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[b]Children of Imbrius[/b]
[b]Name:[/b] (Bronze Age) Imbrius/(Rome) Lucius/ (Victorian - Modern) Lucian 
[b]Born:[/b] 12th Century BCE Greece
[b]Birthplace:[/b] Island of Imbros, Kingdom of Imbros. (Modern day Turkey)
[b]Sire:[/b] [url=https://whitewolf.fandom.com/wiki/Tinia]Tinia[/url]
[b]Childe[/b] [s]Zeno[/s]
[b]Generation:[/b] 5th, Methuselah
[b]Clan:[/b] Ventrue
[b]Sect:[/b] Camarilla (Publicly), Inconnu (Privately)
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[b]Biography:[/b]
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“As two lions snatch a goat from a herd that is guarded by dogs— they kill it and carry it off, through the thick brushwood, holding it in their jaws high up from the ground: just so did the two men hold the dead Ímbrius high, stripped of his armor. And Ajax the Smaller, angry at the death of Amphímachus, hacked off the head from the soft neck and, swinging his arm back, sent the head whirling over the crowd like a ball, and it fell and rolled in the dirt and came to a stop at the feet of Hector.” - The Iliad[/i]

Prince Imbrius was born on the island of Imbros, his father being King Mentor. Their family had ruled for generations, and always maintained close ties to the Trojans to their east. They had prospered here, and Imbrius youth was full of horse riding, archery, sword & spear practice, practicing his literacy, and more. He had no brothers or sisters, as the gods saw fit to make his mother barren after his birth.

As he grew older, he yearned for fame and glory. He fervently worshiped both Aries and Apollo. He aspired to create his very own Hero cult in his name, like that of the frequent Hercules cults that he witnessed. He proved himself to be the finest combatant on his home island, and as he entered adulthood he would gather a crew of fellow like minded naive youth. Despite the objections of his parents, he would set sail, off for riches and adventure. He named his ship the Albatross.

He would decide to sail first to the Temple of Apollo at Delphi and ask the [url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pythia]Pythia[/url] what he could do to ensure his legacy. On the way there he would come across pirates, which he and his crew would successfully manage to fend off in naval combat. Upon arriving there and having his meeting with the Servant of Apollo he was told; 

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[i]"You will live for so long as men speak of the greatest war that you will ever fight in, though you will die founding the Greatest City this world shall ever know."[/i]

Imbrius was perplexed by these words, and took his leave. As he sailed the Aegean, his supplies would run low and as he sought to resupply he would come across an island that had fallen under the tyrannical rule of a group of local guardsmen-turned-bandits. Deciding to liberate the people, he and his crew managed to defeat them in combat and liberate the island. This further spread word of his name.

The next island that he stopped at the inhabitants were in desperate need of his help. Their crops had failed and starvation gripped them. Not only this, but three beasts stalked them constantly. One was a giant serpent that hunted them on land, one was giant eagle that stalked them by air, and one was giant shark that stalked them at sea. Imbrius was said to dive into the ocean and wrestle the largest sea creature that any had ever seen and pull it out of the water, killing it. He would claim this first feat as a blessing of Poseidon and would proceed to hunt down both the snake and eagle, slaying both as well. This furthered spread of his name.

Lastly on his way back to Imbros a terrible storm would befall his ship, destroying it and killing his entire crew. He washed up on the shores of his home island the next day as the sole survivor, and was nursed back to health. His father was terrified by the near death of his only son, and after King Priam of Troy heard of Prince Imbrius exploits decided to negotiate to secure a marriage with Medesicaste, daughter to King Priam. Imbrius obliged, and married her securing their Alliance. During the marriage celebrations Imbrius met with many of the sons of the King of Troy, including both Hector and Paris, who were close to him in age. He sparred with both, besting Prias and losing to Hector.

Soon Princess Medesicaste was heavy with his child, and they received word that Prince Paris had taken Helen of Sparta for his own, and soon the Achaeans would come to destroy the Kingdom of Troy. King Mentor answered the call of Priam, sending Prince Imbrius and his wife to life in the city of Troy for the duration of the war. While there he met and befriended many fellow allies of Troy such as Sarpedon of Lycia and Aeneas of the Dardanians. Over the course of the war he would go on to prove himself a valuable defender, often leading men in the heat of battle were it was needed most.

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His wife gave birth in the city of Troy, giving him a son named Zeno. Zeno would grow to the age of 10 before the apocalyptic Fall of Troy that unleashed untold levels of carnage and bloodshed that still haunts Imbrius to this day. It was during the chaos of the sack of the city that Imbrius found his friend Aeneas attempting to hold the city gate, and joined him foolishly believing the city could still be saved. He slew many dozens until one of the Greeks by the name of Teucer wounded him gravely, forcing him to retreat. Assisted by Aeneas they managed to gather their families and flee the city. Yet as they fled his wife Medesicaste was separated from him in the chaos and was slain alongside Creusa, wife of Aeneas.

Forced to set sail or forfeit the lives of himself and his son, Imbrius would follow Aeneas alongside other survivors of Troy on their epic voyage during the [i]Aeneid[/i]. While on this migration Imbrius sole concern was protecting the life of Zeno, who as he grew older grew bolder as well. He successfully protected his son through many trials and tribulations, arriving in Latium with Aeneas and the surviving Trojans. Eventually war broke out between their people and King Turnus of the Rutuli, with Zeno being slain with his friends Nisus and Euryalus while behind enemy lines. Imbrius, having lost his entire family, fought like a mad demon in increasingly daring strikes until being eventually mortally wounded.

As Prince Imbrius lay dying, he was visited by a mysterious local Etruscan woman who told him that she had heard of his reputation as a fierce warrior and wise commander. She had witnessed him in battle and knew that the blood of kings ran in his veins. She believed that it would be a waste for him to die here and now when there was still so much work to be done. Thus he received the Embrace from Tinia of the Ventrue, and swore an oath to serve her. She told him that the old life of Imbrius was truly over and gone now, and christened him a new Latinized name; Lucius.
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After his dark rebirth Lucius was taught by his sire Tinia of the Ventrue the ways of his Clan and Kindred, and including how imperative it was to rule over the mortals without their ever knowing of their existence. She told him he was free to go as he pleased, but that one day he would summon her to him to repay the gift she has given him. He was forbidden from ever seeing Aeneas again, and focused much time training his Disciplines. He spent the following several centuries in obscurity, wandering the peninsula and learning more about himself, his powers, and the world around him. Over time he mastered the Disciplines of the Ventrue being Dominate, Fortitude, and Presence. 

Eventually Tinia summoned him to her as she said she would, and told him that the time had come for a Third and Final City for the Kindred. He should be honored in that he would be instrumental in its founding, as he would be used extensively. This happened during the formation of the kindred's Eternal Senate, just after the transition of the public and mortal Rome from being a Kingdom into a Republic. Lucius was dispatched to gather as many fellow Kindred as he could find throughout the peninsula to be brought to Rome, and during this time he met many from different clans. 

When he eventually returned to Rome after having gathered as many Kindred as he could find, he would manage to join the Eternal Senate. During this time he would meet a great many of his fellow broodmates and clanmates. Such as [url=https://whitewolf.fandom.com/wiki/Collat]Collat,[/url] who founded the Eternal Senate. He became quick friends with a member of the Eternal Senate named [url=https://whitewolf.fandom.com/wiki/Valerianus]Valerianus[/url]. He also met [url=https://whitewolf.fandom.com/wiki/Julia_Antasia]Julia Antasia,[/url] who he had a brief romantic and sexual relationship with. Julia prized the Eternal Senate for its egalitarian ideal; In the senate, every Ventrue had the right of speech and voting power was irrespective of age or sex.

This was crushed when Collat was diablorized by his own childe, [url=https://whitewolf.fandom.com/wiki/Camilla]Titus Camillus,[/url] who would take control of the Eternal Senate and increasingly make it more authoritarian and hierarchical. Eventually Julia Antasia would have enough of this, and leave the Eternal Senate and Rome to disappear seemingly forever. Lucius would then meet [url=https://whitewolf.fandom.com/wiki/Artemis_Orthia]Artemis Orthia[/url] and [url=https://whitewolf.fandom.com/wiki/Lysander_(VTM)]Lysander,[/url] two Venture who supported Camillus and called for war against the kindred to the south of Carthage. Initially, Lucius would oppose this war as when he traveled with Aeneas centuries ago Queen Dido and the ancestors of the Carthaginians had kindness on the wary Trojans. He was outvoted by his peers and war with Carthage would begin.

Despite voting against the war, Lucius felt an obligation to fight for his newfound homeland. Thus he would take part in the First, Second, and Third Punic Wars. During these wars he would fight alongside the likes of Artemis Orthia and her childe, Lysander. 

Through an ironic twist of fate, he was assigned to be part of the Roman division that personally met with [url=https://whitewolf.fandom.com/wiki/Helena_(VTM)]Helena of Carthage[/url] who betrayed her people to save herself and her lover, Prince [url=https://whitewolf.fandom.com/wiki/Prias_(VTM)]Prias[/url]. Lucius was enraged to discover that they were betraying Carthage to save themselves, as it was they who had caused the Fall of Troy and the ruination of his own life and kingdom. Despite wanting to kill her, there were far too many kindred, both Carthaginian and Roman alike for him to do so. She was given land in the Roman city of Pompeii for her defection, and Lucius cursed her and swore to one day have his revenge on her.

