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== Summary ==
==Summary==
The S. P. E. C. T. R. E. (Sorcerers, Practitioners, Enchanters, Conjurers, Thaumaturges, Researchers, and Evokers) and S. H. A. D. O. W. (Seers, Hypnotists, Astrologers, Diviners, Occultists, Witches) Convention had its inaugural launch at the Evermore Hollow Hotel in [[Naidem]] on October 4, 2024.
The S. P. E. C. T. R. E. (Sorcerers, Practitioners, Enchanters, Conjurers, Thaumaturges, Researchers, and Evokers) and S. H. A. D. O. W. (Seers, Hypnotists, Astrologers, Diviners, Occultists, Witches) Convention had its inaugural launch at the [[Evermore Hollow]] Hotel in [[Naidem]] on October 4, 2024. It is scheduled to return again in 2025 on October 10-12. For information on attending, see the [[S. P. E. C. T. R. E. and S. H. A. D. O. W. Conference (storyline)/saved posts#Event Announcement|2025 Event Announcement]].


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===2024===
=== Key Dates & Happenings ===
The inaugeral Conference was held in 2024 at the Evermore Hollow Hotel. The hotel staff warmly welcomed both presenters and attendees on the first evening, although there was some conflict between presenters as well as toward hotel staff and their handling of guest luggage. After brunch the next morning, the conference was held, which included a variety of presenters with on esoteric topics that touched on the nature of the soul, as well as the influence by Naidem on both death and scrying. Meanwhile, one of the hotel staff had gone missing, and was later found in a backroom in a catatonic state, uncharacteristic of the denizens of Naidem. At the grand ball later that evening, two of the presenters unwittingly demonstrated their talents, with one struck by visions and the other possessed by the spirit of the missing hotel staff. The next morning, as the conference was concluding, many of the attendees decided to try to do something with what they had learned to help the missing maid. They were successful in freeing her soul, and in the process identified that one of the speakers, Giedrius, was responsible.
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==== 10/4/2024 ====
* 10:30 AM - throughout the evening - Gather at the Hotel to be shown your hotel room, have a small plates and drinks in the library, mingle w. speakers.
==== 10/5/2024 ====
* 9:00 AM - 10/5/2024 - Breakfast in the Dining Room
* 10:30 - 2:00 PM - Speaker Lectures in Library
* 2:00 PM - Lunch - In Dining Room
* 4:00 PM - Merchant Session 1 - Visit the sitting room on the same floor as your hotel room.
* 7:00 PM - Merchant Session 2 - Visit the sitting room on the same floor as your hotel room.
* 9:00 Pm - Grand Masquerade Ball in the Ballroom
==== 10/6/2024 ====
* 9:00 AM - Merchant Session 3 - Visit the sitting room on the same floor as your hotel room.
* 11:00 AM - Farewell Brunch


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For a detailed summary of events, see the [[S. P. E. C. T. R. E. and S. H. A. D. O. W. Conference (storyline)/2024 Conference (summary)|2024 Conference summary]].
=== Day of the Huntress, Jastatos the 4th ===
Guests and speakers alike arrived at the Evermore Hollow Hotel during the evening and into the night.


===2025===
Manager [[Blodeuyn Mourningveil|Blodeuyn]] greeted guests in the Library with a welcoming speech, while the Chambermaid [[Elaarah Thistledown|Elaarah]] ferried guests back and forth to their floors and suites with the aid of the Clockwork Platform Operator [[Fenthywick Grimsbane|Fenthywick]].
The Conference returns in 2025 to the Evermore Hollow Hotel.


==Conference Dates==
Some of the speakers expressed concerns about their luggage.
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==Conference Schedule==
At one point, Blodeuyn had a heated argument with Elaarah when she admitted to accidentally breaking a guest's item. Elaarah was sincerely apologetic and afterwards Blodeuyn said it was really nothing and everything would be fine. She'd be certain the guest was compensated for. No one would say who the guest was.
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==Cast of Characters==
Various conversations took place throughout the evening.

=== Feastday, Jastatos the 5th ===
Guests gathered in the dinning room of the Evermore Hollow Hotel for breakfast between the hours of 9 and 10am. [[Blodeuyn Mourningveil]], [[Tylagrace Willows]], and [[Fenthywick Grimsbane]] expressed concern that [[Elaarah Thistledown]] hadn't shown. The maid had been schedule to assist with breakfast and not yet shown. Blodueyn went to look for her in the kitchen, Fenthywick checked for her in her rooms, to no avail. Others began to speak of when last they saw her.

[[Zethes Wraith]] commented that she'd seen her multiple times that night but that some of it was foggy as she'd taken a draft to block the spirits. The last time she saw her, she was passing at the foot of Zethes bed upset that a mop was replacing her, that something was broken, and kept apologizing.

Lectures took place between 10:30 and 2:30 PM, followed by a lunch that very much surrounded the happenings of Elaarah. An investigation was made into the attic and folks discovered that Fenthywick had a lot to say about a lot of people. Some accusations were leveled at several of the speakers that what happened to Elaarah was the fault and responsibility of one of them. But who?

