WHiV Session 14: Better to Lead or Serve?
General Summary
August 20, 1996
Another night, another round of problems for the Trinity to deal with. The coterie got word of another task from the Camarilla higher-ups: a Toreador singer named Victoria Ash had ghouled an up-and-coming actor named Johnny Depp in a masquerade-breaching scandal, and it'd be their job to break up the relationship when the couple visited Vegas next week. In the meantime Maximilian Strauss still wanted a response to his request for a chantry in Vegas, and a VHS tape obtained of the Funny Guy's serial killing proved that it was no laughing matter.
So the coterie spent the first part of the night plotting out the rest of the week, planning a trip to Kansas City to meet with a Tremere woman named Carna. Clan Tremere proved to be one of the group's biggest problems at the moment, but hopefully the meeting with Carna would kill two birds with one stone. They could agree to Strauss' request for a chantry, but also sow some division among the clan by demanding that the controversial Carna would lead the pyramid there. Cesca and Anthony would fly out over the weekend and return in time to deal with Victoria Ash's arrival, meanwhile Patrick would stay in town to maintain order.
As for the Funny Guy serial killer, Cesca would ask her mage contact to see if he knew anything about the killer's ominous ravings (something about a sad man needing blood to be happy). K and Norbert were present for all these discussions, K asking questions and grilling the Trinity with a hearty serving of suspicion. Meanwhile Norbert kept his head down and played with his rat Templeton, not wanting to do anything that would get him killed by his powerful friends.
After the meeting Patrick headed out to meet with his ghoul Paul Carter, offering him a job as a security advisor at the Vegas World Casino. It'd let Paul stay in town close to family, all he'd have to do was set up a meeting between Patrick and Julia Rothman. Anthony took some time to check up his own ghoul Joshua back at his haunted haven, but a ritual to contact the Dracon sadly went awry.
Finally the coterie took a meeting with Jan Sava, who complained about an abduction of one of his ghouls by the Ministry. Sure enough, a member of the Ministry had seduced and embraced the ghoul after seeing an opportunity to 'save' someone from their miserable existence. Anthony would have to deal with the problem quick, a tricky situation since it involved a conflict between an influential member of the Camarilla and one of the Trinity's most reliable bases of support.
Character(s) interacted with
- Cesca Stirling - a charming pillar of the Trinity
- Jan Sava - a Banu Haqim with a missing ghoul
- Mona - unofficial leader of the Ministry in Vegas
- Paul Carter - Patrick's FBI agent ghoul
- Joshua Wolf - Anthony's old ghoul/roommate
- Ezekiel Cartwright - A nagaraja and old friend of K's
Coterie Members
- Anthony Thomas Blackwood
- Norbert Jones
- Patrick Holt
- and a special guest appearance by Kate Li
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