Session 7 - Loose Ends

Lots of things have happened lately.

David, trying to find the identity of his Sire's hunter, has uncovered a secret cabal of five vampires who are dedicated to preserving Santa Monica from the false Prince's influence. Consisting of Tyranda, Crash, Forsythe, Dagwood and newcomer Caprica, the five work to recruit our companions. Caprica offers to arrange a meeting for David with 'The Ancient One', who can give him information on the hunter creatures.

Flora has been forging a closer friendship with Tyranda. The druid's teaching of meditative and ritual means, the same that Flora's vampiric mother used, have allowed her to better harness her visions. As a result, Flora has been welcomed into the Circle of the Crone, although she is still unwitting to their darker edge. Even so, Flora has been able to enjoy the satisfaction of a job well done, as she overseen the grand opening of the hotel. Decked in true prohibition-era decor, and attracting an eager and impressed crowd, the opening was a great success.

James, after being unable to locate a traitor within the Lancea Sanctum to bring to the fire upon the Bishop's demands, has been excommunicated. James was glad to be free of them; especially considering that there was no traitor in the first place, outside of the Bishop's paranoid fears. He has been free to pursue a lead to his Sire's potential locations; Caprica (a member of the Ordo Dracul) asked for a movie to be recovered, a rare piece of cinematic footage said to contain image of a vampire that the Order wishes to study. After seeking information from Saemus (a vampire who creates faked snuff movies for mortal crowds), James has found that the movie will be showing as part of UCLA's rare movie screenings next month.

The good times ground to a halt, however, when the group heard that a grand conclave had been called, which all kindred in Santa Monica were expected to attend. Sneaking along carefully and sticking to the back rows, they witnessed a shocking sight; the return of the false Prince Carlos Santiago, wounded and scarred but very much alive. There, he was placed as head of the Sanctum in the city, and greeted his loyal cabal of followers; almost a full 3/4ths of the city!