Previous Plot

=====EPISODE 1=====

PCs head to Elysium. Leran introduces himself. Casey and the girls approach Leran to say hello. PCs are approached by the Sheriff and given an assignment— check out a blood bank where people are starting to notice blood going missing. PCs head in that direction and make their way into the building. Leran receives a call from his sire asking him to retrieve a book from Helena Voss. After the call, digging around is performed, and a lone lab tech is confronted.

PCs learn that David Park (the lab tech) has been sneaking out supply to try to treat his grandmother. PCs agree to help him out and agree to get him to stop. Arrangements are made to keep an eye on him to ensure he is telling the truth/keeps his word. PCs head to Celeste and Lisette’s, where Leran is going to stay temporarily.

PCs head back to Elysium so Leran can get his Primogen’s advice on the book matter. Arthur (the Primogen) offers up that he might be able to bargain with her. Meanwhile, Celeste plays a game with the Malkavians, and Lisette talks to her clan mates, trying to find a teacher for The Green Path.

Maya suggested to Lisette that she doesn’t want to let Celeste win, as the prize is a Malkavian sleepover. Lisette eventually gets her away, and Celeste gets it stuck in her head to throw her own sleepover. The coterie is approached— the Prince wants to meet with them. They meet in a private room, where he asks about the blood bank deal, and says he’ll take care of it.

Leran is kicked out, and he asks the remaining PCs their opinion on him. They give honest assessments that he seems ok before he is brought back in. Leran is informed that he is allowed to stay, as he has been vouched for— which is good, considering the Prince was ready to end him on account of who Leran’s sire is.

Helena visits and learns about the book situation. She offers to give it in exchange for a Life Boon, but Leran declines, asking if she would be willing to bargain for something else. She says she will think on it, then leaves. A short time later, Victor appears, introducing himself to Leran.

After, there is some issue with random text messages form a hacker being sent to the group. After some back and forth, they get him to agree to a meetup. Upon meeting, they find a sixteen-year-old Billy, and later learn that he is a shifter. When they split for the evening, Maddie gives him a ride home, and feeds from him. Casey drops off the rest before heading home himself.

=====EPISODE 2=====

Maya approaches each PC to state the Prince would like to meet them, and hands over an address. At the meeting, he confronts them about having met Billy, and Billy having been fed on. He orders them to maintain their relationship with Billy, tells them they will not frighten him or complicate his life, and not give him a reason to reconsider his current situation. He also tasks them with making sure the situation is contained, and no one else is talking.

Billy is contacted— he mentions he’s grounded. PCs head to Elysium to hear if anyone is talking about what happened by chance, but they don’t hear anything. Leran is approached by Maya, stating that Helena would like to meet with him. The coterie meets with her, and in exchange for the book, she assigns the group a task— retrieve a person unharmed, and bring him to her.

The group proceeds to do a little research on the man— Adrian Vega. As it is Sunday, Celeste sets her party for the following Saturday when Billy contacts them. Billy invites the PCs over to his place. They hang out for a while. Billy asks more about them. They learn about Billy’s abuse. After dropping Billy off, group decides to give Maddi’s PI guy time to learn more about Adrian Vega, though they do investigate where he works. Leran check’s Vega’s aura and determines he may be a Thin Blood. Maddie heads inside to check out a person Lisette saw come out from under an ambulance Vega was driving. Everyone else runs into the Rucksack Man.

A couple of days pass. Billy texts the PCs to ask what a "Die-able-reeee" is. After some exchanges, Billy is encouraged via Lisette (not intentionally) to confront Alex. They manage to get him to wait, and everyone meets at Celeste and Lisette’s. They try to talk him out of learning more about vampires, and to not contact Alex, but he manages to do so anyway. Alex calls to find out where they are so he can head over. Upon arrival, he punches Billy into a wall.

Alex questions them, and by the end of it he gives permission for Billy to ask whatever he wants, and that the PCs can answer however they like without fear of repercussion form Alex himself. Q&A ensures for a bit before Billy is taken home. The PCs make a plan to get Vega, then enact it, successfully kidnapping him and turning him over to Helena before heading back to Elysium.

At Elysium, Jardani shenanigans ensue. Casey is able to catch him before he leaves, and gets him to return the coterie’s stolen things. Lisette makes a threat toward him after he is gone, and Celeste announces loudly that he is a thief. Later, Celeste learns that her place was robbed via a ruse. She angrily blames the building for incompetence. Jardani is found at Lisette’s shop— all he wants is an apology, and things will be returned. Celeste apologizes; Jardani keeps his word. Afterward, PCs head home for the day.

