Part 1: Thrown into the MIX

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Date of Session: Friday Jan 13 2023

The date in the games is October 31 2022. 

• Meeting Prince Giovanni at Coit Tower (under ground cavern). The Prince gave you 30 days to prove that Valmont is a legit kindred and not sired unofficially by a vampire in San Fransisco. 
•  Meet Ernie, a brujah who seems to have a vested interest in solving the Vivisect killings. Ernie noted that the Prince has declared a blood hunt on the "Kindred" killer. These Serial killings that have been happening since the Death of Prince Kent in 1998. Ernie believes that solving this case will bring favour and prestige.
• Introduced the the Anarch gang called the FANG, comprised of Ernie, Trina Von Dutch and Declan O'Houlihan.The FANG hang out at Pier 22 1/2
• Visited the dive bar called PITT & KENT, what was described as the last non Toreador establishment in San Fran. Met the Toreador Saint. The bar was fire bombed by Jiang-shi (Chinese Kindred) ghoul named Wang Shi (Valmont used his auspex to glean the info).
• Found out the the attack was ordered by Jiang Shi member Lin HONG from the White Tiger in China Town. Truce broken.
• Met up with Venture namedGuadalupe Garcia to talk about broken truce in return for info on Vivisect killings.(dead end).

 Date of Session: Jan 20/2023 Session (Game Date is November 14 2022)

• Valmont woke up from an aphasic stupor in the middle of a fire fight on the highway. Chinese attack?
• Visited CORE nightclub at the Transamerica Pyramid. Met Ishitowa Tekki, the owner of the club. Tekki appeared to love to talk and trade info. The head of security was a large black man named "Jackson".  Tekki gave the players 3 vip metal passes cards.
• noticed a Rune carved on the wall inside the club.
• Met Nobu, a small Japanese man with incredible martial skill. Known for "getting things"-for a price.
• Nobu has a Japanese style home at Battery and Jackson St. Ban challenged Nobu and won, thus getting information to meet Ms Ling at Italian American Museum at Golden Gate Park who had info at VIVISECT KILLER.
• Visit Golden Gate Park. Encounter an owl and Lilloette (a spectre of some kind) that hangs out near the museum. PC's decided to trade the vip cards to get info on Ventilation's sire, Azul, who lives in LA. Decided to forgo asking about VIVISECT killer.
• Attacked by what can only be called a Revenant  in the park. Flipped over the SUV. Fire fight. PCs fled at top speed out of the park...

Date of Session Feb 5/ 2023 Session (Game Date is November 30 2022)

• Met with Prince Giovanni at Coit Tower to explain that the PCs had a lead in LA about Valmonts sire, Azul Pantera. The Prince gave you a contact in LA, Fedor Redzovic.
• PCS met Fedor Redzovic at his massive chop shop in LA. Fedor is an entertaining and pleasant kindred with a "Russian sense of humour". Fedor made a call to Azul and requested that she attended to chop shop to meet with the PCs.
• Azul is a very beautiful Afro American female known for her computer hacking skills. Was surprised that Valmont had not contacted her in months (Valmont has zero recollection of  her). Azul asked where the keys to the vault were. Valmont had no idea what she was referring to.
• It was discovered that Valmont was sired in 1989 and lived in LA and was quite well known during the 80s and 90s as a huge wine buff and distributor.
• Max was contacted by the mayor of San Fran (Franklin Major) who wanted to hire his company to protect his family as his daughter (Sara-20 years old) was murdered by the Vivisect Killer
• PCs investigated the crime scene and discovered she was violated and killed in a gruesome manner. Valmont's auspex determined the name of the killer was Ed Hall. A sketch was made from the vision.
• Met the Prince at Club Hell and reported what they learned in LA. The PCS met Toreador Primogen member Graham Corey and noted that Nobu was Coreys' body Guard. The Prince's bodyguard was introduced for the first time, a very large voodoo looking man (no name yet).
• Maxwell Knight was informed that the body of Ed Hall was found in a burnt out car. Hall's body was taken to the morgue. The PCs were granted access to the morgue to see if they could find any clues off the body
• PCs met by hospital security member Peter, who led them to the vault.
• in the morgue vault, the PCs were ambushed by 5 thugs who were hiding in the crypts. Four killed by the PCS. Peter attempted to shoot Maxwell but missed and killed the remaining bad guy.Knight mauled  Peter. Valmont noticed a bomb planted in the morgue. The PCs gathered up Peter's body and ran out of the hospital .
• A bomb went off, blowing out all the windows on the first floor causing extensive damage. Valmont used his Auspex and saw a vision of a meeting with Peter and Ed Hall. Valmont got a license plate in the vision. Valmont called Azul and asked for her to find the info on the plate.
• Ban fed Peter one point of blood to keep him alive and brought Peter to Lazo Gajic's home.  
• PCs got info from Azul that the plate belonged to Ed Hall and she gave them the address.
• PCs attended Hall's address-a run down apartment in the tenderloin area .PCs noted that the lights were trapped with gas and turning on the switch would have burnt them most certainly.
• PCS met a older cowboy-ish gentleman, in his mid 50s, named Floyd Jarvis. Jarvis had a thick southern drawl and was able to give the name of Harland Park, who he identified as the Vivisect Killer-not Ed Hall
• PCs to meet Jarvis the next night at Jefferson Square to discuss the next steps...

