The Harpy's Whispers

[Martha Villiers]

Martha has posted the following note in the Avalon and other Elysian Fields and excitedly mentioned this to those more intimately connected to the Ember...


Be It Known To All and Singular,

June, 2013.

I am confident that all shall warmly welcome the return to this Domain of Madam Liberettist Alice Brown of the Noble Invictus, former Harpy of this Domain, former local Whip of Clan Daeva.


Miss Martha Villiers Bt, MA (Oxon)

Herald of the Metropolitan Domain of Sacramento,
Acting-Seneschal of the Metropolitan Domain of Sacramento,
Mistress Keeper of the Elysian Fields of the Metropolitan Domain of Sacramento.

[Martha Villiers]

Proclamation made by the Herald of His Grace, Alder Clarke Duke of Sacramento, Prince of this Metropolitan Domain


Be It Known To All and Singular,

That, by the Grace of Asa Clarke, Alder Viscount of the Invictus, Master of the Metropolitan Domain of Sacramento, on this day that Miss Alice Brown, of Clan Daeva, is hereby appointed to be Bailiff, Deputy Keeper, of the Elysian Fields of the Metropolitan Domain of Sacramento.

With this Office, the Bailiff acts as a Deputy to the Master and Keeper of Elysian Fields of the Metropolitan Domain of Sacramento.

The Terms of Office

The duly appointed holder of the Office of Bailiff shall be in Office until Destroyed or Relieved of the Office at the Gift of the Alder Prince, The Herald, the Seneschal or duly appointed Deputy thereof the aforementioned Officers.

The Bailiff shall be appointed only by the Alder Prince, the Herald or the Keeper of the Elysian Fields of the Metropolitan Domain of Sacramento

The Bailiff is required to attend each Court

The Bailiff is required to Patrol the Elysian Fields and discharge their Duties of Office with diligence and care.

The Bailiff is, at the request of an Acknowledged member of the Domain, to make necessary arrangements to make a room, or rooms, available for the use as per the request.

The Bailiff shall contribute to the making of arrangements for any Court Affair as required.

The Bailiff will respond with swift diligence to any reasonable request for assistance raised by the Reeve, a Deputy of the Reeve, or other Duly Appointed senior Officer of Court to defend the Elysian Fields, the Alder Prince, Courtiers and bring any malefactor to Justice or Control.

The Bailiff shall be expected to co-ordinate and co-operate with the Reeve, the Herald and Deputies to ensure the preservation of the security of the Elysian Fields.

The Bailiff shall make reports to the Herald and Reeve upon Kindred as they arrive within the Domain

The Bailiff shall be expected to raise the alarm, with as little delay as practically possible, regarding any clear and present danger to the Elysian Field or Domain to which they become cognizant.

Powers and Perquisites of Office

The Bailiff is entitled to wear and carry weapons within the curtelage of each Elysian Field.

The Bailiff is entitled to make full use of the Powers of the Blood in the execution and completion of their Duties

The Bailiff shall be permitted to exercise physical force proportionate to that required to bring control to a situation; to Defend the Alder Prince or His Officers of Court and to Defend the Sanctity of Elysia.

The Bailiff can be expected to receive Aid from the Reeve or a Deputy Reeve in the event of an emergency.

Terms of Address

At the discretion of Miss Brown, the Bailiff shall be addressed as Bailiff, or Deputy Keeper or Warden.


Miss Martha Villiers Bt, MA (Oxon)

Herald of the Metropolitan Domain of Sacramento,
Acting-Seneschal of the Metropolitan Domain of Sacramento,
Mistress Keeper of the Elysian Fields of the Metropolitan Domain of Sacramento.

[Martha Villiers]

Proclamation made by the Herald of His Grace, Alder Clarke Duke of Sacramento, Prince of this Metropolitan Domain


Be It Known To All and Singular,

That, by the Grace of Asa Clarke, Alder Viscount of the Invictus, Master of the Metropolitan Domain of Sacramento, on this day that Madame Daniella Sage, of Clan Mekhet, is hereby appointed to be Keeper of the Elysian Fields of the Metropolitan Domain of Sacramento.


