Gargoyle Revolt

The Gargoyle Revolt was the mid-15th-century uprising in which the bulk of the Gargoyle slaves of Clan Tremere liberated themselves from their masters.

Throughout the Dark Ages, all new Gargoyles were created by Thaumaturgical rituals enacted Virstania in Ceoris, the Tremere clan's main chantry, which was located in Transylvania. Virstania, the Mother of Gargoyles, genuinely cared for her creations, and favored them over Kindred and kine alike &mdash; even other members of House and Clan Tremere. During the Anarch Revolt, she led her "children" in a revolt in Ceoris; the Gargoyles slew many Tremere, and Virstania committed diablerie on Ceoris's castellan, Curaferrum. With Coeris damaged by the revolt, the clan was forced to move their base of operations to Etrius' chantry in Vienna.

During the Dark Ages, nearly all Gargoyles were sterile, unable to create ghouls or give the Embrace. In the modern era, this restriction is essentially gone. It is unclear if the bloodline's ability to use their vitae (VTM) ion these fashions