Date of Session Feb 17/ 2023 Session (Game Date is December 7 2022)

• PCs meet Floyd JARVIS at Jefferson Square to discuss next steps on finding Vivisect Killer and exchange information. Maxwell cracks the phone of Sarah MAJOR, daughter of the mayor (Franklin Major). Finds out that she met "Harland PARK  at a coffee shop called Lucky in downtown San Fran (she was stood up and PARK never showed). Maxwell uses his awe to convince the clerk to give him the video of Sarah MAJOR's visit. PCs watch video and find out that Ed HALL was in the shop and followed MAJOR after she left.
• Valmont  VENTILLION asks his sire Azul, to run a nation wide search via the police information system to see if there have been other similar MO killings like in San Fran. Found out a total of 600 kills have happened, but 400 of those in San Fran alone. Franklin Jarvis thought it was 100 killings....appears to be much more.
• Jarvis sets up meeting with Primogen Peter TAKN at Coit Tower. Ghul, the Prince's bodyguard was there as well. TAKIN is in charge of the masquerade in the city and is a bright but odd fellow. He stutters. PC's tell TAKIN that they know where they think Harland PARK is-in China town. TAKIN gives permission to the PCs to enter China town (clandestine operations)
• JARVIS goes back to coffee shop and found out that HALL visits often and loves across the street (another residence outside his safe house in tenderloin district).
• PCs and JARVIS find HALL in apt 201 and and try to get info from him. He refuses to talk even though he is tortured. The PCs noted a room filled with pictures and newspaper clippings of the murders of the Vivisect killings. 
• VENTILLION discovers secret chest with dirt under the floor. Its full of fine black dirt. It also has an old brochure of the Satro Baths, a vial filled with red powder and a bag of teeth. The PCs also encounter a "being: inside the dirt who appears to be 'emerging' from it. It had an old withered black hand. PCs left with HALL before things got "bad".
• Ban STRADH takes PCs to the Tremere safe house near Fort Point at Golden Gate bridge so they can interrogate HALL further.The wards on the wall glow when VENTILLION is psychically attacked. This caused VENTILLION to switch to the old version (first?) of himself (circa 1989-1999?).
• VENTILLION is able to mind read HALL and finds out that HALL is being controlled by PARK from Satro Baths. PARK resides there. STRADH communicates with kindred sire and Lazo GAJIC tells STRADH to head to Satro Bath's and stop PARK. Time is of the essence. GAJIC tells STRADH that he will head there as soon as he can.
• PARK cannot be allowed to escape. The PCS must rush to stop him before he slips away. PC's argue in car about next steps, taking up valuable time. VENTILLION, while a stronger and more arrogant personality in this form, does have valuable insight into what is going on.
• PCs and JARIVS attend Satro Baths but it appears GAJIC has got there before them. PCs head toward the abandoned building and caves at the end of the property. They find expended bullet shells on the ground and find 4 dead bodies that STRADH recognizes as GAJIC's men. Blood everywhere.
• PCS enter the building to the second floor to find the REVENANT devouring a body. GAJIC's cloak is torn and bloody on the ground and the REVENANT looks up at them...the battle will commence....the face off.
• Death certainly awaits...but for whom? 
• until next session

Date of Session March 10/ 2023 Session (Game Date is December 10 2022)

