Post by Triple 7 on Mar 27, 2024 17:28:01 GMT -8
PLACES & POLITICS
Anarch Free States (San Diego, San Jose, Los Angeles, etc.): Thanks to the upsurge of technologically savant Kindred aligned with the Anarch Movement, Los Angeles is once again a part of the Anarch Free State. The City of Angels has seen its history of violence and political upheaval and is still under threat by the Camarilla, the Sabbat, the Cathayans, and other forces. This was the home to Jeremy MacNeil and his Anarch groups that established freedom in the City of Angels. With Jeremy's fall at the Battle of Signal Hill, it has been one faction after the other fighting for territory.
San Diego's own Prince Tara Kearney was put in place as de facto Regent when she turned against the Anarchs and joined the Camarilla. It was a decision that didn't sit well with her Seneschal when they moved North into Los Angeles. Between the New Promise Mandarinate, her own Seneschal, and a group of thin-bloods; Tara was ambushed and removed from Praxis around 2017 turning Los Angeles back into a contested city. No true faction, Cathayan or Kindred alike holds control over the City of Angels. While there is constant fighting on open streets, the thin-blooded under Jenna Cross' leadership have clustered in Santa Monica. They have established a makeshift Elysium at the Santa Monica Pier.
United States: The rest of the United State is written as is published in most Vampire books. If there are significant changes made, they will be reflected above similar to the decision to use the Time of Judgement storyline of Tara Kearney's assassination mixed with the V20 metaplot of her becoming Prince of San Diego when turning against the Anarchs. Both timelines have her turning against the Anarchs, but in V20 she wasn't assassinated by Thin-bloods. In our timeline, she turns against the Anarchs, becomes Prince of San Diego, heads North and takes Los Angeles as de facto Regent then is betrayed.
The nearest Tremere Chantry to Seattle, WA is in Sacramento, CA under the guidance of Abe Powell, Pontifex. Because of the politics in Vancouver, there isn't a dedicated Chantry. This also means that there isn't a dedicated Lord in the area, making Pontifex Powell the next highest ranking authority within Clan Tremere for the West Coast.
Across the Pond and Beyond: Few Cainites manage to gain a foothold in this hostile land, but it is possible for those who are silent and respectful. The Giovanni have a branch family called the della Passaglia that originated in China and who are among the few Kindred that are tolerated by the Blood Court within Beijing. Ravnos enclaves exist sporadically, as the Deceivers travel too much to be pinned down and exterminated by concerned Cathayans. Remnants of the Salubri, in the form of the Wu Zao, hound the local Cathayans, who remember their traitorous ancestor Zao-lat as a failed student of their own great philosopher Xue, and the Assamites are rumored to possess strongholds in the lands of the Uighurs. Broods of Lasombra have dwelled within China since 1300 BCE and have remained mainly unmolested by the natives, although in modern times, many of the neonates of these broods have joined in with the Sabbat. It is known that the Tremere underwent several attempts to build a chantry there to study the strange powers of the Cathayans, a project that was thrown back with the Week of Nightmares and Oliver Thrace’s defection.
Too stubborn to leave, Thrace endured, left by his Clan as an irrational loner, forcing a stalemate between the various supernatural factions in Hong Kong that ended when the Week of Nightmares began. Terrified by the thought of rising Antediluvians and virtually abandoned by his Clan, Thrace threw his lot with the Cathayan, giving them vital information that enabled the Great Leap Outward. Meanwhile, he stays as a "honored guest" at the Blood Court in Beijing, having been granted access to the lore of the Cathayan. established a strong hold over various criminal gangs, which fell apart when most vampires abandoned Hong Kong after the Chinese reacquisition. Too stubborn to leave, Thrace endured, left by his Clan as an irrational loner, forcing a stalemate between the various supernatural factions in Hong Kong that ended when the Week of Nightmares began. Terrified by the thought of rising Antediluvians and virtually abandoned by his Clan, Thrace threw his lot with the Cathayan, giving them vital information that enabled the Great Leap Outward. Meanwhile, he stays as a "honored guest" at the Blood Court in Beijing, having been granted access to the lore of the Cathayan.
Until 1998, the Camarilla possessed a beachhead in the form of Hong Kong, which was under the control of Robert Pedder and contained the sole Tremere chantry on Chinese territory. By now, the city has wandered from English hands back to Chinese and one of the first things that the Cathayans did was killing any Kin-jin that they found. Survivors either hid themselves well or made bargains with the Asians.