=====EPISODE 3=====

Leran, Celeste and Maddie go hunting. Beau informs Lisette there’s been some strangeness with business at the shop that day, before Lisette goes people watching. Casey picks up some to-go orders and heads to Billy’s, and hangs out with him for a little while. After hunting. Leran looks over the Heaxpla. Everyone else makes their way to Elysium. Maddie notices the Gangrel population seems a bit thinner. After a few hours, the Prince enters. Casey notices that he seems to be somewhat bloody, and mentions this to Maddie. Lisette also notices.

Leran gets a singing telegram from his sire at his place. The rest of the group meet up at Leran’s to wait for his sire, who keeps getting distracted on the way there. While waiting, Maddie looks over the mass market copy of The Book of Nod. Casey joins her. Celeste sends Louis for him, but Simon thinks he’s an assassin and runs, telling Leran he will wait for another time to meet him. Returning to Elysium, it has been noted that there weren’t as many Gangrel in attendance, and it is being talked about.

The next night is Celeste’s party. Billy is instructed to tell people he is just a friend of the DJ. Party is rave-adjacent, with a mix of mortals and vampires— Maya, Nadia, and Callum are in attendance. Things are going fine until a pack of Sabbat show up. They don’t cause any issues, but by pus the envelope just a bit to show how fragile the Masquerade is; that it can be a weakness. One guy shows off explosives before they leave. Casey ensures Billy is okay while they are there.

Simon arrives not long after. Once the party is over, Leran heads back to his haven with his sire to give him the Hexapla. Celeste and Lisette stay to help clean up before heading home, where they find a note on their door from Jardani. After some investigating, they find that Lisette’s shops has been immaculately cleaned and organized.

Casey and Maddie head to Elysium. They speak with the Gangrel in attendance (both of them), and they are tight-lipped as to why no one else is around. Leran questions his sire about a discipline that creates silence.

Celeste collects Billy and has him get in touch with her sire so she can speak with him, and he promises to visit when he can. The group is informed that Billy is at their place. Leran heads over. Casey heads to Elysium.

The coterie is approached by Mateo who offers them a major boon to look for his missing friend Adrian Vega. After investigating, the Coterie decides to stage it as a disappearance, with Maddie giving Adrian's Laptop to her contact to plant evidence.

Leran studies what he was able to copy of the Hexapla, and notes discrepancies. At Elysium, Casey and Maya talk after he hands her a sketch of the Sabbat that were at the party for her to hand to Cassandra. She mentions Celeste is going to make a dress for her, and mention she got a gut feeling about the Prince being mad at them. Casey denies knowing anything about it. Maddie makes arrangements to pick the laptop up the next night in the same location it was dropped off. Celeste spends the remainder of her night at home sketching.

Other: The group finds Billy learning from Simon, and stress to him not to go outside the group to seek information about vampires, as it puts he and they at risk.

=====EPISODE 4=====

Maddie hunts, then picks up the laptop, and reviews the changes made to Adrian’s journal. Celeste and Lisette hunt. Lisette finds several customers at her shop, courtesy of Jardani, and agrees to let one set up tarot in the corner of the shop. Casey heads to a gym, getting assistance from Pat (Callum’s ghoul) to train. Leran reaches out to the group to see if there are any plans.

The group meets in a private room at Elysium with Mateo, handing him the laptop to read over Adrian’s entries. Arthur comes to speak to the group after Mateo leaves, asking them to deliver a message to a Natalie Kline. After approaching her at her place of business, they head outside to talk. After the message is delivered, Natalie confesses to poaching, then gets paranoid about who sent the message. She frenzies, and one of her companions throws the first punch. A fight ensues, resulting in Natalie getting killed in order to protect the masquerade.

They immediately head to Elysium, and are met by the Sheriff outside the building before heading inside. The Prince confronts them about what they did, with Natalie’s companions giving their version. Arthur stands up for them, and they aren’t punished. He explains to the group that had it not gone down the way it did, things would have gotten very bad.

Billy texts to ask what a Justicar is, and then a Methuselah. The group (minus Maddie and Lisette), head to Billy’s to answer his questions. He mentions Leran’s sire stopped by to say goodbye.

A couple of nights later, Celeste invites everyone over, sating she has a surprise, and gifts them clothing she had made. The Prince calls Billy, to chastise him for not being at home when he is grounded. He then asks Billy to relay that he wants to meet the group at Elysium. Upon meeting the Prince, they learn he wants them to look into the disappearance of the Gangrel, and by doing so, they will earn a concession for Billy.

