Cornered in the basement of the Church of St. George, the coterie is forced to split as hunters argue above. Some escape through a hidden tunnel concealed behind a bookcase, while Enili, Mistress Lux, and David remain behind, stalking the shadows to ambush a lone hunter. He wields a massive longsword radiating blue white light, a weapon that presses down on the Kindred with the weight of their unholiness.

The confrontation spirals out of control. Both Mistress Lux and David lose themselves to the Beast, each falling into frenzy and earning a stain. Against all reason, David insists on bringing the nearly dead hunter with them after Mistress Lux stabilizes him using her vitae.

Lost for hours in the tunnels beneath the city, the coterie faces mounting danger before finally breaking through a bricked up passage into the sewers near Cathedral Row. Only then do they realize the cost of their escape. The bricks were part of a ward, and it has now been destroyed.

Back at the Glass Quarters lab, tensions explode. The coterie is reprimanded for dragging a hunter into the Prince’s domain, and the Sheriff resolves the problem decisively by snapping the hunter’s neck and removing the body.

As the night draws on and the investigation continues, every Kindred phone in the city lights up with the same chilling alert.

Someone is watching.

About the Chronicle St. Ardent by Night is a Vampire: the Masquerade 5th Edition actual-play set in a storm-lashed gothic-modern city where a newly formed coterie investigates supernatural mysteries, political tensions, and the secrets that threaten the Masquerade. Each episode pulls the cast deeper into the hidden history of St. Ardent and the forces rising beneath it.

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Cast Clamps - Isolde Blackthorne DapperZombee - Ernest Wells Shelly Von Miller - Mistress Lux Fjyona - Sister Edith Elm - Enili Everhardt Ian - David St. Augustine Briana "Tactical Pinup" Joslin - Storyteller

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Credits and Legal Notice St. Ardent by Night is an unofficial fan production based on Vampire: The Masquerade. Vampire: The Masquerade, World of Darkness, and related properties are owned by Paradox Interactive. No official affiliation or endorsement is implied.