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Decades ago, mixed marriages were unheard of in the United States. The
subject itself was considered to be taboo, and if such marriages were
discovered, the parties involved were either shunned from society or
murdered in cold blood by one racist group or another.
While perhaps not on as grand of a scale, the same could be said for the
Silver Fang Tribes. Many individuals, still even today consider anyone who
would marry another from another tribe to be betraying the true heritage, and
showing a distinct disregard for proper breeding. Of course, marriages or unions
that are considered to be acceptable are either arranged, or forged through
a necessity on some political level of some sort. Very few unions are made
due to the emotions of love. If love is involved, it often tends to simply
be convenience that accompanies the former requirements. This is the story
of such a union, and the children that this very union produced.
From birth, Alexander Kanevsky had been the Philodox of the Renewal
party who constantly pushed the lid of the envelope when it came to aiding
the Royalists and the Reformists within the House of the Crescent Moon
alone, in reaching agreements. Perhaps that is why the name Forger-of-Peace
was bestowed upon Alexander after his Rite of Passage. Little did Alexander
know that this very reputation would lead him to a union of remarkable
breeding later on.
As a young, eligible Garou, the Kinfolk in Russia eyed Alexander almost
greedily as far as mating was concerned. As Alexander’s father believed in
allowing his son to carefully devise of a way of choosing the appropriate
mate, Alexander of course worried his Elders a great deal. He refused
proposals from kinfolk and arranged marriages from the Garou who came to
him. It seemed he would mate only when he saw fit to do so. Not to say that
Alexander wasn’t feeling any pressure of course. Even his pack Alpha
attempted to coerce him into mating with a daughter of his.
As concerned as the elders were however, someone or some force saw fit
to guide Alexander to his future mate in a manner that of course is rather
befitting of a Philodox. A conflict between the House of the Gleaming Eye
and the House of the Crescent Moon arose when a Cliath of Crescent Moon saw
fit to strike a kinfolk while visiting a Sept in France. One would expect
such a situation to be handled by the Cliath’s elders as well as the elders
of the French Sept however, Ragabash humor settled in when rumors distorted
the situation beyond all recognition, painting either the Kinfolk or Cliath
as a sinister villain or helpless victim. Rather than risk further
intertribal conflict, the Elders of the Crescent Moon sent Alexander as a
neutral mediator or judge of sorts. Although he was a part of the same
House as the Cliath, Alexander was not a member of the same Sept, and his
reputation of being fair and trustworthy far preceded him.
As he presided over the ‘case’, Alexander’s eyes fell upon the lithe,
beautiful form of Alexandra du Pont, a well bred kinfolk with a reputation
of being a wild, fiery young kinfolk with a notable heritage. The two mated
within a week over a negotiated agreement. Together, the two sired three
children: two boys and one girl. The childhood and teenaged years for the
trio were short lived however as complications accompanied the youngest,
Aliyah Kanevskya’s birth. Alexandra passed away two months later.
This portion of the Kanevsky family history covers the progression of
Sergi Kanevsky, the second of the three Kanevsky children. As it stands,
the union of Sergi’s parents further preserved the Silver Fang Tribe’s
sense of tradition. Not only was the union a match of well-bred
individuals, it was arranged politically in exchanged for Alexander’s
assistance in matters which further concerned his elders in France. While
the Union was respected and admired by most of the Silver Fang tribe,
Alexandra’s brother Gabriel despised it. Gabriel du Pont felt that
something horrid would happen to his sister if she journeyed with Alexander
to Russia. News of Alexandra’s death only proved he was right.
While it seemed Aliyah, the youngest of the three siblings, turned out
to be a kinfolk, Sergi and his brother bore the mark of the wolf... After Ailyah was sent away to her family in France, Sergi began to train for that
life which was expected of him... basically, to become the most successful
Speaker of Spirits possible, and bring honor to the family name. His
Aunt Elise, of the strictly traditional House, trained him in all the ways
of the Theurge, preparing him for the position. Sergi's father pushed
him gently towards doing whatever HE, Sergi, wanted, not what the tribe
said was best. Following this rebellious attitude, Sergi followed his
father and joined the Renewal Party as soon as he could. He did learn
what he could about the spirits, the occult, and tribal medical practices,
but not for the Tribe's purposes... for his own. And of course, as a
male, he was taught to fight---his father believed he would be attacked for
his rebellious attitudes, and wished him to be able to protect himself.
Family time? Sergi was raised with his older brother, and, until she was
six, his sister. After that, he saw his sister several times a year
of course, over all of the major holidays... until she was 10, that
is. His father eventually successfully attained the position of Beta
of his Sept, causing him to be away from his children much more often, and
to leave Sergi to fight off the daunting, Traditionalist influences of his
aunt alone, which he did, but only just.
The last time he heard from his sister was when she was fourteen years
of age, when she became so much like her mother used to be, so stiff and
unyielding that Sergi was unsure he truly wished TO see her. Luckily,
she escaped her uncle, with only one scar remains across her back where a
single claw struck it’s first and only blow, and was sent to a
boarding school in England. Of course, he didn't know all of the facts
about this, not until years later. His brother began to train for a
high position in their local Caern, and Sergi's attitudes had began to
strain his relations with many others in the family... who sometimes
referred to him as his father's living-reincarnation.
His Rite of Passage was a truly momentous occasion for him. After
years and years of study, he finally got the name and basic history of
every one of his family, dating back 15 generations, memorized, and was
able to recite it perfectly, from memory... meaning he had to stand there,
not move, and speak it without hesitation. His voice was both
commanding and enthralling, and everyone present in the Caern listened with
all their hearts and ears, so to speak. The deed which brought him to
the rank of Fostern was much more demanding. Learning of his Uncle's
attack on his baby sister, Sergi was thrown into a near Rage situation, and
traveled, on his own (well, alone, with two neutral witnesses from his
hometown), to France, where he challenged his Uncle to combat. His
Uncle's terms were weapon, and then hand-to-hand, and the duel was called
for sunrise the next day. Sergi fought hard, and though his sword was
taken from him in the first two minutes, he was able to wrestle his uncle's
weapon from him, and then trounced him in hand-to-hand combat. The
defeat was great enough that the status of Fostern was bestowed upon the
young Sergi.
With his father’s permission (though against the wishes of his Aunt),
Sergi decided to gain an education in the medical field, as to help with
his medical studies; he had decided on a path which went totally against
his Aunt's desires... a Healer.. Hence, hearing Aliyah was relocating to
Brentford to continue her own education, Sergi decided to follow her,
written introduction from her father in hand. He now resides there,
attending North Brentford University medical classes.
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