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The Ivory Door

Castle Waechter

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a part of The Ivory Door, by fish-with-a-knife.

An imposing castle atop a mountain, made from black stone with streaks of iron in places.

fish-with-a-knife holds sovereignty over Castle Waechter, giving them the ability to make limited changes.

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Copyright: The creator of this roleplay has attributed some or all of its content to the following sources:

loosely based on h.p. lovecraft's writing, which can be read here http://www.hplovecraft.com/writings/texts/

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An imposing castle atop a mountain, put in place for tactical reasons. The walls themselves are made from black stone with streaks of iron in places, making for bright red marks here and there. Despite lacking modern insulation and ventilation, the castle is quite warm due to hot water that runs though the walls from the hot springs under the castle itself. Every room is well furnished and well upkept by the small staff, from the garden to the massive library.
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Castle Waechter

An imposing castle atop a mountain, made from black stone with streaks of iron in places.

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Castle Waechter is a part of The Ivory Door.

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Character Portrait: Elaine Langley Character Portrait: Victoria Xu Character Portrait: Adam Knudson Character Portrait: Sigurd Vittring Character Portrait: James Wright Character Portrait: Douglas Dailey Character Portrait: Dr. Leonard "Twitch" Dreiberg
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A light misty rain fell on the pair of coaches as they rumbled along the narrow mountain road. The sky was cast in pinks as the sun sunk low in the sky, and a rainbow stretched across the corners of the earth. Ahead, the castle loomed, a black tower against the colorful sky. Pinpricks of light dotted the castle itself, where torches were lit in windows to ward off the gathering dark. The hardy horses the pulled the carriages snorted from time to time, but like their drivers, were silent for most of the trek. As they neared the castle, the rain had turned into a light fluffy snow, that danced on the early autumn breezes.

In one of these coaches sat the leader of the expedition, accompanied by the language expert, the anthropologist, and a man of the Catholic Church. In the other was the Engineer and his foreman, accompanied by the pair of women lucky, or unlucky, enough to have joined the expedition.

The trip was a long one, and the chill of the mountain height set in quickly, but there was little to do, save conversation....

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Character Portrait: Douglas Dailey Character Portrait: Dr. Leonard "Twitch" Dreiberg
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Dr. Dreiberg was puffing steadily on cigar, breathing out clouds of fragrant, vanilla tobacco smoke. Leonard was a large man, seemingly the wrong build for a career anthropologist. He wore a brown newsboy cap held the collar up on his navy blue peacoat, a shield against the misty rain. He wore a look of begrudging discomfort on his face, before turning it to a weak grin. He looked over to Douglas.

"How old are you, son?" he asked, something warm audible beneath his otherwise gruff voice. "You hardly look of age. I'd have given a leg to be on an expedition like this when I was as young as you."

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Character Portrait: Elaine Langley Character Portrait: Victoria Xu Character Portrait: Sigurd Vittring Character Portrait: Douglas Dailey Character Portrait: Dr. Leonard "Twitch" Dreiberg
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Sigurd grunted in greeting to the two women inside the coach, thumping his foreman in the chest softly. The foreman jumped awake, pulling his industrial goggles away from his eyes and giving his superior an alarmed look, then gazed at the two women and smiled dumbly in greeting.

"I'm Donald." The Foreman introduced himself, holding out his grubby hand to both women. Sigurd took a small tin canteen from his coat and took a long guzzle, the look on his face betrayed that the liquid inside the canteen wasn't water. "The old man's the lead engineer for this sham. What are you two doin' ere'?"

Sigurd grunted his interest.

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Character Portrait: Elaine Langley Character Portrait: Victoria Xu Character Portrait: Sigurd Vittring Character Portrait: James Wright
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Victoria had woken up later than expected, so by the time she dressed herself in a red form fitting cocktail dress, a pair of seamed stockings, red shoes, an a snug black coat that hit right at her knees to cover it all up - along with styling her long hair in her favorite curls - she was the last to arrive at the carriage an apologized profusely once on-board.



The ride was too quiet for her taste so she'd somewhat unconsciously began to hum a tune she remembered hearing in a jazz bar she had performed in the other week, while staring at the beautiful scenery outside the carriage window.