The Terms of Office

The duly appointed holder of the Office of Keeper shall be in Office until Destroyed or Relieved of the Office at the Gift of the Alder Prince, The Herald, the Seneschal or duly appointed Deputy thereof the aforementioned Officers.

The Keeper shall be appointed only by the Alder Prince or the Herald of the Metropolitan Domain of Sacramento.

The Keeper is required to attend each Court.

The Keeper is required to Patrol the Elysian Fields and discharge their Duties of Office with diligence and care.

The Keeper is, at the request of an Acknowledged member of the Domain, to make necessary arrangements to make a room, or rooms, available for the use as per the request.

The Keeper shall contribute to the making of arrangements for any Court Affair as required.

The Keeper will respond with swift diligence to any reasonable request for assistance raised by the Reeve, a Deputy of the Reeve, or other Duly Appointed senior Officer of Court to defend the Elysian Fields, the Alder Prince, Courtiers and bring any malefactor to Justice or Control.

The Keeper shall be expected to co-ordinate and co-operate with the Reeve, the Herald and Deputies to ensure the preservation of the security of the Elysian Fields.

The Keeper shall make reports to the Herald and Reeve upon Kindred as they arrive within the Domain

The Keeper shall be expected to raise the alarm, with as little delay as practically possible, regarding any clear and present danger to the Elysian Field or Domain to which they become cognizant.

Powers and Perquisites of Office

The Keeper is entitled to wear and carry weapons within the curtelage of each Elysian Field.

The Keeper is entitled to make full use of the Powers of the Blood in the execution and completion of their Duties

The Keeper shall be permitted to exercise physical force proportionate to that required to bring control to a situation; to Defend the Alder Prince or His Officers of Court and to Defend the Sanctity of Elysia.

The Keeper can be expected to receive Aid from the Reeve or a Deputy Reeve in the event of an emergency.

Terms of Address

At the discretion of Madame Sage, she shall be addressed as Madame Keeper.


Miss Martha Villiers Bt, MA (Oxon)

Herald of the Metropolitan Domain of Sacramento,
Seneschal of the Metropolitan Domain of Sacramento.

[Velma]

DISCLAIMER: This is strictly out of character information – just take this as a what’s going on in the Requiem venue.

The Danse:

[CROCODILE TEARS] The saga to recover Jennifer’s Body continues, Order of the Thorned Wreath Sir Baldwyn escapes the grip of rotshreck and strikes a deal with South Sacramento Hound (Dog). In the process he captures Flannels but not before Dame Saito is torpored after Flannels managing to pull the trigger of his shotgun at pointblank range underneath her chin. The efforts to stop the designer drug Krokodil continue.

[SKELETON KEYS] In a long abandoned warehouse David Raegan and Emma French continue their search for Aileen McFarlane, combat ensues between the female Mekhet and a mysterious sword wielding woman who apparently had summoned her to the barrens.

[THE HUNGRY DARK] In Raley Field, Daniella Sage, Allison Black and Edwin Bridges search for a creature that mangled several kine and seemed to be intent on eluding them… for now.

[SACRAMENTO NOIR] Peter Baldwyn, Velma Star and Aileen McFarlane gather together to dismantle an operation intent on subverting and controlling the socio economic assets of Sacramento. The cobweb of interests and associations is large and far reaching, will they succeed?

[MEKHET MEETING] The meeting of the Shadows came to a conclusion with the election of a new Priscus. Daniel Whitfield and Daniella Sage ran for the place with the former winning by majority of votes. First point addressed by the new Priscus was to maintain the ban on teaching Auspex outside the clan.

[DAEVA MEETING] A Pool party in a luxurious villa served as the background for the Succubus and Incubus’ clan meeting. Fun is had, kindred meet and greet but not before the Priscus addresses the need for them to maintain their discipline of Majesty their own.

[ORDO DRACUL SPRING FORUM] Adept DraMorris offers those in the Sacramento Chapterhouse to swear an oath and become Oathsworn members of the Ordo Dracul.

[THORNED TEN] Regent Refill assembles a team to help him take care of some “business” in the Regency of Florin… a team of ambitious kindred appears but without knowing what expects them. Are they willing to pay the cost for tenancy in Florin?

