Post by Triple 7 on Jul 28, 2019 11:37:11 GMT -8
CURRENT STORIES
The information below is considered in Character knowledge for the purpose of getting your Character's involved with the story. Anything that says it is rumored, believed, or a legend is to be taken only a little serious. In the World of Darkness things are never a certainty and some things should remain a mystery until they're discovered in Character. Unless you Character has Lupine Lore, for instance, they likely think that the threat of Werewolves on the outskirts of the city are false tales spread to cloister Kindred into the city, but maybe there is enough truth to them that they should be listened to. That is the general feeling I want for this section.
ECN's Public Metaplot: Seattle is a large city on the Western coast of Washington State, and it is currently a contested city. The Sabbat has been present in the city for quite some time and the Camarilla want it all to themselves. Incoming Kindred can use this to their advantage. The majority of characters will want power for themselves; the Camarilla is only holding a foothold in the city and there is plenty of room for advancement. With the Seneschal offering Prestation as payment, there is a potential that Domain is on the table, Titles, and permission to Sire a Childe is offered.
The surrounding political climate is well established and known among the Camarilla. The Sabbat are openly using Interstate 5 for smuggling operations and supply lines between Mexico and Canada; splintering off Interstate 5 to support their efforts on the West Coast. Between their efforts in California being stalled by the Anarchs and the Sabbat holding a controlling interest in Seattle; the Camarilla are desperate for any help they can grab. Thanks to Siegfried's stubborn independence up in Vancouver, the effort is placed on the Emerald Domain to keep the Sabbat off Interstate 5.
Nightmares have been plaguing the damned lately, visions of Gehenna swarm the immortals during the day. A mural of the impending doom has come to focus the worst fears of the Kindred inhabiting Seattle. Gehenna is coming. The Sabbat are remaining in Seattle for longer than a political foothold in the city should keep them and their interests are well beyond mortal aspirations at this point. There's something in the city they're searching for perhaps, something that holds their attention. With threats of Werewolves lurking just outside their borders; Seattle is surrounded on all sides by enemies at the gates. Cainites infiltrate the Camarilla for the purposes of ruling it from the inside out leaving no one safe in their wake. Rumors have circulated that the Archbishop is awake and worse yet, she's active. Guiding her Packs from a distance has caused many to question her motives, and further still; her interest in Seattle. Personal or political, E'll Faaba has chosen to remain in the Emerald Domain with the hopes of uncovering the secrets within. How long has she been pulling the strings within the Camarilla?
Seattle is fraught with peril, mystery, and adventure around every turn. There's something for everyone here. Politics and occult superstition fuel too many personalities who have only one thing on their mind, domination. For too long, supernatural legends have plagued the Pacific Northwest. Brought forth by the natives who have lived her since the dawn of civilization immigrated here, these legends transcend the mortal world. Legends start somewhere and the Supernaturals that have inhabited this region for just as long have caused a few of their own. Some legends don't stay dead, though. Some legends are beyond even what Vampires can contain. It is from these legends that the Pacific Northwest is the way that it is..
- Rogue Ghouls: Ongoing. The war has produced an abundance of abandoned ghouls that are now actively surviving on the streets fighting their withdrawals. Some have found each other and banded together to hunt down Kindred. They have already taken down one with the hopes of harvesting the blood, don't let them get the drop on others.
- Return of the Sabbat: Ongoing. Making a light appearance, the Black Hand has struck twice in recent nights. It started with an internal affair resulting in a bar brawl that brought two Cainites to Final Death and a third who escaped. The second encounter involved the blatant assassination of a Retainer by an old Pack known around Seattle's history for patrolling and running down the Camarilla. How far will they go and how long will the Camarilla let them regroup and grow before they launch a real strike against the Ivory Tower?
More recently they have taken and solidified a foothold in Georgetown, naming Boeing Field as their Domain and housing at least two Packs (Caine's Rejects and Midnight 30). With the introduction of influential moves to pit Sabbat against Cathayan agents, the Black Hand is looking for relief by way of a potential temporary alliance with the Ivory Tower. Tensions are high as the two factions try to figure out just how far trust goes within the Jyhad. All of this is happening with a Blood Hunt called on one of the Black Hand's most notorious mass embrace specialists, Papa Croc.