Celeste talks to the Gangrel, and learns they are having a gathering, and gets herself invited, though she is blindfolded and deafened with headphones to not know where they are going. Before heading out, she turns her location tracking on. Maddie follows them, with Casey leaving several minutes later, tracking Celeste’s location.

At a park in New Jersey, they find a large gathering of Gangrel, where Celeste is the “Virgin Sacrifice”. After observing, the group is addressed by Vince, and he asks the others to come forward— he seems to notice something odd about Maddie. Once all are present, he disbands the group, and asks them not to tell the Prince he was there, or he’ll hunt them down.

The group heads back to Elysium, and gives Samira the information about the gathering, with no mention of Vince. They all head over to Billy’s after to hang out. The Prince contacts Casey about the concession, and after one failed suggestion, it is settled that Billy will get a stipend/allowance. After the second movie, everyone heads home for the day.

=====EPISODE 5=====

A week has passed. Everyone wakes to a conference call from Billy at sunset, inviting them to an overnight outing at an abandoned psychiatric compound. Upon arrival, they look for a secure place to sleep before exploring one of the other buildings, where they see a ghost. After exploring, they head back and play truth or dare to try to get to know one another better.

After truth or dare, the group explores the basement, coming across a trapped ghost which warns them about the nurse and orderlies, and not to let them strap you down. Leran frees him. Exploring further, they discover the radio room, where things are moving on their own. Billy is able to see the ghost there, and through the phone in the room they get the location of the nurse’s station. Leran starts to head that way, but is pulled back as the group agrees to get out of there.

When trying to collect their things, they run into the ghost of an orderly. Maddie dispatches him with an iron hinge bolt, while others scramble to grab stuff. When he reappears, she swings at him again. They all successfully get out of the building. A sad child ghost is spotted waving. Leran tries to go help the ghost, but is pulled away by Maddie and Casey, who end up dislocating his shoulders in the process. Upon getting back to the city, everyone heads home.

The next evening, Casey heads to the gym, later meeting up with Maddie for Celerity practice. Celeste invites everyone to meet her sire, including Billy. Francois, upon meeting Billy gets defensive, and Billy leaves. Celeste, Lisette, and Leran show Francois and Julia around. At Lisette’s shop, a Ravnos doing psychic stuff offers to get in touch with Celeste’s dead mother, and she gets emotional once it’s over, not realizing it’s a scam. Maddie and Casey meet up with Billy and discuss Francois reaction toward him, learning how much Billy knows about him before meeting up with the rest of the coterie to meet Celeste’s sire.

Celeste, Lisette, Francois and Julia go to catch a show. The rest of the coterie head to Elsyium, where they are followed by a Vince via rooftop. Maddie is the one to learn this, and confronts him, and later agrees to a date with him. At Elysium, the group try to make further inroads with the Gangrel, who are aware of the date. Celeste and co are taking a stroll in Central Park when Vince approaches them to warn Celeste about pranks. Celeste insults Vince and the Gangrel as he walks away, and continues to Elysium.

At Elysium, Celeste is approached by a Gangrel who asks for her “services” for $5. Casey and Leran learn about fliers that were put up in regard to Celeste. Callum approaches Casey and mentions for Casey and Maddie to meet him at the gym the following evening. When Celeste learns about the fliers, she pays some Malkavians to take them down.

The coterie heads back to Celeste’s apartment, where they find a note from Vince. Francois suggests getting authorities involved, but dropped the argument after Celeste said it wasn’t a good idea. Billy calls and informs Celeste about a website, which she then asks him to take down. Leran, Maddie, and Casey leave. Leran heads home. Celeste and Lisette relax at home. Casey heads home before going jogging, then heads to a club. Maddie hangs out with Billy at a skate park.

=====EPISODE 6=====

Maddie wakes up to Vince in her apartment, and they have their date. Casey heads to the gym to work with Callum. Celeste gets a visit from a lawyer presenting her with a letter of intent. She learns that he unofficially owns the building. He offers her a deal—leave quietly, don’t fight, don’t go to court, don’t waste everyone's time and in exchange he’ll cover her moving expenses.

Everyone gets word that something is going down at Elysium, and heads there. Thomas Arturo announces that he is going to be leaving New York and will be holding a contest. The coterie that wins will get a haven designed by him at the Perry Street Towers, as well as get his domain, giving a time limit of one week. The group discusses among themselves and decides to try for it. After discussing, they decide to gather more information on Arturo first, before finalizing any offers.

