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[TRodS]

You sayin' i'm simple?

[JonahFalcon]

[petunia]

New email from shrecknetSPLATaol.com

[yochanan]

[Wulf74]

So - I re-purchased the PC game of Vampire the Masquerade: Bloodlines, 1) to see if it would help jog the memory about the background/provide clues - and 2) cuz it sounded like fun..

Anyway - couple of things, and if they're repeats my apologies - but some things make more sense now.

1) Beckett - something of a scholar vampire, interested in figuring out why vampires came about. Doesn't necessarily believe in the Caine story/theory. Appears to be unaffiliated with any group in particular.
2) Shrecknet - A hidden network on the internet created by the Nosferatu (the really ugly vampires). Nosferatu are great gatherers of information, and offer it for a price - but typically don't get involved in the 'politics' of the other clans.
3) Diabliere(?) - the practice of a young(er) vampire draining an older vampire completely of all blood/life - which then gives the younger vampire all of the olders powers. This practice is very frowned upon by most of the clans except for the Sabbat who seem hell bent on world domination any way possible - even at the sacrifice of the Masquerade.
4) The Society of Leopold, aka hunters (Paladin Rathe?). These are the "few" humans than know of the existence of vampires for sure. They're a dedicated bunch determined to wipe out the Kindred. Strangely - some of them have 'powers' of their own, not to be underestimated by the Kindred.
5) Ghoul - a ghoul is a human who has partaken of vampire blood - without being bitten. They typically are stronger, quicker, etc - but can still run about in the daylight, and are fiercely loyal to their vampire.

So most likely the emails petunia has been getting are from the Nosferatu - I would be wary of what they're offering.
Seeing that Jonathan Swift is being called the Harbinger by the paladin - I'm guessing that they have a prophecy that says the vampires are gonna wipe out the humans. Which is also in line with what the Sabbat are trying to accomplish. Almost all other clans are dedicated to keeping it as it is - to some degree or another - with Kindred and Kine living together (whether the Kine are aware of it or not).

All that being said - I would guess everyone's decisions/actions will be based on their 'political view' - and we might not all agree, heh. Do you support the Society? The Sabbat? The Camarilla - or just prefer to remain ignorant .

Ok - one last thing. With the exception of the Sabbat - nearly every other vampire will go to great lengths to protect the Masquerade. Example? In the game I'm playing - a human, a writer - comes up with a story that is very close to "actual" vampire reality. He's killed to protect it.
Heh - so if you decide to help - just be sure to only do it via AIM, don't agree to meet a vampire face to face with all you know..

===EDIT===

[petunia]

Sorry I didn't post this earlier, but shrecknet wants to chat. He also said he'll try to contact us through the blog, email not being 'safe', but that was after 'delta' was posted and there haven't been any updates since.

I'm on AIM now, but he's not. I'll be on later tonight though.

[Wulf74]

Been poking around with Heidelberg Castle, and not finding a whole lot.

I could only find one reference to "lamb" - and that was Markus zum Lamb, some guy that mentioned the castle in a document eons ago. Following him frankly got confusing, most results return paintings of some person or another from the "Thesaurus Pictuarum" - which near as I can decipher are literally "treasury/strong room pictures".

I did come across this .. it was kind of interesting, the Vampire Ball at Heidelberg - but it's at the convention center, not the castle. It's really the only thing vampire related I could find.

Petunia and I talked a bit and we believe that lamb.com is OOG - but not positive. I tried to check WHOIS - but can't get to it from work (can someone else check it? looking to see when it was registered).

Also been unable to find anything related to the "ancestral home of the Lamb". I'm guessing there is probably something in VTM canon that says otherwise - but I couldn't' find it.

I'm really getting a kick out of this - I can't seem to focus on anything else..

[yochanan]

[JonahFalcon]

Has anyone IMed shrecknet? I saw him/her/it online but they logged off before I could IM.

What was in 1537?

[yochanan]

[Wulf74]

[petunia]

IM w/ shrecknet

[JonahFalcon]

Stop asking about the lamb!

[petunia]

Now I don't know if this is the PM getting flustered, or if it's being done intentionally to build tension and excitement, but he just contacted me one more time.

[JonahFalcon]