Tuesday, June 7, 2011

Outsider "Allies"

There are plenty of other vampires out there, and when you're on the outside, it's always best to appear like an ally.  Whether you truly are or not is an entirely other can of worms, but that's not the question we have to ask ourselves now, is it? A better question to ask is: where will you be when shit hits the fan?


Enric Batista (played by Daniel Cudmore)
Prince of Barcelona, Spain
Clan: Ventrue   Covenant: Circle of the Crone
Current Status: ALIVE & WELL


Giraldo Alighieri di Venezia (played by Michael Fassbender)
Cardinal of the Northeastern United States
Clan: Mekhet   Covenant: Lancea Sanctum
City Status (NYC): PENDING


Jaclyn White (played by Sanaa Lathan)
Regent of Newark, NJ
Clan: Mekhet   Covenant: Carthian Movement
City Status (Newark): OOOOO
Domain Status (I.N.Y.C.): OOO


Veronica Lewis (played by Mariska Hargitay)
Regent of Long Island, NY
Clan: Ventrue   Covenant: Ordo Dracul
City Status (Long Island): OOOOO
Domain Status (I.N.Y.C.): OOO

Monday, January 3, 2011

The Antediluvians

After the awakening of Tristan Lossio, a member of a long-extinct clan of vampire, it has been discovered that at least one Kindred from every ancient clan of vampire still exists in the world today.  They were sole survivors of an occurrence witnesses called The Red Star, wherein the sixteen original clans mysteriously disappeared, leaving only five clans left on earth.  Those who retained their memories and clan identities before Gehenna were in torpor when it occurred, and those who were awake changed drastically, losing all memory of themselves prior to the event.

These ancient vampires believed that the grandchilder of Caine, the Antediluvians (or "those before the Flood") would awaken at the time of Gehenna and either lead the Kindred world to salvation or to destruction.  When they awakened after The Red Star, they saw the coincidence between what had occurred to them and the foretold circumstances of Gehenna, and therefore refer to themselves as "the Antediluvians".

At that time in Kindred History, two major factions existed in society: the Camarilla and the Sabbat.  The Camarilla created the Three Traditions, the tenets around which modern Kindred society revolves.  The Sabbat sought to undo what was created by the Camarilla by exposing the vampiric existence to mortals and forcing mankind to bow to their will as the superior immortal beings.  Although many of the Antediluvians alive today still hold true to the beliefs of their old factions, others have strayed from their clan's traditional stances.  When they meet every several centuries or so, those from the Camarilla fight for the right to lead Kindred society towards a greater existence, while the Sabbat seeks to wipe the slate clean and rebuild Kindred society from square one through complete and utter annihilation.  Sixteen Antediluvians, one for each of the sixteen ancient clans, is permitted to vote at these summits, and should the council be unable to reach a decision with a two-thirds majority in the span of one year, the Antediluvians agree not to interfere in any way with modern Kindred society.  That is, of course, until the next meeting.

We know now that the Antediluvians are coming to New York City, and they will meet once again on the evening of December 31st, 2010 to decide their role in this world.  These are those confirmed to speak with the voice of their clans...


Bartleby Crane (played by Basil Rathbone)
The Voice of Clan Ventrue
Faction: The Camarilla
Current Status: ALIVE & WELL


Aleister Blackwood (played by Ian McKellen)
The Voice of Clan Malkavian
Faction: The Sabbat
Current Status: ALIVE & WELL


Galway Lossio (played by Ralph Fiennes)
The Voice of Clan Brujah
Faction: The Sabbat
Current Status: TORPID


Jonathon Hawthorne (played by Matthew Goode)
The Voice of Clan Ravnos
Faction: The Sabbat
Current Status: ALIVE & WELL


Adele DuBois (played by Olivia Wilde)
The Voice of Clan Cappadocian
Faction: The Camarilla
Current Status: ALIVE & WELL


Kofi Owusu (played by Kevin Grevioux)
The Voice of Clan Nosferatu
Faction: The Camarilla
Current Status: ALIVE & WELL


Motecuma (played by Danny Trejo)
The Voice of Clan Gangrel
Faction: The Camarilla
Current Status: ALIVE & WELL


Pope Pietro Sangiovanni (played by Jason Isaacs)
The Voice of Clan Giovanni
Faction: The Sabbat
Current Status: ALIVE, UNWELCOME IN NYC


Rosalina Almodovar (played by Gemma Arterton)
The Voice of Clan Toreador
Faction: The Camarilla
Current Status: ALIVE & WELL


"The Tremere"
The Voice of Clan Tremere
Faction: The Sabbat
Current Status: UNKNOWN

Dissidents From Newark

At the gathering held at the Cloisters on September 11th, 2010, members of the court of the Imperium of Newark attempted to sack the praxis of New York City under the guidance of an enemy-of-the-state most people believed to be dead.  These are those who fell in their attempt to restart the Hudson War...


