Blood Harvest

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Plot

Diana has kidnapped a young man to sacrifice and consume during the Harvest Moon/Autumn Equinox (Sep 22/23) in order to enact a powerful, ancient Hecatean ritual to kill Tolliver. Her "sisters" Juno and Minerva are going after his sisters Julia and Grace, respectively.

Connections

• Diana takes advantage of the city's homeless population to get a sacrifice who won't be missed, except that Preacherman notices.
  • SHEPHERD OF THE HOMELESS (Preacherman)
  • MAN-EATING FEMINIST (Diana)
• Diana plans to strike at the White Council through Tolliver.
  • GREY SHEEP OF MAGICAL DYNASTY (Tolliver)
  • WHITE COUNCIL PATRIARCHY (Diana)
• Meili and Daisy fight to see who succeeds Rob as the new warden.
  • WON'T BACK DOWN (Daisy)
  • WARDEN-IN-TRAINING (Meili)
• Dierdre is dealing with her newly discovered pregnancy with Eva's help.
  • MOTHERHOOD'S A BITCH (Eva)
  • SENSITIVE TO CONSEQUENCES (Dierdre)

Scenes

Debriefing

• Location: SFGH
• Participants: Robin Wheeler, Meili Lin, Joan Lazarus
• Setup: Robin asks the group to come to his hospital room and debrief him on events. Meili will breech the topic of who gets the sword. Social conflict!

Missing Person

• Location: Multi-Service Center
• Participants: Preacherman
• Aspects: LOITERING HOMELESS
• Setup: Preacherman contacts the group to tell them about a missing boy, Kong (16-year-old Chinese runaway).

Crazy Homeless Guy

• Location: Justin Herman Plaza (foot of Market at Embarcadero)
• Participants: Poor Larry
• Zones: Scupture, Pool, Plaza (several zones), Market, Embarcadero, Hyatt Lobby, Park (several zones)
• Aspects: SLEEPING HOMELESS
• Setup: Interviewing homeless point to a scary homeless guy doing magic.

Dog Pack

• Location: Golden Gate Avenue
• Participants: A pack of wild dogs being led by Laelaps
• Zones: Alley, Dumpster, Street, Sidewalk, Closed Store, Apartment Building, Parking Lot (SLEEPING HOMELESS)
• Aspects: NEARLY FULL MOON
• Setup: While investigating where Kong used to sleep, the PCs are set upon by hounds under the control of Diana's "familiar", who is trying to bloody Tolliver.

Break-In

• Location: Daisy's shop
• Participants: Meili Lin
• Zones: Shop (two zones), Behind the Counter, Storeroom, Stairs, Hall, Bedroom, Bathroom, Kitchen, Dining Room
• Aspects: DEAD OF NIGHT
• Setup: Meili breaks into the shop, in search of Robin's warden sword.

Car Siege

• Location: An expensive limo parked in front of Kwan's Potions
• Participants: Poor Larry, Laelaps, four Black Dogs, Hecate Eunuch
• Zones: Front of Limo, Back of Limo, Sidewalk, Street, Far Sidewalk, Balcony, Store
• Aspects: CURIOUS ON-LOOKERS
• Setup: Larry calls Daisy's shop from the limo's cellphone, asking for help.

Meet the Author

• Location: The Stinking Rose
• Participants: Diana Lagina, Laelaps, Hecate Eunuch bodyguard and driver
• Aspects: AWASH IN GARLIC
• Setup: Once the party identifies Diana, she'll meet them (or they'll find her) at the Stinking Rose, where the garlic (holy to Hecate) and public setting are to her advantage. This will be a social conflict, dammit!

Confrontation with Meili

• Location: Outside the Stinking Rose
• Participants: Meili Lin
• Setup: Meili has been tailing Daisy. She wants to know what she's looking into. She knows where Diana lives (she's been to her house) and is willing to trade that information for the sword.

Wild Goose Chase

• Location: Summit of Mt. Diablo
• Participants: A dozen Black Dogss
• Zones: Five big zones
• Aspects: CLUMP OF TREES (in one), HARVEST MOON (all), AUTUMN EQUINOX (all), LOCUS OF LEY LINES (middle)
• Setup: Attempts to track Kong lead on a wild goose chase to Mt. Diablo.

Desconstructing the Wards

• Setup: To stop the ritual, first they must get through Diana's fabulously powerful and intricate wards. Wards are Legendary (+8) with remote wardflames, and a Legendary (+8) lightning landmine, one month duration (25 shifts).

The Sacrifice

• Location: Diana's swank Twin Peaks home
• Participants: Diana Lagina, Laelaps, four Hecate Eunuchs, six Black Dogs, bound Kong
• Zones: Foyer, Hallway, Office, Master Bedroom, Master Bathroom, Walk-In Closet, Guest Bedroom, Bathroom, Kitchen, Dining Room, Temple, Patio (two zones), Sacred Pool (with waterfall!), Fire, Yard (four zones), Cypress Grove
• Aspects: HARVEST MOON, AUTUMN EQUINOX
• Setup: Diana is in the process of sacrificing Kong to fuel her spell to kill Tolliver.
• Death Spell: 41 shifts: +8 from Lore and her specialty in Blood Magic, +5 for her Sanctum, +20 for the human sacrifice, +2 for the equinox, +2 for the full moon, +2 for ritual cleansing, +2 for honey. It'll take her ten exchanges (channeling four power (five last turn) at Fantastic (+6) control) to complete the ritual. The sacrifice comes at the end. If the sacrifice is thwarted, but she completes the ritual, it will be a 21 shift attack on Tolliver in the form of a lightning bolt. He'll defend with Athletics.