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Credits

Author(s): Clint R. Blome

Editor(s): Crystal Elmore

Hero Points

Hero Points in Witch Hunter: The Invisible World

Second Edition work a little differently in the

previous edition. All PCs start each module with a

number of Hero Points equal to their True Faith

score. Points earned in play can be used as regular

Hero Points, to Purchase True Faith, or attempt to

lose Damnation. A player must decide how he

wants to use that point as it is given. All unspent

Hero Points at the end of the module are lostThe

Storyteller should award Hero Points as per the rules

on Page 139 of the Witch Hunter: The Invisible

World: Second Edition rulebook.

Intro

It will be assumed that the players have played HP

1-01 Bedlam as they enter this module, but that may

not be the case. There shouldnt be much of a problem with that but this module will be working

from information gained near the end of Bedlam. It

is recommended that the players should play that

module first.

At the end of the last module, the PCs discovered

that a prior inhabitant of Bedlam Hospital and her

child gave themselves over to servants of the

Adversary. In this module the PCs will be following

up on a cult in London that has been taking children

for unknown, but surely nefarious reasons.

You are once again called into the offices of the

Stewards, those Witch Hunters who have taken the

responsibility of managing the Court of Whispers.

You find yourselves in the office of Tom Haggerty,

a face many of you recognize.

Welcome Witch Hunters. Again, I have to thank those of you who assisted us with Robert Hadley.

You may be pleased to hear that Robert is

improving. We are looking into his story in order

to discover who attacked him, but in the meantime

we need you to look into another matter.

Children have been going missing from the streets of London. We dont know if this has anything to do with the matters you came across inside Bedlam,

but it is possible, and this is why we are coming to

you. The fact that you were also available at this

time to help us seems to be a sign from the

Almighty that you are the right people for this job.

The children that have disappeared seem to have no connection. They are all of varying ages and

from different parts of London. Boys and girls

both have vanished. The most recent

disappearance was from a Catholic orphanage in

Whitechapel. That may be where you want to

begin your investigation. Any questions?

Who was taken?

A young girl named Margaret.

When was she taken?

Two nights ago according to my reports.

What do we know about this orphanage?

Its pretty much your standard orphanage. Young children are kept there until they are old enough to

be apprenticed out to a trade. The authorities have

left the place alone for the most part even though it

has Catholic roots. Mostly this is because it deals

with the children no one else wants. They are

concerned about what they might be teaching the

children, but it only has them until they are 10

years old or so.

What do we know of Whitechapel?

Whitechapel lies outside the walls of London. The officials have a tendency to not bother

themselves with any part of the city that exists

beyond those walls. As such it has a higher crime

rate than those within the wall. It also tends to

house the poorer populace of London. Its moreover why a Catholic orphanage tends to be left

alone in an Anglican nation.

What do we know about the other disappearances?

Well, children disappearing from London streets isnt exactly news, but the rate has skyrocketed

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over the last few weeks. Whatever has taken them,

if it has to do with the Adversary, is either new to

the area or has vastly increased in the last week or

so. Ive prepared a list of known disappearances for you. See Players Handout 1.

The PCs can investigate these disappearances in any

order they feel necessary. Simply move to the

appropriate section when they do.

Scene One

The Whitechapel Orphanage

A Catholic building in this Anglican country is a

strange thing indeed. It isnt something that is popular these days. However, the few orphanages

that exist and care for the lost children of London

are Catholic institutions. The building that houses

the Orphanage is old and in poor repair; the Sisters

inside are making do with what they can in order to

manage their charges.

This orphanage is pretty standard for the time.

There are no children above the age of ten years as

they are apprenticed out to local tradesman to learn a

skill. The kids that do remain are almost painfully

thin, but look far healthier than those you see on the

streets. The Sisters that watch over these children

obviously care for them as they are even skinnier.

The Sisters will welcome the PCs to the building and

offer them something to drink though they can only

offer water. Anyone openly wearing Catholic

regalia will be smiled upon fondly even while

warned of the dangers of openly wearing such on the

streets. They are more than willing to speak of lost

Margaret as few have shown any interest in her

disappearance.

