Matasuntha (VTM)

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Matasuntha the Hun was a Gangrel Methuselah of the East, who was well known for her dislike against cities.

In 400, Matasuntha made the call to a Great Gathering, which many Gangrel attended thanks to animal servants that spread the news of the Great Gathering. There, she defeated all challengers to her claim of rulership and led the attending Gangrel in the wake of barbarian invasions into Roman territory against the Ventrue rulers of Rome. Matasuntha’s rampage lasted until 403, when she accepted the challenge of a Methuselah of an unspecified Clan. The two retreated on a lonely mountaintop in the Alps and none of them returned. Some Gangrel believe that Matasuntha still lies in Torpor somewhere in the frozen mountains, waiting for blood to rise again and finish her march on Rome. Others claim that she had actually awakened during the Dark Ages and plotted the downfall of feudalism.

Matasunthas demise led to the crumbling of her horde and accusations within the Clan flew around as her followers blamed those Gangrel that had chosen to avoid involvement (and especially those that had chosen to defend Rome) for the failure of the campaign.