Celeste gets info from Nadia about Arturo’s tailor in exchange for a major boon. Casey talks with his sire (Étienne), Arturo, and Casey’s mentor (Gabriel). Maddie gets in touch with her contacts. Leran touches base with his sire to ask for the Hexapla, and talks to Arthur as well. The Prince makes the contest official. Celeste bumps into Jardani, who suggests he can help in exchange for a haven—she mentions she’ll talk to the coterie. After her calls, Maddie listens in at Elysium to hear what other people are planning to do.

Billy contacts the group about the auction, and they head over to his place and discuss their options. Billy offers help if he can, in exchange for a skate ramp on the roof. It’s suggested that he look into getting info on some Justicars, and he is given names to look into. Charlotte contacts Casey and says she’ll throw her backing behind him—if he renounces his sire and declares her his liege, then snarks at him, mentioning she’s heard his coterie doesn’t stand a chance. While this is going on, Maddie gets info on how big the contest domain is.

Maddie contacts Vince, to see if his clan might be willing to check on the rumors about the coterie. Vince offers to look into it for her, in exchange for a second date. Celeste mentions the lawyer that visited her. Some time later, Charlotte calls Casey again, angry. Vince contacts Maddie to let her know what happened—he introduced himself, and got Charlotte and her coterie banned from the contest—and Larry has to join her coterie. Everyone heads home for the day.

Leran goes to Elysium to listen for rumors. Celeste works on a music piece. Casey meets with his mentor again, and is introduced to Silk, who says she can get information, but it will take 24 hours, and says this one’s on her. Everyone but Celeste heads to Elysium, and bump into Jardani, who brings up winning the contest with him and getting a haven, which is news to them. Jardani flirts with Casey, before giving Maddie a number to contact him and then leaving.

Vince brings a gift for Maddie, and they talk outside. Leran heads home after a phone call to find Billy and his sire. Simon gives Leran the Hexapla. Simon leaves by crashing through Leran’s bedroom window. Billy offers Leran his place to stay if he needs, and tells him that there are ghosts in Leran’s place. Lisette heads to her shop. Maddie, Leran, and Casey head to the gym.

=====EPISODE 7=====

Casey and Maddie begin teaching Leran to fight. After, they head back to Elysium to try to get more info/rumors. Maddie approaches Arturo to talk with him. She learns that expenses for designing and furnishing will be covered for the winner. Around 3am they receive word from Billy and head to his place, where he has info, but seems scared. Prince Drake arrives, and is upset his asset was used, and states the coterie owes him a major boon. He next impresses upon Billy that it’s important he never look into Lucinde again. He mentions that should they choose to use his asset in the future, certain compensation will need to be made. He then states he will try to smooth things over before leaving. PCs head home for the day.

Next night, Caleb has info for Maddie. Leran is contacted to meet with Arturo’s tailor. Silk has info for Casey—they meet at Vince’s bar. PCs learn Vince is friends with a Sabbat. Vince goes over the rumors about the PCs he was told. Pcs then head to the tailor to get info from him. Casey places an order for a suit Celeste wanted commissioned for Arturo.

PCs head back to Vince’s bar to discuss their offering options; what will or will not be useful. The group decides to reach out to Brandon via Vince to ask for help since he said he’d do what he could to get Celeste out of his building. Brandon and Vince talk privately, and when they return Brandon writes a check for 1 billion to help secure the place, in exchange for Vince giving up Heineken for a month. Maddie asks Brandon is there is further assistance he can offer—he says he’ll think about it. Vince asks them not to tell that Brandon’s in town.

A group of 3 vamps head out—Maddie notices them taking a picture of the coterie. Casey and Leran confront them, getting them to delete the pic. The PCs head to Leran’s, and discuss the 3 vamps, Vince, Brandon, and other recent events. Casey sketches the 3 vamps they saw. Billy is ordered to come over, as he is listening in, so they can answer his questions. Casey heads to Elysium, and hands the sketch over to the Sheriff. Everyone goes home for the day.

The next night, Maddie gets info from Deadlink. The PCs meet up at Elysium. They talk to Vince first, who is upset his customers got turned in, mentioning his place is supposed to be neutral ground. Jardani finds them, and presents them with original blueprints for the Empire State Building, to offer to Arturo. They accept, and offer him Leran’s old place as a haven. Jardanni asks Casey on a date, and Casey accepts. After they approach Arturo, discussing in a private room their opening bid of Celeste’s music piece, the Hexapla, the plans, and the billion dollars.

