Updated: 05 December 1999

GEOPOLITICS

                    Introduction.

FRANCE:

                    As already mentionned, France is divided in Fiefs, territories where the Marquis have a Prince-like authority, under the tutelage of the Prince of Paris and France, François Villon.

In truth, the Marquis' power extends into the populated areas of their Fiefs, which can be greatly inferior to the regions of the same name. There is no real limit or frontier between two Fiefs, which are, in the end, islands in the middle of ''nothing''. Of course, Lupines would think otherwise, but when you are a 5th Generation 500 years-old Kindred, you don't care about Lupines...

Anyway, this map only shows the influence of each Fief within its populated area, the influence extending in the white regions only in theory. Note that the fact a city is in a white or light-grey/light-colored area doesn't mean that Kindred don't live there. It only means there is not enough population to make it confortable. Caitiffs and Autarkis would think about it differently. Grey areas are populated, but are beyond the theorical range of absolute influence from the Marquis of that Fief. Perhaps the Marquis there is independant, but too insignificant to be mentionned, perhaps there is no Prince (or even no Kindred at all!) or perhaps it's a contested area between two Marquis...

The Fief of Paris would seem almost negligible when compared to other regions. Keep in mind that almost one sixth of the french population lives around or within the Capital of France...

Map of France of Darkness

Capital
François Villon, Toreador, Prince of France.


Principal Fiefs
Etienne, Brujah, Marquis of the North.
This Fief's economy has been severly touched by the crisis.
Anna Schelling, Ventrue, Marquise of the East
This Fief is under the control of the Ventrue, who work hard to use the European Community to free themselves of the influence of Paris.
D'Harcourt, Ventrue, Marquis of Normandy.
This Fief's affairs are more and more controlled by the Parisian Kindred
Edouard de Morsac, Ventrue, Marquis of Aquitaine and Occitanie.
This Fief is the reunion in the 19th Century of two older Fiefs. The seeds of division are growing there...
De Vandreuil, Ventrue, Marquis of Lyon.
This Fief is led by the most powerful Marquis of France, but is secretely more and more controlled by the Giovanni who give De Vaudreuil access to their financial resources.
Villeneuve, Ventrue, Marquis of Marseille.
Confronted with the ever growing influence and affluence of Followers of Set and Giovanni, the independant-wannabe Marseille is becoming a bomb which will need little to explode.


Other Fiefs and Regions
Bretagne; land of Magic. Land of the Faeries.
The Mages and Changelings are in control of this magickal region. The few Kindred living there avoid any contact.
Provence; Fief of Geneviève Orseau, Toreador.
While its population is not great, its success because of its artistic festival attract many Toreador.
Centre; tied to the parisian politics.
Most parisian Toreador and Ventrue have interests here.
Vannetais, contoled by the Clan Ventrue.
This Fief had been victim of economic war from the Ventrue of Bordeaux, and is now only sparsely inhabited by the Kindred.
Nice; under the control of the Giovanni.
Still considered as a non-french city by the french Kindred. The Giovanni's influence extends to all the Côte d'Azur through the Casinos.
Corse; where the Brujah fight among themselves.
Pays Basque; under the influence of Anarchs, Grangrel and Brujah.

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