It was nice when one of the men finally spoke up, inquiring about just what her and the petite blonde beside her were doing on such a journey.
"Well Donald, an 'old man', it's very nice to meet you both." she'd say with a genuine smile as she shook his bare hand with one of her gloved ones before again interlacing her hands over the knee of her crossed leg. "I'm Victoria, Victoria Xu, an I'm a photographer....but I do believe the fact I'm well studied in History is why I've been lucky enough to join the rest of you here."
Victoria would chuckle a bit at her comment as she switched which of her legs was on top of the other before addressing the man she now knew as Donald.
"What exactly are you doing here though?" she inquired of him, not really considering how brazen that might sound coming from a woman.

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Character Portrait: Elaine Langley Character Portrait: Victoria Xu Character Portrait: Sigurd Vittring Character Portrait: James Wright
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James leaned against the carriage door, peering out into the drizzle with the slight frown that had become his trademark expression of late, dark eyes focused on the middle distance. His hands rubbed over the rough and threadbare fabric of his gabardine trousers of their own accord as if he were anxious to be doing something other than sitting idly.

He had worn his best suit for the first day of work on this project, not that it was anything special. Brown gabardine trousers neatly pressed but still well worn in the knees and faded from their original chocolate color to a more mocha hue. With them was a tweed jacket which was almost large enough to accommodate his broad shoulders and long arms, the leather patch at one elbow slightly loose. A crisp linen shirt was buttoned securely to the neck and complimented by a plain black tie of cotton, a bit frayed at it's tip but hidden beneath the buttoned coat. His hair was still shorn close to the scalp in the manner he'd worn it in the Corps, but he had a day's growth of stubble which roughed the otherwise sharp line of his jaw a bit. His possessions were all secured with the rest of the luggage in a single olive drab seabag.

He came to himself as conversation started, turning his eyes to the other passengers. He added his own name as the introductions were made, but otherwise said nothing. "Jim Wright."

Considering his introduction to be enough for the moment since he hadn't really been specifically referred to, he pulled a battered back of smokes from the inside of his coat and extracted a bent but serviceable specimen, lighting it with a plain wooden match. If the cold was affecting him in any way, he chose not to show it.

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Character Portrait: Elaine Langley Character Portrait: Victoria Xu Character Portrait: Sigurd Vittring Character Portrait: James Wright
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"Elaine Langley." She couldn't help but wrinkle her nose, but still smiled politely as she shook Donald's hand. "Archaeologist. Perhaps you've heard of my work, the Tomb of Ten Knights in Egypt was my last expedition." The comment was directed more towards Victoria, as she hardly expected the men doing the grunt work of excavating to be up to date on archaeological happenings.

Shifting about in her seat to hold back a shiver from the chill, Elaine absently adjusted her simple, tight fitting jacket and smoothed down the long, loose brown skirts she wore. At least there wouldn't be sunburn or malaria this time, she mused as she fished out a cigarette and lighter from a pocket. She gazed across the other occupants of the carriage as she puffed out a small cloud of smoke, carefully examining each one for a moment, before returning to her silent musings on the expedition at hand. There would be so much to do and Elaine very much hoped they could begin their investigations immediately, especially after such a long and dreary trip.

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Character Portrait: Adam Knudson Character Portrait: Douglas Dailey Character Portrait: Dr. Leonard "Twitch" Dreiberg
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Based upon years of travel and having utilized dozens of... Douglas licked his right index finger and began attempting to turn the page. ...travel guides about Germany, this is the best book for getting the most out of your trip to Germany. Douglas took another sip of his caramel flavored coffee and continued reading on for another few lines. But even though he hadn't been looking out the window very often, the smoke of a strong cigar began sending signals down to his stomach. which had unfortunately hadn't eaten for a few hours now.

Douglas closed his book and put it down into his bookbag, coughing and trying to breath calmly. He closed his eyes and sat back in his seat, exhaling. How many times had he gotten car sick on this ride, trying to read that stupid thing? Dozen, at least. He began fixing a few buttons on his white button-up shirt, then pulled down his green plaid vest. His slacks had a few coffee stains on them, but there wasn't much he could do about it now. What a mess he thought, letting out a huff and glancing to the window on the left.

"How old are you, son?" Was the question catching Douglas off guard. Douglas turned his gaze towards the smoker, and let a little grin escape. "Twenty, sir." He answered, looking proud of it. "Well you might just want to hold onto that leg for another day, sir. You'll need it. I hear these things are ridden with booby traps! Like, in That Mummy movie.. " Douglas turned his head towards Mr. Knudson. "You've seen it too, right?"