Eternal Court XXX:
Roderick Pearson threatened Edwin Bridges, the Sotoha seemed to be in no control of his beast. He was later approached by His Grace who questioned him about his words on Reeve Connery’s judgment. Eventually Korvin Angustry got slain by Prince Asa Clarke with a single swipe from his claws after laughing about how the Kindred sovereign of Sacramento was handling the matter. Apparently there were kindred who mistook His Grace’s courtesy for weakness.

Next month:
Official court August 14th - His Grace, the Duke of Sacramento, wishes it known that he shall host a Court at the Ballo Della Notte Elysian Field on the evening of August 17, 2014 commencing at 22:00 hours.
The Court shall be themed around the motif of duality with specific reference to the mythology of superheroes and villains.
Appropriate costumes will be welcome, but not mandatory.


The Cacophony:
Domain Status - August Galloway: 1 -> 2
Domain Status - Jennifer Hazelton: 1 -> 2
Domain Status - Peter Baldwyn: 1 -> 2
Domain Status - Velma Star: 2 -> 3
Proclamation - Daniella Sage: Keeper
Proclamation - Daniella Sage: Priscus of clan Mekhet
Proclamation - Velma Star: Harpy

Welcome to the domain:
Allison Black
Ashley Cohen
Derek Rayner
Juan Carlos
Notaku
Penelope Rebane
Ruby Adler
Sinead Lovekin
Tracy Burns


See ya next month,

Harpy Star*

[Velma]

DISCLAIMER: This is strictly out of character information – just take this as a what’s going on in the Requiem venue.

The Danse:

[SKELETON KEYS] Despite their best efforts to save the quietest Mekhet, Deputy Emma French and Ordo Dracul’s Scribe of Equilibrium David Regan arrived only to see Aileen McFarlane’s headless body turn into ash. The perpetrator is still at large, her whereabouts unknown… reconvening at the Cedar fields they mourn our loss.

[THE HUNGRY DARK] After searching for the mysterious creature in the baseball field Daniella Sage, Allison Black and Edwin Bridges follow through a stairwell to be ambushed. Former Harpy Allison Black manages to overpower the creature’s mighty grip with an application of good old Daeva Vigor. Will they defeat the creature?

[HAUNTED HOUSE] Former Deputy Tracy Burns, Ordo Dracul Supplicant Penelope Rebane, Notaku the Indian Crone and Carthian Movement Mattimeo Campbell happened by the Zebra. Pool was played as a discussion about haunted houses ensued in a nearby table…

[CROCODILE TEARS] After Order of the Thorned Wreath Sir Baldwin managing to take Flannels down and rescue Madame Hazelton and Order of the Thorned Wreath Yuki Saito it is time to prep the insurgent and take him to the Flower Shop… Lady Au Pair Sage shall be there to have him answer the questions he doesn’t want to.

[INVISIBLE HANDS] Wood breaks. Breaking glass. Thudding. A cry. Pause. A window breaks and scintillating glass shivers into the night. A body plummets to the hard concrete with a wet thump. What will Madame Yui and Sanctified Thomas Galilei do?

[THORNED TEN] Edwin Bridges, Juan Carlos and Mattimeo Campbell join together to understand a sudden increase in homeless deaths. After the Regent of Florin explaining them their mission they start by searching near the Ablution Manor… the place where one of the killings happened.

[NIGHT LIGHTNING] Papa's Joint. Bar/Restaurant/Club. Our motto: 'If you remember the night before, you could've done better!'
It’s Friday night at Papa’s Joint, Konrad Roth, Richard Black and now Hierophant Chris Wooding find themselves there to enjoy, maybe a snack? Together? Or maybe something else is about to happen!

[SACRAMENTO NOIR] After meeting to discuss the details and strategy to fight this new socio economical threat, Lancea et Sanctum Josephine Sterling, First Estate Velma Star and Order of the Thorned Wreath Peter Baldwin pull their resources to know more about the threat. They reconvene again, this time a new partner might join them…

[FOREVER KISS] Invictus Harold Thorn and Carthian Movement Ashley Cohen investigate a potential masquerade breach under the sign of lips and a pair of fangs. They find a poacher in a basement club and Harold proceeds to stir the crowd to try to get him, confusion ensues.

