Imbalance of Power

Theme
DC is not of equal grounds. It is at once home to the central government, which offers a great many steady (and occasionally well paid) jobs, but the city at large is full of incredible poverty. It's not a money thing really, though, it's all about power. The city houses the powerless, the underprivileged, those so desperate that criminal lifestyles are downright attractive, right next to the people who run the whole damn country. And, of course, once you get into the bureaucracy it doesn't take long to realize just how hierarchical and structured the power is, either, and how the people who get the power aren't the most competent, but the ones who are best at playing the game and accumulating power, even if they don't know what to do with it. Of course, if you're in the bureaucracy you're probably more concerned with the fact that elected officials who keep getting changed out have so much power, while the professionals who run the government as a goddamn career and actually know how it works, rather than having been put here by a bunch of idiots who can't even do their taxes, let alone reform them. Senators aren't too bad, as the incumbents often stick around for ages, but presidents? The whole goddamn cabinet for that matter. Meanwhile, the Representatives from Rhode Island are sour about how California has so much more power than they do, while the Senators for California still can't quite deal with the fact that the Senators from Rhode Island have the same amount of power they do.

The occult is no different in this city. The whole power structure is out of whack like no one would believe. The Masons are running most of the show, and they have a hierarchy almost as bad as the federal government (in truth, it can be considered worse if you remember that the Masons have nowhere near the reach or numbers or import of the government). Meanwhile the White Court hoards power only to find themselves struggling against each other, the single White Council Warden wonders why nobody is paying him any attention despite the fact he is probably the single most powerful magical entity in the city. And, of course, the Masons have literally thrown the magic of the city out of whack by altering, harnessing and outright creating ley lines in their structuring of streets and monuments. It's literally impossible for most supernatural beings to set foot in the Mall (which has one of the most obscene magical Thresholds ever made), and large parts of the inner city are barred to, or at least a hindrance to, supernatural beings.

Aspect: The Imbalance of Power

Faces

 * Worshipful Master John Ashcroft
 * Gregory Humes
 * Rebecca Humes
 * Loraine Raith