Nomadic:Sessions:20160116

August 31, 2014, 6:00pm - Kell's press conference did not admit that three of the band members had been kidnapped.

Father Martin approaches Golden and asks, "What is the plan?" Golden reveals that a demolitions expert named Roberto Gentry (who belongs to a Mexican anti-US group) is wiring Gateway Ravens Stadium with explosives; "He should be about finished by now." Father Martin confirms that Golden can get us access to the stadium, and suggests that Vicente disguise himself, Father Martin, and Valerie as the three missing band members.

Lori and Pete come to watch the exorcisms, but Valerie sends Pete away and Vicente goes to talk to him. Pete's Aura, Vicente sees, is strong and vibrant; it is not outright evil but has been affected by his actions. He is an intense man with strong will, and is accustomed to violence. There is a fresh mark on his aura inflicted within the past day. Vicente: "You're a Special Ops guy pretending to be a senator's aide. I'm not sure you're on our side." Pete: "All right... I'm with the NSA. According to Dr Kent, Lori is a herald, a prophetess." Dr Stephen Kent of the University of St Louis is a specialist in magic and the occult and an NSA consultant. Pete: "The enemy seems to be able to anticipate us." Vicente: "Maybe they have a 'Lori' too."

As Father Martin cleanses Riva with holy water, she screams and bleeds from her eyes and the pores of her skin. Father Martin realizes that she is a conduit tapped into Hell itself. He wipes away the blood with more holy water, and this seems to calm her. Finally the priest's faith and will break her demonic connection and she falls unconscious.

Jamal's resistance is even higher, though his bleeding is not as profuse as Riva's. At one point he spits out his gag and hisses at the priest. But eventually his body goes limp.

Weston gives Father Martin an imploring look as if to say "Remove my gag, I want to talk." Father Martin proceeds with his ritual, but Weston resists his first attempt. Father Martin focuses on his crucifix, and this time Weston succumbs and he slides to the floor, quivering.

Valerie gathers up the bloody rags, takes them out behind the warehouse, and burns them.

Vicente sees at the base of Riva's skull a fleshy, sickly green object about the size of a pea. He and Father Martin theorize that this new 'organ' was implanted in her as part of the diabolic pact she made.

Vicente questions Weston, "What is a 'totem'? What's your totem? Where is it?" It is the figure of a jackal about 5" long, and it's in a jewelry case on the nightstand back at his hotel room. He sometimes wears it during concerts. He still feels a connection to his totem. Sometimes he can feel Wolf's presence, but not at the moment. Golden adds that he owns a symbol of Ra, but he never thought of it as a totem.

Vicente examines Lori's Aura: Very good; has some magical talent (Magery 1) intertwined with psychic ability; strong will; tempered by difficulties. Vicente: "You have 'visions', right?" Lori: "I thought they were hallucinations." The visions led her to the prophecy, which is hundreds of years old and was originally recorded in Latin. "The Chosen One cannot arise until he defeats the Six Obstacles." In her visions she saw: a man with a computer; a Catholic priest; an athletic, beautiful woman; a magician bearing a flame in his hand; a man with a sniper rifle; and a man resembling Pete.

Vicente says to Pete, "We're about to go break a lot of laws, so you can't go with us."

At the stadium, Vicente casts Illusion Shells to disguise himself as Jamal, Father Martin as Weston, and Valerie as Riva. Once past security, Valerie goes off to locate and disarm the explosives (C-4 with radio-activated detonators). Father Martin learns about the stadium's water system, including its large-capacity storage tanks. Vicente finds and removes some kind of trigger spell on the onstage speaker stacks.

Vicente sees a ghost walking up the center aisle of the stadium toward Golden. Stepping between Golden and Father Martin, Vicente touches them lightly and enables them to also see the ghost. The ghost doesn't seem evil, and Golden says it's nobody he knows. Vicente: "Who are you, good sir?" The ghost is startled to be addressed, and Father Martin adds, "Yes, you." "I'm Ned Griffin... I'm looking for Golden because he was missing... I get to complete my mission... I report to Wolf... There are hundreds of us who report to Wolf." (At Valerie's query, Lori says that despite having the same surname Ned Griffin is no relation to her, though her father had a friend by that name.)

Father Martin performs a ritual on the water tanks that tires him greatly. Vicente casts a spell (Lend Vitality) that re-energizes the priest. Father Martin tells Golden, "You can make plenty of money with music and fame without murdering innocents."

The group heads for Golden's hotel where Vicente sees ghosts standing sentinel almost everywhere. He speaks to one who gives his name as Jacob Amber and claims he was killed in a Chicago alley by a Gambini hitman. Jacob calls out to another ghost named Kelley, "I found the missing ones." In the penthouse is a ghost of Nordic extraction, Milton Wilcox, with a significant aura of evil; Father Martin exerts his True Faith and pushes Wilcox away. Golden gets his Eye of Ra.

Valerie drives back to the warehouse, cleverly losing their pursuit. The remaining Howling Coyotes, Kell and Gene, are scheduled for a press conference in the morning. Vicente instructs Lori to use the Internet to start rumors of a split in the band.

September 1, 8:30am - Vicente awakes everyone who isn't already up. As Lori records video with her smartphone, Golden reveals that Riva, Jamal, and Weston have left Howling Coyotes and formed their own group, Soulless Triad. The camera cuts to the trio who belt out Fall from Paradise. At the end of the song "Riva" blows a kiss and shouts, "See you tonight!"

The Howling Coyotes' press conference is broadcast from the studios of WGTY, the premier TV station of Gateway. All five Howling Coyotes appear on WGTY, but without their manager. As the Soulless Triad video rapidly goes viral on the Internet, chaos breaks out as people begin to ask a lot of questions. Vicente instructs Marcus to follow the Howling Coyotes back to their hotel. A news helicopter from WGAP (rival station to WGTY) tries to acquire the Soulless Triad, but as they are riding in a common-looking sedan Valerie avoids them easily.

Golden explains that according to Kimmler's schedule, a mass death must take place on this day. Vicente finds that the Eye of Ra is a beacon and an object of communication. It is tuned to Golden and he must wear it in order for it to function. "Kimmler must have put a lot of his power into these objects."

Marcus reports that Howling Coyotes are staying at the Old Dominion Hotel, across the street from the Peachtree. Vicente gets Marcus to describe the building across the alley from the Old Dominion; there are law offices on the topmost floor which are vacant today because of the Labor Day holiday.