Right guys, I want to give a quick rundown of where I see things going with Samantha and how this could affect factions in general. There are several things here that could have a big impact on individual characters and factions, if you choose to get involved. So let's plot!
Samantha's goals You may have noticed one odd thing about Samantha's profile on the Elites page, which is that unlike all the other witch NPCs she's actually against the Redbright Institute. This is because she doesn't approve of the whole "let's all get along and work together" thing. Witches Forever is where it's at. For a long time, Redbright and Daybreak have been closely aligned and controlled a large part of London between them. Samantha is going to change all that. One of my goals for her is to cause a rift between Redbright and Daybreak, which could ultimately result in the two factions turning on one another.
But before that, Samantha is going to pursue a number of goals that will put her on a direct collision course with Sylvia:
1) Change the definition of dark magic to no longer include summoning magic, so that witches can freely recruit fae to use in their magic. The aim is to lay the groundwork in February in order to petition the Council or force its hand in March. To that end, Samantha will be wooing the Night Council NPCs and she will also want to speak to Cooper to get his buy-in.
2) Change the seal in Daybreak territories that prevents fae from being summoned so that fae still can't open doors in Daybreak territory, but they can be summoned by witches. This one is dependent on the first, but she might just do it as a way of forcing the Council's hand if she doesn't get her way.
3) Investigate Seelie/Unseelie territory to identify potential weaknesses and select fae to recruit as servants. Samantha's view is that the only reason fae should be in London at all is if they're working for a witch. The moment she has succeeded in changing the law she will be targeting fae to enslave, and in the meantime she'll be identifying potential targets.
So, would any player character fae like to be captured by Samantha? The likelihood is that this would either precede or follow a territory claim against the Seelie/Unseelie Court in March or April. Being made a familiar or simply forced into servitude would cause the fae to switch alliances to Circle Daybreak. This plot would be temporary, but it could well last for several months so it would require a serious commitment. It would also likely be traumatic for the character involved because they would lose their freedom and be forced to work against the Seelie/Unseelie Court. Let me know if you're interested!
4) Make friends with the werewolves. Samantha has spotted that the werewolves are feeling left out of London politics right now and she thinks there's an opportunity to ally with them first against the fae and then against the Islington Nest. To that end she will be approaching Katherine Moore this month to offer a potential alliance, and she may consider offering the East End Pack moonlight jewellery in return for their allegiance. East End Pack players, let me know what you think about this and if you would like to talk to either Samantha or Katherine about it!
One last note, this may sound like it's set in stone, but of course much will depend on how player characters react. Let me know how you'd like to get your character involved if you're interested (or discuss ideas if you're not sure yet!) and I can adapt accordingly.
Samantha and other NPCs
Samantha's goals
You may have noticed one odd thing about Samantha's profile on the Elites page, which is that unlike all the other witch NPCs she's actually against the Redbright Institute. This is because she doesn't approve of the whole "let's all get along and work together" thing. Witches Forever is where it's at. For a long time, Redbright and Daybreak have been closely aligned and controlled a large part of London between them. Samantha is going to change all that. One of my goals for her is to cause a rift between Redbright and Daybreak, which could ultimately result in the two factions turning on one another.
But before that, Samantha is going to pursue a number of goals that will put her on a direct collision course with Sylvia:
1) Change the definition of dark magic to no longer include summoning magic, so that witches can freely recruit fae to use in their magic.
The aim is to lay the groundwork in February in order to petition the Council or force its hand in March. To that end, Samantha will be wooing the Night Council NPCs and she will also want to speak to Cooper to get his buy-in.
2) Change the seal in Daybreak territories that prevents fae from being summoned so that fae still can't open doors in Daybreak territory, but they can be summoned by witches.
This one is dependent on the first, but she might just do it as a way of forcing the Council's hand if she doesn't get her way.
3) Investigate Seelie/Unseelie territory to identify potential weaknesses and select fae to recruit as servants.
Samantha's view is that the only reason fae should be in London at all is if they're working for a witch. The moment she has succeeded in changing the law she will be targeting fae to enslave, and in the meantime she'll be identifying potential targets.
So, would any player character fae like to be captured by Samantha? The likelihood is that this would either precede or follow a territory claim against the Seelie/Unseelie Court in March or April. Being made a familiar or simply forced into servitude would cause the fae to switch alliances to Circle Daybreak. This plot would be temporary, but it could well last for several months so it would require a serious commitment. It would also likely be traumatic for the character involved because they would lose their freedom and be forced to work against the Seelie/Unseelie Court. Let me know if you're interested!
4) Make friends with the werewolves.
Samantha has spotted that the werewolves are feeling left out of London politics right now and she thinks there's an opportunity to ally with them first against the fae and then against the Islington Nest. To that end she will be approaching Katherine Moore this month to offer a potential alliance, and she may consider offering the East End Pack moonlight jewellery in return for their allegiance. East End Pack players, let me know what you think about this and if you would like to talk to either Samantha or Katherine about it!
One last note, this may sound like it's set in stone, but of course much will depend on how player characters react. Let me know how you'd like to get your character involved if you're interested (or discuss ideas if you're not sure yet!) and I can adapt accordingly.