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Convergence
Convergence
Note: This mystery is only available if one or more Latchkeys have THE HARMONY DANGERS
survived the Night of the Bone-Wolves. As the universe ratchets into a prime configuration—a mere long Converge management
PRESENTING THE MYSTERY weekend away—the Harmony prepares a true opus of a blood ritual: Converge will go to great lengths to ensure its paying guests are
the alignment. Their most devoted members now discreetly gather at undisturbed. Management operates in ways that are quiet, swift,
A shuttle is taking you to Converge, a posh wellness resort situated
Converge, having spent years luring in the ideal sacrifice. The Harmony and stern ... but fair (“Converge is stern, but it’s fair,” is what the
in a remote corner of the county. It’s a slow journey, winding through
trace their practice back to the acolytes who performed for the Great authorities will say if the Latchkeys try to report the facility). If the
hills and speeding across flats; a recording about the history of the
Render of Flesh. While their sacrificial rituals do resemble those selfless Latchkeys cause trouble, management might: revoke Latchkeys’
region plays over the sound system, but it’s all banal trivia you’ve
days of yore, the passage of time has distorted the rest into a weird access to amenities; trap Latchkeys in decoy rooms; have security
heard a million times since you were a kid.
amalgam of New Age esotericism, Old-World paganism, and timeless bury a Latchkey alive; and more.
The Latchkeys received a comped stay at the resort from an narcissism: healing crystals and aura photos; flower crowns and goat
anonymous benefactor, someone who appreciates the work you’ve horns; business cards and diet pills; death and dismemberment. Skin in the game
done shedding a light on some of the area’s mysteries. The invitation The Harmony’s members are actively shepherding their sacred
Roughly half the Side Characters and Converge Staff are secretly
is a special thing: Converge is the sort of place the intergenerationally lamb for slaughter—as well as any other sheep wandering the
members of the Harmony, but it’s for you to determine exactly who.
wealthy come to reset their special airs, a perfectly manicured grounds. Every ounce of blood dropped only makes their ends more
Use Keeper reactions to reveal a member of the Harmony at an powerful. If the Latchkeys get too nosy about ritual magic, secret
hospitality experience with an emphasis on the healing power of
inopportune moment for the Latchkeys. societies, or ancient history, the cult might: leave sinister markings
music and sound. And you could use a little bit of that healing magic,
especially after what you went through with the Great Hungers. on belongings (or people); plant terrifying totems that watch and
If the Latchkeys ignore the Harmony... guide; slip ayahuasca into drink or food; and more. Additionally, in
Pose the following to each Latchkey: Why do you expect to feel The alignment ritual will raise an epic structure of screaming the hands of the Harmony, anything that can slice, bore, or tear with
out of place at Converge? flesh from the ground—a towering horror belting out a distorted ornate style may eventually find its way into a Latchkey.
There are strings attached to all this, of course. The audio recording cacophony of songs from across the millennia, its aural hellbeam
abruptly changes. A disguised voice addresses you each by name obliterating all in its path, like a discordant Death Star. LOCATIONS
and then says, “I really do want you to get some well-earned rest, Note: This mystery unfolds on the grounds of the all-inclusive
but I’m afraid there’s another reason for your stay.” MOMENTS Converge Spa & Resort, and there’s an expectation the Latchkeys
> Night: Across a stream through the dark, you can make out a circle
The details flow in a nearly incoherent stream: there’s a whole thing will sleep there while the mystery is active. A shuttle to town is
of nude figures in wooden masks thrashing a central figure with
about the convergence of celestial bodies, a secret cult of the rich wire lashes. As you gaze on, they abruptly stop and the entire group available 24/7 at the front desk if the Latchkeys need to handle
and powerful known as the Harmony, and an inevitable human stands staring at you. other matters.
sacrifice. Most importantly: the person on the recording has tasked > Tub/pool: The water bubbles in a frenzy, arms struggle to escape
you with putting a stop to this ritual activity. Treatment
before slipping back underneath. The surface stills with only small
Aside from standard spa services like a masseuse, sauna, and
As the recording reaches its conclusion, the shuttle driver, Rory, ripples expanding from the spot.
