Under the Black Cross is a supplement for Vampire: The Dark Ages that deals with the conflict between the Ventrue Lord Jürgen von Verden and the Tzimisce voivode Vladimir Rustovich for domain over Hungary. It encompasses three stories that follow the Ventrue clan's efforts to establish their rule over Hungary, sending agents as far afield as the Holy Land in pursuit of allies and advantage.
Summary[]
From the White Wolf catalog:
- War of the Damned
- It is a time of conflict. The Ventrue Lord Jürgen and the Tzimisce Vladimir Rustovitch battle for domain in Hungary, while their agents spar across Europe, using intrigue and bloodshed in equal measure. In the Holy Land, the Fifth Crusade arrives in Acre, and the vampiric lords' agents come with it in pursuit of a fragment of the True Cross. Victory can come only at a terrible price.
- Blood of the Innocent
- Under the Black Cross is a complete chronicle for Vampire: The Dark Ages. Its three stories follow Ventrue efforts to use the Teutonic Knights to establish domain in the Tzimisce territories of Hungary, sending agents as far afield as the Holy Land in pursuit of allies and advantage.
- Under the Black Cross includes:
Contents[]
Introduction: Going Before Destruction[]
Chapter One: Shadows at Court[]
Chapter Two: Ashes of Outremer[]
Chapter Three: A Call to Arms[]
Chapter Four: Dramatis Personae[]
Appendix: Endless War[]
Background Information[]
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Memorable Quotes[]
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Characters[]
- Baron Heinrich von Achern
- Maria D'Agostino
- Akuji the Tale-Weaver
- Albin, the ghost of Magdeburg
- Luqman ibn Wahid al Basim
- Gauthier de Dampiere, Hound of the Lord
- Hardestadt the Elder
- Lucretia von Hardtz
- Aram Hovannes
- Etienne de Faubergé
- Jervais bani Tremere
- Dieter, Count von Karlach
- Kara Lupescu
- Alexia Mavromatis
- Michael of Durham
- Morrow the Sage
- Hanifa bint Nasir ar-Rashid
- Rosamund of Islington
- Vladimir Rustovich
- Silas the Juggler
- Jürgen von Verden
- Myca Vykos
Terminology[]
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