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The sacking of the city itself soon transpired, with Lucius witnessing Artemis Orthia dying her Final Death during it. The chaos and carnage of the fall of Carthage reminded him too much of the fall of Troy, the ancient trauma causing him to freeze during a crucial moment. He was saved by Lysander, this event being the basis for their future friendship. This near Final Death experience would mark a turning point for Lucius. He would no longer be an active agent operating in the world, but lurk in the shadows and have others act on his behalf, as Tinia had done with him. 

Returning back to Rome, he immediately traveled to Pompeii to kill Helena. When he arrived, he found Menele had got there first and entered into a frenzy combined with a powerful ritual that was quickly consuming the entire region. Foiled from his own revenge against Helena, he swore death upon Menele for the destruction of Troy. When he returned to Rome, Lucius decided to redevote himself to the creation of Hero Cults in his name, as he had done in his youth as a living man. Yet these cults were secret societies that met in groves at night, as opposed to the open, public, and even boisterous Hero Cults of Hercules that he had sought to emulate before. He would have some limited success in this endeavor, creating several small decentralized splinter cults he could puppet to his whims. While he did this, Lucius noticed that Titus Camillus had begun to follow the Road of Sin. This Road of self-indulgence disgusted Lucius, as he followed the Road of Kings taught to all the childer of Tinia.

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Without the leadership of Titus Camillus, who was distracted by his pursuit of pleasure, the Eternal Senate's power began to wane. Soon they fell into obscurity as Rome continued to grow ever larger and more strictly dictatorial. This mattered little to Lucius, who had slowly faded from public life and grown increasingly secretive. He had made Ghouls of the leaders of each of his small cults, and continued to grow his power base from the shadows.

Lucius decided the time had come for his own childe, to provide him the ultimate agent to act for him out in the world. Taking one of the young Ghoul leaders of his cult, he would Embrace the youth and rename him to Zeno. Taking the boy into his home as his own son, he would teach him everything he could about the Kindred and their abilities. After sufficient time and training had passed, he released his child into the world to act in his name.

At first, this went exactly according to plan. Zeno achieved many great successes in the name of Lucius, and brought much glory upon their lineage, their clan, and Rome itself. Centuries passed and Lucius began to grow complacent. Zeno began to feel urges for his own freedom, not to be tethered serving another. This was a feeling that Lucius knew well, having served Tinia once. Still, he was hesitant to relinquish control of his childe.

Eventually his hand was forced when it was discovered that Zeno had Embraced his own childe for the express purpose of helping him kill Lucius. The pair ambushed him, but it was Lucius' hesitation to harm his surrogate son that truly allowed them to wound them as gravely as they did. Nearing Final Death, Lucius was forced to slay Zeno, and break his own heart. He decided to keep Zeno's own childe as his own, telling them that the same Final Death awaited them if they disobeyed or betrayed him as Zeno had done.
 
Lucius names his new grand-childe Regulus and trained him in their ways ways much as he did with Zeno. Many events transpired during this time, and by the time Regulus was a suitable replacement for his predecessor the Roman Empire was on a steep decline. It was apparent that the end of the Eternal City was near, and Lucius used Regulus to prepare for this eventuality. He decided to make his move during the Sacking of Rome, feeling all too familiar to the Fall of Troy. Loading up all of his material wealth and possessions into ships, he and Regulus set sail for his ancestral island home of Imbros. During this voyage Lucius is reminded heavily of his journey in the opposite direction with his mortal son Zeno with Aeneas, and begrudgingly bonds with Regulus, genuinely taking him on as a son.

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After returning to his home island, he found that there was some resistance from the current inhabitants who weren't willing to cede power easily. They were swiftly and mercilessly dealt with, and he used his Roman wealth to rebuild his ancestral palace from the ruins that the Greeks had left them in millennia ago. He hide the Sword of Imbrius within his own palace, in his crypt. Lucius was aware of the growth of Constantinople, with some even calling it a New Rome. Yet Rome could never be replaced in Lucius heart, just as Troy could never be replaced. Growing depressed from the collapse of the Empire, Lucius built himself a crypt beneath the palace and blood bonded Regulus to him, ensuring his loyalty. He then gave Regulus the responsibility of Imbros before allowing himself to fall into torpor.

Regulus immediately set about creating cults on the island dedicated to his slumbering sire. After a sufficient amount of time was spent preparing them to be the cryptkeepers of his haunt and caretakers of his domain, Regulus decided to set out into the world to explore its possibilities. Sailing to Constantinople, he ingratiated himself with the local Cainites and came to learn of the [url=https://whitewolf.fandom.com/wiki/Trinity_(Constantinople)]Trinity[/url] who ruled the city as well as of their [url=https://whitewolf.fandom.com/wiki/Dream_(VTM)]Dream[/url]. This ruling trinity was comprised of the following; First was [url=https://whitewolf.fandom.com/wiki/Michael_(Toreador)]Michael, the Son[/url]. Next is [url=https://whitewolf.fandom.com/wiki/Dracon]Dracon, the Holy Spirit[/url]. Lastly, Regulus would come into the service of [url=https://whitewolf.fandom.com/wiki/Antonius_(Constantinople)]Antonius, the Father[/url] of their reformed Triumvirate. Over time he would build his wealth and influence, and would meet many other powerful Cainites of the day such as the childer of Antonius; [url=https://whitewolf.fandom.com/wiki/Caius]Caius[/url] and [url=https://whitewolf.fandom.com/wiki/Septima_Dominica]Septima Dominica[/url]. He briefly had a sexual and romantic relationship with Septima, but this was strained due to their differing philosophical and moral beliefs.

Eventually tension began to fray the Trinity and Constantinople itself. Antonius would declare an Iconoclast movement in a political power struggle with his peers that would result in his own childer betraying and killing him. This event would prove too much for Regulus, who broke off his relationship with Septima and withdrew from public and political life. Sailing back to Imbros to ask his sire for advice, he would discover that Lucius was already awake, having been awoken by a messenger and agent of the [url=https://whitewolf.fandom.com/wiki/Inconnu]Inconnu[/url] named [url=https://whitewolf.fandom.com/wiki/Gregorius_Dimities]Gregorius Dimities[/url] sent by Lucius old friend Valerianus. They had sought his help in destroying Constantinople, which they viewed as a perversion of Rome. Lucius agreed that Constantinople was a pale imitation of the Eternal City, and after what Regulus had witnessed and the heartbreak he had endured he also wished to destroy the city.

Through the Inconnu Lucius had also learned of the mythical and esoteric concept of [url=https://whitewolf.fandom.com/wiki/Golconda_(VTM)]Golconda[/url]. It fascinated him to no end, and he decided he would devote himself to it's attainment. Unfortunately before he could start off on his new quest, he accidentally fell back into torpor. Regulus, meanwhile, had already set off from Imbros with his new goal of the destruction of Constantinople. Upon returning to Constantinople, he met someone new through his mutual friend of Caius. This new friend was known as [url=https://whitewolf.fandom.com/wiki/Gregorius_Lakeritos]Gregory the Wonder-Maker,[/url] as he was known for making mechanical birds that spied on other Cainites. 

Eventually Regulus managed to secure his own mechanical bird through this Wonder-Maker, using it to likewise subtly spy among the population and for his own other various needs. It was through the use of this device that he came to learn of the existence of the [url=https://whitewolf.fandom.com/wiki/Book_of_Nod]Book of Nod[/url] as well as [url=https://whitewolf.fandom.com/wiki/Noddism]Noddism[/url]. Regulus gathered as many scraps of information related to such myths as possible while also working alongside Dimities to undermine the city. After many years of carefully cultivating his power, knowledge, wealth, he had reached a point that he had begun to consider siring his own childe to help him with his schemes, much as Lucius had done with him.

Before Regulus could find a suitable candidate from among his cults, the culmination of their plans came to bear fruit with the [url=https://whitewolf.fandom.com/wiki/Bitter_Crusade_(event)]Bitter Crusade[/url]. It became clear that soon Constantinople would fall, causing Regulus to be forced to instead focus on transferring his own personal wealth to Imbros for sake keeping. When the siege and fall of the city did come, it resulted in the planned obsolescence and Final Death of his co-conspirator Dimities, disturbing Regulus greatly and causing him to question his own expendability. This destruction of the city reminded Regulus of the collapse of Rome that he experienced in his youth, and though he had thought it had been what he had wanted he soon came to regret his decision.

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Returning to Imbros with what wealth he could transfer back home on his ship, Regulus nearly succumbed to his own torpor, only being stopped by his sire. Lucius was furious with himself for having fallen back into torpor after learning of Galconda, and decided he would set out into the east in an attempt to gather more information related to the mythical idea. He claimed his initial destination to be India, and told Regulus that while he and any of his childer would always be welcome here, he needed to leave their island home and make his own way in the world. Before either could leave however, several fellow kindred arrived on their island seeking to make it their own haunt. After failing to convince the foreigners to leave using diplomacy, they were forced to use violence to kill them all. Afterwards, the two departed the island amicably heading in opposite directions, with Regulus deciding to travel west and Lucius east.

