procreate and produce an offspring which it seemed would also need protection. Rumor had it that the Devils were a group that redefined the term mysterious and secretive and Ti spoke of them as if they were ghosts.

What little Ti did not consisted of an odd way to locate them which he explained related to seeking for a lack of reason or explanation which could speak of their presence. Sounded like perfect assassinations to me. Then again the art was well known to me and over the last decade by the Master as well. In effect Ti’s contacts had relayed to him that they were working for or somehow in league with the Internal Affairs District of the Loyalists. Well that was all that the Master needed to know for he decided right then and there he would need to summon his Inner Council and discuss this chain of events sooner than later. In the meantime he considered the worst and realized he would need to take a page from his younger self and initiate what he now called a protection protocol.

The Master informed Kameron that he was needed that they would indeed be heading for the Tower rumored to hold a child sparing Ghost. Once he arrived of course Kameron said he would need to prepare but the Master informed him he would take care of it but for the moment he was initiating a protection protocol until further notice. He next confirmed who would need protection from the elements and followed up with mind protection. Once it was confirmed he focused his will and cast protections against all of the elements and the mind which would last for two days upon Armana, Mandy, Eagle, Kameron, Drago, Ti, Aria and himself. As far as it came to us it extended protections that were already in place but the Master was of course through.

He informed the others that he would need to rest and within two hours be ready to start their journey. He informed them one he was ready he would need to only make a quick stop to drop off Christine and he would be ready. Of course during that hand off most likely to Vash he would need to speak in person with the Inner Circle since I had already arranged for everyone to be in attendance at Markessa’s Companions and Inn in one of the secret magically cloaked rooms of course. The Master had informed me that while Justice seemed to be in the right place he felt it was time to perhaps involve the Network and of course to make sure if things did not work out as expected what preparations would need to be taken to ensure that the Network continued to thrive.

Day Two of Forty Eight Justice Reckoning

When the Master awoke an hour later he conferred with me concerning first personal business. First we discuss his most recent apprentice Voltana Arcana and how her Grafts were helping the profit margin of Darkholm Emporium’s. Second since he had recently become a Regent of the Darkspire College of Thaun we discussed the faculty and the status of their recruiting methods. Third was the status of projects being worked on by his former loyal apprentices Kal’Rath Alet’tar and Markessa Nogar who were actually currently dividing time between independent research and the Darkspire College of Thaun. Fourth we spoke of the efforts of Am’Irin Alet’tar the Female Drow Elf High Priestess of the Cult of Hecate and her apprentice the Dark Elf Female Yas’De Alet’tar and the considerations she was making on her next apprentice. Fifth dealt with certain obscure income sources which might need to shall we say be put on hold one being the creation of obscure and deadly poisons and the other was the production of rare drugs for a select clientele.

Finally came the discussion I had been waiting for which dealt not with the Assassins who seemed to have recently started to become a confounding problem. Well for the record Mordalfus it seemed was already working on that for it seemed he planned to have Alth his Psi-Crystal make a number of Third Eye Conceal stones which would protect the group on a more permanent basis from being located. He of course already had one of course but then again why would he not he was after all Mordalfus. My Master seemed more concerned that somehow Justice had ended up on the wrong side of the Loyalists. Long story short the Loyalists were in to almost everything and to be honest some of the Masters best and loyal clientele. So there might be an issue but then again my Master had long anticipated such an occurrence which was why he had always remained a silent partner where the Darkholm Emporium’s were concerned even thought it due only due to the Masters vast business savvy that they were doing so well.

Well how to handle that situation I know my Master felt would ride on Kameron’s shoulders once he had reclaimed his name that is and had given up his Ulfgar Dankil identity. It is true my Master still maintained a number of extra identities both male and female of various races as well as many lovers beyond those already mentioned it was not my place to record any information about those dealings at this time. What mattered was that while my Master desired Power he much preferred to be the power behind the throne as opposed to being on the throne. He had once told me once it is better to be the Kingmaker than the King for there was always an Assassin waiting to claim the head of the King. In other words my Master saw Mordalfus as the current King of Justice and he did not mind being the Queen since after all it was she that had all the real power anyway. The trick would be getting the Bishop Kameron to step up and deal with the Assassins with fluid or harsh words as opposed to the blunt finality of the mace and his fangs.

