Still A Better Love Story Than Twilight

The band Death Grip is one that has formed just a few years ago. Ever since their founding, their reach has been expanding rapidly; by now, most people of the country have at the very least heard of them, and almost everyone has heard their songs: on the radio, in the mall, on the internet, live at one of their concerts.. they have a large following.
The Enclave has kept an eye on them due to this sudden rapid growth, as it seemed almost abnormal. Recently, an investigation revealed that the band has ulterior motives. During their next performance, they plan to implant hypnotic frequencies to effectively neutralize a large part of the population so that they can make it into the president's office unimpeded.
There lies a sacred artifact that has been kept hidden as one of the few traces of the old magicks. Said artifact has the potential to shape the entire continent in its user's image. The Enclave is sending you there to stop Death Grip from obtaining the artifact.
Attendant Notes:
Further investigation has revealed that there is little information about the Death Grip members before the founding of the band. Be cautious
Due to the properties of the artifact, the closest you can be ported in is near the stage of the upcoming performance, about 10 walking minutes away from the parliament. You have 7 minutes to spare before the performance starts.

The agents Wolfgang the Thunderbird, Nyx the Witchfinder and Gigas the Illusionist ported into the crowd before the concert began. Wolfgang immediately started manifesting winter snows with Storm Brewing and chanted a mantra to themselves to try and ward off the hypnotic effects. Gigas disappeared into the crowd using their Veneer while Nyx used Omoriori to find the source of the hypnotic frequencies was focused on the band members themselves. Wolfgang was immediately unimpressed by the music when they started playing and largely unaffected by the hypnotism. Gigas's fan shielded the worst of the magic effects while Nyx just deflected it with Malleus Maleficarum, drawing the attention of the lead singer. Gigas threw a smoke bomb onto stage, which Nyx took advantage of to activate her Cloud of Suspicion perk, "The Night is Dark and Full of Terrors". The agents realized these generic looking band members were actually vampires, and combat began when the lead singer attempted a sneak attack on Wolfgang.

Nyx crossed blades with the lead singer while Wolfgang fought the bass player and drummer when they were summoned by a whistle from the lead singer. Wolfgang charged himself up with his Lightning Bolts to electrify his armor, which succeeded in stunning both of his opponents, though he suffered an unfortunate case of quarterstaff to the face. Nyx eventually dispatched the lead singer with the help of Gigas' phantasm summoning a blindfold over his eyes and several well-placed stabs from her Bane Blade. However, she was wounded when fighting the bass player. After some snarky banter between the two, the bass player Corbin admitted he wasn't going to go after the artifact by himself and only joined because he loved playing music. Nyx took a chance and offered him a spot in her cousin's band back home, where he wouldn't have to hold back his musical talents. He was surprised but gratefully accepted. Wolfgang tried convincing the drummer to stop fighting, but he refused to do so and had to be put down. Corbin explained the vampire plan was to use the band to hypnotize the majority of the people there so they could get the artifact and make an eternal night for them. He helpfully also added that the hypnosis would wear off in a few minutes, and those effected would only be confused with no memory of what happened. Nyx sympathized with his frustrations over not trusting the others, since a LOT of vampires are petty and prone to backstabbing each other whenever they gain any power. With 2 of the 3 dead and Corbin no longer attempting to get the artifact, the agents badges started pinging.

While the others pinged out, Nyx brought Corbin to a rendezvous point outside of the concert venue where she was met by a mixed group of Barzikani Clan warriors and troops loyal to her family, House Zyriane led by her lover, Temujin Barzikani. Once Nyx explained the situation, they all teleported out of there.

Mission Success

• Nyx Zyriane

• Wolfgang unregistered
• Gigas unregistered