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+ | '''Archbishop''' is a title held by a [[Sabbat]] [[Vampire (WOD)|vampire]] who has claimed a given expanse of [[Domain (VTM)|domain]] as his own, generally a city, and supports that claim against all others. The term can refer to a [[Cainite]] of either sex. |
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− | Serving each [[Cardinal (VTM)|Cardinal]] of the [[Sabbat]] are '''Archbishops'''. Archbishops serve their [[domain (VTM)|territory's]] Cardinal, holding sway over a smaller region, similar to a [[Camarilla (VTM)|Camarilla]] [[Prince (VTM)|Prince]] ruling a city. These vampires usually rise through the ranks, serving lengthy tenures as [[priest (VTM)|priests]] or [[bishop (VTM)|bishops]] of the sect. Each Cardinal has the power to appoint whomever he wishes to the position of Archbishop. Some accept bribes, but vampires who gain their positions in this manner often mysteriously disappear. Multiple Archbishops preside over these smaller domains, all contained within a single Cardinal's region. |
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+ | ==Overview== |
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− | ==Responsibilities== |
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+ | With many of the same powers as a [[Camarilla (VTM)|Camarilla]] [[Prince (VTM)|Prince]], the Archbishop is the closest analog the Sabbat has to that position. An Archbishop is different, though, in that the Sabbat is less concerned with enforcing the Traditions and more concerned with waging its holy war against the [[Antediluvians]] and everyone else. Thus, the Archbishop is part spiritual leader and part warlord, advancing the [[Sword of Caine]]’s agenda and establishing Cainite primacy. |
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− | The Archbishop's responsibilities include: |
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+ | This last is a difficult task to undertake, as it’s not simply a question of turning a Sabbat city into a living hell and declaring that vampires rule; the fundamentals of the [[Masquerade (VTM)|Masquerade]] and the sheer weight of the [[Mortal (WOD)|mortal]] population means that is a war to be waged in stages. Too many Sabbat fail to understand this, especially among the young, and lose faith in their leadership because they’re too impatient to play out the long-game [[Jyhad]]. This subversion of ignorance is perhaps the Archbishop’s greatest challenge to overcome. |
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− | * Oversee all matters of a clan within the Pack and lead that Clan |
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− | * Assist and advise the Cardinals |
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− | * Handle all disputes involving members of their Clan |
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− | * May [[Embrace (VTM)|bring others into Unlife]] |
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+ | ===Sabbat Hierarchy=== |
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− | {{stub-vtm}} |
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+ | The Archbishops usually are the highest rank in a city hierarchy, served by [[Bishop (VTM)|bishops]] and [[Templar (VTM)|Templars]], but answering directly to the [[Cardinal (VTM)|Cardinals]], who coordinate them in their cities and direct them in the Jyhad. They serve their territory's Cardinal holding sway over a smaller region. |
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+ | Such vampires usually rise through the ranks, serving lengthy tenures as [[priest (VTM)|priests]] or bishops of the sect. Each Cardinal has the power to appoint whomever he wishes to the position of Archbishop. Some accept bribes, but vampires who gain their positions in this manner often have difficulty to remain in office for long before [[Final Death]] catches up to them. Multiple Archbishops preside over these smaller domains, all contained within a single Cardinal's region. |
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+ | ===Duties=== |
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+ | The Archbishop's duties inside their respective territories include: |
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+ | |||
+ | * Oversee all matters of within the [[Pack (VTM)|pack]] structure and lead the [[clan (VTM)|clans]]; |
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+ | * Assist and advise the [[Cardinal (VTM)|Cardinals]]; |
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+ | * May remove the ''[[True Sabbat|initiated status]]'' from a lower-ranked member of the [[Sect (VTM)|sect]]; |
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+ | * May Appoint lower ranked [[Priest (VTM)|Clergy]]; |
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+ | |||
+ | ==Known Archbishops== |
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+ | {| class="wikitable" style="border: 1px solid black; background-color: #DDDDDD; line-height: 130%;" width="100%" |
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+ | |- |
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+ | !style="background-color: #CCCCCC;" width="17%"|Name |
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+ | !style="background-color: #CCCCCC;" width="13%"|Archdiocese |
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+ | !style="background-color: #CCCCCC;" width="12%"|[[Clan (VTM)|Clan]] |
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+ | !style="background-color: #CCCCCC;" width="13%"|[[Generation]] |
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+ | !style="background-color: #CCCCCC;" width="12%"|Time Active |
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+ | !style="background-color: #CCCCCC;" width="35%"|Source(s) |
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+ | |- |
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+ | | [[Aeron]] |
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+ | | ? |
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+ | | ? |
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+ | | ? |
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+ | | circa 1933 |
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+ | | |
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+ | * ''[[Storytellers Handbook to the Sabbat]]'', p. 45 |
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+ | * ''[[Guide to the Sabbat]]'', p. 20 |
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+ | * ''[[Encyclopaedia Vampirica]]'', p. 53 |
