Plot:Viral Vampire Video/Updates
12/6/26 The Next Chapter
As we move into the next chapter of the Viral Vampire Video investigation, there are several threads characters may pursue off-camera. These can provide information to bring to Pre-Court or Court and shape how the next chapter unfolds. Available avenues of inquiry include:
- Order of St. Michael: Research this hunter sect’s history, ideology, recruitment, and West Coast activity.
- Black Vans Near the Alley: Investigate unmarked vans conducting ICE-style abductions around campus. How many people are missing, and what reports or rumors exist?
- Gunfire Near Campus: Look into shots reportedly fired west of campus the night Marcus was killed. Any police logs, shell casings, or eyewitnesses?
- Campus Gunman: Determine who fired the precision shot into Marcus’s dorm. Was Marcus the true target? What vantage points align with the shot?
- The Railyard Howl: Analyze the inhuman howl recorded near the railyard, possibly linked to a rumored law-enforcement shootout that same night.
- Long-Haired Biker Vampire: Identify the motorcycle-riding vampire described in the hunter’s journal, suspected of killing the headless hunter.
Additional leads from Chapter 1 include: tracking drone activity near the alley and quad; determining who scrubbed the metadata from the posted video; and investigating the abandoned West End church where Marcus found the hunter’s journal. Anyone wishing to pursue these leads via Influence, Allies, Contacts, Retainers, or skill-based rolls is encouraged to @mail me their actions for between-scene resolution.
On-Camera investigations of the West End Church will be Monday night. See +events
12/5/26 Tip of the Ice Berg
The Viral Vampire Video plot began when a blurry clip of what looked like a vampire feeding went viral online. The Court investigated the alley where it was filmed and immediately noticed two strange things: black, unmarked vans parked nearby watching the scene, and a drone hovering overhead. No one reported to any local hospitals for bloodloss or bite wounds but a headless corpse was discovered at the city morgue - a body carrying the brand of an Order of Hunters.
The investigation then moved to Prospect University, where the video seemed to have originated. The presence of more drones near the quad and several students talking excitedly about the fake vampire clip led the Court to a student named Marcus. He admitted the video was staged for a media project and said he had been inspired by a strange "hunter's journal" he found near an abandoned church on the west side. Before he could hand it over, Marcus was shot dead through his dorm window by a professional sniper, triggering chaos in the building.
Now the Court faces a bigger mystery. Someone was watching the alley. Someone else (or the same group) was flying drones over campus. And someone was willing to assassinate Marcus the moment he spoke to the Kindred. Only one hunter body has been found, and the whereabouts of the other Hunter is unknown. The next steps are tracking down the sniper, discovering who controlled the drones and vans, and figuring out how many hunters are still active in Prospect.
...and then there was that weird...howl.
11/29/25 a Viral Vampire Video
Gaunt presented information of a video potentially showing a vampire feeding in public near campus. Attempts to suppress the clip only make it go more viral, drawing conspiracy speculation and amateur analysis channels. Gaunt presents the footage to the Court leadership, warning that while the faces are unidentifiable, the implication of a feeding is strong enough to threaten the Masquerade. Enhanced stills and metadata reconstruction confirm the video was posted locally, but its authenticity is unclear, and facial recognition yields no reliable matches.