It’s a good thing the Master due to his magic does not need to eat although to be honest he often likes to if among friends or allies. Sort of a tradition of sorts I suppose among most corporeal beings. No sooner had the Master exited his created mansion then Mordalfus was informing him through the link that someone who Ti had been dealing with was in danger from Assassins and we needed to move.

Mordalfus using the link made us aware of what had transpired. It seemed another Assassin who went by the name Elana and who was posing as a Seamstress had perhaps been persuaded by Ti to deal with us had been captured by her allies. At the very moment a Summoner of great powers who was using the name Jossen had allies preparing to use a mind rape spell upon her to use her against Justice. Sadly she had trusted them and had drunk a potion that she believe would help her well it was helping alright right into the hands of Jossen. Interesting Jossen no doubt was a man of renown among certain circles for he wore several tattoos. They ranged from blue water droplets, a green tree, a black skull and even a white sun. He was also in the company of four Water Orcs who seemed to be Warriors or bodyguards. Either way they were with him.





Since the Master had established a magical telepathic bond with his cousin Kameron he contacted him and informed his of the situation and the woman who was being raped and even the warehouse where it was being done. Kameron or Ulfgar along with Eagle started to make their way to the warehouse. Meanwhile the Master and Mordalfus would stay behind to oversee the operation. Alth, Ti, Killerog, Drago, Aria the Fey along with Alth and I would go with them in order to give the Master and Mordalfus the ability to strike from a distance. The Master also sent along Mandy, the Ghoul Vas and Zombie Bart just for added physical and mystical support.

When we had arrived and Ulfgar and Eagle were already at the warehouse and the main reason that the Master had sent Mandy and Vas became apparent for with Vas’s Lifesense and Mandy’s Mindsight they would be able to maintain communication as well as keep an eye on unseen threats. Of course Eagle and Ulfgar had magically buffed themselves and the Master had taken the time to do the same for those of us on the search, destroy and rescue mission. The warehouse was an intricate mix of walls of force and prismatic walls all layered around a forbiddance to offer the most protection to the enemy. Everyone showed up on Mandy’s Mindsight except their leader Jossen so I realized it might take awhile.

We had split our attack with Ulfgar, Eagle, Drago and Aria would stage the front and Mandy, Vas, Bart, Alth, Killerog and I would assault from the rear. Jossen did not hold anything back for along with summoning Formian Queens, Beholders, Nymphs he also had a strike force of elite Water Orc Warriors. My Masters intellect of course proved to be sufficient to outsmart him in the end.

I shall make note there were a few close moments with Drago and even myself but in the end Jossen escaped the Water Orcs were hunted down or killed with the exception of the comely Water Orc with a sad story named Elena who the Master has offered a deal. I should note she along with her companions after seeing the savagery displayed by Justice had chose to risk running through a Prismatic Wall then turn and face well what should I say Justice. She was the only survivor.


It had been a close call for her but I mentioned to the Master since she had been trapped on the Ethereal Plane that perhaps she deserved a chance to become his newest servant otherwise she would end up as a meal for Kameron. For Mordalfus had shown a ruthless side I had never knew existed for while I knew the Master did not plan to let anyone escape he had actually proposed that we track those that had run down. That’s what I call making a statement.

In the end the Master dominated Christine and had his Earth Elemental Servant who had retrieved the unconscious Christine and brought them back to the Safehouse. After making sure that Elena’s senses were contained he eventually brought her back to the Base for further interrogation or seduction. Nine of the Water Orcs items had been claimed nine belts of giant strength plus 6, nine necklaces of unarmed strike and nine masks of flight. For while Nid and Nod who had been performing the rape on Elena had ran they and their clones had been tracked down and they were perhaps dead not all in all a bad days work and the day was still early.

Day One of Forty Seven Justice Reckoning

So you might be wondering exactly who I might be well alright I am not of course the brains of this outfit but I am the one who makes sure that my Master adheres to a code. My name is Morgath and I am a Baatezu Imp the bonded and loyal servant and familiar to the Cambion Lord Armand Quickshar. I was summoned by Lord Quickshar with the primary function being to serve as his ally and conduit to knowledge held by my Ancient Race. Lord Quickshar explained my role simply my function was to assist in overall maintenance of my Masters interests which included apprentices, business interests, magical investments, undead servants, and various lovers many tied to different identities. My secondary and in my perception the more important mission was to be for all intents and purposes a legal aid to remind my Master to keep his word and not lie. While reminding my Master that misleading or withholding information is well within bounds.