[Nosferatu Night] The Haunts gather in Priscus Hazelton’s shop for an informal meet and greet of the family. Peter Baldwin is nominated Whip of the Haunts and the bane to teach the family’s discipline to outsiders is remembered.

Official Court:
The members in good standing of the Sacramento Domain made themselves appear in the Ballo Della Notte to enjoy the Prince’s hospitality and show their respect to his rule. This court’s theme being Super Heroes and Super Villains, duality… many fancy costumes and dazzling lights for the night. The corpses of Sacramento continue to Danse.

Next month:
The members of the First Estate gather for an official meeting.

The Cacophony
Clan Status – Allison Black: 1 -> 2
Clan Status – Juan Carlos: 0 -> 1
Clan Status – Gunnar Haroldson: 0 -> 1
Clan Status – Yekaterinar: 0 -> 1
Clan Status – Velma Star: 1 -> 3
Clan Status – Penelope Rebane: 0 -> 1
Clan Status – Sinead Lovekin: 0 -> 1
Clan Status – Peter Baldwin: 1 -> 2
Clan Status – Jennifer Hazelton: 1 -> 3
Proclamation – Peter Baldwin: Whip of clan Nosferatu

Welcome to the domain:
Lawrence Fisk
Konrad Roth
Joshua Brenner
Thomas Galilei
Jay Montgomery
Derrick Stone
Max Heinz
Richard Black
Vivian York

[Velma]

DISCLAIMER: This is strictly out of character information – just take this as a what’s going on in the Requiem venue.

The Danse:

[SKELETON KEYS] After the quiet Mekhet’s demise Deputy Emma French, David Regan reconvene with Reeve Dillon Connery and the Seneschal Martha Villiers to mourn their loss and then hopefully continue on the hunt for Aileen’s assassin.

[THE HUNGRY DARK] Continuing their search for the mysterious creature in the baseball field Daniella Sage, Allison Black and Edwin Bridges follow through a stairwell to be ambushed. Despite the creature’s best effort’s Daniella Sage and Allison Black dispense punishment in the creature with a concerted effort.

[HAUNTED HOUSE] Former Deputy Tracy Burns, Ordo Dracul Supplicant Penelope Rebane, Notaku the Indian Crone and Carthian Movement Mattimeo Campbell follow a group of youths as they go on in their SUV to participate on a treasure hunt, they seemed intent on finding something, a strange circle of stones and a house, lost in the middle of nowhere…

[CROCODILE TEARS] After catching Flannel’s and interrogating him, Peter Baldwin, Daniella Sage, Jennifer Hazelton and Yuki Saito drive to the Ridge Motel in the barrens to continue their search for those responsible for the Krokodil and it's production and distribution.

[INVISIBLE HANDS] Rina Yui, Thomas Galilei, David Regan and Michael Redfill investigate a murder that happened a couple nights past, a man that found his death after falling from an upper storey window… what else will the kindred investigators find out?

[THORNED TEN] Edwin Bridges, Juan Carlos and Mattimeo Campbell continue to search for the reason behind the sudden increase in homeless deaths. After the Regent of Florin explaining them their mission they start by searching near the Ablution Manor… the place where one of the killings happened.

[NIGHT LIGHTNING] Chris Wooding, Konrad Roth and Richard Black continue to try to understand where this claim on immortality one Tom can lead them. They go to the university to meet with his professor…

[SACRAMENTO NOIR] Max Heinz, Velma Star, Josephine Sterling and Peter Baldwin continue their incursion in the Mansion in the Mater fields, after some bizarre discoveries they struggle to incapacitate the guards but help seems to be on it's way...

[FOREVER KISS] Harold Thorne continues his search for the poacher, it takes him to a new night club with the same markings as before… that is until he bumps into Michael Travis, a kindred looking out for himself in the Communal Hunting grounds.

