Updated: 25 April 1999
The Lords:
The Puppet Masters of Paris
Ancient Kindred always have used their lesser berthren to further their own aims, in the same way the the younger Vampires used mortals. Paris was chosen by destiny to become the battleground of immortal creatures that battled each other for ages, creatures so old their names are only remembered by the older and most paranoid Kindred.
The conclusion is appproaching fast, and it could be well the signal for the start of Gehenna.
Note: These powerful Supernatural Creatures were created by each Storyteller before the merging of our chronicles into the Paris, la nuit... Chronicle. Most then were changed since to create a balance (instable balance, that is...). Don't be surprised to see a lot of Methuselah. After all, we were four Storytellers, and if each one created two (in the inconscious model of Chicago by Night), it would make 8 powerful Kindred to count for. In the other hand, Paris is a city of Elders, and so, the number of Methuselahs could only be higher!
Strangely, we found that every chronicle we created could take its source, directly or not, into the Uraeus Chronicle, where mortals were embraced in the beginning of the Ancient Egypt (more or less 3000BC) and would lead this realm into what could be considered the greatest known civilization of history...
Destiny
Few things can be said about the Lords of Paris. As they are the one holding the strings, their reaction is harder to predict.
Organization
There is no organization between the Kindred called ''Lord'' or ''Lady'' in Paris. They are usually opposed to each other and have no desire to meet with the others. If they know at all the presence of others, that is.
Francesca, La Signora Negra.
5th Generation Lasombra Antitribu. Francesca was among the Lasombra to join Gratiano into the growing Sabbat sect, and soon became, thanks to her political talent, respect among her fellow Sabbat Founders. She kept a presence in Rome when others fled to America, or hid themselves among their asciendas in spain. Her mastery of Obtenebration made her feared, too, by the Camarilla Elders, and by her own Sabbat friends. She was working hard to destroy the Camarilla, and she was such a danger for the sect she was among the ten most wanted Kindred by the Camarilla. Then she disappeared, making some Sabbat wonder if some Methuselah, an Antediluvian puppet of course, had not destroyed her. She is still remembered as one of the Founders of the Sabbat, and one of their greatest loss as war casualty against the Camarilla, thus explaing her Elder Status of 4 (still valid for those knowing she is still alive). She is now masquerading through Vicissitude as Carla, a Toreador, after asking Villon the right to establish herself in Paris in exchang of vital information about the Sabbat. Still, someone, probably Montano, plays chess behind her, manipulating events to fit his own needs and the needs of the Lasombra Antitribu: The Sabbat Pack of Paris is one of her Childer, and only Montano's influence had prevented her from asking herself if something wasn't behind this apparent ''luck''. Her actual aim is, now, to establish the Lasombra Antitribu as a full Clan within the Camarilla. She knows it will be difficult, and so, works hard to make herself absolutly necessary to the Sect. She choose Paris because of the concept of Primogen there was different from other Camarilla cities: Indeed, a Setite Elder, Theti-Sheri, had been accepted as full member by the Camarilla. Soon after, the Setite became Duchesse. The fact that a Daughter of Cacophony, Constance had became Duchesse too only reinforced Francesca's conviction. She is wondering if she could unite the Caitiff, known in Paris as the Gueux or the Bâtards, creating a force equal to the Sabbat Panders Clan. It would be a powerful force, but the Anarchs existence makes this difficult.
Her greatest ''pawns'' are her Childer,
Gianluca and
Tania, and she now wonders if she could
use Tania's friends to further her own aims:
Juan is a very powerful Gangrel who
could if circunstances helped it, take the place of
Diane, or at least use his influence
within the Gangrel Clan to help her;
Catherine is a strong-willed
Bâtarde who already started subtles tries to unite
the Gueux within the Anarchs...
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François Villon, Prince of Paris and France.
5th Generation Toreador. François Villon is the gift of Helena to the Clan Toreador, a True Artist with such a vision he almost succeeded in creating a land where art could be free from the control and intrigues from the other, lesser Clans (i.e.: All other Clans...). Some believe Arikel's hand should be seen there through Helena's Childer, wondering why one is an trusted Elder of the Camarilla while in the same time another, Meelinda, was (until Mexico's earthquake) the Regent of the Sabbat. More strange: The Embrace of his Sire occured in a island where Antediluvians had battled against the Baali, and now, he was among the Childer of these Antediluvians to fight what Alexis called Corruption, and what could be well a spawn of the Baali... Still, Villon is free (a controlled Toreador would produce nothing) and is not blinded by his own partial successes. He understood others are playing within his territory and could well destroy his pet creation before it is completly born. His power is incredible in scope: His influence among the Faerie is growing steadily since the Embrace of Violetta (See The Giovanni Chronicle II: BloodFire). His influence within the Kindred is unshakable, and his control of France through his Toreador Lieutenants is absolute. Still, he is the younger Lord, and lacks global vision, thus trying to find clues to complete the puzzle. His Auspex Omniscience power is his greatest tool to this aim. His greatest pawns are his own lieutenants, Lazlo, the Toreador Duc who have influence over most Kindred of the Cour; Ivan, whose control over the police, army and the Intelligence Services is total, and whose sub-sect, the Masques is a real powerful (and successful) tool of repression against Sabbat, Anarchs and enemy Elders alike; Alexis, whose loyalty can't be neglected (even if Villon knows Alexis tries to serve two masters in the same time), who control the Veilleurs; but also Elle, his prefered lieutenant, whose influence and intrigue talents are unmatched in Paris; and most Toreador or France. His ties with the Faeries gives him an edge that has yet to be correctly estimated.
