Session 21: The Party Begins Report

General Summary

  1. Confronted Primogen Willow Cromwell • Learned the Primogen's Dark Secret that he is a Cleaver, feeding mainly from his Mortal Descendants. • Rex McCray embarrassed the Primogen by stopping him before he could go up the stairs to join the other Primogen, Prince, and Baron. Rex kept him waiting there for several minutes while he "Checked the List". The Primogen, Prince, and Baron could see this and were seen laughing among each other as they looked over at Primogen Cromwell. • Douglas embarrassed the Primogen by walking up to check on the Court, and proceeding to get a Messy Critical upon entering the Loft where the Court was hanging out. Douglas pulled all attention fro1 !he Prince and Baron away from Primogen Cromwell, who was completely ign red while Douglas was there.   2. Confronted Keeper of Elysium Valentine • Keeper Valentine lured the Saoirse into a soci I confrontation, by purposefully making a really lame joke, causing Saoirse to , all out the Keeper about her joke being dumb. • The Keeper expressed why she thought the p rty was lame and could have been so   much better. Criticized the Location, the pres and the use of the Circulatory System aka Hurm1   nee of Prostitutes being in poor taste, an Trafficking is disgusting. The   Keeper ended the fight claiming that Saoirse ails to understand Kindred Society, which is why she will never amount to anythi g, especially not Primogen. • Jax surprised the Keeper when he joined int defend his Coterie-mate, but ultimately the Keeper destroyed Saoirse in S cial Combat. Saoirse was forced to storm off on the edge of Frenzy. The rest oft e Coterie followed.   3. Entertained Praxis • Fancy Gifts Upon Arrival: Saoirse organized and provided expertly crafted gifts for the Prince and the Baron. The Baron receive a Sword and the Prince a unique Necklace. • Douglas Messy Crit to Entertain: Douglas walked up to check on the Court, and proceeded to get a Messy Critical upon entering the Loft where the Court was   hanging out. This drew the attention of the Court, leaving Primogen Cromwell totally ignored, and ensured that the Prince and Baron thoroughly enjoyed themselves. • Parting Gifts: Douglas handed out the Party Favors to all of the Guests as they left, rolling a 7 and 8 on his Social Roll for this giving a great impression when the Prince and Baron left.   4. Successfully Expanded Mortal Influences • Saoirse spent time mingling with the Mortals they had invited, ensuring that various groups were introduced to each other. This led to the Coterie increasing their sway among the Mortals. (Sarah can choose which benefit they receive for free, Resources, Contacts, Influences, etc.)   5. The Lady in Red Arrive • The Coterie noticed that the Prince was walking alongside Senator Maxwell, over towards the Lady in Red and Penny where they join in the conversation and appear to make introductions between the Prince and the Lady in Red. • Quinton notices the Lady in Red standing on the side of the Dance Floor talking with his Touchstone, Penny, and begins to panic. The Coterie prevents him from Frenzying, and then Jax, Douglas, and Tala follow him over as he goes to confront the Lady in Red. • The Coterie was introduced to Senator Maxwell and his Date, The Lady in Red who goes by Mrs. Smith. Upon shaking the Senator's hand, Quinton noticed a Kraken Tattoo on the Senator's wrist which sent Quinton into a Premonition. o See Attachment for Premonition Details • The Prince noticed Baron Omar talking one on one with Saoirse, so she excused herself to go prevent any issues by asking the Baron to dance. • Quinton successfully convinced Penny that he was one of Quinton's Descendants with a Deception roll of 8 Successes. • Quinton and the Coterie helped push the Senator into committing a large amount of financial support to Penny and her organizations right at that moment. • As the Lady in Red and the Senator made their way out, the Coterie split up to wrap up the evening.   6. Baron Omar and the Freedom Fighters Arrive • Baron Omar and the Freedom Fighters entered the Party minutes after Saoirse had stormed away from the Keeper and their confrontation. The Coterie joined her on the Dance Floor, but Saoirse was looking for a fight, so she gestured Baron Omar to join them.   • The rest of the Coterie left Saoirse to handle the Baron as they joined Quinton to go talk to the Lady in Red. • After minutes of the Baron and Saoirse talking, the Prince stepped in and asked the Baron to Dance, which he agreed to. They then hit the dance floor for some Ballroom Dancing. Their immense presence caused them to be the only one on the floor as everyone quietly watched. Upon completion, the Baron walked her off the floor, handing her over to Vincent Dane. The Prince and Vincent left the Party and the Baron went back to join the Freedom Fighters. • As the Prince and Baron were dancing, Saoirse signaled to the Butler to have the Mortals escorted off the roof to the lower levels. • Saoirse and the Baron talk once more for a while, with the Baron poking and prodding Saoirse trying to provoke her. Upon failing her Frenzy Roll, she turned to walk away but immediately turned back, activating a Blood Surge for Strength and her Potence power of Prowess, and threw a punch at Omar.       