After Arturo leaves, they go over what else might be able to be added to their bid. Maddie receives a call from Brandon, stating he has something the coterie might be interested in, and they arrange to meet at Vince’s bar. Brandon requests an introduction to Billy in exchange. Everyone is reluctant, so Brandon asks for 3 dates from Casey instead, and this is agreed on. He reveals an original 12th century Notre Dame gargoyle under a cloth.

Leran examines the gargoyle. As Brandon leaves, he boops Maddie on the nose. Vince gets morose, and explains that means Brandon is going to try to steal her from Vince. They carefully transport the item to Elysium, where they collect Arturo to show it to him. Arturo is enraptured, and has them follow him back inside, where he announces the end of the contest, with the coterie as the winners. Prince Drake comes down from the mezzanine to congratulate them, and offers to let them come to him for advice on how to handle the domain.

Billy texts congratulations on the win. They discuss going out to celebrate, and decide to asking Billy for a good club to go to.

=====EPISODE 8=====

Celeste reaches out to the group after finishing her song. Pcs meet up at Elysium to catch the girls up. Billy and Jardani are at the new havens, so they head over there to check out the smallest one. Casey gives people a ride home, Upon arriving home, Celeste finds Brandon. He gives them 4 days to move out. Celeste asks to remain in contact.

Maddie wakes up to Vince in her apartment (again), to congratulate her. She then does some courier runs, followed by the gym to meet up with Casey and Leran. Before going to the gym, Leran finds an envelope under his door, containing an invitation to Brandon’s to view some artifacts. The PCs get together and debate on whether Leran should go alone or not. After talking to Vince they agree to trust Brandon, but go as a group, heading through Anarch territory after hitting their toll road.

At Brandon’s they are shown religious artifacts. Celeste gets enraptured by a crown of thorns, and starts crying. After she is taken to another room, Leran decides to touch the Shroud of Turin, and gets burned. On their way out, Brandon pulls Maddie aside to talk privately. Once back in town, they stop at Vince’s bar before going to Elysium.

At Elysium, they meet with the Prince to get domain advice. He asks them what they were doing in Sabbat territory. After he leaves, an angry Vince approaches them. He’s mad at Celeste’s sire for reporting him. Celeste rejects a life boon offer to save her and her sire’s life, as well as the suggestion to publicly back Vince against her sire. Casey calls his mentor to arrange something, but in exchange Vince has to become Scourge, and Vince says Celeste owes him. Vince drags Maddie off, to blow off steam, everyone else goes their separate ways.

=====EPISODE 9=====

Leran hunts. Casey finds a note from his mentor before heading to the gym. Maddie does courier work. Celeste packs. Lisette heads to her shop. Maddie reaches out about needing to discuss the domain. The PC’s meet up at Elysium. Casey checks news and catches a brief blip about a piece of Old New York being uncovered. Leran feeds at Elysium. Lisette is approached by Tristan Ambrose (Spex), and is asked to look into the uncovered piece of Old New York, as it is believed to be a Tremere haven. She is to catalogue it, and report back. The PC’s give a listen around Elysium to try to pick up who is interested in the location.

Celeste is approached by Nadia, who asks her to look into the haven for anything of artistic value so that the clan may bargain for it. PC’s meet, are caught up-to-date, and agree to check things out. Once there, a figure is noted lurking in the shadows—it’s Silk. She contacts Celeste to ask her to keep an eye out for anything of religious or blood significance. Via ruse they manage to make their way past the guards. Celeste’s claustrophobia prevents her from going into the haven proper, and she ends up sealing the others in.

The PCs inside find various things, and pack what they are personally interested in away. Maddie overhears a conversation through the metal sheet covering the exit. Outside, Celeste is approached by other vampires, who’ve killed the guards. Once the other PCs are out, they are handed some jewels, as they were just there for money. Everyone heads to Lisette’s shop. Casey is contacted by Jardani. Billy heads over after listening in, and offers a safe place to store the items (Federal Reserve). A magic tome is kept at Lisette’s.

Casey meets Jardani for a date. Celeste and Lisette head to Elysium. Celeste talks to Nadia about her findings. Leran and Maddie head to Vince’s bar. Lisette has a meeting with Helena, and explains what was found, though tries (and fails) to keep some things secret. She also informs her of other interested parties (except Silk). After the meeting Lisette makes a beeline back to her shop to retrieve the book; Celeste tags along. Vince chats with Maddie and Leran. A group of delivery men come in, and deliver 100 bouquets of roses to her from Brandon.

