Sangris the Serpent

Sangris, also known as "The Serpent", was the archbishop of Montreal and an infamous Infernalist.

Sangris arrived in Montreal during the Haitian immigration into Canada during the 1960s, fleeing from his pact with one of the Decani. The Sabbat had problems with the growing influence of various Setite cults and Sangris was eager to aid in the struggle against his hated parent Clan. His pack, called the "snake-hunters" rose to much prominence and fame. Unbeknown to many, Sangris countered the Setite Sorcery of the Followers of Set by making a pact with the demon Methatiax, who was bound near Montreal. With the demons aid, Sangris poisoned the blood of various citizens of Montreal, sending most of his rivals into Torpor. He accused the Setites and set forth to destroy their temple with the aid of the remaining Sabbat, setting the temple ablaze in a magical duel with the local leader.After that, Sangris declared himself archbishop, the remaining Kindred either to weak to oppose him or supporting him for his destruction of the Setite threat. Sangris rule proved to be prosperous, supporting the infrastructure of Montreal, attracting various thinkers to the city and launching several crusades against the Camarilla in Ottawa. In a daring plot, he arranged the destruction of the prince of Ottawa by the hands of his own Primogen in 1978, claiming Ottawa for the Sabbat as a part of his diocese. He also managed to keep most Sabbat away from the Lupine hunting grounds and the Mohawk territories, leading to one of the most peaceful times of Sabbat rule in Montreal.

Despite this, the Inquisition found evidence of Sangris infernalism in 1992 and launched a trial against him. Although many Sabbat would have been willing to defend him, he admitted his guilt, hoping to avert damage from his childe Ezekiel and finding a way to release his soul from the pact with Methatiax. Sangris was seemingly destroyed by Inquisitor Santiago deSoto in thaumaturgical fire, but this had been Sangris plan all along. He used the ritual as a conduct to possess deSotos body and find a way to escape the pacts he had made. Unbeknown to him, deSotos soul survived and was granted a new body that looks exactly like Sangris by Methatiax.