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+ | |- |
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+ | | [[Alfred Benezri]] |
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+ | | [[Montreal (WOD)|Montréal]], [[Canada (WOD)|Canada]] |
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+ | | [[Panders]] |
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+ | | 8th |
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+ | | since the late 1990s |
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+ | | |
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+ | * ''[[Encyclopaedia Vampirica]]'', p. 32 |
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+ | |- |
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+ | | [[Alicia Barrows]] |
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+ | | [[Mexico City (WOD)|Mexico City]], [[Mexico (WOD)|Mexico]] |
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+ | | [[Malkavian antitribu|Malkavian ''antitribu'']] |
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+ | | 7th |
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+ | | circa 1993 |
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+ | | |
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+ | * ''[[The Chaos Factor]]'', p. 57 |
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+ | |- |
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+ | | [[Ambrosio Luis Monçada]] |
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+ | | [[Madrid (WOD)|Madrid]], [[Spain (WOD)|Spain]] |
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+ | | [[Lasombra]] |
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+ | | 6th |
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+ | | until 1999 |
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+ | | |
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+ | * ''[[Clanbook: Lasombra]]'', p. 20, 23, 46, 66-68 |
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+ | * ''[[A World of Darkness Second Edition]]'' |
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+ | * ''[[Vampire: The Masquerade Revised Edition]]'', p. 269 |
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+ | * ''[[Vampire Storytellers Companion]]'', p. 29 |
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+ | * ''[[Guide to the Sabbat]]'', p. 23-24, 144 |
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+ | * ''[[Children of the Night]]'', p. 27-28 |
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+ | * ''[[Clanbook: Lasombra Revised]]'', p. 29, 47, 68, 96-98 |
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+ | * ''[[Clanbook: Assamite Revised]]'', p. 95 |
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+ | * ''[[Clan Novel: Assamite]]'', p. 104 |
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+ | * ''[[Guide to the Anarchs]]'', p. 114 |
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+ | * ''[[Archons & Templars]]'', p. 52 |
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+ | * ''[[Clan Lasombra Trilogy Book 3: Sacrifices]]'', p. 80, 274 |
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+ | * ''[[Encyclopaedia Vampirica]]'', p. 114-115 |
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+ | * ''[[Gehenna: The Final Night]]'', p. 144-146 |
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+ | * ''[[Clan Novel Saga Volume 3: Bloody September]]'', p. 542 |
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+ | * ''[[Clan Novel Saga Volume 4: End Games]]'', p. 512-513, 539-540 |
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+ | |- |
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+ | | [[Andrei (Tzimisce)|Andrei]] |
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+ | | [[Los Angeles (WOD)|Los Angeles]], [[California (WOD) |California]] |
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+ | | [[Tzimisce]] |
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+ | | ? |
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+ | | until 2004 |
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+ | | |
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+ | * ''[[Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines]]'' |
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+ | |- |
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+ | | [[Beatrice]] |
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+ | | ? |
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+ | | ? |
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+ | | ? |
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+ | | circa 1933 |
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+ | | |
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+ | * ''[[Storytellers Handbook to the Sabbat]]'', p. 45 |
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+ | * ''[[Guide to the Sabbat]]'', p. 20 |
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+ | * ''[[Encyclopaedia Vampirica]]'', p. 53 |
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+ | |- |
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+ | | [[Borges]] |
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+ | | [[Miami (WOD)|Miami]], [[Florida (WOD)|Florida]] |
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+ | | [[Lasombra]] |
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+ | | ? |
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+ | | until 1999 |
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+ | | |
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+ | * [[Clan Novel: Tzimisce]], p. 27, et al. |
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+ | * [[Clan Novel: Lasombra]], p. 33, et al. |
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+ | * [[Clan Novel: Assamite]], p. 86, 95-97 |
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+ | * [[Clan Novel: Malkavian]], p. 107 |
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+ | * [[Clan Novel: Brujah]], p. 72 |
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+ | * [[Clan Novel: Nosferatu]], p. 68 |
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+ | * [[Clan Novel Saga Volume 1: The Fall of Atlanta]], p. 145, et al. |
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+ | * [[Clan Novel Saga Volume 2: The Eye of Gehenna]], p. 201-202, et al. |
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+ | * [[Clan Novel Saga Volume 3: Bloody September]], p. 5, et al. |
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+ | * [[Clan Novel Saga Volume 4: End Game]], p. 5, 176, 581 |
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+ | |- |