After the late lunch, most speakers and many of the guests retired to their rooms. Several merchant sessions were attended between 4pm and 8pm.

The ballroom was open to all and dinner was served small plates style. [[Ceibhfhionn Malficum]] was having visions throughout the engagement, while Zethes was possessed by the spirit of Elaahra. Both of the metaphysical women ended up retiring early due to the strain.

Into the evening, guests engaged with [[Caedenmon Howler]], [[Ermias Dunholme]], [[Giedrius Ravencroft]], and [[Thalita Trevil]].

=== Restday, Jastatos the 6th ===
After an early morning merchant session, folks gathered for brunch in the Dining Room where things really heated up. Some folks have theories on what was happening with the maid, while Ceibhfhionn's visions grew more intense.

Eventually, everyone was led up to the attic to attempt to free the trapped soul of the maid. Much mayhem ensued, Giedrius was bodily dragged from the attic, and with great effort from all involved, Elaarah's soul was freed from its cage.

Blodueyn instructed Fenthywick to remove Giedrius from the hotel.

Ceibhfhionn made it clear that the "society" would find out. Ceibhfhionn says, "While knowledge is excellent, that poor woman was an unwilling sacrifice on the altar of that man's ego."

Many of the speakers have departed.

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== Cast of Characters ==
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== Official Vignettes ==
==Official Vignettes==


== Character Vignettes ==
==Character Vignettes==
* [[Opalina (prime)/Vignette: Return to Naidem|Return to Naidem]] by Opalina
* [[Opalina (prime)/Vignette: Return to Naidem|Return to Naidem]] by Opalina


== Logs ==
==Logs==
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* [[S. P. E. C. T. R. E. and S. H. A. D. O. W. Conference (storyline)/2024-10-05 - Tour of the Hotel (log)|Tour of the Hotel]] by Blodeuyn Mourningveil - 10-05-2024
* [[S. P. E. C. T. R. E. and S. H. A. D. O. W. Conference (storyline)/2024-10-05 - Tour of the Hotel (log)|Tour of the Hotel]] by Blodeuyn Mourningveil - 10-05-2024
* [[S. P. E. C. T. R. E. and S. H. A. D. O. W. Conference (storyline)/2024-10-05 - Lecture 1 - Soul Magic (log)|Lecture #1 - Soul Magic]] by Caedenmon Howler - 10-05-2024
* [[S. P. E. C. T. R. E. and S. H. A. D. O. W. Conference (storyline)/2024-10-05 - Lecture 1 - Soul Magic (log)|Lecture #1 - Soul Magic]] by Caedenmon Howler - 10-05-2024
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* [[S. P. E. C. T. R. E. and S. H. A. D. O. W. Conference (storyline)/2024-10-05 - Lecture 5 - Communing with the Spirits (log)|Lecture #5 - Communing with the Spirits]] by Zethes Wraith - 10-05-2024
* [[S. P. E. C. T. R. E. and S. H. A. D. O. W. Conference (storyline)/2024-10-05 - Lecture 5 - Communing with the Spirits (log)|Lecture #5 - Communing with the Spirits]] by Zethes Wraith - 10-05-2024
* [[S. P. E. C. T. R. E. and S. H. A. D. O. W. Conference (storyline)/2024-10-05 - Lecture 6 - Enchantments and Clockwork Devices (log)|Lecture #6 - Enchantments and Clockwerke Devices]] by Thalita Trevil - 10-05-2024
* [[S. P. E. C. T. R. E. and S. H. A. D. O. W. Conference (storyline)/2024-10-05 - Lecture 6 - Enchantments and Clockwork Devices (log)|Lecture #6 - Enchantments and Clockwerke Devices]] by Thalita Trevil - 10-05-2024
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== Additional Information ==
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* [[S. P. E. C. T. R. E. and S. H. A. D. O. W. Conference (storyline)/Conference Items|Conference Items]] received by attendees:
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** [[S. P. E. C. T. R. E. and S. H. A. D. O. W. Conference (storyline)/Conference Items#Envelopes| Envelopes]]
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** [[S. P. E. C. T. R. E. and S. H. A. D. O. W. Conference (storyline)/Conference Items#Luggage Tag| Luggage Tag]]
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==Additional Information==
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** [[S. P. E. C. T. R. E. and S. H. A. D. O. W. Conference (storyline)/Conference Items#Storage Trunk| Storage Trunk]] and [[S. P. E. C. T. R. E. and S. H. A. D. O. W. Conference (storyline)/Conference Items#Invitation | Invitations]]
** [[S. P. E. C. T. R. E. and S. H. A. D. O. W. Conference (storyline)/Conference Items#Welcome Package| Welcome Package]]
* [[S. P. E. C. T. R. E. and S. H. A. D. O. W. Conference (storyline)/saved posts#Event Announcement|2025 Event Announcement]], including ticket release information.
* 2024 [[S. P. E. C. T. R. E. and S. H. A. D. O. W. Conference (storyline)/Conference Items|Conference Items]] received by attendees included an [[S. P. E. C. T. R. E. and S. H. A. D. O. W. Conference (storyline)/Conference Items#Envelopes|envelope]], [[S. P. E. C. T. R. E. and S. H. A. D. O. W. Conference (storyline)/Conference Items#Luggage Tag|luggage tag]], [[S. P. E. C. T. R. E. and S. H. A. D. O. W. Conference (storyline)/Conference Items#Storage Trunk|storage trunk]], [[S. P. E. C. T. R. E. and S. H. A. D. O. W. Conference (storyline)/Conference Items#Invitation|invitation]], and a [[S. P. E. C. T. R. E. and S. H. A. D. O. W. Conference (storyline)/Conference Items#Welcome Package|welcome package]].
* [[S. P. E. C. T. R. E. and S. H. A. D. O. W. Conference (storyline)/saved posts|Saved posts]]
* [[S. P. E. C. T. R. E. and S. H. A. D. O. W. Conference (storyline)/saved posts|Saved posts]]
* [[S. P. E. C. T. R. E. and S. H. A. D. O. W. Conference (storyline)/saved posts#You Can Check In Any Time You Like...|Storyline Credits]]
* [[S. P. E. C. T. R. E. and S. H. A. D. O. W. Conference (storyline)/saved posts#You Can Check In Any Time You Like...|Credits]]


