John Dee (WOD)

For information about the historical character, visit John Dee John Dee bani Bonisagus was a mage of the Order of Hermes that was inducted into the Tremere in 1607. He acts now as the Pontifex of the British Islands.

Biography
In his life, John Dee was a respected occultist and hermeticist. His fame was so great that even Queen Elizabeth I heard to his advice. He was learned and studied in all fields of science during his time and eventually awakened to the greater truth of the world, joining the Order of Hermes.

His life changed rapidly when he received an invitation from Vienna in 1607. The Tremere showed him the power of Thaumaturgy and - seduced by the promise of immortality and a form of magic without the risk of Paradox- he was accepted as a member of Clan Tremere. When he returned to London, it was on a mission by the Inner Council of Seven. He had to rebuilt the strength of the Clan in Britain, without attracting the attention of Mithras, who distrusted the Tremere. He recruited many of his former students into the Clan and slowly rebuildt the presence of the Chantry of London. When Mithras finally got wind from this development, he demanded that the british Tremere should renounce their vows to Vienna. When they refused, he responded with a purge that forced the Tremere underground. Since then, a state of informal war has existed between Mithras and John Dee. Using the cover of mortal witch-hunters, the Ventrue rooted many Tremere upholdings until Dee received orders from Vienna to abstain from the conflict. In secrecy, the Tremere rebuilded, letting Mithras believe that he finally drove them from his domain. Using the spiritualism of the Victorian Era, they again became a power within Britain. It was only when Mithras used Malkavian agents to desroy mortal occultism cults that the Clan was again exposed and on the run. Following Mithras disappearence after World War II, John Dee has again begun to rebuilt Tremere presence within Britain to challenge Anne Bowesley claim to princedom and claim the islands for the Tremere.