From January, 2010
Know Your Kindred – Rosa Martinez
Name: Rosa Martinez
Clan: Toreador antitribu
Generation: 6th
Embrace: 1880
Since she was a child, Rosa has been taken care of by Melinda Galbraith. Melinda saw to it that Rosa was educated, had a home and was trained to fight as a warrior. As such Rosa is very loyal to Melinda and would die to protect her. Rosa is well aware of Huitzilopochtli‘s presence, referring to him as “master” and encourages Melinda to follow his advice. Rosa is also a follower of the Path of Evil Revelations.
Rosa is a very tall woman, standing 6 feet 4 inches with a very muscular frame. She has sandy blonde hair and blue eyes. The most noticeable feature about Rosa is her clothing – a man’s suit and overcoat to hide the arsenal of weapons she’s carrying.
Rosa terrifies everyone, but her influence only extends as far as her reach.
– Sources: Chaos Factor, pg 58-59.
Know Your Kindred – Yasmin the Black
Name: Yasmin the Black
Clan: Tremere antitribu
Generation: 7th
Embrace: 1958
Yasmin was an archaeology student working on an excavation site in Lebanon when disaster struck. Her party’s dig was financed by a British Tremere antitribu named Marnius. He was using the archaeologists to uncover the tomb of Sukhmet, an ancient Follower of Set. The group found the tomb and Marnius planned to reward them with death. But as his packmates began killing the mortals, Sukhmet arose from torpor and attacked the Sabbat war party.
He would have destroyed them all, but Yasmin staked him with a shovel. Marnius seized the opportunity to drain Sukhmet of all his blood, until there was nothing left but ash. He then turned and Embraced Yasmin, sealing her in the tomb with the other archaeologists. The next night Yasmin awoke with Sukhmet’s and Marnius’ blood flowing through her veins. She devoured her coworkers and dug her way to the surface where Marnius awaited.
For many years Yasmin traveled with Marnius, developing her Thaumaturgical skills. During this time Yasmin met Ezekiel. At first she disliked him, but soon grew to understand the Serpent and joined his Black Hand pack, hoping to learn more about who Sukhmet really was. She hopes that Ezekiel will one day become the Archbishop of Montreal, so she will be able to join the Montreal Librarians and learn the full history of Sukhmet.
Yasmin went missing in 1998 after her clanmate, Jacob the Glitch, committed suicide by walking into the daylight. The event happened right infront of Yasmin and it left her withdrawn and fearful that Gehenna was approaching. Her packmates tried to reassure her, but she was hysterical; everywhere she looked, she saw signs of Gehenna. During the day she dreamed that someone was calling out to her. The dreams became more vivid and lifelike. She begged Ezekiel to chain her to her haven, but it was not enough. One night Ezekiel found the chains snapped and Yasmin missing. On the walls she had written in blood “… and those who eat heart’s blood will flourish.”
Yasmin likes to play up her mystic image. She wears dark-hooded robes with symbols and markings. She is a mysterious and exotic beauty. Her flame red hair contrasts with her almost yellow eyes, which she never blinks.
– Sources: Montreal by Night, pg. 102-103. Nights of Prophecy, pg. 136.
Know Your Kindred – Szechenyi Jolán, Mother of Horrors
Name: Szechenyi Jolán, Mother of Horrors
Clan: Tzimisce
Generation: 6th
Embrace: 1150
Jolán is one of the most loyal defenders of the Tzimisce clan. She will defend it on any matter no matter what. She does this because she is ashamed of her lineage. She comes from the Vlaszy family – Hungarian revenants who rebelled and were destroyed. Ever since her kin’s destruction Jolán has strived to prove herself to the Sabbat and her clan.
She is one of the most knowledgeable experts of Tzimisce history and tradition. She is nicknamed the Mother of Horrors because she helped develop a purely discipline-based method of generating the terrible vozhd war ghouls.
Jolán supervises the breeding of Mexico City’s revenants. But her great work is collecting children born with major birth defects. She brings them to a tiny hamlet in the mountains southeast of Mexico City. There are about 60 of these deformed adoptees there, subjected to her blood bond. She corrects the deformities of some of the adoptees so they can farm and support the others. The strongest and healthiest grow up to become her ghoul bodyguards. On rare occasions she will Embrace one of them. These childer are her coven and she will destroy any Canite who enters her village. Jolán protects her children and her children protect her.
She collects these deformed children out of a belief that they are the best candidates to produce revenants, which would posses a greater potential for Vicissitude. She hopes to one day capture a werewolf or other shapeshifter and breed it into her flock, so it will unlock the secret of changing the human form into the perfect mutability. Jolán believes this achievement will establish her as a paragon of her clan.
Jolán prefers to look young and beautiful. Mostly human, but with some differences. Her body has avian wings and the legs of a harpy. Her hair often has a snake-like Medusa appearance. She seldom wears more than a simple white robe. Jolán also keeps a half-dozen ghoul bodyguards nearby, which she reshapes to look like Greek-god icons of masculine beauty, or semi-human mythological creatures.