body waxing, Converge’s Treatment facility includes a massive
ejects the CD, snaps it in half in his hand, and tosses one half out the > Sun: Human shadows dash between structures. They seem to be
unconnected to anything physical. sound bath and sensory deprivation chamber: a shallow pool
window. “How about we don’t tell anyone we heard that?” of hot spring water—heavily salted from natural deposits—lies
> Music: Your body feels possessed by someone else, uncontrollably
Pose the following to the Latchkey that seems like they’ll be dancing for a song’s duration. Onlookers think you’re just being beneath a geodesic dome. The interior is architected and sound-
most out of place: During the drive, you saw a figure in a long, quirky. dampened to a point where you can barely hear yourself speak.
cowled robe standing on the side of the road. The sight made you > Alone: A cloaked figure standing somewhere impossible, humming a Guests float effortlessly across the surface, losing themselves in
feel strangely at home... but no one else seemed to notice it. At all. song you loved as a child; it extends a beckoning hand. the cavernous space and mellow instrumentals.
Describe to the other Latchkeys what you saw and how it made > Garden/treatment: Someone meditating begins to float, just a foot Paint the Scene: How has some familiar spa service been
you feel. or two, for only a moment. transformed into something extra?
> Fire: Flames trickle out in two paths, forming a circle on the ground
QUESTIONS & OPPORTUNITIES around you and then retreating back to their source.
Conservatory
Question: Which person at Converge has been marked for There’s a perfectly cylindrical structure about two stories tall
> Walkway: A rattlesnake slithers away in distress. As it rattles its tail, down a sloping hill at the center of terraced gardens. The building
sacrifice? (Complexity: 6) its head is sliced from its body, seemingly by an invisible blade. With
Opportunity: Resolve the mystery by getting that person safely each rattle, it’s sliced into additional segments. itself is the conservatory, where Converge hosts musicians
out of the Harmony’s reach. The Harmony will be an ongoing > Nature: A large, wild gourd splits open, bursting with sheep’s wool and
pushing their craft to a transcendent level. Gramophone horns
Danger in the campaign. black ichor. It happens quickly—jerkily—like a time lapse nature video. are set into the walls of the structure, channeling sound from the
Question: When and where will the Harmony’s ritual take place? > Quiet: The sound of music can be heard coming from beneath studios inside to the surrounding space, where guests snack, nap,
(Complexity: 8) the ground. The soft moan of bass rhythm, muffled treble. Voices and meditate. An underground archive stores every recording
Opportunity: Resolve the mystery by confronting the Harmony singing? Screaming? made at Converge since its inception.
and putting a stop to their plans. The Harmony will cease being > Trees/wall: Five black birds perch above you. One chirps a Paint the Scene: Does the music being piped into this space
an ongoing Danger in the campaign. beautifully complex melody before the other four turn on it in a frenzy. make you feel inspired or uneasy? Why?
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LOCATIONS (continued) Tweeter Dee’s Hifi Dr. Cal Laguna, an experimental surgeon
Guest rooms A few feet past the property line, four walls of speakers are piled as high Silk-robe lifestyle whenever they’re off shift. Here, that’s all the
Converge embraces communal transparency, so a glass wall spans as a house, all facing toward each other, nestled within a complex web time. Hair to the hip, but worn in a thick bun. Usually barefoot, but
the rear of each guest room, seamless aside from a doorway in of cables. Beneath the wavy metal roof sits Tweeter Dee’s Hifi, an audio sandals nearby. Dr. Laguna’s experiments have directly injured
the middle. Beyond a small patio, there’s a panoramic view of the equipment shop famed for replicating the sound of being in the same hundreds, but every success has indirectly helped thousands.
rugged hills and swooping desert valleys surrounding the resort. space as the recorded artist. It’s scrappy and Bohemian in a way that Dream up a weird surgery—they’ve probably tried it.