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Character Portrait: Adam Knudson Character Portrait: Douglas Dailey Character Portrait: Dr. Leonard "Twitch" Dreiberg
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Adam sat, slightly damp in the carriage. He'd gotten stuck out in the rain when he'd gotten a little lost trying to explore the town before they finally made their way up to the castle. He hated the rain. He hated feeling wet and it was getting colder as they approached the castle. He looked between his colleagues in the carriage. There was the leader and what looked almost like a preacher. Then there was a young man that actually looked like he might be younger than Adam, something he hadn't been expecting. The cigar smoking man looked at the same young man Adam had been thinking was so young and asked him how old he was.

The man answered saying he was twenty and asking if Adam had seen a mummy movie. "I can't say I have. Though I think I saw a poster for it. I was busy the week it came to the town theater. And, no offense, but I'm surprised to see someone so young with us. Not that I should be one to talk, I'm can't be much older than you. But I must admit that from what I'd been told, I was expecting more of an experienced crew. N-n-not to say you aren't experienced or anything! I was just..." He put his hand on the back of his neck and rubbed slightly. And so it begins. If this is a real find we could be stuck together a while. It's best to try NOT to make enemies right away. Keep it together.

He didn't want to leave those as his last words so he turned to the man smoking the cigar. "You're, oh, I know you're name, Dr... Tree bark? Dry Barge? How, I've read it but ever heard it, how do you pronounce it? I, uh, I've been trying to keep up with the recent writings in the different fields. I must say, I've only read a couple of your papers, but they seem to simply ignore certain, in my opinion, very important aspects of what may influence people's culture." Sure. Go ahead and right out of the bat insult the leader of the expedition, the man with years more experience in the field then you.

He became somewhat flustered and spat out what might have been some kind of an apology underneath all the stumbling sounds he made as he finally turned to the last man in the carriage. "I must say!" He blurted out the words, as if trying to force the gears on a car without using the clutch. "I am surprised to see a holy man joining us. I guess I really shouldn't, I just hadn't thought about it before. I was never really religious. My parents never really raised me to believe in all that nonsense... Not to say that it's nonsense! Just that, you know, we never really thought that... Way." Now all you have to do is insult the driver and the horses and everyone in this carriage will have something against you. Why not insult the person who made it as well? Who designed it? How about insulting the first man to invent the wheel? Yeah, just, get everyone mad at you.

He clapped his hands together and exhaled an extended breath. He felt very uncomfortable at this point, which made him more nervous and made him feel more like speaking, though he feared that if he said anything more, he'd just make it worse. "So, did anyone have any luck talking to the locals?" There, that should be safe. He unconsciously scratched his chin under his beard. He suddenly felt a sharp pain and brought his hand back to look at it. There was a small bit of blood on the nail and tip of his finger. He grumbled and rubbed where it was just slightly bleeding. Yep. Great way to start.

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7 Characters Present

Character Portrait: Elaine Langley Character Portrait: Victoria Xu Character Portrait: Adam Knudson Character Portrait: Sigurd Vittring Character Portrait: James Wright Character Portrait: Douglas Dailey Character Portrait: Dr. Leonard "Twitch" Dreiberg
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Soon enough, the carriages came to a grumbling halt in front of the towering black structure. Throughout the stones were streaks of red, in no particular pattern, as well as the scattering of greys and white, like unpolished marble. By this time the sun had nearly finished its trek across the sky, and was well hidden behind the distant mountains, leaving the land in violet twilight. White flakes fell silently, coating the ground in a thin white veil that sparkled in the golden circle of torchlight that lit the way. Outside of the carriages the crunching of boots heralded the servants tasked with retrieving the guests and their luggage.

The butler, seeming to be in his late forties or early fifties bowed politely as the guests left their respective coaches,"The master would like you to join him in the dining room. There is a dinner waiting for you there."

With that, the man turned and stepped though the massive oak doors, which were thrown wide to make way for luggage and the cheerful-looking folks that carried it indoors. For now, everything was neatly piled at the foot of the grand staircase, while the butler headed toward the aroma of home-cooked food, bidding the group to follow him.

