TUESDAY, JULY 20 Clan: Mekhet The Spanish Saracen Al-Mohager entered torpor voluntarily in the year 1602, in the midst of the Spanish crown's efforts to remove the remaining Muslims from its lands. Not understanding the fury of Catholic Spain, he was fascinated by their need to purify Spain of the "Moriscoes." After 150 years of sleep, he awoke to find his home a place much changed. Christian Spain had followed through on its threats, and millions of Arabs had been forcibly evicted during his long rest. Spain had grown both fat and ambitious and had made numerous enemies for herself throughout Europe and in the burgeoning New World. With Spain on the brink of war, Al-Mohager decided that it was time to pass the torch. He could no longer deal with the place his home had become, but with so much at stake, he needed to ensure his legacy's survival. And so he took a childe – an honorable Cordoban warrior-scholar by the name of Philip Maldonato. One of Al-Mohager's former allies, a Cordoban Ventrue of considerable honor and traditional ethics, was delighted to see that his colleague had finally taken a childe. The Ventrue asked if Philip would watch over his own childe, a man named Vidal, in whom he had placed much of his hopes for Spain. Philip was eager to oblige, and all throughout the Seven Years War, Philip remained at Vidal's side, eager to advise and protect. After the war, Vidal was sent to administer the province of Louisiana. Although Maldonato's official duty had been fulfilled, he had developed a fondness for the Spaniard and decided to accompany Vidal to the New World to continue in his capacity as advisor. The Mekhet would never again leave Vidal's side. |
