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Lucita de Aragon

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Lucita de Aragón is the signature character of the Lasombra clan in Vampire: The Masquerade and Dark Ages: Vampire. She is a consummate shadow warrior, rivaling the Assamites in ferocity and reputation.

As the Anarch Revolt ensued and the Sabbat formed from its ashes, Lucita abstained from both sects, becoming one of the most feared Lasombra antitribu active in the modern nights. But all of this changed with the Final Death of her sire – an event that drove her to follow in his footsteps by becoming the Sabbat Archbishop of Madrid.

Biography[]

The daughter of King Alfonso the Battler[1] or Alfonso II of Aragón[2], Lucita grew up privileged but chafed under her responsibility to her father and family. She thought of patricide many times and often ran away, only to be caught by the Aragonese guards and returned to her father's custody. Rather than bother with disciplining the girl himself (as King, he had better things to do), Alfonse shuffled her off to confession each time, trusting that God and Church would engender penitence in his daughter. The fact that her confessor was Ambrosio Luis Monçada made this hope a vain one.

Monçada recognized an indomitable will in young Lucita – and a fierce independence. These traits, combined with his unholy lust for her, convinced the bishop that her Embrace was warranted. After talking with others of his clan, Monçada decided that the Lasombra would greatly benefit from this individual of high birth.

After her Embrace, though, Lucita's relationship with her clan was hardly idyllic. She struggled with Monçada just as she had struggled with her mortal father, craving autonomy and freedom. Although she served Monçada dutifully as a diplomat and a noble (she was the power behind the throne of her father's successor, King Pedro II), she was more at home on the road with her traveling companion Anatole, who inspired in Lucita more faith in God than the degenerate Monçada ever could.

Since the Dark Ages, Lucita has undertaken a training regimen through which she gained great skills in the noble art of war. Her speed and natural grace aided her in this endeavor, and she can masterfully whittle down stronger foes before they manage to land a single blow on her. When she combines her martial prowess with her trademark Lasombra control of darkness, she becomes a terrible enemy indeed. Although she once served the Camarilla as an archon and still prefers this sect over its rival, Lucita operates as an independent agent.

As a Lasombra antitribu, she harbored a deep-seated hostility toward her former clan, seeing in them an unbearable arrogance lacking true nobility.

Over the years, Lucita's association with Anatole, took her across much of the world. Her martial skills, honed over centuries, made her a formidable warrior, while her diplomatic training allows her to function as an ideal spy and provocateur. Though she initially saw herself as Anatole’s guardian, she developed her own interest in Kindred history, becoming a scholar in her own right.

Alongside Anatole and Beckett, Lucita is one of the foremost authorities on the Final Nights and the signs of the Ancients' awakening.

Lucita travels with Anatole and Beckett to the Americas, where she continues to serve as an anchor for her two mystical and driven companions. Her own reputation as a warrior (albeit an independent one) in service to the Camarilla grows with each passing night.

Her ability to adapt to the changing times gives her an edge over others of her age and generation, granting her insight into the modern world and enhancing her ability to protect her self-appointed charges.

After spending centuries defining herself through opposition to her sire and battling the Sabbat, Lucita joins them, takes over her sire's holdings, she became more attuned with the Sabbat, eventually embraces a Path of Enlightenment quite similar to her sire's. Abandoning her Humanity and taking up the Path of Night with Elieser de Polanco as mentor. She became the Sabbat Archbishop of Madrid in her sire's stead, and later became the Archbishop of Zaragoza. Both Beckett and Fatima fail to convince her that this is an utter betrayal of herself.

The most famous independent member of Clan Lasombra faces her own difficulties. She took part in the Assamite assault on her sire, and believed that his destruction would at last bring her peace. It hasn't. His presence within her mind is now gone forever. His legacy of ideas and challenges remains.

Lucita hadn't fully grasped the extent to which her existence was a series of negatives. She'd acted, more often than she realized, in whatever way would most displease her sire and interfere with his plans. Now it doesn't matter. He doesn't see or care. (At least, none of the mediums or necromancers she's spoken with find any lingering trace of his soul.) Offending and sabotaging her sire's aims was never her only motive, but with the Cardinal gone, the others jumble together in unfamiliar patterns.

Now Lucita finds herself seeking out the company of other vampires on occasions besides the start or end of a contract. In a variety of disguises, she listens to how fervent neonates in both the Camarilla and Sabbat define their senses of purpose, and to how elders worn down by recent struggles discuss what to do next. For the moment, she's stepped away from Fatima, whose attention to Banu-Haqim clan affairs offers no insight to the problems Lucita wrestles with.

Current nights[]

Lucita assisted Beckett in his fight against Gehenna, helping him retrieve Hesha Ruhadze from the Fire Court in Egypt.

Madrid is a Camarilla court. Or rather, Madrid is a contested domain that would otherwise be a Camarilla court if not for the presence of Archbishop Lucita de Aragón, whose pack is said to be a hundred strong and who still uses her mortal name in mockery of the Camarilla's pride and mortal fear.