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+ | | [[Camille]] |
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+ | | [[Brisbane (WOD)|Brisbane]], [[Australia (WOD)|Australia]] |
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+ | | [[Lasombra]] |
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+ | | ? |
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+ | | ? |
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+ | | |
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+ | * ''[[A World of Darkness Second Edition]]'' |
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+ | |- |
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+ | | [[Carolina Valez]] |
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+ | | [[Montreal (WOD)|Montréal]], [[Quebec (WOD)|Quebec]], [[Canada (WOD)|Canada]] |
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+ | | [[Lasombra]] |
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+ | | 8th |
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+ | | during the 20th century |
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+ | | |
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+ | * ''[[Encyclopaedia Vampirica]]'', p. 180 |
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+ | |- |
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+ | |Claudia |
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+ | |Tijuana,Mexico |
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+ | |? |
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+ | |? |
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+ | |2004 - |
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+ | |Beckett's Jyhad Diary, p. 200 |
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+ | |- |
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+ | | [[Don Ibrahim]] |
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+ | | ? |
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+ | | ? |
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+ | | ? |
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+ | | ? |
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+ | | |
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+ | * ''[[Clan Novel: Assamite]]'', p. 185 |
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+ | * ''[[Clan Novel Saga Volume 4: End Game]]'', p. 59, 583 |
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+ | |- |
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+ | | [[Enrique Albertos Marquez]] |
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+ | | ? |
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+ | | ? |
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+ | | ? |
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+ | | circa 1804 |
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+ | | |
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+ | * ''[[Guide to the Sabbat]]'', p. 18 |
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+ | * ''[[Encyclopaedia Vampirica]]'', p. 112, 135 |
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+ | |- |
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+ | | [[Fabrizia Conteraz]] |
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+ | | [[Miami (WOD)|Miami]], [[Florida (WOD)|Florida]] |
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+ | | [[Malkavian antitribu|Malkavian ''antitribu'']] |
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+ | | 10th |
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+ | | circa 1998-1999 |
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+ | | |
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+ | * [[Guide to the Sabbat]], p. 45, 69, 130, 166 |
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+ | * [[Children of the Night]], p. 28-29 |
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+ | * [[Clanbook: Malkavian Revised]], p. 99-100 |
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+ | |- |
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+ | | [[Ferrari]] |
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+ | | [[Morocco (WOD)|Morocco]] |
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+ | | [[Lasombra]] |
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+ | | ? |
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+ | | ? |
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+ | | |
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+ | * ''[[Clanbook: Lasombra Revised]]'', p. 49 |
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+ | |- |
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+ | | [[Francisco Domingo de Polonia]] |
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+ | | [[New York City (WOD)|New York City]] |
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+ | | [[Lasombra]] |
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+ | | 7th |
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+ | | from 1761 until either 1998 or 1999 |
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+ | | |
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+ | * ''[[A World of Darkness Second Edition]]'' |
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+ | * ''[[Vampire: The Masquerade Revised Edition]]'', p. 65 |
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+ | * [[Clan Novel: Tzimisce]], p. 13, et al. |
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+ | * [[Clan Novel: Lasombra]], p. 21, et al. |
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+ | * [[Clan Novel: Assamite]], p. 245 |
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+ | * [[Clan Novel: Brujah]], p. 90-92 |
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+ | * [[Clan Novel: Nosferatu]], p. 68 |
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+ | * ''[[New York by Night]]'', p. 18-21, 23 |
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+ | * ''[[Encyclopaedia Vampirica]]'', p. 119 |
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+ | * [[Clan Novel Saga Volume 1: The Fall of Atlanta]], p. 141, et al. |
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+ | * [[Clan Novel Saga Volume 2: The Eye of Gehenna]], p. 152, et al. |
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+ | * [[Clan Novel Saga Volume 3: Bloody September]], p. 5, et al. |
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+ | * [[Clan Novel Saga Volume 4: End Games]], p. 5, et al. |
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+ | |- |
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+ | | [[Giangaleazzo]] |