When was the last time you saw Margaret?

Last night as she was saying the Lords Prayer before bed.

When did you notice she was missing?

In the morning at breakfast. She failed to show and Sister Fiona went to look in on her, she was

always a sickly child, and she discovered Margaret

was missing.

Was there anything strange about the disappearance?

Nothing that springs to mind really, except that the window was open. We dont normally leave the windows open overnight. None of the other

children noticed anything amiss. Apparently they

slept through the whole affair.

Can we look at the room she was in?

Certainly you may. We just ask that you dont disturb the children any more than they already

have been. Poor Sarah has been especially

distraught.

Who is Sarah?

She was Margaret closest friend. Shes been inconsolable since that morning.

May we speak to Sarah?

Yes, but promise to be gentle.

Investigating the Room.

The room that Margaret stayed in is long and

contains about a half dozen beds. It is apparent

that children live here as it carries a bit of the

standard mess though the nuns have done much to

teach the children to be orderly. Margarets bed, as indicated by the Sisters, is the one closest to the

single window in the room.

At first look, there is nothing out of the norm about

Margarets bed compared to the others. The bed shows signs of having been slept in and her morning

clothes are laid out for use though they have not

been touched. Wherever Margaret disappeared to,

she must still be in her bedclothes.

If the PCs investigate the window, there is nothing

obvious to be seen. But with a D2 Notice Check the

PC will see a small bit of blood around a nail on the

sill. Should the PCs follow this clue outside, they

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can discover with a D2 Tracking Check that not

only are there prints of a naked childs foot but a larger boot that may belong to a young man or older

woman.

At some point when the PCs are investigating the

room, a small blond child will enter the room.

Seeing that the PCs are by Margarets bed, her eyes will fill with tears, and she will run away. She does

not run far though and if the PCs follow her, they

will find her crouched in a corner crying into her

hands. This is Margarets best friend Sarah.

Sarah

Sarah is a smaller child around the age of seven with

little blond curls and red eyes from the tears that she

has shed since the disappearance of her best friend in

the world, Margaret. Sarah has some clues for the

PCs but she is in a very delicate state at the moment

and the PCs will need to take this into account when

they are dealing with her as she will not respond

well to gruff or aggressive characters.

In order to get her to calm down enough to speak to,

a PC will have to make a D2 Empathy Check.

Should they fail, it will only make her tears come on

that much stronger. A second failure will make her

inconsolable and she will be unable to answer any of

the PCs questions. Assuming that one of these Checks does succeed, Sarah will calm down enough

to be able to speak with the PCs.

Whats your name?

Sarah.

Did you know Margaret?

She was my best *sniff* friend.

Do you know what happened to Margaret?

She *sniff* left me.

What do you mean she left you?

She went with the man.

Did you tell the Sisters about this?

No. She made me promise not to tell them and you cant break a promise.

What did the man look like?

I dont know. She never told me.

Why did she go with him?

He told her that he would take her to a safe place.

Scene 2

Investigations

Fleete and Salisbury

Two children, James and Giles, both went missing

from this street intersection at the same time. When

the PCs visit the intersection, they will find that it is

actually a fairly busy intersection.

Should the PCs ask around the area looking for

clues, with a D2 Charm or Empathy Check they

will find several people who frequent the area who

will tell them that the two children were regulars in

the area. Several people will state that they believe

them to have been pickpockets.

With a following D2 Charm or Empathy Check,

they can discover that while many people come

through the area at a constant rate there were two

men who seemed to take an excessive interest in the

two boys. They can describe one as an older man

dressed in peasant garb and wore a large cross

around his neck. Far too Catholic-looking for this

neighborhood. He also looked like someone who is

not unused to physical labor. The other was an older

man dressed as a gentleman and carried a cane.

Some of the witnesses mention him having an awful

smell about him, as if he smelled of a butcher. Quite

odd for someone dressed as well as him.

The sad fact is that the area is just far too busy to

discover much more than that.

