Recaps

Shade inherited Sparrow Hamilton’s detective agency, investigated the relic that had killed him, and learned that he had Ring Arcanist talent. He joined Saint Byrens Comprehensive College’s History College with the Core Runes Space-Time and Silver Moon, then took his first commission to find a missing cat.

• Shade awoke in Sparrow Hamilton’s home, accepted the detective agency and its inheritance conditions, and became Shade Hamilton.
• Shade followed Lassoya, discovered her Pebble Ring could transform her, and encountered a supernatural fight near a silverware shop.
• Doctor Schneider visited Shade and recognized his awakening, then took him to the abandoned sanatorium to find Sparrow’s killer.
• Shade and Schneider found Baird Morode with the Life Countdown Pocket Watch relic, and Schneider killed Baird before reporting the case to police.
• Shade chose Saint Byrens Comprehensive College, contacted the Dream relic, and accepted the Academy’s invitation to enroll as a correspondence Ring Arcanist.
• Shade received an Excellent admission evaluation, awakened his Destiny Ring, and found that its Core Runes were Space-Time and Silver Moon.
• Shade joined the History College as a first-year Correspondence Student Ring Arcanist and learned its restrictions and advancement principles.
• Shade studied Spirit Runes, then chose a commission to collect Miss Mia San Gaode’s cat and learned from Good Man Peter that the cat was missing.

Shade took on new responsibilities, joined the Academy, and uncovered Blood of Mercury’s attempt to kill him. The Academy’s professors then prepared him for a one-time journey into the past, and Shade stepped through the Time Key’s fog-filled door.

• Shade cared for Little Mia, found an Old God statue, and gained the Blood Echo curse after summoning Vampire Duke Lawell.
• Shade rescued Little Franklin from the Lucky Southern Cross Club, then traded the statue’s location and incantation to the Lady for a Blood Ring and information about Blood of Mercury.
• Shade met members of his group, received his study plan and the Dice of Destiny, and learned that he had inherited Sparrow Hamilton’s building.
• Shade moved into No. 6, St. Derain Square, studied magic, and summoned Professors Sanchez, Garcia, and Jones through a midnight ritual.
• Blood of Mercury’s agent Dwarf Rat Peter tried to poison Shade, but the professors merged the apartments and Sanchez killed Peter after uncovering the organization’s pursuit of the statue.
• Professor Sanchez warned Shade to monitor Schneider, Augustus, and the other members of his group, while giving him Poet Cohen’s Manuscript and advising him to have a Rhodes Card appraised.
• Professor Garcia explained the Time Key’s rules and destination, and Shade opened his bedroom door onto a White Fog passage and walked through.

Shade investigated the Silver Moon, joined Baron Lavend’s Rhodes Cards match, and learned that Lassoya was tied to Blood of Mercury’s plan to summon the Lord of the Blood Feast. The arc ended with Shade confronting a burned-armed man at the Grape Arbor, who said Shade’s Gift of Fate had run out and it was time to collect payment.

• Shade returned from 1068 of the Fifth Epoch, reported his encounter with the Innocent Creator, and resolved to learn more about God’s Radiance before using the damaged Time Key again.
• Shade had his Founding Series Silver Moon card authenticated by the Seer Association and accepted Baron Lavend’s commission to help him defeat Baron Rwanda at Lake View Manor.
• Shade bought Silver Moon’s Pearl from Old John, then attended the Lake View Manor banquet, where he recognized the Black-Haired Maid and noticed Church Ring Arcanist Squads arriving.
• Shade played Baron Rwanda in the final Rhodes Cards round, won the match, and received Ancient Fairy Tale · Match Girl as his prize.
• Shade found Priest Augustus, who explained that Mrs. Lawrence had reported Lassoya to the Orthodox Church and that Lassoya was Jack Deon, a Blood of Mercury member.
• Shade searched Lake View Manor for Miss Louisa, overheard talk of a great Witch in Tobesk City, and encountered a spy and a Church squad in the garden maze.
• Luvia told Shade and Miss Louisa that Lassoya had come for a material in Blood of Mercury’s summoning plan, and Shade suspected the Grape Arbor was part of the ritual.
• Shade returned to the Grape Arbor and met a burned-armed man who said Shade’s Gift of Fate had run out and it was time to collect payment.

Shade survived the Blood Feast ritual, absorbed the Lord of the Blood Feast’s power, and became the mysterious Masked Man Under the Silver Moon. After recovering, he joined Miss Annette’s search for the Chosen Ones, pursued new knowledge and power, and returned to the Detective Agency as Baron Lavend sought the Match Girl card.

• The Ring Arcanist tried to use The Puppeteer’s Script to strip Shade of his possessions, but the Gun of Kindness redirected his shot and Shade killed the Heart Collector.
• Shade joined Miss Annette at Lake View Manor, where Doctor Schneider fought Lassoya and the Divine Advent Ritual threatened to unleash the Lord of the Blood Feast.
• Shade resisted the Old God’s madness, drew its shadow into his palm, and gained the Gluttony Spirit Rune before using Moon Shadow Illusion to defeat the Silver-Eyed One and Lassoya.
• The Church and investigators named the unknown sorcerer the Masked Man Under the Silver Moon, while Miss Annette and Shade escaped with the injured survivors.
• After waking at Dawn Church, Shade learned that Miss Annette wanted his help finding the thirteen Chosen Ones and agreed to help prevent the prophecy’s door from destroying the world.
• Shade and his companions reported the manor attack to the Academy, which accepted their account, identified the Gun of Kindness, and promised rewards and help for Doctor Schneider’s recovery.
• Shade learned that Detective Sparrow Hamilton had been a Gray Gloves spy, then bought Satiety Feast materials at the Black Raven Library and asked Old John to find a Relic that could transfer energy from a living being.
• Shade learned Satiety Feast, discovered it could affect Little Mia but that its effects faded quickly, and received a visit from Baron Lavend, who sought the Match Girl card.