[b]Lucius:[/b] 

Lucius decided to unearth and wield his ancient blade, the Sword of Imbrius for the first time in centuries. Leaving his island he first arrived at the ruins of Troy and was overcome by feelings of grief as he remembered the war that he had fought in there during his mortal time. He spent a great amount of time lurking near the now ancient ruins, and recommitted himself to eventually hunting down Helena of Carthage and killing her to avenge the destruction of what he considered to be the original Great and Eternal City, in which even Rome had been made in its image. When he eventually decided to continue to travel further east, he unknowingly entered into the [url=https://whitewolf.fandom.com/wiki/Cappadocian]Cappadocian[/url] region.

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While traveling through the region he met [url=https://whitewolf.fandom.com/wiki/Constancia]Constancia[/url], earning her trust through her familiarity with his acts in the Eternal Senate of Rome, ages ago. She eventually took him to [url=https://whitewolf.fandom.com/wiki/Erciyes]Erciyes[/url] otherwise known as Argaeus or the Monastery of Shadows. While there he met a fellow Ventrue Methuselah named [url=https://whitewolf.fandom.com/wiki/Bindusara]Bindusara[/url], who he would ally their bloodlines together due to their similar desires and goals. Both Lucius and the Cappadocian respected each others scholarly curiosity, and a deal was struck for Lucius to be given access to the secretive [url=https://whitewolf.fandom.com/wiki/Erciyes_Fragments]Erciyes Fragments[/url] in return for his rendering of services and acting in service to the clan and its antediluvian.

Through Constancia he met her sire [url=https://whitewolf.fandom.com/wiki/Japheth]Japeth[/url]. As he spent more time among their clan, he came to slowly learn of the clan and specifically its antediluvian's obsession with [url=https://whitewolf.fandom.com/wiki/Apotheosis_(VTM)]Apotheosis[/url]. While Lucius was tempted by the concept, he was torn between his original pursuit of Golconda and his new knowledge of the similar Apotheosis. When [url=https://whitewolf.fandom.com/wiki/Lazarus]Lazarus[/url] rebelled against his sire in Egypt by denying the call of the [url=https://whitewolf.fandom.com/wiki/Feast_of_Folly]Feast of Folly[/url], Lucius was used to help hunt [url=https://whitewolf.fandom.com/wiki/Infitiore]Infitiore[/url]. After having done his part, he decided to take his leave after gaining access to the Erciyes Fragments and recording in a journal what he had learned during his time among them.

He decided to then travel south to Jerusalem, becoming increasingly interested in the rise of Christianity after he learned of the Cappadocian antediluvian's plan to diablorize God. While he explored the general region he met a man named [url=https://whitewolf.fandom.com/wiki/Nahum_ben_Enosh]Nahum ben Enosh[/url]. The two spent much time together comparing their experiences and debating philosophy and religion. Nahum ben Enosh was offered a place of sanctuary and shelter on the island of Imbros by Lucius before the two parted ways. In return for this generous offer, Nahum ben Enosh told Lucius where to find [url=https://whitewolf.fandom.com/wiki/Mokur]Mokur[/url]. When Lucius traveled further east out of the Levant, and into the [url=https://whitewolf.fandom.com/wiki/Middle_Kingdom]Middle Kingdom[/url], he spent years searching for and eventually finding Mokur.

Lucius was forced to spend many years ingratiating himself with his local [url=https://whitewolf.fandom.com/wiki/Danava]Danava[/url] counterparts in the local Indian subcontinent in order to find information he needed related to his own objectives. After finding Mokur, the duo traveled to the ruined city of Golconda. He then spent many years deep in prayer, contemplation, and meditation, learning under his mentor all that he could. Lucius asked and received a gift from Mokur of inscribing upon the Sword of Imbrius words of ancient power meant to destroy the soul of those it killed.

[b]Regulus:[/b]
Regulus traveled back to Rome, wishing to see what had become of his old home in all the time that he had been away from it. Upon arriving he came to learn about the feudal realm known as the [url=https://whitewolf.fandom.com/wiki/Sea_of_Shadows_(VTDA)]Sea of Shadows[/url]. Clan Lasombra ruled over the Italian peninsula from Sicily, controlling Rome, and having benefited greatly from the collapse of Constantinople. Regulus felt resentment towards them, believing they had manipulated him into destroying his city. Through the use of his secret mechanical bird, he discovered that the clan was suffering through it's own internal strife between Christian and Muslim factions in Iberia in what was known as the [url=https://whitewolf.fandom.com/wiki/Shadow_Reconquista]Shadow Reconquista[/url]. After making careful negotiations with the Catholic Church in Rome, he traveled to Iberia and helped the Christian faction. It was during this time that he first witnessed the Lasombra use mortals against one another in their civil war in a way that had they had never been used before. Their clan was deeply intertwined with religious institutions, and they used this position to kickstart religious based hunts for their kind that were deemed problematic. 

He was well compensated for his services upon completion of his assignments, but became disturbed by the the growing trend that he considered dangerous. He ultimately decided to travel north to be among his clansmen of the Ventrue, hoping for them to be better. He spent some time in France, as a guest of the [url=https://whitewolf.fandom.com/wiki/Courts_of_Love]Courts of Love[/url]. Specifically, he stayed among the court of [url=https://whitewolf.fandom.com/wiki/H%C3%A9l%C3%A8ne_la_Juste]Hélène la Juste[/url]. While there he became enamored by the ideology of chivalry, and took it with him when he eventually continued his wandering.

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He settled himself in modern day Germany, in the domain of the [url=https://whitewolf.fandom.com/wiki/Fiefs_of_the_Black_Cross]Fiefs of the Black Cross[/url] as a member of the [url=https://whitewolf.fandom.com/wiki/Knights_of_the_Black_Cross]Knights of the Black Cross[/url]. He decided to take on a new name for this new life, going by Roland instead of Regulus now. Using the wealth that he had accumulated during the Shadow Reconquista he managed to carve out a decent haunt for himself in the city of [url=https://whitewolf.fandom.com/wiki/Magdeburg_(WOD)]Magdeburg[/url], serving under the Prince of the City known as [url=https://whitewolf.fandom.com/wiki/J%C3%BCrgen]Lord Jürgen von Verden[/url]. It was also during this time that he met the Prince's wretched spy of Magdeburg known as [url=https://whitewolf.fandom.com/wiki/Albin]Albin[/url] as well as his most trusted lieutenant named [url=https://whitewolf.fandom.com/wiki/Lucretia_von_Hardtz]Lucretia von Hardtz[/url]. Unfortunately the newly christened Roland found that the Ventrue had learned of the hunts that Lasombra had unleashed upon one another during the Shadow Reconquista and had begun using the tactic themselves against one another during their own petty squabbles over power.

Roland served Lord Jürgen faithfully, aiding him in combat when he came into conflict with [url=https://whitewolf.fandom.com/wiki/Qarakh]Qarakh[/url] and [url=https://whitewolf.fandom.com/wiki/Vladimir_Rustovich]Vladimir Rustovich[/url]. He was rewarded for this service by being given his own lands, castle, and haunt on the outskirts of the city. During this time he also befriended the exiled [url=https://whitewolf.fandom.com/wiki/Alexander_(Ventrue)]Alexander of Paris[/url], and was saddened by his eventual death at Qarakh's hand.

Formal Inquisitions had begun to arise, spreading across Europe quickly. Roland felt relatively safe and well concealed as a well respected and high ranking member of the Order, but was enraged by the eventual Final Death of the Lord that he served due to the betrayal of the spy Albin to Jürgen's sire and superior [url=https://whitewolf.fandom.com/wiki/Hardestadt_the_Elder]High Lord Hardestadt[/url]. This reminded him too much of the underhanded death of Antonius by his own childe Caius in Constantinople, and he briefly decided to hunt down Albin to satisfy his own personal chivalric sense of honor that he had cultivated while at the Court of Love. While he was ultimately unsuccessful in this venture, he did come across Lucretia von Hardtz who was doing the same thing. The two began a sexual and romantic relationship over their shared loyalty to Jürgen and anger at Albin. Instead of continuing their quest, they were forced to turn their attention to the ever growing threat of the mortal Inquisition. Eventually their hunts caused them to be separated from one another. Returning to his duties in the Order of the Black Cross, Roland was far too old and experienced by this point to be seriously threatened himself as a sacrifice by other more powerful elders, being far more valuable to them as a living agent, nonetheless he was disturbed by the callousness at which he witnessed neonates being sacrificed in order to protect the elders.

High Lord Hardestadt had begun to call for a alliance among clans, to form a international organization known as the [url=https://whitewolf.fandom.com/wiki/Camarilla_(VTM)]Camarilla[/url]. He believed that they needed to go underground in order to survive, to form a masquerade of mythology around their existence. A powerful Brujah advisor to Hardestadt named Patricia instead believed that they needed to enter into open war against the Inquisition, and fight to save the lives of their neonates. Roland sided with Hardestadt, and it was during these meetings he met Lucretia von Hardtz again, who had sided with Particia. When it was clear that Hardestadt would not listen to her, Patricia decided to don a new name of [url=https://whitewolf.fandom.com/wiki/Tyler]Tyler[/url].