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+ | | [[Milan (WOD)|Milan]], [[Italy (WOD)|Italy]] |
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+ | | [[Lasombra]] |
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+ | | 7th |
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+ | | from the sect's inception until 1997 |
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+ | | |
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+ | * [[Players Guide to the Sabbat]], p. 29 |
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+ | * [[A World of Darkness Second Edition]] |
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+ | * [[Guide to the Sabbat]], p. 24 |
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+ | * [[Children of the Night]], p. 63-64 |
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+ | * ''[[Guide to the Anarchs]]'', p. 108 |
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+ | * ''[[Encyclopaedia Vampirica]]'', p. 53, 80-81, 114 |
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+ | * ''[[Clan Lasombra Trilogy Book 3: Sacrifices]]'', p. 233 |
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+ | |- |
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+ | | [[Gratiano de Veronese]] |
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+ | | [[Rio de Janeiro (WOD)|Rio de Janeiro]], [[Brazil (WOD)|Brazil]] |
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+ | | [[Lasombra]] |
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+ | | 4th |
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+ | | since the Anarch Revolt |
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+ | | |
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+ | * [[Children of the Inquisition]], p. 41 |
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+ | * [[Clanbook: Lasombra]], p. 17, 20 |
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+ | * [[Clan Lasombra Trilogy Book 2: Shadows]], p. 157-158, et al. |
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+ | * ''[[Encyclopaedia Vampirica]]'', p. 83 |
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+ | |- |
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+ | | [[Julian of Avignon]] |
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+ | | ? |
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+ | | ? |
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+ | | ? |
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+ | | circa 1933 |
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+ | | |
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+ | * ''[[Storytellers Handbook to the Sabbat]]'', p. 45 |
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+ | * ''[[Guide to the Sabbat]]'', p. 20 |
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+ | |- |
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+ | | [[Justine Bern]] |
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+ | | [[New York City (WOD)|New York City]] |
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+ | | [[Lasombra]] |
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+ | | 5th (formerly 7th) |
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+ | | 1993-1994 |
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+ | | |
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+ | * ''[[Masquerade of the Red Death Trilogy Vol.1: Bloodwar]]'', p. 133-139, et al. |
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+ | * ''[[Masquerade of the Red Death Trilogy Vol.2: Unholy Allies]]'', p. 121-133, et al. |
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+ | * ''[[Masquerade of the Red Death Trilogy Vol.3: The Unbeholden]]'', p. 3, et al. |
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+ | |- |
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+ | | [[Kyle Strathcona]] |
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+ | | [[Montreal (WOD)|Montréal]], [[Canada (WOD)|Canada]] |
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+ | | [[Ventrue antitribu|Ventrue ''antitribu'']] |
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+ | | 8th |
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+ | | 18th century |
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+ | | |
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+ | * ''[[Children of the Night]]'', p. 21 |
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+ | |- |
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+ | | [[Licero Blanco]] |
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+ | | [[Miami (WOD)|Miami]], [[Florida (WOD)|Florida]] |
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+ | | [[Malkavian antitribu|Malkavian ''antitribu'']] |
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+ | | 9th |
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+ | | until circa 1998 |
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+ | | |
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+ | * ''[[Children of the Night]]'', p. 29 |
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+ | * ''[[Clanbook: Malkavian Revised]]'', p. 100 |
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+ | |- |
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+ | | [[Lin Baloh]] |
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+ | | [[Nanking (WOD)|Nanking]], [[China (WOD)|China]] |
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+ | | [[Lasombra]] |
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+ | | ? |
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+ | | ? |
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+ | | |
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+ | * ''[[Clan Lasombra Trilogy Book 2: Shadows]]'', p. 196-197 |
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+ | |- |
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+ | | [[Lucita]] |
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+ | | [[Zaragoza (WOD)|Zaragoza]], [[Aragon (WOD)|Aragon]], [[Spain (WOD)|Spain]];<br />(formerly [[Madrid (WOD)|Madrid]], [[Spain (WOD)|Spain]]) |
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+ | | [[Lasombra]] |
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+ | | 7th |
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+ | | Madrid, 2000-2001;<br />Aragon, 2001-present |
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+ | | |
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+ | * ''[[Clan Lasombra Trilogy Book 3: Sacrifices]]'', p. 204, et al. |
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+ | * ''[[Encyclopaedia Vampirica]]'', p. 216 |
