Esoteric Enterprises - Prep For Session Eleven

NEWS

The Premier has extended the deployment of Provincial Guard troops to coal city from a single week to "until the relief effort has been brought to a satisfactory conclusion." While casualties from the near-ruinstorm were lower than expected, damage to infrastructure and the Premier's ongoing feud with the Mayor over public order in Coal City make a withdrawal of troops unlikely in the immediate future.

A coal city police vehicle pursuing an armed and dangerous suspect across the Little Bridge was swept off the road by strong winds and collided with the first floor window of city hall, injuring two city workers. Officials stressed that this incident was a normal traffic accident, rather than a deliberate terrorist attack on a government building.

Undeterred by the flooding, Federal Law Enforcement continues its crackdown on organized crime in coal city. A raid on the Blood For Sex nightclub in the Warehouse District caught several members of the notorious Red Caps gang, who had been hoping to capitalize on the chaos of the storm. A spokesperson for the Federal Police said one of the suspects may have been connected to the Big Bridge bombing several weeks ago.

THE STAKES

The progenitors of the Red Cap family are gone, courtesy of the Men In Black. Before they went, Red Cap Mom told the Kimeras they were now the heads of the family. IF they went through with the arranged marriage.

The Men in Black, tired of month after month of magical warfare spilling over into the streets, are cracking down on the occult underworld. They have the cooperation of local law enforcement, and a sensor network that covers the entire underground. They tried to enlist the Kimeras in the destruction of the Red Caps, but the Kimeras refused to be complicit.

The Leviathan Cult is led by an aboleth, an ancient sea creature and powerful spellcaster. They've already killed one Kimera and driven the rest into hiding, destroying the Blood For Sex in the process as part of a citywide flood.

The Ponda Rays are in hiding after their properties were raided and their Lieutenants arrested by the Feds. Vinculum is closed and watched by the police. The tunnels beneath are infested with Morlocks.

Between all that and you, I'd say the odds are about even.