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h1. *In the Beginning* April 4th - June 10, AD 1071 [[File:599445 | class=media-item-align-right | 500x696px | TempCaine.png]]After recovering a fragment of an ancient Greek manuscript from the site of a ravaged merchant’s caravan, Vasco Ordonez …

Sessions 1-2

h1. A Fateful Voyage June 11 - August 1, AD 1071 The first leg of the _Plutonova Exo_’s journey proceeded smoothly, stopping off at the Isle of Pisa and then the city of Messina in Sicily, which proved quite a lucrative stop despite the fact that …

Session 3

h1. A Shadow over Zara August 1 - 2, AD 1071 [[File:599495 | class=media-item-align-right | St._Donatus.jpg]]The coterie parted ways with [[:gari | Gari]] and his new galley upon reaching dry-dock in *Zara’s* expansive harbor and began their …

Session 4-5

h1. St. Gesu's Children August 2 - 3, AD 1071 Travel through the mountains was cold and treacherous. Enshrouded in heavy fog, surrounded with the heady smells of the forest, and harried by the howling of wolves echoing through the trees, the three …

Session 6

h1. A Dream of the Crossroads August 3 - 4, AD 1071 Within the silence of torpor arose a dream. Each prisoner suddenly found himself freed, standing before three arched, golden gates, the middle larger than the other two, and flanked by angelic …

Session 6 continued...

h1. Eyes Wide Open August 4, AD 1071 [[:theodosius-konstephanos | Theodosius]]’ sudden awakening was very unpleasant for the two monks who were loading his nearly blood-dry carcass onto a stretcher for disposal. In short, the two unarmed mortals …

The Road to Byzantium

h1. The Road to Byzantium August 5 - September 6, 1071 [[File:599607 | class=media-item-align-center | Coterie_s_path.png]] The next night, the four beleaguered Cainites drained Abbot Heroch of what pitiful life remained in him and began a …

Session 7

h1. Home Sweet Home September 6, AD 1071 Upon granting [[:paulidis-of-heraclea | Paulidis]] his freedom, [[:theodosius-konstephanos | Theo]] ghouled the rogue and sent him out to gather information on the city’s current condition. As the coterie …

Session 8

The Serpent's Bounty

h1. The Serpent's Bounty September 9 - 11, AD 1071 [[File:599954 | class=media-item-align-left | Domianus.jpg]]The coterie found [[:domianus | Damianus]], a broad shouldered but well-dressed Macedonian, waiting not far from the Marble Tower in the …

Session 10

h1. Murphy's Law September 11, AD 1071 Leaving the paralyzed elder staked to the bed behind them, the coterie rushed to the bedchamber door and out into the hallway. [[:domianus | Domianus]], their guide, was gone. As they began descending the …

Session 11

h1. The Return of the Last Roman September 12-13, AD 1071 The coterie awakened, and with [[:theodosius-konstephanos | Theo’s]] expert knowledge of the city’s sewers, made their way back to the *Harbor of Heptascalon* and escaped the city in a stolen …

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h2. *Factions of Constantinople* [[The Michaelite Toreador | The Michaelite Toreador]] [[The Antonian Ventrue | The Antonian Ventrue]] [[The Obertus Tzimisce | The Obertus Tzimisce]] [[The Magnus Orthodox Lasombra | The Magnus Orthodox Lasombra]] …

The Michaelite Toreador

(modified from Constantinople By Night, pp.63-66) Always the passionate creators, the Toreador, alongside their mortal counterparts, sponsor and oversee the beauty for which *Constantinople* and the Byzantine Empire are renowned. When they first …

The Antonian Ventrue

(modified from Constantinople by Night, pp. 72-74) The *Antonian Ventrue*, masters of politics and temporal powers, are the childer of [[:antonius-the-gaul | Antonius the Gaul]]. It was he who helped [[:michael-17 | Michael the Patriarch]] mold his * …

The Obertus Tzimisce

(modified from Constantinople by Night, pp. 76-77) Nestled within the folds of the southern slopes of Lycus Valley, between the Walls of Constantine and those of Theodosius, lies the secluded monastery of the *Akoimetai*, or “sleepless” monks. It is …

The Magnus Orthodox Lasombra

Before the arrival of [[:michael-17 | Michael the Patriarch]] and his lovers, the Lasombra ran *Byzantium* under the guise of a pagan cult dedicated to the Greek goddess *Aphrodite*. While they claimed to be the city’s eldest clan, the Lasombra were known …

The Malachite Nosferatu

(modified from Constantinople by Night, pp. 68-69) If legends of noble monsters ever held true, Constantinople’s Nosferatu are proof of those legends. Beneath these Cainites’ deformed visages lie many of the virtues forgotten by Constantinople’s other …

The Children of Judas

(Modified from Constantinople by Night, pp. 69-71) In every garden there is a serpent. Most Cainites in *Constantinople* are at a loss to explain why the Setites, under the protection of [[:michael-17 | Michael]] himself, are valued by the [[:michael- …

The Lexor Brujah

(modified from Constantinople by Night, p. 74) While the [[The Antonian Ventrue | Antonian Ventrue]] have ruled *Byzantium* through its emperors, the Lexor Brujah have overseen the mundane administration of the empire. Interested most in the plight of …

