At the San Antonio event for Darkness Emergent, various plots intertwined, each adding unique elements to the overall theme of survival and adaptation in a world increasingly hostile to vampires:
- Coming of Age: Alicia Gonzalez, a young werewolf, allied with vampires to thwart a supernatural threat, highlighting inter-species cooperation.
- The Midnight Congregation: A ritualistic celebration of ancestral legacies, facing external threats like FIRSTLIGHT.
- The Free Spirits: Nomadic vampires negotiated for safe passage, emphasizing the political survival.
- The Hunt Club: Attempted a grand hunt that faltered, reflecting on past glories and current challenges.
- The Digital Collective: Introduced a new technology, Mercury, to preserve the Masquerade, illustrating the integration of modern tech in vampire existence.
The overarching theme centered on the complex dynamics of power, legacy, and technology within the vampire community, underpinned by a narrative of adapting traditions in the face of modern threats. For further details, you can explore each plot here.
Synopsis: Weight of the Heart
The first grand gathering of Camarilla Kindred in years provided too tempting of a target for a Minister who felt the sect had betrayed his clan. Through boons and bets, the Scales of Ma’at made
Synopsis: The Death Mask of Ashur
The black stone of the fragments glittered in the failing candlelight. The Bahari and Church of Caine both reclaimed their objects from the ofrenda, taking the cherished photographs and mementos and tucked them away safely
Synopsis: Cowboys and Exorcists
Early in the evening, three attendees of the Day of the Dead celebration were each visited by a ghost. The ghost identified itself as a member of the Butch Cassidy gang, the Wild Bunch during
Synopsis: Coming of Age
Alicia Gonzalez came to the city of San Antonio with much fear and anxiety. Her coming of age task, required to be an adult in werewolf society, had quickly gotten out of control. What was
The Midnight Congregation
About Us We as kindred are so quick to forget our legacy; the ancient founders whose strength and vision gave birth to us all and whose names we bear as part of our identity. Maybe
The Free Spirits (Los Espíritus Libres)
There was a time when the sky was bright, a sparkling river fixed in the firmament, but you can’t see it anymore. The glistening towers of glass have driven the stars away. Those scrapheaps are
Le Lys Flétri (The Wilting Lily)
Lys Flétri… Such a visual contradiction. The purity of the lily’s petals etched by the spreading brown of decay. I can think of no more perfect symbol of our kind. Understand that no matter your
The Executive Board
The Executive Board Trade is the engine that drives progress. Throughout history, it financed exploration, funded new technology, and enabled equitable relations between rival nations. In the modern era, it is both a unifying and
The Hunt Club
The Hunt Club They call us The Hunt Club, one chapter in a network of lodges in domains throughout the world where the strong and the brave gather to share stories and recognize the deeds
The Digital Collective
I bet you thought getting rid of your phone meant you were off the grid. Little do most of us know that each and every one of us has a digital twin out there, birthed