The city and the Algorismus were both lost, sunken into the desert somewhere. Some said it was not truly a city of magicians, but in fact a city of slaves; their souls stolen and robbed of their own pleasures and Will, forced to do the bidding of merely one Magus, compelled by the dread exertions of an Unseen Hand - but this is all a faery tale! A delightful story! Magicians with Unseen Hands! How ridiculous!
>I heard... the Lord High Intelligencer, Streynsham Mortmain, has some... unusual condition, with his hands? The Commissioner of New Lanthorn Yard, Silas Chillingwurth, told me so personally. A reliable source, so it must be true.>Say if you were to... summon this Odalisque. How might you go about doing it? With a painting, perhaps? Or maybe... sacrifices? Of say, some... er... courtesans, or "companionable" women?>Is there some sort of rivalry between you and Madame Blackwood? She seemed very greedy and ungrateful and unpleasant. Is this Phorcensis Society some schism faction from the Theosophical Society?>Madame Blackwood told me to meet Ezskael Tranter. What do you know of him?>(snort haughtily) Words, words, words, Thelemy. All I have heard from you and Madame Blackwood are words. You do not know any real magic at all!>(demonic maniacal laughter) I will show you REAL MAGIC! (QM replays Keisinger bossfight music from videogame Clive Barker's Undying in his mind) MUAHAHAHAhaha (unleash some demonstration of your weird rituals upon Thelemy Maskelyne; you can write in a desired effect)>I saw Ashby Duncoombe-Carrington at a speech with Lady Blanche Fotheringay-Smythe of the Society for the Suppression of Vice. I thought Duncoombe was against censorship? >>5687038>Can you determine the nature of this item? (QM: attempt to bargain / barter / trade goods with Maskelyne. Write in what item / what you would like to do)>I would like to purchase some pornography please, thank you. For roleplaying purposes. (QM: nominate TWO of your items in exchange. But is there something you possess that might be worth more?)>Something else? Write in 