Anarch Free States (San Diego, San Jose, Los Angeles, etc.): Thanks to the upsurge of technologically savant Kindred aligned with the Anarch Movement, Los Angeles is once again a part of the Anarch Free State. The City of Angels has seen its history of violence and political upheaval and is still under threat by the Camarilla, the Sabbat, the Cathayans, and other forces. This was the home to Jeremy MacNeil and his Anarch groups that established freedom in the City of Angels. With Jeremy's fall at the Battle of Signal Hill, it has been one faction after the other fighting for territory.
San Diego's own Prince Tara Kearney was put in place as de facto Regent when she turned against the Anarchs and joined the Camarilla. It was a decision that didn't sit well with her Seneschal when they moved North into Los Angeles. Between the New Promise Mandarinate, her own Seneschal, and a group of thin-bloods; Tara was ambushed and removed from Praxis around 2017 turning Los Angeles back into a contested city. No true faction, Cathayan or Kindred alike holds control over the City of Angels. While there is constant fighting on open streets, the thin-blooded under Jenna Cross' leadership have clustered in Santa Monica. They have established a makeshift Elysium at the Santa Monica Pier.
United States: The rest of the United State is written as is published in most Vampire books. If there are significant changes made, they will be reflected above similar to the decision to use the Time of Judgement storyline of Tara Kearney's assassination mixed with the V20 metaplot of her becoming Prince of San Diego when turning against the Anarchs. Both timelines have her turning against the Anarchs, but in V20 she wasn't assassinated by Thin-bloods. In our timeline, she turns against the Anarchs, becomes Prince of San Diego, heads North and takes Los Angeles as de facto Regent then is betrayed.
The nearest Tremere Chantry to Seattle, WA is in Sacramento, CA under the guidance of Abe Powell, Pontifex. Because of the politics in Vancouver, there isn't a dedicated Chantry. This also means that there isn't a dedicated Lord in the area, making Pontifex Powell the next highest ranking authority within Clan Tremere for the West Coast.
Across the Pond and Beyond: Few Cainites manage to gain a foothold in this hostile land, but it is possible for those who are silent and respectful. The Giovanni have a branch family called the della Passaglia that originated in China and who are among the few Kindred that are tolerated by the Blood Court within Beijing. Ravnos enclaves exist sporadically, as the Deceivers travel too much to be pinned down and exterminated by concerned Cathayans. Remnants of the Salubri, in the form of the Wu Zao, hound the local Cathayans, who remember their traitorous ancestor Zao-lat as a failed student of their own great philosopher Xue, and the Assamites are rumored to possess strongholds in the lands of the Uighurs. Broods of Lasombra have dwelled within China since 1300 BCE and have remained mainly unmolested by the natives, although in modern times, many of the neonates of these broods have joined in with the Sabbat. It is known that the Tremere underwent several attempts to build a chantry there to study the strange powers of the Cathayans, a project that was thrown back with the Week of Nightmares and Oliver Thrace’s defection.
Too stubborn to leave, Thrace endured, left by his Clan as an irrational loner, forcing a stalemate between the various supernatural factions in Hong Kong that ended when the Week of Nightmares began. Terrified by the thought of rising Antediluvians and virtually abandoned by his Clan, Thrace threw his lot with the Cathayan, giving them vital information that enabled the Great Leap Outward. Meanwhile, he stays as a "honored guest" at the Blood Court in Beijing, having been granted access to the lore of the Cathayan. established a strong hold over various criminal gangs, which fell apart when most vampires abandoned Hong Kong after the Chinese reacquisition. Too stubborn to leave, Thrace endured, left by his Clan as an irrational loner, forcing a stalemate between the various supernatural factions in Hong Kong that ended when the Week of Nightmares began. Terrified by the thought of rising Antediluvians and virtually abandoned by his Clan, Thrace threw his lot with the Cathayan, giving them vital information that enabled the Great Leap Outward. Meanwhile, he stays as a "honored guest" at the Blood Court in Beijing, having been granted access to the lore of the Cathayan.
Until 1998, the Camarilla possessed a beachhead in the form of Hong Kong, which was under the control of Robert Pedder and contained the sole Tremere chantry on Chinese territory. By now, the city has wandered from English hands back to Chinese and one of the first things that the Cathayans did was killing any Kin-jin that they found. Survivors either hid themselves well or made bargains with the Asians.