At the shop, Lisette rips an unknown ritual out of the magic book before returning to Elysium to hand it over to Helena. After, The man teaching Lisette The Green Path nervously explains he can no longer do so. Everyone meets at Vince’s bar to discuss domain, splitting the havens (Leran getting the smallest, Maddie and Casey getting the largest), and letting Vince join the coterie. They all agree, and inform Vince, who asks for time to think about it. Billy covers for the group with Drake, and in exchange his rollerblades are broken. Leran orders him new ones. Celeste, Casey, and Maddie patrol the domain. Maddie learns of some possible fences. Everyone heads home. Casey finds an envelope with an invitation from Brandon taped to his door.

The next night, Casey has his first date with Brandon. Leran exits his place to find Silk across the street, who offers to take him somewhere to feed, and he accepts. She takes him to a Setite cult den, and he feeds off people there after being welcomed. Vince and Maddie have their third date. Leran hears back from Billy, then goes back to his place to read through items from the haven. Celeste spends time with Lisette at her shop.

Tristan (Spex) enters the shop to talk to Lisette, informing her that Helena wants her to return to the excavation site, as Helena is convinced there is more there. Billy stops by Leran’s, and they head out to pick up a date for Leran. Jardani stops by Lisette’s shop to ask for a love potion/aphrodisiac. At Elysium, Casey is approached by Arturo to inform he’s ready to sit down with the coterie and discuss haven building. Casey messages the group with this info.

PC’s meet up at Vince’s bar. Lisette informs them of what Helena knows and has asked her to do—they agree to help her.

=====EPISODE 10=====

Leran wakes to a note from Billy and finds his phone has been made more secure. Lisette hunts. The PCs meet at Vince’s bar to discuss going back to the excavation site. At the bar they find it strangely empty, and learn Vince is grumpy. They discuss strategy. Maddie is messaged to meet with Vince in his office. He randomly asks if she wants to get married. The reason behind this is Brandon will stop pursuing Maddie if either Vince marries her, or helps him take back the city.

Arturo requests their presence at Elysium, and once there he hands them a questionnaire, and assures confidentiality. They next head to the excavation site. Distractions are caused by Celeste using Presence on one of the museum guys that are in charge, Maddie by paying some punks to steal the vans, and Casey by calling in a bomb threat. Maddie and Leran sneak into the site and snag whatever else they find in order to carry it out.

During this, after the threat, Casey is playing lookout on a nearby roof, and Brandon makes an appearance, and seduces him. A cloud of inky black is put up to hide them. After getting out of the site and meeting back up, no one is able to get in touch with Casey, though they notice the dark on the roof, and go investigate, thinking he might be in trouble. After a bit, Brandon drops the cloud, and leaves. The group heads back to Vince’s bar, where he asks them if they’ve come up with a coterie name yet. The group decides on Dissonance. Vince officially joins the coterie.

Vince makes some suggestions on what to do with the remainder of the excavation site, such as C4, or getting the Prince to declare it theirs. Billy is contacted to meet them at the Federal Reserve so they can deposit the remainder of the items. Celeste heads off to ghoul the museum guy. The rest of the group head to Elysium, so Vince can announce he’s part of their coterie. The Prince announces his coterie can help him patrol the next evening, and he’d give the location later. The group goes to a club to celebrate.

The next evening, Leran wakes to find a large package has been delivered. Maddie wakes to find an envelope from Vince containing a Victoria’s secret gift card, and a note to pick something out for him to wear. Everyone meets at Vince’s bar before going on patrol, where it ends up they were assigned to patrol Anarch territory. Patrol goes mostly well—they run into a Sabbat pack, which Vince scares off. On their way out of the territory, several Anarchs stop them, and a fight ensues, with the group winning (Vince abstains from fighting). Some people hunt before heading home for the remainder of the night.

=====EPISODE 11=====

Vince picks up Maddie for a date. Casey hunts, then heads to Vince’s bar; Leran joins him a little later. They both receive a text from Prince Drake saying he would like to meet with them. They set up meet at the bar, and Drake goes over the fact that they are not in trouble, he just has questions. Over the course of the conversation they learn that Drake knew that they had made off with some stuff, and needed to know what was there so he could make a decision. The PC’s went over what had been found. Drake mentions he may know some people who would be interested in the religious artifacts. Drake mentions he will make an announcement later, but for now to follow him, as there are new introductions from a friend of theirs that will be made.