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Goodmans Field

Goodmans Field is a set of garden plots in eastern London. The area has begun to be developed into a

set of streets surrounding brick building. While

many of the gardens still exist now, the march of

progress is obvious as the line of houses slowly

progresses westward.

It is from these gardens that young Cecily was taken.

The area is being developed by more affluent people

so the PCs that do not have many resources will

stand out in the area. Regardless, should they spend

too much time investigating the area; they will be

approached by a policeman and asked their business.

Regardless of the answer, they will be told to move

along.

Asking around about Cecily will require a D2

Charm or Empathy Check, PCs with higher

resource points or wearing apparel that would

indicate them to be such will get a 1 die bonus on

this Check. A successful result will have them find

the home of little Cecily. Her home is a newer brick

building and answering the door will be a servant of

the house. Getting to speak with Cecilys parents will not be possible as they are gone, dealing with

the authorities about the issues with their lost

daughter. However, the help will be willing to speak

with the PCs if they show sympathy for the poor girl

and treat them well.

Cecily went missing 2 nights ago. Nothing seemed

strange or out of the ordinary at the time, but they

have heard from the servants at neighboring houses

that Cecily was seen entering a carriage with a well-

dressed gentleman carrying a black cane. It didnt stand out at the time as this man fit in with the

neighborhood, though the coach smelled awful, or

perhaps the man did, like a butchers shop. Since then, the locals have become rather suspicious of

strangers and the PCs should be careful as they have

probably already been noticed.

Asking individuals around the neighborhood about

any strange characters requiring a separate D2

Charm or Empathy Check will net the PCs many

dirty looks as well as a description of an older man

dressed as a worker but in pretty good shape.

St. James Square

Lying Southeast of St. James Cathedral, the oldest

Cathedral in London, in St. James Square. Once

again, this is an area of burgeoning development,

like many of the other locations the PCs have been

visiting and one of affluence.

It is from the nearby area that young Thomas was

taken. Thomas was the young apprentice to a

carriage driver that served one of the great houses

nearby. Asking around the square with a D2 Charm

or Empathy Check, the PCs can find the carriage

man that took Thomas on as an apprentice. The man

is a mean-spirited git. He doesnt care about his missing apprentice at all and asking him about what

happened to Thomas returns a response of Little bastard ran off, Im sure, or got ran over by another carriage. Little bugger never could stay out from

underfoot. Looking for a new apprentice if you

know of any boys that can actually follow orders and

stay out from under the horses.

A D1 Empathy Check is all that is needed to see

that the man is lying. Unfortunately he doesnt care if the PCs catch him in a lie and only brute force or

threats are what he will respond to. A D2

Command (Intimidate) Check causes the man to

break down to tell the truth. Unsurprisingly, a

decent bribe will get him to say flat out what

happened to Thomas. The only difference here is

that he will seem almost happy about it if he is

bribed.

The truth of the matter is the old git sold the boy.

One night this gentleman came up to me. All prim and proper-like. Tells me he needs the boy. I asks

him, Whats in it for old Bobby here? and the old coot gives me 5 pounds. Can you imagine that?

Five pounds for some stupid boy who cant even stay out of underfoot. So yeah, I solds him. Its kept me in drink ever since. Best deal I ever made.

What did the gentleman look like?

Old fella. Walked with a cane, s'pose that was because of the limp he had. Well dressed, had

plenty of extra money if he wanted to take in an

idiot like that boy was.

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Where did they go?

Hells if I know! I dont care where he went afters I had my money! I went and got pissed!

Dont care where he took the lil bastard either! Out of my way. Say, dont spose you know where I can get another one? One that has some

smarts this time.

You sold a child?

What the hell does it matter to you what I did with the little runt? He was mine to do as I

wished. My apprentice. Wasnt worth the 5 pounds I got for him either. I got the better of

that fancy gentleman. Course, how fancy a

gentleman can you be when you smell of week old

horse flop.

He smelled?

Hell yeah, he smelled! Not that he seemed to notice. Kept sniffing too like he had some kind of

sick. But you dont say things like that to fancy-dressed gentleman. They got their heads so far

up their arses that he probably couldnt even tell.

Was there anything else strange about the man?