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Character Portrait: Adam Knudson Character Portrait: Douglas Dailey Character Portrait: Dr. Leonard "Twitch" Dreiberg
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Hold on to my leg, eh? thought Dreiberg to himself. Sound advise, boy. Leonard chuckled. The young man, Douglas, he quite liked so far. The enthusiasm was welcome. Experience told him that energy like that would come in handy. He puffed thoughtfully on his cigar. Twenty was young, indeed, though far from too young. He was more concerned with the bookish-looking young man. The poor lad seemed a nervous wreck. That, Leonard thought gruffly, was far more likely to get the entire lot of them into danger.

"It's Dreiberg, son," he clarified. "Dry, like the opposite of outside. Berg, like an iceberg in a frozen sea." He sighed, trying not to worry about whether or not he would need to constantly have his eyes on this one the entire expedition. He did not care to babysit, and certainly not while he was working. "And you've read my papers have you? Well I'm very flattered. We can, if you want to, discuss my ignorance of cultural identity at length, provided we don't drown on the way to the castle. And don't mind him, Kid," he added to Douglas. "If you're not experienced now, you'll be plenty by the time you get back home."

Adam had a point though. A holy man was a curious addition to the team, something he never considered essential to something like this. Despite the attempts of his earnestly Jewish parents, Leonard never found himself quite able to believe. Faith, like contentment, was something he had always lacked.

"I met a few nice folks at the train station," said Dreiberg, "But I don't speak German, so the conversation was brief." He peered out through the side of the carriage. The looming dark frame of Castle Waechter was in sight.

As the group emerged from their carriages, they were greeted by a middle aged man who could only have been the castle's butler. Dreiberg disposed of his cigar as he followed the man inside.

"It's a pleasure to meet you sir," he said to the butler, extending his hand for a shake. Leonard, informed as he was, was still somewhat out of place when it came to matters of formality as it applied to the opulent.

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Character Portrait: Elaine Langley Character Portrait: Victoria Xu Character Portrait: Adam Knudson Character Portrait: Sigurd Vittring Character Portrait: James Wright Character Portrait: Douglas Dailey Character Portrait: Dr. Leonard "Twitch" Dreiberg
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Sigurd stood up and smiled at the two women and then sent his other foreman off to help the rest of the coaches and gazed at James as he jumped down onto the grubby path. "You shouldn't smoke." Sigurd finally said as they passed into the entrance hall, then shortly after with a hush in his voice. "Women." A subpar standard at making his only useful foreman laugh, if there was anyone that deserved to talk with old man, it was him.

Castle Waechter. It sounded german to him, and that was enough to make him despise it. "Nazi architecture." Sigurd said aloud, the engineer felt the bile rise in his throat and he spat on the floor, using his foot to rub it into the planks.

'That's from my boy' Sigurd thought. The old man made a grunt to get his foreman's attention and threw his head towards the dinner hall.

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Character Portrait: Elaine Langley Character Portrait: Victoria Xu Character Portrait: Adam Knudson Character Portrait: Sigurd Vittring Character Portrait: James Wright Character Portrait: Douglas Dailey Character Portrait: Father Darrow Character Portrait: Dr. Leonard "Twitch" Dreiberg
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Victoria smiled broadly at Elaine's question, "Tomb of Ten Knights, yes! We actually covered that in the TIMES. I do beleive I was called silly for taking interest in such things, but they ate those words when you gave me and my partner something nice to write about."

She had already taken a liking to Miss. Langley and couldn't help but laugh under her breath again at the jab she just took at the men she worked with, but before much else could be said the carriages came to a stop outside of the main doors.


Following the Engineer Victoria would carefully make her way out onto the stone walkway.
She'd crinkle her nose in disgust at the word "Nazi" before pointing out her luggage to the man helping unload the carriage.
"All the red ones, those are mine, like my lipstick and half my attire. Forget diamonds, Ruby's are this girls best friend" she joked, before offering to carry one of the bags herself.




The mention of food by the butler would put a glint in her eye's and cause her stomach to rumble softly.
"Food you say? Well that sounds wonderful, I'm starving."
In reality Victoria had eaten right before they left but for her every couple of hours could be considered meal time, so with a pep in her step she'd quickly follow the others inside - dropping the bag she was carrying atop the staircase and slipping out of her coat as she approached the dinning area.

"Though it's German it's still rather lovely." she'd whisper to herself, admiring the architecture of the castle more from a historical standpoint than anything else - wondering just how old it was as she threw her coat over the back a chair and then took a seat directly beside the head of the table, again without considering how her brash actions might come off.