Important Information Learned During the Party: 1. Major Rumor about the Keeper: The Keeper was walking with Baron Omar talking when Echo saw them. He couldn't hear what they were saying but after about 15 minutes they stopped walking. She hugged him but he didn't hug her back. As she pulled away, she put a hand on his cheek and said something, then turned and walked away. 2. The Keeper dislikes Echo because he witnessed this event and sold the info to someone. 3. The Keeper hates that the Party was a success and would have much rather a Toreador of greater Status have organized and received credit for it. 4. Keeper dislikes Quinton1s Bois 5. Primogen Cromwell is a Cleaver 6. The Lady in Red exists and is in town, with powerful connections like one of California1s Senators. 7. The Lady in Red has some kind of affinity with Spiders. Ifs not that she herself has any kind of supernatural ability, rather that something has inflicted this affinity upon her. 8. The Senator and his Family are connected to the Kraken who is trying to be released. 9. The Circulatory System exists.   Rewards and Effects Caused by the Party: 1. The Coterie's Status is reinforced leaving it less susceptible to being lowered. 2. Primogen Cromwell's Status was lowered by 1 dot, going from 8 to 7. 3. They Officially owe Mama Boyles a Minor Boon for her services. 4. Quinton recovered 1 Humanity for putting his Touchstone in a risky position. 5. The Coterie gained a free Background to be determined by Sarah.       Quinton's Premonition: As the Senator reaches out a hand to shake with Quinton, the Senator's sleeve pulls up his forearm just enough to reveal a tattoo of a Kraken, it's body on the bottom of his wrist with his tentacles wrap around to encircle his wrist. Upon seeing this, quinton was thrown into a premonition.   The premonition begins with a voice whispering in Quinton's ear, as if someone were standing right behind him. The voice calls out stating "Quinton... Release The Kraken...." At the same time Quinton sees ephemeral strands that are wrapped around The Lady in Red. The strands extend out and away from her before dissipating and disappearing into the thin air.   Quinton notices that the ephemeral strands that come off of The Lady in Red in the direction of the Senator, seem to be repelled by him, like the same charged sides of a magnet.   At this time, quinton feels himself being pulled onto the ephemeral strands and dragged off with no sense of control. He quickly calls out to the Cobweb with the Lady in Red's face in mind, pleading for all of the information possible on her. Quinton is ther:, dragged off, flying across the city skyline.   Quinton finds himself floating above Port Maxwell sometime in the past. A man stands on a temporary stage and cuts a ribbon as part of the port's grand opening. Upon the man's lapel is a pin with the Maxwell Family Crest on it. The Crest is that of several Supernatural Sea Monsters. As Quinton is pulled back from the scene, he sees a sign of Port Maxwell which has a symbol of an Anchor with a KrakeR beneath it, reaching up to encircle it. The symbol that Port Maxwell still uses on all of its letterheads and business cards.   Quinton is then pulled off once more along some ephemeral strands, but the sensation of being pulled changes. He feels like there is some control this time as he is pulled from one ,, pot in the city to another in rapid succession. It's the same feeling as when other Malkavians on the Cobweb are guiding him to where he needs to be.   During this, Quinton sees lines of bright lights emitting from below the city streets. It's hard to tell if the lights are originating out of the center of the center from somewhere in Central City and reach out to the edges of the city, or if the origin is from outside the city.   Quinton begins to slow down as he is pulled up into the sky over the city. As he comes to a stop and is floating in the sky, he can see another figure who floats in the sky across town from him. It is too dark to make out details, but then the figure whispers to Quinton. Despite the distance, it sounds as if the figure is standing behind Quinton once again as he whispers "Release the Kraken.... Release.... Me "   Quinton then finds himself once more standing at the party, shaking the hand of the Senator.   Other Sensations From Premonition: • Kraken's have been known to represent the fear and mystery of the Oceans, and that the Ocean is often perceived as Chaos. • The idea that "In God's Hands, Chaos is Creation".       Important Things Learned But I Don't Remember How in the Vision: • The last name of "Von Hagen"