What Is Now Common Knowledge
Quio BioTech
~formerly headed by Dr. Joel Frangere and his assistant Hal
~conducted experiments with blood in an effort to find a cure for cancer - there are two known strains of blood: Type A (The Disease) is related to life, Type B to death. Kindred with Type A get cracked skin and exhibit abnormal behavior; Kindred with Type B are healthier, stronger, and can wither plants
~had a major disaster three years ago, caused by an enraged Dr. Joel - Erim was the only vampire to survive
~Dr. Joel was able to turn himself into a tentacled quasi-Abomination, but has been slain by the Kindred
~The entire laboratory has vanished without a trace
Hal
~although he was originally infected with TYPE A blood, upon his Embrace it changed into TYPE B
~he had the power to heal Agg, deal damage to mortals with a touch, and rot plants.
~he stank of the Wyrm beyond any vampire hitherto known
~he made himself the Sheriff of Lyndonville
~he was creating his own clan, known in the future as the Ciotsu, made of vampires infected with his blood
~the Ciotsu shared a telepathic link and were organized by a sort of communal bloodbond and instinctive drive
~in the future, Hal and the Ciotsu caused the War of the Malkavians, the devastation of the world, and the shattering of the Masquerade. He then took control of the Sabbat and ruled from his Blood Factory, calling himself the Lich King
~he was not merely the leader of the Ciotsu but also the force that drove them and held them together
Zoe
~the opposite of Hal: infected with Type B blood, causing death, which is pleasurable to vampires
~is now dead of her infection
Werewolves
~they are kept out of Lyndonville by the incredible Wyrm-stench caused by Dr. Joel's experiments on the undead
~they show up frequently when Kindred leave the town
~they tore Quio Bio-Tech apart
~they were intending to attack Lyndonville but called it off upon Hal's death and the disintegration of the Ciotsu
Red Things
~Umbra spirits, allied to the werewolves and sent to Lyndonville to scout it out before the invasion
~a few have been captured and several killed
~an old book, written in Latin, was thought to exist about them but was in reality a hoax written by Finn Hunter-Staker
~a more powerful type has begun appearing recently
ETC
~the former Seneschal was kidnapped by Dr. Joel for experimentation and was killed by Lupines
~werewolf blood counteracts the diseases caused by TYPE A and TYPE B blood
~Vosler Price, who believed himself still mortal, wrote and published a book entitled "Kindred: Secrets of the Masquerade"
~the assistant to a Tremere archon has been in town for several days, watching the proceedings from her ninja-level Obfuscate
~the new government in Lyndonville was much more highly organized than the previous Cabinet because all but the Seneschal were part of the Ciotsu
~the War of the Malkavians, caused by the Ciotsu's actions and the Lupine invasion, was due to begin in New England within a few months but has now been averted by Hal's death