We are free, our information is not.
Unbound Smoke is a Mage Cabal formed during the events of July 2012.
Vision
Unbound Smoke is a all about information: Sleeper contacts and allies and influence letting them get things done without having to throw lightning bolts all over the place. As a result, the characters are socially capable, at least somewhat known in Sleeper circles people who can bring an expansion of their network to the table.
The long-term aim is to build a web, reaching to all the important places, to be the first to know when something interesting to the Pentacle happens and to know the most.
Crew
Ariande
Ariadne is the Guardian Epopt and one of the Cabal's founding members. Extremely good at Mind and commanding the resources of the Veil, she's the only member who has been with the Unbound Smoke since its creation without pause.
Paranoia is pretty much part of the job for the Veils and their Sanctum provides her with the place where she can feel relatively safe. Plus, old reliable friends: something that is hard to find in Sacramento's ever-changing Concillium.
Ariadne is the master of damage control, so if Unbound Smoke learns of a breach, she can be counted on to find a way to make it go away without rolling a murdering train through the neighbourhood.
Ixidor
Adrian Isaacs. The literal rock-star of the Unbound Smoke and the most senior member of the Silver Ladder in the city. With strong ties in the entertainment industry and considerable resources, Ixidor is all about getting things done in a spectacular fashion. Where Ariadne would spread panic and make Sleepers leave the area during an Awakened investigation, Ixidor would hold a concert the day before, turning the neighbourhood into a drunken hang-over junk-yard where nobody gives a crap that people are fighting Abyssal monsters with light-sabers.
Ermon
Ermon is one of the newer Cabal members who joined about a year ago. He's a chef, a conman and a social chameleon. To him, Unbound Smoke is the most important part of his Awakened Life as he prefers to place his trust in people, not ideals. And he trusts Ixidor and Ariadne. He's also the one responsible for feeding the Cabal - a task that he enjoys immensely.
He is the guy you want to go to if you need some info from the criminal world or the culture scene.
Bishop
Bishop is a Guardian Moros who joined after failing at trying to establish his own Cabal. For him it was simply a matter picking the place taht suited his talents most. Being a journalist himself, he's an essential part of the Unbound Smoke network, capable of both keeeping an ear to the ground and handling press fall-out. He also brings a number of contacts at the Cabals disposal, cultivating them with information trafficking and also using newspaper articles to gently nudge reputations into the desired directions. Bishop is on uneasy terms with Pixel, but since Ariadne is his direct superior, he can't do anything about it.
Side-kicks
The Terrible Guardian
The final member of Unbound Smoke is Pixel, Ariadne's cat who can be found striding through the endless corridors of their Sanctum as if she owns the place. Intruders and guests alike beware! Your clothes and small items will not remain unmolested! But if you are an honored guest then Pixel will claw her way through your coats with love, not hate.