Time enough on my interests and time to move on to explaining how this new journey in my Masters life began. It had begun at my Masters secret laboratory located near the Realm of Under adjacent to the founding location of Darkholm Emporium called The Dark Retreat. Perhaps I should note for the record that my Master has an affinity for necromancy. I believe it might be what had attracted him to his primary lover and business partner Yasriia Alet’tar the female Drow Elf Half-Vampire or even his first apprentice the male Drow Elf Half-Vampire Kal’Rath Alet’tar. So moving on my Master was at the moment that the alert came in from his simulacrum named Shar about a threat to his cousin Kameron the Changling Half- Chaos Dragon been otherwise occupied in a personal dimensional space created by his lover in order for them to shall we say catch up.

I had of course been busy helping Kal’Rath with some research he was working on for our Master on the creation of a Mirror of Mental Prowess. Don’t get me wrong Kal’Rath is no slouch having been the first of my Masters apprentices to graduate as it were and being of the Eleventh Circle as Mages call it. The endeavor was actually so important that my Masters second graduate the female Warforged Markessa Nogar of the Seventh Circle who was of course a rare specimen of her construct species having an unarmored body and all but it had helped her with her magic after all was in attendance as well. Of course my Masters current apprentice the female Silthilar Voltana Arcana who was still only of the First Circle was in attendance as well. Let me assure you her natural gifts more than made up for her lack of magical ability when it came to magical endeavors. So when Shar had informed me telepathically that we had a situation I had informed the others to continue on.

It was always up to me to deliver bad news to my Master since while he was fond of killing the messenger if he did not care for the message. We had an arrangement after all and the image that Shar had seen had been a message I was sure my Master would not care for. Making a long story short Kameron had been slain by his comrades the Gang known as Justice. Honestly when considering Kameron’s temper I had been surprised it had taken him this long to die again. His last death had been the straw I had needed to convince my Master to create a clone and place it in his vault. I of course had to contact my Master after only two hours with his beloved since the interplanar telepathic bond he had created would soon be expiring. That and fact that the preserved clone had failed to activate which could mean only one thing his soul had been trapped.

My Master was of course not pleased and Yasriia had bid him good hunting and departed for parts known only to her. Master had arrived with Armana and Mandy in tow as usual two other simulacra in female form got to love those Changelings. Shar had already given me the Masters Crystal Ball and he used it to scan for his cousin Kameron and found him in some dimensional prison. My Master wasted little time he transported Armana along with Watcher his eyes and ears a magical construct Serpentine Owl to the scene of his death a ship on the ocean heading to Center.

Her mission was simple to ascertain if once her intentions were made known that she might board the ship and speak with their leader to discuss a matter of grave importance. Watcher noticed a Gargoyle who I would learn was named Tye had taken aim upon her with a bow. Another who looked like a Monk or Wizard had introduced himself as Drago who had seemed quite intelligent had been speaking for their leader who turned out to be Mordalfus. Armana was able to negotiate a truce and was allowed to approach and summon the Master.

We had arrived and my Master had brought along Mandy, Vas and Gal who were bound Spellstitched Ghouls and I in a familiar pocket of course. Armana had already viewed the crew and passengers on board with her Mindsight and with the exception of the Gargoyle, Fey, Awakened Animal, Awakened Plant and Living Construct the remaining were human. My Master had arrived trusting the leader because he had intelligence that no one had a right to know except someone from the Island of Mystery relying on his many contingencies to protect him. Armana had been communicating with Drago by telepathy and my Master had continued to do so and was even aware of the many magical sensors watching the ship. He therefore recommended that they go below and he could ward a chamber from magical or even mundane detection.

