Boston

Federated American States -x- Giovanni

Appearance

City Device

City Motto

Sicut patribus sit Deus nobis (Latin) = "As God was with our fathers, so may He be with us"

Climate

Boston has a continental climate with some maritime influence, the city lies within the transition zone from a humid subtropical climate to a humid continental climate; although the suburbs north and west of the city are significantly colder in winter. Summers are typically warm to hot, rainy, and humid, while winters oscillate between periods of cold rain and snow, with cold temperatures. Spring and fall are usually mild, with varying conditions dependent on wind direction and jet stream positioning. Prevailing wind patterns that blow offshore minimize the influence of the Atlantic Ocean. The hottest month is July, with a mean temperature of 73.4 °F (23.0 °C). The coldest month is January, with a mean of 29.0 °F (−1.7 °C). Periods exceeding 90 °F (32 °C) in summer and below freezing in winter are not uncommon but rarely extended, with about 13 and 25 days per year seeing each, respectively.

Boston's coastal location on the North Atlantic moderates its temperature, but makes the city very prone to Nor'easter weather systems that can produce much snow and rain. The city averages 43.8 inches (1,110 mm) of precipitation a year, with 43.8 inches (111 cm) of snowfall per season. Snowfall increases dramatically as one goes inland away from the city (especially north and west of the city)—away from the moderating influence of the ocean. Most snowfall occurs from December through March, as most years see no measurable snow in April and November, and snow is rare in May and October. There is also high year-to-year variability in snowfall; for instance, the winter of 2011–12 saw only 9.3 in (23.6 cm) of accumulating snow, but the previous winter, the corresponding figure was 81.0 in (2.06 m).

Fog is fairly common, particularly in spring and early summer, and the occasional tropical storm or hurricane can threaten the region, especially in late summer and early autumn. Due to its situation along the North Atlantic, the city often receives sea breezes, especially in the late spring, when water temperatures are still quite cold and temperatures at the coast can be more than 20 °F (11 °C) colder than a few miles inland, sometimes dropping by that amount near midday. Thunderstorms occur from May to September, that are occasionally severe with large hail, damaging winds and heavy downpours. Although downtown Boston has never been struck by a violent tornado, the city itself has experienced many tornado warnings. Damaging storms are more common to areas north, west, and northwest of the city. Boston has a relatively sunny climate for a coastal city at its latitude, averaging over 2,600 hours of sunshine per annum.

Population

• -- City (1,149,197) - 2042 census
• -- Urban (6,177,269) - 2042 census
• -- Metro Area (6,283,254) - 2042 census
• -- CSA (10,215,190) - 2042 census

Bars and Clubs

• -- Denmark's -- A nightclub and Kindred watering-hole in Roxbury.

Churches

• -- Old South Church -- Old South Church in Boston, (also known as New Old South Church or Third Church) is a historic United Church of Christ congregation first organized in 1669. {Copley Square}
• -- Trinity Church of Boston -- {Copley Square}

Hotels & Hostels

• -- The Fairmont Copley Plaza Hotel -- Current residence of a coterie of Kindred new to Boston.

Landmarks

• -- Copley Square -- Copley Square, named for painter John Singleton Copley, is a public square in Boston's Back Bay neighborhood, bounded by Boylston Street, Clarendon Street, St. James Avenue, and Dartmouth Street.

Neighborhoods

• -- Allston
• -- Back Bay
• -- Bay Village
• -- Beacon Hill
• -- Brighton
• -- Charlestown
• -- Chinatown/Leather District
• -- Dorchester
• -- Downtown Boston
• -- East Boston
• -- Fenway Kenmore
• -- Hyde Park in Boston
• -- Jamaica Plain
• -- Mattapan
• -- Mission Hill
• -- North End
• -- Roslindale
• -- Roxbury
• -- South Boston
• -- South End
• -- West End
• -- West Roxbury

Vampires of the City

In most ways, Boston is the ideal Camarilla city. Its prince, Quentin King III has ruled unchallenged for over 200 years. He is supported by a strong brood of childer who also serve as his enforcers and private security while overseeing portions of Boston for their sire and liege. Likewise the Primogen of Boston have all lived in the city for at least a century and all are true elders. To the minds of newcomers then, it is something of a surprise to discover that the Kindred court of Boston strongly supports its prince and works together to keep the city stable and peaceful. While this would be an achievement in nearly any New World domain, it is more so in Boston for the fact that Quintin King is a Malkavian and many of his clan members reside in or regularly visit the city. This is not to say that Boston is without its problems, for the growing influence of the Giovanni Clan of vampires in Boston places ever more pressure on the seemingly stable brow of the city's mad prince. Worse, the Sabbat has long coveted Boston and has worked for almost two centuries to destabilize the city long enough to topple the current regime and replace it with one of their own.

