Old Clan Tzimisce

Bloodlines

[[]]

The Old Clan Tzimisce are a small group of Fiends who predate the use of fleshcrafting. They regard Vicissitude as a disease of the soul, and refuse to learn or employ it. In most other respects, though, they resemble the rest of the Clan. They share the Clan’s propensity for manners and respect for territory, and as most of the surviving members of this “bloodline” still reside in what is now Romania, they govern their territories using Old World methods and customs. In some remote places, they rule more or less openly, taking blood tithe from the mortals under their “protection” and keeping out other supernatural threats. As the world grows smaller through the use of information technology, though, those nights may be coming to an end.

The Old Clan would prefer never to have to deal with the “defiled” members of Clan Tzimisce, but family is family and they can’t survive the modern nights with no support. They make treaties and trade favors with other Fiends, sometimes lending support to the Sabbat as a whole in exchange for help and support when they need. One thing they refuse to do, though, is share blood with a Sabbat vampire. One never knows what might be swimming in it.

Nickname: The Old Clan

Disciplines: Animalism, Auspex, Dominate

Weakness: As with the rest of the Clan (p. 71), the Old Clan Tzimisce must sleep in at least two handfuls of soil from their homeland. Failure to meet this requirement halves the Tzimisce’s dice pools every 24 hours, until all pools fall to one die. This penalty remains until they are able to rest for a full day in their earth.

Quote: Old ways do not die. Like old Cainites, they merely sleep, awaiting sufficient blood to reawaken them.

The 4th Generation

• -- The Fallen

The 5th Generation

• -- Mokosh -- Seraphim of the Manus Nigrum

• -- Sagaris -- Sire of Artemius Anastasius

• -- Zalmoxis of Mount Kogaionon -- God-King of the Getae

The 6th Generation

• -- Artemius Anastasius -- Childe of Sagaris

• -- Lida Jaroslawa -- The Final Childe of Zalmoxis of Kogaionon

• -- Svarozic of the Getae, Childe of Zalmoxis of Kogaionon

• -- Richárd Csintalan

The 7th Generation

• -- Centurion Marius Egnatius -- The first childe of Svarozic of the Getae (deceased).

• -- Zornitsa the Betrayer -- The second childe of Svarozic, whose name is never spoken aloud.

• -- Count Szelkiraly Batthyány of Siklos Castle -- The sycophantic third childe of Svarozic was a medieval knight of the Order of the Dragon.

• -- Brother Hristofor -- The fourth childe of Svarozic is a former Christian priest turned necromancer.

• -- Duke Decebal Tiberiu of Romania -- The fifth childe of Svarozic was a Romanian warlord in his own right and a rival of Vlad Tepes.

• -- Dajbog -- The third childe of Lida Jaraslawa was a Romanian peasant conscripted into the Ottoman Turkish Army, and rose to prominence through skill and cunning. He is currently the Prince of Vidin.

• -- Count Cezar Sandu of Moldova -- The sixth childe of Svarozic was a Moldovan aristocrat and diplomat of the late 18th century. He rose to become Svarozic's most recent Koldunic prodigy, but was supposedly slain for his usurpation of Gabrovo Grad from his younger brother Morgan Erlich. (Deceased)

• -- Maja Grimm -- Shadow Crusader of the Manus Nigrum

• -- Morgan Hanover Erlich -- The seventh childe of Svarozic was a thaumaturgic prodigy who rose to become the Voivode of Gabrovo Province in Bulgaria, before his capture by the Sabbat. He has recently returned the throne of Gabrovo in 2022.

• -- Benesj Cherno -- The eighth childe of Svarozic was a necromantic prodigy that managed to survived final death more than once, but seems to have run out of lives. Vanished in 2011. Presumed deceased.

The 8th Generation

• -- Balthazar the Koldun, Childe of Count Szelkiraly Batthyány
• -- Ricar Yakiv Kulish -- First Son of Voivode Morgan Hanover Erlich
• -- Mai Akiyama -- Officially, Progeny of Marius Egnatius of the Old Clan Tzimisce (deceased). Since her adoption by Chivato Nadir, she has begun to refer to herself as a Follower of Set. {Current Location: Cairo}

The 9th Generation

• -- Michman Pavel Lazarov -- First Son of Ricar Yakiv Kulish.