Tyler went on to form a resistance of her fellow Brujah who she organized to assault Hardestadt's castle. Eventually she and her followers attacked, with Roland taking part in the battle on the defensive side of his Ventrue clanmates. During the battle he gave the Final Death to a large number of neonates, and witnessed the death of Hardestadt by Tyler's hand. This would be the trigger to the [url=https://whitewolf.fandom.com/wiki/Anarch_Revolt]First Anarch Revolt[/url]. During the aftermath of the battle, Roland was shocked to discover that Jürgen was still alive, and took up the new moniker of Hardestadt the Younger. Jürgen explained that he knew the foolish Hardestadt would get himself killed, and he need only wait to reveal himself when he did. Roland was one of the few trusted to know his actual identity, gifted this knowledge due to his accumulated [url=https://whitewolf.fandom.com/wiki/Dignitas]dignitas[/url]. The discovery of this secret solidified his loyalty to the Ventrue and fledgling Camarilla.

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[b]Lucius:[/b] It was during his time of spiritual study and reflection that through his mentor of Mokur that Lucius was introduced to [url=https://whitewolf.fandom.com/wiki/Cretheus]Cretheus[/url] and [url=https://whitewolf.fandom.com/wiki/Silas_(Salubri)]Silas[/url]. After much discussion with Cretheus, he was formally invited into the Inconnu and learned of the existence of their headquarters at [url=https://whitewolf.fandom.com/wiki/Hunedoara_Castle]Hunedoara Castle[/url]. Before his training was complete, Mokur was killed by [url=https://whitewolf.fandom.com/wiki/Etrius]Etrius[/url]. This enraged Lucius, declaring he would kill Etrius for this act just as he would kill Helena of Carthage. He left India and traveled to Hunedoara Castle instead, pledging himself to the [url=https://whitewolf.fandom.com/wiki/Council_of_Twelve]Council of Twelve[/url]. In specific he also became close colleagues with [url=https://whitewolf.fandom.com/wiki/Hilderic]Hilderic[/url], the Ventrue representative of the council. While there he joined the faction of the Inconnu known as the Seekers, as well as also befriending [url=https://whitewolf.fandom.com/wiki/Elihu]Elihu[/url] and [url=https://whitewolf.fandom.com/wiki/Rebekah_(Ventrue)]Rebekah[/url].

When he decided to leave the castle and return to his island, he discovered that much had transpired in Europe in his absence. Hunters and Inquisitors had flooded the continent and killed a great many of their number. Now the young rebelled against the old, and both mortal and kindred society were in turmoil and chaos. He decided to bide his time in the shadows, reluctant to make his presence known that he had returned from the Middle Kingdom. He returned his ancient weapon, the Sword of Imbrius, to it's proper resting place in his crypt. He swore to one day use it to kill Helena and Menele. He attempted to gather information on what had happened to Regulus, and managed to track him down to the Fiefs of the Black Cross fiefdom, though unable to discover his living in Magdeburg. He had formulated his beliefs into being a confirmed Noddist, and continued to seek information relating to Cain.

It was only through the final death of Klaus did Lucius finally discover that Regulus was now named Roland with childer of his own. He decided to make contact with Roland and invite him back home to Imbros to catch up with one another after having been apart for so long. When Roland did arrive, the two spent much time swapping stories of their experiences. When Lucius learned of the rise of the Camarilla and Roland's own position in the organization, he congratulated him thoroughly for his ambition. Upon learning that Jakob and Wilhelm were hunting one another across Europe, Lucius saw opportunity were Roland saw only a obstacle to be overcome. While the Camarilla was staunchly anti-noddist, the newly formed sabbat was pro-noddist. While Lucius himself was a noddist, and passed the secret belief down to Roland, he had learned enough from his time among the Innocula to know the value of having agents in both factions and remaining obscured from eithers attention. 

[b]Roland:[/b]
Roland decided he had to sire three childer of his own, hoping to use them as his own agents in these desperate times. The battle against Tyler and death of Hardestadt the Elder as well as the ever growing threat of the Inquisition had caused him to no longer desire to be an active agent. He selected three youths that he Embraced named Klaus, Jakob, and Wilhelm. He nurtured them in the ways of the Ventrue clan, and taught them of their responsibility to obey him. After a period of time he deemed the trio worthy to be sent out into the world, for while he was doubtful of their individual abilities he believed that together they could overcome most obstacles.

For a time he proved correct, with any task he gave them being resolved successfully. They also were content to serve him, overwhelmed as they were by the new supernatural world that they found themselves in. As they completed assignments for their sire, they grew to view each others as brothers. Time continued to progress however, and they slowly began to yearn for independence and freedom. These feelings were exacerbated as young neonate Lasombra began to rebel in Spain and Italy, slaying their antediluvian. 

During this time Roland decided to become more active in the growing Camarilla, becoming a close friend of [url=https://whitewolf.fandom.com/wiki/Gilbert_d%E2%80%99Harfleur]Gilbert d’Harfleur[/url] in the process. As the First Anarch Rebellion continued to spread northward into France and Germany, it became increasingly clear that drastic action needed to be taken. Roland dispatched his three childer to kill a powerful Inquisitor who was leading a group of hunters that were affiliated with the [url=https://whitewolf.fandom.com/wiki/Society_of_Leopold]Society of Leopold[/url] that had learned of Roland's presence in Magdeburg. This was their first mission that went horribly, with Klaus experiencing Final Death at the hands of the Hunters and Wilhelm going rogue and joining the [url=https://whitewolf.fandom.com/wiki/Anarch]Anarchs[/url]. upon learning about the [url=https://whitewolf.fandom.com/wiki/Vaulderie]Vaulderie[/url]. Jakob did successfully manage to kill the Inquisitor during the chaos, before returning to his sire.

Roland was saddened by the loss of Klaus and angered by the betrayal of Wilhelm. He commended Jakob for managing to complete the mission and return to him, and came to the conclusion that he would need to take a more active role in events. Wilhelm, meanwhile, met a woman named [url=https://whitewolf.fandom.com/wiki/Dominique_Touraine]Dominique Touraine[/url] as part of the Anarch Rebellion who became something of a mentor to him and influenced him with her own ideals of freedom. Roland began to actively attempt to hunt Tyler, blaming her for the death of Hardestadt and starting the Rebellion in the first place. He was disappointed to discover that she had fled Europe, and he lost her trail. Roland and Jakob then focused themselves on supporting the Camarilla, combating the Anarchs, and specifically hunting down Wilhelm.

Though they largely succeeded at the first two, they failed at their third goal. Eventually the [url=https://whitewolf.fandom.com/wiki/Convention_of_Thorns]Convention of Thorns[/url] transpired, bringing a formal end to the rebellion. While attending the Convention of Thorns Roland met [url=https://whitewolf.fandom.com/wiki/Durga_Syn]Durga Syn[/url], who he convinced to imbue the Sword of Imbros with similar properties to the [url=https://whitewolf.fandom.com/wiki/Ainkurn]Ainkurn[/url], which he had learned of the existence of through his time and service in the Teutonic's Black Cross Order. It was during this meeting that they saw Wilhelm for the first time since his defection, as well as noticing that Lucretia von Hardtz had sided with the Anarchs. Wilhelm sided with the faction of Anarchs that refused the treaty, as he believed Roland would destroy him if he surrendered, thus forcing him instead to become part of the new [url=https://whitewolf.fandom.com/wiki/Sabbat]Sabbat[/url].

Gilbert d'Harfleur formally made Roland a [url=https://whitewolf.fandom.com/wiki/Archon_(VTM)]Archon[/url], specifically making him a [url=https://whitewolf.fandom.com/wiki/Alastor]Alastor[/url] with the assignment of hunting down and destroying members of the [url=https://whitewolf.fandom.com/wiki/Red_List]Red List[/url]. Ironically the first [url=https://whitewolf.fandom.com/wiki/Anathema_(VTM)]Anathema[/url] he was assigned to be destroyed was his own childe Wilhelm himself. Instead of doing this task himself, he decided to teach all that he knew to his last remaining loyal childe Jakob and send him to strike down Wilhelm in Roland's name in order to prove himself once and for all.

Meanwhile Wilhelm had been tasked with eliminating Jakob among other assignments, and if possible his sire Roland. If he succeeded in his tasks, he was promised that he would receive the [url=https://whitewolf.fandom.com/wiki/Creation_Rites]Creation Rites[/url], making him a fully fledged and respected member of the Sabbat. Jakob and Wilhelm would spend the next several centuries becoming rivals and playing a cat and mouse game which would lead them into countless conflicts with one another all across Europe, with neither one managing to successfully kill the other. Eventually this would end when Wilhelm would follow many of his Sabbat allies across the Atlantic Ocean to the New World. Before leaving for the New World, Wilhelm embraced a childe of his own named Jakob hesitated to follow his nemesis, instead deciding to build his own wealth and support in London first.

While Roland's childer did this, he was contacted by Lucius for the first time in centuries and asked to return to Imbros, he did so eager to meet with his grandsire once more.