What the hell more do you need? Old coot was stranger than a three legged calf. Kept looking

over his shoulder the whole time, like he thought

someone was keeping an eye on him. As if we

were doing anything wrong. He bought the boy

fair and square and there aint nothing wrong with that regardless of what you little goody

goodies think.

Youre horrible.

Good thing I dont give a rats carcass what you people think. What I do with my apprentice is

my business and there aint nothin' wrong with it one bit. What are you going to do about it

anyways? I aint the bad guy here, bullying an honest worker like myself. You should be

ashamed of yourselves. What if I go tell people

youre running around picking up children? Huh?

Of course the carriageman is more beer than bravado

and will cower away from the PCs at any extra

threat. Technically, the man has broken no laws in

London, but that doesnt make him not a despicable human being. However the PCs deal with him, he

probably deserves it in the end.

Old Palace Yard

Old Palace Square is the area between Westminster

Palace, where the English Parliament meets, and

Westminster Abbey, which hosts the coronation of

the English kings. It is also the site of the execution

of notable criminals such as Sir Walter Raleigh and

Guy Fawkes.

The PCs have travelled here to search for clues on

the missing girl, Agnes. This is another fairly busy

section of the city during the day but far less

frequented at night. Also, there is a large presence

of police forces in the area at all times. Anyone

acting suspicious in the area for any length of time

will quickly be surrounded by several of the police

and questioned rigorously about what they are doing

in the area.

Suspicion can be countered if the characters, seeing

that there are so many policemen in the area,

approach them first in their investigations. With a

D2 Charm Check they can convince the local

police to cooperate with them. The police can tell

the PCs that they are aware of the report that a

young child named Agnes has disappeared from the

area but they arent aware of the specifics. They can tell the PCs that they approached several people that

particular night. There was some kind of scuffle

between a well-dressed gentleman carrying a cane

and an older peasant man. They sent the peasant

man away, but the gentleman seemed furious and

complained about the man interfering with his

business. Should they exceed the Check by 2, they

can also tell the PCs that the older man seemed to be

wearing a stone cross inscribed with the name St.

Mary Magdelin and the older gentleman had a sour

smell about him.

There isnt any physical evidence to be found here as in most of the other areas. However, the portion

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of the yard that was used for hangings does hold

dark echoes of its past. Players who can see into the

invisible world through Rites such as Awakening

can notice that there is a spirit haunting the area of

the gallows. The same can be discovered by PCs

with a ghostly companion or other methods for

determining such. The spirit will interact with PCs

able to do so but is very limited in how it can

express itself. If asked about the peasant man the

spirit will make the sign of the cross. If asked about

the gentlemen, the spirit will shed a ghostly tear.

Should a PC ask about the spirit itself it will wail,

causing the surrounding area to moan as if a strong

wind was passing without one actually doing so.

Looking about after the effect, the PCs can see that

many of the people here are shivering as if a cold

wind had indeed passed through the area.

PCs that come here believing they may find a secret

entrance where the children are being kept are

quickly going to become disenfranchised with the

idea as there is nothing here.

Soho Square

Soha Square is a newly built and affluent section of

London. The pride of the square is the Monmouth

house that was built for the Duke of Monmouth, a

large three-story residence that he lived in before his

execution for treason. It is currently one of the most

fashionable places in London one can live and is

filled by the rich and those that try to be. In the

center of the square stands a large statue of King

Charles II.

Robert is a poor homeless child who has taken to the

gardens at the center. He dreams of being able to

take care of such fantastic places, treating the areas

he has been hiding in as hallowed ground. The PCs

can find his small hiding hole with a D3 Notice or

D2 Survival (Track) Check. The hidey-hole isnt much to look at, consisting only of a couple of

blankets and a few small toys that seem to represent

some lost past. With a D3 Survival (Track) Check

the PCs can discover signs of a struggle, including

several small blood spatters. The PCs can trace

these signs to the southwest towards Compton Street

before they disappear into the tracks of the hundreds

who travel through the area every day. If the PCs

exceed the difficulty by two, they can see that

whoever took the child walked with a limp.