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+ | * ''[[Gehenna: The Final Night]]'', p. 46-47, et al. |
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+ | * ''[[Clan Novel Saga Volume 4: End Games]]'', p. 539-540 |
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+ | |- |
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+ | | [[Marsilio]] |
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+ | | ? |
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+ | | ? |
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+ | | ? |
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+ | | circa 1933 |
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+ | | |
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+ | * ''[[Storytellers Handbook to the Sabbat]]'', p. 45 |
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+ | * ''[[Guide to the Sabbat]]'', p. 20 |
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+ | * ''[[Encyclopaedia Vampirica]]'', p. 53 |
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+ | |- |
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+ | | [[Menard]] |
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+ | | [[Nicaragua (WOD)|Nicaragua]] |
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+ | | [[Lasombra]] |
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+ | | ? |
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+ | | ? |
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+ | | |
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+ | * ''[[Clanbook: Lasombra Revised]]'', p. 48 |
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+ | |- |
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+ | | [[Percival]] |
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+ | | [[Guadalajara (WOD)|Guadalajara]] |
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+ | | [[Lasombra]] |
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+ | | 7th (formerly 10th) |
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+ | | until the early 2000s |
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+ | | |
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+ | * ''[[The Red Sign]]'', p.97 |
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+ | |- |
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+ | | [[Rebecca]] |
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+ | | ? |
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+ | | ? |
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+ | | ? |
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+ | | circa 1933 |
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+ | | |
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+ | * ''[[Storytellers Handbook to the Sabbat]]'', p. 45 |
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+ | * ''[[Guide to the Sabbat]]'', p. 20 |
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+ | * ''[[Encyclopaedia Vampirica]]'', p. 53 |
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+ | |- |
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+ | | [[Sascha Vykos]] |
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+ | | [[Washington, D.C. (WOD)|Washington, D.C.]] |
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+ | | [[Tzimisce]] |
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+ | | 6th |
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+ | | since 1999 |
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+ | | |
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+ | * [[Clan Novel: Tzimisce]], p. 270 |
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+ | * [[Clan Novel: Lasombra]], p. 11, et al. |
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+ | * [[Clan Novel: Assamite]], p. 129, 200 |
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+ | * [[Clan Novel: Brujah]], p. 90, et al. |
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+ | * [[Clan Novel: Nosferatu]], p. 68 |
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+ | * [[Clan Novel Anthology]], p. 115-118 |
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+ | * [[Clan Novel Saga Volume 1: The Fall of Atlanta]], p. 521 |
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+ | * [[Clan Novel Saga Volume 2: The Eye of Gehenna]], p. 151-152, et al. |
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+ | * [[Clan Novel Saga Volume 3: Bloody September]], p. 5, et al. |
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+ | * [[Clan Novel Saga Volume 4: End Games]], p. 5, et al. |
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+ | |- |
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+ | | [[Sallucio]] |
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+ | | ? |
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+ | | ? |
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+ | | ? |
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+ | | circa 1933 |
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+ | | |
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+ | * ''[[Storytellers Handbook to the Sabbat]]'', p. 45 |
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+ | * ''[[Guide to the Sabbat]]'', p. 20 |
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+ | * ''[[Encyclopaedia Vampirica]]'', p. 53 |
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+ | |- |
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+ | | [[Sangris]] |
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+ | | [[Montreal (WOD)|Montréal]], [[Canada (WOD)|Canada]] |
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+ | | [[Serpent of the Light]] |
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+ | | 7th |
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+ | | circa [[1970d (WOD)|1970s]]-[[1992 (WOD)|1992]] |
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+ | | |
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+ | * ''[[Montreal by Night]]'', p.30-33 |
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+ | |- |
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+ | | [[Tecumseh]] |
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+ | | ? |
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+ | | ? |
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+ | | ? |
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+ | | circa 1933 |
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+ | | |
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+ | * ''[[Storytellers Handbook to the Sabbat]]'', p. 45 |