[GOLDEN BOUGHT] Josephine Sterling, Thomas Galilei and Asa Clarke meet with deputy O’ Connel about a vandalism scene, one where gallons of blood seemed to have been spilled as well as a copious amount of ashes seemed to have been found…

Official Court:
The members in good standing of the Sacramento Domain made themselves appear in the Ballo Della Notte to enjoy the Prince’s hospitality and show their respect to his rule. The court seemed to be going with just the usual social bickering until the Prince of the Domain declared Gunnar Haroldson to be blood hunted. After an onslaught of strikes against the Daeva he capitulated, to which followed a decapitation by the Regent of the Necropolis, Arnold Culler.

Next month:
Halloween, the corpses of Sacramento join in one of two available venues to celebrate the Halloween and clan Ventrue assemble to select a new Priscus, stay tuned for more details!

The Cacophony:
Domain Status – Allison Black: 1 -> 2
Domain Status – Max Heinz: 1 -> 2
Domain Status – Michael Redfill: 1 -> 2
Proclamation – Allison Black: Whip of clan Daeva

Welcome to the domain:
Cameron Levine
Michael Travis
Scylla
Zach Griffiths

[Brownlee]

A short lapse, but we thought we'd get this going again. Happy New Year from Team Crimson!

DISCLAIMER: This is strictly out of character information – just take this as what’s going on in the Requiem venue.

The Danse Macabre:

[SKELETON KEYS]
In Needful Action, Peter Baldwin, David Regan, Tracy Burns, Hildegarde, and Dog continue on the hunt for Aileen’s McFarlene's assassin through the swamps of Yolo Bypass to a tent city where they find a concrete bunker and the group splits up. In Few Return, Hildegarde, who has chosen to remain behind and investigate the camp, flees from a pair of drones after a botched stealth attempt. Meanwhile, Peter Baldwin, David Regan, Tracy Burns, and Dog discover Regent Roxie Hart imprisoned in solid concrete inside the bunker, in Quest for the Kogaion. Roxie claimed that Regent Erika Brady and her "Hive" were responsible for the attack, a Hive that, at last mention, is alert to the presence of outsiders.

[THE HUNGRY DARK]
In Root Root for the Home Team, Daniella Sage, Edwin Bridges, and Allison Black watched in victory as the defeated monster sank into the earth. (Congratulations to Matamune for bringing his six-month plot to completion. Be sure to check out his Epilogue.)

[CROCODILE TEARS]
After a little reconnaissance, Peter Baldwin, Jennifer Hazelton, and Daniella Sage must flee a diner from an angry mob when Daniella is falsely accused of a grave crime in Watchers in the Night.

[INVISIBLE HANDS]
In Crime Scene Investigators, Rina Yui, Thomas Galilei, David Regan and Michael Redfill returned to the scene of a double homicide only to find one of the victims returning home, post mortem. They search the apartment to find a hidden cache of artifacts, before questioning Ezekiel about his connections to a known Egyptian cult.

[THORNED TEN]
Edwin Bridges, Juan Carlos, and Mattimeo Campbell interviewed human cultists, in Kids and Games, about "the old crone and the spear" and "dragon artefacts," learning how to become "Night Lords."

[NIGHT LIGHTNING]
Chris Wooding, Konrad Roth, and Richard Black posed as charity workers to gain entry to the Saunders Estate in Unwelcome Guests to investigate a "family curse."

[SACRAMENTO NOIR]
As Femme Fatale ended, Michael Travis, Chris Wooding, and Vivian York had followed up with Nefertiri Khan and managed to lure her out of hiding to a meeting at the Crone Temple. Meanwhile, as Spoils of War ended, Max Heinz, Josephine Sterling and Peter Baldwin finished following up on the Mather Property as well as a guarded storage facility, cleaning out its precious items and learning that Nefertiri Khan, despite her age, was not Kindred. Now, in Council at the Nox, both groups converge, along with newcomers Angel Ducard and Nolan Rhoads, to exchange information and form a plan.

[FOREVER KISS]
In A Long Kiss Goodnight, Ashley Cohen, Harold Thorne, and Michael Travis meet in the back of a limousine to discuss a plan of action against a group of Kindred poachers who have convinced their Herd that their feeding is a form of drug, even to the point of charging them.

