HarpyGossip
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Herein lay the words of gossip spread about Elysium.
Those phrases whispered in the dark or shouted to the heavens above.
"You see those Nos fighting weeks back? Did ya notice that one of 'em is missing now? "
"...are having such a hard time with all the crime and fighting.
If this goes on much longer no hospitality businesses will be possible
in the area. Furthermore if..."
"Haven't you noticed? The hot club spots have
shifted - what was THE place to see and be seen
is now out! Stonebridge is definitely out."
"...ha ha ha! hey, you want to hear something creepy but
funny? I hear that the Toreador are an orgy club in this
city - that's why they are so close. Question is, who is taking
what? $10 says that Fan-Boy is..."
"Only in the Camarilla... There is an army of big scary
licks working on some voodoo Malkavian mind bending
crap, but none of them is really co-operating with one another!
They are working side by side but not helping each other. THIS
is why there needs to be alternatives to the Ivory Tower!"
"Alex Cross is secretly a Sabbat Archbishop, laying low under an assumed identity, hiding inside the Camarilla itself. The scar on Cross' face is where the Sabbat split him open and crawled in!"
"Did you know that Tremere Dominic has made some sort of pact
with dark forces. I am telling you him and Count Coxe are behind
the missing elders."
"Keep this hush hush, Prince Cross is really an ancient and powerful
Brujah. Don't piss him off or you'll regret it. Just know that he is
Brujah and he can kick your ass."
"You know what I think? The slumping happening by
Nutana is being caused by the Nos underground, to
damage to the Torry feeding grounds "
"I heard some of the older Kindred talking when they
thought they were alone... The Prince has many enemies,
some in his own house..."
"Someone told me that the damage done in Elysium was much greater than just a table, and that there is some kind of cover-up going on."
"There is a secret cabal of Neonates that has
been seduced to abduct their Elders, and serve
the will of the Necromancers. Right now they
are gathering unknowing pawns for their masters'
games! Wait! Don't walk away from me! It's true!"
"Isn't it obvious? The Prince has become a pariah,
only able to rely on the Anarchs for defence and
support. Even the Ventrue disdain him. It's sad, really."
"Soon the forces of the Prince will reach out, driven by his
fear of being dethroned, and a witch hunt will begin. I can't
wait to watch! - Betrayal substitutes for politics in this city.
Empty promises are habitually made by those too afraid to
actually get involved or uphold their end of a bargain. The
real powers bide their time while a pantomime of true Court
plays out before them - and the curtain is drawing to a close."
"I hear that the real reason Seneschal Coxe avoided the throne like the plague is because he is scared that he will be next to be abducted and used in satanic rituals. I mean if our 'glorious leaders' were yummy to them, how much tastier is a foreign pretender Elder?"
"Even the Tremere have no idea what is going on."
"Notice how quiet the Giovanni have gotten?
They may not know how to stop it, but they
sure must know something. And are staying
the hell away! - The sewer rats know the
identities of the cultists, but are using the
coming conflict to eliminate rivals to a Nos
ruled city. Gross..."
"The disappearances, the political unrest, the walking dead - all of it are a web and the spider in the center is actually a serpent. A friendly serpent with business cards."
"Did you hear about that? The Toreador Primogen
demanded a boon from Hans for holding some
incense - and he agreed! It is beyond trivial! Are all
the hedonists here that... passive aggressively ambitious?
"Has anyone else noticed how many security
cameras have gone up over the city? Big
Brother's getting really fucking curious"
"I think I heard someone say that they spotted someone
that looks like Halo hanging around the Friggin' Chicken
stand out in Sutherland. If so she must be seriously
slumming it. What is she, Elvis?"
"Just when everyone thought they should have been
afraid of an open Assamite presence, the one we know
of vanishes into thin air. Is this city allergic to title
holders or something."
"Is it just me or is it only on large Elysium garthing nights when we get a mass of vermin and animals hanging about. So many rats in this place, ew I think I just stepped on one!"
"The Prince's rule is unstable; first he changes the Harpy
after a month and now he's thinking of 'firing' the Keeper
of Elysium. What is he thinking."
"I hear that just before the big argument in Elysium the Nosferatu Primogen disagreed with Hans. He couldn't be responsible for what happened could he? Someone said he wasn't even there when it happened."
"The Primogen council yells and his 'Majesty' rules in favor of the one
who shouted and was the most obnoxious. Justice in this royal court
appears to be decided by volume of voice rather than status or Tradition"
"I've heard that the Prince is making a lot of enemies within his own Clan.
Ever seen a Ventrue go so rogue against his own blood before?"
"The Tremere Regent is mind controlling the neonate
Prince like a meat puppet. More and more of his kind
have been flooding the city - we are in the middle of a
hostile take over by the greedy Warlocks"
"The local Giovanni don't know as much as you
might think about ghosts. The ones here are
more Mook than Mortuary."
"The Primogen dismissed a Harpy and Deputy Keeper for insisting
that civility be upheld within Elysium?! Has the city gone mad?! That is - in itself - a scandal!"
"I hear the Toreador started the fight between the Nosferatu and the Harpy
on purpose. I'm not sure if that was some sort of brilliant master plan, or
just a stupid mistake. I suppose time will tell."
"Have you heard, the Brujah clan are fighting. Yes I know, they put up that front of being the most unified clan...
but drop some personal feud in among them and they fight each other like junkyard dogs."
"Clan Malkav seems to have gotten themselves in a jam, oh yes, they feel
quite snubbed by the feeding grounds...or lack thereof. Honestly I wonder
what he must have done to have ticked off the Prince."
"The Anarchs were in an uproar of laughter, overjoyed with the Prince's decrees.
I thought some of the old fuddy duddy's might pop a vein with when they heard
his announcements"
"I've heard that Tremere bugger is the one responsible for destroying all the old position holders. Something about them tasting so good."
"I overheard it from some guy in Toronto. Said they were
talking about how everyone in the city who could holds a position.
They were joking about 'Couch Prince' or 'The Couchiest Prince.'"
"What? The Primogen Council wishes to oust the current Harpy... already?
That has to be the shortest reign ever. I wonder if he discovered some sort
of secret they want to hide. It's not like the old idiot has done anything to
enforce the rules of conduct or decorum in this place. I suppose he's just
some no name neonate as well."
"A Giovanni...bodyguarding the Prince...WTF?"
"I swear, I heard it straight from one of those Blue Bloods myself.
Someone is attacking their mortal holdings. How should I know
why...or care. If you ask me the stuffy clouts deserved it."
"Who the hell let a Setite into the city!"
"Saskatoon, in the middle of nowhere and the current butt
of jokes throughout the Camarilla. The only Domain where
a thirty year old neonate can hold the position of Prince."
"Look, I just heard someone is spreading juicy gossip through
the courts of Europe about Saskatoon. I dunno who it was, or
even why they would do it. But now the eyes of European
Kindred are taking note of the 'Neonates on Parade' experiment
here in the city."
"I'm telling you there is something down there. No not
just the Sewer Rats. They're hiding something. Yeah I
know they're always hiding secrets, but I'm telling you
there is something horrible in those warrens and the
Nosferatu have something to do with whatever it is."
"Yeah, someone said that the Toreador of Paris have started
a pool regarding the survival rate of the current Prince. The
current odds are on death from trips, falls, or severe internal
injuries due to sudden and traumatic extraction of the
Seneschal's hand from a nether orifice."
"Has anything even been done about the missing Kindred.
Has even a single finger been lifted to investigate the
matter?"
"Have you heard, that Ashes... wait, Asheesh... whatever
the hell his name is. That Assamite Primogen one. He's
plotting a Praxis attempt, someone else even said that he's been
contracted to destroy the Prince."