Lucita's exact whereabouts or fate are not clear later on, the details no doubt being lost in the shuffle of the Gehenna War and the defection of Clan Lasombra to the Camarilla. To complicate matters, certain notable members claim that Lucita has met her final death— and even her execution at the hands of Talley and believed she was killed by the Hound. An impersonator has also taken her position in Madrid but no one can say for sure.[3] as part of the clan's concessions for entry to the sect. In any case, someone bearing her name leads the Sabbat in Madrid.[4]

Version Differences[]

“ Let them drop their jaws in wonder, Myca. Let them curse me for abandoning the fight against Gehenna on their terms. Let them call me a traitor, place me on their absurd Red List, curse me for a coward and a selfish fool. I am sick of playing the game the world has set before me. The time has come for Lucita to do what she should have done centuries ago. Despite the horror and wonder and fate-shaping I have done and seen, I am still no more than my sire's childe. I must step down from the world's stage. I am no longer a figure; I am one Cainite attending to her own matters. ”
  — Lucita


During the now non-canon Time of Judgment timeline, Lucita sought answers for the Withering, finding out that nobody knew what was happening. She allied with the former archon Theo Bell in order to stop the Camarilla's "concentration camps" of Thin-Blooded vampires. When Beckett confirmed to her that Gehenna was indeed beginning, she and Theo followed Beckett and his companion Kapaneus in his search for means to stop the apocalypse. Once they found Rayzeel, one of Saulot's childer, a great Abyssal creature emerged from the earth and tried to kill Beckett. The creature, seeing it could not kill the Noddist, assumed the form of Lucita's sire, Ambrosio Luis Monçada, and tried to convince her to subjugate. Lucita, in a last attempt to be free of her sire, sacrificed herself, letting her companions escape. Anatole appeared to Lucita in her final moments and took her soul into the afterlife before it was absorbed and lost in the Abyss.

Character Sheet[]

† Transylvania Chronicles I: Dark Tides Rising

‡ Transylvania Chronicles II: Son of the Dragon

⸸ Road of Kings

Transylvania Chronicles[]

Image: Tall and willowy, with olive skin and dark black hair, Lucita exemplified the classic appearance of old Spanish nobility. She has updated her wardrobe to reflect the times, although she still prefers stylish clothing in dark colors and often wears skirts instead of more casual attire.

Roleplaying Hints: You have changed your outward appearance to blend in with the modern world, but you secretly mourn the passing of true nobility among mortal society. What passes for aristocracy—the so-called "jet set" of celebrities, media stars, and rich, young entrepreneurs—pales before the true elegance of those born to the Blood. Still, the excitement and vigor of the modern world impress you, and you can't bear to see it destroyed by Gehenna. Your commitment to Anatole and Beckett remains strong because it is voluntary, although you worry even more about Anatole since his diablerie of Octavio. You try to steer him away from other such temptations. You firmly believe, however, that Anatole and, to a lesser extent, Beckett, hold the key to Kindred survival in the coming nights.

Haven: Anywhere that presents a safe shelter for herself and her traveling companions.

Secrets: Lucita's knowledge of Gehenna has grown over the centuries. She also knows of Anatole's many diableries and of his conviction that the demon Kupala now speaks through him. This disturbs her greatly.

Influence: Lucita exercises great personal influence among Kindred who have met her and have availed themselves of her skill and knowledge. Her reputation as a warrior and her willingness to defend the Camarilla against the Sabbat have made her many allies—as well as enemies. Scholars of Kindred history also look to her for advice and for interpretations of Anatole's incomprehensible utterances.

Destiny: Lucita continues her wanderings, taking advantage of the ease of travel to spend time in both the Americas and Europe.

Trivia[]

  • Lucita is a Femme Fatale, a beautiful and seductive vampire who has had many relationships throughout her journey. As the longtime (intermittent) lover of Fatima al-Faqadi, the ex-lover of Jan Pieterzoon, and several others, she may be seen as seductive or hedonistic. However, this has never been a prominent aspect of her personality.
  • Lucita used to work as a freelance contract killer, employing Willa Gebenstaler as her go-between and secretary for handling clients and payments.
  • While Lucita doesn't stand out as much in this regard because she's usually surrounded by Beckett and Anatole, she's nevertheless quite smart. She regularly corresponds with Beckett on his research, who regularly seeks out her for all her insights and advice. She was also one of the authors of the Encyclopaedia Vampirica.
  • According to her official stats, she speaks 17 different languages.
  • Clan Novel: Ventrue mentions a turbulent relationship between Lucita and Jan Pieterzoon. While the specifics are never detailed, the fallout left Pieterzoon so bitter that the Encyclopaedia Vampirica contains his one and only annotation referring to Lucita as a "glorified prostitute."[5]
  • Lucita has a tattoo of a black rose on her left breast (mentioned when Lucita and Fatima "make love" during Clan Novel: Assamite)

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References[]

  1. ↑ VTDA: Transylvania Chronicles I: Dark Tides Rising
  2. ↑ VTDA: Iberia By Night
  3. ↑ VTM: Chicago by Night 5th Edition, p. 286 Buy it from DriveThruRPG!Now in Print!Physical copy also available from Renegade!
  4. ↑ VTM: Sabbat: The Black Hand, p. 81 Buy it from DriveThruRPG!Physical copy available from Renegade!
  5. ↑ VTM: Encyclopaedia Vampirica, p. 64
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