March Recap
by Marc Lake
March 15th, 2024
March 3/9
- Trent Jackson arrived at the Festivo esbat to perform a Ghost Dance for his fallen packmate Lorenz Ortega. All of Trent’s remaining packmates were present, including the often absent Ductus named Snaptooth, except for a single member who was conspicuously missing. After the ritae, the pack left to track down their wayward packmate.
- Jade and Nara-kai performed further investigations of the Ring and Pentagram structures beneath the region, and learned that the ring is drawing in positive energy to feed the Pentagram, which is leading to the imbalance of negative energy in the region that is causing things like spontaneous zombification, the death of plant life, and a rise in necromantic energies.
- A group of Cainites tracked down the location of the dagger, which led them to a residential home in East Granby. They arrived at the same time as a black ops team, and they watched as the team breached the home in search of an individual they were sent to kill. The Sabbat recovered the dagger and some background information from the home, while the head of the Black Ops team confronted them about what they were doing there. The man revealed his identity to be Cesare Madison, an associate of Lorenz Ortega’s, in search of vengeance for the death of his murdered friend. After the Sabbat turned the home and the mercenaries into an impromptu Haunted House game of instinct, Cesare established a tentative working relationship with the Sabbat and offered the current location of the Infernalist on the condition that he was allowed to participate.
- A group of Cainites tracked down the remnants of the Elm Haven Dynasty pack, who were looking for their missing packmate. During the search, the group was beset by demonic imps and they discovered that the missing packmate had been abducted by the infernalist, presumably to be used as another sacrifice. The group and the remainder of the Elm Haven Dynasty pack followed the trail of their missing packmate.
- The two groups of Cainites merged at the site of the Infernalist’s latest ritual, a third floor corner apartment. They pincered the location from the apartment door and the living room’s windows simultaneously, and discovered the infernalist having seemingly just completed the ritual. In the brief time they had, most of the Sabbat launched a barrage of successful attacks on the infernalist while some attempted to rescue the torpid form of the Elm Haven Dynasty’s missing member. Ultimately, after being rendered almost completely helpless, the Infernalist was seemingly rescued by his demonic patron, though it is unclear what consequences to the Infernalist might result from such a necessary evacuation.
- In the aftermath of the rescue attempt and the assault on the Infernalist, Elm Haven Dynasty, along with any Sabbat who wish to, rushes to their fallen packmate to assess the extent of their injuries. They discover that, while the body is not decomposing or turning to ash (which would symbolize the death of the Cainite), their packmate is not able to be awakened by their various attempts to rouse him from Torpor. A scan with Aura Perception reveals no discernible aura. Those with the ability to sense such things can identify that whatever ritual the infernalist was attempting to perform here was completed, probably moments before their arrival. Cesare Madison, frustrated by his inability to contribute meaningfully to the conflict, recuses himself from the situation after making calls to ensure that there will be no undue trouble with mortal authorities as the result of the rather destructive engagement in the apartment.
