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'''SUBJECT DESIGNATION:''' ORACLE
'''SUBJECT DESIGNATION:''' ORACLE
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= CASE FILE =
<h2>CASE FILE</h2>


No verified record exists of Oracle's Embrace.
No verified record exists of Oracle's Embrace.
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No two reports fully agree.
No two reports fully agree.


== OFFICIAL DESCRIPTION ==
<h3>OFFICIAL DESCRIPTION</h3>


''There is no official description.''
''There is no official description.''


== UNOFFICIAL DESCRIPTION ==
<h3>UNOFFICIAL DESCRIPTION</h3>


Oracle appears wherever secrets are exchanged.
Oracle appears wherever secrets are exchanged.
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The source of these reports remains unknown.
The source of these reports remains unknown.


== KNOWN FACTS ==
<h3>KNOWN FACTS</h3>


After extensive investigation, the following facts have been confirmed:
After extensive investigation, the following facts have been confirmed:
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No additional facts have been reliably verified.
No additional facts have been reliably verified.


= INVESTIGATION BOARD =
<h2>INVESTIGATION BOARD</h2>


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'''THREAD #01'''
'''THREAD #01'''
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* St. Gabriel's Cathedral Explosion
* St. Gabriel's Cathedral Explosion
* Hanford Anomalies
* The Carthage Coin Incident
* Sabbat Activity Increase
* Sabbat Activity Increase


Coincidence?
Coincidence?
<br>


'''THREAD #02'''
'''THREAD #02'''
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* Witnesses vanished.
* Witnesses vanished.
* Enemies became allies.
* Enemies became allies.
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'''THREAD #03'''
'''THREAD #03'''
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* Something worse
* Something worse


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= WITNESS TESTIMONIES =
<h2>WITNESS TESTIMONIES</h2>


== Statement #14 ==
<h4>Statement #14</h4>


''"I met her in Elysium. She knew the exact words I had spoken three nights earlier in private."''
''"I met her in Elysium. She knew the exact words I had spoken three nights earlier in private."''


== Statement #27 ==
<h4>Statement #27</h4>


''"She told me not to go to the cathedral. Three nights later it exploded."''
''"She told me not to go to the cathedral. Three nights later it exploded."''


== Statement #42 ==
<h4>Statement #42</h4>


''"I wrote down everything she said. The next evening the pages were blank."''
''"I wrote down everything she said. The next evening the pages were blank."''


== Statement #58 ==
<h4>Statement #58</h4>


''"I don't remember the conversation. I only remember being afraid."''
''"I don't remember the conversation. I only remember being afraid."''


== Statement #73 ==
<h4>Statement #73</h4>


''"I am absolutely certain she was not there. Everyone else insists she was standing beside me."''
''"I am absolutely certain she was not there. Everyone else insists she was standing beside me."''


= REDACTED REPORTS =


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'''REPORT 19-B'''
'''REPORT 19-B'''


Subject observed entering abandoned science facility.
: Subject observed entering abandoned science facility.


Surveillance lost at 03:17.
: Surveillance lost at 03:17.


Subject reappeared at 03:17.
: Subject reappeared at 03:17.


Elapsed time: 4 hours.
: Elapsed time: 4 hours.


Explanation: ███████████████████
: Explanation: ███████████████████


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'''REPORT 31-C'''
'''REPORT 31-C'''


Subject identified by witness as:
: Subject identified by witness as:


██████████████
: ██████████████


Witness later denied making statement.
: Witness later denied making statement.


Witness later disappeared.
: Witness later disappeared.


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'''REPORT 88-F'''
'''REPORT 88-F'''


Audio recording reviewed.
: Audio recording reviewed.


Subject appears to answer questions before they are asked.
: Subject appears to answer questions before they are asked.


Technicians unable to explain anomaly.
: Technicians unable to explain anomaly.


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= RUMORS =
<h2>RUMORS</h2>


''The following rumors circulate throughout Mega Tri-Cities.''
''The following rumors circulate throughout Mega Tri-Cities.''


* Oracle has died at least three times.
* Oracle has died at least three times.
* Oracle is older than anyone realizes.
* Oracle is younger than anyone realizes.
* Oracle possesses records predating the Camarilla.
* Oracle possesses records predating the Camarilla.
* Oracle can see fragments of the future.
* Oracle is secretly directing several major factions simultaneously.
* Oracle is secretly directing several major factions simultaneously.
* Oracle is not Kindred.
* Oracle is not Kindred.
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* Oracle has never told the truth.
* Oracle has never told the truth.


= THE HANFORD CONNECTION =
<h2>QUOTES</h2>
 
A persistent theory claims Oracle maintains a hidden archive somewhere beneath the Hanford site.


Descriptions vary.
'''''“All through history, there have been tyrants and murderers, and for a time they can seem invincible, but in the end they always fall, always.'''''" - Mahatma Gandhi


Some describe:
'''''"Remember, hacking is more than just a crime. It's a survival trait."''''' - Lord Nikon


* Endless filing cabinets.
'''''"A hacker doesn't deliberately destroy data or profit from his activities"''''' - Kevin Mitnick
* Miles of tunnels.
* A forgotten laboratory.
* A subterranean library.
* A door that should not exist.


No evidence has been recovered.
'''''"If you think technology will solve your security problems, you don't understand technology and you don't understand the problem".''''' - Bruce Schnier


Several investigators have vanished attempting to locate it.
'''''“The moment you put your life online, you're giving others the power to control it.”''''' - Timsux Wales 


= QUOTES =
'''WE ARE LEGION'''


> "The question isn't who told me. The question is why they wanted you to know."
'''WE DO NOT FORGIVE'''


> "I have seen this conversation before."
'''WE DO NOT FORGET'''


> "You are asking the wrong question."
<h2>SOUNDTRACK</h2>
 
> "Some truths are buried for a reason."
 
