Camarilla

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Prince: Amos Curiel, Brujah
Fostered by Lanzo von Sachsen in the Order of the Black Cross, Amos rose to power in the shadow of his mentor. A proven warrior against rebels belonging to Brujah blood and those Saracens from the East, Amos is an epitome of the faithful Crusader archetype. It is rumored he fought alongside many noteworthy Ventrue and their allies in Eastern Europe, racking up quite a long list of defeated Fiends even before the Anarch Revolt. When Dux Belloram Lanzo von Sachsen arrived in Venice with orders from the Camarilla founders to establish a peace and solidify the presence and power of the Sect, Amos Curiel was chosen to lead as an example of honor and prestige.


Seneschal: Henrik Pokol, Tremere
Henrik Pokol is a Tremere, veteran of the Omen Wars, and a close ally of the Dux Bellorum. A man of extremes, Pokol is considered by some to be a terrible lech while others note with surprise his knowledge of and devotion to the Christian faith. Perhaps a hint as to his inner struggles with this morality, Pokol's features are decidedly corpselike and he often employs theatrical makeup (rouge and powders) to attempt to hide this fact.


Dux Bellorum: Lanzo von Sachsen, Ventrue
Lanzo's return to Venice after the debacle of the Fourth Crusade sent tremors through the hold outs of Guilelmo's former court. Accompanied by Amos Curiel and hand written instructions (rumored to be from Lord Hardestadt himself), Lanzo set about putting an end to the squabbles and bloodshed between Clan Giovanni and those disparate hold outs who pledged fealty to the Camarilla. Peace is his utmost priority, honoring and protecting Pax Venezia even while he seeks to carefully slice more and more influence and Domain away from Clan Giovanni and place it firmly under Camarilla control.


Primogen: Servius Marius Verelus, Toreador
An Elder hailing from the days of the Roman Empire, Servius once served on the court of Guilelmo Aliprando, and advised Narsus, Archbishop of Nod before him. After the death of Prince Guilelmo, Servius held the line for the Camarilla against the encroachment of Giovanni influence and frequent attacks from vengeful Lasombra. Many think Servius could have forced the title of Prince for himself, except that the Toreador's ancient ties to the Cainite Heresy and other distasteful occult practices have painted him in a poor light for the upper echelon of Camarilla leadership. For now, Servius advised both the Dux Belloram and Prince Curiel from the respected (and relatively safer) position of Primogen.


Primogen: Niccolo, Nosferatu

Like Servius, Niccolo has stalked the canals and alleyways of Venice since Narsus the Archbishop of Nod held council on the direction of the Fourth Crusade. First and foremost a survivor, Niccolo has witnessed the rise of Clan Giovanni with no small amount of alarm, but also has been instrumental to the Dux Belloram's Pax Venezia agreement. While his cagey nature makes him less than trusted by the rest of the Camarilla leadership in Venice, Niccolo time and again proves his usefulness with a vast information network providing information invaluable to the survival and prosperity of the Sect. It is rumored that his Domain on San Michel Island is protected by some shadowy arrangement with Clan Giovanni.


Sheriff: Cassius, Toreador
The childe of Servius, Cassius is a firebrand, drunkard and cruel duelist. He serves the Camarilla not out of honor or duty, but because it seems to be the most profitable both for himself and his Sire. Disdainful of the Giovanni, Cassius nevertheless has had dealings with the clan before their recent ascendancy. His centuries-old relationships with the Clan of Death have yet to prove bane or boon, however, and Cassius seems to spend most of his time enforcing the edicts of the Prince and Dux Belloram with brutality.



Confessor: Angelique Abelard, “The Sister of Mercy,” Tremere
Embraced in the fervor of the Albigensian Crusade, Angelique is a former nun who's mastery of the Path of Blood and admiration of Arnaud Almaric (who said of villagers trapped in a fire set by crusaders, “Kill them all and let God sort them out,”) propelled her to high status in the formation of the Camarilla. She has assumed the title of Confessor in the court of Amos Curiel; a position that is dedicated to the investigation and subjugation of Anarchs who surrender their cause for the protection of the Camarilla. She serves the Sect faithfully, delighting in the terrible experiments of blood magick in hopes of uncovering the infernal secret of the Vaulderie.

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Cassius' Crew


Innor "the Grump" Jurlsynn

Title: 1 (Hound)
Innor name meaning: Investigator, Care Taker, Courage, and he is just that. A man of many words, Innor, of clan Gangrel comes from the cold lands of Norway. He came to Venice for the council of the Fourth Crusade and formed a bond with Cassius. He has 2 brothers that are also embraced. They sometimes visit Venice but hate the warm weather almost as much as he hates it.


Paolo Irrequito

Title: 1 (Hound)
The doorman of the Glass Curtain, Paolo collects a coin from every patron before they are permitted entrance. Often presenting himself as a brightly colored, cheerful courtier through his use of Obfuscate, the Nosferatu hound serves his Sheriff with the collection of as much information as he can collect from every visitor to the Glass Curtain, as well as sometimes serving as an invisible messenger for the crew.


Baldo

Loyal Ghoul of Cassius for more than a century, Baldo's humanity has been relentlessly eroded by his Domitor's appetites, turning the man into a cringing, eager to please sycophant. He often tends bar in the taproom, and always seems to know who to offer a drink of wine and who to offer a drinker-of-wine. Baldo is almost always pleasant and agreeable to everyone, even when barring them access on occasion to the upper floor of the Glass Curtain.

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Sabetha "Slow Worm" Anouilh: The Blind Oracle

Title-1 Oracle

Blinded at a young age, Sabetha, of Clan Malkavian, is an inauspicious gift to the city of Venice. After embrace, she became an oracle of sorts, as well as a skilled medium, and this made her enemy of the Giovanni who excel in living with the dead. She can be seen near the docks, with a school of rats, watching new arrivals and seeing off old friends. She acts as a welcoming party to Cainites new to the city, offering them direction, and gathering information.

She is the blind Oracular Pied Piper.

Anna Sgorina, Gangrel

Childe of Thomas Ferroux, Anna's first appearance in Venice was as envoy for her sire and Byzantium in the lead-up to the disastrous Fourth Crusade. Her efforts were in vain, as the Lasombra Prince Narsus made certain that Constantinople was among the first cities sacked during that escapade. This set into motion a chain of events that lead to the War of Princes. It is unclear exactly Anna's goals in Venice tonight, but she is widely known to be both scholarly and ambitious.

Marquess Lucas Antoine Graymond of Burgundy, Ventrue

Childe of Madame Cecile Montefort, Lucas held the title of Marquess in his breathing days and the title of Seneschal after death in the city of Autun. The Prince he served (an elder embraced during the early Roman empire) was widely known for her inhumane excess and heretical practices. She met her demise at the end of the Inquisition's torch. Tonight, Lucas has come to Venice to give his condolences to the sire of his former Prince.