At Elysium, Jardani and Kisaiya introduce themselves. Dissonance is tasked with keeping them in line. The PC’s get to know Kisaiya. She offers Leran a drug, and he agrees to take it and give feedback. They make a double date, and head to a carnival. Jardani and Casey talk a little about their relationship. After the carnival, the group heads to Central Park, where Jardani and Casey go off to have some fun, and Leran and Kisaiya talk. 45 minutes to sunrise (about 3~ish hours later) they realize it’s growing late, and Casey offers them shelter at his place.

Next evening, Jardani and Kisaiya head home. Leran has a package at his home, that he arranges to have delivered to the new place—temperature controlled bookshelves. Maddie catches up on her texts. The PC’s meet up at Elysium, including Vince, there they are caught up. They learn that Drake’s announcement was that Martin (the Nos Primogen) was given complete ownership and domain of the excavation site and it’s contents. They are approached by Martin, and asked for a list of what was found. Leran writes it down, and Martin crossed off what he isn’t interested, and asks for the rest. Arturo approaches them to ask about their questionnaire’s—Casey and Leran hand theirs over, and then they all head to the bar.

Vince is updated about Coterie happenings and what they’ve done. Casey texts Drake about the reliquaries, and Drake says he wants them brought to him. Vince suggests getting the book back from Helena for Martin. Billy shows up. They learn from Billy that there are 5 other chantries, and that Helena has several havens, and a hidey hole in the rare books section of the main public library. Leran learns the shipment sent to his house was originally hers.

The PCs head to Billy’s place. Billy tries to play matchmaker, and shows Leran some “compatible” matches he came up with. He also mentions there are a couple more gifts for Leran on the way. They hang out with Billy for a while, then head home. Before bed, Maddie reaches out to Deadlink to ask for security systems at the Library.

The next night, The PC’s meet with Zara Viscari about offloading items they took from the excavation site, and get an estimate of around $50m, not including her 30% cut. Maddie is handed a burner phone with which to contact her. After, everyone hunts. Billy is contacted to get specific items out of the Reserve for them. Upon inspection of the obsidian bowl, they discover grooves like a record. From there they head to Leran’s, where they use the spectroanalyzer that Billy sent him to scan the grooves. From there, they do some hunting and pay up front to get a recording done that night. The recording makes them uncomfortable, and Leran is able to discern the word Lazarus, and the language to be Old Aramaic.

Copies of the recording are made, as well as a decision to ask Vince if he knows anyone who could speak the language. Next, they meet with Prince Drake at Billy’s to go over the reliquaries. He chooses one after having Billy study them. He makes it clear he doesn’t need to explain why he wants it, but does anyway, stating he is going to use it to negotiate with the Giovanni. After, they meet up with Martin to hand over items. Because the coterie did all the legwork, they are awarded 2 minor boons that go on the books. Leran lets it slip about the recording, and by handing a copy over they earn another minor boon, and safe passage (though no feeding) through the subway tunnels.

They meet up with Vince at Casey’s place after learning he knows Old Aramaic. He is warned about how the recording makes you feel, but translates it. It seems to be a recording of Jesus resurrecting Lazarus. Vince suggests they get rid of all the copies. They discuss how bad things could be if the recording got out. By this point there is not a lot of time left until sunrise, so Casey offers to let them stay over, which they accept. Before going to bed, Casey messages Brandon and Jardani, who each say they will be over in 10.

=====EPISODE 12=====

Brandon and Jardani arrive at Casey’s, where the three of them discuss relationship status before staying for the day. Next night, Celeste and Lisette text, asking if there is anything they need to be caught up on. The coterie meet at Vince’s bar to catch up. Maddie texts Zara to arrange for a meeting to authenticate the reliquaries, and sets it up for 10pm. At the meeting, items are deemed authentic, and Maddie states they will bring the rest within the next couple of days.

They next head to Elysium. Tristan (Specs) approaches Lisette asking to talk alone, but Vince logics him into the entire coterie being in on the conversation. In private, he asks if there were any missing pages, and she is able to successfully lie that she knows nothing about them. Privately to the coterie, Lisette confesses the pages were a ritual. Afterward, they agree to meet with Billy at the indoor water park to have some fun. People go home to grab things, and Lisette is approached by A Celeste’s dad with a gift for Celeste, and then leaves. Celeste freaks out.

Once assembled at the water park, the gift is opened — it’s Celeste’s mother’s necklace and a note telling her it’s time to come home. A discussion is had of how to handle this before trying to relax. Martin appears to ask about the missing pages, and if the book he received was the correct one. After, people head to Casey’s to get to know one another better. After a while, Billy leaves, and the group discusses how to handle Celeste’s father. It’s decided to gather some help, and have everyone stay at Casey’s during the day to make Celeste feel better. Emilio is offered as help, in exchange for Maddie heading to Brandon’sand the help is accepted.