Scene 3

St. Mary Magdelin

St. Mary Magdelin is a small abbey with a white

faade. The building is one story and fairly

standard for the period, seeming completely

innocuous. It is an Anglican Church and seems to

be quite popular in this part of London. The lights

are on and somebody is home.

Several of the children were brought here by Peter,

one of the Twelve Penitents, in order to find safety.

As he travelled into London, his path soon led him

across those that are taking the children. Somehow

sensing which children would be taken, he has since

been fighting to get to the children before they have.

He has brought the children he has saved into this

Abbey for safekeeping. The PCs are unlikely to

know his intentions and may be ready to react in

violence. As the PCs approach read the following:

As you near the entrance to the abbey the door

opens before you. Standing lit in the entry is an

older man wearing peasants clothing who appears

to be in better shape for his age than you would

expect. He smiles at you and bows, Welcome to St. Mary Magdelin, I have been expecting you.

If the PCs react violently to Peter have them roll

initiative (roll dice as well but have Peter go first

regardless of what the PCs roll.) On his first turn,

Peter will simply kneel and look sadly at the PCs,

simply stating that he is not their enemy. If the PCs

continue to attack, Peter will die after one round of

battle. Should Peter be killed, any PC who

participated in the battle will earn a point of

Damnation.

Clever PCs should realize that there is more going

on here than they have been led to believe.

Assuming they give Peter a chance to respond read

below.

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As Peter approaches, you can see the shadow of a

stone cross reaching out from inside the church.

The tip of the shadow ends right at the feet of the

man.

My name is Peter, and I am one of the Twelve Penitents. I have some of the children you are

looking for, though not the one you were truly sent

to find. She is no longer a child and long gone

from these streets.

Why do you have the children?

It was a choice. Take the children somewhere safe or leave those monsters to claim their prize.

What are you doing here?

Where, the church or London? Either answer is really the same. I was sent, just as you were sent.

The Lord works in mysterious ways.

Who is the gentleman?

He is the agent of the Canticle. He is who has taken the other children. Find him and you may

still find the other alive. Hopefully, they havent found enough for their dark purposes.

Why do they want the children?

I am not sure, but it surely cannot be good. The innocence of a child is a powerful force when used

for good or for evil. We can only hope to save

these innocents before it is too late.

Who do you think we are supposed to find?

A girl named Mary. You may have noticed her disappearance recently, though that disappearance

was a decade ago. She is not here though she is

close.

Where is she?

I do not know, though you may know soon.

Where are the other children?

The gentleman took them. You see, he has been manipulated by the Dark Canticle. They have

something dark planned for these children.

Normally they only care about children when they

are finding young girls for their dark group.

Something else is going on here.

Who is the Dark Canticle?

Our oldest enemies. When they Seal of Solomon failed, it was at the hands of one of their agents.

We have been fighting them ever since. Some say

that they learn at the feet of Satan himself though,

I suspect the truth is something far different. What

you need to know is only that they are old, they are

evil, and they are dangerous.

Where are the children now?

Those that are still alive are beneath the streets, in the darkness below. If you are clever and quick

you may still be able to save them.

Will you help us?

I cannot. I must stay here and protect the children in case you should fall. Feel free to

return to me afterwards, I have a feeling I will be

in London for some time.

What do you mean by the darkness below?

Find a place that is holy and beneath it they will have created a dark, twisted reflection.

Investigating the church here, which Peter will not

interfere in at all, the PCs can find three of the

children alive and healthy. These are James and

Giles from the intersection of Fleete and Salisbury

and Agnes from the Old Palace Yard.

The PCs will now have to discover where to go. If

they have picked up the clues from the other

locations, they should be able to discover the

location with relative ease. However Peter has now

given them another clue. With a D2 Occult Check

the PCs can discover the places considered to be the

holiest places in London. According to the Christian

faiths of London, these are St. Pauls Cathedral and Westminster Abbey. A D2 Scholarship (History)

Check can tell the PCs that while Westminster

Abbey is in common use today, St. Pauls Cathedral was destroyed in the aftermath of the Great London

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Fire. The rebuilding is currently taking place so

there would be less people to interfere with any

plans. A D2 Occult Check tells the PC that there

are certain rituals that could corrupt the Cathedral by

manipulating the remaining bones of the church. Anyone who then came in contact with the church

would become dangerously susceptible to

damnation.

