The following is sent to the chairperson of each Directorate via secure courier
A crate is shipped to the HQ of each chairperson bearing the standard array of postmarks, including Pedder's seal, on the exterior. The point of origin is Tampa, Florida.
Inside the box is a lengthy piece of chain, thick and long. The final link of the chain is broken. If the packing material is given a cursory search, the missing link (pardon the pun) will be found on the bottom of the crate.
There is an inscription on the link:
"Accounting: ...In the absence of the sire or grandsire, an appropriate Ventrue substitute will be found..."