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[b]Lucian:[/b] 
Having formed a unified and secret Noddist and Inconnu based belief system with Roland, Lucius decided to rename himself to Lucian to try and modernize himself with the ever changing world. He then decided that a second torpor was needed in order to properly reflect on all that he had learned in the Middle Kingdom from Mokur. He gave authority of their bloodline to Roland and tasked him with finding Helena of Carthage while he slept. He decided he would travel to this exciting New World first thing upon awakening. He then entered a deep and dream filled hibernation in his crypt on Imbros.

[b]Roland:[/b] 
Roland left Imbros for London, meeting with his own childe Jakob. After indoctrinating him into the secret Noddist and Inconnu based beliefs that Lucian had imparted to him, he gave Jakob the additional task of not only hunting down Wilhelm but also finding Helena of Carthage, who was rumored to be in the New World, and reporting her location to him. Roland himself would focus on the further acquisition of wealth and power, both within the Camarilla and in the mortal world. During this time he would devote much of his time and energy to the rapidly developing [url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_India_Company]East India Company[/url], as well as allying himself with the local prince [url=https://whitewolf.fandom.com/wiki/Mithras_(VTM)]Mithras[/url]. 

During the American Revolution he helped fund the war effort of the British Empire, at the request of Mithras.  

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[b]Jakob:[/b] 
Jakob felt overwhelmed by the assignments and expectations placed upon him by his sire Roland, and was reluctant to chase Wilhelm into the New World. He decided that he would need help on his quest, and that the time had come for him to sire his own childe. Traveling to Ireland, he found a young and troubled orphan named Art that none would miss and appeared to have some promising qualities to him. Taking the youth with him, he would spend the next several years raising the boy and teaching him the ways of the world. Together they would adventure across the largely wild and unexplored New World, coming into contact with many strange and unheard of supernatural forces.

Art would be mortally wounded during a conflict with Native Americans, causing Jakob to be forced to Embrace him. They successfully managed to track down Wilhelm in the wilderness, and with Art's help Jakob saved his life when he was about to be slain by werewolves. Wilhelm was shocked at Jakob not wanting to kill him, and Jakob told Wilhelm about the secretive Noddist and Inconnu based belief system that Roland had imparted onto him. Wilhelm felt conflicted by what he had been told, and could give Jakob no better an answer than that he would consider what he had told him before taking his leave.

The revolutionary war began shortly afterwards, and while Jakob wanted to focus on attempting to find Helena of Carthage, Art wanted to participate in the mortal war for independence. This caused a rift between the sire and childe that was further complicated by the fact that Roland had allied himself with the Prince of London, Mithras, who sought to destroy the colonial rebellion. Art ended up joining the continental army anyways, becoming a strong supporter of the fledgling United States. Mithras put pressure on Roland to have Jakob act in British interests during the war, to which Jakob only did with great reluctance.

Shortly after the end of the mortal revolutionary war, the [url=https://whitewolf.fandom.com/wiki/Sabbat_Civil_Wars#First_Sabbat_Civil_War]First Sabbat Civil War[/url] erupted. Jakob and Art reunited and were quick to take advantage of this, spreading the influence of the Camarilla far and wide in a attempt to fill the power vacuum that resulted from their conflict.

[b]Wilhelm:[/b] 
Just as the Sabbat thrived in the New World, Wilhelm thrived in the Sabbat. Having earned the right to called himself a [url=https://whitewolf.fandom.com/wiki/True_Sabbat]True Sabbat[/url] from his exploits in Europe, he formed his own nomadic [url=https://whitewolf.fandom.com/wiki/Pack_(VTM)]Pack[/url] with other freshly arrived and alone Sabbat. After a brief internal struggle for dominance, he became the [url=https://whitewolf.fandom.com/wiki/Ductus]Ductus[/url] of the pack. This was one of the greatest times in Wilhelm's pack, as he roamed the wilderness of the New World terrorizing Native American tribes and warring with local werewolves.

He grew ever stronger and more confident in his abilities during this time, and one day he spotted a beautiful Chieftain's daughter that he desired named Tallulah. The two fell in love, and he Embraced her as his childe. He taught her everything he knew, and protected her fiercely. He began to worry for the Pack's safety as his conflicts with werewolves had escalated to the point that they actively and fiercely hunted his pack. He decided to leave the land and wolves behind entirely, and taking his pack aboard a ship that he killed the crew of, instead raided ships sailing back and forth between the New and Old Worlds.

Due to the influence of the Blood of Imbrius within his veins, Wilhelm unconsciously decided to name his ship 'The Albatross', just as Imbrius had done as a living man thousands of years ago when he left his home island. The freedom of the pirates lifestyle suited Wilhelm's pack well, and they excelled during the [url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Age_of_Piracy]Golden Age of Piracy[/url]. He spent years enjoying himself in the West Indies, becoming infamous as the [url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bermuda_Triangle]Demon of the Devil's Triangle[/url]. Because of the fierce sunlight and long days common in the Caribbean, he (and his childe) were forced to wrap themselves from head to toe in thick bandages giving them the haunting appearance of a mummy or burn victim. He amassed incredible amounts of wealth raiding English, French, and Spanish ships storing his stolen riches in various locations such as in Florida, Cuba, Haiti, and the Bahamas. It was during this time that he embraced a second childe, a German youth named Sigismund that was the sole survivor of a ship wreck who pledged himself in service to Wilhelm in return for being saved from the sea.

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When the age of piracy came to a close, the Demon of the Devil's Triangle was one of the last to disappear. Wilhelm made a cat and mouse game out of his conflicts with the various Royal Navies, enraging them to no end. This culminated in a final battle in which they coordinated a ambush off the coast of Florida that resulted in the sinking of 2 English ships, 1 French ship, and 1 Spanish ship. The Albatross was sunk, with the majority of his crew dying. He washed ashore alongside his childer, Tallulah and Sigismund, and began attempting to rebuild his pack. Soon enough the werewolves they had clashed with in the past caught wind of their scent, and began hunting them again. This time Wilhelm decided to fight them head on.

This ultimately proved disastrous, with nearly the entire Pack being destroyed. Wilhelm and his childer were unexpectedly saved by the arrival of Jakob and Art. Jakob and Wilhelm spoke for a long time, and having been told about the secret Noddist beliefs of their sire, Wilhelm grew conflicted between his hatred of the Antediluvians and Camarilla and his desire to reconcile with his vampiric family, specifically his sire-brother Jakob. He parted with Jakob unsure of his allegiance or purpose.

When the American Revolution began, Wilhelm blamed the British and old European nations as a whole for the ruination and closure of the golden age of piracy. Thus he dedicated himself to terrorizing the British during the war. The ultimate success of the American Revolution was a victory for the Sabbat, but the continued lack of Camarilla presence to unify them caused in-fighting, and soon they turned against one another. This included Wilhelm, who used this opportunity to destroy personal rivals and their packs. This eventually lead to the First Sabbat Civil War, with Wilhelm sided with the Lasombra against the Tzimisce. It was during these unstable and chaotic times that much of his rebuild pack would be slain, including Tallulah in retaliation by rival Sabbat. With her would also die what little compassion and humanity he still possessed. The civil war would end inconclusively, with the signing of the [url=https://whitewolf.fandom.com/wiki/Purchase_Pact]Purchase Pact[/url] forcing them to address the growth of the Camarilla on the east coast while they were distracted fighting amongst themselves. 
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[b]Lucian:[/b] 
Upon awakening from his slumber, Lucian decided that his living situation was unworthy of him and needed to be renovated to modern standards. He contacted Roland to collaborate on the idea, and was given a influential position within the East India company. Lucian created a double labyrinthine of a House, with sprawling underground mazes underneath it. The House itself was created with no less than a hundred rooms, multiple floors. The House was constructed in such a way that there is only one way to access the underground maze, and it is through a ladder located in the attic rather than being located in the basement, as one might assume.

The maze section was created to encompass nearly the entire underground of the island of Imbros, with Lucian's crypt located at the center of it. He then began to foster mortal cults related to him once more on the island. He created a herd of mortals from which he could reliably feed on and even built their cult's temples dotted across the land. He began to correspond with his fellow Innconu, and became fascinated by the rise of this new country called the United States, more excited to see the New World than ever. Roland sent him a message originally written by his childe Jakob, informing him he must come urgently to the New World if he wanted his chance at revenge against Helena and Menele. Lucian took the Sword of Imbrius from its resting place in his crypt and raced to the New World. 

During the conflict that followed, Lucian entered a willing frenzy that caused the death of several dozen people. He arrived just as Menele had the upper hand in his own fight against Helena. The two formed a desperate alliance to stop the raging Lucian, this resulted in all three Methusalah's being too heavily wounded to be able to make the final blow to any of each other. Lucian's broken body was salvaged from the massacre by Art, who allowed Lucian to feed on him before succumbing to a regenerative torpor. Art managed to successfully hide the wounded and slumbering Lucian, but had no way of transporting him to a safer location without arousing attention. 