• Continuation from Chapter 4, the PCS enter the building (at the Satoro Bath site) to the second floor to find the REVENANT devouring a body. Lazo GAJIC's cloak is torn and bloody on the ground and the REVENANT looks up at them.
• Maxwell get's two well placed shots off at the creature (head and heart) and Ban is able to cut deep into the body with  his sword. Valmont get's off several rounds but his guns jam. Ban then cuts the head off the creature. The body is unrecognizable under the creature.
• The PCs continue down the hallway to a metal door and Ban decides to kick in the door. His actions trip a claymore mine, causing all the the PC's to take a tremendous amount of damage. The area is also rigged with nerve gas but the PCs realize this with Maxwell's military knowledge and they are able to avoid the affects.
• Ban runs back to the entrance of the building to feed off some of the bodies as he is very low on blood. Hover, there are no bodies at all to be found.
• The PCs find themselves on the landing of a stairwell that descends 4 stories down. The staircase is rusted and old. The PCs get to the bottom of the stairs and discover a trip wire and 'disappearing floor. They are able to make their way for the water the to door but not before Max falls into the water, losing his hand grenades.
• Pc's finally realize that Floyd Jarvis was no longer behind them. Maxwell doe not  trust JAVIS and posits that he took off or is an enemy.
• PC's make their way further into the hillside underground and note a long cavern filled with water. The player's must swim to the other side. Ban is attacked by something under the water and it bites his lower leg, causing aggravated damage. Maxwell is able to lift both Valmont and Ban out of the water.
• Entering a large cavern, under the Statro Bath's, the players find a lone table and chair in the corner of the room. Valmont discovers a feeding tube in the table that goes into the ground. Using his psychometry, he is able to see Ed Hall sitting at the table and feeding blood through the tube. Players hear gun fight and explosions outside the door.
• Floyd Jarvis finally walks through the door and and states that he went another way and explains that there appears to be some illusions at play at this location. Floyd uses the grenades Max dropped to "blow up" the creature in the water.  Floyd suggests that the players start digging up the body so they break the table and chair and start.
• Valmont and Floyd investigate the other exits in the cave (that appear to go out into the water).
• Valmont notices that Floyd appears to find something and "pockets" it.
• Max and Ban uncover the body and remove it. It is in fact, Harland PARK, the vivisect killer, who is in Torpor. Then, Lao's men appear at the door with Lazy and also Gunner Torsten (Gangrel Primogen) and Vicar Kraus (Ravnos Primogen).
• All members exit the Statro  Baths with Harland Parks body and Lazo congratulates then on solving this 25 year old mystery. A set up with the Primogen is set up a few days later.
• The PCs and Jarvis attend the meeting at the Primogen meeting hall and they are afforded great respect for their efforts
• Valmont and Floyd had a conversation privately and they both learned more about each other. Floyd has a deep and rich history and while he has some quirks, he appears to be a strong ally for the PCs.

Date of Session March 10/ 2023 Session:

• After further investigation from the Lazo Gajic and Peter Takin (Primogen members, they are able to finally piece together how Harland was able to commit the murders and stay hidden for so long. This information only came to light because of the PC's discoveries.
• Ed Hall was dominated and controlled by Harland Park, who was in Torpor. Many kindred can use their mental disciplines even when unconscious. Mr. Hall was a weak willed loner who was easily manipulated by Park over several years. Park  was active at one point but fell into torpor approximately 5 years ago. In order to fulfill his twisted Malkavian desires, he used weak willed individuals to do his killings. Essentially, Park lived vicariously through his minions. Mr. Hall fed Park the blood of the victims in hopes to speed up the torpor awakening.
• Park was a promising medical student before his embrace but once turned, the Malkavian blood twisted him into a killer.
• The Tremere investigated Ed Hall's apartment but the sandbox was no longer there. It is unknown who or where that being went.
• Park used Ed Hall to set traps around the Satro Bath's to keep him safe. All the traps were in fact real. However, the use of illusions is still a mystery. What is known is that Harland Park was able to use or employ several high level kindred powers to read the mind(s) of the players and project a horrid reality where it appeared Lazy and his men were killed by the Revenant from Golden Gate Park. 
• A horrid reality is so powerful in nature that the victims actually believe what they see, hear is real. The PCs had no reason not to believe what they saw as it fed on their fears and experiences. 
• Further investigation reveals that there is no reason or connection that the Revenant would be at the Statro Bath location.
• The monster in the water did not appear to be a lupine when invested by the War TRIBE members but a disfigured type of "ghoul" or parks twisted creation. No lupines have been seen in San Fran since the Tremere destroyed  them in the great Purge.
•  Prince Ambrogino has ordered an investigation on how Harland Park was able to use illusions (Chimestry) to protect himself. Harland Park was a 10th Get Malkavian so these powers would be beyond his ability it appears.*Lose End
• Floyd suggests to the PCs that there are other things at play within the city and that the Vivisect Killings could be a distraction. He is unable to articulate further what those would be...at least for now.
• A grand party is being held at CORE in 90 days. This will be a great gathering of the cities kindred and a chance to rub shoulders with many power vampires. It will also give the Pcs a chance to rub shoulders with old and new characters. Azul Pantera, Valmont's sire and your contact and friend, Fedor Redzovic (Kindred from Los Angeles) will be attending the party to celebrate with you.

