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Cast[]
- Steve Jinks
- Claudia Donovan
- Nikki Nola
- Paracelsus (mentioned)
- Claire Donovan (mentioned)
- Maurice Nola (mentioned)
A Gift Horse[]
- Jūbei Futaba (through Steve)
- Suniti Bhattacharya
- Nandita Bachchan
- Chikamatsu Monzaemon
- Yoshimura Date (mentioned)
Dropping Charges[]
- Kūyīng Ren (through Claudia)
- Clementina Fonseca
- Lena Poplavsky
- Warwick de Winter
- Galeazzo Palazzo
- Bennett Sutton
- Genghis Khan (mentioned)
- Mardocheo Palladino (mentioned)
- Napoleon Bonaparte (mentioned)
Story C[]
- Gianina van Ankeren (through Nikki)
- Doreen van Ankeren
- Alexis van Ankeren (mentioned)
- Warehouse 8 agents
Prologue: South Dakota, 2012[]
The agents are finishing up cleaning up after the mess Paracelsus had left behind. Claudia put up some of Paracelsus' belongings in the Escher Vault and Nikki received a package earlier in the day from her brother Maurice. Steve, whose turn it is to maintain artifacts throughout the Warehouse like Leena used to, is tasked with draining some of the energy from Theodosius of Bythinia's Sundial, so he invites the other two to hang with him while he works. While they do, the Sundial discharges a great deal of energy it had been supercharged with, transporting the three of them into separate bubbles of time in the Warehouse's past, without their unique preternatural abilities.
A Gift Horse: Steve/Jūbei, Japan, 1725[]
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Dropping Charges: Claudia/Kūyīng, Russia, 1813+[]
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Story C: Nikki/Gianina, Germany, TBA[]
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Artifacts and Gadgets[]
- Theodosius of Bithynia's Sundial: A "chronetic energy generator". Typically allows users to view into the past in some minor form. After being supercharged by other artifacts when Paracelsus created a fully-functioning time machine, it gained the one-time ability to transport people to pocket alternate timelines determined by the last object or artifact they came into contact with. Those transported live as a version of themselves in the past, but the time bubble in which they inhabit have no influence on the primary timeline, and thus any events that occur in these bubbles cannot change the course of history.
A Gift Horse[]
- Takao II's Comb: Induces circumstances of intense emotion involving the wearer.
- Sun Tzu's Reins: Riders using these reigns gain the ability to "steer" others toward what they believe is the best course of action. Very useful for those who already possess tactical and leadership skills, but have trouble getting others to follow along. Passed among various East Asian leaders and warriors over the centuries, being last used by Ieyasu Tokugawa before they were collected by Warehouse 10.
Dropping Charges[]
- Remati Shackle: Summons a shield to protect the Warehouse when it is in danger.
- Blast Furance of Gan Jiang and Mo Ye: Can melt and alter the form of artifacts without destroying them, at a cost.
- Marcus Aurelius Marius' Sword: Only damages that which the wielder has foresaken.
- King Virudhaka's Sand/Lens: Can redistribute or redirect one's karma to another.
- Claudia's Object: The object Claudia touched that transported her back to Warehouse 11.
Story C[]
- Wreck of the Heimweht: Manipulates water to capture and drown the family of the ship's crew.
- Nikki's Object: The object Nikki touched that transported her back to Warehouse 8.