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[b]Roland:[/b]
Roland successfully eliminated several members of the Red List by himself, which helped him in maintaining high levels of dignitas in the clan as well as personal wealth. He had secured for himself high ranking positions in both the East India Company and the Camarilla, and while he kept Lucian's existence a secret from the Camarilla (telling them that he and his own sire Zeno had killed Lucius, and then Roland had killed Zeno) he had helped set up Lucius with a fake mortal identity and given him a comfortable position within the company. At this point, Roland was largely considered to be the oldest living member of the Imbrius bloodline. He still corresponded with his childe in the New World regularly, and was overjoyed when he learned that Jakob had successfully hunted down Wilhelm. He knew that Lucian still sought the destruction of Helena of Carthage, and continued to attempt to find her through his European contacts in the Camarilla. When he received a message from Jakob that he had found Menele, he forwarded the message to Lucian immediately. He also asked Lucian if he should accompany his grand-sire to the New World, to which he was denied as it would draw too much unwanted attention.

Instead Roland focused on growing his wealth and power, transitioning much of his attention away from the dying East India Company and now investing heavily into booming industries such as oil and steel. It was during this time he used his significant resources to announce the formal creation of his own corporation; Hyperion Incorporated. Originally created with the intent of shipping goods from the Old world to the New world, Roland became frustrated when his business saw consistent losses due to piracy; specifically significant losses coming from someone known only as the Demon of the Devil's Triangle. Roland placed a significant bounty on the pirate captain's head, and while their body was never found their ship was sunk and they were never seen again.

With the removal of the Demon of the Devil's Triangle, Hyperion Incorporated made slow and steady progress up until the chaos of the American civil war. It was during this time period that Roland had his most ingenious plan of all; taking advantage of a loophole in the United States law allowed him to legally counterfeit the currencies of nations not recognized by the United States, specifically the Confederacy. After mass producing fake Confederate money, he would essentially launder it throughout the entirety of the South for valuable material goods. This nearly destroyed the Confederacy's economy and caused his wealth to soar to staggering heights. He used this to repurpose Hyperion Incorporated into more than a mere shipping and delivery service; they began to manufacture firearms as well as expanding into both oil and steel extraction and refinement.

His fortune soured when Mithras deposed his seneschal and Roland's ally Valerius replacing him with [url=https://whitewolf.fandom.com/wiki/Anne_Bowesley]Anne Bowesley[/url], Roland became increasingly concerned by her ruthlessness and active diablery. While he publicly gave his loyalty to her, he began secretly plotting and working against her, as he worried that she sought to find and consume his grand-sire Lucian. In specific he worked to puppet the disgraced Valerius to destroy her.

[b]Jakob:[/b] 
Jakob spent many years searching for any clue as to the whereabouts of Helena or Menele, slowly but surely growing ever closer. After endless nights searching and researching, he managed to discover the location of Menele in what would become modern day Chicago, known then as Fort Dearborn. Jakob knew well he lacked sufficent power to kill Menele himself, even with the element of surprise. Instead he sent a message to his sire Roland back in Europe with the information, who passed the information to Lucian back in Imbros.

He tasked his own childe, Art, with waiting in the area for Lucian and aiding him with anything that he needs. He did this as Art was much less well known than Jakob, who like his own sire attracted too much notice and attention for such a delicate operation. He instead turned his attention to spreading the Camarilla in the United States in an attempt at cultivating his own dignitas, specifically in New York City. He also helped try stemming the power of the Sabbat in the South such as in Atlanta. The eruption of the American Civil War caused him to be tasked by the Camarilla in supporting the United States government in the conflict. Jakob joined the Unite States military and fought in multiple battles, with his service culminating in his participation in the Battle of Gettysburg, during which he fought once more against Wilhelm.

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After the Battle, he eventually left the military and returned to his original assignment of eliminating members of the Red List.

[b]Arthur:[/b]
Art reconnected with his sire Jakob after the end of the revolutionary war that had divided them. Jakob tasked Art with being at Fort Dearborn at a certain time to serve the progenitor of their bloodline, Lucian. Art obeyed his sire, and when he witnessed Lucian's arrival he was shocked to learn that he would be expected to take part in the following battle against enemies he knew nothing about, to be loyal to someone he had never met before. He reluctantly agreed, thinking he had no other choice.

Each of the three slumbering methusalahs would go on to struggle against one another while attempting to shape and influence the ever growing city of Chicago. Art was tasked with growing Lucian's influence in the city for several decades, though his ultimate end goal was always the establishment of himself as Prince of the city and the smuggling of Lucian's body back to his island home. Because of his constant need for secrecy and lack of support from his sire, who was busy with other matters, Art could do little when he met and befriended [url=https://whitewolf.fandom.com/wiki/Lodin]Lodin[/url]. He learned that Lodin was a fellow Ventrue like himself and was intent on becoming the new Prince of the city, causing Art to hope he could use him to further his own goals. 

When the [url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Chicago_Fire]Great Chicago Fire[/url] occurred, Art felt forced to adopt twin orphan survivors from the tragedy, seeing much of himself in them. They were brothers named Aldous and Atticus, and after spending years raising them similarly to how Jakob raised him, he sired them into his childer. He also decided to rename himself in an attempt to make himself more 'American' and not face discrimination, going by the new name of Arthur. Lodin sought to use the chaos of the event to usurp the current Prince [url=https://whitewolf.fandom.com/wiki/Maxwell_(VTM)]Maxwell[/url]. Arthur had learned Maxwell was a puppet of Menele and thus agreed to help usurp him.

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[b]Wilhelm:[/b] 
With the loss of the majority of his pack at the hands of the Tzimisce due to the Sabbat Civil War, including Tallulah, Wilhelm felt sullen and withdrawn. The freedom he had enjoyed in the wilderness began to shrink in the face of the rapidly growing United States Government, and train tracks had begun to criss-cross the continent. Wilhelm was forced to adapt to the changing world. As his own pack was all but destroyed, he and Sigismund accepted the offer when they crossed paths with [url=https://whitewolf.fandom.com/wiki/Maciej_Zarnovich]Maciej Zarnovich[/url] and his recently rebuilt [url=https://whitewolf.fandom.com/wiki/Zarnovich%27s_Circus]Zarnovich's Circus[/url] from Europe.

They would spend the next several years traveling all across the country, performing for unsuspecting mortals, feeding on them, and moving on before anyone was the wiser. Wilhelm and Sigismund's circus act was 'Hypnotism' in the sense that they used their Dominate Discipline to forcibly control the mortals. During this time Sigismund met [url=https://whitewolf.fandom.com/wiki/St%C3%A9phanie_L%E2%80%99Heureux]Stéphanie L'Heureux[/url], and began a sexual and romantic relationship with her. Because of their closeness, Stéphanie even allowed Sigismund to be one of the first to learn of and participate in her personal ritual known as [url=https://whitewolf.fandom.com/wiki/The_Crucible]The Crucible[/url]. Wilhelm, meanwhile, admired the brilliance of hiding a nomadic pack under the guise of a traveling circus, but slowly began to resent and even hate Maciej Zarnovich himself. 

This culminated when it was rumored that Zarnovich became jealous of Stéphanie's attraction to Sigismund, and attempted to fleshcraft him into a horrible monstrosity. Wilhelm came to his childe rescue and he clashed with Zarnovich in a battle in which both barely survived. Sigismund then spirited his sire away to safety, and in time they decided to start their own nomadic pack disguised as a rival traveling circus. [url=https://whitewolf.fandom.com/wiki/Gorchist]Gorchist[/url] was assassinated shortly thereafter, throwing the Sabbat into chaos as many sought to replace him in the power vacuum. The Camarilla had all but replaced the Sabbat in the New World, and when he learned of Mexico City becoming a stronghold of their kind, he decided to take his traveling circus there. Upon arriving in Mexico City, he met Archbishop [url=https://whitewolf.fandom.com/wiki/Melinda_Galbraith]Melinda Galbraith[/url] who was quickly becoming the frontrunner for Gorchist's replacement as Regent. 

After a time in Mexico City coming to learn more about Melinda, he came to realize that she was a childe of one of the ancient enemies of his bloodline; Helena. While this initially made him distrustful of her, he came to believe that she was not part of Helena's Jyhad by fact that Helena had abandoned Melinda to her death in South America, and in fact Melinda joining the Sabbat in order to escape Helena's blood bond, a similar reason to why he joined in order to escape the blood bond to his own sire, Roland. Despite this though, Wilhelm distrusted and was suspicious of her, but supported her bid for Regent nonetheless.

When the American Civil War broke out, many in the Sabbat joined the Confederacy as they believed the enslavement of mortals was a justifiable cause. Wilhelm and his traveling circus left Mexico City and traveled North to take part in the conflict in the hopes of expanding the Sabbat, culminating in the Battle of Gettysburg. It was on this battlefield that Wilhelm clashed with Jakob yet again. During the conflict, Wilhelm informed Jakob of the new leader of the Sabbat, Melinda, being a childe of Helena. Jakob informed Wilhelm about Lucian traveling to Fort Dearborn to kill Helena and Menele, to settle the Jyhad once and for all. This intrigued Wilhelm, who was interested to learn Lucian was in torpor on the continent and had fought against his ancient enemies. He decided to take his nomadic circus pack to Chicago.
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[b]Camarilla/Inconnu[/b]
[b]Lucian:[/b] 
Lucian was successfully transported from where he hid in Chicago back to his island of Imbros through the coordinated efforts of members of his bloodline and cult. Things did not go smoothly however, as he awoke from his torpor mid-journey and slaughtered the entire mortal crew of the shipping vessel he was located on. Lucius discovered that no matter how many mortals he killed and drank the blood of, his thirst was never quenched. This was because of the [url=https://whitewolf.fandom.com/wiki/Thirst_of_Ages]Thirst of Ages[/url] beginning to take effect upon him. He entered into a frenzy and attacked and overwhelmed two of his own descendants. Draining them greedily of their essence, he was stopped only by the intervention of Arthur, his descendant that he recognized from his battle at Fort Dearborn against Helena and Meneles. While powerless to stop him, the recognition of his descendant brought him back to his senses enough not to kill any of them.