Once in a room below and after my Master had placed a ward to protect the room the others who were not human started to arrive as well as Mordalfus himself. The matter at hand was explained with Mordalfus relating how Kameron had disobeyed orders for the third time and finally he had paid the price when his actions would have jeopardized a truce that Justice valued and needed. At first Mordalfus was opposed to just giving my Master the soul for reasons which soon became apparent. Not only had they captured his soul but they had already replaced him with a spy who they needed to obtain important information to insure the safety of Justice. So there would need to be a price for is Kameron was to return someone would have to stay and watch over him for it seemed having become a member of Justice he was somehow bound to them. Sounded to the Master like some kind of Companion Spirit something he had never really looked into being mostly a loner well with the exception of magical servants bonded undead and apprentices of course. In addition he would need to be convinced to abide by a condition to adapt a new identity until the spy who was to impersonating him had completed its mission.


One might have thought the task put before my Master would have been easy for one of his intellect and power. Suffice to say if you would ever believe that then you have never met or had to pleasure of having to deal with the arrogant, self-righteous, and pompous High Priest of Ares. Don’t get me wrong for what it’s worth I think Kameron is a great guy and pretty easy to get along with but on the other hand if you are a drug dealer, slaver or even stand in his way for that matter then look out. Let me not sell my Masters cousin short Kameron had recently liberated and renamed an entire Island now called Spearhead. Not only that but his diplomatic and intimidation skills were legendary and now Spearhead was a colony of Ares worshipers loyal to Lord Kameron. He had even more recently started diplomatic relations with Perciphea dealing with the Republic Islands as well as the Cabal of Underwater Entities. Quite impressive for a worshipper of Ares of course my Master blamed it on his Changling heritage I of course had my own thoughts.


There was of course the matter of restoring Kameron since his companions had already it seemed destroyed his body well actually some of them even seemed to be eating his body. I will not dwell on that since my Master had not noticed it as he had been intend on dealing with Mordalfus. He even discussed with Drago how he had a cloned body handy and since his soul had never really departed he might be able to with a major magical ritual as his spirit was released bond it with the cloned body while simulating a revivify ritual. If all went as planned then he would be restored in full health as if he had never been harmed. It only remained to speak with Kameron to make sure he would go along with the deal that had been proposed by the defacto leader of Justice Mordalfus. Again for the record I say defacto since the actual leader was said to be insane and the only impressive thing he had done before vanishing who I would later learn was named Krueger Condail it seemed was to form the group which would later become Justice.

My Master was able to with relative ease with his knowledge of arcana and his telepathic gifts forge a link with Kameron who it seemed was in a prison realm of sorts which contained his soul. To put it mildly it took quite some time to convince Kameron to go along with the deal there was even a point where it seemed my Master might have needed to arrange the mass deaths of the inhabitants of Spearhead Island. In the end it seemed the beauty was indeed needed to calm the savage beast and she took the form of a former Guardian of the Waste named Eagle a powerful creature whom it seemed that Kameron fancied. It had been of course Kameron’s condition before he be brought back to life that she be present.

My Master therefore sent the following message the Eagle with instruction from Mordalfus and of course a little more added for his own benefit. He sent this message “Mordalfus would like to speak with you before Kameron is brought back. I am Armand his cousin. I need their help and yours.” She replied “I am on my way.” My Master informed Justice that she would soon arrive. My Master also made note of another fact it seemed that Eagle had been actually searching for Kameron and had not seemed too happy to learn that he had died. For the moment it did not make a difference but it was worth noting that Mordalfus respected her power.

She arrived Kameron was informed and he was restored and soon he had taken the form of a male Dwarf and informed everyone to call him Ulfgar Dankil. If I had not known better I would have sworn that Eagle had cast a domination spell on Ulfgar he was so calm it was unbelievable. With everything seeming to be in had I should note there was a brief magical flare up that had occurred right when Kameron’s soul had been merged with his new body. His entire body had been covered at least ninety percent in a dark mass of magical tattoos which had formed on his clone. As Mordalfus had begun to explain the nature of their companion spirits one benign and one malevolent.

It seemed that one of the spirits which I shall call benign had been with the group since its formation and allowed the others to share thoughts and images within ten feet. They even had the ability to know the status of the others in the link of the Justice Spirit as well as sense their emotions from a great distance. Thankfully it seemed they could even cloak themselves from the link when they wanted to with mental effort. Now the other force the malevolent one actually seemed to communicate with them offering to claim part of their souls for favors in percentages. It also seemed that if one was not guilty and could resist the temptation then one percentage would be cleansed per day.