[4 LEGS GOOD, 2 LEGS BAD]
In the wake of a bloody ambush by a group of hunters at the Sacramento Zoo, Bobcat, Rina Yui, Blake Flint, and Richard Black negotiate with the lead Hunter to cover up a Masquerade violation: Rina caught feeding on tape while frenzied. Bobcat offered himself, torpored, in exchange for the tape and the location of another captive Kindred. Now, Bobcat awaits interrogation in an unknown storage shed, while Richard, Rina, and Blake retrieve the video and the captive from what might be another trap. Read about it in In Vitae Veritas and Another Trophy for the Wall

[RELIQUARY]
In Frankincense and Blood, Nolan Rhoads, Fionn McAlister, and Ajax Smith come across an unsecured warehouse in the Barrens where a dead body hangs in painful display.

[FRESH BLOOD]
In Blood on the Road, Bobcat and Alessandra were the first on site to a car accident. On closer inspection, they discovered the car and its occupants to be bullet-riddled and transporting boxes full of potent blood.

Other happenings in the Domain:
Open House: Ashley Cohen holds a Carthian Open House on a yacht.
Winter Solstice: Chris Wooding hosts a celebration of the Winter Solstice.
The Man in the Box: Michael Travis wakes from torpor in a Plexiglas container.
Elysian Field: Edwin Bridges and Hildegarde Bingen chat it up in the Elysian Field.
A Murder of Harpies: Allison Black hosts the first-ever meeting of Clan Whips.
Parliament of Prisci: Clan Prisci gathered to discuss new privileges and responsibilities of the office.
An Evening at the Shady Lady: Vivian York, Angel Ducard, Cameron Levine, Nolan Rhoads, and Daniella Sage get better acquainted at a local Communal Saloon.
Hog Hunting: Emma French leads a Gangrel-family hunt.
Dinner Date?: Juan Cordoba and Josephine Sterling get mugged while hunting together, as a torpid Thomas Galilei slumbers in the basement of the Moore House.

The Cacophony:
Proclamations
Chris Wooding: Reeve of Sacramento

Domain Status
Chris Wooding: 2 -> 3 (14DEC14)
Chris Wooding: 1 -> 2 (03DEC14)

Mekhet Status (03DEC14)
Erika Brady: 3 -> 3
Daniella Sage: 2 -> 3
Chris Wooding: 1 -> 2
Max Heinz: 0 -> 1
David Regan: 0 -> 1
Rina Yui: 0 -> 1
Michael Travis: 0 -> 0

Nosferatu Status (29DEC14)
Jennifer Hazelton: 3 -> 3
Peter Baldwin: 2 -> 3
Julian Durand: 1 -> 1
Angel Ducard: 1 -> 1
Nolan Rhoads: 1 -> 1
Dirge: 1 -> 1

Ordo Dracul Status (29DEC14)
Max Heinz: 4 -> 3
David Regan: 2 -> 3
Michael Redfill: 2 -> 2
Hildegard Bingen: 1 -> 2
Dog: 1 -> 2
Brandy Coehn: 1 -> 1

Welcome to the Domain:
December
Lee Yoon-ji
Julian Durand
Fionn McAlister

November
Ajax "AJ" Smith
Angel Ducard
Brandy Cohen
Nolan Rhoads

October
Cameron Levine
Bobcat

[Martha Villiers]

DISCLAIMER: This is strictly out of character information – please just take this as a 'what’s going on' in the Requiem venue.

Vampire Demographic Summary

Prince: Asa Clarke
Royal Archon: Twist
Reeve: vacant
Seneschal: Katya Harding
Harpy: vacant

Number of Active Kindred: 22 (July 26, 2015)

Monster's Ball (July 2015, Nox Elysian Field)

Konrad Roth (as himself); Philip Reveneux (wearing some wild dahling thing by Versace... natch); David Regan (a sandy intellectual sphinx); Katya is a werewolf; Asa is a cloaked warrior vampire of myth; Zeus, Master of Olympus, was played by Marco Fernandez; Kenneth Gilroy appears to be the origin of the frightening Slenderman tales; Hildegarde is - of course - a strange harlequin marionette (but what was her costume for the evening? Ba-dum-tss!); Vivian York is a scary spider queen; Gerald 'Sea King' Baker is a vibrant gargoyle and eyeing up the spider queen; Alessandra is a less arachnid evil queen; Josephine turns up in the nude; Hannibal Lector and Chris Wooding combine in disguise; Garrick 'Bigfoot' Marlon turns up and shambles about; Tomas Warren arrives garbed like the dread Lord Cthuhulu; Juan Cordona arrives in a swirling cloak, like a damned highwayman;