Date of session March 17/ 2023 Session:(Game Date is April 15 2023)

• PC's attend CORE UltraCLub to celebrate with other kindred the victory of finding the Vivisect killer
• Many members of the Primogen attend including The Prince, Didi Giovanni, Graham Corey, Peter Takin, Elise Sutton, Felica Nocturne, and Gunner Torsten. Floyd Jarvis also attends
• Tekki is glad to see the PCs and chats with them and sets aside a special VIP section 
• Valmont sees a person wearing an old shirt that says VV WINES. 
• Both Valmont and Floyd notice a Nosferatu in the club using Obfuscate. He is brought before the prince and allowed to stay. Graham is not happy that a Nosferatu is there (used the metal VIP card to enter). The Nosferatu was polite and deferred to the Prince.
• A very large Kindred showed up at the entrance. Unknown who he was. Valmont heard him say "Camarilla, Vienna and audit" to the Prince. This figure seemed powerful and confident
• Ban met 3 tremere: Susana Jansen , Luca Pal and Eugene Bowchiew. Found out that Susana is also a childe of Lazo. 
• Everyone went up one more floor to the Sky Lounge where the main club is. Ministry played live music.
• Trina Von Dutch of the Fang was there. Spoke with Max.
• Valmont let slip that Floyd was actually PAT GARRETT of old west legend. Pat explains his past and how history remembers him differently that he was. Pat gets quite drunk.
• Pat confronted by Venture Mob boss Fabian Bullard. No love loss between the two.
• Ling HONG confronts characters with 9 members of her Chinese gang. Valmont switches to his old self and can understand Chinese. Nobu appears and stands with the PCS against HONG. Very high tension. The Prince shows up with Gunner and Ghul and commands HONG to leave. HONG insists that the PCS killed her ghoul unprovoked at the PITT and KENT. Valmont uses his mind reading to confirm she believes that.
• Potential war and showdown? Big Trouble in Little China? Who knows.
• PCS to meet prince about info at the PITT and KENT and what happened in detail

Date of session March 24/ 2023 Session:(Game Date is May 3 2023)

