Katla Thranddottir, also known as Catherine Trandor after the Victorian Age, was a powerful 7th generation Ventrue. She was the temporary Prince of New York City, until she moved to Albany and left Joseph Wellesley to rule in her place.
Biography[]
Dark Ages[]
Born in Jorvik to a prominent Viking jarl[1], Katla quickly drew the attention of the prince's seneschal, Thrand. The einherjar saw in her a cunning intellect and a warrior's heart, as well as ties to one of the most important mortals in the city, Katla's father. Her Embrace was sudden and unwelcome, and she made vain attempts to resist. After a time she grew accustomed to her newfound abilities and vowed she would never be overpowered again.
Katla's Embrace gave Thrand increased influence among the kine, and her keen mind provided him with a valuable political advisor. Shortly after her training was complete, Thrand moved against his sire Julian Cerialis and wrested control of the city from the elder. Katla became seneschal, and an ambition to one day become prince of Jorvik grew in her heart.
Julian did not give up so easily, however, and used his agents in the city to create civil disorder among mortals and Cainites. In 965, Jorvik fell to the Saxons and Thrand and Katla were forced out by an alliance of Brujah and Toreador insurgents. The subsequent decade saw fierce conflict between factions vying for the city, and Katla fell to torpor in 980.
More than two centuries later, she was shaken from her slumber by the mass suicide of the Jewish population in the city, and awoke in a shallow grave some distance to the south. Following the air of blood to the carnage, she made her way to York Castle to find an angry mob chanting in a language she didn't understand. Her tattered Viking-era clothing and axe caught the eye of Eyolf Ivarsson who was attempting to placate the crowd. He approached warily, recognizing Katla from the days when Danes ruled Jorvik.
Katla learned that much had changed in her absence, and that John was now prince of the city. The Beast raged withing Katla, and she pushed through the crowd toward the castle. The building was ablaze. She reached the door just as John and his servant Leland descended the staircase. Katla issued a challenge to John and intended to destroy the usurping prince, but Eyolf arrived just in time to ease the situation.
Learning that John was blood brother to her sire, and that Mithras had effectively taken control of England, Katla agreed to cooperate to topple the Methuselah and win York's independence. Her anger tempered, she resolved to accept John's rule until she could regain the city by less direct means.
Victorian Age[]
In Victorian Age Katla was known as Catherine Trandor and was active in New York City. Once she ruled New York directly but by 1897 has already been distancing herself from the city for some years and resided in Albany[2].
She cared little for the sects[3], and encoraged Aimery de Methuin to defect to the Sabbat[4].
Character Sheet[]
Katla Thranddottir (Dark Ages)
Sire: Thrand
Nature: Survivor
Demeanor: Rebel
Generation: 7th
Embrace: 920
Apparent Age: Early 20′s
Physical: Strength (Iron Grip) 5, Dexterity (Feline Grace) 4, Stamina (Tireless) 7
Social: Charisma (Forceful) 4, Manipulation 3, Appearance (Fierce) 4
Mental: Perception (Experienced) 4, Intelligence (Analytical) 4, Wits (Ambushes) 5
Talents: Alertness (Ambushes) 4, Athletics (Running) 4, Brawl (Grappling) 5, Dodge (Leap) 4, Intimidation (Overt Threats) 7, Leadership (Commands) 4
Skills: Animal Ken 3, Archery 3, Etiquette 3, Melee (Axes) 7, Ride (Combat) 5, Stealth 3, Survival (Tracking) 6
Knowledges: Academics (Rhetoric) 2, Hearth Wisdom (Norse and Saxon) 4, Linguistics 3, Occult 3, Politics (Religious) 6, Seneschal (Urban Holdings) 4
Disciplines: Dominate 3, Fortitude 3, Potence 4, Protean 3
Backgrounds: Allies 1, Contacts 2, Domain 2, Herd 2, Influence 3, Resources 1, Retainers 2, Status 5
Morality: Road of Kings 4
Willpower: 5
Blood Requirement: Men she had challenged and physically bested.
References[]
- ↑ VTM: The Ventrue Chronicle, p. 49
- ↑ VTM: The Ventrue Chronicle, p. 77
- ↑ VTM: The Ventrue Chronicle, p. 86
- ↑ VTM: The Ventrue Chronicle, p. 87