Curaferrum was the castellan of Ceoris and a loyal servant of Etrius.
Biography[]
Curaferrum grew up under the name of Yan in Minsk. His father Symeon was a farmer and wished that his son would follow in his footsteps. His older brother, Frantsyk, was a traveling merchant who traded with reliquaries. Yan entered his brother's business and soon learned that some patrons were interested in more than saints' bones; they also sought other rare pieces, like unicorn horns, basilisk venom, and similar exotic goods. After his brother was killed in 1125, Yan focused solely on these goods. Through a client's tip in 1128, he learned of a chantry in Transylvania, Umor Mons, that would buy all of his relics. When he arrived, Yan managed to persuade one of the local magi, Iusta, to take him as an apprentice. He renamed himself Curaferrum.
When Umor Mons was destroyed by Tzimisce in 1135, Curaferrum was among those that fled to Ceoris. Here, he cut ties with the mages from Umor Mons and instead cultivated a friendship with Etrius. Etrius, glad to have a capable supporter in the hostile climate of Ceoris, revealed the conspiracy within House Tremere to him. Curaferrum accepted and Etrius chose a sire for him to be Embraced. Only six years later, he appointed him as Castellan, against the protests of Malgorzata and her supporters.
Since then, Curaferrum served House and Clan faithfully, although his insistence of rank made him the subject of mockery within Ceoris, with both mortals and vampires shunning him. In 1250, due to an intrigue of Malgorzata, he was stripped of his office after a Gangrel penetrated Ceoris and nearly managed to reach the inner chambers. After five years of periodic torture, he was officially forgiven by Tremere himself, and reinstated as the castellan. He fulfilled this office until the Gargoyle Revolt hit the chantry. Curaferrum was diablerized by the leader, Virstania, as a sign of disdain against the Pyramid.
References[]
- VTDA: House of Tremere
, p.80-81