Suddenly my Master and I were drawn into the link and the feelings of the others were suddenly apparent to me. My Master was for a moment perplexed since he had never been in such a bond and my orders came next. Morgath he told me telepathically “You shall never ask this malevolent spirit for anything unless all of my safeguards have failed and even then only to save my life!” I had of course replied as you wish my Master and while Mordalfus had left for a moment to check the ship it was decided that it was time to leave.

Kameron it seemed had established a shrine at the Justice Safehouse a public place of operation in Center located within Pacifica. Master had actually offered to teleport them all to their base by with the aid of a portable hole provided by Mordalfus they jumped inside while Armana and Mandy joined Mordalfus and the others. Kameron called out to Ares while the Master placed an arm on his shoulder and along with Eagle we all transported to the public base of Justice which they shared with another Gang called the Fist.

I of course knew the city as my Master who was also the consort as Yasriia Alet’tar as well as silent business partner had established a Darkholm Import & Exports within the city. Looking back it’s a good thing that my Master and Yasriia had decided long ago to keep their relationship a secret as they had already deduced that one day my Master might reunite with his cousin or one day join a group that might have enemies. So my Masters cover was safe as he was known to be a freelance operator one of many who could be contacted by Darkholm to assist in matters of a magical nature.

After our arrival Mordalfus it seemed had decided since Master was now an official member of Justice it was time to see their Hidden Base. My Master took a few moments and gathered a few more of his Zombie servants in order to carry his carriage throughout the City. I realized my Master was making an investment in Justice so he was making an effort to make his presence known in order to scare off the weak who might be thinking about coming after the contract on Mordalfus.

Alas I must digress in order to remain clear on the matter of Mordalfus and the contract. I should begin by mentioning the primary members of Justice who it seemed were also responsible for reigning in Kameron when he had lost his temper which of course what had gotten us into this situation to begin with.






Mordalfus the Elan and as far as I can figure one of the founders of the Mysterious Island was a Psychic Warlock. As far as the Master was concerned he upheld the values his Mother the Changling Archmage and Sage of the Island held dear. So to say the Master was perhaps more at ease than I had ever seen him would be an understatement. While he did not shall we say worship Mordalfus who had to be at least a century old he did respect him like he did his Mother. I am sure he realized that if it had not been for the Mysterious Island his life would have been very different indeed. It seemed that somehow a rumor that Mordalfus wore a pair of pants that were reputed to be Relics of Power but the power bestowed upon him could only be gained by removing the pants from his dead body.

Kameron’s best friend and of course I jest was the Warforged Tiberius who was unlike any of the Warforged I had ever seen before. It seemed that the crafty Warforged who also seemed to have the abilities of a shapechanger had run afoul of Mordalfus and Kameron in the past and been stranded in the Waste left to the mercy of Kameron’s Mother. Somehow not only did the Chaos Dragon not destroy the Warforged but she mated with him and even now a new clutch of eggs are waiting to be born. Not only that but in anger for being stranded in the Waste Tiberius has somehow managed to set in motion the events that led to the Assassins even now seeking to claim bounty on Mordalfus and claim for themselves his Artifact Pants.

Drago a Human was more subdued and seemed more a Monk than a Mage to me for while he was obviously intelligent he seemed to be possessed by a spirit of extremes charity as well as greed. An interesting conundrum to be sure but which left predicting him not exactly a logical task. Perhaps him familiar Jim the weasel might provide insight to bad he could not speak. Then there was his apparent consort the Human Wizard Sara who seemed in her mid twenties and an adopted child the six year old Human child and Wizard apprentice known as Alma. I should also mention that within in Pacifica he had also raised an orphanage which saw to children and which housed a number which had been infected by lycanthropy.

Ti the Gargoyle was an interesting mystery moderately intelligent and by all means an Archer and Psion. Perhaps even an Adept as well for he possessed a Psi-Crystal named Killerog as well as a familiar Bat named Deataur. He seemed more than willing to follow the orders of Mordalfus and as long as he did I saw no need to be overly worried.


The journey to the sewers was relatively quick and after a few minutes we were lead to a large tunnel and asked to look around. Mordalfus was curious if my Master was able to locate the base by observation alone. Neither I nor my Master could locate since the entire interior of the lower sewer was stone laced with iron. Mordalfus seemed pleased and showed the Master a key and even that was not apparent for the entrance key was located in yet another hidden location as was the actual door.