The Devereaux Twins: CLOSED. Lillian Devereaux has proven to be a Tradition breaker by not introducing herself to the Seneschal or Primogen. Adding insult to injury, there are rumors that she had a hand in her brother's Final Destruction. Clan Tremere is under the microscope with further rumors of her being an Infernalist. There's a Warden on her trail and a few free agents looking to make a name for themselves in the local Courts. Who'll get to the prize first and will they survive? | In a showdown that took Clan's Assamite and Tremere to the Sand Point Country Club, they managed to encounter a Demon that had been summoned by Nila Falcone and witness the Tremere antitribu escaping into a hell portal she opened by washing the walls with the blood of children. This left Devereaux behind for the Camarilla to exact their justice upon her, putting her to Final Death. The fires from the portal caught the building on fire and left half the team in Frenzy while the other half picked up the pieces and ran. The Masquerade was risked that night, causing the local Seattle Police Department to start looking closer into the occult murders left behind.. Nila Falcone is still at large.
- Great Leap Outward: Ongoing. Asian gangs within Seattle have started pushing their weight around both on the streets and within the business sector concerning night clubs, corporate expansion, and organized crime. They're making life difficult for both Kindred and Kine alike while solidifying their own presence in Seattle, WA. The Trinity night club in downtown has recently been handed over to a man named Hachiro, the Fu Syndicate CEO that has a violent streak. He recently revealed that he is more than what he appears. Two Kindred encountered him calling upon flames to provoke their Beast toward Rötschreck and calling them Kin-jin. What this means has yet to be determined. Cathayans have arrived, the False Harmony Court has made themselves known and wasted little time claiming the International District and setting their sights on downtown. Some wonder if they have always been here, hiding in plain sight..
- Anthony Lockhart's Demise: Current. As a prominent Primogen and Harpy, Anthony Lockhart had plenty of rivals and was no easy target for murder. Named Regent of Clan Tremere, he ruled the University of Washington from the very place he was murdered. The Edge of the Circle bookstore has now become a crime scene with the most likely suspect showing as one of his very own, Robert Corde! With vows of vengeance cast upon the real killer, his very Childe (Shelby Safir) is wrapped up in political turmoil with the threat of an extended Accounting hanging over her head.
In the aftermath; Safir is given to Mason Ross of Clan Toreador for the Accounting, Isaac Roberts leaves Seattle for Vancouver to avoid the threat of being next on the killer's list, Miguel Ángel Sanchez is given Oak Wood Arms in the interim and the killer uses it to sacrifice the blood dolls working there to Kupala. Through an investigation it is uncovered that the killer is an Infernal devoted to Kupala that uses Koldunic Sorcery to summon elements to his advantage. It is only through a confession that it is revealed Mason Ross is actually the Archbishop's Childe, Oskar Rozanski. Promoted to Seneschal, the city is rocked with yet another Seneschal that turned out to be traitor to the Sabbat. With a blood hunt called on Oskar Rozanski, the Camarilla looks to bring justice to Anthony Lockhart's demise and salvage their Courts. Moon Sugar: CLOSED. A new drug has hit the streets and it's causing an uproar to the local Kindred population. It's called Moon Sugar and it has all the hallmarks of Cocaine mixed with PCP, with the exception that it's causing some serious side effects including rotting skin, open sores, fungus growth, and hair loss. When addicts are on it, they have increased strength speed, and stamina. The drug is delivered in a tablet form, compressed into a sparkling silver crescent moon that is to be broken into a powder and snorted. | A few of the Courts finest ended up discovering the pharmaceutical manufacturer for Moon Sugar as none other than a subsidiary of Pentex known as Dendreon. In an effort to halt production, the team entered the facility and took down the guards that were forcing the manufacturers to work. While removing their evidence from the surveillance system of the facility, a separate team known as the Mawed Misfits made entry and assaulted the rest of the manufacturing side of the operation. The Kindred left wondering who the Mawed Misfits really are and questioning whether the streets of South Lake Union were under new protection..