The City’s Heartbeat

[Key]

Sunday, mid morning
Sacramento, California

The thrum of the city seems quiet, like the world is finally settling into place, the electrical storm that had popped up out of nowhere the previous day is already settling into memory, although the air of the city still seems charged with something. An anticipation perhaps.

For once things seemed to be going smoothly, or at least no new bodies had been found. There were still a few small things that triggered worry though, but nothing completely out of the ordinary.

The first being a pair of smashed glasses.

The second being a smashed cellphone.

And the third being a thin trail of blood.

Three things that normally wouldn’t turn anyones head, unless they were looking for them, or if they could see the faint magical aura on all three.

This is an open plot, please PM me if you want to get in on it.

[DaveJ]

For the first few seconds upon spotting them, Kite stared at the items at his feet with a seemingly disapproving gaze, as though they were an unwelcome interruption to his life. After looking abouthim, checking to see who was around, Kite took out his gloves from his inner coat pocket, put them on, and knelt down for a closer look.

Kite was, as usual now, dressed in his now-typical longcoat, pants and boots. The severe frown he now had on was the usual accessory to this ensemble, if not one he had intended to wear. Just a little earlier, Kite was feeling fairly good about himself – that the secure sanctum and resources he now had access to might become part of a ‘new normal.’ When he had left the building where his cabal was headquartered, he could have almost sworn that there was a certain skip to his step. Then he spotted this along his path…

“Something tells me it’s going to be one of those days…”

As sour as he felt though, Kite was grimly aware that someone else - someone missing his or her glasses and cell phone - was probably having a worse day than him…

Kite’s thoughts and action:

Kite gives the eyeglasses and phone an initial cursory examination (do the glasses belong to a man or a woman, btw?), and checks to see if he can determine where the blood trail leads. Kite will not walk out of sight though, at least not yet (the recent attack on Rosh still has him slightly paranoid…). Depending on what he sees in regard to the blood trail, he may follow it or scrutinize the magical aura on the items...

Kite’s Willworking Done At His Sanctum:

His protective effects went off without a hitch…

  

Date		Action		Roll		Result
2012-09-05 00:54:49		Kite rolls 6 to Casting Mental Shield (Gnosis + Mind + 2 (HS) -2(duration)) (10 Again)		8, 9, 1, 9, 7, 1		3 successes
2012-09-05 00:54:07		Kite rolls 9 to Casting Body Mastery (Gnosis + Life + 2 (HS)) - ambient mana of hallow used to prolong duration (10 Again)		4, 5, 7, 8, 7, 1, 4, 9, 10, 8		4 successes
2012-09-05 00:51:54		Kite rolls 9 to Casting Organic Resiliance (Gnosis + Life + 2 (HS)) - ambient mana of hallow used to prolong duration (10 Again)		10, 1, 8, 1, 10, 5, 6, 3, 8, 6, 3		4 successes

…however, he can’t see things worth a damn.

  

Date		Action		Roll		Result
2012-09-05 01:15:14		Kite rolls 6 to Casting 'Third Eye' (Gnosis + Mind + 2(HS)) -2 (second attempt)) (10 Again)		8, 2, 2, 6, 3, 3		1 success
2012-09-05 01:11:55		Kite rolls 5 to Casting 'Third Eye' and 'Pulse of the Living World' as one spell (Gnosis + Mind(lower) + 2(HS) -2(Combinedl)) (Sec. atmp) (10 Again)		3, 4, 7, 3, 4		failure
2012-09-05 01:09:07		Kite rolls 6 to Casting 'Third Eye' and 'Pulse of the Living World' as one spell (Gnosis + Mind(lower) + 2(HS) -2(Combined Spell)) (10 Again)		3, 9, 7, 6, 3, 4		1 success

[Weavebreaker]

Cast at Sanctum

  Eye of Truth(Supernal Vision Rote)

Date		Action		Roll		Result
2012-09-05 20:49:14		Weavebreaker rolls 10 to Supernal Vision (Wits+Occult+Prime) (10 Again)		5, 5, 1, 10, 8, 9, 7, 1, 8, 9, 6		5 successes

With another fun day dealing with admissions at Sac State, Ana decides it best to go for a walk to clear her head and get a bit more accustomed to her new home. There was a lot of rumors surrounding Sacramento, but she took it with a grain of salt. Still she is cautious, keeping her resonance to a minimal. She sees little merit in walking around like a blazing beacon for those who could discern such things.

Glancing across the street, looking at the the sights and sounds she catches something faint out of the corner of her eye on the path before her. The hairs on the back of her neck raise as she turns her attention to the two kneeling down on the walkway.

Magic...

Ana curses herself for not noticing it all sooner, as everything is a bit to close for comfort. It is almost second nature for her to look a bit deeper into the nature of the two before her. Better to err on the side of caution...

Perception 1 sux / Unveiling Resonance {Scrutiny (Nature) 2 sux}

  Perception

Date		Action		Roll		Result
2012-09-05 21:41:43		Weavebreaker rolls 7 to Preception (Wits+Composure+Supernal Vision Bonus) (10 Again)		4, 1, 5, 7, 5, 10, 4, 1		1 success

  Scrutiny

Date		Action		Roll		Result
2012-09-05 21:49:58		Weavebreaker rolls 7 to Unveiling Resonance Int+Occult+Supernal Vision Mod (10 Again)		5, 5, 2, 3, 10, 7, 6, 8		2 successes

Any Occultation?

