Introduction:

The session will begin with the Coterie at the Sheriff’s Office where the Prince was about to ask the Coterie to help her with another task. Before the Prince continues, Douglas will just be arriving with information he learned while he was out and about.

She would like the Coterie to investigate a mysterious shipment that is arriving via Port Maxwell. They are worried about this shipment because even the Kindred with the most influence over the Port, haven’t been able to figure out what it is or who it is for. Someone has gone to great lengths to obscure it’s arrival into Crescent City, which means it can’t be anything good.

The Coterie will be able to rest for the rest of tonight, and will have tomorrow night to do any prep. But the shipment is arriving around the time the Coterie would be waking up the following night. So they will have to get up and head directly there if they hope to learn anything.

1. Prior to leaving the Sheriff’s Station:

1. Saoirse has the glove with Baron Omar’s vitae on it. If they use Blood Sorcery they can do the following:

• A Taste For Blood:
Possibly learn his Blood Potency, if he has committed Diablerie, and his generation (within one step).
• Warding:
They could create a specific ward against him, which might be able to work as a protective charm against his feral weapons. It would only be able to protect from 1 hit.

The Coterie will be able to head back to their Havens to take care of things like Healing and Hunting.

2. Gathering Information:

The Coterie will have very limited time to gather information via their Influences, contacts, etc. before the shipment arrives in Port Maxwell. They have 1 night of prep time and have to immediately go to the port the next night.
• Police Influence:

Quinton will learn that his Police Influences are locked up at the moment and will be unavailable for a couple of weeks. His people at the Station will inform him that the FBI began an investigation into the CCPD regarding corruption. His contacts are sure that the investigation was started because of the way the recent explosions and such were handled.The FBI has made a few arrests of Officers, Tech Support, and a couple of others, stating they had proof of their corruption. They were taken to the FBI Office downtown to be processed.

• High Society:

A couple of the most wealthy families have art and other such valuables arriving the same night as the mysterious shipment.

• Other Influences/Contacts:

The Coteries other sources of information won’t have any relevant info to share with them.

• Ghouls/Allies:

If they have Ghouls or Allies monitor the Port during the day, There won’t be too much to observe. They will note that a small group of official looking people arrived at the Port about 2 hours before the ship arrived.The Officials took the time to secure or clear the area of any bystanders, including the Ghouls/Allies, flashing the badges as their authority to chase them off but didn’t say who they were with. The Ghouls/Allies cant remember what the badges looked like. The They continued to watch them from another location.The ship arrived about 30 minutes prior to the Coterie checking in with them, and has been going through the docking and customs procedures.

3. Scouting the Port:

• The Coterie will be able to scout the Port to find the best locations to see what’s going on while unnoticed.
• They will be able to get the exact location that the ship will be docking, and the expected time of arrival.
• Asking too many questions about this shipment will lead to extra security being at the arrival of the shipment.

4. Arrival of the Shipment:

• There is a small S.I. presence waiting at the Port for the ship to finish the docking procedures and be able to unload its cargo. The boat itself appears to have a handful of Guards that can be seen from outside.
• The Mysterious shipment is being snuck in among a few other high price shipments, but the S.I. shipment is planned to be unloaded first.
• Shortly after the Coterie arrives, a caravan will pull into the Port and will line up to collect the shipment. There will be a cargo truck like a U-Haul van, but much more secure. Protecting it will be two black SUVs with black tinted windows and such things. There will also be two 4-door sedans/normal cars with similar tinting and such.
• The people from the cargo truck will be dressed in black coveralls and gloves. The people from the passenger seats of the regular cars got out and are in suits and are clearly Feds. The two in suits seem to be on lookout/patrol of the immediate area, while the two from the van oversee the cranes unloading the cargo, and the loading of it into their van. Jax will know a few things for his backstory and lore sheet.
• Assuming the Coterie doesn’t interfere or get caught, the caravan will depart and head to the FBI office in downtown and pull into the basement garage.

1. If the 2 Agents on patrol suspect anything, they will radio to the team in the SUV. Shortly after, the back doors will open briefly as a Drone fly out of each SUV and begins patrolling. The doors shut behind them.
2. Assuming the Coterie gets caught as they sneak closer, or somehow try to get involved, a few Agents from each of the SUV’s will pour out and arrest them or fight them off to defend the Convoy as it speeds off with lights and sirens.

Antagonists:

• Firstlight/NSA Field Agents x2
• Global Hawk Drones with X-Scopes x2
• Tactical Backpack Drones x2
• SAD Special Agents x2
• IAO-Tasked SEAL Team Members x12

Antagonist Equipment:

• Unmanned Loitering Swarm Munitions
• XScopes 3S/D
• White Phosphorous Grenades
• Dragons Breath Rounds
• Tanglefoot Bags

5. Possibly Following the Convoy:

• The Convoy will be on full alert during this drive, so whoever is driving the Coterie will have to make a Drive check.
• If detected, the Convoy will flip on their lights and sirens and accelerate to reach their destination. A Drone will fly out from the window of each of the SUV’s which will fly back to the Coterie to try to identify them. The Drones will be able to shoot the tires of the Coteries vehicles if needed. The Convoy will have backup arrive shortly after the chase begins.

Full Second Inquisition Escort:

• x2 SAD Special Agents
• x2 Global Hawk Drones with X-Scopes
• x2 Tactical Backpack Drones
• x2 FIRSTLIGHT (NSA) Field Agents
• x2 Nullifiers
• x2 SO13 Headhunters
• x2 Slayers
• x2 Lazarene Witch Hunters
• x8 ESOG Team XII Soldiers
• x12 IAO-Tasked SEAL Team Members

6. Report Back to Sheriff’s Station:

• The Sheriff and the Scourge will be present at the meeting unless the Scourge is busy covering the Coteries retreat.
• They will advise the Coterie that they will keep watching the situation and would like the Coterie to inform them if they learn anything new. Except the Coterie is not to try to access the FBI office directly.

Other Storylines Which Might Come Up:

1. Synthetic Blood:

Completion Date
July 17th 2022

Plot type

Mystery

Parent Plot

The Flames of Justice

Related Characters

• Hound Douglas Ravenwood
• Hound Jax Stocke
• Hound Saoirse
• Hound Tala
• Sheriff Quinton

Related Organizations

• Quinton's Bois

Related Locations

• Port Maxwell