Audra Jetter (played by Kelly Carlson)
Herald and Prince's Harpy of the Imperium of Newark
Clan: Ventrue   Covenant: Invictus
Current Status: DECEASED


Simon Cassio (played by Frederick Weller)
Prince of the Imperium of Newark, Childe of Daniel Crawford
Clan: Mekhet   Covenant: Invictus
Current Status: DECEASED


Daniel Crawford (played by Damien Lewis)
Former Prince of the Imperium of Newark, Former Sheriff of New York City
Clan: Mekhet   Covenant: Invictus
Current Status: DECEASED

The PC Vampires

What tabletop RPG would be complete without the players who make the plot move forward? Without them, the game would just be a boring story told by someone who wants complete control over what happens.  Unpredictability makes for fun gameplay, and these are the people that make it so...


Talia "Tal" Alexandre (played by Taran Lopez)
Archon of New York City, Childe of Lorenzo Auditore
Clan: Gangrel   Covenant: Circle of the Crone
City Status: OOOO (DECEASED)


Dawn Hastings (played by Jess Mermelstein)
Archon of New York City
Clan: Mekhet   Covenant: Ordo Dracul
City Status: OO


Caleb N. Absolom (played by Jason Knox)
Page of the First Estate, Childe of Amelia Baron
Clan: Daeva   Covenant: Invictus
City Status: O


Tristan Lossio (played by Chris O'Sullivan)
Brujah Priscus-en-Nomen
Clan: Brujah   Covenant: Ordo Dracul
City Status: OO

Thursday, September 23, 2010

The Rakshasa Underground

Shortly after Prince Osbourne claimed the praxis of New York City, the Rakshasas of the domain began a secession movement from Clan Nosferatu and sought independent representation on the Priscus Council.  Petitions soon became protests, and protests soon became outright war.  The following are the known members of the Rakshasa Libration Movement...


Danah Lang
Ex-Nosferatu Priscus of New York City, Taskmaster of the Nosferatu Proletariat
Clan: Nosferatu   Covenant: Formerly Circle of the Crone
Current Status: DECEASED


Asira Chandrasekar
Herald of the Rakshasa Aristocracy
Clan: Nosferatu   Covenant: Formerly Circle of the Crone
Current Status: DECEASED


Amrit Patel
Ex-Au Pair of the First Estate, Queen of the Rakshasa Necropolis
Clan: Nosferatu   Covenant: Formely Invictus
Current Status: DECEASED


Sunda Venkatraman
Self-Proclaimed Rakshasa Priscus of New York City, Founder of the Rakshasa Underground Liberation Movement
Clan: Nosferatu   Covenant: Formerly Circle of the Crone
Current Status: DECEASED

The Kindred of Quality - The Unconquered

A member of the Invictus without a title is merely a member of the Invictus without a title yet...


Marco Valerio (played by Patrick Muldoon)
Sworn Knight of the First Estate
Clan: Daeva   Covenant: Invictus
City Status: OO


Dr. Martin Krueger (played by Julian Sands)
 Au Pair of the Invictus, Apprentice Judex of the First Estate
Clan: Nosferatu   Covenant: Invictus
City Status: OO

The Kindred of Quality - The Unaligned & The Dragons

It is often times difficult for Kindred without a covenant to reach a position of power in a domain, but for those who manage to still stand out in the city's population, there's something to be said about their determination.  For those in the Ordo Dracul, reaching a seat of power is just a matter of patience...


Lucy Yamamoto (played by Kelly Hu)
Protector of the Javitz
Clan: Gangrel   Covenant: Unaligned
City Status: OO


Lisa Voorhees (played by Zoe Saldana)
Almoner of New York City
Clan: Daeva   Covenant: Ordo Dracul
City Status: OO