Recaps

Hobart advanced to Chaos Mentor, reopened Full Moon Lake’s waterway, expanded Jeffrey Territory, and helped the Balk Family defeat the Rose School. The Tarot Club’s discoveries about Uroboros, Redemption Rose, and the Creator left the Great Cataclysm mystery in focus.

• Hobart fought and killed the giant beast in Full Moon Lake, then sealed the underwater bubble and reopened the waterway through Jeffrey Territory.
• Hobart abolished agricultural taxes and advanced to Chaos Mentor, while Fors met Dorian and received the Astrologer Potion Recipe.
• Hobart repelled mercenary attacks, hunted down their leaders, and recruited Shier and Albert to help defeat another group of mercenaries.
• Hobart explored Fourth Epoch ruins with Edwina, then claimed an island as Shipyard Island and led his men in attacks on pirate groups.
• Hobart organized port and construction projects as the Rose School attacked the Balk Family, and his summoned beings helped turn the battle in their favor.
• The Creator prevented Sua from descending, and Lawrence and the Black Hound Spirit Beast helped the Balk Family defeat the Rose School’s forces.
• Hobart learned that clues to the Trensoost Empire Ship were tied to the vanished City of Yadro, while Derrick’s account of a repeating temple exploration led the Tarot Club to identify Uroboros and discuss Redemption Rose.
• Hobart revealed that he was the Creator’s Blessed after Alger asked about the Creator, and he confirmed that the Creator had stopped a Godspawn from descending.

Hobart survived the Great Smog, expanded his influence in Jeffrey Territory, and uncovered threats tied to the Royal Family, the Blood Worshipping Sect, and the Abyss. He later helped the Red Gloves confront the white-mist contamination at Bokelon Manor and learned that it was connected to the Mist of Uncertainty.

• Hobart warned the Tarot Club about the Rose School and the coming crisis in Backlund, then fought through the Great Smog to rescue survivors as a hooded woman erased Ryan, Orseya, and the Black Hound Spirit Beast.
• Hobart trained Freya, developed Jeffrey Territory, recruited Angus and Gnostic Society members, and prepared for his wedding to Fors while Adam recognized him as Trensoost’s descendant.
• Hobart investigated the Blood Worshipping Sect, killed Knight Keton, and uncovered the Abyss’s attempt to draw him into a pact through Fauvety’s ring, whose demonic blessing he removed and sealed away.
• Hobart told the Tarot Club about the Kings of Angels, Adam’s plan to become a god, and George III’s ambitions, while making members forget dangerous information about Adam and Amon.
• Hobart sought Bishop Simpson’s cooperation against the Blood Worshipping Sect as Selena became contaminated at Bokelon Manor and asked him for help.
• Hobart joined Daly and Leonard at the manor, fought creatures and moth monsters born from the white mist, and learned that the Mist Demon Wolf had spread the contamination while Selena remained missing.
• Hobart found Selena and recognized her drawing as the Mist of Uncertainty, then drained the marionettes’ white mist and crushed the Mist of Uncertainty’s projection inside the Country of Disorder.
• The Goddess of the Night told Daly that Hobart should remove the remaining contamination because he already had her blessing.

Hobart expanded Jeffrey Territory, hunted pirates, and prepared to marry Fors while the Tarot Club uncovered more of the Fourth Epoch’s history. As wedding guests gathered, Hobart joined Klein and Azzik aboard the Black Death to investigate the God of Death documents and the Primordial Witch.

• Hobart helped Daly and Leonard remove contamination, examined the Country of Disorder’s spoils, and investigated the Mist of Uncertainty and the Tamara Family.
• Hobart organized Jeffrey Territory’s government and Special Operations Department, then joined Fors and Aputon to destroy the Judgment Group’s Connat City operations.
• Hobart hunted Blood Admiral’s crew, escaped Senior’s ship, and returned to Jeffrey Territory with bounty money and new Extraordinary Characteristics.
• Hobart confessed his feelings to Fors, and they agreed to marry, publish her book, and invite Aishel to their wedding.
• At the Tarot Club, Hobart explained the ancient gods, Lilith’s suspected betrayal, and the rise and fall of the Solomon Empires, while Klein’s sea-god scepter and Kavetuva’s remains became part of a trade.
• Hobart showed Fors and Donna Jeffrey Town’s train and new districts, then received Rex’s inheritance and warnings from Christine about a major event in Feneport City.
• Aishel and numerous other guests arrived in Jeffrey Town as Hobart continued preparing for the wedding and welcomed Demigod Darnell.
• Hobart found Klein disguised in women’s clothing and accompanied him and Azzik to the Black Death, where Klein questioned Tracy about the God of Death documents and Irene.

Hobart married Fors, expanded his trade and intelligence networks, and led a costly campaign against the Demons. He then took control of the devastated West Bank, imposed a new order, and pursued a Tamara Family assassin while preparing to develop his territory.

• Hobart and Fors married, welcomed friends from Backlund, and launched the first of his Extraordinary auctions.
• Hobart sold Arbiter characteristics, investigated the Mist Demon Wolf’s discovery of the City of Yadro, and agreed with Bishop Simpson and others to attack the Demons.
• At the Tarot Club, Hobart recounted the history of the Four Emperors and warned members about Amon’s dangerous avatars.
• Hobart and his force crossed the lake and defeated the Demons, with the Overturning Sea Great Saint and Bull Demon King killing the Lisping Person and Bowen as Duke Leize fought the Holy Infant King.
• After the battle, Hobart organized relief, challenged Grove’s authority, recruited Angus, and secured governing power over the West Bank while compensating the fallen and distributing spoils.
• Hobart confronted West Bank residents demanding the return of Demon worship, negotiated strict conditions for religious freedom, and summoned a divine presence to make the crowd abandon their idols and return to work.
• Hobart arranged factories and infrastructure, then pursued Bennett after identifying him as a Tamara Family assassin, killed him and his squad, and concealed the massacre.
• Hobart completed major sales to Cattleya and Sharon, received 150,000 pounds, and at the Tarot Club offered Derrick a weapon and began an intelligence exchange about the Night Emperor.