Inside, modern furniture and soft lighting is placed at thoughtful Converge’s owners hate. The resort’s clientele are drawn here anyway. Quote: “Every day, I see the sickness of this society. It’s depressing.
Where else can they spend a thousand dollars on speaker cable hand- But my oath is to give it life.”
angles around a huge fireplace set in jutting sandstone. A curving
braided with Elvis’s hair? Paint the Scene: What newly arrived audio
incline and canvas curtain separate the main floor from a bedroom Gladys Grove, citrus heiress
product seems more like a mystical relic than electronic placebo?
space, lofted above. Latchkeys can investigate any number of rooms. Are “resort rats” a thing? She’s come here unsupervised since
Assign a guest to a room and then... SIDE CHARACTERS she was twelve in lieu of summer camp. Knows the rhythm of the
Paint the Scene: What makes it clear that [name of guest] is staying Tets Falconi, a pop star place by heart: shares tips, but not in a particularly affable way.
here? Frosted tips, rimless sunglasses, cargo shorts. Tets’s band Golden Standoffish, spoiled, young. Other kids at a party instinctively herd
Dining plaza Boom had two songs hit the Top 40 in the past year, but then they around her. Always ¾ of the way into a new weighty book.
Guests gather at a long table made of a single stone slab in an split up, citing artistic differences. Charismatic and self-destructive, Quote: “Is it a sin to live this well? Meh.”
open-air courtyard. Staff adjust a pair of narrow canvas awnings to Tets has been involved in reckless incidents with fans recently. He’s
shade the parallel rows of guests throughout the day. On one side, supposedly at Converge to straighten up. Tweeter Dee, shop owner
water rolls gently over a ten-foot wall; on the other, rescued cheetahs Quote: “You can be in the crowd or you can be on the pedestal, Boomer Deadhead. Tie-dye shirt and headband. Not much of a
nap and dash just past a low fence. Equally exotic, exquisitely plated babe. What’s in between? Security. And that’s for losers.” talker... until the conversation shifts to the shop’s stock.
dishes fill the dining hours with rich aromas (including specially Beste Tiryaki, a cellist Quote: “Yeah, yeah: Coltrane’s cool, but you throw like The Breeders’
curated vapor infusions) over the hum of conversation. Yo Yo Ma might get headlines for being the greatest living cellist, Cannonball on this thing? With that aluminum sandwich accuton
Paint the Scene: What food is being served, and why do you find it but the people who really know swear by Turkish marvel Beste shit that got blessed by Aleister Crowley himself? You’re not gonna
intimidating? Tiryaki. Stoic, serious, private. Layers of dark-charcoal wool be the same after that. Never gonna be the same.”
clothing, no jewelry. Removes her calluses with a small filet knife
“The center of the universe” CONVERGE STAFF
before playing. Avoids pop music like a plague.
“It’s like being on Mars.” A short, paved hike takes you to a circular
Quote: “We create and destroy in every action. Every note I play, The following are Converge staff members that may or may not
outcropping that Converge declares the center of the universe. The
scraped off a bow hair snipped from life.” be in the spotlight. Use them as needed.
rocks here are weird, like fossilized viscera dropped from the sky,
shaped by a giant toddler’s hands. Sound bounces in surprising Abigail Stratford, a streaming audio CEO
Halston, resort manager
ways: you can hear whispers from across the way as if they’re next Patagonia puffy vest. High and tight socialite ponytail. Kind of a
troll. Vows to launch a technology that stores audio digitally in air Has seen it all before. Seriously. Well-pressed blazer. Perfect
to you. Strips of polished quartz on the ground all lead to the center, hair. Perfect teeth.
particles, making all recorded music available anywhere in the
supposedly marking the world’s major leylines. Quote: “I do apologize. Converge is known—of course—for delivering
world. Right now, it’s effectively a buggy form of FM radio, but
Paint the Scene: A series of thin pillars—installed by the resort— at the highest possible levels, and at this moment, we've clearly fallen
investors and talent flock to Incus, Inc. to bring life to the promise.
softly play live audio from sacred sites and landmarks around the short.”