• PC'S get a message from Saint who says that he got a text message from Azul saying that she and Fedor were abducted and where being held at a GPS location (ended up being 1001 Majestic Ave in Northern San Fran)
• PC's meet with Saint at Pitt and Kent and get some info from him that he is friends with Azul.  Valmont gets binary message from Azul. This message is given to Max to decode.
• At 10pm, PCs and Pat (Jarvis) meet with Prince Ambrogino at the Salesforce Tower. PC's disclose that Azul and Fedor (the Prince's friend, are being held captive)
• Didi, the Prince's helper, is told to call the War Tribe.
• The War Tribe is activated and they meet at the SF TOWER  and launch a rescue mission.
• The group is composed of Felica, Gunner, Vicar, Max, Pat, Valmont and Ban. Prince gives permission to kill any kindred or kine that get in the way of the hunting party but wants one survivor brought back.
• Group makes their way up the wooded backside of the hill to he home where Azul and Fedor are being held.
• They group encounters a total of 14 kine and 3 kindred. Gun battle ensues.
• The PC's witness the powers of the War Tribe and their unique fighting abilities. 
• Vicar shields Ban from grenade.
• Max gets in a very dangerous battle with Asian kindred who almost incapacitates him. Max is saved by Felica who beats the kindred to a pulp and then Diabolizes him.
• Valmont and Ban go in through another door and are able to dispatch a few kine.The two encounter a strong kindred named JINX who was able to throw Valmont up a flight of stairs with ease. The combined efforts of the group kill JINX.
• Valmont uses his Auspex on a necklace that Jinx has on (see symbol). Finds out that the necklace belonged to Bobo of the old anarch group called Nightcrawlers that were around 25-30 years ago in San Fran. This group was run by a kindred called the Torch.White Tiger images also shows up.
• 1001 Majestic burnt to the ground.
• Azul and Fedor rescued and they are unharmed.
• Power struggle continues with Valmont and his other self.
• Debrief with Prince. Prince will attempt to get more in for from the corpse brought back to him (Jinx).
• Why were Azul and Fedor abducted? Who knew they were coming to the city? What were they unharmed? What or who directed them to do it?
• Down time of a week and PC's will hang with Azul and Fedor eventually.
• UPDATE: Pat gets information about the Nightcrawlers (NC). The gang was formed in 1971 and led by a Brujah named Torch. The NC were a thorn in the side of former Prince Kent. The gang always consisted of 9 members and Bobo was a founding member back in the day. The gang was killed in the Purge in 1997. The FANG formed in 2002 to carry on the Anarch legacy (not the same mission however-they have their own goals). Not sure how Jinx got Bobo's necklace or who Jinx is associated with at this time.

Date of Session March 31/ 2023 Session: (Game Date is May 25 2023)

• The PCs met Azul and Fedor at an old 1920s bar called the Pagon. There the group discussed theories why Azul and Fedor were abducted and who could have been behind it (or who would have something to gain).
• PCs still trying to find out why JINX had the necklace of BOBO (founder of NC gang on him).
• Fedor tells the PCS that he appreciated the help and said he was going to send three cars from LA to San Fran as a thank you.
• Valmont meets a "wine fan" at the Devil's Acre (a wine bar) and they discuss the past and how popular VV Wines were back in the 80s/90s. The fan's name was Vic Kelly. Valmont finds out that his former partner, Marion Elliot, ended up carrying on the wine business after Valmont disappeared. Marion used the same wine in her brand until that too stopped around 2001.
• Max visited Ernie at the Fang Hq. The two chatted for a while about the past, Anarchs etc.
• PCs speak to Nobu and negotiate info swap about a Malkavian named Father Darwin Trout. Max gives Nobu the Powder of Rigidity in exchange for the info on Father Trout
• Father Trout lives in Mystique Mansion on Lomard St. The mansion is an Elysium and Father Trout never leaves it. Father Trout is a Malkavian with the Demontation power and has the ability to restore Valmont's memory.
• Father Trout is feared and respected by everyone in San Fran.
• PCs visit Mavis Murray, a Voodoo shaman in South SF at the Scotch Bonnet. While  performing the ritual to get info from Valmont, The PCS discover the spirit mentor that haunts Valmont is Dean Hawkes.
• PCs meet Pat at the Sling and Saloon and find out that Hawkes is the former (dead)  Giovanni governor of the city under the former Prince (Kent).
• PCs also discover that if other kindred find out that Hawkes is communicating with Valmont or the group, that could be very bad for them.
• Pat states that he met Father Trout 25 years ago.
• PCs and Pat visit Father Trout at his haven.....until next session.

Date of Session April 14/ 2023 Session: (Game Date is May 30 2023)

