Introduction
It is said that long ago, the Vodun Lêgba used the powers of Mawu-Lisa in universe Prime 5 to create the planet of Endla in the Soulaxar Galaxy. This planet was the same size as the planet Wiis that is also in Soulaxar and populated by humanoid, avian beings known colloquially as jeris. Though Lêgba used the proportions of Wiis to create Endla, the features of the planets are drastically different. Instead of continents with mountains and rainforests, Endla is made up of concentric spheres of clouds that serve as platforms for various land masses with awe inspiring vistas. Lêgba populated Endla with the Aerphim, winged beings who were descendants of the magical beings of the Fonlands and the jeris of Wiis, and born in universe Prime 5.
It is said that the Vodun Lêgba inhabits the center of Endla, that he is the source of the clouds of Divine Essence that make up the ersatz planet. But Endla is controlled by a government that maintains the heavenly vistas of the planet. The government is subordinate to the Archangels, warriors who defend Endla against attack with Fonlands magic.
Endla has sought to expand its influence and they have consolidated control of Soulaxar into the Venerated Aerphim Empire with government installations on Wiis, Xaxax, Druont, and Bromeran in the modern day. With the absence of Pultine from Prime 5 for more than two hundred years, the Aerphim government has set its sights on Earth. Among the emissaries from Endla on Earth is the popular singer known as Seraphiel, though Earthers are not aware of Endla or the Aerphim, even if some religious traditions on Earth detail angels that are strikingly similar to the Aerphim.
Seraphiel and the Aerphim on Earth are on a clandestine mission to find Pultine’s descendents following the mysterious disappearance of the dual Chiefs of Aerphim Government, Agiel and Zazel. The Aerphim are convinced that the mmoatia are responsible for their disappearance and they are looking for clues on Earth.
Meanwhile, on the planet Bromeran, the mmoatia and a contingent of rebels against the power of the Aerphim have been plotting to spoil the empire. The rebels are disgruntled members of the various planetary civilizations who have seen their planets homogenized in the name of Aerphim standards of beauty, and stripped of natural resources to build beautiful vistas around the galaxy.
When news of Aerphim interest in Earth reached the rebel base on Bromeran, teams were sent to the planet to observe the actions of the Aerphim, and to prevent the total take over of the planet.
The opposition to the Aerphim pales in comparison to their wealth and might. Will they be enough to stop the Aerphim takeover of Earth? And will the Earthers embrace the rebels or the angelic empire?
Character Profile for HYSTERIA campaign: Name – Ariel
Name – Ariel
Character Type/E-KIN – DAUGHTER OF PULTINE
Specialization – SPELLCASTER/ENTERTAINER
Moral Alignment – CHAOTIC GOOD
Traits: Believes in performance as a job; Solo artist; Hands on approach to business aspect of show business
Hit Points: 84 (total of all attribute stats)
Attack Bonus: 9 (strength + agility – 7)
Armor Class: 7 (resilience – 7)
Character Stats:
Essence Retention – 14
Strength – 11
Agility – 5
Resilience – 14
Wisdom – 14
Intelligence – 10
Charm – 16
Game Master (GM): Since the 2022 Third Heaven Music Festival, the legendary Seraphiel, and the music producer Jess Mess have organized a world tour for Third Sphere Records. Ariel Baxter is a popular new singer who made her worldwide debut on the 2022 Third Heaven mainstage.
Ariel is currently in Florence, SC visiting family. She has been on vacation from her work with Third Sphere Records before joining the tour in Charleston.
Ariel is at the home of her grandmother; the home is now owned by her mother, Bonita, and many of her family live in the house. Ariel has spent a lot of money in the past year to upgrade the home and all of its ten acres are enclosed in fencing and the fences are monitored with cameras. Ariel has four vehicles parked at the home, one being an armored van used by her security to bring her to and from the property. Her security is also well armed with an arsenal of weapons in the shed on the property.
One Saturday morning, Ariel comes downstairs for breakfast. She finds her mother and a couple of adolescent cousins in the kitchen and she joins them.
“Did you hear all that commotion last night?” Bonita asks. She sits with Ariel at the table as they all eat.
“What commotion? I must’ve been knocked out…”
“Smokin that tweed,” Bonita says with a laugh.
“My driver found some bomb weed out here, mama, and it ain’t got a lick of fentanyl in it!” Ariel says excitedly.
“Don’t be talking about that in front of your cousins!” Bonita reprimands.
“What? Jadavion, you was with him, wasn’t you?” Ariel asks her male cousin who concentrates on his food like he is unwilling to answer. “Oh, you fronting like you don’t know what weed is in front of your auntie? Ok, I ain’t mad at you.”
“Jadavion?” Bonita asks with shock in her voice and then she laughs when he looks worried. “Boy, you better stop smoking that stuff and get through high school. Once you got that high school diploma, you can smoke all you want.”
“What happened last night, ma?” Ariel asks. She cuts a biscuit in half and piles a sausage patty and scrambled eggs on top.
“The house was shaking! Sounded like something big was stomping through the woods back there. I went outside and all the neighbors was out, too, trying to figure it out. Car alarms was going off, dogs was barking. The whole neighborhood was up last night except for you.”
“Was it a earthquake, Auntie Bonita?” Ariel’s female cousin asks. “I heard on the news that South Carolina get earthquakes, even if most people think they only happen on the west coast.”
“Maybe it was,” Bonita says. “I been watching the news all morning, waiting for them to talk about it, ain’t heard nothing yet.”
“Did y’all feel it too?” Ariel asks her cousins and they both say they didn’t.
“We wasn’t here last night, mama dropped us off this morning,” they say. They both clean their plates then go out into the backyard to rest by the pool.
“You been here for a while now, you ever felt a earthquake in this house?” Ariel asks.
“Never. I don’t think they’re strong enough to feel. I don’t know what that was last night. It didn’t feel natural. I been thinking about looking out in the woods. Seem like something crashed hard out there.”
Ariel nods. It’s strange that she wasn’t disturbed by something so loud and disruptive that it woke the neighborhood. And she wonders if she should go exploring in the woods to look for evidence of something strange.
Game Move:
GM: Ariel, do you go to the woods to check for something strange? Do you shrug it off and continue breakfast with your mother?
Ariel: I want to go look in the woods for strange stuff, but I don’t want my mama to come in case something pop off.
GM: Roll 2d10 for a combined score of 5 or more to explore the woods.
Tune in next week to see if Ariel goes to the woods or gets seconds of scrambled eggs.
Meanwhile, at the Third Sphere Records building in New York…
“What do you mean Jophiel is on Earth!” Jess Mess yells into his cell phone. “Why the fuck is an archangel on Earth! I can’t deal with an archangel today, I have to meet Seraphiel…”
“Speak of the devil,” Seraphiel says as he enters Jess’s office. “Hang up the phone, Jophiel is coming to Earth, she’s not here yet.”
Jess ends the call and tosses it on his desk.
“What the fuck is happening on Endla? I’m hearing crazy stuff about government kidnappings.”
“They want to make a move against the mmoatia, hopefully smoke out Pultine. They think she’s still out there somewhere, and when she hears about Jophiel on Earth, she should come running. I don’t think it’s smart for what we’ve got going on here, Jophiel won’t exactly blend in. But we have to meet her at the space station in orbit.”
“What about the show in DC? Shouldn’t you be there now?” Jess is very confused with all of the new information.
“We’ll make it if we leave now,” Seraphiel says and points to the ceiling. “They’re waiting for us on the roof.”
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