Quest Log
Live thread state for Chicago Chronicles.
Chicago Chronicles. Act II: Ashes and Blood. Updated: 1991-01-22 (Tuesday night, scene close ~1 AM Wed).
Darius
| Thread | Status |
|---|---|
| Cover story under scrutiny (2x) | OPEN. Warren Birch built for Gary. Chicago has 100 Kindred with Auspex. Critias engaged D037 — saw past Conformist mask, invited to faculty club. Cover intact but profile raised. |
| Chuc Luc’s pipeline (2x) | OPEN. Sire operates from Chinatown. Capone’s territory. Conflict of interest. Greystone maps overlap with pipeline interests. |
| Chicago court politics (2x) | ADVANCING. Wednesday Primogen session tomorrow (Neally chairing). Critias +2, Gengis +2, Brennon +1. Wolf Pack unauthorized action night before session — political wildcard. Anarchs floating Maldavis for succession. |
| Blood Bond steps (2x) | ACTIVE. Darius Step 1 Menele (D031 frenzy). Lodin forced bond pending. Allicia carryover. |
| Anarch unrest | ADVANCING. Gengis +2 (Wolf Pack intel D038 — informal debt). Wolf Pack launched unauthorized dynamite run on Brujah safehouse night before Primogen session. Gengis sent ghouls to evacuate “Mookie’s place.” Outcome unknown. Brewery Thursdays after 10. Succession talk active. |
| Ballard’s counterattack (2x) | ADVANCING. Greystone Fiduciary = mortal finance network (LaSalle). Letter intercepted: 3 Annabelle properties targeted. Courier network mapped (Craig Hessler → Hayward → brownstone). “Entrée comes Friday.” Annabelle warned by Sable. Camera at Sherwin-Williams has Darius’s face. Forgetful Mind on Craig thin (1 succ). |
| Railroad leverage | OPEN. Drummond’s ledger maps unauthorized freight. Pipeline implications for Chuc Luc. |
| Lodin’s return (2x) | ACTIVE. Behind closed doors since Primogen session. Damaged. Neally chairing Wednesday. Anarchs reading weakness. Blood bond demand pending. |
| Hunter pressure | OPEN. Dane 5/6 (active hunt, may follow to Chicago). Shepard (FBI, dormant). Society of Leopold (Chicago chapter). |
| The Methuselah War | HIDDEN but ACTIVE. Helena vs Menele. Darius bonded Step 1. Three Jyhad pieces (Darius, Lodin, Critias). |
| Sabbat infiltration | LATENT. Rigaud and Wade embedded. Activates Act III. |
| Damien and Neon | Anarch allies (strained). Rescued coterie. Debt owed. Belthazar staked on Wacker — when unstaked, hunt. |
| Tremere breach | OPEN. Tomás found Walt’s walkup Jan 10. Counter-op transparent to Tremere. |
| Lodin’s siring ban | OPEN. 18 years, no new Embraces. Lodin broke his own rule. |
| Greystone / brownstone investigation (2x) | ADVANCING D038. Brownstone confirmed “Hayward place” (neighbor). Hayward intermittent — meeting spot, not residence. “Cars at all hours.” Crown Vic with alderman office parking placard. Fresh van tracks in alley. Second-floor watcher (active countersurveillance). SURVEILLANCE COMPROMISED: Darius’s face seen by neighbor + possibly watcher while asking about building. Camera risk at Sherwin-Williams still open. |
| Wednesday Primogen session | NEW D037. Formal Ballard adjudication. Neally chairing. Coterie needs strategy — present formally via Brennon, or observe? |
| Thursday double-header | NEW D037. Critias faculty club 9 PM (both PCs). Brewery after 10 (Darius). Same night. High-value relationship building. |
| Kaspar haven (establishing) | NEW D037. South Pilsen basement. Cash offer to Midwest Realty Trust pending Monday call. Functional but not yet legal. |
Sable
| Thread | Weight | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Payne family threat | 3x | ESCALATED. Sharon IN CHICAGO (proxy: Halloran → Warwick → law firm). Michael absent — in Gary or Chicago? Blood bonded to Sharon. Mutual feud but mutual vengeance. |
| Annabelle’s patronage | 2x | DEEPENED D037. Warned Annabelle about 3 Ballard property attacks. Annabelle owes Sable significantly (+3). Brennon contact established (+1). Major Grace consumed. |
| Succubus Club politics | 2x | ADVANCING. Labyrinth explored. Brennon met. Critias engaged. Club rhythms mapped. |
| Blood Bond steps | 2x | ACTIVE. Darius Step 1 Menele. Lodin forced bond pending. Allicia carryover. |
| Allicia bond-breaking (remote) | 2x | ACTIVE. Erichtho evaluation done. Carna path. Months in Milwaukee needed. |
| Ballard’s counterattack | 2x | ADVANCING. Greystone Fiduciary mapped. Three properties targeted. Annabelle warned. Coterie holds intercepted intelligence. |
| Lodin’s return | 2x | ACTIVE. Behind closed doors since Primogen session. Neally chairing Wednesday. Anarchs reading weakness. |
