Senior members of the North American Directorates receive this message. Other Directorates hear the information second-hand. While out in public (feeding, attending Elysium, going about business) a whooping crane flies low and drops a blackened monkey paw at your feet. As the crane flies off, you can see a broad, thin gold chain attached to its leg bearing the Tai Pan's seal. The monkey paw has been seared with fire and has a flash-paper scroll in its hand. The scroll reads as follows:
To: Directorates of North America
From: Tai Pan and Justicar Robert Pedder of Clan Ventrue
Date: 31 January 2000
Do as you will to them. Do not violate the traditions.