The next night, Jardani sends Celeste’s father’s picture out to the other Ravnos so they can keep an eye out for him. Celeste decides to reach out to Martin to ask if he knows anything. Non-coterie members part ways. Kisaiya and Leran check out animals around Lisette’s shop to try to get info. Casey checkers hotels near the shop for info. After sharing what they found, the coterie splits up, with Casey and Leran heading to Elysium, and the rest heading to the meeting with Martin.

In exchange for information, Celeste gives Martin information — that Helena is experimenting on Thin Bloods. At Elysium, Casey notices François flitting about, talking to several Whips. The coterie meet up at the hotel Celeste’s father is staying at. They spend time debating before heading up, to find him already gone. Due to Lisette threatening the desk clerk, police are called. Leran overhears the desk clerk outside on the phone with Celeste’s father, and learn he was dominated. He manages to get the clerk’s phone.

They escape the police and head to Billy’s to have him track Celeste’s father’s number. He informs of its last location, and that it is a destroyed burner. Casey informs of what François has been up to. The coterie heads to Elysium. Celeste tries asking Nadia what Francois was up to, but she refuses to answer. Leran asks Arthur the same, getting some answers. Casey asks Callum’s whip and gets some answers. Celeste looks for Francois, finding him downstairs at a performance salon. They reconvene, explaining that Francois is looking for support to oust Vince as Scourge, and possibly get him bloodhunted, as well as looking into Lisette.

Celeste cannot handle the performance, so waits for her sire outside the room. When everyone convenes, Francois is confronted about everything. Casey records the conversation. Leran tries reasoning with him, but is dismissed. When asked if he’s even doing anything about Celeste’s father, he claims he has people searching for him with a kill on sight order. He also claims he was trying to make sure Lisette has no skeletons in her closet, and is especially vehement against Vince.

As he leaves, Casey makes a remark that upsets him, so he hurls an insult back. Celeste is conflicted. A few members upset, they head outside to blow off steam. Vince makes a suggestion to play the political game to turn it against Francois. For now though they go to a club to cool off, then head home. Billy contacts Leran to let him know that the translation software he was working on is complete.

=====EPISODE 13=====

The next night, Casey heads to Elysium, while others go hunting. He overhears that Francois’ people did find Edward during the day, but Drake demanded he be taken alive. While celeste waits to talk to drake, the coterie learna that Edward is a ghoul for a Lasombra Archbishop in Spain. Celeste asks Drake to see Eduard. When she talks with him, he claims that everything he did is because he loved her, but she doesn’t believe him.

Downtime happens.

Arturo shows the coterie plus Billy the new havens. At Maddie’s haven, Billy is sent out for food, then the coterie discusses and preforms the vaulderie. Maddie confesses she used to be Sabbat. Drake Asks to see the new Havens meets with Casey who shows him around, before Drake flirts with him and gives Casey his number. Everyone stresses to Billy not to talk about what he’s seen.

The group moves to Vince’s bar. Everyone notices the Sabbat pack from Celeste’s party are there but eventually they get up and leave. Casey, Vince and the Coterie plan for a trip to Quebec in about a week. Everyone heads home.

The next night, Leran gets a call form Jardani, saying someone is there to see him. Amage wanting to talk to him about the AI Billy gave him. Leran says he knows nothing. The mage leaves his number and departs. Leran meets with the coterie at Billy’s. After questioning Billy and much discussion the Coterie meets with the Mage. The mage and the group talk Billy into shutting down the AI, The mage gives billy direct contact info.

Leran destroys the backup of the AI. Maddie and Casey head to Elysium, where they spot Helena threatening Elanor. After Elanor leaves, the coterie follow her, and talk to her before heading to Vince’s bar.

They she has been teaching Thaumaturgy outside the clan. Eleanor is afraid she is going to be killed. The group talks in private and decides to try and help Elanor and her friend. Sabrina is contacted, but doesn’t show. When calling her, Mr. Reed answers. Maddie talks to him, and he meets them at the bar,Vince keeps an eye on Eleanor in the office.

He is adamant the contract can only be canceled by Helena. He gives Eleanor 24 hours, and then leaves. Vince brings back Eleanor, and the comes up with a nuclear option. They vote, and decide it’s not worth the repercussions. Eleanor decides to try talking to Helena.

=====EPISODE 14=====