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Marduk, Bane of Gods.
5th Generation Ventrue. Marduk's aim is to build a civilization whose existence should rival eternity. After centuries, millenaries of research within both the Mortal and Kindred Societies, he believe to have found the way. Knowing the other Ventrue would resent his meddling in their own territories, he choose a virgin one. But with time, others came in and even conquered it. But this only strengthened his resolve, and the Republican Ventrue, who will establish in time the first step to Marduk's utopia, are growing in power. The problem is that Marduk now believes other Methuselah to challenge his propriety, and he resents it greatly. For only they, and the Endtimes, prevent him from reaching his aim...
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Meryt-Neith, Lady of the Knights of Meryt-Neith.
4th Generation of Unknown Bloodline. Meryt-Neith is some kind of legend among the Kindred, through is was largely biased by the Setite's twisted view of the history of Egypt. Alexis' archeological discoveries added some truth to this history, but these answers only added more questions: Thought to be Set's own Childer, she was known to be Regent of Egypt until the Hyksos invasion (around -1750). She was thought to have created the Hieroglyphs and to be the Chronicler of the Egypt mortal and Supernatural history. Alexis'investigations, revealed to some Camarilla Elders before she could prevent it, blured all this: Her Lineage wasn't determined exactly, as she was described in ambiguous egyptian words: Set's Lover, Set's Faithfull Sister (Queen of Egypt, as he was King, nothing to do with true sisterhood), or Set's Childe. More descriptions added no known or precise Clan Weakness, through she could well be a Cappadocian, Setite, or member of an obscure Bloodline, now extinct. While Meryt-Neith's Obfuscate prevents discovery, this discussion and Alexis apparent (and suspect) lack of results about research about her helped her name to make surface again in the Elysiums, and some believe it is a sign of incomming Gehenna. While Meryt-Neith is not the source of the Paris today's events, she is one of its actresses. Renegade member of the True Hand known as Hecate, her Nemesis, Nebneferptah, had been her most singleminded hunter, through her various incarnations. She thought to have destroyed Nebneferptah in Paris in the third century of our era. It was a mistake. His power of Thanatosis protected him from the sun's light, but he was forced into Torpor and has yet to awaken. Still, it gave her time to resplenish her Knight's ranks (greatly weakened by the fight against Nebneferptah's own minions) as well as work at what would be known in the twentieth century as the Hekau Path of Veille, thus enabling her to use various incarnation (a.k.a. Avatars) to further her own ends. It was one of them, Laureen, who discovered the presence of Nebneferptah, and his metamorphosis in a thing so foul, so corrupt, drawing to him the dying Vis of Paris even her computer-like mind was horrified at the possible consequences.
Her greatest pawns are her Knights,
whose power and numbers could permit them to take over one of
most Sabbat, Anarch or Camarilla city in the world. The
Veilleurs are also of some research
help. Among the Parisian Kindred, three of them are now powerful
enough to counted as greatest pawns:
Chad (who moved to Bregenz) and Juan
are among the most powerful Gangrel of Paris, and if they helped
each other, they could well take over the Clan through subtle
manipulation and permit the uses by Meryt-Neith of its resources
(among them, Lupine help!); Ron Stewart
is a Brujah who is known to have destroyed three Mages by
day (!) and whose power could lead it to some position of
leadership among the Brujah or the
Anarchs (or both!); Alexis is, too,
one of her Knights, and his information network, as well as
influence within french administration and french Kindred is
very helpful.
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Nebneferptah, Apep's Minion.
4th Generation Khaibit. The name of Nebneferptah is forgotten by all but a few among the Kindred. His thirst for revenge, as well as his limitless ambition made him a perfect puppet for the Wyrm. His corruption became total when he was put in Torpor in Paris, and the ashes of his body put in the center of a Wyrm Caern. His own power, combined with the Diablerie of Banes (and other Wyrm creatures) and with the natural sources of Vis of Paris changed him into a creature of nightmare, rivaling in power with the dreaded Nictuku. He saw the power of the Kinghts of Meryt-Neith, and believes they only wait for him to wake up fully to search for him (through massive use of Auspex to search for his Corruption), and the Wyrm offered him the power to create an army of equal power. The Corruption of a Pack of Lupines was difficult, but when done, he had the most faithful guards he could hope for. He know tries to corrupt Kindred, and among them a Chantry of the Tremere. Some Kindred are already corrupted, among them the Toreador Marlène and the Gangrel Juan. But they are not enough to be reliable soldiers. The Setites were surprisingly (at first) difficult to corrupt, as they were themselves tools of corruption, but even they fell within his powers, and now work for two masters at once: Set and Nebneferptah.
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