Returning home, he slept only briefly before being rudely awakened by the destruction wrought by the [url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Imbros]Battle of Imbros[/url] during the [url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I] Great War[/url]. Frustrated at his awakening and the occupation of his island by foreigners, he found soldiers had occupied his Estate, having even successfully found the entrance to the labyrinth that contained his coffin. He proceeded to stalk and kill nearly every invader on his island, acting as a living nightmare to them.

He has since fallen back into a dreamless slumber in his proper crypt, his sword clutched in his hands, awaiting the day he is given the opportunity for a rematch against his two most hated foes. In this unconscious state he has attempted to influence his bloodline to seek the [url=https://whitewolf.fandom.com/wiki/Tablet_of_Destiny]Tablet of Destiny[/url] on his behalf.

His romantic interest is [url=https://whitewolf.fandom.com/wiki/Petaniqua]Petaniqua[/url], craving the mother of Alexander the Great for himself.

[b]Roland:[/b] 
Roland corresponded with Jacob extensively during this time in order to plan a smuggling operation to transport Lucian back home to Imbros. While Roland handled the logistics and financial aspects of the operation, he tasked Jacob with handling the security operations. 

Roland has begun to feel the Thirst of Ages himself, though not to the same extent as his grand-sire. This caused him extreme stress and anxiety, as it began to take increasing amounts of willpower for him not to fall into torpor himself. He has begun to secretly use the Cult of Imbrius to attempt to source fellow kindred for him to feed upon. He still maintains control of the Hyperion corporation, though he has chosen Jacob as his successor and is slowly handing over responsibility to him in the event that he does eventually submit to torpor. Roland is responsible for the creation of a Research and Development division of the corporation that have begun secret production of firearms that shoot either silver bullets for werewolf rivals or incendiary rounds for kindred rivals.

While he originally continued to plot against Anne Bowesley, the growing threat of [url=https://whitewolf.fandom.com/wiki/World_War_II_(WOD)]World War II[/url] forced him to abandon these plans and genuinely support her in order to protect his own self interest. As the war continued and France fell to the Nazi regime, he felt forced to call upon the Blood of Imbrius to fight directly against this threat, resulting in Arthur and his childer participating in the conflict.

In relation to the Camarilla, he learned of the informal group known as the [url=https://whitewolf.fandom.com/wiki/Council_of_Scales]Council of Scales[/url] which are headed by a Menele puppet known as [url=https://whitewolf.fandom.com/wiki/Critias]Critias[/url]. Roland has begun working extensively to thwart any efforts made by the Council of Scales, and upon learning that Critias is located in Chicago, secretly tasked Jacob with killing him. He also made plans with Jacob that if he does succumb to torpor, he is to be spirited to the basement of Hyperion in Chicago until he awakens.

He has developed a romantic interest with the Justicar [url=https://whitewolf.fandom.com/wiki/Lucinde]Lucinde[/url], attracted to her dignitas.

[b]Jacob:[/b] 
Jacob has slowly become the public facing patriarch of the bloodline of Imbrius, as power transitions from Roland to himself. He has relocated Hyperion's corporate headquarters from London to Chicago for minimal cost during the Great Depression, and has formally retired from his service as an Alastor to the Camarilla. He then used his influence to have Arthur be made his replacement as Alastor. While relocating the headquarters of the corporation he took advantage of the low labor costs to create a building with a concrete labyrinth in the basement similar in design to the one on Imbros. Already Jacob could foresee a war coming to the city due to the many vying factions all attempting to usurp power. 

He used his influence and wealth to help support both the criminal and humanitarian acts of Arthur. He was largely was responsible for behind the scenes financial and logistical support for operations in the United States, and because of this he was not required to participate in World War II with the rest of the Blood of Imbrius. Instead he further consolidated power in the city, and mass produced fire arms for the war effort. After the war ended he was given a final assignment from Roland, to be carried out by him alone. Jacob must kill Critias, who is a puppet of their enemies.

His romantic interest is [url=https://whitewolf.fandom.com/wiki/Kemintiri]Kemintiri[/url], who he had a cat and mouse relationship with during his time as an Alastor.

[b]Arthur:[/b] 
Lodin now ruled as Prince over Chicago, with Arthur finally feeling ready to attempt to transport the slumbering Lucian only once Atticus and Aldous were sufficiently trained and prepared to help him. Not only this, but Arthur's sire Jacob had worked alongside Roland to prepare and finance a smuggling operation to return him to Imbros. As such on Halloween Night in the year 1900 A.D., Lucian was secretly spirited out of the city eastward while being guarded by Arthur, Atticus, and Aldous. The transport of their progenitor was relatively uneventful with their reaching the coast and boarding a ship to Europe without problem. 

It was only once they were in the middle of the Mediterranean off the coast of Sicily did things go awry. Lucian awoke from his torpor and entered into a frenzy, slaughtering the mortal crew of the ship. He attacked and fed on both Atticus and Aldous, feeding off of them and nearly killing both. He was interrupted by an attack from Arthur, who he also easily defeated but recognized from his battle at Fort Dearborn, and came to his senses. They decided to sink the ship to cover up the deaths of the crew upon reaching the coast of Imbros, with Lucian reentering torpor now within his crypt on his island while the trio made their way to London to see Roland. 

After a joyful meeting with Roland in London, they returned to Chicago and resumed their local politics and attempts to cultivate dignitas. They slowly grew in wealth and influence in the Chicago area, especially under a Ventrue Prince with whom they helped gain his praxis. This was accelerated by the First World War, in which Arthur and his childer were used by Jacob to help expand Hyperion Incorporated in the United States and help create contracts with the United States military. When the Great War officially ended, they transitioned instead from supplying the military its weaponry to supplying the general populace its alcohol during prohibition.

Though there were some conflicts with rival local bootleggers, gunrunners, and more, they succeeded more often than not in their dealings. When the legendary stock market crash of 1929 rocked the U.S. economy, they used a portion of their wealth to help clothe and feed the struggling people of Chicago during the [url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression]Great Depression[/url], believing that as Ventrue [url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noblesse_oblige]Noblesse oblige[/url] required them to assist their less fortunate mortal neighbors. It didn't hurt that doing so ingratiated them within the struggling community, further helping them in their illegal enterprises.

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While they initially planned to stay in Chicago and continue cultivating their influence during World War II, they soon received orders from Roland to take a more active role in the war after the [url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunkirk_evacuation]Dunkirk evacuation[/url]. 

Arthur and his childer went on to enlist in the U.S. Army wielding some of the weapons made in their own factories. They participated in such crucial operations such as [url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Overlord]Operation Overlord[/url] and [url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Market_Garden]Operation Market Garden[/url].

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While fighting in Europe during World War 2, Arthur and his childer came into contact with and fought against numerous Nazi kindred such as [url=https://whitewolf.fandom.com/wiki/Totentanz_(VTM)]Doktor Totentanz[/url], Prince [url=https://whitewolf.fandom.com/wiki/Gustav_Breidenstein]Gustav Breidenstein[/url] of Berlin, [url=https://whitewolf.fandom.com/wiki/Isabella_Correlli]Isabella Correlli[/url], and even [url=https://whitewolf.fandom.com/wiki/Heinrich_Himmler]Heinrich Himmler[/url] himself. Their most significant struggle came during the Battle of Magdeburg, when they came into contact with fellow members of the Blood of Imbrius on the enemy side. Arthur, Atticus, and Aldous engaged in combat against Sigismund, Amadeus, and Ambrose. The experience of the horrors of war forever changed the trio, having witnessed the liberation of concentration camps, as they came to believe that if that is what a world dominated by kindred looked like, they had no interest in being part of it.

Upon returning from the war, they learned that Prince Lodin had become increasingly bitter rivals with a nearby Prince of Gary, Indiana named [url=https://whitewolf.fandom.com/wiki/Modius]Modius[/url]. Lodin had also become deeply troubled by a local Anarch leader named [url=https://whitewolf.fandom.com/wiki/Juggler]Juggler[/url]. Arthur also learned that due to the retirement of Jacob from being an Alastor, Arthur would be replacing him. Decided this was a perfect opportunity for his own childer to prove themselves a final time and earn their independence, he assigned Atticus to defeat Modius and Aldous to defeat Juggler. Arthur himself meanwhile was tasked with defeating [url=https://whitewolf.fandom.com/wiki/Maldavis]Maldavis[/url].

Arthur's romantic interest is [url=https://whitewolf.fandom.com/wiki/Annabelle_Triabell]Annabelle Triabell[/url], having come to respect her for her own power within Chicago.