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Revision as of 09:22, 30 September 2025

Summary

The S. P. E. C. T. R. E. (Sorcerers, Practitioners, Enchanters, Conjurers, Thaumaturges, Researchers, and Evokers) and S. H. A. D. O. W. (Seers, Hypnotists, Astrologers, Diviners, Occultists, Witches) Convention had its inaugural launch at the Evermore Hollow Hotel in Naidem on October 4, 2024. It is scheduled to return again in 2025 on October 10-12. For information on attending, see the 2025 Event Announcement.

2024

The inaugeral Conference was held in 2024 at the Evermore Hollow Hotel. The hotel staff warmly welcomed both presenters and attendees on the first evening, although there was some conflict between presenters as well as toward hotel staff and their handling of guest luggage. After brunch the next morning, the conference was held, which included a variety of presenters with on esoteric topics that touched on the nature of the soul, as well as the influence by Naidem on both death and scrying. Meanwhile, one of the hotel staff had gone missing, and was later found in a backroom in a catatonic state, uncharacteristic of the denizens of Naidem. At the grand ball later that evening, two of the presenters unwittingly demonstrated their talents, with one struck by visions and the other possessed by the spirit of the missing hotel staff. The next morning, as the conference was concluding, many of the attendees decided to try to do something with what they had learned to help the missing maid. They were successful in freeing her soul, and in the process identified that one of the speakers, Giedrius, was responsible.

For a detailed summary of events, see the 2024 Conference summary.

2025

The Conference returns in 2025 to the Evermore Hollow Hotel.

Conference Dates

Year Conference Dates
2025 October 10-12
2024 October 4-6

Conference Schedule

Date Time Event Location Description
Fri 10/10 9:00pm ET Hotel Check In Front Desk Ebon Gate officially begins and the festival grounds open, including the Hotel.
Fri 10/10 10:30pm ET Welcome Reception Library A light affair and social hour where you can mingle with fellow attendees before retiring to your rooms.
Sat 10/11 9:00am ET Breakfast Dining Room Start your day with a delightful breakfast while meeting other guests.
Sat 10/11 11:00am - 1:00pm ET Morning Workshops Library Morning lectures and workshops.
Sat 10/11 2:00pm - 3:00pm ET Lunch Dining Room Enjoy a leisurely lunch with fellow practitioners and pet enthusiasts. A workshop was double booked alongside lunch.
Sat 10/11 4:00pm ET Afternoon Inquiries Garden The planned presentation for the afternoon was cut short on account of spider activity in the gardens. It quickly shifted into research in the library and practical alchemy in the greenhouse.
Sat 10/11 7:00pm ET Afternoon Workshops Library Afternoon lectures and workshops.
Sat 10/11 10:00pm ET Garden Party Ballroom The highlight of the event, featuring a sumptuous dinner served small-plates style and an evening of dance and engagement. This was relocated from the garden on account of spdier activity.
Sun 10/12 10:00am ET
(approximate)		 Farewell Brunch Dining Hall Conclude the convention with a delightful brunch and final opportunities to connect with new friends.
Sun 10/12 11:00am ET
(approximate)		 Pet Parade Library Display your companions at their best in this unique parade through the Hotel's Gardens. This was relocated from the gardens on account of spider activity, much to the hotel staff's chagrin.
Sun 10/12 12:00pm ET
(approximate)		 Inquiries Revisited Garden Attendees attempt to address the growing spider concern in the gardens.

Cast of Characters

Official Vignettes

Character Vignettes

Logs

2024
2025

Additional Information

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