Editing All That Glitters Is Red (section)

=Secrets and Clues=
Pandora had one of her female ghouls, Gail, infected with HIV and deliberately spread the infection to Kindred - who would then spread it to humans - at the behest of Virgil, who received authorization for this act from the former heir to the throne Lucia d'Ombro. This not only gave Erzebet a plethora of food options, but also drew new worshipers to the Sanctum as Erzebet would suggest they could get cured by the church after she fed on them.
There's a new robotics company in the business center of Edinburgh - Walter Robotics - who you suspect is feeding extremely high-tech hunter gear to the Dawnguard.

An odd group of self-proclaimed hunters has appeared in the city, calling themselves the Dawnguard. They're equipped with powerful technology and weaponry, and have not a lick of mercy in them to boot. There are potential suspicions of alliance with the Strix, but there's absolutely no evidence yet.

You were told by Virgil that he had received a holy vision concerning the incoming Avian Apocalypse - specifically to seek out a charred altar of bones and blood located somewhere deep beneath the city, under the Royal Mile, Old Town's main thoroughfare.

Erzebet personally intends to deal with the new Kindred intruder in Edinburgh, Alistair Niall.

You still haven't deciphered Kitty's jargon-filled notebook of ramblings, thoughts, and numbers station recordings. You have no idea what's within, but the crazy vampire claims there's valuable info inside if you can make sense of it.

Prince Finn and other Kindred have alluded to a strange "Happiness Law" within Edinburgh, which you've discovered is likely intended to repress all knowledge and memory of the Night of Ashes. You don't know why, but your current best guess is that Prince Finn assumes everyone has PTSD and that Kindred will freak out if they recall the death and devastation.

You're very certain that Edinburgh stands on the brink of Kindred civil war, even as the Strix prepare to come kill you all. The Sanctum, the Order, and the Invictus all back the former heir to the throne, Princess Lucia, while the Carthians and the Circle back Prince Finn. Tensions are coming to a head.

All of you have had the same eerie dream, of fog, of haunted babbling, and a small female voice that spoke what sounded like prophecy. You do not know the reason or origin behind this, however.

A man named Horatio McPherson died in a seven-alarm fire, along with his entire family including children and grandchildren, a deadly combustion apparently caused by a natural gas leak. Eyewitnesses recount hearing a booming male voice shout something about Horatio dying before the flames suddenly appeared.

Just after that news broadcast, you witnessed a burst of static that enveloped all known electronic screens, lasting only for a few short seconds. While it lasted however, you witnessed a female silhouette with horns cackling with hideous glee in the depths of the static, before it just as quickly ended.