• The PCs start off the session by being welcomed by Father Darwin Trout at the Mystique Mansion on Lombard St. The building is one of 5 Elysium in the city but is never visited because kindred universally fear and respect Father Trout. 
• Father Trout has the Malkavian gift (discipline) called Demontation-the ability to peer into the mind of the kindred and pull secrets. The cost for this downfall is one willpower point (permanently) to enlist his services.
• The Mansion is old and musky but well fortified with many opulent rooms.
• While Father Trout is a short and frail looking man, he is forthright and appeared honest with the members. Trout said that the "Clarity" is done in a group setting and that the will never give up his secrets. It appears that he is a kindred of his word.
• Valmont discovered that he was embraced around the early to mid 90s in LA. He disappeared in 2015 but reappeared in late 2022 in San Francisco. In 2015, he was attacked at his home by 6 unknown persons. He was held and tortured for weeks. The captors forced Valmont to taken them to his vault and thus gave over his 100 million dollar gold fortune that he has amassed.
• Valmont was left for dead in his vault (in torpor) for 5 years until a group of amateur investigators stumbled upon him. In his blood lust, he killed all five innocent people. It was a total blood bath and this is what "broke" his psyche. 
• In 2020, he escaped to San Fran where he tried to piece his life back together. He was unable to remember much about his past but has nightmares that revolve around his murderous awakening.
• As a protective measure, his psyche developed "Valmont 2" , a different version, hedonist in nature, to protect the "whole". Valmont 1 (the original, is buried deep inside his own mind.
• Dean Hawkes started to haunt Valmont when he came to San Fran and has guided him in some matters since then.
• Father Trout said that Hawkes knows WHO took Valmont's money and tortured him in LA in 2015. It was revealed that if Valmont can find his money and seek revenge on the person responsible, he will be restored.
• Ban then took his turn with Father Trout and learned that the Tremor Circle and Lazo (his sire) are aware of his unbindable nature. Lazo has taken great lengths to protect Ban and assured the elders of  the Tremere that Ban is loyal and 'controllable". 
• There are great forces working against Ban in the Shadows however. This is because some think Ban learns too quickly and has the potential to become rogue. 
• There is an ancient book in the Primogen Elysium called the Book of the Damned that has powerful magic in it. IT also has a page added speaking of the the last night of the Purge. IT was written by Elliot Spencer. The book is a danger to all who read it.
• Max then speaks with Trout and learned that his sire, Felica, is in fact not his sire. Max learns that she has weak blood and cannot sire. He owed a boon to Brujah Austin Steele and Steele is in fact Max's sire. No one knows of this, including the Prince.
• Max has Charmed Existence but also learned that he has a Dark Fate. The only way to break the dark fate is to get bone9s) of Vanguard (former Nosferatu), blood of Methuselah and the ash of the Jade Dragon (which is said to be in the heart of China Town).
• Pat also does the "clarity " and finds out that Billy the Kid (Henry McCarty) is alive and a Kindred, made in 1906. He lives in Arrowhead Junction (route 95 and 66)
• As the PCs are leaving, Trout is shot in the back with a dragons fire shotgun shell. Trout falls into Torpor. The PCs lock the door and pick out Trout and run deep into the mansion.  Ban finds a Tremere book written by Rohan Thack called the Lure of the Flame. Ban keeps the book.
• The PCs go into the cellar and discover a secret stairwell that goes 40 feet down. They also discover a withered vampire in Torpor behind the boil plate.
• They go further into the darkness. They discover an old room, covered in old (pre 1906) images. IT appears that this room sank when the great quak4e happened in 1906. The PCs follow old cable car tunnel to Russian Park, 4 blocks away and escape the unknown assaulters.
•  The group goes to  Ban's Golden Gate Bridge haven. There, they feed Trout and the other kindred blood. Trout is able to get one word out and yells "Sting". At that moment, the other kindred vanishes from the minds eye and escapes.
• The group decides that Trout is safest with Pat at his hideout (an old gas station) in South San Fran.
• The Group receives cars from Fedor as a thank you for saving him.
• Ban speaks with Lazo and learns that Sting betrayed the former Prince and was instrumental in the night of the Purge. Lazo describes Sting as one of the most dangerous kindred you could encounter. A pure killing machine. What the war tribe does as a pack of 3, Sting single handedly did.
• The group is listed as the caretakers of the new Mystique Mansion since Trout is no longer "on site". Valmont is visited by Hawkes and told that the man who stole his fortune was Venture Mob Boss Fabian Bullard. The two agree that Valmont is to bring Fabian in so Hawkes can live again.
• Graf Orlock visits the PCs at the mansion and tells them that a Sabbat Sect led by Gambetta was behind the trout attack and shows the PC the Sabbat symbol they use. 
• When the PCs meet up for the next session, it will be June 1 2023. (does time)

Date of Session MAY 7 2023 Session:(Game Date is June 6 2023)