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[b]Sabbat[/b]

[b]William:[/b] Wilhelm and his troupe made a circuit in the Chicago area, steadily gaining in popularity over the years until they rivaled even the infamy of the [url=https://whitewolf.fandom.com/wiki/Midnight_Circus]Midnight Circus[/url]. They recruited a great number of outcasts, weirdos, freaks and degenerates that both helped mask their own unnatural behavior and served to entertain the public. Wilhelm  

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During this time a rift began to grow between sire and childe as anti-German sentiment also began to increase as the United States got ever closer to entering into the Great War. They disagreed over the status of the Antediluvian, with Wilhelm rejecting Noddism, and viewing himself and the rest of the Sabbat as the inheritors of the Anarch movement. Wilhelm valued freedom and individual responsibility, while Sigismund believed Gehenna to be rapidly approaching and that the sect must be strictly unified to withstand the coming apocalypse. Sigismund viewed the Antediliuvians as abominations that needed to be destroyed, and he sought to find the location of their own progenitor in order to kill him.

Not only this, but Wilhelm embraced America and it's values, anglicizing his name to William to avoid persecution. Meanwhile Sigismund largely rejected much of the United State's culture and society, eventually culminating in his return to Europe in order to fight for Germany during the Great War.

The newly Christened William faced financial difficulties during the Great Depression, but found fresh talent in the newly impoverished and desperate, and also found that no matter how poor people became they always seemed to find some small amount of money for a entertaining distraction. He also managed to stay afloat by being forced to make a strained peace with his sire-brother Jacob and entering into a illicit business, selling Jacob's bootlegged alcohol in his traveling circus during Prohibition.

When the second world war erupted, William managed to benefit from the situation by using the desperation of the government to receive subsidies in order to transform his traveling circus into a full entertainment corporation that in addition to the traveling circus began a series of radio shows, with the stipulation that they include pro-US propaganda for the duration of the war. This allowed William to take a more managerial role over the operation, no longer acting the ringleader of the circus and overseeing its day-to-day activities. This newfound freedom allowed him to focus on growing his Sabbat pack of kindred, recruiting and swelling their ranks with his growing influence.

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William's romantic interest is [url=https://whitewolf.fandom.com/wiki/Melinda_Galbraith]Melinda Galbraith[/url] after meeting in Mexico City and respecting her taking control of the Sabbat.

[b]Sigismund:[/b] 
Sigismund arrived in Germany eager to fight for his homeland, enlisting in the military and doing everything that was in his power to be the decisive factor to crucial battles. Unfortunately he was not prepared for the incredible technological advancements first employed during the Great War, limiting his own effectiveness or else risking expose himself to his mortal companions. This frustrated him greatly, especially as the war slowly turned against Germany.

Once the United States joined the war things only worsened, and out of desperation Sigismund decided to sire more kindred in order to aid him. Two young brothers who were soldiers that Sigismund acted as a mentor towards in the trenches eventually caught lethal shrapnel during a shelling, and he embraced both of them. They were named Amadeus and Ambrose, and they felt both fear at their new supernatural state as well as excitement at their new abilities and their potential to help save Germany from defeat. Indeed, they did go on to kill a significant number of the enemy, though their embrace came too late and Germany ultimately surrendered.

Their lives in the post-war Germany was miserable, marked with poverty and desperation. The trio was forced into the criminal underground, becoming smugglers of basic necessities and counterfeiters of foreign currency. Like the rest of the country, they believed fervently in the speeches and policies of Adolf Hitler. Specifically they came into contact with various German kindred that also supported the party, and came to believe this was the path for kindred to subjugate humanity as a whole. They received high-ranking positions within the Reich once it took power, and participated in the fall of France once the second world war began.

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Sigismund used the expansion of the Reich and his position within it to viciously hunt his enemies including antediluvians, Camarilla aligned kindred, and werewolves. He discovered Roland's old haunt hidden in Magdeburg and made it into his own crypt and base of operations. He constructed significant additions and improvements, and when the war began to turn against Germany yet again he decided it was there that he would make his last stand. What he didn't expect was for members of his own Bloodline to arrive to stop him. They attempted to negotiate things diplomatically, but failed to come to a resolution. Ultimately they fought, resulting in the escape of Sigismund and Amadeus at the cost of the death of Ambrose and destruction of his headquarters and home.

The duo fled Germany as it was divided among the allies, successfully reaching Argentina with other former Reich officials. They would spend the following decades in obscurity, attempting to hide from mortal Nazi Hunters and kindred Camarilla assigned agents and assassins. Eventually they indeed were forgotten, or in the least assumed to have died from old age. This was something that Amadeus had been waiting for, as he devoted himself to revenge against Arthur and his childer for the death of his brother, Ambrose. Sigismund was not as convinced, believing that the fate of the world and the coming of Gehenna (in which he believed Y2K would be the start) was of greater importance than any personal vendetta.

The duo parted ways, with Sigismund returning to Germany to help rebuild and prepare for the coming apocalypse, while Amadeus traveled to America and tracked his hated foes to Chicago. 

Sigismund's romantic interest is [url=https://whitewolf.fandom.com/wiki/St%C3%A9phanie_L%E2%80%99Heureux]Stéphanie L'Heureux[/url], having a soft spot for her from his time in the circus.

[b]Amadeus:[/b]


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5th Gen - [url=https://i.pinimg.com/564x/f9/ff/24/f9ff24bda4b0e65ea0401742fd2ee147.jpg]Lucian (Torpor)[/url]
6th Gen - [url=https://i.pinimg.com/564x/30/83/fb/3083fbdb11977268514e3da881dfa3b8.jpg]-Dead Zeno-[/url]
7th Gen - [url=https://i.pinimg.com/564x/3d/c2/14/3dc21490d1d71958fb2c178575b54402.jpg]Roland[/url] (C)
8th Gen - [url=https://i.pinimg.com/564x/a6/21/f7/a621f700fd7811461f934e2e67023273.jpg]Jacob[/url] (C), [url=https://i.pinimg.com/564x/01/f3/01/01f301f058fecc22dbfa4ce69d621123.jpg]-Dead Klaus-[/url], [url=https://i.pinimg.com/564x/76/4c/2c/764c2cca978228b22ebf5820b346e4e3.jpg]William[/url] (S)
9th Gen - [url=https://i.pinimg.com/564x/97/61/dc/9761dca66b1d97b6ee626fe23716bf9b.jpg]Arthur[/url] (C), [url=https://i.pinimg.com/564x/cb/d5/4d/cbd54d31fb7836910473d0e8e9aa8e7a.jpg]-Dead Tallulah-[/url], [url=https://i.pinimg.com/236x/e6/0c/b2/e60cb2d8a9ebee9a7495a780b64afa53.jpg]Sigismund[/url] (S)
10th Gen - [url=https://i.pinimg.com/564x/2b/a0/36/2ba0365bca9ac73cfc03fe1646e4b840.jpg]Atticus[/url] (C), [url=https://i.pinimg.com/originals/f7/50/b0/f750b060e09d69da9f4d24e6c7e7c41c.png]Aldous[/url] (C), [url=https://i.pinimg.com/564x/9d/43/aa/9d43aaf6f5e46759d2d8503e474c93d5.jpg]Amadeus[/url] (S), [url=https://i.pinimg.com/564x/4e/29/8b/4e298b1dc6f50af263ffaddca9d2f1f3.jpg]-Dead Ambrose-[/url]
11th Gen - ???

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A impossibly sharp and enduring bronze sword imbued with the supernatural property of destroying not just the flesh but the very soul of whatever it slays. It never rusts. The inscription on the blade is written in Sanskrit and says; [i]"Form is emptiness. Emptiness is form."[/i]
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The cult of Imbrius has been been created and destroyed numerous times throughout the millenia of which it has existed. Originally created as just another Hero Cult in the vein of Hercules or Achiles to worship the heroic deeds of Imbrius, it has gone on to become a catch all term for all cults dedicated to any member of his bloodline. Comprised mainly by Ghouls, the nameless and faceless members of these cults have worked to support and carry out the plans of whichever member of the Imbrius bloodline they have sworn themselves to. This has caused friction within the cult on occasion when members of the bloodline feud, specifically Jakob and Wilhelm and the schism that has developed between Camarilla affiliated members and Sabbat affiliated members. While the main headquarters of the Cult of Imbrius is currently located on the island of Imbros and tend to Lucian's crypt, smaller decentralized sects have existed or still exist in Italy, Spain, Germany, France, the United Kingdom, Turkey, Iran, Pakistan, India, the United States, the Caribbean, and Mexico.
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[url=https://whitewolf.fandom.com/wiki/Dieter_Kotlar]Dieter Kotlar[/url] - Ally of Sigismund

Hidden Methusalah War between Helena and Melene called the [url=https://whitewolf.fandom.com/wiki/War_of_Chicago]War of Chicago[/url] during the 90's.

Helena is residing in the [url=https://whitewolf.fandom.com/wiki/Succubus_Club]Succubus Club[/url].

Servant of Helena [url=https://whitewolf.fandom.com/wiki/Eletria]Eletria[/url], arrives during the War of Chicago.

[url=https://whitewolf.fandom.com/wiki/Harold_Goodston]Harold Goodston[/url] Interesting Character to be used in future plotline.


Potential Sabbat Romantic Interest; [url=https://whitewolf.fandom.com/wiki/Dominique_Touraine]Dominique Touraine[/url]



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