> "No, I wasn't there. That's why I know exactly what happened."
 
> "There are things beneath this city that remember when we were still mortal."
 
= SOUNDTRACK =


* "The Host of Seraphim" — Dead Can Dance
* "The Host of Seraphim" — Dead Can Dance
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* "Season of the Witch" — Donovan
* "Season of the Witch" — Donovan


= FINAL NOTE =
<h2>FINAL NOTE</h2>
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CONFIDENTIAL MEMORANDUM
 
Oracle has never sought power.
 
She has never sought praxis.


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She has never sought revenge.


The most disturbing theory regarding Oracle is not that she knows everything.
This is not considered reassuring.


It is that she knows only one thing.
People who want nothing are difficult to predict.


And that one thing explains everything.
People who have already lost everything are impossible.


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Latest revision as of 17:28, 28 June 2026

ORACLE

FILE STATUS: INCOMPLETE

ACCESS LEVEL: DENIED

WARNING: Information contained herein may be inaccurate, manipulated, or intentionally false.

SUBJECT DESIGNATION: ORACLE

TRUE NAME: ███████████████

CLAN: Unknown

SECT: Unknown

GENERATION: Unknown

APPARENT AGE: Unknown

THREAT ASSESSMENT: Unable to Determine

CURRENT STATUS: Watching

CASE FILE

No verified record exists of Oracle's Embrace.

No verified record exists of Oracle's mortal life.

No verified record exists of Oracle's sire.

Repeated attempts to establish a timeline have resulted in conflicting evidence.

Witnesses have described Oracle as:

  • Female
  • Male
  • Elderly
  • Young
  • Beautiful
  • Monstrous
  • Familiar
  • Entirely forgettable

No two reports fully agree.

OFFICIAL DESCRIPTION

There is no official description.

UNOFFICIAL DESCRIPTION

Oracle appears wherever secrets are exchanged.

Individuals investigating her frequently report:

  • Missing notes.
  • Altered memories.
  • Gaps in conversation.
  • Discovering information they never remember obtaining.
  • A growing certainty that they are being observed.

The source of these reports remains unknown.

KNOWN FACTS

After extensive investigation, the following facts have been confirmed:

  1. Oracle exists.
  2. Oracle knows things she should not know.
  3. Oracle knows when people are looking into her.

No additional facts have been reliably verified.

INVESTIGATION BOARD

THE FOLLOWING CONNECTIONS ARE SPECULATIVE

THREAD #01

Oracle appears before major disasters.

  • St. Gabriel's Cathedral Explosion
  • Sabbat Activity Increase

Coincidence?


THREAD #02

Several influential Kindred have met privately with Oracle.

Shortly afterward:

  • Political alliances shifted.
  • Investigations ceased.
  • Witnesses vanished.
  • Enemies became allies.


THREAD #03

How does Oracle obtain information?

Possibilities include:

  • Extensive mortal spy network
  • Auspex mastery
  • Infernal assistance
  • Time manipulation
  • Multiple Oracles
  • Something worse

WITNESS TESTIMONIES

Statement #14

"I met her in Elysium. She knew the exact words I had spoken three nights earlier in private."

Statement #27

"She told me not to go to the cathedral. Three nights later it exploded."

Statement #42

"I wrote down everything she said. The next evening the pages were blank."

Statement #58

"I don't remember the conversation. I only remember being afraid."

Statement #73

"I am absolutely certain she was not there. Everyone else insists she was standing beside me."


REDACTED REPORTS

REPORT 19-B

Subject observed entering abandoned science facility.
Surveillance lost at 03:17.
Subject reappeared at 03:17.
Elapsed time: 4 hours.
Explanation: ███████████████████

REPORT 31-C

Subject identified by witness as:
██████████████
Witness later denied making statement.
Witness later disappeared.

REPORT 88-F

Audio recording reviewed.
Subject appears to answer questions before they are asked.
Technicians unable to explain anomaly.

RUMORS

The following rumors circulate throughout Mega Tri-Cities.

  • Oracle has died at least three times.
  • Oracle possesses records predating the Camarilla.
  • Oracle is secretly directing several major factions simultaneously.
  • Oracle is not Kindred.
  • Oracle has never lied.
  • Oracle has never told the truth.

QUOTES

“All through history, there have been tyrants and murderers, and for a time they can seem invincible, but in the end they always fall, always." - Mahatma Gandhi

"Remember, hacking is more than just a crime. It's a survival trait." - Lord Nikon

"A hacker doesn't deliberately destroy data or profit from his activities" - Kevin Mitnick

"If you think technology will solve your security problems, you don't understand technology and you don't understand the problem". - Bruce Schnier

“The moment you put your life online, you're giving others the power to control it.” - Timsux Wales

WE ARE LEGION

WE DO NOT FORGIVE

WE DO NOT FORGET

SOUNDTRACK

  • "The Host of Seraphim" — Dead Can Dance
  • "How Soon Is Now?" — The Smiths
  • "Running Up That Hill" — Kate Bush
  • "Bury A Friend" — Billie Eilish
  • "Red Right Hand" — Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
  • "The End of the World" — Skeeter Davis
  • "Season of the Witch" — Donovan

FINAL NOTE

CONFIDENTIAL MEMORANDUM

Oracle has never sought power.

She has never sought praxis.

She has never sought revenge.

This is not considered reassuring.

People who want nothing are difficult to predict.

People who have already lost everything are impossible.

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