Nox Populi
The Nox Populi Nightclub.
A Latin motto is inscribed over the doorway as one descends The Stairs. It reads in delicate silver lettering: "Per Ardua Ad Astra" ~ through struggle, to the Stars.
In the heart of downtown Sacramento there is a place of intrigue, excitement and entertainment. The modern flare of this venue is host to exclusive parties. The seduction of this establishment may take you away as you drink, dance and socialize. There are private services available upon request. The best DJ’s in town are in line to play a wide variety of music.
Some of you may dine…as long as you have your VIP pass.
A notice is affixed to the wall near the bottom of The Stairs and in the Elevator:
Eternal Court XXX
Welcome, Kindred of Sacramento.
Our lower Elysian Field features an new elevator, a large closet and the chambers of our Court Officials.
There is a small dancing area and discrete Feeding Rooms, should you require either. The bathrooms are upstairs, so please inform your Herd and/or Ghouls of its whereabouts. As a reminder, no weapons are allowed which also applies to most Disciplines (This does not apply to city Officials or Deputies) ~ an excepts the use of the useful Mask of Tranquility.
You are able to speak freely in the lower level without worry of any sort of breach. This is a place to socialize, meet and welcome new Kindred to our Domain. Remember, the Principles of the Elysian Fields apply at all Court functions whether Official Court or during times of normal Elysian Fields.
So it was another evening. Another Court. For some it will their first, for some it shall be their last.
The Court area is decorated with long black and purple silken drapes cascading from floor to ceiling. Draped in elegant bunches and gathered into valances across door frames and between supporting pillars.
Tonight the cloying scent of musk tickles the nose; the lighting is intentionally low.
A delicately painted pattern and illustrations of an ancient and strange Zodiac adorns the ceiling.
Beethoven's Symphony No.3 in E Flat Major, Op.55 Eroica plays in the background to accompany the Vampires and their Ghouls or servants as they arrive. It calls to the Kindred of the Domain: a summons and a demand for civility, as if the Court seeks to allay the fears unleashed at the last Court with its brutal conclusion.
Adorning the walls and carefully lit are truly large digital prints of NASA's renderings of the largest galactic entities and the very farthest reaches of Deep Space.
Court is open once more...
Welcome one and all, to the next Court. Anyone may attend, even those who have yet to formally exit the previous Court. Thank you and good luck