After the assault at the Giovanni's mansion, the PCs lay low for a few days, until the day of the ritual comes. They reach Blacharnae Palace where a big crowd is gathered, while Maria makes preparations for the rituals.
The PCs investigate the area, eventually going to the catacombs beneath the palace. There they find one more temple of Artemis, where they surprise Alfonso (kindred prince of the city) and Ambrogino Giovanni plotting their next move.
Corso manages to send the prince running with his Dread Gaze, and everyone piles up on Ambrogino, killing him for good. Ambrogino's ghostly guardians are gathering for revenge, so the PCs decide to go back upstairs where the ritual is about to take place.
Maria begins the ritual, calling for the gathered crowd to unleash their fury in a frenzy of murder. While the gathered mortals and kindred slaughter each other, the PCs make a move to attack Maria, but they soon understand they don't stand a chance in a fight with an Elder vampire.
Bernard uses his powers to envelop the altar in a zone of silence, while Halfdan steals the ritual book Maria was using. Corso creates an illusion of an angel to manipulate the crowd into leaving the palace. All together, their actions manage to disrupt the ritual, frustrating Maria's attempt to complete her summoning.
The PCs leave the palace, and run to their hideout. In the days to follow, they find out that the prince has called for a Bloodhunt against them. At the same time, with the death of the Giovanni's, his power is much diminished. The PCs turn to the princes' enemies to find some measure of protection.
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