Manor of Origin (REDUX)

Inquisitor: It’s too hard to determine if the shrouded figure is in fact the man you met in your dream. The cloak didn’t reveal any of the figure’s limbs so the bandages cannot be confirmed. Though the figure was definitely powerful if it’s speed is any indication. Aside from that you can’t discern much aside from the time period, given the powdered wig and the design of the buildings you can guess it’s within the colonial or revolutionary era.


Banshee: It takes you a moment to process given the contrast between what you were preparing yourself for and what you were presented with. However now you are both extremely shocked and very angry. What occurred in the film is a big deal, and not just because it involves this War of Wishes. The fact that The Church never informed you of this incident in your training is appalling, and that your previous position in the Burial Agency still didn’t warrant a brief on this incident is infuriating.For the pale haired man is a very powerful Vampire. A high vampire that at the very least is at an Ancestor level to simply manipulate time to undo its injuries in sunlight like it did. What’s worse is that this appears to have happened in full view during the day in a populated area. Putting aside the fact that the thing was involved with The War of Wishes. This is not good.

Chariot: Despite the obvious difference in age and infrastructure, you recognize the setting of the fight as Boston. Yet no record of such a fight was ever recorded, and given what the gist of the situation, the civilian casualties were likely quite high.

Faux grumbles about film gibberish as he loads up the next film.

The title card once again appears.
"First War of Wishes: Saber (Charlemagne) vs Lancer (Leonidas)"

The scene begins in chaos, two figures clash with such force that it sends waves across the surroundings and water. They appear to be in some sort of harbor or dock, several buildings are collapsing, ships are sinking and there are craters in the earth. On the left is a man in bright shining armor that just screams Paladin. Interlocking plate with wing motifs and most likely gold engraving, a cape flutters behind him seemingly unscathed by the battle that has wrecked the surrounding area. Upon his head is a helm with a crown attached. His tower shield holds back the spear of his enemy with visible strain. His own sword, seemingly gold itself with mor wing motifs on the pommel and guard is locked with his opponents shield. On the right is a tall muscular man clad in naught but a tattered cape and a kilt of some kind. His darker skin glistening with sweat as he smile wildly.
The two jump apart from the clash, and come at each other once more. A blur of expert swordsmanship and spear work occurs for the next several minutes. Neither gaining the upper hand and no damage seemingly sustained by either party. Yet the damage to the harbor only increases.
The camera begins to focus on the background where two other figures appear to be doing battle as well.
They appear to be mages, each throwing high level magic at the other. One is a woman with pale hair, her probably once beautiful dress is now in taters and covered in blood. She appears to be extremely enraged.The other is a man who seems to be heartbroken, his appearance even worse off the the woman. He appears to be pleading with her and she appears to be ignoring him. Several minutes pass in their exchange before she runs him through with a construct of light.
The camera shifts back to the two Warriors, each having stopped to look at the outcome of the mages battle. Their gazes return to each other, they nod and throw down their shields. Each take a two handed grip on their weapon, preparing for one final clash, as they explode into motion the film ends.

Chariot: There’s a lot going on and a variety of emotions on display, but you think you get the gist of it. The civilians who n the harbor are obviously terrified, so it’s obvious that they can definitely see what’s going on. However the two warriors, the Paladin in particular, seem to be avoiding injuring them in their fight. In fact a few light based shields appear around large clusters of fleeing people when the shrapnel from a clash threatens to hit them. The two mages however do not care whatsoever. Several nearby people are sliced, fried by lighting or burnt to a crisp. The woman appears to have a score to settle and does not care about collateral damage. The man doesn’t seem to want to kill her but continues to use civilians as shields. They are both terrible people.

Banshee: This blatant violation of secrecy is giving you a headache.

Faux grabs the reel from Inquisitor and begins to set it up. "Didn’t Wishmaker say that the first wish made this place?"
Not waiting for an answer the movie starts up.
"The First War of Wishes: The Slaughter of the Church (Archer:Yue Fei)"
The scene opens on a man sitting in the middle of an entrance way,his features are strange and his skin and hair are a bit to shiny,a glowing aura emanating from his body. A few short moments pass before the front door to the building is kicked in and a squadron of men in cassocks surround him. The shiny man seems not to care. Another man enters, his garb still a cassock of sorts, but armored. Banshee recognizes this as a rather old version of The Burial Agency uniform. The two men converse for a bit, the Agent’s displeasure growing by the second while the shiny man grows ever smugger. Finally the shiny man takes something from his coat pocket and tosses it on the ground in front of the Agent. It is a severed hand with a ring on it. The Agent is dark with rage, he barks an order and all the men draw their swords. As if being sentenced to death the Agent asks him something along the lines of any last words. The shiny man snaps his fingers. A hail of arrows pierce through the walls on all sides and absolutely slaughter the gathered priests. All that’s left is a gorey mess. A man in a Chinese general’s armor appears with a short bow directly behind the shiny man and says something. The mound of corpses wriggles and soon the Agent emerges, blood soaked but completely free of arrows. The shiny man smirks and points at him, at which point the Chinese General grabs the Agent and throws him through the wall to do battle elsewhere, but the scene does not change. A figure in a cloak can now be seen clinging to the ceiling as the camera angles up to show him. Then he falls, knife poised to skewer the shiny man and the scene cuts away as the knife is inches from his scalp.