Asa circulates.
David meets Paul Jones. Jones, seemingly scared away about questions of the Amaranth, disappears rather swiftly into the night.
Baker gets a brief lecture on elements surrounding the Male Gaze and Vivian gets proper praise for her spider costume before Konrad extemporizes on the Testament.
Katya chats with Asa and Twist about mime...

Beach Summer Bummer Part 1 (July 2015, The Barrens)

Konrad muses on the failings of Cody, his ghoul, and reflects on a disastrous beach party...

A Rose by Any Other Name. (July 2015, Nox nightclub)

In a private moment Juan meets with the Duchess, Twist. Jacqui Coutri is clumsily revealed to be part of the SKELETON KEYS plot that led to the deaths of Regent Hart, Muir, Dog and many others.

Summer Cleansing (June 2015, the Crone Farm)

A big midsummer ceremony is held. There's music and Martel Giles, a Nosferatu, impressess Chris Wooding, the host of the festival evening.

Richard, Konrad and Tomas meet up (July 2015, a dark, rat filled alleyway)

Richard Black, Tomas Warren meets with Priscus Roth for the first time. They seem keen to help Tomas find his way around and perform a sort of informal patrol.

In the process, providing a textbook example of the limits to Occult knowledge of others creatures in the WoD!

A Sucker for Succubi (July 2015, a Downtown Sacramento shopping center)

Chris Wooding, who has a new car, meets with Vivian York and Juan Cordoba at a shopping center for a fun night out of light retail therapy...

Psalm 22 (July 2015, some rat infested abandoned building concealing the secret and new Necropolis)

Priscus Josephine & Priscus Kenneth Gilroy open the new Dark Temple with a brutal Lancea dedication ceremony.

Wisdom in Offerings (July 2015, the Reeve's Chambers)

Josephine & Reeve Wooding meet and reach for a meeting of minds with a discussion over faith and theology.

Succubi at the Sterling (July 2015, the Sterling Hotel)

The high class Sterling Hotel is the venue for the newly arrived Diana Barnes to meet with fellow Davea and Carthian, Marco Fernandez. They exchange notes on the state of the Movement, they mention Konrad Roth and Marco admits his policy of 'dressing to impress'.

A Dragon's Discourse In Elysium (July 2015, Nox Court)

For the opening class of Ordo Dracul 101 Hildegarde is the teacher: Richard Black the pupil.

Meeting David (July 2015, Elysian Court)

Upon her return to the city, Martha meets with David. Perhaps to their mutual satisfaction, it's brief encounter which gets right to the point.

Carving out a future (July 2015, unknown private studio workshop)

Tomas Warren, craftsman and artist, carves a fine wooden statue of a leopard.

Pain Assessment (July 2015)

Katya plays with an unworthy subject of her BDSM expert explorations...

Reeve's Office Hours (June 2015, Elysian Field)

Recently arrived Italian lady, Alessandra, (and newly appointed Gangrel Whip) meet with Chris Wooding.

Reliquary: The Dark Room (June 2015, a derelict site just outside the city)

A small group of Kindred are squatting in the Domain are performing strange rituals. Limey Joe person could be one of them and it is possible the whole group holed up in a small building. Chris Wooding, Martel Giles, Gerald Baker and Sergei storm the place and plan to remove the cultish squatters only to discover that the cult leader has vanished!

Meetings and Directions (July 2015, Nox Elysian Field)

Martha Villiers meets with Diana Barnes. They chat and Diana picks up a few pro-tips about settling into the Domain.

One Step at a Time (July 2015, Nox Elysian Field)

Katya the Seneschal meets with the dapper Philip Reveneux and the meek Martha Villiers. They share insight into their ambitions and begin to see possible paths to making a success of things.