– Source: Mexico City By Night, pg. 59-60.
Know Your Kindred – Alicia Barrows
Name: Alicia Barrows
Clan: Malkavian antitribu
Generation: 6th
Embraced: 1401
Alicia is the Archbishop of Mexico City, so she has substantial influence over the unlives of those around her. But she is smart enough not to flaunt her power and is alive because of the precautions she takes and her use of others to actually give the orders.
When she was a mortal fortune teller, her cards told her that Gehenna was coming and the Antediluvians would rise up and devour them all. She told her master this and he forced the Embrace on her so that he would not die alone. But he did die alone, when Alicia betrayed and killed him.
Since then she has consulted her fortune telling cards again and now believes Gehenna can be prevented, but the only question is how? Alicia hopes to convince the entire Sabbat they must work together to find and destroy the Antediluvians.
Alicia is pale and lovely. Her hair is dark red and her eyes are green. She stands only 4 feet 10 inches tall but carries herself as if she were taller. She is often mistaken for a child when first seen.
– Source: Chaos Factor, pg 57-58.
Know Your Kindred – Jorge De La Muerte
Name: Jorge De La Muerte
Clan: Samedi
Generation: 7th
Embrace: 1732
Jorge De La Muerte hates the Sabbat. He is on a mission of revenge, for all the dead spirits that cry out to him. He has infiltrated the Sabbat in Mexico City and has joined the Black Hand. He acts as a spy for Baron Samedi and is learning all he can about the sect.
Jorge is a Remover for the Black Hand and a master of torture, so Jorge is as feared as any Kindred in Mexico City, but he doesn’t let that information leak unless it’s necessary.
Jorge is a shriveled stick of a man. His skin peals and flakes away constantly and his eyes are sunken deep into the back of his head. He usually wears sandals, black pants and a doctor’s lab coat. He is never seen without his doctor’s bag full of autopsy equipment.
– Source: Choas Factor, pg 56.
Know Your Kindred – Huitzilopochtli
Name: Huitzilopochtli (aka Shaitan)
Clan: Baali
Generation: 4th
Embraced: 4500 BC
Throughout history there have been several who claimed to be Shaitan, but they have all been charlatans. Even Nergal used the name “Shaitan” in a failed attempt to awaken a slumbering demon lord. Truth be told there are many different tales of Shaitan and his actions; some of these stories contradict each other.
Originally a slave born in the Second City, Shaitan was so beautiful that he was elevated to favored servant by the Antedeluvian, Cappadocius. After he was Embraced, Shaitan was found to have been consorting with the Children of Lilith, a direct violation of Caine’s commandments, so Shaitan and his followers were banished from the Second City.
Shaitan went east and established his own city in Kala-At-Shergat. It was then that Shaitan met Baal, a greedy and powerful demon. Shaitan swore loyalty to Baal, wanting to get revenge against the Cainites who mistreated him. Shaitan and his followers began to call themselves Baali, and they made great sacrifices to Baal and did as he command.
Eventually the Second City fell and a wave of Brujah, Assamites and Cappadocians fled to Shaitan’s lands. They launched an assault on Shaitan’s city and easily overtook it. But Baal had already warned Shaitan of the danger beforehand and they had vacated the city, leaving behind demonically-altered childer to be fodder for the battle.
The Baali went their separate ways and spread out to the far corners of the earth. Shaitan came to South America, where he took on the name Huitzilopochtli, the Aztec god of war. For the last 2,700 years he has played a major role guiding Mexico, either in person or by proxy. He still rules the area, but hasn’t made a public appearance in over 400 years.
Melinda Galbraith, the Regent of the Sabbat, fell under the influence of Huitzilopochtli. He slumbered beneath her city and slowly twisted her mind. Melinda was in the process of bringing Huitzilopochtli out of torpor, when a group of Camarilla vampires interrupted the ritual. A major earthquake and explosion occurred as a result, killing thousands. Huitzilopochtli disappeared, having either been destroyed or returned to his unending sleep.
Huitzilopochtli stands over 8 feet tall. His infernal activities have changed his body and left him as hideous as a Nosferatu. His skin is a translucent white with a texture similar to sandpaper. His eyes are slitted like a reptile and his face has demonic characteristics, including ram horns growing out of his skull. He is effectively a demon in a vampire’s body.
– Sources: Chaos Factor, pg 118-122. Unbeholden, pg 174.
Know Your Kindred – Alfred Benezri
Name: Alfred Benezri
Clan: Pander
Generation: 8th
Embraced: 1769
Alfred is a rare breed among the Sabbat – contemplative and spiritual. A poet and statesman, Alfred is now the Archbishop of Montreal. Prior to that he was a judge and knight inquisitor, where he helped write the format for the modern Sabbat Inquisition.
As Archbishop, Alfred tires to keep the peace between the various Sabbat packs. His even temper helps calm the more eclectic Sabbat members.