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Camarilla Officers

The Prince of the City

• -- Quentin King III

The Seneschal

• -- Sir Cum Laude

Scourge & Sheriff

Unlike many Camarilla domains, Boston has neither a sheriff, nor a scourge, instead each of its domains are policed by one or more individual groups. The Six Knights are first among these groups, but rather as individuals they look after their respective districts acting in multiple capacities as the local judge, jury and sometimes executioner. Overlapping the hegemony of the Six Knights are the local Kindred residents who hold domain over a given region, an excellent example would be Pug Jackson who holds dominion over the neighborhood of Roxbury and enforces his control through his vampiric posse and the numerous mortal gangs over which he has influence. Underlying these two competing and often overlapping feudal bailiwicks are the presence of the British forces, colloquially referred to as "Redcoats," who patrol the streets and neighborhoods much as a local scourge would do in a "normal" Camarilla enclave. This decentralized medieval patchwork of domains, the overlap of competing Kindred authority figures, and the often broken lines of communication often spark unnecessary violence that fosters a profound miasma of insecurity in the minds of Boston's resident undead.

The Primogen Council

Despite the departure of the Gangrel from the Camarilla in 1999, the defection of the Brujah a few years later, and most recently Clan Tremere's dissolution of alliance with the Camarilla, Boston's council of primogen remains intact as it has since before the 20th century. All its members have reaffirmed their allegiance to Camarilla and fully support the decisions of their rightful prince. Their outward appearance of camaraderie has been pivotal in maintaining the illusion of stability and security that holds Boston's Kindred community together on a night-to-night basis. Most of the primogen are active in the affairs of their clan members through the auspices of their chosen whips who work hard ensuring that everyone tows the party line. Of course, this pleasant illusion masks the reality of infighting and backbiting that characterize the toxic politics of Boston's Kindred elite. Despite their projected image as a wizened quorum of elders guiding a enlightened monarch in the nightly rule of an urban paradise, the primogen of Boston often epitomize the civilized savagery of Elysium where centuries old grudges are nursed to poisonous fruition by nightly bouts of seemingly intellectual debate masking cleverly concealed emotional barbs, invectives and backhanded insults.

• -- Pug Jackson -- {Brujah}
• -- Battista Decamerone -- {Gangrel}
• -- William Biltmore -- {Malkavian}
• -- Benjamin Rathe -- {Nosferatu}
• -- Elsa Linden -- {Toreador}
• -- John Reiss -- {Tremere}
• -- Upton Rowlands -- {Ventrue}

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Brujah

• -- Pug Jackson -- Influential Brujah

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Gangrel

• -- Battista Decamerone -- The Beast of the Western Woods

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Malkavian

• -- Quentin King III -- The Prince of Bonston
• -- The Six Knights -- The Prince's Bodyguard.

• -- Candida Shaw --
• -- Walton Morrison --
• -- Posy Ward --
• -- Devyn Yap --
• -- Madlyn Bone --
• -- Isador Martell --

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Nosferatu

• -- Benjamin Rathe -- Nosferatu Elder
• -- Jara Drory -- Mistress of the Sewers
• -- Riagán Mahoney -- Street Urchin & Pickpocket

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Toreador

Boston Artistes

• -- Elsa Linden -- Toreador Musician
• -- Beckett Summers -- 19th Century singing master
• -- Tamsin Summers -- Opera Prima Donna
• -- Cecily Thornton -- The Blind Violinist
• -- Hecate Jones -- Grunge girl Goth

Local Poseurs

• -- Sinjin Hackett -- The Shanty Man
• -- Rodney Rennell -- Jazz Club owner
• -- Delma Southers -- New England Folk artist
• -- Augusta Nowell -- Promoter extraordinaire

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Tremere

• -- John Reiss -- Tremere Regent

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Ventrue

• -- Upton Rowlands --

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Ravnos

• -- Viola Vivas -- The last gypsy in New England.

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Caitiff

• -- Effie Feng --

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Giovanni

Ranking Elders

• -- Andreas Giovanni -- Capo Di Tutti Capi
• -- Stephano Giovanni -- Councilor and Sergeant.
• -- Prospero Giovanni -- Giovanni outcast and former Elder of Seattle

Ancilla

• -- Osanna Accosi -- First Progeny of Prospero and Apple of his Eye.
• -- Rosa Stilo -- Second Progeny of Prospero and the obvious regret of Prospero.
• -- Luca Baraggia -- Third progeny of Prospero and familial Body-guard to the coterie of Prospero's Giovanni.
• -- Domenic Giovanni

Neonates & Fledglings & Double Bloods

• -- Primo Giovanni -- Progeny of Isobel Giovanni, neonate, and necromantic prodigy.
• -- Kay Polerno -- Progeny of Accorri Giovanni, neonate, and student-athlete.
• -- Urbano Accosi -- Former House Steward and longtime ghoul of Prospero Giovanni.

Deceased Giovanni

• -- Antonio Giovanni
• -- Eric Milliner

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The Milliner Client Family -- The American Double Bloods

• -- Jason Milliner -- Nephew of Francis and business mogul turned necromantic prodigy.
• -- Stewart Milliner

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The Rothstein Client Family -- The Jewish American Double Bloods

• -- Niv Rothstein -- {Currently in Torpor in the Boston Giovanni-Milner Mansion}

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The Sabbat of Boston

Bedlam -- A Young Nomadic Pack

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Websites

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston