Suddenly, anarchs invade the party, causing a brief commotion. The coterie is to approach Dracula and convince him to come with them to Radu, something he quickly agrees to. There are a few friendly faces (Anatole, Lucita, and Zelios), but in general the party is almost ready to explode.
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Many prominent Cainites are present at the party, and the atmosphere is tense. The characters travel to Otto’s Castle of Hermanstadt. They are to attend this major gathering of vampires and bring Vlad Tepes (Dracula) with them back to Radu’s fortress in the Tihuta Pass. After discussing with them tales of the Anarch Revolt and other recent events, he asks them to attend a party being thrown by Prince Otto. Summary : The characters are summoned by Count Radu, a minor NPC they met in Act I. The players return to Zelios and receive their reward, After uncovering the secret of the amber brooch (which Zelios explains), the players discover an unsettling message. If not embraced by a PC, Dracula arranged his own embrace and soon after commits his first act of diablerie. Dracula uses the distraction to strike at both forces, and captures two Sabbat vampires-Lambach and Tabak. A pack of “sabbat” assault the castle, only to be intercepted by a force or Camarilla Justicars and Archons. Perhaps the begin a romance with him, or perhaps not. He welcomes them and allows them to mark their rune, after spending a few days.
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The coterie heads to Arghes and there meet their old friend Dracula.
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He offers them two items of treasure as payment for the task-a brooch of amber than once belonged to Nova Arpad, and a golden tome. They need to mark another rune there in order to maintain the binding of Kupala. There, he tasks them to head to Arghes Castle, where Dracula is hiding. Summary : Zelios the Master Mason summons the characters to meet with him at Bran Castle.