Once inside their base which for the most part consisted of rooms and an extensive magical laboratory and alchemy lab not to mention a dungeon was I shall say interesting. Neither I nor the Master felt exactly safe even thought there layered forbiddance wards within the interior. One might have thought the night would have passed at this point but another interesting chain of events occurred which are worth noting.

Tiberius it would seem had been sent away from the base even thought it was in the middle of the night to attend some kind Templar supervised counseling to deal with a supposed mental imbalance. To clarify it seemed in the past it seemed Tiberius had rampaged through town with a child he had kidnapped. It would seem that Justice had enough influence with the local authorities to arrange the sessions in order to prevent any further incidents.

I should note that Ti another member of Justice who had not need to sleep also left that evening on a mission which would eventually lead on events that would make the next morning quite interesting.

Getting back to Tiberius it would seem that Mordalfus was keeping an eye on him with a remote sensor and noticed that he and a number of comrades one of which was actually a female Templar were heading to the Drago’s orphanage and shall we also say aspiring magical college. When Drago and Kameron found out about it they both became excited and stormed out to confront their fellow Justice member.




Of course Mandy had been assigned to accompany Kameron but of course what can one expect from a worshiper of a chaotic evil deity he breeched boundary of the base doorway and transported himself away. My Master sought out Mordalfus and spoke with him for he could not really understand why there was so much commotion since Tiberius had a Templar escort. Meanwhile with the aid of the Masters Crystal Ball Mandy failed who had failed to locate Kameron so she passed it to Armana who was able to locate Kameron back at the Justice Safehouse.

Mordalfus informed the Master that this was an example of what he had implied regarding the fragile nature of Kameron’s temper. For while Kameron continued on to discipline Tiberius it seemed that Drago had arrived and was alright with aiding with the Warforge’s therapy. Kameron although would not be deterred even when Drago informed him that it was alright or even after Drago went after him physically it proved useless.

It did not end until Kameron after over an hour of relentless pursuit finally cornered Tiberius at an Ice Cream Shop and pounded him almost senseless with his Mace. In my mind what an utter waste and the Master thought so as well and decided it was time to rest for the night. He chose to create a temporary magical dimension or mansion for him to rest and had informed Mandy and Armana to keep an eye on Kameron.

Well no sooner had Kameron returned that Mandy went to his side to confer with him and followed him to what had to have been his room when the pleasant smell of a wonderful weed called cannabis or marijuana a mild narcotic. Who knew that Kameron with all of his boasting about slavery and protection children for Ares was a closet drug user if only that were true actually he might be easier to get along with. It’s no wonder that the Master had informed all of comrades if they ever encountered Kameron or any of those allied or loyal to him to withdraw immediately until conferring with him under penalty of destruction.





Perhaps a moment just a quick moment to clear the air as they say I never said my Master was good but it’s best to say that his form of evil as it were rarely caused problems for other. Well of course unless they crossed him of course. I have long known that Kameron had a Dragon’s tendency to devour his enemies. My Masters perhaps was best seen in his actions for while he would often murder for gain it was rarely for pleasure. On the other hand the price for crossing him often led to becoming an Undead servant which I am sure some might call evil I suppose. Or perhaps his use of evil magics and trafficking with many unsavory types even a few Slavers and Smugglers. But I have found it’s his Fiendish nature which often leads him to these actions and using others for his own personal gain.

On the other hand the Cult of Hecate which he had established suited him well for it fit in well with the philosophies he had learned on the Island. For while he was not honorable evil or for that matter dishonorable evil he fit somewhere in the middle like Hecate the Goddess of the Moon, Magic, Abundance and Undead in addition to being the provider of food, riches, desirable things and the defender of children. Her colors of Blue and White suited my Master and the holy symbol the setting moon well as well her most profound teachings could have been directly written for my Master. She tells her followers that magic is the key that unlocks wealth, power and all desirable things. She also advises them to seek the joys of abundance but to be wary of folly of waste.

Well Kameron not sooner had opened his door than he had cast neutralize poison into the room then slammed the door and stormed out with Eagle at his arm and vanished. Armana and Mandy had tried to console him but he was inconsolable. Finally in frustration they had turned to me and Kameron had almost bitten my head off so I left him to the comfort of his woman and let the Master rest.