Rurik Rakoczy is a Tzimisce childe of Ludmijla Rakoczy and a member of the Love's Easy Tears pack based in NYC.
Biography[]
At the turn of the 20th century the Rakoczy family, a clan of Obertus revenants, fled the Old Country to escape to a Romanian enclave in Sunnyside, Queens. For a few years, the Rakoczys lived a quiet, new life until a child was born. Her name was Ludmijla and she spoke with the spirits of the land. She was born with a crippled body and was thus confined to bed but soon grew large with a brood of children in her belly (rumor was one of her uncles was the father). Before long, despite its distance from the bloodthirsty lords of the Old World, the Rakoczy family was once again the thrall of eldritch powers and their lords embraced Ludmijla.
Thus, Rurik grew up in a reluctant but newly resolute community of New World Obertus, never knowing the ignorant security of life untouched by the Damned. As proof of his devotion, Rurik killed his sister at the request of the debased Tzimisce Ludmijla, who turned her remains into a skin-mask that adorns her abandoned haven to this night. Demonstrating such commitment in spite of the cowardice of his family, Rurik was drawn into the ranks of the Sabbat.
Tonight, Ludmijla remains the matriarch of the Rakoczy family, attended by ghouls and miserable Cainites who helped move her bloated bulk to New Jersey after the Camarilla sacked the Sabbat in New York. Rurik remains in contact with her, poring over the cryptic messages she sends him that claim some legacy or another of the sect slumbers beneath the filthy streets of the city. While she cannot risk her own unlife to make her haven there or risk the family’s existence, he tracks down this mystery for her. She has told him of Istvan Zantosa, of the Nosferatu warrens that confuse the Tzimisce legacy with some horror of their own, and of the veritable miles of subterranean passage she has dreamed of that lead to a chamber of transcendent illumination.
More and more, Rurik has had to withdraw from his duties to the remains of Love’s Easy Tears. This has put him at increasing odds with Hester and Rashid, both of whom suspect him of growing soft or abandoning his duty to the sect. He wants to tell them what he’s been up to, but this is a matter for the Tzimisce first and then, perhaps later, the rest of the Sabbat second.
Appearance[]
Rurik has fine, Eastern European features made all the more noticeable by his gaunt body and wan complexion. A series of three metal piercings adorns the bridge of his nose and he typically keeps his fangs distended, even when not feeding. As for his wardrobe, he affects a shabby collection of punk-era leather for its protective qualities and for its intimidation value. Rurik is uncommonly tall — about six and a half feet — and thin, with sunken eyes and hair shaved close to the scalp.
Roleplaying Hints[]
At one time you were the spiritual leader of the Love’s Easy Tears pack, assigned to it by a Tzimisce bishop because of its wayward direction. Then, all at once, the pack fell apart, the sect was turned out from its stronghold and Ludmijla’s dreams became your responsibility. Now you pay a nervous lip service to your allegiance to the pack, despite the nauseating tug of your Vinculi. With great discomfort, you feel that you are the tool of something particularly foul, but you know that in the eyes of others you have been chosen for greatness, so you heed Ludmijla’s prophecies with a queasy resolve.
Character Sheet[]
Clan: Tzimisce
Sire: Ludmijla Rakoczy
Nature: Pedagogue
Demeanor: Architect
Generation: 10th
Embrace: 1979
Apparent Age: late 20s
Physical: Strength 3, Dexterity 3, Stamina 4
Social: Charisma 2, Manipulation 3, Appearance 1
Mental: Perception 4, Intelligence 3, Wits 4
Talents: Dodge 2, Empathy 4, Intimidation 2, Subterfuge 3
Skills: Animal Ken 1, Body Crafts 3, Crafts 3, Herbalism 2, Melee 3
Knowledges: Academics 2, Area Knowledge 1, City
Secrets 2, Clan Knowledge (Tzimisce) 3, Enigmas 3,
Medicine 1, Occult 4, Research 3
Disciplines: Animalism 1, Auspex 1, Vicissitude 4
Backgrounds: Allies 2, Clan Prestige 1, Herd 1, Mentor
2, Resources 1, Retainers 2
Virtues: Conviction 4, Self-Control 3, Courage 2
Morality: Path of Death and the Soul 7
Derangements: Sanguinary Animism
Willpower: 5
Trivia[]
- The House of Rákóczi was a Hungarian noble family in the Kingdom of Hungary between the 13th century and 18th century.
- Rurik is a name of scandinavian origin. The most prominent bearer of the name is Rurik of Ladoga.
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References[]
- VTM: New York by Night, p. 100-101