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+ | * ''[[Guide to the Sabbat]]'', p. 20 |
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+ | * ''[[Encyclopaedia Vampirica]]'', p. 53 |
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+ | |- |
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+ | | [[Toth]] |
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+ | | ? |
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+ | | ? |
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+ | | ? |
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+ | | circa 1933 |
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+ | | |
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+ | * ''[[Storytellers Handbook to the Sabbat]]'', p. 45 |
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+ | * ''[[Guide to the Sabbat]]'', p. 20 |
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+ | * ''[[Encyclopaedia Vampirica]]'', p. 53 |
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+ | |- |
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+ | | [[Una]] |
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+ | | ? |
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+ | | [[Gangrel (VTM)|Gangrel-antitribu]] |
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+ | | ? |
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+ | | circa 1933 |
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+ | | |
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+ | * ''[[Storytellers Handbook to the Sabbat]]'', p. 45 |
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+ | * ''[[Guide to the Sabbat]]'', p. 20 |
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+ | * ''[[Encyclopaedia Vampirica]]'', p. 53 |
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+ | |- |
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+ | | [[Violet Tremain]] |
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+ | | [[New York City (WOD)|New York City]] |
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+ | | [[Tzimisce]] |
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+ | | ? |
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+ | | until 1993 |
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+ | | |
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+ | * ''[[Masquerade of the Red Death Trilogy Vol.1: Bloodwar]]'', p. 134 |
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+ | |- |
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+ | | [[Véronique La Cruelle ]] |
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+ | | [[Montreal (WOD)|Montréal]], [[Canada (WOD)|Canada]] |
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+ | | [[Toreador antitribu|Toreador ''antitribu'']] |
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+ | | ? |
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+ | | 18th century until the [[1970d (WOD)|1970s]] |
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+ | | |
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+ | * ''[[Montreal by Night]]'', p.29-30 |
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+ | |- |
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+ | | [[Xipe Totec (VTM)|Xipe Totec]] |
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+ | | [[Guatemala (WOD)|Guatemala]] |
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+ | | [[Tzimisce]] |
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+ | | ? |
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+ | | ? |
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+ | | |
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+ | * ''[[A World of Darkness Second Edition]]'' |
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+ | * ''[[Encyclopaedia Vampirica]]'', p. 194 |
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+ | |} |
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+ | |||
+ | ==References== |
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+ | * {{b|V20|Vampire: The Masquerade 20th Anniversary Edition|page=25}} |
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[[Category:Sabbat]] |
[[Category:Sabbat]] |
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[[Category:Kindred titles (VTM)]] |
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+ | [[Category:Vampire: The Masquerade glossary]] |
Revision as of 17:57, 26 December 2019
Archbishop is a title held by a Sabbat vampire who has claimed a given expanse of domain as his own, generally a city, and supports that claim against all others. The term can refer to a Cainite of either sex.
Overview
With many of the same powers as a Camarilla Prince, the Archbishop is the closest analog the Sabbat has to that position. An Archbishop is different, though, in that the Sabbat is less concerned with enforcing the Traditions and more concerned with waging its holy war against the Antediluvians and everyone else. Thus, the Archbishop is part spiritual leader and part warlord, advancing the Sword of Caine’s agenda and establishing Cainite primacy.
This last is a difficult task to undertake, as it’s not simply a question of turning a Sabbat city into a living hell and declaring that vampires rule; the fundamentals of the Masquerade and the sheer weight of the mortal population means that is a war to be waged in stages. Too many Sabbat fail to understand this, especially among the young, and lose faith in their leadership because they’re too impatient to play out the long-game Jyhad. This subversion of ignorance is perhaps the Archbishop’s greatest challenge to overcome.
Sabbat Hierarchy
The Archbishops usually are the highest rank in a city hierarchy, served by bishops and Templars, but answering directly to the Cardinals, who coordinate them in their cities and direct them in the Jyhad. They serve their territory's Cardinal holding sway over a smaller region.
Such vampires usually rise through the ranks, serving lengthy tenures as priests or bishops of the sect. Each Cardinal has the power to appoint whomever he wishes to the position of Archbishop. Some accept bribes, but vampires who gain their positions in this manner often have difficulty to remain in office for long before Final Death catches up to them. Multiple Archbishops preside over these smaller domains, all contained within a single Cardinal's region.
Duties
The Archbishop's duties inside their respective territories include:
- Oversee all matters of within the pack structure and lead the clans;
- Assist and advise the Cardinals;
- May remove the initiated status from a lower-ranked member of the sect;
- May Appoint lower ranked Clergy;