Recaps

Klein and his companions escaped Groselle’s Travels after defeating Yurizan, and Klein later explored the book’s memories of the Giant King’s Court. In Bayam, Klein investigated Connors Victor, pursued leads about the Antigonus Family Notebook, and prepared to travel to Connaught City after identifying the missing scientist Turan von Hermosuin.

• The group defeated Yurizan, but Groselle died, and the others left the book’s world as Mobett, Siatas, Snowman, and Longzel rapidly aged and died outside it.
• Klein received Siatas’s Ocean Songster formula and Groselle’s Travels, shared the recovered Beyonder Characteristics with the survivors, and learned from divination that the book had been written by Ankewelt.
• Klein bought the Giant’s Key from Edwina, then traveled to Bayam with Anderson and purchased Death Knell from Oakov.
• Klein used the Sea God Scepter to attack Connors Victor’s ship, but a hidden power dispersed his strikes, and Jahn Kottman later found the crew dead and Connors bound to the mast.
• Klein learned from Arrodes that Zaratul had become a monster and that the Antigonus Family Notebook might contain the Bizarro Sorcerer formula, then resolved to make Backlund his base.
• At the Tarot Club, Klein gave Derrick the Notary formula and offered Alger the Ocean Songster formula and ingredients in exchange for an island’s coordinates, while the members discussed Connors Victor’s links and Gehrman Sparrow’s growing notoriety.
• Klein entered Groselle’s Travels again, explored Groselle’s dream of the Giant King’s Court, and left after realizing that deeper exploration risked mental corruption.
• Klein arranged passage to Connaught City, then discovered that the authorities’ search for a missing old man concerned the scientist Turan von Hermosuin.

Klein escaped the Rose School of Thought, captured Senor, and returned to Backlund as Dawn Dantès, where he built a new household and investigated the Williams Street ruins. The Tarot Club learned more about the Blood Emperor and Mr. Door, while Emlyn killed Ruth Báthory and claimed the Moon Puppet as a blood-red moon rose.

• Klein broadcast Hermosuin’s location across Bayam, then learned that Hermosuin was Orange Light Hilarion, who warned him about the Mother Tree of Desire and the Rose School of Thought.
• After receiving the telegram “I see you,” Klein fled Bayam and fought Senor, Jax, and their allies with help from Reinette Tinekerr and Jahn Kottman, and Senor disappeared into Groselle’s Travels, and Klein later made him a puppet.
• Klein returned to Backlund as Dawn Dantès, visited Niel Raymond, and placed Longzel Edward’s urn in a Church of Storms cemetery.
• Klein resumed his Sherlock Moriarty identity, learned of Gehrman Sparrow’s bounty, and explored the buried Williams Street ruins with Sharron, finding chair fragments that might relate to a Red Priest advancement ritual.
• Klein established himself as Dawn Dantès, hired Walter, rented a home on Böklund Street, and convened the Tarot Club, where Cattleya’s diary page led them to discuss the Black Emperor, the Blood Emperor, and Mr. Door.
• The World sold Senor’s Lucky Scales to Cattleya, offered other Beyonder items, and heard Alger report that Bansy Harbor had been destroyed, and Fors also suggested Mr. Door’s ravings might be a plea for help.
• Emlyn followed Ruth Báthory to Windsor’s apartment, helped Windsor kill her, and was attacked by a Moon Puppet, and Klein struck it with the Sea God Scepter and claimed it, as a full blood-red moon appeared.

As Dawn Dantès built a place in Backlund society, Klein investigated threats around his household, negotiated a share purchase, and prepared to assassinate Mr. X. The stretch ended with Klein meeting William Sykes at the Kingdom Museum while Leonard’s investigation threatened to expose his past identity.

• Klein moved into 160 Böklund Street, cultivated ties with the Church of Evernight and the Macht family, and investigated the Moon Puppet and the cathedral’s hidden caretaker.
• Klein helped Vahana Haysen recover property from swindlers, then attended the Macht ball and grew suspicious of Hibbert Macht’s unusual behavior.
• After Godops tried to recruit Richardson for the Black Skull Party, Klein used Senor to learn about the group and destroy its leadership, while Richardson considered resigning.
• Klein paid Reinette Tinekerr part of his debt, and Fors identified Mr. X as Lewis Wien and passed his assassination opportunity to Klein.
• At the Tarot Gathering, Klein studied Roselle’s diary pages and learned about Angel Kings, Adam, and Roselle’s encounter with a ritual involving extinct Beyonder creatures.
• Klein arranged to sell his Backlund Bicycle Company stake for twelve thousand pounds, then secretly sent the remaining 8,940 pounds through a gate to Sea God Kavithua.
• Will Auceptin explained that Ouroboros was being drawn away from Backlund, revealed Pallez Zoroast was parasitizing Leonard, and offered Klein a drop of his blood in exchange for something suitable.
• Klein made the demigod-level Fate Siphon charm, agreed to attempt Mr. X’s assassination under Fors’s terms, and met William Sykes at the Kingdom Museum while wondering whether Leonard could uncover his identity.

Klein killed Mr. X and acquired his abilities, while the Tarot Club arranged trades in Lemano’s Travel Notes. Emlyn hunted two artificial Vampires and won a place on the Viscount shortlist, as Klein investigated Mary’s proposed business deal and prepared for his ball.

• Klein learned that Trissy blamed Viscount Stratford for Prince Edessak’s death and offered to help her investigate.
• Klein entered Mr. X’s gathering disguised as Xio, seized control of Mr. X, and killed him while escaping an Aurora Order demigod.
• Klein Grazed Mr. X’s spirit and gained Traveler’s Door, then sent Fors proof of the kill and Lemano’s Travel Notes.
• Klein discovered Trissy had left her sewer hideout and found a concealed cave with two unfinished passages.
• At the Tarot Club, Klein read Roselle’s warning about other transmigrators, occupied pathways, and the moon, while Fors arranged rentals of Lemano’s Travel Notes.
• Emlyn used the notebook to kill Galis Kevin and Argos, then gave their Beyonder Characteristics to Kasimi in exchange for a place on the Viscount shortlist and other rewards.
• Klein warned Emlyn to remove Lilith’s Ring before praying to the Fool, then went with Richardson to visit Mary’s company after learning she had pledged shares and borrowed money.