The team started the next phase of their work by locating the warehouse formerly owned by the Titanspawn they’d defeated, which also corresponded to one of the locations that the Shadowness had identified as likely to have an artifact.

First, the group went to scout, gathering the information they needed in much the way they had during their previous attempt. Then they returned to their new base to figure out the rest of the plan. It was decided fairly quickly, though, that Ash and Socrates would wait at the newly-gained base to ensure no other Titanspawn showed up. The rest of the group would hit the warehouse much as they did the mansion. The plan was sound, but things didn’t quite go as planned.

First, Leon and his owl had trouble hacking the system. Then, the groups first assault on the guards failed. Vishka did manage to sneak in, but there was little he could do to help the others out. Finally, the group decided to run with the frontal assault they’d been pushed into.

Luke took some damage from the electrified fence, but the others managed to push it down and they moved into the warehouse area. Leon took off in another direction to distract the guards. Luke, having spotted a few guards inside, moved to take them out with his cards. Hinata moved in, as well, paralyzing a guard on her way through the warehouse. Vishka and the Shadowness took upon themselves the chance to search out the artifacts.

Eventually, they discovered the crate with armor in it, but neither could pry it open. Meanwhile, Leon had reached the roof of the other warehouse, drawing all the non-Titanspawn employed rent-a-cops. As they neared him, he did something they couldn’t match, jumping to the roof of the main warehouse and then darting through the roof access door before they could open fire.

Luke took out several more guards using his x-ray sunglasses and cards, which left the main warehouse devoid of defenders. The group met up at the crate Vishka had found and Leon finally managed to bash it open. Leon’s owl reported that the police were on their way, so the group beat a speedy retreat, making it out without any further issues.

Once home, they were met with another Scion in the employ of the Moon Foundation, Kaz. With a little banter and a few questions (and Ash’s endorsement), the former undercover cop was integrated to the group.

The group then set up to hunt down the rest of the artifacts they had locations for. The first set of coordinates brought them to an empty pier, so a little detective work was in order. First, the group met with the harbor master who was initially reluctant to give them any information. Socrates managed to convince him that he was a friend of the missing boat’s owner, though, and got the group his address. When they arrived, though, they discovered a house that had clearly been closed up to wait for it’s owner’s return from vacation. No artifacts were present so it was time for another trip to the harbor.

After more convincing, the harbor master gave the group a lead to a small resort island where a number of rich locals spent their time. After hiring a boat to take them to the island, the group made their way to look for their new target.

They found him, and a very hot woman, in bed together in his hotel room. Luke used his cards on both of them, making them both fall in love with him. Unfortunately, as they were in the act of having sex, they both instantly wanted to involve Luke, regardless of the fact that his compatriots were standing nearby. Luke ended up using a stun card on the man and promising the woman whatever she wanted later. In the room, the group discovered a statue, cut against the grain, of a peasant woman carrying baskets, which were large enough to hold small amounts of food or liquid. This was the first artifact the group found in the rich, though apparently human, man’s possession. The second was in his storage a locker, a chessboard that was able to bond to the golden pieces that the party had gathered.

The group quickly discovered that the peasant woman was a way to communicate with he muses. The first they reached was almost surly in her tone and virtually berated Leon for not using the Artifice purview, only to criticize Haephestus for not teaching him how. She passed the connection on to another muse, who was likewise surprised at Leon’s lack of knowledge regarding Artifice, but was more helpful. The group chose to return to their base to store their new gains.

While there, Leon used the statue to gain inspiration for a machine that would scan relics to determine their capabilities, also planning to find a mentor to teach him the Artifice purview. The others determined the uses of the other relics they’d gained and discussed who would be best suited to using them. In the end, the only real distribution that occurred as a vote that Vishka should take the armor, as he cannot defend himself in a fight.

After some work and rest, the group set out to the north to find more artifacts. Their first stop was a library. There was some discussion as to how to get in, but Luke wouldn’t take one for the team with the librarian who looked like Bea Arthur, so they eventually had to break in. At first, things seemed too obvious, with a giant X marking the floor where they initially thought the relic would be. It turned out, however, that the relic was actually a large stained glass window made by a well-known, though perhaps not well-renowned, artisan from the Renaissance. The window showed the countryside of Northern Italy, near the artist’s home, and when the Scions stepped onto it, they were transported to the hillside and into daylight, where formerly they had been in the night. It was a short hike to the artist’s home, where Socrates convinced the caretaker that they were students doing a project. She let them into restricted areas where they searched for relics, but found none. After a little longer, the group decided it was time to move on.

They rented scooters and rode to a train station, where their GPS told them another artifact would be. They located it in a locker, but it turned out to be something no one wanted. It was a copy of the Necronomicon, much like any that could be bought at a store, but it’s lettering seemed to be made from some reflective material. When Hinata used her gifts to ask the book, it laughed and said it was printed with the “black glass of R’lyeh” and begged the group to use it and release Cthulhu. he group instead decided to contact the Moon Foundation to come and lock the book away. They used their various abilities to convince the people in the station that they were a hazmat crew working for the local authorities and kept everyone away from the book until an agent of the Moon Foundation could arrive and take the book away.

Weary from their travels, the group headed back to their new home…