Ruthven

Lord Ruthven is a powerful and misterious 4th generation Tzimisce of unknown origins.

Biography
Lord Ruthven was a childe of the Tzimisce Antediluvian himself, but very little information have been given regarding the unlife of this ancient vampire beside the fact that he sired a prestigious line among Transylvanian Fiends that bear his name to this night. In the past, the Ruthven were so powerful that they had their own Revenant Family, known as the Ruthvenski, but in the modern nights they have been absorbed by the larger families.

The Ruthven line seems to have strong ties to the Eldest. Lord Ruthven was sire to none other than Damek Ruthven, one of the caretakers of the Antediluvian's god-tree form. But other Cainite known as Lambach Ruthven has a more close and personal relationship with the Antediluvian of their clan as well - as if he had chosen Lambach as his prótegé, and the ultimate witness to his ascension. However, even before his favoritism was revealed, Lambach had been privy to the Eldest sleeping chambers located at the Sernog Monastery.

It was the very same Lambach who guided the Anarchs to the Eldest in torpor, and he alone was allowed to pierce the ruse behind the Diablerie performed by "Lugoj". Clanbook Tzimisce: Revised classified Lambach as a direct childe of the Eldest, a statement that could imply that he was the true Lord Ruthven all along. Other sources do not confirm this information, however, and the matter of Lambach's true generation is filled with contradictory information. The question of whether Lambach is the original Ruthven or not, might only be answered by Damek or the Eldest himself.