United Artists Theatre

The United Artists Theatre once thrilled hundreds of thousands of Detroiters with its movies and interiors. It wowed listeners with symphonies and orchestras. The theatre and 18 story adjoining office building were designed in the Spanish Gothic and Art Deco styles of the 1920s. Unfortunately the place that was once described as 'an attractive, sightly building' has since had the life drained from it.

The United Artists Theatre spent most of its lifetime showing mainstream films to captive audiences. But by the 1970s, business began to slow down. It tried to get viewers back by experimenting with gory grindhouse movies, foreign movies, and even pornographic films. But ultimately, this hurt the theatre's reputation and it ended up closing for good shortly after.

After its abandonment by the United Artists, the theatre was purchased by the Invictus, who repurposed it as their own private headquarters. The business offices became rooms for secret dealings by vampires who pull the strings around the world like bloodsucking puppeteers. Who would ever suspect that so many major decisions were made from a rotting building in Detroit?

They allowed the building to appear to grow dilapidated and seemingly fall into disrepair. But this was not an accident. The Invictus intended to make their Detroit headquarters the last place anyone would expect some of the biggest power moves in the United States to come from.

While the Theatre is the home to Detroit's Invictus, members from other cities and countries visit the Theatre frequently to report, consult, and act. The Invictus of Detroit keep themselves busy with constant communication to the outside world. They spend a lot of their time laundering money, tracking supernatural activity, and coordinating the First Estate's plans with vampires all over the world. Because Detroit's Masquerade is so thin, outsiders use it as a sort of testing grounds. The First Estate of Detroit seems to care very little about the city and allows foreigners fairly open access as long as they pay in blood, sweat, or tears. However, they are much less permissive with members of other covenants.

At first glance, the Theatre appears to be falling apart and abandoned. But this is just an illusion created by vampiric *obfuscation* techniques. The reality is that the building is still just as grand and glorious as it was back in the 50s. The inside is adorned with gilding everywhere, and so clean that you could eat off of the floor. The immaculately carved marble walls reflect so much light that the entire interior glows with a radiance that never fully fades, not even at night. Statues of gods, nymphs and satyrs adorn the rooms, keeping a close on an all the guests.

In its true form, The UA features a grand, circular lobby, complete with mirrors and huge Indian maidens on the walls that look down on visitors. The auditorium almost resembles a cathedral decorated with Gothic plaster and interesting brass light fixtures. Nearly every last piece of furniture is made from hand carved wood or stone, decorated with intricate animal and floral patterns. The theatre room features lacy conical fan vaults, an elaborate gilded dome, organ grilles, and an elaborate proscenium. The acoustics carry perfectly through the antechambers and showrooms, ensuring that no words uttered on the public floor remain a secret.

Leylines resonant with music, power, and secrets run through here.

Roll Modifiers: Expression rolls related to giving speeches or performing (+3), Subterfuge rolls (+1), Politics (+2), Socialize (+3), Persuasion (+2), Stealth rolls (-1)