[Key]

Still open to another 2-3 players, obviously new characters have precedence. Xander

Weavebreaker

You recognize the two before you as awakened

Kite

I need a [Wits+Investigation]. You get the feeling that you are being looked at intensely, but you do not know where from.

Rosetta

The glasses look smashed, almost like someone ran over them with a car, and the cell is one of the nokia indestructibles...or it was. You get the STRONG feeling that someone is checking you out, and you have a pretty good idea of the direction that the gaze is coming from.

There are obvious dark rubber marks on the road, as if someone had sped off some time in the past; but those are common enough.

[Vassagon]

Cast at Sanctum

  Omnivision, 2suxx

Date		Action		Roll		Result
2012-09-06 15:21:08		Toren rolls 5 to cast Omnivision [Gno+Space] (10 Again)		9, 5, 9, 3, 5		2 successes

  Seizing the Threads, fail

Date		Action		Roll		Result
2012-09-06 15:21:48		Toren rolls 7 to cast Dark Matter Rote [Sci+Matter] (10 Again)		2, 3, 2, 2, 1, 2, 3		failure

A bald man in a light jacket walks down the sidewalk looking intrigued. Since the increased threat of the Seers in the city he was trying to be extra careful on his journeys outside the Sanctum. He knew that he wasn't very attentive at times and so he thought he'd solve the problem by literally having eyes in the back of his head, or all around rather. The curved space had messed up his Sight however, fizzling the spell as he was getting used to the altered perspective but that was fine for the time being.

Because of his extra perception he didn't miss out on the gathering that was taking place on the streets of his fair city. He'd seen Kite at the last Consilium and Rosetta was the topic of much interest, having escaped from a kidnapping recently. He approached the two without hesitation. "Hey guys, what're you up to?" he says cheerfully, not aware of the items being inspected straightaway.

[Leo Lockheart]

OOC

  Cast at home

Date		Action		Roll		Result
2012-09-06 18:11:16		Leo Lockheart rolls 8 to Casting Transform Aura (10 Again)		10, 8, 9, 5, 5, 7, 4, 5, 2		3 successes
2012-09-06 16:24:05		Leo Lockheart rolls 7 to Casting Organic Resilience (10 Again)		5, 4, 10, 3, 2, 3, 8, 5		2 successes

  Looking busy

Date		Action		Roll		Result
2012-09-06 18:18:21		Leo Lockheart rolls 3 to Looking busy (10 Again)		4, 8, 1		1 success

  listening to the group

Date		Action		Roll		Result
2012-09-06 18:39:49		Leo Lockheart rolls 6 to Eavesdropping (10 Again)		6, 10, 9, 5, 7, 2, 1		2 successes

Leo slowly walked up the street towards the scene, his head down trying not to draw attention to himself. He senses the prescence of magic as he walks past the group, stopping a few paces away.

'Were they the local mages?' He thought to himself, 'And was that a trail of blood?'

He knew he should offer help but wasn't sure about the circumstances of the grouping or the blood. He pulls a cell phone out of his pocket and pretends to text someone, slowly pacing a short distance away, listening for anything pertenant.

None of your unseen senses actually go off at the mages, as all of the spells currently active have not been just cast. Also you do not have a mage sight up. However, you do get a bit of pull from the 3 objects.

[DaveJ]

Kite looked solemnly towards fellow cabal member. “Ever have the feeling that there was no point in getting out of bed in the morning?” Kite grimly looked over the broken materials on the ground, along with the blood trail. “Whoever these belonged to must hav…”

Suddenly, Kite shot up into a standing position, his cane firmly held in his right hand. With a glare that could curdle milk, Kite looked around himself again, seeking the source of… something. He held up a finger to the man who approached them – someone he recognized, even if he didn’t remember his name - before lightly tapping Rosetta on the shoulder.

“Um… did you sense…?” Kite never turned towards Rosetta even as he tensely asked the question, being so preoccupied towards finding the source of his paranoia.

Kite’s Investigation Roll…

…he might be an amateur, but he isn’t completely useless (1 success).

  

Date		Action		Roll		Result
2012-09-06 22:02:42		Kite rolls 2 to Investigation Roll (Wits + Investigation) (10 Again)		9, 7		1 success

[Vassagon]

Toren looks to Kite, and then to Rosetta as they shared swift words between them. Whatever was happening it seemed that discretion was apparent. Rosetta then runs off after directing Kite to something else. Toren, however, was gazing past them to the trail of blood on the ground. "Oh my," he whispered with some concern. He wanted to ask if Kite knew what was going on but didn't want to break the man's concentration. Instead he analysed the scene himself to find some answers for himself.

  Oh, a Clue! 2suxx

Date		Action		Roll		Result
2012-09-09 18:06:46		Toren rolls 2 to study the evidence before him [Wits+Inv] (10 Again)		9, 8		2 successes