Meet Your Harpy (May 2015, the Harpy's Chamber)

Velma Star meets with Konrad Roth in a strange game of verbal cat and mouse. Konrad seeking help and Velma carefully controls the measures offered...

Welcome to the Promised Land (July 2015, A Secret Nossie Lair)
Garrick Marlon, Martel Giles, Kenneth Gilroy meet. Ken brings the boys up to speed...

Marco, somewhere else (July 2015,)

Marco, wet, dazed and confused, awakens from his beach party Frenzy and tries to work out where he is and return to the celebrations...

Small Donation, Big Reward (June 2015, various locations around town)

Flyers advertising cash4blood appear around town. The flyers link back to Mendoza Industries. Why?
Well, Tomas Warren, Richard Black, Katya and Marco Fernandez are determined to find out...

People and Patios (June 2015, Chops Steakhouse)

Enjoying a night out, the lovely Vivian York meets with Marco Fernandez and Philip Reveneux. Happy exchanges of flirting and gossip follow...

SKELETON KEYS (Skeletons in the Closet) (June 2015, a gore spattered sewer vault under Sacramento)

A confrontation had just led to Rui being laid torpid. There's a lot of blood and carnage scattered all about. Tempers are high, Vitae is low.
Josephine Frenzies. People have died. Clues are being hunted down...
Asa wants Stephen dead dead, dead. Erika wants him Risen.
Confusingly, the clues seem to lead to both the destroyed Prince Frederick and the mysteriously dangerous Prince Straiphen. A secret latch reveals a concealed room containing – the Haven of an old Prince!

Angel vanishes on her own mission part way through. Several jars flecked with old Blood are found. Within is a tomb. The tomb, a protective glass coffin, holds Straiphen. He lies within. Torpid.

The team prepares to try to destroy Straiphen...

Twist, David Regan, Hildegarde, Vivian York, Josephine, Sergei, Angel Ducard, Kenneth Gilroy

Seneschal's Meeting (July 2015, Meeting Chamber, Nox)

Katya, Kenneth Gilroy, Chris Wooding, David Regan, Josephine, Konrad Roth and Juan Cordoba attend a meeting and chat...
Gilroy makes clear his new status as Clan Priscus. Josephine outlines her information relating to Nefertiti Khan, the Society of Penelope and Khan's rival – Ehtar.

Plans for a Domain Archive are raised.

Late to the Party (July 2015, the beach and environs)

Katya in a swimsuit with Kenneth Gilroy on the hunt for a madman armed with fireworks...
Tomas Warren and Alessandra help out...

Paint It Red: Marco's mind swirls after being struck by a firework...

After the Party (July 2015, the Beach)

Kenneth Gilroy does an excellent job of trying to warn critical people about the attack on the beach party and spreading the word about the possible identity of the attackers.

Take me out to the ball game (June 2015, a Sacramento sports bar)

Marco and David chat about the ball game, change and the history of baseball. The Twins versus the Cubs...

Oh, the Choices: Marco is out, hunting. Will it be the blonde, the redhead or the brunette who gets nommed?

Girls Night Out (June 2015, unspecified pool hall location)

Alessandra and Katya are out on the town! Alessandra admits to expertise with handguns and a career as a gangland enforcer.

Smoldering Succubi (July 2015, The Firehouse Restaurant)

The elegant duo Vivian York and Twist chat over fine food at an exclusive restaurant. Vivian hears of the benefits of the First Estate...

Departures

Velma Star, Harpy
Angel Ducard, Priscus
Sergei Lukyanenko, Whip
Chris Wooding, Reeve
Gerald Baker
Paul Jones

Arrivals

Diana Barnes, Daeva, from New York
Martha Villiers, Mekhet, returning to the Domain
Paul Jones

[Asa]

Miss Katya Harding has served the Domain well, but has been replaced by Kenneth Gilroy as Seneschal. As Seneschal Gilroy's first appointment, I am pleased that he has chosen Victoria Stamford as Reeve.

Asa is using a Prince's Status point to lower Katya Harding by 1.
Asa is using a Prince's Status point to raise Kenneth Gilroy by 1.
Asa is using a Prince's Status point to raise @Victoria Stamford by 1.

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