Scene 4

Beneath St. James

The catacombs of St. James are easy to enter as long

as the PCs do so at night. During the day the PCs

will have to deal with people working on finishing

the reconstruction of St. James Cathedral after the

fire of London a quarter of a century ago. Getting

past them will take several Stealth Checks as well

as many Subterfuge Checks, as the workers are

either on heightened alert about strangers in the

uncompleted church due to the acts of the Coven of

the Dark Canticle or working with the Canticle

directly. Failing to sneak past the workers will

result in the PCs being jumped by several of the

workers at the command of one of their bosses. Use

the Cultist statistics on the next page. The boss will

run away from the PCs should they defeat the

minion followers. This will, of course, raise the

alarm for the Canticle forces beneath the Cathedral.

It takes a simple D2 Notice Check to find the doors

that lead down into the catacombs. Within, the PCs

may be disappointed to find that the catacombs hold

only the remains of the dead and not some secret

base for the masterminds behind the Canticle. A D2

Notice Check shows that while the catacombs are in

general disuse, there has been recent movement

through the area. With a D2 Survival (Track)

Check the PCs can follow the signs of movement to

a prominent coffin. Opening the coffin will discover

the bones that once rested here have been thoroughly

desecrated. They also find a set of stairs carved into

their former resting place leading deeper beneath the

church.

The Canticles Riddle

The steps lead to a series of rooms where the PCs

will need to answer questions about how the

Canticle views the world in order to pass through.

This was originally built as a security measure so

that the enemies of the Canticle would either warn

them of their coming or not be able to find entrance

into the cults base beneath the cathedral.

Each chamber essentially presents the PCs with a

multiple choice question that they must answer or

face a trap created to stop intruders. The correct

answer in each case has been marked by an asterisk.

The Room of Beginning

The Walls of this room are covered with a mural

showing a man and his two daughters fleeing from

a burning town as a statue of a woman made of salt

looks back upon the carnage. A line of script in

English sits above the door to the next room.

This room depicts Lot and his daughters fleeing

from Sodom and Gomorrah, his wife turned to a

pillar of salt as she returned to look back at the city.

A D2 Mysticism or Scholarship check will give

the PCs this information.

The script above the door says It was he who led his children from the conflagration to where our

Lord awaited. The door itself has an odd looking device secured across the front of it, a sort of

combination lock. The PCs will need to rotate the

device until it highlights the correct answer.

There are several answers for the PCs to choose

from:

Moab

Ben-Ammi

Lot *

Jacob

Choosing the wrong answer causes the room to start

filling with a sulfuric gas, making it hard to breathe.

After 2 wrong answers the PCs will need to make a

D2 Endurance check or fall to the floor in a

coughing fit. If the PCs fail on a 3rd answer, those

coughing will pass out from lack of clean air , while

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those still up will need to make a D2 Endurance

check in order to make the final answer.

Once the PCs have answered correctly the door will

unlock and the gas will seep away.

The Room of the Bargain

The murals that cover the walls in this room depict

another scene. This one takes place in a cave

where one of the daughters has drugged her father

while the other performs lascivious acts with him.

From the darkness of the roof, a horned figure

whispers to the daughters. In a second image the

women are each nursing a child.

Again, a line of script lies over the next door.

The mural here depicts the daughters making a

bargain with the Adversary. The Adversary had

played on their fears of dying alone in the cave,

promising that he would save them through their

children if they slept with their father. The girls,

sadly, made the deal. A D2 Mysticism or

Scholarship check is needed as this is not your

standard teaching. The Bible says that Lots daughters slept with their father and bore two

children, Moab, the father of the Moabites, and Ben-

Ammi, the father of the Ammonites. It makes no

reference to the Adversary having been involved.

Players who are members of the Order of Antiochus

will not need to make a roll to get this information.

