WHiV Session 15: Impossible Tasks
General Summary
Aug. 23 - 24, 1996
As the coterie prepared for their trip to Kansas City to meet with Carna, some local issues needed to be addressed. Anthony met with Mona and other members of the Ministry to hear their side of the story about why they'd embraced Jan Sava's ghoul. Anthony explained the situation to Jan, and with a wildly persuasive argument he convinced the vampire to agree to having the Ministry owe him three major boons. So long as the Ministry kept the princes informed about any other embraces, the coterie managed to avoid a full-blown conflict between the Ministry and Banu Haqim.
Meanwhile Patrick and the others met with Maximilian Strauss to present their terms: clan Tremere would be allowed to build a chantry in Vegas, but on the condition that the Trinity would pick the chantry's leader. The elder vampire balked at the terms, offended at such a breach of clan sovereignty. Strauss returned to Los Angeles that night after leaving behind a business card, and perhaps coincidentally the city of Las Vegas was hit by a rare deluge of rainfall the following night.
To top things off, Angus Murray and his fellow necromancers nearly ripped a hole in the fabric of reality by opening a portal to the Deadlands. The site of the Vegas World Massacre proved to be prime real estate for experiments surrounding the afterlife, but Anthony placed a moratorium on any future experiments until some safety protocols could be established. Exhausted by another night of ruling the city, Anthony returned to his old haven to consult the Dracon for advice and play some Mario Kart with his ghoul.
The time finally came for the coterie to fly out to Kansas City, Patrick holding court in Vegas while everybody else left for the Show-Me state. They managed to make it into the city with a couple hours of nighttime to spare, arranging a meeting with the local prince to obtain feeding priviliges within his domain. The prince proved to be an affable good old boy, agreeing to let the coterie feed in his city after they underwent a quick hazing ritual. What followed was a grizzly feeding competition to see which member of the coterie could drain the blood from a pig the fastest. Cesca blanched at the challenge and Anthony struggled through it, but Norbert's years of feeding from rats and other critters left him the clear victor. Now the coterie waited for their meeting with Carna.
Character(s) interacted with
- Mona - leader of the Ministry in Vegas
- Faye - a member of the Ministry
- Jason - Jan Sava's former ghoul, embraced by Faye
- Jan Sava - Surprisingly open to Anthony's arguments
- Maximilian Strauss - Primogen of Los Angeles
- Angus Murray - a necromancer plotting a Family Reunion to bring all the vampiric necromancers under one big clan
- Cesca Stirling - co-prince of Vegas
- Sean - one of Cesca's ghouls, piloted the party over to Kansas City
- Ace Andrews - Prince of San Francisco, agreed to provide Patrick with any updates on the whereabouts of the Funny Guy serial killer
- The Butcher - an elderly-looking man and prince of Kansas City
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