Quote: “To change the world, you can’t just be the best. You have to
world. What do you hear?
be the best for an audience of 6 billion.” Andie, housekeeper
Special Rule: The 12+ result on the Meddling Move is replaced with
the following: “On a 12+, you also find a TV and VCR on one of those Elio “Moon Father” Saturn, Rings of Heaven leader College student. Tries to stay out of things. Gets stoned on breaks.
old gray carts like the teacher used to roll into the classroom on Movie Founder of a religion that claims aliens walk among us, seeking Probably going to get fired.
Day.” The TV and VCR are fully operational in this Location, despite not exemplary humans to raise to a greater plane. Flowy clothing and a Quote: “Yeah, sooo ... Maybe talk to Halston about that one?”
very-guru goatee. Boasts mixed parentage of alien and Greek gods.
being plugged in. If the Latchkeys watch an Odyssey tape here, the
Top among his 83 Principles? “Transcend in dance.” Imagine Gene Sutton, spa staff
Harmony will complete the alignment and this mystery can no longer
Kelly without good footwork. He escaped an FBI raid to be here. Practically clairvoyant. Always knows how you’re feeling. Full
be resolved. Then, immediately unlock Layer Five of the campaign.
Quote: “You must dance more. Unlock your hips, unlock your potential. sleeve of floral tattoos.
The Shuttle With your Moon Father now.” Quote: “Feeling a little on edge? Take a breath. We’ve got this.
Behind deeply tinted windows, the resort’s shuttle has seats like Harper O, a Michelin star chef We’ve got you.”
the first-class section of an airplane. There’s a small bar displaying Hair clips, corset top, massively baggy jeans, Adidas with fat laces.
bottles of rare whisky with tumblers at the ready. An antique top hat Will taste literally anything. Harper has three restaurants, each with Rory, shuttle driver
holds cash tips. The shuttle always arrives within eight minutes of reservations booked for the next eight years. Diners claim to have seen Focused on the drive, but will always ask how you’re doing.
being summoned. whole new worlds when eating their dishes. O laughs off the suggestion. Killed a man once.
Paint the Scene: What insignificant landmark does the shuttle driver Quote: “Wanna know the secret? It’s not the ingredients; it’s the Quote: “They treatin’ you well up at the house? Some place,
always point out? presentation.” huh?”
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CLUES
A paring knife wrapped in horse hair.
A bread loaf scored with runes: ansuz, jera, and a shuffle icon.
NOTES
A music box featuring a ballerina sheep; loops the opening of
“Every Breath You Take.”
A wood carving of a hand, first two fingers and thumb touching
as if to hold something.
A sketch of an unpublished Where’s Waldo? scene: aliens at a
rave.
A journal. “Collar me. Don’t collar me.” Over and over again.
A vintage tupperware container filled with fruit blossoms, dated
1979.
A Polaroid photo of a desktop PC, blue and yellow aura.
A hunk of fluorite, always hot to the touch.
A primitive animal trap, primed.
A surgical scar stitched with prayer beads.
Half a blood orange, infused with actual blood.
Teeth marked with the tonic sol-fa (do, re, mi, etc.).
A reel-to-reel tape made of human intestine (if played: REM’s
“Shiny Happy People”).
A tuning fork, one prong snapped off, feels like needles in your
ears when struck.
A hotline number, a different nonsense word spoken over static
every thirty seconds.
Concentric circles on blueprint, stage blocking chalked in.
A crown of thorns, tarragon, and guitar strings.
A Sony Walkman; pop it open and there’s a (small) beating
heart inside.
A tattoo of a moon with three stars, lines extending from each
point.
REWARDS
A white robe and cowl; add it to Your Corner of the House.
A collection of crystals: rose quartz, clear quartz, lapis lazuli,
citrine, and carnelian; add it to Your Corner of the House.
A memento from the investigation; ask another Latchkey what it
is and then add it to Your Corner of the House.
A memento from the investigation; ask another Latchkey what it
is and then add it to Your Corner of the House.
A memento from the investigation; ask another Latchkey what it
is and then add it to Your Corner of the House.
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