They will also know that what they are seeing now

is the story of the origin of the Coven of the Dark

Canticle.

This script says Sons were born to they who made the deal, who would become great leaders. A lock similar to the one on the previous door save that it

has two the rings to choose, requiring two answers.

Moab *

Jotham

Ben-Ammi *

Nadab

Zacchaeus

Ephraim

Should the PCs make the wrong choice in this room,

it begins to fill with sludge from the sewers of

London. With two wrong choices the sludge will be

knee deep. With three wrong choices the sludge is

now waste deep. Any PC who has taken damage

before this point will need to make a D2 Endurance

check or begin to feel ill. The room will fill to head

level should the PCs make the fourth wrong choice,

threating them to drown in the refuse of Londons citizens. It will take a D2 Athletics (Swim) check

to reach the lock and make the proper choice.

Should, for any reason, the PCs choose wrong again,

the room will fill with the sludge leaving them with

no escape.

The Room of Sacrifice

The mural in this room depicts a great bonfire as

the sister throw their female children into a large

bonfire while a dancing black goats laughs

hysterically at their grief. The floor here seems to

have been plated in bronze.

A line of script lies above the door.

This mural is a depiction of the daughters sacrificing

their female children to the Adversary as part of the

deal they mad to escape the cave they had fled to.

This can be discerned with a D2 Mysticism or

Scholarship check or, again, any member of the

Order of Antiochus can tell you this.

The script above the door says Give unto me your daughters for they have secured your existence and I

shall give them unto the world as they secure my

place. Again this is a multiple choice question but with only three answers and one choice to make.

Jehovah

Adversary

The Morning Star *

Another D2 Mysticism or Scholarship check can

tell the PCs that The Morning Star is another name

for the Adversary, while Jehovah is a name for God.

The trick here, of course is that only a Witch Hunter

would call him the Adversary. Choosing that

answer ignites a fire underneath the floor that causes

it to heat rapidly. The PCs will take 1 point of

damage for the first two rounds and 2 points of

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damage each round thereafter that they are touching

the ground during that time. It also causes the door

to seal. In order to break through, they will need to

make a D3 Athletic check to force it open. Each

attempt takes one round.

Choosing Jehovah has no affect.

Behind this door, more steps lead down.

The Under-Cathedral

What starts as rough-hewn steps leads to a more

finished section underground. The stairs lead to a

wooden door that opens into a complete mockery of

what the Cathedral represents.

The mockery before you is something to behold.

The entire church has been rebuilt below St. James

Cathedral, only it has been built backwards, as a

mirror image. Where the ceiling would normally

be, you now walk. The most shocking thing is that,

save for several major differences, the reverse

cathedral is an exact copy of St. James; at least as

it will be once the construction is completed.

Where the choir would be are several corpses on

spikes, corpses of children. Thankfully, none of

them look newer than about a week. The smell

from the dead corpses is like butchered meat. The

Apse sinks into the floor and a bloody altar is

centered in it. And hanging down from what

should be the floor of the chapels are several cages

holding several of the missing children.

Once the PCs reach the crossing of the church a

male voice will ring out.

I think that is far enough. Im sorry to say that you have reached your end. A well-dressed gentleman carrying a dark black cane steps out

from the darkness lining the sides of the church.

You people. You just dont get it. This world was given to our lord by your God. When your God

thrust our lord from the Heavens, he was sent to

Earth. Now he lives below it, and nothing you do

will change that. You fight a losing battle against a

force you cant even understand for foolish reasons. Solomon knew this when he set about his

precious seal. He tried to steal the world from our

lord and seal him away from us. But we stopped

him!

A female voice rings out from above you. There you go again Argyle; you would best remember

that you are not part of the Coven of the Horned

Moon.

But I will be! After all I have done for you; you will have to accept me!

You do realize that we are a sisterhood?

The leader of your Low Coven has promised to make me part of you!

We shall see Argyle. But first, a test. And I see no test better than the one that stands before you.

Defeat these Witch Hunters, the Mother is watching.

You will not help me?

