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I'm back in New Orleans. It has been a year since I arrived to the city for the first time. I would have never imagine that what I though at first to be a simple mission to consolidate the Tremere influence in the city would become a  frantic search around the world, following the shadow of a long forgotten myth. the Midnight Circus. We almost lost our existence, our very essence, almost becoming slaves for all the eternity. I still have daymares about the horrors and terrors that I witnessed, suffered and lived.

The idea of spending the eternity as a slave of the circus makes the prospect of having a sunbath at noon to be tempting and pleasurable.

I consider that my mission was accomplished: The Tremeres have improved their image at the Prince's eyes (which does not means that he trust us... nothing farther than the truth), we established several powerful "allies" that may prove to be be useful in the future, and the Vienna Chantry will send two Tremeres to help Alexandra strengthen the local Chantry.

Anyway, I long for the day I leave this city. There are very few kindreds, there is a very tense relationship with the faes, the Baron Samedi completely controls the (???), the Sabatts are always coming and going, waiting to perform a new strike, and so are the Garou. It's a disaster in the making.

I cannot perceive an interest in the other clans to strengthen their presence in the city, and that is understandable: the whole city smells decay. Old. As if the Time itself has trouble to go forward.

In short. the kindreds of this city are on their own, and the future is gloomy.

I reported to Vienna the existence of Immortals, and the existence of a Fairy Court in New Orleans.

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Today Melissa steeped over the line. She showed her powers in public to bully Mona (the youngest Kindred in the city) in front of the chantry. The end result is that Mona will now talk to the prince and accuse her of breaching the Masquerade, of course following my subtle "advice". I doubt that the prince will burn her for that, but will put her off-balance in this game of power.

I talked long with Alexandra about Melissa's behavior, and I know for sure that she talked long with Melissa about it. Now it's only a matter of time.

I tried to find Alex and the immortal, but I'm still new to the city. Definitively I have to expand my influence somehow.

Today I learned that there are another kind of supernatural creatures in the world: They call themselves Inmortals. They have true immortality, not like our curse. Their aura has very bright colors, and is swirling with energy.Had we found them before, we Tremeres would not be cursed by the beast.

I need to capture one of them to study, or send him to Vienna.

Another vampire was killed. The crime seems to be related to the one last night. Who killed them is still a mystery, but there are several hypothesis. It could be a personal vendetta against the city Brujah's, an immortal demon hunter, or one of the fairies.

That last possibility send chills down my spine. I remember very well the elfs with their flaming swords and portentous presence. They're not a lot to be taken easily.

Today a vampire was killed. Who killed him is a mystery. The images collected by the Prince are those of a "Demon" with a "Flaming Sword"

Today the Archon came back. The Prince announced that he was going to help the Archon. As was expected, the Seneschal resigned to help him, Christine Bradox expressed her intent to go (of course, to be with the Prince without all the princedom stuff), and Alexandra sent me "in the name of the Tremere". All of the Primogen (except the Brujah, personal friend of the prince) stating that they will stay in the city to "protect it". I'm sure that the Gangrel Primogen is not overthrown while traveling around the world.

The following days will be somehow slow and boring, but I hope thing will get more interesting as the time goes.

Expanding our power base in the city will be difficult. The police is the domain of the Brujah primogen, the underground/illegal part is the domain of the Sheriff, one hospital is the domain of the city's Seneschal, the cementery is the domain of another vampire I don't know, and the black quarter is the exclusive domain of the Baron Samedi (and he has more power and control over there than the Prince in the city).

I think I'll have to work on the bankers, the docks and some other hospital.

Perhaps the Ventrue will be in the way, but I'm sure that he will see things MY way at the end.

Booring night. Nothing to do.