| Denise Price — the mother | 2x | CRITICAL S036. Sabbat scout feeding floor-by-floor west to east (714 Nov, 709 Jan) — 718 next in sequence. 2-6 week timeline. Coop deployed (guard + deadbolt). FBI canvassing same floor. Bordruff knows Sable has mortal connection there. |
| Ghoul management (remote) | 1x | ACTIVE. DeShawn, Pete at Kendrick’s. Coop DEPLOYED to Robert Taylor (S036). Spoon home. 3 BP/month. Distance = decay risk. |
| Cover story under scrutiny | 1x | OPEN. App 5 memorable. Critias engaged both PCs — profile raised. |
| Anarch unrest | 1x | ADVANCING. Gengis +1. Maldavis +1. Succession talk (Maldavis as candidate). South Side displacement. |
| Hunter pressure | 1x | ADVANCED. Standdown encountered + wiped. Shepard (FBI) connected. Dane may follow. |
| Drummond’s gratitude + railroad | 1x | OPEN. Elder Ventrue owes Sable. Ledger maps Ballard’s freight. Pipeline implications for Chuc Luc. |
| Sir Henry alliance | 1x | DEEPENED S037. Reciprocal trade completed (Gary for Drake). Coached Sable on Wednesday strategy: attend, weaponize clan weakness, don’t drink. Advised re Sophia repair. +3. |
| Tamoszius alliance | 1x | NEW S034. 90yr Ballard-watcher. Info exchange deal. Independent Toreador intel channel. |
| Tomás Navarro — Tremere contact | 1x | Met S033. Operational potential. Analyst, not operator. |
| Wednesday Primogen session | 1x | ADVANCING S037. Strategy: attend, be seen, be gracious. Weaponize Toreador entrancement as excuse not to drink toast. Neally chairing — authority questionable (Sir Henry Drake intel). Sophia incident may complicate Annabelle dynamic. |
| Thursday double-header | 1x | NEW D037. Critias faculty club 9 PM (both PCs invited). Relationship building. |
| Sabbat incursion (tunnel scout) | 2x | NEW S036. Scout confirmed under South Side — Sabbat marks, mapping routes north to Succubus Club. Bordruff contact (Wed midnight, Church of Christ, 53rd). Khalid price pending for removal. Spirit’s Touch: scout used Presence on victims (Toreador antitribu?). Brand on wrist, red-brown clay (not local), grave-soil scent. |
| Bordruff / Nosferatu contact | 1x | NEW S036. Nathaniel Bordruff, South Side Nosferatu (H0, plays Lodin/Khalid). Intel exchange. Wednesday meeting. Path to Khalid. |
| Lodin Blood Bond warning | 2x | ADVANCING S037. Sir Henry confirms: Lodin CAN’T chair (not won’t). Mortal physician on Prince’s floor. 2 unknown Kindred visitors (not Chicago). Neally’s authority may be hollow. Strategy: attend Wednesday, weaponize Toreador clan weakness as excuse not to drink. |
| Sophia Ayes — sire politics | 1x | NEW S037. Insulted Sophia (Annabelle’s childe) publicly at Succubus Club re: Stryker dance. Sophia left hostile (-1). Sir Henry advises: compliment her craft (not beauty) before Wednesday to repair Annabelle’s perception. Risk: Annabelle sees Sable as someone who knows where to put the knife. |
| Methuselah War | HIDDEN | Helena vs Menele. Coterie = unwitting Menele proxies. Portia at Succubus Club. Tunnel routes north may connect to Club foundations. |
Shared Goals
Deliver Modius’s letter to Lodin (or his regent)DONE- Present themselves formally per Lodin’s demand (Brennon offered to pass message to Neally — Wednesday session opportunity)
- Survive Chicago’s Kindred politics
Establish haven and communication infrastructureKaspar haven operational. Comm nodes mapped.Find the Succubus Club and Sir Henry JohnsonDONE. Club mapped including Labyrinth.- Maintain Gary operations remotely
- Advance Allicia bond-breaking (Carna coordination from Chicago)
- Identify and avoid Sharon Payne’s Chicago network
- NEW: Investigate Greystone Fiduciary / brownstone for Maldavis
- NEW: Prepare for Wednesday Primogen session
- NEW: Investigate Sabbat tunnel scout / Wednesday Bordruff meeting
- NEW: Counter Lodin Blood Bond (warned by Annabelle S036)
- DIRECTION: Advance toward next Succubus Club published adventure; wrap loose threads first
- NEW: Attend Thursday Critias + Brewery double-header
- NEW: Secure Kaspar lease (Monday call to Midwest Realty Trust)
Shared Threats
- Sharon Payne (7th gen, Presence 5, IN CHICAGO — 2/6 but proximity is now immediate)
- Sullivan Dane (hunter, 5/6 — may follow to Chicago or stay in Gary)
- FBI/Shepard (Chicago-based — investigation dormant but open)
- Cover story exposure (Birch fiction built for 7 Gary Kindred, not 100 Chicago Auspex users)
- Ballard (acting regent, suspicious, dangerous)
- Lodin’s Blood Bond (forced bonding after rescue — canonical threat)
- Chuc Luc (Darius’s sire operates from Chicago Chinatown — conflict of interest)