No. Your own foolishness brought them to you. Now you must settle your affairs.

Very well! My men and I will destroy these meddlers.

The doors lining the church burst open and several

cultists come at you.

The PC will now need to defeat 4 Diabolic Cultists

as well as Argyle, the gentleman they have been following from the beginning.

Argyle

Fear Rating: 0

Hells Favor: 2 Initiative: Reflexes 3d

Melee: Knife 6d (+3 Damage)

Ranged: Hellfire 7d (+6 Damage)

Defenses: Avoidance: 3; Discipline: 3; Fortitude:

2

Armor: None

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Health Track: 6/6/6

Talents: None

Suggested Skills: Command 6d, Deceive 6d,

Endurance 6d, Intimidate 6d, Resolve 6d

Fundamental Power/Price: Hellfire / Fragmented

Soul

Additional Powers & Prices:

Bloodcraft / Frailty (cannot use powers in a place sealed off with salt),

Soulcraft 7d / Offensive Limitation (powers do not affect anyone who has no

Damnation points)

Diabolic Cultists (Minion)

Threat Rating 2

Hells Favor: 0 Special Attacks: Ranged (Hellfire) +1/+2

Talents: Sacrificial Attack

Fundamental Powers / Prices: Hellfire /

Fragmented Soul

Suggested Skills: Occult 6d

The PCs will not be able to see the Witch that

Argyle was speaking with as she is watching from a

concealed location in the ceiling. She is watching

them however. Once the PCs land the killing blow

on Argyle, she will take action.

Im afraid that the Coven has no further need of its puppet. I want to thank you, Witch Hunters.

You have given us what we wanted, whether you

realize it or not. Do what you will with that foul

corpse.

Its too bad you have begun stumbling into things that arent your business, but for now, we shall let you leave. Know this, however. Soon your

precious London will fall to us, and from its streets

we will launch a Dark Crusade to match anything

your petty nightmares might imagine.

Mary Hark sends her regards, and promises you will die slowly and painfully when the time comes.

With that the witch is gone as if she was never there

in the first place. Searching the remaining rooms of

the dark church offers little in way of explanation.

Luckily, the remaining children form the list, as well

as a few others not on the list; remain within the

cages in the chapels. (Save for those that are at St.

Mary Magdelin.) They are in decent shape save for

having missed a few meals.

Scene 5

Those that are Lost

Pulling yourselves out of the catacombs while

escorting the children to safety takes some time.

But, when you exit the darkness to below the

church you find yourselves once again to be not

alone. Peter stands in the center of the rebuilding

church, leaning against a large stone cross. He

smiles at you.

Congratulations Witch Hunters. You have discovered the darkness below the holy. This is just

a first step on your journey to finding one lost

child. You met some of her minions tonight, but

she stands at the head of a small army. Something

you must remember as you follow that path that

has been set before you is that, like these children,

no one is truly ever lost. Every soul can be

redeemed. Do not forget that as everything is lost

without hope.

Peter shoulders the heavy burden of the stone cross

and begins to make his way out of the cathedral.

Looking back at you he says, I feel we will meet again soon. I will be at St. Mary Magdelin should

you need me.

Rewards

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SP Rewards:

Agreeing to go on the adventure: 1SP

Good roleplaying: 1SP

Investigating at least 3 of the missing children: 1SP

Finding the children at St. Mary Magdelin: 1SP

Defeating Argyle: 1SP

Total Possible: 5SP

Other Rewards:

Contacts

Tom Hagerty: Tom Hagerty is a major player at the

Council of Whispers who is sure to be of great help

to you in the future.

Peter: Peter is one of the Twelve Penitents and

carries as his burden a large stone cross. He can be

found at St. Mary Magdelin.

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Players Handout 1

Name Location Date

Margaret Whitechapel Orphanage Last Night

James Fleete and Salisbury 2 Nights Ago

Giles Fleete and Salisbury 2 Nights Ago

Cecily Goodmans Field 2 Nights Ago

Thomas St. James Square 4 Nights Ago

Agnes Old Palace Yard 5 Nights Ago

Robert Soho Square 1 Week Ago