• The PCs hold a special VIP party at the mansion, inviting only those people they consider special (or worthy) enough. The party includes: Prince Ambrogino, Nobu, Tekki, Azul, Fedor, Felica Nocturne, Peter Takin, Graf Orlock,  Elise Sutton , Lazo, Gajic Susanna Jansen and Eugene Bowchiew.
• A discussion starts in the grand meeting room where the Prince discusses the untimely and concerning visit by Archon Orion.  Archon Orion had visited CORE nightclub weeks before, informing the Prince that a Justicar will be checking in on the city.
• The Prince is concerned that the recent Sabbat activity is why the Archon is in town and wants the Sabbat threat destroyed before the Justicar arrives. There has been no Sabbat activity in 25 years (since the purge).
• There are 7 Justicars and the Archons enforce the Justicar's will.
• Graf speaks up for the first time and comes across confident and intelligent (the PCs have not seen this before).
• Graf explains in detail the types of Archons that include Alastor (hunt those on the Red List), Praetors, Dogcatchers (werewolf specialists), Dogglegangers (spies), E Division (Occult specialists), Josians (Noddist and Gehena seekers), and Quaesitors (hunt down Koldunic Sorcerers (Tzmisce magic).
• Sullivan Dane is mentioned by Graf to be the only human on the Red List.
• Tembro Gambetta is the name of the Sabbat member who runs the cell in San Fran
• Prince gets a call and finds out that the Venture Guadalupe Garcia is killed and was left in the middle of China Town.
• Everyone leaves and MS Ling appears , who used her obfuscate to listen in on the meeting. Ms Ling is willing to help the PCS with info about Fabian Ballard and will meet them at the Italian Museum. She has a price though...And the ritual of silence will be used to bind everyone from speaking about what is talked about.
• The mayor had an attempt on his life but Maax's security were able to stop the would be assassin (named Mike Ermentrout).
• Valmont speaks to Dean Hawkes about a body switch and coming back from the dead.

MAY 7 2023 Session:

• Max receives a letter in the mail addressed to him that reads: 
• "If you are looking for the Black Hand you may want to set your eyes on the USS Jeremiah O'Brien. Note that you are dealing with the Hand, not just the Sabbat. The Current elders appear to be woefully inadequate in their assessment of the situation. Seek out Mavis Murray as she is an expert in the Sabbat but that isn't well known within the city. YOu'll need to navigate that very carefully. Why would she help you? Mention "Constantine". Plan well or it will be a catastrophe.-a Friend"

Date of Session MAY 21 2023 Session: (Game Date is June 9 2023)

• PCs meet Ms Ling at her lair in Golden Gate Park to get information about Fabian Bullard. She and the PCs (and Jarvis) perform the Ritual Of  Silence, which does not allow anyone involved to speak about what is spoken of inside the circle.
• The PCs learn that Bullard is the de facto ruler of Oakland despite Julian Tama (a Brujah) being recognized as the Prince) Bullard is very wealthy and powerful (mob boss) but not well liked within the Ventrue or kindred circles. Bullard resides at the Italian Deli named Jian Carlo's. It is connected to the old time movie theatre in Oakland.
• The price for the information from Ms Ling is 200 lbs of silver that is held in the projection room of the theatre. Ms Ling explains that all the silver in the city was used up during the purge in order to vanquish the Lupine threat. Ms Ling is collecting silver for the future war with the Lupines that she believes is coming. The Silver is part of Valmont's original hoard of gold that was stolen by Bullard in the early 90s. Ms Ling also agrees to provide the PCs with silver coated weapons.
• Ms Ling states that Remus, a Nosferatu in Oakland, has been watching Bullard for over 30 years. Remus was very close to Vanguard and hates Bullard. It is believed that Bullard may have something to do with the purge and may have a relationship with the Sabbat.
• The old theatre is the old Sabbat haven in Oakland.
• Valmont speaks with Lilloette and tries to further the relationship with the young wraith
• Max learns from his staff that a women named Valeria from Egypt has been coming and going from the Sabbat Ship (USS O'BRIEN). Max sets up surveillance on the docks.
• The PCs visit Mavis Murray in South San Fran to get info about the Sabbat. She is ex sabbath and tells the PCs some history about the Sabbat and also states that the Black Hand are the special forces of the Sabbat and VERY dangerous.
• While speaking with the PCs, the Scotch Bonnet is attacked by several Ghouls and a powerful Gargoyle. During the battle, Max gets two of his fingers shot off and Ban is stuck by the Gargoyle causing instant and massive damage to him. Ban is also set on fire and receives aggravated damage.
• Mavis uses a power to cast darkness over the Gargoyle and seems to have Serpentis powers.
• What next? Will the PCs survive or will they die on a lonely street in South San Francisco?