Lasombra (VTM)

The leaders of the Sabbat, clan Lasombra are Darwinists, predators, elegant and inhuman. Firm believers in the worthy ruling and the unworthy serving, the Lasombra have maintained their traditions even as they have turned the Sabbat to their own purposes.

Early History
Several thousand years ago B.C., a tribe of Masai were ordered by a pale spirit to produce a child for him. This child was trained to lead by having every member of the tribe obey him, and he was trained to be loyal by extensive gifts and rewards from the Antediluvian[Lasombra]. The experiment failed.

Before rerunning the experiment, [Lasombra] was visited by his child's playmate, Ontai. This shaman in training offered his life to [Lasombra] (who had already punished the tribe by wiping out half of its population) - in life, death and beyond, with no price offered. Lasombra, disturbed by the offer and Ontai's already impeccable honor, tested the shaman's resolve by demanding he slaughter his tribe.

Ontai obeyed, and a shaken [Lasombra] called off the execution and embrace Ontai, renaming him Montano and bringing him to the Mediterranean. To his grave, [Lasombra] was uncertain whether his childe's unswerving honor had gotten the better of him.

Dark Ages

 * Roman empire - sack of carthage, alliance with ventrue
 * Lasombra as mediterranean nobles. Moorish lasombra.
 * establishment of darwinistic philosophy, embrace of Zamra as example
 * Anarch revolt
 * Diablerie of lasombra by gratiano, Montano's defection
 * lasombra catholicism. Cardinal moncada.

Victorian Age

 * Development of Paths of enlightenment
 * Lasombra vs. Tzimisce

Final Nights

 * Lasombra antitribu, giangalazzeo

Organization

 * Les amies noir/amici noctis
 * formalized diablerie, courts of blood.

Culture

 * fierce social darwinism
 * ventrue rivalry
 * lasombra catholicism - role of confessors
 * portraiture - problem with visage.

Embraces

 * prefernece for behind the scenes players

Version Differences

 * lasombra v. ventrue - decline of lasombra, rise of ventrue