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Character Portrait: Elaine Langley Character Portrait: Victoria Xu Character Portrait: Adam Knudson Character Portrait: Sigurd Vittring Character Portrait: James Wright Character Portrait: Douglas Dailey Character Portrait: Father Darrow Character Portrait: Dr. Leonard "Twitch" Dreiberg
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James was just taking a long draw on the smoke as he was reprimanded, to which he responded by shrugging, his breath coming out in a milky plume of cigarette smoke and fog in the frigid air. He snubbed the smoke on his heel as the man spat on the ground, and grunted out, "Expectoration in the presence of ladies is considered rude, sir."

He followed the group into the castle, not bothering to point out his seabag. It had his name stenciled in block print on the bottom, so it wasn't like one could mistake it for someone else's. he glanced around at the architecture in passing, but as none of it looked like a modern pillbox he wasn't about to consider it nazi in nature, since they favored practicality over appearances in his experience. He listened to the conversation, adding no input of his own. He was there to work, not chat, and while dinner was appreciated it wasn't necessary at this point.

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Character Portrait: Elaine Langley Character Portrait: Victoria Xu Character Portrait: Adam Knudson Character Portrait: Sigurd Vittring Character Portrait: James Wright Character Portrait: Douglas Dailey Character Portrait: Father Darrow Character Portrait: Dr. Leonard "Twitch" Dreiberg
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Elaine smirked proudly to Victoria. "Well, I am happy to provide a valued service. If it makes you feel better, silly is likely the politest of things I have been called." The carriage soon came to a halt outside the castle, and she stepped out with the others and flicked aside her cigarette stub.

She peered up at the castle, tiling her head back to see the very tips of the buttresses. "Most impressive." She said quietly. But her reverie was interrupted as she heard Sigrud. "I daresay this fine place has outlived several Reichs." Elaine stated dryly, wrinkling her nose at She was starting to remember why she preferred when the workers couldn't speak more then a smattering of English. At least then they would keep the uneducated opinions to themselves.

Perfectly content to let the servants handle her luggage, it was only a couple simple trunks. Of course, she did not envy whoever carried the one full of her equipment up the winding staircases the castle likely contained. But then again, that was his job. Elaine had her own job, which she was impatient enough to do, but then again conditions would likely be dismal enough in the castle's underground by day, much less an even colder night. "Dinner does sound nice. I do hope the owner can tell us some of the fine castle's history."

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Character Portrait: Elaine Langley Character Portrait: Victoria Xu Character Portrait: Adam Knudson Character Portrait: Sigurd Vittring Character Portrait: James Wright Character Portrait: Douglas Dailey Character Portrait: Father Darrow Character Portrait: Dr. Leonard "Twitch" Dreiberg
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"But I must admit that from what I'd been told, I was expecting more of an experienced crew. N-n-not to say you aren't experienced or anything! I was just..." Mr. Adam had Douglas, the little center of the attention at the moment, just until it Adam had gotten to that point. Doug's smile dropped instantly, and his eyebrows got a little furrowed. Experience? What's this fool know about experience? Look at how jittery he is.. Were the thoughts keeping Douglas from getting all roweled up. Douglas sat in his seat with a huff and puff, but he knew better than to get in a fight on the first day... Thanks to Adams continuous chattering, it was.

But what once was minimal furry boiling up inside, became a joyous humor, and Douglas just couldn't stop smiling. Who did this guy think he was, insulting nearly everyone on the carriage like that? It's the bee's knees now, Douglas thought to himself, hoping the other three passengers didn't catch his grinning. But again, his smile was stolen as another interruption came up. The carriage came to a sudden hold and Douglas had to hold onto his seat. "Wow, we're here already?" He question excitedly, grabbing his book bag and quickly following the other passengers out.

"Schön einfach schön.." Douglas mumbled to himself, German for "Beautiful, just beautiful.." Even though now, it seemed a bit more frightening than beautiful to him. Still, he marveled at it for a few seconds, imagining how long it would take to build such a thing. But soon enough, the mention of dinner sent him back in line to the dinning room. He eagerly but kindly tried to squeezing through and around people, wanting to get a first pick of seats. He sat down near an end of the table, two seats apart from the edge. He had a big smile on his face as he placed his book bag down by his feet, and patiently waited for everyone to sit down so the feast could begin.

