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Alice's Return was a genetic memory.[1]
Jacob and Evie once discovered an underground chamber in a former bank vault, set up by three Assassins: Michel Reuge, Lavinia, and Alice. The chamber was used to store a sealed Isu sarcophagus containing the Aegis, ancient armor that supposedly belonged to the Isu Minerva. The keys required to open the sarcophagus were found in a series of music boxes scattered around London, as well as parts of a diary compiled by Michel Reuge. They discovered Alice's obsession with opening the sarcophagus eventually led her to betray her companions to the Templars.
About a year after discovering the chamber, the Witnesses are contacted by Evie and Jacob's collaborator, Chief Inspector Frederick Abberline of the London Metropolitan Police, about a bomb that has gone off in Southwark. From eyewitness accounts, they learn that the bomb was a small box that, once opened, played a melody before exploding. This detail immediately reminds the siblings of the music boxes they found in the past. Suspecting the involvement of the Templars, they return to the chamber.
The Witnesses must enter the vault and investigate.
As soon as you reach Reuge's underground vault, you immediately realize that something is wrong. Someone is down there. The sound of a melody echoes through the tunnels.
- Challenges
- Boobytraps: While navigating the tunnels a Wits check is required to avoid Alice's explosive traps. On a failure, all Witnesses must make a Reaction check.
- Collapsed Tunnel: The main tunnel leading to the chamber has been partially blocked by debris caused by a collapse. The Witnesses need to climb through a very tight passage to avoid the debris.
- Weaknesses
- Controlled Explosion (minor): With the use of a disarmed boobytrap, it is possible to clear the debris partially blocking the passage. In this case, the Witnesses overcome the Collapsed Tunnel Challenge.
Once the Witnesses enter the underground chamber, they find Alice there, driven mad by her obsession with the sarcophagus.
The vault is filled with thick, white smoke, and a discordant tune echoes loudly throughout the chamber. A female voice hums along to the melody, unmistakably that of Alice. The smoke hides her from your view, and you hear the tinkling sound of something metallic clattering on the floor.
- Special
Visibility and hearing are severely hindered. Until this Key Objective is completed, any Approach check made requires 1 Raise.
- Challenges
- Caltrops: Alice has littered the floor with small, sharp spikes. Moving in poor visibility can be very dangerous. If a Witness fails this Challenge, they trigger the Hinder Setback automatically.
- Sharp Blades: After the explosions, Alice charges the Witnesses brandishing knives.
- Killing Blow: Alice won't relent until she gets what she's looking for.
- Weaknesses
- Eagle Vision (minor): Using the Eagle Vision Skill allows a Witness to see precisely where Alice is, canceling any Raise required due to poor visibility and hearing. It also overcomes the Caltrops Challenge.
If Alice is defeated, read the following:
- Struck by a lethal blow, Alice finally collapses on the ground, dying. She finds the strength to utter her last words, directed to someone who is not there: "See, Michel? I told you it could be done, the puzzle could be solved. I could solve it. If only you gave me the time I needed then..."
Alice was a member of the Assassin Brotherhood. She discovered a sealed sarcophagus near Bath along with Lavinia and Michel Reuge, and became obsessed with opening it. The obsession was such that she betrayed her companions in favor of the Templars, who imprisoned and tortured her instead. Wholly consumed by her madness, Alice continued to hum the melodies produced by the music boxes she knew were the key to open the sarcophagus.
Alice has escaped captivity and although more than twenty years have passed, her obsession has not abated, and she immediately hatches a plan to return to the vault.
Known Owners: Minerva, Evie Frye
Current Status: Unknown
As the ancient tales go, the Aegis was said to have been worn in battle by the Isu Minerva herself. Many millennia passed, the skilled Assassin Michel Reuge discovered the elusive Aegis in the vicinity of Bath, England. Recognizing its significance, he stashed the artifact in an abandoned bank vault beneath London.
While wearing this armor, when you make a Stealth check, you have 1 Free Raise.
