ANDERS MAGE PAGE 2.0

The players were infiltrating the a House Owners Association in Stocksund, a rather wealthy and conservative suburb (they had to protect a local node). They needed a house. After some help from a rather weird stranger (Who may be a Tremere, angel or demon. No one knows...) they got the chance to buy a house. Where to get the money?

Dr Sallai went home to his temple and summoned Shax, a Marquise Demon from the Lesser Key of Solomon. It manifested as a stock dove, talking with a hoarse voice (like a bad film mafia boss).

"Welcome, O great marquise!"

"Why did you call me?"

"I want you to steal two million crowns from the King's Treasury, as described in Clavicula Solomonis!"

"So? And what will you give me in return?" Slight pause.

"I will give you the house I will buy with the money after my friends have moved out."

"Not enough! I demand something more... I will lay an egg, and you will give it to a person to eat."

"In that case swear not to harm the young man and his mistress the black woman who uses dead things as if they were alive!"

"I swear on everything unholy! Now open the Triangle and let me out!"

"The Unholy does not respect oaths! Swear on an angel!"

Very agitated. "I will never swear on any accursed angel!"

"In that case, swear on your Lord, Azazel."

"Yes, I swear on my Lord Azazel, Demon of the Scapegoat and of the Wasteland, to bring you two million crowns in exchange for the deed to the house and you giving somebody the egg to eat, and I will not harm the man and woman as long as they live in the house. Now free me!"

"Good." Raising his arms. "Go away and steal the money from the King!"

The stock dove laid an egg, jumped up in the air, flew three turns widdershins and disappeared. The mage carefully laid the egg, surrounded by candles and crosses in the fridge. Next morning a computer error deposited two million crowns in Dr Sallai's account.

Everything worked well but Dr Sallai began to realize his problem. He didn't want to give anyone the egg, and Shax followed him discreetly. He got an idea: the deal didn't say anything about what kind of person got the egg. Maybe a demon would do? So he summoned Leraije, reputedly the enemy of Shax. Leraije manifested as a hunter clad in green, with bow and quiver.

"Welcome, O great marquise!"

"Why dids't thou call me?"

"Are you an enemy of the great marquise Shax?"

"That are the rumors, yes."

"He has given me this egg, containing his power. I give it to you." Holds forth the egg. The demon doesn't take it.

"No, I cannot take it. It belongs to Shax and if I took it it would be an affront to Azazel. Do you want me to insult the Demon of the Wasteland, mortal?"

"No, of course not. But I can give it to any other being?"

"Only humans would be stupid enough to accept it."

"Will not the little demons or the gnomes take it?"

"They see the power of Shax inside. No, you must give it to a human... but I can help you. If you tell me the name of the person who eats the egg, I can intervene. I would be very grateful to do so."

"Agreed, great marquise. Now begone!"

Dr Sallai thought about it. The situation was hardly better now, but at least he had two opposite demons involved. After a bit of thinking he decided to make the egg a bit easier to fool someone into eating. He, and his son, prepared a cake out of the egg using consecrated kitchen implements in the circle. The final result was a completely normal cake — physically speaking. He placed it inside a protective circle inside the fridge.

After a week, he had still not found anyone evil or corrupted enough to deserve the cake. He had begun realizing that he really didn't want to inflict it on anyone, after doing a bit more research on demonic eggs and their internal quarrels. And he also realized he was horribly tied up in the situation. To make matters worse, the rest of the cabal found out about it. The Chorist felt something, and walked up to the fridge (where the rest of the food was putrefying). "Dr Sallai, why are you trying to protect yourself from this cake? Are you dieting?" "That cake is EVIL!". Naturally, the inhabitants of the house weren't thrilled to know that a demon owned an option on it, and that the deal didn't include anyone else, like their unborn child...

After a while, the cabal managed to secure the node. Dr Sallai realized that they didn't need the house, rushed home dragging the Chorister with him (just in case) and called up Shax. Shax appeared.

"Why haven't you given the cake to somebody yet? Nearly half a moon has gone by since we made the deal!"

"O infernal spirit, that deal was evil and sinful!"

"Of course, and that was why you made it in the first place!"

"I regret it, and pray to God that He will forgive me for my foolishness!" Clasps hands.

"Hypocrite! You want to break our deal!"

"Yes, return the money to its rightful owner, our beloved King!" Places a crown on the cake.

"Oathbreaker! I didn't break this pact, but you! Know that demons keep their word better than you so-called-Christians..."

"I banish you in the name of the Lord Yud-He-Vau-He!" Sprinkles holy water in a cross on the demon, who desperately flies around. Suddenly the dove body collapses dead. The cake starts to mold.

Meanwhile, the inhabitants of the house were sleeping... until suddenly every piece of glass in the house explodes, showering with shards. The kitchen explodes, and the statues in the garden fall down. They had to spend the rest of the night with the Fire Department. Well, easy come, easy go...