Oracle

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:

Oracle exists.
Oracle knows things she should not know.
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.