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Character Portrait: Elaine Langley Character Portrait: Victoria Xu Character Portrait: Adam Knudson Character Portrait: Sigurd Vittring Character Portrait: James Wright Character Portrait: Douglas Dailey Character Portrait: Father Darrow Character Portrait: Dr. Leonard "Twitch" Dreiberg
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Father Darrow hated travelling. Always had, always would. Ships, carriages, they all set him on edge. He considered it a blessing that he slept through the carriage ride up to the castle, and was only awakened when the carriage shook as the others left. He looked around, muttered a brief prayer of thanks, then took his valise and exited the carriage with the other scholars. He didn't know any of them yet, but suffice to say they seemed...interesting, at least. He wondered if any of the were Catholic themselves, or even Anglican. Anybody to help him celebrate Holy Mass. He already had a dispensation because of the extraordinary circumstances of his study, but he still felt ill at ease at potentially missing three, four, even five Masses. His hand travelled to his pocket, fondled the bundle of twine crudely knotted into a rosary.

He got his larger bag from the driver, thanked the man, and looked up at the castle. The severe lines were a sharp contrast to the Italian architecture he knew, as well as Edinburgh and the United States. He overheard some of the other passengers discussing the castle's connexion, or lack thereof, to the Nazis. He let out a short but sincere laugh on hearing a quip about the castle's age from one of the women. "Nazi or nae, it's a beautiful castle," he said, his brogue thin but present.

Dinner sounded nice. Perhaps then he could catch up on what he missed while asleep.

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Character Portrait: Elaine Langley Character Portrait: Victoria Xu Character Portrait: Sigurd Vittring Character Portrait: James Wright Character Portrait: Father Darrow Character Portrait: Dr. Leonard "Twitch" Dreiberg Character Portrait: Lukas Waechter
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Victoria would request a heavy Ale before crossing her legs and resting her elbows on the the table, but when a second server placed her plate down in front of her she'd remove her elbows from the table and thank the man, before promptly digging in - having to stop abruptly seconds into her meal when Prayer was mentioned.

If you were to catch glimpses of her as she ate she'd appear to be eating rather normally and proper, but if you made a point to stare you'd notice that though proper she was eating at a rather fast pace. However she'd catch herself after several bites and make a point to not only slow down but take intermittent sips of her beer.


Suddenly the silence that had fallen around her after prayer was said would be broken.
"It's a great pleasure to meet you, Luke, my name is Leonard. Leonard Dreiberg. I'm the head researcher of this little expedition."
Leonard would stop long enough to extended his hand out to the old man. "Your home is beautiful, and I thank you for accepting us all here. I believe we have much to discuss. For one, we were told you've discovered something curious here?"

Swallowing the last bit of her steak Victoria would dab her lips gently, as to not remove much of her lipstick, before speaking up herself.
"Indeed it's a pleasure to meet you sir an I too thank you for the generous invitation. I'm Victoria Xu, from the TIMES, I do hope this discovery of yours is well worth the hype...to say my interest has been peaked would be such an understatement."

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Character Portrait: Elaine Langley Character Portrait: Victoria Xu Character Portrait: Adam Knudson Character Portrait: Sigurd Vittring Character Portrait: James Wright Character Portrait: Douglas Dailey Character Portrait: Father Darrow Character Portrait: Dr. Leonard "Twitch" Dreiberg Character Portrait: Lukas Waechter
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Adam walked back into the room in the middle of everyone eating and talking, well after Lukas had finished speaking. "Sorry, everyone. Sorry, I just kind of got, well, sidetracked." Sitting, he turned to the head of the table and addressed specifically their host. "You have a wonderful library. Unfortunately, I haven't had the chance to learn the language, but I would love to look more at the library later, possibly with you, since it is yours and I'm sure you have some good books you could recommend. I'm sorry, I don't mean to interrupt anything all of you are talking about." He removed his jacket and lay it on the floor with the book on top. He looked around the table and saw Victoria.

"You know, I've been studying under Dr. Hooton back at Harvard on his studies into Physical Anthropology. He believes that the culture and advancement of a people is partially genetic and depends on race just as much as it does where they are or how they're raised. That's part of why they think..." He paused and remembered his dumb mouth. "Not, of course, that I agree with everything he says or thinks. I mean, science is forever, excuse the terminology, evolving."