Alfred was Embraced in Damascus in 1769. After his sire was destroyed, Alfred fled to Montreal where he was accepted by the Sabbat’s Shepherds of Caine, despite his Sunni Muslim heritage. Alfred seeks to understand God through the melody of his words. He tortures mortals to record their dying utterances.
On special occasions Alfred has allowed non-Sabbat vampires entry into Montreal, something unpopular with younger Sabbat.
Alfred is a tall man with dark skin. His eyes are a piercing blue. He wears clothes from the Middle East, typically robes made of silk. Alfred mostly feeds from members of the Arab and Iranian community in Montreal.
Note: Alfred is romantically involved with the Kiasyd, Beatrice L’Angou.
– Source: Montreal by Night, pg. 85-86. Nights of Prophecy, pg. 132, 136, 142, 156.
Know Your Kindred – Celeste Lamontagne
Name: Celeste Lamontagne
Clan: Country Gangrel antitribu
Generation: 9th
Embrace: 1979
Celeste was a wildlife expert who was Embraced by a Gangrel because of her almost religious appreciation for nature. A dedicated Harmonist, Celeste believes Cainites should accept their natural place as predators and not kingmakers.
In 1983 she befriended some Sabbat in Montreal, whose philosophies jibed with hers. Celeste has become extremely loyal to them and is fond of wrecking Camarilla plans (she considers the Cams the worst of all power mongers).
Celeste feels trapped in the city and spends much of her time roaming between the forests of Quebec, Ontario and New York State. She is allies among the Country Gangrel and clashed with the Camarilla Gangrel. She is also friendly with many Werewolves. During her last excursion in Garou territory she shared a night of passion with her Lupine guide, Jeremy Swiftrunner. When Celeste emerged from the ground the next night, Jeremy was gone and the scent of shame hung in the air.
Celeste gained some followers as leader of the alternative band “Wyldchylde.”
Celeste is a feral beauty, She is tall, muscular and always ready to burst into action. She bears the marks of multiple frenzies, including pointed ears and eyes that reflect light.
Note: On two occasions, Celeste has assumed the Lupine “wolf-man” form while lost in battle fury.
– Source: Montreal by Night, pg. 81.
Know Your Kindred – Pentweret
Name: Pentweret
Clan: Followers of Set
Generation: 6th
Embrace: 180 B.C.
Pentweret was a Follower of Set who wished to preach the Dark God’s teachings to everyone he could. He wondered why the Setites keep so many secrets about their faith when the Christians are completely open about how to gain salvation? Pentweret tried to preach Set’s message openly, but two months after he started his temple was burned down and many of his congregation murdered.
While Pentweret was hiding, he met Saulot. The Antediluvian sympathized with the priest’s desire to enlighten the masses, but warned him that people cannot accept too many new ideas at one time – and that went double for Cainites too. Saulot told Pentweret that vampires are jealous, petty creatures. They feared Pentweret was trying to spread his influence into their territories, so they created the mob that burned down the temple. Pentweret investigated and sure enough Saulot was right. So Pentweret decided to drop out of politics and seek Golconda instead. Pentweret combined Setite teachings with Saulot’s. He vowed that once he attained Golconda he would return to his clan and teach them the true path of wisdom. No more mysteries!
But after eight centuries with no success, Pentweret became increasingly bitter and angry. Saulot’s destruction only taught him how far he had to go to master his passions. He joined a group of Inconnu and tried to give assistance to others to reach Golconda. All of these attempts failed or backfired. Pentweret was bitterly reviled by his fellow Inconnu for these mishaps, so he grew tired with the world and advocated staying out of Jyhads. He has traded his passions in for weariness. Everyone can go to Hell as far as he’s concerned now. Leave him alone.
Pentweret practices a mix of magic that is a Setite version of Thaumaturgy. Much of Pentweret’s sorcery is based around amulets, which he wears around his neck.
Pentweret’s retainers are four ghouled venomous cobras that are highly intelligent and three animated statues of crocodile-headed men. If Pentweret were to die the retainers would endure for one month, seeking revenge. The statues would go on a rampage against anyone they came across. The Cobras are trained to assassinate those involved. Their bites can send a vampire to torpor and their Potence could knock a hole through a wall and drag the sleeping vampire into the daylight.
Pentweret is a small, middle-aged man with a shaved head. His skin remains dark despite two millennia of undeath. He usually wears a simple black linen robe. He carries an Egyptian twist-top rod and wears several small amulets, all tools for his sorcery.
– Source: Lair of the Hidden, pg. 67-69.
Know Your Kindred – Talbot
Name: Talbot
Clan: Gangrel
Generation: Unknown
Embrace: Unknown
During the 1950s, a deranged Gangrel went on a seven state killing spree. The rusty yellow chainsaw she used is believed to possess some unknown supernatural powers. Rumors include: complete immunity to bullets, blades and fire, as well as the ability to call up zombie-like creatures.
– Source: Player’s Guide to the Sabbat, pg 154.
