(SK) Gathering At Reverence

[Swift]

Dr. Swift listens to the tale with avid interest. At the end he raises a hand -- not like in school, but about even with his face and one finger extended more than the others, more like a member of a dissertation panel -- and asks a question. "One moment, you said that your information indicated metal stakes, not wooden ones. Is the recovered Elder impaled upon a metal stake?" He gestures to the coffin, "I presume the Kindred in question is present with us and still under the Eclipse. And this other Kindred, the attractive one with the motorbike, she's still at large?"

[Aileen McFarlane]

Aοleen stood stock-still while Callum related the events surrounding their acquisition of the corpse. he had been correct to the detail, so she had nothing to add that seemed worthwhile. If only to prevent the others from being surprised by the corpse's aspect, she added in a whisper.

"To be accurate, the elder torso is protected by a black metal Cuirass breastplate. There is a large puncture hole in the breastplate close to the heart. Whatever penetrated the armour also managed to penetrate through the protective shell of the rib cage."

Probably a bolt from some crossbow, she thought, but she had nothing to show for it. The young Mekhet fell back in silence.

[Daniella Sage]

Daniella listens to the story, intrigued by what she hears, "Miss McFarlane, have you had a chance to use our family gift on any part of the torso? If so, what information were your able to acquire? Also, do we know where the crate was shipped from?"

[Chris Wooding]

Chris stands frozen between the other Kindred, looking at the coffin. The only move he makes is closing his eyes once for several seconds, then he opens them. If possible staring even more intense to the coffin. What other couldn't see was the power and blood running through his veins. Well, some of them.

Since it seems team Mekhet has the Auspex parts covered, or soon will have, the Hierophant looks for any other possibly suspicious signs.

   Rolls

Date		Action		Roll		Result
2013-02-01 10:38:29		Chris rolls 7 to Int + Occult to Scrutinize the coffin (identity-composition-identification) (10 Again)		9, 10, 7, 5, 4, 3, 5, 2		2 successes
2013-02-01 10:27:19		Chris rolls 10 to Int + Occult + Auspex to activate arcane sight (10 Again)		10, 3, 3, 3, 4, 2, 7, 4, 1, 1, 9		2 successes

[Aileen McFarlane]

When asked if she had used Auspex on the pieces, Aοleen vehemently shook her head, strands of hair whipping her cheeks in the process, but didn't say a word. Let them believe what they will, she wasn't yet ready to open her senses so much to the world.

[Martha Villiers]

Martha listened attentively and took the chance to say by way of replying to Callum; "Very possibly, sir...but I would not wish to close any avenue of investigation! Academic professionals and all may contribute! I also wish to thank you, sir, for your excellent summary of events!" with a grateful and sincere nod to Callum McCann

As the buzz of chatter and queries begins to fly, Martha nods and responds to Teo's query with practical action and carefully lifted the coffin lid so all could see the desiccated and armour clad skeletal contents.

[West]

The coffin appears perfectly mundane to Chris Wooding 's Arcane Sight.