The Baron's Gangrel

(modified from Constantinople by Night, pp. 77-78) A storm gathers about *Constantinople*. The Gangrel family, led by Baron Thomas Feroux has sworn to protect the city, and to ensure the safety and prosperity of the family’s patrons, the [[The Obertus …

Codex of Legacies

(modified from Constantinople by Night, p. 12) The Cainites of *Constantinople* do not follow Caine’s Six Traditions. Instead, over the centuries and thanks to the [[The Lexor Brujah | Lexor Brujah]] under [[:tribonius | Tribonius]], they have …

The Traditions of Caine

The First Tradition: Covenant. “Thy blood makes thee my brood, crafted in my image. My curse thine, my salvation thine. I stand before and above thee as god-regent. I am the way, my Traditions covenant. Renounce me and renounce all hope.” The Second …

Sister Geneviéve of Cluny

Genevieve d'Aubigny was born to Donatien and Celeste d'Aubigny, a poor farming family near Cluny, France, and was the eldest of four daughters. Once old enough, Genevieve began accompanying her father to the local market in an attempt to sell what few …

Brother Gaurin of Cluny

Born in Provence, Gaurin was the seventh son of a seventh son. A weak child, facing constant illness, he could rarely perform chores or conduct other family business. Gaurin’s father, grieved by his son’s worthlessness, sent the boy to work as an …

Theodosius Konstephanos

*Born:* 942 A.D. *Died:* 969 A.D. h2. Beginnings A middle child born into a merchant family of Equestrian rank, Theodosius Kontostephanos knew from a young age that commerce was not where his true passion lay. No expense was spared on the boy's …

Malachite

Rodrigo de Pelayo

*Lineage:* Childe of Vasco Ordonez (d)

Myca Vykos

*Lineage:* Childe of Symeon; Childe of Gesu; Childe of the Dracon; Childe of the Eldest

Lady Alexia Theusa

Flavius Belisarius

The greatest general the empire had ever seen, Strategos Belisarius was directly responsible for the military victories of Justinian’s rule – retaking North Africa and much of Italy, repelling Persian attack and suppressing the popular Nika revolt. …

Verpus Sauzezh

Mother Agnes

Mother Agnes was inspired by a character of the same name in "Haligaunt's":https://www.obsidianportal.com/profile/Haligaunt chronicle "The Concord of Ashes":https://the-concord-of-ashes.obsidianportal.com/.

Sarrasine

*Lineage:* Childe of Khay'tall

Nicepherus

From what little information that the coterie has gathered on this Antonian autocrat's past, it is know that he fought in the Battle of Blarathon in the Year of Our Lord 591, though it is unclear whether or not he'd yet joined the ranks of the undead. …

Ducas

*Lineage:* Childe of Septima Dominica (d?); Childe of Antonius (d), Childe of Ventrue

Petronius the Arbiter

*Lineage:* Childe of Michael; Childe of Arikel

Michael

*Lineage:* Childe of Arikel

Caius

According to rumor, Caius was both lieutenant and enforcer to Constantine the Great, supposedly executing the Emperor’s own firstborn when the boy became a threat. While such stories may be purely an invention, it is known that Caius was embraced for his …

Lady Kari'ansika

Symeon

*Lineage:* Childe of Gesu; Childe of the Dracon; Childe of the Eldest

Abbot Maieul of Cluny

Gari

Zubor

Lyseros

Lady Septima Dominica

*Lineage:* Childe of Antonius (d); Childe of Ventrue

Andronicus Phocus

Son of Leo Phocas the Elder, Andronicus was brought up in an aristocratic military family from Cappadocia. Andronicus was raised with a classical education and was taught the arts of war as befitted his station, but like his father, his rise to power was …

Paulidis of Heraclea

The son of a weaver of Heraclea, a city on the Black Sea in north eastern Anatolia, Paulidis fell in love with the Praetor’s (mayor’s) daughter Irene. The two always met in secret, but Irene always insisted that they be married before any consummation. …

Khay'tall

Natalya Svyatoslav

*Lineage:* Childe of Tribonius

Tribonius

Galatea

*Lineage:* Childe of Andronicus Phocus

Antonius the Gaul

The Dracon

Gesu

Anthemios of Tralles

Anthemios of Tralles was an esteemed professor of Geometry and an extraordinary architect, best known for his collaboration with Isodore of Miletus to build the Hagia Sophia. His work showed an intuition and artistry that inflamed Michael’s passions, but …

Pakourianis the Dove

Paul Bathalos

Gregorius Dimities

Epirius

Gregory Lakeritos

Magnus

Sarah the Chaste

Peter the Humble

Gallasyn

Baron Thomas Feroux

Anna Konstephanos

Azura Djaric

Vasilisa Volkov

Alexios Komnenos

Peter the Hermit

Enasius

Eletria

Kali

Megathia

David Nikeritis

Romanos Phocas

Sidonios the Cappadocian

Domianus

Marcella Erotikos

Once a rising star of the Michaelites, Marcella, like her bloodsister Zoe, has fallen under the influence of the Children of Judas. Though she is still a prolific artist, she has almost entirely forsaken religious art in favor of classical, more secular …

Dreams at the Crossroads

A series of haunting assassinations draws an unlikely coterie of Cainites to the gilded city of Constantinople and into a byzantine mire of conspiracy, intrigue, and betrayal.

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